OT: Premiership Forum

[jstewismybastardson]

the only thing Ferg didnt do is call him Goldenballs lol

 

[Nasty_Magician]

Wonder what Sir Alex's relationship was like with Roy Keane? Obviously he was the captain so it must've been pretty good but I know Roy Keane would butt heads with higher ups all the time during his Irish national team days and while he was coach at Sunderland. He was dismissed from the World Cup team just prior to the 2002 WC.

 

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[mooger_35]

lol... pure filth indeed.

 

[spacedoodoopistol]

Wonder what Sir Alex's relationship was like with Roy Keane? Obviously he was the captain so it must've been pretty good but I know Roy Keane would butt heads with higher ups all the time during his Irish national team days and while he was coach at Sunderland. He was dismissed from the World Cup team just prior to the 2002 WC.

There was a review of the book today that highlighted some of the juicier bits, including Keane.....lots of good stuff.

Sir Alex Ferguson book: 10 things we learned | Football | The Guardian

Sir Alex Ferguson paints the picture of Roy Keane, his former captain and talisman, as an erratic and terrifying figure, capable of frightening even him and, certainly, many players inside the dressing room. Keane ruled with an iron fist and a savage tongue, which Ferguson said was the hardest part of his body. Their fall-out has become part of Old Trafford folklore and Ferguson traces it to the decline in Keane's on-field powers and the frustration he felt as a result.

Keane had been furious about what he felt had been substandard pre-season facilities at Vale de Lobo, Portugal, in 2005 but it all kicked off when he gave his notorious interview to MUTV, in which he slated many of his team-mates including, according to Ferguson, Kieran Richardson, Darren Fletcher, Alan Smith, Edwin van der Sar and Rio Ferdinand. Keane is said to have been scornful of Ferdinand's belief that he was a superstar "just because you are paid £120,000 a week and play well for 20 minutes against Tottenham".

Keane suggested that the squad watch the interview in order for them to make up their own minds and what followed was a ferocious confrontation between him and many of the players, together with Ferguson. In front of the squad Keane slated Ferguson for bringing his personal affairs to United, in the form of his dispute with John Magnier over the racehorse, Rock of Gibraltar. Ferguson said that it had been "frightening" to watch. He had to act and he immediately sanctioned the paying up of Keane's contract and his departure to Celtic. Ferguson writes that Keane did pop in to see him to apologise but the relationship has since turned ugly again after public comments between the pair. Ferguson also passes judgment on Keane's managerial career, saying he needed money to build squads and lacked the requisite patience to do so.

 

[jstewismybastardson]

 

[jstewismybastardson]

oh boy

Grant Wahl ‏@GrantWahl now Racist monkey chants from Moscow fans toward Yaya Touré. World Cup 2018 is in Russia.

 

[Nasty_Magician]

Haha, one of my favorite parts of the latest GTA game is a fictional radio commercial for the local soccer team and one of the lines is "participate in hate crimes like the sophisticated Europeans". Sad but also 100% accurate.

 

[jstewismybastardson]

Joe Hart stands still, stops a Honda volley and saves the game for city on the final shot of the game

/Toyota would have scored there

 

[jstewismybastardson]

Paul Romanuk ‏@paul_romanuk 14s Touré being asked on Sky post match about the racist chants from the Russian crowd -- he's taking the high road. Wow. Classy guy.

 

[Nasty_Magician]

Toure is probably my favorite Man City player. When he turns it on it adds a whole different dimension to the team.

 

[jstewismybastardson]

Toure is probably my favorite Man City player. When he turns it on it adds a whole different dimension to the team.

he is an all around class player and person ... when City played in Vancouver and he got hurt in 2011 he stuck around post game and talked "saccer" with my brother for 15 minutes when he didnt have to

 

[jstewismybastardson]

shite ... 29 minute video ... and hard to watch for caps fans

hopefully next year it wont be so long lol

 

[jstewismybastardson]

even more surprising is that video was produced for public youtube consumption by the team


/good luck with your next gig Martin Rennie

 

[jstewismybastardson]

 

[jstewismybastardson]

ZLATAN!

Zlatan Ibrahimovic: "Cristiano is a lucky guy, he always gets first row tickets to see Messi win awards."

 

[jstewismybastardson]

u17 worldcup ... Canada Argentina ... a win and canada goes through

5 seconds in ... argentina almost scores

 

[jstewismybastardson]

sad

 

[jstewismybastardson]

Attaboy joe hart

Good communication

 

[jstewismybastardson]

Mourinho in the stands will be a great gif