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[Xenophon PCDGS]

Rumours that the Polesworth team were stuck at Polesworth station wanting to go southbound are mostly untrue

Any more comments like this will cause you to be spending a month on "The Next Station Is" quiz, as the knowledge of such gems of operational information as this will stand you in very good stead...

 

[CC 72100]

Mourinhos post match conference was the most sarcastic performance I've ever heard,

Indeed, surely the FA have to investigate those comments?!

Can't help thinking of the uproar if that had been Fergie.... :roll:

 

[Johnuk123]

Indeed, surely the FA have to investigate those comments?!

Can't help thinking of the uproar if that had been Fergie.... :roll:

Of course he was being very sarcastic but he chose his words carefully.
The FA will find it difficult to fine a bloke for praising referees.

 

[SS4]

Indeed, surely the FA have to investigate those comments?!

Can't help thinking of the uproar if that had been Fergie.... :roll:

You'll be lucky. If they won't bother for near constant harassment of fourth officials they won't for that. He's not called the special one for nothing

 

[Kite159]

The way Man Utd are, they might not even get into the Europa League next season

 

[fowler9]

http://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/apr/19/police-called-drug-scandal-major-club

Any thoughts on this? Is it an isolated issue or is it something bigger?

Definitely a much wider problem in my personal opinion. Cocaine use is rife everywhere, I'm not of course saying everyones at it but a lot are.

 

[CC 72100]

The way Man Utd are, they might not even get into the Europa League next season

The worst performance I've seen from us today. Last 30 minutes I couldn't tell you the formation we were 'playing', nor who was playing where.

Smalling looked amateurish today, Jones God Knows what he was doing for the penalty, fair play Everton, you absolutely deserved that!

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Hull City 0...Arsenal 3

Everton 2...Manchester United 0

Two match results, unlike certain recent results, where the lesser side did not overcome a top-five side (or even score a goal).

 

[CC 72100]

You'll be lucky. If they won't bother for near constant harassment of fourth officials they won't for that. He's not called the special one for nothing

I wouldn't be surprised to see Mourinho's assistant being in a little bit of hot water for his touchline behaviour yesterday either. It comes to something when 3 of the other backroom staff are there dragging him away!

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Rumours are beginning to circulate in certain quarters that Danny Welbeck is beginning to think that a move elsewhere would be good for his football career.

 

[Oswyntail]

Rumours are beginning to circulate in certain quarters that Danny Welbeck is beginning to think that a move elsewhere would be good for his football career.

Compare and contrast Liverpool in the last ten years. to my mind, the question is whether MU will have enough loyal players staying to keep competing. Do they have a Gerrard equivalent?

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Compare and contrast Liverpool in the last ten years. to my mind, the question is whether MU will have enough loyal players staying to keep competing. Do they have a Gerrard equivalent?

Darren Fletcher ?....if we are just talking about loyalty.

 

[MyFriendMary]

http://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/apr/19/police-called-drug-scandal-major-club

Any thoughts on this? Is it an isolated issue or is it something bigger?

I can think of two individuals recently dismissed from their roles from a Premier League club out-of-the-blue with the club then quick to back the manager.

However "major club" could be near-to any team and might not necessarily be a Premier League team

 

[fowler9]

Compare and contrast Liverpool in the last ten years. to my mind, the question is whether MU will have enough loyal players staying to keep competing. Do they have a Gerrard equivalent?

I am sure that sadly for me Manchester United will be fine in the long run.

 

[richw]

I can think of two individuals recently dismissed from their roles from a Premier League club out-of-the-blue with the club then quick to back the manager.

However "major club" could be near-to any team and might not necessarily be a Premier League team

I had put this 2 and 2 together but can't decide if I've got answer of 4 or 5 for the thought yet.

 

[balne-wonderer]

Managing their finances well, so they can pay their players, and not go bust?

Leeds are not a huge team and haven't been for 30 odd years, the only seasons they did well in premier league was by living out of their means and going subsequently going bust.

Apart from being league champions in 92. Being the last team to win the league with an English manager and having the best away following in the country for years.

Look at the hatred, look at the column inches we still command even as a poor championship club.

Did you forget 92? Liverpool haven't won anything yet but did you know that we have won the league more recently than them? More recently than Spurs, Everton, Newcastle and much of the PL.

A team full of has beens and young players. We didn't buy our league, we earned it. Leeds a tiny club, the world won't let us be one.

 

[richw]

Apart from being league champions in 92. Being the last team to win the league with an English manager and having the best away following in the country for years.

Look at the hatred, look at the column inches we still command even as a poor championship club.

Did you forget 92? Liverpool haven't won anything yet but did you know that we have won the league more recently than them? More recently than Spurs, Everton, Newcastle and much of the PL.

A team full of has beens and young players. We didn't buy our league, we earned it. Leeds a tiny club, the world won't let us be one.

Leeds current position is in part to a demonstration of what happens when you DO try to buy the league and fail. Admittedly not in 1992, which I wasn't aware Leeds had won then (I'm too young) but in the early 2000s it is without doubt Leeds trying to buy the league and failing caused the financial issues that followed.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Apart from being league champions in 92. Being the last team to win the league with an English manager and having the best away following in the country for years. Look at the hatred, look at the column inches we still command even as a poor championship club. Did you forget 92? A team full of has beens and young players. We didn't buy our league, we earned it. Leeds a tiny club, the world won't let us be one.

