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He'll be gone next summer.  Hopefully we get 50-60m out of him.  He just signed a permanent contract this summer after being on loan from France.  It was either Rennes or Lens, can't remember which.  Or was it Reims?

On 16/09/2023 at 18:01, Michael said:

Yes, to be honest, Stuttgart did well to keep him. Newcastle United and Fulham among other clubs, were really interested in him this summer, but Stuttgart kept him in the end. Guirassy has scored an incredible 8 Bundesliga goals in just 4 matches so far this season.

Scored in the cup match against Bahlingen as well.  

Pole Position - Which driver will post the fastest lap in Q3?

Verstappen

Podium - Which drivers will finish the Grand Prix in the top three positions?

1. Verstappen

2. Hamilton

3. Leclerc

Random Driver - Predict the finishing position of this week's random driver, Lewis Hamilton.

P2

Bonus Question - Predict this year's pole position time in light of the adapted track layout. (The last DRY pole position time comes from Charles Leclerc on a 1:36.2 back in 2019). Anything within 1 second will receive 5 points.

1:34

11 hours ago, Dr. Gonzo said:

I haven't played FM in a while, but my resume in that was about as incredible as any manager in the history of the world

Ok, you're back in the running.

8 hours ago, Devil said:

Thanks for asking, I'm not going to lie I've had a bad period. I decided to come online less as I need to get my head clear. 

To top it off my mum who suffers with COPD recently got Covid and ended up in hospital for a period. Thankfully she's on the mend now and she's home. 

Wishing her and you all the best. Get back on when you can.

46 minutes ago, Dr. Gonzo said:

FTFY

Actually @Devil-Dick Willie sold himself better a couple posts above so I'm going with him.  You've got nothing on your resume.

In all honesty I'd say van Gaal or Nagelsmann.  Bayern have offered up Nagelsmann for free now as long as the DFB pays all of his salary.  I'm not sure that his personality would work with the national team players though as he is known to be pouty and abrasive if he doesn't get his way.

I am intrigued about van Gaal though.  I'd be happy with that appointment.

Enter Bruno.

10 hours ago, El Profesor said:

I thought van Gaal had retired from coaching after the World Cup. Having said that, I think he's a really good option for Germany. He's someone who can build a team and give it cohesion in a short time, and you can definitely count that he will demand german players to give it all. 

Germany needs a quick fix, to be somewhat competitive in less than a year and that was exactly what he did for Netherlands in last year's World Cup. He took over in 2021 and while his dutch team didn't play brilliant football, it was a really tough team to beat.

 

I believe he said that he was done with club football but he's still interested in managing a national team.

Speaking of Discord, I haven't seen @Devil on there in a long while.  You doing OK mate?

Paderborn 2-2 Wehen

Nürnberg 3-2 Fürth

Karlsruhe 3-1 Lautern

Rostock 2-2 Düsseldorf

Elversberg 2-3 Hamburg

Schalke 1-2 Magdeburg

Hertha BSC 3-1 Braunschweig

St Pauli 2-2 Kiel

Hannover 2-0 Osnabrück

Bayern 2-2 Leverkusen

Leipzig 3-0 Augsburg

Freiburg 2-2 Dortmund

Wolfsburg 1-2 Union

Mainz 1-2 Stuttgart

Köln 1-1 Hoffenheim

Bochum 1-2 Frankfurt

Heidenheim 2-2 Bremen

Darmstadt 2-2 Gladbach

2 hours ago, Tommy said:

Thinking of the guy who literally became known as Löw's assistant as a breath of fresh air. 

To be fair that was the prevailing thought at the time, especially after he played such flowing football at Bayern.  His stock was on the up and it seemed like a great appointment.

12 hours ago, Tommy said:

Sammer hasn't had a coaching gig in ages tho. Last time was Stuttgart? 2005 or something. 

True but he's been involved with Dortmmm.... wait.  Nevermind.

An article I read mentioned Oliver Glasner or Mattias Sammer.  Those aren't bad shouts actually.  Sammer was hard as nails and might instill some of that grit that's needed.  Glasner did well at Frankfurt before he fell out with the board there.  Not sure if he could handle all the egos of a NT though.  I think I'd lean toward Sammer.

24 minutes ago, Viva la FCB said:

 

 

He is the logical choice.  Question is whether he'd go for it or will he wait out the Dortmund job.

6 minutes ago, Tommy said:

How's Rüdiger doing for Real Madrid? I don't always get the criticism he gets from some. Personality and player wise, he's definitely someone I'd want on my team. 

No love for Tah? 

Wasn't sure if he had been called up somewhere else.  Also, I'd add Hany Mukhtar from Nashville in the MLS.  The guy is unreal.

Don't know much about Rudiger.  All I know is that the CB pairings haven't been working out.

Just for the hell of it I put together a 23-man squad of players that I would pick.  Some are incumbents but others deserve a shot at least.  Maybe it's a stupid list, but this team needs some grit. 

Attack: Füllkrug, Ducksch, Werner, Burkhardt, Adeyemi, Moukoko, Hofmann

Midfield: Brandt, Kimmich, Neuhaus, Arnold, Wirtz, Musiala

Defense: Bella-Kotchap, Günter, Knoche, Andrich, Ginter, Raum, Henrichs, Wolf

GK: Ter Stegen, Baumann

I'm going to keep beating this drum until I see changes.  Stop calling up the same fucking fools that are underperforming.  Why are Schlotterbeck, Rudiger, Gnabry, Muller, Can, etc. still in this team?  If you're going to lose then at least be blooding the newest batch of players so that there is some semblance of chemistry between them between now and next summer. 

And fuck all the umlauts... I can't be arsed.

Kate Winslet and Penelope Cruz off the top of my head.  Rachel Wiesz (sp?) was hot af in the Mummy movies.

1 hour ago, Devil-Dick Willie said:

How was it, I love both bands and have seen them separate and together!

I have electric callboy tickets for end of year

Unfortunately I didn't get to go. Had parenting responsibilities with kids sports, etc. and with our packed schedules I couldn't make it work. Had to sell the tickets. 

18 hours ago, Dr. Gonzo said:

Tbh I don't know, I just assumed so because it's a USA basketball team 

Yeah I was expecting a "dream team" lineup, but honestly I lost interest in the NBA so these might be the best...I just know them.

Just looked at the US roster, who the fuck are these guys?  I'm way out of touch with pro basketball 

1 hour ago, Dr. Gonzo said:

lol that's embarassing for the USA. Team full of NBA players should probably be winning this but lol no.

Was it?  I don't recall seeing too many names there that meant anything to me.  I don't exactly follow the NBA that closely though.

22 minutes ago, Rucksackfranzose said:

 

Small correction, next weekend, this weekend is that dull International break. Annoying since we were beginning to gel the last 2 matches.

Ah yes, the stupid international break.  Funny the difference between countries who observe the international break and those that don't.  Spain's 2nd league doesn't stop for international breaks so they are on next weekend.