The BIG Football Thread

[Satangel]

Who fucking cares about the Olympics?

London and maybe the whole of Great Britain? I don't know, just guessing you put all this money and effort in it, and I think it's never going to trump what I've seen in Beijing..... Sorry but that's the reality, that opening ceremony alone blew my mind. Not to mention all those records and that American getting 11 gold medals, holy FUCK.
These games are going to get some minor new records, but that's it I think....

 

[lufere7]

Dammit, Chelsea got Hazard so now United will get Kagawa, I wanted Kagawa here

 

[emigre]

Liverpool really are run by incompetent twats.

 

[freaksloan]

Who fucking cares about the Olympics?

I only care because I have a VPN and can watch the Canadian and British coverage. The coverage in America SUCKS!

 

[freaksloan]

I see Cech signed a new 4 year deal with Chelsea.

 

[Satangel]

I see Cech signed a new 4 year deal with Chelsea.

Amazed by the length of the contract, didn't expect it to be so long. Then again, 34 years old isn't THAT old for a GK.....
Too bad for Courtois though (also Belgian like me, and very talented youngster of Chelsea). Wouldn't be surprised if he went to another top team to actually play.

 

[emigre]

I see Cech signed a new 4 year deal with Chelsea.

Amazed by the length of the contract, didn't expect it to be so long. Then again, 34 years old isn't THAT old for a GK.....
Too bad for Courtois though (also Belgian like me, and very talented youngster of Chelsea). Wouldn't be surprised if he went to another top team to actually play.

Cech has just turned 30!

 

[Satangel]

I see Cech signed a new 4 year deal with Chelsea.

Amazed by the length of the contract, didn't expect it to be so long. Then again, 34 years old isn't THAT old for a GK.....
Too bad for Courtois though (also Belgian like me, and very talented youngster of Chelsea). Wouldn't be surprised if he went to another top team to actually play.

Cech has just turned 30!

I know, I meant 30 + 4 at the end of his current contract. That isn't too old at all, if he keeps it up he might even get another contract by then!

 

[emigre]

I see Cech signed a new 4 year deal with Chelsea.

Amazed by the length of the contract, didn't expect it to be so long. Then again, 34 years old isn't THAT old for a GK.....
Too bad for Courtois though (also Belgian like me, and very talented youngster of Chelsea). Wouldn't be surprised if he went to another top team to actually play.

Cech has just turned 30!

I know, I meant 30 + 4 at the end of his current contract. That isn't too old at all, if he keeps it up he might even get another contract by then!

Ok my bad, I misunderstood you there. But 4 years for a keeper is pretty reasonable if we refer back to old logic, of a keeper hitting his peak at 30. I'd say GK is the only position where you can offer a long term contract with little risk of decline in performance.

 

[emigre]

Ahhh this Rodgers to Liverpool attention is really not good for my health...

 

[Satangel]

This Saturday the game against England on the mythic pitch of Wembley.... I'm actually starting to believe in our chances! With Kompany (still uncertain if he'll play), the Verminator and Fellaini we have some good to outstanding players who play in England, and with Lukaku and Hazard very eager to show themselves I'm getting more and more confident we can actually win.

 

[BlueStar]

Brendan Rodgers set to take charge at Liverpool
By Pat Murphy BBC Radio 5 live

Swansea manager Brendan Rodgers is expected to be confirmed as the new Liverpool boss in the next 48 hours.

The clubs are understood to be discussing compensation for the 39-year-old, with Swansea likely to recieve a compensation payment of between £4m and £5m.

Wigan manager Roberto Martinez had been in contention after meeting with owner John W Henry in Miami last week.

But attention has since switched back to Rodgers.

More to follow.

 

[Shinigami357]

Scholes has signed on for another year! Heck yes! Hazard who?!
Also, Ben Amos [though he's buried well behind DDG and Lindegaard] signed on for three years!

XD

Up next... Kagawa, apparently?


PS

Sneijder still on the line, according to some rumors? Modric, too?

Hm...

