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Yeah maybe add the list of posters+ clubs supported to OP for newcomers. Remember to tell everyone to avoid any financial arrangements with Cashy too.

06-14-2017 , 07:52 PM

#77

PoseidonCubed

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Originally Posted by ChopSueyyy

puel is gone

Seems kind of harsh unless he just didn't want the job anymore. This is like season 4 of them selling their three best players every season, led by Pool.

I guess Soton fans have been complaining about the style of play for awhile.

06-14-2017 , 08:00 PM

#78

8bus

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Originally Posted by BOIDS

Poster profile: 8 bus

poster 8 bus is of the crafted meltdown school of poastings

most adherents of this movement target match officials. prominent examples include joediego and riverman

poster 8 bus breaks from traditional thought in that his meltdowns are generally aimed at the team/players he wants to win

poster 8 bus has moments of straightforward humour, but the primary goal of poster 8 bus is to vent bile in a humorous way

contrary to the furious person illusion upon which meltdown poasting is built, poster 8 bus' generally maintains a high level of self-awareness and control

Quote:

Originally Posted by BOIDS

Poster profile: Lost Ostrich

poster Lost Ostrich is of the chummy pal school of poastings

chummy pals would like everyone to have a lovely time. prominent examples include bowens and ZAIDS

poster Lost Ostrich also dabbles in bloke who loses most of his bets school of poastings (prominent example, riverman)

the primary goal of poster Lost Ostrich is to help people laugh and enjoy their community experience. note: as a chummy pal, poster Lost Ostrich will rarely make a joke at someone else's expense

poster Lost Ostrich will argue with others, but will never make it personal

as is often the case for chummy pals, very few people will have anything negative to say about poster Lost Ostrich

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Originally Posted by BOIDS

Poster profile: Cina Rocket

poster Cina Rocket is founder, president and CEO of the hooray for belgium school of poastings. prominent examples include hercule poirot and king leopold II

hooray for belgiumists' primary focus is to cheer for and promote belgian sporting achievements

poster Cina Rocket is well known for introducing the useful phrase 'community experience' into forum vernacular and in fact sportingly uses the phrase often, revealing a sense of humour and a high level of self-awareness. one might say he has reclaimed the phrase

poster Cina Rocket is also known to post heavily in NBAland, although what goes on in that backwater wilderness is anyone's guess

Boids goat

06-14-2017 , 08:27 PM

#79

thedeezy

My name is Carlos

Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 26,256

06-14-2017 , 08:31 PM

#80

8bus

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GABE JESUS doesn't need surgery. Has a broken eye socket but should be back in 3 weeks. Not sure how broken eye sockets work but I'll take it.

lol otamendi

06-14-2017 , 08:31 PM

#81

thedeezy

My name is Carlos

Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 26,256

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Originally Posted by BOIDS

have you considered picking a team by way of 2+2 poll

lol. I miss F60

06-14-2017 , 09:38 PM

#82

KDawg

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Originally Posted by Stu Ungar

Well aren't you a Soton fan?

Do you consider Bournemouth your big rival?

Distance between Bournemouth and Southampton is 39 kilometers (24 miles).
Driving distance from Bournemouth to Southampton is 53 kilometers (33 miles).

Please stop posting about this topic. If you don't know who Southampton's biggest rival is, well, then, yea.......

06-14-2017 , 10:25 PM

#83

mic_check12

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Quote:

Originally Posted by JMurder3

Liverpool pros:

* I'm from Boston originally & Red Sox owner has an ownership interest, so would be kind of like extending rooting for Boston teams.
* Coutinho, Mané & Lallana are fun to watch.
* Enjoy to a lesser extent Henderson, Sturridge, Wijnaldum & Milner.
* Thoroughly enjoy that they have a guy whose name is basically American.
* I seem to like red uniforms, & I enjoy their new alternate uniforms much better than those fluorescent things.
* I get confused by everyone's opinions on their manager, but I think he's pretty fun.
* I think Anfield is a cool name for a stadium.

Liverpool cons:

* Not really that into Lucas, Matip, & Mignolet.
* Agnostic on Firmino.
* Name contains the word "liver".

United pros:

* Strong tradition.
* I like DDG, Pogba, & Bailly.
* I like to a lesser extent Rashford, Rojo, Martial, & Shaw, & think the Lindelof signing might be useful.
* Red uniforms, USA #1 sponsor.
* I think Old Trafford is a pretty cool name, too.
* On TV a lot, plus endless budget.

United Cons:

* Strongly dislike Rooney & Fellaini.
* Also not into Blind & Jones.
* Almost feels like rooting for the Yankees.

06-14-2017 , 10:40 PM

#84

Falconhoof

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Quote:

Originally Posted by JMurder3

I used to go to Hereford every year because that's where my mom's parents lived. The closest team to there seems to be West Bromwich Albion.

Last edited by Falconhoof; 06-14-2017 at 10:45 PM. Reason: wrong.jpg

06-14-2017 , 11:08 PM

#85

mw828

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Originally Posted by KDawg

Please stop posting about this topic. If you don't know who Southampton's biggest rival is, well, then, yea.......

It's united obv. All feeder clubs are contractually obligated to hate their parent clubs rival. Plus, I also believe it's true that in England the tradition is for a club to have a rival that is actually very far away if possible. That way you hate having to go there even more.

Either that or everyone has Cardiff as biggest rival cuz everyone hates the welsh.

06-15-2017 , 12:03 AM

#86

kutuz_off

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Quote:

Originally Posted by JMurder3

Interesting. I had always assumed that Man City & Man United was the big rivalry & felt kind of bad that I also kind of like City a fair amount. I didn't realize there as a big Liverpool/United thing.

