Derbies (!!!!) pre-weekend roundup

[chrysa]

In 2014, the English FA tried to kill everyone by scheduling the Merseyside Derby and North London Derby on the same day. Thankfully, they at least scheduled them in different time slots or else there would probably be an actual meltdown.

Is it too early to be excite? Too bad, here is a round up of news about the teams and the derbies.

Liverpool

Comments

[the4thjuliek]

Do you know why Tim Howard did well against Wolfsburg? It's because Prince Harry charged up against him again.

Just kidding. Poor fellow made 16 saves in a single match and then had to return to the most physically challenging league in football.

[chrysa]

timmy howard used up all his saves for the rest of the year lol

[marsyke]

So many interesting matches. I have a busy weekend so I hope that I can see some of them. Both schalke and bvb really need a win tbh and more importantly no new injuries.

Bundesliga banned from using vanishing spray because of health and safety

[lied_ohne_worte]

So far, I have only a German-language source.

TÜV (German organisation responsible for regular checkup of cars for road safety, plus any number of other things) has declared that freekick spray isn't allowed to be used. Apparently, after testing for nine days, they found that the brand the league had wanted to use

- is doing something to hormones
- has too many greenhouse gases for the way it's declared
- doesn't give the content volume in the correct way
- isn't marked as flammable

DFB has been looking for an alternative because the foam in question was very expensive anyway.

Using the current spray as planned would, according to TÜV, be a misdemeanour and incur a fine.

Let me state once and for all that news like this is why I love this country. The mix of being concerned for everything from health to climate even in things like this with the utter absurdity of performing day-long tests on a bottle of spray that is probably being used five times per match is very comforting.

[marsyke]

Brilliant but also valid. We have enough garbage and environmental problems as it is already.

[the4thjuliek]

Excellent! I like the vanishing spray but if it's gonna cause health and environmental problems, it should not be used. Anyway, I'm sure someone (probably in Germany) will create a good and effective spray that is not harmful to the environment and human health.

And because I suspect people will appreciate this:

[lied_ohne_worte]

Getrennt in den Vereinsfarben. Vereint für Deutschland und gegen Gewalt. @matshummels und mein Derbyappell. #s04bvb pic.twitter.com/ZeABTPdzUL
- Benedikt Höwedes (@BeneHoewedes) 26. September 2014

(Calling people not to be violent about Dortmund - Schalke)

Re: And because I suspect people will appreciate this:

[marsyke]

I love how they look all dark and menacing in the club pictures but sweet and happy with the World Cup.
Is it a personal idea or an official campaign?

Re: And because I suspect people will appreciate this:

[lied_ohne_worte]

Looks personal, but I'm sure the clubs approve. Höwedes particularly looks downright dangerous though. I'd expect him to be robbing old ladies' handbags with that look!

Re: And because I suspect people will appreciate this:

[mrscrapbag]

awww! such bbs <3

but beni won't be able to play right?

And lastly: Arsenal's Twitter posters just love this most unflattering photo of Per.

[lied_ohne_worte]

TEAM NEWS: The boss gives latest on @mertesacker, @KieranGibbs and Flamini ahead of #AFCvTHFC: http://t.co/3MEHBXTIEk pic.twitter.com/UA5SIwqB30
- Arsenal FC (@Arsenal) 26. September 2014

[the4thjuliek]

LOL, so mean. But to be honest, BFG does have his fair share of unflattering pictures:

[lied_ohne_worte]

I think he just doesn't care. At some point, he seems to have accepted that he looks funny just running around, not to speak of his forehead and the eyebrows and all that, and decided he wasn't bothered.

He does have a nice smile - when he's calmly talking to people in interviews and so on, there's always something lurking there, as if he's secretly amused at everything going on around him. He seems extremely grounded.

[chrysa]

Other than Ridiculously Photogenic Guy, there are very few people who look good running around haha.

I don't think most footballers are too much concerned with how they look, especially when they're playing. Per's very QT in interviews