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The perfect fumble
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a vision of a future in which an Erling Haaland boot is stamping on a Kevin De Bruyne cross, for ever.
Jonathan Liew
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If you want a vision of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face – forever.
George Orwell.
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School boy journalism.
cheekybids
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Which park…….asking for a friend
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Colin Bell (genuine name)
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I don’t know how to start a new thread but I think it may be educational for Bluemooners with the replies that may follow this post, but I’ve been thinking, and it may sound controversial but…….Has FFP been the catalyst to our success?
Without FFP, would we have sought out the expertise of Soriano and Begiristan and with that, the subsequent commitment of Pep Guardiola.
Did FFP make Khaldoon focus the strategy of the club? Were we in danger of chasing glory through already established big names? I.e Kaka etc.
I don’t know if FFP made our management team focus on building a team and club that is now recognised by FIFA as the best club in the world.
I think what I am trying to say is that without financial constrictions we may have had a team containing Sanchez, Fred, Cucarella, Ronaldo and possibly Neymar, Messi, Mbappe and god knows who else and that would be the result of being able to spend what we like.
I think FFP has been good for us, it highlights how superior our management team are in that they have pulled together a group of individuals that willingly contribute to be part of a team that produce consistently brilliant football that we all love to watch rather than a group of egocentric footballers more interested in their own reputations than their part in the collective.
We have paid a Man City tax on a lot of players, which in my opinion is the only way we can be accused of inflating transfer fees. (It’s Man City, they’re loaded, let’s add a few million on).
We definitely are the best run club in the world and there is absolutely no doubt about it and it is because we know how to operate within the financial restraints of FFP but also because our owners are not yet ready to cash in, that is why by continuing to invest in the team, keeping key management and players happy, we continue to grow and our value grows on an ever rising trajectory.
But the mainstream media don’t or won’t recognise this simple fact and it is pure and simple xenophobia with an inherent loyalty to the traditional big 4.
Manchester City are world leaders in the business of football and are an example that American owners should follow to make the maximum profit from their investment but as long as they (American owners) can skim the cream and have the support of the media then we will never be recognised as the trendsetters.
Is FFP the reason we are so good? discuss ….
Without FFP, would we have sought out the expertise of Soriano and Begiristan and with that, the subsequent commitment of Pep Guardiola.
Did FFP make Khaldoon focus the strategy of the club? Were we in danger of chasing glory through already established big names? I.e Kaka etc.
I don’t know if FFP made our management team focus on building a team and club that is now recognised by FIFA as the best club in the world.
I think what I am trying to say is that without financial constrictions we may have had a team containing Sanchez, Fred, Cucarella, Ronaldo and possibly Neymar, Messi, Mbappe and god knows who else and that would be the result of being able to spend what we like.
I think FFP has been good for us, it highlights how superior our management team are in that they have pulled together a group of individuals that willingly contribute to be part of a team that produce consistently brilliant football that we all love to watch rather than a group of egocentric footballers more interested in their own reputations than their part in the collective.
We have paid a Man City tax on a lot of players, which in my opinion is the only way we can be accused of inflating transfer fees. (It’s Man City, they’re loaded, let’s add a few million on).
We definitely are the best run club in the world and there is absolutely no doubt about it and it is because we know how to operate within the financial restraints of FFP but also because our owners are not yet ready to cash in, that is why by continuing to invest in the team, keeping key management and players happy, we continue to grow and our value grows on an ever rising trajectory.
But the mainstream media don’t or won’t recognise this simple fact and it is pure and simple xenophobia with an inherent loyalty to the traditional big 4.
Manchester City are world leaders in the business of football and are an example that American owners should follow to make the maximum profit from their investment but as long as they (American owners) can skim the cream and have the support of the media then we will never be recognised as the trendsetters.
Is FFP the reason we are so good? discuss ….
TheThirdDeano
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Shit good point.
How about
We’re richer than you, we’re richer than you!
We’re government funded,
We’re richer than you!
Newman Noggs
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Extract from an interview with Jonathan Liew when he was writing for the Telegraph;
"I can’t ever remember you saying who your team is…
Off the record – entirely off the record – Spurs. Actually, you know what, you can write that but you have to also write the full story. And that’s that my first team is Spurs and my second team is Arsenal. It’s a very clear one-two. They’re not joint favourites by any means, but I do like them both.
I come at things very logically and rationally. And while Spurs is a very emotional thing, that came from school days, as I grew older I started to question ‘why do I instinctively have to hate Arsenal? I admire their manager, I admire their football.’ And Spurs and Arsenal are demographically the same, there’s no sectarian split there. They’re the same. They should merge. They really should merge. I’m a North London fan.
Yeah, North London Rovers. Spursnal. Arsenham. Do it. They should share a stadium. They should play in each other’s kits when they go away from home. That should be the next step. Arsenal should play in a white away kit and Tottenham should play in a red away kit. Eventually they’ll turn ever so slightly pink and then suddenly one day, nobody even notices, they’re both wearing the same colour shirt, with the same sponsor and they’re called Arsenham. That’s the dream"
The guy probably wears a half and half scarf.
"I can’t ever remember you saying who your team is…
Off the record – entirely off the record – Spurs. Actually, you know what, you can write that but you have to also write the full story. And that’s that my first team is Spurs and my second team is Arsenal. It’s a very clear one-two. They’re not joint favourites by any means, but I do like them both.
How does that happen?
I come at things very logically and rationally. And while Spurs is a very emotional thing, that came from school days, as I grew older I started to question ‘why do I instinctively have to hate Arsenal? I admire their manager, I admire their football.’ And Spurs and Arsenal are demographically the same, there’s no sectarian split there. They’re the same. They should merge. They really should merge. I’m a North London fan.
North London Rovers.
Yeah, North London Rovers. Spursnal. Arsenham. Do it. They should share a stadium. They should play in each other’s kits when they go away from home. That should be the next step. Arsenal should play in a white away kit and Tottenham should play in a red away kit. Eventually they’ll turn ever so slightly pink and then suddenly one day, nobody even notices, they’re both wearing the same colour shirt, with the same sponsor and they’re called Arsenham. That’s the dream"
The guy probably wears a half and half scarf.
Kinkys Left Foot
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That's a bizarre concept of someone who has litte or no understanding of proper football rivalry.
He's obviously never been humiliated by opposition fans or subjected to physical violence or any of the plethora of name-calling, taunting or unpleasantness one suffers at games at any time in his life because of who he openly supports.
What are his emotions if Spurs get smashed by Arsenal in the NLD? Quiet indifference? Does he not feel sick to the stomach for a couple of days and unable to watch any shithouse media covering the hammering. Does he ever feel like not going into work to face the inevitable jibes and mockery following a Derby defeat.
He comments as if he is some aloof distant observer with no connection to either team or players. Where is his emotional investment? There cannot be the same amount of joy felt in a win without the yang of the pain of the potential loss.
What kind of a football fan is he, none that I recognise.
He's obviously never been humiliated by opposition fans or subjected to physical violence or any of the plethora of name-calling, taunting or unpleasantness one suffers at games at any time in his life because of who he openly supports.
What are his emotions if Spurs get smashed by Arsenal in the NLD? Quiet indifference? Does he not feel sick to the stomach for a couple of days and unable to watch any shithouse media covering the hammering. Does he ever feel like not going into work to face the inevitable jibes and mockery following a Derby defeat.
He comments as if he is some aloof distant observer with no connection to either team or players. Where is his emotional investment? There cannot be the same amount of joy felt in a win without the yang of the pain of the potential loss.
What kind of a football fan is he, none that I recognise.
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