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epic blog phil!

nice one...

Nice one!

Given a look at the individual award winners, you can tell it was a lo-q season. Bale was as underseving of Player of the Year as I can remember, while Parker reputation was only enhanced by the fact that West Ham were the worst team in the league. Lowest Championship winning points haul since pre-Abramovic suggests that the top sides had really poor seasons. Chelsea, finished 2nd remember, and were abysmal for three months.

England have been a huge disappointment in the last year, while in Europe the English clubs' stock is falling.

I think next season will be fantastically ultra-competitive, due to the convergence of the top 6.

Vidic? HAHA

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At 15:24 9th Jun 2011, jimbohammers - WHTID wrote:

Vidic? HAHA

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He probably would've done a better job at CB than any of yours. Probably at full back too.

Maybe even up front.

Actually, he'd probably get a starting place on the wing at West Ham.

Come to think of it, why didn't Gold and Sullivan try and appoint Nemanja as manager halfway through the season. Probably would've done a better job than Grant.

Great Blog Phil, I Agree With All Your Awards Bar One, Game Of The Season Surely Had To Be Newcastle Vs Arsenal, 4 Nil Down At Half Time, 4-4 Full Time, Best Game I Seen In A Long Time!

Typical british media, criticise Wenger because he is French , laud Dalglish and Rednapp as British managers. Spurs have spent every year way more than Arsenal and still finish behind us , but all the praise goes to Rednapp.

Watch the replay of Rooney's goal against city it clearly comes off his shin. He was obviously aiming to hit it with his foot therefore this goal is nothing more than a very fortunate mis kick a complete fluke. To describe it as great technique best goal ever etc is just wishful thinking. It is only because of him being English the White pele and all that nonsense plus playing for united who are for some reason loved by the media that this goal got the ridiculous amount of airtime that it did. Not in the top 50 goals in my book. I'll wait for all the outraged responses to this but seriously watch the replay ( for the millionth time) and you will see HE SHINNED it

haha 5. konchelskis_legend

number 4 made him sound foolish criticising vidic for player of the year but youve just made yourself sound like a little child.......

@7.

It was an appraisal of 10/11 season.

i have often wondered how crap life would be without football, then again we wouldn't know how life would be with football. the next 2 month's or so will be dire. these blogs take up half my day at work coz all i can get is this website at work.

boooo lois....... yay beer!!!

8. At 15:47 9th Jun 2011, Daglish rush fowler legends owen torrres judas wrote:
Watch the replay of Rooney's goal against city it clearly comes off his shin. He was obviously aiming to hit it with his foot therefore this goal is nothing more than a very fortunate mis kick a complete fluke.

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You really need to get that bitter taste out of your mouth. More importantly if you could even be bothered to learn how to spell the legend DALGLISH's name that you so proudly put in your username, you may be taken seriously. But maybe you are right about the goal. I much preferred the technique shown on Berbatov's Hat Trick goal at Old Trafford against Liverpool... Champ19ns... It's a nice view on this perch...

@8

Typical Liverpool fan comment on Man Utd's topic. No, I will not put any outraged response to your comment because you are Liverpool fan and you cant help it but always provides one-side view instead of balance overview.

How do you feel about being the second more successful team in English football? :)

great blog phil, really enjoyed it and it neatly summarised everything. As a point of interest for all your readers I found these two articles which celebrate the best goals and assists of the year individually. Check them out if you get a chance:

"Dalglish's emotional return changed the face of Liverpool on and off the pitch, with even the departure of 拢50m Fernando Torres to Chelsea turned into a positive with the arrival of the brilliant Uruguayan Luis Suarez in the Spaniard's place."

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A bit misleading as Saurez was on his way before any agreement was made around selling Torres. Carroll was technically Torre's replacement and considering he cost a rather larger chunk of that 50 mil, is hardly much to crow about.

I Only Disagreed With One But Its Your Blog Phil And Of Course You Awarded That Match For Being There, I Mean I Dont Go To Any Matches In The Epl, But The Match Of The Day Experiance On A Saturday Night Does It For Me :P

Bring back 606...!

