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A little Phil Collins to get the juices flowing! Today the big day

Well Nico did score pole! This track presents the best chance for him to actually win

1. Rosberg
2. Hamilton
3. Vettel
4. Webber
5. Raikonnen
6. Alonso

Vettel must like his chances as well

For me I like this Monaco track though I like the fact that there is zero margin for error! One wrong turn and boom you are out of the race! I would be very suprised if the safety car doesn't come out tomorrow

Massa,Grosjean and Sutil crashing out in practice! Grosjean crashed twice! And Massa's crash looks pretty bad they most likely wouldn't make qualifying

Indy are the better all round team! But for Frank Vogel's brainfart at the end of Game 1 this shoulda been 2-zip! The job is only half done tho! This win is useless if they don't win both games in Indy

[quote author=Alyricist★Laura]40 how you like that block on Hibbert by LeBron?

Lol the guy can do it all pay homage

I hate the Heat but LBJ is the truth[/quote]Am I supposed to applaud the first block he's made on those big guys all series long? He's killing it offensively though I won't front

Muthaphuck these refs mehn! You would think with Lebron,Wade and Bosh they wouldn't need any help
Its pathetic!

[quote author=Alyricist★Laura]Im right here niqqah....

Lebron can guard all 5...

Paul George is cooking Lebron tho.....[/quote]Let him go guard Roy Hibbert then! I told you he can only stop offensively challenged niggas like Kendrick Perkins e.t.c! David West and Roy Hibbert have been pissing all over the paint and no sign of Lebron

Where is that ninja telling me Lebron can guard all 5 positions? Make he go guard West or Hibbert if dem born am well

JeSoul: LOL...I saw Table's comment and immediately said "Manu who?" only to scroll down and see your exact same response

Me I'm still wondering how a guy can win player of the year and somehow not make it to the NBA's first all-defensive team. Goes to show these things can be a joke sometimes...

Table is probably a closet Spurs fan! Manu would make the First Team All floppers tho! Did you see Tony Allen floppin on Manu in Game 2? Hilarious! He even got fined for it
The DPOY process is just too blurry to be honest! You see guys like TD and Kobe that have made the first team a combined 20 times yet no DPOY between them

[quote author=Table Leg ]I think Manu Ginobili deserves a mention[/quote]Manu who Lool!!
I'd probably swap CP3 and insert Tony Parker or Russell Westbrook in that first team

toba: You must realize that the atmosphere in Germany is different. Buli clubs dont have money. Im scared of boredom. with bayern's arsenal do u think Schalke , BMG Hamburg or Leverkusen can win the league in 2014? or either can play at the Berlin stadium in 2015? but next season Madrid can dethrone barca, whilst either CFC or MCFC can dethrone Man U

Whose fault is it that other clubs don't have money? Bayern's? Abeg leave that story for puff daddy! Lyon won their league for 7 years straight! Barca have done 5 years straight in recent past! And won their league 4 times in 5 years! Man U have done the 3-peat twice and don't get me started with Porto in Portugal
Why should Uli Hoeness not be rewarded for his hardwork and turning Bayern to the juggernauts they are! If other teams in the Buli spent less time hating they might learn something

toba: Just see Dortmund. See Gotze got injured, they've not won a match. Ti a ba wa lo, oni fise pelu Bayern. lol Life w/o Gotze go hard for Dortmund. I think they shdnt sell stars to bayern w/o getting replacement. Dante Gomez Mandzukic Neuer Diaz etc were stars we acquired in Germany

Gotze was missing for most parts of last season via injury! I'm sure he missed the beatdown they handed us in the Pokal last season! Let them get replacements 37milla is more than enough to get two solid players

Bayern na buje budanu! Onye Eze,Ogaranya. We dey help the Buli by buying their overpriced players! They should worship and show gratitude to Bayern
Premiership or La Liga clubs would not pay 30million euros for Gomez 16 million for Gustavo 10 million for Mandzukic and 22 million Euros for Neuer
Smaller teams like Hoffenheim,Stuttgart,Wolfsburg,Dortmund are still benefiting from the windfall

What on earth was Vogel thinking not putting in Hibbert to protect the rim? Very dumb decision

All NBA First Team
Chris Paul
Kobe Bryant
Lebron James
Kevin Durant
Tim Duncan

All NBA Second Team
Tony Parker
Russell Westbrook
Carmelo Anthony
Blake Griffin
Marc Gasol

toba: No. These're not good basis for comparison. Any club can sigh özil provided they can afford him. However, bayern does theirs deliberately to have an edge. The club has that policy I'll speak the truth. Rem what bayern did after winning the UCL in 2001, yet in 2002 bayern won nothing with the kovacs and co. Liverpool even won the supercup. 02/03 bayern almost depleted Leverkusen, yet crashed out of the UCL courtesy Roy Makaay.

