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Thats why Spurs wont be 4th. Gotta keep the faith with the Manc and City.

cant believe spurs couldnt beat pool. im not fan of spurs but they are definitely better than pool.

but who gives a fuck cause arsenal is

TOP OF THE LEAGUE!

If you betted on Spurs for that match, you should have read my comments before doing so. I mentioned Spurs are weak against the top 4 and lost to them except to Pool at WHL this season. I also thought Pool will rebound after falling to Reading and I did not think Stoke will beat them even though Pool lost key players and Stoke is the new Bolton ie. good at set pieces and can be physical. When Kuyt scored after 7 minutes, I turned off the telly knowing the match was wrapped by Pool at that stage. Better luck next season ‘Arry.

the last thing i want is city to finish in top 4.

honestly i feel they spoil the whole damn game. throwing in money to buy big players.

they should learn from arsenal, scouting youth and train them out to become a superstar. i think thats the proper way of the game and not just throwing in big sum of cash and inflate the whole damn transfer market.

its pretty terrible. they got to remember $ cant buy u trophies.

and no, im not a pool fan.

If that is the case, you would be opposed to Chelsea and Real.

The fact is this is how footie works now. The notion of players playing for and loving their clubs for life like Neville is antiquated. You do the best for your club and you leave for the betterment of your career like what Ashley did.

No one expects you to stay with your first employer for the rest of your life. So why bitch and moan about footies who do the same thing. That is why idiots who gripe at Sol and Ashley for leaving their clubs are just idiots.

i love neville. may not be much of a presence on the field anymore, but he always manages to tell the opposition what's on my mind.

Gary’s snarling pitbull persona and blind hatred for all ‘enemies’ of his club is an anachronism. At right back, Raphael has been chosen over him. He should be put out of pasture.

they might just get chakmah.

whatever it is, I wish them luck. still hope to see them finish in top 4

Unless you are a big Pool fan, why?

You should support City. City has enough money to ensure all the big stars will join. And they need Champs League and a challenge for BPL to get the stars. Would you rather see Xavi, Iniesta, Messi, Ribery, Iker, CR9 in BPL playing for City or Skrtel, Riera, Kenwyne playing for Pool lurching from one disaster to another.

Pool to play Spurs tonight. They will be in deep shit unless Spurs falls victim to their usual inability to get 3 points from the big 4 like against the other big 3 away.

this week roundup,

great result for chelsea but it seems like sunderland didnt play with their hearts. manu and arsenal both did enough to win except liverpool somehow yet another draw. I didnt catch that match though, how did pools played?

mancini tried some weird tactics and it didnt play off losing to everton.

idk but i must say i dont manc finishing in the top 4.

1. The Sunderland match shows Chelsea still has weakness in set pieces and as expected, Carlo didn’t play Sturidge in a 4-4-2 with Drogs away. Sunderland was pathetic in defence and if not for the keeper, would have lost by 9 or more goals.

2. I don’t know what weird tactics you are referring to by Mancini.

He played with De Jong and Gaz Baz with 2 wingers and 2 infront. Think this is how Hughes set up as usual.

Like the commentators said, Mancini should have scouted Everton last week and know how Everton set up and will play. Everton pressed City all the time and their midfield swamped City’s. When the chips were down, City lacked the midfielders to stop Everton and replaced a winger Robinho, with another winger, SWP.

Viera is not a solution. City should buy a few attacking midfielders like Ballack and Gerrard. Throw in Carrick but he and De Jong are the same.

Micah was mad to grab hold of Saha’s shirt continuously but hopefully he will learn from it with time with maturity.

What utter rubbish.

Don't see Rafa leaving either, the amount of money 'pool would lose in compensation for him, bringing in a new manager and players, and on top of that the next season would be considered one of those 'transitional' phases..

Ah! A voice of reason in this sea of stupidity.

In the real world, Rafa shouldnt get the sack. Just because he has a bad half season is not a reason to sack a guy who has proven his credentials. But in footie, even world champs like Scolari can get the boot after half a season. Pool is a top 4 side and has great aspirations and expectations and such deplorable run is justification enough for the owners to sack him.

I think Pool will have the cash to pay Rafa and his back room boys. If they get a new job quick, I think Pool will pay lesser. But the problem is can Pool pay for a new manager and all the new players etc he brings in?

I dont think this season can be a transitional season. Pool as I said is a top 4 side and most successful BPL club (for this season only). So they should be challenging for everything. Even Man U in their transition phase, ended up 2nd in BPL and collected the odd silverware.

