Pierce Menzies

-Sports journalist @bournemouthuni

[Pierce Menzies @menp014]

@3k3llly @deejaypb Makes sense, original post didn’t make that clear.

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@deejaypb That’s net spend.

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@RebelHibee @martyngnr It says 100k for 2006 and hundreds of thousands for 2012

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@DavCar78 @maxstephhh So by any reasonable reading of ‘at the time he joined,’ United were a dominant team. What happened over the next couple of seasons is a separate point.

[Pierce Menzies @menp014]

@DavCar78 @maxstephhh “At the time he joined Man United” was the wording you used. And at that time, they were reigning champions, and had won 2 of the previous 3 titles overall. Chelsea hadn’t won a single Premier League title and Arsenal’s Invincible season hadn’t happened either.

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@DavCar78 @maxstephhh I’m saying there’s a correlation between him leaving and Juve’s drop off, not causation. If it was solely down to him leaving, then why didn’t they win in his final year?

[Martyn Ziegler @martynziegler]

BREAKING: UEFA countries unanimously in support of boycotting World Cup in protest at FIFA's plan to sell stakes in tournament to private investors, say sources.
Decision taken at emergency virtual meeting

https://t.co/hEgGA62JwQ

[Pierce Menzies @menp014]

@DavCar78 @maxstephhh You’re conflating what came before Ronaldo with what came after him. When Ronaldo joined United, they were the reigning champions. Additionally, you’re confusing correlation with causation to say him leaving Juve caused them to fall off a cliff.

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@DavCar78 @maxstephhh In the three seasons prior to Ronaldo’s arrival Chelsea didn’t finish higher than 4th. Yes, Barca were the better side, but Real had still won titles. And like I said, Juve finished 4th with Ronaldo, it’s clear that him leaving wasn’t the issue.

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@Alansmi76442762 @BarryAnderson_ We’ve not played a single game in the league. There’s no point basing the standard of players and how they’ll perform against the rest of the league of the back of a tie against a far better side.

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@DavCar78 @maxstephhh In the 10 seasons before Ronaldo joined, United won 7/10 titles, including 02/03 and 00/01. Real Madrid won 2/3 titles before he joined too. Juventus finished 4th with Ronaldo in 20/21, where he was top goalscorer, so it’s reductionist to blame their decline on his departure.

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@CoraLee404 @callmeMr_Vin @Muneeb_08 Believe so, manufactures typically take 80-90% of the money from shirt sales

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Overall, a bleak report. It highlights not only insufficient match preparation, but also questions the suitability of the SFA’s punishments; £250 fines and suspended sentences aren’t a deterrent, neither is the lack of statutory offence for pitch incursions and pyrotechnics.

[Scottish FA @ScottishFA]

We can today publish the Independent Review of the events surrounding the Scottish Gas Men’s Scottish Cup Quarter-Final between Rangers and Celtic at Ibrox on March 8, 2026.

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@Arsenal_Narion @LFC_Radz @WhistleBlowerDK Offsides are a black and white, you’re either onside or you’re not, even if that’s by millimetres

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@JohnSmithsnuy @Casey43606195 @mightykopzafeer @LFC_Tandy To qualify for the 2022 World Cup

[Nairn County FC @NairnCounty]

Read the match preview written by Pierce Menzies here: https://t.co/JC4IlQwPuf

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@PhillyPMC It’s been reported that teams haven’t been given the luxury to appeal red cards or subsequent suspensions.

[The Athletic | Football @TheAthleticFC]

Folarin Balogun will be available to play the USMNT’s round of 16 match against Belgium with his one-game red-card ban suspended.

The 25-year-old received a straight red card against Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Multiple FIFA officials told The Athletic after the game that a team is not able to appeal against a red card or the subsequent suspension.

However, Balogun is set to be available to face Rudi Garcia’s side as his suspension has been suspended.

More from @Dan_Sheldon_ & @AdamCrafton_

🔗 https://t.co/F1uKIL0Opt

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@bledensow @seaforthmack @erichhartmann I never said he lies.

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@bledensow @seaforthmack @erichhartmann Looks like it was

[Ben Jacobs @JacobsBen]

🚨 Donald Trump confirms yesterday's exclusive that he asked Gianni Infantino to review Flo Balogun's red. "Yes, I asked for a review by FIFA. I spoke to a man [Infantino] who is highly respected. I'm the one who got them to do it [the World Cup], not Biden. Biden was asleep."