The Fish

It's horeshit written by a liar to get people clicking links and buying papers. As said in the other thread, a bit of a wobble and he rolls out this because he knows fine well the huge and voracious fanbase will gobble it up. To be honest, I don't believe any scoops, or rumours, or the like from the Print Media. Opinion pieces, reports, interviews, are all fine, but a story with no sources, no evidence and suspiciously timed... nah, not for me like. Guarantee if Villa were up chasing for the title, there'd be some piece in the Mirror or the Sun, saying that Xia is looking to sell the club, that Bruce is tempted to return to Sunderland or that their leading striker is off to China. It's bullshit, the sole function of it is selling advertising space and it should be dismissed as quickly as a "Check out these footballer's pets, you'll never believe #7".

And he played under Dalglish and Gullit who hardly got the best out of him. Imagine Robson taking the reigns directly from Keegan. Might be rose-tinted, but I'm convinced we'd have won the league and Shearer would have further added to his tally.

Leeds might be more of a threat than you think. Their new money man is apparently looking to spend a bit in January to bolster their promotion push.

Yeah, you're not allowed in match threads any more. Sounds like Perez was winning the ball as often as he was losing it, which while an improvement isn't great. If he could work out how he can keep possession in this league, despite his build, he'll blossom, I'm sure. I think a lot of the problems we saw/heard yesterday were down to the injuries. Shelvey missing is obviously going to put more pressure on the defence as we're not controlling the play, Gayle going off means that their defence/midfield isn't as wary of our attack, 3 injury forced subs means that the 11 on the pitch won't be settled, may be less clear on and less drilled in their roles. And as we found out Gouffran wasn't, isn't and will never be a central midfielder. A good, if fortunate win against a team that many had written off but who are comfortably midtable, who've perhaps played above themselves as individuals but deserve to be where they are on merit. They've beaten title chasing teams, play off teams, the teams around them and those worrying about relegation. I think it's a little disrespectful to judge them on anything other than the table to be honest. A fortunate win in difficult circumstances, but a win nonetheless.

Did Ashley ever reclaim the loan he provided the last time we were down?

Ronin standard chase sequence or Grease 2 chase sequence?

Grant fucking Hanley is a fucking gobshite. Comfortably leading Blackburn 2-0 thanks to Mitrovic and Ritchie, Grant Hanley picks up a yellow for persistent fouling, so I tell him to calm down and I change his tackling instructions. 5 minutes later he cocks up and allows Sam Gallagher to get one back. 10 minutes later there's a carbon copy error and he's on a 6.0 and we've thrown away a 2 goal lead. 20 minutes into the second half he gives away a penalty to be around 5.4. Sels saves it, but I'm in the process of hauling off the big Scottish lump when he gets his second yellow for persistent fouling. We manage to win the game 4-2 thanks to a Mitrovic hattrick, and I tell the boys how pleased I am with their performances (most over 6.7 and a few 8s and Mitro 9.5). I tell Hanley I'm disappointed in his sending off. Confused and demotivated. HOW ARE YOU CONFUSED, YOU SPORRAN WEARING, FRIED CHOCOLATE EATING, COCK SUCKING SASSENACH?! You were told to pack it in because you'd be sent off and you didn't pack it in and you got sent off. The rest of your game was blighted with mistakes too! He then complains to me about my team talk (that everyone else was delighted or motivated and inspired by) I tell him to respect my authority. He then moans to the rest of the team and because of the way SI build that conversation I either have to tell the entire squad to shut the fuck up and deal with it, or acquiesce to their requests to change my team talks. That fat lump is on the first sunshine bus to burnley for all I care.

I reckon the market would inflate prices for Kone and Defoe beyond £10m, but I broadly agree that they're not in a good state, worse still if they're finally flushed.

Funny reading this thread back mind. "Vuckic is going to be class" etc.

From an admitted position of ignorance, isn't our debt more manageable/better managed than theirs and many others though?

