Friday 16 August 2013

Robbo`s Predictive Text


-Well I've had a lovely summer bathing in the warm glow of on-tap micro-brewery ale, savouring the tissue-paper thin spine of the Australian batting line-up, and slowly recovering from a torn calf muscle. I've reached the stage now where I have to stop limping and start walking proper, like, until the bastard hurts, apparently.

I am allowed painkillers but not even ibuprofen suoer strength can dull the hurt till of the first game of Boro's campaign. More of the bleeding same! We are the Mumford and Sons of Championship football.

Any road, what do we reckon to this year's Premier League possibilities? Let me put aside visions of Jake Humphreys`smarmy choirboy call to arms (I look at him and know what BT stands for) and tell you what's going to happen this season.

Arsenal

The last seven seasons have resembled the slowest resignation speech in history. Arsene's been promised a big budget but I think like a pensioner who's won the lottery, he's forgotten how to spend his pennies and everything seems a lot more pricey than it was in the old days. If he can get Higuain, plus a someone like Fellaini, then maybe they'll improve. But don't die waiting, Gooners. 4th.

Aston Villa

It doesn't matter who they've brought in, the main thing is they've kept Benteke which is the first known example of a baby managing to hang on to its candy. It's possible that Lambert has finally got shot of the Villa's big club mental disorder. There is a core of young lads at the club that should ensure a steady progression. 11th.

Cardiff City

They weren't much cop at our gaff last year but Mackay has made some interesting additions, not least a tough-tackling Chilean midfielder who goes by the nickname of Pit Bull and looks for all the world as if he could've walked out of series 3 of Breaking Bad. Be nice if they had a pit-bullish grip on 17th, wouldn't it? 19th.

Chelsea

He is returned. He arrived by crossing the Bay of Biscay on foot. The fat Spanish Maitre D has gone off to pastures lucrative, and order is re-established. So far Jose has not exactly been pulling up stumps in search of new players. The bid for Rooney was merely a bit of new-boy needle for Moyes. But Chelsea were the best team in the league for big stretches of last season and I wouldn't bet against the pouting Portuguese nicking this year`s title. In fact Gawd help us I think they will win it.1st.

Crystal Palace

Olly's back in the big time. Expect more quirky analogies to him and his missus (e.g `every time we win I go home and make love to the wife and right now she thinks I`m celibate`) and a team that swirls energetically down the old Premier League plug hole. The manager has described it as being like starting a marathon and being 20 miles behind. 'Can we catch them up?' he asks. Not without a Ferrari and unlimited bus lane access, no. Dead last.

Everton

Who knows? Moyes left a club that has developed from dogged and difficult to really rather easy on the eye. No doubt Martinez will maintain that but so much depends on the back four looking after themselves. If Roberto ran a cattery you'd want someone else checking the cat-flaps every night. He won't be an overnight sensation. 8th.

Fulham

Are they still in the PL? Really? Expect another season of national indifference you cottagers (and that's not a nickname that's likely to ingratiate yourselves with anyone Russian - if you believe Ms Isinbayeva. Incidentally Isinbayeva is Russian for 'fuckwit'.) Bent'll get em the odd goal. Taarabt will be entertaining, so erm, I dunno. 14th, somehow.

Hull City

The best conk in footy is back too. Steve Bruce must be a better manager than I take him for. At least when it comes to getting teams out of the championship. The Tigers spent the last few games of last season looking flea-bitten and declawed. Like their promoted colleagues I wouldn't give em a prayer. Huddlestone and Livermore have understandably fled a Spurs midfield more overcrowded than a bus out of Damascus, but when the question is 'where do we find a top goal scorer?` and your answer is Danny Graham, you know not to get too optimistic. 18th.

Liverpool

It's Bugsy or bust, innit? If Suarez stays then maybe there's hope of improvement - and by staying I mean staying on the pitch, the bitey little tosspot. Dead wood in the form of Downing and Carroll has been chopped away. More neat little Rodgersish players have come in. Slightly better this year if Luis doesnt bare his teeth. 5th.

Manchester City

It`s simply a case of getting a load of talented millionaires with egos are the size of national museums to play as a team. I know nowt about Pellegrini but im already not missing Mancini saying `in this moment` every other sentence. Fernandinho should be interesting watch - and I hear his son Ferdinandinhoinho is pretty good too. Still got the spine of Hart, Kompany, Yaya and Aguero. Even with e his sy fits they'll be fine. 2nd.

