Kaizero

Man, wish Khan had bought us instead.

Like the uniform/colours, though.

Dat reference

He's a very good young player imo, could learn a lot playing with Bradley. They should really find a way to hold on to him. The chance to play with players of that standard means they should have a decent chance of holding on to him. http://img.gawkerassets.com/img/19f9rj8eksj7xgif/ku-medium.gif That gif

Dæhli looks a right player even in the PL. Exciting.

Another intriguing question would be, out of the current crop of Premier League clubs. Which team would you want to win the league (other than Newcastle, duh) that has not won it in the Sky Premier League era (to narrow it well down), and why? I think I'd not mind Southampton getting some success. Good academy, fans seem canny enough and they tend to play football that's good to look at.

They've been around for longer than Liverpool IIRC - were even formed three years before us. I like Fulham. "Proper club" . Reminded me of a thread I wanted to start, where people would say which three teams in the top two English divisions they like/don't mind if are successful, and which three they would choose to remove from existance. You should start that thread would make for interesting reading Well now. I can't Think you improved the general concept, with the exception of people explaining why they chose the clubs they did.

They've been around for longer than Liverpool IIRC - were even formed three years before us. I like Fulham. "Proper club" . Reminded me of a thread I wanted to start, where people would say which three teams in the top two English divisions they like/don't mind if are successful, and which three they would choose to remove from existance.

Riise.

For everything going for them, Steven Gerrard still writes his texts like a retard: http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c75/Kaizero/VMan-P792505_zps47794463.jpg

Full blown AIDS.

Pretty much. We accepted the defeat in advance and Chelsea coasted in 1st gear throughout with us having and odd chance every now and then.

My biggest issue isn't finishing 8th. It's that we basically gave up and were content with that after half the season instead of pushing on when we we had a chance.

More Chelsea being content cruising than us not being raped tbh.

Tempted to change to the Ski Jumping qualifiers instead of this garbage.

Ben Arfa off for Gosling

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"Best use of/Best Gif" will probs take over for Best Smiley next year as another one off.

You are taking the piss. We've got a good scouting system, big money signings hadn't worked out for us, we're 8th in the league which isn't that bad, our fans are more unhappy when we're losing, his own stint here didn't work out, we can't compete with the mega-rich clubs, and he had no problems with Kinnear but felt he was from a bygone era. Controversial. I'm quite inclined to agree. Only thing exceptionally wrong with that article in itself is that Michael Owen is talking about football. The content is fairly boring common knowledge that gets discussed on this forum on a regular basis, only now an absolute cunt is saying it so fuck the police.

Relegation, lack of money, necessity of playing their kids. We have many of those same things going on. Very few teams offer kids the same first team opportunities we do. Whether or not they take them is down to them. I do think generally, that English managers don't trust kids. You'll never win a game with 11 James Miners etc etc. Too an extent. It's a high pressure job where 3 losses in a row and people are calling for you to be sacked. It's understandable to a point. That's part of the reason I like MLS. The salary caps and limited "roster" space mean that kids are necessary for building a squad. My Seattle Sounders had DeAndre Yedlin break through last year and are very likely to see Dylan Remick and Eriq Zavaleta this year. There's just no other option for most teams. You get the same thing happen when clubs like Southampton are stuck for cash, or like us: keeping the squad thin. I think we're more likely than other clubs to start producing good young players for that very reason. It just doesn't happen overnight. There are also other factors: as a football coach myself I know there's only so much you can actually do to help players. You can give them all the instruction in the world but if they're not prepared to push themselves then they're not going to get any better. You can't kick the ball for them. As anyone who has ever had a job knows; 90% of the people employed there are just happy turning up and doing the same thing they've always done. Comfortably phoning it in. It's no different in football. Andy Carroll is a great example. When his first team opportunity came up he really knuckled down and you could see him getting better and better. Then he signs his big money contract, thinks he's made it, and he stagnates. There are a lot of variables at play. But the one thing I can say with complete confidence is: remarks like "We're never going to have any good youth players under Pardew" and shit like that are nonsense for many reasons: 1) We do give players opportunities to prove themselves. We actively want them to step up because we're at the bare bones most of the time. 2) He's not even the fucking youth coach. 3) Motivation is the single biggest factor in developing a player, and he's shown himself to be reasonably good at managing players (Cabaye, Colo, etc). 4) He has come out publicly and urged these guys to step it up. Whether they do or not is on their own backs. He can't kick the ball for them either. Another good example re: the MLS is Omar Gonzales at LA Galaxy. If they'd had no salary cap, there's no chance that one of (IMO) the US' best CBs at the moment would have had anywhere near the gametime he'd need to develop.

It's going to open up a more interested league to be honest. Now that Galaxy aren't the only ones getting the players it should be more of a fair game. I think I may start watching it again this season, does anyone over here have the rights? Not as far as I can tell: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_League_Soccer_on_television That list seems bad regarding international deals though. We get MLS live on TV over here and aren't listed.

Decent first eleven, bench full of the cheapest players available.

Hard? Try IMPOSSIBLE.

Man City annoys me much more than Beckham, at least Beckham has been a part of making the MLS more popular and in one sense deserves to continue to be a part of it. Man City just comes to New York with some shitty team when there's a franchise with such a rich history as the New York Cosmos right there wanting to join the MLS. Fuck man, annoying.

There's been an MLS thread on here for three years you know.