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its hard to know if thats her make up or a reflection of the gate behind her!? Legend comment mate!

At least it will shut a couple of arguments up

Bout time we heard something. Come on get some defenders in now!

No.

Fuck off. Pile of shit

To work with Sam silly

Good points. Thing is the clubs are trying to gear their youngsters up for the Premier league - they owe nothing to international football. If you're quick or strong you are more likely to be thrown in and for a good reason. Players like Hugo Viana are simply less likely to cut it if over here. You could give someone like him a runout in the Portuguese league and he'll get time on the ball, bring a young player into the Premiership at that age and he'll struggle. I'd hazard a guess we have more technical players than Alan O'Brien in our reserves, but he got the nod because his pace on occasion meant he might have had an impact on proceedings. We simply can't expect English clubs to train up technical footballers who lack the physical characteristics so important for the Premier League/Championship/League One etc. If Newcastle started bringing through loads of kids who were slow and weak but had great touch and vision, and trained them up playing 5 or 7 a side, they'd probably get murdered when we bring them into the first team. This is why so few Italians/Brazilians have made it playing in the Premier League, and it's probably why English teams are reluctant to train up players who don't have the physical ability to handle the Premiership. There is room for cultured English players like Carrick and Scholes but you've got to be able to handle the pace of the game as well as the football we play in England doesn't lend itself to weak/slow players. A prime example of a world class footballer who would have got nowhere over here is Messi. He was a tiny (4 foot 2"? Due to a growth hormone deficiency) when he made it onto the bench for his team in Argentina. Imagine that over here

I think the problem with bringing through young players in this country is down to three things 1) Matches are about winning not participation. Only a select few kids get to develo pdue to the way most sunday league teams are run 2) Emphasis too soon on 11 v 11. Due to the pitch size in comparison to age this promotes a long ball game. This is also reflected in the lack of emphasis on maintaining possession. Countries which od this well include Brazil/Italy who incidentally use smaller pitches with 5v5/7v7. This promotes a need of good control, vision and creativity and the ability to hold possession in smaller spaces. The game for English young players is based on physicality and the more developed kids get more of a chance. In Italy they don't use a size 5 football until the kids are 14. They don't play 11 v 11 until then either. 3) Tactics. This follows on to much of my previous post. We are totally non versatile and stuck in our ways with regards to tactics. Holland play 4-3-3 throughout their training this leads to the players becoming adept at a number of positions. Our tactics are very much based on physical factors. Just IMO.

Right at the start of June we did I think. I rate him. He scores and is a presence.

I think he is quality. And versatile. And a big bastard. I rate him to be honest.

Nope. Can't agree!

He is huge (Really Tall) From number09's pics..

Why must you turn this forum into a house of lies? No lies, it's been widely reported by the BBC, Mail, Mirror and a few other sites. You can add Brum to the list of admirers now. As I said before, it probably will never happen unless there is some deal involving payments per appearances. Apparently the medical reports make pretty grim reading. And the fact he is shit. .

Probably not more in that than in Ronaldinho coming here tbh... They bought him for £7m and sell him for £13m more because he is sitting on the bench. But who knows, there is some idiots(West Ham) in this world. He's not even worth half of that really. Probably loose out on him in the end. 7m was expensive.

This year I will finish on the first page! I won my private league with my mates though so I was not too bothered!

Yep, I am sure Sven will ask him. Didn't he just win the league with Estudiantes?

