I was just reading the latest Swiss Ramble about Liverpool. Very good read, even though a lot of it goes over my head. One of the comments said something along the lines of luck playing a big part in the club's success. The author responded saying in his view it's the strategy that has led to success. They've got it right on every level. He mentioned the quote, often attributed to Napoleon - give me lucky generals. I don't know but I suppose that translates to something like - if things seem to align in your favour and you have a favourable outcome, people will say there's no skill involved, only luck.
Supporters of Everton were left furious after footage of Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp emerged on social media. Following the Reds’ victory over Bournemouth, footage of the German manager celebrating with a fist pump in front of the linesman surfaced on Twitter (via @GwladysStViews), which had supporters furious.
True, we do love a good underdog come good story. Although I'm not sure a multimillionaire footballer quite qualifies as an underdog.
Brewster scored again for Swansea tonight but they were beaten over two legs by Brentford who go into the play off final
If we're not buying anyone, we need to keep him in the squad next season. He's ready enough. At the very least, playing him in the squad will put £10m on him if we're selling him on, though I'm really hopeful he can at least play a bigger role than Origi has.
There’s a huge step up from championship to premiership quality. Ask Norwich. That said, I hope that he is capable of it but I doubt that it would be instant and he might benefit from another year on loan and much more game time.
Tottenham Hotspur and Newcastle United wrapped up the top five teams with the most losses as they both lost £12.6 and £12.1 million respective Below is the list of teams and how much they lost. 1. Man City (£23.9 million) 2. Man United (£17.7 million) 3. Liverpool (£12.8 million) 4. Tottenham (£12.6 million) 5. Newcastle (£12.1 million) 6. Arsenal (£12 million) 7. West Ham (£11.2 million) 8. Everton (£9 million) 9. Chelsea (£8.6 million) 10. Aston Villa (£7 million) 11. Sheff United (£6.2 million) 12. Leicester (£6.2 million) 13. Southampton (£6.1 million) 14. Wolves (£5.7 million) 15. Brighton (£5.6 million) 16. Norwich (£5.5 million) 17. Crystal Palace (£5 million) 18. Watford (£4.4 million) 19. Burnley (£4 million) 20. Bournemouth (£2.2 million)
Whatever else the government can be blamed for during the pandemic - and I'm still not sure who I can see, how many and where - they and the FA had a real success in Project Restart. The decision to bring football back and manage it safely was excellent. All done on time, without spreading the virus, without taking PPE and the emergency services away from those who needed them more and keeping all players, staff and their families safe and healthy. For all those saying it was all about money, where have you been the last few decades? It's been about money for a long, long time. It didn't need a pandemic to bring that message home. I say well done for not only giving it a go but succeeding in the attempt.
Newcastle takeover: Saudi Arabian-backed consortium pulls out of bid https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/53598846
I can't say it's a shame because we don't need and shouldn't welcome tainted money into the game. I feel sorry for the Newcastle fans. At least they know where they are now.
