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GSC wrote:Summer of 2017 - Jack Wilshere receives his first Ballon D'or vote, moving him above Paul Scholes in the all time rankings.

Vote cast by Nicklas Bendtner.

Two very good signings for United, finally focusing on the kind of player they desperately need. Vidal would obviously trump them all.

But £27m for Shaw For potential! I'd want the finished article for much money.

I know you say it's for up to 12 years of service, but don't forget that it could also be for 4 years and then he leaves for nothing on a Bosman

Hey guys,

if you want sheep I'm happy to write questions, i can't take answers on my phone though.

I hope Evra stays for life, I love him. For a foreign player to show that much passion for a club and to hate our rivals as much as the fans do you can't buy that.

Jack Wilshere won't win nothing, he is a nothing player. Barkley is our future.

Azzy if Costa Rica or Algeria win I'll share the winnings with you x

Lallana to Liverpool for 25m + add ons

Eesh

If Vidal joined wow I'd die. The last time I felt like that was when Juan Seba Veron joined. Even though I preferred Nedved as he was also linked to join us.

I

VivaPaulScholes wrote:I hope Evra stays for life, I love him. For a foreign player to show that much passion for a club and to hate our rivals as much as the fans do you can't buy that.

Clearly you can, and they did  

Olly wrote:Lallana to Liverpool for 25m + add ons

Eesh

      

Get in there, windfall incoming   

Marky wrote:

VivaPaulScholes wrote:I hope Evra stays for life, I love him. For a foreign player to show that much passion for a club and to hate our rivals as much as the fans do you can't buy that.

Clearly you can, and they did  

  

Man U fans saying they would rather spend £27-30m on an 18 year old than £25m on a 26 year old. Considering they spend £25m on Robin Van Persie, that's nonsense.

I'd rather have Shaw than Lallana everyday of the week

I'd rather have Shaw over Lallana, one is going to turn out to become the best fullback in the world while the other will have another year or two of good performances before he fizzles out.

RVP won United the league you can't compare Lallana to an established International for Netherlands who has played in England and Holland and was one of the top scorers ever for the National side.

I'd pay 40m for Vidal and he is 27

Rafa Marquez in at PAOK, cheap, experienced, solidifies my back line with John Stones

Deece

That's a good signing Olly, best CB in world cup

For an 18 year old Luke Shaw has decent facial hair.

Puts me to shame

I've got like the equivalent of pubes scraggling about my face

VivaPaulScholes wrote:I'd rather have Shaw over Lallana, one is going to turn out to become the best fullback in the world

Another overhyped Englishman

I'd take Shaw over Lallana everyday of the week too.

Mind you I remember when Rafael and Fabio were going to be the best full backs in the world, whilst Jones and Smalling were the next Rio and Vidic

Lallana is only going for 25 cause of the clause

Afro wrote:

VivaPaulScholes wrote:I'd rather have Shaw over Lallana, one is going to turn out to become the best fullback in the world

Another overhyped Englishman

I'd take Shaw over Lallana everyday of the week too.

Mind you I remember when Rafael and Fabio were going to be the best full backs in the world, whilst Jones and Smalling were the next Rio and Vidic

Was it because one is black and the other is white?

Leon Osman has a testimonial against Porto

Scholes only got the NY Cosmos

Osman>Scholes

Leon Osman never turned his back on England, so deserves a better testimonial than Scholes

Tactics sent to Cherries, good luck Viva

Reminder that Sam Allardyce picked joey O'Brian over pable armero

Unlucky Greece

Tactics sent

Not sure how much I'll be around this week, starting my apprenticeship working 9-5 and then working most nights at the chippy so gorn be busy

Unless I can just sit on a computer all day and do nowt of course

Won't be around much today, tactics into me and Cherries before midnight. TPs reopen at midnight also.

Are new lawyers in tomorrow?

So you've become the Ollyrentice?

New Lawyers tomorrow. TPs reset at midnight tonight.

Will submit tactics forthwith.

What he said

I had a great dinner on Friday night. Ribs for starter, ribs for main course. Crackerjack.

Tactics submitted. Good luck Olly

Where is everyone today?

I'm here.

Brazil V Holland Germany/France v Argentina

That's most likely the semis so who's going to win the WC?

Brazil V Argentina will be a great final, Neymar scores a brace Messi scores a hatrick the third goal coming in the 93rd minute of the match taking on 5 Brazil players behind the halfway line. Wins Balon D'Or and the comparision to Maradona stops as the whole world finally recognises Messi as the greatest player ever. (I personally think he already is the greatest)

Right guys tactics in before midnight, I'll be putting up a naughty list a 5 if u ain't done it yet,

Messi won't be the greatest till he leaves spain and does it somewhere else

Who is better than Messi?

VivaPaulScholes wrote:Who is better than Messi?

