thomas

? There was some posted on here iirc, nothing with quotes or anything but they said we had moved for him before it had been picked up in the tabloids over here. I never heard anything down here from any respectable source (and my local paper is from Munich and normally quite well informed). There might have been interest, yes, but from what I know from reports down here a deal was rather unlikely. Therefore I especially do not believe the story (NOTW version IIRC) that Bayern actually had agreed a fee and it was Schweinsteiger who turned us down. The whole Schweinsteiger story looked like a big smokescreen iyam. I have no idea why Bayern would even sell or Schweinsteiger would even leave. I thought he was something of a cult figure for them already.

Yikes.

Most sensible HTT post in a month.

Jesus almighty christ fucking wept on a bike

How about someone who didn't nearly relegate a team five times stronger than ours in his last job, six years ago. Someone who's biggest achievement in the last fifteen years is more impressive than winning seven games out of twenty six with Boro. We've got a better manager running our academy for fuck sake. Look, I'm not saying he's perfect and I thought my post made that abundantly clear, but suggesting Money would do better is ludicrous. I don't think there's anyone else we could realistically bring in as "good" (relatively) as Venables.

Why is that so difficult to understand ? What's difficult to understand is your combative and antagonistic nature over a matter that all people are in the dark over. You know as little as any on here about the true state of any NVA finances, but you're posing questions that you yourself can't answer (e.g. "where is their collateral") and then presuming that because someone optimistic can't answer that your own negative assumption must be true.

Two hours later and still the only dancing smiley vote. Seriously, in light of the events and turmoil at the club, who are we realistically going to get in? Terim? Mourinho? Hiddink? Hitzfeld? The club is going to be sold, there's no two ways about it. The new owners will want their own person in. We need a steadying hand until such time and while the list of managers who would take the position might be crap, you have to be pragmatic about it and concede that Venables is about the best of that crap pile we can get in the short term. It's in no way an admission or capitulation that we can't do better in the long term or that standards have lowered -- it's just the reality of the situation in the interim.

Wouldn't say a fair few things, but his second from last post was very condescending. Can't even be bothered to read his guff anymore, on any thread. Obnoxious bastard. The real shame of it all is that he thinks he's "winning" arguments with "facts" that no one wants to "dispute" when he drives people away like that. The vicious cycle of delusion continues anew.

I would support him by proxy of supporting the club. He would be our manager and I would want him to succeed. Never a question in my mind. Would I be apprehensive about the appointment? Without a doubt.

I can't decide which set of ramifications would be worse ... el tel saying yes or saying no

cute Have you seen his other rap with some Dutch group? Its seriously fucking quality. Oh I thought you were making a Fleming - phleming joke.

I've felt pretty low at some points in my life but I've never cried myself retarded.

Is it any surprise a team in need of a lift comes to St. James and gets a result? Don't care if it's the mickey mouse cup or not, this has been going on for 4 years now.

Glad I'm not at home watching this, I'd be asleep by now.

friend - "it's being played with all the tempo and urgency of a visit to the proctologist"

This game is diabolical.

Anyone else think Bale looks like a Planet of the Apes extra?

I took a late lunch break form work so I could watch the first half. Don't fucking let me down, toon. :angry:

Nothing wrong about being too honest. I agree but I also agree with what Ronaldo meant there, or what I took him to mean -- that Keane has a habit of overemphasizing the negative in a play at modesty or "brutal honesty".

I just threw up.

http://img180.imageshack.us/img180/9013/platinibermanud8.jpg

cute

I was thinking more Martins but what ever floats your boat. This is all a smokescreen to ensure Martins can't hide from his national team duties

for the win

Obviously finding the right owner would be the best news but this is running a very close second in my mind. The longer the search goes on the worse off things could be whenever someone does come in.