The on topic thread

[jd2010]

Not ahead of Hazard though

Nah probably not but would be the next winger I'd pick

 

[jd2010]

Lloris
VVD Luiz Matip
Moses Kante KDB Rose
Hazard Costa Mane

 

[Loonerty]

Would be a tough call between who of Azpi or Luiz are in the team but I'd probably give the nod to Azpi. Just such a good defender.

Luiz has been fantastic but is still prone to some flashes of the old David.

 

[jd2010]

Hard to split them but for me I never thought Luiz would be capable of being this sane for such a long period so he'd get bonus points for that

 

[wadistance]

Ødegaard going out on loan. Not like that wasn't ever going to happen. Hype train has dismantled a few carriages and is leaving for the shunting yards

 

[jd2010]

Ødegaard going out on loan. Not like that wasn't ever going to happen. Hype train has dismantled a few carriages and is leaving for the shunting yards

Wonder if he'll head down the freddy adu path

 

[Cruyff14]

Mane has been electric. Not as good as Hazard, but he's definitely up there.

 

[Gosha]

Lmao

 

[jd2010]

Lloris
VVD Luiz Matip
Moses Kante KDB Rose
Hazard Costa Mane

Would probably swap Mustafi for Matip too

 

[Magma]

samir nasri and drip doctors. the final that 2016 deserved.

srs, look it up on twitter. we best be wearing nasri 19 shirts vs pool

 

[Jatz]

Was amazing. Was his ex apparently. He deleted his twitter.

 

[Magma]

it was def his ex. her making tweets and samir or a rep frantically trying to delete them is twitter magic

 

[Established1870]

Bob Bradley has been sacked by Swansea and Americans everywhere are coming out and saying he was screwed by the UK media. Lol.

 

[SM]

Bob Bradley has been sacked by Swansea and Americans everywhere are coming out and saying he was screwed by the UK media. Lol.

Well, he was.

 

[jd2010]

Not really screwed by the media. They were laughable defensively since he took over. They need to find a way to eek out 0-0 or 1-0 results but Bob Bradley would never be able to get them that. Terrible appointment

 

[Established1870]

Well, he was.

No, he wasn't. For a start, Swansea were starting to play a lot better under Guidolin so sacking him for Bradley who was coaching in the French 2nd division was a shit decision. Secondly, when he was appointed, none of the Swansea Supporters Trust (you know, the fans who own part of the club....) were informed that Bradley would be hired over Ryan Giggs, who the fans actually wanted, making that another shit decision that had the fans well against him. Thirdly, Bradley was only hired because he was American, not because of his coaching credentials, so chalk that up as another shit decision.

 

[jd2010]

The media weren't great to him. But hardly their fault. Can't exactly be nice to a terrible manager

 

[SM]

No, he wasn't. For a start, Swansea were starting to play a lot better under Guidolin so sacking him for Bradley who was coaching in the French 2nd division was a shit decision. Secondly, when he was appointed, none of the Swansea Supporters Trust (you know, the fans who own part of the club....) were informed that Bradley would be hired over Ryan Giggs, who the fans actually wanted, making that another shit decision that had the fans well against him. Thirdly, Bradley was only hired because he was American, not because of his coaching credentials, so chalk that up as another shit decision.

Yeah not really what I was referring to. The media and English fans in general are giddy over his sacking and have mocked him since he was appointed.

I'm not saying any of your reasons were wrong, I'm saying they were against him in addition to the rest.

 

[Established1870]

The media weren't great to him. But hardly their fault. Can't exactly be nice to a terrible manager

The only one from memory who was a prick to him was Robbie Savage, and that's because he wanted Giggs to take over as well. Everyone else wanted to see if it'd work or not.

 

[Art Vandelay_]

Who cares how the media treated him. He was shite and deserved to get boned!

 

[Established1870]

Yeah not really what I was referring to. The media and English fans in general are giddy over his sacking and have mocked him since he was appointed.

Most media people were alright about Braddles. The fans were hoping he'd fail though (Swansea fans had their reasons though).

I'm not saying any of your reasons were wrong, I'm saying they were against him in addition to the rest.

I think him getting appointed over Giggs was the main reason people in the media had it in for him and not because he was American.

 

[SM]

Most media people were alright about Braddles. The fans were hoping he'd fail though (Swansea fans had their reasons though).



I think him getting appointed over Giggs was the main reason people in the media had it in for him and not because he was American.

Yeah except when the media mocked his americanisms, which was often.

Being pissed off he was appointed over a severely less experienced local doesn't really help the argument either.

 

[Established1870]

Who cares how the media treated him. He was shite and deserved to get boned!

I was watching on with interest because the experience Bob Bradley got would be the same treatment an Australian manager (probably Ange) would get if we ever had one in the Premier League.

Yeah except when the media mocked his americanisms, which was often.

The media didn't mock him for road trips and PK's, it was the fans. Then the Yank media started writing about how insular England is and the Poms responded.

Being pissed off he was appointed over a severely less experienced local doesn't really help the argument either.

Giggs isn't really inexperienced and it's something that annoys me when people say it. Playing for the second greatest manager of all time for 23 years, then learning off of Louis Van Gaal for 2 years, is bound to give you an idea of how management works.

 

[SM]

I was watching on with interest because the experience Bob Bradley got would be the same treatment an Australian manager (probably Ange) would get if we ever had one in the Premier League.



The media didn't mock him for road trips and PK's, it was the fans. Then the Yank media started writing about how insular England is and the Poms responded.



Giggs isn't really inexperienced and it's something that annoys me when people say it. Playing for the second greatest manager of all time for 23 years, then learning off of Louis Van Gaal for 2 years, is bound to give you an idea of how management works.

Yeah Mike Phelan is doing an incredible job with that experience, hey?

 

[Established1870]

Yeah Mike Phelan is doing an incredible job with that experience, hey?

Who would actually keep Hull up? Considering the circumstances, he's doing a lot better than others would.