#2244

Emile Heskey has been sent home after refusing to get rid of his sideburns

#2245

Raheem Sterling has a muscle injury

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#2246

Rob Jones has spontaneously combusted.

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#2247

Jerzy Dudek has a case of spaghetti legs

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#2250

Jordan Henderson has been charged with throwing a snake at Paloma Faith’s face.

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#2251

Rigobert Song has quinine poisoning.

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#2252

Drowned in Sound has a bad meme

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#2253

International weekend. Understandable

We will be back to united formations by the weekend don’t worry

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#2254

Suddenly realised that no one has mentioned Craig Bellamy yet

#2255

Torben Piechnik has been spoiled by ants climbing all over him and a best of wasps being too close.

#2256

He was prolific in France, averaged well over a goal every 2 games. Brescia and his odd damp stint at Liverpool are his only quiet spells (still 1 in 4 at the former)

Think his discipline is part of the issue as can see why a lot of managers wouldnt want to bring him into their team, but it’s sad to see his career limping along like this

#2257

There were games at City where he looked like he could be a genuine rival to Aguero and be a 100+ premier league goalscorer.

There were unfortunately also significant spells where he looked utterly disinterested and / or a total carthorse. Very much like Dzecko went too in fact.

#2258

Wasn’t his time at Brescia marked with him receiving racial abuse and his chairman publically having a go at him constantly?

#2260

Random/little-known amazing goals sub-thread? Had never seen this before, a nice mix of Crap 90s football and a genuinely world class finish, all played on a potato patch.

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#2261

Not amazing or owt but Luc Nilis’ goal here is lovely

This volley by McGinniesta as well which ai’ve posted before

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#2264

That would be great even if it wasn’t to make the score 6-6

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#2266

@profk

How would you describe Rodri’s role in the Spain team?

Obviously don’t watch Spanish football, but found him quite hard to work out for City. Looks like an absolute Rolls Royce of a player at times, but has gaping holes in his game.

Gut feeling is City have been playing him out of position, but maybe he’s just not got the quality around him. Sort of want to see him playing infront of a proper dark arts holding midfielder rather than having to do all that himself.

#2267

He’s played the best in the ‘Busquets’ role - ie as a true defensive mid sweeper type player dictating tempo. But obviously he’s not had the chance to do so until recently as Busquets has still been first choice. After last night I don’t think there’s any doubt as to who’s first choice now - Busquets’ legs have totally gone.

He plays much further up the pitch for City, doesn’t he?

#2268

Want to like this but want to keep it on 12 more

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#2269

The thought that counts