MikeO

This is (for me) the winning squad. Mikel unsurprisingly doesn't make it....not surprising when you look at the midfielders at their disposal... Goalkeepers: Iker Casillas (Real Madrid), David De Gea (Atletico Madrid), Diego Lopez (Villarreal), Jose Reina (Liverpool) Victor Valdes (Barcelona). Defenders: Raul Albiol (Real Madrid), Alvaro Arbeloa (Real Madrid) Cesar Azpilicueta (Osasuna), Joan Capdevila (Villarreal), Carlos Marchena (Valencia), Gerard Pique (Barcelona), Carles Puyol (Barcelona), Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid). Midfielders: Xabi Alonso (Real Madrid), Sergi Busquets (Barcelona), Cesc Fabregas (Arsenal), Andres Iniesta (Barcelona), Javi Martinez (Athletic Bilbao) Marcos Senna (Villarreal), David Silva (Valencia), Xavi (Barcelona). Forwards: Santi Cazorla (Villarreal), Jesus Navas (Sevilla), Juan Manuel Mata (Valencia) Pedro Rodriguez (Barcelona), Dani Guiza (Fenerbache) Fernando Llorente (Athletic Bilbao), Alvaro Negredo (Sevilla), Fernando Torres (Liverpool FC) and David Villa (Valencia).

He's in the thirty....fucking joke .

Can see battle being drawn on who gets the south facing aspect .

Merged .

Updated .

Take a bow Jamie (wherever you are), Ten, blueblood & Bill :graduated: . Thought occurred to me last night. If, last August, we'd have been told we'd finish with more than sixty points and only two points behind Liverpool (who were many experts tips for the title) we'd have been delighted .

George Burley (Ipswich 2000/01) is the only previous winner whose team didn't win the championship. Hodgson got the League Managers Assc award.. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/f/fulham/8673848.stm The LMA version is always a bit more realistic in terms of achievment in relation to resources...Davey won it in 2003 and 2005 as well as last year.

Philistines....I give you poetry....some culture to try and raise the tone of the place and what thanks do I get? None . Ah well....back to the gutter. This looks like a nice beer, anyone ever got their lips around one ? Go down a bit.... ...go down a bit more...

I've not sat in the Park End since 1991 .

Vic, Yak & Joey all in the initial thirty man Nigeria squad. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2010/8672850.stm

http://www.bbl.org.uk/?08-may-10-rocks-v-tigers,853

The Longest Thread Is omnipotent Zed. It'll still be read After we're all dead. I thank you .

http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/liverpool-news/regional-news/2010/05/10/new-siamese-stadium-plan-for-liverpool-and-everton-football-clubs-unveiled-92534-26411613/ Looks like a total non-starter though.

Must be a clone .

If we can get one the floodgates will open surely?

Can just hear 35,000 people screaming, "Shoooooooooooooooooot!!!"

Got a 3-3 draw at Rangers today (93rd minute Jutkiewicz pen) but not enough to get into the Europa because Hibs won at Dundee United.

44:11 Tony Hibbert takes a shot. Save by Jamie Ashdown.

Current Player of the Year standings.... Fellaini 268 Heitinga 201 Pienaar 196 Cahill 175 Arteta 160 Osman 141 Saha 111 Baines 105 Rodwell 101 Howard 91 Bilyaletdinov 91 Hibbert 82 Distin 74 Donovan 71 Coleman 70 Anichebe 59 Yakubu 54 Jagielka 25 Duffy 23 Yobo 20 Neville 15 Neill 15 João Alves Jô 10 Vaughan 8 Gosling 6 Senderos 4 Nash 3 Baxter 3 Agard 2 Forshaw 1 Akpan 1 MOTM winners.... Stoke (A) Victor Anichebe Fulham (H) Victor Anichebe Blackburn (A) Mikel Arteta Aston Villa (A) Tim Cahill West Ham (H) Johnny Heitinga Wolves (A) Steven Pienaar Manchester City (A) Tim Cahill Bolton (H) Mikel Arteta Birmingham (A) Mikel Arteta Hull City (H) Mikel Arteta Tottenham (A) Ayegbeni Yakubu Sporting Lisbon (A) Tim Howard Manchester United (H) Leon Osman Sporting Lisbon (H) Leon Osman Chelsea (H) Landon Donovan Liverpool (A) Johnny Heitinga Wigan (A) Tim Cahill Sunderland (H) Marouane Fellaini Birmingham (H) Steven Pienaar Manchester City (H) Marouane Fellaini Arsenal (A) Marouane Fellaini Carlisle (H) Marouane Fellaini Burnley (H) Steven Pienaar Sunderland (A) Marouane Fellaini Birmingham (A) Leighton Baines BATE Boresov (H)...Shane Duffy Chelsea (A)...Johnny Heitinga Tottenham (H)...Seamus Coleman AEK Athens (A)...Steven Pienaar Liverpool (H)...Marouane Fellaini Hull City (A)...Johnny Heitinga Manchester United (A)...Johnny Heitinga West Ham (A)...Johnny Heitinga Benfica (H)...Marouane Fellaini Aston Villa (H)...Diniyar Bilyaletdinov Tottenham (A)...Tony Hibbert Bolton (A)...Louis Saha Benfica (A)...Sylvain Distin Wolves (H)...Diniyar Bilyaletdinov Stoke City (H)...Johnny Heitinga BATE Borisov (A)...Tony Hibbert Portsmouth (A)...Tim Howard Hull City (A)...Leon Osman Blackburn (H)...Louis Saha AEK Athens (H)...Diniyar Bilyaletdinov Fulham (A)...Sylvain Distin Wigan...(H)...Jack Rodwell Sigma Olomouc (A)...Steven Pienaar Burnley...(A)...Tony Hibbert Sigma Olomouc (H)...Jack Rodwell Arsenal (H)...Steven Pienaar

It's not looking good .

Away team performance I'd say Hull over Benfica because of the quality of the team we put out and the relative strength of the opposition. The team at Hull was Howard, Neill, Yobo, Distin, Baines, Heitinga, Cahill, Pienaar, Rodwell, Saha and Yakubu. No excuse for that first 45.

Millwall before those as well.

That's commitment...love it. Welcome.

Bloody annoying really that these footballers keep marrying my ex-girlfriends .

That's a nice piece....love Jags calling TC "teacher's pet" .