Apple fanboy
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I’m ever hopeful of a decent buy out. But there are very few millionaires (well billionaires hopefully!) that have the sort of pedigree you’d want running your club.
If only I had the money!
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If only I had the money!
Lord Blackadder
macrumors P6
Money and honesty are natural adversaries.
Apple fanboy
macrumors Ivy Bridge
Indeed. I recall Tony Cottee heading up a consortium to buy the club before Gould & Sullivan got in there.
Some actual fan based group sounds great, but they never have enough money.
Sal09
macrumors G3
Cannot imagine anyone new will sign for Hammers until he is kicked out.
www.bbc.co.uk
David Sullivan banned from contact with West Ham women's and youth teams since 2023
The decision followed a safeguarding investigation opened by the the Football Association.
www.bbc.co.uk
Apple fanboy
macrumors Ivy Bridge
Can’t see any players going to West Ham regardless. We have to raise £100 million to balance the books.Cant see any players going to Hammers until he is kicked out.
David Sullivan banned from contact with West Ham women's and youth teams since 2023
The decision followed a safeguarding investigation opened by the the Football Association.
Keeping hold of players will be the issue.
Sal09
macrumors G3
This World Cup is a disgrace especially mainly because of two deeckheads.
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daneoni
macrumors G5
Reports of a Somali referee denied entry into the US for the WC despite having a diplomatic passport with a clear reason for travel
Other reports of teams switching their base camp from the US to Mexico to avoid issues
Iran's fan group tickets have been revoked (predictably). Fans from other regions being denied visas
Add to that people cancelling reservations or not even bothering to travel to avoid any dealings with ICE
And FIFA jacking up ticket prices that only corporate entities can afford at this point
What a mess.
You know you've royally cocked up when the Qatar WC is starting to look less cringeworthy compared to whatever the heck is going on in the US
Other reports of teams switching their base camp from the US to Mexico to avoid issues
Iran's fan group tickets have been revoked (predictably). Fans from other regions being denied visas
Add to that people cancelling reservations or not even bothering to travel to avoid any dealings with ICE
And FIFA jacking up ticket prices that only corporate entities can afford at this point
What a mess.
You know you've royally cocked up when the Qatar WC is starting to look less cringeworthy compared to whatever the heck is going on in the US
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Sal09
macrumors G3
Apparently rumours are Bibi wants US to refuse entry to Lamine Yamal.
Sal09
macrumors G3
Sal09
macrumors G3
Lord Blackadder
macrumors P6
The only reason I want this tournament to continue is because it gives everyday people the opportunity to boo this embarrassment on live, globally broadcast TV. Oh, wait, are there any everyday people at these matches?
The Qatar world cup was corrupt farce. And yet this one is managing to look worse. Heck, Putin's tournament is now looking positively transparent and fair by comparison. If you told me we'd be here ten years ago I would have laughed at you. Well, now the joke is on me and every decent human being on this spinning rock we call home.
And as long as we keep paying to watch we're effectively funding this experiment in kleptocratic kakistocracy.
The Qatar world cup was corrupt farce. And yet this one is managing to look worse. Heck, Putin's tournament is now looking positively transparent and fair by comparison. If you told me we'd be here ten years ago I would have laughed at you. Well, now the joke is on me and every decent human being on this spinning rock we call home.
And as long as we keep paying to watch we're effectively funding this experiment in kleptocratic kakistocracy.
Mitthrawnuruodo
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I'm genuinely wondering who is gonna pick up Sancho... there was so much talent there, but he - more or less - imploded early on in United. So is there a career to rescue or is he done on the highest level, you think?
www.dailymail.com
Man United announce they are RELEASING Jadon Sancho
Jadon Sancho is leaving Manchester United on a free transfer - five years after signing for £73million - after the club decided not to trigger a year's extension in his £250,000-a-week contract.
decafjava
macrumors 603
This is a dumpster fire of the highest order. I do enjoy football and have good memories of previous World Cups but this one is going to be traumatic for football fans. I can compare it to the mess that for me a fanatic figure skating fan that was the Beijing Olympics. The doping scandal, the war afterwards, the fact that my two of my favourite men's singles skaters, Yuzaru Hanyu and the gold medalist Nathan Chen retired. The most talented Russian women skaters (who tested clean) like Alexandra Trusova were banned because of the war (not here to discuss that issue) and the most promising US women's skater, Alysa Liu, retired after Beijing and the World's championship in March because of several issues I also won't get into here. I stopped paying attention to figure skating for 6 months afterward and while we have new skaters coming up (and Alysa came back to win World's in 2025 and now the Olympic gold) some of the damage was long lasting.
