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  • in reply to: RIP John Motson #204706
    Alfie_1
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      R.I.P.

      Met him in a restaurant once a few years ago, discussed VAR. Must have made his day!

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      in reply to: Glazers to consider sale of the club #204624
      Alfie_1
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        I’m not sure anyone knows just yet Sean. He is the chairman of a bank, the money could well come from the bank but I don’t think there is any firm stance on who owns the bank.

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        in reply to: Glazers to consider sale of the club #204620
        Alfie_1
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          Not sure this Qatari bid is related to the Emir. Itโ€™s a similar surname, but I think thatโ€™s quite common.

          Interestingly the Qatariโ€™s are big in horse racing over here and thereโ€™s no angst about that.

          Shows the state of football when you need to be that rich to consider takeovers nowadays.

          Any qatari bid will be complicated and I wouldnโ€™t want the club to be a mechanism for sport washing, hope it is private investors rather than the state in a different name.

          • This reply was modified 1 year, 2 months ago by Alfie_1.

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          in reply to: Mason Greenwood #204619
          Alfie_1
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            All good mate, long time. Howโ€™s things with you?

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            in reply to: Champions League: It’s a Knockout… #204401
            Alfie_1
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              Should have won that. Great game. Next week should be another cracker.

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              in reply to: City #204247
              Alfie_1
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                The issue is the burden of proof. If the PL have the same level of burden of proof as the courts (they don’t) it will be on them to prove the money cam from their owner. If they have a lower level of burden of proof (which they do) they just have to convince the panel that in all likelihood the money came from where the emails say it does.

                This is why UEFA found them guilty and CAS said some of the charges were not proven, UEFA didn’t have the full money trail (how could they?). PL do not need to worry about CAS this time.

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                in reply to: Week 23: Can’t bloody wait… #204219
                Alfie_1
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                  VAR has been really inconsistent this season with offsides, they need to sort that out, especially when a player is offside and they allow play to go on.

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                  in reply to: Week 23: Can’t bloody wait… #204218
                  Alfie_1
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                    Good win that for Utd, Rashford keeps scoring. Scrappy game, lots of fouls.

                    Not sure on the Weghorst offside, ball came off the Leeds defender.

                    Strange weekend for VAR, Brentford got lucky with their goal but Arsenal got lucky with the disallowed Brentford goal early on. Defender tripped himself up and ref gave free kick.

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                    in reply to: City #204150
                    Alfie_1
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                      Cheers Nil, hope all is good with you.

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                      in reply to: City #204147
                      Alfie_1
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                        What I find interesting in this one is that the PL have charged City knowing:
                        1. UEFA found them guilty on similar charges
                        2. They have added a non-cooperative charge (35 actually!)
                        3. CAS said many of UEFA charges were time barred
                        4. CAS found City guilty of non-cooperation
                        5. PL have no time barred rules
                        6. This cannot go to CAS

                        I think City are hoping there is the same level of guilt required as per at CAS, but the PL wonโ€™t have that. A lot of the non-proven charges at CAS were based on a high threshold. PL would know their own threshold. Be amazed if City are found not guilty of all charges. (Not withstanding innocent until proven otherwise).

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                        in reply to: January Transfers 2023 (All I Want For Christmas is….) #203909
                        Alfie_1
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                          CM – is that you mate?

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                          in reply to: Mason Greenwood #203910
                          Alfie_1
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                            CM – is that you mate?

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