why doesn't it surprise me that someone from Stoke would say "I hope lessons have been learnt because I would never have a manager who couldn't speak English. Capello never bothered to get himself proficient in the language, even though he said he would.
― pfunkboy (Algerian Goalkeeper), Friday, 10 February 2012 17:04 (twelve years ago) link
I kind of agree that a manager should be able to communication with his players.
― once a weak eye sample (onimo), Friday, 10 February 2012 17:07 (twelve years ago) link
Although "I will kill you Theo" seems fairly fluent to me.
"It was very difficult decision for the FA, and I think they got it right," he said.
"They should have had Capello as part of the discussion, that's what would normally happen at a football club.
"But the cynic in me says he might have manipulated this. He might have decided that was his opportunity to get out and he's taken it."
to string these 3 thoughts together diplays an idiocy that far outshines not being able to spell
― mizzell, Friday, 10 February 2012 17:11 (twelve years ago) link
the fa got it rightactually they messed it upi still think that foreign chap is sneaky and unworthy
― mizzell, Friday, 10 February 2012 17:13 (twelve years ago) link
I don't think those sentences contradict each other.1 = I think they made the right decision2 = but they way they went about making the decision wasn't ideal and offended the manager3 = but then he might just have been looking for the chance to take offence so he could get out
― Monkee Trial (Nasty, Brutish & Short), Friday, 10 February 2012 17:23 (twelve years ago) link
uh ohhttp://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/02/10/article-0-11ABCA8D000005DC-707_468x365.jpg
― mizzell, Friday, 10 February 2012 17:39 (twelve years ago) link
wut
― Dr Frogbius (darraghmac), Friday, 10 February 2012 17:44 (twelve years ago) link
The Stoke City chairman also criticised Capello for "never having bothered" to fully learn English.Use accessible player and disable flyout menus
This threw me for a second
― Number None, Friday, 10 February 2012 17:47 (twelve years ago) link
same as
if capello's english was as poor as is being suggested, then that's a valid criticism imo.
i just doubt it
― Dr Frogbius (darraghmac), Friday, 10 February 2012 17:51 (twelve years ago) link
btwhttp://www.whoateallthepies.tv/chelsea/109807/former-chelsea-youth-players-candid-account-reveals-another-less-gimpish-side-to-john-terry.html
― Number None, Friday, 10 February 2012 17:53 (twelve years ago) link
btw
With reference to this mornings mails from Martin's email this morning about John Terry actually being a nice guy, I would like to draw everybodys attention to a incident that occured when I was 13 or 14. I played to a relatively decent standard back then and played for my district side against teams all over the South-East. One of our biggest rivals was Barking & Dagenham who sported among others, Bobby Zamora, Paul Konchesky and the mighty JT (in a CM role) back then. One of my teammates was good mates with Terry and they played for the same sunday league side as well
I remember one summers day my mate bringing JT up to the local tennis club where I was also a member. Bear in mind that at this stage he was a nobody.I think he was on the books of Chelsea but then so were a number of other guys I knew
So there we are, all having a few sets of tennis when JT decides to take his t-shirt off. Being a private members tennis club, some of the old boys watching went mad and proceeded to ask / tell him that we didn't do that here, and that there were standards that had to be adhered to
JT, being such a nice guy even then, turned round, looked the guys up and down and told them "to F**k off and die". He then picked up the nearest tennis ball and smashed it as hard as he could. Luckily he was rubbish at tennis so he missed by a mile but even as we walked off the court he was swearing at them and saying he'd be back to "sort them out."Paul Higgins, Guernsey
― Dr Frogbius (darraghmac), Friday, 10 February 2012 17:55 (twelve years ago) link
superb
― Number None, Friday, 10 February 2012 17:56 (twelve years ago) link
he's a complicated man
― Number None, Friday, 10 February 2012 17:58 (twelve years ago) link
the inner life of john terry
― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Friday, 10 February 2012 17:59 (twelve years ago) link
It's probably a bit like John Malkovich's
― Number None, Friday, 10 February 2012 18:01 (twelve years ago) link
directed by shane meadows
― Dr Frogbius (darraghmac), Friday, 10 February 2012 18:03 (twelve years ago) link
haha did not know this about hiddinkIn February 2007 Hiddink was given a six-month suspended jail sentence and fined €45,000 after being found guilty of tax fraud by a Dutch court. Prosecutors had demanded a ten-month prison sentence for Hiddink, who was accused of evading €1.4 million in Dutch taxes by claiming to be a resident of Belgium from 2002 to 2003. The Dutch Tax Intelligence and Detection Service claimed that he hadn't spent enough nights at his Belgian house which he had stated was his primary address. Hiddink denied this accusation.
― mizzell, Friday, 10 February 2012 18:18 (twelve years ago) link
Yup. Ever since he vowed to never pay Dutch taxes again and stay away (or at least live abroad enough nights). It was a bit petty though, prosecution made a whole slew of errors.
― Flag post? I hardly knew her! (Le Bateau Ivre), Friday, 10 February 2012 18:30 (twelve years ago) link
o yeah, that staying away part sounds familiar.
― mizzell, Friday, 10 February 2012 18:56 (twelve years ago) link
...Hiddink, who was accused of evading €1.4 million in Dutch taxes by claiming to be a resident of Belgium from 2002 to 2003.
I somehow misread this as "by claiming to be President of Belgium"
― Monkee Trial (Nasty, Brutish & Short), Friday, 10 February 2012 18:56 (twelve years ago) link
West Bromwich Albion have given the FA leave to speak to Roy Hodgson about the vacant England manager job, the FA says
― Algerian Goalkeeper, Sunday, 29 April 2012 18:41 (eleven years ago) link
where are the drudge sirens?
― Ms Tum-Bla-Wi-Tee (nakhchivan), Sunday, 29 April 2012 18:42 (eleven years ago) link
Matt DC should edit them in
― Algerian Goalkeeper, Sunday, 29 April 2012 19:08 (eleven years ago) link
good appointment, statesmanlike imo.
― diafiyhm (darraghmac), Sunday, 29 April 2012 22:02 (eleven years ago) link
I think Roy deserves his own disastrous two years thread. Fab's old news.
― we are not bemused (onimo), Monday, 30 April 2012 10:14 (eleven years ago) link
i'll get that
― diafiyhm (darraghmac), Monday, 30 April 2012 10:25 (eleven years ago) link
i went to this thread an hour ago to post 'lol' and before i hit submit i thought 'what am i doin this for' and i didn't post and i just read he's now manager of russia.
Weird.
― starfish entryprize (darraghmac), Monday, 16 July 2012 12:14 (eleven years ago) link
probably because u were dimly and unconsciously aware of the capello to russia chatter which has been around for weeks
― nakhchivan, Monday, 16 July 2012 12:16 (eleven years ago) link
yeah arsh confirmed it a couple days ago
― Yeah and I ~obstruction~ you/ya fucking blind cunt (pause) fucking k (a hoy hoy), Monday, 16 July 2012 15:14 (eleven years ago) link