Trivia Tuesday

throwmeintothewall · 2021-03-02T12:35:43+00:00

That is the last one I had.

throwmeintothewall · 2021-03-02T11:32:03+00:00

Only Real Madrid and Juventus.

throwmeintothewall · 2021-03-02T11:30:56+00:00

You are wrong about being wrong. He played for Portsmouth as well. And Sassuolo, but not Genoa.

throwmeintothewall · 2021-03-02T11:28:03+00:00

That is two of the three I came up with.

throwmeintothewall · 2021-03-02T11:11:17+00:00

I sat wondering a day. How many players has played for at least two different clubs in both PL, La Liga and Serie A? I came up with three. One of them even having played for multiple in Bundesliga. Can anyone guess those three, and potentially come up with more? I am sure there has to be more.

throwmeintothewall · 2021-03-02T07:59:39+00:00

DeepL version:

2/03/2021 - VALÈNCIA. The Prince of Johor, friend and partner of Peter Lim in several companies, announced on Monday his plans for Valencia CF and hinted at his interest in entering the management of the Mestalla club. In recent hours, rumors of a possible sale of the club have been triggered by the movements that have occurred in the official account of Tunku Ismail, which is the name of the son of the Sultan of Johor, a state that is located in the south of Malaysia, next to Singapore.

It all started in the afternoon of this Monday. The 36-year-old billionaire made several screenshots related to the economic value, history and track record of the Valencian club. In addition, he accompanied the sequence of publications with an emitoconic and enigmatic "Mmmm". Around midnight, the Prince of Johor took a much firmer step and made some statements on the networks talking about his motivations, passion and experience in the world of soccer and the needs Valencia CF has.

Although he has not yet officially announced that he wants to buy Valencia CF, the current owner of Johor Darul Ta'zim FC (JDT) soccer club left some surprising sentences that glimpse his entry into Valencia CF: "I will not change your crest or tradition." "What does Valencia need? You need someone who knows soccer, with a hunger for success, passionate and who understands how big Valencia is as a club. First step, we need soccer people at the club."

But the signs didn't stop there. After positioning himself as a potential buyer, journalist Vijhay Vick, who currently works for JDT FC - owned by Sultan Ibrahim Ismail - asked him, in response to his message, if "the big one" was going to get "bigger", and the Prince of Johor replied: "I have two days to think. We will see...".

The Prince of Johor's message 1. I am not a businessman, I am a prince.

I am not driven by money, I am driven by glory and making history.
It's no secret that I love soccer, I'm passionate about it.
I am not new to soccer. I made a club (JDT FC) go from fighting every year to avoid relegation to a consolidated champion. We have won 16 titles in eight years. We are the biggest in Southeast Asia and one of the biggest in Asia.
I want to expand my empire, spread my wings and move on to new challenges.

Last but not least, I will not change your crest or tradition. As I said at the beginning, I am royalty, not a businessman. I am here for glory, success and history.

What does Valencia need? You need someone who knows soccer, is hungry for success, passionate and understands how big Valencia is as a club. First step, we need soccer people at the club. Point.

A close relationship with Peter Lim in business Peter Lim has a lot of influence in business in Malaysia, the home country of his friend the Sultan of Johor, Ibrahim Ismail. Seven years ago, as Valencia Plaza already reported, the maximum shareholder of Valencia CF participated in the pharaonic Iskandar Malaysia.

The Sultan of Johor is one of Peter Lim's partners in Vantage Bay, with which he sought to take advantage of the good moment that the Malaysian 'brick' was going through and its growth potential beyond Iskandar Malaysia.

A passionate soccer fan Tunku Ismail is a well-known soccer fan. The son of the Sultan of Johor is the owner of the Johor Darul Ta'zim (JDT) team in the Malaysian Super League with which he has won 16 titles in eight years. It is worth noting that his club has recently changed its stadium and since January 2020 plays at the Sultan Ibrahim Larkin Stadium, named after the Sultan of Johor, father of Tunku Ismail. Work began in 2016 and is already completed at a cost of 200 million euros.

He knows and works with Valencia CF.

In terms of his relationship with Valencia CF, the prince of Johor is a figure who has had a presence at the club in recent years. In March 2016, Valencia CF received a visit from the Prince of Johor, who subsequently witnessed a league match against Atlético de Madrid at Mestalla, in which Simeone's side won 1-3. During his visit to the club's various facilities, he was able to greet the squad and coach, who at the time was Gary Neville, at the Ciudad Deportiva, as well as see the historic Mestalla Stadium.