Pool signs Maxi Rodriguez and gets booted out of the cup...

Bottom line is : The team i support sucks balls this season.

They will rawk the minute Rafa gets the sack - new manager syndrome. Actually probably not and they will end up outside top 4 in BPL. You have to be real precise here due to _____ like readytoignite.

Although with both Nando and stevie G subbed out and if they are injured, I think Pool will find the bottom of the barrel has a new cellar.

I dont know how good is Maxi if even Athletico lets him go and they are having their own battle to ensure they make it 4th in La Liga. Maxi and Aquilani can share notes on the bench while the camera zooms in on their pissed off looks when Lucas and Kuyt and Riera are playing instead of them.

Pool signs Maxi Rodriguez and gets booted out of the cup...

Bottom line is : The team i support sucks balls this season.

They will rawk the minute Rafa gets the sack - new manager syndrome. Actually probably not and they will end up outside top 4 in BPL. You have to be real precise here due to _____ like readytoignite.

Although with both Nando and stevie G subbed out and if they are injured, I think Pool will find the bottom of the barrel has a new cellar.

I dont know how good is Maxi if even Athletico lets him go and they are having their own battle to ensure they make it 4th in La Liga. Maxi and Aquilani can share notes on the bench while the camera zooms in on their pissed off looks when Lucas and Kuyt and Riera are playing instead of them.

I don't know where you're getting with all the "Checks". I only reacted to your post starting "They cant. They got no money to pay him and his team. Instead Kop is busy going after Hicks Jnr. " I stated it was bullshit and I stand by it.

Liverpool doesn't want to get rid of Rafa. There are maybe 2 options right now that are better than Rafa. Why would Liverpool get rid of him?

He won't be sacked even if we finish 5th. Simply there is no better manager that could replace him right now. There is The Special One and Guus. That's about it. First one probably won't come to LFC and I'm not even sure if Guus can do better than Rafa with current squad.

You're bitching about Alonso. Who cares? He's gone. Even if Rafa wanted to sell him or not he's out of the team and you can't blame the way LFC is playing on him leaving.

Why are you even comparing LFC and City squads is beyond me. Every idiot knows they have a bigger and better squad. Thank you captain obvious.

Oh yeah Lucas is next Kaka... Aquliani is not playing cause Rafa doesn't like him... It's all bullshit. Why would you even bother. Shit like that makes you sound like a 12 year old idiot that only plays football manager - Check

Well Pool is out of FA Cup and this is with almost the first team and at Kop. Pool not in crisis mode and Rafa wont be sacked? Haha.

You forgot this season Rafa was among the top candidates to get sacked until the bookies refused to take bets on it anymore.

Whats that? You apologise? I am right all along?

I don't know where you're getting with all the "Checks". I only reacted to your post starting "They cant. They got no money to pay him and his team. Instead Kop is busy going after Hicks Jnr. " I stated it was bullshit and I stand by it.

Liverpool doesn't want to get rid of Rafa. There are maybe 2 options right now that are better than Rafa. Why would Liverpool get rid of him?

He won't be sacked even if we finish 5th. Simply there is no better manager that could replace him right now. There is The Special One and Guus. That's about it. First one probably won't come to LFC and I'm not even sure if Guus can do better than Rafa with current squad.

You're bitching about Alonso. Who cares? He's gone. Even if Rafa wanted to sell him or not he's out of the team and you can't blame the way LFC is playing on him leaving.

Why are you even comparing LFC and City squads is beyond me. Every idiot knows they have a bigger and better squad. Thank you captain obvious.

Oh yeah Lucas is next Kaka... Aquliani is not playing cause Rafa doesn't like him... It's all bullshit. Why would you even bother. Shit like that makes you sound like a 12 year old idiot that only plays football manager - Check

Well Pool is out of FA Cup and this is with almost the first team and at Kop. Pool not in crisis mode and Rafa wont be sacked? Haha.

You forgot this season Rafa was among the top candidates to get sacked until the bookies refused to take bets on it anymore.

Whats that? You apologise? I am right all along?

Why should I bother responding to you and your drivel

Why should I bother responding to you and your drivel

this would explain the bizarre nicknames at least

But that does not explain my astute, accurate albeit unpopular observations and commentary.

Oh I see. I thought you disagreed with my assessment Pool is going down the toilet.

Check means the points which are established truths that Pool sucks.

