Re: Football Chat Thread PART II : Tue May 21, 2013 8:10 pm  

John_D wrote:

Hearing that Pulis is on his way out now.

Like for like replacement at Everton, maybe? Think he'd suit Everton quite well, especially if Fellaini decides to stay (unlikely, IMO).

Seems almost certain that Mourinho is coming back to Chelsea. It seems Chelsea given up on building around somebody when they sacked AVB, so a pretty good move for a club that only wants to win, and has no desire to build a team or a legacy behind one manager.

Re: Football Chat Thread PART II : Tue May 21, 2013 11:21 pm  

Roddy B wrote: Like for like replacement at Everton, maybe? Think he'd suit Everton quite well, especially if Fellaini decides to stay (unlikely, IMO).. You've made yourself look a fool all season with your comments about Everton's style. Everton have played some wonderful flowing football this season, the left hand side of Baines and Pienaar is the best combination in the Premier League and some of the moves they've pulled off this season have been great to watch. This link explains the delusional tendencies well. Gerrard and Brenton coming up with some absolute pearlers, blinded by the same delusion as you Roddy.

Roddy B wrote: Like for like replacement at Everton, maybe? Think he'd suit Everton quite well, especially if Fellaini decides to stay (unlikely, IMO).. You've made yourself look a fool all season with your comments about Everton's style. Everton have played some wonderful flowing football this season, the left hand side of Baines and Pienaar is the best combination in the Premier League and some of the moves they've pulled off this season have been great to watch. This link explains the delusional tendencies well. Gerrard and Brenton coming up with some absolute pearlers, blinded by the same delusion as you Roddy.

Re: Football Chat Thread PART II : Wed May 22, 2013 7:38 am  

Saddened! wrote: You've made yourself look a fool all season with your comments about Everton's style. Everton have played some wonderful flowing football this season, the left hand side of Baines and Pienaar is the best combination in the Premier League and some of the moves they've pulled off this season have been great to watch. This link explains the delusional tendencies well. Gerrard and Brenton coming up with some absolute pearlers, blinded by the same delusion as you Roddy. Pennant and Etherington played some of the best wing play I've seen in years for Stoke during the 11-12 season, it doesn't mean they play good football, though. Your left side is (or should it be was?) good, but your antics playing players like Fellaini and Anichebe up top, just so you can lump it up to them to knock down, isn't attractive to watch despite your insistence.

Saddened! wrote: You've made yourself look a fool all season with your comments about Everton's style. Everton have played some wonderful flowing football this season, the left hand side of Baines and Pienaar is the best combination in the Premier League and some of the moves they've pulled off this season have been great to watch. This link explains the delusional tendencies well. Gerrard and Brenton coming up with some absolute pearlers, blinded by the same delusion as you Roddy. Pennant and Etherington played some of the best wing play I've seen in years for Stoke during the 11-12 season, it doesn't mean they play good football, though. Your left side is (or should it be was?) good, but your antics playing players like Fellaini and Anichebe up top, just so you can lump it up to them to knock down, isn't attractive to watch despite your insistence.

Re: Football Chat Thread PART II : Wed May 22, 2013 7:52 am  

Roddy B wrote:

Pennant and Etherington played some of the best wing play I've seen in years for Stoke during the 11-12 season, it doesn't mean they play good football, though. Your left side is (or should it be was?) good, but your antics playing players like Fellaini and Anichebe up top, just so you can lump it up to them to knock down, isn't attractive to watch despite your insistence.

You are seriously in denial, and Saddened's right that it makes you look a fool. Everton have been playing some fantastic football this season. Just because they are also still capable of route one does not mean that that is what they have primarily done. The opening Mirallas goal against West Ham was one of the best team goals by any side all season, and they've played plenty of that brand of football.

[John_D]

Re: Football Chat Thread PART II : Wed May 22, 2013 8:08 am  

carl_spackler wrote:

I bet Pardew will also head the betting for the 'sack race', too.

He should be. He's spent a lot of money on good players and made the team appreciably worse. How he's still in the job amazes me.

Re: Football Chat Thread PART II : Wed May 22, 2013 9:01 am  

John_D wrote:

He should be. He's spent a lot of money on good players and made the team appreciably worse. How he's still in the job amazes me.

That's why Pardew being so high up the list shocked me when Guerrier first brought it up, there's probably a stronger case to sack him than several of the managers who have been given the boot this year.

Pardew & Jol will probably be the bookies' favourites, and if they both go it will leave Arsene Wenger as the only man with more than 1 full season of top-flight football in his current tenure.

[John_D]

Re: Football Chat Thread PART II : Wed May 22, 2013 9:25 am  

carl_spackler wrote:

Pardew & Jol will probably be the bookies' favourites, and if they both go it will leave Arsene Wenger as the only man with more than 1 full season of top-flight football in his current tenure.

Heard rumblings about Jol already...

Re: Football Chat Thread PART II : Wed May 22, 2013 10:58 am  

John_D wrote:

He should be. He's spent a lot of money on good players and made the team appreciably worse. How he's still in the job amazes me.

Really..... Swapping the likes of Alan Smith, Leon Best, Wayne Routledge and Joey Barton for Cabaye, Cisse, Santon and Gouffran. Didn't he get manager of the year last season also ???

Re: Football Chat Thread PART II : Wed May 22, 2013 11:09 am  

If you are a Premier League side, you may as well go for it now. There are only four managers who have been at their club for more than 18 months now? Get the change made now while half the league is in disarray and the promoted teams look really weak.

If Spurs and Arsenal splash the cash about as they're rumoured to be about to, with City and Chelsea set to spend, it could be a record breaking summer.

Re: Football Chat Thread PART II : Wed May 22, 2013 11:22 am  

Saddened! wrote:

If you are a Premier League side, you may as well go for it now. There are only four managers who have been at their club for more than 18 months now? Get the change made now while half the league is in disarray and the promoted teams look really weak.

If Spurs and Arsenal splash the cash about as they're rumoured to be about to, with City and Chelsea set to spend, it could be a record breaking summer.

Definition of a paradox?