Condolences to all Chelsea supporters, we know how you feel because we felt the same after our Utd game, but its funny how things can change almost overnight although we don't really care how you handle this loss, because we won and bounced back, and we also believe we have a better team than yours, and that our team is bursting with young talent where yours is not,but you can buy,and your lucky as you do have plenty of money, but has your mans interest gone. Where our confidence has soared, and yours is as low as a snakes belly, we can imagine that even your support must have been strained, but if he digs down deep in that old pocket 50mill could easily put the smile back on your faces. There were the same murmurs in our camp that your hearing now, about a new manager and who should be replacing him, also why certain players are jaded, and are they giving there all, Or are they spending to much time with their private lives, we had the same murmurs but to our credit we had players out injured, and we had been fielding a weakened team, but as you, we also moaned and groaned, but in all honesty we had young guys coming back, where you only have old uns, but some of yours may be rejuvenated you never know, a good team shouldn't go bad overnight.
The season is only half way through, and still a long way to go, and at one stage you were 5pts ahead funny old game that you can be 5 pts ahead one minute and 6 pts adrift the next, but we did the same but luckily we are only 2pts adrift and our form appears to be returning as we said were not really bothered by your position in the league as long as its under us but we do feel for you.
It must make you feel a bit better knowing that we have drawn the short straw in the Champions League with Barcelona, because you know that the team that just defeated you and the club that are claimed to be the best club in the world have to try and knock one another out and it could make the competition easier for you, but in all honesty if we keep this latest rise of form it is really boosting our confidence and esteem and you know what they must not really fancy taking us on, but as you know form can come and go and as you get older it can be harder to motivate yourselves just as well we have a young side. you must have felt good before this game having had a winning streak against us for the last couple of seasons, so you probably expected it to come to an end sooner than later, luckily for us sooner.
Your team went 40 years without a trophy and the last couple of years you won things, the league and cups that has got to make you feel good,and there's me worrying after five barren years, doesn't sound so bad now, anyway i don't suppose you want to hear me rattling on about ifs and whens and i do have to get ready for our next encounter i suppose we will just have to see at the end of the season that's when everything has been sorted. As for our supporters, what was your view?
PALMERS TACTICS
Tuesday, 28 December 2010
Wednesday, 22 December 2010
ARE ARSENE'S YOUNG TALENT SELF DESTRUCTING
Future football is all about young talent, many young players come into the game at a young age,talent scouts are out from every club looking for the next possible superstar, these scouts do not just scow these shores but all over the world, if there is a whisper from one to another that a promising youngster has surfaced scouts will go and have a look,.More clubs now have set up academies to nurture the talent they find,coaching and training, prepares this up and coming possible superstar, they are employed as apprentices and the club pay wages, not all of the young hopefuls find a position at the same club that found them, they are graded like eggs you buy in a supermarket,for quality,those with the most promise will play in the reserve league still wearing the club shirt so representing the club, it is at this stage that these youngsters have the belief that they may progress to first team football.
These potentials are now taught that the club they represent expect them to conduct themselves in the best interest to the club, politeness and decorum, so if they do progress to the first team they conduct themselves in the right manor, they may after a game, appear on television and face millions of viewers, they need to represent themselves well and are a representative for the club that employs them.
With all success comes money the more success more money, so a young player has gone from very little to a wealthy young man, it is at this stage that he needs financial guidance most clubs have support for this and the young player can manage his finances.Now we have a young man with money and the opportunity to make millions in a fairly short time, he is in a position to buy almost everything he needs and he becomes more attractive to the fairer sex so temptation raises its ugly head. With success comes recognition so in the young mans private life which would normally be private becomes public this means that the public want to know more about said player, it is at this stage that the said player uses the training that the club has instilled in him to conduct himself in the correct manor after all the good name of the club is important to future earnings, if the player follows these guidelines he usually continues a flourishing career, if not he becomes a problem to his employers and a problem to future employers, so it could be termed as a rise and fall of a promising footballer.
These potentials are now taught that the club they represent expect them to conduct themselves in the best interest to the club, politeness and decorum, so if they do progress to the first team they conduct themselves in the right manor, they may after a game, appear on television and face millions of viewers, they need to represent themselves well and are a representative for the club that employs them.
