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[Rex Buckingham]

Scally played great against mane and sane this weekend. Jedi played great against Saka. I think we can declare that US left back is no longer a cursed position.

 

Fulham looking to get a LB...

 

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[squally1313]

Is anyone watching Welcome to Wrexham? Not the most in depth documentary, but pretty fun through the first couple episodes. Can't figure out if I like the big picture idea...from what I could tell in the episodes that came out, seems like they (the team/trust) almost begrudgingly took the money because they needed it, but weren't thrilled with a couple foreigners with no soccer experience coming in. And I can't tell if this was just designed to get them a documentary, if they just felt like playing a rich man's version of Football Manager, or if it will actually turn out ok.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Is anyone watching Welcome to Wrexham? Not the most in depth documentary, but pretty fun through the first couple episodes. Can't figure out if I like the big picture idea...from what I could tell in the episodes that came out, seems like they (the team/trust) almost begrudgingly took the money because they needed it, but weren't thrilled with a couple foreigners with no soccer experience coming in. And I can't tell if this was just designed to get them a documentary, if they just felt like playing a rich man's version of Football Manager, or if it will actually turn out ok.

 

I haven't started it yet but I've heard very good things. In terms of the whys, I'm pretty sure it's not a thing they did just to do the documentary, they've sunk serious money into the club(e.g. they brought in a striker who was successful at a higher level and went down a rung to play for Wrexham) so there's no ROI to be had. And because they've sunk money into the team my guess is it will work out okay for all parties involved. I don't think Wrexham's ticketed for the Premier league, but they can get back into League One(the highest level Wrexham has played at I believe), and probably make it to the Championship too.

[squally1313]

Is anyone watching Welcome to Wrexham? Not the most in depth documentary, but pretty fun through the first couple episodes. Can't figure out if I like the big picture idea...from what I could tell in the episodes that came out, seems like they (the team/trust) almost begrudgingly took the money because they needed it, but weren't thrilled with a couple foreigners with no soccer experience coming in. And I can't tell if this was just designed to get them a documentary, if they just felt like playing a rich man's version of Football Manager, or if it will actually turn out ok.

 

I haven't started it yet but I've heard very good things. In terms of the whys, I'm pretty sure it's not a thing they did just to do the documentary, they've sunk serious money into the club(e.g. they brought in a striker who was successful at a higher level and went down a rung to play for Wrexham) so there's no ROI to be had. And because they've sunk money into the team my guess is it will work out okay for all parties involved. I don't think Wrexham's ticketed for the Premier league, but they can get back into League One(the highest level Wrexham has played at I believe), and probably make it to the Championship too.

I want to like it because Rob seems like a really good guy. Not sure I'm with you on the 'serious money' part...from what I can tell they spent $2.5m on the club and then that record transfer was a little under $400k. Obviously a lot more costs involved, but it seems pretty reasonable (I think?) to recoup most of that in selling the doc to FX/Hulu. Agree that it will end up working out, seems like it's headed in the right direction so far, just have this negative feeling that it could be the first step to like...rich guy fantasy football 2.0?

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Is anyone watching Welcome to Wrexham? Not the most in depth documentary, but pretty fun through the first couple episodes. Can't figure out if I like the big picture idea...from what I could tell in the episodes that came out, seems like they (the team/trust) almost begrudgingly took the money because they needed it, but weren't thrilled with a couple foreigners with no soccer experience coming in. And I can't tell if this was just designed to get them a documentary, if they just felt like playing a rich man's version of Football Manager, or if it will actually turn out ok.

 

I haven't started it yet but I've heard very good things. In terms of the whys, I'm pretty sure it's not a thing they did just to do the documentary, they've sunk serious money into the club(e.g. they brought in a striker who was successful at a higher level and went down a rung to play for Wrexham) so there's no ROI to be had. And because they've sunk money into the team my guess is it will work out okay for all parties involved. I don't think Wrexham's ticketed for the Premier league, but they can get back into League One(the highest level Wrexham has played at I believe), and probably make it to the Championship too.

I want to like it because Rob seems like a really good guy. Not sure I'm with you on the 'serious money' part...from what I can tell they spent $2.5m on the club and then that record transfer was a little under $400k. Obviously a lot more costs involved, but it seems pretty reasonable (I think?) to recoup most of that in selling the doc to FX/Hulu. Agree that it will end up working out, seems like it's headed in the right direction so far, just have this negative feeling that it could be the first step to like...rich guy fantasy football 2.0?

 

Serious money is a relative concern when we're talking about the English 4th tier. Documentaries not being a super lucrative business anyway, my thinking is that running the club at a mild loss for the doc isn't exactly a moneymaking venture you'd dream up if you didn't care about owning the team.

 

As for rich guy fantasy football, that's kinda what lots of European soccer ownership is, it just depends on the ownership level of involvement. Boehly buying Chelsea and then wanting to press all the buttons would be a bad version of this, so it comes down to how much Rob and Ryan care to insert themselves into the day to day of running the team. Maybe that comes through more clearly in the documentary, but my baseline assumption is they lead busy and hectic enough lives as it is that I wouldn't guess they're itching to micromanage.

