Tuesday 31 August 2010
Give non-league a go.
while Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal and Liverpool all completed comfortable and boring wins, i was at Harrogate town, watching a thrilling 6-3 win for Boston United, it is a shame that a game of such quality had such a low attendence just under 600 people, attitudes need to change just because these players did not play in the world cup it does not mean that the game will be filled with errors infact, the game was highly enjoyable and not predictable, also the fans in the lower leagues get better value for money, it angers me that some fans are willing to go to old Trafford and sit in the stands where you cannot see the game properly, Altrincham F.C. is not too far away.
Monday 30 August 2010
Who will go where prediction and who needs who.
With just under 18 hours till the door closes on one of the most remarkable transfer markets to this date, now its showtime, these final few hours always create one thing PANIC.
This day is normally the culmination of a summers worth of trailing for a player or a last ditch signing.
my 3 definate prediction
1)Asamoah Gyan to Sunderland - no suprise this deal is nearly done and could be one of the best deals Steve Bruce has ever done, he is the player that Bruce always buys a hard worker and although Gyan did miss that penalty this world cup was the stage he needed to get his dream move to England.
2) Robbie Keane to Aston Villa - this deal has been in the line since about the end of July, and even though Martin O Neil has gone Kevin MacDonald has insisted his team needs one more striker, maybe a swap deal with Ashley Young going the other way may happen.
3) Marc Wilson to Stoke- this deal is nearly done but what a deal it could turn out to be for Portsmouth, Wilson is a good player don't get me wrong and he could grow into being a world- class player but at Portsmouth he will not get the chance to grow, so to sell him and get 3.3 million pounds plus Kitson who is proven at championship level, and lawrence, who for the Republic of Ireland, has developed into a trusted performer on the right wing, so i fell Portsmouth gain more from this deal then Stoke, finally Portsmouth might be able to name a 5- men bench.
Finally the 3 clubs who need to buy
1) Blackpool- you look at the heart that this team has, and although everyone wants them to stay up, but injuries happen and Ian Holloway knows it i expect them to get 5 new players in Lafferty, Phillips , Dj Campbell, Ball, Bah if Holloway can get these 5 players in and Bloomfield Road can have the atmosphere it had on Saturday then Blackpool may stay around for more than just one season.
2) Tottenham Fc- If they were just in the premier league i belive nothing would happen today, but with the champions league now playing on Harry's mind i believe they will sign two players today, Pienaar and Muntari if Harry can get the 3 players he wanted overall for the transfer market and get rid off one or two, then Redknapp will see this window as a success.
3) Wigan - they can lose 4-0 to Blackpool, then 6-0 to Chelsea, and even beat Tottenham 1-0, but this shows that Wigan rely too much on Rodallega, they need 2 more strikers maybe old boy Jason Robers or perhaps Di Santo from Chelsea, but at least they will sign Cleverly from Manchester United this morning he will give them something they badly need.
This transfer period is seen as important, and it is but this day is overated no team can be relegated by January the 1st, but teams can be out of the tittle race by then, so i expect a lot of transfers in the next 17 or so hours.
This day is normally the culmination of a summers worth of trailing for a player or a last ditch signing.
my 3 definate prediction
1)Asamoah Gyan to Sunderland - no suprise this deal is nearly done and could be one of the best deals Steve Bruce has ever done, he is the player that Bruce always buys a hard worker and although Gyan did miss that penalty this world cup was the stage he needed to get his dream move to England.
2) Robbie Keane to Aston Villa - this deal has been in the line since about the end of July, and even though Martin O Neil has gone Kevin MacDonald has insisted his team needs one more striker, maybe a swap deal with Ashley Young going the other way may happen.
3) Marc Wilson to Stoke- this deal is nearly done but what a deal it could turn out to be for Portsmouth, Wilson is a good player don't get me wrong and he could grow into being a world- class player but at Portsmouth he will not get the chance to grow, so to sell him and get 3.3 million pounds plus Kitson who is proven at championship level, and lawrence, who for the Republic of Ireland, has developed into a trusted performer on the right wing, so i fell Portsmouth gain more from this deal then Stoke, finally Portsmouth might be able to name a 5- men bench.
Finally the 3 clubs who need to buy
1) Blackpool- you look at the heart that this team has, and although everyone wants them to stay up, but injuries happen and Ian Holloway knows it i expect them to get 5 new players in Lafferty, Phillips , Dj Campbell, Ball, Bah if Holloway can get these 5 players in and Bloomfield Road can have the atmosphere it had on Saturday then Blackpool may stay around for more than just one season.
2) Tottenham Fc- If they were just in the premier league i belive nothing would happen today, but with the champions league now playing on Harry's mind i believe they will sign two players today, Pienaar and Muntari if Harry can get the 3 players he wanted overall for the transfer market and get rid off one or two, then Redknapp will see this window as a success.
3) Wigan - they can lose 4-0 to Blackpool, then 6-0 to Chelsea, and even beat Tottenham 1-0, but this shows that Wigan rely too much on Rodallega, they need 2 more strikers maybe old boy Jason Robers or perhaps Di Santo from Chelsea, but at least they will sign Cleverly from Manchester United this morning he will give them something they badly need.
This transfer period is seen as important, and it is but this day is overated no team can be relegated by January the 1st, but teams can be out of the tittle race by then, so i expect a lot of transfers in the next 17 or so hours.
money does not buy success
So here we are in a recession and yet Manchester city have somehow managed to spend just over 150 million, yet they still lose to a team like Sunderland was it a surprise? the sad truth was no because, because while each Manchester City player is paid a vast some of money, Sunderland players although paid well enough, are not a bunch of men who turn up every day in training whether unhappy because they know that they are destined for the bench each week or just thinking about their next cheque, Sunderland Fc are a team and not a group of individuals, so while Tevez is missing an open goal and Richards is rugby tackling Darren Bent to the ground in the 94th minute, Sunderland are playing safe and in my opinion, proving that Manchester City's dream of winning the Premier League may have to be forgotten for this season at least.
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