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Liverpool are awful, don't even bring them into this, or every transfer in the last 5 years will look good You really think they overpaid for Ferdinand? 30 million for a then very good centre back, at his peak he was among the best in the world, even now he's pretty important to them.

Even a Zimbabwean newspaper has better quality journalism than goal.com: http://www.theindependent.co.zw/2012/08/10/arsenal-want-extra-5m-on-van-persie/ As opposed to goal's: http://www.goal.com/en/news/8/main/2012/08/08/3295416/sir-alex-ferguson-hopeful-over-van-persie-signing-weve-made

What?! Mata-Oscar-E. Hazard. We didn't pay 25 million to have him sit on the bench! That line-up seems set in concrete, so on the bench, we'll be left with: Marin (first choice substitute) Sturridge (2nd choice) Moses (3rd choice) Malouda (2nd choice in a big game, ahead of Sturridge; otherwise equal 3rd choice with Moses) T. Hazard (will probably start Carling/FA Cup games) Kakuta (lol) I get the feeling that Sturridge will be preferred to Moses because he's already made his mark here. And he has CL+big match experience.

Who'll take him? I think he'll wind down his contract and leave on a free. No one want's to pay 90k wages for a player that's so far over his peak and have to pay a transfer fee on top of that. And experience is vital, Moses has never played in a title 6 pointer or a CL match before.

Moses is at a critical stage in his development. Just because someone doesn't like playing as a winger, it does not mean they won't be forced to play there. Just because they can play better elsewhere, does not mean Di Matteo won't pick them there. I'm sure the pecking order for right wing will look like this for this season: E. Hazard (is not an AM) Marin Ramires (if the above two can't play, we don't need him at centre midfield or we have to play a counter attacking style) Sturridge (already done reasonably well here) Moses And left wing: Mata (won't beat Oscar to AM) E. Hazard Marin Malouda (for the experience factor) Moses We'll ruin his career. At this point he needs to be starting regularly.

But its for the future. That list was supposed to be for players who can become very good wingers. Moses is another one in that category, if we bring him, we'll have to permanently sell De Bruyne or Sturridge or even Thorgen.

He's way too good for Ligue 2! Considering the circumstances (no centre backs, out of position, ten men, the Nou Camp, best attacking team "EVER"), that Bosingwa performance was probably the best from any player last season.

No one can ever replace Salomon Anyway, I've forgotten about Thorgan Hazard. So at this point, here are our 'potential' wingers who all have some ability on the wing and still have a long way to go to hit their peak: Mata E. Hazard T. Hazard De Bruyne Sturridge (Possibly) Marin (Possibly) Kakuta Why add an 8th?

Until tomorrow. It's a bit less windy today than it was yesterday but a banana tree in my backyard got ripped out

You debauched man. I disapprove

But he has a justifiable point with Moura, he didn't with Hazard.

That was an act of saving face. He doesn't want to make the club look weak, so he'll just parade around "No value in the market" as much as he can.

Completely different scenarios. Berbatov won the golden boot last year, plus he was already an established star before he moved; he was hardly a poor transfer, at the very worst, a bit underwhelming. Rio Ferdinand was an immensely successful transfer, he too had proven himself in England. Veron was a flop but he was a world class player when they signed him. Hargreaves was a brilliant player whenever he turned out for them, he was just a crock, that's the only reason he wasn't a good transfer. Carrick hasn't exactly been a flop, he's had his moments and he too had proven himself in England. Anderson and De Gea were the only two transfers that were bought for potential ability, and at less than 20 million they come in a good 15 million cheaper than Lucas Moura, plus, they had proven their potential in a European league. Ferguson is right, its absolutely insane to spend that kind of money on a teenager who's never made his name in Europe. That's the difference between spending 30 million on Rooney and 35 million on Lucas Moura; Rooney had proven in England that he was a star of the future. Rooney's transfer fee was still exorbitantly high but he was the hottest property in Europe at the time.

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The current crop of English players won't go too far with an attacking style. The gap between England and the best teams is too large, it would be more sensible to sit deep and counter attack. You can turn up the flair when you're hosting San Marino; not when you're in the World Cup knockout rounds against Germany.

I would love it, love it, if Lille won the league. PSG can win it all the time after Kalou leaves Lille for all I care.

Allez Lille!

Oh, the cruelty of it all. FC Kobenhavn take on Salomon Kalou's Lille to decide who gets to advance to the group stage. They're going to beat us

I say we pass on him. 181 cm and 69 kg, he doesn't have the physique expected for most PL defenders. He could be bullied off the ball by physically imposing wingers. That and Juventus will charge an arm and a leg.

Died right down no to just 35km/h... but that doesn't mean much. It's almost never windy at night, I'm sure it'll pick up again tomorrow back into the 60s. The coast is taking a battering though. Anything navy or blood red you see in this chart is greater than 90km: They've cancelled aeroplane traffic at the airport and in the central NSW area.

160k/week, basic wage? He can fuck off! 120k plus bonuses that can, if he plays well, bring him up to 150k/week is the limit we should offer him, imo.

I don't know how loyal he feels to Napoli or how much he likes the club, Solonapoli could clarify that. But I wouldn't want to stay in a place where my home has been robbed and my family don't feel safe. Add to that more money, higher chance of winning trophies and CL football, and I would bite the hands off any bigger club's offer/request a transfer. Of course if he actually loves the club, then he's probably just being a prick trying to get himself a more lucrative deal.

Thanks a lot It's quietened down a little bit, maybe 50km/hr winds now rather than 70. Which is good because at 70 there's a chance of the roofs of houses getting ripped away. The weather people are saying it'll get worse tomorrow, and there's been a power outage (apparently a power pole was uprooted) in a suburb about 10km away from mine.

Anthropology is the term you're looking for . Obviously its not entirely related to race- plenty of white footballers can do the same and more amounts of running.