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[Yen]

Gomez hasn't been the same since he went on the David Letterman show and tried to wrestle the interviewer after being axed from BTTF2

 

[Wilbur]

http://www.theguardian.com/football...o-louis-van-gaal-manchester-united-philosophy - good article

"Preston North End are delighted to announce the loan signing of Manchester United goalkeeper Sam Johnstone"

Welcome, what club do I support, etc.

MUFC fans - what's he like?

A fucking bargain on FM, that's what.

 

[LanceVance]

 

[KidA Seven]

Iniesta? :lol

Xavi? :lol

Remember that shit last season for the world xii?

I'm ready to be mad again this year.

 

[Lashley]

Him and Chamakh upfront for the mighty eagles is going to be beautiful.

They will manage -2 goals per game, thats how magical they are.

Also, Chamakhs hair puts me off my dinner.

 

[Carbonox]

there is a joke there somewhere about yaya and marouane being a no go for palace


help me find it and i will buy you a dime

 

[bud]

he could've died.

 

[Scum]

Gomez will resurrect his career. He's playing against Tottingham soon.

 

[KidA Seven]

"Preston North End are delighted to announce the loan signing of Manchester United goalkeeper Sam Johnstone"

Welcome, what club do I support, etc.

MUFC fans - what's he like?

He's better than our other keeper, Ben Amos at least. I haven't seen him play in a while so I'm not sure about his current level.


edit: Also I'm pretty sure he just finished a loan elsewhere right?


double edit: Eyes Wide Shut is such a great movie. Very slow paced, but aftter 30 minutes or so it picks up.

 

[CecilRousso]

They will manage -2 goals per game, thats how magical they are.

Also, Chamakhs hair puts me off my dinner.

Chamakh can have whatever hair he wants as long as he keeps working as hard as he do. I just wish he wouldn't cry on the field as much as he does.

 

[Scum]

TRANSFER GOSSIP
Liverpool could sell forward Mario Balotelli, 24, this month to fund a double move for Napoli striker Gonzalo Higuain, 27 and Sampdoria goalkeeper Sergio Romero, 27. (Daily Express)
Newcastle United midfielder Moussa Sissoko, 25, could exit St James' Park after he was quoted saying, "I hope I'll leave for a bigger club one day". Arsenal are reportedly interested in signing the France international. (Newcastle Chronicle)
Major League Soccer side Toronto FC are interested in a swap deal involving their striker Jermain Defoe, 32, and Sunderland's American forward Jozy Altidore, 25. (Sunderland Echo)
Manchester United are trying to sign 20-year-old Athletic Bilbao centre-half Aymeric Laporte for £25m. (Daily Star)
Newcastle United striker Papiss Cisse, 29, is being lined up by Swansea as a replacement for Wilfried Bony, 26, who is set to move to Manchester City. (Wales Online)
Swansea paid Bony £1m in November to remove a clause in his contract that would have seen him sold for £19m. The striker is now set to join Manchester City for £28m. (Sun, subscription required)
Aston Villa are set to sign Valencia attacker Carles Gill, 22, for £3.2m in a bid to end their scoring crisis. (Daily Mirror)
West Brom and Crystal Palace want to sign Liverpool striker Rickie Lambert, 32, once the Reds bring Belgian forward Divock Origi, 19, to Anfield from his loan spell at French side Lille. (Daily Mirror)
Leicester City have made a £3m bid for Tottenham right-back Kyle Naughton, while Swansea and QPR are also interested in signing the 26-year-old. (Daily Mirror)
Liverpool are close to selling winger Oussama Assaidi to Dubai-based Al-Ahli for £4.7m. The 26-year-old's season-long loan spell at Stoke City has been terminated so he can move to the Middle East. (Liverpool Echo)
The Reds will have to pay £2m to bring in Sampdoria goalkeeper Norberto Neto in January. The 25-year-old, whose contract with the Italians expires in the summer, had been lined up by Juventus, but could provide competition for Simon Mignolet and Brad Jones at Anfield. (Daily Mirror)
Everton's veteran Cameroonian striker Samuel Eto'o, 33, could be set for a move to Serie A side Sampdoria on an 18-month loan deal. (Liverpool Echo)
Arsenal and Manchester United both want to sign £10m-rated Dutch centre-back Virgil van Dijk, 23 from Celtic. (Daily Star)
Championship side Wolverhampton Wanderers have agreed a fee to sign striker Benik Afobe, 21, from Arsenal. (Express and Star)