With all success comes money the more success more money, so a young player has gone from very little to a wealthy young man, it is at this stage that he needs financial guidance most clubs have support for this and the young player can manage his finances.Now we have a young man with money and the opportunity to make millions in a fairly short time, he is in a position to buy almost everything he needs and he becomes more attractive to the fairer sex so temptation raises its ugly head. With success comes recognition so in the young mans private life which would normally be private becomes public this means that the public want to know more about said player, it is at this stage that the said player uses the training that the club has instilled in him to conduct himself in the correct manor after all the good name of the club is important to future earnings, if the player follows these guidelines he usually continues a flourishing career, if not he becomes a problem to his employers and a problem to future employers, so it could be termed as a rise and fall of a promising footballer.
Tuesday, 21 December 2010
HOW WE CAN AFFORD TO BUY THE PLAYERS NEEDED FOR VICTORY
Everybody wants to know how we can buy ,the much needed players to move the club we love forward to the victories we have yearned for,for so long, i believe Arsene has at last found the solution.
The word out at the moment is that Wenger wants a center back to partner Vermaelen,he also wants a striker that has got that little bit extra than what we possess at the moment, an estimated figure for a pair like these is about 35mill,now we know he has that money in his fund, but he also realises that the squad we have is almost bursting, so the answer to this predicament is to exchange players, from one team to another, and bingo you have two clubs happy with the changes to their teams, without the expense, the question is finding both clubs who need the players you are willing to part with.
Players in all teams have problems, sometimes its playing football in a country that doesn't suit them, also some players find others in the team they don't get on with, what ever the reasons may be, there could be a quality player wanting a move, and he could just be what you need, i believe that Wenger may have just been fortunate enough to have found such a team in Ajax, they have two players that have been looking to move on, and the prospect of moving to England and the Premier League appeals to them, but have we got what they want. apparently yes.
We want a striker, they have Uruguayan Luis Suarez he has scored 110 goals in 154 games playing for Ajax, we also need a center back, they have Belgian Jan Vertonghem, he partners Vermaelen for the Belgian National team apparently they compliment one another very well.
We now go to what Ajax need, a striker to replace there's, Bentner, he has asked to go if he cannot secure a regular first team start, Ajax also require a midfielder we have Arshaven, Vela, Denilson,Rosiski i believe they have shown interest in Denilson, so all that remains are the terms and values each team puts on their players, a switch, and a few shillings passes hands, and every body is happy Managers, Fans, and of course the boards from both clubs, two players for very little money and everybody happy, THIS FOOTBALLS EASY
The word out at the moment is that Wenger wants a center back to partner Vermaelen,he also wants a striker that has got that little bit extra than what we possess at the moment, an estimated figure for a pair like these is about 35mill,now we know he has that money in his fund, but he also realises that the squad we have is almost bursting, so the answer to this predicament is to exchange players, from one team to another, and bingo you have two clubs happy with the changes to their teams, without the expense, the question is finding both clubs who need the players you are willing to part with.
Players in all teams have problems, sometimes its playing football in a country that doesn't suit them, also some players find others in the team they don't get on with, what ever the reasons may be, there could be a quality player wanting a move, and he could just be what you need, i believe that Wenger may have just been fortunate enough to have found such a team in Ajax, they have two players that have been looking to move on, and the prospect of moving to England and the Premier League appeals to them, but have we got what they want. apparently yes.
We want a striker, they have Uruguayan Luis Suarez he has scored 110 goals in 154 games playing for Ajax, we also need a center back, they have Belgian Jan Vertonghem, he partners Vermaelen for the Belgian National team apparently they compliment one another very well.
