Village Idiot Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 Incidentally, all the Giggs-ing has made me realize that Giggs has, actually, not scored this season. Will his "score in all PL seasons" streak come to an end? Suppose Ferguson will have him take a pen if they wrap the title early. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinho lad Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 Man City supporter. :lol: http://i3.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article1532660.ece/ALTERNATES/s615/3pm+David+De+Gea http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/3pm-column-football-funnies-manchester-1532721 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 Sven joins 1860 Munich. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/21027403 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
summerof69 Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 Massive waste of a footballer http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2013/jan/15/michael-johnson-released-manchester-city Michael Johnson, once tipped as an England international and one of the best young players to emerge through Manchester City's academy in the past decade, has been paid off from his contract after the club finally ran out of patience with him. Johnson, convicted of two drink-driving offences last September, was offered a severance package from his £40,000-a-week contract just before Christmas, after several years of decline. The club decided not to announced it publicly but it has come to light now after a photograph of the 24-year-old appeared on the internet looking bloated and unfit. Once the subject of a £10m bid from Liverpool, the former England youth international has suffered a series of injury problems but he also caused considerable disquiet behind the scenes because of his attitude towards being a professional footballer and, specifically, his fondness for a night out. His last appearance for the club was as a second-half substitute in a Carling Cup tie against Scunthorpe in October 2009. Sven-Goran Eriksson once said he would not swap Johnson even for Steven Gerrard but the days when he was described as "the new Colin Bell", breaking into City's first team at the age of 18, were short-lived. Roberto Mancini and his predecessor, Mark Hughes, both concluded that Johnson did not have the personality to play football at the highest level. At one point City were so embarrassed by his unkempt state in his pen-pic club sources say the photographer was asked to come back to take it again. Johnson was moved to Leicester City two years ago, on a season-long loan that cost the Championship club £1m, but was signed off, then sent back, at the midway point. After that, almost nothing had been heard of him until he crashed his car, over the drink-drive limit, in Manchester last May. It was one of two occasions when he has been arrested for drink-driving in the space of three months, leading to a £5,500 fine and three-year driving ban. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilko Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/01/15/article-2262486-16F1F47E000005DC-924_306x464.jpg Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnypd Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 i feel sorry for him tbh, alcoholism is a disease and having loads of money and an exciting career doesn't cure it, in fact it most likely enables it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Shorty Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 Hard to feel sorry for anyone who has been convicted of drink driving TWICE The lad had all the talent in the world and looks like he pissed it up the wall. Compare this to another former City player Paul Lake who had to retire through injury through no fault of his own fairly clear cut which one is deserving of sympathy imo. Still I hope now the lad can sort his head out and get on with his life. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 Tragic that, feel really sorry for the lad. Being so close to that success, and losing it, must be very hard to deal with. And being recognised would be a nightmare. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaylorJ_01 Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 A few of my arty mates made this, filmed in the park near my house, quite funny The New Scotland Manager Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 I hardly watch PL outside of NUFC games nowadays tbh everything about the league disgusts me i enjoy the other major leagues..... Probably because i have no emotional attachment towards them but also because they are nowhere near as money driven by comparison. La Liga? Serie A? You can't be money driven when you have no money! But yeah, La Liga pisses on fans more than the PL, imho. Tbf at least in La Liga the clubs that have money have earnt it over many years of success and the ones that mis-manage it don't..... unlike over here when you have clubs who were no ones a few years ago but suddenly can get top talent due to rich business men treating the club like play things.... As for Serie A, since the Calciopoli farce a lot of them have struggled financially it has made for an interesting league over past 2-3 years IMO. It may not have the quality of some other leagues but its competitive and interesting at least to me anyway. None of them are perfect but i honestly prefer it nowadays. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deuce Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 Bolton's Stu Holden is included in the roster for FA Cup match tomorrow against Sunderland. Hasn't played a competitive match since September 2011. Roster ffs. Get the fuck outta here! You're fortunate I used "match" instead of "game." Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dokko Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 Johnson has said he just couldn't cope with the pressure of being a football and famous. Suppose there are always going to be cases like this. Got a lot of money for doing nowt though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenham Mag Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 Bolton's Stu Holden is included in the roster for FA Cup match tomorrow against Sunderland. Hasn't played a competitive match since September 2011. Roster ffs. Get the fuck outta here! You're fortunate I used "match" instead of "game." We use both Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deuce Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobody Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 Sven joins 1860 Munich. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/21027403 He says he hasn't even talked to them Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Wally_McFool Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 Ajax player amazing disappearing act during training! Must see to be believed Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pata Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 Sign him up. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Village Idiot Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 Sign him up. Dunno, looks like he could go unnoticed in most games. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 Sign him up. Dunno, looks like he could go unnoticed in most games. Could provide competition for Obertan then Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenham Mag Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 Looks to me like he could do well on the left wing, ghosting in when the time is right. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 Sky Sports News @SkySportsNews SKY SOURCES: Blackpool make approach to MK Dons to speak to manager Karl Robinson #SSN Always came across as a bit of a knob to me Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdckelly Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 he's done well at the franchise club playing decent football Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 I was sure they would go for O'Driscoll. Think that would have been a good appointment Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdckelly Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 would have seemed the obvious choice, dunno why he gets overlooked and shafted aside so easily Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashley17 Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 Bristol City snapped up O'Driscoll yesterday Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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