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The "Where should I put this?" Thread;; Strange stories from the crazy world of football.
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Topic Started: 25 Sep 2012, 05:56 PM (238,166 Views)
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Quiet Assasin
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2 Apr 2016, 09:56 PM
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..for the maintenance of dinner tables for the children and the unemployed
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- Soupnazi
- 2 Apr 2016, 09:53 PM
The guy's at it. He was sitting in front of my mate today and apparently didn't say a thing all game!
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2 Apr 2016, 09:58 PM
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I find these comments offensive. Greater Glasgow Police has threatened people with home visits if they send out inaccurate or “hurtful” tweets in a bizarre message posted earlier today. “Think before you post or you may receive a visit from us this weekend. Use the internet safely. #thinkbeforeyoupost,” states the tweet which was sent out this morning.’ UK Police Force Threatens Home Visits For Inaccurate TweetsSpoiler: click to toggle “Think before you post or you may receive a visit from us this weekend” Greater Glasgow Police has threatened people with home visits if they send out inaccurate or “hurtful” tweets in a bizarre message posted earlier today. “Think before you post or you may receive a visit from us this weekend. Use the internet safely. #thinkbeforeyoupost,” states the tweet which was sent out this morning. The tweet includes a series of checked boxes with the words, “Before you post…think!” “Is it true?” “Is it hurtful?” “Is it illegal?” “Is it necessary?” “Is it kind?” This is good news for burglars, rapists and murderers. Apparently, Greater Glasgow Police are more interested in hunting down the authors of mean or inaccurate tweets than stopping actual crime. It is important to note that there is no indication that this was an April fools joke, although after the backlash they might claim it was anyway. Twitter users reacted to the threat with total disdain. “Oh look it’s the thought Police threatening people’s universal human rights,” responded one. “I never thought I’d see the day when the “Internet Police” became a real thing,” added another. Others chose to make their own versions of the tweet. This is not the first time that police in Scotland have threatened to harass people for their free speech. Last year we reported on how Police Scotland announced their intention investigate “offensive comments” made on Twitter and other social media platforms. “Please be aware that we will continue to monitor comments on social media & any offensive comments will be investigated,” stated the tweet. Last week, a man in Croydon, London had his apartment ransacked and was arrested by police for inciting racial hatred via social media after he criticized Muslim immigration in the aftermath of the Brussels terror attack. The charges against Matthew Doyle were subsequently dropped and he vowed to sue the Metropolitan Police but later changed his mind. http://www.prisonplanet.com/uk-police-force-threatens-home-visits-for-inaccurate-tweets.html They're gonnae be busy then because a quick twitter search returns a lot of recent bigoted activity from huns. Nah, doubt they'll be that busy, actually.
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2 Apr 2016, 10:00 PM
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- Ghost of Fitzpas
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- 29 Mar 2016, 11:51 PM
I suppose for the statto it is a great resource, but as a means of determining 'best' or historical trends, I can't believe it proves anything useful. Subjectivity may deem trophies to be more successful than a mean performance level at less successful club during a relatively 'up' period.
Also, they can't predict future trends.
Really? You think that there is not a single thing useful in this? I couldn't have drawn the decline in Scottish football better myself. http://clubelo.com/SCOHenning Berg, despite not being a great manager, is best playing against Ronny Deila's teams (bottom chart). http://clubelo.com/HenningBergWhile I'm not going to watch a graph on a weekend with a scarf and pint in my hand, I think that there is definitely some use. - Quote:
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It reminds me of that old Google comparison of disparate charts of things like 'Fatal gunshots in the US' v 'People with green eyes in Haiti' and get remarkably similar lines.
Some of these are marvelous. http://tylervigen.com/spurious-correlations In those rankings, Celtic's 67 team isn't even charted whereas the hun's 68 team is in the top 100. It's full of balls.
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3 Apr 2016, 02:06 PM
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Off treasure hunting in Holland
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Cesare Maldini, Italian player, manager, and father of Paolo, has died
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Gothamcelt
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4 Apr 2016, 08:20 AM
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Retired and now a BT Sports pundit
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Wonder if Green, Whyte or King are in this?
