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  1. 13 hours ago, VladimirIlyich said:

    Not sure that there was much of an impasse with Milner and Henderson,more of a dotting of the is and ts. Giving both new contracts was a mistake unless Klopp knew he couldn't sign anybody else of similar quality,which may have been the case. With Salah it's pretty obvious that we can't sign anybody of his quality even if we wanted to,and particularly based on the way FSG do business. 

    Your characterization is way different than the reports/briefings I read at the time.

  2. 56 minutes ago, Boss said:

     

    I don't know what'll happen with Bobby, Sadio and Gomez. What I do know is every time there's been a contract impasse under Klopp the player has left for free. So naturally, I'm going to assume the same is true for Mo. 

    Both Milner and Henderson had contract impasses which eventually were resolved w/renewals, so your logic is off.

  3. 19 hours ago, A_S said:

    Another thing to consider too is the total number of unavailable players. 

     

    Suppose Matip plays for Cameroon, and joins Mo, Sadio and Naby at AFCON. Then we get a couple of positive cases within the squad. 

     

    Does having 6 forced absences in total count the same way 6 positive cases would in terms of postponement etc? 

     

    Get as many played now as possible. 

    From the wording of the PL press release for cancellation of the Villa game:

     

    This decision (to cancel the game) was based on the number of Covid-19 cases, injuries and illness

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  4. 6 hours ago, JohnnyH said:

    I'm looking for a really good, not too expensive, laptop case that holds loads of shite but isn't too big.  I travel a lot for work, so one that has good compartments for laptop. ipad, paperwork, pens, passports, business cards, batteries, etc. 

     

    Any suggestions that are worthwhile will be rewarded with some rep, and the knowledge that you made me happy.

    I'd recommend Mook's ass.  Very roomy.

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  5. 13 minutes ago, an tha said:

    The argument about the tackle boils down to a very simple point...

     

    It's a foul and it is one where a player lunges at an opponent when challenging for the ball from behind using one or both legs, with excessive force or that endangers the safety of an opponent.

     

    The standard punishment for such a foul is a red card.

     

    That isn't my opinion or a quoted opinion from anyone else - that is from the laws of the game.

     

    And that is that.

    Makes a mockery of most pundit's "analysis".

  6. 1 minute ago, rubble-rouser said:

    Ideal opposition for him to be honest - attacking and wide open at the back with loads of space to get in behind. Most of his best moments were on the counter. I think our left side is still below par at the moment. 

    It's gone under the radar but Robbo has been mediocre so far as well.

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  7. 1 hour ago, Alex_K said:

    The Football Association is not directly involved in the day-to-day operations of the Premier League; they are a shareholder just as there are other shareholders. That FIFA backed down suggests they cannot enforce this. PL will have been aware of the potential conflict prior to agreeing not to send players.

    Don't think you've got that quite right.

     

    From the PL site:

     

    The Football Association (The FA) is the national governing body for football in England and is responsible for sanctioning competition Rule Books, including the Premier League's, and regulating on-field matters. It also organises The FA Cup competition, in which our 20 Member Clubs compete.

     

    And Fifa didn't back down the countries withdrew their complaint.

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