Grannyknot
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Madrid's entire team cost less than Willian.....
https://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/blog...-cost-20m-less-fernando-torres-112603689.html
https://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/blog...-cost-20m-less-fernando-torres-112603689.html
Well, just to reiterate, I said at the beginning that pro/rel would not be suitable for MLS at this time. I just thought that the article Reno linked to about the significance of pro/rel on who wins a title was a load of bollocks.
1) Dan Loney never said there is a connection between pro/rel and winning titles. (One thing to note about him is that unless you've read him a few times before it's hard to tell when he's being serious or sarcastic. He jumps back and forth a lot.)
2) I never said there is a connection between pro/re- blah blah blah. Which leads into #3....
3) You said pro/rel gives everybody a chance for the title. That's why I busted out the title winners of each major league. But I'm sorry, most big leagues have gotten to the point that those at the top (whether it be the top 1 or the top 4-5) spend magnitudes more than the rest of the league and thus there is, in practice, zero possibility of a promoted team to win the title. If you closed the system of each of the aforementioned leagues, you could bet your baby you wouldn't see a novel champion for a century.
4) You said pro/rel sparks interest for poor teams. Okay, breaking it down a litte:
- Relegation: The crappiest teams have pillowfights to determine who is the least sucky to cling on to their current league and who gets booted into oblivion. I honestly don't see why that would boost interest. I can't tell you how many complaints I've heard about not people not being able to follow their team once relegated. That sounds freaking awful. And not being relegated doesn't seem like something worth cheering about. "Yay, we were the second worst team in the league!"
- Promotion: If a club moves up to, say, the Premiere League and all of a sudden there are more fans both at games and on the couch.... isn't that just more plastic fandom, which should be hated by any real fan of the game?
Don't really watch much of the English premier league but it was on while I was at the gym. Did anybody see Manchester city vs Everton? The guy for MC CLEARLY wasn't hurt and wasted a good 5 minutes off the clock while a stretcher came out near the end of the match because MC was up 3-2. Does that happen often?
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That was the most over the top example I've seen, but usually you'll get a bit of gamesmanship where players take their time getting up to eat the clock when they're winning.
In other news the Chicago Fire manage to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory... 0-2-6...
Liverpool haven't disappointed yet again!
HA! I turned the game off at 3-0, thinking they would probably go on to make it 5 or 6.
FA to consider B teams for Champions League and Premier League teams
http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/27289819
I think it is a horrible idea. Good for the big teams that have a massive system and expansive programs, ****e for the smaller clubs.
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Seems to work Chelsea & Man City seem to be winning trophies. When was the last time Arsenal won a trophy?
Paging Hopstupid.....
where have you been this season? Talked an awful lot of smack last summer.
Anyway, your lot only need to win by 18 goals sunday to avoid relegation. Shouldn't be too hard against a team that hasn't won a trophy in 9 years.
atta boy
What are everyone's thoughts on the FFP penalties handed to City & PSG?
Don't be mad at little jack.
Just sit there & watch him like your defenders did.
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Jack is the one who has been watching seems like he's been injured all year.
That's ok. Ramsey played pretty well this year too.
He was hurt a lot this year too. Walcott is out to, without him arsenal seems so slow. He could stretch the defense without him they are different team. They have no depth not enough for all the games you have to play if you make champions league and all the other tournaments . On the bright you just have to beat hull city and you'll have a trophy.
B teams belong in a league of B teams. End of.
Oh, bummer.I really wish I could go to the sendoff series in NY but I'm taking the weekend before off.
Yeah I'm looking forward to that show!ESPN is airing a US soccer doc called "Road to Brazil" starting Tuesday. I've already set it on my DVR so hopefully it's worth it!
Well, I'm sure Ramsey will be rested sunday, so we'll see how slow they are without him.
Not having Walcott hurt us. Probably cost us the title. But we've got plenty of depth. Its just the sheer amount of injuries that we had at one time that hurt us. Its hard to say depth is an issue when you've got 6 midfielders out injured and can still put out a decent midfield.
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