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Andros Townsend to Crystal Palace (?13m) with Dwight Gayle going in the other direction for ?10m. I hope they both do well at their new respective clubs. Definitely good business for the Palace. I like Townsend, thought he was a bit unlucky at Spurs but his strop at one of the coaches did for him there. He should definitely have gone to the Euros too.

Alan Medic Wrote:

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> The FA hold talks with among others Stuart

> Lancaster (ex England rugby coach). How's that

> going to help?

> http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-

> 3668822/The-FA-hold-talks-Stuart-Lancaster-Sir-Dav

> e-Brailsford-search-England-s-saviour.html


They obvs want to make sure that they go out at the group stages of the next world cup.

Otta Wrote:

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> Obviously this is all completely meaningless, but

> here are the results of the BBC pick your England

> starting 11 game thing.

>

> http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36681995



Maybe that's the way forward, let the fans pick the team and formation, then hire a manager best suited.

4-4-2, gotta be BFS :)...

Salsaboy Wrote:

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> It's rare that I pay any attention to football,

> but Wales, fcuking excellent.


This... exactly this. Don't watch it that much, but if more games were like that (and the fans weren't dickheads), I'd probably be hooked.


I don't mind that they were celebrating when England lost. If they used the England rivalry to spur them on, then fine. I wonder if the England players were watching the other matches together?

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