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by John Drake
14 Mar 2026, 06:47
Forum: Football
Topic: Premier league - worlds best league.
Replies: 57
Views: 561

Re: Premier league - worlds best league.

There are two separate conversations on here (although one is more of an argument). One is which is the most successful league and the other which is the most entertaining to watch. It depends on how you want to define ‘best’.  I’m with Fabio on this. The Premier League is boring at the moment and t...
by John Drake
13 Mar 2026, 08:06
Forum: Football
Topic: Premier league - worlds best league.
Replies: 57
Views: 561

Re: Premier league - worlds best league.

If you looked at the last 10 years, then the conclusion would be that Spanish clubs dominated the Champions League with 6 wins to England’s 3.  The Premier League generates far higher revenues than any other league – almost twice as much as La Liga – but the money is spread around more widely. For t...
by John Drake
12 Mar 2026, 23:47
Forum: Football
Topic: The Clyde Best Story
Replies: 16
Views: 188

The Clyde Best Story

Interview with Clyde Best in the Grauniad promoting a film made about him. Might interest some of the oldies on here. Lovely quote about Sir Bobby: “A person like Bobby Moore, if you didn’t know him, you would have never known he was captain of England. The Lord gave us one of the best human beings ...
by John Drake
12 Mar 2026, 23:20
Forum: Football
Topic: Jakob Wanker
Replies: 19
Views: 219

Re: Jakob Wanker

Massive Attack" wrote: 12 Mar 2026, 21:18
Westham67 wrote: 12 Mar 2026, 20:44
Massive Attack" wrote: 12 Mar 2026, 20:29

What's his ability to shoot and ball skills like?
And his dribbling

Just learnt he is in fact a Keeper, so it's more about his handling. 
Reckon he's pretty quick coming off his line
by John Drake
12 Mar 2026, 10:25
Forum: Football
Topic: Premier league - worlds best league.
Replies: 57
Views: 561

Re: Premier league - worlds best league.

But the Bundesliga has higher average attendances than the Premier League. 
by John Drake
12 Mar 2026, 09:21
Forum: Football
Topic: Ath Madrid v Spurs
Replies: 111
Views: 1173

Re: Ath Madrid v Spurs

Luis Guilherme played the opening 80 minutes for Sporting
by John Drake
12 Mar 2026, 05:14
Forum: Football
Topic: Premier league - worlds best league.
Replies: 57
Views: 561

Re: Premier league - worlds best league.

Still the best league to watch      No idea what league is the ‘best’ or what the criteria is, but I do find that Premier League games are mostly snoozefests these days. Too slow paced, technical and bogged down with tactics and shape. Individual flair having been replaced by organisation and athle...
by John Drake
10 Mar 2026, 11:01
Forum: Football
Topic: Pablo- is he absolute gash?
Replies: 165
Views: 2087

Re: Pablo- is he absolute gash?

We don't have any free-scoring striker on the books and Nuno can only work with what he's got. The upturn in form has coincided with playing Taty and Pablo together upfront. It has allowed Bowen and Summerville to exploit the space left. Difficult to argue against that. Is Pablo a saviour? No, but h...
by John Drake
09 Mar 2026, 05:22
Forum: Football
Topic: The Proper Fans Only FA Cup Predictions for 6th - 9th March 2026 (With added extra irritation for site losers)
Replies: 83
Views: 785

Re: The Proper Fans Only FA Cup Predictions for 6th - 9th March 2026 (With added extra irritation for site losers)

It could be a Jim Bowen Bullseye moment if we get drawn against Port Vale but then lose to Brentford. "Let's take a look at who you could have played"
by John Drake
07 Mar 2026, 10:23
Forum: Football
Topic: Latest accounts
Replies: 85
Views: 943

Re: Latest accounts

Yes, Kilman's value is written down at £8m per year. At the end of this year his book value will be £24m. Should someone foolish buy him for £30m then we could report a £6m profit. I'm not sure what happens from an accounting perspective is he is sold for less than £24m. 
by John Drake
07 Mar 2026, 07:04
Forum: Football
Topic: 2026 World Cup draw
Replies: 101
Views: 830

Re: 2026 World Cup draw

It will be rather nostalgic having a WW3 truce/ ceasefire so that they can play the World Cup. Shame the final's not scheduled for Christmas Day 
by John Drake
07 Mar 2026, 06:59
Forum: Football
Topic: 2026 World Cup draw
Replies: 101
Views: 830

