Re: Barclay's Premier League discussion '13-'14 V2

by McAgger Wed Aug 28, 2013 3:49 am

Mole don't lie to us. We know you went to barbecue too.

by Kaladin Wed Aug 28, 2013 3:55 am

aleumdance wrote:
Papiss Cisse opened the doors of his home to young Newcastle fans as the striker looks to find his scoring boots for the new season.
The Toon No 9 and the lucky supporters played FIFA, pool and had a kickabout in the garden as Cisse cooked a barbecue at his home in Ponteland, Northumberland.
The star fielded questions from the fans and their parents, explaining why he put on the event.

I’ve liked it here from day one. I feel very much at home,' he told the Chronicle.
'I like the area and the supporters and the city. For me now it is all about making them happy.
'I wanted to spend more time with my fans. They are very important to me. I have missed them over the summer so I wanted to see them again at the start of the season.
'It is a gift for them at the start of the season.'
Cisse is renowned locally for holding these types of events as he handed each child a signed shirt, with a few of them fans he has kept in touch with since his arrival on Tyneside in 2012.
The striker let the youngsters have the free run of his luxury home, which includes a pool table - with his name emblazoned across it - and a giant screen to play EA Sports' FIFA 14.
The striker also gave the youngsters some shooting tips as they played football in his garden.
Cisse caused controversy at Newcastle over the summer over the club's sponsor Wonga, but has since resolved the matter and has led the line for Alan Pardew's men this season, although he has yet to find the net.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2403017/Papiss-Cisse-holds-barbecue-Newcastles-young-fans.html#ixzz2dD2w0lOJ

How did he get his hands on FIFA 14 hmm

by aleumdance Wed Aug 28, 2013 3:55 am

McAgger wrote:Mole don't lie to us. We know you went to barbecue too.

HE probably bribed mole with a Cow, to say nice stuff about him Smile

by McAgger Wed Aug 28, 2013 3:57 am

AltoZ wrote:F*cking Brendan Rodgers.

Cissokho, Allen and most important Kolo Toure all injured because of a worthless cup. Touré might be out for a while.

what are you on about man.

We're not like Arsenal, we want to win every cup every year. Rodgers didn't do anything wrong with his team selection. It's hardly his fault that serious injuries occurred. He wanted to win the match by half time and then take off the likes of Stevie, Kolo, and Sturridge. But things just didn't go as planned.

Sure, for Pool fans, it's very disappointing because everything that could've gone wrong did go wrong. Except going through to the next round. Sturrdige, Stevie, Agger, Johnson will have 4/5 days to rest and recuperate from the 120 minute game time. Coutinho, Henderson, Mingolet should be fine as they didn't play that much. Aspas, Lucas, and Enrique didn't even take part.

The only problem real injury concern for the first team is Kolo. He will be massively missed. However Skrtel is fit again and he can take of the job just as well.

by NiallQuinnsdiscoPants Wed Aug 28, 2013 3:57 am

Pains me to say it but that was actually a pretty cool thing to do by Cisse. Fair play to him.

by aleumdance Wed Aug 28, 2013 3:58 am

McAgger wrote:
AltoZ wrote:F*cking Brendan Rodgers.

Cissokho, Allen and most important Kolo Toure all injured because of a worthless cup. Touré might be out for a while.

what are you on about man.

We're not like Arsenal, we want to win every cup every year. Rodgers didn't do anything wrong with his team selection. It's hardly his fault that serious injuries occurred. He wanted to win the match by half time and then take off the likes of Stevie, Kolo, and Sturridge. But things just didn't go as planned.

Sure, for Pool fans, it's very disappointing because everything that could've gone wrong did go wrong. Except going through to the next round. Sturrdige, Stevie, Agger, Johnson will have 4/5 days to rest and recuperate from the 120 minute game time. Coutinho, Henderson, Mingolet should be fine as they didn't play that much. Aspas, Lucas, and Enrique didn't even take part.

The only problem real injury concern for the first team is Kolo. He will be massively missed. However Skrtel is fit again and he can take of the job just as well.

common man, you can take the league cup seriously and still not play a first team....

by McAgger Wed Aug 28, 2013 4:05 am

aleumdance wrote:
McAgger wrote:
AltoZ wrote:F*cking Brendan Rodgers.

