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#74012 Welcome to Goodison Park
Shola
Hope this at least distracts Martinez or the Wigan squad though.
#74002 Transfer Rumours 2013/14
Shola
If it's the former, the surely Monaco aren't going to be losing any advantage as they're not going to be making any profits anyway
#73936 Welcome to Goodison Park
Shola
Without the revenue streams, Swansea are potentially one bad season away from slipping back into becoming a Championship club again. Their 2012 accounts actually look quite similar to Wolves'.
#73928 Welcome to Goodison Park
Shola
I Doubt it. Everton have much larger revenues and wage bill. Swansea are debt free, but Everton debt level doesn't look too bad, and they do have the new PL deal coming in.
Although I really can't see why Laudrup would go to Everton, seems an unnecessary stepping stone. I reckon after next season he will be able to get a biggish foreign club. Schalke/Leverkusen/Valencia type club. Or maybe even higher. His playing career CV is excellent.
Mark Hughes' time at Fulham seems to have been completely forgotten, he was pretty average there.
#73644 Old Trafford Lounge
Shola
That said arguably only Ferdinand and van Persie were signed as triple A players, out of the current team.
#73636 Old Trafford Lounge
Shola
Quite amazing though how in a couple of days, Chelsea will be massive favourites for next year. Assuming Mourinho to Chelsea and Moyes to Manchester United.
Although I think Moyes will have an impossible job. I reckon Mourinho would have been the perfect appointment, with his ego and getting Manchester through the first few years. Weirdly I also think Benitez would be a good appointment.
#73356 English Premier League 2012/2013
Shola
#73326 English Premier League 2012/2013
Shola
Far from over.
#73102 English Premier League 2012/2013
Shola
#73036 English Premier League 2012/2013
Shola
#73002 English Premier League 2012/2013
Shola
Are you talking about Rafael or David Luiz? Because Rafael is obviously trying to con the referee by feigning innocence.
#72967 English Premier League 2012/2013
Shola
#72880 English Premier League 2012/2013
Shola
Pardew should be very surprised. As it is still definitely in Newcastle hands. Obviously Wigan and Aston Villa both can't win on the final day. And Stoke, Sunderland and Southampton all have to play each other. Meaning there will be a guarantee on dropped points. (Stoke and Sunderland also have to play Tottenham)
If Newcastle beat QPR, reckon we will be 80% safe.
If Wigan beat Swansea in midweek which everyone expects, followed by Man Utd and Liverpool beating Swansea and Fulham next weekend. Swansea (43) v Fulham (40) could be a potential relegation showdown
#72638 English Premier League 2012/2013
Shola
#72531 English Premier League 2012/2013
Shola
Strange that no one is mentioning Southampton, for relegation, only a point above Newcastle and Norwich.
#72177 English Premier League 2012/2013
Shola
#71874 English Premier League 2012/2013
Shola
#71856 Newcastle Thread
Shola
On another note, I wonder if a journalist has even attempted to get banned from the Britannia on purpose.
#71311 English Premier League 2012/2013
Shola
Benitez to Newcastle
#71212 The TV Thread
Shola
Is anyone watching Boss with Kelsey Grammar? It's excellent.
#71210 English Premier League 2012/2013
Shola
It's hard to say how negative we set out to be with Newcastle conceding the early goal, but the side wasn't actually that negative. Cabaye was pushed high up and Perch was about in the normal CM position. It wasn't any more negative than when Newcastle went on that great run last year with Jonas, Tiote and Cabaye as a trio. And more attacking than when we went on a good run early last year when we barely conceded any goals.
The main problem at Newcastle at the moment is an inbalanced squad. if we do go with a variation of a 4-3-3 we either need incisive wingers who can score/get in the final third, or CM's to get in the box to support Cisse and at the moment we are doing neither.
We've lost HBA and Demba Ba from the wings since last season. Gouffran and Marveaux are good players and tidy in possession but neither of them are particularly dangerous in the final third, nor is Jonas. And none of our central midfielders are comfortable getting into the box, meaning our main attack is balls in from the wing with Cisse up against four or so defenders in the box.