@8

1. Who is 'Daglish'?

2. You are, of course, entitled to your own bizarre little opinion. But I'd urge YOU to watch the replay, and actually listen to the sound it makes when he connects. If you think that's the sound of his shin connecting with the ball, I'd suggest you start following a different sport.

The perfect platform for a few thousand postings :)

good blog phil.....nice to see you back wit such an interesting blog at the end of a season that more than 50% of your prediction at your august 2010 blog were wrong...it shows how competive the league....interesting seeing da changes in da top four in the past two season and how arsenal lost to birm in da carlin cup final....

Typical comments from the southern based media about Bolton. Coyle is not the messiah that a lot of the press think he is. He is tactically nieve in away games which is proved by BWFC having the worst away record in all 4 divisions. He also picks players who are hopelessly out of form and the biggest example of that is his persistance in choosing Muamba for practically every single game.

If you also look at the stats on our style of football, we have one of the worst % in passing completion, one of the highest of using long passes and one of the lowest in short passing.

You've not mentioned that the loss of Stuart Holden is probably the biggest reason for our woeful end of season form. Our season ended when he was carried off the Old Trafford pitch. What started off as a good season turned into something that wasn't much better than during the Megson era.

If you are going to do an end of season review, at least research properly and don't come out with the same old rubbish.

Interesting blog.

I'd say your input on Birmingham City which I support is a little too harsh on them. The Championship isn't a financial black hole. Once we gain automatic promotion next season and gain a much needed 拢90 million pounds reinvestment into the team which we will because quite frankly, everyone below 5th in the Championship are pure trashy teams, we will do a Newcastle the following season and finish about 12th in the Premier League, possibly even better than that depending on circumstances.

@8

Even if Rooney did shin it, it's a bit of a stretch to call it a fluke and reeks of bitterness. He showed great anticipation, timing, athleticism, and body position (awareness of the goal). It maybe wasn't 100% precise hit, but when you have all those other things in place you don't always need to be perfectly precise. Also it was a hugely important goal against a bitter rival (I'm not a Man United fan BTW).

Oh and on top of that, I'd argue that winning the league cup is better than avoiding relegation as Wolves, Wigan and Aston Villa will be in the same horrible positions as they were this year.

Mostly agree with this article Phil, especially the ones relating to Arsenal. Another disappointing season that needlessly and inexplicably collasped with a game that should've been a routine win. As a gooner Wenger still has my support,but it's safe to say that his inability to address the correct problems is one of our major problems.

We need another good centre half, one with experience, another reliable right back, a decent striker, and another winger. Arsenal almost need a player in every position, either as a back up for the current one, since our players are so injury prone. Or because the current player does not look reliable and won't be able to hold up next season, Arshavin, Rosicky, Diaby, Djourou.

Joe Cole was poor but doesn't come close to Torres. Franco Di Santo looked more of a goal threat than him.....

Oh and... Winning the League Cup was better than avoiding relegation. Wolves, Wigan and Aston Villa will still be in the same crappy positions as they were this year and always battling for survival with no hope of progression. Newcastle have shown that the Championship can be used as a time for rebuilding and a renewed plough for Premier League places.

Good blog, but no point giving credit to game of the season if your are only going by the ones you had seen. For future, it may have been an idea to watch the N'castle v Arsenal game before putting 'game of the season' in an article.

Joe Cole's award could be applied to the whole of his career. He has never been more than a bit part player with fleeting cameos and a reputation built on training ground hype.
He must have some great training ground tricks up his sleeve given the hype he has had since he was a teenager, its just a shame we've never really seen them often enough in full matches.

surely at 拢50 million with one goal Torres is the disappointment of the season?

So this is what you've been up to since the season finished! Way too long to be read.

We were all there, we knew what happened. A simple review of the season, rather than the amount of each team would have done.

Anyway, I stumbled on this yesterday which I think sums it up...

