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Jack Wilshere wins MOTD viewers goal of the season for the second year running :D

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Yes its a depressing thought knowing we have to compete in that rubbish.:td:

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Don't the winners get a place in the champions league for the next season? Probably easier for Liverpool to achieve than top 4 in the league...

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Do you realise SD how many matches you have to play to win the thing?.

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This season too I think.

Hence why Citeh were pleased Napoli got beaten as they would have been in pot two in their place if they had won it.

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congratulations to Norwich City on your promotion to premier league fully deserved

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Personally l would have been happier if the result turned out differently.

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Real Madrid confirm the departure of manager Carlo Ancelotti.

http://www.theguardian.com/football/...madrid-la-liga

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so the manager sacking season has started.....
Whos next?

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I think they will be anyway. They've changed the seeding process so that league champions are in Pot 1 irrespective of their UEFA coefficient.

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l thought with yesterdays Bank Holiday it would be nice and quiet on the sacking front and expected the P45's to be handed out from today onwards but that thought soon became defunct very quickly with yesterdays happenings.

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Oh I'm sure he realises that :D

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What are your thoughts TD on the happenings at West Ham?.

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You are in the frame as he has stated he doesn't want a sideways move to Liverpool or spuds.

Only a team in th CL and preferably in England.

Give us the 25 mil and he's yours. :)

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Yes its nice that your club serves the bigger teams in the Premiership so there is a use for your club after all.;)

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Come on Den, you're not still bitter after we relieved you of 50 mil last summer are you? :D

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Is he still injured?

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No we might help you with another £10 million for your right back if moneys a bit tight down there old boy.;):D

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He's about fit now.

What use would one of Clyne's legs be to you? :erm:

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No thoughts now, worst kept secret in football that BFS wouldn't get a new deal, it was the reason for the teams slump from Christmas and the reason why BFS said he wouldn't be signing a new deal because he knew he wasn't going to be offered one! The only thing the two Dave's should've done was secured the replacement before kicking him out, it's no good being at the contract stage with Rafa only to have him usurped by Madrid and they should've made contact with Anchelotti's and Moyes advisers as to their availability before, don't particularly rate any of the other candidates, a mixture of gambles and journeymen.

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Aston Villa petition...

https://www.change.org/p/football-as...e-fa-cup-final

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Well else can you expect from the FA as they have always been run by a bunch of nincompoop's.

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Six top FIFA officials arrested.:shocked:

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Lets hope they can make it stick this time.

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But Sepp not among those arrested. So unless the arrested people are voting for Blatter, I fear this is going to be yet another election victory for Blatter. When is he going to finally bugger off? I fear he will be doing a Jock Stein, going right up until he dies.

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Might have misjudged the two Dave's, Rafa was minutes from signing apparently

http://www.claretandhugh.info/benite...-from-signing/

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I foresee an outbreak of 'dementia'...

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We should move the FIFA issue out into a Current Events thread. It will be a bit odd on here especially since this will close in a few weeks. The FIFA thing could rumble on for months.

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It doesn't need to stick this time. This has literally torn apart every bit of reputation they had left. I find it extremely hard to believe Sepp Blatter is clueless about it too. I think it's time FIFA was torn down and rebuilt with ex footballers that have the game in mind. As it stands FIFA are on the verge of meltdown. This is a lot bigger and goes a lot deeper than people realize.

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And you have a bit more coming your way according to the latest reports.:D

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Derisory offer rejected out of hand...;)

If Arsenal win tomorrow, going to Liverpool offers him nothing that we can't.
Plus he will have seen the careers of his former teammates in tatters after going there. :)

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Well we might be generous and offer you a little bit more....;)

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Apparently United are no longer interested in Clyne so Liverpool have a good chance of getting him if he decides he wants to leave Southampton

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Well l think its a cast iron cert that he will leave because sadly Southampton throughout their history apart from Le God have never been able to hold onto their best players.

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Are you forgetting recent history of the stance they took against Schneiderlin moving on?

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I don't think they will try and keep him if he wants to go, he only has 1 year left of his contract. They may as well cash in on him now rather then let him go for free next summer.

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Schneiderlin left it too late to move on as Southampton had no time to look at a replacement but one suspects he will move this summer as well.

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Who have or are they going to replace him with? Are they still looking?

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They are looking at several players from what l have heard.

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They can take Carl Jenkinson on loan if they like. He isn't in Arsenals first team plans next season.

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I so hope theo will be staying for a lot longer at arsenal he is worth the money

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Arsenal cantering to a second FA Cup in a row.

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That goal of alexis bloody hell what a strike

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Their best signing for many a year.

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:D

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Congratulations to Arsenal on winning one more trophy then both Manchester clubs.:clap:;):D

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No congrats here, bloody wrestling move and no penalty? Hope it chokes all you Gooners bunch of bloody cheats.

