Indeed.
Indeed.
And as we know, finishing positions have nothing to do with matches.
Lines seem blurry to me.
It's like saying in cricket it's ok to bet on a test series but not an individual test match. Either way the player is conflicted with a specific match when it gets to the last test. Same case applies in football. Wilshere's bet on finishing above Tottenham went down to the last day - making it dependent on a specific match.
It's obviously for fun. They earn enough to not give a fuck about making/losing £100 here or there. But if you're going to be petty enough to discipline for specific matches, a group of matches (which a league season or a cup campaign is) has to be counted the same for consistency.
not sure if you would know this but what happens if the defore jack bet was about who would get further in the champions league, us or the spurs. would that break uefa rules?Originally Posted by McNamara That Ghost...
I'd have thought so yes, even if there wasn't ever actually a bet. They don't want a Hanse Cronje, clearly.
Is this guy ever going to be fit, he's just been on a year long jolly surely he's going to be ready soon?
We do seem to be specialists at thest "long term" injuries...actually we're specialists in short term ones as well.
This is a trophy we lift without any fail every season
Can't we take the 'super' out of the thread title - unless its changed to 'Super crock, and super crock related news (not Diaby)'?
Putting the laughter back into manslaughter
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage...l-October.htmlARSENE WENGER admits he has no idea when Jack Wilshere will be fit to play again for Arsenal.
The England star has been sidelined for a year and is now recovering after a double operation to cure ankle and knee problems.
Wilshere has not travelled for Arsenal’s tour of the Far East, will not start the season and is unlikely to return by October.
Boss Wenger also concedes it is not ideal that new signings Lukas Podolski and Olivier Giroud, along with Laurent Koscielny and Per Mertesacker, are not on the pre-season trip.
Arsenal arrived here in Kuala Lumpur yesterday and will play the first of three games in Asia against a Malaysia XI tomorrow before flying to China.
The fitness of midfield ace Wilshere, 20, is a major worry. While he has suffered no setbacks following surgery in May, he has yet to kick a ball.
Wenger said: “I am positive but a bit cautious because we had so much disappointing news with him.
"Everybody in the medical department says to me he’s doing very well.
“He is still in the gym. Any player still in the gym in July is not on the pitch in August, that is for sure.
"I don’t want to give him any precise deadline because that would put him under huge pressure.
“At the moment, I’m trying to go step-by-step with him but the news is positive.
"I am more positive this time because there is no setback.
“He had his ankle problem and that reated a knee problem. He needed surgery on his knee tendon.
"The advantage of this was to heal completely the inflammation in the ankle. The ankle is perfect and the knee is doing very well. Normally he should go out again in a few weeks.
“It will take some time to come back but let’s not forget Jack is 20 and that means you recover quicker than when you’re 32.
"If he has no medical problem, he will come back very quickly.”
We are also THE specialists at short term injuries which become long term injuries.
Fear the dreaded "2 weeks" when they come out with it. That equals 6-12 months.
I think we should discount him making a serious contribution this year. He may get a few Carling Cup appearances, coming on as a sub in the league, but he won't be starting too many of the big games.
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