Lionel Messi, David Cameron's dad and top Tories among super rich named in leaked 'Panama Papers' about global tax haven firm
BY JASON BEATTIE
Spoiler: click to toggle THE biggest-ever leak of financial information from secretive Central American law firm reveals how the world’s wealthy and famous hide their cash from prying eyes. Lionel Messi and David Cameron's dad are among those implicated A SENSATIONAL leak of 11million confidential documents last night showed how the world’s richest people protect their wealth. The records – said to be from secretive Panama law firm Mossack Fonseca – apparently reveal how world leaders, sports stars and celebrities use offshore companies. Among those reportedly mentioned in the “Panama Papers” were David Cameron’s late father Ian and several Tory peers and former MPs. Footballer Lionel Messi and his dad, the prime ministers of Iceland and Azerbaijan, the king of Saudi Arabia and president of Azerbaijan are also said to be named. Meanwhile, Vladimir Putin is also linked. Although the Russian president is not named, files reveal money from Russian bank Rossiya – already on the EU sanctions list – was channelled through offshore firms owned by associates allegedly including cellist Sergei Roldulgin. Vladimir Putin has also been dragged into the scandal The source of the leaked papers remains unknown. The data contains secret offshore companies linked to the families and associates of Egypt’s former president Hosni Mubarak, Libya’s former leader Muammar Gaddafi and Syria’s president Bashar al-Assad. Icelandic prime minister Sigmundur Gunnlaugsson has also allegedly undeclared interest in his country’s bailed-out banks. Cameron’s father, who died in 2010, is reported to have used Mossack Fonseca to shield his investment fund, Blairmore Holdings Inc, from UK taxes. Papers say his fund was “managed and conducted so it does not become resident in the United Kingdom for UK taxation purposes”. While tax evasion is illegal in the UK, tax avoidance or minimisation is usually legal. Three Tory peers are mentioned in the documents as having used tax havens. They are ex-minister Michael Mates, former party donor Lord Ashcroft and Pamela Sharples. Lord Mates said his shares in a Caribbean real estate firm were not of “any value” and Lord Ashcroft’s spokesman insisted the allegations were “entirely false”. Lady Sharples has shares in Bahamas-based Nunswell Investments. Her lawyers said she became a director in 2000. The firm was registered in the UK that year and now pays taxes here. The names of the Tory MPs have not been revealed. Downing Street said they would not be commenting. More than half of the 300,000 firms said to have used Mossack Fonseca are registered in British-administered tax havens, which Cameron has vowed to crack down on. Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell said: “The Panama papers revelations are extremely serious. “Cameron promised and has failed to end tax secrecy and crack down on ‘morally unacceptable’ offshore schemes. Real action is now needed.” The Prime Minister of Iceland Sigmundur Gunnlaugsson denies any wrongdoingThe Prime Minister of Iceland Sigmundur Gunnlaugsson denies any wrongdoing Green Party MEP Molly Scott Cato said: “This is deeply embarrassing for us as a country and reveals as entirely hollow the Chancellor’s claim to be cracking down on tax avoidance.” The documents, dating back more than 40 years, were leaked to more than 100 international news organisations. Mossack Fonseca rejected any accusations of wrongdoing and said they had operated “beyond reproach”. Spanish newspaper El Confidencial said last night that Barcelona football star Messi, 28, and his father Jorge are planning to sue them for defamation. ● An investigation into the Panama Papers will be on Panorama on BBC1 at 7.30pm tonight. Read more at http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/crime/lionel-messi-david-camerons-dad-7684384#1EzkHlAwf7HoUKF2.99
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5 Apr 2016, 02:30 PM
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Getting noticed in the reserves
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Not sure where to put this, or if it's been covered.
Just watched a screening of the new Tina Fey film "Whiskey Tango Foxtrot". Great to see Martin Freeman playing a Glaswegian Celtic fan, complete with scarf and mentions of giving someone a kicking for calling him a "Fenian Bastard". The scarf makes a prominent appearance in many scenes.
