THis is shocking. We are sleepwalking into the nationwide. If we assume that the absolute minimum required for safety is 43 points (W Ham went down on 42). That means we need another 25 points from the reamaining games - I can’t see it.
The telegraph today is reporting that the manager is Hiddink. Not likely I think.
And to rub salt into the wound Kanoute is fucking off to some two bob african cup to play for Mali (Kanoute is French for fuck’s sake - not Malian). This simply will not do, and if the board let him go they want shooting.
The atmosphere at the lane on Sunday was murderous and my pal got into a slanging match with Keane, over his lack of workrate etc, which is fair comment. Keane called him a “fat fucker” which is fair comment too.
Buy sensibly in January, get the midfielf fit and playing and it’ll turn around. Fwiw, whatever happens we will finish above Wolves and Portsmouth, imho. The issue is the third relegation spot (as per West Ham).
Don’t know why Blondel got the hump, nor why Pleat won’t give Mabizela a chance ?
"However it is still not yet clear whether is he is allowed now to play for Mali under new FIFA regulations, which allow players to change national allegiances but with certain restrictions on age, dual nationality and the level of past international appearances. "
How much confidence in our board and Pleat do you have? I really don’t think that I have much left. will they buy wisely? The chap from sheffield is all well and good but he’s 26 and no one else was after him, so perhaps not a Roy Keane in waiting.
Mabizela is getting the cold-shoulder as he’s of to the two bob african cup as well and as such can’t be put into the team until his return (although he was on the bench yesterday I think).
Blondel hasn’t made the grade and will be off as soon as we can find a buyer.
And as for Kanoute - if he goes to the african cup (for fuck’s sake) he should be kneecapped.
And as Irish as Andy O’Brien, Rory Delap, Clinton Morrison, Alan Kelly, Gary Breen, Steven Reid, Matt Holland, Jason McAteer, Lee Carsley and David Connolly…!
Seriously, though, it is a joke. I’d be disappointed – and worried for Spurs – if the height of his ambitions is to play for Mali.
I wouldn’t mind if he was born, grew up and lived in Mali and planned on going back to Mali on his retirement. And that furthermore he had said that he wanted to play in this poxy tournament when we signed him. (as Mabizela did)
However he’s a cheese eating surrender monkey who has only just decided to be a malian. He should remember who pays his wages. If Henry, and Trezeguet weren’t around he’d be singing the marselaise.
And this crock-of-crap african cup needs to sort itself out. It needs to move to the summer, to synchronise itself with the rest of the world, otherwise it is a major disincentive to signing african players.
Aye, no one has ever denied we’ve had some suspect hiring policies over here
Just pointing out that it’s not unknown for the english team to have a few “ringers” in their midst.
And Spurs had to compete with Rangers for Browns signature.
and yes, I tried keeping a straight face typing that.
no, more likely he was simply offered more money than Rangers could afford (not that impossible really).
Also, I think it was also a smoke and mirrors move by “dodgy” Dave Murray to try and appease the Ranger hordes. Especially with their current stack of expert signings, and their incredible neck in the Alain Boumsong deal.
Matt Le Tissier and Graham Le Saux were eligible to play for England, Scotland, N Ireland and Wales as well as France - by being born in the Channel Islands.
But not (and this is the important bit) bloody Mali.
There are examples of people playing for two countries (Ryan Giggs played for England schoolboys and Steve Ogrisovich (sp?) played cricket for scotland.
But as I was recently informed in another thread, Giggs was never eligible to be considered by England at any other level than schoolboy – he was never an option, you are considered eligible to play for England schoolboys under an entirely different criteria to that by which older boys and adults are considered:
