Nult satis nisi optimum: Phil McNulty 2011/12

who is this panel of judges he speaks of?

When the list of great managers is compiled, Ferguson's name will be near the top of some lists and at the top of others, alongside the founding father of United, Sir Matt Busby, Liverpool's Bill Shankly and Bob Paisley, the maverick Brian Clough at Derby and Nottingham Forest and his own inspiration, former Celtic and Scotland manager Jock Stein.

good to know there are no good foreign managers.

When the list of great managers is compiled, they will be on some lists and on some other lists.

When the list of great managers is compiled, Ferguson's name will be near the top of some lists and at the top of others

this is a new low. i think he might be reading wikipedia articles i "unsub-edit" and copying the style.

John Terry's meeting with the media started with a bouquet before barbed wire was placed around the elephant standing in the room with England's besieged captain.

Couple of very interesting shouts here this morning that Man Utd should have signed Friedel to allow De Gea to develop. Makes sense that.

not v nulty

With Terry stripped of the captaincy for a second time, the prospect of him ever regaining it will surely be gone forever.

brilliant analysis.

why does he court controversy like this???

ugh grammar

Capello is now handed the dilemma of whether he should even take Terry to Euro 2012 - as well as the possibility that his former captain may not wish to go.

let me hand you this possibility

fucking hell, the whole article is vintage nult doggerel

Capello clearly felt Terry's credibility as captain had been damaged and his ability to lead - and perhaps more importantly unify - England's squad was beyond him.

As the Football Association removes the captain's armband for a second time with Terry scheduled to stand trial in July for alleged racist abuse directed at QPR's Anton Ferdinand - and for which he has entered a not guilty plea - the discussions and conclusions will have been much more complex.

When FA chairman David Bernstein canvassed opinion from his other board members, the legal and footballing implications of such a move will have weighed heavily on their minds, as well as the reaction of their coach.

xhnnntthh ffffffvvvv - pointless subclause - gjtdhkkgrr jecbbjjrr

The FA will feel it has moved to clear away a cloud that could have been the England squad's constant companion up to and including Euro 2012. Terry's presence as captain will have ensured constant questioning about the very obvious sub-plot to this tournament - but it will not go away if he is still a member of the squad.

hating him more than ever now, picturing him having a post-work fosters in salford with "stevo".

kinda imagine them saying 'quaffing'

bevies will have been quaffed by the bbc football men

"stevo it's nult. will have been in the bbc bar at 7 tonight for an hour at 8. you'll want to come?"

Terry's presence as captain will have ensured constant questioning about the very obvious sub-plot to this tournament

feel that 'will have' entering the future tense marks a giant leap for nultianism.

difficult to imagine alphanult's mumbly evasions fitting easily with stevos contrived beta banter

hierarchies will be observed even in salford quays more lively quaffingplaces

The Stamford Bridge surface shows no signs of the heavy weather around London as Manchester United prepare their response to Manchester City's three-point lead at the top of the Premier League when they face Chelsea.

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Many would have paid more than a penny for the thoughts of Villas-Boas if he was watching this game while the wounds heal from his sacking. He may have wondered how he could have failed so spectacularly to coax a performance on this scale from Chelsea during his nine months at the club.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/philmcnulty/2012/03/abramovich_basks_in_chelsea_vi.html

that first sentence is a work of art

the portuguese was literally stigmatized

Getting a bodysnatchers avec nult vibe from the lanchester thread? im scared to go outside now*

*not really

BBC Sport Chief Football Writer Phil McNulty at the DW Stadium

"Expect scenes of verbal carnage in the Manchester United dressing room at half-time. Sir Alex Ferguson literally hopping mad on occasions. Wigan excellent so far and furious with the decision to disallow Victor Moses' goal."

from twitter. "Nani on for Rooney. Rooney been poor tonight - but little handshake with Ferguson as he goes to the dug out." little handshake?

http://i.imgur.com/WeXpg.jpg

OK, this is neither Nult nor football, but I think BBC F1 correspondent Andrew Benson may have outdone the master:

Nico Rosberg's dominant victory in China ensured he has become the first son of a living world champion to become a grand prix winner - and only the third ever. The fathers of Damon Hill and Jacques Villeneuve were killed when their son were children.

"when their son were children" sounds like a play set during apartheid era sa.

this is extracurricular but worth a look

I need some catching up! (avant-garde classical music)

McLeish insists he will not walk away from a three-year contract and as one of the most battle-hardened men in the game. This is no surprise - but he will need Lerner to be as supportive as he was on Tuesday.

I'm starting to think it's house style. Martin Fisher looks ahead to Chelsea-Blackburn:

This end-of-season dead rubber is bound to elicit a level of disinterest not in keeping with how the rest of the season has panned out for these clubs.

By Phil McNulty
Chief football writer, BBC Sport
England manager Roy Hodgson insists he will leave it Uefa and match officials to take action if any his players are racially abused during Euro 2012.

welp.

(okay, after a bit of radical confusion i see where the missing word is now. but still, that's the first line. and 'insists'?)

Not a nactual eponymous nultification, but Guardian keeps an amount of proper gravitas:

Poland would have preferred to galvanise their countrymen, but the side were not masters on this night. Even before they enjoyed a numerical advantage for a spell, Greece had been insistent on showing that they had notable means of their own. It is the co-hosts who may be left to reflect most deeply on these scenes.

There is more.

Some real high energy - or do they call it hi-energy these days? - pre-match entertainment

Nult pretending he's never been to a leather bar

Is that really what they've laid on for the baying hordes? (lol at the story of France having sold 27 tickets btw)

lol merdes

And finally back to hotel in Krakow just as the sun breaks through. Certainly shining on England & Roy Hodgson today. #bbcfootball
@philmcnulty 5 hours ago

5 hours ago, nult will have had a wild bender with the barmy army, inebriated will have arrived back at hotel at 6am.

They have been busy in the transfer market but the main reason for predicting a much-improved Premier League placing for Villa this season is the arrival of the single-minded Lambert. I expect Villa to be much more formidable this season.

Finishing position - 8th

is this the first time he has made any prediction not of the 'formidable catalans barcelona will be a threat in the champions league this year' variety

woah, return of the nakh

that will have been a display name

try parsing this one

It is also a signal that United can and will spend the big money on stellar stars when the moment arrives Ferguson can point at Van Persie as the flesh and blood embodiment of his insistence that owners the Glazers will support him financially when it matters, proof that his public support for the Americans is not simply lip service to his paymasters

that is absolutely immense