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forrest-gump____ Master
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May 14, 2011 6:58 AM

Go on the Stoke!!

FA Cup final time!!!!

Stoke is my second home, so I hope they do it 
  • llewellyn237 Apprentice
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    May 14, 2011 7:00 AM (in response to forrest-gump____)
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    I'm neutral, not arsed who wins, but will be watching with glee as usual...
  • absolute_legend Apprentice
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    May 14, 2011 7:02 AM (in response to forrest-gump____)
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    COmee on man city woooooooop! 3:1 man city i reckon
  • KevinSna Novice
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    May 14, 2011 7:06 AM (in response to forrest-gump____)
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    I'm american, so I have no clue what's being said here.. Soccer?
  • MancBloke Expert
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    May 14, 2011 7:08 AM (in response to forrest-gump____)
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    Come on Stoke!!!!

    Top my day off for me, Utd winning the league and City getting beat in the final - Quality.
  • llewellyn237 Apprentice
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    May 14, 2011 7:10 AM (in response to forrest-gump____)
    Re: Go on the Stoke!!

    KevinSna wrote:

     

    I'm american, so I have no clue what's being said here.. Soccer?



    The oldest sporting knock-out competition in the world. The template, if you will.
  • forrest-gump____ Master
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    May 14, 2011 7:10 AM (in response to forrest-gump____)
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    KevinSna wrote:

     

    I'm american, so I have no clue what's being said here.. Soccer?


    Yup 
  • the_joker1 Newbie
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    May 14, 2011 7:13 AM (in response to forrest-gump____)
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    KevinSna wrote:

     

    I'm american, so I have no clue what's being said here.. Soccer?



    mate, its not soccer, its football!
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    May 14, 2011 7:17 AM (in response to forrest-gump____)
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    the_joker1 wrote:

     

    KevinSna wrote:

     

    I'm american, so I have no clue what's being said here.. Soccer?



    mate, its not soccer, its football!



    Depends on where you reside. In Australia and America it's 'Soccer', in all of Europe, it's 'Football'.

    It's also a personal preference. I call it Football, because it's the only game where the objective is to make contact with the ball with your FOOT and nothing else (except, of course, for the Goalkeeper).


    Can't help but feel that this thread is Off-Topic, so brace yourselves for the move. (Foxhound inbound).
  • mistahowl1717171 Novice
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    May 14, 2011 7:21 AM (in response to forrest-gump____)
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    German speaking countries (Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Lichtensteing) call it Fussball
  • Jus_call_me_J Master
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    May 14, 2011 7:22 AM (in response to forrest-gump____)
    Re: Go on the Stoke!!

    Forrest-Gump____ wrote:

     

    FA Cup final time!!!!

    Stoke is my second home, so I hope they do it 



    I'm a lifelong Gooner so I should hate Stoke, but I have a grudging admiration for them and their giant killing abilities...

    First FA Cup final in a hundred+ and odd years and they are finally there...

    GOOD LUCK Stoke, I hope you bring home the Silverware...

    PS

    I live in Staffordshire now, 20 mins from Stoke and I love it around here. The people are great...
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    May 14, 2011 7:25 AM (in response to forrest-gump____)
    Re: Go on the Stoke!!

    plasmaflame wrote:

     

    the_joker1 wrote:

     

    KevinSna wrote:

     

    I'm american, so I have no clue what's being said here.. Soccer?



    mate, its not soccer, its football!



    Depends on where you reside. In Australia and America it's 'Soccer', in all of Europe, it's 'Football'.

    It's also a personal preference. I call it Football, because it's the only game where the objective is to make contact with the ball with your FOOT and nothing else (except, of course, for the Goalkeeper).


    Can't help but feel that this thread is Off-Topic, so brace yourselves for the move. (Foxhound inbound).




    It would be great if you could shoot someones head of in BLOPs, and kick it around like a football indeed in which Stoke and
    Man City will be doing this afternoon............

    There...no longer off topic rofl
  • forrest-gump____ Master
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    May 14, 2011 7:26 AM (in response to forrest-gump____)
    Re: Go on the Stoke!!
    Im Chelsea through and through, but i spend 3 months a year in Stoke....great place

    lol at bring it on topic 
  • craig1985 Expert
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    May 14, 2011 7:26 AM (in response to forrest-gump____)
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    MIGHTY GLASGOW RANGERS FAN here but I will be praying stoke beat sh***y city today, hope you get stuck right intae them and pump the mega rich ***** 3-0!!!!
  • Jus_call_me_J Master
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    May 14, 2011 7:28 AM (in response to forrest-gump____)
    Re: Go on the Stoke!!

    plasmaflame wrote:

     

    the_joker1 wrote:

     

    KevinSna wrote:

     

    I'm american, so I have no clue what's being said here.. Soccer?



    mate, its not soccer, its football!



    Depends on where you reside. In Australia and America it's 'Soccer', in all of Europe, it's 'Football'.

    It's also a personal preference. I call it Football, because it's the only game where the objective is to make contact with the ball with your FOOT and nothing else (except, of course, for the Goalkeeper).


    Can't help but feel that this thread is Off-Topic, so brace yourselves for the move. (Foxhound inbound).



    The whole world bar a couple of places call it Football, Soccer is just what the cheeky Americans have named it since they hijacked the proper name for their version of rugby/football...

