Re: The Football Chat Thread : Sat Mar 10, 2012 8:02 pm  

CORNISH wrote:

just hope bilbao absolutely destroy manure next week. the arrogant fooookers.

Thought I told you to let the dog in your avatar do your posting. Honestly, it would do a better job.

Re: The Football Chat Thread : Sat Mar 10, 2012 8:15 pm  

Fergie at Lyon tonight watching OL vs LOSC (Lyon vs Lille), taking a look at Hazard? Hope not.

Re: The Football Chat Thread : Sat Mar 10, 2012 8:26 pm  

Dita's Slot Meter wrote:

Redknapp looking more and more like an England manager.....

Moyes tactically spot on, Redknapp twitching on the bench, unable to change a thing because he is, quite frankly, toss.

The myth is quickly disintegrating before our eyes.....Spurs won't make the top 4 at this rate - How will the media spin the whole 'Harry is a genius' bit then?

Might as well let him have a crack, afterall the last few managers, Sven / Fabio won everything that the club game had to offer and did fuk all, so why not try Harry.

Re: The Football Chat Thread : Sat Mar 10, 2012 8:27 pm  

Roddy B wrote:

Fergie at Lyon tonight watching OL vs LOSC (Lyon vs Lille), taking a look at Hazard? Hope not.

On a scouting mission for Man City? Lets face it, Utd will only sign the players City don't want for the forseeable future.

Re: The Football Chat Thread : Sat Mar 10, 2012 8:29 pm  

100% Wire wrote:

De Gea kept us in it, plain and simple, starting to earn his money and prove his doubters wrong. Rafael just standing there and watching Munain score would be lambasted in sunday league football, utterly woeful that. Those Athletic fans were LOUD.

There isn't a problem with his shop stopping, its his command of area / catching / handling crosses he needs to improve. Then he will be v.good. See they are now getting him to bulk up.

Re: The Football Chat Thread : Sat Mar 10, 2012 8:33 pm  

flipper wrote:

Liverpool fans
1 premier league win in 2012
3 straight PL defeats for first time in 9 seasons

as of 9/3/11 - 42 points from 29 games
as of 9/3/12 - 39 points from 27 games

£110+M spent

are you making progress under KKK?
would anyone else other than KKK have been hounded out a la woy by now?

I'll roll out the cliches before you lot get started. There's no doubting we've underperformed in our results in the league, but it seems so silly to say 'don't just judge him by the results'. We've played well for long spells this season but haven't capitalised on form, I know it's a results based business, but Kenny's done so much right, we just haven't put the chances away. If we were playing poorly (we actually did today), I would definitely be voicing my worries more, but we've not played poorly. I keep telling myself we'll 'click' eventually, but it isn't going that way and we've definitely left it too late now if we do suddenly click.

Questions do have to be asked about the signings, whether it was he, Comolli, or both of them, I don't know, but we spent a lot on players never good enough for us, let alone overpaying for. I've said it before and I'll say it again, there is little to no value in signing players based in England. There is no minimising the risk, there is no instant impact, there is no 'Premier League proven guarantee' and there is absolutely no sense in spending £35m on a single player when so many areas are weak.

Although the results don't tell the story, we're definitely better off now than we were last year, but we've still immensely underachieved, regardless of the victory in the smallest cup competition.

Re: The Football Chat Thread : Sat Mar 10, 2012 9:00 pm  

Ajw71 wrote:

On a scouting mission for Man City? Lets face it, Utd will only sign the players City don't want for the forseeable future.

Not quite. United will only sign the players City don't sign, to stop other teams strengthening, due to bloody mindedness.

On a side note, Bloomberg are reporting that the Glazers are again looking to float on the Singapore SE.

Re: The Football Chat Thread : Sat Mar 10, 2012 9:02 pm  

Roddy B wrote:

I'll roll out the cliches before you lot get started. There's no doubting we've underperformed in our results in the league, but it seems so silly to say 'don't just judge him by the results'. We've played well for long spells this season but haven't capitalised on form, I know it's a results based business, but Kenny's done so much right, we just haven't put the chances away. If we were playing poorly (we actually did today), I would definitely be voicing my worries more, but we've not played poorly. I keep telling myself we'll 'click' eventually, but it isn't going that way and we've definitely left it too late now if we do suddenly click.

Questions do have to be asked about the signings, whether it was he, Comolli, or both of them, I don't know, but we spent a lot on players never good enough for us, let alone overpaying for. I've said it before and I'll say it again, there is little to no value in signing players based in England. There is no minimising the risk, there is no instant impact, there is no 'Premier League proven guarantee' and there is absolutely no sense in spending £35m on a single player when so many areas are weak.

Although the results don't tell the story, we're definitely better off now than we were last year, but we've still immensely underachieved, regardless of the victory in the smallest cup competition.

Roddy, if the problem is that of a recurring one, then surely it highlights a managers shortcomings?

Re: The Football Chat Thread : Sat Mar 10, 2012 11:15 pm  

Dita's Slot Meter wrote:

Redknapp looking more and more like an England manager.....

Moyes tactically spot on, Redknapp twitching on the bench, unable to change a thing because he is, quite frankly, toss.

The myth is quickly disintegrating before our eyes.....Spurs won't make the top 4 at this rate - How will the media spin the whole 'Harry is a genius' bit then?

quite agree but who would you suggest would do a better job for England ?


I would bring back God (Hoddle) -forget his personal views and just let him get on with coaching a successful England team

Re: The Football Chat Thread : Sat Mar 10, 2012 11:24 pm  

getdownmonkeyman wrote:

Roddy, if the problem is that of a recurring one, then surely it highlights a managers shortcomings?

The recurring problem is finishing. If a side defends well, creates a lot of chances and controls possession well, there is very little more a manager can do other than get on the field and put the chances in himself. He's tried pretty much every forward partnership possible, we can't get it in the net, which brings me more to the transfer policy.

As I said, I think Kenny is doing so many things right in his management and tactics; however, he and/or Comolli haven't signed well and it's really limiting our results. Kenny isn't faultless, of course not, and he continues to make mistakes, it happens, I just feel we're being punished for ours more than any other sides in the league.