/comedy/collections/p006rg11

DISAPPOINTMENT OF THE SEASON - Liverpool's Joe Cole.
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Disagree, yes a disappointment but he was FREE. There were much worse....Bebe, Chamakh, Torres, Boeteng, Dzceko

what you failed to say was how poor was the standard overall
you strayed nearer to rthe truuth when you nominated a relegation dogfight as the game of the season & a yard dog centre half as player of the year
i saw live everton arsenal manchester city and chelsea
i couldnt believe how bad chelsea were and manchester city play like individuals not a team
arsenal ar ok going forward but terrible in defence
like spurs they need a goalie & two centre halves
manchester united were the best of a bad bunch who were humiliated by barca
you were right about joe cole
to compare him to messi is like comparing a bulldozer to a ferrari
manchester united ness a goalie a play maker a winger and a goal scorer
they are buying their 5th centre half?
manchester city can kiss tevez goodbye after his comments about not visiting cold and wet manchester again
they need a local lad who is proud to lead out his local team out & has pride in the shirt
if he exists i aint seen him
they can forget the champions league even the premiership is way beyond them
the key question is how long can we continue to pay over rated foreigners silly money at the detriment of our home grown lads?
ask yourself this
how many of the u-21's are with the top clubs with an automatic place in the team & an assured path to the national team?
they silly money will continue as long as sky will foot the bill
if they turn their attention to the emerging economies like china & india the premier league will face a lean future as both countries are less obcessed with football especially india
as to the national team once the italian gentleman has left..........
who is this mythical englishman who will lead us to world cuo glory in 2014?
harry redknapp?
roy hodgson?
the guy at newcastle?
what was the name of the last englishman to manage england?
steve maclaren?
where is he now?
notmanaging a top premiership club for sure
it is no suprise that few english managers get a look in at the top of the premier league
abroad we fare less well
it was in 1950 that jesse carver took juve to the scuddetto in italy
the last english to grace la liga in spain was big ron at athletico madrid
anyone remember him?
to sum up......
more lazy overpaid foreigners means fewer opportunities for home grown talent to move into the premiership let alone an england jersey
liverpoolis a microcosm of the premiership
full of useless overpaid foreigners who cost a fortune plus some under performing englishman like joe cole%2

United's strength this season was most definitely in their squad.

United's first XI looks weaker than it has in previous seasons but their second XI is probably the best second XI in world football. It is that squad depth that meant they had the consistency to win the league - but not the quality to beat Barcelona.

It really doesn't matter how much better Berbatov is than Krkic or how much better Smalling is than Font脿s if none of them are required on the pitch in the final.

Agree on player of the season, the captain and bedrock of the champions - nuff said.

The rooney goal was a piece of magic and it's easy to see why it wins your goal of the season - superb technique and incredible instinctive piece of match-winning.

Best game I saw was probably the CL q/f 2nd leg. Chelsea showed that night why they have been United's only real challengers in England over the last 6 or 7 years and United showed why they are the best team in the country. It was a magnificent match.

Disappointment of the year?

Blackpool.

Attack, attack, attack!
Concede, concede, concede!
Attack, attack, attack!
Concede, concede, concede!

Then towards the end of the season...

Attack
Concede, Concede, Concede
Attack
Concede, Concede, Concede

Blackpool have forgotten the golden rule of football. 11 good players is not enough to stay in the Premier League. I'd say if you could use 11 good players consistently in the Premier League, half of the Championship would be able to survive in the Premier League. The key to staying in the Premier League is fitness and fitness is only possible when you have a decent set of reserve players.

"you were right about joe cole
to compare him to messi is like comparing a bulldozer to a ferrari"

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Poor analogy, more like comparing a Yugo GV to a Ferrari.

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At 16:24 9th Jun 2011, the swashbuckler wrote:

"you were right about joe cole
to compare him to messi is like comparing a bulldozer to a ferrari"

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Poor analogy, more like comparing a Yugo GV to a Ferrari.

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Yeh. Comparing Mamady Sidibe or John Parkin to Messi is like comparing a bulldozer to a Ferrari.

