On 7/1/2017 at 00:58, Zeta said:

Was going to mention this yesterday when I saw the thing on BBC. How has he managed to convince multiple clubs that he is a good player? it';s crazy.

LOL True!

Everton is so active. 

http://metro.co.uk/2017/07/04/every-confirmed-premier-league-transfer-of-the-summer-so-far-as-tammy-abraham-joins-swansea-on-loan-6753729/

Why would they choose that picture? Gross

I didn't notice that but now it grosses me out, too. Yuck! for real.

I'm really sorry for this... It's a wall of text and you'll say "tldr fu!" Perhaps it's an old one you've already read, was new to me though. 

But trust me, it's hilarious and you'll enjoy every single word. Found it in the new rawk-thread on redcafe... 

 

 Let's not forget perhaps the greatest passage in the book of Kopites lads. 26, 1-40

1] THEN the twenty years of plenty came to an end, and twenty years of famine set in. 21 The land was barren, and nothing flourished, and no gloty came upon the Kopites. 3] And the Kopites saw the glory of their neighbours to the east, the Devil-Worshippers, and they saw the wealth of the Philistines in the south, who were Muscovites from the house of Chav. 4] Then the Kopites suffered bitterly, and grievously did they pity themselves. 5] And the people came unto the Lord, wailing and rending their garments, which were made from shells. 6] And the Lott said, "Why are you come before me, ctying and wailing? Wherefore do you rend your garments that are made from shells?" 7] And the people cried, "Behold, 0 Lott, we suffer bitterly, like. 8] For Thou hast brought wealth upon the Philistines, and glory to the Devil-Worshippers up the mad; but in Thy anger Thou hast forsaken us Kopites, what were once blessed in Thy sight and that." 9] But the Lord replied, "IIow is it that have I have forsaken you, when I have pouted such bounty upon your heads?" 10] But the people looked about them and saw no riches, nor the shining trophies of battle. And they protested unto the Lord, "Where is this bounty then, 0 Lord, of which Thou fuchen speakest?" 11] And the Lord replied, "Yea, the bounty of the Lord is as the rain, that is drained into the sands of the desert. For it is all gone on the likes of Bruno Cheyrou." 12] But the people wept, and they no longer had faith in the Lord, and banished him from their sight. 13] And the Lord went from that place, and two new Lords came from far away in the West. 14] And the new Lords said that They would lead the people to salvation. 15] Then the people bent over before them, and were overjoyed, and they raised their voices in praise, saying, "We're proper sorted now, la. We're gonna win the league." 16] Now it had come to pass in this time that they greatly exalted the prophet Raphael, who was their leader. 17] For under his rule they fought a battle of many nations, and in the land of Lud they strove against the Berlusconians. 18] And lo, though they were almost destroyed, they fought back and vanquished the enemy, thanks to Stevie G. 19] Then the Kopites made an idol of Raphael, and cried out that he was the saviour, and by his mighty sword they would come forth from the land. 20] But in the end they came fifth. 21] When they saw that the might of the Kopites was nigh restored, all the tribes trembled. 22] But the King of the Devil-Worshippers did not tremble: he was crafty, and in his wisdom he sent a madness upon Raphael. 23] Then Raphael became as a man who dreams, speaking in tongues and seeing visions. 24] And he squandered the wealth of the people on lame and useless servants. 25] For he brought to their camp men such as El Zhar and Ngog, Degen and Bar-Ragan. And he brought Yossi the Israelite, who had settled west of the land of Ham; and Babel, in whose name men built a tower. 26] And he brought many, many more. 27] And soon Raphael feared to venture forth, lest he be vanquished, but exhorted his servants only to defend the camp. 28] Then all the tribes came to loathe the Kopites, because they were so boring. 291 So the people came before the two Lords and said, "Why don't Ye giz some ackers to Raphael, that he may bring further glory to the people?' 301 And the Lords replied, "Behold, we have given him millions and millions of shekels. But in his madness, he spent it on Glen the son of John, and Aquilani the Roman. And lo, he squandered it on Josetni. Now the bounty of the Lords is gone, for he hath spunked it on absolute garbage." 311 But the people were not satisfied, and they wrote screeds of righteous indignation, and kept saying things about 'net spend'. 32] So the Lords cast out Raphael, and sent for the prophet Roy, renowned for his steady hand and his outstretched arm and his good relations with the press. 33] But the people were in mourning for Raphael: they loved him greatly and pitied him. And they did pity also themselves. 34] For they were blind to his madness, seeing only his triumph against the 13erlusconians years before. 35] And Roy was an old man, and the Kopites lost countless battles. 36] And the people went berserk, and threatened to come into the house of the Lords and do Them harm. 371 And it came to pass that They were skint, and soon the moneylenders drove Them from the temple. 38] And so yet another Lord came among the Kopites, and he sacrificed Roy and sent for the old King who had lead the Kopites a full score years before. 39] Then the people rejoiced, and cried, "Right, this time we are pure fuchen sorted, la. We're gonna win the league." 40] And them was laughter across the land.

