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the sex ghost posted:I only watch football for the deals I enjoy football through transfer rumors and xstats of predicted performances. It turns out that watching football is actually unnecessary and frankly uncouth in light of advanced stats.
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You haven’t lived until you put the perfect formula into an excel spreadsheet and see that cell populate with the information that Manchester United have won the xLeague with xPoints based on all the xG they scored.
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Aug 5, 2020 22:51
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blue footed boobie posted:You haven’t lived until you put the perfect formula into an excel spreadsheet and see that cell populate with the information that Manchester United have won the xLeague with xPoints based on all the xG they scored. Did you pick on our xG because your xGA puts you in the loving xBIN?
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Aug 5, 2020 23:32
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My United prediction is they will most certainly not sign Sancho after Ed keeps offering 69 mil. They will then sign Marouane Fellaini on deadline day.
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Aug 6, 2020 07:11
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curious as to what big marouane's been up to lately, it turns out he cut his hair, got the modern plague and got better, and found out that being tall is super effective in china: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTBXrz96pko
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Aug 6, 2020 08:01
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For people that actually watch the championship. What sort of level is ollie watkins?
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Eau de MacGowan posted:curious as to what big marouane's been up to lately, it turns out he cut his hair, got the modern plague and got better, and found out that being tall is super effective in china: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTBXrz96pko I mean he's always been very good at elbowing chins
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Jippa posted:For people that actually watch the championship. What sort of level is ollie watkins? He was a bit average as an attacking midfielder in previous seasons but has had a Michu-like emergence playing as a 9 after they lost Maupay. Scored a lot of goals but when you watch them there's a lot of extremely Championship defending happening, plenty of tap-ins from 5 yards with no defender within a mile. Benrahma's been their key danger man, Watkins just scores the goals. Good enough to step up and try his hand in the PL, but he's no obvious superstar bargain at £18m. He's Brewster but bigger, stronger, faster and far more useful in build up play. Also extremely dirty which Championship refs ignore.
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sassassin posted:Benrahma's been their key danger man, Watkins just scores the goals. Just like when Leeds signed 25 goal a season Billy Paynter from Swindon and overlooked the fact that it was a young Charlie Austin teeing him up for every goal. What a laugh that was
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sassassin posted:He was a bit average as an attacking midfielder in previous seasons but has had a Michu-like emergence playing as a 9 after they lost Maupay. Scored a lot of goals but when you watch them there's a lot of extremely Championship defending happening, plenty of tap-ins from 5 yards with no defender within a mile. Benrahma's been their key danger man, Watkins just scores the goals. Cheers. e - For content. https://twitter.com/DomC0801/status/1291015871075422209 Jippa fucked around with this message at 09:49 on Aug 6, 2020 |
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Alexis to Inter is a DONE DEAL. Good riddance to one of the worst transfers of all time. https://twitter.com/ManUtd/status/1291299081013342214
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CyberPingu posted:I mean he's always been very good at elbowing chins 
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Aug 6, 2020 12:47
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Der Shovel posted:Alexis to Inter is a DONE DEAL. Good riddance to one of the worst transfers of all time. No idea what you're talking about... https://twitter.com/oilysailor/status/1291302532241915905?s=11
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I don't know how trustworthy Kicker are as a source, but I do know that Ed Woodward is a complete clown so this rings true.quote:Manchester United told their closest media that they’d walk away from a deal if Borussia Dortmund don’t reduce their €120m asking price. Then Borussia Dortmund hit back by saying there’s been no contact, either direct or through intermediaries, and that they expect Sancho to travel to their Swiss training camp on Monday. Reminder that the previous times Woodward tried to play hardball... - He ended up signing Maguire for the original asking price several months later - He ended up signing Wan-Bissaka weeks later for the original asking price - He ended up signing Fernandes in January for far more than he would have cost in August (55m euros in August vs 55m euros + 20 million euros in easy addons in January, a triumph so big Sporting Lissabon released a press release celebrating the mugging after the deal was completed) Shaman Tank Spec fucked around with this message at 14:37 on Aug 6, 2020 |
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Aug 6, 2020 14:32
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Mickolution posted:No idea what you're talking about... now these are the advanced stats I crave
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Aug 6, 2020 14:42
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"If you don't lower your price on this player you'd probably rather keep hold of we won't buy him" *slams down phone* Ed you've done it again
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Jippa posted:Cheers. I have to imagine that message meant they won’t be signing anyone because they’re poor, but yeah it will be an incredibly bad look when they sack normal people and pay Willian 300k a week.
