General Football Thread - Any other business

Discussion in 'England' started by Marcho Gamgee, Apr 12, 2018.

  1. roverman

    roverman Member+

    Dec 22, 2001
    They've already signed munoz. I think Ngumoha needs to get out
     
  2. Marcho Gamgee

    Marcho Gamgee Member+

    England
    Apr 25, 2015
    Somewhere in English Arrogance land
    Club:
    Manchester City FC
    Really? Thats a bit knee jerk isn’t it? They have plenty of competitions going for them this season, surely he will get plenty of playing time throughout I would have thought unless they buy more players for his position of which I doubt.
     
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  3. Fireburn47

    Fireburn47 Member+

    West Ham United
    England
    Nov 5, 2021
  4. Jenks

    Jenks Member+

    Feb 16, 2013
    Club:
    --other--
    Spurs really trying to slap their cock on the table this summer.
     
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  5. Fireburn47

    Fireburn47 Member+

    West Ham United
    England
    Nov 5, 2021
    If the FA want to sell Wembley and Andy Burnham PMship would probably be a good time to do so without any political backlash. Through I would imagine a commitment to have less matches at Wembley might affect the price the FA could get for it. Unless they move every May match out if it the concert season can’t be extended to that month and that is where the money for new owners would be made if football matches there are in single figures.
     
  6. Jenks

    Jenks Member+

    Feb 16, 2013
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    --other--
    Why would there be no political backlash?
     
  7. Fireburn47

    Fireburn47 Member+

    West Ham United
    England
    Nov 5, 2021
    Because it fits the mood at the moment to sell of something in London and give the money to across the country.
     
  8. Marcho Gamgee

    Marcho Gamgee Member+

    England
    Apr 25, 2015
    Somewhere in English Arrogance land
    Club:
    Manchester City FC
    Do you have any facts on this? I haven’t heard anything for quite some time about the FA wanting to sell Wembley again.
     
  9. Fireburn47

    Fireburn47 Member+

    West Ham United
    England
    Nov 5, 2021
    Nothing has bene said since the last failed attempt but I’m just saying if they wanted to now might be a good time.
     
  10. Fireburn47

    Fireburn47 Member+

    West Ham United
    England
    Nov 5, 2021

    That was never going to be likely.
     
  11. Fireburn47

    Fireburn47 Member+

    West Ham United
    England
    Nov 5, 2021
     
  12. roverman

    roverman Member+

    Dec 22, 2001
    Gary o'neil taking the Ipswich job. Why leave strasbourg
     
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  13. Fireburn47

    Fireburn47 Member+

    West Ham United
    England
    Nov 5, 2021
     
  14. Fireburn47

    Fireburn47 Member+

    West Ham United
    England
    Nov 5, 2021
     
  15. Fireburn47

    Fireburn47 Member+

    West Ham United
    England
    Nov 5, 2021
     
  16. lanman

    lanman BigSoccer Supporter

    Aug 30, 2002
    I'm old enough to remember when "a new challenge" was something players sought after a decade at a club where they think they've accomplished all that they can, not a kid with 50 league appearances.
     
  17. Fireburn47

    Fireburn47 Member+

    West Ham United
    England
    Nov 5, 2021

    Going to be hard for the FA to justify not moving a lot of the matches at Wembley to what will be a bigger stadium.
     
  18. Jenks

    Jenks Member+

    Feb 16, 2013
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    --other--
    I've always felt that the massive clubs in England a weirdly unambitious with their stadiums, especially in London. I bet Spurs could fill a 100,000 seater, never mind United.
     
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  19. Regis Prograis

    Regis Prograis Member+

    Tottenham Hotspur
    Feb 8, 2020
    Spurs on a few occasions sold out Wembley when they were there, so they could definitely get a much larger crowd, especially when you consider Wembley was a pain in the arse to get to for a large chunk of fans.

    Not sure how much bigger Spurs could have realistically made the new stadium though, the footprint of the stadium was quite restricted.
     
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  20. horrisengleton

    horrisengleton Member+

    Arsenal
    England
    Jul 18, 2023
    Nat'l Team:
    England
    Yeah it's worth considering that a lot of these American stadiums are a hell of a long way outside of the city centre and in the middle of acres of car park off the side of a motorway.

    They have the means to build these stadiums that would be far harder to build in European cities for a number of reasons.
     
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  21. andals

    andals Member

    Jun 13, 2015
    and if they are in a city, the infrastructure and transportation is diabolical
     
  22. stlducks

    stlducks Member

    Tottenham Hotspur
    United States
    Jan 26, 2016
    Iowa
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I can see why he wants to leave but also, this is a bad time to ask to leave. He was great under Ange, then Frank never used him properly and apparently never even talked to him (or other players) making Bergvall feel isolated from the club. De Zerbi did not use him because he wanted experience for those last 8 matches.

    I think Bergvall could grow with Spurs and be useful but if we bring in Tonali and another (Fernandes or Wharton type) then Bergvall would be excess and not be able to develop properly.
     
  23. Fireburn47

    Fireburn47 Member+

    West Ham United
    England
    Nov 5, 2021
  24. KHSAFC

    KHSAFC Member

    Sunderland
    England
    Feb 12, 2023
    #6074 KHSAFC, Jun 23, 2026
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    Arsenal, Liverpool and United could easily fill 100k I think. City, Spurs and Chelsea would struggle I think.

    I’m sure there’s talk of Arsenal extending the Emirates too.

    Having a 100k stadium would definitely help any future World Cup bids!
     
  25. Fireburn47

    Fireburn47 Member+

    West Ham United
    England
    Nov 5, 2021

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