FOOTIE/BALDY and da bootiful game

[kipper]

news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/7206276.stm
Ferguson blasts Liverpool owners

Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has criticised Liverpool's American owners for the way they have undermined manager Rafa Benitez.
Tom Hicks and George Gillett upset the club's supporters after admitting they had sounded out Jurgen Klinsmann as a possible replacement for the Spaniard.

"What happened was a bad piece of business on Liverpool's part, no doubt about that," Ferguson said.

"That can be very upsetting. You should let a manager get on with his job."

Sir Alex --- champion of fellow Managers everywhere !


Re-arrange these words into a well-known phrase:

Sod old bombastic, he's king game the thinks of.

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"What did you do Alex? Kick a boot into the fire by accident ? This horsemeet barbecue is well leathery"

[sandywinder]

news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/liverpool/7203724.stm

New refinancing package. Now they CAN afford Klinsman.

The trouble with Spanish managers is they have a siesta at the time when most English teams play football and miss most of what is happening.

That explains a lot.

[kipper]

Those dodgy Liverpool owners are a shysters. Only by blocks by the Liverpool Chairman did they have to swallow some of the "loan" themselves ..... otherwise they were all set to load up Anfield with all the debt + repayments.
'Course, they would, in the meantime, pay themselves a massive and fat Directors stipend ... so that their own wealth is protected.

If the 'Pool went down .,.. then they would be scot free of responsibility.

You know --- I'd like to have some Bank funds to go out and buy summat meself. Sounds easy ... all you have to do is target a business ( prefereably very very large one) set up a complex deal with the financiers .... then give yourself a guranteed job.
You do have to seed the deal with a few million ... but once it's done, you take yer wad back, and set yourself a salary.

Capitalism .... it's a lark, innit ?

[sandywinder]

Oh don't you start.

[kipper]

Liverpool had to come from behind twice to beat Havant & Waterlooville and reach the FA Cup fifth round. ...


Liverpool "quality" finally defeats team of ...er.... bakers and cab drivers.

Respek to Havant & Waterlooville United for a great effort.

Liverpool .... glad the Yanks bought 'em ... who else would shell out good money for this shower ?

[kipper]

It just gets better at Newcastle.

This is turning into the Country's favourite and most expensive Soap ...ever.

The Manager: KKeegan , thee dwarf with a heart of gold ... that hasn't managed League level football for years.

The Director of Football ... Dennis Wise is a man that could never distinguish between pub brawling and football - who was "in charge" of the biggest Busted Flush in Footie History ( Leeds Utd) and is a Liar, a Villain, a short-arsed Thug and as Thick as 3 Short Ones.

The Owner : a bombastic Schmutter Merchant with all the finesse and Grace of a hippo with severe heamerroids.

The Team : The Defence would be thrown out of the Italien Army for cowardice.
Spot-The-Ball Inc. have stopped running competitions from Newcastle games ... it's too easy to solve, as the whole Midfield watch it ,avidly, for 90 minutes.
The Strikers have all been sent off to train as Hairdresers to the local Pensioners ... it's the only way they'll know what the back of a net looks like.

Keep a look out on ITV ... Newcastlation Street - it's the nation's favourite Soap.

[sandywinder]

I can't stand the way Keegan talks.

Anyway roll on Wednesday and Capello's new look England team.

Yeah right.

[kipper]

Monsignor Capello (apparently) likes to run a tight ship , according to thee BBC Sport. He likes meals to be attended to on time ,and together, as well as meetings. He also calls everyone by Surname and is a stickler for "discipline" etc etc etc et-bloody-cetera.

How many times have I heard this old poop in my little lifetime ? The "tough" CapelMeister/Mussolini of thee turf sorts it all out ?

It's already sounding like KERRAP from my end.

Switzerland will be defeated ... it's not much of a challenge after all. But all I can see all the same old tea leaves swilling around the Tea Cup of Fate here.

