I would take AVB in a heartbeat. I don't think you will find a sane person on this earth that will think he wasn't wrongly sacked this year.

If he is given the resources and freedom to build a squad and not chosen players by the owner, then I think he will flourish. He was always up against it at Stamford.

Will he get that at Liverpool though?

I really can't see the owners sanctioning another spree with a new manager.
You need someone who can work with the lot you got, it's why someone like MON would maybe be a better pick.

Who was the ex history guy that said you guys were doomed for atleast 10 years ?
Squad ?
Mangers ?
Stadium ?

Our owners are not shy and will spend / back the new guy in charge. Somehow i think they would feel more comfortable giving big money to AVB rather then Martinez.

Fuck MON , DNW.

How is M'vila going Hipswinger lololol ?

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Originally Posted by VanBuurenisGod

I would take AVB in a heartbeat. I don't think you will find a sane person on this earth that will think he wasn't wrongly sacked this year.

If he is given the resources and freedom to build a squad and not chosen players by the owner, then I think he will flourish. He was always up against it at Stamford.

perfect satire

Torres may Quit Chelsea

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/st...a-exit?cc=3436

lol

Berbs come out and said he is waiting for offers. I hope for his sake he can pickup a decent club and play well, always been a pro for us and will be especially remembered for both helping us reach number 19 and that special hatrick against Liverpool.

I would get footage but I am so hungover I nearly passed out on the train. KYFs.

That being said, I would prefer de boer...

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Originally Posted by Hdb2

Berbs come out and said he is waiting for offers. I hope for his sake he can pickup a decent club and play well, always been a pro for us and will be especially remembered for both helping us reach number 19 and that special hatrick against Liverpool.

I would get footage but I am so hungover I nearly passed out on the train. KYFs.

Can be such an amazing player.... hope to see more of him next season wherever he ends up.

My money would be on Berbatov being loaned back to spurs next season once Adebayor buggers off

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Originally Posted by davecw

Our owners are not shy and will spend / back the new guy in charge. Somehow i think they would feel more comfortable giving big money to AVB rather then Martinez.

Fuck MON , DNW.

How is M'vila going Hipswinger lololol ?

I'm sure he's fine mate.

its quite amusing that your bringing the lololol's out considering where your club is at after sacking your football director and coach, old stadium, shit players all after spending a fortune where as i am banking on 1 transfer that seems totally realistic and logical in amongst all the other players we've been linked to eg, kagawa, giroud, vertonghen, belhanda, biglia, suarez, dembele, sakho, dempsey, sessegnon, kalou.

#perspective.
#realism.

Would back AvB.

Great manager, great hair. Could see him pacing the Anfield sideline in a trenchcoat with emergency comb on hand.

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Originally Posted by Hdb2

Berbs come out and said he is waiting for offers. I hope for his sake he can pickup a decent club and play well, always been a pro for us and will be especially remembered for both helping us reach number 19 and that special hatrick against Liverpool.

I would get footage but I am so hungover I nearly passed out on the train. KYFs.

How do you like half a post?

Demba Ba linked to Arsenal rumours doing to rounds again lately....

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Originally Posted by hipswinger

I'm sure he's fine mate.

its quite amusing that your bringing the lololol's out considering where your club is at after sacking your football director and coach, old stadium, shit players all after spending a fortune where as i am banking on 1 transfer that seems totally realistic and logical in amongst all the other players we've been linked to eg, kagawa, giroud, vertonghen, belhanda, biglia, suarez, dembele, sakho, dempsey, sessegnon, kalou.

#perspective.
#realism.

I thought you said he was a done deal? sorry mate i thought that was what you said.

Feels good to have the worst year in 60 years and still win a trophy and make a cup final.

I'd like to see some more Arse deadwood to somewhere else rumours.

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Originally Posted by davecw

Feels good to have the worst year in 60 years and still win a trophy and make a cup final.

Does it really feel that good?

The season was so amazing that they just had to sack the manager.

3. Arsenal
4. Tottenham Hotspuds

cf

7. Everton
8. Liverpool

You know what feels good? Beating your cross-city rivals (again) feels good.

They do it wrong in Manchester and Liverpool.

Does anyone know when the Soccernet On the Move blog starts up again?

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Does it really feel that good?

The season was so amazing that they just had to sack the manager.

Owners wanted more then that and KK got sacked. Im happy we have something from a rough year. Wow Arse fans will take whatever they can get ( re Beating your cross-city rivals). Did you blokes get a medal and parade for that one?

Back OT has anything progressed with Kagawa and Fergie's meeting?

Romain Amalfitano supposedly a done deal to be @ Newcastle for the next 3 years... if its true, looks like a decent signing for under a million. Seems to have potential

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Nah I think he is in Japan at the moment pr something. More;

Manchester United have completed the signing of highly rated 18-year-old Crewe midfielder Nick Powell for £4 million.

