General EPL Discussion/Housery Thread

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In reply to wangus12 • 12:54p, 10/7/24
AG
you're not going to convince this dude
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3:06p, 10/10/24
So, more and more top stars are calling for something to change with scheduling, saying the are forced to play way too many games with all the extra tournaments, exhibition games, national games, ect.


What's the likelihood of it changing and what is going to change? Just removing some of the exhibition games?

I don't see the EPL relinquishing any games.
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In reply to Texaggie7nine • 3:40p, 10/10/24
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I could see the PL teams trying to pull out of the small cups. The Nations League for all the continents need to go. These international breaks every 4-5 weeks to fly players around the world is a killer.

Unfortunately at the end of the day, money talks.
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5:40a, 10/14/24
Top players are going to have to align (at least within a few of the big leagues) on which competitions they'll play in and which they will boycott. Path of least resistance would likely be to boycott a lot of the new national team games that have been created. Maybe those nations leagues still exist but with B and C team players who don't play as many club games because their clubs aren't in European competitions. The every 4 year tournaments still have the A team players unless a country chooses not to for any number of reasons.

No matter what though, it's going to have be driven by a large group of top players who align and hold the line when they inevitably get branded as selfish by the press no matter what stand they attempt to take.
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9:24a, 10/14/24
AG


It's starting.
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Ghost of Andrew Eaton
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10:37a, 10/14/24
Excellent.
If you say you hate the state of politics in this nation and you don't get involved in it, you obviously don't hate the state of politics in this nation.
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11:56p, 10/17/24
AG
If top stars really wanted to make a stance they would turn down the call ups. And opt to stick at the clubs during the international window.
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wangus12
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In reply to KCup17 • 7:47a, 10/18/24
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KCup17 said:
If top stars really wanted to make a stance they would turn down the call ups. And opt to stick at the clubs during the international window.
Thats really the curious part. Its only the very top echelon of players that this is becoming an issue for. Players that are considered world class who are being asked to play in every match for club and country because of how good they are. Rodri, Haaland, Saka, Van Dijk, Mbappe, Vini Jr, etc. They are the ones that are really racking up the miles because they're playing 38 matches in leagues, 10-16 in CL, another couple in a league cup, some more in a domestic cup. For instance, Real Madrid played 55 competitive matches last year, Man City played 59. Spain & England played 17 competitive matches.

So these top players are being asked to play 65+ times in a calendar year with very little time off. At a minimum, they need to start telling countries no when it comes to the extra international breaks (we now have 3 breaks in the Fall instead of 2). Then they need to have possible conversations with club managers about work loads. Should these very top echelon be playing in a League Cup match against lower competition.

Most teams and players are only playing 40-45 matches. Its only the very best that are being asked to play so much
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8:21a, 10/18/24
If you say you hate the state of politics in this nation and you don't get involved in it, you obviously don't hate the state of politics in this nation.
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10:13a, 10/22/24

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7:01a, 10/28/24
EtH out at Man United. He was so close to having them be a mid table team!
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7:42a, 10/28/24
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Damn Arsenal continue to have no luck this season. We don't even get to play United under ETH
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11:48a, 10/29/24

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8:46a, 11/2/24
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Dirty arsenal trying to hurt players. Tsk tsk.
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9:42a, 11/2/24
AG
Howay the lads! Nice little start to Saturday.
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12:00p, 11/2/24
AG
And it just got better.
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In reply to Furlock Bones • 12:01p, 11/2/24
Who had Forest in 3rd on their Bingo card?
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1:15p, 11/9/24
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1:33p, 11/9/24
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Man Dhabi off the rails.
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1:38p, 11/9/24
Rodri was our team apparently.
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1:45p, 11/9/24
Soccer gods decided to deduct points from City since nobody else would.
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In reply to Furlock Bones • 2:16p, 11/9/24
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Stay humble, eh.
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11:45a, 11/10/24
AG
Howay the lads

Big win today that helps turn the season around.
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Ghost of Andrew Eaton
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In reply to ElCheAg • 12:05p, 11/10/24
ElCheAg said:
Howay the lads

Big win today that helps turn the season around.


For who?
If you say you hate the state of politics in this nation and you don't get involved in it, you obviously don't hate the state of politics in this nation.
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1:48p, 11/10/24
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4:14p, 11/10/24
A little under 30% of the way through the season and 3rd through 11th are separated by 3 points.
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1:01p, 11/11/24
AG
I don't care who your team is, this is pretty cool.

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In reply to Rudyjax • 9:09p, 11/11/24
AG
That is fantastic!
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KCup17
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In reply to Ghost of Andrew Eaton • 11:43a, 11/13/24
AG
Ghost of Andrew Eaton said:
ElCheAg said:
Howay the lads

Big win today that helps turn the season around.


For who?


Howay the lads should have been the giveaway. It's a Geordie phrase
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