[bbfan1991]

Inter Milan won today, they have had a rough few seasons but are the top team in Milan right now.

[Locke.]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Guidetti

Needs to leave City in january and build on that last season

[King Gizzard]

He probably would have left in the summer but he had quite a bad injury with a nerve

[King Gizzard]

We were interested I think

[bbfan1991]

Mark Clattenburg, who is accused of using "inappropriate language" towards two Chelsea players, will not officiate a match this weekend.

[bbfan1991]

The Football Association has launched a formal investigation into allegations Mark Clattenburg used "inappropriate language" towards John Obi Mikel and Juan Mata during Chelsea's acrimonious defeat to Manchester United.

Clattenburg was accused by the European champions of making comments which are understood to have been interpreted as racist during Sunday's Premier League game at Stamford Bridge.

Chelsea made an official complaint to the match delegate, whose report appeared to have been passed to the FA.

A statement from English football's governing body read: "The FA has begun an investigation relating to allegations made following Sunday's fixture at Stamford Bridge between Chelsea and Manchester United (Sunday 28 October 2012).

"The FA will make no further comment at this time."

Clattenburg was at the centre of events in south-west London, sending off Branislav Ivanovic and Fernando Torres with the score at 2-2 and United went on to secure a dramatic late 3-2 success against the nine men through Javier Hernandez.

An FA probe was almost inevitable the moment Chelsea made their allegation against Clattenburg, who has vowed to co-operate fully with the authorities.

That process looks set to involve Clattenburg, Mikel and Mata all being interviewed by FA compliance officers, who are likely to speak to other potential witnesses.

Those could include other Chelsea and Manchester United players and will almost certainly see Clattenburg's assistants and fourth official asked to provide evidence.

Clattenburg, Michael McDonough, Simon Long and Michael Jones all wore microphones and earpieces on Sunday, although their conversations were not recorded.

Technology could yet be used as evidence though if video or audio footage emerges in support of either Clattenburg or his accusers.

The probe could also examine an 'extraordinary incident report' understood to have been filed by Clattenburg. These are submitted by referees on matters that may require FA intervention.

The Professional Game Match Officials confirmed the referee would not officiate a match this weekend stating: "that with any football match the focus should not be on the officials but on the players and the game itself".

[bbfan1991]

Footage emerges of the steward injury during Chelsea 2 – Manchester United 3

http://www.101greatgoals.com/blog/fo...ster-united-3/ …

[bbfan1991]

Originally Posted by Locke.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Guidetti

Needs to leave City in january and build on that last season

I agree, he has no chance of breaking into their side sadly. I can remember reading an interview he did saying that he would not mind a move to Italy at some point because of his Swedish/Italian dual nationality.

[bbfan1991]

http://deadspin.com/5955624/todays-f...ter-%5Bnsfw%5D

Woman flashing her boobs.

[bbfan1991]

Revealed: Amazing details of 'bar brawl' in ref Clattenburg's room at Chelsea http://mirr.im/XOjAhH

[bbfan1991]

Sean Dyche named as Burnley manager succeeding Eddie Howe at Turf Moor.

[bbfan1991]

Chelsea's Juan Mata did not hear referee Mark Clattenburg make racist insults, reveals Oriol Romeu:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/foo...iol-Romeu.html

[bbfan1991]

Met Police launch investigation into alleged comments made by Mark Clattenburg during Sunday's game. #cfc #mufc

[bbfan1991]

Mark Clattenburg set to deny Chelsea allegations as police open investigation:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2...ons?CMP=twt_gu

[Locke.]

ALEXANDER DONI is preparing to return to Liverpool FC to fight for a place in Brendan Rodgers’ squad.

The Brazilian goalkeeper has been on extended leave in his homeland due to personal problems since missing the pre-season tour of North America in July.

However, after a four-month absence, Doni is finally expected back at Melwood over the next fortnight to challenge fellow shot-stoppers Pepe Reina , Brad Jones and Peter Gulacsi.

Read More http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liver...#ixzz2AnB07hrO

No longer MIA

[bbfan1991]

Personal problems? To do with himself or his family?

