11/12 Premier League thread

[lyrical start]

its better to have different threads for different leagues, cups etc.

It's not. Trust me it's better to have one thread so fans from different leagues can discuss football together in one place.

It's annoying having 4 different windows open.

 

[DPG iz all I C]

It's not. Trust me it's better to have one thread so fans from different leagues can discuss football together in one place.

It's annoying having 4 different windows open.

Why the need to have 4 windows open :weird: ?

It's not that busy a forum.

 

[Bobby Sands]

there was actually a specific football section up until recently.

 

[Duke]

Discussions get totally sidetracked in one big thread. You'd spend half your time searching for that post you wanted to reply to.

This is much better.

 

[Bobby Sands]

^^yea that would be problem with it as well.

there is no problem with the way it is right now.

 

[Flipmo]

Liverpool should bring back Igor Biscan... so he can kick ass and chew bubble gum, and he's all out of gum. :nuts:

Edit: On a serious note, went on some Spurs forums to see the status of Modric and apparently there's a rumor going around that there might be an exchange of players with Liverpool. Babel for Pavlyuvchenko.

Discuss... (Looks at Bobby in specific)

 

[DPG iz all I C]

Yeah that rumour was in the UK papers today.

Pretty good deal for both clubs IMO, both players need a move to try and recapture form.

 

[Duke]

Babel just needs to get put down.

 

[Bobby Sands]

^^lol

that move would be no harm but im not convinced by Pavyluchenko. Liverpool need another striker badly though and Babel could be seen as surplus because we have a few players in that position already.

 

[Bobby Sands]

I just read this on some transfer rumours website:

Liverpool to bring in 3 players in January and sell 3. Dossena has said he's leaving if he doesn't get chances in the coming weeks so will leave for £5m to Sampdoria. Voronin has proven he has as much talent as a satsuma and will leave for £3m. These 2 will give Rafa a £12m January budget and will sign Pavlyuchenko on loan, who knows his name will more than likely be mud with Spurs fans should he join Arsenal, who may opt for the Van Nistelrooy approach. He would fit the bill nicely with their need for a target man. Noise is that "an attacking Brazilian player will join Liverpool for around £5m, around 22–25 yrs old". This is what I've been told. Don't know if it's true but apparently it's a player who is equally adept to playing both up front and in midfield. Finally a shock signing. A lot of noise from last year and the summer with Walcott possibly joining Liverpool and Babel going the other way. Well surprisingly the move looks back on, with £6m going to Arsenal as well. Walcott, despite being talented is lowly moving down Wenger's pecking order, with Merida, Ramsey and Wilshere moving above him and with Barazite, Eastmond, Randall Watt and Coquelin coming through chances are becoming limited and he fears that he might not make the plane journey to South Africa, with Wright–Phillips, Lennon and Young also offering a pacy option. Babel is an Arsenal fan and believes Wenger can turn him into a world beater. Wenger also believes Babel has the talent to be one of the world's greatest and has received a glowing reference from RVP, saying he's a determined character with ambition. With Walcott also a Liverpool fan the move looks on. Watch this space folks. In the summer expect Cavalieri and Reina to remain as the keepers. Insua and Aurelio left–backs. Right–Backs will be Johnson and rumoured Zabaleta for £7–10m. Darby learning off Johnson and will break through either the season later or the one after that. Agger, Carra and Skrtel as the central players with Ayala and Kelly able to be called upon. Kyrgiakos will be sold for around £3m. A switch to a 4–4–2 as there's an 80% chance of a takeover by then. Silva to join for £10m + Riera, with Mata also joining for £12m. Aquilani, Lucas, Gerrard and a new signing in central midfield. Javi Martinez is the player Rafa wants as we know, but he needs to stump up £10m. Spearing and Plessis as back ups. Kuyt and Walcott as right midfielders. Strikers will see Torres linked up with former Atletico teammate Sergio Aguero, who'll opt for Liverpool (being a boyhood fan). £30m + Benayoun, with Yossi rated as a world class player in Spain. With a lot of flair and great dribbling ability he's perfectly suited for Liga BBVA. N'Gog, Nemeth and Pacheco will be back ups. Pandev arriving on a free in the summer will provide a different gameplan. Good times ahead for Liverpool, Keep the faith in Rafa. The Liver Bird

lmfao

 

[Flipmo]

Good God... lol

Also, to add, when I read this... "Babel is an Arsenal fan and believes Wenger can turn him into a world beater" ...

