General Premier League Thread 2023-24 Mod Note in op 27/6/23 And 21/05/24

Could Tonali be facing a suspension from football due to the betting scandal engulfing Italy at the moment

Can you provide a link to where Ratcliffe publicly called out the casemiro signing?

I think their point is that it didn't happen. Ratcliffe said it in a private meeting with the Utd head honchos, behind closed doors. It's just been leaked from somebody internally since, and was never a public statement. Which obviously is a very very different thing to actively publicly commenting on a player.

Googling it would have been less effort than asking lol

You try googling it and see if you find Ratcliffe PUBLICLY calling out Caremiro. "LOL". I bet you won't find it. So in the absence of being able to find evidence to back up the claim of the poster, do you think it then unreasonable to ask for one?

Wait so maybe the supposed "leakers" that everyone was frothing at the mouth to expose the last few years weren't Lingard and Henderson 😵‍💫

Probably won’t be as long as Toney but will still be significant.

Can you provide a link please?

I can only find things about Ratcliffe questioning the transfer processes at United and using Casemiro as an example, in a private meeting at Old Trafford, which by the nature of it being a private meeting means it would be entirely incorrect to say that Ratcliffe publicly called out Casemiro. So that obviously can't be what you are talking about, and I simply can't find this.

You said its on the guardian website though.

Simple fact is, if it was said, it was said in a private meeting and the discussion in that private meeting was leaked. That is not the same as Racliffe publicly calling Casemiro out, as the OP stated and has never backed up.

Like christ, in a discussion about the processes and progress at United, inclusive of recruitment, are you actually surprised someone would say United are poor in the market and waste money? Are you surprised they would point to paying 50millon on a 30yo and giving him a massive contract as maybe not being the best bit of business they could have done? Comments such as these should be no surprise to anyone! To suggest it shows stupidity from Ratcliffe is, in itself, stupid (imo). Ratcliffe was correct in his commentary, if he indeed said it. The only issue is, if there is an issue at all, that it was leaked - but a leak of a private conversation is NOT the same as Ratcliffe calling Casemiro out in public.

Exactly. Lads arguing about the deck chairs stops them looking at the substantive point that it’s an insane overspend if that 350k per week figure with 2.5 years left is correct

Tonali has said he bet on AC games but only 9nes he wasn't involved in wasn't it?

According to the Guardian he did bet on some games he was involved in;

"During a hearing at the city prosecutor’s office in Turin on Tuesday the 23-year-old Italy midfielder is reported to have confessed that he bet on Milan to win a series of matches, some of which he played in."

I was wrong on Toney though, he also bet in games he played in.

So it seems the distinction in reported sentencing is more down to Italy's harder stance.

Guck the bookies, they want it both ways. Bet with us, but anything we don't like we'll cry foul and raise the alarm.

There is no place for bookies in football. The likes of racing and the likes are rotten to the core, mainly because of gambling, and football is going the same way. The locally based bookies are crooked enough, imagine the jiggery/pokery that goes on in Asia with less regulation

They can black out whatever they like in the UK but given we aren't there, it's about time that they televise all games here and allow us to watch whatever we please. Either that or reduce the subscription fees in line with UK pricing or lower. Irish customers shouldn't be paying more for less.

Whatever about the blackout, hopefully they'll sort out the rearranged matches late in the season being televised. There's been numerous weeknight matches in recent seasons that just haven't been shown because they fall outside the contracts (and I think also because of UEFA regulations if there's European football on the same night).

From what I see, more and more people access Sky through their online service Sky Go, especially new installs. Why would you pay more to install a dish and anculliaries when you can stream for less cost. Obviously it's rights dependent and for negotiation, but why should we still being lumped in with the UK, we ought to have the same access as other EU countries surely?

I would agree that it’s a harsh red, except for the fact that Young also kicked the ball away a few mins ago to prevent Liverpool taking a quick throw in.

But in general, there are too many soft reds in the league this year, destroying games.

He committed 4 fouls, 2 definite yellows among them and purposely kicked the ball away to prevent a quick throw for great counter attacking situation. I don't think he can have any complaints.

There can simultaneously be a conspiracy and opposition players getting sent off. The two aren't mutually exclusive, especially when one player continues to commit fouls while on a yellow (one of which was to kick the ball away). If you were a conspiracy theorist, you might wonder why he didn't go sooner for that offence?

more inconsistency, thats a second yellow all day

Not even close, ridiculous dive from Diaz.

Liverpool creating absolutely nothing, begging for plenty of penalties though.

That's got to be a penalty to Liverpool for handball.