Bailey Posted September 2, 2017 Report Share Posted September 2, 2017 7 minutes ago, Matt said: Couldn't read was that. Got distracted for some reason... You couldn't type either by the looks of it! ? Sibdane, Matt and Romey 1878 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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MikeO Posted September 3, 2017 Report Share Posted September 3, 2017 Oops. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41138056 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubecula Posted September 3, 2017 Report Share Posted September 3, 2017 they should still qualify but wow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted September 7, 2017 Report Share Posted September 7, 2017 "Premier League to amend summer transfer window, starting 2018/19. Window to now close 1700 on Thursday before start of season." markjazzbassist 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markjazzbassist Posted September 7, 2017 Report Share Posted September 7, 2017 11 minutes ago, MikeO said: "Premier League to amend summer transfer window, starting 2018/19. Window to now close 1700 on Thursday before start of season." great news i imagine the rest of the world will follow soon after. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted September 7, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 7, 2017 1 hour ago, MikeO said: "Premier League to amend summer transfer window, starting 2018/19. Window to now close 1700 on Thursday before start of season." Going to be interesting how it will work considering sales can still happen until the end of August, and no other league is adapting it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markjazzbassist Posted September 7, 2017 Report Share Posted September 7, 2017 http://www.espnfc.us/tottenham-hotspur/story/3198474/tottenham-unveil-plans-for-world-first-retractable-football-pitch-for-new-ground Spurs new stadium will have a retractable pitch. the video is pretty crazy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted September 7, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 7, 2017 5 minutes ago, markjazzbassist said: http://www.espnfc.us/tottenham-hotspur/story/3198474/tottenham-unveil-plans-for-world-first-retractable-football-pitch-for-new-ground Spurs new stadium will have a retractable pitch. the video is pretty crazy. Because of an NFL affiliation, right? edit: now the link opens Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markjazzbassist Posted September 7, 2017 Report Share Posted September 7, 2017 11 minutes ago, Matt said: Because of an NFL affiliation, right? edit: now the link opens yeah. just the concept is wild. so it lives underground, it's gonna need to be watered and maintained in some underground bunker which isn't a good place for grass. also the whole concept "rolls out on rails and connects seamlessly, no one can tell" i guarantee you it will get stuck, or won't connect or something. just the nature of those things. if it can happen, it will. also you know some player is going to complain they can feel the groove of where it connects. just seems like a lot of work for nfl games, but Levy does love that money. i really hope our new pitch doesn't plan to be like this. seems like they are sacrificing quality for money (ie nfl money). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted September 7, 2017 Report Share Posted September 7, 2017 11 minutes ago, markjazzbassist said: yeah. just the concept is wild. so it lives underground, it's gonna need to be watered and maintained in some underground bunker which isn't a good place for grass. also the whole concept "rolls out on rails and connects seamlessly, no one can tell" i guarantee you it will get stuck, or won't connect or something. just the nature of those things. if it can happen, it will. also you know some player is going to complain they can feel the groove of where it connects. just seems like a lot of work for nfl games, but Levy does love that money. i really hope our new pitch doesn't plan to be like this. seems like they are sacrificing quality for money (ie nfl money). I don't see why it would, there'll be no chance of an NFL affiliation with us, so need for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted September 8, 2017 Report Share Posted September 8, 2017 19 hours ago, markjazzbassist said: great news i imagine the rest of the world will follow soon after. I don't see why they should. If they've got any sense they'll do nothing of the sort and have an advantage over our leagues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markjazzbassist Posted September 8, 2017 Report Share Posted September 8, 2017 2 hours ago, Romey 1878 said: I don't see why they should. If they've got any sense they'll do nothing of the sort and have an advantage over our leagues. Because the majority of their sides want it as well. The only ones that voted against were City and united. The bigs want the long drawn out window. The mid table and lower sides all want it in Europe just like here. That's what if put to a vote I think it will pass in most leagues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louis Posted September 8, 2017 Report Share Posted September 8, 2017 I was genuinely surprised to find that NFL is popular in London. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted September 8, 2017 Report Share Posted September 8, 2017 23 minutes ago, markjazzbassist said: Because the majority of their sides want it as well. The only ones that voted against were City and united. The bigs want the long drawn out window. The mid table and lower sides all want it in Europe just like here. That's what if put to a vote I think it will pass in most leagues. Four teams voted against it actually. Swansea being one of them, they're hardly a big club. Like I said, if they've got any sense they won't change their windows to follow ours. Wouldn't surprise me if a lot of them think it's arrogance on our part to expect the rest of Europe to fall into line just because we've done something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted September 8, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 8, 2017 5 minutes ago, Romey 1878 said: Four teams voted against it actually. Swansea being one of them, they're hardly a big club. Like I said, if they've got any sense they won't change their windows to follow ours. Wouldn't surprise me if a lot of them think it's arrogance on our part to expect the rest of Europe to fall into line just because we've done something. Sounds familiar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EFC-Paul Posted September 8, 2017 Report Share Posted September 8, 2017 Swansea Palace United and City with Burnley abstaining their vote, odd mix tbh especially after the fuss Burnley and Swansea have made in recent times over its format Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markjazzbassist Posted September 8, 2017 Report Share Posted September 8, 2017 23 minutes ago, Romey 1878 said: Four teams voted against it actually. Swansea being one of them, they're hardly a big club. Like I said, if they've got any sense they won't change their windows to follow ours. Wouldn't surprise me if a lot of them think it's arrogance on our part to expect the rest of Europe to fall into line just because we've done something. 