Rich Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 Tufan is a joke of a footballer, lovely to see him getting dug out. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 Edwards sounds decent, too, cut from the Howe cloth. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HTT II Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 6 hours ago, ponsaelius said: https://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/sport/20296093.watford-man-gosling-ranieri-hodgson-changes-edwards/ Weirdly candid interview with Gosling here. Not very often you see a current player digging out recent teammates and managers so openly. Great read, it’s obvious how much a player like him got out of working under Howe and then when that wasn’t replicated at Watford, he wasn’t happy. He seems an obsessive, studious, workaholic type player, it wouldn’t surprise me if he goes into coaching and would aspire to be another Howe type coach. Watford are a strange club, I hope they stay down, along with WBA they have been one of the most boring of all all-time PL clubs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bonk Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 44 minutes ago, HTT II said: Great read, it’s obvious how much a player like him got out of working under Howe and then when that wasn’t replicated at Watford, he wasn’t happy. He seems an obsessive, studious, workaholic type player, it wouldn’t surprise me if he goes into coaching and would aspire to be another Howe type coach. Watford are a strange club, I hope they stay down, along with WBA they have been one of the most boring of all all-time PL clubs. The only thing of interest Watford do are mind bleeding managerial appointments while simultaneously burning through them. Look at this shit: https://www.transfermarkt.us/fc-watford/mitarbeiterhistorie/verein/1010 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bonk Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 (edited) Better than Shola. Also, bonus group of 'full kit wanka' mackems. SkySport Retro is full of gold. Edited July 22, 2022 by The Bonk Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deuce Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 22 hours ago, 80 said: Bearing in mind he grew up supporting them, was there never any serious talk about Howe going there? Honestly, they likely thought he was beneath them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowlingcrofty Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 The Highbury screamer passed away today. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deuce Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 (edited) Barcelona selling off another 15% of their TV rights to continue funding their current spending spree. They've been able to launder their reputation vis a vis the whole “Mes que un club”, but the mask is really slipping. Edited July 22, 2022 by Tomato Deuce Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfcastle Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 5 hours ago, bowlingcrofty said: The Highbury screamer passed away today. The "cam on you ganners" wife? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
maze Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 (edited) 23 hours ago, The Butcher said: wat This one is way better👇🏻 Good old one. Gallea got this👌🏻 superb👍🏻 Edited July 22, 2022 by maze Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted July 23, 2022 Share Posted July 23, 2022 Without getting all doom and gloom, who is the player if he left would make you the most gutted ? I love Bruno and ASM, Trippier is a total class act, but mine would be big Joe, proper player, totally committed and he just seems to love to be part of Newcastle United Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted July 23, 2022 Share Posted July 23, 2022 Good question, @Ben and was thinking that myself recently. Adore Joe as well but I think if someone were to come in and rob Bruno from us then I think it would probably indicate that there's no hope of ever actually breaking down the established elite. We've made some good signings but he is stardust. Of everything that's happened since October, so far it's him being him here which dares you to think that something really special could happen. Botman might be another but I guess we dunno yet. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
80 Posted July 23, 2022 Share Posted July 23, 2022 7 hours ago, Yorkie said: Good question, @Ben and was thinking that myself recently. Adore Joe as well but I think if someone were to come in and rob Bruno from us then I think it would probably indicate that there's no hope of ever actually breaking down the established elite. We've made some good signings but he is stardust. Of everything that's happened since October, so far it's him being him here which dares you to think that something really special could happen. Botman might be another but I guess we dunno yet. I don't think that's true. I agree with the whole of the rest of your post, and Bruno is my answer to that question too, but there's no use in letting yourself get despondent about something like that happening, the pessimism is self-fulfilling. If he ever left, there's a decent chance it would be for £100m+, so the question to ask is what we could achieve with that money. Again, I think your description of him as stardust is spot on, but it was dreamy sentiment that saw Robson blocked from selling an ageing Shearer to Liverpool and future-proofing the team, and the rest is history. If the club wants to be bigger than an iconic player, it needs to act like it's bigger than an iconic player. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted July 23, 2022 Share Posted July 23, 2022 Fair points but I took Ben's hypothetical question to refer to the present day; i.e. if someone left right now. I don't believe for a second it would happen but if, for eg, Chelsea came in and whacked something ridiculous down like £80-100m for Bruno and he left - having only been here six months - it really would make you wonder why we're bothering at all. Forget anyone other than the ESL chums having a player of that calibre. Reinvest all you like, sure, but don't get used to the idea of having a superstar - they're not for you in this day and age. Like I say, this is all hypothetical and I don't believe that would actually happen; just responding to the question. Providing we ascend in line with his ambition, I can see the likes of Bruno going on to be legendary for us. I believe our future is truly in our hands: which is why it would be so galling if the above did happen thereby confirming it actually isn't. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
80 Posted July 23, 2022 Share Posted July 23, 2022 Just now, Yorkie said: Fair points but I took Ben's hypothetical question to refer to the present day; i.e. if someone left right now. I don't believe for a second it would happen but if, for eg, Chelsea came in and whacked something ridiculous down like £80-100m for Bruno and he left - having only been here six months - it really would make you wonder why we're bothering at all. Forget anyone other than the ESL chums having a player of that calibre. Reinvest all you like, sure, but don't get used to the idea of having a superstar - they're not for you in this day and age. Like I say, this is all hypothetical and I don't believe that would actually happen; just responding to the question. Providing we ascend in line with his ambition, I can see the likes of Bruno going on to be legendary for us. I believe our future is truly in our hands: which is why it would be so galling if the above did happen thereby confirming it actually isn't. Oh, leaving right now? Ok, you might be right, I would be gobsmacked Yeah, it's pretty easy to make the argument he's worth more than £100m to us today because he's talismanic to people outside our club of where we're going. Lose that and what are we? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 Going away on my honeymoon and hoping for some football book recommendations. I’ve done the standards (Inverting the Pyramid, Among the Thugs, Miracle of Castel Di Sangro, etc) so looking for something more current or off the beaten track Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madras Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 1 hour ago, woody said: Going away on my honeymoon and hoping for some football book recommendations. I’ve done the standards (Inverting the Pyramid, Among the Thugs, Miracle of Castel Di Sangro, etc) so looking for something more current or off the beaten track Harry Pearsons "The far corner" Karl Ove Knausgaard and Frederik Ekelund "Home and away" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leffe186 Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 Used to be a sticky listing other clubs’ fan forums. Anyone know where Chelsea fans hang out now? The Shed End seemed a bit quiet. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 11 hours ago, madras said: Harry Pearsons "The far corner" Karl Ove Knausgaard and Frederik Ekelund "Home and away" Thanks mate! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LFEE Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 Good decision on pitch invaders. Quite like pyrotechnics TBH however. No way they can make them safer perhaps? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 No pyro no party Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jack j Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 Why only potentially ban parents of kids running on Get the cunts banned Jail term for allowing their kids to take a sign as well Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Deuce Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 Todd couldn’t be any more of a caricature Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stifler Posted July 26, 2022 Share Posted July 26, 2022 7 hours ago, HaydnNUFC said: A nice touch? He’ll be trying to organise another ESL or getting clubs to agree to a locked Premier League. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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