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Seeing far too gender discrimination on here

No ****ing wonder we get ****s like Canada Paul and ThaiSweetChilli FFS
 
We're always going to lose talent. The club that is, not the forum.

I've read good things of Monga. Whilst I'm sure we'd love to hang onto him, I can understand why he'd jump at a chance to move to a more prestigious environment to develop his talents. I'd wish him well.
 
Feidlimid said:
We're always going to lose talent. The club that is, not the forum.

I've read good things of Monga. Whilst I'm sure we'd love to hang onto him, I can understand why he'd jump at a chance to move to a more prestigious environment to develop his talents. I'd wish him well.
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It's usually **** all to do with career progression. Going to Man City won't be good for his career.

It's all about what the big club has promised his family in off the record payments.

If they tell you as a 15 year old that they will make your family financially secure for life verses staying put and risking not making it at all, it's no wonder they do it.

Football is ****ed.
 
Brown Nose said:
It's usually **** all to do with career progression. Going to Man City won't be good for his career.

It's all about what the big club has promised his family in off the record payments.

If they tell you as a 15 year old that they will make your family financially secure for life verses staying put and risking not making it at all, it's no wonder they do it.

Football is ****ed.
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Yep, some clubs just hoover up the talent and if they don't make it by the time they're twenty they just toss them away like an old banana with no thought to their life afterwards or if they will take longer to develop.
 
Robin127 said:
Yep, some clubs just hoover up the talent and if they don't make it by the time they're twenty they just toss them away like an old banana with no thought to their life afterwards or if they will take longer to develop.
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Or in Chelsea’s case, sell them for 15m to some other dickhead before they realise they’ve been done
 
Brown Nose said:
If they tell you as a 15 year old that they will make your family financially secure for life verses staying put and risking not making it at all, it's no wonder they do it.
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So you're agreeing with me and we can both understand why he'd jump at the opportunity ;)

Brown Nose said:
Football is ****ed.
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Nah, Prem football maybe, professional football even, but the game itself... The game changes; has changed, will forever change. Just ask Aussie Ange. **** all we can do about it so position yourself accordingly, that's the choice you can make. Or whinge. Or join FoxesTrust. Whatever makes you feel good. The world's your lobster.
 
I for one welcome the return to the football league/eventual dissolution of the club. It’s a fitting end. From great with a silver platter opportunity to cement that, to total laughing stock in less than 10 years. All we have to thank is unchecked incompetence. The blind leading the blonde.

**** them. Sometimes it has to explode.
 
"Nah, Prem football maybe, professional football even, but the game itself... The game changes; has changed, will forever change. Just ask Aussie Ange. **** all we can do about it so position yourself accordingly, that's the choice you can make. Or whinge. Or join FoxesTrust. Whatever makes you feel good. The world's your lobster"

Football evolves, probably a lot of men that are now in their 40/50/60s that went to football pre 1992. Turn up on matchday pay your money at the turnstile and stand on the terrace, Football was a working man's game that survived of gate receipts, a foreign player would of been Scottish or Irish.

Fast forward 30 years and it's become a billionaires play thing and a middle class game, generation z want football to be like a playstation or Xbox or whatever the games consoles are now, the media has played it's part with many shows dedicated to the premier league with every decision analysed hence the introduction of VAR, VAR itself gets scrutinized because it's the same people making the mistakes that are operating the technology, obviously none of the match going supporters matter anymore because money comes from the broadcasters.

The super league will happen because the premier league has to keep evolving to satisfy the owners greed and the younger generation, it will burst when football becomes like going to a music concert or the theatre, the loyal season ticket holder will have been long forgotten with huge clubs charging massive prices for a one of experience to tourists.

The premier league is helping this with PSR rules that only benefits the richest and bigger clubs, but those same clubs will walk away chasing more money, then the premier league realising they have no business will crawl back to the likes of Leicester in an effort to keep their "product" alive.

