HAPPY SATURDAY TO YOU ALL!
Come on, admit it, you’ve been watching e-sports. Right? It’s ok. It kind of looks like real football if your sight isn’t quite 20/20. No? You’re partaking in e-sports! Well I never. So modern.
I’ve been diving into computer games. I have a DLC pack for Zelda, I’m playing some crazy game called Animal Crossing, and I have the SNES emulator on the Switch. Things went from never touching a game in 20 years to I LOVE IT WHY DID NO ONE SHOW ME THESE WIZARDRY SYSTEMS OF JOY. I’m basically a gamer, right? Amateur. If I were a football fan, I’d have a Real Madrid shirt on at The Emirates and I’d buy a half and half scarf, but at least I’m doing something with my life right now.
Share your game reccos in the blog comments.
Talking of doing elite things to kill the time, Hector Bellerin has a NEW haircut.
Look at that shave. He looks so damn cool. Like he’s about to tell you something really prophetic about recycling. I’d listen, no doubt. I might even make up something just so I could have a positive role in the conversation.
‘Hector, I’m actually taking a course in Environmental Design. You know one of the biggest challenges in recycling is mixed material products that ‘claim’ to be recyclable are actually not because the sorting plants can’t easily separate the materials. So yeah, I think I’m doing my part. Anyone care for a flapjack I just picked up from Colombia Road Flower Market?’
That sort of haircut makes you want to, you know, go and cut your own hair.
Don’t tell me you haven’t thought about it.
How hard can it it be?
Well, seems Ainsley had the same thought.
Having his own Britney Spears 2007 meltdown.
‘MIKEL I WILL NOT BE ANOTHER ONE OF YOUR FUCKING MAKESHIFT FULL-BACKS I SAW WHAT YOU DID TO MY MAN DELPH!’
Quite the scene. He’s taking lockdown worse than that lady who dropped her kecks on a 20 person Zoom meeting last week.
Sagna has been talking about his hurt feelings in the media after Cesc failed to include him in his list of players that were top quality.
“I was surprised to read this,”
“From him I was surprised because he was supposed to be one of the leaders of the team, he was one of the great prospects and as a leader and a true player, you don’t speak like that about your club.
“So I was surprised because he is a nice guy, he’s still a nice guy, this doesn’t change anything. But I was kind of surprised.
“Arsenal made him so saying that some players were not at his level was a bit harsh because I’m not sure out of all the seasons he was playing at the club, he was always an exemplary player.
“At that time the press was talking about him not running enough or tracking back. So other players could have said ‘you should be running more or doing more’.
“If you look at Liverpool today, all of them are running. This is a team. And maybe, because we didn’t have the right spirit at that time we didn’t make this little extra push, or make that little extra run to track players, maybe this is the reason we didn’t win.”
Ooohhhhh, Zinger Tower meal for FAB4.
I strongly believe that if we’d had a Klopp or a Pep at the club during those years, we’d have maxed out the talent of those players to a greater degree. Wenger still had players creating art, while managers like Klopp were taking artists, making them work hard, and giving them tactical structure that was of the age.
We’ll never know… but one thing I can say for sure is I thoroughly enjoyed many of those teams. Particularly the 2008 group.
This coming Monday, I can confirm that I’ll be recording with Nigel Phillips of the AST. We’re going to explore the economic impact of covid-19 on the game. It’s a beast of a subject, but his rigour when it comes to Arsenal and business is Thierry setting himself up against United with that lob over Barthez.
On that note, I’m off to catch a butterfly on my new computer game. See you in the comments if I find a spare moment. x
Yet we get a two bob married into money sceptic twat.
James
Wealthy people stay rich by not doing things like that.
Pretty sure Norway has the world’s largest sovereign wealth fund..
“However, think you are definitely a terrible person if you are a top earner and you begrudge paying tax that supports those less well off” I have never condoned tax evasion, as I mentioned in an earlier post however the wealthy contribute a huge percentage of the tax take – slagging them off for doing so is just plain stupid. Pedro – you should take a look at history. When Maggie came to power the top tax rate was 98% she reduced it over a few years down to circa 40%. The government collected more revenue at this lower rate… Read more »
All what the rich do is rinse the poor.
The poll tax being a prime example
Bring back the poll tax.
Too much political bullshit on here at the moment.
Trickle down economics is a myth
Even bozo the clown realises this when he scrapped plans to cut corporation tax from 19% to 17% thus saving £6bn.
Important not to confuse income tax with wealth tax. The top 1% of earners contribute about a third of all UK income tax receipts, and income tax receipts make up about a quarter of the UK’s total tax revenue. Ergo, everyone else earning below £150k a year pays the remaining 66% of the total income tax collected (not forgetting that 43% !! of adults earn below the taxable threshold and therefore contribute 0 income tax). Capital gains (arguably a tax on the rich), however, only accounts for 1% of total tax revenue. Inheritance tax is even less. Corporation tax makes… Read more »
To quote Albert Einstein: “Two things are infinite – the unievrse and human stupidity”
He was also obviously far-sighted enough to see the emergence of some Le Grove posters
The Tories are good at clobbering the poor with indirect taxes like VAT.
