Erling Haaland

[oldius]

This can be said of every player ever. As we can see with Grealish in the same country

And that is the point. There are no guarantees whatsoever so those saying we would smash the league if he comes may well be wide of the mark.

 

[Deleted member 87819]

And that is the point. There are no guarantees whatsoever so those saying we would smash the league if he comes may well be wide of the mark.

I think the expectation with every world class player is that they may take a period to adapt but eventually they will all show their potential especially when we have a manager that is known for bringing out the best of all of them in time. I don’t think most people here would expect him to “hit the ground running” as you say, but some rush to judgment as we have seen with Grealish as well

 

[Scottish Cityzen]

So it’s still fair game to call Ligue 1 a ‘farmer’s league’ because there are few home-grown players in it?
It’s a derogatory term and it’s abusive. Not unlike what we have to put up with with ‘petrodollars’ and ‘Arab money’. And we are quite rightly offended by those terms.

It’s a label to describe a league, fair enough you don’t like it and appear, in my opinion, to be overly sensitive about it. Like a lot of modern day society there is a tendency to be offended and feel the need to shout this from the roof tops repeatedly.

I respect your opinion for it but you must be into double digit posts ‘arguing your point of view’ which is a shame because I came into this thread to read about whether we might sign Erling Haaland.

For the record I really hope we do!

 

[oldius]

I am of the opinion that the PL does see some dreadful football played, such is the desire, above all else, to stay in it because of the rewards available. We see 10 behind the ball in many, many games and that has nothing to do with the beautiful game.

 

[Innsbruckblue]

It’s a label to describe a league, fair enough you don’t like it and appear, in my opinion, to be overly sensitive about it. Like a lot of modern day society there is a tendency to be offended and feel the need to shout this from the roof tops repeatedly.

I respect your opinion for it but you must be into double digit posts ‘arguing your point of view’ which is a shame because I came into this thread to read about whether we might sign Erling Haaland.

For the record I really hope we do!

I’m not an easily offended person; quite the opposite, in fact. I made one simple point that I find the labelling to be offensive, hypocritical and completely unfounded. Other posters decided to justify their reasons for using the term, and I chose to reply with my reasons. It seems it’s fine on here to belittle other leagues but not for us to be offended by the abuse we have suffered. It’s the sheer hypocrisy I don’t like. Had I known it would escalate like this, I would have said nothing.
Btw, I couldn’t care less about French football. CTID

 

[yerwot?]

So it’s still fair game to call Ligue 1 a ‘farmer’s league’ because there are few home-grown players in it?
It’s a derogatory term and it’s abusive. Not unlike what we have to put up with with ‘petrodollars’ and ‘Arab money’. And we are quite rightly offended by those terms.

Wont be long before "Agincourt" and/or "Trafalgar" gets wheeled out, francophobia is in the DNA of many english, a fact johnson used to get brexit done.
Any and every chance to insult french people, customs, food cars etc. must not be missed, just as the rags and mickeys are, though not likely to last as long (coming up to a thousand years since the battle of Hatings, pun intended). To admit to being offended by a comment, is to invite repetition of the comment on a loop, (playground rule number one), in perpetuity,
As the old chestnut avers, " 'Aters gonna Hate" . Amen.....

 

[ChicagoBlue]

That’s on a bad day. On a good day England start with five.

Believe it or not, I bloody forgot Grealish!! :-)

 

[ChicagoBlue]

So it’s still fair game to call Ligue 1 a ‘farmer’s league’ because there are few home-grown players in it?
It’s a derogatory term and it’s abusive. Not unlike what we have to put up with with ‘petrodollars’ and ‘Arab money’. And we are quite rightly offended by those terms.

Methinks you’re looking to be offended, so enjoy it!

I’ve said nothing about Farmers, only pointing out even French National Tram players have to escape their own league, unlike the England team.

And, I don’t get offended by those “abusive” terms, because they’re true, whether I like them or not.

I guess, like quality of leagues, we have a different standard for outrage and abuse.

 

[Innsbruckblue]

Wont be long before "Agincourt" and/or "Trafalgar" gets wheeled out, francophobia is in the DNA of many english, a fact johnson used to get brexit done.
Any and every chance to insult french people, customs, food cars etc. must not be missed, just as the rags and mickeys are, though not likely to last as long (coming up to a thousand years since the battle of Hatings, pun intended). To admit to being offended by a comment, is to invite repetition of the comment on a loop, (playground rule number one), in perpetuity,
As the old chestnut avers, " 'Aters gonna Hate" . Amen.....

As I said, it’s borderline racism. Not what I expect from supporters of a club like ours

 

[AlanBalls]

This thread is a shambles. Don’t we have mods? Go to the wider football discussion forum or go have it out in DMs. Got to wade through pages upon pages of shit to find anything on Haaland.