Hit the nail on the head. I couldn't give a crap about prices, it's the quality of players we're (apparently) chasing. Gradually we're after poorer players and that's reason for concern in my book. Are we struggling to attract the players necessary to improve us? Is there no money in the kitty? Why are we looking at midtable players like Young and Queudrue? Young and Queudrue would be very much like the signings of Babayaro and Carr. Indeed. I've said this before and got attacked for it, but I'd like us to at least be linked with some younger players whose best days are in front of them, not behind them. Rather take the risk on them than extremely average players in their late 20s. To be fair though I'd rather we had a decent squad right now then we can bring in the "potential" players. Oh, agreed. I'd like us to finish getting a decent squad sorted first too, but at the same time I'd like us to bring in some "potential" players in the same way Liverpool do. Liverpool can attract these players due to: 1) Having a high quality squad 2) Having successive top 4 finishes 3) Always in europe with success. Something we lack atm. Eh? I'm was thinking more of all these young Hungarian/Bulgurian/Spanish/Italian etc etc teenagers. Not the likes of Babel, Torres etc. Liverpool perhaps weren't the best example and I suppose I'm being pretty unfair on Big Sam atm, but still. Just a link with 1 or 2 "potential" players would be nice, at some point during this window (not expecting them now). I knew what you meant Mel. Liverpool recently brought a clutch of about 6 young players to the club from here, there and everywhere. Chances are that they'll have a look at them and sell them on but there might just be a Fabregas or a Toure in amongst that lot. I think they're taking their lead from Wenger who's been doing this for a few years now and he's found some cracking players. I'd love us to do the same. Sorry I misunderstood. I reckon Sam should get out FM! Get Martial Riff in! What error?

Don't think people are using the American meaning here mate..

italian birds .. yay your top looking like silky pjs .. nea Too true. I HATE the Umbro templates (See Blackbun and Ammers) .

Another signing I've never heard of. FM legend isn't he? Yeah. I think Sven has been playing FM2007 in his time off. Bianchi is god on it!

Hit the nail on the head. I couldn't give a crap about prices, it's the quality of players we're (apparently) chasing. Gradually we're after poorer players and that's reason for concern in my book. Are we struggling to attract the players necessary to improve us? Is there no money in the kitty? Why are we looking at midtable players like Young and Queudrue? Young and Queudrue would be very much like the signings of Babayaro and Carr. Indeed. I've said this before and got attacked for it, but I'd like us to at least be linked with some younger players whose best days are in front of them, not behind them. Rather take the risk on them than extremely average players in their late 20s. To be fair though I'd rather we had a decent squad right now then we can bring in the "potential" players. Oh, agreed. I'd like us to finish getting a decent squad sorted first too, but at the same time I'd like us to bring in some "potential" players in the same way Liverpool do. Liverpool can attract these players due to: 1) Having a high quality squad 2) Having successive top 4 finishes 3) Always in europe with success. Something we lack atm. Eh? I'm was thinking more of all these young Hungarian/Bulgurian/Spanish/Italian etc etc teenagers. Not the likes of Babel, Torres etc. Liverpool perhaps weren't the best example and I suppose I'm being pretty unfair on Big Sam atm, but still. Just a link with 1 or 2 "potential" players would be nice, at some point during this window (not expecting them now). I knew what you meant Mel. Liverpool recently brought a clutch of about 6 young players to the club from here, there and everywhere. Chances are that they'll have a look at them and sell them on but there might just be a Fabregas or a Toure in amongst that lot. I think they're taking their lead from Wenger who's been doing this for a few years now and he's found some cracking players. I'd love us to do the same. Sorry I misunderstood. I reckon Sam should get out FM! Get Martial Riff in!

Hit the nail on the head. I couldn't give a crap about prices, it's the quality of players we're (apparently) chasing. Gradually we're after poorer players and that's reason for concern in my book. Are we struggling to attract the players necessary to improve us? Is there no money in the kitty? Why are we looking at midtable players like Young and Queudrue? Young and Queudrue would be very much like the signings of Babayaro and Carr. Indeed. I've said this before and got attacked for it, but I'd like us to at least be linked with some younger players whose best days are in front of them, not behind them. Rather take the risk on them than extremely average players in their late 20s. To be fair though I'd rather we had a decent squad right now then we can bring in the "potential" players. Oh, agreed. I'd like us to finish getting a decent squad sorted first too, but at the same time I'd like us to bring in some "potential" players in the same way Liverpool do. Liverpool can attract these players due to: 1) Having a high quality squad 2) Having successive top 4 finishes 3) Always in europe with success. Something we lack atm.

I hope you new job isn't in I.T. as your program has an error Sup Vic? You Malfunctioning?