BBC transfer wire is, as usual, the most important source for hard deadline day facts:
1616: "Javier Saviola spotted at Fratton Park, by my mate... could be a wind-up." bowkers123 on 606
― Roberto Spiralli, Thursday, 31 January 2008 16:58 (sixteen years ago) link
I approve of the "fuck a bulldog spirit" message Capello's squad selection displays here.
― Noodle Vague, Thursday, 31 January 2008 16:59 (sixteen years ago) link
1642: "Gareth Barry has just been seen with his agent going in to Goodison Park, along with Theo Walcott." jongre123 on 606
― Roberto Spiralli, Thursday, 31 January 2008 16:59 (sixteen years ago) link
i have no idea why i'm posting those to this thread.
harsh to have owen in ahead of defoe, tbh.
nice to see lennon dropped to the kids, he's needed a kick up the ar$e. feel sorry for dawson, but he's been poor lately so them's the breaks.
― darraghmac, Thursday, 31 January 2008 17:00 (sixteen years ago) link
1653: "Malcolm Macdonald spotted undergoing physical at St. James' Park" mackem08 on 606
― Noodle Vague, Thursday, 31 January 2008 17:02 (sixteen years ago) link
If I was Harry Redknapp or Martin O'Neill I would be straight on the phone to Jermain Defoe's agent like right now.
Actually I might kill myself first, then get on the phone
You might want to take a look at Redknapp's house first before you kill yourself, at least think about it over the summer...
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/204/462583624_06bd1dbe0d_m.jpg
― Ned Trifle II, Thursday, 31 January 2008 17:07 (sixteen years ago) link
He'll remember that fondly in jail.
― Noodle Vague, Thursday, 31 January 2008 17:08 (sixteen years ago) link
He was actually there sunbathing. Caused much amusement on the boat.
― Ned Trifle II, Thursday, 31 January 2008 17:10 (sixteen years ago) link
Brave new dawn, guys.
― Dom Passantino, Wednesday, 6 February 2008 21:19 (sixteen years ago) link
GEEKS
― ken c, Wednesday, 6 February 2008 21:53 (sixteen years ago) link
i missed Jenas goal but the Swiss equaliser was great. Rooney and Gerrard did well to set up the winner.
― blueski, Wednesday, 6 February 2008 22:01 (sixteen years ago) link
WTF was Jenas doing on the pitch at the start? I know he's improved a lot lately but blimey. I didn't watch the game so this was all related to me via text which made it even weirder.
Portentious omen - this is Capello's precursor to also trying to fudge the Gerrard/Lampard problem.
― Matt DC, Wednesday, 6 February 2008 22:37 (sixteen years ago) link
wright-phillips out
― ken c, Wednesday, 6 February 2008 23:32 (sixteen years ago) link
Italy thrashed Portugal 3-1.
Just saying, like.
― Dom Passantino, Wednesday, 6 February 2008 23:34 (sixteen years ago) link
and Wales won 3-0
Wha?
― Mark G, Thursday, 7 February 2008 09:40 (sixteen years ago) link
Let's all point and laugh at the Norwegians.
― King Boy Pato, Thursday, 7 February 2008 09:48 (sixteen years ago) link
I did watch the Socceroos beat Qatar 3-0 and I'm not sure why.
― King Boy Pato, Thursday, 7 February 2008 09:50 (sixteen years ago) link
i don't watch much football but does Rooney always hogg the ball that much normally ?
― Ste, Thursday, 7 February 2008 10:47 (sixteen years ago) link
Only when he doesn't have C Ronaldo to carry him.
― onimo, Thursday, 7 February 2008 11:03 (sixteen years ago) link
so was that 4-5-1 last night?
― blueski, Thursday, 7 February 2008 12:38 (sixteen years ago) link
Yeah, I had a wry chuckle when I realised it was as well. Although in fairness to Fab it did turn into 4-1-2-2-1 at points.
