Hazard: "I want to play for Real Madrid and I will not listen to offers from any other team." via El Confidencial
Don't know how reliable it is as papers have fabricated quotes before but... I haz sad.
International's of interest- France/USA on Friday, Spain/England on Saturday, Brazil/Egypt on Monday might be fun and USA/Slovenia, France/Belgium on Tuesday.
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Hazard
Zizou’s wrapped his hairy arms around him. Was probably priced out of Arsenal’s league anyway.
France vs. USA should be fun, England vs. Spain will be a bloodbath.
M'Vila
FWIW
Yann M’Vila is likely to join Arsenal or Real Madrid next year, according to his Rennes team-mate and friend Kader Mangane.
M’Vila was the subject of four bids “of around €30 million [£26m]” from Champions League clubs including Arsenal during last summer, according to Rennes.
Mangane believes it is inevitable that the highly coveted defensive midfielder will be sold by the Ligue 1 club in the next 12 months.
"There has been no decision taken so far," Mangane told Goal.com of M’Vila’s future. "He might go to England but he also likes the Spanish league. I don’t think he will leave in January but I think he will join Real Madrid or Arsenal next summer.
Seems like that price is above what Arsene would want to pay.
Do Arsenal really need M'Vila?
Well, I mean he’d probably add a lot over what’s currently there, but it seems like Frimpong and Coquelin could be ready by the time M’Vila is made properly available on the market, and it seems like the 20+ mil it would cost could be better used…although I suppose in that case Arsene wouldn’t use most of that sum anyway.
At first it didn’t seem like Real would be a good fit – but Xabi turns 30 in a couple of weeks, Gago and Diarra are both pretty much out and Khedira could just be sold if they wanted to do so.
i tell the truth; i lie a lot
Probably just like the SZCZ threat last year but
PhilippeAuclair
Francis Coquelin is seriously thinking about leaving Arsenal in January: interview by @francefootball at bit.ly/vGWoZs
I was fairly sure that England would scrape out a win
because of the way nearly every Englishman predicted a horrible defeat.
i tell the truth; i lie a lot
Can you blame them?
No Wilshere, no Rooney, no Ashley Young and a defensive partnership of Jagielka/Lescott against Spain. I didn’t think the scoreline would be abysmal but I figured they’d get played off the park. Instead, they put in an OK performance (Spain were better, but that’s pretty much always going to be the case).
Well now I really enjoy
how the Spanish media is apparently unhappy because England decided that it wasn’t smart to try and go toe-to-toe with Spain in a possession game.
i tell the truth; i lie a lot
That's to be expected, I guess
Still, I thought they played about as well as one could hope, given the circumstances. Steal a goal on a set piece, focus on solid, well-organized defense, and get the ball out to Walcott whenever possible and allow him to motor up the touchline and get as pick up as much real estate as possible. I thought Scott Parker was the best player on the English side of the pitch. He kept Xavi and Iniesta pretty quiet. Pretty entertaining match, all-in-all.
Not mediocre. Right about average
Pelosi
He’s the captain of the American U-17’s, so I expect he’s got some talent. Looking forward to seeing him with the senior team down the road.
"Those cocksuckers asking me if I thought we were gonna go up there and try to work his fuckin’ pitch count ‘cause he’s on three fuckin’ days rest…you know what I told those cocksuckers? He pitch ball, ball cross plate, we gonna knock the shit out of it."
- Wash
Freaky
I went to look up Pelosi on Football Manager last night, just to see how good he is, and he was already on Liverpool’s U-19 team. The game came out almost three weeks ago, and there haven’t been any database changes yet. Guess the signing was already a done deal.
"Those cocksuckers asking me if I thought we were gonna go up there and try to work his fuckin’ pitch count ‘cause he’s on three fuckin’ days rest…you know what I told those cocksuckers? He pitch ball, ball cross plate, we gonna knock the shit out of it."
- Wash
if I remember correctly
He was already part of their academy (or perhaps had agreed to join the academy) since 2-3 months ago. Maybe that explains it.
