madras Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 Stray Mackem starting to crack. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stray Mackem Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 All that money is really helping English clubs dominate European competitions Two or three clubs yes. You'll never get a Leicester in La Liga. It's an awful league to watch, which is shown by it's worldwide audience compared to the Premier League. Our top division is the best in the world as a spectacle. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy84 Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 Didn't just say best league in the world man. Urghh Yep. The most watched league in the world. La Liga has the best players, but their product is generally poor because of the way Barca and Real Madrid take most of the cash. just a s*** phrase man Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fugazi Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 Premier League is definitely the best marketed, there are a lot of shite teams/matches though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stray Mackem Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 The best league in the world is surely that of the highest quality? Sounds like you're describing the most entertaining (which I'd say it is, in fairness). Highest quality as in any team can beat any other on their day. It doesn't happen in La Liga as a rule. Don't get me wrong Barca and Real are amazing teams, and what Athletico have done is fantastic, but by God it's dreadful to watch most of the time. I, and the rest of the world, would rather watch the Premier League. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stray Mackem Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 Stray Mackem starting to crack. I'm rattled Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gallowgate Toon Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 The best league in the world is surely that of the highest quality? Sounds like you're describing the most entertaining (which I'd say it is, in fairness). Highest quality as in any team can beat any other on their day. It doesn't happen in La Liga as a rule. Don't get me wrong Barca and Real are amazing teams, and what Athletico have done is fantastic, but by God it's dreadful to watch most of the time. I, and the rest of the world, would rather watch the Premier League. I disagree that equates to quality; if anything, it's the other way round. I'd rather watch a Prem game but there's 2 Spanish teams in the CL final (plus count recent years' finalists and winners) and Sevilla have just won the EL again for the umpteenth/whatever time - to me, that suggests their league is of the best quality. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wullie Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 I don't know why I'm arguing but it's not 'dreadful to watch' compared to Stoke/West Brom/Crystal Palace vs Watford/Sunderland/Swansea. That's without even mentioning the 'good' teams that are dull as dishwater as well, like Man Utd and Chelsea. It just isn't. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
samptime29 Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 Stray Mackem is a good poster. He's fair and he knows what he's talking about. But the state of RTG man. 99% posters just acting like this Rafa news isn't positive news for us I get the piss taking at the minute, Mackems are on top. But loads of posts like "he's a shite manager, he won't be able to handle the championship" etc. I mean FFS man. Sounding like absolute morons Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ketsbaia Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 Many Premier League games have bored me to sleep this season. So much rubbish. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarrenBartonCentrePartin Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 Mackem mate of mine referred to him as "Fat Rafa" earlier. Aye he's overweight but given that old hippohead is actually heart disease on legs, it's a bit rich. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy84 Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 Basically it's good news for us and they know it Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanshithispantz Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 "Fat Rafa" sounds shit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoveItIfWeBeatU Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 If Rafa stays we'll be back in Europe again before they ever make it there and it's going to hurt them like you wouldn't believe. You reckon? I'd wait until at least Christmas before making a statement like that. I may be wrong, Benitez might be a class Championship manager, but he's untested in a division like that and to suppose that you'll not only come straight back up but he'll then get you into Europe is slightly delusional. You are basically implying that you'd consider a tried and tested Championship manager to be a better bet for promotion from the Championship than the likes of Arsène Wenger, Claudio Ranieri, Jürgen Klopp, Mauricio Pochettino, José Mourinho, Pep Guardiola, Rafael Benítez, etc. Next you'll be saying you'd rather have Championship quality players in the Championship over Premiership quality players. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madras Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 Many Premier League games have bored me to sleep this season. So much rubbish. Just this season ? Last time we were in the Championship I watched more Spanish and German football than our Premier. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stray Mackem Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 I don't know why I'm arguing but it's not 'dreadful to watch' compared to Stoke/West Brom/Crystal Palace vs Watford/Sunderland/Swansea. That's without even mentioning the 'good' teams that are dull as dishwater as well, like Man Utd and Chelsea. It just isn't. The rest of the world seem to disagree. My first post was a response to someone saying it'll be great for you lot winning games in the Championship while we struggle in the Premier League. I can assure you I'd much rather be in the top flight, although I have enjoyed our spells in the second tier. We now have Mourinho and Guardiola and who knows which players they'll bring with them. Ibrahimovic is already rumoured to be on his way, and my 12 year old son is absolutely buzzing about it and I'm sure there'll be more big names on their way. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cp40 Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 we now have....lol Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hog Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 If Rafa stays we'll be back in Europe again before they ever make it there and it's going to hurt them like you wouldn't believe. You reckon? I'd wait until at least Christmas before making a statement like that. I may be wrong, Benitez might be a class Championship manager, but he's untested in a division like that and to suppose that you'll not only come straight back up but he'll then get you into Europe is slightly delusional. You are basically implying that you'd consider a tried and tested Championship manager to be a better bet for promotion from the Championship than the likes of Arsène Wenger, Claudio Ranieri, Jürgen Klopp, Mauricio Pochettino, José Mourinho, Pep Guardiola, Rafael Benítez, etc. Next you'll be saying you'd rather have Championship quality players in the Championship over Premiership quality players. Also, didn't he take Tenerife up from Spain's second division? Clearly showing the ability to manage a team from a lower league in to a higher league Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stray Mackem Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 You are basically implying that you'd consider a tried and tested Championship manager to be a better bet for promotion from the Championship than the likes of Arsène Wenger, Claudio Ranieri, Jürgen Klopp, Mauricio Pochettino, José Mourinho, Pep Guardiola, Rafael Benítez, etc. Next you'll be saying you'd rather have Championship quality players in the Championship over Premiership quality players. Not at all. I'm saying exactly what I typed. Benitez is completely untried at that level. We'll see. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fugazi Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 So are Guardiola, Mourinho, Wenger etc Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hog Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 I don't know why I'm arguing but it's not 'dreadful to watch' compared to Stoke/West Brom/Crystal Palace vs Watford/Sunderland/Swansea. That's without even mentioning the 'good' teams that are dull as dishwater as well, like Man Utd and Chelsea. It just isn't. The rest of the world seem to disagree. My first post was a response to someone saying it'll be great for you lot winning games in the Championship while we struggle in the Premier League. I can assure you I'd much rather be in the top flight, although I have enjoyed our spells in the second tier. We now have Mourinho and Guardiola and who knows which players they'll bring with them. Ibrahimovic is already rumoured to be on his way, and my 12 year old son is absolutely buzzing about it and I'm sure there'll be more big names on their way. There he goes, a mackem paying more attention to other teams than his own Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foluwashola Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 "Fat Rafa" sounds shit. Rotund Rafa surely. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoveItIfWeBeatU Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 I bet Sunderland fans can't wait to see Big Sam cross swords with some of the worlds best managers. Ibrahimovic smashing goals past them will also be a privilege. It's the taking part that counts. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stray Mackem Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 Also, didn't he take Tenerife up from Spain's second division? Clearly showing the ability to manage a team from a lower league in to a higher league He did yes, but it's not the English Championship in 2016. The teams in our second tier, and the money they have, bears no resemblance to the Spanish Segunda Division. Look he may do amazingly, I don't know, and I can see why Newcastle fans are chuffed, but it's not a given that he'll bring you straight back up. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stray Mackem Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 There he goes, a mackem paying more attention to other teams than his own I think you need to check the thread title and who mentioned Newcastle and Benitez first. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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