AxB Posted February 16, 2020 Share Posted February 16, 2020 Also, they're the first team to ever secure Champion's League Qualification as early as February. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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StretchMediatedHypertrophy Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 The weird thing is Liverpool haven't really delivered the beatings, Man City had a much better goal difference this time last season. Liverpool's has improved only marginally. The two year ban, assuming it does go ahead, definitely shakes things up, but first and foremost gives Liverpool an opportunity to dominate for a few years. Hard to imagine Chelsea, or anyone else, buying their way into contention now - it's too risky. Leicester might be fancying themselves though. And you can redouble the amount of shit the Liverpool faithful are going to give City fans in April....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AxB Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 And United fans. Because in their latest act of goalpost moving, they've said that in order to be equal to the top, top side Man U were under Fergie, you have to win the League three times in a row. But now, if City are having a talent exodus for two years, suddenly Liverpool have significantly less competition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiji Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 Some journos are pushing this as the start of the super league. I don't think supporters will get behind that idea and would revolt. This should've happened in the '90s but better late than never. Next up PSG and Barcelona. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 On 2/14/2020 at 10:08 PM, odessasteps said: Supposedly, he was singing along to a rap song in the locker room , which included the N word. And he's gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted February 18, 2020 Author Share Posted February 18, 2020 West Ham United owners stupidity strikes again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Death From Above Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 5 hours ago, Oyaji said: Some journos are pushing this as the start of the super league. I don't think supporters will get behind that idea and would revolt. This should've happened in the '90s but better late than never. Next up PSG and Barcelona. I remember when I first bought a FIFA game on N64 in the lead up to the 1998 world cup. The game had a theoretical Super League that the top teams had already been proposing for a few years, and here we are, it's still just an idea. I don't know that it will ever really happen, because then it means someone has to finish last and then the shine comes off the idea real fast. Champions League is already big enough as is. And if people think the schedule is too congested now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 I brought that up the other day. How will traditional powers (& their fans) feel about finishing at the bottom of the table? From afar, Its how I imagine Italian rugby fans feel watching the six nations. Are they ever not last? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dewar Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 30 minutes ago, Death From Above said: I remember when I first bought a FIFA game on N64 in the lead up to the 1998 world cup. The game had a theoretical Super League that the top teams had already been proposing for a few years, and here we are, it's still just an idea. I don't know that it will ever really happen, because then it means someone has to finish last and then the shine comes off the idea real fast. Champions League is already big enough as is. And if people think the schedule is too congested now... I always assumed if they went to a Super League format, they are no longer playing in their own country's league or cups, and the Champions League/Europa League. So they could conceivably only play 38 matches a year if they went to a 20 team Super League, and less games if they had less teams. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 One theory I heard was that if City was out of the CL, it could to them doing a Harlem Globetrotters style world tour and playing high price friendlies, which could actually make them more money than being in the competition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiji Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 That's exactly what they're going to do for now, long term this could be a serious push towards a super league. Fuck anybody that isn't an old school die hard City fan going to those matches. Circumventing pricks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 The myth of Haaland keeps growing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiji Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 (edited) That was such a no brainer transfer but I am thinking he and his father felt it best to go somewhere he can get minutes, slightly out of the spotlight, and it wouldn't be a big cultural shift. He also finds the media tiresome, so going to England or Spain would suck. Dortmund was perfect for him as he is perfect for Dortmund. Atletico/Liverpool went about as expected. Salah had two good chances and squandered them both. Hard to generate clear cut opportunities against such a side protecting the lead. These next three weeks will feel like an eternity. Edited February 18, 2020 by Oyaji Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Monday Morning Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 Depending on how pragmatic he is his old man probably wants him nowhere near Man Utd either. Bad blood, and all that. PSG's gameplan still appears to be "give it to the famous boys and let them do something". Whether or not they can ever be corralled into an actual team remains to be seen, would be an absurd waste of talent if not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 I’d think moving up a level instead of going right to the top will only get him a bigger payday when he next moves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiji Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 Who thinks going from Manuel Pellegrini to David Moyes in 2020 is an upgrade? West Ham look like a relegation side and they deserve every bit of it. I hate not having them in the top division but fuck that shit. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 Energy Drinks for everyone tonight. Also, way to go Atalanta. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted February 20, 2020 Author Share Posted February 20, 2020 9 hours ago, Oyaji said: Who thinks going from Manuel Pellegrini to David Moyes in 2020 is an upgrade? West Ham look like a relegation side and they deserve every bit of it. I hate not having them in the top division but fuck that shit. I'm wanting West Ham United to go down as well pretty much because of the owners. Bonus: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Robert S Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 On 2/18/2020 at 11:12 PM, odessasteps said: The myth of Haaland keeps growing. When I saw a bit of him in the Austrian Bundesliga in fall I was just amazed. That speed combined with the way he can control and cover the ball is just astonishing. I heard he did a 60 meter sprint against PSG in something like 6.64 s, which is just amazing (the track world record is not that much fast, though obviously he did not a cold start, so the comparison is not 100% accurate). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 I heard today on various podcasts: In addition to his father, his mother was a heptathlete. He had some kind of record for the long jump as a 5 year old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Death From Above Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 The glorious art of professional wrestling. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReiseReise Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 St. Pauli won the Hamburg City Derby at HSV 2-0 (first leg at home was the same result), avenging last season's 0-4 blow out loss. Good job, now please keep up the work, no need to get relegated. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 22 hours ago, ReiseReise said: St. Pauli won the Hamburg City Derby at HSV 2-0 (first leg at home was the same result), avenging last season's 0-4 blow out loss. Good job, now please keep up the work, no need to get relegated. 57,000 for second division footy. Unreal. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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