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FIFA, like UEFA, is populated by former European fascists. Still, we will have the ban overturned on appeal and, as Pisty says, we've got plenty of good players and a "gelled" squad.

And atleast you got Sheva off the payroll quick sharp

the problem is that Real haven't broken any specific rules have they? it's just frowned upon.

And Blatter & Platini bend over for Madrid

great news. rat faced, money grabbing australian prick lucas neil has apparently signed for athletico so he's not even in the country anymore.

huge relief for everyone.

So he's replaced Heitinga, the new matey we just signed from them?!

whoopsy daisy chelsea..

...and tickets/flights/things have just been booked for Sofia away, happy days.

You going to CC next Sun for the Everton game?

You going to CC next Sun for the Everton game?

Yep. Drop by the Railway.

I actually feel a bit sorry for the boys in Blue, it seems a bit harsh. I heard that Man U and Lazio could be getting a bit of Platini grief too. Utd for some business with Le Harve.

At this rate Liverpool could actually win the big one. Crazy.

Where's The Railway...before or after the game?

Where's The Railway...before or after the game?

Top of Putney high street next to the train station. Prob from about 1:30.

Oh I know it, get quite a lot of away fans in there too.

I normally drink in the one down on the river opposite the park, next to that poncey bar - name escapes me?

nice story cliveo. looks like you got lucky at that day. on two counts.

i also think there is a distinction to be made between diving and going down easily. eboue at the weekend cracked me up. most arsenal fans i know even think he's a cunt.

Odly he has come full circle since the game he got booed off the pitch - now he is one of the crowd favs (started with the away fans and some great games last season)
I have to say that dive was pathetic and he does it too much, but he loves Jesus so i forgive him

I actually feel a bit sorry for the boys in Blue, it seems a bit harsh. I heard that Man U and Lazio could be getting a bit of Platini grief too. Utd for some business with Le Harve.

and the whole John Obi Mikel kidnapping and stealing Macheda and taking Berbatov for a medical, signing a contract etc before Tottenham had even accepted a bid (and then proceeding to bribe Spurs into dropping charges through loaning them Frazier Campbell) and tapping up Owen Hargreaves from Bayern...you could go on and on.

The Manc scum are by far and away the worst perpetrators and have been for years yet the FA, UEFA, FIFA have done nothing about it.

They orchestrated some lovely little stories to get Rooney too

Odly he has come full circle since the game he got booed off the pitch - now he is one of the crowd favs (started with the away fans and some great games last season)
I have to say that dive was pathetic and he does it too much, but he loves Jesus so i forgive him

perhaps so greasy, i will check in with the fans i know and get a recent verdict. i still think he's one of the dirtiest players in the premiership. but mainly i am just cracking up at the 'look who i've found' thread - that website you have thrown up is an absolute goldmine

oh he is that Jonny, but every team needs one, shame we lost Viera and Flamini. they had that likable dirtyness.. Eboue needs to man up!

and the whole John Obi Mikel kidnapping and stealing Macheda and taking Berbatov for a medical, signing a contract etc before Tottenham had even accepted a bid (and then proceeding to bribe Spurs into dropping charges through loaning them Frazier Campbell) and tapping up Owen Hargreaves from Bayern...you could go on and on.

The Manc scum are by far and away the worst perpetrators and have been for years yet the FA, UEFA, FIFA have done nothing about it.

did you just make that up on the spot or did you read it on a cittteeeeeeeeh messageboard?
talking to players before they've signed contracts is completely normal. do you honestly think teams waste all that time and money inquiring through other clubs before ever approaching players? because if that was the case it would take a full season for a club to sign anyone.

Music to my ears :-)

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2009/sep/03/everton-mikel-arteta-october-return

did you just make that up on the spot or did you read it on a cittteeeeeeeeh messageboard?
talking to players before they've signed contracts is completely normal. do you honestly think teams waste all that time and money inquiring through other clubs before ever approaching players? because if that was the case it would take a full season for a club to sign anyone.