Cissokho, Allen and most important Kolo Toure all injured because of a worthless cup. Touré might be out for a while.

what are you on about man.

We're not like Arsenal, we want to win every cup every year. Rodgers didn't do anything wrong with his team selection. It's hardly his fault that serious injuries occurred. He wanted to win the match by half time and then take off the likes of Stevie, Kolo, and Sturridge. But things just didn't go as planned.

Sure, for Pool fans, it's very disappointing because everything that could've gone wrong did go wrong. Except going through to the next round. Sturrdige, Stevie, Agger, Johnson will have 4/5 days to rest and recuperate from the 120 minute game time. Coutinho, Henderson, Mingolet should be fine as they didn't play that much. Aspas, Lucas, and Enrique didn't even take part.

The only problem real injury concern for the first team is Kolo. He will be massively missed. However Skrtel is fit again and he can take of the job just as well.
common man, you can take the league cup seriously and still not play a first team....

Well Rodgers is being cautious since he was slammed last season for losing the FA Cup tie to Oldham

by Great Leader Sprucenuce Wed Aug 28, 2013 4:10 am

McAgger is Toure out for a while?

He's been very good for my fantasy team so far Sad

by McAgger Wed Aug 28, 2013 4:15 am

Great Leader Sprucenuce wrote:McAgger is Toure out for a while?

He's been very good for my fantasy team so far

Not confirmed yet, but looked very bad, he went out on a stretcher. Post match, Rodgers said that his groin opened up, whatever that means.

by Firenze Wed Aug 28, 2013 5:05 am

Cisse can't score against men so he invites little boys for a kickabout Proud

Dat confidence booster indeed

by DuringTheWar Wed Aug 28, 2013 5:09 am

McAgger wrote: Post match, Rodgers said that his groin opened up

wat

by Lex Wed Aug 28, 2013 5:12 am

He must have spotted an escort in the crowd or something

by McAgger Wed Aug 28, 2013 5:19 am

Diego Armando Maradona wrote:
McAgger wrote: Post match, Rodgers said that his groin opened up
wat

Dont know what it means but thats what BR said in the presser

by Motogp69 Wed Aug 28, 2013 5:21 am

ExtremistEnigma wrote:lol.. Spuds won't win.

It'll be a good match, Arsenal are a settled side, but are dealing with injuries to some important players right now. They have some obvious weaknesses, but they are a good team who finished last season off arguably better than any other side.

Tottenham will have potentially 8 different starters from last season, we are very much a team in flux, and are still developing chemistry.

Clearly, Arsenal are the team with the most to lose in this fixture. Rightly or wrongly, Wenger and his methods are being questioned once again, and I think at this point in the season it just means more for Arsenal to get 3 points.

Like it or not, Arsenal are the home side, and they will be treated as such by the officials who for some reason have a hard time getting out of the way in North London Derbys (we will get the same favoritism in the replay).

Personally, I will be happy to get out of this game with a point (not in the Chelsea way of lulling the other side to sleep). However, regardless of the result in this match, Arsenal will be emphatically dismantled when they come to White Hart Lane.

by Lex Wed Aug 28, 2013 5:25 am

[quote="Motogp69"]

ExtremistEnigma wrote:Arsenal are the home side, and they will be treated as such by the officials

Utter claptrap. Two conceded penalties vs Villa at home (thanks to a moronic referee) while Spurs are two for two at winning penalties thus far

by stevieg8 Wed Aug 28, 2013 8:56 am

McAgger wrote:
AltoZ wrote:F*cking Brendan Rodgers.

Cissokho, Allen and most important Kolo Toure all injured because of a worthless cup. Touré might be out for a while.

what are you on about man.

We're not like Arsenal, we want to win every cup every year. Rodgers didn't do anything wrong with his team selection. It's hardly his fault that serious injuries occurred. He wanted to win the match by half time and then take off the likes of Stevie, Kolo, and Sturridge. But things just didn't go as planned.

