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does anyone who was at the Fulham game know if the big screen was up and working above the Matthew Harding end? They said it was meant to be working by Christmas

hopefully he will get some playing time against Portsmouth

wouldn't be surprised if Bertrand and McEachran started against Portsmouth

Good luck Carlo. I miss your eyebrow

all members for this game

Only sold out for ST holders. Goes on sale for members on 4th January

The Compleat Angler (opposite the train station) is the main away pub apparently

Would just like to point out that in Spain it is the 'Day of the Innocent Saints' which is basically like April fools day. Therefore it is probably rubbish

sorry to disappoint you mate but look at the size of the rack in that photo and compare it to the real Eva:

knowing us we will bugger it up royally like last season. Losing 1-2, goals from Dider and JT make it 3-2 to us on 90 minutes only for Cieran Clark to pop up with a header in the 93rd minute because our defence refused to defend properly. At least they don't have Heskey for this one. If they did though, we should be afraid. Very afraid

why is there a scrotum on the forum?! Oh wait its just Harry Redknapp's face

Jordi Alba from Valencia. He is beginning to break through into the senior Spain squad and can play as a left back or left midfielder

http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/clubfootball/news/newsid=1562029.html?cid=twitter_voiceofthesite :D :D :D :D :D

why do the players need motivating by AVB? They are on £100 000 per week and should, if they are good professional athletes, have a natural hunger to win. They would want to make the fans and themselves happy by winning trophies. Surely they should be able to motivate themselves? Oh wait they can't because 99% of them don't give a fuck about the club and its fans and are so self-centred that no matter how badly they play they will happily take their £100 000 wages home with them

Team for Villa Cech Bosingwa Terry Luiz Cole Ramires Romeu McEachran Mata Drogba Sturridge Don't see why McEachran can't be given a chance, he can't be much worse than Lampard has been

Players who can't motivate themselves.

Cavani Ronaldo Messi Hummels Goetze Di Maria Iniesta Navas Aguero Higuain Then I switched off the Xbox and realised that if the players actually gave a fuck then we could finish in the top 3

This time last season we had the same amount of points and had played 1 more game. As much as the media like to go on about how Man U become some kind of superteam who become unbeatable at the turn of the year, it has been a time over the last 2 seasons when we have begun to pick up our form too. In 2009/10 we began to hit 7 goals past the likes of Aston Villa, Sunderland etc. Last season we managed to claw our way back to 2nd by the end of the season from fourth position at this time last season too

wouldn't see it too much as putting pressure on Cech, more that he wants to stay match fit during the winter break in spain

or his supposedly rubbish substitutions today which very almost won us the match?

They are professional footballers who are amongst the best in the world. They are some of the world's best athletes. A good professional athlete wants to win and have a natural hunger. People like Mo Farah, Jessica Ennis and Andy Turner (British athletes) have the capability to motivate themselves because of how victory makes themselves and their fans feel. The end product of a gold medal at London 2012 is enough motivation for these people. So. Why the fuck does a manager need to motivate these players? Is it because they really don't give that much of a fuck and are really at the club just for the money which they would not get if they were at Stoke or Fulham? Probably. 'I will go to whoever gives me the most money' Said Drogba when discussing a new contract or moving to another club last month. Tells you all you need to know about 90% of our squad really.

Why should they give a fuck? who gives them £100 000 a week. they are professional football players and therefore they should act as professionals

STOP BLAMING AVB FOR FUCK SAKE! What do you expect him to do with a squad full of players who whine like babies wanting the 'special one' back and who's heads are too far up their own arses that they can't see where they are running? They were past it 2 years ago! Why are the players never to blame? Why is it AVB's fault that they can only shoot straight at the goalkeeper? Actually no lets defend the goalkeeper who really was not too spectacular and say that he was 'world class' and 'we were unlucky' because in some people's eyes the players can do no wrong. They are the ones who put in the shitty performances which cost people like Carlo their job

free kick

we do not have the material of champions. 6 years ago we could have played shit and still grind out a win