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Brady Marino
Footballguy
Class act. Liverpool never refunded anyone - despite the fact that James Milner and Ragnar were each making over £52M/year when Pool were relegated....
Note that they still played for Liverpool...along with several other originals from the senior team...
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Liverpool so close. After 3 years in the Championship, and 1 in League One, Reds lose promotion in extra time...
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those were my favorite - telling the lads they played well after a good thrashing...
Brady Marino
Footballguy
Brady Marino
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I lasted until December on my first go. On the 2nd one, I resigned after 30 days before playing any games...
:timesaver:
Brady Marino
Footballguy
Brady Marino
Footballguy
Simmed past the January transfer window.
David Moyes didn't last long. He only lasted 5 days longer than me.
What did they do during the January window? Nothing.
Not sure what's more shocking: That they're just two points back of 19th or they actually won three games somehow.
David Moyes didn't last long. He only lasted 5 days longer than me.
What did they do during the January window? Nothing.
Not sure what's more shocking: That they're just two points back of 19th or they actually won three games somehow.
Liverpool worked so hard to get back to the PL, but a dramatic finish home to QPR sent them back down to the Championship, where they will spend their 6th season out of the last 7 away from the Premier League....
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Brady Marino
Footballguy
2015-2016 Tottenham Hotspur YEAR IN REVIEW!
Well, Nigel Pearson tried. He really tried. He got Tottenham to miraculously finish 19th. But 19th means relegation, and Pearson was sacked.
Amazingly, Tottenham saved being 20th by doing the job on a cold rainy night in Stoke.
Still, financial times are tough in Tottenham. The team lost about $1 billion to its value and its finances are insecure. And yet, the owner is still "enjoying life at the club". We'll see how he feels in the Chaaaaampioooooooonssssssss...hip.
Well, Nigel Pearson tried. He really tried. He got Tottenham to miraculously finish 19th. But 19th means relegation, and Pearson was sacked.
Amazingly, Tottenham saved being 20th by doing the job on a cold rainy night in Stoke.
Still, financial times are tough in Tottenham. The team lost about $1 billion to its value and its finances are insecure. And yet, the owner is still "enjoying life at the club". We'll see how he feels in the Chaaaaampioooooooonssssssss...hip.
Brady Marino
Footballguy
July transfer window is here and judging by what remains of the Tottenham senior squad, the door out White Hart Lane will be like a constantly swinging saloon door. Garry Monk may have to suit up himself in addition to his managerial duties...
Fans are stubborn, even though the team's financial future looks bleak. Even the owner is stubborn, though there are signs of worry.
But meanwhile...in another part of London...
It's no secret on this board the level of contempt I have for one Stan Kroenke. Of course he owns Arsenal...and guess who has a vacancy? I want to hear Stan cry so bad...
Fans are stubborn, even though the team's financial future looks bleak. Even the owner is stubborn, though there are signs of worry.
But meanwhile...in another part of London...
It's no secret on this board the level of contempt I have for one Stan Kroenke. Of course he owns Arsenal...and guess who has a vacancy? I want to hear Stan cry so bad...
Brady Marino
Footballguy
I failed to make the shortlist for Arsenal. 
Brady Marino
Footballguy
Halfway through the summer window and Tottenham made two signings:
Bebe from Benfica for $7.5 mil
Kenwyne Jones from Cardiff for $7.5 mil (oddly enough, I tried to sign him during my reign of terror)
Nice to see Kenwyne's staying where he belongs: with a middling Championship club.
Bebe from Benfica for $7.5 mil
Kenwyne Jones from Cardiff for $7.5 mil (oddly enough, I tried to sign him during my reign of terror)
Nice to see Kenwyne's staying where he belongs: with a middling Championship club.
Brady Marino
Footballguy
Brady Marino
Footballguy
Brady Marino
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Brady Marino
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Brady Marino
Footballguy
July 1, 2017 update
Down to League 1 (and apparently over to Wembley) Tottenham have gone. However, their new skipper seems solid.
Also, most of the dregs (save for Michu, Kenwyne, and Bebe) I brought in have either retired or gone, meaning salaries look a tad more sensible.
But times remain tough (2.5 stars from 4.5 stars)...
...though some value has returned.
I have a feeling this club has felt what the bottom feels like. Time shall tell, though.
Down to League 1 (and apparently over to Wembley) Tottenham have gone. However, their new skipper seems solid.
Also, most of the dregs (save for Michu, Kenwyne, and Bebe) I brought in have either retired or gone, meaning salaries look a tad more sensible.
But times remain tough (2.5 stars from 4.5 stars)...
...though some value has returned.
I have a feeling this club has felt what the bottom feels like. Time shall tell, though.
Brady Marino
Footballguy
At the end of the window, we see Tottenham has raced to fill the gigantic shoes of Pele with a bit of cheap business.
And so the turnover begins....
