2022 - 2023 Football Thread - Page 29

On September 15 2022 05:52 Liquid`Drone wrote:
That 2-1 goal for City is just madness. Haaland is basically a super fast Zlatan. And the pass is a true beauty too.

On September 16 2022 19:29 Jockmcplop wrote:
The republicans of Munich are welcome to their opinions, but i don't really see how they think they're going to change decisions made by UK teams and their owners about the death of the Queen of the UK.

Can't watch the video right now, but suffice to say the problems caused by this are a drop in the ocean compared to the corrupt, destructive and shitty decision to have the World Cup in an unsuitable location.

On September 16 2022 19:46 DropBear wrote:

I'm not sure that UK teams or their owners had any say on what happened. They certainly didn't have a say on grassroots football being cancelled, including children's games. All the while rugby, cricket etc went ahead.

Nor am I sure that Bayern Munich are republicans, the point was the disruption not their views on the monarchy of a different country.

On September 16 2022 19:52 Jockmcplop wrote:


the Premier League is made of the teams and their owners, so of course it has a say, probably equally to the FA tbh.

The wording of that banner seems to have a very republican flavour. 'All this disruption just because your Queen died?'

If it wasn't for Liverpool fans booing everything to do with the Monarchy for all time there would probably be no disruption at all tbh.

On September 16 2022 20:09 DropBear wrote:

That's the primary argument the video makes. That the Prem wants to avoid controversy. Hang the fans, the ground staff who now go unpaid, the players who have to make up the games later, the amateurs and kids who had their games cancelled all because they couldn't bear for a royal to be potentially disrespected.

On September 16 2022 20:00 evilfatsh1t wrote:
yeah you dont have to be a republican to call the premier league out on one of the stupidest decisions ive seen in football. the decision completely fails to honor or show any more respect to the queen or the royal family and simultaneously shows a complete disrespect and disregard for every other stakeholder of english football. these stakeholders extend all over the world, from competing teams, to fans, sponsors, broadcasters etc.

On September 16 2022 21:36 gTank wrote:



Quite funny saying that when UK teams gladly take money from exact these corrupt, destructive and shitty countries, isnt it?

The Russian owner of AFC Bournemouth is reviving an attempt to sell the club, now that it has once again reached England’s top football league, people familiar with the matter said.

Owner Maxim Demin has appointed California-based advisory firm Montminy & Co. to help oversee a sale of the club and is “seeking an acquirer to capitalize on the club’s ongoing success,” according to a document on the process -- codenamed “Project Goal” -- seen by Bloomberg.

Bournemouth, which was this year promoted to the lucrative English Premier League, is already involved in discussions with one group of investors, the people said. Representatives for Bournemouth and Montminy declined to comment.

Demin acquired 50% of the club in 2011 and took full control two years later. Bloomberg reported in July 2021 that Bournemouth’s management had been in contact with a select group of potential investors and buyers.

Bournemouth could be valued at £130 million ($150 million) or more in any sale, according to Kieran Maguire, a lecturer in football finance at the University of Liverpool.

US investors in particular have been seeking deals for English football clubs, partly attracted by an appreciating dollar exchange rate against the pound. They’re also drawn in by cheaper valuations relative to sports franchises in America and the strong earnings potential from competing in the world’s richest football league.

Revenue at Bournemouth is expected to climb from £118.5 million this year to £150.1 million in 2023, the document shows. The club’s EPL survival is not guaranteed -- although it’s currently sitting around halfway down the league, above the relegation zone, it recently lost a game to Liverpool FC by nine goals to zero. Shortly after that defeat, Bournemouth sacked its head coach Scott Parker.