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  1. Greenarmyjoe

    Greenarmyjoe Well-Known Member

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    He may be falling Moyes and Van gaul out the door soon if it does not improve. I watched them against chelsea and they were poor.. I suppose chelsea had something to prove to him after last year. But he is not a bad manager..
     
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  2. sensiblegreeny

    sensiblegreeny Well-Known Member Forum Moderator

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    It's all bollox if you ask me. His team aren't producing on the pitch and he is looking for something to move the spotlight away. He chooses this because it's an easy one. He could solve it so easily if he wanted to given his resources and money. He could even have made it part of his contract if he had wanted to. Just bull I'm afraid. If he thinks he is lonely like this he wants to try a 2 year commission away from home whilst the kids grow up. Service life used to be like that commonly unlike today where they only go away for a few months at most. But Jose is just covering up for the poor football.
     
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  3. sensiblegreeny

    sensiblegreeny Well-Known Member Forum Moderator

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    I just looked up tonights result so I guess his mindgames worked as MU beat MC 1 - 0 on the night. Stats said a total of 13 shots between them with only 2 on target. MC didn't have any of those 2. Bleddy exciting or what....
     
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  4. Greenarmyjoe

    Greenarmyjoe Well-Known Member

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    Well man c are struggling also.. both have top managers and not performing.. pep wont hang around i feel as the going gets tough.. I dont care what happens to either team..
     
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  5. Plymborn

    Plymborn Well-Known Member Forum Moderator

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    They could both perk themselves up by coming down and playing Exeter to boost moral.
     
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  6. homepark_hobo

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    Once we get to January I suspect that Pep will be told to splash the oil cash if things are no better.

    Quite why Mourinho spent so much on Pogba I can not fathom. He is absent half the time and at the euros I was more impressed by Payet and Griezmann.

    Mind you I still think that Rooney is (and always will be) a Striker and has shown in the last two seasons that he can not cut it in Midfield - as his performances show. But I suppose I should not question the "Chosen One".
     
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  7. sensiblegreeny

    sensiblegreeny Well-Known Member Forum Moderator

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    Don't see why you shouldn't question any of them hobo. Your opinion is as good as anyone's. I'm with Joe on this one in that I could not care less if both teams got relegated or any of the premiership to he honest. I only posted the above in an answer sort of way. I watched them both play recently because there was knack all else on and it was given free. Just watched some football but who won or didn't was of no consequence. The proof of any manager being good or otherwise would be for them to do the business with no money to spend rather than have the money to splash at will if things aren't going well. Build a team with no money and win something and I might be impressed.
     
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  8. Greenarmyjoe

    Greenarmyjoe Well-Known Member

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    They cant do that Sensible, they waste good money. im agreeing with Hobo, all that money on pogba? disgrace.. he is useless. When utd sold him a few years ago that was about the money thet should have paid for him.. Not good enough for the prem.. Only one decent manager in the prem or two Eddie Howe and Pochitino.. dont spend a foryune and have some good english talent, but saying that liverpool have a few..

    I never bet on any prem games i always do the league 2 as i feel its more a chance but getting it right is not easy, last week was awaiting on harlepool to draw for a tidy summ in a five fold.. they lost .. never mind.. Prefer league 2 ...
     
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  9. Plymborn

    Plymborn Well-Known Member Forum Moderator

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    West Ham our facing problems at their new London Stadium which of course used to be the the 2012 Olympic Arena.

    Many people couldn't believe the good deal that they got to take it over.....millions of £'s of taxpayers money was spent reducing the size and 'making' it into West Ham's new stadium.

    What is the result ?......a stewarding and policing disaster seems to be the result.......didn't they have lots of time to plan the change from just athletics to a Premiership football stadium.

    Problems have been happening before the Chelsea game....so why weren't officials and the Metropolitan Police on top of it begs to be asked. It seems from the beginning that the Chelsea fans where under attack for much of the match....this escalated after West Ham scored their second goal and coins where continually being thrown.....ok we know that Chelsea have a well known gang element from the past which seems to have been taken over by the prawn sandwich brigade of late....but the West Ham yobs seemed to be causing most of the trouble.

    Home yobs where ripping up their own seating to throw at Chelsea fans....there where children caught up in the trouble.....there didn't seem to be stewards or police in the West Ham area where the trouble was coming from.

    Ok we do know that many fans didn't want to leave Upton Park, where stewarding and policing was on top of any trouble.....the new stadium seems to be unmanageable under it's present layout....but do you cause trouble just because of that....destroy your own seating...seems counter productive personally.....will the Club get a big fine or even play matches behind closed doors for awhile.
     
