Football Focus

[Jah Lush]

Not Commoli but the equally useless and overpaid Director of Football Franco Baldini went out and bought all those players that AVB didn't want and Poch didn't want. Levy likes a Director of Football. Harry Redknapp wouldn't work with one. We have gone seriously downhill since he left.

When a manager goes to Baldini and Levy and say he wants such and such a player they basically say "you can't have him but you can him instead," then the manager's hands are tied and he can't build a team of his own making.

As for Adebayor complaining about some of the fans response when they play at home, well he can fuck right off. Start playing well, score some goals and acting like you care and then we'll get behind the team more you mercenary fuckwit.

[red devil]

European coaches are used to working with a DoF. Ancelotti has little say in who Real Madrid buy, but obviously it helps when El Presidenti is buying the likes of Rodriguez, Kroos and co. You have to question Poch's decision to make Kaboul captain...

[Jah Lush]

red devil Wrote:

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You have to question Poch's decision to make Kaboul captain...

Agreed. Absolutely puzzled by that decision.

[Parkdrive]

As for Adebayor complaining about some of the fans response when they play at home, well he can @#$%& right off. Start playing well, score some goals and acting like you care and then we'll get behind the team more you mercenary @#$%&.

Now where have I heard that before? I'm with you Jah, he is a prick.

[Alan Medic]

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> 4100 goooooooal

Feckin' set up......

[Mick Mac]

The chairman of football club Tottenham Hotspur is due to meet an American consortium, backed by private equity firm Carlyle, interested in purchasing the team. City AM writes that the club is expected to be valued between ?502m and ?628m, with money from any takeover used to fund a ?400m redevelopment of its grounds.

[Alan Medic]

FIFA make me sick. If Quatar won the vote fair and square to host a Summer WC then it should not be allowed to be switched because of the climate. They should have though of that beforehand......yeah. This inquiry should have it's findings released in full and not just the Blatter version.

[red devil]

I'm looking forward to the Scotland v Eire game more than England's. There's more at stake, there'll be a passionate crowd, and it's always good to see the celts kicking lumps out of each other...

[Alan Medic]

Given they have both started well it's nice to be able to watch an 'Eire' game that's like a derby and sort of means something. I reckon there will be more lumps kicked when England go there next week though.

[Alan Medic]

Good goal for Scotland about the only difference between the teams.

[maxxi]

I have come to accept that I really no longer care about international football - at all.

[Alan Medic]

http://www.fifa.com/ballon-dor/puskas-award/index.html

Go on, vote for Steph. The only woman on the list for the Puskas Award.

[Otta]

maxxi Wrote:

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> I have come to accept that I really no longer care

> about international football - at all.

Yep same here, which makes me sad. I'll start cheering again when Rooney is gone.

[red devil]

''Leader, focal point, heartbeat. Goal scorer and inspiration.

But also the lightning rod for a nation?s discontent with the Three Lions. Poster boy for disappointed dreams, the man who carries the can.''

http://i2.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article4628040.ece/alternates/s510b/England-training.jpg

[MrBen]

maxxi Wrote:

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> I have come to accept that I really no longer care

> about international football - at all.

I'm the opposite. I've long since stopped caring about the moneyed, bloated premiership. But I don't blame you if you're English and have to deal with all the bs thats come since winning the WC way back sometime in the last century.

[MrBen]

Lovely goal from Shaun Moloney. And wee Anya and Mulgrew also had good games. Nice to see a fair few celts from both sides on The Castle last night.

[MrBen]

Tuesday night at Celtic park will be interesting - you will not hear crowd noise like it anywhere else apart from perhaps a Rangers v Celtic game.

[red devil]

Agree MrB, it will be a non-stop wall of noise, and rather 'tasty' with the referendum still fresh in fans' minds...

[Alan Medic]

What do you think the referendum has to do with it RD? If they had opted out I think I'd understand, but they chose to remain part of Her Maj's domain.

[red devil]

I'm sure the England fans will take great glee in reminding the home fans that they are still British, and I don't expect the Scots to join in when the England fans start goading the Scots with God Save the Queen and Rule Britannia...or do you think otherwise?

[Otta]

red devil Wrote:

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> ''Leader, focal point, heartbeat. Goal scorer (EXCEPT IN TOURNAMENTS WHEN IT REALLY MATTERS) and

> inspiration.

[maxxi]

MrBen Wrote:

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> maxxi Wrote:

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> > I have come to accept that I really no longer

> care

> > about international football - at all.

>

> I'm the opposite. I've long since stopped caring

> about the moneyed, bloated premiership. But I

> don't blame you if you're English and have to deal

> with all the bs thats come since winning the WC

> way back sometime in the last century.

And I don't blame you if you're Scottish for not liking the English Premier League. Maybe if Mr Ashley has his way the SPL may benefit from a little bloating in the future. Until then there's always Gordon's Tartan Army eh?

[Alan Medic]

red devil Wrote:

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> I'm sure the England fans will take great glee in

> reminding the home fans that they are still

> British, and I don't expect the Scots to join in

> when the England fans start goading the Scots with

> God Save the Queen and Rule Britannia...or do you

> think otherwise?

No,not at all. I wasn't thinking of the English fans goading the Scots. I take your point.

[Otta]

Here's an example of what annoys me. I didn't see the match tonight, so went to check BBC Website and see the headline "Rooney scores as England fight back". But then I see he scored a penalty, and then Welbeck won it ith two goals.

It's not really Rooney's fault, but it's ALL about him.

[Alan Medic]

*it's a clear case of lackofgerrarditis doctor*