Palfy

Not really, I think the PL are relieved they didn’t have a big fight on their hands, and the punishment in someways is praising the so called big 6 for not pursuing their ESL ambitions, very weak in my opinion.

Will be interesting to see how they can get over the FFP rules and invest the money on players, also it seems more confusing that Ancelotti would leave us knowing he pretty much had an open account for players, yet go to club where they are financially fucked.

Sam Allardyce made it pretty clear he wanted to stay, that counts for nothing for me Brand’s hasn’t been the success some would like to believe.

I try to be controversial and spontaneous to try and generate debate, I love sticking my head above the parapet to be shot at, even when I know I’m talking shit I like the responses to my posts, even though I anger people it allows them to let off a bit of steam in my direction, I didn’t expect the results Mike posted, I’d be confident that I have one of the top dislike stats. So if you don’t mind I’ll keep talking shite and you can keep shooting me down

Wtf

You are mate, just read we are going for Conte, I still think the former England manager Mike Basset is in with a shout at this rate, or we could wait for Gareth Southgate he’s going to be out of work in about 3 weeks

Why not?

If you’re happy and you know it clap your hands.

Possibly agent intervention the more they can get him the more they can get for themselves.

I think so if it benefits the club to go in a different direction.

Just goes to prove our combined knowledge of football is terrible

God help us, he won’t last a season.

Just deserts even his own citizens want to knock the little twat out.

I agree with a lot of what you have said, that’s why I consider Lampard to be a good choice, he’s not scared to promote youth players into the first team, which worked for him at Derby and Chelsea, he bought in mainly mid twenties or younger players at Chelsea nearly all his players still get in the team. I know it got put down when I mentioned him earlier but what do people want another old manager buying players that are coming up to there 30s because they are living in the past when they had them players 4 or 5 years ago. For me Lampard has the balls to play players from the youths as a good record with his buys and as style of play gained from playing football ball at the highest level for years and working with the top managers in the world what’s not to like. And more importantly how the fuck is Potter considered a better choice.

This may sound ridiculous but to manage a team like Brighton Burnley Palace ect is in a lot of ways easier than managing City Chelsea Utd ect, managers of lower team’s play not to lose they very rarely go all out to win, Potter is in that category a draw is a good result a 1-0 win is huge achievement, a loss is shit but to be expected, so the managers in someways get a free ride when they lose, now if you’re at the other end of the scale wins are all that’s acceptable and the odd draw, now that’s a different type of pressure and mindset and ability that managers like Potter don’t have and we would expect.

Potter doesn’t inspire me with any real confidence, Brighton is probably at the top of his level as a manager, reminds me of Chris Houghton or Eddie Howe, there give you a couple of decent games, but you will always be fighting at the wrong end of the table.

Sounds good

Chelsea are believed to be in talks to sign Haaland for £154 million, and Pep wants both Kane and Grealish, how can any other team’s complete with that buying power.

Apologies Rob I’ve edited your post when I thought it was mine, I must say though that’s no way to speak about our owner

Unfortunately we have an owner who thought and possibly still thinks he could buy his way to the top, his first big mistake was sacking Martinez and hiring Koeman before the ink had dried on the contract, he should have given Martinez another 6 months and a little bit of money, and got him self settled in if you just give himself a bigger picture, but no the big I am attitude kicked in and millions have been spent with massive mistakes and the upshot is we haven’t improved in 5 years.

Okay I give up you win.

Okay smarty pants as in team.

You have to build something before you can tear it down, what have we built in the last couple of decades.

Is it just me that finds watching England mind numbing.

I understand what you’re getting at, but a slight upgrade on Iwobi imo.