EPL 2023/2024
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Slightly off topic but I'll whack it in here. Watched the Beckham doco on Netflix.
It's basically a 4 hours of PR for him and his family. And by fuck does it work. Really engrossing story of his life and the person he is. I was in the UK for his redemption story (not the kick) and the vitriol he got before it from many angles was insane.
Found myself laughing out loud a few times - Figo is brilliant & even Gary Neville was humorous. Beckham's interplay with his wife/kids was quite funny too - the bit about the Rolls going viral is all time classic. Interesting how all the Real Madrid guys came across - was surprised to hear how much they rallied around him. Always came across to me that he wasn't quite accepted.
Really worth a watch. Fascinating thing too is the Rebecca Loos part. Even though her name was never mentioned, he certainly didn't deny it and was careful with his words. It almost came across as a confession.
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https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/67179160
Wrexham in the top 3. How does promotion relegation work in league 2?
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@KiwiPie said in EPL 2023/2024:
@canefan You didn't mention it when we (Notts County) were top of the table! Top 3 plus one from the play-offs go up. Much easier to get promotion from L2 to L1 than from National League to L2.
16,000 at the game today - great to see.
To be fair I only saw the headline. Would be amazing if both of the promoted teams made a second jump together
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United are really really average. City not out of 2nd gear and it’s already 2-0.
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@sparky said in EPL 2023/2024:
The gap between Man City and Man Utd is an enormous chasm currently.
Mind you, Tottenham, Arsenal, Liverpool and Aston Villa are all challenging Man City in the league at least for the moment.
MU are currently a mid-table team. Anyone and everyone will think they have a chance. MC strolled to victory.
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@Billy-Tell I also don’t think Manchester United’s problems are easy to fix with one or two marquee signings. They’ve spent a fortune on a squad full of middle-of-road or past their prime players for whom mid-table is about right.
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@canefan said in EPL 2023/2024:
Would be amazing if both of the promoted teams made a second jump together
Most pundits pre-season picked both Notts County and Wrexham to go up this season - along with Stockport.
@mofitzy_ said in EPL 2023/2024:
England's real golden generation. Will make anything less than silverware even more painful.
BBC recently did a poll and gave their own opinion of what a blended team of the current squad and the Beckham era 'golden generation' would look like. It was a pretty even balance with 2004 6 vs today's 5.
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@sparky said in EPL 2023/2024:
@Billy-Tell I also don’t think Manchester United’s problems are easy to fix with one or two marquee signings. They’ve spent a fortune on a squad full of middle-of-road or past their prime players for whom mid-table is about right.
Their defensive backs are hopeless. The only player I reckon that is top notch is Bruno Fernandes. But you can’t be a one man team. Casemiro is decent too but didn’t play today.
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@sparky said in EPL 2023/2024:
Jude Bellingham has overhauled the great Zinedine Zidane’s record goal haul in a season for Real Madrid. It’s October and Jude Bellingham is 20 years old. Unreal talent.
Huh? what record goal haul in a season for Real Madrid did Zinedine Zidane even have?
