Football 2013-2014

[eFestivals]

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Although only 3 of those clubs have a record of regular champions league football in recent years and there are several young promising left backs around the world. It may be a gamble for a player to go to man utd who may be on the way down, however others may see it as an equally big gamble joining a side who may be in the champions league for 1 season and then out again.

it's not much of a gamble to take a very promising young player from soton who has already proven himself as more than capable of playing to a high standard in the Prem - their record in producing quality players beats just about every other Prem team (Arsenal excepted of course).

And that's before thinking about the last young left back they produced, and just how much money the buying team made on him.

Shaw will have every better Prem team that needs a better or new left back queuing up to sign him (and perhaps a few overseas too) - which is every team except Newc (and perhaps Newc too?) from what I can see.

[eFestivals]

Whys that?

No particular reason, just how I think it'll go.

Trivia, Mata has made the requisite number of Premier league appearances in order to be eligible for a winners medal should Chelsea win the title this year. He probably shouldn't accept it though.

He probably should ... it'll be the last medal he'll be seeing for many years.

[thetime]

What's happened to Ravel Morrison? Talk about him being loaned to QPR, seems to have got his head together at West Ham.

[eFestivals]

ps ... anyone see Mata's face at the final whistle?

talking of player's faces ....

Did anyone see Szczesny's face - actually, his eye-brows - after Suarez's superb free-kick at the weekend, which Szczesny brilliantly saved?

I can't post the gif here for some reason, but you can see it here:-

http://gfycat.com/GrandioseAgileIberianlynx

[The Nal]

talking of player's faces ....

Did anyone see Szczesny's face - actually, his eye-brows - after Suarez's superb free-kick at the weekend, which Szczesny brilliantly saved?

I can't post the gif here for some reason, but you can see it here:-

http://gfycat.com/GrandioseAgileIberianlynx

[eFestivals]

What a goal that would've been!

yup, I'm not sure that I've ever seen a free-kick that was heading so tightly into the corner of the goal ... tho if I have, I can't believe it was a free-kick from as far away as that one was.

Nice respect for it from Szczesny. I hope Suarez gave some back for the fantastic save.

[LondonTom]

What's happened to Ravel Morrison? Talk about him being loaned to QPR, seems to have got his head together at West Ham.

[DomDom1984]

Fulham blatantly running scared.

Aye, other London teams can play but they can't. Cool story guys.

[The Nal]

Schmeichel was always good at acknowledging attempted long range chips etc. Great to see.

Although not sure how many he congratulated when he didn't save them (Albert in Newcastle's 5 - 0 win, Le Tiss a couple of times are some that spring to mind).

[pink_triangle]

it's not much of a gamble to take a very promising young player from soton who has already proven himself as more than capable of playing to a high standard in the Prem - their record in producing quality players beats just about every other Prem team (Arsenal excepted of course).

And that's before thinking about the last young left back they produced, and just how much money the buying team made on him.

Shaw will have every better Prem team that needs a better or new left back queuing up to sign him (and perhaps a few overseas too) - which is every team except Newc (and perhaps Newc too?) from what I can see.

[LondonTom]

Fulham blatantly running scared.

Aye, other London teams can play but they can't. Cool story guys.

[eFestivals]

I'm not sure, we know all about shaw because we watch the premiership and exposed to the British media. Go to Spain, Italy, Brazil or France they probably haven't heard of him and have their own Luke shaw. These clubs may like Luke shaw but if they think there is a better prospect abroad they may go elsewhere.

I think abroad is unlikely as its extremely rare for young British players to go overseas. Then if you look at British teams many young British players may feel city and chelsea don't have a great track record of developing British players.

That's not to say he will go to man utd, just they would be high up his priority list. It's also possible that man u have scouted someone abroad that they think is better and will look elsewhere.

oh, I agree that euro teams probably don't have him high on their lists, especially as he'll have a premium price.

My point was that his likely English options go far far wider than Utd - as I've said, every team above them.

[kaosmark2]

(and perhaps Newc too?) from what I can see.

[kaosmark2]

Pires goal was beautiful!

[pink_triangle]

oh, I agree that euro teams probably don't have him high on their lists, especially as he'll have a premium price.

My point was that his likely English options go far far wider than Utd - as I've said, every team above them.

[zahidf]

Some good news for arsenal

http://www.football365.com/news/21554/9161547/Our-Luck-Will-Change

'Manchester United manager David Moyes is determined to stick to his principles as he prepares to take his side to Arsenal on Wednesday.'

[eFestivals]

some good new for Utd fans....

"Rio Ferdinand not set to retire - David Moyes"

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/26140439

[The Nal]

some good new for Utd fans....

"Rio Ferdinand not set to retire - David Moyes"

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/26140439

Edited February 11, 2014 by The Nal

[adam1234]

Can somebody tell me how Yaya toure has gotten away without any punishment? It was far worse than what Carroll did, another example of the bigger clubs getting dealt with less harshly

[kaosmark2]

Can somebody tell me how Yaya toure has gotten away without any punishment? It was far worse than what Carroll did, another example of the bigger clubs getting dealt with less harshly

[DomDom1984]

Baffling stuff not to do anything about Toure. Absolutely no excuse for such ineptitude.

[adam1234]

To piss off Moaninho.

[thetime]

He's brilliant at the mind games, he seems to be getting right under pellegrini's skin

Edited February 11, 2014 by thetime

[adam1234]

What's more interesting is neither are bothering with wenger, probably realise they are no threat.

[thetime]

And at the start of the season I - and many others - were saying Liverpool shouldn't sell Suarez to arsenal cos if they were gonna get fourth the only team I could see dropping out was arsenal.

Edited February 11, 2014 by thetime