The English Football Thread

[mybodyisready 155]

Thiago to United, Henrikh Mikhytaryan to Liverpool, Higuain to Arsenal

ffs

[Jype 6,398]

I have a feeling Mkhitaryan will be the signing of the season. Great player, a shame he's about to join Liverpool.

[CHOULO19 24,332]

I just heard that SAF will be a pundit for Al Jazeera next year for the EPL. Did not expect that!

[Tomo 21,733]

[Leif 6,006]

LOL. Mkhitaryan's move to Liverpool looks off the cards for now since he's owned by a 3rd-party like Falcao, Hulk etc. are. His 3rd-party probably want him to join a higher profile club as is often the case with these money-hungry guys. Apparently Hamburger are looking at him. He should go there.

[Rmpr 8,977]

LOL. Mkhitaryan's move to Liverpool looks off the cards for now since he's owned by a 3rd-party like Falcao, Hulk etc. are. His 3rd-party probably want him to join a higher profile club as is often the case with these money-hungry guys. Apparently Hamburger are looking at him. He should go there.

Do you know what a 3rd party ownership is to begin with?

[Billy. 2,742]

So now the England U20s get knocked out the world cup in the group stage without winning a game future of English football just got worse first U21s now U20s

[edetarod 2,155]

the FA are more busy blaming Terry for everything than improving English football

[Milan 17,859]

Paulinho on Lampard -

"This comparison is a responsibility that I will take. I will not run away from it.

"Lampard is a great player, not only for Chelsea but in world football.

"I intend to follow in his footsteps as he is a very professional guy. David Luiz always speaks of him on international duty.

"I've always looked at what Lampard does and to me he is a huge phenomenon.

"The way he hits the ball, what positions he takes up, he really is incredible."

http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11668/8805020/

[Strike 7,249]

Players that qualify for the national team & played 25+ matches in the top flight.

Eng - 40. Spain - 92. Ger - 65. Italy - 72. Fra -87

That's a bit worrying for the FA

[Term-X 7,891]

Pellegrini's office looks like a bedroom lmao.. how small-time is that.

[Cosmin 2,484]

I don't know if this has been posted before. Disgrace!

[Milan 17,859]

Transfer records at EPL clubs

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2355694/How-transfer-record-broken-YOUR-Premier-League-club-20-years.html

Chelsea

Robert Fleck (Norwich, £2.1m - August 1992)... Paul Furlong (Watford, £2.3m - May 1994)... Frank Leboeuf (Strasbourg, £2.5m - July 1996)... Roberto Di Matteo (Lazio £4.9m - July 1996)... Graeme Le Saux (Blackburn, £5m - August 1997).... Pierluigi Casiraghi (Lazio, £5.4m - May 1998)... Chris Sutton (Blackburn, £10m - July 1999)... Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink (Atletico Madrid, £15m - June 2000).... Damien Duff (Blackburn, £17m - July 2003)... Didier Drogba (Marseille, £24m - July 2004)... Michael Essien (Lyon, £24.4m - August 2005)... Andriy Shevchenko (AC Milan, £30.8m - May 2006).... Fernando Torres (Liverpool, £50m - January 2011)

[Spike 12,049]

What does everyone think about Watford's exploitation of the loan rules? 8 players from Udinese! Eight players!

[CHOULO19 24,332]

What does everyone think about Watford's exploitation of the loan rules? 8 players from Udinese! Eight players!

They're only shooting themselves in the foot because the year after that none of those players will be with them and they'll have to rebuild their team almost from scratch.

[Strike 7,249]

What does everyone think about Watford's exploitation of the loan rules? 8 players from Udinese! Eight players!

Watford created a tie-up with a foreign club. If more teams start doing this, English players will suffer

[Jarbles 4]

What does everyone think about Watford's exploitation of the loan rules? 8 players from Udinese! Eight players!

Unfortunately that's just what football has come to these days.

[Hutcho 8,443]

Julio Cesar going on loan to napoli from QPR. Weird that it is a loan considering QPR are in the championship, but Julio Cesar needs to go somewhere to help keep his spot for brazil 2014.