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Outer Sparta wrote:

Crysuko wrote:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCT_BblH5Wg
The chairman who burned down his own stadium: Ken Richardson.

Imagine if he were an owner of the Big Six. He would have the evil businessmen persona of Abu Dhabi's City Group, the incompetence of Kroneke, the financial management skills of the Glazers, and the snobby personality of FSG.

The Blaatschapen wrote:

HC Eredivisie wrote:You'll be feeling so wrong on 11 july.
and Cillessen is not going to the EC.

Fun fact, none of those teams won in their last match against Oranje.

If I am feeling wrong on July 11th it's only because feeling happy would be life threatening. I do still live in Germany

Also, I did not mention Cillessen , just that the keeper is weak. If not Cillessen then Krul, or Stekelenburg? I prefer the former, but still, eh, not the world class that is needed for an EC win.

Outer Sparta wrote:

The Blaatschapen wrote:
I wouldn't badger you about excluding England.

I've been doing that since their Brexit referendum

Why just say England in the poll when I can just use the heavily-cliched "it's coming home" for them? Granted, English fans are chanting that every tournament and come back disappointed basically every single year.

HC Eredivisie wrote:

The Blaatschapen wrote:
If I am feeling wrong on July 11th it's only because feeling happy would be life threatening. I do still live in Germany

Also, I did not mention Cillessen , just that the keeper is weak. If not Cillessen then Krul, or Stekelenburg? I prefer the former, but still, eh, not the world class that is needed for an EC win.

No worries, the Germans love the Dutch. You might even be able to tell them we won the Doppelpack (U21 and normal EC).
I remember you not liking Cillessen, thought you were talking about him. Stekelenburg is good enough to win the Cup.

Outer Sparta wrote:Why just say England in the poll when I can just use the heavily-cliched "it's coming home" for them? Granted, English fans are chanting that every tournament and come back disappointed basically every single year.

I thought that that was only for the World Cup?

The Blaatschapen wrote:

Mathuvan Union wrote:Fits the bill for Croatia, I suppose.
They could use a goalkeeper. And there’s grass.

I am shorter than Michel Vorm. Who, for a professional keeper was already quite short.

Ayytaly wrote:Despite my username, I don't see Italy as champs any time soon. I'd say the Netherlands might win it. Sucks that Ireland's not in this, as my mom descends from Irish-Argentines, so I'm rooting for our fellow Celtic bros.

It's comin' hame, lads!

Outer Sparta wrote:

Ayytaly wrote:Despite my username, I don't see Italy as champs any time soon. I'd say the Netherlands might win it. Sucks that Ireland's not in this, as my mom descends from Irish-Argentines, so I'm rooting for our fellow Celtic bros.

It's comin' hame, lads!

Irish Guy watches Ireland only to come away with disappointment. There's a reason he hates Thierry Henry to this day.

Ayytaly wrote:

Outer Sparta wrote:Irish Guy watches Ireland only to come away with disappointment. There's a reason he hates Thierry Henry to this day.

Even worse watching cheats like Griezmann win the World Cup nine years later. I wonder if Titi had a hand in sabotaging Belgium.

Outer Sparta wrote:

Ayytaly wrote:
Even worse watching cheats like Griezmann win the World Cup nine years later. I wonder if Titi had a hand in sabotaging Belgium.

If Thierry Henry didn't use his hand, he would be hated in France. If Thierry Henry used his hand, he would be hated as well, but not in France. All in all, blame Paul McShane for not clearing the ball.

Ayytaly wrote:

Outer Sparta wrote:If Thierry Henry didn't use his hand, he would be hated in France. If Thierry Henry used his hand, he would be hated as well, but not in France. All in all, blame Paul McShane for not clearing the ball.

Roy Keane would've absolutely murdered him.

Outer Sparta wrote:

Ayytaly wrote:Roy Keane would've absolutely murdered him.

Just like Peter Shilton should have jumped for the ball in 86, Paul McShane should have cleared the ball against France. Sure Maradona and Henry did illegal things, but other players could have prevented the goals from happening.

Ayytaly wrote:

Outer Sparta wrote:Just like Peter Shilton should have jumped for the ball in 86, Paul McShane should have cleared the ball against France. Sure Maradona and Henry did illegal things, but other players could have prevented the goals from happening.

