English Premier League Thread II

hdcantona · Jul 3, 2013

van Basten said:
His name isnt big enough for him to think that way.

no but Utd have lacked a top class CM for years, literally years, and to have one of the best young ones on the planet join for 18 million euros there'd be hell of a lot of fanfare.

if he was gonna announce it, it may be the last thing he says before leaving the conf., but I just can't see him doing it.

vB9 · Jul 3, 2013

hdcantona said:
no but Utd have lacked a top class CM for years, literally years, and to have one of the best young ones on the planet join for 18 million euros there'd be hell of a lot of fanfare.

He is a spotty teenager... not 27 year old Zidane... wot fanfare do u want?

hdcantona · Jul 3, 2013

van Basten said:
He is a spotty teenager... not 27 year old Zidane... wot fanfare do u want?

I don't want fanfare, I'm saying there will be a lot though...

whether or not your excited is irrelevant, look online, the vast majority of people who know anything about Thiago are anxious, and believe signing him would be an outstanding move, given the price, potential and position he plays...

How often does a new manager have an opening press conference at a club from the very top tier like Utd, Barca, RM and so on, go there, and also announce a big transfer deal?

I'd be flabbergasted if he announced even someone like Baines, let alone a Thiago type signing

vB9 · Jul 3, 2013

hdcantona said:
I don't want fanfare, I'm saying there will be a lot though...

whether or not your excited is irrelevant, look online, the vast majority of people who know anything about Thiago are anxious, and believe signing him would be an outstanding move, given the price, potential and position he plays...

How often does a new manager have an opening press conference at a club from the very top tier like Utd, Barca, RM and so on, go there, and also announce a big transfer deal?

I'd be flabbergasted if he announced even someone like Baines, let alone a Thiago type signing

In yr earlier post u pointed out that we needed a quality CM for sum time now and Thiago almost certainly has that quality. I recognise that and I am excited abt it... Im just not wanking off abt it.

Barca and Real announce their players first and then appoint their mangers lol.

manutd fan · Jul 3, 2013

It's now been 7 years since United last bought a midfielder for the first team squad :lol:

Last one being Hargreaves/Anderson in 2007.

van Basten said:
His name isnt big enough for him to think that way.

Moyes is the number 1 person at United. We operate in a different way to most other clubs.

neutral said:
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It's a true story

neutral · Jul 4, 2013

manutd fan said:
It's now been 7 years since United last bought a midfielder for the first team squad

Last one being Hargreaves/Anderson in 2007.

Just to be pedantic , thats 6 years :tongue:

manutd fan said:
It's a true story

I know , i read the article. Not that i trust Collymore however.

vB9 · Jul 4, 2013

manutd fan said:
Moyes is the number 1 person at United. We operate in a different way to most other clubs.

True. But he isnt going to have the same clout as Fergie. Utd's new chief executive... he is a banker... I can see him being a dick to Moyes.

manutd fan · Jul 4, 2013

van Basten said:
True. But he isnt going to have the same clout as Fergie. Utd's new chief executive... he is a banker... I can see him being a dick to Moyes.

He will. Whilst SAF and Bobby Charlton are directors, the manager will have 100% power. Even if we finish 4th for the next 3 years, that won't change.

vB9 · Jul 4, 2013

manutd fan said:
He will. Whilst SAF and Bobby Charlton are directors, the manager will have 100% power. Even if we finish 4th for the next 3 years, that won't change.

SAF and Bobby Charlton are like the royal family... they r there for show! Do you really think the Glazer's give a 2 penny fuck abt them?

Like I say, Fergie's era was different. Also, Martin Edwards was a friend to Fergie, Peter Kenyon was a friend to Fergie and Gill was a friend to Fergie... as a combo they cud face the Glazers with eyes level. This new guy? He is a J.P. Morgan person... he is a friend to no1. He is there to do Glazer's bidding (skimming even more money off the top).

neutral · Jul 4, 2013

van Basten said:
SAF and Bobby Charlton are like the royal family... they r there for show! Do you really think the Glazer's give a 2 penny fuck abt them?

Like I say, Fergie's era was different. Also, Martin Edwards was a friend to Fergie, Peter Kenyon was a friend to Fergie and Gill was a friend to Fergie... as a combo they cud face the Glazers with eyes level. This new guy? He is a J.P. Morgan person... he is a friend to no1. He is there to do Glazer's bidding (skimming even more money off the top).

Just curious what you are basing this all off? The guy has only been in the job for a couple days.

vB9 · Jul 4, 2013

neutral said:
Just curious what you are basing this all off? The guy has only been in the job for a couple days.

History... it fucking repeats itself.

manutd fan · Jul 4, 2013

van Basten said:
SAF and Bobby Charlton are like the royal family... they r there for show! Do you really think the Glazer's give a 2 penny fuck abt them?

Like I say, Fergie's era was different. Also, Martin Edwards was a friend to Fergie, Peter Kenyon was a friend to Fergie and Gill was a friend to Fergie... as a combo they cud face the Glazers with eyes level. This new guy? He is a J.P. Morgan person... he is a friend to no1. He is there to do Glazer's bidding (skimming even more money off the top).

Kenyon wasn't a friend of SAF. He screwed us over.

