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Can't renew contracts, can't buy new players, can't sell match tickets, can't re-stock merch. Essentially anything that will generate "new" cash that could be filtered to Abramovich is off the table. All expenditures have to come out of any funds that they currently have in the bank, or any money that is already owed to them that hasn't yet been paid (loan/transfer fees). They also have to continue to pay out on the transfer fees they owe. They also have a budget on travel of 20,000. Looks like they'll be on a bus to Europe .

I'm looking forward to a full-strength Bayern in the CL run-in.

Christian Gross is available. Bruno Labbadia... even better.

I don't typically follow the politics here because it's all depressing and I don't have time for shit that brings me down. Neither party has managed to provide a decent candidate since Obama left office and now they're both in rebuild mode. I would argue that the Republicans haven't had a decent candidate since Romney. Biden got the Dem backing because he was the least objectionable option and might pull some left-leaning Republicans. Now you have a sect of the right breaking away and calling themselves pro-Trump Republicans because they just want to ride the popularity of the far right redneck regime. It truly is a scary transitional period for this country and I've told my wife on more than one occasion now that this feels like the beginning of the end of this country. I have tended to vote Democrat as my party of choice (with a few exceptions) only because I feel like the Republican party is trapped in the 1700's. They want to cling to the Constitution, word for word, and refuse to acknowledge that it was intended to be a framework for how a government should operate, not a rigid rulebook. Our forefathers never had to contemplate mass shootings, social security, immigration, and healthcare crises. By the same token, I feel like the far left are a bunch of fucking whiners who are offended by everything. Every setback is blamed on the Republicans and if you're opinion differs then you must be a racist. They have lost touch with reality. At this point in my life all I'm looking for from my government is security, infrastructure, and healthcare. I don't want to be shot, I don't want to be dependent on barrels of oil, and I want to be able to go to the doctor without losing my ass in medical expenses. The rest of it can fuck off.

Same here. I was trying to figure out why I wasn't seeing his posts. Oh right, blocked a long while ago .

Valencia in the Copa del Rey final. I expect Betis to pull though against Rayo and they'll be the favorites with the final being hosted in Sevilla.

https://www.kicker.de/die-zeichen-bei-kalajdzic-stehen-auf-abschied-892475/artikel Kalajdzic likely leaving Stuttgart in the summer. Predictable really.

I had to laugh at a few excerpts from this article. First of all, who names their kid Peter Peters? Wtf. And then there was Schalke. The club who, with their Gazprom-sponsored shirts, were the ultimate symbol of Russian soft power in Germany’s economy and pop culture for so long. At the weekend, the club decided to cover up the company’s logo. On Monday, they announced they would be cutting ties completely. For many, this decision was overdue. Despite unrelenting criticism from the media and their own fans, Schalke had always held fast to the Gazprom partnership. At times, they barely even tried to play down its political dimension. In 2014, just weeks after the Russian annexation of Crimea, then-CEO Clemens Tonnies said that he and the team were planning to visit the Kremlin at Putin’s invitation. In the end the visit never took place, but the nasty aftertaste lingered. On Saturday evening, Tonnies’ former colleague Peter Peters wilted as he was interviewed on Das Aktuelle Sportstudio, the German equivalent of Match of the Day. Peters had been Schalke’s chief financial officer when they signed the Gazprom deal in 2006, and he is now running to become president of the German FA. As such, he found himself walking a tightrope between defending the club’s past behaviour and welcoming their U-turn at the weekend. The result was a car-crash interview for the ages. Peters was so nervous that when the presenter welcomed him to the studio, he said “welcome” in response. Later, as he shifted uncomfortably in his seat like a three-year-old in need of the toilet, he described the Gazprom sponsorship as “sweet poison”.

I'm so proud. From Trump to this guy.

The Ides of March approacheth. I think this is the best outcome for the world. I'd like to think that those around him worry about setting the country back decades in foreign policy, economic potential, and human rights, not just the size of their wallets.

Hmmm, I wonder who is available that could replace Mazepin.

This has been coming for awhile. He wants a big contract and Wolfsburg are looking to rebuild with younger players. I could see him going to MLS.

Hell of a statement by Schalke. They've been sponsored by Gazprom for as long as I can remember.

Cutting off Russia's funds will get to the bottom of this. They're still very dependent on the west when it comes to banking, finance, cash flow, etc. as was mentioned above. When the Russian moneymen start getting hit in the pocket they will put pressure on Putin. The question is will anyone have the balls to do it?

Now I'm hungry for bakaclava.

I had the same issue. I went in and deleted all my cookies and reset the browser and it was fine after that.

Yikes.

Supposed to be 18 and partly sunny in Cincy today. Yesterday wasn't quite as warm but it was nice to feel the sun. Love it.