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Around a similar time for me - it was only when a mate told me that his favourite player was Eric Martin ("who's he, then?" 'the keeper, you idiot!') that I found out that Southampton even had a team. Wonder what happened to it...

But you can't choose who you support, can you?

He really is. It's genuinely embarrassing hearing this on such a regular basis, isn't it?

Actually, Jack, the planning didn't need to be particularly careful, did it? First goal: "wait for Ait-Nouri to go walkabout and then run into the space. You'll be 30 yards clear before he even breaks into a trot" Second goal: "get in a really dangerous crossing position where the nearest City...

Watch the first goal again, just following Ait-Nouri. He's automatically drawn towards the ball, with zero chance of affecting it, therefore still moving forward completely oblivious to the guy running into the Grand Canyon-size space behind him. As a result he's just played himself out of the...

This should be renamed 'The Feel-good Thread'

In our last 2 matches we've completed around 1100 passes and scored 1 goal. Arsenal have made fewer than 650 passes and put 4 past Spurs, 3 past Bayern Munich. Just think how effective they'd be if only they could 'dominate' the ball like we must have done...

If we could buy a LB and RB who actually have some YouTube evidence of them defending, we'd be in the mix. Whenever anybody is mentioned on here as a possible fullback, all I can find ever online are videos of them attacking. NOR's making a great stab at LB, but there's no substitute for...

He could have redeemed himself, if he'd actually managed to get booked for it - then he wouldn't be at the Bernebau...

Didn't know it was a friendly - that's great news. I'd assumed that it was a single game ban, but hadn't seen it confirmed.

Not the same experience of course, but the match itself is occasionally broadcast on some lesser channels. The quality of the football is surprising low. Come forward just one year and watch Celtic winning the '67 European Cup (also occasionally shown) and it's like a different sport. They were...

You're right - it was Nike! Cheers. Then again, Khus is Uzbek :-)

The original Ronaldo was feeling ill before the 1998 final, and it was generally believed that Adidas(? possibly Puma) had pressured Brazil into playing him in the final, which didn't work out well. That, however, didn't flout the rules like this does. Turtle lookalike Ronaldo must have told...

There should be no seedings, no pots, just a big hat like a normal cup draw. Group games between two top teams still have the chance to be tense, offering some interest among the otherwise tedious early games between, say, Germany and Tristan da Cunha.

I made a flippant remark earlier about one section of your post, but you are dead right about avoiding the hatred. A lot of posters have kids his age (mine are older, but I still get it) and will be looking at him from a different angle. When it's a matter of attitude, though - not just...

At that point, with the game already gone, I have to admit I just burst out laughing. Anybody else?

... and that was his mum!

His attitude stinks, on so many levels: Goes down at the drop of a hat, even when a promising position is still on Just cannot be arsed to close anybody down (2x glaring examples: Tonight 2nd goal; Arsenal (when he should have been the freshest player on the pitch)) Has the cheek to try to...

On their Astroturf, no mugs

Ok then: "I think that Manchester City might feel slightly disappointed with their performance this evening" Better? :-/