donaldstott

It can hardly have come as a surprise... Man with injury displays signs of injury in medical check....

jimbo's telly? Is Shola a big enough story for Jimbo's telly?

Turns out the British team didn't understand the Madison either!!

There's a story about this on the Sun website, stating we are strapped for cash so we are flogging Shola, sitting neatly beside the story claiming we're about to make Michael Owen the Bill Gates of football. Make your frickin mind up!!

Probably not helping that I'm watching at work with the sound off!!

A leader board just came up, Gold and Silver both had 5 points, bronze had 13 points, forth had 1 point I think.. Eh??

The Cycling Madison is on at the moment. I usually can pick up the jist pretty quick but I've not a scooby what's going on with that!!

Fantastic performance. Jonas was outstanding. Did anyone reckon Vidic elbowed Taylor when Tayls got injured?

I reckon he's another Carlos Puyol, actually shite, but afforded hero status because of the unruly barnet. Puyol shite? I hope that's tongue-in-cheek. Nah it's not, reckon he's pony myself.. Slow and regularly out of position. Realise I am out on a limb with that assesment. I could understand you thinking he wasn't as good as some say. Always looks class to me like. But to say he's shite/pony? Anyway, all about opinions, isn't it? I am definitely overstating it, but if he wasn't so adored by the fans he'd be out. And IMO that adoration is misplaced and based largely on this big haired warrior persona that he's created. It's like Ivan Campo. He played centre half for Real Madrid for years and his hair kept him in the side. As soon as he arrived over here, Bolton realised how awful a CH he was and stuck him in midfield. Campo wasn't physical enough to play centre-half over here but was placed in front of the back four because of his defensive ability and his excellent passing. Doesn't mean he was a shite defender in Spain. Are you sure this isn't a wind-up? Maybe a little bit, but there is definitely something in it. Long hair affords you status that your short haired team mates have to work harder for. Darren Peacock Warrior like defensive rock? OR laibilty of a gammy legged wannabe rocker? Brian Kilcline Linchpin in our 92 div 1 side? OR just scared other defenders off with his massive barnet?

Nar one good thing about Europe's biggest cowards, they produce tremendous defenders. People have to think out of the box, so many times have I seen Puyol embarrassed especially against English clubs, but because he's on our screens all the time he's world class. He couldn't even begin to wipe the arse of someone like Rio Ferdinand. Can you give me several examples? Shola looked like a world beater against him in the Nou Camp!!!! So because Shola actually had a good game that means Puyol was embarrassed and put in a poor shift? Aye ok then. Good logic. Nothing to do with your already proven agenda against him. The point is was Shola unplayable that night, or was it just because his marker was always 10 yards away trying he fend the hair out of his eyes!!

Nar one good thing about Europe's biggest cowards, they produce tremendous defenders. People have to think out of the box, so many times have I seen Puyol embarrassed especially against English clubs, but because he's on our screens all the time he's world class. He couldn't even begin to wipe the arse of someone like Rio Ferdinand. Can you give me several examples? Shola looked like a world beater against him in the Nou Camp!!!!

I reckon he's another Carlos Puyol, actually shite, but afforded hero status because of the unruly barnet. Puyol shite? I hope that's tongue-in-cheek. Nah it's not, reckon he's pony myself.. Slow and regularly out of position. Realise I am out on a limb with that assesment. I could understand you thinking he wasn't as good as some say. Always looks class to me like. But to say he's shite/pony? Anyway, all about opinions, isn't it? I am definitely overstating it, but if he wasn't so adored by the fans he'd be out. And IMO that adoration is misplaced and based largely on this big haired warrior persona that he's created. It's like Ivan Campo. He played centre half for Real Madrid for years and his hair kept him in the side. As soon as he arrived over here, Bolton realised how awful a CH he was and stuck him in midfield.

I reckon he's another Carlos Puyol, actually shite, but afforded hero status because of the unruly barnet. Puyol shite? I hope that's tongue-in-cheek. Nah it's not, reckon he's pony myself.. Slow and regularly out of position. Realise I am out on a limb with that assesment.

I reckon he's another Carlos Puyol, actually shite, but afforded hero status because of the unruly barnet.

Whilst I wouldn't be getting shot I think Taylor is a much better centre-half, Faye gets turned too easily and has a habit of losing his striker when balls get played over his head. Plus he only played 22 games cos he was injured repeatedly.

Kluivert II He'll arrive, take his money, spend it all in Greggs and disappear in to obscurity in a couple of years. Bring it on!!

No mask but does Hulk impressions Probably close enough. In which case I'll run out and get his name plastered on the back of my shirt!! three cheers for danny guthrie.. hip hip

Does he wear a superhero mask when he scores goals? If not I don't want him!!

Wanted... Horrid. I would have walked out had it not been for Angelina Jolie's lips which are mesmerising...

SLP, I got the bride to place her left hand on the table and then asked the groom to place his right hand on hers, set it up early in the speech and kept referencing it throughout (i.e. is it still there). Then the final sentence was... And as my final act as best man it has given me great pleasure in allowing <insert groom> the final five minutes when he'll ever have the upper hand over <insert bride>. Also did a gag about the gift list, "I hope you've all been generous with the gift list ladies and gentleman as the bride was telling me earlier that she can't wait to take the coffee perculator home, well actually she said perky copulator, but I knew what she meant." Neither particularly original but went down a storm. Don

Love newspapers me... Love em. Who needs to form their own opinions when you can get a London based news editor to do it for you!!

For more than £11m as well. I read something in the Observer on Sunday that he has a circa £10million buy out clause in his contract. Best player at the tournament for £10million, whoever gets him should wear a mask.

We might as well be talking about pinching Ronaldo from under the noses of Madrid, that's the likelihood of us signing Arshavin. That seems to be the unfortunate reality, I hope I'm wrong, but I think we're more likely to be scrapping for Boro/West Ham-esq targets than anything remotely like Man U/Chelsea/Arsenal targets. Especially if what ITV/Moyes intimated was correct (i.e. that he's already earning 50k a week). A) He is at a team that wins things B Why leave European football C) He doesn't have to uproot D) He'll not want to take a paycut E) We are looking to trim our wage bill F) Any top club with blind scouts who didn't know who he was previoulsy, will now.. There is more chance of Peter Andrei playing at SJP next season than Arsahvin.

We might as well be talking about pinching Ronaldo from under the noses of Madrid, that's the likelihood of us signing Arshavin.

We are supposed to be looking forwards not summing up the last 5 years...