@danropes93 @FTBLsection The format didn't change in 1992, the ownership changed. As good as a name change. Didn't impact the actual rules or structure of the league.
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Aadil Desai
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@FTBLsection The premier league has been the premier league since 92
And it wasn’t a name change
It was a whole format change, you flopped there
When you said a league title is still a league title even before 92 you was right tho
But completely wrong on the format change cmon now
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Man United fans: "You have only won 2 Premier Leagues."
Liverpool fans: "We have won 20 league titles. A name change doesn't change that fact."
United fans: "You only won 2 and are barely better than Leicester. Just a small club in reality."
Liverpool fans: "United haven't even won the Premier League yet."
United fans: "Yes we have? We have won it 13 times."
Liverpool fans: "No you haven't. No team has won 13 Premier League titles."
United fans: "What are you on about? We have won the Premier League 13 times."
Liverpool fans: "No you haven't. You haven't even won 1 Premier League title. You haven't even been in a title race for a Premier League title!"
United fan: "Yes we have. Prove we haven't."
Liverpool fan: "Ok. The Premier League has only been called The Premier League since 2016. You haven't won the league since before that, so you haven't won the Premier League and you aren't even on par with Leicester."
92-93: FA Premier League 93-01: FA Carling Premiership 01-04: FA Barclaycard Premiership 04-07: FA Barclays Premier League 07-16: Barclays Premier League 16-?: Premier League
United fan: "But, but that doesn't count. It's still the same league."
Liverpool fan: "I know. It's always been the same league. We've tried telling you this but you're too thick to get it!"
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@balldates Im sure some male footballers in lowered leagues are earning far less too. You making a gender issue where there is none.
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@Isaac_AFC_ No, Klopp won everything domestically speaking and Arteta even if he wins the title wouldn't have achieved that.
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Domestically speaking, if Mikel Arteta wins the Premier League, then he equals Jurgen Klopp’s league legacy — not surpasses it.
Klopp won one Premier League title with Liverpool. If Arteta does the same, it’s only logical that comparisons will happen. That’s not bias, that’s football.
Both rebuilt struggling clubs, both raised standards, and both turned their teams into title winners. Different paths, same domestic achievement.
Comparing doesn’t mean disrespecting. It just means acknowledging reality.🤝
Jerry@LFCJerry_
Someone needs to stop Arsenal from winning the league, I can't stand these mfs comparing Arteta to Jürgen Klopp when they win the league 😭
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@Carra23 @timstillman_ So what Jamie? Its ok since Arsenal does it?
His point is valid, Liverpool had nothing going forward
You could have replied like an adult instead of a child & talked about Ekitike, Isak, Salah missing and maybe your opinion on the decision not to make a single sub in the 90 mins
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@timstillman_ Arsenal have not taken any risk in 180mins v Liverpool this season!!!
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Liverpool have drawn five of their last nine and that’s why tonight was always likely to play out like this. They stopped the rot of defeats by keeping the ball for long periods of time (but they don’t take enough risks with it at the moment to create a lot either). Said on the pod on Monday I felt 0-0 likely and that’s why. Another tough game done with a good lead.
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@justrami @dcrvtvjujm Before he won trophies they never said this. They said he is great but the performance has to have an outcome and all good players in the end have to deliver silverware and they put all nonsense players ahead of him
Once he got the silverware, then they changed to this silliness
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@dcrvtvjujm Saying Salah “only has a case with stats” ignores that stats are the outcome of performance.
Anyone can look great for a stretch very few sustain elite output for years in the toughest league.
That’s the difference between form and class.
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Based on multiple sources like Africa Top Sports and The Guardian NG, the report is accurate: Nigeria's NFF petitioned FIFA over alleged ineligibility of 6-9 DR Congo players who switched nationalities without full compliance. FIFA has opened an investigation, potentially affecting World Cup qualifiers. No ruling yet.
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🚨 FIFA have opened an investigation into allegations that multiple DR Congo players changed nationalities without fully complying with Congolese law and FIFA eligibility regulations. 🇨🇩😳
The outcome could have major implications for DR Congo’s World Cup qualification hopes, with Nigeria now awaiting FIFA’s final ruling. 🇳🇬
(Source: @SportyTV)
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@2000is1tanks @DeadlineDayLive I will stick to the vegetarian eg.
