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DEL PIERRRROOOOO is an underrated FK ticker. Or, 'was'.

I'LL REPHRASE TO AVOID LOOKING LIKE A PLEB! I meant at reserve/youth level Christensen had typically been playing at centre-back beside Davey when Pappoe was injured and was most comfortable there. It's his natural position in the middle. I believe he's only playing on the right because there's "no other options" since Kane is obviously out on loan now, but I'm sure any other full back in the squad would be doing a better job there with Chris slid into the centre where he's a rock.

148lbs now... The weight is sliding off like butter all of a sudden..

The moment I saw Christensen was starting at full-back I thought to myself: "Well this competition was nice while it lasted!". He is not Ivanovic. He cannot just magically adapt to RB with such ease after being such a solid CB for most of this campaign. He has zero pace and no attack prowess. Shambles of a line-up. Boga has also been started in a slightly too advanced position while a change should have already been made seeing Kiwomya either go out left or be replaced altogether (although him not seeing the ball is more down to the rest of the team.)

Oh god, oh no. Allegri looks set to leave AC Milan at the end of the season with Rijkaard replacing him. Please please please do not hire him you Russian bartsard.

@CHOULO19, http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2300748/George-Weahs-son-Timmy-trial-Chelsea.html

Since people will (hopefully) flood to this thread during the game, have most of you read that news about us taking Timmy Weah (son of George) on trial yes?

Gnabry could cause us problems, definitely. However, despite Arsene's track record for bringing youth into his first team, Arsenal's academy is a bit overrated in my eyes. For every gem they bring through, a pile of horse poo follows.

I wouldn't mind him here for anything under £15m, but I can't see that happening. I say that first bit because, well, he does have potential - but it just looks like his ceiling isn't all that high. He reminds me a little of Adebayor. So he'd be a fine back-up or rotation option I'm sure.

A dog ran up to me and pissed on my leg the moment I arrived on the plot of land. I took it as a sign. Retracting my offer. Looking elsewhere. (And there were too many posh people.) Unrelated: Coke Zero has caffeine. I didn't know this. This saddens me. Second note: I've downloaded £80 worth of CD's for free today. I feel a bit guilty, but the majority of the money would've gone to the record labels - not the artists, anyway. Final note: I've pee'd 3 times today. About to make it 4.

I'm 17... I'm about to buy a plot of land for £100,000 of my own money with intentions to buy a house, rent it out for around £200 a week (it's in a lovely location, could probably get more), pay off the mortgage within 5 years, sell it for around a £250k profit (hopefully) by the age of 22/23...So excited. Literally just got the phone call from a private land owner accepting my offer. Will explain in detail later. About to hop in the car to go see the plot of land again. The life of a high school drop out.

I mention him because he has a better track record compared to Gourlay and is actually a semi-realistic option. Although they perform slightly different roles, I felt as if he actually understood football unlike the hacks on the board at the moment. He's also apparently the man responsible for tapping up our greatest ever left-back which deserves a huge amount of credit on it's own. He also (again, 'apparently') was the man who persuaded Sir. Alex Ferguson to not retire back in '02. This was a man of negotiations, stability & fine man and money management; while Gourlay (on the surface) seems to show the exact opposite of that. I'm also somehow positive that the fan of ours which has just been banned for 10 years for calling Rio a 'cunt' would have this issue ironed out with the ban reduce/completely removed if Kenyon was on board. He didn't focus all his time to the football side of things, but he sure did have sense when it came to situations like these. Gourlay however seems like a thug who doesn't give a shit about any fans.

Eurgh. I absolutely hate having a heart murmur. Really disrupts my agility and endurance when running or even jogging because the blood pumps around at an irregular rate. Had to stop after only 10 minutes on the treadmill there before I felt super anxious. Oh well. Can only build on this and try make my heart stronger!

In an ideal world Mourinho would come back as would Peter Kenyon with the dismissal of Gourlay and/or Buck with a suitable replacement being brought in to replace the latter. I also want Hiddink back on board in some form, perhaps as DoF if we must have one, but that won't be happening, will it? Back to Football Manager to fulfil my fantasies I go..