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midfield general
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5 Apr 2016, 02:32 PM
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- 4 Apr 2016, 08:20 AM
Wonder if Green, Whyte or King are in this? Lionel Messi, David Cameron's dad and top Tories among super rich named in leaked 'Panama Papers' about global tax haven firmBY JASON BEATTIE Spoiler: click to toggle THE biggest-ever leak of financial information from secretive Central American law firm reveals how the world’s wealthy and famous hide their cash from prying eyes. Lionel Messi and David Cameron's dad are among those implicated A SENSATIONAL leak of 11million confidential documents last night showed how the world’s richest people protect their wealth. The records – said to be from secretive Panama law firm Mossack Fonseca – apparently reveal how world leaders, sports stars and celebrities use offshore companies. Among those reportedly mentioned in the “Panama Papers” were David Cameron’s late father Ian and several Tory peers and former MPs. Footballer Lionel Messi and his dad, the prime ministers of Iceland and Azerbaijan, the king of Saudi Arabia and president of Azerbaijan are also said to be named. Meanwhile, Vladimir Putin is also linked. Although the Russian president is not named, files reveal money from Russian bank Rossiya – already on the EU sanctions list – was channelled through offshore firms owned by associates allegedly including cellist Sergei Roldulgin. Vladimir Putin has also been dragged into the scandal The source of the leaked papers remains unknown. The data contains secret offshore companies linked to the families and associates of Egypt’s former president Hosni Mubarak, Libya’s former leader Muammar Gaddafi and Syria’s president Bashar al-Assad. Icelandic prime minister Sigmundur Gunnlaugsson has also allegedly undeclared interest in his country’s bailed-out banks. Cameron’s father, who died in 2010, is reported to have used Mossack Fonseca to shield his investment fund, Blairmore Holdings Inc, from UK taxes. Papers say his fund was “managed and conducted so it does not become resident in the United Kingdom for UK taxation purposes”. While tax evasion is illegal in the UK, tax avoidance or minimisation is usually legal. Three Tory peers are mentioned in the documents as having used tax havens. They are ex-minister Michael Mates, former party donor Lord Ashcroft and Pamela Sharples. Lord Mates said his shares in a Caribbean real estate firm were not of “any value” and Lord Ashcroft’s spokesman insisted the allegations were “entirely false”. Lady Sharples has shares in Bahamas-based Nunswell Investments. Her lawyers said she became a director in 2000. The firm was registered in the UK that year and now pays taxes here. The names of the Tory MPs have not been revealed. Downing Street said they would not be commenting. More than half of the 300,000 firms said to have used Mossack Fonseca are registered in British-administered tax havens, which Cameron has vowed to crack down on. Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell said: “The Panama papers revelations are extremely serious. “Cameron promised and has failed to end tax secrecy and crack down on ‘morally unacceptable’ offshore schemes. Real action is now needed.” The Prime Minister of Iceland Sigmundur Gunnlaugsson denies any wrongdoingThe Prime Minister of Iceland Sigmundur Gunnlaugsson denies any wrongdoing Green Party MEP Molly Scott Cato said: “This is deeply embarrassing for us as a country and reveals as entirely hollow the Chancellor’s claim to be cracking down on tax avoidance.” The documents, dating back more than 40 years, were leaked to more than 100 international news organisations. Mossack Fonseca rejected any accusations of wrongdoing and said they had operated “beyond reproach”. Spanish newspaper El Confidencial said last night that Barcelona football star Messi, 28, and his father Jorge are planning to sue them for defamation. ● An investigation into the Panama Papers will be on Panorama on BBC1 at 7.30pm tonight. Read more at http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/crime/lionel-messi-david-camerons-dad-7684384#1EzkHlAwf7HoUKF2.99 Do you not need to have money to be involved in this?
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Gothamcelt
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5 Apr 2016, 05:25 PM
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£3 million a season for Biig Sam!!
Antonio Conte to earn £6.5m per year at Chelsea... while Pep Guardiola will be on £15m at Manchester City! So how much does your manager get paid? Antonio Conte will take over at Chelsea after Euro 2016 this summer He put pen to paper on a three-year contract worth £6.5m per season The Italian will only be the Premier League's fifth-best paid manager By KIERAN GILL FOR MAILONLINE PUBLISHED: 13:04, 5 April 2016 | UPDATED: 16:37, 5 April 2016