My point is that, the buli mustnt be like laliga or SPL. out if 5seasons, bayern shouldnt win more than 2bulis through strong competition from other teams
here's what Hoeness said

"To be honest, it's not in our interest to weaken other teams.

"We did things like that in the past, but now it only can be a side aspect. The main aspect for a transfer should be: will the player make the team better or not?

its self explanatory

Its not weakening if the rival team is sufficiently compensated! Would you say Madrid intentionally weakened Barcelona when they got Figo? We did those ingrates a favor! All these ninjas talk greasy about Bayern but ask them how they are going to eat without Bayern! They ought to quit whining and get a replacement
We won the league and will win the UCL without him! He's a long-term project! Ribery and Robben are approaching father time

dayokanu: Dortmund is about getting De bruyne from Leverkusen and also hijack Sokratis

Every big club in Europe does it

Where did Man Utd get RVP, Jones, Rio Valencia, Ashley young, Carrick Rooney etc from was it not from EPL rivals?

Na JJC for European football dey yarn that one

Were we not alive when Juventus in one fell swoop took away Buffon, Thuram, Canavaro, Di Vaio all from Parma and the earth did not fall

People just stay yapping nonsense I swear! Where did Madrid get Ramos? Where did Barca get Villa?
Look at Man U's case for instance
Rio left Leeds got relegated
Valencia left Wigan they are now relegated as well
Young left Villa they nearly got relegated
Jones left Blackburn they also got relegated

Still I don't hear anyone saying Man U weaken their rivals! We met his freaking buyout clause! We didn't poach him or tap him up neither did we wait till his contract nearly run out so what is the hue and cry about

This day 12 years ago Bayern were crowned Champions of Europe! Can remember this match like yesterday man!


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toba: I became angry with Bayern&the tax defaulter Hoenæss when the latter saif the era of weakening buli rivals was over. This simply means they do. It makes the buli less competitive.

Don't tell me you are one of those that believe that megedefegede about weakening a rival! Dortmund got Gundogan from Nuremburg Reus from Gladbach I don't see anyone accusing them of weakening a club

An interesting weekend upon us! With arguably the toughest and most legendary track on the calendar. Rosberg,Hamilton where the frontrunners with the Raris just behind them! The Red Bulls looked a little off pace but Saturday is the key as there's not a lot of room for overtaking on this street circuit

dayokanu: Dont mind the hypocrites

BvB two weeks ago tried to approach Julian Draxler who was in contract with Schalke

Yesterday Watzke reported to have hijacked the Leverkusen deal with Sokratis Yet they are complaining about big bad Bayern

If it wasn't about the Euros why did they put a buyout clause? Maybe they didn't think we would match it! It also smacks of greed on their part. Anyway I heard the man just re-signed a few more players with no buyout clause this time

toba: BVB fans are not smiling ooo.

Here's a letter from one of them

Farewell Mario, you will never get the chance to redeem yourself'

Dear Mario,

Despite your move to Bayern Munich being announced over a month ago, many Borussia Dortmund fans are still very upset. Being a passionate BVB supporter myself, I want to approach the subject with a more levelheaded perspective.

When Jan Age Fjortoft tweeted on the night of April 22 that Bild was going to break a major transfer story at midnight, I had an uneasy feeling which I couldn't quite explain to myself. A few minutes later came the shock: Mario Gotze was going to Bayern.

After staring at my monitor in disbelief for a few seconds, I was overwhelmed by a sense of emptiness. It was just a rumour at the time but we all knew there had to be some truth to it. Then the confirmation from Dortmund arrived the next morning

https://u.goal.com/274900/274926hp2.jpgDisappointment | BVB fans have been left reeling by Gotze's decision




At first, I just felt unbelievably disappointed. That you, my beloved Mario, had fled to our main rivals just seemed inexplicable to me. Ever since you celebrated a goal with Dede's shirt, I truly believed that you identified fully with our club.

On the other had, I have to admit that I wasn't that surprised. I had always known that you were longing for greatness, which could make you abandon values like loyalty or allegiance.

Many Dortmund fans regard your decision as a betrayal but it's just the logical consequence of your ambition. Bayern have reached three of the last four Champions League finals and are set to become one of Europe's best sides for years to come.

That, coupled with the appeal of working with a world-class coach like Pep Guardiola, means it's understandable that you have decided against a move abroad and taken the controversial path towards the Allianz Arena. I am also sure the temptation of a €10 million annual salary made quite an impression on you.

I usually follow the fortunes of former Dortmund players and I even occasionally enjoy it when they score against us. This will prove a tad difficult in your case



So, looking at all the facts, there is no reason for thousands of BVB fans to be so brokenhearted.

