First of all, thank you all for the feedback and discussion on my first post. It was really great to see everyone else's views, and there were a fair few interesting ones thrown up which I might revisit in a part 3, alongside any other popular suggestions in this thread. Here it is if you missed it: https://www.reddit.com/nrl/comments/hs4shc/early_queensland_origin_discussion_how_to_get/
My intro spiel for this is pretty much the exact same as the aforementioned part 1, so I might as well just jump into it.
P.S. Sorry for the thesis about the locks xxoo

Fullback

Options: James Tedesco, Tom Trbojevic, Ryan Papenhuyzen, Clint Gutherson, Latrell Mitchell
The fullback spot essentially epitomises how spoilt for choice NSW are with their options. Tedesco is arguably the best player running around in the NRL right now, but Trbojevic himself would probably nail the no.1 jumper as one of NSW's best players if Tedesco wasn't there too. Papenhuyzen and Gutherson would walk into the QLD side, at least as a bench utility. Even Latrell, as rocks-and-diamonds as he is, is a brilliant footballer on his day.
However, it's pretty well-agreed upon that Tedesco is the superior fullback, so he starts. No arguments there. Trbojevic was extremely impressive, both in the 2018 series as a winger, and the 2019 series as a centre, and I'd be very happy to pick him to do a job in either position. Papenhuyzen's breakthrough season last year actually started as a bench player, where he played so well Bellamy had no choice but to start him instead of one of the form fullbacks of the comp in Jahrome Hughes. As an impact player off the bench, you don't get much better than Papenhuyzen.
There are arguments for other utilities covering more positions, so you can fit an extra forward in - but at the end of the day, NSW's pack is so good, they don't need an extra forward. You need an extra dynamic to your team, which is what Papenhuyzen brings.
VERDICT: Tedesco; Trbojevic on the wing (if fit); Papenhuyzen off the bench

Winger

Options: Blake Ferguson, Josh Addo-Carr, Tom Trbojevic, Nick Cotric, David Nofoaluma, Alex Johnston, Daniel Tupou, Josh Mansour
The wing position is always complicated, given inherently their tangible successes (i.e. tries) are largely reliant on others inside of them - centres, halves, etc. As such, form fluctuates and it's difficult to assess who really is the best.
Ferguson and Addo-Carr were the incumbents last year, but neither have been in strong touch this year. They haven't been poor by any means, they just haven't rekindled their form that got them selected in the first place. Trbojevic and Cotric, on the other hand, have been outstanding (albeit with Trbojevic, prior to his injury). Nofoaluma and Johnston have arguably been in even better form and are 2nd and 3rd on the top tryscorers' list respectively. Tupou and Mansour are representative stalwarts who won't let you down. Tupou is a fantastic in the air and Mansour is one of the best finishers in the game.
The Morris brothers would both be walk-in starts if not for their retirement from rep footy.
If you have in form players, you have to play them. And out of all the in-forms, the latest incumbent (albeit in a different position) is Trbojevic. Nofo and AJ are fantastic tryscoring threats but against Origin Gagai and Rep Holmes, you need strong defence, which is what Cotric gives. Not as if Cotric doesn't cross the white chalk every now and then either. Nofoaluma especially has been fantastic, so is stiff to miss out, but I don't think you can go past Cotric.
VERDICT: Trbojevic and Cotric

Centre

Options: Jack Wighton, Tom Trbojevic, Kotoni Staggs, Nick Cotric, Bradman Best, Stephen Crichton, Jesse Ramien, Waqa Blake
It's a cruel, cruel irony that the most contentious position is exactly the same for both QLD and NSW, yet both for entirely different reasons. While for Queensland there were zero good centres, NSW have a whole production line's worth of Origin level of them to choose from.
They can pick the incumbents: Wighton and Trbojevic, who did a fantastic job in the position last year; or Staggs and Cotric, who are two of the form outside backs of the comp, who would not only walk into QLD's first team, but walk into QLD's 0th team, they're that good; Best and Crichton, two of the young, up-and-coming monsters that have thrived in their first big season of NRL; and Ramien and Blake, two more understated but consistent centres that NSW have to offer.
It's really splitting hairs here, but at the end of the day, having decided that Trbojevic will play on the wing, we should definitely pick the other incumbent in Wighton - and while it's a toss of a coin between Staggs and Cotric, we've obviously picked Cotric on the wing. Staggs gets the callup.
VERDICT: Wighton, Staggs

Five-Eighth

Options: Luke Keary, Mitch Moses, Jack Wighton, Cody Walker
A lot of NSW fans have a bone to pick with Luke Keary. While he has been without doubt one of the best 5/8s in the competition, his attitude to playing for the Blues has been less than inspiring. In between asking for an inquiry into his eligibility for the Maroons and organising literal meetings with NRL suits to overturn his classification as a New South Welshman, it's understandable that many Blues supporters have an aversion to picking him.
But he's so goooood.
From being 2nd in try assists, both this year and last year to being the best linebreak assist maker last year, to being the best support runner in the NRL, again, both this year and last year - if you can pick him, pick him. He's come out recently to say he's happy to play for NSW which, since his eligibility won't be overturned, of course he's going to say that, but he's definitely not the sort of player who will throw the toys out of his cot just because he doesn't get his own way. He will put in 100%. He's just that sort of player. He won't let you down.
Now obviously, Moses is every bit a match for Keary statistically, at least over the past season and a half, but in terms of consistency, Keary is only behind maybe Munster as the best 5/8 in the NRL over a longer period of time (4-5 years), plus Moses has only been a halfback the past two years. Plus, Keary has learned his trade from one of the best halfbacks in the modern era. Wighton and Walker would no doubt do a job as well, but you have to go with the standout.
VERDICT: Keary; Wighton in the centres

Halfback

Options: Nathan Cleary, Mitch Moses, Adam Reynolds, Mitchell Pearce
Since starting to play under his father, Cleary has proved to be one of the most improved players in the competition in 2020. His game management skills are top notch, especially under pressure, and he can finish off matches like a veteran beyond his years. His kicking game has been fantastic and his composure has been the main reason the Panthers currently top the table. While after his non-event series last year and the year before, I was initially sceptical of picking him again, his form makes it difficult to refuse.
Moses has been brilliant creatively himself, and I honestly wouldn't be against NSW selecting him. But it means you miss out on picking the form halfback of the competition. Sorry Mitch.
Adam Reynolds seems to be a victim of the 8peat cards-marked club, but I think it's very harsh to write him off, given his sheer consistency. He's not as good as Cleary or Moses, but he does a good job.
Pearce got his fairytale series win last year which is lovely, but while he's been solid for Newcastle, I wouldn't be picking him anytime soon.
VERDICT: Cleary

Hooker

Options: Damien Cook, Cameron McInnes, Apisai Koroisau, Reece Robson
Straightforward decision here. Cook is one of the standout hookers in the competition and was sensational in last year's origin series. Will work well in tandem with Murray.
McInnes has been brilliant for the Dragons as well and could potentially be considered a utility seeing as he can also play lock, but given the abundance of lock options NSW have he just isn't needed.
Koroisau would do a fantastic job if selected and this year has been a great showcase of his playmaking ability. He'd walk into QLD's side.
Robson is a great prospect for the future but is probably a bit raw, despite his liveliness out of dummy-half.
VERDICT: Cook

Props

Options: David Klemmer, Paul Vaughan, Payne Haas, Jake Trbojevic, Daniel Saifiti, Reagan Campbell-Gillard, Alex Twal, Junior Paulo
This one is tricky. All of these guys have been in fantastic form (Vaughan maybe the only exception) and really none would look out of place in a NSW jumper. Klemmer, as the incumbent prop, keeps his spot. NSW have a real embarrassment of riches in the lock position, so do we repeat the selection from Game 2 last year, and slot Jurbo in at 10? Honestly, I say yes. Finucane and Murray are way too influential to have both on the bench - plus, it's difficult to work with two specialist locks in one forward rotation. Haas would also be more useful as an impact player off the bench when he has a workhorse or two next to him.
VERDICT: Klemmer and Jurbo; Haas on the bench

Second Row

Options: Boyd Cordner, Tyson Frizell, Wade Graham, Ryan Matterson, Angus Crichton, Josh Jackson, Shaun Lane, Curtis Sironen
This one is largely straight forward. Cordner is a brilliant second rower and as captain, certainly earns his spot in the 13. Frizell hasn't set the world alight for the Dragons, but then again, neither have his compadres. He has been solid, however, and as the incumbent, is my pick as the other back rower. Out of the rest, Graham, Matterson and Sironen are brilliant ball-players whose utility value would be excellent off the bench, Crichton has been in brilliant form and would provide a good foil to the more defensive Cordner, Jackson is phenomenal defensively and his workrate would be welcome, while even Lane as a newcomer would do a good job.
I would personally go for Graham, partially because of how brilliantly he played in Game 2 and 3 last year and because he's carried that form into 2020.
VERDICT: Cordner and Frizell; Graham on the bench

Lock

Options: Jake Trbojevic, Cameron Murray, Dale Finucane, Nathan Brown, Isaah Yeo
Essay time.
The best NSW lock is Jurbo, but obviously, as above we've considered him more beneficial to the team as a prop. Murray is arguably the next best in terms of ability. Finucane has done the job before and is built for Origin. Brown is cut from the same Finucane cloth, and Mr Fix-It Yeo has been one of Penrith'sbest players.
At the end of the day, the main two candidates are Murray and Finucane. Both have extremely strong cases to start them.
Murray, for starters, is just a better and more talented lock forward. Starting him means the NSW middle isn't dominated simply by workhorses and leaves room for some creativity. It also means the first rotation of interchange forwards is balanced, as having two ball-runners like Haas and Murray coming on from the bench at the same time is too attacking - a stabiliser like Finucane balances it out. Add Papenhuyzen into the mix when he gets in and around the ruck and it leaves the middle too vulnerable to errors. You love to see it, but hate it when it works against you.
Finucane, on the other hand, started Game 2 at lock and left Murray on the bench, so he has the benefit of incumbency. Finucane's game is tailor-made for Origin, and NSW need defensive, hardworking players to nullify QLD's middle from the get-go. After all, the middle is the only place where QLD have any cattle. Finucane starting allows NSW the luxury of bringing on Murray in the 45-50th minute and utilising his quick play-the-balls to great effect against a tiring QLD defence. Letting Cook and Papenhuyzen rummage around the ruck after Murray plays the ball enhances this strength.
It's hard. Both have outstandingly unique strengths. Either would do a job.
The key question here is whether Jurbo plays 80 minutes from prop. Generally he does so for Manly as at 13, in a freer, more ball-playing role. But in a role where he collects more hitups, will he need a rest? In Game 2 last year, he played 73 minutes, which is still a lot of minutes for a prop. If you wanted to start Finucane, you need Jurbo to play the full 80, as since Murray can only play lock he has to be replacing Finucane. You need Jurbo to balance out a Haas-Murray/Papenhuyzen interchange forward rotation.
So anyway, I'm going to do something very naughty here - I'm going to sit on the fence. Sorry, you can make up your own mind. xxoo
VERDICT: Jurbo at prop; Finucane/Murray (whomever you prefer <3)

Final team:

Tedesco
Cotric
Staggs
Wighton
T Trbojevic
Keary
Cleary
Klemmer
Cook
J Trbojevic
Cordner (c)
Frizzell
Finucane/Murray

Interchange:

Haas
Finucane/Murray
Graham
Papenhuyzen

There it is. Much requested on my last thread, and I hope that despite the length you've enjoyed reading it.
There were plenty of contentious decisions, but I've done my best to consider them all fairly and justify my selections with as much rational thought as possible. At the end of the day, it is, after all, opinion. Feel free to discuss your disagreements in the comments below. I might talk about a few of the most popular ones in a part 3.
I'd just also like to thank u/IMissHarambe for helping me write and consider this. While he's a filthy New South Welshman, he's done a great job formulating all the best options for each position and I think the thread would be lesser without his input.
Also just another shout out, this time to u/Brodire2012 . He didn't help me or ask for a shout out or anything, I'm just doing it to tick him off
Thank you all for reading!

20. Norwich – Delia Smith and Michael Wynn-Jones (£23m)
The pair are joint majority shareholders in the Canaries and purchased the club in 1996.
Delia Smith made her name as a cookery writer, author and television personality while Michael Wynn-Jones came from the publishing industry.

19. Burnley – Mike Garlick (£62m)
Garlick became sole chairman of the club in 2015 when co-chairman John Banaszkiewicz stepped down.
He is the found and CEO of Michael Bailey Associates, a project management and consultancy company.

18. Watford – Gino Pozzo (£93m)
The Pozzo family bought the club from Laurence Bassini in 2012 with Gino having full ownership and control.
He is the son of Italian businessman Giampaolo Pozzo who made his money through the family business, tool-maker Freud.

17. Sheffield United – Prince Abdullah bin Musa’ed (£198m)
Prince Abdullah is another Saudi Arabian but with nowhere near the wealth of the new Newcastle owners.
He won a High Court battle with Kevin McCabe over the ownership of the Blades. McCabe had to sell his stake to Price Abdullah for £5m following a ruling last year.
He is the son of Prince Musa’id bin Abdulaziz Al Said and set up a paper manufacturing company in 1989.

16. Bournemouth – Maxim Demin (£900m)
The Russian businessman became a co-owner of the club in 2011 when the club was in League One. He assumed full ownership of the club in 2013.
He owns at least two companies in the UK, Wintel – a petrochemical company – and Wintel Holdings Ltd.
Other than that his business background remains a mystery.

15. West Ham – David Sullivan and David Gold (£1.2bn)
Sullivan made his fortune in the pornography industry and he previously owned the Daily Sport and Sunday Sport.
Gold owns Gold Group International, the parent company of Ann Summers and he previously co-owned adult magazine company Gold Star Publications with his brother.
Gold and Sullivan acquired a 50 per cent share in West Ham in January 2010 and then purchased a further 10 per cent a few months later.

14. Brighton – Tony Bloom (£1.3bn)
Bloom became chairman of the Seagulls in 2009 and in that time he has overseen their rise from League One to the Premier League.
He is thought to have acquired most of his wealth from online gambling and gaming websites.
Bloom also finished fourth at the World Series of Poker in 2005.

13. Everton – Farhad Moshiri (£1.5bn)
Moshiri was previously involved at Arsenal but sold his stake in the club to complete a takeover of Everton, which was officially confirmed in February 2016.
He owns and has shares in multiple steel and energy companies in the UK and Russia.

