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Football Thread 2014/15 |OT2| Wake Me Up, Yaya Sanogo

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pulga

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The_Hitcher89 said:
Which managers at top teams are close to retirement? Even the oldest ones, like Wenger, Pellegrini and Ancelotti don't seem to be close to retiring. Conte must be waiting for someone to be sacked or move unexpectedly
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Someone should retire Arsene alright. Poor Arsenal fans have a serious case of the Stockholm.
 
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Yurt said:
It will most likely be Mancini, because Conte doesn't even want it.
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Ah okey didn't know that, thanks.

The_Hitcher89 said:
Which managers at top teams are close to retirement? Even the oldest ones, like Wenger, Pellegrini and Ancelotti don't seem to be close to retiring. Conte must be waiting for someone to be sacked or move unexpectedly
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Pellegrini is just 60, Ancelotti like ~55. Looked up Ferguson and he was on until 71, but I guess he did extra years.

Roy Hodgson is 67...
 
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Sage00 said:
We've signed Jason Denayer on loan from Man City.

Who?

dc help pls
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You're rumoured to get Bossaerts too.

Denayer came to City last year after being at the JMG Academy, think he started at Anderlecht before. He just turned up, no one knew anything about him and he was already 18, usually the talents are 15-16. Anyway, he was apparently fantastic last year in the U21 and people say he's a bigger talent than Karim Rekik, who has been great at PSV last year.

Watch this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmruI2zlg7k

Then there's plenty of U21 highlights in the City Youtube channel of the U21 matches (EDS).
 
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cartoon_soldier said:
He did say top teams
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The_Hitcher89 said:
Conte to England then :p
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More on managers ages, two years old though so add on:
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Didn't know Martin O'Neill was 62...
 
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You're rumoured to get Bossaerts too.

Denayer came to City last year after being at the JMG Academy, think he started at Anderlecht before. He just turned up, no one knew anything about him and he was already 18, usually the talents are 15-16. Anyway, he was apparently fantastic last year in the U21 and people say he's a bigger talent than Karim Rekik, who has been great at PSV last year.

Watch this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmruI2zlg7k

Then there's plenty of U21 highlights in the City Youtube channel of the U21 matches (EDS).
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Thanks! Hard to get too interested in loans with no option to buy, but hoping he does well.. but not well enough that you want him back ;)
 
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Sage00 said:
Thanks! Hard to get too interested in loans with no option to buy, but hoping he does well.. but not well enough that you want him back ;)
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A lot of people seem surprised that you, a big club, take on someone that young without the option to buy. You really don't have anyone in your academy?

Denayer is a name for the future, City will need either him or Rekik to step up next season when Demichelis leaves but at the same time they will both need playing time for many years to come, not rot on the bench behind Kompany and Mangala. Rekik has been good at PSV apparently but nothing earthshaking. Seems like a lot of people watching U21 says Denayer has more tools to become great though, as I mentioned.

However, it was just one year ago that he was at that academy (where he didn't enjoy it) and I and a lot others thought he would go to League 1 or a lower Championship team on loan, not freakin' Celtic.
 
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A lot of people seem surprised that you, a big club, take on someone that young without the option to buy. You really don't have anyone in your academy?

Denayer is a name for the future, City will need either him or Rekik to step up next season when Demichelis leaves but at the same time they will both need playing time for many years to come, not rot on the bench behind Kompany and Mangala. Rekik has been good at PSV apparently but nothing earthshaking. Seems like a lot of people watching U21 says Denayer has more tools to become great though, as I mentioned.

However, it was just one year ago that he was at that academy (where he didn't enjoy it) and I and a lot others thought he would go to League 1 or a lower Championship team on loan, not freakin' Celtic.
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Our new manager wants to build a whole new squad in the space of the next few months and get rid of all our current players, so we're taking whoever we can get it seems. Also loaned Tonev who was horrible for Villa and some striker from Cardiff who never played.

It's gonna be a bumpy ride for the next while. :(
 
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Sampdoria president is insane.

He says he doesn't see why Mihajlovic shouldn't take the Italy job and that he's also prepared to give him a 10 year contract as Sampdoria's coach.
 
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Vieira to Juve --> Capello leaves at the end of the season
Henry to Barca --> Rijkaard leaves at the end of the season
Cesc to Barca --> Pep leaves at the end of the season
RVP to United --> Fergie leaves at the end of the season
Verm to Barca --> ???

The Captain curse is real, as real as the Ramsey effect
 
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pulga said:
Vieira to Juve --> Capello leaves at the end of the season
Henry to Barca --> Rijkaard leaves at the end of the season
Cesc to Barca --> Pep leaves at the end of the season
RVP to United --> Fergie leaves at the end of the season
Verm to Barca --> ???

The Captain curse is real, as real as the Ramsey effect
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lol, no curse needed for Luis Enrique.
 
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From this month players, managers, officials and even normal club employees in England aren't allowed to bet on any football wideworld.
 
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Fenerbahce are looking for a manager. Conte should take it up, he's used to the board making all transfer decisions and having no real power over the team he manages, i guess.
 
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Facism said:
Fenerbahce are looking for a manager. Conte should take it up, he's used to the board making all transfer decisions and having no real power over the team he manages, i guess.
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lol might as well go coach in the honduran league
 
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Facism said:
Fenerbahce are looking for a manager. Conte should take it up, he's used to the board making all transfer decisions and having no real power over the team he manages, i guess.
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And your derby is with Galatasaray? Mükemmel
 
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Mastadon said:
How you getting on with the horses? Decided that I'm sticking to football!
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Haha not been great last few weeks. Probably down abit. Slightly disillusioned with horses at the moment.

I now know a guy that work at one of the major stables and I'm quickly realising just how manipulated many races are.
 
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So seems like the players are striking... A few of our players are not in the union and won't strike, but for example all 3 of our keepers will probably be out against Leverkusen.... Great. and Aalborgs CL registration list against Apoel is full of amateurs.
 
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WoodenLung said:
So seems like the players are striking... A few of our players are not in the union and won't strike, but for example all 3 of our keepers will probably be out against Leverkusen.... Great. and Aalborgs CL registration list against Apoel is full of amateurs.
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Go volunteer.
 
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Speaking of Italian football, what is rumoured to happen with the one of Mancini & Conte who won't get the Italian job? Not so much written in English press and there aren't that many vacancies anyway right?
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Yurt said:
It will most likely be Mancini, because Conte doesn't even want it.
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Both Conte and Mancini are very unlikely at the moment, the latter because he and Lotito (Lazio's president, whose shockingly inadequate puppet candidate Tavecchio just became the new FIGC president) are still fighting over a couple of millions Mancini is owed from his Lazio days. The most likely candidate, and I'm not even joking, is ...

Calcio-Alberto-Zaccheroni.jpg


Italian football is about to enter its darkest period yet.

Splatt said:
Sampdoria president is insane.

He says he doesn't see why Mihajlovic shouldn't take the Italy job and that he's also prepared to give him a 10 year contract as Sampdoria's coach.
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Ferrero is the new Zamparini / Cellino. A complete nutter.
 
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