Moneyball won't win the Premiership 2012-13

you do realize that means it is harder to do well?

I mean, 8 goals in 13 games for Iceland. It's good, but... what does it mean?

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I watched him all season (well, 3/4, since he was injured a couple of months). He just ain't all that.

lol at blaming traoré for backpass rather than the retard for picking it up

Sigþórsson is not a killer like Finnbogason, he's not a gracious striker like Van Persie, he's not the sneaky bandit Inzaghi was. He's ok, but not all that.

Yes, I copied and pasted "Sigþórsson"

cm4 legen sigporsson?

wtf norwich

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fuck yeah sturridge

(checks for tumblr of above name)

godawful liverpool defending throughout here

told yall studge was a purebreed striker didnt i

coutinho tho

lol, this fucking ref in the liverpool fulham game

"I don't really care if Arsenal win 4-0 [next weekend], if I'm honest. I'm sure Spurs will - but I only care that our fans enjoy themselves."

Rafa says his priority is to stay in England and his agents are already talking to clubs. Number of vacancies in the Premier League = 1.

Late doors grab for the City job innit.

Wolves are still a big club

It would be funny if he went to Everton, but zero chance of that happening.

Several jobs available in the pl this summrr

The only other one I can sort-of see would be Newcastle, but I think Rafa would consider that beneath him at this stage.

Taking a worse job is a big step towards eroding his own rickety myth.

Rafa having success at Newcastle would be a good way for him to rebuild his rep. One good season and then off to Man U when Moyes ragequits.

Not sure his rep is entirely destroyed.

His rep improved at chelsea

On the verge of winning yet another European trophy

He's likely about to win the Europa League too

xp obv

It's all here

Pravda Benitez

Wigan chairman Dave Whelan believes Everton is not a big enough club to attract Latics manager Roberto Martinez this summer. The Blues are looking for a replacement for David Moyes, who will join Manchester United in July. "He'll only go to a big, big club and I don't think Everton are big enough," Whelan said.

this bloody eejit is at it again

Don't be so cruel, he broke his leg 50 years ago

The big, big clubs don't want him, Dave.

Everton big, but not big, big.

He did turn down Villa, who are roughly the same size as Everton despite league placing, although Everton does seem like a much more stable environment.

FA downgraded us from "big, big" in the early '90s. Prior to that we were considered "massive" on the unofficial Townsend scale.

xp

someone really needs to draw up an omni-graph of 110 per cent, 200 per cent, massive club, three cup finals, 10 cup finals etc.

Andy gray pace scale on dangerhere a useful start imo

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Roberto Mancini sacked by Manchester City. Story to follow …

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There's no summer transfer period thread yet, so: rumours in Holland that Liverpool made a 30 quid package deal bid for Eriksen/Alderwereld from Ajax. Would normally call bullshit, can I still kind of do, but Liverpool and BVB have been the only two clubs consistently linked to Eriksen.

I still think Eriksen will go to BVB, but I wouldn't be surprised if LFC made an offer Ajax accepted tbh

30 MILLION quid, that is

Alderwereld? Liverpool have been linked with Eriksen a lot, but doesn't Coutinho make him kind of unnecessary?

no

Eh, I didn't realise everybody's already safe bar Wigan, Sunderland and Villa. I thought the epic final day was still up for grabs, but no.

Alderweireld (or whatever way the cunts name is spelled) is an Ajax defender, third Belgian in line after Vermaelen and Vertonghen. Not as good as the formoer two, but I can see why he is getting hyped up. Won the title and all. He would be Liverpool's next Konchesky imho, but clubs will agree to anything to get Eriksen on board.

Toby Alderweireld was my best ball-playing centre back in FM13 - 18 for passing, technique and off the ball. Youse can take what you want from that but speaking for myself, I'd definitely take a second look at the lad. Liverpool definitely have the potential to build quite a fun team for next season with a little more investment.

Glad Mancini's gone. The guy's PR never recovered post-Balo's departure once he couldn't use the exasperated arm-round-the-shoulder avuncular act as a blind for his true nature as an irascible prick.

It is possible Alderweireld would be sufficient for Liverpool ~ but that is because Liverpool's defense is shite. Alderweireld is a Vertonghen imposter but not nearly as good. Saw him play every week this season, he's being big-upped because Ajax won the league. Some nice runs forward, but a shite defender tbh.

I'm quite enjoying this vehement, opinionated LBI we get whenever an Ajaxan comes in for even the mildest implied praise.

Hahaha