12. Liverpool – John Henry (£2.1bn)
Henry’s company Fenway Sports Group bought Liverpool in 2010 and he also owns the Boston Red Sox.
The American founded John W. Henry & Company, an investment management company.

11. Crystal Palace – Joshua Harris (£2.7bn)
Harris owns an 18 per cent stake in Palace as well as being the principal shareholder of the NHL team the New Jersey Devils and NBA team the Philadelphia 76ers.
He co-founded Apollo Global Management, one of the world’s largest investment firms.

10. Southampton – Gao Jisheng (£3.1bn)
Jisheng became the Saints’ majority owner in 2017 when he completed a £210m deal.
He was the founder of Lander Sports Development until last year when he sold enough shares to lose control of the real-estate company.

9. Manchester United – The Glazers (£3.6bn)
Malcolm Glazer gradually bought shares of the club between 2003 and 2005 to complete his takeover.
He made his fortune in property, banking and healthcare before his death in 2014. His sons, Avram and Joel, have since stepped up as co-chairmen.

8. Tottenham – Joe Lewis (£3.9bn)
English National Investment Company, which Lewis owns 70.6 per cent, bought a controlling stake in Tottenham in 2001 from Alan Sugar.
He is the main investor in Tavistock Group, which owns more than 200 companies ranging from sports teams, energy companies, restaurants and luxury properties.

7. Leicester – Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha (£4.6bn)
The 34-year-old, known as Top, became CEO and chairman of King Power and the chairman of Leicester when his father died in a helicopter crash outside the club’s stadium in 2018.

6. Aston Villa – Nassef Sawiris (£5bn)
Sawiris replaced Tony Xia as Villa owner in July 2018 when he bought a 55 per cent controlling stake in the club.
He is from one of Egypt’s wealthiest families and owns numerous construction, engineering and building companies.

5. Wolves – Guo Guangchang (£5.2bn)
Guangchang completed his takeover of the club in 2016 and has made a serious investment in the team.
He is chairman of the Fosun Group and has invested in insurance, pharmaceuticals, healthcare, property, steel, mining, retail, services and finance.

4. Arsenal – Stan Kroenke (£6.8bn)
Kroenke married Walmart heiress Ann Walton in 1974 and later founded Kroenke Group in 1983, which is a property development firm.
He first became involved in Arsenal in 2007 before assuming majority control in 2011.
Kroenke also owns the LA Rams NFL team, which he relocated from St Louis in 2016.

3. Chelsea – Roman Abramovich (£9.6bn) Abramovich purchased Chelsea for £140m in 2003 and oversaw a huge investment in the squad that has brought great success to the club.
He sold his stake in the Russian gas company Gazprom in 2005 and owns stakes in steel and nickel companies among his other business ventures.

2. Man City – Sheikh Mansour (£23.3bn)
Mansour is the deputy prime minister of the United Arab Emirates and half brother of current UAE president Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nayhan.
He is chairman of International Petroleum Investment Company and also has a stake in Virgin Galactic.
He also owns the Abu Dhabi Media Investment Corporation.
Mansour completed a takeover of the club in 2008 and has poured huge investment into the club.
Since he became the Man City owner they have won four Premier League titles.

1. Newcastle – Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund (£260 Billion) They are headed by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman who is currently serving as Saudi Arabia’s deputy prime minister with his family’s wealth thought to be worth more than £1.3trillion.
The Public Investment Fund (PIF) of Saudi Arabia are the group who want to take an 80 per cent stake in the club from Mike Ashley. The PIF group are thought to have assets worth around £260 billion.

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Tyson Fury shocked the world and knocked out Deontay Wilder to win the WBC world title and retain the Lineal championship. What does that win do for the legacy of Fury? Let's take a look.
So here is how I am breaking down what makes a win okay, good, very good, or great. I made one slight change. A good win no longer has to be a former or current world champion. There are a lot of good wins out there, Luis Ortiz, who has never won a world title. A world title doesn't really mean anything anymore.
okay: a fighter that has at least one notable win
good: must have at least 2 okay win
very good: must be a formecurrent world champion with at least 2 good wins
great: must be a formecurrent world champion with at least 5 very good wins OR 3 good wins and 2 very good wins
Fights 1-13 (Prospect level 13-0 9 KO)
Fury turned pro at the age of 20 and knocked out Bela Gyongyosi. His next fight was against Marcel Zeller who was 21-3. His record was fairly empty and he finished his career at 24-16. That win was followed up with a win over a nobody before wins over known names Lee Swaby and Matthew Ellis. A few more wins led to a fight with "Big" John McDermott for the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC) English Heavyweight Title.
This proved to be one of the toughest fights of Fury's career. Although he won on a referees score of 98-92 Fury looked poor in the win. The controversial decision led to the BBBofC to mandate three judges for all English title fights and a rematch was ordered.
Fury beat two more fighters before the rematch took place. This time Fury stopped McDermott in nine rounds and won the vacant BBBofC English title. Fury dropped McDermott in the eighth round and twice in the ninth. Fury followed that up with a points win over then-undefeated Rich Power. Fury finished out his prospect phase with a win over veteran trial horse Zack Page.
Best Win
The second win over McDermott was his best win. McDermott was a solid enough operator and although he never broke through against a top-level opponent he gave tough fights to Danny Williams, twice, and Fury. This is a pretty decent win at prospect level.
Fights 14-24 (Contender status 11-0 9 KO)
Fury stopped then-undefeated Marcelo Nascimento. That fight set up a very intriguing showdown with fellow undefeated Brit Dereck Chisora. The fight was for Chisora's BBBofC English and Commonwealth (British) Heavyweight Titles. 27-year-old Chisora came in at a career high 261 pounds and was easily beat over 12 rounds by Fury.
Fury relinquished the titles and fought Nicolai Firtha in his next fight. Firth took the fight on two weeks notice and was stopped in five rounds. The fight wasn't without a rough moment for Fury. Firtha caught him in the third round and Fury admitted that he was caught and had to recover.
Fury then moved on to undefeated Neven Pajkic (16-0 5 KO). Despite the lack of knockouts Pajkic put Fury down in round two and hurt him again at the start of round three. That would be the last of his success though. Fury dropped him twice and the referee stopped it after the second one. Many thought the stoppage was premature.
Fury then added the BUI Ireland National Heavyweight Title to his trophy case when he beat former cab driver Martin Rogan by stoppage in five rounds. Rogan had previously won the first Prizefighter tournament and was a former Commonwealth (British) champion. Another five round stoppage of American veteran Vinny Maddalone won Fury the vacant World Boxing Organisation Inter-Continental Heavyweight Title.
The ever durable Kevin "Kingpin" Johnson was up next in a WBC title eliminator. Fury won 11 rounds on every card and picked up an easy decision win. That lead to a IBF title eliminator to determine the number two ranked contender against former cruiserweight champion Steve Cunningham. This would be the US debut of Fury.
Cunningham landed a massive overhand right to drop Fury in round two but that would be his best moment. Fury went on to hand Cunningham his only career loss by knockout. He stopped the former champion in seven rounds. Fury has said this was his toughest fight. Cunningham was up 57-55 on two of the three cards at the time of the stoppage. The other card had it 56-56.
Fury went back over the pond to drop replacement opponent Joey Abell four times on way to a fourth round stoppage. A rematch with Dereck Chisora for the World Boxing Organisation International Heavyweight Title and EBU European Heavyweight title was next. This fight was also a WBO title eliminator. Chisora was 6-3 since the first Fury fight. In those losses was a WBC Title shot loss to Vitali Klitschko and a knockout to David Haye. The wins were against okay opposition including 35-0-1 Malik Scott, 23-1 Edmund Gerber, 32-3 Ondrej Pala, and former Fury victim Johnson.
This rematch, much like the McDermott one, was much easier than the first fight. Fury fought out of a southpaw stance and dominated Chisora until his corner stopped the fight at the end of round 10. His final fight before becoming world champion was against Christian Hammer. Fury won every round and dropped Hammer in the fifth before it was ended after eight rounds.
Best Win
Steve Cunningham. He was a former world champion at cruiserweight and although he was 1-3 in his last four you could argue a case for 2-2. The two losses were against Yoan Pablo Hernandez who was probably the best cruiserweight in the world at that moment. Hernandez fought three more times after the Cunningham wins and ended his career at 29-1.
The other loss was a very narrow split decision to former light heavyweight and cruiserweight world champion Tomasz Adamek. This was the second fight between the two and both were very close. Cunningham out landed (209-169) and threw more (516-513) than Adamek. The only edge that Adamek had was in power punches (120/267 to 80/167). The judges favored the power shots of Adamek to the workrate of Cunningham.
Cunningham would win three straight bouts after losing to Fury including taking the 0 from Amir Mansour in a thrilling 10 round battle. Cunningham again lost a controversial decision to future world title challenger to Vyacheslav Glazkov. Scores were 116-112 (2x) and 115-113. ESPN scored the bout 116-112 for Cunningham. This was the second questionable decision to help Glazkov. He had a questionable draw with Malik Scott.
Cunningham had a draw with Antonio Tarver before going 1-2. He has not fought since. Cunningham fought under 210 pounds for every one of his heavyweight fights besides the Fury fight when he weighed 210 exactly.
Fights 25-31 (Championship Status 6-0-1 3 KO)
Fury jumped into the deepest part of the pool when he challenged Wladimir Klitschko for all the marbles in 2015. He traveled to Germany to face the WBA (Super), IBF, WBO, IBO, Lineal and The Ring heavyweight champion. Klitschko had held a heavyweight title for the last 10 years and was undefeated in the last 11.
He had cleaned out the division and had beaten every top heavyweight besides his brother Vitali. Fury was a big underdog but the then 26-year-old Fury went into Germany and shocked the world to become the WBA (Super), IBF, WBO, IBO, Lineal and The Ring heavyweight champion.
The glory would be short lived however. He was almost immediately stripped of the IBF title and when a planned rematch with Klitschko never happened he retired. During this time away from the ring he blew up to over 400 pounds and had a cocaine addiction. Fury wouldn't fight again until 2018 when he took on no hoper Sefer Seferi. That ended up being a stoppage win in four rounds.
Fury's next opponent was former two time title challenger Francesco Pianeta. It was a 100-90 win on the cards for Fury after 10 slow rounds. Fury again jumped straight into the deep end with a fight against WBC and monster punching Deontay Wilder. Many thought it was to soon for Fury to be taking on such a tough challenge but he looked masterful. He was dropped twice in the fight. The second knockdown in round 12 appeared to end matters but he rose up and battered Wilder for the rest of the round. Most thought he won but he had to settle for a split draw.
He battered Tom Schwarz in two rounds before facing a tougher than expected challenge against the unheralded Otto Wallin. A nasty gash above his right eye and cut over his right eyelid had Fury bleeding badly. Despite this he easily won on the cars. That set up his rematch against Wilder.
Fury came in almost 20 pounds heavier than their first fight and said he was going to knock out Wilder in two. He didn't do it in two rounds but he beat Wilder from pillar to post for seven rounds before the corner of Wilder threw in the towel.
Best Win
Wladimir Klitschko. This is a rare great win. Klitschko was on an 11-year unbeaten run and had been a heavyweight title holder for 10 of those years. He has cleaned out the division time and time again. His wins included Samuel Peter, Chris Byrd, Sultan Ibragimov, Tony Thompson, Ruslan Chagaev, Eddie Chambers, David Haye, Alexander Povetkin, Kubrat Pulev, and Bryant Jennings.
Haye, Povetkin, and Pulev are the stand out wins there with Povetkin and Pulev still being top 10 fighters in 2020. The rest of those names were solid contenders but nothing great. The sheer amount of top 10 fighters he fought and beat is what makes him a great win. He fought and beat everyone of his time. I can't think of any fight that Klitschko avoided.
Not only that but he was a KO machine. He stopped 16 opponents in his 11 year unbeaten run. He wasn't just winning he was either knocking you out or winning by a wider margin. Fury totally nullified him. Klitschko only landed 52 punches and 18 power punches. Fury totally negated all of his strengths and make him look average. This was also the first time Klitschko lost on points. It was the first time he was outclassed by skill.
Okay (6): John McDermott (2x), Martin Rogan, Kevin Johnson, Christian Hammer, Francesco Pianeta,
Good (3): Dereck Chisora (2x), Steve Cunningham
Very Good (1): Deontay Wilder
Great (1): Wladimir Klitschko
Fury falls into a weird spot for me. He has four good wins and a great win but no very good wins. I think Wilder is a borderline very good win but I kept him as a good win for now. Fury has a great unique once in a lifetime skill set. He has a great win to go along with some good wins. I can't call him great as of right now.
His path is clear though. Beat Wilder again, because he has to, and then fight Anthony Joshua to become the undisputed heavyweight champion. If he does that he will go down as an all-time-great. The problem is does he want to do all of that before retirement? I sure hope so.
Edit #1:
After some feedback Wilder moves into the very good category. He had 10 title defenses. His wins over Luis Ortiz plus the wins over other solid contenders is enough to be very good.
This pushes Fury closer to being a great fight. He's borderline for me. One more big win such as AJ or one of the young guys who rise up would make him great.

This is just the beginning

Press Release
SARTv releases breaking news of President Qasim Al Hashimi addressing the nation.