Sure, for Pool fans, it's very disappointing because everything that could've gone wrong did go wrong. Except going through to the next round. Sturrdige, Stevie, Agger, Johnson will have 4/5 days to rest and recuperate from the 120 minute game time. Coutinho, Henderson, Mingolet should be fine as they didn't play that much. Aspas, Lucas, and Enrique didn't even take part.

The only problem real injury concern for the first team is Kolo. He will be massively missed. However Skrtel is fit again and he can take of the job just as well.

I don't agree... The Cissokho and Allen injuries aren't on BR, as those players would've played regardless of the team we put out, but I said in chat before the game I wasn't comfortable with Kolo getting a runout. I would've rather seen Skrtel (especially with these new rumors that he's fit now), Kelly or even Agger than our 32 year old CB. Gerrard I also wasn't comfortable with, I would've rather seen Hendo in that slot. I have no problem with putting out strong teams for cups, but some players can afford the added gametime more than others.

by CBarca Wed Aug 28, 2013 9:59 am

Lex wrote:
Motogp69 wrote:
ExtremistEnigma wrote:Arsenal are the home side, and they will be treated as such by the officials
Utter claptrap. Two conceded penalties vs Villa at home (thanks to a moronic referee) while Spurs are two for two at winning penalties thus far

Both were won fairly tbh though. The first was definitely handling. The second game I guess the actual PK was a dive but Tottenham had been disallowed a legitimate PK earlier in the game so it evened out.

Meanwhile the first PK in the Villa game was definitely right, and the second one is debatable. Personally I'm not sure he was incorrect since Koscielny took out Agbonlahor's trailing leg before he had even gotten the ball.

But no...the refs clearly favor the Tottenham lot, yes. Completely correct.

by CBarca Wed Aug 28, 2013 10:02 am

Also, why would I lie about being from Craiova?

I get it, my English is pretty good. I received a good education in Romania in my early years and yes I moved to the US when I was 8, so as much as I am American, I feel Romanian in my heart.

by McAgger Wed Aug 28, 2013 11:03 am

CBarca wrote:
Lex wrote:
Motogp69 wrote:Utter claptrap. Two conceded penalties vs Villa at home (thanks to a moronic referee) while Spurs are two for two at winning penalties thus far
Both were won fairly tbh though. The first was definitely handling. The second game I guess the actual PK was a dive but Tottenham had been disallowed a legitimate PK earlier in the game so it evened out.

Meanwhile the first PK in the Villa game was definitely right, and the second one is debatable. Personally I'm not sure he was incorrect since Koscielny took out Agbonlahor's trailing leg before he had even gotten the ball.

But no...the refs clearly favor the Tottenham lot, yes. Completely correct.

CB never say PK, that super duper 'Murican.

by McAgger Wed Aug 28, 2013 11:17 am

stevieg8 wrote:
McAgger wrote:
AltoZ wrote:F*cking Brendan Rodgers.

Cissokho, Allen and most important Kolo Toure all injured because of a worthless cup. Touré might be out for a while.

what are you on about man.

We're not like Arsenal, we want to win every cup every year. Rodgers didn't do anything wrong with his team selection. It's hardly his fault that serious injuries occurred. He wanted to win the match by half time and then take off the likes of Stevie, Kolo, and Sturridge. But things just didn't go as planned.

Sure, for Pool fans, it's very disappointing because everything that could've gone wrong did go wrong. Except going through to the next round. Sturrdige, Stevie, Agger, Johnson will have 4/5 days to rest and recuperate from the 120 minute game time. Coutinho, Henderson, Mingolet should be fine as they didn't play that much. Aspas, Lucas, and Enrique didn't even take part.

The only problem real injury concern for the first team is Kolo. He will be massively missed. However Skrtel is fit again and he can take of the job just as well.
I don't agree... The Cissokho and Allen injuries aren't on BR, as those players would've played regardless of the team we put out, but I said in chat before the game I wasn't comfortable with Kolo getting a runout. I would've rather seen Skrtel (especially with these new rumors that he's fit now), Kelly or even Agger than our 32 year old CB. Gerrard I also wasn't comfortable with, I would've rather seen Hendo in that slot. I have no problem with putting out strong teams for cups, but some players can afford the added gametime more than others.

