Extraordinary Swindle

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He apparently didn't have permission from his club to talk to Liverpool and has been suspended. The club are also refusing to activate the clause in his contract which allows him to leave for something like £130k.

It's a death sentence!

I think you'll find the club is called Derry City.

And the topic has him linked with a club that previously paid £28M for a South American player that did flop. Could history repeat itself?

Provided we don't give Chelsea and Man Utd the three points we should be in good shape for the remainder of the season. Not at least sharing the points in those games could spell the end of a realistic chance of challenging for the title at the end of the season.

He was a great servant on the pitch but he was sad and bitter whinging to the press for over a year before he got moved on - those outbursts caused me to change my view of him.

James McAteer Babb Ruddock Dicks McManaman Stewart Ince Kennedy Heskey Clough Dishonourable mentions to complete a squad: Collymore Cheyrou Vignal Henchoz Westerveld

Arsenal have little squad depth and will suffer for it in the league. At the moment they have three defenders out injured until October/November - Clichy, Lauren & Senderos. Campbell hasn't been replaced yet. If Cole leaves then their defence will be stripped down to the bare bones - Eboue, Toure, Cygan, Flamini. The backup players are a bunch of kids. In midfield there's no engine - Rosicky, Diaby, Ljungberg, Hleb, Fabregas, Flamini, Gilberto. Diaby and Ljungberg are out for the start of the season and Flamini could well be required to fill the void at left back which would leave them with four experienced midfielders to choose from. The one shining light for Arsenal is that they have kept Henry, if he had left they certainly wouldn't be considered as contenders for a top spot in the league. Reyes wants to return to Spain and that leaves Van Persie and Adebayor as the options to partner Henry. There's little to support the starting eleven so how Mourinho and Gray can suggest that Arsenal pose a greater threat to Chelsea than Liverpool do is laughable.

Jezzman: any chance of images of the baby kit while you're at it? Home Baby Kit

Duff playing up front for Ireland was a failed experiment by the former manager. There was also the Duff in a free role failed experiment - he is an old school winger.

There was a story in one of the dodgy morning tabloids (Herald AM/Metro) yesterday that Tottenham were prepared to offer a signing on fee of £4M to Duff to compensate him for the drop in wages.

Personal taste but I prefer it to the chalk outline and collar effort that has been posted elsewhere.

That's a better kit than the one in the leaked photos.

In that case take both!

His age isn't against him at all - he's only 28. The big question mark against Trezeguet is whether he can adapt to a more physical league or would he go the way of Morientes showing flashes of ability but never getting the consistency required.

Sign more Johnny Foreigners!

Your favourite 3 Domestic (Non-Liverpool) Players: Nigel Reo-Coker, Hernan Crespo, Thomas Rosicky Your favourite 3 Domestic (Non-Liverpool) Teams: West Ham United, Crewe Alexandria, Sheffield Wednesday Your least favourite 3 Domestic (Non-Liverpool) Players: Frank Lampard, Ruud Van Nistelrooy, Didier Drogba Your least favourite 3 Domestic (Non-Liverpool) Teams: Manchester United, Chelsea, Everton Your favourite 3 Non-Domestic (Non-Liverpool) Players: Henrik Larsen, Javier Mascherano, Andrea Pirlo Your favourite 3 Non-Domestic (Non-Liverpool) Teams: Cork City, FC Barcelona, Sampdoria Your least favourite 3 Non-Domestic (Non-Liverpool) Players: George O'Callaghan, Francesco Totti, David Beckham Your least favourite 3 Non-Domestic (Non-Liverpool) Teams: Real Madrid, Juventus, Bayern Munich

The Truth ... (possible Romario)

Agreed. He's a shadow of the player that he was at Blackburn. I don't believe for a second that he is entirely unhappy with the situation at Chelsea - my aunt met him on a flight from London to Dublin last month and he said he's expecting to sign a two year contract extension before the season begins.

Video evidence wasn't used - the Italian players told the referee to talk to the assistant referee because he wasn't convinced by them. He then spoke to the assistant and gave Zidane the straight red afterwards. No conspiracy, just officials doing their jobs properly.

Frank Lampard is the new Danny Murphy!

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For somebody who 'never believed in using width' he put alot of energy in to trying to sign Damien Duff. The attacking full backs provided plenty of width, or have you forgotten how Riise and Babbel operated. The main criticism of Carragher when he replaced Babbel at fullback was that he didn't offer anything going forward and as a result the team lost it's balance.

Anelka's Record - He has had 3 decent seasons (15+ goals)