Lighthouse

You are an Aldi own brand version of alpine. Possibly the most expensive fullback ever (level with Cole?) is not a good fee?

Good news IMO. We gets an excellent fee, one of the most expensive full backs ever. We get the deal done quickly and have the rest of the summer to source a replacement.

I did start that post by saying, "some of the quotes on that Liverpool forum are utterly hilarious." I'm not claiming every Liverpool fan is like that, although that lot was copied from barely 1 page. I don't think we are superior to people from Liverpool, it's the belief amongst some of their fans that they are somehow special and that they are the victims in all of this. When Ferdinand got banned, Man Utd and England both suffered. We suffered when Prutton got banned. United suffered when Cantona got banned, Chelsea with Adrian Mutu, etc. etc. None of that was the clubs fault and yet a significant proportion of Liverpool fans seem to think they are being victimised here.

Tokes posted some boobs in TMS

Well, some of the quotes on that Liverpool forum are utterly hilarious. As you'd expect, full of self pity and an expectation that they should be somehow beyond the law. I'll never forget their fans booing Patrice Evra for having the sheer audacity to get racially abused. If Suarez played for any other club, the fans would be united in condemning him for being a complete tool and letting the whole club down; but no, not Liverpool. "Unfair. Totally unfair. Poor luis" "It'll be reduced on appeal. Has to be. LFC won't stand for it" "The lad needs help not (just) punishment. There is no reason why Liverpool should suffer" "We'll appeal and win" "Liverpool punished for something totally unrelated to them. Why am I not surprised?" "Poor Liverpool." But there's one guy on there who actually gets it. Can't be a proper Scouser, must be some plastic from Ilfracombe "Good. Maybe it will finally cause Suarez to get the help he needs & our supporters to stop defending him until he truly changes. We should be furious at Suarez no one else."

Bouchard is through to the second round but at the expense of Hantuchova. Tokes - I'm sorry, he is just everything I look for in a man. Please accept this by way of an apology

She would give you a good forehand smash.

Chiellini must be absolutely delicious.

Maybe it should be a reality TV style vote. We all get to vote on the formation, then on each player to start each possition before the match. During the game we can all vote for subs and if a certain number of votes is reached, the sub is made. Presented by Davina McCall, calls cost £1.25 per minute plus your standard network fees.

FIFA charge Luis Suarez overbite.

'Chewy Luis and the Blues' trending on Twitter

I guess it's just him and Morgan left representing Saints now, unless Yoshi can help Japan pull off a surprise tonight.

Uruguay doing a lot of defending as you would expect, Gaston holding the ball well and playing it out of defence, whilst others just hoofed it forward. Nothing amazing, he just looks comfortable.

Gaston looking very composed in 10 minutes I've been watching him.

Care to elaborate?

Lambert must be injured I'd have thought. No reason Roy would give everyone else a run out but not him.

Does Wilshere ever do anything except stumble into tackles?

Brahimi looking the business for Algeria against S. Korea. No idea if he is any good but looking good tonight. 24 year old midfielder playing for Granada.

Lambert frequently went missing last season, he was still a useful player to have. If Lukaku consistently put in his best performances, he really would be worth £35m. I'd rather have an inconsistent Lukaku in the hope he will improve, rather than someone consistently average.

Would you rather have Smalling and Cleverly in their respective positions? I'm not saying C&C are world beaters, but I would say England are bad enough for them to get a look in.

I'm not sure how Lallana is relevant to this but Lukaku isn't worth £35m. Not by a long way.

As I said on another thread, I think he is a decent but he is £20m decent not £35m decent. Would he come here? Would our valuation match Chelsea's? No idea.

The word 'ace' makes me doubt the accuracy of this story but not as much as the word 'Sun'.

The Titanic secretly docked in a military port in Florida where is was converted into a USN frigate. It served for about 29 years before eventually being destroyed at Pearl Harbor during WWII. The passengers and crew were dumped overboard into a giant worm hole as it sailed through the Bermuda Triangle. They were transported to another dimension where John Westwood is the supreme overlord and you can still buy a Curly Wurly for 10p.