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Football Thread 2011/2012 | OT11 | Roll on the Euros and transfer muppetry
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He's better than Lescott in my opinion.
I guess anything's possible without a manager. Apart from Lucas. That's not possible.
Could be a more efficient and financially sound acquisition than splashing 100m on some foreigner who may or may not work out.
Kompany + Skrtel would be some pairing.
I'm the Old Faithful of transfer froth. I will, with 100% reliability, get over-excited from any transfer news concerning Liverpool.
Like when elseanio jokingly said Liverpool were in talks with Guardiola. Nearly shat my fucking pants.
Could see this happening. Would be extremely unfortunate, but could see it happening.
Awesome Animals
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Imagine how we Villa fans feel about Solksjaer...
Vivalaraza
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Wasn't there a rumour Skrtel wanted to leave? Still can't see that happening but who knows. I don't think Liverpool can afford to sell him. Not with Agger's injury record and Carragher being over the hill.
Sounds very plausible unfortunately, he's had a fantastic season. Having said that, he's probably easier to replace than Agger would be.
Yeah there was a rumor but it was shot down pretty quickly. We really can't sell him, but we couldn't sell Alonso, Masch or Torres, either. Somehow they all managed to happen.
Willkiller
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Would City go for Torres if they can't get RVP?
Broder Salsa
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Really really doubt that. Would be better off keeping Balotelli, Aguero and Dzeko than buy a forward without confidence who would no doubt sit on the bench and have to prove his worth. Falcao or Cavani seems much more likely.
bonesmccoy
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Eh, I'm not a big Skrtel fan - though he improved leaps and bounds this year. His concentration is suspect and he is awful during offensive set pieces and corners.
Lukaku's comments about AVB are hard to gauge. It's really just his description versus the manager's, and usually in these narratives the player is the poor, sweet, misunderstood victim and the manager is the evil heartless one.
Lukaku's comments about AVB are hard to gauge. It's really just his description versus the manager's, and usually in these narratives the player is the poor, sweet, misunderstood victim and the manager is the evil heartless one.
Willkiller
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Agreed, I'll be surprised if Twitter etc doesn't run with it though If RVP does decide to stay.
to be fair, 50 million for an injury prone, out of form Torres was a massive steal for Liverpool. problem wasn't really Torres, but more the players brought in with the Torres money (of which Suarez is a fantastic buy, but everyone else.... eh)
Also, Lukaku doesn't get any sympathy from me. He's an idiot for leaving before he was ready; I mean, I get Drogba's 34 and Torres was pretty shit, but did he really think he'd ever be higher in the pecking order than two of the best strikers to ever feature in the premiership?
Can GAF name every Premier League goal scorer in this quiz?
http://www.sporcle.com/games/Resistance/premier-league-goalscorers-20112012
You are timed and no cheating.
GO!
http://www.sporcle.com/games/Resistance/premier-league-goalscorers-20112012
You are timed and no cheating.
GO!
I can only wish.
Broder Salsa
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Christian Spiller, sports editor of Die Zeit
Willkiller
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Christian Spiller, sports editor of Die Zeit
Oh he mad!
Edit: QPR have given Kieron Dyer (yeah, remember him?) a new one year deal. He's only played 1 full game in the Premier League since 2007! :lol
129 with 8 mins left and I got bored
Start hating on Robben instead! Seriously i dont get what you have against Gomez and Rafinha (of all people Rafinha? wtf?)
well there goes valuable studying time
The ads make it look shit.
You know nothing.
John Snow
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Yeah the Raid is fucking awesome.
also where is the McNutly gif from?
also where is the McNutly gif from?
Wooden, that gif was perfect. Perfect. Yenrot, you are mistaken. Do not expect exemplary character drama or a superlative script. Expect to have an erection while watching a bunch of Asians beat the fuck out of each other.
Just saw the picture of Terry, Lampard and Drogba huddling together. Get Cech in and that's perfect. They really deserved it.
Just saw the picture of Terry, Lampard and Drogba huddling together. Get Cech in and that's perfect. They really deserved it.
British Monsoon
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That is mental, he was the definition of a nightmare signing for us, barely played over 4 years and cost us millions - then he goes to QPR and snaps his leg minutes into his debut match, and they go and give him a new contract? Lol.
I got 157
182. I spent 2 minutes trying to spell Stracqualursi.
The whining about Chelsea's style of play is pathetic. They knew they could never outplay the opposition so they set out to frustrate and score on the counter, that's nothing new. Spurs did it to Milan last season, Chelsea did it to Barca and Bayern, Inter did it two seasons before. It's not bad football, it's sensible. What's a bit embarrassing about the way Chelsea did it is that they got lucky. They gave away penalties against Bayern and Barca that weren't converted and they conceded a busload of chances from open play. They showed guts but the actual quality of their defending wasn't great, but in the end they didn't need to be bulletproof, as the opposition was firing blanks anyway.
Stracqualursi, Tchoyi, Pogrebnyak... there are some rough ones.
I was just typing in names I was familiar with once I had given up and was shocked to see "Chamakh" was accepted. :lol
Willkiller
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I think we should make a separate OT for him.
Broder Salsa
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You just made a post about Hazard about a post about Hazard, it's the gametrailers of football thread, announcing announcements of a rumor. YOU ONLY MADE IT WORSE. Now go feel bad.
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Doesn't sound like my cup of tea.
Jeff Albertson
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Best thing about this thread?
Rovers still in premier league
Rovers still in premier league
It isn't true remember. The Manchester United collective conscience agreed that Hazard's already a Chelsea player.
Next week, in game magazines.
Hasphat'sAnts
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Rafinha is stupendously washed up. Nowhere near the player he was two years ago. Funny that Contento, Alaba, and even Boateng are better full-backs than the one the board brought in to fix the problem.
I must admit it's pretty funny how quickly United fans have turned on the ultra-defeatist defense mechanism. It's still the biggest team in the world and a player who wants to make his mark on the world is going to be considering more than just wages. Your team may have lost a tiny sliver of clout in the transfer market because the owners aren't spending like sheikhs, but if I were someone like Hazard, I'd take United over City any day. You won't change from a good player to a great player at City - at United, it's a much more likely event.
We should re-sign Manucho
The_Hitcher89
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Real Madrid & Barcelona are the biggest teams in the world by pretty much any metric
Away and CL kits yes, the home kit will stay the same.
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