jimharri
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Nope. As already pointed out, he was a union man. You can call him a lot of things (some of them even true!), but I doubt very much he'd cross a picket line.In his day Gary Neville would have been an absolute picket crosser.
Nope. As already pointed out, he was a union man. You can call him a lot of things (some of them even true!), but I doubt very much he'd cross a picket line.In his day Gary Neville would have been an absolute picket crosser.
Is a great suggestion, I once worked a shift pattern where there was 5 teams and 1 was on holiday at all times.It might be time for 30 man squads, where 5 players have a month off at all times to recover.
Except Rodri :)It might be time for 30 man squads, where 5 players have a month off at all times to recover.
Even Rodri. Managers could choose when to rest each player, with the knowledge of which fixtures are where.Except Rodri :)
It's a fair shout but I'd prefer less games overall.Even Rodri. Managers could choose when to rest each player, with the knowledge of which fixtures are where.
Imagine a rejuvinated Rodri having February off and firing us to glory!
I was thinking exactly the same thing this morning watching a clip on this, they wouldnt give a toss about us or Chelsea normally.Look at who's in the Club World Cup (us and Chelsea) and who isn't (united, Arsenal, Liverpool). For us & Chelsea, the financial benefit will be enormous, with over £120m available to the winner and £60m just for taking part.
So it will be great for us but won't remotely impact that latter group, which begs the question of why are they so worked up about it?
Why aren't they asking the PL to reduce from 20 to 18 clubs? Why aren't they demanding that clubs in Europe don't have to take part in the League Cup? Why aren't they up in arms about an expanded CL that could lead to 3 additional games? Why aren't they demanding the right to withhold players from international duty if the club and player want that? These are all issues that do impact them directly.
Yet they're demanding an end to something that doesn't involve most of them. I wonder why?