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Commentators from around the world react to the Zlatan Ibrahimovic goal (Audio) http://soundcloud.com/off-the-ball/commentators-from-around-the

Two teams without a Plan B, could be a frustrating game to watch.

Newcastle striker Papiss Cisse may not be allowed to play at the weekend due to a club-versus-country row with Senegal. http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11661/8249897/

We loved him so much that we signed his brother So when one retires we've still got another Like our Shola, la-la-la, la-Shola, la-la-la, la- Sholaaaa!

Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers has dismissed speculation Luis Suarez could sign for Manchester City in a £50m January deal. http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11661/8249709/

Maybe it's because I'm more into football because of the drinking and swearing than I am the intricacies, but sometimes I read stuff like Zonal Marking when they talk about why managers made certain choices and it fills me with a similar skepicism as when English teachers used to explain the hidden allusions behind every tiny detail in an author's work. "He called her that because it's a similar name to an egyptian God with a dog's head, symbolising her loyalty." rather than just liking the name. "He brought on his holding midfielder to adjust the pace of the game to further suit his modified peruvian Christmas tree formation and allow his goalkeeper to put additional pressure on the perpendicular channels." rather than because the guy he replaced looked a bit fucking knackered.

Used to just have to score more than the other lot, innit.

http://i.imgur.com/6qKfJ.jpg

Pretty much why they won't do it. Remember what happened last time Rooney got too close to a mic on the pitch? You'd have players Fing and blinding on TV at 2pm on a Sunday, you'd have awkward questions about why big team's players weren't getting booked and sent off and I think footballers are too thick and entitled to learn to speak to the ref like rugby players even after repeated punishment. Plus a load of ex-pros will write op eds about how it's a man's sport and swearing is part of the game.

The short corners are particularly baffling as they don't even fit with the rest of the play. If we're going to play this type of turgid football, wang it in the box and hope someone standing around in the middle gets a foot on it rather than expecting the two guys taking the corner to somehow magic the ball through a blind alley with no options, which ends up with us being torn apart on the break. Taking a short corner when we've got Krul in the opposition box sums that one up

Think the main thing for me is how fucking abysmal our movement off the ball is. Finally get a great cross in, no-one in the fucking box at all.

Mint drinking daft drinks like that, when we first got a round of the 1.5 litre vase things people were asking if they could take photos of our table

Dunno if this was the original of the 'Don't sell' song or if it goes back further

Three of my mates in those, once pulling his maddest cowie face

Persevering with a system the fans aren't keen on for too long after its been shown not to work is pretty much par for the course at times over most managers careers, isn't it? Are we seriously wanting rid due to that? At least wait for Liverpool to come in with a massive compensation package after they sack Rogers man.

Back of my heed in that one too

Aye, think we must have been a canny economy boost. I took 400 euros and came back with about 40.

One of my mates is in that photo as well, I'll have to upload it to Facebook and confuse him as I was in a different stand.

I cant stop laughing at this haha Only saw one of them while I was there, his mates had fucked off and left him cos he was the only one who couldn't afford a flight back

Here's Skirgy's tweet on the big screen http://imgur.com/OSICd And this is my favourite thing I bought while over there http://i.imgur.com/u3jZ8.jpg

Bringing the keeper up and STILL going for a short corner

FINALLY home in bed. Still laughing to myself about the indignant exclamation 'They put me in the shit ferry jail'.

St Christopher's by any chance?

Do you lot use those names when you meet up like. I thought I was fairly safe with my forum name. Then Bluestar introduced me to his mates as "Jill from the internet".

In Brussels on our way back. What a Fucking trip My mate Ben was snoring his own name this morning, possibly the funniest thing ever, had tears rolling down my face Oh, the twat who got put in the ferry jail got arrested because him and his mates were shitting on a table