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and illori being sent out on loan doh !

that was always the plan... he was bought for longer term.

Yes he is better than Toure, but again that isn't saying much. I don't know who I'd put there instead, really we need someone new. I really like Flanigan but he's too young to play there at the moment & it would waste his speed.

I do like BR too though, most of what he's done has been good - just made a few errors & has missed a couple of signings that I think he needed. Not bad really.

Wisdom and Kelly are both centre backs, hopefully Wisdom is coming on nicely at Derby. Kelly still seems short of fitness and also is now surprised of the physics of the flight of the ball.. He might not be a long term plan sadly.

Missed signings aren't BR's fault though, it's a mixture of the club sticking to a rigid valuation for a player (you will get bargains but you'll also miss out) and players understandably wanting to play for CL sides when we aren't prepared to spunk a massive wage on them as a bribe.. been burnt on that before

Are we STILL going on about Liverpool FC?

*FFS*

If Toni Kroos is indeed for sale I expect every team on the planet to be in for his signature.

Are we STILL going on about Liverpool FC?

*FFS*

the liverpool lot are talking amongst themselves...

This better?

Yeah - is it any good? It's only 6 quid so maybe I'll just get it anyway.

#footballhipster

available cheaper on line somewhere

Also read this and thought of this thread.

Too much analysis of the wrong kind.

Hold on, I thought Walcott was shit then Chalfie posted some analysis saying he's great so I thought 'he's great', now you're telling me he's shit again?

will people just make up their fucking minds and then let me know?

He's not shit, he's not great, he gets a bad press.

http://www.vice.com/en_uk/read/how-to-enjoy-football-without-being-a-dick-in-2014

Slightly dull first half in the Madrid derby but it is boiling up.

Real defence kicking Diego Costa black and blue.

And Barca afterwards!

Yeah, they are games are great to watch. I'd rather win 20 games a season by 4 goals, then win a title with 1-0 victories (ideally both winning games and titles of course)

Not really.

What use is a title if the games are tedious to watch.

Ultimately I watch football to be entertained.

Just as well... Beagle

ha

Are we STILL going on about Liverpool FC?

*FFS*

Yep because nobody really gives a fuck about Chelsea

Lets talk about boro then.

So we let the light weight, slightly erratic, but sometimes very good, Emnes go on loan to swansea and have brought in the Lee 'Rooney of the lower leagues' Tomlin. He's like Rooney in some key areas; he has a good touch, he's overweight and he is currently suspended due to getting his 3rd(!) red of the season.

I've never seen him play...has anyone else? is he any good?

I'm gonna guess he's no Ravanelli

lee " the whiteish feather " tomlin

Those days are long long long gone.

Lee "the plumpest Turkey" Tomlin

as he's not here

pisti ?

The reason he get's 3 red cards in half a season is that he doesn't last 90 minutes on the pitch. He looks like the sort of bloke you'd put on in a pub team for the last 15 minutes.

So Barca and Madrid got a bit lucky last night - but it means they'll probably play each other in the final.

The refereeing of both games was fucking shocking. Made me think that the Premier League is actually not so bad!

I really like Kagawa and think it's such a shame he hasn't produced the form he showed at Dortmund.

Spanish football thread >>>>>>>>>

Did I read somewhere that west ham are going to court about the Andy Carroll ban?

ah here we go
http://www.claretandhugh.info/hammers-fa-moves-may-bring-down-appeal-system/

Where are our resident hammers? still hurting from Forest's battering