― Dom Passantino, Thursday, 7 February 2008 12:40 (sixteen years ago) link
OK, 4-5-1 now rejigged to mean "OTM, but with workmanlike tedium"
― That mong guy that's shit, Thursday, 7 February 2008 12:42 (sixteen years ago) link
"3-5-2" and "Jagger Dynamic Pentangle" remains synonyms for "you are fucking insane", questions?
― That mong guy that's shit, Thursday, 7 February 2008 12:43 (sixteen years ago) link
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Or "Nabisco", as it's usually known.
― Dom Passantino, Thursday, 7 February 2008 12:46 (sixteen years ago) link
GEEKS!
― ken c, Thursday, 7 February 2008 13:18 (sixteen years ago) link
His 'geeks' thing was funny but Lawro should've quite co-commentating after the Croatia match. He never sounds like he's enjoying it.
Then again can you imagine someone as sarcastic as him on ITV? maybe it's good.
― blueski, Thursday, 7 February 2008 13:36 (sixteen years ago) link
and he's still far less annoying than Mark Bright
― blueski, Thursday, 7 February 2008 13:37 (sixteen years ago) link
I don't know why they have Lawro on England games, he obviously doesn't care whether they win or lose
― Tom D., Thursday, 7 February 2008 13:39 (sixteen years ago) link
And he's a franchise-apologist cunt.
― Mark C, Thursday, 7 February 2008 13:41 (sixteen years ago) link
Impartial commentary eh, who'd want that?
― onimo, Thursday, 7 February 2008 13:44 (sixteen years ago) link
Obv. you want it, but you hardly expect it, do you?
― Tom D., Thursday, 7 February 2008 13:44 (sixteen years ago) link
Obv. it's good, when you've got England supporters like Alan Hansen in the studio, to have a bit of balance
― Tom D., Thursday, 7 February 2008 13:46 (sixteen years ago) link
I liked Lineker's wee dig about WrightWrightWrighty's England goals total at the end.
Gary Lineker's middle name is Winston.
― onimo, Thursday, 7 February 2008 13:50 (sixteen years ago) link
Hansen's position is a bit of a pickle tho. When he eventually is no longer a pundit, which Scotsman will take his place?
― blueski, Thursday, 7 February 2008 14:07 (sixteen years ago) link
Terry Butcher :-)
― ailsa, Thursday, 7 February 2008 14:10 (sixteen years ago) link
too ugly
― blueski, Thursday, 7 February 2008 14:12 (sixteen years ago) link
When he eventually is no longer a pundit
eh? what's to stop him continuing his punditry 'til he pops his clogs?
― Grandpont Genie, Thursday, 7 February 2008 14:32 (sixteen years ago) link
So Rio now has the most misshapen lips of any England captain ever, right?
― Dom Passantino, Wednesday, 26 March 2008 10:25 (sixteen years ago) link
I love how everyone's pretending this is a big deal when we already knew full well Capello was planning on rotating the captaincy over the next few months?
Still, if it annoys John Terry it's good with me.
― Matt DC, Wednesday, 26 March 2008 10:38 (sixteen years ago) link
http://news.bbc.co.uk/media/images/38542000/jpg/_38542365_milligan238.jpg http://footyfootball.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/england-coach-fabio-capello.jpg
― Dom Passantino, Wednesday, 26 March 2008 12:34 (sixteen years ago) link
[7. Instal Harry Redknapp as part time manager with Jamie Redknapp as assistant and Louise as half time totty cheerleader
8. go web2.0 with rateyourenglandplayers.com - Social media and user generated content is the future
9. instal systems thinking courses, there is more than 4-4-2 or 4-5-1]
― the pinefox, Wednesday, 26 March 2008 12:43 (sixteen years ago) link
"The Moore in question is, of course, the late Robert, captain of England, winner of 108 caps, the World Cup, and the respect of every opponent down from the uniquely competitive Pele, who, after their soaring duel in Guadalajara in 1970, tore off his shirt and entered an embrace known only to the bravest and the best of warriors.
