Football Focus

[Alan Medic]

Alan Medic Wrote:

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> Great draw in CL for St.Pat's of Dublin if both

> they and Celtic qualify. Can see them using the

> Aviva and getting a full house.

Wasn't banking on a 0-5 home defeat having drawn away. Good luck Celtic.

[????]

Bloody carol, bloody BFS....crisis already looming, I'd lump on on BFS as first manager sacked next year

[red devil]

I think your ire should be aimed at the board, esp after last year's fiasco at not having a proper striker back up...

[maxxi]

It's BFS banking his excuses early - probably crocked him himself.

In my newly acquired state of optimism I believe this will force Allardyce to do things differently - maybe play the ball on the ground and use Valencia and Z?rate together to create the Premiership's most prolific striking partnership*.

By the way - WTF is Cole still doing there!?

*makes note to renew prescription

[Otta]

Drogba back at Chelsea is interesting. Think he'll do well again.

[Jah Lush]

Looks like a backward step to me. He'll do okay but he's 36 now so why bother when you've got Lukaku?

[Otta]

I reckon Lukaku will go to Everton and Drogba is a stop gap will Jose looks for a new front man. Pretty surprised Torres isn't leaving.

[Jah Lush]

Err....Otta, they bought Diego Costa for ?32 million just a couple of weeks ago.

[Ladygooner]

Ospina coming to Arsenal! Might need a striker too seeing as how we were beat last night in New York by a goal from Bradley Wright-Phillips!

[red devil]

Is that a ''great signing'' exclamation mark LG, or ''why the fuck have we signed him'' one?...

[red devil]

Drogba will be back up for Costa. He won't play every match or do many 90mins stints, but he'll get Chelsea a dozen or so goals which is more than their strikers managed last season...the reason why they didn't win the league. On current standing I'd have them as favs to win the league...

[Otta]

red devil Wrote:

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> Drogba will be back up for Costa. He won't play

> every match or do many 90mins stints, but he'll

> get Chelsea a dozen or so goals which is more than

> their strikers managed last season...the reason

> why they didn't win the league. On current

> standing I'd have them as favs to win the

> league...

This! No one thinks Drogba has been brought in to be number one. And next summer I expect them to bring another striker in.

[Otta]

I see Liverpool's bid for Remy has collapsed, apparently due to issues with his medical. That's a real shame (as well as a worry for him!).

We'd best get a striker in ASAP!

[Ladygooner]

red devil Wrote:

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> Is that a ''great signing'' exclamation mark LG,

> or ''why the @#$%& have we signed him'' one?...

Great signing of course!

[Parkdrive]

Otta Wrote:

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> I reckon Lukaku will go to Everton and Drogba is a

> stop gap will Jose looks for a new front man.

> Pretty surprised Torres isn't leaving.

Torres is still there because nobody is willing to take on an ageing striker who has failed spectaculary in the last 3 or so years.

[Parkdrive]

Otta Wrote:

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> I see Liverpool's bid for Remy has collapsed,

> apparently due to issues with his medical. That's

> a real shame (as well as a worry for him!).

>

> We'd best get a striker in ASAP!

Remy was favourite to come to the Arsenal at one point, perhaps Arsene knew something that put him off.

[red devil]

What the fook is going on at Southampton? BBC reporting that Spurs are in talks to sign Schneiderlin and Rodriguez.

That will be 7 first team players they've sold!...

[Alan Medic]

According to Arry there's nothing wrong with Remy's fitness. It's more to do the the other guy not wanting to leave. I'd have thought Remy was a steal at ?7.5M.

[maxxi]

red devil Wrote:

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> What the fook is going on at Southampton? BBC

> reporting that Spurs are in talks to sign

> Schneiderlin and Rodriguez.

> That will be 7 first team players they've sold!...

Massive, massive debt (apparently). Feel for the So'ton fans - would try the patience of a saint.

[red devil]

maxxi Wrote:

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> red devil Wrote:

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> > What the fook is going on at Southampton? BBC

> > reporting that Spurs are in talks to sign

> > Schneiderlin and Rodriguez.

> > That will be 7 first team players they've

> sold!...

>

> Massive, massive debt (apparently). Feel for the

> So'ton fans - would try the patience of a saint.

Koeman Tweeted this pic today with the caption ''Ready for #Training!''... :)

[Jah Lush]

So if those two players go to Spurs that's seven players gone and over ?120 million back into Southampton. Where's the money going?

[Otta]

Alan Medic Wrote:

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> According to Arry there's nothing wrong with

> Remy's fitness. It's more to do the the other guy

> not wanting to leave. I'd have thought Remy was a

> steal at ?7.5M.

Agreed. Hope we don't start the season with Sturridge and Borini as our strike force!

[Otta]

Lambert may find himself playing a bigger role than he'd expected.

[Parkdrive]

Alan Medic Wrote:

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> According to Arry there's nothing wrong with

> Remy's fitness. It's more to do the the other guy

> not wanting to leave. I'd have thought Remy was a

> steal at ?7.5M.

If he's such a "steal" how is it none of the other big clubs have near nor by? Just asking

[Otta]

Because his wage demands aren't a steal probably.