Spurs didn't accepted an offer from United, only City and didn't allow United to speak to Berbatov, yet Berbatov had a medical at Carrington and was shown on Sky Sports meeting David Gill & Alex Ferguson. Seems like an illegal approach to me.

Anyway, I wouldn't waste my time reading Citeh websites (not that I would the Mirror either) but anyway, from the Daily Mirror:

"Manchester United have paid Spurs £30.75m and chucked Frazier Campbell in on a season-long loan (bad luck Hull fans), and Spurs have agreed to drop their tapping-up complaint against the champions."

It's well known that teams enquire about players if they would leave through agents etc, but that is entirely different to flying a player to Manchester, meeting him personally at the airport, taking them for a medical and agreeing a contract when the players club have said publically that the player isn't allowed to talk to them, in fact, after they have given permission for the player to talk to a completely different club. What United did was effectively hold Tottenham to ransom over Berbatov, because the player would have likely refused to play for them again (according to Daniel Levy).

Not that I support Spurs, or Citeh for that matter. I just can't stand the hypocrisy of Ferguson, especially when you consider his bleating about Madrid 'tapping up' Ronaldo.

there is a distinction to be made between diving and going down easily.

Spurs didn't accepted an offer from United, only City and didn't allow United to speak to Berbatov, yet Berbatov had a medical at Carrington and was shown on Sky Sports meeting David Gill & Alex Ferguson. Seems like an illegal approach to me.

Anyway, I wouldn't waste my time reading Citeh websites (not that I would the Mirror either) but anyway, from the Daily Mirror:

"Manchester United have paid Spurs £30.75m and chucked Frazier Campbell in on a season-long loan (bad luck Hull fans), and Spurs have agreed to drop their tapping-up complaint against the champions."

It's well known that teams enquire about players if they would leave through agents etc, but that is entirely different to flying a player to Manchester, meeting him personally at the airport, taking them for a medical and agreeing a contract when the players club have said publically that the player isn't allowed to talk to them, in fact, after they have given permission for the player to talk to a completely different club. What United did was effectively hold Tottenham to ransom over Berbatov, because the player would have likely refused to play for them again (according to Daniel Levy).

Not that I support Spurs, or Citeh for that matter. I just can't stand the hypocrisy of Ferguson, especially when you consider his bleating about Madrid 'tapping up' Ronaldo.

so the long winded answer is you don't actually have any proof that it happened.

so the long winded answer is you don't actually have any proof that it happened.

The whole thing was played out live on TV on that momentous day. A City fan on a message board entered into long-winded emails with the FA over why they weren't charging united, answer was the offended party (spurs), needed to make an official complaint before they could take action, which of course they never did.

Don't mind it myself, I'm fucking glad united got him, he's been and will continue to be utter shite.

As aunited fan I have to agree that Berbatov is shit. Spurs were glad to see the back of him.

Some good'uns in here:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/gallery/2009/sep/04/premier-league-transfer-flops-top-20?picture=352444967

Robbie Keane He was supposed to be the new Kenny Dalglish when he joined Liverpool from Spurs for £19m in the summer of 2008, but Keane bore more resemblance to Kelly Dalglish during his short Anfield career. He lasted just six months, scoring seven goals in 28 games before being dumped back on Tottenham's doorstep

HA HA HA

The whole thing was played out live on TV on that momentous day. A City fan on a message board entered into long-winded emails with the FA over why they weren't charging united, answer was the offended party (spurs), needed to make an official complaint before they could take action, which of course they never did.

Don't mind it myself, I'm fucking glad united got him, he's been and will continue to be utter shite.

Spurs had previously submitted a dossier of evidence related to Uniteds pursuit of Berbatov over the summer. The whole thing became farcical when it was played out live on TV even when Spurs were saying he hadn't been given permission to meet United. Of course, Spurs rescinded their complaint and supporting evidence once it became clear they had little choice but to sell and that they'd got the replacement striker they needed that late in the day.

hey pisti
your links are always from the posh papers times, gruniad etc

who sends them to you as i know you are a Daily Sport reader ( i almost typed Sun reader but that would have offended you i think )