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blue_london wrote: »
Now Moses is out 4 weeks with a bad Hamstring too. These mfers need to ? stretch, smh
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northside7 wrote: »Amazon is doing a hard knocks style behind the scenes show with Man City for 10mil, honestly man city got some of the best marketers on the planet cause I don't know who's gonna watch that.
Amazon should have went with the gooners because that team is a fackin shambles.
Shambles? And still winning trophies.
Whatever Bro.......... Wenger in/out. ozil&sanchez stay/go. tug of war for ownership, crybaby fans..............
fackin shambles son. would make great TV.
Exactly.
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blue_london wrote: »
Now Moses is out 4 weeks with a bad Hamstring too. These mfers need to ? stretch, smh
U are right, could be a long ? month.
I don't understand how everyone saw we needed to improve the team especially with champions league football and the board couldn't. -
Newcastle for sale
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blue_london wrote: »blue_london wrote: »
Now Moses is out 4 weeks with a bad Hamstring too. These mfers need to ? stretch, smh
U are right, could be a long ? month.
I don't understand how everyone saw we needed to improve the team especially with champions league football and the board couldn't.
Wasnt that they couldn't it was them being cheap.
Had they gone in 70m day one for Sandro and got rebuff we could have moved to other deals before July ended.
Had they gone for Lukaku or Morata outright with cost done
We should have gone for James as well relying in hazard only isn't good
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Wouldn’t be surprise if a Chinese conglomerate buy Newcastle. That owner gunning for money while it’s hot
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World Cup playoff draw today... Hope ROI get Denmark...
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water ur seeds wrote: »World Cup playoff draw today... Hope ROI get Denmark...
Danes probably hoping the same lol.
Looks like ? gonna be tough for everyone -
Who y'all got? -
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Croatia
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Julian Weigl to Manchester City
Borussia Dortmund midfielder Weigl is a Manchester City transfer target as Pep Guardiola looks for replacements for Fernandinho and Yaya Toure, who are both out of contract this summer. Spanish publication AS reports the Manchester club will do battle with Barcelona for the 22-year-old, who is already capped for Germany and operates primarily as a defensive midfielder. -
You heard it here first,SPURS will beat Real Madrid tonight!
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Is there any Mucus medicine better than Buckley’s? Canada, hold that W. Joints a gem
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Harry Kane doing a trial for Madrid today
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blue_london wrote: »Harry Kane doing a trial for Madrid today
YUP!Real Madrid boss Zidane hails Tottenham striker Harry Kane as `complete player
Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane has hailed Tottenham´s Harry Kane as the “complete player” ahead of Tuesday’s crunch Champions League clash between the sides.
But Zidane would not be drawn on any future move for the 24-year-old, who is regarded as one of the deadliest finishers in Europe after scoring 15 goals in his last 11 games.
“I don´t know what will happen in the future,” Zidane said. “But in the present, what he is doing has made him a very important player, a key player.
“He is very good at everything. But what he does, he always does it towards the goal, so to speak. He does not just stay (still) on the field, but he always attacks space at speed.
“He is a complete player. He did not seem to be one (at first), but in the end, he is.”
Source: DailyMailTottenham 'value Harry Kane at more than £200m' amid interest from Real Madrid ahead of Champions League
Madrid are believed to be sizing up a move for Kane next year after two free-scoring seasons at Spurs and another goal-laden start to the current campaign.
Officially, Spurs say they will not contemplate offers for their key assets but in recent seasons Levy has been willing to offload for significant sums.
And The Times report Levy has been telling intermediaries that his club value Kane higher than Neymar.
Twice over the past five years, Real have been to Tottenham to bolster their squad.
Luka Modric was signed for £30m in 2012 and Gareth Bale followed a year later for £89m.
Madrid's very public interest in Kane intensified this week ahead of the clash at the Bernabeu, with Spanish paper Marca running a front-page story branding the striker 'Harry the powerful'.
Real would likely offer a significant increase on Kane's £100,000-a-week wages but, with four and a half years remaining on his deal, the forward is said to be content at the club he supported as a child.
The Times claim he would not 'agitate' for a transfer.
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Anatomy of a Real Madrid transfer pursuit
1. Target makes vague expression of interest
Even if the player in question does not realise that he is issuing a 'come-and-get-me' plea, the merest hint that he might at one point consider leaving his beloved club is enough to get Real sniffing blood. In this case, Harry Kane's innocuous admission that "you never rule anything out" when it comes to transfers earlier this month will have been enough.
2. Story appears in partisan Spanish media
Almost a decade since Sir Alex Ferguson described Marca newspaper as a "vehicle to unsettle players" whom Real Madrid are keen to sign, the formula is just as evident today. All Real transfers begin with stories appearing in the Madrid-based media linking a high-profile player with a move to the club. Sources (embedded in the club) remain anonymous.
3. Manager offers non-committal praise
From Bernd Schuster to Jose Mourinho and Zinedine Zidane, the response of a Real Madrid manager remains the same when asked about those media reports. Offer a glowing report of the player in question and deliver something suitably non-committal that piques the interest of the target, but does not land the club in trouble.
