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Bullard has been in Glasgow for about 3 weeks now. If he stays injury free he'd be a good signing.

Cant believe I woke up at 2:30am just to be let down on that game. It was awful. Germany missed Mueller, their flow couldnt get going. Bit of a bullet header from Puyol though. They havent played well this tournament but are still in the final. C'mon the Dutch.

Probably one of the first few names on the team sheet for me. Id have McGregor, Bougherra, Davis, Novo and Miller in my team straight away. Novo gave is a good balance when playing almost any formation as he was good on the left, even better on the right and still managed 25 goals when he played as the central striker.

Have to disagree with this to an extent. Id go to Boro over Wigan and Blackpool anyday. Id be amazed if those 2 teams are above 15th in the league next season and in the future. Yet Boro do have one of the most loyal and ambitious chairman around. Steve Gibson has bank rolled this club for the last 15 years but hasnt put them in a mess. I would bet his vision is to get the club back in the top flight long term. He got rid of Southgate as he wanted auto promotion - turned out to be the wrong move but the amibition was still there. The only concern is Strachan hasnt made much of an impact and his signings have been a bit shocking. As for Boyd threads Im sure we will be keeping an eye on him next season.

Doesnt mean the ability of Fletcher is now double Laffertys. Fletcher didnt do much more at Burnely than Lafferty did yet his fee doubled. This just shows transfer fees are way out of line down south. Not to mention Lafferty has also looked good everytime he has played for N ireland.

I think Lafferty will score goals this season also and be a better all round player if he is played through the middle. As mentioned before he still has a bit of maturing to do which will come. The fee wasnt his fault and considering Steven Fletcher went for 3 million id say 3.75m for Lafferty may prove to be ok long term.

I didnt think Ferguson would return but it will be Scotlands loss. I felt he was a better team player for Scotland than he was for Rangers and this form has went onto Birmingham. When the spotlight isnt all about him he is a better player. The likes of Fletcher and Broon will miss him. Im beginning to fear that Scotland are still in decline with levein in charge and that its going to be a bit of Berti Vogts all over again with players earning caps who nobody recognises.

A wide player should be top target IMO but lets make sure its not another Rothen. 1 player I like is Matthew Etherington at Stoke, i felt he was underrated when at West Ham. I read he is unhappy at Stoke. Wages would be the problem but thats the calibre of player Id be hoping for.

Considering he was a big game player who could do well in all types of matches he should have been offered a much better deal. Definatly madness to allow him to go so easily.

TBH Ive never seen the guy play or cant recall seeing him last season. So he is a centre half turned left back like Papac? I definatly feel we needed cover at full back with S Smith moving on and if the guy can play at centre half then all the better also should wilson and/or Bougherra be on their way.

Anyone know how much he is going to be on at Boro? I agree with Zappa that they are more of a Premier Club than some of the teams that were in that division last season (Wigan, Hull, Portsmouth). But they are a mid table EPL side at best. Their fans seem to turn up when it suits them. You cant say that for Birmingham or even West Brom, they both fill their stadiums every week. Ascender could be right also his bluff backfiring.

Final should be a great game whoever makes it through from the 2nd semi tonight. Id like to see Germant go through, I think they have been by far the better side so far. Holland are the only team with 100% in the competition though.

Ive always thought McFadden is a very decent player. He isnt a world beater but has held his own in the premier League for a number of years now.

Holland v Spain or Germany makes for a good final. Uruguay still may have something to say about it though!!

Never heard of either! They also have George Boateng on trial. He is getting on a bit but still a decent player.

Not sure whether this is official or not as I havent seen it elsewhere. I think most on here know I wasnt a Boyd fan at all. But all I can say is we will soon hear him say "i should never have left Rangers". Anyway, I look forward to seeing how he plays for Boro. My money is on him doing nothing! The Championshis is a good but tough league. Strachan has bought Celtics worst 4 players and now Boyd. They will do well if they get into the playoffs next season but i cant see it. Southgate got the sack when they were 2nd in the league.

That is just mental. Even if it was Messi it would be too much. City are going to have a lot of unhappy players next season, they can only play 11. Bellamy is a cert to leave. Adebyeor wont get a game.

Wouldnt be so bad if we were talking about a good player

Mols Mols Michael Michael Mols....he gets the ball scores a goal Michael Michael Mols.... Im drunk but its a good song all the same and Mols will always have more talent in his toe than Boyd will ever have.

The Dutch for the cup!!!!

Im absolutely Steeeeaming but.....We are the People!! And can we fuckin bring back the Billy Boys??? I was blasting this out last night during 100 Germans Singing against Argentina...I still sounded louder then them HULLLO HULLLLOOOOO

Im 100 quid down but i bow down to the Germans!! Awesome!! During the England game i thought - Is this the World Champs?? But I thoguht Argentina would sort them out! No way! Germany deserve to win if they play like this! Awesome stuff!! And the English media can fuck off saying England were poor and made germany look good - Germany were far superior to them and fuckin brilliant on the day.

It wasnt easy though and Ghana should have went through after missing a pen in extra time. Anyway another nice wee win, I had a tenner on 2-1 Holland at 12/1. Id say the Dutch will have confidence now and will beat Uruguay. The final could be set up nicely Holland v Argentina or Germany or Spain. I thought Robben was superb against brazil and they were kicking him off the park. He was unplayable at times but he would have been more effective on the left wing.

Good player but is he better than Ballack or J Cole? he doesnt have the pressence of those 2.

id say Uruguay are a banker in the other match.