s/o to plech

Edited July 6, 20179 yr by Bogga

Re. Rooney to Everton, I think I'd be unhappy if I was an Everton fan. Rooney left at 18 - for understandable reasons - but, if he goes back, he's long, long past his best. He's clung on at Utd for at least three seasons and what can he now offer Everton, on the pitch? 

If he comes out with the usual stuff about loving Everton, being keen to return to his team, it will ring even more hollow than usual. 

On 7/6/2017 at 15:08, Spudulike said:

Re. Rooney to Everton, I think I'd be unhappy if I was an Everton fan. Rooney left at 18 - for understandable reasons - but, if he goes back, he's long, long past his best. He's clung on at Utd for at least three seasons and what can he now offer Everton, on the pitch? 

If he comes out with the usual stuff about loving Everton, being keen to return to his team, it will ring even more hollow than usual. 

Maybe his leadership and winning mentality will come in handy. But of course, some are happy with it because of nostalgia factor.

Stop shouting: how Sweden tackled misbehaving parents at kids’ football
https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2017/jul/10/shouting-parents-football-sweden-football-code

Huddersfield have spent 43m on 7 players and broken their own transfer record 4 times. Thats one way to go about it. 

Steve Mounie in particular looks like he'll be a pain for defenders. He'll be on the end of a lot of Palmer through balls

 

Jun 13th 2017..............United supporters ridicule Chelsea about Lukaku !!

 

 

 

 

Less than one month later he is their new messiah. You couldn't make this sh*t up. F*cking funny.

22 minutes ago, Osgood is Good said:

 

Jun 13th 2017..............United supporters ridicule Chelsea about Lukaku !!

 

 

 

 

Less than one month later he is their new messiah. You couldn't make this sh*t up. F*cking funny.

#RedRom.... Oh dear God, how crass!

1 hour ago, Osgood is Good said:

 

Jun 13th 2017..............United supporters ridicule Chelsea about Lukaku !!

 

 

 

 

Less than one month later he is their new messiah. You couldn't make this sh*t up. F*cking funny.

Could someone who has a Twitter account reply to that RedRom tweet with a picture of some safety glasses, please!

2 hours ago, TheChelseaBlues said:

Huddersfield have spent 43m on 7 players and broken their own transfer record 4 times. Thats one way to go about it. 

Steve Mounie in particular looks like he'll be a pain for defenders. He'll be on the end of a lot of Palmer through balls

Who's the backer of Huddersfield?

1 hour ago, Osgood is Good said:

 

Jun 13th 2017..............United supporters ridicule Chelsea about Lukaku !!

 

 

 

 

Less than one month later he is their new messiah. You couldn't make this sh*t up. F*cking funny.

LOL "UNITED" for sure.

On 7/5/2017 at 20:10, Bogga said:

I'm really sorry for this... It's a wall of text and you'll say "tldr fu!" Perhaps it's an old one you've already read, was new to me though. 

But trust me, it's hilarious and you'll enjoy every single word. Found it in the new rawk-thread on redcafe... 

 

 Let's not forget perhaps the greatest passage in the book of Kopites lads. 26, 1-40

