Football

Martin Johnson is out of a job and is as big and fat as Andy Carroll.

Maybe you can get him next season...

"Short term fix" what does that mean to you?

Maybe it's time to get Kenny back...

...as a player.

Manchester United striker Josh King, 20, has warned the club he is ready to leave in January unless he gets to play more matches.

From BBC Gossip

dibs

whoever he is ?

Big game tonight, local derby; Oxford v Swindon

Why didn't you say? I'd have gone to watch that...

Oxford won 1-0, 88min winner

Di Canio went batshit at his players like Tanface did @ Man City few seasons back

Should have gone.

Town fans were distraught, whilst once again it was the yellow end of the A420 celebrating as they left the Kassam Stadium with the bragging rights. Town have now visited the Kassam Stadium three times and lost three times. Town have also failed to score a single goal at Oxford since they left the manor.

Swindon >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

^ This

Shit day for the football thread...

OK, I'll liven it up a bit

***'Rafa Benitez's £229m spending spree: The 76 players signed during the Liverpool manager's reign'

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1221975/Rafa-Benitezs-229m-spending-spree-The-76-players-signed-Liverpool-managers-reign.html

3 clangers (Aquilaini, Riera and Keane) and all of Liverpools best players from the past 7-8 years - he signed a lot but signed a lot of good players.

I'm going to his talk in a couple weeks, new book and all that

Riera?

Why was he a clanger? Good player.

So good he lasted half a season

premier league thinking about/discussing some sort of player salary cap..
http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2012/sep/06/premier-league-salary-cap

Riera?

Why was he a clanger? Good player.

Nah, c'mon he was a dog.

No world beater, but I liked him.

There were worse players bought under Rafa.

Yeah, for sure.

But I was meaning, decent amount paid for.
A lot of those worse arrived and left at little damage or a slight profit.

Yeah, I guess we paid a fair bit for him.

fuck me David Bentley has gone on loan to Russia!

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/feedarticle/10426806

Is that the furthest an English player has gone for football? And I'm not including Australia or America in that, since they both speak english, or some slightly understandable version of it...

OK, I'll liven it up a bit

'Rafa Benitez's £229m spending spree: The 76 players signed during the Liverpool manager's reign'

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1221975/Rafa-Benitezs-229m-spending-spree-The-76-players-signed-Liverpool-managers-reign.html

2007 fucking hell we bought about two whole squads
no wonder hicks and gillete went out of business !

ok, i'll liven it up a bit

'rafa benitez's £229m spending spree: The 76 players signed during the liverpool manager's reign'

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1221975/rafa-benitezs-229m-spending-spree-the-76-players-signed-liverpool-managers-reign.html

net spend, pisti, net spend

we sold
torres £50mn
alonso £30mn
mascherano £30mn

spend just went down to £119mn for a european cup another european cup final appearance 2nd in the premiershit 3rd in the premiershit

in the champions league semi finals there were at least 5 benitez signings for liverpool

premier league thinking about/discussing some sort of player salary cap..
http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2012/sep/06/premier-league-salary-cap

i caught the end of a radio 5 discussion about the fair play rules on weds night
seemed like a lively debate
probably on i-player for those who care

fuck me David Bentley has gone on loan to Russia!

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/feedarticle/10426806

Is that the furthest an English player has gone for football? And I'm not including Australia or America in that, since they both speak english, or some slightly understandable version of it...

Gary Lineker played in Japan.