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Oh yes I'd forgotten about that, this is were Russ and his end of season trophy round up would come in handy. Can't think why he doesn't do them anymore :)

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Then again, Russ could mention that the only thing Liverpool have won in the nearly ten years is the League Cup and how long is it since the Hammers won anything , Inter Toto Cup perhaps, but that was a few years ago.:p:

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:dunce:

The play offs x2, bestest goal in premier league history, relegated with record points, all in the last ten years, what's Oldham won?

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They did win the Ford Sporting League once, paid for a whole new stand at the time but they are only the third team in my affections behind United and The Dale.;)

And they did stuff West Ham 6-0 in a cup semi whilst still in the old division 2.:p:

In fact considering the Latics have spent most of the last 50 odd years in the lower divisions their record against West Ham is not that bad.

http://www.westhamunited-mad.co.uk/h...ic/index.shtml

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That was more than ten years ago, I was a mere lad at the time, I was at the second leg, we wheeled an aging but still world record transfer breaking goalkeeper Phil parks out, care to refresh my memory of the score that day?

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3-0 if memory serves , I think we sent out the youth team that day and still won the tie 6-3.:D

PS. I. did once see the ex Hammers legend Bobby Moore in a Fulham side that took a pasting at Boundary Park.:)

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I don't think they did put out a youth team, away from that plastic pitch there was every chance a youth team would've got more of mauling than just three. Shame about what happened in the final to :angel:

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Final was a poor game TBH, Forest not great but good enough. Enjoyed my day out at old Wembley though, stayed with my brother in Woking and went together. :)

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So its the wally with the brolly.:rofl::rofl:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/foo...n-manager.html

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Morgan Schneiderlin is “very close” to Manchester United, according to Canal +

According to twitter...

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What are your thoughts Shadow?

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Gunnersaurus was out and about today :D

https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/local/2015/05/1.jpg

Wilshere too :D

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CGW6BrsW0AE71us.jpg:large

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I would take him at United, but we've been linked with so many players I wouldn't be surprised if this is just another rumour.

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I think he is a really under rated player, he does everything you could want from a centre mid very well

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Vlaar on Koscielny ?

http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/at...1&d=1433102437

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Oh dear Mark does seem unhappy.:D

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Derby County appoint Paul Clement as head coach.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/32955201

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One would hope so as he is a mouse compared to giants like AF and JM.

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AW ?

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l will add him to that list as one would not want to displease those devoted Arsenal fans.:)

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:D

https://vine.co/v/eqTpM2KFlFZ

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McClaren is Newcastle United manager, confirmation to come in the next few days. :dozey:

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Well if they had one foot in the quagmire before then now with this appointment l can only see then sinking totally as the man is a failure in English football pure and simple.

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They made something out of pardew. You give any manager a decent sum of money and he can't do that bad. Then there's a fact he's replacing a guy that's won one match in his Newcastle managerial career.

An apparently reformed owner with money bags at the ready. £70 million available and 6 first team signings minimum. Could be the start of something new, could be another long drawn out lie. We'll see.

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:rofl:

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Well first of all Gibbs ain't good enough as he can't defend for toffee and secondly Jersey Joe is never fit for long enough.

We will take Sanchez as a swap though.

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Gibbs is better than Liverpools entire set of defenders and Theo tears them all a new one from the bench :p:

Sanchez would rather go to boring Turin than Liverpool. The old lady is a'calling :p::D

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Sepp Blatter announces he will resign as president of Fifa.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/32888180

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good riddance get rest of the crooks now

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More good news...

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As usual always the dreamer.;):D

---------- Post added at 18:56 ---------- Previous post was at 18:55 ----------

What's good about that.:td:

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That was stage one of my own process to resolve the FIFA crisis, step two is to overhaul FIFA from the inside, firstly by removing ANYONE without footballing experience, no more ex lawyers, ex w/e else. Only those with the tag of retired or ex footballer at a respectable level should be given roles that directly affect the footballing world I.E voting.

Step three: The removal of the World Cup from Russia and Qatar, both countries instantly disqualified for the following but not limited to: Corruption and bribery, slave labour and multiple counts of human rights violations, weekly racism with minimal punishment by the Russian FA. Because of the time it will take to push that through it's only feasible both World Cups are subsequently awarded to - 2018 - England and 2022 - The United States

This is based on both being the best available candidates in the rounds of bidding that could host a World Cup when asked within a year. (I.E If asked in 2017, England could easily have a successful world cup in 2018)

Spain and Portugal would also have a good shout, but in reality given the 2012 Olympics, England's infrastructure is more than the most capable.

