The English Football Thread

[Ankit 3,176]

Who do you think will be the most expensive flop next year?

Jesus Navas for me!!

[Hutcho 8,443]

Who do you think will be the most expensive flop next year?

Jesus Navas for me!!

Not a bad shout.

[Spike 12,049]

Well Jesus Navas couldn't do much worse than his massive haul of zero goals and one assist from last season.

[1chelsea 864]

Mancity losing 2:0 to super sport united

[Hutcho 8,443]

LOLpreseason.

[Ollie 4,400]

Well Jesus Navas couldn't do much worse than his massive haul of zero goals and one assist from last season.

Wow he's turned into Stewart Downing. Epic. I never realised his season was so shit. (He got into FUT's BBVA TOTS)

[Strike 7,254]

Fulham may get into the transfer market now

[1chelsea 864]

David moyes and Palligrini losses first pre season match

[Drogzola 283]

I watched the Man City game. They played with a pretty strong side and couldn't walk away with a win against Supersport United who finished 6th last season in our Premier Soccer League.

[Spike 12,049]

If players could only ever play for their first pro-club, this is how I think the first team would look like today:

Carlton Cole

Ambrose Gnahore - Josh McEachran - Liam Bridcutt - Billy Clifford

Ruben Loftus Cheek

Dion Conroy - Nathanial Chalobah - Sam Hutchinson - Todd Kane

Jamal Blackman

Subs:
Rhys Evans GK

Kevin Wright

Alex Davey

Jody Morris

John Swift

Alex Kiwomya

That was pretty bloody hard. I really struggled to find out about older youth academy players that were released and had decent careers. I pretty much had a look at the academy and pulled out the names that performed the most admirably. Easily a upper middle tier Championship level team.

No John Terry, no Betrand. They were signed from other clubs.

[Hutcho 8,443]

Raheem Sterling... Serious Carlo Eyebrow. :carlo: :carlo: :carlo: :carlo:

Like WTF happenned dude.

[Milan 17,859]

[Ankit 3,176]

I think Stevan Jovetic is Pellegrini's best signing for City so far. His favorite position is behind the striker, where Pellegrini utilised Isco so well.

This makes the City lineup pretty set, where Pellegrini will probably line up a 4-2-3-1, his favorite formation.

Hart- Zabaleta, Kompany, Nastasic, Clichy- Yaya Toure, Fernandinho- Silva, Jovetic, Navas- Aguero.

The biggest losers of the transfer window are surely Barry, Dzeko, Nasri and Milner.

Out of them, I expect Dzeko to leave, and Negredo to be the back-up stiker to Aguero.

All-in-all, it is surely the strongest squad in the Premier League right now, with only us coming close. Negredo and Jovetic will surely take some time to settle down, so will Navas and the fact that we have Jose as our manager, i still think we are at par with Man City.

[Strike 7,254]

If players could only ever play for their first pro-club, this is how I think the first team would look like today:

Carlton Cole

Ambrose Gnahore - Josh McEachran - Liam Bridcutt - Billy Clifford

Ruben Loftus Cheek

Dion Conroy - Nathanial Chalobah - Sam Hutchinson - Todd Kane

Jamal Blackman

Subs:

Rhys Evans GK

Kevin Wright

Alex Davey

Jody Morris

John Swift

Alex Kiwomya

That was pretty bloody hard. I really struggled to find out about older youth academy players that were released and had decent careers. I pretty much had a look at the academy and pulled out the names that performed the most admirably. Easily a upper middle tier Championship level team.

No John Terry, no Betrand. They were signed from other clubs.

Jack Cork?

[CHOULO19 24,332]

This is interesting. Apparently Stoke are offering their fans free travel to all their away PL matches next season: http://m.skysports.com/article/football//8831234

Nice touch.

[dave30 728]

If Spurs don't sign a striker this summer they might as well become a bowls club. When will Levy learn...

[Strike 7,254]

i think city will burst out of the blocks like 2011-12. they have an easy start and with all the focus on united and chelsea, they will be under much less pressure

[Leif 6,006]

I find it funny how Kagawa is saying he wants a Dortmund return It's getting United fans all anxious.

The lil' bastard won't be wanted by Dortmund fans now I bet and United fans will be turning against him. Again, signs that this 'United empire' is crumbling.