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*Official* English Football Season 2016-17

GIMH

Norwood's on Fire
We took the punishment and worked up from the lowest level ffs.
I know I know. Just teasing you a bit. But you'd have had to start as a new club here (which I don't really agree with but can understand why it happens nowadays).
 

vogue

International Vice-Captain
Sheffield Wednesday vs Aston Villa today... Should be a laugh ... Hoping the weather holds out!
 

vic_orthdox

Global Moderator
Awesome to see the Ray Wilson tribute on Hudds' away shirt. Good start to the season, great to have Mooy on board.
 

vcs

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So Pogba also joining them. It's amazing how they're all leaving good clubs with immediate CL prospects like Dortmund and Juventus just because Man U are throwing money around like a drunk sailor, and they have that charlatan Mourinho in charge.
 

Ikki

Hall of Fame Member
So Pogba also joining them. It's amazing how they're all leaving good clubs with immediate CL prospects like Dortmund and Juventus just because Man U are throwing money around like a drunk sailor, and they have that charlatan Mourinho in charge.
At the end of the day, United have enough financial muscle to make it pretty certain that they're gonna be in the CL regularly and with the best (or one of them) managing staff they can challenge for anything.

I think the new PL money and the further increases have shifted the attention towards the EPL again, as it did in the mid 00s, where the best accumulation of talent is going to go where most of the money is. You'd want to be part of that if you're paying attention.
 

GIMH

Norwood's on Fire
Shame on anybody who ceased in their hatred in the last few years. Hating United is a lifelong thing and not driven by individuals
 

Magrat Garlick

Rather Mad Witch
Surely there's no legal way they can pay all of these people with continued 4th places and hilarious 2nd round exits in the Champions League?
 

vcs

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I guess they're making up for those years when Fergie used to win leagues with average looking squads and relatively modest investment (2011 and 2013 come to mind). Just going all out to buy the thing now.
 

King Pietersen

International Captain
Rooney's so slow nowadays. Lazy first touch, slow to release the pass, slow to let shots go, don't think he'll last long under Jose.
 

vcs

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At the end of the day, United have enough financial muscle to make it pretty certain that they're gonna be in the CL regularly and with the best (or one of them) managing staff they can challenge for anything.

I think the new PL money and the further increases have shifted the attention towards the EPL again, as it did in the mid 00s, where the best accumulation of talent is going to go where most of the money is. You'd want to be part of that if you're paying attention.
PL clubs have far more money than sense. They were scrapping with a piss-poor Serie A for that 4th CL place FFS. And they've hardly done much of note in European competitions, for all the money they've thrown around. Very poor RoI if you ask me.
 

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