EPL 2021 / 2022
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@cyclops said in EPL 2021 / 2022:
Feels weird to see Messi in another shirt. But I wonder if this might revitalise Barca a bit. Theye still got plenty of talent and maybe this will help them bring them through.
PSG fans on the other hand must be thinking this is the year. For them. Be interesting to see how they fit in their superstars.
Definitely agree about Barca. They must have a big crop of youngsters waiting for their chance
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@bovidae said in EPL 2021 / 2022:
Cool video. Apparently Neymar has offered Messi the no.10 shirt.
Funny how Neymar left Barca so he could move out from Messi's shadow and be the man elsewhere. Now he finds out its pretty difficult, and he welcomes 'the man' to his new team. PSG are starting to look a bit like one of those Galacticos Real Madrid teams from a few years back
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@bovidae said in EPL 2021 / 2022:
@canefan And Pochettino goes from a club whose owner never spent money to one where the owners can't spend enough.
Yeah. He must be like a pig in fat now. Different problems managing egos for a control freak high intensity coach like him. Now he just needs to sit back and let them run around a bit....
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@dogmeat said in EPL 2021 / 2022:
Does FFP not apply in France?
FFP is a sham. It is my understanding that the regulations that caused Messi to have to leave Barca are specific to La Liga. In addition, if they hadn't let his contract run out he could have had his deal extended and not be constrained by those regulations. In the UK Chelsea football club owe Abramovich hundreds of millions of pounds in loans that will never be paid back. And Citeh should be banned from the UCL because they are clearly running a rort with their sponsorship deals. And yet they slipped out of having to face sanctions too
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@canefan Meanwhile Fulham still can't do much in the transfer market because they overspent three years ago in attempt ensure survival in the PL.
It does seem that FFP rules are only enforced against the smaller clubs.
There was a really interesting episode of a Fulham podcast a few weeks back on FFP and club finances in general. The conclusion is Fulham pretty much have to go back up this season or we are deep in the doggy do
Guardiola coming out and saying Citeh can only afford Grealish and Kane? because they sell Academy players is such a crock.
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@dogmeat said in EPL 2021 / 2022:
@canefan Meanwhile Fulham still can't do much in the transfer market because they overspent three years ago in attempt ensure survival in the PL.
It does seem that FFP rules are only enforced against the smaller clubs.
There was a really interesting episode of a Fulham podcast a few weeks back on FFP and club finances in general. The conclusion is Fulham pretty much have to go back up this season or we are deep in the doggy do
Guardiola coming out and saying Citeh can only afford Grealish and Kane? because they sell Academy players is such a crock.
I read somewhere that FFP was designed to rein in the big clubs, but in fact it just cemented their dominance because they can hide it better. Smaller clubs struggle to keep up, and may face a day of reckoning as Leeds did all those years ago.
This was a few seasons ago, and I am sure it is worse now
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I know I’ve gone on a bit before and almost no one will care….but
Tonight (sat uk time) Wimbledon will play its first “home” game in front of fans for 30years, after ground sharing with palace for a decade, then reforming at the bottom and playing on Sunday league grounds and then kingsmeadow (Kingston) for another 17 odd years…first game in Wimbledon in front of fans
It’s huge
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@kiwiwomble said in EPL 2021 / 2022:
I know I’ve gone on a bit before and almost no one will care….but
Tonight (sat uk time) Wimbledon will play its first “home” game in front of fans for 30years, after ground sharing with palace for a decade, then reforming at the bottom and playing on Sunday league grounds and then kingsmeadow (Kingston) for another 17 odd years…first game in Wimbledon in front of fans
It’s huge
https://fb.watch/7prsJqxVZv/
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god i wish i knew how to share a facebook video
If anyone does watch, the keeper (second one out) is Nik nik tzanev, I sponsor his gloves
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@dogmeat said in EPL 2021 / 2022:
hmm who would've thought
Harry Kane's price just went up I reckon.
I watched it from about 30 minutes in. Spurs played it very smart, defended deep as you have to do against City but didn't let them pass without pressure and kept on breaking up attacks. When they did break, the front 4 all got forward fast and were dangerous.
City looked hopelessly short of ideas until Kev de B came on and couldn't get a shot on target when they did get a chance. At least with Kane in the team, throwing a ball across hopefully might have had some reward.
For Spurs, Lucas Moura was very good and the 2 midfielders playing deeper (Skipp and Hojberg) did their job very well.
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@Kiwiwomble I see your lot are going out in the 3rd round of the Mickey Mouse cup!
I can only laugh at this as this cup is the only thing we look as though we can win. Getting absolutely humped in the PL and it looks to continue this weekend when we play City
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@hooroo you're a gunner? good pick up getting ramsdale, was only with us for half a season but will go down as a club legend, top bloke and was playing well below his level with us
there will be people writing songs for him right now
not worried about it, its the first time we've got past the first round in years so to make the 3rd and to play a big "localish" club is a win
you can expect a decent crowd from us i would say
