Are they really going to sell him in the middle of la Copa Libertadores? wow.
edit: I'm guessing they aren't changing the 4-4-2 then. Good luck with Kagawa was winger
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Football Thread 2011/2012 | OT11 | Roll on the Euros and transfer muppetry
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Are they really going to sell him in the middle of la Copa Libertadores? wow.
edit: I'm guessing they aren't changing the 4-4-2 then. Good luck with Kagawa was winger
News here in Chile speculate he's leaving after La Libertadores and the Chilean league (which ends at the end of June)
I root for the rival club (Universidad Catolica), but I have to say he's amazing and has a very bright future ahead.
Are they really going to sell him in the middle of la Copa Libertadores? wow.
edit: I'm guessing they aren't changing the 4-4-2 then. Good luck with Kagawa was winger
He won't be starting, he'll be backup replacing Berbatov I'd assume. So the 4-2-3-1 is still on; I have faith in SAF that he isn't going to repeat the mistakes he made with Anderson.
Are they really going to sell him in the middle of la Copa Libertadores? wow.
edit: I'm guessing they aren't changing the 4-4-2 then. Good luck with Kagawa was winger
From what I read on another site he's expected to stay with them for as long as they're on the tournament.
Can't really believe I'm posting this...but here goes!
Liverpool FC Adult Home Short Sleeve Shirt 10/12 - £10.00
Caught my attention and thought I should share with Liverpool GAF.
...I do feel kinda dirty now though
Liverpool FC Adult Home Short Sleeve Shirt 10/12 - £10.00
Caught my attention and thought I should share with Liverpool GAF.
...I do feel kinda dirty now though
And more transfer gossip
The Sun is claiming United have signed Modric which I highly doubt http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepag...-join-Man-Utd-in-25m-deal-from-Tottenham.html
ESPN reporting Asamoah could yet sign for a PL team http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/s...moah-tempted-by-premier-league-switch?cc=5739
UKPA reporting the same http://www.google.com/hostednews/uk...AfJnthmvffmKx6tRg?docId=N0135431339061778637A
The Sun is claiming United have signed Modric which I highly doubt http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepag...-join-Man-Utd-in-25m-deal-from-Tottenham.html
ESPN reporting Asamoah could yet sign for a PL team http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/s...moah-tempted-by-premier-league-switch?cc=5739
UKPA reporting the same http://www.google.com/hostednews/uk...AfJnthmvffmKx6tRg?docId=N0135431339061778637A
Will be sad to see berba leave, nothings confirmed yet but he's only 18 so if he comes to United, he'll probably play with the reserves for a year, then get loaned out to another team, maybe premership, maybe championship. Same thing would most likely happen with Nick Powell if he signs.
maybe Fergie will try him as a winger/attacking Mid?
I find this 'exclusive' hard enough to believe without it suggesting that there's still 2 more players of this quality being seriously considered in the same window.
Call me a pessimist if you will, I just can't imagine such positivity in such a short space of time.
I'd sell my dick to get Modric for £25m but it's bollocks. I think Ushojax or Bungie made the point of him being a more Carrick like player rather than a destroyer which we need, but he's got such quality that accommodating them both would be fine I think.
Asamoah would be fantastic for us and Arsenal, but I'd say Juve have got him.
I'd assume he'd replace Macheda and Berbatov, because Macheda has to be on his way out.
Expect a phone call to discuss personal terms with Harry in the morning.
How would you feel about it being used as a nose?
Playing in Copa Libertadores is not the same to play in the 4 english division. But yeah, a loan to a first division team somewhere would be nice to him.
The cat is not in the sack yet, to say it a la Trapp. Isla even took the time to twit that he hasn't signed for Juve. On the other hand there's already talk about both being scheduled for medical exams in Turin next week, so who knows. But I'm pretty optimistic.
It can't be any worse than his big leathery fucking nose now
Yeah the sweeping generalisations are confusing me a little. It's almost as if the United States have no history of racism whatsoever!
The cats are in the sack, they just don't want to admit it. Proud cats.
Awesome Animals
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Yesssss, Gohan. Wonder if we'll throw him on loan.
Yes. It comes to something when "I never seen a Nazi salute at a Lakers game" is being advanced as an argument.
I literally done a guffaw. Not a laugh or a chuckle, but it was a fucking guffaw
It takes one hell of a blind spot to miss the Holocaust.
Broder Salsa
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Pretty sure half the posts in that thread is pure trolling. That guy just juved you all.
I don't think so. I think that's the first time I've ever audibly gasped at a comment on here.
Awesome Animals
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Thank you for that link. That page may have been the most humorous and amazing wtf moment I've ever had.
He'll definitely be a joy to behold if Germany get to play Poland...
Gareth Bale
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Why are you guys arguing with him? He derailed the thread completely, so in his mind he's already won. And if he actually believes any of the things he's saying then you're arguing with a complete idiot. You don't need a well structured argument to prove that.
