Year 2012-13 in Football : Your verdict

[Madmax 9,219]

So while the tedious silly season is setting in and Mourinho aside there's little else to talk about, why not look back at the year just past? You can keep this Chelsea specific or Premier League specific or throw in your verdict on as many clubs or leagues as you watch. Should make for some interesting reading.

Player of the season :

Young player of the season :

Best transfer of the season :

Worst transfer of the season :

Best managerial appointment of the season :

Worst managerial appointment of the season :

Goal of the season :

Overachieving team of the season :

Underachieving club of the season :

Best match of the season :

Best moment of the season :

Complaint of the season :

Comment on as many or as few as you like; hell, add your own categories if you want.

[Strike 7,217]

Player of the season : RVP

Young player of the season : Hazard

Best transfer of the season : Lukaku

Worst transfer of the season : Joe Allen

Best managerial appointment of the season : Laudrup

Worst managerial appointment of the season : Adkins

Goal of the season : Lowton vs Stoke

Overachieving team of the season : West Brom

Underachieving club of the season : Newcastle

Best match of the season : West Brom 5-5 Manchester United

Best moment of the season : Frank Lampard - 203

Complaint of the season : Luis Suarez

Premier League Specific

[BlueLion. 21,491]

Player of the season : RvP
Young player of the season : Benteke
Best transfer of the season : Michu
Worst transfer of the season : Danny Graham. Just LOL, he's fucking useless.
Best managerial appointment of the season : Laudrup
Worst managerial appointment of the season : Redknapp
Goal of the season : Suarez vs Newcastle
Overachieving team of the season : West Brom
Underachieving club of the season : QPR
Best match of the season : West Brom 5-5 Man United
Best moment of the season : Lampard becoming Chelsea's all-time top scorer.
Complaint of the season : Suarez's bite, and Bale's diving

[OneMoSalah 8,777]

Player of the season : Robin Van Cunt / Juan Mata

Young player of the season : Christian Benteke / Eden Hazard

Best transfer of the season : Romelu Lukaku to WBA (loan) / Christian Benteke to Villa / Michu to Swansea

Worst transfer of the season : Jose Bosingwa to QPR / Marko Marin to Chelsea

Best managerial appointment of the season : Steve Clark at WBA (overachieved something hellish with an average squad) / Andre Villas-Boas at Spuds (record points total at Spurs despite no CL, took Bale and Spurs to another level, silenced his doubters) / Michael Laudrup at Swansea (European football next year says it all).

Worst managerial appointment of the season : RDM (inexperienced in top flight managing, was never going to be backed, didn't have the experience to get out of that run of results that ultimately cost him his job) / Harry Redknapp (most overrated manager on the go, spent 25-30 million and QPR still went down) / Mark Hughes (signed some real good players, QPR still did shit, surely if he goes to Stoke he will be a bit more cautious in the transfer market and look for hungry players as opposed to big names/mercenaries like Bosingwa )

Goal of the season : Lowton's vs Stoke, no contest

Overachieving team of the season : West Brom, they were in the top 4 for like 8 weeks at the start of the season and finished reasonably well. Highest PL finish ever for them as well.

Underachieving club of the season : Newcastle, really expected them to push on. Europa League and a thin squad didn't go hand in hand but in Janaury they made some smart moves so watch out for them next season.

Best match of the season : United 5 WBA 5

Best moment of the season : Lampard scoring his 203rd goal for us against Villa! Been very critical of Lamps this year and last year but he broke the record and did it some style, winning goal, basically sealing our top 4 place!

Complaint of the season : Suarez biting Branna. Bale diving all over the joint.

