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Man City couldn't use Boateng and Everton couldn't use Mustafi. There's something terribly wrong with english coaching.

Sometimes I wonder how high the percentage is of footballers not really interested in football. Got me thinking earlier today when I read a piece on a player called Björn Sigurðarson who just got released from his contract at Wolves. Of the supposed 'golden generation' that took the Icelandic national team all the way to the Euro's this summer he was supposed to be the one - the pick of the bunch. While his teammates from the Icelandic U-21 went on to various degrees of success with their clubs and solidified their position in a relatively strong national team, Björn's career faded slowly but surely out and he never became a part of the national squad and their relative success. Granted he has had his share of injuries and bad luck but first and foremost he is known to be completely uninterested in football altogether. "I think I haven't seen a Barcelona or a Real Madrid game. I'm not interested in football. My girlfriend is though so I sometimes have to watch games with her", that's an actual quote from him. The two centre backs of the Icelandic team, Ragnar Sigurðsson and Kári Árnason, have also repeatedly stated that they're not interested in football at all and never watch games in their spare time. Maybe Icelandic players can allow themselves to come across more sincere in interviews because of limited coverage but I don't know actually. Like most of us I used to play as a kid. All of us were absolutely mad about football. Supported a team in England, went to the domestic games, followed international football and the CL closely. That is to say all of us bar one. And somehow he winds up a professional footballer in a foreign league. And the only one of us playing at the Euro's this summer. Strange.

That stat about Dummett as one of the league's fastest... ahem.

Did Darlow just spit in his gloves and rub his spit in his hair?

Doesn't work either

This Man Utd squad is so so poor. No spine there at all. Just a mix match of players playing out of position, players not good enough and kids. Same can be said of Liverpool these days as well. Severely lacking a spine of undroppable leaders.

It truly is. Makes you appreciate N-O all the more.

Ayoze alone up front away from home is an absolutely atrocious idea.

La Liga is exciting.

This is absolutely mad.

no point writing him off after 6 months though, all foreign signings should be given at least a season before proper judgement's are made I see where you are coming from but I disagree when you're paying that much. I've absolutely not written him off yet but when you sign a winger/forward for 30 odd million you're going to want to see more than one goal in 23 appearances for a club like Liverpool.

I'm actually pretty sure McLaren is going to drop Colback. Blind optimism I guess. Saivet Shelvey Sissoko Wijnaldum Ayoze Mitrovic

This for me as well.

Can't believe this fucker actually played football for Newcastle at one point.

no point writing him off after 6 months though, all foreign signings should be given at least a season before proper judgement's are made I see where you are coming from but I disagree when you're paying that much. I've absolutely not written him off yet but when you sign a winger/forward for 30 odd million you're going to want to see more than one goal in 23 appearances for a club like Liverpool.

How much did they spend on that Firmino kid again? 30 million? For someone who makes next to no impact in half a season? Yikes.

I Dont get the joke... Me neither.

Need to get Wini more involved, he's wasted on the wing. I don't really know what De Jong can achieve with us though and I wouldn't really mind seeing him dropped especially for Ayoze. We really really need a central midfielder who actually knows how to close down and defend.

We're also playing central midfielders in wide areas. But agree with you generally. Wingers shouldn't be a priority.

I'd actually be quite happy with Townsend on a loan. First and foremost we should be seeking a defensive midfielder and a big fuck off centre back.

Inspiring. So we can conclude that we're not signing a key player from another PL club this January.

When did we actually last pay for a player in the PL? Especially in January.

Happy for him. Somehow he's also managed to create a little bit of competition between Cisse/de Jong and Mitro/Perez which is nice as there hasn't been a real competition for a place in the team for years.

ahahahaha fuck off spurs