Football : Season 2012/2013

[weststandguy]

Originally Posted by Julian

I would have agreed with you before this incident to a degree Damien, but the way the club officials have reacted has been disgraceful.

Here's to their rapid demise.

For God's sake grow up.You 're demonising an entire club over one incident, pretty sad.
btw,Newcastle are no angels,remember the incident against Everton?Does that make them a "Scummy club" also?

I think you need to look at the whole club, Wigan just don't have a history of going into tackles strongly.

[iadom]

Lee WHO?

Up yours Jeff Stelling.

[weststandguy]

Originally Posted by Damien

I think you need to look at the whole club, Wigan just don't have a history of going into tackles strongly.

Well said.

[denphone]

Premier League warned over 'rich and poor' split in wake of TV deal.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2...onship-tv-deal

[Julian]

Originally Posted by weststandguy

Puerile comment snipped.
btw,Newcastle are no angels,remember the incident against Everton?Does that make them a "Scummy club" also?

Yep I am well aware of that.

I am also aware that Pardew has apologised for some tackles unlike the attempted justification of the tackle by martinez and whelan. They have no shame.

You are aware that mcmanaman has previous, aren't you?

I have to say you must have some important friends at the FA, what with the no action decision with mcmanaman and the red card rescinded for a near identical, studs up, tackle by gomez at Sunderland.

Anyway I am sure things will sort themselves out before the end of the season.

[Dave42]

Referee Mark Halsey receives death threat after missing Callum McManaman's horror tackle
Referee Mark Halsey has reportedly been the subject of a death threat after missing Callum McManaman's horror tackle on Newcastle's Massadio Haidara

Halsey was in charge of the match between Wigan and Newcastle on Sunday but his view was blocked when McManaman and Haidara collided.

According to the Sun, a friend of Halsey said "Mark was made aware of one particularly vile message asking for his address and claiming he deserved a death threat."

"Mark loves refereeing and is consistently one of the best in the game but after something like this he is left wondering whether it is all worth it.

"He didn't even sleep on Sunday."

Halsey was attacked on Twitter and also came under fire from former referee Graham Poll who suggested the time could be right for him to quit

Poll said: "Mark used to be one of the fittest referees in the Premier League. He's been through a tough time in his life.

I just hope Mark looks at it and thinks 'is it time? Is this a signal to go?'"

Wigan Athletic chairman Dave Whelan defended midfielder McManaman following the tackle by claiming he won the ball as “clean as a whistle”.

However Newcastle are considering legal action against Wigan Athletic as Macmanaman could yet escape retrospective punishment from the Football Association.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/foo...or-tackle.html

[thenry]

Tottenham target Eriksen hints at Ajax summer exit

http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/2892/...ax-summer-exit

surely he wont end up at Tottenham

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Originally Posted by thenry

Anzhi director reveals asking prices for Porto's James Rodriguez (£39m) & Napoli's Cavani (£61m)

http://www.goal.com/en/news/553/russ...he-worlds-best

confirmed. Cavani would cost £60m

http://www1.skysports.com/football/n...medium=twitter

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Diarra: My France career is finished

http://www.fifa.com/newscentre/news/...678/index.html

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Arsenal now interested in Alexis Sanchez according to the Mail

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/foo...mmer-exit.html

hm... Tommy is on his way out in the summer and could be Barca bound. if so I think he'll be part of a David Villa deal not Alexis. not saying Sanchez wouldn't be welcomed though

Sanchez agent set for Juve visit

http://www.football-italia.net/32097...set-juve-visit

his agents busy

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South Africa's fear factor - how crime affects sportspeople

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/21829741

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Szczesny's dad tees off at Wenger

http://www.espn.co.uk/football/sport/story/198513.html#

oh great. another Bendtner senior to deal with

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Middlesbrough 2012 results have been published. Comparatives for 2011 cover 18 months, as club changed accounting date last year. #Boro

#Boro 2012 loss before tax £13.5m (2011 loss £18.7m). 2012 loss after tax smaller at £10.0m (2011 loss £13.8m), thanks to tax credits.

Many large losses in Championship 11/12: Leicester £29.7m, West Ham £25.5m, Bristol City £14.4m, Cardiff £13.6m, Forest £11.6m, #Boro £10m.

#Boro 2012 revenue £18.1m down from £40.8m, due to the 18 months accounting period in 2011 & significant reduction in PL parachute payment.

#Boro '12 revenue £18.1m ('11 £40.8m): gate £4.8m ('11 £6.8m), cup £0.8m (’11 £0.2m), media £7.4m (‘11 £26.1m), commercial £5.1m (‘11 £7.7m)

#Boro 2012 profit on player sales much reduced at £2.8m (2011 £15.2m including sales of Adam Johnson, Brad Jones & David Wheater).

#Boro 2012 staff costs £21.5m, giving very high wages to turnover ratio of 119%.

High wages to turnover ratios not unusual in Championship, e.g. Bristol City 157%, Leicester 130%, #Boro 119%, Forest 119%, Cardiff 103%.

#Boro 2012 gross debt of £70m - owed to Steve Gibson (interest-free). During year, all external debt was repaid & replaced with owner loans.

#Boro 2012 results – in addition to replacing external debt, £50m of inter-company debt was converted into equity during 2012.

https://twitter.com/SwissRamble

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Arsenal have six goalkeeping targets for the summer. Valdes, Reina, Vorm, Cech, Adler and Begovic according to http://www.tuttomercatoweb.com/europ...-gunner-433616

a few eyebrows may rise of names not stated by the piece above, when they appear that is

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Ultimatum: Give me a new deal by SATURDAY or I'm off, Toure tells Man City

http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/footba...r-city-1774169

[Henkesghost]

Detest international week No interest whatsoever in International football qualifiers, probably doesn't help being Scottish

[thenry]

youre not alone mate

[Henkesghost]

Originally Posted by thenry

youre not alone mate

I know there's about 5 million of us, 3 million of us are ginger and at any one time 4 million of us are drunk.

[Cobbydaler]

Originally Posted by Henkesghost

I know there's about 5 million of us, 3 million of us are ginger and at any one time 4 million of us are drunk.

So what's the probability of a Scotsman being neither drunk or ginger?

[danielf]

Originally Posted by Cobbydaler

So what's the probability of a Scotsman being neither drunk or ginger?

(1/5 * 2/5) or 8%.

[sherer]

I've always wondered if half the issue with people not interested in Internationals anymore is to do with Sky don't have the rights and so don't put their marketing team behind them.

I follow my national team and always will, just wish the players would put in the same effort they do for their trade teams

[Mal]

Originally Posted by sherer

I've always wondered if half the issue with people not interested in Internationals anymore is to do with Sky don't have the rights and so don't put their marketing team behind them.

I follow my national team and always will, just wish the players would put in the same effort they do for their trade teams

Nothing to do with Sky with me. I've not been that interested in internationals long before Sky got the EPL rights.