[GeeMon 34]

player of the season : suarez

Young player of the season : benteke

Best transfer of the season : benteke

Worst transfer of the season : borini/Joe allen

Best managerial appointment of the season : laudrup

Worst managerial appointment of the season : redknapp

Goal of the season : lowton vs stoke

Overachieving team of the season : wba/swansea

Underachieving club of the season : newcastle

Best match of the season : spurs 2 - 4 chelsea

Best moment of the season : lamps 203 and win at old trafford

Complaint of the season : injustice of Chelsea against united with the two sending offs

[Ankit 3,176]

Player of the season : RVP

Young player of the season : Hazard

Best transfer of the season : Michu

Worst transfer of the season : Marin

Best managerial appointment of the season : Laudrup

Worst managerial appointment of the season : Hughes

Goal of the season : RVP vs Villa

Overachieving team of the season : West Brom

Underachieving club of the season : Newcastle

Best match of the season : Tottenham 2- 4 Chelsea

Best moment of the season : Super Frankie Lampard

Complaint of the season : Uruguyan rabbit

[LDN Blue 7,903]

Player of the season : Bale

Young player of the season : Pogba

Best transfer of the season : van Persie

Worst transfer of the season : Bosingwa to QPR

Best managerial appointment of the season : Laundrup

Worst managerial appointment of the season : Redknapp

Goal of the season : Messi v. AC Milan

Overachieving team of the season : West Ham

Underachieving club of the season : Inter Milan

Best match of the season : Dortmund 4-0 Real Madrid

Best moment of the season : QPR Relegation

Complaint of the season : FA's unwillingness to help Chelsea with our intense fixture list

[Tomo 21,733]

Player of the season : Bale

Young player of the season : Hazard

Best transfer of the season : Van Persie

Worst transfer of the season : Samba

Best managerial appointment of the season : Clarke

Worst managerial appointment of the season :

Goal of the season : Chalobah vs Watford

Overachieving team of the season : Yeovil (had the smallest budget in league one but still got promoted)

Underachieving club of the season : QPR

Best match of the season : WBA 5-5 United

Best moment of the season : Lampard

Complaint of the season : Clattenburg

[DDA 9,690]

Player of the season : RVP

Young player of the season : Hazard

Best transfer of the season : Michu to Swansea

Worst transfer of the season : Bosingwa to QPR

Best managerial appointment of the season : Micheal Laudrup

Worst managerial appointment of the season : AVB

Goal of the season : RVP vs Villa Or Suarez vs Newcastle

Overachieving team of the season : West Brom

Underachieving club of the season : Newcastle

Best match of the season : Spurs 2-4 Chelsea

Best moment of the season : Lampard breaking record and booking us into the CL

Complaint of the season : Suarez still on the pitch and scoring in 7 minutes added time...WTF!!

[Liquidator 5,176]

In Premier League

Player of the season : Gareth Bale

Young player of the season : Christian Benteke

Best transfer of the season : Michu

Worst transfer of the season : Marin

Best managerial appointment of the season : Laudrup. Notable mentions for Clarke and Pochettino as well

Worst managerial appointment of the season : Redknapp

Goal of the season : Lowton v Stoke, some Cameron Jerome goal as well for Stoke

Overachieving team of the season : West Brom

Underachieving club of the season : Newcastle and QPR

Best match of the season : Arsenal 7-3 Newcastle, WBA 5-5 Man U

Best moment of the season : Lampard 203, seeing Man U bottle a 3 goal lead in Fergie's last game, Lee Nelson sneaking into the Man City warm up against Everton, finally seeing Wigan bugger off, beating Spurs 2-4, QPR losing 0-5 on the opening day

Complaint of the season : Ferdinand getting away with assault on Torres, Evans getting away with punching a West Brom player, Clattenburg, Liverpool fans defending Suarez

[Peace. 4,352]

Player of the season : Messi

Young player of the season : Courtois

Best transfer of the season : van Persie (won them the League)

Worst transfer of the season : Us keeping the ladyboy.

Best managerial appointment of the season : ???

Worst managerial appointment of the season : Di Matteo (what happened was bound to happen, so misjudgment by the board)

Goal of the season : Oscar Vs Juventus (the second)

Overachieving team of the season : Bayern Munich

Underachieving club of the season : Chelsea (competing for eight trophies, winning only one)

Best match of the season : Chelsea 2-3 MU ; Tottenham 2-4 Chelsea ; Milan 2-0 Barça ; Southampton 2-1 Chelsea

Best moment of the season : Euh... The end of it and the day we released the waiter.

