thomas

Who's got the keys to the city these days? thomas[/member] after httpsgate I’m lucky to be able to log in

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Let me go ahead and answer that right now for you: no. It's so bloody simple man. These younger head coach types, should be the easiest to get considering the profile of the club. We are again seeing Vieira, Gattuso and even Van Bronckhorst being linked and said to be interested, and these fit that mould. All managers worth their salt have ambition. Ambition that Ashley will not match or tolerate. Eventually it all blows up. All he wants is another Pardew. Someone to toe the line and scrape by with minimal investment. In as much as I believe they're "willing to spend" I also believe it's only to lure someone in with the expectation of going back to spending nowt as soon as possible.

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Let me go ahead and answer that right now for you: no.

I like that he chose this pic; Rafa, arm around him, slinging knowledge and him a sponge, ready to soak it up. Could have been something special.

Why would (rumors about) him leaving really cover anything up? If anything they'd exacerbate the situation, e.g. "he'd never have left if they'd kept Rafa."

ashleys side clearly wanted to win the brinksmanship and preemptively launches a nuclear strike

There’s a chance they could be behind it It does strike me odd that they announced it a week early when they usually love to drag this kind of stuff out until the last minute. Sure, there are a lot of plausible reasons why, but it does still seem out of character.

Well FUCK

Aye, no shame in being gazumped by the denim lex luthor

Nothing. It'll suck. However it's been a carcrash 12 years in the making. As a plus though, I'll get a lot more sleep on the weekends, since being Stateside meant getting up fairly early to very legally stream matches. I might never see 'A.M.' on a Saturday again.

LV[/member] He's 100 percent going to eventually manage the National Team. cursed post Pardew wearing a white suit in Dubai telling Pulisic to get stuck in. I bring you these visions from the future. :lol: Would undo any recent gains in the league's reputation and set back the state of American soccer 20 years if that jackwagon is allowed to ply his "trade" here.

LV[/member] He's 100 percent going to eventually manage the National Team. cursed post

takeover soundtrack ready for either outcome

Met him at a charity do once. He was surprisingly down to earth, and VERY funny.

It really is going to take until the end of the month isn’t it

Name a better biscuit. chick-fil-a

Group photo fucking hell :lol:

Ignoring that (edit: OCK’s) post is like passing up free steak. Please bzg. Please.

new kit cycle hate -> tolerance -> grudging acceptance -> like -> love

If we're contemplating theories of deliberate fuckery, I would believe the club - under the direction of Ashley - absolutely would dither and fuck about while running down Rafa's contract so he leaves before getting any sale fully done as a final fuck you.

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