Weekend Football

[Winston Biscuit]

I have 2 or 3 podcasts which feel like they are designed for middle aged blokes to hear about the matches and the experience of going, and thats about all I get now

Think that is all you need, tbh.

What podcasts would those be?

Guardian Football Weekly is probs my favourite. Also listen to On The Continent which is a similar vibe (with sometimes the same journalists) but on european football. Some others i forget right now

[From Despair To Where?]

Clutch is quite a common term in American sports broadcasting.

I thought it was just a fairly common word for important/good

Yeah, it's more about coming up with big plays when it really matters. Beckham's free kick against Greece, for example.

[From Despair To Where?]

Clutch is quite a common term in American sports broadcasting.

Then it can ****** well stay there.

Clutch is to grasp and hold tightly so just what the **** has it got to do with association football unless you're talking about a goalkeeper making a save.

Stuff Amercanisms in football.

And there's me thinking a clutch disengages the engine from the transmission. Kind of the opposite of holding tightly.

[genome]

Clutch is quite a common term in American sports broadcasting.

I thought it was just a fairly common word for important/good

It's more "in the nick of time" kind of sense. I use it a fair bit, nothing against "clutch" as a term tbh

Field Tilt is a new one to me though.

[Hendo]

I have 2 or 3 podcasts which feel like they are designed for middle aged blokes to hear about the matches and the experience of going, and thats about all I get now

Think that is all you need, tbh.

What podcasts would those be?

Guardian Football Weekly is probs my favourite. Also listen to On The Continent which is a similar vibe (with sometimes the same journalists) but on european football. Some others i forget right now

Nice, cheers Winst.

[Silver Fox]

Clutch is quite a common term in American sports broadcasting.

Then it can ****** well stay there.

Clutch is to grasp and hold tightly so just what the **** has it got to do with association football unless you're talking about a goalkeeper making a save.

Stuff Amercanisms in football.

And there's me thinking a clutch disengages the engine from the transmission. Kind of the opposite of holding tightly.

A clutch is also a small purse, the kind of thing that Sutekh presumably fans himself with when he has a touch of the vapours upon hearing about this sort of thing

[From Despair To Where?]

Are you suggesting he's a bit of a pearl clutcher?

[From Despair To Where?]

Clutch is quite a common term in American sports broadcasting.

I thought it was just a fairly common word for important/good

It's more "in the nick of time" kind of sense. I use it a fair bit, nothing against "clutch" as a term tbh

I'm not a massive fan of the term but if you understand what it means, it's perfectly acceptable IMO.

[Pepe the Horseman]

Ben Doak looking very lively for Liverpool. First time I've seen him.

[Sanguine]

Ben Doak looking very lively for Liverpool. First time I've seen him.

Lively about sums him up. Quite a traditional winger, will run at players, trust his dribble and ball control. Exciting option for Klopp. Different sort of player, but I think he has a higher ceiling than Harvey Elliott.

It's becoming evident that the midfield rebuild at Liverpool has 'worked' - Gravenberch has terrific feet and pace with the ball and already looks perfect alongside Mac Allister and Szobo. Whether they can stay with City is another thing though - a win at Spurs this weekend and they might start to believe.

[Dirk Gently]

Clutch is quite a common term in American sports broadcasting.

Then it can ****** well stay there.

Clutch is to grasp and hold tightly so just what the **** has it got to do with association football unless you're talking about a goalkeeper making a save.

Stuff Amercanisms in football.

And there's me thinking a clutch disengages the engine from the transmission. Kind of the opposite of holding tightly.

But the clutch holds the clutch plate securely to the drive plate - it's disengaging it and releasing that grip that allows you to change gear. So the usage is consistent.

[Sanguine]

'pparently (according to the Guardian) tomorrow's game against Burnley is only the second time (in 27 league games) that Newcastle have played a Saturday 3pm kick-off in 2023, and the first at home.

[Winston Biscuit]

Forest Vs Brentford is sundays only PL game

[NathStPaul]

Forest Vs Brentford is sundays only PL game

Was looking forward to watching all the Sunday football in my favourite sports bar in Spain this Sunday and now I will be doing all I can to avoid having to be there.
There is no excuse for a top Premier League game of the weekend to not be on television on a Sunday. We as consumers pay a lot of money for the various sports channels and deserve a lot more for our money.

[Winston Biscuit]

Forest Vs Brentford is sundays only PL game

Was looking forward to watching all the Sunday football in my favourite sports bar in Spain this Sunday and now I will be doing all I can to avoid having to be there.
There is no excuse for a top Premier League game of the weekend to not be on television on a Sunday. We as consumers pay a lot of money for the various sports channels and deserve a lot more for our money.

We do have Spurs Vs Liverpool as the tea time saturday game which is one I am quite looking forward to. But yeah, that 'super sunday' is quite a shocker

[Sutekh]

'pparently (according to the Guardian) tomorrow's game against Burnley is only the second time (in 27 league games) that Newcastle have played a Saturday 3pm kick-off in 2023, and the first at home.

First at home ever? Or, presumably, just since SKY wrecked normality and Newcastle got bought by Saudi?

[Sanguine]

'pparently (according to the Guardian) tomorrow's game against Burnley is only the second time (in 27 league games) that Newcastle have played a Saturday 3pm kick-off in 2023, and the first at home.

First at home ever? Or, presumably, just since SKY wrecked normality and Newcastle got bought by Saudi?

First 3pm Saturday kick-off at home in 2023, and only second league game total.

[6ft Kerplunk]

Forest Vs Brentford is sundays only PL game

Was looking forward to watching all the Sunday football in my favourite sports bar in Spain this Sunday and now I will be doing all I can to avoid having to be there.
There is no excuse for a top Premier League game of the weekend to not be on television on a Sunday. We as consumers pay a lot of money for the various sports channels and deserve a lot more for our money.

Sky just trying to make sure they get the best viewer:tv rights cost ratio for the Ryder Cup.

[Winston Biscuit]

Teams with most points in the 2nd tier since 03/04

[Sutekh]

Forest Vs Brentford is sundays only PL game

Was looking forward to watching all the Sunday football in my favourite sports bar in Spain this Sunday and now I will be doing all I can to avoid having to be there.
There is no excuse for a top Premier League game of the weekend to not be on television on a Sunday. We as consumers pay a lot of money for the various sports channels and deserve a lot more for our money.

Sky just trying to make sure they get the best viewer:tv rights cost ratio for the Ryder Cup.

It is ludicrous, the top game of the weekend (Spurs v the 'pool) is on a Saturday at 5.30. Sky have numerous sports channels and not everyone's interested in blokes having a quiet walk round some parkland in dreadful sweaters hitting tiny balls about so why can't they still put the normal 2/3 games on Sunday?