Spoiler: click to toggle 16 shares 42 View comments Antonio Conte is to earn £6.5million per season at Chelsea after signing a three-year contract but he will be only the fifth best paid boss in the Barclays Premier League. Even Jose Mourinho was on £13.2m while at Chelsea, but Pep Guardiola has that beaten, with the Manchester City manager to earn £15m per year when he joins in the summer. So, how does Conte's contract compare to your manager's? Here, Sportsmail looks at how much your manager makes according to the latest information available, not including bonuses. Antonio Conte is to be paid £6.5million per season at Chelsea after signing a three-year contract at the club +14 Antonio Conte is to be paid £6.5million per season at Chelsea after signing a three-year contract at the club Arsenal, Arsene Wenger - £8.3m Arsenal's manager earns £8.3m for consistently delivering Champions League football and his current contract runs until 2017. Aston Villa, Remi Garde - £2m Eric Black has taken over as caretaker but it was said that Garde was on the same salary as his predecessor, Tim Sherwood, which worked out at £2m per year before his sacking. Bournemouth, Eddie Howe - £750,000 Bournemouth are upsetting the odds with the club set to survive relegation and their manager is being paid £750,000 for his troubles. Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is up there as among the best paid in the Premier League on £8.3m +14 Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is up there as among the best paid in the Premier League on £8.3m Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe is guiding his team towards safety in the Premier League +14 Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe is guiding his team towards safety in the Premier League Chelsea, Antonio Conte - £6.5m As well as being on £6.5m per year, the Italian has a £5m bonus built into his contract if he can win the Champions League. Crystal Palace, Alan Pardew - £1.5m Crystal Palace are trying to avoid being dragged into a relegation scrap with Pardew earning £1.5m per year, according to reports. Everton, Roberto Martinez - £3m Martinez promised Champions League football when he arrived at Everton but is yet to deliver on his four-year contract, worth £3m per season. Everton boss Roberto Martinez promised Champions League football but has not delivered yet +14 Everton boss Roberto Martinez promised Champions League football but has not delivered yet Crystal Palace manager Alan Pardew is trying to avoid being dragged into a relegation scrap this season +14 Crystal Palace manager Alan Pardew is trying to avoid being dragged into a relegation scrap this season Leicester City, Claudio Ranieri - £1.5m Potentially a title-winning manager and one who earns £1.5m per year. Ranieri is set to be rewarded with a double-your-money deal in the summer, however. Liverpool, Jurgen Klopp - £7m Brendan Rodgers was believed to be on less than half the £7m per year that Klopp is paid. Manchester City, Pep Guardiola - £15m Guardiola will leave Bayern Munich in the summer for Manchester City, who will pay him a mind-boggling £15m per year. Manuel Pellegrini is reportedly not even on half that. Claudio Ranieri is leading Leicester City towards the Premier League title this season and is paid £1.5m +14 Claudio Ranieri is leading Leicester City towards the Premier League title this season and is paid £1.5m Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp is currently paid £7m per year at Anfield after taking over this season +14 Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp is currently paid £7m per year at Anfield after taking over this season Pep Guardiola is going to be paid a staggering £15m per year when he arrives at Manchester City +14 Pep Guardiola is going to be paid a staggering £15m per year when he arrives at Manchester City Manchester United, Louis van Gaal - £7.3m Van Gaal is paid £7.3m but, if Mourinho is to take over this summer as some suggest, then he might ask for a fee closer to the £13.2m he was paid by Chelsea. Newcastle United, Rafa Benitez - £4m Benitez has been handed a £4m-per-year contract in a bid to have him keep Newcastle up, even if there is a clause in his contract that says he can leave if they go down. Norwich City, Alex Neil - £750,000 Neil is trying to guide Norwich towards safety and is understood to be on a similar wage to Howe at Bournemouth. Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal is currently on £7.3m at Old Trafford +14 Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal is currently on £7.3m at Old Trafford Newcastle United manager Rafa Benitez is being paid £4m per year by the club to try to keep them up +14 Newcastle United manager Rafa Benitez is being paid £4m per year by the club to try to keep them up Southampton, Ronald Koeman - £2m Koeman's contract is coming to an end but the Southampton manager will not make a decision on whether he will stay at St Mary's until the summer. Stoke City, Mark Hughes - £1m Hughes is said to be on about £1m per year at the Britannia Stadium with the club currently sitting eighth. Sunderland, Sam Allardyce - £3m Allardyce is trying to steer Sunderland towards safety and is being paid around £3m per year to do so. Clubs that stay up are set for a £100m windfall from the £8billion TV deal. Swansea City, Francesco Guidolin - £1m With bonuses built in for survival not included, Swansea apparently pay Guidolin £1m. His contract will be up for review at the end of the season. Southampton manager Ronald Koeman's contract - worth £2m per year - is coming to an end at St Mary's +14 Southampton manager Ronald Koeman's contract - worth £2m per year - is coming to an end at St Mary's Sunderland manager Sam Allardyce is on about £3m per year at the Stadium of Light +14 Sunderland manager Sam Allardyce is on about £3m per year at the Stadium of Light Tottenham Hotspur, Mauricio Pochettino - £3.5m Tottenham are fighting for the title as they trail Leicester with Pochettino on £3.5m after signing a five-year deal in 2014. Watford, Quique Sanchez Flores - £1m Slavisa Jokanovic wanted £2.5m but, when Watford refused to move from £1m, he left. The club turned to Flores instead. West Bromwich Albion, Tony Pulis - £2m Pulis apparently demanded £2m per year to become the new West Brom boss and is said to have got his wish. West Ham, Slaven Bilic - £3m Bilic signed a three-year contract in June 2015, understood to be worth £3m per season. Under him they are fighting for Champions League football. Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino earns £3.5m per year as he fights for the title this season +14 Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino earns £3.5m per year as he fights for the title this season West Ham's Slaven Bilic is apparently being paid £3m per year as he pushes for a Champions League place SHARE PICTURE +14 West Ham's Slaven Bilic is apparently being paid £3m per year as he pushes for a Champions League place RELATED ARTICLE Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-3524106/Antonio-Conte-earn-6-5m-year-Chelsea-Pep-Guardiola-15m-Manchester-City-does-manager-paid.html#ixzz44yCfNslI Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter | DailyMail on Facebook
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6 Apr 2016, 10:05 AM
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Is the fact that Celtic have to be a possession and ball dominating team domestically hampering the progress of Celtic when it comes to Europe? This article by football scout Greg Gordon showcases the top teams around Europe when it comes to fast break, counter attacking football. Not surprisingly the majority of the teams are from the Bundesliga. It's difficult for Celtic as they play in a league where they are expected (and pretty much have no choice but) to dominate every game. So when it comes to Europe it is relatively clear to see why we've been so poor in recent seasons. http://blog.gameday.live/2016/03/do-corner-kicks-still-matter.html
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6 Apr 2016, 11:14 AM
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Seeding for the Olympics
1: Brazil, Argentine, Mexico, Japan 2: Nigeria, South Korea, Honduras, Iraq 3: Sweden, Fiji, Portugal, Southafrica 4: Algeria, Columbia, Danmark, Germany
The Danish coach is pretty pleased that Germany has come in pot 4, even though they have been put in the lowest seeting they can get at group of Japan, Iraq and Fiji and them
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6 Apr 2016, 11:39 AM
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Is the fact that Celtic have to be a possession and ball dominating team domestically hampering the progress of Celtic when it comes to Europe? This article by football scout Greg Gordon showcases the top teams around Europe when it comes to fast break, counter attacking football. Not surprisingly the majority of the teams are from the Bundesliga. It's difficult for Celtic as they play in a league where they are expected (and pretty much have no choice but) to dominate every game. So when it comes to Europe it is relatively clear to see why we've been so poor in recent seasons. http://blog.gameday.live/2016/03/do-corner-kicks-still-matter.html Surely then games against Molde (a team with inferior players set up to defend and counter attack against us) would have been suited to us, yet we lost both, meekly. It's not so simple.
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6 Apr 2016, 11:49 AM
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£3 million a season for Biig Sam!! Antonio Conte to earn £6.5m per year at Chelsea... while Pep Guardiola will be on £15m at Manchester City! So how much does your manager get paid? Antonio Conte will take over at Chelsea after Euro 2016 this summer He put pen to paper on a three-year contract worth £6.5m per season The Italian will only be the Premier League's fifth-best paid manager By KIERAN GILL FOR MAILONLINE PUBLISHED: 13:04, 5 April 2016 | UPDATED: 16:37, 5 April 2016 Spoiler: click to toggle 16 shares 42 View comments Antonio Conte is to earn £6.5million per season at Chelsea after signing a three-year contract but he will be only the fifth best paid boss in the Barclays Premier League. Even Jose Mourinho was on £13.2m while at Chelsea, but Pep Guardiola has that beaten, with the Manchester City manager to earn £15m per year when he joins in the summer. So, how does Conte's contract compare to your manager's? Here, Sportsmail looks at how much your manager makes according to the latest information available, not including bonuses. Antonio Conte is to be paid £6.5million per season at Chelsea after signing a three-year contract at the club +14 Antonio Conte is to be paid £6.5million per season at Chelsea after signing a three-year contract at the club Arsenal, Arsene Wenger - £8.3m Arsenal's manager earns £8.3m for consistently delivering Champions League football and his current contract runs until 2017. Aston Villa, Remi Garde - £2m Eric Black has taken over as caretaker but it was said that Garde was on the same salary as his predecessor, Tim Sherwood, which worked out at £2m per year before his sacking. Bournemouth, Eddie Howe - £750,000 Bournemouth are upsetting the odds with the club set to survive relegation and their manager is being paid £750,000 for his troubles. Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is up there as among the best paid in the Premier League on £8.3m +14 Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is up there as among the best paid in the Premier League on £8.3m Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe is guiding his team towards safety in the Premier League +14 Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe is guiding his team towards safety in the Premier League Chelsea, Antonio Conte - £6.5m As well as being on £6.5m per year, the Italian has a £5m bonus built into his contract if he can win the Champions League. Crystal Palace, Alan Pardew - £1.5m Crystal Palace are trying to avoid being dragged into a relegation scrap with Pardew earning £1.5m per year, according to reports. Everton, Roberto Martinez - £3m Martinez promised Champions League football when he arrived at Everton but is yet to deliver on his four-year contract, worth £3m per season. Everton boss Roberto Martinez promised Champions League football but has not delivered yet +14 Everton boss Roberto Martinez promised Champions League football but has not delivered yet Crystal Palace manager Alan Pardew is trying to avoid being dragged into a relegation scrap this season +14 Crystal Palace manager Alan Pardew is trying to avoid being dragged into a relegation scrap this season Leicester City, Claudio Ranieri - £1.5m Potentially a title-winning manager and one who earns £1.5m per year. Ranieri is set to be rewarded with a double-your-money deal in the summer, however. Liverpool, Jurgen Klopp - £7m Brendan Rodgers was believed to be on less than half the £7m per year that Klopp is paid. Manchester City, Pep Guardiola - £15m Guardiola will leave Bayern Munich in the summer for Manchester City, who will pay him a mind-boggling £15m per year. Manuel Pellegrini is reportedly not even on half that. Claudio Ranieri is leading Leicester City towards the Premier League title this season and is paid £1.5m +14 Claudio Ranieri is leading Leicester City towards the Premier League title this season and is paid £1.5m Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp is currently paid £7m per year at Anfield after taking over this season +14 Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp is currently paid £7m per year at Anfield after taking over this season Pep Guardiola is going to be paid a staggering £15m per year when he arrives at Manchester City +14 Pep Guardiola is going to be paid a staggering £15m per year when he arrives at Manchester City Manchester United, Louis van Gaal - £7.3m Van Gaal is paid £7.3m but, if Mourinho is to take over this summer as some suggest, then he might ask for a fee closer to the £13.2m he was paid by Chelsea. Newcastle United, Rafa Benitez - £4m Benitez has been handed a £4m-per-year contract in a bid to have him keep Newcastle up, even if there is a clause in his contract that says he can leave if they go down. Norwich City, Alex Neil - £750,000 Neil is trying to guide Norwich towards safety and is understood to be on a similar wage to Howe at Bournemouth. Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal is currently on £7.3m at Old Trafford +14 Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal is currently on £7.3m at Old Trafford Newcastle United manager Rafa Benitez is being paid £4m per year by the club to try to keep them up +14 Newcastle United manager Rafa Benitez is being paid £4m per year by the club to try to keep them up Southampton, Ronald Koeman - £2m Koeman's contract is coming to an end but the Southampton manager will not make a decision on whether he will stay at St Mary's until the summer. Stoke City, Mark Hughes - £1m Hughes is said to be on about £1m per year at the Britannia Stadium with the club currently sitting eighth. Sunderland, Sam Allardyce - £3m Allardyce is trying to steer Sunderland towards safety and is being paid around £3m per year to do so. Clubs that stay up are set for a £100m windfall from the £8billion TV deal. Swansea City, Francesco Guidolin - £1m With bonuses built in for survival not included, Swansea apparently pay Guidolin £1m. His contract will be up for review at the end of the season. Southampton manager Ronald Koeman's contract - worth £2m per year - is coming to an end at St Mary's +14 Southampton manager Ronald Koeman's contract - worth £2m per year - is coming to an end at St Mary's Sunderland manager Sam Allardyce is on about £3m per year at the Stadium of Light +14 Sunderland manager Sam Allardyce is on about £3m per year at the Stadium of Light Tottenham Hotspur, Mauricio Pochettino - £3.5m Tottenham are fighting for the title as they trail Leicester with Pochettino on £3.5m after signing a five-year deal in 2014. Watford, Quique Sanchez Flores - £1m Slavisa Jokanovic wanted £2.5m but, when Watford refused to move from £1m, he left. The club turned to Flores instead. West Bromwich Albion, Tony Pulis - £2m Pulis apparently demanded £2m per year to become the new West Brom boss and is said to have got his wish. West Ham, Slaven Bilic - £3m Bilic signed a three-year contract in June 2015, understood to be worth £3m per season. Under him they are fighting for Champions League football. Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino earns £3.5m per year as he fights for the title this season +14 Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino earns £3.5m per year as he fights for the title this season West Ham's Slaven Bilic is apparently being paid £3m per year as he pushes for a Champions League place SHARE PICTURE +14 West Ham's Slaven Bilic is apparently being paid £3m per year as he pushes for a Champions League place RELATED ARTICLE Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-3524106/Antonio-Conte-earn-6-5m-year-Chelsea-Pep-Guardiola-15m-Manchester-City-does-manager-paid.html#ixzz44yCfNslI Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter | DailyMail on Facebook And we're giving Ronny about £150k and wondering why we're strugging against Dundee.
