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There used to be this kid at Leeds, Harpal Singh or something. He was quite naff but the Asians I knew were excited about him (years ago). I read a FourFourTwo article a while back that said that there's only 4 British-born Asians playing in the 4 leagues in England. Shame. But we're more into being doctors and economists anyway

Best work ethic in the Prem. Can play any position in the midfield. Better than Lennon! (ducks for cover) honestly though, Park being a Korean is more of a minus than a plus for me because that means if he comes to us the s*** Korean media would be writing s*** stories about us 24/7. If you think your rags are s***... Even if Fergie really held us ransom, He'd probably cost less than Lennon would cost and would do a better job. I say why not. I like Park. He's not spectacular but does a decent job (and that's better than what the likes of Butt/Geremi/Barton can do). Asian pride!

Martins for sure.

Park? You just went for him 'cos you're Korean

Because they don't develop an attachment to wherever they grew up? It might be hard for Asians in England to develop an attachment to their birthplace if their culture (parents, religion etc.) is entirely different to what you'd normally class as 'British' culture. Maybe that's why Asians tend to stick together seeing as they have more in common as well? And since this culture doesn't include football, you'd have to be pretty 'against the grain' to go to football matches. I don't know how to explain the liking big clubs thing but maybe it's similar to foreigners like myself in that there's no geographical attachment and therefore there was actually a choice, and who'd want to support Wigan when you can support Man Utd?

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Is it acceptable to boo any substitutions? Debateable but I thought booing that one was particularly ridiculous, given the circumstances, it being obvious what the manager's thinking was and what happened against Blackburn previously. I don't really approve of booing the manager / the players full stop. I thought the 'You don't know what you're doing' aimed at Allardyce was bad craic even, given it's never anything other than unhelpful and divisive. I'm not sure why people booed that substitution tbh, although I agree with Skirge's point about keeping your quick players on if you're looking to sit on a lead rather than someone like Viduka, I think Keegan took him off because of his reaction to being substituted against Birmingham anyway as if to say that his tantrum won't any affect on how he does things, I think the fan reaction might have shocked him though. As for Allardyce. the 'You don't know what you're doing' is bad craic but it's hard not to get frustrated when you're chasing a game and he replaced Milner with N'Zogbia, the worst for me this season was the stick Barton got during the Blackburn game, the over the top groans when he gave the ball away compared to everyone else was pretty bad, as was the booing after the 0-0 against Villa. I totally agree there, especially re: Barton in that match. The poor fucker must have been scared to touch the ball. The thing is I think Keegan would have brought him off if it wasn't for the fear of the fans reaction towards him (Barton) which is worse than him getting stick for taking Oba off. The crowd is our own worst enemy at times. indeed, nice to see that there was no booing bartons name before the match against reading, that's the first time since his christmas behaviour, just goes to show people will forgive you if you put in a few good performances. anyway back on topic, i've never been a big fan of oba, obviously i can see he's got talent but he's frustrated me more then excited me which i dont take as a good sign. however, since kk came in he's been getting better and better and i'm starting to think that oba might actually get a lot more consistent with kk guiding him, lets hope so because on his day he's un-stoppable, and there's not many players in the world you can say that about. He's only been inconsistent this season because he's been played out of position.

I PM'ed him and he said it's an automatic signature thing so he doesn't actually write it after every post. I've got sigs turned off though. No, I mean it's an automatic 'signature' thing. It's in your profile settings I think.

I'd be disgusted. Honestly hate the fuckers and I couldn't stand them winning it again.

Yeah but this is about integration, albeit slowly. They're not saying to the white male demographic 'nah, you're not coming to this one' and giving the tix to Muslims. They're selling tickets which wouldn't have been normally sold. It's a marketable ploy, which is obviously quite effective. Credit to Villa for being smart enough and also for not being afraid of the reaction that some of their more right-wing fans might have.

I PM'ed him and he said it's an automatic signature thing so he doesn't actually write it after every post.

I like the idea personally. As long as it's a one-off then I think it's actually quite clever. And as for the people saying this is 'division' and stuff, it's actually quite the opposite.

if that's not comedy genius then I don't know what is.

Yeah, KK and Zoggy are with the coalition force in Iraq.

It has to be Deco. Why would anyone right now pay £15m for someone who might not even excel in the formation we're playing? I think Bentley can play a bit more central i.e. Geremi's current role atm but if we had a chance to spend the same money on someone proven, someone absolutely world-class and who will still have more than a couple of years left then it'd be stupid not to do so. Like I've said, when you're playing teams of similar quality to you, you need to have difference-makers in the team; players who rise above when it matters and can dominate the game. Bentley is not that. No matter how good he becomes as a winger, it's not an impact position. It is not a position where you can have a sustained impact on the game. Our game will not go through him, it'll go through our central midfield (like it's been going through Butt lately). Compare the RW to one of the most important positions on a football pitch, central midfield, and £15m will be better spent there, especially since the current quality of this prospective CM >>>>>> the prospective RW. The worries about the age aren't well-founded as well. Deco's 30. Zizou signed for Real at 29. Not that I'm saying they're of the same quality, but they do have similar features and Zidane was good all the way until he retired (34). There's absolutely no reason a player like Deco, someone who doesn't depend on blistering pace, wouldn't be able to sustain a high level of play up until then. I'm not saying Bentley's naff or something, but he ain't that good. And Deco's awesome. The difference between the two atm is massive and the difference in their respective impacts on our current team will also be immense.

Deco plays in an impact position, Bentley doesn't. Deco offers us extra revenue, and he'll also be a big name that can attract other quality players. Bentley's not that. If Bentley continues to develop, there's quite a massive chance that he'll never get to the level that Deco was or, in my opinion, is at. Signing Deco will help push us over the top; he'll be the difference when we play Villa, Spurs, Everton, City and Portsmouth. Can Bentley do the same? And consistently? Consider the impact that Elano had for City at the beginning of this season. Deco's a cut above him.

Ignore the better chance stuff (which is debatable anyway). Just pretend that Deco's sitting in one room, Bentley in another and both have said yes to the respective terms offered. We're paying £15m and you can only pick one.

The numbers I've taken from a mixture of rumours but added in some common sense, but if anyone wants to suggest something else which they think might be more realistic then do so.

Deco

It isn't just a straight-out poll because that'd give an uninteresting answer, so here are the conditions... 1. Both signed for £15m. 2. Deco will be paid £100k/week for 3 years. 3. Bentley will be paid £50k/week for 5 years. I think (and hope) that this might be an interesting poll.

Henry's been played on the left wing for quite a big part of the season though.

I have also seen him in the reserves - Edgar not Jesus Christ Jesus can be found anywhere in the world

What a change 3 wins on the trot makes to this forum I think we're underestimating them a bit. They are in the finals of the FA Cup and are still in 6th place in the Premiership, so they're no pushovers. And they won't be like Spurs and play players in new (read: unusual) positions therefore this will be a tougher game. The Spurs comparison also isn't that apt not only because of the aforementioned reason but because Pompey have been much better and more consistent this season than Spurs. I'm scared of the thought of Muntari zooming past our slow midfield trio and having a shot from range. It'll be a good game anyway but a point would be stellar.

I do think Edgar should get a runout because like Dave said, we know what Taylor can and cannot do.

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