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Football 2024-25. Pep’s last season?

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Incisive comment on 5Live this morning:

Reporter: Wayne Rooney has expressed surprised after his new team got hammered in their opening game....

Host: I wonder how surprised Birmingham fans are....

 
Posted : 12/08/2024 7:29 am
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There seems to be a lot of discussion on which of the 'Golden Generation' who was a great player has made  the worst manager... Rooney, Lampard or Gerrard?

 
Posted : 12/08/2024 9:55 am
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I kind of liked Rooney for sticking with Derby and what he achieved given the mess they were in as a club at the time, but him and Lampard were definitely managing way out of their ability levels too soon.

 
Posted : 12/08/2024 10:01 am
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They’re the new Pardew/Bruce/Hughes managerial merry go round.  Just waiting for brave John Terry to have a shot at it.

 
Posted : 12/08/2024 10:20 am
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Incisive comment on 5Live this morning:

Reporter: Wayne Rooney has expressed surprised after his new team got hammered in their opening game….

Host: I wonder how surprised Birmingham fans are….

Plymouth are never likely to get the to the Premier league - but appointing Rooney seems that their ambition lies in League One.

 
Posted : 12/08/2024 12:03 pm
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Just heard that Keir Starmer is looking at getting Chelsea a transfer ban to help the UK achieve their immigration target!

 
Posted : 12/08/2024 1:01 pm
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Plenty of similar memes going about! I’ll give Maresca until November.

Looks like ETH is halfway now to assembling his old Ajax side.

 
Posted : 12/08/2024 3:38 pm
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Can anyone tell me what Chelsea’s recruitment strategy is? They can only pick 25 and have 7 loaned? Are they stocking up under 21s that don’t count? How are any of them going to increase in value if they’re only playing every 4th game?

It's an absolute shambles. They've let Gallagher go for peanuts*, supposedly are trying to force Chalobah out the door... and are now looking to add Joao Felix to the squad, at great expense. I mean, there's being the team we can all enjoy laughing it, and then there's whatever this is.

*sounds like the deal may be at risk, but they desperately need it go through

 
Posted : 12/08/2024 4:00 pm

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I'm just enjoying the novelty of having an owner who's looked at the Glazers totally scattergun recruitment policy over the last ten years and instead of seeing it for the total shambles its been, instead says 'hold my pint...'

 
Posted : 12/08/2024 4:09 pm
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An insight into Chelsea's squad:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cy4yg422zjpo

 
Posted : 12/08/2024 5:47 pm
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wouldn't it be easier to name professional footballers who are not in the chelsea squad?

 
Posted : 12/08/2024 5:50 pm
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They now have a squad of over 50 players and they’re trying to sign more, taking their spending to over 1.5 billion since Ted Lasso turned up.

I can’t see how they conceivably be staying within the FFP rules. What’s the wage bill per week for that lot?

Still, I suppose they could maybe improve on last season and finish 5th? Good luck to any manager trying to put a starting line up together with 50 overpaid prima donnas most of whom have never met each other before.

Absolute insanity. It makes our transfer dealings look sane and rational. Quite an achievement.

 
Posted : 12/08/2024 7:42 pm
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Looks like Gallagher move has collapsed.   Time for Levy to have another half baked try.

 
Posted : 12/08/2024 7:56 pm
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I know we don't like twitter links but this has me so excited for the start of the season. And even if you're a Saudi sportswash hater, it's a genius bit of marketing. Can you spot all the ex-players.....

Eddie and Jason is particularly brilliant, as is Murphy waving them off (direct copy of the Southampton sending off incident)

https://twitter.com/NUFC/status/1823253395056042100

 
Posted : 13/08/2024 10:32 am
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They now have a squad of over 50 players and they’re trying to sign more, taking their spending to over 1.5 billion since Ted Lasso turned up.

And the fact that they've got a Lidl-version Pep is so perfectly in keeping too.

 
Posted : 13/08/2024 10:49 am
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The only vaguely plausible explanation I've read for their excessive signings is that they've realised a transfer ban is likely for their alleged financial irregularities under Abramovich, and so have bought a huge amount of young talent to carry them through that period.

Either way, Poch clearly knew the chaos that was coming and jumped ship.