1] THEN the twenty years of plenty came to an end, and twenty years of famine set in. 21 The land was barren, and nothing flourished, and no gloty came upon the Kopites. 3] And the Kopites saw the glory of their neighbours to the east, the Devil-Worshippers, and they saw the wealth of the Philistines in the south, who were Muscovites from the house of Chav. 4] Then the Kopites suffered bitterly, and grievously did they pity themselves. 5] And the people came unto the Lord, wailing and rending their garments, which were made from shells. 6] And the Lott said, "Why are you come before me, ctying and wailing? Wherefore do you rend your garments that are made from shells?" 7] And the people cried, "Behold, 0 Lott, we suffer bitterly, like. 8] For Thou hast brought wealth upon the Philistines, and glory to the Devil-Worshippers up the mad; but in Thy anger Thou hast forsaken us Kopites, what were once blessed in Thy sight and that." 9] But the Lord replied, "IIow is it that have I have forsaken you, when I have pouted such bounty upon your heads?" 10] But the people looked about them and saw no riches, nor the shining trophies of battle. And they protested unto the Lord, "Where is this bounty then, 0 Lord, of which Thou fuchen speakest?" 11] And the Lord replied, "Yea, the bounty of the Lord is as the rain, that is drained into the sands of the desert. For it is all gone on the likes of Bruno Cheyrou." 12] But the people wept, and they no longer had faith in the Lord, and banished him from their sight. 13] And the Lord went from that place, and two new Lords came from far away in the West. 14] And the new Lords said that They would lead the people to salvation. 15] Then the people bent over before them, and were overjoyed, and they raised their voices in praise, saying, "We're proper sorted now, la. We're gonna win the league." 16] Now it had come to pass in this time that they greatly exalted the prophet Raphael, who was their leader. 17] For under his rule they fought a battle of many nations, and in the land of Lud they strove against the Berlusconians. 18] And lo, though they were almost destroyed, they fought back and vanquished the enemy, thanks to Stevie G. 19] Then the Kopites made an idol of Raphael, and cried out that he was the saviour, and by his mighty sword they would come forth from the land. 20] But in the end they came fifth. 21] When they saw that the might of the Kopites was nigh restored, all the tribes trembled. 22] But the King of the Devil-Worshippers did not tremble: he was crafty, and in his wisdom he sent a madness upon Raphael. 23] Then Raphael became as a man who dreams, speaking in tongues and seeing visions. 24] And he squandered the wealth of the people on lame and useless servants. 25] For he brought to their camp men such as El Zhar and Ngog, Degen and Bar-Ragan. And he brought Yossi the Israelite, who had settled west of the land of Ham; and Babel, in whose name men built a tower. 26] And he brought many, many more. 27] And soon Raphael feared to venture forth, lest he be vanquished, but exhorted his servants only to defend the camp. 28] Then all the tribes came to loathe the Kopites, because they were so boring. 291 So the people came before the two Lords and said, "Why don't Ye giz some ackers to Raphael, that he may bring further glory to the people?' 301 And the Lords replied, "Behold, we have given him millions and millions of shekels. But in his madness, he spent it on Glen the son of John, and Aquilani the Roman. And lo, he squandered it on Josetni. Now the bounty of the Lords is gone, for he hath spunked it on absolute garbage." 311 But the people were not satisfied, and they wrote screeds of righteous indignation, and kept saying things about 'net spend'. 32] So the Lords cast out Raphael, and sent for the prophet Roy, renowned for his steady hand and his outstretched arm and his good relations with the press. 33] But the people were in mourning for Raphael: they loved him greatly and pitied him. And they did pity also themselves. 34] For they were blind to his madness, seeing only his triumph against the 13erlusconians years before. 35] And Roy was an old man, and the Kopites lost countless battles. 36] And the people went berserk, and threatened to come into the house of the Lords and do Them harm. 371 And it came to pass that They were skint, and soon the moneylenders drove Them from the temple. 38] And so yet another Lord came among the Kopites, and he sacrificed Roy and sent for the old King who had lead the Kopites a full score years before. 39] Then the people rejoiced, and cried, "Right, this time we are pure fuchen sorted, la. We're gonna win the league." 40] And them was laughter across the land.

s/o to plech

That's one of the greatest things I've ever read on here.

1 hour ago, Tibbers said:

Who's the backer of Huddersfield?

Dean Hoyle apparently

On 7/6/2017 at 08:08, Spudulike said:

Re. Rooney to Everton, I think I'd be unhappy if I was an Everton fan. Rooney left at 18 - for understandable reasons - but, if he goes back, he's long, long past his best. He's clung on at Utd for at least three seasons and what can he now offer Everton, on the pitch? 

If he comes out with the usual stuff about loving Everton, being keen to return to his team, it will ring even more hollow than usual. 

I feel like his reputation as a player has taken a bigger hit than it has deserved over the 3 seasons you state.

I'd back him to do well at Everton, well enough that I think he will end up going to the World Cup with England.

On 10/07/2017 at 23:53, startedwithglenn said:

I feel like his reputation as a player has taken a bigger hit than it has deserved over the 3 seasons you state.

I'd back him to do well at Everton, well enough that I think he will end up going to the World Cup with England.

That's a fair point but surely he can't go to another World Cup? He's done little (in fairness, neither did anyone else) at the last two we attended. He's definitely slower and, with - we hope - younger and fresher players coming through, he must be in the past internationally?

