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  1. Paully

    Sunderland

    Ha ha ha ha ha! What a fantastic spot that is!!!!!
  2. Hearing King Kev just 5 days ago talk passionately about the club and its potential to reading this statement by those utter wankers is absolutely horrific!
  3. Up from £45m for the previous season http://www.skunkers.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=812&d=1400075323 Matt McGeehan – Updated 14 May 2014 03:38 PM The league's new £5.5billion broadcast deal meant Cardiff received £62.08million in finishing 20th this term, compared to United's £60.8m for winning the 2012/13 title. Manchester City, who succeeded United as champions on Sunday with a second title in three years, earned £96.5m, with second-placed Liverpool the top earners with £97.5m as a consequence of more of their games being screened live by broadcasters. City's windfall was almost £36m more than United's last term. Manuel Pellegrini's men did not top the league, though, as they appeared in 25 games broadcast in the UK by either Sky Sports or BT Sport, compared to Liverpool's 28. Third-placed Chelsea, United and Arsenal also appeared in 25 live televised games and Cardiff were one of eight teams to appear in 10 live matches. The Welshmen, who returned to the Championship after one season in the top-flight, received over £22m more than QPR did in finishing last in the 2012/13 season. The season was arguably the most exciting in recent memory, with the lead changing hands 25 times and 1,052 goals scored alongside a record stadium occupancy of 95.9 per cent. The total dividends paid out to the 20 competing clubs was £1.56billion, compared to £972m the previous year. The ratio between the top and bottom earning club was 1.57:1. The Premier League Founder Members' Agreement dictates 50 per cent of UK broadcast revenue is split equally, 25 per cent is paid in merit payments depending on the finishing position in the final table - £1.2m was paid for every place - and 25 per cent is paid in facility fees each time a club's matches are broadcast, while all international broadcast revenue, and central commercial revenue, is split equally amongst the 20 clubs. City received £24.72m for finishing first and facility fees of £19.68m; their predecessors as champions United earned £17.30m for finishing seventh and facility fees of £19.68m in a total of £89.1m. The equal share was £21.6m (a rise of 63 per cent on the 2012/13 value of £13.8m), overseas TV revenue was £26.29m and central commercial income of £4.27m to equal £31m (up 61 per cent on the previous year). The Premier League payment in figures: :: The 20 competing clubs earned £1.56billion, compared to £972m in 2012/13. :: Champions Manchester City earned £96.5m (£24.72m for finishing first, facility fees of £19.68m, equal share of £21.6m, overseas TV revenue of £26.29m, central commerical income of £4.27m). :: Manchester United received £60.8m in winning the 2012/13 title and £89.1m in finishing seventh a year later. :: Liverpool, the runners-up, earned £97.5m (£1.2m less than City in merit payments, but £2.21m more in facility payments by virtue of appearing in more televised matches). :: Bottom club Cardiff received £62.08m from their one-season stay in the top flight, compared to QPR's £39.75m the previous year. :: Each club received: £21.6m (equal share), £26.29m (overseas TV revenue), £4.27m (central commercial income). Premier League payments to clubs for 2013/14 (highest-lowest): 1 Liverpool £97,544,336 2 Man City £96,578,329 3 Chelsea £94,106,163 4 Arsenal £92,870,080 5 Tottenham £89,663,884 6 Manchester United £89,161,831 7 Everton £85,027,727 8 Newcastle £77,379,252 9 Southampton £76,915,298 10 Stoke £75,679,215 11 Swansea £74,173,056 12 West Ham £73,671,003 13 Crystal Palace £73,207,049 14 Aston Villa £72,666,897 15 Sunderland £71,700,890 16 Hull £67,026,634 17 West Brom £65,790,551 18 Norwich £64,554,468 19 Fulham £63,318,385 20 Cardiff £62,082,302 Total £1,563,117,350
  4. Steeeeeevie G Why Stevie G is most self-obsessed footballer of his generation Tuesday 13th May 2014 ● ROY CURTISBy Roy Curtis 0 14 Steven Gerrard plays to the Sky Sports cameras AS Liverpool buckled this past fortnight, the scale of the surrender to sentiment and the Great Myth of Steven Gerrard became apparent. Essentially the leader who went AWOL at the decisive hour, who could offer only blubbering sobs when his troops needed direction, who abandoned his post in the heat of battle, somehow emerged with a Purple Heart pinned to his tear-stained chest. Even the Fourth Estate chose to raise the white flag to the fairy story of Stevie G when the Football Writers’ Association arrived at the absurd conclusion that here was the second-best performer in the Premier League over the past nine months. Straight faces were maintained at their London hooley as they deemed Gerrard’s body of work superior to Eden Hazard and, quite preposterously, Yaya Toure, the peerless touchstone against whom every midfield portfolio must be measured. Distil the difference between Manchester City and Liverpool down to its essence, investigate why the former will lifted the title on Sunday as the latter wallow in a river of misery, and it is impossible to walk away from a pair of damning conclusions. Firstly, the team that the Kop, in its ravenous hunger for a new age of prosperity, chose to prematurely deem soldiers of destiny, cannot defend: Liverpool leaked 23 goals more than Chelsea, 12 more than City, seven more, even, than a hapless Manchester United. Secondly, in terms of leadership and inspiration at critical junctures from its midfield talisman, the contribution of Toure – one which goes way beyond his stunning 20 league goals input – dwarfs that of Gerrard, renders it a nothing. These two flaws fatally merged at Crystal Palace when Gerrard, deemed Europe’s pre-eminent controlling midfielder by his manager, became the very opposite, a vision of disorganised chaos, as the Eagles landed three killer blows. This is not to say that Gerrard had a poor season, not at all. But to deem him among the brightest stars in the season’s constellation is simply a work of fiction, a sop to saccharine-induced nostalgia. It says much for the Englishman’s genius for self-promotion that he would garner more first preference votes than the transcendent Ivorian in the Player of the Year poll conducted by those who scribble about the game on a daily basis. Here is a triumph of mush over substance, the creation of the greatest fable since the days of Aesop. Perhaps the writers, like Gerrard himself against Chelsea in what has emerged as the defining image of the season and a treasure trove for parody, had suffered a cataclysmic, collective and concussive slip that had scrambled their senses. Liverpool fans tend to rewrite history when it comes to the player who did just about everything in his power to board the Chelsea express in 2004 (Google his quotes from that time) until thuggish threats to his family persuaded him to step back. And in the process Gerrard has become half man, half folk-ballad. Second-best in England this season? He wasn’t even remotely close to being second best at his own club. In truth, he ranked somewhere between the fourth and eighth most valuable player at Liverpool. Unquestionably adrift of Luis Suarez, Daniel Sturridge and Raheem Sterling, any honest internal poll would have him jostling with Jordan Henderson, Philippe Coutinho and Simon Mignolet for the minor placings in a thrilling year of rebirth. Gerrard was not in the top 20 performers in England. Of those who can loosely be termed midfielders, he trailed Toure, Hazard, David Silva, Willian, Fernandinho, Adam Lallana, Santi Cazorla and, perhaps, Henderson. Aaron Ramsey in his three months of fitness was a vividly more stellar figure. Those who observed Gerrard’s comically inept display against Aston Villa at Anfield in January could only assume Brendan Rodgers had spent the evening socialising with the ghosts of Hunter S Thompson, Oliver Reed and George Best when he recently deemed Gerrard “the best in European football in a controlling role”. Where was the control when he keeled over like a bullet-ridden Bambi against Chelsea? If that was a cruel taunt from the heavens, there was no outside influence as Liverpool blew that three-goal lead at Palace last week. A holding midfielder of substance – a Keane, a Vieira, – would have stood up in the