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is anyone else worried that if charlie adam is announced as our first signing, it doesn't look like a statement of intent that would make Reina stay, and give our top transfer targets something to think about?

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Ferguie will now be sacked.

Make no mistake.

He's toast.

And that's what Manchester United are really about.

K U N T Z posted:

Bigmouth McSmallcock posted:

Where is this from?

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the boss tried to buy robinho several times. even if neymar does a robinho, he can still be flogged for a lot of money. robinho was flogged for 30m+ after his first screw up. so what's wrong with buying neymar for 25m and selling him a couple years later (assuming he bombs) for 16m? even with financial fair play kicking in, he is going to command a lot of money assuming he doesn't catastrophically injure himself.

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if he was english we could get £10m but coz he decides to play welsh he is worth 2-3£ selfish oval office!!

Raightning posted:

On Steve Morison:

LaneAveElite posted:

I hate Barca. They are a sports franchise that has embraced elitist leftism as a rooting culture. Gen. Franco was absolutely right when he executed the anarchist ******** after the Civil War and then rooted for Real as a hard core fan for the remainder of his regime. That said, they owned Man U today- Sir Alex and the Glasers need to invest in some young, dynamic defenders if they want to dominate the Champions League. Rio Ferdinand is like Jason Kidd-a great one, but his time is rapidly passing.

If you cry because your favorite team doesn't win every game, you better root for Manchester United or grow up.

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"He's a loving useless chav. Did gently caress all at Palace last season and he's another loving friend of the family on the team we don't need."

Blue Screen Error posted:

This charming bellend is now banned from Carrow Road for life after saying that on twitter about our new signing James Vaughan.

Pundit and ex-pro Mark Bright had a proper meltdown about it on Twitter, deciding that all Norwich fans must be racist and telling them not to follow him, and then blocking Dion Dublin, Darren Huckerby, Jake Humphrey and Stephen Fry.

Couch posted:

http://www.eurosoccerfans.com/american-soccer-players-in-europe/


Spain is without doubt one of the best Soccer leagues in the world and their league battles against the English league on wich is really the best. Hard to compare the two in my opinion since Spain has the best team in the world while there is a big drop in quality after the top 2 teams.
In Spain there is only one American Soccer player, and he is considered one of the most talented players ever came out from the U.S.

Jozy Altidore

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Posted by peter ridsdale on May 30th, 2011, 11:00

Your comments regarding my tenure in football is interesting if ill informed. I was a non executive director at Leeds United for ten years and then Chairman for five years. In five years as Chairman, Leeds United were never outside of the top five in the Premier League. We also achieved the semi final of the the UEFA Cup and The Champions League.The debt that Leeds had when I stepped down was not only manageable whilst Leeds remained in the Premier League but also not significant by comparison to debt levels at many Premier League Clubs today. Only the failure of the management after I left to keep Leeds in the Premier League saw the debt becoming a problem as it did at many established Premier League Clubs who were relegated eg Southampton, Sheffield Wednesday, Charlton etc.
Barnsley were in Administration when I bought it, sorted out its historic football debt, built a team for little money that achieved promotion within sixteen months and I then sold it on for no profit to its current owner. It was in good financial health on my disposing of the Club rather than the situation it was in when I acquired it.
Cardiff City were on the brink of relegation and administration when I joined and had in excess of £30m of debt. In five years the debt was slashed, a new stadium built and became a balance sheet asset, a new training ground built,an FA Cup Final(first time since 1927) and a play off final reached. As Chairman I took them to 11th place, 7th place and 4th place in the Championship. As I had been asked to do, I then found new investors who acquired the Club in the summer of 2010. Cardiff City were never in danger of administration during that period as they had tax debts of less than £2m and playing squad assets in excess of £20m. In the five years that I was at Cardiff we brought in net transfer fees of £22m. As for Plymouth, I have no personal desire to own the Club and i don’t have mysterious backers. The Club is in administration and will close if someone doesn’t save it. If the Irish Consortium who are currently preferred bidders do complete they have said that they don’t initially want the football club. Under those circumstances I have offered to help.
I am prepared to put my individual track record in football management up to any scrutiny, particularly against inaccurate and biased commentary that is often peddled. Plymouth may not end up with me helping solve their problems. Unless they find a viable alternative however they may just be a Club that disappears out of the Football League.
I accept that football critique and banter is part and parcel of the game but lenghty commentary that is without factual accuracy continues to disappoint."

Iggy Pop Barker posted:

The debt that Leeds had when I stepped down was not only manageable whilst Leeds remained in the Premier League but also not significant by comparison to debt levels at many Premier League Clubs today. Only the failure of the management after I left to keep Leeds in the Premier League saw the debt becoming a problem as it did at many established Premier League Clubs who were relegated eg Southampton, Sheffield Wednesday, Charlton etc.

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Crouch record for England played 42 scored 22 goals suggest otherwise. The so called contolled football wasnt bringing a win so for the last 10 mins what the heck as they say s...t or bust.

I once brought my sub goalkeeper on in midfield, 5 mins before the end of a cup final that we were winning but getting slaughtered so I told him everytime the ball landed at his feet from wherever hit the ball at the goal biut make sure if it missed it was goal kick not into the goalkeepers arms. He did just that and we won the cup. Its horses for courses to win a specific game sometimes you have to use unusual tactics, which people dont like. to achieve that aim. Today was such an example.

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the bottom line is Capello is the worst manger EVER. Even the wally with the brolly had more of a clue. For £6m a year the guy should know that Emil Heskey is wank and yet he takes him to the World Cup ahead of Adam Johnson.

Today's second goal summed him up, he sat there, motionless.

Jollzwhin posted:

Well I can't top that.

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Just been to Wembley to watch England v Switzerland and I kid you not the bloke in front of me had a footie shirt (hand made) made up of the left half of Manure, the right half of Chelski and the back of the Arse.

Bloke in front of him asked why? The answer, my 3 favourite teams!!!

Pissing myself laughing, I laughed more when he questioned why everyone else was laughing at him.

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I feel sorry for FIFA, the press have a real hatred for them and keep making scurrilous accusations. Last wek the BBC did a dreadful documentary accusing all and sundry of bribery and corruption, this week both candidates for presidency and the whiter than white Mr Warner has have been accused of offering cash incentives, it's fucling ridiculous.

These ambassadors at the top of footballs governing body work tirelessly, sometimes for hours at a time to make football more better. Bringing countries like Qatar into the fold With it's massive population of nearly a million and a half people is a stroke of genius. Qatar have too much money and quite like a bit of a kick about after drilling for oil, by taking some of their money, FIFA officials can now fly to more places and spread the word to other nations who should host the world cup, like Andorra or Greenland.

And don't even raise the nonsense about goal line gadgetry, when sep blather was young, football was a gentlemans game where honesty and integrity were the technology that mattered. Also the stuff available today is not supplied by any companies owned or represented by a FIFA member so it can't be trusted. They have also allegedly refused point blank to help with the associated costs of getting the FIFA boys together to make a decision, and Lear jets don't run on chip fat you know.

I think we should take a long hard look at what these guys bring to football and show them a little more respect, they know what they're doing and they know what's best, and the best costs money

Next week I will be doing an article on how the Italian prime minister is trying reenergise politics by touching the younger generation