Also in the firing line, of course, is another Robert, Sir Bobby Charlton, who scored more goals than any other Englishman in international football, won the World Cup and was told that his 106th cap would be his last immediately after he had guided England into a winning position against West Germany in the 1970 World Cup quarter-final, only to be pulled off because, in the one great aberration of his brilliant career, Sir Alf Ramsey wanted to keep him fresh for the semi-final against Italy.
The trouble with Beckham's self-promotion and the sentimentality which has swept him to tonight's milestone here is that it appears to owe no debt to the reality of football history, the smidgeon of it his career represents and the mountainous scale of those of men like Moore and Charlton."
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news-and-comment/james-lawton-a-mickey-mouse-milestone-to-cap-beckham-fantasia-800477.html
wow: I turned on R5 and I think Platini was talking about respect for referees. and now - David Ginola, radio pundit!
kick-off at 8:00.
― the pinefox, Wednesday, 26 March 2008 19:44 (sixteen years ago) link
Ginola as pundit
will Alan Green show his notorious LFC sympathies?
I hope France score a few goals. But maybe 1-1 or so is more likely.
― the pinefox, Wednesday, 26 March 2008 20:04 (sixteen years ago) link
GOAL for france
in case anyones interested
― Ste, Wednesday, 26 March 2008 20:40 (sixteen years ago) link
I am. It is nice to hear of James giving away a penalty, then watching it go past him.
Subs: Terry, Gerrard, J Cole, Rooney all off!
― the pinefox, Wednesday, 26 March 2008 21:05 (sixteen years ago) link
poor Austria went 3-0 up against Holland but are now 4-3 down
plus, Russia whipped in Bucharest! Greece win in Portugal!
― blueski, Wednesday, 26 March 2008 21:28 (sixteen years ago) link
must be really annoying for Portugal even if it is only a friendly - still no revenge for two defeats four years ago
I'm annoyed too, to hear that.
But not at England's result. Allez les bleus! Ginola was assez bon aussi.
― the pinefox, Wednesday, 26 March 2008 22:07 (sixteen years ago) link
wut
― Dr Frogbius (darraghmac), Friday, 10 February 2012 17:44 (twelve years ago) link
The Stoke City chairman also criticised Capello for "never having bothered" to fully learn English.Use accessible player and disable flyout menus
This threw me for a second
― Number None, Friday, 10 February 2012 17:47 (twelve years ago) link
same as
if capello's english was as poor as is being suggested, then that's a valid criticism imo.
i just doubt it
― Dr Frogbius (darraghmac), Friday, 10 February 2012 17:51 (twelve years ago) link
btwhttp://www.whoateallthepies.tv/chelsea/109807/former-chelsea-youth-players-candid-account-reveals-another-less-gimpish-side-to-john-terry.html
― Number None, Friday, 10 February 2012 17:53 (twelve years ago) link
btw
With reference to this mornings mails from Martin's email this morning about John Terry actually being a nice guy, I would like to draw everybodys attention to a incident that occured when I was 13 or 14. I played to a relatively decent standard back then and played for my district side against teams all over the South-East. One of our biggest rivals was Barking & Dagenham who sported among others, Bobby Zamora, Paul Konchesky and the mighty JT (in a CM role) back then. One of my teammates was good mates with Terry and they played for the same sunday league side as well
I remember one summers day my mate bringing JT up to the local tennis club where I was also a member. Bear in mind that at this stage he was a nobody.I think he was on the books of Chelsea but then so were a number of other guys I knew
