Moneyball won't win the Premiership 2012-13

and Everton have just released a statement

i know there's been talk of Rooney going for months but there does seem a sudden urgency in his actions

And thank god for that. I wouldn't want to see the prick play for ManU again tbh

xxp

That urgency probably coincides with the end of the season. According to the Graun today, Moyes and Rooney have been basically cool over the last few years.

who wants twp in 2k13

Hopefully City or, failing that, some team in Antarctica

It'd be funny if Chelsea signed him only to play him awkwardly out of position behind Falcao.

who wants twp in 2k13

PSG was the main rumour, though Chelsea has raised its head in the last couple of days.

mourinho has never really used a second striker, if he wants him then id guess its as a #9

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pastore twp lavezzi

veratti matuidi

You could offer him back to Everton in exchange for getting Moyes a month early

wait lucas needs to play

mourinho has never really used a second striker, if he wants him then id guess its as a #9

I was wondering about that, hence:

Rooney to Chelsea? Presumably that would mean Torres would be on his way?
― The Horse Rustler and the Rustler's Horse (Nasty, Brutish & Short), Wednesday, 8 May 2013 20:44 (Yesterday)

Rooney's better as a #9 anyway. I mean he'd be a bit of an upgrade on Torres at least

torres is done either way

not even sure atleti would trust him as their main striker going into next season

I think Utd should do everything possible to avoid selling him to one of our rivals though. It'd be just like the cunt to go there and be really good

Moyes official

Something very odd seems to be going on behind the scenes

Second thoughts?

The odds on Mourinho suddenly started tumbling

In other, realer news:
1. BT to offer their espn successor channels to their broadband users (including me) for free
2. Stilian Petrov formally retires

3. Rio Ferdinand joins the BT Sport team as an interviewer, programme-maker and football expert

+ Michael Owen as co-commentator

lol

Nice statement from Petrov here:

http://www.avfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10265~3172465,00.html

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http://www.manutd.com/en/News-And-Features/Football-News/2013/May/manchester-united-appoints-new-manager-david-moyes.aspx

http://espnfc.com/blog/_/name/tacticsandanalysis/id/1295?cc=5901

ranges from interesting to spurious, mostly of note for use of 'vastly dissimilar'

It'd be funny if Chelsea signed him only to play him awkwardly out of position behind Falcao.

http://images.icnetwork.co.uk/upl/liverpoolecho/oct2012/8/1/image-1-for-wayne-rooney-s-everton-fc-career-in-pictures-gallery-775362502.jpg

If this was the normal world of work, Moyes would immediately be put on gardening leave, wouldn't he? No way would he be allowed to take charge of the team for the last two games.

I s'pose, seeing as EFC are gonna finish 6th or 7th (non-EL positions) and MUFC are already champions, it doesn't matter.

NOTHING MATTERS.

Trying to find a conflict of interest and I'm going with:

What if Chelsea need to beat Everton on the last day of the season to qualify for the Champions League in order to decide to buy Rooney from United in order for United to be able to afford CRonaldo?

Spurs lose their last two games heavily, and Everton are winning 1-0 late on at Chelsea, just by enough to sneak the Europa place. Injury time and Lampard bursts clear. Transfer target Leighton Baines is the last man, but can only stop him with a ligament-endangering lunge. He hesitates, sneaks a glance at the bench.

You are David Moyes. What do you do?

hold eye contact for a second and then turn around and walk out of the stadium

http://www.thefreelibrary.com/By+day+I+played+for+Celtic...at+night+I+was+so+lonely+I+worked+in+a...-a0136964591

The Petrov burger van and umbilical cord flinging anecdotes, encased in amber, together

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=ukq-5HyZ_bM

Moyes said: "It's a great honour to be asked to be the next manager of Manchester United. I am delighted that Sir Alex saw fit to recommend me for the job force me to be his sock puppet at the club. I have great respect for everything he has done and for the football club.

Mike, Benitez and Jupp Heynckes have been managing for months knowing that they're out at the end of the season. Is that comparable?

Anyway, it can't be fun to lose your manager. I must sympathize. The odd thing is that some EFC fans - phone-in types - have been saying they want him out for a while. Bonkers. It's like when Charlton fans complained that 'Curbishley has taken this club as far as he can'.

strongly disagree. this topic has been done enough here though

by 'charlton fans' you mean 'maybe fifty cunts maximum, there's one in every block of the north upper, they're loud and everyone wishes they'd fuck off'

btw

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:AlanCurbishley.JPG

He ended up with a new contract on that occasion and, though the leaked figures were of a weekly £180,000 salary, it later emerged that it might have been substantially more. [...] City's information was that Rooney earns around £300,000 a week, which makes him the best-paid footballer in the country.

I do wonder how long he'll last at United. Given Fergie's preferences they were never going to go with anyone else, but if he bombs and is replaced after 18 months then something tells me the board won't feel the need to go and ask Fergie for a new anointed one, and will probably end up just throwing money at whichever European manager is most successful at the time.

welcome to hell united fans.

repeat after me: "we have won more titles than any other english club."

ok, now what?

Ye stay top four, prob challenge different teams for the title

It'd be really hard to fail at Utd though, the bar is so low for such a big club now. As long as he makes third or fourth in the first couple of years he'll be fine (I think he'll do better) - can you really see four other clubs finishing ahead of them any time soon?

I've been forgetting that Moyes is a family friend. NN, if you ever want the inside story I'll, uh, try and get in contact with some cousins I haven't spoken to in years and see what they know.

can you tell him not to buy Fellaini

Moyes's main failing at Everton was his apparent inability to put together a strikeforce that was both reliable and consistently fit. Obviously that won't be a problem at United for a while but it'll be interesting to see what happens when he does have to start shelling out for forwards. He tended to buy more-or-less proven Prem types like Yakubu/Johnson/Saha who would then spend months on the sidelines.

Lol obv that wont be a problem at utd rooney