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by Franchise FC
24 May 2024 21:18
Forum: General Football
Topic: Weekend Football
Replies: 6037
Views: 1584922

Re: Weekend Football

Fixing stuff (like bookings) isn’t gambling and so I fail to see why he should be treated as having an addiction to gambling. He may have that as well, but this is simply getting paid to fix a bet. Not the same thing in my opinion, and because it’s premeditated should be treated as much worse than t...
by Franchise FC
24 May 2024 16:13
Forum: General Football
Topic: The Manager Sack Race/Merry-go-Round
Replies: 8780
Views: 1576060

Re: The Manager Sack Race/Merry-go-Round

Winston Biscuit Guardian reporting that Ten Hag will be sacked after the cup final

I assume United do that with all their double barreled surnamed managers
by Franchise FC
24 May 2024 14:12
Forum: General Football
Topic: Weekend Football
Replies: 6037
Views: 1584922

Re: Weekend Football

Paqueta has intentionally gone out to spot-fix multiple times. He will get the book chucked at him. As someone said earlier, it's only a few bookings Unfortunately, it's not a stretch to think that he might extend that to changing a match result by one of those bookings becoming significant to the ...
by Franchise FC
24 May 2024 14:09
Forum: General Football
Topic: The Manager Sack Race/Merry-go-Round
Replies: 8780
Views: 1576060

Re: The Manager Sack Race/Merry-go-Round

It's a very trite answer, but I think it has merit. It's a 46 game season involving 23 other teams. Luck and circumstance plays a huge part. Especially in a highly competitive and relatively evenly balanced league like the Championship certainly used to be. Injuries, illness, loss of form, playing ...
by Franchise FC
24 May 2024 12:30
Forum: The Team
Topic: TAKEOVER *NOT* CONFIMRED
Replies: 3576
Views: 2073346

Re: TAKEOVER *NOT* CONFIMRED

Mid Sussex Royal ITK Eddie reporting on Twitter the hold up is Chiron want the loans taken off the asking price, sounds reasonable to me.

Surely this would have been covered in the exclusivity agreement>?

And the loan agreement and the charge on the shares
by Franchise FC
24 May 2024 09:03
Forum: The Team
Topic: TAKEOVER *NOT* CONFIMRED
Replies: 3576
Views: 2073346

Re: TAKEOVER *NOT* CONFIMRED

So the great businessman that is Dai is ‘surprised and disappointed’ that due diligence involves chipping the price as items are discovered/confirmed It’s due diligence 101, for goodness sake, because all the stuff you’ve been sweeping under the carpet comes out Let's hope that the buyers don't get...
by Franchise FC
24 May 2024 08:59
Forum: General Football
Topic: The Manager Sack Race/Merry-go-Round
Replies: 8780
Views: 1576060

Re: The Manager Sack Race/Merry-go-Round

Suggestions Bayern Munich have opted for Vincent Kompany (with Craig Bellamy) Sorry but that's just so :lol: Why doesn't anyone want to manage Bayern? Just about the only reason I could possibly think of is that you’re minimum target is to win every domestic trophy and quite possibly the CL Having ...
by Franchise FC
24 May 2024 08:26
Forum: The Team
Topic: TAKEOVER *NOT* CONFIMRED
Replies: 3576
Views: 2073346

Re: TAKEOVER *NOT* CONFIMRED

So the great businessman that is Dai is ‘surprised and disappointed’ that due diligence involves chipping the price as items are discovered/confirmed It’s due diligence 101, for goodness sake, because all the stuff you’ve been sweeping under the carpet comes out And … the current offer price will be...
by Franchise FC
23 May 2024 10:22
Forum: General Football
Topic: Best/Worst Pundit
Replies: 574
Views: 96832

Re: Best/Worst Pundit

Your pundit line up for the Euros BBC: Wayne Rooney, Joe Hart, Thomas Frank, Alan Shearer, Frank Lampard, Cesc Fabregas, Micah Richards, Rio Ferdinand ITV: Ian Wright, Roy Keane, Gary Neville, Karen Carney, Graeme Souness, Eni Aluko, Ange Postecoglou Dire. Jeez BBC will have to rely on Lampard and ...
by Franchise FC
22 May 2024 21:24
Forum: The Team
Topic: Rival Watch
Replies: 17447
Views: 3799103

Re: Rival Watch

It wouldn't surprise me in the least if Manchester City get relegated down to L1 or even L2, and have all of their trophies stripped of them as part of the punishment when the Premier League FINALLY get around to having a look at those 115 charges........... It would greatly surprise me if there is...
by Franchise FC
22 May 2024 20:51
Forum: General Football
Topic: Weekend Football
Replies: 6037
Views: 1584922

Re: Weekend Football

NathStPaul We're all Leverkusen.

