The footy !!
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By happy coincidence, I found myself in Manchester this week for Britain’s Got Talent auditions. Thus allowing me to march around the city wearing an Arsenal placard around my neck saying: ‘WE ARE TOP OF THE LEAGUE.’
It also allowed me to observe at close quarters one of the most vile creatures ever to inhabitate Planet Earth. A big-nosed, wiry-haired, squinty-eyed, spitting, snarling, horrible little monster that makes everyone who encounters it recoil in horror.
Yes, I’m talking, of course, about the Severely Spotted Gary Neville.
Even by his standards, Britain’s Most Unpopular Footballer was on spectacularly ghastly form — spewing his saliva at Manchester City players and giving Carlos Tevez the finger.
His behaviour might have been more effective if he’d actually been playing at the time. But Neville’s no longer any use on the field, so Alex Ferguson just lets him trot up and down the touchline doing his untrained pitbull impression.
It’s the Gaffer’s reward to the man who is supposedly the Premier League’s answer to Paolo Maldini, a player loyal to one great club for nearly two decades. But rather like watching those punch-drunk old prize-fighters being paraded around ringside at big boxing bouts, I just found the whole spectacle rather embarrassing.
I don’t knock Neville for his unquestionable loyalty and dedication to the United cause. He’s been a magnificent player for them. But it’s over. He knows it, Sir Alex knows it, the fans know it, and the opposition sides know it.
Neville’s become the guy who doesn’t know when the party’s over, the aesthetically challenged dork at the school disco who marches up to every girl he can find at midnight, as the music stops and the lights come on, demanding with an angry face: ‘Fancy a dance?’
And who, when they all shudder and say ‘no’, explodes with rage, gobs in their face, and screams:
‘I’m too ****ing good for you lot anyway!’
This kind of behaviour wouldn’t matter so much if Neville wasn’t still Manchester United’s club captain, a position that holds enormous responsibility not just to his own team, but to the millions of young fans around the world who see him as a role model.
All this arrogant, abusive reptile has taught them this year is how to insult, curse, taunt, gloat and crack under pressure.
As a player, Gary Neville has lost it. His performances, when he has played this season, have been dreadful. As a spectator, he’s been even worse.
It’s obvious that Neville himself is determined to linger on as long as possible, flying the red flag of defiance he’s flown for so long. But he’s become a walking, talking, spitting, gesticulating embodiment of all that’s wrong at Manchester United right now. And someone has to put the old warrior out of his misery. Call that being in control, Fergie?
Ironically, Neville’s antics on Tuesday night came just as his manager decided to inform the world how powerful he is.
‘Control is very, very important,’ declared Sir Alex, ‘because if I lost control of all these multimillionaires in my dressing room, I’m dead. So if anyone steps out of my control, they’re dead.’
Tough words, big guy. Real Don Corleone stuff. And, I’m afraid, complete nonsense. Because the truth is that Sir Alex lost control of his multimillionaires a long time ago.
David Beckham got a boot chucked in his face, so waltzed off in a huff to Real Madrid. Cristiano Ronaldo listened to all his boss’s veiled threats and desperate pleadings, and did the same. Carlos Tevez was stuck on the bench, so picked up all his toys and ran off to the neighbours.
And my money’s on Wayne Rooney being lured to Spain pretty soon, too. It’s where the big money, big stars, and best football now is.
You don’t have any control over any of them, Fergie old son. They control you.
By happy coincidence, I found myself in Manchester this week for Britain’s Got Talent auditions. Thus allowing me to march around the city wearing an Arsenal placard around my neck saying: ‘WE ARE TOP OF THE LEAGUE.’
It also allowed me to observe at close quarters one of the most vile creatures ever to inhabitate Planet Earth. A big-nosed, wiry-haired, squinty-eyed, spitting, snarling, horrible little monster that makes everyone who encounters it recoil in horror.
Yes, I’m talking, of course, about the Severely Spotted Gary Neville.
Even by his standards, Britain’s Most Unpopular Footballer was on spectacularly ghastly form — spewing his saliva at Manchester City players and giving Carlos Tevez the finger.
His behaviour might have been more effective if he’d actually been playing at the time. But Neville’s no longer any use on the field, so Alex Ferguson just lets him trot up and down the touchline doing his untrained pitbull impression.
It’s the Gaffer’s reward to the man who is supposedly the Premier League’s answer to Paolo Maldini, a player loyal to one great club for nearly two decades. But rather like watching those punch-drunk old prize-fighters being paraded around ringside at big boxing bouts, I just found the whole spectacle rather embarrassing.
I don’t knock Neville for his unquestionable loyalty and dedication to the United cause. He’s been a magnificent player for them. But it’s over. He knows it, Sir Alex knows it, the fans know it, and the opposition sides know it.
