Dortmund it is.

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The UK went from SHELTER ME MUMMY to COUGH AT MY FACE ON THE TUBE in next to no time.

Normality is going to be a bit slower here, but the weather is nice and I’m about ready to embrace sharing a Calipo with a stranger.

Football is back, Germany is rolling out the behind closed doors games this weekend. I can’t wait. Schalke vs Dortmund to kick us off is so exciting I can barely contain myself. I am Dortmund. I love their business model and their team. Also their fans.

The Premier League seems to be taking longer to get its act together. The players are complaining, club doctors seem to be against the move, and managers are saying they’ll need a month to get the talent back to full fitness. It warms my heart to think that the players are smashing double bags of Cheetos morning, noon, and night.

Oliver Dowden, Minister for Something, had this to say on the restart.

‘Today’s positive meeting I hosted with the football authorities progressed plans for the resumption of the professional game in England.’

‘We all agreed that we will only go ahead if it is safe to do so and the health and welfare of players, coaches and staff comes first.’

I’m not sure how you determine safe, I don’t know what the ramifications are if things become unsafe, and I have no idea what this means for liability… but look, the world doesn’t have a vaccine and it looks like we’ve decided to move on.

I thought this point was interesting.

‘This should include widening access for fans to view live coverage and ensure finances from the game’s resumption supports the wider football family.’

‘It is now up to the football authorities to agree and finalise the detail of their plans, and there is combined goodwill to achieve this for their fans, the football community and the nation as a whole.’

The world isn’t ready for a return to greed. Premier League football clubs need to make sure they’re keeping the other 72 clubs pumped with enough funds to survive. We all need football. The Premier League is special because the other teams that make up the rest of the leagues. I’d hate the smaller clubs to go bust.

Also, I wish everyone would fuck off with the Super League bollocks. No one is ready for it. We don’t want it. Keep that shit in the states or with Indian cricket.

Arsene Wenger reckons Kanu was his best-ever January signing. I’d agree with that. Andrey Arshavin was also pretty elite until, well, his fitness cratered for some weird reason. Kanu was special, I’ve never seen a player like him, outrageous control, unbelievable ingenuity, and a joy to watch.

This Kieran Tierney interview confirms that our left back is very Scottish. I really like this. What a great story he has.

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China1

‘Zaha would’ve been a legend in the Ian Wright mould’ CG literally what are you smoking lol Zaha, will be a by and large forgotten player from world football 10 years from now. A footnote in footballing history mostly just remembered by palace fans, and even then I doubt as a ‘legend’ He’s in his late 20s and hasn’t really achieved anything exceptional. You’re comparing him to Ian Wright, one of the top goal scorers and most important players in Arsenal history. And arsenal are a big team, unlike palace lol I know you like zaha and I know you… Read more »

WengerEagle

63m is Haland’s release clause.

Can imagine a host of clubs will be triggering that this time next season.

Graham62

Marc

To be honest, had far too many beers today. Celebrating my neighbours 60th. Passing beers over the fence in the back garden. To make matters worse, he’s a Chelski supporter.

“Past discrepancies” or, let’s say, inconsistencies, have been evident for years. Illogical salaries/ contract sagas/transfer policies. Where’s the consistency! It’s been a crazy mishmash of a system.

Where’s the structure?

China1

Weagle yeah there’s no way in hell haland joined with a plan to stay. He wanted a bit of breathing room in his development at Dortmund before he goes off to presumably Madrid. This is the thing I was complaining about Dortmund earlier. It’s awesome that they get players like him and Sancho on the cheap, but it won’t count for much when they’re sold so early. They might win a title or two before losing them but the ‘selling club mentality’ is quite toxic imo. Dortmund have only one a few titles in the last 20 years despite the… Read more »

China1

No different from arsenal in those years circa 2010 where our mission was to bring through amazing youth/under the radar players and flog them.

That was the big dream. Not PL titles or CLs. The dream was to be ‘up there’ and make as much money as possible. It wasn’t fun

WengerEagle

China They remind you of us in the Wengerball years a bit don’t they? Top side to watch but ultimately a feeder club just like we were with that horrible feeling looming all the time that it was only fleeting that we would get to enjoy the likes of Cesc, Hleb, Nasri, Van Persie, Adebayor, etc play for us with more ambitious clubs sniffing. Most Dortmund fans know that Sancho will be gone within the next year and soon to be followed by Haaland and likely Brandt and Hakimi. They’ve lost many a key player this era in Nuri Sahin… Read more »

WengerEagle

Since RVP was sold to United mind at least we haven’t had to wrestle those demons of the big boys forever kicking us in the balls by poaching our top talent.

Not that anybody other than Alexis Sanchez and Santi Cazorla was worth the poach.

DivineSherlock

Any German league experts ? Opinion on Julian Brandt as AM ? Ozil replacement ?

izzo

Brandt is a winger. Thorgan Hazard as an Ozil replacement.

China1

Weagle yeah exactly That sums it up tho right. We only had Sanchez and santi worth looking at since rvp and Sanchez was sold as soon as big money offers reared up The question clubs like Dortmund need to start asking is what is the real goal? If I was in their shoes the only goal worth looking at would be how the fuck do we stop Bayern from shitting on the league anymore? The answer doesn’t involve winning a title off them once every 7 years or something. That’s nothing more than a blip for Bayern. The question is… Read more »

Sid

Dortmund players look better than they are because apart from bayern their competition is not great out of
Nuri Sahin pre-injuries, Kagawa, Gotze, Lewandowski, Hummels, Aubameyang, Gundogan, Mkhitaryan, Diallo, Dembele, Pulisic.

OnlyLewandoski is worthy and currently Haaland
The jury is out there on Jadon

Im telling you this for free!

DivineSherlock

izzo
watching the game it looked more like Hazard was the winger and Brandt the CAM. interesting , see that is why I asked for opinions. That flick for the first goal was Ozil like.