Wow! First blog of P McN's that hasn't contained a large dose of complete piffle. He finally makes it with very last one of the season. (Does this mean we get subjected to them next year as well?)

At 16:16 9th Jun 2011, Reinasbaldhead wrote:
DISAPPOINTMENT OF THE SEASON - Liverpool's Joe Cole.
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Disagree, yes a disappointment but he was FREE. There were much worse....Bebe, Chamakh, Torres, Boeteng, Dzceko

At around 5 million pounds a year in wages he was hardly free was he??

#37 andy1005

I think all the 'breath of fresh air' stuff that was directed or lavished on Blackpool was a lot of nonsense really.

They got a few good results early in the season, the usual element of surprise I guess from a newly promoted team then just went down and down in the new year. Did Holloway learn nothing? Seems very inflexible if you ask me.

Also, as time wore on, Holloway himself seemed to act as if some attempted clever quips in press conferences would be enough to save them!

Berbatov's 2nd in this match was the best individual skill for me although it didn't make Rooney's any less enjoyable or teh 3rd goal in this match either

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@ 33 Disagree, yes a disappointment but he was FREE. There were much worse....Bebe, Chamakh, Torres, Boeteng, Dzceko
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How on earth was Chamakh more of a disappointment than Cole?

Chamakh also came on a free, and for the first 6 months, looked a great signing, fitting in well and scoring quite a few goals. For whatever reason, he didn't get as many games in the second half, but more of a disappointment than Cole? JOKING.

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41.At 16:27 9th Jun 2011, JTthefirst wrote
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All players get paid don't they? I would bet the last 3 on my list are on more money, which brings me to elude how do know how correct this 拢5m figure is?

"DISAPPOINTMENT OF THE SEASON - Liverpool's Joe Cole.
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Disagree, yes a disappointment but he was FREE. There were much worse....Bebe, Chamakh, Torres, Boeteng, Dzceko"


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Err yeah, what about the 拢4,000,000 Joe Cole 'earned' in wages during that time?

Then again - have to agree it was Bebe. lol :o))

#44 Mr Chelsea

I think that it is the case that Joe Cole is not a 'complete' professional footballer. Perhaps his talents would be better suited to a circus!

"How long before Moyes himself becomes frustrated by the financial straitjacket he is constantly forced to wear?"]

A more appropriate question would be is how long are journalists going to persist with this tedious line?

Moyes has shown & said several times that he is happy at Everton & money isnt everything shown by him turning down the Villa job

So what will you do now Phil in the summer months? As for the season I thought the quality was poor. Footballers care more about how much they earn and their celebrity status than how they play. My match of the season was the Champions League final as it showed that even if Manchester United is the best team out of a bad bunch, they are way short of a great team.

@MrBB

You seem intent on reinventing yourself as the Grumpy Old Man of BBG Blogs!

45.At 16:30 9th Jun 2011, danmort wrote: Chamakh also came on a free, and for the first 6 months
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Try the first 2 months

PLAYER OF THE SEASON: Manchester United's Nemanja Vidic.
TEAM OF THE SEASON: Manchester United
GOAL OF THE SEASON:Easy decision. Wayne Rooney
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#52 kanchelskis_legend

Bah!!!!

Anyway, go back and check out the link I posted at #32 and tell me that it doesn't sum up much if not most of what we hear throughout the season, with last season being a case in point given how even the top teams were very fallible for one reason or another.

There's too much in this blog for most comments to be 'on subject'. Was last season as good as previous seasons? In my opinion no. I love football but overall, don't you just get a bit bored of all the guff sometimes?

Good blog Phil!

I actually believe Liverpool missing out on Europe all together will be a huge blessing for them. They are gaining momentum again and with these recent signings (January and this summer), they are shaping up as a very good and reasonably young team. Under Dalglish they will challenge for trophies soon and I'm saying that as a Man United fan. They may not quite have enough for the Premier League yet as the team continues to change, but I think Champions League is a decent shout, especially if Arsenal continue in the same manner.

