Official Premier League 2009/10 thread

[Thrilla]

And David Dunn's no look pass to Hoillet in the second half was a thing of beauty. If that was done by a bigger name player I'm sure it would get replayed over and over.

[R.W.]

What really annoyed me was the complaint about Sol Campbell's booking. Yeah, can't see why he got one for going in over the top, studs showing Arsene. You can bet he was calling for Pedersens head for the same challenge on RVP

[9 to 5]

I have been far more on Dunn's back than the rest of the Rovers lot on here, but when fit and now he is more mature than when he got kicked out (One of the battles Souness had with players where he was in the right) he really is a quality player again. You are right, Wenger can moan all about players on the keeper all he likes (and keepers are so over-protected these days anyway so if there was a hint of a foul we would have been done for that) but the amount of times we cut them up down the middle was amazing and a bit sad.

Still, I knew RVP would score so at 7/2, my tenner was well spent.

It was also nice to get the win with Jones only playing a cameo and N'Zonzi not at all after Arsenal's reported interest. I did vote for Steven to be player of the year and I am glad for the lad. Just stay a bit longer before getting lost in the shuffle elsewhere.

[Dynamite]

It still makes me laugh hearing Wenger complain about the physicality of other teams. It wasn't so long ago that he would be claiming he "didn't see" an incident where one of his players contributed to his team having the worst disciplinary records in the league.

[DavidMarrio]

yeh Wengers probably the worst when it comes to that atleast some managers admit when there players should have been sent off and made a bad tackle he just whinges all the time whenever he gets the chance and when they ask about something his player did "I didn't see it". His problem is he's too busy trying to live by a certain style of football and yes it's attractive to watch but its easy to exploit if you get stuck in and thats when Arsenal tend to do badly.

[therockbox]

West Ham's wage bill, apparently:

WEST HAM UNITED - FIRST TEAM SQUAD 2009-2010 - CONTRACTS & SALARIES

No Player Position Weekly Yearly Joined Fee Notes

Gianfranco Zola Manager £36,300 £1,887,600 Sep 2008 N/A Contract Sep 2008 - June 2011; Ext Jun 2013 (@Apr 2009)

Steve Clark Assist Man £24,200 £1,258,400 Sep 2008 N/A Contract Sep 2008 - June 2011; Ext Jun 2013 (@Apr 2009)

Kevin Keen Head Coach £12,100 £629,200 Jul 2002 N/A Contract Oct 2006 - June 2009; Ext Jun 2011 (@Sep 2008)

Kevin Hitchcock Coach (GK) £3,000 £156,000 Mar 2010 N/A Contract March - June 2010 (@Mar 2010)

1 Robert Green Goalkeeper £30,000 £1,560,000 Aug 2006 £2,000,000 Contract Aug 2006 - Jun 2010; Ext Jun 2011 (@Aug 2008)

4 Danny Gabbidon Defender £50,000 £2,600,000 Jul 2005 £1,500,000 Contract Aug 2005 - Jun 2008; Ext Jun 2010 (@Aug 2007)

7 Kieron Dyer Midfield £70,000 £3,640,000 Aug 2007 £6,000,000 Contract Aug 2007 - Jun 2011

8 Scott Parker Midfield £70,000 £3,640,000 Jun 2007 £7,000,000 Contract Aug 2007 - Jun 2012

9 Mido (Ahmed Hossam) Forward £1,000 £52,000 Feb 2010 Loan Loan Feb 2010 - Jun 2010

10 Guillermo Franco Forward £20,000 £1,040,000 Sep 2009 Loan Contract Sep 2009 - Jun 2010

11 Ilan Araújo Dall'Igna F'wrd £19,231 £1,000,000 Feb 2010 Loan Loan Feb 2010 - Jun 2010

12 Carlton Cole Forward £50,000 £2,600,000 Jul 2006 £1,000,000 Contract Jul 2006 - Jun 2010; Ext Jun 2013 (@Nov 2008)

13 Luís Boa Morte Midfield £70,000 £3,640,000 Jan 2007 £5,000,000 Contract Jan 2007 - Jun 2010

14 Radoslav Kovác Midfield £20,000 £1,040,000 Jan 2009 £3,250,000 Contract Aug 2009 - Jun 2012

15 Matthew Upson Defender £70,000 £3,640,000 Jan 2007 £7,500,000 Contract Jan 2007 - Jun 2011

16 Mark Noble Midfield £20,000 £1,040,000 Jul 2000 Academy (2000) Debut (Aug 2004) (Contract Jul 2009 - Jun 2013) (@Apr 2009)

