Jacksgranda Posted December 8, 2023 Share Posted December 8, 2023 Pele's old team relegated for the first time ever. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/67648006 Could they not introduce league reconstruction or stadia criteria... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dundee Hibernian Posted December 8, 2023 Share Posted December 8, 2023 The Morelos Effect? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheScarf Posted December 8, 2023 Share Posted December 8, 2023 Some fall from grace that. I mind when they had Ganso and Neymar pulling the strings about a decade ago. Think they got to the World Club Cup final around 2012. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted December 8, 2023 Author Share Posted December 8, 2023 2 minutes ago, TheScarf said: Some fall from grace that. I mind when they had Ganso and Neymar pulling the strings about a decade ago. Think they got to the World Club Cup final around 2012. 2012, you say? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheScarf Posted December 8, 2023 Share Posted December 8, 2023 8 minutes ago, Jacksgranda said: 2012, you say? Something like that. A great year for Scoddish football in particular. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted December 8, 2023 Share Posted December 8, 2023 King Street, Aberdeen, May 2024 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted December 8, 2023 Share Posted December 8, 2023 3 hours ago, Jacksgranda said: Pele's old team relegated for the first time ever. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/67648006 Could they not introduce league reconstruction or stadia criteria... Brazilians just aren't genetically equipped to play football at this level, but Brazilian football needs to have the top teams playing in the top tier; somehow they must manipulate it to get Santos back in. /s(trachan) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightswoodBear Posted December 8, 2023 Share Posted December 8, 2023 Bring. Him. Home 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunning1874 Posted December 8, 2023 Share Posted December 8, 2023 Looking forward to hearing media histrionics about Scottish football fans being the worst in the world the next time one fanny flings a flare on the pitch or a manager takes some stick on their way to being sacked, as if dozens of countries around the world don't see literal riots when teams are shite like those from Santos fans. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crawford Bridge Posted December 8, 2023 Share Posted December 8, 2023 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HibeeJibee Posted December 8, 2023 Share Posted December 8, 2023 Poignantly the same year Pele was laid to rest. They were once the biggest name in world football. British clubs would pay fortunes for friendlies, even during the state of emergency 50yrs ago. Monday 22nd October 1962 Sheffield Wednesday 2-4 Santos 49,058 Tuesday 23rd September 1969 Stoke City 2-3 Santos 23,756 Monday 21st February 1972 Aston Villa 2-1 Santos 54,437 Wednesday 23rd February 1972 Sheffield Wednesday 0-2 Santos 36,996 Friday 25th February 1972 Bohemians & Drumcondra 2-3 Santos 30,000 Monday 12th March 1973 Fulham 2-1 Santos 21,464 Wednesday 14th March 1973 Plymouth Argyle 3-2 Santos 37,639 Monday 20th August 1990 Derby County Santos Sunday 3rd August 1997 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Santos 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted December 8, 2023 Share Posted December 8, 2023 He’s coming home, He’s coming home, He’s coming, Alfies coming home. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doulikefish Posted December 8, 2023 Share Posted December 8, 2023 Reform as "the" Santos and deny everything it was all the companies fault Ps There is much hilarity in Brazil about this 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted December 8, 2023 Author Share Posted December 8, 2023 1 hour ago, doulikefish said: Reform as "the" Santos and deny everything it was all the companies fault Ps There is much hilarity in Brazil about this Maybe Alfie didn't explain it right... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torpar Posted December 8, 2023 Share Posted December 8, 2023 3 hours ago, HibeeJibee said: Sunday 3rd August 1997 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Santos What, or who, or why is that thing in the bottom left corner? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richey Edwards Posted December 8, 2023 Share Posted December 8, 2023 f**k them. Pheasant shooting b*****ds. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted December 9, 2023 Share Posted December 9, 2023 First the American congressman falls from grace, now the football team. If I were Santa, I'd give serious consideration to staying in bed with Mrs Claus on the 24th. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crawford Bridge Posted December 9, 2023 Share Posted December 9, 2023 Shantos. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HibeeJibee Posted December 9, 2023 Share Posted December 9, 2023 (edited) Closest we came to Santos gracing Scottish turf was 1963 - when had Dundee made it past AC Milan and won the European Cup they'd have visited Dens Park in an Intercontinental Cup Final. However there were several occasions friendlies may have happened. Celtic proposed a friendly on Wednesday 12th October 1966 but the Brazilian FA refused to let them travel. Santos later proposed to play a friendly with Celtic (at Hampden) on Monday 7th September 1970 - also playing in Manchester then London or perhaps Newcastle - but trip fell through. Perhaps most bizarrely of all St Johnstone tried to bring Pele & Co to Muirton on Saturday 26th February 1972, being free after exiting Scottish Cup, but out-bid by Bohemians & Drumcondra. Edited December 9, 2023 by HibeeJibee 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zetterlund Posted December 9, 2023 Share Posted December 9, 2023 19 hours ago, Torpar said: What, or who, or why is that thing in the bottom left corner? It's absolutely bloody terrifying is what it is. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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