Football Season 2016/2017

[Deleted]

OK we're off.

(please no flaming/baiting/trolling)

Banter is ok.

In Scotland my Morton needed AET and PKs to beat Albion...

This isn't gonnae be a good season.

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[Valeron]

Robben leaves the field of Bayern's friendly with an injury. At what point does he just say screw it and hang it up?

[Cairhiin]

He has been pretty much injured the entire last year. One injury after another. Doubt his career will last much longer.

[Sughs]

So far Sporting won 2 pre season games and lost 2. I don't really care since we are still playing without the 4 who went to the EURO 2016 plus a few others. I guess all will be ok when they come back.

The Portuguese calendar was also known yesterday. Sporting-Porto in August. Right away in the 3rd match weekend.

We beat Italy 6-2 after starting losing 0-2 and became European Champions in roller hockey as well.

Guess 2016 is our year!

[StayTuned]

robben has always been prone to injury. its almost a joke how he injures himself almost immediately after returning from an injury. How are they training if they actually deem him fit for play - when it just takes him 35 minutes to injure himself again in a real game...

[Slippermoon118]

Bama wins Bama wins!

[Deleted]

mkhitaryan looking very promising after just 45 mins.. lets hope that continues.

[DrMcNinja]

Demba Ba broken like a twig

[Tommy T]

Holy fuck. That's horrific.
Get well soon Demba Bro.

[durrtygoodz]

Jesus christ it's at a fucking right angle. Horrific.

[Deleted]

Demba Ba broken like a twig

That'll leave a mark...

[Deleted]

Career over. Terrible to see.

[Butler to Baby Sloths]

I really don't see him playing any football until next year after that (if he is lucky and it doesn't finish his career off).

[draykorinee]

Ouch, that is bent all out of shape.

Bit casual on the old thread starting, normally we have predictions and shit.

Where will leicester be at the end of the season?

[RobertoCarlos]

Bit casual on the old thread starting, normally we have predictions and shit.

Jose with the Red devils will win the league. On ya Jose

[Sharci]

That's terrifying to see, I hope it's not the end of his career.

[Deleted]

Leicester will finish 13th.

Calling it.

[durrtygoodz]

Leicester bottom half for sure.

[Northern Goblin]

Terrible OP post, missing about 50 lines of text.

RIP Ba's career. Horrific injury that.

[Tommy T]

Funny feeling that Spurs will win it.

West Ham in top four too.