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patdog

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Not EPL…yet. Wrexham did it again. Three straight promotions. That had never been done in the English leagues till now. The next step is considerably harder. The Championship is full of ex-EPL teams who have been there and done that.
Saw that. I think they’ve hit their ceiling though. The Championship is a whole different ballgame than Leagues One & Two. Here’s to Liverpool winning the title tomorrow. Everyone just assuming it will happen tomorrow, but on their day Tottenham could win.
 

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Saw that. I think they’ve hit their ceiling though. The Championship is a whole different ballgame than Leagues One & Two. Here’s to Liverpool winning the title tomorrow. Everyone just assuming it will happen tomorrow, but on their day Tottenham could win.
Agree on all of it. YNWA!
 

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One of my "other" teams, Crystal Palace, made the FA Cup Final today. They have NEVER won a big trophy in their entire history. COME ON PALACE!!!..... at least at Wembly.
 

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They beat Villa too. I agree on the French League, but PSG has Manchester City level money. They have a LOT of talent. Arsenal needs to revamp their attack. They need to bring in some people up front.
Arsenal 0 PSG 1 @ the Emirates. Not insurmountable, but very tough to overcome on the road.
 

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Arsenal 0 PSG 1 @ the Emirates. Not insurmountable, but very tough to overcome on the road.
Watching in 2nd half now. What a wild game. Arsenal lucky not to go down 2-0 early when an obvious penalty wasn’t given. Then PSG withstood massive pressure the last 60 minutes. Not many goals but a lot of fast break soccer action & really good saves.
 

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The part during the celebration where several players start dancing with the ball boys was awesome. Those kids are Liverpool Academy players. Hopefully several of those boys can return the favor to the next generation in a few years!
 
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The part during the celebration where several players start dancing with the ball boys was awesome. Those kids are Liverpool Academy players. Hopefully several of those boys can return the favor to the next generation in a few years!
They better be ready real soon

Real Madrid’s about to get one of the former Academy players…

 

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I’m often reminded of the insanity of soccer fans compared to us. Arsenal spent a decade of irrelevance in the wilderness before Arteta but fans want him gone because he’s going to finish 2nd again and might not get them to their second ever UCL Final
 

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I’m often reminded of the insanity of soccer fans compared to us. Arsenal spent a decade of irrelevance in the wilderness before Arteta but fans want him gone because he’s going to finish 2nd again and might not get them to their second ever UCL Final
Yeah if anyone thinks "fire the coach" culture is bad in college football, it's nothing compared to soccer. There's been clubs go through 3 managers in a season. Wild.
 

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They better be ready real soon

Real Madrid’s about to get one of the former Academy players…

Bradley is a better defender than TAA. TAA is better going forward. They both play right back. This was already discussed in this thread by the way.
 
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I’m often reminded of the insanity of soccer fans compared to us. Arsenal spent a decade of irrelevance in the wilderness before Arteta but fans want him gone because he’s going to finish 2nd again and might not get them to their second ever UCL Final
It’s a strange mentality over there. It’s like Ricky Bobby said, if you ain’t first you’re last. Finishing 2nd is seen as a failure.