USER1999
Grand Slam Winner
Happy as. It's a meaningless trophy, but given there is one, I wanted Arsenal to win it.
MegaSteve
Tour Winner
Happy to be embracing whatever background noise comes with the feed...
HomerJSimpson
Hall of Famer
Call me cynical but how come the Community Shield is now rated as silverware. Go back to the start of the 2000's perhaps even more recently wasn't it always seen as a glorified friendly to start the season and raise cash for the FA's chosen charities.
I'm not sure anyone rates it as sioverwear other than the media pushing it when they broadcast it.
Never seen players kissing it before ?
True
But it's comparable to the league Cup imo. Those in it think it's more important than those that aren't.
HomerJSimpson
Hall of Famer
But doesn't the league cup also guarantee a Europa spot?
Yes, but the bug clubs still treat it with disdain until they reach the semis.
Dan2501
Tour Winner
Allan is close. Fee in the region of £25m. Of all the rumored players we have been supposedly in for, he's the one I wanted most and the sort of midfield player we've been desperate for since selling Idrissa. So happy with that signing.
Orikoru
Tour Winner
The League Cup is a trophy, just a low priority one. The charity shield is a pointless friendly that acts a curtain-raiser to the actual season.
Tbf the teams competiting in it have likely played stronger line ups more frequently to reach it than those in a league Cup final....
I do accept that one's a proper trophy. But I disagree that top teams respect it until the finals.
clubchamp98
Journeyman Pro
To be fair I want to win any game so trophy or not it’s a game we wanted to win.
Well done to Arsenal.
Some great penalty’s and one bad one.
hairball_89
Club Champion
Agreed.
The other point, which I definitely understand, is it's a trophy you only get a chance of winning if you win something else - one of the 2 top trophies in the country. After we won the CL, did I want to win the Super Cup? Yes. Did I want to win the Club World Cup? yes.
Yes, it's a glorified pre-season friendly. But it also only ever seems to supporters to teams that don't (often) get near it that talk it down. And given our haul of 1 league title and 2 FA Cups in the last 30 years, I very much include myself in that previous sentence! It's a bit like any trophy isn't it - Do you want to win it? Yes. Do you care who wins it if its not your team? no, not really.
Tashyboy
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Good Job Citeh are Liddel ?. Under Pep there all silverware. Even the Charity shield. ?
Anyone else seeing the figures regarding Messi and finding them beyond bonkers? Even for City the numbers must seem terrifying. I'd love to see him in the PL but not at the numbers being quoted.
How about it @Tashboy does it sit right? Can one player be paid 3 x the amount of KDB? Never mind the transfer fee.
How about it @Tashboy does it sit right? Can one player be paid 3 x the amount of KDB? Never mind the transfer fee.
clubchamp98
Journeyman Pro
I would rather have KDB for a third of the price.
fundy
Ryder Cup Winner
ludicrous figures for anyone, let alone whilst revenues down due to a pandemic and the fact that hes well into his 30s. obvious theres a huge commercial earning if he does sign but surely cant negate more than a fraction of the cost. i guess if you are going to pay it then pay it for the very best and would be great to see him in the premiership, still wont have spent as much as chelsea in the window
Tashyboy
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heyup LT, hope alls well.
Re Messi, flippin eck where do you start. Re figures, am not sure anyone knows exactly what the true cost of Messi would be to City. Read a piece that City would be able to renegotiate sponsor deals as everyone would want Messi under there sponsorship name. Don’t know how much there is in that. Maybe a few brown envelopes from the Middle East might cover it. Am positive that UEFA are watching with great interest. As much as I would want him at City, priority is defence. That said most Ciy fans have been bogged off for years with not taking those chances and putting games to bed. Am not talking Watford ( no disrespect to them), more along the lines of the Lyon game. Could Messi be that clinical finisher.
Read another piece that said could Messi be a modern day Rodney Marsh signing.
Me I will believe it when it happens. Ave picked a good year to pack in with the season ticket ???
Dan2501
Tour Winner
Well this is the best, most random bit of football content I've seen in a while. WWE star Triple H calling on Declan Rice to stay at West Ham. Love it.
