Doesn't quite work like that though, you become the plaything of the billionaire owner just like the rest of the Lego set. Mind you not saying it wouldn't be better than managing Spurs and having Daniel Levy fuck you twice a year.

I think you’d rather be the plaything of the billionaire with the prospect of seeing Havertz and Sabitzer walk in the door in the next few years. And that £19m... that’s hazard pay for dealing with whatever bullshit might come your way courtesy of petulant billionaire. In 3 years, he makes what he could’ve made in 10 years at Spuds. He can retire and become an olive farmer.

Not so sure about the Pochettino links.

From what I read, Benitez is still the favorite to come back and take charge once/if the Saudi buyout is complete.

Incredible. This article doesn’t go into the origins of this service - that it germinated from the diplomatic row between Qatar and other gulf states. Saudi allowed it to be formed to hurt BeIN sports which has since payed off hundreds of workers due to declining revenues. I bet the service gets canceled and Newcastle becomes Saudi owned. This is a good time for Premier League to use its leverage.

I don't think it would be that easy. For it start it would be an admission of guilt. Secondly there's no guarantee that another 'service' wouldn't just go up. Thirdly, I doubt BeIN sports, one of the PLs biggest customers, would be satisfied.

Its back on. June 17th restart date being reported

Confirmed. It's back. Arsenal City first fixture

Clrnc wrote:

Confirmed. It's back.

Can't wait!

Arsenal City first fixture

I can wait.

This gonna be with the crowd soundtrack too?

Struggling to feel bothered about the return of footy, might change closer to the actual time.

Really wish it wasn’t coming back.

I’m not overly interested in the resolution of the season. But I like the fact that our young stars have valuable minutes. Focus should be on them.

I've always been desperate for the season to be finished, even if it means Liverpool getting their league title. Whats the point of it all otherwise?

Has there been any news on what will happen with loan deals, expired contracts and the transfer window?

goon wrote:

I've always been desperate for the season to be finished, even if it means Liverpool getting their league title. Whats the point of it all otherwise?

Has there been any news on what will happen with loan deals, expired contracts and the transfer window?

There is no point to football, it just goes on every season, what makes this season so important that it needs to be finished?

arsedoc md wrote:

This gonna be with the crowd soundtrack too?

As someone mentioned, the English channels are probably too proud to do it, but maybe the American streams will. 

Ray wrote:
goon wrote:

I've always been desperate for the season to be finished, even if it means Liverpool getting their league title. Whats the point of it all otherwise?

Has there been any news on what will happen with loan deals, expired contracts and the transfer window?

There is no point to football, it just goes on every season, what makes this season so important that it needs to be finished?

Ray wrote:
goon wrote:

I've always been desperate for the season to be finished, even if it means Liverpool getting their league title. Whats the point of it all otherwise?

Has there been any news on what will happen with loan deals, expired contracts and the transfer window?

There is no point to football, it just goes on every season, what makes this season so important that it needs to be finished?

That’s like asking why bother finishing a book or a movie. Except in those cases you generally don’t invest literally days of your time into it.

Can't really face the thought of actually seeing Liverpool win the league while we limp home into 9th, but quite keen to see if another FA Cup run is a possibility.

goon wrote:
Ray wrote:

There is no point to football, it just goes on every season, what makes this season so important that it needs to be finished?

That’s like asking why bother finishing a book or a movie. Except in those cases you generally don’t invest literally days of your time into it.

More than anything, continuity. Just makes it so much simpler to get going next season.

I find the impact money has so fascinating. See how it informs very different outcomes

  • big ongoing TV contract in England forces teams to finish season
  • in France, tiny contract now but huge contracts starting in August, so league chose to end in order to focus on being able to start in time for the new contract
  • English women: hardly any money, just cancel current season.

For the women, it’s more or less the same clubs as in men’s game. If we would like to believe a principles-based approach was employed, then the principle is CREAM.

goon wrote:
Ray wrote:

There is no point to football, it just goes on every season, what makes this season so important that it needs to be finished?

