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« Reply #5205 on: Monday, April 19, 2021, 08:34:24 » |
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So this will work like the EUFA Nations League as in it's an additional competiton rather than a breakaway league? The clubs will still participate in their domestic leagues but are adding more fixtures to their already busy season. Ridiculous idea fuelled by greed.
TBF that is also what the proposed "reforms" to the Champions League do - add extra matches that no-one wants and provide a coefficient safety net for "big" clubs that don't qualify by right. It's not the guaranteed no relegation of the Super League but it's getting closer. I do wonder if the Super League stuff is driven as much to make the Champions League "reforms" look more palatable by contrast as a genuine effort. It's been done before.
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« Reply #5206 on: Monday, April 19, 2021, 08:57:04 » |
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'Super' League. ![Roll Eyes](//thetownend.com/Smileys/tefsmile/rolleyes.gif) As if they couldn't make football any worse than it already is.
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we've been to Aberdeen, we hate the Hibs, they make us spew up, so make some noise, the gorgie boys, for Hearts in Europe.
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« Reply #5207 on: Monday, April 19, 2021, 08:58:42 » |
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'Super' League. ![Roll Eyes](//thetownend.com/Smileys/tefsmile/rolleyes.gif) As if they couldn't make football any worse than it already is. Ah, they can always make things worse. You can rely on that
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« Reply #5208 on: Monday, April 19, 2021, 09:06:42 » |
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Ah, they can always make things worse. You can rely on that
I have totally given up any interest in it to be honest, barely watch anything on the TV anymore, don't look at results, or tables. STFC is literally the only football I am interested in, and that's seriously trying the patience, although there is a lot going on at the moment and surely good times are ahead!! ![Doh](//thetownend.com/Smileys/tefsmile/doh.gif) Actually that's kind of lie. I usually chuck a couple of 50p accumulators on over the weekends, but they are mainly from random leagues around Europe!
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we've been to Aberdeen, we hate the Hibs, they make us spew up, so make some noise, the gorgie boys, for Hearts in Europe.
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« Reply #5209 on: Monday, April 19, 2021, 09:16:48 » |
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« Reply #5210 on: Monday, April 19, 2021, 09:20:11 » |
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Does this super league mean we’ll stay up???
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« Reply #5211 on: Monday, April 19, 2021, 09:27:46 » |
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Does this super league mean we’ll stay up???
Nothing is that super
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« Reply #5212 on: Monday, April 19, 2021, 09:34:01 » |
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Out of interest, why the qualification? He's one of the best sports news reporters we have.
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« Reply #5213 on: Monday, April 19, 2021, 09:45:38 » |
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So Mourinho gets the boot for allegedly refusing to take the players out for training over this.
In the last 24 hours football has sunk 15 pints and taken a bag or 2
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« Reply #5214 on: Monday, April 19, 2021, 09:51:50 » |
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Out of interest, why the qualification? He's one of the best sports news reporters we have.
Because he has some thing of being a bit of an arsehole to work with, at least in cycling news circles, basically not allowing anyone but him 'break/front' juicy stories after others have done all the leg work..
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« Reply #5215 on: Monday, April 19, 2021, 09:52:39 » |
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Because he has some thing of being a bit of an arsehole to work with, at least in cycling news circles.
you mean he's a bit of a helmet?
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« Reply #5216 on: Monday, April 19, 2021, 09:54:54 » |
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Good to see that some clubs are still acting with dignity in this current kerfuffle. ![](https://i.imgur.com/0hmSwnW.png)
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« Reply #5217 on: Monday, April 19, 2021, 10:07:17 » |
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Nothing is that super
This made me soapy tit wank properly.
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Only a fool does not know when to hold his tongue.
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« Reply #5218 on: Monday, April 19, 2021, 10:16:14 » |
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Because he has some thing of being a bit of an arsehole to work with, at least in cycling news circles, basically not allowing anyone but him 'break/front' juicy stories after others have done all the leg work..
Interesting. I think most "high profile" journos are like that, from experience.
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« Reply #5219 on: Monday, April 19, 2021, 10:22:04 » |
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Interesting.
I think most "high profile" journos are like that, from experience.
I imagine they are, much as with any profession. Its all anecdotal TBH, in cycling its more to do with the BBC actually having some pretty good cycling journo's but whenever a 'big' story drops it has his byline on it.
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