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We actually bought quite a lot of players of that calibre. You must have been asleep. idiot isn't presumably going to pursue this............. I can only think of Owen, who else? Well in recent history skill wise and for all round footballing ability I'd say Bellamy and Robert...both different sorts of players to Cole but definetly in the same bracket ability wise...without them we'd have stayed a bog standard mid table team under Robson. They were the difference between 14th and 4th if you ask me. EDIT: oh and we signed Titus that year as well

After his gutless performance away to Russia he should have never held the armband again. I dont know if thats a joke or not ! Neither do I! if Gerrard is gutless, what does that make Lampard?....he goes missing for England more often than a blind man with alzheimers When Ehgland were beaten at Wembley by Croatia in McLarens last match Gerrard was dreadful...thing is you couldnt say that about Lampard because he hid from the fuckin ball for an hour

Is this the thread to mention that a fairly well placed source told me that we've put a bid in for Charlie Austin of Swindon Town? He wants to come, has family in the city, but has a young child with a girl in the Bournemouth area and her and her family don't want him to move this far north. I don't think he is actually that good....but if we do sell Carroll and Ranger goes out on loan then this may be one who is coming in. Don't know if anything wil come of it but if it does you know where you heard it first

fuck off man that bird who used to post on here made him look like an amateur

Will Rafa be informing tourists in Madrid about the specials board next season? http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/news/Liver...icle446441.html

With a passion. North Korea beating them would be better than us winning the World Cup as far as I'm concerned. I know the Germans "always do well", but I honestly think they could be a surprise casualty of the group phase. The squad is as poor as it's been since Euro 2004 (and yes, I'm still bitter they didn't get beaten by Latvia like they deserved) and I reckon Serbia and Ghana will both cause them problems. Stevie, the odds for a Serbia win against Deutschalnd might be worth a look. They were beaten by New Zealand in Austria at the weekend one nowt The fans rioted and Vidic had to make an appeal for calm in the stands. A lot of folk say they're dark horses but looking at their side its not as good as even Croatia for me and they didnt make it. Stevie makes a good point about climate, but a lot of sides have gone to Austria to prepare at altitude...away from the coastal cities (Cape Town, Durban) a lot of the games will be played at a height above sea level not many Europeans will be used to. Which sides this benenfits most is something I'm not sure about but it can be noted that Brazil are the only side to have won the WC outside of their continent....I think I'm right in saying theyve done it a couple of times? (Sweden 58 and Japan 02?) But I think looking at the teams as a whole its much the same as the last one...no truly outstanding team/s so anyone of the countries who have traditionally done well and get a bit of momentum can conceivably go on to win it....that includes England, whose biggest assset for me is Capello. As someone said above if England don't win, for old times sakes I'll be hoping Holland's defence can hold out and match their impressive forwards and midfilelders. Wouldnt mind seeing the Argies do well too...for Jonas like

John Pienaar said on 5live that Cameron was woefully unprepared for the question and she'd done very well. Has anyone let the cat out of the bag on Wearside about where your friend spends/spent her time on Saturday afternoons?

31 please TM

No mention of Palace staying up after a 10 point deduction?...largely irrelevant anyway as it looks like they're going to be closed down tomorrow.. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/t...ace/8714650.stm

I was there for a stag do 3 weeks ago and it was mint.........all the best people are going there this summer....saw Andy Carroll and Nolan on the Saturday night Off to Albufeira for the first week of the world cup Then a mate has got a new job.....looking after 500 chickens on Worthy Farm, Somerset,and as he's now a local he's entitled to 2 free tickets for Glastonbury Festival and he's punting one my way in exchange for a day on the piss Might fit in a trip to Bilbao to see the Guggenheim Mueseum later on in August...getting the ferry from pompey and hiring a camper when we get there

Got 10 minutes and Swindon in a game we lost because the ref let them get away with murder, made his debut at home to Notts Co 1 goal in a 4-0. I love it when journalists print hearsay which fits their story - getting a good kicking in the comments though. Makes you wonder what the fuck the "editor" does for his money.....regardless of the nature of the paper, all of them are big on accuracy and this spells trouble for someone.

am I right in saying he made his debut away from home anyway?....did he also score?....cant really remember but I seem to recall he made his debut v Bristol City who we signed him from at Aston Gate...and he scored..maybe 2?....could be wrong but the comment is patent bollocks

