joeyt Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 BREAKING NEWS: Port Vale appoint Rob Page as new manager Start of a new chapter for the club Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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AyeDubbleYoo Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 They're turning over a new leaf for sure. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixelphish Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 Hopefully he'll add real spine to the team. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fugazi Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 He does things by the book. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEMTEX Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 I thought this story was fiction. What a novel appointment. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cp40 Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 Future Manager for the Mags? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
triggs Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 Robben is the third best in the world currently like Said it a while ago and got laughed at was probably unrelated Good one. You fucking crack me up Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
triggs Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 Suarez is better than Robben like, as much as I hate to say it. so is Zlatan. For me the most deserving player from Bayern to go close to Ronaldo is Neuer, but since he's a keeper it probably won't happen.I don't think Robben is top 5 at all, because for all his fantastic game he manages to have quite a nice amount of bad ones in the Bundesliga. At his best he's unstoppable, but he's just not as consistent as CRonaldo, Messi, Zlatan or Suarez. Nobody cares about games where Bayern Munich beat the opposition 6 nil Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
triggs Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 Suarez is better than Robben like, as much as I hate to say it. so is Zlatan. For me the most deserving player from Bayern to go close to Ronaldo is Neuer, but since he's a keeper it probably won't happen.I don't think Robben is top 5 at all, because for all his fantastic game he manages to have quite a nice amount of bad ones in the Bundesliga. At his best he's unstoppable, but he's just not as consistent as CRonaldo, Messi, Zlatan or Suarez. Nobody cares about games where Bayern Munich beat the opposition 6 nil Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRD Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 Tan’s Cardiff PhD in football management SINGAPORE — After being “cheated by dishonest managers” at Cardiff City, Malaysian billionaire Vincent Tan said he has earned a PhD in football management and is now fully committed to investing in the game. Confirming media reports, Tan said his next foray, to be announced in the next few days, is the purchase of Major League Soccer (MLS) franchise Chivas USA, which will be renamed Los Angeles Football Club. On the sidelines of the Forbes Global CEO Conference at the Shangri-La Hotel yesterday, Tan told TODAY he will be the majority owner among fellow investors Hollywood producer Peter Guber, venture capitalist Henry Nguyen and former NBA executive Tom Penn in the takeover. The Californian property will be Tan’s third investment in a football club, after buying Bosnian club FK Sarajevo 11 months ago. The Berjaya Group chairman also has his eyes trained on another European club, which he declined to identify, and may also scout for opportunities in Japan and South Korea. Said Tan: “Compared to what people believe — that you cannot make money investing in football clubs — I think if you managed it carefully, have an honest manager, and if you control it well and watch how they spend your money carefully, you can make money. If not, you will lose money.” The 62-year-old’s emphasis on trustworthy managers comes after he sacked Cardiff head of recruitment Iain Moody last October and manager Malky Mackay three months later. He claims the pair misspent the better part of his £50 million (S$102.6 million) in the summer of 2013 in dubious deals for new players, ahead of their return to top-flight English football in the Premier League after 51 years. Tan was especially unhappy with the purchase of Andreas Cornelius, who was signed from FC Copenhagen in a deal that rose close to £11 million and on £45,000-a-week wages. The episode is far from over as Tan said Cardiff had spent up to three times what some of the players were actually worth and his lawyers are preparing a slew of legal suits against several football agents involved. Both Moody and Mackay, he added, are also implicated in these shoddy deals. But Tan said foreign owners, particularly Asians like him who are new to the English game, are vulnerable to the actions of an unscrupulous few. “All of us are new, so we try and listen to the local people who manage the clubs,” said the Malaysian. “This is where we all make mistakes. We listen to them too much, just as I listened to my former manager. He bought players and overpaid for as much as three times their value.” It was an expensive lesson for someone who was never a football fan or attended any match, not even in Malaysia. His first game was watching Cardiff’s Championship promotion playoff tie in May 2010 against Blackpool, which they lost 3-2. He was invited by a consortium of Malaysian investors who bought a 30 per cent stake in the club and asked him to pump £6 million into their fund. As of April this year, he owns 90 per cent of the Welsh side after spending close to £170 million over the past four years, an investment he said will never be recouped. “I over-invested in the club because I was cheated by the player deals and am currently in the red. Even if I sell the club, I will still lose money,” said Tan. Equipped with experience, Tan said his investment in Sarajevo has so far been good because he made sure the people who manage the Bosnian club were trustworthy. He intends to hold on to all his football properties for at least 10 years in the hope they will increase in value before considering any offers to cash in. LAFC, for him, presents the best prospect because United States sports enterprises tend to yield higher returns over the long term. He cited the recent US$2 billion (S$2.5 billion) sale of the NBA’s Los Angeles Clippers to Steve Ballmer from Donald Sterling, who bought the franchise for US$12.5 million in 1981. “Of all the football leagues, with their rules and regulations and without relegation, I think the MLS offers the best in terms of appreciation in the value of investments,” said Tan. “I think the value of clubs there will grow, just as the value in basketball, American football and baseball clubs in the US have grown so much over the years.” Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deuce Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 Confirming media reports, Tan said his next foray, to be announced in the next few days, is the purchase of Major League Soccer (MLS) franchise Chivas USA, which will be renamed Los Angeles Football Club. can't wait for Madman Tan in MLS. They won't know what to do with him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRD Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 Just had a look what kit colours FK Sarajevo and Chivas USA have. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ameritoon Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 Well Chivas USA don't exist anymore, so that won't be an issue for the big weirdo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Village Idiot Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 I love when this kind of inter-city rivalry stunts pop up from time to time. The company that supplies Espanyol's team bus "mistakenly" painted Barça's initials on the roof. It was then repainted on the spot when it was discovered and furious Espanyol fans took twitter by storm: http://img02.mundodeportivo.com/2014/10/29/El-autocar-del-Espanyol-antes-_54418407654_54115221154_600_396.jpg Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest antz1uk Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 what on earth is going on with Tom Ince, he must track back less than ben Arfa Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
54 Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/29831433 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/29831433 Jeez. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 #bantz #lads Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ste Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 WHO DOES THAT Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarrenBartonCentrePartin Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 Bet they were off out for a cheeky Nandos. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEMTEX Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 Typical fucking rugby rahs getting their cock out at any opportunity. I bet the cunts were smoking pipes and everything. Posh twats. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 Rounded off with a few #cheeky pints of each others piss Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarrenBartonCentrePartin Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 And discussing how the bloke behind Dapper Laughs could be the greatest comedian of all time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KDT Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 Typical f***ing rugby rahs getting their cock out at any opportunity. I bet the c***s were smoking pipes and everything. Posh t***s. More likely to be smoking each others pipe tbh. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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