The Official ROD Football (Soccer) Thread

[TK42-RAM]

Yo @TK42-RAM , I just realized Melbourne City is playing Western U in the Grand Final this weekend. Good luck!

Thanks IE ! My sons got tickets and will be going - should be a good game.

 

[IE Rams]

Thanks IE ! My sons got tickets and will be going - should be a good game.

Cool! They must be stoked. Hope they get to see a Melbourne repeat performance.

2:45 am Kickoff up here—of course you don’t know a thing about wonky kickoff times, do you, TK?

 

[TK42-RAM]

Nottingham Forest are back in the Premier League !!!

 

[IE Rams]

Huge WC qualifying game starting up in about a half hour: Ukraine at Scotland. The winner goes to play Wales to see ho’s gonna be in the US, England and Iran group.

It would be cool if Scotland won to possibly distract England to our advantage, wishful thinking probably, but then again, it’s hard not to pull for Ukraine.

 

[IE Rams]

My dudes, get it, but it’s only because of my boy Pulisic. Send him back to Germany or wherever and the Blues are in my rearview

So now that I’ve been seeing more and more rumors of Pulisic leaving Chelsea, I’m now finding myself thinking it’s time to settle on an EPL club to follow once and for all. I have a couple in mind, whom I’ll keep to myself for now, but let’s hear from you all. Who do you suggest?

A couple conditions though:

1) It can be any EPL club from 2021-22 not named Liverpool or Man U, including any who have been relegated, or any newly-promoted for 2022-23.
2) It can’t be your club.

Let’s hear it.

 

[OldSchool]

Turner looked pretty good out there tonight against Morocco.

 

[TK42-RAM]

So now that I’ve been seeing more and more rumors of Pulisic leaving Chelsea, I’m now finding myself thinking it’s time to settle on an EPL club to follow once and for all. I have a couple in mind, whom I’ll keep to myself for now, but let’s hear from you all. Who do you suggest?

A couple conditions though:

1) It can be any EPL club from 2021-22 not named Liverpool or Man U, including any who have been relegated, or any newly-promoted for 2022-23.
2) It can’t be your club.

Let’s hear it.

Well if it can't be the newly promoted Nottingham Forest ... may I suggest Southampton -- a mate of mine is a big fan and they are a good club.

History

www.southamptonfc.com

 

[IE Rams]

Well if it can't be the newly promoted Nottingham Forest ... may I suggest Southampton -- a mate of mine is a big fan and they are a good club.

History

www.southamptonfc.com

Thx, but can’t do that. I sorta have a soft spot for Pompey.

This is gonna be fun, innit?

 

[HX76]

It’s difficult for me to recommend a team based on footballing reasons as I don’t like any other team so I’m going to give you two based on non-footballing reasons.

The first is Fulham as they once had a Michael Jackson statue outside the stadium (as you can see below)

He also once visited during a game:


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8G9vzQw3cI


The other is Brentford due to the fact the old stadium Griffin Park had a pub on every corner of the ground. Details for you below:

A Pub On Every Corner – Brentford’s Best Known Fact Is True Again | Beesotted

beesotted.com

If either of the reasons above don’t sway you then I’m not sure what will.

 

[IE Rams]

TK, Oz playing Peru on the 13th for a WC seed.

Hopes? Expectations? Peru is always tough and physical. What’s the word Down Under?

 

[IE Rams]

Socceroos going to the World Cup! In with France, Tunisia and Denmark.

 

[Pokitren]

It’s difficult for me to recommend a team based on footballing reasons as I don’t like any other team so I’m going to give you two based on non-footballing reasons.

The first is Fulham as they once had a Michael Jackson statue outside the stadium (as you can see below)

View attachment 54494

He also once visited during a game:


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8G9vzQw3cI


The other is Brentford due to the fact the old stadium Griffin Park had a pub on every corner of the ground. Details for you below:

A Pub On Every Corner – Brentford’s Best Known Fact Is True Again | Beesotted

beesotted.com

If either of the reasons above don’t sway you then I’m not sure what will.

Your ways of picking teams are worthy of respect!

 

[IE Rams]

2026 WC host cities announced. Not that Sofi is much of a surprise, but now it's official.

Eleven US cities, three Mexican, two Canadian

FIFA names 16 host cities for the 2026 World Cup | MLSSoccer.com

FIFA has announced its 2026 World Cup host cities across the United States, Mexico and Canada. Eleven of the chosen cities reside in the US where 60 games will be played, while Canada has two and Mexico has three. The latter two nations will both host 10 games apiece. Thirteen

www.mlssoccer.com

 

[OldSchool]

Oh my!


View: https://twitter.com/BBCHelena/status/1537896429183610880

 

[OldSchool]

He's already one of us!


View: https://twitter.com/TikiTakaConnor/status/1538772600427630593

 

[JakeRamUk]

It’s difficult for me to recommend a team based on footballing reasons as I don’t like any other team so I’m going to give you two based on non-footballing reasons.

The first is Fulham as they once had a Michael Jackson statue outside the stadium (as you can see below)

View attachment 54494

He also once visited during a game:


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8G9vzQw3cI


The other is Brentford due to the fact the old stadium Griffin Park had a pub on every corner of the ground. Details for you below:

A Pub On Every Corner – Brentford’s Best Known Fact Is True Again | Beesotted

beesotted.com

If either of the reasons above don’t sway you then I’m not sure what will.

I loved griffin park - such a good away day (although we never got a result)

And as much as ours and Fulham’s rivalry has got a bit spicier due to Parker over the last year. Craven cottage is a phenomenal ground, and a great experience. And Fulham generally has been a friendly place to go. There’s not many places where home and away fans mix in the concourse.

 

[IE Rams]

Oh my!


View: https://twitter.com/BBCHelena/status/1537896429183610880

Man. Just saw this . . .

Any developments?

 

[OldSchool]

Man. Just saw this . . .

Any developments?

Haven't seen an update yet

 

[IE Rams]

Congrats to the US Men’s U20 squad for dominating CONCACAF: https://sbisoccer.com/2022/07/usmnt-u-20s-roll-to-third-straight-concacaf-title-in-a-six-goal-romp

and qualifying for the 2023 U20 World Cup, and the 2024 Paris Olympics.

 

[OldSchool]

Arsenal has been doing some very good business this transfer window. Excited to see what comes of it and think there's at least one more signing with 2 or 3 guys likely to leave.