Football 2015/16

[The Nal]

44 minutes ago, WS_Jack_III said:

Loic Remy back to the Toon on loan?

 

Bloody hope so, getting desperate again.

Would be a cracking deal. Dare say it could keep Toon up.

[WS_Jack_III]

Just now, The Nal said:

Would be a cracking deal. Dare say it could keep Toon up.

Have Newcastle fans saying they don't want him because he ditched us before.

 

They must be crazy, do they not see where the team are in the league?

[The Nal]

7 minutes ago, WS_Jack_III said:

Have Newcastle fans saying they don't want him because he ditched us before.

 

They must be crazy, do they not see where the team are in the league?

Indeed. 3rd least goals scored in the league, 3rd worst goal difference, 3rd most conceded, 3rd last in the league! 

[mrtourette]

1 hour ago, zahidf said:

we can also find out for sure if he can do it on a wet tuesday night in stoke. the ultimate test

I reckon he'd be too scared of being called out by the Redknapps and Sherwood for not being able to produce it when it really matters (when it really matters of course being an evening match on a crappy pitch in shitty English weather).

[Gucci Piggy]

4 hours ago, eFestivals said:

oooh, yeah. Might be I suppose.

Tho Wenger doesn't strike me as the sort of geezer who would, right now, have already made a decision to leave the end of the end of the season (unless perhaps his missus has got at him). I reckon if/when he makes that decision it'll be done very quickly.... tho if Arsenal win the league this year, I wouldn't be too surprised if he decided to quit as it sort of takes things full-circle with him having managed the club thru the stadium move.

Also, those words of Pep's read to me as "not London", tho perhaps that's me reading too much into the "experience a new city" bit.

Football is Wenger's life. He'll be there until he can't do it anymore. Certainly won't be gone at the end of the season.

[WS_Jack_III]

3 hours ago, The Nal said:

Indeed. 3rd least goals scored in the league, 3rd worst goal difference, 3rd most conceded, 3rd last in the league! 

Remy told he can't leave now

 

Newcastle are doomed.

[eFestivals]

19 minutes ago, Will-2609 said:

Football is Wenger's life. He'll be there until he can't do it anymore. Certainly won't be gone at the end of the season.

Yep, that's my take on it too.

But you never know, he might surprise us, and if he was going to do that, doing it after winning the league this year would probably be as good a time as any.

Pep is going somewhere, that much we know.

[pink_triangle]

Do people think pep will join the team with the 4th biggest budget in the league? It's clear he is going to city.

[Gucci Piggy]

Yeah definitely City in my eyes.

[The Nal]

14 hours ago, pink_triangle said:

Do people think pep will join the team with the 4th biggest budget in the league? It's clear he is going to city.

No, hence I said curveball. 

Interesting though. City, Utd, Chelsea and Arsenal managers all in their 60s. Guardiola is in his mid 40s. I wonder could Van Gaal be persuaded to take an early retirement package!

[GlastoSimon]

I'm inclined to think it isn't City, actually. Guardiola clearly has something lined up, and there's only one club who are in that position to guarantee a job to someone come May.

Imagine City winning the league, LC, FA Cup and CL (I still think the former two will happen) and then sacking Pellegrini?! It'd be mental. Likewise, imagine in principle agreeing a deal with Guardiola and then telling him 'no thanks'.

Of course Pellegrini could retire. In which case take it all back  But assuming no changes unless they sack him I think he's off to Chelsea. The timing of the two announcements (Mourinho and Pep) makes sense as well. 

[thetime]

2 hours ago, The Nal said:

No, hence I said curveball. 

Interesting though. City, Utd, Chelsea and Arsenal managers all in their 60s. Guardiola is in his mid 40s. I wonder could Van Gaal be persuaded to take an early retirement package!

I think you should forget about pep, Jose or anyone else. Giggs is a shoe in for the job.

[The Nal]

3 minutes ago, thetime said:

I think you should forget about pep, Jose or anyone else. Giggs is a shoe in for the job.

After 2 seasons of shadowing two poor performing managers?

Edited January 6, 2016 by The Nal

[mrtourette]

1 hour ago, The Nal said:

After 2 seasons of shadowing two poor performing managers?

BUT HE KNOWS THE UNITED WAY

[mrtourette]

2 hours ago, GlastoSimon said:

I'm inclined to think it isn't City, actually. Guardiola clearly has something lined up, and there's only one club who are in that position to guarantee a job to someone come May.

