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I'd rather have the best out of Rooney (i.e. play Heskey) than have an international non-entity (Bent) in there. Whether Bent should have had more of a chance in earlier games is another matter but the World Cup is not the place to fuck around. However, I'd have taken Adam Johnson, which probably makes me a hypocrite - but he's the only left footed winger in the 30 and I think that'd be quite useful I'm also happy that SWP and J Cole are going ahead of Walcott, sense IMO.

Yeah if you're looking for a pitch Complete Football at Gosforth (opened by Allardyce..) is available for 11 a side bookings. Good 3G pitches, obviously it'll cost though.

http://www.pinkun.com/content/pinkun/norwich-city/story.aspx?brand=PINKUNOnline&category=Norwich&tBrand=PINKUNOnline&tCategory=xDefault&itemid=NOED01%20Jun%202010%2010%3A21%3A39%3A417 Linked to Norwich on loan

Well that proves it then really.

You've got to think though, Portugal have Brazil in their group and therefore will probably go through 2nd and have a harder 2nd round tie. I'd leave it as you have it with France rightly replacing South Africa as top seeds.

I imagine it'd be a dream for students, but the harsh reality is most of us would be at work and the tournament would largely pass us by. Although I think it'd be similar to when the F1 is on in Australia and the game is just replayed "as live" at a more sociable hour.

24 teams this time, every chance they will be really.

http://www.pinkun.com/content/pinkun/norwich-city/story.aspx?brand=PINKUNOnline&category=Norwich&tBrand=PINKUNOnline&tCategory=xDefault&itemid=NOED28%20May%202010%2009%3A26%3A49%3A447

Schmeichel is ok, but they need an awful lot of (better) players to go up with ease. He kept 20 plus clean sheets. Ok is a bit of an understatement, Premier League clubs were looking at him to be fair mate. To join in, also when he played a few games a couple for seasons ago for City he looked good. He did for the first 4 or 5 games under Sven, then they conceded a lot and many were his fault and he was dropped.

It was in League Two ffs, it's a good achievement to keep 20 clean sheets and he should never have been down there in the first place but it doesn't make him Premiership quality surely. He's a decent acquisition for a newly promoted Championship side, nothing more.

I'd shoot him in the hand, probably.

Reminds me of Bobby having England play Aylesbury before the (I think) 1988 Euro's

Barton was in because he - apparently - had a shocker against Sweden. Whoop de doo. The whole programme was stupid, let's have a look at the candidates for centre midfield, Gazza or Carlton Palmer. OH I FUCKING WONDER!

It's all a cow's opinion anyway, we're not going to pay money for someone unproven in the Premiership when we can get someone for free who's unproven in the Premiership.

Watching this now, I've had a drink but it's fucking stupid. Oh here's David Seaman, he made one or two errors in 20 years he must be shit. Oh and now here's David James making errors for Liverpool, let the nation down there like.

Wigan took a chance on Jason Scotland from the Championship. He scored ONE league goal for them last season, and they survived (and he played 32 times). Wigan survived with that fucking cretin up front, unless Boyd starts scoring own goals we'll be fine. [/if football was played on paper]

Pros: Scores lots of goals Allegedly supports(or has a soft spot for) us Free Will have a point to prove in a better league Better than Best surely Cons: Generally poor record against Celtic & European teams - a gamble in the Prem? Lazy? If Carroll is our first choice striker, can he play alongside him? Supposedly lacks pace but not the end of the world

Get in

Either, I voted 17th but really either is fine.

f*** Finland. 0.001 points ahead of Norway, fuming over here. So the top 4 were Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Norway? Hmmmmm. England were third going into the last set of games, then the mackems got 2 men sent off and it all went to shit

Aye count me in probably

He'll fit well into WBA's defensive policy of "if you pass me, I will kick fuck out of you."

I'm expecting all the usual rubbish now, such as Barton "being like a new signing" and that Leon Best has found his feet. I think we'll spend in January if we need to, I think that's the new game plan. Players with 6 months on their contract are Ashley's wet dream, he can pick them up at a bargain price and look shrewd. We might get the odd free transfer in this summer but this is horribly risky, I'm just glad there's shite like Wigan and Bolton in the Premiership at the minute.

I wouldn't be at all shocked if Birmingham struggled next season, especially if their board room problems continue and hamper their preparations this summer.

I'm expecting a 1-1 draw played at walking pace