Looked at another way, he didn't work wonders, in World Cups, when at his peak (lots of reasons for this of course and few are his fault).

Edited July 12, 20179 yr by Spudulike

9 hours ago, Spudulike said:

That's a fair point but surely he can't go to another World Cup? He's done little (in fairness, neither did anyone else) at the last two we attended. He's definitely slower and, with - we hope - younger and fresher players coming through, he must be in the past internationally?

Looked at another way, he didn't work wonders, in World Cups, when at his peak (lots of reasons for this of course and few are his fault).

I actually think he would have lit up the 2006 one had he not done his metatarsal at Stamford Bridge.

I still get annoyed thinking of that summer, England arguably had a top 3 in the world in every position bar goal. You can never strategically work out what would have happened with a competent manager in charge like you can with league football as all it takes is one off day but any man and his dog could see 4-3-3 with Hargreaves holding for Gerrard and Lampard was the way forward. Michael Owen was not as good as he use to be and should have been impact/emergency sub at best but Sven had to shoehorn him in. England will probably never get a better chance to win the WC in our lifetime and it was ruined by tactical incompetence.

Edited July 12, 20179 yr by Argo

2 hours ago, Argo said:

I actually think he would have lit up the 2006 one had he not done his metatarsal at Stamford Bridge.

I still get annoyed thinking of that summer, England arguably had a top 3 in the world in every position bar goal. You can never strategically work out what would have happened with a competent manager in charge like you can with league football as all it takes is one off day but any man and his dog could see 4-3-3 with Hargreaves holding for Gerrard and Lampard was the way forward. Michael Owen was not as good as he use to be and should have been impact/emergency sub at best but Sven had to shoehorn him in. England will probably never get a better chance to win the WC in our lifetime and it was ruined by tactical incompetence.

True. However, and I am cynical about this, I think England managers have a genius for wasting talent, and choosing wrong formations and tactics. 

The last Euros were a new low. Particularly following on from the abysmal preceding World Cup. Nearly all of Hodgson's decisions are still incomprehensible and I don't think Southgate will be any different. 

There's a strong vein of conceit in England managers that makes them - I think - make weird decisions (Kane on throw-ins and corners) in the hope that they'll work and be proved clever. For that reason, I wouldn't put it past a manager to take Rooney to the next WC. 

I just hope, next time, we're less of an embarrassment than recently. 

28 minutes ago, Spudulike said:

True. However, and I am cynical about this, I think England managers have a genius for wasting talent, and choosing wrong formations and tactics. 

The last Euros were a new low. Particularly following on from the abysmal preceding World Cup. Nearly all of Hodgson's decisions are still incomprehensible and I don't think Southgate will be any different. 

There's a strong vein of conceit in England managers that makes them - I think - make weird decisions (Kane on throw-ins and corners) in the hope that they'll work and be proved clever. For that reason, I wouldn't put it past a manager to take Rooney to the next WC. 

I just hope, next time, we're less of an embarrassment than recently. 

Well there was the issue of having a team full of Spurs players ;) we were always going to struggle

16 minutes ago, PedroMendez said:

Well there was the issue of having a team full of Spurs players ;) we were always going to struggle

Damn. Undeniably :-) 

That's a good point in a way. Hodgson had a team of naturally fast players and we looked slow and uncertain. What a mess. 

Just now, Spudulike said:

Damn. Undeniably :-) 

That's a good point in a way. Hodgson had a team of naturally fast players and we looked slow and uncertain. What a mess. 

Tbf I think Poch gets the most out of those players and I think they would be a lot worse under any other manager, so it's hard to blame Hodgson too much. 

I think Poch deserves a lot more credit then he gets Walker and Rose are so average yet in that Spurs team they look decent players. 

I've been watching the England youth team's success over the summer and Chelsea players have played a key part. Of course anyone who's seen them over the years win everything under the sun know how good they are but they still aren't getting a chance at senior level. They've proved themselves as the best domesticallly and internationally. 

Why is it that we are willing to spend over 100m euro on either belotti or mbappe yet if those same players were at our youth team they would probably be on loan at West Brom or hull. Someone at the club needs to be bold and start including these youngsters or we might lose them like we did Solanke. It's shocking really that John Terry was the last player to make it from our youth side and get a permanent role. 

1 minute ago, Drogbaholic said:

Someone at the club needs to be bold and start including these youngsters or we might lose them like we did Solanke. It's shocking really that John Terry was the last player to make it from our youth side and get a permanent role. 

That's Emenalo's job.