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I can't imagine it without adidas tbh. At least it's not le coq sportif.

... and I just killed the thread.

choose choo choo trains. (one for the away following)

for me his retirement's been made sadder by the fact his wikipedia photo makes him look like he's thinking about what could could have been, as he packs away his football boots for one last time.

I think Ranger and Carroll together could potentially be a good partnership in the future, providing neither of them gets jailed.

he retired about 6 years a go.

Which foreign players would you say come close to Shearer in ability? Drogba?

It's not just about goals and assists, Jonas is such a good dribbler teams usually have to have at least 2 men marking him, which frees up space for other players. He also links up well with Enrique. Duff was anonymous at best and N'Zogbia just played well when he felt like it. I'd much rather have Jonas.

On FM I sent my scout Christian Karembeu to Asia in search of new players and he spent a month in the Maldives.

I can see him making a good manager actually. Like the coach from Bend it Like Beckham, whose career was also cut short by an ankle injury. He wanted those girls to achieve what he never did in football, and it angered him when they didn't realise how good an opportunity they had. He inspired Jess into playing the best damn game of her life in the cup final. It was beautiful. plus he'd get to see Keira Knightley in her bra!

and the halo

His full name is Nilos Dutty Custard Ranger.

everyone remembers where they were and what they were doing when Ranger scored.

even the coventry fans were applauding him after he scored. One woman burst into her tears, held her baby above her head and cried "Nile, please bless my son!"

I was thinking of getting the away shirt with RANGER 30 on the back for christmas, that goal has just confirmed it.

Shearer-esque celebration

GET IN RANGER!

NILE RANGER! REMEMBER THE NAME!!

he's very big in Manchester

has anyone seen the horrific photo of Anton Ferdinand on the BBC Sport homepage?

Charlie Austin of Swindon might be worth keeping an eye on. Only 20, 6'2 and has a lethal goalscoring rate.

reminds me of a Martins goal against Levadia Talinn (I think) in the UEFA Cup. Held the ball up before unleashing a rocket that cannoned in off the crossbar. Only this was better.

yeah makes more sense for him to play as a CM rather than a winger.

Belter! She tells me she hasn't even met him! lol that makes it sound like you actually asked her "are you shagging Steve Harper?"