Dr Gloom 26353 Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 i was thinking a half season loan, but yeah you're probably right and i doubt stoke would sell to us anyway. just thought he'd be a good fit and rafa signed him for liverpool back in the day didn't he Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 26353 Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 came on with 5 to go when we played them at home Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 42149 Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 8 starts, 18 appearances according to their website which suggests he's still an important squad member (joint top scorer with 4 ) and it would make little sense to allow him to come to us given our respective circumstances. Agree he'd be a decent signing though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 39233 Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 I did say lately though. I honestly didn't edit it a few minutes ago. Honestly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howmanheyman 43933 Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, ewerk said: He played the full 90. Mark Hughes doing a great job, *Geoff. *It's 'Jeff' isn't it? Ah well, closer than @PaddockLad with 'Derek'. Edited January 19, 2018 by Howmanheyman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaddockLad 22498 Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 40 minutes ago, Howmanheyman said: Mark Hughes doing a great job, *Geoff. *It's 'Jeff' isn't it? Ah well, closer than @PaddockLad with 'Derek'. its been a long week.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wykikitoon 28542 Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGingerQuiff 2412 Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 9340 Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 That lad is to comedy what Kid Rock is to music Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGingerQuiff 2412 Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 Not everyone can be as popular as you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 9340 Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 I’ve not been watching Big Brother but it’s in the news this morning that John Barnes has been telling people he was brought up homophobic and won’t be changing his mind at 54, or words to that effect. This is a bloke who campaigns against racism. Is he really that fucking stupid? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StoneColdStephenIreland 74 Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 Watford sack Silva. Absolute madness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 9340 Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 Who are they going to get who is better? Id have him if Rafa walked Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StoneColdStephenIreland 74 Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 Pardew would have been sacked 3 times if he had the record he had at us, at Watford. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 39233 Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 I guess they should’ve taken the £10m. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaddockLad 22498 Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 12 minutes ago, StoneColdStephenIreland said: Pardew would have been sacked 3 times if he had the record he had at us, at Watford. Rafa, going on the rest of this seasons dismissals, should've been toast before Christmas. I think owners have a fair idea what's coming when the new tv deal is announced and they're getting jumpy as fuck. The new deal doesn't kick till 2019-20 but it would appear very few are willing to even contemplate gambling on survival.....apart from one or two notable exceptions http://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2018/01/04/amazon-holds-talks-premier-league-uk-tv-rights/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adios 717 Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 Money's already fucked the game into next week, so let's pour more money in (and then complain that teams don't have a go at sides 10x better). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGingerQuiff 2412 Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 If anything the TV deals are helping the league become more even. Clubs can afford to dig their heels in and demand stupid prices now when bigger clubs hawk their players. And the monopoly of the top 4, where champions league income was keeping other clubs from breaking into it has eroded compared to 10 years ago. It has however made it more difficult for teams coming up. All 3 promoted teams this season are doing well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adios 717 Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 Where's the evidence of the league evening up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGingerQuiff 2412 Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 12 minutes ago, adios said: Where's the evidence of the league evening up? Up to the end of the 2010/11 season the league had been won by 3 different clubs for the last 16 seasons. The previous 7 seasons were dominated all Man Utd and Chelsea. The 9 before that all Man Utd and Arsenal. When City win it this year it'll be 3 different title winners in 3 seasons. We also haven't had the same top 4 finishing top 4 in consecutive seasons since the 10/11 11/12 seasons. Before 2010 we had the same top 4 for 4 seasons running at one point. That good enough for you ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adios 717 Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 13 minutes ago, TheGingerQuiff said: Ffs. Nobody is allowed to make an observation with you. Where's the evidence that tv money has fucked the game? You've argued your point, then complained about me arguing mine, then continued to argue your point in the next sentence... On the cans early or just hungover? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adios 717 Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 I think you've argued your side well in that last post btw, you big puff. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGingerQuiff 2412 Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 4 minutes ago, adios said: I think you've argued your side well in that last post btw, you big puff. Sometimes I just want to point something out without having to do a write-up;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 26353 Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 The big clubs are still leagues ahead but the tv money has levelled it a bit. Would a team like Leicester ever have won the title in the 90s or noughties? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adios 717 Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 I think Leicester are an anomaly that we might see once every thirty years. Don't see a correlation between their spending and winning the league. Something something Danny Simpson. My contention is that odds like those we saw yesterday should be reserved for shite leagues like Scotland or Belgium. We were given a 4.5% chance of winning (and later 3%) and I honestly looked at it and wasn't sure there was value in it. Maybe it's rose-tinted glasses but I feel like we grew up having a reasonable chance of anyone beating anyone (and certainly drawing) on a given day. Even if that was only 20%. I'll watch every match out of duty (thanks to all that money tbf) but honestly, you have to wonder why we bother against the top 5(?) at this point. That's why I feel the game is being ruined. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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