Topic: Daniel Andre Sturridge

[wz4jc3]

Good boy! :-) I do like how people, in a roundabout way, keep asking the question why he didnt succeed anywhere else? Thank you Chelsea. ;-)

[Solomon Grundy]

Nice from Dr. Hawking on Sturridge. He even takes a little dig at Rooney .

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-27608788?

He called Suarez a ballerina the other day. Cheeky git.

[PaisleyPrint]

Just scored a cracker for England!

Gorgeous goal.

[the_red_pill]

Not much of a Three Lions fan. Sure I've always wanted them to do well and in some cups- maybe win the odd one, but I want this team to win.

Excellent mix of old and young, skill and graft, a seemingly good team-spirit and an able support team, including Dr. Peters.
I might just give Brazil a break, cause I normally root for them and occasionally, Germany- having German roots myself- and root for England this time.

[markedasred]

Oh the irony of us being generally lukewarm towards England and we are a rising majority in it. How could I not watch last night with so many of our players to enjoy?

[JustDan]

Oh the irony of us being generally lukewarm towards England and we are a rising majority in it. How could I not watch last night with so many of our players to enjoy?

It goes beyond lukewarm and into (seemingly) petty hatred for some. It's interesting to see the turnaround in opinion of the majority.
No doubt there will still be some who will love nothing more than to see them crash out of the World Cup though. I really do question those of us who don't want to see a team with so many of our own in do well though.

[Alan_X]

I don't think he is, paddy power offered him a lot of money that he's going to give to charity I read. A lot of the stuff he came out with in the predictions any person could have come out with like England winning more games at a temperate climate closer to sea level. The most interesting one was England have a 58% win ratio playing 4-3-3 compared with 48% 4-4-2

The figures may be correlation or causation. It could be that England play a more attacking 4-3-3 against weaker teams where there's more likelihood that they'd win anyway. I could be wrong but without more information it would be easy to make a costly mistake as a manager or as a gambler.

[Alan_X]

It goes beyond lukewarm and into (seemingly) petty hatred for some. It's interesting to see the turnaround in opinion of the majority.
No doubt there will still be some who will love nothing more than to see them crash out of the World Cup though. I really do question those of us who don't want to see a team with so many of our own in do well though.

The fucking England band, Roy Hodgson and his turgid football, Wayne Rooney and Welbeck, Ingerlund fans... I tried last night and was pleased for our lads but I just thought how dreadful it must be for them to have to play under such a godawful manager.

[RainbowFlick]

Did he ever get that pay-rise?

Also, is his contract to 2018 or 2016? Transfermarkt etc saying 2018, but I'm sure it was a 3.5 year deal

[Ruthless]

some right bullshit on twatter atm about Sturridge wanting to play as a lone striker and wanting a move to Arsenal - Aswell as Manure bidding 75m for Luis.

Silly season has officially landed.

[The Infamous_LFC]

New deals for Sterling,Sturridge please

[Redman0151]

some right bullshit on twatter atm about Sturridge wanting to play as a lone striker and wanting a move to Arsenal - Aswell as Manure bidding 75m for Luis.

Silly season has officially landed.

"Hey Luis, you know how desperate you were to play CL football and how hard you tried to force a move to Arsenal to try and get it? Well United are interested, no CL football, but you get to play for a psychotic Dutchman!"

Sturridge is a smart kid too, he definitely realises how perfectly he fits in here, I doubt he'd leave for Arsenal.

[Snail]

That Subway advert, though.

[Circa1892]

That Subway advert, though.

Not quite a sackable offence but not far off. Average choice of sandwich aswell...

[Drinks Sangria]

Not quite a sackable offence but not far off. Average choice of sandwich aswell...

And the kid isn't doing the dance at all right the little gobshite. Wool.

[ThePeetmix]

Not quite a sackable offence but not far off. Average choice of sandwich aswell...

They even left out the part where you need go repeat your order several times as the server forgets what you asked for 4 or 5 times.

[Drinks Sangria]

They even left out the part where you need go repeat your order several times as the server forgets what you asked for 4 or 5 times.

And then plunges an ungloved hand into the lettuce, having had a deep, shedding rub of the pubic area.

[Twelfth Man]

Going to put some money on him being top scorer in the WC. Think he is going to have a stormer.

[GREGtheRED]

Going to put some money on him being top scorer in the WC. Think he is going to have a stormer.

He's most definitely got the ability but with Rooney seemingly nailed on to start in behind him, I doubt he will get the ammunition

[TXRed]

Going to put some money on him being top scorer in the WC. Think he is going to have a stormer.

That's going to be quite some goal tally for 3 games!

[DeLeiva]

Being reported in a couple of media agencies that we have opened talks with Sturridge about a new 5 year contract - £100K PLUS wages.

