Financially driven? :o
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/52866678
Outrageous allegation :sulk:
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Financially driven? :o
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/52866678
Outrageous allegation :sulk:
He's probably realised that only players that will be playing in the premier league next season needed to be consulted :good:
"I am all for playing again because we have no other choice"
say wha? he's 'all for it' because he's not allowed not to be 'all for it'...? :blink:
It's sad to see the players being dragged into the tawdry world of big money and financial incentive. I fear this could ultimately have an impact on their boyhood dreams and loyalty to the fans.
As long as the kiss the shirt before they leave everything will be fine... :unsure:
Won't they catch Coronavirus if they do that?Quote:
Originally Posted by dazthegooner
If the do the time they spent in the labs being used as guinea pigs was wasted...Quote:
Originally Posted by Niall_Quinn
A heartbreaking outcome either way. It makes me realise how lucky I am. There but for the grace of God...Quote:
Originally Posted by dazthegooner
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/52914350
Integrity :bow:
They’re just doing more and more things to make sure that the final outcome is going to be different to how it would have been.
Why not 10 subs, or 20? Or a 2 goal head start for some teams? So much more stuff they could be pulling out of their arses.
Five subs can come on and nine on the bench.Quote:
Originally Posted by Letters
It's close to a Community Shield match every week then. Bloody stupid.
Shamelessly stolen from Redcafe:
First stint of TV fixtures are out.Quote:
Wednesday, June 17
Aston Villa v Sheffield United 6pm – SKY
Manchester City v Arsenal 8pm – SKY
Friday, June 19
Norwich v Southampton 6pm – SKY
Tottenham v Manchester United 8pm – SKY
Saturday, June 20
Watford v Leicester 12.30pm – BT
Brighton v Arsenal 3pm – BT
West Ham v Wolves 5.30pm – SKY
Bournemouth v Crystal Palace 7.45pm – BBC
Sunday, June 21
Newcastle v Sheffield United 2pm – SKY
Aston Villa v Chelsea 4.30pm – SKY
Everton v Liverpool 7pm – SKY
Monday, June 22
Manchester City v Burnley 8pm – SKY
Tuesday, June 23
Southampton v Arsenal 6pm – SKY
Tottenham v West Ham 8.15pm – SKY
Wednesday, June 24
Manchester United v Sheffield United 6pm – SKY
Newcastle v Aston Villa 6pm – SKY
Norwich v Everton 6pm – BBC
Liverpool v Crystal Palace 8.15pm – SKY
Thursday, June 25
Burnley v Watford 6pm – SKY
Leicester v Brighton 6pm – SKY
Chelsea v Manchester City 8.15pm – BT
Wolves v Bournemouth 8.15pm – BT
Sunday, June 28
Aston Villa v Wolves 12pm – BT
Watford v Southampton 4.30pm – SKY
Monday June, 29
Crystal Palace v Burnley 8pm – AMAZON
Tuesday June, 30
Brighton v Manchester United 6pm – SKY
Sheffield United v Tottenham 8.15pm – SKY
Wednesday, July 1
Bournemouth v Newcastle 6pm – SKY
Everton v Leicester 6pm – SKY
West Ham v Chelsea 8.15pm – SKY
Thursday, July 2
Arsenal v Norwich 6pm – BT
Manchester City v Liverpool 8.15pm – SKY
Apart from Liverpool winning the title, the rest of what happens this season is a sham.
So cynical. You're overlooking the fact integrity has been at the heart of every decision.Quote:
Originally Posted by Marc Overmars
Amazon hit the jackpot with that fixture.
My Prime Membership continues to pay for itselfQuote:
Originally Posted by GP
I ditched Amazon and Prime. Wondering what affect that has on the movies I bought from them. So far so good, but membership hasn't run out yet.
I won't be supporting a queer fuck like Bezos from now on. And I don't want to watch the entirely financially motivated footie anyway, so no loss there.
If everyone ditched Amazon, the high streets would come back. I know a lot of people who say they will be supporting the high street from now on, because it was small business that came through when Amazon had delivery dates of 3 million years, and price hiking fucks all over its site, and a surge in dodgy chinks selling cheap, useless shit. The big corporations couldn't do any better. Weber took 2 months to deliver a BBQ.