How good IS Pelosi on FM, by the way?
Fairly mediocre
I suspect he’ll be upgraded a bit on one of the database updates.
"Those cocksuckers asking me if I thought we were gonna go up there and try to work his fuckin’ pitch count ‘cause he’s on three fuckin’ days rest…you know what I told those cocksuckers? He pitch ball, ball cross plate, we gonna knock the shit out of it."
- Wash
Also
Getting one of your players sent off in the 4th minute? Not a good idea. CSKA ripped me a new asshole last night. 3rd place with 4 matches to go until the season split- next match is against Anzhi and the mighty Samuel Eto’o. Make the bad man go away, mommy.
"Those cocksuckers asking me if I thought we were gonna go up there and try to work his fuckin’ pitch count ‘cause he’s on three fuckin’ days rest…you know what I told those cocksuckers? He pitch ball, ball cross plate, we gonna knock the shit out of it."
- Wash
Reminds me of a similar situation at Ctiy ... teenage American wizkid Raul Mendiola ...
might or might not have recently signed/started a trial at City’s youf academy.
Comps
From that link from the MCFC twitter feed:
blockquote One of the USA’s brightest young teenage stars, Raul Mendiola, is set to join #mcfc and may be loaned out to Espanyol for his first year.
Mendiola, who is eligible to play for the USA or Mexico, stands just 5’5" and is a speedy forward has been compared to Lionel Messi.
@City_Watch
http://twitter.com/#!/City_Watch
Are you kidding me? A comparison to Messi? People should stop being stupid.
Yeah, any short, speedy forward gets that comp
Also, there’s a bit of speculation as to whether he’s actually eligible for the US team. Apparently he is not yet a U.S. citizen, or if he is I can’t find anything to verify it. Apparently wants to play for the U.S., though.
by Outworlder47 on Nov 10, 2011 9:48 AM CST up reply actions
Marvin Martin
YoungGunsBlog Jamie Sanderson
Sochaux’s Marvin Martin says he’s not interested in a switch to England, despite Arsenal interest. Wants PSG or La Liga move.
Neymar staying at Santos.
Contract until 2014, wages increased by 50%.
by LiamP on Nov 9, 2011 2:18 PM CST via mobile reply actions
hmmmm
In Shea’s case, Klinsmann says, “I called Arsene Wenger and set this thing up. A player like Brek has tremendous potential, but it’s a raw talent. He needs a lot of guidance.”
Klinsmann played for Wenger at AS Monaco, “and he’s a coach that sees all those elements that a young player needs to develop.”
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
Shea
I love me some Shea, but where would be play on Arsenal? I really can’t see him starting over Walcott and Gervinho, unless they are planning for a Walcott exit over the summer. Thus, considering his talent, as a US fan, I don’t want him anywhere near the bench of a team. I’d rather him get playing time in the MLS than bench time in the EPL.
It's not a transfer
He’s just training with them. I don’t think there’s any chance that he’s actually going to end up at Arsenal.
Not mediocre. Right about average
I know
I know it’s just training, but the title of the post I was replying to was “hmmmmmm” implying there may be something there for the future based off the quote and I was just pondering outloud where he would fit.
Ah yes, I see
Guess we are on the same page :)
Not mediocre. Right about average
there is no implication there at all
i have literally no inside information on this lol
that said, there is not a fucking chance in hell that bob bradley could or would have just called up wenger and said “hey bro, i have a guy who has talent can he train with you guys??”
keep in mind that other players, like tim howard trained in europe before — howard w/ one of the milan teams (AC milan i believe?) when he was pretty young
dont read too much into this
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
by knockoutking on Nov 10, 2011 7:02 AM CST up reply actions
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Nor is it just about the media. It is also about those that should know better. The president of the Portuguese Football Federation, Gilberto Madaíl, who also attending the event, complained that he could not understand how Carlos Queiroz could have voted for Messi for the Balón d’Or. He made a surprisingly — or not so surprisingly considering the difficult relationship they had — bitter attack on his former coach. And there in a nutshell was the problem.
