I will probably be banned for this but... Footie Thread

Hey! He sent off Rafael on Sunday. :-p

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Originally Posted by Brown, Jon Brow

Evertons David Moyes set to take over from Fergie at Manchester United. Looks like United will be aiming for at least a Europa League place next season then :\

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I'm sure Mou would have won the champions league with Everton. :rolleyes:

TSO is now the favourite to take over Man U.

Plenty of love there :p :

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Originally Posted by ford power

you know in fergusons first season in charge utd only managed to finish 11th overall

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Sir Alex benefited the most from the meeting of "the big five", Lord Sugar and LWT when it came to the creation of the Premier League. He also benefited the most when in accordance with the Taylor Report, stadia were converted to all-seaters as Man United which had the biggest club ground in the country, didn't lose out as much when Old Trafford was converted. He also benefited from the seeding of Premier League clubs into the third round and not the first round of the FA Cup as clubs had done previously - remember there'd only been five winners of the double in the 122 seasons previous to the Premier League but six in the 21 seasons after.

He happened to be at the right place at the right time.

Also of note:
Fergie - 13 League titles, 5 FA Cups, 4 League Cups, 10 Charity Shields, 2 Champions Leagues
The Boot Room - 13 League titles, 3 FA Cups, 4 League Cups, 13 Charity Shields, 4 European Cups
The difference being that Shankly's Boot Room had a succession plan, whereas Fergie replaced Fergie who replaced Fergie over a similar time frame.

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Originally Posted by race aficionado

From a Marca link.
How can you not smile and marvel at this young budding genius at play?
:)

As jugaba Messi en el potrero - MARCA.com

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He seemed to love just running with the ball back then.

Oh wait he seems to love just runnng with the ball now.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvbbzVCyoik

How about those Latics!

http://i.huffpost.com/gadgets/slides...?1368380333674

balls... Messi's broken :( :dozey:

^yeah...was going to happen someday this season...luckily happened after the league has been won. Would Alexis and Cesc have scored enough goals to win the league? Suddenly they are now scoring since it is likely they are going in the shop window.
As for SAF, I never liked the guy as such, loved it when MU lost, but have to respect his achievements over such a long period.

Cesc could be heading to Man United to be reunited with Van Persie.