pie-eater 207 Posted May 21, 2012 Share Posted May 21, 2012 Yes shame about Blackpool. Link to post Share on other sites
BagOfCrisps 24 Posted May 21, 2012 Share Posted May 21, 2012 Well done Chelsea, s'ppose. Link to post Share on other sites
big-will 7 Posted May 21, 2012 Share Posted May 21, 2012 After eight years at Chelsea, Didier Drogba has decided to leave the club. "I am readying myself for a great leap into the unknown," he said. "It will be another adventure." It's fitting that Drogba's last act for the Blues was to score the penalty that won the Champions League and it's now down to the grumpy duo of Fernando Torres and Romelu Lukaku to replace him Link to post Share on other sites
pie-eater 207 Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 And I was just about getting to manage not disliking him too much. Does that make room for Torres. Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 Hopefully, if he remains as rubbish as he has been this last season. Link to post Share on other sites
BagOfCrisps 24 Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 Parking the bus as a tactic? Bayern Munich v Chelsea Shots on target; 7 v 3 Shots off target; 14 v 3 Corners; 20 v 1 Possession; 56% v 44% Territory: 63% v 37% Link to post Share on other sites
BagOfCrisps 24 Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 CAPELLO FOR LIVERPOOL?'Fabio Capello is emerging as an increasingly serious contender to become the next manager of Liverpool,' begins the report in the Daily Telegraph, who claim that Roberto Martinez was interviewed on Sunday but that the former England manager 'is being discussed with increased seriousness' at Anfield. Capello is thought to be interested in the Chelsea job - though he is not considered a 'serious candidate' for the post - and would prefer a managerial job in London. But the Telegraph claim 'he would give serious consideration should Liverpool make an approach'. 'Former Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas would appear to be the outstanding candidate,' continues the report, before listing a whole heap of names - Martinez ('does not feel he will be chosen'), Swansea City's Brendan Rodgers, Borussia Dortmund's Jurgen Klopp, Ajax's Frank de Boer (all ruled themselves out), Pep Guardiola ('little hope'), Louis Van Gaal ('strongly interested'), Bert Van Marwijk ('continuing to be mentioned') and Marseille coach Didier Deschamps ('admired'). Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 Van Gaal would be a good appointment.......Capello too......Martinez.....errrm....not so much Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 Midfielder Owen Hargreaves will leave Manchester City on the expiry of his contract this summer, the Premier League club have confirmed. The former England international, who has been plagued by injuries in recent years, joined Roberto Mancini's side last August after leaving city rivals United. However, he played just four times - but only once in the Premier League with a 13-minute appearance in October - and scored a solitary goal in a Carling Cup victory over Birmingham. The 31-year-old's last outing came in the 3-2 FA Cup third-round defeat to United on January 8 when he played the final eight minutes. Hargreaves spent most of last summer trying to convince prospective clubs he was fully fit after having operations on both knees in 2008 and 2009 during his injury-hit spell at Manchester United, and he even resorted to posting videos on YouTube showing him training. Mancini offered the former Bayern Munich star a chance after the player resisted interest from West Brom, but he was not included in the club's Champions League squad and started only two games, both in the Carling Cup, in his four appearances. That quartet of games was as many as he had managed in the previous three seasons, however. Sorry, can't resist. Perhaps he should tie up with Mickey Owen in a project to prove how fit they both are. Link to post Share on other sites
pie-eater 207 Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 Well, I'd buy him, he's flipping impressive... he trains real hard! Link to post Share on other sites
pie-eater 207 Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 Phil Dowd, one of England’s porkiest referees, is facing a sudden fight to save his career after it emerged on Tuesday night that he has failed a fitness test to continue next season. The news hit the 49-year-old Staffordshire official within three weeks of his proudest achievement of eating 20 steak pies in twenty minutes. Dowd, who became a Football League referee in 1997, has just completed his 12th season in the Premier League. He must work to regain the rigorous fitness standards required of elite referees if he is to make a 13th campaign, but has been told that he needs to lose 30kg in the next 3 days. Referees are regularly tested on a series of timed runs in order to meet the strict criteria. Dowd’s bosses want him to continue and there is no question of his age being an issue since the relaxation of automatic retirement rules. But the fact that he's a right porker goes against him. "I just love pies", he said. Link to post Share on other sites