face of such impertinence from the underclasses, would have stamped their authority on the south London turf and crushed any hint of a proletariat uprising. Gerrard – all General MacArthur in his public utterances before the game – merely dissolved into the night. The man who has shamelessly played to the Sky Sports lens these past few weeks was suddenly pushing the camera away, railing against the very intrusions he had not only invited, but demanded after each decisive Liverpool step forward. It is true he enjoyed a memorable afternoon as City were downed, but would that helter-skelter contest have followed the same storyline had the immense Toure not been ambushed by injury in the early minutes? If Rodgers in that earlier quote was referring to his skipper’s capacity to “control” the perceptions surrounding him then perhaps he had a point. Gerrard is England’s captain and he is peerless at one aspect of the modern game: Feeding the Great Myth. Whether it is through tears or fist-pumping rallying cries or the smitten, innocent-in-love badge kissing, he creates the illusion of being the ultimate team-player. In truth, Gerrard is a credible rival to Cristiano Ronaldo and Zlatan Ibrahimovich for the title of most self-obsessed footballer of his generation. Yet so many fall for the great delusion of Stevie G, the unbending one-club man. Whether it is turning on the tear-taps or morphing into Russell Crowe after the victory over City when gathering his players in a post-match huddle for his mortifying Gladiator speech, his genius is to cultivate this image as Liverpool’s bastion. He is the selfless hero, the fearless superintendent, the upholder of standards, the solid Scouser, the forever loyal Red, the man who will keep the darkness at bay. The only problem is when the truth intrudes upon the narrative. Like when night fell for Liverpool supporters on Sunday as City – despite being stripped of their world-class striker for most of the season – were crowned champions for the second time in three seasons. Led by Toure, a midfield player from a different continent to Gerrard by birth; and a different planet when it comes to leadership and achievement.
  5. Ha ha ha! 'Blue' Moon indeed!
  6. I lashed on Arsenal, Chelsea, Everton, Spurs, Man City -1 and Liverpool -1 - returned just under £2000! Useless black and white pigs!
  7. Fuck off Alan Pardew will not be sacked by Newcastle this summer. My source tells me he is still 100 per cent backed by owner Mike Ashley despite fan dissent. Finishing in the top 10 is what was required of Pardew by the Sports Direct owner. Behind Arsene Wenger, Pardew is the second-longest reigning manager in the Premier League after taking over in December 2010. http://dailym.ai/1mKGENo
  8. Easiest £20 ever! https://www.betbright.com/lg/9418/638
  9. "Very disappointed with the fans reaction"
  10. http://www.ftbpro.com/posts/josh.macmillan/926639/alan-pardew-s-pre-liverpool-press-conference-full-transcript
  11. Suarez is 3/1 anytime for new accounts on PP!
  12. Paully

    Kevin Keegan

    Modric was a done deal until Jimenez pulled the plug!
  13. Paully

    Kevin Keegan

    Class mate! It could have been better organised but the great man was absolutely fantastic! What charisma he has!
  14. Paully

    Kevin Keegan

    Oh man, is that on tonight? It is indeed mate!
  15. Paully

    Kevin Keegan

    Anyone else going to The Fed tonight? I cannot wait!
  16. http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2054924-arsenal-players-respond-to-abusive-tweets-in-the-best-way-possible#articles/2054924-arsenal-players-respond-to-abusive-tweets-in-the-best-way-possible
  17. How to take an indirect free kick! "CRAZIEST FREE KICK featuring a long line of dummies" on YT.
  18. Is it online yet as it needs massively shared?!
  19. Majestic article that mate! Well done! Superb!
  20. Steve Gerrard, Gerrard, He slipped from 40 yards, And gave it to Demba Ba, Steve Gerrard, Gerrard!
  21. Yowza! Where's this little gem from? Today's Sun! I didn't buy it mind! Ha ha!
  22. :lol: "I hope that what the fans have seen from me in three years is that I have done an honest and respectful job"
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