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Agree, Ronaldhino would be more of a Kenyon type signing, guaranteeing shirt sales commission. Still, not a bad player though.

Lol nah !! There seems to have been a constant propaganda operation in place since his installment aimed at reinforcing his supposed credibility, and that the coaching skills required are ''just a mere formality''. With that fanatastic squad and massive backroom staff, fantastic facilities, billionaire backing, Ten Cates, and the experienced Steve Clarke.... anyone could have acquired the same results with Mourinhos departure. The difference is that you Esk, would have provided better inspiration and more astute substitutions . Hes just a face in the middle -and Oh what a fucking face.

He has some dodgy Cubscout Israeli coaching badges. Now Israel, and Israeli clubs, were allowed to play in European competitions because none of the other Middle Eastern clubs or Countries would play them. Even Saudi Arabia thinks they're cunts. That being the case, and with Grant leeching his way into an Israeli club, you'd think he might have the foresight to perhaps do a 90 hour course, that would make him at least seem credible for a European position, before he started bum bothering Abramovich.

Aroop, on the Mumbai Ganja ?

Defending champions Egypt are through to the semi-finals after beating a spirited Angola 2-1. They are joined in the last four by Cameroon, for whom Stephane Mbia swooped for a winner in extra time to give them a 3-2 victory over Tunisia having already held the lead twice during the game. Think Ivory Coast will do it though

Irish Independent Didier Drogba withdrew from all future African awards yesterday with a furious attack on the Confederation Africain de Football (CAF). The Chelsea striker had been widely expected to be named as CAF's African Player of the Year Award, but when the winner was announced and the Ballon d'Or trophy presented in Lome, Togo, last Friday, it went to Frederic Kanoute. Drogba insists that he had been informed he would not win the award only because of his refusal to leave his squad mid-tournament to make an eight-hour journey from the Ivory Coast's training base in Takoradi to Lome for the presentation ceremony. He had considered going, but decided that his squad should not be without their captain after the death earlier in the week of Uli Stielike's son. Stielike stood down from his position as Ivory Coast coach a fortnight before the tournament as he returned to Hanover to be with his ailing son. "In the end I declined to go to the ceremony,'' Drogba said. "I did that for my team-mates and because within the group we had been through an unfortunate death. I was going to send my wife to the awards in case there was a prize to receive, when I was informed by somebody from CAF that she would not be welcomed, and that the rules could change if I wasn't there and the award be given to the person who had finished second. That shocked me.'' Given that Drogba's Chelsea team-mate Michael Essien was also named on the three-man shortlist and also refused to go to Lome, it could easily be that Kanoute finished only third. Drogba celebrated his goal in Ivory Coast's 5-0 quarter-final victory over Guinea with particular ostentation, and then held his No 11 shirt in front of the TV cameras as he was substituted late on, making his point to CAF. "From now on I've decided to withdraw from all voting for CAF awards,'' he went on. "It has lost a lot of value in my opinion.''

Source ? Concern for Benayoun, Lol, the Israelis dont even allow the Palestinians to play football, let alone have electricity or food and water. Well thats ok then, Grant will be a qualified manager. Maybe he could start at Crewe or Doncaster or somewhere, so we could get someone competently experienced.

He's certainly a promising possibility. Might get some coercion from Anelka being a young Muslim as well. He's certainly benefitted from playing around the likes of Wiltord, Govou, Juninho etc. and you can guarantee his price will more than likely go through the roof after Euro 2008 -though as you say money should be no object with our finances.

: Tribal quoting The People is like Billy Liar quoting Pinnochio though.

Welcome Johhny, look forward to your contributions, and as Tri blue says there's cyber links to watch the games if all else fails.

Details now become clear how it will happen DSS TO FUND LIVERPOOL TAKE-OVER LIVERPOOL fans have launched a bid buy their beloved football club, backed by millions of pounds from the Department of Social Security. Many Liverpool fans are looking forward to stealing Jamie CarragherThe supporters have put together a complex financial structure made up of 25% genuine welfare payments alongside a mixture of fraudulent incapacity and unemployment claims. Supporters spokesman Wayne Hayes said: "Between us we reckon we can raise about £500 million, especially as it's been such a cold winter. The number of folk who've come down with a sudden case of rheumatoid arthritis is shocking. "The DSS provides us with a secure source of funds and if anyone starts asking questions we've got 45,000 sick notes sitting in a warehouse in Bootle." "This is a major step forward for the club and the city. We did originally plan to steal it but we couldn't find anywhere to keep the main stand as most of the garages round here are full of mountain bikes." He added: "As far as you're concerned, I haven't worked in 12 years, alright?" Under the plan the club would be run by an executive committee, elected by the supporters and given the right to swipe a range of quality goods from the office, the boardroom and the club shop. The first team squad will also have to sign new contracts requiring them to go to supporters' pubs every Saturday night and be told why they will never be as good as Emlyn Hughes and Jimmy Case.

