puddleduck
Chairman of Selectors
Because he's blessed with the most confidence out of anyone in professional sport 
He also thinks he could be a West Indian fast bowler 
He also thinks he could be a West Indian fast bowler 
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MasterBlaster76
ICC Chairman
Because he's blessed with the most confidence out of anyone in professional sport
Yeah, he's not lacking in confidence that's for sure.
MasterBlaster76
ICC Chairman
Well he did once clean bowl Chris Gayle in a charity match, which is more than most of the rest of us can say.
Really? I didn't know that! He's certainly got the right build to be a fast bowler, that's for sure.
puddleduck
Chairman of Selectors
In the annual charity match at my old club Goldie Sayers had Hick caught at mid-wicket for 12, so I'd take it with a pinch of salt
His action did look alright though to be fair.
His action did look alright though to be fair.
War
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Ha well you can't be that surprised Swansea called that price. That's what happens in the modern game of the bloated transfer market.
Carrick costed United 18 million back in 2006. Allen is probably a younger Carrick now who will become like him or slightly better in the future - so in a way its probably his right value.
MasterBlaster76
ICC Chairman
Agreed, not much is happening - and when it does, it's not likely to involve us in my opinion; Kagawa will be a good signing I reckon, but he's not exactly the sort of name that's really going to worry City. I just can't see RvP at Utd, and the other one we're after is supposed to have called Manchester 'boring'.
Actually, Lucas Moura was given that negative impression on Manchester by Robinho.
puddleduck
Chairman of Selectors
Any footballer who is more concerned with the clubs and nightlife of a city should probably be avoided anyway.
It's staggering how Olympic athletes will give up everything to be the best, whilst most footballers just try and earn crazy wages to fund their self-indulgent lifestyles.
Man U pretty much forced every club to offer stupid wages just to compete. By snapping up every talent going when they first won the initial Premiership lottery they set a trend for escalating player wages and costs. They played a massive part in ruining the game as your signature consistently accuses your rivals of doing...
It's staggering how Olympic athletes will give up everything to be the best, whilst most footballers just try and earn crazy wages to fund their self-indulgent lifestyles.
Man U pretty much forced every club to offer stupid wages just to compete. By snapping up every talent going when they first won the initial Premiership lottery they set a trend for escalating player wages and costs. They played a massive part in ruining the game as your signature consistently accuses your rivals of doing...
MasterBlaster76
ICC Chairman
Man City have taken a hyperspace jump in that regard. And as I've said many times before - the core of our team during those days came from our Youth Academy.
And what's this crap about winning the 'initial Premiership lottery'? How exactly was it a lottery? Utd were the best team - that's why they won. The table doesn't lie.
As for my sig, it doesn't change - it's been that way for ages. It was a direct response to 'the don's' signature in which he said that Utd fans are saying if City buy a player for ?20m, it's ruining the game - if Utd do the same, it's a shrewd purchase. My point was to demonstrate that City didn't just buy one player for ?20m in that window...
Anyway, I'm not getting into this again, it's been done to death.
And what's this crap about winning the 'initial Premiership lottery'? How exactly was it a lottery? Utd were the best team - that's why they won. The table doesn't lie.
As for my sig, it doesn't change - it's been that way for ages. It was a direct response to 'the don's' signature in which he said that Utd fans are saying if City buy a player for ?20m, it's ruining the game - if Utd do the same, it's a shrewd purchase. My point was to demonstrate that City didn't just buy one player for ?20m in that window...
Anyway, I'm not getting into this again, it's been done to death.
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ste_mc_efc
Chairman of Selectors
to be fair to united they saw how lucrative the premier league would be and invested a lot before it started.
there were a number of clubs who could have done the same then, but either didn't or were not quite as good at it.
MasterBlaster76
ICC Chairman
Exactly. Utd got the jump on everyone else and (back then) they were being run by good businessmen. It wasn't a 'lottery'.
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Hmph. He's probably a spoilt brat then - something that Sir Alex won't put up with.
ste_mc_efc
Chairman of Selectors
Although i don't think it's fair to blame a team for ruining the game. especially not as united are still a powerhouse. if they went the way of portmouth/leeds then maybe you would have a point.
the whole concept of sport is to try and win more than the other teams by staying within the rules. United have done this ruthlessly over the last 20 years. If there is anybody/anything to blame for ruining the game it's those who govern the game for letting it go down this path.
the whole concept of sport is to try and win more than the other teams by staying within the rules. United have done this ruthlessly over the last 20 years. If there is anybody/anything to blame for ruining the game it's those who govern the game for letting it go down this path.
MasterBlaster76
ICC Chairman
Quite so - but then again, we all know that Fifa/Uefa are a bunch of idiots, eh? It's probably fairer to say that Man City's owners are ruining the game, along with any other rich fat cat that buys a club. Some 'rich' owners are actually ruining individual clubs.