I first thought it was written...

"Babel is an Arsenal fan and believes Wenger can turn him into a wife beater"

lol.

 

[Illuminattile]

How often would Babel play for Spurs? They have Modric and Kranjcar on the left, Lennon and Bentley on the right, and too many strikers as it is.

 

[DPG iz all I C]

How often would Babel play for Spurs? They have Modric and Kranjcar on the left, Lennon and Bentley on the right, and too many strikers as it is.

They should get rid of Bentley as he is fucking pish.

Also a lot of rumours about Keane leaving in January.

 

[Bobby Sands]

^^they might get rid of him. Apparantly himself and Redknapp had a row.

Bentley that is. i never heard any rumours involving Robbie Keane. He hasnt been playing that well this season though.

 

[tHuG $TyLe]

Keane to Celtic is what I've heard.

Keane is a boyhood Celtic fan, not the Liverpool fan he came out with at his press conference.

I think Defoe and Crouch work better than Defoe and Keane.

 

[Bobby Sands]

what the hell would he move up there for? he is an idiot if he does

Keane >>>>>>>> Crouch and Defoe. he has more ability than those two put together imo.

btw Keane has played most of Spur's games so far this season. i couldnt see him leaving.

 

[Kobe]

^^I agree. I think Keane needs to stay put as well. He didn't get what he wanted at Liverpool and he seems well settled at Spurs right now.

How unlucky is Dean Ashton?

West Ham United have announced that striker Dean Ashton has been forced to retire from professional football at the age of 26.

Ashton had not played a first-team game for 14 months and speculation had mounted in recent weeks that the Hammers would announce that his career had been curtailed.

West Ham striker Dean Ashton retires from football - Barclays Premier League - ESPN Soccernet

I know for sure this player had a lot of potential. Ironically when I used to play the Championship Manager game, he was still in Crewe Alexander and scouts rated him highly. Then about two years later he burst into the football scene. Gotta love the authenticity of that game

I watched Ashton play and, I'd say he had a bright future. To retire at 26 and not even achieved half of what you could have done sure is tough luck. 7 million pounds isn't bad insurance money though.

 

[Duke]

Tragic though, to have your career cut short by injuries when you're 26.

 

[lyrical start]

what the hell would he move up there for? he is an idiot if he does

Keane >>>>>>>> Crouch and Defoe. he has more ability than those two put together imo.

btw Keane has played most of Spur's games so far this season. i couldnt see him leaving.

You sir are very deluded..

Keane is a pile of shit

 

[Bobby Sands]

^^so thats why he is the 8th highest scorer in premier league history? thats why he has scored 41 times for his country including 3 at a World Cup finals?

how the fuck can you say he is a pile of shit?

I suppose the other two are english so they must be better right?. Big lanky Crouch and windbag Defoe. Keane has been a far better player than both of them and has proven that down through the years. He has finished ahead of Defoe and Crouch in the scoring charts almost every season. Defoe scored a goal more last season. Defoe is 27, Crouch is 28 and Keane is 29 so you could say that they have been playing the premiership for around the same length of time. All that and the fact that it is pretty obvious from watching him over the years that Keane is a better all round footballer than both those players.

Its you thats deluded i think. the facts back my opinion.

but if you want to argue that Defoe is playing better than Keane this season then fair enough but go fuck yourself if you think that Keane is a pile of shit and that Crouch and Defoe have been better players than him.