*Official* English Football Season 2009-2010

[duffer]

Guus Hiddink (outside of managing Russia) and Frank Rijkaard perhaps?

Hiddink is staying on as an advisor for Chelsea isn't he? He's too old imo to be a long term solution anyway. Rijkaard is an excellent manager but would you fire Arsene Wenger just to get him here? Personally, I wouldn't.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Well I do believe that there are players out there who would be substantial upgrades on the likes of Song, Denilson, Diaby, Silvestre, Eboue and Senderos and who wouldn't cost a King's ransom.

Eduardo and Sagna being prime examples.

True, but just because a player doesn't cost a fortune in the grand scheme of things doesn't mean he's not still overpriced. Hangeland being an obvious example. He's good, but not good enough to pay over the odds for.

I believe he does too, just don't believe the method he has taken will do it for us. I can definitely admire the stance though, at least we have a club who have an approach and principles and are willing to stick to it. I think we have handcuffed ourselves by being too rigid in our philosophy and not willing to even spend on one or two big signings here and there when we really need them.

Nobody is asking for us to replicate a certain Oligarch doped club's behaviour it's just a tad frustrating seeing us stand still or go backwards every year when the club have the resources to improve themselves.

Wenger's playing the long term game, obv. The fact that he is means he sees a future for himself at the club beyond the immediate future, which I for one am pleased about. If he was planning on going he'd have nothing to lose in having one final hurrah, but I can see why he'd be reluctant to mortgage his and the club's future on a couple of overpriced players.

 

[GIMH]

Just got the below in an email. Lolled

If you are familiar with Facebook, you'll love these.

Rio Ferdinand: going to hit the Amsterdam cafes before the game, who's in?
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Bobby Zamora rejected Phil Brown's friend request
Fraizer Campbell rejected Phil Brown's friend request
Marc-Antoine Fortune rejected Phil Brown's friend request
Michael Owen rejected Phil Brown's friend request
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Arsene Wenger is not worried about his lack of transfers this summer as he has internal solutions 1 hour ago

Alexander Song Billong likes this
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Joleon Lescott has to go to work tomorrow : ( 13 minutes ago

Craig Bellamy has joined the group Money is ruining football

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Alberto Aquilani: Oh no! I've just had my new house robbed!!!
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Sat'day random drinks n' antics LOLZ

Ledley King has been tagged
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Ashley C can't find his fone, can some1 give it a buzz for us?

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Roque Santa Cruz is looking forward to starting on Saturday

Craig Bellamy is looking forward to starting on Saturday

Carlos Tevez is looking forward to starting on Saturday

Emmanuel Adebayor is looking forward to starting on Saturday

Robinho is looking forward to starting on Saturday

Benjani is looking forward to starting on Saturday
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Steven Gerrard hopes his 'groin' injury clears in time for Sunday z
Yesterday at 20:03 • Comment • Like

Ben Foster Ditto z
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Joleon Lescott became a fan of money.

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Marcus Bent is hoping to start at Old Trafford - 1 hour ago
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Andy Goram became friends with Andy Goram
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Jamie Redknapp is literally on facebook
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Frank Lampard is LOLing at Stevie G - 3 hours ago 3 comments

-Steven Gerrard **** off Lamps

-Rio Ferdinand oi oi epic banter lads

-Steven Gerrard did he dedicate the banter to his Mum
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Mike Ashley My evil plan is almost complete.
Niall Quinn & Peter Reid like this.
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Glen Johnson is looking at new toilet seats in B&Q
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Tomas Rosisky is fit and loving life! can't wait for the new season 1 week ago

Tomas Rosisky is depressed
3 days ago
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Samir Nasri is watching Top Gear on Dave. Cheers Abou
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David Moyes is skint

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Didier Drogba poked Jens Lehmann 3 years ago

Jens Lehmann went down holding his face

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Rio Ferdinand feels like a tit after his mistake tonight 10 mins ago
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mark hughes sent jolean lescott invitation to join the group 'Mancity'

invite was rejected

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Steven Gerrard has created a group, "Court, it's ****ing easy!"

