Football The 2011/2012 Season Thread

[Wazzerphuk]

England manager Roy Hodgson has confirmed both Andy Carroll and Rob Green will start the friendly against Norway in Oslo on Saturday.

 

[Scouse]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2012/may/25/luis-suarez-liverpool-patrice-evra

Amashing.

Good on him.

 

[eksdee]

That's it, support a racist, went well last time!

 

[eksdee]

England manager Roy Hodgson has confirmed both Andy Carroll and Rob Green will start the friendly against Norway in Oslo on Saturday.

Sacked in the morning...

 

[Turamber]

Sacked in the morning...

Maybe your club should buy more English players then, help them play at the top level. No? Perhaps a glass of STFU sir?

 

[megadave]

Maybe your club should buy more English players then, help them play at the top level. No? Perhaps a glass of STFU sir?

Like Liverpool? Buying average English players for an inflated price sure is a great idea.

 

[Keitanz]

Like Liverpool? Buying average English players for an inflated price sure is a great idea.

You're sure as hell not going to get them any other way are you?...... apart from poaching them from at a young age ofc..

 

[ileks]

Does anyone know if the England vs Norway friendly is on TV?

 

[Raven]

I heard it was on ITV, if so I won't bother watching it. cba to check the schedule.

Confirmed. Yeah it is

 

[ileks]

Thanks! I checked every channel except ITV

 

[Keitanz]

Barcelona are 3-0 up against Bilbao within 25mins in the Spanish Cup Final..

 

[Talivar]

Doesnt Chelseea offer enough english players?
Terry - Cahill - Cole - Lampard - Sturridge -Betrand - Hutchinson - Turnbull - Machearan from the first team.

 

[Marc]

Maybe your club should buy more English players then, help them play at the top level. No? Perhaps a glass of STFU sir?

Aston Villa first team squad 10 english
Chelsea first team squad 9 english.

 

[Keitanz]

Liverpool first team squad 16 English Man Utd have 16 English too it seems..

 

[Raven]

butbutbut

 

[eksdee]

Aston Villa first team squad 10 english
Chelsea first team squad 9 english.

This plus you only have to look at the amount of England internationals in our squad, but who knew Turamber would spout clueless bullshit? What a surprise!

 

[soze]

Argument that forcing top clubs to play average English players helping the national team is so tiered. Like a plaster on a amputated arm in the long run it will do fuck all. It just shifts the blame from where it belongs.

 

[Raven]

If the FA would get off their arses and do something about grass roots football there wouldn't be a problem.

 

[Billargh]

Heh Newcastle have like 3 English first team players, couldn't give a toss about it either

 

[Scouse]

That's it, support a racist, went well last time!

Didn't go well or badly for me at all

He's not racist btw. I never held any other opinion.

 

[Everz]

Only 9 years ago today.. good memories.

 

[gunner440]

Didn't go well or badly for me at all

He's not racist btw. I never held any other opinion.

I didn't think he was either. Bit of context lost in translation.

 

[Vladamir]

So after Hulk Chelsea supposedly go, not sure if another left footed right winger is really what we need at the moment? Unless the new manager plans on playing Sturridge through the middle next year.

 

[gunner440]

Doesnt Chelseea offer enough english players?
Terry - Cahill - Cole - Lampard - Sturridge -Betrand - Hutchinson - Turnbull - Machearan from the first team.

How many games have the latter 4 played for the first team in competitive matches this season? I think only really Sturridge has broken through in recent times as I count Cahill's development as Bolton's doing. Not trying to point anything out, I'm just interested in seeing the numbers.

Oh and if Turnbull is who I think he is (keeper?) then he's gonna have it even tougher with Courtois returning (I'm assuming he hasn't been sold off?)

 

[Raven]

So after Hulk Chelsea supposedly go, not sure if another left footed right winger is really what we need at the moment? Unless Abramovich plans on playing Sturridge through the middle next year.

Fixed

 

[Vladamir]

Very drole

 

[Keitanz]

Hulk won't be cheap... 50-60m at least imo.. not sure if Chelsea will want to pay that.. would be a really good replacement for Drogba though..

 

[Raven]

I think they will, if they don't spend they will struggle next season

...Been saying that for years and then they go and win the FA cup and Champions league...

 

[Keitanz]

David Luiz is amazing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGamRiVB-1U
! skip to 2:15


View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HkXyJQ2O8uQ

skip to 2:30

 

[eksdee]

How many games have the latter 4 played for the first team in competitive matches this season? I think only really Sturridge has broken through in recent times as I count Cahill's development as Bolton's doing. Not trying to point anything out, I'm just interested in seeing the numbers.

Oh and if Turnbull is who I think he is (keeper?) then he's gonna have it even tougher with Courtois returning (I'm assuming he hasn't been sold off?)

Bertrand played quite a lot at the end of the season, not to mention the CL final, Turnbull is a backup keeper so what can you expect, Hutchinson has just come back from an almost career-ending injury and has played a few games toward the end of the season and McEachran was sent out on loan to Swansea to get more game time, hardly our fault he didn't.