Bism-Allah Al-Rahman Al-Raheem
O Allah, let Your Blessings come upon Muhammad and the family of Muhammad, as you have blessed Ibrahim and the Family of Ibrahim.
*pauses for 5 seconds whilst staring deep into the camera*
Our great nation was suddenly and deliberately attacked by forces of the Khaleeji Arab Republic & the Federal Government of Yemen. The South Arabian Republic was at peace with those nations and, at the solicitation of the London Coalition, was still in conversation with its Governments looking toward the maintenance of peace in the Arabian Peninsula.
Both countries have decided to break the existing ceasefire, and began to mobilize troops towards South Yemeni territory in an attempt to destroy their wishes of independence. The Khaleeji Arab Republic is also responsible for the coup d'état in the United Arab Emirates, against the wishes of their respected people.
My fellow citizens, at this hour, South Arabian & Friendly forces are in the early stages of military operations to bring justice to the usurpers in the United Arab Emirates, to free the people of South Yemen and to defend the world from grave danger.
As Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces I have directed that all measures be taken for our defence. On my orders, coalition forces have begun striking selected targets of military importance to undermine Najjar & Hadi's ability to wage war. These are opening stages of what will be a broad and concerted campaign.
To all the men and women of the South Arabian Armed Forces, the peace of a troubled world and the hopes of an oppressed people now depend on you. That trust is well placed. Hostilities exist. There is no blinking at the fact that our people, our territory, and our interests are in grave danger. With confidence in our armed forces, with the unbounding determination of our people, and by the will of Allah; we will gain the inevitable triumph.
The enemies you confront will come to know your skill and bravery. The people you liberate will witness the honorable and decent spirit of the South Arabian military. In this conflict, We face enemies who have no regard for conventions of war or rules of morality. President Hadi has placed Yemeni troops and equipment in civilian areas, attempting to use innocent men, women and children as shields for his own military -- a final atrocity against his people.
I want the world to know that our armed forces will make every effort to spare innocent civilians from harm. Two different campaigns on some of the harshest terrains in the world could be longer and more difficult than some predict.
I know that the families of our military are praying that all those who serve will return safely and soon. Millions of Arabians are praying with you for the safety of your loved ones and for the protection of the innocent. For your sacrifice, you have the gratitude and respect of the Arabian people. And you can know that our forces will be coming home as soon as their work is done.
Our nation enters this conflict reluctantly -- yet, our purpose is sure. The people of South Arabia and our friends and allies will not live at the mercy of outlaw regimes that threatens the peace with bullying, intimidation, and oppression. We will meet that threat now, with our Army, Air Force, and Navy, so that we do not have to meet it later with armies of fire fighters and police and doctors on the streets of our cities.
Now that conflict has come, the only way to limit its duration is to apply decisive force. And I assure you, this will not be a campaign of half measures, and we will accept no outcome but victory.
My fellow citizens, the dangers to our country and the world will be overcome. We will pass through this time of peril and carry on the work of peace. We will defend our freedom. We will bring freedom to others and we will prevail.
May Allah give blessings upon Muhammad and the family of Muhammad, as he has blessed Ibrahim and the Family of Ibrahim.
* End *

State of War
The South Arabian Republic is currently in a state of war, and under the Chapter 7 of the SAR Constitution, "Citizens who have undergone the Mandatory Military Service are assigned to the South Arabian Armed Forces to provide reinforcements during emergencies (war, military operations or natural disasters), and as a matter of routine course (e.g. for training, ongoing security and other activities)."
It is of note that these reservists will not enter into the battlefield yet, just it is a precautionary move that we must take for the safety of our nation. The Soldiers deployed for battle are of the highest caliber and are locals from indigenous and native tribes of their respected areas.
All missile defence and anti-air, anti-ship and anti-tank systems will be placed in the strategic locations throughout territories held by SAR & STC.
President Qasim was also presented reports by the Deputy Minister of Defence regarding both KAR & Yemen's movements to attack the STC. Exact numbers of the troops is still unknown, and with the rainy season now in place, wadis are filled with water everywhere, making ground transport and logistics a living nightmare.

"You have got to be kidding me, tell me this is a joke!" - Pres. Qasim
"Negative, Sir. Our intelligence agencies have confirmed that the enemies will dash down Wadi Bana, with the aim of reaching the coastline near Zinjibar." - General Salim
"First-Class Idiots! If the rains do not wipe them out, then ensure our airforce takes care of it. Make sure to keep STC soldiers on both sides of the Wadi so as to maintain the high ground and shoot down on any surviving units. " - Pres. Qasim

Friends & Family

China & Russia
President Qasim reaches out to both his Russian & Chinese friends.

"Due to KAR interfering in out plans for Yemen, it seems that we will require as much help as possible to ensure STC is successful in re-creating an independent state of South Yemen. We will very much appreciate any efforts of support in this endeavour, and we kindly request assistance from our Russian & Chinese friends to help us in in this time of need."

SAR requires:

CSGs to enter into BOTH strait of Hormuz and Strait of Mandab
Missiles to be launched at both Yemen & KAR
Support of our Airforce in all areas of the war
Special Forces Units specialized in Sieging cities
Peacekeeping units in Aden to ensure that we maintain order and control there
Satellite imagery and Real-Time Intelligence

We already have French providing intelligence support, and will be heavily reliant on Chinese & Russian troops if they so accept to join the fight against the evil regimes. We will be eternally grateful.
Shia Ayatollahs
It is estimated that there are 6 to 10 million (15-25% if the total population) Shia Muslims living within KAR, and we plan on putting them to use.
During the war in Iran, many families have fled their homes in search of greener pastures, and the SAR has seen a small but noticeable increase of Persians and Balochis settling in the key cities of Muscat, Sohar, and Sur.
It also just so happens to be that Sayyid Ammar Bin Yasir Al Shirazi, one of the most respected Ayatollahs, lives in Muscat with his wife and children. As such, His Excellency Sheikh Ismail Al Kharusi, the Minister of Religious Affairs, has met up with the Ayatollah for lunch at a Persian restaurant in Downtown Muscat, and had a very important discussion regarding his loyal followers.
It was agreed upon by the two men that KAR is the greatest threat to Islam, and that everything must be done to ensure their downfall. Of course, the Ayatollah will have a comfortable life in Muscat, where all his essential living expenses will be paid for on behalf of the government as long as he drives his efforts to cause Shias in the KAR to revolt against the government.
Sayyid Ammar bin Yasir will first start by instructing his clergy and priests worldwide to conducting Friday prayers, sermons and lectures to issue statements against the KAR government, directly insulting them, and instilling hatred in their hearts.
Examples of the the rhetoric:

"The KAR Government has proven itself to be an enemy of our beloved Imam Mahdi! All who pledge allegiance to Imam-e-zaman are obliged to stand up against the oppressors!"
"Hundreds of Shia remain in prison, simply for the crime of being a lover of the Ahlul Bayt!"
"In the war against Iran, the KAR military purposely places Shia Arabs on the frontlines of the battlefield, leaving them to kill or be killed by fellow Irani Shia. I can confirm multiple stories that say the KAR generals issued instructions that refuses to heal wounded Shia Soldiers, leading them to die under injuries if not dead in battles."
"KAR's education reforms have still not removed anti-shia rhetoric in textbooks, both in Primary and Secondary school levels. One text book for example contains a section that condemns building mosques and shrines on top of graves, which is a common practice among Shia & Sufi muslims."

The overall aim here is to get all the Shias in the world protesting outside of KAR embassies demanding for President Najjar to face international court to be charged with warcrimes, and the core goal is to get all the Shias in KAR on the streets to call for a change in leadership.
For this to be achieved, Sayyid Ammar will have to contact the other Ayatollahs scattered throughout the world in an attempt to cooperate on increasing rhetoric against KAR for all their followers. Such notable figures that will be contacted (and bribed of course):

Sayyid Habib Langkawi - Iraq
Sayyid Naseeb Zaidi - Syria
Sayyid Jameel Jahshi - Lebanon
Sayyid Rezaullah Kazmi - Pakistan
Sayyid Isa Al Musawi - India
Sayyid Ali Al Bahrani - Bahrain
Sayyid Hamza Abdulsadiq - UR
Sayyid Muntasir Al Hussaini - Canada
Sayyid Faris Al Hasani - USA
Sayyid Ahmed Al Muhajir - Australia

Yemeni Tribes
All tribe leaders will be bribed accordingly in order to support SAR's missions in Yemen. Their members will be given guns and ammunition, and given free Khat (their choice of drug) during the duration of the war.
The Tribe leaders of Al Sabeeha should support SAR by blocking the road for the enemy troops, allowing SAR taking over the city, of Mocha, and providing safe passage and maintenance of Supply lines towards Taizz. The Al Yafii Al Himyari along the road to Taizz from the south will be bribed to rebel against the government taking arms and sabotaging the KAR & Yemeni missions.
The Awaliq of Bani Aslam & Bani Lahouol Musabin between the territories of Shabwa & Baydha & Marib , as well as the Bani Balhareth, Bani Helal Bani Atif, and Bani Nemra & Mansour will act as a last resort incase the KAR & Yemeni forces manage to break though STC & SAR forces and attempt to take Shabwa.
The tribe leaders West of Al Baydha, mainly Bani Hamiqan & Bani Rasas should join together with our soldiers in an attempt to sabotage enemy forces from proceeding onto the front lines and attacking the STC. Since they are placed in strategic positions on opposite end of the valley, they can combine forces to Isolate & surround any enemy units with the help of STC & SAR soldiers. For full liberation of Al Baydha, we will deal with tribes of Sarhan, Dhahab, Hattaimah, Qaifa, and Bani Awadh.

Assasination Attempts
In order to significantly impact the moral of YMN & KAR troops, we must take necessary measures to assassinate high ranking military members. Bounties that are placed will vary in value depending on the rank of the official.
[s] President Qasim orders the Intelligent agencies to issue a bounty of $25 million the assassination of President Hadi, and a staggering $75 million bounty for President Najjar. In an attempt to avoid detection, the communication channels and funds will be directed via the office of Sayyid Ammar. The most notorious hitmen will be notified to carry out the job.

Creation of 3 new Field Corps

The Structure of the the 3 Field Corps is not permanent, many of the units that it commands are allocated to it as needed on an ad hoc basis. Each division will consist of roughly 12,000 men, and each will be assigned with a specfic task to conduct. The main purpose of the creation of this corp is to reinforce the STC and counter attack the enemies, as well as grabbing more strategic South Yemeni territories.
Lt. General Abdullah Al Awlaqi is now in charge of the "Jibali Field Corps" that will operate in Yemen, and has the below divisions:

Mohammed Al Mehri has recently been promoted to MaJor General in charge of "Hilal Division"
Salim Bin Breik has recently been promoted to Major General in charge of "Saba Division"
Khalid Bin Kleib has recently been promoted to Major General in charge of "Naeem Division"
Hisham Al Kathiri has recently been promoted to Major General in charge of "Himyar Division"
Ali Al Hadhrami has recently been promoted to Major General in charge of "Qahtan Division"

Lt. General Mohammed Ba Alawi is now in charge of the "Masila Field Corps" that will operate in Yemen, and has the below divisions:

Ahmed Ba Muallem has recently been promoted to Major General in charge of the "Abyadh Division"
Abdullah Al Shaibah has recently been promoted to Major General in charge of the "Akdhar Division"
Mansoor Al Nahdi has recently been promoted to Major General in charge of the "Aswad Division"

Another Field Corps is formed to take power away from Abu Dhabi and shift it to Dubai, due to the recent coup that took place in the UAE. Our recognition of th
Lt. General Sulaiman Al Shihhi is now in charge of the "Maliha Field Corps" that will operate in the territories known as the UAE.

Ahmed Al Mawali has recently been promoted to Major General in charge of the "Buraimi Division"
Abdullah Al Ajmi has recently been promoted to Major General in charge of the "Kalba Division"
Mazin Al Saadi has recently been promoted to Major General in charge of the "Jazeera Division"
Khalifa Al Balushi has recently been promoted to Major General in charge of the "Nakheel Division"

The Armies will closely coordinate with other groups of the armed forces such as Airforce and navy for their advancement and movements.

SAR Army - Maliha Field Corps - Mission Details

Lt. General Sulaiman Al Shihhi, is born in the city of Khasab in Musandam, is currently 42 years old, and hails from a prestigious family who use to rule the archipelago prior to the Sultanate. After graduating with an engineering degree from England, he joined the army at 25 years old, and has gradually risen to the top due to his intellect and innovating thinking. He proved to be key asset to the army in his campaign to successfully reclaim Nahwa, as well leading his troops to capture the North East of the United Arab Emirates, linking Musandam to Mainland South Arabia.
The majority is filled by soldiers from the Governorates of Musandam, Buraimi, Batinah, and Dhahirah who more or less feel closely associated with the tribes of the UAE. They will be fighting as if it is their home, having relatives across the border.

Specific Equipment	Quantity
HMMWV, LMTV Cargo trucks, etc...	Plenty
Panhard VBL	58
Foxhound APC	10
FV101 Scorpion CVRT	6
M1A2 Abrams	30
Challenger 2 MBT	250
M60A1	6
M60A3	73
M88A-1	1
M728	10
BAE Piranha II 8x8 LAV	65
B1 Centauro - Tank Destroyer	8
BGM-71	40
FGM-148 Javelin missiles	40
variety Howitzers & Mortars	A shit ton
Total SAR soldiers	52,000

Buraimi Division
The Buraimi Division - purple - stationed in the Buraimi Oasis will attempt to capture more territory up till the town of Suweihan where they will take the E16, then they return back to Buraimi to make sure that it stays protected.
Kalba Division
The Kalba Division - red - will attempt to capture the territory of Sharja by Taking the E102 & E88 road. If Sharja is seized, then they will wait for the Jazeera Division to join them from finishing their mission so they they will attempt to capture Dubai to the South West together.
Jazeera Division
The Jazeera Division - red- will attempt to capture the territory of Umm Al Quwaim, Ajman and Sharjah by taking the E11, E611, and Sheikh MBZ Roads. If the siege is successful, they will mobilize to Dubai. Nakheel Division
The Nakheel Division - blue - will attempt to quickly advance to start siege of Dubai once Sharja has been seized.

SAR Army - Masilah Field Corps - Mission Details

Lt. General Mohammed Ba Alawi, is born in the city of Tarim in Hadhramut, is currently 55 years old, and can remember the days when South Yemen was once an independent nation. His father was a religious figure amongst the Sufi Ba Alawi Tariqa, and being a Sayyid (Descendant of Prophet Muhammed) gives him the respect of most muslims. He played an active role in the 1994 Yemen civil war, and was tasked with guarding Ali Salim al Beidh, ex-Vice President of Yemen & General Secretary of the Yemeni Socialist Party. After the South lost the war in July 1994, Ba Alawi was part of the team who escorted Al Beidh to his exile in the Sultanate of Oman, and was granted citizenship. At the young age of 20, he officially joined the Royal Army of Oman, and earned an opportunity to attend military college in India so as to be promoted as an officer. A well disciplined man, avoiding vices such as drinking and smoking, and always punctual and commanding respect. Not even his enemies have anything negative to say about him.
The majority is filled by Dhofari & Hadhrami soldiers, whose parents and grandparents more or less fought in the civil wars, being hardcore 3rd or 4th generation socialists. They have a cause to fight for their ancestors, their native lands, and their blood & kin across the borders.

