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Being linked again in quite a few of the papers today. £50m is the latest fee mentioned.

If English clubs chose to go for the UEFA Cup instead of consolidating their position in the EPL they would be very capable of winning it. You saw that with Spurs, Villa and Everton. All fielding weakened sides as the money up for grabs for finishing higher in the EPL outweighs that of a run in the UEFA Cup. When Rangers got to the UEFA Cup final last season they earned around £10m for their troubles. Derby got relegated from the EPL and were given a £30m "parachute" payment for being one of the shittest teams ever to grace the English top flight. Teams sacrafice flair for cash in the EPL. West Brom played some brilliant football and got relegated. Stoke chose to kick and scream their way through the season and got rewarded. So what does that tell you were the teams below the top 3/4 are concerned ?

Sounds like you were one of them

I'm sorry Herr Ballack, but............ On his performances this season I dont think he deserves a contract extension. I thought he would get back to a bit of form after shrugging off his injury problems, but tbh I think he's been way off the pace. That money could be spent better elsewhere by bringing a fresh face in.

I have a feeling that if Ancelotti is given the job, we could bring back Hiddink after the World Cup if things go a bit Scolari next season. We have shown that we're not slow about making a decision to get shafted of a manager and with the success Hiddink brought in a limited space of time it could be tempting given the bond he created with everyone within the club. You heard it here first

Aye, about 2 months ....... Computer problems That was last weekend Yesterday was mental having both games on at the same time. I had the Everton game on the big screen and the Rangers match on a stream. Been a good few weeks

I was on the missing list for a while myself......I was probably never missed in the first place Sorry for your loss Kez. Good to have you back

Word............ I think we deserved this after the mixed season we had. Guus certainly deserved something for the way he turned all the negativity within the club to a positive. Respect to the big Dutchman. My own personal highlight of the game was pissing myself laughing when Ash was clean through and he sliced his shot off his shin or some other part of his lower leg into the stand. I was half expecting it to go there anyway. Never fails to deliver More pictures here btw........click

I dont see what Maka has to gain from revealing something like this. He's a well respected player throughout the world, so this comes across as a bit out of character.

Even if we did spend that amount, if we decided to sell him in 2/3 years we would recoup the majority of that fee. Sheva is the prime example of paying over the odds for a player near the end of his playing career and we could end up selling him for buttons. Ribery still has the potential to improve. I know what option i'd rather take.

Picture the scene....... Celtic need Rangers to drop points on the final day of the season away to Dundee Utd and they have to win at home to Hearts to win the SPL title. Rangers are already 1-0 up with Celtic drawing 0-0. With 20 minutes gone, text messages begin to arrive at Celtic supporters mobiles around the ground. Dundee Utd had equalised and David Weir had been sent off, Rangers down to 10 men......... Oh dear........It seems that Rangers fans have sent false messages to their work collegues who are at Celtics game telling a wee porky pie. Operation Tango....Mission complete.

We need a cutting edge in attack, and to get that we'll probably have to pay top money for someone like Ribery. At 26 he's still to peak, so we could get a good few years out of him. Essien, Lampard, Ribery, Joe Cole, Anelka, Drogba..........are you drooling yet ?

And what............We dont have French players who can influence his decision?

I couldnt care if they had 18 titles or 118 titles. The only thing that matters to me is the next one. Roll on next season.

Imo its now that matters. They and Liverpool can shove their history up their holes

I beg to differ. The final league table may show we werent up for the fight this season, but our second half showed we were more than a match for them and everyone else who went through us like a hot knife through butter. If we have that mentality and commitment going into next season then Manu will have one hell of a fight on their hands wether they had won tonight or not.

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Get them up to Rangers for a bit of CL experience

Well done Anelka. I was under the impression he scored the majority of his goals while Scolari was here.

My eyes hurt

All I can say is............ That puts an end to the myth that a youtube video can make anyone look good Nice one CJ

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Quite a few of you have got involved. The more the merrier And WHS....I keep forgetting to take you on. Everytime I go in I see....your brute has been crushed by we hate scouse :mellow:

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I've always said I'd love to see Joe Cole through the middle to support the striker/s as I feel thats where he'd be at his most dangerous. Time and time again this season we've come up against a brick wall with no imagination to break through. Joe Cole is the man who would unlock many a defence. His goal against Manu at SB when we won the league is a perfect example. Surrounded by 3 or 4 players on the edge of the box. A quick trick and a shimmy and he's left them standing there looking stupid before slotting the ball home. Thats what we've been missing. My only concern is that when he tries too hard things dont come off. When he's playing naturally theres fewer players that can make what he does look so simple. I cant wait to have him back.