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Hard to bear lads. When the disappointment fades, if it hasn't already, it'll always be remembered as a phenomenal tournament for you. Well done Wales

Funny that, you'd think just looking at that young cherubic face, you'd know he was but a slip of a lad... or perhaps not... x loads

If he's not on his bike, Janmaat strikes me as someone with natural leadership qualities.

Woodgate against a young Drogba was a sight to behold. But can't believe you're glossing over Glenn Roeder. Woody didn't even have a shuffle!

It actually looks good on everything but the kits I think.. But heck, I´ll get used to it I really like it. All very Colin Bell retro. Like the link to Manchester and Lancashire (... lots of City fans in 'Cheshire'/South of Mersey mind).

Rolando Aarons. I thought last was the year. I now think this year is the year.

Doesn't the strip look cracking with no sponsorship! Loving the hooped socks.

Anybody have Wales 2-1?

It jars/looks odd to me seeing Janmaat, Sissoko, Wijnaldum, and Tiote in the team. I think I have accepted they were gone, and it'll take a bit of time to believe it is real if they don't go. If you see a fan (tall handsome bloke...) pulled off the pitch at the first home game, for suspiciously jabbing a finger into Janmaat's upper arm, that'll be me!

I really like the idea of Academies/Centres of Excellence not being owned by specific clubs. The current system is not working. The book Every Boy's Dream concludes from tracking elite under 9s, that from 10,000 boys at Academies, 100 sign professional forms at 18 (1%); from this 100, only 17 were still a professional footballer, anywhere, at 21. So 0.17% of the best 9 year olds in the country get what they are promised, a career in the game. Something seriously wrong with that. Particularly given how frighteningly good these kids are. Taking football development away from clubs, shifts the aims to being more focused on bringing the best out of the child, rather than doing the best thing for the club. We could use the national cycling set-up as a model. Kids could go through a whole range of sports science tests to match their attributes to the best position (or even sport), selecting for physiological and psychological strengths which can't easily be trained rather than just on ability at 6,7,8,9 etc. which is probably more to do with how much they have played the sport, rather than how good they could be at the sport. I can't help thinking some of the best potential footballers (insert any sport/activity) we could have had, never played the game enough to get hooked on it themselves, or to realise their potential. We basically need a tighter net to prevent the obviously talented being eaten-up and spat out by the heartless corporate machine of football clubs, and to catch the outstanding potential of the kids who are not yet obviously talented.

Leonard54, Froggy, & Waddles mullet vs. Fugazi, Darth Crooks, AY, nemtizz You're outnumbered guys!

I hear he owns a dog as well, a rabbit-worrying Border Terrorist...

Well, I'm disappointed he's ruled himself out. It means, in all likelihood, I am going to continue to have two teams with the capacity to depress me, rather than just one.

Autism or psychopathy? Just banter Funny as...

Autism or psychopathy?

So pleased for you guys Go celebrate!

"f*** you Farage, f*** you." :lol:

Don't cry for us in Argentina, The truth is, we rarely loved you. I had my hair-permed, You shagged my wife. You got us relegated, Not once but twice.

Good luck Wales!

Cheerio Andros. Thanks for nothing.

Shame. Thought we might have been as good for Andros, as he could have been for us. Still, if he doesn't want to be here then good riddance.

Top kit but you wouldn't mistake the decade!

Bet she would be gutted to miss out on your average sized member... :'(

No doubt that's what she does. Makes me laugh how young he looks from that side on view, a bit like a 13 year old giving MILF mummy an embarrassed peck at the school gates (Oedipus Alli). While a perv beardy Geography teacher leers.