Premier League 2017/18

[Just Joe]

5 hours ago, MDK said:

 

I just want to know what Thierry Henry was doing in the away end.

[MDK]

33 minutes ago, Just Relegated said:

I just want to know what Thierry Henry was doing in the away end.

"Whats the French for Europa League, Shkodran?"

[Lineker]

Rio Ferdinand will announce tomorrow that he is becoming a professional boxer.

[Kyle]

 

[Lineker]

His slogan is Defender to Contender....  

[MDK]

@Lineker @Jimmy 

Can you explain this plz

[Lineker]

Nope.

 

I must say that Pavro do the finest kebabs and donors this side of the Thames. 

[MDK]

5 minutes ago, Lineker said:

I must say that Pavro do the finest kebabs and donors this side of the Thames. 

I disagree. Anatolia on Mare St. do some peng kebabs. 

[Lineker]

It's okay to be wrong mykel

[Gazz]

Spurs deserve relegation for that.

[stokeriño]

You know in The Lion King, when Simba returned to the pride lands and they were all blackened, lifeless and generally looked like they'd been ravaged by an unspeakable evil?

That's how my soul felt watching that video.

[DavidMarrio]

This made me laugh...then die on the inside. 

[Gazz]

In light of the recent debates around Mane, Ritchie etc., red card?

[Benji]

The Shaolin Soccer sequel is a bit shit.

[MDK]

20 minutes ago, Gazz said:

In light of the recent debates around Mane, Ritchie etc., red card?

If you can get sent off for attacking your own team mate, or get sent off for an accidental high foot, then I guess this should be a red card too.

[Colly]

Did anyone catch Ian Wright talking about overhead kicks on MOTD2? They'd never be outlawed, but for once he's absolutely right, they're no less dangerous than Mane et al. 

[DavidMarrio]

2 hours ago, Colly said:

Did anyone catch Ian Wright talking about overhead kicks on MOTD2? They'd never be outlawed, but for once he's absolutely right, they're no less dangerous than Mane et al. 

I think it's a fair argument. You're still kicking someone potentially in the head at force which is gonna hurt. 

 

[Lineker]

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Chelsea are under investigation by Fifa for a third time in eight years over a potential breach of the regulations that relate to the signing of foreign players under the age of 18.

The Premier League champions have said they comply with “all Fifa statutes and regulations when recruiting players” but the world governing body has been alerted to alleged impropriety and says it is looking into it.

“We can confirm that an investigation is ongoing,” Fifa said in a statement. “We cannot provide any details concerning the matters under investigation.”

Fifa rules prohibit the international transfer of players under the age of 18 unless their parents have emigrated for reasons not connected to football or both the player and club are based within 50km of a national border.

The only other exception is for transfers within either the European Union or European Economic Area, where the minimum age is 16. In those cases, clubs must still ensure that the player continues his education and studies for an alternative career, as well as making sure he has a high living standard.

Atlético Madrid are under a transfer ban for breaching Fifa rules over the signing of minors. They appealed against the decision but it was upheld by the court of arbitration for sport. Real Madrid were also punished last year but they had their ban reduced from two transfer windows to one.

Chelsea have been investigated twice previously over their signing of minors. They were banned from signing players for two transfers windows in 2009, over their conduct in the deal that took the attacking midfielder Gaël Kakuta from Lens to Stamford Bridge in 2007, although the penalty was overturned on appeal.

They were also investigated over the transfer of Bertrand Traoré, the Burkina Faso forward, after pictures emerged of him playing for the club when he was 16 before he had international clearance. Traoré signed for Chelsea after his 18th birthday.

Manchester City and Liverpool have been punished by the Premier League this year for breaches of the rules regarding the signing of domestic academy players. Both of them were found to have tapped up young players.

City were banned from signing academy players for two years and fined £300,000. Part of the ban – from June 2018 – will come into effect only if the club reoffend in the next three years. Liverpool were banned from signing academy players for two years – the second year suspended for a three-year period. They were fined £100,000.

[Lineker]

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Members of Manchester United’s famous “class of 92” have unveiled plans to open a university that will teach students how to understand finance, cope under pressure and “maintain a healthy body and mind”.

University Academy 92, or UA92, the brainchild of Gary Neville and former teammates Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes, Nicky Butt and Phil Neville, will open in Trafford in September 2019.

The institution, which is backed by Lancaster University and Trafford council, aims to attract students who otherwise might not go on to higher education. It plans to offer “broader courses than traditional degrees, designed to enhance life skills as well as employability”.

Unveiling the project, Gary Neville, now a property developer and founder of the project, said in a statement: “There should be no limits to what you can achieve with the right preparation. Our aim is that UA92 graduates would leave with an academic qualification, of course, but also with a range of other skills such as how to deal with pressure, understand finance, leadership and presentational skills, and also how to maintain a healthy body and mind. In other words, the complete package you need to succeed in the workplace.”

The university’s publicity materials said it would put personal development at the core of the learning experience, focusing on academic learning, work experience, leadership skills and fitness. 

A new campus and student accommodation will be built in Trafford, with Sean Anstree, the leader of Trafford council, saying he hoped the university would attract a further 6,500 students to the borough by 2028.

UA92 is also backed by nearby Manchester United football club and Lancashire county cricket club.

A spokesperson from the Department of Education said the plans highlighted “how academia and business can collaborate to create a ground-breaking new model of higher education”.

Prof Mark E Smith, the vice-chancellor of Lancaster University, said businesses were becoming increasingly interested in how higher education could prepare students for working life. “This project is designed to address both of those ideas head on,” he said.

[Hobo]

There's something quaintly amusing about "University Academy" as a term..