Katalinic

A good summary FF. What I took out of it is that Xavi's agent (presumably that is the calibre of player who they were talking about right? Iconic, respected, marquee signing...) told them that the player had 3 year deal offers already on the table so the Skates would have to offer the same, which they duly did, and probably with an increased salary. Falling for a classic sales tactic. They never learn do they.

That was a great goal.

He does a great Jim Magilton wobbly head impression.

That won't happen, it should have done after the Brazil debacle. What will happen is that we will qualify (via an easy group), then be a total disaster at a major tournament again at which point the FA will call for yet another "root and branches" review of English football (nothing will change as usual).

So many average players in this England side - picked by the arch-dinosaur Hodgson.

Lol

I hope so.

On another note Martin O'Neill is proper weird - I'm pleased he didn't move to Winchester.

Hodgson should have been sacked after the World Cup debacle - no other federation would have kept the manager in position.

I'd be disappointed if its not £30m minimum for a player of his quality. Amazing how we managed to keep him in L1 and the Championship really.

http://www.theguardian.com/football/2005/apr/03/newsstory.sport Phil Neal...shameful.

Hmm dunno, the fact that the process was corrupt gives all of the federations the perfect excuse to try get out of it - nobody wants it in Qatar and 7 years is plenty of time for another nation to prepare.

Not going to happen I am afraid, he wants to go. One thing is for sure, we will get top dollar for him.

I can see the main sponsors wishing to be disassociated with FIFA asap, it will bring the whole thing crashing down...at last.

I agree but not many have the stadia or infrastructure to host a tournament comparatively at the drop of a hat (certainly in the case of 2018).

Absolutely. Personally I hope he goes to PSG or Barca rather than a Premier League team though.

Thought we gave it a decent go but we really lacked quality when we get into good positions in the final third - too many offsides or poor final pass. Having said all that, what a great season.

Meltdown!

What a legend.

He walked to the match from Ocean Village with his family, nobody seemed to hassle him in fact not sure many people realised it has him as you don't generally see a player wandering up Marine Parade before a match.

Complete nutter - your posts get more bizarre at weekends, so presumably Monday is medication day.

Swindon season ticket holder at work reckons they are better than most at L1 level but isn't convinced either is ready for Premier League football - I can see both or either going on loan again next season but most likely to a Championship level side.

Good player but if the fee is anywhere near the £25m some papers are quoting then take it and spend some of it on Trippier.

Ha ha Maxim Demin is so p*ssed.

22/22 only the Wimbledon one was a guess.