 
Posted : 13/08/2024 12:01 pm

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Looks like Gallagher is on his way back to London, to club that have told him they don't want him,  after a few days in a hotel room in Madrid, Alan Partidge style

Isn't this the point in proceedings where we have an interview with Harry Rednapp, leaning out of the window of a Range Rover?

 
Posted : 13/08/2024 1:23 pm
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Peter Odemwingie springs to mind.

 
Posted : 13/08/2024 1:29 pm
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Cole Palmer has just signed a contract with Chelsea for 9 years.

Do you reckon players agents are just sending contracts through and they’re just signing them off without reading them?

 
Posted : 13/08/2024 6:20 pm
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Cole Palmer has just signed a contract with Chelsea for 9 years.

Do you reckon players agents are just sending contracts through and they’re just signing them off without reading them?

Pretty much! the hedge fund clowns (not Boehly, the other guys who binned Poch) basically just see the players as assets, so longer contract = greater asset value, in their minds. How tf you get a squad of 55 players into a manageable team is beyond them

 
Posted : 13/08/2024 6:23 pm
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Palmer had a brilliant season, but ultimately his 22 PL goals included 9 penalties (so 13 non Pens, 11 assists). As good a player as he is, in recent years we've sadly seen with the likes of Dele (17 non Pens, 8 assists in 16/17) that brilliance at a young age doesn't always continue for a multitude of reasons. Another massive risk by Chelsea.

 
Posted : 13/08/2024 6:43 pm
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Who the hell would want that job?

Heres 50 players you don’t know who’ve never met each other before, the league starts on Saturday, but we may buy a few more before then. If you could pick a starting 11 out of that lot and try and keep the rest of them happy, that’d be great

Are we taking bets on the first manager to be sacked?

 
Posted : 13/08/2024 6:44 pm
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What is this wet spam kit?  Are they trying to convince AWB he's actually signed for Woolwich?

https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11685/13194749/aaron-wan-bissaka-west-ham-sign-man-utd-defender-on-seven-year-deal

 
Posted : 13/08/2024 7:48 pm
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Looking forward to seeing the squad numbers on the Chelsea shirts, have we reached 3 figures yet?

 
Posted : 13/08/2024 8:46 pm

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What on earth is the point of the carry on cup? Season is just a week old and a domestic cup has begun.

 
Posted : 14/08/2024 6:24 pm
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Ok here we go.  @binners ? Is your wife fancying Fulham for a fiver?

 
Posted : 16/08/2024 9:55 am
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You know here well @neilnevill. I'm sure she'll have a punt on them and will enthusistically support them through the course of the match.

We've got a few mates coming round for the footy later. Its going to be interesting to see what squad TH puts out. We appear to have a completely borked defence again and no striker 🙁

 
Posted : 16/08/2024 10:18 am
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@binners - apparently ETH said you're not ready for Fulham

How the mighty have fallen !
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Posted : 16/08/2024 10:39 am
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Spurs have signed a guy from Burnley, Odobert.  I know nothing about him so I look forward to seeing how he does.

Still no sign of Gallagher or Eze..    hmm.

 
Posted : 16/08/2024 2:02 pm
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Top of the league!*

Mrs Binners is a fiver down and not happy! 😀

* for the only time this season

 
Posted : 16/08/2024 10:03 pm
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The Harry Maguire dive was the moment of the match.

 
Posted : 16/08/2024 10:07 pm
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No real unexpected results yesterday. Ipswich looked good against Liverpool, first half. Arsenal looked good again too. Saka had an amazing game.

It’s going to be interesting to see what squad Chelsea put out later, given the 7 million players they have available. A nice easy game for the new players to bed in

https://Twitter.com/barney_boy67/status/1823001767547695329?s=46&t=1lK7Dw1b6RqGJyvufO-trQ

 
Posted : 18/08/2024 10:00 am

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Chelsea must be one of biggest employers in London now.

 
Posted : 18/08/2024 10:22 am
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Im on hols in Italy so swapped League One Huddersfield with my sons for some Serie A opener action between Hellas Verona and Napoli. Football was average but the atmosphere was epic due to a combination of enthusiasm and the stadium roof. Verona won 3-0 which puts them top! Plenty pyro, and beer on the terraces.

