Andy Mann Footy Fan

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That would be a good one to use today if you replaced High Pitched with Slurping.🤣

I see everyone complaining about Infantino and his antics.

But I also see people capturing stills from BBC coverage.

Give yourselves a pat on the back for calling out the corrupt while supporting the corruption.👏👏👏

I mean if this was being run as a draw in the UK by any other organisation, Im certain the gambling commision would be all over the organisers and hammering them with fines for using the word draw to describe rigging the groups.

Yeah I understand that and I completely agree its the most trivial part, but the point I was getting to is that if any notion of it even being a random a draw is so ridiculously absurd, it doesnt require a leap of faith to believe that everything abount this showpiece is corrupt.

To point out the absurdity. We can see that Norway have to be grouped with one of the host nations or Sth American giants.

Which probability dictates an Asian team from the second pot because the 4th contains most of the African teams, unlesss its the one grp that gets drawn the opposite way.

Ill be stunned if our group is anything other than

England
Uruguay
Tunisia
Italy, Wales or Scotland

And that without me running exemptions in my head.

I mean rules like no nation can face another from the same conference, despite the fact there are more european nations (16) than groups (12).

And the fact that everyone qualifying via playoff is automatically in pot4 (Italy?) is absurd. They are going to create a group of death.

Just read the rules, exclusions and provisos (because qualification hasnt finished) for tonights draw.

Its a farce the computer copuld run 3 seperate scenarios and one of those will be the draw. There is no random element to the groups beyond a couple of possible substitions.

This may sound harsh but its human nature.

By passing on Legacy, Paramount havent removed comparison, but doomed Academy to be judged in the shadow of a perfect run of Legacy, because it exists only in peoples heads as a dream.

That was entirely somthing else.

Im just not having it, there simply are no odds for that poor a performance from both teams, a draw as the result, and a debut official so disinterested he could barely be bothered to reach to his pocket for a card.

I think more of us here on Bluesky predicted UK Age Verification would be a farce than expected any level of compliance.

Time to roll our eyes and shake our heads yet again. Theres just a complete vaccuum of understanding of tech in UK government.

Yes you could be right. The same size increase though less clubs of equal or greater standing nearby.

Also an arguement to be made that Levy got too cute?

Built a bigger stadium than presently required to allow for increasing matchday revenue, while current attitudes and restrictions on immigration have prevented the population increase required to fill the stadium on a consistent basis.

A cabinet meeting that would make North Koreans say, “Damn, this is a bit much!”

Dont get me wrong, Im not in disbelief of Sir Daves ability (Im onboard with the principle) but at a time where we were looking for at least 50% gains....

Im not sure Dave was the right man in the right place at the right time.😂

Need those points on the board, AfCoN has never been a serious concern until now.

Relying on Mount and Zirkzee to both stay fit and hit peak form is not my idea of good planning but damn I hope they can pull it off.

If im a Newcastle fan right now Id be worried.

This is the same sort of mis-step as bringing in Jesse March as a statement of intent or recruiting Clive Woodward to shake things up or and I spit this with complete disbelief, Dave Brailsford to find 1% gains.

Newcastle: CEO wants club to be among 'top' in world by 2030 Newcastle United

Thats not some laughing thats the whole of football because theres no drafts that restore parity here and catching cheats means either killing their revenue or joining in the obfuscation.

Sounds more like a challenge to authorities to scrutinize the accounts closely than a rallying cry.

Newcastle: CEO wants club to be among 'top' in world by 2030 Newcastle United

"We have to have the courage to ignore those that doubt us, and even those that laugh at us. Because there will be some."

www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...

92 was a game changing lottery that SAF won but I dont remember a season until now with similar implication.

Allowing clubs to exceed revenue to win entry into Europe that has just seen a 20% increase in its contracts meaning bigger prize pots.

Potential to make big6 a closed group again.

Ahhh yes, Variations on the immortal "Because I said so" defence.

Its amazing how many times words to this effect can be assembled and rolled out, and when challenged words that amount to "Mum knows best" are the follow up.

Going out on a limb here but Im going to say theres going to be a lot of clubs knocking at the 114% mark next season.

Patience as a viable strategy is gone, we need to hit top4 to prevent another club solidifying claim to the european revenue.

Yup last month, Im stunned they both got the necessaary votes and that they could pass it without anchoring.

Amazing reaction from mid-table clubs with US owners, because im fairly sure thats where the extra votes have come from.

Complete conviction that they can punch above their weight.

Fuck, this one hurts, for me the greatest guitarist, a musician in the service of the band and the song, who played on and helped create a wild succession of the finest records ever made. RIP Steve Cropper.

YouTube video by 60s70sVintageRock Booker T. & The MG's - Time Is Tight (Live, 1970)

RIP Steve Cropper 🎸

All steps made simple for any player, by Sports Interactive providing an editor for free while their game has ALWAYS cost far less than any other AAA game.

Its like these dumb cunts learnt nothing from the exaamples of bad faith in other titles.

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To give you an idea, their example is appointing Rob Edwards as Wolves manager within 9 minutes of the club anouncement.

That change is made by opening the editor, loading the db, searching Rob Edwards, clicking a drop down box, selecting Wolves, then saving.

Starting a new game in FM & voila.

I love modding but Ill never support selfish cunts exploiting for money off the back of other peoplees work. The changes theyre charging for can be accomplished in seconds without experience.

Peeople like this drive the removal of suppport for modding.

I hope they burn in fucking pergatory.🤬🤬🤬

Honestly, where to even start with this?

Sports Interactive should sue their ass back into the stone age, charging gamers a subscription fee to provide changes to Football Manager which aree made ti SIs game wwith Sis editor.

#FM26