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If they let him go it's definnately a fuck up imo. Hiddink is also good, but I think Moaney is better. This Arnensen character might be taking over hopefully.........Disaster awaits.

That came as a bit of a surprise to me as well. But I think he is just coming back from injury. Good defender.

Can-of-worms-opened.

*cough* Luque *cough* proof *cough* proof stupid rumour *cough* stupid rumour shit board sell best players like Gazza, Beardsley, Waddle *cough* shit board sell best players like Gazza, Beardsley and Gazza shit board qualify for europe 4 times in 30 years *cough" shit board qualify for europe 4 times in 30 years.. Fantastically funny as always by those who believe "rumours"...... ........ And where exactly did you hear these "rumours" ?????????? Your CIU club in Belfast [that is where you are from isn't it ?] Brillant, you couldn;t make it up......... Won something then *cough* won nowt since *cough* would swap ten years of qualification *cough* for one year of actual achievment *cough*. Change the record *cough* you boring twat *cough* Also get some Tixylix *cough* for that annoying cough *cough* Mourinho goes to war with Chelsea board. http://football.guardian.co.uk/News_Story/0,,1989514,00.html

About as pointless as the "s" on your keyboard, apparently. I've noticed since you've been on here more recently you're turning into Alex.

Probably, Taylor27 might be aswell. I'm not saying he'll come here. What i'm saying is in Fat Fred's warped little world he probably thinks that this is an admission by Jose that he wants the job. This is the last place Mourinho would come after our shabby and undignified treatment of Sir Bobby Robson Good point.

Play the game now GM and less of your lip.

SWP Bridge Cavenghi Bent Taylor The kid at Inter Crouch (Although I understand London Zoo have put in a counter bid). Lauren Upson Diarra Distin Wes Brown Nihat If you could only have 2 out of that lot.

Eboue is only about 15 though.

Yayyyy!!! Oh my. It has to be SWP.

So invisible I forgot about him. Can anyone name one for each PL side I wonder?

Depends how he comes back from this injury, as Carr was never the same after his injury. One thing I do like about Lauren is he is absolutely hard as nails, and that goes well with his pace and power. Would have loved to have seen it when he stuck one on Vieira. Also he can pass a football which immediately puts him in a different league to Carr. Could even stick him in the middle of the park where he learned his trade at if we felt like it. More I think of it the more I'm liking the Lauren.

Big name or big reputation players currently at sides in the PL. Ours is clearly Luque and at Manure Carrick is beginning to fit the bill with Red Nose desperate to get a DMF in. I would have also said Baptista till the other night although he is only on loan. At Chelsea Ballack is bordering on it and Schev deffo fits the bill. Others come to mind?

Depends how he comes back from this injury, as Carr was never the same after his injury. One thing I do like about Lauren is he is absolutely hard as nails, and that goes well with his pace and power. Would have loved to have seen it when he stuck one on Vieira. Also he can pass a football which immediately puts him in a different league to Carr.

Would be a bargain and a very good player imo.

This guy knows the score Why isn't the UK a world power? Because the yanks fucked us over during and after the second world war and a few other things as well. Yes, but the point I'm making is the reason we're not a world power ISN'T because we fight wars. Quite right, it's because we can't win them any more. Nobody wins a war Right again. I was using the dumbass/politician definition of win: having temporary "control" over the "loser's" country and being able to tell them what to do for a bit. Oh and I forgot to add: steal their natural resources - even more than we normally do. fucking natural resources, all these third world countries struggling trying to feed the masses selling oil/diamonds/uranium you live on a different fucking planet indi What? Btw Bliar is planning to move to the U.S. after he finishes with politics. At least he knows that when the game is up he will be at the mercy of his own party and many within who are currently holding their tongues.

*cough* Luque *cough* I was being ironic there btw... All this is Kenyon's doing. A prize fuckwit if ever there was one and you can see by Arnensens treatment of Spurs what he is made of. Mourinho is a top top coach and really they shoudn't risk losing him as there aren't many like him out there.

