Tom 13834 Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 Nobody sacks Allardici. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaddockLad 14576 Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 Not excusing their performances btw, but rather than 'He's spent £100m and performances have been poor', a less snappy but fairer summary would be 'Someone has chosen to sell £100m worth of talent from his squad and replace it with £100m worth of other talent, and he hasn't been able to get the players he's been given performing well'. Spot on for me JJ, coaches deserve a certain amount of sympathy as nowadays they often don't get to choose the players they wprk with, but often they do know this before they sign up. Someone may be able to do it mind, Redknapp, whatever we think of him personally, got a huge amount out of the players he inherited from Ramos, and was then allowed to bring his own in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hostile_statue 0 Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 (edited) Gianfranco Zola has resigned from Watford I see. Spurs bound?EDIT: Or West Brom. Edited December 16, 2013 by hostile_statue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 26270 Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 Just jumping before he's pushed. If he were off to either then I'd imagine Watford would be after compensation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 8986 Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 Aguero out for a month, going to be interesting to see if Negredo, Jovetic and Dzeko can pick up the slack. Zola has resigned as Watford boss. I wouldn't be surprised if, like hs says, he joins West Brom. Also, given the close relationship he has with many of their Italian players, will the new man be able to keep them mid-table? Might be a job for one of the many managers who operate in that Lower-Prem/Upper Champ area? Holloway, Clarke etc. Put a Quid on Sunderland to beat Chelsea today. Mackems aren’t great, but Poyet will look at this as an opportunity to get some momentum, while the League cup is nothing but a distraction for Mourinho. That being said; even a 3rd rate Chelsea side is better than the 20th rate sunderland. I just reckon they might do them over. They’ve got Norwich at the SoS, then two tough away trips to Everton and Cardiff, then host Aston Villa. A cup win against one of the league’s big boys may spur them on to get 5+pts from those, a crushing defeat may mean 1 or 2pts instead. Dempsey apparently returning to Fulham for a 2 Month loan. Good move by them, they’re lacking his driven performances and certainly his goals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaddockLad 14576 Posted December 18, 2013 Share Posted December 18, 2013 Could the resident Milan fanboys give us a rundown on what this individual may have been up to?.... http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/25414094 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaddockLad 14576 Posted December 18, 2013 Share Posted December 18, 2013 2001 Arsenal (a)3-1 (0-1)PremiershipO'Brien(60), Shearer(86pen), Robert(90)Pires(20)38,012Conceding once but being battered, Ray Parlour's dismissal just before the half-time break gave United some hope. Craig Bellamy then walked for allegedly striking cheat Ashley Cole in the face (later rescinded) before Andy O'Brien equalised.Alan Shearer then converted a penalty and Laurent Robert strode clear to secure United's first capital win for over five years - an amazing night that also saw us top the table. Uri Geller later claimed credit for it all....NUFC.com match report Top of the league 12 years ago tonight ...where the fuck has that gone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hostile_statue 0 Posted December 18, 2013 Share Posted December 18, 2013 (edited) 2001 Arsenal (a) 3-1 (0-1) Premiership O'Brien(60), Shearer(86pen), Robert(90) Pires(20) 38,012 Conceding once but being battered, Ray Parlour's dismissal just before the half-time break gave United some hope. Craig Bellamy then walked for allegedly striking cheat Ashley Cole in the face (later rescinded) before Andy O'Brien equalised. Alan Shearer then converted a penalty and Laurent Robert strode clear to secure United's first capital win for over five years - an amazing night that also saw us top the table. Uri Geller later claimed credit for it all.... NUFC.com match report Top of the league 12 years ago tonight ...where the fuck has that gone? I remember that game so well, ended our London jinx, top of the league...really felt like we were on the verge of something big. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2xKYh9fCVc Edited December 19, 2013 by hostile_statue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brock Manson 0 Posted December 18, 2013 Share Posted December 18, 2013 Robert. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 8986 Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 Robert. Some people would have preferred a Gouffran to a Robert. Isn't that right Gemmil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 34383 Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 You suffer from the romantic Newcastle fan disease of being far too forgiving of flair players, long after they've stopped consistently producing. Ben Arfa will be the next and you will be amongst a crowd happy to continue to make excuses for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 8986 Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 You suffer from the romantic Newcastle fan disease of being far too forgiving of flair players, long after they've stopped consistently producing. Ben Arfa will be the next and you will be amongst a crowd happy to continue to make excuses for him. Whatever killjoy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 34383 Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 That response screams "I know you're right, o great one." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 8986 Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 That response screams "I know you're right, o great one." Go watch Stoke, tinman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 34383 Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 Yes, you know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 8986 Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 You know damn well we were for more enjoyable to watch with flair players, than we've been with grafters. Robert and his uilk got us into the Champions League, Jonas got us relegated. Flair = Champions League, Graft = Championship. Dave Wins. Gemmill loses. Nobody is surprised. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 34383 Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 Robert had stopped producing and looked disinterested. That's when I had a problem with him, and you couldn't see it. You were young and stupid, now you're older, but apparently still stupid. I remain wise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 8986 Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 Robert had stopped producing and looked disinterested. That's when I had a problem with him, and you couldn't see it. You were young and stupid, now you're older, but apparently still stupid. I remain wise. Your forgetting that he looked disheartened and disillusioned because of your mate; Souness. The one who turned a Champions League chasing team into a terrible football side. Grafting, gurning, grouchy Graeme Souness. The man who bought Babayaro and Boumsong, who sold Bellamy... the man you supported more than is reasonable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 34383 Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 Son of Leazes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigWalrus 0 Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 Robert was clearly a challenge to manage, but Souness had absolutely no ability to get anything out of him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 8986 Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 Son of Leazes. Hey, we were having a nice bit of back and forth... no need for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 34383 Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 (edited) Did you see you on Sky News yesterday btw? The strapline was BRITISH JIHADISTS and the bloke being interviewed was the double of you. He also chose to be interviewed in aviator sunglasses. Edited December 19, 2013 by Gemmill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 8986 Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 Did you see you on Sky News yesterday btw? The strapline was BRITISH JIHADISTS and the bloke being interviewed was the double of you. He also chose to be interviewed in aviator sunglasses. I call Bullshit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 34383 Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 This was the best I could do from my desk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 8986 Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 So a bald man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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