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Marka Ragnos

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  1. Marka Ragnos
    Some of the "corruption" seems to be in plain view.
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    Football conspiracy agnosticism?
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    Some Monday morning comedy ...
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    So I don't mind starting: I believe match officials in the UK strive to keep the game fair. I don't think -- apart from the rarest cases - anyone pays anyone off to win games, etc. or that certain clubs suborn match officials to make things go their way. I do think that referees are human beings, and they get intimidated by the big clubs. Cowardice and incompetence can look like corruption.
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    I've been a little struck sometimes at how fluently some people on VT sometimes refer to what seem to me fairly far-fetched beliefs about "shady dealings" in football. I don't want to sound judgy or harsh because it genuinely surprises me. I've seen people post about refs taking payments or certain clubs getting favoured status as glibly as if talking about tomorrow's weather. Maybe sometimes people are joking, but clearly, sometimes, they're not. They believe this stuff. And who am I to judge? Another is the idea that match officials have formed a wide, Premier League-wide conspiracy to favour certain clubs. I absolutely don't believe that, personally, and it truly surprises me that anyone would, but again, wow. This is remarkable. I also think people develop these conspiracy theories based on some grains of truth -- and at the very least, there is mistrust about the game and its integrity. I thought it would be nice to have a place to talk about and debate and wonder at and poke around the edge of current conspiracy theories specific to football in a safe, non-judgmental forum. Perhaps such discussion would help shed light on the facts, or separate fact from fiction, enumerate current conspiracy theories, and lay out the history of such thinking.
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    Furore is growing. Won't help Forest now, esp. if they get relegated. Nuno doesn't strike me as a particularly reckless accuser, either.
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    Nope.
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    Even if it doesn't rise to the level of criminal conduct, it seems obviously against the laws of the game, which naturally have a lower standard. The force was not "negligible," no way.
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    Are there retroactive bans? This is a punch VAR team missed.
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    If Forest go down, I wonder if Morgan Gibbs-White would be stuck? His contract is still pretty new.
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    Dogso
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    If Forest do go down, I hope there’s a fire sale. So many excellent players — I’d love to see how Unai could shape some of them.
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    I'm not sure the concept of "resting players" is even an accurate description for what happened with Villa this week. Where does that even come from? We never "rested" Ollie. He was injured. He was recovering. McGinn was suspended. Martinez was sick -- and maybe still a little weak today. That's not R&R. That's necessary recovery for players who are desperately important.
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    If ... if ... IF ... we end up fifth, it's gigantic. I would be happy, whether it's a CL spot or not. It's progress. The two places separating 5th versus 7th (ie, last year) aren't the same dimensions as the two places between, say, 11th and 13th or even 9th and 11th. The closer we get to the top, the bigger each place becomes.
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    I agree. But what other choice have we, really? Some kind of mentality thing, that. Reminds me of Luton a bit this year -- and Luton have more of an excuse than we do. This have got so close to sewing up games then utterly blown it several times. At least Unai has a very isolated moment to study this weekend. The horror show took only nine minutes. What happened in those nine minutes should be pretty easy to work out, one would think. Seems like we need a proper right back. For all the shit Cash catches, missing Cash hurts us badly. He has saved us many times.
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    Very, very disappointing, but not the end of the world. It's been a while, but I don't think I've seen more over the top fan reactions in my 11 years on Villa Talk. Yes, we were absurdly stupid for just under 10 minutes, but shame will get our players nowhere fast. We learn from it, and we go on. I can't believe some of the psychotic shit on the match thread today. Truly felt embarrassed for people. Jesus. It's football.
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    I still think we’ll win this. It’s looking bleak, but I think we’re going to spring back.
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    I literally blink and our dreams are crushed. TF!
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    Don’t forget. We’re “having a wobble” after an “incredible” season as we prepare to genuflect and Spurs pass us by.
  20. Marka Ragnos
    Just need to keep chopping away at the bus then set it afire and watch it burn.
  21. Marka Ragnos
    Same if I take a few days off exercising. Hard to get going again.
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    This is incredible stuff. Thank you, seriously. It's fascinating. Sounds like we're up against a dangerous and very implacable opponent. (But I am also trying to work out how someone could know so much about French football, live in Ireland, be Villa, and ... have a Cleveland Browns avatar? )
  23. Marka Ragnos
    Is there something about boogie woogie piano that grates with intelligent football supporters from the Midlands?
  24. Marka Ragnos
    What is about Jools Holland that rubs so many of you the wrong way? It's funny to me. Can't imagine giving a shit either way, but it's interesting to me -- some aspect of music culture I just totally don't get. Was he sort of overexposed in the UK?
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    Old close friends of mine ... They started the band as a kind of joke "goth" sort of Love & Rockets act, tbh, but have turned out to enjoy themselves.
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