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"Although when you see the way Barcelona are completely taking the **** with their transfer strategy you'd wonder if these rules actually work at all". Barcelona are selling the family silver and more to finance their transfer deals. OK in the short term, but they won't be the same club in a few years. Barcelona blocked by La Liga from registering new players before season La Liga audit says Barça do not have enough money Barcelona still cannot register their summer signings after La Liga rejected an attempt to use the club's own funds to inflate the value of two of the asset sales they had resorted to in order to balance the books and strengthen their team. The intention now is to turn to a fourth source of extraordinary income with the sale of a further 25% of their content production company, Barça Studios, for an estimated €100m in the hope that it will allow them to include new arrivals such as Robert Lewandowski, Andreas Christensen and Jules Koundé in the squad for their opening game against Rayo Vallecano on Saturday night. https://www.theguardian.com/football/2022/aug/08/barcelona-blocked-by-la-liga-from-registering-new-players-before-season Cockney_Cat (UK) - Posts: 2447 - 09/08/2022 12:12:39 2436786 Link 0 |
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You're saying the above as though fans should ignore our athletes because of the origins of the competition they're involved in. I don't disagree with you on it being a bit of a 'passed it's peak' competition but boxing is a tough enough sport to earn a living from and any competition is an opportunity to springboard a fighters profile or success. The same fighters draw sweat and blood for Ireland day and daily, should they not receive the same support because they fight under a different flag while competing the exact same way they do at other competitions? Sounds a bit narrow minded to me.
SaffronDon (Antrim) - Posts: 2385 - 09/08/2022 13:15:34 2436804 Link 0 |
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Anyone follow the Formula One, lads? Crazy how many points that Ferrari have cost their drivers this year, especially Leclerc. At 80 points behind, Verstappen, he would need to win almost every one of the nine races left and hope that Verstappen suffers some crashes or low finishes, which doesn't look too likely based on current form. It actually seems like Mercedes will get closer to Red Bull in the constructors' championship than Ferrari, something which would have fetched some long odds early in the season. Gleebo (Mayo) - Posts: 2208 - 09/08/2022 15:05:59 2436830 Link 0 |
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"You're saying the above as though fans should ignore our athletes because of the origins of the competition they're involved in" Nonsense. I never said anything of the sort, stop making things up, and learn how to follow a thread. I said, these athletes are not representing Ireland at the Commonwealth games. They are representing a small part of the island of Ireland that is controlled and governed by a foreign power. That's it. All your babbling about the individuals and fans is irrelevant. Cockney_Cat (UK) - Posts: 2447 - 09/08/2022 16:59:30 2436850 Link 0 |
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Learn how to follow a thread? yeah, pot kettle pal. You responded to the Galway poster who was stating facts about boxers/athletes in INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION, go back and read his post again if you don't believe me.
SaffronDon (Antrim) - Posts: 2385 - 09/08/2022 18:40:19 2436868 Link 2 |
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Are there many sports in Commonwealth games where the standard is greater than European level and less than Olympics? Don't say cricket! GreenandRed (Mayo) - Posts: 7337 - 09/08/2022 20:56:23 2436884 Link 1 |
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Shamrock Rovers run is still going. Guaranteed at least a Conference League place now. No reason with three teirs that a LOI shouldn't be in the group stages every season going forward. oneoff (UK) - Posts: 1380 - 10/08/2022 07:33:48 2436888 Link 2 |
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I'd say that given the presence of the Australians, that's probably true of several sports, e.g. swimming, hockey, athletics, netball etc. Had a look at the list of sports for Birmingham 2022, it seems like a fairly eclectic batch of games. At the same time there's only 19 disciplines. https://www.birmingham2022.com/sports Apparently the cost of the Commonwealth Games has mushroomed and it's future isn't secure beyond the next edition down in Australia. Gleebo (Mayo) - Posts: 2208 - 10/08/2022 09:53:50 2436906 Link 0 |
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Great win for Rovers and a lot of cash on the way as well but I can't help thinking that this European run will cost then in their domestic league but then you can't have it both ways I guess… We'll done to them and let's hope StPats can follow suit….!
ForeverBlue2 (Cavan) - Posts: 1901 - 10/08/2022 10:24:02 2436918 Link 0 |
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Rovers are guaranteed to be in Group Stages. oneoff (UK) - Posts: 1380 - 13/08/2022 11:05:49 2437255 Link 0 |
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United 4-0 down to Brentford. Gleebo (Mayo) - Posts: 2208 - 13/08/2022 19:10:02 2437303 Link 0 |
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Big, big game next Sunday.
Greengrass (Louth) - Posts: 6031 - 14/08/2022 10:42:43 2437325 Link 0 |
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I doubt it but I do think they'll finish well off the top 4 again
DuhallowRed (Cork) - Posts: 267 - 14/08/2022 11:41:50 2437328 Link 0 |
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Wouldn't be surprised if they got a draw or suffered a narrow defeat. They will raise their game for Liverpool. The Man Utd players though are frauds and are of poor character. Stealing a living they are….
yew_tree (Mayo) - Posts: 11227 - 14/08/2022 13:38:32 2437344 Link 3 |
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I'm not even sure if they will manage that tbh, they took two awful hammerings against Liverpool in the league last year and their attitude collectively stinks. If you or I turned up to work and displayed as little effort, we'd be sacked or disciplined. None of that side should be getting any wages this week. Gleebo (Mayo) - Posts: 2208 - 14/08/2022 16:06:30 2437366 Link 1 |
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Well said.
Greengrass (Louth) - Posts: 6031 - 14/08/2022 17:43:37 2437382 Link 1 |
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Not a chance they'll turn up, it doesn't matter who they're playing they don't care! Feel sorry for ten hag, club is a shambles from top to bottom
achara (Monaghan) - Posts: 561 - 14/08/2022 20:39:49 2437418 Link 1 |
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The old man with the big red nose still has too much to say. When he stepped down as manager he should have been out the door. Look on the bright side , they have Harry Maguire.
Saynothing (Tyrone) - Posts: 2006 - 14/08/2022 21:23:25 2437429 Link 3 |
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Glazers out. Sack the board.
bruffgael (Limerick) - Posts: 141 - 14/08/2022 21:30:12 2437432 Link 1 |
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How would you remove the Glazers, though? There have been protests against them since they took over in 2005, some of which were even violent. They have sailed serenely on as the club has been driven into the ground, and as the largest shareholders, they have the law on their side. Personally, I think that leveraged buyouts should be illegal, for the simple reason that someone buying an asset should have the funds necessary to purchase said asset in its entirety, rather than purchasing a percentage and using the club's assets to load debt on to it. But that's moot. In Manchester United's case, the debt remains at much the same level it was back in 2005, despite nigh-on twenty years of it being a highly-profitable concern. The majority stakeholders have paid themselves around a billion sterling in profits, while the team has gone into freefall and the stadium has started to leak water and rust. The only thing that might persuade the owners to sell up is if the team gets relegated and the fans boycott the games, sponsors and merch, forcing the share price to tank. IMO that is unlikely given how sheep-like many people are. But even then, there would be a very real threat to United's viability, as the debt will remain the same but the TV money will be grossly reduced. So no easy way to get rid of them as far as I can tell. Gleebo (Mayo) - Posts: 2208 - 15/08/2022 10:50:41 2437469 Link 0 |