Football Neutrals Thread - Part 2

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TheMunch

25-05-2016

Originally Posted by celesti:
“He's loosely following the path Michael Owen ploughed in his playing career. Fiver on him taking over from Mourinho when the day comes.”

I look forward to him finishing his career at Stoke.

celesti

25-05-2016

Once his voice becomes completely monotone it's off to BT and the lads!

TheMunch

26-05-2016

Lukaku seems to want to leave Everton, to win titles.

http://www.skysports.com/football/ne...-leave-everton

Could he end up at Man United? Not sure if he'd want to go back to Chelsea, he shouldn't, anyway, but that's always a possibility.

batdude_uk1

26-05-2016

Originally Posted by TheMunch:
“Lukaku seems to want to leave Everton, to win titles.

http://www.skysports.com/football/ne...-leave-everton

Could he end up at Man United? Not sure if he'd want to go back to Chelsea, he shouldn't, anyway, but that's always a possibility.”

A big fee would I suppose be needed to sign him, as I can't see Everton being happy to sell him.

TheMunch

26-05-2016

Well, no, I can't imagine many teams being happy to sell their best player. But when a player wants out oftentimes they get their wish, and if he makes it public knowledge that he wants out then it can lower his price.

walterwhite

26-05-2016

Looking forward to seeing how Benitez gets on in the Championship. I can't think of such a high profile manager dropping down to the second tier before.

batdude_uk1

26-05-2016

Originally Posted by walterwhite:
“Looking forward to seeing how Benitez gets on in the Championship. I can't think of such a high profile manager dropping down to the second tier before.”

I am just trying to think, would he be the first Champions League winning manager to manage in the Championship (not including old European Cups, just since it changed its name in to the Champions League)??

walterwhite

26-05-2016

Originally Posted by batdude_uk1:
“I am just trying to think, would he be the first Champions League winning manager to manage in the Championship (not including old European Cups, just since it changed its name in to the Champions League)??”

There's a good chance.

I don't think the Championship is a special league, it's still football. But teams play quite differently and I think some of the stadiums might come as a slight shock to him.

TheSloth

26-05-2016

Di Matteo probably did it albeit the other way around and perhaps even lower (which divisions were MK Dons / WBA in when he was there?)

batdude_uk1

26-05-2016

Originally Posted by TheSloth:
“Di Matteo probably did it albeit the other way around and perhaps even lower (which divisions were MK Dons / WBA in when he was there?)”

I was thinking of him, and if he gets the Villa job, then he could be included for sure.

Fizzee Rascal

26-05-2016

PSG are favourites to sign him right now as they're the only ones who've made contact. He fancies going back to Chelsea though.

bradybrady

27-05-2016

With Nigel Pearson taking over at Derby, does that mean that di Matteo is the only candidate for the Villa job?

batdude_uk1

27-05-2016

Who would have thought a few months ago that Rashford would be starting an England match, whilst Rooney would be a bench option?!

FrankieFixer

27-05-2016

Originally Posted by bradybrady:
“With Nigel Pearson taking over at Derby, does that mean that di Matteo is the only candidate for the Villa job?”

Looks like it, might be a good appointment.

owen10

27-05-2016

I love the Australian anthem

Jason C

27-05-2016

Well, that didn't take long.

Slight rictus grin on Rooney's face there

owen10

27-05-2016

Looks like Rashford has booked his plane tickets to the Euros

Dandem

27-05-2016

Rashford will probably go ahead of Sturridge now.

Probably for the best, since Hodgson seems to love breaking Sturridge.

owen10

27-05-2016

Originally Posted by Jason C:
“Well, that didn't take long.

Slight rictus grin on Rooney's face there ”

I think Rooney knows he does not hold the record for being the youngest England goalscorer

Jason C

27-05-2016

Originally Posted by owen10:
“I think Rooney knows he does not hold the record for being the youngest England goalscorer”

Think he might have had something else in mind, to be fair...

MichPlat

27-05-2016

Originally Posted by Dandem:
“Rashford will probably go ahead of Sturridge now.

Probably for the best, since Hodgson seems to love breaking Sturridge.”

I'd take Rashford over Sturrudge anyways , Sturridge is a liability with his brittleness and lazy ways .

rhumble

27-05-2016

I honestly don't think i would take Sterling tbh

IJoinedInMay

27-05-2016

I hope someone has given Tyldesley some tissues to clean himself up after Rashford's goal.

MichPlat

27-05-2016

Who's the commentator with Hoddle ? He described the goal as a lovely clean shot when it was anything but that

FrostyJim

27-05-2016

Originally Posted by rhumble:
“I honestly don't think i would take Sterling tbh”

Me neither, I don't see what he offers.

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