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choodi said:
Now there's a genuine cunt.
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Aye.

Allardyce was unhappy that Manchester United had been awarded a penalty while his side were denied spot-kicks in relation to two handball incidents. At the time he said: "You see it time and time again at Old Trafford. There's no doubt about the difference between Rafael's handball and Jordan Spence's. Spence plays for West Ham and the away team, while Rafael plays for the home side at Old Trafford."

Allardyce today claimed his comments did not suggest the referee Phil Dowd or any of the other officials involved in the 1-0 defeat were biased towards United but felt he was right in his comments about people being influenced by big crowds in big stadiums.

"For me I spoke the truth, so if you like I have been fined for speaking the truth, but there you go, we move on," he said. "What I had to do was present my case and give it to the panel and make sure they understood what I meant and there was no doubt I meant nothing other than the influence that happens at the big arenas that happens to everyone when you go there.

"Those influences can make people make decisions that are right or wrong, not just Phil Dowd but players and you as a manager."

Allardyce believes he should have been given the benefit of the doubt by the panel as he did not explicitly claim that Dowd, or anyone else, showed bias towards United.

"I thought we put an outstanding case forward and I thought I should have got the benefit of the doubt based on the fact I didn't say anyone was biased," he said. "It is the implication that people might have thought I meant the referee was biased and that I may have thought it on my comments, and that was why I was fined. I tried to choose my words carefully and never mentioned that word [bias] whatsoever."
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lol

You life-threateningly thick prat
 
Look Wilbz. Your disease won't necessarily hold you back from greatness.

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Just read back a few pages to read some of you discussing Benteke going to likes of Arsenal or Newcastle. I hate you guys.

£20m done deal.
 
PowderedToast said:
it has zero presence in supermarkets, you wouldn't even think it was released here half the time
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Yeah. Vita's supermarket shelf-space only lasted about a fortnight, WiiU didn;t even get that. Doesn't bode well for the UK console market as a whole.

As much as I think Nintendo dropped a bollock with the WiiU, the failure level goes beyond the customer's values and into 'the entire market is fucked' territory. Its unparalelled
 
Clegg said:
Wii U has completely bombed in the UK.

It's selling less software than the Vita.
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Fuck. I'm staring at some birthday money here and I feel like it's my duty to put some of my own money towards it and go and do the right thing.

.... fuck.
 
"Man U have included a graduate from their youth set-up in every game since 1937. That's 3,623 straight games."

Blimey.
 
You should get a Wii U if you really want one, dc.

But I'd wait another 6 months if I were you. There aren't enough good games to warrant purchasing it atm. Wait until better games come out.
 
Salazar said:
Look Wilbz. Your disease won't necessarily hold you back from greatness.
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:lol

Give me your beard genes you selfish fuck. Swap 4 my eternal youth, you and Jeff can share

Wes said:
"Man U have included a graduate from their youth set-up in every game since 1937. That's 3,623 straight games."

Blimey.
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dat eds

That's a stunning stat, doesn't really seem possible but wow.

Who do we have at the moment? Giggs, Scholes, Welbeck, Cleverley is all I can think of atm
 
Wes said:
"Man U have included a graduate from their youth set-up in every game since 1937. That's 3,623 straight games."

Blimey.
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Helps when Scholes and Giggs make up for about half of them.

Wilbury said:
dat eds

That's a stunning stat, doesn't really seem possible but wow.

Who do we have at the moment? Giggs, Scholes, Welbeck, Cleverley is all I can think of atm
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Evans counts too I think. Fletcher if he ever plays again.
 
Clegg said:
You should get a Wii U if you really want one, dc.

But I'd wait another 6 months if I were you. There aren't enough good games to warrant purchasing it atm. Wait until better games come out.
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Yeah. I will get one... where there are games on it.

Shatner's Bassoon said:
I think dc should definitely get a Wii U.
£180 or bust.
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Yeah £180 for me too. It's getting there now though, you can get a basic delivered for £208-£210
 
No club in the world (except maybe some part of Barcelona and Brazilian clubs) should be proud of their youth system. It's all about having the most money and being the most popular in Europe to be able to get the best youngsters. It's an useless statistic.
 
confuziz said:
No club in the world (except maybe some part of Barcelona and Brazilian clubs) should be proud of their youth system. It's all about having the most money and being the most popular in Europe to be able to get the best youngsters. It's an useless statistic.
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Barca are as much the beneficiaries of circumstance as anything due to the 'catchment area' rules. That first line is utter bullshit btw
 
confuziz said:
No club in the world (except maybe some part of Barcelona and Brazilian clubs) should be proud of their youth system. It's all about having the most money and being the most popular in Europe to be able to get the best youngsters. It's an useless statistic.
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That's not true.
 
"Aston Villa have failed to win in their last 12 league matches played on a Sunday since a 1-0 home win against Liverpool in May 2011. "

<3 Sky
 
All the players that would count in the current squad have been there since 13 and younger, I think, anyway.

13-18 are very important years in becoming a professional footballer.
 
confuziz said:
No club in the world (except maybe some part of Barcelona and Brazilian clubs) should be proud of their youth system. It's all about having the most money and being the most popular in Europe to be able to get the best youngsters. It's an useless statistic.
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I think this is broadly correct. Big clubs have first dibs on promising youth (although due to moving to big clubs their development can be curtailed). Barca may produce great youth but their youth academy budget is exponentially larger than even, say, Man United's.
 
confuziz said:
No club in the world (except maybe some part of Barcelona and Brazilian clubs) should be proud of their youth system. It's all about having the most money and being the most popular in Europe to be able to get the best youngsters. It's an useless statistic.
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From Baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayeeeern youth team :P
 
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