Greenlizard0 Weekend Football Thread ** spoilers ** [Sunday 13th May 2012]
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Agree with all that, Most deffo, Park should be a fringe player, not one to be relied on in championship deciding games. Anderson never really lived upto the potential. Make no bones about it, midfield is where we lost it this year, simple as that
No London side has ever won the European cup/Champions League.
Great atmosphere at Spurs today. It's been a very entertaining season. I remember only a few seasons back when the UEFA Cup seemed like a big deal. How times have changed at WHL.
Great atmosphere at Spurs today. It's been a very entertaining season. I remember only a few seasons back when the UEFA Cup seemed like a big deal. How times have changed at WHL.
Cleverley hasn't really played enough to be judged properly yet. He doesn't seem all that great from what we've seen of him so far. He started off quite well (I remember that excellent attacking move early in the season with Rooney for example), but whenever he's made a sub appearance he's looked a bit absent. He needs a proper run of games.
If we intelligently bolster the midfield with some quality (not outrageously expensive quality) then we'll be in good stead. I would quite like a striker too as Hernandez isn't a complete player and Welbeck is all over the place at times.
Give or take £20m for League position, maybe an extra £10 - 15m for tv rights, plus maybe £10m for selling fringe players
IF Fergie wants to spend, £50m should be available before owners have to dip into their pockets
Fergie will do all his buying (or majority) before Euros I would think, as from his point of view it will only raise the potential transfer fee. Doubt Hazard will end up at Utd, too expensive (wages ) by all accounts so far.
I remember a few months ago Spurs were 'in' the title race, how things change
England job is so poisoned, even being linked with it kills your season!
No they won't need massive replacing, what takes time is bedding them in and get them used to the pressure of playing for the title. I know you haven't had players like that for a few years
They don't need to replace 4 or 5 first team players in one go like you're trying to suggest though
The players you mentioned will be phased out over time (as I said, they've all got a good few years left in them) and the players that are brought in won't be forced straight into the starting 11 and relied upon. For example, Tevez will probably go this summer and a replacement will come in but with Aguero, Balotelli etc, they won't need to rely on that replacement from the word go.
Agree totally
( think TC had a tough time with sub appearances, Robbo - I think you are right, but given his inexperience I will see how it goes next season . Certainly his starts at the beginning of the season were good enough for where he is in his career for Utd to give him much more time.
Especially with Owen likely out of contract, and Berba likely to be sold I cant see Fergie going into next season without a 4th striker available (although as you say, its going to be a cheaper option rather than a mega signing).
Still think Hernandez got a bit of a rough deal this season, not helped by injuries - Welbeck has been too up and down for me, personally think he should be 3rd or 4th choice next season (if a new striker appears).
CM , of course, should be strengthened 1st off without doubt
Marketing revenues currently sitting at around £100m /year......easily paid for by the £40m ish of debt repayments (not to mention 70,000 seats every home game etc etc).
The drop in revenues was reflected in only getting £15m from tv , instead of the £50-60m that is gaurenteed from Final appearances (even £15m is probably too low)
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Brilliant commentary made even better by the last few seconds. Imagine Motty doing that!
This South American commentary seems a tad biased:
It's so anoying how spanish-esque commentators just repeatedly say goallllllllllllllllll goallllllllllll...
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What an end to the season, today had everything! Well done to Citeh!
However I don't even know where to start on Joey Barton, possibly some of worst actions I've seen ever in the EPL. The attack on Agüero in particular (from behind) was outrageous - and itself deserves at least a 20 game suspension. He's had his chances, now it's time for the premier league to take some serious action.
I'll echo some others comments that it's ashame to see Bolton go down after a run of 11 years, but, they've good enough to bounce straight back.
As for Wolves and Blackburn (especially Blackburn) I just can't see them returning to the EPL anytime soon.
However I don't even know where to start on Joey Barton, possibly some of worst actions I've seen ever in the EPL. The attack on Agüero in particular (from behind) was outrageous - and itself deserves at least a 20 game suspension. He's had his chances, now it's time for the premier league to take some serious action.
I'll echo some others comments that it's ashame to see Bolton go down after a run of 11 years, but, they've good enough to bounce straight back.
As for Wolves and Blackburn (especially Blackburn) I just can't see them returning to the EPL anytime soon.
He does a little song about Aguero at the end.