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Time for big Sam ain't it? Has he already done Everton? 
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Still a few games to trip us up, but I have to say I'm enjoying the ride
Yeah what kind of idiots would put an ex-player with no management experience in charge of a big club 
But yes it was probably time for Lampard to go, shocking form and results recently. Hopefully him and Stevie G go and practice in the lower leagues for a couple of decades, like managers used to. I think Dyche is a good option, I think he got a lot out of Burnley considering the non-existant budget he had, might do quite well running a bigger club.
But yes it was probably time for Lampard to go, shocking form and results recently. Hopefully him and Stevie G go and practice in the lower leagues for a couple of decades, like managers used to. I think Dyche is a good option, I think he got a lot out of Burnley considering the non-existant budget he had, might do quite well running a bigger club.
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The commentator on the Coca Micky Fizzy drink cup are utterly clueless. Pope just completely wiped a guy out, he's pretty much out on his feet, and the nob doing the commentary says it's more whiplash than a bang to the head!!! The medical staff had to show the guy where the touch line was ffs
Yeah, it's a cert they appoint the least qualified person who applies.
I'm tempted to apply myself lol.
Dyche would probably keep them up, but longer term he isn't the right man. I have seen talk of Bielsa, he would be more use longer term. He does tend to build and progress sides and he has the experience to sort out the shambles he inherits. BUT is he the man to come in and keep you up, I'm not sure. They'll probably appoint Steve Bruce FFS.
Saying that, as I have mentioned before, I would be happy to see them go down. Nothing against Everton as a club, or their fans (albeit I do hate Jordan 'GBH 'Pickford and Dominic 'I shove you, you bounce back into me, I dive, I get a penalty' Calvert Lewin) but it's Moshiri and the sheer amount of money he has wasted that bugs me. There needs to be a repercussion for that pish spending. If relegation is what it takes to stop another stupidly rich man coming in and throwing half a billion at a club's transfer policy, then so be it. It's for the best, for football, in the long run.
Also nice to see UEFA closing the loop hole Chelsea are exploiting whereby they sign players on 300 yr contracts and then depreciate them over the length of the contract. Better late than never, but ehhh how about making it effective from the start of the season, or even better five season's ago? If ever there was a club that deserves to be the new Leeds (early 2000's Leeds) or shafted like AC, Juve, and Rangers…..it's that hateful shower at Stamford Bridge.
I'm tempted to apply myself lol.
Dyche would probably keep them up, but longer term he isn't the right man. I have seen talk of Bielsa, he would be more use longer term. He does tend to build and progress sides and he has the experience to sort out the shambles he inherits. BUT is he the man to come in and keep you up, I'm not sure. They'll probably appoint Steve Bruce FFS.
Saying that, as I have mentioned before, I would be happy to see them go down. Nothing against Everton as a club, or their fans (albeit I do hate Jordan 'GBH 'Pickford and Dominic 'I shove you, you bounce back into me, I dive, I get a penalty' Calvert Lewin) but it's Moshiri and the sheer amount of money he has wasted that bugs me. There needs to be a repercussion for that pish spending. If relegation is what it takes to stop another stupidly rich man coming in and throwing half a billion at a club's transfer policy, then so be it. It's for the best, for football, in the long run.
Also nice to see UEFA closing the loop hole Chelsea are exploiting whereby they sign players on 300 yr contracts and then depreciate them over the length of the contract. Better late than never, but ehhh how about making it effective from the start of the season, or even better five season's ago? If ever there was a club that deserves to be the new Leeds (early 2000's Leeds) or shafted like AC, Juve, and Rangers…..it's that hateful shower at Stamford Bridge.
Yeah he has. There cant be many clubs he hasn't managed, outside the big 6/7.Time for big Sam ain't it? Has he already done Everton?
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I think you need a bit of a refresh, relentlessly pursuing City for 5 years and only winning once, whilst getting enough points to have won the league in almost any other season, has to have taken its toll.
Have you started supporting Spurs!?
Also re: Liverpool it's not like this has come out of nowhere, people have been talking about their ageing sqaud for a couple of seasons. Plus of course a couple of signings that haven't worked out, for every Halaand there is a Soldado...
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Only half way through the season…..
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Not even close to squeaky bum time
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Yeah and squeaky bum starts in April this year.
The Pool thing kinda has come from nowhere. Most people were predicting another City Pool title fight, myself included. Yes there are weaknesses in the Pool squad that were there in the summer (the midfield) but no one envisaged them dropping off a cliff like they have. The impression I got was Klopp/Pool thought they had enough to get through this season and then would revamp the midfield in the summer. They tried for Touchemi (spelling) and he followed most footballers in creaming himself as soon as Real said they were interested. Klopp's not mad keen on signing someone for the sake of it. He waited for VVD, and he prefers to get players that suit his system rather than just signing a random body. Plus Pool run a tight ship, they spend what they generate, and very little more. They don't have Chelsea's bottomless pit of money and ability to be immune to FFP, no one has City's and Newcastle's bank balance.
