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Yeah I really don't see where Ben Arfa would fit in for them. They have Marin LW, Aaron Hunt for behind the strikers aswell as this new guy Brazilian guy. Plus they have about 5 strikers. Edit: They have that cocky t*** Arnautovic aswell.

Samp Mind, they were fucking stupid for thinking it was over in added time. Taking Cassano off for a standing ovation and pissing about.

Pazzini is brilliant. Anybody watching the Samp - Werder game?

What kind of player is he?

Injured according to .com

I never wrote Carroll off as such, but I never rated him that highly. Times earlier last season he really frustrated me. Just shows what a bit of faith and games can do for a player though, he's a bloody monster now and seems to get visably better every week.

I'd be pretty gutted if that was the case.

17k a week, according to the WH forum.

I hate Nsofor. Idiot of a player for Inter.

Tbh, his allround game is poor. He doesn't track back and often flutters in and out of games, I wouldn't call him a fighter. However he does have genuine ability on the ball and a cracking left peg, he'd have been a great squad player here.

Gold and Sullivan are idiots, when they've got the likes of Piqiuonne and McCarthy upfront and they're selling a genuinely talented player like him for peanuts. Crazy, tbh.

That's a bargain. West Ham fans are livid.

What about LuaLua on the left and Raylor on the right, Donaldson / Smith / Guthrie in the middle with Haris in the hole behind Shola/Løven/Ranger. Quite possible actually, I just hope Vuckic gets a game in the middle. Clearly his best position, so we should give him a chance.

Source?

Xisco out which means Vuckic will probably get shoved on the wing. Shame, I would have liked to have seen him play through the centre.

I don't think we'll be getting him anymore, but to take talksport's word on anything is stupid. They were saying he was having a medical last week ffs.

Exactly, he's cheaper than Best ffs.

That is superb

I wonder how long Guthrie's got on his contract? He's supposed to be one of the lower paid pros so there might be a Steve Taylor situation developing (except Taylor is only low paid in his own head). 2 years to run.

Quite looking forward to just watching this on telly and seeing some of the kids play.

I think Shola's problem is really just a lack of motivation. He's a bit shit yeah but I think he hasn't improved from 21 onwards because he's just had things too easy and hasn't been arsed to improve himself.

He is a 21 year old version mind, with time to develop Aye granted. Needs to settle down somewhere like, I'm guessing playing for a new team in a different country isn't helping his game. Playing in 5 different countries sporadically by the time you're 21 can't be good for development.

Is that him saying he doesn't mind us being knocked out, or am I reading it wrong? Don't get it. I don't know whether he's says he doesn't mind us being knocked out or that he doesn't mind putting out a weakened team. Poorly worded.

Aye, I remember that quite vividly now you mention it.

He's a bit of a battering ram, but he's technically better than both Harewood and Shola hence why he's often played out wide comfortably for Ecuador. I think there's a decent player in there anyway.