Did some research & according to random surveys that I'm sure carry no statistical significance...

Liverpool fans say their biggest rival is:

Man United 72%
Everton 22%
Chelsea 5%
Arsenal 1%

Manchester United fans say their biggest rival is:

Liverpool 65%
Man City 20%
Arsenal 10%
Leeds United 5%

Well, then you'll never guess who's the biggest rival of Arsenal's. When polled, over 50% of Arsenal's fans say their biggest rival is

Spoiler:

06-15-2017 , 12:05 AM

#87

kutuz_off

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Quote:

Originally Posted by joejoe1337

Sauce

We're a two-bit club and don't deserve to moan about loyalty when players use us as a stepping stone.

A slow pony two-bit club at that. Couldn't have sacked Puel a month sooner to jump on Marco Silva train? The Saints and Silva are a good match imo.

06-15-2017 , 02:26 AM

#88

joejoe1337

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Originally Posted by Stu Ungar

Lol, just lol.

06-15-2017 , 02:28 AM

#89

joejoe1337

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06-15-2017 , 02:30 AM

#90

Aidan

Kroenke Out

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In for more Arsenal-induced despair

06-15-2017 , 03:38 AM

#91

Elrazor

losing momentum

Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 13,797

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cinarocket

Thread needs more Slippy P

06-15-2017 , 03:41 AM

#92

Jabonator

nice piano there

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06-15-2017 , 05:53 AM

#93

Consty

resident wizard

Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 10,134

We go again.

Great OP Cina.

06-15-2017 , 06:19 AM

#94

BOIDS

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Originally Posted by 8bus

Hey baids can you continue your poster profile poasts to give the new guy some context of who he's dealing with around here

Ty

am afraid Poster Profiles take many years of painstaking observation and research, check back in 2019 i should have a couple ready to go by then

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SPUDS
City
Chelsea
Arse
Pool
Everton
Mun
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some teams
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Bwom
Hud
BURNLEY

PoY: Sir Harry
yPoY: Sir Dele
Golden Boot: Sir Harry
Poster of the year: Lars1
Stupidest argument of the year: 'Sadio Mane, is he better than Ronaldo?'
Most heated argument of the year: something involving Van Dijk and mc1
TV Pundit of the year: N/A
The Claude award for best AFTV personality of the year: Claude
Biggest dickhead in football award: Jose wins for 15th year in a row. Claims that this means mun won 4 trophies in 16/17

06-15-2017 , 10:53 AM

#95

TheGramuel

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Stu Ungar

Since everything in Brit-land is so compact, geographical rivalries aren't like they are here in the U.S.

If you live in Boston, you hate all New York teams. If you live in L.A., you hate everything Frisco, etc.

Sure you have Spurs-Arse-Chelsea in London, but other than that, not so much.

Look at a map and Southampton and Bournemouth are right next to each other, but I don't believe fans of either team consider the other their rival..

This is hilarious and hilariously wrong. There basically aren't any massive rivalries in US professional sports. I guess Yankees/Red Sox, Cubs/Cardinals? Packers/Bears? Steelers/Ravens? Nothing that approaches the big rivalries in the UK though.

College sports is a whole different matter.

06-15-2017 , 10:59 AM

#96

thedinergetsby

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IN

Welcome Jmurd. I think city is the most likable big team (other than Spurs but obv your not gonna pick them), but follow your heart.

06-15-2017 , 11:08 AM

#97

TheGramuel

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Hang on, why are Chelsea above City in the 2017-18 descriptions? Surely it's in order of favourites for the league? FAVOURITISM FOR THE LOSE.

06-15-2017 , 12:01 PM

#98

Cinarocket

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Gotta respect the champions

06-15-2017 , 12:14 PM

#99

lukethefluke

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in on the first page

06-15-2017 , 01:10 PM

#100

JMurder3

not god, probably jebus

Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 53,649

Quote:

Originally Posted by tchaz

An excellent choice.

I also can't get behind rooting for "the Baggies".

Quote:

Originally Posted by t3hbandit

Yeah maybe add the list of posters+ clubs supported to OP for newcomers. Remember to tell everyone to avoid any financial arrangements with Cashy too.

It's in there...could be helpful since every discussion I've ever read basically just says "we" & it can be confusing.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cinarocket

•Check here for list of clubs supported by posters

Golden rules of the thread (to be updated with your suggestions) :

•Don't talk about spend, talk about net spend
•Do not post about scottish football (really)
•Do not engage with RITS
•Do not escrow if you happen to be super busy

Have a great community experience everyone and let us Premier League!

Quote:

Originally Posted by mic_check12

Don't tell me I'm supposed to call it "kit"? I can do keeper, & will own up to my mistake, but I can't do kit...

Quote:

Originally Posted by Falconhoof

Are you telling me I'm wrong about the closest team, or you posted the wrong image & that's why it didn't work?

Quote:

Originally Posted by thedinergetsby

IN

Welcome Jmurd. I think city is the most likable big team (other than Spurs but obv your not gonna pick them), but follow your heart.

I like City also...I have issues with some of their players, though, specifically Zabaleta. That guy is weird. I'm also not big on Toure/Navas/Silva/etc & I feel like it's weird that they have so many random slow old people floating around. I also wasn't a fan of Bravo, but I take it he's getting replaced?

I like Agüero, De Bruyne, Sané & Jesus, though. If they phase out the old guys they could be a contender...not sure how I feel about powder blue "kit", though, & I have mixed feelings about playing at a place called "the Etihad".

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