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Ghost of Clough got a reaction from Carnero in The UEFA European Championship 2020 Thread
Only 3 players from the squad who're over the age of 28 - Walker and Henderson (31) and Trippier (30). Next on the list is Coady, Maguire, Mings and Johnstone (all 28).
The core of this squad will be together for at least the next 3 tournaments - The likes of Chilwell, Rashford, Mount, Rices, James, Sancho and Foden will only just be hitting their prime by that 3rd one, being 24 or younger now. Bellingham will only be 22 when North America host the World Cup in '26.
Then there's also the ones who missed out on this competition. Abraham, Alexander-Arnold, Greenwood, Tomori, Hudson-Odoi, Gomez. The depth and competition for those future tournaments will only become more intense.
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Ghost of Clough got a reaction from Posh Ram in The UEFA European Championship 2020 Thread
Only 3 players from the squad who're over the age of 28 - Walker and Henderson (31) and Trippier (30). Next on the list is Coady, Maguire, Mings and Johnstone (all 28).
The core of this squad will be together for at least the next 3 tournaments - The likes of Chilwell, Rashford, Mount, Rices, James, Sancho and Foden will only just be hitting their prime by that 3rd one, being 24 or younger now. Bellingham will only be 22 when North America host the World Cup in '26.
Then there's also the ones who missed out on this competition. Abraham, Alexander-Arnold, Greenwood, Tomori, Hudson-Odoi, Gomez. The depth and competition for those future tournaments will only become more intense.
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Ghost of Clough got a reaction from ariotofmyown in The UEFA European Championship 2020 Thread
Only 3 players from the squad who're over the age of 28 - Walker and Henderson (31) and Trippier (30). Next on the list is Coady, Maguire, Mings and Johnstone (all 28).
The core of this squad will be together for at least the next 3 tournaments - The likes of Chilwell, Rashford, Mount, Rices, James, Sancho and Foden will only just be hitting their prime by that 3rd one, being 24 or younger now. Bellingham will only be 22 when North America host the World Cup in '26.
Then there's also the ones who missed out on this competition. Abraham, Alexander-Arnold, Greenwood, Tomori, Hudson-Odoi, Gomez. The depth and competition for those future tournaments will only become more intense.
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Ghost of Clough got a reaction from 48 hours in EFL Verdict
That's alright. Instead of being paid monthly, they're now going to be paid weekly
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Ghost of Clough reacted to ramit in Relegation?
Well, aren't you a gloomy lot, however did your kin build an empire i wonder. The season hasn't even half started, but by the sound of many of you, it's over already. Pull your knickers up and support the club that you love and stop this incessant fatalistic moaning. We are in a dire situation, true, but that's when we need belief and determination from top to bottom and yeah, in case you're wondering, you're the bottom.
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Ghost of Clough got a reaction from kevinhectoring in Relegation?
19/20 Away = 23 points
20/21 Away = 19 points
19/20 Home = 41 points
20/21 Home = 25 points
Now tell me having 20k+ fans supporting the players won't have an impact
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Ghost of Clough got a reaction from EnigmaRam in Man Utd Preseason, the return of the fan
1-4 was apparently the first team vs first team
1-2 was 2nd 11 for each side
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Ghost of Clough got a reaction from EnigmaRam in Man Utd Preseason, the return of the fan
Lost 1-4 and 1-2 (maybe 2x 45 minute games)
In terms of who played, I only know of Roos, Byrne, Davies, Forsyth, Bird, Shinnie, Sibley Stretton
Edit: and Buchanan
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Ghost of Clough got a reaction from Ted McMinn Football Genius in Yankee Doodle Derby
What a drag it is...
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Ghost of Clough got a reaction from DarkFruitsRam7 in Random stuff that people do that annoy me
People who listen to the radio rather than doing a quick Google
https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/
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Ghost of Clough got a reaction from angieram in Archie Brown - joined Lausanne on permanent deal
Gutted he's chosen to leave, but West Brom probably said the same when he left them for us.
At least it means Williams will have a good run in the U23s despite only being a 2nd year scholar
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Ghost of Clough got a reaction from eezzeetiger in EFL Verdict
Then those other clubs would also be listed here:
https://www.efl.com/-more/governance/embargoes
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Ghost of Clough got a reaction from therealhantsram in Government Survey on the Running of Football in England
It would be different for other club's but I think the best option for us would be for someone to be voted in by ALL fans (those with customer IDs) rather than someone from Rams Trust of other supporter group.
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Ghost of Clough got a reaction from RadioactiveWaste in EFL Verdict
It's from the one off in December
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Ghost of Clough got a reaction from RadioactiveWaste in EFL Verdict
Unpaid wages wasn't even one of the 5 embargo reasons ?
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Ghost of Clough got a reaction from Dean (hick) Saunders in Government Survey on the Running of Football in England
It would be different for other club's but I think the best option for us would be for someone to be voted in by ALL fans (those with customer IDs) rather than someone from Rams Trust of other supporter group.
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Ghost of Clough got a reaction from Leeds Ram in Hypocrisy !
Excellent post but I'll pick you up on this one tiny detail...
it was the highest peaking sporting event on a single channel in UK history. Just behind the 1970 FA Cup Final replay (BBC and ITV) and a bout 5m behind the 66 WC Final (also BBC and ITV)
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Ghost of Clough reacted to Leeds Ram in Hypocrisy !
It's been 55 years since we've been to a final and we've only ever reached one semi final before in a European championship. The English team are literally making history, it's not a regular occurrence (literally once in a lifetime for most of us) but yet the broadcasters and us are making too much of it? yes, the coverage has been overly sentimental but you're writing as if you're alien to the world of football- the entire emotional dynamic of football (all sport really) is centered around sentimentality creating an emotional resonance that is by definition overindulgent and simultaneously fleeting.
Combined with this is the easing of lockdown after a very long year and a half it's creating the perfect storm for a festival of 'cringeworthy joy' in your head I'm sure but for many of us it's an outburst of joy and sentimentality that football does bring in that 90 minutes (and for a few hours afterwards). Yes sweet caroline is an anodyne song on its own but when you have 70,000 people singing it at wembley or 200 in a crowded pub or 1,500 in a town centre at midnight it is not the song but the unity and collective joy that it's emphasising and expressing giving it its power.
Have you not seen the tv viewing figures for all the games since the knockout rounds? The semi final was literally the most watched live event in UK tv history- pretty much the entire country was watching as the audience share was creeping around the 90% figure and I don't believe that even counts the pubs. I mean even newsnight were covering it for a good portion of their show. So, the 'insinuation' that the vast majority of the country were watching and invested was just stating the truth that we were.
If you don't want to watch that's of course up to you and if you find the entire atmosphere cringe inducing then that's your opinion. Yes, people overstate the ability of football to bring people together (world cup 2018 for example) and yes it is overly sentimental that can be deemed as off putting akin to forced enjoyment. But when the vast majority of the country is watching and celebrating it's not unfair to point that fact out. Personally, I love tournament football precisely for moments like these where people generally let go of big differences for small periods of time, stop thinking about the more important stuff have some fun and enjoy one another's company. Actually, it's why I love football full stop!
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Ghost of Clough got a reaction from Alph in Gareth Southgate
One member of the England squad was even on the losing side of the U18 League Final 2 years ago
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