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Make it stop!

Damn, someone tell Rafa

Doesn't really work like that though I'm guessing. We offered less, no doubt encouraged by Barry wanting the move, Villa dug their heels in, Barry didn't appear to agitate or put in transfer request, so we increased offers and ultimately have(had?) to decide whether to meet the 18-20m price. Not sure what else we could have done.

That's good enough for me. Get him in.

For his penalty taking abilities...

JMotson on Italy's second goal 'For me it took a deflection'

Having studiously ignored Van Persie throughout his time with Arsenal, I now think he's quite good seeing him play for Holland. Lets sign him

Aye. They're not looking too hot against the Dutch though...

This is going to be a classic Italian escape from the brink of elimination. Then they'll go on and win the thing.

The anti-Villa...sign him up now, his price will have plumetted

Barry on

Spain are on fire! They'll go out in the first knockout round...

Kaizer is Clive Tyldesley!

Yup. Well almost all of us...

David Pleat loves Dirk Kuyt

Baggio's coming on

Aye, you've got to like the way they play football - controlled, purposeful passing. No fannying about.

Eh?

QED. Nothing more to see here.

My point wasn't about Garcia v Benayoun. It was that you decided that Benayoun was no good after he'd played less than 2 PL games for us. If that isn't an agenda then it's stupidity. We all have doubts incoming players at times. Any fan worth their salt will give the player a chance to bed in before writing them off. You didn't, therefore your views on Benayoun come across as just justifying your initial bias. Especially as when pushed your response was just ' i still think he's sh*t' or words to that effect. Finally to call him a blot on the landscape confirms to me you've lost all perspective and are just wrapped up in your own little anti-Benayoun world.

QUOTE(shanks59 @ Jun 7 2008, 11:18) * Yeah, yeah, yeah .. In 20/30/40 years we'll remember Garcia, whereas Benayoun will be a blot on the landscape Oh f*** off. Try having a bit of respect for the players, eh? He's not Sean Dundee or Bernard Diomede for f***'s sake This fella (shanks59) was slagging off Benayoun in September last year when he'd barely unpacked his bags. Clearly made up his mind before he'd even been given a run in the side. No rationale to it, just sad case of having an agenda against a player, as shown by the fact he can't justify his views in this thread.

Because at Chelsea it's not always the manager that buys the players...

FT 0-3

Get both. And keep Alonso

Barry's looked v good, even if the opposition is ordinary