Football 2014/15 |OT6| the long summer

By Willkiller Go To PostThe new Batman sounds underwhelming, shame. I think I'll hold off and buy the PGA game next month instead.

By Messi Go To PostGolf wanker

By Willkiller Go To PostThe new Batman sounds underwhelming, shame. I think I'll hold off and buy the PGA game next month instead.

By Yurt Go To Postif anyone is interested check out Bryan Fullers twitter, he's replying to the fans

and for some reason he's tweeting in caps only 😂😂

" @centxries IT IS CANCELLED ON NBC, YES."

"@BryanFuller This show means so much to all of us, please keep it going however you can!

THATS THE PLAN"

he's hinting on Netflix

By Elchele Go To Posthttp://www.lacapital.com.ar/policiales/El-fiscal-revelo-que-la-banda-de-secuestradores-virtuales-pertenece-a-la-comunidad-gitana-20150622-0050.html

Of course they are fucking gypsies

By Elchele Go To Posthttp://www.lacapital.com.ar/policiales/El-fiscal-revelo-que-la-banda-de-secuestradores-virtuales-pertenece-a-la-comunidad-gitana-20150622-0050.html

Of course they are fucking gypsies

By Ricky Go To PostTrue Detective is still good

Praise the Buddha

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FUCKING HELL

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By Elchele Go To Posthttp://www.lacapital.com.ar/policiales/El-fiscal-revelo-que-la-banda-de-secuestradores-virtuales-pertenece-a-la-comunidad-gitana-20150622-0050.html

Of course they are fucking gypsies

By Yaya Scabrogo Go To Post:lol

meanwhile somewhere in london

By rvy Go To PostShocking.

Was at the bank today, a couple of women gypsies there. Saw them put a bunch of money in a bag and leave.
Asked my m8 that works there what was going on. Apparently they sold some property and went to the bank to withdraw 120.000€ in cash.

Then they put it in a bag and took the bus home.

You think I'm making this shit up at this point. I'm not.

By Elchele Go To Posthttp://www.lacapital.com.ar/policiales/El-fiscal-revelo-que-la-banda-de-secuestradores-virtuales-pertenece-a-la-comunidad-gitana-20150622-0050.html

Of course they are fucking gypsies

By Xpike Go To Postthis will get you banned on gaf m8

Top Gossip
Manchester United are ready to spend £150m on new players, including Ajax goalkeeper Jasper Cillessen, 26, Real Madrid defender Sergio Ramos, 29, Bayern Munich midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger, 30, and Real Madrid forward Gareth Bale, 25. (Daily Mirror)
New York City are in talks with Juventus and Italy midfielder Andrea Pirlo, 36. (NBC Sports)
Galatasaray are ready to match 30-year-old striker Roberto Soldado's £2.2m annual salary if they can agree a transfer fee with Tottenham for the Spaniard. (Talksport)
Everton's 22-year-old defender Luke Garbutt is to sign a new five-year contract at Goodison Park and then move to Premier League newcomers Bournemouth on a season-long loan. (Guardian)
Manchester City will move for Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere, 23, if they miss out on Juventus' 22-year-old French midfielder Paul Pogba. (Sun)
Manchester United defender Phil Jones, 23, is set to end uncertainty over his future at Old Trafford by signing a new contract this week. (Daily Mail)
Newcastle will offer top transfer target, QPR striker Charlie Austin, 25, the number nine shirt in a bid to convince him to join the Magpies. (Daily Star)
Atletico Madrid are interested in signing Manchester United's Mexico striker Javier Hernandez, 27, who ended last season on loan at city rivals Real. (Talksport)
Fenerbahce are hoping to seal a £7m deal for Manchester United's Portugal winger Nani, 28. (Daily Mail)
Chelsea captain John Terry says goalkeeper Petr Cech would earn Arsenal an extra 12 to 15 points a season if his expected move goes ahead. (Sun)
Stoke have told Sevilla they would consider swapping midfielder Steven Nzonzi, 26, for Poland's 25-year-old midfielder Grzegorz Krychowiak. (Daily Telegraph)
Sunderland want to sign West Ham winger Stewart Downing, 30, but face competition from his hometown club Middlesbrough. (Daily Star)

Best of social media
Hibernian's mascot appears unimpressed with Partick Thistles's new mascot, Kingsley. Hibs have tweeted a picture of their mascot looking at the unveiling.
Former Manchester United and England defender Rio Ferdinand has questioned the motives of Manchester United targets Sergio Ramos, from Real Madrid, and Bastian Schweinsteiger, from Bayern Munich. He tweeted: "If reports are correct, then Man Utd signing Ramos & Schweinsteiger are good signings. But are they both using Man Utd to get better deals at their current clubs?
England Under 21 and Stoke goalkeeper Jack Butland has tweeted international team-mate Alex Pritchard his sympathy after the Tottenham midfielder was ruled out of the European Championship campaign through injury. He said: "We love you mate, know you'll be back better than ever!".

