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You seem to be missing the point I was making (and I admit I could be wrong about this) but the chat round the Edinburgh pubs at the time was that some new money had come into Edinburgh City and that allowed them to sign a new squad for their second season in the SPFL. Without that money they’d still have pretty much the same finances and squad and would still be struggling at the bottom of the division if not relegated. They aren’t bringing in money from other means as they have no ground. This was in response to the guy that said Edinburgh have done not too bad since promotion. I think it’s only since they’ve had this external investment, not promotion. They’re less financially doped than the likes of Cove or potentially Kelty but it still happened.

Other parties are as terrified as the governments in all nations of the UK to say f**k the restrictions and get everything opened up. This is entirely down to the way every government in the UK fucked it and caused the death toll we currently have. Given access to the government data, scientists, civil servants etc. they may (or may not) have taken different decisions and implemented different policies. We’ll never know. It is however perfectly reasonable to say the government fucked this (and continue to f**k it to stop me living the life I want to lead) so I’m not voting for them. to say no other party is offering an alternative is disingenuous

They aren’t. People bitched about clarity in the handball law so the sleeve thing was introduced. Once you say the sleeve is not handball it is therefore part of the body you can score with so is in the frame for offside.

It wasn’t. He was offside.

Any other England starters he can maim?

Yeah. Could also have avoided the stamp. Red for me.

I’m not opposed to it in the slightest. I know it will never be implemented though. How many attempts have been made to stop financial shenanigans in football? The latest one is Financial Fair Play. Do me a fucking favour. When football started chasing the money 30 years ago it was never going back.

Why are football clubs special? Should Phillip Green be allowed to do this, run businesses into ruin and cost tens of thousands of people their jobs as long as it’s not allowed at ManU who employ a fraction of that number of people? It will never be outlawed.

Didn’t Edinburgh do sod all and barely avoided relegation in their first season in the SPFL? They then attracted some outside investment which has allowed them to sign a whole new squad and compete. They used to offer half price entry to Hibs and Hearts season ticket holders to try and build up a fan base but as far as I’m aware it hasn’t taken off and crowds are still pretty low. If the outside investment dries up they’ll be lucky to sustain SPFL football on their current fan base.

Not according to the laws and he wasn’t administering a red card. He was administering a yellow card. Then again everyone pointing this out, and the referee, and the media are all wrong and of course you, as the only person taking this position, are obviously correct as you know something that no-one else in the country seems to know.

They were watching Forfar v Clyde on a stream. It had to be an early kick-off so it didn’t detract from the TV audience for a European semi.

The idea the Glaziers will sell up is fantasy because of this. While revenues from the far east and other places rise, and tv money increases the club can borrow more and more money to give the appearance of investment but all they’re doing is servicing the debt and creaming off what is left. They have no incentive to do anything different and a few neds on the pitch won’t change that. Won’t have raised so much as an eyebrow in their US homes.

The freedom party or freedom alliance (can’t remember the e act name) are

FTFY

Souness definitely not toeing the Sky party line here. He’ll be looking for a new job soon. One coming up in Glasgow I hear.

Game aff

Man City fans. They don’t want the game going ahead.

So you think leveraged buyouts and businesses borrowing money and paying it as dividends could be outlawed?

The manner in which they bought the club is a perfectly normal business tactic and not unique to football. We may not like it but it will never be outlawed.

Souness finally pointing out that the EPL and TV started this whole chain of events.

Who’s being punished?

ManU to forfeit the game and hand City the title for maximum banter.

Said my piece. Not engaging with the clown any further.

You do understand the definition of unsportsmanlike conduct yeah? It doesn’t have to be a bad challenge to be a yellow.

Would be better off with wee Jay Beatty.