Whilst I may slightly favor you on Hendo over Gerrard argument, there is no way you play Agger over Kolo in this game. Daniel is the most injury prone player in our squad and the only reason we kept him fit last season was because his game time was monitored to perfection by our staff (he rarely played two games in a week, only the one Zenit match in fact). Rodgers had no choice but to play Kolo because no one else was available. Coates is injured for the rest of the season. Skrtel, as Rodgers said, was not ready fitness wise for this game (I think the manager knows more than some rumors on twitter about his fitness levels). Same with Kelly, especially since he had a shocker of a game against United U-21s midweek at CB. Wisdom was a no brainer but it's hardly BR's mistake of playing a 32 year old Kolo alongside him when really playing Agger would've been just a big of a gamble.

And also back to the Gerrard-Hendo debacle. Last season against Oldham and Swansea (the two teams that knocked us out of the cups), Rodgers played a Hendo-Allen double pivot which proved an awful decision in both games as the two of them just do not play well together for some reason and we got knocked out in those games. Another one where you can't really blame him for.

Injuries can happen anytime. Heck even in training they happen. And these are professional athletes, I think 4/5 days rest is more than enough to recuperate from 120min match in midweek.

by Art Morte Wed Aug 28, 2013 11:58 am

EL Patron wrote:
Great Leader Sprucenuce wrote:
CBarca wrote:1. Not what I said.

2. I'm Romanian.

@ Aleumdance: I'm serious dude why are you always so mad?
Why is Mole laughing

Can't resist being the party pooper albino

I believe the mods are changing Cbarca's country and club supported at random albino

So he was actually being quite funny there and Mole had a good reason to chuckle albino

They seriously couldn't think of a better name for this smiley than 'albino'? albino

by CBarca Wed Aug 28, 2013 12:02 pm

I actually changed this one myself lol.

Getting back to my Romanian roots.

by Art Morte Wed Aug 28, 2013 12:10 pm

Showing the mods that he actually is a mod by showing that he's got the same powers as they have to change his country and club Proud

CBarca you fking legend Proud

Come on, do it, tell me to get back on topic, let me hear it Proud

by CBarca Wed Aug 28, 2013 12:15 pm

Back on topic please. Don't talk about what I can and can't do, I'll -25% you for DOMA.

by Art Morte Wed Aug 28, 2013 12:18 pm

The best mod we have :bow:

Assaidi is going to be Stoke's best player of the season now that his loan deal from Liverpool got confirmed, heard it here first.

by free_cat Wed Aug 28, 2013 1:19 pm

aleumdance wrote:
Papiss Cisse opened the doors of his home to young Newcastle fans as the striker looks to find his scoring boots for the new season.
The Toon No 9 and the lucky supporters played FIFA, pool and had a kickabout in the garden as Cisse cooked a barbecue at his home in Ponteland, Northumberland.
The star fielded questions from the fans and their parents, explaining why he put on the event.

I’ve liked it here from day one. I feel very much at home,' he told the Chronicle.
'I like the area and the supporters and the city. For me now it is all about making them happy.
'I wanted to spend more time with my fans. They are very important to me. I have missed them over the summer so I wanted to see them again at the start of the season.
'It is a gift for them at the start of the season.'
Cisse is renowned locally for holding these types of events as he handed each child a signed shirt, with a few of them fans he has kept in touch with since his arrival on Tyneside in 2012.
The striker let the youngsters have the free run of his luxury home, which includes a pool table - with his name emblazoned across it - and a giant screen to play EA Sports' FIFA 14.
The striker also gave the youngsters some shooting tips as they played football in his garden.
Cisse caused controversy at Newcastle over the summer over the club's sponsor Wonga, but has since resolved the matter and has led the line for Alan Pardew's men this season, although he has yet to find the net.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2403017/Papiss-Cisse-holds-barbecue-Newcastles-young-fans.html#ixzz2dD2w0lOJ

when he sign for Chelsea, he should not try this stunt lol, even I would fake fan allegiance and come

That's awesome. Props to Cisse!
But I don't get those boys faces, they should be ecstatic, or at least reasonably happy, and they look... bored!

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