EPL 2024/2025
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@Higgins said in EPL 2024/2025:
@bayimports There is something not quite right about bringing in a goalkeeper on loan when they have Alex Paulsen, one of their own contracted keepers, out on loan at Auckland FC.
It's looking more and more like a scam to take one of the Nix's best players and move him to Auckland
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@Higgins said in EPL 2024/2025:
@bayimports There is something not quite right about bringing in a goalkeeper on loan when they have Alex Paulsen, one of their own contracted keepers, out on loan at Auckland FC.
Paulsen was never a chance at keeper 1 or 2 this year, longer term possibly. EPL, La Liga and Champions League experience is considered a little higher.. Who would have thought a business would ever consider that?
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The new champions league model strikes me as a load of crap. Not at all interested. Will watch once we are down to a small number of teams in knockout stages. Think this will not prove popular but we see.
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@Billy-Tell said in EPL 2024/2025:
The new champions league model strikes me as a load of crap. Not at all interested. Will watch once we are down to a small number of teams in knockout stages. Think this will not prove popular but we see.
I'll give it a chance but it looks like just an excuse to shoehorn more games in. 8 group games instead of 6 and then the climax to the group is at the end of January so weather could be a factor. Then another 2 extra games if you finish in positions 9-24 just to get to a last 16. At least the 8 groups of 4 led to a little drama for qualification.
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@sparky said in EPL 2024/2025:
Federico Chiesa is joining Liverpool from Juventus.
Thought he was gonna be one of the best players in the world when I first saw him play for Fiorentina. Now he's just always injured.
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@Billy-Tell The main arguments for the change seem to be more games between big teams from the start and more teams involved.
The down side is that the new format is confusing and there will be lots of games between teams well down the league.
I suspect we will see a version of the old format restored in a year or two.
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@KiwiPie said in EPL 2024/2025:
Slovan Bratislava have already played 8 games to get into the draw beginning on 9 July which was before the Euros had even finished.
Every team plays against 2 random teams from each of the 4 pots and we get one massive league table at the end of it.
I attended one of those Slovan Bratislava games too.
Not used to Villa being here. Hope we get drawn with Real Madrid and Bayern Munich.
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Classy from Mr Klopp
‘The most inspiring story I’ve ever heard’: Klopp cheers on friend Czyz at Paralympics
Wojtek Czyz was soundly beaten in the SL3 badminton but Jürgen Klopp, his long-time friend, was on hand to offer support
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at the risk of being 'that guy' I am so done with football at the 'top level'. The CL draw is a joke, the League cup fixing it for the big boys, the FA Cup removing replays, the financial situation of the likes of City and Chelsea not being punished, whilst others are pinned to the wall, the constant Sky Sports et al lauding of what is actually pretty dull football with pretty dull outcomes, the prioritisation of overseas TV fans over local match attending fans, the fact that most of the big stadiums are full of tourists and have lost all atmosphere and the sheer dominance of coverage of the biggest teams over every other sport and story has meant i just can't be arsed. I feel like I'm watching a different game to everyone else.
The PL can fuck off, the European elite clubs can fuck off. I'm done. If it wasn't for rugby i'd be cancelling my Sky Sports and TNT contracts.
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Curious how much of Stirling's salary Arsenal will cover, it sounds like that was where most of the negotiation was. Could be yet another savvy move by arsenal, who are really starting to look like a competent organisation again. On the other hand, one of the other new signings (Merino) is injured already so some things stay the same.
Man U loan out Sancho again, this time to Chelsea with a sale clause so that disaster is over.
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@Dodge said in EPL 2024/2025:
at the risk of being 'that guy' I am so done with football at the 'top level'. The CL draw is a joke, the League cup fixing it for the big boys, the FA Cup removing replays, the financial situation of the likes of City and Chelsea not being punished, whilst others are pinned to the wall, the constant Sky Sports et al lauding of what is actually pretty dull football with pretty dull outcomes, the prioritisation of overseas TV fans over local match attending fans, the fact that most of the big stadiums are full of tourists and have lost all atmosphere and the sheer dominance of coverage of the biggest teams over every other sport and story has meant i just can't be arsed. I feel like I'm watching a different game to everyone else.
The PL can fuck off, the European elite clubs can fuck off. I'm done. If it wasn't for rugby i'd be cancelling my Sky Sports and TNT contracts.
Just watch the lower leagues mate or even go abroad fir some games, good fun watching games there.
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Great result for the cherries 🍒, 3 goals in 9 mins, should never have been allowed to get back into this match, but didn’t give up.
After 2 dubious hand ball decisions in 2 matches, the result comes. -
It’s early days but I reckon Everton might risk the drop this season.
Haaland is deadly with a chance. Just lethal. A real striker.
