2016/17 Premier League & General Football Discussion
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Aguero gets a four game ban for the challenge on Luiz and Fernandinho a three game ban for the Fabregas push in the melee afterwards, both City and Chelsea have been charged by the FA for failing to control their players.
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Honestly? nothing, Ibra's kick I'm not sure it was delibrate, they did have a look at it but decided against any action, Rojo i thought was worse than the Aguero challenge, it was a shocker!, he was given a yellow for it and they can downgrade a red to a yellow on appeal but for some strange reason they can't/won't upgrade a yellow to a red, its stupid i know because he did deserve to go, definitely!
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Apparently Leipzig are going to try make a move for Celtic star Moussa Dembele, Personally I don't think it will happen as Celtic will be unwilling to sell for atleast a season. But if it does it will easily destroy Celtics and the Scottish record for transfer fee.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/fo...tml?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/fo...tml?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490
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Shows the power of investing in youth, Teams outside of big paying leagues really should have it as a primary focus it's worked magic for the big 3 in Portugal.That would be incredible, any player that leaves Celtic always has a sell-on clause too, so imagine he left for that and then got even better...
I'm pretty sure 30 mil is the equivalent of winning the SPFL 15 times over.
Can't believe they got him for only half a million a few months ago.
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From a purely financial aspect, it is usually safer to buy 10 young players rated at approximately 3 million then it is to splash out 30. It's usually a much longer game to play though and for a Premier League club, the impact of a fully developed player is usually prioritised as goals are very tight and it's less risk.
Celtic would be likely to win the league anyways, and so can take risks on young players to a certain extent. Hell, to compete at a higher level in Europe, it's almost necessary to have a prospect or two, as it is very hard to compete with the big boys in the transfer market.
Leipzig are an exception, playing in a massive league but having a philosophy surrounding giving youth players the chance. Weather Red Bull genuinely want success or just profits remains to be seen, but it can't be denied that for a young player not in a big clubs academy, they look like one of the best choices in Europe to transfer to.
Celtic would be likely to win the league anyways, and so can take risks on young players to a certain extent. Hell, to compete at a higher level in Europe, it's almost necessary to have a prospect or two, as it is very hard to compete with the big boys in the transfer market.
Leipzig are an exception, playing in a massive league but having a philosophy surrounding giving youth players the chance. Weather Red Bull genuinely want success or just profits remains to be seen, but it can't be denied that for a young player not in a big clubs academy, they look like one of the best choices in Europe to transfer to.
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Apparently someone threw a burger at a police horse after the Man City v Celtic game...
Police say that the horse is in a stable condition...
Police say that the horse is in a stable condition...
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So apparently the FA was made aware of child abuse claims as early as 1990 but was dismissive of the claims and either wasn't interested in them or deliberately feigned ignorance. They were more content to wait for the laws of the land to change (background checks becoming compulsory in 2003, introduced as late as 2007) rather than do any investigating or make any rules themselves.
FA chairman Greg Clarke was asked whether there could be ground for the FA to pay out in compensation and replied that every pound paid out in compensation is a pound taken away from providing for grassroots facilities now. That, I think, is an astonishingly horrendous thing to say.
Never mind that the FA is making record revenues from sponsorships and TV deals to pay for enormous salaries and dividends, it completely sounds like they don't want to do anything about it; much like FIFA and UEFA, they won't do anything except cover their own backs. They don't give a 🤬. But this isn't just brown envelopes, this is something deadly serious which threatens to bring the game into serious disrepute:
Chelsea have admitted that they paid someone off to the tune of £50,000 to keep quiet.
Partick Thistle admitted that they sacked someone for abuse allegations but failed to report it.
Crewe Alexandra, famous for their youth system under Dario Gradi, allegedly knew about their serial predator.
The problem with this is much like the Jimmy Saville stuff, some of the people involved are long, long dead and unable to defend themselves but simultaneously it's unnerving to think that nobody said anything for so, so long. Accused who are alive are not currently speaking to the media.
