OT The OFFICIAL RipCityTwo "footy" thread (sponsored by HCP and the USF Don's women's team)

[PDXFonz]

You think England would be better with Ollie Watkins in the starting lineup? Because that's what would happen if Kane weren't English.

Well I am an Ollie Watkins supporter but he’s yet to take the leap. He’s actually kind of gone backwards this season.

Honest answer, no.

 

[PDXFonz]

Goooooooooaaaaaaalllllll

Timbers lead 3-1 with 10 minutes of regular time. Looks like they will move past the wild card

 

[Rastapopoulos]

ALL HAIL HARRY KANE!

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Leeds get a much-needed win, and consign West Ham to more misery. Have to grudgingly praise Brenden Aaronson (grudgingly because (a) he's a Yank, (b) he's a reminded of the dreary Jesse Marsch era, and (c) he fucked off when we were relegated) whom Farke keeps insisting on playing, and who actually really deserved it this game (got a goal, too).

 

[Rastapopoulos]

This game happened yesterday. Denmark is a much higher-ranked team, but Scotland had to win to qualify for the world cup. Three out of the four Scottish goals are candidates for goal of the year, and although the fourth was a tap in, if he hadn't got there it might've gone straight in from a corner, making FOUR candidates.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

This game happened yesterday. Denmark is a much higher-ranked team, but Scotland had to win to qualify for the world cup. Three out of the four Scottish goals are candidates for goal of the year, and although the fourth was a tap in, if he hadn't got there it might've gone straight in from a corner, making FOUR candidates.

 

[PDXFonz]

Oh WTF…

Leeds 2-0?!?!?

World Cup group draw is this Friday.

I guarantee one of - England, Spain, Netherlands, Portugal, Germany, Italy, France, Norway.

I would love to see the USMNT win it on home soil. It’s going to be a fun cup full of story lines. CR7 Portugal winning would be insane news. They have the quality… I’d love to say I told you so and that it is written in the stars. Ronaldo and Portugal winning the 2026 World
Cup.

Rasta who you got? USA gonna win a World Cup in our lifetime? Portugal has never won the World Cup!

 

[PDXFonz]

Also the MLS final is this weekend. Inter Miami and Vancouver.

Lionel Messi adding an MLS title to his resume?

Yall who think soccer is boring are missing out man…

 

[Rastapopoulos]

FUCK YES. Farke saves his job by discovering 3-5-2. Since the switch at half time against Man City we're 5-2 against two top 4 teams. Today: Leeds 3 Chelsea.1.

 

[PDXFonz]

FUCK YES. Farke saves his job by discovering 3-5-2. Since the switch at half time against Man City we're 5-2 against two top 4 teams. Today: Leeds 3 Chelsea.1.

Still would love to see them stay up.

Still pulling for Forrest. Nottingham are the Portland Trailblazers of English football. Up your arse!

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Still would love to see them stay up.

Still pulling for Forrest. Nottingham are the Portland Trailblazers of English football. Up your arse!

Was Jack Ramsay the Blazers' Brian Clough?

 

[PDXFonz]

Was Jack Ramsay the Blazers' Brian Clough?

Or was Brian Clough Nottinghams Jack Ramsay?

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Severely conflicted celebrating Man U beating West Ham...

 

[Rastapopoulos]

#proud

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Severely conflicted celebrating Man U beating West Ham...

Fucking Scum can't even manage that

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Or was Brian Clough Nottinghams Jack Ramsay?

Get back to me when there's a film starring Michael Sheen about Jack Ramsay
(Watch the beginning to see what style of Football Leeds is famous for)

 

[PDXFonz]

