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Seems we roughly agree then, apart from the England thing. I personally think it's fucking stupid that arguably the most football-daft country in the world has only hosted the competition once and that was ages ago.

Talks absolutely endless shite.

That's the fundamental problem, I don't think it should rotate by region the way it does. It should go to Europe/South America half of the time, if not three quarters.

I think it's pretty wacky when it was up against England and Spain. Why did Russia get it when England hasn't had it for so long and thoroughly deserves another one?

That's all well and good but the World Cup should be somewhere else, right? Why do we have to keep having it in wackier and wackier places meaning that the people in the countries that have made football what it is for over a century never get to see it in their own country? The odd one fair enough, I could see the point in having one in the States and in Japan/South Korea and in South Africa, but that sort of choice shouldn't be so frequent IMO.

I can't remember a season where he hasn't been out for at least a third of it.

Give him some typical mackem internet throw down of "fuck off" Under pressure now, dunno I'm not putting my name to that Gimp, it's rubbish.

I have a Twitter account but hardly ever use it, what would you like me to say to him?

That's fucking stupid.

He's shit him man, Jack.

He was an unbelievable finisher but I just can't see it. Most first-choice forwards at top 4 clubs have an element of physicality and quality link-up play to go with the rest of their talents. I could see him getting plenty of minutes for such a club (or maybe starting for a club like Liverpool/Everton) but not being a mainstay of a top side.

Tbf there is definitely a point in there somewhere, I couldn't see him being an ever-present for one of the top sides these days.

GW5: Norwich 2-1 Aston Villa Liverpool 3-1 Southampton Newcastle 2-0 Hull City West Brom 1-0 Sunderland West Ham 1-1 Everton Chelsea 2-0 Fulham Arsenal 2-1 Stoke City Crystal Palace 0-2 Swansea Cardiff City 0-1 Tottenham Man City 1-3 Man Utd

Aye, cancel the Champions League, problem solved.

Yep.

Qatar is a country the size of Wales, with even less people living there, a country with no football heritage or even any stadiums, an unsuitable climate, and no real opportunity for a meaningful legacy. It's such a fucking joke on every level that it's incredible that FIFA had the nerve to even think about voting for it. Meanwhile by the time we get to 2022 it will have been 56 years since the last time it was held in England, a country that has some of the best stadiums and one of the most fervant football cultures in world football. Joke, joke joke. Really pisses me off, this.

I got whooshed as well like.

Looked like a world beater at Forest. Oh come on that's crying out for a witty response!!! You on about Ulrika?

It's an absolute fucking joke, this whole thing.

Looked like a world beater at Forest.

Was amazed to see in that Sporcle thing the other day that Le Tissier scored 25 Premier League goals one year, that's phenomenal for someone who wasn't an out-and-out forward.

Agree, Fowler was superb before the injuries got him.

The first 11 we had out were often far superior to the one we were up against in games that we lost and drew last year, it's really as simple as that for me. We were far less than the sum of our parts for almost the entire season. Even the games we won and snatched draws from were ugly on the whole and we almost made a pig's ear of a few of them. Really fortunate not to go down IMO.

I seem to remember him scoring a quality goal against Man Utd the season before he signed for us. Met him in a pub once btw, lost control of myself and said "Hi Les, you're amazing...", could have played it cooler like.

Nice.