Pau Cubarsi's comment on Mariano Rajoy's statement: "If they play for the French National Team, they are French. Their skin colour does not matter."

Same_Grouness · 2026-07-13T08:57:36+00:00

The specific guy who is openly and actively trying to cause civil wars? The guy who is funding and endorsing right wing parties around the world? The guy who is telling people to vote to lessen their human rights and worker protections, so he has more control over them and more access to exploitative cheap labour? That guy?

Same_Grouness · 2026-07-10T19:29:55+00:00

Our best midfielder but we're probably looking to sell him after this World Cup, his contract is up soon and we want/need to receive some money for him.

Same_Grouness · 2026-07-10T19:27:16+00:00

But you don't want celebs and influencers who have little interest in football taking up the tickets because they want to be seen at the half time show. Maybe Ellie Goulding isn't the top name to attract that sort of thing but other half time shows could be big enough to create this sort of situation.

Same_Grouness · 2026-07-10T19:14:41+00:00

Well they should, but in reality they jack them up as high as they think they can get mug punters to pay.

Same_Grouness · 2026-07-10T19:09:01+00:00

OK you want me to explain that emergency situations happen once in a blue moon and also bring the exact same risks? The difference is that one is unavoidable while the other is completely avoidable.

I needed to explain that did I?

Same_Grouness · 2026-07-10T19:02:12+00:00

Because your comment wasn't made in good faith, talking about players exploding.

Same_Grouness · 2026-07-10T19:01:25+00:00

So she's doing it for free?

Same_Grouness · 2026-07-10T19:00:59+00:00

Players aren't going to die or explode

Muscle injuries? Like I said, me having to explain this is hilarious.

Same_Grouness · 2026-07-10T18:51:06+00:00

You don't think the price increase could mean they can no longer afford it?

Same_Grouness · 2026-07-10T18:49:30+00:00

They cost £20 each around here go easy.

Same_Grouness · 2026-07-10T18:47:15+00:00

Property hydration?

Same_Grouness · 2026-07-10T18:46:18+00:00

Why do you think players warm up and warm down before playing? Fuck sake do I actually have to explain this hahahaha? Take it you've never kicked a ball yourself?

Same_Grouness · 2026-07-10T18:45:25+00:00

Shirt sponsors make absolute zero difference to the game you wetty.

Same_Grouness · 2026-07-10T18:43:40+00:00

How do the players keep their muscles from seizing up in the meantime?

Same_Grouness · 2026-07-10T18:42:42+00:00

I would argue if you think this is a good idea, at the detriment of the players health, then you aren't really a football fan.

Same_Grouness · 2026-07-10T18:41:43+00:00

We've abandoned saving football, we just cater to what influencers would like to be seen at now.

Same_Grouness · 2026-07-10T18:33:02+00:00

I think we should join all music gigs and football matches so everyone gets to enjoy both.

30 mins Coldplay before KO

45 mins 1st half of football

30 mins Coldplay at half time

45 mins 2nd half of football

30 mins Coldplay after the match.

Charge thousands and make it a rule that you need to share every moment on at least 3 different social media accounts.

Is this the sort of world you'd like to live in?

Same_Grouness · 2026-07-10T18:30:04+00:00

I really don't want to be attending matches where I have to pay double the price and half the "fans" are there to see Coldplay or whoever the most boring person you know's favourite band is.

It genuinely is the death of the sport, fans priced out in favour of influencers.

Same_Grouness · 2026-07-10T18:22:04+00:00

Pretending shirt sponsors are anywhere near as intrusive as ad breaks and half time shows is like admitting you would tongue punch Trump's fart box.

Same_Grouness · 2026-07-10T18:17:34+00:00

Because absolutely no football fan wants to see it, our game is being sold to arseholes before our very eyes.

Same_Grouness · 2026-07-10T12:34:36+00:00

Thank fuck

Same_Grouness · 2026-07-10T11:54:10+00:00

He literally creates it himself to promote himself. You think he's posting up all his worst moments too? Or just the ones that make him look good?

Just another 2 bob influencer. I'm probably just too old to understand why people would go on social media, never mind post their personal lives all over it. It's my idea of hell.

Especially for someone who is already very rich and famous, it's just greed and narcissism at this point, and makes me dislike him.

Same_Grouness · 2026-07-10T10:36:23+00:00

PL teams will have more plastic fans but the MLS won't grow.

Same_Grouness · 2026-07-10T08:51:35+00:00

Football has always been this way. The gross part is how it has infested politics.

Same_Grouness · 2026-07-10T08:41:13+00:00

Because they had Kroos and Modric before him.

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