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He's only 34 too. Next manager will have him back for Russia 2018. Not adequately replacing LD has been one of the biggest shortcomings of this team and still is. Only half joking. The US lacks a Donovan type player at the moment. Closest thing they got is Zardes, but he's all huff and puff and no real end result. Donovan with Dempsey off him, or a big striker with Donovan off him is what the US needs currently. Not saying it needs the actual Donovan, but a player like him that's speedy, agile and know how to finish off the scraps given to them. Klinsmann has the US playing a style of football that they don't have players suited for, it's idiotic. As much as you guys may hate it, the US is a workhorse team given their player pool at the moment. They need to play like a workhorse team, not a wannabe tiki-taka bullshit wankfest team that keeps not playing its best players in their normal formations. Klinsmann is a German Pardew tbh. US have all the same issues as Norway currently does with continuing with a style of play the players are not suited for whatsoever just because their managers are egocentrical wankers.

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Probably because it's Costa Rica v Paraguay.

For which nation? All nations. Mr. Worldwide.

Shit celebs this time.

I'm kinda bored. Lacks Donovan.

The French rugby team do it as well, it's almost as if they're a nation of total and utter fannies. Bunch of cheese eating surrender monkeys.

Is the crazy good 17 year old playing tonight? Kinda want to bet money on him scoring.

Got my US Donovan shirt ready. Still angry he's retired.

Put £50 on Zardes to score @ 4.10 and another £50 on USA -1 @ 7.00

Put £50 on Zardes to score @ 4.10 and another £50 on USA -1 @ 7.00 This will be a good game.

I love the club I'd still be shite up front though This guy is crap and needs replacing now as if we go up hell only need replacing then 16m for a carthorse is a no Brainer I bet you thought Ben Arfa should track back more as well.

Weird move for Zieler going from first team football to being a bench player. Could it mean Schmeicel is going somewhere else?

Swansea away is nice.

People are forgetting that Mitrovic was one of the highest rated young striker prospects in Europe a year ago. A season in our shit won't change the way clubs sees his potential, full international by 21 as well. 15+ mill is easily realistic in todays market. We should not take that, though.

This post is great without any context. http://www.newcastle-online.org/nufcforum/index.php/topic,96970.msg6009242.html#msg6009242 I feel like you missed the point of it beging great without context...

Shola loved the club. Flawed argument. Shola is not a 21 one year old full international in his first season in the premier league Shola loved the club. Flawed argument. Take your point, it's not (solely or even mainly) about commitment/loving the club. That said, I don't read the statement as an argument/ case for that. I see it as more of a plea, which I share: we want players who are committed and seem to care. At least, I know that I do. Especially after so many years of seeing players come and go that don't give any shits about the team.

Only player that seemingly cares and loves the club. Yet let's sell him... Aye, right. Fuck outta here.

I'll take five players.

I really want us to sign Wells, if only because he's an FM legend for me.

This is a perfect example of Norway / Sweden rivalry: Fucking stops and walks over the goalline sideways because the Swedes suck so bad. Love me some Northug.

I've always wondered - is there a big rivalry between the Scandinavian nations? Like, do you see the Swedish as Mackem-esque, for example? Depends on which sport. IMO, I'd say that in football, there's more of a Sweden - Denmark rivalry, ice hockey it's Sweden - Finland and in cross country skiing it's Norway - Sweden. Obviously can't speak for the rest of the Scandinavian counties, but that's how I'd say it feels over here. We like to pretend we don't really like the Swedes, but when Norway suck (as we always do in football) it's not uncommon for Norwegians to hope the Swedes do alright. We absolutely LOATHE the Danish though. Potato speaking inbred fuckers. Finland and Iceland are not in Scandinavia. We don't care about Finland at all. Iceland we don't mind because they got volcanoes and shit.

That was interesting actually. I've got Wales and England both being knocked out in the quarters. England knocked out in the semis by Spain who then get beat by Germany in the final. Interesting. I had: QF: Swi - SPA Eng - POR Ger - BEL FRA - Wal SF: SPA - Por Bel - FRA F: Spa - FRA QF: Swi - SPA Eng - ITA GER - Bel FRA - Ice SF: Spa - ITA GER - Fra F: Ita - GER

I can't wait to watch us lose to Iceland tomorrow. I have near Pardew-esque hatred for the current Norway manager.