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Foster is still only 28 (Actually..that is significantly older than I thought he was) and Capello probaly hopes that he has a future with the national team. edit: Apparently there is an acotr named Ben Foster who is 28....the keeper is only 26.

Only he's just 34 or 35 years old! How about Litmanen then? If there is one player in Finnish national team we would need it's Roman Eremenko...or Niklas Moisander but both of them are long term contracted. I'm sure Eremenko is dying to leave his Champions League club to come play in the Championship.

I apologise in advance if I am wrong but was the £300k not the loyalty bonus he wanted from Citeh? If may be classed as that, but City correctly in my eyes refused to pay it because as they said he chose to leave because a club had bid £5.5 million which triggered the release clause in his contract they did not at the time want to sell him. In the end it didn't effect City, Barton got the cash & NUFC ended up paying £5.8 million for player with release clause of £5.5million. Ah right. I don't think any football, even the best in the world justifies anything like the wages they get. I think most of the best players do tbf, it is the average s*** like Barton that is overpaid. How is anyone worth £100k a week? Its just obscene. It really isn't THAT much money in the scheme of things. You are trying to be funny right? Not really. Does anyone in the Premier League even make 10 million pounds per year? There are alot of people making alot more than that in this world, and most of them aren't busting their arse on a football pitch weekly and will be paid these salaries for more than 15 years.

I apologise in advance if I am wrong but was the £300k not the loyalty bonus he wanted from Citeh? If may be classed as that, but City correctly in my eyes refused to pay it because as they said he chose to leave because a club had bid £5.5 million which triggered the release clause in his contract they did not at the time want to sell him. In the end it didn't effect City, Barton got the cash & NUFC ended up paying £5.8 million for player with release clause of £5.5million. Ah right. I don't think any football, even the best in the world justifies anything like the wages they get. I think most of the best players do tbf, it is the average s*** like Barton that is overpaid. How is anyone worth £100k a week? Its just obscene. It really isn't THAT much money in the scheme of things.

Mourinho seems like the riddle would be far too simple.

He was awesome for France in one of those tournaments, and has performed pretty damn well at all youth levels, just not yet at club levels really.

Said several times here that I don't support Sweden Agree with Chris P that Swedes are terrible winners. I know you don't, just general statement. England fan then? Aye How come? Why are you a Barca fan? Why are you a Denamrk fan? (I think that's the team in you avatar)

I don't think he would have been expected to play much this year. He couldn't get on the field last year for Bordeaux and wasn't exacty amazing out on loan. He's only 20 and SAF must see something in him. Was it Lorient he went on loan to? The club with the fish in it's badge. That would be Lorient, yeah. I don't know if he went there, tbh. I don't really remember seeing him. edit: Quick check tells me that's right. Also, tells me that he didn't do particularly well, either.

Not over the short distances. It is ridiculous for a man of that height to be able to accelerate in the way that he does, freak of nature/science that he is. Or (cough) applied science, do you not think? This is a tangent, but I think the recent success of all the Jamaicans is due to them catching up the US when it comes to steroids. I just hope we can catch up next.

I don't think he would have been expected to play much this year. He couldn't get on the field last year for Bordeaux and wasn't exacty amazing out on loan. He's only 20 and SAF must see something in him.

i agree, we just got a draw out of the world champions and he's saying it was a horrendous performance, fool You make it sound like you just played Italy of 2006, that team would have spanked you. I know it's been three years, but it's still very much the same players other than Totti and Materazzi. Even Cannavaro is just on suspension and Luca Toni is injured.

Has a good record considering he really isn't first choice.

That's called colonial mentality. It's still prevalent in africa, especially in those 40+...i.e. football administrators. You're point about Brazil is not valid, imo. This is a country which has the largest black population outside of Africa. That whole black blood contaminaing white blodd concept is in full effect, and I thinl you'll see that the country has never had a black president and has a shocking amount of black politicans. It's where the US was 50 or 60 years ago. Blacks are a very large part of society and culture, but they hold a very tiny amount of power.

