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What would you have picked today? ...At least two of Atsu/Hayden/Perez/Mitro?

It's a reference from the television, people.

Anyone posted this cringefest yet? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUuv12kkzz0

I mean, with the existing 3.5 CONCACAF teams, Panama have a reasonable chance. With 6 fucking teams they're nailed on to qualify. You're going to have Guatemala and Canada on the brink of qualification

(but aye, the 30 seconds of waiting to see if you've actually scored is )

I see both sides of this argument, but do you really think the game nowadays is anywhere near "au naturale"? Something needs to be done to make the game more honest, perhaps this is the way...

I mean "under 16" can mean a lot of things. I'm just going to pretend he's 2 years old and they're just calling him up to get him an England cap so he can't defect.

I assume you're classifying gouff as more of an attacking midfielder than a winger, right?

He's done alright for himself like. I guess money talks.

who the fuck is ben gibson

He had a fine season last year. He's still not a good goalkeeper and people are taking issue with "I wouldn't be opposed to him being the first choice". I would be opposed. Greatly.

POTS being cited again. Great.

There are probably a few shades of grey on the shot stopping front like The world isn't all Alnwicks and Elliots you know.

So this is Podolski's retirement match then? Wiki says he's 31 but in my head he's at least 50.

Probably my biggest pet hate in football. I wish my biggest pet hate in football was meaningless friendlies that had no effect whatsoever on me or my club.

Tbf to Cuba, I seriously doubt Bastian is going to tear up MLS. But his examples of Keane and Defoe looking average weren't exactly helpful for his case. Be better off citing people like Gerrard or going further back, bag of shit Rafa Marquez.

It's a pretty bad league in my experience like. Not Freddy Adu bad, but still bad.

yeah well i just made that part up obviously

Also Americans are taller than British people.

Average! That means with your dick logic that anyone 5'10¼" is tall and anyone 5'9¾" is short. It's flawed goddamnit.

AYE SINCE WHEN IS 5 FOOT TEN THE MARKER FOR BEING SHORT YOU CUNT ANYTHING ABOVE 5 FOOT 2 IS PERFECTLY ADEQUATE

I'm really confused about the long term prospects of some of the players we've loaned out. The ones without the whole "obligation to buy" nonsense. SDJ had injury problems and given our shitness last year, never really had an opportunity to show what he could do... so when we go down to a division where he really could show his worth... we loan him out? And it's not like he plays in a position that Rafa doesn't utilise. He would've had a golden opportunity to shine where Diame and Perez have stuttered. So did Rafa want rid? Does SDJ want to leave for good? Or does he just think he's too big for a season in The Championship? Or maybe he just needed to distance himself from Derek Wright's demon touch? All of the above?

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class going through an England squad and not being 100% sure who each player actually plays for

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