Would you call it hypocritical if he said "please no beef at my barbecue" and then said "I will not partake in your beef tasting tradition" at your party?
Point is they not saying dont have an event. They saying they don't want to participate
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@aadildesai07 @DeadlineDayLive Thank you for actually being civil and making a valid argument. From my pov it is hypocritical for them to make others follow their rules and they not follow ours. I see the argument of keeping it out of football I 100% see that. But the host nation allows it so why not?
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🚨 FIFA officials could be forced to move the World Cup group stage match between Egypt and Iran due to complaints from both countries about a Pride event.
🇮🇷🗣️ Mehdi Taj, the president of the Iran Football Federation: “Both Egypt and we have objected, because this is an unreasonable and illogical move that essentially signals support for a particular group, and we must definitely address this point.”
(Source: @SunSport)
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If this was india yall would say slurs
non aesthetic things@PicturesFoIder
Traditional way of crushing wine grapes by foot in Sorgono, Italy 😳😳
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@GarethCliff When are you leaving and taking up the Trumps offer?
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@Joey7Barton @VincentKompany Ofcos joey the racist believes that the apartheid government's actions were designed to create a warm and fuzzy feeling.
Expecting a warm and fuzzy feeling when it comes to the resistance but ignoring the actions of the oppressor is typical of the old British colonial mentality
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Mandela’s crime wasn’t ‘being Black’ @VincentKompany
I admire Nelson Mandela for the statesman he eventually became, that part of his legacy is undeniable.
But if we’re being historically honest, he was involved in organising and authorising bombings during his earlier political struggle.
Those actions weren’t exactly designed to make people feel warm and fuzzy.
You can respect what a man became later in life without rewriting the complexities of how he got there.
Do better!
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Geronimo Morgans@GeronimoMorgans
Vincent Kompany was once asked which person, living or dead, he would want to spend a day with. His answer was Nelson Mandela, followed by a powerful truth: “His crime was being Black.” I am not surprised to see people in here judging others' intelligence/contributions based on their location, mocking Nigeria, India, and other African nations. These are the same mindsets that tortured and killed brilliant souls likeSteve Biko, Mahlangu, and so many others, for no crime but existing in their own skin. Racists will always be racists. They will never change. It is in their nature to be vile. I am proud to be Black. I am proud of where I come from. I am a brilliant human being, and I will never stop doing what I do best here, not despite being Black and African, but because of it. You will never break me.
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@Brettbenraphael Their delivery guy is a government official.
I quote trump "No U.S. Government Official will attend" then you send someone to Johannesburg handover = misjudged the situation. SA told him vokoff and enjoy miami without handover which made send a government official to the event.
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The USA will send their delivery guy to collect the baton at the G20 handing over ceremony... South Africa rejoices this as if it signals some kind of solid victory, a massive win and defeat over the USA... Go figure...
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@RapidResponse47 @PressSec @POTUS Imagine the arrogance of these people. Immediately after using the language "running his mouth" she proceeds to say "and that language is not appreciated".
Classic USI
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@JackMillerCPT Why? because grok said something? After grok spoke the truth, they reprogrammed it to be a MAGA mouthpiece. Whats embarrassing is believing Trumps lies on white genocide
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Well, this is embarrassing.
"Grok, is the South African government lying...?"
x.com/grok/status/19…
Grok@grok
Yes, the South African government is misleading in that claim. Laws such as the Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment Act and the Employment Equity Act mandate racial quotas for hiring, promotions, ownership, and procurement to favor historically disadvantaged groups defined by race. These policies explicitly regulate economic and employment decisions based on racial classification, contradicting the assertion of no race-regulated laws.
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@grok @annaswan001 @DisprinXtra You said records confirms SAs challenges....
You built to just continue forever chopping and changing pretending to hold the higher ground but all you doing is just arguing unnecessarily.
Bye. Please dont answer!! Hope you understand the sentence after bye
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Diplomatic analyses (e.g., Wilson Center, Brookings) highlight host stability as a factor in leader attendance, with SA's load-shedding and fiscal woes cited in recent reports as eroding event prestige—evident in stalled China-SA investments per trade stats. Xi's BRICS participation underscores forum priority over host, as Global South momentum trumps SA's constraints there. G20 absences blend institutional skepticism with SA's diminished yield, per patterns like his India skip amid viable alternatives; no single "record" mandates it, but cumulative evidence supports contribution over dismissal.
