manurejournal (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} manurejournal) wrote,@ 2005-10-03 21:34:00 |
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20 - Ruud's agent / Eriksson / Diop / Iranian United play
Tonight's entry thinks Rob Palmer is the best TV football commentator around currently.
Compare and contrast this story to this story, posted on the same website within an hour and a half of each other. Paging FansFC.com's editor.
Editorial quibbles aside, these stories came as quite a shock what with football agents generally being such splendidly reliable and decent sorts. I mean, which is it, Mr Linse? Is he pissing off to Spain (Ronaldo swap deal, please) or is he staying right here? Come on, you're an agent! You're meant to be a beacon of truth and decency! Tsk.
You can always tell if it's a slow news day though when this story resurfaces. It's like the editors of the Sunday tabloids rummage through their Big Book Of Boring Transfer Rumours and, ooh, we've not done the Van Nistelrooy to Real Madrid one for a couple of months. We'll have that one today!
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My knee-jerk reaction to this story, once again courtesy of FansFC.com, who really should start paying me advertising revenue, the bastards, is one of "THIS MUST NOT HAPPEN. MUST. KILL. ERIKSSON." But would it be entirely a bad thing to have England's assistant manager as United manager?
His club career was certainly far more sparkling than his international one, and one would suggest the day-to-day rigours of club management would be far more suited to him. Plus it would curb his shagging. Hmm. Interesting one, this, and his leaving England may well coincide with Fergie finally being crowbarred off his United throne.
Well, whether or not it would be a good thing, I'm placing this rumour with the Official Manurejournal Prediction Seal, like I did regarding the one linking Gravesen with United, and backing this one to happen. I should make a list of these somewhere so you can all keep score and see how great/shit I am. Judging by my recent record on football coupons though, it's more likely to be the latter.
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I'm also placing that very same seal on this story. Knee-jerk signings are something Ferguson does well, and has done from Fulham before off the back of a splendid performance from Louis Saha against United prior to the treatment room threatening French striker joining United.
I predicted this to happen after seeing Diop's splendid performance against United on Saturday, but every time I've seen him he looks the part. Should be a straight shoot-out between United and Arsenal for his services....oh, and Newcastle, of course. My seal would suggest that this means that United will sign both Gravesen and Diop, both defensive midfielders, when we've got about 36p of transfer funds to rub together. Well, I've just got a feeling about these ones, and that the Ballack thing won't happen.
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Ooh, four bits tonight! And I bet you never thought an Iranian journal would provide one of the bits. Well, it does, with regard to the news that a play heavily featuring United is drawing record crowds in Tehran. I know, it's all about as likely as a hit play about Kabaddi in Weston-super-Mare.
Whilst this dreadful-looking Goal! film starts to do the rounds, a pertinent point needs to be made that whilst football has never yet produced one decent movie to its name apart from the uninitentionally hilarious and extremely entertaining Escape To Victory, it has been treated rather better on the smaller screens and stages, and I really rather like the sound of this, I must say. I await its British run greatly!
By way of some shameless promotion, my first article for United Rant has been published and can be witnessed here, and has already drawn one unintentionally amusing comment that rather seems to miss the point of the article. Oh well.
I'm off to try and get helped out by Billie.
Tonight's entry thinks Rob Palmer is the best TV football commentator around currently.
Compare and contrast this story to this story, posted on the same website within an hour and a half of each other. Paging FansFC.com's editor.
Editorial quibbles aside, these stories came as quite a shock what with football agents generally being such splendidly reliable and decent sorts. I mean, which is it, Mr Linse? Is he pissing off to Spain (Ronaldo swap deal, please) or is he staying right here? Come on, you're an agent! You're meant to be a beacon of truth and decency! Tsk.
You can always tell if it's a slow news day though when this story resurfaces. It's like the editors of the Sunday tabloids rummage through their Big Book Of Boring Transfer Rumours and, ooh, we've not done the Van Nistelrooy to Real Madrid one for a couple of months. We'll have that one today!
My knee-jerk reaction to this story, once again courtesy of FansFC.com, who really should start paying me advertising revenue, the bastards, is one of "THIS MUST NOT HAPPEN. MUST. KILL. ERIKSSON." But would it be entirely a bad thing to have England's assistant manager as United manager?
His club career was certainly far more sparkling than his international one, and one would suggest the day-to-day rigours of club management would be far more suited to him. Plus it would curb his shagging. Hmm. Interesting one, this, and his leaving England may well coincide with Fergie finally being crowbarred off his United throne.
Well, whether or not it would be a good thing, I'm placing this rumour with the Official Manurejournal Prediction Seal, like I did regarding the one linking Gravesen with United, and backing this one to happen. I should make a list of these somewhere so you can all keep score and see how great/shit I am. Judging by my recent record on football coupons though, it's more likely to be the latter.
I'm also placing that very same seal on this story. Knee-jerk signings are something Ferguson does well, and has done from Fulham before off the back of a splendid performance from Louis Saha against United prior to the treatment room threatening French striker joining United.
I predicted this to happen after seeing Diop's splendid performance against United on Saturday, but every time I've seen him he looks the part. Should be a straight shoot-out between United and Arsenal for his services....oh, and Newcastle, of course. My seal would suggest that this means that United will sign both Gravesen and Diop, both defensive midfielders, when we've got about 36p of transfer funds to rub together. Well, I've just got a feeling about these ones, and that the Ballack thing won't happen.
Ooh, four bits tonight! And I bet you never thought an Iranian journal would provide one of the bits. Well, it does, with regard to the news that a play heavily featuring United is drawing record crowds in Tehran. I know, it's all about as likely as a hit play about Kabaddi in Weston-super-Mare.
Whilst this dreadful-looking Goal! film starts to do the rounds, a pertinent point needs to be made that whilst football has never yet produced one decent movie to its name apart from the uninitentionally hilarious and extremely entertaining Escape To Victory, it has been treated rather better on the smaller screens and stages, and I really rather like the sound of this, I must say. I await its British run greatly!
By way of some shameless promotion, my first article for United Rant has been published and can be witnessed here, and has already drawn one unintentionally amusing comment that rather seems to miss the point of the article. Oh well.
I'm off to try and get helped out by Billie.
