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DSP's Tax Lawyer said:
Might I suggest an illegal stream of these games in Spanish or another language? Much more fun when you can't understand the words they are saying but can tell the excitement in their voice when something is happening
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Seriously, fuck 90% of English NBC Sports commentators, and fuck Alexei Lalas. Give me games with Andres Cantor and I'm a happy man. I also dig Hristo Stoichkov on Univision Champions League commentary. It helps that I also know Spanish.
 
OJ Simpson said:
I've come around to not minding VAR (still loathe the long stoppages), but my new problem is: at what point do the powers that be start holding the humans reviewing footage accountable for their constant fuck ups? If a clear as day hair pull isn't considered violent conduct and an instant red when it's right in your fucking face, when do the VAR assistants start getting punished for not making the correct calls?
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I'm actually not really in favor of punishing refs for blunders - unless it's obvious match fixing. I'll admit as someone who used to be a ref himself I am biased on that one, but it is just what it is. Blunders will happen, in the heat of the moment when you are forced to make a decision within a few seconds you will misjudge and fuck up things sometimes. And it is also simply part of the football drama we all love.

But I agree on punishing the video assistants: they are not on the ground, not even in the stadium (I don't know how it works in other countries, but in Germany they're always in Cologne), they can easily get a replay of the situation asap, they don't have to deal with players and coaches having a spergout around them, etc...

I don't see any reason not to punish them for obvious blunders.

One thing I have to say about EPL refs is: Why is there no age limit? In Germany the age limit for refs in the professional leagues is 47 (as it is internationally), but so often I see English refs with gray hair looking like 60 still active in the top tier of English club football. It's ridiculous: eyesight, reaction speed, agility, etc... all these things decrease at advanced age. They should definitely also have an age cap.
 
DSP's Tax Lawyer said:
Might I suggest an illegal stream of these games in Spanish or another language? Much more fun when you can't understand the words they are saying but can tell the excitement in their voice when something is happening
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A fair few years back, my internet could barely handle streams above 480p. So my choice of streams was strictly limited to the Arab variety. Lot's of "Allah" to be heard.
 
blahblahblah678 said:
Seriously, fuck 90% of English NBC Sports commentators, and fuck Alexei Lalas. Give me games with Andres Cantor and I'm a happy man. I also dig Hristo Stoichkov on Univision Champions League commentary. It helps that I also know Spanish.
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Alexei Lalas watched one Skip Bayless video and decided to be the Skip Bayless of American soccer. I can't stand him at all and wish he would just disappear

Anchors-Away said:
A fair few years back, my internet could barely handle streams above 480p. So my choice of streams was strictly limited to the Arab variety. Lot's of "Allah" to be heard.
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Those arab streams are hilarious


Wahnfried said:
I'm actually not really in favor of punishing refs for blunders - unless it's obvious match fixing. I'll admit as someone who used to be a ref himself I am biased on that one, but it is just what it is. Blunders will happen, in the heat of the moment when you are forced to make a decision within a few seconds you will misjudge and fuck up things sometimes. And it is also simply part of the football drama we all love.

But I agree on punishing the video assistants: they are not on the ground, not even in the stadium (I don't know how it works in other countries, but in Germany they're always in Cologne), they can easily get a replay of the situation asap, they don't have to deal with players and coaches having a spergout around them, etc...
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I do agree with this but one thing to point out with the English VAR system is that nothing can be corrected unless its a penalty or an obvious red card. So on Chelsea's first goal, it was a tactical foul and a yellow card but nothing could be done based on VAR rules (according to what I read up on). The second hair pull was a straight up red so I am not sure what the VAR is doing. Honestly, if you have VAR, they should have the ability to correct game changing errors in the game and not have it limited to goals and red cards
 
blahblahblah678 said:
God bless and god damn the Championship. Swansea is up 2-0 on Millwall in the 93rd minute. What do these cock suckers decide to do? Concede two late OWN GOALS to pull Millwall level. That’s not Russell Martin’s fault.
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LMFAO!!! To Millwall of all people. Never gonna live that one down
 
Agent Benitez (not that one) with a weapons-grade howler at Ibrox. 2-2 heading back to Eindhoven for all the marbles, it's going to be a cracker.
 
