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Ye be proud of that. The Hammers will be proud of their 3pts. Clowns.

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To be fair I sympathise with Tottenham on the chanting. There is no way they can be claimed to have been chanting the world out of hate or spite. If anything they're neutralising the harm in the word.

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West Hams 3rd was fantastic. From the turn and control in midfield to the run and finish.

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I find it hard to listen to some black people hype up the N word. Equally I'd find it hard to hear brown Asians hype up the P word etc. etc. theres no need for it.

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He's a Gooner :D

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My my TD will be happy tonight while Arthur drowns his sorrows.:D

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Yes l agree as some have a habit of overplaying it when there is no need for it.

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Never knew that thenry. Only know that he came from United with a lot of potential. Here's the goal for those who can't wait anyway. http://www.101greatgoals.com/ Think it's Diame whose neat control and touch sent him on his way.

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:D



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did you hear West Ham fans chant 'If we can't use the Y word, we'll just call you c's'

FOffYouSpurs

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Well played to the Hammers, what l think is the problem is that they won't stop the fans singing that word.

I would have thought that there are more important things in the world for the authorities to act upon. The Spurs sing the word INSIDE the ground, not outside.

What this could do is to have fans sing it, along with other fans singing a more sadistic word towards the Spurs supporters, and this will create more trouble.

I dont know who started this slanging match against the word, knew what they would cause.

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This Juve - AC game is end to end

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Michu has been called up by Spain. Hardly surprising. Torres and Soldado :sleep:

http://www.espn.co.uk/football/sport/story/245141.html

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Aye a Serie A game that didn't put you to sleep like a valium overdose. Who would have thought it.

Just watched River Plate try and kick the crap out of Boca for 94 minutes... and lose. That Gigliotti scored again.

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Sky Sports News ‏@SkySportsNews 6m
Sky sources: Sunderland to appoint Gus Poyet as manager in next 24 hours #SSN

happy with that welcome Gus

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Good appointment in my opinion.

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strong words by Harry

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only time will tell

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they are have been for very long time

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Absolutely spot on for once.

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Poyet Confirmed


Club confirm new head coach

Published: 08 October, 2013
by Sunderland AFC

Poyet to take charge of Black Cats.

Sunderland AFC has today announced the appointment of Gustavo Poyet as head coach.

The 45 year-old has agreed a two year contract at the Stadium of Light and will take charge of the Black Cats with immediate effect.

The Uruguayan began his coaching career in England in 2006 at Swindon Town, before joining Leeds United as assistant manager. After a year at Elland Road, Poyet returned to his former club Tottenham Hotspur as First Team Coach, before becoming Assistant Manager to Juande Ramos.

In 2009 he was appointed as manager at Brighton and Hove Albion. During his tenure on the south coast, he led the club to promotion to the Championship and reached the play-off semi-finals. At the end of the 2010-11 season Poyet was awarded the title of LMA League One Manager of the Year.

Speaking about the appointment, Sunderland AFC Chairman, Ellis Short, said: “We analysed a wide range of candidates and believe that Gus's track record, experience, commitment and passion make him the right man to take us forward."

“We welcome him to Sunderland.”

Poyet first arrived in English football as a player with Chelsea in 1997 where he went on to make 105 appearances, scoring 36 goals for the Blues. He then moved to London rivals Tottenham Hotspur in 2001, where he spent three years as a player. He was capped 26 times for his country.

Poyet will be joined at the Stadium of Light by his backroom staff Mauricio Taricco and Charlie Oatway

http://www.safc.com/news/team-news/2...new-head-coach

welcome Gus good luck you need it with our team

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Yes l think he needs to get some players out who think they are bigger then the team.

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Let's just hope that the players use the facilities before getting anywhere near the dressing room of the officials. Did good with Brighton, so look forward to seeing what he can do with Sunderland.

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well deserved :D

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lol Adz?

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This pic is doing the rounds.. possibly Arsenals 2014> kit being worn by Henry. Girouds wearing the training kit

https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/...2013/10/50.jpg

I dont like it. its boring. and the training kit looks like PSG.

