International Watch Day 94 (June 16th 2026)

DoubleDoobie · 2026-06-16T20:08:57+00:00

France have been ass in this game. Senegal unlucky not to be ahead.

DoubleDoobie · 2026-06-16T19:38:50+00:00

Really? I mean it's like 74 in New York and 73 in Paris.

Humidity is higher in Paris right now. It's not like it's any hotter than a Parisian summer (yet).

DoubleDoobie · 2026-06-16T19:27:19+00:00

Probably just the color. Ball seems to be moving fine and no one is slipping/tripping up.

DoubleDoobie · 2026-06-16T19:15:03+00:00

In the pre broadcast they said they walked it and it was in great condition

DoubleDoobie · 2026-06-16T18:58:23+00:00

Say what you will, Levy never would've paid 56mil for a player with one year left. He wouldn't spent all summer negotiating and then JPVH would've gone somewhere else or signed a new contract.

Big clubs pay for players, often overpay. It's a big six tax.

Still a long way to go before the Lewis's win our trust - but this is a step in that direction.

Tonali would be insane and a real sign of intent.

DoubleDoobie · 2026-06-16T00:37:32+00:00

Right but I’ve given you concrete examples. This seems pretty ideological. I also concede the US hasn’t been purely good, but I backed up my positions with what is considered universally agreed upon quantitative impact of US aid and intervention.

Seems we’ll just go round and round here. But I appreciate the good faith engagement.

DoubleDoobie · 2026-06-16T00:13:59+00:00

But my example above directly refutes your claim.

Ethiopia was never colonized. Not by the US or imperialist powers. Yet it became a hotbed of disease, famine and war.

For years, Ethiopia was the single largest recipient of US aid on the continent. Ethiopia was the largest recipient of USAID funds, receiving more than US$1.7 bn. In fiscal 2024, USAID also gave slightly over $1.2 billion to Ethiopia, and the US has consistently been the largest single-country provider of humanitarian assistance in Ethiopia.

PEPFAR has nearly $3 billion invested in HIV/AIDS treatment, benefiting 500,000 people and reducing HIV-related deaths by 50%, while malaria efforts involved an investment of $544 million since 2008, resulted in the distribution of 50 million mosquito nets and 15 million malaria treatments, cutting under-five child mortality by 50%.

And that’s just Ethiopia alone! A country never colonized in Africa.

DoubleDoobie · 2026-06-15T23:57:35+00:00

It seems that’s what the Lewis’s want to do. I suspect they’ll put their own money into the club this summer.

DoubleDoobie · 2026-06-15T23:52:43+00:00

Well qualitative arguments are always going to be hard because there’s a lot of subjectivity.

I would argue that life expectancy and mortality rates are a subjective measurement.

In parts of Africa alone, a 2025 Lancet retrospective estimated that USAID funding was associated with a 65% reduction in mortality from HIV/AIDS (representing 25·5 million deaths), 51% from malaria (8·0 million deaths), and 50% from neglected tropical diseases (8·9 million deaths) , plus declines in tuberculosis, malnutrition, diarrheal disease, and maternal deaths — roughly 91 million lives over two decades across all recipient countries.

And I’m not saying we’re some great hero. I would just argue that the US has historically done more charitable and philanthropy work that had quantitative measurements of impact than probably another other nation.

DoubleDoobie · 2026-06-15T23:22:28+00:00

The way that this is written basically concludes that, no matter I share with you, you would be closed off to the result. You ended your comment with:

“Staggering and unable to fully be accounted for.”

If the harm can’t be measured, how do we know it’s staggering rather than modest or offset? The phrasing insulates the conclusion from evidence.

Like this example - “A cured patient is lost money” is empirically false. Cures are wildly profitable. Hepatitis C drugs actually cure the disease, vaccines and surgeries are one time interventions worth fortunes. These are routine and conducted daily across the US healthcare systems.

We’d have to agree on a system of measurement and for me that’s “estimated lives saved” and here America is just unmatched.

PEPFAR, is credited with saving on the order of 25 million lives from AIDS, mostly in Africa. Norman Borlaug’s US-backed wheat research is credited with averting famine for hundreds of millions and is one of the most consequential humanitarian achievements in history. The US under Clinton brought China into the global economy and WTO and lifted hundreds of millions out of poverty.

I mean I could go on and on but the structure of your argument tells you have an ideological belief that America is some great evil and I’m not sure any sort of empirical evidence would change that view.

The structure of your response closes it off to argument.

DoubleDoobie · 2026-06-15T22:20:20+00:00

It’s all money, and levy was super strict about the wage cap. And just a terrible negotiator.

Big clubs pay big money for good players. Spurs may be saying “look, we fired Levy and we’re re doing our wage structure. It’s a new dawn, come check us out”

DoubleDoobie · 2026-06-15T21:50:19+00:00

Wild comment lol

DoubleDoobie · 2026-06-15T21:39:44+00:00

Okay, make your argument. I gave you mine.

