I haven't seen much of Suarez, but I'm looking forward to seeing him in the premier league.
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How the hell is Andy Carroll worth £30 million?
Quote: Jack Massey @ January 31 2011, 6:35 PM GMTHow the hell is Andy Carroll worth £30 million?
£35m apparently, it makes our deal for Darren Bent look value 
Football has gone mad! (Carroll is VERY good though.)
I think the Carroll fee is higher because his salary would be that much lower. Even if his wage goes from the reported £25k to £50k that would still be considerably less than what a Torres type replacement who would be on £100k a week. Over the course of a 4 year contract that be worth about £10m.
He was the top c**t. But £35m is a great price and I'm sure the fat c**t will spend it wisely, at the casino tomorrow.
How thoroughly depressing.
My team, Palace, have signed England 'C' international Dean Moxey!
*air punch*
Quote: Nil Putters @ January 31 2011, 7:32 PM GMTHe was the top c**t. But £35m is a great price and I'm sure the fat c**t will spend it wisely, at the casino tomorrow.
How thoroughly depressing.
Nils please relieve the boredom of the same epithet 'C**t', surely you can find a suitable adjective without being so offensive to posters?.
I'm just going with the flow.
Quote: Nil Putters @ February 1 2011, 9:02 AM GMTI'm just going with the flow.
Can I suggest 'Smeg-end'?.
No.
Watford 1 - 1 Palace
Decent result for Palace on paper, as they say.
Nice comment I read in that new 20p paper that I didn't realise was an Independent offshoot ! 
'£35 million for a player who has more convictions for assault than he does England caps!'
Quote: Tuumble @ January 31 2011, 1:11 AM GMTAccording to Man United's 1999-2000 season review on Wikipedia, you'd think the FA Cup as a competition simply didn't take place that year.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1999%E2%80%932000_Manchester_United_F.C._season
With the furore surrounding their non-participation at the time you'd think it warranted an acknowledgement of some description.
That reminds me of this great goal: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fuiOPuNe0N0
I can remember trying to recreate that goal myself, back then. I'm gonna try to teach my nephew how to do it as well, when he starts playing.
I bumped into Sian Massey and I said, "Are you aware of the uproar caused after you officiated at the Liverpool v Wolves game? I mean, two Sky Sports pundits were..."
"Yeah yeah," she interrupted. "Tell me something I don't know."
So I explained the offside rule.