2013/2014 English Premier League Thread

[devo22]

"brave" is a good word if you don't want to use "stupid" in this case. I had no problems with them letting Phelan walk, but Meulensteen and Steele were quality people. The players absolutely loved Meulensteen ... RVP for example:

"The way he (Meulensteen) trains is exceptional. He is truly one of the best coaches in the world. I have had a lot of good trainers, but it’s the way he prepares our team for games. Every match is different, so every training session in the build-up to games is unique. We know exactly what to expect and he wins points for us through his training. We’ve won a lot of games by the odd goal and they are point winners, which we train for. For instance, against Chelsea I scored after a low cross from Antonio Valencia on the right. It might seem a fluke but the whole week before the game was spent working on that move. Another example is my goal against Wigan, when I cut the ball inside and shot with my right foot. Again this situation, we trained on. Training is really good. It’s a very pleasant environment to work in."

And Steele was great too ... when United bought De Gea, Steele learned Spanish in order to help him make the transition to England. I can't really say anything about the new staff, I don't know them well enough yet, but yeah - kicking out Meulensteen and Steele was indeed "brave".

[Locke]

Originally Posted by devo22

"brave" is a good word if you don't want to use "stupid" in this case. I had no problems with them letting Phelan walk, but Meulensteen and Steele were quality people. The players absolutely loved Meulensteen ... RVP for example:

And Steele was great too ... when United bought De Gea, Steele learned Spanish in order to help him make the transition to England. I can't really say anything about the new staff, I don't know them well enough yet, but yeah - kicking out Meulensteen and Steele was indeed "brave".

Similarly, I was disappointed that Liverpool allowed Steve Clarke to leave. By all accounts he was a brilliant coach, as hes shown at West Brom.

[Locke]

Interesting words from Fergie.

Sir Alex Ferguson has revealed he once turned down an approach to become Chelsea's manager.

"David will be fine. He’s a good manager. You would be throwing your money down the drain if you put any money on me coming back as a manager.

"I made my decision. The timing was perfect. There is no way back for me now.

"I’ve got a new life. I want to go the Kentucky Derby and the US Masters, the Melbourne Cup. I want to visit vineyards in Tuscany and France."

http://espnfc.com/news/story/_/id/15...united?cc=5901

[d_phaneuf]

[Locke]

He was just holding it for a friend....

Its just a cigarette, not the end of the world.

[Pagal4321]

I really don't get why it's such a big deal even if he was smoking it.

[GirlySports]

The FA has created a London Underground map with the station names replaced by players.



Full-size map here: http://www.thefa.com/News/2013/oct/~/me ... 94BD8.ashx

[Fusebox]

Originally Posted by Pagal4321

I really don't get why it's such a big deal even if he was smoking it.

Interesting that you post this. I was involved in a similar discussion on the main board when Kiprusoff's smoking habit was brought up. I am from Europe originally and I took the opposite side of the argument to you, in that I thought it was a disgrace and an insult to paying fans that any top flight athlete would be caught smoking.

Perhaps it is a cultural thing - most people here in North America don't seem to think it is a big deal at all, while people in Europe seem to equate it with drowning kittens.

[devo22]

Originally Posted by Fusebox

while people in Europe seem to equate it with drowning kittens.

lol no.

[rubecube]

Originally Posted by Fusebox

Interesting that you post this. I was involved in a similar discussion on the main board when Kiprusoff's smoking habit was brought up. I am from Europe originally and I took the opposite side of the argument to you, in that I thought it was a disgrace and an insult to paying fans that any top flight athlete would be caught smoking.

Perhaps it is a cultural thing - most people here in North America don't seem to think it is a big deal at all, while people in Europe seem to equate it with drowning kittens.

I guess the French, the Polish, the Greeks, etc. didn't get that memo.

[GirlySports]

Originally Posted by Fusebox

Interesting that you post this. I was involved in a similar discussion on the main board when Kiprusoff's smoking habit was brought up. I am from Europe originally and I took the opposite side of the argument to you, in that I thought it was a disgrace and an insult to paying fans that any top flight athlete would be caught smoking.

Perhaps it is a cultural thing - most people here in North America don't seem to think it is a big deal at all, while people in Europe seem to equate it with drowning kittens.

hmm that Kipper smoking discussion occurred well before your join date.

[Fusebox]

Originally Posted by GirlySports

hmm that Kipper smoking discussion occurred well before your join date.

Perhaps there was another discussion? I haven't made too many posts, I only joined here a few weeks ago. Click on my username, then stats, then all posts by this user, and they'll come up.

[d_phaneuf]

I don't think anyone is assuming there are issues with your *current* username and it's statistics

[GirlySports]

Manu are hopeless!

[devo22]

crazy how fast a top team can turn into a laughing stock. Brutal.

[Locke]

Rio doesnt do enough, Jones tries to do too much, result stays the same.

[d_phaneuf]

Tom Cleverly is the most overrated player in Europe

[d_phaneuf]

Carrick, RVP, Rooney are just 5 steps ahead of every other player on their team today

Shinji is the only other on that level but Moyes doesn't rate him, just crazy what is going on

[Bagor]

Originally Posted by diane_phaneuf

Tom Cleverly is the most overrated player in Europe

My turn ... Vidic has been directly responsible for the last two United goals against ..... clearly an amateur.

[Bagor]

Originally Posted by devo22

crazy how fast a top team can turn into a laughing stock. Brutal.

Hmmm, dunno. They look lively today.