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#1 on this list is a curious fucking talking point. De Bruyne had his face broken in the CL final 3 years ago and never recovered fully imho. Plus midfield guys do more running and he's been doing it longer. Curious "talking point" that Salah might be fresher at this point.

Premier League: 10 talking points from the weekend’s action

 

Not sure that giving Salah a break the bank contract is a no brainer, his great season and Liverpool's title might provide a good break point for the club, bring in a Sesko or Isak at a less eye watering weekly rate...or give Salah the contract knowing that Saudi will still pay a few next year

 

Lolz a Man United fan said the same thing to me just with totally different motivations.....he wants the guy gone

 

I thought he had already planned to leave and didn't they already give him a big renewal a few years ago?

 

Rangers in a similar position- probably worse relative to income. They're now paying the wages of 4 managers, with Clement & Van Bronkhurt botg on close to 3m a year each. Probably looking at >10% of turnover going to sacked managers

 

It's a tricky one when a guys that age, on a 3 year contract you're basically paying up for a 35 year old. Ie a different guy

 

Every month the Scottish hun press invent some billionaire who's about to buy Rangers, its an ongoing tragicomedy. 'Such and such makes shock bid for IBROX POWER'. 'Game changing £100m deal puts Scottish game on high alert'

This month it's the guy who owns the SF 49ers. Nobody can ever explain why tf somebody like that would buy a basketcase, loss making outfit stuck in a miniscule tv market.

The only upside I can possibly see is the prospect of some major European reformatting coming down the pipe. Then you're buying a distressed asset about to double in value

To the extent a smart investor billionaire might know enough to bet on that I kinda hope they do buy rfc

 

I can maybe see somebody taking the plunge if they and Celtic were in the EPL,(or were eligible to be promoted to it) but not as it stands.

 

Aye some big 'euro league' expansion would be a similar scenario but failing that there's no big potential profit upside. The only other scenario I could see is as part of some wider network of clubs ala city group where rangers share in pooled scouting, data/analytics resources but basically act as a sort of glorified feeder club. In which case you're not really betting on rfc itself becoming the major cash cow

 

Yeah and problem is if there is relegation side then they would probably be right back where they are unless a bunch of even lousier clubs are part of it.

 

Probably is as follows:-

1) Bullshit

2) somebody is HOPING the situation improves but for now needs a financial hole into which they can launder their filthy lucre.

If in 10 years the asset hasn't appreciated , just sell it. By then you will have recouped millions in profit via tax avoidance etc.

 

Love that it came in on the drop

https://youtube.com/shorts/Xz3pt5G6tbE?si=Sfa5fMnq3GuK0fv-

 

Chelsea are such front-running fucking bums

 

Pl table on Christmas day.

Liverpool were 6 clear of Arsenal and 1 game in hand, a position which is arguably better than the one they're in now.

Yet the "league" is done, people will tell you. Arsenal are 10/1, City are 100/1

Far from over, I believe.

Tomorrow will tell us a LOT. If Liverpool win and Arsenal don't, then we can talk.

But if it's vise-versa, it's back on.

 

Going for God

https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2025/0226/1499053-broadcaster-henry-kelly-dies-aged-78/

 

Arsenal have to haul back about twice as many points per game now, mind

 

True but it's broadly speaking the same affair given that the points reclaimed per game tends to be 2-3 on each occasion anyways.

Yes Arsenal have less room for error but the path to victory is identical.

They need Michigan and Wisconsin. They always needed Michigan and Wisconsin, so to speak.

As Bob Paisley used to say "I'll celebrate when they can't catch us"

 

A lot of the noise out of last weekend was derived from the impression that City were likely to take points off Liverpool and that Arsenal inevitably would beat West Ham.

When that didn't happen , shock plus surprise kind of combined to create a general mood of "well that's that".

 

The best arsenal can realistically do is 10 wins 2 draws. That's surely worst case

That happens Liverpool would have to drop 12, probably 13 points in 11 games

The bookies know their business, you're safe

 

First thing everybody thinks is "oh that's awful", second thing everyone thinks "I hope it has fuck all to do with my club"

Senior figure in football raped then paid underage girl, court documents claim

 

A guy in work had been at a funeral yesterday. An old work colleague had gotten into a domestic, pulled out a knife & stabbed.....himself to death. Multiple stab wounds, dead before the ambulance arrived. They'll blame a psychotic episode but lets honest, we can all imagine a woman being that annoying

 

It's Liverpool's title, IMO. You expect Arsenal to drop points when they really need to win. It's a common trend under Arteta.

 

And more dropped points from Arsenal...

 

That, really, should be that.

Arsenal have United away next....then Chelsea at home.

...that normally would not be a problem but Arsenal cannot score right now.

Arsenal are now in that zone where they might be in a top 4 dogfight.

 

It's over dude.

If it was the City of old in second place, I would understand the trepidation in calling it early, but Arsenal? Hell no, they haven't got a proper striker and are dropping points every other game.

 

I figured out Arsenal's problem.

They don't have enough guys named "Gabriel" on the team.

 

Championees oleoleole

 

Arsenal lacking that killer instinct in front of goal, like a great white shark under water without any teeth.