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Dick Dastardly

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  1. Aye, that's what I'm trying to say, FIFA consider it to be the same team playing under a different name, hence the team has won 4 world cups.

     

    Struggling to think of an analogy in club football where a new club has taken over the history of a defunct one. Must be one somewhere, but I just can't for the life of me figure it out.

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  2. I know it is not a great Brazil team, but I've not seen anyone in this World Cup who are much better. With home advantage I think they will probably win it.

     

    As for Fred, he is not the best Brazilian striker ever (although I do think he could do a job in the SPL if he wants to join the Jags) but I don't think he is as bad as is being made out. What he does is keep a high line so that the defenders have to hold back and that makes a gap between midfield and defence for Neymar Jr to exploit. Look at what he does off the ball and not with it and you will see there is more to his game than just poking the ball in the net. (I still wouldn't pick him in my World Cup XI)

  3. Know what. It doesn't actually matter if I (or anyone else on here) am impressed with Barr and Magnay. It doesn't matter how they got to where they are. What matters is what they do at the training camp, how they impress Archie, how they perform with the medical staff and, most importantly, whether Archie and Shaggy think that they will improve the squad. How ever much we like to think otherwise, our thoughts don't actually count for much. Archies job is on the line based on how the team performs, so I trust him to make decisions that will benefit the team and I welcome all he signs (even Luis Suarez if he were to bid) until they prove different on the pitch when the real action starts.

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  4. Have to agree. We didn't miss out on Taylor. We never stood a chance. I'm not sure that of all the players being signed up by other clubs that we have "missed out" on anyone. We got the big prize we wanted in Stevenson and I fully expect a couple of players to come back from the training camp who will be able to talk to Gabby and Collina in their native tongue.

     

    Archie will get it sorted.

  5. I would hace certainly included some sort of massive suspended sentence (maybe a 2 year global ban) to be effective on any repeat offence.

     

    I think that the 4 month ban is a bit light, but FIFA could be open to a legal challenge from Liverpool if they come in too hard. Maybe add a lifetime International ban or a ban from 2018 qualifying/finals.

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