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Cheltenham to be champions league contenders within 3 years if he stays there

There centre backs can be bullied. Let's hope Heskey has one of those games where he's unplayable.

Interesting stats there.

If you also factor in that he's had the pressure and burden of being the " main man " pretty much since his career began ( unlike drogba who was a late developer ) and has been rushed back from injuries time and time again, it's not unfeasible that it could be another Fowler/Owen scenario with him.

I'm not completely writing him off just yet but the start of next season after a full preseason will be the acid test IMO

He doesn't look properly fit to me, his acceleration used to be frightening but not he looks very very sluggish.

Exceptional player on his day but he hasn't been good for the best part of a year. I'll reserve judgement for now on wether he'll get back to his peak next season.

My old man is a Cov fan and my grandad used to play for them too ( he actually got sent off at villa park too... haha...! ). By rights, I should be a cov fan but I had wisdom beyond my years at 6 years old and made the right choice

Even now my old man still comes up with " shit on the villa " talk now and then but can't say they really register with us anymore. If they were to get promoted or the unthinkable happens, I think the rivalry would be pretty fierce though.

What has Spurs and Heather Mills got in common...?

The second leg is just for show

Veetle.com has a mobile site which supports iPhone, watched a few games on it off there

This is a crap game isn't it ?

Suprised no mention of Lukaku ?

Apart from the ones mentioned already, I've been impressed with ( from the bits i've seen of them )

Christian Eriksen ( Ajax )

Alexander Merkel ( AC Milan )

Phil Jones ( Blackburn )

Coutinho ( Inter )

Munain ( Athletico )

Delighted with the result, hopefully a real confidence booster.

Must admit, I thought we looked quite tentative first half hour and then suddenly we clicked into gear. Thought young was brilliant in the hole today, took up some great positions between there defence and midfield and they just couldn't handle him.

Notable mentions to Pires, Albrighton, Downing and Reo Coker who all played well too

Great response !

Never an own goal

Just not quite fallen for bent today yet, still think he's gonna nick one before the end

Blackburn have been absolutely abysmal today. Just hope we go for the jugular and really hammer them

Ronaldo probably scores better in more attributes than Messi. He's arguably quicker, much better in the air, probably slightly better at set pieces and is probably stronger.

Still think Messi is the better overall player though because he creates more for his team than Ronaldo ( rarely see Ronaldo hit passes like the ball Messi hit to Villa in el classico ) and his decision making is much better imo, he seems to always know which is the best option to take which Ronaldo doesn't always seem to.

Both phenomenal players though.

I do think we'll see the physical side of his game a bit more as he gets more familiar with the league, his tackling definately hasnt been as good as i've seen before but his passing and awareness have been better than I expected.

I just want him in the middle of the park, getting on the ball as much as possible. In the space of a few games, he's probably my favourite player already.

Only just seen this thread but have to add, Dortmund are an absolute joy to watch.

Kagawa must be pound for pound one of the best signings all year.

Makoun was fantastic tonight, at one point he hit an immaculate one touch pass out to albrighton on the wing that I didn't even spot on the big screen I was watching, my friend turned to me and said " he's too good for us ! "

What the **** is it with Redknapp, does he not have to play by the same

rules as everyone else ?

It's gone 11 now so how the **** can he sign Charlie Adam ?

bolton announce the signing of daniel sturridge on their website

They got his first name right at least.

This quote made me laugh and sums up the madness:

" Interesting stats - if Liverpool pay £35million for Andy Carroll they are getting a player outscored in the Championship last season by Peter Whittingham, Nicky Maynard, Gary Hooper, Michael Chopra and Charlie Adam "

I would be amazed if we got £9m for him. Can you really see anyone giving us that much for him ?

Mohamadou Diarra going to Monaco who are 2nd bottom.

Very good player if they can keep him fit.

Didnt know anything about Annan before the world cup but looked a good little player to me. Could be a real bargain at that price.