Delima

Chelsea should go for Torres instead of Villa, in my opinion, if they were to opt for a Spanish striker. Torres' record is superior than Villa. He is also the captain of his club, which suggests his leadership qualities. Finally, Torres is stronger, taller, better dribbler, younger - one who can make things for himself. Torres also outperformed Villa in the world cup.

I don't know to what extend does Pearson's influence have on our defense. Bramble might be imperious for us in the Arsenal game but hewas back to his old self again for the majority of the Porstmouth game. In the long run we shall see if there is any real difference he makes. But I am glad that he joins us because we are simply short of technical stuff. By Terry's own words he is not a coach, yet he is a highly valued coach by our manager. We simply need more heads I suppose, to share Roeder's work load and also to introduce new and different ideas to Roeder.

Xenophobia could well be a subset of nationality discrimination, so as racism. But they are not equal, so racism does NOT equal to nationality discrimination, nor does xenophobia. Funny that you keep asking me to prove my observations of the existence of xenophobia in this thread. But you never prove that I have actually made this observation in this thread. You call me all sorts of name, for unable of proving something I never opine of. Why don't you examine yourself? I am glad that you have changed the wordings of your accusations in your last posts. I take it as you recognise your own mistake but simply refusing to apologise. Thanks Gemmil.

You ask me to point out the specific instance of xenophobia. When have I accused anyone in this thread for being xenophobic? Please point out. If not then ****ing shut up and don't accuse me of accusing people of being xenophobic.

About that poster Delima Smoggies don't count in any voting procedure. No I am a mackem

Sorry Gemmil, I am not the one who talks shite. Nationality discrimination is NOT xenophobia. I accept your point that racism is not nationality discrimination.

No, only you, who critisises me for wrong usage of racism, yet does not know the difference between racism, xenophobia and nationality discrimination.

Nationality discrimination!

No, I'd be happier if you used your common sense and realised that it was impossible to respond to the thread without singling out specific nationalities. Do me a favour and go back through the thread and quote me the specific instances of racism or xenophobia that you're referring to. After calling me a minge for not making the difference between racism and nationality discrimination, I thought you know the difference between racism, xenophobia and nationality discrimination?

About that poster Delima

Would you be happier if i change the word from racism to nationality discrimination?

Cannavaro is so overrated. He is good undoubtedly, but he does not deserve the Golden Ball reward. If Buffon wasn't in the goal Italy would have conceded a lot more. What excatly has Cannavaro achieved in last football year? In Juventus he is lucky to have Thuram beside him and Buffon behind him. In the world cup he is lucky to have Materrazi Buffon behind him. Is Cannavaro any better than Thuram, Materrazi (in the world cup) and Buffon? In the final France were the better side who lost via penalty. If France had won the game would Cannavaro still win this Golden Ball? There might not be standing out candidate this year but in my opinion Cannavaro won the award simply because he is the captain of the world cup winning side. By the way, Cannavaro has not been brilliant for Real Madrid so far.

I smell some racisms. Many stupid and childish generisations here!

Butt is not great, he is solid, solid enough squad player but he is not as good as Parker, not that Parker is a great player. People moan about Parker slowing down our attack or not going forward. What has Butt done that is better than Parker? He did a solid job defending but he did not go forward at all. And it was Parker's surging run forward that resulted in a corner which was then converted by Taylor. I'll have Parker ahead of Butt anyday by this year's form. Parker should go forward more, should attack more, undeniably. But fact is apart from the Villareal pre season friendly, Butt has contributed little to the offensive play. Butt did a great job in Palermo, did a decent job last night. But Parker could have done the same if he were playing.

Given Solano, Taylor, Bramble, Ramage Milner, Parker, Emre, N'Zogbia Martin, Dyer

Don't be so childish please.

So you do understand what I have written? Care to explain and elaborate? I am humbly listening.

Would like to see how you come to this suggestion from this thread? If you don't wish to contribute to this thread (whether agreeing or disagreeing with me) please have your hissy fit somewhere else.

Milner, maybe

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Yes, but not with the likes of Robson, McLaren and Southgate. If Boro is lucky enough in acquiring an excellent manager to replace Southgate (I don't mean Steve Round), Steve Gibson is more than happy to fund his manager. Well Robson and mcLaren have always spent heavily. Southgate too has not faced any financial restriction thus far. They already have a good club structure with good academy churning out players after players. What they lack is an excellent manager. Maybe they should go after Aidy Boothroyd.

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Not really overly relevent but does everyone think that pardew is a shit manager because i think that he's quite good. I'd rather have him than Roeder, although thats not saying much. Actually, I think I am in the minority in thinking that Alan Pardew is not as good as people have suggested. I remember that after West Ham beat Boro in FA club semi final, there were quite many praises heaped on him. I think Alan Pardew is a manager who is capable of building a very good squad, but not capable enough of to build a great team. I am very unimpressed by his complains that the takeover talks have affected his team's performance. and also by his failure to utilise Mascherano and Tevez. But he buys wisely - Green, Gabbidon, Zamora, Harewood, Ashton, Konchesky, Benayoun, Spector etc. I would have Pardew over Roeder in Newcastle United, but that does not suggest much!

