General football musings

[CritchSmile]

You'd still kick his cunt in but just out of principle really, i suppose.

Such a principled man, Lewis.

[The Great Khali]

Surely the scenario more accurate would be that the guy brutally dumps the girl and then a week later decides to date a distant cousin in the north of england.

[Chrambo]

Papiss Cisse on why he's always happy

https://www.facebook.com/FootyAccumulato...621743789/

[Big Physical Acey]

Fair enough really.

Fucking hate dour/angry footballers, from 5s to the very top level. It's a game.

[shaun.lawson]

That same 11 year old just called up 606 and was even better. Blew the presenters away. Get him in that dressing room United!

[Big Physical Acey]

http://www.londonhearts.com/scores/games/200707281.html

I'd forgotten that Ricardas Beniusis got 45 minutes of this game.

Half an hour against Thuram, arguably one of the best defenders of all time.

[Picards Forehead]

That same 11 year old just called up 606 and was even better. Blew the presenters away. Get him in that dressing room United!

What a fucking weirdo kid. Calling up radio phone ins

[Timothy Dugshite]

Imagine what he'll be like when he's older.

[Billy Butcher]

Imagine what he'll be like when he's older.

Like Shaun.

Edit: Apart from he probably won't just view teams through a historical paradigm.
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[Cheeky Gnando’s]

Imagine what he'll be like when he's older.

Yeah, that's a really tough one to envision.

[Shteve]

wee cretin.

[Fire Doinks]

That same 11 year old just called up 606 and was even better. Blew the presenters away. Get him in that dressing room United!

Looks like he's doing a Garth Crooks impression.

[I.J]

He'll end up getting his cock lopped off and wearing a frock like that other wee prodigious freak.

[Mastermind]

Fyvie banned for 2 matches for simulation.

[Hank Scorpio]

He's been brutally exposed as a mediocre defender. I never understood the love that some fans had for him, and he has come over as a bit of an idiot.

No sympathy here

[Timothy Dugshite]

St. Johnstone fans hate him seemingly.

[Herman Boyce]

Pep to City

Simeone to Chelsea

Jose to Man United

Wenger stays at Arsenal (should retire and get Pep or Martinez)

Klopp at Liverpool

Ancellotti to Bayern

That all looks locked in. One bit but. Real Madrid will be looking for a manager for next season. Obvs you can discount Ancelotti, Simeone and Guardiola. So all the top clubs are playing managerial merry go round. Where do the biggest/richest/most ruthless club get off? I discount Ancelotti/Simeone/Guardiola based on their previous. Thats obvious. But whos left? Jose? Surely no. Klopp? Building at Liverpool. Pochettino? Been in Spain before. Done well everywhere

Think they might pay the price for the shambolic running of the club in failing to get a top manager in the dugout. But then again, its Real Madrid. They get who they want. Everytime. Simeone doesnt fit them. And comes from cross town rivals. Guardiola? Fucking forget it

Whos available? Blanc? Allegri? Stubbsy?

This might be a lawson special. Where do Real go next? Pellegrini? Been there. Wenger? Maybe Martinez as a wild card? Who's big amd up in coming in Italy/Holland/Portugal?

I'm not 100% convinced Pep won't be at Man Utd next season. Lots of chat about how they've always been on his radar from some in the media.

Like you say Madrid could be in bother. From the names you've mentioned Pochettino and Blanc possibly. Zidane with Hierro as assistant? I genuinely think if Michael Laudrup had made a better job of his time at and after Swansea he would have had a shout. Someone like Mijatovic? Although now I'm just naming folk with a Madrid connection :lol:

Michel is doing well at Marseille though, wee outside bet?

Question is whether the Madrid fans will be willing to accept anything less than a big name. But with a big name comes the expectation of instant success. They might be more inclined to give someone like Zidane, Mijatovic, Michel more time to build something. Possibly not though, the Madrid fans and board are arseholes.

[shaun.lawson]

Agree with you about Pep, Bert. So far, he's managed two of the greatest names in the game. It might well be his plan to manage a third. Certainly, he's open to being made an offer he can't refuse by United or even Arsenal before he signs on the dotted line for City.

