The question is is he the oil in the engine or the oil leaking out of the engine?
I do like the car analogies though whether it be oil in the engine or broken piston.
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The question is is he the oil in the engine or the oil leaking out of the engine?
I do like the car analogies though whether it be oil in the engine or broken piston.
Ah stutts i had a feeling it might have been beyond you alright, but if it wasn't you can trust me it was a good joke.
Finasteride is used for those with enlarged prostates(your initial jibe :)) or for those struggling with hair follicle stimulation - something i was insinuating you suffered from(both) :D
Exactly you thought he was sloppy and therefore that was why he was poor, I was saying that just make him look bad, whereas otherwise you wouldnt have noticed him at all.
Perhaps there is a correlation between the two, Everton are going through a bumpy patch and McCarthy hasn't been as good (in yours and a few others opinion), however again I'd counteract that Barkely and most of them(barry looks sluggish too) seem to be going through a bad patch.
Yep, probably both afflictions!
I think Everton were unlucky yesterday. They had all the play that I saw and Spurs weren't at the races. Coleman was excellent in the first half too.
They were definitely missing an out an out striker, but they were poor enough in the 2nd half in terms of shots on target, I dont think they had any actually!
How was Coleman defending for the goal?
He was one of the few Everton player facing the ball and he pointed out a man who needed to be marked,
should he have marked him himself? Or did he have duty to mark player wider out on the wing?
It was poor showing for Everton though, they are supposed to be professional players.
Personally l don't think you can blame Coleman much because the rest of the defence had totally switched
off and he can't mark everyone.
yet few seems aware of the danger from a quickly taken free kick
There was no player wider on the wing, but i thought jagielka should have had him initially but coleman was in better view of his run than jagielka as jagielka had his back to Adebayor. Seamus was a bit slow and half hearted in his attempt at a tackle on Emanuel, he was brushed off a bit easy. But you couldn't out right blame him, I thought both were poor but a great finish and strength by Emanuel. Thought howard could have closed the angle a bit better actually too.
The way I see it is Coleman has came across to mark Adebayor initially as he was unmarked, he then seems to
point out Adebayor to Jagielka who moves toward Adebayor as if to mark him, Coleman then moves toward the
right back position thinking Jagielka has Adebayor covered but then Jagielka turn his back on Adebayor
allowing him to start a run as the Distan is playing him onside.
There is player wide on the wing who has his hand up calling for the ball and Coleman need to keep an eye on him.
Also Coleman should have had a penalty.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/foo...ER-COLUMN.html
Manchester United and Arsenal keen on Coleman
Seamus Coleman's ongoing improvement at Everton has been attracting admiring glances from far and wide this season. The Republic of Ireland full back has been one of several success stories at Goodison Park this season as he continues to develop.
Arsenal and Manchester United are both considering approaches for the summer, but so are AC Milan. Clarence Seedorf is replacing right back Ignazio Abate and Coleman has been recommended as one to bear in mind.
AC Milan general manager Adriano Galliani said: 'There’s a lot of dialogue between myself and Clarence and it’s clear that when changing the formation, you need new players. In June, we’ll sort out what needs sorting.'
Everton will resist all offers as they look to build on this season's performances and challenge for a top-four place again next year. However, they could be offered a healthy profit on the £60,000 David Moyes paid to Sligo Rovers in 2009.
Manager Roberto Martinez wants to sign Gareth Barry on a permanent deal and will look at the possibility of signing for Romelu Lukaku. He also wants a left-sided centre back.
It's interest about Man U, Coleman seems to have flourished under Martinez, in a way moving to Man U
would seem like and technical be a backward step of 4 points.
Coleman to AC would be mental.
I hate to hijack the Coleman thread but I've seen a lot of evertons games this season. McCarthy is an excellent player. He's not invisible, he's just gets on with things and does his job. When allowed he breaks forward with great effect. He's a great passer. He had a bad game on Sunday. Good players have bad games occasionally.
