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I dunno if we're discussing the same thing. I don't think Messi has to win the WC, but just to perform well. Plenty of players aren't as well known around the world as they should be, simply because they've never turned up at a world cup, whether they've choked or whether they're from Wales. Nah we are. I just think there's more pressure on Messi to be some kind of footballing Neo, because of how good he is. Aye, you're probably right. Comes with the job like, expect Rooney to be built up beyond all belief when May comes.

Boo to star collar.

That would definitely be a bit of a curve ball.

I dunno if we're discussing the same thing. I don't think Messi has to win the WC, but just to perform well. Plenty of players aren't as well known around the world as they should be, simply because they've never turned up at a world cup, whether they've choked or whether they're from Wales.

Imagine you had gone to all the European home games. How fun would that be. Especially the two recent 0-0 draws.

Bit worried about Joe Ledley being too injury prone for us though, the hips don't lie.

http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=sui/ranking/gender=m/index.html Highest FIFA ranking 3 - August 1993.

But they've totally made up and now play a match for peace and all that shit.

Sons of Ben

If it was that kit with no panel on the back, we'd be pretty close to perfect! yeah i'd actually buy that, i haven't bothered with the last two coz they've both been w***. That's really similar to what it looked like - stripes were a bit thicker. I'm pretty sure the puma cat is white and that the sleeves were just black. I'll see if I can nab a copy from the guy at work. http://img510.imageshack.us/img510/9514/newc2.png Brother had another pop based on this latest bit. Seriously, if I tried to wack one out to that, I think I could manage it.

BOBBY ZAMORA IS GOD 1-0

Newcastle Brown Ale was no eye sore!

Don't mind it personally. I like the old fashioned shiny triangles. My issues with it are, a) The sponsor looks shit, b) It's a Liverpool shirt. That's all.

Thats what they're like on the Philadelphia Union shirt. At least the stripes stop at a more logical place, rather than there being just a little gap in the middle somewhere.

She's right tbh. Forums are full of shit stirring retards. Just look at the SMB. The problem is, I could replace the world "Forums" with "The Media" in that sentence, and it still would have been appropriate. Well, apart from the poor Grammar.

The World Cup isn't exactly gonna make or break him, but it's an important part of your game to be able to deal with the pressure on such a massive stage. Plus, it'll get you known to hordes of people who otherwise didn't know you existed.

Madrid 652 - 0 Barca 210 Cronaldo Hattricks and 22 Messi own goals.

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There was fuck all wrong with him man, it's standard Fergie patter to say that his players are out for weeks longer than they actually are.

People still go on about Maradona's "hand-of-god", but no fucker cares that Messi did the same thing when trying to steal the Spanish title a few years back. It's just selective blindness. I don't deny that he's beyond amazing on the ball, but it seems to blind people from his filthy cuntisms.

To be fair, it's the usual case of the odd absolute twat making the most noise. Most people are perfectly civil.

Name me a team that doesn't use gamesmanship to win. I can't, but if it was Drogba doing half the shit that Barca do, the whole place would be up in arms about it.

Unsurprisingly, I agree with you...

Hopefully treatment sees him well for a long while yet.

Simpson played 12 games for Blackburn and they managed to not get relegated... And it's not like he had a team full of Messi's carrying him.