I actually laughed at that, but the dude wants out. Rather, dude wants to play.
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Football Thread 2011/2012 | OT12 | All the clowns were offside...
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I actually laughed at that, but the dude wants out. Rather, dude wants to play.
Fucking sigh.
Everyone else was all suited and booted for a charity event, he turns up in a polo with paint on and sits on his phone.
I went up and said 'Did you pick the name Minty?'.
He said no.
Walked away.
Saw him eating a sausage roll off the buffet plate later on without using his hands.
Vivalaraza
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Maybe it was a compliment! As in, you terrorised me out there!
Got to say that if that is true then why didn't they make a complaint? Not saying that proves it's made up or they don't have the right to mention it now but if that kinda thing is happening you should be making it known.
Got to say that if that is true then why didn't they make a complaint? Not saying that proves it's made up or they don't have the right to mention it now but if that kinda thing is happening you should be making it known.
I've read a lot of reports saying it happens all the time in football, and no one ever speaks out. Well, very rarely.
I hope it's getting better in recent years, though.
Exactly. Serves no purpose but to publicly chastise Shelvey, guilty or not. And because it was never reported, it can never be followed up, and racism accusations will always be put towards Jonjo.
BTW, last time I tweeted about Jonjo, 30 seconds later I broke my back. Goodbye chaps.
Yep. Didn't play much, though. 4 matches, 1 goal. After that he went on loan to Grosseto, where he didn't exactly impress either. 16 appearances, 1 goal. He exploaded at Pescara (27 goals in 38 matches). Before all that he had a fantastic season with our primavera, 26 goals. Before even that he was a beast at Sorrento, 30 goals.
Wikipedia to the rescue.
I think he has the markings of a true old-school prima punta. I'm looking forward to following him at Genoa this season. If we lose Destro to Roma, as seems likely, he could be the one to go for next year. We already own half of him anyway.
They probably will, yeah. You should wait another month or so, though.
Of course it happens, these are young, unintelligent kids playing competitive football. It's terrible, and should be stamped out, but whoever this kid is who's tweeting about it now should've gone straight over to the referee and complained at the time.
Serves no purpose tweeting (or RTweeting) it now. Won't, and in all probability can't, be investigated so all it does is create rumours about Shelvey's personality when he's about to break into the Liverpool first team.
Serves no purpose tweeting (or RTweeting) it now. Won't, and in all probability can't, be investigated so all it does is create rumours about Shelvey's personality when he's about to break into the Liverpool first team.
Vivalaraza
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Get out of here with your stupid posts!
Gareth Bale
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Imagine how much abuse Shelvey must have had so far in his career though, especially at youth level. "Keep ya hair on", etc... he's such an easy target.
FINE I QUIT
From zero to hero.
SUPER JONJO
fuck tha haters
Rory Smith can fuck off too, tweeting to specifically announce that Athletico have confirmed that they haven't accepted a bid from LFC for Muniain.
You can only come back when Newcastle sign someone for 50 million.
Vivalaraza
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Speaking of Shelvey, Rodgers' ideas should suit him down to the ground. Think he could be a good player, got some tekkers.
Jeff Albertson
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Yenrot - missed your post about your back, hope you're ok bud, sounds nasty
Carroll didn't score a single goal at Anfield in the league last season. Missed a handful of sitters.
Hard to think of a system he does fit into.
Apart from a Sam Allerdyce 'project'.
He's already looking class. Bossed the Championship in his short stint at Blackpool, clearly above that level already. Oozes technique and ability. One of the only youth products I'm 100% sure has what it takes to be a consistent first team player for us going forward.
Liverpool in general were abysmal at Anfield last season, were they not?
I'm trying not to imagine a team with Carlton Cole and Andy Carroll upfront.
DOBERMAN INC
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Rumours on twitter stating we're trying to lure Lewis Holtby from Schalke as a Walcott replacement. Anyone know of him and if he's any good?
Abysmal's an overstatement and a smokescreen for the plethora of simple chances Carroll squandered in front of goal. It's easy to say Liverpool were shit and thus Carroll didn't score, but it wouldn't be true. Everyone rags on Downing for his 'stats', but our profligacy in front of goal was more central to that than anything Downing did himself(which wasn't a lot).
We're tracking him as well. Confirmed by Duncan Jenkins and Tony Barrett from The Times, the most credible LFC source there is. If you go for him we'll be forced to play our hand too.