Manchester United

 Well look they weren't the best team last season but they had the Mighty Wind from the Fergie hairdryer to power them along. I can't see Moyes stepping into those red wine stained loafers without the odd wobble. Take away RVP and I wonder what there is to worry about. One season to bed in, I reckon. 3rd.

Newcastle United

The Franco-Cockney takeover is almost complete. The former bar Shearer`s now sells an exclusive menu of jellied eels and escargots. `Les stottie cakes sont merde` said one player. What to expect from those Wonga-sponsored wannabes is anyone's guess. 7th. Or 20th. Let's say 13th.

Norwich City

Much will depend on Hooper and the wonderfully named Ricky van Wolfswinkel (Rip Van Wolf's brother). Norwich flopped off the end of last season like a drunk falling off a bar stool. Worthy, hardworking. oh so easy to patronize, they will be first one out if one of the promoted trio saves themselves. 17th.

Southampton

You can't bet against Ricky Lambert, can you? What a wonderful start to an international career. There's one one-cap wonder we won't forget in a hurry. As for the Saints, well they'll be a bit better, but finish lower. 15th.

Stoke City

Someone said to me that Mark Hughes `can't become a bad manager overnight`. I told him he hasn't - it's taken him ten years to be this shit. That may be harsh but he was at least very responsible for the utter farce at QPR last year. He suggests a change of culture at Stoke but I don't see Pulis`s legacy being wholly overturned. More mid table mediocrity off the back of set pieces and cloggery. 12th.

Sunderland

That classy fascist with the penchant for dirtying posh suits will be entertaining us from the touchline again. It'll be a better watch than his team no doubt. He's brought in shed loads of foreigners and whether they'll all gel is anyone's guess. I'm guessing not. 16th.

Swansea City

 Hands up if you don't like Michael Laudrup. Thought so. I was hatching a plan to kidnap him and swap him with Mowbray. But that would've involved going to Swansea. The Swans will do just fine again so long as European competition doesn't deplete them. 9th.

Tottenham Hotspur

 The Portuguese Stick Man had a good first season but couldn't get em into 4th as Spurs suffered their predictable end of season lull. Without Bale though, as I've said before, they're Fulham. But given they've signed some tiptop players, I can see them improving enough to get even closer to Champions League football next season. What's that? Bale`s off is he? 6th, then.

West Bromwich Albion

 Lukaku will be a big miss. Anelka will score of course but he's a bit of a Worzel Gummidge so it'll depend on which head he has on. You can't see em doing better than last season's over achievements but 10th would be excellent.

West Ham United

Say what you like about Allardyce (`dull, fat chewer` for example) but the man knows how to make the best of what he's got. There's no danger if his tune changing after completing the signing of Carroll but the big Geordie lunk is due a big season and he'll be spoonfed a rich diet of pumps into the box this year.7th. (Prediction made on the basis that I didn't have anyone else down for 7th.)

So joy for Jose, misery for Malky and a big fat no change there then for Arsene. It's going to be interesting.

92 comments:

  1. First after about 20 tries

    United will win - Palace will lose and Jose will sulk

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  2. Hell yeah, its going to be interesting. Bring on!!

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  3. "Incidentally Isinbayeva is Russian for 'fuckwit'"

    My thoughts exactly Robbo :)

    Spurs for the title? Ok, I'd have to be wasted to believe that so I'll have to back United, simply because they're preferable to Chavski and Shitteh.

    First manager out on their arse? Brucey, if Hull get off to a shitter, followed closely by Jol.

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  4. Chelsea - 1st
    Man City - 2nd or 3rd
    Man Utd - 2nd or 3rd or 4th
    Arsenal - 3rd or 4th or 5th
    Spurs - 4th or 5th
    Swansea - 6th
    Southampton - 7th
    Everton - 8th
    The Mighty Liverpool - 9th
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    West Ham - 18th
    Stoke - 19th
    Crystal Palce - 20th

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  5. What are you talking about Robbo..Higauin signed for Napoli weeks ago.

    Liverpool 5th ? I would love for that to be true, but highly doubtful, unless Sewerez stays AND we sign Willian, which means FSG forking out 30 mil. Don't see that happening. They are just taking a leaf out of Arsenal's book and threatening to make the marquee buys to keep the fans off their back without ever really intending to do spend big.

