BlueLion.

Happy Birthday mate, great way to celebrate it! Enjoy yourself, but remember not to completely drink away your self-respect. Ah, what do I know Just enjoy it mate

In future, if you're gonna have a debate about ethnicity, nationality and the like, do it over MSN or at least the PM system. There's no place for it on the forum, let's try and keep it friendly guys and gals

I can confirm - 90 minutes to determine the winner, followed by penalty kicks.

He's a bit of a hothead as well, fiery temper and all. Scolari gets the best out of him by reminding him who's in charge by leaving him on the bench most the time.

I'd put my money on Big Phil. He packs a punch

I was almost sure he was going to stay anyway, I'm quite certain he won't be going anywhere now Scolari has joined.

Keeper kit is nice. Simple colour, I like the template.

I actually really do like this kit. I prefer it to the home shirt, actually. Like the template and the white around the neck looks brilliant. Like the way the lion is at the top of the kit, and the goalkeeper shirt is really nice as well.

I'd like him to bring Quaresma to the club, I think we are fairly strong in other positions.

His English has really improved Its true about Mikel, he wears awful hats as well

Very, very classy.

Just heard. Good appointment in terms of manager, he has an excellent record.

The Cech defence is actually very good. Ujfalusi and Cech really are brilliant, but the rest were caught out by the brilliance of Deco today.

The games against the Asian teams will be nice, easy 5-0 wins I guess. Always good for confidence.

Spot on. But if he does leave, I guarantee we will get every penny we can.

He won't leave.

I'm getting concerned about the managerial position now. Very concerned. People keep turning us down, regardless of what the reports are saying.

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Anelka was piss poor IMO, DV. Maka and Toulalan the only decent performers for Les Bleus IMO.

Des Oranjes were absolutely immense. Boulahrouz was outstanding

The only goalkeeper in the world on par with Cech is Iker Casillas. Buffon is good, but he has passed his goalkeeping peak for me.

Not a bad player, scored 16 goals for Les Verts this season. But he signed a new deal at St Etienne. Source: www.frenchleague.com

Ribery for £31 million... maybe £x million and Malouda in the other direction?

That being said, it wouldn't take that much to unhorse Buffon out of the number 1 shirt. He's hugely overrated IMO.