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  1. We are not going to talk about it anymore," Elko said Monday, "we are going to be about it."

     

    "We will become the absolute best version of ourself as quickly as possible, because the best version of Texas A&M football wins the national championship,"Elko said. "The best version of Texas A&M football, our way, wins the national championship." 

    Says they aren’t going to talk about winning the national championship anymore.  The proceeds to talk about winning the national championship.  They are the gift that keeps on giving, an early Christmas miracle

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  2. In most cases it’s the system and var rather than the refs.  They make the right decision a high percentage of the time regarding offside and for stuff like sendings off and possible handballs they wait for var to tell them what to do.  The whole Arteta thing was ridiculous, his usual whining. no clear and obvious error on the header, it’s already been calculated and shown the ball was in and there was no way to discern offside.  More controversial was Havertz and Bruno not getting sent off, strangely he didn’t comment on that.

    there’s comments like “ it doesn’t matter how long it takes as long as it’s the right decision.”  That’s complete bollocks.  It’s terrible when you are in the stadium; very little info is shared and you sit around puzzled for minutes on end.  VAR should be binned, it solves nothing and makes the game less enjoyable with constant stoppages.  Goal line technology, great.  I’d be fine with retrospective punishment for egregious fouls that are missed but remove var.  the Championship does fine without it, things aren’t at a point of no return

     

  3. Think you’ll be lucky to get 100 mil for those four but we’ll see.  Seems like the market has shifted a bit.  35m for Mcalister and Bellingham for less than 100 surprised me.  I think Jwp will end up being about 35 as well.  You lose negotiating power when relegated.  I was also surprised to see you as promotion favourites, tough to tell until transfer window closes.

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    Everyone goes on about the Kenny being tough to play at but Luton were better away from home this season.  The ground used to hold 30k with people clinging halfway up the floodlight pylons and kids sitting on their parents shoulders.  The tunnel is small but the dressing rooms are worse; I don’t know how all the premier league support staff will fit.  Teams will enter the ground through a tunnel that goes beneath the railway.  I’m told season ticket prices won’t go up, reward for all the fans who filled the ground when the team was in the football conference. Other things that people don’t mention, the focus is on the 30 point deduction.  The club was about to go bankrupt in the 70’s and stayed alive at the last minute by selling a player (could sell players anytime back then).  All the fans contributed money to keep the club going.  Then there was the attempt to move the club to Milton Keynes by a shite owner; it was vociferously opposed like only football fans can.  They eventually moved Wimbledon instead of Luton.  

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  5. On 4/19/2023 at 1:46 PM, Napoleon said:

     

    The weather plays a huge part of it. When it’s cold and damp, you can run full speed all the time without overheating. 

    The refs allow a ton more rough play than in the U.S., so fewer stoppages and more brutal. 

    More desperation for these guys because they frequently come from shitty backgrounds. Good players in the U.S. frequently came from backgrounds where a coach is paid for most of the kids’ youths.  Also, the imports are getting paid much better than the average Wrexham player and in the MLS, people aren’t looking to knock opponents out of the game. There is more professional respect. 

    I’d say it’s commitment and passion.  Fans live for the game and the club, it’s all the players have done since they were five years old; all they ever wanted to do. It means something to everyone involved.  Not sure what is meant about how Wrexham players are paid but they get paid the most in the division and probably the league above too.  I can’t tell if you are saying there’s more professional respect in mls?  Yes in a way since some players in the national league won’t be full time professionals, but also the further down the leagues you go the more it’s like old fashioned English football.  Highly physical, constant attack, long balls, strength over technique.  Effort is heralded, which includes kicking your opponent up in the air.

  6. 70’s. It was still a game for regular fans, brilliant awaydays without being shifted around like cattle, enormous terraces, European cup was just for league champions, fa cup was the biggest match of the year, only 1 substitute, pitches that were complete bogs, no moving of fixtures for television.  Brazil team of 70 and Dutch team of 74 incredibly exciting.  Only thing it was missing was 3 points for a win.

  7. On 4/11/2023 at 10:15 PM, Dutch said:

     

    No one has gone from the 5th tier to the PL. Closest were Blackpool, who were in the 4th tier - called Third Division (later renamed League Two when First Division got renamed The Championship) in 2001 - before making it to the PL for the 2010-2011 season.  They got relegated that season and sank back town to League Two. Where are they now? Back in the Championship but eight points away from safety with five to play.

    Hopefully Luton will achieve it this season

  8. 2 hours ago, texifornia said:

    That was half of it. The other half was that the local fans instantly and viscerally hated it across every team. That led clubs like Chelsea, Man City, and PSG, whose entire purpose as a business is to be a giant PR billboard for whatever autocrat/oligarch they're owned by, to pull out almost immediately, because if they're not emotionally resonant for European voters than what's the point?

    European Super League didn’t fail because FIFA wasn’t on board.  FIFA has little sway with club football.  It failed because the fans didn’t want it

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  9. Devastated for Italy 🤪

    On another subject: Loads of tickets available first come first served in World Cup portal.  Not all cat 1 either.  Buy the tickets then you can access and book accommodation.  Not as expensive as I feared, no hotels available but apartments and villas.  It’s clear that they only have a few architects in the country, all the buildings look the same.

  10. Surprised at the 79% passing stat.  It looked like many simple passes went astray and the crossing was pretty awful.  The team really didn’t have as much sustained press as it should, too eager to pump it into the middle, that’s on Gerg.  Doesn’t help that Pulisic was a complete non factor 

  11. I get the red for Kane, what was the other one?  Liverpool should have got a penalty but if that was called a foul it wouldn’t be a yellow let alone a red

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