We now go to what Ajax need, a striker to replace there's, Bentner, he has asked to go if he cannot secure a regular first team start, Ajax also require a midfielder we have Arshaven, Vela, Denilson,Rosiski i believe they have shown interest in Denilson, so all that remains are the terms and values each team puts on their players, a switch, and a few shillings passes hands, and every body is happy Managers, Fans, and of course the boards from both clubs, two players for very little money and everybody happy, THIS FOOTBALLS EASY
Wednesday, 15 December 2010
WOULD A MUNICH OR BERMUDA DISASTER HELP
With all the talk about sackings, and changing the way our great team does business ,has given me food for thought,i was discussing these thoughts with a friend of mine who is a Man Utd fan, he was off course full of beans, and full of ideas as to how our team could improve which in all honesty got up my nose, i can take comments from Arsenal people because i know deep down they only want the club to improve and win competitions but to have an outsider sort of rubbing your nose in it grates a bit, but he is a nice bloke so i listened ,you don't really want to fall out about something like that,Christ i would have let him have it ha ha
He was amazed that Wenger keeps buying as he called it budget buys when the club has healthy profits and was also bemused as to why he buys players from countries that lets face it he said not known for top footballers, why buy these when you have a healthy kitty and you could buy proven players especially defenders and forwards known for their ability, he went on and said Take West Ham they are a club that have produced an amazing amount of players quality players that grace positions of many clubs yet the club will probably go down this year, now that is bad planning, they cannot afford to keep these players so they have to sell them, just say for instance they had kept them, they may have been challenging for the top spot but their not, he said if your a big club like mine, you buy these player and don't give a hoot about West Ham or teams like them you grab them because you can afford them and they help you to trophies.
Well i thought about what he had said and thought the only way we could do something like that is if there had been a disaster similar to the Munich disaster which took out best part of the Man U team, and then start with a clean sheet, of course i wouldn't want anybody to lose their lives, so it would have to be a plane lost in the Bermuda triangle, lost for a couple of years maybe, the players must be insured and we of course would argue that they were worth a lot more than what they are, and then start buying quality,
How do you decide on new players, well that is the question but you wouldn't go far wrong by looking at the best players in the world in certain positions and that is your guideline if you cannot buy him you buy the next best,not any one club has all the best players, playing in the same team, so in all fairness if you had the second best player in your team in every position it would be a very formidable outfit. But getting back to reality, the next time i see my mate i shall tell him to keep his opinions to his self, i shall also tell him we are going to kick his arse next time and i will get my tenner back as its only lent, as always, i will follow Arsenal, knowing that there will be a lot of talk from every corner but nothing will change, and Arsenal will still keep muddling along, but i can only hope we have an away game somewhere near Bermuda.
He was amazed that Wenger keeps buying as he called it budget buys when the club has healthy profits and was also bemused as to why he buys players from countries that lets face it he said not known for top footballers, why buy these when you have a healthy kitty and you could buy proven players especially defenders and forwards known for their ability, he went on and said Take West Ham they are a club that have produced an amazing amount of players quality players that grace positions of many clubs yet the club will probably go down this year, now that is bad planning, they cannot afford to keep these players so they have to sell them, just say for instance they had kept them, they may have been challenging for the top spot but their not, he said if your a big club like mine, you buy these player and don't give a hoot about West Ham or teams like them you grab them because you can afford them and they help you to trophies.
Well i thought about what he had said and thought the only way we could do something like that is if there had been a disaster similar to the Munich disaster which took out best part of the Man U team, and then start with a clean sheet, of course i wouldn't want anybody to lose their lives, so it would have to be a plane lost in the Bermuda triangle, lost for a couple of years maybe, the players must be insured and we of course would argue that they were worth a lot more than what they are, and then start buying quality,
How do you decide on new players, well that is the question but you wouldn't go far wrong by looking at the best players in the world in certain positions and that is your guideline if you cannot buy him you buy the next best,not any one club has all the best players, playing in the same team, so in all fairness if you had the second best player in your team in every position it would be a very formidable outfit. But getting back to reality, the next time i see my mate i shall tell him to keep his opinions to his self, i shall also tell him we are going to kick his arse next time and i will get my tenner back as its only lent, as always, i will follow Arsenal, knowing that there will be a lot of talk from every corner but nothing will change, and Arsenal will still keep muddling along, but i can only hope we have an away game somewhere near Bermuda.