Whether people who say they will support their local business have the character to stick to those principles, we'll see.
As for us:
Citeh away = nil points
Brighton away = pub a draw
Saints away = lose with an OG by that defender we got from them recently (forgotten his name already)
Norwich at home = pub a draw
Can't wait...
Of course they haven't, plus in any case that's all rubbish, the high street didn't 'come through' most of it was closedQuote:
Originally Posted by Niall_Quinn
And amazon deliveries were mostly still very quick
The bbc fixtures are dull as dishwater too, though bournemouth - palace might just be bearableQuote:
Originally Posted by GP
I imagine all the BBC matches will involve the dregs. No chance they’re getting any say given it’s the other broadcasters who’ve paid big money for the rights.
yes it's no surprise really
So you had a different experience. Maybe you live in a shit community. A large number of shops in my town quickly went online and diversified into sourcing and delivering all the things Amazon and the supermarkets couldn't. They did a great job and I'll be continuing to pay them instead of that queer cunt Bezos. Amazon was shit throughout. No stock. Price gougers. Tons of chink accounts. Shitty delivery times that were always being extended. I'll stick with what worked.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mac76
It'll be nice to see Arsenal on BBC again.Quote:
Originally Posted by Marc Overmars
Have to say my experience has been similar to Mac’s.Quote:
Originally Posted by Niall_Quinn
Things I would generally have bought on the high street I got from Amazon because there wasn’t an alternative.
Prices were fine, delivery times were good (as discussed, I have Prime, so maybe that helped).
I think the high street as it was has pretty much died and I doubt it’s coming back.
Supermarkets are convenient, Amazon is convenient.
And both have the buying power (and, let’s face it, they exploit their workers) to make it cheap.
You make hark back to a simpler time when everyone would go to the butchers and fishmongers and they’d all know everyone but that’s gone now. But don’t worry, I have over 300 FB friends instead and am universally loved on here
:trophy:
I don't buy stuff I don't need. So I'm talking day to day items like flour, organic vegetables, meat,.. In the first couple of weeks the supermarkets had none of this. Small providers stepped in to cover the shortages, probably not possible in cities but it worked well in a rural community. As for Amazon, they consistently refuse to put filters on their site that allow Chinese sellers to be excluded. 50% of the platform has been swamped by Chinese accounts in the last few years and the service and quality across the board has dropped sharply as a result. Legitimate sellers are being pushed out. People who like cheap, disposable consumer goods will see this as a good thing (while warning us the planet is running out of resources, I suppose). But if you want quality and authenticity, Amazon is pot luck.
I must say I’ve shopped more at local businesses during this whole thing, they had everything we needed during the early days when you couldn’t find anything on supermarket shelves. There’s also something quite nice about being remembered when you return and striking up a convo with the butcher or baker etc. Also for what it’s worth I think the quality of produce is also much better. Obviously supermarkets are great for convenience but my eyes have definitely been opened to local business now and I’ll try to support them when I can.
I do a mixture, supermarket to get me through most of the days in the week, then the local shops to top me up getting to the same point the following week.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/53058264
Fans on big screens and cameras to celebrate in front of. :wacko:
Drinks break of one minute midway through each half.
Integrity. :bow:
I've always felt that one thing missing from football is the audio from the coin toss.
This is all increasingly farcical.
they're inserting a break to get more adverts in - that's it then, traditional football is finishedQuote:
Originally Posted by McNamara That Ghost...
this will eventually be formalised into a game with quarters instead of halves like the US wanted to do with the WC in '94 - TV is using this to take over the game and transform it beyond recognition
The final table this season will have one massive asterisk by it.
It will, but would you care?
I'd take a 4th place* finish tbf.
I guess that depends on where we end up but the end result won't be what it would have been, Liverpool winning the title aside.Quote:
Originally Posted by GP
IF you were a Liverpool fan, would you care?
Probably not. Although they'd won it fair and square before all this anyway so they can justifiably claim it didn't change the outcome there.
Do you believe in the tooth fairy?Quote:
Originally Posted by Marc Overmars
The Rock. :bow:
We vil surprise you ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Özim
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