He should only get cautioned if he does something silly, like stamping on Torres head.

Theres more in the Independent today Not only did Harry Redknapp reveal that he thought about quitting when Avram Grant was foisted on him at Portsmouth – but he added that he had fully expected the Israeli to eventually replace Jose Mourinho when he then moved to Chelsea last summer. Redknapp's admission again highlighted the intriguing way in which Grant made his entry into English football. A long-standing pallyness with the agent Pini Zahavi, a blossoming friendship with Roman Abramovich – a route facilitated by the Russian billionaire's association with Portsmouth owner Sasha Gaydamak – and suddenly a relatively obscure coach had landed at one of the most powerful clubs in the World

More Grant stuff from Reuters newsagency; Grant's most famous falling out was with the Israel coach Dror Kashtan. In 1996, Grant persuaded Maccabi Tel Aviv and their wealthy owner, Loni Herzikowitz, to reappoint him manager of the club despite the fact that Kashtan had just won a league and cup double there. Unsurprisingly the pair are no longer on speaking terms. The former West Ham midfielder Eyal Berkovic – famously said that he wanted the Israel team to lose when Grant was in charge. His coaching skills highlight was to show his players a clip from the Mel Gibson film Braveheart in order to motivate them before a game. They lost. In a study of Grant's career, one theme recurs again and again: he has always courted influential, wealthy men and placed himself inside the circle of power. His networking skills are legendary and Abramovich is the latest in a series of wealthy businessmen who have been at the centre of Grant's persuasion. He came to know Abramovich in 2006 when Uzbekistan billionaire Lev Leviev was planning to take over Hapoel Tel Aviv. The club were to be a nursery side for Chelsea and Grant was to be installed by Leviev, another powerful contact that Grant had courted, as manager. When the takeover fell through, Grant complained endlessly, and Abramovich promised his new friend he would find him a job in England

Think hes been on before, with a different user name. Seem to recognise the grammar or lack of, and unintelligible garb that he passes for legitimate comment. A legacy of Thatchers' 'Care in the Community' policy.

Well the Chelsea players are definitely the stars of this tournie, and what a game the Ivory Coast one was . Another couple of good Qtr Finals today Egypt v the unfancied Angola, and Tunisia v Cameroon.

Blimey, just saw this. Well done to your lad , he needs all the encouragement he can get, not least because it might mean a nice pension for you later.

...and they say irony is dead. Fuckin' ell Crack 'ead you really are a case. I would just get on with your homework, and leave the hospital computer alone.

Lol and 'Only One Cheryl Tweedy' That was frustrating and Terry or Carvalho wouldn't have let Defoe have six yards like that. Although Ben hapless was trying despeartely hard to not put a foot wrong, he really isn't up to the job. Positives, we're still in with a serious shout , and it shows the red teams are capable of slip ups.

