Pilko

I think Phil Brown must be the only person alive to use Kia-Ora as a moisturiser.

Just watched the goals on the FA site, Carroll's second in particular is class. The number of headers he wins (just in the highlights) is really good too. Class cross for Hines second anarl, hope he can carry this form on.

He's always talked a good game. Not just the quotes from Barton, it's a very well written article imo, something of a rarity nowadays.

Keith Andrews is fucking shit anyway

A good read, that article.

wp AC

Ladbrokes offered 8/1 on Italy, Spain and Germany to win tomorrow, so I bunged a tenner on that.

I think we're collectively placing too much importance on the lengths of threads have related to real world events. I'm guilty of it too, I told my girlfriend I'd propose to her once GM had made a thread interesting enough to get to 10 pages. I figure I'm pretty safe.

Well if they do take over now I think you can consider your catering firm boycoutted for any events they decide to hold! They'll get Greggs to do it anyway.

Fans getting involved in ownership is not necessarily a bad thing, however i'm 100% convinced that our fans getting involved would be an absolute abortion of an idea.

"that's an uncharacteristic mistake from Cech" has been uttered by commentators on an almost weekly basis

I lol'ed.

Which of course is more important than the takeover itself Yeah, it is. I'm replying to this to contribute to the progression of the thread, although don't tell Dave or anyone, they frown upon such things. This post is more or less the same tbh. Yeah, I agree. EDIT: in case Dave is watching: Moat, Seymour Pierce, Ashley, Keegan, Shearer, Hughton, Sheard

Which of course is more important than the takeover itself Yeah, it is. I'm replying to this to contribute to the progression of the thread, although don't tell Dave or anyone, they frown upon such things.

We're racking up the pages now.

I've never really bought the Sheard stuff too much, after that carry on with Sheff Wed.

cheers for that.

Why would someone up this thread from right at the bottom of the page, or second page, for their first few posts on these forums?

Why are people wanting to change the line-up, anyway? Even a fuckwitt like Kinnear wouldn't change his team if they'd won (is it something like 11 games?) that many on the bounce.

Rooney isn't an out and out goalscorer? He's the top scorer in the European qualifiers, he has 9 in his list 8 internationals or some crazy shit like that. Just because he doesn't get loads for Man United doesn't mean he'll be the same in the England side.

Some experience in that Boro squad: Steele (England U19 captain), Digard, Grounds, Hines, Hoyte (all featured for first team).

Defoe has done well as an impact sub, why change that? Heskey is playing well and fulfilling his role, which isn't primarily to score.

SSN: Lescott and Robinson pull out, replaced by Gary Cahill and Joe Hart.

Exactly, this is just as much about good publicity for SP as it is for giving a balanced view. Not saying they're actively lying to the papers though, that's Llambias' job.

Yeah, I reckon Lennon >> SWP at the moment, and I think Green deserves to keep his place for the moment. Walcott's the interesting one, Capello won't have forgotten that hat-trick and playing at Arsenal he'll be suited to the crisp passing of international football. He'll be in the squad for sure, and can provide cover up front, but for the time being Lennon's in too good form to be left out imo. Green gets it by default for me. Walcott will probably be in the next squad, as he's just come back from injury. SSN has just said Walcott got a "surprise" call-up to the U21's today, so maybe Capello wants Stuart Pearce to keep an eye on his fitness etc, and then add him to the squad if anyone drops out.