Generic small time football blather thread FOREVER

[Dr Gloom 23385]

43 minutes ago, Gemmill said:

That rumour has been put on here before. In the age of social media, where pure bullshit becomes fact, who knows. I mean, it seems unlikely, but Ashley was another billionaire who consistently fails to do his due diligence every time he buys a business. 

 

it's a social media rumour/lie that i'm choosing to believe. 

 

makes you think 

[Isegrim 10278]

1 hour ago, Dr Gloom said:

I heard a rumour, dunno if true or not, that Boehly didn’t know Chelsea wouldn’t automatically play champions league football every season before the takeover 

I like it. That’s a fact. I also can’t stand Chelsea. Another fact.

[Howmanheyman 36157]

9 hours ago, RobinRobin said:

Nkunko apparently on the market for 65m  

 

Is it a new type of newspaper puzzle?

[Alex 36547]

2 hours ago, Dr Gloom said:

I heard a rumour, dunno if true or not, that Boehly didn’t know Chelsea wouldn’t automatically play champions league football every season before the takeover 

I’ve heard that reported before too. It was when they failed to qualify the year we did / directly after he’d bought them I think 

[Howmanheyman 36157]

Sky sports news top news story at the top of the hour is sound bites from 14th placed Man Utd manager's press conference for their game TOMORROW with 20th placed Southampton. Going to go all MLF on yo asses here but just for one nano second, imagine Arsenal are about to play Spurs in a London derby trying to keep in touch with leaders Liverpool, Newcastle United are looking to go fourth just behind potentially Arsenal and Forest. Moyes is managing Everton for the first time in over a decade and this was happening TONIGHT. Then imagine if Palace were 14th instead and playing 20th placed Southampton tomorrow. I'm guessing the Palace manager's press conference might not, (just bear with me here), might not be the top news story? Just a hunch, like.

[Dr Gloom 23385]

6 minutes ago, Howmanheyman said:

Sky sports news top news story at the top of the hour is sound bites from 14th placed Man Utd manager's press conference for their game TOMORROW with 20th placed Southampton. Going to go all MLF on yo asses here but just for one nano second, imagine Arsenal are about to play Spurs in a London derby trying to keep in touch with leaders Liverpool, Newcastle United are looking to go fourth just behind potentially Arsenal and Forest. Moyes is managing Everton for the first time in over a decade and this was happening TONIGHT. Then imagine if Palace were 14th instead and playing 20th placed Southampton tomorrow. I'm guessing the Palace manager's press conference might not, (just bear with me here), might not be the top news story? Just a hunch, like.

 

stop watching that shit. it's bad for your health man 

[Holden McGroin 7411]

8 minutes ago, Dr Gloom said:

 

stop watching that shit. it's bad for your health man 

 
Aerobics Oz Style finished years ago so he has had to resort to knocking one out over the SSN presenters.

Edited January 15 by Holden McGroin

[Howmanheyman 36157]

9 minutes ago, Dr Gloom said:

 

stop watching that shit. it's bad for your health man 

 

There was a Scottish lass on who was gorgeous and it's not something I watch a lot. For obvious reasons.

[LondonBlue 1019]

You guys are looking the business right now. only seen snippets, but fighting for a CL place is exactly where you should be right now imo. Neither overachieving nor underachieving at this point in the journey i'd say.

 

Think you're a bit too far away for a title push though.

 

Isak is looking electric. happy days eh?

[Holden McGroin 7411]

Aye, we are. I think Bournemouth will be a big test on Sat. We never do well against them.

 

What's happened at Man City? The blue chip players look like they lost a few % (Walker, KDB, Grealish, Gvardiol). You look vulnerable at the back for the first time in decades.

[LondonBlue 1019]

simples 

 

a major rebuild is due

 

our defense can't get fit.

Stones is as big a loss as Rodri,

Dias struggling to get fit, comes back too early out of necessity and picks up another knock.

Same with Ake and Akanji.

Now they're all unfit too.

Walker has his own problems and looks gone.

Rico isn't a defender.

Gvardiol isn't enough.

 

our midfield needs an overhaul. it has no legs.

Rodri out.

Kovacic fine in possession but too slow out of it.

Gundogan legs gone with age (our fault not his), a wise old head isn't enough in this league.

KDB legs going and his powers on the wane. Capable of big moments but more errors in his game now.

Less said about Nunes the better

Bernardo tries but he's being worked too hard and isn't up to it

 

attack doesn't have the control it used to

Doku and Savio are great but give the ball away too much which Pep must hate.

Jack struggling to get and stay fit

Foden has off the pitch issues, i don't know what they are but some posters reference them. 

Bobb back in training

Haaland just doesn't get the service atm.

