Harry Chibber

"I wish death to you and your family" "go f**k yourself" This is apparently what Materazzi said to Zidane according to an italian lipreader from BBC New at 10...... If someone said that to me I think probably would have reacted aswell! especially since his mother was taken seriously ill the day before

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you were lucky that's all!! :016:

Why would it be poor for a defender to get it? They are just as important as any other part of the team. Zidane got the sentimental vote. .....because defenders are there to stop players being creative and although Cannavaro was excellent and stopping teams scoring goals, Zidane showed class, flair and goals and was the playmaker that created almost every attacking move that France produced. IMO football is best expressed through a playmaker rather than a defender I don't think other teams were sentimental in letting France through to the final surely if anything that gives testiment to his playing ability

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cheers

Zidane was excellent and brought some much needed class to the tournament, I would have given him the award after he single handedly destroyed the Brazilians in the quarter finals. He shouldn't have reacted the way he did but 1 mistake doesn't darken what was a masterclass in how to play football. Cannavaro was excellent but it would have to be a very poor tounament for a defender to get the award, Zi Zou gets my vote ......even if I did loose out on £125 at bookies because of him

really enjoyed this and will be looking forward to the NPL. Gringo is your predictor league going to be run with a similar type system so the predictions are masked??

well done m8 like the murph's I'm not bitter! :008: :008:

Heskey really is pants and certainly not worth 5.5 mil ... and I thought Jewell was one of the better managers in the Premiership. The only reason I can think that he would be after Heskey is because Roberts has been linked with a number of clubs and they might see him as the replacement powerful forward .... but he really is pants

in the words of the great Scot Kenny Dalgliesh "maybees aye maybees naw" I think we are at our best when we play against better teams so if we can manage anything against France or Italy it will be a bonus but I think the real test will be taking 3 points from all the other teams in the group. It's a massive ask but I think for the first time in a LONG while we finaly have a team filled with capable players

Uncle Sol Clicky Looks like Uncle Sol has decided that being at the same club as Uncle Freddie is too much for him!!

cheers it could be make or break for him this season with 3 other players (Caff, Tokely, Proctor) ahead of him in the queue for the right back position... I'd like to see him make an impact but surely as small a club as we are, we can't afford to keep 4 decent player for 1 position

Cheers CB Just out of curiosity how did Parratt get on playing at right back... I'm sure he ouldn't have been that troubled but did he looklike a first team player???

doesn't matter how bad the team were to stick 12 past any team is some achievement.... McCallister with a hattrick.... could this be his season??

Think you need to use some better examples all the players you have listed are still first team regulars at SPL clubs, even though they might not be setting the pitch on fire they still all have a lot to offer their respective clubs I can understand your point of view that it is a lot of money to be forking out on a player from the division below but how many decent creative left sided players are there in the scottish football at the moment..... thompson from hibs.... brian kerr at motherwell... and they would cost us alot more money than 65k Even if Rankin doesn't become a first team regular he still offers another option on the bench and with the amount of goals he bagged last season he obviously knows where the net is

Wilson--Hart--Keogh--Rankin or Hart--Black--Rankin--Morgan I could see McBain being sold now his position has been filled with Rankin who is likely to be a younger and more creative player!

I think you'll find McFadden pushed out to the left wing to replace Kilbane next season... I hope he keeps at it in England because he is defiantely good enough IMO

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some game... feel a bit for Germany but Italy were excellent, some goals!! best ref so far

not a bad game so far even if their hasn't been a goal.... Italy have gone 4-3-1-2 now so looks like their gonna go for the win! don't really mind who wins tbh they've both played well enough to go through

right well I had 0-0 halftime but 1-0 to Germany fulltime... how'd you all get on??

Absolutely gutted for the guy! Couldn't wait for the first game of the season I'm sure he would have been well up for getting stuck in2 the buddies and to also to have to sit out on your own testimonial must be a horrible feeling...... not the best news to start the season! .... but as said previously we have more than adequate cover in that position and maybe Caff will get the run out in the first team he deserves No time could be better for CC to find out what his best options are with the numerous amount of friendlies we have lined up

not a lot innit tm4tj and only 4 games to go.... not the best quarter finals for me but looking for an improvement in the final 2 stages. The gloves are off :016: no disrespect to the others below but I'm trying to look up the table themann4thejob 1190 Harry Chibber 1150 Gringo 1145 Scotty 1135 Tichy_Blacks_Back 1095 eigees 1075 McYosi 1070 nude_as_the_news 1010

TBH I think on paper they could more than match any team in the tournament but Sven was definately the weakest link First Mistake.... not taking Defoe because the choice of bringing Walcott was obviously worth while :017: 2nd.... pick your best formation and stick to it 3rd...... play your best player in their best position i.e. Rooney 4th..... show some enthusiasim towards the way your team are playing instead sitting on the bench like a sour faced **** 5th.... Don't let your players pick the team Sven mission completed come back to base for further instructions :016: