''Soccer'' 2017-2018

[WillieMorgan]

Anyhow as far as the Irish teams are concerned, apparently New Saints are Irish? In which case they're playing tonight but the other teams like Linfield, Cork City, Derry City and Shamrock Rovers are all playing between Wednesday and Thursday respectively.

You never heard of The New Saints John? They were the victims of one of the worst examples of corporate sponsorship in football history!

Based in Oswestry and originally called Llansantffraid F.C., they were bought by the company Total Network Solutions in 1997 and renamed as such. For a decade they were known as Total Network Solutions F.C. or T.N.S. for short in a blatant example of sponsorship going way too far in football. If memory serves me correctly they may have played your lot in a Champions League qualifier.

The club are also infamous for being the victims of an on-air joke by Jeff Stelling on Sky. After a T.N.S. win one Saturday afternoon Stelling remarked that 'They'll be dancing on the streets of Total Network Solutions tonight!' on Soccer Saturday .

The club now go by the slightly less heinous name of The New Saints F.C., retaining the T.N.S. initials.

[John Ossie]

Shows how much I follow the Welsh league I guess LOL.

Anyhow, in a strange coincidence today I was at my Mum's today as she was watching ''Street Auction'' (or whatever it's called) and one of the things sold was three autographed photographs of Manchester United players - Wayne Rooney, Ruud Van Nistelrooy and Jaap Stam. They went for a total of £76 if anyone is interested.

Just thought I'd mention that LOL.

[WillieMorgan]

Anyhow, in a strange coincidence today I was at my Mum's today as she was watching ''Street Auction'' (or whatever it's called) and one of the things sold was three autographed photographs of Manchester United players - Wayne Rooney, Ruud Van Nistelrooy and Jaap Stam. They went for a total of £76 if anyone is interested.

I do actually have a signed United shirt. I've never been too interested in that sort of thing but an ex-girlfriend bought me it one year for a birthday.

It's from the 2003-2004 season squad, meaning that it's been graced by club legends such as Eric Djemba-Djemba and Kleberson . Van Nistelrooy signed it though, Cristiano Ronaldo also.

[FluffySheep]

A few Welsh teams are playing in the Europa League qualifiers tonight.

Bala Town v FC Vaduz
Lyngby BK v Bangor City
Connah's Quay Nomads v HJK Helsinki

Bala and Bangor currently losing 1-0, and Connah's Quay are 0-0 at the mo.

Just noticed Gary Taylor-Fletcher and Daniel Nardiello are playing for Bangor!

[DebkoX]

Shows how much I follow the Welsh league I guess LOL.

Anyhow, in a strange coincidence today I was at my Mum's today as she was watching ''Street Auction'' (or whatever it's called) and one of the things sold was three autographed photographs of Manchester United players - Wayne Rooney, Ruud Van Nistelrooy and Jaap Stam. They went for a total of £76 if anyone is interested.

Just thought I'd mention that LOL.

So pricey.

[DebkoX]

A few Welsh teams are playing in the Europa League qualifiers tonight.

Bala Town v FC Vaduz
Lyngby BK v Bangor City
Connah's Quay Nomads v HJK Helsinki

Bala and Bangor currently losing 1-0, and Connah's Quay are 0-0 at the mo.

Just noticed Gary Taylor-Fletcher and Daniel Nardiello are playing for Bangor!

Fletcher is still around?! Bloody heck......

[FluffySheep]

Connah's Quay won! Amazing result for them.

[DebkoX]

That is a superb result!

[John Ossie]

A few Welsh teams are playing in the Europa League qualifiers tonight.

Bala Town v FC Vaduz
Lyngby BK v Bangor City
Connah's Quay Nomads v HJK Helsinki

Bala and Bangor currently losing 1-0, and Connah's Quay are 0-0 at the mo.

Just noticed Gary Taylor-Fletcher and Daniel Nardiello are playing for Bangor!

I'll have to check the results, I believe there were Scottish and Irish teams involved as well? As for Taylor-Fletcher and Nardiello, that's a blast from the past.

So pricey.

They were trying to raise 800 pounds for this couple.

Connah's Quay won! Amazing result for them.

Congrats to Connah's Quay. Hope they can finish the job in the second leg

[TheInvisibleMan]

US is playing Ghana here in Connecticut on Saturday night

was going to go, but the GF wants to do dinner and romantic night out

[John Ossie]

Good luck to the US on Saturday.

Good luck to Ghana on Saturday as well.

[TheInvisibleMan]

Kung Fu Fighting America!!!

they've been on a roll lately

[John Ossie]

Erm...Okay...?

[John Ossie]

Got a chance to check the Europa League Qualifiers results yesterday and Rangers, Cork and Shamrock got good results as far as the ''home nation'' countries are concerned. St Johnstone lost 2-1 but given that it's only 2-1 they still have a chance though I think Derry City are out having lost 6-1.

[TheInvisibleMan]

Erm...Okay...?

its a Men In Blazers/American Outlaws joke that took off over here