Football 2010-2011

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Sky Sports reporting that Benitez has been sacked, with Leonardo to replace him!

[eFestivals]

It's still not clear, the Inter president says in still in charge. Rafa was also claiming a week or 2 ago that the president needs to back in the transfer market or he'll walk.

according to something I read this morning he can't be sacked at this moment cos he's gone on holiday .... to Liverpool!

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I'm going with the theory that Inter are trying to sack Rafa now as Sam Allardyce has become available especially after a few weeks ago he was talking about how he's more suited to either Inter or Madrid.

Edited December 22, 2010 by jump

[The Nal]

according to something I read this morning he can't be sacked at this moment cos he's gone on holiday .... to Liverpool!

[eFestivals]

God, he must be broke as well a useless c**t.

I'm guessing that he still has links to the area of some kind - maybe his kid(s?) are still at school in the UK, or he bought a house around there that he's trying to sell, or something.

[The Nal]

I'm guessing that he still has links to the area of some kind - maybe his kid(s?) are still at school in the UK, or he bought a house around there that he's trying to sell, or something.

[Wooderson]

Yeah as far as I know he has two young kids who both speak with Liverpool accents!!

In fairness, Liverpool is a great spot. Id a great time every time Ive been there.

[The Nal]

Rafa considers Liverpool his family's "home". To call him a "c&nt" and "idiot" reflects more on you than him chief.

Edited December 22, 2010 by The Nal

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David Bernstein is the new FA chairman, surprised David Dein didn't get it.

[TheGayTent]

WHU will be net spenders in Jan. The opposite will be true of the Geordies and Notlob. Hughton went as he disagreed with Ashley on transfer policy in January .

Sidwell is a definite in, dependent on results of medical and any other clubs outbidding WHU. THFC want to sell Keane which means we're not interested (would only have been on loan). Cole, Upson, & Behrami are the 3 players Sullivan really wants rid of. Grant is going nowhere and doesn't get much of a say in transfer dealings.

Edited December 22, 2010 by TheGayTent

[ampersand]

how the f**k did sidwell get signed for chelsea? i hope it wasn't jose that bought him.

Edited December 22, 2010 by ampersand

[TheGayTent]

how the f**k did sidwell get signed for chelsea? i hope it wasn't jose that bought him.

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how the f**k did sidwell get signed for chelsea? i hope it wasn't jose that bought him.

[Wooderson]

Hes a prize twat chief, hes proved it over and over again. Im amazed that the same people who were saying "he has to go" and "get him out now" for the last year and a half ago are saying they'll take him back!! After he took 6 million from Liverpool when he was sacked!! Madness. Sacked from 2 jobs in 6 months. Rumoured 7 million from Inter when they let him go!!

[The Nal]

RB was making a good go of a crappy situation.

[ampersand]

how similar are his and jose's inter teams?

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how similar are his and jose's inter teams?

[The Nal]

They lost Balotelli & Quaresma and I think they made 1 back up signing. Inter don't trust himt to spend and I'm not sure but isn't it normal for managers in Italy not to make signing and it's left to the club in general?

[ampersand]

Yeah it is. He still has Cesar, Stankovic, Zanetti, Lucio, Motta, Eto'o, Sneijder, Maicon, Milito, Samuel etc. Balotelli didnt really play under Mourinho.

[The Nal]

so he's unhappy at being able to add to what was the best squad in europe, if not the world, last season? obviously you want to put your own stamp on a team, but what a buffoon!

[beLIEveR]

The Rafa situation would be the equivalent of Malky Mackay getting us relegated from our current position this season, being given a new contract on more money, and then slagging off Graham Taylor for not doing what is best for Watford.

The only thing their owner has done wrong in the last six years is appoint Rafa Benitez.

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David Bernstein is the new FA chairman, surprised David Dein didn't get it.

[luckysalt]

In terms of Villa

Id not fussed whatsoever about Sidwell going, apparently he's on £48k a week!

Beye is meant to be going to Leicester which is great cus he's awful and is on £44k a week

Curtis Davis can go, he had promise be he never put his stamp on a game, another on high wages

Carew can go, lazy as f**k, yet another high wage

and Ireland, well he wants to leave, never wanted to play for us, the guy is a disgrace, he should have never have signed for us if he didn't want to play, he's never tried to impress, where was his runs he used to make at City? Hope we get about £6mil and obviously his wages off too

I want us to get plenty of players in though, obviously we aren't going to get a lot of transfer funds by selling the above lot, but its the wages that will be off the books that counts

Apparently Wheater is coming in for a small fee from Boro cus he's out of contract and McAllister has recommended him to Houllier.

Then we need to beef up the midfield [defensive and attacking] and attacking [strikers]options, I want young fresh blood to be honest rather than old faces, we have Pires, Petrov, NRC in midfield who have been there done that, btw REALLY hope NRC stays, we need more youngster from abroad and it looks like we might be getting that, go the Arsenal way of doing things, take risks with youth players, its better than paying huge fees and massive wages to players happy to sit there and take the cash and not put the effort in, like Carew.

Going back to Ireland though, I can't see who'd be interested in him, I certainly wouldn't be how he's played for Villa and if the fee was £8mil which is the apparent price, Everton have been linked but they have Cahill and Arteta and if they have £8mil to spend Id surely spend it on a striker first, so I can't see that happening.

January should be an interesting one.

10 days....

[ampersand]

if he really doesn't want to play for you, then anyone he wants to play for will obviously get a great signing. he was outstanding for man city for a good spell.

think martin o'neils worth is really being shown now.

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Going back to Ireland though, I can't see who'd be interested in him, I certainly wouldn't be how he's played for Villa and if the fee was £8mil which is the apparent price, Everton have been linked but they have Cahill and Arteta and if they have £8mil to spend Id surely spend it on a striker first, so I can't see that happening.