On The Suspected German Übernahme Of Threads...

[Bellabong]

It's spreading to the media Arq, today is the FA's 150th anniversary but no one gives a dang because of Bayern + Guardiola

[la bestia negra]

al-jazeera sports actually wanking over bayern

f**k me thats un-heard off

[CBarca]

wtf?

[TheRedStag]

al-jazeera sports actually wanking over bayern

f**k me thats un-heard off

On air?

[Great Leader Sprucenuce]

It's spreading to the media Arq, today is the FA's 150th anniversary but no one gives a dang because of Bayern + Guardiola

FA's 150th birthday is all about the celebration of Sir Bobby Robson's life as well.

Sir Bobby Robson is to be commemorated with a National Football Day named in his honour. The event, to be announced on Wednesday as part of the Football Association's 150th anniversary celebrations, will be held on 10 August to coincide with the start of the 2013-14 season, four days before England play Scotland at Wembley.

Senior figures at the FA have been consulting with Robson's widow, Elsie, and intend to involve around 150 different clubs at all levels, with the idea being to promote grassroots football.

A similar event was held on the day of England's opening World Cup match against the USA in 2010 but this time the FA will name it "Sir Bobby Robson Day" to mark his popularity and commitment to the sport.

"I'm thrilled that the FA is involving my family," Elsie said. "Bob launched his cancer charity [the Sir Bobby Robson Foundation] in 2008 and right from the start the FA has been on hand to support us. He'd have loved this and I think it's very fitting as it will be a day celebrating and encouraging grassroots football. Bob never lost his own boyish enthusiasm for the game no matter what was happening off the field."

Robson died in 2009, aged 76, after a long battle against cancer, having been in football for more than 60 years. There are statues of him outside St James' Park and Portman Road, marking his time at Newcastle United and Ipswich Town, and the FA wanted to do something in honour of the man who took the national team to the World Cup semi-finals of Italia 90 as well as the quarter-finals four years earlier in Mexico.

"Bob just didn't feel he could turn his country down when he was approached," Elsie said. "For him, it was a huge honour to be asked and he never took the role for granted. Every game and every result meant the world to him and I think it's that passion and commitment which people remember so fondly now.

"He was at the helm of the national side for eight years – and they were eight very challenging years. He missed the week-in week-out of club football, the kind of adrenalin that comes with that, but it really was the pinnacle of his career. He was so close to success in Mexico and Italy and he loved working with the England players."

I'm quite pissed off about this tbh

Bayern

[Pedram]

al-jazeera sports actually wanking over bayern

f**k me thats un-heard off

On air?

[la bestia negra]

FFFS no one understands me

[Lex]

What the hell does "Übernahme" mean?

[Casciavit]

What the hell does "Übernahme" mean?

Take over.

[Arquitecto]

The German media vorherrschaft again!!!!!!!!!!

Which is fine given that I love Pep and absolutely detest the FA with a passion and couldn't give a toss about their 150th celebration.

Very shrewd move of Bayern and Pep to unveil such a sensational move right at his time

Just a matter of time before Pep's presence next year turns this forum into BundesLegacy headed by RWO as kofp admin.

[Bellabong]

The deal was done before Christmas - Bayern weren't planning on going public until much later, like I had originally predicted, but the speculation seriously ramped up over the past week and Bayern chose to go public with all the speculation flying around since Heynckes at hinted at retirement during Doha boot camp.

[CBarca]

Interviewer: "Pep did you and Bayern plan to release the big news on this day to thwart the FA?"



Pep: "..."

[VivaStPauli]

Dat media Anschluss to ze German übercoverage

[Sri]

[Art Morte]

Was Heynckes always going to retire after this season or was it a case of Bayern going "look, we've got to grasp this opportunity to have Pep as our manager, so you are going to have to leave", does anyone know?

[VivaStPauli]

AFAIK they already had to talk him into sticking around for this season, he was always looking for retirement, has been for 3 or 4 years now.

[rwo power]

IIRC, Jupp Heynckes only continued until now as he is a good friend of Uli Hoeneß and Hoeneß talked him into helping Bayern a little longer after Van Gaal had to leave.

[BAYERN_MUNICH]

According to Rummenigge, Heynckes already said in Decembre that he thinks about retiring after this season. Thtats the official statement. My guess is , that he would have continued if Guardiola wouldn't have chosen Bayern.

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