EFL My Concubine - Football League and beyond 2016-17

that's gotta be 3 ungentlemanly conduct bookings

You'd think so, wouldn't you? But apparently they pulled the same trick at the weekend and had similar referee non-response. Weird.

referees are useless tbf

They were swarming our keeper on saturday as well in the same manner, fucking low level tinpot wankers they are- I take back everything good I have previously said about them

https://streamable.com/ozck

the motherfucking enemy within, this guy. and to think i used to buy him every year on Footy Manager

#crap90sfootball

feel we must have done brentford's boldly innovative routines before

http://i4.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article7110952.ece/ALTERNATES/s615/Birmingham-and-Brentford-players-line-up-in-separate-walls.jpg

lol at all of this

we're about to sign a straight up rugby player (and Euro 2016 STAR)

I know it's much lower league but on Tuesday I think we had the worst refereeing performance I've ever seen. It's not an exaggeration to say he got every single call he was asked to make the wrong way round; highlights were giving a throw to Mangotsfield, then to us, then to them again and then awarding Mangotsfield the free kick for a foul then booking their player for making it.

Last season's best was flagging a player offside for passing to himself while dribbling with the ball, I think this outdoes it.

http://www.wolves.co.uk/news/article/2016-17/news-201617-matchday-artwork-3241011.aspx

http://www.wolves.co.uk/cms_images/4367-3240995_613x460.jpg

Above is the first illustration and each programme thereafter will have a similar theme as Wolves progress through the season, facing 23 separate opponents along the way.

looking forward to the wolf taking on this guy

http://static.007soccerpicks.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Burton-1.jpg?1a5826

feel like this hasn't been properly thought through

http://www.football-stadiums.co.uk/images/cardiff-city/lightbox/m.jpg

looking forward to the badger-baiting cover

http://www.whoateallthepies.tv/wp-content/gallery/atleticomadrid-fulham/pa-photos_t_atletico-madrid-fulham-photos-europa-league-final-1305d.jpg

curious depiction of a biscuitman

i assumed that was the silver paper he was wearing

looking fwd to matchups vs a tree, a tractor, a terrier and a bee this season

perhaps next season eating some cherries and toffees after vanquishing a swan and a potter

https://twitter.com/JamMad83/status/763992662365974528

Airman Brown 7:15AM
My understanding is that there is only one of these letters and that the matter has been resolved amicably and without any "contract".

hmm

yeah this is murky

our fans have not covered themselves in glory of late, let's just say

anyway my tickets arrived with no letter. hail katrien

here's the club statement. shitfight in a bovril http://www.cafc.co.uk/news/article/2016-17/charlton-statement-3243379.aspx

Nahki Wells just silenced the best fans in the world!

well apart from when they were loudly booing their players off at h/t

BEST LEAGUE IN THE WORLD

fucking weak ref gave a pen for ball to hand just while we were in the ascendant and had them under constant pressure

Fucking get in Payne!! Phil Brown said he should have spent another season of L1 development. Nah man, the kid is ready.

Zenga boys finding their rhythm

34% possession, shots on target 5 to 1

bottom 5 at this moment: Blackburn, Leeds, Preston, Newcastle, Derby

hearty lols

so stoked for calzino too :D :D :D

My bro and stepdad were there today and I'm completely jealous. lol with your predictions Ollie, he was tipping Newcastle Utd yesterday as a bet of the weekend.

http://htfc-world.com/reports/Brentford6/brentford060816_r47_c1.jpg

Possibly Rafa had benched Ritchie today because he expected an easy win. He is in for a bit of a shock in this division if he carries on in that fashion.

he'll not be there much longer at this rate

and finally they're up and running! a 3 goal win and a clean sheet at Villa Park! only Rotherham I know but i'm not used to this shit. didn't see the news yesterday so James Chester was a lovely surprise; might actually have a proper defence for the first time in 3 years. congrats to NV and calzino too. been a good day.

i rate Chester pretty high, we could certainly do with one or two like him

We play both Villa and Wolves in the next 3. The last time we played Villa is probably in the Pathe archives.

too early for these promotion 6 pointers dammit

Express and Star just used "Zenga bus", glad i got out ahead

you never know windsor, maybe after a couple more years down here you'll learn an opposition player's name too

lol come on now

http://i.imgur.com/qSaqtVh.gif

i've heard of some of the QPR players tbf

does Julio Cesar still play for you?

@ToonArmyOhio
Newcastle United support page based out of beautiful (allegedly) Youngstown, Ohio. HOWAY THE LADS!! (Operated by @RedBeardFC) Proud Libertarian

Toon Army Ohio ‏@ToonArmyOhio 4h
We should absolutely bury these people, whoever they are. #NUFC #HTFC

Toon Army Ohio ‏@ToonArmyOhio 2h
I don't care. It's 1-1 let's fucking press these bums #NUFC #HTFC

Toon Army Ohio ‏@ToonArmyOhio 2h
I need video. I'm not about to snap over something I can't see. #NUFC

Robert C. Mruczek ‏@RedBeardFC 2h
Dead. Newcastle United is dead.

NUFCTactics ‏@nufctactics Aug 5
Get used to that. There's a big disparity in quality between PL and Football League officials. Chasm in wages too, most are freelance. #nufc

at the risk of blowing my fun new gimmick, i should say that ime Villa fans are not feeling particularly entitled or superior this season and plenty of people are feeling pretty pessimistic about our chances of promotion. we're not Newcastle

Tbf the US Soccer fans on their way to shoot Mexicans at a Trump rally sound just like most Brit pundits

Alan Biggs ‏@AlanBiggs1 7h
Now hearing suggestions of Newcastle interest in Fernando Forestieri. Ready to pay £12m apparently. #swfc

Rob Staton ‏@robstaton 5h
Fernando Forestieri NOT in the #SWFC squad vs Norwich. He hasn't travelled.

Rob Staton ‏@robstaton 5h
It's my understanding #SWFC have done everything that could be expected of them regarding this Forestieri situation. He didn't travel.

Dom Howson ‏@domhowson 1m1 minute ago
Carvalhal said he and Glenn Loovens persuaded Forestieri to play against Aston Villa. "He changed his mind," said CC. #SWFC #starlive

Rob Staton ‏@robstaton 20m
Carlos Carvalhal: "In the modern football, it is like this. It's the money that makes the personalities" #SWFC

what a cunt

it's ok, he's engineering his own punishment