Football The 2012 / 2013 Season Thread

[Everz]

We got Cazorla for that price. LOL.

Yes. A WINGER from a DEBT-RIDDEN club who need a quick sale to keep going? Shit and pointless comparision.

 

[Vladamir]

What happened to Malaga, weren't they loaded last season?

 

[Everz]

What happened to Malaga, weren't they loaded last season?

The Sheikhs called it quits and wants there moneys back.

 

[soze]

So basically what I pray happens to,Chel$ki and Shitty (sorry genuine fans)

 

[caLLous]

It's also a dream of mine that all these rich foreign owners will go play somewhere else. It's not going to happen, though. It makes it very hard for "smaller" clubs (or clubs with less financial clout) to compete in the transfer market when clubs like City can throw around £100+k per week contracts like confetti.

 

[CorNokZ]

The Ramsay curse continues

http://espn.go.com/sports/soccer/ml...dies-22-year-old-midfielder-mls-columbus-crew

So Ramsay scores and a nobody dies? Curse him!!

 

[Wazzerphuk]

Yes. A WINGER from a DEBT-RIDDEN club who need a quick sale to keep going? Shit and pointless comparision.

I think you missed the point. There's value in the transfer market if you look for it and know what you're doing. And then there's paying over the odds for a British player.

 

[Raven]

3rd best team in the world

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19177783

I think Fifa are just trolling now.

 

[soze]

This has to be because of the World Cup. Not playing in the World Cup no, getting screwed out of hosting it. Fifa said "Look Russia are paying more than you so the World Cup is going there. But if you keep your head down and dont piss us off we will find a way to make you world number 1 for a month or two okay?"

 

[Embattle]

Clearly utter bollocks.

 

[gohan]

3rd? OLOLOOL 1st meights

 

[cHodAX]

We aren't even top 10, our passing and retention of the ball is league one class at times.

 

[DaGaffer]

We aren't even top 10, our passing and retention of the ball is league one class at times.

England are somewhere between 8th and 16th in the world. And have been for the last 20 years.

 

[Lethul]

Lucas Moura to PSG? Thought he was going to united?

 

[Vladamir]

PSG decided to lay £38m on the table, nuff said.

PSG are going to absolutely clear up in Ligue 1 and probably end up getting dicked on in Europe

 

[Shagrat]

PSG decided to lay £38m on the table, nuff said.

PSG are going to absolutely clear up in Ligue 1 and probably end up getting dicked on in Europe

bit like man city then?

 

[Calaen]

It looks like spanish players diving, isn't tied to football hahah fucking mongs

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/19185268

 

[gunner440]

Yes. A WINGER from a DEBT-RIDDEN club who need a quick sale to keep going? Shit and pointless comparision.

Except he isn't a winger

 

[Scouse]

£15m for Joe Allen.

£10m, maybe, but 15 is a fuck of a load

 

[Raven]

It looks like spanish players diving, isn't tied to football hahah fucking mongs

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/19185268

They're just bad sportsman all round, cultural thing I think.

 

[Turamber]

It's also a dream of mine that all these rich foreign owners will go play somewhere else. It's not going to happen, though. It makes it very hard for "smaller" clubs (or clubs with less financial clout) to compete in the transfer market when clubs like City can throw around £100+k per week contracts like confetti.

And then you're left with the Champions League qualifying clubs earning a fortune more than everyone else, having bigger squads, better players and finishing in a permutation of the same top four every season. At least City came in and shook up the established order and, dare I say it, with considerably more flair than the Mourinho era Chelsea managed.

 

[Raven]

And then you're left with the Champions League qualifying clubs earning a fortune more than everyone else, having bigger squads, better players and finishing in a permutation of the same top four every season. At least City came in and shook up the established order and, dare I say it, with considerably more flair than the Mourinho era Chelsea managed.

Villa have spent nearly as much as Chelsea in recent years. Villa are the 4th highest Net spenders in the premiership over the last 5 seasons... Take Newcastle though, decent season last season yet they spent the least (Net) of any premiership side.

http://transferleague.co.uk/league-tables/transfer-league-table-last-five-seasons.html

roll it back to 10 years

http://transferleague.co.uk/league-tables/transfer-league-table-2003-to-date.html

Villa have only spent 10 million a year less than UTD.

Look at the silverware

Look at the spending

Now look at the silverware

Marvellous

 

[megadave]

Troll

 

[CorNokZ]

 

[CorNokZ]

Also suck it Brugge! What a great team effort to come back twice and end up winning!

Europa here we come!!

 

[megadave]

When's football manager 2013 out?

 

[Everz]

When's football manager 2013 out?

Usually end of September no?

 

[Raven]

When they are done adding the new menu option

 

[Everz]

That said, I agree.

2012 was a fucking pisspoor upgrade and I have no doubt 2013 will be nothing more then a database update.

Wazz, sort your shit out, SI haven't done fuck all different in the past two versions.. mainly because there is no fucking competition.

 

[Calaen]

And then you're left with the Champions League qualifying clubs earning a fortune more than everyone else, having bigger squads, better players and finishing in a permutation of the same top four every season. At least City came in and shook up the established order and, dare I say it, with considerably more flair than the Mourinho era Chelsea managed.

Bollocks. I remember games when Chelsea where down a goal and Jose ended up with 4-5 strikers on going for a goal. Mancini was a goal down and he put a defensive midfielder on. Joses own flair outweighs everything Mancini did.