adios 717 Posted March 6, 2017 Share Posted March 6, 2017 it works fine for more than one person, leave it to Will Self. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howay 12496 Posted March 6, 2017 Share Posted March 6, 2017 That Sissoko rumour is fucking class tbh. Who in their right mind would think the club would sell a player while having absolutely no idea how much they will get for him? It'd be the only instance of a deal involving yearly payments that could effectively end at the buying sides choosing, it's also worth noting that Everton were also bidding but the Mackems think Spurs had enough power in the negotiation to create one of the best buyer friendly deals I've ever heard . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Carr's Gloves 3892 Posted March 6, 2017 Share Posted March 6, 2017 FAKE NEWS  I'm still trying to find a good term to describe the acceptance of a unprovable falsehood (or rejection of an provable truth) by the masses in the face of compelling evidence to the contrary. Mass Hysteria is the closest, but it implies a frantic lunacy, rather than shared self-delusion on a massive scale. Folie à plusieurs (Lasègue-Falret Syndrome) is a psychiatric condition that shares some qualities, but it's probably too fancy  a term to use on the terraces. Also, it doesn't scan with Sloop John B or Seven Nation Army so, Americans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 14011 Posted March 6, 2017 Share Posted March 6, 2017 Fish people will think less of you if you do manage to find such term, not more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anorthernsoul 1221 Posted March 6, 2017 Share Posted March 6, 2017 Thats fair enough, opinions, but personally i'd take Anichebe over Ritchie on the left no problem at all.   Clearly shags his auntie and his brother is his dad.   For fucks sake man  Even the other board members must be cringing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayvin 5219 Posted March 6, 2017 Share Posted March 6, 2017 (edited)  I reckon they have a squad about as shit as Villa did when they went down - so if they manage to raise and spend about £60m, they'll be in about the same position as Villa are presently.  EDIT - Probably with Bruce back in charge as well. Edited March 6, 2017 by Rayvin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adios 717 Posted March 6, 2017 Share Posted March 6, 2017 tbf to them, any time I read a link to them posted here, it seems half and half mongs and sensibles.  Probably much like any large forum.  ok it's probably 80/20. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 10856 Posted March 6, 2017 Share Posted March 6, 2017 That Sissoko rumour is fucking class tbh. Who in their right mind would think the club would sell a player while having absolutely no idea how much they will get for him? It'd be the only instance of a deal involving yearly payments that could effectively end at the buying sides choosing, it's also worth noting that Everton were also bidding but the Mackems think Spurs had enough power in the negotiation to create one of the best buyer friendly deals I've ever heard .  If that kind of deal was possible I'd do it all the time. "Here, Dortmund, I'll give you £80m over 8yrs for Aubameyang in £10m instalments? Deal? Ausgezeichnet" "Hi, PSG, Newcastle here, wanna buy Aubameyang for £50m? Deal? Parfait!" "Hi, Dortmund, bad news, sold Aubameyang. Entschuldigungen. Byeeeee" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 30599 Posted March 6, 2017 Share Posted March 6, 2017  I reckon they have a squad about as shit as Villa did when they went down - so if they manage to raise and spend about £60m, they'll be in about the same position as Villa are presently.  EDIT - Probably with Bruce back in charge as well. The only way they'll be fit to spend that sort of money is if they're taken over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howmanheyman 33174 Posted March 6, 2017 Share Posted March 6, 2017 That lad's been talking to an exec at Spurs though so it must have some credence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayvin 5219 Posted March 6, 2017 Share Posted March 6, 2017 The only way they'll be fit to spend that sort of money is if they're taken over. Â Yeah, not thinking it's likely - was just trying to frame their plight against something familiar. They look fucked to me. Even if they sell their better players, there's no guarantee that any significant portion of the money will be reinvested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 10856 Posted March 6, 2017 Share Posted March 6, 2017 To be honest, we take the piss out of them, but they haven't half been through the shit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howmanheyman 33174 Posted March 6, 2017 Share Posted March 6, 2017 That Sissoko rumour is fucking class tbh. Who in their right mind would think the club would sell a player while having absolutely no idea how much they will get for him? It'd be the only instance of a deal involving yearly payments that could effectively end at the buying sides choosing, it's also worth noting that Everton were also bidding but the Mackems think Spurs had enough power in the negotiation to create one of the best buyer friendly deals I've ever heard . :lol:Â And we're the deluded ones? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayvin 5219 Posted March 6, 2017 Share Posted March 6, 2017 To be honest, we take the piss out of them, but they haven't half been through the shit.  But this is exactly why they needed to go down. They've needed to for years. The prestige of being in the PL isn't enough if you aren't going to compete.  