Footy - 2018/19 & 19/20 & 20/21 etc

[smithdown]

8 hours ago, Guy_Incognito said:

For the purposes of this conversation, I'm saying this is an Oasis song

https://x.com/OneWayMusicX/status/1888988803194409080?t=FkgwdBU0lGCrTWSo9cC9ZQ&s=08  

Love that.

Absolutely brilliant interpretation.  He’s made it his own.

 

I can just picture the scene - Ian Curtis arriving at the door to the posh cheese shop in Didsbury and seeing a sign that reads ‘gone to post office, back in 5 minutes’ and he slumps to the pavement, takes out his tambourine and a classic hit is born.  
 

Go easy Noel.  You’re heading for a nervous breakdown with performances as wild and expressive as that.  

Why do the orchestra miss out at least one crucial note in the hook?  
 

They’re playing it as Love….Love W-Art Again

[pipnasty]

1 hour ago, Nebraska Red said:

https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/c74me120lv8o

Ratcliffe's Ineos considering further Man Utd redundancies.

 

Yeah, but he is a Sir and therefore he must be AMAZING

Like here

"Red flags raised after debts soar at Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s chemicals empire

Ratings agencies downgraded outlook for Ineos Group to ‘negative’ as tycoon’s sporting interests also hit crisis point"

 

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/feb/12/red-flags-debts-sir-jim-ratcliffe-ineos-chemicals-empire-ratings-agencies-downgrade

[dyl]

1 hour ago, smithdown said:

Why do the orchestra miss out at least one crucial note in the hook?  

#absolutelyfcknridiculousinterpretation

[smithdown]

15 minutes ago, pipnasty said:

Yeah, but he is a Sir and therefore he must be AMAZING

Like here

"Red flags raised after debts soar at Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s chemicals empire

Ratings agencies downgraded outlook for Ineos Group to ‘negative’ as tycoon’s sporting interests also hit crisis point"

 

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/feb/12/red-flags-debts-sir-jim-ratcliffe-ineos-chemicals-empire-ratings-agencies-downgrade

Wonder what first attracted chemical manufacturer fly by night Big Jim Tattercliff to Big Dave Brailsinjection the famed marginal gains sports enhancement guru?  
 

A love of cheese perhaps.

Edited yesterday at 18:55 by smithdown

[The Hitman]

4 hours ago, Sir Tokyo Sexwale said:

he's f***ing horrible isn't he? 

horrible tory b*****d

He absolutely is. The worst.

Getting sued by the All Blacks for not paying them either.

[Sir Tokyo Sexwale]

Havertz confirmed out for the season. Martinelli out for a month (or more)

4 of their top 5 scorers are out right now and for a while (in order) Havertz, Martinelli, Saka, Jesus

 

[Cobs]

PSR rules to remain in place as they are for next season

[Jarg Armani]

1 hour ago, Cobs said:

PSR rules to remain in place as they are for next season

Was this one of the things being challenged by city?

[Gethin]

15 minutes ago, Jarg Armani said:

Was this one of the things being challenged by city?

They’re currently suing again about the rules around sponsorship from associated parties. Quite why they’re suing despite winning such a massive victory over them last time is a mystery to me

Narrator: they did not win a massive victory last time 

[psl]

3 hours ago, Gethin said:

They’re currently suing again about the rules around sponsorship from associated parties. Quite why they’re suing despite winning such a massive victory over them last time is a mystery to me

Narrator: they did not win a massive victory last time 

I think the rules were required to change as a result of parts of City's last action being successful and leading to those parts of the rules being unlawful. The league proposed amendments and put them to the vote and City's lawyers said those amendments were bring hurried and would still be unlawful. The league put it to the vote anyway and the clubs voted for the amendments so now City are going back to court, which in this limited context seems understandable.

Edited 25 minutes ago by psl

[Gethin]

1 minute ago, psl said:

I think the rules were required to change as a result of parts of City's last action being successful and leading to those parts of the rules being unlawful.

Think City won on something like 2 of the 25+ points that they were contesting. The actual rule changes as a result of this were tiny - from memory it was something to do with the way low or interest free loans from owners were treated in the calculation 

[Greenoak]

So according to BBC Man united will save 45 million per year from the previous redundancy of 250 staff... So the cost per person is £180,000.. 

What an utter crock of s***... These will be low paid staff like canteen or groundsman.. yes some scouts .. but I'd wager no scout is earning 180k. Even at united

[smithdown]

5 minutes ago, Greenoak said:

So according to BBC Man united will save 45 million per year from the previous redundancy of 250 staff... So the cost per person is £180,000.. 

What an utter crock of s***... These will be low paid staff like canteen or groundsman.. yes some scouts .. but I'd wager no scout is earning 180k. Even at united

Probably paid a management consultancy firm massive brewsters to do all the sacking for them.