Numero Veinticinco

Vettel is a snide little cunt. Luckiest prick in racing too. Bang average racer

Dirk Milner

Lord Lucan and Jimmy Hoffa in your bowel.

So we'd play up to 100m allegedly according to Bascombe for Mbappe but wont bother with Lacazette who we could probably get for half the price.

I'd suggest that has a lot to do with Mbappe having the potential to be the best player in the world, and 8 years younger than Lacazette. The ability on Mbappe is unreal. 

John Bercow is boss.

I'm not sure what's more surprising, that someone's actually bid £11m for him or that we've rejected the bid. I'd have bitten your hand off for half that.

Yes. Literally half of that figure as it's written. £1m. 

I've read a few reviews on here calling CHiPS shit. And they're right, it's not Gone with the Wind. You have to watch it in the right mindset. I watched it about 5 beers in, with a mate of mine. And we giggled like schoolboys all the way through.

Still, it won't beat one of the ultimate 'funny when tipsy, bro movie' of the last year or two, which is Dirty Grandpa.

Beans on a fry-up? You need to answer that one now

I'm not mental. Or disgusting. So of course I do.

I thought it was an excellent season. Probably the best so far.

Done right, pineapple on a pizza is excellent. But if it's not cooked properly so the sweetness and caramelisation and stickiness happens, then it's pretty grim.

There's no reason to look down on the combination either. Cheese, meet and fruit are comfortable bedfellows, and have been for many a year. Cheese and grapes with crackers, apple and cheese, etc. Great stuff.

I like Aubameyang. I wanted him before his move to Dortmund when we were last linked with him. That said, the most impressive thing about his goals, other than him being a clinical finisher, is Dembele. On. A. Plate.

He'd be a great outlet for Mane, Coutinho, Firmino, and maybe Salah. The money he'd cost would be huge! But fuck it, I'm not paying.

30m for Salah is not lowballing. Football is so fucked.

I'm going to guess we have the resources to be much better in that department.

 

Again, happy to be corrected.

Maybe, mate. Like I say, I can't say without some research. I honestly don't think that FSG are making money out of the club on a season by season basis. I think they will make their money from the appreciated value of the club when it comes time to sell. I think we have definitely been frugal over the last while, I'm not sure if that's smart or not. I guess the proof of the pudding is in the eating. If we have 'saved' money to spend now we are back in the European Cup, then now is the time to prove it. If we mine out again, then it's strongly worded letter to the Observer. 

And how do we fare there?

Honestly, I don't know anymore. I used to know all of that stuff off hand, but for one reason or another - life kicking me in my nuts - I've become a little detached. I suspect we are one of the top 5 wage payers in the league, which I don't believe is good enough. We have been very shy on that front. Paying big fees is only part of it. I have to say, Klopp being around helps swing things a little more in our favour but we are still swimming against the tide. Some of that is the 'fault' of our owners, some of it is just the cold hard fact that other clubs have serious backers. We can bleat all we like, but when you are up against two of the world's major oligarch types, who are happy to throw good money after bad oil at players, it's hard to compete regardless of how much you try. We shouldn't, in my view, be the guys who demand that our owners spend as much as the oligarchs. We need to make gains in other areas. 

Net spend is probably the single biggest indication of how ambitious a club is.

 

If you have a bigger indicator, I'm all ears.

It's certainly very big, as is wage to income ratio. 

Come again? Interested to hear what you mean by this.

I would imagine that he means that without civilisation, he would be unable to have achieved any of the things he did in life. I would further imagine that he is saying that he should pay for that privilege having benefited from it. I am certain he would have done so under any party, so that's where my imagination ends. I would suggest that it is likely he means that by voting for Tories he is supporting the implementation of cuts to important services that he does not rely on but others do. Those others may well have contributed to the society that made it possible for him to become who he is. 

I would imagine. 

Forget it. Labour and the Tories are happy with their cosy little duopoly that allows them each to alternate between running the country. Never mind that it condemns us to Tory rule for 12 years in every 20, so long as they get their turn in the hotseat.

