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Ccfcisparks

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  • Mar 7, 2021
  • #771
fernandopartridge said:
I hope they don't purely because I want to go there next season
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When I first went to their ground it is such a weird experience, slap bag in the middle of central of London on the Thames. Really nice though.
 

Evo1883

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  • Mar 7, 2021
  • #772
covcity4life said:
Would Bruno have made it in the good ol days you think?
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He wouldn't stand out no

De bruyne is better than him anyway


I told you before, only 2 players from today make a team of the last 30 years and they both played at the end of the golden era

Football was Full of world class talent back in the mid 90s to mid 2000s... Maybe Bruno stands out to you because there's not that many greats today

If it's just nostalgia I hope people use that too when talking about Messi in 15 years

I'm absolutely positive that if Robert lewandowski can score 40 plus goals a season, then Ronaldo nazario today in his prime would score 60 plus a season
And Romario

And let's not talk about the state of Spanish football atm
 
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covcity4life

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  • Mar 7, 2021
  • #773
Evo1883 said:
He wouldn't stand out no

De bruyne is better than him anyway


I told you before, only 2 players from today make a team of the last 30 years and they both played at the end of the golden era

Football was Full of world class talent back in the mid 90s to mid 2000s... Maybe Bruno stands out to you because there's not that many greats today

If it's just nostalgia I hope people use that too when talking about Messi in 15 years
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Maybe past eras were better i wont argue that but you are defibtley overdosing on nostalgia as it stops u enjoying footy fullstop outside of cov

Neymar lewdowaki kdb lukaku ramos pique David Silva off top my head all bona fide greats in any era imo
 

Evo1883

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  • Mar 7, 2021
  • #774
covcity4life said:
Maybe past eras were better i wont argue that but you are defibtley overdosing on nostalgia as it stops u enjoying footy fullstop outside of cov

Neymar lewdowaki kdb lukaku ramos pique David Silva off top my head all bona fide greats in any era imo
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Not all of them for me, for starters the level of defenders has dropped massively, added to the physicality... It's part the reason so many players score so many goals every year... Protection that players get today they wouldn't have had... Football was just better to watch

Lukaku wouldn't have scored the amount he does in Italy back then like he does now for starters...
 

covcity4life

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  • Mar 7, 2021
  • #775
Evo1883 said:
Not all of them for me, for starters the level of defenders has dropped massively, added to the physicality... It's part the reason so many players score so many goals every year... Protection that players get today they wouldn't have had... Football was just better to watch

Lukaku wouldn't have scored the amount he does in Italy back then like he does now for starters...
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On flip side would maradona be as good in era of supreme athletes? Yes being kicked less but he ain't gonna be out dribbling everyone whilst doing coke in todays era

Just playing devils advocate
 

Evo1883

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  • Mar 7, 2021
  • #776
covcity4life said:
On flip side would maradona be as good in era of supreme athletes? Yes being kicked less but he ain't gonna be out dribbling everyone whilst doing coke in todays era

Just playing devils advocate
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Well yes... He'd be as fit as the rest today.. On better pitches and lighter balls and more protection
 

covcity4life

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  • Mar 7, 2021
  • #777
Evo1883 said:
Well yes... He'd be as fit as the rest today.. On better pitches and lighter balls and more protection
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And faster more athletic players who press more
 

Evo1883

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  • Mar 7, 2021
  • #778
covcity4life said:
And faster more athletic players who press more
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Like I said, he'd be faster and more athletic too... I hope you use these same arguments against Messi in 15 years like I said
 

covcity4life

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  • Mar 7, 2021
  • #779
Evo1883 said:
Like I said, he'd be faster and more athletic too... I hope you use these same arguments against Messi in 15 years like I said
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Messi will be great in any era

I am not putting eras down remmeber

Its all good we have already discussed this before. Just woukd Have thought even you would agree lewa as good as othrr eras. I'm afraid to ask your thoughts on mpabbe
 

Terry Gibson's perm

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  • Mar 7, 2021
  • #780
covcity4life said:
On flip side would maradona be as good in era of supreme athletes? Yes being kicked less but he ain't gonna be out dribbling everyone whilst doing coke in todays era

Just playing devils advocate
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Well Messi has done ok and they are similar in size, Maradona played in a time were defenders could really defend and also had a one foul start on you. Maradona would have terrorised teams in this era.
 

ccfc92

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  • Mar 7, 2021
  • #781
Coleman gobbling Bale on Sky
 

Otis

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  • Mar 7, 2021
  • #782
ccfc92 said:
Coleman gobbling Bale on Sky
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Pre watershed?
 
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ccfc92

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  • Mar 7, 2021
  • #783
Otis said:
Pre watershed?
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I know!


 

no_loyalty

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  • Mar 7, 2021
  • #784
ccfc92 said:
Coleman gobbling Bale on Sky
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He has just shot his load at the Palace equaliser.
 