16 minutes ago, EFC-Paul said: Swansea Palace United and City with Burnley abstaining their vote, odd mix tbh especially after the fuss Burnley and Swansea have made in recent times over its format my apologies the article i read said only City and United. Very strange indeed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markjazzbassist Posted September 8, 2017 Report Share Posted September 8, 2017 Ok did some digging and here is what i find Germany - In favor of closing the window like the PL http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/startseite/705669/artikel_bundesliga-tenor-zum-transferende_kuerzer-waere-besser.html France - Ligue recommends to do the same as PL, will be voted on by end of year https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/La-lfp-favorable-sur-le-principe-a-avancer-la-fin-du-mercato-estival/832370 Italy - Inter says all leagues should align with this rule http://www.ansa.it/sito/notizie/sport/calcio/2017/09/07/inter-ausiliochiudere-prima-il-mercato_cca6654b-83f5-4c3b-83a6-8ec788c5b155.html Spain - No thanks La Liga chief Javier Tebas said earlier this week that he was not in favour of change, telling the Soccerex Global Convention: "I don't believe it will necessarily be beneficial to the clubs to close the transfer window sooner." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddock Posted September 11, 2017 Report Share Posted September 11, 2017 De Boer sacked by Palace. That's fucking shocking that absolutely terrible by Palace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted September 11, 2017 Report Share Posted September 11, 2017 15 minutes ago, Paddock said: De Boer sacked by Palace. That's fucking shocking that absolutely terrible by Palace. It was more shocking and terrible that he was hired in the first place. They made the wrong decision and are rectifying it quickly, so I applaud them for sacking him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddock Posted September 11, 2017 Report Share Posted September 11, 2017 1 minute ago, Romey 1878 said: It was more shocking and terrible that he was hired in the first place. They made the wrong decision and are rectifying it quickly, so I applaud them for sacking him. If that's the case- whoever hired him wants fucking - 4games in is just ridiculousimo- give him until Chistmas at least. I thought they played well yesterday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted September 11, 2017 Report Share Posted September 11, 2017 5 minutes ago, Paddock said: If that's the case- whoever hired him wants fucking - 4games in is just ridiculousimo- give him until Chistmas at least. I thought they played well yesterday. Yes they do, but now they're fixing it. Giving him until Christmas would've killed them. When you know, you know. There's no point dragging it to have it confirmed week after week. Matt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete0 Posted September 11, 2017 Report Share Posted September 11, 2017 He moved away from his formation to one the players prefer, and their performance improved with the reports saying they were unlucky not to win. Deserved a few more games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnh Posted September 11, 2017 Report Share Posted September 11, 2017 14 minutes ago, pete0 said: He moved away from his formation to one the players prefer, and their performance improved with the reports saying they were unlucky not to win. Deserved a few more games. According to the match report, Palace missed a few open goals. One, a clear header, under no pressure and from a couple of yards out, was headed wide! pete0 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddock Posted September 11, 2017 Report Share Posted September 11, 2017 I watched the full game- Palace battered them and deserved to win- they had 24 shots to Burnleys 4- Dann missed a header at the end from 3 yards when it was harder to head wide than score, Benteke missed a 1 on 1 . They played really well yesterday. unless somethings gone on behind the scenes they are wat OTT to sack him after 4 gaes imo. MikeO, Bailey and pete0 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Posted September 11, 2017 Report Share Posted September 11, 2017 1 hour ago, Romey 1878 said: Yes they do, but now they're fixing it. Giving him until Christmas would've killed them. When you know, you know. There's no point dragging it to have it confirmed week after week. Wish our club had the balls to "fix it". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted September 11, 2017 Report Share Posted September 11, 2017 1 hour ago, Paddock said: I watched the full game- Palace battered them and deserved to win- they had 24 shots to Burnleys 4- Dann missed a header at the end from 3 yards when it was harder to head wide than score, Benteke missed a 1 on 1 . They played really well yesterday. unless somethings gone on behind the scenes they are wat OTT to sack him after 4 gaes imo. And if you got points for missing chances like in that game, or in the other three that they've lost without scoring, then I'm sure he'd still have a job. Just now, Bill said: Wish our club had the balls to "fix it". Fortunately our manager has shown that he can do the business. De Boer has only shown that he's terrible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddock Posted September 11, 2017 Report Share Posted September 11, 2017 21 minutes ago, Romey 1878 said: And if you got points for missing chances like in that game, or in the other three that they've lost without scoring, then I'm sure he'd still have a job. Fortunately our manager has shown that he can do the business. De Boer has only shown that he's terrible. Point I was making is it's not like they were getting drubbed- another day and they score 3 and he keeps his job. I'm not saying for a minute he's a good manager, I just think they have been hasty sacking him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted September 11, 2017 Report Share Posted September 11, 2017 2 minutes ago, Paddock said: Point I was making is it's not like they were getting drubbed- another day and they score 3 and he keeps his job. I'm not saying for a minute he's a good manager, I just think they have been hasty sacking him. They haven't just sacked him because of yesterday though. Clearly they haven't performed well in the other games, enough that alarm bells have wrung. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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