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Online dave.woodhall

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A strange pre-seson
« on: August 04, 2025, 09:38:12 PM »
https://heroesandvillains.info/2025/08/04/a-strange-pre-season/

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Re: A strange pre-seson
« Reply #1 on: August 04, 2025, 10:24:22 PM »
Good article, I enjoyed reading it.  Such a very quiet window. I honestly don't recall a quieter window in all my 58 years of being a Villain.   I've never loved and hated football so much.

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Re: A strange pre-seson
« Reply #2 on: Today at 04:39:09 AM »
The premier league is supposedly a competition, trouble is most clubs are fighting with one arm tied behind their backs.

Offline steamer

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Re: A strange pre-seson
« Reply #3 on: Today at 06:31:35 AM »
Couple of concerning points
Particularly about the board

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Re: A strange pre-seson
« Reply #4 on: Today at 08:22:08 AM »
Good article.

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Re: A strange pre-seson
« Reply #5 on: Today at 08:46:49 AM »
Good read that. It leaves me with a horrible gut feeling that owners like our own are going to bail out unless something changes. The PL have done a fantastic job of protecting "The Sky Six" (Scab Six) with a set of rules literally designed to make it practically impossible for ambitious clubs like our own to gatecrash the party. Maybe im just being overly pessimistic because of the flattest pre-season in memory but watching the likes of Liverpool, Chelsea, Man City  and Arsenal spending vast sums to practically confirm the top 4 before a ball is even kicked just leaves me with a depressing sinking feeling. That's not how it should feel with the new season fast approaching.

 


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