English Football Thread 2012/2013

[MasterBlaster76]

RvP back on the goal trail against Sunderland - 1-0 to Utd at half time. Or maybe not - it was probably an own goal. Actually it was definitely an own goal.

Eighteen points clear and eighteen games unbeaten - what a run!

 

[Epic]

That's probably the best half Nasri's had in a Man City shirt, and ofc, it comes against his "mates" from Newcastle.

 

[War]

BBC Sport - Relegation threatened Sunderland sack manager Martin O'Neill

Damn, who wants to be a manager with all of these trigger happy owners..smh

 

[MasterBlaster76]

BBC Sport - Relegation threatened Sunderland sack manager Martin O'Neill

Damn, who wants to be a manager with all of these trigger happy owners..smh

Yet another peculiar managerial dismissal this season.

 

[Manly]

Oh, are you referring to your Championship relegation battle? Or the Easter Sunday fixture between the Dog and Duck and The Bull?

Your lot aren't out of the dogshit just yet so keep it in your pants haha!

Yet another peculiar managerial dismissal this season.

Disagree entirely. He's been incredibly bad as Sunderland manager. Incredibly bad indeed.

 

[ste_mc_efc]

BBC Sport - Relegation threatened Sunderland sack manager Martin O'Neill

Damn, who wants to be a manager with all of these trigger happy owners..smh

with the according pay-offs when you get sacked plenty of people

 

[Bevab]

Disagree entirely. He's been incredibly bad as Sunderland manager. Incredibly bad indeed.

Why sack him after a loss to Manchester United that was expected anyways?

 

[Lee1981]

Again the manager taking the blame for a teams failing

What do the board expect?

Any team with Bramble in it is hardly going to be challenging for Europe are they.

Managers are either over hyped to super human levels, Mourinho an example, take away the 100's of millions in transfer funds he's had and would he have won what he has? Nope

Same when a manager "fails" , they take all the flack yet the players who badly under perform get paid millions to do just that.

Managers, over hyped,

Best players, crap manager = trophies and success
Best players, good manager = trophies and success
Crap players, good manager = no trophies, relegation a strong possibility

Obviously Fergie and Jose have the personalitys to get a little more out the players than most, but you take away there spending powers and they are no better than a Lambert, Pullis

Mancini, crap manager but successful wonder what m word helped him gain his success ??

 

[War]

Sunderland like QPR have had weird seasons i'd say. On paper their teams are pretty comparable to the likes of West Brom, Swansea who are in the top 10.

O'Neil strangely hasn't gotten that side clicking.

From a English perspective pretty concerned about Adam Johnson now. Came on to scene as a big player. Got stagnated at Man City, now stuck in a team in a relegation battle.

 

[Auwais]

Like I said at the start of the season, O'Neil's probably the most overrated manager in English football.

No surprise really, they've been absolutely dismal this season and you'd expect a better return from the money he's spunked on, albeit mediocre, British talent.

 

[shravi]

Who do you guys think will go down with Reading and QPR? Sunderland have a very tought fixture list.

 

[ste_mc_efc]

qpr could get out of it, say 1 in 20 times maybe. I'd say anyone on 34 points or lower (possibly southampton excluded) could go on a horrible run and go down.

Think it's between sunderland and villa though, mainly

 

[War]

Still packing QPR to beat the drop simply because Redknapp is in charge ha.

Reading almost certain to go down. Sunderland certainly need to be careful now, especially with Steven Fletcher out of the season. Wigan's luck with being able to escape the drop every season may or may not continue this year also.

 

[Bevab]

Paolo Di Canio appointed new Sunderland boss - ESPN FC

A bit interesting this...

 

[AkshayC]

F.A. Cup match, Chelsea F.C. v Manchester United, looks interesting at the moment. Anticipating a whole lot of thrill.