Specific Equipment	Quantity
HMMWV, LMTV Cargo trucks, etc...	Sufficient
Panhard VBL	58
Cadillac Gage Commando	10
Foxhound APC	10
FV103 Spartan CVRT	10
Zulfiqar Battle Tank	10
Karrar Battle Tank	30
Challenger 2 MBT	100
M2A2 Bradley IFV	100
M60A1	6
M60A3	52
B1 Centauro	8
Saxon	20
FV101 Spartan	35
FV102 Scorpion	30
MILAN ATGM	25
FGM-148 Javelin missiles	50
Variety of mortars & Howitzers	A shit son
Total SAR soldiers	45,000

Akdhar Division
The Aswad Division - Green - will allow for the KAR & Yemen to fight AQAP, as they are distracted from each other and standby... Once Reinforcements such as aircrafts and helicopters arrive from allies, they will forcefully enter the KAR border from Wadiah, and take the road via Shahroha to Najran. By the time they reach, the Zaidis would welcome them to be "liberated" and join forces. The troops would use the mountains to the west as an anchor, hindering enemy supply lines from the capital, and instilling a sense of weakness amongst the KAR leadership in this neglected area. They should push through the mountainous areas if possible grabbing more land as fast as they can with the help of the local Shia Zaidis.
Abyadh Division
The Al Abyadh Division - purple - at the front lines along with STC soldiers until they can grab the opportunity to quickly attempt to push for grabbing the city of Marib and maintaining it as some sort of operational base. If their mission is successful, it will be stationed there until receiving further instructions.
Aswad Division
The Aswad Division - Red - Will travel by the N5 road from the Al Abr district to Marib city attempting to fight AQAP in the same time, though breezing past them and most likely meeting KAR & Yemeni forces on the way, so we will need many STC soldiers and planes here as a support. If Marib is successfully sieged they will head South to Baydha conquering more territories along the road.

SAR Army - Jibali Field Corps - Mission Details

Lt. General Abdullah Al Awlaki, a member of al Farid bin Naser Clan, an Awlaki “sheikhly family” that traditionally produces tribal leaders, and hails from Upper Shabwa. He is currently 34 years of age, and has proven himself to be the most active person in the fight against terror in Hadhramut against the AQAP. By meeting first hand with the regional tribal leaders, being not afraid of death on the front lines of all ground battles, and even participating as a key figure in the United Brothers Movement to coup d'état the Sultanate, he still lives life as a simple family man. He is a close relative of Aidarous Al-Zubaidi (President of the STC) and a distant relative of And Rabbuh Mansur Hadi (President of Yemen). Even though he did not complete high school, he was educated in the Royal Military College in order to get a fast track promotion as an officer, and one thing is for sure, the man is a military genius.
The majority is filled by Dhofari & Hadhrami soldiers, whose parents and grandparents more or less fought in the civil wars, being hardcore 3rd or 4th generation socialists. They have a cause to fight for their ancestors, their native lands, and their blood & kin across the borders.

Specific Equipment	Quantity
HMMWV, LMTV Cargo trucks, etc...	Sufficient
Cadillac Gage Commando	10
Foxhound APC	10
M60A1	6
M60A3	52
Challenger 2 MBT	40
B1 Centauro	8
Saxon	20
FV101 Spartan	35
FV102 Scorpion	30
LAW 80 light ATRL	60
RPG-7V light ATRL	35
FGM-148 Javelin missiles	120
variety Howitzers & Mortars	A shit ton
Total SAR Soldiers	60,000

Hilal Division
The Hilal Division - Blue - will be tasked with permanently defending the territories of Greater Aden, and maintaining the N4 road linking Aden to Zinjibar to ensure that Aden is not isolated from STC held territory. They will be joined the 8,000 STC Fighters that are defending the city to their last breath. Regular Patrols within the vicinity will ensure that any enemies that are dumb enough to try and get there via Wadis will be obliterated at site. these units will also install their land based anti-ship missile systems for attacking any Yemeni/KAR fleet approaching the city.
Saba Division
The Saba Division - Purple - has the task of reinforcing the STC forces in the front lines at Al Baydha, and prevent the enemies from entering into Abyan. If we manage to repel the enemy units, then the forces will head over to Ibb using the existing roads, and then coordinate with the Qahtan Division for jointly sieging the city.
Naeem Division
The Naeem division - Green - has been tasked tasked to keep standby at the frontlines along with the STC. Once the Chinese & Russians arrive, and not met by any hostile forces, they should head westwards to siege the city of Mokha, via the N2, conquering all towns and villages on the way. Once Mocha is conquered, the division should wait for reinforcements to arrive at Mocha Port so as to start a new mission that will attempt to secure the Mocha Expressway, in order to get access to the N3 and make their way to capture Taizz upon Himyar Division signal. We would need to recruit 2,000 STC soldiers in this mission.
Himyar Division
The Himyar division - Yellow - will first coordinate with the Qahtan Division to meet any incoming enemy forces attempting to takeover Aden from the north. Once enemy forces have been repelled, they may head north following the road conquering territories, they will then split from the Qahtan division by maintaining their route on the N1, and start to coordinate with the Naeem Division to meet up for the capturing of Taizz together.
Qahtan Division
The Qahtan Division - Red - will jointly fight any oncoming enemies alongside the Himyar Division. When succesfful, they will then proceed forward and split off from their counterparts entering the the 215 road to Ibb, coordinating with the Saba Division as to the mission of taking over the city of Ibb.

SAR Navy

Eastern Waters
The ports of Khasab, Sohar, Muscat, Sur and Masirah will be very useful for entering into the Persian Gulf as well as initiating surprise attacks on any KAR ships in Irani waters, and further isolate them from their navy within the Persian gulf. If this is successful and reinforcements arrive, then the navy should also enter into UAR (UAE military govt) and attempt to capture Dubai which we recognize the legitimate ruler as Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum. Help from China & Russia should also be arriving here in time for the siege of Dubai

Specific Equipment	Quantity
Nicobar-class patrol vessel	15
Al Mubshihr Class High Speed Support Vessels	3
Province class Fast attack craft	2
Khareef Class Corvette	5
Qahir Class Corvette	2
Al-Madinah Class GP Frigate	1
Al-Riyadh Class AA Frigate	1
Ambassador MKIII FMC	2

Western Waters
The navy is tasked on maintaining control of both the Gulf of Aden and Gulf of Oman. Once reinforcements from China & Russia arrive. The overseas base in Djibouti will be very useful for entering into the Red Sea and monitoring any ships attempting to pass through the Mandab Straits to seize Aden. The ports of Duqm, Salalah, Socotra, Shihr, Mukalla will also deploy vessels for maintaining control over the territorial waters, and any Yemeni or KAR vessels will be attacked with full force. The Navy has been instructed not to enter through the Straits until Chinese & Russian navy arrives.

Specific Equipment	Quantity
Al Ofouq Class Patrol Vessel	10
Al Mubshihr Class High Speed Support Vessels	3
Province class Fast attack craft	2
Badr Class Corvette	2
Khora Class Corvette	15
Nasr Al Bahr AWV	1
Type 056 Corvette	2

SAR Airforce

Eastern Front

Specific Equipment	Quantity
J-16 Strike Fighter	8
F-16C Fighting Falcon	16
Boeing AH-64D Apache helicopter	3
Z-9C Naval Helicopter!	5
Z-10 Attack Helicopter	12
Z-19 Attack Helicopter	8
C-130	5
SA 330 Puma	2
BAE Hawk 200	5
Drones	Plenty
NH90 Utility/Transport	2
Super Lynx 120	2

The Airforce will first detect monitor and target whatever is remaining from the unsuspecting KAR airforce and navy that was deployed to Iran and currently is situated in the Gulf of Persia, Gulf of Oman, and Arabian Sea. We will launch surprise attacks first then send the navy to finish off what is left. The airforce will also be supporting the Army holding the ground in UAE until Chinese and Russians arrive.
!the z-9 will be equipped with anti-ship systems
Western Front

Specific Equipment	Quantity
Boeing AH-64D Apache helicopter	6
Z-9C Naval Helicopter!	16
Z-10 Attack Helicopter	10
NH90 Utility/Transport	6
Super Lynx 120	6
CASA C-295 MPA/Persuader	2
F-16C Fighting Falcon	16
J-16 Strike Fighter	32
Eurofighter Typhoon	4
BAE Hawk 200	5
Drones	Plenty

The NFZ over STC territory issued by Yemeni & KAR is of no significance, as it does not even have approval from the United Nations. Therefore, we will continue in our campaign to support the STC, monitor, target, and attack enemy units in all areas of Yemen and the Gulf of Aden. We are hoping to also be supported by China & Russia here, as reinforcements will be absolutely necessary for the success of our missions if we wish to destroy Yemen's airforce. It is absolutely necessary that the airforce provides as much assistance as possible to our ground forces within mainland Yemen.
!the z-9 will be equipped with anti-ship systems

Missiles Launched at Enemies

If China & Russia are to be so kind to supply SAR with missiles, they will be used to target both KAR & Yemeni facilities. Our areas to launch the missiles are from Musandam, Sohar, Muscat, Sur Nizwa, Ibri, Haima, Duqm, Sur, Masirah, Salalah, Thumrait, Shihr, Mukalla, Socotra, and Djibouti overseas base. This gives us the opportunity to strike from all directions. Important targets in both Yemen & KAR include:

Refineries
Ports
Airports
Oil & Gas fields
Military Facilities
Critical Bridges, Roads & Railways
Industrial Areas & factories
Energy & Desalination Plants

The cities of Riyadh, Sanaa, Yanbu, Jeddah, Al Hudaydah, Zabid, Dammam, Al Qatif, Tabuk, Jezan are the main targets since they hold most critical infrastructure.
Both Tactical and strategic missiles should be used, and with key points such as Musandam and Djibouti bases available, we would also install land-based anti-ship missiles to strike at enemies within reach. Striking the land based military facilities is most important to shut down central command and hinder their abilities to communicate with the front lines. All cities with relevant importance in KAR & Yemen would be at risk here.
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TL;DR : I am fighting at two fronts...
Note: I took such a long time for writing this due to working overtime and being extremely busy with real life projects that need to finish within their deadlines. I must apologize to Dek & Notgoodatnaming for the lateness, and much thanks to GC for being understanding. Also thank you to everyone on Discord who took the time to discuss technical details and providing me with knowledge on different functions within the armed forces, really appreciate it!
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I remember seeing a comparison a few years ago between NALCS and PL teams, and I think some of them right now couldn't be more fitting so I'd try and match them up again for new fans
Cloud9- Liverpool
Cloud9 have gone from being quite similar to Liverpool, to full blown Liverpool in the last split. Both teams have a history of success, but have had to wait a long time to find it again. And now- once again- they are both miles ahead of the competition as undisputed best team in the league.
Another simliarity could be that they have one of the longest serving managers in the league. C9 Jack has been with C9 for the long haul, practically since it's inception as a league team in 2013. Likewise Klopp has been at Liverpool 5 years, which I believe makes him the 3rd longest serving PL manager behind Sean Dyche and Eddie Howe. Theyve both been very economical with their approach to player signings, preferring slowly improving the team with smart upgrades rather than splashing the cash on big names.
There are 2 types of Liverpool fans, the old faithful who have waited a long long time for this succes to return, and bandwagoners who just love to watch the best football. Both will be abundant in C9 fanbase right now
Team Liquid- Man City
Who didn't see this coming. Sheikh Mansour and TL Steve don't have a lot in common. The one thing they do is that they are both not afraid to splash the cash, and have both found huge success doing so. Team Liquid and Man City were household names even before the huge cash surge, but since they've gone from strength to strength (ignoring this splits blip) and I think they'll both be here to stay for a very long time.
Both teams have most expensive teams in the league; both have won multiple titles recently with almost 0 success beforehand; and both have been (and will continue to be) mercilessly mocked for buying the league. They prove that money really does buy happiness.
Dignitas- West Ham
My old favourite League team and my favourite football team have a lot more in common than you'd think at first glance. Historically, both huge names, but are well past their best. Both also had a (relatively) recent takeover and you could argue both ended up the same mediocre way.
West Ham was "rescued" by the Dildo brothers in 2010, and since then has climbed back to respectible position, but are still WAY underperforming for the amount of money being spent and wasted. Likewise, Dignitas was taken over by 76ers in 2016, and they are back in LCS as of 2019, but they are arguably the biggest wasters of money in the league. Giving a reported $2.3million contract to one of the statistically worst toplaners in the league- Huni- is almost a like for like copy of the transfer strategy employed by the dildo brothers.
If you hate yourself, and you love getting your hopes up every year just for them to be destroyed, new dignitas fans welcome aboard.
TSM- Manchester United
Another obvious one. Both teams have been the biggest names in the sport for a long time, but things might be about to change. I hate United and I hate TSM, and somehow it's the same exact sort of hatred I have towards both
Both teams have the most obnoxious fanbase, theyre both probably the biggest money makers in the league (TSM were for a long time at least), and I'd even go as far as to say their playstyles are extremely similar for the last 3 years. Both United and TSM sit back and wait for their opponents to make a mistake.
TSM are about as "counter-attack" as you can get in league of legends, and that makes them a perfect home for United fans.
CLG- Arsenal
Oh dear. What a mess of a club and what a mess of a league organization. To give CLG credit, they have always punched above their weight, I believe (at least up until franchising) they were the financially weakest team in the league, and this applies even when they managed to find success 5 years ago. Likewise Arsenal are well past their best, and I can't see things looking up for them anytime soon. But to their credit, even when they were winning things they had to do it against the financial powerhouse that was Man United which made it all the more impressive.
Both teams have massive oldschool followings; both teams are trying to bounce back from what have been a tumultuous past few years; and both have some fantastic memories for fans to look back on.
100T-Spurs
Only been one of the top dogs for a short while, but I think both teams have respect as a top team with the potential to win the league, but without ever quite getting there. Both 100T and Spurs sometimes look like the best team in the league, and on other days absolutely cover themselves in shame and throw games/titles that shouldve been theirs.
One thing is for sure, both these teams have the potential to beat anyone, and also lose to anyone, so supporting them will be a wild ride where you never know what's going to happen.
Immortals-Everton
Both teams used to very respected members of the league, a tough game for anyone and you could basically guarantee them getting a top half finish. Nowadays nobody expects anything from either team, except to make some outrageous signings.
Yerry Mina £30m, Alex Iwobi £30m, Richarlison £50m are 3 of the outrageous signings for Everton. At first glance, you think they've massively overpaid for all 3 but in the long term it may pay off. Likewise when Immortals picked up Crown, Soaz, Xmithie, they looked like they meant business, but at the same time you KNOW they probably massively overpaid for these 3 in what was a ridiculously risky business strategy. Immortals are a wildcard in my opinion, they've probably got a lot of dark days ahead of them but they have the financial power and ambition for greatness with a bit of luck
Flyquest- Bournemouth
Not a lot to this one, I just thought of the defining part of Flyquest being that they love to use ex-players of top teams (Spefically Liverpool/C9 in this case) to varying degrees of success.
Of course Flyquest started off adopting the C9 core of: Hai, Balls, LemonNation; and added to this some more ex-stars with the likes of Wildturtle, Pobelter and PoE. In comparison, Bournemouth have been recycling Liverpool players for years; Jordan Ibe, Solanke, Nathaniel Clyne, Harry Wilson to name a few.
I don't think either team thinks they will ever be a top team adopting this transfer strategy, but theyve both proven to be very consistent at hitting the midtable if that's your cup of tea
Golden Guardians- Watford
I actually like Golden Guardians, but they are probably the weakest team in the league over their history, with some glimpses of brilliance here and there. On top of that they love their roster to be full of absolute journeymen, with almost all players that have represented the Guardians (except for FBI) having been around the LCS for 5+ years.
Watford are extremely similar in that they are a struggling team, who have had moments of greatness but on the whole probably the worst team in the league over a number of years. Also Watford have the oldest average team age in the premier league, and love a journeyman or too, so you if you like watching old timers play your sport then GG is the home for you
Evil Geniuses- Sheffield United
Founded in 1999, EG is one of the oldest esports oragnizations around, and they also had a great team back in the day when they took over CLG EU's lineup in 2013. I think they'd be a perfect home for Sheffield United fans, as SUFC is one of the oldest and most respected clubs in England.
Funnily enough 2019 was the year both teams found themselves back in the top league, and both doing so with a Bang. SUFC find themselves in 7th place, punching way above their weight but could arguably be doing even better, and EG somehow finished the 2020 spring split regular in 2nd place with a respectable 10-8 record. If tradition is your thing, EG is a great home for you.
Obviously this is all subjective and I'd love to hear where the other 10 teams fans should gather