Yup, bail out footyGaf, lets not get any casualties from that thread.
In Krakow? I don't know, our best central defender plays in Wisla Krakow and it doesn't look like he has any racism problem over there. Actually, a young honduran striker (also black) is going there next season too.
Yar, I give in. It's just not on when someone behaves like they're in a Wii-U launch title thread when they're actually talking about people getting killed.
Regulus Tera
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Mexico's official Olympic kit: http://todosobrecamisetas.blogspot.mx/2012/06/jerseys-atletica-de-mexico-para-londres.html
Not as bad as the Pan-American Tournament ones but they are still ugly. Such a shame we have to go with Atlética instead of Adidas for the event.
Not as bad as the Pan-American Tournament ones but they are still ugly. Such a shame we have to go with Atlética instead of Adidas for the event.
That was me, cock nose
Oh I just assumed it was someone afraid of us taking Modric. Didn't think you'd be scared considering you have Spearing.
When you have Spearing, you're never afraid of anything.
Whats the point? You're already dead.
That thread and one poster in particular is truly bizarre. I obviously expected Godwin's Law to be exercised at some point in that thread, but I thought that this would occur via a digression of the fascist, racist neo-nazis as depicted in the Panorama programme. Instead, one poster essentially denied that European history, including the Holocaust, show any signs of racial conflict on the same magnitude of the Civil War.
Truly extraordinary.
I've seen a few of those types of threads before, but this one took an entirely new twist.
Truly extraordinary.
I've seen a few of those types of threads before, but this one took an entirely new twist.
Atletica is a Mexican company though. Plus the red and white look nice.
Tim the Wiz
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Well said. Some weird over-the-top statements being made, sure, but denial is never the answer.
This is like a weird variation of the "but I have black friends" defence.
Are they really going to sell him in the middle of la Copa Libertadores? wow.
edit: I'm guessing they aren't changing the 4-4-2 then. Good luck with Kagawa was winger
He's 18. I'd expect him to go on loan this season or play Carling Cup games, if the report is even true at all.
Wasn't that just Italian press? Not exactly reliable; you know, like these Modric has signed! reports.
Tim the Wiz
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Pretty strong Modric rumours then. Don't doubt the interest but I don't see it happening. Spurs will want £30m+ and the club simply can't afford that, not for a player aged 27 years old.
I don't think Fergie is actually too interested in the "destroyer". We've never had a player like that, I think he likes CM's who can tackle but play too. Strootman or M'Vila are ideal for that role and fit the age profile, I'd like to see us go for one of them. But we do need a CM play maker still. If I had to pick one I'd go for the more defensive minded CM though. With the pace and wingers we have, and now Kagawa, making and scoring chances is not a problem for us. We struggle to control games because we are too light-weight in CM. We do need to hold possession better and a Modric type player can help conduct the play but Scholes/Carrick at least good in that role, whilst we have no real quality DM's. I love Carrick and think he had a great season but he needs help in there, physically at least.
Anyhow I don't see Modric happening.
Not sure what the story is with Angelo Henriquez but it seems we have the first option on him. Would make sense to pay the £3m now and bring him over as a replacement for Berbatov to give us the 4 strikers but it may well be too soon. Had Will Keane not been injured I suspect he may have taken that 4th striker role with Kagawa often playing "SS". Maybe his injury changed that. He looks a talented player though so if he comes over I'll be excited to see him get a chance and hopefully develop and adapt to the league, he's already learning English which is a plus.
I don't think Fergie is actually too interested in the "destroyer". We've never had a player like that, I think he likes CM's who can tackle but play too. Strootman or M'Vila are ideal for that role and fit the age profile, I'd like to see us go for one of them. But we do need a CM play maker still. If I had to pick one I'd go for the more defensive minded CM though. With the pace and wingers we have, and now Kagawa, making and scoring chances is not a problem for us. We struggle to control games because we are too light-weight in CM. We do need to hold possession better and a Modric type player can help conduct the play but Scholes/Carrick at least good in that role, whilst we have no real quality DM's. I love Carrick and think he had a great season but he needs help in there, physically at least.
Anyhow I don't see Modric happening.
Not sure what the story is with Angelo Henriquez but it seems we have the first option on him. Would make sense to pay the £3m now and bring him over as a replacement for Berbatov to give us the 4 strikers but it may well be too soon. Had Will Keane not been injured I suspect he may have taken that 4th striker role with Kagawa often playing "SS". Maybe his injury changed that. He looks a talented player though so if he comes over I'll be excited to see him get a chance and hopefully develop and adapt to the league, he's already learning English which is a plus.
The Modric to United story in the Sun is just a bollocks piece designed to unsettle the player. It's written by Neil Custis who is a well known United fan and like Bob Cass, a stooge for Fergie who will help conduct transfers through the press. There is no way that the fee would be any less than 35m.
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