No matter what there is pressure at the club to win. I will be happy that Real Madrid will win the league. I can rub it in all my Barca friends faces.
The Footy... (2011-2012 season)
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No matter what there is pressure at the club to win. I will be happy that Real Madrid will win the league. I can rub it in all my Barca friends faces.
madwhitegiant
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Will not argue with Hodgson's appointment. On paper, he is the most logical candidate, and i wish him well. But FOUR YEAR CONTRACT?!?!Which bright spark at the FA decided on that one?!
Has to be 4 years. 2 years does not even take us to the World Cup and 3 years would leave us halfway through a qualifying campaign. So that leaves us 1 year contract or 5. This appointment is for longer term not for the Euros IMO.
I see the scumbags at The Sun didn't take long to mock him already just because their choice did not get it. Pretty disgraceful stuff as usual.
Morbyd
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Making fun of someone's speech impediment on the front page of a newspaper. CLASSY!
madwhitegiant
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Indeed Morbs.
The FA should pull the plug on them and not let them attend press conferences etc.
The FA should pull the plug on them and not let them attend press conferences etc.
Ali Bon Tempi
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Shouldn't reading that bag of ****e anyway! Nothing they print should surprise you.
Pah - the Hillsborough stuff was terribly wrong but the Sun is at a base level, entertaining. I'll take it over the Guardian, Indie, Mail or Express any day.
ah yes, why let decency and the truth get in the way of a "funny" story
Listen, that whole thing was disgusting. Both the paper and the government (at the time) should be ashamed of themselves. Not defending what they did then. Just suggesting that the paper its a good read to pass the time on the train and i would pick it over all the other tabloids and the god awful guardian.
When i read it, i dont trust what it tells me, its for entertainment. For news Times of Telegraph. For a snigger and some breasts The Sun.
mashednlovingit
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Come on fella, who doesn't find the full page obituaries in the Guardian entertaining.
That's rubbish. When they state "4 year contract" they are clearly rounding to the nearest full year. I think its safe to assume his contract will expire just after the 2016 Euros ie. 4 years & 2 months contract.
Clearly the most sensible thing to have done would have been to given him a 2 year (2 year, 3 month if you're being pedantic) contract until after the World Cup in 2014, with the option of extending his tenure if all parties concerned are still happy.
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Wow what a goal by Cisse , he is looking a bargain at 10 mill. The first was Henry like and the second was just amazing.
As a Liverpool fan im shocked to see England hire Woy this is the same game who thought Dan Agger wasn't good enough for a place in our team. Same guy who purchased Konchesky ( gave away one of our great juniors & KaÄaniklić who is killing it) .
As a Liverpool fan im shocked to see England hire Woy this is the same game who thought Dan Agger wasn't good enough for a place in our team. Same guy who purchased Konchesky ( gave away one of our great juniors & KaÄaniklić who is killing it) .
madwhitegiant
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When you sign a contract it is from the date you sign it and until whatever date both parties agree not 'rounded up' to the year. Most football contracts usually run till May when funny enough the football season finishes. International football managerial contracts usually will run to the end of a tournament so 4 years would be to the end of Euro 2016 not December 2016.
If the World Cup in Brazil is a failure they will only have 2 years to pay up if they decide to part ways. Still far far less than anything then anything they paid out for with Sven, Capello etc or whatever Harry and his entourage would have cost. Hodgson may well have had enough by then especially with the media declaring war already.
Anyway what do you expect Hodgson to achieve in two years? Win the Euros this year and then qualify for the world cup with record points and goals scored?
Hodgson is not a short term appointment as I think that the Euros (2012) is not on the current agenda but building something longer term with a possible successor lined up already.
The squad is quite old and needs an overhaul from top to bottom after this tournament. Two year deal is not building for the future just begins another merry go round of managers.
We may need to sacrifice the next 2 tournaments whilst re-building the squad and national game as we are way behind Germany, Spain, Holland etc. Two year contract is a short term fix and would show the FA do not have trust or faith in him. I am glad they are saying right lets have 4 years, see how this tournament goes, and then start rebuilding in the wake of possibly have a team that could win the next Euros in 2016 which is a more realistic aim. The world cup in Brazil is a non-runner in terms of winning it.
The problem like everything in life is everyone wants everything straight away. We have fast food, cars, internet etc everything is instant. So football fans want instant success too. At club level that may work but at international football you can't just go out and buy the best and get that instant success. It has to be built (see Dutch, German and Spanish football).
I see The Sun have rolled out Jonathan Ross to try and make light of it. Just because his career was built on not being able to speak properly.
madwhitegiant
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Must admit Konchesky was a bad bad signing.
However some could say Liverpool failed Hodgson too. Look at the league table and the recent result between the two. Sometimes things don't work out for people at certain clubs and that's life. Does not mean they should be discarded or ignored for future big jobs. Alex Ferguson was sacked at St Mirren.
Morbyd
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Really. They doubled down on it. Unbelievable the caliber of people who work there.
And it's your nation's top selling daily. Hang your heads in shame!
Honestly. No shame in losing to 2 goals like that. Absolute crackers.daveaus said:
The trajectory of that second goal defied certain laws of physics.
I concur mate nothing will be gained by keep chopping and changing managers. Plus we desperately need some new blood in the squad.
Did you get tickets for the mighty Hammers on Monday btw?
madwhitegiant
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Hello Robbie. Hows things?
Yeah after 1 hour 38 mins on line and 47 min on the phone at God knows how much. Got 3 in the end after ringing another number at the club and they eventually transfered me through rather than waiting. You going over there?
Morbs - some goals hey? And yes my head is totally hung in shame. Awful paper. Awful people.
White Isle Calling - I re-read your initial post about the contract and may have got my Alan's in a twist so the dates may be wrong so I apologise but the rest is totally right.8)
Yeah after 1 hour 38 mins on line and 47 min on the phone at God knows how much. Got 3 in the end after ringing another number at the club and they eventually transfered me through rather than waiting. You going over there?
Morbs - some goals hey? And yes my head is totally hung in shame. Awful paper. Awful people.
White Isle Calling - I re-read your initial post about the contract and may have got my Alan's in a twist so the dates may be wrong so I apologise but the rest is totally right.8)