The Ongoing Serie A, La Liga, All English Football, Champions League Thread - - - - - - - Part 16

[kit1982]

Leeds beating Spurs.....Michael Brown all over Scott Parker..... Sam Byram keeping Bale in his pocket the only disappointment is that old sloppy chops isn't in charge!

[kit1982]

Spoke to soon!

[Darthphere]

Leeds beat Spurs with Scott Parker wearing the armband, who says the Magic of the FA Cup is gone?

Also, did I see Suarez wearing the armband for Liverpool or did the alcohol from last night have some adverse effects?

[the_ultimate_evil]

love the reaction of the liverpool keeper and Skrtel. the ball bounced away from the keeper and the oldham strikers goes for it yet gets booked while the LP players are seen putting there hands on him and get nothing

yes it was a close challenge but he well in his rights to have a crack at it

[chamber-music]

Just wanted to say the Congo goalkeepers celebration the other day is hilarious

[bapi]

Looks like two players could leave City soon - Balotelli (Milan, 22-24M euro) and Kolo Toure (Galatasaray, 1.5-2M euro). Both deals would be very good.

[Van Petrol]

Making space for Cavani in the summer?

[bapi]

I think they still need to sell Dzeko if they'll want to sign Cavani or Falcao.

Also looks like I was right about Txiki and he's the boss now. City should even switch to 4-3-3 next season so we'll see what will happen.

[Hunter Rider]

Hard fought win for Oldham although Liverpool had chances, especially Sturridge in the 1st half. I see the lad that scored their 3rd is on his way back to City.

I didn't see Chelsea vs Brentford, how late on was Torres equalizer?

Originally Posted by kit1982

Leeds beating Spurs.....Michael Brown all over Scott Parker..... Sam Byram keeping Bale in his pocket the only disappointment is that old sloppy chops isn't in charge!

Congrats mate, I thought to myself the icing on the cake would have been if 'arry was still Spurs manager as I know you love you some AVB. The second goal was a cauliflowered stonker of net ripping flatulence!

[Hunter Rider]

Originally Posted by bapi

I think they still need to sell Dzeko if they'll want to sign Cavani or Falcao.

Also looks like I was right about Txiki and he's the boss now. City should even switch to 4-3-3 next season so we'll see what will happen.

So is Mancini just a puppet there now?

[bapi]

Originally Posted by Hunter Rider

So is Mancini just a puppet there now?

I wouldn't say he's a muppet and his relationship with Txiki is much better than with Marwood but that academy project is the future of Man. City and it's important to have some continuity and fluidity. Also their results in Europe are not good at all so they have to act and make some changes. 6 or 7 players should leave now or in the summer and they'll try to rebuild/improve their midfield.

[B]

Originally Posted by Hunter Rider

Fergie loves wingers and he's English, if he wasn't the latter I doubt we'd have bought him.

Well we've ended up paying that stupid amount for him, he's looked like a poor man's Danny Welbeck whenever I've seen him, lets the ball get too far away from him when he runs with it, PL defenders will wrap him up, we should be aiming higher, our team is riddled with English players right now.

Agreed, he seems to give the ball away cheaply as well by having wasteful hit & hope shots at goal quite often.

However it's to be expected, if anyone can improve him it's Ferguson & Manchester United. My main issue is that for £10m + £5m later you should be more or less getting a player that is a little more along than I feel Zaha is.. however I could be mistaken. I've not watched nearly enough of him to rule him as a fail signing just yet, but in the glimpses I have seen of him he looks quite clumsy at times.

Given our current position with Valencia badly out of form, Nani wasting too much time & going down too softly & with Ashley Young being our best current winger he could well find himself thrown straight into the deep end next season.

Originally Posted by Hunter Rider

I think the Wanyama speculation came up again just because Fergie was at the game the other night, but he was up there for a funeral and just took in a game as a fan from what I read.

I hope so, unless we are getting him for £5m or so, I don't think he's worth the risk.

[spidey-dude]

**** everything

[RKO]

Originally Posted by Hunter Rider

I didn't see Chelsea vs Brentford, how late on was Torres equalizer?

83 min. from outside the box.

[Harry_Lime02]

Yeesh. So many top teams going out or almost going out this round. Everyone wants to be the next Bradford, it seems.

[B]

Originally Posted by spidey-dude

**** everything

And this might be my favourite post in the past month or so.

[kit1982]

Originally Posted by Hunter Rider

Congrats mate, I thought to myself the icing on the cake would have been if 'arry was still Spurs manager as I know you love you some AVB. The second goal was a cauliflowered stonker of net ripping flatulence!

Cheers mate, although getting drawn against City away was a nice kick in the balls, Bapi we're coming for you! To be fair to AVB I think his defensive players really let him down, Diouf and McCormack are two of the slowest players I've ever seen yet the amount of times they got in behind was untrue. "Net ripping flatulence" may just be the most inspired description I've heard!

I fear it's only a matter of time before Sam Byram goes, first season as a pro and the boys the business!

[The Englishman]

Originally Posted by kit1982

Cheers mate, although getting drawn against City away was a nice kick in the balls, Bapi we're coming for you! To be fair to AVB I think his defensive players really let him down, Diouf and McCormack are two of the slowest players I've ever seen yet the amount of times they got in behind was untrue. "Net ripping flatulence" may just be the most inspired description I've heard!

I fear it's only a matter of time before Sam Byram goes, first season as a pro and the boys the business!

Byrams signed a new contract until 2016. He's going nowhere

[aNarcHy2day]

First Sneijder, now Drogba- didn't Galatasaray get the memo on the FFP?

[kit1982]

Originally Posted by The Englishman

Byrams signed a new contract until 2016. He's going nowhere

Becchio's signed up till 2014 and he's still off, Delph was signed up for 5 years when he left. It's Leeds United mate, if the offers half decent he'll be gone.

[Darthphere]

Kit, I'll give you a bag of chips (or crisps) and some bubblegum for Byram.

[Van Petrol]

We could be about to sign David Villa, but it looks as though it is going to go right down to the wire.

[Darthphere]

Originally Posted by Van Petrol

We could be about to sign David Villa, but it looks as though it is going to go right down to the wire.

While that would be a pretty big signing and surprising because of it, is he what you guys really need right now?

[Van Petrol]

Originally Posted by Darthphere

While that would be a pretty big signing and surprising because of it, is he what you guys really need right now?

We need a clinical and efficient striker, a '30 goal a season' type striker. We're never going to shell out the moeny required to get a Falcao or a Cavani, so a 32 year old David Villa is better than nothing. His pedigree is there for all to see, and despite his age, most of Villa's goals come as a result of his movement, rather than his physicality or pace, so he should still be a valuable asset, and is a different option to what we currently have.

He desperately wants to join us now from what I've heard, but Barca are playing hard ball. Probably, pee'd off by us fleecing them £15m for Song..

[Van Petrol]

And there we go: Sky Sports News: Arsenal deny being in talks to sign David Villa from Barcelona