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How the fuck is Rooney and Nani on there?

Looks like its going ahead. Not sure how they think people will actually get to the ground?

Big Sam would not stand for the skills of Kalou and Malouda! He would want Chec Tiote in the middle and Heskey partnering Samba at front, with Paul Robinson in goal to smash it up to them. De Jong would also be good in midfield for the leg breaking tackles of 40 years ago which Big Sam still craves

Oriol Romeu is a must for this game. If he can have David Silva, at the time one of the best players in the world, in his back pocket then Modric should not be too difficult

OK it was a mistake and he should have saved it. But Cech is still a world class keeper and it is far more noticed when a goalkeeper makes a mistake than an outfield player. He would be the best in the world if Stephen Cunt didn't try to kill him. Do we slate Drogba for missing when he should have scored? No. Goalkeeper is the most difficult position and strikers generally get let off when they fail to perform. When Torres is not playing well we still insist on supporting him. Against Wolves some people start chanting 'we want Torres' even though in the past weeks he has been truly terrible! Why do we support him so much and not Cech? Finally, how many top teams actually have a decent backup goalkeeper? Barcelona- They have this guy called Pinto who is an absolute joke. Valdez isn't that nifty either Real Madrid- They have this Antonio Adán bloke. Who? Man U- De Gea and Lindergaard. Hardly leaves you worried does it AC Milan- Marco Amelia?

He is a good player but at 29 I would probably have to say no. (By the way he should be ahead of Rooney in the England pecking order) I would prefer Roberto Soldado from Valencia but obviously he would not come cheap. We should have got him while he was at Getafe

Osasuna and Levante both pushing for European places while Villarreal are staying out of the relegation zone on goal difference

This is the difference between Barca and Real Madrid IMO. If you train at La Masia it is as much about the personal side of you as you as a footballer. They teach you how to be a good person and role model to everyone in the city who idolises the team and players. Meanwhile, while Real Madrid have also produced some quality youth players such as Mata, their training ground is based more around the 'VIP experience' that comes with being a footballer and more like a few pitches next to a 5 star hotel. They train you to play football but there is no distinct philosophy like at La Masia

I never thought that Pizzaro or Kezman were meant to be truly world class strikers or grow to become them. Pizzaro was just one of the set of rubbish buys that came in 2007 along with Sidwell and Ben-Haim. I thought he would just be a squad player but he wasn't even that a lot of the time. Completely useless! Kezman on the other hand looked like he tried. He was a good player but would never be great and its a shame that he never lived up to his potential.

The open day sold out within about 3 hours

would it not be moved to the 27th like Arsenal's would be?

''Ehhh u come to watch the big fight fellas?'' Balotelli has apparently been driving round Manchester dressed up as Santa Claus handing out £20 notes

Ivanovic Terry Luiz Cole Romeu Meireles Ramires Sturridge Drogba Mata If Romeu can have David Silva in his back pocket for 90 minutes then he should be able to do the same with Modric. Again, we will get destroyed with a high line by the likes of Bale, VDV etc. We should try to exploit Assou Ekottou because he is truly terrible. Sturridge and Mata will have him for breakfast

Managers do get things wrong from time to time. AVB got it wrong against Wigan and Arsenal earlier this season. Against Man U though he got it spot on and had it not been for piss poor refereeing decisions and ramires and torres missing open goals we would have spanked them. Also, what is the point of all this 'Bring on Torres' talk? A Drogba with 1 leg does better than a sulky disinterested Torres who everyone wants on the pitch because they have false hope that he will eventually do something miraculous

Over 2 legs this is definitely winnable. We are all getting worried over 3 players in their team: Hamsik, Cavani and Lavezzi. These are, in my opinion, the only real threats in their team and are all attacking players. We have a better midfield and defence than them and with their 3 players at the back we should be able to hit them on the counter attack in the away leg quite well with the pace of Ramires and Sturridge and Mata. Also, the first leg is in February and what is to say that Hamsik, Cavani and Lavezzi will still be at Napoli. Several top clubs have been linked with them

It was a lot worse last season: 12/12 Spurs away 18/12 Man Utd home (postponed) 27/12 Arsenal away 29/12 Bolton home 2/1 Aston Villa home Looking back over the last 6 or so years we have always had fairly easy Christmas fixtures which is quite lucky because one loss can have damaging consequences when games are so close together. Usually we end up with the mid-bottom half table teams like Fulham, Birmingham City, West Brom etc. which is quite lucky really.

Things just get worse and worse for him. Looked a shadow of himself when he came back last season before getting injured again and at 29 time is not really on his side. I almost forget that he is a Chelsea player these days

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/8399422.stm

Their ground sounds like a horrible place to go ''Manchester City are fearful of a repeat of the violence which has marred Napoli’s games in Europe in recent years. It has forced them to take the unprecedented step of advising fans not to be seen around the Italian city in scarves and club shirts. About 800 fans have purchased tickets for the game in Italy, but Naples has become one of the most notoriously volatile venues in Europe for visiting supporters. Four Bayern Munich fans were slashed outside the Stadio San Paolo last month, amid several vicious assaults on German supporters by knife-wielding thugs on mopeds. Last season, three Liverpool fans required treatment for knife wounds before a Europa Cup tie. City have liaised with the Anfield club and been fully briefed of the dangers. A club statement released on Thursday informed supporters there had been discussions with Greater Manchester Police, the British consulate in Naples and the Italian police in an effort to maximise security around the game. City fans have been informed of several ‘no go areas’ which are especially dangerous, including the city centre and the area around Naples railway station. There is also strong advice to use only designated shuttle buses to and from the ground. Most telling is the call for fans to remain in groups and avoid wearing replica shirts outside the stadium, or anything that will identify them as visiting supporters. “We would advise against wearing club colours away from the game, particularly when taking public transport,” read the statement. Each of the travelling supporters has been sent a letter by City’s operations manager Steve Sayer reiterating this advice. It is the first time City have ever felt compelled to offer such a warning to their travelling supporters, but the Napoli fans have proven to be unwelcoming hosts in the recent past. The anxieties may be increased due to the potentially inflammatory nature of the fixture, as a City victory would effectively end the Italians’ hopes of qualification.''

This will be either one of those games where we make it difficult for ourselves or we can have them for breakfast. You only have to look at the goals which they conceded against Tottenham at home and you realise that their defence is by far the worst in the Premier League. However, we should not underestimate Wigan because they beat us 3-1 at the DW two years back and we struggled to beat them convincingly when we played them at the Bridge in April. They wasted some very good chances towards the end of the game and our goal in all honestly should not have counted in my opinion. With the huge game against Spuds on Thursday we should probably rest a few players, most notably Mata, Sturridge, Romeu and Drogba in my opinion. A front 3 of Malouda-Torres-Kalou should still be enough to beat Wigan IMO. I would not expect too much either and in such a congested period of fixtures we should not be expected several 3-0 wins etc. in a row because it will be difficult to maintain high standards with such little rest time between matches.

My history teacher singing Swagger Jagger at Christmas Karaoke

Maybe its out of pity I mean look at him! Really unfair and like you say if Andre commented on this the media and FA would turn on him even more

shouldn't really be in this section but tomorrow I am hoping to get 2 tickets (one with my Season Ticket and one with a membership. these are linked) but it says tickets go on sale for members tomorrow? The ST reservation period ended today so shouldn't they get time to purchase a seat other than their own tomorrow at the same time as members? Would I be able to buy 1 ticket with a membership and one with a ST tomorrow?

we should be getting at least 11 points from those games IMO

zomg he is actually quite good at football!