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  6. I'm guessing the preface mentioning painkillers is only so Robbo has an excuse if things don't pan out...

    My picks from before (and Robbo's)

    1. Chelsea (1)
    2. Man City (2)
    3. Man Utd (3)
    4. Tottenham (6)
    5. Arsenal (4)
    6. Swansea (9)
    7. Sunderland (16)
    8. Liverpool (5)
    9. Everton (8)
    10. Norwich (17)
    11. Southampton (15)
    12. West Brom (10)
    13. Aston Villa (11)
    14. Newcastle (13)
    15. Fulham (14)
    16. Stoke (12)
    17. Crystal Palace (20)
    18. West Ham (7)
    19. Hull (18)
    20. Cardiff (19)

    Our picks are quite similar, aside from the tougher ones, which Robbo probably nailed, and I probably ended up slightly less accurate than an English penalty taker. (Three out of five ain't bad, until you realize it isn't enough to win.) Then again, if I hit it on #1, the rest don't much matter.

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  7. Swansea 6th? Justify

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    1. If any of Laudrup's signings pan out as well as last year's did, they'll be in contention for Europe. More likely 8th or 9th in the end, but that wouldn't have raised eyebrows quite so high.

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  8. Spurs in 6th???!!! Probably.

    http://www.offthepost.info/blog/2013/08/gif-it-arsenals-new-signings-party-is-cancelled-suarez-staying-at-liverpool/

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  9. I don't really mind who wins or goes down,as long as Chelsea don't win the league.

    Nothing against Chelsea,just can't stand the manager.

    Or the meeja multi jerk off over anything he says or does.

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  10. Stoke v Liverpool on BT (one way or another) because I can't get the NBCish version. Got used to Ian Darke last year on ESPN and good to hear a familiar voice. Better now that he doesn't have to elbow in strained US connections. Owen sounds like a smaller, less confident McManamana (do do, do do do...). Why is Halsey around if they don't let him speak? I like the idea of having a (former) ref on hand to provide another perspective. Would be great to hear more of him and less of Mini-Michael. A bit silly to only let him talk directly about the refs, highlighting the back of the ref's head. I think there's a match on, but it gets a bit choppy. The picture does, too.

    So good to have it all back! If this NBC thing pans out I'll have access to every match, and if they're available for replays like most were on ESPN... I may never have another productive weekend.

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    1. I am watching it on NBC Sports dude..it's already being broadcast by them. Channle 590 on Verizon.

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    2. Thanks, but I have internet with no cable package, and hardly get any over-the-air reception, either. NBC matches are available online, but until I weasel a password out of someone (working on a family member) who has the right cable package, I'm be limited to NBC matches and what I can find, ahem, free online.

      Any idea if replays are available? From what I can tell, NBC has live streaming coverage but I don't see any full match replays.

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    3. I dont know if it automatically figured out that I was using Verizon, but the NBC live streaming did not ask me to sign in. Commentary (not sure who they are) way better than Fox.

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    4. If he's a Brit, it's probably Arlo White.

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    5. Yeah, Arlo calls the NBC match of the week. He's decent, aside the requirement from on high to explain how one plays "soccer" and surface-level info that anyone who has ever watched a match would already know. I don't know why they think anyone who has no interest in the sport would accidentally tune in and continue to watch the match.

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    6. A bit like Chiles's "Football for girls" then?

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  11. what.a.horror.show...

    --BeeZee

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  12. If anyone thinks that Jenkison is the long-term answer to the right back position. He wouldn't be able to fashion a cross out of a backslash, much less a football. The goals were not directly his fault, but his general play is god awful.

    The others weren't much better. Rosicky was the only one with any spark. Missing out on Gustavo just might be the worst one of the three we have tried to sign.

    The silver signing is that Wenger might actually make some signings now, but a strong finish lacking a fast start (will take some time for the signings to gel, if we make any that is) is of no use if we want to win anything. Ah, who am I kidding, wenger would bite anyone's whole arm off if they offered him 4th now and nowt else.

    --BeeZee

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    1. Ah, who am I kidding, wenger would bite anyone's whole arm off if they offered him 4th now and nowt else.

      --BeeZee

      So he is signing Suarez, then?

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    2. Ah, who am I kidding,
      --BeeZee

      I don't know. Why ask me ?

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  13. It will be man utd's title with Chelsea second, city third and spurs taking 4th.

