Howay

Is the collar the same as the Italy kit? if so it would seem we've got the same template as the keeper kit is definitely the same.

I know Roma had him on loan with an option to buy, so I'm assuming they bought him and sold him straight to Liverpool for a profit? bit of an odd one, he's not very tall iirc I watched him a couple of times for Roma but not enough to comment on his quality. I also mirror MT's feelings on the transfer, would be a laugh if Carroll transferred elsewhere and performed while Borini performed terribly.

Nicer than last seasons tbh.

Isn't that the lad that used to be in Chelsea's reserve/youth teams?

Daily Mail (I know it's not the best) claiming we've agreed £7m fee with Lille for Debuchy, hope that comes off.

Aye as reliable as the Arabian Gulfs first daily publication seems the £80m valuation seems very odd, wouldn't make much sense for Ashley to sell for a large loss after putting us into a far better position than when he first arrived.

That'd be utter class.

He was the Clydesdale Bank SPL Player of the Year for the 2007-08 season according to his Wiki, obviously a top top player. Also the fact he's 30 and on a free adds credence to the suggestions the Mackems have nowt to spend.

Same, so I'm glad they got through as it's given me someone to sort of root for in the final. Hope they smash the boring Spaniards so that this whole playing without a striker thing doesn't gain popularity. The Italians winning the whole thing would make me feel a lot less bad about England's performance in all.

Quality goal by Balotelli there.

Aye they've been really dull most the tournament tbh, someone said it best earlier in the thread when they mentioned they look more like Swansea than Barca.

Aye I want Portugal to win like.

So would Shola.

What a fucking mug.

Aye that looks canny on actually.

It must make it tough trying to make themselves look good when foreign signings have to fly into Newcastle airport to get there.

Match made in heaven tbh.

They're getting £3m a season apparently, it's not a charity funding it it's Tullow oil who are paying them to advertise this 'Invest in Africa' thing. Not sure why they think they're suddenly going to be really popular in Africa mind, just because the word Africa appears on the shirt . Edit: Didn't see the link Fish posted. Still it's bizarre how they think they'll be so popular considering their only African player is Sessegnon who's from a country with a population of under 10m. The usual suspects are bound to be the most popular as they are the best sides, why would an African pick Sunderland? when they could just pick Man utd/City

Aye I never thought Young had any chance at scoring but Cole telegraphed exactly where he was going, may as well of pointed at that corner tbh.

Aye it was ridiculous tbh, any time we'd get the ball the 1st thing was to hump the ball up the middle it hadn't worked for 90 minutes so why were they persisting in extra time.

He's canny special for someone so young to be fair, a 1 in 3 record at Inter and almost a 1 in 2 record at Man City for a 21 year old.

Ashley young is a fucking embarrassment, it was obvious the cocky bellend would take one and equally obvious he'd miss. Doesn't really make much difference both sides are shite, Germany should tear the Italians a new one.

Can't believe he's only 29!