talor
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Well that and theres a very good chance she wanted it.
2023-2024 European Football Thread
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Purp
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I think he'd fit well at White Hart Lane even with the new manager and changed roster. No clue about the weird dude vibe, though. I think his style would mesh well with the current roster and MP's style and I know the fans would welcome him back.
My only concerns are really 2.
1) He's 30 and has a history of injuries so you can't pay the kind of money he's currently making to a guy like that at his age. If RM is paying half his salary I think that becomes more practicable, though.
2) The midfield and forward lines in Spurs' formations are littered with talent so who comes off the pitch to make a space for him? It could be a good thing for both Bale and the club, however, if there is so much depth that he can find more rest between outings and keep himself healthy.
For me I think Cissoko has established himself as a fixture in the center of the park, which allows Erikson to roam more into wide positions and really anywhere he wants to go. Neither of those guys should come off the pitch for anybody. Son, likewise, has established himself as an entrenched regular. And I haven't even mentioned Dembele or Dele Alli. If you introduce Bale into this mix Dele will become a more regular sub unless you go with 5 in the midfield and Kane alone up top.
Clearly Kane is a striker who should always be in when healthy. You could maybe put Bale, Son, or Erikson in behind Kane with the others out on the wings to create more space in the midfield for everyone. The trouble is, you guys like Harry Winks and Oliver Skipp get fewer chances as a result.
The #2 conundrum is a nice problem to have, but is the reason why I said previously it may not be the most responsible way to spend money. I think you need to spend on a right back to replace Trippier for sure, but it's hard to pass on a talent like Bale who still has a few great years left in him if he comes at a bargain price.
Frog-in-law1995
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Bale on after halftime against ARSEnal. Perhaps auditioning for the Spurs or Red Devils.
Frog-in-law1995
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And Bale scores on a rebound in the 56th.
Portland Frog
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Hazard playing?
Chongo94
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He started.
Purp
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Is that for real? Looks like a Columbian Bruce Jenner with a mustache.I present to y’all, Carlos Valderrama’s new hair style....
Chongo94
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Indeed it is. Not sure as to the reasoning for the change but he has apparently changed it to that look.
Purp
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Talk about weird dudes. He gives Neymar a run for his money and both make Bale look like Joe Sixpack.
dawg
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Today’s words of wisdom: don’t attempt to carjack Saed. He’ll jack you up.
https://www.theguardian.com/footbal...kolasinac-armed-robbery-mesut-ozil-car-london
https://www.theguardian.com/footbal...kolasinac-armed-robbery-mesut-ozil-car-london
TAINTed frog
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It's all pretty wild. His contract with Real is breathtakingly awesome for him. I don't blame him *too* much for just hanging around. He makes close to $400,000 A WEEK...
Shoot, continue to recover over the next 6 months to a year, maybe he comes back to some degree the way he was even though he'll be ~ 31. But collecting $400,000 a week and sticking it to Real may be what he wants do.
Chongo94
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I mean, you have to be just plain stupid to mess with anyone from the Balkans.
Chongo94
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Well well well...
USSF says USWNT has made more than the men
https://www.espn.com/soccer/united-states/story/3908663/ussf-says-uswnt-has-made-more-than-the-men
USSF says USWNT has made more than the men
https://www.espn.com/soccer/united-states/story/3908663/ussf-says-uswnt-has-made-more-than-the-men
Frog-in-law1995
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How bad of an armed robber do you have to be to lose to a guy who flops when he gets breathed on heavily.
Purp
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Seems dubious to me b/c it says the federation is including payments it makes to the women's pro soccer league for salaries paid to national team players. That's certainly a subsidy the men don't get, but I don't think it's proper to include that outlay in comparing compensation received for games played in the national team kits.
It does help their case that they make subsidies to the professional women's league to grow that game. If they're making similar subsidies to MLS and not disclosing it in this report that would be dishonest, but I don't think they are.
I do think these numbers reinforce the stance that, as a percentage of revenue generated, the women are paid better than the men and that is more than equitable for the women. The figure about losses sustained in matches hosted domestically is also compelling. It's clear the women aren't generating as much revenue b/c there's no way their matches cost more than those the men play, yet the operating loss sustained for the men was 10% of the loss sustained on the women.
Eight
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this starts getting to a place where the women need to be very, very careful what they are trying to accomplish.
my understanding is that the us is one of a very few countries that combine the men's and women's soccer associations under the same entity.
the women's league can not survive without the ussf and i really don't think they want to start standing on their own revenues versus sharing the revenues.