I really like what this person mocked up...

https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/local/2014/01/2.png
https://twitter.com/Lagvilava7/statu...87742374760448

https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/local/2014/01/3.png
https://twitter.com/Lagvilava7/statu...91039261220864

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Like whom?

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Gone from firey Italian coach to firey Uruguayan coach, neither of which are managers, good luck indeed.

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Several players who played for MU for starters who still delude themselves of their own importance and over-rated talents.

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Really, have they never considered there's a reason why their no longer at Utd, I thought you were going to say Johnson, a case of never has been and never will be if he doesn't sort his head out.

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That's utter rubbish, Wes Brown and John O'Shea are probably 2 of the most professional, down to earth footballers around. You literally have no idea what you're talking about

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Johnson reminds me of other type players in that they are very one dimensional in that they never develop their games once they come through as youngsters.

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They can't be that professional as these are two of the main Protagonist's in getting rid of Di Canio with that well worn path of player power which has become very prevalent in these last few years and to me l don't call that being professional.

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Do you have a link to where you read they were the main 2?

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Here are a couple of links and there are many more.

http://www.sunderland.vitalfootball....e.asp?a=334061

http://www.sunderland-mad.co.uk/news...57/index.shtml

http://www.express.co.uk/sport/footb...Paolo-Di-Canio

http://www.express.co.uk/sport/footb...Paolo-Di-Canio

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You made the mistake of mentioning man utd players...thou shall not abuse an ex-player of man utd...I am sure that is how they wrote the bible :D

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Its just a bitter scouser having a pop at ex-united players for no reason.

Both have won more league titles than Gerrard ever will by the way ;)

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Don't make me laugh Shadow as l am afraid your imagination has been running wild too much lately.:rofl::rofl::nono::nono:

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:D

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:)

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Well Dennis is a true legend and would be welcomed back totally.

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Yup.

Jacks got himself in a bit of trouble lol

im not really sure where to stand on this. born English citizen or taken up citizenship, it doesnt really matter so long as your fully focused on your citizenship. if Janujaz opts to take up citizenship and declares himself for the English national team then i dont see a problem. i dont however agree with changing nationality every so often, that doesn't make sense.

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It was a pretty stupid comment to make. He should have just said its his decision to make and left it at that. When you start talking about England is for the English etc its only going to be reported one way by the media...

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Yeah if you take English nationality and grew up here then you're English. Under that logic Mo Farah wouldn't be British, nor would half our cricket team. You don't have to be born here to be English. Although I imagine Jack probably just meant a teenager who has been here a few years and isn't really nationalised.

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:clap: the momentum is gathering behind lower ticket prices :)

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Yes it was a silly comment by Jack and l hope someone advises him next time to keep his mouth shut.

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I never thought Mike Ashley would be responsible for getting the ball rolling... Although he's always trying to annoy people in a business sense, Whelan over at the 'JJB' knows a lot about that.

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he then quit lol

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Why, isn't he allowed an opinion and I don't think it was a "silly" comment, what's the point of having a national team if none of them in it are nationals and more importantly is this really the way to sort out the national team, fill up the academies with foreign kids.

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Half the English cricket team aren't English, they don't even pretend they are.

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The only problem in what he said is that he didn't take into account the possibility that you can be English/British without having been born here. If someone moved here at the age of 10, lived here since, and took nationality then they're English/British. Nationality is a product of where you live and with whom you identify, not what bit of land you were born on. If anything someone who moved here, likes it here, and took the nationality is more British than most us as they worked for it and wanted it. The rest of us were just lucky.

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sorted...

i agree too!

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Would he have turned Ryan Giggs down? Not a chance.

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I know Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland hate this idea but I always would have preferred a British national team. I identify as British far more than I do as English. :(

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Really? I don't think so. The individual FAs may be against it but I'm pretty sure the majority of football fans consider themselves British and would prefer a team to reflect that.

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I'd say that person was English to, that's not what's being spoken of with janujaz, five years residency doesn't make him English imo.

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No because there is an agreement between the home nations regarding nationalities apparently.

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No I agree with that. In some respects he was set up but he isn't very smart so it's quite easy.

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If there is then it played no part in Giggs playing for Wales. He had the choice (similar to Michael Owen) but chose Wales. Had anyone known how he was going to turn out would any England fans have taken JW's attitude? No way, especially during those times in the 90s when England's options on the attacking left were severely limited.

