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

also it's the modern game that's the problem more than the support in general.

ok well i was thinking that a rolling thread may work better if left open, as opposed to just starting a thread once a month that will get 12 posts but whateverz

Ultras thread's a good idea imo, ILF opprobrium can't be weaker than a Uefa sanction. Also lots of ultras do cool things, a bit of compare-and-contrast can make pariahs of these goons.

Let dan pick the title though, eh? I'm still reeling from that belguim fiasco.

aw man I am terrible with the thread titles

Is is about a mentality or just being mental? A thread about ultras and other active football supporters.

‘His family are now living in England, so he's quite happy and settled,’ said Joorabchian in the Daily Mirror.

‘He had some problems about being away from them before, but they are with him now and everything is fine.

‘He'd be happy to move to another Premier League club.

Read more: http://www.metro.co.uk/sport/football/880359-carlos-tevez-open-to-spurs-or-arsenal-switch-says-kia-joorabchian#ixzz1cUh603CF

lol

Wenger breaking the bank for Tevez.

pink porcelain fragments lying on a lushly carpeted floor, his children's eyes glistening wetly, accusing, beseeching

Ramsey, Arteta, Yossi, Theo, Chamakh, Carlos Tevez

Tevez has a bit too much commitment, character and backbone to play for Arsenal.

backbone?

we have plenty of backbones! although they are often broken and in need of repair

Confirmation that police were starting an inquiry that could yet end in criminal proceedings was delivered shortly before Chelsea were held to a surprise 1-1 Champions League draw against Genk on Tuesday night. It was a game in which Terry was an unused substitute and it was marred by chants from sections of the travelling support.

Some among the 1,100 visiting fans were heard chorusing: "We know what you are, we know what you are. Anton Ferdinand, we know what you are."

thought crime?

I meant moral backbone.

i know.

what do they know he is? a blind cunt?

What can the FA do if it isn't a case of blind and white?

engage in some pointless posturing?

It's a blind day for the fight against racism in sport

Richard Chartres, the Bishop of London, was formerly Bishop of Stepney, which would make him a natural ecclesiastical Hammer.

Is it possible this has caused him to change his name by deed poll this season?

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2011/nov/01/st-pauls-seeks-new-direction

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2011/nov/02/tottenham-harry-redknapp-heart-surgery

Must have received a tax bill.

Or just realised he's one step closer to the England job

He was bigging up Neil Warnock for the job yesterday, he's that confident

He's getting desperate, premiership managers all Glaswegian or even more foreign

http://isjohnterryaracist.com/

https://twitter.com/#!/edchatham/status/131742398727467009

Phil Jones a headed block away from a wonder goal. He's been good

I was wondering what became of that guy

On the Goals On Sunday programme on 6 September 2009, Breen revealed that he had agreed to move to Inter Milan after the 2002 World Cup, but failed a medical.[6] Breen had also been linked with a move to Barcelona.[7] Breen left Barnet in June 2010.[8]

Wayne Rooney’s record £5million five-book deal with HarperCollins is the subject of much discussion at the publishers, who are considering a revamp of the troubled contract.

The second autobiography in the series has already been postponed once following England’s dismal 2010 World Cup. Plans to bring out the book either before or after Euro 2012 are also on the back burner, with Rooney suspended from the group stage of the tournament.

With football life stories not selling well, there are doubts whether a big enough market exists for at least three more Rooney memoirs.

This has led to talks on how the 12-year contract, signed in 2006, could be re-configured.

HarperCollins, who have new sports book management, are also discussing the most suitable publishing strategy for John Terry’s autobiography, for which a seven-figure advance has been paid.

The book was originally due in the shops after the 2010 World Cup and the current racism allegation will only add to the sensitivity around a publication date.

lols all around

Watching Steve Kean on SSN just now - he's still gauging his popularity on how many fans *aren't* holding up KEAN OUT banners :)

He's going to love it now they've banned them at Ewood

this is how mugabe started out

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/blog/2011/nov/04/manchester-united-xi-alex-ferguson-era

It is difficult to think of Old Trafford as a place for featureless footballers

im not saying he should be in that team but dwight yorke was awes for a fair few seasons and is seldom mentioned these days even tho THE GREAT OLD ONES OF THE PREMIERSHIPPE are habitually overcommemorated

if it wasnt for his amiably phoned in appearances on sky, nobody would attest to his existence

The guy from ZonalMarking has been arguing for Cole-York up front in a Ferguson-era XI, as an actual partnership that worked well, whereas Cantona & Ruud is hypothetical and potentially a disaster.

Yorke*

(xxxp) He was great, but only for a couple of years, and there have been lots of great attacking players at United in the last 25 years. If you choose a 'Best XI' for that period then for nearly every position there's going to be someone very good who gets left out. Except goalkeeper, where Schmeichel is about a million miles ahead of the competition.

were cole/yorke playing in the 3-3 at the Nou? Was there a 3-3 at the Nou Camp or have I imagined that?

I like the way Yorkey occasionally alludes to some insider Utd knowledge during his Sky Sports appearances. Like he just lurks around the training ground and they don't have the heart to tell him to leave

While we're on the Ferguson subject, I like the Duxbury quote in this:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2057073/Sir-Alex-Ferguson-25-years-Best-Manchester-United-signings.html

were cole/yorke playing in the 3-3 at the Nou? Was there a 3-3 at the Nou Camp or have I imagined that?

Fuck yeah - that was *the* Cole-Yorke game with *the* Cole-Yorke goal

yorke was great for his last few seasons at villa too

Yorke got a brace in the 3-3 and Cole got the other one

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63JVAFcxaGY

The guy from ZonalMarking has been arguing for Cole-York up front in a Ferguson-era XI, as an actual partnership that worked well, whereas Cantona & Ruud is hypothetical and potentially a disaster.

― boxall, Friday, 4 November 2011 22:56 (3 minutes ago

have we talked about zm

it's a good site and completely admirable but i wouldn't want to read it that often cuz he is duty bound to find some WELL, ACTUALLY bit of sophistry every week