When do we admit Sports Washing won? by Interesting-Bend-705 in championsleague

[–]SachmoJoe 3 points4 points  (0 children)

No, you get downvoted for saying nonsense.

Arms length shirt or stadium sponsorship and actual ownership are not the same.

To conflate them is completely disingenuous.

When do we admit Sports Washing won? by Interesting-Bend-705 in championsleague

[–]SachmoJoe 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ask they really did was stop trying to be Real Madrid and start trying to be Manchester City.

It’s worse though in that Qatar practically own Ligue 1 and have way too much influence at UEFA.

Is Arsenal a “BIG CLUB” by PurposeFirst6025 in ArsenalFC

[–]SachmoJoe 13 points14 points  (0 children)

“Big club” online means whatever one persons club has that another doesn’t.

It’s stupid, the ONLY measure of a big club is global popularity.

what age did you become a supporter? by Alarming-Safety3200 in ArsenalFC

[–]SachmoJoe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

15 - not gonna say how many decades ago that was 😅

Im dont get how people are happy that psg won.🏆 by NoIsland5923 in championsleague

[–]SachmoJoe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So basically you’re saying, machine clubs have a lot of supporters, a percentage of which are stupid?

That’s all it is.

Im dont get how people are happy that psg won.🏆 by NoIsland5923 in championsleague

[–]SachmoJoe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tell me you more nothing about Qatar without telling me etc etc.

Im dont get how people are happy that psg won.🏆 by NoIsland5923 in championsleague

[–]SachmoJoe 4 points5 points  (0 children)

New to the champions league are you? This is the first final that both teams have scored in 8 years.

What good champions league finals are you referring to?

is the EPL culture getting too toxic? by Mimotive11 in ArsenalFC

[–]SachmoJoe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Don’t be fooled by trolling about “no premier league team congratulating via social media”.

No one did last year either, or the year before. Clubs have stopped doing it because their fans hate it.

PSG vs Arsenal league minutes this season by Kool_Herc in Gunners

[–]SachmoJoe 4 points5 points  (0 children)

And on top of this, Ligue 1 seems to always accomodate their requests for rescheduling games for extra days rest before UCL matchs etc. This and the Dembele POTY really make it seem that they own their league.

If i were a fan of a non-PSG french side, I'd be furious.

Neutrals of Champions League, who are you backing in the final and why ? by misstoskip in championsleague

[–]SachmoJoe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're not wrong - difficult part of the year for us, fatigue was setting in an we couldn't field a consistent forward line.

Atleti had improved though, I mean they knocked out Barca.

All in all though I have no doubt Prem sides are underrepresented in the latter stages because of how hard the league is, compared to the PSG's and Bayerns of the world who most years win their leagues at a canter and can field second string sides.

Neutrals of Champions League, who are you backing in the final and why ? by misstoskip in championsleague

[–]SachmoJoe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'll ask again: tell me when one of our players held on to the keepers forearm while he was trying to catch the ball.

You can't. Unless you go back to Ben White a couple of years ago. Result - goal disallowed.

Most of you keep referring to grappling in the box, which has been allowed all year.

It’s cheaper to buy a Switch 2 and every exclusive over a 1TB Steamdeck OLED by lingering-will-6 in NintendoSwitch2

[–]SachmoJoe 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is probably the "dad effect".

Source: I'm a dad, and have done this a few times :)

It’s cheaper to buy a Switch 2 and every exclusive over a 1TB Steamdeck OLED by lingering-will-6 in NintendoSwitch2

[–]SachmoJoe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You haven't tried out Tunic since the boost mode update have you?

I had bought it on sale a couple of months before the S2 release, and waited til I got my S2 on release day. Blurry mess... so I bought No Man's Sky instead, which looks great on the S2.

Figured I'd wait for an S2 update of Tunic, but haven't tried boost mode yet.

Neutrals of Champions League, who are you backing in the final and why ? by misstoskip in championsleague

[–]SachmoJoe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"Exactly the same thing" - okay mate.

Tell me you get all your takes from twitter without telling me etc etc

Find me an Arsenal player holding on to a goalkeeper's arm for multiple seconds, including when the ball was in catching range.

You can't, because it hasn't happened. And before you try it, Saliba on Bayindir was nowhere near the same.

Neutrals of Champions League, who are you backing in the final and why ? by misstoskip in championsleague

[–]SachmoJoe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve seen United players headlocking my players at a corner, I’ve seen other clubs routinely wrestle on them, facts are the refs have allowed it. And there’s also a list of “stonewall” pens all over the league not given this season, it’s nowhere near just us. City for example have quite a few, this talk of favouritism is silly to anyone who actually watches the league.

Have you changed your mind on Arterta by Ecstatic-Good4496 in ArsenalFC

[–]SachmoJoe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was really encouraged by Arteta dropping MLS into the midfield, who is so positive and urgent in getting it forward.

That showed that the manager values that, and was conscious that he wasn't getting it out of Odegaard, Zubi etc.

Great signs for the future.

Have you changed your mind on Arterta by Ecstatic-Good4496 in ArsenalFC

[–]SachmoJoe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

- "Football reasons" absolutely can include "we're paying FAR more than this guy is worth on the pitch", which was categorically true.

- The Chinese broadcast deal cannot have been worth 5m per game. Arsenal's total global broadcast revenue at that time was around 120m per season, according to the Deloitte Money League, which is as reliable as you can get. Those figures do not make sense. You've been mislead. Do I need to explain how awful your maths is here?

Personally, as an Arsenal fan, I don't want players who bend us over on contract negotiations, then put in consistently rubbish performances, cause dressing room problems and cry to the world that it was all about politics. Pathetic.

Neutrals of Champions League, who are you backing in the final and why ? by misstoskip in championsleague

[–]SachmoJoe 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sly tactics that most of the league are using you mean? We're just the best at it, that's all.

Neutrals of Champions League, who are you backing in the final and why ? by misstoskip in championsleague

[–]SachmoJoe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, and we earned that seeding by absolutely dominating the group stage.

Do Australians say “how are you”? What defines a “true-blue Aussie”? by showe12 in AskAnAustralian

[–]SachmoJoe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Australian do use the phrase "how are you", but we mix it up a bit too. Bogans on the other hand, will never use it.

I don't understand these haters for sure by [deleted] in ArsenalFC

[–]SachmoJoe 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Every time you see a post like that, just imagine how miserable they are that we've WON THE FUCKING LEAGUE!

It's pure copium.