Or when some moron of a commentator talks about defoe's natural strikers instinct to shoot just after the useless berk has again hoofed a perfectly good chance into top tier row z.

its a real sign of Englands aweful lack of quality up top that Defoe is anywhere near the national team set up

Reminds me a bit of the 'not interfering with play' thingy.

Remember the brilliant comment from Jimmy Hill?

'He's a professional footballer. If he's not interfering with play, <deleted> is he doing on the pitch.'

Or when some moron of a commentator talks about defoe's natural strikers instinct to shoot just after the useless berk has again hoofed a perfectly good chance into top tier row z.

its a real sign of Englands aweful lack of quality up top that Defoe is anywhere near the national team set up

Totally agree. If a striker is not interfering with the net....

IMHO I am not totally convinced by Mr Hodgson. But that's a different topic I suppose.

Or when some moron of a commentator talks about defoe's natural strikers instinct to shoot just after the useless berk has again hoofed a perfectly good chance into top tier row z.

its a real sign of Englands aweful lack of quality up top that Defoe is anywhere near the national team set up

Totally agree. If a striker is not interfering with the net....

IMHO I am not totally convinced by Mr Hodgson. But that's a different topic I suppose.

Defoe rarely interferes with the net!

whats so irritating about him is that when he does score its often a cracker which is all people remember.

not the endless wasted opportunities (his ratio of converted chances is appalling btw) and the rest of his contribution to the game which is practically zilch.

Or when some moron of a commentator talks about defoe's natural strikers instinct to shoot just after the useless berk has again hoofed a perfectly good chance into top tier row z.

its a real sign of Englands aweful lack of quality up top that Defoe is anywhere near the national team set up

Totally agree. If a striker is not interfering with the net....

IMHO I am not totally convinced by Mr Hodgson. But that's a different topic I suppose.

Defoe rarely interferes with the net!

whats so irritating about him is that when he does score its often a cracker which is all people remember.

not the endless wasted opportunities (his ratio of converted chances is appalling btw) and the rest of his contribution to the game which is practically zilch.

Your not doing a good selling job on Defoe are you Carms

Any truth in the rumour that Roy is in danger of keeping the England job?

Or when some moron of a commentator talks about defoe's natural strikers instinct to shoot just after the useless berk has again hoofed a perfectly good chance into top tier row z.

its a real sign of Englands aweful lack of quality up top that Defoe is anywhere near the national team set up

Totally agree. If a striker is not interfering with the net....

IMHO I am not totally convinced by Mr Hodgson. But that's a different topic I suppose.

Defoe rarely interferes with the net!

whats so irritating about him is that when he does score its often a cracker which is all people remember.

not the endless wasted opportunities (his ratio of converted chances is appalling btw) and the rest of his contribution to the game which is practically zilch.

Your not doing a good selling job on Defoe are you Carms

I offered him plus Bentleys left behind hair products to Newcastle for a fiver.

Ofcourse the real value in the deal is the gel

Or when some moron of a commentator talks about defoe's natural strikers instinct to shoot just after the useless berk has again hoofed a perfectly good chance into top tier row z.

its a real sign of Englands aweful lack of quality up top that Defoe is anywhere near the national team set up

Totally agree. If a striker is not interfering with the net....

IMHO I am not totally convinced by Mr Hodgson. But that's a different topic I suppose.

Defoe rarely interferes with the net!

whats so irritating about him is that when he does score its often a cracker which is all people remember.

not the endless wasted opportunities (his ratio of converted chances is appalling btw) and the rest of his contribution to the game which is practically zilch.

Your not doing a good selling job on Defoe are you Carms

Nor is Jose when it comes to Torres either come to that. Daily Mirror yesterday.

Any truth in the rumour that Roy is in danger of keeping the England job?

I would imagine the FA loves him and i also doubt whether any of them understand a different formation than 4-4-2 either. Its a marriage made in heaven.

i'm already dreading seeing the way opponents are going to carve through us at the next world cup. You can't take a flat old hat formation like he plays to the world cup and not expect to be taken apart.

ooops but i digress!!

Any truth in the rumour that Roy is in danger of keeping the England job?

Who Roy of the Rovers?

TOTTENHAM lead the race to sign James McCarthy from Wigan, though the relegated club want £20m for the prized 22-year-old midfielder.

http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/sport/football/Premiership/article1274788.ece?CMP=OTH-gnws-standard-2013_06_15

TOTTENHAM lead the race to sign James McCarthy from Wigan, though the relegated club want £20m for the prized 22-year-old midfielder.

http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/sport/football/Premiership/article1274788.ece?CMP=OTH-gnws-standard-2013_06_15

He's good, but not worth £4m more than Santi (...... Cazorla). Levy would be better placed spending that kind of money on a striker

Edited June 16, 201313 yr by SantiSuk

TOTTENHAM lead the race to sign James McCarthy from Wigan, though the relegated club want £20m for the prized 22-year-old midfielder.

http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/sport/football/Premiership/article1274788.ece?CMP=OTH-gnws-standard-2013_06_15

He's good, but not worth £4m more than Santi (...... Cazorla). Levy would be better placed spending that kind of money on a striker

And the chances of Levy paying 20 million?