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  10. homepark_hobo

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    It is interesting because alcohol was not being served before or during the game so I imagine the instigators had intentionally pre-loaded and gone ready to spark trouble at a moments notice.
    What I always find pathetic in these cases is those 'fans' who watch this idiotic behaviour and instead of thinking "stupid morons, I'll get out the way and report them" they think "Ugg that looks like good fun, me want to throw chair".

    Chances are that the club get a big fine for it Plym and it is their stadium so they will also have to pay for more security and seat/ground repairs. This means that if it is decided to close the ground for the next few matches they will take a financial hit which will only end up costing the true supporters who had nothing to do with the violence in the first place.

    It is a shame that this still goes on.
     
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  11. sensiblegreeny

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    I went into town today to have a look around the Banks and Buuilding Societies to see what interest rate was being offered on fixed term bonds given I have a few bob spare to put away. The rate was pretty much the same wherever you go which was somewhere around 0.8% fixed for a year. Got to say it was hardly worth bothering. The reason for posting this was the advice I was given at one venue which was a bit of a surprise. Why not do a funeral plan the lady suggested. That as you probably know is basically pay for your funeral now and no matter when you pop your clogs the thing is paid for already and nothing is added. Can't say that was on the agenda when I went out this morning but the explanation actually did make sense even if a surprise. The cost of funerals goes up on average 6% per year so I was told. Ergo if you only get less than 1% on saving the cash you might as well spend it and save at least 6% per year on around £4k for a cheap funeral. That's 6% year on year until you pop off. I was going to go out and buy a wardrobe tomorrow. I will probably get offered a coffin instead. I think I might stay in from now on...............<yikes>
     
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  12. notDistantGreen

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    Check the spec of the funeral they are committing to Sensible otherwise by the time you get there, in many, many years I hope, you may be contributing to the success of the Devonport EfW CHP Facility.

    Having lost billions on PPI insurance, I wouldn't trust a financial institution trying to sell me something further than I could throw them. They've probably cottoned on to the fact that the dead can't sue.
     
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  13. Plymborn

    Plymborn Well-Known Member Forum Moderator

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    Mmm you could be dead unlucky there sensible......shouldn't you be considering a burial at sea....you being a jolly old naval type.....the whole subject just gives you a sinking feeling doesn't it.
     
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  14. sensiblegreeny

    sensiblegreeny Well-Known Member Forum Moderator

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    It was more the fact I got offerred it in the first place. You know how it goes. "What's the best thing to save a few quid" Expecting to be told about numerous savings deals. "On your funeral expenses Sir". That wasn't what I had expected to be told.

    To be honest Plym they can do what they like with whatever bits remain of me as long as they've checked the breathing properly first. I'm not religious and I don't believe in going to a better place or anything like that. When you've gone you've gone and the only thing left is the shell. Just bin it and save the expenses is my view.
     
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  15. Plymborn

    Plymborn Well-Known Member Forum Moderator

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    FIFA's poppy ban on it being worn by England v Scotland on Armistice day when they play their World Cup match is totally out of order.

    To me it sounds more likely that they haven't negotiated a big juicy backhander from England and Scotland's FA's for us to have the privilage to do so.....isn't that FIFA's strong suit, nice pay offs in discrete brown envelopes.
     
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  16. Greenarmyjoe

    Greenarmyjoe Well-Known Member

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    Just wear them on the day , if they do punish us, what difference does it make.. points deducted? we never do well at the competitions so best stay away.. I can send them something brown for their back hander.. :emoticon-0172-mooni
     
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  17. Plymborn

    Plymborn Well-Known Member Forum Moderator

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    Both Countries FA's have said that they will have poppies on their arm bands.

    It was allowed against Spain in 2011....why not now ?
     
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  18. Greenarmyjoe

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    because blatter had a bung
     
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  19. sensiblegreeny

    sensiblegreeny Well-Known Member Forum Moderator

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    You have to say that with or without Blatter FIFA still has a habit of making themselves a joke organisation. They allow minutes silences and all sorts of other rememberances of deceased people yet they want to ban this. There is no political references, religious references, ethnic references or any other references so why do they think it goes against their rules. I agree that if the British FA's want to wear a poppy emblem then just do it. If FIFA take action then so be it. The rest of Europe should however be shouting sod off at the same time over this. If We get banned then they should boycott and without European teams this competition would be nothing.
     
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  20. notDistantGreen

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    And they allowed reference to the Easter Uprising on RoI shirts...
     
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