Pool are in the worse run for years and the manager wont get the boot? Why? Because there aren’t any better than Rafa? Was Average better than Jose? Scolari was sacked and Wilkins was a last minute replacement and Guus is a knee jerk replacement. You don’t need to have a master plan before sacking the manager. Therefore lack of alternatives is not a reason to sack Rafa. Remember Klingsman was eyed as a Rafa replacement and Pool’s form at that time was better than now. So if they were not shit then and Rafa can be replaced, what if they are shit now?

BTW in his last matches, Rafa was Jose’s superior so Jose is not good enough too huh?

The truth is Pool is great in history only. Which top class manager will want to join Pool even if they get 5 million pounds a year. Who wants to sully his reputation with a sinking ship? So which manager can they get? Well, not world class managers but you can get Hughes, Schuster, Laudrup, Juande etc etc and these fit Pool’s station in life.

Even Stevie G said (in an interview) one of the reason for Pool’s bad form is Xabi’s absence. You think you know better than Stevie G why Pool sucks?

Aquliani is not playing cause Rafa doesn't like him? Hello! Little Prince was bought by Rafa and not Rick Parry. Rafa can blame all the bad buys on Parry in the past but not GJ and Little Prince and Skrygiagos or whats his name. If its a bad buy, Rafa is to blame. Who ask him to pay 20 million for a banged up midfielder everyone knows cant complete a season? Who ask him to pay 17 million for a right back who cant defend? And Rafa shouldn’t get the sack for splurging Pool’s money on bad buys. It’s a law of BPL that managers get sacked if the results are poor. In the past, Gillette and Hicks were squabbling and issues abound about who is supporting Rafa. You think both Gillette and Hicks who cant get along, want Rafa there? And they want him because no one is better? Hell, anyone is better. Are you Major Oblivious?

I would disagree. Few Italian Cups and winning the league with Inter after biggest rivals were fucked for corruption. Later cash was thrown at him and you could see that Inter is much better than any other team. Just look at Liverpool - Inter in Champions League under Mancini. Team that was way more expensive then Liverpool and got spanked.

Oh and Mancini was one of my favorite players back in the day so I have no hate for him. He's a decent manager but I think Rafa is better.

I'm not gonna argue with you since you get your knowledge from the sun.

Liverpool won't get rid off Rafa because nobody wants to do that and Rafa doesn't want to leave.

Rafa is selling Degen and Voronin which he go FOR FREE!!! so yeah that's a real problem.

Please don't believe in what you read in some shit paper to be true. Just cause Daily Fail says that Gerrard is not happy with Rafa it doesn't mean it's true

You want the truth? You want the truth? You can’t handle the truth!!

Haha. OK. You want facts?

Lets talk facts.

Out of Champs League Group Stages, first time in the many years Rafa is in charge – Check

Halfway through the season where things should be stabilized and Pool is seventh. I know the points spread from 4th to 8th is close but Pool must acknowledge the City factor - Check

Losses and draws in BPL so far, worse than last season – Check

Lost Xabi due to Rafa’s wheeling and dealing to sell him to Juve 2 seasons ago backfired and Rafa burning his bridges with Xabi – Not allowing Xabi to go on leave for his kid’s birth. Xabi said it in an interview – Check

No proper replacement for Xabi unless you count Lucas (the next Kaka) and Little Prince though fit is warming the bench (his dad said it in an interviews). Resulting in poor passes from defence to offence - Check

Conceding goals again and again from set pieces – Check

Lack of funds to buy and Pool need to sell to buy – Check

Rafa saying if Pool is not fourth, they cant resist a big money offer for Nando – Check

Pool is in crisis. No doubt. Pool can string a series of wins to get 4th since Rafa said fourth is priority (he said in interview) and they probably aint focusing on Europa and FA Cup but Pool only got a few players to pick from and if they are injured like Marsch, Nando, Stevie, Carra, they are in shit. If Tevez is injured, City have Manny, and then Rocque and then Benjani and then Bella. Ir Robinho is injured, they get Bella, SWP and Petrov.

Pool is in trouble. Very very high chance they will not be fourth and do you really think after the poor runs and not making to Champs League, Rafa’s job is secured? I don’t think so.

i hope city goes back on their run of draws soon and mancini's luck runs out^.

Aint no way. City is here to stay. No one pumps in 400 million in 2 years and walk away. And remember, that was converted to equity.

If City runs into a series of draws, they will get another world class first 11 and a world class coach until they make it 4th and then champions. Remember this is a owner which wanted to buy over Real.

Anyone watched the MANC vs Blackburn yesterday?

