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leffe186

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Palermo have sacked another manager :lol:

 

To put this into some perspective.... Infostrada Sports ‏@InfostradaLive

Palermo president Zamparini outscores Roman Abramovich 21 - 8 in managers replaced since they bought Palermo and Chelsea in 2003.

 

Serie A clubs like to sack their managers. There's just no continuity whereas in the PL you have Ferguson, Wenger, Moyes as long-serving managers. The current longest serving manager in Serie A has like 3 years it seems. You do wonder if it has to do with the continental set-up as 'head coach' (+DOF and other roles) instead of the English-style 'manager' that Serie A find their head coaches more dispensable.

 

The other rule which I can't ever understand is that a manager who resigned or was sacked in a Serie A season cannot be signed by another club. It severely limits the options a club has when seeking to find a new manager and they probably have to reconsider the same guy they sacked a few months ago. If it's meant to offer some form of security to a manager, then it's not working too well either. There were 20 managerial changes last season and 25 the season before that. It stands at 20 so far this season. Mental, even if Palermo accounts for a significant chunk of the number. :lol:

 

That rule makes sense to me. I'd expect it to minimize the likelihood of a bigger club poaching a smaller club's manager, at least mid-season. It might not work too well as a guarantee of job security, but it's surely better than nothing. In addition, if a club has limited options having ditched their manager mid-season, well, tough! Don't ditch a manager mid-season then.

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-21749312

Caerphilly Castle Ladies FC's brave face on 43-0 defeat

For a rugby team, a 43-0 defeat would be hard to take: but for a football side it is an absolute hammering.

 

That, however, is the latest loss suffered by Caerphilly Castle Ladies in the Women's Welsh Premier League.

 

Sadly, it is not the first time they have been mauled this season, as they have also been on the wrong end of 36-0, 28-0 and 26-0 scorelines.

 

But the team who have let in 219 goals and scored just one in 10 games say they have no intention of giving up.

 

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We're putting a brave face on things, but yes it's tough, and if it went on indefinitely, it would threaten the future of the club”

 

However, chairwoman Julie Boyce, who has come out of retirement to strengthen the side of reserves and youth players, said the team would come back stronger.

 

She said: "We're putting a brave face on things, but yes it's tough, and if it went on indefinitely, it would threaten the future of the club. But we're about more than the first team."

 

Today's plight is a far cry from recent years, when the Castle had been a side to be reckoned with.

 

They finished mid-table in the last two Welsh Premier League seasons, and in 2010 lifted the Welsh League Cup.

 

 

This season has been very different. The solitary goal they managed was against Caernarfon Town, who went on to win 14-1.

 

But despite the Ladies' problems, all their age group teams remain in contention for silverware.

 

In terms of numbers participating at all levels, Caerphilly Castle rival Cardiff City for the title of biggest women's club in Wales.

 

Ms Boyce said: "You could argue that we could have done more to help ourselves.

 

"We could have promoted some of the really talented girls from the under-16s into the first team, and the results would have been nowhere near as embarrassing as they have been.

 

"But at the start of the season we took the decision that the first team crisis shouldn't be allowed to disrupt the excellent work we're doing at youth level.

 

"We're taking a long-term view. We're not going to rush girls through just to window dress this season - we'll take our time because we know that in a few years we'll be back bigger and stronger than ever."

 

Recruitment drive

That places a particular burden on those who are currently taking a hammering on the pitch, she suggested.

 

She said: "So this current group of girls need to grit their teeth and do a job for the whole club by fulfilling our fixtures, and retaining our Premier League place for the generation of players coming through the system."

 

But in the meantime, with the women's transfer window closing at the end of March, she has her chairwoman's hat on for a major recruitment drive.

 

"A lot of the players we've approached have been put off by the results, but I'm urging anyone who's interested to think more about the opportunity we can give them."

 

"There'll never be a better chance for  for any aspiring player to compete in the Premier League."

 

Caerphilly Castle Ladies: 2012/13 results so far

0-5 v Northop Hall

0-18 v Port Talbot Town

0-10 v Wrexham

0-18 v Cardiff Metro University

0-26 v Llandudno Junction

0-36 v Newcastle Emlyn

0-21 v Port Talbot Town

1-14 v Caernarfon Town

0-28 v Aberystwyth Town

0-43 v Cardiff Metro University

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Raconteur

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That seems impossible. Goal every 2 minutes? Christ.

 

About 10 years ago, I was playing for a club in regional Victoria, Australia. Our seconds team were playing the league leaders, our poor lads only had nine players, and were routed 42-0. The opposition were picking the ball out of the net and running it back to the halfway line for the kick off...

 

It's possible :(

 

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Village Idiot

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Valencia's shares have been transferred to Spanish bank "Bankia" after defaulting on their debt. Bankia itself went bankrupt last year and had to be nationalized.

 

Happy times.

 

EDIT: Apparently it hasn't technically happened yet but it's impending after court tossed out the guarantees they had to back the debt.

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Village Idiot

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Valencia's shares have been transferred to Spanish bank "Bankia" after defaulting on their debt. Bankia itself went bankrupt last year and had to be nationalized.

 

Happy times.

 

EDIT: Apparently it hasn't technically happened yet but it's impending after court tossed out the guarantees they had to back the debt.

 

Valencia fan friend of mine now tells me they won't be repo-ed until August, unless they find €80m-odd million by then. Which barring miracle they won't.

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Belgium's struggles to perform to the level expected is quite easily explained tbh and has been on here many times.

 

1. 0 fullbacks, name a successful team in the last 10 years if not more without quality fullbacks?

 

2. No proven strikers, not every f*cker is Spain

 

3. Most of the players come from different ethnic backgrounds and speak different languages so its difficult to come together as a nation.

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3. Most of the players come from different ethnic backgrounds and speak different languages so its difficult to come together as a nation.

 

They could have a devastating national team if the players are able to coalesce.

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Surely they can figure out a way to fit Aldweireld and Verm as outside backs and Kompany and Vertonghen at CB? But Ald & Verm can play RB/LB no? Probably FIFAtastic mind you.

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