On Madrid, while things could spiral out of control there very fast, I think the change is most likely to come in the summer. Zidane is clear favourite; Mourinho can't be ruled out.

[Herman Boyce]

Agree with you about Pep, Bert. So far, he's managed two of the greatest names in the game. It might well be his plan to manage a third. Certainly, he's open to being made an offer he can't refuse by United or even Arsenal before he signs on the dotted line for City.

On Madrid, while things could spiral out of control there very fast, I think the change is most likely to come in the summer. Zidane is clear favourite; Mourinho can't be ruled out.

Can't remember who it was that was saying his long term plan ideally was Man Utd after Bayern then to take Brazil to the 2022 World Cup.

Obviously money talks though. Although City don't have the same history in the game as a Barcelona, Bayern, or Utd, does that mean anything anymore? Plus, City are building something; unlike Chelsea who seem happy to concentrate fully on their first team. Turning City's academy into something to rival Barcelona's as well as turning City's first team from European wannabes into genuine big guns might be something that attracts him.

It's City or United for me. Chelsea doesn't seem like the sort of fit for him at all.

I don't think Madrid will go back for Mourinho either. They should, but I don't think they're dickhead fans would tolerate it. Especially after not wanting Benitez.

Paulo Sousa from Fiorentina?

AC Milan are the other team who could be on the lookout come the summer. 10th last season, 6th currently. Probably too much of a long term project for Mourinho to consider.

[shaun.lawson]

Can't remember who it was that was saying his long term plan ideally was Man Utd after Bayern then to take Brazil to the 2022 World Cup.

Obviously money talks though. Although City don't have the same history in the game as a Barcelona, Bayern, or Utd, does that mean anything anymore? Plus, City are building something; unlike Chelsea who seem happy to concentrate fully on their first team. Turning City's academy into something to rival Barcelona's as well as turning City's first team from European wannabes into genuine big guns might be something that attracts him.

It's City or United for me. Chelsea doesn't seem like the sort of fit for him at all.

I don't think Madrid will go back for Mourinho either. They should, but I don't think they're dickhead fans would tolerate it. Especially after not wanting Benitez.

Paulo Sousa from Fiorentina?

AC Milan are the other team who could be on the lookout come the summer. 10th last season, 6th currently. Probably too much of a long term project for Mourinho to consider.

The assumptions over City are mostly because he already knows Txiki Begiristain from their time at Barcelona. What's interesting about Pep, though, is as well as being so innovative, he's a traditionalist. I think club histories and pedigrees do mean something to him in a way they don't to other managers. Or rather, he's the only manager in the game in a position to choose wherever he goes. Chelsea's a complete non-runner as I think they already know; I do think there's a glimmer of a chance re: Arsenal, but it's about 60-40 City-United beyond that.

I absolutely don't think Madrid should bring Mourinho back. They have no long term plan, no clear identity, and a sensible club would look forwards, not back. He can hardly go to Milan though: his life wouldn't be worth living among scorned Inter supporters, and besides, Milan have too many problems. If he returned to Italy, it'd be to Juve or, more likely, back to Inter, purely because the latter are reviving at last, albeit way off the leading pace in European terms.

The rivalry between Pep and Jose is almost too good to be true in some respects. They're such opposites - but at the same time, both very sensitive, thin skinned, hugely driven men. Because Guardiola keeps being given the chance to build legacies and establish dynasties at the world's leading clubs, Mourinho must genuinely resent as well as be fascinated by him. They're both mercenaries - yet Pep's public image (very much the Pele to Mourinho's Maradona) means he's viewed as the opposite. That Brazil plan of his? It's fabulous. If anyone could turn around the game's most celebrated national team (and sort out many of the underlying structural problems which have caused its demise), it's him.

PS. Two other managers worth mentioning in passing. On what he's done at Watford, I see no reason why Quique Flores shouldn't be snapped up by a leading European club in the summer. His CV was already very impressive even before this. Also, when will Unai Emery be given a chance by one of the European game's giants? He gets such rave reviews, but has never really been at a club capable of winning much.