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Please. I'm a man of simple tastes. Give me some biryani, a bottle of Smirnoff, a pack of smokes and some world class cycling to watch and I'll be as happy as can be

Fine.

Neither France or Brazil are that bad. Brazil's first division is probably on par with say the Dutch league, Ligue 1 is the 4th best league in the world. Let's not forget we got Cech, Drogba, Essien and others straight from France.

Sidewards passes are vital. Look up Xavi's passing stats, he doesn't give that much forward penetration. Retaining the ball is the most important part of playing as a DM.

We will definitely win one or more of the three mickey mouse cups. Beyond that, it's a bit of a stretch.

Link please? Also if he is still banned his name would appear in pink with a line through it, which it doesn't. It's in the normal blue.

How come you always italicise member names, BluesMaster?

No, it's because the media adopt a scattergun approach. They link about 20 players a season per club. They'll at least get 2-3 of those right so they can look good.

No he hasn't, he was active just yesterday.

There's no doubting that. It's the best of all time that I disagree with.

I'm using Chrome, and I'm getting that as well.

Arsenal will be fine. I'm convinced Newcastle will be a one-hit wonder, Spurs look like they're about to lose their best players and there aren't really any other contenders for 4th place. Why the hell has he dyed his hair grey? That makes Kalou's spider look conventional.

Just refresh the page. It's hardly a major issue.

It's with a capital Q! And they're 'crocs' not alligators! Some Queenslander you are And Irwin died 5 or 6 years ago. Let's hope KOF hasn't gone the same way

I don't like how we're tripping over to ensure he's the main man and won't be challenged. Look at Drogba, he had to fight off so many players to cement himself as first choice striker. His ego can't be that fragile, and if it his, he's a liability.

No idea. Happy birthday, Solonapoli!

Don't worry about it. I'm so cynical these days that I work off the assumption that 9/10 are doping. I'm sure PL players, and even clubs, indulge in it. I can 100% guarantee it's happening in Spain though. Operation Puerto busted a Spanish doctor as well as cycling stars (who were instantly exposed- kudos to the UCI on that), tennis stars and footballers that had been involved in a program of doping, all controlled by Dr. Fuentes.

I wasn't talking about the hormones, I was talking about allegations of him/Barcelona still doping. They could get away with it through blood transfusions, which the biopassport cannot pick up. Doping in football and cycling is much more geared towards improving recovery rather than improving physical ability. So if Barcelona were doping they could spend a lot more training time on technique as they wouldn't have to worry about getting players fit for the next game. Here's a brief article on the biopassport:

No, I would just think that he's an idiot for generalising. Anyway a persons intellectual ability doesn't control whether or not they were the greatest footballer of all time. Maradona is an enormous fuckwit but no one denies that he's one of the greatest players of all time.

And re: Messi doping: http://ibnlive.in.com/news/messi-neymar-included-in-fifa-antidoping-trials/203309-5-21.html If they're copying the UCI's methods, as a cycling fan, I can tell you that the biopassport is not reliable and can be cheated on easily.

Perhaps he is telling the truth. They certainly were spoilt seeing guys like Maldini strut their stuff for a quarter century.

Precisely. The players have seized responsibility and played the Mourinho way on at least one occasion (under Grant). He made our club, we cannot change from that style unless we have a complete clear out- 25 players sold, 25 new players bought, all remaining coaches from his era removed, etc.

Who would boo Maldini? What's there to dislike about him?

But now it looks crap

Also why is it that defenders are never mentioned in debates of GOAT players? This about says it all, I think: IMO Maldini > Messi.