Football 2013-2014

[pink_triangle]

You are are alll fools and don't understand moyes masterplan, he is doing all this to avoid the Europa league...

I thought they did okay, Sunderland had one weak shot all game.

[pink_triangle]

A very good and improving team team have got a very minor boost via a major signing.

A very poor and not improving team will get a massive boost via a major signing? I think not.

[thetime]

the penalty misses suggest confidence is also an issue.

[eFestivals]

There was a lot of negativity around arsenal when ozil signed

Really?

There was some stupidity off the back of a first day defeat, that's all.

I think Mata will give the whole club a boost, there probably are very few available players of his profile.

It would, but that boost wouldn't be much or enough.

But anyway, where are all the "spotted in Manchester this morning" stories? If the stories are true he was having his medical this morning and was to be unveiled this arvo.

There's something about it that doesn't smell quite right.

[zahidf]

Really?

There was some stupidity off the back of a first day defeat, that's all.

It would, but that boost wouldn't be much or enough.

But anyway, where are all the "spotted in Manchester this morning" stories? If the stories are true he was having his medical this morning and was to be unveiled this arvo.

There's something about it that doesn't smell quite right.

[5co77ie]

I can see the headlines now - "oh dear what can the Mata be"

[eFestivals]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/25849959

BBC have it as a done deal...

Rumours say that Chelsea are going to 'steal' Sala under Liverpools nose as well.

that story has been changed a little since last night, cos it did say the medical would be this morning. That bit of info was wrong, so why should the rest of it be right?

There's a lot more detail about this transfer coming from papers, etc, than the norm, so either someone is leaking good info like a sieve, or all of the info is suspect.

Given that various bits and pieces around it keep being contradicted to try to keep the story within any of the few solid facts, I'm starting to side with the 'suspect' angle.

Edited January 23, 2014 by eFestivals

[pink_triangle]

Really?

There was some stupidity off the back of a first day defeat, that's all.

It would, but that boost wouldn't be much or enough.

Edited January 23, 2014 by pink_triangle

[pink_triangle]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/25849959

BBC have it as a done deal...

Rumours say that Chelsea are going to 'steal' Sala under Liverpools nose as well.

[pink_triangle]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/25849959

BBC have it as a done deal...

Rumours say that Chelsea are going to 'steal' Sala under Liverpools nose as well.

[strummer77]

Yeah the Echo saying we've pulled out of that over price. Sounds like Chelsea's.

[thetime]

Surprised there has not been any mention of the following

Barcelona Neymar fee

Colleymore criticising Suarez and getting racist abuse and death threats

The Anelka affair.

Also Wenger saying it's unfair selling a player to a rival(I know the punch line guys), eh? What about RVP and Nasri?

Edited January 23, 2014 by thetime

[eFestivals]

Isn't salah a winger? In all honesty if Liverpool have money to spend it should be in the middle of the park.

they need (one of) a back up for Sterling or a better than Sterling, so presumably that's why they might want him.

Chelsea selling mata and trying to poach Liverpool transfer tactics, its as if they are trying to help man utd!

I don't think Moaniho has much in the way of love for Utd after they had him in tears last spring.

[kaosmark2]

Surprised there has not been any mention of the following

Barcelona Neymar fee

Colleymore criticising Suarez and getting racist abuse and death threats

The Anelka affair.

[zahidf]

Surprised there has not been any mention of the following

Barcelona Neymar fee

Colleymore criticising Suarez and getting racist abuse and death threats

The Anelka affair.

Also Wenger saying it's unfair selling a player to a rival(I know the punch line guys), eh? What about RVP and Nasri?

Edited January 23, 2014 by zahidf

[eFestivals]

The Anelka affair.

If it's all that it could be it's off the scale compared to the Suarez/Terry cases.

There's nowt quite as stupid as footballers, either stupid enough to do it with the full intent or stupid enough not to know the full intent.

[zahidf]

they need (one of) a back up for Sterling or a better than Sterling, so presumably that's why they might want him.

I don't think Moaniho has much in the way of love for Utd after they had him in tears last spring.

[eFestivals]

Anelka = PC overreaction after massive idiocy.

Is it?

When you start to look into it a bit deeper, it ends up as Anelka doing the equivalent of a Nazi salute.

If someone actually did do a Nazi salute on the pitch, what do you reckon the reaction would be?

[strummer77]

I thought the lack of Anelka talk was because he was so obviously guilty there was nothing to debate.

[Essex_George]

Isn't salah a winger? In all honesty if Liverpool have money to spend it should be in the middle of the park. Chelsea selling mata and trying to poach Liverpool transfer tactics, its as if they are trying to help man utd!

[eFestivals]

I thought the lack of Anelka talk was because he was so obviously guilty there was nothing to debate.

there is the intent and knowledge that he might have behind his action which should effect the size of punishment he gets, but yeah, guilty.

[thetime]

Glenn Johnson out for an indefinite period.

Didn't know he was injured.

[Essex_George]

Glenn Johnson out for an indefinite period.

Didn't know he was injured.

[thetime]

there is the intent and knowledge that he might have behind his action which should effect the size of punishment he gets, but yeah, guilty.

[strummer77]

Glenn Johnson out for an indefinite period.

Didn't know he was injured.