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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik (@Rood) and Imran (@Annihilate Now!) are here to discuss three 1-1 draws.
The first got us knocked out of the FA Cup, the next puts us in a good position in our Round of 16 Europa League game, and the latest was an actual decent performance against Arsenal at Old Trafford.
All hopes for the season now rest on the Europa League - does Amorim have the squad to win it?
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TheMagicFoolBus replied to the thread Chelsea 2024/25.They both are good at different things. Disasi is much better in the air and as a box defender. Chalobah is miles better as a passer and is a much better 1v1 defender, especially in wide areas. Given that it should be relatively rare that...
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TheMagicFoolBus replied to the thread Chelsea 2024/25.40m seems steep to be honest. We paid €45m in the summer of 2023 and he signed a 6 year deal - so he has €30m/£25m of book value left as of this summer. (@Mb194dc) I think we'd take £30m and it'd be reasonable for all parties. In general there...
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TheMagicFoolBus replied to the thread NBA 2024-2025.Completely predictable and criminal management: On a related note, what the feck is Nick Nurse doing???
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TheMagicFoolBus replied to the thread F1 Season 2025.Apologies for the dumb question but I've joined for the first time this year - would you mind clarifying the format / scoring?
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TheMagicFoolBus replied to the thread Christopher Vivell | 25th Feb 2025: Appointed Director of Recruitment on permanent deal.It's hard to say. Things were so chaotic that it is impossible to know the extent to which he was or wasn't responsible for things. I believe the only window he worked for us full time was the winter of the 22/23 season - when we went bonkers...
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TheMagicFoolBus replied to the thread Christopher Vivell | 25th Feb 2025: Appointed Director of Recruitment on permanent deal.This is more or less exactly what happened. Believe Vivell thought he'd have a lot more autonomy and responsibility than he wound up having in practice.
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TheMagicFoolBus replied to the thread Is there a modern candidate to go up against the All-Gullit xi?.As loathe as everyone is to admit it, the correct answer might be 11 Van Dijks. Unlikely to concede much and would be basically impossible to deal with on set pieces. Excellent on the ball and there is the inherent safety net of winning pretty...
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TheMagicFoolBus replied to the thread NBA 2024-2025.Social media and the nature of online highlights has made these guys scared of getting embarrassed. It's cooler to not try than it is to get dunked on. A lot of this comes from the best players in the league who disproportionately set the...
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TheMagicFoolBus replied to the thread Club ownership | Senior management team talk.Also vetoing Bruno paying for the staff out of his own pocket? Thin skinned and pathetic.
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TheMagicFoolBus replied to the thread Enzo Maresca - Chelsea manager - Sack watch.I probably came across as too abrasive initially in responding to you but with respect I would also suggest that I'm more plugged in with Chelsea than you are - so I feel quite comfortably saying that Poch's tactics were genuinely...
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TheMagicFoolBus replied to the thread Enzo Maresca - Chelsea manager - Sack watch.Results were only good on the surface if you ignore that we got smoked 5-0 by Arsenal and then drew 2-2 with Villa before our "good" period of 5 wins to close the season. And even then of those 5 wins, we were outplayed by Forest and Bournemouth...
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TheMagicFoolBus replied to the thread Enzo Maresca - Chelsea manager - Sack watch.It's absolutely not a fair question; we didn't actually finish the season all that well but had a couple flukey results. Poch is a dinosaur of the modern game.
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TheMagicFoolBus replied to the thread Sam Kerr | Found not guilty of racially aggravated harassment.Why the feck are Australian pieces that came out defending her and would subsequently be proved to be correct in a court of law triggering you to this extent? You probably should take a step back and self-evaluate why you are so angry about your...
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TheMagicFoolBus replied to the thread Sam Kerr | Found not guilty of racially aggravated harassment.No one has said that men can't feel threatened. But you are being obtuse if you think that those fears are even remotely comparable in terms of rationality.
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TheMagicFoolBus replied to the thread Sam Kerr | Found not guilty of racially aggravated harassment.What are you even trying to argue here? Good grief, this is embarrassing