PFA awards

wovlad · Post by **wovlad** » Tue Apr 14, 2009 1:26 pm

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2009 ... pfa-awards

Another UTD love in, how Ronaldo can be in there when by most UTD fans admission he's had a poor season is beyond me.

Verbal · Post by **Verbal** » Tue Apr 14, 2009 1:34 pm

This is what happens when you nominate players in December. It's like deciding the MOTM award at half time!

Giggs has been good, but hasn't even started a quarter of United's matches this year. Sentimental.
Vidic...again, he was fantastic up to December and in the start of the new year. Folded disasterously in the last month.
Ferdinand...I'll give em that.
Ronaldo...oh just f*ck off. F*ck right off.
Gerrard...probably only in the list because Zidane rated him the best in the world recently. had a good season though no mistake.
Van Der Sar...well, it's quite easy to concede goals when you haven't a shot to save, but as soon as the defence creaked the door has been brought down, with EVDS being found out. Shot big time, not even in the top five 'keepers in the Prem.

Hegeland, Lampard, Jagielka, Alonso, Torres, should all feel very aggrieved.

And how Fellaini hasn't been nominated for the young player award is anyone's guess.

Verbal · Post by **Verbal** » Tue Apr 14, 2009 1:35 pm

Also, Evans and Rafael have played 20 games between them. Good players aye, but they haven't even mustered a quarter of a season each this term! ARGH.

Frandsen08 · Post by **Frandsen08** » Tue Apr 14, 2009 1:50 pm

rafael de silva?? is this a belated april the 1st joke?

cmon he looks a decent player but that is riduclous, i hope stevie g wins it, just to add insult ininjury

jimbo · Post by **jimbo** » Tue Apr 14, 2009 1:59 pm

It takes the piss. It really does. Looking at those nominations you'd think United were going to win the league by a good 20 points!

What about Gary Cahill for young player?

Verbal · Post by **Verbal** » Tue Apr 14, 2009 2:05 pm

jimbo wrote:It takes the piss. It really does. Looking at those nominations you'd think United were going to win the league by a good 20 points!

What about Gary Cahill for young player?

He's 23 now. Does he still count as 'young' in the PFA's eyes?

mofgimmers · Post by **mofgimmers** » Tue Apr 14, 2009 3:21 pm

My player of the season thus far has been Torres, no mistake. He's been immense.

For him to not even make the list is something of a farce.

malcd1 · Post by **malcd1** » Tue Apr 14, 2009 4:03 pm

I really hope Ronaldo wins it. Just to prove what a complete and utter farce it is.

potter1989bwfc · Post by **potter1989bwfc** » Tue Apr 14, 2009 4:32 pm

Seen this on Skysports website and Liverpool fan commented and saying why is Davies or Taylor not in there as they been better than half of the lsit.

Traf · Post by **Traf** » Tue Apr 14, 2009 6:06 pm

These are voted upon by the players at Christmas.

Verbal · Post by **Verbal** » Tue Apr 14, 2009 6:29 pm

Traf wrote:These are voted upon by the players at Christmas.

I thought the same, as I posted above, but an article on f365 seems to think it is in Feb/March

http://www.football365.com/YS_Detail/0, ... _1,00.html

Athers · Post by **Athers** » Tue Apr 14, 2009 7:07 pm

Don't see why they have to vote so early, all it takes is someone to nip down the training grounds and the players fill in a slip?

FD · Post by FD » Tue Apr 14, 2009 7:45 pm

Traf wrote:These are voted upon by the players at Christmas.

...couple this with the fact an awful lot of footballers are thick as f**king sh*t and you have this list, quelle suprise!

Bruce Rioja · Post by **Bruce Rioja** » Tue Apr 14, 2009 8:06 pm

EvdS is the one that made me stop doing whatever it was that I was doing when I heard. This season he's been every bit as poor as Seaman was when he hadn't realised that it was passed his time to give the game up either.

Traf · Post by **Traf** » Wed Apr 15, 2009 12:17 am

At the time of voting, Van der Sar was unbeaten in about 12 games.
Hence his nomination.

Players could vote by text after the penultimate league game IMO.

youngmc · Post by **youngmc** » Wed Apr 15, 2009 9:26 am

Sorry no Bolton players make the list, but however our friends at Setanta mention the exclusion of THREE Bolton players.

Good read...

http://www.setanta.com/uk/Blogs/Tom-Ada ... s-a-farce/

Verbal · Post by **Verbal** » Wed Apr 15, 2009 10:06 am

It only mentions two...? Or am I missing something, which happens more often than not.

boltonboris · Post by **boltonboris** » Wed Apr 15, 2009 12:24 pm

Verbal wrote:It only mentions two...? Or am I missing something, which happens more often than not.

Tim Cahill was mentioned, I think there was some confusion over names mate... Worry not. I got ya back!

enfieldwhite · Post by **enfieldwhite** » Wed Apr 15, 2009 12:51 pm

Aren't the nominations for the previous CALENDAR year, as opposed to the current season?

That may be why it's skewed.

palexjones · Post by **palexjones** » Wed Apr 15, 2009 12:51 pm

Yep the players vote ! no wonder the list is so poor.
It makes me wonder that perhaps its the england players that stop the likes of Davies, Cahill & Taylor getting past the long squad.........

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