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Feb 14th 2012, 10:49 am

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Re: Premier League

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Originally Posted by Herpes Simplex

Why did people think that Andres Villas Boas was a great coach? His only experience was one season at Porto - who had already won 8 out of 10 of the last Portuguese league titles before AVB showed up - and then they won a 9th with him. For Porto not to have won the league would have been shocking.

They thought they were getting Mourinho.

In reality they got Neil Lennon

Feb 14th 2012, 12:56 pm

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Re: Premier League

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I'm always confused that I couldn't give the slightest shit whatsoever about Scottish football. I will watch a game from the Dutch and Belgian league with interest. But anything from Scotland - could not care one iota.

I'm not confused. My Dad lived in Aberdeen and whenever I went to see him we'd go to a game. The standard was so poor - division 2 in England at best. Celtic and Rangers need competition to improve but won't get it playing Kilmarnock and Dunfermline. The Taffs play in the English league - maybe its time to see if the Scots can qualify too. If you win the SPL, you get automatic promotion to the conference

Feb 14th 2012, 12:57 pm

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Re: Premier League

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They thought they were getting Mourinho.

In reality they got Neil Lennon

Neil Lennon. There's a warm wee bundle of joy....

Feb 14th 2012, 1:41 pm

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Re: Premier League

So who is to blame for this Evra or Suarez

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage...arez-snub.html

Love the comment the FA should send him to his bedroom

Feb 14th 2012, 2:01 pm

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Re: Premier League

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Originally Posted by Herpes Simplex

Why did people think that Andres Villas Boas was a great coach? His only experience was one season at Porto - who had already won 8 out of 10 of the last Portuguese league titles before AVB showed up - and then they won a 9th with him. For Porto not to have won the league would have been shocking.

to quote wikipedea*

Villas-Boas was announced as new Porto manager on 2 June 2010.[13] On 7 August 2010, he won his first trophy when Porto beat Benfica 2–0 in the Portuguese Supercup.[17] He followed this with three more titles: the Portuguese Primeira Liga, the UEFA Europa League and the Portuguese Cup. Porto finished the league season undefeated, with 27 victories and 3 draws.

So 4 trophies in a season, including a Eurovase, and undefeated in the league. Yes I know its only the portugese league and a "giant free" UEFA cup, but still...

* Yes, I know thats sad

Last edited by iaink; Feb 14th 2012 at 2:04 pm.

Feb 14th 2012, 3:06 pm

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Re: Premier League

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Yes I know that. But for Porto to have not won everything except the UEFA Cup would have been astonishing. They always win the other three.

Feb 14th 2012, 4:23 pm

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Re: Premier League

I know that Man Utd and Man City fans aren't exactly thrilled by playing the Thursday night games in the Euro Cup - but I'm well jazzed up to watch Man City/Porto and Man Utd/Ajax on a Thursday. They sound like nice games to me. Barca tonight, then Arsenal/Milan Wednesday and then one of them has to be a decent game on Thursday.

I bet it's the Stoke game.

Feb 14th 2012, 4:54 pm

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Re: Premier League

Sounds like a lot of Glasgow Rangers players will be looking for work soon.

http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/140220...10-points.html

Feb 14th 2012, 5:00 pm

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Re: Premier League

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Sounds like a lot of Glasgow Rangers players will be looking for work soon.

http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/140220...10-points.html

Didn't you already start a thread, specifically for this?

Feb 14th 2012, 5:09 pm

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Didn't you already start a thread, specifically for this?

Pretty sure that if BE shows one thing and one thing only its that there is no shortage of precedent for the same topic to come up time and again in many different threads