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Post by Beady’s Here Now on Apr 29, 2021 15:21:10 GMT -5
Football felt much more special when every match weren’t televised.
I remember being so excited to watch the rarity of Arsenal on Pay-Per-View for $20/match in the 2000s.
Or being at Highbury in the ‘90s when murmurs of other scores echoed around ground, absent of cellphones (never mind smart ones).
Capitalism can only deliver so much, before it destroys the little enjoyments of life. #averageofdiminshingreturns.
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Post by Elie De Beaufour 🐴 on May 5, 2021 9:58:25 GMT -5
Why was Wenger complaining about Di Maria again?
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Post by matt on May 5, 2021 15:08:49 GMT -5
Football felt much more special when every match weren’t televised. I remember being so excited to watch the rarity of Arsenal on Pay-Per-View for $20/match in the 2000s. Or being at Highbury in the ‘90s when murmurs of other scores echoed around ground, absent of cellphones (never mind smart ones). Capitalism can only deliver so much, before it destroys the little enjoyments of life. #averageofdiminshingreturns. The mystique of it all has disappeared, including the players. Growing up in the 90s with the likes of Ronaldo, Zidane, Figo, etc was amazing - these were incredible players you'd only see in the odd Champions League game or at the summer tournaments that only came around every two years. You really savoured watching them. Because you never saw them frequently, your imagination always got the better of you so they were always gladiatorial titans in your mind (maybe that was youth getting the better of me?). Now we're bombarded with spoilt bastards like Neymar donning every pop up advert and billboard, and various films made for personality vacuums like Messi and Ronaldo, along with dreaded 'fan accounts'. As great as they are players, there's no magic to it what with the over saturation and media coverage accessible at the click of a button. It's exhausting. I remember my only access to football news was Ceefax or the sports section of the papers. Any tidbit was gold dust and you appreciated it so much more. Less is more and I miss that.
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Post by oasisserbia on May 15, 2021 4:59:28 GMT -5
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Post by matt on May 16, 2021 9:20:13 GMT -5
Actually hoping Man City thrash them in the Champions League final.
Bunch of blue nosed fascist right wing c*nts.
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Post by oasisserbia on May 17, 2021 15:20:28 GMT -5
Plus this
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Post by The Escapist on May 17, 2021 15:25:48 GMT -5
If Harry Kane ends up spending his career at a trophyless Tottenham, signing that long contract will be one of the worst blunders a high-level player has made with his career. It's good for most of the league, though - his natural move would be to City who need an Aguero replacement, and it's hard to not see Kane racking insane numbers in a team that dominate possession with De Bruyne, Gundogan, Foden, Mahrez, and Bernardo behind him.
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Post by powerage09 on May 17, 2021 16:11:06 GMT -5
He signed the deal 3 years ago, 2 years ago we got to the Champions League Final under Pochettino.
If you could tell me the lottery numbers for next week that would be much appreciated.
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Post by The Escapist on May 18, 2021 17:11:03 GMT -5
He signed the deal 3 years ago, 2 years ago we got to the Champions League Final under Pochettino. If you could tell me the lottery numbers for next week that would be much appreciated. A striker of Harry Kane's quality a signing a long-term deal to a club like Tottenham is the equivalent of putting 104 as one of your lottery numbers. It was stupid then, and it's stupid now. Zaha-esque decision. Same agent, by the way. Spurs would've snapped up a three-year deal from him then, and if they did that, he'd be in much stronger position right now. When Mourinho come, he apparently had a "gentleman's agreement" with Levy that he'd stay for one more season - now time to see if Levy will honour, or if Kane's terrible deal will come back to bite him and leave him at a club fighting for Europa League football. Like having Lewandowski at Granada.
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Post by Manualex on May 18, 2021 17:40:13 GMT -5
He signed the deal 3 years ago, 2 years ago we got to the Champions League Final under Pochettino. If you could tell me the lottery numbers for next week that would be much appreciated. A striker of Harry Kane's quality a signing a long-term deal to a club like Tottenham is the equivalent of putting 104 as one of your lottery numbers. It was stupid then, and it's stupid now. Zaha-esque decision. Same agent, by the way. Spurs would've snapped up a three-year deal from him then, and if they did that, he'd be in much stronger position right now. When Mourinho come, he apparently had a "gentleman's agreement" with Levy that he'd stay for one more season - now time to see if Levy will honour, or if Kane's terrible deal will come back to bite him and leave him at a club fighting for Europa League football. Like having Lewandowski at Granada. Signing Yangel Herrera(who has been there on loan for the past 2 years) on a permanent deal for 20 millon euros this summer when your biggest signing so far has been for 5 million is a more apt example. But point taken 😉
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Post by powerage09 on May 19, 2021 7:38:13 GMT -5
He signed the deal 3 years ago, 2 years ago we got to the Champions League Final under Pochettino. If you could tell me the lottery numbers for next week that would be much appreciated. A striker of Harry Kane's quality a signing a long-term deal to a club like Tottenham is the equivalent of putting 104 as one of your lottery numbers. It was stupid then, and it's stupid now. Zaha-esque decision. Same agent, by the way. Spurs would've snapped up a three-year deal from him then, and if they did that, he'd be in much stronger position right now. When Mourinho come, he apparently had a "gentleman's agreement" with Levy that he'd stay for one more season - now time to see if Levy will honour, or if Kane's terrible deal will come back to bite him and leave him at a club fighting for Europa League football. Like having Lewandowski at Granada. We finished 2nd the year he signed the deal I believe. It made him the highest paid player in the clubs history. It also meant that he would receive a massive signing on fee should we sell him as we could demand a massive fee from the buying club due to us being protected by the time left on his contract. Which is the situation we're in now. If he had signed a 3 year deal, we would have offered a new one the following summer, we're not risking top talent leaving for free like that piece of shit Sol Campbell did all those years ago. No one is stopping him from leaving. If the right offer is there, he'll go. The same has always applied, going back to Sheringham, Carrick, Berbatov, Keane, Modric, Bale and in some respects Eriksen. The problem is the pandemic and the fact that the usual suspects are all broke and Levy will not let him walk away without a colossal figure because we'll be strengthening a rival and funnily enough, he's one of the best players we've ever had and want him to stay. Levy is a business man, he's not a football man. If you want his asset, you'll pay for it. The old "gentleman's" agreement gets trotted out every time our star player wants to leave.