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6 Apr 2016, 12:20 PM
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Is the fact that Celtic have to be a possession and ball dominating team domestically hampering the progress of Celtic when it comes to Europe? This article by football scout Greg Gordon showcases the top teams around Europe when it comes to fast break, counter attacking football. Not surprisingly the majority of the teams are from the Bundesliga. It's difficult for Celtic as they play in a league where they are expected (and pretty much have no choice but) to dominate every game. So when it comes to Europe it is relatively clear to see why we've been so poor in recent seasons. http://blog.gameday.live/2016/03/do-corner-kicks-still-matter.html
Surely then games against Molde (a team with inferior players set up to defend and counter attack against us) would have been suited to us, yet we lost both, meekly. It's not so simple. I don't think so, and this is entirely my point. We dominate possession (for the most part) week in week out. When a team like Molde who is set up to defend and counter attack, it seems a lot of the top teams in Europe are doing that also. I'm not saying this is the way to win but if Celtic don't really get the chance / experience to play counter attacking football, how can they compete with all the far superior teams in Europe who do? This is the point of that link I sent. It wasn't saying that Molde should be suited to us, the complete opposite in fact. Leicester City are without doubt the surprise of the footballing world this season and yet, they are the only English Premier team in that blog post - what does that tell us? Keeping the ball is imperative to Celtic because the fans get restless when we don't play well and playing well is often defined by possession football but at the end of the day surely we must not concede and have faith we'll score against inferior teams - there needs to be a middle ground. Molde were/are inferior and we played the wrong way against them. Leicester are an inferior team and they have played perfectly well against the majority of their opposition this season. Barca often play short corners because they know the price to pay against fast-paced, quick transition, counter-attacking teams.
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6 Apr 2016, 01:48 PM
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Is the fact that Celtic have to be a possession and ball dominating team domestically hampering the progress of Celtic when it comes to Europe? This article by football scout Greg Gordon showcases the top teams around Europe when it comes to fast break, counter attacking football. Not surprisingly the majority of the teams are from the Bundesliga. It's difficult for Celtic as they play in a league where they are expected (and pretty much have no choice but) to dominate every game. So when it comes to Europe it is relatively clear to see why we've been so poor in recent seasons. http://blog.gameday.live/2016/03/do-corner-kicks-still-matter.html
Surely then games against Molde (a team with inferior players set up to defend and counter attack against us) would have been suited to us, yet we lost both, meekly. It's not so simple.
I don't think so, and this is entirely my point. We dominate possession (for the most part) week in week out. When a team like Molde who is set up to defend and counter attack, it seems a lot of the top teams in Europe are doing that also. I'm not saying this is the way to win but if Celtic don't really get the chance / experience to play counter attacking football, how can they compete with all the far superior teams in Europe who do? This is the point of that link I sent. It wasn't saying that Molde should be suited to us, the complete opposite in fact. Leicester City are without doubt the surprise of the footballing world this season and yet, they are the only English Premier team in that blog post - what does that tell us? Keeping the ball is imperative to Celtic because the fans get restless when we don't play well and playing well is often defined by possession football but at the end of the day surely we must not concede and have faith we'll score against inferior teams - there needs to be a middle ground. Molde were/are inferior and we played the wrong way against them. Leicester are an inferior team and they have played perfectly well against the majority of their opposition this season. Barca often play short corners because they know the price to pay against fast-paced, quick transition, counter-attacking teams. I sort of see what you mean but my point was while we don't get practice in playing against teams who will try and dominate possession and outplay us that way domestically, we should be well practiced in playing a team like Molde, who sat back and looked to get chances on the counterattack against us - basically doing what all our SPFL opponents do, only better. Motherwell did similar when they won at Celtic Park. We actually did ok against technically superior opponents in Ajax and Fenerbahce where we had to defend a lot - we came unstuck against Molde. I think I kind of agree with the bits of that though. Maybe our lack of practice in sitting back and soaking up pressure domestically is part of the reason we have such a poor Euro away record. That's not about to change though - whoever we're playing we'll invariably need to adapt our approach for European games, and adapting is not something we do much of just now.
