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I don't think we can rule out the club still buying him at all, still think it's a distinct possibility.

Is there any other way? If he plays open Barcelona will tear them to shreds.

Oh yeah, I would be mortified if he was all we signed, too many unknowns for one thing.

I don't understand these weird faces, I preferred the hand-drawn ones. It was an innocent age.

I think N'Gog could make a decent striker if he played more minutes.

I wouldn't miss any football manager, that's not the point. What would you miss about Alex Ferguson - his whiney face or his intimidation of referees? Doesn't stop him being brilliant. I'd miss the football his teams produce. Same with Wenger. There's nothing about Mourinho I'd miss at all. Fair enough, I personally quite like him. Against Barca he couldn't win - the only possible approach is the one he took. His reaction after was stupid though, obviously.

Yes, but I don't think you could say Mourinho doesn't.

I gambled on Bolton players when they were still in the cup, as they seemed to have decent fixtures left. Since then they've been hammered by Stoke, lost almost all their games and hardly kept a clean sheet.

I wouldn't miss any football manager, that's not the point. What would you miss about Alex Ferguson - his whiney face or his intimidation of referees? Doesn't stop him being brilliant.

However, one normally gets punished with a sending off and the other rewarded with a penalty.

Liverpool haven't suddenly become Barcelona you know.

Got to second this, there's no way those fouls are anything like diving.

I would agree that Ranger should be ahead of Lovenkrands around the 3/4th striker spot, but I think he would benefit more from a season out on loan where he would play 100% of the games.

Aye, for them!

Fouling isn't a con in the same way as diving though. It's still breaking the laws of the game, but I still wouldn't call it 'cheating'.

Obviously, their wages will be immense for one thing.

I think the only way to compare players is to watch them. Everything like goals, assists, trophies won is too influenced by the team and their team mates. All I know is Messi is frightening for his age, and young enough to continue to get better.

Bosingwa is quality as well IMO. I would have thought Drogba is just as likely to go as Anelka.

True, there's just something about pretending to be fouled/hurt when you aren't that goes against everything sport is supposed to be about. For me, I believe professional fouling should be harshly punished but it is diving that's the biggest threat to the the game. Seeing grown men, professional athletes, rolling around holding their faces when they've barely been touched is an absolute disgrace.

His balance is what gets me, side to side all the time... and every time he looks like he'll fall over he keeps going.

Don't agree his teams lack discipline really, they just tried to beat Barca by outmuscling and defending them and so they inevitably pick up lots of soft bookings in the gay world of European football.

Closest to the chicken dance I could find. If you'd told me a year ago that I would be happy Kevin Nolan is signing a new contract, I wouldn't have believed you. Still think we should be starting to plan for life without him in the team in the medium-term, but a great lad and a motivating factor for the group of lads.

As long as he's paired with Tiote he usually does OK. Only Nolan + Guthrie in midfield actually = loss.

Mourinho was on a hiding to nothing TBF, nobody has come up with a way of beating Barca that is better than his gritty defensive one. The sending off was crazy, yes he lost it a bit in the media but we all know he does that a lot.