Complaint of the season : A complain ? That it has been a pretty poor season into my eyes. Or at least, I've been disapoited. A lot of top teams have struggled, especially in the league (ManCity, Chelsea, Dortmund, Madrid). ManUnited was not a beautiful winner. Despite a near perfect start of the season, Barcelona have been disapoiting in the second part of it. I'm not sold by Munich. No real suspense in the major leagues (Bundesliga, the Premier League and La Liga being won early). We wen through a difficult season, on a sportive level, and emotional level. A lack of stand-out performers (who are consistent). Etc... Overall, it's a "meh" season for me.

[CHOULO19 24,332]

Player of the season : Messi again.

Young player of the season : Pogba

Best transfer of the season : In terms of immediate effect it has to be either Michu or RVP. In terms of long term, then Holtby to Tottenham or Kovazic to Inter

Worst transfer of the season : Lucio to Juve

Best managerial appointment of the season : Pochettino or Laudrup

Worst managerial appointment of the season : Probably Zeman or RDM because he was always going to get sacked.

Goal of the season : Ibra vs England no doubt

Overachieving team of the season : Tough one..Fiorentina or Betis probably

Underachieving club of the season : Mallorca.

Best match of the season : The return leg of the Watford vs Leicester playoff.

Best moment of the season : Lampard 203

Complaint of the season : The refereeing has been shit all over this season, especially in the Serie A.

[Hutcho 8,443]

Player of the season : Most consistent would be Mata. RVP and Bale both had long dry spells. But RVP maybe edges it for winning the league.

Young player of the season : Hazard

Best transfer of the season : RVP, he got the goals they needed.

Worst transfer of the season : Marin

Best managerial appointment of the season : Laudrup

Worst managerial appointment of the season : Can't think of a bad one. Redknapp wasn't a bad appointment just the team was far too disjointed.

Goal of the season : Oscar Vs Juve.

Overachieving team of the season : West Brom

Underachieving club of the season : Newcastle, though losing Ba was the main reason for that.

Best match of the season : Aston villa vs Chelsea

Best moment of the season : Frank Lampard - 203, ainec.

Complaint of the season : The whole ball boy incident was pretty funny, especially if you saw twitter.

[Heisenberg 1,824]

Player of the season : Messi

Young player of the season : Lukaku

Best transfer of the season : Eden Hazard, because even if he didnt won us the title, he'll next season, we have the best LW in the world (Ronaldo isnt counted)

Worst transfer of the season : Keeping Fernando Torres and loaning Essien.

Best managerial appointment of the season : Steve Clarke, who for me could easily be a great success here, better option than the Laudrups n co, but José is home so.

Worst managerial appointment of the season : Zednak Zeman

Goal of the season : Mexes in the Champions League

Overachieving team of the season : Bayern Munich

Underachieving club of the season : Chelsea

Best match of the season : Barcelona 1 Real Madrid 1 / Bayern Munich 4 Barcelona 0 / Chelsea 5 United 4 / Chelsea 4 Tottenham 2

Best moment of the season : Us winning the Europa League and Benitez sacked

Complaint of the season : Poor season overall, and very poor season for us, the champions were obvious when the season started, the

Champions League winners too, the PL was boring compared to last season.

[Pacquiao 1,834]

European Football Verdict

Player of the season : 1st. Lionel Messi, 2nd. Franck Ribery, 3rd. Cristiano Ronaldo

Young player of the season : 1st. Eden Hazard, 2nd. David Alaba, 3rd. Mario Gotze

Best transfer of the season : 1st. Javi Martinez, 2nd. RVP, 3rd. Dante

Worst transfer of the season : 1st. Alex Song, 2nd. Chris Samba, 3rd. Tim Wiese

Best managerial appointment of the season : 1st. Vincenzo Montella, 2nd Michael Laudrup, 3rd. Clauda Puel

Worst managerial appointment of the season : 1st. Harry Redknapp, 2nd. Tito Vilanova, 3rd. AVB

Goal of the season : 1st. Panagiotis Kone vs Napoli, 2nd. Alex Meier vs Freiburg, 3rd. Messi vs Bilbao

Overachieving team of the season : 1st. Real Sociedad, 2nd. Nice, 3rd. West Brom

Underachieving club of the season : 1st, Real Madrid, 2nd. Inter Milan, 3rd. Newcastle

Best match of the season : 1st. Chelsea 4-2 Tottenham, 2nd. Napoil 5-3 Torino, 3rd. Bayern Munich 9-2 Hamburg

Best moment of the season : Lampard 203

Complaint of the season : Not signing another Striker in the summer.

