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[Slizz]

Do you guys actually believe Moyes has the talent to manage a skilful player?

I think I know what you believe.

 

[Hixx]

WELCOME TO SUNDERLAND

Spoiler

u21s

 

[Wilbur]

Brendan Rodgers has won only one more trophy than David Moyes in his time managing. Poor.

 

[Baconsaurus Rex]

people only just noticed wot

Was a pain in the fucking arse to type out along with the rest of the name when logging in. :lol

Speaking of pain in the arses, I just took a dump that felt like a log filled with glass shards. I let out a gasp.

I NOTICED AND ASKED ABOUT IT EARLIER

cunt

 

[The_Hitcher89]

Brendan Rodgers has won only one more trophy than David Moyes in his time managing. Poor.

Playoff final > League 1/Division 2

 

[Ushojax]

Brad Friedel is doing an AMA on Reddit http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1gnrgq/i_am_brad_friedel_professional_football_soccer/

Brad is an absolute gent. I hope we keep him around the place while he does his coaching badges, a great pro for the younger/newer players to train with. We gave him a new one year contract so I guess that's the plan.

 

[Wilbur]

Playoff final > League 1/Division 2

Rodgers managed the best team in Wales whereas Moyes only managed the best team in Liverpool

 

[Yurt]

The table next season:

Liverpool
Man City (on GD)
Chelsea
Spurs
Arsenal
United
Everton


The table with ThiaGOD and Marchisio:

United
Liverpool (on GD)
City (on GD)
Chelsea
Spurs
Arsenal
Aston Villa

 

[Carbonox]

I NOTICED AND ASKED ABOUT IT EARLIER

cunt

I didn't see. Guess your bacon smells of shit.

 

[Wilbur]

The table next season:

Liverpool
Man City (on GD)
Chelsea
Spurs
Arsenal
United
Everton


The table with ThiaGOD and Marchisio:

United
Liverpool (on GD)
City (on GD)
Chelsea
Spurs
Arsenal
Aston Villa

Why do Everton get worse if Thiago and Marchisio join United loool

 

[Mastadon]

Fuck Arnie, Atsu is going to score a hattrick against united.

 

[brokenbeans]

Is Thiago a big enough 'douche' to join Utd?

Dawn right he is!

All gone a bit quiet about Rooney which is scary.

 

[Sviatoslav]

LOL, get fucked Timerda, no Capello for you! What a shit club, getting rejected from Russia left and right.

In other news, I'm watching a Shakhtar friendly and MKhitaryan isn't there.

 

[Arnie]

Fuck Arnie, Atsu is going to score a hattrick against united.

He's basically Zaha to be fair, minus the English tax.

Bought a naughty Penguin shirt from TK's, will show you friends later.

Oh and if anyone wants to add me on snapchat my name is 'arniebennett'.

 

[Yurt]

Why do Everton get worse if Thiago and Marchisio join United loool

Butterfly effect. You won't understand.

And seeing your former boss do well can't be good for morale, eh?

 

[Wilbur]

Butterfly effect. You won't understand.

And seeing your former boss do well can't be good for morale, eh?

I won't understand the butterfly effect? Bro Ashton kutcher and that episode of scrubs with the titties, bro

 

[Carbonox]

Is this Midichlorian guy has good as everyone claims he is? Never heard of him until the links to Liverpool.

 

[Yen]

Saw this on RAWK. Thought it was interesting, transfers adjusted for inflation (I assume Torres and Carroll are highlighted to try and say "hey, we didn't spend that much")

 

[Vivalaraza]

Finished ASoS part 1.

The bomb hasn't dropped yet has it?

 

[Arnie]

Is this Midichlorian guy has good as everyone claims he is? Never heard of him until the links to Liverpool.

I'm bound to say this, but yes.

 

[Vivalaraza]

Saw this on RAWK. Thought it was interesting, transfers adjusted for inflation (I assume Torres and Carroll are highlighted to try and say "hey, we didn't spend that much")

I'm not sure the pound has inflated 2.2x since 2004.

