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Like I said, we're not linked with him. Still a great talent.

Still, we haven't been linked with him and Liverpool have.

Plays both, but is much better when playing deeper where he started his career, imo. I've been following him since he was playing for Germany's U19s. He's a very technically gifted player with great tactical awareness and passing skills. He is also excellent defensively. Quite similar to KDB.

Don't think he will leave in Jan when he's available for free in the summer. Would be perfect for the pivot, but don't think we are linked with him.

Just read that Holtby has confirmed that he will leave Schalke in the summer. Would absolutely LOVE him here. Great talent and perfect for the pivot. Sadly he'll probably end up at Looserpool or something..

Cuntarito is perfect for Utd, and only utd in the PL, imo. All he has is his movement and strikers instinct in the box. He thrives on crosses constantly coming into the box and no one in the PL plays like that anymore except for Utd. He also doesn't have the physical ability to play as a lone striker.

Your wish is my command, my prince:

Refs don't complain because they know if they do they would probably end up refereeing in League 2 if they did.

Because there are millions of names world-wide, how am I supposed to guess yours?! You also sound more like a John or Adam to me

I had to google what that meant and apparently it's brand of cheese Btw I just followed you on twitter, I would have never guessed that your name was Harry..

Rami is probably more mature than the other bunch. He, from his instagram account more like a family guy than a party guy.

No offence, but your queen looks more like your king

I do. Now drop and give me twenty (I meant pounds, of course, not push-ups. Don't be stupid, what would I gain if you did 20 push-ups?! )

Does it even matter? His loan ends in Jan IIRC and he's still playing for the reserves to not risk his injury.

It also seems to raise the "reported interest" in the player and with it the price, unfortunately.

Apparently Oriol wants him here as well: http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/english/2012/1227/360516-romeu-keen-to-see-villa-at-chelsea/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=t.co Don't like when our players come out and talk about transfers..

Here: You were clearly suggesting that Euros are more important and I was attempting to explain why they are not. No one is accusing you of being racist (at I'm not). I assumed that you though representing England was important, that's why I said that to Mikel, representing Nigeria is just as important. Internationals are no where near as important as Chelsea for me too, but I want our players to want to play for their countries, because if they want to play for money only with their clubs and not pride only with their countries then they probably don't have the passion for football needed to play at Chelsea.

I actually blame Roberto and Ron Gourlay for taking Mikel with them to the ref's room. They must have seen him fuming. Don't even understand why anyone went in to talk to the ref, of course he was only going to deny it. Aaargh, makes my blood boil every time I think of how stupidly everything was handled. Let's just try and forget what happened that night.. @The only place to be, just because something isn't important to you doesn't make it unimportant in general. The ACON is as important to Africans as the Euro is to you; I'd even say more knowing Africans' obsession with football. It also receives huge interest around the world. It is every African's dream to be playing in it and trying to win it. Just ask Drogba who would do anything to do it. Representing England is no more important that representing Nigeria or Zambia or Lebanon and this is coming from someone who does not believe countries and patriotism. The ACON takes place in Jan because of the climate in Africa. And since they can't move the seasons, maybe the leagues should take a break in Jan and cut the summer break by a month? And without googeling, the last time around Zambia won it. It was very emotional because their entire team had a plane crash and died a few years earlier and this young team came out and fought against all odds and won, beating Drogba's Ivory Cost in the final after he missed a pen. Before that, I think Egypt won it three times on the trot; it was quite an achievement for them. The last of the three, they beat Ghana (or was it Nigeria?) in the final after Ahmad Naji "Geddo" scored a beautifully taken goal less than 10 mins from the end. Can't remember who the one before that was against, but I think Imad Mit'ib scored the winner. Before Egypt's three consecutive wins, Tunisia had won it at home IIRC. EDIT: Just googled it and I remembered everything almost correctly: Egypt did beat Ghana in 09, but Abou Treika got the goal in 07 not Mit'ib.

Enjoy it, mate. Happy new year

Doesn't make sense. Surely West ham are paying a huge portion if not all his wages atm.

If he was so brilliant at Arsenal, how come we couldn't find a single side to sell him to in the summer?!

Better than Ben Haim

New contract time, probably.

Ooh, touchy! I wouldn't take a look at the opening pages of the Benitez thread here if I were you..

Anyone else shocked he's not in the top paid 16 managers in the world: http://sulia.com/football__tweet/f/2be88927-9c7a-4069-b45b-9ae4be71f522/ I guess he wanted the job to return to managing more than the money.