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General discussion / Re: The OFFICIAL Liverpool FC ...

Last post by Armamike - Today at 03:20:25 PM

Time to ditch Salah. That was ridiculous behaviour from him.

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General discussion / Re: The OFFICIAL Liverpool FC ...

Last post by Captain Obvious - Today at 03:06:15 PM

Dare I say it but it's a bit like Dublin. Financial advantage, an obviously brilliant manager and a well run setup in terms of actually using money well as opposed to just throwing money needlessly at stuff.

Money on its own won't buy you success. It's definitely a big help mind you.

Maybe not as big an outlier as the Dubs as I think there's plenty financial clout and resources in other clubs in the PL to match City. There's a reason Leister were 5000/1 to win the PL, it's essentially a closed shop to only the few unless an unusual set of stars align.

Problem with City is that their recent history meant they were unfashionable and easy to label "new money trash". It's pure snobbery and I like how much their success winds people up. Sure it's starting to become a bit boring and it would be nice to see someone like Arsenal pip them this year b ut fair play to them and their manager for what they've achieved. They'll come back into the pack soon enough when he leaves. They haven't racked up a billion in debt, don't owe hundreds of millions in unpaid transfer fees to other clubs and are investing in the local community. If some sugar daddy is willing to waste his own money doing that, so what.

You forgot they've done all this by breaking financial rules and have 115 charges against them.. but yeah fair play to them.

Haven't forgot, just couldn't care less. City are entitled to appeal and if they get away scot-free all's fair in love and war. Football is incredibly corrupt, always was so I'll take my moral cues from elsewhere, certainly not from a football governing body.

PL was quite happy to follow the money and sell out, same as the big clubs in PL. Very happy to get in bed with the devil and devalue their history, FA Cup cough cough, but start crying not fair when they get blind sided by a minnow who wooed big money and then manage that money a hell of a lot better than they ever could.

But there's no point getting too worked up about it either way. I follow football for what happens on the field, not off it, and appreciate City for what they've done. A truly class team.

A Manchester City supporter and if so when did you start following them, before or after the sugar daddy selected them?

What happens off the field is what makes any team successful on it.  Manchester City without striking it rich would probably be a club struggling to retain Premier League status than winning league titles.

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General discussion / Re: The OFFICIAL Liverpool FC ...

Last post by J70 - Today at 02:42:44 PM

Draw against Spurs next weekend will most likely secure CL football for next season.

About all that's left now.

Team looks completely gassed.

Gakpo should have rolled that ball in when the keeper threw it out. Would have been interesting to see what would have happened!

Could Liverpool miss out on CL football?

As poor as Liverpool are currently playing, it's still highly unlikely, but mathematically possible. Liverpool have 75 points and a superior goal difference. Spurs are 15 behind with five games left, but still have to play Liverpool, Arsenal and City.

That said, Liverpool won't want to end up in fourth, as that requires a qualifying round, if I'm not mistaken. They could need a result away to Villa to make sure of third.

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General discussion / Re: The OFFICIAL Liverpool FC ...

Last post by Milltown Row2 - Today at 02:34:42 PM

Draw against Spurs next weekend will most likely secure CL football for next season.

About all that's left now.

Team looks completely gassed.

Gakpo should have rolled that ball in when the keeper threw it out. Would have been interesting to see what would have happened!

Could Liverpool miss out on CL football?

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General discussion / Re: The OFFICIAL Liverpool FC ...

Last post by J70 - Today at 02:30:34 PM

Draw against Spurs next weekend will most likely secure CL football for next season.

About all that's left now.

Team looks completely gassed.

Gakpo should have rolled that ball in when the keeper threw it out. Would have been interesting to see what would have happened!

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General discussion / Re: Have many countries have G...

Last post by grounded - Today at 01:57:45 PM

A lot of people have been to Oz. On paper it's a place I'd like to have visited but the getting there is very off putting for someone who hates flying. How many 1 hr flights would it take?!

There you go!

https://madventure.co.uk/london-to-sydney-overlandtour/

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General discussion / Re: The OFFICIAL Liverpool FC ...