All this to say even as a casual football fan I am angry about the mess-ups and disgusting way many players, officials and fans are being treated. All fans should be furious and want better for the sport.
All this to say even as a casual football fan I am angry about the mess-ups and disgusting way many players, officials and fans are being treated. All fans should be furious and want better for the sport.
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Silencio
macrumors 68040
I'm genuinely wondering who is gonna pick up Sancho... there was so much talent there, but he - more or less - imploded early on in United. So is there a career to rescue or is he done on the highest level, you think?
Man United announce they are RELEASING Jadon Sancho
Jadon Sancho is leaving Manchester United on a free transfer - five years after signing for £73million - after the club decided not to trigger a year's extension in his £250,000-a-week contract.
Maybe a return to Dortmund, if his wage demands aren't totally insane.
As much as I look forward to watching the games, I do hope this World Cup blows up in the face of FIFA and the US — their collective greed and arrogance is truly appalling. Government talk of ramping up ICE activity in New York City with the World Cup on is going to be a massive own goal on the world stage.
Lord Blackadder
macrumors P6
The only way things will change for the better is if fans worldwide get really, really mad. Because the powers that be have zero incentive to be fair, transparent, and self-regulate. They won't fix anything - they are actively doing the opposite. So really the faster it gets worse the sooner we'll storm the Bastille and maybe start fixing things.
Yep. It's tragic we have to live though this, or think this way, but how can we support something that is actively undermining not only the sport we love, but our basic human rights? And gaslighting us to boot. It's revolting.
daneoni
macrumors G5
Hard work beats talent when talent fails to work hard.I'm genuinely wondering who is gonna pick up Sancho... there was so much talent there, but he - more or less - imploded early on in United. So is there a career to rescue or is he done on the highest level, you think?
Man United announce they are RELEASING Jadon Sancho
Jadon Sancho is leaving Manchester United on a free transfer - five years after signing for £73million - after the club decided not to trigger a year's extension in his £250,000-a-week contract.
He's been at several top clubs and failed to deliver.
He'll need to take a huge wage cut for someone to have a punt
Sal09
macrumors G3
I can see him signing up for Villa.I'm genuinely wondering who is gonna pick up Sancho... there was so much talent there, but he - more or less - imploded early on in United. So is there a career to rescue or is he done on the highest level, you think?
Man United announce they are RELEASING Jadon Sancho
Jadon Sancho is leaving Manchester United on a free transfer - five years after signing for £73million - after the club decided not to trigger a year's extension in his £250,000-a-week contract.
Awful.Cannot imagine anyone new will sign for Hammers until he is kicked out.
David Sullivan banned from contact with West Ham women's and youth teams since 2023
The decision followed a safeguarding investigation opened by the the Football Association.
And today's edition of the Guardian adds to that deplorable, dsgusting (and shameful) story that the women's team and the youth team had never even been made aware of this.
Lioness~
macrumors 601
See how much time I will have to watch the World Cup?
I will watch at least our 🇸🇪 guys who did got to the WorldCup, not a bad team at all at the moment💥
If I had the American FOX channel I definitely would have checked out Zlatan who will be expert commentator for them. I bet we will get at least some snippets of it here.
We’ll see how great he will be as a commentator - he is a man with great humour at least.
I will watch at least our 🇸🇪 guys who did got to the WorldCup, not a bad team at all at the moment💥
If I had the American FOX channel I definitely would have checked out Zlatan who will be expert commentator for them. I bet we will get at least some snippets of it here.
We’ll see how great he will be as a commentator - he is a man with great humour at least.
Apple fanboy
macrumors Ivy Bridge
Missed the first 20 minutes I’ll watch the England games and other bits as time allows.
Madonepro
macrumors 68000
pachyderm
Suspended
Yeah I'm not planning watching any of it