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    The Deadline Day ITK Discussion Thread - 1st September

    Is this another “lessons learned” window?
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    Harry Kane

    He will be here til January when he tells DL that he’s open to a new deal. They negotiate a deal where “all things are agreed” and at the last minute Kane asks for changes to the deal. The window closes, he doesn’t sign a new deal, and leaves on a free. Kane can rightfully say that he fulfilled...
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    US College Football thread

    If LSU wins this week @Auburn, then I could see the TN/LSU game being the ESPN night game.
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    US College Football thread

    I think we are better but not good enough to compete for the East. Our offense is great but I'm afraid that our strategy is only to score more than the other guy. At some point, the defense has to make stops. There was only 1 punt in the entire game yesterday and FL was like 5/6 on 4th downs...
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    More predictable results

    I would think that this is just common sense but someone thought it was necessary to do and academic study of it….The more money pouring into a league/team means the results are more predictable. I did find it interesting that home field advantage is still present but it has greatly been...
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    The Daily ITK Discussion Thread - 20th August 2021

    Over the years I have learned to keep my expectations very low regarding Spurs transfer windows. I expect zero signings every window. That way I’m pleasantly surprised when we sign someone instead of devastated and let down when we have a poor window. I never get my hopes up because I don’t...
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    Lionel Messi

    Messi has never won the Europa Conference League trophy. That just might be the draw that brings him to North London.
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    European Super League Mega Thread

    If UEFA bans the 12 teams from European competition for a year, then it would surely have an affect on the TV revenue that UEFA will earn. Will people want to watch Champions League games like Lazio vs Villareal or Leeds United vs Real Betis?
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    European Super League Mega Thread

    A salary cap would bring parity to the English game however the problem would then come from the continent. I'm not an expert on Brexit and the EU but they way I understand it, a salary cap goes against certain workers rights within the EU. If the PL instituted a salary cap which it could now...
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    European Super League Mega Thread

    This is why the "Earn it" and meritocracy arguments against the SL fall apart. No one can honestly say that Chelsea, City, and PSG has worked hard and earned their recent successes. They bought them! You can't have it both ways. You can't say teams must earn their places in competitions...
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    European Super League Mega Thread

    I'm torn as to how I feel about this for several reasons. This big one is the greed. This is a power move for money, plain and simple. Clubs has suffered huge revenue losses over the past 18 months and this is a possible bailout for the top ones. I also fear what may happen to the domestic...
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    Super League - for or against?

    I'm torn as to how I feel about this for several reasons. This big one is the greed. This is a power move for money, plain and simple. Clubs has suffered huge revenue losses over the past 18 months and this is a possible bailout for the top ones. I also fear what may happen to the domestic...
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    Premier League officially postponed until 17th of June

    You think UEFA would use current coefficient to determine who gets into European spots next season? If that's the case then it would be City, Liverpool, United, Arsenal in CL and us and Chelsea in Europa. Leicester and Wolves are the next on the list. If City get banned, then that would be...
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    Race for The Top 10

    I’m probably going to get plenty of negative ratings for this but what the hell... Could missing out on Europe next year be a good thing for next season? Since we have a fair amount of internationals playing in the Euros over the summer, could it work in our favor to have them only playing once...
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    Race for The Top 10

    Even if Leicester make top 4, what is their coefficient? Wouldn't they pretty much be a lock for pot 4?
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