OTHER GOSSIP
Manchester City are facing new questions over their financial transparency after it was revealed two subsidiary companies have suffered heavy losses. (Daily Mail)
The Premier League may fine Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho for failing to attend his pre-match news conference before Saturday's game against Newcastle United. (Telegraph)
Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers says Jordan Henderson, 24, is ready to replace Steven Gerrard as captain next season. (Guardian)
The odds on Southampton achieving a top-four finish have been slashed to 7-4 by some bookmakers after their victory over Manchester United. (Racing Post)
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger says goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny, 24, was dropped for the game against Stoke because of his poor form, not as a punishment after being caught smoking in the showers recently. (Daily Mail)
Arsenal legends Robert Pires and Thierry Henry were in attendance for the Gunners' victory over the Potters on Sunday. (Premier League)
Southampton manager Ronald Koeman thinks his side are good enough to qualify for the Champions League. (Southern Daily Echo)
Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini is hopeful that midfielder James Milner will sign a new contract in "the next few days". The 29-year-old's present deal expires in the summer and he has been linked with a move to Liverpool. (Manchester Evening News)
Steve Bruce has dismissed rumours that former Manchester United midfielder Nicky Butt is to become his new assistant manager at Hull City. (Hull Daily Mail)
Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers says his side can go on a similar run to the one that almost won them the Premier League title last season. (Sky Sports)
West Ham midfielder Ravel Morrison, 21, has complained to the players' union after claiming he did not get his £60,000 wages last month. (Sun, subscription required)
Crystal Palace boss Alan Pardew is pleased none of his new players have got into trouble after saying he had to regularly fine Newcastle players while manager at St James' Park. (Daily Mail)

BEST OF SOCIAL MEDIA
Liverpool defender Jose Enrique was unhappy at being charged £9.50 for a glass of orange juice and posted a picture of the hotel receipt on Instagram. Enrique added: "The most expensive glass of orange juice ever. They must have brought it from Spain walking."
Arsenal legends Thierry Henry and Robert Pires talked to the Gunners' players in their dressing room after their 3-0 win against Stoke. Defender Hector Bellerin posted a picture on Twitter of him with Henry, adding: "Clean sheet, three points and a quick snap with an Arsenal legend."
But Stoke goalkeeper Asmir Begovic was less happy after that match. He wrote on Twitter: "Tough day for us. Arsenal were the better team. Learn our lessons and move on to next week. Great support by our fans."
QPR striker Charlie Austin has been reminiscing about his days at John O'Gaunt School in Hungerford. "Mr Titcombe's geography class #best11inthebackofthebooks," he wrote on Twitter.

AND FINALLY...
Arsenal defender Per Mertesacker, 30, has laughed off comments from Gunners goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny's father and insisted his performance against Stoke City proves he is no rhinoceros. (Talksport)
Arsenal's ban on "selfie sticks" - the hand-held tripods allowing a better angle for cameraphone snaps - has been enforced with one fan apparently refused entry to Sunday's game against Stoke with the contraption. (Daily Mirror)
Liverpool midfielder Steven Gerrard, 34, who joins LA Galaxy in July, will "fall in love with Los Angeles", says former Wimbledon midfielder Vinnie Jones, now a Hollywood actor. (Sun, subscription required)

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[Jarnet87]

£32m for a kid not even capped by his country.

The world has gone mad.

Smalling, Jones, Evans. 32 million pounds is a bargain if he we never have to see these degenerates again. If I were van Gaal i'd be desperate enough to bring back Vidic and Rio lol. They only have to play one game a week from now til May. Never seen Laporte play but we need defenders. We should of got Garay.

 

[Diablo Rosso]

He's better than our other keeper, Ben Amos at least. I haven't seen him play in a while so I'm not sure about his current level.


edit: Also I'm pretty sure he just finished a loan elsewhere right?


double edit: Eyes Wide Shut is such a great movie. Very slow paced, but aftter 30 minutes or so it picks up.

Doncaster. He was actually there but we recalled them, only to loan him to Preston.

 

[Scum]

Naughton
Adebayor
Paulinho
Kaboul

 

[Darker]

The rumour is it's a loan with a view to permanent which could go up to £1 mil with international bonuses etc.

We had Declan Rudd for ages so we've be spoiled for keepers. Glad he's good enough to stop 25 yard freekicks from Walsall.

Can someone please give us a CM now please thanks.

"What an absolutely sensational time to be a live" etc.

 

[Kiraly]

All the journalists only asking Ronaldo questions

Pretty clear he's gonna win

 

[CecilRousso]

Naughton
Adebayor
Paulinho
Kaboul

Naughton? Leicester? Swansea?

 

[spidye]

All the journalists only asking Ronaldo questions

Pretty clear he's gonna win

:lol

you are obsessed about this "award"

 

[Yurt]

Eyes Wide Shut is such a great movie. Very slow paced, but aftter 30 minutes or so it picks up.