• Group A: Mexico, Korea Republic, South Africa, UEFA Playoff D (Denmark/North Macedonia/Czechia/North Macedonia)
• Group B: Canada, Switzerland, Qatar, UEFA Playoff A (Italy/Northern Ireland/Wales/Bosnia and Herzegovina)
• Group C: Brazil, Morocco, Scotland, Haiti
• Group D: USA, Australia, Paraguay, UEFA Playoff D (Turkiye/Romania/Slovakia/Kosovo)
• Group E: Germany, Ecuador, Ivory Coast, Curacao
• Group F: Netherlands, Japan, Tunisia, UEFA Playoff B (Sweden/Ukraine/Poland/Albania)
• Group G: Belgium, Iran, Egypt, New Zealand
• Group H: Spain, Uruguay, Saudi Arabia, Cabo Verde
• Group I: France, Senegal, Norway, Intercontinental Playoff 2 (Iraq/Bolivia/Suriname)
• Group J: Argentina, Austria, Algeria, Jordan
• Group K: Portugal, Colombia, Uzbekistan, Intercontinental Playoff 1 (DR Congo/Jamaica/New Caledonia)
• Group L: England, Croatia, Panama, Ghana

 

[PDXFonz]

Group F and Group I looking like groups of death

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Group F and Group I looking like groups of death

Group L has a finalist and semifinalist from last time

 

[Rastapopoulos]

First half of Leeds-Liverpool: 0-0.
Final score: 3-3. ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED?

 

[PDXFonz]

First half of Leeds-Liverpool: 0-0.
Final score: 3-3. ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED?

@tlongII
What’s going on bro!?!? Salah talking like he’s out in January? Isak just really being an absolute scrub. Shambles! In shambles I say!!

 

[PDXFonz]

First half of Leeds-Liverpool: 0-0.
Final score: 3-3. ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED?

Definitely a great game. Late goals made it exciting to follow. NGL I had a horse in it with Liverpool but I was fine with Leeds getting the draw. Liverpool is either going to turn things around or find themselves in a very dark place near the bottom of the table. Soon their international hopes will be out the window, and if they start losing quality players we might be seeing one of the quickest falls from glory.

 

[tlongII]

@tlongII
What’s going on bro!?!? Salah talking like he’s out in January? Isak just really being an absolute scrub. Shambles! In shambles I say!!

Arne Slot’s gotta go!

 

[Rastapopoulos]

 

[Rastapopoulos]

ALL HAIL HARRY KANE!

Like Fine Wine, huh @PDXFonz ?

 

[PDXFonz]

Like Fine Wine, huh @PDXFonz ?

Every time I see the dude has scored I think “oh great, more for Rasta”

Everybody loves the guy. With WC 2026 around the corner people are obviously talking about the teams and what not… The number of people Ive seen refer to him as Englands greatest striker ever.

Let’s see him score 5+ at the World Cup then. Realistically what he does at the WC is far more significant than what he does in the Bundesliga. He is having an insane season though. If England win the WC he might end up winning the 2026 Ballon D’or

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Every time I see the dude has scored I think “oh great, more for Rasta”

Everybody loves the guy. With WC 2026 around the corner people are obviously talking about the teams and what not… The number of people Ive seen refer to him as Englands greatest striker ever.

Let’s see him score 5+ at the World Cup then. Realistically what he does at the WC is far more significant than what he does in the Bundesliga. He is having an insane season though. If England win the WC he might end up winning the 2026 Ballon D’or

Yes, but that video explicitly targets your criticism that he "just" scores goals. He's not just Gary Lineker (although, God knows that would be enough), he's fucking Pirlo and Maldini out there! Which, I have to say, I did not know he had in him. Kudos to Kompany for using him imaginatively.

Crazy to think that he and Jamie "player of the Month in Serie A" Vardy were both on the same Leicester team (in the Championship - not even Premier League) largely unused at one time:

 

[PDXFonz]

Arne Slot is going to catch criminal charges with Liverpool. Forget how horribly bad Isak has performed since transfering from Newcastle.

The fact Mo Salah has been on the bench so often recently is honestly just insane management. He won it for Egypt today.

I don’t think Liverpool will win the table this year, but even with Isak potentially being out for months, I think Liverpool will come to form down the second half of the season.

I still think City will win it this year, if not them then it’s going to be Arsenal.

Shout out to Villa though. They really turned it around after a pretty slow start to their EPL season.

 

[PDXFonz]

Also a nice win for Leeds this week. Those 3 points can end up being huge when it comes to staying up versus going back to the championship.

 

[Rastapopoulos]