The seeds have already been planted Daenerys has taken quite the journey in her time on Game of Thrones with most of her story arc taking place away from the rest of the cast. Season seven was the first series of the show that viewers saw her interact with the majority of the show’s main characters, […]

7 years ago

Game of Thrones is just really, really good, isn’t it? So, after two episodes of slow build up, we’re finally going to get our first battle of Game of Thrones season eight. In the immortal words of Jeremy Corbyn’s Twitter hacker: “Here we… here we… here we fucking go!” The last episode ended with Jon, Daenerys and […]

7 years ago

Terms and Conditions: NOW TV Prize details: 1x NOW TV Sky Sports Day Pass There will be 6x winners selected. Each winner will win 1x NOW TV Sky Sports Day Pass Terms and Conditions To enter the competition, entrants needs to retweet the competition tweet, posted by FootballJOE and follow the FootballJOE Twitter account. The […]

7 years ago

Sponsored by Warner Bros Horror movies are great They can thrill us, scare us, let us confront some of life’s darkest elements in a safe space, indulge our most morbid interests – and also laugh at our friends who get really freaked out when it turns out to just be a cat. From producer James Wan […]

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Watching it again isn’t allowed, test yourself Whilst you’re bored at work why not take our quiz on what happened in episode two of the final series of Game of Thrones. Most of the questions require you to simply choose the correct quote and it should be fairly obvious if you paid attention, so good […]

7 years ago

Not exactly a vote of confidence from the bookies Manchester United have been handed the longest odds in the club’s history going into Wednesday’s Manchester derby against Pep Guardiola’s City side. Coming off the back of a 4-0 hammering to Everton at Goodison Park and four defeats in five games in all competitions (as well […]

7 years ago

“The dead are already here” It appears that the army of the dead, led by the notorious Night King, has finally arrived at Winterfell according to the trailer for next week’s episode number three of the eighth and final season of Game of Thrones. The first two episodes have been something of a slow-burning affair so far, […]

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He’s been a Manchester United player since 2017, but it was his first trip back to Goodison Park He might have made over a hundred appearances for Everton during his time there, but there was no love lost between Blues fans and Romelu Lukaku during Manchester United’s 4-0 trashing at Goodison Park on Sunday. Despite being […]

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It’s unlikely to be the last Manchester United apology of the evening Manchester United captain David de Gea has apologised for his and his team’s performance after they were thrashed 4-0 by Everton on Sunday. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer apologised to the away fans at Goodison Park after the game and used the post-match press conference to […]

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“I’d hope I wasn’t as bad as that in some of the games” David Moyes has offered a damning assessment of Manchester United’s performance against Everton at Goodison Park, saying he hasn’t seen a performance that bad since “my days”. Speaking as a pundit on PLTV following United 4-0 loss to the Liverpool side, Moyes said: “Well, […]

7 years ago

“The shot was low. The fight was just getting interesting” Amir Khan has posted an image of the punch that brought a bizarre end to his WBO world welterweight title fight against Terence Crawford. The picture appears to show a fresh angle on the hit that led to the end of the fight when Khan’s team […]

7 years ago

A 2-0 victory over the world’s worst team was not enough to silence the haters Scotland head coach Alex McLeish has been sacked from his job, despite his team recovering from a 3-0 defeat against Kazakhstan in March with a 2-0 win over San Marino – the world’s worst football nation, according to FIFA’s rankings. The sacking […]

7 years ago

There’s no arguing with James Milner’s Twitter game This morning Liverpool FC launched their home kit for the 19-2020 season with a glossy video posted across their social media channels. The home kit pays homage to the club’s most successful manager Bob Paisley in the year of the 100th anniversary of his birth, with each […]

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Sponsored by Sky Bet Here we go, one final opportunity The past 18 weeks have seen us attempt to use our accumulated football knowledge to seal a successful Sky Bet Group Bet. There have been some poor weeks where none of our bets have come in, but there have also been some painfully close weeks […]

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You’re going to be hearing about this for a long, long, loooonnnng time How’s your heart? Probably broken into thousands of tiny, tiny pieces if you’re a Manchester City supporter. If the VAR related drama that unfolded in the final seconds wasn’t already hard enough for City fans to stomach, what follows most definitely will […]

7 years ago

Butt denies any wrongdoing after being questioned on Tuesday Following his arrest over an alleged assault, Nicky Butt won’t be suspended from his job as Manchester United academy manager, it is reported. The former England international was interviewed by police on Tuesday on suspicion of assault after an incident in the Hale area of the […]