Crazy to me how Camara and Van der Meyde are still without clubs. I'm very surpirsed Zenden been out there this long. He was pretty good for l'OM last year.

Don't worry we'll take care of that soon. Thanks for developing our youth player, btw I'd like it if Cesc went to Real Madrid, tbh.

Distance is nonsenical reason, considering how small UK is. Consider the trips from Marseille to Boulogne or from Moscow to Vladivostok. The reason this shouldn't happen is because it's a ridiculous and stupid idea, that Celtic and Rangers are only in for financial benefit.

Not over the short distances. It is ridiculous for a man of that height to be able to accelerate in the way that he does, freak of nature/science that he is.

Sprinters are usually in the average height range 5'8 to 6'3. Asafa Powell for example is quite tall for a sprinter. Usain is unusally tall, but there is nothing preventing a 6'2 person from being quick. Obviously height will hurt acceleration, and it unlikely Nile will ever be quicker over a short distance than Lennon, Oba, SWP, Odonkor and the like.

Bramble *former* player. He scored against us last season for Wigan. That's the premier, "if that hadn't happened we'd be in the Premiership" moment from last season, imo. Oba slams home a winner, and all we have to do is protect a lead for about two minutes...naturally, we fail.

Kameni is the best right now I think, alomg with El-Hadary, but I think he too is more of a great shot stopper, than a complete keeper.

That's one thing I've noticed babatunde. In general the standard of African goalkeepers seems to be pretty woeful. Is there any particular reason for this? Being a good goalkeeper requires training. Nigeria has produced some great shotstoppers, but few complete keepers. The standard of coaching in Africa is poor. For some reason, it seems alot more difficult to catch up in terms of position, technique,etc. for keepers. Also, if you figure that the average African grows up in "street football" culture, than there is not a heavy desire or need for keepers.

Nigeria go out 3-2 to Germany. Absolutely unbelievable that we managed to lose after being 2-1 up against ten men. I've yet to see the match, but a few of my compatriots have told me that the performance was very encouraging, and that really is my main concern. edit: The keeping for the frist German goal is ridiculously awful As were the tactics at the end. I understand that we had a man advantage and were pushing for the winning goal, but the entire team was in the opposition's half, and Germany won the ball and went on a ludicrously simple one man counter attack to score the winner. I love what Samson Siasia has done a as a player and coach, but I have to question what was happening there.

Beye and Bassong I agree, but the others I don't really think we miss. I think Beye and Bassong are both fantastic, but we have replaced them in a much better way than we have the likes of Martins, Owen, Viduka, and Duff. I'm quite happy with our backline, but I fear our impotence upfront and on the wings could cost us this season. If we had any of those four right now, I would be able to breathe easier. We've still got the best striking options in the Championship though. Name a better one. I think Boro, West Brom, and Cardiff are all equally as good (or better) as us upfront and on the wings. The thing is, we are not trying to finish midtable. The only success would be for us to finish in the top two. (obviously the playoff as well, but I am referring to the first 46 matches). Anything else does not accomplish the goal. Essentially we are in a title race, and I think we are inferior to our rivals in some areas due to the players that have left.

Beye and Bassong I agree, but the others I don't really think we miss. I think Beye and Bassong are both fantastic, but we have replaced them in a much better way than we have the likes of Martins, Owen, Viduka, and Duff. I'm quite happy with our backline, but I fear our impotence upfront and on the wings could cost us this season. If we had any of those four right now, I would be able to breathe easier.

You people can say all you want about Owen, Martins, Beye, Bassong, and Duff but they were alot better than the players playing their positions for us at the moment. Don't be fooled by a month or two of good results in the Championship. Those were our best players, and the current starting lineup would be Watford-esque in the Premiership. edit:I'd be fine with Hughton being given a contract to the end of the season as manager. It is unlikely that the situation will change, and therefore no top manager will be interested. However, if the club is sold, he will only have a one-year contract and could be easily bought out by the new regime.