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Doesn't mention Krul as one of the keepers. Unbelievable.

Thanks for the reminder, totally forgot about it.

He is on my "Players I don't want to get not injured" wishlist.

Battenberg is close to where I come from, never knew about the cake stuff. Originally the Battenbergs died out in the 14th century, the name was only reused early in the 19th century. Anyway, I support Poland... ... just in their group game against Austria. Battenburg is a type of cake you get over here. The 'exceedingly good' bit is pinched from a Mr. Kipling advert (cake manufacturer). It's even more hilarious now I've explained it, don't you think? As any German will tell you, a joke can only be funnier once it's been dissected and analysed in order to conclusively establish that "zis is ticking your laughbone, yes?". Vorsprung durch Technik.

Geremi £2m??? Apparently he is doing ok at the ANC Geremi goal v Tunesia Doing really well for Cameroon. His set pieces have been surprisingly good throughout the whole tournament. As for players: For centre half I would like us to go for Mertesacker. Imbo (the b stands for biased before anyone is asking) the probably most underrated centre half in Europe at the moment. Tall, good reading of the game and always tries do build up the game from the back.

Battenberg is close to where I come from, never knew about the cake stuff. Originally the Battenbergs died out in the 14th century, the name was only reused early in the 19th century. Anyway, I support Poland... ... just in their group game against Austria.

I've more hope in Owen finding his form than in Martins finding a brain surgeon, Viduka the way out of the Fatfighter convention and Ameobi his alleged talent. Plus, it won't be that easy to sell Owen anyway. At the moment he is only living from his reputation ... and his huge wages which no buying club will want to match.

Gol is seething.

Herzlichen Glückwunsch.

I want Chayton back.

Yeah, the majority of them. Y'know I'm guessing the majority of them haven't been, hence why there have only been about 5 suggested, unless there hasn't been any more than 9 Italians in the PL. There haven't been that many, no. It's also really ridiculous to say 'this guy's <nationality> ergo he's shit because I can't personally remember very many good players of <nationality> in the Premier League.' Let's forget for a second that you were wrong about the Italian success rate. How many dutchmen have been successful in the Premiership? I'd still have taken Bergkamp in his prime. Portuguese? Few successful ones, but I'd take Ronaldo. Argentines? Often unsuccessful. Tevez, though? Yes please. Etc. It's still difficult to foresee when you get the exception and when the rule... I agree totally that the nationality of a player should never put you off when you think the player is right. But I do also think that the likeliness to adapt to English football is connected to the football culture and way of life where players come from. So yes, I do think that players from southern European leagues or South America find it generally more difficult to be successful in the Premierleague than (less talented) Scandinavians for example. Signing them is a bigger risk than signing others imho.

Whenever the German system is mentioned it gets totally romanticised. The legal structures have changed in the last decade very much and are much more similar to the English system now. Most clubs here are in fact public or private limited companies where "members" have little to say, but decisions are made on by governing bodies. What's the difference between a members club and a private company with fan shareholders? Do the german clubs have specific limitaions against the amassing of share blocks? There are loads of differences, a major one is that in a member club every member has one vote among shareholders his votes reflect the quota of his shares. Most professional clubs in Germany now have the structure that the football department is spun off into a separate private limited company where the member club holds a minimum of 50% of the shares. Members basically don't elect presidents, chairmen etc. as well which is done by supervising boards (who are at best elected by members). In the end the members of the "clubs" have nothing to say. And rightly so. So the member club, made up of one man one vote shareholders, only has a veto power on the management decisions of the commercial shareholders of the football company, and no say in the actual decisions made by the company? Don't they even get to ratify progress plans? Where is the benefit in coughing up to become a member fan? You get free pens at AGMs . ...as well as preferential rights regarding tickets etc., but your power to influence is very limited to non-existent. Tell me they at least get a dividend of some sort? No. A member club is an idealistic not an economical corporation.

Whenever the German system is mentioned it gets totally romanticised. The legal structures have changed in the last decade very much and are much more similar to the English system now. Most clubs here are in fact public or private limited companies where "members" have little to say, but decisions are made on by governing bodies. What's the difference between a members club and a private company with fan shareholders? Do the german clubs have specific limitaions against the amassing of share blocks? There are loads of differences, a major one is that in a member club every member has one vote among shareholders his votes reflect the quota of his shares. Most professional clubs in Germany now have the structure that the football department is spun off into a separate private limited company where the member club holds a minimum of 50% of the shares. Members basically don't elect presidents, chairmen etc. as well which is done by supervising boards (who are at best elected by members). In the end the members of the "clubs" have nothing to say. And rightly so. So the member club, made up of one man one vote shareholders, only has a veto power on the management decisions of the commercial shareholders of the football company, and no say in the actual decisions made by the company? Don't they even get to ratify progress plans? Where is the benefit in coughing up to become a member fan? You get free pens at AGMs . ...as well as preferential rights regarding tickets etc., but your power to influence is very limited to non-existent.

Whenever the German system is mentioned it gets totally romanticised. The legal structures have changed in the last decade very much and are much more similar to the English system now. Most clubs here are in fact public or private limited companies where "members" have little to say, but decisions are made on by governing bodies. What's the difference between a members club and a private company with fan shareholders? Do the german clubs have specific limitaions against the amassing of share blocks? There are loads of differences, a major one is that in a member club every member has one vote among shareholders his votes reflect the quota of his shares. Most professional clubs in Germany now have the structure that the football department is spun off into a separate private limited company where the member club holds a minimum of 50% of the shares. Members basically don't elect presidents, chairmen etc. as well which is done by supervising boards (who are at best elected by members). In the end the members of the "clubs" have nothing to say. And rightly so.

The decisions made by the members are normally just to elect the person promising the most "trophy signings"...

Whenever the German system is mentioned it gets totally romanticised. The legal structures have changed in the last decade very much and are much more similar to the English system now. Most clubs here are in fact public or private limited companies where "members" have little to say, but decisions are made on by governing bodies.

My money is on either Newcastle/Australia or Lukas Ramsauer tbh

The aqueduct?

3rd in Italy to top in France his home country. Not really a bad move is it? Especially if you haven't played a league game so far this season...

http://football.guardian.co.uk/News_Story/0,,2249017,00.html

Statistically speaking, Allardyce vs. Wenger V Keegan vs. Wenger, it's pretty clear cut if you wanted to bet on it. Statistically speaking 99% of your posts are utter nonsense. And I bet your next one is too. Well the above post is accurate, so I must have hit the lucky 1% this time. Just ignore my next 99 posts. Damn, I should have put money on this. The odds wouldn't have been any good though...

Statistically speaking, Allardyce vs. Wenger V Keegan vs. Wenger, it's pretty clear cut if you wanted to bet on it. Statistically speaking 99% of your posts are utter nonsense. And I bet your next one is too.

Allardyce won at Arsenal loads of times. Just not when they were playing with their reserves, eh...