[edetarod 2,155]

Robben's goal and celebration and his reaction after the final whistle were the greatest moments of the season

a fantastic story written in the stars, it was just pure joy, what afootball is all about

non-Chelsea moment

[Rmpr 8,977]

EUROPE!

Player of the season : Ribery / Messi / Bale

Young player of the season : Hazard / Varane

Best transfer of the season : Michu / Dante / Reus

Worst transfer of the season : Lucio / Samba

Best managerial appointment of the season : Laudrup

Worst managerial appointment of the season : Tito Villanova

Goal of the season : Oscar 2nd vs Juve

Overachieving team of the season : Bayern Munich

Underachieving club of the season : Manchester City

Best match of the season : Benfica 1-2 Chelsea

Best moment of the season : Lampard 203

Complaint of the season : The first goes to the absurd lack of competitiveness around the top leagues in Europe, if we take into consideration the amount of clubs playing for nothing in the last month, we can say this was a very boring season. The second goes to the shameful level of referees in every single competition, not one single tournament saves itself when it comes to official decisions. And the last goes to our board for allowing us to go to a season totally unprepared, both on the squad and staff level (RDM, Benitez, Strikers, Leadership, Depth, etc).

[Kojo 4,676]

In Premier League

Player of the season : Gareth Bale (He has been unstoppable this season, he scores goals like you do on fifa every game, has to be him)

Young player of the season : Romelu Lukaku (Great performance from him this season, scoring the goals and doing the job, I would of gave this to Benteke, but for me he was very poor mid season and he played almost every game there was, I think Lukaku has been better)

Best transfer of the season : Van Persie (He won them the title and it's as simple as that, he won them a lot of points through to his spectacular goals, so he was probably the best buy this season)

Worst transfer of the season : Shinji Kagawa (His injury was definitely unfortunate, but just like Marko Marin he had plenty of time when he came back from his injury, and he still never performed, only in the odd game. Only time will now tell if he was worth that money for Manchester United, but those Hazard comparisons where definitely silly to begin with)

Best managerial appointment of the season : Laudrup (Won them a trophy, and they where very good in the league, good appointment)

Worst managerial appointment of the season : Harry Redknapp (It was a difficult one this one, and Harry will no doubt do a better job next season, but this season Harry just couldn't do what was expected of him. Then again could anyone at QPR? it was just a disaster if anything.

Goal of the season : Lowten (That goal for Villa was just superb in every single way, what a strike)

Overachieving team of the season : West Brom (They've really overachieved in my opinion, they are a very good side but I can't see them doing that again, unless they get the right players of course)

Underachieving club of the season : Man City (Yeah QPR and Newcastle, but City spent so much when they already had a world class team, yet they still managed to lose the title by so many points, crash out of CL group stages with only winning 1 point, lose the F.A Cup final against Wigan and crash out early in the Capital One Cup)

Best match of the season : 5-5 West Brom v United (Sure last game of the season, but how many games go 5-5? fantastic, also to see Lukaku score a hattrick)

Best moment of the season : Lampard breaking the record (Also not just that the style he did it, winning that vital game against Villa, what a fucking legend he is)

Complaint of the season : The refereeing this season for us (Usually the refereeing has been just about even, bad and good with us, but how many games we have been fucked over is just unbelievable it really is. Like the Liverpool game 6 magic minutes, Clattenburg game, oh and the stupid Europa League penalties, which where all except for one soft as shit.) Oh and Luis Suarez (do I need to say something?)