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

Yeah, the main lesson here is that rich people who don't know what they're doing are really quite hilarious.

(it's sort of great. Some wobbly bits. Luigi De Canio fans will be disappointed that the film basically airbrushes his era out)

so fucked

Feel bad for Wolves. Should get AVB in and tell him to show the Premiership what he can really do.

Haven't seen it yet but it's got echoes of Norwich going down 6-0 there in 2005. I did think Wolves would be alright but it's hard to see anyone coming back from that.

we had nothing, and we've got maybe 4 Prem quality players tops

i can't see why the referee couldn't caution him for his behavior, but in reality a ref will never give a red card then caution the victim of the red card offense for faking the injury the red card was given for.

― wmlynch, Sunday, 4 March 2012 22:53 (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

basically this. nothing to stop the ref doing it. but (1) definitively identifying simulation in a situation when there has in fact been contact is v tough (2) calling a player a liar is somehow more serious than calling him another kind of cheat, and if you get it wrong then you can lose control of the match (3) given the lack of support any ref who tries to systematically clamp down on simulation could expect from fifa, there is no upside.

said it a thousand times. monday morning, video panel, 3 match ban the blatant cases of simulation, see how many do it next weekend.

totes. just talking about what the ref can do on the pitch. the fa/fifa don't do so many things on monday morning, partly out of misguided loyalty to referees, mostly out of laziness and desire for a simple life.

also http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/blog/2012/mar/03/referees-winning-percentage-game-managers

Statistics compiled by the match delegates show referees get 92% of major decisions – goals, penalties, red cards etc – right. For assistant referees, the success rate is 99.3%.

somehow doubt that includes simulation

tv hypes up the split second decisions where mistakes are understandable "he definitely got a touch on the ball blah blah", when i'm sure what aggravates managers and fans more is inconsistent application of the laws - fouls denying clear goalscoring opportunities getting yellows, different standards on serious foul play etc

arseen wengah 'aving a go
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17261746

shocking reversal of his long-held anti-go-having principles, that.

Wenger: "we will kick it towards van Persie, hope he comes up with something"

More to follow.

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Jo7lJoQhtjw/SJFtJu8xJ9I/AAAAAAAAA7U/t5r6RFoEU9Y/s1600-h/nail-biter+othellomaster.com

If 'arry starts going on about mental strength and an extra two per cent of fitness and players being like new signings and not seeing things we'll know some Freaky Friday-style accident has happened.

And if 'Arry gets very reluctant to throw cash around?

we can assume the swiss bank account in his dead racehorse's name is under investigation

'Church ruined my Man Utd chances'

Just as well for ILX that I'll never get it together to file papers myself

also england national team 1986 are suing the church of england for the hand of god goal

anyone watching that QPR programme? looks quality from this trailer. def. gonna watch this on catchup.

http://www.youtube.com/v/R5xAmAjZ1mY&feature=player_embedded&fs=1&hl=en

― kid steel (cajunsunday), Sunday, 4 March 2012 Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Kinda disappointing: they had a lot of golden raw material -- sure most won't be able to agree on faves, but that fan pleading for Briatore not to leave while he complains how his ego isn't being further inflated by should-be-grateful fans that dare to protest because he input 35 million into 'the company' ws good.

Main problem was it wouldn't stop with trying to make 'killer' sequences cut from QPR goals/mobile convos/goals against QPR/more 5 sec clueless exec soundbites -- all accompained by yer disgusting indie sd/track. Should have left the camera on some of these meetings for a lot longer, no matter how 'mundane' it might seem -- especially one on savings they were trying to make, another where they were discussing season ticket prices. Should've had more interviews w/fans (tracking opinions as the takeover ws happening and then when it was unravelling with all the sackings), any zine writers, etc.

Badly put together and a missed opportunity to use this to talk about what is happening, which we all know but a documentation of this disaster is required. Switched off halfway through.

