I'm insulted. I'm definitely the border collie (SPOILER)because of my third leg
Man Utd
Man City
Chelsea
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I'm insulted. I'm definitely the border collie (SPOILER)because of my third leg
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Who is Garry Monk going to lead to glory in 2016?Originally Posted by Old Manus
The Swans, of course. That Johnstone's Paint Trophy is practically ours.
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Unbelievable amount of goals at the weekend. I can't decide between Rooney or Tete for the best goal though... so I'll probably go with the 45 yard run and chip over the keeper that I scored on FIFA on Saturday evening.
God damnit, Old Manus. You were 20 minutes away from having charliepanayi spinning in his grave. Never mind Swansea City, the REAL City are in the process of throwing the title away. smurfing losing to Yeovil god damnit. Eh? Manchester derby? Who cares.
I stand thoroughly corrected.
We could have won that, too, if the referee didn't bottle it and blow up for full time just as De Guzman went through on goal.
I also love how the media seems to have stopped caring about Man Utd's car crash of a season and instead is focusing on City's title credentials. I don't think anyone expected United to get anything but thrashed last night.
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I want to piss in charliepanayi's cornflakes.
Last edited by Old Manus; 03-26-2014 at 10:54 AM.
I own a Yeovil jersey. Mon the glovers
Relevant: One of my first ever porn magazines contained a girl wearing nothing but tight shorts and a Yeovil scarf.I own a Yeovil jersey. Mon the glovers
Come back when you've won 20
Could this be their year?
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It could! My Liverpool supporting colleague noted they still have to play City & Chelsea at home, so if they win both of those games then you never know...
Bow before the mighty Javoo!
I don't know. It'd be incredible, and I think it'd be great for English football to have a team with so many young English players and not backed by squillionaires win it. I also don't think any player in the world deserves it more than Steven Gerrard. I don't know though, I've had over 20 years of the hordes of fans born in the 60's and 70's chirping about it being our year - I always find it hilarious when you level that kind of thing at me, I had no idea what football was when we last won it - and the Liverpool dominated punditry industry constantly predicting it, and I start to believe and I get my heart broken.
I do think it might happen in the next 5 to 10 years - Liverpool were left for dead in the Sky era and the Billionaire era through woeful mismanagement in the off the pitch side of things (and on the pitch sometimes too, but even Roy did better than the last owners did - trust me!) but now the new era is soon to be upon us - FFP. These new owners are different. They're lining up lots of international commercial deals, the social media strategy is also very international, and they're also focusing on things like the women's team to gain more fans abroad - WOMEN'S SOCCER being very popular stateside. I also think this is the worst time for United to be in a slump. I'm going off on a tangent here but here's a great article about how FFP will hit Man United.
Whatever happens, after the utter dross we've had for the past four years, a season where we'e utterly spanked the likes of Everton, Arsenal, Spurs (twice) and United playing some utterly sublime attacking football is going to live long in the memory.
Didn't that happen last season? I don't think Liverpool are much poorer than the people backing us, considering we're probably more in debt than you guys are.
I heard this for a long time, and I'll give him credit where it's due: He's slightly more loyal than Wayne Rooney.I also don't think any player in the world deserves it more than Steven Gerrard.
I am 100% not worried about United satisfying FFP rules. We spend less than 50% of our revenue on wages and our commercial income continues to shoot up at the moment, signing record deals even when we're struggling (our training shirt deals are comparable to the best main shirt deals in the league, and we're looking to sign a £65m per year deal - or at least £50m per year (I won't entertain the £100m per year some sources have been throwing about, that's surely a mixup between $ and £...). While it's not certain that we'll manage to get that deal sorted, I think it's safe to say that any deal we do sign will easily be in excess of £30m per year. There is also no notes on there regarding the new shirt sponsorship deal we have in place which starts this year - it's £53m per year. This replaces a £20m per year deal with Aon. And that's not even touching upon the various other deals we have... if there is one thing I have full confidence in when it comes to Ed Woodward, it's his ability to sign up corporate deals. Pity he's so crap in the transfer market.
We've been one of the only teams in the league to consistently record an increase in revenues. I think we have enough money saved from the past four or so years (remember, FFP counts not just a single year, but many) to compete financially. If anything, FFP should help us because it is, rather controversially, designed to allow the most financially stable clubs (such as United) to spend the most money, while those who do not live within their means (Barcelona, Real Madrid, City, Chelsea) are all supposedly the ones that should be penalised, but the day Barcelona and Real Madrid are penalised... well, I don't gamble, but I'd put a wager on this not happening for the next decade regardless of what they spend.
Again, credit where it's due (and this time in a less sarcastic manner): Liverpool have been playing some fantastic football this season and have earned their CL spot.Whatever happens, after the utter dross we've had for the past four years, a season where we'e utterly spanked the likes of Everton, Arsenal, Spurs (twice) and United playing some utterly sublime attacking football is going to live long in the memory.
Bow before the mighty Javoo!
I don't mind getting hammered tonight 5-0.
I just want want to see a bit of fight... come on lads
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