The NCAP Soccerball Thread

[Poacher]

That's about the time the whole of the nation would see the the results come through on Grandstand sometime after 4.40pm... with *that* voice. "Forfar 4, Fife, 5".

 East Fife!

 

[First Aspect]

Third Lanark is the football equivalent of the Norwegian Blue Parrot.

I'll admit the stadium needs a bit of work.

 

[First Aspect]

I see Etihad airlines, not implicated in the report, have threatened legal action against the Premier League for not suspecting them of anything.

 

[First Aspect]

Oh wow, Christiano Ronaldo has stormed out of the Portugal camp after the manager accused him of being 41.

 

[briantrumpet]

 

[Psamathe]

From memory Manchester City football club has a significant investor from UAE (in the UAE Government?) so now political/investment threats to UK politicians to try and make the Premier League decision re Man City breaking rules "go away".

UAE may halt UK investments after Manchester City guilty verdict​

The United Arab Emirates have reportedly warned the government it could cancel big investments in the UK after Manchester City were found guilty by an independent commission.

Emirati officials said “the Premier League’s actions” would “have an influence on the bilateral state relationship”, according to Bloomberg.

Elsewhere, the Telegraph said the UAE is threatening to withdraw a multi-billion pound investment into a Silicon Valley-style Oxbridge tech hub.

 

[AndyRM]

Oh wow, Christiano Ronaldo has stormed out of the Portugal camp after the manager accused him of being 41.

Terrible stuff.

Imagine if Messi had chucked his toys out the pram.

 

[Pblakeney]

Terrible stuff.

Imagine if Messi had chucked his toys out the pram.

I think Ronaldo would be very pissed off if Messi threw Ronaldo's toys out of the pram.
😉

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

I think Ronaldo would be very pissed off if Messi threw Ronaldo's toys out of the pram.
😉

It's about time someone threw Ronaldo out of the pram.

 

[Pblakeney]

It's about time someone threw Ronaldo out of the pram.

He threw himself out. 😂

 

[Pross]

Relegation is tricky. The trouble is that you will be punishing players now for the actions of the owners 10 years ago.
I suspect it will be a 40-50 point deduction, which will be just enough to keep them in the prem.

I don’t see them being lenient given the amount of money that has been spent and City challenging the decision. Had they accepted the decision it may have been a big fine and tough but survivable points deduction.

 

[Pross]

I'm sure the Man City supporters would be happy to support the other Manchester football team, wouldn't they, if Man City were wound up, as a suitable punishment?

As City supporters will say, there isn’t another Premier League team in Manchester.