Football : Season 2012/2013

[Shadow Demon UK]

Originally Posted by Arthurgray50@blu

Why isn't there any games this weekend in the PL

I assume you mean why there isn't a spurs game this weekend

Spurs were meant to play chelsea, but they have their fa cup semi final this weekend so the game has been moved.

[thenry]

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Money talks (part 457): 3 out of 4 highest earning clubs are in Champions League semi-finals for 3rd year in a row.

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And the attendance today is sixtythousandmillion.. thanks for your support in our affairs!

Manchester United declare attendances far higher than police figures
• Average disparity between club and police figures is 10,000
• Club count tickets sold rather than fans through turnstiles
http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2...res?CMP=twt_gu

[adzii_nufc]

Originally Posted by Arthurgray50@blu

I am tonight an absolute fuming Spurs fan, Spurs have to get rid of Abebeyor, an open goal and he misses.

WHAT we have to do is buy more strikers, we cannot rely on other players to score goals, but the biggest problem you have when British teams play in Europe is where 'Oscar' winning divers from European teams go down so easily and get players booked and the officials allow this.

I am not having sour grapes at Spurs going out, my annoyance is that Spurs need more strikers. LEVY get your check book out in the close season.

Are you trolling? or have you forgotten the amount of times Gareth Bale has been booked this season for simulation?

Onto Newcastle then, this season has been poor for many reasons but mainly because of the failure to strengthen in the summer, we expected to travel around Europe with the squad we had and perform consistently in the Premier League.. just no, it was all wrong from the get go, injuries followed which you should have expected. It's been an all round poor year in Europe for all English clubs, Chelsea look to rescue some pride but it's really not good enough. Benfica are tough opposition but let's be honest they are Champions League whipping boys every year. We failed to take our chances away from home and to be fair it could have been 3-1 to us on the night had we not made mistakes and took our chances. My dislike for Steven Taylor grows, I get he's a geordie and I get that he's proud to represent but the way he milks the crowd is past annoying and his handballs have cost us something dearly over the years. We won't be competing in Europe next season which may be what we need to get another good season out of this team. It's about time we pushed for an English trophy like the LC or FA cup, tired of seeing us field crap teams in both trophies and getting ourselves knocked out by lower league teams.

[thenry]

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Sunderland 2012 detailed accounts have been published: £32.3m loss is significantly worse than 2011 £7.8m loss #SAFC


#SAFC loss is even higher than previously announced OPERATING loss of £26.9m, due to loss on player sales £3.1m and interest £2.2m.

#SAFC £32.2m loss is 3rd highest in 2011/12 PL, only below #MCFC £98.7m and #LFC £40.5m. Total losses for last 4 years are £95m.

Main reason for £24.5m rise in #SAFC loss is player sales: 2011 £25.6m profit to 2012 loss £3.1m. Losses due to releasing players cheaply.

Last year #SAFC player sales included Henderson, Bent and Jones, while 2012 losses presumably due to Malbranque, Ferdinand, Gyan, etc.

#SAFC 2012 revenue £78.0m (2011 £79.4m): gate receipts £14.1m (2011 £12.4m), TV £47.0m (2011 £48.1m), commercial £16.8m (2011 £18.9m).

#SAFC 2012 wages up 5% to £64.0m (2011 £60.9m) with wages to turnover ratio rising from 77% to 82%.

Before tomorrow’s big north-east derby, interesting that both #SAFC and #NUFC have almost exactly the same wage bill at around £64m.

#SAFC 2012 highest paid director received £2.4m, incl £2m compensation for loss of office, presumably chairman Niall Quinn (left Feb 2012).

#SAFC 2012 gross debt up £6m to £85m (2011 £79m), comprising £41m owed to owner Ellis Short, bank loans £33m and a bank overdraft £11m.

Since year-end #SAFC have committed a further £29m on new players including Steven Fletcher, Adam Johnson, Alfred N’Diaye and Danny Graham.

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[Arthurgray50@blu]

I think a major problem with 'divers' is that the officials should take a better look at the situation, and use there linesman more.