What utter bollocks. Just because you have been a decent footballer what right does that give you to walk into a top level job without any experience whatsoever? All of the big 4's managers in this country haven't been top level players. Seriously, get a clue. Why are you harping on about "the right" to be a manager? Who is talking about "the right" to be a manager? I am not talking about "rights", man. Of course, anyone can be a manager. Technically you could know sod all about football and be a manager. All it's down to like any job is if you can get employed. And calm down a little too... If you have never been there, and done it - everything from drills, training, and doing the business on a Saturday afternoon, I DO believe you are lacking that something, an extra bit of nous and experience you can use to manage a team. OK, so the guy has had an awesome apprenticeship with Robson, and will have learned a lot in that time, but that edge is still missing and I genuinely believe he would be a better manager for it had he been a top player. PLEASE do not confuse this as meaning a top player automatically makes a good manager. If you believe this is my point then you need to read up on your English. Its the same for any kind of coach. Do you think a boxer can be trained by a guy who has never stepped in the ring better than a trained coach who has also fought the greatest fighters of his time and been successful? Sure, on some occasions this may be true one for one, but that little extra nous through actual experience of the sport is what JM will never have. Hopefully you understand what I'm saying now and are less offended. I think that I understand what you're trying to say - that an individual with experience of playing will be better equipped than that same individual without experience of playing - and I agree with you if that's what you're saying, but it's kind of irrelevant in the real world because an individual either does, or does not, have experience of playing. So yes Mourinho would benefit if he could somehow go back and get that experience, but he can't, the fact remains that he is still a top class coach, who has the record to back it up. It makes me laugh when people sneer at him for not having played at the top level because I can't think of any of the real top-class players - Pele, Best, Maradona, etc - who have been anything other than a complete failure, when it comes to management - if they've even bothered to try, that is. Yeah, you've got Rijkaard who's doing ok at Barca and a couple of others, but none have really become top-class managers at the Robson, Ferguson, etc, level. Also, I'm not sure how good a metaphor your boxing example is, not sure I can think of a really successful fighter that's gone on to become a really successful coach, might be wrong like. Robson played at the very top for England over two decades and had a fine goalscoring record for what was in effect a kind of winger come attacking role. Not sure of Ferguson's playing history, was he not a pro in the first division? I really am not sure, I hate the man even though he is a good manager. I think the boxing relation is relevant and the same rule applies. I may have exagerated a coach's fighting history slightly as the majority of good coaches have been successful amateurs. You will find the best coach's have extensive careers with numerous years of experience fighting in the ABA's or ABA winners. I will have to find the name but one of the most reputable coach's in the country won the ABA's as an amateur consecutive years I think at different weights too. Actually Riijkaard and Cruijf are rare examples of real tier one players who went on to become good managers. Cruijf is Rijkaards mentor btw. The Barca boss looks v promising as a coach and being a top class player has certainly helped him. Van Basten is another I rate, who will probably take over at Barca in a year or two.

Not excusing anything Gemma and would never want to. In the bigger scheme of things this is probably little more than one ill judged and bad tempered comment. If the case if proven he should take a ban, but of course then the bandwagon will start and he will be labelled unfairly as a 'racist'. Which imo he isn't.