I don't know but I thought they were quite a lucky team ever since mancini took over....

anyway for Liverpool, quite sad to see them in this stat, low on form and mayb on morale. guess they feeling the lost of alonso to cover their midfield.

yea gotta agree with mike dont believe the papers man. their rumors are just exaggerating to boost their sales.

Benjani running about like a headless chicken is a sight to see. None of his shots hit the goal but he ended up having tons of assist to his name. Thats the new manager syndrome for you.

You are kidding right?

Are you saying the KOP is not aware of the real and present threat posed by City?

City aint Villa, Spurs, Everton and Fulham. With a lot of effort and bit of luck, Pool got the quality to beat them in BPL rankings and become 4th.

You think they can pip City? Hell, their manager is world class and as good if not better than Rafa. Their team cost 200 million and the Sheikh spent 400 million in 2 years and they are debt free. If the Sheikh wants, COM Stadium can be rebuilt to be a 100,000 seater stadium that makes OT looks like a pathetic training ground.

And look at Pool. Out of Champs League, a first for Rafa.

Desperately selling players to buy and who did they get so far? Maxi? You think Ruud will take a loan deal? Van Der Vaart? Well, VDV may join since he is injured.

And look at Pool’s pathetic form. Struggling to string together wins. Pathetic at set pieces, lost to Reading (I know they drew but drawing with a team like Reading is considered a loss).

The players’ body language shows and England and Spain are unhappy about Stevie G and Nando being pushed after quick recoveries from groin injuries. They think they should be rested for WC 2010 and undergo surgeries but the way Rafa is pushing them, they could be injured for good.

Yup. All is well at the Kop. Aint no crisis there.

Getting rid of Hicks and Gillette aint the solution but that is all the Kop can think about. That and fantasy footie like Jose can come in and replace Rafa. Hah! Carlos Queiroz maybe.

hahaha liverpool is soo fucked.

just get rid of Rafa already.

They cant. They got no money to pay him and his team. Instead Kop is busy going after Hicks Jnr.

And Rafa is busy selling excess requirements like Voronin and Dosenna to buy god knows which table so they can make it to fourth this season.

Everyone in the Kop must had a sleepless night last night when City finally became fourth. Things can go bad for Pool very very quick if they end up in Europa League next season.

Will be interesting to see how Pool plays Reading midweek. Maybe Rafa will play all his squad players and concentrate on getting points for BPL. There is a certain air of resignation in Kop and rumours abound that Stevie G is not playing 100% and he and his boys are conspiring to make Rafa lose his job.

cant believe im even saying this but i guess it's now in the realm of possibility...torres and drogba=scary

If you are talking about the Great Nando sale, Chelsea will lose to whatever City is willing to pay for him and Nando is a better and more consistent striker than Manny and Tevez. Chelsea was willing to pay anywhere from 40 to 60 million pounds for him. City can pay 100 million for Kaka so they can pay as high as that for Nando if they want to, although Nando don’t have the pedigree of Kaka.

City can afford to pay Nando sky high wages. Chelsea got their wage structure and I think it will create tons of turmoil in Chelsea if Nando is paid too high. Many players like Willie G and Arjen left because Chelsea was unwilling to pay them high wages like Lamps, JT and Drogs. Nando always get groin injuries too so that may affect his transfer price although that could be due to insufficient rest given to him by Pool.

If City makes it to Champs League next season, all the more attractive for Nando to join City.

And don’t forget Stevie G could be on sale too.

it's his first match in the premiership and he set one up... bit harsh but i suppose when the best your country can do is send players to indonesia, i guess all you gots is your hate

OH wow. Didnt know I would strike a raw nerve given you are the president of Landon's fan club.

Well SORRY!

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He still suck BTW. Hope he gets better.

i watched the match. thought he did ok. shit conditions, new team and all... fucking hate them anyway

Landon had cramps in his first match shortly after half time. If i didnt know better, I would have thought MLS matches last 60 minutes and maybe have 3 or 4 half times or breaks.

As SAF would tell you, slotting in some squad players to your 1st team can be disastrous like in the Leeds match. If a first team winger is playing, crosses from the right could be more accurate and could be converted into goals or better opportunities. But Moyes is a bit short of option here.

Sometimes in big matches, the margin of error can be so close and you need a touch of class from a top BPL pro compared to also rans to make a difference from 1 point to 3 points.

mad crazy snow at the emirates...

Yah and Landon sucked. Everton should have scored 1 more after Pienaar's goal. No thanks to Landon. For all his knock on Becks. At least Becks can deliver.