Even allowing for all of that to go from being 1pt and 1 goalkeeper having the game of his life, away from a quadruple. To being out of both cups and NINTH in the PL is one hell of a drop off.
I know most clubs would kill for a last few years like Pool have had, and I know no club is entitled to success. I'm not saying 'Pool deserve to be higher or even should be higher' I'm just struggling to get my head round how you can go from so good, for so many years, to literal mid-table obscurity over one summer.
No CL nxt yr makes the midfield rebuild even harder this summer. I bet Jude Bellingham will really fancy a campaign in the EL or the 'Europa Fizzy Conference Challenge whatever it's called cup'. But the bigger loss is the loss of money from the CL, especially with FSG being as generous as Daniel Levy and no one seemingly wanting to buy them out.
Ohh and Utd are looking half competent as well, so my phone just goes constantly with the 101 glory hunter Utd fans I know all suddenly rediscovering their love of football, having all lost interest for the last few years.
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The glory hunter mentality gets on my tits. Getting Arsenal tickets has been easy for years, never had a problem, not even for the NLD. Now all of a sudden I can't get a ticket for anything. Where were these cunts when we were losing to every ****er.
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That's a ninth home draw in the FA Cup in a row for Man Utd. Apparently the odds of that happening are 511 to 1. Also we've drawn Reading or West Ham 14 times in the last 16 years.
Pool have had Wolves (three times) and Everton (twice) in the 3rd round of the FAC five times in the last six years. And had something daft like 18 PL opponents out of a possible 25 (ish) in domestic cups since Klopp took over.
I see City got the obligitory easy draw too. Even when they get tough draws in domestic cups, Chlesea twice, Pool (worthless cup) and Arsenal (FAC) they are ALL at home. They are a fantastic side and their dominance speaks for itself. But if you keep getting cushy draws or home draws, it definitely helps.
No doubt the Utd game will be televised as well. For 926th time out of 925 FAC games. Although that's a pretty boring round of fixtures so I can understand the TV Exec just plumping for the most popular team. Albeit they would probably do it even if we had more exciting games to choose from.
I see City got the obligitory easy draw too. Even when they get tough draws in domestic cups, Chlesea twice, Pool (worthless cup) and Arsenal (FAC) they are ALL at home. They are a fantastic side and their dominance speaks for itself. But if you keep getting cushy draws or home draws, it definitely helps.
No doubt the Utd game will be televised as well. For 926th time out of 925 FAC games. Although that's a pretty boring round of fixtures so I can understand the TV Exec just plumping for the most popular team. Albeit they would probably do it even if we had more exciting games to choose from.
Cancelo to Bayern. Strange one. Sounds like he had a bust up with Pep and Pep has ****ed him out. Very strange though.
City will prob just go and spunk 50m on another LB.
Ohh and I heard on shout sport, if Chelsea sell Connor Gallagher for decent money this transfer window they will actually report a profit despite signing 97 players for a combined 500 billion. The signings' fees are written off over the duration of their 8yr contracts, so a 70m signing on a 7yr contract is only 10m in this window. Whereas if they sell Gallagher the fee is ALL reported in this window (even if it is paid in instalments). So flog him for 40m, say, and they can claim an accounting profit of 30m. 10m out the door on the 70m signing 40m in from Gallagher leaving a profit of 30m.
Which is ridiculous.
Even more so when they may have paid 70m up front for the signing and accepted 10m and 30m in instalments for Gallagher. So their real spend is a 60m loss.
UEFA's and football's accountancy rules are ****ing daft.
City will prob just go and spunk 50m on another LB.
Ohh and I heard on shout sport, if Chelsea sell Connor Gallagher for decent money this transfer window they will actually report a profit despite signing 97 players for a combined 500 billion. The signings' fees are written off over the duration of their 8yr contracts, so a 70m signing on a 7yr contract is only 10m in this window. Whereas if they sell Gallagher the fee is ALL reported in this window (even if it is paid in instalments). So flog him for 40m, say, and they can claim an accounting profit of 30m. 10m out the door on the 70m signing 40m in from Gallagher leaving a profit of 30m.
Which is ridiculous.
Even more so when they may have paid 70m up front for the signing and accepted 10m and 30m in instalments for Gallagher. So their real spend is a 60m loss.
UEFA's and football's accountancy rules are ****ing daft.
