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Literally Lewis Hamilton
Feb 22, 2005



Shrapnig posted:

Ah yes, Liverpool's 3rd choice right back whose legs are gone.

Please ban this man for his disgusting lies about Jimmy

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Eau de MacGowan
May 12, 2009

BRASIL HEXA
2026 tá logo aí
jimmy is loving eternal you cunts

Shrapnig
Jan 21, 2005

Eternally past it at this point.

TheRat
Aug 30, 2006

Shrapnig posted:

While he was dragging United through the Champions League and keeping Ole in the job tbf.

Hot take: Ole would not have been fired if Ronaldo wasn't signed. Signing Ronaldo turned everything upside down.

Shrapnig
Jan 21, 2005

TheRat posted:

Hot take: Ole would not have been fired if Ronaldo wasn't signed. Signing Ronaldo turned everything upside down.

Well thank gently caress United signed Ronaldo then.

jesus WEP
Oct 17, 2004


TheRat posted:

Hot take: Ole would not have been fired if Ronaldo wasn't signed. Signing Ronaldo turned everything upside down.

the flip side of this is now they've got a manager who has the authority to drop the petulant superstar when needed

TheRat
Aug 30, 2006

jesus WEP posted:

the flip side of this is now they've got a manager who has the authority to drop the petulant superstar when needed

The bald fraud is indeed good and exciting

the sex ghost
Sep 6, 2009
world cup super match game. win prizes!

Jippa
Feb 13, 2009
Masterful trolling by city saying they were interested in ronaldo.

CyberPingu
Sep 15, 2013


If you're not striving to improve, you'll end up going backwards.

TheRat posted:

Have you watched Liverpool this season?

Ok so literally up until this season I guess. Fair enough

Butterfly Valley
Apr 19, 2007

I am a spectacularly bad poster and everyone in the Schadenfreude thread hates my guts.

webmeister posted:

it's just an unironic "bloody kids these days I tell ya what" like a Portuguese version of the Four Yorkshiremen sketch

It's 100% this

yugioh mishima
Oct 22, 2020

jesus WEP posted:

outside of zlatan and modric how many outfield players are still right at the top of the game over 36?

thiago silva? not sure how he’s been this season tho

TheRat
Aug 30, 2006

Wasn't Steven Ogrizovic still playing in the prem at like 42

Shrapnig
Jan 21, 2005

TheRat posted:

Wasn't Steven Ogrizovic still playing in the prem at like 42

Unless they changed the definition of outfield player I don't think he counts.

Vinestalk
Jul 2, 2011
I remember Zanetti, Sheringham, and Giggs playing decently after 35. I think Zanetti was still pretty good but I never watched Serie A week-in, week-out.

trem_two
Oct 22, 2002

it is better if you keep saying I'm fat, as I will continue to score goals
Fun Shoe
Giroud is still a hell of a player at 36

lilbeefer
Oct 4, 2004

What is wrong with a little bit of betting as a treat though?

Ghastly over reach

lilbeefer
Oct 4, 2004

trem_two posted:

Giroud is still a hell of a player at 36

if it was FM, he would have 20 finishing, with 9 for every other attribute

NinpoEspiritoSanto
Oct 22, 2013




lilbeefer posted:

if it was FM, he would have 20 finishing, with 9 for every other attribute

2 for retention

blue footed boobie
Sep 14, 2012


UEFA SUPREMACY
Big Luca Modric is 37.

FullLeatherJacket
Dec 30, 2004

Chiunque può essere Luther Blissett, semplicemente adottando il nome Luther Blissett

TheRat posted:

Wasn't Steven Ogrizovic still playing in the prem at like 42

it would literally not surprise me if Brad Friedel was still registered as a backup somewhere

but yeah, in terms of outfield players Teddy Sheringham was starting in the PL nearly up until his 41st birthday, but it definitely helped that nothing he did as a player involved any kind of running

e: and then he played another season in the Championship, as a treat

TheRat
Aug 30, 2006

https://twitter.com/CharDuncker/status/1593561184942247944

RIP Ronald

the sex ghost
Sep 6, 2009
Will lol if after all this toing and froing about only going to a club worthy of his ambitions he just takes the Saudi money anyway

