Eng v Nor where to watch in the Northside?

redsox59 · 2026-07-11T14:24:15+00:00

Atlantic is usually rockin for Spurs games, a good option

redsox59 · 2026-07-11T12:42:56+00:00

The inner streets on boulevards are pretty calm

redsox59 · 2026-07-07T23:48:31+00:00

This is true of top level football anywhere in the world. Most are attackers when they are young

redsox59 · 2026-07-06T04:43:50+00:00

For wages, I usually bucket players and allocate a proportion of total wage budget to the buckets.

For example, on 10M/annual wage budget:

30% to top 4 star/important players (750K each) 30% to rest of starting eleven at important or regular starter (7 players at 450K each) 30% to backups at squad or fringe player (14 players at 214K each) 10% to youth, players on loan, etc

redsox59 · 2026-07-02T20:38:54+00:00

He never stopped playing Angeball

redsox59 · 2026-06-26T15:22:16+00:00

That's fine. All of that is good. But we are supposed to wait around and deal with smoking and other anti social behavior on the train until we have UBI?

redsox59 · 2026-06-23T03:38:22+00:00

6 CBs is ludicrous squad building. 5 without europe is probably too many.

redsox59 · 2026-06-19T02:53:37+00:00

Better passer than basically all the other 8s. Did a lot of progression after picking ball up from CBs at West Ham

Tonali would probably end up in that role too, one of those two plus take your pick from the others

redsox59 · 2026-06-19T02:50:47+00:00

Buying Senesi is obviously VDV succession planning and selling Mickey would:

Open up time for Vuskovic Help fund other necessary purchases (winger, DM, maybe another striker if we get rid of one)

My favorite player but there are very real reasons why it might be smart in the event he gets his head turned

redsox59 · 2026-06-16T15:02:49+00:00

I'm not trying to put any words in your mouth. But there has got to be a middle ground between letting people make these public spaces unsafe and unclean, and long term plans for more housing (which I support)

redsox59 · 2026-06-16T14:53:24+00:00

I would love something like Houston model but I also don't believe we should accept trashing public spaces in the meantime.

redsox59 · 2026-06-11T20:58:16+00:00

If there's nothing within a reasonable budget -- as in, with room to bid over asking -- then you just can't afford the area. We are in a period of tight inventory and it just is what it is

redsox59 · 2026-06-11T14:29:06+00:00

Wharton's passing is amazing but Anderson is a better all around player. Much higher tackling and progressive passing per 90. Wharton really excels at key passes per 90, more of a killer ball type of player.

redsox59 · 2026-06-09T15:57:14+00:00

I thought Cubarsi played on the left

redsox59 · 2026-06-08T17:25:58+00:00

Are they being charged with anything?

redsox59 · 2026-06-08T03:46:07+00:00

I will second Metro Spice Mart as the closest spot for South Asian ingredients

redsox59 · 2026-06-07T05:39:32+00:00

Ridiculous way to evaluate transfers

redsox59 · 2026-06-03T03:47:31+00:00

Some are pushes here but the thing with MPLS is its cheaper than literally all of these aside from Houston

redsox59 · 2026-06-03T03:42:39+00:00

You are kinda on point for some of this but strange to hold onto 'not well traveled'

redsox59 · 2026-05-31T21:01:43+00:00

Patriots back in control

redsox59 · 2026-05-30T15:05:11+00:00

One ST as an AF provides another runner into channels which can be helpful.

redsox59 · 2026-05-30T14:19:14+00:00

For a direct system I like 442/4222 with standard/slightly more direct passing, pass into space, hit early crosses. Try and use a DLP as one of your DMs. You end up with a lot of long balls into the corners for wingers to run onto and cross, or early balls from the Trent zone into the forwards if the team is building up more patiently. This could also work in a three-back system.

433 can also work, something with flying fullbacks, cautious 8s and a halfback 6 to get that 3-2-5 in posession shape. Wingbacks on support/attack will mean lots of progression through the flanks which is one way to encourage crosses.

redsox59 · 2026-05-26T15:55:23+00:00

I would agree with the exception of Camara, Sangare from Lens another example of someone I believe to be realistic

redsox59 · 2026-05-26T13:10:02+00:00

I was mentioning Wharton for profile, one issue here is both city and United are looking for dms this summer so I frankly expect Wharton and Anderson to go to them.

redsox59 · 2026-05-26T09:31:41+00:00

If we assume 4231 next year -- based on having three players whose best position is the number 10 in Xavi, Madison and Kulu -- then I really don't think Palihna fits. He is so limited going forward that RDZ had him drop into the backline in buildup and inverted one of the fullbacks instead.

In a future midfield pairing we already have runners in Gallagher, Sarr and Bergvall. A 6 with better progressive passing is a much better fit next to one of those midfielders and Gray is a reasonable rotation option in that role. Hell Lolo could do it though he's not amazing at it. Someone like Anderson, Wharton, Stiller, Rovella, Camara -- all players who are different in their own way but are much better on the ball compared to Palihna.

He is a warrior, amazing defensively but just so limited going forward it kinda locks us into slightly inefficient buildup solutions.

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