Tuesday, 14 December 2010
IS ARSENAL JUST TOUNGE IN CHEEK
Man Utd v Arsenal!!!!!ok i can hear you say enough is enough so onto our next game Stoke City we have had our arses kicked and we need to get the motivation back for this game, how does Arsene lift the spirits of the players, humiliation is a hard thing to get over but get over it we must,what do we suggest to Arsene, well it seems simple to a mere supporter like me to say Arsene you must drop Arshavin he is unfit he cannot pass he hates tracking back and he gives up and your lucky if he last 40minutes, moving on Arsene we need to man mark that means, that one of our players marks a certain player on their side and picks him up at every opportunity, we should close down as quickly as possible and fight to get the ball back if lost, when in possession we must get our players moving into positions where they can receive the ball safely it is a good thing to have two players getting in these positions to give the holding player an option, at this stage i take a breather, i imagine Wenger would retaliate to my advice and look me steely eyed with a look of an overheating boiler about to explode and spit out at me Well what do you suppose i do with Alex Song then he happens to be our best player? i look at Mr Wenger and take a swallow, Well you should take away Alex's licence to roam and tell him that his responsibility is at the back supporting his central defenders and only go up field when somebody has covered you. Arsene now comes back, And who do you suppose i use while Fabregas gets his fitness back?Well you could try Walcott there rest V Persie and use Jet to partner Chamakh, move Nasri to Arshavin's empty place and Eboue to Naz.s place tell the players that anybody that drops their head throughout the game will sit the next game on the bench, Wenger, Dont you think that's a lot to do in one game, will it not unbalance the team. Well you keep losing Arsene anythings worth a try isnt it? I may have to think about this new idea of yours but i dont think my wife will wear it. Ok Arsene in that case perhaps its best we carry on as before, anyway its only the Premier league its not life and death.
I know this is only tongue in cheek but we must change to move on.
I know this is only tongue in cheek but we must change to move on.
FIREWORK NIGHT OVER FOR ANOTHER YEAR
Firework night over for another year then, Utd supplied the fireworks and we the damp squibs,not a display to warm the hearts of the traveling fans who sang like a choir but not to the extent to lift our squibs.Like many
firework nights before the sound of explosions start a month before the big night and then bang its all over, but the sound of fireworks linger for sometime after, this will be no different, we met a resilient set of players on the night as normal Utd manager Ferguson had prepared his team well ,changed his line up to be ready to extinguish any stray rockets, it was a bitterly cold night and Alex's team came out prepared for the conditions with short sleeved shirts and not a scarf in sight although Rooney sported a nice pair of woolen gloves and very nice they looked to.
The whistle blew and the game started, many expecting fireworks from the beginning, but although both sets of players were cancelling each others sometimes bright displays, it was a little like a Katherine wheel nailed to a post static,it has to be said that the game was not the spectacle that the Chilean miners had expected, all that time underground and by the end of the game they wanted to go back down again, i wont bore you with the details of who did what and to whom, even i cant go through that again but it has to be said that for Arsenal the ideas have run out, as of previous encounters we have important players out injured we also have reserves who are not of the same caliber,when we field half fit players against the top team in the league we know we are inadequate and do not deserve to be at the top.
You only have to look at the best team in the league to understand that we are not ready to compete for their deserved position, we do not posses the tactical awareness and the discipline that this hardened northern team posses, i could at this stage compare players and try and find a strategy for our players but this would not explain why our Manager sent out players who have admitted publicly that they are unfit and are unable to last 90 minutes,our substitutes recently back from long running injury problems were no match for the Utd sparklers, we can only take away the knowledge of only conceding one goal, apart from that a banger it wasn't
firework nights before the sound of explosions start a month before the big night and then bang its all over, but the sound of fireworks linger for sometime after, this will be no different, we met a resilient set of players on the night as normal Utd manager Ferguson had prepared his team well ,changed his line up to be ready to extinguish any stray rockets, it was a bitterly cold night and Alex's team came out prepared for the conditions with short sleeved shirts and not a scarf in sight although Rooney sported a nice pair of woolen gloves and very nice they looked to.