Udinese have turned down a €12m offer from United to sign midfielder Kwadwo Asamoah.

@hipswinger and davecw: Jesus Christ dudes, both Pool and the Gunners were gigantic balls of wank. Arguing about getting 3rd or winning the League Cup is just pure unadulterated shitness. Neither team was close to challenging: being reduced to wind-fapping isn't gonna make up for both teams being absolute dogs bollocks..

3rd > 8th

i love this thread

UCL + FA Cup + 6th > 3rd > 8th + League Cup

UCL + FA Cup + 6th > 1st > 2nd > 3rd > 8th + League Cup

Chelsea chairman Bruce Buck says Roberto Di Matteo is being strongly considered for the manager's job after winning the Champions League.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18132202


Di Matteo's Chelsea record
Games: 21
Wins: 13
Draws: 5
Losses: 3
Win ratio: 62%

On this day a few years ago, united beat Chelsea on pens in the champs league final.


Kind of ironic innit.

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Originally Posted by davecw

I thought you said he was a done deal? sorry mate i thought that was what you said.

Feels good to have the worst year in 60 years and still win a trophy and make a cup final.

yeh i said it was close to done, and I still believe it.

@geez...........he started it.

So marchotti just said, he believes Guardiola has been lined up for Chelsea in the season after next.....

Marchottti is a fair ball of toss.

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Originally Posted by franko123

Torres may Quit Chelsea

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/st...a-exit?cc=3436

lol

Interesting, especially if it's true that he wanted to take a penalty in the CL final and they didn't let him.

Basically if Chelsea persist with a 4-5-1 and he's not the 1, he has to go -- especially if Drogba re-signs. He's 28 or 29 isn't he? This should be the peak of his career. He has one world cup left in him and that's it.

The problem he has is no one is going to fork up anything like what Chelsea paid for him, and I highly doubt that Abramovich is ready to tank 25 million or so on yet another player that didn't work out after a huge transfer fee. It would likely have to be somewhere out of the Premier League who has big sugar daddies with 40m+ to waste (PSG, Malaga, Anzhi etc).

Spurs on loan.

Well he can't be worse than downing or carroll so i suppose he could come back

Soccernet are reporting that United have signed Hazard.

...and now they're admitting they fell for a hoax.

Didier Drogba to quit Chelsea for 'leap into the unknown' in Shanghai


Drogba, who has reportedly already agreed a deal to join Shanghai Shenhua when his Chelsea contract expires this summer.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2...elsea-shanghai



All the best Didier

Believe!

Credit to drogba. As much as I have hated his theatrics over the years, I have always respected his ability to dominate the big games.

He has been a star, and outlasted most, so I am happy to see the back of him.

I'd have done the same if I was him too: leave on the highest of highs as a club legend. Now go and collect a massive paycheque somewhere as a free transfer for the next two years then spend the rest of your life sipping Pina Coladas on a beach in Majorca.

So will this be the moment that Torres steps up as Chelsea's #1 forward or will they break the bank on a new striker, keep playing 4-5-1 and leave Torres on the bench? Or sell him and start over?

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Interesting, especially if it's true that he wanted to take a penalty in the CL final and they didn't let him.

Basically if Chelsea persist with a 4-5-1 and he's not the 1, he has to go -- especially if Drogba re-signs. He's 28 or 29 isn't he? This should be the peak of his career. He has one world cup left in him and that's it.

The problem he has is no one is going to fork up anything like what Chelsea paid for him, and I highly doubt that Abramovich is ready to tank 25 million or so on yet another player that didn't work out after a huge transfer fee. It would likely have to be somewhere out of the Premier League who has big sugar daddies with 40m+ to waste (PSG, Malaga, Anzhi etc).

I seriously doubt that Drogba will stay.

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So will this be the moment that Torres steps up as Chelsea's #1 forward or will they break the bank on a new striker, keep playing 4-5-1 and leave Torres on the bench? Or sell him and start over?

I'd keep him for sure.
Sell him, they will splurge on someone else. So splurge on a Hazard and have him and Mata feeding him.

Article in the Guardian this morning suggests Torres won't be sold.

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Originally Posted by midian

I'd have done the same if I was him too: leave on the highest of highs as a club legend. Now go and collect a massive paycheque somewhere as a free transfer for the next two years then spend the rest of your life sipping Pina Coladas on a beach in Majorca.

Yep. Not a bad way to retire at well under 40 years old

Dortmund wanting 20m for Kagawa.
That's us done and dusted for him, lucky we got in early for pmg.

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Article in the Guardian this morning suggests Torres won't be sold.

Nickko a Guardian reader? I'd have never taken you for a man with good taste

who will break the bank on falcao?

yeah, he will go to china or somewhere, good to see him ni the asia champs league hopefully!

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