Re: 2026 World Cup draw

You reckon someone like Oxshaw has got this far in life with all his teeth intact?
by John Drake
07 Mar 2026, 06:37
Forum: Football
Topic: Latest accounts
Replies: 85
Views: 943

Re: Latest accounts

Profit on player sales only relates to any surplus once you subtract remaining book value from transfer fee received. That £20m must have been the scraps from selling Downes, Benrahma and Kehrer. It’s the running of the club that’s a mess rather than the accounts. Too reliant on Broadcast revenues, ...
by John Drake
06 Mar 2026, 04:18
Forum: Football
Topic: Sp*rs v Palarse
Replies: 222
Views: 2092

Re: Sp*rs v Palarse

Spurs fate will probably be down to if and when they get their better players back from injury. It doesn't seem like anyone of note will return until mid April and with Van Der Ven now suspended it's not looking good (from their viewpoint)
 
by John Drake
05 Mar 2026, 13:45
Forum: Football
Topic: Nuno In
Replies: 220
Views: 2614

Re: Nuno In

Nuno's fortunes have certainly been improved since Paco turned up. 

Coincidence? Another short-sighted daft mistake not to let him bring support staff with him when he was appointed.
by John Drake
05 Mar 2026, 07:47
Forum: Football
Topic: Fulham vs West Ham | PL | 4.3.26 | Predictions and Match Thread
Replies: 412
Views: 2915

Re: Fulham vs West Ham | PL | 4.3.26 | Predictions and Match Thread

Leeds have got Brighton, Bournemouth, Brentford, Palace and Wolves in the coming weeks, I just can't see it myself. Leeds have won two of their last ten games. Which of those games are gimmes for them? Stop following me around you fucking oddball, just because we had a disagreement before, I don't ...
by John Drake
05 Mar 2026, 07:33
Forum: Football
Topic: Fulham vs West Ham | PL | 4.3.26 | Predictions and Match Thread
Replies: 412
Views: 2915

Re: Fulham vs West Ham | PL | 4.3.26 | Predictions and Match Thread

We're now at the stage where points,not performances are the priority. Individual mistakes can be forgiven as long as we are racking up points and we get closer to safety. Still wouldn't like to predict how this season ends,could well end up that our last game of the season is a 'who stays up decid...
by John Drake
05 Mar 2026, 05:39
Forum: Football
Topic: Fulham vs West Ham | PL | 4.3.26 | Predictions and Match Thread
Replies: 412
Views: 2915

Re: Fulham vs West Ham | PL | 4.3.26 | Predictions and Match Thread

Mads still gives me the heebie-jeebies at every corner kick. Fortunately, Fulham are not one of the aggressive set piece teams. It will be a different question against Manchester City, Arsenal and Brentford (in the league). Although, it was a very smart save towards the end, it followed from a corne...
by John Drake
05 Mar 2026, 05:18
Forum: Football
Topic: West Ham United 25/26 relegation thread
Replies: 1909
Views: 20076

Re: West Ham United 25/26 relegation thread

No argument that there’s still much to do if we are going to survive. But odd to claim that we can’t win matches when we have won four of the last eight. In the same period, Leeds and Forest have won two and Tottenham zero. The momentum is with us although clearly nothing is guaranteed – past perfor...
by John Drake
02 Mar 2026, 14:27
Forum: Football
Topic: Fulham vs West Ham | PL | 4.3.26 | Predictions and Match Thread
Replies: 412
Views: 2915

Re: Team for Fulham

happygilmore wrote: 02 Mar 2026, 13:43

Nips conceded SIX in his last two games and wasn't inspiring that much confidence 
No, he didn't
by John Drake
28 Feb 2026, 10:37
Forum: Football
Topic: Latest accounts
Replies: 85
Views: 943

Re: Latest accounts

When does the sale of half the women’s team land? Next set of accounts? As far as I can see online the sale hasn't gone through yet. Perhaps their low league position, is causing the sale to stall? If it goes through before the end of this May, then it will be in the next set of accounts. As far as...
by John Drake
27 Feb 2026, 11:28
Forum: Football
Topic: Manchester City and these 115 Charges!
Replies: 27
Views: 336

Re: Manchester City and these 115 Charges!

You'd need to be soft in the head to prefer a West Ham relegation if it meant Arsenal were denied the title.

Ideally, for me, they will already have the league sewn up with important cup games on the horizon before we get to play them
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