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is it crazy how saying sentences backwards creates backwards sentences saying how crazy it is?
There are plans in place to amend the way clubs in the EFL can run - Is it something like only 70% of their income can be spent on wages - Looking at the whole mess Derby got themselves into and they won't be the last, then something needs to change - Think Stoke have effectively written off over 100 million by converting some of the 'loans' into share capital/equity and writing off other parts of the loan to the owners
I think it is wrong that Derby look like they will be only paying a small part of their HMRC payment, under the new owners/administrators - around 25 or 30p in the £ but final details to be updated if/when the sale goes through - Meanwhile loads of other small struggling clubs pay the full amount due to HMRC , albeit they stay in business and don't get any points deducted
I think 2 issues with the Thursday night matches is
a) travelling, often long distances and not getting back home until Friday morning - So only light training Friday, the day after the match - Only light training Sat, the day before a match - So little preparation time and we all know what it is like when we go on holiday overseas - The flight might only be 2/3 hours but look at the time from leaving your front door to getting to your hotel room and vice versa - This is an issue many fans/managers/clubs moan about
b) Granted there are some good teams in the UEFA league - But equally there are many teams, often more east European, who would struggle to compete in the EFL, let alone PL, so too many 'meaningless' matches in the early group stages - I think the UEFA competition should continue and be something clubs should be proud to enter and win - With good income receipts paid accordingly - But feel it could be a 2 tier tournament, like say the FA Cup, were lower ranked teams compete in the early rounds - Be it a straight knock out, over 2 legs, or a mini group stage - The various winners then go through to stage 2
Stage1 winners then join teams who are allocated 5th/6th (whatever) from the major leagues, along with the teams who finished 3rd from the CL (and now eliminated) - They now compete in a straight knock out tournament from Jan/Feb on-wards
But wishing you all the best in the semi's and then hopefully the final
Yes you can say that we spent big in the January transfer window and that has kept us up. But to see more of a transformation in the existing players (Joelinton, Schar, Krafth, Fraser) I think shows the remarks of a very good manager. I know he won't win manager of the season as he's not Klopp or Guardiola, but I think if it was based off biggest transformation then he'd be in with a good shout. There is such a togetherness in the team at the moment, I definitely think we have an exciting future.
There is lots to be said on the new ownership and definitely some discussions/clarity wanted by the fans, so hopefully we will get that in future.
I am also a long suffering Luton fan, having lived here pretty much all my life. Luton have been down and out for a great many years, I am so excited about this season! I so hope we make the play-offs, I would LOVE to see Luton in the Prem. Sure, we would get totally stuffed every week but it would be amazing.
I can also appreciate great players and teams even if they feel like the enemy. Liverpool and Man C are both amazing these days, but my fave ever team that wasn't Man U was Arsenal when they had Henry, Bergkamp, Adams, Viera, Keown et al. I hated them nicking trophies, but I look back with great fondness of a superb team. I could happily watch old Man U vs Arsenal matches from back then.
Part of me say's no sympathy as they earn more than enough - But we all know from our own trips the flight time is only part of the whole door-door time so often 10-12 hours total time
But it is not me who is moaning - I'm only putting a point across that many moan about - Fans, pundits, even managers
The easy option is to finish out of European places and just play the PL
Only issue I have with our recent success is everyone assumes you've just jumped on a bandwagon, but I can take that, seeing as never in my wildest dreams did I think we'd ever win the first division. So this century I've managed to see my team win League Division One, Championship, Premier League, League Cup, FA Cup and Charity Shield, so have to say, I feel blessed by that, even though modern football is unrecognisable compared to when I first started watching. I remember our strike force in the early 80's of the experienced Steve Lynex alongside the young local lad Gary Lineker. Steve Lynex is now a plumber and I'm not sure what happened to the Lineker bloke.
Also I don't want to watch a relegaton battle next season! At least in the prem it was worth it to watch good opposition Teams but the quality of the championship is very very poor
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I'm a keen follower of results and league tables rather than a watcher of actual games. On a personal level I've always been hopeless at sport and although I definitely have a brain I do not have a "football brain" - I can't watch a game and see what formation they're playing, or that they're leaving huge gaps in midfield or that they're exposed down the left flank....
I don't go to games but I listen to a lot of sports talk and commentaries on the radio.
I think I now have a good understanding of what manic depressives go through in life.
We're so inconsistent. Not as bad as some but not where I'd like us to be either.
(I hope) Times look like they are changing. We've started building a decent squad of youngsters. Hopefully we can keep the group together while making some shrewd additions.
I used to go a lot, but life took over and now I don't. Arsenal season tickets are like rocking horse shit and I couldn't justify the cost, even if I could get one.
I cancelled my membership after the Super League debacle.
Looking like the match against our neighbours on 12th May could decide 4th. I can’t believe we gave away the advantage we had over the last few matches, but beating Chelski out a smile on my face.
I can't help about the shape I'm in, I can't sing I ain't pretty and my legs are thin
But don't ask me what I think of you, I might not give the answer that you want me to
Non league football can be very entertaining, I’ve seen some Welsh Premier matches and I've been impressed with the level, seen some good matches...... the experience at the grounds is very real, you're right up close to the pitch, you can wander round the pitch, lean on the barrier, see and hear everything.
Wenger was in total charge. Seemingly endless stream of youngsters coming through, but never disturbing the identity of the core team. Impressive new stadium with massive capacity. (Proper) European football every year.
Then we got Poch in.
I can't help about the shape I'm in, I can't sing I ain't pretty and my legs are thin
But don't ask me what I think of you, I might not give the answer that you want me to
Thistle have had a distinctly meh season and appear to have fallen into the playoffs, mainly by virtue of being marginally less shite than Raith (and not torpedoing our own season by signing a rapist). Suspect we'll embarrass ourselves against Inverness and then need to look forward to next season. Hopefully we can also get rid of the viper in our boardroom too.
Like you I've basically given up on the premier league. It's the emperor's new clothes in football form.