Generic small time football blather thread FOREVER

[PaddockLad 17053]

20 minutes ago, Ayatollah Hermione said:

I got the point, just thought I’d try and drag you back into reality rather than the warm-take hypothetical nonsense land you tend to reside in 

AND VERY FUCKIN HAPPY I AM THERE TOO ☺️

[Isegrim 9707]

8 hours ago, LondonBlue said:

 

with all due respect as i'm on your forum, but that's misinformed bollocks

 

If you are saying that we couldn't prove that we didn't cheat? Thats not our job. It's UEFAs job to show that we did cheat.

 

Essentially City put forward a legitimate set of accounts. UEFA essentially said the accounts were lies. CAS looked at UEFAs case and said there is no evidence of wrong doing. Case thrown out. It really was that simple. 

 

Time plays no part when there is no evidence. UEFA presented no evidence for the time barred charges and no evidence for the time, er, not-barred charges.

 

 

 

 

 

 

I am not going to get involved in an argument especially concerning legal stuff and as you totally twisted what I actually said.

[Guest MrRaspberryJam]

Vincent Kompany new Bayern boss. Bellamy as assistant?! 😀

[Howmanheyman 32706]

Six Serie A teams in the CL next season I think? Roma sneak in because of Atalanta win the Europa league. 

[toonotl 2948]

Am I missing something? Why is Vincent Kompany considered hot property? He's proven capable of getting a Championship yo-yo club promoted and proven incapable of achieving anything close to keeping them in the PL. I get the point that he has some credit as a disciple of Pep but really (on the basis of current results) has he done much to separate himself from other high-profile former players turned managers?

 

Plenty of bang average managers have been promoted out of the Championship on less resources than Burnley have at their disposal.

[wykikitoon 19859]

1 hour ago, toonotl said:

Am I missing something? Why is Vincent Kompany considered hot property? He's proven capable of getting a Championship yo-yo club promoted and proven incapable of achieving anything close to keeping them in the PL. I get the point that he has some credit as a disciple of Pep but really (on the basis of current results) has he done much to separate himself from other high-profile former players turned managers?

 

Plenty of bang average managers have been promoted out of the Championship on less resources than Burnley have at their disposal.

He will end up in Saudi with Steeeeeeeeeeeeeevie Geeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

[The Fish 10681]

6 hours ago, toonotl said:

Am I missing something? Why is Vincent Kompany considered hot property? He's proven capable of getting a Championship yo-yo club promoted and proven incapable of achieving anything close to keeping them in the PL. I get the point that he has some credit as a disciple of Pep but really (on the basis of current results) has he done much to separate himself from other high-profile former players turned managers?

 

Plenty of bang average managers have been promoted out of the Championship on less resources than Burnley have at their disposal.

I can only think that his preferred style works with a dominant side, that's why Burnley did well in the Championship. But he didn't evolve it to work when they're not the biggest fish in the pond. 

[LondonBlue 749]

15 hours ago, Isegrim said:

I am not going to get involved in an argument especially concerning legal stuff and as you totally twisted what I actually said.

 

mate that's fair enough. also i hadn't realised i twisted (or misunderstood) what you said. so i apologise for that. it's obviously a touchy subject for us blues. i will leave it there too. 

 

i do though suspect we both agree that playing an extra game at the end of a long season on the other side of the world seems like utter madness. at the start of the season i get, but the end wow.

 

 

 

 

 

[LondonBlue 749]

7 hours ago, toonotl said:

Am I missing something? Why is Vincent Kompany considered hot property? He's proven capable of getting a Championship yo-yo club promoted and proven incapable of achieving anything close to keeping them in the PL. I get the point that he has some credit as a disciple of Pep but really (on the basis of current results) has he done much to separate himself from other high-profile former players turned managers?

 

Plenty of bang average managers have been promoted out of the Championship on less resources than Burnley have at their disposal.

 

Vinny is bang average as a manager at best. But his players were bang average too. From a Man City point of view, seeing him tested at elite level will show if he can do it with elite players. 

 

[Dazzler 9346]

2 hours ago, The Fish said:

I can only think that his preferred style works with a dominant side, that's why Burnley did well in the Championship. But he didn't evolve it to work when they're not the biggest fish in the pond. 

Aye, his team tried to dominate possession in the premier league because they dominated possession in the championship. Give him a good side and apply those tactics and he'll probably do quite well IMO. They were quite pleasant to watch I thought, just weren't good enough to adapt when coming up against better sides. He'd probably do well at Bayern.

[Gemmill 44242]

 

 

Pwopa nawty! 

 

 

[PaddockLad 17053]

Life ban. Trying to influence the course of football matches for his or others financial gain

[Holden McGroin 6471]

That’s the Man City deal off again then.

[Gemmill 44242]

Hope they don't come for Bruno.

 

Paqueta has put out a statement saying he's contesting the charges, so we don't need to wait til June 3rd for his response. 

[ewerk 30216]

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Paqueta denies any wrongdoing and any knowledge of the suspicious bets, which have been traced to Paqueta Island, off the coast of Rio de Janiero. 

 

If I were trying to run an international spot fixing scam I probably wouldn't base it on an island that shares my surname.

[Renton 21214]

3 minutes ago, ewerk said:

 

If I were trying to run an international spot fixing scam I probably wouldn't base it on an island that shares my surname.

 

You're called Paddy Paqueta? 

[Gemmill 44242]

Paqueta Tayto's. 

[NJS 4365]

That's a lot worse than what Tonali was charged with and he's pleading not guilty. 

 

He's fucked if he's found guilty. 

[Gemmill 44242]

Is he being charged with both placing a bet AND then trying to make that bet pay out by getting carded? 

 

Bruno would be the fucking MASTER at this, given he can clearly turn the bookings on and off at will. 

[NJS 4365]

Yeah I think the key word in the charges is "influence". 

[ewerk 30216]

Nah, they aren’t saying that he’s placed any bets himself. He’s probably doing it to benefit friends and family back in Brazil.

[Toonpack 9163]

Seems Man U are sniffing around McKenna (as well as Chelsea, Brighton) week before cup final, great timing

[Gemmill 44242]

Guardian reporting that West Ham think his career will be over if found guilty. Seems wild that would end your career when Mason Greenwood still has one. 

[Kid Dynamite 6985]

30 minutes ago, ewerk said:

Nah, they aren’t saying that he’s placed any bets himself. He’s probably doing it to benefit friends and family back in Brazil.

That's mega ban territory 

[ewerk 30216]

Aye, there was a non-league player banned for 10 years for doing it once, never mind five times.