7 years ago

Terms and Conditions: NOW TV Prize details: 1x NOW TV Sky Sports Day Pass There will be 10x winners selected. Each winner will win 1x NOW TV Sky Sports Day Pass Terms and Conditions To enter the competition, entrants needs to retweet the competition tweet, posted by FootballJOE and follow the FootballJOE Twitter account. The competition […]

7 years ago

“It could be 1-0 Man United and then we go penalties” Rio Ferdinand has predicted that Manchester United will make a stunning comeback against Barcelona as they head to the Nou Camp tonight in the second leg of their Champions League quarter-final tie. Although he admitted the club could struggle to contain Lionel Messi, the […]

7 years ago

Game of Thrones fans, ‘Do you know nothing’, or are you a Maester? We’re massive Jon Snow fans. In fact, we would definitely follow him into battle against the army of the dead and the Night King. Come on, he’s King in the North. THE KING IN THE NORTH! THE KING IN THE NORTH! Given […]

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Game of Thrones is upon up. Swords are upon us. Beards are upon us. So these old pics might surprise you… He might be a side-character when compared to some of the show’s big hitters like Jaime Lannister and Daenerys Targaryen, but it’s fair to say that Tormund has made a big impact on the fans since he […]

7 years ago

Desperate house-lives.

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“The context that he said it was satire against the people he was saying it about” Gerard Batten, the Ukip leader, has described a candidate’s rape tweet to MP Jess Phillips as “satire” during an appearance on BBC One’s The Andrew Marr Show on Sunday morning. Carl Benjamin, who was announced as an MEP candidate for Ukip […]

7 years ago

Smith played over 600 times for Liverpool Former Liverpool captain Tommy Smith has died, aged 74. Smith, who was famously known as ‘The Anfield Iron’ throughout his playing career due to his tough and uncompromising playing style, passed away on Friday. He had been suffering with dementia. Born in Liverpool, Smith spent 18 years of […]

7 years ago

Unmissable for Game of Thrones fans Friday night in, is it? No bother. Tonight’s Graham Norton Show will see you right. Kicking off at 11.15pm on BBC One, tonight’s offering is well worth a watch – particularly if, like us, you’re like a kid on Christmas morning about the return of Game of Thrones this […]

7 years ago

“Safety is always our first priority” A passenger flight from Copenhagen to Florence accidentally landed 65 miles away in Bologna, just a month after a BA flight from Germany flew to Edinburgh rather than Düsseldorf. The Independent reports that the Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) jet set off from the Danish capital, but after discovering they did not have the […]

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He also assisted Benfica’s only other goal 19-year-old Benfica forward Joao Felix had a night to remember for the Eagles on Thursday evening, bagging himself a hattrick and an assist in a 4-2 demolition of Bundesliga team Eintracht Frankfurt. The wonderkid has been something of a sensation in his first full season as part of […]

7 years ago

Just inject them into our veins Notorious German bargain purveyors Aldi have once again caved into this country’s relentless, insatiable demand for large quantities of Cypriot cheese and have brought back their incredibly popular halloumi fries. They started selling the golden, lightly-coated lumps of goodness almost a year ago, becoming the first supermarket in the UK […]

7 years ago

Ahead of this weekend’s cup fixtures, we’re back with our latest Group Bet selections after another disappointing midweek round

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What could be more useful than always having a seat? Lazy louts of the world rejoice, a new invention means you may never have to stand up again: introducing the bean bag onesie. It’s being sold on ThinkGeek, and the the fleece / bean bag is perfect for anybody who gives minimum fucks about style and […]

7 years ago

Barcelona 3 – Manchester United 1 Ahead of a mouthwatering quarter-final tie between Manchester United and Barcelona at Old Trafford tonight, we’re asking you to name the starting lineups from the time the two sides met in the Champions League final back in 2011. Pep Guardiola’s Barcelona were victorious on the night, washing away Sir […]

7 years ago

Timon and Pumbaa make an appearance at the end The Lion King‘s live-action remake will be in cinemas in just a hundred days and promises to be an even better spectacle than the 1994 animated film, at least judging by a brand new trailer that just dropped. As we have reported previously, The Lion King has an all-star […]

7 years ago

Avengers: Endgame is released very soon I probably don’t need to tell you that it’s not long until the release of the next chapter in the MCU: Avengers: Endgame. As the hype builds for its release, a number of teaser clips have been released for the feature and one in particular is having a chilling effect […]

7 years ago

Salah didn’t even get a booking for this Liverpool overcame reigning Portuguese champions Porto at Anfield on Tuesday night, securing a comfortable 2-0 victory thanks to first-half goals from Naby Keita and Roberto Firmino. But just like Tottenham Hotspur versus Manchester City, the other Champions League tie on the night, the encounter wasn’t without controversy […]

