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2010-2011 Football Thread
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It's not a new premier league rule is it? I know UEFA has had that rule for a long time, I remember that Southampton were in the UEFA Cup in 2003/4 and needed a different shirt for europe because their regular shirt had a striped back.
Not so far as I'm aware I don't think either Sunderland or West Brom are sporting plain backs.
I think it's more a case that many manufacturers have a tendency to put plain backs on anyway as part of their templates.
The more I look at plain backs on a striped shirt, the worse it looks.
With both Andy Carroll and Joey Barton in the squad, Newcastle ought to bring in Marlon King and Craig Bellamy to add to the bad-boy image. They'd be the new Wimbledon.
With both Andy Carroll and Joey Barton in the squad, Newcastle ought to bring in Marlon King and Craig Bellamy to add to the bad-boy image. They'd be the new Wimbledon.
Looks like former Hull midfielder Geovanni is following in the footsteps of George Best to go play for the San Jose Earthquakes.
Yes, my first professional football match was watching the Quakes back in 1981 or so. One of the adults in my party pointed out the guy with the facial hair and said he was a legend in Europe. Wish my ten year-old self appreciated it more, even if he was far from his top form at the time.
Yes, my first professional football match was watching the Quakes back in 1981 or so. One of the adults in my party pointed out the guy with the facial hair and said he was a legend in Europe. Wish my ten year-old self appreciated it more, even if he was far from his top form at the time.
Hmm, interesting. I wonder how that will work out for the 'Quakes. Geovanni seems a classic Brazilian: An exciting, creative footballer...when he has his head screwed on right.
It's a good job you mentioned Best, otherwise I might have thought you were talking about Father Christmas.
Geo was fine when it was sunny, but his powers waned when it started getting a bit colder and overcast. I imagine San Jose is a bit warmer and sunnier than the East Riding so that might be to his benefit.
A pretty big punishment for Anelka, and Milner is finally sold for a pretty healthy 25 million. Many seem to think it's the end of Le Sulk's international career, but I expect Blanc to recall him at the first opportunity.
Aston Villa make quite a bit of money from the Milner transfer, though they lost their manager over it. Where do they go from here? Are they going to spend the transfer fee, or is Lerner trying to recoup some of his losses?
Most definitely sunnier.
He will be fine in Cali, or in Texas, but wait till he's in an away match in Columbus in November (The MLS equivalent of the classic English "Sure, he's good - but can he do that on a cold, rainy day away at Stoke?").
Aston Villa make quite a bit of money from the Milner transfer, though they lost their manager over it. Where do they go from here? Are they going to spend the transfer fee, or is Lerner trying to recoup some of his losses?
Most definitely sunnier.
He will be fine in Cali, or in Texas, but wait till he's in an away match in Columbus in November (The MLS equivalent of the classic English "Sure, he's good - but can he do that on a cold, rainy day away at Stoke?").
Meanwhile, other moves bog-eyed larker Mesut Ozil is bidding bye bye to the Bundesliga for Real Madrid, while Craig Bellamy is going to be plying his trade for his hometown club Cardiff City, having joined them on loan for the season.
Make no mistake, this is a massive, massive coup for Cardiff.
Make no mistake, this is a massive, massive coup for Cardiff.
Bellamy may be violent and insane, but he's an excellent striker. Certainly Premier League quality. In the Championship, I'd rate him as a 20-goal-a-season man, assuming he's healthy. Definitely a huge boost for Cardiff.
Meanwhile Sir Alex, manager of one of the biggest, richest clubs in England, is "amazed" that other clubs are spending a lot of money trying to catch up. If this was coming from the manager of, say, Wycombe Wanderers, I would be more sympathetic...but the fact that he can say such things without a lightning bolt smiting him where he stands proves he's in league with the devil.
Another example that the Championship is a greater pull than the SPL!
Same article also notes that Motherwell are a bit peeved that Cardiff have pleaded poverty over a debt owed to them, then they take over Bellamy's wages.
Same article also notes that Motherwell are a bit peeved that Cardiff have pleaded poverty over a debt owed to them, then they take over Bellamy's wages.
Meanwhile, 'Arry's boys Spurs are being thumped in Austria. 3-1 at halftime. Looks for moans about the plastic pitch.