I had 2 season tickets at Leicester which my Dad and I shared, we used to go to games home and away together and if I'm honest I enjoyed football better in the late 80's/90's having a pint in the black prince on the A2 before the game with the Leicester players having a pre match meal in the room next door to the bar, and then standing with my Dad on the terrace at cold blow lane in January cheering Leicester on is nothing like what football is now, the end came for me when my Dad passed and I realised football had nothing in common with me anymore.

The absolute highlight was lifting the premier league trophy against Everton, little Leicester had beaten the odds and defied the establishment. The 1st time since 1884 and my generation had witnessed it.

Now I'm numb to it all, it's all about accountants and selling hotels back to yourself so you can hoard another player abroad. I watch Leicester on TV now and again but win or lose it doesn't upset my day anymore, when Vardy goes the light will go out.

There's talk on this forum about wishing Leicester drop down to the lower leagues because of the way the club is run, a sort of reset, I would probably go and watch Leicester again if they did, the Day's of me paying £70 to watch JJ and the like are gone.

Have a great day all.
 
Payne74 said:
"Nah, Prem football maybe, professional football even, but the game itself... The game changes; has changed, will forever change. Just ask Aussie Ange. **** all we can do about it so position yourself accordingly, that's the choice you can make. Or whinge. Or join FoxesTrust. Whatever makes you feel good. The world's your lobster"

Football evolves, probably a lot of men that are now in their 40/50/60s that went to football pre 1992. Turn up on matchday pay your money at the turnstile and stand on the terrace, Football was a working man's game that survived of gate receipts, a foreign player would of been Scottish or Irish.

Fast forward 30 years and it's become a billionaires play thing and a middle class game, generation z want football to be like a playstation or Xbox or whatever the games consoles are now, the media has played it's part with many shows dedicated to the premier league with every decision analysed hence the introduction of VAR, VAR itself gets scrutinized because it's the same people making the mistakes that are operating the technology, obviously none of the match going supporters matter anymore because money comes from the broadcasters.

The super league will happen because the premier league has to keep evolving to satisfy the owners greed and the younger generation, it will burst when football becomes like going to a music concert or the theatre, the loyal season ticket holder will have been long forgotten with huge clubs charging massive prices for a one of experience to tourists.

The premier league is helping this with PSR rules that only benefits the richest and bigger clubs, but those same clubs will walk away chasing more money, then the premier league realising they have no business will crawl back to the likes of Leicester in an effort to keep their "product" alive.

I had 2 season tickets at Leicester which my Dad and I shared, we used to go to games home and away together and if I'm honest I enjoyed football better in the late 80's/90's having a pint in the black prince on the A2 before the game with the Leicester players having a pre match meal in the room next door to the bar, and then standing with my Dad on the terrace at cold blow lane in January cheering Leicester on is nothing like what football is now, the end came for me when my Dad passed and I realised football had nothing in common with me anymore.

The absolute highlight was lifting the premier league trophy against Everton, little Leicester had beaten the odds and defied the establishment. The 1st time since 1884 and my generation had witnessed it.

Now I'm numb to it all, it's all about accountants and selling hotels back to yourself so you can hoard another player abroad. I watch Leicester on TV now and again but win or lose it doesn't upset my day anymore, when Vardy goes the light will go out.

There's talk on this forum about wishing Leicester drop down to the lower leagues because of the way the club is run, a sort of reset, I would probably go and watch Leicester again if they did, the Day's of me paying £70 to watch JJ and the like are gone.

Have a great day all.
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I thought I was liable to the odd bit of hyperbole, where Leicester are either shit, and football is shit, and it ruins my life.....to, its the best thing ever, and I would sell my children to Top and let the squad have their way with my happily consentinting wife. But Payne74, if you bounce back from this, after a couple of wins in one week, and declare your undying love of the beautiful game and bleed blue blood again. You can take that mantle.
 
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