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Football Thread 2011/12 |OT10| Silverware, promotion, survival, relegation and tears
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Mecha_Infantry
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^ IMO they can have the Arabs backing them..shit seems disgusting
Phantast2k
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True, however they didn't manage them against any of the of the top sides:
Too early to judge.
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Kicker is very reliable & doesn't really report unless it really knows something.
If Kagawas agent was in Manchester then I wouldn't be surprised if he flew over to London too.
So apparently the week before the AC Milan Chelsea game in Miami this is happening:
Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/05/13/2796810/fc-barcelona-star-lionel-messi.html#storylink=cpy#storylink=cpy
Messi, Forlan, Drogba, Dani Alves, Cavani and others to be named in an open actual 11 on 11.
Sounds fucking awesome.
BTW Article is poorly written I'm embarrassed to be associated with it.
Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/05/13/2796810/fc-barcelona-star-lionel-messi.html#storylink=cpy#storylink=cpy
Messi, Forlan, Drogba, Dani Alves, Cavani and others to be named in an open actual 11 on 11.
Sounds fucking awesome.
BTW Article is poorly written I'm embarrassed to be associated with it.
Jeff Albertson
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I always did like big Sam!
José Mourinho
cocknose
That Steve Kean video is amazing. What a twat.
Awesome Animals
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So, umm...do you have a place for me to crash?
MarshMellow96
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Here's a thought, what sort of player would Suarez be under Benitez?
Lmao of course dude, looking at prices though, it gets pretty steep. This particular event I'm more inclined to go to over AC Milan Chelsea. Sounds too good to miss.
Awesome Animals
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Why is everything played in Miami? Cleveland has a beautiful stadium! And lovely summers!
This is a recent thing with football events here. But there are constantly players wives/girlfriends vacationing in bikini's here... So I assume the players follow their women.
:lol
I like Martinez a great deal, but the fact they only pull their finger out at the end of the season can be attributed to a) their own stupidity (in which case Martinez has forged a team of dumb characters or b) the manager doesn't make them put in the effort until the end. I'll give Martinez massive props for pulling them through on the end because he deserves it, but if that's the case he also deserves flak for the dire form for the first two thirds of the season. He acknowledged his own mistakes and changed the formation. No way he's ready for a club as big as Liverpool yet.
Freewheelin'
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Vivalaraza
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Wilbury talking sense as always. It just feels a bit like it did when we hired Hodgeson. Managers who are successful with relegation candidates and lower-mid table teams aren't necessarily going to cut it at a club with the ambitions Liverpool have. It's a completely different skill set.
Not confirmed, but probably.
Tim the Wiz
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With good personnel and decent backing, I think Martinez could surprise a lot of people.
If there's a United player you'd want at your back in a fight, it's Tony V. (Or Vidic.) Tough as nails.
Pull the trigger, Fergie! We've got a good squad but we need to sign players that improve our first XI this summer and Kagawa would be a great start.
Otherwise, signing Lewandowski too would turn Chicharito into the next Berbabenched. Probably media nonsense or a back-up target in case we miss out on Kagawa and need to stick with the 4-4-2.
He looks thrilled.
If there's a United player you'd want at your back in a fight, it's Tony V. (Or Vidic.) Tough as nails.
Pull the trigger, Fergie! We've got a good squad but we need to sign players that improve our first XI this summer and Kagawa would be a great start.
Otherwise, signing Lewandowski too would turn Chicharito into the next Berbabenched. Probably media nonsense or a back-up target in case we miss out on Kagawa and need to stick with the 4-4-2.
I reckon we won't hear anything for another 2 hours yet.
Vivalaraza
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LOL just seen this on Twitter.
"Daglish sacked? Downing's first assist of the season."
Ahhahahahaha.
"Daglish sacked? Downing's first assist of the season."
Ahhahahahaha.
Has Piers wrote his check yet!?
Vivalaraza
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Apparently he's refusing to do so.
Wouldn't surprise me, utter bellend.
Edit - It appears he has. My mistake.
on his twitter piers said he has done it
Regulus Tera
Romanes Eunt Domus
MexicoGAF: Apparently Carlos Vela and Andrés Guardado are both prospects for Valencia next season. Yay?
Joke was already made for Comolli I'm afraid.
Surprised Guardado is still at Deportivo, he's class. Good to see he stayed to get them promoted though.
Vivalaraza
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What a idiot. He had a straight up bet, but if he wants to wriggle out of it and deny what he promised then let it be on his conscience.
Lol, this makes me happy that he is still so butthurt by the remarks made by Arsenal fans.
Guardado? I'm surprised by this because he could have gone to another club last year when Deportivo were relegated. Now that Deportivo are back, I don't know why he would move - but he would make an excellent signing for Valencia (until Valencia have to sell him to pay off their debt).
Regulus Tera
Romanes Eunt Domus
Best Mexican player on the planet. The guy is amazing and he's not a twat like Vela.
Guardado has always wanted to play in the Champions; he only stayed with Deportivo because he felt he owed the fans something after the injury-prone 2010-2011 season. He a great guy.
I was so confused for a while. Thought Houlier might have sources, then thought 'well Parma might have some young players'. Saw the bit about being fourth and then read the date :lol
Look, if FSG have a top tier manager lined up then I'll be honest and say parting ways might perhaps be best for the club. Despite what many ignorant people like to believe these last 18 months under Kenny have been far superior to that of Hodgson, in both football played, matches won and trophies earned. These last 18 games have been pretty dire though.
I think the amount of incompetent signings made has unfortunately cost FSG patience though, and perhaps rightly so. We've spunked far too money up the wall and stalled any attempt at progress for at least another season.
If FSG are preparing for Kenny's exit with a manager like Martinez lined up though I'll be furious. I've had enough of taking outlandish punts and hoping for the best. Martinez is a punt. Hodgson was a punt. Carroll was a punt.
A manager like Rafa isn't a punt, it's a decision based on ability. As is signing Mata over Downing.
I think the amount of incompetent signings made has unfortunately cost FSG patience though, and perhaps rightly so. We've spunked far too money up the wall and stalled any attempt at progress for at least another season.
If FSG are preparing for Kenny's exit with a manager like Martinez lined up though I'll be furious. I've had enough of taking outlandish punts and hoping for the best. Martinez is a punt. Hodgson was a punt. Carroll was a punt.
A manager like Rafa isn't a punt, it's a decision based on ability. As is signing Mata over Downing.
You've hit Nasday levels of OCD over this Kagawa rumour. It might well happen, if it does it'll probably be a few weeks yet. Chill.
Awesome Animals
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Schmeichel was just featured on the Ramble last week.
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