Deciding to be a proactive fan for once, I chose not to mindlessly refresh for new speculation on the takeovers and do a lot of research into Shiekh Khalid. I have found a lot of interesting info which I have listed below.
If you do not feel like reading my research on reddit, or the formatting gets messed up, I have included a Google Drive Link below:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1cjHzL3nvTKL8V7lHXbCYIt85cf8N-BoM
Who is Sheikh Khaled Bin Zayed al Nahyan?
Education
Sheikh Khaled is a member of the ruling family of Abu Dhabi and is a ~~half-brother~~ or cousin of Manchester City Owner Sheikh Mansour. Khaled has a PhD in Finance from Michigan State University. The Sheikh also graduated with a degree in Business Administration from Boston University.
It is unclear of Sheikh Khaled’s true relation to Sheikh Mansour of Man City. Various sources have claimed him to either be a cousin or half-brother of Sheikh Mansour. However, according to the Daily Mail, Man City sources suggest Sheikh Khaled is ‘not the same Bin Zayed’ as the City owner, and is from a different Emirate (Dubai), making him a distant cousin at best.
The Failed Liverpool Bid
It emerged at the end of August, it emerged that Sheikh Khaled had a failed £2 billion bid of Liverpool. It has been said that the bid did not get past the vetting stage due to it being deemed not credible.
While some sources said that the ownership had never been told directly of the build, Joe.co reported that the Sheikh had met with Chairman Tom Werner several times throughout 2017 and 2018. However, the club later released a statement saying that the deal broke down before Khalid and majority shareholders John W Henry or Michael Gordon met.
The Mirror reported that the deal seemed to have broken down when a £25 million down payment on the proposal was not paid.
Bin Zayed Group of Companies
Sheikh Khalid established the group in 1988 and serves as its chairman. According to the company’s website, “The Bin Zayed Group of Companies is a leading conglomerate with diverse business interests in the local and international markets.”
Midhat Kiwai is the Group Managing Director and has been since May 2008. Midhat reports directly to Sheikh Khalid. On his LinkedIn account, he claims that he has been given a mandate from the Chairman (Sheikh Khalid) to “ensure that the group has eventually over $1 bn of revenue yearly from outside the UAE.”
Midhat was also the one to email The Chronicle confirming that representatives of the Sheikh had agreed to terms with Mike Ashley.
Another important member of the company is Matein Khalid, the Head of Capital Markets & Advisor to the Chairman. According to Bloomberg, “He is responsible for the Bin Zayed’s hedge funds / private equities portfolios and external fund manager selection.” He has also worked with “investment banks, hedge funds, private banks and securities firms.” He was also selected by MENA Fund Magazine in MENA Power List, 50 most influential fund managers in the Middle East.
However, throughout all the media coverage, I have not seen his name come up once. This confuses me because he seems to have a very important role in the company.
$1.75 Billion deal with Indian State- It has been hard to find any information at all on the company’s past dealings, however I found one important deal. In January of 2018, the Bin Zayed Group made a proposal with the government of Telengana, a state in India, to invest $1.75 billion into the infrastructure sector.
Indonesian Deal- I also found information about another deal in Indonesia. I had to put this article through Google Translate, so I had to guess a little on the translation. The Bin Zayed Group seemingly made a deal with the youngest son of the former President of Indonesia for $3 - $5 billion to build 500 thousand to 1 million units of cheap housing.
Edit: Also as has been pointed out to me by the wonderful u/alex13200:

So he is in business with Tommy Suharto, the son of former Indonesian dictator, who in the year 2000 was sentenced to 18 months in jail for corruption and then 10 months later the judge who sentenced him was shot dead and Tommy was proven by the court to be the mastermind.

The Sheikh’s Ventures – Past and Present
NOTE: This was originally going to be separated into two categories: The Sheikh’s Current Ventures and The Sheikh’s Past Ventures, but it has been very hard for me to find out if he is currently serving in these positions or served in the positions in the past.
Sheikh Khalid has hands in a great many industries, showing off his large political reach and amount of power.
Islamic Arab Insurance Company- The Sheikh is currently Chairman of SALAMA, the Islamic Arab Insurance Company. SALAMA is one of the leading takaful companies in the region. The company has total assets worth $977.9 million and a yearly revenue of $199 million.
Tamweel- Sheikh Khalid either was formerly or is currently Chairman of Tamweel, one of the largest real estate developers in the Middle East. Since its establishment in 2004, Tamweel has financed property worth over $2.45 billion. In April 2011, the Dubai Investment Bank paid $101.8 million for a 37.2% stake in the company.
I got conflicting info on this, too. RIT Dubai says he formerly served, yet the official BinZayed website says he currently serves.
Dubai Islamic Bank- Sheikh Khalid was Vice-Chairman of the Dubai Islamic Bank. The Dubai Islamic Bank is the largest bank in the UAE by assets and has 4,233 employees. It is an absolutely massive company, making $1.362 billion in profit in 2018.
UAE Insurance Authority- The Sheikh formerly served as a board member on the UAE Insurance Authority. The Insurance Authority was formed by the UAE Cabinet in 2007.
Abraaj Capital- Sheikh Khalid also served on the board of the Abraaj Group a private equity firm with over $13.6 billion in assets. However, long after the Sheikh’s exit from the company, several of its limited partners, including the Gates Foundation began investigating its misuse of investor funds. This led to a collapse of the company in 2018.
Two Important Notes: The Sheikh was gone long before the troubles at the company and has not been implicated in anyway with the wrongdoing.
Here is a very interesting Bloomberg article about the ordeal: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-10-01/what-s-left-of-abraaj-and-how-it-collapsed-so-quickly-quicktake
Dubai Real-Estate Corporation- The Sheikh is a Board Member of the DREC. The DREC was established by Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and ruler of the Emirate of Dubai. The DREC is responsible for constructing, investing, or using government land, and commercial and industrial properties in Dubai.
Dubai Economic Council- Sheikh Khalid also served as Chairman of the Executive Committee of Dubai Economic Council (DEC), a think tank focusing on the economy of Dubai. The council is affiliated with the Government of Dubai.
NBD Investment Bank- The Sheikh served on the Board of NBD Investment Bank, one of the largest groups in the Middle East. The bank manages around $136 billion in assets and made $4.73 billion in revenue in 2018.
Public Service- Sheikh Khalid also has a notable influence in public works and charities, serving as Vice-Chairman of Injaz Al-Arab, a non-profit organization for education and training across the Arab World. He also serves as the Chairman of Al Hikmah Education Chain, which focuses on furthering education in the region.
Human Appeal International- Sheikh Khalid is also Vice-Chairman of Human Appeal International (a British charity), which is dedicated to fighting poverty and injustices. However, this charity has more than meets the eye, being listed as a Hamas front in a 1996 CIA report. To make news worse, leaked cables from the U.S. State Department in 2003, stated that the charity’s field offices in Bosnia, Kosovo, and Chechnya had connections to al-Qaeda associates. The charity was also listed as a banned association by Israel in 2008 because of its links with Union of Good and alleged funding for Hamas.
My Thoughts on the Sheikh
Although recent reports have rumored that the Shiekh has yet to provide proof of funds, I believe that this should not be a huge problem. It seems to me that Sheikh Khalid is simply the face of the bid with the Bin Zayed Group of Companies and other Middle Eastern conglomerates will be providing the big bucks.
The Sheikh certainly seems to be well-connected and has served on the boards of some of the most powerful companies and agencies in Dubai and the UAE. I believe that he has a large pool of contacts to raise money from.
Furthermore, the Bin Zayed Group’s multi-billion dollar deals in India and Indonesia further show that the company is not lacking in funds in anyway.
While it is certainly too early to tell for sure, I think this bid is more legit than any other previous bid and that this is the closest the club has been to being sold since Mike Ashley’s purchase. I think these rumors have real legs.
Sources
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-7075591/amp/Sheik-Khaled-confirms-agreed-terms-buy-Newcastle-United-Mike-Ashley.html
https://www.arabianbusiness.com/sport/403094-liverpool-fc-owners-turn-down-26bn-bid-from-uae-royal
https://www.joe.co.uk/sport/liverpool-reject-takeover-bid-196429
https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/breaking-liverpool-rejected-2billion-takeover-13129919
http://www.binzayed.com/history.htm
https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=139615350&privcapId=109956209
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salama_(company))
https://www.rit.edu/dubai/about/board-of-directors
https://www.arabianbusiness.com/dubai-s-dib-eyes-100-tamweel-takeover-484429.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dubai_Real_Estate_Corporation
http://www.injazalarab.org/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_Appeal
https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/national/bin-zayed-group-inks-pact-with-telangana-proposes-big-investments/article9935941.ece
https://berempat.com/bisnis/retail-dan-properti/6080/tommy-soeharto-segera-garap-properti-murah/