Mickolution
Oct 1, 2005

Ballers...I put numbers on the boards

https://twitter.com/guardian_sport/status/1593578154072817669

TheRat
Aug 30, 2006

lol, lmao

the sex ghost
Sep 6, 2009
Was wondering what their legal grounds would be. Obviously footballer contracts are made up nonsense to be disregarded as necessary but could they go further than just refusing to pay him compensation etc

TheRat
Aug 30, 2006

the sex ghost posted:

Was wondering what their legal grounds would be. Obviously footballer contracts are made up nonsense to be disregarded as necessary but could they go further than just refusing to pay him compensation etc

From The Athletic:

quote:

What is the biggest consideration for United?
The most important thing for United is to establish to what extent Ronaldo is in breach of his contract through his comments and what they are then able to do as a result.

All top-flight players sign a Premier League employment contract with their clubs. Under that agreement, they are obliged to “comply with and act in accordance with all lawful instructions of any authorised official of the club” and are not allowed to “write or say anything which is likely to bring the club… into disrepute… or cause damage to the club”.

Jamie Singer, a partner at sports law specialists Onside Law, feels Ronaldo may already be in breach of his standard contract.

“Under the contract, there’s a specific provision that talks about not saying anything which brings the club into disrepute or damages the club’s reputation,” he says. “The content of the interview immediately puts him in breach.

“The standard terms also cover, wherever possible, informing the club about interviews you’re doing in advance. He could have informed the club so I would think that was probably another breach.”

It is understood United were made aware of the interview by Ronaldo’s camp on Sunday, shortly before Morgan’s first tweet to publicise it, so it could be open to interpretation whether that qualifies as reasonable notice in advance.

“As I understand it, the standard contract doesn’t prohibit players from doing interviews,” adds Singer. “But it obliges them to try and help the club by telling them they’re doing it in advance and making sure they’re joined up.”

In this case, Ronaldo is no different from any of his team-mates, or players at the Premier League’s 19 other clubs.

“It’s a standard Premier League contract that every Manchester United player will have signed and every club is obliged to use,” says Singer. “He (Ronaldo) will have signed up to those provisions.

“That includes implied terms about confidence, loyalty and obeying reasonable instructions.

“There can be little doubt that what he’s done puts him in breach of the standard contract. From what I’ve seen, accusing the club of betrayal, not honouring commitments, it’s pretty easy to say he’s brought the club into disrepute and damaged the interests of the club.”

In terms of going further, I guess they could sue for damages? Or he could get Adrian Mutu'd if he's hosed up too hard.

vyelkin
Jan 2, 2011
I hope he doesn't play another minute for them but also doesn't get paid and isn't allowed to sign for anybody else.

TheRat
Aug 30, 2006

vyelkin posted:

I hope he doesn't play another minute for them but also doesn't get paid and isn't allowed to sign for anybody else.

:hfive:

Shrapnig
Jan 21, 2005

vyelkin posted:

I hope he doesn't play another minute for them but also doesn't get paid and isn't allowed to sign for anybody else.

:hmmyes:

mila kunis
Jun 10, 2011
i hope he's paid and also countersues and gets a lot more money from mancchester united

pik_d
Feb 24, 2006

follow the white dove





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https://twitter.com/City_Xtra/status/1594391332138663936?t=1F6SdKJdhQtT_fflcw58Kw&s=19

kri kri
Jul 18, 2007


lol

vyelkin
Jan 2, 2011

lol

tristeham
Jul 31, 2022

lmao

FullLeatherJacket
Dec 30, 2004

Chiunque può essere Luther Blissett, semplicemente adottando il nome Luther Blissett

mila kunis posted:

i hope he's paid and also countersues and gets a lot more money from mancchester united

i hope he thinks about it too much and goes bald

Xabi
Jan 21, 2006

Inventor of the Marmite pasty
hell,

I hate international breaks.

NinpoEspiritoSanto
Oct 22, 2013




Xabi posted:

hell,

I hate international breaks.

the sex ghost
Sep 6, 2009
Replace the cancelled matches with a masters tournament imo

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vyelkin
Jan 2, 2011
all the American owners rubbing their hands thinking this is an all-star break

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