#518

Not a fan of him.

A few weeks ago he went after another broadcaster for using certain terms to describe black athletes (probably fairly) then completely refused to engage when others linked to articles of him using similar descriptives.

He’s probably very talented, but i struggle with these modern writers who seem to primarily be Twitter personalities.

#519

Ricky can Wolswinkel was a trend setter if anything

#520

He was a really good commentator. Had an ability to give insight into how a game was developing which belied his age, combined with a profoundly affable attitude. As you say, the crackly voice of a hundred Saturdays going over the Pennines or working on something in the garden whilst hanging onto every word.

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#521

Balotelli off to Juventus. That’s a bit of a surprise

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#522

Salah to Madrid in the summer :joy:

#523

Love Mario and think he’ll look very handsome in that strip. Hope he scores a bucketful.

#524

(Narrator’s Voice: He didn’t.)

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#525

Yeah. His voice reminds me of all those weekend afternoons spent listening to football on 5Live while doing my homework or playing on the Amiga. It helped that he had a soft spot for Roy Evans’ Liverpool team, too.

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#526

They’re in a really weird position Liverpool, in that unlike a couple of the other top six clubs they’ve got a world class player or two, but don’t have the board-level personnel or deep pockets to really keep them. They improve players better than and have better players than, say, Arsenal or United, but very little sway during negotiations.

#527

Once you are seen as a selling club it’s a nightmare to get out of it. Players see you as a stepping stone

Us standing up to Madrid over de gea (fax machine aside) was very important in stopping uniteds slide

#528

upgrade on Bendtner!

#529

I think (maybe) Spurs are almost out of this, but Arsenal have definitely slipped into it.

#530

We will see when madrid come in with a big bid for Kane

Can deffo see delli alli fucking them over at some point too.

They don’t pay enough to keep top players

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#531

Impossible

#532

Not sure.

Finished 5th and 6th since.

#533

Kane’s gone this summer if Real don’t get to the CL final, and probably even then.

#534

Genuinely think it’s more about trophies. Absolute travesty they never win a buggering thing and I’d be right narked after 3 or 4 seasons with them too.

#535

:joy::crazy_face::joy::crazy_face:

#536

Nah, no way. Everyone wants to think it’s about trophies etc but 99.9% of the time a player is gonna go to a club giving them an £80k per week pay rise.

Spurs’ wage cap is admirable but will absolutely cost them big stars eventually.

#537

Fair point. Disgusting, but probably accurate.

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