Because Queiroz was Portuguese coach he had to vote for a Portuguese player? Even though while he actually was Portugal’s coach he was not allowed to — precisely to try to prevent political voting. And if he dared not to vote for Ronaldo and instead chose Messi he deserves a public reprimand? Because he chose someone who is not Portuguese, the president of the football federation feels entitled to try to align the country against him? Because the relationship is difficult the president feels justified in doing so — on this issue? Apparently so.
How could Queiroz not vote for Ronaldo? Well, perhaps he didn’t think it was a vote-for-your-countryman-competition. Perhaps he simply thought that he’d been asked to vote for who he considered the best player in the world over the previous year, without prejudice and without favoritism. No big deal: just a question with a simple answer: who do you reckon was the best? Perhaps he thought that because that is exactly what he had been asked to do. In a year in which Messi won the league and the Champions League, scoring in the final and finishing as top scorer in the competition, Queiroz thought that, you know, maybe Messi was the best. It’s not really that hard to understand, is it?
Carlos Queiroz thought he was being asked to make an honest footballing judgment and so he did. He should have known better.
Read more: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/writers/sid_lowe/11/09/golden.boot/index.html#ixzz1dJAjQzaV
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
Oxlade-Chamberlain
He’s playing right now for England in a U21 qualifier against Iceland (FSC). Dude is really impressive…I’m trying to figure out why he’s not getting a look for Arsenal yet.
WE GOTS THEO AND ARSHAVIN BROSEPHINE
WOULD OXLADE REPLICATE THE TORPOR PROVIDED BY SHAVA AND THE CROSSES TO CORNWALL BY THEO? DOUBTFUL.
by sprite on Nov 10, 2011 3:20 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
You think?
Seems like he could at least give you what Arshavin’s doing off the bench. I think Arsene just doesn’t want to overexpose him too quickly. Trying to bring him along like he did Walcott. Don’t really have a problem with it.
I'm sure that's a big part of it
and it’s probably why he’s been openly critical of him. But, he’s talked pretty freely about where AOC’s weaknesses are – lapses in concentration, lack of hustle back tracking and without the ball. Those have been pretty glaring at times, but I really like him. I think he’s among the most promising guys in the club.
by Brett Perryman on Nov 10, 2011 8:17 PM CST up reply actions
Also
Wenger has worked hard to help Arshavin get his confidence back. Walcott will get hurt for an extended time, so you’re going to want Arshavin engaged, AOC or not.
by Brett Perryman on Nov 10, 2011 8:25 PM CST up reply actions
Bradley on the bench
Still in the penalty box, for some reason. I like Beckerman and Edu as much as the next guy, but I still don’t see starting them over Bradley.
Not mediocre. Right about average
I'm pretty sure
fans of the English national football team are worse than Villa fans.
i tell the truth; i lie a lot
What a performance by Suarez.
Not mediocre. Right about average
Shock: US questionable defensively
Yes, they’ve scored 3, but don’t look good at all when Slovenia has it in the US half. Surely there’s a better option at defensive mid than Beckerman…
Peckerman
I hate that asshole. I was at a playoff game against Colorado several years back, and after they won the shootout, he grabbed his crotch and made a “suck it” gesture to the FCD fans. Then Dario Sala decked one of his teammates, and all hell broke loose.
"Those cocksuckers asking me if I thought we were gonna go up there and try to work his fuckin’ pitch count ‘cause he’s on three fuckin’ days rest…you know what I told those cocksuckers? He pitch ball, ball cross plate, we gonna knock the shit out of it."
- Wash
Can we please call him by his real name.
Ras Trent.
by LiamP on Nov 15, 2011 2:49 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
Yeah, he's kinda douchy
I liked him better the first time around, when he was called Pablo Mastroeni.
Not mediocre. Right about average
I still can't believe we lost that game
we were clearly teh better team out there
Dallas Stars Examiner
used to be under name hinduplaya
....
