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True pro man

We have actually one of the biggest. Just that there are crap like Jonas, Obertan, Ferguson, Sammy etc.

Yea, Scandinavian teams always get an extra spot in EL for FairPlay. but manage to lose to teams from Cyprus/Croatia/Bosnia almost shamelessly. Rory Smith was suggesting they should merge the leagues by region in lesser footballing countries, like having a Nordic League, a league for Holland/Belgium, an Eastern European league etc....because it's unfair on teams like BATE/Malmo etc to get to CL groups and then get humped. and it just creates monopoly for their respective leagues because of the massive CL money a team gets and others get f*** all. Not sure I agree with him. Tbh HJK has been winning the title like 8 times in a row now and they have been signing old Finnish internationals like Tainio, Forssell an Väyrynen. Granted, Finnish league is poor and they are not great players anymore, but are ripping the league apart. Ok, maybe not Forssell.

IIRC Won Metz in Qualifying phase and in the gropu stages won Benfica and drew one game, lost the others.

1998 HJK was in the Group stages of UCL

HJK Helsinki is leading against Rapid Wien 4-3 on aggregate. 15 minutes to go and looks like first time Finnish team goes to UEL Group Stages. Rapid need 2 goals.

Not at all, he was the one drew our national team to easiest group ever

http://www.getfootballnewsfrance.com/2014/mapou-yanga-mbiwa-agrees-to-join-marseille/ Giggs?

There was a contact but that dive

I think Mackems will win this one

QPR's attacking play is a joke. No one in the box and Remy trying to create a miracle.

Lamela is better than last season, but he was woeful against West Ham like. Hope he gets his Roma form back.

Rooney RvP Mata Di Maria Herrera Carrick ? Would ask a lot from fullbacks. Although ADM can easily shift closer to touchline to bring width

£56m according to SSN. Mental. Really? One of the best wingers in the world imo. LvG will probably play him central though.

The penalty decision was the worst. Didn't see any foul there by Athletic player

Malaga-Athletic had a entertaining ending. 2 reds for the home side, Athletic GK heads in the equalizer in added time. Disallowed for no obvious reason. Next freekick Malaga's GK Kameni pulls down Bilbaos striker who had an open goal--->waited for pen and red. Ref gives freekick to Malaga Malaga wins 1-0 in the end.

Needs to learn two things. A) Release the ball faster B) Should take on players more and use his pace. Hatem did this brilliantly, Cabella stops the play and does most of his tricks standing still. Just use your skill to go past people man, no need to show off.

Cabella just needs to learn to release it faster. A bit like CR when he came to Premier League.

No. I did too. He's a f***ing braindead. Nonsense, he was one of the best players on the pitch. Totally forgot to defend occasionally. That's why he will need a good partner if he is played as a 1 of a two CM's. Caught watching the ball too often.

Some good Colo-style interceptions, but at fault for both goals.

Sissoko's defending is horrible. Just switches off too often and doesn't track his man.

Mapou not even on the bench?

Realistically, I can't see us win the league. I would be happy with entertaining football, winning the derbies and ending somewhere outside relegation zone with the occasional cup run/trophy. Progressing as a club is a bit difficult if you don't take any chances. And this current regime doesn't look like risking any more money than needed to keep us in the league. That is why respectable managers will not come here and this is why we will stay in the mid table for the foreseeable future.

Such as? Like I have said, about 15 times, I do not defend his tactics or his style of play. We have spent pretty much +-0 pounds in the last 5 years so if you consider that we are somehow still in fricking EPL where eveyone is splashing cash left, right and center. And this sentence doesn't mean AP has done great job, but it is a fact that Mike doesn't want to spend. At least a top 6 side? on our better times under Sir Bobby yes, not with the current owner and the situation with the big clubs. They don't even look to spend reasonably. Ffs Everton paid about 30 million for Lukaku? We are not going to spend anywhere near that kind of money. You're on the take mate. Arsenal had a net spend of 0 for the past 8 years before last seaons and were in the Champions League every season. What's your point? So you are now comparing us to Arsenal? who has in the previous 20 years once finished outside top4? I think they are a bit stronger than us and their youth pool maybe a bit better. Nevermind Wenger is 50 times better manager and better at developing young players than Pardew.

Such as? Like I have said, about 15 times, I do not defend his tactics or his style of play. We have spent pretty much +-0 pounds in the last 5 years so if you consider that we are somehow still in fricking EPL where eveyone is splashing cash left, right and center. And this sentence doesn't mean AP has done great job, but it is a fact that Mike doesn't want to spend. At least a top 6 side? on our better times under Sir Bobby yes, not with the current owner and the situation with the big clubs. They don't even look to spend reasonably. Ffs Everton paid about 30 million for Lukaku? We are not going to spend anywhere near that kind of money.