The Football News Thread 2022/23

[Paul]

Do you have a sister?

A younger brother, but if he looked like that

 

[Lupo]

Fulham are the latest team to sign a sponsorship deal with W88

 

[Kenny]

Short term deal I presume as the PL are close to agreeing a ban on gambling firms on shirts (because the Government won't do it despite spending ages saying they will). 14 clubs are set to back the ban which is enough to get it through.

 

[Deano]

That will probably be from next season though wont it? Doubt they can get it through this year when some teams will already have contracts signed with those companies.

 

[Kenny]

That will probably be from next season though wont it? Doubt they can get it through this year when some teams will already have contracts signed with those companies.

It will be on a once your deal has expired basis rather than rip up your contracts lads.

 

[Lupo]

W88 seem to be short term deals anyway, only Palace I think where they've exceeded one year?

 

[Kenny]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1552273656935497728

 

[Johnny75]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1552273656935497728

So we've chosen a crooked bunch of pricks charging us through the nose and Saudis of all people have done as any normal company would.

Shi really is a fucking shambles of a CEO.

 

[Tony Towner]

Mings has lost the Villa captaincy which gives a good clue as to whether he'll start the season

 

[PuntsWolf]

Well after signing Diego Mings he was always going to be replaced as he’s worse than Konsa

 

[Wulfie88]

 

[Tony Towner]

Chat shit, get banged for £2.5m

 

[Newbridge Wolf]

Meanwhile over in Wolves we can't even be arsed to fill in the other corner, think planning has lapsed on that now too.

Nottingham Forest’s City Ground Expansion Plans Approved - Invest In Nottingham

Expansion plans for Nottingham Forest’s City Ground have been approved by Rushcliffe Borough Council. The mixed-use proposal includes an expansion to the Premier League club’s Peter Taylor Stand, which will increase stadium capacity from 30,000 to 35,000, and create 170 residential units.

www.investinnottingham.com

 

[Kenny]

Nope.

 

[Tredman]

I'm usually all over any new tech thing but NFTs are just nonsense.

 

[Alan]

NFTs and crypto are both ethical and economic disasters. Everton can fuck off to the Conference with that.

 

[Kenny]

NFTs and crypto are both ethical and economic disasters. Everton can fuck off to the Conference with that.

We won't be far behind will we.

 

[Johnny75]

I'm usually all over any new tech thing but NFTs are just nonsense.

I can't believe people are buying them.

 

[Alan]

We won't be far behind will we.

Dreading this, truly.

 

[Alan]

There's a vid on Youtube called "Line Goes Up: The Problem with NFTs" that I highly recommend to anyone and everyone. It's a heavy watch, and over two hours, but it is the most comprehensive takedown of crypto and NFTs as is possible.

But, in short (this taken from the Youtuber's interview with Vice Media after the video went viral):

Deflationary economies are a poverty trap that are built to recreate serfdom. That’s what cryptocurrency is built for. If you're constantly hearing people tell you that you're going to regret not getting in early, that's your number one sign that getting in late is a trap. You have to ask: What are the power dynamics of a system like that? What does this look like to somebody who didn't have the option to buy in earlier? What does this look like in five, ten, fifteen years?