Re: Football : Season 08/09
 

You mean that this isn't the norm for them? ;)

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If all the gossip is to be believed, Spurs will sign Keane in the next 48 hours.

But don't take my word for it. :erm:

Re: Football : Season 08/09
 

not heard anything about Keane walking out on Liverpool. Is there a link to this anywhere ?

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SSN reported that Keane is boycotting Liverpool.

Word has it is that Rick Parry wanted and bought Keane, not Rafa. This is why Rafa stipulated that he wants all influence on the team by Parry removed before he signs a new contract. Its also why he subs Keane at all opportunities to send a message to Parry.

I've got no real evidence to back it up, just Chinese rumours on Spurs and Liverpudlian forums atm. It does back up what Rafa said though regarding his contract.

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Re the Keane situation.

Nobody knows whether Keane was a player that Benitez wanted, but looking at how things are developing over the Benitez contract talks I would stick my head over the top and suggest that Keane was a Parry signing.

The young lad who took Keanes place on the bench was a Benitez player?
Someone feel free to correct me ;) all Rafa would say was that this kid had scored two goals in a Reserve game so he felt he deserved his place.

This looks to me a battle between Benitez and Parry.

In my opinion a manager should have full control, the board turn around to the manager and say " Here, you have £x amount for transfers and wages, anything above that you have to sell "
That way the manager is judged correctly, you could have a situation where someone like Parry, who with all respect is not a Football Manager, gets off scot free if the team fails, who takes the can? the Manager ofcourse.

Even the late Bill Shankly had refused to take the job unless he was given full control of team affairs.

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Keane has gone on record apparently as saying he wants to stay, its apparently in tonights Liverpool Echo.

Re: Football : Season 08/09
 

thanks for the info on Keane, can't be nice for a player to go to a club and know he isn't wanted

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As far as l know, Keane has been brought back into the squad, sad really, he is a brilliant player, and l cannot see him in the future with Liverpool, there is so much firepower with Liverpool, that he will be down in the pecking order, whereas, with Spurs he was gurranteed that each week.:)

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Now you really are taking the p***.:D

Firepower, take away Gerrard and a fit Torres and whats left, sweet FA.:p:

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Harry must have stuck a rocket up the team's backside its Spurs 3, Stoke 0, after twenty minutes,.

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I might be taking the jimmy riddle, but its the Premier Title this year for Liverpool, and l don't support em';)

Re: Football : Season 08/09
 

4-1 to the Swans, premiership here we come :D

And United did well too ;)

Re: Football : Season 08/09
 

Interesting time to make that prediction, as Utd go 3 points clear with a game in hand, setting the record for successive clean sheets while taking 22 points from their last 8 games compared to Liverpools 14

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Just watch the game on Sky, Rob Stiles is a very poor referee. :rolleyes:

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/m...er/7855107.stm

I wonder if this is the real reason for him vanishing back to South America for a few days..

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due to the large number of false claims against Prem players by people looking to make money off them I will hold fire on talking about this one

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I support Chelsea and even I don't see Utd not winning the Premiership this season. I think Liverpool will finish 3rd or 4th.