Barclays Premier League Season 2009/2010

[Rappy Veteran]

Yeah?

Awesome, well deserved :)

[metallithrax]

Well deserved? Really?

Did he beat the best in the world at his chosen sport?

[Subject Delta]

Not too impressed with that, I think Jenson Button or Andrew Strauss deserved it more

[+Audioboxer Subscriber²]

Well deserved? Really?

Did he beat the best in the world at his chosen sport?

Best Personality of the Year.

The amount of milestones Giggs has broke as of late and the loyalty shown towards Man Utd are huge things.

And quite frankly he has played very well this season for a 36 year old.

[Valerus]

Chelsea have ruined football by turning it into a spending competition. Now everyone else is having to do these kind of deals just to stay competitive. Football is fast starting to become an financially unstable sport, and something needs to be changed.

*glances at Real Madrid*

[Subject Delta]

*glances at Real Madrid*

Man City are the worst offenders, but what I meant was that the whole trend was started by Chelsea, before that happened, most clubs where far more financially stable. The guys in sports like Formula 1 are trying to take a sensible pill and cut spending, and it seems to me that Football is going the other way, it is pretty sad to see trophies won by spending, by soulless clubs like Chelsea and Man City, and with great teams falling from grace because they cannot keep up. I am a believer in all forms of sport that all success should be earnt and not brought.

[JoeC]

Man U are a great example that a great team can be maintained on a sensible budget. Arsenal are a great example that a great team (less great, but still great) can be bought for a sensible budget.

And then Chelsea, Man City and Real Madrid are great examples that some people with too much money want to ruin the sport by outpricing every club below 4th in their domestic top flight :p

[Subject Delta]

Man United are actually in a lot of debt at the moment, I think they are second behind Chelsea in the debt stakes at the moment.

[Martyn]

Yeh, it's weird because half of the fans think it's the Yanks faults, whereas the other half are convinced Benitez has had enough time.

Anywho good to see Arsenal win, at least it won't end up as a 2 horse race by Christmas.

It's the Yanks. Those who have a clue, know.

http://www.spiritofshankly.com/documents/g...out_leaflet.pdf

Look where our club was before Benitez took charge, and the progress we have made in the 5 years he has been here.

[Valerus]

Man City are the worst offenders, but what I meant was that the whole trend was started by Chelsea, before that happened, most clubs where far more financially stable. The guys in sports like Formula 1 are trying to take a sensible pill and cut spending, and it seems to me that Football is going the other way, it is pretty sad to see trophies won by spending, by soulless clubs like Chelsea and Man City, and with great teams falling from grace because they cannot keep up. I am a believer in all forms of sport that all success should be earnt and not brought.

My little comment wasn't excluding City, I fully agree with you. I just think that RM's little spending splurge shouldn't go unnoted :p

[Guyro]

Man United are actually in a lot of debt at the moment, I think they are second behind Chelsea in the debt stakes at the moment.

United's 700&something Million debt is not todo with our spending, it was brought in by the owners, we have been club that spends within its means, just our means are bigger than most - however our debt has been increasing slightly since we were bought by the Americans

Man U are a great example that a great team can be maintained on a sensible budget.

ya

yay for Giggsy

Edited December 14, 2009 by Guyro

[Kostaz]

Jamie Carragher has admitted he "prays to God" every night to help Liverpool win the FA Cup or the Europa League.

....

"I pray to God we win the FA Cup or the Europa League and we get in the top four, dust ourselves down at the end of the season and say `It hasn't been so bad in the end', but at this moment it is tough."

link

I laughed my @$$ off!

[Subject Delta]

My little comment wasn't excluding City, I fully agree with you. I just think that RM's little spending splurge shouldn't go unnoted :p

RM took Ronaldo away from the league, so that I don't have to watch his pathetic diving week in week out, in reality I should applaud them for that. Now if only they'd buy Drogba as well I could enjoy watching football again :laugh:

[Martyn]

I laughed my @$$ off!

Are you channelling gregb0b, or are all Chelsea fans obsessed with Liverpool Football Club?

Good news anyway for those who hate G&H http://www.spiritofshankly.com/news/Protes...rom-ground.html

[Subject Delta]

Maybe they will start to take notice, and sell up, we can only hope

[Rappy Veteran]

yay here comes relegation! :unsure:

[nothuman]

I don't like to say "easy", but it was.

[Rappy Veteran]

I don't like to say "easy", but it was.

it was nice of ol Mick to do 10 changes from the game before :p

I still can't believe he did that

[Kostaz]

Are you channelling gregb0b, or are all Chelsea fans obsessed with Liverpool Football Club?

I just hate LFC with a passion.Maybe my hate is obsessive.

Sorry I'll try to keep it low.

Nice result for ManU,we have to beat Portsmouth now.But even that seems hard in view of our last results :/

[Shycho]

it was nice of ol Mick to do 10 changes from the game before :p

I still can't believe he did that

Don't you mean you can't believe fergie made 10 changes? Oh wait, I was thinking about the league cup game, which nobody batted an eye lid at.

You must have been talking about the Arsenal CL game last week, where they brought in all the youngsters and there was a massive up roar.

Surely your not taking about a game, just because a manager in the lower half of the league dared to rotate his squad. Especially when fergie was without 6 starters on his team sheet as well.

[Rappy Veteran]

Premier League asks Wolves to explain team selection

The Premier League has written to Wolves to "request their observations" about Mick McCarthy's team selection for the game at Manchester United.

Boss McCarthy rested 10 first-team players in Tuesday's 3-0 defeat, with an eye on Sunday's match with Burnley.

Premier League rule 20, section E, says teams must field a full-strength side in all top-flight matches.

A statement read that when Wolves respond: "The board will decide whether any further action is warranted."

McCarthy's selection against United was branded "grossly disrespectful" by Wolves supporter chief Arthur Williams.

Williams, one of more than 3,000 Wolves fans in attendance as they lost 3-0, said: "The fans sung 'We want our money back' and that's understandable.

"Hopefully he will pick a full-strength team against Burnley and make amends."

Saturday's 1-0 win over Tottenham was the second successive top-flight win for Wolves - the first time the club have achieved that in 26 years - and lifted them out of the relegation zone, although they are now back in the bottom three after losing to Sir Alex Ferguson's side.

But McCarthy responded to the victories by keeping faith only with keeper Marcus Hahnemann against United, explaining afterwards that the physical exertions of the players at White Hart Lane ensured they needed a rest.

The second string went on to lose comfortably, leaving many Wolves fans bemused and frustrated, but chief executive Jez Moxey tried to justify his manager's selection.

[wolfman1380]

The Premier League should mind their own bloody business what Mick McCarthy does with the team have absolutely nothing to do with them. Hell it's not like he shoved in a load of 16 year olds. The players he picked have been in and out of the side all season so they aren't exactly inexperienced plus we didn't roll over for them as we played fairly well till the penalty.

I was quite bemused and angry at the team line-up but i can sort of understand why he did it. We will soon see on Sunday whether he made the right decision or not

[Kostaz]

Pheew that was close.

We were much better but unlucky once again,can't say I'm excited though if that's what will happen without Drogba.

So apparently City doens't always draw?Good job Tottenham.

[gregb0b]

Martyn, Hatred != Obsession. A dumb bloke like yourself still doesn't understand that after all of these years. That Carragher story is pretty funny though.

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