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We're moving forward for sure. Sometimes it may not look like it but if you look at the overall picture we've moved ahead from where we were when Big Sam was a manager here. We may not be Man City, but then again, who would want to be?

They won't announce any signings until midnight or even until tomorrow, everyone get over it. We're obviously in for people and I am glad we don't necessarily know who - our board is being run much more professionally now and I for one love it.

Doesn't look to shabby to me though, the minutes he's played that is. Looks like he would start and then be subbed off after 60 or so minutes for a "super sub" type to come on.

You're surely taking the piss right? The problem with the past few England managers is that they don't care about building the best team but about getting the "best" players - or more precisely the players the media thinks are the best - which they end up regretting afterwards (albeit after taking a huge chunk of change). I'm not going to act like I know where/when Bullard should be played but I can argue the fact that he was instrumental in Fulham's "great escape" last season and ads a lot of passion to a squad. He may not be as fashionable as Mr. Gerrard or Lampard but he can add a lot to a team that is built in the right way. I don't necessarily agree with the rest of the squad (ie: Young should definitely be in it and probably Owen too) but I do feel like Bullard has earned his place in the England setup. Obviously the same shit we've seen for the past 6-8 years has produced fuck all - it's nice to try and get a bit of freshness to the squad and if Bullard is the start of that then I am a happy man.

Our team has no clue what to do when they don't have the ball. Everyone stands around ball watching. It has been our most obvious problem for quite some time now I am surprised KK hasn't "fixed" the problem yet - hopefully he's working on it (by doing more than buying Argentinians).

Because he's a striker at heart. It's hard to hold yourself back from saying stuff like that when the instinct is in your bones.

Zoggy didn't even score a goal and he knew it, hence the no celebration.

Truest quote in the post.

So he's coming here on loan after signing for Valencia?

Milner is a frustrating player to watch, fact. I am "conflicted" about his selling to Villa to say the least. I feel like, for him personally, moving to Villa was a great move and he will do well there, maybe even thrusting them into the upper echelon of the Prem but couldn't do the same job for us. Playing for us though, is a different story. At AV he will be under less pressure and allowed to play freely like we would've/could've never let him play - all the negativity about his speed and (supposedly) lack of crossing ability will be washed away at Villa where they appreciate him and like they are saying on their forum: he only has room to improve. That being said, 12m (although this is the only place I've seen it placed at 12m, every where placed it at 10m) is an extraordinary amount for Jimmy and we could not afford not to let him go at that price. We can splash that money elsewhere (and I am confident that we are or else we would've not let him go).

Why's that? Microbar said so.

Agreed. SAF is a very hands off manager, focusing more on the backroom moving and shaking and CQ was the guy who ran the practices while Fergie would watch/tap up people/try to justify a Scholes tackle or handball. Obviously I'm taking the piss, but the part about SAF being hands off and CQ running training is true.

Who said it was "hero worship" - we're all just having a laugh.

I think that's about as good as we can hope for - although I really hope Beye is fit.

His first team bow is the appearance I am looking forward to the most this season. I will lose my shit if he gets on the pitch.

FYP.

There are doubts over Geremi's fitness. I'd wager we'll have kids playing on Saturday.

As someone who goes to St Louis often, I can honestly say that they would support the Rams, they are their team now. The US is fortunate (and unfortunate) because the whole league is so spread out that rarely would there be a situation where a Sunderland would just move into Newcastle and take over their stadium and stuff. People also don't tend to be as die hard of fans over things like baseball and american football (of course you could find them but the % is much lower) as in England over football teams.

He's not fit.

O'Shea, who to be fair was infront of him and trying to head the ball so would've missed seeing the handball.

Like a lot of others have said, I'd rather have Turan - he knows how to get stuck in for the team when the going gets tough. Also: Does this match constitute as Europe? As in, are you cup tied if you play in this match?

He would fit in great at a team like Liverpool, playing 120 minutes to pop up in the 119th minute and play the cross in to score the all important CL goal. It's a quality many top European/PL clubs would pay for. When everyone else has tired, Milner will be the one going strong and assist/score the all important goal.

Not only is he a shit player but his attitude is shit too.

This might be the most sensible thing posted on this certain page. I think it's pretty close to what's happening (hopefully).

1) I seriously laugh at "Dutty Custard" every time. Holy shit. 2) Harper for 45 minutes, what could it hurt? 3) Barring that, seriously give one of the reserve dudes a run out, worth a shot.