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bastard you beat me to it

Guess the old saying 'if you don't buy a ticket you wont win the raffle' could apply to that. I agree with oldtype, though. It seems that this idea/fantasy of Ashley's has collapsed since we got relegated. As someone said, it would cost money to do that and considering he obviously doesn't want to hang around here why should he bother? Loanies and freebies will keep us happy for the moment, sure.... Doesn't have to cost millions if you build up links with top clubs in obscure leagues and then use what they have. Palacios, Figeuroa and D.Suazo all played for the same club in Honduras for example.

Gone back in with a £2m big after our bigger bid was turned down i wonder. The old CM tactic.

Good move for Martins, a brilliant chance to put himself back in the big time shop window, his move to Wolfsburg was ill conceived as he was never going to oust Dzeko and Grafite who'd just won the league for them. Be getting a canny wage n all.

An idea could be to due north/east/south/west from SJP and pick a team from closest to the longitude/latitude and then one of those teams

Dislike, he is clearly not an attacking substitute.

Logo for WC2014 announced. http://i31.tinypic.com/2h326mo.jpg

Thats taken a lot of the heat of the national team in Brazil i've been reading. Massive news over there. Its the equivilant a Man United player doing it over here.

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Suprised they have big debts, always selling players for a mint. Nani, Ronaldo, Moutinho and Hughie V off the top of my head. Not that he'd move but Mati Fernandez would be a dream signing. They've bought a lot too. More than they've sold? Don't follow Portuguese league tbh. I guess not being in the CLmight hurt them, same with Porto.

Suprised they have big debts, always selling players for a mint. Nani, Ronaldo, Moutinho and Hughie V off the top of my head. Not that he'd move but Mati Fernandez would be a dream signing.

Ghana are liable to better in the next World Cup should they qualify. Their young team will have more experience in theory and they can build off this years disappointment. A few more of their under 20 champions might be playing regularly in Europe by then n all.

Forlan, Villa, Sneijder, Schweiny in that order pour moi.

Monkeys Heed is their new gaffer unfortunately.

Vancouver is not a bad shout.

When did Hungary win the World Cup like? And if you're first point is football related I'm fairly certain Uruguay (South America won the first WC) They're predominately a bunch of short arses n all which is not particularly helpful. Didn't know the league was so bad for corruption like.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2010/8801094.stm - what joke.

Disallowed Nolan's goal against Fulham, because he did he pre-empted giving a non-decision because of a potential foul Nolan had maybe made but wasn't given the previous week, had it stood would've kept us up. We deserved to go down like but that was absolutely woeful refereeing, shouldn't let past instances cloud your judgement and this case they most certainly did.

When does his contract expire? Reckon he'll retire when it does.

Did you wish him well when he chalked off Vidukas 'goal' v Fulham? I hope he makes massive fuck cock up. The arrogant prat. He has reffed well though although IMO the Argentine fella has been the best.

Not arsed who win buts if its not competitive I'll be disappointed/angry.

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Why is our already poorer squad losing players ffs. Might have to Van Hooijdonk this shit.

Has to be these, they won the league few years back (we nearly did), then got relegated and just got promoted this season back to bundesliga. They have a class stadium (like us) and their badge says f***, plus I already have one of their shirts. My best mate lived there for 18 months, he maintains (despite still generally bumming the Germans) that it's a town full of arseholes, and an American military base that, in his opinion adds to that. A big fat NO from me. but the logo, Kid, the LOGO! it's so provocative! Play in red/white though, I'm out.

Sao Paulo, Internacional, and La U of Chile going to be the team to beat.