LondonBlue 1141 Posted May 23, 2024 Share Posted May 23, 2024 7 hours ago, toonotl said: Am I missing something? Why is Vincent Kompany considered hot property? He's proven capable of getting a Championship yo-yo club promoted and proven incapable of achieving anything close to keeping them in the PL. I get the point that he has some credit as a disciple of Pep but really (on the basis of current results) has he done much to separate himself from other high-profile former players turned managers? Plenty of bang average managers have been promoted out of the Championship on less resources than Burnley have at their disposal. Vinny is bang average as a manager at best. But his players were bang average too. From a Man City point of view, seeing him tested at elite level will show if he can do it with elite players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazzler 16199 Posted May 23, 2024 Share Posted May 23, 2024 2 hours ago, The Fish said: I can only think that his preferred style works with a dominant side, that's why Burnley did well in the Championship. But he didn't evolve it to work when they're not the biggest fish in the pond. Aye, his team tried to dominate possession in the premier league because they dominated possession in the championship. Give him a good side and apply those tactics and he'll probably do quite well IMO. They were quite pleasant to watch I thought, just weren't good enough to adapt when coming up against better sides. He'd probably do well at Bayern. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 63200 Posted May 23, 2024 Share Posted May 23, 2024 Pwopa nawty! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaddockLad 22498 Posted May 23, 2024 Share Posted May 23, 2024 Life ban. Trying to influence the course of football matches for his or others financial gain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holden McGroin 9903 Posted May 23, 2024 Share Posted May 23, 2024 That’s the Man City deal off again then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 63200 Posted May 23, 2024 Share Posted May 23, 2024 Hope they don't come for Bruno. Paqueta has put out a statement saying he's contesting the charges, so we don't need to wait til June 3rd for his response. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 39233 Posted May 23, 2024 Share Posted May 23, 2024 Quote Paqueta denies any wrongdoing and any knowledge of the suspicious bets, which have been traced to Paqueta Island, off the coast of Rio de Janiero. If I were trying to run an international spot fixing scam I probably wouldn't base it on an island that shares my surname. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renton 27784 Posted May 23, 2024 Share Posted May 23, 2024 3 minutes ago, ewerk said: If I were trying to run an international spot fixing scam I probably wouldn't base it on an island that shares my surname. You're called Paddy Paqueta? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 63200 Posted May 23, 2024 Share Posted May 23, 2024 Paqueta Tayto's. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJS 5298 Posted May 23, 2024 Share Posted May 23, 2024 That's a lot worse than what Tonali was charged with and he's pleading not guilty. He's fucked if he's found guilty. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 63200 Posted May 23, 2024 Share Posted May 23, 2024 Is he being charged with both placing a bet AND then trying to make that bet pay out by getting carded? Bruno would be the fucking MASTER at this, given he can clearly turn the bookings on and off at will. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJS 5298 Posted May 23, 2024 Share Posted May 23, 2024 Yeah I think the key word in the charges is "influence". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 39233 Posted May 23, 2024 Share Posted May 23, 2024 Nah, they aren’t saying that he’s placed any bets himself. He’s probably doing it to benefit friends and family back in Brazil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toonpack 15593 Posted May 23, 2024 Share Posted May 23, 2024 Seems Man U are sniffing around McKenna (as well as Chelsea, Brighton) week before cup final, great timing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 63200 Posted May 23, 2024 Share Posted May 23, 2024 Guardian reporting that West Ham think his career will be over if found guilty. Seems wild that would end your career when Mason Greenwood still has one. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 9340 Posted May 23, 2024 Share Posted May 23, 2024 30 minutes ago, ewerk said: Nah, they aren’t saying that he’s placed any bets himself. He’s probably doing it to benefit friends and family back in Brazil. That's mega ban territory 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 39233 Posted May 23, 2024 Share Posted May 23, 2024 Aye, there was a non-league player banned for 10 years for doing it once, never mind five times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wykikitoon 28542 Posted May 23, 2024 Share Posted May 23, 2024 Surely the FA know West Ham won us the world Cup so he should be allowed to get away with breaking rules. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isegrim 11894 Posted May 23, 2024 Share Posted May 23, 2024 45 minutes ago, wykikitoon said: Surely the FA know West Ham won us the world Cup so he should be allowed to get away with breaking rules. Same old Hammers, always cheating… It will only get suspicious if the case against Paqueta gets decided by an Azerbaijani. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holden McGroin 9903 Posted May 23, 2024 Share Posted May 23, 2024 How long did Grobelaar get? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 9340 Posted May 23, 2024 Share Posted May 23, 2024 17 minutes ago, Holden McGroin said: How long did Grobelaar get? He was never found guilty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazzler 16199 Posted May 24, 2024 Share Posted May 24, 2024 12 hours ago, Gemmill said: Guardian reporting that West Ham think his career will be over if found guilty. Seems wild that would end your career when Mason Greenwood still has one. It should be over if he's found guilty. He's trying to influence games for financial gain, he should never be trusted on a football pitch again tbf. That said, Greenwood should be in prison on the nonce wing not playing in Spain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 63200 Posted May 24, 2024 Share Posted May 24, 2024 I don't agree with that. It's almost certain that he didn't think getting carded was anything like trying to actually affect a result - it isn't really only in an instance when you also accidentally get sent off. He's not booting it into his own net or anything. He's been incredibly stupid but I don't think it should end your career. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isegrim 11894 Posted May 24, 2024 Share Posted May 24, 2024 (edited) 26 minutes ago, Gemmill said: I don't agree with that. It's almost certain that he didn't think getting carded was anything like trying to actually affect a result - it isn't really only in an instance when you also accidentally get sent off. He's not booting it into his own net or anything. He's been incredibly stupid but I don't think it should end your career. It still shows that he had things on his mind which had nothing to do with the game of football itself. He is totally undermining the trust in sporting behaviour. Every of his actions will come under consideration especially with the amount of options you can have bets on all over the world. We had it in Germany with referees and I think the only credible way to handle these actions even if minor is to punish the culprits very hard. Edited May 24, 2024 by Isegrim 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 12574 Posted May 24, 2024 Share Posted May 24, 2024 https://twitter.com/westhamfootball/status/1793669725760667998 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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