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Things don’t look good for the England captain Harry Kane hobbled off just before the hour mark with a very serious looking ankle injury during Tottenham Hotspur’s Champions League quarter-final against Manchester City in London. The England captain was on the receiving end of a nasty challenge from his international teammate Fabian Delph, who appeared […]

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If only they had some sort of, I don’t know, video reviewing system for incidents such as this The Champions League quarter-final match-up between Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester City sprung into life within the first 15 minutes after a controversial penalty was awarded to City because of a VAR review. After watching a video replay, […]

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The Portuguese international isn’t in the Manchester City squad for tonight’s game Manchester City playmaker Bernardo Silva was a shock omission from Pep Guardiola’s starting lineup when the two teams were announced for the English Champions League quarter-final clash at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium tonight. Silva has been in wonderful form this season, scoring six […]

7 years ago

Manchester United’s former boss and their current boss came together ahead of the club’s Champions League clash with Barcelona Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has revealed he received advice from Sir Alex Ferguson ahead of Manchester United’s Champions League quarter-final tie with Barcelona on Wednesday. The game follows Ole’s side making a Ferguson-esque comeback against PSG in the Champions […]

7 years ago

We failed pretty miserably last week, but this week’s Champions League quarter-final first legs give us the chance to bounce back

7 years ago

“Move along, junior” Conor McGregor has found himself at odds with WWE legend Chris Jericho after congratulating Becky Lynch on winning the Raw and Smackdown women’s titles in the Wrestlemania main event. Lynch beat former UFC star Ronda Rousey and Charlotte Flair, the daughter of wrestling legend Rick Flair, in the match, meaning she now holds […]

7 years ago

Big, big news Hopes that Rush Hour 4 will soon be made are burning a little brighter after Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker were pictured holding up four of their fingers in a recent photo. The two actors played the lead roles in all three of the previous films, none of which I have seen since childhood […]

7 years ago

The FA Cup Semi-Finals take place this weekend. And then there were four. The FA Cup semi-finals take place at Wembley this weekend with Manchester City taking on Brighton and then Wolves facing Watford. It’s the round nobody wants to lose in as you are so close to the final and over the years we […]

7 years ago

Sponsored by Unibet These are JOE’s 7 top Grand National picks The texts and tweets will start early. Every Grand National Saturday is the same: “Hi mate, any tips?” It is as close as we get to a race that stops a nation. It’s the biggest TV audience for ITV Racing and it’s by far […]

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Sponsored by Unibet It’s the Grand National this weekend, here’s your guide to all the festivities Aintree is all about the big one, the Grand National, four Mile and two furlongs with thirty of the world’s most unique fences to be jumped. Many jockeys and horses will be attempting history. Tiger Roll is the one […]

7 years ago

This would be typically unsubtle of the iconic DC villain For years, fans of the comic book villain Joker have looked for clues about the true identity of Batman’s arch nemesis, and the protagonist of the upcoming feature-length film has given us an intriguing new take on that. Previously given the name Jack Napier in […]

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Sponsored by Sky Bet So near, yet so far last week We came within one goal of securing four out of four in last’s week group bet, and we’re back this week ready to do it all over again, except of course with a 100 percent success rate this time. We’re looking across the whole […]

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This is the stuff of dreams Those folks at Aldi are at it again, we’re afraid, this time in the form of a pizza oven for that great summertime tradition: beers and a barbecue. Why limit yourself to hotdogs and burgers when you cook up a tomato and mozzarella storm with this bad boy? The […]

7 years ago

Brought to you by Jameson Irish Whiskey Yesterday, Jameson revealed an innovative new device that would spray glitter on any would-be whiskey thief who tried to tamper with their special new bottles. They called it Jameson Catchmates. Did you, however, notice what the date was yesterday? That’s right – it was 1st April. April Fool’s Day, the […]

7 years ago

Just in time for summer Remember how sick last summer was? I mean, you probably don’t given that our brave boys were out in Russia getting ever so close to making football come home – and you resultantly were out in the pub every night. But still, a great time. Well, what if I told you […]

7 years ago

Sponsored by Sky Bet We’ve got a good feeling about this week After a pretty routine international break, we are back with our next instalment of the JOE Weekly Group Bet, and we’re feeling positive. Having come agonisingly close in recent weeks, surely this will be our first victorious week. For Matchday 14, we are […]

7 years ago

“If you’re not proud to be here and we’re a stepping stone then sod off and play for someone else” With the Republic of Ireland set to kick-off the home campaign of their Euro 2020 qualifying campaign against Georgia, Irish news site RTÉ caught up with James McClean ahead of the fixture. A fiercely proud Irishman […]

7 years ago