British football gossip

MANCHESTER WHO???

a grand old team to play for

There is that, utd may get knocked out now

well they get Benfica next round and Man Poo need a draw, but Benfica need to win to go through, so as a Celtic fan I thank the Danish, and hope we draw FCB in the knockout (in the semi finals would be good)

To be fair. It was a free kick that should not have been and the penalty was a bit harsh too.

Thats a fair point. I think I would have been annoyed if the pen was given the other way.

Still gutted this morning! Don't even want to read the sports on the net.

go on, its great

Blatter eyes goal line technology.

He also takes a swipe at the big clubs who are swallowing up all the better players -


Hang on a second, Blatters making sense, there's something fishy going on here...


Ah, that explains it. Touting for another term I'd wager.

Rummenigge considers pulling Bayern from the G-14


And another one talking sense. What the hell is going on!?

It'll never catch on Lions, don't worry.

Bastard Chelski are after Micah Richards now for 15 million earth pounds

Surely Micah will realise that he doesn't want splinters in his arse all season like SWP has had and stay with his beloved City ?

Get him sold. Oldham needs the cash.

We can use the money to build an extra Pie stand or sommat.

Ah! That explains young Barton showing his arse. He was only sayin', "Look, no splinters." was he? SWP is gonna be an 'ammer come the end of January anyway.

WBAs Ronny Wallwork stabbed 7 times in Manchester nightclub. Not in serious condition:

BBC News

Bugger me, The Sugar Lounge is a posh bar too

Posh bar... Manchester... hmm! Manchester... posh bar... hmm!

Something doesn't quite add up here.

Just watched the news item on telly and they said the Police believe it wasn't a random attack, what's Ronny got mixed up in ?

ex scum, that was probably enough

Larson joining Man U on loan. This is absolutely bizzare !!!

Yep, just saw this 3 month loan...Henke, NOOOOOOO!!!

Oh, Christ. I've always liked him until now.

Now I'm going to have to detest the man.

I dare say he will hardly kick a ball as he's there for cover for injured OG Solskjaer. Its is strange as the loan is only for 3 months. Still, not as strange as signing Andy Goram!

Just shows that having an ultra strict dress code doesn't stop trouble.

The Swedish Season is on a 3 month break.

now this is one I didnt expect!


I would have thought if anything Henrik would have gone to Celtic or to Aston Villa

full story

Just shows you how good the SPL breeding ground is when it comes to discarding players to the "top" english leagues!!

fook me, possible Stoke City v Millwall in the FA Cup That'll keep the bobbies busy

Chelsea drawn Macclesfield

Liverpool v. The Arse
United V. Villa

is that at the shit or down sarf?

Stokeeee, so you better get your tin hat out mate

na im far enough away lol.

BTW any Millwall fans need intel, please feel free to PM

Dubai International Capital to take control of Liverpool.

Crumbs. We may no longer be skint. It's in all the papers, but I linked to De Ecko because the journo there has very good links with the club, who use him to leak stuff, so if it's written by him, there's a fair chance it's come straight from the horse's mouth, as it were.

I believe that this rumour is indeed true. Blimey. £450m apparently.

TOP BANANA!!!

I fly home next week, I catch two home games whilst I'm in the UK - Brighton next week and Northampton on the 23rd!!

Manpoo 1 down to Benfica. Ah well. At least they will have done better than last year in that they will qualify for the UEFA cup if it stays like this...

looking better for man u now... (2-1)

well done celtic! (losing 3-0) showing how worthy of a place!!

All English teams finished first in their groups.

well Pirulero might not be so keen on this being included in 'British' gossip, but he should be pleased that Gib are close to UEFA inclusion

I think Mourinho has got a point with his latest suggestion.

Mourinho wants reserves to play in lower leagues


This systems works very well throughout Europe with top clubs having the "Amateur" or reserve teams playing in the lower leagues. They cannot be promoted and some countries do not allow them to enter the cup competitions.

Not sure I agree with that. They're bad enough at the moment, spending GBP20m on players just to stick them on the bench or in the stands. I'm not sure it would be good for the Championship to see a Chavsea reserve team full of internationals winning that league every season as well as the Premier.

Cracking goal by Essien yesterday, mind.

I think one of the clear benefits would see more money being filtered in to the lower divisions. I dont think you'd get a team full of internationals playing for Chelsea, Man U or Arsenal in the Championships or lower. I reckon most of them would refuse to drop down a league and am pretty sure there would be strict rules on the transfers. You couldnt have one person play in the Championship one month and then in the premier league the week after.

United already have a feeder team in Antwerp, i think separate leagues is a better way to go, no conflict of interest.

Apparently loud mouth Mourinho is claiming Arsenal is co-operating with Manchester United to stop the Blues winning the Premiership. I actually thought Arsenal were trying to win to climb up the Premiership.

Although was a cracking game yesterday.

Not true. I suspect it is Shevchenko who is the United mole, waste of Ukrainian space that he is. How much did he cost again?

Considering the amount of cash Chelsea have at their disposal the latest comments from Mourinho strike me as those of a man starting to feel the pressure.

He has expressed a desire to manage in Italy and Inter are showing intrest at the moment. Also if he doesn't win the Champions League maybe Abramovich will lose patience. If he does win it maybe Mourinho will move on to take up a new challenge. Either way an interesting season for Chelsea.

Chelsea are "preparing the ground" in anticipation of Jose Mourinho walking out on the club at the end of the season, according to the Daily Express.

Mourinho has hinted at quitting three times in the past two seasons, despite his position as the highest-paid manager in the world and an unlimited budget that makes winning the Premiership about as challenging as taking candy from a baby.

And, says the Express, Chelski have told players' agents 'they cannot guarantee Mourinho will be in charge at Stanford Bridge next season.'

Alan Padrew might be the next manager to get the sack. West Ham will make a statement on his future at 3:15PM today

Its confirmed now. Alan Padrew has been sacked. Looks like a good time to play West Ham

Looks like the curse of the Chairman's Vote of Confidence has done the trick again

Shame. I liked Pardew. I'm sure the fuckin' about with The Argies didn't help.

So who now? Harry 'Mr. West Ham' Redknapp would be great, but I can't see him coming up the A3.

Do I hear Mr. Alan Curbishley in the background?

shocking sacking pardew. he's a good manager working under tough circumstances what with all the uncertainty surrounding the club recently. and the fans were behind him.

who the hell are they going to get now? Trevor Brooking again?

They've nicked someone for the Ronnie Wallwork stabbing.