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Football/Fútbol/Fussball/Calcio Thread 11/12 |OT5| Manchester Fragrance: Channel N°5

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he was bad last year but he got really solid this season and showed a glimpse of his talent. there is a reason why löw and heynckes see him as one of the best german centre backs.
he looks kinda dumb though

I think Badstuber gets a lot of undeserved criticism... although it's understandable.
I'd say, to a lesser extent, the same for Mertesacker.
 
lol reading that galatasaray had reached a verbal agreement with ronaldinho but any transfer was vetoed by fatih terim on grounds of wage philosophy and team chemistry. apparentlt gs were going to pay him 5.5 million a year
 
lol he wouldnt last, he'll be out the door after 1 season like zlatan

poor zlatan :(
I'd hope united would be interested if Ronaldo was ever to leave.

and why are we selling Gibson for £500K? I know everton don't have any money but thats way too less. We got rid of obertan for £3m and he was shit too.
 
and why are we selling Gibson for £500K? I know everton don't have any money but thats way too less. We got rid of obertan for £3m and he was shit too.

His contract is out in the summer, and I presume we're hoping he fulfills the performance related add-ons.
 
Hmm.

Someone really really needs to sell me on this guy. The hype and all this crap about "oh he's the best thing out of Manchester since Burt Kwouk is uh...cool?

I tried to watch a couple of things on Youtube but nothing stood out.

Is he at least better than Obertan and can he play on the wing? :lol

Henry Winter's thoughts on him...

The sadness for #mufc is Ravel Morrison. Most naturally gifted kid Ive seen since Rooney. But lacks dedication #waste. The game is not littered with gems like Morrison. He's class but foolish. I first saw Ravel Morrison play behind closed doors at Carrington 5 years ago. Clearly special. Balance, vision, touch. But wrong attitude. Where Ravel Morrison is most stupid is that if he knuckled down for 10 years, he'd earn £20m + medals. He could live the dream - or waste it. But United have done everything they could. Stick/carrot. Hope he realises before it's too late

Apparently there has been another incident involving him lately, people saying it will be out in the media soon and when it comes out nobody will be surprised United are getting rid.
 
Apparently there has been another incident involving him lately, people saying it will be out in the media soon and when it comes out nobody will be surprised United are getting rid.

Must be the theft tweet I just posted :\ Must have a look at The Times later to see what Oliver Kay writes about him.

Edit - Christ, reading more into this rumour. Apparently he stole Ferdinand's watch and skipped training because of it!!! I hope to fuck that isn't true.
 
Must be the theft tweet I just posted :\ Must have a look at The Times later to see what Oliver Kay writes about him.

Edit - Christ, reading more into this rumour. Apparently he stole Ferdinand's watch and skipped training because of it!!! I hope to fuck that isn't true.

No way can that be true.

People have probably seen Rio's tweet the other day and made that up.

I cannot believe that would have happened!
 
lol reading that galatasaray had reached a verbal agreement with ronaldinho but any transfer was vetoed by fatih terim on grounds of wage philosophy and team chemistry. apparentlt gs were going to pay him 5.5 million a year

good move by terim

i mean yeah, he would sell some jerseys but he's way past his best now

ronaldo for rooney swap? lmao no

rooney + 40m pounds? ok
 
No way can that be true.

People have probably seen Rio's tweet the other day and made that up.

I cannot believe that would have happened!

I sincerely hope it hasn't but I guess we'll find out the craic later today.

Again, these are tweets but he'd apparently been doing it for some time, stealing that is.
 
good move by terim

i mean yeah, he would sell some jerseys but he's way past his best now

ronaldo for rooney swap? lmao no

rooney + 40m pounds? ok

lol never, how about bebe for kaka, atleast he'll be fit enough for the bench ;)

^If any of it's true he'll be gone imo. Maybe he'll go to newcastle.
 
A little thing I wrote whilst procrastinating. Feel free to rip it to shreds. Covers the recent fortunes of Lampard and Gerrard. Hope the Chelsea fans don't feel I'm being too harsh, although this quote won't allay their fears:

A personal highlight said:
Lampard’s situation is analogous to that of Woody and Buzz in the much revered (not by me) Toy Story. An expendable plaything left out to rot as time erodes it’s worth. Whilst Andy yearns for his childhood toys (eerily so), the Chelsea fans nostalgically hold on to Lampard with an ingrained affection. As College rips Andy from his toys, and as a result his youth, it’s players like Ramires, Meireles and McEachran who wrestle Villas-Boas’ attentions away from the ageing Lampard.

Night guys.
 
Rovers released Jonathan Walters for stealing, hard to believe these kids can be so stupid

Happens on the regular in Australian rugby league.

