Moneyball won't win the Premiership 2012-13

It's all gonna be much sweeter when Nigel and the boys rebound and prove each and every one of them wrong and get our goals conceded average below three a game. Sunshine after the rain. Starting... at home to Spurs. Ah.

hey dudes, can someone who knows about this sort of thing explain why newcastle are so fucking bad at defending set pieces

personnel, tbh

buying french&african in my experience seems to lead to a dangerous path

what does a good parky look like? cos i see a likeable player who puts the work in and doesnt hide but... what does he bring to the table ideally exactly

― r|t|c, Sunday, October 21, 2012 8:49 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark

no, that's Parky pretty much. He's been in decline for a couple of seasons too. I see you're playing Arsenal next weekend though so he might turn up for that

typical late-period Fergie player in other words

He's not used to playing football before March.

Such an odd player, Fergie would pretty much keep him on the bench for an entire season and then start him for seemingly every single game at the business end of the season.

how many of the current Man U squad cd be covered by likeable player who puts the work in and doesnt hide but... what does he bring to the table ideally exactly? then they wilt when transplanted away from the magical hairdryer that has nurtured their effectiveness

maybe scratch "likeable"

in midfield maybe. There's plenty of talent elsewhere in the squad

yeah i'm not saying the whole squad i'm just saying he's representative of a type

i thought j spark's strength is in stamina and workrate so maybe that's why he was deployed late in the season then he can pwn all players who are then all knackered.

j spark's still amazing on fifa btw omg his R2 dribble is almost as good as c ronaldo's.

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Gio Dos Santos-excellent for Mallorca vs Sevilla today. Played as an unconventional striker up top w/ Hemed behind. Almost a playmaking 9

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Given how Tottenham played this weekend - they very much could have used a player like Dos Santos to add more match control & composure.

http://www.gasengi.com/main/board.php?bo_table=football02&wr_id=119605&page=1&sca=&sfl=&stx=&spt=0&page=1&cwin=#c_119624

lolz, new korean fanbase is alright by me

Adkins to the power Adkins

"In my team some people have back ache, headaches because of the force with which they head the ball. I hallucinate", Mbia told French sports daily L’Equipe.

"There are only duels and the super big attackers use their hands.

"You end up with a damaged jaw, fractures and I have bruises on my body. I’ve never had anything like that before. Sometimes I didn’t even sweat in France.

"At one point, I duel with Andy Carroll. I see the referee: "Referee, he gives me nudges." He replied: "Welcome to England"

"I thought QPR was in Scotland (...) The coach knew my name and had seen me in the Champions League, but did not really know if I was good or not."

"I wanted chicken, so I tried to imitate a chicken. They brought me fish."

Oh man that last one.

I see the referee: "Referee, he gives me nudges." He replied: "Welcome to England"

BLITW

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/A6NP3TNCEAEAMmw.gif

whole interview here, probably take me a couple of weeks to read with my shitty french though

"I wanted chicken, so I tried to imitate a chicken. They brought me fish."

― r|t|c, Saturday, October 27, 2012 10:54 AM (15 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Should be thankful they didn't bring him Kevin Nolan tbf

Stephane Mbia ne voulait pas specialement quitter Marseille mais...

^ lol first line

...but when Mark Hughes comes a-callin'

"I thought QPR was in Scotland

Well Queens Park and Rangers are in the division these days

... same division that is

Some seriously scrappy play in the Norwich Villa game. Can't see why Villa didn't sell this out, and no-one on the thread is abuzz...

Nice toe save from Guzan.

Yeah, if only Holt had taught him the finer nuances of chipping a keeper...

saving myself for Hull on the telly later, can't say Norwich-Villa had "must-see TV" written all over it, soz

I liked the applause for Petrov. I'm sure I read something somewhere comparing Houlihan to Cazorla, it must have been my imagination.

Urgh

woo-hoo!

Bent with the added EKE!

Bit generous by Alan Smith there "you've got to take your chances at this level whether you're playing a struggling team OR Villa"

Wish they would switch up the formations so it isn't Bennett vs. Bennett. "Namesake" being said far too often, and the players appear to be called "Bennett Joe Bennett" and "Bennett Elliot Bennett".

Oh great, we brought Ryan Bennett on too...

Shame Steve Bennett isn't reffing anymore.

Phew, back down to two Bennett with that soft red for Joe...

Off to the Emirates for this week's humiliation, to be softened only by Granero looking imperiously out of place and the Blessed Adel making a fool of Mertesacker a couple of times.

And then there was one....

Guzan bringing it. R.I.P Shay Given.

Holt should've scored mind you.

can't say Norwich-Villa had "must-see TV" written all over it, soz

You mean your heart didn't sink as you scanned the fixture list back in June and realised you'd have to wait until late October to see the classic lunchtime battle of East v West?

GOAL!

Moronic defending from that corners.

wilshere starts. hmm

I'd take a point, but against 10-men I'm obviously hoping for more. Had to rely on the not paying attention at the corner though just for that goal...

diakete vs wilshere could be fun.