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So far he keeps on losing himself in the run of play.

So far Neymar has been quite far from the ball.

Neymar's first substantial touch in the box = snuffed out.

They couldn't let the man of the hour take that?

Give us some magic, young one. We want to see a TALISMAN!

JOKE ANSWER - How do you not know? Not like it's hard... As an aside, I like the pattern of the pitch. Very neat. Wonder if we could get different patterns at the Bridge...

Fair enough. (That's all the Serbian I know, btw.)

Зашто? Шта је проблем?

That could be a lot worse. At least it isn't neon...

Send an application to Roman before it's too late!:champions: Anyway, what time is that Santos match? 10 pm for me on a Wednesday night? Yeah, I'll watch it. Should we make a Santos match thread?

Out of the first three PL matches because of a red card on the last day, I believe. That may hurt his chances. Ultimately, it depends on what the new manager thinks of him. He may not even be here in August.

Hiddink certainly makes the most sense...he's won silverware here, he can make his own transfer decisions, the elder statesmen of the club love him. He's an experienced hand who knows how to handle anyone. The only problem I see is his age - I doubt he'd be here for too long. And yes, I am rooting for Belgium on Friday.

Alex deserves to stay - shame about his injuries. Luiz is one of those...what you call "super subs" at the moment. He will become a starter in due time, and it's nice to have him around in case something else happens to Alex.

We have three months (THREE WHOLE MONTHS) for us to examine every single rumor as if they were ancient runes.

Yes, I would like to sign Lukaku or Neymar...preferably both.

Well, Malouda is player of the year; I'd imagine his comments draw lots of water within the club...

Pele never played for a European club...(:offtopic:) Anyway, I'd hate to see fans turn on Neymar in November or December. The English game is much different than in Brazil; I do not expect him to torch the league right away. This could be a big problem if Roman decides to spend X amount of pounds on him. There will be a lot of pressure from the moment he signs, and considering his age and some of his "behavior", I'm not totally convinced he is ready from a maturity standpoint. At his age, Neymar is a big gamble with a potentially huge reward, but I think he is worth the risk.

Why don't we get more North American players? ...wait, I know the answer to that one...:unsure:

There's something to be said about keeping a team that supremely talented in line. They have been focused and hungry since the day he was appointed. Teams like this should implode because Player A thinks he is better than Player B, who cares less about training than the celebrity limelight while Player C is annoyed about riding the bench and thinks he should be starting ahead of Player D who thinks he isn't getting paid enough for his inherent "greatness". Managing one of the greatest football sides ever is not as easy as it sounds.

Anyone will take this job if the price is right. I actually think Jose is whipping that back room into shape. He has silenced Jorge Valdano after his early-season "comments" and Florentino Perez seems to be on his side. I think Jose is being treated a lot better than a Manuel Pellegrini or Bernd Schuster because he demands to be.

Very good! Though, it would be worth seeing how our acquaintances at the Lane react..

I would think it implies that they will let the new manager make decisions on who he wants. It might also be a concession to all of that "Fair Play" crap, who knows...

This will be my next week if this is true... :mellow::cfc:

I agree with this. Rafa is a lot better than Redknapp; he won the CL once and came very close to winning it again. He made a serious title run a couple of years ago with a Liverpoop side that was visibly crumbling. I don't think he's the best option out there, but I'd hire Martin O'Neill before Redknapp.