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*That* hattrick, oh my god.

Hardly before Owen in the pecking order, I'd say.

Rooney, Hernández, Berbatov and...?

I'd love it if some La Liga team took a punt on him though. He's twittered that he wants to keep playing.

Quick, to the realistic transfers thread!

That's what the Spanish media are reporting yes, he's without a club.

Somebody in the Spanish TV just mispronounced Kenwyne Jones as "Penguin Jones" Rivaldo was seen in Mallorca after he rescinded his contract with Bunyodkor, hence the rumors (he also has a good relationship with Mallorca's new owner Serra Ferrer, former Barça manager).

Mallorca have denied that they are trying to sign Rivaldo, damn

Rivaldo in talks with Real Mallorca according to "As"

I remember Wolves spending quite a bit last season too. Doyle went for 7m iirc, and they also bought Milijas and a few others. EDIT: Sewelly beat me to it.

Agree but dropping Lennon is never going to happen nor should it. I suppose we could play Luka as the amc and Ireland deeper but Ireland possesses a bigger goal scoring threat and gets him self in far better attacking positions. Luka can play cm without sitting. Just give him and Ireland freedom to interchange and it's all good. Plus Luka is better at picking passes from deep position than Ireland is. Just don't play two deep players. You dominate possession, play like the grownups

I think it works on the left given how good is Bale coming from deep and giving them width. Corluka I don't rate that much and it would be a crime to drop Lennon, up until his injury last season he was Spurs' best player.

Still, when I saw Modric playing deep under Ramos he really struggled to leave his mark in the game. But the whole side was pretty awful and he'd just arrived.

Also, KD, the reason Bale is not in your CL squad:

"FC Barcelona trainee" Ludovic Sylvestre It's like when they advertise a movie as "from the makers of XXXXX" and it's the guys that were in charge of sweeping the floors of the studio.

Weird signing. Guy has only played in the Portuguese third division and they already have a boatload of young strikers to test Old Trafford's new benches with.

David Sullivan sounding like a downright arse but in what universe is Yakubu worth 8m?

I know that but very strange he isn't included in the qualifying round. Sorry but What's actually funny? me wondering why one of our best players isn't included in our qualifying squad is funny? Village why has Arry got no intention of playing him though? our biggest game in years and he's resting him...i mean wtf. Are we really that arrogant. This is gonna end up like the Pompey FA cup semi...just watch. The way I see it, Bale has had fitness problems recently, and too many games during what essentially still is preseason is a bad way to go about it. Maybe Harry thinks he's just not match fit. You have a quality squad and certainly don't need him to beat Young Boys (which still sounds like a paedo team).

If Harry doesn't intend to play him, there's no need. Given the weakness of the opposition I can understand him preferring to put on the likes of Rose or Naughton on the list.

You submit another squad for the CL group stages, too. Spud noobs.

Ireland and Bellamy not on ManCity's EL squad. Neither is David Silva, mind, but you can submit another list for the group stages. Still it points to moves for both of them, in my opinion.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_C._Krulak An US Marine general, even.

Atlético looking for an accommodation for Diego Costa, which I think somebody liked around here.

Seems to me Remy has been linked with half the clubs in the Premiership. Welbeck on loan isn't really much, puts them an injury away from having the teeth of a newborn baby.

Have they been linked with some striker? That leaves them with Campbell and Bent only.