The whistle blew and the game started, many expecting fireworks from the beginning, but although both sets of players were cancelling each others sometimes bright displays, it was a little like a Katherine wheel nailed to a post static,it has to be said that the game was not the spectacle that the Chilean miners had expected, all that time underground and by the end of the game they wanted to go back down again, i wont bore you with the details of who did what and to whom, even i cant go through that again but it has to be said that for Arsenal the ideas have run out, as of previous encounters we have important players out injured we also have reserves who are not of the same caliber,when we field half fit players against the top team in the league we know we are inadequate and do not deserve to be at the top.
You only have to look at the best team in the league to understand that we are not ready to compete for their deserved position, we do not posses the tactical awareness and the discipline that this hardened northern team posses, i could at this stage compare players and try and find a strategy for our players but this would not explain why our Manager sent out players who have admitted publicly that they are unfit and are unable to last 90 minutes,our substitutes recently back from long running injury problems were no match for the Utd sparklers, we can only take away the knowledge of only conceding one goal, apart from that a banger it wasn't
Saturday, 11 December 2010
ONE KEY TO UNLOCK UTD
If you could take a key to any football club and use it to unlock the secrets to beating them would you use it, knowing your team was going to win, would you really want to know the result before the game had been played, many would probably say yes to start off knowing that your club would be the first team to win everything they entered, imagine being affiliated with a team that's a champion in every comp and people saying your team is undoubtedly the best team that has ever been, pundits and so called experts having to say Arsenal football club are the best team in the world even though they hated saying it but would look a complete mug if they never,
That said think about how that would start to diminish your interest knowing what the outcome is beforehand .it may help with your gambling though. lets face it we have a game on Monday against bitter rivals Manchester Utd we haven't had it all our own way for quite a while, lately there is a lot of talk coming from their players stating how and what their going to do to us. we haven't been playing our best of late and in all honestly have scraped a few results, against it could be said inferior teams so why should we stand any chance against what some people consider the best team in Britain
My view is we have been missing our missing key Cesc Fabregas, now Cesc makes our lock turn, when his not there we don't flow and i believe if he is not there Monday we could have a very heavy night. Cesc is our key he is a good captain and he commands an air of respect from the other Arsenal players, they tend to play around Cesc Feed of his magnetism they move to positions where they can receive the ball and also look for him to release it, its a strange phenomenon to watch, you may say when Cesc plays Arsenal play, but another strange thing ac cures when Cesc is not fully fit or his struggling with an injury the team start to struggle to, so for Monday we need Cesc fully fit and raring to go and the key will open their lock.
Well thats what i hope.
That said think about how that would start to diminish your interest knowing what the outcome is beforehand .it may help with your gambling though. lets face it we have a game on Monday against bitter rivals Manchester Utd we haven't had it all our own way for quite a while, lately there is a lot of talk coming from their players stating how and what their going to do to us. we haven't been playing our best of late and in all honestly have scraped a few results, against it could be said inferior teams so why should we stand any chance against what some people consider the best team in Britain
My view is we have been missing our missing key Cesc Fabregas, now Cesc makes our lock turn, when his not there we don't flow and i believe if he is not there Monday we could have a very heavy night. Cesc is our key he is a good captain and he commands an air of respect from the other Arsenal players, they tend to play around Cesc Feed of his magnetism they move to positions where they can receive the ball and also look for him to release it, its a strange phenomenon to watch, you may say when Cesc plays Arsenal play, but another strange thing ac cures when Cesc is not fully fit or his struggling with an injury the team start to struggle to, so for Monday we need Cesc fully fit and raring to go and the key will open their lock.
Well thats what i hope.
Friday, 10 December 2010
LOTTERY WIN:CAN IT HELP ARSNE
A warm welcome to all that read this,and maybe some goodwill messages on the news of my fantastic lotto win, many years have passed and doggedly i have persisted to invest in my future, never believing that my life could change so dramatically with one e-mail.
i opened my computer up to look at the latest news about our fantastic club hoping for news of new defenders or the best striker that may be joining us, when i noticed i had mail i thought i would check that out first as you do,on doing so i see a mail from National Lotteries informing me of great news on my entry and to sign in well you could have knocked me over with a feather, speechless, that's what i was,Mrs at work and no one to tell should i tell or should i stay anonymous all those things went through my head at the same time.
