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    Match Thread: Hibernian v Villa

    in UECL-P: Hibernian a

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    Just now, sidcow said:

    Not sure how we're 3 up. Not even got the engine started yet, let alone get it into second gear. 

    Take it all day long but turn up like this against better teams and we'll struggle. 

    Agree, but I guess we’re playing the way we are because of the level of the oppositiin

    Jeremy Doku

    in Other Football

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    2 hours ago, duke313 said:

    I stopped reading there 🤣

    You really didn’t though did you 😂😂😂

    You may laugh…

    https://theathletic.com/2641458/2021/06/19/the-championship-has-more-players-at-the-euros-than-ligue-1-does-it-deserve-more-respect/?amp=1

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    So far at Euro 2020, players from Championship clubs have hit the back of the net twice — not a bad return as the group stage reaches its halfway point.

    A total of 31 players from England’s second tier are representing their countries at the tournament, which makes the Championship its sixth-best represented league. That is more than France’s Ligue 1 and the Eredivisie in the Netherlands.

     

    Jeremy Doku

    in Other Football

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    2 hours ago, duke313 said:

    You must have watched a lot of him to come to that conclusion? 

    He has a near identical goal + assist ratio per 90 as our boy Jack did at similar age in the Championship.

    Nope.  I don’t think I’ve seen him at all.

    Could be the next Maradona for all I know.

    You’re giving my post way too much credit by calling it a ‘conclusion’ .

    There have been many teenagers who have had plenty of goals and assists at a decent level of competition.

    Ryan Sessegnon scored about 15 and assisted another 6 as a 17yr old in the championship - which would be about the same level as Ligue 1.  Has kind of faded away since so goals and assists don’t mean a lot like you point out.

    All I’m saying is flicks and tricks don’t always tell you the whole picture.


    £55m is a big fee, but I’m guessing that if there’s a club that can gamble that, then it’s City.  £55m for us would have been far too much.

    Like I said, less a ‘conclusion’ and more of ‘I hope he turns out to be shit.’ for obvious reasons.

     

    Jeremy Doku

    in Other Football

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    2 hours ago, MotoMkali said:

    As a 19-21 year old with many sub apperances among them. And it's 10 goals, 7 assists (should be significantly more) in about 46 games worth of minutes. A goal or assist every in under every 3 games (and again should probably be closer to 1 in 2).

    You remember that guy called Malcolm?

     

    Chelsea

    in Other Football

    Posted · Edited by Thug

    Klopp making crazy offers for players knowing full well Chelsea will come in and out bid them.

     

    come on Klopp, you know u want Olsen. 😉

    Douglas Luiz

    in Villa Talk

    Posted

    2 minutes ago, duke313 said:

    I’m not. He might feel he needs to move to a “bigger club” to get called up.

    Lodi plays for Marseille

    Cunha for wolves.

     

    I don’t think ‘big club’ is an issue.

    Saudi Pro League

    in Other Football

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    5 minutes ago, Zatman said:

    Israel are in UEFA though mainly for political reasons while Saudi Arabia are in a different confederation

    Interesting if they would let an Israeli team in if they drew a Saudi team in a hypothetical Champions League

    Yes, I know.

    But why should political reasons be any different to how you feel about teams being allowed in?

    Political / financial .  Makes no difference to you or I.

    The precedence has been set.  You don’t need to be in Europe.

    As for your last point, Saudi don’t give two shits about the animosity.  As far as I’m aware they’re willing to bury the hatchet.  In fact they’ve started steps towards normalisation of relations.

    Those in charge are taking a very different direction these days.

     

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