Football The 2015/2016 Season Thread

[Gray]

Happy that it has finally happened, we can move on now and no doubt win against Norwich by a scoreline of something like 4-0. Of course Martinez was a nice guy and always come across like that (Until a few weeks ago with the whole Baines story) but being nice doesn't get you results... We should really have been pushing for 60+ points but again we hadn't - and the silly upper management giving him a better contract after his first season will now no doubt cost us a bit of wonga.

On who comes in now, i did think Pellegrini could be an okay acquisition, but i'm more intrigued by Frank de Boer now, coming from Ajax he will no doubt have attacking flair much like Martinez, but he seems to be more results driven - Of course i hear Eredivise is one of the more high-scoring leagues in Europe but his goal difference this season seems that he knows how to keep goals out as well..

Did see a rumour that Dennis Bergkamp may become manager at Ajax for a year before trying to go to Arsenal...?

 

[Embattle]

I still love how managers essentially get a severance package when they get sacked.

PS I've always believed he was overrated.

 

[soze]

There have been a number of players like that van persie was out a lot at arsenal. But for a few years was very consistent at man u. I wonder about their training practices

VanPersie had one good season at Utd then his second two were just as injury hit?

Welbeck tearing his cruciate twice can't be blamed on our training can it? He stretched and got his leg kicked impact injuries are just shit luck. All the strains and tears ect could be blamed on our training?

 

[Moriath]

Thought it was two then he got injuries in the third befor ehe left

 

[soze]

He did 48 - 28 - 29 appearances so still better than a few seasons at arsenal but still missing 1/3 + of their games?

 

[Himse]

Happy that it has finally happened, we can move on now and no doubt win against Norwich by a scoreline of something like 4-0. Of course Martinez was a nice guy and always come across like that (Until a few weeks ago with the whole Baines story) but being nice doesn't get you results... We should really have been pushing for 60+ points but again we hadn't - and the silly upper management giving him a better contract after his first season will now no doubt cost us a bit of wonga.

On who comes in now, i did think Pellegrini could be an okay acquisition, but i'm more intrigued by Frank de Boer now, coming from Ajax he will no doubt have attacking flair much like Martinez, but he seems to be more results driven - Of course i hear Eredivise is one of the more high-scoring leagues in Europe but his goal difference this season seems that he knows how to keep goals out as well..

Did see a rumour that Dennis Bergkamp may become manager at Ajax for a year before trying to go to Arsenal...?

de Boer may actually, being an ex-CB, teach them how to defend.

 

[Raven]

They had a decent defensive game under Moyes, did OK out of it. Went to shit under Martinez.

 

[CorNokZ]

de Boer may actually, being an ex-CB, teach them how to defend.

A Dutchman defending? When has that last happened?

 

[CorNokZ]

Also, 7pts clear at the top, four matches to go, all four teams are to be found in one of the bottom four places of the table. What a time to be alive

And here's a 10 minute vid of the cup we won last week


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XiGcs6Oiq3U

 

[Himse]

A Dutchman defending? When has that last happened?

Still a darn sight better than John Stones current performances

 

[Billargh]

View: https://twitter.com/BBCSporf/status/730500352022347777/photo/1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

A totally made up quote by a Twitter account renown for making up bullshit quotes and getting people to believe it.

GeorgeWeahsCousin (@WeahsCousin) on Twitter

 

[CorNokZ]

A totally made up quote by a Twitter account renown for making up bullshit quotes and getting people to believe it.

GeorgeWeahsCousin (@WeahsCousin) on Twitter

I'm pretty sure that the BBC Sporf is a genuine Twitter account

 

[Billargh]

I'm pretty sure that the BBC Sporf is a genuine Twitter account

Plenty of rags have been reporting that quote as an actual quote though, guess that's just the standard of journalism these days.

 

[Raven]

Fingers crossed!

Manchester United: Louis van Gaal expects to be manager next season

 

[CorNokZ]

You're a neutral, but anti United?

 

[Gwadien]

On the way to the Championship playoff semi finals.

Not optimistic really

 

[caLLous]

You're a neutral, but anti United?

Hilariously, @Raven gets his jollies by taking the piss out of pretty much every Premier League team.

 

[Raven]

I know right.

 

[Raven]

Match abandoned at UTD...

 

[caLLous]

Hmm... How do you abandon a match on the last day of the season?

 

[Raven]

Bomb scares usually help...

 

[Moriath]

Wonder when that will be replayed. Will have to be after next weekend.

Suspicious package in the stands. Prob someones sandwiches.

 

[Bodhi]

Someone's revenge for the Trafford Centre incident?

 

[Raven]

Money on 2.1 to Newcastle. Come on lads.

 

[Aoami]

Someone's revenge for the Trafford Centre incident?

There has been a lot of talk about terror threats from the IRA recently, hopefully it's not that.

 

[Embattle]

Spurs end of season going up in smoke.

 

[Raven]

Glad I cashed out...

 

[Raven]

What a time to be alive!

 

[Embattle]

Well surely Wenger will be getting another contract

 

[caLLous]

Didn't want second anyway.

What a shower of shit these past few matches have been.