Michael Edwards Return Confirmed

[TD_LFC]

The Brazil to France model is already being used by Lyon with Botafogo, so you could see a similar path being tread.

[Aventus]

It's all shit, and should be banned. 

 

Unfortunately it won't, and this is just part of the game now, we can either take part or get left behind. 

All I can hope is that we at least act in a way that's somewhat moral and we do right by the fans of any teams we take over. 

[VladimirIlyich]

8 hours ago, Aventus said:

It's all shit, and should be banned. 

 

Unfortunately it won't, and this is just part of the game now, we can either take part or get left behind. 

All I can hope is that we at least act in a way that's somewhat moral and we do right by the fans of any teams we take over. 

Morals in football? 

 

[Josef Svejk]

Wikipedia informs me that one of Vasco's nicknames is "O Legítimo Clube do Povo (The Authentic People's Club)".

 

Take that, Everton! 

[TD_LFC]

 

[Aventus]

2 hours ago, VladimirIlyich said:

Morals in football? 

Well as much as there can be. 

 

There might be a difference between having a sister club that exists as its own entity, but can also benefit from being under the larger umbrella, as opposed to cynically buying smaller clubs to use as feeders and to strip their assets. 

 

How do bordaux fans feel about it? Are they made up that they'll be part of a larger structure and they'll get some support to bring them back up, or are they pissed off that they are going to be playing second fiddle to another team?

[TD_LFC]

It's Bordeaux, they're feisty fuckers at the best of times.

 

Saving them from relegation and not returning them to Ligue 1 might keep their fighty fans attention turned to the rest of France rather than us.

[Colt Seavers]

On 13/05/2024 at 12:39, Scott_M said:

Well, I read that as it’s because of Klopp. 
 

Is Klopp on your shit list as well now?

What has he done for us lately?

[Anubis]

Is it really the best time to be buying French, or are we looking to buy while the owner's are desperate?

 

https://www.theguardian.com/football/article/2024/jul/12/french-football-clubs-fearing-bankruptcy-tv-deal-ligue-1

[VladimirIlyich]

11 minutes ago, Anubis said:

Is it really the best time to be buying French, or are we looking to buy while the owner's are desperate?

 

https://www.theguardian.com/football/article/2024/jul/12/french-football-clubs-fearing-bankruptcy-tv-deal-ligue-1

Hardly surprising that the Arab companies have pulled out of the tv deals given how PSG was just a vehicle for self promotion. It happens when you make deals with devils.

[TD_LFC]

22 minutes ago, Anubis said:

Is it really the best time to be buying French, or are we looking to buy while the owner's are desperate?

 

https://www.theguardian.com/football/article/2024/jul/12/french-football-clubs-fearing-bankruptcy-tv-deal-ligue-1

 

FSG have always been looking at control of their own TV rights so if they get the opportunity to soft launch a model in France I doubt they'll mind too much.

 

 

[Barrington Womble]

4 hours ago, Anubis said:

Is it really the best time to be buying French, or are we looking to buy while the owner's are desperate?

 

https://www.theguardian.com/football/article/2024/jul/12/french-football-clubs-fearing-bankruptcy-tv-deal-ligue-1

 

If they can keep Bordeaux in the 2nd tier, it would seem all the clubs round them going bust would seem like a great opportunity. Getting Bordeaux back into the CL is a much easier job if their competition is reduced. 

[sir roger]

Coutinho signing on loan for Vasco

[El Dangerous]

17 minutes ago, sir roger said:

Coutinho signing on loan for Vasco

Welcome back to the FSG family Phil.

[Vincent Vega]

Paul Joyce article with Ian Graham in today’s The Times. 
 

[Barrington Womble]

6 hours ago, Vincent Vega said:

Paul Joyce article with Ian Graham in today’s The Times. 
 

Graham has a book coming out I think. 

[VladimirIlyich]

6 hours ago, Vincent Vega said:

Paul Joyce article with Ian Graham in today’s The Times. 
 

Sounds a right tit and why nerds are largely kept away from interviews.

[John102]

49 minutes ago, Barrington Womble said:

Graham has a book coming out I think. 

I wondered why he was suddenly doing interviews and podcasts. Makes sense

[Barrington Womble]

2 minutes ago, John102 said:

I wondered why he was suddenly doing interviews and podcasts. Makes sense

Thursday. How to win the league. Fuck off. 

 

 

 

 

[El Rojo]

I support Liverpool FC, not Boffin FC. 

[Kevin D]

More self-aggrandising from these tedious gimps.

[TD_LFC]

10 minutes ago, Barrington Womble said:

Thursday. How to win the league. Fuck off.

 

Ian Graham on the book title.

 

"The book title 'how to win the premier league' is tongue in cheek I hope I make it clear in the book that it wasn't only the data, the data doesn't make any difference at all unless you have a great manager, sporting director, scouting department to go and do all of the other work that is absolutely necessary for success"

[Barrington Womble]

3 minutes ago, TD_LFC said:

 

Ian Graham on the book title.

 

"The book title 'how to win the premier league' is tongue in cheek I hope I make it clear in the book that it wasn't only the data, the data doesn't make any difference at all unless you have a great manager, sporting director, scouting department to go and do all of the other work that is absolutely necessary for success"

My sides are splitting. 

[TD_LFC]

4 minutes ago, Barrington Womble said:

My sides are splitting. 

 

Is that the intention with a tongue in cheek comment?

 

I think you might be taking this a little too seriously.

[Barrington Womble]

5 minutes ago, TD_LFC said:

 

Is that the intention with a tongue in cheek comment?

 

I think you might be taking this a little too seriously.

Take a data book seriously. How silly of me. 

 

Edit... And the idea of being funny, you shouldn't need telling it is. But it was clearly so unfunny, he had to actually put it in the book.