James

Was that Jim McDonald

Do we pay salaries to our Euro players in pounds or euros? If the latter, they are now more expensive. If the former, these players are effectively getting a pay cut.

Benzema does not deserve to be at the Euros after his behaviour. Payet is a better player on the international stage than Ronaldo at the moment. We really should have signed Payet before, and Kante too what the fuck was Graham Carr doing?

Time for a reality check for Cristiano Ronaldo. He is without a doubt the most overrated player in the history of football. It is made out like he is some sort of legend, but a legend is capable of achieving great things in a poor team. He can not lift Portugal to greatness. He is not a legend.

Spanish authorities have been forced to give those blood bags to WADA. The doctor arises from doped many cyclists but was also once an employee of FC Barcelona. DNA tests of wider Spanish based sportsmen active in 2006 may have interesting results...

Different lyrics to be fair

Hate Slovakia, think it's the neo-nazi skinhead tattoo look of half their players. Who the fuck has a map of their country tattooed behind their ear?

Have Wales BTTS at 13/2

Aren't our indoor pitches new too? So we built the pitch but went for the cheapest surface possible?

His mum is Turkish or part Turkish. he only added the Kazim bit when he moved out there to play, was just Colin Richards when we were growing up. He has been Colin Kazim-Richards all his career not just when he went to Turkey!

Received a standing ovation in his farewell game at the Bernebeu btw so he can't be as horrible as being made out. Won several La Liga, two Euros, two CL and one World Cup btw. We are a Championship Club.

Chronicle linked him a couple of weeks ago. He is a favourite of Rafa so I consider this transfer 9/10 likely.

Glad he is gone but wish him well as he always tries his best. Hopefully gets a nice payday somewhere sunny

He was a good player up to about 2005. Not a world beater but good enough to be a 3rd choice Newcastle striker. What happened then I always think is unfair on Shola as especially the fans have forgotten the sacrifice he made. He injured his hip, he should have had surgery right away but instead Souness and Roeder and the clubs medical staff persuaded him to put himself on the line for his club and slave away on the left wing with pain killing injections for over two years. He wasn't training half the time he was so bad yet he did what he did because the managers asked him to help the club. Ultimately by the time he got to have surgery, he fucked his leg up so bad he stopped becoming a viable footballer. This man gave far more heroism to this club than most ever will and paid the ultimate price.

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Let's hope he wasn't the secret brains behind our late run of form!

Looking back at the stats from last time it strikes me how a number of players shared responsibility for goals. Harewood got 5 in 9, Lovenkrands got 13 in 19. We also had loads of randoms I completely forgot about like Fitz Hall

Probably an attempt at privacy, French paparazzi are very bad, ask Michael Schumacher

My Grandad had a heart bypass op and was in a coma for 6 days after. He is still going strong 7 years later.

I think he suits the type of striker Rafa is supposed to like. Youth, potential and a year in the Championship with Rafa could create the English Fernando Torres.

Chronicle is suggesting a few signings generally lower league players we are rumoured to have looked at previously. Patrick Bamford, Lewis Cook and Lewis Baker may be interesting. But the most intriguing name on the list is Alvaro Arbeloa, who played for Rafa at Liverpool and Real Madrid and is now out of contract.

Good god I hope he is ok!

Nah, he's a pathetic player who doesn't give a shit. Hundreds of more effective players out there who would be prepared to sign.

To be honest it sounds like he would have preferred to have gone on this journey with NUFC rather than with those plastic cockney fans.

He has been a huge part of the problem the past three years in that he only shows up against the big clubs. Will be ecstatic to see him fuck off and pursue his mediocre football career elsewhere.