Moneyball won't win the Premiership 2012-13

16m tbf

£25m is Bentley + Hutton.

was ultimately a case of hutton dressed as lahm

hutton was a terrible waste of money but he did at least look like an actual modern fullback with decent dribbling at pace and good recovery

he wasn't just a british residual rb

interesting comparison between naughton and walker -- i think the former might actually have a better fullback brain and conventional skillset but walker is such an incredible athlete capable of overmatching an entire left side

with walker it seems like he was an athlete first, then residual fullback, and with good coaching might actually become a real fullback for the long term

i'd like to see naughton at rb for a while to say for sure whether his rotten attitude and stupid passes aren't down to disgust and confusion at his sinister placement

Hutton never looked anything like a player for us, not from day one.

sightings of every skip hire firm's least favourite footballing chancer itt

favourite photo from fc rostov's livejournal page of their game vs dynamo moscow

How has Yann M'Vila's stock fallen to the extent that QPR can pick him up for £7m? Do Rennes have financial problems or is he nearing the end of his contract or something?

redknapp claiming they rejected £28m from an english club a while ago

that's more than any defensive midfielder has ever sold for so probably redknapp blather

m'vila still has two and half years but he is immature and a bit of a waster, nobody at the top table wants to go near him

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/01/16/article-0-16F83D64000005DC-309_964x366.jpg

Asked whether he had a message to Blues fans, who are disappointed that he did not fulfil his potential, Urmston-born Johnson, a product of the City academy, said: “I am more disappointed than anyone but that’s the way it goes.”

He initially declined to say any more but rang us back, revealing: “I have been attending the Priory Clinic for a number of years now with regard to my mental health and would be grateful if I could now be left alone to live the rest of my life.”

god that first line, what a shitty emotionally blackmailing question from the hack and devastating response from johnson

would be grateful if I could now be left alone to live the rest of my life

You tell 'em, son

If you like reading about one-man seasons for Manchester United, you'll probably like this article about Manchester United's one-man seasons. I quite liked it, but thought there was one mistake in it.
http://therepublikofmancunia.com/top-5-manchester-united-one-man-seasons/

http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj107/ChoklitReign/Siren.gif PEP GUARDIOLA TO BAYERN http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj107/ChoklitReign/Siren.gif

yeah i thought bayern was always more likely than chelsea and probably city too despite begiristan and the other cunts there

bayern = fresh = organic = traditional = spiritual = volkisch = every player is sufficiently precious to have their own tumblr, the only team outside arsenal and barcelona who can claim that honour

― Suggest Banlieue (Nilmar Honorato da Silva), Thursday, 20 December 2012 01:03 (3 weeks ago)

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― things that are jokes pretty much (Nilmar Honorato da Silva), Wednesday, 16 January 2013 15:48 Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Some of those heads don't look right. Like they're photo-shopped on. I never took Neil Lennon for a big head but it's twice the size of Hughton's.

jesus, johnson

would love to see the look on Abramovich's wee moany face right now

hope tom wilkinson is safe

kinda hilarious given all the 'pep to the Prem' headlines this morning

Bayern could well win everything this season anyway

couldve sworn it was only yesterday bayern put out a statement saying they were only talking to heynckes

what were the pep odds again a few months ago, 20/1? hooray for me never putting money down, fml

hutton dressed as lahm is

~respec' knuckz~

meant to say

anyone fancy a job?

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job ends up being ghost-tweeter for espanyol's rui fonte

yaaaaasssss

YES!! another glorious point!

roman abramovitsch...john terry...damon albarn...your boys took one hell of a drawing

Didn't see a second of it, but assists for Clyne and Shaw makes me v happy indeed. Specially if, as sounds the case, Shaw's one came from one of his big fuck-off runs down the left, which are awesome.

Imagine if Puncheon for England becomes a thing. True, he's probably behind Nathan Dyer in the queue at the very least, but just IMAGINE.

oh man wait till you see the 2nd goal! epic run from shaw and the finish was a beaut. punch prob our most influential player atm? we were well worth the point, had lots of meandering possession in the first half and then as soon we put a couple of quick balls into the box, we score twice. and chaplow came on - truly a memorable night.

hutton dressed as lahm is

~respec' knuckz~

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GH9ajekHNKM

Speaking to the club's official website, Remy revealed a four-hour talk with Fernandes regarding his future ended in a game of FIFA 12, sealing the deal at Loftus Road.

"It was a special moment that followed our chat about QPR," Remy said.

"We just played a game of FIFA - it was good and showed to me what a good person Tony is.

"He showed his human side to me as an owner of the club I wanted to join. It was a special moment for us both."

Meanwhile Bobby Zamora is still eating in his car. Shivering now, probably.

Shearer quotes around today questioning Remy's motives. He thinks it might've come down to money.

Eat your chicken and beans, Shearer.

Shearer never negotiated a contract in his life, when he moved to Blackburn all he got was twenty-four guilders and a box of coloured beads.

That were twice as many as Chris Sutton and three times as many as Stuart Ripley though.

Didn't know we were born.

He wore umbro all his career because they were the only boots in his local sports shop that he could afford.

He doesn't know that Hansen's on £1.5m a year for motd. In fact he doesn't even know it's a tv show - he thinks Gary just likes having him round on a Saturday night to watch the footy.

Just idly wondering, do Remy and M'Vila have the same agent?

google says no

it does say willie mckay had a hand in the remy deal though, quelle surprise

LOIC REMY snubbed the chance to see what Newcastle United had to offer – in favour of a lie-in.

The 26-year-old France international, who completed his move to Queens Park Rangers yesterday, had been offered a full-works tour of St James’ Park and the city as well as a look around the training facilities at the club’s Benton base on Tuesday.

But, rather than take a flight to Tyneside, the Chronicle understands he opted to stay in bed until lunchtime before taking in the sights of the capital.

These are golden opportunities for agents though - whack your player into a probably-soon-to-be-relegated club for ridiculous wages, hope they impress in the Premiership and then pocket the change as they transfer to another Premiership team for even madder wages. It's like Tevez and Mascherano without the ownership fannydangle.

seeing as how Matt Jarvis has got an England cap the least they can do is give Puncheon a couple

"The other day a ball hit my hand with no intention at all and everybody criticised me because I kissed my wrist. Suárez sells."

love that

Maybe something's lost in the translation, but he didn't see to make a very coherent argument. IIRC it was something like "it's not fair, they call me a cheat and say I dive, like that time at Stoke, except I did dive there because we were drawing and I wanted us to win, but anyway it's not fair."