If these changes are not made then nothing's changed, you've cut the head off a Hydra, not a snake. The corruption will just continue under another head and FIFA will resume the way it is.

The way they have it now is the assumption that the same folks that voted Blatter in will now vote to elect someone else, just no, that's hilariously stupid and nonsensical. Prince Ali bin Hussein is another with literally no footballing experience at all.

David Gill to head FIFA please.

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I don't think you need to have someone with 'football experience' at FIFA necessarily. Realistically the act of playing football is different from that of running an organisation the size of FIFA. You can have advisory committees, experts on hand and groups to represent the players and managers but a lot of the management can be done by people who have learned their skills elsewhere.

If anything that could be what FIFA needs most. Not someone who has risen up in FIFA or any of affiliated organisations but someone from the world of business or the public sector with experience of running, and reforming, a large organisation.

I think it would be very limiting and damaging to restrict the pool to people who were 'ex-players at a respectable level' when a lot of their background wouldn't be relevant to running an organisation.

I don't think two of the nations most linked to getting the World Cups removed should host it. France, Spain, Germany, Canada (maybe), Australia and a few more would be better placed iMO. Also let's not pretend we were entirely clean over the 2018 bid.

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Official: PL prize money season 14-15

https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/...2015/06/23.jpg

http://www.sportingintelligence.com/...-prize-020601/

ref: last season when the £3bn UK tv rights kicked in

https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/...2015/06/24.jpg

http://www.sportingintelligence.com/...013-14-140501/

after this coming season 15/16 thee all new £5bn rights will kick in meaning

https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/...2015/06/25.jpg

http://swissramble.blogspot.co.uk/20...aster-and.html

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Dick Advocaat set to stay as Sunderland head coach.

http://www.shieldsgazette.com/news/l...oach-1-7293534

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http://m.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/33005152

Thus it starts. It's generally accepted Qatar shouldn't be hosting the world cup. However why is this solely aimed at them? Russia and their bid was just as shady. Does this mean we generally accept that Racism and homophobic behaviour is acceptable and should turn a blind eye? Or do we complain after the wold cup is finished and every African player has been racially abused? Do we just take FIFA's official stance of shaking hands with the racist and pretending not to be gay.

Watch a Russian League team, look for the black player and watch it unfold. Even better, ask Peter Odemwingie whom upon leaving was taunted with a banner thanking West Brom stylized with Bananas. Disgusting country with a disgusting attitude.

Ukraine situation.

Corruption.

Whatever other reasons there's left, probably a few.

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confirmed now welcome back Dick :D:D:D:D

http://www.safc.com/news/team-news/2...vocaat-returns

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Milner to Liverpool done.

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:)

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Sometimes having a sponsor can taint your brand.

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Barclays didn't taint it and there's not many brands they'd take on that could. Barclays had a ring to it and that's always crucial for something as massive as the EPL. It was always abbreviated BPL or EPL. Diageo Premier League just sounds daft, The DPL. I don't care how much they wanted, some things just sound plain stupid and that's one of them.

This being said Diageo or anyone else should be paying a lot more than what the league actually wanted, £60 million is buttons to have exposure in every country in the world every week.

Anyone come up with a good one?

The Netflix Premier League
McDonald's Premier League
Wonga Premier League
Sports Direct@English Premier League
Samsung Premier League s6 (SPL)
The Dogecoin premier league (see Nascar crowdfunding event)
The EA Premier League (See any FIFA game)

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ouch!

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My comment was talking about some clubs who pick sponsors who then don't turn out to be quite what their club was looking for and sponsors in other sports.

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I think loan sharks are the last in need of being banned. Wonga shouldn't be allowed to sponsor any premier league club. Fortunately it seems Newcastle United won't be renewing.

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The obvious one would be Apple.

Creating the APL. :)

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King gaming Premier League, here's a tiny bit of the trophy, win 4 more times to unlock it all or pay a one time fee of £36 million to unlock it now.

Back to FIFA, Jack Warner has turned whistle blower and looks to directly implicate blatter, should the evidence be substantial then expect Blatters immediate arrest.

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Cough up Dave

http://www.gofundme.com/w8b7fs

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With his millions l am sure he will give a considerable donation.

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Better than Jack Wilshere MU? :LOL:

And MU target Aymeric Laporte signs new deal at Athletic Bilbao, €50m release clause

https://twitter.com/AthleticClub/sta...44320482775041

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Jack Wilshire is talented but he needs to grow up quickly in my opinion as sometimes he acts like a infantile prat while Cleverly is hard working model footballer..

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Theres nothing wrong with having a little fun. Wilshere has worked incredibly hard on his fitness in recent years, young years.

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The public expect to see players setting a good example not half of the time but all the time as footballers get paid very well compared to Joe Public and thus must show the responsibility that comes with their astronomical wages and stature.