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Offline eye digress

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Re: Other Games 2025-26
« Reply #15255 on: Today at 07:00:51 AM »
Europe is a lot harder to qualify from than any other continent.

The tournament is far worse without Italy and Eire, we bring the craic.

Don't worry, Colombia will bring the crack.
See they were defeated by France over these international fixtures, big Jhon nowhere to be seen... is he injured or just fallen from the cliff face of top level fitba?

Offline RamboandBruno

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Re: Other Games 2025-26
« Reply #15256 on: Today at 07:32:18 AM »
Europe is a lot harder to qualify from than any other continent.

The tournament is far worse without Italy and Eire, we bring the craic.

Don't worry, Colombia will bring the crack.
See they were defeated by France over these international fixtures, big Jhon nowhere to be seen... is he injured or just fallen from the cliff face of top level fitba?
In the Russian wilderness

Offline Dante Lavelli

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Re: Other Games 2025-26
« Reply #15257 on: Today at 08:00:13 AM »
I wonder how he now feels about leaving?

We definitely got the better side of that deal. Also staggering that a transfer of that magnitude hasn’t really moved the dial on the impact of SCR/FFP rules.

Offline Olneythelonely

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Re: Other Games 2025-26
« Reply #15258 on: Today at 08:10:14 AM »
I don’t think he’ll care a jot. I don’t think he was a bloke particularly motivated by sporting success. He’s a multimillionaire now.

Offline eye digress

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Re: Other Games 2025-26
« Reply #15259 on: Today at 10:26:35 AM »
That transfer is looking more and more like alchemy as time passes. Or as another Percy put it, "pure Green".

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Re: Other Games 2025-26
« Reply #15260 on: Today at 10:38:59 AM »
I don’t think he’ll care a jot. I don’t think he was a bloke particularly motivated by sporting success. He’s a multimillionaire now.

He's probably looking for a nice Russian girl to settle down with.

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Re: Other Games 2025-26
« Reply #15261 on: Today at 12:34:22 PM »
By the time he is finished he would of had more clubs that Tiger Woods.

Its tragic but i fear that Jhon Duran will not be around to see old age  :-\

Online Tayls_7

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Re: Other Games 2025-26
« Reply #15262 on: Today at 12:40:28 PM »
The fucks I give about Duran are commensurate with the fucks he gives about AVFC.

Offline PeterWithesShin

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Re: Other Games 2025-26
« Reply #15263 on: Today at 12:49:17 PM »
I reckon he just wants to bank as much cash as possible, which given his osteoporosis and where he grew up I don't really blame him.

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Re: Other Games 2025-26
« Reply #15264 on: Today at 01:08:20 PM »
Its tragic but i fear that Jhon Duran will not be around to see old age  :-\

Hopefully you'll be around in 38 years' time to see if he's reached 60.

Offline tomd2103

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Re: Other Games 2025-26
« Reply #15265 on: Today at 01:33:28 PM »
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cwykx5yzr7ko

Nauseating that they make so much of one decision when they are the beneficiaries of so many that go in their favour.  Mighty YNWA reds aside, wonder how many other clubs behave like that? 

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Re: Other Games 2025-26
« Reply #15266 on: Today at 01:40:44 PM »
Europe is a lot harder to qualify from than any other continent.

The tournament is far worse without Italy and Eire, we bring the craic.

Don't worry, Colombia will bring the crack.
See they were defeated by France over these international fixtures, big Jhon nowhere to be seen... is he injured or just fallen from the cliff face of top level fitba?

Dropped for falling out with the manager, seemingly. On brand.

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Re: Other Games 2025-26
« Reply #15267 on: Today at 01:44:18 PM »
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cwykx5yzr7ko

Nauseating that they make so much of one decision when they are the beneficiaries of so many that go in their favour.  Mighty YNWA reds aside, wonder how many other clubs behave like that?

They might have agreed it was a penalty but did they also agree that Maguire's day was ruined?

 


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