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Tannehill17 - Yakupov is one of those players who may be very good at junior level but cannot make the transition to the NHL. The number one overall pick is burdened with the immediate necessity of moving straight into the NHL. Perhaps if Yakupov had been drafted lower and spent time in the...

Australia has thus far made a right hash of things in the piss-weak AFC qualifiers, finishing third in Group B behind Japan and Saudi Arabia. This means the Socceroos advance to the fourth round, which comprises a home and away playoff against the third-placed team in Group A. And that team...

Deceptive Speed - The Premier League is indeed far “Whiter” and contains far more “home grown” players than France’s Ligue 1…but that’s not saying much, because French football has been a racial debacle since the 1980s. ;) I never even bother to look over the lineups of French clubs therefore...

Tannehill17 - I’d say that Yakupov is probably the biggest first-overall pick bust since the early days of the draft in the 1960s. Whenever the subject of draft busts is raised, the first name fans tend to mention is that of Alexandre Daigle. Yet Daigle was a far better player than Yakupov...

Matra2 - You thought the team in orange was your team? How on earth could that have possibly happened... ;) :D

Deceptive Speed - Yes, the Premier League is a “world class” competition but that’s no excuse for such an embarrassingly small proportion of English participants. A mere 48 White players eligible to represent England were starters in the last round, the full breakdown of which can be found...

The transfer window slammed shut on the 31st of August. Below is a list of players who moved to and between Premier League clubs... Ezequiel Schelotto - Sporting Lisbon to Brighton & Hove Albion Tim Krul - Newcastle United to Brighton & Hove Albion - LOAN Jose Izquierdo (BLACK) - Club Brugge...

Jack - I'm glad you enjoy them. :) I'll tell you what: crunching the numbers sure is depressing... :crybaby2: This is a bit late, but here are breakdowns of the round three matches played on the 26th and 27th of August: AFC Bournemouth 1 Manchester City 2 BOURNEMOUTH: Started: 6 Whites (5...

Shadowlight - I'm glad you enjoyed the post. :) England certainly went further in the World Cup tournaments of Owen’s era than they did in 2014, when they were embarrassingly dumped out in the first round, finishing winless and dead last in their group. Owen burst into global prominence as an...

Manchester United 4 West Ham United 0 UNITED: Started: 6 Whites (1 Englishman), 5 blacks Finished: 4 Whites (1 Englishman), 6 blacks, 1 Arab WEST HAM: Started: 5 Whites (2 Englishmen), 5 blacks, 1 Maori Finished: 6 Whites (2 Englishmen), 4 blacks, 1 Maori SUMMARY OF ROUND: 220 starters...

Chelsea 2 Burnley 3 CHELSEA: Started: 6 Whites (1 Englishman), 5 blacks Finished: 5 Whites* (No Englishmen*), 4 blacks *Gary Cahill (14’) and Cesc Fabregas (81’) sent off BURNLEY: Started: 11 Whites (5 Englishmen) Finished: Unchanged ratio Crystal Palace 0 Huddersfield Town 3 PALACE...

Here's the official thread for the new season... It's just past 2AM here in Australia, so I'll break down the first two matches of this opening round then head off to bed. Hopefully, I'll post the rest some time tomorrow. Arsenal 4 Leicester City 3 ARSENAL: Started: 4 Whites (1 Englishman)...

Shadowlight - Comparing - not to mention “ranking” - players from different eras is a highly problematic endeavour because the sport has gradually evolved. The materials from which balls and kit are manufactured; prevailing tactics; groundskeeping techniques; acceptable standards for pitches...

Heretic - At the outset, permit me to say it’s unambiguously clear that blacks and other non-Whites have been deliberately forced into English football since the 1980s. I’ve held forth about the subject on innumerable occasions since joining Caste Football back in 2009 and one of my first posts...

Davy Propper - PSV Eindhoven to Brighton and Hove Albion George Thomas - Coventry City to Leicester City Nemanja Matic - Chelsea to Manchester United Kelechi Iheanacho (BLACK) - Manchester City to Leicester City Fernando (BLACK) - Manchester City to Galatasaray Mario Lemina (BLACK) - Juventus to...

Heretic - I've posted my reply in the more appropriate Off-Season Transfers - 2017 thread: http://castefootball.us/index.php?threads/off-season-transfers-2017.36149/#post-703272

Here's my reply to a post Heretic made in the 2018 World Cup Qualifying thread: http://castefootball.us/index.php?threads/2018-world-cup-qualifying.36005/#post-702625 Heretic - By the time he turned eighteen, Lukaku had scored 31 goals for Anderlecht over two seasons. If he was White, every...

Jack - Glad to be of service, mate. :) Well, Rudiger definitely wasn’t someone I expected Chelsea to sign…but we live in a strange world which is becoming stranger by the minute. The transfer was a nifty bit of business for Roma, who have made an immediate profit of just over £21 million or so...

I could easily expound at length upon the subject of George Best but shall limit myself to saying that - in my opinion - he was the most naturally gifted footballer of all time. Of course, that’s merely my opinion and many fans over the age of thirty-five will instead accord that subjective...

Back to the music... BARRY DRANSFIELD - ROBIN HOOD AND THE PEDLAR:

Philosopher - If you don't mind me asking, where have you moved to?

Heretic - The “new manager” you referred to was Sam Allardyce. Allardyce was only in the job for 67 days, during which time he selected a single squad for his one match in charge of the national team. So one cannot aver that he started any ratio of players “consistently”, for consistency is...

Here’s a thread to discuss current off-season transfers. I’ve listed some of the main deals, with an emphasis on the English Premier League. PREMIER LEAGUE: Alexandre Lacazette (BLACK) - Lyon to Arsenal Sead Kolasinac (BOSNIAN MUSLIM) - Schalke 04 to Arsenal Nathan Ake (BLACK) - Chelsea to...

Don will doubtlessly be elated that Chris Kunitz has exited Pittsburgh for Tampa Bay. The Penguins also offloaded the black Trevor Daley to Detroit. The Leafs have picked up Patrick Marleau from San Jose. Does anyone remember the name of the number one pick in the 2012 draft? I do. ;) Nail...

Philosopher - I’ve certainly raised the subject of Asians and the manifold dangers they pose on numerous occasions in various threads. Chinese and Indians are rapidly displacing Whites in Australian cities, particularly Sydney and Melbourne. The significance of an Asian preponderance within...