That’s like asking why bother finishing a book or a movie. Except in those cases you generally don’t invest literally days of your time into it.

So our season is kind of like The 100 and you need to finish it? 

Quincy Abeyie wrote:
goon wrote:

That’s like asking why bother finishing a book or a movie. Except in those cases you generally don’t invest literally days of your time into it.

So our season is kind of like The 100 and you need to finish it? 

There is absolutely no reason to finish the 100. Just quit like the French. 

Claudius wrote:
Quincy Abeyie wrote:

So our season is kind of like The 100 and you need to finish it? 

There is absolutely no reason to finish the 100. Just quit like the French. 

But if he doesn't finish it, then what was the point of it all?

Sunk cost, Goon. 

I learned a hard lesson getting 5 or so seasons into Lost. They turned a wheel and my stomach did the same. And I promised myself thereafter I would never over-invest. When I get a bad feeling, I just quit. The 100, The Walking Dead, War of the Worlds etc., all prematurely ended

Claudius wrote:

I learned a hard lesson getting 5 or so seasons into Lost. They turned a wheel and my stomach did the same. And I promised myself thereafter I would never over-invest. When I get a bad feeling, I just quit. The 100, The Walking Dead, War of the Worlds etc., all prematurely ended

i watched like half of the first season of lost before i lost interest, but the show that taught me the same lesson you learned was sons of anarchy. by the end i was just hate watching it to see it through and i said never again. now if kurt sutter's name is attached to it, i'm not watching even 5 mins of it.

Arrow was this show for me. Smallville should've been it, but unfortunately I finished the whole thing.

Blacklist was for me. No idea why it was a joke of a show from the first episode but I somehow ended up watching about a hundred episodes.

Quincy Abeyie wrote:
Claudius wrote:

There is absolutely no reason to finish the 100. Just quit like the French. 

But if he doesn't finish it, then what was the point of it all?

Sunk cost, Goon. 

I swear was actually was going to add TV shows but The 100 made me reconsider 😆

It's completely different though. 

i watched the first few episodes of the 100 when it debuted but all the black people kept dying so i said fuck this shit.

Yeah there's definitely something weird going on with race on the show. You have a space station consisting of 13 nations or whatever and yet all the survivors are Americans, mostly white. Then then the two Indian folks in the show just happen to be doctors...

goon wrote:

Yeah there's definitely something weird going on with race on the show. You have a space station consisting of 13 nations or whatever and yet all the survivors are Americans, mostly white. Then then the two Indian folks in the show just happen to be doctors...

they're making content for their audience. they cool. People Magazine looking American beaus and belles. hell yeah! 

Hope the Prmeier League season gets cancelled again.

Meatwad wrote:
Claudius wrote:

I learned a hard lesson getting 5 or so seasons into Lost. They turned a wheel and my stomach did the same. And I promised myself thereafter I would never over-invest. When I get a bad feeling, I just quit. The 100, The Walking Dead, War of the Worlds etc., all prematurely ended

i watched like half of the first season of lost before i lost interest, but the show that taught me the same lesson you learned was sons of anarchy. by the end i was just hate watching it to see it through and i said never again. now if kurt sutter's name is attached to it, i'm not watching even 5 mins of it.

When they started letting him do the extra long episodes I realised I actually didn't like it at all any more and certainly wasn't willing to put over an hour into it every week.

goon wrote:

Yeah there's definitely something weird going on with race on the show. You have a space station consisting of 13 nations or whatever and yet all the survivors are Americans, mostly white. Then then the two Indian folks in the show just happen to be doctors...

You think in real life if they were launching a space ship to save people from a failing earth they'd let a lot of black people on it?

Qwiss! wrote:
goon wrote:

Yeah there's definitely something weird going on with race on the show. You have a space station consisting of 13 nations or whatever and yet all the survivors are Americans, mostly white. Then then the two Indian folks in the show just happen to be doctors...

You think in real life if they were launching a space ship to save people from a failing earth they'd let a lot of black people on it?

You’ll need essential workers in space as well