TaylorJ_01

You mean the one against Arsenal in the relegation season? Could realistically have kept us up.

You disagree? Not at all. Any time I hear about Martins it's followed by that comment which is bang on. He really epitomises the style of a lot of African teams (I said this in another thread actually).

Generic Martins lack of footballing brain but good physically comment.

I dunno if there's more space in the championship. If anything there's less.

Gleneagle's avatar is worthy of it's own thread to be fair.

Fast with inconsistent end product. Like a lot of African players really. Like a lot of players from every single region of the world. But seriously, the Nigerian team is a great example. Think Oba Martins epitomises it really.

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They're likely to have Kanu as well. I think he would be brilliant in the Championship. Not biased at all no?

Fast with inconsistent end product. Like a lot of African players really.

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I know, absolutely brilliant. I think he got a bit too much stick after that though. He wasn't too bad, the rest of the team were worse.

I will never hate Scott Parker, ever since he nearly decimated Joe Cole in a tackle but didn't give away a free kick. Legend. http://im.videosearch.rediff.com/thumbImage/videoImages/videoImages1/youtube/rdhash328/e46TATx0SLI.gif

Definitely

No idea, never been in a contract negation, so I'm just sprouting s****. Chances are he wanted a 2 year deal, but they've sat down with him and offered him one, with a view for a contract extension if things are working well. Understand what you're asking, but I guess it goes back to 'gentlemen's agreement' deals. Like Dan Gosling and Everton then

But surely the option to have another apple after the first apple is normal? No-one eats an apple and guarantees that they won't have another apple afterwards do they? Edit: this is starting to not make sense. I mean no team signs a player telling them 'YOU WON'T GET ANOTHER CONTRACT'.

But surely if it's the first case it applies anyway? Like saying '"I'm going to eat an apple and I might eat another apple after that", means fuck all, because I might decide the apples are shite after having the first one.

Does 'option for a further season' really mean anything?

You have just blown my mind oh god

€550m?! That's disgusting.

Would love to see him in England, even if it is with them mingers. They could do with a player like that. Carrick/Fletcher/Hargreaves/Anderson/Scholes are either not very creative or collecting their buspass.

You think so? What have we done!

Newcastle sign mental defender. Might as well get Joe Kinnear back again.

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