Oof

Wonder how much corporate boxes will be going for in the new stadium?

I don't think we'll see any permanent signings, perhaps we won't see any loan signings either but not for the want of trying.

£13m for the pair, which is roughly the same as I recieved for unloading Colback (£8.5m!) and Tiote (£3.2m). My coaching team is below par, but Ashley won't let me increase the number of coaches, so Ian Cathro is having to assist in Goal Keeping sessions. Isn't there a way to get the coaches from your youth teams taking 1st team sessions too?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPP0bfjauyg

I don't understand?

"made her"?! She should have a shrine in her boudoir for you. "Made her" ffs

Experience of other people's stag dos, you don't really think my stag-do will be anything like the nightmare scenario I just described, do you? Bitch please. Been on some corkers as well mind, one to Oktoberfest in Munich, one to a Portuguese villa for a week.

You do realise that your stag do can be whatever you want it to be, right? It doesn't have to be just about humiliating the stag any more. You could rent a villa somewhere hot and hang out with your mates for a weekend, just go to a race-meet for a day, go fucking canoeing if you really want to do that. Get shit faced if you want, play golf if you like, there's no law that you have to wear a twatty t-shirt with some "hilarious" banter on it as that lad from 5-a-side that you barely know goads you into drinking another shot of some day-glow toxic bullshit in some grimy bar in some ex-Soviet block country because it's cheap and the whores are to your future father-in-law's tastes.

OOOooooOOoOoOOOoohh Look at me, I'm getting married. Pathetic. congrats on the impending nuptials.

Well, that kind of got away from me; Signed Berge on Andrew's recommendation, but I'm not sure how to fit him in my system yet. Also Lincoln and Kuki and I know they can both make a difference in the Championship. ( Kuki has a £5.75m release clause! How did I not know this before?) Picked up a 16yr old regen 'keeper from Bury called Daniel Shelley for £110k on the back of my new Data analyst recommending him and my scouts spunking their collective pants. David Carmona from Sevilla B, he's a right back with potential. Signed mostly because Yedlin is a liability discipline-wise and Gamez is injured for 3 months. Anita can do a job there (or anywhere really) but I needed a back up. Took Ryan Christie from Celtic on loan Outgoings are the usual; Tiote, Colback, Gouffran, managed to get £500k for Satka. Tried to sign Diego Poyet on a free, but he chose Pescara and less wages Drew 0-0 with Fulham in my first game because Yedlin two footed someone for the second game running, and Gayle and his replacement Murphy had to go off with niggles so I played 43 minutes with 10 men and nobody up front. Was 2-0 down against Huddersfield in the first 5 minutes, and came back to win 3-2 thanks to a Ritchie brace and Lazaar's homage to Shearer; a lovely side foot volley from a lofted pass. Beat Reading and Bristol 2-1 each, in professional if uninspiring performances. Went behind to Oldham in the cup, but went on to win 4-2, all four of my goals came in the 1st half. Went 2-0 up against Brighton in the first 20 minutes and might as well gone to bed as nothing of note happened again until the final minute when Sidwell saw red. One of the quickest 2nd halfs in terms of highlights I've ever seen. No highlight worthy shots, big chances, no corners! International break now and I'm going to have to drill some attacking verve into the players who aren't off with their country. Play a 4-4-1-1 against better sides, and a narrow 4-2-3-1 against the weaker clubs. The latter gives me loads of shots and chances not matter the opposition, but the backline and defensive unit isn't of a sufficient standard to keep out the better sides yet.

It genuinely took me a full minute to get that. Time for another coffee.

I wonder what the knock on effects will be? As the World Cup is devalued with Curacao and New Zealand will clubs and agents get in the ears of their players to convince them to prioritise the clubs competitions, especially if the tournament can be moved around the year to suit the hosts?

Well, I wasn't sober. What a fucking shit game that was , afterwards we tried the bricklayers again but we'd actually drank the place dry