August 26, 201213 yr For Arsenal fans, all they want is a goal ;) I desperately wanted Arsenal to win today. I really cannot stand Stoke and their degenerative style of play.
August 27, 201213 yr What a strike from Suarez, shame it ended on such a cheap note. Arsenal have looked sharp, Giroud and Cazorla especially, but to say the obvious, their organization in the final third was bizarrely poor at times. Only 2 shots on goal after what seemed a pretty dominant game. Podolski hasn't been particularly bad, but not the target man I thought he might be. I missed the Tottenham game, but sounds like their play's been worth more than one point so far as well.
August 27, 201213 yr I briefly saw the stats of the Spurs game and as well as listening to brief commentary, it looks like they missed a host of chances. Adebayor starting on the bench probably didn't do them any favours. He might be lazy and a big lump but he's a goal machine!
August 27, 201213 yr ^That would be AVB making his mark as usual and picking the not-so-obvious choice just to make a fucking point, Adebayor's twice as big of a lazy lump when he doesn't feel like the main man. He'll need to start picking him first to get the best out of him, even though I've always rated Defoe well.
August 27, 201213 yr Well Modric is gone to Madrid for £30 Million, good deal with Spurs there, at least it's unlikely they will play against him. 4 days left of the window, I wonder if any-more big-money moves happen. I reckon Madrid will get to the final of the Champions League this year where they will come against Bayern Munich.
August 27, 201213 yr Some are stating its a bit over £30m, and I think that's a great deal for Spurs, even £20m at this stage would have been something. The problem? They have a tiny amount of time to spend it, and I won't be surprised if they don't.
August 28, 201213 yr Sorry I never replied, been very busy with uni. I don't think you've ever really got the argument in truth Reilly. Just the previous post you were thinking it was a comparison on theatre and drama thinking that a "great weekend" of football would make me think all the problems would be solved. You're wasting your time yet again mate. I've barely mentioned England, Spain and the Euro's. I can't talk for La Liga or Serie A but I can talk for the Premier League. This isn't a matter of "they're successful so they are appropriately paid and very useful" and "they're unsuccessful so are overpaid and useless". Who wins or loses does not come into it and I've never stated that. If England won the Euro's it would make absolutely no difference at all as would be the case if Team GB absolutely failed. It's an image issue I'm talking about relative to other sports. The Olympics is just a very good time to bring up this argument again but it doesn't stop with the Olympics. It goes as far as comparing F1 to footballers and when you see that our f1 stars like Jenson Button (who is massively respected) don't have anywhere near the problems as the likes of Balotelli, John Terry, Ashley Young etc then there is a problem. The Olympics merely provided the greatest contrast. It does matter though, do you really think there would have been a huge interest in the Olympics if they had been in Australia and Team GB had absolutely failed? There's people who always watch it of course but I doubt everybody would be talking about it at the end of the year. They might be talking about the men's 100 metre final but that's about it. It's obviously an issue that some footballers are bad role models but this doesn't really mean that people can't relate to them. When I lived in Liverpool, people at work mentioned to me all the time that Robbie Fowler grew up in the same area as them and they were obviously proud that a local guy from a working class background managed to become a successful footballer. I'm sure some Londoners will feel the same way about John Terry.
August 28, 201213 yr Sorry I never replied, been very busy with uni. It does matter though, do you really think there would have been a huge interest in the Olympics if they had been in Australia and Team GB had absolutely failed? There's people who always watch it of course but I doubt everybody would be talking about it at the end of the year. They might be talking about the men's 100 metre final but that's about it. It's obviously an issue that some footballers are bad role models but this doesn't really mean that people can't relate to them. When I lived in Liverpool, people at work mentioned to me all the time that Robbie Fowler grew up in the same area as them and they were obviously proud that a local guy from a working class background managed to become a successful footballer. I'm sure some Londoners will feel the same way about John Terry. There would still be huge interest in the Olympics even if Team GB failed miserably. The likes of David Rudisha, Usain Bolt, Michael Phelps and Katie Taylor in the boxing proved their was a whole lot more to get excited about than British athletes. You make a fair point though about seeing local lads reaching the top for their team. Although I wouldn't count John Terry as a local lad given he was from the Eastern boroughs of London. Mark Noble from West Ham is a player I respect especially. It would be good to see more players as loyal like him and Jamie Carragher. ^That would be AVB making his mark as usual and picking the not-so-obvious choice just to make a fucking point, Adebayor's twice as big of a lazy lump when he doesn't feel like the main man. He'll need to start picking him first to get the best out of him, even though I've always rated Defoe well. I really worry about AVB. I think he's made a poor choice by going to Tottenham. He seems pretty hell bent on proving Chelsea wrong.
August 28, 201213 yr Theo Walcott is trending on Twitter with news that he's rejected a contract extension. Move to whoever to follow before transfer deadline? And apparently Liverpool are interested in Theo Walcott. Yes please! Walcott's really come on in the last two years especially last season, setting up 12 and scoring 10. Even RVP thanked him personally for his contribution in his speech when he won the Player of the Year Award. Could be drawn to Liverpool - after all he is a Liverpool fan!
