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1 hour ago, Crewton said:

It depends how excessive her actions were and whether the horse was injured or traumatised by that treatment. Jockeys typically get a two week ban for excessive use of the whip, but this sounds like it might be worse and a long ban could be forthcoming.

Uncanny timing though from the Dutch, what with the Olympics being a week away. Where's the video been hiding all this time when she could have been banned years ago if this is how she usually treats horses?

On a related issue, perhaps men who beat women should be prevented from being less than 100m from any women too : I'm sure that would make women allot less concerned for their safety.

Your knowledge of dressage is a little off, it was Denmark not the Dutch. 😄 

The person blowing the whistle was understandably scared of being seen as a whistleblower.

"However, Wensing said it was the recent removal of a rider from the Denmark dressage team that encouraged his client to report Dujardin.

Earlier this month Danish TV station TV2 reported, external that Denmark's reserve rider Carina Cassoe Kruth had been replaced in the Paris squad on the eve of the team announcement after a controversial training video was sent to the Danish Riding Association.

Kruth told TV2 she "deeply regretted" her "clear error".

"Because of the Olympics, [the whistleblower] was thinking if I don't do anything now [Dujardin] will probably win medals," Wensing said.

"On the other hand, people are thinking wrong that she could have done this during the Olympics, and that would destroy the whole British team.

"Now the team can organise themselves and use the alternate. It's not like the whole British dressage team has gone now. There could be a worse timing."

Anyone watching? It's live on Eurosport 1 atm.

I've not kept or I've forgotten, did we enter or didn't we qualify?

Lovely goal just scored by Morocco in their game v Argentina.

Just now, jono said:

There’s the rub. If Sibs could be consistently be close to what he can do when on song, then Oxford will have made a killing.

But that consistency never seemed to be there; and that’s allowing for all the excuses, position, manager etc etc. On the ball sometimes he looked brilliant .. then next time, got knocked off it or played a poor pass or didn’t “go for it” …  Missing ability or lack of confidence ? . … I guess we will find out. 

At his age if he'd been consistent when played in an attacking position, rather then the consistency he showed as a defender, then he would indeed have been giving Bellingham a run for his money! 😄

6 minutes ago, Ghost of Clough said:

Surely not next Thursday as well? That would give him only 1 pre season game if he's lucky... it's only 2 days after their European fixture.

How much would they gain in cash through qualifying? Is he that important to them?

29 minutes ago, Poynton ram said:

Hypothetically if Oxford transfer listed him now in todays inflated market what would be a fair price?

AM with a Championship hat-trick and still gaining experience...what will you offer?

2 hours ago, MACKWORTHRAM said:

Anyone know if you can pay on the gate tonight? 

1 minute ago, Crewton said:

Oh, and what "type" is that exactly? 

 

The type that buys a timeshare. 😉 

5 minutes ago, Crewton said:

...If you think that these clubs will play any fewer games if they win their case against FIFA, I've got a timeshare you might be interested in.

I didn't say that and you didn't bother with what I did say. You strike me as the type to have bought a timeshare though. 😄

Personally I'd be hoping we get bought by some billionaires like Villa and then we could get back to Europe.

1 minute ago, Gee SCREAMER !! said:

No club plays these games without a huge financial benefit.  No player competes in them without a nice earner.  Don't play in them, take less wage, save your legs and cut the European  games in half. They can have that FA cup replay then.

Not if FIFA stick another Cup competition in is the point.

4 minutes ago, Crewton said:

I don't think the BIG clubs are doing this for the benefit of any clubs other than their own. Protecting domestic cup competitions is the last thing on their minds. My point was that making the strain on players by overplaying one of their reasons for resisting further over crowding of the fixture list is a bit of a stretch when they fill even the winter break with friendlies and go round scooping up enough players to put out 3 highly competitive senior teams at the same time.

Clubs like ours are unlikely to get anywhere near any of these FIFA competitions.

And my point was that the the money was going to whichever Club rather than lining FIFAs pockets with made up or over stretched competitions.

Who pulls the strings. 

Clubs like us may as well not bother then. Oh and not so long ago 'clubs like us' was Aston Villa.

2 hours ago, jimtastic56 said:

It’s got to be Mo-Bob and his team , that are picking players now . Or what was the reason in appointing them ? Some of these players -we have never heard of . We just need to discover that 25 goal striker and we will be on our way .

Surely if they've had input it's the DCFChatBot picking the players. That's what their forte is isn't it? 😄

2 hours ago, Kinder said:

I know it’s off topic, but fair play to Villa. This is how to launch a kit!

 

Liked the shop door sign saying 'Gone to Europe', ahh them were the days. 

11 hours ago, Crewton said:

I'm happy for the top leagues to put the boot into FIFA, but I'd love to see how they get that argument about too many games past a half decent lawyer when they play tournaments and exhibition games all over the world in any available periods not filled by official competitions.

10 hours ago, Gee SCREAMER !! said:

 

Whilst doing this, I suggest they start by not playing friendlies 10,000 miles from home at season end and before it starts and go back to straight draw and knockout for European competition.  Scrap the Europa league as well which has about 500 matches.  This will of course mean they won't get 150 k a week in wages and might have to struggle on 75k.

 

Who gets the money from the friendlies? Who gets the money from yet another extended FIFA competition?

I'd rather my Club played meaningless friendlies out of season (mostly) than have our own competitions threatened, like the FA Cup, by another made up FIFA bunch of matches for them to sell to the media.

37 minutes ago, Hustler said:

He scored in an earlier friendly too. 

What for us? Last season doesn't count. 😉 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cye0148e10go

"The top European leagues, including the Premier League, and global players' union Fifpro will launch legal action against world governing body Fifa over its "abuse of dominance" in the game.

The European Leagues, which represents 39 leagues and 1,130 clubs in 33 countries, says it is filing a complaint to the European Commission to protect the welfare of players.

It comes following growing pressure from leagues and player unions, including the Professional Footballers' Association (PFA), over the number of games added to the calendar and the impact on players.

A Fifpro statement said the international calendar is "now beyond saturation", "unsustainable for national leagues" and a "risk for the health of players".

It added: "Fifa's decisions over the last years have repeatedly favoured its own competitions and commercial interests, neglected its responsibilities as a governing body, and harmed the economic interests of national leagues and the welfare of players.

"Legal action is now the only responsible step for European leagues and player unions to protect football, its ecosystem and its workforce..."

Interesting. About time too imho. 

Did we swap him for a bag of beans - ie the money they owe us for Ebiowie and/or Plange, or have we had that already?

Just now, MACKWORTHRAM said:

It isn't sponsorship at all. They've said they wouldn't have a betting company as front of shirt sponsor and they haven't.

What's the difference? Just that the money doesn't buy you the front of the shirt? 😄

You were the one going on about 'virtue signalling' and that's what this is, taking money from a betting company, just not on the shirt front. 😄

1 minute ago, Srg said:

It isn’t sponsorship. 

And we're not getting any money from it?

57 minutes ago, MACKWORTHRAM said:

Why is it?

People moaning about this is just virtue signalling nonsense.

It is going to change nothing. Nothing on our shirts. Their logo will be on the betting slips and they will get some advertisement on the pitchside boards, and we get money for it? I really don't see an issue.

We have had ladbrokes/betting stalls in our stadium since I can remember

Another opportunity for some fans to have a moan.

Wasn't the 'virtue signalling' from the Club last season. Whats' the difference with it being seen on the shirts or in the stands? They made it sound like there was a problem with betting 'sponsorship' don't you think?

It's nice to be nice to the nice. 🙂