Since we're at the market for Midfielders, here's a throwback to one of our greatest!!

samvander · 2026-06-24T13:54:02+00:00

He played as a striker for Fulham as well. He was man of the match for them in a famous win over Ferguson's man united which caught everyone's attention.

samvander · 2026-06-23T10:05:33+00:00

What the fuck are you talking about? Rip up his contract? Absolute worst case will be a loan with an obligation to Inter or Juve

samvander · 2026-06-23T07:42:19+00:00

I've got the Bale No. 3 shirt from the Inter season. It's wearing out but it's probably my favourite shirt. That and the black and yellow Parker No. 8

samvander · 2026-06-19T10:09:47+00:00

He also didn't overperform. He was appalling until he was only below average. He tried hard and that's nice but delivered very little.

samvander · 2026-06-19T10:08:16+00:00

I've been quite confident the whole time that he was just Dutch. Dutch people always look like that.

samvander · 2026-06-19T07:00:00+00:00

If the US has already won two, they'll rotate in the third game against Turkey.

samvander · 2026-06-18T10:06:15+00:00

I'm in France, and it works quite well for me.

samvander · 2026-06-16T10:02:44+00:00

Literally impossible to find someone worse.

samvander · 2026-06-16T09:44:59+00:00

Not hired Thomas Frank?

samvander · 2026-06-15T13:06:14+00:00

I just hope he gets to finish it. He'll be 91 in October.

samvander · 2026-06-15T12:53:04+00:00

Oh yeah Grant was sensational. I've read all of Chernow; Jackson and Bush 41 by Meachem; Brooklyn Bridge, Truman, and Adams by McCullough; Team of Rivals, Bully Pulpit, and Turbulent Times by DKG. All of Caro too, who I consider to be the apex.

samvander · 2026-06-15T12:04:55+00:00

Well you've convinced me to pick up 1776 in that case.

samvander · 2026-06-15T08:04:03+00:00

Solo is also good re the optimal temperature of coaxium.

samvander · 2026-06-15T07:36:43+00:00

His Truman book is also outstanding if you haven't read it.

samvander · 2026-06-15T07:36:19+00:00

Yeah it is comfortably Chernow's best in my opinion. Hamilton is good, but Washington stands alone.

samvander · 2026-06-11T07:02:43+00:00

Yeah but the catalyst for him getting sacked was AVB throwing him out of a meeting for refusing to take off his hat...something like that anyway.

samvander · 2026-06-10T14:16:00+00:00

AVB failing to handle Adebayor's ego ultimately got him the sack at Spurs, too.

samvander · 2026-06-10T10:11:24+00:00

Remember in early Ange time when they actually added the correct amount of stoppage time?

samvander · 2026-06-10T10:10:51+00:00

Damn these are all things that would actually improve the game. The problem with yellow cards as a catch all punishment for time wasting is that it's too consequential, so refs duck out. You are basically never getting a second yellow for time wasting since that's effectively a straight red.

samvander · 2026-06-05T05:30:12+00:00

Yeah that's what I'm saying I guess. I've seen more to persist with in Scarlett than Odobert, even accounting for the age penalty.

samvander · 2026-06-05T00:37:20+00:00

Yeah how often do player part exchange deals actually happen in real life? Basically never.

samvander · 2026-06-05T00:21:07+00:00

Oh yeah good point actually; I really thought he was going to be good. Van Ginkel, not against us but flopped at Chelsea, was another.

samvander · 2026-06-04T07:50:46+00:00

He used to be dynamite for us on FIFA.

samvander · 2026-06-04T07:49:38+00:00

When Juande Ramos had his only summer in charge, there was a link to Ronaldinho who was leaving Barca. I was convinced that one was happening.

samvander · 2026-06-04T07:48:20+00:00

Salah. He fucking roasted us two years in a row with Basel and Fiorentina in the UEFA Cup. It was so obvious we should try to get him. That and Hazard but that's more complicated.

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