Fergie had 1 supporter at United - Bobby Charlton. Moyes has two supporters at United - Charlton and SAF.

For all their faults, the Glazers at least leave the football side of things to other people. You don't make much more money finishing first than you do finishing 3rd. It's a few million. All the Glazers care about is that we continue to bankroll their family.

Moyes has come in and sacked 3 people that have been at United for a combined period of about 40 years. The Rooney situation is up to him entirely, he's got full control and will be given time. SAF and Bobby Charlton will make sure he's ok.

Moyes isn't my pick either, I don't think he's that good, but he's here to stay.

neutral · Jul 4, 2013

Who would your pick have been manutd fan? And a realistic one, not Pep or Jurgen etc.

necromancer · Jul 4, 2013

Sometime during the coming season, a lot of Mancs are gonna ask for Giggs to replace Moyes..

manutd fan · Jul 4, 2013

Giggs has become player-coach whilst Phil Neville has returned to become a coach as well. Nicky Butt recently joined and Scholes probably will too.

neutral said:
Who would your pick have been manutd fan? And a realistic one, not Pep or Jurgen etc.

Pep was already taken by Bayern so I wanted Mourinho or Klopp (don't see why that isn't realistic).

Guardiola was strange as it's a fact that SAF flew to America a few times to meet Pep for whatever reason. No one knows what it was about though, and at the time SAF didn't decide to retire. I wouldn't have minded Ancelotti either tbh. Or Hiddink. Or Heynkes or whatever he's called. Basically any of the top managers.

necromancer said:
Sometime during the coming season, a lot of Mancs are gonna ask for Giggs to replace Moyes..

They'll be calling for SAF to return. If SAF comes to OT then the camera will be on him all match whenever we're losing.

Looking at the start to the season we have, it's possible fans will be calling for Moyes' head in September :lol:

vB9 · Jul 4, 2013

I cant remeber... ManUtd mate help me out... have we ever had a foreign manager? I think they made the choice by going Bristih.

None British I wud have gone for Michael Laudrup or that Argentinian from Spain... I 4get his name but guy plays good football.

neutral · Jul 4, 2013

manutd fan said:
Klopp (don't see why that isn't realistic).

From the interviews he has conducted you can see there is no chance he is leaving Dortmund, atleast until his current contract is up.

van Basten said:
I cant remeber... ManUtd mate help me out... have we ever had a foreign manager? I think they made the choice by going Bristih.

A google search reveals, 9 English, 8 Scottish, 1 Walsh and 1 Irish.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Manchester_United_F.C._managers

Looking at that, only 19 managers in their entire history. Chelsea have had 19 over the last 25 years :lol:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Chelsea_F.C._managers

vB9 · Jul 5, 2013

Nice 1, Neutral.

9 English, 8 Scottish, 1 Walsh and 1 Irish... respect to that man!

Peter Kenyon - Overall he did his job well, he looked after a PLC in the right way. Then he fucked us over on the Ronny deal when he was abt to join Chelsea himself... fuck that, I bear him no ill will.

manutd fan · Jul 5, 2013

van Basten said:
Nice 1, Neutral.

9 English, 8 Scottish, 1 Walsh and 1 Irish... respect to that man!

Peter Kenyon - Overall he did his job well, he looked after a PLC in the right way. Then he fucked us over on the Ronny deal when he was abt to join Chelsea himself... fuck that, I bear him no ill will.

Not just Ronaldinho. He took all our notes on players we were looking at with him to Chelsea. Literally every player we were in for, Chelsea suddenly wanted and usually got by paying more money.

Robben, Essien, Duff. Few more too. He's a dick - always has been. He also tried to take Rio Ferdinand to Chelsea with him by offering him the world (part of the reason Rio has never been that popular with the fans).

SAF didn't always have a good relationship with the board either. They wouldn't let him sign Batistuta and Salas due to the wages. Kluivert too I believe though I could be wrong. The first two names are a fact though.

vB9 · Jul 5, 2013

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/blog/2013/jul/04/ryan-giggs-manchester-united-coach

Seems legit.

I do question the appointment of Neville... I mean youre not really gonna respect Phil are ya? Wud van Persie? We need Paul to come in... but there is no rush, he just retired let the guy have sum time to himself and then later on perhaps him n Giggs cud be in charge.

jammin · Jul 5, 2013

A prestigious manager fitting for such a prestigious club.

Apparently, Rooney's staying.

necromancer · Jul 5, 2013

Cagliari pres.Cellino:"2yrs ago I bought West Ham.If in italian football wd happen 1/10 of things that happen in England,we wd all b jailed"

Shady, shady league.

Casualista · Jul 5, 2013

Sage · Jul 5, 2013

it's cellino, can't trust a man who's been to jail

Casualista · Jul 5, 2013

The funny thing is they should all be in jail anyway. :lol:

Sod-Lod · Jul 5, 2013

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Jasper · Jul 9, 2013

He's just so chillllll

LemonCookies · Jul 10, 2013

Martinez at Everton is bringing in some amazing signings. Everton of all teams got Deulofeu on loan, :eek:

jammin · Jul 10, 2013

I have decided to support Southampton next season. :thumbsup:

I already wiki'd them, and played 3 months of FM with them, so I think I know them well enough.

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