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Fuck that would have been good!

Still not impressed by Iniesta. Spain well on top atm though...

Odd sub but I won't question JOACHIM

I might just get drunk instead.

Pedro looks like a dirty mexican.

PELANTY! SURELY!

C'mon Germany smash the sleazy cunts!

I have Virgin but I don't mind Sky hiking the prices up for them. They paid a bomb to get the rights in the first place. Virgin media would never do anything like that and don't deserve the channels at all. Shite company.

I like him. Could be a real demon of a right back.

Miguel or Bruno?

Would be an awful signing (value-wise) unless he suddenly becomes really good after this world cup.

I haven't read the last page but has Steven Taylor became our new keeper?

15th

It seemed like whenever Holland got into to trouble they went 'ohgodohgodohgodohgod' and passed it back to the keeper. Got quite tiring. Good team but wouldn't tire of punching Van Bommel in the face. Shocking challenge before their first goal.

Why was there only one commentator tonight? It was slightly odd.

oh shiiiitttttt!

Club that spends alot in 'skint as fuck' shock. There's surely only so much longer this Real vs. Barca thing can go on for now. Better get Villa tied down for a few extra years

I hope we don't get gashslapped.

He's a right good player. Would be happy to see him in the Prem. Man City should have been in for a player like that instead of Yaya Toure, really baffling sometimes. Meireles is overrated and not proven at anywhere near the highest level. Toure was a mainstay in one of the best sides of the last 50 years. I can see why they chose Yaya. Don't think we'll ever agree Man City don't need another DM style player, he is less expensive (by around £10mill) and wouldn't require £221,000 p/w. Guess they don't care about money though.

He's a right good player. Would be happy to see him in the Prem. Man City should have been in for a player like that instead of Yaya Toure, really baffling sometimes.

You don't quite understand my point. He has a great record against teams of a similar standard to those we would face next season in the depths of the Premier League. If you think we can get a Drogba or a Rooney then feel free but I feel he was a very realistic, proven goalscorer. I do understand your point, the fact is you're wrong. He doesn't have a good record against teams of the standard we will be facing next season. He has a good record against Championship/League 1 standard teams. His record against the only Premier League standard opposition he's played against (Celtic) is shocking (1 in 27). Wigan, Bolton, West Brom, Blackpool are all miles ahead of Hibs, Hearts, Falkirk and Hamilton Academicals. Well I consider Celtic to be better than Blackpool, West Brom, Bolton, Stoke, West Ham and Wolves. Even if he scored half as many goals it would be priceless. I dunno like, even that's questionable. Celtic's transfer targets are Stoke and WBA cast offs (Lawrence and Koren). If anything I'd sayd they're of a very similar level. That's the point though, against the only comparable team to Prem standard he's done absolutely shocking, so bad to the point that Rangers often don't play him in Old Firm games because it's like playing with 10 men when he plays. The chances are he'd really struggle in the Prem, he has nothing to back his game up with when he inevitably fails against good opposition. There has to be a reason behind the fact that no Premiership team has gone for him, these teams have scouting networks (contrary to popular belief on here) who have obviously assessed that Boyd doesn't have anywhere near the attributes required to make it at a high level - there's reasoning behind why he's ended up at Boro along with all the other SPL exports. Another player from the SPL, Fletcher, who had nowhere near the same scoring record however had alot more assets to his game and had alot more ability to make the step up to a Premier League team. Hence why Burnley paid big money for him and subsequently Wolves also have. Celtic are struggling financially so their transfer targets will be set much lower this year. With the Fletcher point, yes he is a better player but we don't have the money to spunk on a player like that so I don't think it's fair to bring that point up. Trust me, Boyd is far from a great player but I think he represents a much lower risk. He has an incredible scoring record (you can't argue with that) and he is bloody free. Not even on astronomic wages either. No brainer imo. If he didn't work out I'm sure someone would take him off our hands and we would still make a profit. Needless to say, this is all in the past as he is with the smoggies.

wtf 1 goal in 27 v Celtic. Second to millions of SPL plodders that. READ MAN, READ! I hope you're taking the piss but I'm not sure. How in gods name do you not understand? How don't you? He has a terrible record against teams that include Lee Naylor, Stephen McManus, Georgios Samaras who would be very near the bottom of the premier league, if not below it. You're carrying on as if Celtic are Man Utd and Falkirk are Premiership standard. Falkirk have just been relegated man, stop spouting pish that other people are saying. Of course it would be a risk but it's much less of a risk than anyone else we can afford.

You don't quite understand my point. He has a great record against teams of a similar standard to those we would face next season in the depths of the Premier League. If you think we can get a Drogba or a Rooney then feel free but I feel he was a very realistic, proven goalscorer. I do understand your point, the fact is you're wrong. He doesn't have a good record against teams of the standard we will be facing next season. He has a good record against Championship/League 1 standard teams. His record against the only Premier League standard opposition he's played against (Celtic) is shocking (1 in 27). Wigan, Bolton, West Brom, Blackpool are all miles ahead of Hibs, Hearts, Falkirk and Hamilton Academicals. Well I consider Celtic to be better than Blackpool, West Brom, Bolton, Stoke, West Ham and Wolves. Even if he scored half as many goals it would be priceless.

wtf 1 goal in 27 v Celtic. Second to millions of SPL plodders that. READ MAN, READ! I hope you're taking the piss but I'm not sure. How in gods name do you not understand?

You don't quite understand my point. He has a great record against teams of a similar standard to those we would face next season in the depths of the Premier League. If you think we can get a Drogba or a Rooney then feel free but I feel he was a very realistic, proven goalscorer.