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Don't think this season has been mediocre as such - it's certainly been entertaining and it has been more competitive this year. That is, the smaller teams aren't afraid to have a go at the likes of Man U/City/Chelsea/Arsenal etc and it has been refreshing to see tbh (Blackburn winning at Old Trafford or Swansea winning against City/Arsenal are just a few examples of this). I've enjoyed this season, it's been fun laughing at the big teams failing (in Europe or in the league). However, you could argue that the bigger teams have indeed been poor this year, ie. there has been a clear decline in quality. If Man U do indeed win the PL, then I can see their winning side being cited as their weakest one in recent years (which would be a fair assessment tbh). The big teams, whilst still better than the majority of the teams in the league, aren't the forces they once were really (Chelsea's ageing squad, Arsenal have lost their best players and Liverpool's squad being full of overrated/overpriced players). You could argue though that Arsene will get it right next season, especially with Wilshere back but imo, it's going to be a long process before Chelsea and indeed Liverpool get back to the level they were capable of a few years ago).

Very impressive IP, impeccable timing.

Scored a fantastic goal in that game too.

Wonder if Pards knows he's there everyday. Maybe that's where he gets his special powers from...

Andre Marriner is the ref for this one and he is one of the worst refs out there imo.

If Beckham is indeed involved with/selected for the Olympic football team, then it's probably a way of "saying thank you" to him for his ambassadorial work during the campaign process. A PR thing if you will. (Personally, I wouldn't mind if he is picked for team GB).

Cissokho could be an option.

If we do bring in Debuchy, then I assume it would be a sign that we see Santon as our long term LB. Wouldn't mind that like but the thing is, I really want to see Davide having a runout at RB.

To me, Kalou has always struck me as, at best, a distinctly average player. Would be a very underwhelming signing. No thanks.

Toquero's on

Yeah, this would be an even bigger shock. Really hope we see Ba on Saturday, I really think that this 2 week break will have done him some good, mentally and physically. One goal is all he needs to get his confidence up and running again... Plus, I can see Ba being up for destroying Stoke again and maybe that could be his extra bit of motivation.

Great strike from Capel.

Absolutely. The "impartial" commentary on ITV certainly reflects this assumption. For me, it really is a laughable suggestion that everyone wants the likes of Chelsea/Man U/City/Arsenal to win the CL/Europa League. f*** them. Do they claim to be impartial? I'd always expect them to favour the side from this country. Probably not tbh/tbf but it's still annoying. Mind you though, in terms of impartiality, the difference between Five's commentary (especially in that Bilbao-Man U game) and ITV's is quite evident.

Canny header that.

Someone should publish a book of Mackemisms. Would make for some funny reading.

you mean Ba? Now that would be a shock.

IMO it'll be Ferguson pushing for a starting spot, or as you say, the returning injured possibly sitting on the bench. Or, maybe it's just a rehash of the Krul news. French week, what a horrid idea. Our players will probably all knack each others cars in the car park by virtue of being s*** drivers, training will be horrendously slack due to all of the players surrendering the ball and deciding not to tackle each other, and morale will be on the floor as everyone at the club will be unnecessarily rude to each other for seven days. Plus, frogs legs taste like s***. They're nice if you cook them in salt and chilli pepper

From my experience, WBA fans are actually alright. Some good banter between both one another.

Think that's the most Lawrenson has ever written about us

Supposedly, but its not confirmed unlike Giroud. Oh right. Well, if we do go for him in the end, I'm confident that it will be for a sensible price.

Doesn't M'Biwa have a release clause too? (around £4/5 million iirc).

The whole LeBron James buying Liverpool shares thing was bizarre to begin with. That interview on SSN and now this.

Absolutely. The "impartial" commentary on ITV certainly reflects this assumption. For me, it really is a laughable suggestion that everyone wants the likes of Chelsea/Man U/City/Arsenal to win the CL/Europa League. Fuck them.

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Not so sure about that myself. That sponsor patch puts me off. If our home kit does turn out like that (or indeed like the one we saw in those pics from ages ago), then it could be one of those strips that grows on you in time. A little better? http://img850.imageshack.us/img850/5746/homeobafemisunday.png Edit: Oh, the sponsor patch... Yeah, think this one is better