A Horse Named Stranger Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 Meanwhile in the qualifiers for Russia Cze-Germany 0-1 Werner after nice assist by Özil. Just as a small bit of information for our gooners. Özil can still play football afterall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Consigliere Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 On the transfer activity of the newly promoted sides, Huddersfield had the best window of the three coupled with a dream start followed by Brighton. I don't think Newcastle have done enough. It's going to be a long, hard season for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polishgenius Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 Brighton have got some decent-looking signings but they failed to get a striker which could become a real issue for a team that's yet to score a goal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Antony Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 England are so boring to watch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polishgenius Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 Watch Poland instead. We're getting blapsed by Denmark today, but it's quite exciting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Horse Named Stranger Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 Well, just checked some other qualifier results.Cape Verde is leading against South Africa. I am not that familar with African Football, but I guess that is somewhat surprising. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Consigliere Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 Not really. Cape Verde have been on the up these past few years while South Africa have been dogshit for nearly decade and a half. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Horse Named Stranger Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 Wow Cze-Ger 1-1 Fantastic strike by Darida. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Horse Named Stranger Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 Cze - Ger 1-2 Hummels. totally undeserved, I might add. The Czechs were much better in the second half, and Germany scores from a set piece. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan La Cabra Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 Too many anti-Chelsea, anti-Abramovic and anti-Terry comments to reply to. Chelsea are hated here and it's not worth my while trying to defend the club against people with such deep rooted problems with it. You are all entitled to your opinions just as much as I am entitled to defend the club. In more positive news, Northern Ireland seal another important win away to San Marino, leaving us second in Group C and 7 points clear of Czech Republic in third. If we can avoid defeat against them in our next game, the play off spot is ours. It's been quite an amazing few years for Northern Irish football. None of us would have believed we would have qualified for Euro 2016 and then be in with a great chance of qualifying for World Cup 2018. PS: As much as I like seeing England do well, watching them play is as fun as watching paint dry. Henderson had the armband tonight. I thought it would be either him, Cahill or Kane. There has been no announcement of official captaincy. Do you all think the armband will continued to be rotated until they officially choose one for the World Cup once the qualifiers are over? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mme Erzulie Posted September 2, 2017 Share Posted September 2, 2017 Football fans having pops at each other's clubs is pretty inevitable. But do stick around, I think you'll find that this place is saner, more considered and less bellicose than most. It's the only reason I come to these forums anymore, having lost interest in the books long ago and never having been impressed by the tv show. Dead horse flogging to follow: Fuck international breaks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Consigliere Posted September 2, 2017 Share Posted September 2, 2017 One last piece of business for United: Andreas Pereira has joined Valencia on loan. There is no option for them to buy and United have triggered the additional year extension on his contract. Some reports claim that a recall clause has been included in the loan agreement as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan La Cabra Posted September 2, 2017 Share Posted September 2, 2017 12 minutes ago, Mme Erzulie said: Football fans having pops at each other's clubs is pretty inevitable. But do stick around, I think you'll find that this place is saner, more considered and less bellicose than most. It's the only reason I come to these forums anymore, having lost interest in the books long ago and never having been impressed by the tv show. Dead horse flogging to follow: Fuck international breaks. Oh, yes, I am well used to it. I think I was just slightly caught off guard, as it began by me having a wee pop at Tottenham, a team I hate due to London Derby purposes and all that, as opposed to issues with Dan Levy and Tottenham fans' past problems. There are no Spurs fans here, to my knowledge, but I ended up being sprung upon by a motley crew consisting of Newcastle, Man United and Liverpool fans! It's all 'banter' and a bit of a debate, which is all fun and games, at the end of the day. I've been on the forum a month and I'm done with the book forum and the show forum already. Much more fun here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polishgenius Posted September 2, 2017 Share Posted September 2, 2017 32 minutes ago, Consigliere said: One last piece of business for United: Andreas Pereira has joined Valencia on loan. There is no option for them to buy and United have triggered the additional year extension on his contract. Some reports claim that a recall clause has been included in the loan agreement as well. Don't think he's gonna make it at the club tbqh. He looks like a tidy player but he's been on the fringes of the first team for four seasons now and he's never broken through. He'll move to Spain next season I reckon. Or remain like Joel Campbell, perpetually on loan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Consigliere Posted September 2, 2017 Share Posted September 2, 2017 15 minutes ago, polishgenius said: Don't think he's gonna make it at the club tbqh. He looks like a tidy player but he's been on the fringes of the first team for four seasons now and he's never broken through. He'll move to Spain next season I reckon. Or remain like Joel Campbell, perpetually on loan. I think we will make a decision next season. His contract was due to expire next year but we triggered the extension so if there is no future for him at United, we will sell next year. Probably why we agreed to loan him in the first place - his value will be greater playing regularly for Valencia rather than spending 80% of the season on United's bench/reserves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan La Cabra Posted September 2, 2017 Share Posted September 2, 2017 Quite surprised no one has taken a free punt on Bacary Sagna yet. Yes, he's 34, but he looks fit for his age. Personally, if I were West Ham, I would have fancied him on a free more so than Pablo Zabaleta. Sagna could still do a decent job at the right club. I'd imagine his wage demands are the main stumbling block, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polishgenius Posted September 2, 2017 Share Posted September 2, 2017 According to the West Ham owners, Bilic turned down the chance to sign both Renato Sanches and Krychowiak in this window. Quite honestly they should have fired him right there. Can't imagine it'll be too long before we see Benitez at West Ham. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan La Cabra Posted September 2, 2017 Share Posted September 2, 2017 1 minute ago, polishgenius said: According to the West Ham owners, Bilic turned down the chance to sign both Renato Sanches and Krychowiak in this window. Quite honestly they should have fired him right there. Can't imagine it'll be too long before we see Benitez at West Ham. Add into the mix that their deal for W.Carvalho fell through, and what could have been a great window for West Ham ended up as just another average one. Hernandez could be a great signing, but I wonder where the quality service for him is going to come from. Arnautovic is a good player when he turns it on, but for Stoke, he didn't turn it on half as much as he should have. Zabaleta has looked half the player in his first few games at West Ham and Hart has conceded 10 already. Not all his fault, of course, but it's going to be a long season for him. I think you have to take what West Ham owners say with a pinch of salt, though. They run their mouths quite a bit regarding transfers, much to the frustration of their own fans. Would West Ham be an improvement for Rafa? Mike Ashley hasn't backed him, but Rafa is adored by most Newcastle fans. Keeping them in the PL would be a bigger achievement than guiding West Ham to mid table. More than that, it feels a shame that a great manager like Rafa is being linked to a troubled West Ham team. I know he had been linked to them before, but it would be a shame to see him become a journey man manager in the PL, going from club to club. His stock has fallen almost unfairly since Real Madrid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Consigliere Posted September 2, 2017 Share Posted September 2, 2017 Even if West Ham had a great window, they would still struggle with Bilic at the helm. He is out of his depth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Horse Named Stranger Posted September 2, 2017 Share Posted September 2, 2017 39 minutes ago, polishgenius said: According to the West Ham owners, Bilic turned down the chance to sign both Renato Sanches and Krychowiak in this window. Quite honestly they should have fired him right there. Can't imagine it'll be too long before we see Benitez at West Ham. There's the right club for every player, and the right player for every club. I haven't seen enough West Ham to say for sure, those are the players they need. I said before the start of the season, that Sanches might have been someone to add some muscle to Arsenal's midfield. But let's wait and see how he works out at Swansea. Afterall he has hardly played any games for over a year at Bayern. Anyway, I am kinda curious whether there will be a fire sale at Arsenal come January. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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