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09 Dec 2018 18:37:44
Just a quick question for you all, I don't know how many (if any of you) read the review of the day news round up I do each day, but on a Monday I used to do an 'And Finally. ' section on the end with footballing anecdotes based around a theme. After chatting with a group of people on the Liverpool site, they have requested I turn that into a separate longer article that I do regularly.
Anyway, for those that are interested in reading it, what kind of anecdotes would you be interested in:
Would you like it to just stick to football only?
Would you be interested in any sports-based anecdotes?
Or would you want it to also include slightly unrelated anecdotes as well? As in just something funny (well I hope it would be funny anyway! ) that came to mind.
1.) 10 Dec 2018 08:09:13
Hey Ed I enjoy your reviews, it's stuff you don't often see in papers, anything funny or interesting that's not generally covered would interest me, but it is a sports site so if it was totally random it might be a bit weird 😂.
{Ed001's Note - I just mean that I have a habit of getting off track when I don't have a specific topic I am working on. Like when I put a reply to a question I can end up rambling and the reply ends up telling some story about when my great-grandad escaped from prison, changed his name and ended up becoming headmaster of a prestigious private school. Just because, as you type one thing leads on to another if you are not strict with your topic. Basically I was just asking if people wanted me to strictly stick to football, open it up to all sports or just start on a theme and see where it takes me.}
2.) 10 Dec 2018 12:43:54
Personally Ed001 I like all the antidotes, like when you met Arsene at the tailors and your uncle working in TV which lead to you revealing to us how the pundits are fed what to talk about before the show starts.
You ramble on all you like mate because the fact i can still remember your articles years after you wrote them means they've got to be interesting, funny or both.
{Ed001's Note - wow, I am impressed that you can remember as I can't! I have sent Ed033 a test article to post up, once he has checked it over for errors it should be up soon. I thought it would appeal to you as it is (sort of) about the good old days, and you are usually one of the first people that come to mind when the word old is used.....
And thank you mate, I truly appreciate that. Amazed but really pleased they have made a positive impression!
Oh, by the way, have you seen the footage of Joe Cole and Rio Ferdinand talking off camera? They proved my point for me, as they were making completely different points off camera, when they were actually speaking their mind. Well, in the case of Cole, I think mind is overstating it. I have known goldfish with more intelligence and better conversation.}
3.) 10 Dec 2018 15:13:32
I remember the roaring 1920s like yesterday mate, mind you I had only just retired then :-)
It's really interesting to get the inside info on stuff and people most of us will never get to meet or really know away from the camara mate.
On a personal level I've always liked Arsene Wenger very very much but I've never met him so it was really good to hear your first hand account of actually meeting him.
{Ed001's Note - me mam has actually met him a lot more times than I have and I am sure Ed002 has probably met him a lot more times than both of us put together!}
4.) 10 Dec 2018 22:57:34
Your much more candid than ed02 Ed . Does ed02 shroud himself In mystery on purpose Ed or is it just professionalism on his behalf. He definitely plays the enigma role very well. Are you two personal friends or just acquaintances. Been candid I expect a full answer 😂.
{Ed002's Note - I could not be bothered to read all of the drivel, but I am better looking than the oher Eds, I do indeed have appendages to be proud of (the mighty love truncheon as we would know it), but I am still confident and supportive of the tiny todger club - which is what I assume you are discussing.}
5.) 11 Dec 2018 00:29:04
I was hoping your all seeing eye would have missed this and the answer I was was looking for (not always the the right answer ) was given. I have underestimated you again Ed.
{Ed033's Note - Ed002 is the all seeing eye of the illuminati.
6.) 11 Dec 2018 14:20:45
Don’t ed033 your scaring me.
10 Jun 2018 21:36:43
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It will be a 3pm kick off!
Please share and like our page to support the boys taking part. We have one crowdfunded page on justgiving that raised £300 before prematurely ending so stay tuned for a new one setting up. We are hopeful to raise £1000 with this and the players match fees.
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Will ed001's "Just like watching brazil" better ed002's "Walham green east wapping, carpet cleaning rodent and boggit exterminating association"....FC?
Who is your money on?!
1.) 11 Jun 2018 13:16:27
I hope is isn't clashing with any World Cup games, Ed!
{Ed001's Note - I have no idea sorry.}
25 May 2017 05:59:09
I see Chile's official press release listing their Confederations Cup squad has Alexis Sanchez down as a Bayern Munich player. Anyone worried by that or do you think it was just an error?