CHEATING soccer ace Nicolas Anelka took the title love rat to treacherous new depths — texting a secret mistress on his WEDDING DAY. In the run-up to marrying sweetheart Barbara Tausia, two-timing Chelsea ace Anelka betrayed her for FOUR MONTHS with shop girl Natalie Merriman. And Natalie, 24, told us: "Nico's a fantastic lover with an amazing body. "We often had sex FOUR TIMES a night and he bombarded me with dirty text messages. I didn't know he was engaged and I was really falling for him. "But when I found out he'd actually got married AND had even texted me that day I realised he's just another typical lying, cheating footballer." Only last weekend married team-mate Ashley Cole hit headlines for playing away. Now Natalie reveals how sleazy £90,000-a-week French striker Anelka: SHOCKED her by sending lewd photos of his private tackle to her mobile. THRILLED her in bed with his astonishing gymnastic tongue. TRIED to cover up his marriage by claiming it was his brother who'd wed. REVELLED just days ago in a text message replay of their sexational fling, SEVEN MONTHS after getting hitched. Click here for more pics of Natalie Blonde Natalie met moody Anelka, 28—nicknamed Le Sulk—working at Selfridges in Manchester's Trafford Centre last March. She recalled: "Nico came in with a friend and asked me to help find some jeans. He was really quiet but I could tell he liked me. "At the till his mate said Nico wanted my number. I didn't know him from Adam but I thought he was good-looking so I gave it. It was after he'd left someone told me he was a Bolton player." Within minutes World Cup winner Anelka began texting Natalie. "It was all innocent flirting at first," she said. "After a few days he came to the shop again and we went for a walk, chatting away. I thought his French accent was really sexy. When I asked if he had a girlfriend he said no. "We had a laugh and ended up snogging by an escalator. He was a really good kisser and it gave me butterflies." The texts continued for a week then Anelka made his move. "He invited me to his apartment in Salford Quays," said Natalie. "He made me tea and we snuggled up on the sofa for a kiss and cuddle. I ended up staying and slept in bed with him but we didn't have sex. He kept trying it on but I told him I wanted to get to know him first. Anelka with wife Barbara "He woke me about 8am and said he had to go to work. He gave me a lift in his Aston Martin and when we kissed goodbye he said he wanted to see me again soon. "I was so excited and knew I was falling for him. I didn't realise at the time but that was the day Bolton played Manchester United at Old Trafford." Bolton lost and it was the second time in 24 hours Anelka failed to score. But he made up for it two days later. Natalie said: "He begged me to to go round to his apartment and after watching a movie we began kissing on the sofa, caressing each other. "We started taking our clothes off in the lounge but then he led me into his bedroom. "When he took his pants off I was surprised to see he shaved down there— but it did feel nicer when we had sex. "He was really gentle and considerate, and keen to show off his oral sex talent. I've got to say he was better at it than any other guy I've been with. We had sex four times over about six hours and didn't get to sleep until about 4am. Weird "Nico's very energetic and passionate. He told me I was the best he'd ever had." As their fling hotted up the action switched to Anelka's plush new penthouse in Manchester's Hale suburb almost every night. "Whenever I wasn't working I was at Nico's," added Natalie. "It was pretty much sex every day. He seemed to think about little else. "Even when we were apart he'd send dirty texts saying what he wanted to do to me—and he'd send pictures of his manhood. I thought that was a bit weird! "He talked of me going to see him at his Paris house. Little did I know he had his Belgian fiancée there, and he'd been seeing her for 18 months." Natalie was also in the dark about cheating Anelka's past form. In 2003 we exposed him for two-timing a previous fianceé—TWICE. But last June Natalie was shattered when she discovered the truth. "Nico told me he'd gone on holiday," she said. "Then a friend told me to read the papers because Nico had got married at a big bash in Morocco. My blood ran cold. I couldn't believe it. I rang and texted him but got no reply. "Then I looked through my old messages and realised he'd actually texted me several times on June 9, his wedding day. I felt so used. "Eventually he replied claiming it was a mistake and it was his brother who'd got married, not him. But I knew he was lying." Days ago, seven months after tying the knot, randy Anelka proved he was still up for illicit thrills— after Natalie texted, congratulating him on his recent £15million move to Stamford Bridge. He replied: "Thanks. you and yr pretty angel face...Mmmm ...where are you now naughty girl? x" Natalie told him she felt let down by his lies but would always remember the sex. Anelka said: "you were naughty so you made me naughty as well thats y it was good. x" Then he cheekily added that he wanted Natalie "2 use yr lips and yr tongue." She said: "I feel so sorry for Nico's wife. He's made a fool of her—AND me. And I've absolutely no doubt he'll cheat on her again."

Its imperative that it's kept in tip top to ensure our Home Record continues. The artificial lights that create 'sunlight' were an inspired buy. Used in the Summer to grow da 'erbs.

They should have given him one with CUNT on the back.

Definitely,and I'd still prefer to rely on him for big games. Hard to believe he turns 35 next month. If he was in Serie A they'd play him till he was 40 odd.

Well how do other clubs manage ? its a combination of revenue accrued, advertising, shirts and tat, creative accounting, admission prices, creative selling and buying of players, and planning ahead. I don't think you get much 'cash injection' or raiding of savings from the Glaziers personal fortune. Even Abramovichs £14 000,000,000 didnt allow Mourinho to buy any players when we got Pizarro, Sidwell, and Benny from Crossroads on freebies.