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[kharma45]

Rio's contract is up at the end of the season anyway. Doubt we will be renewing it.

Evra and Vidic out of contract too. I doubt Evra gets a renewal. Vidic might just but I wouldn't be too shocked if he's sent on his way too. Think it's wise to keep him around for another year or two just for his leadership and experience but I have a feeling Moyes is gonna rip this side up completely.

Fabio's contract is up too. Twins gonna be split

Aye we won't renew but I'd rather he announce his retirement than us telling him he's getting nothing more.

Vidic will get another year, can't have all three of those guys going at once.

I bet fabio could play on the wing better than fucking ashley young

Probably.

Fabio was the better prospect, but unlike Rafael had Evra in front of him. Rafael got much more game time.

I still don't get why he hasn't had more game time this season. His only start was against Crystal Palace and he was good in that game. He scored in his only sub appearance against Norwich. I remember reading the QPR forum last season to see how he was doing (while also watching his games), and they thought he was doing good too.

Yeah that's how Fabio ended up at LB over Rafa as he had more promise early on. His limited chances are strange. Despite his injuries he should still be better than what Buttner offers, and if he got first team experience and hit the gym Evra too.

 

[Clegg]

Anderson had another chance to impress and imo he didn't do enough to convince Moyes. His passing is still far too erratic and for all the energy he brings he doesn't get into many threatening attacking positions.

Reckon we might see Ando, Rio, Fabio, Young and maybe Vidic all gone by next season. Moyes better have a plan on how he'll fill those gaps.

 

[Vivalaraza]

Aye we won't renew but I'd rather he announce his retirement than us telling him he's getting nothing more.

Vidic will get another year, can't have all three of those guys going at once.

Probably.

Yeah that's how Fabio ended up at LB over Rafa as he had more promise early on. His limited chances are strange. Despite his injuries he should still be better than what Buttner offers, and if he got first team experience and hit the gym Evra too.

If Rio wants to play on, best of luck to him.

He'll probably end up in the MLS.

 

[Elchele]

That's a complete nonsense article, they really have no idea.

I hope Volland signs for us, though. He's been rumored to join us since his days at Best Munich and would certainly fit in well. I also think that BVB would be the right and probably best move for him, Bayern won't be interested and Leverkusen, well, it's Leverkusen. So not many interesting clubs to join in the near future for him, I don't think a move abroad would be a good idea.

Bayern are actually interested (someone got to replace Jan on the bench), and a bunch of EPL clubs.

 

[kharma45]

If Rio wants to play on, best of luck to him.

He'll probably end up in the MLS.

Gotta get that Rio Ferdy 5 brand going. Aspiring movie producer too from what I remember.

Anderson had another chance to impress and imo he didn't do enough to convince Moyes. His passing is still far too erratic and for all the energy he brings he doesn't get into many threatening attacking positions.

Reckon we might see Ando, Rio, Fabio, Young and maybe Vidic all gone by next season. Moyes better have a plan on how he'll fill those gaps.

It's been Anderson's only real chance this season to impress Moyes in a competitive game, he's had only two other brief appearances this year iirc. Still he didn't do enough tonight to stand out. He wasn't by any means terrible but he needed to do more as part of that midfield three. I can see him being used as a make-weight in a deal for someone else. Would probably be good for him to start somewhere else fresh.

I'd say all those guys bar Vidic will go plus Lindegaard, Giggs and possibly Hernández too if Henriquez is to Moyes' liking. I could see Kagawa going too.

 

[LTWheels]

Has Sherwood been sacked yet?

 

[Salazar]

He's nowhere near as good as Rafael, and he's been thoroughly average when played at Man Utd, and QPR

Simple as that, although the Mancs would have you believe otherwise

Playing at QPR under that ultratwat Redknapp, with zero-effort French tossers littering the squad - I'd like to see you shine in those conditions, Hitch.

I'd say all those guys bar Vidic will go plus Lindegaard, Giggs and possibly Hernández too if Henriquez is to Moyes' liking. I could see Kagawa going too.

Henriquez is legit. Not a Macheda.

 

[TheFeedingHand]

Villas-Boas was sacked?

 

[Hixx]

Something not right with this lad.

 

[kharma45]

Henriquez is legit. Not a Macheda.

He's done brilliantly on loan but it all just depends on Moyes. We know both Kagawa and Fabio are talented but don't get a look in where they should.

I hope he stays in the first team next year. RVP might not be able to play as many games so it'd be good to have a proper finisher up front. I imagine Hernandez to be leaving, hasn't sounded happy this year and hasn't really taken his chances when he could.

 

[TheFeedingHand]

Atletico Mineiro lost? LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL

 

[Zabojnik]

This is pretty great.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Krz-dyD-UQ

 

[Yen]

Found on r/sportsarefun:

 

[Lambda Pie]

merry christmas and happy new year in advance.

i won't be around till the first of week of January.

