Football 2010-2011

[Nedson]

Portsmouth should be booted out... a benchmark has to be set.

Edited August 5, 2010 by Nedson

[Stash]

must be odd tonight in dublin, having the home fans supporting the away team

[ampersand]

Pretty much par for the course though. In my office there is only one person who supports a football club outside of the premiership, and his team is Juventus. No one watches the Airtricity league.

It was funny to see fans at the Shamrock Rovers vs Juventus game in Tallaght last week wearing Liverpool shirts, especially given that there was a Liverpool game on at exactly the same time.

[The Nal]

Fanni falling between two stools

[Steve P]

Fanni falling between two stools

[Jaybles]

Anyway: Portsmouth.

I'm going to nail my colours to the mast. I really think tomorrow is it. It's one thing for the administrator to go public in playing up or down the problems, whichever is in the club's interest at the time, or to paint HMRC as the only bad guys in the situation. It's quite another for the club's lawyer to attempt to emotionally blackmail a high court judge through the media. He or she must really feel that HMRC are favourites to go to such lengths.

[eFestivals]

Blimey....

Bristol City gripped by speculation Michael Owen will join Robins on loan

I'd be quite surprised if this happened. My take on things is that Owen hasn't been that fussed if he kept on playing or not for a few years now, so while the chance to play for Utd was appealing, I'm not sure he'd be bothered to play a lower level.

But if it happens, Bristol will go nuts. The place already has huge grins over signing James.

[Jaybles]

Blimey....

Bristol City gripped by speculation Michael Owen will join Robins on loan

I'd be quite surprised if this happened. My take on things is that Owen hasn't been that fussed if he kept on playing or not for a few years now, so while the chance to play for Utd was appealing, I'm not sure he'd be bothered to play a lower level.

But if it happens, Bristol will go nuts. The place already has huge grins over signing James.

[ampersand]

I cant see that one happening. Owen is worth a lot commercially to the club, he was one of the most popular names on football shirts last season in the prem.

But then stranger things have happened

[Jaybles]

christ, man utd fans are stupid

[ampersand]

Maybe its because im hungover.....but i dont follow you

Edited August 5, 2010 by ampersand

[eFestivals]

Liverpool bidder

So it seems that it's the CHinese govenrment that are bidding to buy Liverpool. I know that all fans really care about is that the club gets itself back on track, but I must say they are really the investors i'd be desperate to have.

I'm confused by all of this.

A few days ago the story was that a consortium led by Kenny Huang had made a bid. Yesterday I read a story that stated Kenny Huang had said he'd made no bid. I also saw Keith Harris (but no Orvil ) on Sky saying that Kenny Huang's interest wasn't close in financial terms to other firm bids already on the table, and so the club wasn't be likely to be sold to Kenny Huang.

So while this Guardian story might be right about this Chinese govt fund being a front runner, I'm not sure that they're not confusing two different things and mixing them together.

[Jaybles]

why would you get a has been bencher on your shirt, when you could get rooney or someone who would make a difference.

in fact, if you're over the age of 12, why would you get any name on your shirt (international is a different thing though )

[eFestivals]

According to whufc.com:

"We are close to signing a young international who represented his country with distinction at the 2010 world cup"

Any guesses? I reckon KPB is the obvious candidate, not sure of many others we'd be in a position to sign

...Or are we getting one of the New Zealanders who play in the conference...

Any guesses?

According to BBC's gossip....

West Ham are poised to complete the £5m signing of highly rated New Zealand World Cup star Winston Reid. The 22-year-old defender is the mystery signing the Hammers have promised fans on their website.

http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/news/West-Ham-mystery-signing-hinted-at-on-club-website-revealed-exclusive-article544727.html#ixzz0vg1bouz2

[ampersand]

Owen is a big name (despite being long passed his best)..........Man Utd are a big club.

Go abroad and you will see the amount of Man Utd shirts being sold with owen on, they lap that up.

Other than that i agree with you.

[Cardboard Box City]

just didn't get the whole excitement of him signing. was destined to be a failure.

Edited August 5, 2010 by Cardboard Box City

[ampersand]

Isn't he on a very cheap deal and chipped in with a few goals before he got injured? Dont see the problem with signing him.

Callum Davenport is training with Nottingham Forrest after being stabbed last year

[Jaybles]

don't remember him scoring too many. and wages are irrelevant as far as i can see. he's still a body taking up a place in the team. berbatovs scored far more than him you'd think yet he's a flop cos he's on more money... and obviously cos he's a lazy twat.

[Cardboard Box City]

don't remember him scoring too many.

[ampersand]

He's scored 9 goals in 31 appearances apparently, and I suspect many of them were as a sub.

[Lithium05]

According to BBC's gossip....

[Alcatraz]

According to BBC's gossip....

[sifi]

Callum Davenport is training with Nottingham Forrest after being stabbed last year

[Cardboard Box City]

Apparently, Brad 'hands up in apology' Jones has been the subject of a bid by Liverpool.

Jones played his part in one of the most dramatic comebacks in European football, as shown in this video at 0.23 and 0.40:

I would also like to point out 2.33 in this video of his first international:

[philipsteak]

Thanks for saving me the time

I should start putting money on my cynical whims, they're almost always spot on