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Spot on about Dublin. I had my hands in my pockets anytime I was in a packed room. It’s a hive for thiefs. The Artful Dodger would have been in his element there. Talking about small town Ireland generally though. We don’t have the same extent of petty crime that exists in England. The US is on...

Joking aside the robbery to his home would have been traumatising. Coming from Ireland two things shocked me when I went to university in Liverpool. 1.Concrete, everywhere. Being so used to greenery I couldn’t get my head around the lack of grass (of course this is natural for a city)...

Largely concur with that. He was a great manger, especially when managing great players, but he looks past it. Been saying that for quite a while now so it’s not just because he’s jumped ship.

Can’t see it happening. He’s on the pig’s back here with wages of over 10 mill per year. Madrid would have for fork out 30 mill compo, which ain’t likely given their financial dire straits. In the unlikely event that it does happen I don’t think it would be a major loss as he doesn’t look the...

A lot of truth in that. Plus with the influx of foreigners into the English game since Klinsmann (who was really the first megastar to come), quite a lot of them want London as the destination. Gullit, Bergkamp, Vialli, Desailly, Pires etc. Man U and the RS are a draw with their status in the...

Retirement looks imminent. Or competing at the very top at least. His body is shot. Amazing some of the whinging regarding James’s fitness (some going as far as calling him lazy, or faking injury). He was a free signing for a reason. A 29 year old with world class ability in prime condition...

Can’t think of a side less suited to a player made of glass than a Simeone outfit. He expects players to run themselves into the ground. Having just googled it, Real stopped the move, which is to his (and subsequently title winning Atleticos) benefit.

Eh? I assume you’re mixing him up with someone else (I can’t think who though). In his first 6 months they’d been in 2 cups finals, after 18 months they qualified for the CL, the following year a CL final, the year after CL win and 2nd, the year after a league title, then 3rd this season. He’s...

English football had the worst reputation in Europe mate. Maybe you are too young but if hooliganism (and racism) wasn’t rampant in English football there wouldn’t have been a league-wide ban. Leeds and Man Utd were banned individually for rioting in the 1970s before it took off across the board...

I know this is off topic, but it’s in response to a comment about upheaval in the US. The 1960s civil rights movement instigated by black people there inspired the civil rights movement of catholics here (my parents were on the marches)...

The upheaval there is going to last a long time mate. Non whites have been traumatised on that landmass for 400 years, from the treatment of the subhuman Native people (“savages”) onward. The upheaval is just beginning as the white dominated narrative is ending. There’s a degree of similarity...

Coming from South America you will know the enormous deal it is to play for your country. It’s the ultimate for most of these players. No way will he sacrifice that nor should he. Taking a rest after the season won’t do James much good as the problem he has is recurring. He will never be fully...

This. Baffling some of the reactions towards him. What he’s done here is precisely who he is. It’s the reason a 29 year old cost nothing. Said it a few times, he has the body of a 35 year old. The accumulation of injuries, the prolonged periods out recovering over the years, his body is less...

He’s a less than 1 in 3 player with an awful attitude. It’s indicative of how weak Brazil are at the moment if he’s deemed a starter (although the era of Fred was also terrible).

He’s not a full Brazil international in a particularly strong era for them. They don’t possess a wealth of attacking talent right now. From Ronaldo as their starting number 9, to Jesus, it’s quite a drop. It’s a bleedin enormous drop. Elber, Jardel (at Porto), Edmundo, these fellas couldn’t get...

74 goals in 246 games. He’s never been profilic, nor is he particularly creative. Although he has his critics Lukaku is a level above him. If United aspire to be challenging for titles (PL and CL) they will be looking elsewhere. And that figure is nonsense. Covid will have cut the rapid...

Salary cap is the answer. With escalating costs it has to happen.

More on that Spurs game https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/sep/13/jose-mourinho-lazy-tottenham-players-after-everton-defeat “José Mourinho was critical of his Tottenham team after they slumped to a 1-0 home defeat, describing their pressing as lazy and complaining about the overall lack...

Spurs were a disgrace in that game. I said then Mourinho would be sacked as the players looked to have downed tools (they did start playing for him later on and got near the top, to his credit, before they fell apart again). Spurs under Jose were a busted flush.

Home: won 5 drawn 4 lost 8 Away: won 10 drawn 3 lost 3 From an entire league perspective, first season in top flight history with more away wins than home (according to The Times in March, which I think is still the case now)...