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With the transfer window mercifully behind us, it’s time to get back to despairing the plight of our clubs and looking forward to next summer when we may finally sign that striker/central defender/midfielder-who-isn’t-37 that our team so desperately needs to be competitive. This is a table –  Some quick notes about this month’s Premier League action – 1) Eden Hazard will miss the ties against Newcastle and Wigan thanks to his ballteen-beating ways, with the FA having already decreed that he will not receive any additional bans. 2) The African Cup of Nations concludes on Feb 10th, meaning the return of many of the league’s African players. Until then, Tottenham’s only striking option is a broken Defoe because Levy, apparently, isn’t as savy in 11th hour transfer dealings as we all thought. 3) Newcastle and QPR were the most active clubs in January’s transfer market, each acquiring 6 new players a-piece. How this will change their fates remains to be seen, but this month’s fixtures should give us a pretty good idea. Some of the more meaty matches lined up this month – Feb 2nd - Newcastle - Chelsea – The first big test for a Newcastle team with a lot of new players, not to mention the return of Demba Ba to St James’ Park after his recent move to the Stamford Bridge. Feb 3rd - Man City - Liverpool – Liverpool need a win to strengthen their push to a Europa spot. Man City need a win to keep the pressure on United, especially if United is victorious in their visit to Fulham the day before this match. Feb 10th - Man United – Everton – Everton stunned United with an opening-day defeat at the beginning of the year, meaning the table leaders will be out for revenge. This has proved to be a very entertaining fixture in recent years, with last season providing us with a 4-4 thriller. Feb 23rd - QPR – Man United – This will either be a United slaughter-fest or QPR will shock everyone with a top-drawer performance, as they have against Chelsea and Man City in recent weeks. Feb 23rd - Reading – Wigan – As it stands now, only GD is keeping Wigan in the relegation zone and Reading out. While that may not be accurate by the time this game is played, expect this to be a hard-fought battle as both teams vie to steer clear of the relegation zone. Feb 24th - Man City – Chelsea – The current number 2 and 3 in the table. Depending on how the month goes for them, this could become a season-defining match for either club. Finally, I want to dedicate the closing of this post to the EPL’s fallen hero, Mr. Balotelli. God speed, Mario – we hardly knew ye.      EDIT - After all my spell checking and careful consideration, I gently caress up the title and call it the "Bush cycle" instead of the "Bust cycle". I fail harder than Odemwingie. Cpt. Mahatma Gandhi fucked around with this message at Feb 1, 2013 around 17:08 |
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| # ? May 24, 2013 16:09 |
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Good op congrats 
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| # ? Feb 1, 2013 16:53 |
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What is the bush cycle?
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| # ? Feb 1, 2013 16:58 |
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Pissflaps posted:What is the bush cycle? I think it's something to do with Liverpool
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| # ? Feb 1, 2013 16:59 |
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I think there's a missed 5th phase to the cycle of vehement denials there ever were any expectations to begin with.
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| # ? Feb 1, 2013 16:59 |
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I'm a huge fan of Manchester.
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| # ? Feb 1, 2013 17:01 |
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A quick google tells me that THE BUSH CYCLE TOUR 2013 is on Sunday 10 March 2013. But really, great op.
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| # ? Feb 1, 2013 17:06 |
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Newcastle will lose tomorrow
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| # ? Feb 1, 2013 17:11 |
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I would have liked to watch Balotelli drive off into the sunset, but alas, he was camouflaged and I missed him.
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| # ? Feb 1, 2013 17:13 |
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Keep the league going for a bit 
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| # ? Feb 1, 2013 17:15 |
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Arsenal are poo poo.
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| # ? Feb 1, 2013 17:44 |
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Just having a look at the fixtures, when are Liverpool playing Swansea exactly? It has Sunday 17th, and they also have a match on Saturday 23rd which has been pushed back to Sunday 24th. Away to City - probably a loss Home to West Brom - You'd hope for a win but Liverpool have messed up against West Brom a lot in recent history Home to Swansea - Could go either way, I think first-team Liverpool are probably pretty well suited to handle Swansea's play. Would be very unhappy to lose at home, but wouldn't complain at any other result. Once we get past City the fixtures list isn't abysmal, nothing in there that you couldn't see them winning.
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| # ? Feb 1, 2013 19:21 |
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Goodnight sweet prince.
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| # ? Feb 1, 2013 19:26 |
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Arsenal will draw tomorrow against Stoke
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Hoops posted:Just having a look at the fixtures, when are Liverpool playing Swansea exactly? It has Sunday 17th, and they also have a match on Saturday 23rd which has been pushed back to Sunday 24th. Swansea play in the COC final on the 24th, which is why the game's been postponed. The weekend of the 16th-17th would make sense, since neither Liverpool or Swansea are in the FA Cup anymore. Otherwise it'll be a midweek game in either March or April and Liverpool will be left to potentially only play 2 EPL games in February. Edit - nevermind, the EPL's website already has that updated. 
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David Sullivan calls Peter Odemwingie a terrorist. Also says agents are greedy bastards. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/21300961
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| # ? Feb 1, 2013 20:22 |
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At what point in the season do Wigan start playing like they'd rather not be relegated? It's usually later than tomorrow right? Because I'd quite like a Southampton win.
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euroboy posted:David Sullivan calls Peter Odemwingie a terrorist. Also says agents are greedy bastards. Haha yes this is the guy you want a quote from about corruption in transfer dealings quote:QPR Manager Harry Redknapp, whose club were one of the more active in the market during the transfer window, had earlier said: "Every agent seems to be trying to screw each other. It's like gang warfare out there.
