Really? He's well ahead of schedule. Hopefully we ease him back in rather than chucking him in at the deep end like last time and fucking up his ankle even more. A central midfield drawn from Modric, Sandro, Parker, Huddlestone and Livermore is as good as any in the league.
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Really? He's well ahead of schedule. Hopefully we ease him back in rather than chucking him in at the deep end like last time and fucking up his ankle even more. A central midfield drawn from Modric, Sandro, Parker, Huddlestone and Livermore is as good as any in the league.
Gah, Spurs need to be crushed
Liverpool v Stoke, Chelsea v Sunderland.
My money's on at least one of those being interesting.
I expect a 1-1 in both games. Chelsea without Drogba, Liverpool without Suarez.
I never underestimate the power of anti-football.
Edit: I read that Stoke's defence have injury doubts. Carroll to weave his magic.
lol
Oh how well I remember commentators saying "and he's laid it off to Gibson, who is known for his fierce shot . . ."
LFMartins86
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Wolfswinkel out for at least 1 week, could be a whole month. Time for Diego Rubio and Sebastian Ribas to step up because Bojinov clearly isn´t a valid alternative to Wolfs.
Bojinov had so much potential before his horrific injury.SAF on the situation with Ravel Morrison:
"His agent has been working hard to get him another club. We've offered him terms which he has refused. We've rejected an offer from Newcastle. We'll see how that progresses. His demands are unrealistic as far as we're concerned."
http://www.manutd.com/en/Fanzone/News-And-Blogs/2012/Jan/Today-at-Old-Trafford.aspx
"His agent has been working hard to get him another club. We've offered him terms which he has refused. We've rejected an offer from Newcastle. We'll see how that progresses. His demands are unrealistic as far as we're concerned."
http://www.manutd.com/en/Fanzone/News-And-Blogs/2012/Jan/Today-at-Old-Trafford.aspx
Yes. For Everton he's a good buy at that price.
I think he either has two options; knuckle down, sign with us and potentially be one of the best players in the generation to come, or retire. I don't see him moving anywhere else and suddenly becoming this angelic first team player. He's talking about leaving the biggest club in the country. Boy seems like a fucking idiot, if he wants to run around causing trouble then leave the game and do that.
MarshMellow96
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Ravel Morrison is an idiot, straight from the horses mouth.
No matter how talented, he's still young and dumb. Can't help that.
MarshMellow96
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I'd say the same for myself!
Still, I'm smart enough to know a contract at one of the biggest clubs in the country isn't something you just throw away.
Even the most intellectually-challenged person should be able to realise that if he takes a slightly smaller contract now and gets his head down, he'll be massively successful and rich in 5-10 years time.
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Facism
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Reading his tweets, an education could of helped that. He sounds like the glue sniffers down the estate.
Gareth Bale
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We turned down a bid for Pienaar this morning apparently from QPR.
Poor Pienaar. A really talented footballer. Tottenham was a really bad decision on his half..
Either should have stayed at Everton or moved to a club like Stoke, Sunderland or Fullham.
Harry said earlier today that he won't be leaving. He's a good player and now he's injury free he deserves a chance. Sell in the summer if need be.
LabouredSubterfuge
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But he's probably got a whole bad-boy entourage to look after and provide the latest H Samuel accessories for.
Milchmonster
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I've touched on it a little before, but once these youngsters get scouted and taken to camp isn't that basically all they do is play football? Is there a sort of 'school' inside the camp that they are required to attend and keep good marks?
When a young person gets told they can be a superstar and keeps getting told that, it clouds judgement sometimes.
And a girlfriend who is, what's the decorous word for it, a man-eater ?
It's still negligibly possible that he compromises with the club. But I'm fairly sure Ferguson stomping on his nuts and letting the whole world know he's a greedy lad is a bit too strong to be brinksmanship.
I'd hate to see the indecorous version.
His agent's website mentions him quite a bit.
http://www.prostarplayers.com/about-us/
lol, they handle Nile Ranger as well.
http://www.prostarplayers.com/about-us/
lol, they handle Nile Ranger as well.
Give us Markovic.
Looking at that roster of talent I wonder why anyone would actively choose ProStar Sports Management. It's a one way ticket to fuck all.