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  14. I even think that Liverpool will be ahead of Arsenal. I agree though that none of the promoted clubs have a good enough strike force to stay up so Stole will be safe under Sparky after all.

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  15. Jacks - is it ok if I join in your leagues this season please?

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    1. And tha same request to Stephen though it will show how little depth of knowledge I have on football. You may notice a strong relegated team bias in my picks.

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    2. Of course.

      www.premierleague.com

      54229-16077

      54229-16078

      54229-16022

      54229-16028

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    3. The last two say they are closed but have joined the first ones thanks.

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  16. Ah .... let the FFL clusterfuck begin. Swapped out Benteke for Crouch as I was going to play RVP and Lambert and switch to a 3-5-2 formation this year after years of 4-3-3.

    Why ditch Benteke for Crouch? I wanted more cash for my midfield and I needed a cheap reserve striker who got a decent haul of points last year.

    Well that worked well lolz

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    1. Interestingly, I'm second in the Championship league, in spite of hauling in a whopping six points this weekend.

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  17. Stephen - there is a 5 minute highlights (goals/red cards) package on the nbc sports site.

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    1. Actually just found that they have a Premier League section which has full replays and highlights for each game as well.

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    2. Thanks, AH. I must not be as good at ferreting out this stuff as you are. I see a full match replay for Man Utd v Swansea, which I saw live anyway because it was on NBC (and streaming for everyone), then all the highlights packages. NBC may have the coverage taken care of, but their replays suck if this is all they're going to post. I sure hope I've just been too slow to navigate it correctly.

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    3. There's a right arrow icon hidden away in the top right corner which scrolls horizontally for some reason to show the rest of the highlights/full replays.

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    4. It must not like me. Maybe I need the higher level of access, even for replays. Even with the hidden arrow, I get the same limited results.

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  18. Championship FFL is a mess, I've obviously no idea what I'm doing there. Fortunately allow you 5 transfers every month (you can use all 5 at a time), rather than 1 per week which is like a wildcard every month. This month's didnt work well at all, so waiting for September.

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  19. Amateur (and others): You are definitely welcome to join our Championship fantasy league!

    PIN: 5804891

    Even joining now you can probably catch up within a couple weeks.

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  20. Mata on the bench, no Luiz anywhere to be found. So much for winning week 1 in FFL. At least Hazard is my captain, though that likely means he'll only play the first half.

    As long as the Especially Happy One wins it all for us, I'll suffer through a horrendous FFL campaign instead of defending my one title and other decent finishes. But if we both fail, I blame him.

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    1. I'm staying away from Chelsea players until I know more about Jose's first team. I think only Cech and Ivanovic are assured starters - all the others will rotate a lot. Which leaves me with a pretty shit midfield, unfortunately.

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  21. Star/Stephen, Dont feel so bad. I replaced Agbonlahor, Whittaker and Lampard at the last minute with Vydra,Bennett and Fernandinho.

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  22. I am hoping they are being saved for the game on Wednesday. I have Luis as captain so hope he plays and scores hen. That game counts as week 1

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    1. Not sure why you would want Luiz to score with a hen, Amateur, but whatever floats your boat I guess.

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    2. Lol. Fair point. As long as it gets point though......

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  23. Vale make a good start. We've got a couple of top players...pope (marked man) orrible Hughes and Doug loft could all easily be playing higher up. We'll be fine this year. Colchester United looking stronger this year. A thought for coventry fans caught in some wrangle between London hedge fund twats and the council who not unreasonably want back rent paid. I think clubs in big cities like coventry are basically indestructible as liquidation would result in rebirth under a new name but with loss of assets to the old owners. Coventry are all massive club and shouldn't be playing 30 miles from the city. There's owners who are basically the old owners want to build a new stadium outside the jurisdiction of coventry city council, ie outside coventry, which all smacks of profit first and fuck the fans they'll follow. I'm not sure they will this time.

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    1. First match I ever went to was at the old Highfield Road. Steve Ogrizovic in goal, Lineker up front for Spurs, Gazza injured sat in the dugout, Jimmy Hill getting driven out in a Rolls Royce. Then back to a mate's house to recreate the game in the back garden. I must have been 11 or 12 at the time.

