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Re: All threads are temporary. This one's about soccer.

Posted: Tue Dec 17, 2019 4:05 pm
by degenerasian
Yeah unreal. It's really hard to fathom that at some place and time a group of people sat around a table and had some sort of agreed on thought process where they thought this would be a good idea and approved it?

Re: All threads are temporary. This one's about soccer.

Posted: Wed Dec 18, 2019 12:02 am
by Shirley
I too am frustrated at the inability of these people to know the difference between a monkey and a chimpanzee.

(and yeah, the obvious racist part is frustrating too)

Re: All threads are temporary. This one's about soccer.

Posted: Wed Dec 18, 2019 9:06 am
by Pruitt

Re: All threads are temporary. This one's about soccer.

Posted: Wed Dec 18, 2019 9:29 am
by wlu_lax6
Shirley wrote: Wed Dec 18, 2019 12:02 am I too am frustrated at the inability of these people to know the difference between a monkey and a chimpanzee.

(and yeah, the obvious racist part is frustrating too)
Guy who used to work for me was in a band called "Drunk Monkey". They made t-shirts with a fat orange Orangutan on them.

and yeah this is just crazy.

Re: All threads are temporary. This one's about soccer.

Posted: Tue Dec 24, 2019 2:02 pm
by Baloney

Re: All threads are temporary. This one's about soccer.

Posted: Sat Jan 04, 2020 5:12 am
by wlu_lax6
Zlatan bring Zlatan. Apparently he was asked at his press conference if now that he signed in Series A if be was ready to play against the best players in the world. His response was to ask if Messi had signed for a Series A team.

Re: All threads are temporary. This one's about soccer.

Posted: Mon Jan 06, 2020 2:29 pm
by Baloney
Someone doesn't like Zlatan

Zlatan Ibrahimovic statue sawn off at ankles and toppled in Malmo

https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/5099 ... pboR7t-GoE

Re: All threads are temporary. This one's about soccer.

Posted: Mon Jan 06, 2020 3:44 pm
by wlu_lax6
Baloney wrote: Mon Jan 06, 2020 2:29 pm Someone doesn't like Zlatan

Zlatan Ibrahimovic statue sawn off at ankles and toppled in Malmo

https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/5099 ... pboR7t-GoE
They have been vandalizing that since he bought into the team of their rivals.

Re: All threads are temporary. This one's about soccer.

Posted: Tue Jan 14, 2020 5:21 pm
by Baloney
Happy The Shrews won to set up a home game with Liverpool

Re: All threads are temporary. This one's about soccer.

Posted: Thu Jan 16, 2020 8:42 am
by Pruitt

Re: All threads are temporary. This one's about soccer.

Posted: Thu Jan 16, 2020 8:54 am
by govmentchedda
Charlton are such a, "where are they now" club for me. When I got back into soccer they were in the prem, in London, and had Darren Bent and Alan Pardew. I suppose teams like QPR and Palace took their mantle, in my mind, at least. (Fulham are an outlier for me). Looking forward to reading more about this.

Re: All threads are temporary. This one's about soccer.

Posted: Thu Jan 16, 2020 9:00 am
by Baloney
Charlton haven't been the same since Alan Curbishley left, Bournemouth will go the same way

Re: All threads are temporary. This one's about soccer.

Posted: Thu Jan 16, 2020 11:42 am
by Pruitt
govmentchedda wrote: Thu Jan 16, 2020 8:54 am Charlton are such a, "where are they now" club for me. When I got back into soccer they were in the prem, in London, and had Darren Bent and Alan Pardew. I suppose teams like QPR and Palace took their mantle, in my mind, at least. (Fulham are an outlier for me). Looking forward to reading more about this.
This thread fills in a lot of details...


Re: All threads are temporary. This one's about soccer.

Posted: Thu Jan 16, 2020 3:39 pm
by Baloney
Derby charged for breach of spending rules

https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/51142719

Re: All threads are temporary. This one's about soccer.

Posted: Sun Jan 19, 2020 10:10 am
by degenerasian
Haaland with a hat trick in 20 minutes in his debut. Gonna be worth eleventy billion by the time Dortmund sell him.

Re: All threads are temporary. This one's about soccer.

Posted: Sun Jan 19, 2020 12:36 pm
by HaulCitgo
Goodness. That's strong. Whatever they do to identify and create opportunities for young guys should be replicated in all sports everywhere.

Re: All threads are temporary. This one's about soccer.

Posted: Sun Jan 26, 2020 2:31 pm
by Baloney
Baloney wrote: Tue Jan 14, 2020 5:21 pm Happy The Shrews won to set up a home game with Liverpool
Great work by the Shrews

Re: All threads are temporary. This one's about soccer.

Posted: Tue Jan 28, 2020 11:25 am
by Baloney

Re: All threads are temporary. This one's about soccer.

Posted: Tue Jan 28, 2020 11:55 am
by Rex
Better than Jordan Pickford tbh

Re: All threads are temporary. This one's about soccer.

Posted: Wed Jan 29, 2020 4:35 pm
by mister d
DeBruyne's animated frustration with that Otamendi foul was very cathartic.

Re: All threads are temporary. This one's about soccer.

Posted: Wed Jan 29, 2020 5:01 pm
by mister d
I should put this on a t-shirt:


Re: All threads are temporary. This one's about soccer.

Posted: Thu Jan 30, 2020 1:11 am
by degenerasian
Got to applaud the effort.


