Super Duper Branko Strupar Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 BREAKING: Sky sources indicate Joleon Lescott is close to agreeing terms with Hull City for a two-year deal #SSN Fucking Hull, man. How can Hull afford him but we couldn't even imagine singing someone like that? We'll be reet, we'll sell MYM for less than we bought him for, buy someone else even less known and cheaper, and plod on with Steven Taylor and Curtis Good. Exciting times. Anyhoo, back the the WC. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segun Oluwaniyi Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 It is hard to disagree about this club's uselessness, but I'm not convinced Lescott is a a good investment at all from a playing perspective, never mind the financial ramifications. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
1878 Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 Lescott was excellent for us and initially had a good time of it at City too. His career went down the pan when Mancini dropped him (for Savic!) just after his partnership with Kompany had helped win the title. Since dropping out of the first XI at City he's struggled for form whenever he's got back in. I think he'll do ok with regular football at Hull but I'm doubtful he'll get back to his best and he'll be on big wages. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Village Idiot Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 Xavi leaving Barça confirmed. End of an era. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interpolic Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 Now you know how we feel. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Collage Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 Xavi leaving Barça confirmed. End of an era. Indeed. Absolutely fantastic player. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segun Oluwaniyi Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 So the replacement is Rakitic? It is a bit bizarre to see Xavi, Fabregas, and Thiago leave within the space of one year. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Village Idiot Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 The club has completely botched the planned transition from Xavi-Iniesta to Thiago-Fábregas, but I believe we'll buy another CM and Rakitic is meant more as Cesc's replacement. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 I know they signed Rakitic but I'd be genuinely shocked if they don't sign someone else. On Xavi, best CM of my lifetime IMO the level of play for club and country between 2008 and 2013 was insane. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Village Idiot Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 95% certain he'll go on to manage us at some point. Absolute legend, and I can only be grateful to have been able to see him in the flesh, in his prime. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 Xavi leaving Barça confirmed. End of an era. In other news, West Ham sign Cheikhou Kouyaté for £7mil from Anderlecht Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 Xavi leaving Barça confirmed. End of an era. In other news, West Ham sign Cheikhou Kouyaté for £7mil from Anderlecht Set piece fret Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 Xavi, man. Best CM I've ever seen. Pisses all over the likes of Gerrard, and certainly, for me, eclipses Zidane. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unbelievable Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 Where's Xavi off to? Just googled. Al-Arabi? Fuck off Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 Xavi, man. Best CM I've ever seen. Pisses all over the likes of Gerrard, and certainly, for me, eclipses Zidane. Don't think you can really compare him and Zidane as they both played in different positions. For a direct comparison I rate Iniesta higher than Zidane but I know most will disagree with me on that one. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 95% certain he'll go on to manage us at some point. Absolute legend, and I can only be grateful to have been able to see him in the flesh, in his prime. Think he'd be a good manager as like Guardiola he is also a massive football geek. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interpolic Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 Well, so's Peter Beardsley. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-more Mag Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 Would have been nice if he could have stayed a one-club man. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ketsbaia Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 I don't think I'm ready for Xavi to leave tbh Barca could go trophy-less for a few years, with all these retirements/big sales. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Collage Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 Guardiola moved to Qatar at the end of his career as well... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
triggs Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 Xavi, man. Best CM I've ever seen. Pisses all over the likes of Gerrard, and certainly, for me, eclipses Zidane. Don't think you can really compare him and Zidane as they both played in different positions. For a direct comparison I rate Iniesta higher than Zidane but I know most will disagree with me on that one. I'd rate Iniesta above Xavi but as you say its difficult to compare them Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 Definitely is an end of an era for them. Puyol, Xavi and Valdes all leaving, with seemingly strong rumors Alves may be off too. Be interesting to see how they handle it, not a bad player to build around though.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Howaythetoon Posted June 18, 2014 Share Posted June 18, 2014 Iniesta and Xavi have had better careers and more success than Zidane and were both arguably more consistent and more effective, but Zidane had this thing about him, about his game. I call it individual temperament. He was different and in this game, that lone can be the difference. I'd rank Zidane in the very top tier of modern world footballers up there with the likes of Messi, CRonaldo, Ronaldo, Ronaldinho et al and further back your Peles and Maradonas. Of course Xavi and Iniesta are or were world-class, right up there with those players, but for me, just not at that very level in terms of what they could do and did do. Zidane could run the game on his own. Ronaldo could take on and beat a whole team. CRonaldo and Messi are machines able to consistently create and score and impact every single game. Ronaldinho was an individual of amazing ability and creativity. All on a slightly different level. For me anyway. I doubt we will see better midfield footballers in a general sense than Xavi or Iniesta though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flip Posted June 18, 2014 Share Posted June 18, 2014 Well said HTT Zidane just had that something about him. He maybe wasn't close to the consistency of the other but he just had that extra spark when needed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
triggs Posted June 18, 2014 Share Posted June 18, 2014 Agree with HTT too. I'd put Zidane at least level with Cristiano Ronaldo in footballing terms. Just because Ronaldo scores more doesn't mean he is better. Anyway to get back on topic I think I heard Spurs are bring linked with John O Shea Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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