Moneyball won't win the Premiership 2012-13

I think this spurious graph proves Liverpool are the up and coming team in the league

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Redknapp has a waistcoat. Neville has a striped tie. Souness has a handkerchief. Carra is clearly the new boy wearing the standard uniform and not yet ready to express himself, though the hand in pocket suggests comfort with his new surroundings.

hand stuffed in his pocket to stop him from pulling Redknapp back imo

I hate every single design decision made in the creation of that Scouse Cycle graphic.

looking forward to Sky's unbiased coverage of Liverpool next season

I think he could be alright. Everyone thought Neville would be biased too

Neville seems like a thoughtful guy tho, and he's the only former Man U player on that team.

he didn't seem so when he was playing...
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after his recent MotD work my old man's into the idea of approaching Phil to be the next Wolves manager

http://www.art247.com/images/large/MIRRORPIX/WA/WA1102400.jpg?

Didn't realise your dad had been on MOTD, btw

Announcing an award for "Tweet of the year", Chiles said: "Oh, no, sorry, it's 'Twat of the year', and the winner is Peter Odemwingie." Odemwingie, whose relationship with Albion broke down after he failed to force through a move to Queens Park Rangers in January and subsequently criticised the club in a series of outbursts on Twitter, was not present at the awards evening, after Clarke gave him permission to stay away. The 31-year-old is, however, known to be upset by Chiles's comments.

In Europe's top leagues only Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo have scored more than Benteke (13) in 2013

Dunno if this is true and don't have the freedom or the inclination to check it at work, but even if it's inaccurate, this stat fills me with a warm glow of happiness. Mugging off Monaco for craaaazy money for this guy would be ideal scenario right now, given that he's sure to leave at this point anyway.

"I have seen quite a few Spurs players kiss the badge and then fuck off. I am still here."

Announcing an award for "Tweet of the year", Chiles said: "Oh, no, sorry, it's 'Twat of the year', and the winner is Peter Odemwingie."

Twat of the Decade being Adrian Chiles

in all srsness I never get tired of interviews in which BAE hates football

Guardian should have saved money and condensed two interviews into one by having Ekotto and Savages interview each other

As if to illustrate the point, Assou-Ekotto looks blank when Luis Suárez's biting of Branislav Ivanovic comes up. "He did what?" he asks. "Il a mangé?" If he is joking, the deadpan expression is inscrutable. "Surely, Benoît ... come on." But no, it is plain. He has no idea.

"The thing about Ben," Steve says, "is that he is loyal. And real. Forget his hair. The thing that makes Ben famous is his realness."

currently thinking of 'famous for realness' to that one roots manuva track

Really bored of his obvious hardman impression.

Don't make LG angry, Benoit

I am actually burning with rage at this: O'Leary wins more than £3m compensation from Al-Ahli. Particularly with the mofo casting it as a victory for employment protection, for some reason.

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Managers are on even more of a gravy train than players, I always feel.

Have they appointed Sven yet?

I never tired of reading this

I’ve had requests to go back into football and it’s not me bigging myself up or thinking I deserve a bigger job but I just felt that the jobs weren’t right in any way. I’ve had lots of offers mainly from abroad and I think that can only come from people remembering Leeds in the Champions League. Some with loads and loads of dollars. Jose Mourinho was very good and recommended me for a really big job but I just felt I couldn’t live where it was with the family really. That was about six or seven months ago. We’re not friends but Jose has always kind of rated me if you know what I mean. He was asked a question to recommend somebody for something or put them up and I was very grateful that he did it. When I thanked him he said, 'David, I wasn’t doing you a favour even though I like you, it’s because I rate you' and that’s his attitude.

I saw (Fabio) Capello at the soccer writers’ function the other week and he came down from the top table and said 'when are you bloody getting back in the game?'It was nice getting that from Capello. A lot of them know that you’re too good to be out of it. That’s not me trying to big myself up. People in the game know how difficult Doug Ellis and Aston Villa was."

kinda lol but mostly sad

you know what O'Leary needs? a nice glossy brochure

That O'Leary quote tugs at my heart, and I fckin hate the guy.

I recall someone who knew O'Leary as a player saying that in his playing days he was very introverted and sort of likeable, not a hint of the grandiose bell-end he would become at Leeds.

Vodka at the ready, and here we go. Win today and save your souls, boys!

Incredible flash stream on wiziwig

Grant Holt is sub-human sack of spunk and gristle.

*a sub-human sack of spunk and gristle

obviously

him vile

Joe Bennett is a subhuman sack of hair gel and unjustified confidence

GET INVOLVED

Barry Martin: "Aston Villa looking for a bit of help from the 'Westies' today in West Ham and West Brom! A couple of wins and Villa can breathe easy!"

^^the middle class guy on the tube trying to strike up banter with dudes wearing football scarves

This fucking cockney knobhead doing co-commentary on my stream speaking with pleasure of how Holty is "roughing up these youngsters a little bit, they'll just have to deal with it" when he's just forced Lowton off injured before trying to take the leg off another of our interchangeable young pups.

Joe Bennett is indeed one of the worst players I've ever seen in a Villa shirt. He gives away more needless fouls in difficult areas than, well, any other player I've ever seen in a Villa shirt

we have no defenders left on the bench now Lichaj's come on, psyched for Delph to left back when Bennett gets sent off

West Brom can be arsed though, nice

Wigan losing to the Baggies. Shiiiiit son

is the fa ever going to do something about steven taylor's gimp dance right in front of keepers at free kicks

hope the BBC live text crew don't consider Hull continuing to have been promoted to be breaking news for the rest of the day, that ticker it's like helloooo, it's fucking distraaactiiing

Wigan equalise.

Thudd dembele centre

Fuuuuck lloris what u at

Jesus, this American stream I'm watching just went back into the studio for around 90 seconds before heading back to the adverts. Is it always like this?

Thudd is the best

Russian commentator can't tell him from bae, who its also nice to see back

Dempsey defoe in a two upfront, balance is much better

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Chief football writer Phil McNulty at The HawthornsHALF-TIME - West Brom 1-1 Wigan

"Wigan Athletic growing in confidence towards the end of that first half. Manager Robert Martinez will have seen enough to be believe his team can get the win they so desperately need."

Dawson just bawled vertonghen out of it for letting a run through out of laziness- looooong overdue

Most Premiership sides would be improved with Arouna Kone in the team, if Wigan stay up he'll be the difference.