I fucking loved it to bits

Surreal atmosphere

 

[Esch]

http://gu.com/p/44ncv/stw

Sissoko said: “If Wenger calls me, I’ll have a man-to-man talk with him and we’ll see what happens. Arsenal have always been the club of my heart.

How many times have we read these words?

This is arsenal.

 

[KidA Seven]

Adnan is very similar to Coman, but not quite as good.

 

[Can Crusher]

All the journalists only asking Ronaldo questions

Pretty clear he's gonna win

I love how it started with Ronaldo having to answer about why the WC was so great.

 

[Kiraly]

:lol

you are obsessed about this "award"

Just stating a fact

 

[flabberghastly]

sensational mental gymnastics.

I don't think you'll find many non-Juventini that won't raise their eyebrows at some of the decisions. Even moreso when you consider that every debatable call went one direction: for Juve.

I'm not saying that's why we lost, but it is understandably frustrating. I'm realistic enough in the end to know that we wouldn't have even been in the position to need these calls if we had been actually putting the ball in the back of the net. We squandered our opportunities, and Juventus didn't. The score line reflects that.

 

[Lashley]

http://gu.com/p/44ncv/stw


How many times have we read these words?

This is arsenal.

Would Sissoko be a good addition for us? Haven't seen too much of him in all honesty. I'm from Newcastle but barely watch their games, mate says hes decent though.

 

[Walshy]

he was the german inzaghi

god i fucking hate Inzaghi, the cunt

i will never forgive for 2007 ;_;

 

[inky]

Heh, reading the Barca v Ateltico reactions looks like a missed quite a fun match. Sorry Prinny

Smalling, Jones, Evans. 32 million pounds is a bargain if he we never have to see these degenerates again. If I were van Gaal i'd be desperate enough to bring back Vidic and Rio lol. They only have to play one game a week from now til May. Never seen Laporte play but we need defenders. We should of got Garay.

Hell no. Vidic and Rio can't even get in their own teams, why would you want them back? They are not who they were, not by a long shot.

Laporte is decent, but he is just another #prospect, hardly what United need to plug the massive hole. Garay's move to Russia is another one that baffles me, together with Valbuena (Valbuena's age might be more of a factor, but Garay is 28). Both had decent World Cups, both were available for cheap and both seemed like good reinforcements for teams who wanted to have them, yet no one moved for them.

http://www.theguardian.com/football...o-louis-van-gaal-manchester-united-philosophy - good article

This is pretty on point, although the timing to do these observations is quite obvious, so there's hardly any new insight in the article. I think Falcao has been heavily misused, but even if he's not enough for this team and he can't regain his form, the focus of criticism on him is insane when the philosophy has failed elsewhere time and time again. He is just a symptom and I feel LVG, who has the know how and temperament to manage a club of this stature, is simply being too stubborn about United's real needs.

 

[3Sixty]

Would Sissoko be a good addition for us? Haven't seen too much of him in all honesty. I'm from Newcastle but barely watch their games, mate says hes decent though.

Exactly the type of defensive midfielder you need.


Wait.

 

[Esch]

Would Sissoko be a good addition for us? Haven't seen too much of him in all honesty. I'm from Newcastle but barely watch their games, mate says hes decent though.

He's good. Good tackler and I think he could be decent for us at the right price.

a good all rounder. He's played at DM, CM, in a more box to box role. Reckon hed be interesting playing alongside ramsey.

 

[FlutterPuffs]

Smalling, Jones, Evans. 32 million pounds is a bargain if he we never have to see these degenerates again. If I were van Gaal i'd be desperate enough to bring back Vidic and Rio lol. They only have to play one game a week from now til May. Never seen Laporte play but we need defenders. We should of got Garay.

Rio? Are you fucking kidding me.

A dead cat would be a better defender than the current Leo. At least that could trip strikers trying to get into the box.

 

[Hixx]

Oh Quiche

"do you know that jay suwee charlie thing?"

 

[Salvadora]

Give me Schneiderlin or give me death.

 

[3Sixty]

Give me Schneiderlin or give me death.

Wonder what would happen if we finished top 4 and you guys didn't?

 

[Salvadora]

Wonder what would happen if we finished top 4 and you guys didn't?

He'd probably still want to go to us.

 

[3Sixty]

He'd probably still want to go to us.

Yeah i think that tbh.

 

[Yurt]

I don't think you'll find many non-Juventini that won't raise their eyebrows at some of the decisions. Even moreso when you consider that every debatable call went one direction: for Juve.

