Texas_Mike

Don't hold your breath.... Julie Bayley ‏@JulieBayleyIFA 6m AVFCITK: Nuremburg negotiations still ongoing with Villa. Buy out clause reached but Nurenburg want bigger bids. Kiyo wants to join AV 110% Why would a club pay more than the buy out clause????? To say that makes no sense would be being kind, it is beyond laughable to be honest. I would have thought that if a buy clause is met in a legal document then they have no option but accept otherwise why bother to have one in there. Plus Kiyo and his agent if they want to come would be making noises........ I wish it were true but it can't be.

lots of people wanting West Brom but I believe teams classified as local rivals are never scheduled for the opening match. Just one of the scheduling rules.

Marking 4, Tackling 5, Bravery 15, Aggression 16. Seems like a perfect fit!!!!!

Love the home kit, nothing wrong with goalie kits (pink will be good for that cancer awareness week) as for the away.... at first I was unsure, now after watching video I am coming around. By the end of the week I am pretty sure I will be buying both home and away this year.

Subtle and Funny!!!

Welcome but more importantly.... what is that claret blob above the badge on the shirt?

This is weird. You would think one the local news hounds would have something to say... positive or negative. It's like they have been sworn to secrecy or they haven't a clue but how hard is to find out if someone is having a medical or is even in the country.

I do not know where you live Kwan, but there is a massive infrastructure for women's basketball. AAU, High School Programs, and really big college programs. TBH, basketball is much bigger than volleyball and soccer IMO. Yeah, I can understand the regional differences. You wouldn't find the same programs you'd find in New York as compared to Texas or Florida. I'm from Florida, so most of the infrastructure there is geared towards fielding good soccer players and volleyball players, then softball, then at the very bottom, basketball. Really? Texas is all basketball, and I would assume all urban areas are basketball heavy too. Interesting. Basketball??? Where did you get that from. In North texas soccer is big, a little elitiest due to money being involved when you move up from rec to competitive but even so I believe it still is the number 1 played sport for under 18's. It is also very well organized with plenty of named coaches. My son played for Gordon Hill of ManU fame and there are plenty of other ex players around. However when it comes to high school and college, American football is king and that is the sport I would say is all Texas. Friday night high school football, saturday college football and then the NFL on Sunday. Big money, big crowds.

Add a couple of mill to his price...... Benteke just scored!!

40th minute and he comes the big fella. Will add to his value......playing up front with Lukaka.

Belgium just scored after 5 mins and all I could hear on TV was Tim Howard shouting 'What the F*ck".. Nothing to do with Benteke I know.

About to watch the USA vs Belgium game....... Benteke is on the bench.

You'll have plenty of checking to do then. Not only is he away with Belgium he will off on his hols after that. Let's face it, he and his agent are simply going to wait and see what happens. They will not be rushing in a new contract until they know who is or isn't interested. If he signs a new contract it will be July at the earliest and if someone bigger is sniffing around longer. I still expect this to get messy with some crappy offer from someone like Arsenal coming in that we reject but Benteke wants to push through. Hope I am wrong.......

I wouldn't.... gabby is here next year regardless... why not go Weimann a chance to score, be on field at very end and really feel like he should sign a new contract.

I also don't understand a word of what you have said. The new kit is just fine and mine has been washed several times. Looks as good as new each time. If you asked me to inspect a nike kit and this new one......... I wouldn't be able to tell the difference in quality.

I am about to do a U-Turn on him. Seriously thought he wasn't good enough but recently..... there is a lot of hope. Today he was my MOM.

The problem with all 3 of them is that they are not a threat to score. When the get 30 yards from goal their heads go.... improve on that (a la Lampart) and we are in business

Yep unless Wigan melt down in their next 2 games it looks like we will go into the last game with a chance of going down. We might beat Chelsea and that will take care of it but....... I just hope that we have some teams below us like Sunderland, Norwich and Newcastle. That way they all have to get a result and that will be hard when you see Norwich at Man City, Sunderland at Spurs and Newcastle home to Arsenal. Yesterday's joy has been replaced by nerves again as I type this..... It would be great if Stoke and Swansea at least get a draw this week.

Shit today.... sell him!!

Still has the first touch of a baby elephant but on tonights like tonight... who cares

I have had a moment to think and I think Sutherland is a troll. What took you so long?

Rumored that Costa Rica want a reply. Can't say I blame them. It was bad but ok for about 60 mins - after that a complete farce. Brad was solid throughout. Flapped at 1 corner but other than that was perfect.

Ever player goes through patches where they miss chances. He might be due a rest but he works so hard and helps the team in other ways now is not the time. Both his chances yesterday were as a result of his running and effort to get into that position in the 1st place. If we stay up and get rid of Dunne, Ireland and Given. Heck that must be $100k a week to play with. $20k extra for Benteke and $10k for Wiemann.

F me..... the midfield area will be really crowded. What formation would they play? 12-12-6?

I think that is a little harsh. There are a lot of players that fall into that category but they are useful and necessary part of the team. I haven't seen enough of him really to know but he hasn't done too badly when I he has played.