1.) 25 May 2017 08:44:40
You never know but think it is to early for us to have already sold him.
2.) 25 May 2017 11:09:14
I think there is a few clubs he would join bayern being one of them. Him linking with lew would be interesting to see and his mate vidal. I think if the price is 50mill bayern will pay it. Foreign club too arsenal will ok that imo.
3.) 25 May 2017 14:52:45
Ed001 I think that is fake. Saw someone mention it was photoshopped on an Arsenal forum I read.
26 Dec 2015 10:00:14
Any news on defensive midfielders Ed002?
{Ed002's Note - Another great question Ed001, I don't know where you get them from:
The Arsenal fans here seem to have gotten them themselves in to another frenzy over Defensive Midfield options again – I will try and put this all in to context to see if we can’t get a little common sense in place.
Possible and makes some sense: Basel's Mohamed Elneny was watched on several occasions during 2014 and in to early 2015 by both West Ham United and Arsenal. If Arsenal do rekindle interest it will be interesting to see if it ends interest in the likes of Carvalho or whether he is seen as simply a squad player. It seems an odd choice at this time.
Possible: There is sustained interest in Carvalho from Arsenal with some residual interest from Manchester United. Monaco, Atletico Madrid, Juventus and Chelsea passed on previous interest because of the cost. Sporting would ideally like to keep him a year or two more but know that is now unlikely. Everyone knows the price and it is significant and there seems little room for negotiation although he is not looking to sign a new deal and that may give some leverage. Liverpool looked at the player at the start of last year but I am not aware of any interest right now.
Unlikely but may be possible if Arsenal drop all interest in Carvalho: Arsenal has sustained interest in Sevilla's Krychowiak - but he is not the first choice and they will only return to him if they cannot get the player they are looking at. An enquiry from Southampton was rebuffed although the amount of money they suggested was well below the asking price in any case. Right now no one has made an offer for him according to Sevilla and I suspect he will stay there after signing a new contract with an increased release clause which would reflect the minimum an English club would need to pay.
Unlikely and makes zero sense to me and I can’t see it happening: It seems a number of posters are convinced that Porto’s defensive midfielder Danilo Pereira is the player that the club will bring in and, surprising to me, they claim Luis Boa Morte is enthusiastic and that all Arsenal need to do is match his release clause (which cannot be “activated†by an English side but may give a guide to the asking price) and he will be on the next plane. So just to put this in to context, and perhaps justify my surprise at any thought that this may make sense - Danilo Pereira moved in the summer of 2015 for just less than €3 – the “release clause†is a pretty hefty €40M. If Arsenal were to offer that I am pretty sure Porto will let him go.
Unlikely to stupid: Bayer Leverkusen's Lars Bender has been a player watched by Arsenal and others, including Juventus and Manchester United, for some time. He recently signed a new contract - but I do think that a bid will be made by Arsenal before the summer but he is sending out the message that he has no interest in the move. Juventus have dropped any interest they had.} Although Arsenal has been looking at Lars Bender for three years I think any move for him in January would be an enormous risk and unlikely unless fitness can be proved.
So in summary
Elneny – was looked at in 2014 so rekindling interest is not at all out of the question but the thought that remains in my mind is would he be first choice in the longer term?
Carvalho – the long term target and always first choice. A move for anyone else in the summer was delayed, I am sure, hoping that Carvalho would have returned and proved his fitness by the January window. He is back but has not had too much opportunity to prove his fitness just yet – maybe delay a decision on the player to the summer – in which case Elneny make a lot of sense? Or maybe it is time to walk away?
Krychowiak – has been in the shadows of Carvalho from Arsenal’s perspective for some time – has signed a new deal but Arsenal could prise him away with a large enough offer. If interest wanes in Carvalho, it makes some sense to turn to Krychowiak. Is it a decision that needs to be made in January? I don’t know – 2nd on goal difference in the summer might provide a retrospective answer to that question.
Pereira – Porto would certainly be willing to sell for a figure equal to his €40M buy out clause – seems outrageous for a player they only paid €3M in the summer. I would be very surprised if Arsenal did this – or indeed even paid half the asking price.
Lars Bender – would be a very good all round solution for a well respected player of a good age with great experience. Bayer Leverkusen would certainly be open to an offer but, and it is a big but, the timing is not good. Bender has struggled with injury problems for a couple of years and is currently out recovering from an operation on his ankle in early December. It would seem to me to be a very high-risk move and one that I would be very surprised Arsenal would look to take in the short-term.