Sepp Blatter claims any racist abuse between players on the pitch should be settled by a handshake. Interview by @PedroCNN
Well, damn
FA charged Suarez today for abusing Evra. I really hope he didn’t do this.
"Those cocksuckers asking me if I thought we were gonna go up there and try to work his fuckin’ pitch count ‘cause he’s on three fuckin’ days rest…you know what I told those cocksuckers? He pitch ball, ball cross plate, we gonna knock the shit out of it."
- Wash
He was getting killed on twitter today
My favorite was Frimpong:
Frimpong26AFC Emmanuel Frimpong
If Blatter Ever Come to Arsenal am Gna Frimpong Him
by Brett Perryman on Nov 16, 2011 6:04 PM CST up reply actions
Mo didn't include the actual quotes. They're pretty shocking.
Asked if he thought there was racism on the pitch, the FIFA president told CNN World Sport: "I would deny it. There is no racism, there is maybe one of the players towards another, he has a word or a gesture which is not the correct one, but also the one who is affected by that.
“He should say that this is a game. We are in a game, and at the end of the game, we shake hands, and this can happen, because we have worked so hard against racism and discrimination.
“I think the whole world is aware of the efforts we are making against racism and discrimination. And on the field of play sometimes you say something that is not very correct, but then at the end of the game, the game is over and you have the next game where you can behave better.”
Shame Blatter’s basically bulletproof.
Why is that?
He’s a corrupt buffoon and an embarrassment to the game, but he for some reason he has never been forced to resign.
Not mediocre. Right about average
Blatter
And if he does resign, he’ll likely be replaced by Platini, who’s just as useless.
"Those cocksuckers asking me if I thought we were gonna go up there and try to work his fuckin’ pitch count ‘cause he’s on three fuckin’ days rest…you know what I told those cocksuckers? He pitch ball, ball cross plate, we gonna knock the shit out of it."
- Wash
Brek Shea sighting
on Kieran Gibbs…
He has a hernia and had surgery on Thursday. He looks like he will be out for between four and five weeks. At first he had an abdominal strain, certainly caused by the fact that he had a hernia already. When the strain was healed we discovered that he had a hernia. We had a fear that could be behind it so we decided to do the surgery.
Fire the medical staff already.
he's so pale the camera lens can't focus on him
"I'm against picketing, but I don't know how to show it." - Mitch Hedberg
So, Manchester City posted losses of almost 200mm GBP last year.
I still have no doubt they’ll somehow meet FFP standards whenever they go into effect, but that is an insane number. The next highest is Chelsea, who lost 150mm GBP in one of the early Abramovich years.
I hate mertesaker almost as much as squillaci
So huge and he gets knocked around worthless
"I'm against picketing, but I don't know how to show it." - Mitch Hedberg
How do you not score on that
2 red shirts open net!
"I'm against picketing, but I don't know how to show it." - Mitch Hedberg
Love when he gives himself the throughball pass
And speeds past the defender
"I'm against picketing, but I don't know how to show it." - Mitch Hedberg
yes, no idea how he couldn't finish that
or at least get the ball to one of the 2 open guys
"I'm against picketing, but I don't know how to show it." - Mitch Hedberg
Watching this Arsenal team
feels more entertaining than the Fabrasri version. I attribute it to the hilarious left flank combo.
i tell the truth; i lie a lot
I could see him in braids and a headband
"I'm against picketing, but I don't know how to show it." - Mitch Hedberg
Few things
honigstein
1. Götze: Arsenal apparently pushing very hard. but Götze camp not sure/inclined to stay one more season;. Götze: when I say “one more season”, I mean 2012/13. Jan move not an option, as far as I understand. Götze/AFC: this is less about the transfer fee, more about Götze making up his mind (or not). he can basically pick his next club.
Don’t think it’ll happen but he went on to note that United weren’t in on him as of this moment. Hard to believe…
“Cahill is good enough to play Champions League, but he is not someone I would be interested in,” the Arsenal manager said. “We were in the market in the summer, but at that time they [Bolton] were greedy.”