@, Are they good looking?

@, How hot would you rate them out of 10? Are they female?

Just to get anyone excited who's not feeling the buzz for this game He's in great goalscoring form at the moment, proven by the fact he's continued his prolificness even with the National Team despite looking as if he doesn't put more than 75% effort into his National Team games. Love him. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5qekJTAe-A

I know this isn't exactly the "Greatest post of all time", but I just bought some new Multivitamins. Just sharing because, well, you know me.

I hate going up against teams who've just been promoted and are fighting like dogs for the win on the pitch. They're always very difficult. Somehow, despite this (which would usually have me expecting a cagey 1-1 affair), I'm feeling as if we'll (eventually) win the game after 65 minutes or so of mediocrity. 2-5 or 1-4 to us.

I keep saying we're going to get Higuain It's looking ever more likely as time passes. Hopefully he adds a bit more to his all-round game if he joins us. If we're looking for 'just a goalscorer', he's probably on par with Falcao (c'mon, he averages a goal every 2 games for Madrid *while constantly starting from the bench*!) in my opinion, and obviously younger and probably cheaper. He's one of these players who could and should have been an all-time great for a club. A team like Juventus, Inter, or maybe, just maybe us could be the perfect team for him. However, adding him to the starting XI instantly adds a disadvantage in one area for us - set pieces. Especially defending. Drogba was like an extra defender at set-pieces. Demba Ba and Torres could be held in a similar regard concerning that - but Higuain is a ghost in these situations, meaning all of Hig, Mata, Hazard, Oscar and anyone else short that we may sign will be useless at those!

His hair looks really soft and I bet it feels like a sheep if you stroke it.

Just a general question - Does anyone have any thoughts as to how Llorente will perform in Serie A for Juventus once he's finally in Turin? 2nd question:- Juventus are, yet again, being linked to Alexis Sanchez. Assuming he recaptured his Udinese form, does anyone think this would be a good move? Perhaps he'd displace Giovinco and partner Llorente; almost like a Del Piero - Trez. partnership.

Hasn't almost every (already an exaggeration) prolific/top scorer in the Eredivisie failed once moving to a bigger league?

Hm. Don't see it happening given the fact he seems incredibly ambitious and while clearly believing in his own talent probably wouldn't want to compete for his spot like he would here - which is what our team currently lacks. Then also, yeah, the whole thing about his dad not liking us. I feel he'd fit in best at one of the top Italian clubs as a rotation player or perhaps Liverpool. A note: I've never felt that the hype surrounding him has been completely justified. I understand he's a good young player in his position, but I could quite easily come up with another 10 players who'd cost under £15m (around half of what Ajax are truly seeking from a potential transfer I believe), likely who're around the same age & talent as him. I believe that, like with Barcelona youth products, the fact he's simply from the Ajax system and gets games instantly adds to his reputation without it being earned and bumps up his price a hefty amount. I don't see that special 'it' in him like so many, including myself, see in players such as Oscar, Gotze, Hazard, Belhanda, De Bruyne, Draxler, Isco etc. His playmaking abilities cannot really be questioned - but everything else can be. Here is a player who, if taken out of his environment and tested at the highest level, would fail the test and regress into a squad player in my opinion.

If anyone wants an aid for depression (temporary) go get yourself some L-Tyrosine capsules. They work. But you'll build a tolerance after a while so need to take a break after a month or so before restarting. Or err, if available to you, 'medical' marijuana. Use a vaporizer and get some Northern Lights or Purple Haze. Helps me greatly. If you even consider weed though, do it properly. Don't just go to some random dealer. Every strain has different characteristics and effects - like fingerprints, each strain is unique. If you just buy cheap crap from someone you don't know it'll be a mix of loadsa other rubbish which can cause anxiety and even worsen depression. So only if it's a last resort thing would I suggest that.