Re: The Football Chat Thread : Fri Aug 19, 2011 11:53 am  

Catalancs wrote:

Isn't Modric staying at Spurs?

Spurs win % with Modric playing is 48% without him it's 52%.

Re: The Football Chat Thread : Fri Aug 19, 2011 12:12 pm  

Why are United so hung up on Sneijder? There are tons of midfielders about, like Hamsik, Gourcuff and Pastore who recently moved to A Madrid.

Oh and Nasri who looks set to move to City kicking and screaming and holding his arms up in the direction of Old Trafford.

Re: The Football Chat Thread : Fri Aug 19, 2011 12:13 pm  

McClennan wrote:

Spurs win % with Modric playing is 48% without him it's 52%.

So what? Those particular types of stats can be massively skewed. What if he played in the "big" games but was injured/rested for the easier (sic) games?? I'm not having a go mate i'm just saying that they always show these stats on SSN as if it goes to prove that team X actually wouldn't be that bad if they lost player Y. Dumbing down?? Sky Sports?? Never!!

Re: The Football Chat Thread : Fri Aug 19, 2011 12:15 pm  

Saddened! wrote:

Why are United so hung up on Sneijder? There are tons of midfielders about, like Hamsik, Gourcuff and Pastore who recently moved to A Madrid.

Oh and Nasri who looks set to move to City kicking and screaming and holding his arms up in the direction of Old Trafford.

Maybe because he's more proven than all of those mentioned at both international and CL level?? I like Gourcuff a lot but whether he'd be suited to the English game I don't know.
Don't know enough about Hamsik or Pastore (who I thought had gone to PSG??) but I know that they haven't played in World Cup and CL finals.

Re: The Football Chat Thread : Fri Aug 19, 2011 12:32 pm  

Big pressure on Liverpool tomorrow to get a result against a severely weakened Arsenal side. I'm struggling to pick a team for Arsenal without changing shape and I'm sure Wenger won't do that. We still have to turn up and get a result though and it certainly isn't a foregone conclusion, certainly when they're attack contains Van Persie and if Walcott turns up.

Looking forward to the United v Tottenham game on Monday night as well. What a luxury to lose three first choice defenders and still throw Fabio, Smalling and Jones in. Vidic out for 5 weeks by the looks of it so these two should get a good run together.

Re: The Football Chat Thread : Fri Aug 19, 2011 12:41 pm  

Ordsall Quays Red wrote:

So what? Those particular types of stats can be massively skewed. What if he played in the "big" games but was injured/rested for the easier (sic) games?? I'm not having a go mate i'm just saying that they always show these stats on SSN as if it goes to prove that team X actually wouldn't be that bad if they lost player Y. Dumbing down?? Sky Sports?? Never!!

lol I think most of us know how stats work but still food for thought for Spuds fans.

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Re: The Football Chat Thread : Fri Aug 19, 2011 1:40 pm  

Saddened! wrote:

Pastore who recently moved to A Madrid.

Good knowledge!!

"Javier Matías Pastore (born 20 June 1989) is an Argentine footballer who currently plays for Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain"

Re: The Football Chat Thread : Fri Aug 19, 2011 3:51 pm  

Mike Oxlong wrote:

Good knowledge!!

"Javier Matías Pastore (born 20 June 1989) is an Argentine footballer who currently plays for Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain"

It was a typo jeez! Give a man a break.

Re: The Football Chat Thread : Fri Aug 19, 2011 4:18 pm  

While at Sid James Park you could hear a pin drop, such is the current level of transfer activity.

Good striker to put with Ba and a reliable left back need to be signed up fast, or I will be very sceptical about our chances of building on last year.

Re: The Football Chat Thread : Sat Aug 20, 2011 11:02 am  

Right, I've just bitten the bullet and bought 2 tickets for City's match at Tottenham next Sunday - for a full sporting weekend.

I'm taking my 7 yr old son for his first taste of an "away day".

Can anyone tell me how hostile I can expect it inside the ground?