Expected. Freaking Per…
Cologne’s Bundesliga match with Mainz on Saturday was postponed after the referee was found to have attempted suicide
And, of course, pay RVP his money please.
without rvp they would be in relegation zone
only guy who can find the back of the damn net
"I'm against picketing, but I don't know how to show it." - Mitch Hedberg
Gervinho's pretty awesome in front of goal.
He’s like a current-day Torres only with less confidence.
The way he managed to
shank that ball back at the goalie after he’d rounded him and had an open net was amazing.
by Brett Perryman on Nov 20, 2011 3:33 PM CST up reply actions
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YoungGunsBlog Jamie Sanderson
Bayern Munich confirm interest in both Mario Götze and Marco Reus. Hard to believe Arsenal will rival them.
by Brett Perryman on Nov 20, 2011 6:55 PM CST up reply actions
The Honigstein guy had this on Reus
honigstein
Reus: Rummenigge just came close to admitting they have a deal.
Thinking they’ll just end up with him. Still a long shot but it’s hard to see BVB selling Gotze to a German team.
If I were a United fan
I’d probably spend years of my life on RedCafe defending Carrick – irrationally, at times.
i tell the truth; i lie a lot
Carrick.
Does his job well enough, but the problem is that, aside from Scholes, he’s never had a partner that’s been good enough to be the primary playmaker while he does his thing. Therefore, United fans get on him because, again, aside from Scholes, he’s usually the best passer of the ball in whatever midfield partnership he gets flung in to. They expect him to do his deep-lying ballwinner duties as well as be the one who makes incisive passes forward, but that’s not his thing at all.
That United fans are this upset at Tom Cleverley getting injured until the new year is a pretty telling sign of how shit our midfield really is.
Solid analysis
Carrick’s a good player, but he’s sort of an anomaly. A deep lyling midfielder who’s a great passer but not much of a ball winner. Because of his ability to read the game and intercept passes, he can be cast as a defensive mid, even though that’s not really his game. I’ve always been a fan, but I think he’s been at his best when he’s got a ball winner next to him, like Owen Hargreaves circa 2006.
Not mediocre. Right about average
See, I disagree.
Yes, he’s not a ball-winner in the Mascherano vein, but he reads the game tremendously and breaks down moves with positioning. But, if you put a ball-winner next to him, you don’t have nearly enough creativity going forward (see the Fletcher-Carrick partnership). I maintain that the only really good partner he’s ever had was Scholes.
sprite und Poppins
You two did get emails providing the link to the dynasty league group, nein?
i tell the truth; i lie a lot
LFC-Chelsea
Interesting lineups for both sides today:
Chelsea team: Cech, Ivanovic, Luiz, Terry, Cole, Ramires, Lampard, Mata, Mikel, Drogba, Malouda. Subs: Turnbull, Torres, Meireles, Bosingwa, Sturridge, Anelka.
Liverpool team: Reina, Enrique, Johnson, Skrtel, Agger, Lucas, Adam, Kuyt, Maxi, Bellamy, Suarez. Subs: Doni, Downing, Carroll, Carragher, Henderson, Kelly, Spearing.
Torres, Meireles, Downing, Carra, Carroll, and Henderson all on the bench…should be a good one! Go Reds!
"Those cocksuckers asking me if I thought we were gonna go up there and try to work his fuckin’ pitch count ‘cause he’s on three fuckin’ days rest…you know what I told those cocksuckers? He pitch ball, ball cross plate, we gonna knock the shit out of it."
- Wash
lol
That was some bush league shit from Chelsea right there.
Not mediocre. Right about average
Mikel made a hash of it
but there was no reason for Cech to play a short ball there. If I was Mikel I would be irritated that Cech put me in that position in the first place.
Not mediocre. Right about average
Bellamy
I’d forgotten how much I love that little no-necked bastard.
"Those cocksuckers asking me if I thought we were gonna go up there and try to work his fuckin’ pitch count ‘cause he’s on three fuckin’ days rest…you know what I told those cocksuckers? He pitch ball, ball cross plate, we gonna knock the shit out of it."