1) Gerard captain ...er... outside of thee boy's performance , what leadership skills does El Steve bring to the table ? None.
2) Beckham out ... to show what, exactly? Toughness? Game comes before Manager's ego, is a given, I always thought ( see O'Neill's mastery of Villa)
3) Defoe chosen for squad. Defoe is fine --- but never fine enough, most think
4) Emile Heskey in squad. Lovely man ... but what possible reason is there to slot him? ...and not Beckham?
5)Michael Owen. Lovely man ... but he is not sharp, flexible or performing enough to take a striker's slot this week
6) Has anybody in the England "coaching" squad (thus called because they all should be driving a coach for a living *) heard of Jermaine Pennant at all? I know he's a 'Pool player , and therefore suspect ... but the boy is a touch of pace and sparkle, if you cannot bring yopurself to play Lennon
7) Wes Brown ?? 'nuff said





* This chestnut brought to you by Revived Corny old Jokes Inc. (Huddersfield)

[sandywinder]

You missed out Crouching tiger.

He's head and shoulders above the other players.

[kipper]

yeah -- it's OK to chuck on thee Coucherator for 20 mins...he can't do to much harm, and might just nod a useful ball. No more than 20 minutes thouhg...'cos he does bugger-all work outside of nodding a few sweeties and is not a full10% of the workload in a team.

I am expecting some sensational Rooney-ations in tonite's match ... but I am also expecting some clumsy tosh. I hope one outweighs the other....for the team's sake...and I suppsoe for Obengruppenfeurer Capello's too.

[sandywinder]

kipper said:

yeah -- it's OK to chuck on thee Coucherator for 20 mins...he can't do to much harm, and might just nod a useful ball. No more than 20 minutes thouhg...'cos he does bugger-all work outside of nodding a few sweeties and is not a full10% of the workload in a team.

I am expecting some sensational Rooney-ations in tonite's match ... but I am also expecting some clumsy tosh. I hope one outweighs the other....for the team's sake...and I suppsoe for Obengruppenfeurer Capello's too.

As long as the players remember to pass the Duce on the left hand side they may get another game.

[sandywinder]

I see Gerrard was made Man of the Match.

[kipper]

SANDANISTA: "I see Gerrard was made Man of the Match. "

er...yeeeesss . I heard it announced at the pitch, live, and the cameraman caught Gerard's disbelieving mush.
He wasn't so bad, although he was caught napping a few times. Set a goal up, I suppose.

Man of the match, though, was David Bentley. As any person with eyes and hearing and a brain could work out.

Liabilities of the Match (new award now starting on Kipper TV)
Shaun Wright-phillips - yes he scored a sitter, but the boy does NOT LOOK UP
Wes Brown - He needs to swap 'cool' for 'competent'

[kipper]

"Liverpool are suffering from something more serious than a "bad spell", according to defender Jamie Carragher"

So, now the players are making press releases !

'Pool 1 Barnsley 2
I notice that Gerrard came on late ... presumably to 'swing' the game. The game swung alright , to a late second goal. Maybe Gerrard should've been put on loan to Barnsley, if the rules allowed.

Still the FA "doesn't matter" does it..."concentrating on higher targets". My a*se.
Ask Wenger the same question.

Benitez will be going - you heard it here 2 months ago.

Liverpool - City of Puncture 2008

WOT A SHOWER!

[Daz Madrigal]

It gives Liverpools dying wish for the European trophy a nice sadistic edge. Mancunian viewers will tune in to watch the desperate throw of the dice.

Grimsby v Chelsea.

Chelsea face a grueling journey up north but hope to come back smelling of fish and roses after a victory celebration at Heston Blumenthal's restaurant.

Paul Mariner due for a surprise comeback.


Portsmouth v Man.Utd.

Portsmouth come out with all guns blazing but are finally sunk by a well aimed cannonball and other cliches from Rooney. Will Ronaldo and Tevez make it or will they need a map?

Afterward Portsmouth blame the pitch and sack the groundsman.


Bristol Rovers v West Bromwich Albion

Giant killers Rovers express confusion at having to play such a mediocre side. "West Bromwich are boring and play with boring accents" cried one swashbuckling pirate. "We were looking forward to a glamour tie on the mudflats of Industrial Manchester".

West Brom to win in injury time - Bristol's Capt. ends the game on crutches and is as sick as his parrot.

Sheffield United or Middlesbrough v Cardiff City

How can Wales win an English Cup?

Other than that...zzz..zzzzzz..zzzzzzzz