BagOfCrisps 24 Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 Wonder how much cash he stacked up in that time. Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 Kagawa scored a beauty of a goal tonight. Sign him up Fergie! Link to post Share on other sites
pie-eater 207 Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 That was a good goal. I see Barton has got 12 games ban and 75K fine. The only good Bartons are the ones that make the picallily (and other nice people called Barton). Link to post Share on other sites
big-will 7 Posted May 24, 2012 Share Posted May 24, 2012 Knowing the wacky world of footie, he'll probably get paid during that time. I was hoping some criminal charges might be brought up against him. Link to post Share on other sites
NoFakie 45 Posted May 24, 2012 Share Posted May 24, 2012 Kagawa scored a beauty of a goal tonight. Sign him up Fergie! I've not seen much of Kagawa, but like the Sneijder one last year, do ManYoo need more attacking players? With Anderson being injury-prone, I think the real need is for a commanding midfielder who can put the boot in. Someone like Felliani from Everton. An upgrade at right back wouldn't go a miss either. Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted May 24, 2012 Share Posted May 24, 2012 We sure need a midfield. We haven't really got one at the moment. Must admit to not being full up on Kagawa, but isn't he a midfielder? Been neglecting the footie news. Is Felliani the big hair dude? Link to post Share on other sites
NoFakie 45 Posted May 24, 2012 Share Posted May 24, 2012 Yeah that's him. Mr Microphone Head. He can spray it about and rough it up if need be. Good at attacking/defending set pieces in the air too. I don't pay that much attention to Japanese footie, but I think Kagawa is a Van der Vaart type. The one in the Japanese team that seems to get really stuck in is Hasebe. Link to post Share on other sites
pie-eater 207 Posted May 24, 2012 Share Posted May 24, 2012 He also plays the geetar in Linkin Park http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAgz1xKdtS0 (though looks like he has had a trim there) Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 I see Hazard is going to Chelsea. As he announced on Twitter. What a surprise, he went with the ones who offered him the most. Link to post Share on other sites
BagOfCrisps 24 Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 Is he any good? Link to post Share on other sites
scouser 4 Posted May 29, 2012 Author Share Posted May 29, 2012 Haven't seen that much of him but he seems a really solid player with a lot of potential. Link to post Share on other sites
pie-eater 207 Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 Manchester United are closing in on a £17million deal for Borussia Dortmund midfielder Shinji Kagawa and are considering a fresh move for Tottenham’s Luka Modric.Dortmund CEO Hans-Joachim Watzke said that ‘both sides want to conclude the deal’. Link to post Share on other sites
pie-eater 207 Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 Looks like it might be happening Shinji Kagawa has moved a step closer to finalising his dream move to Manchester United with German daily Bild reporting the Japanese playmaker has agreed personal terms with the club. United have been on the trail of the 23-year-old for some time, and having agreed a £17.6million fee with his club, Borussia Dortmund, on Tuesday they are now said to have agreed terms with Kagawa's agent Thomas Kroth. Unconfirmed reports claim Kagawa will put pen-to-paper on a five-year deal with United worth an estimated £100,000-a-week, part of which will be made up of lucrative image rights. Kagawa, who helped Dortmund to a league and cup double for the first time in their history, is back in his homeland, but is now expected to travel to Manchester in the coming days to formalise his move to Old Trafford. United failed with an initial bid €18m last week, but with Sir Alex Ferguson identifying the playmaker as his No1 transfer target this summer, the club wasted no time in bowing to Dortmund's demands. Ferguson travelled to Berlin to watch Kagawa, who cost Dortmund just €350,000 from the J-League Cerezo Osaka in 2010, in action a fortnight ago when he scored in Dortmund's 5-2 win over Bayern Munich in the German Cup final. That display convinced Fergie that the diminutive star has what it takes to be a star at the Theatre of Dreams as United set about wrestling the Premier League crown back from "nosiy neighbours" Manchester City next season. One man who is convinced Kagawa will be a huge success at United is Hidetoshi Nakata, who told Sport360° he believes his compatriot will eventually rival Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo as the world's best. "Kagawa has everything in his game and can become as good as Messi and Ronaldo, provided he continues to work hard," said Nakata. Kagawa netted 13 goals in 31 Bundesliga games for Dortmund last season and has been earmarked as the man to bring some"magic" back to United's much-maligned midfield. Good points. Seems like a really good player. And we'll hear about United Kagawa every week on the Japanese news. Bad points. We'll hear about Kagawa every week on the Japanese news, and they may mention United a bit. When United win, it will all be because of Kagawa. Link to post Share on other sites
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