Neville’s become the guy who doesn’t know when the party’s over, the aesthetically challenged dork at the school disco who marches up to every girl he can find at midnight, as the music stops and the lights come on, demanding with an angry face: ‘Fancy a dance?’
And who, when they all shudder and say ‘no’, explodes with rage, gobs in their face, and screams:
‘I’m too ****ing good for you lot anyway!’
This kind of behaviour wouldn’t matter so much if Neville wasn’t still Manchester United’s club captain, a position that holds enormous responsibility not just to his own team, but to the millions of young fans around the world who see him as a role model.
All this arrogant, abusive reptile has taught them this year is how to insult, curse, taunt, gloat and crack under pressure.
As a player, Gary Neville has lost it. His performances, when he has played this season, have been dreadful. As a spectator, he’s been even worse.
It’s obvious that Neville himself is determined to linger on as long as possible, flying the red flag of defiance he’s flown for so long. But he’s become a walking, talking, spitting, gesticulating embodiment of all that’s wrong at Manchester United right now. And someone has to put the old warrior out of his misery. Call that being in control, Fergie?
Ironically, Neville’s antics on Tuesday night came just as his manager decided to inform the world how powerful he is.
‘Control is very, very important,’ declared Sir Alex, ‘because if I lost control of all these multimillionaires in my dressing room, I’m dead. So if anyone steps out of my control, they’re dead.’
Tough words, big guy. Real Don Corleone stuff. And, I’m afraid, complete nonsense. Because the truth is that Sir Alex lost control of his multimillionaires a long time ago.
David Beckham got a boot chucked in his face, so waltzed off in a huff to Real Madrid. Cristiano Ronaldo listened to all his boss’s veiled threats and desperate pleadings, and did the same. Carlos Tevez was stuck on the bench, so picked up all his toys and ran off to the neighbours.
And my money’s on Wayne Rooney being lured to Spain pretty soon, too. It’s where the big money, big stars, and best football now is.
You don’t have any control over any of them, Fergie old son. They control you.
weloveliam@space
Active Member
I've suddenly acquired a whole new respect for Piers 8)
On a side note, I can see Shrek going to Madrid or Barcelona. If one came in with a HUGE offer the Manure board would seriously have to listen to it, especially with over a billion dollars worth of debt. Plus hed love to playe along side some of those players, especially on over a 150 grand a week.
On anothe rside note, had Rooney as my Dream team captain, 64 points baby 8)
On a side note, I can see Shrek going to Madrid or Barcelona. If one came in with a HUGE offer the Manure board would seriously have to listen to it, especially with over a billion dollars worth of debt. Plus hed love to playe along side some of those players, especially on over a 150 grand a week.
On anothe rside note, had Rooney as my Dream team captain, 64 points baby 8)
Juventus want Rafa as Manager
The Italians want Rafa in Italy!!
http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/154167
Maybe if Rafa leaves Torres will go as well???????????????
The Italians want Rafa in Italy!!
http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/154167
Maybe if Rafa leaves Torres will go as well???????????????
weloveliam@space
Active Member
I think if he doesnt get the backing he craves come the summer he may well go. But if rumours are true of an iminent investment then he may have the money he wants, and the start to the new stadium.
I think Torres would wait too see who was brought in, as he realy does love it up there. If we didnt get a Mourinho type manager then he may do also. I'd settle for 70 million if he did
Was so looking forward to extra time for Man Citeh vs Manure
You can gurantee if the result was reversed and or it was at old trafford there would have been an extra 7 minutes or so
Was so looking forward to extra time for Man Citeh vs Manure
you and me both our kid!!
can take a lot of positives from the game. I think first half we gave them no room and defended very well, de jong and Kompany were awesome and the boy boyata didnt do himself any harm either and Richards is slowly but surely emerging from the fog of the last 2 seasons and is close to the player that earned all the hype.
2nd half, up to bellamy getting bottled I thought we were coming into it more and more. From there we lost concentration for a while and allowed them to take the intiative. I thought 3.1 flattered them. yet again a ref bottles the big decisions at the swamp (50-50 shout for a pen, ferdinand getting loose with his elbows again)lost count of how many times we won the ball clearly and he gave a foul or how many times fletcher, ferdinand and evra kicked, pulled and fouled and were allowed to get away with it.
one thing I will say though, they do have this winning mentality and experience that no amount opf money can buy.
Im hoping the fa throw the book at that cheating cnut ferdinand today by the way. he clearly denied the charges so he could play last night and he's guilty as hell.
That said......im not bitter
Morbyd
Moderator
I only saw the last 15 minutes but it seemed like a lively match. I was pulling for Citeh (and also looking forward to extra time) but, alas, it was not to be.
I watched all of Chelsea's rout of the recently-formidable Birmingham City.
Top of the league again
(with a game still in hand 8))
Burnley and Hull up next. Hope we open up a nice lead before we meet the Arse next weekend...
