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General Football and Sport / Re: Bundesliga Thread

« Last post by Boston Bosox on Today at 07:30:43 pm »

Bochum vs. Hoffenheim (8.30pm CEST) - CONFIRMED

Bochum: Riemann - Passlack, Ordets, Schlotterbeck, Bernardo - Bero, Losilla (c), Stöger, Wittek - Broschinski, Hofmann
Subs: Luthe, Gamboa, Mašović, Römling, Förster, Daschner, Elezi, Paciência, Asano
Out: Antwi-Adjei (suspended), Esser (knee), Kwarteng (knee), Oermann (illness), Osterhage (suspended), Thiede (broken finger), Tolba (knee)
Coach: Heiko Butscher

Hoffenheim: Baumann (c) - Kabak, Grillitsch, Drexler - Kadeřábek, Prömel, Tohumcu, Skov - Kramarić - Weghorst, Beier
Subs: Philipp, Jurásek, Brooks, Akpoguma, Stach, Becker, Bischof, Bebou, Bülter
Out: Berisha (knee), Conté (illness), Geiger (adductor), John (knee), Nsoki (hip)
Coach: Pellegrino Matarazzo

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General Football and Sport / Re: LIVERPOOL TRANSFER THREAD - 2023 (FSG posts = get muted) - No Mbappé

« Last post by Egyptian36 on Today at 07:27:09 pm »

I wonder what Slot will do with the postion behind the striker ? he uses 4231, no ? it will be interesting to see if we will bring a new player for this postion or just use Gakpo or Harvey. I think we badly need a player with an eye for a killer pass.

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Media and Arts / Re: The Concerts and Festivals Thread!

« Last post by Crosby Nick on Today at 07:26:13 pm »

What's the actual need for this arena? I was reading a while ago that the age of mega acts of old was dying out and it was getting harder to fill these venues.
Is it just another case of middle east control for entertainment washing?

I don’t know. Is it just a dick swinging thing. I read it’s the biggest indoor arena in the country. Holds about 1,000 people more than the next biggest, the Manchester Arena in, Manchester! Why the need for two big arenas in one city? Is it just so they can grovel to His Majesteh a bit more?

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General Football and Sport / Re: The Meh Scottish Football Thread

« Last post by Boston Bosox on Today at 07:25:52 pm »

Happenin'
published at 19:15
19:15
Airdrieonians v Dundee United (19:45)

I know, I know. It is effectively over. The Tannadice faithful have already had their pitch invasion.

But tonight it could really be over as Dundee United must simply avoid defeat at Excelsior Stadium to unequivocally secure the Scottish Championship title and promotion back to the Premiership.

In United’s path stands Airdrieonians, who could delay the inevitable for tonight’s visitors – whilst lifting themselves back level on points with third-place Partick Thistle – by picking up a win this evening.

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Liverpool FC Forum / Re: LFC's next manager - chat and informed speculation

« Last post by Coolie High on Today at 07:25:29 pm »

Well, there's a big difference between style of play/philosophy and formation, which is muddying a lot of this discussion.

You can play high pressing football in lots of different formations, with and without the ball, obviously. You can play turgid, shit on a stick football using 4-3-3. The formation is neutral.

So, yeah, why was Alonso first choice with these "formation" considerations, yet these considerations ruled out Amorim? It doesn't make any sense and falls apart pretty easily when you analyze it.

We just prefer Slot to Amorim because of various considerations: it's that simple.

Correct.

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General Football and Sport / Re: The Meh Scottish Football Thread

« Last post by Boston Bosox on Today at 07:24:57 pm »

LINE-UPS from Excelsior Stadium
published at 19:18
19:18
Airdrieonians v Dundee United (19:45)

Airdrieonians: Hemfrey, Megwa, Watson, Fordyce, Hancock, McMaster, Donnell, Telfer, Lyall, McGill, McGregor.

Substitutes: Hutton, Taylor-Sinclair, O'Connor, C Gallagher, Todorov, Aiken, Dunlop, Rowley, G Gallagher.

Dundee United: Walton, Thomson, McClelland, Graham, McMann, Sibbald, Wotherspoon, Fotheringham, Mochrie, Middleton, Watt.

Substitutes: Newman, Grimshaw, Moult, Tillson, Meekison, MacLeod, Cudjoe, Gallagher, Cleall-Harding.

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Liverpool FC Forum / Re: LFC's next manager - chat and informed speculation

« Last post by KC7 on Today at 07:24:12 pm »

https://twitter.com/i/status/1783805159534928323

Loves a bit of needle.

Handled that very well. Laughing during the interview that followed. He's a cool customer.

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Liverpool FC Forum / Re: The Men in Suits behind the scenes

« Last post by Egyptian36 on Today at 07:21:17 pm »

What metric are you using there?

Bournemouth have spent heavily in the transfer market. They have had a Net spend of £115m this season and £75m last season.

Hughes was appointed Technical Director in 2016. That season they finished 9th. That was then followed by 12th, 14th and then relegation in 19/20. They then finished 6th in the Championship. They were promoted as runners-up in 21/22 then finished 15th after O'Neill turned things around last season and it looks like they will finish around 10th this season.

I think it is fair to say he has done okay and nothing more.

The really worry though is his record in the transfer market. You would expect a DoF at that level with the amount of money he has had to spend to have unearthed rough diamonds and then sold them on for big money. It hasn't happened. Over the last two seasons, their player sales have totaled £1m which was the sale of Ben Pearson to Stoke.

In 8 years at Bournemouth Hughes has only really made decent money once when they got relegated and presumably had to offload players. That summer they sold Ake for £40m and Wilson and Ramsdale for £20m each. That is pretty much it for players sales unless you include Danjuma who they sold for Just over £20m after paying a similar fee for him.

I mean compare that to the kind of job Brighton have done over a similar period. For me it is pretty clear that Hughes isn't here because they ran the numbers on DoF's and he came back as the outstanding candidate.

I don't think he will be making decisions tho more like a coordinator

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Liverpool FC Forum / Re: LFC's next manager - chat and informed speculation

« Last post by Haggis36 on Today at 07:18:39 pm »

Jurgs BT interview

"What I like about it, first and foremost he really wants to be the manager here, I like that a lot, that's exactly the way it should be. I like the positivity around it, what people tell me is they're looking forward to it if he would be the next manager, they would be happy, very good football as well.

This is a sensational club and deserves a manager full of energy, knowledge - which he has, his team plays really, really good football, that's what I know about him, I dont know him personally but I know his team plays really exciting and good football and I liked it a lot when I watched it"

Well Klopp seems to be ok with it, even though some fans have decided it's somehow both desperate and arrogant, unseemly and points to fundamental character flaws that can be projected across his entire management style.

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Liverpool FC Forum / Re: LFC's next manager - chat and informed speculation

« Last post by JP! on Today at 07:15:56 pm »

Dear Xabi, I wrote you but you still ain't callin