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Post by The Escapist on May 19, 2021 8:40:24 GMT -5
A striker of Harry Kane's quality a signing a long-term deal to a club like Tottenham is the equivalent of putting 104 as one of your lottery numbers. It was stupid then, and it's stupid now. Zaha-esque decision. Same agent, by the way. Spurs would've snapped up a three-year deal from him then, and if they did that, he'd be in much stronger position right now. When Mourinho come, he apparently had a "gentleman's agreement" with Levy that he'd stay for one more season - now time to see if Levy will honour, or if Kane's terrible deal will come back to bite him and leave him at a club fighting for Europa League football. Like having Lewandowski at Granada. We finished 2nd the year he signed the deal I believe. It made him the highest paid player in the clubs history. It also meant that he would receive a massive signing on fee should we sell him as we could demand a massive fee from the buying club due to us being protected by the time left on his contract. Which is the situation we're in now. If he had signed a 3 year deal, we would have offered a new one the following summer, we're not risking top talent leaving for free like that piece of shit Sol Campbell did all those years ago. No one is stopping him from leaving. If the right offer is there, he'll go. The same has always applied, going back to Sheringham, Carrick, Berbatov, Keane, Modric, Bale and in some respects Eriksen. The problem is the pandemic and the fact that the usual suspects are all broke and Levy will not let him walk away without a colossal figure because we'll be strengthening a rival and funnily enough, he's one of the best players we've ever had and want him to stay. Levy is a business man, he's not a football man. If you want his asset, you'll pay for it. The old "gentleman's" agreement gets trotted out every time our star player wants to leave. I don't see how any of this refutes my point, though - at no point should a world-class star like Harry Kane have signed a six-year deal to Tottenham Hotspurs. Even you had won something when he did, it still wouldn't be a good idea. He has the talent to pick moves to clubs like Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, City, PSG. Keeping his options open would always be the smart idea, even though I'm sure he's being paid handsomely at the moment. If you offered him a deal the year after he would have signed a three-year one, he should've just not accepted it. It's been clear for a while that Spurs is not the level he should be playing at. That just gets more and more true with each passing week - only now, because of that ridiculous decision, he's held hostage to Levy being able to go "I want £170m and nothing less", shutting out any reasonable offer. But Levy has been open to reasonable offers in the past, as you say, and to be clear, I'm not criticising him or Spurs for getting Kane on a long-term contract. It was amazing business from them. Not so much from Kane and his agent. I think the best case scenario for all parties is that Spurs accept an offer that allows them to start the rebuild that they need. Let's say City come knocking and offer £83m with Gabriel Jesus, with the caveat that Levy can value Jesus how he pleases. That means City get the player they need while being able to say United still have the British transfer record, while Levy can go back to the fans and say "Jesus is Brazil's Number Nine, he's worth at least £60m, I've just done us a deal worth £140+m and now we can start a new phase." Jesus gets more game time than he would at City. As for Kane, he gets a pay rise, more rest and rotation to protect him, and probably ends up breaking Shearer's record with De Bruyne behind him.
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Post by powerage09 on May 19, 2021 18:18:20 GMT -5
Those are all reasons why he signed a long term deal. Just because he is under contract doesn't mean he won't move. All those players moved whilst under contract, Levy is a tough negotiator but that doesn't mean he won't be off.
The pandemic has put a massive dent in many clubs finances, especially Spurs as our new stadium hasn't hosted the millions of fans it was supposed to for Spurs and concerts / rugby. We need the Kane money for the squad overhaul that is essential.
It's business, if someone wants him bad enough, they'll pay Levy's price. Your scenario is plausable though Levy does love a headline.
Negotiating exit's is Levy's strong point, he's shit at everything else. The only one that was a bit shit was Berbatov, only because he left after Keane and Frazier Campbell was the replacement until Keane's return in the January. I think Pavlyuchenko was at the club but struggled to find his feet.