Talking of condemning us to Tory rule, let's not forget that two out of the last three elections have resulted In a hung parliament, giving first the Lib Dems and then DUP a seat at the table and condemning us to Tory rule. I'm not sure even the sole benefit of FPTP is even a thing anymore. They might as well twist; sticking isn't doing too much for them.

Now, how do you feel about voting for a party that started an illegal war that killed millions?

I expect they would feel roughly the same as a Conservative voter, considering that they had more MPs vote for the wars than any other party. That is to say, somewhat ashamed I would hope. The difference between those two parties runs much deeper than that, but the war is on both main party's hands. The Hillsborough comment was a little crass, no doubt, but surely you can see why the hatred runs deep for some people. Especially those amongst the areas the Conservatives destroyed and targeted, be it Hillsborough or the many other things? 

Do you think this Dubay lad really believes all that shit or is he just in it for the money?

I'm not sure. I've gone through periods of thinking he is in it for the book sales, but then logic would surely dictate that if he was doing that, he would pick a subject matter that has a wider following: 9/11, Aliens, etc. So I think he might well genuinely be the 'natural scientist' that he claims. Natural science, according to him, is 'believing the things you can see'. 

The problem with the real hardcore conspiracy theorists is that they get everyone tarred with the same brush. The moment you suggest that something might be a little bit off, it's tinfoil hats and Dubya did 9/11 and fake moonlandings . Theres no middle ground.

Yeah, I know what you mean. That said, there's always the ol' adage about facts and hard evidence being the most important thing. If there's hard evidence, proof, etc; it's hard to dismiss. It's not particularly difficult to dismiss a lot of the conspiracy theories that are on the fringe. To be fair, most of the non-fringe ones too. Evidence and logic generally win out in the end, for most people.

I've only seen him for Chelsea, and a couple of videos in the last week or so. If he turns out crap I'm blaming you.

Ach, I make no claims about whether or not he's going to do well. I was just objecting to the idea that he's not got more in his proverbial locker than pace and industriousness. What I do know is that we need a squad with depth, he would certainly add that. Whether that's worth the money, I guess that's up to the manager. I'm glad I'm not making the call. 

Pace alone isn't much use against other pacy players or teams defending deep. We have seen plenty of pacey players struggle to make a consistent impact e.g., Aaron Lennon, Mark Gonzalez, Djibril Cisse, etc. However, you can't argue against his stats, I accept that he had a very productive year. I'm still not convinced however that's he's the right player for us.

I don't think anybody suggested that pace alone is much use; the point I made was that he has more in his locker than that. That said, and I agree of course, even though pace alone is not enough, the importance of having pace as a contributory attribute for an attacking player - especially a wide attacking player - should not be underestimated. It's incredibly valuable. 

If you add end product in terms of many goals and many assists to that pace, along with a good work ethic, then you have a good player. If Klopp is convinced that he's worth the £30m or more that we would have to pay for him, then I'm certainly looking forward to see how much he can offer next season. I watched him before he joined Chelsea and then wiped him from my memory. 

Someone put this on Twitter.  Brilliant way to level yourself if you think you're becoming a bit "extreme" on the old conspiracy front.  Flat earthers. 

 

http://www.theflatearthsociety.org/home/index.php/faq

 

Amazing stuff

It's certainly my favourite. There's a guy called Eric Dubai who has become a bit of a poster boy for the Flat Earthers. It's really wonderful that they put so much effort into it. I once thought they were joking, but they're incredibly serious. It is beautiful. It's indicative of the mentality that a lot of Conspiracy Theorists have, and in the extreme cases what they are willing to believe. 

Carroll

Benteke

Downing

Aquilani

Moreno

Keane

Do you think? He's industrious, he has pace.. he's lacking in a bit of quality though... Did you see him beat a player with a piece of skill once?

That seems a curious distinction to make. While I have seen him beat people with skill, I'm not sure I care how he beats people as long as he does beat people. I think he would give us what somebody like Robben gave Chelsea against weaker teams. Yes, he's not a polished player in the way a Robben or Ribery or even Mane is, but he does have the vital attributes, and they stretch beyond pace and industriousness; he certainly has shown enough end product. Now, will we have to overpay for him? Sure, but that seems to be this transfer window's cost of doing any business at all. 

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