So much for the "greatest league in the world"

Post by **hang the dj** » Tue Nov 01, 2011 1:32 pm

Only 4 players from the Premier League make the list & only 1 Englishman, what does that say about the standard of the English national team?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/15533998.stm

Post by **M H** » Tue Nov 01, 2011 1:34 pm

hang the dj wrote:Only 4 players from the Premier League make the list & only 1 Englishman, what does that say about the standard of the English national team?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/15533998.stm

English national team, over hyped, over paid and over rated

Post by **Terry Kenny** » Tue Nov 01, 2011 1:37 pm

that list, and the whole process is full of shit.

wenger is included in the manager of the year category ffs

Post by **Furious Wolfie 180** » Tue Nov 01, 2011 1:37 pm

At a guess the leagues flooded with foreign imports that stifles the development of English players.....
No different To Scotland really...

Post by **hang the dj** » Tue Nov 01, 2011 1:38 pm

M H wrote:
hang the dj wrote:Only 4 players from the Premier League make the list & only 1 Englishman, what does that say about the standard of the English national team?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/15533998.stm
English national team, over hyped, over paid and over rated

Has been for years though MH but this is the 1st time I can remember only 1 Englishman being nominated

Post by **Furious Wolfie 180** » Tue Nov 01, 2011 1:38 pm

At a guess the leagues flooded with foreign imports that stifles the development of English players.....
No different To Scotland really...

Post by **hang the dj** » Tue Nov 01, 2011 1:39 pm

Furious Wolfie 180 wrote:At a guess the leagues flooded with foreign imports that stifles the development of English players.....
No different To Scotland really...

only 4 players from the PL though, this must be a record low

in years gone by plenty of players from Man Utd, Chelsea, Arsenal & Liverpool have made up the list

Post by **hang the dj** » Tue Nov 01, 2011 1:40 pm

Terry Kenny wrote:that list, and the whole process is full of shit.

wenger is included in the manager of the year category ffs

Yes, the Wenger nominee is a bit of a joke

Post by **Furious Wolfie 180** » Tue Nov 01, 2011 1:44 pm

hang the dj wrote:
Furious Wolfie 180 wrote:At a guess the leagues flooded with foreign imports that stifles the development of English players.....
No different To Scotland really...
only 4 players from the PL though, this must be a record low

in years gone by plenty of players from Man Utd, Chelsea, Arsenal & Liverpool have made up the list

I think the dommiance of Real and Barca players are difficult to get away from as well...

Post by **hang the dj** » Tue Nov 01, 2011 1:47 pm

Furious Wolfie 180 wrote:
hang the dj wrote:
Furious Wolfie 180 wrote:At a guess the leagues flooded with foreign imports that stifles the development of English players.....
No different To Scotland really...
only 4 players from the PL though, this must be a record low

in years gone by plenty of players from Man Utd, Chelsea, Arsenal & Liverpool have made up the list
I think the dommiance of Real and Barca players are difficult to get away from as well...

Absolutely, & the world XI will probably be the Barcelona team & maybe Ronaldo but quite surprised there's no nominees for the likes of Modric or Bale who both had really good seasons

Oh & Van Persie

Post by **Furious Wolfie 180** » Tue Nov 01, 2011 1:49 pm

Rich getting richer and the gap widening at the top both domestically and on a european level....

Footballs shite?

Post by **hang the dj** » Tue Nov 01, 2011 1:55 pm

Furious Wolfie 180 wrote:Rich getting richer and the gap widening at the top both domestically and on a european level....

Footballs shite?

Sums up my feelings towards "the beautiful game" at the moment

Post by **Furious Wolfie 180** » Tue Nov 01, 2011 2:01 pm

Wonder if a Premier League 2 would work in England? I'd be happy in a league like that playing the likes of Forest, Wednesday, Leeds, Brum etc.....fuck the so called big boys.....

Post by **Knots & crosses** » Tue Nov 01, 2011 2:25 pm

English league is far more competitive than la liga. By a great distance.

Post by **Furious Wolfie 180** » Tue Nov 01, 2011 2:30 pm

Knots & crosses wrote:English league is far more competitive than la liga. By a great distance.

Yeah i'd agree, abit only slightly...a 2 horse race is pretty much a 3/4 horse race in the English league....

Post by **hang the dj** » Tue Nov 01, 2011 2:37 pm

Furious Wolfie 180 wrote:
Knots & crosses wrote:English league is far more competitive than la liga. By a great distance.
Yeah i'd agree, abit only slightly...a 2 horse race is pretty much a 3/4 horse race in the English league....

I would agree when it comes to who can win the title, but outside the top 2 in La Liga it is very competative & it's very hard to call the top 8 in La Liga wheras in England you know who will be in the European places

Post by **hang the dj** » Tue Nov 01, 2011 2:37 pm

I'd say the German league is probably the most competative & entertaining for the title

Post by **DrZoidberg** » Tue Nov 01, 2011 2:48 pm

hang the dj wrote:I'd say the German league is probably the most competative & entertaining for the title

+1.

Post by **Busy_P** » Tue Nov 01, 2011 4:07 pm

Furious Wolfie 180 wrote:At a guess the leagues flooded with foreign imports that stifles the development of English players.....
No different To Scotland really...

least scotland has changed its ways. the premiership is a joke, its also in a massive debt bubble thats gonna send loads of clubs down the shitter. theres only so long you can sustain the massive debts some of these clubs have.

Post by **Justin Credible** » Tue Nov 01, 2011 5:10 pm

Terry Kenny wrote:that list, and the whole process is full of shit.

wenger is included in the manager of the year category ffs

A genuine brilliant manager, has won silverware,and his transfer dealings as good as any manager on the planet in buying world class stars for pittance and turning a huge profit.

His recent years have been barren but show me a recent liverpool manager who would come close to matching his achievements.