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Drogba's first prolific scoring season was at 24(stats from league 1): Guingamp 2001–02 Apps 11 Goals 3 Age 23 Guingamp 2002–03 Apps 34 Goals 17 Age 24 Marseille 2003–04 Apps 35 Goals 19 Age 25 Chelsea 2004–05 Apps 26 Goals 10 Age 26 Doesn't mean that Carroll will become better than Drogba, just highlights that Carroll is still very young!

Not many of the ship jumpers have fared well after leaving: N'Zogbia - stuck at a club where he doesn't want to be (although he is getting plenty of playing time and exposure) Given - on the bench at Man City Cacapa - on the bench at Cruzeiro Edgar - on the bench at Burnley Owen - on the bench at Man Utd Martins - on the bench at Rubin Kazan Bassong - on the bench at Tottenham Beye - on the bench at Aston Villa Duff - Playing reguleraly for Fulham and enjoying his football at club.

Hometown club? Assuming you mean Drogba? Bellamy

If we get through, it will be manU in the 5th round

The problems when it gets busy are nothing to do with the server and everything to do with our crocked database and forum software. Which database are you using?

Not a bad call

It's Anelka's younger brother That's what I thought, well I actually thought "who does he look like, hmmmm that's it Anelka" then scrolled down and saw your post. Weren't we linked with an Algerian defender? Doesn't look like Ben Arfa What if that's just not a football player, at all? Why would we sign someone who is not a footballer fumaca has been recently mentioned.

It's Anelka's younger brother That's what I thought, well I actually thought "who does he look like, hmmmm that's it Anelka" then scrolled down and saw your post. Weren't we linked with an Algerian defender? Doesn't look like Ben Arfa What if that's just not a football player, at all? Why would we sign someone who is not a footballer

Did anything really happen or was there just a title change based on old stories

are you a rosenborg fan? They're my Norwegian team, yeah. Go to most of their matches so can't really help it. hehe, I live in Denmark, and they do talk with a f***ing potato shoved down their throats! But it was a fellow Icelander that scored against you

are you a rosenborg fan?

Saha on for Beckford. Didn't do much.

He is being chased by 6 or so clubs, one is Werder Bremer (CL club).

Doesn't that mean he's on about 70.000 euros a week. Bit out of our league I think.....

Cardiff aren't an English club... You're right, but it plays in a English league so that might set the rules for other clubs playing in a English league. But I'm no expert

Ledley wouldn't have been free if we would have signed him. We would have to pay about 3m in compensation (not 100% about the amount). But because Celtic isn't a English club that rule doesn't apply.

hehe, the bible we have was pretty much written in Rome.

Yes, that would be more fair. A least the get something for finishing higher in the table.

I had nothing to do 2 months ago and started playing in excel. I was basically looking at how past promotion teams have actually fared in their first season in the Premiership. They did better than i thought. http://www.ismennt.is/not/sturla/myndir/promotionchart.JPG

It is a bit unfair that a team who has earned the 3rd place through out 46 game season doesn't get the reward of promotion. Statistically over the past 17 seasons the promotion changes are as following: 3rd - 29% promotion change 4th - 18% promotion change 5th - 35% promotion change 6th - 18% promotion change EDIT: During the 1994/1995 season there were only promoted 2 teams (the league went from 22 teams to 20) so the playoffs were between 2nd - 5th. So I counted the 3rd place winner as a 4th place winner.

Wish granted

This seems much easier now than in the beginning of the season

Enrique is really threading the balls through the defence. Excellent passing!

It's confirmed, we are up :colo:

He always looked a bit out of his depth with us, I was staggered to see how many goals he has scored this season, quite incredible. Happy for him, though, always had a good attitude. 7 of those goals are penalties.