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11 minutes ago, ender4 said:

Probably Saudi Arabia if you could track the money back. 

Also it’s not free forever, just for the first year or so until everyone gets used to it and loves it.

So what they're saying is, the Super League will have worse teams than the current Champions League.. and you'd have to pay for it? Yeah, not gonna work.

It's supposedly going to earn clubs a lot of money. The PL is currently the most lucrative, almost entirely because of TV money. If the Super League is going to be free on tv... where does the money come from, exactly?

I hope UEFA keep both eyes on Barca's accounts and look for any and every way to punish them in regards to their financial struggles.

Having a party when Barca die.

2 hours ago, JAMAICAN-VILLAN said:

What's his actual " track record " ?

Rebranding a fairly historic NBA team, and making them one of the better commercial teams in the league. Despite it being near the bottom of the league in revenue, with a very ugly look when he took over. It also happens to be a team from one of the bigger cities.

Almost as if there's a few similarities there.

I've seen a few people on twiter say that he doesn't understand football. He's not the **** manager.

Yeah, with hindsight I kinda wish it happened rather than being against it. 

The PL generally isn't that fun in terms of competitiveness and I think it'd create a perfect opportunity to **** of these teams, add a salary cap to the league and make it actually fun. Yeah, top players would leave, but does it matter? We've basically never really had top players and it hasn't stopped us watchin.

Think we'll have to agree to disagree, no point going around in circles.

14 hours ago, Designer1 said:

Also, for me personally:

T1 > T2

Alien > Aliens (both superb though)

Blade > Blade 2

Die Hard 3 > Die Hard 2

 

Agree with all of this.

I just don't see him leaving.

There's genuinely nowhere else in World football where he can has what he has at Villa. The club is built around him, he's been given the keys and the owners clearly love and trust the guy.

Most 'bigger' clubs, the owners run the club and you have to make do with what you've got. Here, he can do things his own way, with decent finances. It's a really perfect match for everyone involved.

Thought this was surprising/interesting. Considering the consensus that th Giants need to walk away from Jones and Lawrence is the future.

On 17/12/2023 at 23:36, ender4 said:

Are there actually any better goalkeepers in the Premier League over the last 15 months?

And before someone says Ederson and Allison, they have better defences in front of them so do they have to make so many difficult saves every match as much as Martinez.

I think there's more of an argument that Ederson isn't in the top 10 than there is that he's better than Emi.

Mental strength is a big part of it and Arteta just doesn't have it. I think Liverpool win the title this season and believe that come the end of the season, we'll be talking about how the Spurs VAR nonsense robbed them of an undefeated season.

(Queue Liverpool losing this weekend).

1 minute ago, Stevo985 said:

I mean I couldn't disagree more to be honest. Grealish and Foden have both started on the left for England before with great success. They don't regularly start for their club but it's man city.

Rashford has also been excellent before, although his current form is admittedly alarming.

As much as I hate Gordon, he's been fantastic this season. Bowen is in unbelievable form.  They've both been better than Saka this season so it's a bit weird not to count them in the conversation.

 

 

Excluding the defence we have easily the best squad we've ever had. Honestly, I don't think it's even close. And that squad includes probably the best CM in the world at the moment, probably the best CF in the world at the moment and one of the best DMs in the world at the moment. 

Defensively it's not as good as the golden generation, for example, but there's still talent there. It's not as bad as you're making out.
Picking our best goalkeeper and defenders would be a big step in the right direction for a new manager for a start

I think our best players (Bellingham, Rice, Kane, possibly Stones) are among the best, if not the best, in their position. Everywhere else they're not even close. I even include Kyle Walker as an almost cert on the team sheet, and it's clear he's a bit past it. As for Luke Shaw, he's probably my shout for most overrated player in World football. 

I think Saka is a difference maker that you need at the highest level. At the World Cup he had France on toast. Anthony Gordon can't beat a player to save his life, and I don't think we're going to be the 'chuck the ball in to the box at every opportunity' side that Newcastle are.

On 18/12/2023 at 23:09, villan95 said:

No idea why managers keep taking the Stoke job.. well except the money of course 

Didn't realise just how rich their owners were.

7 minutes ago, Stevo985 said:

Who out of Grealish, Foden, Sterling, Saka, Rashford, Gordon and Bowen are you counting as our one wide player?

Saka.

Sterling is out of the thinking though his England record is decent and he's having a good season, the others have either never done anything for England or can't get in their club team.

Grealish, Rashford or Gordon starting on the left for England is a scary thought.

1 hour ago, Stevo985 said:

Very similar ceilings. Smith would have been a crap appointment for them to be honest.

I think Cooper is much better personally. 

I don't think it is the badge. It will just be part of the 150th branding. The colours are perfect and we should be using those exact shades going forward.

17 hours ago, rodders0223 said:

Why do people always suggest managers that could get PL gigs in this type of conversation?

The England job isn't going to improve your CV, it is part time, it's not even seen as an honour anymore and whilst it's well paid for a part time gig it's not what it once was for any aspiring young manager

it's also a job that you can basically only fail at. Even if you win a tournament you will 100% have "Well with that squad he should've won more". You have to be a nutter to consider the job IMO.

15 hours ago, TheMelvillan said:

The Dalot one infuriated me. He had every right to be annoyed at the decision (it was wrong) and the second one wasnt even directed at an official as far as I remember. Hope we dont get to the stage where we take all emotion out the game

Yeah, it's one of the worst pieces of officiating I've ever seen.

It's one thing to get a fairly straightforward decision wrong, but to book him twice for the same incident when one of them wasn't even directed at the ref is insane. But again, absolutely no accountability.

It's a shame to see a manager do so well at a club and ultimately become a victim of their own success. Forest will be fine this year, but sacking a fan favourite manager when they're more or less par for the course can create a bit of toxicity which can see things get worse. The top end of the Championship looks to have a decent bit of quality, so the bottom end of the PL will certainly be better next season and Forest need to be careful.

Just now, Delphinho123 said:

I swear Palace always do well against City. 

Definitely not too bad.

Their "crisis" is a bit like Man Uniteds. More or less a perfectly normal season, but disappointing in Europe.

4 minutes ago, Demitri_C said:

Miley looks a player

Won't be allowed to develop I don't think. Won't get a look in when they're healthy and can spend.

1 minute ago, Kuwabatake Sanjuro said:

Apparently the St James park atmosphere is dead today, if Fulham hold on with 10 men then their bubble really can be burst.

I doubt it happens. The ref has all but scored a goal for Newcastle today.