2012 - 2013 Football Thread! - Page 237

sc4k

United Kingdom5454 Posts

January 22 2013 01:36 GMT

#4721

I am one of those Chelsea fans who never saw Malouda getting bad. Everyone was saying it but I never agreed. He was a great player. Don't know if he still is but he probably is. I rated him way higher than Kalou.

GTR

51713 Posts

January 22 2013 08:27 GMT

#4722

On January 22 2013 07:01 BeaTeR wrote:
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Non-attendance of unused players at home matches without permission of manager - £1,000.
Being late for training - £250 (15 minutes), £500 (30 minutes).
Being late for matchday meetings/meals - £250.
Wearing inappropriate clothing outside the dressing room - £100.
Newspapers in dressing room - £100.
Non-production of urine sample for two consecutive weeks - £200
Phone calls in the building (texting allowed) - £500.

I feel sorry for Metersacker being the debt collector

Pandemona

Charlie Sheens House51493 Posts

January 22 2013 08:59 GMT

#4723

Lol Malouda...played so well, then POOF, within a week of playing crap he never played well ever again. He was being phased out, plain and simple. He had an offer from Brazil to go play over their, he turned it down to stay and train with Chelsea reserves. Shows he clearly "cba" with football if he chooses to take his 80k a week wages for turning up to train with reserves week in week out.

I'll say it again, if QPR sign Malouda, they will go down.

Also, WTF why is Merterseker the debt collector? Surely it should be Vermalen the captain? :S

EchoZ

Japan5041 Posts

January 22 2013 11:30 GMT

#4724

Newcastle United can officially change their name to the Fédération Française de Football United.

Ferrose

United States11378 Posts

January 22 2013 12:13 GMT

#4725

On January 22 2013 17:59 Pandemona wrote:
Also, WTF why is Merterseker the debt collector? Surely it should be Vermalen the captain? :S

Wenger on Mertesacker the 'debt collector': 'The Germans are very good economically, that is why we chose a German!' #AFCvWHU

HwangjaeTerran

Finland5967 Posts

January 22 2013 12:44 GMT

#4726

It's like the first economically sound think Arsenal has ever done.

Pandemona

Charlie Sheens House51493 Posts

January 22 2013 12:49 GMT

#4727

Isn't that borderline racist? ;_;

Pandemona

Charlie Sheens House51493 Posts

January 22 2013 13:10 GMT

#4728

Transfer News!

Reports coming out of Italy say Roma are back in talks with Olympiakos over a deal to sign Vasilis Torosidis after failing to reach an agreement last summer. Greece international defender Torosidis, who is not planning to extend his Olympiakos contract which expires at the end of the season, has also been linked with Fulham and Werder Bremen.

As Barcelona prepare to step up the search for a new goalkeeper and a number of players get linked with a move, Andres Iniesta has stated that it will be difficult for anyone to replace ‘the best in the world’ Victor Valdes.

Atletico Madrid star Radamel Falcao has denied that he met with Real Madrid president Florentino Perez about a move across the Spanish capital

Hoffenheim have moved to boost their hopes of staying in the Bundesliga by signing David Abraham from Getafe on a contract until 2016. Hoffenheim coach Marco Kurz said of the Argentine defender: "David has a lot of experience at the top level for his age and that is very important for us at the moment."

Racing Avellaneda midfielder Adriano Centurion has previously been linked with a move to the Premier League, but he now looks to be on his way to Russia. According to reports in Ole, Anzhi Makhachkala are ready to spend €7.5million (£6.3m) to sign the Argentina Under 20 international.

Newcastle remain 9/4 favourites to land Aston Villa's out-of-favour striker Darren Bent in the transfer window.

Having been quoted in a French interview as saying he has ‘wasted his time’, West Ham midfielder Alou Diarra is now set to hold talks over his future with manager Sam Allardyce.

A little line from Greece and former Liverpool forward Sebastian Leto has left Panathinaikos by mutual consent after a long battle with injury. Leto has not played for 12 months due to a knee injury and Panathinaikos' new owners are reported to have wanted the Argentine's salary off the wage bill.

Melbourne Victory are confident they can convince Marco Rojas to stay despite interest from Juventus and Liverpool.

Serie A's bottom club Siena have been keen to improve their attacking options this month and L'Equipe reports that Lorient striker Innocent Emeghara could join on loan for the rest of the season.

Reports last week claimed that Porto defender Rolando had rejected a loan move to Queens Park Rangers. Rolando remains a man in demand as A Bola says Deportivo La Coruna want to sign the centre-half on loan for the rest of the season.

Reports in Holland say PSV Eindhoven will try again to sign Chelsea defender Jeffrey Bruma in the summer after their hopes of a January loan deal were dashed. Bruma has struggled for first-team football on loan at Hamburg this season, and Chelsea were rumoured to be considering recalling the defender. However, an injury to former Blues defender Michael Mancienne means Hamburg want to keep Bruma for the rest of the season.

