Football Season 2010/2011

[TheDaddy]

Originally Posted by Uncle Peter

I think that's probably the idea and I suspect Chelsea knew that they didn't have a hope in hell of signing him just as we have no real intention of letting him go to the plastic flag brigade. Low trick though because it negates the key threat in a game they're always afraid of (the one in just over a week's time), especially a Chelsea team in it's current state of decline. Anyway the lads now got a few months to reflect on his decision.

Hmm I am starting to see a trend here, Luiz, Torres, Agurra(sp) all have had bids made way below asking price, they have to sign one in this window or with a bit of luck they'll become a laughing stock.

Whatever is going on at Craven Cottage ?

Fulham 3 up already

[DocDutch]

such a shame was hoping for county to win against ****** but we had a lucky goal and i'm just shocked that ****** got away with a load of fouls of which some have been very hard.

[iadom]

Originally Posted by Damien

Probably tie of the round in that it's the lowest positioned team in England vs the highest. That said Crawley are quite rich and have been buying players way above the norm for the Conference. The commentators were promoting it as the magic of the cup when they went though at the expense of Torquay but it shouldn't have been a surprise. Torquay are only one devision ahead of them and have significantly less to spend.

Its reported that Crawley spent more in the past 12 months than all of the Div 2 teams put together.

Originally Posted by iadom

Its reported that Crawley spent more in the past 12 months than all of the Div 2 teams put together.

Yup. I was driving and listening to the game on 5 Live and they were hyping it up as the 'magic of the cup', referring constantly to 'non-league Crawley' beating a side above them. Absurd. It was the expected result.

[Niles Crane]

These two articles sum up why Crawley's success isn't a fairytale like some might make out:

The club: http://twofootedtackle.com/fa-cup/wh...in-the-fa-cup/

The manager: http://www.twohundredpercent.net/?p=8698

Some excerpts:

Crawley have spent close to £500,000 on assembling a team for “project promotion”. In contrast, Torquay’s record signing was £75,000 on Leon Constantine in 2004. As Barney Ronay notes, Crawley spent more than that on striker Richard Brodie alone. Their budget is likely to be higher than the majority of League Two teams and some in League One.

Crawley, up until this season, have never been flushed with cash. Indeed, much of their time since winning promotion to the Conference in 2004 has been spent battling assorted financial difficulties, while for a time, it was a rare season that didn’t see the Sussex club deducted points for some form of financial problems.

In 2009 Crawley supporters Bruce Winfield and Susan Carter took control of the club, paid off their debts and with it came a level of stability not previously seen around the Broadfield Stadium. This summer, however, Crawley suddenly became the division’s big spenders after Winfield brought in outside investors (although the club has regularly declined to name who these are).

Suddenly, Crawley were like a kid in the proverbial sweet shop. The aforementioned Brodie arrived from York City, along with other high-profile signings Matt Tubbs from Salisbury and Sergio Torres from Peterborough. Crawley had the cash to buy anybody they wanted and were rebuffed in a move for AFC Wimbledon’s captain Danny Kedwell, a bid that has kicked off numerous spats and ill-feeling between the two clubs.

Why, though, is Steve Evans so despised? It’s easy, from a distance, to assume that the ongoing antipathy towards Evans is an antipathy like any other. An abrasive “larger than life” character will always stir up negative emotions in the supporters of other clubs, but Evans seems to strike something baser – a raw nerve that provokes florid and colourful streams of abuse, something that makes others desperately hopeful to see him fail. There may be an element of truth in this interpretation of the dislike of him, but it seems likely that much of the hatred of Steve Evans is based on something more tangible. Because Steve Evans is a convicted criminal, part of a scam that took a club from the middle ground of the non-league game into the Football League and, moreover, for many non-league supporters, he is also the man that, in spite of his criminal record, for many people, got away with it.

[Arthurgray50@blu]

I am absolutely delighted by the performance of Crawley and there determiantion to play football with passion, heart and guts for there club, thats more than l cay say about Spurs, who were totally gutless, and there performance was a disgrace to that famous white shirt.

Crawley, have got the tie of dreams, good luck to them, with Spurs on todays performance, they will end up with nothing - totally shocking Tottenham.

Originally Posted by Niles Crane

These two articles sum up why Crawley's success isn't a fairytale like some might make out:

The club: http://twofootedtackle.com/fa-cup/wh...in-the-fa-cup/

The manager: http://www.twohundredpercent.net/?p=8698

Some excerpts:

And here is the article on Evans....

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/foo...ball-club.html

But anyway, let's hope Crawley have a good day out and are beaten by a cricket score.

[Matty_]

Originally Posted by yesman

But anyway, let's hope Crawley have a good day out and are beaten by a cricket score.

0-0 is a cricket score, wouldn`t bet the house on it though

[Niles Crane]

Sorry, but i can't resist posting this:

[TheDaddy]

Wow

Spurs have had a staggering £38.5m bid for Atletico Madrid forward Sergio Aguero rejected.
Full story: Sky Sports

[Shadow Demon UK]

Liverpool have had a £30million bid for Andy Carroll rejected. Surely hes not worth that much!

Originally Posted by Shadow Demon UK

Liverpool have had a £30million bid for Andy Carroll rejected. Surely hes not worth that much!

He really isn't! Absurd. This is why English players are usually poor buys, so overvalued.

[Shadow Demon UK]

Makes Darren Bent look cheap

[Uncle Peter]

I believe it was actually £25M but knock another £10M off that and it's a step closer to reality. Welcome to the January transfer window!