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As of '93 he had the choice who to play for as a british passport holder, the situation is unique to the british Isles so has no baring on any other case, also prior to '93 he couldn't choose. Also what did he ever do at international level?

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_eligibility_rules

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Looks like the Cardiff owner is making some rather silly decisions.:shocked:

new appointment

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One man does not make a team so it's not a case of what he ever did at international level - the fact is England had deficiencies in Giggs' position before and during his peak. Giggs is not English but he was eligible to play for them before he declared for Wales.

The point I'm making was if it had been known what sort of player he'd turn out to be would England fans have been saying 'No, he's not English so we don't want him"?

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I wish that were true but I always get the impression it isn't. It's why I care less about the national team. It's just not national, it's England. I was much more up for the Olympics with Team GB flying under the British flag and Scotsman teaming up with Welshman teaming up with the Northern Irish teaming up with the English. My passport says British, the flag is the Union Jack, and the Island contains three nations (and we have a few other islands too :D).

I would love a British football team. I don't think many share that desire however. I think it's stupid have the nations have governed together, created together, fought together, and competed together but when it comes to Football it's somehow different. The country was happy when Murray won so why can't we all have the same unity for Football? Bizarre.

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Giggs went to school in England and had his early footballing education here not to mention his entire career so it's an entirely different situation to the current one. The point I'm making is he did nothing at international level so why would he have been the man to solve any deficiencies, based on what he did he'd have been another John Barnes.

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I feel confident (though not asked everyone) that scotland does not want a british team for football, and could care less for a british team. But that is for football. Other sports, status quo remains.

Not sure about Wales, perhaps they prefer to be part of the England set-up? Isn't that same for the beloved cricket?

Next you will want a welsh/england rugby team :D

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He did nothing at international level due to who he was playing alongside - I'm sure much the same thing will be able to be said about Bale over the next few years but no legitimate England fan would refuse him in the team if they had the option.

Again you're missing the point - Wiltshire said only English players should qualify for England. If Giggs' choice had been based on a fan (or even a player) vote he'd never have turned out for Wales.

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You mean could not care less.

I'm pretty sure that overall most fans would prefer a GB team.

No, again a BRITISH team would be the preference.

As long as the team was still called Wales :)

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It would have been wonderful to have had Giggsy playing for us..

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Could of, would of, should of, my moneys on him having done nothing for England, just like he did for Wales. Wiltshire then clarified his position to one I agree with giggs and bale spent the majorities of their school and early footballing lives here and as such have England more than Wales to thank for their ability today. A much better example to use would be Lennox Lewis imo, some one who was born here left as a baby, represented his adopted country at the olympics and if I'm being cynical rediscovered the country of his birth to boost his pay cheque, that said I bet he in particular does feel something for this country but in his heart I doubt he ever calls it home.

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aka backed down when he realised how silly his comments were.

Don't worry, you weren't in danger of looking like you were going to be complimentary about Wales.

England wouldn't have said no to Giggs, in fact amongst others Harry Rednapp and Sven both said they wished he hadn't chosen Wales.

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I didn't say they would say no, just that he would've made no difference to the team and done nothing in it. I don't think he backed down as such, more fully explained his position, we either want access to footballers and their thoughts or we want these awful media savvy say nothing interviews that we get after matches.

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He still would have had the call-up, and that's what this is all about. Januzaj getting a call-up for the England team and whether his not being English should make a difference.

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I think the rules are pretty fair as they are. If a country invests in a young player from an early age the player should be able to play for that country no matter where they were born. The only thing I don't agree with is when the player is older and they qualify through residency, like when there was talk of Almunia and Arteta playing for England.

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Yes and as stated their different cases ones been here five minutes and the other spent his entire life here all but.

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'Different' but the same - both initially would qualify for teams other than England, both have/had the option to play for them.

By the time Januzaj has the option he'll have been living here for considerably more than '5 minutes', as per employment laws.

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Not the same at all, one lived here, grew up here, played here and owes much of his footballing ability to this country the other doesn't even have the option to play for England and won't for three years as he hasn't even resided here long enough to qualify, so completely different.