And finally
Striker Danny Ings, 22, is wary of taking a historically significant Liverpool shirt number and insists he must earn the right to wear one of those worn by Anfield greats over the years. (Guardian)

By Vlatko Go To PostThere is no one at this USA vs Colombia match…

Atletico Madrid are interested in signing Manchester United's Mexico striker Javier Hernandez, 27, who ended last season on loan at city rivals Real. (Talksport)

By rvy Go To PostShocking.

Was at the bank today, a couple of women gypsies there. Saw them put a bunch of money in a bag and leave.
Asked my m8 that works there what was going on. Apparently they sold some property and went to the bank to withdraw 120.000€ in cash.

Then they put it in a bag and took the bus home.

You think I'm making this shit up at this point. I'm not.

And finally
Striker Danny Ings, 22, is wary of taking a historically significant Liverpool shirt number and insists he must earn the right to wear one of those worn by Anfield greats over the years. (Guardian)

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By subtles Go To PostHannibal getting cancelled…. Never really liked that station anyway. :(

By Phlebas Go To PostReally? guess that I shouldn't bother with season 2 now.

By Phlebas Go To PostReally? guess that I shouldn't bother with season 2 now.

By Phlebas Go To PostReally? guess that I shouldn't bother with season 2 now.

By rvy Go To PostLET ME GOOOOOO


HOLD ME BAAAAAACK

:lol

This isn't 2005 any more, no sane player would leave Madrid for United.

With a few weeks now gone by since your official unveiling, what are your feelings about being Real Madrid coach once again, this time the first-team coach?
It's hard to explain in only a few words, but I remember that on that day the talk was of the return of a "man of the club", of the fulfilment of a dream, of coming back home and things like that, and in truth I have to say that it's a combination of all that. On the day of my unveiling at the Bernabéu, memories came flooding back to me of all the training sessions I did on the small clay pitch that was where the La Esquina del Bernabéu shopping centre is now, the hours spent in the gym that was below one of the stadium entrance passages, racing along La Castellana after coming out of training at the old training ground to get to the stadium early and get one of the front standing rows in the third tier to see the first team's comebacks. Basically, many memories that hit you in the space of a second and at the same time make you realise how this club has developed and what a massive club it is.

Talking of the club's stature and development, what do you think of Ciudad Real Madrid?
Our training sessions at the old training ground, on clay pitches and with 6 balls for everyone, seem very far away, as do the arguments when I was coaching the Under-19s to use the grass pitch if it wasn't raining. Luckily or otherwise, my experience and my age mean I've seen a lot of training grounds, and some very good ones. Ciudad Real Madrid at Valdebebas is spectacular. The quality of the playing surfaces, the dressing rooms, the gyms, the offices, the first-team residence, the academy residence, the attention to detail, to which you have to add the friendliness and professionalism of the employees who I've dealt with. I can't wait to experience day-to-day work at Ciudad Real Madrid.

We're aware that you have been working in permanent contact with the club from Liverpool, where you're spending a few days with your family. How have your initial days been?
A few days ago, an English coach who's a friend of mine called me for a short chat and said to me: "Today's father's day, but we're always working". And in a sense that's how it is. After a couple of years away from home, I'm trying to be with my wife and my children all the time I can. But, at the same time, I'm organising all the details of this new adventure with my staff. We meet with and talk to the heads of the different departments to listen, convey our ideas and start to make decisions. From the workings of the Analysis Department, to the materials necessary for the tour of Australia and Asia, the players who can travel, etc. There are many things that need our immedate attention, and that's what we're working on. Fortunately, the experience of the professionals that the club already has, alongside that of those who have arrived as part of the new backroom team, is enabling us to organise things in the best way possible.

