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Hopefully the teams under us all have shit results this weekend.

Is that collar a V/Crew neck hybrid with a button placket thats made to look like a REAL collar and a REAL button placket?

Most uncomfortable kit I've ever owned. That collar was itchy as fuck too. Mike Ashley has his SD factories cranking out these re-hash kits

Roy needs to figure out a system to get the best out of whatever Talent pool is out there first.

Nah i'm English just watch a lot of football and have a few French friends from when i went to college a few years back who have taught me a lot. Also helps that Ligue 1 is on ESPN quite a lot these days and the fact we seem to want French players seems as good a reason as any to follow potential signings. Ah okay We get a decent shout here in the US on Gol TV or Univision on the weekends so I found myself watching a ton due to our scouting out there so I watched a ton of Moussa, Debuchy, and MYM. You've got some awesome insight so apologies for asking you a ton of fucking questions today man - appreciate you responding.

Does Moussa have a shot at starting ever then? Looks unlikely based on your analysis. Other more suited players there. PS - are you French? Just curious as your French football knowledge or dedication is pretty awesome.

Same here, I don't like him 1 bit. Just assuming he'll be back in the mix again.

Bernard was built like an ox man.

In my head at full strength: Lloris Varane Sakho Debuchy Evra Pogba Matuidi Cabaye Hatem Ribery Beznema or Lloris Varane MYM Debuchy Evra Cabaye Sissoko Matuidi Hatem Valbuena Benzema Questions for Mole or anyone better versed in French footie: - Sakho or Mapou? Seems like French Football rates Sakho higher? Looks the more physical beast. - Phasing Evra out - who would be the next in line to start? Clichy? Someone else? - Is Pogba/Matuidi not too overly defensive? Would Sissoko be a better improvement in his engine up and down the pitch? Assuming Matuidi is the best DCM option as you say? So Sissoko and Matuidi? - In Benzema here I'm assuming he's back to his best - Where does Nasri fit into the squad in the future? - Menez, Valbuena, Ribery, Hatem and Nasri all basically are fighting for the 2 wide positions? I'd like to think Hatem on form is no a brainer to start, but I'm massively biased of course.

I like the line up bar Beasley at LM, think he's old, weak and not really there anymore. Gomez or Shea there for me unless Donovan somehow returned and would play there. Danny Williams hopefully will develop and overtake Jones at some point, maybe the future? I love me some Tim Howard though but I welcome GK competition and may the best man win in that regard. Your future is now quote makes me want Guzan in, prophesy-tastic Overall, good lineup and post.

France have no focal point at all. They try to be overly dynamic and loose and it just doesn't work for them like it does for Spain.

AMERICCCAA FK YA!

You're making sense Matt, but don't know if you are entirely correct in this instance. He's created a separate holding entity for the club, so in a sense its a separate businesses. All of the press during the time he was trying to sell the club seemed to mention (and even on here) that the price of the club would have to be another 100M b/c of this "loan." That was what many on here had said would have been the problem with Mike selling the club, that extra 100M that he considered a loan to the club. Its all accounting/tax stuff at the end of the day though. That's why people create LLCs for businesses. But your examples make pretty logical sense though, I just think Mike's done the very safe thing here in protecting his personal fortune by doing this separate thing. Which anyone would/should do if I'm honest.

Beast.

lalas

Do you think Ribery needs to be replaced? I always feel like his me, me, me attitude has been a problem for France. Then he goes and plays great or looks dangerous and I'm left undecided on him Benzema is the most frustrating for me b/c he's so fucking talented and has all the tools to be one of the best but he looks so useless for France. Wish Hatem was fit and in the team man, would be awesome to see him out there wide-right.

Soccernet/ESPNFC say 1030 no?

Not like this is the place for it - but I still to this wonder what would have happened to the club had we built the new stadium. I assume the increased gates, ticket prices, and season ticket holders (would they have been tied to a license of X amt of years?) would have really changed our financial footing? Hind sight of course b/c I absolutely love the fact we still play at St James Park and love everything about the history of the ground, the way it looks, its location etc.

This deserves a second post, but 1030pm tonight is going to be nervy man, really pumped/excited/scared about our match at the Azteca. Deuce, who's your 11?

I'm in if this tour over here happens. Would be class to get us all together.

Quite shocking how far off the talent is to be honest. Like staggering.

Seems an unnecessary outburst. Agreed, you're better than that man! Mole: You'd have played our MYM at RB given their injuries eh? I quite like that idea, assume that Debuchy would have started there had he been fit? So much talent in their squad yet totally spot on by Tooj in that it looked like so uninspiring and disjointed.

France man, so close.

I missed the first one live, so just saw slow-mo ESPN replay.