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  24. The situation at the anti-coventry, arsenal, is puzzling. Arsene cuts an increasingly tragic figure not exactly Kenny Sansom on a park bench but someone past their best with reduced resources (of credibility not cash) king lear angry with his angry subjects. I feel sorry for him really he's sensible in a game that doesn't respect sensible where many of us would rather be portsmouth fans than arsenal fans ....

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-22097965

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  25. When they build a bronze statue of Wenger, if they haven't already, it will be more flexible than Arsene. he's like my nan sending my kids a pound in a birthday card thinking it's a lot of money. Then loads pressure on the clubwith the lastminute trolley dash where you want top brand and end up with a shop soiled Rooney..... Could happen.

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  26. I think as long as Moyes gives Rooney a hug and says he needs him he will be happy to stay. I think this is what will happen.

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  27. As it stands...top of the FFL leagues...TrotterUSA!!

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  28. Anyone think that Mata isn't going to play much under Mourinho?

    Not sure why though as he was their best player last year

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    1. They pla 2 games in 4 days this week, so that might have influenced his team selection for their first 2 games. What he does after that will be worth watching. He has Mata, Oscar, Hazard, Lampard, Ramires, Schurrle,van Ginkel and De Bruyne to choose from so quite possibly none of them will be guaranteed starters any more.

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    2. Mata and David Luiz, I reckon. I agree about Mata (I don't think Chelsea can go all the way in the Champions League without him), but neither are Mourinho type players (work rate issues I suspect).

      Enjoyed the first week of the PL (partly because Spurs won and the Gooners lost). Kind of good to see it back, though I'd prefer it after the Ashes has finished.


      Jedi

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    3. means I'm avoiding Chelsea players in FFL then if that's the case.

      Pienaar to United NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

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    4. Well nowhere does it mention the 2 players were Fellaini and Baines. Moyes probably bid for Pienaar and Hibbert.

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  29. Rooney to chelski,cabaye to gooners, pienaar to old trafford

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  30. First Bent, now Parker. Fulham are the new West Ham.

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  31. FABIO BORINI SCORES AGAINT MAN UNITED!!!



    .....in an U-21 match. I wonder what the rules for the U-21s are seeing as he's 23. Maybe you're allowed one overage player.

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  32. Parker is a good signing for Fulham. He will add bite with a bit of class.

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    1. Just as Suarez is a good signing for Arsenal. He will add bite with a bit of ass.

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  33. Class and Suarez are definitely not to be seen together lol. I rate Parker as a good team player and will add to Fulham. Bent will also score goals so they have improved this week. Once Man Utd get their players from Everton I will be a happy man, I just want them to close the window before Rooney can leave.

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  34. Utd bid 28m for Fellaini and Baines. Arsenal bid 10m for Cabaye. I can tell why neither club has bought anyone yet this window - they're both cheap.

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  35. AFC Croydon Athletic midfielder Louis Blake was sent off in Saturday's FA Cup extra preliminary round match against Colliers Wood for 'flashing' the referee, having been asked to 'prove' he had removed black undershorts.
    Seems a little harsh being sent off for doing as you're told?!
    Bisq

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    1. That ref is no slouch. No ifs, ands, or butts about it.

      Of course, Suarez would have been suspended for advocating the removal of pants of African origin, then being too much of an ass about it.

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  36. As Robbo mentioned Breaking Bad, I've just started watching it and finished season 3 lastnight. I'd heard a lot about it before watching it, stuff about it being one of the greatest tv shows ever, but it's not doing that much for me, to be honest. It's a good idea for a show, and it's well written, but it seems a bit slow (I realise the timeline is condensed, but even so). And I just can't like most of the characters. Walt and Skylar are both arseholes. Jesse is ok, but I'd say Hank and Saul are the best characters in the show.

    It certainly doesn't measure up against the Sopranos as one of the best shows ever.

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    1. Same here Noel. Tried watching it based on the rave reviews but havent been able to get past season 1 so far. I think its the expectation. Had we watched it when it first released, we might have enjoyed. Not in the same weight class as the Sopranos.

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    2. Agreed. Its not a bad show but I can not understand the hype around it. It does not even come close to The Wire and Sopranos and is behind many other actually.

      --BeeZee

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  37. Good stuff Robbo, just serves to remind me that it's not about the picks or coming first, it's about the humour, the quality of the laughs and the reminder that we're all fuckin' flawed and a good chuckle helps with everything (unless you just got hammered at Forest).

