On February 19 2023 23:44 DropBear wrote: Karius is likely going to be goalie for Newcastle in the League Cup final. Pope is suspended, Dubravka is cup-tied.
This could either be his redemption or the end of his career
Feel bad fo the guy. One game (where he probably played with a concussion) destroyed his quite promising career
On February 22 2023 00:53 sharkie wrote: Obviously it happens for women football but not for men ...
The thing is because of all the new head injury laws being introduced players are now constantly feigning head injuries whenever they want to slow the game down. Refereeing needs to catch up a bit on that one.
This game of Liverool vs Real Madrid i been telling people all day comes down to who takes their chances, as both cannot defend and both like to attack a lot.
CNN, BBC and more reporting on the Barcelona referee payments now.
Payments were made to a company owned by the Vice President of the referee committee (CTA), Enrique Negreira. Payments stopped when he left the CTA. Negreira admitted to working "exclusively for Barcelona" to Cadena SER.
Obviously a lot of issues in Liverpool, but I think the most unexpected one is Fabinho slumping so badly. The rest of the midfield is a few years older and may start slowing down, but Fabinho is supposed to be peaking right now by his age and he looks really uncomfortable and error prone. It feels like even the simple passes he hands out are always a bit off and awkward for the receiver.
I really hope he can pull things back together, he should still have some 3-4 good years left in him at top level.
I think thats totally normal for missing out a quadruple the season before.
No Treble team has ever done it back-to-back because its super tiring. Now imagine the same tiredness but without the happiness feelings of achieving it.
Bayer Leverkusen finished triple second in 2001/2002 season and had a disastrous season afterwards
On February 22 2023 16:17 sharkie wrote: I think thats totally normal for missing out a quadruple the season before.
No Treble team has ever done it back-to-back because its super tiring. Now imagine the same tiredness but without the happiness feelings of achieving it.
Bayer Leverkusen finished triple second in 2001/2002 season and had a disastrous season afterwards
Yeah it's like you are saying it doesn't matter what I do or try, I won't win anyway.... quite a downer
Blocking clubs from joining a breakaway European Super League will be among the powers held by English football's new independent regulator.
The plan for a regulator, recommended by a fan-led review last year, has been confirmed by the UK government.
Preventing historic clubs going out of business is one of the aims, as well as giving fans greater input and a new owners' and directors' test.
The significant move aims to protect English football's cultural heritage.
The main purposes of the proposed new regulator will be:
Stopping English clubs from joining closed-shop competitions, which are judged to harm the domestic game Preventing a repeat of financial failings seen at numerous clubs, notably the collapses of Bury and Macclesfield Introducing a more stringent owners' and directors' test to protect clubs and fans Giving fans power to stop owners changing a club's name, badge and traditional kit colours Ensuring a fair distribution of money filters down the English football pyramid from the Premier League "The English game remains one of the UK's greatest cultural exports, with clubs and leagues around the world modelling themselves on its success," the government said before its white paper on football governance - a policy document which outlines the proposed legislation - is released on Thursday.
"That is why the government is today taking the necessary and targeted steps to ensure that continues for generations."
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