@53,

well that's two better months than Joe Cole, so where's your justification that Chamakh was more of a disappointment?

Phil, you start your piece by saying: "The journey took in 72 matches." What are you on about? There were consideraby more matches than that played this season!

Gotta Love A Debatable Blog From Mr McNulty Eh Guys ;)

57.At 16:44 9th Jun 2011, danmort wrote:
@53,

well that's two better months than Joe Cole, so where's your justification that Chamakh was more of a disappointment?
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Big wages, the player giving it the big I am before the season started, sat on the bench without coming on for 3/4 of the season.

Also, Reinasbaldhead, Chamakh scored 10 goals between August and November..

Only 2 good months? Should really think before you type fella.

18 + 5 = 23
19 + 3 = 22

Your opening line should actually have been:

"Same old new Arsenal"

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At 16:30 9th jun 2011, Mr Chelsea wrote:

I'm gna stick up for Joe Cole here. He is actually technically gifted. Wouldnt go as far as to say he's as good as Messi but in this league there's no time and space for a player like him to be able to show his talents off. All those crowing about the need for technically gifted footballers, Well Joe Cole was one of them but he's been kinda wasted. Spain would suit him.
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Joe Cole is technically gifted? Did you say gifted? Well, everything is relative, and, for an Englishman, maybe. Gifted players are Modric, Nasri, Silva, Giggs etc. Joe Cole is just a waste of a place on a football team. He is the man who took the 'element of surprise' out of the step over. Gifted players don't do step overs!

Because Joe Cole isn't on high wages?

Chamakh giving it the big I am? You sure? He's one of the most timid footballers I've witnessed!

Yes, he had a poor second half, I said that, but Cole didn't even have any good form!

@56

I really don't see how Liverpool are in any better position next season than they were last season, even just to challenge for a CL spot. The top 3 (Man United, Chelsea, City) will all strengthen over the summer and are not likely to be dislodged. Arsenal had a mare of a loast couple of months, but even if they don't sign anyone of significance, with Fabregas, Wilshere, Nasri, etc. they have a much more talented team than anyone outside the top 4 and can only be better due to the relative age of the squad. Then you have Spurs to contend with if 'arry gets a bit of money and hangs onto his key players. Everton are usually thereabouts as well. Gerrard and Carragher are much like Lampard and Terry in that they are aging, injury-prone and no longer the heartbeat of their respective sides. The difference is Liverpool don't really have the depth to replace them and gain any ground on the leaders.

You could provide stats that show that Chamakh was better than Cole.

Ignoring that though, has Wenger got what he paid for in Chamakh and has it been a gamble that failed? Namely, it has proved to be false economy when if Arsenal had more reliable centre-forwards, that might have been able to capitalise in the league where others have failed.

Arsenal's points total in 2009/10 (75) is actually better than 2010/11 (68). What went wrong?

@34
Totally agree on your blog.

The shocking team of the season goes to........................Arsenal.
Why? Because they can't protect their goal lead in a match as proven by these games:
Newcastle vs Arsenal: HT result 4-0 to arsenal. Full Time result 4-4.
Arsenal vs Spurs: HT result 2-0 to Arsenal. Full Time result 3-2 to Spurs.
Their defence, yes thier best defender is injured for a long time but he's back, but while he wasn't their, shocking is the only word I can describe their defence. They have one of the best lone strikers in the world(van Persie) and he proved it the 2nd half of the season, scoring 18 goals but the defence was a howler.
Everyone though arsenal were, finally, going to get there silverware, there 1st silverware since 2005 and look what happened.The defence was the dissapointment.

The individual disspointment of the season goes to..............Torres.
Yes I am a Chelsea fan but he's being disspapointing for chelsea, but we will see him back on form and tormenting vidic and ferdinand again next season!
p.s I totally agree with @34 about most of the u-21s playin for top clubs and i have a slight concern whether england football team are choosing players in top clubs!

Which Cole?

Joe or Carlton...