I always remember when l was a remember, and the diving that went on. I sent off a player for a blatant dive - l was running behind him and there was a player at least TWO feet away and he went down in the box with an Oscar role dive, and claimed he was pushed - so l sent him off.
He complained to the league and it was ME who got banned for two games, so l packed the game in. He clearly dived, but the league did nothing - this is why officials are supposed to see these things.

[adzii_nufc]

Originally Posted by Arthurgray50@blu

I think a major problem with 'divers' is that the officials should take a better look at the situation, and use there linesman more.

I always remember when l was a remember, and the diving that went on. I sent off a player for a blatant dive - l was running behind him and there was a player at least TWO feet away and he went down in the box with an Oscar role dive, and claimed he was pushed - so l sent him off.
He complained to the league and it was ME who got banned for two games, so l packed the game in. He clearly dived, but the league did nothing - this is why officials are supposed to see these things.

We're in an age where cheating is acceptable. I don't like it any more than you do but cheating is the norm now. As soon as there is contact you're entitled to go down... that is absolute rubbish, if there is not significant enough contact and you go down then that is a dive.. plain and simple. I'm sick of having pundits and commentators look for the slightest bit of contact to justify what's just happened. If the above is the case then every corner kick in the Premier League is a penalty. Too many ego's and threats though.

Can anyone remember when it was suggested Alan Shearer threatened to pull out of the Euro's if he was banned for kicking Neil Lennon? whilst we don't strictly know if it's true its an example.

Until they start banning people after the game for deliberate handballs, dives and so on then nothing will change.

[colin25]

Originally Posted by adzii_nufc

We're in an age where cheating is acceptable. I don't like it any more than you do but cheating is the norm now. As soon as there is contact you're entitled to go down... that is absolute rubbish, if there is not significant enough contact and you go down then that is a dive.. plain and simple. I'm sick of having pundits and commentators look for the slightest bit of contact to justify what's just happened. If the above is the case then every corner kick in the Premier League is a penalty. Too many ego's and threats though.

Can anyone remember when it was suggested Alan Shearer threatened to pull out of the Euro's if he was banned for kicking Neil Lennon? whilst we don't strictly know if it's true its an example.

Until they start banning people after the game for deliberate handballs, dives and so on then nothing will change.

I go back to my solution for other offences.

Castration.

I bet they wouldn't dive if that was the punishment (come on delia..sing it.."off with the ghoulies, let's be having youuuuu"

[denphone]

Same old Arsenal again.

[thenry]

comeback kings are back

[MalteseFalcon]

Absolute disgrace. How the Hell can the referee on the spot not see a penalty but a linesman 50+ yards away can? That was a disgraceful decision, and I hope the bribe he got from Arsenal was worth having the whole Norwich team waiting for you in the tunnel after the game.

I have totally gone off Arsenal now. Sack Wenger and let the drug baron Usmanov run the club into the ground.

[denphone]

Originally Posted by thenry

comeback kings are back

Drinks all round then.

[colin25]

Originally Posted by MarkC1984

Absolute disgrace. How the Hell can the referee on the spot not see a penalty but a linesman 50+ yards away can? That was a disgraceful decision, and I hope the bribe he got from Arsenal was worth having the whole Norwich team waiting for you in the tunnel after the game.

I have totally gone off Arsenal now. Sack Wenger and let the drug baron Usmanov run the club into the ground.

Not sure you can blame Arsenal for the lineman giving a penalty

[Julian]

Fair play to West Ham. They set their stall out by clogging us from the start.

It's the easy way to stifle a skilful side.

They will be happy with a point I guess.

[thenry]

Originally Posted by MarkC1984

Absolute disgrace. How the Hell can the referee on the spot not see a penalty but a linesman 50+ yards away can? That was a disgraceful decision, and I hope the bribe he got from Arsenal was worth having the whole Norwich team waiting for you in the tunnel after the game.

I have totally gone off Arsenal now. Sack Wenger and let the drug baron Usmanov run the club into the ground.

oh come off it Mark. it was a peno, soft may be with both tugging but ultimately the forceful tug bringing Giroud down so Norwich can clear the ball was there for all to see.

Usmanov wont run the club into the ground but thanks for your well wishes!

[MalteseFalcon]

Probably not, just very cross about the decision. I fail to see how someone 50+ yards away can see a clear penalty when the referee doesn't signal for one and no Arsenal player appeals for.