LabouredSubterfuge
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:lol
Comolli sacked.
Good job chap.
Comolli sacked.
Good job chap.
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Football Thread 2011/12 |OT8| Made it to the Championship play-offs
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pslayer666
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LabouredSubterfuge
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On the other hand, this'll probably strengthen Liverpool in the long run.
Vivalaraza
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Comolli, a man paid to do nothing.
Mr. Luchador
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Nearly £115m spent. Yeah. His dismissal is for the best. £100m bid made for Graham Carr confirmed.
Milchmonster
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Broder Salsa
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I did, but I usually just interpret it the way I like the most
When I first read it, I skipped over the word 'probably'.
I stand corrected, but his 2nd statement does actually lead people to believe otherwise.
and the full quote for the second part
Now not saying Mancini isn't lacking some balls and should just have rejected a man like Tevez coming back but... He really wasn't setting anything in stone with that interview regarding Balotelli.
Mr. Luchador
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Are you happy that Kenny might be around for another season?
Strong decision by the owners. Could be lots of changes this summer.
I know you didn't ask me but I think Kenny deserves more time. We'll see, though.
Milchmonster
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These are awesome:
Götze, Reus and Zidan. A player, a future one and a former one. Just shows how awesome the team is.
And secret agent Zidan is gonna score against Bayern on saturday
Götze, Reus and Zidan. A player, a future one and a former one. Just shows how awesome the team is.
And secret agent Zidan is gonna score against Bayern on saturday
No one is safe and I'm glad that's expressed to the flops two days before a cup semi.
pslayer666
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Fair play mate.
I guess he learned his lesson with Tevez and not dealing with absolutes. tbh, I'm not blaming him, I'd be playing Balotelli every single match I could. The guy scores goals as much as he's also being a liability.
I would definitely smack him on the head every day too, though
Sounds sarcastic but if not I agree
I'm being serious.
Mr. Luchador
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Jans Mustermann!
RAWK rushing to criticize the owners on this but I trust them more than anyone to have carefully weighed the options and made the right decision at the right time.
Interesting now to see our direction with transfers and interesting that nothing pointing towards this came up. No rumors or anything. They're really keeping it behind closed doors
pslayer666
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Mancini likes Rowntree's Fruit Pastilles?
I forgive him for everything he says then. The man does know good candy, I'll give him that much!!
Mancini likes Rowntree's Fruit Pastilles?
I forgive him for everything he says then. The man does know good candy, I'll give him that much!!
Wait, could this be what he was yelling about when Gerrard interrupted his interview?
Phoenix Fang
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I wonder if they offered Rafa the job would he take it.
Vivalaraza
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Oh God. The Gaitan rumours are back. Do not want.
Is it? Could be that they are preparing to clean house a la Spurs circa 2008. Commolli and Ramos got shown the door and the whole management structure changed.
lol i doubt it. That wasn't the most amicable of divorces
Rafa would tear their arm off to come back.
LabouredSubterfuge
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Que?
Vivalaraza
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Phoenix Fang
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It was different owners when Rafa got sacked. Also he has many times said that he love Liverpool and would come back to manage the team if given a chance again.
Vivalaraza
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Some Portuguese papers are saying it's done/close to done at 25m + 2 players.
Hope it's bullshit like last time.
Part of the reason for bringing Comolli in was apparently to maintain some kind of identity between manager changes rather than have wholesale changes for every new manager; so if Kenny were to have been fired in the summer they would presumably have wanted comolli to stick around to guide the new man in. Plus Comolli serves as a fallguy for Liverpool's recent poor form by being got rid of now rather than in the summer, if they wanted rid of both they both would have gone at the same time.
To me it seemed like Comolli was doing well in his role, Downing seemed like it was largely pushed by Kenny to support Carroll, whilst Carroll himself also seemed like more of a Kenny purchase, though that transfer was a failure by all involved at the club. Without knowing what Comolli's role was fully we can never tell how well he did and whether his sacking is just.
And the "divorce" was as amicable as it could get. The man was ensured a £16m pay-off but took £3m for the best of the club. Unlike Roy, 6 months later.
H&G were made scapegoats by the fans. Rafa is still remembered for all the good things he did at the club. With that said, I don't see him coming back. I expect there's something else to this "mutual" resignation. Maybe's Comolli was blocking the Bent transfer.
LabouredSubterfuge
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Yeah, not convinced by him at all.
That said, I was pretty unconvinced by Valencia.
Vivalaraza
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That's not really Hodgson's fault or wrong doing.
Even if he's a great player, we don't need him, we need a CM or two. Shouldn't be spending so much on somebody who isn't urgently needed.
Anyway just a rumour for now.
Not really. He's severely underperformed in pretty much every area imaginable, from tactics to media handling. He's not equipped to take this club forward from what I've seen.
On the other hand, you don't want your club to turn in to a Chelsea and change managers each season. I don't begrudge Kenny another year, but he has a lot to prove.
José Mourinho
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Get your orders in lads...
http://www.chelseamegastore.com/stores/chelsea/products/kit_selector.aspx?selectorid=451
http://www.chelseamegastore.com/stores/chelsea/products/kit_selector.aspx?selectorid=451
Yeah but it shows how honourable Rafa was even when essentially being sacked.
I just realised that Kenny was a Director of Football at Celtic for a short while, I wonder whether they are clearing room for Kenny to move upstairs and bring in a new man, it would be a good way to avoid the acrimony that would arise from sacking Kenny with the players and the fans
More likely they want to get someone new in before the summer transfer window.
Vivalaraza
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I do think this is strange timing from Liverpool. It's going to invite maximum pressure and attention on the club and the signings since Comolli arrived in the days before the biggest game of the season yet.
Also, I have no idea what Comolli actually does but it would be harsh if the axe fell solely on him because it seems Daglish played a key role in all the signings himself.
Anyhow I don't believe in this DoF business so I don't think he should have been there in the first place.
Also, I have no idea what Comolli actually does but it would be harsh if the axe fell solely on him because it seems Daglish played a key role in all the signings himself.
Anyhow I don't believe in this DoF business so I don't think he should have been there in the first place.
This weeks statsturbation courtesy of Stan Collymore:
http://www.actionimages.com/BarclaysStatement/Season2011_2012/No32_Statement_120412.pdf
They have the fucking French flag underneath Sessegnon. He's from Benin.
http://www.actionimages.com/BarclaysStatement/Season2011_2012/No32_Statement_120412.pdf
They have the fucking French flag underneath Sessegnon. He's from Benin.
Vivalaraza
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DoF only works when he is given almost complete charge of transfers and the coach is okay with it. He'll consult with the coach and those two need to have a good relationship.
In English football the manager has always had the power. This half way house routine we have with DoF's is pointless. Either tell him he's the manager and let him make the decisions or tell him he's the coach who makes use of what he's given.
In English football the manager has always had the power. This half way house routine we have with DoF's is pointless. Either tell him he's the manager and let him make the decisions or tell him he's the coach who makes use of what he's given.
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