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That or they're the type of people who think the subs bench is just for filling with the cheapest player in each position and that they'll never have to look at it again. Or all they've seen of him is the arsenal goal and they think he's an attacking midfielder. Who knows!

http://images.wikia.com/en.futurama/images/d/da/Fry_Looking_Squint.jpg What do that team play, Subbuteo?

Are people pickign Sturridge assuming he's going to go somewhere where he'll play? Or that he'll break into Chelsea's first team as a regular?

Fucking hell, there's more Giggs in the first three pages of that thread than there's been in Natasha.

There are certainly social rivalies between teams like Millwall/Chelsea and teams like West Ham that extend beyond football. It's not just "Haha, your players are inferior and we also believe them to play in an unsporting manner. Your songs are quiet and your teams colours are unfashionable" It's stuff like "Fuck off back to Albert Square you fucking scum". (As an outsider, I think I'm in a good position to judge it. If only you southerners could see how primitive you seem when you come out with things like that, I pity you) Liverpool and Manchester teams don't just sing about football and tragedies, they sing about how the other town is culturally and socially inferior ("You stole my stereo" "In your liverpool slums" "Fuck off back to Moss Side") How about the basis of Chelsea's "Blues Brothers" allegiance with Linfield and Rangers? I think that's shows more neaderthalism than anything between us and Sunderland.

Yep

Only Steve Bruce could spend £100m and end up with a team like that

Harper goes down so slow Chariots of Fire plays in the background.

Not when they've probably got some of Valencia, Young, Anderson, Park, Giggs, and Fletcher on the bench, probably not.

Simpson could be good value if he plays enough, as joint cheapest defender in the gamee.

Leeds and Man U, Swansea and Cardiff, Millwall and West Ham, the Sheffield sides, Norwich and Ipswich, Preston and Blackpool, Stoke and Port Vale... I've seen just as much hatred and contempt between plenty of local rivals (Going way beyond simply football rivalry). You've not been following football very closely if you've missed it.

God, some people are really obsessed by how obsessed some posters are about how obsessed the mackems are about us. Shit, now I look obsessed about how obsessed some posters are about how obsessed some posters are about how obsessed the mackems are with us. I'm going for a lie down.

Would have waited to see if he got the number nine first

Just sort of bought this. I say sort of, went into sports direct and had a look at it, looks quite canny, material is very thin. They're huge, always wore a medium in the addidas kits but got a small in this one. Colour on the tag was 'golden poppy'. Asked me if I wanted a name on the back and I said no, didn't know who we were gonna sell. Guy behind the counter quipped 'anyone who's worth anything'. Asked if I wanted the free premier league badge on and I thought yeah, fuck it, why not. He radioed over to the guy to get it done and he said it would take 25 minutes(!) So now I'm picking it up tomorrow before work. Radio guy said something like the reason he couldn't iron the badge on straight away was because he had 'all the proper kits to do' or something, dunno if that means they actually print the teams strips there.

Will Alex be first choice for Chelsea?

Initial line up http://img543.imageshack.us/img543/9692/teamc.jpg

Wouldn't touch Carroll when Suarez is cheaper.

Be like a new signing when he comes back though Awesome, he's been like 3 signings so far. Hope he gets injured again and comes back in the new year, he'd be a great buy to kick off our January transfer activity.

Commentators' weirdest football nicknames http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2011/jul/19/commentators-weird-football-nicknames-the-knowledge

Have to say like, when I go to an away match it costs a fucking fortune in the first place because I make a weekend of it. If I wasn't a season ticket holder paying £20 for one of us to get a membership to by the tickets pales into insignificance compared to the train tickets and £150 worth of booze each. When I went to Villa last season I think I spent about £300 from when I left home to when I got back.

This is the worrying bit for me "As such the buyer will be held accountable for any trouble associated with the purchase/use of a ticket"

Doesn't make too much difference to me, usually have enough lads with ST numbers to get as many tickets as we want for folk who want to come along for a one off. Can't see how buying a membership stops you being a moron though.

I heard the Murdoch Empire faked the mobile videos using the same company that did the moon landing tapes and Magpie Ranger is a CIA plant.

21st. Think I might pick one up on the day like a propper saddo.

Would have preferred he'd stayed, can't imagine his fee will go in the transfer kitty or his wages in the wages kitty.