Ameritoon

Jesus christ

Seriously, they had to know this was coming

Exactly. Like they’ve never seen us play before. The entire pre-match thread was saying this is going to be a scrappy game, too. Not sure how everyone suddenly forgot.

HeHe. Which pub Greg? The Clarendon, Leamington Spa. Apparently this happened months ago but I’ve not been in for a while. Bit nicer than The Clarenden near me! I like the one sad table outside. Apparently no one told them a pub shouldn't look like a prison

I've heard Carragher tell that story first hand and he never mentioned Rafa walking out, did sound chaotic though

Most of the Scotland will have him beat, still

Bain essentially confirmed there will be no money in January too. It's been a fun season.

Would be all for Shaw, not that it will happen

SoL literally has trash on it every match

What a place Italy is

I mean, sure, still want my club's owner to be mega-rich

Would be concerned if any potential owner didn't "reek of money"

The man exists simply to get a rise out of people

Mike Ashley has really done a number on us

I think it's safe to say I'm fully erect

I understand your country's poor journalism standards make you wary (on top of Ashley), but that's literally how reporting works, especially when reporting on bigger subjects. FT had a source close to the situation, that's how most info gets into the press. Outlets as large and reputable as FT don't just print things for the sake of it unless they're sure and trust their source, and if they do they heads roll. Honestly, with everything that's come out plus the statement, there's nothing to suggest that nothing is happening. Quite clearly people are interested, whether Ashley is actually serious and willing to meet an asking price is the main question.

Absolutely f*** all in there to suggest she's going to make a bid "in the next few weeks". Almost like they see a story and know it's clickbait-tastic for easy work, nothing that has been written over the last few days has convinced me that anything is any closer than it was when the club was put up for sale despite what the media is trying to convince us. Financial Times not reputable enough for you?

Calm down everyone, there's no way Parky will be outdone by well-sourced journalism

Didn't know we were allowed to have this much hope.

Casual football discussion

I feel like they'll just squeak by for some reason. There's just so much shit at the bottom of the table, Bolton has pretty much already taken one spot. Obviously a better investment than a Premier League club though

Columbus is definitely a far different city than what it was a decade ago. A lot of Crew's good support comes from people in MLS' key demo staying there after college or moving there, which wasn't happening until recently. Just seeing the general reaction online, I think the owner has wanted out for a while. Even with the city growing and a fanbase there, it's still a small market. They apparently do barely any advertising in the city, there's no attempt to get more fans. I'm guessing while both Austin and C-Bus are growing and have young professionals, Austin has way more corporate opportunities. Pretty shitty, whatever the reasoning.

Yeah, it's one of those early SSS with a stage behind one goal, and no one considered the afternoon sun when building it either, it's blinding if you're on the wrong side of the stadium. Right off the highway, and the Lowe's next door lets you park for free, so yeah, not ideal for MLS 2.0

Columbus owner trying to force a move to Austin if he doesn't get his downtown stadium. I think this is MLS' first instance of an owner holding a team hostage if they don't get a stadium. I don't really think Columbus is an ideal city to have a team in, but would feel really bad for Crew fans, they have one of the better supporter's section in the league.

Good to see he got hold of a thesaurus