I'm not saying that's why we lost, but it is understandably frustrating. I'm realistic enough in the end to know that we wouldn't have even been in the position to need these calls if we had been actually putting the ball in the back of the net. We squandered our opportunities, and Juventus didn't. The score line reflects that.

I'm actually one of the few who understands his frustration (I think I posted about it a page later) but that Buffon foul was clearly a foul, even your defender was laughing about it :lol

Forget Caceres being marginally offside, Chiellini clearly was and he kinda was involed in the play so fair enough

We do get decisions against us as well, and we used to complain about it when we dropped points in the Conte era lol

 

[KidJr]

Wonder what would happen if we finished top 4 and you guys didn't?

He would still eventually be sold, perhaps not to us but sold to someone regardless.

 

[FlutterPuffs]

People are still pissed about that Juve - Napoli match? :|

 

[LFMartins86]

Anyone here played NBA 2K5 on the PS4? How is it?

 

[flabberghastly]

I'm actually one of the few who understands his frustration (I think I posted about it a page later) but that Buffon foul was clearly a foul, even your defender was laughing about it :lol

Forget Caceres being marginally offside, Chiellini clearly was and he kinda was involed in the play so fair enough

We do get decisions against us as well, and we used to complain about it when we dropped points in the Conte era lol

Everyone gets decisions against them; that's football. I think everyone understands that. I think it's also pretty clear that ADL's statements on twitter were hyperbolic and enflamed immediately after such a dispiriting defeat. And Rafa - well, he's Rafa; and he could also just be trying to salvage his job.

Honestly, the worst comments I've seen after the match came from Allegri. Such an arrogant hypocrite.

People are still pissed about that Juve - Napoli match? :|

We'll be bitter until we lose to Lazio, then we'll commit seppuku.

 

[Yurt]

People are still pissed about that Juve - Napoli match? :|

No! I was laughing at Rafa's mental gymnastics regarding Buffon's foul

what did i ever do to you KidA

 

[RandyBobandy]

Vertonghen with that Barca DNA

 

[pulga]

Can you smell that third Ballon d'Or coming?

 

[Yurt]

Everyone gets decisions against them; that's football. I think everyone understands that. I think it's also pretty clear that ADL's statements on twitter were hyperbolic and enflamed immediately after such a dispiriting defeat. And Rafa - well, he's Rafa; and he could also just be trying to salvage his job.

Honestly, the worst comments I've seen after the match came from Allegri. Such an arrogant hypocrite.

Loooooool that face

Honestly, I don't even bother with our pre or post match comments, it makes my stomach turn :lol and this includes our players with the exception of Buffon, who genuinely speaks his mind and isn't a fucking sock puppet

ADL can say whatever he wants as far as I'm concerned, fucking love him to bits :lol and I realise he enjoys a bit of playing to the gallery sometimes

 

[OriginalThinking]

Messi is the best player I've ever seen in my lifetime. And probably the GOAT.

Neuer is the one who deserves it this time round.

But Ronaldo will win the Ballon D'or.

 

[Salvadora]

Neuer is the best keeper in the world, no doubt, but what did he actually do last season that was deserving of the Ballon Door.

Ronaldo was instrumental in winning La Decima for Madrid. Putting Bayern to the sword in a humiliating fashion along the way, let's not forget.

Bayern won the Bundesliga.

 

[Yurt]

I love Messi, but he stopped being the best player in the world two seasons ago

It was probably Barca's fault


now it's all about Berardi

 

[LabouredSubterfuge]

Neuer is the best keeper in the world, no doubt, but what did he actually do last season that was deserving of the Ballon Door.

Ronaldo was instrumental in winning La Decima for Madrid. Putting Bayern to the sword in a humiliating fashion along the way, let's not forget.

Bayern won the Bundesliga.

Well he won the WC too and had a number of good performances there as well.

But I've not seen anyone make a cogent analysis of why he should really win it compared to what Ronaldo is doing on the pitch every week.

 

[OriginalThinking]

Neuer is the best keeper in the world, no doubt, but what did he actually do last season that was deserving of the Ballon Door.

Ronaldo was instrumental in winning La Decima for Madrid. Putting Bayern to the sword in a humiliating fashion along the way, let's not forget.

Bayern won the Bundesliga.

I think you're forgetting the small matter of the world cup.

 

[Yurt]

Neuer is the best keeper in the world, no doubt, but what did he actually do last season that was deserving of the Ballon Door.

Ronaldo was instrumental in winning La Decima for Madrid. Putting Bayern to the sword in a humiliating fashion along the way, let's not forget.

Bayern won the Bundesliga.

the amount of absolute sensation in this post is sensational