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Blue Star Error
Jun 11, 2001

For this recipie you will need:
Football match (Halftime of), Celebrity Owner (Motivational speaking of), Sherry (Bottle of)

fat gay nonce posted:

United call them official on pitch miniature partners

I suppose that name was going spare once Fabio left

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hyper from Pixie Sticks
Sep 28, 2004

Vegetable posted:

I grew up learning the Queen's English
I grew up learning she was German.

Nissin Cup Nudist
Sep 3, 2011

Sleep with one eye open

We're off to Gritty Gritty land




Vegetable posted:

I grew up learning the Queen's English and I've never heard mascot used this way before. Then again I have no idea what else you'd call "kids who walks out onto pitch with players".

Germans probably have a word for this

ephex
Nov 4, 2007





PHWOAR CRIMINAL

DOOP posted:

Germans probably have a word for this

At the Allianz Arena we have had three different names for those kids so far and all of them have been horribly ambiguous.

First one was "Auflauf-Kinder" meaning "kids to take to the field" but also "kids to put in a bake".
Then it was decided to call them "Einlauf-Kinder" which means "kids to enter the pitch with" but also "enema-kids".
Now they are called "Eskort-Kinder" and I probably won't have to explain that.

Kurtofan
Feb 16, 2011

hon hon hon
German is such an efficient language.

FullLeatherJacket
Dec 30, 2004

Chiunque puņ essere Luther Blissett, semplicemente adottando il nome Luther Blissett

ephex posted:

At the Allianz Arena we have had three different names for those kids so far and all of them have been horribly ambiguous.

First one was "Auflauf-Kinder" meaning "kids to take to the field" but also "kids to put in a bake".
Then it was decided to call them "Einlauf-Kinder" which means "kids to enter the pitch with" but also "enema-kids".
Now they are called "Eskort-Kinder" and I probably won't have to explain that.

And how much do the Germans charge for the Eskort-Kinder?

ephex
Nov 4, 2007





PHWOAR CRIMINAL

FullLeatherJacket posted:

And how much do the Germans charge for the Eskort-Kinder?

Calm down, Aatrek.

8raz
Jun 22, 2007


He's Scouse, He's Sound.

ephex posted:

Calm down, Aatrek.
lol

African AIDS cum
Feb 29, 2012


Welcome back, welcome back, welcome baaaack

ephex posted:


Now they are called "Eskort-Kinder" and I probably won't have to explain that.

Well not once you get past passport control at least

Jose
Jul 24, 2007

Adrian Chiles is a broadcaster and writer

African AIDS cum posted:

Well not once you get past passport control at least

:captainpop:

jre
Sep 2, 2011

To the cloud ?



Rangers AGM today, the board are a nice safe distance from the shareholders.



Loving Africa Chaps
Dec 3, 2007


We had not left it yet, but when I would wake in the night, I would lie, listening, homesick for it already.

Isn't that because they're going to have to pay mccoist 800k to not manage them for a year?

Dudley
Feb 24, 2003

Tasty

Kinda surprised not to see 3 layers of stewards.

chuggo is BACK
Jul 1, 2008




"Chuggo"

PWM POTM December 2014

Dudley posted:

Kinda surprised not to see 3 layers of stewards.

you have to pay stewards

jre
Sep 2, 2011

To the cloud ?



Dudley posted:

Kinda surprised not to see 3 layers of stewards.

quote:

Grant Russell ž@STVGrant · 48 secs48 seconds ago
End of meeting. One fan having to be physically restrained by stewards as he attempts to get at board. #rangersagm

I'm surprised they didn't have landmines and snipers given how things are going for them.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfSoIGbU4lk

jre
Sep 2, 2011

To the cloud ?



SFA just told Ashley to GTF

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/30598388

quote:

The board of the Scottish Football Association has rejected Mike Ashley's request to raise his shareholding in Rangers International Football Club (RIFC) to 29.9%.
The owner of Newcastle currently holds an 8.92% stake in RIFC and wanted to increase that in return for providing funding.

euroboy
Mar 24, 2004

Manchester United are top of the table again. http://www.itv.com/sport/football/article/2015-01-12/man-united-wage-bill-soars-above-premier-league-rivals-chelsea/

Dudley
Feb 24, 2003

Tasty

I guess by spending the most but staying terrible they technically aren't "Buying success" which of course is a thing they would never do.

TelekineticBear!
Feb 19, 2009


Blue Star Error
Jun 11, 2001

For this recipie you will need:
Football match (Halftime of), Celebrity Owner (Motivational speaking of), Sherry (Bottle of)

Thats last season as well, this season it'll be even higher. Not to mention the all important ~*net spend*~. Its a shame imo to see The United Way in tatters.

