Awesome Animals
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Football Thread 2011/12 |OT7| Avaya ever heard anything like it?
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Gareth Bale
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Worst commercial of all time. Amauri: It only does everything (except for scoring goals)
Frank.
We still love him and his hysteria though.
Frank.
Shatner's Bassoon
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Oh wow, Rooney.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ybo3UosI8Do
"You are playing for Chelsea now" sounds a bit sinister.
The whole commercial seems like a bad dream.
"You are playing for Chelsea now" sounds a bit sinister.
The whole commercial seems like a bad dream.
Oh god, it feels like a Turkish bath house.
they were talking about the arrival of pogba
Vivalaraza
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I'm pretty sure they did something similar last season too.
The Rennes manager has said Yann M'Vila will be leaving Rennes this summer. Plz Fergie. Plz. Don't want Hazard, do want M'Vila.
Gareth Bale
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It's a good one that, but they left off the bit where you leave Arsenal and move to a bigger club.
Cristiano Ronaldo: "Berlusconi says he dreams about me, but I'm happy here. I dream as well, but not about football, about other things..."
Brilliant!
Brilliant!
Is Ronnie covertly saying he dreams about Berlusconi in a non-football related way?
Vivalaraza
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Petrucci has been looking very sharp lately. It's a shame about all the terrible injuries he's had which will have definitely stunted his development. I hear he's out of contract in the summer as the club didn't renew whilst he had so many injury issues. Hopefully his promising form recently sees his contract extended because I think he could actually make the step up to the fringes of the first team next season if he gets a good pre-season in.
Hazard will go for mind-numbingly silly money. If he goes at all. Probably sit and take the piss for another season.
Vivalaraza
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Hazard's obviously talented but I'm not interested in him at all for United. We don't need him Generally our attacking options are very good and scoring goals or even creating goals isn't a problem for us. Need to invest in that CM and defence. No need to bust anything above £20m on Hazard when our budget is tight as it is. Ditto Gotze.
You missed out Ronnie's trademark line.
Boy am I sick of hearing that.
Edit- Also gutted to hear Anderson is out for the season. He desperately needs a run of games and fitness, it seems every few weeks he's out for another couple of months. Feel for him.
I have actually given up on him. He had a nice start to the season but then as every season lost his touch and then got injured. Happened like clockwork for past 2-3 seasons now i think.
LabouredSubterfuge
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Sucks about Ando, but if it gives me more Cleverley and Pogba time I'm not gonna weep too hard.
Awesome Animals
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The most recent Swiss Ramble blog is about Aston Villa:
Aston Villa - Prophets And Losses
Some quality quotes:
Overall, while there are some scary numbers in the accounting book, Lerner is an owner we don't want to go away. Hopefully we can begin to control the wage bill through using the youth coming through, and getting rid of some dead weight through sales or expiring contracts. I'd have to do some research to see where we stand on that though. I am sad to see that it looks like another few years of mid-table before we can start to see some better results. Hopefully Lerner will start putting more football-knowledgeable people around him.
Up the Villa!
Aston Villa - Prophets And Losses
Some quality quotes:
Overall, while there are some scary numbers in the accounting book, Lerner is an owner we don't want to go away. Hopefully we can begin to control the wage bill through using the youth coming through, and getting rid of some dead weight through sales or expiring contracts. I'd have to do some research to see where we stand on that though. I am sad to see that it looks like another few years of mid-table before we can start to see some better results. Hopefully Lerner will start putting more football-knowledgeable people around him.
Up the Villa!
Awesome Animals
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Directed by Guy Ritchie. The man (before the Sherlock series of movies)
LabouredSubterfuge
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It's a bummer that Faridmon isn't around for the derby tonight.
Gareth Bale
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I heard Ferguson was watching Debuchy
Yes please!
LabouredSubterfuge
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Nah, we needed a winger and hindsight bears that out. Whether Young was the right winger remains to be seen.
Hazard plays on the wing. He does like to come infield though and play through the middle as well. He'd be a great player to have but United don't really need him. Nani and Valencia are brilliant wingers and Young is a decent back-up option. I think we're well stocked in that area.
