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« Reply #5265 on: Tuesday, April 20, 2021, 12:07:20 » |
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I wonder what *dons Richie Wellens voice* Pep Guwardeeyoewlohh thinks about it all?! Still amazes me how RW couldn't say his name right. Where the fuck did he get that "W" from?  because "u" before "a" in Spanish has a "waah" sound? |
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« Reply #5266 on: Tuesday, April 20, 2021, 12:21:53 » |
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Now being reported/rumoured that at least 1 of the PL six are trying to wriggle out of it after the backlash, what the fuck did they expect?
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« Reply #5267 on: Tuesday, April 20, 2021, 12:41:19 » |
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Which would likely be Man City - their owners are the least likely to be in it for the cash, more trying to make a good name for a Country, which may also account for PSG's reluctance. Not sure we should let any of them skulk away from this, colours have been nailed to a mast, fuck off and get on with it.
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« Reply #5268 on: Tuesday, April 20, 2021, 12:50:21 » |
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Which would likely be Man City - their owners are the least likely to be in it for the cash, more trying to make a good name for a Country, which may also account for PSG's reluctance. Not sure we should let any of them skulk away from this, colours have been nailed to a mast, fuck off and get on with it.
PSG's reluctance is apparently down to the strong relationship between their owners and the Chair of UEFA. |
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« Reply #5269 on: Tuesday, April 20, 2021, 12:55:04 » |
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PSG's reluctance is apparently down to the strong relationship between their owners and the Chair of UEFA.
Probably also too soon - they don't want to anything to jeopardise Qatar 2022. Two weeks later I'd imagine PSG would be much more interested. |
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« Reply #5270 on: Tuesday, April 20, 2021, 13:01:57 » |
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Which would likely be Man City - their owners are the least likely to be in it for the cash, more trying to make a good name for a Country, which may also account for PSG's reluctance. Not sure we should let any of them skulk away from this, colours have been nailed to a mast, fuck off and get on with it.
Guardiola is being quoted as saying something along the lines of if it doesn't matter if you lose, it's not sport which supports that. |
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« Reply #5271 on: Tuesday, April 20, 2021, 13:11:55 » |
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PSG's reluctance is apparently down to the strong relationship between their owners and the Chair of UEFA.
It may also be related to the strong relationship between their owners and the owners of BEIN Sports (they're the same people) who have invested heavily in the Champions League apparently. How long they'd need to unwind that to jump ship to a new Franchise League isn't clear from the bits I've heard/read. |
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« Reply #5272 on: Tuesday, April 20, 2021, 13:23:07 » |
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On top of horlock's earlier post, several papers/journos reporting that *both* Man City and Chelsea already getting cold feet. This is also worth a read from Nick Harris of sporting intel on why the Franchise League isn't just a sporting travesty but also economically illiterate https://twitter.com/sportingintel/status/1384436044683173889 |
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« Reply #5273 on: Tuesday, April 20, 2021, 13:23:59 » |
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Fans of the "greedy six" moaning about money killing the game
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« Reply #5274 on: Tuesday, April 20, 2021, 13:28:43 » |
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On top of horlock's earlier post, several papers/journos reporting that *both* Man City and Chelsea already getting cold feet. This is also worth a read from Nick Harris of sporting intel on why the Franchise League isn't just a sporting travesty but also economically illiterate https://twitter.com/sportingintel/status/1384436044683173889I did wonder about this idea that JPM were just bunging a few billion in with no return expected! Thats thread is great albeit Mr Harris could do with learning how to write a thread on twitter! |
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« Reply #5275 on: Tuesday, April 20, 2021, 13:31:03 » |
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Fans of the "greedy six" moaning about money killing the game
Where were they in 91? |
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« Reply #5276 on: Tuesday, April 20, 2021, 13:34:11 » |
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Guardiola is being quoted as saying something along the lines of if it doesn't matter if you lose, it's not sport which supports that.
Clip here if you want to watch it https://twitter.com/SkySportsNews/status/1384488137867595776 |
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« Reply #5277 on: Tuesday, April 20, 2021, 13:48:12 » |
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Where were they in 91?
Spot on. |
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« Reply #5278 on: Tuesday, April 20, 2021, 13:48:56 » |
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Where were they in 91?
Enjoying being part of the gravy train, football created a bidding war then is stunned when someone offers more for the product. Shameful and hilarious at the same time. |
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« Reply #5279 on: Tuesday, April 20, 2021, 13:51:20 » |
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Where were they in 91?
Exactly. Welcome to our world, thirty years late. |
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