Ronaldo

You inferred that buying two players would turn a Championship side into a mid-table one. I strongly disagree. Especially with the injuries that proliferate this club. I said that those two in our starting lineup plus a fit Barton would have us approaching mid-table. I by no means said or implied that I wanted us to sign only 2 players.

Where did I say that?

We'd probably get him and De Las Cuevas for a combined £12m. Those two plus a fit Barton would have us approaching mid-table.

I don't even want to think about Williamson and Taylor against premiership players.

I agree. He'd also be a decent partner for one of our 'much of a muchness'.

Because statistics can say what you want them to say, if you pick the right parameters. Which brings me to this - on the back of our season thus far and purely based on points, Hughton is the best game-for-game manager in the league. Just thought I'd point that out. It's a valid comparison because more or less the same players were available.

Madrid were absolutely sensational tonight. Higuain and Ronaldo together should scare the piss out of every team in world football.

I personally see Colo as an effective player in the Carvalho role. We need to buy at least 1 new CM in the summer and keep Barton fit and we should be ok in that department.

That'll fucking do! Had me sweating at 3-2 for a while.

:lol: We weren't full for Bristol City, so I can't see this one being full. What do Bristol City have to do with it?

2nd lieutenant.

As slow as Nicky Butt apparently.

Made £42 today. Just stuck £30 on Madrid-2 at 2/1.

We came close. Beating Sheff Wed 10-0 in 99-00.

And again, 3-0.

Modric looks superb. Big shame he turned us down.

That'll do.

Both goals also gave us a 3 goal lead.

Didn't even think of Johnson tbh. Defoe has time on his side, his improvements in the last 2 or 3 years have been massive. I was glad he didn't go to WC 2006 but will be very happy to see him play this time round.

'I smoke the right way. Everyone else is doing it wrong.' Shocker. I get the impression that your post count would be zero if you weren't allowed to quote. Definite lack of initiative.

They're all a fair bit older than him tbh.

Smoking isn't bad in moderation. I've smoked 2 cigars a week for nearly 5 years and no less fitter than I was. It's the idiots who chain smoke 20 a day that do their airways damage.

He is the Arsenal of strikers does brilliantly against s**** & usually f*** all against the big 4. More a reflection of the team than the player. That said, in the group stages and next 2 rounds of the WC, he's hardly likely to come up against anything near a Terry, Ferdinand or Vidic. It looks good for him.

We're on for 96 again.

I like Defoe, he's becoming a very good goalscorer.