No chance.

He wouldnt pay 20 million for Moutinho.

TOTTENHAM lead the race to sign James McCarthy from Wigan, though the relegated club want £20m for the prized 22-year-old midfielder.

http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/sport/football/Premiership/article1274788.ece?CMP=OTH-gnws-standard-2013_06_15

He's good, but not worth £4m more than Santi (...... Cazorla). Levy would be better placed spending that kind of money on a striker

The sort of player you would expect in a CL spot team, I'm not sure? Lets not forget he's now a premiership player and he didn't really take the Premier League by storm. The money is getting silly....20 Million!!

TOTTENHAM lead the race to sign James McCarthy from Wigan, though the relegated club want £20m for the prized 22-year-old midfielder.

http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/sport/football/Premiership/article1274788.ece?CMP=OTH-gnws-standard-2013_06_15

He's good, but not worth £4m more than Santi (...... Cazorla). Levy would be better placed spending that kind of money on a striker

yeah cant see him being worth anywhere near 20 mil,wigan need a reality check, he's had one good season in a team that got relegated and next season he'll be playing in the championship and given half a season there,he'll be just another ex prem player and his price WILL DROP DRAMATICALLY wigan have got him under contract until 2016, but on the other hand I don't suppose he's enchanted with having his wages cut.

http://www.lefigaro.fr/football-transferts/2013/06/16/02018-20130616ARTSPO00047-bale-dans-les-bagages-de-villas-boas-au-psg.php

You can translate it if you don't speak French, but the message is clear.

I think it was Smokie who said, AVB plus GB plus another, would mean new stadium at the Lane.

Everything is possible.

Any truth in the rumour that Roy is in danger of keeping the England job?

Who Roy of the Rovers?

BKK Post today. Thai National Team still looking for new manager. Job description states in depth knowledge of 4-4-2 required.

OK Woy?

LFC are believed to have triggered a £20m release clause for Mkhitaryan

Edited June 17, 201313 yr by BangrakBob

TOTTENHAM lead the race to sign James McCarthy from Wigan, though the relegated club want £20m for the prized 22-year-old midfielder.

http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/sport/football/Premiership/article1274788.ece?CMP=OTH-gnws-standard-2013_06_15

he's an excellent midfielder. get him for 12m or so and he's a cracking buy.

TOTTENHAM lead the race to sign James McCarthy from Wigan, though the relegated club want £20m for the prized 22-year-old midfielder.

http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/sport/football/Premiership/article1274788.ece?CMP=OTH-gnws-standard-2013_06_15

he's an excellent midfielder. get him for 12m or so and he's a cracking buy.

Yo. You could do a lot worse.

TOTTENHAM lead the race to sign James McCarthy from Wigan, though the relegated club want £20m for the prized 22-year-old midfielder.

http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/sport/football/Premiership/article1274788.ece?CMP=OTH-gnws-standard-2013_06_15

he's an excellent midfielder. get him for 12m or so and he's a cracking buy.

I agree that between 10-12 Million would be a good investment.

Fairly strongly backed reports coming out of Spain that Arsenal have offered €30 million for Higuain, which is what Real were asking and is also reportedly €8 million ahead of Juventus's offer.

Can it be that the tight one, now having cash, finds it burning a hole in his pocket? Somehow I doubt it - though I would welcome it as a one-off game changer - even if the source is reportedly Higuain's own biographer.

(does everyone get a biography written half way through their career these days?)

Fairly strongly backed reports coming out of Spain that Arsenal have offered €30 million for Higuain, which is what Real were asking and is also reportedly €8 million ahead of Juventus's offer.

Can it be that the tight one, now having cash, finds it burning a hole in his pocket? Somehow I doubt it - though I would welcome it as a one-off game changer - even if the source is reportedly Higuain's own biographer.

(does everyone get a biography written half way through their career these days?)

Yeah reading this from a few sources, also read Juve's interest has switched to Tevez

I reckon a Good signing by Bruce

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22935716

Edited June 17, 201313 yr by rijit

Fairly strongly backed reports coming out of Spain that Arsenal have offered €30 million for Higuain, which is what Real were asking and is also reportedly €8 million ahead of Juventus's offer.

 

Can it be that the tight one, now having cash, finds it burning a hole in his pocket? Somehow I doubt it - though I would welcome it as a one-off game changer - even if the source is reportedly Higuain's own biographer.

 

(does everyone get a biography written half way through their career these days?)  

No one wants to read Beckham's biography now.....he's a fading star.

Get in while the going is good.

(does everyone get a biography written half way through their career these days?)

You'd be surprised how passionate some fans are about their players, any players as long as in their team.

(does everyone get a biography written half way through their career these days?)

You'd be surprised how passionate some fans are about their players, any players as long as in their team.

I thought Gerrard was a great read

Toon to hijack Hammers bid for Carroll - Thank you Joe

(does everyone get a biography written half way through their career these days?)

You'd be surprised how passionate some fans are about their players, any players as long as in their team.

I thought Gerrard was a great read

Audio book wasn't quite as good though.