Captain America Posted August 22, 2013 Report Share Posted August 22, 2013 Jordi Alba is becoming an embarrassment just saw a gif of this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waltz Posted August 22, 2013 Report Share Posted August 22, 2013 While we're talking sexy footballers: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Milner Posted August 22, 2013 Report Share Posted August 22, 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moose Posted August 22, 2013 Report Share Posted August 22, 2013 None are as sexy as: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Milner Posted August 22, 2013 Report Share Posted August 22, 2013 So Anelka retires, a few weeks after signing for West Brom, and playing through their entire pre-season....... some guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Easy Wishes Posted August 22, 2013 Report Share Posted August 22, 2013 Fucked my Fantasy Football this week; had literally just made my changes when I read about it. What a knob! http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/west-bromwich-albion/10259885/Nicolas-Anelka-leaves-West-Bromwich-Albion-and-could-retire-from-football-completely.html 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Milner Posted August 22, 2013 Report Share Posted August 22, 2013 Talk is his brother (agent) may have died, and WBA are going to give him time off, if he will come back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ca_gere Posted August 22, 2013 Report Share Posted August 22, 2013 Fucked my Fantasy Football this week; had literally just made my changes when I read about it. What a knob! http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/west-bromwich-albion/10259885/Nicolas-Anelka-leaves-West-Bromwich-Albion-and-could-retire-from-football-completely.html Classic mistake. Always wait till the very last minute to change your team. I've tried to stick to this method which has resulted in making ridiculous/inspired decisions at various stages of inebriation fri night/sat morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soda Jerk Posted August 22, 2013 Report Share Posted August 22, 2013 Jordi Alba is becoming an embarrassment just saw a gif of this. Jordi Alba has been a monumental prick for a long time. He really is one of the worst offenders when it comes to shitty playacting. I wish someone really had twatted him on the head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted August 22, 2013 Report Share Posted August 22, 2013 He's away time travelling according to the article Leaving: Nicolas Anelka joined West Brom following a loan spell at Juventus next season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain America Posted August 22, 2013 Report Share Posted August 22, 2013 Uhhh so looks like Willian is off to Chelsea now? Someone has to be going, maybe Jose really isn't keen on Mata? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alkaline Posted August 22, 2013 Report Share Posted August 22, 2013 Uhhh so looks like Willian is off to Chelsea now? Someone has to be going, maybe Jose really isn't keen on Mata? Source? He's passed a medical at WHL. I'd imagine that Chelsea's interest would maybe complicate things but he'd be more likely to get game time at Spurs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattJimF Posted August 22, 2013 Report Share Posted August 22, 2013 Source? He's passed a medical at WHL. I'd imagine that Chelsea's interest would maybe complicate things but he'd be more likely to get game time at Spurs.https://twitter.com/skysports_bryan/status/370597263653232640 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alkaline Posted August 22, 2013 Report Share Posted August 22, 2013 https://twitter.com/skysports_bryan/status/370597263653232640 I'm not sure i'd trust twitter myself. If it's just about the benjamins he'll be a Chelsea player I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soda Jerk Posted August 22, 2013 Report Share Posted August 22, 2013 Twitter is shite. So many "verified" accounts spout baseless nonsense. Even though they work for Sky or BBC or whoever, they rarely know owt. The amount of times Sky and BBC folk said Thiago to United was concrete was through the roof, and it was all bollocks. It's rare that a deal is hijacked post-medical. Can't see it happening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soda Jerk Posted August 22, 2013 Report Share Posted August 22, 2013 (edited) Then again, Sky Sports News are saying Chelsea are in. Mata off? There's been rumours all summer that Mourinho isn't keen on him, which is MENTAL, but there's no smoke without fire and all that. He hasn't played a starring role in the past 2 games as he normally would. Didn't play at all against Hull and only came on for 25 minutes against Villa. Unless he's not fit, it seems weird for him to be kept out. Mata for Rooney? Ahhh... Go on then. If Spurs miss out on Willian, they should go for Lamela. He looks like he's going to be alot better anyway. Edited August 22, 2013 by Joda Serk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ca_gere Posted August 22, 2013 Report Share Posted August 22, 2013 the transfer window really has become unbearable thanks to twitter and these so called 'in-the-know' cunts (i hate that 'ITK' is even an acronym). I think something has to be done about it. I don't know what exactly but football as a sport is suffering thanks to these god-awful 'sagas' and the piss-poor journalism surrounding the sport. I read an article yesterday by the normally respectable Gabrielle marcoti about the Bale transfer. It was entitled something like 'how Real 'might' justify Bale's price tag'... even this guy has been reduced to just plain making things up. I suppose he at least admitted he was speculating throughout. What's the point in the FA, UEFA, FIFA, etc - these governing bodies do fuck all about anything when it comes to transfers. Surely there's a role they could play in not letting this nonsense get out of hand. The american leagues are involved at every stage in any transfer business and the result of it is minimal unfounded speculation, informed journalism and generally less of this pointlessly drawn out tabloid fodder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain America Posted August 22, 2013 Report Share Posted August 22, 2013 (edited) Yeah it's just Sky that's been on telly about it but the most reliable journo on twitter David Ornstein from the BBC has confirmed Chelsea are in for him. Might not mean much though he's so far in with Spurs after a medical. Edited August 22, 2013 by Captain America Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ca_gere Posted August 22, 2013 Report Share Posted August 22, 2013 (edited) just thinking... what are some high profile failings of medicals? i.e. has any huge signing gotten to the club, gone on the treadmill and shown he can't run or something? Edit: google says there's loads. Ba failed a medical at stoke for example. Edited August 22, 2013 by ca_gere Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paranoid Android Posted August 22, 2013 Report Share Posted August 22, 2013 John Hartson failed a couple of medicals including one at Rangers not that long before he signed for Celtic and started banging in the goals. Jose not liking Mata is one of the worst things to ever happen in football and makes no sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattJimF Posted August 23, 2013 Report Share Posted August 23, 2013 Darren Mackie is on his way back from Phoenix - http://www.eveningexpress.co.uk/Article.aspx/3365239#.UhcCOypX_GI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Easy Wishes Posted August 23, 2013 Report Share Posted August 23, 2013 These are all pretty boring, but... - Everton were set to sign Leroy Fer last year and he failed his medical (he's now at Norwich) - Charlie Austin more recently failed a medical at Hull City and has since signed for QPR - Alan Gow (remember him?) failed a medical at Wolves after a fee was agreed with Rangers (whom he played zero times for, according to Wiki. Rangers FC - ruining Scottish players' careers 1872-2012) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodsinho Posted August 23, 2013 Report Share Posted August 23, 2013 The one I remember is Ruud van Nistelrooy knacking himself and failing the medical just as Man Utd were about to sign him in 2000. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Milner Posted August 23, 2013 Report Share Posted August 23, 2013 Did he fail the medical or was it not a case of he was clearly injured? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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