Maths seems off.

 

[Wilbur]

Saw this on RAWK. Thought it was interesting, transfers adjusted for inflation (I assume Torres and Carroll are highlighted to try and say "hey, we didn't spend that much")

HESKEY

 

[Meier]

Is this Midichlorian guy has good as everyone claims he is? Never heard of him until the links to Liverpool.

He's a very good player who had a standout season this past year. I think once Willian left, he was probably given a bit more freedom to score goals so that helped him come to the forefront.

 

[Clegg]

Mainstream Spanish papers have picked up on the Thiago to Manchester thing.

This is a lot of coverage for something which was probably just a piss take.

 

[Yen]

I'm not sure the pound has inflated 2.2x since 2004.

Maths seems off.

From Paul Tomkins, I have no idea how it was measured.
Fake edit:
http://transferpriceindex.com/2011/09/transfer-inflation-1112-update-2/

As first introduced as part of Pay As You Play, the Transfer Price Index (TPI) rests upon the basic economic concept of expressing all values in a constant currency no matter the year they took place. This is done by calculating the average transfer fee between two adjacent seasons and using it to either inflate (increase prices) or deflate (decrease) transfer fees from one season to the next.

TPI takes all transfer fees in the Premier League era and converts them to a Current Transfer Purchase Price (CTPP). This allows us to compare the relative costs of players, starting XIs, and squads over time.

Pay As You Play was published in November 2010 and CTPP was 2009/10 prices. This article provides an update on transfer inflation since publication.

In 1992/93 at the start of the Premier League, the average transfer fee was just £594,000
In 2010/11 the average value of a Premier League transfer went up 22.1% to £4.83m on 2009/10, only marginally below 2008-09’s all-time high of £5.06m.
The 2011/12 figures cannot be finalised until after the end of the January 2012 transfer window but the average transfer is currently up another 2.2% to £4.94m

The cumulative Transfer Price Index is running at 730% for the 20 year history of the Premier League compared to a Bank of England cumulative Consumer Price Index of 77.1%. This highlights the massive difference between standard daily life inflation and what we call ‘football inflation’, to show that saying “in today’s money” does not work with the traditional method (which is roughly ten times lower than TPI).

More within.

 

[Batigol]

Dudes add me on psn. GrandmaStinks

I won't have tlou until the end of the week, but I'll take you down in fifa.

Spoiler

Not really, I'm proper shit

 

[Messi]

I take it that its ok for De Gea to do that but not ok for xavi to talk/tap up players?

 

[Vivalaraza]

From Paul Tomkins, I have no idea how it was measured.
Fake edit:
http://transferpriceindex.com/2011/09/transfer-inflation-1112-update-2/


More within.

I see.

A very bizarre methodology...

 

[arkon]

I take it that its ok for De Gea to do that but not ok for xavi to talk/tap up players?

These rules don't apply to De GOAT

 

[Messi]

These rules don't apply to De GOAT

Of course not, it only applies when people want to sandbag barca.

 

[K1LLER7]

I take it that its ok for De Gea to do that but not ok for xavi to talk/tap up players?

Even if it was De Gea (could be Isco)
I'm guessing it was supposed to be something only Thiago would see. Not something for the media. Imagine if Tiggy was holding the ball the opposite way, nobody would even have known.

At least he's not forced him to wear a United Kit during the celebrations

 

[Bo-Locks]

I take it that its ok for De Gea to do that but not ok for xavi to talk/tap up players?

I was probably a bit of a piss take which was never meant to be seen, let alone analysed by internet detectives. Xavi and other Barcacunts partake in seemingly club-led, media-based, player-destabilising campaigns every sigle season.

Also, WAYNE ROONEY.

 

[xintin]

I take it that its ok for De Gea to do that but not ok for xavi to talk

that would be just fantastic!