I watched all of Chelsea's rout of the recently-formidable Birmingham City.
Top of the league again
(with a game still in hand 8))
Burnley and Hull up next. Hope we open up a nice lead before we meet the Arse next weekend...
vodka jon
Active Member
just looking forward to the next few seasons, great looking squad now with plenty of youngsters coming through (and getting to play and hold their own) and a manager who seems up for it,
i would be more worried as a man u fan,no cash, giggs & scholes no doubt getting a bit old so only wheeled out for big occassions and rooney off in the summer to highest bidder, and now a manager who has banned sky sports from all press meetings (along with a list of daily papers and bbc) soon it will be bacon face and mutv on their own in a big room!
i would be more worried as a man u fan,no cash, giggs & scholes no doubt getting a bit old so only wheeled out for big occassions and rooney off in the summer to highest bidder, and now a manager who has banned sky sports from all press meetings (along with a list of daily papers and bbc) soon it will be bacon face and mutv on their own in a big room!
If City can buy a new Defence then they may be the best team in Manchester..........some day.
To allow the Leagues Top Striker a free header in injury time was poor play.
for all 3 goals they went to sleep
Would agree. Richard Dunne is missed.
When you think about it Fergeson use to be-little the Carling cup......only ever sent out his third team and Man Utd supporters used to scoff at its importance.
They seemed more than happy and relived to have their full squad on the pitch last night.
Still think Villa can sneak it
They seemed more than happy and relived to have their full squad on the pitch last night.
Still think Villa can sneak it
madwhitegiant
New Member
Shock horror - Redknapp raiding Pompey again. Another 5% of the deal in his pocket!
Shirley a conflict of interests??
Never mind he will get his comeuppance in the prison showers when he is mistake for Jackie Stallone!
Shirley a conflict of interests??
Never mind he will get his comeuppance in the prison showers when he is mistake for Jackie Stallone!
weloveliam@space
Active Member
Alrite Liam
I wonder how many players he has repeatedly bought and sold
Can anyone find the stats please, and how much they were bought and sold for 
And he had the cheek to moan when his house was raided a few years back
madwhitegiant
New Member
Good thanks Liam. Yourself?
Part of his contract at Pompey was he got 10% of any player sold!!! Why?
Anyway this has now been negotiated down to 5% but one of the tax dodges was he did not want to pay take on the extra 5 so that is why money has been pinged round accounts.
So far he has abought Defoe, Crouch, Kranjkaer and soon to be Kaboul.
Dibble have been after him for years and hopefully this time they have the ratbag.
He took £300k out of the Rio deal when we sold him to Leeds! Why? He then bought loads of **** on long term contracts like Titti Camara, Rigobert Song to name a couple using his other slippery mate Willie Makay as agent and his other son. Anyway West Ham said he could no longer be using these agents as were investigating the deals and he hot tails out of there, similar to how he hot tailed it out of Pompey leaving them in the lurch.
Look at all the Africans he brought into Pompey. All with the same agent (or at least had part of the deal) Willie McKay. The man is just a crook.
The only saving grace with this is that he will never get the England job which riles the man as he believes his own publicity that he is a good manager! The man has more coaches at Spurs than National Express! Ferdinand, Sherwood, Jordan, Bond, Allen that's 5 first team coaches of the top of my head!
Every club he has been at has had finiancial trouble when he left Bournemouth, Saints, Pompey, Ham and hopefully Spurs.
As for that advert with his son and the missus - what a load of tripe that is too!
Part of his contract at Pompey was he got 10% of any player sold!!! Why?
Anyway this has now been negotiated down to 5% but one of the tax dodges was he did not want to pay take on the extra 5 so that is why money has been pinged round accounts.
So far he has abought Defoe, Crouch, Kranjkaer and soon to be Kaboul.
Dibble have been after him for years and hopefully this time they have the ratbag.
He took £300k out of the Rio deal when we sold him to Leeds! Why? He then bought loads of **** on long term contracts like Titti Camara, Rigobert Song to name a couple using his other slippery mate Willie Makay as agent and his other son. Anyway West Ham said he could no longer be using these agents as were investigating the deals and he hot tails out of there, similar to how he hot tailed it out of Pompey leaving them in the lurch.
Look at all the Africans he brought into Pompey. All with the same agent (or at least had part of the deal) Willie McKay. The man is just a crook.
The only saving grace with this is that he will never get the England job which riles the man as he believes his own publicity that he is a good manager! The man has more coaches at Spurs than National Express! Ferdinand, Sherwood, Jordan, Bond, Allen that's 5 first team coaches of the top of my head!
Every club he has been at has had finiancial trouble when he left Bournemouth, Saints, Pompey, Ham and hopefully Spurs.
As for that advert with his son and the missus - what a load of tripe that is too!