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http://i3.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/original/000/007/508/watch-out-we-got-a-badass-over-here-meme.png Haha handled with grace.

I'm really starting to feel like England are going to do surprisingly very well. The self-depracating heads on this board would explode.

Whispers in the dark that Montpellier have accepted £8.5mil + Chamakh for Giroud.

I'd like to see Clichy in place of Evra as Evra is pretty damn awful lol but other than that yeah thats what i would do. Whether Blanc will do that or not is another matter. I could still see HBA getting dropped for Mexes (or Giroud if Blanc wants to run a 4-4-2). Menez? Yep Menez, my bad.

I'd like to see Clichy in place of Evra as Evra is pretty damn awful lol but other than that yeah thats what i would do. Whether Blanc will do that or not is another matter. I could still see HBA getting dropped for Mexes Menez (or Giroud if Blanc wants to run a 4-4-2).

Where does Shola fit on that spectrum?

How do you guys see the French squad shaping up? Smart choice leaving Gourcuff out imo, hasn't had a strong campaign. Would've liked to see potential future Toon Mbiwa make it, but he'll get there someday. -------------------Lloris----------------- Debuchy----Rami----Mexes-----Evra -------------------M'Vila---------------- ---------Cabaye----------Nasri-------- Ben Arfa------Benzema-------Ribery Pretty nuts that we might have 3 starters on the France national side before the summer's out.

Yeah, except the beers supplied at anything organised like that are usually pisswater like Carling, Carlsberg or Stella. If your shit beers are Carling, Carlsberg, and Stella, consider yourself lucky. Nothing but Bud Light and Coors Light in the states when it comes to truly piss. I don't even consider them beer.

He'd be coming a long way, don't believe he made the final cut.

Only Spurs would be daft enough to go out and buy a Portuguese centre forward. Orlando Sa still floatin' around at Fulham if they're interested...

Difference being Chelsea's purchases have taken place over the past 8 years...City's over the past 2 (ignoring Robinho).

Why do you think all of those players f***ed off? $ Nah, my point is, the "Fucking French League" produced a lot of super stars. Even if it is behind Bundesliga (Calcio is arguable) you couldn't discount the quality of stars produced there. As a benchmarking, we all know how good Hatem is now, and Hazard is miles ahead of Hatem during his time in France. 1/2: PL and La Liga (switch constantly, Spain was tops this past season) 3: Bundesliga (on the up and up every year) 4: Serie A 5: Ligue 1 Imho, of course. If Serie A continues to get rattled by scandal, I could see it continuing to fall. Ligue 1 is a mighty attractive league.

I've been liking the Germans' odds for some time. But they looked none too great against the Swiss on Saturday. Without the Bayern players tbf.

The people who write football for bleacher report are maddeningly stupid.

He had a great season this year, league and Europe.

The mafia's got their grubby hands deep into Italian football me thinks.

I'd get it if this were Cristiano coming back. But I can't even see him making a big fuss about it.

Not sure why. Cech only just turned 30 last week and he's a top 5 keeper in the world. AVB would be off his rocker to drop him, even for a hot young talent like Courtois. Quoi?

Not sure why. Cech only just turned 30 last week and he's a top 5 keeper in the world. AVB would be off his rocker to drop him, even for a hot young talent like Courtois.

He's been pussy-footing around like this for weeks. Daft little twat.

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Doing my best Montpellier:

I'd love to buy the team and promptly move it to Edinboro. Ungrateful fans forcing out potential bidders due to their nationality. Don't look a gift horse in the mouth fellas. You're pretty fucked right now.

He had the choice between Portland and the shithole that is Houston. Easy choice But yeah good point, he's still a quality player imo.