 

[Willkiller]

merry christmas and happy new year in advance.

i won't be around till the first of week of January.

Same to your and your daughter!

 

[The_Hitcher89]

Playing at QPR under that ultratwat Redknapp, with zero-effort French tossers littering the squad - I'd like to see you shine in those conditions, Hitch.

I can shine in a black hole bruv.

 

[flippedb]

Something not right with this lad.

Yeah, what's up with that blue towel? dis ppl m8

 

[Barzul]

God we need a new striker. Can't see Giroud making it the rest of the season. Bound to get injured and then we're fucked.

 

[wedward]

merry christmas and happy new year in advance.

i won't be around till the first of week of January.

Skipping out on Mourhino getting embarrassed?

Happy new year!

 

[Facism]

merry christmas and happy new year in advance.

i won't be around till the first of week of January.

See you in a few, you Portuguese prince

 

[Lightning]

merry christmas and happy new year in advance.

i won't be around till the first of week of January.

Merry Christmas mate.

I'll be off after our game against Chelsea and be back after New Years. Going home to the Netherlands visit my family.

 

[Meier]

Tata Martino is staying for only 1 season at Barca according to Fabian Godoy of DirecTV Sports. He works for them in Argentina apparently.

https://twitter.com/futbol_todo/status/413457342231883776

 

[Salazar]

Tata Martino is staying for only 1 season at Barca according to Fabian Godoy of DirecTV Sports. He works for them in Argentina apparently.

https://twitter.com/futbol_todo/status/413457342231883776

Messi got tired of him huh

 

[The_Hitcher89]

Our league form in the second half of 2011/12

Fucking hell, look at some of the dross we were losing to, home and away. You'd have to be a right tit to think FSG were somehow unjustified in sacking Kenny and Commoli. And thank fuck they got rid of Commoli at the same time, rather than taking the easy way out and pulling a Baldini

Rodgers has done an incredible job so far looking at that, especially considering the underwhelming progress he made with us last season.

I'll be devestated if our season falls apart, but I can see it happening if we either fail to beat Cardiff, or lose heavily to City and Chelsea

edit: 2 separate runs of losing 3 games on the bounce. Christ.

 

[Messi]

Change-Up was surprisingly fun movie. Maybe its the first time I am actually doubting the power of RottenTomatoes.

Also, I know I have said bad things about Olivia Wilde but I appologise for that, Messi, because she was great and hot.

She is always good at the very least. Fine actress.

 

[GorillaJu]

Our league form in the second half of 2011/12




Fucking hell, look at some of the dross we were losing to, home and away. You'd have to be a right tit to think FSG were somehow unjustified in sacking Kenny and Commoli. And thank fuck they got rid of Commoli at the same time, rather than taking the easy way out and pulling a Baldini

Rodgers has done an incredible job so far looking at that, especially considering the underwhelming progress he made with us last season.

I'll be devestated if our season falls apart, but I can see it happening if we either fail to beat Cardiff, or lose heavily to City and Chelsea

edit: 2 separate runs of losing 3 games on the bounce. Christ.

Laughable run of form really but that 4-1 over Chelsea is scrumptious. God Id love to give Jose's boys a nice firm battering once more at the Bridge.

We'll get Spurs'd by City but I think we could nick a point at Chelsea. Need to not play to their advantage and it'll be possible. Cardiff it goes without saying that anything other than 3 points would be a huge disappointment, but we've been known to disappoint so I'm prepared for the worst. Brendan's battleship, go!

 

[tri_willy]

hah tottenham... shit just keeps rising higher

 

[KidA Seven]

Cerezo's youth player Mitsuru Maruoka to be loaned to Dortmund U23 for one and half year.

http://mainichi.jp/sports/news/20131219k0000m050090000c.html

Japanese source

That's him next to Shinji.

 

[Zabojnik]

Cerezo's youth player Mitsuru Maruoka to be loaned to Dortmund U23 for one and half year.

http://mainichi.jp/sports/news/20131219k0000m050090000c.html

Japanese source

Just give them back Kagawa already

Spoiler

and sign Gundogan

. It'll be for the best.

 

[bjaelke]

Lavezzi fingers Matuidi

 

[Salazar]

hah tottenham... shit just keeps rising higher

"Sherwood seems like a really composed guy"

Lol. Put some defeats on him and watch them motherfucking hands shake.

 

[LegoArmo]

I hate this game.

Spoiler

I love the share button

 

[Lightning]

"Sherwood seems like a really composed guy"

Lol. Put some defeats on him and watch them motherfucking hands shake.

How do you think this Spurs team are going to cope with Southampton? Southampton excellent defensively this season so far while Spurs attack is crap.

