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Futbol Premier League 2024/25 Thread - v2: Eras Come To An End Edition

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@Possum Jenkins from Barca golden child (aka next Messi) to getting constantly injured despite not being a starter. Yamal just had his first long injury (if we count 4ish weeks long). Supposed to miss couple games, lets see if Barca rush him back and he gets injured in first game back, thus going same route injury wise as Fati.


Yamal actually IS that dude so Barca are dumb as fuck if they don't seriously start giving him time off.
 
I've been told to root for Chelsea since they would be UF if the SEC was the EPL.

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Norway just decided to be good at football when it's too late to gain anyfhing. Slovenia 1 Norway 4. Just in time to inflate Solbakkens ego.
 
I mostly drink sonething called Pokal (means Trophy). But my all time goat is a polish brand called Tyskyie. A lot of polish guys have moved back home because of the inflation, so haven't had it in years
Yeah you would think it's German from the name but it's named after the Polish town Tychy, which means 'quiet' (same word in Russian). In Russia they also often name settlements as adjectives. But the town was historically in Germany/Austria. So a lot to think about with this beer name.

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Pokal in Norwegian, bokal in Russian has basically the same meaning. Cup, therefore trophy. I think it's a kind of unusually formal or slightly archaic word for 'cup' in Norwegian, right? As it is in Russian but to a lesser extent.

Tømme pokalen = empty your glass; Toom Tabard = John Balliol = 'Empty Coat' in modern English
Pokal = Bokal
Tømme = Toom

It all fits together!

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While we're on the subject, 'pitchfork' in Norwegian is 'greip', and 'gripe' is a northern English/Scottish dialect word for one of these:

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So probably a word that has survived > 1000 years, having been brought over by the Danes and to a lesser extent Norwegians in those days.
 
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