Paul Scholes?

Tom Cleverley.

Trebs wrote:Tom Cleverley.

Only if he gets the rumoured move down the M62 to Goodison

Ever?

Pele
Maradona
Cruyff
Bob Taylor
Di Stefano
Zoff
Fat Ronaldo (who is seriously fat now btw, wtf? He looks like he was an extra in Shallow Hal)
Zico

Messi has done frak all internationally, and he's played in an easy league in Spain. The only stage where he's performed properly is the CL, and even then, he did diddly squat in two games against Celtic. He's nowhere near the top 5 of best ever players.

Talent-wise, yes. Achievement-wise, he'll never be there.

Afro wrote:

Trebs wrote:Tom Cleverley.

Only if he gets the rumoured move down the M62 to Goodison

Joking apart, I think Cleverley and McCarthy would be brilliant together. I don't want to see him leave, but if he does, Martinez would be a great manager for him.

He's not won anything at International level but you can't say he has done nothing. That's the only thing you can say about him but no player is good enough to win in his own.

If you're saying the Spanish league is so easy why have they dominated international football and European football? Funny how you say that didn't Ronaldo play in Holland most easier league to score in.

Two games against Celtic lool so you'll ignore the goals he scored in the final or against Madrid or even Bayern. Ronaldo isn't even in the top 50 champions League scorers how dare you have a go at Messi for not scoring against Celtic.

AAchievement wise he won't match them? 6 LA Liga titles 3 del Copa 3 champions leagues 4 balon dors come on Azzy.

Messi has achieved nothing at international level. No Copa America wins. No World Cups. No trophies of any sort. Lots of goals, but then again, Miroslav Klose has 70 goals. Milan Baros has 41. So Messi has marginally more goals than Milan Baros. That's some achievement.

The Spanish league is a much easier domestic league than the Premier League, Bundesliga and Serie A. Until this season there has only been two big teams, loaded with superstars. Messi has had the likes of Xavi and Iniesta to feed him goals, goals against poor teams. Don't argue the La Liga point, you and everyone else here knows it's a much weaker league than its contemporaries.

The Celtic point was tongue in cheek, you are some Messi lover if you can't see that. That goal he scored for Barca against United, where he rose like a salmon, was one of the greatest goals I've ever seen. Absolutely stunning.

6 La Liga titles is the equivalent of 2 PL titles for me. It doesn't take much skill. Sergio Busquets has won plenty of them and he's pants. 3 pointless Spanish cups, 3 CL titles - those CL titles are the only thing on his CV that make him great.

Balloon Doors are fixed, as we all know. Scholes would have won several without the fixing. It's used by the authorities to promote football as a brand. Scholes never fit that requirement.

Until Messi actually does something, like lead his team to a WC final / title, he's always going to register as a failure for me. It's why Johan Cruyff falls short of Maradona and Pele, he doesn't have the hardware to go with his ability. Same with Messi. Currently.

Devastating news today

Work monitors what we do on our computers, so no here for me during work hours

I have tactics from Olly, Afro, Trebs and Azzy I've forwarded onto Cherries.

Tactics are in good luck Afro Had a hard start to season Azzy & Afro 2 of the top 3 managers here  

Id hate to playing Trebs this week guaranteed to lose after the bribery   

So does that make me the other one of the top three managers Nando?

Completely messed up this week forgot about the Friday cut off date.

Cherries the third tactics I sent you are correct And GSC the second one I sent you are the correct ones.

Fernando wrote:Tactics are in good luck Afro Had a hard start to season Azzy & Afro 2 of the top 3 managers here  

Id hate to playing Trebs this week guaranteed to lose after the bribery   

Good luck Nando.

TBH the manager's impact is very little at this point IMO. With short tactics, there's a real limit to what you can do on that side, so it comes down to players and squads, and we haven't had enough TPs to be able to make a big difference.

I'm trusting neither of us will change them now so, what formation did you go with? I felt like trying something different and my two star wingers were crocked, so went with an attacking 3-4-1-2

I went 4-4-2 figured Drogba & Diabate seemed a good partnership up top.

Afro wrote:

Fernando wrote:Tactics are in good luck Afro Had a hard start to season Azzy & Afro 2 of the top 3 managers here  

Id hate to playing Trebs this week guaranteed to lose after the bribery   

Good luck Nando.

TBH the manager's impact is very little at this point IMO. With short tactics, there's a real limit to what you can do on that side, so it comes down to players and squads, and we haven't had enough TPs to be able to make a big difference.

I'm trusting neither of us will change them now so, what formation did you go with? I felt like trying something different and my two star wingers were crocked, so went with an attacking 3-4-1-2

I agree, not a lot we can do with the sides, but in a couple of weeks it will be interesting to see which managers have built the strongest sides in the league. There'll be some great games then.