Ive always thought an iphone was for fashion victims and flash harry/harriets, but a lad at work showed me his Wunder radio app on his 3g and now its made me want worldwide internet radio streamed through my phone almost as much as I want Ashley to open his wallet this summer... The thing is, the Wunder radio download only works on 3 types of phone...iphone,blackberry or windows smartphone....I've got a Sony Ericcson W995 with 18 months left on a 2 year contract. So..can anyone advise me the best way to go about getting this sorted out?...iphone and blackberry are pretty much out due to price, so I thought Id go down the windows smartphone route but frankly I've had a look on ebay and I dont really know wtf I'm looking at.....any advice would be greatfully received

Its got to be yank and the 1970s for your top tv/film tecs for me: Kojak Shaft Starksy Hutch Huggy Bear (theyd have done fuck all without the Hugster ) the aforementioned Columbo into the 80s, honourable mentions to: Crockett Tubbs the croc and their two hot female colleagues The black guy/white guy combo from Hill Street Blues, they were always being investigated for being a bit bent..

Went to see Dio at the Playhouse in Edinburgh in about 86 or 87.....was sort of dragged along, but it was fuckin great. He made a lot of noise for someone who was about the size of Wayne Routlegde rip

Yeah I saw the proto-facist cunt last night....he's blaming the electorate for the faults of the electoral system....he fuckin hates people,full stop, What a cunt....nothing to do with any of the 3 parties being too useless to elect then Tarzan? But as has been said many times, PR would probably make coalitions the norm rather than the exception. As quite a few expressed on QT last night, the Lib Dems will probably get a good kicking at the next election making a clear winner more likely. The big problem is that all three main parties are so close these days that there really isnt much of a choice. aint that the truth....but it didnt stop Hezza glowering at the audience as if theyd just planted a bomb in the hotel he was staying in...did you see the look of contempt on his fuckin face?

Yeah I saw the proto-facist cunt last night....he's blaming the electorate for the faults of the electoral system....he fuckin hates people,full stop, What a cunt....nothing to do with any of the 3 parties being too useless to elect then Tarzan?

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/blog/20...tball-world-cup

What about Everton they refused to sign blacks till 1991. Really? Do Athletico Bilbao still only play people from the region? Aye ATHELTIC it is. I've been there, best people ever. You'd get hung for calling them Atletico though, they were founded by English and hate Spanish rule, Franco forced them to change their name to Atletico Bilbao, but when he was ousted they reverted back to Athletic Club Bilbao. They only allow people who are born Basques to play for them, there was huge ruptions about Bixente Lizarazu, when he played for them because he was french basque, and they weren't convinced he was pure enough. Sorry bout that Incredible that they've managed to survive as a club, sticking to that. I saw an article recently about them playing the first black player in a friendly. edit Here it is aye theyve relaxed it a lot in the last few years...lads with spanish names have turned out for them, but I think youve got to have some basque ancestry still. isnt that what Sir John Hall wanted to do with us?

Disgrace. Him and his old man used to be "Mr Everton and son" when he was a bairn.....when did they win the cup winner's cup? 85ish? His old man took him out of school to go to the away leg of the semi and the final in Rotterdam. Now the old man is a season ticket holder at Unfilled and they both hate blusenoses with a passion. Heads turned much? I think it's odds on that he's on the plane like, cover for Johnson. England have a ok first XI but outside that its a laugh.

Incredible. Honestly I think he's their second best player. Has he dropped the two most senior players in the dressing room?.....are they pulling him up on his err "tactics"?

not that his age has anything to do with anything but year older than cameron same age as blair when he took office The thing that got me this morning is getting up and reading that the Chancellor of the Exchequer is two years younger than me

I dont really follow the first bit because I'm an uneducated and unemployed manual labourer But if you mean Thatcher's cuts to the nationlised industries which the country (especially the north of Britain) had formerly relied upon in the early 80's were the start of globalistion, then I'd completely agree with you. Go to any former major industrial area nowadays and see what happens to society when a community's reason for existing is taken away. We, and the lives of our loved ones, all seem to be expendable at the altar of increased profits, but look what that attitude has sown.

Stopped drinking 4ish on Sunday just before we left for Alicante airport after arriving at about 1030pm on Friday night...got in at 0530 the following morning, drank from 1 ish Saturday afternoon till about 3-30am Sunday morning.....my question is should I have had a solid dump since then and seeing as I havent does it mean I have contracted dysantry?

by default do you just hope its going to be better with Cameron in no.10 or do you actually think he will do a better job than Broon?