Imagine City winning the league, LC, FA Cup and CL (I still think the former two will happen) and then sacking Pellegrini?! It'd be mental. Likewise, imagine in principle agreeing a deal with Guardiola and then telling him 'no thanks'.

I wouldn't count on logic playing any part, City can quite easily guarantee him a job in May. Sacking Pellegrini even if he does win trophies isn't out of the question, the belief that Guardiola could bring more consistency and dominance than Pellegrini has been able to offer is likely to be more important than any trophies won this season. I'd imagine that they see winning trophies as a right rather than an achievement.

[GlastoSimon]

1 hour ago, mrtourette said:

I wouldn't count on logic playing any part, City can quite easily guarantee him a job in May. Sacking Pellegrini even if he does win trophies isn't out of the question, the belief that Guardiola could bring more consistency and dominance than Pellegrini has been able to offer is likely to be more important than any trophies won this season. I'd imagine that they see winning trophies as a right rather than an achievement.

I suppose you can't count on much in football these days! Kinda makes me want Man City to win a load this year, just to show them up as idiots if/when a move does happen. Although if Guardiola works out I suppose they won't mind  

[pink_triangle]

4 hours ago, thetime said:

I think you should forget about pep, Jose or anyone else. Giggs is a shoe in for the job.

I hope so, everything about him screams crap manager to me!

[zahidf]

it would be absolutely hilarious if giggs became manager. too good to be true alas

[5co77ie]

23 hours ago, GlastoSimon said:

Imagine City winning the league, LC, FA Cup and CL (I still think the former two will happen) and then sacking Pellegrini?!

 

I'm hoping Everton will score away from home and put an end to that nonsense of a suggestion

[mrtourette]

17 hours ago, zahidf said:

it would be absolutely hilarious if giggs became manager. too good to be true alas

British manager from Premier League - shit

Foreign manager with big club experience - shit

Inexperienced ex-pro who has been on the coaching staff - shit

If the definition of insanity is trying the same thing but expecting different results, what is trying different things but ending up with the same result?

[eFestivals]

Accoring to this:-

http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/european/cristiano-ronaldo-is-worth-less-than-eden-hazard-but-lionel-messi-still-leads-the-way-study-finds-a6799021.html

Coutinho is the world's 13th most valuable player.

Not sure about that, but it's a great bit of business by Liverpool if his valuation of £53.57m is right.

And Sterling is supposedly worth an extra £17M since his transfer.

It's can't be all wrong tho, cos Rooney doesn't make the top 100.

[The Nal]

22 minutes ago, eFestivals said:

Accoring to this:-

http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/european/cristiano-ronaldo-is-worth-less-than-eden-hazard-but-lionel-messi-still-leads-the-way-study-finds-a6799021.html

Coutinho is the world's 13th most valuable player.

Not sure about that, but it's a great bit of business by Liverpool if his valuation of £53.57m is right.

And Sterling is supposedly worth an extra £17M since his transfer.

It's can't be all wrong tho, cos Rooney doesn't make the top 100.

Hes 31 this year. And hasn't played well for 3 years. Apart from that backheel last week. Martial worth nearly twice what he was when Utd signed him? 

Suarez worth relatively fuck all too. Considering hes been one of the best players in the worlds for the last 5 years.

Crazy list.

Edited January 7, 2016 by The Nal

[eFestivals]

8 minutes ago, The Nal said:

Suarez worth relatively fuck all too. Considering hes been one of the best players in the worlds for the last 5 years.

they've probably had to adjust the price downwards in the last day or so, cos he's been upsetting peeps again.

[eFestivals]

9 minutes ago, The Nal said:

Martial worth nearly twice what he was when Utd signed him?

Eh?

Isn't the quoted £57.10m just-about spot on with what you paid for him? I'm sure all the reports said you were paying £58M.

I've just read wiki, and yep, that's what you're paying for him if he's actually something like the player you're hoping. So there's nothing interesting in his quoted price.

[The Nal]

3 minutes ago, eFestivals said:

Eh?

Isn't the quoted £57.10m just-about spot on with what you paid for him? I'm sure all the reports said you were paying £58M.

I've just read wiki, and yep, that's what you're paying for him if he's actually something like the player you're hoping. So there's nothing interesting in his quoted price.

Thats if all clauses are met though. Granted I don't know what they are but is the article just what they're worth in transfer fees?*

Not sure what algorithm these guys are using.

*Doesn't seem like we ever hear the full story on transfer fees for anyone.