 

 

2 minutes ago, Holden McGroin said:

Aye, we are. I think Bournemouth will be a big test on Sat. We never do well against them.

 

What's happened at Man City? The blue chip players look like they lost a few % (Walker, KDB, Grealish, Gvardiol). You look vulnerable at the back for the first time in decades.

 

[Gemmill 49266]

9 minutes ago, LondonBlue said:

simples 

 

a major rebuild is due

 

our defense can't get fit.

Stones is as big a loss as Rodri,

Dias struggling to get fit, comes back too early out of necessity and picks up another knock.

Same with Ake and Akanji.

Now they're all unfit too.

Walker has his own problems and looks gone.

Rico isn't a defender.

Gvardiol isn't enough.

 

our midfield needs an overhaul. it has no legs.

Rodri out.

Kovacic fine in possession but too slow out of it.

Gundogan legs gone with age (our fault not his), a wise old head isn't enough in this league.

KDB legs going and his powers on the wane. Capable of big moments but more errors in his game now.

Less said about Nunes the better

Bernardo tries but he's being worked too hard and isn't up to it

 

attack doesn't have the control it used to

Doku and Savio are great but give the ball away too much which Pep must hate.

Jack struggling to get and stay fit

Foden has off the pitch issues, i don't know what they are but some posters reference them. 

Bobb back in training

Haaland just doesn't get the service atm.

 

 

 

 

Doesn't sound like a project for a bloke that's just extending his contract by a year. Do you think he might go in the summer? 

[Holden McGroin 7411]

I thought Rico Lewis was a full back? He doesn’t look upto it to me, at the moment. I’ve never been that impressed.

[wykikitoon 22497]

https://www.besoccer.com/new/phil-foden-gets-into-trouble-again-as-his-neighbours-call-police-1325309

 

Gangster rap at a kids party  

[Meenzer 16303]

Ahh, "the neighbourhood of Cheshire". You can rely on AI reporting for all the nuances.

 

 

[Meenzer 16303]

Unless you take out the commas around "where the Fodens live". Then it makes more sense, as long as you're happy with the idea of a neighbourhood writing a letter.

[LondonBlue 1019]

1 hour ago, Gemmill said:

 

Doesn't sound like a project for a bloke that's just extending his contract by a year. Do you think he might go in the summer? 

 

i don't think Pep wants to leave HIS club whilst they're down. professional pride and all that.

at the same time, his separation from his missus might put a spin on things. not sure which way though.

i think pep wants to do a rebuild and then he'll leave.

i also don't think he'll leave until the PL case is done along with any appeals if needed

 

the question is, what next for Pep?

not sure he fancies club management so maybe international management?

maybe he'll do a Klopp

maybe he'll step upwards at the City Group.

 

 

[thebrokendoll 10155]

1 hour ago, LondonBlue said:

 

Foden has off the pitch issues, i don't know what they are.

 

 

 

 

he needs to stop moonlighting as jacob gallagher in emerdale.

 

[Howmanheyman 36157]

https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/chelsea-fc-talks-avoid-points-deduction-transfer-payments-abramovich-b1205196.html

 

 

 

 

 

Premier League:

[Gemmill 49266]

 How do you even get invited to talks to avoid a possible point reduction ffs? 

 

Can we all pull mad shit and just chat our way out of it? 

 

[Howmanheyman 36157]

4 minutes ago, Gemmill said:

 How do you even get invited to talks to avoid a possible point reduction ffs? 

 

Can we all pull mad shit and just chat our way out of it? 

 

 

A fine will DEFINITELY deter clubs who had money BEFORE 2023 to keep their houses in order. Anyone else? Sorry but a points deduction will be the absolute best and only deterrent.

[Gemmill 49266]

They'll probably also successfully get the fine excluded from their current PSR calculations. 

[LondonBlue 1019]

13 minutes ago, Howmanheyman said:

https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/chelsea-fc-talks-avoid-points-deduction-transfer-payments-abramovich-b1205196.html

 

 

 

 

 

Premier League:

 

 

out of interest what's the going rate for 1 premier league point, £1m, £10m, £25m ?

 

is it possible that City could join those talks. we wouldn't mind drawing a line under things with a paltry fine.

 

 

 

 

 

[Howmanheyman 36157]

1 minute ago, LondonBlue said:

 

 

out of interest what's the going rate for 1 premier league point, £1m, £10m, £25m ?

 

is it possible that City could join those talks. we wouldn't mind drawing a line under things with a paltry fine.

 

 

 

 

 

 

About a million to two million I think?

[LondonBlue 1019]

Just now, Howmanheyman said:

 

About a million to two million I think?

 

Could we have 25 please