Miquel The Work Geordie

Wish Jake all the best with his sex tourism

Libertadores quarters second legs kick off tonight. Every chance 4 Brazilian clubs make the semis, all but Corinthians (the side I follow in Brazil) are up from the first legs. Palmerias and Flamengo both still in it, at least one of them has been in 5 of the last 7 finals, played each other in 2021. Sucking the life out of it a bit.

Again I'm not disagreeing - but the initial point I was countering was that these sides were "unable to cope" as if they've not got a pot to piss in to buy players - they've both had adequate resource to bring in replacements. Whether they spend it soundly or who they choose to spend it on is another matter.

That wasn't your point though, you said they were unable to cope. They're more than able to cope.

I'm not questioning that they've both had to sell, and I'm not questioning that the rules are skewed in favour of the "elite" - but unable to cope? Newcastle have spent ~£270 million this summer and Villa have spent ~£255 million. They're replacing good players but they've had the cash to do so.

Why would people think that?

I get they're local but if I was Challinor I wouldn't touch PNE with a barge pole

Always doing that faux "I'm best mates with the guys" sort of smug chuckle

No because that wasn't on Sky

Poor from MANCSHTER UNEIIITUED

Carragher is so so much better than Neville as a commentator and a pundit

That was ****ing boring weren't it

Yeah I know but Fernandes' effort is on par imo. Punishment should be the same for both

Foden didn't really "kick" him did he – stupid reaction but he more sort of "pushed" his feet into him (I realise that sounds like a kick), hardly any force

Michael Oliver, get in there and make it all about you

Al-Sheikh is a no from me, weirdo and not a particularly good football club owner either

Redknapp 1-0 Miquel

You fear for them

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I think that's game over for Cov today imo

Welcome to the Barclays you Superdy 5 zip saggy beanie merchants

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I think Hull (so far) and Sunderland last season definitely benefitted from directness and having an air of chaos and unpredicability to them going forward.

Don't want to rake up the past but an embargoed, Frank Lampard managed Chelsea side pipping us to the Champions League when we actually had a good team really does make you physically ill

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