Nah, the Hand of God is worth the 35-year butthurt the English still have over it.

Outer Sparta wrote:

Ayytaly wrote:Nah, the Hand of God is worth the 35-year butthurt the English still have over it.

Somehow Shilton is still bitter about letting a 5'4'' Maradona outjump him.

Outer Sparta wrote:

Ayytaly wrote:Nah, the Hand of God is worth the 35-year butthurt the English still have over it.

Somehow Shilton is still bitter about letting a 5'4'' Maradona outjump him.

Mathuvan Union wrote:

The Blaatschapen wrote:
I am shorter than Michel Vorm. Who, for a professional keeper was already quite short.

Can’t be smaller than Insigne

Ayytaly wrote:Nah, the Hand of God is worth the 35-year butthurt the English still have over it.

Baggieland wrote:

Ayytaly wrote:Nah, the Hand of God is worth the 35-year butthurt the English still have over it.

Maradona should have been extradited to England where he would have faced a fair trial and execution.

Baggieland wrote:

Ayytaly wrote:Nah, the Hand of God is worth the 35-year butthurt the English still have over it.

Maradona should have been extradited to England where he would have faced a fair trial and execution.

P.S. West Brom to win the Championship and F.A. cup next season. You read it here first!

The Blaatschapen wrote:

Baggieland wrote:Maradona should have been extradited to England where he would have faced a fair trial and execution.

The Scottish would break him out of death row and let him flee to Scotland

Outer Sparta wrote:

The Blaatschapen wrote:
The Scottish would break him out of death row and let him flee to Scotland

Pretty soon England would enact a law that anybody who likes Maradona is a traitor to the country.

The Blaatschapen wrote:

Outer Sparta wrote:Pretty soon England would enact a law that anybody who likes Maradona is a traitor to the country.

And this would deter the Scots how?

The Blaatschapen wrote:

Mathuvan Union wrote:Can’t be smaller than Insigne

Yes, but he's a striker, not a keeper

Keepers are on average taller than field players.

Outer Sparta wrote:

Mathuvan Union wrote:The same Liverpool that at one point nearly didn’t qualify for the Europa League, couldn’t beat West Brom who got relegated, and were defeated by Real Madrid in the champions league quarter finals? You’re evidently not the greatest since you can barely muster a defender, whereas Villa have multiple playing internationally.
Also, 1980-81
Couldn’t beat Villa to the title then, either.

According to your logic, Real Madrid are shittier than Valencia because they have zero players playing internationally for Spain while Valencia has one.

Meanwhile, there are people out there who dub Jack Grealish and Ollie Watkins as the next Ballon d'Or winners just because they scored against Liverpool or City or Chelsea. Those are the same people that jumped on the Michael Owen hype train because he won a mini treble and scored one wondergoal, and he turned out to be an injury prone mercenary.

Mathuvan Union wrote:

Outer Sparta wrote:According to your logic, Real Madrid are shittier than Valencia because they have zero players playing internationally for Spain while Valencia has one.

Meanwhile, there are people out there who dub Jack Grealish and Ollie Watkins as the next Ballon d'Or winners just because they scored against Liverpool or City or Chelsea. Those are the same people that jumped on the Michael Owen hype train because he won a mini treble and scored one wondergoal, and he turned out to be an injury prone mercenary.

They didn’t win the title.
Valencia is also the goat team, too.

Jack Grealish and Ollie Watkins are definitely not Ballon D’Or quality, let alone Premier League Player of the Year quality just yet. It’s the same bandwagon who jump on Kanté just because he did well in the last stages of the champions league.
Forget about Edouard Mende and Kai Havertz.

Outer Sparta wrote:

Mathuvan Union wrote:They didn’t win the title.
Valencia is also the goat team, too.

Jack Grealish and Ollie Watkins are definitely not Ballon D’Or quality, let alone Premier League Player of the Year quality just yet. It’s the same bandwagon who jump on Kanté just because he did well in the last stages of the champions league.
Forget about Edouard Mende and Kai Havertz.

The English media loves to hype up players who scores more than one goal against any random opponent. Then they throw in random transfer rumors like Grealish to Barcelona simply to drive online engagement. It's not just tabloids like Daily Mail that do it, but the mainstream like Sky Sports.