 

[emigre]

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I knew Rodgers was always going to do this to us after what he did at Watford but this really does irritate me.
1) What happens regarding The Sig transfer.
2) Rodgers' behavior in the lead up, the Huw Jenkins went to Germany and agreeing a club record fee for The Sig.
3) Third consecutive manager whose left us for another club (Martinez to Wigan,, Sousa to Leicester)
4) WHY CAN'T A MANAGER JUST STICK WITH US FOR A BIT?! I know our training facilities are complete shit and we haven;t got a pot to piss in. But we do provide a good structure for the manager to succeed

But we'll be fine.
1) We have a good structure which has proved successful in progressing the club despite our managers ditching us.

2) Our chairman, Huw Jenkins is the actual linchpin in our success. As illustrated by his record of good appointments. In Huw we trust.
3) We're familiar to the situation.
4) We're used to the situation.
5) The majority of the players are used to the situation.
6) Compensation money is nice considering we usually don't have a pot to piss in.

 

[Flame]

Germany is going to win euro 2012, because Germany always does well in Poland and Ukraine.

 

[emigre]

I hope Rodgers fails at Liverpool. Him and Liverpool have been a fucking disgrace.

 

[Shinigami357]

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I knew Rodgers was always going to do this to us after what he did at Watford but this really does irritate me.
1) What happens regarding The Sig transfer.
2) Rodgers' behavior in the lead up, the Huw Jenkins went to Germany and agreeing a club record fee for The Sig.
3) Third consecutive manager whose left us for another club (Martinez to Wigan,, Sousa to Leicester)
4) WHY CAN'T A MANAGER JUST STICK WITH US FOR A BIT?! I know our training facilities are complete shit and we haven;t got a pot to piss in. But we do provide a good structure for the manager to succeed

But we'll be fine.
1) We have a good structure which has proved successful in progressing the club despite our managers ditching us.

2) Our chairman, Huw Jenkins is the actual linchpin in our success. As illustrated by his record of good appointments. In Huw we trust.
3) We're familiar to the situation.
4) We're used to the situation.
5) The majority of the players are used to the situation.
6) Compensation money is nice considering we usually don't have a pot to piss in.

Speaking as a Manchester United fan, I can't say I know how you feel, but I sympathize with you. More so since the man who brought your team this far is boarding a long-since-sunken ship.

Best of luck to your Swans. [that's what they're called right?]

PS

Yes, I'm aware SAF's reign has lasted longer than I've been drawing breath. Damn.

And I hope he doesn't retire soon, either.

 

[kakashi919]

I hope Rodgers fails at Liverpool. Him and Liverpool have been a fucking disgrace.

May i ask why Liverpool is hated so much? Besides the recent Suarez incident.

 

[emigre]

May i ask why Liverpool is hated so much? Besides the recent Suarez incident.

Some may go back to jealously of the 70s and 80s Liverpool teams and possibly also the aftermath of Heysel which saw English clubs banned from European competition, which would certainly have pissed off some teams who had qualified for Europe during that peroid.

But I was born in 1990 and thus have never seen Liverpool win a title. My loathing towards Liverpool comes from the arrogance and inflated ego the club has and the general cuntery attitude of their fans, best illustrated a the treatment of Roy Hodgeson and Patrice Evra.The Suarez affair including Kenny Dagleish's conduct and statements made by the club have been appalling. The way the affair was handled was a disgrace and I can understand why people felt offended about it.

And lastly the way the way they've gone about replacing KD has been highly disruptive to Swansea and Wigan, trying to approach managers at clubs within a week was amateurish. They've gone about it poorly, you identify your target and go for him. Not the bastard way they've gone about it. There's a right way and a fucking stupid way, to do things. They've done the latter

 

[emigre]

http://www.swanseacity.net/page/Latest/0,,10354~2793289,00.html

Statement from the club. BR wants out. We're discussing compensation. We better get the £5 million. If they can spend £20 million on Downing, they can certainly afford £5 million for Rodgers.