So there we are, all having a few sets of tennis when JT decides to take his t-shirt off. Being a private members tennis club, some of the old boys watching went mad and proceeded to ask / tell him that we didn't do that here, and that there were standards that had to be adhered to
JT, being such a nice guy even then, turned round, looked the guys up and down and told them "to F**k off and die". He then picked up the nearest tennis ball and smashed it as hard as he could. Luckily he was rubbish at tennis so he missed by a mile but even as we walked off the court he was swearing at them and saying he'd be back to "sort them out."Paul Higgins, Guernsey
― Dr Frogbius (darraghmac), Friday, 10 February 2012 17:55 (twelve years ago) link
superb
― Number None, Friday, 10 February 2012 17:56 (twelve years ago) link
he's a complicated man
― Number None, Friday, 10 February 2012 17:58 (twelve years ago) link
the inner life of john terry
― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Friday, 10 February 2012 17:59 (twelve years ago) link
It's probably a bit like John Malkovich's
― Number None, Friday, 10 February 2012 18:01 (twelve years ago) link
directed by shane meadows
― Dr Frogbius (darraghmac), Friday, 10 February 2012 18:03 (twelve years ago) link
haha did not know this about hiddinkIn February 2007 Hiddink was given a six-month suspended jail sentence and fined €45,000 after being found guilty of tax fraud by a Dutch court. Prosecutors had demanded a ten-month prison sentence for Hiddink, who was accused of evading €1.4 million in Dutch taxes by claiming to be a resident of Belgium from 2002 to 2003. The Dutch Tax Intelligence and Detection Service claimed that he hadn't spent enough nights at his Belgian house which he had stated was his primary address. Hiddink denied this accusation.
― mizzell, Friday, 10 February 2012 18:18 (twelve years ago) link
Yup. Ever since he vowed to never pay Dutch taxes again and stay away (or at least live abroad enough nights). It was a bit petty though, prosecution made a whole slew of errors.
― Flag post? I hardly knew her! (Le Bateau Ivre), Friday, 10 February 2012 18:30 (twelve years ago) link
o yeah, that staying away part sounds familiar.
― mizzell, Friday, 10 February 2012 18:56 (twelve years ago) link
...Hiddink, who was accused of evading €1.4 million in Dutch taxes by claiming to be a resident of Belgium from 2002 to 2003.
I somehow misread this as "by claiming to be President of Belgium"
― Monkee Trial (Nasty, Brutish & Short), Friday, 10 February 2012 18:56 (twelve years ago) link
West Bromwich Albion have given the FA leave to speak to Roy Hodgson about the vacant England manager job, the FA says
― Algerian Goalkeeper, Sunday, 29 April 2012 18:41 (twelve years ago) link
where are the drudge sirens?
― Ms Tum-Bla-Wi-Tee (nakhchivan), Sunday, 29 April 2012 18:42 (twelve years ago) link
Matt DC should edit them in
― Algerian Goalkeeper, Sunday, 29 April 2012 19:08 (twelve years ago) link
good appointment, statesmanlike imo.
― diafiyhm (darraghmac), Sunday, 29 April 2012 22:02 (twelve years ago) link
I think Roy deserves his own disastrous two years thread. Fab's old news.
― we are not bemused (onimo), Monday, 30 April 2012 10:14 (twelve years ago) link
i'll get that
― diafiyhm (darraghmac), Monday, 30 April 2012 10:25 (twelve years ago) link
i went to this thread an hour ago to post 'lol' and before i hit submit i thought 'what am i doin this for' and i didn't post and i just read he's now manager of russia.
Weird.
― starfish entryprize (darraghmac), Monday, 16 July 2012 12:14 (twelve years ago) link
probably because u were dimly and unconsciously aware of the capello to russia chatter which has been around for weeks
― nakhchivan, Monday, 16 July 2012 12:16 (twelve years ago) link
yeah arsh confirmed it a couple days ago
― Yeah and I ~obstruction~ you/ya fucking blind cunt (pause) fucking k (a hoy hoy), Monday, 16 July 2012 15:14 (twelve years ago) link