I wondered, would i be in time to make a donation to Arsne maybe a central defender to handle Rooney maybe a striker to combat Ferdinand, then the reality set in the transfer window is not yet open shit i thought that's typical maybe i could fly up and watch the game, first class of course,but what if the results not good,all these thoughts rushing round and i can see my hand shaking and i am waiting for her to get home and shake me back to reality.
What about Christmas should we cruise, would be nice to lay on a hot beach, but what about the football we have big games coming up will we win or will we be beaten now is not a good time to go gallivanting to warmer climbs although it has been sometime since we went, no sod it that can wait.
Its surprising how you feel at times like this can i help humanity some way, why they never done anything for me, i can hear myself say, but what of The Arsenal they have been and always will be close to my heart could i help out and perhaps make it a better team, then i think well would Arsenal benefit by my generosity they have fortunes of their own sitting in a fund and still he wont spend it and I'm thinking of giving him some of mine,you mug i thought to myself enjoy it yourself spoil yourself for once, so that's what i intend to do, i am going down and picking up my tenner and i am going to spend spend spend.what would you do?
i opened my computer up to look at the latest news about our fantastic club hoping for news of new defenders or the best striker that may be joining us, when i noticed i had mail i thought i would check that out first as you do,on doing so i see a mail from National Lotteries informing me of great news on my entry and to sign in well you could have knocked me over with a feather, speechless, that's what i was,Mrs at work and no one to tell should i tell or should i stay anonymous all those things went through my head at the same time.
I wondered, would i be in time to make a donation to Arsne maybe a central defender to handle Rooney maybe a striker to combat Ferdinand, then the reality set in the transfer window is not yet open shit i thought that's typical maybe i could fly up and watch the game, first class of course,but what if the results not good,all these thoughts rushing round and i can see my hand shaking and i am waiting for her to get home and shake me back to reality.
What about Christmas should we cruise, would be nice to lay on a hot beach, but what about the football we have big games coming up will we win or will we be beaten now is not a good time to go gallivanting to warmer climbs although it has been sometime since we went, no sod it that can wait.
Its surprising how you feel at times like this can i help humanity some way, why they never done anything for me, i can hear myself say, but what of The Arsenal they have been and always will be close to my heart could i help out and perhaps make it a better team, then i think well would Arsenal benefit by my generosity they have fortunes of their own sitting in a fund and still he wont spend it and I'm thinking of giving him some of mine,you mug i thought to myself enjoy it yourself spoil yourself for once, so that's what i intend to do, i am going down and picking up my tenner and i am going to spend spend spend.what would you do?
WEARING THE COLOURS
Football has been around for centuries,England are thought to have invented the game,while others would say it started in China,but i am not writing this to argue the point of who did and who did not,i am mulling over why people choose a team, and go through their life, whether it be with an attitude of total support where it takes over their lives or just a fan that looks for the result after the games been played.
I suppose i should start by nailing my colours to the wall,i was lucky to have been brought up in England, where football has been the number one sport for many many years, i should consider myself fortunate because football was turned into the major sport is is today by people with foresight, these people organised events they started leagues and of course they made the rules.
I picked my team as a very young boy why, i don't really know why, one day i was out playing, in those days you played in the streets, put your jumpers at either end to make the goals and started playing others would come along and eventually join in,but as i was saying one day a mate of mine had a book or a card i can't remember now and on the card was pictures of all the top teams in what was called the first division, the pictures was of the club badges, we picked the badge we liked, mine of course was the cannon of The Mighty Arsenal, while my friend picked out Sheffield Wednesday why, i haven't a clue, and that was the reason and that has stuck with me all these years, and i must admit i never regretted it.
As years went passed and we took more interest in the teams we had picked, i started to realise that others had picked their teams by different ways some picked there team by performance,ie by the team that was winning, others by the sound of a clubs name others by colour, whichever method was used, it would mean that you stayed with your selection for ever, only certain people changed, the ones who's teams never got success.
