Moneyball won't win the Premiership 2012-13

that still doesn't explain Di Santo

While we're at it, LOL EPL

Yeah because Silva and Mata and Cazorla are only here because they're too shit to make it La Liga.

Not playing for Swansea though are they?

Michu > Ricky Lambert > other English strikers tbh

Mauricio Pochettino: The Argentine at Southampton with big plans, 3 May 2013

Mauricio Pochettino may leave if chairman departs, 16 May 2013

Just noticed this about Pochettino:

Fouled Michael Owen to give England penalty at 2002 World Cup

For some reason they've left quotation marks off of 'Fouled'.

For Swansea to have even signed a player as good as Michu is pretty spectacular given where they were two or three years ago. Think Michael Laudrup might know a thing or two about Spanish football, by the way.

This reminds me of various Scottish clamourings when Mark Hateley, Chris Woods or Chris Sutton weren't getting England call-ups. Inclined to think the national coaches generally know their players tbh, Del Bosque's even been to see Michu iirc.

http://campus.ie/sites/default/files/imagecache/article_main/giovanni-trapattoni-1482012-3-390x285.jpg

Fuckin right

He's Ricky Lambert basically

Rickie Lambert. RICKIE.

that name looks weirder and weirder the more times you type it

re: pochettino, it's just cortese playing hardball to get (even more) control of the club imo, i doubt either of them are going anywhere

For Swansea to have even signed a player as good as Michu is pretty spectacular given where they were two or three years ago. Think Michael Laudrup might know a thing or two about Spanish football, by the way.

― Matt DC, Thursday, May 16, 2013 10:22 AM (1 hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

rumour is he's going to pay twice as much as he did for Michu to get Manu del Moral, who does have 1 cap

thinking caps on for offseason thread title plz

Roon Army

just riffing here

Hot Potato - Rooney & other transfer ish

Where did Roo go to my lovely?

counsel against using that reference tbh

One Neat Trick to Shift 16 Stone of Useless Fat!

The Wantaway Pele: Offseason/Transfer Speculation 2013

darragh ftw

he's done it again

nah it's not up to scratch, i like wantaway pele tbr

something ferguson moyes scot rooney maybe jose rafa something something

right folks, let's get to work

feel like we haven't had a bentley skip moment that would make this a cinch

Feel like there's fine comic potential in Redknapp's inevitable failure to shift half a squad's worth of overpaid players he's spent the last five months talking down.

oh jesus redknapp ya

"If my car was a better make, this window would've stayed up"

hot potato has the benefit of possibly not making everyone suicidal after a whole summer looking at it

Odemwingie is scratching at the gates again: Off season transfer speculation 2013

it'd have to be a belter to convince me the arry well isnt dry

yeah i did consider "odemwingie family caravan holiday 2013" or "the nigerian always rings twice" tbf but eh

dammit if i could just see a pattern *slams fist on desk, sombrely stares at picture of victim on walls*

http://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Psg-18m-net-annuels-pour-ronaldo/371357

18 million per year NET

Crikey, nobody's going to turn that down

Roon Army

― ... (LocalGarda), Thursday, May 16, 2013 5:04 PM (1 hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink"

Knowing Me Knowing Roo with Alan Pardew?

Couldn't find the footballer twitter thread but: https://twitter.com/FinallyMario

perfect dn

Mario balotelli Mario balotelli ‏@FinallyMario 3h

@swp29 Shaun u ok bro? Miss u !!

Shaun W-Phillips Shaun W-Phillips ‏@swp29 4h

@FinallyMario miss u 2 my brotha, keep bangin dem goals. enjoy twitter but watch what u tweet

Martinez to Everton won't win the moneyball.

next season should be "Alex Ferguson won't win the Premiership"

Not until he's got a stake through his heart

Nah, should be 'Alex Ferguson wins the Premiership!', when after a dramatic first half he decides to shove aside Moyes, takes control again, and steers ManU to yet another title tbh

"kylewalkers hair slice ting makes it look like his upper skull is a lid for access to his etiolated brain"

If you had lines like this in national press match reports, that would mean the good people won.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/manchester-uniteds-new-manager-david-moyes-fails-to-make-worlds-most-influential-jews-list--because-hes-christian-8617643.html

Moyes did part the Red Sea

moyes to be known as tjf from now on.

This reminds me of various Scottish clamourings when Mark Hateley, Chris Woods or Chris Sutton weren't getting England call-ups

Well Sutton maybe, but then he'd ruled himself out, but most of the English players who played for Rangers during their money grows on trees period were regulars in England squads.

In fact there's a World Cup where Rangers provided the most players to the England squad.

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/05/17/article-2326083-1992F18B000005DC-837_196x268.jpg