Carragher is kind of understandable because he used to be a very good defender.
If he signed that contract 2 or 3 years ago then Liverpool probably felt it was worth the outlay, at the time
He's crap now though.
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Football Thread 2011/2012 | OT12 | All the clowns were offside...
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Carragher is kind of understandable because he used to be a very good defender.
If he signed that contract 2 or 3 years ago then Liverpool probably felt it was worth the outlay, at the time
He's crap now though.
Willkiller
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Yeah, we're looking to get rid of him this window. Smith was actually offered a coaching job but turned it down.
Ok. Yeah, Henry was seriously pissed with what Comolli and Kenny did last summer. I doubt we'll overspend as badly as we did again.
Hah, well, many (most really) Americans would say the same about soccer/football unfortunately. Just a cultural difference in terms of sport (although there are plenty of Americans who don't care for baseball either, mind you). Baseball is the only sport in America w/o a salary cap so some of the wage bills are astronomical. Here is the Yankees top 10 for comparison.. $196 million in base salaries across 21 players.
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RK PLAYER Salary (US$)
1 Alex Rodriguez 30,000,000
2 CC Sabathia 24,285,714
3 Mark Teixeira 23,125,000
4 Derek Jeter 15,729,365
5 Robinson Cano 14,000,000
6 Rafael Soriano 12,000,000
7 Nick Swisher 10,250,000
8 Hiroki Kuroda 10,000,000
8 Curtis Granderson 10,000,000
10 Russell Martin 7,500,000I'm a fan of the Dodgers who have a surprisingly low payroll given the size of the fan base (13th highest in the league). The previous owner was a shithead who was going bankrupt so he was super cheap.
I think Kenny single-handedly funded our successful season making us one of the few profitable PL clubs of the season. Thank you King Kenny. Felt like we robbed him tbh. lol
That is absolutely mindblowing.
Willkiller
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Oh joy, Geordie Shore started again tonight.
I feel so proud.
I feel so proud.
Yurt is a twitter authority now? Damn, I need to get on that social networking shit.
You tried Aimee Mann? Not quite the same but in the realm of articulate and talented women singer/songwriters.
Baseball is so embedded in American culture. Pretty much every kid played baseball at some point - even if it was forced on them in school, so there's that element going into each game.
It's very much America's sport, even if (American) football has outpaced it in terms of popularity and $$$.
It's very much America's sport, even if (American) football has outpaced it in terms of popularity and $$$.
Biggest cheer I ever got from my kids was when I told them "I will never make you play baseball."
I am sure many kids want to play, but boy I see an awful lot of kids at little league who are clearly there because their dad wants them to be there.
I hated playing it at the time (mostly because I sucked), but I still have good memories associated it. It does feel sweet to hit a ball with a bat.
I also hated playing soccer at the time, and I still have good memories about it.
Oh for sure. I experienced a similar thing in England (being forced to play Soccer which I hated at the time). Here in the US Baseball seems to be the cultural game of choice kids get kind pushed into doing.
Immigrants perspective here, I could be way off.
Nope, we aren't.
EA will announce the new latin american spanish narrators on July 5
Expecting the worst already...
hopefully we get Andres Cantor. Much better commentating than most mexican commentators.
It's going to be god damn hilarious when RVP gets crocked in pre-season. Mancini will then complain that he doesn't have enough players despite having a whole shedload of seniors he's banished to the reserves/loan deals.
Not really
I mostly retweet stuff from everywhere. Get in! Twitter is meh, but it helps pass time at work!Willkiller
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I kinda want to see this happen just to see just how spicy the City-Arsenal games get.
You mean how salty Lightning's tears will get?
As Ushojax mentioned, RVP will probably break himself and miss half the season.
So he starts for City? Tevez out?
Both can act like idiots but as a player Tevez > RVP
Owen could be on his way to a club in Dubai. Al-Shabab have been in talks.
http://www.espn.co.uk/football/sport/story/157555.html?CMP=OTC-RSS
Both can act like idiots but as a player Tevez > RVP
Owen could be on his way to a club in Dubai. Al-Shabab have been in talks.
http://www.espn.co.uk/football/sport/story/157555.html?CMP=OTC-RSS
Willkiller
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So salty slugs and snails everywhere will cower in fear when he is around close to a City - Arsenal game.
Well, hopefully after his shit performance at the Euro Cup, the club will decide against making the move. Get me Cavani instead!
Well that's a nice little side story for next season if RVP does go to City: Will they build their immense midfield talents around him, like Arsenal did, or will they try to develop a system that gets the best out of both him and Aguero. I personally think it's a curious transfer for a team that scores so many goals. I don't see RVP as their missing link.
