Well if you read my post it doesn't exactly say I want to be does it? Also if you don't like being criticized then don't damned well criticize others.
The only person taking things personal is yourself as were do I suggest I have an issue with being criticized? or is that the voices in your head? If people want to express opinions which aren't realistic then its normal for others to counter them opinions with realistic views so don't throw tantrums just because people disagree, as its not very mature, is it?
Well one thing's for sure,you're an effing pompous windbag. You called me immature and that's personal isn't it? How else can it be taken? Thick as well are you?
If you followed what I said, his career is a progression, hence he wouldn't go back to porto would he? i mean all the great managers have to start somewere, would alex ferguson go back to aberdeen just for the challenge? no.
Is that why half your board is full of Chelsea bile? I think your getting our local rivals mixed up here, and we certainly don't regard you as fierce rivals, but out of the dislike that each set of fans holds for the other club there is a very extreme element of behaviour that you cannot deny. It's very similar to Redknapp alluding to the fact that the Chelsea role is a "dream job", and along with other reasons that he wouldn't take it he alluded to the fact that he'd never be welcome in North London again... Would he give a **** if he couldn't walk down Seven Sisters road again? I doubt it very much as it is a total ****hole, so there must be an element of something else that must be behind the statement. Back to JM.. the fact that Utd and City are far more attractive propositions than you and us ****s the idea totally, so end of really. Anyway...your being a bit pedantic here, you can surely see what I actually meant...apologies for not being a geek enough to pick out a similar level of rival for Inter, kudos to you lot, you've got me all ends over. Oh no.
The simple reason Mourinho has to have money is because he doesn't work with the team he inherits, instead he always expensively reassembles it - it happened at Chelsea, it happened at Inter, it happened at Real, and the only way I can't say one way or the other for Porto is because I can't find transfer details from his two seasons there. So, no, it isn't "bollocks" - there is a complete lack of evidence that he can operate under any form of financial constraints or work with the players he is given, so why risk finding out? And, for the last time as this seems to keep going over your head, it's the constant diving, squaring up to opponents, and targeting opponents I have been critical of - but as you keep bringing up negative football, don't pretend Chelsea and Inter were overly-defensive units like you're pretending Porto, Chelsea, Inter and real are stuffed with divers and nasty pieces of work.
Croydon, I agree with what you say, to a point. However, there is no reason, in principal, why JM should not look at our squad of players and draw the conclusion that we are good enough to win something big under him. No doubt, he'd want to strengthen, but we'd agree that that's the case, any way.
"Full"? Really? There is absolutely no doubting that we Spurs fans love to take the piss out of you Chavs every now and then, but it's hardly as though that's all we do
We're all well aware of what JM has done before, and how, and why, his history is of no consequence to my point. There is nothing to suggest he can't work with constraints...other than winning the EL/CL with Porto perhaps! . Not much goes over my head mate, and I'm fairly sure players at Real, Inter etc were diving and using the dark arts of the game long before JM, and will continue to do so long after he's gone, so to attribute that to him is bollox imo. I agree the Chavs were defensive under him as were Inter, but he has shaken off that tag with Real, again imo. The fact you can't find megabucks deals at Porto might suggest there wasn't any, they haven't had money that I'm aware. A quick look at the teamsheet in the CL final reveals only Deco and Carvalho as names worth a mention.... GK 99 Portugal VÃtor BaÃa RB 22 Portugal Paulo Ferreira CB 2 Portugal Jorge Costa (c) Booked in the 77th minute 77' CB 4 Portugal Ricardo Carvalho LB 8 Portugal Nuno Valente Booked in the 29th minute 29' DM 6 Portugal Costinha RM 23 Portugal Pedro Mendes LM 18 Portugal Maniche AM 10 Portugal Deco Substituted off in the 85th minute 85' CF 11 Portugal Derlei Substituted off in the 78th minute 78' CF 19 Brazil Carlos Alberto
You're such a dick, and it shines through once more in your rather basic editing-for-my-own-needs style. "half your board is full" were the actual words I used, I've included the original quote for your reference, and most of that bile that half fills your board is written by you. Edit: Typo
Personally I Like Mourinho as a person and comedy character - not too sure about his philosophy on football. Having said that it would seem absurd of me to think his appointment at Spurs would be a negative thing. I mean, he's no Hoddle or Pleat or Santini or Ramos or (even) Harry but it would seem churlish to stick my nose up in the air too far if he came begging... As for the debate about how much he spent at Porto, this website suggests he spent less than £5m while he was there! http://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?team_id=978&teamTabs=transfers HOWEVER this site's transfer prices are often dodgy. Very often it'll just say "signed" with no fee mentioned even if one was very much in the public domain at the time. The names and dates always seem to be right, though. Other people can look up their prices if they want (Croydon or someone more invested in this debate than me). I really appreciate Croydon's wholehearted and informed critique of Mourinho. And let's be honest - it ain't gonna happen. But at Spurs it's not like we're used to having only the very best managers around is it? I just could not say no to Mourinho, I'm afraid. Even though Steve Bruce is available...