I disagree with Viva on Gotze though. I think United should break the bank for him. He's going to be a superstar in a few years. It's very unlikely he'd leave Dortmund though.
Central midfield is the area we need more strength in though. Gotze wouldn't improve us there.
I disagree with Viva on Gotze though. I think United should break the bank for him. He's going to be a superstar in a few years. It's very unlikely he'd leave Dortmund though.
Central midfield is the area we need more strength in though. Gotze wouldn't improve us there.
I didn't want Young, a winger would have been fine but for the price we paid and his quality and age, it was a stupid signing.
LabouredSubterfuge
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He's not amazing, but £15 mill. for a versatile winger who has managed 6 goals and 9 assists in 27 games in their first season isn't appalling business.
Two goals and three assists against Arsenal in an 8-2 win though makes it 4 goals and 6 assists in 26 games; he's not as bad as I've made out so far but I'm really not a fan. Suppose there's worse options.
We need at least one, maybe two centre midfielders next season though; if Scholes goes and Anderson stays eternally crocked, Carrick, Cleverley and Pogba are nowhere near enough. We need a decent back up and a fantastic marquee signing.
Fabio needs to step up as well.
Awesome Animals
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I don't know if that is a fair statement. You shouldn't take out a player's goal and assist tally just because it wasn't as impactful to the game.
I'm not disputing his influence on that game, it's just skewed a bit. Like Berba last season, played 30 odd games and scores 20 goals, but 8 of them came in two games. I'll love him for it but it doesn't necessarily reflect his full contribution
Baconsaurus Rex
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I'm on the fence about buying the Arsenal away jersey but I was wondering if I should buy it now or wait. Don't know how it usually goes with jerseys at the end of the season. Are the 11-12 kits just going to be replaced by the 12-13 kits or will the remaining 11-12 kits be on sale for a bit?
DerZuhälter
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Goddamit... even looks good as a keeper.
Didn't 3 of the 8 goals you don't want to count come in a game where he scored all 3 united goals in a 3-2 vs Liverpool?
Those don't count now?
Vivalaraza
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Young is a good third winger. He was a bit over priced especially considering he was in the last year of his contract and his wage seem steep, but that's football these days.
He has been patchy but he's won us games no doubt. He's got 9 assists in the league to his name, as many as Valencia and Giggs. I don't like him as a player in terms of style and I don't see him being top class, but he's done well for his first season on the whole.
He has been patchy but he's won us games no doubt. He's got 9 assists in the league to his name, as many as Valencia and Giggs. I don't like him as a player in terms of style and I don't see him being top class, but he's done well for his first season on the whole.
Maklershed
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So what's the rivalry like between Liverpool and Everton? I know Everton hasn't won at Anfield in awhle but are these guys kind of neutral towards each other or is it gonna be tense?
rather have valencia, nani playing over him anyday. even park can run around closing people down against teams like arsenal
young is just a luxury, and damn frustrating to watch. his decision making is walcott like. yeah he'll score the odd goal but then be shit for 80 mins. didnt want him in the first place, still dont like him
Tense as they come! one of the most fiercely contested local derbies around. You're in for a treat.
Tim the Wiz
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Anderson will get one more season, at least. His final season at Old Trafford, I think.
Yes, please. Him or Javi Martinez would be my pick. Both ooze class and composure in central midfield. Hazard or Gaitan or whatever should be secondary to signing players like them this summer.
If it wasn't for his injuries, he'd be on loan or have a decent number of CC appearances by now. Unless his form drops significantly, he'll probably be knocking on the first team door two seasons hence.
Yes, please. Him or Javi Martinez would be my pick. Both ooze class and composure in central midfield. Hazard or Gaitan or whatever should be secondary to signing players like them this summer.
If it wasn't for his injuries, he'd be on loan or have a decent number of CC appearances by now. Unless his form drops significantly, he'll probably be knocking on the first team door two seasons hence.
Local derbies are always tense, no matter how much one side loses in them (Sunderland, Everton etc).
They sit and hold hands in the stands.
They hate each other, just like Arsenal and Tottenham only nowhere near as good.
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