On the Eve of the new Season...

[hutch]

bye bye mancini ..good riddance


really hope the rumours are true and the replacement is pellegrini...a very good coach

[godsshoeshine]

welp, see you in hell wigan

[brennser]

sometimes the jokes write themselves

http://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/english-soccer/kinnear-confirmed-as-newcastle-s-director-of-football-1.1433242

[vansmack]

sometimes the jokes write themselves

http://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/english-soccer/kinnear-confirmed-as-newcastle-s-director-of-football-1.1433242

I have it on good authority it was a father's day present for godsshoeshine.

[godsshoeshine]

this fathers day i learned the true meaning of "reet fooking kernt, man"

[vansmack]

SPOILER ALERT

This article will be on your doorsteps in tomorrow's Economist:

A villain?s guide to football
Welcome to the beautiful game

Football clubs can easily be used as stealing machines. Here is an instruction manual. The stories are real, but most details are concealed

[godsshoeshine]

for the record, i take cisse's side in the wonga row

[vansmack]

for the record, i take cisse's side in the wonga row

I don't see this ending well.  At all.

[godsshoeshine]

overblown by the uk press, in my opinion, but it is pretty stunning how mike ashley continues to make poor business decision after poor business decision

[vansmack]

overblown by the uk press, in my opinion, but it is pretty stunning how mike ashley continues to make poor business decision after poor business decision

I don't remember the player, but there was a continental player who opposed gambling and wore a charity logo instead.  Is Wonga opposed to that?

[godsshoeshine]

kanouté when he was with sevilla. the rumor is wonga won't budge, but it's always hard to separate fact from fiction with newcastle united

not sure what good having a shirt sponsor is if you're forced into selling one of your most valuable players

[vansmack]

I nearly shed a tear yesterday when I watched him go down.  Just not fair.

Stuart Holden has a Torn ACL

[imbecile]

I nearly shed a tear yesterday when I watched him go down.  Just not fair.

Stuart Holden has a Torn ACL

Yep, caught a sideline shot of him shaking his head a few minutes later and figured this was the case.  If anyone knows what a blown knee feels like, i'm sure he does and know it right away.  Ugh, hopefully there aren't complications or anything this time around. 

[hutch]

i cannot believve nobody mentioned that beIN was added to Verizon in April!!!!!!!!!!!


geez... i thought you guys would tip me off..

 

[godsshoeshine]

looks like i'll be in spain next march for some hols. is espanyol a decent place to watch a match?