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OK then for your benefit we'll just say it's different even though it's about 2 players who despite qualifying more for other nation both could qualify/have qualified for England.

The fact that all along we're referring to Janujaz in 5 years is something else we'll sweep under the carpet.

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I think you are way off the mark. wayyyyyyy offf :D

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Is he?.

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I reckon the scots wouldn't be happy having no players in the GB team and wales having just one

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Yes. Not a hope that scotland would want to be part of a british team.

I consider myself british, but why would I want my football team to be British?

I have no issues with other sports, but disagree with football.

And i love laughing at england team :D

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Wouldn't be bothered.

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Have you had a opinion poll in Scotland to ask them on it as l think you like Alex Salmond would be surprised at the vote dear chap.

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Den

Don't confuse the SNP agenda with what most scots want.

The vote (I hope) will be to stay in the union. But that doesn't mean we want a british team.

That has never been the desire.

I am wondering whether they have been putting something in the water down south, you are all getting odd. Maybe somebody has found our secret stash of whisky and have started putting it in the water down there.

Oh, and best not to add water, that might be the problem :)

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You don't see a difference between some one going to school here, being with am English club through out his younger years and living in England as different from some one who pitched up here about two years ago, really? Even in five years it wouldn't be the same as giggs case, just more palatable.

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id rather a more technical pacey striker but if there are none then this guy could prove good business.

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Utd will no doubt show interest in the player.

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He is a very good player.

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Arsenal :confused: silly draxler

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German contingent :p:

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Appear to have just drove past the female Mesut ozil. Yum

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You naughty man.:naughty::nono:

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Are you sure it wasn't ozil in drag? :D

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Don't you just love the usual made up Sunday papers speculation roundabout.

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Suarez will leave though. It's not if, it's when.

Newcastle to bid for Micah Richards in January along with a possible move for Zaha.

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Ah it's international break and the Daily Moron have run out of drivel to report.

zzzzzzzzz

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hmmm.. Mancini wanted rid

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http://collegetimes.ie/wp-content/up...3/09/floyd.gif

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Arsenal need a striker ;)

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:sleep:

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I dont' want Benzema. I want Morata!

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Benzema is a lazy player in my opinion who has never fulfilled his potential.

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Please, if you changed the name..and kept the same statement, it would probably cover quite a few players :D

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Yes there is a few at your club my dear chap and at mine as well.:D

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True :D

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strong words. will the lunatics like him speaking out like that.

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Real Madrid president Florentino Perez says club could go for Falcao. Has faith in Benzema but its the managers choice to keep or get rid. and the stadium refurb,,,

http://www.theguardian.com/football/...ticle/11019376

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Moratti will stay on to oversee the smooth transition.

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nice read. one to watch.

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Newcastle United, Swansea and West Brom become the first clubs to implement the twenty's plenty scheme after setting up deals with Swansea and West Brom. Newcastle's deal with West Brom is as low as £15 after both clubs agreed to charge each other's supporters that amount. This comes a short while after Newcastle originally pushed for clubs to mirror it's stance. Hull also have a similar deal with Swansea and it's expected Hull will join the current trio.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/24559809

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Arsenal close to take.over apparently, usmannov has 30%

Who was the rat in the dressing room btw?

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30% means nothing. The rules have changed.

Lampard, apparently.

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It means he can make an offer for the rest of the shares, not that he has to or that the offer has to be accepted iirc.

Would never have guessed it'd be him, I'd rep.if I could btw

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He could have offered for all shares from the get go. The 30% will just get talked up as what could have happened under previous rules. The reason why he has probably lodged it today is because it was the AGM at Arsenal and Red&White/Usmanov wants a seat on the board. Many fans wonder why he's not on the board so its smart to lodge it today. Sir Chips, Arsenal chairman avoided the question at the AGM of why Usmanov isn't on the board.

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He can always make an offer for the rest of the shares. He could have, at any point, offered whatever he wanted for Kroenke's shares. The only thing that would have changed was that he could have seen access to the accounts but this was changed. Arsenal fans had been hyping this for years on Twitter as they nursed a dream that a rich businessman was going to spend lavishly on the team but 30% never meant anything even before those rules were changed. Just Twitter nonsense.