(lol Australia, etc).

Bloke got done for it recently - was all on film.

United press conference tomorrow will hopefully clear a lot up. It's possible, as quoth Redcafe, that Ravel nicking stuff is old news reheated. It would be an adequate reason to go cold on him though, and I think there are a few managers out there who wouldn't want a piece of him if it's true.

Oh, and Paul Jewell is a knobhead.

Jewell later denied that his comments were sexist, telling the club's website: "I absolutely refute suggestions that my comments were made in a sexist way. I didn't suggest in any way that the official made a mistake because she was a woman. I don't think what I said was sexist and will argue all day long with anyone that says it is.

Pull the other one. Disgrace that they're taking no action.
 
I don't think this rumour about him stealing is true. Alot of people are maintaining that there is something else he has done which will be just as terminal for his career at United though.
 
Would would a professional footballer steal anything

No idea. A loan spell would have been good for him as a player, but he doesn't seem responsible enough. If your commitment to your own club is flickering like this, there's no assurance you won't take the piss at a loan club.

Alot of people are maintaining that there is something else he has done which will be just as terminal for his career at United though.

It will be an odd and unsatisfactory press conference if Ferg doesn't go some way towards clearing things up. In a non-specific and legally careful way, I guess.
 
I can't believe this kid is throwing away what is merely a dream to others away. You're young, you're already at one of the most prestigious football clubs, and then you go and do this. Grow the hell up already
 
Would would a professional footballer steal anything

Kleptomania and/or for a laugh/thrill. Seriously, just because they're rich doesn't mean a lot of them have changed their habits from when they were relatively poor. Especially the young kids.

I remember Glen Johnson stole a toilet seat while drunk when he was playing for Chelsea. He got done for that too. Their human, lets not forget that.
 
City are where they are because of Sheikh Mansour and Chelsea thanks to Roman Abramovich.
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Spurs are not third in the Premier League because someone has walked through the door at White Hart Lane and slapped a bundle of money on my desk.
Shots fired!
 
Shots fired!

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Seems like Ravel has had his chance at United. He's not the first person to have had a hard life, and it seems like he's had more opportunities than most get their whole lives.

Who knows - maybe this will knock some sense into him. Get him to see the world outside Manchester, perhaps?

It's that or Celebrity Love Island.
 
I really doubt Fergie will take questions on it.

Gah, you're probably right.

Lad's tweeting again.

RavelMorrison49 Ravel Ryan Morrison
People that make silly lil lies up have nout goin for them in theRe lives , grow up find something better to do & stop causing trouble :)

RavelMorrison49 Ravel Ryan Morrison
@rioferdy5 I ever taken your watch:/ because a lot of silly immature people with no life with a lot of time on theRe hands seem to think so?

Much as I'd like an answer, I'd prefer this happen away from twitter. It's just a massive wind-up device.

This is a laugh, though.

Telegraph said:
Newcastle have acted quickly as Alan Pardew is confident he can cope with the more erratic aspects of Morrison’s character.

Bullshit.
 
Certainly seems like a bit of a character, will be interesitng to see what the future holds.

By the way, any Newcastle fans here? Trying to do my fantasy football team and have no idea who's going to start in defense... Santon? Simpson? Colocini? Taylor (on the wing again?) Perch? Willliams?
 
Certainly seems like a bit of a character, will be interesitng to see what the future holds.

By the way, any Newcastle fans here? Trying to do my fantasy football team and have no idea who's going to start in defense... Santon? Simpson? Colocini? Taylor (on the wing again?) Perch? Willliams?

Simpson, Coloccini, Williamson and Santon will be our back four for some time I'd imagine. Santon especially has really grown and has proven himself to be a very talent full back quite quickly in this league.
 
The idea that leaving Manchester to go to Newcastle would represent a break or a chance of redemption to Ravel Morrison is absolutely hilarious. Both in terms of the City and its football club.
 
Any idea why Leandro Damiao is worth 60 million € ? Paris Subhaan Germain want him but Internacional want in return a ridiculous amount of money.
 
Any idea why Leandro Damiao is worth 60 million € ? Paris Subhaan Germain want him but Internacional want in return a ridiculous amount of money.

I still hold a faint hope that Damiao will come to Spurs...
 
Any idea why Leandro Damiao is worth 60 million € ? Paris Subhaan Germain want him but Internacional want in return a ridiculous amount of money.

He's a really good striker, obviously not worth all that, but didn't Inter sell Pato for around 25m? They don't let their young talents go for cheap I guess.
 
Avram Grant was made manager of my local club (FC Partizan) this morning. I can't wait to see how he manages to get us relegated...
 
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