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Football Thread 2014/2015 |OT11| This Is Our Year!

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FlutterPuffs

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Messi said:
I thought you all hated Moyes in England. Now that he plays in best Liga you love him? Leave our Spanish moyesus alone. You had your chance.
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We don't hate him as a person, we just hate him for his stupid decisions he made as a manager.

Most of us hate how he was fired, and we have been rooting for him ever since he start managing at Sociedad.
 
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KidA Seven

Member
Vivalaraza said:
Caught up with the FAYC game.

RoShaun Williams played really well. Calls for him to be pushed up to u21's already, maybe by the end of the season.

One to keep an eye on amongst the next crop.
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I was impressed with Gribbin and Fosu-Mensah the most. Fosu-Mensah always looks class. Good technique, great at tackling, can pass, and is very athletic. I can easily see him as a future cb or a cm.

Phlebas said:
Source?
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They have a japanese kid in their ranks

Takuhiro Nagai
 
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scabro

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Pachimari

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I would LOVE to see Denis Cheryshev back in our ranks next season, after all he's still on loan. He is number 2 on the top assist list, equal with Messi. And he have really grown into a mature and pacy winger, and he helps out a lot defensively.

I say it. Bring him back Carlo! And bring back Casemiro too.

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Jarnet87

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Messi said:
I loved watching that. Is LVG doing much better? I haven't been following the EPL this year.

I guess I can't see a scenario where Atletico don't score tomorrow. So Madrid have an uphill battle.
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Things have turned on van Gaal in the past few weeks. Was getting away with wins on weaker performances but it's caught up. last 5 games have been 1 win 3 draws and a loss all while the team has been getting healthier.

At least van Gaal threw out some of the trash and was able to bring players in. Moyes wasn't willing to cut dead weight and had a tough time bringing players in. Woodwards inexperience didn't help. Also the results against the big clubs have been better which have helped Gaal. he got a victory over Liverpool and played well against City despite being a man down. Moyes had the same early results and Arsenal and Chelsea but lost to Pool and got crushed by City IIRC.
 
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KidA Seven

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Jarnet87 said:
Things have turned on van Gaal in the past few weeks. Was getting away with wins on weaker performances but it's caught up. last 5 games have been 1 win 3 draws and a loss all while the team has been getting healthier.

At least van Gaal threw out some of the trash and was able to bring players in. Moyes wasn't willing to cut dead weight and had a tough time bringing players in. Woodwards inexperience didn't help.
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Moyes completely went to shit in January and beyond. So there was no improvement as he got more time.
 
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Steverulez

Member
Madridista said:
I would LOVE to see Denis Cheryshev back in our ranks next season, after all he's still on loan. He is number 2 on the top assist list, equal with Messi. And he have really grown into a mature and pacy winger, and he helps out a lot defensively.

I say it. Bring him back Carlo! And bring back Casemiro too.

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I signed him on loan on FM, broke his ankle not long after :(
 
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Scum

Junior Member
TRANSFER GOSSIP
Arsenal are ready to begin talks with Borussia Dortmund over a £63m deal to sign 24-year-old midfielder Ilkay Gundogan and centre-back Mats Hummels, 26. (Daily Star)
Palermo say they have rejected interest from Manchester United in 21-year-old Argentine striker Paulo Dybala, whom they value at more than £30m. (Guardian)
Liverpool hope to gazump West Ham's attempts to sign 27-year-old midfielder Alex Song on a permanent deal from Barcelona in the summer. (Talksport)
Manchester City's Montenegro striker Stevan Jovetic, 25, has attracted the interest of Juventus and Roma. (Talksport)
Manchester United have opened talks with French club PSG over a £30m deal to sign 20-year-old Brazilian defender Marquinhos. (Metro)
Liverpool have identified Australia goalkeeper Mathew Ryan, 22, currently at Belgian side Bruges, as a possible rival for Simon Mignolet. (Express)
Tottenham join North London rivals Arsenal in the chase for West Ham's 26-year-old New Zealand defender Winston Reid. (Telegraph)
Arsenal will make a £12m bid to sign Genoa's Italian goalkeeper Mattia Perin, 22, to replace Wojciech Szczesny. (Metro)

