I also remember that

haven't seen him on here or la liga thread for ages

I think my favourite player name is Danny Invincible (Kilmarnock).

www.goal.com/en/news/12/spain/20 ... philosophy No doubt Asim will be quickly running to his defence, but the President of UEFA shouldn't be giving statements like this in the week before the Champions League final.

www.goal.com/en/news/12/spain/20 ... philosophy No doubt Asim will be quickly running to his defence, but the President of UEFA shouldn't be giving statements like this in the week before the Champions League final.

I'm absolutely appalled.

It's clear from that he hates the English, English football and anyone who has ever even thought of England or seen it on the map.

The evidence is overwhelming that the ref at Stamford Bridge acted on Platini's personal instruction (they are both foreign don't you know) and the same will happen in Rome.

I am so outraged I am stamping my feet and everything.

its where he deserves to be the gob$hite

You have to look at the circumstances. He was giving an interview to 'El Mundo' a very conservative Spanish paper. They (now) see Barcelona as a Spanish team and therefore are going to make them look as good and liked as possible.
I'd say that if Platini gave an interview to 'The Sun' or 'MEN' he'd be complimentary to United.
That aside, the guy is a total hypocrite! He criticises the Premier League for all the foreigners and the poaching from other European leagues when he himself made his name playing in the 1980's equivalent, Serie A

And if he was worthy of the position of UEFA president he wouldn't be giving interviews to either El Mundo, The Sun, or the MEN. Or if he did, he'd make sure that he appeared completely impartial, rather than heavily favouring one of the competitors.



Not just that. He complains about clubs having wealthy benefactors, obviously forgetting that Juve was owned by the Fiat-owning Agnelli family of billionaires.

I'm really not sure where his 'dislike' of English clubs/football comes from.



Come on! The odd billion or two can easily escape the mind...

MK Dons the 2nd???? www.walesonline.co.uk/footballna ... -23676247/

MK Dons the 2nd???? www.walesonline.co.uk/footballna ... -23676247/

Quote ="espanyolswan"MK Dons the 2nd???? www.walesonline.co.uk/footballna ... -23676247/'" absolute shocker! happened when ciudad de murcia went to granada a couple of years ago.

Quote ="espanyolswan"MK Dons the 2nd???? www.walesonline.co.uk/footballna ... -23676247/'" absolute shocker! happened when ciudad de murcia went to granada a couple of years ago.

I think the MK Dons situation sets a dangerous precident and the success of AFC Wimbledon since has clouded the implications for those fans left behind. The next club to move's supporters might not make such a good job of a bad situaution.



Can only be one team that want them TNS as no other merger with a Welsh Club would see Merthyr fans having to travel to England for home games.

One-eyed English supporters in spitting their dummies out over Platini shocker.

Personally, this United fan couldn't give a sh*t about what he's said.

danny tu takes some beating, apart from that german player.......kuntz

And while were at it, that Peruvian team 'Deportivo Wanka'.

Classic.

I think Platini is a bit clueless to be honest, but not sure exactly what it is that he has done to make people think he has a vendetta against English football.

Or is it one of those bloody EU eurocrats/ Brussels Banana Benders / Keep your hands of our pound type of rants?

Platini is trying to make the European Cup closer so there are more tight games. The English teams dominate, i for one am pretty sick of the sight of Chelsea in the Quater/Semi Finals, coming up against someone like Atletico Madrid or Lyon or even Shakhtar would be much more entertaining.

Let him just have a go at it, if it doesnt work fine sack him.

Just lets try something different?

Anyone else watch the Shakhtar Donetsk vs. Werder Bremen UEFA Cup Final last night ?

TOO FAR.

A bit, put Waterloo Road on for a bit as well, though. Started off well but faded. Bremen missed Diego so much, they're going to have to find somebody special to replace him next season.

I thought Shakhtar looked very impressive, although they lacked the end product required at times. They looked full of speed, flair and movement, but when they got in the positions that final ball was really missed.

Platini's aims are correct, I am all for seeing most of Europe being on a level playing field, but the way he goes about things is wrong. He always seems to moan at the English, or have a pop at the English, you would think we're the only sides with foreign players, the only sides in debt, the only sides with foreign owners and the only league that's regularly dominated by the same sides, we're not, but how often do you see Platini ranting about La Liga? Why did he have to have a moan at Man City for offering silly money for Kaka, yet when Ronaldo was linked with Real he said something about it being a good move for him and Real being a great club.

It just amazes me that he usually moans at the English above any others, but we see similar things across Europe yet he doesn't seem to moan at them half as much.

2 of my English mates rampaging through his garden in 1989 while on the third year of our degree course

Not to mention Darren and Marcus Bent. Nearly as bad as Ed Balls. I'd have to change my name.

Yeah I did. I don't [ithink[/i I've missed a UEFA Cup game that's been televised. I probably have missed one of the earlier kick off games.

Shakhtar played really well. I thought Wiese should have saved the winning goal though. Beglin was doing my head in. He kept saying that it was hit well. But it really wasn't. It just had alot of spin on it and with the pitch being wet it slipped by him.

Agree with this analysis of the match, decent game but its a shame Diego has to miss it. One of the best players outside the "Big 3" leagues.

What do you reckon to Srna as a potential Liverpool signing Robbie? We need a top class right back, and I don't think he'd cost much more than Glen Johnson. Always impressed me every time I've seen him play, reminds me of Dani Alves.