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christ there's some ridiculously selective memories, Moyes did an incredible job at Everton on a rather small budget brought in some excellent players for low prices and the quality of football progressively improved under him. We'd do very well to get him.

mangers are too transient to reliably instill a footballing philosophy especially these days for me it has to come from the board. I'd take Swansea as an example of it working more or less right, they base their appointments on guys who fit into how they want things done and explain how they want things done and for the most part its served them well. Sure you get strange occurrences like Wenger who can completely change a teams philosophy but thats ridiculously rare. Also without going too much into whats wrong with that lineup (plenty) i'll stick to the main points MYM/Colo don't work together and that central midfield is lacking anyone with an ounce of creativity.

Getting to be a pet hate of mine, this. Everyone agrees that Ashley is the overarching problem, but that doesn't alter the fact that it's infinitely easier to bring about a managerial change than depose a billionaire owner. Pardew is rubbish and doesn't get a free ride just because his boss is a cunt. while true its simply papering over the cracks, whenever Pardew goes the next guy will be much the same and end up in much the same situation so long as the manager has no say in the slightest over who comes in and goes out and the criminal under-investment. Do you think we've signed poor players and do you think they've been used correctly? I do think we've bought some very average players with the very occasional gem like Cabaye who made the rest look better than they were. And the main problem is none of the players were bought with any kind of philosophy in mind at all, they weren't bought because it was what the squad needed or even considered if they even fit in the team or league in the slightest just they're cheap they'll do so it can't be a surprise none fit together. Plus they're they most spineless heartless bunch of players I've ever seen I wouldn't be sorry to see the whole lot of them sold tomorrow for a bag of magic beans. Who's job is it to instill a philosophy at the club? We don't have one and haven't had one for 3 years. Of course the pieces don't fit together when they're used in the most retarded fashion possible. Normal teams buy a central midfielder to play in central midfield, not right wing back. Normal teams buy a striker to play up front, not left midfield. Normal teams don't have a drinking game depending on how many left backs the retard in charge manages to get onto the pitch. principally the boards, they're the ones who decide who the manager and should be decided on the basis of what kind of football they want, here however we have Pardew who is more traditional english manager and then the board through the chief scout just randomly bringing in players of varying ability and style who don't really fit together (when they even bother to) cheerfully ignoring what kind of players he wants and surprise surprise it doesn't fucking work.

Getting to be a pet hate of mine, this. Everyone agrees that Ashley is the overarching problem, but that doesn't alter the fact that it's infinitely easier to bring about a managerial change than depose a billionaire owner. Pardew is rubbish and doesn't get a free ride just because his boss is a cunt. while true its simply papering over the cracks, whenever Pardew goes the next guy will be much the same and end up in much the same situation so long as the manager has no say in the slightest over who comes in and goes out and the criminal under-investment. Do you think we've signed poor players and do you think they've been used correctly? I do think we've bought some very average players with the very occasional gem like Cabaye who made the rest look better than they were. And the main problem is none of the players were bought with any kind of philosophy in mind at all, they weren't bought because it was what the squad needed or even considered if they even fit in the team or league in the slightest just they're cheap they'll do so it can't be a surprise none fit together. Plus they're they most spineless heartless bunch of players I've ever seen I wouldn't be sorry to see the whole lot of them sold tomorrow for a bag of magic beans.

Getting to be a pet hate of mine, this. Everyone agrees that Ashley is the overarching problem, but that doesn't alter the fact that it's infinitely easier to bring about a managerial change than depose a billionaire owner. Pardew is rubbish and doesn't get a free ride just because his boss is a cunt. while true its simply papering over the cracks, whenever Pardew goes the next guy will be much the same and end up in much the same situation so long as the manager has no say in the slightest over who comes in and goes out and the criminal under-investment.

the amount of money they make.

Possibly a lot better than giving him £100m to spend on players. oh to man utd its not much but still, £4.5m for failing badly not bad

4.5m payoff apparently nice work if you can get it

yes and I should hope so given he's been in the country long enough to have at least picked up enough english to get by.

might Ashleys chopper being there as claimed have drawn some attention from ssn given the run of form?

Incredible work by Dyche

Liam Bradford ‏@LiamBradford84 7m Manchester United say David Moyes has not been sacked but declined to comment when asked about the manager's longer-term future. #MUFC supportive

Pete O'Rourke ‏@SkySportsPeteO 1m David Moyes's departure from Manchester United set to be announced imminently. #MUFC

only heard of them thanks to FM no fucking clue beyond they're not very good.

Yup if Liverpool would have had Arsenals injury and vice versa the table would be very different imo looking at Liverpools bench today almost certainly, doubt Liverpool would even be in the CL places with that kind of injury list. But its been that kind of season for them they've played well but every break seems to be going for them. Yup today was their 40th game of the season iirc. I think Chelsea are at almost 60 massive difference. If Liverpool want to play such a high energy game next season they will have to spend big and expand the squad massively imo particularly with the CL, europa you can get away with playing a weaker side and rotating but Champions League? not so much. Nice problem to have though.

Yup if Liverpool would have had Arsenals injury and vice versa the table would be very different imo looking at Liverpools bench today almost certainly, doubt Liverpool would even be in the CL places with that kind of injury list. But its been that kind of season for them they've played well but every break seems to be going for them.

Arsenal really missed Ramsey, possible they'd still be in the title race had he not been out for so long

miraculous recovery from Suarez there.............................

thats been coming

if norwich had anything resembling a half decent striker they may have gotten back into this, Liverpool really have backed off a bit

What's the record? Chelsea I think, scored about 105. well they'll beat that with us alone.

we'll barely get a mention. Though as impossible as it is the idea of denying Liverpool the title...................

Hooper-useless

Wonder how many this will end up at.