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Johnuk123 said:
At Wolves we know all about horrible football and I would have Big Sam any day rather than the awful Jackett who is a nice guy but a pretty poor manager.
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Luckily you were gifted a 3-0 win on Saturday lunchtime by a Huddersfield side who clocked out after 20 minutes... Powell's another of those "nice guy, but not sure how good he is" managers, hindered by being over-cautious in my opinion.

By the way, what was your take on the penalty shout? In real-time I'd have given the penalty and sent Steer off, and I say that as a Town fan: the replay seemed to show that Le Fondre was already airborne when contact (if there was any) was made.
 
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Antman said:
As for Rooney apparently he hasn't scored a Prem goal away from Old Trafford in nearly a year which seems quite astonishing!
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I think it was Scholes who said Rooney would really struggle to play at the top level past 30 as he simply doesn't look after himself.

Around 10 years ago Rooney and Ronaldo were broadly similar.
Ronaldo is well known for keeping himself very disciplined at work and in his personal life, he's worked very hard in the gym to get a superb physique and maintains it.
Rooney is a smoker and drinker and has other unsavoury habits, he is light years away from Ronaldo, he's destined to follow Gerrard and Lampard to America before long.
 
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Johnuk123 said:
I think it was Scholes who said Rooney would really struggle to play at the top level past 30 as he simply doesn't look after himself.

Around 10 years ago Rooney and Ronaldo were broadly similar.
Ronaldo is well known for keeping himself very disciplined at work and in his personal life, he's worked very hard in the gym to get a superb physique and maintains it.
Rooney is a smoker and drinker and has other unsavoury habits, he is light years away from Ronaldo, he's destined to follow Gerrard and Lampard to America before long.
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And on that subject there is a programme on BBC 1 at 9pm tonight about Rooney if anybody is interested
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61653 HTAFC said:
Luckily you were gifted a 3-0 win on Saturday lunchtime by a Huddersfield side who clocked out after 20 minutes... Powell's another of those "nice guy, but not sure how good he is" managers, hindered by being over-cautious in my opinion.

By the way, what was your take on the penalty shout? In real-time I'd have given the penalty and sent Steer off, and I say that as a Town fan: the replay seemed to show that Le Fondre was already airborne when contact (if there was any) was made.
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I saw it on TV, dive by Le Fondre for me
 
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61653 HTAFC said:
Luckily you were gifted a 3-0 win on Saturday lunchtime by a Huddersfield side who clocked out after 20 minutes... Powell's another of those "nice guy, but not sure how good he is" managers, hindered by being over-cautious in my opinion.

By the way, what was your take on the penalty shout? In real-time I'd have given the penalty and sent Steer off, and I say that as a Town fan: the replay seemed to show that Le Fondre was already airborne when contact (if there was any) was made.
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In real time it certainly looked a penalty, it was one of those "some would give it some wouldn't ones" I think if refs had a tv option like rugby it wouldn't have been given.

Le Fondre is rubbish, looks 2 stone overweight.
 
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On Saturday, I got to bear witness to the biggest win ever for a Manchester team in a competitive fixture (and quite possibly in non-competitive), as far as I can determine, a 15-1 demolition by North West Counties Premier Division outfit West Didsbury and Chorlton being inflicted on Dinnington Town of the Central Midlands League in the 2nd qualifying round of the FA Vase
 
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Paul Sidorczuk said:
Hyde United 0...Northwich Victoria 1

Oh dear, the euphoria of the first qualifying round win at Darlington suddenly evaporated today.

Too much effort expanded in the mid-week 7-1 home win over Stamford in the league match...:roll:
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Some good news Paul as Hyde will have to replay they match against Northwich Victoria on Saturday as Northwich had player ineligible went that game took place, whoever wins on Saturday will play Marine in Third Qualifying Round on Tuesday 14th Oct.

I see Oldham have given David Dunn permanent manager job yesterday, I have to say I'm surprise they didn't give him job when Darren Kelly got sacked on 12th Sept as not like Dunn have won any games he been in charge yet. (all four games have been interim manager all finishes draws)
 
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Whilst a lot of fuss has been made about Wales needing 1 point from their last 2 games to qualify, Northern Ireland have gone under the radar- they need 2 points from their last 2 games. They haven't qualified since the 80s.
In the penultimate game with around 35minutes to play they are 2-0 up at home to Greece.
As things stand though as Hungary are losing then even a loss would see them through.
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Make that 3-0 up, on 58 mins
 
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Northern Ireland lead 3-1, into added time. Wales and England will probably go through, and the Repbulic of Ireland plays Poland on Sunday for qualification. Scotland can still reach the play-offs...
 
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The Republic has beaten Germany, so Poland vs Republic of Ireland is a straight play off. Poland go through if it's a draw.
 
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If I was a Liverpool fan I would be delighted at the appointment of Klopp and his forecast of a league title within 4 years could well come true.

http://www.skysports.com/football/n...eiled-at-liverpool-and-says-im-the-normal-one

Jurgen Klopp faced the media for the first time since becoming Liverpool manager and declared himself "the normal one".
A highly-anticipated introduction did not disappoint as Klopp vowed to turn "the doubters to believers", said he would have "the first and last word" on transfers and even predicted he would deliver a Premier League title within four years.
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Butts said:
Enough extracting the urine <D

The different outcome would probably be even worse for us.

Time to offload the vertically challenged carrot top :p
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Why would anyone pick Fletcher ahead of Rhodes in a 'must win' game? He'd have more success with forming a Krankies tribute act with Nicola Sturgeon...
 
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Paul Sidorczuk said:
Well, that's another aspiration shot down in flames. The term of his appointment only covers a three-year period....:cry:
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With a 1 year extension subject to targets.....winning the league being the target to get that based on this quote.
 
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richw said:
With a 1 year extension subject to targets.....winning the league being the target to get that based on this quote.
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I note the contract extension proviso that you refer to above and wonder if that was in the mind of the Sunderland board when they appointed Sam Allardyce as their new manager today but only on a contract term length of just TWO years?
 
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