Re: Football Chat Thread PART II : Mon Mar 03, 2014 8:39 pm  

Saddened! wrote:

He wasn't provoked and yet chose to have a go at a player.

I disagree that he wasn't provoked. The Hull City player's shove on Pardew was significantly worse than Pardew's shove on the 4th official.

Although the incident itself isn't that severe, in how many other professions would it be acceptable? If Pardew was working at Tesco for example and Meyler was rushing past to get to the whoopsies section and he did that would he get away with it? If he was a teacher and Meyler a mature student? Office worker? I really can't think of another job, bar possibly the armed forces, where that sort of behaviour would be judged to be acceptable.

Meyler's shove on Pardew would be just as liable for the sack if he was working at Tesco's. So would his response of "let me at him, let me at him" afterwards. Just don't compare it with how people are treated in ordinary jobs because different rules apply.

Pretty much anybody involved in pro sports would be forgiven for doing that if they were good at their job. If they were on a high wage and the club thought he wasn't worth the money they'd sack him.

Re: Football Chat Thread PART II : Tue Mar 04, 2014 8:02 am  

Mintball wrote:

He moaned about not getting a regular starting berth but when he gets one, he never seems capable of any consistency.

Our poorest player on the park yesterday by a country mile.

He's scored some sublime goals for City, mainly against Spurs, but most of the times his first touch is appalling. I just don't think City's style suits him and expect he'll leave in the summer.

More positively, I would have happily packed Nasri's bags for him at the end of last season but he's been our best (and one of the most hard working) player this season.

Re: Football Chat Thread PART II : Tue Mar 04, 2014 8:21 am  

Cibaman wrote:

He's scored some sublime goals for City, mainly against Spurs, but most of the times his first touch is appalling. I just don't think City's style suits him and expect he'll leave in the summer...

And of course we'll never forget that equaliser. It's a shame, but I can't seem him staying.

Cibaman wrote:

More positively, I would have happily packed Nasri's bags for him at the end of last season but he's been our best (and one of the most hard working) player this season.

I thought when we bought him he was a really important player for us: last season a lot of things went wrong, and what we now know about Bobby Manc's school of man management suggests that some of that was at least partly to blame. Nasri's been magnificent thus far this season.

Re: Football Chat Thread PART II : Wed Mar 05, 2014 8:26 pm  

man uniteds net spend to trophies ratio over the next 5 years will be shocking.

Re: Football Chat Thread PART II : Wed Mar 05, 2014 8:40 pm  

100% Wire wrote:

I don't know what's worse, that or Sol Campbell running his stupid mouth off about how he "would have been England captain for over ten years if he was white, and that the FA and the majority of England fans don't want a black captain"

He is one hate-fuelled idiot

He has a chip on his shoulder does campbell. It's nonsens.

Is it cos i is black?

Bellend.

Re: Football Chat Thread PART II : Thu Mar 06, 2014 4:23 pm  

Seem to remember Paul Ince was England captain in the 90's for a time.

The reason he wasn't captain is because there was better candidates than him and ex team mates have said Campbell came across as a tad quiet and distant...and borderline arrogant.

Re: Football Chat Thread PART II : Sun Mar 09, 2014 6:29 pm  

Manchester City, what a set of bottling ****'s. Hope Barca embarrass them this week.

Re: Football Chat Thread PART II : Sun Mar 09, 2014 6:38 pm  

Lord God Jose Mourinho wrote:

Manchester City, what a set of bottling ****'s. Hope Barca embarrass them this week.

Not sure where the bottling bit comes into it, but for me it proves what I have thought all season and that is there is no one outstanding side in the league.... I think European results have proved we are a country mile behind the best sides in Europe and no disrespect to Liverpool, but the fact they have gone from being a mid table side, to one which is in with a very good chance of winning the Premier League, shows that our standards continue to slip.

From an entertainment point of view though, it probably makes it the most exciting season for quite a long time.

Re: Football Chat Thread PART II : Sun Mar 09, 2014 6:53 pm  

Dita's Slot Meter wrote:

Not sure where the bottling bit comes into it,

They just got beat at home in the FA Cup to a Championship side. The same side that turned them over in last years FA Cup Final. If you don't think that losing twice to Wigan Athletic is bottling then I don't know what the hell is.

but for me it proves what I have thought all season and that is there is no one outstanding side in the league....

Man City have an outstanding squad. But what they also have is a group of chancers running the club who think they are far smarter than they are. They think that because they appointed Pep Guadiola at Barca they know what they are doing. They think they can pluck out someone who'd won an Inter Toto Cup in 10 years in Europe and he's going to be a great appointment for a massive job.

So then when things are looking good everyone talks about how Barca will be scared of facing Citeh. Kompany talks of a quadruple being inevitable in the future. And then they get brushed aside by Barca and turned over again by Wigan.

I think European results have proved we are a country mile behind the best sides in Europe and no disrespect to Liverpool, but the fact they have gone from being a mid table side, to one which is in with a very good chance of winning the Premier League, shows that our standards continue to slip.

But they don't have a very good chance. They've just managed to inflate their expectations in March instead of August to November. Their expectations are still going to get burst though.

Re: Football Chat Thread PART II : Sun Mar 09, 2014 7:45 pm  

Lord God Jose Mourinho wrote:

But they don't have a very good chance. They've just managed to inflate their expectations in March instead of August to November. Their expectations are still going to get burst though.

I think there will be plenty of Liverpool fans biting their tongues and saving this little nugget for the end of the season...

To say they don't have a very good chance at present is absolute nonsense - At the moment, of all the sides in the league, they are looking the most convincing and playing the best football.

I agree they will probably fall short, but the fact they have come from being almost mid table to serious title challengers just emphasises my original point that the sides at the top of the table are slipping backwards, allowing others to catch up - It also explains Arsenal's league improvement this season too. They are little better than the last few years, its just no one side has been good enough to run away from the chasing pack.