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Football Thread |OT16| Bacon & Dregs
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http://www.sport1.de/de/fussball/fu...ll_international_serie_a/newspage_697121.html
Holy s-h-i-t.
Despite recent efforts to clean the debt mess in Serie A and a increase in revenue of 7% (220M€
, the losses combined of all clubs has only decreased by 10% and seemingly, a sizeable part of it comes from the sale of players since the transfer incomes have increased by 21% (or 100M€.It's not far-fetched to say that SerieA is selling players to keep reducing the debt.
Vivalaraza
Member
Interesting. Kroos is fantastic, the Bayern fans here seem to be on his case quite a bit, usually about his work-ethic? He was amazing in the game at the Bernabeu last season I thought.
Interesting discussion point on that play-maker role. I think Wilshere is quite similar to Kroos in many ways.
Quality striker, hard to break down, will be tough at home. That's all I know. I reckon you'll win tonight though.
Gareth Bale
Member
This one is actually Paulo!
It's a shame that injuries have robbed him of 16 months of playing time.
Hmmm, in the other games we've fucked up the away leg and (barely) recovered it at home. So we'll have to build up a reasonable lead for the away leg to make sure.
Yeah, I think Kroos is a magnificent player, and a very modern midfielder. Whereas you used to be able to describe someone as jack of all trades, master of none, I think Kroos, Wilshere and arguably Dembele are all players who look comfortable in front of goal, tracking back, laying it on, getting stuck in, can run with the ball...
Kroos is fantastic. Really is. I don't watch him week in week out so obviously the Bayern fans will know more about his work rate, but he's sublime.
Talking of Wilshere, I really want to see more from the likes of him and John Guidetti.
Damn injuries.
OptaJoe ‏@OptaJoe 24m
63% - Of all players to play 20+ times for Sunderland in the PL, Danny Dichio has the best win percentage (P27 W17). DJ.
Deeeeeeeeeeeeech
The only game I can remember Dichio even playing in was when we beat you 6-0 at your place in 2004 I think it was. Ronnie Wallwork played too and missed an open goal :lol
Vivalaraza
Member
Not sure about Dembele.
He is very good, would have been awesome for us (was so wrong about that!) but I don't know if his passing game is up there.
Shatner's Bassoon
Member
is Ronnie Wallwork still in prison?
This is similar to the whole Vieira thing. People miss out the second i.
Yeah he's not as good, but he can do everything pretty fucking well. Should have gone for him.
Fucking Gill/Frogson
Lets make that 4. That's offside 100%
Vivalaraza
Member
I can't remember ever being beat by Liverpool 6-0 home or away... In 2004 we were in the Championship anyway
You're dead to me.
I just can't see Newcastle doing much away from home and I think that the team who plays at home first has the advantage.
Is Gaitan gonna play? Guy was fucking cursed for me on FM always injured.
That's a common mistake to make.
They both have stripes!
They don't even own their fucking stadiums. Serie A is dead and we're loving it.
There's a common spelling mistake and with another United too .
De God. I can't see why it happens. Sounds nothing like his name.
Vivalaraza
Member
:lol
I'm reading GoT again. It's so long. Just wanna finish it quickly. Got like 300 pages to go
Suso hasn't played in ages. It was too soon for him I guess. Is he gonna be loaned next year?
It's all baby steps, he's done fine for his debut season in the first team. We needed the likes of him and Sterling when our squad was so thin, but once we were able to reinforce they could take a more peripheral role and float between the first team and the U21s. They're both still training with the first team, so that alone is massive for their development, as is playing in some huge first team matches.
Coutinho's two years older than Suso, but I expect Suso to at least be at his level at that age, and if I'm honest I think he'll be better. He's got so much to his game at 18, it's all about slowly building up experience and consistency.
This season was about breaking them in, giving them some opportunities, and most importantly getting them to commit their long term futures to the club.
Doesn't shock me. The lad's class.
United should've bought him. They still should.
Said all this last summer. Said how he'll win you points. People said he was too expensive.