1.) 26 Dec 2015 10:19:50
Flamini has been doing just fine, people need to relax.
2.) 26 Dec 2015 19:09:12
Flamini wouldn't make it in Liverpool's team.
His decision making isn't fast enough.
Doesn't have the ability to make threatening passes.
3.) 26 Dec 2015 19:37:16
Hey Messenger, that's quite a slag considering flaming was part of beating Man City, and Olympiakos - he is doing just fine for me.
4.) 26 Dec 2015 20:14:12
check the stats of this Southhampton game. Flamini hasn't made one good pass. Lost the ball 5 times so far, but has made one good slide tackle.
Of course he's going to play apart in those victories. We don't have anyone better than him at the moment.
5.) 26 Dec 2015 20:48:26
but let me be clear, he's a leader. maybe not through his play but through his desire and his voice.
6.) 26 Dec 2015 22:11:39
Thanks as always Ed002.
Top summary.
7.) 27 Dec 2015 14:56:53
Yeah been a bit tongue in cheek there messenger, but he has thus far done the deputy role well enough, your never going to get cover of equal ability! It dosent work on a moral level!
8.) 28 Dec 2015 09:29:34
Flamini is awful, we won against Olympiacos and Man City, despite him, not because of him. We needed to sign a couple of defensive type midfield players in the summer window and now the need is even more acute, as the excellent Coquelin is out with a long term injury. Arteta is not the answer, he was never a true defensive midfield player and has become injury prone with age. I do not like us playing more attacking midfield players such as Ramsey, Wilshere and Cazorla in the deeper roles, as they are far more useful played in a more advanced role. It comes as no surprise that these players have suffered injuries as a result of playing deeper, which places extra stress on the body whilst chasing and tackling.
9.) 28 Dec 2015 09:39:04
We simply have to sign at least one, if not two defensive midfield players in the January window. Coqulein is out for a while, whilst Flamini and Arteta are dreadful. I would offer Southampton £20m for Wanyama and go to £25m, if necessary. Elneny looks promising from what little I have seen of him, but will need some time to raise his game to Premiership level. Carvalho could be signed for a hefty fee or Krychowiak who reportedly has a release fee in his contract. We will win nothing if we don't make a serious signing. Having only spent approx £10m on Cech in the summer, we could spend £50-60m to bring in a couple of defensive midfield players, which will be needed in any event in the summer, when Arteta and Flamini depart.
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30 Apr 2018 14:26:03
no idea mate, only seem him play twice.
30 May 2016 05:45:41
And thank you mate.
06 May 2016 05:29:26
I forgot to say, and Janssen looks more likely to join someone like Everton. }.
26 Mar 2016 17:17:09
Ed002 did give me this regarding Arsenal: Weirder things have happened but I could see Arsenal moving on Paulista, Mertsacker and Chambers for Schalke's Roman Neustadter, West Ham's Reece Oxford and Hoffenheim's Niklas Sule. That would probably get the attention of the fans. Interesting about Sule is that he has been of long-term interest but Arsenal have failed to bite and they could move on. Neustadter is of interest to Arsenal, Shakhtar Donetsk and Rubin Kazan but no firm offers at this time - but he will be moving in the summer. West Ham's Reece Oxford is a player the club would like to hang on to but he is a player attracting attention. Oxford is one of a number of young players that Arsenal have been scouting recently. I understand from talking with someone involved with the process of identifying potential young targets for Arsenal that he is one that they will pursue. They have quite a long list of young players from mainland Europe that they are looking at and a young English player with expectations growing is always going to be of interest. Additionally, Manchester City are aware of and interested in Oxford and will also look to an offer.
22 May 2015 09:10:14
ooops forgot to say that I know nothing of any deal with Arsenal at all, literally just don't know. So I can't say yes or no regarding it.
21 Sep 2023 14:39:29
haha yeah, it took a while but all good and the Premier League is free to air as well!
07 Oct 2022 23:45:12
I also forgot about the pay cuts they were trying to force on those who stayed.
12 Sep 2018 17:29:33
found it: Top 10 right wingers
21 Mar 2018 16:25:30
Sorry I accidentally wiped my reply just as I clicked submit. Footballers are PAYE.
15 Mar 2018 19:38:15
probably something to do with the fact that it is picked by someone without a clue?