Re: All threads are temporary. This one's about soccer.

Posted: Thu Jan 30, 2020 9:30 am
by Pruitt
degenerasian wrote: Thu Jan 30, 2020 1:11 am Got to applaud the effort.

And a great job by the ref.

Re: All threads are temporary. This one's about soccer.

Posted: Fri Jan 31, 2020 11:50 am
by The Sybian
Pruitt wrote: Thu Jan 30, 2020 9:30 am
degenerasian wrote: Thu Jan 30, 2020 1:11 am Got to applaud the effort.

And a great job by the ref.
Exact comment I was going to make.

Re: All threads are temporary. This one's about soccer.

Posted: Tue Feb 11, 2020 8:00 am
by wlu_lax6
wlu_lax6 wrote: Wed Nov 27, 2019 8:15 am Jurgen K is back.....Hertha Berlin interim manager.
And he has stepped down.
“As the head coach, I need the trust of the acting persons,” Klinsmann said. “Especially in a relegation battle, unity, team spirit, and focus on the basics are the most important elements. If they are not guaranteed, I cannot live up to my potential as a head coach and fulfill my responsibility.”
76 days, 3-3-4, 6 points above the relegation zone.

Re: All threads are temporary. This one's about soccer.

Posted: Thu Feb 13, 2020 2:59 pm
by wlu_lax6

Re: All threads are temporary. This one's about soccer.

Posted: Fri Feb 14, 2020 1:33 pm
by DaveInSeattle
This seems like a big deal...


Re: All threads are temporary. This one's about soccer.

Posted: Fri Feb 14, 2020 1:40 pm
by Giff
I've never regretted not following soccer more closely than I do now.

Re: All threads are temporary. This one's about soccer.

Posted: Fri Feb 14, 2020 1:40 pm
by Rex
Time to check out the race for fifth place!

Re: All threads are temporary. This one's about soccer.

Posted: Fri Feb 14, 2020 1:57 pm
by govmentchedda
Now that we've heard from Giff, has anyone checked on Mr. D?

Re: All threads are temporary. This one's about soccer.

Posted: Fri Feb 14, 2020 2:05 pm
by Rex
Lots of baseball folks who don't follow soccer laughing at MLB right now...wait until they find out what the offense was. It'll make their heads spin.

Re: All threads are temporary. This one's about soccer.

Posted: Fri Feb 14, 2020 2:07 pm
by mister d
govmentchedda wrote: Fri Feb 14, 2020 1:57 pm Now that we've heard from Giff, has anyone checked on Mr. D?
This is where I'm supposed to say that every team violates FFP and you're all haters and count the (domestic) rings, right? I assume they'll appeal it out.

Re: All threads are temporary. This one's about soccer.

Posted: Fri Feb 14, 2020 2:24 pm
by Baloney
Wonder if Pep has a break clause in his contract

Re: All threads are temporary. This one's about soccer.

Posted: Fri Feb 14, 2020 2:26 pm
by mister d
Klinsmann is free so they've got options if he does.

Re: All threads are temporary. This one's about soccer.

Posted: Fri Feb 14, 2020 2:38 pm
by DaveInSeattle
mister d wrote: Fri Feb 14, 2020 2:26 pm Klinsmann is free so they've got options if he does.
Big Sam is sitting by his phone, sipping a pint glass of Chardonnay.

Re: All threads are temporary. This one's about soccer.

Posted: Fri Feb 14, 2020 2:39 pm
by Giff
mister d wrote: Fri Feb 14, 2020 2:07 pm
govmentchedda wrote: Fri Feb 14, 2020 1:57 pm Now that we've heard from Giff, has anyone checked on Mr. D?
This is where I'm supposed to say that every team violates FFP and you're all haters and count the (domestic) rings, right? I assume they'll appeal it out.
Yes.

Re: All threads are temporary. This one's about soccer.

Posted: Fri Feb 14, 2020 2:45 pm
by Pruitt
How leaked emails and invoices led to Manchester City's ban from Europe
One of the emails, from City’s then chief financial officer, Jorge Chumillas, headed “Cashflow”, stated that Mansour’s own company vehicle, the Abu Dhabi United Group (ADUG), would be paying £57m as a “contribution to 13/14 sponsorship fee”, while only £8m was Etihad’s “direct contribution”.
Not just crooked, but arrogant as all hell. Which considering UEFA's usual toothlessness is understandable.
These public responses after the charges were laid were consistent with the second element exposed by the emails: how hostile and confrontational City had been to Uefa, and to FFP itself, throughout the process of compliance – at times distastefully so.
About time this happened. Want to bet that PSG fans won;t be sleeping well tonight?

Re: All threads are temporary. This one's about soccer.

Posted: Fri Feb 14, 2020 2:47 pm
by Giff
Pruitt wrote: Fri Feb 14, 2020 2:45 pm Want to bet that PSG fans won;t be sleeping well tonight?
Maybe they'll be like MLB and happy making one team the scapegoat for widespread cheating despite obvious evidence of others cheating as well? [insert shrug emoji]

Re: All threads are temporary. This one's about soccer.

Posted: Fri Feb 14, 2020 2:48 pm
by Pruitt
You sure you're not a Pats fan?

Re: All threads are temporary. This one's about soccer.

Posted: Fri Feb 14, 2020 3:03 pm
by Giff
LOL, I'm just playing my part in mister d's troll game. I would never ever let y'all know how much I really hate my hometown baseball team right now.