My Father who for some reason supported Tottenham, but he was born in Tottenham, probably the reason, was dismayed that i chose different,and the dispute of who's club was the best, raged on for many years, only ending with his death, but that's another story,i would however like to know how some of you came to your decision and hopefully you made the right one.
I suppose i should start by nailing my colours to the wall,i was lucky to have been brought up in England, where football has been the number one sport for many many years, i should consider myself fortunate because football was turned into the major sport is is today by people with foresight, these people organised events they started leagues and of course they made the rules.
I picked my team as a very young boy why, i don't really know why, one day i was out playing, in those days you played in the streets, put your jumpers at either end to make the goals and started playing others would come along and eventually join in,but as i was saying one day a mate of mine had a book or a card i can't remember now and on the card was pictures of all the top teams in what was called the first division, the pictures was of the club badges, we picked the badge we liked, mine of course was the cannon of The Mighty Arsenal, while my friend picked out Sheffield Wednesday why, i haven't a clue, and that was the reason and that has stuck with me all these years, and i must admit i never regretted it.
As years went passed and we took more interest in the teams we had picked, i started to realise that others had picked their teams by different ways some picked there team by performance,ie by the team that was winning, others by the sound of a clubs name others by colour, whichever method was used, it would mean that you stayed with your selection for ever, only certain people changed, the ones who's teams never got success.
My Father who for some reason supported Tottenham, but he was born in Tottenham, probably the reason, was dismayed that i chose different,and the dispute of who's club was the best, raged on for many years, only ending with his death, but that's another story,i would however like to know how some of you came to your decision and hopefully you made the right one.
Thursday, 9 December 2010
MONEY AND HOW FOOTBALLS A STANGE GAME
Premier league football has become increasingly complex, over the last few years, the money of wealthy new owners being injected into the game has not as you would have expected, swung the balance of power from those that haven't to those that do.
The those that do are owned by massively wealthy businessmen who have been successful in their own businesses, these people buy into football for reasons not understood by the layman, why does a businessman who has made absolute fortunes doing what his good at, take control of something they know nothing about.
Some may say they do it for the challenge if that's the case, why buy a club in the premiership surely buying a club in a lower league and moving up by promotion would be achieving more, than buying a club on the edge. other people say they just want a plaything something to dabble with like A footballer that buys expensive sports cars. It may be that they are actually football fans and have always wanted to be involved but have never had the time for such pastimes. Surely they have not bought to make money because most club are struggling to break even.
Many clubs with new owners, race to change the players they have, and the outgoing players worth is drastically reduced but the incoming players worth increases a strange turn of events, they pay the incoming players higher salaries and give them superstar status before they prove themselves, most of these clubs buy more players than they can play in one game, so superstar status players sitting on the bench annoyed because they believe they are superstars.
The strange fact for all clubs with new wealthy owners, the high profile manager is not kept very long,basically as long as it takes to recruit the new players and then he's moved on and that is the part that managers like because it comes with a golden handshake, and even stranger this becomes a ritual usually every year.
These teams do in all honesty move up the league table over a period of a couple of years, but in all honesty they may have done that normally.Some old established clubs with old footballing history and run on a budget surprisingly manage to hold their position against the new age methods but time will tell, will budget clubs fall away, will wealthy owners dabble waver and make them move on, who knows the only thing which is true in this intriguing scenario, is footballs a strange game.
The those that do are owned by massively wealthy businessmen who have been successful in their own businesses, these people buy into football for reasons not understood by the layman, why does a businessman who has made absolute fortunes doing what his good at, take control of something they know nothing about.
Some may say they do it for the challenge if that's the case, why buy a club in the premiership surely buying a club in a lower league and moving up by promotion would be achieving more, than buying a club on the edge. other people say they just want a plaything something to dabble with like A footballer that buys expensive sports cars. It may be that they are actually football fans and have always wanted to be involved but have never had the time for such pastimes. Surely they have not bought to make money because most club are struggling to break even.
