Football 2013-2014

[pink_triangle]

Didn't think you had any interest in the book?

[TheGayTent]

Klopp next arsenal manager? Next season?

[strummer77]

Interesting article from the Guardian on Blackburn winning the league

http://www.theguardian.com/football/when-saturday-comes-blog/2013/oct/23/blackburn-premier-league-title-earned-1995?CMP=twt_gu

[The Nal]

Interesting article from the Guardian on Blackburn winning the league

http://www.theguardian.com/football/when-saturday-comes-blog/2013/oct/23/blackburn-premier-league-title-earned-1995?CMP=twt_gu

Edited October 23, 2013 by The Nal

[thetime]

More interesting than the other book promos thus week, fergie being interviewed by John Snow.

Ferguson looks a bit uncomfortable.

[The Nal]

More interesting than the other book promos thus week, fergie being interviewed by John Snow.

Ferguson looks a bit uncomfortable.

[thetime]

Of to Old Trafford tonight, United having a singing section is a tad embarrassing. .

Edited October 23, 2013 by thetime

[The Nal]

Of to Old Trafford tonight, United having a singing section is a tad embarrassing. .

Edited October 23, 2013 by The Nal

[TheGayTent]

A trip to Old Trafford is always great!

[TheGayTent]

Edit: Holloway sacked by Palace.

[PDAD]

Gutting. Love having Holloway in the premiership.

[TheGayTent]

If Palace had finished 7th last season and been mid table in the Championship right now, he'd still have a job.

[TheGayTent]

True, but I reckon (and I may be wrong) if you take into account total income vs outgoings plus a parachute payment if (when) they are relegated they'd have more money than if they hadn't been promoted.

If I am right, therefore, Holloway has been sacked for making them more money than he would have if they'd not been promoted.

[LondonTom]

Palace haven't really spent, which is why they are where they are....(I don't doubt abit more has been spent but they seem prior to this not to be going for broke to stay up). Which makes the decision even more weirder, I sort of get sackings when a team is clearly underachieving but he seems to be doing just about as good as anyone would expect.

[TheGayTent]

True - and if that team really are on higher wages then someone needs sacking - but I thought they'd gone for the we'll try and stay up best we can, rather than we'll bankrupt ourselves in order to stay up and therefore have to otherwise we're f*cked model.

[thetime]

Tony pulis for palace perhaps?

[pink_triangle]

Nigel Clough new manager of Sheff Utd. That could be a great move for both sides.

[pink_triangle]

Everything that's wrong with modern football policy. You overachieve and get a club into the Premiership and then get sacked cos they can't compete in there.

If Palace had finished 7th last season and been mid table in the Championship right now, he'd still have a job. And they'd have less revenue!

[TheGayTent]

Given the financial constraints I don't think Clough did a bad job at Derby.

As for Pulis, I'm not so sure he wouldn't take the Palace job were he to be considered. If he kept them up he'd be the first Palace manager to do so for years and years. If he doesn't, well he wasn't expected to anyway. Besides, can't see many better openings for him. I know he's from Newport but even that's less of a shithole than Middlesbrough...?

[pink_triangle]

Given the financial constraints I don't think Clough did a bad job at Derby.

As for Pulis, I'm not so sure he wouldn't take the Palace job were he to be considered. If he kept them up he'd be the first Palace manager to do so for years and years. If he doesn't, well he wasn't expected to anyway. Besides, can't see many better openings for him. I know he's from Newport but even that's less of a shithole than Middlesbrough...?

Edited October 23, 2013 by pink_triangle

[TheGayTent]

Kevin McCabe is what happened to Sheff Utd if you believe Blades fans. No idea if the accusations of asset stripping, huge salaries, high interest on his loans, etc is true or not, but that is what they say.

[pink_triangle]

Looking like it will be a better year for English teams in the champions league, its hard not to see Man u, Man C and Chelsea not reaching the last 16 now the group stages are at the halfway stage. Arsenal clearly have a much tougher draw and will likely need at least a point at Napoli to get through. As usual the group (moneymaking for big clubs) stage looks like it will be quite predictable in sending the usual suspects through.

[pink_triangle]

http://www.ftbpro.com/posts/tristan.cross/439604/twelve-worst-owners-and-chairmen-in-british-football-history#posts/tristan.cross/439604/twelve-worst-owners-and-chairmen-in-british-football-history/alex-hamilton-wrexham

Interesting piece about some of the biggest scumbags who have got involved in the game, a fair few of our teams included here.

[TheGayTent]

As I'm off away tomorrow morning I'd best mention this now while I remember. Saturday is a big day for many of the smaller football teams around the English football league system. It's the 4th qualifying round of the FA Cup with the prize for a victory a place in the First Round Proper.

Best of luck to everyone, with special mentions to Marske United, Brislington FC, and Hartley Wintney, who are the last remaining sides in the competition that play as low as the 9th tier in English football. Hope that one of them wins through and gets a plum draw against someone like a Wolves.

Love the FA Cup.

Edited October 24, 2013 by TheGayTent

[RobertProsineckisLighter]

#ask harry

What a prize prick.