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Is Chester really that much more scary than the likes of Philadelphia, Baltimore, and DC? I mean it's probaly a small little useless place compared to those, but I doubt there is much more crime.

Pancrate is absolute garbage, but I'd have him here in a second. He's a winger and we only have one of those in the entire squad. No way we should be turning our noses up.

Haven't watched him much in Spain, but I always thought he was a top top player at Toulouse, and it always seemed like he was on the verge of moving on and accomplishing big things. I definitely thought he would have been a great buy for Newcastle as we've lacked a player like him for years. I guess it just never came together for him. I actually watched him yesterday for Cameroon and he didn't seem as good as before. Lost the ball a lot, and was generally sloppy. Maybe he's gone stagnant at Betis? Nah, really disagree on that especially after yesterday. Really good and accurate passer and a big, strong player that wins the ball frequently and hardly ever loses it. Definitely needs to find his shooting boots to achieve full potential though. it seem lack of determination & less work rate which hinder his progressions. But i still think he is good player with canny passing ability. Definitely. Also, I think that he is too hesistant sometimes. I can see that he's been putting more effort in though. That's why I was impressed with him yesterday. Really stood up and took the game by it's neck, and was a leader. I think he could really show himself in Sotuh Africa.

Anyone hear about Nigerian footballer Stephen Worgu? He plays in Sudan and got caught drunk-driving. He was sentenced to be flogged foutry lashes with a karwats. He's fighting it though.

Nah, really disagree on that especially after yesterday. Really good and accurate passer and a big, strong player that wins the ball frequently and hardly ever loses it. Definitely needs to find his shooting boots to achieve full potential though.

That was the plan originally, yes. In the last few weeks Taiwo was dropped and Heinze played left back, but Deschamps is pretty much an idiot and everyone else realises that Heinze has no business playing left back anymore. I think Taiwo will be back at LB and Heinze in the center once club football returns. Gabriel has scored some big goals, but his defending has not been very good so far, imo.

If both Algeria and Egypt bring supporters, then there could be some absolutely insane scenes in that stadium.

I would try FIFA.com. They are all pretty terrible. I actuallt watch some matches in Africa I more than a few times the scores and teamsheets have been blatantly wrong. Egypt are such cheaters. I hope Algeria destroys them in Sudan.

I think the commentator just died!

!!!!!!! Playoff!!!!!

SIX MINUTES??? From where?

Gaouaoui made a fantastic svae to keep to keep it 1-0. As things stand: Algeria to the World Cup. This is tense.

You should switch Gerrard and Lampard imo.

Nope. Only seen French and Arabic thus far.

Agreed Oceania needs to merge with Asia. The region is ridculously small minus Australia. Insanity that one of those rubbish teams gets a one off to the World Cup. Honduras and Korea earned it definitely. Algeria are going through hell at this moment and if they make it, they'll definitely deserve it. Algeria play good football, btw. They'd be a good watch. edit: at a basketball team called the "Tall Blacks"

Rodwell really shouldn't go to Chelsea. There's no way he's getting on the pitch at DM, CM, or CB for a good little while.

I want Algeria to win as I know bloke from there. The Egyptians only give 2000 tickets to Alegria, there was also a request to FIFA fro a ref from Europe to be in charge. Three Algerian players got injured by stones thrown from Egyptian fans as well. You can see one of the injuries on this link: http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Algeria/photo//091113/photos_wl_africa_afp/447b080275c0ab6b7250f26d6f401264//s:/afp/20091113/wl_mideast_afp/fblwc2010afr2010egyalgviolence#photoViewer=/091113/photos_wl_africa_afp/447b080275c0ab6b7250f26d6f401264 The rivalry is really huge and largely can be violent between these North African teams.

Playoff in Sudan!

He has a right to have an opinion on the best best players in the world. Whereas Ian Wright, Andy Townsend and Robbie Earle don't. You don't think Ian Wright was one of the best in the world?

Watching Algerians and Egyptians exchange insults on Justin TV is more fun than any football match this weekend. Hiddink must be enraged. Russia are the better theam, but carelessness could cost them.

Did you really expect these jaded English and Brazilian players to exert any kind of effort in Doha, btw? I doubt more than three or four of them care. It's just a money making venture.

Why do you want to piss on everybody's international prapde? African qualifiers have been incredible thus far, and this Egypt-Algeria game I'm watching is just massive in every way. Don't forget the massive playoffs in Europe and the Asia-Oceania playoff. There are a lot of terrible int'l weekends but this is not one.

1-0 Egypt. Amr Zaki. Atmoshphere is rocking, going to be a looong night.

YESSSSSSSSSSSs!!!!!!!!! :celb: !!!

True. But imho they'd piss the CCC...would be as easy for them as it's been for us (so far). I'd go along with that. Can't think of a single player in the SPL who would start for a top 4 team down here though. Top four? Top 12, more like. McGeady might be a nice option off of someone's bench I suppose. Their strikeforce is Fortune, Samaras, and McDonald. They are nothing.