EPL Discussion Thread 2010/2011

[JK]

John Terry said he would be very happy to work under Hughes*
Maybe Hughes quitting Fulham wasn't for the Villa job?

That was my first thought too mate

[Bully]

why would anyone take the chelsea manager job knowing if they dont get instant success then they are out on their backside??

[RoosterMarty]

why would anyone take the chelsea manager job knowing if they dont get instant success then they are out on their backside??

Agree with this! No job security at Chelsea - the money might be good but you might only have a job for 6 months.

[Bully]

maybe the russian billionaire should manage seen as he reckons no one else can do a decent job

[Jim05]

Martin Jol named manager of Fulham

[smithy]

Manchester United’s multi-million pound signing of teenage defender Phil Jones from Blackburn Rovers lies in tatters.

Blackburn’s Indian owners have reacted furiously to what they perceive as United’s attempt to railroad them into selling the 19-year-old and have told United: ‘We will not be bullied’.

And in a stunning 11th-hour development on Saturday, the Mail on Sunday can reveal that Liverpool have told Blackburn they will pay £22million for Jones, a move that will ruin Sir Alex Ferguson’s holiday mood as he takes a break in the south of France.



Arsenal have also belatedly submitted a bid that tops United’s £16.5m offer, and with Chelsea showing serious interest in the player, too, an auction appears to be unfolding. It will come as a bitter blow to Ferguson if he misses out on Jones, and it will sting all the harder if the player ends up at United’s fierce rivals at Anfield.

Rovers’ owners have been angered by United’s attitude and at a meeting on Saturday in Pune, India, which was attended by manager Steve Kean — straight off a plane to Mumbai — they resolved to prevent the deal going through.

United have offered to make Jones the highest-paid teenager in the history of English football with a startling £80,000-a-week contract, but Blackburn are even prepared to top that.

Rovers chairwoman Anuradha Desai made it clear to Kean and fellow executives, who made up a ‘war council’ in India, that they must try to persuade the defender to stay. The prospect of being a future club captain is also being dangled before Jones.

Money is said to be ‘not an issue’ for Desai’s family, who are billionaires through their Venky’s poultry conglomerate.

They want to keep their best players, especially homegrown talents such as Jones.

But if they fail to persuade him, they will do all they can to elicit the best price from one of Liverpool, Arsenal, Chelsea, United or Tottenham, telling Jones: ‘If you go, you go where we get the best money.

A source close to Rovers said. ‘United can’t do what they want in this case. Jones is a Blackburn player and while there is a clause that could mean he leaves, it’s far from the straightforward issue everyone assumes it to be.’
Jones signed a United shirt for fans while training with England’s Under-21s in Denmark on Friday and, along with his representatives and United, had thought the transfer was a formality.

The player wants to join United but it is not known whether he has even been informed yet that Liverpool have made a bigger offer.

A major headache for United is in the interpretation of the release clause in Jones’s contract. They triggered it with their £16.5m offer and were allowed to talk to the player as a result.

But Rovers have taken legal advice and insist the clause does not force them to sell to the first club to meet the figure.

The biggest loser in all this could be England Under- 21 boss Stuart Pearce.
He would not name his team on Saturday night for the opening game against Spain as the possibility of the transfer deal distracting the versatile defender grew.

[Jim05]

Deal will be done by next week and he will be at United. Lawyers from both parties are hammering out a deal, rovers want 25mill and united have offered 16. Its believed rovers will settle on 20mill and then receive a bonus for every trophy he wins at united. Jones has his heart set on a move to united and rovers are believed to have told liverpool to take their 22mill bid off the table

[Jim05]

McLeish has quit as Birmingham manager

[Bully]

the draw is coming out this friday cant wait

[Jim05]

the draw is coming out this friday cant wait

Yeah me too.
United always get a newbie in first couple of games, im backing Norwich to come to OT in first week

[mighty hounds]

the draw is coming out this friday cant wait

Yeah me too.
United always get a newbie in first couple of games, im backing Norwich to come to OT in first week

This is very nice! I can start getting tickets for when I'm there in Sep-Oct

[once_were_warriors]

the draw is coming out this friday cant wait

Yeah me too.
United always get a newbie in first couple of games, im backing Norwich to come to OT in first week

Same scoreline as the last time we met would be fine by me.

[johntheclaret]

the draw is coming out this friday cant wait

Yeah me too.
United always get a newbie in first couple of games, im backing Norwich to come to OT in first week

This is very nice! I can start getting tickets for when I'm there in Sep-Oct

What's the gig with you avatar MH?

[johntheclaret]

the draw is coming out this friday cant wait

Yeah me too.
United always get a newbie in first couple of games, im backing Norwich to come to OT in first week

Didn't help you 2 seasons ago

[Bully]

the draw is coming out this friday cant wait

Yeah me too.
United always get a newbie in first couple of games, im backing Norwich to come to OT in first week

This is very nice! I can start getting tickets for when I'm there in Sep-Oct

What's the gig with you avatar MH?

are you surprised that there is more then one rooster fans in the world JTC ?

[mighty hounds]

the draw is coming out this friday cant wait

Yeah me too.
United always get a newbie in first couple of games, im backing Norwich to come to OT in first week

This is very nice! I can start getting tickets for when I'm there in Sep-Oct

What's the gig with you avatar MH?

Two Wells Roosters! That's our club logo