Raul Meireles

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Come on, its obvious the deprived merseysiders spent the day rampantly cliking on his name to win him the award, they know full well its a joke of a nomination never mind him actually getting it, laughable, just to prove my point this is taken from Rawk:


hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

Dam i guess this shows that we really do have the best fans in the Prem if we basically just out-voted everybody on the internet. Great for Meireles, can't say he really desevered to win but all the more to him.
:lol::lol:

Orrrr as is more likely the case the rest of the world have jobs and dont sit around on the dole all day clicking their players names on internet award websites, all it shows kiddo is Scousers are the most unemployable rodents in the country.

Dumb fecks.
 

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If we'd known the scousers were going to take it so seriously we could have organized a counter-campaign to vote for Bebe. That would put this shitty award in it's place.
 

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How was Abel Xavier for Liverpool, was he any good? I don't remember him being much of a player, is it my impression or was it the hair that got him to get away with playing for clubs above his level? Smart man if it was.
 

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How was Abel Xavier for Liverpool, was he any good? I don't remember him being much of a player, is it my impression or was it the hair that got him to get away with playing for clubs above his level? Smart man if it was.
I completely forgot he played for them. I remember him more for his time at Everton and basically only because of the hair.
 

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Embarrassingly so.

One of the worst players I have ever seen in MLS.
Clearly got the deal because of the hair then. Must have played in more than 10 clubs throughout his career in half a dozen different countries, probably always well paid, and all that due to his barber.

I also remember him saying in an interview when he was in Galaxy that he had befriended Wesley Snipes and was going to start acting in Gansta's movies :lol: bollocks.



He's now some sort of socialite here in Portugal, always appearing in magazines in random parties.
 

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Orrrr as is more likely the case the rest of the world have jobs and dont sit around on the dole all day clicking their players names on internet award websites, all it shows kiddo is Scousers are the most unemployable rodents in the country.

Dumb fecks.
If only the Cafe had dedicated half the time to this cause than it dedicated to Miss Albania it could have been an United player to win that.
 

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BBC Sport - Chelsea's Raul Meireles accuses former club Liverpool

And the 28-year-old explained: "All I have to say is I had one promise at Liverpool which wasn't fulfilled.

"Liverpool asked me to hand in a transfer request, that's normal."

Rumours have circulated that Liverpool promised Meireles a 100% pay rise if he impressed in his first season in the Premier League, a rise that was never forthcoming despite the playmaker making 35 appearances and scoring five goals.

Guess that explains it.
 

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Damien Comolli insists Liverpool didn't want to sell Raul Meireles but had no choice after he submitted a transfer request and asked to leave.

Meireles joined Premier League rivals Chelsea in the final minutes of the transfer deadline day last month in a reported £12million move, a switch that angered many Reds supporters.

The 28-year-old Portugal international last week insisted he never wanted to leave Liverpool but admitted he jumped at the chance to go to Stamford Bridge when it became clear he would be sold.

Speaking at a press conference on Monday, Meireles then accused Liverpool of a broken promise and claimed he was forced to submit a transfer request once they had decided to sell him to Chelsea.

Putting across Liverpool's side, the club's director of football Comolli said on their official website in response to questions sent in by supporters: "I think Raul said it himself with what I've seen recently in the press. Basically, he came to see me and said 'I want to leave, I want to play for another club'.

"Our intention was not to sell him but we were put in a corner a little bit when he put in a transfer request and said he wanted to go and that he didn't want to play for Liverpool anymore.

"I think the owners and Kenny (Dalglish) have said it, and we all have the same view. When someone doesn't want to be here it's difficult to say 'you are going to stay'.

"We've been through that process in January with Fernando Torres and this felt like the same situation. We've done it, we think it was the right thing to do for the club, because it's very, very difficult to have somebody here who doesn't want to be here.

"The job of the manager in the Premier League is already difficult having to manage 25 players and only having 11 to start on a match day, so you have to deal with all the others.

"On top of that if you have someone who is adamant they don't want to be here and wants to play for someone else, we took the view it's better if he goes and we get the best possible deal for the club. In the end I think we did well."

Meireles was not the only player to leave Anfield this summer, with Alberto Aquilani returning to Italy after agreeing a loan move with AC Milan for the rest of the campaign, while Joe Cole moved on a season-long loan to Lille.

Asked why Aquilani was allowed to go after impressing in pre-season, Comolli said: "With him it was more a question of opportunities to play. He's obviously a big player, he's got a very good resume and he's a very good player. But Kenny and the coaching staff felt he would play in a certain position.

"As I told Alberto during the summer, unfortunately in that position is someone called Steven Gerrard and it would have been difficult for Alberto to play."

Comolli also dismissed reports that Liverpool now have first refusal on highly-rated Lille star Eden Hazard as part of the Cole deal.
Comolli hits back in Meireles row | News
 

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Well, with the way business is, you've gotta get it down on paper. But if I had a gentleman's agreement that wasn't kept, I would ask to leave too.

I tend to believe players when they come out with this type of stuff, they have very little reason to lie and just seem to want their fans to know the score.
 

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Well, with the way business is, you've gotta get it down on paper. But if I had a gentleman's agreement that wasn't kept, I would ask to leave too.

I tend to believe players when they come out with this type of stuff, they have very little reason to lie and just seem to want their fans to know the score.
Or want to be able to go back about their business without fans giving them stick when they see them in the street or when they go back to their previous club.

Andy Carroll tried to blame Newcastle when he left - in my view simply because he knew he'd be socialising here at some stage and didnt want people giving him grief.

Never sits well with the fans when you ask for a move - especially if its money oriented.
 

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Sure, but Meireles is hardly going to be hanging out in Liverpool much in the future. You never can tell, of course, but the way Meireles worded it, he seems very hesitant to say anything and his quotes didn't actually even say that there was a broken arrangement that I saw. So I figured he wasn't lying.
 

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Better than Adam and Henderson...

He is, but that's not saying much though....He is shocking. I also think he is a bit of a coward, I've seen him shy out of a tackle a few times now for Liverpool and Chelsea.

I know there were a few United fans that thought he might be a decent signing a couple of seasons ago...but I'm glad that ever eventuated. You can handle a player not being good enough, but a coward, that is unforgivable.
 

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Wow, what a website.


My eyes bleed.

Back on topic: He's been utter shite this season. I was one of those who thought Chelsea got a steal with him. But for whatever reason, every time I've seen him play recently I just laugh.
 

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Aren't you a little short on central midfielders now?

Lampard, Ramires, Mikel... Romeu?