4. Real president stokes fires with public comment
Once the story has been regurgitated a suitable amount worldwide, it is time for the man pulling the purse strings to give his opinion. Again, the club must be careful not to upset the apple cart, but the story needs to progress from the manager's previous comments. Expect mention of Real Madrid's global standing, their longstanding admiration for the player and the word's "perfect fit".
5. Selling club reluctantly accept eye-watering transfer
Things are getting really serious when the first bid goes in - usually around 20 per cent lower than the figure everyone covertly knows will ultimately secure the player's services. It is then a case of playing the waiting game, and counting down the hours until Real Madrid get really twitchy and offer £250million in cash, Karim Benzema and the use of Gareth Bale on alternate Sundays.
6. Player poses awkwardly for medical
Once the player in question has inevitably bowed to the lure of the biggest club in the world and an astronomical fee has been agreed, he flies (via private jet, of course) to Madrid for a medical. The results of said medical are announced to the world alongside an identikit photo of the player lying on a physio bed with multiple blue electrode pads attached to their torso.
7. Player is unveiled via solo kick-up performance
The deal is done and it is time for the player to introduce themselves to the Madrid faithful. Away from the sterile environment of a press conference, the only proper way this can be done is via a solo kick-up performance inside a fan-filled Bernabeu. This can be make or break, with Theo Hernandez crumbling under the pressure this summer and achieving a grand total of six kick-ups before giving up.
Source: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2017/10/17/anatomy-real-madrid-transfer-pursuit/ -
Snakespeare got his just desserts lolLeicester City have sacked manager Craig Shakespeare just four months after he signed a three-year deal to take the job on a permanent basis.
The Foxes are third from bottom in the Premier League and have not won any of their past six league matches.
Shakespeare, 53, succeeded title winner Claudio Ranieri in February, initially on a temporary basis.
After steering the Foxes away from trouble to finish in 12th place, he was given the job permanently in June.
Follow live Shakespeare sacking reaction
Shakespeare won eight of his 16 games in charge last season, and led the club to the Champions League quarter-finals.
His departure follows a 1-1 draw with West Brom on Monday.
The last time Leicester went six league matches without a victory, Ranieri was sacked - nine months after leading them to the title.
Of their 10 matches this season - eight in the league and two in the EFL Cup - Leicester have won three and drawn three, losing four.
But they have won only once in the league - a 2-0 victory at home to Brighton on 19 August.
Four of their seven league defeats have come against Arsenal, Manchester United, Chelsea and Liverpool.
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I'm going to apply for the Leicester job
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blue_london wrote: »I'm going to apply for the Leicester job
you and gordon strachan, david moyes, sam allardyce, harry redknapp.......carlo ancelotti! lol -
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Valentinez A. Kaiser wrote: »blue_london wrote: »I'm going to apply for the Leicester job
you and gordon strachan, david moyes, sam allardyce, harry redknapp.......carlo ancelotti! lol
I have never been sacked lol my selling point -
Valentinez A. Kaiser wrote: »Snakespeare got his just desserts lolLeicester City have sacked manager Craig Shakespeare just four months after he signed a three-year deal to take the job on a permanent basis.
The Foxes are third from bottom in the Premier League and have not won any of their past six league matches.
Shakespeare, 53, succeeded title winner Claudio Ranieri in February, initially on a temporary basis.
After steering the Foxes away from trouble to finish in 12th place, he was given the job permanently in June.
Follow live Shakespeare sacking reaction
Shakespeare won eight of his 16 games in charge last season, and led the club to the Champions League quarter-finals.
His departure follows a 1-1 draw with West Brom on Monday.
The last time Leicester went six league matches without a victory, Ranieri was sacked - nine months after leading them to the title.
Of their 10 matches this season - eight in the league and two in the EFL Cup - Leicester have won three and drawn three, losing four.
But they have won only once in the league - a 2-0 victory at home to Brighton on 19 August.
Four of their seven league defeats have come against Arsenal, Manchester United, Chelsea and Liverpool.
Source: BBC
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Valentinez A. Kaiser wrote: »Snakespeare got his just desserts lolLeicester City have sacked manager Craig Shakespeare just four months after he signed a three-year deal to take the job on a permanent basis.
The Foxes are third from bottom in the Premier League and have not won any of their past six league matches.
Shakespeare, 53, succeeded title winner Claudio Ranieri in February, initially on a temporary basis.
After steering the Foxes away from trouble to finish in 12th place, he was given the job permanently in June.
Follow live Shakespeare sacking reaction
Shakespeare won eight of his 16 games in charge last season, and led the club to the Champions League quarter-finals.
His departure follows a 1-1 draw with West Brom on Monday.
The last time Leicester went six league matches without a victory, Ranieri was sacked - nine months after leading them to the title.
Of their 10 matches this season - eight in the league and two in the EFL Cup - Leicester have won three and drawn three, losing four.
But they have won only once in the league - a 2-0 victory at home to Brighton on 19 August.
Four of their seven league defeats have come against Arsenal, Manchester United, Chelsea and Liverpool.
Source: BBC
Karma's a ? !!!
If they can sack a successful manager, what made him think they couldn't sack an unsuccessful one?
Dilly Ding Dilly ? !