You appear to have picked a time period of 1992 where both Leeds United and Oldham Athletic were in much higher football company and in those days, some 22 years ago, matches between these two teams were always keenly contested affairs. The two matches the clubs played in the league in 1992 were:-

First Division...8th February 1992
Oldham Athletic 2...Leeds United 0

Premier League...1st September 1992
Oldham Athletic 2...Leeds United 2

 

[Johnuk123]

Moyes about to be sacked according to reports.

 

[richw]

Moyes about to be sacked according to reports.

http://sport.uk.msn.com/football/david-moyes-to-be-sacked-by-united293877

David Moyes is set to be sacked after less than a season in charge of Manchester United, according to widespread reports.

The former Everton boss, who was hand-picked by the retiring Sir Alex Ferguson as his successor at Old Trafford, is understood to have lost the support of the Glazer family and senior club executives following an awful league campaign.

Reports in several newspapers claim Moyes will be dismissed at the end of the season, along with his backroom staff of Steve Round, Jimmy Lumsden and Phil Neville, but could go earlier should he seek public assurances about his position.

United veteran and coach Ryan Giggs is tipped to replace Moyes in a caretaker role should the 50-year-old leave before United's final game of the campaign at Southampton on May 11.

Moyes, who was handed a six-year-contract last summer, has overseen an often-disastrous maiden campaign, with the season-opening Community Shield victory over Wigan and run to the Champions League quarter-finals before defeat to Bayern Munich the only highlights.

The defending Premier League champions have lost 11 of their 34 league matches to date to miss out on Champions League qualification and have been dumped out of both domestic cup competitions.

Louis van Gaal, Borussia Dortmund boss Jurgen Klopp and Atletico Madrid's Diego Simeone have emerged as the early favourites to replace the Scotsman at Old Trafford.

I am quite in disbelief how negative and lacking in confidence Moyes body language has been in the last few weeks. last week the club released that Europa League was the minimum expectation at that point. Following yesterdays loss even that looks slim.

 

[CC 72100]

http://sport.uk.msn.com/football/david-moyes-to-be-sacked-by-united293877
I am quite in disbelief how negative and lacking in confidence Moyes body language has been in the last few weeks. last week the club released that Europa League was the minimum expectation at that point. Following yesterdays loss even that looks slim.

I'm afraid to say that yesterday did a lot of damage. On the pitch we were poor, Moyes' analysis of it post-match was even worse and perhaps the most worrying thing - did he really think that yesterday was a good performance?

However, I don't think that such a knee-jerk reaction would be the appropriate solution.... we'll see.

 

[richw]

I've heard this season was the first time in the history of the game that Liverpool and Everton have both done the double over man Utd in the same season!

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Burnley's 2-0 win over Wigan Athletic will see them back in the Premiership next season
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Moyes about to be sacked according to reports.

These days, with millions to be lost off the share value, how careful does the club have to be in statements not to be seen to contravene any regulations of the Stock Exchange. in regard to senior managerial staff movements ?

 

[familyguy99]

Oldham draw 0-0 to Coventry this afternoon in which was fair draw, both teams didn't really created too much and didn't wanted to lose too but aleast we keep over clean sheet at home which is three in row now and we are unbeaten in 7 league matches too.

Burnley's 2-0 win over Wigan Athletic will see them back in the Premiership next season

Well done to Burnley and it show you that small club can reach Premiership, will they stay in Premiership more then one season this time around?

I see poor old Droylsden lost 6-0 to Trafford this afternoon and that mean Droylsden have lost 41 out of 45 matches this season.

 

[richw]

Well done to Burnley and it show you that small club can reach Premiership, will they stay in Premiership more then one season this time around?

BBC have in their report that all but one of their team came on free transfers, compare that to QPR and shows money isn't everything.

 

[Donny Dave]

These days, with millions to be lost off the share value, how careful does the club have to be in statements not to be seen to contravene any regulations of the Stock Exchange. in regard to senior managerial staff movements ?

They can't be vague when it comes to senior personel, they have to give definitive statements either way, hence the opening paragraph of the BBC report.

Manchester United say David Moyes has not been sacked but declined to comment when asked about the manager's longer-term future.

For example, if they said in the above statement that Moyes will be the manager at the start of next season, and then sacked him next week, they would have put a misleading statement out which can, and does affect the share price and would lead to an investigation by the SEC* It's no where near as complicated if a club is not listed on a stock exchange. As long as their accounts are in order for the Fifa FFP rules, they can say whatever they want (within reason)

* Securities and Exchange Commision, the US regulator, as Manchester Utd is listed on the New York stock exchange.

 

[familyguy99]

BBC have in their report that all but one of their team came on free transfers, compare that to QPR and shows money isn't everything.

That show us what great job Sean Dyche have done at Burnley on small budget.

 

[EM2]

That show us what great job Sean Dyche have done at Burnley on small budget.

I know many West Ham fans that would have him as manager in a heartbeat.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

For example, if they said in the above statement that Moyes will be the manager at the start of next season, and then sacked him next week, they would have put a misleading statement out which can, and does affect the share price and would lead to an investigation by the SEC* It's no where near as complicated if a club is not listed on a stock exchange. As long as their accounts are in order for the Fifa FFP rules, they can say whatever they want (within reason)

* Securities and Exchange Commision, the US regulator, as Manchester Utd is listed on the New York stock exchange.

Thank you for this clarification as I was unaware of the rules that so govern the New York stock exchange.

 

[craig87034]

Super Wombles beat Plymouth 2-1 to confirm are 4th year in the Football League.