Deffo, Vieira is the perfect example of how Sissoko could develop his attackign game. His passing's not as good as Vieira's though, he was always able to use the ball well. (And always played alongside another holding player with an eye for a pass, the distinctly no-as-good-as-Xabi Petit)
I think Kuyt's been ace in terms of workrate and link play, but criticism of his finishign is fair enough - he's missed a hatful of chances of late. We've won the games confortably, but it worries me slightly that he's missed so many. (I still think back to the one that smacked the bar against Chelsea, if he'd scored that, I'm convinced we'd be top of the table now)
I dunno, I reckon Frank Lampard would look great with a nice Habano shiner. Times article at the time claimed they were hoping to get £12M for Carrick, when United hit them with the £18M offer.
It seems (and maybe it's just the pic) that the stands aren't very steep. I liek the idea of all the fans being right up close, whereas the pic seems to show the back of the stands being a logn way from the pitch. Anyoen know how it compared to the stands at Anfield currently? Steeper? Is this limited by new safety regs, etc?
Judging by this, the fact that Gerrard, Benitez and others have already met DIC. and all the positive sounds, i'd say this takeover is very, very close to being complete. Times Article
Why would they do that, when buying aslves means they can stick an oar into our bisiness aswell? There's every chance they'll buy them both, because they can.
I wonder if Giles Barnes will be that midfielder - anyone seen much of him? I liek the idea of the fourth man for a position being a younger player, a young striker pushing for his spot and working his way into the team, ditto a young central midfielder and a oung centre half.
Sevilla sounds like a no-go, then. Just seen that Betis have Barca at home on the 24th - would that be any easier? We'd be driving up from Malaga and booking a hotel for the night, so ideally I'd like to order tickets on the web beforehand, to be sure.