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Carroll + Suarez = Torres + Babel They spent fucking buttons. They just managed to move their problem players on and replaced them with quality. The Holy Grail of football management.

Narrow win. Probably 2-1 with Nolan scoring.

Got exactly what I thought we'd get - fuck all. Didn't learn anything that we didn't already know. No injuries (i think) and it's out of the way now, fuck it.

The only player who's had a run at the defenders is Jonas. Be tempted to get Ferguson on at LW, kill Lovenkrands and move Jonas behind Shola. Got absolutely nothing to lose.

The carrier bag is more likely to score than Lovenkrands tbf. Awful player.

Got to score when you're on top. We've got zero cutting edge at all.

Incedental I know but Xavi is close to, if not already better, than Zidane.

But it's so debatable that he still has the talent to make it such a bargain. Is he the only attacking midfielder on the market this summer? That's if we even really require one. I just think it'd be so typical for us to blow a significant part of our budget on a past-it crock. We've been given plenty of warnings over the past four months that it's not a deal worth bothering with. That's all fair enough tbh. It's a gamble either way. Take a chance and sign him hoping he rediscovers his form or pass up the chance and see him doing the business for another team and looking like the quality player he was 3 years ago. Not sure how it will pan out.

Blatter wants parity and consistency. So if cameras are going to to be put into the posts of Premier League games then they need to go into every goalpost in every game in every league in every country. It's a romantic philosophy that each game of football is unique and cherished and the rules are consistent regardless of ability. Kids in the park use the same set of rules as the pros in the Premier League. It's a nice idea but he's out of touch.

If he signed he'd be one of our most talented players. Not sure he'd get a dozen goals from midfield like Nolan has but he'd create more imo. (Still not sure I'd sign him but it's certainly worth a pop). Cheap, talented players don't fall into your lap very often...

Goal or not that's fucking dreadful keeping. And again. Dogshit keeper.

Gomes a liability yet again. Still baffles me how some rate him despite all of his errors. Awful keeper.

The only consolation is that the Man U-Arsenal game/result will overshadow our bumming.

No but if that's the ballpark figure he's after then we should leave well alone. If he's willing to take a big cut then it's a different matter obviously.

Must be off his lips if he thinks any club will give him £60k a week after his performances this season. Way too much of a gamble if those reports are true.

Assuming Enrique and a few of the likes of Raylor, Guthrie, Smith, Campbell, Lovenkrands, Perch, Routledge etc will go. Honestly don't know who would take most of that lot. That's the issue like. We'll need to release Campbell. QPR might buy Routledge. After that it's relying on stupid people who haven't seen them play regularly enough to realise how shit they are.

Assuming Enrique and a few of the likes of Raylor, Guthrie, Smith, Campbell, Lovenkrands, Perch, Routledge etc will go.

Hope it's only 2 or 3 players. Quality > quantity.

Carlisle away in pre-season. Apparently.

Just watch Revista.

Barton has said he'd sign one if Nolan did so hopefully we can tie them both down. Just need Enrique now...

Men against boys. Again.

Complete bellend.

One of the good things about tonight's result is that Mourinho's tactics of contain, absorb, contain, absorb will have to go out of the window next week. Madrid have to go to Barcelona and have a go at them. Should make for a better game but still fancy Barca to humiliate them yet again this season.

Barca got fucked big style last season against inter by referee for what it's worth. Also the referee had little influence tonight as Madrid did fuck all before and after the sending off. Affelay was a great subdivision mind. A what?