61.At 16:53 9th Jun 2011, danmort wrote
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Ok 2-3 months. The thing is I actually think he's not a bad player so the only conclussion is that he was poor because of Wenger got bored and didn't want Chamakh's heading ability to ruin his pretty little passing game!!

Yes Vidic...topman

I fear for my team I really do.

As a realist/borderline optimist the future looks bleak for the Blues with a financially inept hierarchy who seem to have a complete unwillingess to offer new contracts to key players. How we haven't given Roger Johnson a new contract I will never know.
Foster, Dann, Johnson, Gardner, Ridgewell and Jerome all set to go, on top off some important released players (Sebba Larsson, Bowyer etc)...

Can you see any light at the end of the tunnel Phil?

As a Spurs fan, I can understand the nature of the blogs, but why on earth do you in the media keep on with trying to get Luka Modric to leave and go to Man U??? The player has said numerous times he's happy at Spurs, Redknapp's said numerous times he won't be sold, Levy's said he won't be sold, but still you lot keep coming out with ridiculous statements about how he's going to be sold for 拢20million - the same price that liverpool have just bought the almost unknown henderson for - what is it with this constant nonsense? Or has ferguson signed you all up to try and unsettle him???

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70.At 16:59 9th Jun 2011, Reinasbaldhead wrote:
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It's actually 4 months :)

And, when Chamakh first joined, he said he was suprised at the pace of the PL.
So he could have been jaded for the 2nd half of the season,

RVP being in top form didn't help his chances, Wenger seemed to prefer bringing on Super Nick for whatever reason.

So, is it safe to agree Chamakh who got 11 goals in his debut PL season is less of a disappointment than Joe Cole who Gerrard hailed close to Messi!

Your ALL wrong, Arsenal is the bestest, they had one of the best defencive records in the WHOLE LEAGUE!

Arsenals problem is that the press hate them, all the faults of Arsenal can be laid at the door of the media, bias ref's and cheating players (on other teams of course)

Arsenal as a football club are perfect and Wenger can do no wrong.

#72 Brummie-Benetiz

I can see why you fear for your team. On the other hand, if there were contracts that were just not sustainable financially, you might end up fearing for your club!

Hopefully Birmingham can rationalise their finances and become a club like Stoke who live within their means.

Good luck in the Championship.

@73 - I completely agree, feel for Spurs and not for the first time! think if they kept their important players they'd be an even bigger force!

ManCity to win the PL next season :-p

CORRECTION: SHINNED goal of the season... many nicer goals were scored with an actual football boot.

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Phil, as an Arsenal fan, I can say...good blog (for once!)

Team of Season: Manchester United.
Player of The Season: Vidic bar none. He finally owned Torres in a game.
Game of The Season: Newcastle v. Arsenal (4-0 to end 4-4. Classic)
Choke of The Season: My beloved Arsenal (Ending up 4th in what was a 2-horse race has to be choke of the century actually).
Manager of The Season: SAF (I have to admit. Even with the injuries, he put together a winning team).
Star Of The Season (tie): Jack Wilshere/Toure Yaya (pick). Jack, for consistent performance for club and country; Yaya for just some individual brilliance from beginning to end.

Anyway, here is looking forward to next season. And for heaven's sake, bring back 606!!!!

Gerrard is the biggest disappointment of the season - for comparing Joe Cole to Messi.

@14 - it's not a Man U topic...most are to be fair but not this one ;) wind one's next in

Good blog. It's a shame you can't do a full article for each team, it would be interesting to go through the season chronologically and look at the high points and low points for each club. Obviously this would be pretty time consuming but if you ever have a bit of time on your hands just a thought!

For game of the season i'd go for the 4-4 draw between Newcastle and Arsenal (although I understand why you haven't picked it, Phil) and the goal of the season would be Tiote's in that game.

But then again I am a Newcastle fan so maybe I'm biased... ;)

LOL @ 76

80.At 17:08 9th Jun 2011, Reinasbaldhead wrote:
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Yet you said he was a disappointment?!

