Nova Carmina Posted September 23, 2022 Author Share Posted September 23, 2022 7 hours ago, blackhawkrush said: Football-observatory.com came up with a ranking of PL teams that overpaid for their players the most in the last decade: 1) Man U - +238M pounds, 2) Aston Villa - +149, 3) Chelsea - +135, 4) Arsenal +129, 5) Everton +97, 6) Newcastle +76, 7) Leicester +74, 8) Southampton +70, 9) Liverpool +56, 10) West Ham +55, 11) Bournemouth +52, 12) Crystal Palace +50, 13) Fulham +45, 14) Nottingham Forest +38, 15) Brentford +37, 16) Leeds +36, 17) Man City +23, 18) Brighton & Hove -1, 19) Tottenham -6, 20) Wolverhampton -21. For the two gentlemen here, Spurs (41 transfers) total invested 951M, total estimated 957M, and Liverpool (33 transfers) total invested 1004M, total estimated 948M. I could go look it up, of course, but how did they calibrate this spend to results? LFC have done pretty well for themselves in the last decade, some misfires in the accounting department notwithstanding! Still, eye-watering sums of money. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackhawkrush Posted September 23, 2022 Share Posted September 23, 2022 4 hours ago, Nova Carmina said: I could go look it up, of course, but how did they calibrate this spend to results? LFC have done pretty well for themselves in the last decade, some misfires in the accounting department notwithstanding! Still, eye-watering sums of money. I think they probably looked at a guy like Pogba and asked themselves: Was he really worth 105M? Obviously not. And for Liverpool, yes they're 56M in a hole, but for all the success and the money that came with it, it's a reasonable margin of error for a ten-year period. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IbanezJem Posted September 23, 2022 Share Posted September 23, 2022 11 hours ago, blackhawkrush said: Football-observatory.com came up with a ranking of PL teams that overpaid for their players the most in the last decade: 1) Man U - +238M pounds, 2) Aston Villa - +149, 3) Chelsea - +135, 4) Arsenal +129, 5) Everton +97, 6) Newcastle +76, 7) Leicester +74, 8) Southampton +70, 9) Liverpool +56, 10) West Ham +55, 11) Bournemouth +52, 12) Crystal Palace +50, 13) Fulham +45, 14) Nottingham Forest +38, 15) Brentford +37, 16) Leeds +36, 17) Man City +23, 18) Brighton & Hove -1, 19) Tottenham -6, 20) Wolverhampton -21. For the two gentlemen here, Spurs (41 transfers) total invested 951M, total estimated 957M, and Liverpool (33 transfers) total invested 1004M, total estimated 948M. What a beautiful story. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IbanezJem Posted September 23, 2022 Share Posted September 23, 2022 4 hours ago, Nova Carmina said: I could go look it up, of course, but how did they calibrate this spend to results? LFC have done pretty well for themselves in the last decade, some misfires in the accounting department notwithstanding! Still, eye-watering sums of money. If everyone shared my dim view of Coutinho, there would £140m less on the Liverpool balance sheet. As for Spurs - this includes the buffoonery of Ndombele, Lo Celso, Soldado and oh so many others that we bought only to make massive losses on. Still, to have thrown the stadium together and training complex whilst maintaining a Top 6 presence throughout the decade is pleasing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackhawkrush Posted September 23, 2022 Share Posted September 23, 2022 2 hours ago, IbanezJem said: What a beautiful story. Yes, especially for Wolverhampton. First, the 3-1 win over Leicester, now this. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IbanezJem Posted September 23, 2022 Share Posted September 23, 2022 5 hours ago, blackhawkrush said: Yes, especially for Wolverhampton. First, the 3-1 win over Leicester, now this. Do you know a band called Lady Pank? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackhawkrush Posted September 23, 2022 Share Posted September 23, 2022 2 hours ago, IbanezJem said: Do you know a band called Lady Pank? I've heard of them, but I was more of a fan of Kat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IbanezJem Posted September 23, 2022 Share Posted September 23, 2022 20 minutes ago, blackhawkrush said: I've heard of them, but I was more of a fan of Kat. I`ve started dating a Polish woman. She listens to very heavy rock compared to me 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackhawkrush Posted September 23, 2022 Share Posted September 23, 2022 2 hours ago, IbanezJem said: I`ve started dating a Polish woman. She listens to very heavy rock compared to me Then she's misguided if she listens to Lady Pank. From their hit songs that I've heard, "Less than Zero" is the band's heaviest effort, and old ladies at volleyball games go nuts when they play it between points. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IbanezJem Posted September 23, 2022 Share Posted September 23, 2022 (edited) 9 minutes ago, blackhawkrush said: Then she's misguided if she listens to Lady Pank. From their hit songs that I've heard, "Less than Zero" is the band's heaviest effort, and old ladies at volleyball games go nuts when they play it between points. She was showing me a video of a concert her sister was at, and you`re my only Polish reference point. She wants me to see some really scary bands with her - all weird names and crosses and growling. Edited September 23, 2022 by IbanezJem 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackhawkrush Posted September 23, 2022 Share Posted September 23, 2022 2 hours ago, IbanezJem said: She was showing me a video of a concert her sister was at, and you`re my only Polish reference point. She wants me to see some really scary bands with her - all weird names and crosses and growling. Well, that definitely doesn't sound like Lady Pank. Are they having a Polish Woodstock in Scotland now? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IbanezJem Posted September 23, 2022 Share Posted September 23, 2022 2 minutes ago, blackhawkrush said: Well, that definitely doesn't sound like Lady Pank. Are they having a Polish Woodstock in Scotland now? Hordes X - I politely declined. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackhawkrush Posted September 24, 2022 Share Posted September 24, 2022 2 hours ago, IbanezJem said: Hordes X - I politely declined. Yeah, the way you reacted to my 'Unleashed' 'Tiamat' 'Entombed' post, I'm not surprised. Why don't you ask her to a romantic evening with a band called 'TSA' at your place, nice AC/DC sound, Polish style. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IbanezJem Posted September 24, 2022 Share Posted September 24, 2022 53 minutes ago, blackhawkrush said: Yeah, the way you reacted to my 'Unleashed' 'Tiamat' 'Entombed' post, I'm not surprised. Why don't you ask her to a romantic evening with a band called 'TSA' at your place, nice AC/DC sound, Polish style. I`ve got a lot of work to do to on this particular front. I have no idea how to get someone back from the edge, musically; it`s easier to get someone who knows pop to love rock, than it is from someone who already loves heavy metal to soften their tastes to rock. The Bible says that, someone near the back. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackhawkrush Posted September 24, 2022 Share Posted September 24, 2022 2 hours ago, IbanezJem said: I`ve got a lot of work to do to on this particular front. I have no idea how to get someone back from the edge, musically; it`s easier to get someone who knows pop to love rock, than it is from someone who already loves heavy metal to soften their tastes to rock. The Bible says that, someone near the back. Why? I had no problems liking 'Power Windows' after 'Hemispheres'. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IbanezJem Posted September 24, 2022 Share Posted September 24, 2022 10 hours ago, blackhawkrush said: Why? I had no problems liking 'Power Windows' after 'Hemispheres'. I didn't listen in the order of release so the later albums caused me great confusion and alarm - the experience of natural progression that the established fan enjoyed was missed by me. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackhawkrush Posted September 24, 2022 Share Posted September 24, 2022 Hungary. I'm sure England has some pull with UEFA, so can we expect five teams in each of League 1 groups next year? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nova Carmina Posted September 24, 2022 Author Share Posted September 24, 2022 15 hours ago, IbanezJem said: I`ve got a lot of work to do to on this particular front. I have no idea how to get someone back from the edge, musically; it`s easier to get someone who knows pop to love rock, than it is from someone who already loves heavy metal to soften their tastes to rock. The Bible says that, someone near the back. Only in the Apocrypha versions! Mostly it comes from the writings of Origen, who moved from heavy metal to rock after he auto-castrated. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackhawkrush Posted September 24, 2022 Share Posted September 24, 2022 Zepphead must be delighted at the moment. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IbanezJem Posted September 24, 2022 Share Posted September 24, 2022 2 hours ago, Nova Carmina said: Only in the Apocrypha versions! Mostly it comes from the writings of Origen, who moved from heavy metal to rock after he auto-castrated. I bow to my learned friend`s expert knowledge of Erotica, err, I mean Apocrypha. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IbanezJem Posted September 24, 2022 Share Posted September 24, 2022 1 hour ago, blackhawkrush said: Zepphead must be delighted at the moment. The eternal struggle between Northern Ireland and Kosovo, one that only time alone can resolve. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackhawkrush Posted September 24, 2022 Share Posted September 24, 2022 Breaking news: Ronaldo suffers a nose-bleed courtesy of Vaclik. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackhawkrush Posted September 24, 2022 Share Posted September 24, 2022 3 hours ago, blackhawkrush said: Breaking news: Ronaldo suffers a nose-bleed courtesy of Vaclik. The rest of the stories from Group A2 not as uplifting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackhawkrush Posted September 25, 2022 Share Posted September 25, 2022 Wales 0 Poland 1 A fine passing play secures our stay in Nations League elite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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