17 Benni McCarthy Forward £38,462 £2,000,000 Feb 2010 £2,500,000 Contract Feb 2010 - June 2012

18 Jonathan Spector Defender £20,000 £1,040,000 Jun 2006 £500,000 Contract Aug 2006 - Jun 2010

20 Julien Faubert Midfield £30,000 £1,560,000 Jun 2007 £6,100,000 Contract Jul 2007 - Jun 2012

21 Valon Behrami Midfield £30,000 £1,560,000 Jul 2008 £5,000,000 Contract Jul 2008 - Jul 2013

22 Manuel da Costa Defender £20,000 £1,040,000 Aug 2009 £2,000,000 Contract Aug 2008 - Jun 2012

23 Hérita Ilunga Defender £20,000 £1,040,000 Sep 2008 Loan / Fee Loan Aug 2008 - Jun 2009; Contract Jul 2009 - Jun 2013

28 Péter Kurucz Goalkeeper £5,000 £260,000 Feb 2009 Loan / Fee Loan Jul 2008 - Jun 2009; Contract Jul 2009 - Jun 2014

29 Marek Stech Goalkeeper £3,000 £156,000 Jul 2006 Academy (2006) Debut (Sub only) (Contract Jul 2006 - Jun 2010)

30 James Tomkins Defender £4,000 £208,000 Jul 2005 Academy (2005) Debut (Mar 2008) (Contract Jul 2009 - Jun 2013) (@Apr 2009)

31 Jack Collison Midfield £2,000 £104,000 Jul 2005 Academy (2005) Debut (Jan 2008) (Contract Jul 2008 - Jun 2013)

32 Alessandro Diamanti Forward £30,000 £1,560,000 Aug 2009 £6,000,000 Contract Aug 2009 - Jun 2014

33 Fabio Daprelà Defender £10,000 £520,000 Jul 2009 £500,000 Contract Jul 2009 - Jun 2014

34 Oliver Lee Midfield £400 £20,800 Jul 2009 Academy (2009) Debut (Sub only) (Contract Jul 2009 - Jun 2010) (@Apr 2009)

36 Anthony Edgar Midfield £400 £20,800 Jul 2004 Academy (2004) Debut (Jan 2010) (Contract Jul 2009 - Jun 2010) (@Apr 2009)

41 Zavon Hines Forward £400 £20,800 Jul 2006 Academy (2006) Debut (Aug 2008) (Contract Jul 2009 - Jun 2010) (@Apr 2009)

45 Jordan Spence Defender £400 £20,800 Jul 2004 Academy (2004) Debut (N/A) (Contract Jul 2006 - Jun 2010)

46 Junior Stanislas Midfield £1,500 £78,000 Jul 2000 Academy (2000) Debut (Mar 2009) (Contract Jul 2009 - Jun 2014) (@Apr 2009)

£705,792 £36,701,200 £55,850,000

£187,831 £9,767,200

£182,100 £9,469,200 Released (March): 35 Josh Payne, 44 Bondz N’Gala, Nick Barrett, Davide Ferrari,

£178,462 £9,280,000 Peter Loveday, Danny Kearns, Conor Okus, Jack Lampe.

