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  • sensiblepuffin@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    I’m so excited to see Sp*rs try extra hard against City just so they can prove that they didn’t roll over for City. Of course, if they lose I’ll accuse them of doing it anyway :)

    • Nuggsy@lemmy.world
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      2 months ago

      Man, I almost feel like they will out of spite for us beating them and to disrupt our push for the title xD

      We can only hope they put in a performance to try qualify for CL

      • OlPatchy2Eyes@lemmy.world
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        2 months ago

        Some obnoxious fans will celebrate if City win but the idea that any of their players are going to throw is nonsense.

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          2 months ago

          You would think so. I would hate to think our players would do the same thing just to spite Spurs.

          Sounds great in theory and as a joke, but I would be appalled on moral and ethical grounds if Arsenal threw a match just to affect a rival team

          • sensiblepuffin@lemmy.world
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            2 months ago

            I can’t find anything specific that says you’re not allowed to throw/sandbag, etc. but I think the 6th bullet of the Owner’s Charter would allow the league to punish them:

            “We understand the importance of a football pyramid that rewards success on the pitch, upholds promotion and relegation and qualification for other competitions by current sporting merit.”

            I think some people forget that these are athletes that have had one word seared into their brains since they were 5 - “WIN”.

    • soycapitan451@lemmy.world
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      2 months ago

      They’re going to go 1-0 up but end up losing 1-4.

      Don’t expect anything from them, they are awful.