- Wash
Yep
I thought he was gong to be great, and I still kind of thing he’ll turn it around. He’s been surprisingly mediocre, though.
by Brett Perryman on Nov 20, 2011 3:38 PM CST up reply actions
Funny comment from the dry analyst
“At times when I watch him I wonder if he’s being controlled by a 10-year-old in the crowd with a playstation remote.”
by Brett Perryman on Nov 20, 2011 4:22 PM CST up reply actions
Gary Neville.
Surprisingly good color guy. Maybe I’m a bit blinkered here but I quite enjoy him.
GLEN!!!!!!
"Those cocksuckers asking me if I thought we were gonna go up there and try to work his fuckin’ pitch count ‘cause he’s on three fuckin’ days rest…you know what I told those cocksuckers? He pitch ball, ball cross plate, we gonna knock the shit out of it."
- Wash
AVB
I’m sure it’s not any kind of omen, but I’m up to April 2012 now in my FM game, and AVB was sacked in mid-March. Wenger and Kenny are also on thin ice, even though Liverpool are currently in 4th.
"Those cocksuckers asking me if I thought we were gonna go up there and try to work his fuckin’ pitch count ‘cause he’s on three fuckin’ days rest…you know what I told those cocksuckers? He pitch ball, ball cross plate, we gonna knock the shit out of it."
- Wash
Now he can start preparing himself to
succeed Wenger.
by Brett Perryman on Nov 20, 2011 3:49 PM CST up reply actions
Yes
Looks like this is his final contract. He’ll probably become the PSG director or something afterwards.
FRENCH NT BRUH
BLANC’S JUST KEEPING THE SEAT WARM
He's obviously not familiar with Roman
“The owner didn’t pay €15 million to get me out of Porto to pay me another fortune to get me out of Chelsea”
FM 2012- Season One is done!
Finally finished my first season with Krasnodar earlier tonight. CSKA won the league, Anzhi came in second, Zenit third, and us in fourth, which puts us in the Europa League fourth qualifying round next season.
Got a big summer ahead- need to shore up a few roster spots to ensure we’re good enough to make a little noise in Europe…
"Those cocksuckers asking me if I thought we were gonna go up there and try to work his fuckin’ pitch count ‘cause he’s on three fuckin’ days rest…you know what I told those cocksuckers? He pitch ball, ball cross plate, we gonna knock the shit out of it."
- Wash
THE FIX IS IN
Orbinho
Mike Dean will referee Arsenal v Fulham. Arsenal have won none of the last nine PL games with him as official.
The semi-infamous Wenger L'Equipe interview
http://news.arseblog.com/2011/11/wengers-interview-with-lequipe-full-transcript/
L’Equipe: Did it not feel like things were suddenly slipping away from you, especially during the summer, during the transfer window?
Wenger: The hard thing is the feeling that something is ending. You had a project with guys that you took on at the age of 18 and they leave at the age of 23. That’s not what you dream about. What’s more, on top of the players that left, there were injuries. It’s simple: last season, our midfield was built around Wilshere, Nasri, Diaby and Fabregas. Then we find ourselves without Diaby and Wilshere who are injured for a long time, and without Nasri and Fabregas who have gone to Manchester City and Barça.
L’Equipe: But it looks like you are obliged to rebuild once more. Just like at the start…
Wenger: It’s true, a new cycle is starting. When we left Highbury, I set my sights on a long-term project with a young team. It didn’t produce the results I’d hoped for. Yes, we have to rebuild.
L’Equipe: With you? Will you embark on another long spell?
Wenger: No, as far as I am concerned, we are now talking pretty short term, that’s obvious. But whether it is with me or someone else, that changes nothing. The person that comes in after me will need foundations on which he can obtain success.
L’Equipe: Will you still be here in 15 years?
Wenger: No.
L’Equipe: And next season?
Wenger: We’ll look at things at the end of this one. I still have two years to run on my contract.
