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Well i would imagine that with Everton playing in Europe more recently they would have a bigger reputation. They also don't have Mike Ashley, which we do. So surely that would be a negative. They have finished above us for quite a few consecutive seasons now. They're owner isn't exactly Gary Splash Cash. no, but neither is Ashley and they keep things much more stable. With Everton it would be unlikely for anthing to go catastrophically wrong, they will finish in a decent position, will likely keep their manager. We could do well next season but with the way things are with this club anything could and possibly will happen.

Well i would imagine that with Everton playing in Europe more recently they would have a bigger reputation. They also don't have Mike Ashley, which we do. So surely that would be a negative. They have finished above us for quite a few consecutive seasons now.

Other than having Tiote and Cabaye i can't see why Gervinho would choose us over Everton.

thank's i'm watching now.

What time is kick off for the Lille match ?

Messi, imo, is better than Ronaldo and i can't believe other people don't see it.

Imagine, how they will feel when they find out we have been linked with Sow.

Sorry, i posted the wrong link. The previous one is a bit This is the link i meant to post. http://www.allezlelosc.fr/forum/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=91789

http://www.allezlelosc.fr/forum/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=91776&sid=a0422ad997594c02cc8be3375cbf0476

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/football/3601032/Harry-Redknapp-says-he-would-sign-Lionel-Messi-ahead-of-Wayne-Rooney.html Messi looks like he should be in the bookies having a fag ... but I would still sign him ahead of Rooney HARRY REDKNAPP - Columnist Email the author Published: Today Add a comment (78) THE stage is set for Lionel Messi and Wayne Rooney to make Saturday's Champions League final an all-time classic. As a manager, it's almost impossible to decide who you would have in your team IF you could buy only one of them. But it's the kind of dilemma I would love to have as we are dealing with two of the game's best-ever players. They look totally different yet are surprisingly similar. Both can open up a defence with one turn of a boot and each is a great passer of the ball, even though they play different styles. A mate of mine said to me the other day, after watching Messi destroy a team on his own, that the Argentine looks like the sort of bloke you'd find sitting in a bookies in the afternoon, smoking a fag and betting on horses. He's a skinny runt who looks nothing like a modern-day footballer really. He has funny little legs that move awkwardly when he runs and if he turned up at your club as a 16-year-old, you'd send him away with a pat on the head and tell him he'd no chance of making it. But what I really admire about little Leo is that he has shown you don't have to be 6ft tall with a six pack to make it in football, even these days. Some of the best players of all time were little blokes. George Best wasn't overly tall and he was slightly built. Look at the great Leeds side with Billy Bremner - or what about Celtic wing wizard Jimmy Johnstone? Look at Luka Modric in my team, a fantastic player who is an integral part of Spurs. You can't kick Messi out of a game as he rides tackles like a thoroughbred horse. The lad is surprisingly strong and can turn a game with his incredible acceleration or lightning-quick short passing movements, before applying a world-class finish. Argentina legend Ossie Ardiles insists Barcelona's Messi is better than fellow countryman Diego Maradona and that's some verdict, as Maradona was a genius. But it's hard to find a weakness in Messi's game and I guess the only aspect of his play which is not so strong is his heading. Still, he doesn't appear to have struggled, having hit 49 goals this season compared to Rooney's 15. Like Messi, Rooney still has a schoolboy enthusiasm for football. David Moyes, his old boss at Everton, told me how, as a teenager, Wayne would often go over the park for a kickabout with his mates AFTER training. Managers can always tell how much energy a player is putting into his game and both these players give everything. Watch them, particularly when they lose the ball. There'll be no standing still, hands on hips. <a href="http://www.coveritlive.com/mobile.php/option=com_mobile/task=viewaltcast/altcast_code=71d18af8bc" >Football Confidential Live - Friday May 27</a> They will chase back like eager puppies, almost as if it was a personal insult to have been tackled in the first place. For me, Messi is undoubtedly the No 1 player in the world. Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo is No 2 but Rooney is definitely in the top 10, even though this may not have been his best season for Manchester United. I love the way Rooney is so strong. If he comes off injured, you know it must be bad because he is so desperate to play. He heads the ball far better than Messi even though he is not the tallest around. And, like Alan Shearer, you won't find many defenders winning the physical battle against Wayne. Like Messi, he can turn a match in one instant. Look at that overhead kick against Manchester City at Old Trafford this season. Incredible stuff. If you had to pick a flaw in Rooney it would be a mental one rather than a physical one, as he can get a bit carried away. We have seen examples of that this year, such as when he swore at TV cameras during United's win at West Ham - only to apologise after the game. But that aggression has to be channelled to get the best out of him and he will need to stay in control on Saturday. If, by some miracle, my chairman Daniel Levy told me I could sign one of these two for Tottenham this summer it would take a long time to decide - once I'd picked myself up off the floor! But I think I'd go for Messi because he is simply the best player in the world. I also believe Barca will win 2-1, as much as I hope I'm wrong. United may have the best boss in the world but they will be up against the world's best team. Read more: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/football/3601032/Harry-Redknapp-says-he-would-sign-Lionel-Messi-ahead-of-Wayne-Rooney.html#ixzz1NUnlqcFY at the mere fact that Redknapp would even consider comparing them .

