Hugh Jass Posted November 23, 2017 Report Share Posted November 23, 2017 18 hours ago, kaosmark2 said: Is there a reason Bilic hasn't been linked with the Baggies? Read an interview with him in the Evening Standard after he was sacked by West Ham saying he wanted to take some time out to recharge. This might be too soon for him. The spectre of Pardew is drawing depressingly closer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jyoung Posted November 23, 2017 Report Share Posted November 23, 2017 Apparently Ross Barkley is running again. Unsworth reckons he could be back in a few weeks. Wonder if we'll see him in an Everton shirt before January and whether or not he'll sign a new contract. I reckon now Koeman's gone he could stay. Seen videos of the fans still singing his song at games etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lost Posted November 23, 2017 Report Share Posted November 23, 2017 (edited) 37 minutes ago, jyoung said: Apparently Ross Barkley is running again. Unsworth reckons he could be back in a few weeks. Wonder if we'll see him in an Everton shirt before January and whether or not he'll sign a new contract. I reckon now Koeman's gone he could stay. Seen videos of the fans still singing his song at games etc. Not sure as the one game Unsworth took charge of after Martinez he dropped Barkley to give Davis his first start. I'd love him to stay but it did seem his heart was set on Spurs when he rejected Chelsea. In other news Bielsa is available after leaving Lille. Edited November 23, 2017 by lost Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGayTent Posted November 23, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2017 9 minutes ago, lost said: In other news Bielsa is available after leaving Lille. Now that would be interesting if he managed over here! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jyoung Posted November 23, 2017 Report Share Posted November 23, 2017 5 minutes ago, lost said: I'd love him to stay but it did seem his heart was set on Spurs when he rejected Chelsea. Yep. Pretty much. Willian did a similar thing a few years ago. Had a medical at Spurs and then moved to Chelsea. Since then he's beaten Spurs in the League Cup final and won the Premier League twice. Spurs have won nothing, so. Maybe Ross ought to reconsider. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh Jass Posted November 23, 2017 Report Share Posted November 23, 2017 37 minutes ago, TheGayTent said: Now that would be interesting if he managed over here! Get the crazy bastard down to the Hawthorns! Stat! Sadly I fear he is too crazy for any club here to take a punt on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGayTent Posted November 23, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2017 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2017/11/23/west-ham-ask-away-boxing-day-fixture-local-station-busy-due/ Been obvious for ages but nice to see a national pick it up and expose another Sullivan master stroke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGayTent Posted November 23, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2017 12 minutes ago, Hugh Jass said: Get the crazy bastard down to the Hawthorns! Stat! Sadly I fear he is too crazy for any club here to take a punt on. I went to Lille a few weeks back and have to say they weren't impressive at all. Though I don't follow French football enough to know if there are extenuating circumstances. Plus they were playing Marseille anyway so expected them to be underdogs. As you say, can't see anyone gambling on him but he would certainly be a welcome addition to me if anyone did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh Jass Posted November 23, 2017 Report Share Posted November 23, 2017 1 hour ago, TheGayTent said: As you say, can't see anyone gambling on him but he would certainly be a welcome addition to me if anyone did. The Premier League is becoming more and more risk adverse. This is why the thought of Pardew depresses me, it would be an appointment without a trace of imagination, one that screams "we have no intention or ambition of trying to better ourselves and are happy to just keep suckling at the PL teat." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGayTent Posted November 23, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2017 7 minutes ago, Hugh Jass said: "we have no intention or ambition of trying to better ourselves and are happy to just keep suckling at the PL teat." I think that's true of virtually every club now. Even the clubs who regularly compete to win things....the trophies aren't about glory they're about growing the brand, increasing the business value etc etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh Jass Posted November 23, 2017 Report Share Posted November 23, 2017 9 minutes ago, TheGayTent said: I think that's true of virtually every club now. Even the clubs who regularly compete to win things....the trophies aren't about glory they're about growing the brand, increasing the business value etc etc I know, it just saddens me that football clubs these days are essentially conduits for profit. The actual sporting side feels like an afterthought to many clubs, which is why risks aren't taken. