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Stranger than strange, L'Equipe are reporting Ribery out MORGAN ...........get in Nope they're not saying that actually, they're saying Morgan replaces Grenier and the fact that Cabella has also been recalled means probably that Ribery is out........bit of a bazaar, no doubt we'll find out later who's in and who's out actually.

Just as I thought it's Cabella who'll replace Grenier, all because of the Ribery situation. He's got some sort of chronic lumbago or so he says but the docs can't really pinpoint anything. There was talk of him being left behind but it's Ribery and they won't want to do that. So Grenier dropping out makes way for Cabella who could replace Ribery on the left side of AM.

Still think they'll go for Cabella myself in case Ribery cracks up completely mid WC. Morgan should be the replacement, he's the most similar in ability (well he has superior ability actually) but with the ongoing Ribery circus DD may well see Cabella as a two birds with one stone solution. Guess we'll find out this afty Presser was already scheduled at 15.45 CET.

Liverpool are his heroes, always been associated with the Arse because Wenger is a fairly near neighbour of the family (well 20 miles), knows the grandad and has watched him since he was about 6.

Nope, up to the eve of the first WC game. Grenier now declared forfeit...official. We'll see what happens now.

Probably langue de bois as well. We'll see, would surprise me personally.

There's a piece in L'Equipe, nothing confirmed as far as I can see, just says Grenier now doubtful and Schneiderlin and Cabella are the most likely eventual replacements. Nothing definite yet, not even Grenier's forfeit. He'd been injured for most of the end of the season anyway, probably should never have made the 23 but Deschamps does like to balance the OLs/PSGs/OMs in his squad. Without Grenier that left Lyon with err nobody, as you well know politics enters into everything in France,even our 23 for the WC.

Ah don't know about that, with Ribery swinging the lead but won't get left behind I'm afraid they'll opt for Cabella to eventually replace Grenier just in case of a total Ribery break-down after it's too late to replace him. We'll see.

make sure that you're back by opening time then.

Really all this fake up football manager bolloaks is getting too much, blokes should knock it on the head and go back to pubs,darts and women. Pursuits for real men. If you've got time left for a couple of hours at work every day so much the better.

Badger p*ss, know in the UK as Watney's Red Barrel.

Exactly, pushed at the pedals, lambert of liverpool, roy of the rovers, perfect examples of alliteration. Jeez, Harry Spooner would be proud of me.

Derry explained it to us yesterday. Post 2110, I'm sure he has factual basis for saying that.

Lambert of Liverpool is like Roy of the Rovers isn't it.

Exactly, people don't seem to realise how awful the general standard of football is here. Paris SG have spent about 500 million (or even more) but their side usually contains 1 frenchman..Matuidi all the rest are Brazilians,Italians,Argentines etc, they won the championship at a canter, Monaco were a distant second even with the 300 million or so spent on players last season and half of that the season before to get them out of L2, they literally bought their way out. When you're faced with Angers and Chateauroux who probably pay their entire staff half of what Falcao is paid you can see just how easy it is. The problem in France is tax, everything is taxed to death. 1 worker and his employer supports about 3 or 4 non workers, the taxes are ridiculous, so poor clubs with a couple of thou home gates cannot afford good players, even top clubs can't keep their players nowadays. French 2nd div football would be little better than the conference.

Yes I've seen the "latest odds" and they're still quoting blokes like Yakin (coming in according to 1) who'll sign on in Moscow later today or tomorrow, all done and dusted. Then there are the usual "stick him in and see if we can get some fool to put £20 on him candidates" like Hoddle and Redknapp. Complete bazar really, I mean you wouldn't bet on some nag that you saw in a horse trailer just in case he turned up in the derby now would you. Bookies must just love manager instability in football because people seem inclined to bet on non-candidates.

The Greeks want him I think, not so sure that he wants the Greeks, he's to decide by the start of next week apparently. Not great at Monaco last season really but they still had a half and half side, a lot of expensive buys but also a lot of players who came up from the 2nd division with them, you know like Fox and Jos. Side is only as good as it's weakest elements. Then there was Falcao who blew hot and cold because he thought he might go to Madrid and eventually got injured for half a season. Ranieri handled it all with dignity and some very dubious French, should have used a translator perhaps :rolleyes:

Must be today's interview candidate then.

Not the same type of player though, could mean they're willing to experiment with what they've got after acquiring Emre and will tell us to p*ss off. So much the better for us, unless of course you've been turned against Lallana by his antics. Then again it could be just a warning shot across the bows for us and they're telling us not to tart them about any more. Who knows what it might mean.

Perhaps players needed that kind of training because they'd gone soft eh...........

But did he apply for the job or did we just seek him out of our own accord therein lies the question. Could be bolloaks anyway but if we're actively seeking out another club's manager would that not suggest that none of the actual candidates tick all the boxes with all of the deciders ?

Exactly

Tbh an overseas camp for whom? The few players who aren't on international duty just now and some no hopers from the U18s. It would cost a lot for very little tbh.

Really I don't know what you're all moaning about, wait until they publish the short list (as promised:mcinnes:) , then we can have some serious discussion and people will stop betting on candidates who aren't on it...mind you the bookies will be miffed.

I don't mind paying Canal+ 85€ a month for all the rest because French public Tv is absolutely dire, unless you like Granny programmes and great doses of politics that is. Canal transmits the PL, 6 games every week, rest on highlights. WC isn't an issue for us, BeiN have all the games but between C+ and TFI you're only missing a couple of first rounders in the middle of the night between no-hopers anyway. Anyway George Williams looked like a midfielder, ran at them a bit, good ball control but eventually tried to do too much and usually got upended by Vlaar.