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Would you say you 'need him more than Ben Affleck needs acting school'?
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#803 |
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Nice goal, but not really Van Basten-esque
I can't help but feel Newcastle might be shooting themselves in the foot over this Owen deal. Owen said he wants to go back to Liverpool, but he would go ON LOAN to Newcastle for the season. Newcastle then make a bid which Liverpool won't match (presumably why they made such a high bid) So now Liverpool seem to be out of the equation, Owen has to say to himself "Do I want to sign for Newcastle permanently" and I don't think he'll want to. SO rather than having Owen for a season....they probably won't get him at all. |
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#804 |
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How the hell can a player cost £8 million, not play a regular game all season and win nothing and be worth £18 million a year later?
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#805 |
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Because Freddie Shepherd is fond of bullshit.
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COME ON OWEN
Woooo at us getting ripped off (probably us shitting ourselves over a Liverpool bid) but oh well he's exactly what we need. |
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#807 |
All Part Of The Plan
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You could've had Henri Camara for £3m, you fools
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:\'( Everton were robbed apparently
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#809 |
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Yeah everyone is saying Collina had a nightmare. Apparently gave a foul against Everton anytime the ball looked close to going to Duncan Ferguson.
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Okay personally I thought he was worth at least 15 mill last season even in that last year of contract but Real Madrid still can't be serious to expect a £10 million profit on a player they did nothing with and who is about their 5th or 6th choice striker now.
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#812 |
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Good business for Madrid and Collina had a bit of a shocker tonight. Shame that really, Everton can feel robbed.
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You need to be asking why newcastle have put in such a high bid? Is it because they feel guilty over the Woodgate deal, could it be that Real stil owe a few million for him and newcastle have possible included that as part of the deal hence the reason the price appears to be high. Real paid £13.4m for him last year, Id prob say they stil owe at least £8m for him, it's possible that newcastle could effectively wipe out the remaining debt as part of the deal and be getting Owen for £10m.
*accepts that this is a really far fetched theory* Everton should accept the fact that Collina blew his whistle for the foul before Ferguson even made contact o put the ball in the net. However things like this happen all the time, Bent gave a slight shirt tug and got a foul given against him, if ref's were to penalise every foul that happened on corners, there would be a minimum of about 7 penalties in every game. I remember an incident last season where i think it was frank lampard blatently blocked john terry's marker, obvious foul however the ref didnt give anything and it allowed terry a free header and he scored. It all depends on what the officials can and cant see, last nite i heard collina's whistle go before the goal went in, however the tv claimed it was the linesman who gave the foul and if thats the case, collina was only doing his job and using his assistants. *i cant believe i'm sticking up for a ref* ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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#814 |
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Souness has ruled out the year long loan option
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/foot...em/4182612.stm Souness said: "As I understand it, the loan is not an option, not a chance. Not when we've made a whacking great offer for him that's been accepted. "He is contracted to Real Madrid and it is not his decision." ------- He wants to be careful with what he is saying. |
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#815 |
The Great Pink Hope
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CHELSEA IN GROUP G!
FUUUUUUUUCK! |
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#816 |
The Great Pink Hope
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...and now Anderlecht and Betis. Liverpool are boned.
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how come Man U had country protection yet the European & Premier LEauge champions didnt? I dont understand that one.
Ok i'll accept Liverpool never because they didnt qualify and have already had a favour done by being allowed to defend it, however why the fuck were united given it over chelsea, can anyone explain that to me please. |
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lol Big Dean Windass might be on his way to Wigan at the tender age of 36.
I fucking love the guy as his attitude when played for boro was spot on. I hope if he takes the chance that he does well, I also hope if Jewel does sign him that he will give him a good chance and a good run in the team. If he is only buying him as back up then FUCK OFF JEWEL LEAVE HIM BE AS HE IS DOING WELL FOR BRADFORD AND I LIKE TO SEE HIM KNOCKING THE GOALS IN AND DONT WANT TO SEE HIM SAT ON THE BENCH OR IN THE STANDS!! DEANO DEANO DEANO DEANO |
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News that the bid was rejected was about early this morning.
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Apparently Albert Luque is packing his bags for Newcastle as I type this.
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#822 |
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Yeah I'm pretty sure UEFA have a ranking system similar to FIFAs, basically because Man U have consistently been in the Champions League for a long time they have a much higher ranking at this time than Chelsea.
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#823 |
dirty irani
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I think it's a good draw for us. Anderlecht and Betis are beatable.
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#825 |
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Chelsea in GROP G. What a rippoff
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#826 |
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I don't really want Owen at all now, a year long loan is bullshit. He doesn't want to come to Newcastle so fuck him, let Liverpool have him back.
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Liverpool didn't, because they were given an extra place in the competition. Chelsea are ranked lower in the seedings because in the past 5 years they have not performed as well in Europe as any of the top seeds. It's pretty simple. It requires an attention span and a memory that goes back more than a few months, but then, still pretty simple to understand. |
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It still doesnt make sence as to if Chelsea have the protection and Liverpool dont then if Chelsea are an english team as are liverpool so how do they end up in the same group as another english side, where's the protection there ? |
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#829 |
Rt Hon Ed Balls MP
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Solano's red card appeal was rejected.
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Because Liverpool aren't classed as an English qualifier therefore they could have been oaired with Chelsea, Arsenal or Man U
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What the fuck would it even mean if Liverpool had no "country protection" if another English side couldn't draw them because they did? Are you really that fucking stupid? Does it not even look a little bit stupid when I put into words for you there? In short: Chelsea could not be drawn against any other side designated as an English qualifier or in the same seed group as them. |
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Newcastle officially got Luque. He is signed in time for Man U on Saturday. Bad debut for the lad.
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If he starts him, the other players arnt use to his style of play and vice versa so it might not work, however Man u will also not know his game so his movement might allow others to break through the man u defence and get shots in. If he benches him then the way newcastle have been playing of late man u will pass the ball around and the service to shearer will be limited, however, if newcastle can keept it tight like they did for the first 80mins against arsenal, then they could bring him on and add a new dimension to their game and again give man u something different to think about. However at the same time if souness makes the sub to early then ferguson will take a look for a few minutes, asses the situation and then use one of his subs to counteract it. Either way it may or may not be that bad a debut for the lad. |
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#835 |
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Man City away today; tough game on paper.
BUT FOOTBALL ISN'T PLAYED ON PAPER COME ON YOU FUCKING BLUES |
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#836 |
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If Luque plays on the left he'll be up against Wes Brown. Hmmmmm...
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#837 |
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He'll play up-front, if anywhere. I'm thinking he was signed as a striker. Shearer needs a player like Luque up there with him, to get through the running, since Shearer is practically stationary these days.
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#838 |
Rt Hon Ed Balls MP
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fucks sake.
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You're above us Owen so shut up
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#840 |
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true and we're basically your B team
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