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Maybe he could pick himself for the Dutch squad and I like Zlatan Don't go to Chelsea :|

Oh I see Just out of curioisity, how would you pronounce that? I've got some ideas, but...ummm...I'm retarded "special"

and what do you call affairs?

Eto'o's lead-up to the penalty is something to behold Gilardino might've been offside but it was a nice finish. Gullit looks weird without the 'tache and crazy do

nice. thanks sha (Y)

I had to click on a link to see this all my effort has been wasted on viewing this? :persuazn:

Isn't the sixth one (b&w of her lying down) from one of the previous volumes of the VS Sexy books?

Some of the smartest people I know and have ever met/seen are religious. Although I myself do not find religion an attractive concept, others do. Fair enough. It doesn't mean they are stupid though. It means they have faith. Einstein was religious. I don't see anyone questioning his intellect. *sets mind back to Adriana-worship mode* :mignonne:

thanks so much!! miha... ummm why the name change?

you could download it Neo

*sigh* another 3 weeks til a new episode? what's with all the holidays between episodes?

BLAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA Oh my fu**ing god... holy shit... I'm speechless

I hear about good players like Steve Bruce, Keegan and Souness and I haven't seen any of them play. I've seen a few moments of Hoddle play though (Y) I have one clip of Souie but I have no idea how good he was. If Steven Gerrard is compared to him, then I guess he must've been a great player

is that new? thanks diabolo!

essays are so not cool and trevar brooking... I wonder where I've heard that name before... was he in fifa as a commentator?

i'm not fussed . . . Trevar Brooking sucks . . . i met him when i was younger . . . hehehe I just posted it to get a reaction, and here you are being calm! boooo I say! booo! also, it was an attempt not to give a decent reply to your previous posts regarding the subject. I can't deal with essays

Saha's form. Methinks Fergie wants to make it known to him that he ain't the only horse in the stable

Just for Barry English Players Are Technically Inferior I guess it'd be hard to get build a good team based on technique and skill AND make it English eh? :evil:

Barca + Lampard and Henry and Gallas = Too bad they'll never be better than Valencia

Sorry about referring to Sol being an Arsenal player, I meant Cole Maybe you can't capture all what it means to be an Arsenal player born-and-bred in London, but I don't think Henry would be far off. He has shown loyalty and passion for the cause on many occassions. He will run balls down and fight for the team and the club. If Henry was a mercenary then he would've left Arsenal a long time ago. Even now, he is staying with Arsenal when he could be playing for a team that has a higher chance of winning the Champions' League. Does being a local player really make a player better? Sure they show passion and commitment, but is there really loyalty in today's game? Steven Gerrard nearly left last summer, and if not for Rafa inproving the team I'd bet my house on him leaving this summer. Owen left for the (supposedly) golden lands of Madrid. Only rarely do you find a player as loyal as Henry. Side note: the Liverpool-Chelsea thing would be more like an Arsenal-Manyoo thing. I didn't intend to call it a derby, but it'd definitely be one of 'those' rivalries. Also, *cough* London derbies are crap Like it or not, football clubs in today's society are also businesses. They need to run like a business in order to make money. There is no business sense in buying a player that is English and costs a lot, when you can buy one from overseas that is just as good and for cheaper. For example, out of Eboue, Fabregas and Van Persie, could you find an English talent that costs the same price and is just as good? You'd be hard pressed to find some, so why waste too much time and resources looking for them if you know the market doesn't have many? The multicultural part of my argument can also be integrated into the business side of things, as appealing to different markets expands your fan base, and hence increases your income, which in turn means it's good for business. I think, as a business and a team, clubs need to evolve to the pressures from the external world. At the moment, business-wise, teams should be tapping into more markets and appealing to neutrals. It is the right direction if you want your team to have world-wide recognition. If ever the fans decide to revolt against the team for being too non-English or whatnot, then the club should also take heed and evolve to the fans' needs (as they provide a large part of the income). The club should do what it must to survive and be successful, if they can maintain values and traditions along the way then all the better! Another thing is that Arsenal do not exactly have a great academy. West Ham does. And the talent that floods from their academy, if not sold, make up the backbone of their team. They are in a much better position to say something with regards to the current issue when viewed from such a perspective. However, I am not supporting the Arsenal position too much, as it is possible for them to scour more/harder for young English talent. They just don't make the effort, that's all :trout: Right, if that doesn't make sense...then you can sod off

Date Movie My IQ has dropped 20 points :|

Well, I guess it depends on what you think is good enough for an English club. You could approach it from a criteon-related perspective. What exactly embodies an English club? What are the necessary criteria that must be fulfilled for a club to be deemed English? Would you prefer an English manager? An English board? English tactics? Maybe 11 English players? Maybe some other sort of limit? English fans? If you want to take the argument "down a level", would you rather Arsenal have only London born players? Surely not any Englishman can represent Arsenal, since they wouldn't understand the local area or history of the club as much as an South/North Londoner would I understand where you're coming from and to a certain extent, I agree with you, but at the moment, Arsenal have Campbell, Walcott and Cole in their ranks and that's satisfactory, i guess...for now :knives: I mean, could you seriously say that Henry and Vieira aren't anymore a part of Arsenal than Campbell for instance? They live and breathe Arsenal and know everything about the club's history and traditions. They, arguably, have done more for Arsenal than Campbell or Cole have. Traditions, rivalries and histories are created by teams as much as they are carried on. For instance, with a few more years of TLC, you'll start to see a rivalry between Chelsea and Liverpool, if it isn't obvious enough already. It may not be the best of ideas in anyone's interest that football in England should regress backwards for the sake of tradition. It shouldn't matter who is in the team, as long as they have the ability and intention of carrying a club's traditions and values forward, the by all means they should be considered just as valuable as an Englishmen. Henry and Vieira are prime examples. Also, with globalisation and technology melding the world together, populations are getting mixed more and more. It makes sense (to me at least) that the football pitch should reflect the outside world. Foreign players can also attract more fans from different parts of the world (I just hate the bandwagon fans <_< but if they're willing to support a team and learn about it's history then they're good supporters by my book) Well, I'm not sure if I believe everything I wrote down, but I'm just "playing" the devil's advocate :evil: And all seriousness aside, you call Arsenal a bunch of mercenaries and ask what link they have with Arsenal's tradition? The fact that Arsenal were formed from an ammo and weapons production factory... quite fitting don't you think?