Eric Cantona does not like this
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Federico Macheda: Thinks his sat nav is broken - I type in Chelsea and it says I'm 2 minutes from Rome?!
May 7 at 4:25am

David Bentley oh no a lamp post hit ma car, wtf harry beta pay 4 dat - 4 hours ago

Harry Redknapp is off to Millwall discuss a particular transfer - 3 hours ago

Carlos Tevez: Can't believe I slipped in the shower and injured myself

Sir Alex Ferguson, Dimitar Berbatov, Wayne Rooney, Federico Macheda, and Micheal Owen like this.
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Rafa Benitez poked Gianfranco Zola

Sam Allardyce writes on Rafa's wall: That is well out of order. Showing complete contempt and lack of respect for a fellow colleague.

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Mr Ferguson and Mike Reilly are now friends. • Comment • Like

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Mr Ferguson and Rob Styles are now friends. • Comment • Like

Mr Ferguson and Peter Walton are now friends. • Comment • Like

Mr Ferguson and Michael Dean are now friends. • Comment • Like

Mr Ferguson and Mark Halsey are now friends. • Comment • Like

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Martin Atkinson thinks Mr Ferguson is a cheating bitch

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Rafael Benitez wrote on Vicente Del Bosque's wall: If any one of them comes back injured Vinnie I swear to f*cking god I'll send Skrtel over there to ram a treatment table up your tight arse.

Martin Skrtel and Mikel Arteta like this.

Vincente Del Bosque joined the group: Ban skinhead centrebacks from football

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Arsene Wenger took the quiz 'What Happened Next?' Arsene Wenger scored 0%
Arsene Wenger: I didn't see the incident
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Rafa Benitez wrote a new Note titled 'Fahcts' (8 months ago)

- Alex Ferguson does not like this
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Arsene threw a water balloon at six buddies using Superpoke!

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Manuel Almunia took the quiz What nationality are you? and got: You are Spanish!
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Manuel Almunia took the quiz What nationality are you? and got: You are Spanish!
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Manuel Almunia took the quiz What nationality are you? and got: You are Spanish!
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David Moyes Became a fan of Michael Owen
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Sir Alex Ferguson became a fan Of Michael Owen
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David Moyes Became a Fan of Kyle Naughton.
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Harry Redknapp Became a Fan of Kyle Naughton.
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David Moyes became a fan of Rasmus Elm
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Mark Hughes became a fan of Rasmus Elm
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David Moyes Became a fan of Fabian Delph
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Martin O'neil Became a fan of Fabien Delph
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David Moyes became a fan of Philippe Senderos

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Harry Redknapp Says: We're not fhuckin stupid davey

David Moyes says: Chunts.

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Carlo Nash has got some new gloves ready for Saturday comment - like John Ruddy likes this David Moyes Says: What you doing on Saturday Carlo? A bit of gardening?
Carlo Nash: very funny gaffer

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David Moyes and Harry Redknapp are now friends
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David Moyes is off to speak to ramus
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Harry Redknapp likes this

Harry Redknapp has signed Rasmus Elm
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David Moyes you horrible chunt
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David Moyes and Harry Redknapp are no longer friends

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Joleon Lescott hopes the gaffer got my letter.
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Phil Neville He did. See you on Saturday. LOLZ!
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[sledger]

I think Wenger's on record as saying that the board would give him the money if he thought a player was worth £30m even before we punted Adebayor & Toure. If he doesn't think anyone's worth it then that's fair enough. Competing with the likes of Citeh & Real Madrid for already overpriced players is only going to further inflate the market.

I genuinely believe Arsene has the club's best interests at heart and if that invloves not spending fortunes on medicore players in the current climate then so be it.

Yeah, once again I feel the same way, frustrating as it is on occasion.

 

[duffer]

Wenger's playing the long term game, obv. The fact that he is means he sees a future for himself at the club beyond the immediate future, which I for one am pleased about. If he was planning on going he'd have nothing to lose in having one final hurrah, but I can see why he'd be reluctant to mortgage his and the club's future on a couple of overpriced players.

The problem with his utopian idea that you can build a team organically and foster a love for the club etc etc is that modern footballers are such greedy ****s that they'll bugger off as soon as another big club flashes some money and possibly a shorter wait for silverware.