Indeed although I'd guess that the lion's share of Bellamy's wages will still be paid by Manchester City as part of the loan arrangement, so it's not really an indication that Cardiff are suddenly awash with cash. From City's point of view he's not going to be part of their squads for the Premier League or Europa League, so he's better off playing elsewhere than causing trouble at Eastlands.
I would take it. I think Bellamy and Ireland were unloaded for purely personal reasons, so City are being forced to lose two good players and pay through the nose for replacements who probably won't perform any better.
Pretty much. I've mentioned before, but of all the players I saw during our first Premier League season Ireland was one of the ones who impressed me the most. He'll do well at Villa, I reckon.
3-0 down in just half an hour, ha ha. Lucky they've pulled one back for a crucial away goal. Another one or two and they should be okay for the return leg. PS, Young Boys are Swiss.
Schwarzer to Arsenal would be a good move. He's probably the best goalkeeper never to have played for one of the bigger clubs.
I know, I believe we owe them some money.
In fact, we owe Spurs' shirt sponsors a lot of money too.
I don't think we owe Spurs any money, though. I wouldn't rule it out, mind.
3-2 now. They live to breath for another day. I wish I could be watching this game instead of just text updates. Sounds like Young Boys could have been 6-3 up but have blown some good chances.
And Rosenborg always seems to make it easily into the group stages year after year, yet never gets past the group stage.. Edit, oop, just as I typed that, Copenhagen scored to get an away goal.
And Rosenborg always seems to make it easily into the group stages year after year, yet never gets past the group stage.. Edit, oop, just as I typed that, Copenhagen scored to get an away goal.
It's a fantastic deal for Villa. Ireland's a good player and Milner is fairly overrated IMO. Plus the £20 million or whatever it was? No brainer.
City just doesn't seem to have a coherent plan in building their team: they're just spending money willy-nilly. I thought Hughes might have been the problem, but the insanity continues unabated with Mancini in charge. They have to get rid of a lot more than Bellamy and Ireland. I can imagine a few teams lining up to try to take Shay Given off their hands.
As for SAF: I seem to recall he spends less money than 'Pool but gets somewhat better results. Then again, it seems a bit hypocritical for him to criticize other clubs' wild spending at the same time he admitted to signing Bébé without personally having seen him play.
Bellamy and Chopra upfront, Whittingham, Burke and Koumas just behind... goals aplenty for the Bluebirds, I reckon.
Scoring goals hasn't really been Cardiff City's problem, letting them in at the other end is the issue.
The thing is, with the money they have backing them do they really need to sell Given (or Hart, for that matter) that quickly? It's not like paying the wages of the second choice 'keeper is going to be a huge concern from a financial point of view, and it may be preferred against selling to a Premier League rival. If a big club from overseas came in with an attractive offer they may sell, but to Arsenal for example? I think they'd rather pay the wages than strengthen their rivals.
Hmm. We're away at Cardiff on 11th September. Could be messy.
So, how about the FA's statement that the next England manager would be English?...a decision they've made in the middle of their current manager's contract.
Heh.
I'm certainly not trying to defend Liverpool re: irresponsible buying. Nor would I ever contest Ferguson's track record in terms of results. It's true that United have had success with youth products, but one also has to remember that they are poaching a lot of those youth products to begin with. And that happens because of money. And they spend freely on senior players in addition to the youth development. Fergie is far from the only hypocrite at the top of English football, but he's certainly among the biggest.
The bottom line is, Fergie has a lot of money to spend - whether he spends it wisely on players or not, the club's debt proves that Man U's finances are pretty "kamikaze" as well. Liverpool are suffering the consequences of bad financial management, but it would be dangerous for any other fans to think their club couldn't be next.
Heh.
I'm certainly not trying to defend Liverpool re: irresponsible buying. Nor would I ever contest Ferguson's track record in terms of results. It's true that United have had success with youth products, but one also has to remember that they are poaching a lot of those youth products to begin with. And that happens because of money. And they spend freely on senior players in addition to the youth development. Fergie is far from the only hypocrite at the top of English football, but he's certainly among the biggest.
The bottom line is, Fergie has a lot of money to spend - whether he spends it wisely on players or not, the club's debt proves that Man U's finances are pretty "kamikaze" as well. Liverpool are suffering the consequences of bad financial management, but it would be dangerous for any other fans to think their club couldn't be next.
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