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Aug 6, 2020 14:52
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Whole thing smells like people with significant financial vested interests are trying to consolidate their control of transfers.
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Aug 6, 2020 15:16
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I believe the Arsenal players genuinely care about the club staff. Shows like Sunderland 'til I Die and the Amazon shows have made it pretty clear that the backroom staff and players often have very close relationships, and both parties care about each other a great deal. Maybe not the marketing team specifically, but I would assume it's easy to feel like they're part of the same family, and be upset when your billionaire owner decides to sack dozens of them with the excuse that he needs the pittance to pay for players.
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Der Shovel posted:I don't know how trustworthy Kicker are as a source, but I do know that Ed Woodward is a complete clown so this rings true. Even if United have the money, is it worth buying one player for 120 mil?
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West007 posted:Even if United have the money, is it worth buying one player for 120 mil? Ask Barca 
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West007 posted:Even if United have the money, is it worth buying one player for 120 mil? It's a difficult situation, because attack is the area where United are the strongest, but it's also an area where they have very little depth. Rashford, Martial and Greenwood have to play all game every game if United want to get goals. That's a recipe for disaster, so getting some quality options would be good, and quality doesn't come cheap. A right winger is also the attacking player United need the most, because the current players all do best as central players or left wingers. But still, considering all the holes that need plugging in the squad, blowing the summer's entire budget on a single attacking player does seem a bit wasteful.
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Der Shovel posted:I don't know how trustworthy Kicker are as a source, but I do know that Ed Woodward is a complete clown so this rings true. Giving Bournemouth ten minutes to accept an offer for Josh King on deadline day, and having them just shrug it off. Then panicking and accidentally doing the right move by bringing in Ighalo on a loan.
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Aug 6, 2020 15:56
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West007 posted:Even if United have the money, is it worth buying one player for 120 mil? Sancho is definitely worth it, yes.
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Tottenham have brought in Ledley King to the coaching staff. gently caress yeah, legend.
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TheRat posted:Sancho is definitely worth it, yes. man u will ruin him, as history has told us
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Loving Africa Chaps posted:Whole thing smells like people with significant financial vested interests are trying to consolidate their control of transfers. Yeah, I didn’t realize they were just sacking all of their senior scouting team, so I guess this just means they’re outsourcing their scouting to Kia Joorabchian.
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Cannon_Fodder posted:Tottenham have brought in Ledley King to the coaching staff. everyone loves bringing back former players. Im sure I read somewhere that chelsea want to bring back ivanovic to the coaching staff
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Aug 6, 2020 20:01
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Gerrard says Morelos wants to leave Rangers. Who is in for him?
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Eric Cantonese posted:Gerrard says Morelos wants to leave Rangers. Who is in for him? Lille. Just sold someone for silly money, step up in terms of prestige. Although they’re apparently going back and forth on the fee, given the speed with which they got Itten in from St Gallen and Balogun in from Brighton, and managed to keep both quiet for a week, a lot of speculation that the deal is probably already done.
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Arseblog is claiming that Aubameyang has signed a 3 year extension.
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blue footed boobie posted:Arseblog is claiming that Aubameyang has signed a 3 year extension. 3 years at £250k for a 31 year old. Guess that means they won’t have a problem giving Willian 3 years either.
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Aug 7, 2020 14:27
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Man, how the heck is Auba the same age as Ozil?
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habeasdorkus posted:Man, how the heck is Auba the same age as Ozil? All the paranoia and constantly looking over his shoulder has added years to Ozil
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Aug 7, 2020 14:54
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Can’t believe Arsenal are announcing a £250k/wk contract days after sacking staff. £70k/wk increase. Guess the news about Arsenal players fuming about the sacking despite agreeing wage cuts can be smoothed over by more cash in their pocket. 
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Cannon_Fodder posted:Tottenham have brought in Ledley King to the coaching staff.
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Richard Keogh is back from his completely normal injury and contract termination where nothing out of the ordinary happened and he's gone to MK Dons https://twitter.com/MKDonsFC/status/1291652801169219585 
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Xabi posted:Probably needed access to a physio. Good move for him. I guess as long as the physio room is wheelchair accessible. Poor guy.
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big crush on Chad OMG posted:3 years at £250k for a 31 year old. Guess that means they won’t have a problem giving Willian 3 years either. I hope they sign coutinho as well and David Luiz plays every game.
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