QPR, Wolves and Blackburn make to worst form list.
You must have missed the fact that they represent one of the pre-eminent talents of our generation, Jermaine Beckford.
Wait 'till the summer. That's when we traditionally sell most of our team for peanuts.
LabouredSubterfuge
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Ahhhh Jermaine Beckford.
The two word riposte to anyone who claims that skill in the lower leagues scales linearly into the higher leagues.
How do you feel about him btw? I've only seen YouTube junk but he looks the real deal to me
http://www.stevenagefc.com/page/LatestNewsDetail/0,,10839~2575845,00.html
Such a shame. Why Preston of all teams? He should have stayed with Stevenage as they were really on a fantastic run through the lower leagues. He was pivotal to that.
Such a shame. Why Preston of all teams? He should have stayed with Stevenage as they were really on a fantastic run through the lower leagues. He was pivotal to that.
It's hard to say, since our league is shit, but he does have potential for greatness, yes.
He's a hard-working kid, always gives 110% on the pitch or at training. What I like most about him (besides his speed) is that he actually uses his head when playing, be it for assists, beating a man or scoring.
He isn't a headless chicken that just knows how to run forward full speed, like, for example, Milan Jovanovic.
:lol
Everton hero.
In fairness to Preston they're a decent club that's come under hard times, and one problem they've had as a contributing factor to their decline is a pair of high profile managers, which in turn produces lofty expectations.
I'll declare that I grew up in Preston, so of course there's a level of bias there, even if I've never had any affection for the club itself.
But it is a club with some tradition, a moderately alright fanbase and a decent enough stadium. I can definitely see the appeal, as a manager, to move there. And there won't be the same level of expectation for Westley as there was for Ferguson and Brown.
That's the feeling I got from watching him. A speed merchant but with a good head on his shoulders as well. I'd love for this link to actually come to fruition. These days it seems like all the players that get the fans most excited are never the ones that come.
Everything you've said about Preston is absolutely bang on, Arnie. But its all overshadowed by their financial position.
They're in massive trouble, losing money hand over fist. That walking cancer Ridsdale was the death knell for them.
Its a strange one. It raises his profile obviously but im not sure its a job he can stick his teeth into as such. For Preston its a clear sign they're after a man experienced in getting results on a budget (or no budget).
They're in massive trouble, losing money hand over fist. That walking cancer Ridsdale was the death knell for them.
Its a strange one. It raises his profile obviously but im not sure its a job he can stick his teeth into as such. For Preston its a clear sign they're after a man experienced in getting results on a budget (or no budget).
So I'm led to believe by my Preston supporting mates. It's going to be hard for them to succeed whoever the manager if they have to sell their best players, such as Hume, to replace the money they're haemorrhaging on a weekly basis.
Saw this earlier
andersred Andy Green
Only 4 PL clubs able to operate without owner support, MUFC, Arsenal, Spurs, Liverpool (now H+G debt repaid). Rest structurally loss making.
I'd like to think that number is going to grow from 4, but I really don't know how, or when, or with whom. When City grow into their money, I guess.
C+P from Guardian
Smalling and Anderson could really do with a run around. Shame if they don't get it.
Newcastle United are also close to becoming self-sufficient. This is good news. Getting rid of the likes of Xisco and Alan Smith with their massive wages would actually make a big difference overall (several million saved right there).
http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2011/oct/16/newcastle-united-derek-llambias
A truly depressing statistic.
Crap. I literally just wrote a big spiel about how I was surprised Newcastle wasn't on there. Deleted it because I thought my rambling wasn't really going anywhere. The only thing I could think of was the after effects of marquee signings like Owen still lingering on the wage bill.
Magic.
Diouf banged one in for the reserves, so fair play to him being on the bench.
twitter quote said:
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I see Pogba isn't in the squad. He had been a sub for the last few games and I thought he could have gotten a run out against Bolton.
And no Scholes either. United may left him off the team sheet by mistake or he's not fit enough to play 2 games in a week, which would be a worry.
And no Scholes either. United may left him off the team sheet by mistake or he's not fit enough to play 2 games in a week, which would be a worry.
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