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pink_triangle Posted November 23, 2017 Report Share Posted November 23, 2017 4 minutes ago, Hugh Jass said: I know, it just saddens me that football clubs these days are essentially conduits for profit. The actual sporting side feels like an afterthought to many clubs, which is why risks aren't taken. Possibly in the premiership but life exists further down the pyramid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comfy Bean Posted November 23, 2017 Report Share Posted November 23, 2017 42 minutes ago, TheGayTent said: I think that's true of virtually every club now. Even the clubs who regularly compete to win things....the trophies aren't about glory they're about growing the brand, increasing the business value etc etc Sad but true. The money being paid to mediocre players outwith the top clubs in the EPL is bonkers. Obviously the wages are also bonkers at the top end but the other clubs shelling out money with no hope of winning anything and who’s only hope is to stay in the same league ? Happend up here when the clubs tried to compete with our big 2 and paid crazy wages. Didn’t end well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGayTent Posted November 23, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2017 44 minutes ago, pink_triangle said: Possibly in the premiership but life exists further down the pyramid. It's happening in non-league football too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaosmark2 Posted November 23, 2017 Report Share Posted November 23, 2017 6 hours ago, Hugh Jass said: Read an interview with him in the Evening Standard after he was sacked by West Ham saying he wanted to take some time out to recharge. This might be too soon for him. The spectre of Pardew is drawing depressingly closer. Fair enough. He'd be who I'd hope for in your position. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zahidf Posted November 23, 2017 Report Share Posted November 23, 2017 Robinho in jail for sexual assault Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGayTent Posted November 23, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2017 4 hours ago, kaosmark2 said: Fair enough. He'd be who I'd hope for in your position. Reports out that he was approached but turned down the offer of an interview to spend some time with his family Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jyoung Posted November 23, 2017 Report Share Posted November 23, 2017 4 hours ago, zahidf said: Robinho in jail for sexual assault What a rat. Grim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pink_triangle Posted November 24, 2017 Report Share Posted November 24, 2017 14 hours ago, zahidf said: Robinho in jail for sexual assault He has been sentenced to a jail sentence, but I don't believe he is in jail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh Jass Posted November 24, 2017 Report Share Posted November 24, 2017 13 hours ago, TheGayTent said: Reports out that he was approached but turned down the offer of an interview to spend some time with his family He does look like a man in need of a good holiday these days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGayTent Posted November 24, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2017 1 hour ago, Hugh Jass said: He does look like a man in need of a good holiday these days. Well he can afford one. I wouldn't rule him out of a return to West Ham one day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaosmark2 Posted November 24, 2017 Report Share Posted November 24, 2017 19 hours ago, TheGayTent said: Reports out that he was approached but turned down the offer of an interview to spend some time with his family Saw those this morning. Gutting for the Baggies. Hoping they pull out an interesting name instead of Pardew. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh Jass Posted November 24, 2017 Report Share Posted November 24, 2017 35 minutes ago, kaosmark2 said: Saw those this morning. Gutting for the Baggies. Hoping they pull out an interesting name instead of Pardew. Don't get your hopes up. I'm not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lost Posted November 24, 2017 Report Share Posted November 24, 2017 Just wondering what peoples thoughts are on the Niasse ban: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42113397 FA saying there was contact there but not enough to knock him down. As 99% of the time, a player won't get a penalty unless they go down, if the contact is enough to slow them down from reaching the ball for a chance at goal or a cross is this now going to be an acceptable way of defending? Secondly or more likely as for consistency they now are probably going to need to ban 10 players a week from the prem (which they won't) is this rule now going to cause more problems than it fixes? Thirdly as I think the FA are the only country implementing this, is it going to put us at a disadvantage when playing in Europe if our players learn not to exaggerate contact but every other country continues to do this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh Jass Posted November 25, 2017 Report Share Posted November 25, 2017 Gary Megson did what Real Madrid and Dortmund couldn’t ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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