L’Equipe: Why are you smiling?
Wenger: I was thinking about a 10 year old kid who might have come to watch Arsenal for the first time with his dad in 1996. I was thinking that he’d now be 25, and he will have known only one chap on the bench. That makes me think I’m the manager of an entire generation.
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I was thinking about a 10 year old kid who might have come to watch Arsenal for the first time with his dad in 1996. I was thinking that he’d now be 25, and he will have known only one chap on the bench. That makes me think I’m the manager of an entire generation.
D’awwww.
Going to be fascinating to see who replaces them too.
At least with SAF, he’ll stay on with the club in some role and have some say in who replaces him. Wenger makes it sound like he’s going to make a clean break from Arsenal.
I think the chances of Wenger
staying with Arsenal in some capacity once he’s resigned from coaching are very close to zero. He’s basically said that for as long as I’ve heard him asked about it. It will be someone else’s time and they don’t need him looking over their shoulder, etc.
by Brett Perryman on Nov 21, 2011 6:35 PM CST up reply actions
Makes sense, and that's similar to what SAF has said.
When I say he’ll stay on with the club, I mean in an ambassadorial role like Bobby Charlton. After the selection process ends, I assume SAF will pretty much be completely hands off too.
I really don’t want to think about it right now. I’m just praying it’s not David Moyes.
I imagine Mark Hughes assumes he's manager in waiting.
Not mediocre. Right about average
For me
it’s going to be a little like when you watch a sport as a kid and think everyone’s great and all of the coaches are geniuses, then you grow up and think everyone’s dumb. When those guys retire and I’ve watched another half decade (or whatever it will be) of soccer, I expect to be all jaded.
by Brett Perryman on Nov 21, 2011 6:34 PM CST up reply actions
Blackburn
Right after FM came out with a version for the apple devices I played it several times on all of them. For some reason it was appreciably harder on the ipad than ipod/iphone or the the PC version, with the same series of crazy bad results at the same time every season, etc.
Anyway, one of the games I started on ipad I was in 8th place in November with Blackburn and I was actually sacked. Well:
POS TEAM P GD Pts
19 Blackburn Rovers 12 -11 7
F you, FM ipad version.
First off
the ipad and iphone versions are the same almost as each other, graphics aside.
It’s pretty toned down from the PC version for sure and I remember that there are a few major technical differences from the PC version (it’s been a while since I played on the mobile devices and I can’t remember exactly what they were), but you do still have most of the primary functions, can set all of your formation stuff and have most of the market to buy and sell. You can theoretically get through a full season in a few hours if you play the games on high speed.
It was quite fun to play, except for what I mentioned about the one install seemingly having a predetermined disaster zone. I could easily win the league and champions league with a good team in the first season or two with any of the other interfaces, but for some reason I underachieved every time I played that one.
by Brett Perryman on Nov 21, 2011 6:32 PM CST up reply actions
Goetze
.bq Arsenal will be told it will take at least £30m to prise the youngster away from Germany in January — double Arsenal’s current record outlay for Andrey Arshavin when he moved from Zenit St Petersburg in 2009.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2064443/Arsenal-pay-30m-Mario-Goetze.html?ITO=1490
So, I’m new to support Arsenal and now I am beginning to learn why Arsene doesn’t want to spend on transfers. ~15m for the Russian Elf, bwhahahahahahahahahaha.
If you're new to supporting Arsenal, you missed the season where Arshavin was absolutely brilliant.
That looked like an inspired signing for about a year there.
So I've Heard
I’ve also heard of the magical Wilshire, but I’ve never seen that either.
Well
I think that the thing we can all learn from that video is that that Barca jersey is awesome. Secondly, can he play CD? (I kid…kinda). My question is can a MF of a fit Wilshere, Ramsey, Song and Arteta get Arsenal into the top four after January?
He was so sick in that game.
Not mediocre. Right about average
He was rather good in Euro 08, as well
Seemed like a great signing at the time.
Not mediocre. Right about average
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