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Match Blood Money Cheats v Spurs - 23 Nov @ 17:30

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All the royal familes of Europe were/are interbred. During WW1 the Russian Tzar, German Kaiser and King George V were all first cousins with Queen Victoria being their Grandmother.

There is a lot more to it than simply having the biggest army, you still needed legitimacy and to be able to trace your lineage back to be a King.
Most people who tried to usurp their way in without the lineage to back it up didn't last long even if they had the biggest armies. See Napoleon Bonaparte who crowned himself Emperor and was fighting against half of Europe for virtually his entire reign. The European royals didn't like outsiders for obvious reasons.

That, and people who lop their heads off.
 
We don’t have to cheat, just starting the fucking race would be good

We started the race.
Not that long ago we were stopping them from winning the CL for the first time and were the only team to match them for consistent Top 4 finishes.

The problem is about halfway round said race we stopped to tie up our shoelaces, then got a bit dizzy so wandered off to get a glass of water.
And then seemingly just decided to sit and watch the race instead.
 
I never get this blood money cheat, oil money scum etc.

It’s not like our owner wasn’t a fucking sneaky, little crook. I guess he was white not Arab or Russian so it’s ok then.
He's one person, not a state with dodgy human rights. Most billionaires are cunts, that's usually what you need to be to amass the money they have .
 
They are not ill gotten though,
people don't like
a.) Really old people having obscene amounts of money
b.) Not having the knowledge or money to have spotted the same gap in the market as he did
C.) Him keeping his money and not spending it on our football team

The last one is a bit niche

Don't forget, Lewis worked his way to where he is, financially, by massive amounts of hard work and then using the money to make more money.
Seriously, a new low.

Fictionally ascribing peoples feelings falsely to some, virtual white knight scenario.

Strewth.
 
We started the race.
Not that long ago we were stopping them from winning the CL for the first time and were the only team to match them for consistent Top 4 finishes.

The problem is about halfway round said race we stopped to tie up our shoelaces, then got a bit dizzy so wandered off to get a glass of water.
And then seemingly just decided to sit and watch the race instead.
Some of our support base have suggested that, we should be happy just to be able to watch the race, anything else is just entitlement.
 
Injured : Van de Ven, Romero (foot injured with Argentina), Odobert, Richarlison and probably Kulusevski likely badly bruised shoulder ......... Bentancur (suspended)..... so likely 6 players not available
Spence not in EL squad so needs to play in this game if fit and rest a full back.

Vicario
Porro, Dragusin, Davies, Spence
Sarr, Bissouma, Maddison
Johnson, Solanke, Son​

Subs : Forster, Udogie, Gray, Bergval, Werner, Moore, Lankshear ...... likely two other youngsters on bench
 
He's one person, not a state with dodgy human rights. Most billionaires are cunts, that's usually what you need to be to amass the money they have .
Yeh and what does the rest of the world do about these dodgy human rights? Last time I looked it was sweet fuck all.

It wasn’t long ago the Saudi government chopped up a journalist. Remind me how many sporting events that country went on to hold?

But people will still wet themselves because these states own a football club. Priorities seem a bit askew to me.
 
Yeh and what does the rest of the world do about these dodgy human rights? Last time I looked it was sweet fuck all.

It wasn’t long ago the Saudi government chopped up a journalist. Remind me how many sporting events that country went on to hold?

But people will still wet themselves because these states own a football club. Priorities seem a bit askew to me.
It’s all lip service. Look at all the oligarchs they are free to roam the world despite sanctions. In fact there are plenty of Russians holidaying all over the world whilst their country has invaded and continuously bombing another sovereign state. Whilst also seeing 1000s of their fellow country men being killed for Putins vanity. They don’t give a fuck. Likewise all the BS around the Middle East / Arab countries. Everyone still goes on holiday to Dubai and the like. Whilst Saudi is not a holiday destination yet they still do a lot of business with U.K. and EU countries. It’s all lip service.
 
And MBS literally ordered the murder and dismemberment of a journalist in an embassy on foreign soil for daring to speak ill of his regime.

Levels. I think that's the argument. Nubile young women whoring themselves of their own free will versus being head of a regime that murders people for personal reasons.
I find that speaking to dullards like him to be a soul dispiriting experience, knowing that people who would be sectioned years ago are not only allowed to walk the streets, but have access to computers.
I'm not even going to ask..........
Seriously, a new low.

Fictionally ascribing peoples feelings falsely to some, virtual white knight scenario.

Strewth.
I have no idea what you are talking about.

I can't stand Lewis, but have a grudging respect for the fact that the guy went from being shit poor to stupid rich through hard graft, effort and working the system. He's never been to jail for what he did to get rich, and even the US government couldn't nail him a couple of years ago - and he voluntarily walked into their jurisdiction to clear himself.

Unlike a lot of know all's on here, I don't claim to have some inner working knowledge of the guy, apart from the fact that his desire to make himself and his heirs stupidly rich remains undiminished, and doesn't include frittering away any of his money on making Spurs champions of anything.
 
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