 

[G-Unit]

I take it that its ok for De Gea to do that but not ok for xavi to talk/tap up players?

They will make any excuse to why it is ok for De Cunt to do that... but barca are just dirty little cunts.

 

[Vivalaraza]

Ummm....

 

[K1LLER7]

Looks like others are starting to report it: http://www.sport.es/es/noticias/barca/dedicado-thiago-nos-vemos-manchester-2425593

Hopefully this is sorted out in the next week.

 

[Broder Salsa]

I take it that its ok for De Gea to do that but not ok for xavi to talk/tap up players?

Come on. I loved seeing Arsenal lose their best player, but it's not even comparable to what happened with Cesc which I assume you are referring to.

Pretty big difference doing what just seems like a joke and wasn't supposed to get out to lets say... Putting pressure through the medias for a full year (both Xavi, Iniesta, Villa Messi and probably more that a quick google search wont reveal) or forcing the shirt on a player on stage in front of cameras (Puyol and Pique) and Rosell negotiating more through the newspapers than with the actual club he's supposed to. It was a laughable saga.

 

[Messi]

I was probably a bit of a piss take which was never meant to be seen, let alone analysed by internet detectives. Xavi and other Barcacunts partake in seemingly club-led, media-based, player-destabilising campaigns every sigle season.

Also, WAYNE ROONEY.

I am sure it was meant as a pisstake, Thiago seems like someone who is always on the pisstake outside of playing football. but I feel if a barca player did it to a united player I imagine their would be a much different reaction here. Or lets say Xavi writes on Mata's shirt after the confed 'See you in Barcelona' . He would get strung up around here.

Come on. I loved seeing Arsenal lose their best player, but it's not even comparable to what happened with Cesc which I assume you are referring to.

Pretty big difference doing what just seems like a joke and wasn't supposed to get out to lets say... Putting pressure through the medias for a full year (both Xavi, Iniesta, Villa Messi and probably more that a quick google search wont reveal) or forcing the shirt on a player on stage in front of cameras (Puyol and Pique) and Rosell negotiating more through the newspapers than with the actual club he's supposed to. It was a laughable saga.

I am talking about the reaction here when Xavi talks about any other player who is not a barca player.

 

[Clegg]

but barca are just dirty little cunts.

Yep.

 

[Messi]

Yep.

I see what you did there.

 

[Freewheelin']

It was fucking sickening for Arsenal fans to see Cesc being pushed and pulled around by his mates, especially when he was still under contract at the time.

Fuck Barca.

 

[Vivalaraza]

De Gea is making Barca fans mad?

De GOAT indeed.

 

[K1LLER7]

THIS IS FOR YOU KIDA

@CentralSources
#Thiago to #MUFC has been done. Will be announced soon, no information exactly when though. More as I get it.

Footy-gaf should make a fake ITK account and see how many followers we can get over the summer.

 

[Shatner's Bassoon]

It's hard to get worked up about this sort of stuff when it's happening to Barcelona.

 

[Vivalaraza]

THIS IS FOR YOU KIDA



Footy-gaf should make a fake ITK account and see how many followers we can get over the summer.

:lol

Do it.

 

[bjaelke]

Almost made it through Uncharted 2 today in one session. Game just crashed on the second to last chapter and now I can't reboot the damn console

 

[Messi]

De Gea is making Barca fans mad?

De GOAT indeed.

Not mad, just curious.

 

[Tc91]

THIS IS FOR YOU KIDA



Footy-gaf should make a fake ITK account and see how many followers we can get over the summer.

YESSS. Fake ITK account sounds amazing.

It's incredible how easy it seems to run one, see story in a paper > tweet about United "maybe" bidding for Thiago and he's open to a move > get abused > play the sympathy vote.

 

[Shatner's Bassoon]

FootyGaf should just invent its own Duncan Jenkins.

 

[The_Hitcher89]

Any Confederations Cup today?