OTHER GOSSIP
Burnley remain on course to qualify for the Europa League via the Fair Play League this season. (Lancashire Telegraph)
Wilfried Bony, 26, will earn a £20,000-a-game bonus on top of his £100,000-a-week salary at Manchester City after his £25m move from Swansea City. (Guardian)
Former Brazil forward Ronaldo, 38, says he will try to get back into shape with an eye on coming out of retirement with Fort Lauderdale Strikers. (Eurosport)
Argentine winger Jonas Gutierrez says playing for Newcastle United against after overcoming cancer will be the best moment of his career. (Mail)

BEST OF SOCIAL MEDIA
Crystal Palace winger Yannick Bolasie tweeted an image of himself and DR Congo team-mate Gabriel Zakuani - who plays for Peterborough United - en route to Equatorial Guinea for the Africa Cup of Nations.
Midfielder Cesc Fabregas and his Chelsea team-mates Cesar Azpilicueta and Mohamed Salah seemed to enjoy spending some time with young fans.
As did Manchester United playmaker Juan Mata.
QPR striker Charlie Austin, meanwhile, was busy having a suit fitting.

AND FINALLY...
A dog has been trained by his owner to imitate Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo at the command of 'Cristiano'. (101greatgoals)
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Wilfried Bony, 26, will earn a £20,000-a-game bonus on top of his £100,000-a-week salary at Manchester City after his £25m move from Swansea City. (Guardian)
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Pachimari

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How is Michu doing? Still in Swansea? I'm not following them, I just wonder why City wanted Bony instead of Michu after I saw his breakthrough season under Laudrup.
 
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Meier

Member
Madridista said:
How is Michu doing? Still in Swansea? I'm not following them, I just wonder why City wanted Bony instead of Michu after I saw his breakthrough season under Laudrup.
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Michu is much older and injury prone. He's on loan at Napoli and doing absolutely nothing. Probably would have cost £6-8m if sold I'd imagine.
 
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PrematureQuiche

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The_Hitcher89 said:
Ordered that laptop

If it's shit, Quiche is a dead man

Was tempted to buy one for £100 less, with small downgrades across the board, but fuck it.
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I did say get a second opinion. If you are just using to watch videos and normal browsing it will be more than enough. good luck!

Elchele said:
what laptop?
Quiche hypes shit like FIFA 15. don't believe his lies
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FIFA 15 is wank. PES 15 isn't any better.
 
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The_Hitcher89

Member
Madridista said:
How is Michu doing? Still in Swansea? I'm not following them, I just wonder why City wanted Bony instead of Michu after I saw his breakthrough season under Laudrup.
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Michu did fuck all last season, and is doing even less this season afaik



That Bony clause pretty much confirms that he's not in the first 11. Stupid move for him if so.
 
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GorillaJu

Member
Messi said:
I thought you all hated Moyes in England. Now that he plays in best Liga you love him? Leave our Spanish moyesus alone. You had your chance.
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We love Moyes, only Man Utd fans hate him and its an "in awe of his resilient mediocrity" kind of hate. He's a very decent manager.
 
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GorillaJu

Member
I hope we sign Winston Reid and the Australian keeper as well. We'd have heaps of sick cunts in our back line!

We need to get Scum a tag for his awesome transfer gossip reporting. Maybe like "FootyGaf's Perez Hilton"
 
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Meier

Member
The_Hitcher89 said:
That Bony clause pretty much confirms that he's not in the first 11. Stupid move for him if so.
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I'm not sure how accurate Football Manager is, but every player has a per game bonus in the game and most of them are very high at big clubs. I don't usually play as City but I know the big name players were getting $30k+ per game. We do know that players get end of year bonuses in general, but it's obviously a bit murky how it all works out. City have switched to an incentive-based system for the most part.. lots of base wages are quite a bit lower. Aguero is on a basic wage of £150k a week now for instance.

Messi said:
Pls Meier, I know he is going to be really good. He has been having a fantastic season. I just like teasing Dan. I even did some live scouting for him at the recent Barca vs Sevilla game. Dan wanted plenty of photos of him.
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It's a sore spot, okay. :( How did the photos turn out?
 
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Probity

Member
Scum said:
So, what happens if Arsenal sign Hummels and Gundogan?
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They become the British copy of the German national team?
They become Dortmund 1/2?
They still get 4th in the league?
Dortmund gets relegated?
They make Bayern mad for buying Bundesliga players?

Who knows?
 
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