Shak

Great finish there.

Why not? All the Spanish papers are saying Barca will probably sell Marquez once they get Gabi Milito. Atletico Madrid are the only club linked with Marquez, but they don't exactly blow us out of the water. Marquez got his Spanish passport last November so he'd have no problems playing over here. AS are claiming that Atletico would want Barca to seriously lower their price or even accept a loan deal. They're looking for a ball playing centre back and Marquez is said to be good friends with their coach. But I think if we were to offer something like £8m Barca would definitely listen. Andrade just went for £6.7M and although Depor are really skint, Marquez is about to become 4th choice at the Nou Camp while Andrade was the star player at Depor. To say we would never have a chance is to suggest that someone like Milan would come and snap him up, yet for the moment I only see Atletico putting their name forward. Yorkie tends to generally be sceptical of our chances of signing anyone tbh.

What are you on about? If Allardyce were to play weak sides in either of the competitions, i'd rather he did it in the FA Cup, as apposed to the Carling Cup. If that makes sense. However, he probably won't do so in either. I don't see how the FA Cup is that much more difficult to win tbh. It's obviously a bit easier as the Big 4 will be fielding weaker teams early on, but in terms of going all the way we've almost just as good a chance in the FA Cup imo.

I don't think Raul is top class by any means, and think Shola gets a bit too much criticism from us as fans. But that statement is just a shade ridiculous in all honesty.

He could still be 21 like.

Think I might get Setanta instead of the movie channels, definitely would get more use from them like. Football, they have the golf as well and I could actually get into College Football in the US.

You seem to overestimate what percentage of a referee's decisions are to do with the ball crossing the line or not.

Alright let's not have a ref at all and make sure every decision is correct through replays and see if the game speeds up or slows down. It's only going to be used for about 10, crucial, decisions a year in the Premiership. And I don't know what the point of what you're suggesting is, as it clearly is nothing similar at all.

The ref is hardly going to ever be in a position to be sure though, is he?

Why? You're one of the worst posters on the board. An 11 year old school child in the summer would make better reading than half of the s*** you post, like "OMGZZZ I'm so drunk i'm so gonna tell everyone on the forumz bout it". Mega entertaining. And you'd know of my previous post history because? I'm now just wondering which previously banned member you are, Thompers? Well i'd quickly get as many posts in before Dave comes along. Where is Dave anyway?

Brings up an interesting point. I can definitely see Mourinho and even Big Sam complaining about decisions from Hawk-Eye.

God knows why, considering last season every match we were in on telly was dire (Everton at home excepted). Same as us, our game with Everton was pulsating too.

We're obviously the new sexy team, us and Villa anyway.

I don't agree to that.

Remove the fixtures!!!!!!!!!

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You act like it happens two or three times in every game, can hardly remember any such incidents from lasts eason for us myself. It's worth bringing in because these occasions are too rare to balance themselves out and they are so critical in a match. Also, it's a matter of fact rather than opinion so there's nothing to lose really.

Only really Deco that I see working there tbh, not really Raul's game in my opinion.

I think Raul would be the more likely one, though I'd much prefer Deco. Can't see any of the really big clubs in Europe wanting him, as he's obviously not the player he was some years back. If he is to leave Madrid, and I'm not sure he will at all, a team like us could be a very real option. We could sustain his massive wage, which very few other teams that will actually want him could do. I would expect better teams will want Deco though. He's only going to be leaving Barca because he's got Ronaldinho, Messi, Henry and Etoo' ahead of him, it's nothing to be ashamed of. AC Milan for instance would be a hell of a nice destination for him. Gattuso, Pirlo, Seedorf, Deco, Kaka and Ronaldo would be a very good 6, great balance to them.

look at the title of the thread "Raul top target for Toon - NotW" ? was trying to get across that i didnt really see this as "real" news - more like fabricated bollocks It is the News of the World in all fairness.

Raul could be called a trophy signing. I'd rather we get Gudjohnsen. Gudjohnsen can play midfield as well as up front, is younger and is proven in the Premier League. If we want to spend big and show some intent, either find a really exciting young talent that we can get or go out and buy the best central defender money can buy.

I'd rather we signed someone with their best years ahead of them rather than behind tbh. Still, I wouldn't say no to Raul or Deco like.

To be fair Shak, that poster was the exception rather than the rule. Most seemed to have kept grip of reality. I did say they'd started off well tbh. There's one or two who you can see know the truth, just can't bring themselves to say it. Which is fair enough. I'm convinced Bubble07 is KD, his response "shearer is a better goalscorer but berbatov is the better footballer."

Your sarcastic post shows how clueless you are tbh. Van nistelroory though a very good goalscorer was also a limited player. Take for instance Filippo Inzaghi, the guy has managed to score so many goals on a constant bases despite being a very limited striker (i suppose someones going to try and argue that now). How was Shearer a limited player when he scored every type of goal? You call me clueless and you think Dimitar Berbatov can be mentioned in the same sentence as Shearer and Beardsley? If the shoe was on the other foot and one of our lot was on Glory Glory comparing Lee to Hoddle, I'd be embarrassed. I'd hope other Spurs fans would be, however knowing them, I suspect not. Tbh im 90% sure that most neutral fans would agree that Berbatov possess more to his game then Shearer in his prime yet Shearer is clearly the better goalscorer. Let me as you something then Wullie, Did shearer ever in his career have the touch and technique of berbatov?, did Shearer ever have the creativity of Berbatov? Comparing this debate to rob lee and Glenn Hoddle more or less proves how delusional you are. Does Berbatov have the shooting power and accuracy from distance of Shearer? Does Berbatov have the finishing ability of Shearer? Does Berbatov have the heading abilty of Shearer? Does Berbatov have the pace of Shearer? Does Berbatov have the crossing ability of Shearer? Does Berbatov have the positional sense of Shearer? Does Berbatov have the movement of Shearer? Does Berbatov have the incredible strength of Shearer? We could play this game all night sunshine. Berbatov does some things better than Shearer and Shearer does a hell of a lot more better than Berbatov. Lee vs Hoddle is a fine comparison - Robert Lee was a top class Premiership midfielder and the second best midfielder in this country for a good few years in the 90s, while Hoddle was genuine world class. Berbatov is a top class striker, but Shearer was world class. Btw, I just said to my Boro supporting best mate "we've got a Yid on our board reckons Berbatov was better than Shearer", his reply was "I'm biased but errr no I don't think so ". The answer is 'yes;' to all the ones in bold. You could make a case for positional sense and movement definitely, I'd even agree with you by and large. But crossing ability? Give over, Shearer's crossing was absolutely world class.