Rubber bullets

It was 29 degrees Celsius out there, not exactly a cold winter evening.

Anyone who makes Mark Lawrenson look like a prat is automatically in my good books

That's because he is not allowed to as long as he is restricted to only being an anchorman who is not allowed to get forward. Yet Mikel actually has a good amount of technical ability that Nigeria exploit.

GOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA! Ahem.

One of the most entertaining matches I've seen this year.

How can you give that as a handball? Referee has been terrible in this match - two penalties that should have not been given, and with the first by giving it should have sent Buffon off.

Is he one of those midfielders that get at least one card every game?

If we do sign Cavani (and that seems more likely) then it would better to loan him out for next season and have a strike force of Cavani, Torres and Ba for the time being. Means he will actually have regularly game time and not constantly have sulks to the media like in the Summer of 2012.

So you're basically rehashing my worries that I posted a few weeks ago that you dismissed as not being "worthwhile observations".

If this does not happen then Chris Cohen will look like a right twat. Which would not be the first time.

Won the Oceania cup, so qualify by that.

PIRLO! Its amazing when we were linked with him when Carlo was manager so many here did not want him.

The hype some Chelsea fans have for Hulk seems to be as a result of some fetish that some fans have for players that are based on power and muscle. But everytime I have seen him play in the last year has shown me nothing that he is worth the huge money needed to buy him.

He looks like a player that can produce a moment of absolute brilliance, but spend the next 100 hours playing absolutely dire. Has a horrendous attitude and ego. No point giving him more chances as its clear that he will not make the cut.

He is the type of player that is just everywhere, even if he is not having a good game on the ball, 99/100 times he will be excellent off it.

Talk about embarrassing ourselves.

Is that GIF suppose to show happiness, despair, bewilderment, or just extreme constipation?

The fact that he was ignored by both Roberto Di Matteo and Benitez (who allowed people likes Moses, Lampard and Cesar a bigger place in the team after being pretty much ignored by Robbie) to me speaks volume that he is not rated by those who see him everyday in training. Should be sold instead of a loan

Judging by this thread you would be perfect for this group that you have proposed, considering this little outburst you produced about 10 munites ago. Its obvious that this thread is going to be locked as its going nowhere so I think its time to wish a good day to you sir.

Yes... clearly with this thread it shows that its only me and Pacquiao that you don't ike hearing other opinions.

Don't bother with him Choulo, say anything that he disagrees with and he will try and brush it aside as not being "worthwhile observation".

Its not that rare for players to retire before the ages of 35 due to fitness issues.

Didn't Jose buy players in the January window then sell them the following summer before? I think one of them was Maniche.

My point is that Torres is not exactly the first player we brought and kept where merchandise sales was an influence the decision even if (as with both Torres and Ballack) their performance did not justify the transfer and wages we paid them