Vivalaraza
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Matt Spiro ‏@mattspiro 10m
Marseille head of communications: "Joey explained to me that in England it's not unusual for players to mock each other on social networks'
:lol
What the hell. This guy....
Marseille head of communications: "Joey explained to me that in England it's not unusual for players to mock each other on social networks'
:lol
What the hell. This guy....
kingellesar
Member
Soooo Tottenham Basel. Never really seen much of Basel but I expect a tough game, heard they're quite a tough tackling team!
:lol
I'm reading GoT again. It's so long. Just wanna finish it quickly. Got like 300 pages to go
Savour it.
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https://twitter.com/dancrehan/status/319789191510781953
*runs*
I get that he's a complete lemon, a loveable one to some, but I don't know how you can treat him with such disdain considering what he did for your club.
What the fuck.
Vivalaraza
Member
I don't get it? He thinks he would have got the England job but his contract at Spurs was the problem in terms of buying it out?
I agree.
Relegation to 4th. Obv. they would not have actually been relegated but that's still quite amazing.
What a sad state. They need to bounce back (without selling the good players) :/
kingellesar
Member
Harry did a great service for us and will go down as one of our best managers but some of his comments (even whilst in charge) were pretty pathetic and he should've kept his mouth shut.
That's his problem though, he can't help but talk and talk and sometimes he comes across as a right twat but other times he comes across as a great bloke. He's not a loyal person, he'd go to anyone who showed him some money but I think deep down the England job was his last big chance, now he is in charge of a team who will go down unless a miracle happens and he will be managing in the championship....not exactly the way to bow out, I think deep down he wants to go back to West Ham (who look like they've established themselves as a comfortable premiership team again) but he doesn't get on with Trev does he?
That's his problem though, he can't help but talk and talk and sometimes he comes across as a right twat but other times he comes across as a great bloke. He's not a loyal person, he'd go to anyone who showed him some money but I think deep down the England job was his last big chance, now he is in charge of a team who will go down unless a miracle happens and he will be managing in the championship....not exactly the way to bow out, I think deep down he wants to go back to West Ham (who look like they've established themselves as a comfortable premiership team again) but he doesn't get on with Trev does he?
Broder Salsa
Banned
Homeland sucks.
Nah, during his coust case he claims that he can't read/write and that experienced lawyers/accountants handle his contracts and financial affairs. Now he complains that his contract buy-out was too big. Maybe he should have fucking looked at it.
Harry did well for us, there is no doubt about that. He got the players onside after the tyrannical Ramos but let's not forget that Jol had us finishing 5th in his last season and missing CL on the last day. Harry had very good squads and in both 10/11 and 12/12 he didn't get the best out of them, the squad we had last season should have finished third.
My ill will towards him is not really based on what he achieved on the pitch (although he did some spectacularly stupid things) but more due to the complete lack of respect he showed the club from January 2012 through to the end of last season. It simply isn't appropriate to talk about getting other jobs when you are managing a top club, it destablised things completely. Despite insisting all year that 'the players don't care who the manager is', when he didn't get the England job and started fishing for a new contract (on live television during some punditry) he claimed that it was 'not right for the players' to have a manager whose contract was expiring. He was a chancer and whilst I'm generally happy with our results during his time, I don't miss him at all. He got some of our player playing really well but this team:
Friedel
Walker Kaboul King BAE
Parker Modric
Lennon VDV Bale
Adebayor
should not have gone 3 months without an away goal during that England talk period. That's all on him.
Vivalaraza
Member
Apparently Yaya Toure is going to sign a new deal at City. 4 year contract @ £200+k p/w.
30 in a few weeks but had to be done I think. Just too good a player.
30 in a few weeks but had to be done I think. Just too good a player.
KidA Seven
Member
Holy shit what did you guys do to Fry again?
We didn't do shit. For some reason he thinks "Fuck Bayern" is serious business. He also thinks United fans only say it's offside, not because it's literally offside, but because we're out to get Bayern.
Don't get me wrong. I want Bayern to lose from now on. Elsk made me this way. Long may it continue.
#blameElsk
When he can be arsed, best CM in the PL, a complete player.
It did look to me like he had stopped caring during the first half of the season, though.
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