Unfortunately, it's not that easy. Football is ruled by emotions - more so than any other sport - and people from the Ruhr tend to develop particularly strong feelings for their clubs, which sometimes reaches worrying levels.

This Dortmund team have always given the impression that the ordinary rules of football do not apply to them. It felt like a group of friends pursuing a dream together, with money and glamour coming second to them.

People can point to the exits of Shinji Kagawa and Nuri Sahin, but the former left Signal Iduna Park to pursue a dream, the latter departed in completely different circumstances.

Your decision felt different because you emerged from Dortmund's youth academy. As your team-mate Mats Hummels pointed out, the Germany players at BVB shared the aim of taking the club to the next level.

"Hummels had always thought that the Germany players at BVB shared the aim to take the club to the next level"


Titles and trophies weren't that important to Hummels since he wanted to be involved in something special. So the move to an established power like Bayern has never tempted him. This doesn't seem to be the case for you, but I cannot hold that against you as everybody is different.

Your youth combined with the influence of your agent and your Bavarian roots will have been the most influential factors.

And yet, I cannot deny a feeling of disappointness. Dortmund's last three seasons can confidently be described as fairytale-like but the departure of one of our homegrown talents has taken the gloss off the story.

I can imagine that many BVB fans feel like they have woken up from a beautiful dream. What makes me particularly sad is your lack of remorse towards your current fans.

You knew that a move abroad would have had a different effect but you have robbed yourself of the farewell you deserve. After the last home game of the season, only Patrick Owomoyela said his goodbyes - a wise decision by the club, considering the current mood.

You owe Dortmund a lot but the club also owes you a debt of gratitude.

And so all that remains for me is to thank you for these three amazing years. It was a pleasure to watch you play football at the most beautiful stadium in the world. You were one of the defining figures of my time as a fan.

When you don a Bayern jersey next season, it will feel wrong and I will look on with misery as you continue to mesmerise the Bundesliga.

Unlike other supporters, I won't join the chorus of whistles that undoubtedly await you when you return to Dortmund. I know that you made an understandable decision for a 20-year-old with very little experience of life.

I had hoped that you would be fit in time to feature against Bayern at Wembley on Saturday so that we could have shared one last wonderful moment together. Who knows how much a winning goal would have made up for your decision?

However, I wish happiness for you and your family in Munich. I usually follow the fortunes of former Dortmund players and I even occasionally enjoy it when they score against us. This will prove a tad difficult in your case.



Farewell Mario, you will never get the chance to redeem yourself'

These band of ingrates really need to stop their bloodclot crying! After saving them from bankruptcy and giving them Mats Hummels u would think they would show some gratitude 37million euros is more than enough for a competent replacement

toba: Bayern will win the UCL at the Olympiastadion Berlin in 2015

Lol make we first collect the one wey London dey owe us on Saturday

Awww man! That loss must have felt like a punch in the gut for the Pacers. They have to pick themselves up for Game 2! I believe they can steal it if niggas like George Hill handle the ball better! The Heat can't handle David West and Roy Hibbert on the block and low post so they have to attack like piranhas in Game 2
George,West and Hibbert did their part in Game 1 but Lebron showed why he's the best in the world. This is going to be a long series!

toba: Werder Bremen have announced that they have secured the services of Nils Petersen from Bayern Munich on a permanent basis for an undisclosed transfer fee.

Petersen was decent I saw a bit of him but there was never going to be space for him at Bayern. It just makes it more imperative that we keep Gomez

toba: 2015 Champions League final will be held in Berlin.

About time! Not sure Berlin has ever hosted a UCL final before

debosky: Nah, the celebrations were aimed at Spurs - if you beat your local rivals even to a spoon, it matters. The players only showed their connection to what the fans feel.

Pathetic!! Chelsea omode ano are celebrating their 2nd straight title in Europe while una dey wander around the desert of trophylessness! Jubilating that your team had another trophyless season yet again
Disgrace of London
8 years down 32 to go

debosky: Anyhoo, back to the matter at hand - Bayern will choke for a second time running, despite outspending Dortmund on possibly every measure.

Come Saturday night we at Bayern Munich would be celebrating our 5th European title! And I would be here to rub it in your nose

Gotze ruled out! Sad! Tho I don't believe anything coming from Klopp's lips

debosky: ^^ Keeping their gunpowder dry for Wembley methinks. . . .Bayern heartbreak for 2 seasons running coming up.