The April Bundles:
Wednesday, April 1 Toshiro Mifune Turns 100 Featuring a new introduction by critic Imogen Sara Smith and the 2015 documentary Mifune: The Last Samurai
Akira Kurosawa once said, “The ordinary Japanese actor might need ten feet of film to get across an impression. Toshiro Mifune needed only three feet.” However, the filmmaker certainly gave Mifune—born on April 1, 1920—a lot of space: over the course of sixteen indelible collaborations, the actor and the director created some of the most dynamic characters ever put on-screen, all marked by an explosive physicality, live-wire intensity, and surprising tenderness. Discovered by Kurosawa during an open audition at Toho Studios, Mifune would go on to inhabit a wide variety of roles—from gangsters to samurai to salarymen—in the director’s greatest films, masterpieces like Stray Dog, Rashomon, Seven Samurai, The Bad Sleep Well, and High and Low. Further cementing his status as an icon of Japanese cinema with his commanding turns in classics by Kenji Mizoguchi, Keisuke Kinoshita, and Hiroshi Inagaki, Mifune left behind a formidable legacy as one of the most electrifying performers of the twentieth century. Snow Trail, Senkichi Taniguchi, 1947 Drunken Angel, Akira Kurosawa, 1948 Stray Dog, Akira Kurosawa, 1949 Rashomon, Akira Kurosawa, 1950 Wedding Ring, Keisuke Kinoshita, 1950 Scandal, Akira Kurosawa, 1950 The Idiot, Akira Kurosawa, 1951 The Life of Oharu, Kenji Mizoguchi, 1952 Seven Samurai, Akira Kurosawa, 1954 Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto, Hiroshi Inagaki, 1954 Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple, Hiroshi Inagaki, 1955 I Live in Fear, Akira Kurosawa, 1955 Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island, Hiroshi Inagaki, 1956 The Lower Depths, Akira Kurosawa, 1957 Throne of Blood, Akira Kurosawa, 1957 The Hidden Fortress, Akira Kurosawa, 1958 Muhomatsu, the Rickshaw Man, Hiroshi Inagaki, 1958 The Bad Sleep Well, Akira Kurosawa, 1960 Yojimbo, Akira Kurosawa, 1961 Sanjuro, Akira Kurosawa, 1962 High and Low, Akira Kurosawa, 1963 Red Beard, Akira Kurosawa, 1965 The Sword of Doom, Kihachi Okamoto, 1966 Samurai Rebellion, Masaki Kobayashi, 1967 Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo, Kihachi Okamoto, 1970 Red Sun, Terence Young, 1971 Mifune: The Last Samurai, Steven Okazaki, 2015
Wednesday, April 1 Europa Europa: Criterion Collection Edition #985
As World War II splits Europe, sixteen-year-old German Jew Salomon (Marco Hofschneider) is separated from his family after fleeing with them to Poland, and finds himself reluctantly assuming various ideological identities in order to hide the deadly secret of his Jewishness. He is bounced from a Soviet orphanage, where he plays a dutiful Stalinist, to the Russian front, where he hides in plain sight as an interpreter for the German army, and back to his home country, where he takes on his most dangerous role: a member of the Hitler Youth. Based on the real-life experiences of Salomon Perel, Agnieszka Holland’s wartime tour de force Europa Europa is a breathless survival story told with the verve of a comic adventure, an ironic refutation of the Nazi idea of racial purity, and a complex portrait of a young man caught up in shifting historical calamities and struggling to stay alive. SUPPLEMENTAL FEATURES: Audio commentary by Agnieszka Holland; interviews with Holland, Marco Hofschneider, and Salomon Perel; and a video essay by film scholar Annette Insdorf.
Thursday, April 2 Kinetta Streaming premiere
The first feature for which celebrated international auteur Yorgos Lanthimos received solo directorial credit, Kinetta takes place in a desolate Greek resort town where three tenuously connected people are linked by mysterious, unsettling impulses. A plainclothes cop pursues triple passions for cars, tape recorders, and Russian women; a lonely, lovesick clerk works as a part-time photographer; and a hotel maid aspires to be an actor through unconventional methods. Darkly comic and insinuatingly hypnotic, this tantalizingly cryptic puzzle film finds Lanthimos first working through the themes of power and control that he would explore to increasing renown in art-house sensations like Dogtooth, The Lobster, and The Favourite.
Thursday, April 2 Three by Yorgos Lanthimos
The unofficial leader of the so-called “Greek Weird Wave,” Yorgos Lanthimos helped put the country’s cinema on the international map with these darkly funny, startlingly surreal explorations of human relationships at their most extreme and unsettling. Establishing his singular vision with the uncompromisingly enigmatic Kinetta, Lanthimos gained international notoriety (and a surprising Academy Award nomination) for his disturbingly bizarro family portrait Dogtooth, which he followed with the equally outré Alps. Deploying stylized absurdity to reveal cutting truths about the human condition, these singular provocations represent some of the most audacious and thrillingly original cinema of the twenty-first century. Kinetta, 2005 Dogtooth, 2009 Alps, 2011
Friday, April 3 From the Archive: Raging Bull With an archival laserdisc commentary featuring director Martin Scorsese and editor Thelma Schoonmaker
Arguably the definitive boxing movie and one of the most stunningly visceral films ever made, Martin Scorsese’s lacerating vision of self-destructive machismo stars an Academy Award–winning Robert De Niro in an intensely physical, career-best performance as Jake LaMotta, a fighter from the Bronx whose deep-seated anger and insecurities erupt in violence both in and out of the ring. The stunning monochrome cinematography, kinetic editing by Thelma Schoonmaker, and memorable supporting performances from Joe Pesci and Cathy Moriarty come together in an operatic tour de force of bruising beauty.
Friday, April 3 Double Feature: Deep, Dark Welles The Stranger and The Lady from Shanghai
Once he had established a penchant for baroquely stylized compositions and striking chiaroscuro in Citizen Kane and The Magnificent Ambersons, it was only natural that Orson Welles should prove a master of film noir. The Stranger, his first foray into the genre (and only box-office success), suggests hidden menaces lurking beneath the veneer of all-American normalcy via the story of an infamous Nazi hiding undercover in a sleepy Connecticut town. A year later, Welles stepped into the shadows once again with The Lady from Shanghai, a fascinatingly fractured, visually dazzling puzzle box of a film that has been read as a deeply personal commentary on his own crumbling marriage to costar Rita Hayworth.
Saturday, April 4 Saturday Matinee: Captains Courageous
Based on a novel by Rudyard Kipling, this beloved high-seas adventure stars Freddie Bartholomew as a young, spoiled-rotten brat who falls overboard an ocean liner and is rescued by passing fishermen Manuel (Spencer Tracy, in an Oscar-winning performance). Rather than return the boy home, Manuel and the crew whisk him along for an epic voyage full of excitement, danger, and hard-won life lessons. Directed by preeminent MGM craftsman Victor Fleming and featuring an all-star cast that includes Lionel Barrymore, Melvyn Douglas, Mickey Rooney, and John Carradine, Captains Courageous delivers white-knuckle thrills alongside a heartfelt coming-of-age tale.
Sunday, April 5 ’70s Style Icons
Way more than just bell bottoms, peasant blouses, and platform shoes, 1970s fashion was as eclectic as it was adventurous, an explosion of me-generation individualism turned outward in a profusion of head-turning styles that ranged from timeless to funky to far out. This collection brings together some of the quintessential films of the era featuring the stars who defined its most iconic looks: Robert Redford’s perfect Ivy League prep in Three Days of the Condor, Diane Keaton’s tweedy tailored androgyny in Annie Hall, Donna Summer’s down-to-disco glam in Thank God It’s Friday, Jane Fonda’s boho-chic shag in Klute, Richard Roundtree’s badass Black Power cool in Shaft, and more. Whether your vibe is more quirky-cute Barbra Streisand in What’s Up, Doc? or rock-goddess Babs in A Star Is Born, the fashions in these films are proof that personal expression never goes out of style. Performance, Donald Cammell and Nicolas Roeg, 1970 Klute, Alan J. Pakula, 1971 Shaft, Gordon Parks, 1971 What’s Up, Doc?, Peter Bogdanovich, 1972 Foxy Brown, Jack Hill, 1974 Shampoo, Hal Ashby, 1975 Three Days of the Condor, Sydney Pollack, 1975 The Man Who Fell to Earth, Nicolas Roeg, 1976 A Star Is Born, Frank Pierson, 1976 Welcome to L.A., Alan Rudolph, 1976 Annie Hall, Woody Allen, 1977 Eyes of Laura Mars, Irvin Kershner, 1978 Thank God It’s Friday, Robert Klane, 1978
Monday, April 6 World Cinema Project: Pixote Featuring a new introduction by filmmaker Mira Nair
With its bracing blend of unflinching realism and aching humanity, Héctor Babenco’s electrifying look at lost youth fighting to survive on the bottom rung of Brazilian society helped put the country’s cinema on the international map. Shot with documentary-like immediacy on the streets of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, Pixote follows the eponymous preteen runaway (the heartbreaking Fernando Ramos da Silva, whose own too-short life tragically mirrored that of his character) as he escapes a nightmarish juvenile detention center only to descend into a life of increasingly violent crime alongside a makeshift family of fellow outcasts. Balancing its shocking brutality with moments of tenderness, this stunning journey through Brazil’s underworld is an unforgettable cry from the lower depths that has influenced multiple generations of filmmakers, including Spike Lee, Harmony Korine, and the Safdie brothers.
Tuesday, April 7 Short + Feature: Human Tides 8th Continent and Fire at Sea
These haunting, poetic meditations on the European refugee crisis speak eloquently and urgently to the harrowing human cost of a global tragedy. In Yorgos Zois’s eerily evocative short 8th Continent, the filmmaker’s camera silently surveys a desolate dump on the Greek island of Lesbos strewn with thousands of life jackets that have washed ashore—an almost otherworldly landscape that conveys more than words ever could. Then, on the Sicilian island of Lampedusa, director Gianfranco Rosi documents the quotidian rituals of life in a place where everyday reality unfolds against the backdrop of a mounting humanitarian disaster in his shattering documentary Fire at Sea.
Wednesday, April 8 Columbia Noir Featuring an introduction by film scholars Farran Smith Nehme and Imogen Sara Smith
One year ago, the Criterion Channel launched with a journey into the dark side of the Columbia Pictures catalog, and we’re pleased to bring it back with an expanded lineup of classic noir deep cuts. While rival studios like MGM and Paramount lavished money and top-tier production values on splashy musicals and prestige literary adaptations, the notoriously budget-conscious Columbia was right at home in the gritty, slightly disreputable world of film noir. The Columbia lot was where auteurs like Fritz Lang, Nicholas Ray, and Orson Welles realized pulp-poetry perfection in masterpieces like The Big Heat, In a Lonely Place, and The Lady from Shanghai. It was also where resourceful genre specialists could overcome budgetary constraints through sinister, stylized atmosphere and directorial vision in killer Bs like the gothic mystery My Name Is Julia Ross, the minimalist-cool hitman thriller Murder by Contract, and the lurid taboo-buster The Crimson Kimono. Starring genre icons like Humphrey Bogart, Rita Hayworth, Gloria Grahame, and Glenn Ford, these shadowy gems epitomize the hard-boiled essence of noir. Blind Alley, Charles Vidor, 1939 My Name Is Julia Ross, Joseph H. Lewis, 1945 Gilda, Charles Vidor, 1946 So Dark the Night, Joseph H. Lewis, 1946 Dead Reckoning, John Cromwell, 1947 Johnny O’Clock, Robert Rossen, 1947 The Lady from Shanghai, Orson Welles, 1947 In a Lonely Place, Nicholas Ray, 1950 The Mob, Robert Parrish, 1951 Affair in Trinidad, Vincent Sherman, 1952 The Sniper, Edward Dmytryk, 1952 The Big Heat, Fritz Lang, 1953 Drive a Crooked Road, Richard Quine, 1954 Human Desire, Fritz Lang, 1954 Pushover, Richard Quine, 1954 Tight Spot, Phil Karlson, 1955 5 Against the House, Phil Karlson, 1955 Nightfall, Jacques Tourneur, 1956 The Harder They Fall, Mark Robson, 1956 The Brothers Rico, Phil Karlson, 1957 The Burglar, Paul Wendkos, 1957 The Lineup, Don Siegel, 1958 Murder by Contract, Irving Lerner, 1958 The Crimson Kimono, Samuel Fuller, 1959 Experiment in Terror, Blake Edwards, 1962
Wednesday, April 8 I Am Not a Witch Featuring Listen, a 2014 short film codirected by Rungano Nyoni
The acclaimed debut feature from Rungano Nyoni is a daring, sharply satiric feminist fairy tale set in present-day Zambia. When nine-year-old orphan Shula (Margaret Mulubwa) is accused of witchcraft, she is exiled to a witch camp run by a corrupt and inept government official. Tied to the ground and told that she will turn into a goat if she tries to escape, Shula becomes a star tourist attraction exploited by those around her for financial gain. Soon she is forced to make a difficult decision: resign herself to life at the camp, or risk everything for freedom. Winner of a BAFTA award for outstanding debut, I Am Not a Witch is a visually imaginative, socially incisive commentary on the clash between tradition and modernity from one of contemporary cinema’s most exciting new voices.
Thursday, April 9 The Two of Us: Criterion Collection Edition #388
A young Jewish boy living in Nazi-occupied Paris is sent by his parents to the countryside to live with an elderly Catholic couple until France’s liberation. Forced to hide his identity, the eight-year-old, Claude (played delicately by first-time actor Alain Cohen), bonds with the irascible, staunchly anti-Semitic Grampa (Michel Simon), who improbably becomes his friend and confidant. Poignant and lighthearted, The Two of Us was acclaimed director Claude Berri’s debut feature, based on own childhood experiences, and gave the legendary Simon one of his most memorable roles in the twilight of his career. SUPPLEMENTAL FEATURES: Claude Berri’s Oscar-winning short Le poulet; interviews with Berri and stars Michel Simon and Alain Cohen; a 1975 French talk show featuring Berri and the woman who helped secure his family’s safety during World War II; and more.
Friday, April 10 Double Feature: Dark Desires Stranger by the Lake and Staying Vertical
One of contemporary French cinema’s most fearless and endlessly fascinating provocateurs, Alain Guiraudie had been realizing his spellbinding, boldly transgressive, and unapologetically queer visions for more than two decades when he came to mainstream attention with his mesmerizing erotic thriller Stranger by the Lake. Making no concessions to commercial success, his brilliantly outré follow-up, Staying Vertical, is a surreal, continuously surprising sexual odyssey that, like its predecessor, probes the dark side of human desire.
Saturday, April 11 Saturday Matinee: Watership Down
With this passion project, screenwriter-producer-director Martin Rosen brilliantly achieved what had been thought nearly impossible: a faithful big-screen adaptation of Richard Adams’s classic British dystopian novel about a community of rabbits under terrible threat from modern forces. With its naturalistic hand-drawn animation, dreamily expressionistic touches, gorgeously bucolic background design, and elegant voice work from such superb English actors as John Hurt, Ralph Richardson, Richard Briers, and Denholm Elliott, Watership Down is an emotionally arresting, dark-toned allegory about freedom amid political turmoil.
Sunday, April 12 Starring Gary Cooper
For over three decades, Gary Cooper was Hollywood’s consummate everyman, a refreshingly sincere, unaffected screen presence who imbued his common heroes with authenticity and simple dignity. Emerging as a star in the late silent era, the lanky, strikingly handsome Cooper established himself as a western hero in Henry King’s hugely popular The Winning of Barbara Worth and a romantic leading man in the swooning World War I melodrama Lilac Time. But it was with the coming of sound that Cooper truly came into his own, embodying all-American decency and courage in classics like Mr. Deeds Goes to Town, Sergeant York, and The Pride of the Yankees as well as the spirit of the frontier in definitive westerns like The Westerner and Man of the West. His relaxed charm also made him a perfect comic foil to Barbara Stanwyck in Howard Hawks’s screwball riot Ball of Fire, while his innate gravitas anchored prestige dramas like The Fountainhead. It was this ability to play across genres while remaining inimitably himself that made Cooper one of classic Hollywood’s most enduring icons. The Winning of Barbara Worth, Henry King, 1926 Lilac Time, George Fitzmaurice, 1928 A Farewell to Arms, Frank Borzage, 1932 The Wedding Night, King Vidor, 1935 Mr. Deeds Goes to Town, Frank Capra, 1936 The Adventures of Marco Polo, Archie Mayo, 1938 The Cowboy and the Lady, H. C. Potter, 1938 The Real Glory, Henry Hathaway, 1939 The Westerner, William Wyler, 1940 Ball of Fire, Howard Hawks, 1941 Sergeant York, Howard Hawks, 1941* The Pride of the Yankees, Sam Wood, 1942 The Fountainhead, King Vidor, 1949 Task Force, Delmer Daves, 1949 Vera Cruz, Robert Aldrich, 1954 Friendly Persuasion, William Wyler, 1956 Love in the Afternoon, Billy Wilder, 1957 Man of the West, Anthony Mann, 1958 The Hanging Tree, Delmer Daves, 1959 *Starts June 1
Monday, April 13 Three by Otto Preminger
Renowned for his coolly objective style, daringly ambiguous moral complexity, and willingness to tackle taboo themes, classic Hollywood titan (or tyrant, to many of those who worked under him) Otto Preminger pushed the boundaries of the Production Code to create some of the most sophisticated and provocative films of the studio era. This selection of three of his finest—the luxuriantly bittersweet melodrama Bonjour tristesse, the gripping James Stewart crime procedural Anatomy of a Murder, and the menacing existential mystery Bunny Lake Is Missing—showcases both his range and the singular, relentlessly probing sensibility that unifies his work. Bonjour tristesse, 1958 Anatomy of a Murder, 1959 Bunny Lake Is Missing, 1965 Tuesday, April 14 Short + Feature: Blowups Neighbours and Dr. Strangelove Featuring an introduction by Criterion Channel programmer Penelope Bartlett
Norman McLaren and Stanley Kubrick take aim at the appalling carnage of the twentieth century in these visually inspired satires. McLaren’s riotously inventive, Oscar-winning short Neighbours combines live-action photography and stop-motion animation to illustrate the mindlessness of war through the story of two neighbors who come to blows over a flower growing between their houses. Pablo Picasso, no doubt smitten with McLaren’s ingenious technique as well as the urgency of his message, called it the greatest film ever made. Kubrick’s deadly black comedy Dr. Strangelove, starring an iconic Peter Sellers in three roles, tracks a group of military goons, bureaucrats, and politicians hurtling headlong toward global annihilation, in a vision of nuclear politics as terrifying as it is hilarious.
Wednesday, April 15 The Fits With an audio commentary featuring director Anna Rose Holmer, writer-producer Lisa Kjerulff, and writer-editor Saela Davis
Eleven-year-old tomboy Toni (a showstopping Royalty Hightower) is bewitched by the tight-knit dance team she sees practicing in the same Cincinnati gymnasium where she boxes. Enamored by the power and confidence of the strong community of girls, Toni spends less and less time boxing with her older brother, and instead eagerly absorbs the dance routines and masters drills from a distance, even piercing her own ears in an effort to fit in. But when a mysterious outbreak of fainting spells plagues the team, Toni’s desire for acceptance becomes more complicated. A wash of stunningly visceral images set to a mesmerizing score, the tour-de-force feature debut from Anna Rose Holmer is a transfixing sensory experience and a potent portrait of adolescent turmoil.
Thursday, April 16 45 Years: Criterion Collection Edition #861
In this exquisitely calibrated film, Charlotte Rampling and Tom Courtenay perform a subtly off-kilter pas de deux as Kate and Geoff, an English couple who, on the eve of an anniversary celebration, find their long marriage shaken by the arrival of a letter to Geoff that unceremoniously collapses his past into their shared present. Director Andrew Haigh carries the tradition of British realist cinema to artful new heights in 45 Years, weaving the momentous into the mundane as the pair go about their daily lives, while the evocatively flat, wintry Norfolk landscape frames their struggle to maintain an increasingly untenable status quo. Loosely adapting a short story by David Constantine, Haigh shifts the focus from the slightly erratic Geoff to Kate, eliciting a remarkable, nuanced portrayal by Rampling of a woman’s gradual metamorphosis from unflappable wife to woman undone. SUPPLEMENTAL FEATURES: An audio commentary featuring Haigh and producer Tristan Goligher; a making-of documentary featuring interviews with the cast and crew; and more.
Friday, April 17 Double Feature: Great Heavens! Here Comes Mr. Jordan and Down to Earth
One of the most marvelously inventive comedies of the 1940s, the irresistible romantic fantasy Here Comes Mr. Jordan stars Robert Montgomery as a boxer who, when he is mistakenly sent to heaven before his time, is given a second chance on Earth—with a catch. Its enduring popularity spawned multiple remakes (including the 1978 Warren Beatty vehicle Heaven Can Wait) as well as the delightfully escapist musical pseudosequel Down to Earth, starring Rita Hayworth at her most divine as a Greek muse who descends to Earth and charms her way onto the Broadway stage. It, in turn, inspired its own remake decades later: the infamous cult favorite Xanadu.
Saturday, April 18 Saturday Matinee: Little Lord Fauntleroy
The definitive screen adaptation of Frances Hodgson Burnett’s classic, oft-filmed rags-to-riches tale follows the fortunes of the young Ceddie (the delightful Freddie Bartholomew), a precocious boy being raised by his single mother (Delores Costello) in late-nineteenth-century Brooklyn. When he discovers that he is the heir of a British earl and is sent to England to live with his aristocratic grandfather (C. Aubrey Smith)—who despises the boy’s common mother—Ceddie must win over the old man in order to unite his family. Produced with characteristic meticulousness by the legendary David O. Selznick and costarring a young Mickey Rooney, Little Lord Fauntleroy is a heartwarming childhood fantasy.
Sunday, April 19 Directed by Maurice Pialat
“What I mean by realism goes beyond reality,” declared French master Maurice Pialat, whose at once raw and rigorous films capture all the intensity, vivid humanity, brutality, and tenderness of life itself. Though he was a contemporary of the nouvelle vague, Pialat stood apart from the movement, pursuing an uncompromising personal vision that had more in common with his artistic forebear Jean Renoir. In masterpieces like We Won’t Grow Old Together, The Mouth Agape, À nos amours, and Van Gogh, Pialat refined a hard-hitting, elliptical style in which searing emotional realism and cutting human truth are prized above all else. Though he may not be as well known internationally as many of his contemporaries, Pialat’s cinema has had an incalculable effect on a generation of post-New Wave directors like Catherine Breillat, Leos Carax, Philippe Garrel, and Arnaud Desplechin, who has said, “The filmmaker whose influence has been the strongest and most constant on the young French cinema isn’t Jean-Luc Godard but Maurice Pialat.” L’amour existe, 1960 L’enfance nue, 1968 We Won’t Grow Old Together, 1972 The Mouth Agape, 1974 Graduate First, 1979 Loulou, 1980 À nos amours, 1983 Police, 1985 Under the Sun of Satan, 1987 Van Gogh, 1991
Monday, April 20 Salesman: Criterion Collection Edition #122
This radically influential portrait of American dreams and disillusionment from Direct Cinema pioneers David Maysles, Albert Maysles, and Charlotte Zwerin captures, with indelible humanity, the worlds of four dogged door-to-door Bible salesmen as they travel from Boston to Florida on a seemingly futile quest to sell luxury editions of the Good Book to working-class Catholics. A vivid evocation of midcentury malaise that unfolds against a backdrop of cheap motels, smoky diners, and suburban living rooms, Salesman assumes poignant dimensions as it uncovers the way its subjects’ fast-talking bravado masks frustration, disappointment, and despair. Revolutionizing the art of nonfiction storytelling with its nonjudgmental, observational style, this landmark documentary is one of the most penetrating films ever made about how deeply embedded consumerism is in America’s sense of its own values. SUPPLEMENTAL FEATURES: An audio commentary by the directors, a 1968 television interview with David and Albert Maysles, and more.
Tuesday, April 21 Short + Feature: Hair Pieces The Short and Curlies and Shampoo
From blue-collar Britain to jet-set Beverly Hills, hair salons provide the colorful backdrops to these trenchantly funny social studies. Mike Leigh’s dryly hilarious early short The Short and Curlies—featuring his regular collaborators Alison Steadman and David Thewlis—offers a window into everyday life in Thatcher-era England as it teases out the relationships between a garrulous hairdresser, her sullen teenage daughter, and a regular client with a new ’do for every day of the week. Then, Hal Ashby crafts a wickedly satirical take on late-sixties sexual politics in his zeitgeist-defining Shampoo, starring Warren Beatty as a swinging Hollywood hair stylist who offers his clients more than just a trim.
Wednesday, April 22 Mikey and Nicky: Criterion Collection Edition #957
Elaine May crafted a gangster film like no other in the nocturnal odyssey Mikey and Nicky, capitalizing on the chemistry between frequent collaborators John Cassavetes and Peter Falk by casting them together as small-time mobsters whose lifelong relationship has turned sour. Set over the course of one night, this restless drama finds Nicky (Cassavetes) holed up in a hotel after the boss he stole money from puts a hit out on him. Terrified, he calls on Mikey (Falk), the one person he thinks can save him. Scripted to match the live-wire energy of its stars—alongside supporting players Ned Beatty, Joyce Van Patten, and Carol Grace—and inspired by real-life characters from May’s own childhood, this unbridled portrait of male friendship turned tragic is an unsung masterpiece of American cinema. SUPPLEMENTAL FEATURES: A program on the making oft he film, interviews with critics Richard Brody and Carrie Rickey, and more.
Thursday, April 23 Early Douglas Sirk
Before he became known as the king of the subversive, lavishly overwrought 1950s melodrama, German émigré director Douglas Sirk made his mark in Hollywood with a string of historical dramas, film noirs, comedies, and musicals. Displaying his sophistication, cutting intelligence, and visual flair, these unsung 1940s works—the sparkling caper A Scandal in Paris, the offbeat show-business satire Slightly French, and the perversely fascinating noirs Lured and Shockproof—paint a fuller picture of one of the studio era’s most intriguing and endlessly analyzed auteurs. A Scandal in Paris, 1946 Lured, 1947 Shockproof, 1949 Slightly French, 1949
Friday, April 24 Double Feature: C’est Seberg Bonjour tristesse and Breathless
Otto Preminger’s sublimely melancholic masterpiece Bonjour tristesse is built around the arresting, one-of-a-kind screen presence of Jean Seberg, who brings a startling freshness and piercing emotional honesty to her portrayal of a possessive, hedonistic teenager determined to keep her playboy father to herself while on a doomed idyll on the French Riviera. According to Jean-Luc Godard, who cast Seberg opposite Jean-Paul Belmondo in his French New Wave landmark Breathless, the character she plays in his film was conceived as a continuation of her role in Bonjour tristesse. As Godard himself put it, “I could have taken the last shot of Preminger’s film and started after dissolving to a title: ‘Three years later.’”
Saturday, April 25 Saturday Matinee: Paper Moon
Peter Bogdanovich revisits the lyrical strain of bittersweet nostalgia he tapped into in The Last Picture Show in this 1930s-set comedy about the unlikely partnership that develops between a smooth-talking Kansas con man (Ryan O’Neal) and a young girl (Tatum O’Neal) who may or may not be his daughter. The evocative monochrome cinematography by László Kovács and scene-stealing performance by Tatum O’Neal—who became the youngest person ever to win an Academy Award for her memorable turn opposite her real-life father—are among the pleasures of this sweetly unsentimental slice of dust-bowl Americana.
Sunday, April 26 Starring Jean Arthur
Though she came up through the silent era, Jean Arthur was truly made for talkies. With her wonderfully expressive voice, offbeat delivery, and impeccable comic timing, she quickly emerged as one of the greatest stars of the screwball genre and a particular favorite of director Frank Capra, who cast her as the plucky working-girl heroines of his classics Mr. Deeds Goes to Town, You Can’t Take It with You, and Mr. Smith Goes to Washington. Throughout the late 1930s and early ’40s, Arthur delivered memorable performances in comedies and dramas alike for top directors like Frank Borzage (History Is Made at Night), Howard Hawks (Only Angels Have Wings), and George Stevens (The More the Merrier) before abruptly retiring in 1944, after which she made only a handful of screen appearances. A famously private figure who shunned the spotlight throughout her career, Arthur endures as one of the most beloved and enigmatic personalities of Hollywood’s Golden Age, a singular star whose eccentric charm was the very essence of screwball. Whirlpool, Roy William Neill, 1934 Party Wire, Erle C. Kenton, 1935 If You Could Only Cook, William A. Seiter, 1935 Public Hero Number One, J. Walter Ruben, 1935 The Whole Town’s Talking, John Ford, 1935 The Ex-Mrs. Bradford, Stephen Roberts, 1936 Mr. Deeds Goes to Town, Frank Capra, 1936 History Is Made at Night, Frank Borzage, 1937 You Can’t Take It With You, Frank Capra, 1938 Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, Frank Capra, 1939 Only Angels Have Wings, Howard Hawks, 1939 Arizona, Wesley Ruggles, 1940 The Devil and Miss Jones, Sam Wood, 1941 The Talk of the Town, George Stevens, 1942 The More the Merrier, George Stevens, 1943 The Impatient Years, Irving Cummings, 1944
Monday, April 27 Observations on Film Art No. 36: Musical Motifs in The Battle of Algiers
Ennio Morricone is perhaps the preeminent film composer of the last half century, an enormously influential artist whose iconic melodies and imaginative orchestrations grace some of the greatest films ever made. In this edition of Observations on Film Art, Professor Jeff Smith analyzes Morricone’s masterful score for Gillo Pontecorvo’s revolutionary bombshell The Battle of Algiers, an explosive portrait of the Algerian struggle for independence from France. Exploring Morricone’s use of two distinct themes—one representing the French fighters, the other the Algerian resistance—Smith illuminates how the latter’s perpetually unresolved harmonics come to mirror the unending nature of the war itself.
Tuesday, April 28 Short + Feature: Lost Highways The Strange Ones and Paris, Texas
Lost souls embark on haunting journeys through the run-down motels and blinking neon of middle-American mythology in these evocative reimaginings of the classic road movie. Lauren Wolkstein and Christopher Radcliff’s acclaimed short The Strange Ones follows two brothers—or are they?—on a mysterious trek that only grows more enigmatic and unsettling with each twist and turn. It sets the mood for Wim Wenders’ Palme d’Or–winning contemporary western Paris, Texas, in which a mute drifter’s odyssey in search of his estranged wife becomes a sublime meditation on the very idea of America.
Wednesday, April 29 Wadjda
The first feature film shot entirely in Saudi Arabia and the first made by a female Saudi director, Haifaa al-Mansour’s landmark narrative debut is a work of defiant humanism. Channeling the spirit of Italian neorealism, Wadjda follows the coming-of-age journey of a ten-year-old girl (Waad Mohammed) as she mounts a subtle rebellion against the social forces that constrain women, testing—and at times bumping up against—the limits of her freedom in a quest to obtain a bicycle. Balancing clear-eyed realism with an uplifting message of hope, Al-Mansour crafts a bittersweet, ultimately empowering vision of resistance in a patriarchal world.
Thursday, April 30 Three by Jafar Panahi The brilliant, fearless Iranian auteur Jafar Panahi has been under house arrest and banned from filmmaking since 2010 on the grounds of political dissent, but that has not stopped him from producing some of the most vital, urgent, and slyly perceptive works of the last decade. Shot under clandestine circumstances—and, in the case of This Is Not a Film, almost entirely in the director’s own apartment—these three films are by turns witty and cuttingly incisive commentaries on contemporary Iranian society that speak to the defiance and persistence of a courageous artist who has refused to be silenced. This Is Not a Film, 2011 Taxi, 2015 3 Faces, 2018