With so many takeover news on so many teams recently, I can't help but ask myself - What would the Premiership look like in the long term future? Which clubs will come up top, and which clubs will sink? Which (potential) takeover would prove successful, and which will prove disastrous? The following are my thoughts. Chelsea - Taken over by Abramovich, a born again geuine football fan who has long term plan and ambition. As long as his fortune is untouched by Russian authority then I forsee the continuos dominance of Chelsea for a long while. Manchester United - Taken over by Glazer family. So far still seem to be pretty supportive of the manager (Carrick, Hargreaves). Man U won't be able to challenge the dominance of Chelsea but they are still very likely to remain in the top tier, as long as they choose the right manager to succeed Ferguson. However in Queroz they know they have a safe pair of hand in the queue. Liverpool - Constant takeover rumours. The club urgently needs new investment to fund the new stadium and to support the manager. In Benitez they can afford not to worry for a long time. But where would the club find money to fund Benitez's purchses in transfer market in order to stay in touch with Chelsea? Still, in Rick Perry and Rafael Benitez, the club won't go wrong. Liely to stay in top albeit inconsistencies. Aston Villa - Taken over by American billionaire Lerner. Managed by Martin O'Neill. Lerner's pass records does not impress. But O'Neill's does. However, can O'Neill prove to be a capable long term candidate to challenge the top clubs? I doubt so. 5 years in Celtic, spent heavily there and yet still couldn't totally overpower Rangers managed by McLeish. My opinions have swayed following Villa's current form. But can O'Neill really become one of the elite managers? Verdict: Mid to top table Portsmouth - Taken over by France-Russia-Israele trinational Gaydamak. Managed by Redknapp and Adam. The board seems to be supportive of the manager, and the club has been revitalised consequently. How far can they go before they sink? Gaydamak's father owns a club in Israel, but his record does not impress. However, wit them in charge you know they won't be relegated. Verdict: Midtable. West Ham - Taken over by the Icelandic businessman. They have vowed to make Parddew's seat safe. I think the new owner is a noble man with noble intentions. But their first mistakes is to promise the safety of Pardew. Despite having 2 much coveted Argentinians and few highly rated English futures in the squad, Pardew's West Ham is still shit. Pardew is simply not up to scratch if they were to resume the glory past. By promising so uch so early, they will come to regret it. Verdict: Mid to bottom table, unless they have a change of manager. Arsenal - Not taken over or anything. But they have the best board and manager partnership in the premier league in David Dein and Wenger. With the new stadium, needless to say they will easily remain in the top tier. They don't need too muchmoney to compete with other clubs, because they have the best academy system in the world. Tottenham - Have a good and ambitious owner who has done almost all the right things to date. With Comolli as DOF the club looks more and more like Arsenal everyday. I doubt Martin Jol is the right manager to guide them to challenge other elites, but he is decent enough to put them in mid to top table every year. Wigan - Have an amicable pair of chairman and manager. Not starved of money, but how far can they go? Or how long can they stay before they al again? They are still a minnow club. And Whelan's pocket is not bottomless. Verdict: Midtable. Everton - Do not have a rich chairman, but have a good manager who buys and manage wisely. Midtable, simply they can't compete with the others financially. Middlesbrough - Have an excellent chairman, and a series of crap manager, due to the noble intentions of the manager. His insistence to stick with Englishman, plus the current draught of excellent English manager, means that his club won't break into the elite club. Verdict: Mid to bottom table, but the club can only become stronger and stronger. One day, eventually, they are going to challenge for the title. Manchester City - No money. No good manager. No hopers. Perennial relegation candidate, unless they strike gold with a new manger. Fulham - Unsupportive board, but a decent young manager who can only improve. Mid to bottom table. Bolton Wanderers - There won't be life after Sam allrdyce. Charlton - There won't be life after Alan Curbishley. Blackburn Rovers - There might not be life after Mark Hughes. But I think they have some fund left by their previous chairman. Maybe there is life after all. Reading - Midtable. Decent manager. Watford - There won't be life after Aidy Boothroyd. -------------------- Now here comes the reason why I wrote this post. Newcastle United - Shit board with poor managers. Shepherd is a poor millionaire who pretends to be a fat cat. His money is our money, and he borrows money to fund the manager. What is the long term future of Newcastle United with Freaky Shitbird in charge? How can we compete with Man U, Chelsea, Arsenal, Liverpool, Spurs, Aston Villa and Wigan in the long term? Ok we might get lucky with our next manager, but how much confidence do you have in FFS? We are in debt, only the TV money can save us. But everyone else will get the TV money too. We have spent loads of money on nothing. How would we fair if we spend nothing? Pray tell the Belgravia takeover goes through. A consistent top club requires a consistent top board and top manager. Only with the change of ownership we can have a new sense of direction, and only then a trully top manager will come to manage us.