Madmax

Is it me or does the woman look like Hiddink in a brunette wig and glasses?

Why the fuck do they have to play in Blue? Bastards.

I speak English of course. Gujarati is my mother tongue. I'm fluent in all the three conversational forms in these two and Hindi and Marathi. Those are regional languages here where I live. I've learnt French in college for 2 years but that was a while ago so can't say I remember everything. Have got a great keenness to learn German though and got started on it a couple of months back but haven't been able to find the time required for it lately.

Absolutely delighted to be back home after a month away on work.

Milan Lalkovich on his twitter : "Involved wit first team tomoro at portsomouth"

You made a wise choice Welcome, stick around!

I know, I'm merely referring to that school of thought.

^Sure, every club likes to think that till they win the CL . Just because you've not won it doesn't mean anyone else who has has simply been lucky. Otherwise we wouldn't be upset about going out of the CL they way we do every year. We'd instead be content in the knowledge that the winner was merely "lucky". Of course the Premiership is what you have your heart set on before a season begins, it's your bread and butter and all that. But let's not belittle other's achievements, just because we've not accomplished what they have. What do they call it? Sour grapes.

Good to hear mate

Just no. Cech was the outstanding GK in the league last year, followed by VdS. And both teams had worse defences than City.

Cheers lads Shon3x, how's the arm treating you? Hope you recover soon mate.

Top quality signing ... if we're looking to sign people for cleaning Cech's boots.

Contract extensions for young players generally are a prelude to them leaving on loan.

DDR is Roma, much like Totti. A better deal and the sentimental value about staying on with his hometown club will pour cold water over any move.

Thanks mate. Nope, was out of town all this while. Can't help but get used to this shit now. We in Mumbai go through this every couple of years and there's no pain anymore, just numbness. Cheers Nonnes!

LOL. Brilliant media-led posturing for a glorious upturn in fortunes of someone who is sure to be England's cornerstone on the path to Euro 2012 glory.

Geez thanks guys! Congratulations to LDN and G_Z !

So good to see our Royal Blue in action once again :cfc:

Premiership : 1. Man Utd 2. Man City 3. Chelsea 4. Liverpool 5. Arsanal 6. Spurs League Cup : Gonna go a bit random and say ... Bolton! FA Cup : Chelsea Champs Lge : Real Madrid

Top priority should be making everyone connected with CFC look forward to the next match, instead of dreading it for being another millisecond in a bad moment.

I'm a Mikel admirer and I've documented my views re him in numerous threads in the past. His abilities or limitations (depending on which side you're on) have been stated already in this thread so no point in repeating those. In any case, the thread isn't about what Mikel can or cannot do, it's about what impact ME5's injury will have on Mikel's squad position. First things first, Mikel and Essien are poles apart as far as team role and responsibilities go. One isn't like the other, so there's no competition that way, unless Essien is played as a DM (like Carlo did at times last year, something I didn't take well to, incidentally). Ramires is our Essien replacement. (The Essien of 05-06, that is). To me, it's clear that if AVB chooses his favoured 4-3-3/4-5-1 and it features his trusted B2B + DM + CM variables, the DM should be Mikel, regardless of Essien's availability. The real question is, with Ramires and Mikel in the side, will Essien flourish? I read that AVB wants to instill a fearless, inhibition less style of play. Does that include Mikel as well? If yes, I can't see it doing much other than confusing the lad and cluttering his mind with a mixture of stuff that he's been told to do previously and the stuff AVB might wish to make him attempt. His natural role has already been altered once and now that he's been settled in this position for a few years, asking him to reprise some of his lost abilities wouldn't be a great idea, imo.

Shakhtar does have one of the fittest squads in Europe. Seems a replacement for Bryan English. Btw, what happened to the Milan guy that joined last year? Demichelis, I believe. Did he quit or was he sacked along with Carlo?

Name me one English NT player (bar Rooney) who possesses the pedigree and temperament that is required in a team that plays 60+ competitive matches every season while being expected to feature in the race of every competition they enter into. If you're talking about squad players though, I see your point.

Back!