The Football Thread - Page 1830

ginny76 · July 29th, 2016, 04:08 PM

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Originally Posted by snowy25

It seems to be a common trait among Spanish clubs to sell a player an then buy them back, Morata being the latest going back to Real Madrid. However it seems they have mastered the art by inserting the buy back clause into the contract when selling the player. That often means getting the player back at a lower price than they would on the open market. Had United had the foresight to have done so when they let Pogba go they could have saved themselves a fortune.

I'd like to see a Fuck You clause where the player insists that his former club have to pay double the maximum bid from other clubs. That would give Ferguson a bright red nose, if he didn't already have one.

**Greenman** · July 30th, 2016, 02:18 PM

I see Radio 2 and the SSE Arena in Wembley are celebrating the anniversary(to the minute) of England's one and only World Cup win on 30th July, 1966 against Germany. I get the feeling however that we may have to wait a considerably long time before we can stop harking back to this achievement and I wonder if we will EVER win it in my lifetime-we can but hope.

ginny76 · July 30th, 2016, 04:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Greenman

I see Radio 2 and the SSE Arena in Wembley are celebrating the anniversary(to the minute) of England's one and only World Cup win on 30th July, 1966 against Germany. I get the feeling however that we may have to wait a considerably long time before we can stop harking back to this achievement and I wonder if we will EVER win it in my lifetime-we can but hope.

Or laugh.

**footstep** · July 31st, 2016, 06:21 PM

Lens 0 0 away Niort.
1 point , ok.
Waitin for next week and 1rst home match.

**Greenman** · July 31st, 2016, 06:23 PM

Good heavens! Liverpool beat A C Milan 2-0 in this meaningless International Cup thing yesterday, and next Saturday have Barcelona at Wembley, strangely Barca have been made the HOME team!! I think it might be a lot harder to beat them especially with old boy Suarez in the team.

**tsunamiSD** · July 31st, 2016, 10:34 PM

I want to give a 'shout out' to the San Diego Sea Lions, who made it all the way to the championship game of the Women's Premier Soccer League (the league 103 teams strong, and right below the professionals) before they lost to the Boston Breakers Reserves - who are the reserves for the professional Boston Breakers. If you look at the Breakers Reserves team page, you will see that they field 2 subsidiary teams of their own. The Sea Lions had not lost at all this season, until this game.

**Meini Again** · August 3rd, 2016, 12:44 AM

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Originally Posted by snowy25

It seems to be a common trait among Spanish clubs to sell a player an then buy them back, Morata being the latest going back to Real Madrid. However it seems they have mastered the art by inserting the buy back clause into the contract when selling the player. That often means getting the player back at a lower price than they would on the open market. Had United had the foresight to have done so when they let Pogba go they could have saved themselves a fortune.

And Chelsea could have got Lukaku back for less than the UK National Debt

rubberjohnny · August 3rd, 2016, 09:50 AM

C'MON BORO

**countjimmoriarty** · August 3rd, 2016, 11:19 AM

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Originally Posted by rubberjohnny

C'MON BORO

Glad to see I'm not alone here!

**victor meldrew** · August 3rd, 2016, 03:44 PM

The Hamper fraud trial has been abandoned and rescheduled for 24 October, I wonder how long that one will last?

Sakho still not a Baggie, the deal appears to be dragging its feet. We are apparently trying to sign everyone and his dog, just a question of which media outlet or pundit you believe.

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Greenman Live Legend of VEF Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Underground lair somewhere in the world Posts: 20,353 Thanks: 30,936 Thanked 383,589 Times in 19,356 Posts	Good heavens! Liverpool beat A C Milan 2-0 in this meaningless International Cup thing yesterday, and next Saturday have Barcelona at Wembley, strangely Barca have been made the HOME team!! I think it might be a lot harder to beat them especially with old boy Suarez in the team. __________________ There was only ONE Greenman, and you accepted no substitutes! To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. Rest in peace MaxJoker-you will be sorely missed. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. 20,000: Milestone reached!

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rubberjohnny Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Somewhere wet & cold with occasional sunny spells. Posts: 55 Thanks: 337 Thanked 490 Times in 47 Posts	C'MON BORO __________________ I'm here by a happy accident.

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footstep Lost luggages? Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: France Posts: 7,268 Thanks: 92,097 Thanked 86,801 Times in 7,170 Posts	Lens 0 0 away Niort. 1 point , ok. Waitin for next week and 1rst home match.

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tsunamiSD Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 53,099 Thanks: 634,225 Thanked 641,224 Times in 53,183 Posts	I want to give a 'shout out' to the San Diego Sea Lions, who made it all the way to the championship game of the Women's Premier Soccer League (the league 103 teams strong, and right below the professionals) before they lost to the Boston Breakers Reserves - who are the reserves for the professional Boston Breakers. If you look at the Breakers Reserves team page, you will see that they field 2 subsidiary teams of their own. The Sea Lions had not lost at all this season, until this game.

August 3rd, 2016, 03:44 PM	#18300
victor meldrew Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: At the bottom of an empty glass Posts: 15,788 Thanks: 532,101 Thanked 180,381 Times in 15,776 Posts	The Hamper fraud trial has been abandoned and rescheduled for 24 October, I wonder how long that one will last? Sakho still not a Baggie, the deal appears to be dragging its feet. We are apparently trying to sign everyone and his dog, just a question of which media outlet or pundit you believe.