Yeah I haven't seen this Ramos story anywhere else. The Sun, Mirror, Telegraph. This would be massive.

(arsenal related)Gervinho is odds on for the first big signing of Arsenal's summer, supposedly. I remain skeptical of a guy who comes from Ligue 1 to survive in the EPL. He won't get the same kind of spacing afforded to him in the French game. It'll be Chamakh all over again...and I do hope Chamakh does well next year. He played brilliantly for a while, so I know he has it in him!

If Gervinho shows up, I'm sure Hazard will stay at Lille. I doubt the champs are quite ready to completely gut their team just before next year's UCL. Hazard can still learn with Lille. (/arsenal related)


Jon - what's this I hear about Modric to Chelsea in a trade for Drogs????? Has Roman completely lost his mind? You don't even have a manager yet!!

wtf...Schweinsteiger to Serie A? :wtf2:

I thought Schweini already dedicated himself to Bayern for 4 years? I hope he stays in Germany honestly, its becoming more and more rare to see a player start and finish their career at one club. I would like him to stay at Bayern.


And Roman is off his head. Drogz should not be allowed to leave.

Why are we not trying harder to get Jan Vertonghen, I don't even...

:crying:

Arsene Wenger is afraid of gingers. Cant say I blame him.

The Shop Window is Looking Really Nice- A Review Of Arsenal’s Transfer Targets - The Offside - Arsenal blog

Agree with many points of this. If we can get Vertonghen and either Gervinho or Falcao, and hold onto our offensive line of Theo van Nasregas, I will be VERY happy.

My God. US=Garbage. Wasnt even worthy of a top 50 ranking, Guadeloupe, really? BB:gtfo2:

Worst US team I think i've ever seen.

Wondolowski is hopelessly bad right now. But typically the USMNT struggles when Dempsey struggles. That's my main issue with the team right now, it's too reliant on Dempsey to pull something out of nothing. Donovan can usually play the creative role as well, but he's more of the steady influence through the game.

And Altidore...I know he's doing alright for now, but for all that's holy we need a second striker to step up before Jozy uses up all of his emergency goal rations :rofl2:

Donovan is shite, I never understood what all the hype was about. Is he a decent player in MLS? Sure, because he's playing in MLS. Didn't work in Germany, was average at best at Everton, so why are we so excited about him?

In my opinion, Dempsey is a much better player than Donovan. He's more than proven his worth at Fulham, and shown his quality on the international level. It's a shame he isn't paired with Stu Holden in midfield more often. I guess daddy want's to see his shite son playing on the field more than the team actually being competitive. The Men's National team is a joke, and it starts with the manager. And Jozy Altidore has been nightmare American fans can't wake up from. The only bright spots on the field are Clint Dempsey, Tim Howard in goal, Bocanegra, Spector, and Cherundolo in defense. Unfortunately, the rest of the field, rather, the BUSINESS end of the field is horribly average.

I disagree slightly about Donovan, I think he's an okay player, and I suppose we get worked up over him because he is basically the face of the MLS. I thought he contributed decently at Everton, maybe an above average loan, and he ended well in getting the goal against..er...I forget, but he scored in his last game. But I agree that he's in over his head if people expect him to be an almost European product. He doesn't have the skill to make it long term in the European leagues. Like I said, Dempsey is the heart and soul of this team, and Howard / Cherundolo / Bocanegra the spine.

It's a problem if the spine is ACROSS the defensive line, though. Ugh. "Don't tread on me" means nothing to the USMNT if we have no bite to our offense, and eventually Dempsey won't be there to bail us out.

I agree about Stu Holden, but isn't he injured right now? I think the way he played for Bolton, he'd be a shoo in over Bradley who couldn't get a game to save his life. But circumstances are dictating it?

Watching Wondolowski miss sitter after sitter after sitter makes even MY confidence go down. His must be almost rock bottom at this point.

Also - Arsenal, F*CK you. http://arsenaldirect.arsenal.com/125...ox/invt/a9673/

Who the hell would buy this??? ARSENE STOP SIGNING SHIRT AUTHENTICITY PAPERS AND SIGN SOME PLAYERS!!!

lol that Ronaldo article was bs

Honestly, I think Landon Donavon is very talented, but I think his age is catching up with him.

He performed ably at the last World Cup, although I agree that Dempsey may be better while being more soft-spoken.

Their styles are totally different and they both are very talented. Each player gives the team something big and whichever one is having an off night effects the team very negatively lets leave it at that.

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And God help us when BOTH are having an off night