FA chairman Greg Clarke was asked whether there could be ground for the FA to pay out in compensation and replied that every pound paid out in compensation is a pound taken away from providing for grassroots facilities now. That, I think, is an astonishingly horrendous thing to say.
Never mind that the FA is making record revenues from sponsorships and TV deals to pay for enormous salaries and dividends, it completely sounds like they don't want to do anything about it; much like FIFA and UEFA, they won't do anything except cover their own backs. They don't give a 🤬. But this isn't just brown envelopes, this is something deadly serious which threatens to bring the game into serious disrepute:
Chelsea have admitted that they paid someone off to the tune of £50,000 to keep quiet.
Partick Thistle admitted that they sacked someone for abuse allegations but failed to report it.
Crewe Alexandra, famous for their youth system under Dario Gradi, allegedly knew about their serial predator.
The problem with this is much like the Jimmy Saville stuff, some of the people involved are long, long dead and unable to defend themselves but simultaneously it's unnerving to think that nobody said anything for so, so long. Accused who are alive are not currently speaking to the media.
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After hearing about yet another British child abuse scandal the first thing that popped in my head was that instead of calling it The British Isles it should be renamed as The Pedophile Isles.
And here I was thinking us Dutchies had a problem with the child molesters.
And here I was thinking us Dutchies had a problem with the child molesters.
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Games this weekend.
Saturday
Arsenal v Stoke
Burnley v Bournemouth
Hull v Crystal Palace
Leicester v Man City (5.30 BT)
Swansea v Sunderland
Watford v Everton (12.30 Sky)
Sunday
Chelsea v West Brom (12pm BT)
Man United v Tottenham (2.15 Sky)
Southampton v Middlesbrough (2.15)
Liverpool v West Ham (4.30 Sky)
Sky starts their 10 in 10 tonight as well where they show 10 Football League games in 10 days, first up is Brighton v Leeds.
Saturday
Arsenal v Stoke
Burnley v Bournemouth
Hull v Crystal Palace
Leicester v Man City (5.30 BT)
Swansea v Sunderland
Watford v Everton (12.30 Sky)
Sunday
Chelsea v West Brom (12pm BT)
Man United v Tottenham (2.15 Sky)
Southampton v Middlesbrough (2.15)
Liverpool v West Ham (4.30 Sky)
Sky starts their 10 in 10 tonight as well where they show 10 Football League games in 10 days, first up is Brighton v Leeds.
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I'm bored:
Famine's Closeness Coefficient:
Premier League (14 games): 1.643
Championship (19.5 games): 1.179
League One (20 games): 1.250
League Two (19 games): 1.105
Ligue 1 (15.5 games): 1.677
Serie A (15 games): 1.867
Bundesliga (13 games): 2.000
Amusingly, it can be done for even the tiny mini-leagues like the Champions League:
Group A: 1.833
Group B: 0.667
Group C: 1.667
Group D: 1.667
Group E: 0.667
Group F: 1.667
Group G: 0.667
Group H: 1.000
(points differential from 1st to 3rd [top 'relegated' side])
Famine's Closeness Coefficient:
Premier League (14 games): 1.643
Championship (19.5 games): 1.179
League One (20 games): 1.250
League Two (19 games): 1.105
Ligue 1 (15.5 games): 1.677
Serie A (15 games): 1.867
Bundesliga (13 games): 2.000
Amusingly, it can be done for even the tiny mini-leagues like the Champions League:
Group A: 1.833
Group B: 0.667
Group C: 1.667
Group D: 1.667
Group E: 0.667
Group F: 1.667
Group G: 0.667
Group H: 1.000
(points differential from 1st to 3rd [top 'relegated' side])
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Watford 3-2 Everton, two goals from Okaka his first for Watford, one of them being a lovely back heel flick into the net, Everton's woes continue. Good game 👍
Massive game for Swansea coming up at home to Sunderland, proper relegation six-pointer, C'MON SWANSEA!
Massive game for Swansea coming up at home to Sunderland, proper relegation six-pointer, C'MON SWANSEA!
