Football, fools gold, super oil money ? the scourge of the game ?

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Re: Football, fools gold, super oil money ? the scourge of the game ?

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If it gets football off the box except for Sky I will be happy.
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Cousin Jack wrote: Mon Jul 24, 2023 5:33 pm If it gets football off the box except for Sky I will be happy.
There's hardly any on non subscription TV.
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DefTrap wrote: Mon Jul 24, 2023 5:58 pm
Cousin Jack wrote: Mon Jul 24, 2023 5:33 pm If it gets football off the box except for Sky I will be happy.
There's hardly any on non subscription TV.
Hardly any is too much.
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Cousin Jack wrote: Mon Jul 24, 2023 6:14 pm
DefTrap wrote: Mon Jul 24, 2023 5:58 pm
Cousin Jack wrote: Mon Jul 24, 2023 5:33 pm If it gets football off the box except for Sky I will be happy.
There's hardly any on non subscription TV.
Hardly any is too much.
Is your remote control broken?
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Cousin Jack wrote: Mon Jul 24, 2023 5:33 pm If it gets football off the box except for Sky I will be happy.
Even if they take women's football the BBC will just find an even more niche version to put on.
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What ? when it becomes too expensive for moaning licence payers to stomach? Can't win really.

Ladies footy is hardly niche any more.
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Supermofo wrote: Mon Jul 24, 2023 4:19 pm I see Al-Hilal have offered £259m for Mbappé, possibly for only 1 season.
With wages the deal is reportedly worth £604m for the year. He apparently wants to go to Real Madrid on a free transfer.
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Pirahna wrote: Tue Jul 25, 2023 9:08 am
Supermofo wrote: Mon Jul 24, 2023 4:19 pm I see Al-Hilal have offered £259m for Mbappé, possibly for only 1 season.
With wages the deal is reportedly worth £604m for the year. He apparently wants to go to Real Madrid on a free transfer.
Not a bad wage that...