McCarthy is a bad game waiting to happen, apparently.Quote:
Originally Posted by SkStu
A cylinder head gasket waiting to blow.....
everytime he doesn't have a bad game, does that mean the next game is more likely to be a bad game?Quote:
Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin
the mathematician in me wants to express that as a function, something like P(bg) = 1 - (P(gg) * games)
I think I will top that with "e to the i pi equals minus one" :)
e^(i pi) = -1
Yep, and it might get Jonny Sexton in Paris out of all the weekend newspaper supplements for a change.Quote:
Originally Posted by BonnieShels
I wouldn't get too wrapped up in the exact moment... surely United will come good again and offer a much better career overall. Everton are have having a stormer of a season by their standards and still won't end up in the Champions League. I like Everton and all that but it would be nice to have a top player playing at a top club again.Quote:
Originally Posted by tricky_colour
It depends what your definition of excellent is, if he was excellent he will be at a top club soon the likes of arsenal, city or chelsea, Barry has been good for Everton but he was surplus to requirements for City cos he isn't good enough, but good enough for Chelsea. If he is excellent as you suggest we should see him at one of those clubs in the next year or so.Quote:
Originally Posted by SkStu
There's a clear flaw in your logic there Paul. Nicklas Bendtner is at Arsenal. Nuff said.
btw, I bet City wished they had Barry instead of Demichelis against Chelsea.
There isn't a flaw, there is an exception to every rule. It shows how bad Arsenals striking problems are that they still have him anywhere near the team even on the odd occassion.
Pellegrini brought in Demichelis, so I'd say he was happy he was there. Interestingly I heard that Pelligrini is a qualified Civil Engineer.
Are you suggesting Pellegrini's civil engineering degree allows him to see something in Dimichelis the rest of us don't? His 'unseen' qualities, perhaps?
Could that mean that he is an Engineer who behaves in a very civilized manner?
Paul, Demichelis is a centre-back deployed on an emergency basis in midfield. I'd bet you anything had Barry still been there he'd have started in midfield ahead of Demichelis.
I don't buy into the logic that excellent players will ultimately play for the very best teams, and "excellent" is pretty subjective anyway.
Also Financial Fair Play dictates that managers must make-do in certain situations rather than keeping on buying the best players at the clubs close behind them.
Civil Engineer? That explains why he makes stupid decisions.
(Signed: A mechanical engineer ;) )
does that mean he's not an engineer until you see him do some engineering?Quote:
Originally Posted by paul_oshea
Very good tets :D
I'm sure now that ye(plural) have been told though ye will see it regardless of whether I see it or not ; )
In theory United will come good again. However, football doesn't always sing to the hymn book as Liverpool and to a lesser extent Everton fans could testify after the past 20 years. I actually see pretty choppy waters ahead for United if they fail to qualify for the Champions League. The really top players won't want to go there and those top players that do are more likely to be of the mercenary persuasion. United have an exceptionally ordinary team and two of their three world class players could go this summer. If they started next season badly, it could be a horrible place to be a player.Quote:
Originally Posted by DeLorean
While I want to see Irish players playing for the top 5/6 clubs in England and that includes United, I think Seamus should put a bit of consideration into his next move, if he does decide to move on. Personally, I think he'd be better off staying another season with Everton, who I think will only get better. If they do and they begin to get into the Champions League on a regular basis, then why move from a club where he is loved and is fast becoming a cult hero with their support.
Even if United did turn into a Liverpool they would still be challenging for trophies and making the Champions League fairly regularly and, realistically, that's a worst case scenario. In my opinion there's no comparison as to what he could achieve at United compared to Everton. Even their best seasons don't amount to much in terms of real success. That's not a dig at them in any way, they're a great club but unfortunately compete with at least one arm tied behind their back.
Well I guess a move at the end of the season would be OK, assuming Man U do come good again, however theirQuote:
Originally Posted by DeLorean
fall from grace has been quite dramatic and there has been little sign of improvement yet, but with their money
I assume they will get back up the table eventually, Coleman could be a part of doing that as they seem to be stagnating at the moment.