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Starsnostars posted:At what point in the season do Wigan start playing like they'd rather not be relegated? It's usually later than tomorrow right? Because I'd quite like a Southampton win. March usually.
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| # ? Feb 1, 2013 20:45 |
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Odemwingie has tried to accuse West Brom of doing something dodgy while signing him from Russia. He's proper off the deep end
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| # ? Feb 1, 2013 20:47 |
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Doni revealed what was wrong with him. I don't have a link to a proper source but it seems legit:quote:Alexander Doni reveals he almost died while he was having some tests at Liverpool from a heart attack
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Vegetable posted:Would "I was going for the guy not the girl" actually reduce his sentence? He can argue provocation and self defense
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| # ? Feb 1, 2013 21:00 |
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EvilHawk posted:Doni revealed what was wrong with him. I don't have a link to a proper source but it seems legit: I think it is legit, it's cropped up a couple of times alongside some dodgy legal proceedings.
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| # ? Feb 1, 2013 21:18 |
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I hate Jol so much for buying Manolev and Enoh. It's the first time in my life I think my manager is a true stinkyhole and it feels weird.
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| # ? Feb 1, 2013 21:28 |
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Why do you hate him for it? Why not for other Dutch signings?
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| # ? Feb 1, 2013 21:32 |
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Because Enoh and Manolev are both horrible. It's totally obvious he's just doing it for the money with his good friend Mino Raiola, and he doesn't give a gently caress. He did the same at Ajax, when he bought Mido, another Raiola player, who was so fat he didn't even play.
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| # ? Feb 1, 2013 21:36 |
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Ths secret agent article I linked in the transfer thread covers managers having agents and their signings. Its the most interesting part of it and worth a read.
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| # ? Feb 1, 2013 21:40 |
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Hard to believe Mido is only 29. He was released by Barnsley yesterday too.
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| # ? Feb 1, 2013 21:44 |
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Scott Bakula posted:Ths secret agent article I linked in the transfer thread covers managers having agents and their signings. Its the most interesting part of it and worth a read. Yeah I read it and it immediately made me think of the Jol/Raiola situation.
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| # ? Feb 1, 2013 21:48 |
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Wigan will win against Southampton tomorrow.
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| # ? Feb 1, 2013 22:08 |
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euroboy posted:Hard to believe Mido is only 29. He was released by Barnsley yesterday too. Christ, I thought he was much older than that. He's also played for like 11 clubs I think, more than Anelka?
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| # ? Feb 1, 2013 22:09 |
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Mido just looks older because he's fat and poo poo.
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| # ? Feb 2, 2013 01:05 |
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Speaking of fat egyptian strikers what happened to Amr Zaki? He played really well for like a month and then vanished
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Found this story about Gazza somewhere else and it made me really sad: Unfortunately this is a very sad but very true account of a dinner I attended last night with Paul. It was a fundraising event for Northampton Town and a breast cancer charity and friends of mine had a table. I decided to drive down from Aberdeen yesterday and tie it in with the weekend in Newcastle I have planned for the game on Saturday. After what I saw last night, I really wish I hadn't. There was about 500 in attendance at the dinner and worryingly, minutes after everyone took our seats the compare for the evening introduced himself and announced the plan for the evening, dinner, raffle, auction, Gazza speaking followed by a Q&A and then the comedian. We began eating and between the starter and main the compare took to the stage again and told us that unfortunately Gazza was very ill. He had taken a funny turn which isn't uncommon due to the medication he takes and he should really be in hospital, not speaking at a dinner but he has insisted on appearing as its a charity event and be will go to hospital immediately afterwards. He asked us all to be understanding towards Gazza and be patient when he appears. Following the main course it was announced that Gazza was extremely ill so he would be coming out now and speaking so be could get to hospital as soon as her finished and we would get desert once he'd finished. Gazza's agent then took to the stage and told us Gazza had had 2 pints earlier and taken a funny turn so he would answer a few questions then go straight to hospital. He reiterated Gazza had only had 2 pints and what we were about was not what it looked like so please be patient and remember Gazza for the good times he gave us, not for how he looks today. (It was like a funeral speech to be honest before he'd even come out) Gazza was then aided onto stage by 2 bouncers. When I say aided, there was no way at all he could walk unaided. He was sat on a sofa on the stage and given a microphone. His agent asked him who the best player he's ever played with was and Gazza said 'Brian Robson. But he's a stinkyhole. They're all cunts. You're all cunts.' His agent apologized to everyone and then Gazza apologized as well. He said as be started crying 'I'm sorry, 3 days on the whiskey, I'm sorry.' He was shaking uncontrollably for the 5 minutes he was on the stage. It was like a very serious case of Parkinson's. He broke down 3 times in the 5 minutes or so he was on stage apologizing and saying this time he'll get better. Between apologies he struggled to answer questions and just told us that other people were cunts. It was horrible seeing my hero who I drove for 7 hours yesterday to see in that condition. There was a lump in everyone's throat when he left the stage. The room really did have the atmosphere of a funeral and the consensus was certainly that he does not have long left. What a poor bastard 
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poo poo man  You have to wonder what the gently caress the agent was doing wheeling him out there in the first place.
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| # ? Feb 2, 2013 09:17 |
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Getting his 20% probably, although that said I wouldn't want to argue with someone like Gazza when he's battered and determined.
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| # ? Feb 2, 2013 09:27 |
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Christ, is that I recent thing? I was stupidly under the impression that he was on the wagon and recovering, thats horrible.
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/21303506 Heard most of this before but the "way we drive" is a new one?
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Jippa posted:http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/21303506 Maybe he means on the wrong side?
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Tbh I can't deal with driving on the left side of the road either.
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