Bielsa Spygate

comment by definitely not hippo (U1301)
posted 2 hours, 27 minutes ago
fa need to come down hard on this. before too long clubs will be paying off people inside other clubs to share their secrets and team sheets if the fa don't do something.

pretty laughable that people get suspended for missing drugs tests or taking their wifes diet pills. yet purposefully cheating and gaining the biggest unfair advantage one can get people are saying should be punished with a slap on the wrist.

two similar teams, the team with the best tactics will always win. it's easy to have the best tactics if you know what the other team is going to do.
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what a load of bollox, Bielsa studied their 30 odd matches or something and put 300 hours of analyses into looking at Derby matches. If you think he won the match because some fella peeped over a fence you need to start worrying about your mental well being.

Yes, they will have to stay up for a few years, but a club of their size has a great chance if they can actually get back into the PL.

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They will do it this year. If you look at the current form everyone beats up on everyone else in that division.

https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/championship/table

comment by Vidicschin (U3584)
posted 28 minutes ago

Yes, they will have to stay up for a few years, but a club of their size has a great chance if they can actually get back into the PL.

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They will do it this year. If you look at the current form everyone beats up on everyone else in that division.

https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/championship/table
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Yes, I am quite sure they will do it. Signing an experienced keeper like they have will be a huge boost at this stage. They have had bad luck with injuries, which has seen a kid playing in nets for them. He has looked their main weakness, but with that addressed, they are now huge favourites for the title.

comment by rooney_hernandez (U7012)
posted 1 hour, 4 minutes ago
You could argue that the Manchester-Leeds rivalry stems back to the 15th Century, with the War of the Roses...

Despite the establishment of the new county of Greater Manchester in 1974, The House of Lancaster runs in the blood of Man United; equally the House of Yorks in that of Leeds (both used to have the respective coats of arms in their badge).
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It's also why Burt Lancaster and Michael York hated each other. Allegedly.

Wasn't due to injury's, he is just first choice and has let in some suspect goals, but he can play it out from the back, distribution is superb and get's moves going from the back, we literally couldn't play the way we do without a keeper who can use his feet.

comment by Vidicschin (U3584)
posted 46 minutes ago

They will do it this year. If you look at the current form everyone beats up on everyone else in that division.

https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/championship/table
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Except Ipswich.

comment by lufc - Harrogate (U6810)
posted 51 minutes ago

Wasn't due to injury's, he is just first choice and has let in some suspect goals, but he can play it out from the back, distribution is superb and get's moves going from the back, we literally couldn't play the way we do without a keeper who can use his feet.
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Sorry, I was under the impression the lad from Chelsea was first choice at the start of the season.

Down right disrespectful and shady tactics imo. It isn't common place as people suggest.

You may get media around training grounds but it isn't to give the opposition tactical and line up tip offs.

Not cheating, technically, just a dirty way of doing things imo.

Still would love a fixture vs Leeds next season.

All the United fans I know don't give a flying fek about Leeds.

comment by Boris 'Inky' Gibson (U5901)
posted 13 hours, 10 minutes ago

All the United fans I know don't give a flying fek about Leeds.
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Yeh, but they are all southerners. Your local United fans still dislike Leeds. Just that they aren't seen by many as our main rivals.