We were in exactly the same boat in truth, but we actually had a good team (arguably) last year. Our problem was McClaren utterly failed. Their problem is that they're just not good enough, I would argue as a club, to actually be in the PL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 35077 Posted March 6, 2017 Share Posted March 6, 2017 They've been winging it for years now like Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howay 12496 Posted March 6, 2017 Share Posted March 6, 2017 (edited) If that kind of deal was possible I'd do it all the time. "Here, Dortmund, I'll give you £80m over 8yrs for Aubameyang in £10m instalments? Deal? Ausgezeichnet" "Hi, PSG, Newcastle here, wanna buy Aubameyang for £50m? Deal? Parfait!" "Hi, Dortmund, bad news, sold Aubameyang. Entschuldigungen. Byeeeee"  That's it like, the most minimal bit of thinking about what a deal like that would be in reality completely disproves any chance of it happening. :lol:  And we're the deluded ones? They barely ever sell players at a profit so it's clear that they just cannot fathom how we could possibly be making around 28m profit (well only taking transfer fees into account) from a player none of us really liked or rated.  To be honest, we take the piss out of them, but they haven't half been through the shit. I've absolutely zero sympathy for them, we said all of those things to them repeatedly last season and got responses around the level of "da Premier league is all that mattaz lol FTM". They're now essentially turning around and saying we were 100% correct but don't see any irony in it, fucking thick bastards.  The post someone put up where they basically put their squad up minus Defoe, Borini, and Pickford and said it was better than our is just outrageous, if the poster in anyway believes that is the case they know nothing at all about football. How many goals has Defoe contributed of their total scored? it must be 75% or so, how could they ever take him out the team and think they'd be okay when they're dogshit even with him in the side? Like Rayvin was saying without a massive injection of money into the side they're in serious trouble of kicking about the bottom half of the table down here. The only success they've had this season has been counter attacking, we've seen how teams play against the newly relegated sides down here and they wont get much chance to play on the counter.  They also keep talking about the current NUFC team as if it's exactly the same shambles we saw under McClaren except in a lower league, but that couldn't be further from the truth. Rafa has coached this team to the point players are nearly unrecognizable, I've not seen an NUFC defence look as comfortable under pressure as they did in the Huddersfield game for absolute donkeys years. Edited March 6, 2017 by Howay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 35077 Posted March 6, 2017 Share Posted March 6, 2017 I'm also firmly in the zero sympathy camp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGingerQuiff 2412 Posted March 6, 2017 Share Posted March 6, 2017 They don't want sympathy. Going down is fine because it'll lengthen the time it's been since we last beat them. One of them really said that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howay 12496 Posted March 6, 2017 Share Posted March 6, 2017 They don't want sympathy. Going down is fine because it'll lengthen the time it's been since we last beat them. One of them really said that It would be typical of them if we went up and went on to have one of the best sides we've had in yonks under Rafa and they spent the whole time a division below, they escaped most of the Keegan years and a fair few of the Robson years that way iirc. Saying that I'd be more than happy for that to be the case, in fact I'd be happy for them to have that for the rest of my life if it meant they were in the lower divisions and we were in the PL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haydnator 45 Posted March 6, 2017 Share Posted March 6, 2017 They'd be up in complete arms if it wasn't for the 6 in a row, I reckon. Thanks, Alan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGingerQuiff 2412 Posted March 6, 2017 Share Posted March 6, 2017 (edited) They daren't be up in arms man. That's for bedsheet mags. Apathy reigns and failure is accepted because of the fear of hypocrisy. All because of us WE'RE relegating them! Edited March 6, 2017 by TheGingerQuiff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howay 12496 Posted March 6, 2017 Share Posted March 6, 2017 They'd be up in complete arms if it wasn't for the 6 in a row, I reckon. Thanks, Alan. Absolutely. They're not exactly much off the same position they were in this time last season yet they were fucking buzzing then and now they're going on about how it would be better to just be relegated than have another year like this. Of course assisting with that feeling is the knowledge that our lot would probably batter them next season if they managed to do their usual and refuse to be flushed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayvin 5219 Posted March 6, 2017 Share Posted March 6, 2017 Dunno actually, I kind of hope they go down so we don't have to play them. Rafa is far better at unpicking courageous attacking sides than he is at unpicking Sunderland style sides. I'd prefer the PL to be more full of Huddersfields than Sunderlands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howay 12496 Posted March 6, 2017 Share Posted March 6, 2017 (edited) We're top because we've beaten loads of negative, crappy sides looking to catch us on the break though. We've only really had about 5-6 matches this season where the opposition have really come at us. He's good at disposing of dumpster fire sides like Sunderland tbh. As I say though I'd be more than happy to see them relegated, stay relegated and never play us again, as there is no upside to playing them, if we lose they act like they've won the world cup and talk about it forever even release dvd's (or more likely VHS's) of the games, if we beat them they go into mopey cunt mode and act like we've been talking about it for years 2 days later. Edited March 6, 2017 by Howay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anorthernsoul 1221 Posted March 6, 2017 Share Posted March 6, 2017 The best thing about them going down will be the fact we don't have to visit that Hellhole for another season. A soulless town full of delinquents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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