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What happens if a match gets postponed? Is the accumulator still on? I'm on betfair, by the way.

Excellent. Very well-worked.

Yeah, in about 15 minutes.

Arsenal Everton Fulham Newcastle Wolves £2 returns £35, iirc.

We'll win 2-1. Our home form's been good lately (with the exception of the last match) and I don't see a reason why Colo and Bassong won't keep up their good form and snuff out WH's attacks.

I'll take £5m for him at this point. Of course this is in the hope that the money's reinvested back in the squad. If it ain't, then it doesn't really matter how much he's going for, does it?

I cannot believe he's only 21. This boy will be rewrite the record books.

Never ever. He's a good kid and appreciates what Barca's done for him and his family. They took him in when he was a little kid, gave his dad a job in the club and fixed his medical problems. In all the interviews that I've read, he always mentions how grateful he is for what Barca did for him so the only chance of him leaving is if Barca stop challenging. And since the last time Barca didn't qualify for Europe was eons ago, I'm guessing Messi will retire there. I hope so anyway. His character is just the opposite of Ronaldo's (who's as unappreciative of what Man Utd and Sir Alex has done for him as you could be) and that's something you have to admire in this day and age.

Thing is, I can see him leaving us and blossoming but that'll be because he'll be finally motivated and believe that it's possible for him to be a great player. It just isn't possible for him at Newcastle anymore. It's for the best for him and us that he leaves, as long as we get a good price.

Is Bale any good at LB, kd?

Mido is 25, fitter and slimmer this year and can finish. He seems to be relatively stable, mentally, so to be paid to get a striker like him is an opportunity of a lifetime. I repeat, opportunity of a lifetime. He's got a sweet left-foot, some pace and is a decent header of the ball. I think he'd be an ideal partner for Martins.

If Man Utd beat Spurs in the final and obviously end up in a top 4 place, do Spurs get a UEFA Cup place?

An anonymous attacking midfielder who will cost £10m+. The deal is 80% done according to nufcblog mackems.gif

How has Hutton been playing, kd? From what I've seen, he's solid defensively but mediocre offensively. Only seen Spurs play a few times with him in the team so I could be wrong.

He's dumber than Oba in terms of footballing IQ but he possesses an attribute that we are in desperate need for: pace. Obviously it depends on the price but if it's £10m or lower, I'd take him.

When is Barton due back? That has to be a factor when considering how much we should spend on a new CM. If he's back soon, then signing a stop-gap like Mendes to a 3-4 yr contract will be something that we regret. I'm not even sure what Mendes' strengths are. Apart from a couple of stunning strikes for Portsmouth, he hasn't done much. His time with Spurs has a similar story. Is he a good dribbler? Does he have an eye for a pass? Apart from being a bit pacey, what are his attributes?

Jonas > Charlie > Duff on the left wing. Jonas > Duff > Charlie on the right wing. But Jonas himself is better on the left wing so he should play there. Duff should start on the right with Guthrie and Geremi in the middle.

Robben scored. Huntelaar played and was booked.

I agree. Jonas needs to be on the left, just links up better with Enrique and is more dangerous cutting in. We should ask Spurs how much Lennon would cost. Anything up to £8m we should take.

A good draw. Two relatively comfortable home games and we're in the 5th round just like that.

This 'leading the line' shit is a traditional way of thinking. We don't need a big strong centerforward, we need someone with pace, technique and good movement. It doesn't matter if he's a fucking midget. We need better movement in the team. Bar Owen and Martins, no one else in the team offers good forward movement. Jonas could possibly do, but we hold possession in deep areas which means that he needs to come back towards the halfway line to collect the ball instead of collecting it in a more forward position. Owen's also slow now and in a 442 just ineffective. Martins obviously has pace but he's still not using all the space available on the pitch. If we could get someone like Bellamy (but not necessarily him), our whole attack would be more devastating.

Forgot to add that on most other days, Owen would have taken at least one of those chances and that you can like or not like Duff, but he did not deserve a 4. Rest assured that if we drive him out of the club like we did Parker, then lots of other Premiership Ccubs will be happy to take him. That is incredibly unfair imo and I was (am) at the game. I give credit to Kinnear for a positice selection, and for his tactics, and to the team for attacking whenever they could. Bassong, Given and Jonas superb, Guthrie too until he faded. Butt now so slow as to be a real liability. Defence looks a zilion times better with Bassong part of it. Ref wasn't perfect and Owen looked like he was denied a stonewall penalty but generally ref stood up to horrible, wingeing, fouling Hull. i couldn't watch them every week and without Geovvani, they would be f....d. I now also understand why Guthrie lost his temper with Fagan at SJP. Pretty impressive performance all in all imo. And like Parker, he will continue to be shit at the club that's dumb enough to sign him.

From that report... mackems.gif

I will take the draw seeing as we're back at St. James' in 10 days' time.

Jesus, Jonas. He's everywhere.