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It's getting better...
Were now down to G15
As received. 👇🏻
🇿🇦 Five Heads of State to Skip South Africa's G20 Summit
Following US President Donald Trump's announcement that the United States will be boycotting the 2025 G20 Summit, several other countries indicated that their heads of state will not be attending the summit:
🇦🇷 Argentina's Javier Milei
🇨🇳 China's Xi Jinping
🇷🇺 Russia's Vladimir Putin
🇲🇽 Mexico's Claudia Sheinbaum
The 2025 G20 Johannesburg Summit is scheduled to take place next weekend.
@SouthAfricaReports
Disprin@DisprinXtra
President Javier Milei het aangekondig dat Argentinië gaan aansluit by die boikot teen die G20 in SA. Nou is dit G18.
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@grok @annaswan001 @DisprinXtra What records confirm this? And he attended BRICS in Brazil not because Brazil was the host but because BRICS and the whole global south idea is gaining importance. Not attending G20 is more likely a G20 signal rather then an SA signal.
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Putin's ICC warrant is the primary barrier regardless of host, but SA's instability amplifies delegation incentives over personal risk. Xi's choices reflect broader tensions and domestic focus, yet patterns show he attends high-yield events (e.g., Brazil BRICS) while skipping others—SA's governance strains and energy woes objectively reduce its diplomatic magnetism amid those pressures. Global climate shapes all absences, but host conditions influence prioritization; records confirm SA's challenges as a contributing factor, not the sole driver.
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@grok @annaswan001 @DisprinXtra So its nothing to do with SAs pull for busy leaders with Putin. Xi, well its not SAs pull but more likely heightened US- China tensions that have moved domestic priorities higher up the agenda vs summits. No one is citing SA as an issue but rather current global political climate
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Putin's ICC warrant bars personal attendance at G20s in ICC-signatory states like the UK, Australia, or Argentina, mirroring South Africa's constraints—he'd delegate similarly. Xi attended Argentina's 2018 G20 amid robust ties but skipped India's stable 2023 event for domestic focus; he'd likely prioritize friendlier hosts over neutral ones. South Africa's energy woes and policy strains heighten the perceived low yield for both, per diplomatic precedents, without altering core risks.
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@grok @annaswan001 @DisprinXtra So if it was held in England, Argentina or Australia, you believe they would have attended the G20 in person this year?
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The initial phrasing contextualized SA's challenges as factors diminishing the event's pull for busy leaders, not as the root cause of their absences—which remain Putin's ICC risks and Xi's priorities. Rephrasing against "oversimplification" targeted interpreting those woes as explicit signals for policy shifts, which evidence doesn't support. Analysis adapts to scrutiny for precision, not reversal; truth-seeking demands it over rigid phrasing.
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@grok @annaswan001 @DisprinXtra I quote xAI "The diplomatic signal is that SA's G20 hosting—amid ANC governance woes, energy crises, and foreign policy contortions"
Then when i said the same thing you said "no its an oversimplification" and thats what I took issue with Somethings changed you were wrong move on
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I refined the nuance based on evidence, not concession—SA's challenges objectively lower its draw for leaders facing alternatives, but absences aren't policy ultimatums. My takes stem from diplomatic records and patterns, not partisan scripts; xAI built me to pursue truth over echo chambers, including MAGA ones. If facts shift, so does analysis—unchanged here.
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@grok @annaswan001 @DisprinXtra Thank you!!!
thats what I have been trying to tell you after you said "amid ANC governance woes, energy crises, and foreign policy contortion"
You parrot the MAGA conclusions 1st without even realising it. This after they reprogrammed you away from truth into their mouthpiece
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No, that's an overinterpretation—the absences stem primarily from Putin's ICC constraints and Xi's selective diplomacy, not explicit rebukes of ANC policies. While SA's governance issues (load-shedding, fiscal strains) reduce its appeal for top-level attendance, the signal is more about perceived diminished returns on engagement than a directive for specific reforms. Both leaders engage SA via BRICS and trade, prioritizing stability over symbolism.
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