*Official* English Football Season 2011-12

[sledger]

That's about the best thing that can come out of this really. Hate this sort of appointment, just such a pointless and stupid move which will only lead to stagnation. Despite Mick being a bit of an idiot at times I was beginning to warm to him, struck me as being quite an honest lad and clearly had a lot of passion for Wolves and what he did. Bruce is just one of these mundane sorts who floats around, moans about referees, throws a lot of money about and never really achieves anything, during which he's generally objectionable and annoying.

Funny that he's pretty obviously second choice though. Seems to me that the Wolves board thought that they had Curbishley in the bag before they sacked Mick, and then after sacking him found out they couldn't agree terms, and now have been forced to go for Bruce. Idiots.

 

[Pothas]

You feel there must be a reason Curbishley keeps being linked with jobs but not winding up in any of them, guess the way things ended for him at West Ham has something to do with it.

 

[sledger]

I'm guessing it's something to do with him only being linked with clubs that are only ever going to be midtable at best. Having experienced this sort of thing for the majority of his tenure with Charlton, which pretty much went on forever, and then again with West Ham I wouldn't be surprised if he's just holding out for a team which is capable of achieving greater things. Seems like quite an ambitious guy.

 

[sledger]

BBC Sport - Wolves turn to Reading manager Brian McDermott for Molineux job

Bad news for Reading .

 

[Pothas]

Yeah was certainly not expecting that, bit of an odd one it has to be said.

 

[grecian]

Best crosser of the ball, I've ever seen, with either foot too.

 

[cpr]

Rangers interest from rugby club millionaire Brian Kennedy




Gets worse for you lot, he's absolutely butchered Sale. No home, no investments, no future.

 

[sledger]

GF, how good has Kyle Bartley been for your lot? I'm wondering if his loan deal gets nixed in the next few days, as has been suggested, if he may find himself quickly in the picture with Arsenal.

 

[Furball]

GF, how good has Kyle Bartley been for your lot? I'm wondering if his loan deal gets nixed in the next few days, as has been suggested, if he may find himself quickly in the picture with Arsenal.

He's spent quite a bit of this season injured and has played the last month or so at right back, where he's been rubbish.

He's a good centre half but I'm not convinced he's good enough for Arsenal.

 

[BoyBrumby]

That's about the best thing that can come out of this really. Hate this sort of appointment, just such a pointless and stupid move which will only lead to stagnation. Despite Mick being a bit of an idiot at times I was beginning to warm to him, struck me as being quite an honest lad and clearly had a lot of passion for Wolves and what he did. Bruce is just one of these mundane sorts who floats around, moans about referees, throws a lot of money about and never really achieves anything, during which he's generally objectionable and annoying.

Funny that he's pretty obviously second choice though. Seems to me that the Wolves board thought that they had Curbishley in the bag before they sacked Mick, and then after sacking him found out they couldn't agree terms, and now have been forced to go for Bruce. Idiots.

McCarthy's teams play shyte unfootball tho. The husband of the woman I sit next to at work is a Wolves season ticket holder and she reckons they're delighted to be shot. Just about bearable when it's effective, but when it's not it's truly dire. I still have a stiff neck on cold days from John Beck's spell at the mighty U's.

 

[sledger]

Yeah, there is that to it I suppose. But were they really that bad though? I mean, from all the times I watched them they were pretty ordinary, unimaginative and hardly inspiring, but they weren't the worst team to watch, not a patch on Stoke anyway. Have a few players like Hunt, Jarvis, O'Hara, Doyle and Edwards who are usually quite decent to watch. The only really Stoke-ish player I would say they have is Karl Henry.

 

[Uppercut]

Wolves have opened up a lot this season, apparently they've allowed more shots on goal than any other team this season. They've gone from being devoid of skill and quality but well-organised and with a lot of energy to just being devoid of skill and quality. If anything calling the style they play now unfootball unfairly discredits great unfootball teams like Mourinho's Chelsea or Rehhagel's Greece. Wolves are just plain ****e.

 

[cpr]

He's a good centre half but I'm not convinced he's good enough for Arsenal.

Have you seen Arsenals defence this season???

 

[Uppercut]

I piled onto 13/10 on Napoli before the game, seriously good value available at the moment from bookies that don't realise how far Chelsea have fallen. Napoli defence isn't looking as good as I remembered it being against Citeh, though.

 

[marc71178]

Neither defence looking good. 1-2 on 1 more goal seems too good to be true.

 

[grecian]

I Heart David Luiz, never fails to make me laugh every match

 

[sledger]

Yeah, he makes Djourou seem like Bobby Moore.

In any case, Chelsea on the ropes here. One more goal conceded here and they're as good as toast. Daresay they'll improve and maybe even win the next leg, but I doubt they'll do it by more than 2 goals.

 

[Furball]

Have you seen Arsenals defence this season???

The standard of football in Scotland is dreadful, and Bartley doesn't exactly stand out up here. He's not woeful but a player who might be ready to make the step up into Arsenal's first team should have showed a lot more than Bartley has in his time up here.

He's a Championship level player at best.

 

[Uppercut]

Yeah, he makes Djourou seem like Bobby Moore.

In any case, Chelsea on the ropes here. One more goal conceded here and they're as good as toast. Daresay they'll improve and maybe even win the next leg, but I doubt they'll do it by more than 2 goals.

They're lucky they didn't go down by more, Napoli missed some big chances. It was never as even a game as Neville and Tyler were letting on, Napoli had so, so much more quality in the final third. Chelsea are still in with a shout but their home form's been pretty poor and while you'd expect Napoli to struggle away from home in Europe, they put in some properly good away performances in the group stages.

 

[Furball]

Gary Neville was ****ing abysmal tonight.