Kenny Dalglish Won't Be Delivering the Module: English Premiership 2011-12

jermaime'ravishin' defo

defoe is kinda crap

i wonder how modric would do as attacking mid

not greah imo, end product not his strong point in he lsst third

Defoe looked sharp againy city tho. All depenx on adebayor anyay

lol worknight ffs

i always like steed as a player whenever i saw him play. hope his kid gets better.

Steed Malbranque's representatives have dismissed reports the Frenchman has retired from football to care for an ill family member.

Reports at the weekend suggested the former Fulham, Spurs and Sunderland midfielder had quit St Etienne as his young son was suffering from cancer.

But Malbranque's representatives have released a statement saying he does not have a son and his family are fine.

"Steed trusts that the rumours will now cease immediately," said a statement.
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Steed does not have a son and his immediate family are all in good health

Steed Malbranque's representatives

Malbranque, 31, switched to St Etienne in August to end a 10-year stay in English football, during which time he made a total of 336 Premier League appearances.

London-based solicitors Thomas Cooper added in their statement: "Steed has read with concern the recent stories currently circulating about him and his family.

"He would like to reassure all of his friends in England and throughout world football that these stories are wholly without foundation.

"Steed does not have a son and his immediate family are all in good health. Steed does not know the origin of these stories but would like to stress that they are without merit."

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what an odd rumour to start.

Yeah, that was an odd one, saw Darren Bent lamenting the loss to the game on Friday night then searched and found that no serious news outlets appeared to be reporting it

Even though it's now been dutifully laid out in the BBC's "what are tweets" idiot-proof style I'm still a bit confused by the Cook narrative

Like is it possible that "Cancer" is Brian Marwood's nickname here or

Very Cook-like of Cook to try and execute some hapless work experience kid for this though, kudos

Yeah I'm kind of confused by that Cook story as well - it does scan like there's an email that hasn't been reported.

The only thing I can think of is that Cook was emailing while drunk on holiday and sent an email that a) made minimal sense and b) went to the wrong person.

I guess Marwood made some zing about it to Cook, and then Cook mistakenly replied with Richard Hammond-style faux-disapproval to the original Nedum's mom e-mail because he's the kind of guy who gets really hi-power jobs without understanding how e-mail works or being able to string a sentence together

if ilf tried hard enough could one of us make ceo of an epl club i wonder

Well, somebody managed to basically take over Notts County by putting on a fake moustache and saying "hello I represent a very rich consortium", right?

mumble mumble 'correct due diligence was observed' mumble

Tbf, that's how they all do it, it's just that in that case they hadn't the necessary readies to run the club for the crucial 'first month' period before selling

obviously the thing here is to try and take over a club i wanna ruin

give us a list, we'll do a full and rigorous analysis on the finances thread

So which club are we going for? I think if we told people that D Mac was an old Irish left back representing a consortium then no one would notice and Roy Keane would make up some story about battering him within hours.

maybe Wigan shd be put out of its misery

And put the lovely Roberto out of a job?

I think we'd let him keep his place for now

tbh i had hopes of running a club on an even keel under FFP snicker

Wigan wd be a fun project club, i'm struggling to find hate teams in the top flight this season bar Salford

i mean there's Blackburn obv but i like the way the Venky's are going there

Drunken Scottish manager too, that's always entertaining

It'd be difficult to do a better job at ruining a football club than some of our esteemed Premiership Chairmen are managing right now.

Rafa delivers a web module in 03 hours 22 minutes - http://www.rafabenitez.com/

SAVE THE DATE

kinda wish he did it in 4 days time, so that line could be even more lol

The content of Benitez’s website will provide a vehicle for communication with fans by giving details of his biography, career and records achieved at all of the clubs he has managed, as well as giving up to date information on his interviews and thoughts on football.

Via his blog he will be writing in-depth technical articles with his thoughts on current trends or matters of interest in football.

rafabenitez.com begins its journey

The official website of the coach from Madrid is launched today in Paris

The central HQ of Eurosport in Paris was, this morning, the setting for the official launch of Rafa Benitez’s website. The coach from Madrid, who was also presented as a new expert commentator for the sports channel that gives up to the minute information of all that is happening in the sports world, embarks on this new project of internet communication, his official website, with an ambitious format including the most up to date news about the Spanish coach and his recently created Montse Benitez Foundation, as well as biographical content, his career and records...In addition, it includes a blog, with technical articles written by Rafa Benitez, members of his staff and website colleagues, a comprehensive forum for fans of the different clubs Benitez has managed, links page.