Originally Posted by troutio The Daily Heil's North East team for the season. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/foo....html?ITO=1490 Harper Bardsley Bramble Coloccini Enrique Barton Tiote Nolan Henderson Gyan Welbeck Bollocks, anyone? theyve put bardsley at right back to make up for the fact hes better than enrique and onuoha is better than simpson. midfield should probably be JH nolan barton or cheeky and the sess maybe, with welbeck and gyan up top. Read more: http://www.readytogo.net/smb/showthread.php?t=595341#ixzz1NTCuA9xb Me? No. Other NUFC fans? Maybe. Pre-season I wanted two things: - Survival - Undefeated against SAFC Obviously i'd have liked to finish above SAFC as an 'extra', but 12th place and 1 point off the top half will do me for a PL return. If all some of your fans wanted was to finish above NUFC then there is something wrong. You's should of achieved that anyway, as you should have more stability and more quality since you weren't relegated two years ago. finishing above newcastle wasnt the sole aim of anybody but its nice to have those particular bragging points especially after half your team made it their mission to finish above us and kept shouting about it to the media __________________ Read more: http://www.readytogo.net/smb/showthread.php?t=595341&page=7#ixzz1NTDzBjoL Coloccini is s**** tbh.

A PREMIER League star stunned a nightclub waiter by swapping his £36,000 watch for the man's £150 timepiece. Spurs defender VEDRAN CORLUKA was at London's Whisky Mist when the waiter complimented him on his diamond-encrusted Hublot. The 25-year-old Croatian, nicknamed Charlie, promptly exchanged it for his cheap Seiko. A source at the club said: "Charlie took it off and handed it to him. Then he spotted the waiter's watch and said he liked it. He said, 'Let's swap'. The waiter thought he was joking.Charlie's a lovely bloke and always polite." Flash ... a Hublot watch Corluka joined Spurs from Manchester City in 2008 for £5.5million. Meanwhile, City star MARIO BALOTELLI was allegedly involved in a club clash after eyeing up another man's girlfriend. The Italian striker is said to have been slapped twice in the face in Milan. Balotelli, 20, missed City's FA Cup victory parade on Monday after jetting home. He also dodged their end-of-season dinner on Sunday night, during which he was named as the club's Young Player of the Season. Read more: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/bizarre/3600989/Premier-League-star-Vedran-Corluka-stuns-waiter-by-swapping-36k-watch-for-150-timepiece.html#ixzz1NQt0MW75

West Ham make complaint to the premier league over alleged illegal approach for Demba Ba.

I think he would too, though i'm not sure Roman would be interested in him, also on the subject of Redknapp he has just had a bit of a rant on SSN .

So who can they get now ?

you what? surely that's a joke? It's not, they thought the PL was a franchise thing like in US sports. They should stick to cricket.

I am more than happy with this season.

Great? No, no, no. 7th/8th would have been a 'great' season. Perspective needed Exactly, today's game was dissapointing, but the season has been a good one. Seventeenth was what we aimed for we have finished 12th and could have had a top ten finish.

Twat.

Brilliant tackle by Coloccini.

Fair enough just going off john solako on ssn.

Beat me too it. Incredible as well with our strike force.

We are the leagues 3rd highest goal scores apparently.

I'm sorry, but, in my opinion, they are. Ok they don't have a team of world beaters anymore, but they have a big reputation and a massive fanbase and despith them not qualifying for the champions league for a couple of years players would pretty much always choose LFC, ufortunately.