The on topic thread

[Cruyff14]

No. I didn't even know existed.

And I would say those that signed it probably have nothing between the ears.

 

[moomba]

The Fenerbahce team bus has reportedly been attacked by armed men, the bus driver is reported to have been killed.

 

[Shoei]

The Fenerbahce team bus has reportedly been attacked by armed men, the bus driver is reported to have been killed.

Critical but stable in a coma.

Brutal stuff. Turkish football fans are ****wits.

 

[Magma]

http://www.101greatgoals.com/blog/parents-racially-abuse-black-ac-milan-u10-players-4-0-win-psg/

imagine being so much of an insufferable campaigner that you racially abuse children

 

[moomba]

UEFA will come down hard on this. Case not proven, but AC Milan to be fined for having a sponsorship logo 5mm too small.

That'll end racism once and for all.

 

[Zidane98]

At least Balotelli is scoring a few goals off the pitch:

http://www.101greatgoals.com/blog/w...s-better-than-ashley-cole/?utm_source=taboola

 

[jod23]

The Fenerbahce team bus has reportedly been attacked by armed men, the bus driver is reported to have been killed.

That's nuts. Imagine if that shit went on in England!?

 

[NUFC Tiger]

Just posted it over on the matchday thread but thought I may as well plug it in here as well.

The same people who organised the 'SackPardew' movement earlier in the season have returned and are going for Ashley this time.

They are hoping to organise protests and even boycotting of home games (similar to what AC Milan and Rangers fans have done this season) - with some talk of the first 'boycott' game being our home game against Spurs. The main aim seems to be to raise awareness (the SackPardew movement got national and international media attention) and to put pressure on Ashley to sell up shop.

While I'm not sure they will get Ashley to sell such a lucrative asset to him, if they can at least succeed in uniting the fans so we present a united front as well as bringing negative coverage to him and SportsDirect, it may force Cashley into changing how he runs things.

Either way, the club is a lifeless and passionless hulk of what it once was so it's great to feel excited about something again. Hopefully this galvanises the fans into action too.

http://ashleyout.com/

 

[typeclub]

Barclays won't sponsor the league anymore. Looking forward to the Etihad Premier League

 

[Cruyff14]

Surprise surprise.

http://www.espnfc.com/spanish-primera-division/15/video/2386947

 

[Magma]

young kid given shitload of money starts to act out.

shock horror.

 

[typeclub]

Smear campaign by AS and found its way to ESPN. Once it gets there should just stay away

 

[Stan_Darsh72]

Surprise surprise.

http://www.espnfc.com/spanish-primera-division/15/video/2386947

Should of went to Ajax.

That would of been the smart option.

 

[ADL9798]

Should of went to Ajax.

That would of been the smart option.

It's a tough call though, I mean what if he ends up as one of the thousands of elite juniors who don't make it? He may have never seen that sort of money again in his life.

Maybe if they had only offered him £40k/week instead of £80k/week he would've taken the smart option with respect to his development. Madrid seem to have perfected the art of making those offers you just can't say no to.

 

[Zidane98]

80k a week for a 16 yo. They'll give Sterling 200k a week!!!

 

[Bojan KantKick]

It's a tough call though, I mean what if he ends up as one of the thousands of elite juniors who don't make it? He may have never seen that sort of money again in his life.

Maybe if they had only offered him £40k/week instead of £80k/week he would've taken the smart option with respect to his development. Madrid seem to have perfected the art of making those offers you just can't say no to.

80,000 quid a week for 5 years = 20,800,000 quid pre tax over the life of the contract plus he would have received a signing bonus too. Pretty tough to turn down those dollars as a 16 year old.

 

[typeclub]

What's he done wrong exactly?

 

[Bojan KantKick]

What's he done wrong exactly?

He hasn't done anything wrong. Zidane has dropped him from the team and there is talk that his fellow team mates in the B team don't like him or are jealous of him.

 

[Zidane98]

Real Madrid probably the worst place to go as a talented junior. Stupid move although who can turn down 80k a week at that age? If he's smart he'll be set for life by the time he is 19 and it won't matter if his footballing career doesn't kick on.

 

[typeclub]

He hasn't done anything wrong. Zidane has dropped him from the team and there is talk that his fellow team mates in the B team don't like him or are jealous of him.

He wasn't even dropped, he was on international duty and got back 2 days before the match. The rest is according AS, no one at RM talks to them

 

[Shoei]

He hasn't done anything wrong. Zidane has dropped him from the team and there is talk that his fellow team mates in the B team don't like him or are jealous of him.

I don't think that's the problem.

The problem is he trains almost exclusively with the Madrid first team then he has to play with the B team.

He doesn't have any connection/understanding with his teammates and that reflect in the games - he plays poorly and the team functions better when he doesn't play. So he gets dropped.

Madrid are ****ing up by having him train with the first team all the time.

 

[PendlePie]

No doubt they've insinuated before signing him that he's to train with the first team and the first team alone. Epic **** up.

 

[typeclub]

Haven't seen anything credible reporting he only trains with the first team. If his contract had such strong clauses he wouldn't sit on the bench for Castilla

 

[typeclub]

Maybe if they had only offered him £40k/week instead of £80k/week he would've taken the smart option with respect to his development. Madrid seem to have perfected the art of making those offers you just can't say no to.

I prefer the youngster be satisfied with his wages and focus on the football. If you low ball them and they become the star of your team it could come back to bite you in the ass

 

[Magma]

a 16 year old is also highly unlikely to have developed to the physical standards required to train at that level. sure he does it on occasion when playing for norway, but to be following the same training patterns as elite athletes? insanity. making a 16 year old kid all these promises and stuff is just ridiculous. barca did similar with halilovic when they signed him. heard much of him since then?

this is hardly surprising after his little world tour antics before he signed. was always going to end up at whoever offered the most money after that.