[Locke.]

Not sure. He just disapeared without any explanation then about a month ago it was on twitter that it was for personal problems. Must have been something pretty bad if he got 4 months off for it.

[bbfan1991]

Some of the papers reckon that Atletico Madrid are going to offer Radamel Falcao another deal to stop the mega rich clubs trying to buy him.

[King Gizzard]

EXCLUSIVE: Liverpool give blogger written apology for ‘inappropriate’ director behaviour

By Nick Harris

SJA Internet Sports Writer of the Year

30 October 2012

Liverpool’s managing director Ian Ayre has apologised in writing on behalf of the club for the inappropriate behaviour of communications director Jen Chang towards Liverpool fan Sean Cummins, the creator of spoof journalist ‘Duncan Jenkins’, during a meeting between the pair on 22 August and in the days afterwards.

Cummins, a 35-year-old copy writer from south Manchester, gained 40,000 followers for Jenkins’ Twitter account, where he tweeted misspelled nonsense, malapropisms, Colemanballs and ‘inside’ information that had actually been picked up second-, third- and fourth-hand from around the internet.

Chang became so concerned about ‘perspiring journalist’ Jenkins, who described himself as a member of the blogging ‘paternity’, that he met Cummins in a Manchester restaurant on 22 August and asked Cummins to tweet as Jenkins that a) ‘Jenkins’ was not real; b) ‘Jenkins’ had no club mole.

Cummins detailed the meeting and the aftermath in an explosive blog post on 12 October, in which he outlined a series of accusations against Chang, including that Chang had effectively threatened to ban him from games by cancelling his shared season ticket.

The full extent of Chang’s alleged threats is detailed in the blog (linked here).

Sportingintelligence has established beyond doubt that the meeting took place; that all the tweets and emails within the blog are genuine; and that Liverpool have seen evidence of the above.

Ayre met Cummins in person in Liverpool last week to hear Cummins’ side of the story. Ayre held a second meeting with Cummins in Liverpool today, when he handed over a letter of apology.

Ayre writes in the letter: “Based on everything I have heard and seen, including information provided by the parties involved in the matter, I acknowledge some of the elements you highlight were not appropriate …

“I would therefore like to apologise to you on behalf of Liverpool FC, for any upset and distress this caused you.

“Clearly it is not appropriate for me to comment on how the club is managing this internally, and I trust you understand this.”

Liverpool have declined to comment on what disciplinary action, if any, Chang might now face.

Sources say that Liverpool’s chairman Tom Werner has already rebuked Chang, privately and verbally, for his meeting with Cummins and the way he handled its aftermath, but Chang has declined to comment on this – or provide any public account of his version of events.

Asked on 12 October whether Cummins’ blog was a faithful account of their meeting on 22 August, Chang emailed to say: ‘No, it’s total nonsense’.

He declined to respond to follow-up emails which asked for clarification about what actually happened.

It has subsequently been proved beyond doubt via CCTV footage, emails, texts and phone records that every part of Cummins’ story that it is possible to verify using that evidence has been verified.

What nobody will ever be able to verify is precisely what Chang said to Cummins during a 1 hour, 46-minute lunch on 22 August (right), but Cummins feels vindicated with the apology and acknowledgement that his concerns were genuine.

“As a Liverpool supporter, I fully appreciate that our great club has got a lot more serious issues to handle than what a spoof character was writing on Twitter,” Cummins has told Sportingintelligence this afternoon.

“It was never, ever my intention to distract from those issues, and I was shocked and surprised things unfolded as they have done, over a made-up character who was always clearly trivial.

“All I ever wanted was an apology and I got one in writing today.”

http://www.sportingintelligence.com/...aviour-301001/

[Mystic Mock]

I don't believe Mark Clattenburg is a racist, it sounded like he was saying to Mikel "are you deaf".

[Locke.]

Chang should be fired

[Marcus.]

reading 4-0 arsenal

[MTVN]

What the hell

[Marcus.]

4-1

[Marcus.]

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