Last post by Look-Up! - Today at 01:55:53 PM

Dare I say it but it's a bit like Dublin. Financial advantage, an obviously brilliant manager and a well run setup in terms of actually using money well as opposed to just throwing money needlessly at stuff.

Money on its own won't buy you success. It's definitely a big help mind you.

Maybe not as big an outlier as the Dubs as I think there's plenty financial clout and resources in other clubs in the PL to match City. There's a reason Leister were 5000/1 to win the PL, it's essentially a closed shop to only the few unless an unusual set of stars align.

Problem with City is that their recent history meant they were unfashionable and easy to label "new money trash". It's pure snobbery and I like how much their success winds people up. Sure it's starting to become a bit boring and it would be nice to see someone like Arsenal pip them this year b ut fair play to them and their manager for what they've achieved. They'll come back into the pack soon enough when he leaves. They haven't racked up a billion in debt, don't owe hundreds of millions in unpaid transfer fees to other clubs and are investing in the local community. If some sugar daddy is willing to waste his own money doing that, so what.

You forgot they've done all this by breaking financial rules and have 115 charges against them.. but yeah fair play to them.

Haven't forgot, just couldn't care less. City are entitled to appeal and if they get away scot-free all's fair in love and war. Football is incredibly corrupt, always was so I'll take my moral cues from elsewhere, certainly not from a football governing body.

PL was quite happy to follow the money and sell out, same as the big clubs in PL. Very happy to get in bed with the devil and devalue their history, FA Cup cough cough, but start crying not fair when they get blind sided by a minnow who wooed big money and then manage that money a hell of a lot better than they ever could.

But there's no point getting too worked up about it either way. I follow football for what happens on the field, not off it, and appreciate City for what they've done. A truly class team.

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General discussion / Re: The OFFICIAL Liverpool FC ...

Last post by jcpen - Today at 01:31:12 PM

Dare I say it but it's a bit like Dublin. Financial advantage, an obviously brilliant manager and a well run setup in terms of actually using money well as opposed to just throwing money needlessly at stuff.

Money on its own won't buy you success. It's definitely a big help mind you.

Maybe not as big an outlier as the Dubs as I think there's plenty financial clout and resources in other clubs in the PL to match City. There's a reason Leister were 5000/1 to win the PL, it's essentially a closed shop to only the few unless an unusual set of stars align.

Problem with City is that their recent history meant they were unfashionable and easy to label "new money trash". It's pure snobbery and I like how much their success winds people up. Sure it's starting to become a bit boring and it would be nice to see someone like Arsenal pip them this year b ut fair play to them and their manager for what they've achieved. They'll come back into the pack soon enough when he leaves. They haven't racked up a billion in debt, don't owe hundreds of millions in unpaid transfer fees to other clubs and are investing in the local community. If some sugar daddy is willing to waste his own money doing that, so what.

You forgot they've done all this by breaking financial rules and have 115 charges against them.. but yeah fair play to them.

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Laois / Re: Structures

Last post by From the Bunker - Today at 01:26:16 PM

Can anyone work out how Dublin are as good as they are? The template is there so why aren't other leinster counties copying it and competing with them?
My thoughts on it is that it's mostly down to an almost endless supply of money and a very good County board. The obscene amount of money they were granted by the GAA was used very wisely and they are still reaping the rewards of that investment, money is rolling in from sponsorship and things are only getting better for them. So what do other counties do or is it a lost cause.
Thoughts please.....

I have entered a token amount of links below. You look at these Dublin clubs, you look at the facilities, you look at the numbers, you look at the money involved, you look at their professional coaches.

All doing great work - but, you can't help but see the advantages.

Bring that onto the next level - Intercounty, and you see how high the bar to be reached is. Home games ALL the time added to this. It's a complete farce. The gas thing is that the Gaelic fraternity are in complete denial or just don't want to deal with this.

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General discussion / Re: Hamas attack Israel & sub...

Last post by PadraicHenryPearse - Today at 01:24:13 PM

Germans true to form anyway. They love genocide.