Spurs have just put tickets on general sale for the ManYoo game if any of you lot are interested.
Thanks for the shout, manwithaplan.
The page says “released by corportae hospitality” which confused me but anyone I phoned, got “Your call position is . . . 36” and after several minutes of “My name is MacNamara, I’m the leader of the band . . “ and other tunefull renditions from Spurs squads of earlier generations . . . I wilted.
Sunday, 4.05 Sky Sports will have to do, at least until the New Year.
Some interesting options this weekend. Value if you can find it . . . possible examples:
Leeds to win at Man.City . . was 3/1 now 9/4 (Hills) – Interesting!
Fulham to beat Chelsea 7/2 (Hills)
Pompy to win at Southampton 10/3
Spurs to beat ManUre 4/1 (general)
Find out how much you are worth to you team:
http://www.pesleague.co.uk/howmuch/
I appear to be worth an acimovic like £890,000
What odds on Houlier being fed to the Wolves?
Interesting idea!
Wolves 11/4
Draw 11/5
Liverpool 4/5
. . . I shall muse on that.
I genuinely don’t understand this; Ferdinand is banned from all football for eight months, yet he isn’t banned until the middle of January – (I think) eight games after having been given the ban. That also means more of the ban happens over the summer break.
It’s a strict liability offence, he’s now had his mitigating circumstances hearing, he’s been sentenced, what is he doing still playing ?
Couple of quotes:
“I don’t care about Christmas this year. I won’t eat my Christmas dinner. For my wife Christmas is not even worth bothering about.”
- Harry Redknapp auditions for the lead in Portsmouth’s production of Scrooge after his side’s defeat to local rivals Southampton.
"When I don’t put Damien Duff in the squad, my mother, who is 84 years old, asks why? She kills me about it, it is true! "
- Claudio Ranieri’s mum won’t be happy after Duff is crocked for three weeks with a dislocated shoulder.
[Quotes from here]
(http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/funny_old_game/quotes_of_week/3339967.stm)
Enough to give any man the shivers: when the man most rumoured to be your team’s next manager is Lou Macari.
There aren’t many appealing names in the frame for us Oldham fans. I’m hoping for someone like Nicky Law or Steve Parkin. Please God not Macari, Trevor Francis (forerunner of Bryan Robson in the “mystifyingly overrated manager stakes”) or Peter Reid.
Well, I suppose if you’re going to continue in the Ugliest Manager Alive vein, I suppose Macari is a decent choice.
Shame about Dowie though, he certainly talks a briliant game, if his abilities are anywhere near that . . .
Fwiw, I wish Oldham well.
Ta. Dowie is a good manager, but over the last few months it’s been all talk and not much performance; touting himself for every vacancy going (Northampton, for heaven’s sake!) didn’t endear him to everyone.
Most fans are leaning towards either the return of the prodigal son (Andy Ritchie; a mistake, his undoubted passion being no substitute for a lack of managerial ability, as demonstrated in his first spell with us as manager) or a dream team of John Sheridan and David Eyres.
Joihn Barnes is still available for a managerial appointment…
Please not him.
And you can take his star signing, Raphael Scheit for free!
Since we’re in administration until at least 15 January the smart money is on John Sheridan and David Eyres remaining in place as joint player-managers. We’re now being strongly linked with Steve McMahon, another mediocre choice, but I’m not convinced by paper talk.
Iain Dowie’s first match was a defeat today - what a shame. It will be interesting to see how his relationship with that well-known shrinking violet, Simon Jordan, plays out.
Charlton vs Chelsea - the death knell for Ranieri?
We are fourth from bottom, having lost to pompey. We are dreading a visit from mighty Charlton.
I cannot remember a worse time.
At least last time we got relagated we have the obvious nucleus of a good team to bring us straight back up. But this time?
I know a guy who has a 3-year season ticket at the Palace for a grand total of £600. Anyway, he said they hit the post once, the bar three times, missed a penalty and had 10 corners to Millwall’s zero.
Regarding Spurs. Oh dear.
Too good to go down, calm heads, etc., etc., . . Fwiw, I think we’re two (well, one from January 17th) midfield players away from the security of our home, mid-table ignominy.
That’s where it’s all doing wrong imho; not good enough screening for the defence (two goals from free kicks outside the box yesterday), inadequate service to the quality strikers, no pace, no creativity, no bite, no f*uck all in the middle of the park.
Contrast and compare tomorrow:
Our shambles vs. Scott Parker and (70 mins of) Di Canio – who is going to boss that midfield 99 times out of a hundred, who’s going to create chances, who’s going to make crucial tackles to relieve pressure on the defence Poyet ? Anderton ?
Hence Charlton away at Spurs tomorrow is, imho, the punting banker in the Prem at 2/1 – may God help me for even thinking it.
What’s the reaction to the likely Michael Brown signing?
Difficult to know how he’ll fare in the Prem, especially given all I know is he scored some spectacular goals last season (the only season in which I’ve been aware of the 26-year old).
I’d think at worst he’ll be a better squad player than someone like Amicov and even Poyet and Anderton. At best . . . anything, really. Not grasping at straws or anything but Graham Roberts came from non-league football . . . where’s that straw ? . . . but he is English, he’s under 30, he seems to be a strong character and he’s been playing in Sheffield so, by definition, he’s got legs and bollocks. Which is something in very short supply at the Lane just now. For £500,000, he’s great.
The league “situation” is a worry but we’ve got Jamie Rednapp, Simon Davies and Christian Ziege ready in January, and now Brown as well – at least that lot coming in should mean the end of Anderton and Poyet.
And, hopefully, this necessary experiment of Ledley King as midfield stopper.
The midfield looks much more mid-table premiership then, and the defence will have (Ledley) options.
How Glenda must be chuckling to himself.
So, after the above description of Crystal Palace in their first game under Dowie against Millwall (10 corners, woodwork 4 times, etc), I now see they won today at Ipswich 3-1 – I don’t usually gamble below the Prem but Palace under Dowie look like one to watch for now. At the very least. Revival anyone ?
Shut. The.F*ck. Up.
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Dowie is undoubtedly a good manager. I think Oldham fans feel most bitter that he talks like a diehard fan of every club, while touting himself around every other job going. Something of the Mark McGhee, maybe, or just sour grapes on our part.
Sheridan Snr and Eyres did themselves no favours today - a gutless defeat at home to the mighty monkey-hangers of Hartlepool.
Who gets the blame at the Lane now? Any chance of Pleat biting the bullet?
oh dear oh dear, Bolton seem to be reverting to type. Damn last minute equalizers! Oh Well, could have been worse, could have been a last minute winner for the foxes. Next up Man You…