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Called it. Recognised those ears from the silhouette, a lot were saying it was going to be Sturridge.

Still can't quite comprehend how far Serie A in general has fallen, Milan were the pinnacle of european football, such a shame.

Balotelli would never accept a role as Costa's backup, he'll want first team football at this point in his career. He's a loose cannon and Mourinho 'only just' managed to handle his attitude at Inter.

Van Persie 'on his day' is unmatchable though, but Costa fits us like a glove so fair enough.

Reactions from the other night: Steve Holland wtf.. ^ This one never gets old.

There can't be any hard feelings, Cech did the same to Cudicini, what goes around comes around. We can't afford to miss the boat with Courtois.

Indeed, which makes the Monaco situation worrying, their owner isn't spending anymore.. so Falcao could be on Liverpool & Arsenal's radar.

Matic is 26 years old, we don't need to spend £35m on a bench player, not even a future injury to Matic could justify that; it would be superfluous.

- Paul Scholes http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2728295/PAUL-SCHOLES-I-just-want-Jack-Wilshere-better-Him-smoking-not-end-world-Fabien-Barthez-Laurent-Blanc-wouldn-t-train-without-cigarette.html

We've already had this discussion, in which it was covered extensively, as well as the anomalies. He actually changed what he was wearing in that moment because they poured champagne all over his suit. You can't walk around in a wet suit.

How he feels about the team correlates with his dress code, so it's all good atm in that regard. He looked genuinely gutted about Costa's card, you can tell he's addressed some of the disciplinary issues Costa had in spain. Referencing the fact he came out with the right attitude etc, yet.. was let down by the referees themselfs.

I have a dream... being able to make a post referring to Lampard without his publicist TOPTB feeling the need to respond in any way possible. I have a dream people..

Class act. This is the difference between him and Lampard, encapsulated in one tweet.

Yellow cards are more significant for him & Ramires, simply can't afford too many of these injustices throughout the season.

That pass:

Massive news, Jim better be sorting out the breaking news scroller at the top.

Ivanovic?, fuck..

We all know Torres will get his fair share of games, he's the elephant in the room on TC.

Forget Courtois/Cech, it's been confirmed Jose will be wearing a suit tonight. The Boom times are back

Yea, the first 20mins or so that might be the case.. at some point the difference in quality will show. The worst time to play newly promoted sides is at the start of the season and towards the end.

Best wait until January.. Doubt we'll have a crisis before then, Costa recovered swifty after his last injury.

Yea, because that would be sustainable, wouldn't it.

Triple Black Roshe Run's

Yea, I read about the tax push but there is nothing the french league can do about Monaco FC being in Monaco. Regardless of whether it's a tax haven or not, what are they gonna do.. move?, it wouldn't be Monaco FC if they did. I guess you should never get married, or if you do.. get a prenup.

Monaco losing 4-1 to Bordeaux, and lost their opener against Lorient too.. Interesting how their investment has dried up, where has all the money gone?, James wasn't replaced.. FFP put the brakes on the whole project.