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Four years probably equates to about a 10 game ban for Ball Hogba.

Mesmerising talent…I wonder how his career goes if he made any other decision but to join United where they played him as a deep lying midfielder.

As of now, it looks likely that the last goal of his career will be away at Turf Moor in January 2022.

He never had the heart for the game. Fergie didn’t like his attitude back before he walked the first time and Pogba seemed to care more about brand Pogba and IG posts more than football. I still get viciously angry at the thought of him posting a video playing pickup basketball in a Miami driveway when he was supposed to be recovering from ankle surgery.

**** that guy

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02-29-2024 , 01:11 PM

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Clearly part of his recovery programme.

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02-29-2024 , 01:14 PM

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Didn't know anyone was getting banned for doping in football let alone four years

(Is that the right way to use let alone? I swear I see people the more and less pronounced part on either side of that with equal frequency)

Either the guy was Lance Armstrong level or he pissed off the wrong people, or both

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02-29-2024 , 03:45 PM

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Your use of let alone is correct.

Can you imagine how underwhelming he’d have been without the PEDs?

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02-29-2024 , 06:45 PM

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Yeah, actually…does anyone know the difference between him and , say, Sandro Tonali?

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02-29-2024 , 07:16 PM

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how have i never heard ball hogba before

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02-29-2024 , 07:29 PM

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Yeah, actually…does anyone know the difference between him and , say, Sandro Tonali?

Betting and taking drugs aren't the same.
Just like why you don't get life in prison for shoplifting.

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03-01-2024 , 10:26 AM

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Yeah, actually…does anyone know the difference between him and , say, Sandro Tonali?

What's the difference between Sandro Tonali and Ivan Toney is the better question to ask here. AFAIK the latter bet on games involving his own team.

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how have i never heard ball hogba before

Ball Hogba is amazing stuff. First time hearing it myself as well

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03-01-2024 , 12:00 PM

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Ahh, my bad I got confused and thought Tonali was doping too. Maybe some Italian prejudice after recently listening to the Gary Neville/Roy Keane podcast where they were talking about how obviously doped up certain European opponents were.

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03-01-2024 , 12:36 PM

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I'm afraid they are kinda right, and would even suspect there is xenophobia involved, or a conspiracy, in the overrepresentation of foreigners in Serie A doping cases.

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03-02-2024 , 11:21 AM

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Werner lol

Think I was less confident he was going to score there than Sissoko against Liverpool all those years back

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03-02-2024 , 11:55 AM

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Bin Bag

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Ball Hogba

are these your creations. two genius-level morsels over the past few months

either way keep them coming

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03-02-2024 , 12:20 PM

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For ****s sake.

We have as usual not been great at the final ball as recently, but still better team, and losing, the opposite of the first bit of the season.

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03-02-2024 , 12:37 PM

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03-02-2024 , 12:38 PM

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Always rated Werner

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03-02-2024 , 12:44 PM

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never in doubt.

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03-02-2024 , 12:49 PM

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THATS a goal.

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are these your creations. two genius-level morsels over the past few months

either way keep them coming

Ball Hogba popped up in a long slander names thread on Twitter (always stop when I see those and read all the replies) but Bin Bag just seemed to make perfect sense.

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03-02-2024 , 12:58 PM

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Christ, 99th minute winner for plop

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03-02-2024 , 01:00 PM

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lol.
Forest chairman comes onto the field at full time to complain

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03-02-2024 , 01:03 PM

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I love it so much.

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03-02-2024 , 01:13 PM

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I love it so much.

i dont get it. maybe because i'm american and i understand rebuilds because our sports franchises do it all the time and apparently European soccer fans dont?. literally 2 years ago the club was taken over by the government and we lost a bunch of assets for free, couldn't sign contracts, and basically dead in the water. the vision is clear to build up again over 3-4 seasons.