That sounds like it would require some level of competence and planning, so might not be likely we'll do it! As for the incident itself, these things are always a bit dubious if it comes down to the word of one person against another/others. And whilst they may be telling the truth, the word of some Everton fans would'nt be enough to convice me of anyones guilt whether they be a toon player or any other team. If however they can categorically prove he did it then he deserves to be punished for it. I'm inclined to agree with Isegrim that he's not racist but is hot tempred and stupid and if he has said anything its for that reason. Still needs to be punished whatever the reason though, if they can prove it. Christ if only these prissy idiots at the F.A. knew what happens in Turkish football. Emre imo is clearly not racist. He exhibits all the things I like in a player and all the things I don't like. The main thing is that he wants to win and is a real trier and is showing a real feeling for our club. I can't help but feel there is some element of mischief here on the Everton side. If Bez said something out of line in the heat of the moment then he should take a ban, end of story. He doesn't seem like the type of player who goes 'looking for it' on the pitch and knowing a bit about his background I know he genuinely loves the game. The other side of this matter of course is the new 'race relations' atmosphere that has crept into football which includes the way supporters are judged as well. There is no place for racism in football. Genuine racists are people you can't help but laugh at when you meet as they are so out of touch with reality it's pretty much insanity. There is no comparison imo with these types whether they be players or supporters and there are some 'real' racist players in the game and the kind of heat of the moment stupidity which is all Emre is guilty of. I'm sure Emre himself being Turkish has been on the other side of the fence during his career, definately during his time in SerieA which has some of the worst racism in Euro football on and off the pitch.

Tim Howard apparantly has a black father, he's not particularly half-caste though. (is that word PC these days? ) If Tim Howard isn't half-caste then I'm as black as Wesley Snipes. He's white here: Yet 'mixed race', whatever, here: How strange. Lights, colour balance, photoshop...Take yer pick.

Tim Howard apparantly has a black father, he's not particularly half-caste though. (is that word PC these days? ) Mixed race is the word your looking for.

Not quite. http://icnewcastle.icnetwork.co.uk/newcast...-name_page.html He said though. And for the record, I don't think Emre is a racist. He's just a hot blooded idiot. He's TURKISH ffs!! Irony. I think they're making a meal out of it and I agree with Ise he has a tempestous nature.

You can't even see who's logged on. One of the main reasons FOR logging on. you can't even post tbh Are you still bitching and moaning about this?

What utter bollocks. Just because you have been a decent footballer what right does that give you to walk into a top level job without any experience whatsoever? All of the big 4's managers in this country haven't been top level players. Seriously, get a clue. Why are you harping on about "the right" to be a manager? Who is talking about "the right" to be a manager? I am not talking about "rights", man. Of course, anyone can be a manager. Technically you could know sod all about football and be a manager. All it's down to like any job is if you can get employed. And calm down a little too... If you have never been there, and done it - everything from drills, training, and doing the business on a Saturday afternoon, I DO believe you are lacking that something, an extra bit of nous and experience you can use to manage a team. OK, so the guy has had an awesome apprenticeship with Robson, and will have learned a lot in that time, but that edge is still missing and I genuinely believe he would be a better manager for it had he been a top player. PLEASE do not confuse this as meaning a top player automatically makes a good manager. If you believe this is my point then you need to read up on your English. Its the same for any kind of coach. Do you think a boxer can be trained by a guy who has never stepped in the ring better than a trained coach who has also fought the greatest fighters of his time and been successful? Sure, on some occasions this may be true one for one, but that little extra nous through actual experience of the sport is what JM will never have. Hopefully you understand what I'm saying now and are less offended. Disagree entirely. Football is now a science and all the third party help available from fitness to psychologists and video aid and match capture technology make the modern manager more of a boffin/moticator/ tactician than 'roll your sleeves up in training' etc. .... lol Mate... Training was just an example, not the be all and end all of my point. From Training, to Tactics, everything. In a nutshell, If you've been there and done that at the top level, when it comes to the day of the game and you're 1-0 down and changes need made, that experience helps. You know from countless games and success what works and doesn't. You can teach anyone theories but there is simply no substitute for experience. Anyway, forget it. I can see the next reply being along the lines of "The head coach not the manager does the training and tactics" or similar so just leave it!!! I know what you're saying mate. Shame could have dragged this one out a bit. ....I'd add that ex-players are also somewhat resistant to change..."My day!" "Proper players"...etc