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Europa. Simple, way more prestigious than the league cup. Kuno Becker as Santiago Nunez.

That 'statement' is such a shoddy piece of work. Doesnt anyone even look at these before they are made public?

Time to change the thread title back to footballing genius

Nope. The temptation for Pardew to go back to route one football would be too great. It just doesnt work for us anymore. And like others say, he's injury prone and a bit shit now. After 5 wins on the trot we're due a bad result and all arent we? West Ham have pace and power up front these days, wont be easy. For some reason I think we'll nick this one too though. 1-2. Sammy and Perez on the scoresheet

So how many of you are out doing this these days http://www.buzzfeed.com/alanwhite/black-friday-has-come-to-britain-and-it-looks-like-hell-on-e?bffbuk

http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/sport-opinion/what-mike-ashley-up-newcastle-8189464 Nothing like getting your hopes up after a decent month or two

Here we go: “It’s a great boost because we have had a terrible run of injuries and it’s testament to the squad that we have had a great run of results.” http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/tim-krul-could-miss-month-8187689?

Terrible terrible news Absolute freak accident too. Hope this Abbot lad is able to pull through, everybody can continue to tell him it wasnt his fault, and logically he'll know it too. But you cant stop the mind from wandering under such circumstances.

If a player thinks he's been treated well at a certain club and tones down the celebration as a mark of respect, I dont see anything wrong with it. Nothing wrong the with opposite scenario either, celebrating against a former team you feel you need to prove a point against. Perhaps not in a Adebayor-esque way though.

Basel are no pushovers. Quite capable of grabbing a draw at Liverpool and sending them out.

Which is why some of us are terrified he may find himself on the wing again

He spoke English?

Nothing special but he's been an important part of our little rejuvenation imo with the pressing and high energy game we've taken to. Still tempting to put Sissoko in his place and De Jong further up and see how that works out.

Ah. Oh well.

Abied and Colback dont deserve to be dropped on current form. Cant play 4 central midfielders. December coming up so it shouldnt be much of a problem rotating the squad a bit.

None and Wiiliamson. So I could ask him about how to make a living on something you're so obviously dreadful at.

Has CT just disappeared or was he banned or something?

He had that one game against Chelsea were he was caught out and destroyed for lack of pace. Other than that, he was alright. Might have been an above average player, perhaps in the role he started in against QPR, if not for the injuries.

Bayern shooting themselves in the foot there, some finishing from Aguero though.

Guordiola's teams are like machines. They've won everything there is and still seem hungrier than anyone else. Would be really interesting to see what he's able to do with a less start studded team.

---------Abeid--------- --Cabella---Sissoko---Aarons-- ----------De Jong---------- On current form Colback and Sammy ought to be in there. The only real certainty in that is Sissoko, you could make a case for any of the others.

Messi takes the CL scoring record. City losing to 10 men Bayern at home. Bottom of the group as it stays

Saw the footage, he stood still for a minute and you think he's okay, then suddenly collapses. Quite horrifying.

I know this ought to make me happy but its giving me horrifying images of Sissoko playing on the right again.

Yeah, fair points. I was assuming that we'd only loan to a suitable club, or that whoever came in for them would have done their homework. No one planning on playing hoof ball would be much interested in a slight 17 year old. In Roberts' case, if he's as good as is being touted, someone might be willing to take a punt on him, on the off chance he's able to play a Zaha type role for them. I understand that thats more likely to happen a year or two down the line though.