alibaba Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 Ugh. Liverpool are so goddamn SHIT sometimes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notwell Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 No one really setting the world alight. A very average Arsenal top. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mojomonkey Posted January 3, 2016 Share Posted January 3, 2016 Sunderland - unbeaten in 2016 and currently top scoring team in 2016 as well!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Border Terrier Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 Not strictly EPL related, but Real Madrid have binned ex-Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez after 7 months as head coach. Figures have Rafa as losing just 3 of his 25 games in charge, winning 17 @ 68%. Zinedine Zidane takes over. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/35226296 TBT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the stinking enigma Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 its ridiculous.. he should have at least got one crack at the champions league. zidane seems to have a thing for tainting his legacy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notwell Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 Zidane was a truly great player. Truely great. Aside of that, part of the reason they hoofed Rafa now (according to Ramon Calderon) was that if they did it before 15th January he got 1 years salary pay off. After it was 2 years. His record was fine but one or two of their ego's won't like his style or methods. Real Madrid bring it upon themselves. Ancelotti should never have been sacked. Their approach has wasted the goal scoring power of the worlds best player. Imagine having a player that has scored nearly 340 goals in 6.5 seasons and only finding one league title, a champions league and a couple of minor cups. Madness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhumsaa Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 Zidane was one of the worlds greatest footballers ever - but what will he bring to management? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slinkydevil Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 Zidane was one of the worlds greatest footballers ever - but what will he bring to management? Might get a few goals at the training ground. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Sausages Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 Probably the only manager who John Terry would take criticism from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ans Posted January 5, 2016 Author Share Posted January 5, 2016 I better make the most of the premiership thread this year. I won't have a horse in the race next season :-( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alibaba Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 I better make the most of the premiership thread this year. I won't have a horse in the race next season :-( It's rough at Villa Park. Employing Alex McLeish has got to go down as one of the most insane decisions ever taken in football by anyone, and one which set Villa on this slow miserable collapse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notwell Posted January 6, 2016 Share Posted January 6, 2016 Not really. Villa's collapse is down to money. They have, or had, a wage bill to turnover ratio of about 93% at one point. Damage done before AM arrived. So, they invested very little over the last 5 years in the squad relying on youth and the odd gem of a purchase (like Benteke). Losing Vlaar, Delph and Benteke (who has kept them up for two years) in the summer was a fatal blow to them. Whilst I don't think they are particurlarly great players they are decent enough PL quality and the spine of the Villa team. The summer spending and recruitment seemed very random and when you bring in a load of players (especially foreigners who often don't settle immediately) into what you know will be a lower half dog fight then it's set up to go wrong. I've no clue why Garde would take that job. It's impossible. Shame for Villa but it was coming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Border Terrier Posted January 6, 2016 Share Posted January 6, 2016 Is the destination of Mourinho's career dependent on the outcome of Carneiro's constructive dismissal case? It's not the sort of left field question you'd want to justify at interview, assuming that the timing of the court case doesn't clash and that you're able to attend the interview. Could prove instrumental into why Jose got summarily axed. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/35241632 TBT. edit: sp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notwell Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 Caulker on loan to Liverpool. I assume it must have been his performance for Southampton in the 1-6 loss to Liverpool that sealed it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
When Skies Are Grey Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 Someone get Ans' head out of the oven and let him know that Villa won a game!! The only way is up!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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