2012/2013 English Premier League thread

[The Big Chill]

Originally Posted by diane_phaneuf

I know he basically had a year off, but has Sahin been this unremarkable all season? this is only the 2nd Liverpool game I have seen him start all year and he's nowhere near what he was for Dortmund

on the other end, I thought Sterling would fade from his quick start, but he's arguably all ready their 2nd or 3rd best player and only 17

world class potential

Sahin has been pretty unimpressive so far. I think part of the problem is that he is being used as an advanced midfielder when he does better as a deeper playmaker. I was expecting more from him though.

[moon]

Originally Posted by diane_phaneuf

on the other end, I thought Sterling would fade from his quick start, but he's arguably all ready their 2nd or 3rd best player and only 17

That's not saying much considering the competition.

[Bagor]

YNWA ...........

[Barnet Flame]

[troutman]

Have you seen A Game of Two Halves game show? Charming and confusing.

http://www.lostintv.com/tv_show.cfm?..._type_id=347&k

[TopChed]

Originally Posted by Bagor

YNWA ...........

Scores the goal.. sees he's alone.. thinks he's offside.. no flag.. get in!

[Jimmy Stang]

Originally Posted by TopChed

Scores the goal.. sees he's alone.. thinks he's offside.. no flag.. get in!

And stayed on his feet the whole time!

[united]

Phil McNulty ‏@philmcnulty
Brace yourselves Liverpool fans - you'll be reading lots of reports about Manchester City showing great interest in Luis Suarez. #messenger

Daniel Taylor ‏@DTguardian
The byline on Daily Express story about Man City wanting Luis Suarez is Paul Joyce. That means one thing: it's true. #MCFC #LFC

Phil McNulty ‏@philmcnulty
As @DTguardian rightly says - if name on Suarez-City story is Daily Express's Paul Joyce then you can guarantee that story is correct.

That would be...interesting.

[d_phaneuf]

why?

[moon]

I know Man City makes moves that often don't make sense but with 3 better strikers, probably 4, why add another head case to that team?

Even if Balotelli is going to AC still have better options and Suarez doesn't seem like a guy that would be happy being 4th string

[The Big Chill]

Liverpool's asking price would be massive. Regardless of people's opinion of him, he is our only player that can put the ball in the back of the net on a somewhat consistent basis. Plus, he just signed a 5 year contract, so there is really no rush to move him on.

[d_phaneuf]

probably 30 at least

the more I think about it the more it makes sense, Mancini likes to play 3 up top and Suarez would be great for that on either wing

If they do get rid of Balotelli than have Aguero/Tevez/Suarez up top, Dzeko off the bench

[cam_wmh]

Originally Posted by diane_phaneuf

probably 30 at least

the more I think about it the more it makes sense, Mancini likes to play 3 up top and Suarez would be great for that on either wing

If they do get rid of Balotelli than have Aguero/Tevez/Suarez up top, Dzeko off the bench

Mancini likes to play 3 in the back too lol.

LFC has to ask 50. God I hate City.

[Locke]

There is no sense in selling Suarez. I mean, if they sell Suarez it'll be for so much cash they'll just turn around and try and buy Falcao. Now, in that case, why wouldnt City just buy Falcao?

And if Falcoa isnt available who the hell are Liverpool going to replace Suarez with?

[d_phaneuf]

why would Falcao go to Liverpool?

[Locke]

Originally Posted by diane_phaneuf

why would Falcao go to Liverpool?

Money? Torres told him it was an interesting place? For kicks? Chloroform and burlap solve everything?

We can all dream....

[The Big Chill]

Originally Posted by diane_phaneuf

why would Falcao go to Liverpool?

I think that is part of the point. Suarez is probably the best striker out there who would be willing to play for Liverpool. That makes him a lot more valuable to us then anyone else. I wouldn't sell him for less then 60mil, an even then it wouldn't be until summer.

[d_phaneuf]

I don't mean that to say lol lets all laugh at lollerpool

but the history angle doesn't seem to matter with players anymore, and they are probably the 6th most desirable club for a player to go to at this point

Add to the fact that Henry has shown no willingness to spend in the last 18 months

Falcao will be a chelsea player, only thing up for debate is January or next summer

and ya that's why they must keep Suarez, they need to be close to the CL (i.e Arsenal/Spurs) or in the CL to attract that type of player

if they sell Suarez they have to take a chance on a lesser known player, it's a risk

[Locke]

Blatter speaks:

A key excerpt from a book written by World Cup 2018 bid committee member Sebastian Coe landed with a kind of soundless thud late last month in the English football news cycle. It details how FIFA president Sepp Blatter remarked that while the bid always had a "smell of death" (according to Coe himself), it also failed in part because Blatter believes English football is "run by idiots."

It doesn’t matter that it's not exactly for the vague reasons Coe lays out, which include "... the unwillingness of English clubs to release players for international duty," the "purchasing power of the English game -- big-name clubs buying up players from all over the world" and "a national federation that, at the time of the bid, had no chairman and no chief executive."

While the league has brought an undeniably exciting brand of football to the world, it has come at a sizable cost. Its lack of financial safeguards and aggressive transfer market activity have led to a situation in which many of the biggest clubs in England either spend well in excess of club turnover on the back of deep-pocketed owners (Manchester City), or were purchased with leveraged funds with a significant portion of club revenues siphoned off to make interest payments (Manchester United). The financial inequality between big and small clubs has meant some ambitious owners have spent well above their means in the hopes of future success.

This has in turn led to financial chaos. On average, more than half of the twenty teams in the Premier League post annual financial losses. In recent years the number has been as high as 16. Since 2004, 13 of the 92 clubs in the Football League and the Premier League have gone into administration.

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/blog/_/...d/1640?cc=5901

Interesting read all around, but suspiciously lacking in any alternatives or solutions.

[d_phaneuf]

The PL has meetings this weekend to basically put in their own FFP which certain clubs (Man U/Arsenal/Spurs and most of the rest) are for and certain others (Man City/Chelsea/QPR) are against

which will be interesting

especially with the new tv deal starting in next year bringing in 5b in revenue the next 3 seasons