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Its the midfield as much as anyone who have helped this record. Yes VDS if a good keeper, yes Vidic is one of the best defenders out there but the protection they get from their midfield is obscene.

Never was going to concede against Fulham, not renowned for their goals away from home.

Student night on a Monday in Tiger Tiger though so they're blatantly out looking for some tidy fanny.

Season ticket holders should have free take up on cup games IMO - would make owning a ST more attractive. Have to say a week in advance you want to take it up and if not goes on general sale. Be a nightmare to admin like

Panathinaikos/AEK fan n all or something? Some of CSKA's one/two touch passing is very good to watch.

Going travelling and will be away for half the season so probably get rid of mine (although losing my seat would be a ballache as its a very good view) and just pay per game when i get back. Be first time since 93 i won't have had one which is well over half my life. I would renew otherwise.

Shite game 1-1, they'll equalise second half from a header.

Penalty shootout v Partizan and the subsequent sacking of SBR (been downhill ever since) Peter Schmeichels performance (95/96)

They're due a bit of joy. Certainly been thin and thinner supporting Luton the last couple of years. Good luck to them. Not a fan personally of Luton, never forgive them for knocking us out the cup 93/94. Fucking Mike Hooper.

The fact we've had 5 goals from midfield this season & only 2 midfielders have scored for us this season speaks volumes about our midfield problems. Its one of the main reasons Arsenal have gone to shit since Pires/Ljungberg left. They might create chances unlike us but they no longer have the midfielder willing to gamble and get in the box (Nasri aside)

He should be the half time entertainment on the pitch tbh.

Should never have gotten him in the first place really but hey ho without him we mightn't of stayed up last season

Only thing thats worse than Smith in central midfield is Smith on the right wing mind. Absolutely terrible, fucking horrible abomination of a "midfielder"

Hereford 2 - 0 Leeds

That icon will never get old If ever there was a statement that warranted it, it was that.

At a combined £25m. Spot the problem. Point well made.

Wouldn't shock if Quaresma and Mancini both like to be the big fish in the small pool with lots of attention/focus on them, both performed better at relatively smaller clubs (although Roma and Porto are still massive clubs) with a smaller squadbase and them as v.key players. Happens to a lot of players

can't knock him in the transfer market either (not that it matters at this time) Both Ivanovic and Anelka have turned out to be decent enough buys.

Would be interesting to see if they'd have done that had 96 fans died in a German terraced stadium. What? I don't think there's owt wrong with what I've said there? It was easy for the German authorities to listen to the fans because nothing had happened in Germany. Had something like the Hillsborough Disaster happened there, chances are, they'd have went all-seater too. FC St.Pauli have been mentioned (affectionately) earlier in this thread. They play to sell out crowds almost every game and anyone who has been in the main stand will confirm it's looks like a temporary wooden construction with a terraced area in front of it full of singing, flag waving, beer drinking, tab smoking punks and hippies. It seems to work and not so long ago they were in the top Bundesliga. Good story I heard was when they played Bayern Munich the Bayern players refused to get changed there so they went back to their hotel, got changed and returned on the bus and straight on to the pitch ! Across town the AOL arena (Hamburger SV) is state of the art and also plays to always full houses in a terrific atmosphere, so I guess they can have a great atmosphere and safe environment whatever the design and facilities of the stadium. Weird club St. Pauli, nothing like it overhear. Went to a music festival in Germany over the summer and when speaking to the locals about football they were everyones 2nd team. They even had a mobile shop thing in the festival grounds selling club tops and that. Even weirder considering the festival was in Baden-Wuttenburg which is nowhere near Hamburg

His brother sounds interesting like

Nice away and 3rd kit there. Shame about the neck though

nail on head.

Hoffenheim dream starting to die - getting beat 4-1 @ home to Leverkusen

Shouldn't have chortled at that joke