Looks like Kaka's return to AC Milan is off after Adriano Galliani confirmed the club were unable to agree a deal with Real Madrid. Reports in Italy claim Milan wanted to sign Kaka on loan for the next two-and-a-half seasons, but Real only wanted a permanent deal.

kyllinghest

Norway1607 Posts

January 22 2013 13:22 GMT

#4729

On January 22 2013 21:44 HwangjaeTerran wrote:
It's like the first economically sound think Arsenal has ever done.

Sarcasm is hard to detect online, so I'll bite. What a dumb comment about one of the clubs that actually have a good economy.

Ferrose

United States11378 Posts

January 22 2013 13:29 GMT

#4730

On January 22 2013 22:22 kyllinghest wrote:

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Sarcasm is hard to detect online, so I'll bite. What a dumb comment about one of the clubs that actually have a good economy.

Are you of Romanian descent by any chance?

Arsenal has good revenue and cash flow but they are far from fiscally responsible.

LMFAO: http://news.arseblog.com/2013/01/exclusive-new-arsenal-fine-list-revealed/

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2012-2013 AFC Player Fines (updated)

Smoking shisha in a nightclub (and getting caught on camera) – £2,000 + six months watching Sam Allardyce get undressed at West Ham

Hugging an opponent after a defeat – £1,000 + room with Sebastien Squillaci for 3 months

Not wearing Dr Dre headphones when stepping off team bus – £250

Not having a new tattoo on the forearm/elbow area in the last month – £1,000

Saying the word DENCH / Wearing any clothing that says DENCH – £500

Repeatedly retweeting busty 18-year-old blondes at the expense of sad 30-something men claiming it’s their birthday - £500

Driving at 175mph to training – 2 weeks wages + publicly swap shirts with RVP

Revealing the secret to Mikel Arteta’s perfect hair – £4,000 + a month teaching Craig Eastmond grammar

Trying to sell own-brand jewellery before training – £500 + kick in the groin + spell on the bench with Juventus

Sitting in Lukasz Fabianski’s treatment room rocking chair – £250

Knocking over autograph hunters outside the Tollington – £150

Losing all semblance of form – Arsenal Player interview duty for six months

Taunting Vito Mannone with a generic Italian gangster voice – Punch in the liver from Boro Primorac

Using Olivier Giroud’s vanity mirror without permission- £500

Hitting five consecutive free-kicks into opposition wall – £500

Messing with the zip on the boss’ favourite jacket – Transfer listed

Hiding Vic Akers’ shorts – That’s a paddlin’

Failing to high-five or hug Gunnersaurus when opportunity arises – cone duty for a month

Doing a ‘Compare the Meerkat’ voice when Arshavin waddles in – £250 (Updated- no fine, he likes it…crazy bastard)

Not using at least three hideous clichés in post-match Sky interviews – £1,000 + letter of apology to Geoff Shreeves

Using ‘da ting’ (e.g) ‘pass da ting’ when asking a teammate to give you the ball – £1,000

Failing to get a corner past the near post – £250 + three minutes in a booth with Frimpong’s screeching rapper mate

Rugby tackling opponent in the box – £1,000 + 1 game ban + must clean hair from shower plug-holes for 1 week. No, that’s not shampoo

Tackling Diaby in training – £5,000

Mistaking Neil Banfield for the postman – £350

Asking for a happy ending in the massage room – £2,500

Revealing the truth about Ju-Young Park – washing the boss’ car for the rest of the season.

Ysellian

Netherlands9029 Posts

January 22 2013 14:03 GMT

#4731

^LMAO that update is hilarious.

Pandemona

Charlie Sheens House51493 Posts

January 22 2013 14:12 GMT

#4732

Messing with the zip on the boss’ favourite jacket – Transfer listed

LOL'd at that one!!

Doing a ‘Compare the Meerkat’ voice when Arshavin waddles in – £250 (Updated- no fine, he likes it…crazy bastard)

Not using at least three hideous clichés in post-match Sky interviews – £1,000 + letter of apology to Geoff Shreeves

omg rofl XD

Tackling Diaby in training – £5,000

^_^

Ferrose

United States11378 Posts

January 22 2013 14:20 GMT

#4733

Smoking shisha in a nightclub (and getting caught on camera) – £2,000 + six months watching Sam Allardyce get undressed at West Ham

Well now we know why Marouane Chamakh got loaned out.

EchoZ

Japan5041 Posts

January 22 2013 14:45 GMT

#4734

Omg I can't stop cracking up LOL

HwangjaeTerran

Finland5967 Posts

January 22 2013 16:25 GMT

#4735

On January 22 2013 22:22 kyllinghest wrote:

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Sarcasm is hard to detect online, so I'll bite. What a dumb comment about one of the clubs that actually have a good economy.

I don't think it is sustainable to sell your star players, not finding replacements for them, and to also overpay the rest of the players. They use their huge cash reserve as a safety-net, I guess, but I think it won't help much if they have a truly disastrous season.