Still, great sense of timing -- Chelsea and QPR are 1x Mourinho apart from one another.

kind of enjoy them showing how Falvio enforcing a substitution leading to a winning goal (to his mind) justified all the fucking around with managers and team selections

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/soccer/news/20120305/monday-musings/

Manchester United CEO Gill was one of the participants in the "Business of Sports: Winning Off the Field" panel. One thing he mentioned which caught the attention of those in attendance was that there were new owners of a PL team who didn't know about relegation. "Not sure what the due diligence was there," stated Gill of said owners. I later spoke to Gill directly to clarify erroneous rumors spreading on Twitter that Gill was in fact alluding to Fenway Sports Group's purchase of Liverpool. Gill categorically denied that he had been referencing or inferring that it was FSG in any form and said that he held Liverpool's owners in the highest regard. "I would never say anything negative about John W Henry, ever." However, when I put it to Gill that the party he was in fact referring to was Venky's (it's long been believed in some quarters of the industry that the mechanics of relegation was just one among various things Venky's were unaware of when acquiring Blackburn), Gill said nothing but gave a broad smile.

Why The English Might Actually Prefer MLS To The Premier League

(brace for flamefest in 3... 2...)

Venkys!

where's a venky's behind the scenes film when you need one

ummm sorry but that should be made for the next 20 years - why waste it by releasing such a thing now in the first act.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYwf2SBWa5o

what an embarrasment and that chicken is just from a takeaway
salakido 4 weeks ago

http://s3.amazonaws.com/data.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly9e5lqIWA1qh8q9wo1_1280.jpg

Is The Football Archivist well known already? Because it is amazing.

see football weekly were discussing my dn this week

as well as recycling some qpr chat from this very thread

Suarez claims another victim: http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/news/s/1487279_judge-blasts-luis-suarez-after-handshake-bust-up-with-patrice-evra-prompts-manchester-united-fan-to-assault-wife-in-eccles

“To blame Mr Suarez, in my view, illustrates your refusal to confront the real issue.”

the manc wife beater Ryan Giggs is way beyond Suarez on the cunt scale, out there with Terry.

how would Suarez be a role model for a Utd fan exactly? Stupid judge

"They have now Roberto Di Matteo in (temporary) charge, and I have to respect the manager in charge. I have to wait and (see) if something happens in the future. As a manager with experience in the Champions League, in Spain and in Italy, I am open to offers."

"Can anybody argue [against the fact] that the Liverpool fans love me? No," said Benítez. "If we agree with this, what do you want for somebody who you love? The best for him. I cannot be waiting at home for five years. Everybody understands that I will need a job."

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2110222/Andre-Villas-Boas-sacked--Roman-Abramovich-blames-players.html

Feel even worse for AVB after stories like this.

Just when you think these guys are running out of ways to be hateful. I'm pretty sure it wouldn't be Ramires and Mata giving AVB a sarcastic wave at 8:59:58 every morning. Like managers getting all anal about punctuality is unique to him anyway.

The hint that any new manager will have his hands tied by Financial Fair Play is dead interesting though. Especially if they don't finish top four and have a mammoth rebuilding task off the back of Europa League income.

bbc site is annoying now it doesn't show fixtures in date order, i completely didn't see the fa cup games on tonight. and now i've made other plans :(

i know there were some questions a while back about where Run of Play's been. He (they?) have been posting some stuff recently at http://runofplay.tumblr.com/

Wolves’ Premier League survival hopes today suffered a major blow when midfielder Karl Henry was ruled out for three to four weeks.

amazing how much my opinion can differ from some cunt who gets paid to write about football

Pogba's off to Juventus. Maybe now we'll see whether he's any good.

Dunno, thought the same about Elia and have yet to see him since, even in bench warming capacity.

http://www.thegrocer.co.uk/pictures/620xAny/4/8/3/10483_Sainsburys-at-Northumberland-Park.JPG

How did we miss news of NAMING RIGHTS SUPERMARKET RETAIL CHAIN?

Spurs chairman Daniel Levy added: “We are delighted that Sainsbury’s will become the supermarket provider in the Northumberland Development Project. This will be one of the largest supermarkets of its kind in London and will help bring a greater vibrancy and attract new trade to the area.”

That's right, Daniel. Giant supermarkets are famed for the footfall they put through other shops in the same area. Not for driving other shops out of business.