*** The Official 26/27 Premier League Thread ***

[MartyFunkhouser]

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Interesting but not shocked. I was told years back that one reason that Qatar and the UAE invested so much into Sports and sports sponsorship (esp horse racing) was to leverage the power and influence higher up the food chain with diplomatic relations.

 

[Glenda's Legs]

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Interesting but not shocked. I was told years back that one reason that Qatar and the UAE invested so much into Sports and sports sponsorship (esp horse racing) was to leverage the power and influence higher up the food chain with diplomatic relations.

Didn't similar happen with the Saudis when buying Saudi Sportswashing Machine? If I remember correctly there were delays getting clearance through the fit and proper persons test and they allegedly used back channels to the Johsnon government to get the approval pushed through?

 

[MartyFunkhouser]

Didn't similar happen with the Saudis when buying Saudi Sportswashing Machine? If I remember correctly there were delays getting clearance through the fit and proper persons test and they allegedly used back channels to the Johsnon government to get the approval pushed through?

Yep........

There were rumours before that Qatar had ploughed so much money into UK racing sponsorship that had they pulled it at the time they would have basically come close to bankrupting half the sport and they used that as leverage.

 

[metalgear]

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Interesting but not shocked. I was told years back that one reason that Qatar and the UAE invested so much into Sports and sports sponsorship (esp horse racing) was to leverage the power and influence higher up the food chain with diplomatic relations.

wow the audacity to bring it up out in the clear....

 

[Rafa87]

Whilst the minutes applause was taking place I said to someone “quite fancy Joao Pedro” to score tonight…

31 seconds

 

[Yiddo]

That was tinkle poor keeping.

 

[Rafa87]

1-1 Sanchez lets one go through him which is the 7,008th time in this game he’s flapped at the ball.

 

[Yiddo]

Think he was expecting the cross.

 

[MartyFunkhouser]

Some game this

 

[Rafa87]

Fulham are so chaotic they’re sort of good and bad at the same time. Playing passes at the back where it feels like even they aren’t completely sure where the ball is headed.

Fun to watch going forward though.

 

[Zavod 311]

can u imagine our number 10 making that run

 

[Spoonman]

Makes me weep looking at the quality in the Chelsea front 3. The contrast is stark.

 

[Rorschach]

Crap decision. That was a good tackle.

 

[Rorschach]

Get in

 

[Rafa87]

Such a fun game this.

 

[yiddo37]

Good reaction from the Fulham player there.
Why don't gk's catch the ball anymore? Punch, parry, flap...

 

[Kandi1977]

That was tinkle poor keeping.

He's the gift that keeps on giving!

 

[Kandi1977]

can u imagine our number 10 making that run

I can. But the ball would get stuck under his feet, and he'd fall over (and probably do his ACL)

 

[Rafa87]

Reece James clearly pulls the bloke to the floor then gets in his face and starts wagging his finger at him as if he dived . So much finger wagging he’s probably out for three months with ligament damage now.