Regarding Sigurdsson, if the rumours are true about his desired wages then I'd be happy to accept defeat and move onto other targets.
For what it's worth I think he's good enough to take those wages and deliver on them, however as someone's already said, giving a 22 year old newcomer higher wages than Suarez just isn't going to fly. Perhaps in a season, when he's proven beyond reasonable doubt that he can provide the goods, but not from the get go.
It's a great statement of intent from Spurs though, a club with a typically shrewd wage structure. Perhaps it's a signal that they're ready to take a step up in that regard. New manager, new training complex, elevated wage structure and potentially Champions League in a year. As long as they learn to cope without Modric, should he go. If they clear that particular hurdle then I foresee them continuing on upwards.
Regarding Sigurdsson, if the rumours are true about his desired wages then I'd be happy to accept defeat and move onto other targets.
For what it's worth I think he's good enough to take those wages and deliver on them, however as someone's already said, giving a 22 year old newcomer higher wages than Suarez just isn't going to fly. Perhaps in a season, when he's proven beyond reasonable doubt that he can provide the goods, but not from the get go.
It's a great statement of intent from Spurs though, a club with a typically shrewd wage structure. Perhaps it's a signal that they're ready to take a step up in that regard. New manager, new training complex, elevated wage structure and potentially Champions League in a year. As long as they learn to cope without Modric, should he go. If they clear that particular hurdle then I foresee them continuing on upwards.
Bring Ibra to the PL instead.
Was talking to my mate, a Liverpool supporter, and he said they were interested in Adam Johnson from City. A good buy if it happens, would be a good move for him.
Doubt it. EA always goes for Mexican narrators (they suck so badly) I would like to have some regional narrators (ESPN/Fox Sports Champions League narrators).
Broder Salsa
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It's going to be hilarious and officially make Arsenal the feeder club for City.
What would the fee be? 40-50 million?
DOBERMAN INC
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Well that's that then. I hope it's not true but I can't say I'm surprised at this point. We should just give City an Arsenal sticker book each season and they can count the needs gots and shinies.
Not going to verbally attack RVP though, he deserves his payday, just wish it wasn't in the Premier league.
Not going to verbally attack RVP though, he deserves his payday, just wish it wasn't in the Premier league.
If these regulations stop another Rangers/Leeds United fiasco from happening, I don't really care how many oligarchs have to stop throwing their money around. Live within your means. Arsenal, Spurs, Newcastle, Everton and others have shown that it can be done. It's embarrassing watching clubs like City, Anzhi and PSG pissing on the rest of Europe with their cash.
I do think he's Spurs-bound now but Goal.com is one of the worst sources around, they'll just be going off what's already been reported by Ben Smith etc. Duncan is saying it could happen (Gylfi to Spurs) but isn't confirming it outright. Just says if he's wrong he'll hold his hands up, so it would seem he still thinks we may have a chance. Who knows... I'll wait for the news to hit Spurs' site (or ours if we do decide to up our offer and he changes his mind).
Anti-competitive? Really?
If anything is anti-competitive it's clubs like City spending hundreds of millions buying entire world-class-level squads in the space of a year or two. It's ridiculous to suggest that FFP would actually make the league less competitive. If it carries on as it is with City and the like being able to buy who they want for however much they want, within a few years we'll likely see City winning the league almost every year. So much for competition.
May City forever be remembered as the last team that bought the league then.
Yup, seen this myself. One Liverpool fan who was retweeted by quite a reliable City source said £17M is the price tag. I'd snap Livepool's hand off right now considering City bought him for £7M.
Liverpool don't care when it comes paying too much for players.
Maybe before, but surely they've learned their lesson now? Right?
..right?
With 17 million you can buy a couple quality players from somewhere in Europe. They have scouts surely?
Bu-bu-but he's english!
Willkiller
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They'd be better of buying Newcastles scouts for 17m
^ Aaron Johnson maybe, Adam Johnson no
oh come on, you're being very generous to Mancini. they won the league despite Mancini, not because of him. and his record in the CL is abysmal, especially when taking into account how often he's had near unlimited financial backing from an owner.
^ Aaron Johnson maybe, Adam Johnson no
Did I just say Kick-Ass is worth 17m? :lol
Supposedly we have, and that's why Spurs have outbid us for Sigurdsson. We've given him a final offer now according to rumours, but it doesn't seem to match Spurs' offer, so he's probably off there in the next couple of days.
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