[imb]

chelsea

 

STOP SIGNING DEFENDERS

 

you cant win 0 to negative-1

[wolf stansson]

Tyler Adams was born to play for a mid-table team in the prem. His game just fits.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

it is so funny to me that there are like 5 european superclubs that are consistently well run and the rest of them just point a money gun at everything that moves and fire their manager every 2 years because the only way you can tame a locker room like that is with types that alienate half the team in 18 months

[Rex Buckingham]

Tyler Adams was born to play for a mid-table team in the prem. His game just fits.

 

Internationally, I think the US is a good analog for a mid-teir Prem club

[wolf stansson]

Speaking of that phenomena TT

 

 

 

This dumbass club is about to implode again, just like the last time they won the champs league. Their ridiculous new owner styling himself as the sporting director is going to make them the next Man United.

[wolf stansson]

Tyler Adams was born to play for a mid-table team in the prem. His game just fits.

 

Internationally, I think the US is a good analog for a mid-teir Prem club

100%

[UMFan83]

 

Dest to AC Milan seems like a good outcome, no?

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Looks like Milan's current RB Calabria is their 25 y/o captain and their LB is Theo Hernandez, so unless either are hurt or about to be sold(a quick search didn't find anything but Calabria didn't play in their last match) I'm not sure if there's abundant playing time there.

[soccer10k]

I might be overreacting a bit on 4+ games but I really think 40 league goals in a season in the EPL isn’t that far fetched for Haaland. He’s just so talented, strong and fast, plus playing on City he’s going to get a ton of chances. And he’s going to rack up a ton of goals against crappy teams that City puts 4+ past.

 

Obviously comes down to health but if come the end of the season he’s got 40 goals in, say, 33 games, I wouldn’t be shocked.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

They might make me look dumb and put up 4 in the second half, but Liverpool may be in some real trouble. Van Dijk isn't a one man counter-killer anymore, and the midfield and their(admittedly 4th choice) other CB are gonna leak goals on the break too often to compete for trophies unless they tighten up or get more clinical with the ball.

[UMFan83]

Well at the very least Dest is going to Milan on loan

 

https://twitter.com/sart29394271/status/1565094419707138053

[wolf stansson]

Looking fwd to a healthy, pissed off Puli putting himself in the January shop window at the cup

[soccer10k]

A couple awful VAR decisions for “fouls” on GKers today in West Ham-Chelsea and Newcastle-Palace.

 

Also absurd how van Dijk didn’t get sent off against Everton today.

[soccer10k]

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[UK]

A couple awful VAR decisions for “fouls” on GKers today in West Ham-Chelsea and Newcastle-Palace.

 

Also absurd how van Dijk didn’t get sent off against Everton today.

Moyes had every right to lose his mind on that flop from Mendy.

[wolf stansson]

Xavi the rat. Tuchel the rat. Gattuso the king.

 

 

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it is so funny to me that there are like 5 european superclubs that are consistently well run and the rest of them just point a money gun at everything that moves and fire their manager every 2 years because the only way you can tame a locker room like that is with types that alienate half the team in 18 months

 

 

which are well fun?

 

Bayern . . . I'm struggling after that. Madrid? Not really - they can just afford their mistakes. Liverpool? City is like Madrid. Arsenal right now maybe - spurs had a good summer.

 

I mean, if you eliminate the term super club, I think you can find quite a few well run clubs . . .

[Transmogrified Tiger]

it is so funny to me that there are like 5 european superclubs that are consistently well run and the rest of them just point a money gun at everything that moves and fire their manager every 2 years because the only way you can tame a locker room like that is with types that alienate half the team in 18 months

 

 

which are well fun?

 

Bayern . . . I'm struggling after that. Madrid? Not really - they can just afford their mistakes. Liverpool? City is like Madrid. Arsenal right now maybe - spurs had a good summer.

 

I mean, if you eliminate the term super club, I think you can find quite a few well run clubs . . .

 

City, Liverpool, Bayern, it seems like Real Madrid and Barca take turns every few years. Arsenal is on the right track I'd say, and Spurs is probably more in that Atletico/Dortmund tier where they can't quite financially hang with the biggest but they still use money to stay near the top of their league. This is not very scientific, and more a way to laugh at the likes of Chelsea, Man U, and Barca than anything.

[wvcbxl]

Evan Rotundo moves from Schalke 04 to Racing Genk.

Before you guys start worrying about your youth international: that's where Kevin De Bruyne and Thibault Courtois started as teenagers.

[wolf stansson]

https://www.ajc.com/sports/atlanta-united/atlanta-uniteds-miles-robinson-arrested-accused-of-misdemeanor-theft/L2OEC3ZFIZDUBCQL5JQNBTVDJU/

USMNT CB Miles Robinson arrested for misdemeanor theft.

 

Alternate headline: famously racist Cobb county sheriffs dept arrests young black man for not paying for a shot someone handed him at a bar.