You're now avoiding the point that you thought Joe Cole had a better season than Chamakh ahahha.

You laugh at saying he's jaded, but ignore the other factors.

Torres biggest flop

I have to agree with the people saying Torres was the biggest flop this season.

Sure Joe Cole was pap, but he was free, Torres was 50million + Wages

@86
He was a dissapointment, that doesn't mean he is a poor player, just thought a player with a good goal scoring record and fantastic heading ability didn't show up for 6-7 months

Cole was blighted with several injuries and his season never got going.

Torres Might Be The Biggest Flop But I Bet He Does Very Well Next Season, If Hiddink Does Come And Manage Chelsea, I Wouldnt Put It Past Him To Get The Best Out Of Torres, The Current Squad And Any Signings He Makes, Just Look What He Did With Russia A Few Years Back :)

Good Blog, like others though I am really getting annoyed at this Redknapp lauding, 'wheeler dealer'. I mean to call a manager who spend's 拢200m as a wheeler dealer it's just a joke. As for Arsenal I think Wenger is going to have to do some serious thinking. If I were him I'd sell Fabregas for 拢40 to 拢50m and spend that on 3/4 new players. Chelsea appear to have hit a bit of a wall, Torres will come good eventually, but I think his arrival spells the end for Drogba. Terry could possibly be tempted elsewhere in the shape of Man City, I have no doubt that if the money was right he'd be off. Liverpool will improve year on year, just like Man City but in a slower fashion, the signing of Henderson is a bit of a gamble, he's good but he's not worth 拢20m. And finally as for Man City, they could well be a force to be reckoned with in 2011/12, they proved with the Kaka attempt that they will go after the best players with no regard for the cost. 1 or 2 players of Kaka's ability will make them contender's, and will probably convince Tevez to stick around.

I agree with the player of the year vote, Vidic was an absolute beast this season, forget Bale and Wilshere, Vidic was in a different league.

Team of the year I'd have to disagree with. Man Utd were league winners yes, but in the lamest title race for a long while, they're away form was poor and they got lucky on too many occasion's. My team of the year would be West Brom, I mean who actually thought they'd finish 11th. They play good football, score goals, and I think they should have won it.

There shall be a decent team in the league next year!
Rooney goal of season - what a surprise!

@90

"orres Might Be The Biggest Flop But I Bet He Does Very Well Next Season"


But this blog is not about next season, I agree with your point, but this season he has been one heck of a flop.

#92 Essex Canary

Good point!

Disappointment of the season? Rooney's utter contempt for his colleagues and the brazen way he continues to be cared for by the media.

He is an oaf of a man and yet seems to be celebrated like he is some sort of role model!

#91 - he just wheeler deals with more money that's all.

After all a market stall trader remains one whether he's selling fruit & veg or electronic consumable

Same job and method just higher value products

Epic blog

Agree with everything you say about Villa

we need a good manger, this week hopefully, then i'd like to see Robert Green of West ham signed to replace Brad Friedel, a couple of midfield playmakers and 1 or 2 defenders

with this in place we can definatly improve on last season, but it all depends on who we get to manage us

i will surely boycott your blogs at least for two months (should u write one) for your oversight of Van Persie's goals and his scoring abilities; for heaven's sake this bald rooney finished the entire season playing defender's role (though his name in the line up always appears in the forward's position). his goal against city is purely accident!

@Daglish rush fowler legends owen torrres judas

Proper pathetic comment, that is literally all you can say? Typical liverpool fan, bitterly jealous even after 20 years, im surprised your not used to it. Tell you what its a great view from up here, on this premier league pedestal!

How many people seriously expected Bebe to play a meaningful part in the 10/11 season? It was clear from the outset and from the comments of players, coaches and the manager that he was a risk and needed work. I think there is no evidence to say that he was a disappointment - in fact I think he lived up to expectations.

Judge him in 3 years time - ok, I agree that by then he may be seen as an expensive gamble that failed but to judge him today just smacks of hubris.

Mr Chelsea
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Anelka is technically gifted too!