Dave Posted April 7, 2013 Share Posted April 7, 2013 That comment about Gerrard is fucking staggering. Why are the media so blind to what's right in front of them? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarrenBartonCentrePartin Posted April 7, 2013 Share Posted April 7, 2013 why do we need an utterly irrelevant "alternative league table"? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
maybe_next_year Posted April 7, 2013 Share Posted April 7, 2013 for Di Canio, we've made a compilation featuring lots of clips of Pardew celebrating, least MOTD2 are preparing him for next weekend. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superior Acuña Posted April 7, 2013 Share Posted April 7, 2013 The mackems will be loving that inspiration for Di Canio bit ending on Pardew ^league table because it's interesting. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dokko Posted April 7, 2013 Share Posted April 7, 2013 Winners medal for Inman, and against Phil Orange Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimbo Posted April 7, 2013 Share Posted April 7, 2013 If only all players were as honest as Stevie G, England lionheart. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest firetotheworks Posted April 7, 2013 Share Posted April 7, 2013 That comment about Gerrard is f***ing staggering. Why are the media so blind to what's right in front of them? They have to stick to their fallacies until they eventually just avoid situations that require an opinion opposed to the ones they've had forever. They do the same with everything. Arsenal are always an attractive team to watch, Stoke will only ever play route one, even when they aren't, Martinez is a good manager, Redknapp is likeable, Owen will score goals etc. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan_Taylor Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 That comment about Gerrard is f***ing staggering. Why are the media so blind to what's right in front of them? What was said? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 That he's not the type to go down unnecessarily. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan_Taylor Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 That he's not the type to go down unnecessarily. Perfect video for here, Steven Gerrard, the hypocrite. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdckelly Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 That he's not the type to go down unnecessarily. is there some collective delusion that sets in when you become a pundit/commentator in england where you have to worship at the altars of Steven Gerrard and Wayne Rooney and ignore the fact they cheat all the time? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Venkman Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 That's why pundits should never, ever be ex players. It's such a small group of professionals that ultimately they'll be slagging off their mates. At least they should mix it up with a few journalists or just people who know football and speak well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdckelly Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 That's why pundits should never, ever be ex players. It's such a small group of professionals that ultimately they'll be slagging off their mates. At least they should mix it up with a few journalists or just people who know football and speak well. aye, one of the things ESPN have done right with their coverage of Serie A and the French League is getting Journos on to pundit the game and who know the league and the players involved rather than just random ex players. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest firetotheworks Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 Gary Neville shows that you can be an ex-player pundit, seriously know your stuff and be able to call a spade a spade, provide insight and be critical without going o.t.t in search for ratings or controversy. I don't think it shouldn't be ex-players, it just shouldn't be shit pundits. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilko Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 Gary Neville shows that you can be an ex-player pundit, seriously know your stuff and be able to call a spade a spade, provide insight and be critical without going o.t.t in search for ratings or controversy. I don't think it shouldn't be ex-players, it just shouldn't be shit pundits. Aye, they just need to be more selective. I quite like Matt Holland in his fleeting appearances for the BBC also. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 Gary Neville shows that you can be an ex-player pundit, seriously know your stuff and be able to call a spade a spade, provide insight and be critical without going o.t.t in search for ratings or controversy. I don't think it shouldn't be ex-players, it just shouldn't be s*** pundits. Tbh Neville is the only one who seems like he actually watches the game and the others just come up with meaningless cliché crap on the go. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 Gary Neville shows that you can be an ex-player pundit, seriously know your stuff and be able to call a spade a spade, provide insight and be critical without going o.t.t in search for ratings or controversy. I don't think it shouldn't be ex-players, it just shouldn't be s*** pundits. He's easier on England players and Man Utd. players. His style is more analytical and less judgemental/sensational so he can get away with it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 Gary Neville shows that you can be an ex-player pundit, seriously know your stuff and be able to call a spade a spade, provide insight and be critical without going o.t.t in search for ratings or controversy. I don't think it shouldn't be ex-players, it just shouldn't be s*** pundits. Tbh Neville is the only one who seems like he actually watches the game and the others just come up with meaningless cliché crap on the go. Aye he brings up points from several other games that show he's done his research. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22047043 Roberto Mancini says Manchester City would still be challenging for the Premier League and Champions League titles had he been able to sign his principal targets last summer. "We would probably be at the top... probably also in a Champions League quarter-final," the City manager said. "We had a chance to get three or four players that would have improved our team but now it is finished with." And he added rivals Manchester United "continued to improve their team". All five top targets identified by Mancini last summer opted against joining City. Those at the top of the Italian's list were understood to include Netherlands striker Robin van Persie, who instead joined Premier League leaders United from Arsenal, and Belgium's Eden Hazard, who signed for Chelsea from French side Lille. Additionally, Athletic Bilbao's Javi Martinez chose Bayern Munich, Daniele De Rossi stayed in Italy with Roma and City refused to meet Liverpool's £27m valuation of Danish centre-half Daniel Agger. However, the Italian still spent £52m last summer on players including Javi Garcia, Matija Nastasic and Jack Rodwell. That was a greater total than Manchester United counterpart Sir Alex Ferguson, whose chief purchase was the £24m capture of Van Persie. "We had the chance to get important players, players that this year could have been the difference in this team," continued Mancini. "But it is useless to talk about this now." Fuck off. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beren Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 Weak as piss, but some will buy it. If the joint richest club in the league can't identify an affordable upgrade on Gareth Barry in time Mancini's had, he doesn't deserve to keep his job. You're just shit Mancini. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David28 Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 He could start not to play Barry and Milner all the time before talking about new signings. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 Weak as piss, but some will buy it. If the joint richest club in the league can't identify an affordable upgrade on Gareth Barry in time Mancini's had, he doesn't deserve to keep his job. You're just shit Mancini. He isn't shit, to be fair. Largely done a very underwhelming job, though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 If Mancini hadn't done such a shit job of building his squad and leaving lots of weaknesses in key areas while overdoing it in others he wouldn't be complaining. Its his own fault that squad is so f*cking imbalanced. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beren Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 Weak as piss, but some will buy it. If the joint richest club in the league can't identify an affordable upgrade on Gareth Barry in time Mancini's had, he doesn't deserve to keep his job. You're just shit Mancini. He isn't shit, to be fair. Largely done a very underwhelming job, though. For a team with their resources you don't think it's professionally incompetent to continue to have Gareth Barry as one of the first names on your team sheet? You'd be fuming if it was your team, and rightly so. Relative to where the clubs are at, I'd rate it as being just as bad as having three centre-backs at Newcastle for 18 months (or whatever it was) until MYM got here. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flip Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 Weak as p*ss, but some will buy it. If the joint richest club in the league can't identify an affordable upgrade on Gareth Barry in time Mancini's had, he doesn't deserve to keep his job. You're just s*** Mancini. He isn't s***, to be fair. Largely done a very underwhelming job, though. Well he's not a good manager that's for sure. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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