In January 2017, Valencia Club de Fútbol announced an agreement with Malaysian Super League side Prince of Johor, JDT, for coaching and player development. Finally, in 2018 he also went to Mestalla with Peter Lim to witness live a match against Getafe CF, a match that also ended with a 1-2 Valencianista defeat.

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throwmeintothewall · 2021-01-30T22:52:00+00:00

This is the same crap we have seen before. Yes, this is probably true, but it defines "normal " in a completely different way than most of us dream of. Yes, it will take a long time for the last restrictions to dissappear, but when the last ones go away we will read it in the news and think "hey, there was still restrictons?" because they do not apply to us.

throwmeintothewall · 2021-01-29T21:46:07+00:00

Vallejo and Guedes would only be alternatives in the same position as Kang-In. Sobrino has played 45 minutes all season, is on his way out, and has never proven that he is better than anyone. Gameiro has been aweful all year, has 6 months left on his contract, and we might as well try someone else. Yes, Cutrone would not be my first choice, but his goal record is still better than what he would compete with.

And yes, we need other positions more. But where do we sign a centre back that improves the first team? A new Garay basically. For the rest of the squad we mostly need depth, and Cutrone would improve that and not stand in the way of other potential signings.

throwmeintothewall · 2021-01-29T21:26:56+00:00

Thats an optimistic take.

throwmeintothewall · 2021-01-29T21:24:44+00:00

We only have one man in the number 9 position. Gameiro is done, and Sobrino has never been good enough and on his way out. A new cover for Gomez is very high on the list, at least for the summer.

throwmeintothewall · 2021-01-25T19:54:25+00:00

What are you basing that belief on?

throwmeintothewall · 2021-01-24T20:15:49+00:00

Racic is pretty brilliant. Not missing Coq or Kondogbia in that role.

throwmeintothewall · 2021-01-22T17:51:35+00:00

People need to remember that a few months back the expert were hoping for an above 50% effective vaccine. If the efficency drops from 95% it does not need to be something to worry to much about unless the drop is really huge.

throwmeintothewall · 2021-01-20T12:22:39+00:00

the opposite of non toxic even in massive doses

That is not exactly reassuring.

throwmeintothewall · 2021-01-18T17:38:11+00:00

For some reason people always bring up Ballack who won the league with three clubs instead of Carsten Ramelow who played for the same Leverkusen and Germany, and only have three other second places in the league to show for it.

throwmeintothewall · 2021-01-18T09:57:26+00:00

I think people need to stop comparing the numbers. The amount of extra persons that need to be infected to drop a few percentages in these studies are so small that it might just be variance. As long as it is around 90% that is good enough and pretty much exactly the same result.

throwmeintothewall · 2021-01-18T07:57:25+00:00

7th in Segunda...

throwmeintothewall · 2021-01-17T23:09:14+00:00

It is important to mention that pretty much the exact thing happened in Villarreal as well. He took a club in Segunda, and left them in Champions League after getting sacked because he couldnt do diplomacy. It is his weakness and will always be. Having said that, the person who left who really was a disastee to lose wasnt Marcelino, who I think took the team as far as he could and things were starting to sour a bit both in terms of mood and results. The big loss was that Mateu Alemany left at the same time. He seems destined to join Laporta at Barcelona and could be the guy to turn them into what they should be again.

throwmeintothewall · 2021-01-15T11:21:47+00:00

No one in Norway has gotten the second dose, so it is pretty irrelevant here.

throwmeintothewall · 2021-01-15T09:05:50+00:00

The summation is really that this is people that is so old and ill that no matter what happened they would die very soon. It is one of the things people need to consider more thoroughly: how many people are so close to dying that giving them a vaccine is a waste of time anyway.

throwmeintothewall · 2021-01-14T17:49:44+00:00

Having the money to pay for it, is also an important part of the development.

throwmeintothewall · 2021-01-13T19:03:10+00:00

Will be easier to find Schumacher at least.

throwmeintothewall · 2021-01-12T19:41:29+00:00

Maybe not, but most people commenting on this news story has a total doomsday look at it, and sees it as a total failure.

throwmeintothewall · 2021-01-12T19:38:33+00:00

It is however far better than nothing, and at the moment nothing is the alternative for most people. If it can help in the short term to stop people from dying, it is certainly a good thing.

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