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It'd be awesome to see Drogba absolutely destroy MLS centerbacks. They've never faced a physical forward of the type.

pre-season games against some decent opposition will lettuce see what he's really about.

Start thinking of salad jokes.

My thoughts exactly. Not an offensive threat, but someone to control the game.

Hazard's the link-up player they were missing last season. Rooney won't have to drop into midfield now.

Yea I could see PSG or back to Spain.

Unless we get blown out the water by an offer, I'm leaning this way too. No nonsense type we need in midfield, great chemistry with Jonas and Yohan too.

Ah great site. Cheers, but fuck you as well, I'm gonna spend way too much

Would be a great fit at Chelsea if they're really looking to get 'younger.' Ya know Roman would have no problem dropping £22m either. Though I'm not sure they'd need him necessarily, Obi and Essien aren't too shabby. Essien isn't the player he was. Agreed, but he's serviceable in a rotation with Obi. Though imo Ramires is their best defensive mid even if he does play more forward. Good box to box player.

Don't like Lotto much. Remind me of Kappa, the large extra logos on the shoulder.. Just one on the right breast and be done with it. Thought their home kit was better last year.

Would be a great fit at Chelsea if they're really looking to get 'younger.' Ya know Roman would have no problem dropping £22m either. Though I'm not sure they'd need him necessarily, Obi and Essien aren't too shabby.

Might be helped by the fact that he's a French, not Ivorian, international. Never seen him either tbf, but he's sure to fetch a pretty penny. Draws comparisons to Makelele, Vieira, and Yaya. Can play defensive mid or deep-lying playmaker apparently.

18mill Jordan Henderson, Andy Carroll & Stuart Downing... Liverpool don't count, they're stupid. King Kenny never saw an average Englishman he didn't want to overpay for.

http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/north-east-news/2012/05/20/newcastle-s-cheick-tiote-wants-to-learn-geordie-79310-31005967/ Not the kind of quote from someone intent on leaving anytime soon.

How much is Tiote worth? I.e., what's the price you'd be willing to see Tiote leave for, if any?

Guess this season is karma for him. I'm sure Burnley's chomping at the bit to play Trotters next season

A shame that. I've come to enjoy Bolton, think Coyle is a class manager. Injuries just fucking killed them last season. They'll still have some young quality left with Holden, Wheater, Ream, Lee, Eagles, Alonso and Bogdan.

He was better than his predecessor, that's about it. Looking at stats alone, Capello's squads won or drew in 86% of their matches. Granted that includes meaningless friendlies and what not and I understand the sour taste left after the WC. But still, that's the best non-loss percentage since Venables. Winning percentage at 66% was best in the last 60 years. The problem isn't necessarily that Capello was let go, but that Capello left such a bad taste with the English that they decided to ignore everyone who wasn't English. As if all foreign managers are like Capello. That's all well and good but tournament performance is really all that matters at international level for a country like England. And I don't think there's anything wrong with that, wanting an English manager to do the job. People seem to have this bee in their bonnet about "bloody little Englanders demanding an Englishman, how small minded" - correct me if I'm wrong but isn't two foreign managers two more than Germany/France/Spain/Brazil/Argentina/Italy/Holland have ever had? Personally I don't really see why the rules about international management are any different to the rules about international players and imo they should be from that particular country just the same. Maybe it's different for me as a Yank, we don't have the same depth of footballing history or tradition. So it isn't necessarily a good thing to have an American manager (we'll take whoever gets us wins, whether it's an American, German, or Icelandic manager). Bradley was a better manager than many give him credit for, but he didn't commit to overhauling the entire system like Klinsmann is doing now. We also don't have a traditional 'American-style' like the English, so it's not really a matter of pride the way our boys play. Just so they get results. I put a lot of the 'failures' of the English squad on the players more than the managers. There isn't a more heavily scrutinized job in professional sports than the manager of the English national team.

Statistically, he did. But you're right. And Sven also isn't an Englishman. So two of the best managers England has had in the past 20 years at least have been foreigners. So I'm not sure why they felt necessary to rule out foreigners, especially with the recent failures of Keegan and McLaren and relative shortage of 'quality' English managers right now. To be fair, I think Hodgson is going to be surprisingly solid for England.

He was better than his predecessor, that's about it. Looking at stats alone, Capello's squads won or drew in 86% of their matches. Granted that includes meaningless friendlies and what not and I understand the sour taste left after the WC. But still, that's the best non-loss percentage since Venables. Winning percentage at 66% was best in the last 60 years. The problem isn't necessarily that Capello was let go, but that Capello left such a bad taste with the English that they decided to ignore everyone who wasn't English. As if all foreign managers are like Capello.

Redknapp or Hodgson, it doesn't matter. The FA (and media) shot themselves in the foot by insisting the next England manager be English. Dumb decision, ignoring of course that Capello (a foreigner) was the best manager England has had in quite some time.

Pay Roberto his money and be done with it. Someone who utilizes some real football.

Theyre fucking minging them man. It's sad how far away predators are from the first few generations. They look plastic and tacky now. Partly because they are. Know what boots I have? An old pair of beat up, black and white Umbros. Comfortable, serve the exact same purpose, and got 'em for a fraction of the cost of some of these new boots. Don't understand wanting to walk around with what looks like bowling shoes.

We should be looking to sign him regardless of whether Ba stays or goes.