Football 2013-2014

[zahidf]

He won't go from the team with the 2nd/ 3rd biggest budget in Germany to that with the 6th biggest in England. If he moves it will be to a top team.

[zahidf]

In an update to my previous posts regarding Villa and a takeover, apparently the interested party is Larry Ellison. Yeah, that guy, the fifth richest person in the world. $48billion fortune. Sooooooo..... Maybe we might get Klopp if thats true huh?

Think this is the stuff of wet dreams eh? But still, what a fucking dream.

[eFestivals]

In an update to my previous posts regarding Villa and a takeover, apparently the interested party is Larry Ellison. Yeah, that guy, the fifth richest person in the world. $48billion fortune. Sooooooo..... Maybe we might get Klopp if thats true huh?

Think this is the stuff of wet dreams eh? But still, what a fucking dream.

Ellison? Good luck with that one.

Corporate sharks don't come any better.

Edited April 16, 2014 by eFestivals

[TheGayTent]

Tbh, i think someone like Harry Redknapp or Sam Allardyci is more likely than Klopp...

[LondonTom]

Tbh, i think someone like Harry Redknapp or Sam Allardyci is more likely than Klopp...

Edited April 16, 2014 by LondonTom

[zahidf]

Allrdyci is based on Allardyce saying in an interview about how great he is, and how the only reason he hasn't got a top job is because he is English. He said it would be different if he was named Allardyci instead.

Hence, at every oppurtunity, i refer to him as Sam Allardyci.

[mrtourette]

He's a fucking plum isn't he.

Edited April 16, 2014 by mrtourette

[zahidf]

Kroos staying at Bayern next season

Kroos' agent Volker Struth confirms that the player will be staying at Bayern: "There has not been any official contract offer (from Manchester United). There is absolutely no need to table an official bid either because Toni will stay with Bayern Munich at least until 2015."

#MOYESIN

[strummer77]

I reckon Everton is a far better prospect for a takeover.

[The Nal]

As it stands they aren't to an outsider. Need a new ground, no CL football, no brand name.

[ThomThomDrum]

Same as City then.

[The Nal]

Except City had a new stadium

[mrtourette]

Might not be a bad thing needing a new stadium. Could bury 100s of millions into that black hole and bend the FFP rules.

[mrtourette]

Crikey I didn't realise there are 76 clubs being investigated for possible breaches of FFP rules. That's nearly a thrid of all the clubs in European competition this year.

[TheGayTent]

As it stands they aren't to an outsider. Need a new ground, no CL football, no brand name.

[thetime]

Except City had a new stadium

[mrtourette]

That list of things is way to simplistic to judge whehter a club is attractive to a buyer. For example Everton's main issue is not so much the need for a new ground but the difficulty they will have getting he permission to build one in a beneficial location. The last few years have been beset with rejected plans and fan opposotion to certain moves.

[ThomThomDrum]

Do city have a stadium?

[thetime]

??

Are you serious? Or being technical as to if they own it?

Its owned by the council I think, but City got a crazy long lease

[luckysalt]

Same could be said of Villa?

Or have I missed something?

[TheGayTent]

It's the one think that annoys me about city's money, they could buy it of the council and put a lot of money back into the Manchester community.

Great PR as well.

[mrtourette]

Villa don't really need a new ground, its over 40k plus theres plenty of room to expand and all the land nearby is owned, plus we have top facilities, top of the range training ground, nothing would need to be invested there, whatsoever.

The history is there also, former champions of Europe, all that is needed is investment in the squad and brand awareness worldwide. The US and Asian markets are the growth areas which would need reaching out to, Villa has already been doing this in US with this summer the 4th tour in 7 years I believe it is?

Plus based in Birmingham the second city, surely has to be attractive to buyers also.

Im not saying Everton aren't a good prospect for a potential takeover either, but Villa are up there surely?

[TheGayTent]

Villa don't really need a new ground, its over 40k plus theres plenty of room to expand and all the land nearby is owned, plus we have top facilities, top of the range training ground, nothing would need to be invested there, whatsoever.

The history is there also, former champions of Europe, all that is needed is investment in the squad and brand awareness worldwide. The US and Asian markets are the growth areas which would need reaching out to, Villa has already been doing this in US with this summer the 4th tour in 7 years I believe it is?

Plus based in Birmingham the second city, surely has to be attractive to buyers also.

Im not saying Everton aren't a good prospect for a potential takeover either, but Villa are up there surely?

[adam1234]

What are people's view on the whole Jarvis saga? I commend the lad for staying on his feet and blame the ref for making a terrible decision. Blatant penalty why should you have to fall to the floor to win a penalty? it's ridiculous!

Also some of the ex pros saying he should have gone down, what's that all about? I despair at times of the state of elite football. We are encouraging players to dive, whether there is contact or not if you dive on the floor when you don't need to it is a dive. I don't understand it when people say it is not a dive if you get contact even though the player goes down when they could stay on their feet.

Edited April 16, 2014 by adam1234

[DomDom1984]

The people encouraging players to dive in this instance are the referees. The large majority of the time, even if a player has lost possession, he'd need to go down in the box to get a penalty. Advantage lost? Pfft. Who cares? Certainly not the referee.

FIFA, UEFA and respective associations need to stamp this sort of horrendous refereeing out. But they haven't cared before, so why would they now?

I have no problem with the player taking it into his own hands in these instances.