Stevo985 Posted December 3, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted December 3, 2015 12 hours ago, The_Rev said: He's got a couple of connections with Valencia though, Phil Neville is out there as assistant manager (and Spanish league rules dictate that he can't take the main job as he's not got his UEFA coaching badges yet) and of course Peter Lim is majority shareholder in Valencia and is a partner with both Neville brothers (and the rest of the Class of 92) with Salford City FC. I'd think Valencia is probably the only place he'd go to overseas at this point in his career. He needs to learn Spanish pretty quickly though, I'm not sure how Phil's Spanish is these days but I'd hope he's moved on from talking about jizzing on the beach. Oh I can see why he went there in terms of if he's going to go to an overseas club then that's where it'll be. I'm just surprised that that's where he's gone for his first managerial job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted December 3, 2015 Share Posted December 3, 2015 11 hours ago, gharperr said: pochettino did just fine here without knowing English very well at the start. Dont really think its that big of a problem as long as he gets a translator in and learns quickly ..bit of a myth that by all accounts. Just didn't want to speak English to the media. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted December 3, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted December 3, 2015 5 minutes ago, rodders0223 said: ..bit of a myth that by all accounts. Just didn't want to speak English to the media. Yep. He apparently spoke English to his players from a very early stage. He just didn't want to be misinterpreted or misunderstood in interviews so chose to use an interpretor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PieFacE Posted December 3, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted December 3, 2015 Will be extremely interesting to see how G.Nev does as a manager. The guy obviously knows a lot about the game, but football is quite easy to talk about after the fact. Bit of a different proposition when you're the one who needs to make decisions before and during a game. Might watch a few Valencia games now to see how he does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted December 3, 2015 Moderator Share Posted December 3, 2015 Real Madrid used an ineligible player in the Copa Del Rey. Let's see how this plays out. Oh and he also scored in the match, not that that matters a damn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KHV Posted December 3, 2015 Share Posted December 3, 2015 9 minutes ago, BOF said: Real Madrid used an ineligible player in the Copa Del Rey. Let's see how this plays out. Oh and he also scored in the match, not that that matters a damn. They should be kicked out...................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodders Posted December 3, 2015 Share Posted December 3, 2015 there is direct precedent last year and it has also happened to benny tez with valencia too though the state of power in that league was sad when you see Cadiz' note of their appeal - "we really like you real madrid, but shit, if it weren't for our pesky fans we wouldn't have complained, kthnx bye" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted December 3, 2015 Moderator Share Posted December 3, 2015 Real saying the FA should have told them the player was ineligible. Dickheads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sexbelowsound Posted December 3, 2015 Share Posted December 3, 2015 I would have thought that was how it worked to be honest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted December 3, 2015 Share Posted December 3, 2015 18 minutes ago, BOF said: Real saying the FA should have told them the player was ineligible. Dickheads. well they really should have as its a. its their competition and b. he was playing for Villarreal last season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gharperr Posted December 3, 2015 Share Posted December 3, 2015 (edited) 7 hours ago, rodders0223 said: ..bit of a myth that by all accounts. Just didn't want to speak English to the media. Even from the very start? I understand after a couple of months. But seems very bizarre from the very start. You're probably right though Edit: Yeh just googled: you're right. Interesting. Good thing about Neville is that his footballing knowledge *appears* to be night and day compared to previous failed managers in punditry. But yeh. Different when you got to make the decisions under pressure. Don't think he would ever revolutionise football or anything obvs. From his punditry he seems to come across as quite pro english-based tactics. Edited December 3, 2015 by gharperr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 and they kicked Real Madrid out. Good to see Spanish FA showing balls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 Bit Harsh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 3 hours ago, rodders0223 said: Bit Harsh. Osasuna were thrown out for same thing this season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted December 9, 2015 Moderator Share Posted December 9, 2015 On 4/12/2015 at 15:52, rodders0223 said: Bit Harsh. Not in the slightest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted December 9, 2015 Share Posted December 9, 2015 the team that smashed celtic in the CL qualifer did something similar last year too didnt they? beat celtic about 7-1 on aggregate but a suspended bloke played 10 minutes so they gained an unfair advantaged...now that was harsh there's definitely precedent for it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 Quote Barca terminate Sergi Guardiola's contract hours after signing him Barcelona terminated the contract of midfielder Sergi Guardiola just hours after he signed because of a series of "offensive" tweets, the club said on Monday. Guardiola, 24, signed to play for Barca B on Monday, and the team announced the move on their website, complete with photos. But by the end of the day they had taken down that report and soon posted another that said the contract was no longer valid. A statement on the club website said: "FC Barcelona has decided to terminate the contract signed with Sergi Guardiola, after finding that he had published offensive tweets about the club and Catalonia." Guardiola had protected his Twitter account by Monday night. AS reports that two of the offending tweets were posted during last month'sClasico, in which Barcelona beat Real Madrid 4-0 at the Bernabeu, read "I wouldn't put Messi in my team, he stops the others from playing," and "Up Madrid and f--- Catalonia." The player apologised for that incident, but denied posting other tweets attributed to him that were reported to have been put online in 2013. "I know I have done wrong. I apologise to Catalonia, to Barca and two whoever has been offended," he said. "There were some tweets from three years ago, after a training session, and I did not write them. I know I did not write them. But if I was Barca, I'd have done the same." Barca B did complete the signings of midfielder Xemi from Cornella and left-back Moises Delgado of Sevilla Atletico, who will join training on Tuesday. http://www.espnfc.com/barcelona/story/2773216/barcelona-sack-sergi-guardiola-hours-after-signing-him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 Seems awfully petty . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 Any relation? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 4 hours ago, VillaChris said: Any relation? Yes. His mum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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