Elaquim Mangala

[DoomMerchant]

The argument isn't about the quality of the competition, it's about the timing. Stop making assumptions.

Fair enough. You want the Africans to play in the summer then? You Would Have To Basically Have it in the southern hemisphere. Seems unlikely.

Different from playing a World Cup in the middle of Summer in Qatar how exactly?

Precisely why they need to play in winter which is the crux of the issue.

[PrezIke]

The argument isn't about the quality of the competition, it's about the timing. Stop making assumptions.

Fair enough. You want the Africans to play in the summer then? You Would Have To Basically Have it in the southern hemisphere. Seems unlikely.

Different from playing a World Cup in the middle of Summer in Qatar how exactly?

the fantasy of specially air conditioned outdoor stadiums?

[Socrates]

The argument isn't about the quality of the competition, it's about the timing. Stop making assumptions.

Fair enough. You want the Africans to play in the summer then? You Would Have To Basically Have it in the southern hemisphere. Seems unlikely.

Different from playing a World Cup in the middle of Summer in Qatar how exactly?

Different because Qatar can afford to build air conditioned stadiums and African countries cannot. The Qatar games may yet be moved anyway...

[Saul Goodman]

Pellegrini confirms Mangala wont play on Sunday

[sheblue]

Lol great forum, come to this thread to read about mangala and it's fascinating stuff about air conditioning and African economics....

[lets all have a disco]

Lol great forum, come to this thread to read about mangala and it's fascinating stuff about air conditioning and African economics....

Standard fayre on here boss.

[ashton287]

Where the fuck is this guy?

[phips]

still getting up to speed and ingratiating into the team

[nottsblue]

Where the fuck is this guy?

Hopefully on the training ground learning to play our defensive system so when he plays for real he is up to speed and is the biz

[Slim]

Where the fuck is this guy?

Hopefully on the training ground learning to play our defensive system so when he plays for real he is up to speed and is the biz

Crap, we're loaning him to Madrid?

[dikdok]

Where the fuck is this guy?

Hopefully on the training ground learning to play our defensive system so when he plays for real he is up to speed and is the biz

Crap, we're loaning him to Madrid?

Say what now!?

[MilnersJaw]

Where the fuck is this guy?

Hopefully on the training ground learning to play our defensive system so when he plays for real he is up to speed and is the biz

Crap, we're loaning him to Madrid?

Say what now!?

he was making as joke mate, it was REALly good too.

[phips]

Where the fuck is this guy?

Hopefully on the training ground learning to play our defensive system so when he plays for real he is up to speed and is the biz

Crap, we're loaning him to Madrid?

Say what now!?

[Mikhail Chigorin]

Where the fuck is this guy?

Hopefully on the training ground learning to play our defensive system so when he plays for real he is up to speed and is the biz

Crap, we're loaning him to Madrid?

Atletico ??

[Hazy2]

wish he was last Man on Saturday....

[Mikhail Chigorin]

wish he was last Man on Saturday....

Ditto.

[twosips]

He probably wouldn't have been though. He'd have been up for the corner.

[Ted Hughes]

He probably wouldn't have been though. He'd have been up for the corner.

Having seen a replay of that, it's tactically a complete mess. Why Fernandinho is so deep to start with I have no idea it allows the bloke a huge advantage & Kolarov is just absolute fucking shite. Gareth Barry would have just knocked the bloke over on the edge of their box, yelow card, attack over.

And Hart, Jesus H Christ.

It was a joke goal which should never have been scored.

[getdressedmctavish]

Ted, a bloke behind me summed up my objection to Fernandino. Good footballer, zero presence. Saturday summed it up, worse than anonymous. But Christ, that effort from Joe was pathetic.As you said, stoke were superb and actually deserved the points.What with Stuart Pearce unbeaten we might have to revise some opinions.

[john@staustell]

Hart's effort reminded me of the Wigan cup final. That day if he'd just stood where he was instead of leaping around like a dying starfish he would've just plucked the ball out of the air without moving.

Same here, if he'd stood still he could've kicked it out easily - not as if it was hit with Aguero/Jovetic pace - surely you can take a look as you 'make yourself big'?