Football The 2017/2018 Season Thread

[Raven]

No.

You can probably pay that for a day of Sky but that isn't pay-per-view it's Stoke/Palace 0.0 draw.

I would rather watch whichever game I feel like watching on any given Saturday, if Uncle Rupert doesn't fancy providing it, I will provide it myself and not feel in the least bit bad about it.

 

[Embattle]

Well it isn't Uncle Rupert who decides that, they don't broadcast them all to protect matchday revenue.

 

[Raven]

Their loss then.

 

[Moriath]

Their loss then.

Might be harder to find them this year with the court order the prem just got to block ip's. Unless you go via vpn ofc.

 

[Moriath]

Neymar to psg for 198m. Its really gone silly money.

 

[CorNokZ]

Either get it done or fuck off with the rumours. I don't believe the neymar deal until I see a legit source

 

[Moriath]

Either get it done or fuck off with the rumours. I don't believe the neymar deal until I see a legit source

It was a french paper behind a pay wall. So couldnt quote it.

They think that cortiniho from liverpool might replace him if he goes.

 

[Himse]

I think Verratti will be used as part of the deal.

Since Barca have been chasing him for a while.

 

[CorNokZ]

It was a french paper behind a pay wall. So couldnt quote it.

They think that cortiniho from liverpool might replace him if he goes.

And last I heard about Coutinho was that Neymar was waiting for him and couldn't wait to have him in Barca with him.

Rumours can fuck off. Sources can stay, they cool

 

[Moriath]

And last I heard about Coutinho was that Neymar was waiting for him and couldn't wait to have him in Barca with him.

Rumours can fuck off. Sources can stay, they cool

It wouldnt be pre season without gossip. Gotta do something till the real playing starts.

 

[CorNokZ]

Ehhh the season is fiercely on! We've played two in the domestic and three in Europe already

 

[Moriath]

Not for those leagues that are any good

 

[Job]

 

[Moriath]

Broken link thats nice

 

[caLLous]

One of his more intelligible posts.

 

[Job]

Eh..it worked then went broked.

 

[Raven]

40 mil for Matic.

lol

I can see why Spurs aren't bothering this year, its all gone mad.

 

[CorNokZ]

Eh..it worked then went broked.

The title of @Job's textbook on "How to Internet"

 

[Job]

Well I was trying to cut down the url so you dont get that stupid script box.
I'm a minimiser, the web is becoming cluttered bloat.

 

[Gray]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3TU1ovJ3GB4


Stay classy Celts!

 

[Marc]

Well looks like Neymar is definitely on. Not like we haven't turned many a players head and signed them because we could so now the boot is on the other foot so no complaints. He's obviously the heir to the ballon d'or once Ronald and messi retire. How do you replace Neymar? Dybala?

 

[DaGaffer]

Well looks like Neymar is definitely on. Not like we haven't turned many a players head and signed them because we could so now the boot is on the other foot so no complaints. He's obviously the heir to the ballon d'or once Ronald and messi retire. How do you replace Neymar? Dybala?

€220m is just baffling. Its not like PSG are the type of team who can maximise the commercial exploitation of the player (you need to be a Real, Man U or, oops, Barcelona, to do that, maybe Bayern), so they're buying him primarily for what he can do on the pitch, and is he really worth more than twice any other player on Earth playing in Europe's fifth most important league? When Ronaldo went to Real you could say "yup, he'll be worth it" but that was because of the combination of the player, the club he joined and the league he went to play in.

 

[Shagrat]

Well looks like Neymar is definitely on. Not like we haven't turned many a players head and signed them because we could so now the boot is on the other foot so no complaints. He's obviously the heir to the ballon d'or once Ronald and messi retire. How do you replace Neymar? Dybala?

Dunno, Dybala plays across a similar area of the pitch to Messi doesn't he? They'd be better off with Dembele/M'bappe...

 

[Marc]

€220m is just baffling. Its not like PSG are the type of team who can maximise the commercial exploitation of the player (you need to be a Real, Man U or, oops, Barcelona, to do that, maybe Bayern), so they're buying him primarily for what he can do on the pitch, and is he really worth more than twice any other player on Earth playing in Europe's fifth most important league? When Ronaldo went to Real you could say "yup, he'll be worth it" but that was because of the combination of the player, the club he joined and the league he went to play in.

I'm sure the quoted £650k a week after tax might have persuaded him to go. I hope he does well but will anyone notice him enough in that league to care?

 

[Marc]

Dunno, Dybala plays across a similar area of the pitch to Messi doesn't he? They'd be better off with Dembele/M'bappe...

Haven't seen much of Dembele. Any good? Mbappe would be ideal but off to Madrid isn't he?

 

[DaGaffer]

I'm sure the quoted £650k a week after tax might have persuaded him to go. I hope he does well but will anyone notice him enough in that league to care?

I get his motivation, that's easy to understand. Its PSG's motivation I don't get.

 

[Raven]

They have pinned all their hopes on CL victory. Which they won't get. Nobody actually cares about French domestic football, or financial fair play rules.

 

[Embattle]

Silly money for what is a small market.

 

[Marc]

I get his motivation, that's easy to understand. Its PSG's motivation I don't get.

As raven has said, I guess they see him as the guy to win the champions league for them. That's all I can think of!

 

[Embattle]

In reality they'll struggle to do that if UEFA come down hard on FFP.