themanupstairs

Ghana will win it IMO. Look a lot more up for it.

CIV have failed to score in four finals of this tournament now. (assuming this creeps to penalties) 360 goalless minutes, what a ridiculous stat!

 

Apart from one or two players, CIV really don't look bothered about the game.

Bony has been a pedestrian. Seems so full of himself and a right prick.

Sure everything that needs saying about Obertan's bottled shot has been said. Their goal was rooted in that f***ing moronic free kick, why was Krul taking it when there were like 7 players level with him or behind and no one up? Just ended up coming straight back while we were out of shape and Krul wasn't settled back into position.

 

This X 10000000000000000000

Carver cost us that game and that's the bottom line. I'd contend his subs were awful. Even though Colback scored he should have been subbed, his net gain was still a minus overall.

 

It's criminal that Ameobi stayed on so long as opposed to Cabella who consistently looked dangerous. It really was pub team management for a guy who will just favour crap English players. If you can't see the obvious and do the obvious you don't belong in management.

 

You could clearly hear him shouting constantly "put it in the mix. put it in the mix". Fucking amateur hour.

A fucking emabbarssment.

 

What the fuck was Carver doing taking off Cabella ffs.

 

Obertan

Oh yes. The world renowned bastion of morality that is CAF should win this one. Nothing good will ever come out African football unfortunately until Hayatou and his ilk are removed from power.

Would still let her sit on my face after she had finished shitting out a two month out of date Smart Price Vindaloo.

 

ffs

Who dived?

He only exists as a parody as far as I'm concerened. Would make this club even more of a joke than it already is.

 

This.

A difference in opinion doesn't make somebody a wum.  I genuinely believe he still has a lot to offer football

 

You're fully entitled to your opinion of course, I just struggle to see how that opinion can be formed around a guy who has left every club he has managed (bar Levy-backed spurs) in deep shit, and has achieved close to nothing special in football. He's also getting on a bit now, and is nothing like what we desperately need at NUFC. We need someone with dignity and honesty and a bit of ability to start with.

I would like to see garde but if not then harry. To say harry would be a disaster is a bit ott. The man has pedigree

 

Pedigree? Really?

Appointing Redknapp would be even more farcical than appointing Pardew ffs It would end in disaster though, rather than just plain impotence.

Personally I would have harry, but he would want money to spend and that won't happen.

 

Seriously?? Personally don't want another slack jawed no-mark charlatan to take over and pretend he knows what he's doing. Rather have Carver than Harry fucking Redknapp.

Didn't see the full game but based on the highlights we didn't seem to create much. Would that be a fair assessment? All the goals were individual 'magic'/lucky. We still aren't creating anything as a team

 

Very fair assessment i would say. Couple of crosses from Haidara and Janmaat that Ayoze got on the end of but couldn't finish. Our possession play at the back and midfield was decent today, but then again our midfield was up against no marks like Huddlestone, Meyler and Livermore.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/30963566

 

Pretty good interview with Carver on here

 

Straightforward stuff. Feels so refreshing to not be hearing old al pards speak about NUFC.

Howay Korea

 

Credit to whoever that is for finding those things and not only flat out ignoring the fact that he scored 79 goals (11 of which were in the Championship) in 14 years, but then just making stuff up about him 'scoring and making goals'

 

Honestly, they're f***ing mental man. You show them the sky and go 'that's blue' and the scoff at you and tell you that you're delusional.

 

Tbf Shola's career stats must be up there with the best that a mickey mouse club like Palace have ever seen

I love Shola Ameobi as long as he stays well clear of this club. In this case I couldn't be happier for Palace getting such a...."talented" forward. His first feature on the Palace website will be about how this is his year!

I seen to be the only one here who doesn't loathe him. Had no problems watching that.

 

I think he was completely out of line abusing the fans the way he did after the shambles that 2014 was. He deserved every bit of doubt and mistrust sent his way. He talks a big game, but has never actually achieved anything in football apart from be Sir Bobby's assistant many years ago. Many people rightly see him as part of the old boys club who are happy to steal a living from NUFC without actually providing much value.

 

The only upside of hearing his interviews is that I don't have to hear al pards mmm and aaaahhh, his incoherent English and his arrogant twang.

 

I agree that his behaviorist at the Southampton game was despicable and of course he shouldn't be our manager but the hatred towards him here is of Pardewesque proportions.

 

It's quite normal for him to be hated by association. I'm only hoping that deep down he knew al pards was shit and understood the mistakes he made, and despite his limited ability will try to put them right. Keeping Gouffran out of midfield would be a start. Let's see what he does when he has Aarons, De Jong and Abeid available.

to allow time for bidding

 

Exactly my point.

At the risk of spoiling this punaway train, Mutch seems a decent signing for them. Had a good season with Cardiff last year. Dunno what he's been like for QPR, mind.

 

Hasn't been much cop tbf.