I meant it was comparable. Flouting the rules regarding contracts and being punished for it. For instance, Spartans were kicked out of the Scottish Cup because they fielded a player whose contract had accidentally been dated only once instead of the required twice. A DATE. They broke the rules and were ejected from the cup. Secret, tax-free side payments to around 40 players over a 10 year period broke the rules. They were used for nothing more than to gain a competitive advantage (OR maybe t...
“No Unfair Competitive Advantage”, despite being found guilty of illegal, undisclosed payments to players they couldn't afford for over a decade.
If you ever hear of a club who are kicked out of a competition for fielding ineligible players, refer their fans to this farce and see if they get off as lightly.
Of course they can, they're Real Madrid. Doesn't mean they will, though.
ps. only two points behind 3rd
What has he done wrong? Struggled for good results? When was the last time a Chelsea manager didn't struggle with results? It's not his team, I doubt he even picks who starts, and I don't think this one man can be blamed for an indifferent season. Chelsea fans want immediate success and the very best all of the time and it just doesn't work like that. Ok, maybe you know more about it than I do, but it's clear that the majority of problems lie behind the scenes.
The thing that's most laughable about the first link is that Gareth Bale used to be a defender. Haha, no wonder he was a "flop".
Rafa's not done anything wrong and the Chelsea fan's rage isn't being aimed at the right people. They're just hurting the team, not the manager and certainly not the board. Rafa will leave at end of the season laughing, where will Chelsea be then? The exact same spot they're always in.
He's still ridiculously young. A powerhouse in the making, I can't see Chelsea selling him.
Laughable. Sacking him was bad enough, now they need to stoop even lower. Maybe one day a manager they care about will win the Champion's League and that one will matter. Di Matteo's was just a practice trophy. Haha.
Get a haircut.
I thought they had the money until someone in the comments of another story told me that they're still in massive amounts of debt brought on by the new stadium. If they don't have the money, then there's nothing they can do but accept that they're no longer up there with the very best. If they, like I thought, do have the money and are just being frugal, they've only got themselves to blame. It still riles me that their tickets are the most expensive in the league.
That's the spirit!
Pretty embarrassing for England that a Welsh team has nabbed one of their European spots! Well done Swansea! Oops! (JOKE!)
Horrible news. Hopefully they'll ban flares now. They bring nothing to football.
Fantastic response from Liverpool. Shame they ballsed it all up, really.
Oh dear, Barca! Pumped.
The only myth here is that Arsenal "don't have the resources". They're absolutely loaded and in Wenger they have a manager so stubborn, he's willing to give up trophy after trophy to keep the club rich.
As for Wilshere, he's an excellent young player playing in a mostly awful football team. He's raw, makes mistakes, but is exciting, wants the ball and wants to drive forward. I'd have him over lightweight clowns like Arteta any day of the week. English people should be excited they might have a new Gazza (90s version) on their hands in the coming years.
Arsenal taught a lesson.
Two of the best in the league. Thoroughly deserved!