Premier League 22-23

[roversfan99]

Saved Leeds from relegation by taking them from 16th to 17th. A bit like Super Frank Lampard "saving" Everton!

[MarkBRFC]

20 minutes ago, roversfan99 said:

Saved Leeds from relegation by taking them from 16th to 17th. A bit like Super Frank Lampard "saving" Everton!

Always remember the MOTD pundits saying what a great job kean did in keeping us up on the final day of the 10-11 season, completely ignoring that we were 7th when in January.

[chaddyrovers]

Leeds were in a huge mess when Marsch took over and he kept them up. That was his job when appointed there. 

Just imagine now if he kept Southampton up and Leeds got relegate now. Leeds are struggling to find a head coach to take over and I wouldn't be surprised at all if they appoint their caretaker head coach Michael Skubala until end of the season. 

 

[DE.]

Seems like the most likely outcome is that they'd both go down tbh.

[chaddyrovers]

Marsch has turned Southampton down over the length of the contract they offered. 

Looks like Leeds and Southampton will appoint their current caretaker head coaches until end of the season. 

Edited February 15, 2023 by chaddyrovers

[Displaced Rover]

Random aside but why is Adam Wharton sat in the away end at the Emirates (according to Instagram) rather than watching his team mates?! Has the relationship with JDT soured so badly?

[Waggy76]

39 minutes ago, Displaced Rover said:

Random aside but why is Adam Wharton sat in the away end at the Emirates (according to Instagram) rather than watching his team mates?! Has the relationship with JDT soured so badly?

Sounds like it , maybe he is going to City ?

[chaddyrovers]

very good piece on Leeds united search for their next appointment 

Leeds United’s chaotic search for Jesse Marsch's successor shows a muddled club under pressure (msn.com)

[Mattyblue]

I imagine tickets for that away end were like gold dust, how has a ‘big Rovers fan’ ended up with one?

[Oldgregg86]

13 hours ago, Mattyblue said:

I imagine tickets for that away end were like gold dust, how has a ‘big Rovers fan’ ended up with one?

Probably played with someone at city with England or paid over the odds for a ticket

The question is why was he there when his team was playing with his brother and team mates in the starting line up 

Edited February 16, 2023 by Oldgregg86

[Upside Down]

5 hours ago, Oldgregg86 said:

Probably played with someone at city with England or paid over the odds for a ticket

The question is why was he there when his team was playing with his brother and team mates in the starting line up 

Maybe he wanted to watch what a proper football team looks like

[47er]

On 16/02/2023 at 17:51, Mattyblue said:

I imagine tickets for that away end were like gold dust, how has a ‘big Rovers fan’ ended up with one?

Perhaps City gave him one?!!

[Mattyblue]

Possibly, or through his agent or he’s a pal with one of their players (who all get handed a load of complementaries)

A lot of an away allocation for big games ends up in the hands of hangers on as freebies. Bugger the loyal away support!

Edited February 17, 2023 by Mattyblue

[Oldgregg86]

I don’t know why you would ever want to watch city v arsenal or any game when your team is playing , never mind when you play for that team

[Ossydave]

And if you do, keep it under wraps not 'brag' about it on Instagram. Doubt anyone on the crowd knew him from Adam, no pun intended.

Still he's a young lad I suppose and will make some foolish decisions. Might give an indication as to why him and JDT don't always see eye to eye....

[jim mk2]

English football sells its soul: part XVI

Son of former Qatari PM has offered to take 100% ownership of Manchester United

Club will be debt free and valued at about $4.5bn, second only in world sports to Denver Broncos

 

Edited February 17, 2023 by jim mk2

[Cherry Blue]

Bolton born Premiership ref Lee Mason will no longer officiate matches after his VAR error in the Arsenal v Brentford game.

[AllRoverAsia]

9 hours ago, Cherry Blue said:

Bolton born Premiership ref Lee Mason will no longer officiate matches after his VAR error in the Arsenal v Brentford game.

The Bus or the Sword, that is the question.

He was a decent enough Ref in his time onfield.

[Mattyblue]

I’m sure United fans will be up in arms against Qatar, ‘human rights’, ‘petro-clubs’, ‘sportwashing’ etc, just like they were for the City and Newcastle owners…

Edited February 18, 2023 by Mattyblue

[Oldgregg86]

10 hours ago, jim mk2 said:

English football sells its soul: part XVI

Son of former Qatari PM has offered to take 100% ownership of Manchester United

Club will be debt free and valued at about $4.5bn, second only in world sports to Denver Broncos

 

Just when things couldn’t get any worse , City are in hot water and the red rats get bought out.

I can’t cope with another ten years of venky rovers, Burnley in the prem and united dominating English football. I think it would tip me over the edge 😩

Edited February 18, 2023 by Oldgregg86

[Ianrally]

3 hours ago, AllRoverAsia said:

The Bus or the Sword, that is the question.

He was a decent enough Ref in his time onfield.

If all this moaning about refs continues and young refs at grass roots level continue to get abused, and pack it in as a consequence, then it won’t matter who owns ManU, City or Newcastle. There won’t be any football. 

[benhben]

The body of ex Chelsea and Newcastle player Chritstian Atsu has been found under a collapsed building in Turkey. 

Weren't we close to getting him on loan 2 or 3 seasons back?

Poor bloke

[goozburger]

I've just read that Nathan Jones cost Southampton £8.4m for 94 days' work. £4m compensation paid to Luton Town, and £4.4m in wages to Jones, set to be paid in full.

These managers must be in dreamland when they get sacked so early.

[Blue blood]

You must be dire when Southampton beat you! All that money spent and Chelsea don't remotely look like a team. 

[rock steady]

To make things worse, Azpilicueta got a traumatic brain injury from one of the worst getting volleyed in the head incidents I can remember seeing.