big gorgeous

silvestre is looking away from man ure, can play centre or left back, good cover for when yobo hits the african nations.

the match is being shown live on setanta sports, for those of u who have a local boozer with it

lads, its pre season, it means nothing. would be happy for us to lose all of them, as long as we win when it matters, in the league!!

Well guys, not long until the start of the new season... the Community (Charity) Shield is only a few weekes away!! Class! But who do you think has been the best buy by any club in the league over the summer?? I think Geremi would be my vote so far, however if Tevez goes to United.... that may be a different story!

i liked the look of Rodwell also.. Da silva was comfortable, but not really tested

great finish by the young fella

you have to subscribe.. but maybe worth it, as they have premier league games this year, they are showing the pre season against weder bremen, and the Blackburn home game in the league

good point...what a great goal that was!! but i know where u coming from guys, even though he did a good job for my country, it was hard to warm to him. As for the players he has signed, they are decent if not spectacular. Healy will be interesting to watch this season however. And young Davis may show some of his early promise.

The Northern Ireland match is live on Setanta Sports for those of you who have it! Coverage starts at 3.55pm happy days!

Preki....oh my god how crap was he... he came to us after making his name playing indoor american 'soccer'. and for those of u who remember, it showed!

thanks for the kind msgs folks..i do feel older actually! especially as i am still in hangover hell!

cheers mate.... its nearly time for the 1st beer!

i went to unifor 4 yrs until i was 22, and only just finished off paying the feckin loans last april! oh yes..i just turned 30 today,so am in depression!

We also were offered Deco when he was at Porto for 2 million, but he failed a medical. Tore Andre Flo before his Chelsea days, and subsequent 9 million pound transfer to Rangers was offered to us for 200k. Then there was Coventry, who turned down Horse head van nistlerooy, for a small amount before he went on to bigger things!

Excellent result, and indeed an excellent season. We are probably now the 'best of the rest', and looking forward to a season involving European football. However, now we have managed to establish ourselves again towards the top end, how do we break through and challenge the top 4? We certainly have the potential, new training facilities and academy about to be opened. With a little investment we could get up there!! lets get our banners ready and passports renewed!!!!

Joe Royle banned the press from Bellefield and didnt do any post match interviews... thats when they all started to hate us. Only recently have we been getting any real media coverage with Moyes...who seems to be making a real effort on that front

Celtic use 'Its a grand old team' and all..... do they have any of their own songs?!

He really was terrible for us, gave nothing to the team. Seems to have been working on his set piece delivery though!

steady on big man!

The man was a legend...thrust into the spotlight. The first ever sporting hero to be given such media attention and celebrity. No one knew how to handle such a phenomenon in the game, and as a result George turned to the bottle to help him cope. It wasn't his fault he had an addictive personality, alcoholism is more like a disease and should be treated as such. Lessons were learnt and this has undoubtedly helped other young men, coming into the game, to deal with the huge pressure that comes from being under the media spotlight. But why focus on the negatives of the man? He was a footballing genius, carried Man Ure for years. The best these isles have ever produced. A footballer with class, skill and grace, who flourished at a time when players of this nature were not protected from the hardmen of Ron 'Chopper' Harris et al. Imagine him playing in his prime now, on a carpet like pitch with no robust tackling? From speaking to those who have met him, he was a shy humble person, with a great wit and personality. He had time for everyone, and treated all comers as equals. I for one will remember the positives that he gave all football fans, and will be there at Stormont to shed a tear for Ulsters Finest. RIP to a legend.

Peter Lovenkrands is the man i would like to see if it did happen. Can play left mid or up front... fast as fook too