General Championship stuff including non-Midlands teams

[Super_horns]

So you've gone from a player getting sent off to the guy he pushed over being banned for diving/cheating.

Either the ref really got badly conned or isn't up for the job?

I mean surely either way it must be clear cut what happened...

 

[Bluebird_Dai]

Lee Tomlin has been given 80 hours community service following his court case. Good news for us now it's all out the way. Means he can get back to his football.

 

[JonBCFC]

So you've gone from a player getting sent off to the guy he pushed over being banned for diving/cheating.

Either the ref really got badly conned or isn't up for the job?

I mean surely either way it must be clear cut what happened...

I find it incredible that the guy that showed an act of aggression by shoving our bloke over, regardless of where the contact was has had his red taken away. Surely violent conduct with that amount of force is a red?!

Shows a great example to everyone... shove whoever you want, as hard as you want... just not in the face!

 

[JoshBCFC]

Lee Tomlin has been given 80 hours community service following his court case. Good news for us now it's all out the way. Means he can get back to his football.

80 hours community service for breaking a mans jaw? Fucking ridiculous.

 

[markwwfc1992]

Ruben Neves has finally been called up to the senior Portugal squad.

 

[Bluebird_Dai]

80 hours community service for breaking a mans jaw? Fucking ridiculous.

Other lad only got a fine. But then I don't know what his involvement was in the whole thing.

 

[Super_horns]

I find it incredible that the guy that showed an act of aggression by shoving our bloke over, regardless of where the contact was has had his red taken away. Surely violent conduct with that amount of force is a red?!

Shows a great example to everyone... shove whoever you want, as hard as you want... just not in the face!

Yes - did think raising your hands was a potential red card offence hence Deeney getting banned for it after the game because the ref missed it.

And all players go down easily - we'd be having 30/40 banned each week for it if enforced all the time..

 

[City169]

Yes - did think raising your hands was a potential red card offence hence Deeney getting banned for it after the game because the ref missed it.

And all players go down easily - we'd be having 30/40 banned each week for it if enforced all the time..

The FA had introduced the restrospective ban to try and clamp down on simulation, which I do support.
I accept I am biased, but really struggling to see how Wright should get a ban there.
It's like the FA have decided now is the time to act, but don't have the balls to do it to a Premier League team.

 

[hodge]

Lee Tomlin has been given 80 hours community service following his court case. Good news for us now it's all out the way. Means he can get back to his football.

Can't be more than 45 minutes a time or he'll be out of breath

 

[Bluebird_Dai]

Can't be more than 45 minutes a time or he'll be out of breath

Pfft with the wonders of our modern South Walian technology we have him able to complete 60 minute activities now!

 

[hodge]

Pfft with the wonders of our modern South Walian technology we have him able to complete 60 minute activities now!

Good to hear he can last longer with nannies now

 

[Bluebird_Dai]

Good to hear he can last longer with sheep now

FYP

 

[hodge]

FYP

True, I can't expect his missus employs nannies anymore

 

[City169]

True, I can't expect his missus employs nannies anymore

I dont think she'll employ sheep either.

 

[JoshBCFC]

I dont think she'll employ sheep either.

Depends, is his missus Welsh?

 

[Bluebird_Dai]

Depends, is his missus Welsh?

Better not be, we don't want outsiders disturbing the gene pool.

 

[hodge]

Better not be, we don't want outsiders disturbing the gene pool.

Roll Tide

For anyone that uses reddit....

 

[HertsWolf]

We will always be a bigger game for you than you are for us.

I'll wait for the arrogant tag to be labelled on us.

I'm thinking you won't be waiting long.

 

[Super_horns]

One for the Brentford fans.

Any good ?

http://www.skysports.com/football/n...-to-hire-andy-scott-as-new-technical-director

 

[JoshBCFC]

One for the Brentford fans.

Any good ?

http://www.skysports.com/football/n...-to-hire-andy-scott-as-new-technical-director

I'd say that's a coup looking at Brentford's recruitment in recent years.

 

[markwwfc1992]

One for the Brentford fans.

Any good ?

http://www.skysports.com/football/n...-to-hire-andy-scott-as-new-technical-director

We've just taken Brentford's senior scout Miguel Rios aswell.

https://www.expressandstar.com/spor...ire-ex-manchester-united-and-barcelona-staff/

 

[SoutheySWFC]

We've just taken Brentford's senior scout Miguel Rios aswell.

https://www.expressandstar.com/spor...ire-ex-manchester-united-and-barcelona-staff/

He left Brentford two years ago.

 

[markwwfc1992]

Ex Fulham/Brentford, wasn't sure on his last club that article wasnt very clear.

 

[hodge]

One for the Brentford fans.

Any good ?

http://www.skysports.com/football/n...-to-hire-andy-scott-as-new-technical-director

Mirror what josh said, their recruitment has been very good, anyone who had a decent level of influence in that you'd imagine is good to bring on.

 

[MagpieBee]

He's been good, no doubt, but the recruitment here is very much a collective thing, so I wouldn't expect him to be able to put it all together on his own (assume you've got a decent starting base to build on though!)

Love our recruitment, we definitely had a poor window a couple of years ago (but even in a poor window we got in Woods, Barbet and Canos!) but on the whole pretty much every signing has a big plus next to them.

Doesn't always mean they are better than the player who left, Watkins ain't no Jota yet, nor is Dalsgaard as good as Colin, or Egan as good as Dean, but they've all got the potential to be better, and we've strengthened in other positions too.

We're in a good place though, Canos, Henry, Woods, Watkins, Maupay are all brilliant talents and very young too, wouldn't surprise me if they all went for £10m+ each in a couple of years' time.

 

[SF_]

Bolton's chairman coming out with a load of bollocks the other day saying we're up for sale and that Bolton are a much better proposition than us.

Was quickly announced as bullshit by the club and Hemmings has come out with a good interview today.

Trevor Hemmings says he still has work to do as the owner of Preston North End, contrary to claims that the club is up for sale.

Earlier this week, Bolton chairman Ken Anderson had told Wanderers fans during a question and answer evening that North End were for sale.

Anderson was answering a question about Bolton’s future when he made the comment about PNE. In an exclusive interview with the Post, Hemmings made clear his commitment to North End.

He said that from time to time, PNE were contacted by people purported to have an interest in buying the club. But the interest had never gone further and Hemmings says his work is not done at Deepdale.

He told the Post: “Every now and then, Peter Ridsdale will get someone knocking on the door saying that they are interested in Preston. “I will ask Peter to listen to them out of courtesy and see what they have to say.

“Unless it was a very rich American who had the best interests of Preston at heart, I’m not interested.

“I have not yet done what I want to do here, I want the club in the highest division. “Peter is already looking at players for January – we are not asleep, we are busy.

“We are in good shape, not a penny debt has this club got.

“I’m comfortable with what we are doing, I like the progress we have made. “I like the manager we have got, we are looking upwards and not downwards.”

 

[T.A]

A Bolton chairman talking bollocks.

There's a surprise.

 

[JJH]

https://t.co/Dv1IfXbfCA

Top man our Joe.

 

[MagpieBee]

Really interesting video giving insights into how a player is signed (obviously more interesting to Brentford fans, but might still be interesting to others!). Behind the scenes type documentary for the signing of Emiliano Marcondes, who's joining next month.

http://www.getwestlondon.co.uk/spor...entary-reveals-insight-how-brentford-13932237

 

[MagpieBee]

Turns out we (Brentford) were the top scorers in the Championship in 2017!

Obviously this misses out the teams that went up, but a pretty cool (though pointless) achievement/stat nonetheless.