edd_jedi said:
Maybe it's time to ditch penalties in their current format altogether, they are so subjective and almost guarantee a goal (unless England are taking them in a tournament.) Something like a hockey penalty where it's a one on one from the half way line would be a bit easier for both teams to swallow and not so controversial.
You also only get 8 seconds to score in hockey. Rebounds are fine so you can have a dozen shots but once 8 seconds is up the ball is dead, even if it's en route to the goal.
lejackal said:
Coutinho off to Barca for £140 mil. Weasel will be thrilled
Nope. Livid.
I just don't see what benefit Liverpool get from selling now as opposed to in the summer.
They would still have got 120m+ in the summer and wouldn't have lost one of their better players mid season and potentially have to integrate any replacement.
He was under contract, it wasn't due to expire anytime soon so Pool should have told Barca to **** off until the summer. Or insisted the price started with a 2 (and had 8 zeros after it).
I get the player wanted to go, but so what? He has a contract. Pool say 'we don't wanna sell, if Barca insist they want him we want 200m+ now, or are happy to discuss a summer sale now otherwise you aint going anywhere.'
The sale is good news for Pool's rivals for CL spots and bad news for Pool's chances of making CL and their remote chance of winning it this year. WHY shoot yourself in the foot? It makes no sense to me.
As it is one of Spain's big two has got away with blatantly tapping up and unsettling a player YET AGAIN. How many times is that? Bale, Modric, Ronaldo, Alonso, Suarez, Coutinho etc etc.
DDG is currently getting it, as is Courtious and Hazard. ANY other clubs in Europe and UEFA wud be all over it. Barca and Real do it and they do nothing. :roll: