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On the pitch -> not worried at all Off the pitch -> he'll fuck them up In the media -> it's gonna be an irritating, frustrating couple of years

Went with Vorm

He'll get abuse for being a Mag, just you watch.

Ukraine, England, Portugal, Ireland. Germany to win it; England with a standard Quarter Final defeat.

RTG is so shit. The thread titles are normally vague statements like 'i was thinking that maybe...' followed by an OP of '....N'Zogbia will never play for us'. Its insanity!

a) Tiote will be gone for a month at the ACN b) Essien is on his way back .....so I don't get where all this ultra-pessimism is coming from.

He's so talented, he's even on Strictly this year.... http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTEWdLgH0idOeZb69xwmi8mdLiDzYUYNOkzrebffhEuyQsGIhfq

But Steve Howard should have undone that.

I remember applying for the job after Roeder went. Freddy never replied, but I still have the letter.... I think what let me down was a lack of ambition.

Swansea have kept loads of clean sheets, but I worry that the bubble will burst soon. Vorm is 4.7m. Fulham are involved in few goals, they're consistent and they're very capable of keeping clean sheets. Schwarzer is 4.9m. Spurs aren't particularly great in defence, but they're so good going forward that they mightn't concede too many. Friedel is 5.5m.

Looks like we're trying the 'Out of sight, out of mind' trick wth Chelsea.

Could it be that injuries don't actually work like that? It depends how he's feeling and recovering, surely? Never understand why people expect the club to be psychic about exactly which game a player will be back for. Getting it slightly wrong is fair enough, but thats 4 games now for a fairly short term injury.

Mario, I'm waiting....

Its getting ridiculous now. Wish they'd just tell us how long he's out instead of pushing it back game by game.

Shay Given is getting replaced this week, but not sure who with. It's either Vorm, Schwarzer or Friedel (which would lead to Jagielka replacine BAE in defence). Any advice?

Think I'd prefer Derdiyok to Maiga, like. Not just ability-wise, but he'll be a mate for Barnetta next summer

I just don't think O'Neill is a good manager. At all. The only bad thing about him getting the job will be the media wankfest we'll have to put up with.

http://www.whoisthesecretfootballer.co.uk/ a website has been dedicated to his identity for many months.

Looks like he belongs in an A-Ha video

This is awful news Awww man, things were going so well. Although seriously, a lot of money needs to be spent to sort that mess out. Theres plenty of managers available right now; Ancelotti, Hiddink, Benitez, Sven, McClaren and O'Neill. Or they could plump for one of the up-and-comers like Poyet, Solskjaer, Martinez or Lambert. Ultimately though, I reckon Mark Hughes is a perfect fit for them. They can't do any better, he's available and he's a bastard. Good manager too But Steve, honestly, thank you for everything

Oh man, the tributes are gonna bring the house down. I think the club have got it spot on here, well done. The atmosphere on Saturday will be phenomenal.

Wish it was for the 3rd kit

Reading the Daily Star story, it looks like it has spurred players on to seek help, which is a good thing. It sounds strange at first, but it reminds me of Jade Goody's death - smear tests rapidly increased in the wake of her death and it saved lives. It is barely a consolation, but maybe what happened to Speedo will save some more.

Nile Ranger to join Barnsley on two-month lol Fabricio Cololcini Rofl-istic Transfer Targets JANUARY 2012 Lol Liga 11/12 LMAO at Lawro ......make it happen!

Does a broken foot really half the price? Seems a bit strange, although for that price its an obvious YES!