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Post by oasisserbia on May 20, 2021 3:14:17 GMT -5
Opinion: Should a Bayern Munich supporter want to see Robert Lewandowski break Gerd Müller’s record?
Lol. It seems that some Germans never change xD But I am sure they are big minority. Come on, Robert, score 5 goals.
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Post by Elie De Beaufour 🐴 on May 20, 2021 9:12:22 GMT -5
Rumour mill: Man City want Kane. Excuse my RTS gamer but WHAT?
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Post by oasisserbia on May 20, 2021 9:38:49 GMT -5
Not that Kane, this one
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Post by Elie De Beaufour 🐴 on May 26, 2021 14:50:14 GMT -5
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Post by matt on May 27, 2021 10:09:30 GMT -5
Solskjaer is so laughably shit as a manager. Unreal how standards have fallen there. Compare and contrast to their city rivals, and Guardiola up against Ole reminds me of Neil Godwin against David Brent.
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Post by Elie De Beaufour 🐴 on May 27, 2021 16:55:46 GMT -5
First Conte now Zidane out? What's in the water?
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Post by matt on May 29, 2021 15:17:51 GMT -5
Settling down to watch this Champions League final, and then I hear Steve McManaman's voice.
Absolutely ruined the night.
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Post by matt on May 29, 2021 16:07:57 GMT -5
It gets worse for City.
Noel has entered the dressing room to cheer them up and has started playing Probably All In The Mind.
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Post by RocketMan on May 29, 2021 16:32:19 GMT -5
https://www.reddit.com/r/soccercirclejerk/comments/nnw5bd/the_united_states_of_america_have_won_the_2021/
The soccer circlejerk on Reddit is incredible
„Tactical masterclass from Tuchel to sub in Puli at the 66th minute.
We’ve done it🇱🇷. Bald fraud exposed again.“
https://www.reddit.com/r/soccercirclejerk/comments/nnvrnz/man_city_0_1_chelsea_christian_pulisic_72_great/
„It wasn't a miss. The European goalposts are positioned differently to American ones. I think it's racist to Americans.“
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Post by matt on May 29, 2021 16:36:07 GMT -5
https://www.reddit.com/r/soccercirclejerk/comments/nnw5bd/the_united_states_of_america_have_won_the_2021/ The soccer circlejerk on Reddit is incredible „Tactical masterclass from Tuchel to sub in Puli at the 66th minute. We’ve done it🇱🇷. Bald fraud exposed again.“ https://www.reddit.com/r/soccercirclejerk/comments/nnvrnz/man_city_0_1_chelsea_christian_pulisic_72_great/ „It wasn't a miss. The European goalposts are positioned differently to American ones. I think it's racist to Americans.“ Despise Chelsea, like everyone else though so thankfully nobody cares (observed the usual racist crap from the supporters when players took the knee). But interesting observation, the last three Champions League winners are all managed by a German coach. Never seen such managerial dominance from one country, it really does set itself apart for progressive, forward thinking ideas in the game.
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Post by The Escapist on May 29, 2021 16:37:09 GMT -5
Chelsea the better team on the night. City seemed uncomfortable being in the final for the first time, didn't find that usual tempo that allows them to dominate games domestically - sometimes rushing it and trying to force their way in, sometimes dawdling and letting the opposition get too organised. Tuchel has done a superb job with Chelsea. They defended superbly and took their chance with ease. But City can be happy with their season - won the league, won the league cup, further in Europe than ever before, and got extensions from both Pep and KDB. Chelsea v City could well define next season.
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Post by RocketMan on May 29, 2021 16:59:54 GMT -5
https://www.reddit.com/r/soccercirclejerk/comments/nnw5bd/the_united_states_of_america_have_won_the_2021/ The soccer circlejerk on Reddit is incredible „Tactical masterclass from Tuchel to sub in Puli at the 66th minute. We’ve done it🇱🇷. Bald fraud exposed again.“ https://www.reddit.com/r/soccercirclejerk/comments/nnvrnz/man_city_0_1_chelsea_christian_pulisic_72_great/ „It wasn't a miss. The European goalposts are positioned differently to American ones. I think it's racist to Americans.“ Despise Chelsea, like everyone else though so thankfully nobody cares (observed the usual racist crap from the supporters when players took the knee). But interesting observation, the last three Champions League winners are all managed by a German coach. Never seen such managerial dominance from one country, it really does set itself apart for progressive, forward thinking ideas in the game. Both Tuchel and Klopp revolutionized the game in Germany. Klopp with his high intensity, pressing football and Tuchel who’s just a tactical genius, he basically killed guardiolas plan today, even though Pep is pretty good at changing his tactics for the worse. I think Flick had the right momentum with Bayern and team in top form after the Corona break so they were basically unstoppable. He is still a unknown so it will be interesting to see how he coaches the national team after löw retires. We have a lot of problems there and need a new direction. But yeah German has great coaches right know, Julian Nagelsmann, the new head coach of Bayern is only 33 years old, started coaching in the Bundesliga when he was 28 and is one of the biggest talents. I think he could be the next one to win it all. Hopefully not though
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