Wullie Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 I'm going through NUFC '92-'96 nostalgic phase number 1,432. What was the deal with Marc Hottiger again? Just no good? I remember us getting him at the same time as Albert after he'd had a good world cup, but I can't for the life of me remember why he didn't get a look in, even when it was a bit of a problem position. Played almost every game in 94-95 like. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 We also made a profit on him IIRC like most of his signings, Keegan always got most of the fee back for them despite them being surplus to requirements. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest firetotheworks Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 I'm going through NUFC '92-'96 nostalgic phase number 1,432. What was the deal with Marc Hottiger again? Just no good? I remember us getting him at the same time as Albert after he'd had a good world cup, but I can't for the life of me remember why he didn't get a look in, even when it was a bit of a problem position. Played almost every game in 94-95 like. Aye, I'm just wondering because we signed him, I think, for that season, then the next season we signed Barton, and played Watson there as well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 Is there a website that still carries live tables? http://www.livescore.com/ Nice one, is the full table on there live during matches or just that basic one? If you want a full, live updated table during matches, flashscore.co.uk is pretty sound for that. Cheers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wullie Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 On that note, I found a great vidiprinter on Saturday: https://www.sportinglife.com/football/live/vidiprinter Can't usually be bothered with the TV being tied to Soccer Saturday while the games are on so prefer an online vidiprinter - BBC seem to have sacked it off altogether this season and the Sky Sports one on desktop is shite, goals are out of order/duplicated. This one's quality, although very extensive so you also get European results popping up but I quite like that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 Sportinglife was one of the sites with a live table but they seem to have got rid now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 I'm going through NUFC '92-'96 nostalgic phase number 1,432. What was the deal with Marc Hottiger again? Just no good? I remember us getting him at the same time as Albert after he'd had a good world cup, but I can't for the life of me remember why he didn't get a look in, even when it was a bit of a problem position. Played almost every game in 94-95 like. Aye, I'm just wondering because we signed him, I think, for that season, then the next season we signed Barton, and played Watson there as well. Always liked Hottiger. Looked like a sexpest n all. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanshithispantz Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 Sportinglife was one of the sites with a live table but they seem to have got rid now. Aye used to use it all the time. Infuriating. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaydnNUFC Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 So, League Cup draw is on Thursday after the mackem game, was thinking can we only be drawn vs League 1 and League 2 sides in the 2nd round due to the 13 PL clubs and the Championship clubs that got through the last round being seeded or is there no seeding with Championship clubs and we can be drawn against one? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stal Posted August 13, 2017 Share Posted August 13, 2017 My question is regarding agents: Why would a football club pay an agent representing a player? The agent is not employed by the club, they are there to get the best deal for the player and so the player should pay for the services out of his own pocket surely? I realise that's two questions, but it's something I've never understood. Thank you to anyone who can clarify it for me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belfast Boy Posted August 13, 2017 Share Posted August 13, 2017 Because if they dont, the agents take their player to another club who will Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stal Posted August 13, 2017 Share Posted August 13, 2017 Got to be more to it than that. What is to stop the club offering the player the contract he wants that his agent has asked for, but strike off the agent fee? Player is getting what he wants that way, agents can then ask the player for a percentage of a signing on fee, which wouldn't be so ridiculous. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted August 13, 2017 Share Posted August 13, 2017 Every club wants the top players, so they can basically demand anything. It doesn't really affect the player, who is going to be made offensively rich regardless, so why would they change the arrangement with their agent? Unfortunately the very top level is an industry with insane levels of cash sloshing around. Once that happens in any business loads of middle men pop up to suckle on the teat. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stal Posted August 13, 2017 Share Posted August 13, 2017 Still makes no sense to me. If the club was employing the agent then fine, but he's representing the player, therefore the player should pay. I cannot fathom why in football it's this way around. Pretty sure this doesn't happen in other walks of life that require agents, such as actors etc. The agent there takes a percentage of the actor's fee as far as I'm aware. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Figures 1-0 Football Posted August 15, 2017 Share Posted August 15, 2017 Probably been asked before, but Reading always seem to play their midweek home games as a 20:00 kick off... why? I know there is some flexibility in teams deciding what time they kick off/what day they play (Tuesday or Wednesday), so why do Reading prefer 20:00? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaydnNUFC Posted August 15, 2017 Share Posted August 15, 2017 http://www.royals.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=96696&sid=2c71027bc16742eed548eec9585b01e3 8pm is perfect and it allows the rush hour traffic to clear Jct11. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Figures 1-0 Football Posted August 15, 2017 Share Posted August 15, 2017 http://www.royals.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=96696&sid=2c71027bc16742eed548eec9585b01e3 8pm is perfect and it allows the rush hour traffic to clear Jct11. Presumed it'd be something like that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbnufc Posted August 15, 2017 Share Posted August 15, 2017 Hoffenheim is a village in Germany with a population of 3,200. Their stadium is in a nearby town with a population of 32,000 ..how are they an upper Bundesliga side? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted August 15, 2017 Share Posted August 15, 2017 Hoffenheim is a village in Germany with a population of 3,200. Their stadium is in a nearby town with a population of 32,000 ..how are they an upper Bundesliga side? Owned by SAP. One of the biggest blue-chip firms in the world. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbnufc Posted August 15, 2017 Share Posted August 15, 2017 Yeah I just had a look, realising I could have just done this instead of posting here A fifth division side in 2000, the club made a remarkable advance to the German football league system top tier Bundesliga in 2008 with the financial backing of alumnus and software mogul Dietmar Hopp. of course Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaydnNUFC Posted August 19, 2017 Share Posted August 19, 2017 If a player is named in a starting lineup, but gets injured in the warm-up and needs replacing, does it count as a substitution? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRD Posted August 19, 2017 Share Posted August 19, 2017 If a player is named in a starting lineup, but gets injured in the warm-up and needs replacing, does it count as a substitution? Don't think so as long as he doesn't play any minutes. Happens in quite a few matches from memory. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wullie Posted August 19, 2017 Share Posted August 19, 2017 If a player is named in a starting lineup, but gets injured in the warm-up and needs replacing, does it count as a substitution? Nah. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted August 19, 2017 Share Posted August 19, 2017 If a player is named in a starting lineup, but gets injured in the warm-up and needs replacing, does it count as a substitution? No. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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