Wow, I was thinking Man U's current position might be something to do with the Glaziers failing to invest in the club.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bungle
So I went to look to see the last time Man U broke the transfer record which revealed some rather surprising facts (to me at least!!).
1 Man U have *never* broken the transfer record!!
2 Only one British club has (since 1952) Shearer to Newcastle
So I guess I really need to looking at UK transfers.
Last time they broke it was 2002, however the record is not broken often enough for it to be
much of a guide.
I guess they signed Mata for a fair sum but I don't know enough about their dealing to say much more,
so I will quit digging.
Break over!!
I think the reason may be the sacking of the coaching staff after Sir Alex left, there was no
need for that, it does not send out a good message to other staff/player, it's not as if they
were doing a bad job.
Seems Roy agrees with me!!
http://www.soccerbyives.net/2014/02/...r-nearing.html
Great minds think a like :p
The story was post some hours before my post, so I can't try and make anything out of it.
I read a different article to that TC and it reads completely differently. I think it was the metro/evening standard ill try and find it.
Coleman, McGeady and McCarthy were all set to start v Crystal Palace, with Delaney starting on the opposite side, but it's been called off, as has Sunderland v Man City.
Sorry for hijacking the Seamus Coleman thread! But last night was the 2nd time I have seen Luis Suarez in the flesh, and he in my opinion is (my definition of it at least) excellent. His all round game last night, off the ball, technique, movement was just excellent. I have watched a good few games of his on the tele but like watching Ibra that time in the Aviva, you don't appreciate how good they really are until you see them in the flesh. But as I say, that is what excellent truly is in my humble opinion.
Yeah but if he was that excellent he wouldn't be playing for a team that finished behind Everton the last two seasons :rolleyes:
Suarez is world class by the way. If they're the standards you're already judging McCarthy by it's little wonder you're so disappointed.Quote:
Originally Posted by paul_oshea
You must be a liverpool fan, talking in the past as always DeLorean :P We are all about the here and now. Also you will note the use of the word "will".
he was brought to a club expectant of playing in the CL and challenging top 4 - obviously for liverpool it has taken a bit longer to acheive that, assuming they do this year!
The here and now is that they are competing with Everton and Spurs for top four, yet McCarthy needs to be playing for Arsenal, City or Chelsea in the next year to be considered excellent. Well Suarez is a few years older than McCarthy and he is still playing with a side with the same ambition as Everton. You're the one living in the past if you're thinking Liverpool's main aim is any greater than that.
Anyway, I don't disagree about Suarez but you might as well be comparing McCarthy to Messi or Ronaldo really.
No suarez isnt as good as them.
DeLorean, its completely subjective what Liverpool are aiming for, but I'm pretty sure for a long time now rodgers behind the scenes has been gearing them up for a title push. He will say something to the media - like today where he leaves it open ended with the ambition statement - but they aren't really competing with Everton(8 points behind with 1 game in hand), perhaps spurs, but i think they are competing for at least at the very least top 4, not just top 4 with everton and spurs. They are 4 points off the top hardly settling for staying in 4th at 4 points off the top!!!
You cannot say that Liverpool with american owners who have invested quite heavily already and liverpool having invested more than utd over the last few years, and way more than everton have the same ambition as Everton. Thats plain wrong. Everton 19th liverpool 5th http://www.transferleague.co.uk/leag...e-seasons.html
As mentioned in an earlier thread Liverpools purchases are way ahead of UTDs.
Yeah the Red Sox group owns Liverpool and they are not afraid to spend money like water.
Ya Crobsy, Henry had a big interview a couple of years ago with the Daily Telegraph, I actually thought he might have paid for that article, anyway it was about what they had done as a sports management group, and how they had wanted to model their FSG red sox on liverpool. Basically he said they weren't afraid to spend money but would rather bring players through, but that the only reason they would get involved was to win titles and cups. These guys have a proven track record, and we know what they did to acheive a red sox domination, it will be interesting if that model works in the PL though.
I think this is the one, whatever one i read anyway was interesting and gave insight into his thinking http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/foo...t-Anfield.html