Nothing beats 8 seasons of heartbreak but judging by the celebration a few days back in your camp it seems the standards have fallen. Anyway ur bad belle would be in vain! We are sooo beating Dortmund

Since the loss to Madrid Dortmund have not quite been the same team! Winless since then! Hopefully the streak is extended on Saturday

Roland17: I gave this series to Pacers, with hope the Pacers rotate someone to contest Bosh shooting from outside the box, cos i think they would want to force Hibbert out of the interior to defend bosh's shooting, so that it opens up the interior.

But i am very confident with the Pacers outwitting the Flopping Heats.

No point making Hibbert come out of the paint to contest Bosh! Its not every night those J's would fall! They need his rebounding and paint presence to limit the Heat to just one shot
More importantly for the Pacers is avoiding turnovers! Hill and George simply need to be more efficient with the ball else the presence of West and Hibbert wouldn't even matter while the Heat are scoring fast break points

Overtime! My God! What a phuckin comeback in the 4th! And if you factor all the free throws Z-Bo missed they should probably have won this game. Nice adjustments by Hollins taking out Prince and Allen giving Pondexter and Bayless more minutes

Roland17: @A-40

Bro, whats your take on Gasol picking up the defensive player of the year and not included in the NBA all defensive first team?...

Its some ol bullshyte! Gasol is the best defensive player in the league so he should get on the all-defensive first team by default! Noah and Chandler ahead of Gasol is a joke to be honest no way did Chandler have a better year defensively than Gasol and Noah wasn't as consistent

The Grizz shooting percentage must be in negative
Either or both of Allen and Prince has to ride the bench in this series men! Their defence is of no use if they aren't bringing anything to the table offensively! They need somebody/anybody that would spread the floor and allow Gasol and Z-Bo to work!

15-13 at the end of the 1st! Hehehe this is just ugly man
Tony Allen is such an offensive bum its not even funny! I don't care how good he is defensively no one should be that clueless on the offensive end! The Spurs are just clogging the paint giving zero room for Gasol and Z-Bo to work with and its so easy for them cos they don't have shooters to spread the floor

AjanleKoko: Lemme put on my church hat and say 'Let's wait and see what happens.'

Dude can't possibly a worse choice than re-signing Pepe Reina. I absolutely dread that

Pepe Reina ke?? Not all keepers get better with age oh! Pepe is past glory and even at his peak he was never top 5 in Europe. Ter Stegen is barely 21! With a guy like that the goalkeeping position is sorted for a decade at least

coded guy: Imagine Ronaldo on left, Bale on the right, Rooney playing of RVP.
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Lmaoo! Fantasy football! Its ok to dream tho

Lool the Spurs boring? Hahaha I hate the Spurs with every fiber of my being but this present Spurs are anything but boring! Whaat! I was amazed at the clinic they put on against the Grizzlies

Roland17: Ummmm Uncle Akpan-40 please come and defend your AARP's, a useless team in my opinion, they were pounded on the board, the knicks as usual depnd on three's and jump shots with all big men fouling out with less than 8 points each...

And what more can i say about Mike Woodson's play call!!!! 50 seconds to the end of the game and the AARP's have exhausted their time outs

In-fact its become very boring arguing about the knicks, i would leave that to Uncle Akpan-40...

Give me my props for predicting 100% abeg

I would give you props when you give me props for predicting the a$$-whooping the Knicks handed your Celtics!

My prediction
Spurs over Grizzlies in six! They have waaay more depth offensively! Guys like Danny Green,Ginobili,Leonard would spread the Grizzlies past their elastic limit at the perimeter

Pacers over Heat in six! This is more in hope than actual reality but the Pacers really handled the Heat in the regular season. They actually have a player in Paul George that can stop Lebron or limit him at least! Wade's knee is still bum and I expect the Heat to take a beating in the paint from guys like West and Roy Hibbert in this series

Where are those eskimos? Edoyad and Roland that were questioning the status of Phillip Lahm as the best full back in Europe? 15 assists in the League and in Europe!

Seems Badstuber has ruptured his cruciate ligaments again! Really really unfortunate cos he may not be back till the end of the year

Left Lukaku on the bench! That's so A40

azpekuliar: Still expecting more congratulatory messages. Where's dat my Isoko brother sef?

Congrats Bros! I suppose di gwe for u be that

Where is Ajanlekoko? You guys would do well to cop Marc Andre Ter Stegen ASAP! To the untrained eye he conceded 4 goals against Bayern but if not for him Gladbach could easily have conceded 8

^^ Definite goal of the season contender! ESPN actually put Mandzukic's goal against Wolfsburg as number 1 for Bayern in the league this season! Dunno if I agree with that tho!

Gustavo against Stuttgart
Pizarro against Hamburg
Boateng against Nuremburg
Kroos against Dortmund
Gomez against Leverkussen

I'd probably put those above Mandzukic's and talking about Mandzukic it seems the ninja has gone off the boil for a while now! I wonder if Juup has noticed this too