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

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wtf is harry playing at with levy/modric?

was convinced during transfer saga that 'Arry's "He should go, I don't think he shd stay at Spurs" was a bit of dressing-room gamesmanship. If he didn't go, he didn't want to have alienated Modric. Same here. In private to Levy he'll be all "I quite understand if you don't want to pay him that, but I can't have him thinking that I think that." Hence odd public avowals where he sounds more like Luka's agent than manager. Or maybe he gets a cut or something idk.

one possible angle, yeah

alternatively, he's already putting pressure on for jan window, or moving to get excuses in early. Tho tbh i don't see how this does either of those things.

See, i don't think modric is gonna kick up between now and jan/summer, and he was as good over 90 mins against liverpool as i've seen him. Taking into account that he'll surely go within the timeframe of his current contract, i just don't know what's to be gained by harry constantly stirring this.

looking forward to st. arsenaleringham's day this season

it will be a sad day i may wear a black armband

now arry's havin a go about how he wanted to keep woodgate. maybe the press are the only friends he has who will listen to his problems

Harry might want to put Modric in a higher pay band in order to lift the ceiling on wages that stops Spurs attracting bigger-name players.

maybe.

not convinced it's a manager's place to get into the way a club's finances are run, and obv that goes quintuple in Arry's case

goes w/out saying, hence applying pressure from outside like this as opposed to being let near levy

Also its 'Arry and he won't be there on this date next year

Harry might want to put Modric in a higher pay band in order to lift the ceiling on wages that stops Spurs attracting bigger-name players.

Yes, this is exactly it. Redknapp hates being in a financial straitjacket and is using Luka to stir the pot with his mates in the press to try and make that happen. He's also trying to keep Modric happy and look like he's on his side, because Levy is pretty dumb when it comes to that side of things.

On the other hand, OTM for wanting to keep Redknapp in that financial straitjacket given the state he's left other clubs. But I can see Redknapp's point when he says "you can't say he's worth more than £40m and then pay him the wages of a £10m player".

Levy OTM, even.

they pay 10m pound players how much now?

You cannot pay a player less than the contract he signed 18 months ago or whenever. Stands for bently, stands for modric. Levy otm.

Beasley and McGarry are embedded Sun journalists at Chelsea. Both spent all summer tactically placing the Modric stories when there was nothing to report.

Pay them no heed.

qpr fan who supposedly works for spurs mentioned this on a messageboard the other day, thought it might be of interest to youse lot for future reference

i am super hyped for the villa game next super sunday

decent test of how well nu-rangers can cope with a bit of pace and attacking competence; if we turn them over with anything like looking convincing then (besides injuries) i fear nothing outside the generally acknowledged top seven

even armand traore looks brill!

idk surely modric's claim that levy had promised he could leave was a legit quote?

c ron and cesc have codified the precedent here - 'wantaway' players will be kept for a year, mollified if possible and then be sold

He doesn't want to be here, get rid.

I thinking getting rid of a player abroad (cesc and ronaldo) is different to getting rid to a rival in the same league. Think Spurs were right to keep him, why would they wanna strengthen Chelsea?

I dunno. I mean we sold them Torres, so. Oh, hang on.

Levy is shrewd but also stubborn. He stuck to his word steadfastly and tbh I could see Modric stuck with us for another three years and just getting used to the idea.

If not, £40m will do.

Signing him to a new contract is nonsense tho.

http://www.whoateallthepies.tv/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/NaniRon1.jpg

that pretty much covers the first three seasons up to the 2006 world cup, when ronaldo was several yrs younger than nani in the equivalent period

then he bulked up and became the ridiculously athletic and clinical (and kinda boring) forward he is today -- nani has improved in those aspects but he's not going to get to c-ron's level

completely different players though

completely tanned

It will obviously be difficult for Nani to get to Ronaldo's level considering C-Ron will go down as one of the best ever, but hopefully pundits can finally stop calling him "inconsistent" now.

consistently not as good as cr7

Better than Bale though

looking forward to seeing didier pogba tonight

He's not starting. Haven't seen the bench yet but the first eleven is pretty bizarre

Valencia at right back, Carrick central defence?

yup. four strikers :/

Amos, Valencia, Fryers, Carrick, Fabio, Giggs, Park, Macheda, Diouf, Owen, Berbatov.

pogba on the bench

ezekiel fryers

Good grief, that line up looks surreal. What kind of formation is it supposed to be? This reminds me of that game against Arsenal (last season?) where we played seven defenders or something.

Insert obvious Roony joke here: http://www.manutd.com/en/Club/Sponsors.aspx?sponsorid={4ED489CA-E5F3-4EE4-94C2-671952C12942}

lol that team. who is fryer?

With a history of success and not compromising on quality, Mister Potato shares Manchester United’s commitment to excellence
With a history of success and not compromising on quality, Mister Potato shares Manchester United’s commitment to excellence
With a history of success and not compromising on quality, Mister Potato shares Manchester United’s commitment to excellence
With a history of success and not compromising on quality, Mister Potato shares Manchester United’s commitment to excellence
With a history of success and not compromising on quality, Mister Potato shares Manchester United’s commitment to excellence
With a history of success and not compromising on quality, Mister Potato shares Manchester United’s commitment to excellence

Hadn't heard of Fryers before today tbh

"a trademark finish" HE FUCKIN SCUFFED IT

(michael owen)

berba obviously so much better than anyone on the field, macheda so much worse

oh i'm on the wrong thread aren't i

joeeeeeeey

can one day go by without you trolling

"Right now we sit above Arsenal in the table - hopefully that's the case in May."

laying down the law fot taraabt
'And I have heard Joey at training sessions say to Adel, "If you want to sulk do it while you’re running back. Don’t do it walking. And if I ask you to do something, do it".

No, he can't. He's really a bit embarrassing. Not that you'd know that from QPR fans on messageboards, who are viewing him as a speaker of truth to power. Which I think is how he wants to be viewed, rather than as a troll. The Taarabt thing is funny though.

I just want the captain of the Rangers to have a little bit more dignity. Like Shaun Derry.

yes, he's more dignified a captain than taarabt to be fair.

not exactly a paragon of corinthian values but taken with a pinch of salt i can't help but quite like the lad so far tbh. he's certainly brought the squad together.

Karl Henry is a cracking person who is a million times the person Barton will ever be. Karl Henry may talk a lot to the press and through the club but none of what comes out of his mouth is ever "i'm a big time charlie" this or "i earn 80k a week" that. He is an honest bloke who would run himself into the ground for this club. I don't think he has ever professed to being a gifted footballer and probably never will.

http://www.molineuxmix.co.uk/vb/showthread.php?t=63512

and if we're really talking embarrassing...