Can’t find a thread on this one. Report out in the Spanish press that Barca have been paying former referees under the table.
Barca say it’s just part of normal football ops, getting guidance on refereeing decisions etc, and for reports on youth players.
Others insinuate it is to influence...
If you have not heard about this, please read the following article. The government is planning to have all GP records collected into a single source, and then use that data pool for a vareity of reasons. Including selling it for commercial reasons. You can opt out if you print out a form and...
Have a gander at the PL prediction for this season;
https://www.footballwhispers.com/blog/football-whispers-writers-2019-20-premier-league-predictions
Also, they don't rate our window as well as we do...
Apologies if fixtures, but saw this retweeted by some DULLARD on Twitter. Fascinating, sickening and I suppose not at all surprising.
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/06/03/how-football-leaks-is-exposing-corruption-in-european-soccer
An interesting article (part 1, part 2 next week) regarding the current TV deal, the tiny audiences and the ridiculous state everything is in.
https://www.football365.com/news/the-future-of-premier-league-football-on-tv-part-one
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What the f**k is...
Inspired byUncle Spielberg’s thread, which is timed brilliantly as I wanted to watch a film tonight and now have some epic choices. This thread is destined to fall flat on it’s face.
Guess the film from the quote below, then add your own quote for the next person.
“How’s the smut business...
Quite an interesting post on the Owl Stalk forum. They are discussing who has had the most settled club this season, in other words who has been luckiest with injuries. The first table is quite flawed, good post explaining why mid way through, but the second effort toward the end is quite...
Ipswich v Brighton
Sky Bet Championship
Venue: Portman Road
Date: Tuesday 27th September 2016
Kick-off: 19:45 BST
Referee: Andy Davies
Assistants: Daniel Leach, Michael George
Fourth official: David Bryan
TEAM NEWS
Ipswich will be without injured striker Brett Pitman and centre-back Adam...
I was sure we had this thread already but gave up looking after page 6...
There are only two members of the 100% club left, us and QPR. Hopefully Barnsley can sort them out tomorrow to make it that much more solitary for us.
Hi all,
As per the title, can anyone recommend some decent rags to riches / underdogs triumph sports films? I watched 'Wildcats' at the weekend, a favourite from my youth and it's got me in the mood for sports films :)
Tried to watch 'Goal' on YouTube last night but ended up watching 'fail'...