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[The Essex Spurs]

Will Arsenal and Spurs be looking for new managers before the end of February?

Wenger is losing the fans (always fatal if it carries on) and 'Arry's fate will be decided by a jury at the end of this wek.

Er funny how some things never changed!!!!

 

[J1888]

Sign good players, make the group, get annihilated, wonder why it went wrong, repeat next season.

We didn't exactly romp it to the group stage last season, so not a forgone conclusion. Make some good signings and we can acquit ourselves well if we do get there.

 

[AndyRM]

Here's the average salaries played to Premier Division players:

1 Celtic (£717,860)

2 Rangers (£316,888)

3 Aberdeen (£134,670)

4 Hearts (£86,890)

5 Dundee (£61,837)

6 Inverness (£53,345)

7 Motherwell (£49,335)

8 Kilmarnock (£48,950)

9 Ross County (£47,515)

10 St Johnstone (£47,206)

11 Partick Thistle (£42,671)

12 Hamilton (£42,606)

http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/...ies__paying_players_more_than_double_Rangers/

Here's the table:

1 Celtic
2 Aberdeen
3 Rangers
4 St Johnstone
5 Hearts
6 Partick Thistle
7 Kilmarnock
8 Ross County
9 Dundee
10 Hamilton
11 Motherwell
12 Inverness CT

Doggie Imrie is on a better wage than me. Wounded.

 

[mark st1]

Ha ha, a few of my kopite mates will be getting a copy of that photo

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[Joey Shabadoo]

Thing is, when you see the figures laid bare like that it's easy to see why Pablo Foreignero and co come out with "Rangers/Celtic are the only club I ever wanted to play for" and why the media trick of linking a (say) Killie player with one of the Arse Cheeks just before a big match unsettles them.

 

[J1888]

Thing is, when you see the figures laid bare like that it's easy to see why Pablo Foreignero and co come out with "Rangers/Celtic are the only club I ever wanted to play for" and why the media trick of linking a (say) Killie player with one of the Arse Cheeks just before a big match unsettles them.

Much like the media link every decent Celtic player with another club?

 

[subaqua]

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I expected to see the EFL headquarters based on the shambles they have become . Fit and Proper test. Francesco Becchetti doesn't pass either

 

[Joey Shabadoo]

Sometimes, but I'm thinking of the more specific way the media often target the star player of an opposition club in the week before they play one of the bigot sisters. Didn't they do it this season, linking an Aberdeen player with Sevco just before a big game?

 

[AndyRM]

We don't need players for the SPL

Actually, this pretty much sums up my point. You don't, and yet you buy them any way making the league totally uncompetitive. Look at what happened to Dundee United after you bought their three best players.

Sorry if this seems like a personal dig, it's not, just vague annoyance about the state of the game in Scotland.

 

[AndyRM]

I see Killie's finest export of recent years has been released by Norwich.

Time to come home Naisy! Be great to see him back in the stripes.

 

[J1888]

Actually, this pretty much sums up my point. You don't, and yet you buy them any way making the league totally uncompetitive. Look at what happened to Dundee United after you bought their three best players.

Sorry if this seems like a personal dig, it's not, just vague annoyance about the state of the game in Scotland.

Those days may well be over - don't think Rodgers has signed any from the SPL!

 

[AndyRM]

Those days may well be over - don't think Rodgers has signed any from the SPL!

De Vries was at Dunfermline for a bit, but that was ages ago...

 

[J1888]

De Vries was at Dunfermline for a bit, but that was ages ago...

Aye, directly I mean. We're aiming higher. John Terry at CB, Ronaldo up front, Messi in the pocket - you heard it here first.

 

[AndyRM]

Aye, directly I mean. We're aiming higher. John Terry at CB, Ronaldo up front, Messi in the pocket - you heard it here first.

Grudgingly I have to admit that Rodgers' signings have been pretty shrewd. Dembele is a class act and Sinclair looks a player again after Man City ruined him.

 

[J1888]

Grudgingly I have to admit that Rodgers' signings have been pretty shrewd. Dembele is a class act and Sinclair looks a player again after Man City ruined him.

Those two have been fantastic and tbh, I think Toure was a good signing, think he's a great presence to have in the dressing room.

Jury still out on Gamboa, Eboue & De Vries.

I think more impressive has been the turnaround in fortunes of a number of players, most notably Brown and Armstrong, with honourable mentions to Boyata & Forrest.