King AbdulAziz was fuming on the announcement of the treaty of Baghdad but he kept his composure in front of his sons. “They have no right those lands should be either ours or no ones” shouted Saud. “ My son we have to respond to this calmly, we can not let our emotions get the better of us, Faisal what do you think I should do?” Faisal paced the room and replied calmly. We need to move our forces to Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar and the trucial states, not as conquerors but as defenders of our brethren. The Sheikhs will never relinquish their right and their tribes are very loyal to them. Just like when our forefathers fought the Turks we need to fight the Iraqis and remove them from our lands. But to do that we need the support of the sheikhs and their tribes. We need to invite them to a summit. In the summit we offer them rule over their lands in exchange for our support and protection, The british have sold them out despite all the treaties with all the Sheikhs the british betrayed them.”
Abdulaziz had the largest grin on his face, he was proud of Faisal, Faisal will become a great king, Saud on the other hand…
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Prince Faisal Moved quickly to talk to his brothers Mansour, the minister of defence, and Abdulla, the minister of the National Guard.” Abdulla you will immediately move 3000 men to Kuwait, 3000 men to Bahrain, 3000 men to Qatar and 3000 men to Abu Dhabi. Father has sent letters to the Sheikhs of these states to come to Hofuf were he will meet them. Mansour you need to assist Abdulla in any way he needs, we may be at war again.”