*universe
I don’t think that buying Newcastle FC is done as an investment, more as a cheap way to gain influence on British politics. They have also spent money on regeneration projects in different areas of the UK. Most of those projects will not generate any profit until a few years (if any at all). A few years ago Qatar did the same thing in France when they were trying to woo French politicians. I suspect that like in France, British politicians will have a very short memory and they will stop taking their call when it is inconvenient to be… Read more »
Will we follow the Italians and scrap this years league saying pool won it…
No other results count.
Marc
I was waiting for the Maggie comment… fsmh
“Boris Johnson has not as far as I am aware…”
There’s your problem.
I doubt there will be much appetite from the fans for anyone spunking a fortune into Football after all this. Most fans will emerge from the current situation considerably poorer and with fewer resources than before.
Football is not a curative and there should really not be so much money sloshing around for something that is kicking or heading a ball.
Marc Hope you saw Jamie’s erudite response to your point about the wealth tax….don’t confuse the two. The burden of taxation is always on the middle class, especially the upper middle tax. the entrepreneurial and professional people. The US is spending $2 trillion, yet not one cent is coming to people like me. The pay-outs to families is capped at 95k p.a. The super-rich will make out like bandits under the package even though they have a 100 ways of avoiding taxes legally. They can afford the best tax attorneys and accountants. When you cut taxes, revenue always goes down… Read more »
Juventus’ players and manager Maurizio Sarri have agreed to their pay being stopped for four months to save the club an estimated 90m euros (£80.7m) during the coronavirus pandemic.
Where’s the leadership Arsenal and in the premier league regarding this issue?
You can’t be paying out money you don’t have for services that are not currently render-able.
Many clubs are going to be in red from this crises. I expect that many sponsors may even renege on their deals.
Dissenter I think you are wrong – the players have agreed to take a pay cut for four months and not forego it for 4 months – a big difference
Dissenter, The premiership is still trying to complete this season in order to avoid having to pay back Sky. Their latest plan is to have the remaining part of season in July and August (the new season would start in October). All the games would be behind closed door and to drum up interest they would all be broadcast with no more than 2 games per day during weekday and up to 5 on weekend. Also games would be be played at either training ground or at a limited set of ground. That would more than compensate all broadcasters (foreign… Read more »
Also Arsenal and a few others have already announced that the non playing staff including part time match day staff will be protected
A lot of players are doing their bit- not all of them are the Songs of this world
New version
Wife was checking her husbands phone and saw a contact named COVID19 & she called the number and her own phone rang.
Husband is now in isolation
Dissenter “””Where’s the leadership Arsenal and in the premier league regarding this issue?””” Leadership at Arsenal??? The Dein /Wenger days are over. We have The Silent Dopes in charge now. (They would not even know the meaning of the word) Dope No 1: Vinny Dope No.2 Raul Dope No. 3 Edu. This lot – didn’t even have the gumption to join MA at his opening press conference- so petrified they were in being asked a question. Expecting them to miraculously put their heads above the parapet now- forget it. As for the premier league, They only know about money. Supporters… Read more »
NW9 gooner
I was citing the BBC story. I should have cited the link as https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/52079747
Dissenter “””Where’s the leadership Arsenal and in the premier league regarding this issue?””” Leadership at Arsenal??? The Dein /Wenger days are over.We have The Silent Dopes in charge now. (They would not even know the meaning of the word.) Dope No 1: Vinny Dope No.2 Raul Dope No. 3 Edu. This lot – didn’t even have the gumption to join MA at his opening press conference- so petrified they were in being asked a question. Expecting them to miraculously put their heads above the parapet now- forget it. As for the premier league, They only know about money. Supporters or… Read more »
Valentin
That makes no sense
Many players are calling for the season to be scrapped. https://www.foxsports.com.au/football/premier-league/epl-postponed-coronavirus-2020-when-can-the-premier-league-resume-harry-kane-tottenham-liverpool-updates/news-story/5cdff3695afca55aaa9cafb05ffbbf6c
Only Liverpool fans are desperate for the season to be finished so they can finally win that trophy 🙂
Lionel Messi announces players will take 70% pay cut
https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/52092809
Initially the players balked, probably changed their minds when they club showed them the numbers.
In any other industry, this would have happened a long time ago.
No business keeps paying wages so big when revenue sources have dried up.
absolute howling inducing post lad
welcome back you normie you
I too always shave my own head just need to be careful with the back
save time money everything especially during this limited movement stuff
TDK >> Bellerin in fashion sense as always hahaha
absolute howling inducing post lad
welcome back you normie you
I too always shave my own head just need to be careful with the back
save time money everything especially during this limited movement stuff
TDK >> Bellerin in fashion sense as always hahaha
Dissenter, There is a massive difference between what a player wants to happen and what clubs, the premiership, TV broadcasters want to happen. There is also a big difference between what a big star like Harry Kane can say publicly and do and what the average premiership player can. A clubs could says to its players you either play in July-August so we can finish the league or you are in breach of contract, in which case we don’t owe you anything but you potentially owe us compensation. The vast majority of players would fall in line, knowing that they… Read more »