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The 2026-2027 Football Thread
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Apple fanboy
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Caraboo (or league cup as I prefer) kicks off tonight
Bristol City v Walsall.
We play Portsmouth on Saturday. I feel like I’d rather play the c team, get out of both cups and concentrate on getting back to the Premier League.
Bristol City v Walsall.
We play Portsmouth on Saturday. I feel like I’d rather play the c team, get out of both cups and concentrate on getting back to the Premier League.
A good run in what I still (mentally) refer to as the League Cup (the Carabou Cup) would do wonders for the self-confidence of the team, and probably wouldn't hurt the finances, either.
daneoni
macrumors G5
Rodri aiming to go to Barca is one i did not see coming but on the back Pep leaving not surprising.
That would significantly weaken City and that City team now looks completely different. End of an era.
Surprisingly, been a slow window so far. Except for Chelsea who are doing the Chelsea thing again. Welbeck and Henderson are interesting acquisitions to say the least.
Guimares to Arsenal is decent business. Arguably an upgrade on Noorgard, and makes Arsenal's midfield one of the best in Europe.
Anderson and Rogers overpriced but good add-ons for the new clubs
Liverpool suspiciously quiet even though they arguably need 6 bodies in.
The Vini Jr thing didn't surprise me. Barca and Madrid players especially, like using premier league clubs to renegotiate their contracts.
They only come to the UK when they've been thoroughly discarded and have no choice.
That would significantly weaken City and that City team now looks completely different. End of an era.
Surprisingly, been a slow window so far. Except for Chelsea who are doing the Chelsea thing again. Welbeck and Henderson are interesting acquisitions to say the least.
Guimares to Arsenal is decent business. Arguably an upgrade on Noorgard, and makes Arsenal's midfield one of the best in Europe.
Anderson and Rogers overpriced but good add-ons for the new clubs
Liverpool suspiciously quiet even though they arguably need 6 bodies in.
The Vini Jr thing didn't surprise me. Barca and Madrid players especially, like using premier league clubs to renegotiate their contracts.
They only come to the UK when they've been thoroughly discarded and have no choice.
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Not really terribly surprising, but instructive as to how some top players view City's prospects in the near future.
Rodri's injury severely hampered City during last season; in fact, for all of the importance of Haaland to the team, I would argue that Rodri is of even greater importance to their success in recent years, a player, like van Dijk (at his best), whose absence visibly hurts them.
Chelsea are nothing if not painfully predictable on such matters.
Agreed.
To me, it is abundantly clear that Arteta never fully (or partially) trusted - or rated, or had confidence in - Norgaard, which puts the pursuit and purchase of Guimarāes into perspective.
Agreed.
There are still some weeks to go.
I'd imagine - or expect - a veritable flurry of activity as the transfer window draws to a close, before it is firmly shut.
Completely agree.
The whole story was hot air designed to generate controversy, publicity, attention, and - ultimately - better conditions for the players in question at their clubs in their own domestic leagues.
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Everybody seems to have fun butchering the poor guy name, Guimarães. 😎
That's named after the beautiful city of Guimarães, Portugal's birthplace.
That's because this fellow here was born there and some other events. He had a disagreement with his mother and other close relatives and decided he needed his own country.
The rest is history. He was also a good friend with the English, so much that he made an Englishman the first modern (1147) bishop of Lisbon. Some nice Englishmen were travelling to Jerusalem and he asked why not a vacation here? We have the same problem to sort out.
Since he's Brazilian here's the pronunciation
That's named after the beautiful city of Guimarães, Portugal's birthplace.
That's because this fellow here was born there and some other events. He had a disagreement with his mother and other close relatives and decided he needed his own country.
The rest is history. He was also a good friend with the English, so much that he made an Englishman the first modern (1147) bishop of Lisbon. Some nice Englishmen were travelling to Jerusalem and he asked why not a vacation here? We have the same problem to sort out.
Since he's Brazilian here's the pronunciation
daneoni
macrumors G5
I guess if you cant get him out, resort to character assassination.
Is it true?
If so, I am not sure that this could be described as "character assassination."
If not, well....
However, even if he survives the sort of close (and possibly savage) scrutiny that his tenure richly merits, his reputation and credibility are in tatters, and a recovery from that - even if he retains his position - let alone the restoration of respect - are all vanishingly unlikely.
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In Unai Emery, you have an excellent manager who seems to be able to develop his players and get more from them than they may have believed possible, and who seem to respect him and enjoy playing for him.
Moreover, in Emi Martinez, you have an exceedingly good - actually, an excellent - goalkeeper (even if, as a human being, he sometimes leaves something to be desired).
Apple fanboy
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A nice 3-1 win to start the season off with. I know it’s not our priority this season (cups), but a win is a win.