 

[Linius]

Merry Christmas mate.

I'll be off after our game against Chelsea and be back after New Years. Going home to the Netherlands visit my family.

Prepare for shitty weather

 

[bjaelke]

Saints haven't kept a clean sheet since playing Fulham on October 26th. 7 games in a row where they've conceded and as a result only collected 6 points.

 

[tri_willy]

How do you think this Spurs team are going to cope with Southampton? Southampton excellent defensively this season so far while Spurs attack is crap.

i would say spurs are going to struggle against southhampton. they lost to best ham yet again. only another gk blunder is going to get spurs over the line for this one

 

[Salazar]

How do you think this Spurs team are going to cope with Southampton? Southampton excellent defensively this season so far while Spurs attack is crap.

Haven't watched enough recent Southampton to say. They're quite capable of completely forgetting how to finish, though.

I'll put a modest amount on a headed Osvaldo goal.

 

[FootballFan]

Uck my ick is ready for ps4.

 

[Zabojnik]

Atalanta - Juve on Sunday. Could be a crucial game. Vidal is a yellow card away from skipping the next match, which is Juve - Roma. Should we field him?

 

[Feorax]

@wayneveysey: #AFC compile 5-man January striker shortlist - Lewandowski, Diego Costa, Lavezzi, El Shaarawy & Llorente.

@wayneveysey: Of the 5, Lewandowski is the best, Lavezzi the easiest to get, El Shaarawy has most potential & Llorente is the most similar to Giroud

@wayneveysey: But...Diego Costa is the most interesting & the most ambitious. #AFC are very, very keen on him, although an extremely difficult deal.

@wayneveysey: Impossible to definitively say #AFC will sign top striker by Jan 31. But it is their A1 priority. If Wenger wants it enough, will happen.

@wayneveysey: What we know about Wenger is he won't sanction #AFC paying £24.1million for a player he values at £24m.

Yes, I know, Goal.com lol and all that, but I'm pretty sure this guy was the one that broke the stories regarding Arsenal's Suarez bids, so I imagine he has some sort of a solid source.

 

[Zabojnik]

Yes, I know, Goal.com lol and all that, but I'm pretty sure this guy was the one that broke the stories regarding Arsenal's Suarez bids, so I imagine he has some sort of a solid source.

No CL team will sell big name players in January, come on.

Wait a minute ...

 

[Linius]

Spurs are delusional if they think they can take De Boer from us :lol

 

[Lightning]

No CL team will sell big name players in January, come on.

Wait a minute ...

Malaga sold us Monreal in January when we were both in the CL.

Financial issues I know.

Spurs are delusional if they think they can take De Boer from us :lol

If Spurs get De Boer and Bergkamp agrees to become assistant I will cry. Noooooooooooo

 

[Zabojnik]

Malaga sold us Monreal in January when we were both in the CL.

Financial issues I know.

I also wouldn't put Monreal, good as he may be, in the same category as the players mentioned. I just don't see it. Maaaybe Lavezzi, maybe.

 

[Linius]

If Spurs get De Boer and Bergkamp agrees to become assistant I will cry. Noooooooooooo

Don't worry, Frankie is gonna stay for many more years. But I'm pretty sure Bergkamp will follow him when ever he leaves. Unless he gets the chance to step up his game and become manager himself.

Levy can take our players but not our coach.

 

[Lightning]

I also wouldn't put Monreal, good as he may be, in the same category as the players mentioned. I just don't see it. Maaaybe Lavezzi, maybe.

Lol we ain't getting Lavezzi or anyone else in January.

Poldi will have to do the job. Bendtner will help but bugger. Get a defender in please, should be more doable. Top striker is almost impossible but defender isn't really.

Don't worry, Frankie is gonna stay for many more years. But I'm pretty sure Bergkamp will follow him when ever he leaves. Unless he gets the chance to step up his game and become manager himself.

Levy can take our players but not our coach.

I refuse to believe that Bergkamp will do that, not to that lot. We should give him a job with us.

 

[bjaelke]

Not sure how accurate this list is. Big Sam up there with the big guns.

 

[Mastadon]

Not sure how accurate this list is. Big Sam up there with the big guns.

Harry Redknapp gets paid more than the manager of Inter Milan and the Spanish NT? All is as it should be.

 

[KidA Seven]

 

[Yurt]

Atalanta - Juve on Sunday. Could be a crucial game. Vidal is a yellow card away from skipping the next match, which is Juve - Roma. Should we field him?

I don't know how (AND WHY) he managed to play four games without getting yellowed, unVidal-like. And they were all relatively easy fixtures.

Are you keeping score? 24 points out of 24, only 3 short!

"Llorente"

..again?

merry christmas and happy new year in advance.

Merry Christmas and happy new year to you and your little family.