TheBrownBottle

Better side than PSG these. Also unlikely to get a fright from the atmosphere - Dortmund are very much used to it.

The majority of the team now on the pitch were her under Bruce - the ones he’d instruct to sit back because they weren’t good enough …

Just one on Stan here in Oz. Must be the international feed. I prefer it tbh - even better if it was one fewer

Great game this

Fantastic by Pope, came from brainless play by Longstaff. You can’t faf about with the ball at this level

Didn’t even see either of FKs there because of TV companies and their love of unnecessary zoom-ins of fans, bench, players etc. Just show us the fucking match

HTL

I think that’s why they didn’t celebrate when Man City won the title, when the Mackems played Man Utd at the SOS. Principles.

They must work with some right football anoraks, if they’re at work talking about lower league football

They always felt like the most successful one back then - but Man Utd always pulled the crowds and had the glamour feel to them (despite OT being in the middle of one of the biggest shit tips in the country)

Simply not the case. The KSA govt settled with Qatar & BEIN with a ten-figure sum changing hands. Two days later the takeover block ended. But was everything to do with piracy - once the piracy issue was settled (not pirating anymore is not a settlement) that was it. The idea that the PL were scared of disclosure is laughable. There is nothing in the rules re state ownership etc - it was because of KSA’s failure to settle / admit culpability that it remained an issue. The block of the takeover wasn’t ‘illegal’, either - they were within their rights to apply the O&D test to anyone with controlling interest. Of course the PIF didn’t want MBS sitting it - 1) because of the embarrassment caused generally of their HoS having to be tested and 2) because the tie to piracy (and potentially HR abuses) will likely see the takeover be failed (conviction of a crime isn’t a requirement to fail the O&D test - you can fail if you would likely have been convicted elsewhere. MBS is unlikely to face a jury in Riyadh any time soon). With the BeIN roadblock gone, the PL no longer gave a shite. This is why the ‘separation’ horseshit followed quickly - they no longer needed to threaten to have MBS sit the O&D test. Some of the clubs did give a shite, of course.

Man Utd were the biggest club in the country before they had sustained success. They haven’t averaged less than 35k on the gate since before WWII

Do both, if you like. But I’m in full agreement with extensive bans for breaching gambling regs.

The good people of Lemington are likely shocked to be mentioned in dispatches reporting of decent, normal housing. Having spent part of my youth there, I’d say that’s generous

The ‘no training’ element to this is complete horseshit though - mindlessly punitive.

It makes perfect sense. They sacrifice a part of their career, and it acts as a warning to others. It means that clubs take an element of responsibility for ensuring that their players are following the rules (and the law).

100%. If that’s the case then any ban will feel incredibly harsh to me - if he’s been on blackjack or betting on horses etc. Of course, he would need support and help for his addiction, but he could rightly feel hard done by. If he’s been betting on football - particularly his own club - then the ban is deserved IMO.

I don’t think we have though he may be sending out notice that he is via the usual means - cryptic clues on his Twitter timeline …

Fagioli owned up, and apparently didn’t bet on his own club, and got 12 months with some of it suspended. It would be amazing on that basis if Tonali’s ban was the same or less - it’ll most likely be 18 months or more. It’ll come down to what portion of it is suspended.

This was after the Palace game - he’s in Italy at the moment

I love having a ball-playing centre half, though

‘Always make sure you cover your stake young’uns. I like to throw on a NAP bet, just to increase my chances of coming out up’

There’s a real chance of course that he’s effectively out for two seasons. Which would be disastrous.

I’m going to guess at 18 months with 6 of that suspended. No chance that it is in line with Fagioli’s would be my guess

Their complete lack of civic pride is why their ‘city’ is what it is, and why their football club is what it is. They Know Their Place, and think others should too. In terms of everyday life, it is desperately sad. In terms of football, it’s fucking hilarious. They’ve no idea that by going on about how no professional player really wants to be in the area, and how they’ll never achieve owt of note, that they’ve become a self-fulfilling prophecy. No-one likes us, we don’t care - the Millwall attitude. And who would want to have a club comparable to Millwall?