PLAYERS ON LOAN

19 Freddie Sears Forward £4,000 £208,000 Jul 2000 Academy (2000) Debut (Mar 2008) (Contract Jul 2008 - Jun 2013) (@Feb 2008)

24 Frank Nouble Forward £10,000 £520,000 Jul 2009 £500,000 Contract Jul 2009 - Jun 2014

Hólmar Örn Eyjólfsson Defender £400 £20,800 Jul 2008 Academy (2008) Debut (N/A) ~ On loan to Roeselare, Belguim (to May 2010)

Matt Fry Defender £400 £20,800 Jul 2001 Academy (2001) Debut (N/A) ~ On loan to Gillingham (to May 2010)

Out of contract - June 2010

Out of contract - June 2011

Out of contract - June 2012

WHUFC-FIXTURES-2009-2010.xls/28.03.2010 WHU SQUAD 2009-2010

If true then it's hilarious. Dyer on £70k a week, Gabbidon on £50k. People moan about agents fees but the agents for those two have earned every penny.

[Gazz]

I'm pretty sure that if you worked out the hourly average for the 'work' he's done, Keiron Dyer is the best paid person in the history of the universe.

[Baddar]

I love how Dyer and Parker earn double what Zola gets in a year.

[Blue Rosler]

So basically Gabbidon, Boa Morte and Dyer are fucked now the Davids are gonna run it like a business.

[HailtotheYo]

Chamakh Confirms Arsenal Switch

I'm happy, FINALLY AW is f'n doing something ... even if it is free

[Crybaby Bunting]

Why do I get the feeling that City will win this but lose their match against West Ham... leaving it up to Spurs and their match against Burnley?

[Adam]

Really good end-to-end game this so far, Gomes having to make some great saves from Johnson. I hope Spurs can do it here, would much rather see them in top 4 than Man City.

[Age Of The Lariat]

Spurs-City has been a really good game so far. I feel Spurs are unlucky to still be drawing, with Crouch hitting the woodwork, Bale's near miss, and King's goal disallowed. Tevez is looking dangerous though and I can see him scoring the winner in a 1-0 victory as Spurs struggle to find the decisive moment.

[ONO]

Lol, I remember the City fans singing to us "Champions League you're having a laugh"...haha..yeah, cya's in the Europa League next year.

Ironic, that it is also a former Villa player that deals a crucial blow.

Edited May 5, 2010 by ONO

[ONO]

Lol, match isn't even over yet and City fans are saying Mancini OUT.

Bunch of wankers the lot of 'em.

[GA!]

Lol, match isn't even over yet and City fans are saying Mancini OUT.

Bunch of wankers the lot of 'em.

Isn't this Man City's highest ever Premier League finish too? Fickle, fickle fans.

[Adam]

I wanted to slap that little ginger kid crying...this is City's best finish in YEARS and they're crying. Get a grip, and come back when you know true footballing heartache.

Well done to Spurs, good defending tonight in a good end-to-end game, I hope they make it in Europe next season. Always good to see a team with a core of top English talent succeeding.

[ONO]

Spurs have fully deserved it. I still hate Redknobb though.

[Shelty92]

Justice has prevailed. I'm not saying that only as a Man United fan, but also as someone who hates how the likes of City (and Chelsea, and Real Madrid with Florentino) try to acchieve success. City's time will come, no doubt about it, but as long as it's being delayed for a year or two I'm one bloody happy man. Gongratulations to Spurs and Redknapp.

[Lineker]

Fucking buzzing.

BBC Sport's Phil McNulty tweeting from Eastlands: "Eastlands PA playing "Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now" by The Smiths. Black humour at its finest."

BBC - 2212: Hahaha. Harry Redknapp is talking to the TV cameras and a group of players led by David Bentley creep up and empty a massive bucket of water over him. He's drenched. Completely drenched. Not sure that mic's going to work either.

Man City boss Roberto Mancini on BBC 5 live: "It's very disappointing but that's football. We tried to win. We had chances in the first half and the second half. When we pushed more in second half, Tottenham had more space to counter-attack. I'm happy for this season because we get Ch… Europa League. Next year we try to go Champions League. We wanted to get fourth because we had chances, but we know football is like that. It's important you always improve. I wanted to get fourth for the club and for the fans because I think we deserve it. Now I think we must be happy because our season was good."

Mancini on whether he'll be at Man City next season: "Yeah yeah. We plan for next season. We work in pre-season and next year we play better than now. We'll have a better position than this season."