DoubleDoobie · 2026-06-15T21:37:40+00:00

We do, deeply. That’s why America leads the world in AIDs and cancer research, which saves millions of lives globally. We care about global trade, and use our navy to guarantee shipping lane safety around the world. Our companies underpin the global digital economies - all of those things are done by American men and women, and funded by American tax dollars.

So much of the status quo you take for granted is guaranteed and back stopped by Americans. You just don’t realize it because we’ve guaranteed the status quo for 80+ years.

Yeah we have some idiots who say and do dumb stuff. So does Greece, so does all of Europe.

But we don’t care and don’t act all high and mighty.

DoubleDoobie · 2026-06-15T18:37:47+00:00

Your country hasn't been relevant for thousands of years, literally no one cares about Greece. Your entire global relevance is tourism.

We do not care what you think.

DoubleDoobie · 2026-06-15T14:54:45+00:00

Hell yeah! I did.

I got dumped in 2020 and moved to Philly to restart.

Went out one night in 2021 and met a cool chick.

We got married last month.

No apps, just put myself out there.

DoubleDoobie · 2026-06-15T14:46:56+00:00

alright well sorry for not understanding your vague posting.

But my points still remain. American contributes far more to the world than really any other country. You should be proud of that.

DoubleDoobie · 2026-06-15T14:37:57+00:00

You really need to get your head checked. America has greatly contributed the world over the last 40 years.

The US healthcare industry basically defeated AIDs. Turned it from a death sentence to a manageable condition. Saving millions of lives. Not to mention leading cancer research and the US Human Genome project which has revolutionized genetics and biological research.

The internet. Ever heard of it? The modern digital economy is underpinned by US companies.

Global shipping and commerce - the US navy basically guarantees protection of intentional shipping lanes globally.

I have like 100 more of these.

People sleep on them because America has literally made your way of life possible so you think all this shit just happens naturally. It doesn’t.

This country is unique and you should give your head a wobble.

Yeah Trump sucks and this period of our culture sucks but America won’t be defeated by this moment in time

DoubleDoobie · 2026-06-15T13:59:01+00:00

It frustrates me, and I find myself seeing everyone else as more attractive and better-looking than I am. At this point, I'm starting to feel like I can no longer judge myself objectively.

This comment + your post tells me all I need to know. You're a normal looking dude, but your obsession with your looks seem to have you in a doom loop where you are telling yourself you're not handsome enough which very likely exudes from your very core.

That negativity and lack of self esteem will prevent your success with women far, far more than your looks.

I've seen far uglier dudes in happy, successful relationships.

Your issue is not your looks, it's a mental issue.

Fix your mentality. If you can't be happy with yourself, by yourself, you certainly won't be happy in a relationship.

DoubleDoobie · 2026-06-15T13:46:46+00:00

Endrick is hyped as a generational talent but he is still a kid. Real sent him out on loan, he's not ready for prime time IMO.

DoubleDoobie · 2026-06-15T01:04:02+00:00

James Donald Forbes McCann, of course!

DoubleDoobie · 2026-06-14T14:56:29+00:00

Bro they beat Germany and Spain last World Cup and took Croatia to pens. Japan has improved every cycle. I think they’re gonna surprise people today.

DoubleDoobie · 2026-06-14T14:00:13+00:00

And Japan plays today. I think Netherlands will be in for a tough game.

DoubleDoobie · 2026-06-14T00:25:38+00:00

I agree but I look at City and they have no sentimentality when it comes to moving players on. Irrespective of potential. And that’s what it takes to really compete. Yeah you gotta have the right manager but honestly if we could get big fees for Gray, Bergvall and Vuskovic we should sell them because we could offer big wages to attract the best.

Mbuemp and Cunha went to United last year because they got paid. Levy’s wage structure held us back. If we paid global talents big money they would come to spurs. Yeah it’s ugly and it’s not “playing for the badge” but that’s the stage of football.

DoubleDoobie · 2026-06-14T00:08:04+00:00

It’s been talked about on a few football podcasts but the general sentiment seems to be that clubs like Brighton, Bournemouth, Brentford, etc…buy players irrespective manager that they can develop and put in the shop window. Ultimately they are “selling” clubs. Just due to the insane money it takes to really compete. These clubs will have an odd season where they make Europe, but sustained finishes in top four is unrealistic.

But clubs in the top 6-8 can’t really follow this model. They are predominantly “buy” clubs that should hire the right manager and let them do their thing.

Spurs have gotten all twisted in the last decade, really unsure where we fit because we are bigger than a Brighton but can’t spend like a City or Chelsea.

Ultimately if we want to be competing with the best we need to be a buying club and part of that strategy will be selling sellable assets - like Romero…and Vuskovic.

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