Football Focus

[Jah Lush]

Parkdrive Wrote:

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> You clearly missed my point. While others wring

> their hands and beat their chests over poor old

> Millwall being forced out of Lewisham, they seem

> to have conveniently forgotten that their current

> ground was built on a public park. That better oh

> bitter spurs fan?

No. And I've nothing to be bitter about.

[rendelharris]

Good article on the Millwall saga here: https://www.theguardian.com/football/2017/jan/27/how-local-resistance-and-press-scrutiny-saved-millwalls-stadium

ETA re Senegal Fields and the "public park" - Senegal Fields was originally, as far as I can see, a residential estate which was bulldozed then made playing fields...and the original Millwall ground north of the river is now a public park, so let's just accept land use changes over time. I hold no brief for Millwall and am not even a great football fan, but I think Millwall staying around its historic location is surely a good thing.

[malumbu]

To change the subject in this transfer window why do premier teams no longer look to the lower leagues, and the one North of the border. Instead buying players out of sorts from other prem teams, or more likely CSKA Moscow.

Yep I know that we are pretty rubbish at developing home grown talent but where are the Keegans and Mariners nowadays. Is Vardy the exception?

[Jah Lush]

Ahem! Tottenham Hotspur's Deli Alli - Bought from MK Dons for ?5 million.

[malumbu]

Well done! But I imagine that is a rarity. And he sounds foreign too. What about a Roy Race or Nicholas Jarvis? Someone who gets the bus into training, eats fish and chips, drinks bitter, and smokes Players, and then returns back to his digs where he helps the widdow landlady with her domestic chores. Here's one I remember from my childhood. http://www.lfchistory.net/images/keegan.kevin/trash.jpg

(Yes I know Deli Ali isn't foreign)

[Jah Lush]

Perhaps you missed my post about the Spurs squad and Paul Pogpa. Mauricio Pochettino is bringing in quite a few of the homegrown talent through the ranks and into the first team picture as well picking up bargains.

Lloris 10m, Walker 4m, Dier 4m, Vertonghen 10m, Toby 13m, Rose 1m, Dembele 15m, Wanyama 11m, Eriksen 11m, Alli 5m, Kane 0m, Winks 0m, Onomah 0m, Carter Vickers 0m.

Total ?84m.

Pogba ?89m.

[Alan Medic]

God you must be old malumbu. Black and white photograph of who? Bill Shankly?

[Jah Lush]

It's Kevin Keegan, Doc.

[????]

Antionio from Forest for ?6m reckon we'd get 25-30 for him now

[red devil]

I think clubs do still scout the lower leagues, the difference being that the network is now global and not limited to the home countries, hence less make it through. Regan Poole was signed by Utd from Newport, hopefully one for the future... http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/37307906

[rendelharris]

malumbu Wrote:

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> Well done! But I imagine that is a rarity. And

> he sounds foreign too. What about a Roy Race or

> Nicholas Jarvis? Someone who gets the bus into

> training, eats fish and chips, drinks bitter, and

> smokes Players, and then returns back to his digs

> where he helps the widdow landlady with her

> domestic chores. Here's one I remember from my

> childhood.

> http://www.lfchistory.net/images/keegan.kevin/tras

> h.jpg

>

> (Yes I know Deli Ali isn't foreign)

This is real shoehorning I admit but I can never resist getting in an anecdote about my grandfather, Jim Tompkins, who played for Fulham from 1934-1939 (killed in the war: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Tompkins_(footballer)). One of my great uncle's jobs when Fulham were playing at home was to go down to the Rose and Crown in Putney for a crate of brown ale on a Friday night, so that they could have a drink without Fulham fans knowing. Old school.

[Alan Medic]

Jah Lush Wrote:

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> It's Kevin Keegan, Doc.

I know Jah. I was just teasing. I'm probably older than malumbu.

[Jah Lush]

Yeah, I think we both are.

[malumbu]

PS memory was from the first edition of Shoot, when KK had just joined as a oolumnist and talked about being overwhelmed and sitting on a dustbin. Just realised 44 years later it was a publicity stunt.

What happened to Shoot, and Goal? And the NME and Timeout whilst I am at it.

[red devil]

Here you go Jah, thought I'd save you the time... https://www.theguardian.com/football/2017/jan/29/spurs-manchester-united-city-daniel-levy-china-premier-league

[Jah Lush]

Thanks RD.

Tidy profit for the Spammers. That's good business.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38675958

[????]

could have got 40 million after the Euros.....

[red devil]

What I don't understand with the Payet situation is that if he wanted to go to Marseilles for family reasons (he's supposedly taking a ?25k/week pay cut which would seem to back this up), why did he have to threaten to not play/fake an injury etc? Surely if he had gone to the club and explained his situation they would've shown some understanding, maybe tell him to play until the end of the season and he can then leave in the summer. It seems strange in these circumstances that it escalated to threats of not playing so quickly...

[Mick Mac]

Moussa pictures on flight to Heathrow : i'm not sure whether to buy into the knee scan cover

http://football-talk.co.uk/120884/photos-striker-flies-in-to-london-amid-30m-chelsea-bid-reports/

[red devil]

He would be a good replacement for Costa...

[red devil]

I watched MoTD last night not knowing any of the scores, as soon as I saw the Arsenal game was top bill instead of LFC v CFC I knew there must have been a shock result. Not sure why the Spurs game was third in the running order, should've been at the bottom, no 'highlights' whatsoever apart from the kung-fu tackle. Swansea have given themselves a great chance of staying up. Ranieri for the chop?...

[Jah Lush]

Yeah, interesting. I agree about the running order. How the hell Rodwell not sent off for that 'challenge' beggars belief. Bad day at the office for Spurs and the Wanderers. Good to see Swansea's continued improvement. Hope they stay up. I think the players should take the blame at Leicester. They're just not performing this season and they definitely miss Kante.

It's an odd feeling I have in wanting the Wanderers to beat Chelski at the weekend. I feel a little soiled for feeling that way.

COYS!

[red devil]

Definite sending off. Wouldn't you be better off with a draw in the Chelsea game? I can't see them being caught whereas you have a better chance of finishing above the Gooners...

[Jah Lush]

There is that... a draw would be good. 0-0 with loads of injuries to both sides would be very nice indeed but while the goal difference is slightly better I'd rather see Chelski lose. Though the rivalry isn't quite as intense as with the Arse, as a club Chelsea represent everything I dislike about the modern game. It would also give other teams a glimmer of hope that they can be beaten. If Spurs can beat them I don't see why other teams can't get a decent result against them and that includes the Arse, despite their recent poor form.

[red devil]