I'm just realistic.
I would be glad, if he decided to extend his contract even further, but I just don't know what he's planning.
EPL folks, how would you rate Wilfried Bony ?
Looks like he's one of the other choices if Immobile won't join Dortmund.
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I'm just realistic.
I would be glad, if he decided to extend his contract even further, but I just don't know what he's planning.
EPL folks, how would you rate Wilfried Bony ?
Looks like he's one of the other choices if Immobile won't join Dortmund.
He's very good.
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I think if he had another transfer window and the players from this year with more experience, he could have had a decent season next year, but I'm not disagreeing with the decision to fire him. Spurs were well within their rights to do so, as you said, the results were poor and some of the defeats shocking.
I thought he played pretty well minus those few shots he took (unbelievable he didn't score the 2nd goal) and that really ugly yellow card he got. Had a 3 man break late that maybe he could have hit RVP on a cross field pass on but going to the trailing man was more reliable. Dude is a unit and both of the balls he headed down for Wilson were really well done.
How will having to satisfy FFP next season affect Liverpool over the next 12 months? They'll get a bunch of cash from being in the CL next season but they surely have to spend at least that this summer to stand a chance of competing in the PL and the CL simultaneously.
All teams will benefit from the new TV PL deal next year of course.
the results were bad but the blame doesn't necessarily lie with him and getting rid of him didn't solve any problems. that, and whenever you've got a situation where the manager has "lost the dressing room," I think a large part of that is the ease of which managers are sacked. AVB didn't get all the tactics right (inverted wingers clearly could not coexist with Soldado) but I think it creates a toxic situation where the players come up short and the manager is the one who takes the blame. especially when he's not even the one who brought them in.
the big defeats obviously weren't good, but I think it's pointless to overreact to them. at the end of the day, it doesn't really matter if you lose by one goal or by six, you still get the same number of points. AVB got off to a poor start the season before also, for the exact same reasonnew core of players, new system, etc. we don't know if things would have picked up or not but if there's no clearly better alternative lined up, sacking him for the sake of it is just a waste. sack him at the end of the season, give everyone a clean slate, don't do it in the middle of November.
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How about the manager not playing the players correctly? Why play a high line when your defenders are Dawson and Capoue against Suarez, Sturridge, and Sterling. Why, when that keeps getting exploited do you persist with it. The manner of our victories over the last 2 season under AVB were never convincing. Only against Villa can I remember big wins. It's papered over by Soldado penalties, lucky goals in the last minute, and stunning shots from Bale (West Ham, WBA, Southampton, Sunderland, Swansea and on)
The manner of our defeats were also incredibly disheartening. They weren't just defeats, they were capitulations. Chelsea at home last season, City away, Everton Away, Liverpool and City this season...
We were racking up points, to the point we got our top points tally in the PL, but we never really convinced.
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They should be fine. I'm not 100% sure of their figures though.
Since they haven't been in the CL and Europe this year, they have an extra year to meet the requirements - otherwise they might have been at risk of facing some sanctions.
Also, even though they made ~£90m worth of losses over the last two years, a fair chunk of that will be exempt I think. The threshold is £37m worth of losses.
They won't be able to spend a massive amount of money this summer on transfers + wages but they won't be wanting to do that anyway because FSG won't want the club to spend beyond it's means. At a guess a £50m net spend is easily affordable for them in order to stay within FFP as they now know they will get an extra £30m from CL prize money next year at least and they've signed a few sponsorship deals this year also.
I doubt they could spend £100m net - but there is no pressure to sell anyway.
Me neither. Took me by surprise to see that.
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Hodgson would make an amazing Eurovision crooner
This post made me chuckle. Hitcher's one of my faves.
Shatner's Bassoon
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Gary Monk is the Swansea manager on a 3 year contract/until around Christmas when he is sacked.
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Frustrated_me
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I thought it was at 3PM?
livescore.com says 8PM so nope.
That's the first time I've ever actually listened to/watched a Eurovision entry. I find the competition to be pretty interesting though. Amazing that songs that are genuinely loathed and considered national embarrassments can become massive hits just by making the competition.
It'd be neat if they made an equivalent but with an entrant from each state here in the US.
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systemfehler
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lol I am pretty sure most people in Europe still think is ridiculous.. plus the voting seems rigged half the time,
FTFY
The_Hitcher89
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The Paper Trail stuff in Infamous is pretty cool
Not a fan at all of them replacing the side-missions to take over districts with Assassin's Creed style tasks
Not a fan at all of them replacing the side-missions to take over districts with Assassin's Creed style tasks
Don't see the point really.
I *think* £55m of the £90m losses you mention was stadium related, writing off the Hicks Bowl plans, so that doesn't count towards FFP. Though I'm not entirely sure, could've been the year before.
And we'll have a fair bit more sponsorship money with Dunkin and Garuda (training kit sponsor) meant to be big money. Though with Liverpool's accounts, this might not be taken into account until 2016.
But it's pointless laying this out now, considering all the money we'll get for winning the CL.
Agreed. I was saying to my little brother that if they are gonna remake any again in the new style it should be Red and Blue (even if it has already been done).
Gonna be silly when they just keep remaking every generation.
will buy anyway
Forwards: Neymar, Fred, Hulk, Jô, Bernard
Mid: Ramires, Hernanes, Paulinho, Willian, Fernandinho, Luiz Gustavo, Oscar
FBs: Marcelo, Maxwell, Dani Alves, Maicon
CBs: Dante, David Luiz, Thiago Silva, Dante
Brazil squad: GKs - Júlio César, Jefferson, Victor
Brazil Squad announced. No room for Sandro or Lucas unsurprisingly.
No Coutinho either though.
Mid: Ramires, Hernanes, Paulinho, Willian, Fernandinho, Luiz Gustavo, Oscar
FBs: Marcelo, Maxwell, Dani Alves, Maicon
CBs: Dante, David Luiz, Thiago Silva, Dante
Brazil squad: GKs - Júlio César, Jefferson, Victor
Brazil Squad announced. No room for Sandro or Lucas unsurprisingly.
No Coutinho either though.
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Really not very impressed by that Brazil squad.
Very conservative.
Also the decision not to court Diego Costa continues to look more and more stupid by the day.
Very conservative.
Also the decision not to court Diego Costa continues to look more and more stupid by the day.
Can you imagine what it's going to be like when England's squad is centred around Tom Clevs?
but neymar
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Why 2 Dante players?
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