Gone are Mane, Coutinho, Firmino, Clyne, Henderson, Can, Lalana, Sturridge, Ings, Lovren, Moreno, Origi, Mignolet, Grujic, Gomez, Ojo, and Kravnar. They enriched the coffers by a combined £15M - the supporters were impressed with such a high return.
In their place...
Oh, that is going to hurt....
Gone are Mane, Coutinho, Firmino, Clyne, Henderson, Can, Lalana, Sturridge, Ings, Lovren, Moreno, Origi, Mignolet, Grujic, Gomez, Ojo, and Kravnar. They enriched the coffers by a combined £15M - the supporters were impressed with such a high return.
In their place...
Oh, that is going to hurt....
Brady Marino
Footballguy
Oh, wait, a last minute signing, that will go through in the January window. Supporters can't wait to see him
An opening day 1-4 loss at home in a North-West derby to rival Manchester United, left the crowd a bit disappointed. The pundits had predicted a draw...
But the potential season-killer might have been the week 2 match-up with Middlesbrough - a devastating 7-0 loss, while finishing the game with only 9 players.
An opening day 1-4 loss at home in a North-West derby to rival Manchester United, left the crowd a bit disappointed. The pundits had predicted a draw...
But the potential season-killer might have been the week 2 match-up with Middlesbrough - a devastating 7-0 loss, while finishing the game with only 9 players.
Brady Marino
Footballguy
Looks like Tottenham is primed to pull out of League 1, but this has all been worth it so I can see this headline.
Brady Marino
Footballguy
Brady Marino
Footballguy
Tottenham promoted, outside of a couple bloated contracts in Bebe/Michu, they're getting slowly back on track, and they didn't sack their coach.
Worst is over, but mission accomplished. This team is still a long ways from where they were.
Worst is over, but mission accomplished. This team is still a long ways from where they were.
Getting out of Championship is not easy - took Liverpool several tries, and they went right back down after a year in PL.Tottenham promoted, outside of a couple bloated contracts in Bebe/Michu, they're getting slowly back on track, and they didn't sack their coach.
Worst is over, but mission accomplished. This team is still a long ways from where they were.
Well, we knew that after dropping the first two league matches, and then losing a nail-biter in extra-time to Brighton, was going to put a lot of pressure on us to get a result in North London. We opted to try out a new tactic, trying to put Tottenham's defenders under a lot of pressure.
Now, in retrospect, perhaps the 1-1-5-3 was a bit ambitious. And maybe we should not have gone with the overload mentality. But the coaches* and I thought we needed that extra spark.
At the end of the day, the final score probably flatters Tottenham more than it should. I honestly thought when we pulled one back at 27-1 that we were going to make a game of it.
Some of the lads did not put in their best performance in this game. But, I knew after this game that Trent Alexander-Arnold was too good for this team, so I made plans to sell him on to another team - for the good of his career. I think he appreciated being allowed to leave for Huddersfield on a free transfer.
The press were not too kind. In fact, if you ask me, they rambled on too long, screen, after screen. I mean who has time to scroll that much? Its just one match. We'll bounce back after the international break.
There were a few disgruntled senior players who seemed upset after the game. I am not sure why. I saved them the humiliation of that drubbing by not playing them, so you think they would be thanking me. But, as the dissension grew louder, we sent Milner and Sahko packing on free transfers, and loaned Leiva out for the season. That freed up enough money to award a couple of our younger players with new long-term contracts. I think its a win-win.
*I say "coaches" but I really just imagine that is what the coaches would have recommended if we had any coaches.
Now, in retrospect, perhaps the 1-1-5-3 was a bit ambitious. And maybe we should not have gone with the overload mentality. But the coaches* and I thought we needed that extra spark.
At the end of the day, the final score probably flatters Tottenham more than it should. I honestly thought when we pulled one back at 27-1 that we were going to make a game of it.
Some of the lads did not put in their best performance in this game. But, I knew after this game that Trent Alexander-Arnold was too good for this team, so I made plans to sell him on to another team - for the good of his career. I think he appreciated being allowed to leave for Huddersfield on a free transfer.
The press were not too kind. In fact, if you ask me, they rambled on too long, screen, after screen. I mean who has time to scroll that much? Its just one match. We'll bounce back after the international break.
There were a few disgruntled senior players who seemed upset after the game. I am not sure why. I saved them the humiliation of that drubbing by not playing them, so you think they would be thanking me. But, as the dissension grew louder, we sent Milner and Sahko packing on free transfers, and loaned Leiva out for the season. That freed up enough money to award a couple of our younger players with new long-term contracts. I think its a win-win.
*I say "coaches" but I really just imagine that is what the coaches would have recommended if we had any coaches.
Unfortunately, I think that game may prove decisive in our bid to win the title this season. Its going to be an uphill climb to overcome that goal differential in the event we tie for the lead on total points. Its a shame, because I thought this team had real potential. I hope this does not cause the lads to lose focus.
Brady Marino
Footballguy
I do as well and I can't play without them anymore.
Also, I about flipped my #### when they got rid of the Brazilian team names during the winter update because the licenses expired. Went and found a real names fix real quick.
