polishgenius Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 I think Brighton were paying less in wages than Newcastle in that time, to be fair. Or at least, after getting promoted, Newcastle increased wages faster, even without much transfer spend. That does factor a bit. But yeah, Brighton have had more money to spend than sometimes made out. They spent quite a lot solidifying the squad in the two seasons after they got promoted. This is the first season where you really can say they're outdoing themselves. Burnley never had that. They had like one season, 16/17, where they were able to spend a bit without outgoing transfers too, still less than Brighton. Also you're massively exaggerating the thing about them being anti-football. It's not just that they didn't do that in the Championship- they didn't really do that all the time in the Prem. Sure, they were never fashionably pass-heavy, but they only really went 'shut this shit down' against the really big clubs, and Liverpool. Which lots of teams do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spockydog Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 Just having Dyche back in the PL is wretched. Can't stand the man. Behind his gruff but affable facade he puts on for the media, he sounds like a right horrible cunt. Just ask Patrick Bamford. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AncalagonTheBlack Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 Funny but painful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raja Posted January 28, 2023 Author Share Posted January 28, 2023 This is art Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sunland Lord Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 Bayern Munich struggles in the Bundesliga lately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daemon the Leaner Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 Man Ten Hag doesn't underestimate Reading. Very disappointing to see neither of Sancho, Pellistri or Garnacho in the starting XI though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Consigliere Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 That midfield and forward line is going to get run into the ground. We are going to be limping our way through the season very soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Horse Named Stranger Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 Wonder what you lot have done to Sancho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Consigliere Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 Classymiro. We didn't do anything to Sancho. He pulled an Ndombele and was embarrassingly unfit for a professional footballer, was often gassed after an hour and couldn't run or press. There was talk that he was dealing with some personal issues too which is why Ten Hag gave him time off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Horse Named Stranger Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 In the Bundesliga. After Hertha lost their derby against Union and are once again in the midst of a relegation battle, they have reacted by firing Fredi Bobic (Sporting Director). Which is sorta amusing. He joined the club before the beginning of last season, after Hertha poached him from Frankfurt, where he was one of the key architects of their renaissance. He found himself in one of the most chaotic disorganized clubs in Germany, with club and investor (Windhorst) locked in a seemingly eternal power struggle. As a sidenote. Bobic wanted to take Ben Manga, Frankfurt's head scout (basically the right hand man of a DoF), with him to Hertha. Frankfurt kept him and promoted him to DoF, but he was pretty much sidelined after Frankfurt brught in Krösche as Sporting Director, who had another more data driven approach and brought his own guys in. Manga has since left Frankfurt and is now in charge of Watford, and he has taken most of his scouting team with him. Helena Costa as new chef scout is his right hand woman. (German language interview with Der Kicker form a couple of weeks ago) Will be interesting to see, whether he will be able to sorta steady the ship and reduce the managerial turnover, which has obviously been way too high in the previous years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Consigliere Posted January 29, 2023 Share Posted January 29, 2023 Milan getting hammered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rorshach Posted January 29, 2023 Share Posted January 29, 2023 I'm not a big fan of VAR, as known. It's once again showing why - Konate should have walked first, VAR didn't act. Now Fabinho should walk, VAR again silent. Keep it for offside, but fire anyone involved in setting it up and never use it for judging play until someone who's as incompetent as the Everton board is on board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spockydog Posted January 29, 2023 Share Posted January 29, 2023 Some shocking officiating in this Brighton Liverpool game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spockydog Posted January 29, 2023 Share Posted January 29, 2023 Justice is served. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polishgenius Posted January 29, 2023 Share Posted January 29, 2023 Fabinho crippling a teenager coz he fucked up his first challenge, and not getting a red card for it, is laughable. Glad Mitoma humiliated their defence for the win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spockydog Posted January 29, 2023 Share Posted January 29, 2023 Refs in this country are fucking awful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Consigliere Posted January 29, 2023 Share Posted January 29, 2023 24 minutes ago, polishgenius said: Fabinho crippling a teenager coz he fucked up his first challenge, and not getting a red card for it, is laughable. Glad Mitoma humiliated their defence for the win. Shocking challenge. Officials in this game and ours were just allowing poor challenges. Andy Carroll wasn't even trying to play football. He was out there deliberately trying to injure players. He succeeded with Eriksen which should have been a straight red card but he wasn't even booked. Then he did his best to try and wipe out Casemiro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spockydog Posted January 29, 2023 Share Posted January 29, 2023 It's only a matter of time before the PGMOL gets sued by a player whose career is ended by violence on the pitch. Referees have a duty of care to these players, which they seem to have abandondoned in favour of this bullshit 'let it flow' ideology. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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polishgenius Posted January 29, 2023 Share Posted January 29, 2023 Well, that's one way to try to get above Brighton in the league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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