Every time we look to kick on, someone decides to chase greener pastures and instead of strengthening the squad we're always battling to get the team back to the same level. Adebayor and Kolo did it this season, Diarra, Hleb and Flamini last season, I wonder who it'll be next season.

Personally don't see how a club which makes as much revenue and profits and has something like 65 million quid in cash reserves sitting there is reluctant to something like 15 million to bring in a very good player. Especially after selling 40 million worth of players recently don't believe we'd be mortgaging away our future by buying one or two guys.

Btw, there's a full transcript of the interview he gave today here which says a lot about why I love the guy so much. A fantastic judge of what he's about and why he is such a great man to have running the club.

 

[sledger]

Andy Goram became friends with Andy Goram

Hahahaha, that's the best of the lot imo.

 

[grecian]

Yeah I reckon Arse should ditch Wenger, of course you should be beating teams with bigger resources then you, it makes sense. After all being in the Champions League guarantees you should have success, just look at how well Leeds and Newcastle have done since they started chasing the big clubs with unrealistic expectations. Pompey have even spent money they can't afford and won a cup doing it, and they're in a great financial state because of it.

Clearly it's all Gravy if you get rid of stability and sensible leadership. Go for it

 

[GIMH]

WHo said they should get rid of him?

 

[Scaly piscine]

I can definitely admire the stance though, at least we have a club who have an approach and principles and are willing to stick to it.

Oh yea the CDMs certainly have principles.

Cheat. Whinge. Finish nowhere. Win nothing. Screw over English talent and stick to mercenaries, particularly French. Build up Whingeur's pension fund.

 

[grecian]

Yeah I reckon Arse should ditch Wenger, of course you should be beating teams with bigger resources then you, it makes sense. After all being in the Champions League guarantees you should have success, just look at how well Leeds and Newcastle have done since they started chasing the big clubs with unrealistic expectations. Pompey have even spent money they can't afford and won a cup doing it, and they're in a great financial state because of it.

Clearly it's all Gravy if you get rid of stability and sensible leadership. Go for it

WHo said they should get rid of him?

Craigos did.

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

Haha I ****in' lolled at so many of those.

Samir Nasri is in the hospital.
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Pissing myself aws.

 

[The Sean]

Reports in Italy are claiming that Sneider is on his way to Inter for about 19 million Euros - £16m or so. Craigos to be happy with that, I would have thought.

 

[TT Boy]

Oh yea the CDMs certainly have principles.

Cheat. Whinge. Finish nowhere. Win nothing. Screw over English talent and stick to mercenaries, particularly French. Build up Whingeur's pension fund.

What English talent has Wenger screwed? Not like Bentley, Pennant et cetera have made him look like an idiot...

 

[Matteh]

Awta, Bentley's 40 yard goal last season against Arsenal being the only time the failed English talent has got close to embarassing Wenger and that was a fluke.

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

Would help if he actually ever bought English talent tbf.

 

[grecian]

What English talent has Wenger screwed? Not like Bentley, Pennant et cetera have made him look like an idiot...

Awta, Bentley's 40 yard goal last season against Arsenal being the only time the failed English talent has got close to embarassing Wenger and that was a fluke.

I suppose you could say Upson, but I've never rated him much. Bentley and Pennant are **** and gits to boot.

Ashley Cole actually screwed Arsenal and he's answered Englands left-back problem and hopefully Wilshire can solve other problems, we'll see.

Also reasonably sure Wenger could of made much more money if he'd gone to Real Madrid and been a mercenary with other clubs.

English talent is stupidly overpriced and only Chelsea or Manure can generally afford them.

 

[sledger]

Would help if he actually ever bought English talent tbf.

Not like he's needed to tbh, and besides, his record with English signings have been fairly mediocre/poor, Pennant, Upson, Jeffers and Wright never really looked like top drawer signings despite a lot of initial promise.

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

Not like he's needed to tbh, and besides, his record with English signings have been fairly mediocre/poor, Pennant, Upson, Jeffers and Wright never really looked like top drawer signings despite a lot of initial promise.

Isn't that kind of his point?

 

[GIMH]

Craigos did.

Ah fair enough - I only scrolled back up through the gunners' posts

 

[sledger]

Isn't that kind of his point?

The only point that matters to me, is where I end and you begin Smitteh.