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He hasn't played in like two or so matches, right?

Please, anything to get Liverpool into Europe!

A classic case of works better in theory. Disagree. It's a better system. Man-to-man puts attackers under more pressure, but zonal marking leaves fewer gaps and keeps the side better positioned for a second ball or counter-attack. Like I said, great in theory.

I feel like Doyle would take over Lovenkrands starting spot in the lineup and I trust Lovenkrands far more than I would ever trust Doyle to produce goals.

My initial reaction after reading the news as well.

Dunno if this will work for you but the ESPN one is good: http://games.espn.go.com/bpredictor/en-us/frontpage

Spain to win it on both of my brackets.

Would start up front with Carroll, Lovenkrands, and Nolan in the hole, with Guthrie, Jonas and Routledge behind them and then sub Guthrie for Vuckic around the 55-60 minute mark so Guthrie can get his standing O and Vuckic can get some time on the pitch at home.

Seeing some of the hate in here about Butt is pretty facepalm worthy. Didn't set the world alight but is an honest pro that never stepped out of line while here. Yeah, his performances weren't great but at least he didn't break anyone's jaw or glass anyone in a bar during his time here. Another model pro who just gets on with business.

A classic case of works better in theory.

Would absolutely love that one for a second/third kit.

http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/2917/mangirl1.gif

They demonstrate better technique because they are fitter. If you don't get that then you are stupid. So a drug can teach you how to trap a football? Performance enhancing drugs are called performance enhancing drugs because performance is a combination of fitness, skill, technique and whatever else matters, like technology in motorsport. Have you played football? After a certain period of time (depending on your fitness) your legs can become almost unusable in any skillful manner. It's much harder to trap a football if your legs are "knackered" as opposed to being more fit and being able to have that high level of performance for longer periods of time.

Really wish he were out there to be honest.

Really lazy tonight. We look really off the pace and are exuding a really big "we don't give a fuck" attitude.

I refuse to be the one who is going to make the comment.

Would love for Smith to seal it for us tbh.

I actually got offered tickets in the away end from someone who looked like he worked for the club. He had full training kit on and was standing just outside where the team coach was parked. Oldish bloke, quite tall with scraggle grey hair? That's our clubs press officer if so. Nah, he was quite young and had geordie accent. He had shorts on so looked like he worked with the players. I didn't notice him on the pitch during the warm up though. Also the guy that does the NUFC TV interviews (cant remember his name) was staying in the same hotel as me Craig Hope isn't it? Dude has zero personality.

Really torn about Berbatov. Absolutely love the guy, I think he's one of the classiest guys on the ball but I think he's 1) too old now and 2) this is really not the club for him. Would love and hate to have him here at the same time. And definitely not for 18m.

Have a feeling it's not going to be far from that.

This.

The problem with the "Nolan situation" really isn't Nolan himself - it's the formation he has to play in to be highly effective. Are we really going to put that much trust in Carroll to play as the lone striker all season to accommodate Nolan? I've got far more faith in Nolan than Carroll but it's two sides of the same coin unfortunately. We can get away with Carroll up front on his own in the Championship, but at the Prem level I'm not so sure. The main point really though is that this goes beyond Nolan and how much faith you have in him, he's the quintessential "team player" and involves everyone around him and is directly affected by those around him as well (far more than some others). It boils down not to your trust/belief in Nolan, but more the team we have to play to fit Nolan in - and that is a team that I'm not very confident with at the Prem level.

by far the nicest design posted, IMO. Easily. Looks mint. Agreed. Just a simple basic design - all that is needed. Which means we'll never get it.

Or that it's even a hot bed for soccer.