Football 2013-2014

[pink_triangle]

It's with a heavy heart that I need to turn my back on Morton for a while.

Our esteemed f**king crackpot of a chairman, Douglas Rae has spent the last two days pointing the finger at absolutely everyone. He's pointed the finger at the manager, publically calling him stupid, pointed the finger at one of our strikers, calling him useless, pointed the fingers at supporters blaming us for budget cuts, and then saying "only an idiot or fan would buy Morton" in the same breath as saying he'd be happy to sell. Aye, I'm sure prospective buyers would be delighted at being called idiots. Especially with the crowd constantly dropping because you continuously slag them off.

He's a cancer to the football club and a PR disaster and worst of all, he's an arrogant fud who can't see where the real problems are.

[The Nal]

Anyway kroos is a more attacking midfielder, do united really need one? They desperately need defensive midfielders and defenders, strikers, manager(before the boss chips in).

[pink_triangle]

Some decisions in football baffle me, Forest employing Pearce for next season is one of them. Why is a team who are fighting for promotion for this season thinking of next, going into a fight for play offs with a caretaker manager against experience pros like arry, McLaren and adkins is madness. Surely the position dictates that they need the manager for the job now.

Also if the caretaker manager both gets them into the play offs and wins it, that would be a fantastic achievement. Why would you then move the man aside for Pearce.

[pink_triangle]

German pals told me its all about cash. Kroos is on ~3 million a year and wants 12 similar to his mate Goetze. Seems Utd have offered him the 12. He's on the last year of his contract.

Whilst Utd have always signed players from other English sides for big money they've rarely stood out as being that hawkish when dealing with clubs internationally. Should they get Kroos it'd be a huge coup.

[eFestivals]

Anyway kroos is a more attacking midfielder, do united really need one? They desperately need defensive midfielders and defenders, strikers, manager(before the boss chips in).

good analysis, but you've got the order of importance back to front.

[DomDom1984]

I don't think fan ownership is an option unfortunately. We did play a big part in our survival over ten years ago, but that was when the support was a lot more enthusiastic and up for the fight. Rae's attitude has slowly but surely sapped the energy and fight from the supporters. We had our lowest ever attendance on Tuesday night and things will only get worse. Years of wrong managerial options, budget miscalculations and public disasters have just done us right in.

St Mirren have been looking to sell up for the last four years. A club with no debt, running at a profit every year and always in the top flight. Nobody will touch them.

If fans DID step forward we'd have to buy off the debt to Rae's confectionary factory, Golden Casket, which is pretty staggering. Around two million if memory serves me right, mainly down to the overspending and stupid wages we've been paying for years and years.

[thetime]

good analysis, but you've got the order of importance back to front.

[eFestivals]

Ozil was 42.4m

of course he was. Doh!

[eFestivals]

Who needs one when we have this footballing master?

I know that Fellani isn't an OT favourite, and I can't say I've taken much notice of who's been on the pitch in the more recent games I've half seen, but...

Might it be the case that Utd having perked up a bit in their play in more recent games has coincided with Fellani's return from injury?

[Wooderson]

Would 100 million get Moyes Kroos along with Shaw, Schneiderlin and Lovren from Southampton?

De Gea

Grooverider Lovren Jones Shaw

Fellaini Schneiderlin Kroos

Mata Rooney Van Persie

[zahidf]

Would 100 million get Moyes Kroos along with Shaw, Schneiderlin and Lovren from Southampton?

De Gea

Grooverider Lovren Jones Shaw

Fellaini Schneiderlin Kroos

Mata Rooney Van Persie

[zahidf]

From football 365 letters pages:

United can, theoretically, finish on 72 points from eminently winnable matches Not going to happen, plainly, but that would require Arsenal to drop ten points from six matches, and Everton nine from seven.

If the useless one even makes the Europa League, it'll be more than he deserves, but it's not inconceivable that his players might drag United to fourth.

Chris MUFC

[The Nal]

I know that Fellani isn't an OT favourite, and I can't say I've taken much notice of who's been on the pitch in the more recent games I've half seen, but...

Might it be the case that Utd having perked up a bit in their play in more recent games has coincided with Fellani's return from injury?

[eFestivals]

From football 365 letters pages:

United can, theoretically, finish on 72 points from eminently winnable matches Not going to happen, plainly, but that would require Arsenal to drop ten points from six matches, and Everton nine from seven.

If the useless one even makes the Europa League, it'll be more than he deserves, but it's not inconceivable that his players might drag United to fourth.

Chris MUFC

has Simon changed his name by deed poll?

[Wooderson]

No hes been poor. Hes never a Utd midfielder. Apart from the Bayern result Utd have been the same as the rest of the season in the last month. Average against Olympiakos, hammered by Liverpool, hammered by City and then a spirited and organised performance against Bayern.

[The Nal]

Baconface tried numerous times to sign him in '08.

[DomDom1984]

Like Fergie never made any mistakes when looking at players.

[Wooderson]

I know. Ferguson brought "Clevz" into the team too. Ferguson signed Bebe. Ferguson signed Tiabi.

Cant get them all right.

Edited April 3, 2014 by Wooderson

[Wooderson]

"Ability-wise he is excellent. He is a terrific finisher. We have been very impressed with that."

[Wooderson]

"He told me to cut my hair, it will look better. So I cut it the same day. In the next training session, he didn’t recognise me. I went past him many times and he didn’t know me."

The whole Bebe fiasco is GOLD.

[pink_triangle]

Depends if they have a release clause. Add a few million to each of their clauses...

[zahidf]

Well, moyes added 3 million or so to felliani's release clause from everton...

[thetime]

They'd get screwed on wages. They aready have Mata and Rooney of half a million between them a week.

[pink_triangle]

Well, moyes added 3 million or so to felliani's release clause from everton...

[LondonTom]

Some decisions in football baffle me, Forest employing Pearce

Edited April 3, 2014 by LondonTom