Deserves it IMO - Lad is a beast.

[Persephone]

Being reported in a couple of media agencies that we have opened talks with Sturridge about a new 5 year contract - £100K PLUS wages.

Deserves it IMO - Lad is a beast.

Good news, I like that we're being proactive in tying down our best players. No longer any Rick Parry messing around

[Nessy76]

They even left out the part where you need go repeat your order several times as the server forgets what you asked for 4 or 5 times.

Never even go in, always smells weird and horrible from outside. Guess that's where they got the name.

[Redman0151]

Being reported in a couple of media agencies that we have opened talks with Sturridge about a new 5 year contract - £100K PLUS wages.

Deserves it IMO - Lad is a beast.

No issues with that, strikers always get big wages and he deserves it. Plus ties him down till he's 29

[DeLeiva]

No issues with that, strikers always get big wages and he deserves it. Plus ties him down till he's 29

I think it shows players that we are talking to about joining us that we take care of our talent.

Other clubs might throw cash at players for them to sign initially but our approach is a more than decent wage + an increase to incentivise them to perform.

Smart business IMO

[Severely]

Do we know if he's likely to keep his shirt number or change it to the 9 if it becomes available?

[Paul JH]

The fucking England band, Roy Hodgson and his turgid football, Wayne Rooney and Welbeck, Ingerlund fans... I tried last night and was pleased for our lads but I just thought how dreadful it must be for them to have to play under such a godawful manager.

Can you imagine being the likes of Barkley, Sturridge etc getting coached by tactically decent, young managers like Rodgers and Martinez, then going to get told what to do by Roy?

[Flash6289]

Do we know if he's likely to keep his shirt number or change it to the 9 if it becomes available?

Pretty sure his preference is number 15. Something to do with it being the sum of the letters in 'Daniel Sturridge' when he picked it as a youngster?

[spider-neil]

Being reported in a couple of media agencies that we have opened talks with Sturridge about a new 5 year contract - £100K PLUS wages.

Deserves it IMO - Lad is a beast.

Deserves it. But for Suarez he would have been the Player of the Year.

[JustDan]

The fucking England band, Roy Hodgson and his turgid football, Wayne Rooney and Welbeck, Ingerlund fans... I tried last night and was pleased for our lads but I just thought how dreadful it must be for them to have to play under such a godawful manager.

Yeah fair point, there is a lot to hate about the England set up in general

Say what you want about Hodgson though, but he seems to understand the quality players we have.
If only he knew how to use them... it's like Hodgson wanting a guitar because he's seen Rodgers play some amazing music with it, despite having never learned to play himself.
... then he breaks it up & uses the wood to board things up & the strings as dental floss.

[Keita Success]

I truly hate him playing for England

[Spraynard Kruger]

Watching England is sort of like a living nightmare where Hodgson comes back to manage the team.

[dmorgan]

A well written and much needed article for all those muppets calling for Sturridge to be dropped after yesterday's performance....
http://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2014/jun/08/daniel-sturridge-england-world-cup-brazil-2014

[firing squad]

A well written and much needed article for all those muppets calling for Sturridge to be dropped after yesterday's performance....
http://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2014/jun/08/daniel-sturridge-england-world-cup-brazil-2014

the amount of hatred and underestimation for Sturridge in those comments under the article is mind boggling.

[deFacto please, you bastards]

I don't care about the English national team for the obvious reasons, but the one player that I hope and want to do well is Daniel. The amount of shite spouted about him by the English supporters is disgraceful and ridiculous on all levels. I hope he finishes as the top goal-scorer just to shut up everyone that's doubting him.

[Kopenhagen]

A well written and much needed article for all those muppets calling for Sturridge to be dropped after yesterday's performance....
http://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2014/jun/08/daniel-sturridge-england-world-cup-brazil-2014

Came here to post this. Solid piece by Ronay.

[jed the red]

I don't care about the English national team for the obvious reasons, but the one player that I hope and want to do well is Daniel. The amount of shite spouted about him by the English supporters is disgraceful and ridiculous on all levels. I hope he finishes as the top goal-scorer just to shut up everyone that's doubting him.

And then retires from international football!

[Mamadou]

A well written and much needed article for all those muppets calling for Sturridge to be dropped after yesterday's performance....
http://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2014/jun/08/daniel-sturridge-england-world-cup-brazil-2014

nice article

" he's still trying to catch Roy's eye..." after being the best english footballer for one and a half season

[groove]

Have I missed something? He's a nailed on starter for England. He has been the last 4-5 first team games that he's been fit.

[ThePeetmix]

Have I missed something? He's a nailed on starter for England. He has been the last 4-5 first team games that he's been fit.

Exactly. Yes he missed chances and he'll need to make sure he's on it for the WC. But throughout that Honduras game, who else actually was on the end of a decent opportunity?