The on topic thread

[Cruyff14]

“I was clean to the last.”

Yeah, righto m8.

 

[FAITH]

heck the lot of them.
Platini has made me lose faith in football

 

[typeclub]

I was worried about football until Platini got done.

 

[FAITH]

I was worried about football until Platini got done.

what do you mean by this?

 

[SM]

Xia takes over at Villa: http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/36522094

Why did the PL care? They aren't in the PL anymore.

 

[Latro]

Xia takes over at Villa: http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/36522094

Why did the PL care? They aren't in the PL anymore.

Poor Villa

 

[Zidane98]

Xia takes over at Villa: http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/36522094

Why did the PL care? They aren't in the PL anymore.

They want to make sure he is using parachute payments properly.

 

[SM]

They want to make sure he is using parachute payments properly.

Didn't know they could have that authority.

 

[jd2010]

Didn't know they could have that authority.

It would be part of the agreement so that the money is used to build the club back up. Good idea!

 

[moomba]

Villa were still a premier league club when the application went in weren't they?

 

[SM]

Villa were still a premier league club when the application went in weren't they?

Thought he only applied after relegation.

 

[jd2010]

Thought he only applied after relegation.

They're probably still in the comp until after the play off final is done or when the window opens

 

[Latro]

Madrid court has ruled all blood bags from Operation Puerto must be released to WADA, UCI and Italian Olympic Committee.

 

[Doctor Bojan_]

Madrid court has ruled all blood bags from Operation Puerto must be released to WADA, UCI and Italian Olympic Committee.

link?

 

[Latro]

link?

Something retweeted by Phillippe Auclair

 

[Doctor Bojan_]

I hope we are getting paid a lot for this shit.

 

[Art Vandelay_]

“I was clean to the last.”

Yeah, righto m8.

Is that why Hirdy went to Europe, to compare notes on feeble defences

 

[jod23]

Geez it's getting to a point where I feel the draw has to be shown step by step. Have the pieces of paper sitting there. Have the open balls. Show each team on the paper, put it inside one of the balls. Repeat until all pieces of paper are inside balls. (insert joke here)

Then put each ball on a scale to check that each ball weighs the same. Then take the temperature of each ball to check that each ball is feels the same amount of warmth to the hand. Then place balls in a bowl. Stir balls a lot.

Then draw.

 

[Doctor Bojan_]

Geez it's getting to a point where I feel the draw has to be shown step by step. Have the pieces of paper sitting there. Have the open balls. Show each team on the paper, put it inside one of the balls. Repeat until all pieces of paper are inside balls. (insert joke here)

Then put each ball on a scale to check that each ball weighs the same. Then take the temperature of each ball to check that each ball is feels the same amount of warmth to the hand. Then place balls in a bowl. Stir balls a lot.

Then draw.

have you seen the NBA lottery before? Could do it like that.

 

[jod23]

have you seen the NBA lottery before? Could do it like that.

I have yeah. Not really the same though because in the NBA if you finish last you have more of a chance to get the No.1 pick. More balls in the bowl if you will. But when drawing a tournament it doesnt work like that. Everyone just has one ball.

 

[Doctor Bojan_]

I have yeah. Not really the same though because in the NBA if you finish last you have more of a chance to get the No.1 pick. More balls in the bowl if you will. But when drawing a tournament it doesnt work like that. Everyone just has one ball.

more meaning the combo of four balls pulled out in an exact order = your teams pick. makes cheating harder than just using 1 ball per team

 

[jod23]

more meaning the combo of four balls pulled out in an exact order = your teams pick. makes cheating harder than just using 1 ball per team

Ah yeah. Well in any case, I think something needs to be done. They can all say well we got rid of the corrupt blokes but let's be honest, the replacement are probably just as corrupt.

They need to do something, someway to make it foolproof to gain the publics trust again.

 

[Art Vandelay_]

I hope we are getting paid a lot for this shit.

Repeat offender is Wayne. Shocking.

 

[Doctor Bojan_]

Repeat offender is Wayne. Shocking.

yeah I know which is why I hope we are getting paid a fair bit for it.

 

[ADL9798]

http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/...o-buy-club-from-fenway-for-700m-a7083836.html

"An investment group backed by the Chinese state government is attempting to purchase Liverpool for £700m, The Independent can reveal."

"It is believed that Fenway, who are led by John W. Henry, are reluctant to sell Liverpool at the moment and have been unreceptive to the approach."

Weren't these guys one of the other parties to put in a bid when FSG first bought the club?

Pros: Extremely well resourced group that have already invested billions into the UK economy and would undoubtedly grow the club

Cons: We'd inevitably end up buying shitty Chinese footballers as a marketing gimmick and Cooldude would start supporting Tottenham