During the double announcement of the website and the partnership of RB and Eurosport, Benitez took part in a TV programme sharing views with Arsene Wenger, also an expert commentator for the worldwide sports channel, and addressed a strong contingent of journalists representing their respective media.

rafabenitez.com begins its life with the imprint and stamp of the philosophy which has carried the Spanish coach to winning titles in the three biggest leagues in the world. Welcome to rafabenitez.com.

bless him, nobody gives a fuck cos he's shit and a cunt.

Is La Liga better than the Premier League?

My first impression, and whenever I have been asked this question I have been convinced of this, is that the Premier League is quicker and has bigger physical demands than the Spanish championship, and that La Liga is more technical and tactical.

Rafa bringing the insight.

darraghmac is Siralec AICMFP:

Manchester United boss Alex Ferguson saw a picture of former Liverpool boss Benitez during an interview in an Italian newspaper office and said: “He is jobless and he is not my friend.”

oh wow

"Nasri Sustains Hand Injury With France"

Must have tried picking up his wallet imho.

I'd heard it was a shoulder strain sustained while patting himself on the back

Maybe Arsene left him a little surprise in his kitbag

Nah it was cramp cos he's such a wanker

all good stuff

bless him, nobody gives a fuck cos he's shit and a cunt.

I like you, and I don't know if this "A+ trolling", but seriously, lay off. Regardless of what you think of his tactics, he's a good man. Perhaps you should watch the reception he received at the last Hillsborough Memorial Service for an indication of how highly he is thought of in this city. Then maybe you'll refrain from calling the man "a cunt". Leaving this thread for a while before I say something I regret.

Right, fair enough.

I think we can accept that, none of us knowing him personally, our perceptions of Rafa Benitez the man are all to be taken with a large pinch of salt- that's either in positive aspect (I feel that we'd all be popular at Hillsborough events if we were serving or previous Liverpool managers) or negative (his public persona, for many neutrals or opposition fans is clearly at the very best 'divisive').

I'd always take this as understood, which is why I wouldn't bat an eyelid at the things you read perfectly normal people like yr avg ilxor saying dreadful things (yes, like 'he's a cunt') on ie ILF about y'know people we essentially know nothing about. It's internet messageboard guff. I don't take it seriously. I wouldn't lean over a dinnertable to the gent in question and pssst yer a cunt at him, y'know?

Furthermore, while admitting we know nothing about him, really, the man is a celebrity with a publc persona. With that territory comes adulation undeserved and hyperbolic vitriol equally so. It's kind of a 'thing' and again, not having a go at you but [whiney]ffs it's just football messageboard shitetalk[/whiney]

I'm sure Benitez would treat my anonymous internet opinion with the appropriate contempt. Part of the fun is that these are perfectly weightless opinions- they're not painted on his bathroom wall, y'know?

I wouldn't want to fall out with anyone over this kind of thing, basically- yourself and ronan get kinda irate in defence of Rafa, and I know his antics get me and others nicely riled up, but jesus lads it's only the internet.

so. many. board. descriptions. this being my favourite:

I wouldn't lean over a dinnertable to the gent in question and pssst yer a cunt at him

careful you'll get pleasant plains in here

Chris- i'm not trying to tell you what should or shouldn't annoy you, cos that'd be aggravatory of me. Just trying to make you see it in the way it's intended, ok not exactly lighthearted banter but it's fairly non-consequential nonsense in an obscure corner of the net- if it was ever gonna hurt rafa i'd probably stop. Probably.

If i had a quid for every time someone on here called Fergie a cunt...

Yeah, but fair comment surely?

bites the eads of whippets

the nasri insults were funnier than the rafa one but i don't know if this is because nasri is more a wanker than rafa is a cunt (if at all, etc.)

or maybe there's more imagination at work with the hand, visualising nasri wanking etc.

felt bad fergie got kicked in a balls, but i had a giggle when i imagined what his face looked like when he got a low blow.

sorry this isn't the "retarded" thread.

take out the quote marks though.

i felt like p f should have posted the above

felt bad fergie got kicked in a balls

He felt worse amirite? It was some *jakey that did it wasn't it?

(*you might have to google this word)

t'was aye

Actually think I would have to be riled to call ferguson a cunt, tho usually i'm drunk when I post things along the road to the cunt district so perhaps I actually get there and forget the next day.

I do think rafa is actually a good man, he didn't have to get as involved in hillsborough as he has and he speaks out about it a lot even still.

i'm sure he's grand, y'know. His one-one interviews seem a lot more laid back and goid-humoured, but you have to admit the ammo is there in a lot of his other public dealings. Arguments for and against, like anyone tbf. I'm good with kids and grannies, like.