SOUTHAMPTON ARE STILL A BIG CLUB! The Premier League, 2014/15

detect no butthurt resentment there

"He is younger than Cesc and the potential is there for him to leave once he becomes any good"

Wow mackay is horrible.

"letting off steam to a friend during some friendly text message banter"

you know you're fucked when you go for the banter defence

"It has never been alleged that he wrote any homophobic or sexist messages and he has confirmed that he did not do so"

That's a relief.

wow just caught up on mackay, what a cunt.

He’s not murdered anyone, he’s not a rapist or a paedophile.

Lots of people do that silly tweeting.

I do get text messages from people with sick jokes on when something terrible has happened. I don’t read them, they make me ill.

A fantastic lad, a great, great fella. A family man, a real football man.

I hear people on the radio.

I’m sure no one is suffering like him and his family are today.

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You've just got to admire the cold Machiavellian ruthlessness of Tan picking his moment like that. Wait til the moment when it will cause maximum damage, then drop the bomb. It's a proper cunt-off.

Overlooked in all this is that Mackay was a shit manager and Palace have had a lucky escape.

Unless they get Sherwood.

lol

The LMA apologises for some of its wording, in its release yesterday, which was inappropriate and has been perceived to trivialise matters of a racist, sexist or homophobic nature. That was certainly not our intention.

It is beyond argument that any comments that are discriminatory, even used in private, are totally unacceptable. The LMA remains absolutely aware of our responsibility to the game and to promote and uphold the highest standards of behaviour.

The LMA will not be commenting further on the allegations relating to Malky Mackay whilst the Football Association conducts its investigation, other than to repeat that both the LMA and Malky will be co-operating fully. We will continue to work with all of the game’s stakeholders to address the important issues of respect and discriminatory behaviour in all its forms.

Yeh keep up that good work that you are doing about that important issue you fucking unbelievably stupid cunts

Fisted Away ‏@fistedaway 3h
Long before Moody & Mackay / Gray & Keys, it's always worth remembering the first people to use the 'banter' defence http://www.theguardian.com/uk/1999/apr/09/lawrence.ukcrime10

Unless they get Sherwood.

― Matt DC, Friday, 22 August 2014 11:35 (43 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Sherwood has now ruled himself out (phew). Lennon is the new favourite with the bookies, with 'The Return of Pulis' now third favourite (as low as 4-1 with Betfred).

Mackay's career is probably over, isn't it? Moody's is definitely. That bantz defence was woeful, LMA come across as piss weak in all this too.

looking forward to the next few barren years of sherwood refusing to be anyone's second choice

The LMA look idiotic rather than weak. Literally nobody expected anyone to come to Mackay's defence.

He’s not murdered anyone, he’s not a rapist or a paedophile.

Lots of people do that silly tweeting.

I do get text messages from people with sick jokes on when something terrible has happened. I don’t read them, they make me ill.

A fantastic lad, a great, great fella. A family man, a real football man.

I hear people on the radio.

I’m sure no one is suffering like him and his family are today.

― peligro, Friday, 22 August 2014 Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

A nauseating defence. Expected nothing less tho'.

tom carroll to Swansea on loan is a v sensible move

look it's not gonna happen for him ok

pfft

u said that about third and Livermore both

actually a tenner on Carroll making up a p dece central trio at hull next year might be a shout

thudd obv

hull aren't really a football team. i feel secure in my judgement

i'm sure when charlton lose this season i'll say the same about the victors

charl'tan

refusing to believe this

Danny Welbeck has been told that he can leave Manchester United, with the forward now hopeful of securing a move to Tottenham Hotspur before the end of the transfer window.

Tottenham are in the market for extra firepower and held talks with Queens Park Rangers over the availability of Loic Rémy this month. They have also considered Mattia Destro, the Roma striker who has attracted interest from Chelsea.

Welbeck could fit the bill, while Sunderland are also pondering a swoop for the 23-year-old. Hull City were willing to pay £12 million for Welbeck’s services, but he has no interest in a move to the KC Stadium.

The England international has two years left on his contract at United and is thought to earn about £50,000 a week, but Louis van Gaal, the new manager, has deemed him surplus to requirements.

Welbeck is out with a knee injury and missed the 2-1 Barclays Premier League opening-day defeat by Swansea City at Old Trafford last Saturday, with Wayne Rooney and Javier Hernandez leading the line.

Robin van Persie will further increase competition in the United ranks after the Holland striker returned to training this week following an extended break after the World Cup. That will leave Welbeck, who has scored 20 goals in 90 Premier League appearances for United, farther down the pecking order.

A nauseating defence.

Fucking hell - I'd assumed that was a cut & paste of various moronic 'have your say' comments, not a whole load of Harry.

LMA backpedalling furiously: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28896425

I'm 4,174 on the Season Ticket Waiting List!

:D

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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/managers/louis-van-gaal/11052364/Louis-van-Gaal-It-has-been-a-very-difficult-start-at-Manchester-United-but-I-will-deliver.html

Cabella's hair is making me feel queasy

regional report: sky down at the tf in castlebar and parking now a euro an hour but the carvery three course is a tenner callin it a draw

jesus wept can someone nudge me toward the best way of str*aming w/out it constantly cutting out. the cpl of online sites i know are unwatchable

also, heard about a thing where access to hd premiership games is only £70 in NZ so my lot are looking into a way of changing ip location and ordering. anyone else done/heard of this?

gone from the http://www.flags.net/images/smallflags/IRAQ0001.GIF goals of yore to http://www.flags.net/images/smallflags/UNST0001.GIF goals

good to see atsu

booooo, that was iraq/usa

Saw Emre Can in Topman this afternoon.

motd anniversary fonts v nice

fuck zarate life ban

yeah i could get used to the retro stylings

bit twee i thought tbh

bazza didnt disappoint mind - "four heads to find, he had to find his own feet first"

yeah i was pretty annoyed at all that 1970s graphics bullshit

every "celebration" is a tawdry rewrite of history

enjoyed shearer's stony expression as savage highly recommended lennon for the palace job

probably just overinterpreted his brainless resting face but still

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BvzFpXFCYAECIXR.jpg

#believe

Thinking that Lil Aaron might have been quite useful against a team playing three at the back, although I'm eagerly anticipating this Chadli-Traore donkey derby on the left. Otherwise this looks like quite a sensible team selection, glad that a Spurs manager has finally realised that Etienne Capoue is a very good player.

Think you'll beat us in a really annoying way today.

stream v pixelly can I get a lineup pls

lack of VG players not rly our prob in centre mid I think, more the mix

Lloris, Rose, Vertonghen, Kaboul, Dier, Bentaleb, Capoue, Chadli, Eriksen, Lamela, Adebayor.

@GuillemBalague
The price for di María (in euros): United offered 60m, Real wanted 90. Final figure: 80 million, including adds on. £63.9m

that's a lot of money

beautifully taken

thought I've seen soldado non?