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Do you think you could do a reading of these poems, set to music? I would pay money to see that.

10/10, but really rubs in how much further away I now am from the 92 club than I was 20 years ago!

I'm wondering when Mark Hughes is going to get another stab at a big(ger) club...

I think he has to win something, or qualify for Europe. That goes for Pardew as well.

If he wins a trophy in his next 4 chances (And how hard can it be to win Stoke's 2nd trophy in over 150 years?), and the sideshow that is Man Utd continues to entertain, then I wouldn't rule out him being considered for Old Trafford in the summer of 2017, as Jose is flung out of the door.

However that seems a ridiculously long time in the future for the footballing world.

Platini is suggesting his ban might be a conspiracy

I'm not a rapper.

http://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/football/483109/Man-United-Louis-van-Gaal-sacking

Any news from more reputable sources?

Did you read the entire article?

Ahh no,

Got bored when it started talking about Mourinho, will leave it up there anyway, (but in my (lame) defence I was sceptical)

Best league in the world

I'm calling bollocks

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That much?!?

No-one could be that stupid.

As mentioned in the podcast two weeks ago, with the new TV deal in place you'd have to be pretty stupid not to make money as a football club.

...or you have Bill Kenwright in charge...

^ rather good that one

http://www.theguardian.com/football/ng-interactive/2015/dec/21/the-100-best-footballers-in-the-world-2015-interactive

Harry Kane, #38 and the only Englishman in the top 50. At first I was like huh, then I was like huh.

They haven't announced the top 10 yet, mind. Adam Lallana has got to be in there.

Van Gaal came out fighting in a way that felt reminiscent of Ferguson’s days as manager.“Has anybody in this room not a feeling to apologise to me?” “That’s what I’m wondering. I think I was already sacked, I read. I have been sacked. My colleague [José Mourinho] was here already. What do you think happens with my wife or my kids [when they read that]? Or with my grandchildren? Or with the fans of Manchester United? Or my friends?

LVG. Hat's off to him. What a fantastic press conference

RIP Don Howe, one of the best coaches English football has produced.

@jaw said we'd get fantastic press conferences from him.

I recall us beating his Arsenal team 6-2

#justsayin

LVG reminded me of being told off by my dad all those years ago or the classic telling off by a school teacher. The man is another deluded joke. I can tell him what his wife, kids, and grand children are thinking , ' we are all minted for life because of this football managing malarkey so shut up and stop pretending to be upset we are trying to count all the fucking dosh you potato headed dip shit'

Fills me with Christmas cheer reading which team is going to buy the league for the next x years buy paying Pep xx millions per fucking minute. A four way wank fest to likes we've never seen before