CaliMag

In the Players in Public thread, I mentioned that I ran into him here in California earlier this summer. He said that he was told by Pardew at the season's end that he was not going to get any playing time if he stayed. This summer his agent was actively looking for a move back to France or another English club. He said that he didn't care where as long as he could be reasonably certain that he would start. He said this in the context that he wanted to improve as a player and advance his career. Didn't quite go as far as say that AP and co. were holding him back or not giving any constructive development. Like many of our middling foreign players, he was a bit apprehensive when I identified myself as a NUFC supporter when we first started talking. Was waiting to see if I was going to lay into him or go on a rant no doubt. After that didn't happen, he was pretty forthcoming and honest. I recognise that this all means nothing as AP could change his mind, Obertan's agent has had no interested from other clubs, etc.

Colback ... looks pretty good aside from the sitter in the first half. Still dislike him mind

Colo and De Jong seemed to be precautions FYI (before panic sets in)

Fatty Elliot doin well

More things I learned: his name is "Rolando" Aarons

Agent Wearside Jack making his intentions known

I have learned from our kiwi brothers that we are "crisp."

Paul hates us a norferners

Haka done by bairns? Not very intimidating.

Jean Genie as the starting music? NZ is winning IMO

Shi t I leanernes.... Marc Marquez is the shiznet of motosport cycle racing?

Where the fuc k is the game? Am I missing something or should this be on already?

Best KO for an NUFC game in pacific time EVER (!). 8:30pm live streamed. This is like a total eclipse and will probably never happen again in my lifetime.

Jermaine Jones >>>>>> Kyle Beckerman

Both of you have been ruined by the curse of NUFC.

Baba backed us against the Red Coats back in 2010. Just an FYI. He even said something like "the child must beat his master" ... but more prosaic.

Over the years it has been incredibly rare that I would want any player from the USMNT to play for NUFC. Donovan, Dempsey... Friedel. That is about it. But its has finally happened. The USMNT has massively improved and NUFC have been on the massive decline. Now, f*ck, I'd have Yedlin (especially if we sell Deboosh), Green (not that he'd leave Bayern), even fucking Kyle Beckerman... that last one depresses me.

No real cities on the west coast? Granted LA is just sprawl but you are really going to say SF isn't a legitimate city? That is just crazy talk.

An all eastern US and Eastern Canada final would be fine by me. I was thinking by co-hosting, Canada would actually qualify (hell it may even help their development for the game). The US is too big as it is for the travel/cost for average fans and adding a massive country like Canada only makes this worse. So why not regionalize it? I would prefer the West Coast or Cascadia because yeah I believe the crowds and the weather are better.

On that note, I vote for a Cascadia or West Coast WC ... By joint hosting with Canada they will at last qualify.

You quoted Ann fucking Coulter what did you expect?

Yeah that was f*cking lame. And also f*ck you OT. I always support the ROK (when not playing the US or Scotland).

Los Ticos are hugely underrated and IMO better than the USA. I believe they will get something from the next two games.

Yeah that would be the lack if a sponsor ... Proper jealous

Oh and nice guy, very humble, and very soft spoken. Not a cunt etc.