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Re: Ross Barkley
« Reply #2850 on: October 21, 2024, 04:48:38 AM »
This has gone rather dark, all of a sudden.

Apologies Lou. It’s a line out of the particular scene in Goodfellas from which people are quoting.
« Last Edit: October 21, 2024, 04:52:18 AM by Percy McCarthy »

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Re: Ross Barkley
« Reply #2851 on: October 21, 2024, 01:07:45 PM »
All is explained, thanks, Percy.
It’s some time since I last saw Goodfellas, so I didn’t recall the line - it shows how menacing the mob were in the film, if a random line from it can change a quite lighthearted exchange on here into a threat!

Anyway, Ross Barkley. I thought he played well. 👍
« Last Edit: October 21, 2024, 01:14:47 PM by Louzie0 »

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Re: Ross Barkley
« Reply #2852 on: October 21, 2024, 01:16:13 PM »
I have never seen Goodfellas.

But, I have seen the episode of Quantum Leap where Sam leaps into a mobster and there is something to do with a marriage, so I'm assuming that's exactly the same.

And of course Sam would never sully our living rooms with foul-mouthed threats. Not until he met the Suliban, anyway.

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Re: Ross Barkley
« Reply #2853 on: October 21, 2024, 02:09:50 PM »
Stop posting on here and watch Goodfellas immediately. 😡

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Re: Ross Barkley
« Reply #2854 on: October 21, 2024, 02:27:32 PM »
Yeah, you really need to see Goodfellas.

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Re: Ross Barkley
« Reply #2855 on: October 21, 2024, 02:32:17 PM »
And then afterwards buy the pizza.

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Re: Ross Barkley
« Reply #2856 on: October 21, 2024, 03:00:57 PM »
The pizza does sound good...

I shall engage in negotiations this evening.

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Re: Ross Barkley
« Reply #2857 on: October 21, 2024, 05:26:15 PM »
Stop posting on here and watch Goodfellas immediately. 😡

Good advice and if you like that, also watch Casino.

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Re: Ross Barkley
« Reply #2858 on: October 21, 2024, 05:39:13 PM »
Yep, watched that again not long ago.

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Re: Ross Barkley
« Reply #2859 on: December 11, 2024, 08:49:22 AM »
Now equalled his goals total from 20-21 (all scored since the last post on this thread).

And the prize money difference from a draw to a win covers about half his transfer fee, not withstanding how the two extra points might be the difference between top eight and top twenty four.

Just an excellent player to have in the squad.

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Re: Ross Barkley
« Reply #2860 on: December 11, 2024, 09:14:21 AM »
Now equalled his goals total from 20-21 (all scored since the last post on this thread).

And the prize money difference from a draw to a win covers about half his transfer fee, not withstanding how the two extra points might be the difference between top eight and top twenty four.

Just an excellent player to have in the squad.

On the negative side, Heck's now missed out on the income from two extra games. Barkley out!

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Re: Ross Barkley
« Reply #2861 on: December 11, 2024, 09:44:37 AM »
Probably  the best bargain in the summer for us

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Re: Ross Barkley
« Reply #2862 on: December 11, 2024, 09:47:14 AM »
Now equalled his goals total from 20-21 (all scored since the last post on this thread).

And the prize money difference from a draw to a win covers about half his transfer fee, not withstanding how the two extra points might be the difference between top eight and top twenty four.

Just an excellent player to have in the squad.

On the negative side, Heck's now missed out on the income from two extra games. Barkley out!
The prize money for finishing top 8 makes up for that.

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Re: Ross Barkley
« Reply #2863 on: December 11, 2024, 09:48:56 AM »
Now equalled his goals total from 20-21 (all scored since the last post on this thread).

And the prize money difference from a draw to a win covers about half his transfer fee, not withstanding how the two extra points might be the difference between top eight and top twenty four.

Just an excellent player to have in the squad.

On the negative side, Heck's now missed out on the income from two extra games. Barkley out!

Haha, I did wonder about that, but the prize money for Top 8 is more than the revenue would be for the play-offs isn't it? Unless Heck decided to make every seat GA++ for those games...

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Re: Ross Barkley
« Reply #2864 on: December 11, 2024, 09:52:33 AM »
Now equalled his goals total from 20-21 (all scored since the last post on this thread).

And the prize money difference from a draw to a win covers about half his transfer fee, not withstanding how the two extra points might be the difference between top eight and top twenty four.

Just an excellent player to have in the squad.

On the negative side, Heck's now missed out on the income from two extra games. Barkley out!
The prize money for finishing top 8 makes up for that.

I think he was joking, but yes - you get an extra €275,000 for every place higher up the league, and there's a €10m jump in prize money from first knockout to round of 16.

So I think (depending on how much Heck were to fleece out of people) that if you finished ninth and THEN qualified through the first knock-out stage (thus still getting the extra prize money) it could theoretically work out financially better to have the two extra games.

But I'm guessing they'd just prefer the extra €10m guaranteed.

 


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