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

think he typically plays behind Novakovic for Koln.
also saw a story that robben would be available for 10M. Podolski, RVP, Robben front three would be pretty good.

has some serious injury potential

it is arsenal!

do robben and van persie hate each other? can never remember which dutch players don't get along.

They all hate each other.

nah they seem to get along quite well
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Robben for 10m is an incredible bargain, even with his injury record

It's Sneijder who doesn't get on with RVP iirc.

number none i think 10m is a rounded figure, much like robben

think robben has a year left on his contract in June. Bayern have bought Shiquiri, and the rest of the team supposedly hate Robben so he probably will be available.

Podolski even scored with a v good header at the weekend!! That Koln team is dire though.

I'd take him as an Owen replacement at Utd

robben, rvp, podolski would be a v cool front three who all use their left foots only. Wonder if the Emirates pitch would have a lean on it by the end of the season?

There's an interesting bit in RED where Gary Neville maintains that the pitch at St James' Park has a significant slope to it. I'd never heard it before but having googled it, it does seem to be a fairly widespread belief

rvp is two footed, post-training his chocolate leg meme.

http://www.nufc.co.uk/page/Club/History/SportsDirectArena

Situated on a small hill overlooking the city and part of the historic Town Moor owned by the Freemen of the City - which further complicated any development proposals - St James Park is very close to the spot of the city's execution gallows, the last hanging taking place in 1844, less than 40 years before football was first played in the vicinity.

Back in Victorian Tyneside, St James Park was barely a rough patch of grazing land and had a notorious slope, a drop of fully 18 feet from the north to south goal. Local butchers could still graze their animals on the pitch before being led to slaughter!

nice url

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17305150

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Steve Bruce said Wolves gave him a strong indication that he was going to fill the vacant manager's position before a late change of mind.

The 51-year-old was given a second interview, and believed the deal would be formalised the following morning, but missed out to Terry Connor.

"That was the plan," he told BBC Radio 5 live's Pat Murphy.

"At one stage I was close, but it wasn't to be. It's their prerogative."
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Steve Bruce on BBC Radio 5 live

After an initial meeting with chief executive Jez Moxey and owner Steve Morgan, Bruce was expecting to seal the deal: "When I left the conversation on Thursday, by all intents and purposes, it was to have another conversation on the Friday.

"I said to my good lady I thought I was back to work. Unfortunately, it didn't happen. I'm disappointed."

no ahm bittuhly, /bittuhly/ disappointed no cred

Asked if he feared Saha's return, Moyes replied: "No because I think I've got an agreement with Harry that he doesn't play. Louis doesn't play unless Tottenham have got lots of injuries. Next question please!"

Moyes may want to check his facts with Redknapp though, who confirmed on Friday that Saha "is available" and "is looking forward to playing".

He's just goading 'arry into a tactical error imo, Spurs look better with one up top.

such an 'agreement' is in breach of premier league rules anyway iirc

yeah that's bizarre

moyes has an answer for that

"If you're a gentleman it's allowed isn't it?" Moyes said. "Gentlemen shake hands and do things some times. But if he needs him, he'll play."

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not really answer though is it?

wonder what else is allowed if you're a gentlemen? Not that there's many in the Prem.
Diving okay if you're a 'nice fella'

you're allowed to receive tax free payments into an overseas bank account in your dog's name iirc

michael dawson is injured, anyway

Wenger says RVP is not going, and so we know he is going.

But blimey, we are making more super signings! RVP will want to stay after this week.

Bad news for Port Vale, who have gone into admin.

Rafa making his pitch for the Chelsea job on Football Focus right now.

Oh man! A yard over the line and not given.

who for?

can't even work out the best result for us here, my spirit is crushed

they better not be cheating djbril out of a goal? (has no idea who is playing)
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QPR. Header by Clint Hill from a corner from about four yards, clawed onto the bar by Bogdan from well behind the line.

They're playing Bolton.

ty. Won't get a chance to watch until the 2nd half. I do love a relegation 6 pointer.

just turned this on and lol swp is wank

so the matches to watch today are spurs-everton and lyon-lille. dunno if i'll be around for moyes's job interview though.

Bobby Z has hit the bar too. It's all set up for a Bolton win.

Ryoooo is magnetic w/ the touchline. Dunno if Wenger will be happy with someone who stays in position next year.

Alan Green doesn't blame goalkeepers for cheating so presumably i'm never gonna hear him moan about players diving in future

Alan Green? You have my sympathies Noodle. Never has a man been so affronted about getting paid to watch football.

i only popped the radio on while i was in the kitchen making a sandwich. he's gone again now.

And there we are.

And thėre we are.

That had to be a penalty surely? He went through the back of him. Nice to see an irate Hughes but gosh, QPR have been robbed here.

The defender 'challenging' with Ryo at the edge of the box in the build up to the Bolton 2nd goal was laughably woeful. Must have had a 6" height advantage and put in the lamest challenge imaginable.

Owen Coyle should go for the pat on the back of the head for Hughes at the end, as should the lino.

Hughes letting himself be bundled away too easily imo, should be following the officials down to their dressing room.

lol at Sky blatantly delaying their ad break purely to show the confrontation though

Coates starting instead of Carragher. Is he officially 4th choice now?

There's a dedicated Sky F1 channel? What does it show the 99% of the time there are no races on?

About times Coates graduated to the first team. Caryatids should be fourth choice and all.