King Faisal was tired, his brother Mansour was injured badly and Abdulla wanted to leave for Syria to join the war effort. “You have to wait Abdulla, our armies need to regroup, and then we will need to get the Americans to help us.” “Faisal Syria has become communist, and so has Iran we can not lose this war let me go we have gotten thousands of volunteers to join us let me go.” “Calm down and think! We need to train these people and give them weapons to fight not just send them to their deaths. We need to get American experts to lead them, and we shall build our army around them. We need to get more Americans in Arabia. We are surrounded by enemies. We need to think this through.” “ What about Syria? What happens there? We can’t do much right now but we must use it to show the people that we need to modernize and become stronger. Our army will remain to help the Jordanians and Iraqis but we must also think of the worst possibility. I have sent letters to The USA. I hope we get a reply soon.” “ All mosques have given speeches about the need to protect our land and religion and now with Mansour injured you shall be the man responsible for Eli sting people to the Army, I hereby name you the minister of Defense as well as Minister of National Guard.”
Royal Decree number 3Dated 07/09/1951 We, Faisal Bin AbdulAziz AISaud, King of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, decree the following:
First:The role of Minister of Defence shall fall to Prince Abdulla Bin AbdulAziz AlSaud.
Second: Enlisting in the Army is open for all men in Saudi Arabia.
Signed Faisal Bin AbdulAziz Al Saud King of Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia to start mass enlisting people for the Army by offering high salaries and by using propaganda, religion and organizing campaigns all over Saudi Arabia

Football Leaks. LOSC: when Lopez and Ingla helped Manchester City to hide investments on football players

A Luxembourg company of Gerard Lopez acted under the control of Manchester City to allow the English club to secretly invest in South American players by circumventing the rules, according to a plan proposed by Marc Ingla and his partners at Mangrove Capital Partners.
Here is the translated article from Yann Fossurier with Yann Philippin (Mediapart), Christoph Winterbach (Der Spiegel), Mediacités and EIC published 01/03/2019.
Source: https://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fhauts-de-france/nord-0/football-leaks-losc-quand-lopez-ingla-aidaient-manchester-city-dissimuler-investissements-joueurs-1630392.html
On December 20, Marc Ingla, general manager of Lille OSC, was officially removed from the management board of a Luxembourg company called MPI II Sarl. A subsidiary of Mangrove Founders, of which Gerard Lopez, President of the LOSC, is 37.5% co-principal shareholder.
Two years ago, we revealed, with the regional investigation site Mediacités and Mediapart, that it was one of the two companies through which the Spanish-Luxembourg businessman acquired the "economic rights" of football players, in order to pocket juicy percentages on their future transfers. This was called third party ownership, or TPO, a practice prohibited since May 1st 2015 by FIFA regulations.
Thanks to new and unpublished documents from the Football Leaks - the millions of confidential data collected by the German magazine Der Spiegel and analysed with its partners Mediapart and the EIC (European Investigative Collaborations) - we discovered that MPI II was in fact specifically created in the autumn of 2013 to manage a TPO fund secretly managed by Manchester City and financed underhand by the Abu Dhabi Emirate, via an offshore company in the Cayman Islands.
The English club and its City Football Group subsidiaries were able to bypass the rules (including the Financial Fair Play rules) to pre-empt several young players by going under the radar.

Fund "X"

The story begins in late summer 2012 when Ferran Soriano, former vice-president of FC Barcelona, was appointed executive director of Manchester City, one of the "new rich" in English football.
Bought four years earlier by Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed al Nahyan, half brother of the Abu Dhabi ruler, the Citizens have just celebrated their first crown in England after 44 years of famine. But the eyes of the new Spanish Executive Director are looking far beyond the United Kingdom.
Sheikh Mansour, owner of Manchester City in 2010.
On 25 October 2012, in a note that he sent to its president, Khaldoon al-Mubarak, and to two board members, the very influential Simon Pearce and Martin Edelman, Ferran Soriano outlined his ambitions for the next five years with the creation of the City Football Group (CFG).

"It is a working document that we can update as we move forward," he told his interlocutors.

Set to become a true multinational football company, the City Football Group will eventually control several clubs around the world as well as various cross-functional entities in charge of training, marketing or the media....
Soriano's note also refers to Fund "X".

"An investment fund that buys, sells or lends players to City clubs and other clubs in order to be able to make strategic or tactical investments in players and player sales without affecting the club's individual income statement", it is written.

And the document states that "the fund would be managed independently but would receive instructions from the City football group". It "would have no brand link with City and would have as its main objective to be at least cost-neutral".

At the time, there were some TPO funds linked to football clubs, including Benfica Lisbon. But this link is assumed in the open. The City project is highly problematic. First of all, because with a fund, a club can control players who play for its competitors under the table. Secondly, because third party ownership has already been prohibited in England since 2008. And by the beginning of 2013, FIFA is already considering a global ban.
Ferran Soriano next to Khaldoon al-Mubarak in August 2012.

But it takes more to cool the Manchester City leaders: "Even if there is legal uncertainty about third-party property (TPO) and the potential risk of it being banned by FIFA and l’UEFA (...), clubs and funds are already watching and trying alternative schemes to get around this potential ban"

But it takes more than that to cool down the Mancunian leaders.

"Even if there is legal uncertainty about third party ownership (TPO) and the potential risk that it may be banned by FIFA and UEFA (...), clubs and funds are already looking at and trying alternative schemes to circumvent this potential ban,"

Reads the introduction to another internal document ("CFG Players Investment Fund") that Ferran Soriano shares with Khaldoon al-Mubarak on March 7th 2013.
The objective is then to invest 30 million euros on approximately 70 players over 10 years, with an internal return on investment of 30%.

The target: "the best young players in South America identified by the recruitment network" in Manchester City, 40% of whom are minors.

The future fund could also become the owner of a club in South America, which "will only serve as a platform to register players". Uruguay - where "a shell team can register up to 40 players" - is the preferred track.
In this work document of July 2013, directors of Manchester City wished that the "Fund" invest essentially in players from South America, with 40% of them being minors (16-18 years old)

Catalan connection

On March 9, 2013, Ferran Soriano received the green light from his hierarchy.

"The players' investment fund has been approved by the board"

He announced to his collaborators, all of whom have worked for FC Barcelona:

Technical director Txiki Begiristain
CFO Jorge Chumillas
Head recruiter in Latin America Joan Patsy
Senior advisor Francisco Lopez (who is not related to Gerard Lopez)

All that remains is to find a "trusted partner".
It will be Marc Ingla. He and Soriano know each other very well. Together, they created and managed a consulting company in the 1990s.
Marc Ingla and Ferran Soriano in 2010.
They then both took over the management of FC Barcelona after Joan Laporta was elected president of the club in 2003. Ferran Soriano was the Vice President in charge of Finance. Marc Ingla, the one who was in charge of marketing. Then in 2010, Soriano supported Ingla's candidacy for the presidency of the Blaugranas. But without success....
Since then, Marc Ingla has joined a Luxembourg investment firm, Mangrove Capital Partners, created and owned by Gerard Lopez, the American Mark Tluszcz and the German Hans-Jürgen Schmitz. A trio in search of good deals, which successfully invested in start-ups like Skype in the 2000s.
On April 13th 2013, Ingla sent Soriano documents, drawn up by Mangrove and their advisors, to set up the investment fund requested by his former colleague from Barça.

One of these documents, entitled "MPI II, acquisition of economic rights of football players through an investment platform in Luxembourg"

"The shareholders of the MCFC (Manchester City Football Club) and its key executives want to build a player investment platform (or "Player Fund") with the main objective of acquiring economic rights to the best talents in Latin American football at low cost and with the ultimate objective of providing mature and talented players for the first team in City or one of the clubs controlled by the City Group."

It underlines that Manchester City "wants to appear as a totally independent entity and an unbound part of the Player Fund".

Yet it is well written too, in the same document that "MCFC will take all the sportive decisions and investments (at the beginning and when transfers to a club City)", especially through its sports department and scouting networks (player detection).

Why so much secrecy? "Vehicle investors must be independent of the partner football club to not be a related party and so bypass the rules of Financial Fair Play", Marc Ingla wrote in July 2013 to one of City's executives.

"The entire financial structure revolves around this idea".

Indeed, if the club and MPI II were considered by UEFA as "related parties", the fund should be included in City's accounts. Especially since it is the emirate of Abu Dhabi who provides the money.
So what's the trick? Well Mangrove will serve as a sort of nominee. The Luxembourg company having no legal relationship with Manchester City, proposes itself as "key facilitator to avoid the rules" of Financial Fair Play.
Presentation of Mangrove proposing to Manchester City to serve as "key facilitator to avoid the rules of the FFP".
For all that, being legally independent is not enough for UEFA which defines "control of an entity" as "the power to direct financial and operational policies (...) in order to gain benefits from its activities". Mangrove proposed a more sophisticated legal scheme.
The futur investment fund will be called MPI II. MPI stands for Mangrove Player Investment and II, because baptised MPI, specialised in the purchase of economic rights of players. After its creation in Luxembourg, MPI II will sign cooperation agreements with the partner club (Manchester City) and a second Luxembourg company (MP II & Partners) who will be responsible for buying the economic rights of the players.
The fund structure exposed in an internal presentation of Manchester City in July 2013.
This second entity will be owned by a Dutch foundation(Stichting MPI II), but it is not she who will finance the fund. MPI II & Partners will use for this purpose a bond loan. Thus, it will be almost impossible to link the activities of MPI II and the Citizens who will be at the controls.

Fees at 1.25%

The proposition of Marc Ingla and of Mangrove seduced the directors of Manchester City especially Francisco Lopez, the club advisor who will take the case in hand. The two men multiply the exchanges, in company of another partner of Mangrove, Hans-Jürgen Schmitz, who Ingla presents as "the brain behind the structure".
June 17th 2013, Joan Patsy the chief recruiter of Manchester City in South America is already impatient.

"I would like to know if we can attack some investments on young players who could come in the coming weeks", he asked to Ferran Soriano and Txiki Begiristain.

Structure of the fund MPI II
But behind the scenes, the club and Mangrove are still refining the pattern of their future collaboration.

"We have specified in more detail who does what and how the Manchester City brand will be "disguised"" wrote Marc Ingla to Francisco Lopez on June 27th 2013.

"Generally speaking, we believe that all deals with selling clubs must be made by the player's agent and a representative of Mangrove, while the initial operations with the player and his agent must be done by the recruiters of Manchester City or another representative of City. Most transaction costs are borne by the fund, which will make even more clear the fact that the investor is MPI II (Mangrove)"

On August 7th 2013, Ferran Soriano found an agreement with Mark Tluszcz, the executive director Mangrove, on the amount of fees that the Luxembourg company will receive to manage the fund: 375,000 euros per year so 1.25% fee of the planned investment at term (30 million euros).

"I talked about all this with KAM (Khaldoon Al-Mubarak) in Hong-Kong, he is OK to move forward", announced Soriano to his collaborators.

A good plan for Mangrove and its associates, knowing that City and its network will do most of the work once the fund is in place.
On August 30th 2013, the project is definitely presented at a meeting of the Abu Dhabi United Group (ADUG), the holding of Sheikh Mansour who owns Manchester City.

"The recommendation is to establish the fund outside the structures City Football Group/ ADUG (…) to avoid to City any regulatory problem. Mangrove Capital Partners has been identified as the most suitable partner to help us set up the players investment fund", can we read in the Powerpoint document prepared for the occasion.

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The different pieces of the legal structure are setup in Autumn 2013: MPI II Sarl is registered on October 7th 2013 in Luxembourg. It is managed by Marc Ingla and Hans-Jürgen Schmitz.
Then it's the turn of the Dutch foundation Stichting MPI II to be registered on October 9 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. She will own in theory 100% of MPI II & Partners the fund itself which was created on October 18th.
It remains to settle a thorny question: which entity will provide the funding? In the board of Manchester City, we are still wondering. October 14th 2013, a renowned expert in sports law is discreetly solicited by club relays on the project architecture and the risks involved.
His opinion, negative, falls five days later:

"the most respectful way to proceed would be to avoid involvement in an investment program, or at least avoid it before getting approval, even informal" by football authorities.

The directors of Manchester City will not do backtracking. But they will make sure to scramble as much as possible between the club and the fund created by Mangrove. On November 4th 2013, Martin Edelman advisor of the board sends a message to Ali Alfrayhat Chief Legal Counsel of the Executive Affairs Authority (EAA), a government agency of Abu Dhabi, chaired by Khaldoon al-Mubarak, the boss of the Citizens. Ferran Soriano is also a recipient.

"We are ready to finance "a few" euros in the players investment fund managed by Mangrove" wrote Edelman.

"I think we all agreed that you create a new company owned by Abu Dhabi United Group or whoever will be chosen by you and Khaldoon to own it".

Khaldoon al-Mubarak, Ferran Soriano and Martin Edelman with Manuel Pellegrini, the ex-coach of Manchester City.
But things drag on. On January 21st 2014, Ferran Soriano messages again Alfrayhat by email (Martin Edelman and Khaldoon al-Mubarak also in copy).

"There is a player acquisition that we have been working on for months and is hanging on the final signature. To be able to get ahead of our competitors, we need the players investment fund to be in place. I believe that the documents concerning the fund are with you and that they are waiting for their execution."

Ali Alfrayhat replies the same day: "Following my meeting with Francisco Lopez (advisor of the club promoted commercial director of City Football Services) and clarifications provided, we established a corporate structure and executed the documents. Roscalitar Limited, Cayman Islands. (...) I will send you a scanned copy of the documents sent to me by mail".

The investment will therefore be carried by an offshore shell, domiciled in an opaque tax haven, where the names of the beneficiaries of the companies do not appear in any public register. But thanks to Football Leaks, we know the business address of Roscalitar: PO Box 44442, Mamoura A Building, Muroor Road, in Abu Dhabi. In the same buildings as the Executive Affairs Authority...
On April 10th 2014, Roscalitar subscribed 10 millions euros bonds issued by MPI II & Partners to finance acquisitions of economic rights of players. The first tranche of funding up to 30 million.
Original article: https://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fhauts-de-france/nord-0/football-leaks-losc-quand-lopez-ingla-aidaient-manchester-city-dissimuler-investissements-joueurs-1630392.html

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