August 28, 201213 yr The minute I start to appreciate him. Tottenham Hotspur agree deals to sign Moussa Dembele from Fulham and Hugo Lloris from Lyon Tottenham Hotspur are to sign Moussa Dembélé after agreeing a fee of £15 million with Fulham. A deal could be announced as early as Wednesday. Negotiations to acquire the 25-year-old Belgian international are at an extremely advanced stage although Spurs’ hopes of signing another attacking midfielder, Shakhtar Donetsk’s Willian, have stalled after the club, again, failed to agree a fee despite chairman Daniel Levy having flown to Ukraine for negotiations. Spurs have also been frustrated in a fresh attempt to sign Joao Moutinho with Porto refusing to budge on their €30m (£24m) valuation on the midfielder who is so highly-rated by head coach Andre Villas-Boas. The Portuguese is understood to regard his countryman as the ideal replacement for Luka Modric – not in style but in influence on the team and also to be a talisman for the new manager – who was finally sold to Real Madrid for a fee that could rise (with add-ons) to £33m earlier this week. As part of that deal, Spurs signed a commercial tie up with Real which will include young players being loaned between the club and also the prospect of exhibition matches being played. The sale of Modric has also unlocked transfer funds for Spurs who are set to be the Premier League’s busiest club before the transfer window closes on Friday night. Although Spurs gave up on trying to sign Moutinho – in public at least – Villas-Boas has remained hopeful that a deal could still be struck for the midfielder who was so vital to him when he was Porto coach and who he also tried to take to Chelsea. The signing of Dembélé will end a year-long pursuit by Spurs for the player who has made a significant impact on the Premier League since he was signed by the then manager Mark Hughes by Fulham in 2010 for just £3.2m from AZ Alkmaar and who has also attracted strong interest from Manchester United. Spurs’ failed with a bid of £10m for Dembélé last year. Dembélé is believed to have a £15m release clause in his contract and Spurs have now activated that. Spurs remain desperate to offload fringe players such as David Bentley and Jermaine Jenas but must concentrate on strengthening the squad after Modric’s sale. Shakhtar announced on Monday that they had rejected a bid of £11.8m for Willian, the Brazilian international, but talks are ongoing between the clubs. Although the Ukrainians insist they want £20m for the player, Spurs believe that an offer of around £15m would be successful although they are yet to submit an improved bid. It had been hoped that a deal to sign Willian would be agreed yesterday but talks have stalled with, for now, Spurs concentrating on acquiring Dembélé who, it is hoped, will be available for Saturday’s Premier League match at home to Norwich City. Nevertheless Willian, who was withdrawn from the squad for Shakhtar’s league match against Karpaty on Sunday, is still hopeful that he can force through a move. Villas-Boas also bid for the player last January when he was still the manager of Chelsea and is keen to bring him to England now. Villas-Boas is desperate to bolster his squad as he mounts a challenge to bring Champions League football back to White Hart Lane. Spurs have also been frustrated in their attempts to sign another Brazilian, striker Leandro Damiao, with his club, Internacional, insisting they want the 23-year-old international to stay for now after their valuation wasn’t met. A bid for the French midfielder Yann M’Vila was rejected by Rennes earlier this month and is unlikely to be revived. Spurs have agreed a fee for goalkeeper Hugo Lloris but only after his club, Lyon, reduced their demands for the France captain because they want him to leave. Lyon will now accept £12m for Lloris and although personal terms are yet to be agreed, the deal is expected to go ahead. Lloris’s arrival will prompt Spurs to seek a buyer for Heurelho Gomes who has failed to convince Villas-Boas that he can challenge Brad Friedel as the club’s first-choice goalkeeper. Spurs have, alternatively, been considering a bid for Birmingham City’s young goalkeeper Jack Butland who recently made his debut for England and is available for around £8m. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/tottenham-hotspur/9505024/Tottenham-Hotspur-agree-deals-to-sign-Moussa-Dembele-from-Fulham-and-Hugo-Lloris-from-Lyon.html
August 28, 201213 yr Would be great to see Walcott at Liverpool! There would still be huge interest in the Olympics even if Team GB failed miserably. The likes of David Rudisha, Usain Bolt, Michael Phelps and Katie Taylor in the boxing proved their was a whole lot more to get excited about than British athletes. You make a fair point though about seeing local lads reaching the top for their team. Although I wouldn't count John Terry as a local lad given he was from the Eastern boroughs of London. Mark Noble from West Ham is a player I respect especially. It would be good to see more players as loyal like him and Jamie Carragher. I didn't mean it wasn't exciting, I just don't think it would have been that popular. I think there's generally a lot more people who follow the World Cup (with the exception of very few events maybe). I didn't see any screens outside four years ago and it wasn't the main conversation topic at work. As for John Terry, I wouldn't know how Chelsea fans feel about this. Pretty much all Londoners I know support Arsenal.
August 29, 201213 yr Walcott could come to City... Arsenal fans must really hate us. hehaheheheheheeee aahhahah this is so funny......
August 29, 201213 yr Walcott could come to City... Arsenal fans must really hate us. hehaheheheheheeee aahhahah this is so funny...... What do you have against Arsenal? Or you just like deriving pleasure from others pain generally?
August 29, 201213 yr Any bets for Real Madrid v Barca in the Spanish Supercup 2nd leg tonight? (agg. 2-3) Modric on the bench for Real. Song on the bench for Barca.
August 29, 201213 yr Adriano sent off for professional foul on Ronaldo. Not even half an hour played and it gets worse for Barca!
August 29, 201213 yr What a kick from Messi. Real thriller this now. Barca back line has been pathetically bad at times, Mascherano awful as well. Was gonna say the send off helped them slow things down a bit, but as I type, Madrid squanders a couple real opportunities.
August 29, 201213 yr just seen Messi pick his nose as he walks off for HT. Wonder how much that bogey is worth?
August 29, 201213 yr Perfect ball over the top to Pedro, shot right at Casillas, should've been 2-2. Modric warming up.
August 29, 201213 yr A semi-truck of space between the barca centerbacks when the ball's played to Higuain who hits the post with all the time in the world. Comic.
August 29, 201213 yr for 7 minutes, Mourinho and the Real players are whispering a lot of info into Modric's ears.
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