Evo1883

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  • Mar 7, 2021
  • #785
Have to say I do like keane and micah Richards... Very good partnership on sky
 
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Evo1883

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  • Mar 7, 2021
  • #786
Harry kanes goal
 

Evo1883

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  • Mar 7, 2021
  • #787
Bale is looking good aswell too
 
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Evo1883

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  • Mar 7, 2021
  • #788
Harry kane is a managers wet dream tbh, defends, assists and scores...
1 season wonder
 
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Hutch11

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  • Mar 8, 2021
  • #789
West Am playing twist n shout after goals , fuckin wannabes
 
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wingy

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  • Mar 9, 2021
  • #790
Evo1883 said:
Harry kane is a managers wet dream tbh, defends, assists and scores...
1 season wonder
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Where does Son stand?

Edit :- spelling.
 
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wingy

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  • Mar 9, 2021
  • #791
What's this ?


Fulham assisting police probe into security breach at Craven Cottage

Fulham are assisting police with their investigation after the Met launched a probe into a major security breach at Craven Cottage ahead of last week’s match against Tottenham.
www.standard.co.uk
 

jimmyhillsfanclub

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  • Mar 9, 2021
  • #792
Evo1883 said:
Harry kane is a managers wet dream tbh, defends, assists and scores...
1 season wonder
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Yep....for all the talk of the new wave of young, creative & attacking talent, Kane is still the first name on the england team sheet every single time. Top top player.

wingy said:
Where does Son stand?
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Usually slightly to the left & back a bit
 
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Terry Gibson's perm

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  • Mar 12, 2021
  • #793
Chris Wilder has left Sheffield United
 

Evo1883

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  • Mar 12, 2021
  • #794
Terry Gibson's perm said:
Chris Wilder has left Sheffield United
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That's terribly sad for him,very good manager, just made a couple of poor signings this year that really you can't do with a small budget at that level
 

fernandopartridge

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  • Mar 12, 2021
  • #795
Terry Gibson's perm said:
Chris Wilder has left Sheffield United
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If we ever parted company with Robins I'd have him here. I think he's a victim of his own success at Sheffield United.
 
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Ccfcisparks

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  • Mar 12, 2021
  • #796
Evo1883 said:
That's terribly sad for him,very good manager, just made a couple of poor signings this year that really you can't do with a small budget at that level
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They won't be as strong next year without him imo.
 
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lifeskyblue

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  • Mar 12, 2021
  • #797
Seems a little short sighted. Perhaps got them to the Premier League too soon and last season raised expectations to too high a level.


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Nick

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  • Mar 12, 2021
  • #798
fernandopartridge said:
If we ever parted company with Robins I'd have him here. I think he's a victim of his own success at Sheffield United.
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Weren't there rumours a while back, think he came to a game or something?
 

Terry Gibson's perm

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  • Mar 12, 2021
  • #799
Evo1883 said:
That's terribly sad for him,very good manager, just made a couple of poor signings this year that really you can't do with a small budget at that level
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Those signings were shockers though a striker that doesn’t score and a goalkeeper that can’t save
 
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Liquid Gold

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  • Mar 12, 2021
  • #800
Mad decision to get rid of him. He's completely turned things round there and they move on from him as soon as things are a bit rough. They were challenging for Europe last season! They'll definitely be less of a threat next season now.

The signings were poor but that surely isn't just on the manager, don't they have a whole team of people working on it?

He'll be in demand and can basically pick his job at Championship level.
 
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wingy

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  • Mar 13, 2021
  • #801
Sounds like it's put down to who is doing the recruitment .
IE:- not him.
 
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SG21

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  • Mar 13, 2021
  • #802
Didn't want to start another thread about this, so I'd thought I'd ask here:

Does anyone else find the "modern" game really dull? Feel like there's little need to watch a full 90 minutes and you'd be better off just watching highlights because so little happens now. The short, slow pass game results in nothing really happening for a good chunk of games, whereas the long ball was more end to end (obviously), more goals, faster tempo to scramble into position etc. Seems long ball play has been pushed out by fifa though with rule changes where if you so much as touch a player, they can and will fall down like a sniper took a shot.
 
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wingy

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  • Mar 13, 2021
  • #803
Could possibly be something to it.
However there are myriad other influences going on,coupled with not being a part of it I expect.
Although I doubt those supporter's are totally enamoured with VAR .
 
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SG21

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  • Mar 13, 2021
  • #804
I haven't researched this to really know, but I sort of think it's what hurt England's national team for so long (early 00s onwards). We changed to a different setup and the players just don't play that way.
 

Evo1883

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  • Mar 13, 2021
  • #805
SG21 said:
Didn't want to start another thread about this, so I'd thought I'd ask here:

Does anyone else find the "modern" game really dull? Feel like there's little need to watch a full 90 minutes and you'd be better off just watching highlights because so little happens now. The short, slow pass game results in nothing really happening for a good chunk of games, whereas the long ball was more end to end (obviously), more goals, faster tempo to scramble into position etc. Seems long ball play has been pushed out by fifa though with rule changes where if you so much as touch a player, they can and will fall down like a sniper took a shot.
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I said this a few posts back in this thread, the modern game is very dull
 
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