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Outstanding display lastnight

I was actually expecting shaktar to cause an upset as they have travelled well this season complimented by their impeccable home form

btw yaya kasua in advance for the man city game there's a rumour circulating that Tevez isn't in a generous mood, is that true

Is Xavi back for tonight's game. . .I need barca to win by atleast a 2 goal margin oo

What happened to anelka. His overall contribution and game play has dwindled significantly . . . .completing a simple five yard pass has

become a weekly struggle for him.

DD isn't far behind anelka in terms of lacklustre ball retention neither, leaving kalou as the only player capable of bringing composure

and stability to our attack as malouda too don dey mess up in that regard. . solution drop anelka to the bench and play malouda/zhirhov-DD-kalou upfront.

Bros HOW MARKET, seta dada, saje wogba

debosky:
Too much is being read into Rooney's absence. . . .If Utd can be this close to the top without their best player firing, they are far away from losing competitiveness. It will be a blow if Rooney leaves, but Utd do have enough within the club to surmount that.

Yes Citeh are coming with their big bucks, but there are no prizes given out for being second in October.

If he leaves to another EPL club (highly unlikely without an obscene fee) then this might be an even more exciting season than last year.

GBAM, Tell that to HNIC and dudu

HNIC:
@Jalether,
Times have changed.
Don't compare the loss of Becks,Keano,RVN and co to this one.
SAF replaced them almost immediately with quality players, or he already had them in his fold.
I had a bet with 2 Manure fans last season that Manure won't win the league.
Let's be frank,Rooney carried Manure on his back for all of last season, that's why they could compete
Losing Rooney in this day and age with frugal spending all over the place will HURT Manure.
When the tabloids started on this, i thought it was a joke. . . . .
But now we know better, shocking stuff happenning in football these days.
What next?

Can you spot the link between the bolded part. . . when Ruud and Ronaldo left Rooney took over, when Rooney leaves, Berba/chicharito or a

new quality striker will take over. kappish

There's two option here available to fergie. .  .1- buy another quality striker to replace Rooney,  . .this wouldn't hurt the club financially as he's valued at

astronomical figures and the club can easily buy atleast a world class striker with his transfer fee

2- Stick to Berba/Chicarito, moreover Fergie didn't spend a dime when Ruud left the club, he trusted Rooney/saha to ensure his departure wouldn't be

significant and fergie is a genius at motivating players to get the best out of them. . .it's also worth stressing that berba is a quality striker and appears to be

back to his best and chicarito has shown/is showing highly encouraging signs.

Whichever option he chooses, the club will cope well without Rooney

duduspace:
Losing Rooney is massive, they're losing a world class player in his prime man and they had sort of built the team kind of round him. If losing only Xabi Alonso affected pool that much, what do you think this will do to Manure? particularly with their smaller neighbor's new found wealth.

Was the team was built around Ronaldo before he left for madrid. YES OR NO

If yes is the answer to that question then Man utd should have gone down the same path as Liverpool already.NO

Fergie entrusted Ronaldo's responsibilities on Rooney and that has been the theme over the years. . . when a key player parts with the club, he's

sufficiently replaced and services are restored to normal, so what gives you the impression that there will be a deviation from this systematic approach

Like TKB said, no player is indispensable. .  especially if the manager has a well documented record of having solutions for seemingly difficult situations

duduspace:
Are you saying that did not affect the club at all? come on man, [b]you [/b]lost the PL crown and had to make do with the mickey mouse cup. Losing Rooney is massive.

OK, for the upteenth time, I'm a chelsea fan

While their achievement may have suffered due to losing those two influential players, one thing that's not disputable is that the team proved many

pundit's prediction wrong and exceeded most people's expectation. NO . . . given the resources they had to work with last season, I dare say Fergie and

the team did a magnificent job.

OMO IBO:
There's a difference here hombre!
Fergie did not mind losing the likes of Beckham, Ruud, Roy Keane and maybe Ronaldo (when he eventually left) but if you saw the press release on SKY you'd notice Fergie's distinct demeanour.

Dude had tears in his eyes.

Fergie's demeanour holds no water whatsoever. . .Is he suppose to rejoice over the prospect of losing one of the club's most committed and industrious

player  . . . .the least he could do is show appreciation for Rooney's immense contributions to the club over the years, therefore his demeanour is not

abnormal and doesn't imply that he (fergie) will struggle in his indefinite absence

People said the exact same thing when Ronaldo and Tevez left the club and we all know how the team responded

duduspace:
Jalether, the one thing I can assure you of is this, if you lot [/b]lose Rooney in January, then [b]you are not finishing above us in the PL table, as things are right now, its even debatable if [b]you [/b]can.

Are you high on debosky's urine

rephrase that paragraph sharp sharp from you to they

If the departure of notable names such as Beckham, Ruud, Ronaldo, Roy Keane didn't spell doom for man utd in the past

why would the outcome be any different in Rooney's case, . .Fergie knows how to neutralise any potential negative impact a key player's loss

might have on his team. Utd will do just fine without him.

Gomiss coped an hatrick . . . there will be snowstorm in sahara desrt tonight

Basically we cannot win a match without Drogba, na wao

chic2pimp:
We are still a better team than Looserfool though . For starters, we are competiting in the champions league(a competition looserpool is unlikely to play in for at least another 3 years). In addition, we are in with a chance of winning the league(I don't expect you lot to know anything about winning league titles since you haven't won one since 1990)

Soccerpunch. . . talk about kicking a man when he's down

hahaha. so much for a title contender

Andre Uweh:
Josh plays better in the roving midfield position while Kakuta plays as one of the front three.

