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USA. Howard and Donovan.

Is he any good? We were supposed to be signing him for cheap the summer he went to Lazio but pulled out.

#1 keeper will be Hart. Any two from Smithies, Lewis, Green, Loach etc for back up. Baines & Gibbs for left back is decent. Struggling for right backs apart from Johnson who doesn't convince me and Richards who is poor. Centre half will be Jags, Shawcross, Cahill and Lescott. Or maybe one of the younger lads such as Jones & Tomkins depending on how they develop. Rodwell will definitely be starting every game by the time of the next world cup. He'll probably get in the squad for the next Euros too. Could be a similar story for Jack Wilshere. Apart from them you've got Milner, Walcott, Johnson, Huddlestone, Lennon and I imagine players a bit off the radar at the moment such as Cleverly and Baxter will be pushing for it. Up front will probably be similar to now- Rooney the only genuine class option and a few making up the numbers. Wouldn't surprise me if the likes of Walcott and Baxter have to be played there at times. Will be intersting to see how Carrol and Wickham develop mind.

Haven't they signed Mouyokolo from Hull for centre half? Or was that someone else?

So all the rumours said but then the Echo ran a denial last week saying Moyes wasn't interested because of his age/wages/injuries. He is a good player though.

Yep

Big Sam yesterday Simon Weston popped round last night to show off his new Fiat 500. Lovely it is. We went on a pussy cruise round Blackburn. Then 'Sex on Fire' by Kings of Leon came on the radio and he started to cry. He's still got so many issues to work though. I bought him an ice cream then shouted "whores!" at a gaggle of bingo sluts. That cheeky smile was soon back on his face.

Agree. But people not from California using the word 'dude' should also be illegal.

That is only through Capello's choice. I don't particularly rate either Walcott or Agbonlahor but they are useful players to bring off the bench purely due to their pace which can stretch a game. Likewise, Adam Johnson's direct style and ability to whip a cross in would have made a much bigger impact than anything SWP (who has been shit since he signed for Chelsea years ago) can offer. I've been saying since Capello took the job that his squad selections are awful.

Gutted I never backed the draw at 5/1. Was gonna put £20 on and then thought 'nah, even England aren't quite that shit'. They are.

Says more about SSN than Liverpool fans. Why would the Liverpool fans they show be any more representative than the NUFC ones they show? Nearly every Liverpool fan I know wants Dalglish. None of them are the type to contact SSN or talksport.

He's an arrogant tosser.

Carlton Cole & Crouch are a lot better than him and can do that job. Not that having somebody of that ilk in your team is essential anyway. Especially in international football.

I thought Heskey was awful (as usual) the other night. Assist or not. Apart from that one moment he made no contribution at all to the rest of the game. He's so static, slow, has no technical ability, doesn't use his strength to trouble defenders because he's on his arse or sulking every 2mins and needs a miracle to finish a chance. The amount of caps he's got is ridiculous.

i just love your avatar what a great flick Steve Zissou is my hero.

Just me that thinks the new Arsenal kit is horrible then? Looks like a Liverpool away kit from about 30 years ago

I know. I'll be pissed off if he goes there. If we could sell Yak and buy Miccoli for half the price then that would do nicely.

Mick trying to pronounce Odemwingie :lol:

Mick Mack just called Di Maria industrial instead of industrious. He does look like he could be a session musician for Nine Inch Nails though tbf.

Robbie Earle and Edgar Davids Do you think Davids even knows that Earle is a former player? He's probably sitting there thinking 'this pundit is an idiot, they should get another ex-pro on'

Sorry I have not followed football recently but who are your other 3 ? Jan Mucha who is the Slovakia keeper, Jermain Beckford from Leeds & Joao Silva who is a Portugal youth striker. The first two on free transfers, the latter cost 500k. Nothing earth shattering but should be decent squad fillers.

My spare time in August usually consists of refreshing NewsNow every ten seconds, watching bad youtube clips & devouring info on Wiki pages about obscure footballers that have been linked in Aftonbladet and Bild's sport sections. I might get to be a normal person this season.

Rumours of Martin Petrov to us seem to be gathering pace. That would be our fourth signing of the summer already for a whopping total of £500k

Awful first half.