Many clubs with new owners, race to change the players they have, and the outgoing players worth is drastically reduced but the incoming players worth increases a strange turn of events, they pay the incoming players higher salaries and give them superstar status before they prove themselves, most of these clubs buy more players than they can play in one game, so superstar status players sitting on the bench annoyed because they believe they are superstars.
The strange fact for all clubs with new wealthy owners, the high profile manager is not kept very long,basically as long as it takes to recruit the new players and then he's moved on and that is the part that managers like because it comes with a golden handshake, and even stranger this becomes a ritual usually every year.
These teams do in all honesty move up the league table over a period of a couple of years, but in all honesty they may have done that normally.Some old established clubs with old footballing history and run on a budget surprisingly manage to hold their position against the new age methods but time will tell, will budget clubs fall away, will wealthy owners dabble waver and make them move on, who knows the only thing which is true in this intriguing scenario, is footballs a strange game.
PARTIZAN BATTLE OVER BUT THE WAR IS NOT WON
Well where do we start, another game played and a step in the right direction, many fans saw danger but our weary soldiers did their duty and handed us another victory,many will tell the story of missing troopers and how our tactical plans had loopholes but a victory will be embossed in the annals, and we will continue battle.
Very soon we will be marching on to our next encounter, much has been said of this fierce fighting force that has the habit of finding that little bit extra nearing the end of so many encounters, but with our forces still with the smell of victory fresh under their noses, they will boldly go where many have fallen before,
The whistle will be blown and the battle will commence, our infantry will advance and encounter there infantry there will be scuffles and some may go down, but the orders will be shouted down the channel's and the scouting party will be looking at all the signs to find a way through this heavily defended stronghold ,many rallies will be met with stiff opposition until a weakness has been found and in for the strike, a blow to the heart in the early part of maneuvers could be just the tonic to advance to glory.
As always in battles,well laid plans can sometimes come unstuck,where we have advanced we have left ourselves open, they quickly and surely take a grasp of the gaps and push themselves forward with mounting pressure more bodies until they reach our rear guard they stand tall but the relentless pounding is having its toll just when you think they have broken through, low and behold the bugle is blown and the troops retreat.
After a short break and the troops have regrouped the second stage has commenced,were on the retreat and their forces are advancing, with waves of attacks the stalwarts defences clashes and just when you think their could be a breach the defences have been fortified, slowly and purposely our forces move up as they battle,screams and shouts can be heard from the flanks, encouraging the troops until there appears another breach to their left hand flank and foot-soldiers push through and score a mighty blow.
Now that they have felt the full force, the enemy have no spirit and surrender their flag, sweet mother of God i hear our troops shout onwards and upwards the army moves on
We can only hope that the battle goes a little like that but it could be a bit tougher.
Very soon we will be marching on to our next encounter, much has been said of this fierce fighting force that has the habit of finding that little bit extra nearing the end of so many encounters, but with our forces still with the smell of victory fresh under their noses, they will boldly go where many have fallen before,
The whistle will be blown and the battle will commence, our infantry will advance and encounter there infantry there will be scuffles and some may go down, but the orders will be shouted down the channel's and the scouting party will be looking at all the signs to find a way through this heavily defended stronghold ,many rallies will be met with stiff opposition until a weakness has been found and in for the strike, a blow to the heart in the early part of maneuvers could be just the tonic to advance to glory.
As always in battles,well laid plans can sometimes come unstuck,where we have advanced we have left ourselves open, they quickly and surely take a grasp of the gaps and push themselves forward with mounting pressure more bodies until they reach our rear guard they stand tall but the relentless pounding is having its toll just when you think they have broken through, low and behold the bugle is blown and the troops retreat.
After a short break and the troops have regrouped the second stage has commenced,were on the retreat and their forces are advancing, with waves of attacks the stalwarts defences clashes and just when you think their could be a breach the defences have been fortified, slowly and purposely our forces move up as they battle,screams and shouts can be heard from the flanks, encouraging the troops until there appears another breach to their left hand flank and foot-soldiers push through and score a mighty blow.
Now that they have felt the full force, the enemy have no spirit and surrender their flag, sweet mother of God i hear our troops shout onwards and upwards the army moves on
We can only hope that the battle goes a little like that but it could be a bit tougher.
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