General EPL Discussion/Housery Thread

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In reply to Ghost of Andrew Eaton • 4:18p, 6/6/25
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Ghost of Andrew Eaton said:
Imagine being an Aggie and a Spurs fan. Awful.
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In reply to Jawn Dough • 4:19p, 6/6/25
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Jawn Dough said:
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So ridiculous. Fire someone who just won you your first trophy in forever to go after a coach who finished 9th or 10th?

Spurs was one spot away from being relegated. Winning a trophy versus Manchester United ain't gonna make that turd smell any better.
Sure, but I don't believe there was any real danger of relegation. And finishing mid-table with no trophy and no European competition next season would smell worse.
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In reply to Mathguy64 • 4:23p, 6/6/25
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Mathguy64 said:
The word you want is "Spursy"
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In reply to GIF Reactor • 2:06a, 6/7/25
As a United fan, I have some recent experience at seeing your club hem and haw as to whether they should keep the coach that won a trophy but underperformed in the league. Like United, I think they took too long to make their decision but unlike United, I think they probably made the right decision. It's hard to look at league results and say that the manager deserved another season in the league.

Using a manager's cup run to a trophy to overshadow their, in Ange's case, abysmal league performance is a bit like saying a person is a financial genius because they had creditors seizing their assets and the bank was foreclosing on their house right before they won millions in the lottery. Cup runs are inherently unpredictable in Europe and in England. Way too much luck goes into winning one to use it as some sort of barometer for success. Even the best, most dominant teams lose more cup tournaments than they win.
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2:48a, 6/7/25
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I think it was the right call for Spurs, but I will miss the Ange soundbites from press conferences.

He's not a clown, mate.
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8:48a, 6/9/25
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Anyone read anything about why MIB shut down their daily podcast? Wonder if it just wasn't bringing in the revenue to justify the expense.
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11:28a, 7/11/25
Crystal Palace is relegated out of the Europa League to the Conference League due to a conflict with a former investor and his involvement in the Lyon mess.
If you say you hate the state of politics in this nation and you don't get involved in it, you obviously don't hate the state of politics in this nation.
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In reply to Ghost of Andrew Eaton • 11:37a, 7/11/25
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Meanwhile Red Bull and City Group do whatever the **** they want lol
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In reply to Ghost of Andrew Eaton • 12:44p, 7/11/25
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I find the whole thing to be a joke.
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In reply to wangus12 • 10:16a, 7/15/25
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wangus12 said:
Meanwhile Red Bull and City Group do whatever the **** they want lol
Not necessarily defending it, but they've both done the necessary things to fully separate control (voting) despite common ownership. That's what the rule is really about - voting rights/control. It's also how Leipzig passed the Bundesliga 50+1 rule… they are fully controlled by "the club" - it just so happens that "the club" is an exclusive group of ~20 rich dudes from Red Bull.

It's pretty well-documented what it takes to pass the scrutiny, so it's madness that any multi-owner situation isn't doing what it takes to check the boxes. But in truth, even the paper-whipping does require legally giving up some control, so if this dude is an a-hole who trusts no one but himself, it's possible he's unwilling to go through the legal motions and give some power to someone else.
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10:23a, 7/15/25
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All that being said… the rule is a farce.

I'd bet the farm that there have been plenty of matches that have been fixed without common ownership. The world of football power is pretty small and everyone owes someone else something and has to give from time to time. Common ownership is moot.
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9:07a, 8/7/25
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tough news for Spurs. James Madison tore his ACL in a preseason friendly in South Korea. out for most if not all of the season.
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12:48p, 8/10/25
So is that shirtless Palace fan that popped up during penalties going to add a Community Shield 2025 tattoo to his FA Cup 2025 tattoo?

These are the things I think about.

I say yes even though the Community Shield is a borderline trophy at best.
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In reply to Dre_00 • 5:06p, 8/10/25
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For a club that had won zero trophies in 118 years. Community Shield is definitely a trophy.
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8:28a
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On the back of winning the Community Shield Crystal Palace loses their appeal and are demoted to conference league.

Authorities can't afford to fight Man City's lawyers. But by god, they are making an example of CP.

Absurd.
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In reply to Furlock Bones • 9:22a
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Is it too late for the EPL/FA to tell UEFA they're allocating a Champions League spot next year to the Community Shield winners?
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