Forbes still ranking United as the most valuable sports team in the world
http://www.forbes.com/sites/kurtbad...ops-the-worlds-50-most-valuable-sports-teams/
#1 Manchester United ($2.23 billion)
#2 Real Madrid ($1.88 billion)
#3 New York Yankees ($1.85 billion)
#3 Dallas Cowboys ($1.85 billion)
#5 Washington Redskins ($1.56 billion)
#6 Los Angeles Dodgers ($1.4 billion)
#6 New England Patriots ($1.4 billion)
#8 Barcelona ($1.31 billion)
#9 New York Giants ($1.3 billion)
#10 Arsenal ($1.29 billion)
http://www.forbes.com/sites/kurtbad...ops-the-worlds-50-most-valuable-sports-teams/
#1 Manchester United ($2.23 billion)
#2 Real Madrid ($1.88 billion)
#3 New York Yankees ($1.85 billion)
#3 Dallas Cowboys ($1.85 billion)
#5 Washington Redskins ($1.56 billion)
#6 Los Angeles Dodgers ($1.4 billion)
#6 New England Patriots ($1.4 billion)
#8 Barcelona ($1.31 billion)
#9 New York Giants ($1.3 billion)
#10 Arsenal ($1.29 billion)
Here's a flashy video for all you Krasic suitors out there. Amazing winger, please spread the word and let the management of your beloved club(s) know he's up for grabs.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?&v=xF0CIYt6KQY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?&v=xF0CIYt6KQY
What do you think about selling Walcott for 15m?
Swap for Downing and Adam?
British Monsoon
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How about Carroll & Vaz Te? Rumour making the rounds now is that Stoke offered £11m for Cole and we'll sell him if we bring in Carroll :lol - many 'ITK' sources claim Carroll will come to us for £15m, but I just can't see the club spending that big. The Daves have continually stressed that because of our debt we have a structured cap on how much we can spend until the debt is paid and that it would be foolish, and potentially dangerous to the future of the club to break that cap.
Gareth Bale
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Missed this too. Don't know what happened but I hope your back is ok.
DOBERMAN INC
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If you take Walcott from us I would hope you drop the interest.
For £15million I would be happy to lose him, as long as we replaced in kind. He's homegrown so he's overpriced and for £15million I think we could get a better player than him.
I know we've enquired but I'd be very surprised if we signed him. Somebody high up inside the club was quoted as saying 'no more of that English shit'. Walcott falls directly in that category.
Think Rodgers would rather have Holtby, and our interest in him has been stronger than it has in Walcott.
Baconsaurus Rex
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DOBERMAN INC
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Wise man.You're looking good for this season.
I'll wait until we've played a competitive fixture. All signs point to that conclusion but there's no actual, physical, real world evidence to suggest we're going to start improving to where we'd like to be. I know my muppet senses went into over drive this last month, but it's time for me to get a bit more cynical, and a bit more realistic, in how I see us progressing next season.
I want us to challenge for that fourth spot, not necessarily get it, but challenge. I'd be satisfied with that.
Real Madrid president confident of signing Tottenham's Luka Modric
http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2012/jul/16/real-madrid-president-tottenham-luka-modric
Can't really see Stoke signing another big lump with Jones, Crouch, Sidibe and Jerome still on their books. Hope Vaz Te gets a good run this season, was great last year. Can't see Carroll really going there but he definitely fits their style, my neck still hurts from watching them down here last season.
Awesome Animals
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I haven't but I'm about too.
DOBERMAN INC
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One things for sure,that fourth spot is going to be very hard to get for a number of clubs and will make for an extremely competitive season between a few of us.But I can say this, so far I am jealous of you're transfer intent/dealings.
British Monsoon
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3Sixty said:
Even if they did want him, I can't see anyone paying anywhere near 11m for Carlton. He's such a frustrating player.
Lol, yeah, some of our fans seem to have deluded themselves into thinking that just because we played some attractive football at the arse-end of last season, we'll do likewise in the Premiership. Anyone coming to the Boleyn next season is likely in for some ugly, ugly football.
Borini is one sexy bastard. I'm actually excited about the idea of buying with a style in mind. I know some are down about us trying so fervently to ship Carroll out, but to me it's a great indication of clarity when it comes to transfer dealings. Better get him out now and flirt with disharmony during pre-season than risk the possibility of Carroll throwing a wobbler in October when he's sitting on the bench.
I'm up to Episode 4, season 4. Can't wait, yo. (was going to say 'bitch' but didn't want to give any particular mod the ammunition.)
Yep, certainly not one for the purists. Its funny because last year i remember 2 distinct scenarios, firstly vs us at St. Marys, 100% garbage hoof ball, it was completely ineffective and WHU looked completely devoid of any ideas. Then the 2nd half against Birmingham, long ball looked completely unplayable, Cole won every ball in the air and a WHU player was first to every knockdown. Be interesting to see which way it goes this year.
I'm positive because we couldn't possibly get any worse! Seriously though, Brendan Rodgers seems like a very wise guy with good ideas and a very good philosophy. Hopefully it works out. I think it will.
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