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Just because I am honest and have my views and am not a sheep, doesn't mean I can't express my views and opinions.
Seems strange though, how in the end most people come round to my way of thinking.
Zoopla taking the moral high ground 23 days after the incident? Their contract was up in the summer and now everybody is talking about them pulling out of the club when that's what would have happened anyway. Publicity stunt, 100%.
no one knew what it meant when he did it, and my point is weather you feel he shouldnt or should have done it or, weather you dislike or like anelka you cannot allow any sponsor to dictate who you can pick to play in the team. otherwise you might aswell get someone from zoopla to come and pick the team every week and not bother having a manager/head coach.
I didn't realise that the Daily Mail and General Trust owned 50.8% of Zoopla until I did a little research (as per an article dated Nov 2013). They want to float on the Stock Exchange in the near future so don't want any bad publicity to affect that floatation.
Link that with the Daily Mail loving this story - and their potential lost profits - I'm guessing that they want out of the shirt deal asap so drum up the moral disgust so making them look good. The weird thing is that looking at some other forums, the majority seem to be 'so what?'.
Like football, its all down to money. Maybe some moral issues if/when the interpretation is decided upon (and that can only be made by one person - Anelka himself) but still money at the end of the day or Zoopla wouldn't give two hoots.
All this could be our downfall
Did well at Bordeaux and not too badly at Marseille, 45% win ratio. Had a mixed career in the middle though, 63 win from 220 games. But did win Ligue 1 with Bordeaux. Played as a Goalkeeper as a player, so wonder what tactics he'd bring to the fold. How many managers do you know that were previously goalies? I can't name any from the top of my head.
To be honest I think Downing and Kiely should of gone aswell, I think the head coach should decide there own staff and what they feel comfortable with.
Saido is a class act you can see it a mile off, he will be a top, top, striker.
Comparisons with Cunningham are stupid though, different types of player completely. Cunningham much more skillful and explosive, Berahinho much more of a finisher. Berahino WILL be a star at an elite club.
Okay if you don't like the comparison with Luke Moore how about Nugent, Darbyshire, Lita and Vaughn who were the forwards that England under 21's took to the 2007 European Championship who at that stage of their careers were attracting rave reviews but have hardly set the world alight since for whatever reason.Well I'll trust my own eyes and judgement. I knew the quality of PO inside 90 minutes. Laurie inside 20. If I'd waited 2 years he'd already have been in a plane to Madrid! This boy has the right mental makeup
The point being is all we have seen from Sadio is a few good games it has not been sustained for a season let alone two. I do not doubt he has potential but the worse thing to do with a young player is over-hype them and mentioning him in the same breath as Cunningham and Odemwingie is certainly that. Lets see how he does over the next couple of years if he continues to develop then maybe those sort of comparisons become legitimate.
Something I've been thinking as well tbh. I think Big Vics hold up play, Anelka's touch and awareness and Long's work-rate will be big assets for us this season. However, can you imagine the 15 goal Odemwingie from our first season in this line up - we'd be devastating. I think we look an excellent side but we're probably missing that 15 goal a season striker to take us to the next level.
Standaman I agree with you, it is a different game today. The point I am trying to make is that Anelka, Anchobie, Long and Vydra will be ahead of Berahino for the next 12 months if only because of the money we have paid for them (Rosenberg is a different story)
Training and sitting on the bench wont make him a better player-only playing games will. Dawson has done well out of a loan to Bolton and I still think that a 3 month minimum loan to a top end championship club will benefit all parties. Throwing him into a struggling first team wont help him.
Clarke wont play him after recruiting forwards the way he has this summer
When you say 'this makes me laugh' I presume you mean the way the game is in this era and in that respect I agree that the modern players are far too pampered and the poor dears cant play 30 games in a season let alone 50 !!!!
I take exception to the Happy Clapper comment which to be honest is pathetic and a cheap shot at people who don't see things like you.
I'm neither a happy clapper at one end or a doom-monger at the other end. I just wait to actually see a player play in the position we sign them to do before writing them off. It ain't happened with Rosenberg and unlikely it ever will which is fine and we move on.