Lot 49
Dec 7, 2007

I'll do anything
For my sweet sixteen
Actually United's wage bill has fallen since then.

Although it's still stupidly high.

Byolante
Mar 23, 2008

by Cyrano4747

Lot 49 posted:

Actually United's wage bill has fallen since then.

Although it's still stupidly high.

There is no way the wage bill has gone down with falcao's deal

Lot 49
Dec 7, 2007

I'll do anything
For my sweet sixteen
They claimed they did in their last accounts.

Falcao and Di Maria are going to be on massive wages. Plus Shaw, Rojo, Herrera, Blind on decent amounts.

But they cut: Ferdinand, Vidic, Evra, Giggs, Kagawa, Welbeck, Cleverley, Hernandez, plus a bunch of smaller earners and everyone in the squad gets less because they didn't qualify for the CL.

It wasn't a massive drop. Down like 5% iirc.

Sneaks McDevious
Jul 29, 2010

by LITERALLY AN ADMIN
5% of the total is still a ton of money

Edmund Honda
Sep 27, 2003

Plus Valdes now.

There's a lot of youngish players with contracts expiring in 18 months (de Gea, Jones, Evans, Smalling, Rafael etc) who are probably expecting either a pay rise reflecting seniority or a transfer out

Strawman
Feb 9, 2008

Tortuga means turtle, and that's me. I take my time but I always win.


Edmund Honda posted:

Plus Valdes now.

There's a lot of youngish players with contracts expiring in 18 months (de Gea, Jones, Evans, Smalling, Rafael etc) who are probably expecting either a pay rise reflecting seniority or a transfer out

The smart thing would be to give all the money to de Gea and gently caress the others off tbh

Edmund Honda
Sep 27, 2003

Strawman posted:

The smart thing would be to give all the money to de Gea and gently caress the others off tbh

de Gea's being reported as on his way out/looking for a move right now because his agent (Jorge Mendes) is allegedly trying to make United agree to that £40m Falcao transfer before de Gea signs any extension on his current deal.

Falcao's agent is also Mendes obviously.

euroboy
Mar 24, 2004

Edmund Honda posted:

Falcao's agent is also Mendes obviously.

He also represents Di Marias, Valdes, Anderson and Nani so he has some influence in the squad imo.

serious gaylord
Sep 16, 2007

what.
Mendes pretty much represents every player in the world in some capacity due to his arrangements with clubs.

Manc Hill
Jul 19, 2001




^^this is u ^^this is me

euroboy posted:

Anderson and Nani so he has some influence in the squad imo.

i dont think theres much leverage here

Sneaks McDevious
Jul 29, 2010

by LITERALLY AN ADMIN
Mendes owns so much but also gently caress him

fat gay nonce
May 13, 2003
actual penis length: |-----------|



Winner, PWM POTM January

excuse me lady posted:

i dont think theres much leverage here

You could lift old trafford with anderson on the other end of a lever

vyelkin
Jan 2, 2011

julian assflange posted:

Mendes owns so much but also gently caress him

He's the most successful man in football.

Joopjan
Nov 5, 2009

vyelkin posted:

He's the most successful man in football.

Wonder who would win if blatter and mendes somehow got into a fight

LionYeti
Oct 12, 2008


Joopjan posted:

Wonder who would win if blatter and mendes somehow got into a fight

The whole world as the video would be better then sepp falling.

serious gaylord
Sep 16, 2007

what.

Joopjan posted:

Wonder who would win if blatter and mendes somehow got into a fight

Whoever wins. Football loses

Torrannor
Apr 27, 2013

---FAGNER---
TEAM-MATE
The Swiss Central Bank has knocked out West Ham's sponsor?

vyelkin
Jan 2, 2011
If goalkeepers and strikers can both be considered for the Ballon d'Or despite their completely different skillsets, maybe agents should be eligible too. Mendes would win thirty in a row.

Bogan Krkic
Oct 31, 2010

Swedish style? No.
Yugoslavian style? Of course not.
It has to be Zlatan-style.

Torrannor posted:

The Swiss Central Bank has knocked out West Ham's sponsor?

It's Iceland all over again

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Loving Africa Chaps
Dec 3, 2007


We had not left it yet, but when I would wake in the night, I would lie, listening, homesick for it already.

Isn't "sign this poo poo crock for £40m or your goalkeeper goes" sort of blackmail?

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