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  38. So Willian might be winging it our way now .... bloody hell, if we get him that means we've spent as much as Citeh on players.

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    1. I reckon Levy must be confident of selling Bale, and is spending the cash before we get it, to avoid paying "ransom" prices. Nice work if it goes to plan.


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    2. There is no other explanation. No way Levy decided to spend 90 mil if 90 mil wasn't coming in. very smart move, for the price of someone who wanted away anyway, he has completed all missing pieces and if the Lamela deal comes through as well, you'd probably have a shot at the title (hopefully AVB ignores teh Europa League this time).

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    1. now we know you're just tryin' to sweet talk BHB.

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    2. You've rumbled me, Trotts. Been a while since I poked my head in around here. How is everyone? After a couple of years' dipping in and out of the various newspaper comments pages (mainly as a lurker, truth be told) in a vain search for either reason or humour I have come to appreciate what a truly unique little stop-off on the information superhighway the Robbo blog has always been.

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    3. Indeed and no better place exists to laugh at Newcastle's hammering last night than here. A bad week fo H2H though as Arsenal lost and I'm beating him in our FFL match

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    4. you see Tommy, you have served us all a great purpose, no need for us to wander off in search of what isn't there. Thank-you.

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  40. Poor old Toon. I can foresee this ending with Pardew perched on top of the Angel of the North, wearing nothing but a Joe Kinnear mask and swigging from a bottle of Newcy Brown whilst screaming "Eight more years!" at the top of his lungs

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    1. That was supposed to be a reply to Adam. I'm clearly out of practice

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  41. Yay...finally managed to get our hands on someone before Spurs stepped in. Aly Cissokho. Cover for Enrique. On loan. Yay.

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    1. I like Enrique. Bull in a china shop he may seem (like a rutting Milan Baros) but oddly he slots into the Coutinho/Aspas/Sturridge sexy football routine quite nicely, thank you very much. Now if it was Momo Sissoko...

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    2. Yup..agree completely. Enrique fits perfectly into the style Rodgers is trying to get. What we really need is a center back who can win a couple in the air. Every corner/free kick into the box has us in trouble. Hangeland was potentially available on a free when his contract ended at the end of last season. Should've snapped him up.

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  42. Welcome back, Ian Holloway.

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/23772682

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  43. having now caught up with the previous blog after a weekend away, I want to know how many albums the Pet Shop Boys had to sell to be #1 in Norway. About seven?

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    1. Elmander back in the Premier League at Norwich!

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    2. oh fuck. It'll end in tears. Still, they'll save a few quid on shirts, he can wear his old Sweden clobber and he plays better in yellow. Maybe they reckon he'll thrive away from all the bright lights and temptations of Horwich.

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  44. Not sure on 30m for Willian. My only other reference for an expensive Brazillian with an afro moving from Russia is Jo, and that didn't work out so well. The other kid, Lamela looks an absolute star, but I've only seen of him what I've just watched on youtube.

    So if both transfers come off (and I only believe we've signed someone when I see them at WHL wearing their new Spurs shirt!), that will have seen Paulinho, Soldado, Chadli, Capoue, Willian and Lamela come in (possibly Coentrao to come), and Bale, Huddlestone, Dempsey, Parker and Bentley leave (hopefully Adebayor and Gomes to go) for a net fee of about 15m. Not a bad transfer window. I just don't want to think about the wage bill.

    Levy obviously thinks that with the managerial changes at the top, this is our best chance of getting at least 4th and cementing our spot for the next 5 years. I just hope it doesn't go the way of Leeds United.

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  45. AVB obviously sees something in him Noel, seeing as he tried to nab him last season before Antzi stepped in and flashed the cash. It's been an excellent transfer window for us and if we get a second striker in, that would be the icing on the cake seeing as between all this lot, once we've sold Bale we've had a net spend of not very much.

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    1. Are you guys all done ? Is it safe for Liverpool to go out and buy someone now ?

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    2. hurry up though or Arsenal will beat you too it AH.

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    3. I just tried to buy a nice pie for my dinner. Little did I know Franco Baldini was behind me in the queue and offered an extra bob for the delicious looking pastry. Before I knew it the baker had wrapped my pie - MY BLOODY PIE - and handed it over, the transaction complete in the blink of an eye with that conniving Italian bastard suddenly nowhere to be seen.

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  46. Pot A balls drawn, F, the group of death!

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