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6 Apr 2016, 01:56 PM
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I don't think so, and this is entirely my point. We dominate possession (for the most part) week in week out. When a team like Molde who is set up to defend and counter attack, it seems a lot of the top teams in Europe are doing that also. I'm not saying this is the way to win but if Celtic don't really get the chance / experience to play counter attacking football, how can they compete with all the far superior teams in Europe who do? This is the point of that link I sent. It wasn't saying that Molde should be suited to us, the complete opposite in fact. Leicester City are without doubt the surprise of the footballing world this season and yet, they are the only English Premier team in that blog post - what does that tell us? Keeping the ball is imperative to Celtic because the fans get restless when we don't play well and playing well is often defined by possession football but at the end of the day surely we must not concede and have faith we'll score against inferior teams - there needs to be a middle ground. Molde were/are inferior and we played the wrong way against them. Leicester are an inferior team and they have played perfectly well against the majority of their opposition this season. Barca often play short corners because they know the price to pay against fast-paced, quick transition, counter-attacking teams.
I sort of see what you mean but my point was while we don't get practice in playing against teams who will try and dominate possession and outplay us that way domestically, we should be well practiced in playing a team like Molde, who sat back and looked to get chances on the counterattack against us - basically doing what all our SPFL opponents do, only better. Motherwell did similar when they won at Celtic Park. We actually did ok against technically superior opponents in Ajax and Fenerbahce where we had to defend a lot - we came unstuck against Molde. I think I kind of agree with the bits of that though. Maybe our lack of practice in sitting back and soaking up pressure domestically is part of the reason we have such a poor Euro away record. That's not about to change though - whoever we're playing we'll invariably need to adapt our approach for European games, and adapting is not something we do much of just now. Yep, well put and I do see your point and agree with that too. With the gers being back in the league and Aberdeen playing with more consistently, hopefully it'll increase the skill level of the whole league in a few years' time giving Celtic more experience in defending and soaking up pressure.
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6 Apr 2016, 01:56 PM
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Seeding for the Olympics 1: Brazil, Argentine, Mexico, Japan 2: Nigeria, South Korea, Honduras, Iraq 3: Sweden, Fiji, Portugal, Southafrica 4: Algeria, Columbia, Danmark, Germany The Danish coach is pretty pleased that Germany has come in pot 4, even though they have been put in the lowest seeting they can get at group of Japan, Iraq and Fiji and them If it's like the WC, apart from the Group Leaders, it's not really seeded, and things like geography will play a role, i.e., trying to have diverse groups etc.
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6 Apr 2016, 01:59 PM
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Yep, well put and I do see your point and agree with that too. With the gers being back in the league and Aberdeen playing with more consistently, hopefully it'll increase the skill level of the whole league in a few years' time giving Celtic more experience in defending and soaking up pressure. You might have to soak up some pressure saying things like that 
I'm not going to go into it though.
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6 Apr 2016, 02:07 PM
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Seeding for the Olympics 1: Brazil, Argentine, Mexico, Japan 2: Nigeria, South Korea, Honduras, Iraq 3: Sweden, Fiji, Portugal, Southafrica 4: Algeria, Columbia, Danmark, Germany The Danish coach is pretty pleased that Germany has come in pot 4, even though they have been put in the lowest seeting they can get at group of Japan, Iraq and Fiji and them looking at 2012, Mexico won it and Japan made it to the semis. whereas Germany didnt even feature so probably plays a role in the seedings.
not sure how relevant olympics football is to the normal international football? Spain not winning a game in a group of Honduras, Morocco and Japan in 2012.
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6 Apr 2016, 02:59 PM
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Yep, well put and I do see your point and agree with that too. With the gers being back in the league and Aberdeen playing with more consistently, hopefully it'll increase the skill level of the whole league in a few years' time giving Celtic more experience in defending and soaking up pressure.
You might have to soak up some pressure saying things like that  I'm not going to go into it though. Ha! well ideally we'd want to get back to the days of actually being a bigger force in Europe. And I'm not talking about the late 60s. And in terms of skill levels, gers being back is purely down to gate receipts and the second largest club stadium in scottish football. With Aberdeen showing consistency, at least it gives us more to talk about than the all too often slamming our own players. Surely it can only be a positive to gain more competitiveness in the league.
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6 Apr 2016, 06:00 PM
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Saw there was a new episode of Football Outposts on BT last night. Haven't watched it yet but they are usually decent viewing. Look out for a repeat
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