In your answer, you mention the tour of Australia and Asia. How do you approach your first tour as Real Madrid coach?
With a sense of great excitement allied with the responsibility of representing this club across the world. We're aware of what Real Madrid means for millions of supporters on every continent. As professionals, we have to fit the club's commitment to its universality with the preparations and demands of pre-season. I have to admit that it's not easy to combine both objectives. The stature of Real Madrid sometimes leads to scenarios like this; it's something that's normal at football's elite clubs, but allow me to mention my experience again. At other clubs, we've undertaken tours like this and the key is in the organisation, in which we're going to prioritise sporting aspects. The training facilities and conditions are key for us, trying to reduce the travelling times each day, resting between events with sponsors, etc. In short, details in which, again, the professionals that this club has are showing the high standards they set. We'll try to make the most of the time we have to get to know each other better and, as I said to begin with, combine football and image-related objectives.

In terms of the footballing aspects, have you now formed an idea of how your Real Madrid team is going to play? What style of play are we going to see?
As I said on the day of my unveiling, to a large degree the players you have influence how you're going to play. We have attacking players, so our idea of play will be offensive. You have to draw a distinction between style of play and formation. Many people believe that the players' position on the pitch, 4-4-2, 4-3-3, is a style of play and that's not the case. Our style of play will be based on playing attacking football, having possession of the ball whenever we can, attacking by moving the ball quickly, looking not to lose balance between attack and defence, showing a positive sort of aggression and adapting to a range of formations if necessary. We'll try to impose our brand of football, but we have to be able to deal with other alternatives if required. That's the difference between style of play, basically an attacking one in our case, and formation, which will be the players' position on the pitch.

The fans are wondering whether we're going to see changes to the positions of certain players.
As we said before, my backroom team and I have been following the players and have been in contact with them from the first moment. So, firstly I have to say that the attitude to their work that they've all shown me, Sergio, Iker, Cristiano, Bale, Pepe, Varane, everyone, has been excellent. The first thing I've done is listen, find out what went well and not so well last year, their impressions, what in their opinion could be improved and what they'd like to be done. I've done the same with all the technical staff and professionals at the club and, with all that information, once all together we'll decide what's best for the team and for every one of them. They've all shown a very good attitude to their work and I've conveyed to them that the technical staff will be there for them for anything they need. In fact, we're in contact with the injured players to gain all the time we can before training starts. In terms of who'll play and where, as I said, we have to get together, train together, and then we'll decide. Contrary to what is being said, Iker, Sergio, Cristiano, Isco, Bale, none of them are "demanding" to play here or there, among other reasons because we haven't yet decided the most appropriate system with which to try to get the most out of each player. They have to feel at ease on the pitch to give us the best they can.

Summer is a time of signings. Will there be new faces?
Of course. Danilo and Casemiro, for example, are players who are going to be important and the club is working every day to try to raise the level of this team with the odd signing that can help us to tackle the challenges ahead of us, but let me say that improving the current Real Madrid squad is immensely difficult. This team has won everything and has shown the level it has. The fans can rest assured that this squad will possess the level of competitiveness that is demanded of this club.

There are players who are recovering from injury. Does this issue concern you?
My concern is that all the injured players get back fit as soon as possible. All coaches have that concern. From the first moment I've been clear on one thing: you have to do everything you can to make sure the players are in peak physical condition for as long as possible. To that end, I think that communication and coordination between the doctors, physiotherapists, fitness coaches and coaches is fundamental. The fitness coaches will work as one and there will be daily dialogue with the medical staff, they'll share all the information and knowledge that they have so that the players are in the best possible condition. Changes always cause upheaval, but what we all want is the best for the club, so that everything works correctly. The players must be in good shape, that's the key to it all and the new structure pursues that objective.

You appear optimistic and seem to have clear ideas.
That's how I like it. Throughout my career, I've been lucky enough to have very capable people around me. We know what we want and we know how to adapt to different situations. Real Madrid is a great club, which has a great team and where the demands couldn't be higher, a club which attracts the attention of the whole world, so we'll try to do things with common sense, with a sense of calm, and everything will be that little bit easier. I've been hired to take on responsibilities and I will do so, we'll try to create a working environment that enables us to get results. That's why I'm optimistic, because we have the means, the ability, the commitment and the dedication that will help us to meet our objectives.