Since EUFA have confirmed that we will at least play in Madrid tomorrow night I hope we can shake of the sheepishness that surrounds our participation. We do seem like an X-Factor wannabee who turned up with their mates thinking they were the next Westlife. The judges thought different and put you through as you were only slightly less dross and out of tune than the rest.
The feeling of glamour friendlies, we are only here for the money and not points reigns over me.
Still there is a lot of talent floating around the group. Talent that BIG money has been shelled out on or bid for. Let’s have a look:
Radamel Falcao Garcia Zarate
Signed for Athletico Madrid this summer for 40m Euros which could rise to 47m. The player last season scored 34 goals in all competitions including 15 in this one. He is the leader of youth groups called “Locos por Jesus” and “Campeones para Cristo” but did play for the Evil Porto Tribe.
He joins a squad that boasts Reyes, Diego and Arda Turan. While Falcao alone has the talent to make our defence look like council workers staring at a hole in wonder this quartet has enough to trouble better teams than us.
Yann M’Vila
The Rennes midfielder was subject to numerous 30m bids in the summer and it was not just Arsene Wenger applying his own ‘unknown Frenchman tax’ to the transfer proceedings.
Highly decorated at all levels in France and seemingly the new Vieria.
Antonio Di Natale
Though now 33 the ‘hitman’ has scored 59 goals in the last 2 Serie A seasons winning the ‘Capocannoniere’. His performance against Le A*se in the Big Cup qualifiers see’s me think that if Falcao and Co can makes our defence look like they are looking in a hole he will certainly put us in it.
Which is apt. As he is from Naples and looks like he would gladly put a horses head in your bed.
Gary Hooper and Mo Bangura
Off course we can’t be left out. Gary Hooper was subjected to a deadline day Sweetastic Blockbusting bid of £29m from an unknown club from an unknown universe, which would have seen him become the first intergalactic player after James T Kirk.
From the clipping above it seems that Mo Bangura was also in demand and worryingly disappointed when he wasn’t allowed to leave.
ahhh but they were shite against valencia on sunday night.
…..and Valencia couldnae beat Genk in the Big Cup the other night, it’s easy peasy for the hupes tonight!
WHAT WAS THAT, once again we couldnt beat a team playing 6 of their reserve team. i get no positives from getting beat so lets stop and think why lennon says this, he is protecting his job, he cant pick right team, tactics, motovation,if we beat tem on sunday, everything is rosy again,,,no,,,, get a manager in who knows football
Behave. FFS. Even when we are decent we wouldn’t have beat a top Spanish side.
Embrace where we are in the world order. Oh and Lennon is the best we can get.
Can we not just ask for the money in advance and forfeit the rest of the games to save any further embarrassment in Europe ?.
The feeling of just making up the numbers is overwhelming.
Just award 3 home draws and 3 3-0 defeats away.
Jbhoy…
Aye but Valencia have quality running through thier team from back to front and had a much more settled team on the park… Im pretty sure AM will be looking to put that right with our Gatecrashers! All the same I reckon the bhoys will be hell bent on keeping the score respectable but with our unsettled defence I am not optimistic!!
However, happy that were in europe and hopefully the financial rewards will bring us a much needed central defender come January to help us push on for some shiny goodies! Hail Hail!
We don’t need a CB we have a fit and returning Glenda…
we can do it lol but just gotta say hooper comment was fucking class
Cheers. I’ll post the money. You still at your Mum’s? 🙂