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The big 5

Posted by betosneck User icon on September 30, 2026, 1:03 pm

The shite - decades of inflated sponsorship from around the world, very little local love in comparison, ripped up their neighbourhood to expand

United - a billion in debt, holes in the roof, decent under one manger in the 90s/2000s, lucky getting a player or two here and there, paid no attention to the rules in recruiting from outside their area

Chelsea - russian oligarch money, illegal accounting, started the whole shite

Arsenal - well funded but just haven't done all of the underhand stuff needed to be great. Reinvented the 80s corner tactics to finally get over the line.

City - aye..well

Football is shite really isn't it. These are the top 5 teams in the 'best league in the world's and it's all propped up with foreign coin

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Posted by AndyIsOurKing User icon on September 30, 2026, 5:42 pm, in reply to "The big 5"

Elephant
Rhino
Lion
Leopard
Buffalo

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Posted by Dick-Ronson User icon on September 30, 2026, 8:30 pm, in reply to "Re: The big 5"

Tigers are well better than Buffaloes, and what about Sharks?

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Posted by AndyIsOurKing User icon on September 30, 2026, 8:55 pm, in reply to "Re: The big 5"

Tigers are grrrrreeeeaaaatt !
Sharks not so much

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Posted by Heisenberg Blue User icon on September 30, 2026, 4:13 pm, in reply to "The big 5"

Premier League footy is dead. Everything that attracted us to it has been removed. All the stuff added is for the middle classes and their attitudes and expectations

"When I think of Everton, I think of Howard Kendall"

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Posted by StringerBellend01 User icon on September 30, 2026, 1:43 pm, in reply to "The big 5"

Snide six it is mate. The cartel can spend spend spend

I wanna moonwalk son but life’s a shithouse

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Posted by Spart User icon on September 30, 2026, 1:05 pm, in reply to "The big 5"

Come on fella, you've gotta put Spurs in there too...get yer thinking cap on.

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Posted by Hand_in_Glove User icon on September 30, 2026, 1:24 pm, in reply to "Re: The big 5"

Spurs - Broken no rules* & achieved NOTHING of note.

*that we know of yet

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Posted by Bertram_Wooster User icon on September 30, 2026, 2:48 pm, in reply to "Re: The big 5"

I've got the UEFA Cup on Line 1...

Got it all together and I'm ready to seethe.

Getting round paywalls:

https://archive.vn/ Post the link in here and you get the article.

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Posted by Domi5 User icon on September 30, 2026, 1:36 pm, in reply to "Re: The big 5"

Everton tried arguing that of course there was no sporting advantage, we we're still shit.

The commission said there was an advantage you just didn't use it ...at least they were right about something!

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Posted by ste User icon on September 30, 2026, 1:38 pm, in reply to "Re: The big 5"

It’s only because of us that Burnley got relegated, remember. All those shite players we signed on massive contracts kept us up!

Calm down, Nosferatu!

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Posted by betosneck User icon on September 30, 2026, 1:28 pm, in reply to "Re: The big 5"

I considered it but as you say, just seemed to penny pinch their way to slightly above average. Big 6 mainly because well run and in North London I think. A few nice years getting into the champions league doesn't get the big 5

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Posted by Hand_in_Glove User icon on September 30, 2026, 1:34 pm, in reply to "Re: The big 5"

exactly that

finished in the top 6 15 of the last 25 seasons

played in Europe 18 of the last 20 seasons

so in fairness to Levy he positioned the club to be able to benefit and you might say went on a fairly steady growth period...

but ultimately as a fan its all led to winning sod all

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Posted by Dirk Hoffman User icon on September 30, 2026, 2:43 pm, in reply to "Re: The big 5"

not won the league since 1961 tho'

The only survivor of the National People's Gang.

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Posted by jayid User icon on September 30, 2026, 8:55 pm, in reply to "Re: The big 5"

Nods head.

And he got behind Lawrenson there did Sharp ...

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Posted by Hand_in_Glove User icon on September 30, 2026, 3:17 pm, in reply to "Re: The big 5"

that's exactly the point

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Posted by Chris85 User icon on September 30, 2026, 1:40 pm, in reply to "Re: The big 5"

You won the UEFA cup 2 seasons ago.

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Posted by Hand_in_Glove User icon on September 30, 2026, 1:52 pm, in reply to "Re: The big 5"

I had a great time in San Sebastian & Bilbao too

but given how shite we've been for about 3.5 years its almost buried now

my frustration is that we didnt go and win a few more when we looked good

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Posted by Chris85 User icon on September 30, 2026, 2:00 pm, in reply to "Re: The big 5"

Still a big deal mate. I get what your saying now like, you did come close the CL final (joke of a decision in that!) and 2nd/3rd in the league etc you were knocking on the door.

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Posted by Hand_in_Glove User icon on September 30, 2026, 3:19 pm, in reply to "Re: The big 5"

yes I'm grateful for the UEFA cup win don't get me wrong

for a while it felt we were close... now we are just close to the championship

I think the 16/17 season when we got 86 points and didnt lose at home was the one where had a really good side... Chelsea won that one and we never got that close again

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Posted by betosneck User icon on September 30, 2026, 1:39 pm, in reply to "Re: The big 5"

Yeah. In a way you should be the most pissed off of them all. Everton are a big club but we would have found a way to fuck it up even if the top 5 were all kicked out. In theory being well run with slow growth over 20 years should get you more than some European trips and staring at your neighbours and wondering if only

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Posted by Hand_in_Glove User icon on September 30, 2026, 1:54 pm, in reply to "Re: The big 5"

that's the sinking feeling I think

yea we were quite good for a while... but it still didn't get us over the line

now we are miles behind Brantford and Brighton never mind Arsenal

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and sadly, we were instrumental in the creation of this monster - we even named a stand after the instigator

shitting in Fat Freddy's shoes since 1969

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Posted by Efcman User icon on September 30, 2026, 1:46 pm, in reply to "Re: The big 5"

I was wondering about this yesterday. I was wondering at what point did the other prime movers in the Premier League turn round, look at us and tell us to fuck off?

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