Not going so well so far
by Franchise FC
22 May 2024 18:23
Forum: The Team
Topic: Ex Players
Replies: 3275
Views: 1785347

Re: Ex Players

Cambridge City's new First Team Manager is Jamie Cureton https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cnd6001krg0o.amp Would never have thought of him as manager material but good luck to him. The article didn't mention his very successful time at Bristol Rovers. Was that very successful time with...
by Franchise FC
22 May 2024 18:04
Forum: The Team
Topic: TAKEOVER *NOT* CONFIMRED
Replies: 3576
Views: 2073346

Re: TAKEOVER *NOT* CONFIMRED

How stupid does Dai have to be, to be frustrated that with each new discovery of damage he's done, the prospective buyers are reducing their offer. Interesting that we seem to be getting a deadline of a week or new talks with someone else. Suggests we should have concrete news within the next 10 da...
by Franchise FC
21 May 2024 15:02
Forum: General Football
Topic: The Manager Sack Race/Merry-go-Round
Replies: 8780
Views: 1576060

Re: The Manager Sack Race/Merry-go-Round

Looking increasingly likely that Kieron McKenna will jump ship from Ipswich having got them to the PL - Brighton seemingly the most likely destination. Would make absolute sense for his career but would make Ipswich's task in staying up much much harder. That always makes me feel so disappointed. Y...
by Franchise FC
20 May 2024 21:40
Forum: The Team
Topic: Embargos, HMRC Payment defaults, non payment of wages, the usual under Dai Wrongge
Replies: 2635
Views: 3435596

Re: Embargos, HMRC Payment defaults, non payment of wages, the usual under Dai Wrongge

City might get found guilty on one of their charges, then fined about £50 and that'll be the end of it as far as the authorities are concerned. Surely not :? I don’t know enough of most of the charges to comment. The one section I know anything about at all is the ‘inflated sponsorship’ bit City wi...
by Franchise FC
19 May 2024 20:02
Forum: General Football
Topic: Weekend Football
Replies: 6037
Views: 1584922

Re: Weekend Football

Sky Sports not even showing the Arsenal game? They seem to have the City game and Liverpool games on TNT have it (TNT Sports 1). Sky have Man City-West Ham (Main Event); Liverpool-Wolves (Premier League) and Chelsea-Bournemouth (Football & Arena). Sky in not believing there's anything to play f...
by Franchise FC
19 May 2024 15:11
Forum: The Team
Topic: Ex Players
Replies: 3275
Views: 1785347

Re: Ex Players

Very pleased for Liam Kelly
by Franchise FC
19 May 2024 15:06
Forum: The Team
Topic: Rival Watch
Replies: 17447
Views: 3799103

Re: Rival Watch

Agreed. Just need Reading to be consistent and turn up in 46 league games and there should be a decent reward. Hopefully Brum will start the season well, which should mean Eustace will be sacked by the end of October, leaving the way open for the Selles revival. Did I miss Eustace going back to Bir...
by Franchise FC
19 May 2024 11:54
Forum: The Team
Topic: TAKEOVER *NOT* CONFIMRED
Replies: 3576
Views: 2073346

Re: TAKEOVER *NOT* CONFIMRED

From Despair To Where? No, because there's enough evidence out there to suggest things are moving forward.

Agreed
If Dai pulls out now I can’t see how the club survives at all as the security will be enacted
by Franchise FC
19 May 2024 11:51
Forum: General Football
Topic: Weekend Football
Replies: 6037
Views: 1584922

Re: Weekend Football

If Arsenal and City both win today, Arsenal will have 89 points without winning the title, the 3rd highest total after Liverpool on 92 in 2022 and 97 in 2019. All 3 behind City, which shows how relentless they are. Man Utd also got 89 in the "Aguerooooo!" season and Spurs got 86 when Chel...
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