Duppy Conqueror

R.I.P. Stan. my gramp died during the season we won the league for the first time..i always think of that when one of the old `55ers pass away. my gramp was a shed end regular since the early 30`s and on the year we finally became champions of England, he died 2 months before we were crowned. thank you Roman for letting me see my beloved club become English champions in my life time. is why you won`t catch me getting over-emotional over a defeat or who we do or don`t sign...my dreams have already been answered.

he reckons he thought he`d been blown for offside..so that`s why he done it.. Man City said they are not gonna fine him. talk about papering over a volcano..

that`s how i feel about everyone we are supposedly chasing...and to go one further,i hope AVB gets exactly who he wants,whoever that may be as i have always,whoever the manager is.

i haven`t seen any full games but whenever i have seen clips on SSN, it looks more like a schoolgirls Kung Fu contest than an adult males football tournament.

i heard them say on Ctv during the coverage of the game that they will join up with them..i didn`t catch when exactly that was tho..

a throughly enjoyable pre-season performance...Josh was sensational!!! he may only be 18 but he truly played like a 28 year old and in some cases has even more composure than those players of that age. some of his passes were just sublime. the majority of the team had good performances tho.

welcome aboard Sam. what is a back keeper mate?..sounds like a position in lacrosse to me..

that tickled me too..

i know i`m not our French friend..but that is Jimi Hendrix mate.arguably the world`s greatest ever electric guitarist.

indeed..after a quality slick pass from Josh. Bran showed quite an impressive turn of pace on that charge upfield too. All-Bran..because if the opposition try to eat too much of him,they will end up shitting themselves.:eyebrows:

indeed. AVB will be impressed and as CJ Revo said earlier he should be a 1st team regular this season..not every game obviously but i`d say start something like 15-20 games.. as just shown again there good play again to set up the third goal

looks like something out of Willy Wonka.. the everlasting chewing gum gloves.

i vote the sixth one. the white looks alright but then you got the..is it Stamford Bridge or Elland Road? plus the white would get grubby looking and need to be frequently repainted. gotta think of the carbon footprint or whatever it`s called these days..:eyebrows:

indeed that should be case..with the fact we have to name 25 players at the start of the season,we could say that they aren`t gonna be in that 25 so rather than having your career almost completely derailed..ala Santa Cruz at Man City! you better sign elsewhere.

priority should be elsewhere for sure,however if we wait till the need is more critical then we could find out that not only will we be even more overpriced than we are already but we might not even be that lucky ,our targets could all be gone. if Lukaku was the only major signing we make then fair enough i`d be as up in arms as anyone,but there`s nothing really to indicate that is the case.

no i don`t think it`s a financial matter..it may not be entirely out of love of the club but maybe their love of playing for one of the best clubs in the world. i do think however fans in general and perhaps more so with our club,try to read too much into what our players,coaches etc..say in the media. stating that they wish to fight for their place or whatever is usual lip service that pretty much almost all players when under contract with a club will say. i don`t see the players mentioned trying to pull off a "Bogarde" they can be an embarresment to the club on times with their girly tantrums and shit but i don`t think they would do that. different situations really anyway..

yeah i`d tend to agree that that is what it must be..doesn`t make much sense for a big club like ours to be any part of a deal like that..could understand if we were a smaller club that is just trying some sort of publicity stunt. but no it makes no sense for us.

Welcome to Chelsea Thibaut Courtois.:blue scalf: looks a good keeper from what i`ve seen of him..and hasn`t long turned 19. a bright future ahead.

i thought he was all but a Bayern player a month or o ago.. i`d take him..there`s Mikel but no geniune good alternatives at DM so bring him in..

Carlo Cudicini?:eyebrows:

he`s a quality player,wouldn`t mind us getting him atall. much rather him over walcott.

heartbreaker.

they saying on SSN Man U have yet to put in a formal offer.

indeed...Tore Andre Flo was one of the tallest players we`ve ever had..but wasn`t a target man,he was a great finisher on the counter attack with either foot. not so great in the air..where as 5 foot 8 David Speedie was one of the best in the air.

one thing i`ve not seen yet when talking about us and Barcelona is that when they lose the ball they hussle to get it straight back...in recent years that is something we have been lacking..too often have we let teams stroll into our half before we challenge them..we should hussle for the ball wherever on the field it is.