Re: The Football Chat (cont) : Fri Apr 27, 2012 8:17 am  

Roddy B wrote:

Why not Keane?

Scholes and Keane had to be dragged out to get involved and looked decidedly uncomfortable being involved with the on pitch celebrations when they hadn't played.

[John_D]

Re: The Football Chat (cont) : Fri Apr 27, 2012 8:21 am  

Catalancs wrote:

I'd be amazed if they gave it to Guardiola's assistant or the Barça Athletic manager. The two names mentioned in the pro-Barcelona paper, Sport yesterday were Bielsa and Valverde. I've no idea why they'd even bring up Valverde's name, let alone consider him. Bielsa has done a good job at Athletic, albeit on the back of the amazing work Caparros did. Money's no object for Barça so the compensation wouldn't be a problem.

Bielsa makes sense. After all, who was it that Guardiola drove through the night to talk to before taking the Barcelona gig?
Already seen Frank de Boer and Ronald Koeman - the latter apparently seriously, bafflingly - mentioned, but here's one for you: Andre Villas-Boas. That looks a good fit to me.

Whatever happens, I hope Guardiola doesn't come to England in any football capacity.

Re: The Football Chat (cont) : Fri Apr 27, 2012 9:23 am  

RAC1, Catalonia's closest thing to Talksport, yesterday claimed that Guardiola was set to take the England job for the summer.
As for his replacement, I'm surprised no one has mentioned Luis Enrique. Could Guardiola's departure mean a return for Bojan?

Re: The Football Chat (cont) : Fri Apr 27, 2012 9:33 am  

Catalancs wrote:

RAC1, Catalonia's closest thing to Talksport, yesterday claimed that Guardiola was set to take the England job for the summer.
As for his replacement, I'm surprised no one has mentioned Luis Enrique. Could Guardiola's departure mean a return for Bojan?

ironically Enrique did get mentioned on talksport last night

Re: The Football Chat (cont) : Fri Apr 27, 2012 10:05 am  

John_D wrote:

Whatever happens, I hope Guardiola doesn't come to England in any football capacity.

Why?

Re: The Football Chat (cont) : Fri Apr 27, 2012 10:44 am  

Catalancs wrote:

RAC1, Catalonia's closest thing to Talksport, yesterday claimed that Guardiola was set to take the England job for the summer.

Madness if true. How many of England's fringe players has he seen in the flesh recently? How will he pick his 3rd choice goalkeeper?

Re: The Football Chat (cont) : Fri Apr 27, 2012 11:04 am  

Athletic are so good to watch, the game last night was even better than Madrid/Bayern the night before. On another note... Balotelli will never play for City again.... http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17867240

Athletic are so good to watch, the game last night was even better than Madrid/Bayern the night before. On another note... Balotelli will never play for City again.... http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17867240

[John_D]

Re: The Football Chat (cont) : Fri Apr 27, 2012 11:13 am  

McClennan wrote:

Why?

Because every time someone plays a hopeful ball down the channels, a little piece of his soul will die and I wouldn't like to see that happen

Re: The Football Chat (cont) : Fri Apr 27, 2012 11:21 am  

100% Wire wrote: Athletic are so good to watch, the game last night was even better than Madrid/Bayern the night before. Can't wait for the cup final. I've had a chat with a couple of the local Madrid fans and they've said they'll be supporting Athletic with me. I've never seen them lift a trophy in all the time I've been supporting them but I could see them lift two in the same season this year. 100% Wire wrote: On another note... Balotelli will never play for City again.... http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17867240 Desperate men do desperate things.

100% Wire wrote: Athletic are so good to watch, the game last night was even better than Madrid/Bayern the night before. Can't wait for the cup final. I've had a chat with a couple of the local Madrid fans and they've said they'll be supporting Athletic with me. I've never seen them lift a trophy in all the time I've been supporting them but I could see them lift two in the same season this year. 100% Wire wrote: On another note... Balotelli will never play for City again.... http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17867240 Desperate men do desperate things.

Re: The Football Chat (cont) : Fri Apr 27, 2012 11:46 am  

Guardiola live on Catalan tv now announcing he won't be signing a new contract.
'I regret the uncertainty I've created about me continuing. It was probably a mistake. It's been four years and time takes its toll. I'm empty. I have to recover my energy.'
He told the president, Sandro Rosell, in October that he believed he was coming to the end of his time.

Assistant manager, Tito Vilanova will be the new FC Barcelona manager