Josh style of play suggests he should be capable of playing as a wide forward. . . .he seems versatile and based on their performances so far

it's easy to see who deserves a starting shirt more. . . I'm still happy for kakuta though and hopefully he will show the world glimpses of his

talent tomorrow

edoyad:
@gayleather, sorry for disturbing your quality time with your lover, just have some issues to iron out with him and he'll be back in bed with your in a sec, kapish?  

On the evidence on ground, I have to say your statement reeks of irony. . . . since you returned from exile, you have been married to dk and the bayern thread

you lot even extended your shameless act/love making session to the arses thread . .judging from this trend, we can deduce that edoyad is madly in love with dk.

what GOD has joined together let no man put assunder. . epe fun ara yin o

debosky:
Yes - it's called the weather news.

Is it news that debosky specialises in sniffing mamagee's bra and also has the tendency to chat gebberish on weekdays

nateevs:
Kakuta gets first PL Start.

Is this an indication that Sturridge is becoming unpopular with Carlotti. . . he use to be his favourite kid. I Like

You two should just get a room Jeez. . . . shame no dey catch una with the constant public display of affection

I expect a Chelsea victory as Villa haven't been at their best this season

Josh should be getting a starting shirt ahead of kakuta IMHO but it's all well and good. . . atleast carlotti has disappointed his critics by

showing faith in our young lads

What's up with signing a toddler . . . . I'm not sure about this one

It requires no special powers to accurately predict arsenal's fate this season

RuuDie:
Definitely cannot compare Berba to Ibra when it comes to putting the ball under control - if Berba's got nothing else, thats his forte.

I think what jalether means by "passing" is the short, quick 1-2 passes thats predominant in the play of Barca & Arsenal.

Gbam. spot on

Fergie finally has the balls to make team selection based on merit. . . I hope other coaches follow suit

My theory is very simple. . . .bench any player with a long streak of bad performances either by a player's standard or on generally

accountability for bad performances should apply to every player IMHO, especially when the streak stretches far too long

HNIC:
England's own was still ok
Did you bother to watch the 'The team formerly called Super eagles' vs Guinea

I'm still at crossroads over the worst aspect about the guinea - match. . . . the horrendous picture quality or the unforgivable performance

Fifa didn't do Nigerian fans any favour by lifting the ban walahi

FBS:
We love football. . .be it Club or International matches but then you will agree that the level of adrenaline rises when you watch you favourite club play.

For some or maybe many (including FBS  ) the ONLY country we root for is Nigeria and when my country is not playing, the interest level in international matches is not that high.

The Belgium vs Austria match was. . .I don't know sef. . .offensive minded approach or calamit[i]ious[/i] defending? regardless, I enjoyed it. 

Did anyone witness the Italy vs Serbia debacle?

I feel you but the way some people go on about internationals can easily convince someone that it's the greatest punishment ever bestowed on mankind

Belgium-austria match was a magnificent game from a neutral standpoint but a disaster for Belgian fans . . . . how do you concede a goal with less than

40 sec on the clock to a numerically disadvantaged team the Belgian defenders should be beheaded and used as a sacrificial lamb to ogun

^^^^ When did nationality and role model attributes become a yardstick for measuring a player's brilliance?

If we have to go by that logic then Kanu should probably be on the same level as Ronaldo lima as the former is Nigerian and has influenced/helped

many children suffering from heart problem. . . . therefore we must allow patriotism to cloud our judgement

From a strictly objective standpoint: A player should only be judged based on his on-field performances and achievement, period and going by that criteria,

Tevez is the superior player here, no contest. Ade shouldn't even be mentioned in the same breath as him.

chic2pimp:
That style of footy is also Ibra's bread and butter. He does it better than Berba.

I disagree

Berba is a better passer of the ball and also has better ball control and football intelligence than Ibra IMHO

The only thing Ibra has over him is strength and ability to hold up play. Berba's passing ability, superior close control and footie intelligence definitely puts

him in a better position to succeed at barca than his Swedish cousin.

They are not even capable of putting together short and accurate passes to maintain possession and break their opponents defensive barriers

I wonder if their problem owes to lack of talent/ability, tactical deficiency or psychological . . . I honestly don't think even a jose mourinho can

change the fate of this team. Their problem is that complex and deeply rooted.

*Hauwa*:
up in the morning, sidon [tr]for toilet pee pee then sometimes poo poo. wash my hands then floss, brush my teeth, scrape my tongue and rinse with lins.
take a shower if not hurrying[/tr], deodorant/lotion and off i go.
if hurrying just wash my face w/ ngena face wash.

at night floss and brush my teeth and poo again then shower.

Was the extra info really neccessary

Image123:
Given will not bring/trigger financial profit. Given will never be worth a potential 30million in two years time or less. We're talking 'financial stability' hia. Can't you see that liverpool is in debt?

what rubbish are you talking about.

How will Lukaku's acquisition trigger financial profit?

Arsenal has recorded financial profit in the last two years, enough profit that buying a solid GK to correct/improve the teams defensive frailties would not

leave the club in a poor financial condition and moreover, fixing your weaknesses will significantly increase the teams chances of winning trophies and

achieving better success on the pitch which ultimately translates into financial gain for the club abi no be so