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when posters are arguing and trying to blind each other with financial/accounting science to prove their football knowledge (I know, I agree it IS totally fooked up). But anyway, my question is - when clubs do this is it simply a balance sheet kind of calculation in giving the players a 'capital asset' value or is there any way they can write it off against tax? The only reason I ask is cos of the law Berlusconi introduced in Italy that clubs couled write off player depreciation against their tax bill (and thereby saved Milan 200 million Euro or something). Does the same possibility exist in the UK?

Allegedly, someone on BBC said that only Henry and Ballack out of the final 4 teams would get into the England side... I didn't know whether to laugh or join the IRA.

Was over for a few games. Whoever said the pre game in Drotmunc was the best ever had obviously smuggled in the booze and avoided the Budweiser, or else were talking about downtown (in which case it probably isn't true). The problem about going to the WC is coming home half way through. After that, everything is a bit of an anti-climax.

Also, Perhaps the fact that Nike are riding the CBF rock soild and the Brazil team have not had a meaningful break in over two years is contributing to their 'laziness'. Ronaldhino has played near constantly for Brazil for over two years: from the copa america, the confederations cup, this world cup, a prolonged run in the Champions league and tow tough league campaigns coupled with Nike's stupid policy of having Brazil play stupid meaningless friendies across the world with consistantly full strength teams.

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Go ahead and pursue that point. I dare you.

Ha ha. here we go.... Ronaldinho's World Cup winners medal, European champion medal and spanish champion medals would suggest that it's not possible to over-rate him.

Sound, no big deal anyway.

There were about 400 of them arrested in the few days around the Stuttgart game. England fans "doing their thing" in town squares around World Cups and European Championships make other fans skin crawl. That's a fact for you.

25 reasons to snigger "The Eriksson ambience".....

Ah sling it splint. Loads of us have been saying he's been over-rated and over-hyped since miles off. You and a bunch of others have been shouting the dds about how great he already is and now you've had it shoved down yout throats. Why not just accept England are a second tier team, Rooney is all hype and no trousers until he grows up and give the rest of us a break with your opinion masquerading as some kind of 'generally accepted opinion'.

Christ, you can sing that.

I agree with you 90%. But all fans still think/hope that when players talk about people/colleagues in general terms its basically recycling dressing room tittle tattle. So they'll never get bored of it.

Heh heh!!!!! Fantastic stuff. Keep that upper lip stiff! Lizzie would be proud if she had a log in. Please post more. Just when I fear the forum starts to get boring, I find you.... No doubt. But the swedish consensus approach was always going to fail. And the England hype-upon-hype media w***fest was always going to fall flat. There have been plenty on here willing to argue that point for some time, and now the hype is over for another 2 years (when it will be just as bad with PROBABLY the same level of over estimation.

Anyone but England. Oh.

Suprised myself how sorry I felt for England but at the same time having a home LOL at those who were LOL at Spain Argentina etc. Hype hype hype-and all the while England just copper plated their second tier status. Harsh on The Greatest Player In the World® but if u say f*** Off 24 times in 1 game, karma gets you in the end. bye bye Sven. you were useless.

Grand. But then you are into the same debate about what 'big' really is. Personally I think one title while staying within your means is worth two while spending the riches of Croesus. And before you say it, perhaps there is space to increase what our 'means' are, but right now that's all as maybe.

Mascherano is the one player you don't want the Mancs to sign. Class act. Gives the rest the space to play as they like. One of the players of the tournament so far IMO.

Jesus wept. And Dus wept too.

Not as close as the Argentinians (should England meet them in the semis)

I bear England no ill, I just instinctively want them to lose. But I consider them closer to the Irish, as a people, than almost anyone else apart from the Portuguese.

You'll know he's leaving if Neville kicks him up in the air on Saturday. I think he'll go as he's obviously said what he said. If he's as thick and immature as is said then maybe he can backtrack and mend bridges but as long as he dislikes Ferguson as is said then you'd have to think he's off. What I love about it is this is how he has rewarded Queiroz etc after they backed him in his row with RVN.

Ha ha!!!!! http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/w...and/5127280.stm And people think he's not overhyped....

What is at about foreigners and them mixing up their Christian names with their surnames? IMO he was out of his depth llast night.