Kimbo

Is anyone claiming he's going to be a top 6 striker though?

He's probably looking at Allardyce pretending to retire after Palace, then getting the Everton job. Come October Cardiff will need a manager and he will be all over it.

Goal music at the World Cup

The insistence in writing off a young player just seems vindictive to me, even if he does follow it up with "i wish him well" horseshit.

I hate the BBC's fucking sports poems.

Yeah just slap him and squirt water in his face

Definite KO there.

What joy are these people getting out of blowing these horns???

Everyone knows the Russians love bear baiting.

There's living up to negative stereotypes and then there's that shit.

Is Robbie Williams still popular or are the Russians in a time warp? I don't follow these things.

ITV kick off proceedings by asking Lee Dixon about the political context of the world cup. Fantastic stuff.

FOOTBALL!!!

Ugly collar.

I don't blame Merino for wanting to leave at all, he left Dortmund to play first team football and it dried up here. I think assurances should be made that he will start more games next season, he's one we'll regret selling.

I can't wait to see how that bullshit is going to work, I just can't imagine European leagues stopping for 2 months in the middle of the season.

The New England World Cup. How aggravating would that be.

I just picture Taylor spotting him out of his hotel window and shouting "Gini!" over and over as he sprints down the beach after him, wearing his sushi t shirt. "Remember me Gini? It's Tayls, from Newcastle. Steven Taylor, number 27."

I hope Morocco wins it. Fuck off with yer 3 way world cup.

Stan's problem is he's a shit pundit and no one likes him, on talksport he would always just shout his opinion over and over again, then play the "i've played the game at the highest level, so i know" card.

https://www.csce.gov/sites/helsinkicommission.house.gov/files/Russia%20World%20Cup%20Design%20FINAL.pdf The money involved in Sochi was amazing, by far the most expensive Olympics ever and the place was still unfinished.

They're clearly struggling from the lack of foreign TV money, poor fuckers.

Bit of a weird team, more than half of them won't be starters.

For some reason i'm thinking WHU Damn! Forgot to say who. Aye, West Ham apparently. Surely he wouldn't go to West Ham. Plus he's on something like £150k per week.

The money being talked about isn't particularly huge in today's market, for all his faults I seriously doubt Ashley would accept £30m.