The English Football Thread

[BleedsBlue 1,549]

Chief executive Richard Scudamore confirms plans for a Premier League 'B' league

Vitesse are going to lose out on a lot of Chelsea talent.

[Special Juan 28,106]

Palmeri

[The only place to be 11,313]

There are changes that have recently gone on behind the scenes at England at youth levels , that I think will play dividends in ten years.

We will never change the way the England senior team plays it football unless things are changed at under 7,8,9 etc in ALL the academies and school of excellences, not just category 1 clubs.

I watch it week in week out, and there are more clubs that play long ball stuff than on the ground. These clubs should have funding stopped or some other sort of financial punishment dished out, otherwise they will never change.

Definitely agree with that. Smaller pitches, focus on technical skills, less emphasis on short-term results.

It's what happened in the FA Youth Cup match with Norwich. They set up purely to defend and hit us on the counter, but that bears no relation to what they'll be asked to do if they reach the first-team. Our team actually focused on playing football that translates to the first-team better - results versus development.

Not that I'm bitter about the result or anything.

@tancredipalmeri Wenger met Van Persie agent on 28 january. Both Wenger and Van Persie wants to join back. Mufc open to that

[Svita 10 186]

Magath as a new coach of Fulham. He will destroy them with his methods of condition

[zyzz 711]

Will be interesting to see how he does in the pl

[xPetrCechx 13,570]

Where is Rene?

No news about his exit.

[Kieran. 6,317]

Where is Rene?

No news about his exit.

Sacked.

BBC

[xPetrCechx 13,570]

Sacked.

BBC

ok... it's strange...

A club statement made no mention of Meulensteen...

[Sidzeret 2,257]

hazard kicked ball under ball boy - gets banned

Andy carol touches someones hair - gets banned

yaya pushes mata - FA ignores

yaya kickes at a person - FA ignores

is yaya bullying the FA or something?

Aguero pounces on Luiz, FA ignores.

Ashley Cole is a legend for that twitter post- #BunchOfTwats

[Liquidator 5,176]

Fulham away will now be much tougher with a new manager in charge for them

[Jase 43,479]

Ridiculous to sack Meulensteen this fast after allowing him to spend a lot last month. And if Felix Magath's record of being a nutcase is anything to go by, then this should be funny though he has also won trophies too.

[Jase 43,479]

Bundesliga unites in its distaste for Felix Magath's acts of unkindness

[Reddish-Blue 2,489]

If Fulham do get relegated, Meulensteen would have been the perfect manager to blood in the youngsters & help them gain promotion.

[zyzz 711]

I wonder if he wants to fine his players 1000 quid for an unnecessary back-pass like he did in wolfsburg

[The_Flash 1,144]

I can't believe they got rid of Renee, but Moyes ******* stays???