Monday, August 31, 2015

Great Unravelings.

"David De Gea's Manchester United future unknown to Louis van Gaal."-ESPNFC.

The wheels are coming off in Glazerland.

Louis van Gaal has wandered off the reservation.

The buccaneer ship is not being rowed with both oars in the water.

They've got tweety byrds flying around in their heads.

Sergio Romero and Brazil 66 let in a goal on Sunday that I could have stopped in midget league soccer...I was a pretty fair athlete.

"Man United Turn to Adebayor..."-ESPNFC.

Turn around, bright eyes
Every now and then
I fall apart


They've got a bone in their brain.

Avram Glazer's pigtail is tied too tight.

They're about three bricks shy of a load.

To everything - turn, turn, turn
There is a season - turn, turn, turn

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A time to build up, a time to break down

Turn to Ade, turn, turn to David "Calamity" James, turn, turn, turn to Joey Barton. It's their time to break down.

"THERE’S AN AMAZING CHELSEA MELTDOWN COMING."-Grantland.

...this is really happening. You can point to Chelsea’s transfer dealings,1 the controversy surrounding their medical staff, or the late start to their preseason training, but there’s something more emotional happening here.
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Jose Mourinho was pacing around, chewing out the fourth official, and — with bags under his eyes — looking tired.

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I don’t really think he’s leaving, and I don’t think Chelsea will finish outside the top four (or even top two), but this story is far from over.
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[Crystal Palace fans] easily outcheered Chelsea’s home crowd Saturday.
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I hate to tell you Santa Claus isn’t real, but Manchester City are going to win this thing.