Anchors-Away said:
Talking about Cardiff, Tan recently won a court case that basically bleed dry his co-owner to having barely 1% of a share in the club.
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It was decided 16 days ago

Long and short, Tan saw an opportunity to consolidate his debts and get back at this former director. Through an equity swap (in case you want a brief definition) Tan was able to dilute shares that brought the other guy from nearly 4% ownings to just over 1%. He also got an expert witness to testify that the shares were worthless (please don't make me explain accounting outside of work). So the judge found that Tan was doing this with some malicious intent, it wasn't illegal and told the former director "sucks to suck"
 
Andersen has received 400 Instagram DM’s from angry Liverpool fans after goading Núñez into head-butting him in the match against Crystal Palace on Monday.
 
Homofascism said:
Andersen has received 400 Instagram DM’s from angry Liverpool fans after goading Núñez into head-butting him in the match against Crystal Palace on Monday.
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The easiest way to get out of this issue is to just grab a screenshot with the username and post it to your social media. After a little while, problem sorts itself out
 
DSP's Tax Lawyer said:
The easiest way to get out of this issue is to just grab a screenshot with the username and post it to your social media. After a little while, problem sorts itself out
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He did an Instagram story of the best ones with names unredacted. Lots of I’m going to rape your mother and your sister and you better watch your back cause I’m gonna find you. Many Liverpool supporters going to get visits from the bobbies soon me thinks.
 
Homofascism said:
He did an Instagram story of the best ones with names unredacted. Lots of I’m going to rape your mother and your sister and you better watch your back cause I’m gonna find you. Many Liverpool supporters going to get visits from the bobbies soon me thinks.
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God I hope so. I am tired of having these stories pop up about a bunch of drunk liverpool fans threatening someone because their team sucks right now. Just as boring as the Graeme Souness nontroversy
 
Homofascism said:
He did an Instagram story of the best ones with names unredacted. Lots of I’m going to rape your mother and your sister and you better watch your back cause I’m gonna find you. Many Liverpool supporters going to get visits from the bobbies soon me thinks.
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Somehow I don't think so. The police only go after England fans for saying the N word about shitty strikers who can't score to save their lives. Threats of rape and violence are all good and proper.
 
Transfer updates

It seems United are linked with 2 pretty big signings. Pulisic from Chelsea is reportedly lining up a loan and Casemiro is contemplating a transfer to play with them. Both moves are pretty big but I am not sure they will fix much. Pulisic is a left winger, like Sancho and Rashford and Martial. Casemiro isn't a ball playing defensive mid which is what Ten Haag needs

Dele Alli is out from Everton after 6 months. He has joined Besitkas

Ndombele has joined Napoli from Tottenham

Chelsea are stepping up their efforts to sign Aubameyang with reps from the player, barca, and chelsea meeting up

Justin Kluivert, former gem from ajax, is open to a loan with an option to buy to fulham from Roma

Nicolas Pepe is looking to move to Nice with his agent seen at the grounds to negotiate personal terms

Thilo Kehrer has joined West Ham from PSG

Willian might be back in the premier league with Fulham

Morgan Gibbs-White from Wolves is apparently ready to join Nottingham Forest

Liam Delop has joined Stoke City on loan from Man City

Arsenal Teenage star Salah Oulad M'Hand has joined Hull City on loan with an option to buy

Benfica's Goncalo Ramos is close to joining Southampton

Wolves spent 42 million to sign Matheus Nunes from Sporting Lisbon

Leicester are looking to sign James Maddison on a new contract after rejecting 2 Newcastle bids

Arsenal's interest in Tielemanns seems to have dried out with Edu stating they could wait until January to sign Paqueta from Lyon

United seem interested in another USA star with Dest on their radar

Chalobah has some interest from Inter to take him away from Chelsea

I think that's a pretty good recap so far. September 1st is almost here
 
Kerwin White said:
Alli is about five years too young for the Turkish Super Lig. Very impressive speedrun of a career he's having.
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4 years ago he was on par with Harry Kane as to the first choice for the England Squad. Now he can't even make it at a team that's going back to back with relegation battles
 
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