Ace evening and takes me right back to Sunday afternoons on Channel 4 - https://youtu.be/HXI-u37RAW0?feature=shared

 
Posted : 18/08/2024 10:18 pm
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It’s great to have Jamie Vardy back in the Premier League! 😀

https://Twitter.com/afcamden/status/1825634531992346738?s=46&t=1lK7Dw1b6RqGJyvufO-trQ

 
Posted : 19/08/2024 9:57 pm
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Not much going on in the world of football or ex-footballers except the rather surprising return of Ilkay Gündoğan back to City.

 
Posted : 23/08/2024 3:19 pm
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Apparently Chelsea have signed Jermaine Jenas

 
Posted : 23/08/2024 3:28 pm
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Not much going on in the world of football or ex-footballers except the rather surprising return of Ilkay Gündoğan back to City.

He's been an amazing player since his early days at Nuremberg, then Dortmund. He was one of the few good things at Barca last season. He'd be a great addition to any team.

 
Posted : 23/08/2024 3:34 pm
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Happy to have Gündoğan  back at city, top class intelligent player, a future manager as well IMO, well after we win another treble with Vinnie first.

 
Posted : 23/08/2024 3:58 pm
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Oh good, Gündoğan back at City. Just what they really needed for tomorrow.

The away end experience tomorrow hopefully can't be any worse than the last time I was in Manchester to watch Town.

 
Posted : 23/08/2024 4:03 pm

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Oh good, Gündoğan back at City. Just what they really needed for tomorrow.

The away end experience tomorrow hopefully can’t be any worse than the last time I was in Manchester to watch Town.

The record breaking defeat? I'm hoping we don't end the season with a new record for lowest Premier League points.

 
Posted : 23/08/2024 4:40 pm
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Showed enough against Liverpool to show you can compete - sure there will be a few drubbings given quite an attacking style. It took Burnley too long last season to become a bit more pragmatic, McKenna seems pretty switched on.

 
Posted : 23/08/2024 10:40 pm
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Recommended viewing: the Amazon documentary on Sven. He’s quite an amazing human being and seems almost bizarrely stoic in the face of his terminal cancer diagnosis. An amazing life.

Also responsible for one of the best chants ever when Shiniwatra was going to get rid of him…

We don’t need no Phil Scolari

We Don’t need no Mourhino

Oi! Taksin! Leave our Sven alone!

 
Posted : 23/08/2024 11:07 pm
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Has some rather Fonze-like characteristics in more ways than one.

 
Posted : 23/08/2024 11:37 pm
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@Jolsa - I have a running joke/tradition with one of my Citeh supporting mates of betting on a 5-0 result whenever one of the newly promoted sides or those at the bottom of the table travel to the blue side of Manchester. It’s paid out quite a few times, particularly with Burnley.

I just had a look and the odds on that scoreline are 12/1. I hope it isn’t, as that’ll be a long journey home for you. You looked good in the first half against Liverpool

Anyway… we’ve got the early kick off to get our traditional loss to Brighton out of the way early in the season.

Arsenal Villa should be a cracking match later 

 
Posted : 24/08/2024 10:40 am
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I too hope we don't get slaughtered today but equally everyone has to play everyone and I view last week and this week as getting tow of the harder games out of the way early. It might be nice to have had a couple of games where we stood a chance of a result as a bit of a confidence booster but listening to the team talk they're fairly pragmatic and I like to think McKenna will take those on the chin and learn from them anyway

 
Posted : 24/08/2024 11:47 am
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I view last week and this week as getting tow of the harder games out of the way early

That was my view - if we go into the third game with even 1 point that would have been a huge bonus.

Struggling to convince myself there are three clubs who look likely to finish below us, but Everton might be one of them.

 
Posted : 24/08/2024 1:56 pm
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Fabulous result from Brighton today ! 😀

I had them down for a 1:1 draw, so glad to be proven wrong in the 95th minute, presumably mrs binnners made some money 😉

 
Posted : 24/08/2024 3:10 pm
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Yes!

No!

Bugger!

Double bugger!

 
Posted : 24/08/2024 3:15 pm
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Poor old Ipswich

 
Posted : 24/08/2024 3:23 pm
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It’s the hope that kills you

 
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