Victims of a Campaign- The Other Footy Teams Thread

Juve are a more established part of the old order of Serie A. City are still interlopers. This is what I believe Jamooky is saying and why it was impressive that Serie A did what they did to Juve.

 

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2 year transfer ban?

 

It goes sideways when key players are exiting their prime. Liverpool aren’t Liverpool without prime Salah and prime Van Dijk.and City aren't City with out prime De Bruyne, while having to play Walker in the center of the defense.

 

Whether or not Abramovich’s Chelsea did anything similar, this should be a warning to Todd B.

 

Big Sam

 

City. Juve, Madrid, and Barcelona as the core group, who else?

 

If you mean Big Sam to Leeds, man would that be a shock their collective system. Initial reports did not indicate they'd got that way. The leading name was Carlos Corberan, who used to be Bielsa's assistant. I'm not familiar with his way of playing but I'm guessing it's more like Bielsa than Allardyce.

 

Milan? PSG?? Other Continental "big league" clubs?

Right now I'm having a hard time believing English clubs would voluntarily abandon the cash-cow that is the EPL, even if they have huge followings/histories like Yanited & Pool.

But then I'm distinctly NOT a fan of the super league idea. I'm very happy following Arsenal in the English top flight, till the day I die.

 

It was a joke, it feels like half of Big Sam’s recent hires were to save teams from relegation and like Dyche he is old school.

 

I thought there might be some interest in this:

https://l.smartnews.com/Bxs7K/pWv7bP

 

That makes more sense. If that’s what you meant, I get it @Jamooky .

 

I just read this Athletic article about the man city brouhaha:
https://theathletic.com/4160366/2023/02/06/manchester-city-financial-charges-explained/

I didn’t quite finish the whole thing but it seems pretty clear that the process will be likely slow in happening. Maybe not quite the four years it took the PL to get to this point, but I have a real hard time imagining anything would be decided before the end of the season. Hope I’m wrong!

One little curious tidbit, is that Murray Rosen, the barrister that will lead the independent panel, is a Gooner!

 

yep

 

If we were in 2nd by 14 points and they got a 15 point deduction I would laugh my ass off. But I would feel we would need to go back to back, you know, for legitimacy purposes.

That said, we are 5 points clear, if they get a deduction tomorrow I don't give a shit we are on top so the title is legit. Theres no guarantee they make up the difference.

 

The language of possible repercussions includes ‘expulsion’ but not ‘relegation’ from the premier league. Is this because the PL is a distinct organization from the championship and lower or is it just a legalese thing? If the former, could the Football League decide to re-house City if an expulsion actually occurs?

(Not that said ‘expulsion’ would actually happen…just curious about the reporting.)

 

I think it’s the former. Just another word for relegation since the Premier League isn’t part of the Football League and has no lower league, they would be expelled.

I have no idea the second part, if the Football League would allow City to participate. Would that also mean only two clubs are relegated from the Premier League instead of three?

 

Also, from The Athletic piece that @NorthBank brought to my attention:

So…City are like a certain former president in these United States.

 

Don't forget when Arsenal committed the crime of *checks notes* playing too many Frenchmen and not enough Englishmen.