-I'm annoyed at the crowd because I reckon if they would relax, the performances might actually come and we would be a good 5 or 6 points better off.
- Booing someone after their first bad cross/shot/through ball is counter-productive, when it normally leads to players then being reluctant to put in another cross/shot/through ball.
What team would you select vs West Ham next weekend?
------------------------Cisse
Marveaux-Cabaye-Perch-Jonas-Gouffran
Or could return to a 4-4-2 with Perch and Cabaye deep.
----------Cisse-Gouffran
Jonas-Cabaye-Perch-Obertan
#71075 English Premier League 2012/2013
Shola
#70981 English Premier League 2012/2013
Shola
Because the fans start negative and it seeps to the players.
-The average Newcastle game starts with no atmosphere.
-Then on about 4 minutes the crowd will get ratty about something. Normally a misplaced pass or something minor. - It becomes a crisis.
-This will normally build up until they score their first goal. General uproar.
-Why isn't Pardew changing it? is asked. Who is actually on the bench is totally irrelevant.
-Crowd will start chanting for Hatem Ben Arfa, regardless of how unfit and overweight he is.
-Get stuck in etc;
-Half time. Crowd get behind team, performance picks up but no goal, crowd revert.
-Pardew changes it - often the only fit offensive first team player is Ameobi. Crowd criticise decision.
-75 mins - large gaps in the crowd begin to appear.
Today the negativity started before kick off when it was announced Newcastle would play two holding midfielders. At home. The shock, the horror. Heresy. In a week when Bayern and Dortmund both played the double pivot and both won with big margins.
Actually attempting to keep possession is hated, with players shouted at for not getting the ball forward as quickly as possible. Any pass backwards is also hated.
In truth, the performance today wasn't that bad, we've played much worse than that this season. Fulham, West Ham, Swansea, Southampton and QPR performances were worse, and Newcastle actually played some nice stuff from about the 30 minute mark and Liverpool's third. Liverpool were excellent though. Best team at SJP all season.
I've never warmed to Pardew, but at least give the bloke a chance, we were fifth last year.
#70960 English Premier League 2012/2013
Shola
Also some top banter by Liverpool fans, who started chanting 'Paulo Di Canio' whilst I think doing Nazi salutes. Classic.
#70957 English Premier League 2012/2013
Shola
'That was the worst performance I've ever seen'
#70574 Writing my agent query
Shola
That's probably the next bandwagon when zombies/Game of Thrones fizzle out.
#70305 English Premier League 2012/2013
Shola
And the 'FA saying that biting is worse than racism' argument. Absolute morons.
I do feel sorry for the FA in this. Their disciplinary process is designed towards punishing bad tackles. And it will be near impossible to deal with racism, exceptional bad tackles, punches, slaps and violence to referees and fans effectively.
#70118 Transfer Rumours 2013/14
Shola
imo constantly buying young players from smaller clubs (and probably paying very little) is worse than buying from title rivals who are probably selling at the higher than market value and can afford a replacement. By keeping the small clubs small and weak it's probably going to cause more of a chasm of wealth than Bayern spending a lot on flavours of the month.
Not that I think there is anything wrong with it. I think it's excellent management.
Regarding Draxler. - Is it really that unthinkable to move from Schalke to Dortmund?
#70005 Transfer Rumours 2013/14
Shola
Dortmund signed most of their squad from lesser German sides - Subotic, Sven Bender, Leitner, Gundogan, Reus, Scheiber, Piszczek. (And they signed Hummels aswell) And I doubt they paid well for most of them.
Any chance of Draxler going to Dortmund? Or Shurrle or Herrmann?
#69964 Transfer Rumours 2013/14
Shola
Gomez and Robben to leave. Not sure where it would lead Mandzukic though. He's been brilliant this season.
Fingers crossed Heynckes to Newcastle in the summer and he brings Mandzukic with him.