Skeletor

Let's christen this thread with a picture http://image.ohozaa.com/i/319/Nxz0D.jpg

That's probably because you are one of the knee jerkers though.

Rafael

Diego Reyes, pls. Was thinking that when I posted the question actually.

Wonder if Carr has been scouting any of the Mexican players? He's been watching the tournament hasn't he?

Would LOVE to hear that tbh

2-0

Mexico just can't kill the game off. Brazil defence is ridiculous.

Here comes Pato

Off the bar!

AHHHH!!! Who is Parew??? http://www.officialplayersites.com/multimedia/_thumb.php?id=3

This actually true? He was being linked with us and Spurs. Check the thread title.

The name Jorge Enriquez makes me think of Jose Enrique with a fu manchu moustache and a sombrero.

BBC

Under 20 minutes.

Robbie Savage is so awful at every thing

*Team comes in winning 4-0* Bright: 'That was poor'

Meh

The worry is that he wasn't picked for the France squad because he was supposedly injured.

At the end of the day no-one knows what the budget is so it's pointless speculating about how much this transfer is eating into it. We're already at a net profit of about £5m from sales plus you would guess Simpson will be binned if we get Debuchy in.

I wonder how long until we find out whether this bid has been accepted or not? Is the Ajax chairman as difficult as Seydoux?

At my cynical worst Tiote sold for £20m, Anita bought for £6.5m. But in all honesty I don't believe that will actually happen. Seems the most likely explanation though. I can't see Anita give up an improved contract, a starter position and CL football for a place on the bench. Tiote and him are pretty much mutually exclusive on the field. Unless we play 4-3-3 with Anita and Tiote as the defensive pivots and Cabaye as the advanced midfielder with (Debuchy) and Santon bombing up and down each flank providing the width. If that's the plan it would have been nice to even try it before the season starts. Would have been nice to play Cabaye and Tiote together before last season started as well but it worked out ok. Bit easier to drop into a bog standard 4-4-2 I'd imagine. Anyway I'm not against this signing per se, I just find it a bit hard to fathom what we're up to. Same as the Carroll bid. The explanation that makes the most sense is the one Nut and Cajun have mentioned, unfortunately. Both Debuchy and Anita play in 4-3-3's at their current clubs. Anita having grown up at Ajax will have learned a variety of flexible formations. I'd say they could slot in quite easily. In fact I'd worry Anita would find it harder to slot into a rigid 4-4-2 personally. The rest of the players know 4-3-3 already.