    Aussies call it Aus rules Football if I'm not mistaken NOT Aus rules Soccer?
  • llewellyn237 Apprentice
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    May 14, 2011 7:28 AM (in response to forrest-gump____)
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    Forrest-Gump____ wrote:

     

    Im Chelsea through and through, but i spend 3 months a year in Stoke....great place

    lol at bring it on topic 



    I put myself through so much misery by supporting Middlesbrough lol
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    May 14, 2011 7:29 AM (in response to forrest-gump____)
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    Mistah Owl1717171 wrote:

     

    German speaking countries (Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Lichtensteing) call it Fussball



    It's called "People watching other people exercise" in many smartass cities in the world.  
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    May 14, 2011 7:30 AM (in response to forrest-gump____)
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    Liverpool fan here and someone who doesn't care for the way Stoke play, they certainly don't like to play actually. I've lost count how many times they have hoofed it so far. BUT, I would still prefer them to win over Citeh.

    WE invented football so it should be called FOOTBALL all over the world, end of chat  


    Oh and congratulations Man Utd 
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    May 14, 2011 7:37 AM (in response to forrest-gump____)
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    MancBloke wrote:

     

    Come on Stoke!!!!

    Top my day off for me, Utd winning the league and City getting beat in the final - Quality.



    I hate Manchester City with a passion. WITH A PASSION. I love Manchester United. Would of been a much better final if United were involved
    -.-


    GO STOKE!
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    May 14, 2011 7:37 AM (in response to forrest-gump____)
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    MancBloke wrote:

     

    Come on Stoke!!!!

    Top my day off for me, Utd winning the league and City getting beat in the final - Quality.



    what a day that would be  

                                          Sitting on top of the perch    
  • absolute_legend Apprentice
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    May 14, 2011 7:49 AM (in response to forrest-gump____)
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    Splice12345 wrote:

     

    MancBloke wrote:

     

    Come on Stoke!!!!

    Top my day off for me, Utd winning the league and City getting beat in the final - Quality.



    I hate Manchester City with a passion. WITH A PASSION. I love Manchester United. Would of been a much better final if United were involved
    -.-


    GO STOKE!



    yeah but they are in the final with barcelona on the 28th, that will be epic!
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    May 14, 2011 7:57 AM (in response to forrest-gump____)
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    The only cool and funny trolling person in soccer is Mario Balotelli, the rest is boring and dull whining diving fu-cks. Also it’s quite clear that the best teams play in Spain. I think Man utd have as enough chance to beat Barcelona as we have psn coming back up today, coming from a man who never follows anything of it as it is very dull, I don’t understand why it is so popular worldwide but you can just see that the Spanish clubs have better technique, control the ball better and dribble better. Then again Balotelli plays in England I think. So I would have to give it to Man Utd anyway.

    What is stoke btw, Some kind of stroke? I’m kidding but I do find it dull to watch, kicking a ball and playing the sport does have his appeal as is it does require quite some skill and condition.
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    May 14, 2011 8:59 AM (in response to forrest-gump____)
    Re: Go on the Stoke!!

    Jus_call_me_J wrote:

     

    Forrest-Gump____ wrote:

     

    FA Cup final time!!!!

    Stoke is my second home, so I hope they do it 



    I'm a lifelong Gooner so I should hate Stoke, but I have a grudging admiration for them and their giant killing abilities...

    First FA Cup final in a hundred+ and odd years and they are finally there...

    GOOD LUCK Stoke, I hope you bring home the Silverware...

    PS

    I live in Staffordshire now, 20 mins from Stoke and I love it around here. The people are great...



    Im a gooner, but dont understamd why you would hate stoke because of it?
    Just switched on and city have one, personally i dont like teams who buy silverwear... But dont hate city as much as chelsea.
  • Jus_call_me_J Master
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    May 14, 2011 9:29 AM (in response to forrest-gump____)
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    GoM-VIPERMAN1 wrote:

     

    Jus_call_me_J wrote:

     

    Forrest-Gump____ wrote:

     

    FA Cup final time!!!!

    Stoke is my second home, so I hope they do it 



    I'm a lifelong Gooner so I should hate Stoke, but I have a grudging admiration for them and their giant killing abilities...

    First FA Cup final in a hundred+ and odd years and they are finally there...

    GOOD LUCK Stoke, I hope you bring home the Silverware...

    PS

    I live in Staffordshire now, 20 mins from Stoke and I love it around here. The people are great...



    Im a gooner, but dont understamd why you would hate stoke because of it?



    Well they have a terrible habit of beating us...

    Just switched on and city have one, personally i dont like teams who buy silverwear... But dont hate city as much as chelsea.



    Totally agree there...

    Chelsea, Man U, Man City............. all buy their trophies...
  • MancBloke Expert
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    May 14, 2011 9:33 AM (in response to forrest-gump____)
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    Jus_call_me_J wrote:

     



    Totally agree there...

    Chelsea, Man U, Man City............. all buy their trophies...



    Remind me how much Man U have spent compared to that of Chelsea and Man City.

    Man Utd haven't had the money to buy trophies for a few years now.
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    May 14, 2011 9:35 AM (in response to forrest-gump____)
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    Jus_call_me_J wrote:

     

    I live in Staffordshire now, 20 mins from Stoke and I love it around here. The people are great...



    Ohhh Whereabouts are you then?
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    May 14, 2011 9:36 AM (in response to forrest-gump____)
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    The only cool and funny trolling person in soccer is Mario Balotelli, the rest is boring and dull whining diving fu-cks. Also it’s quite clear that the best teams play in Spain. I think Man utd have as enough chance to beat Barcelona as we have psn coming back up today, coming from a man who never follows anything of it as it is very dull, I don’t understand why it is so popular worldwide but you can just see that the Spanish clubs have better technique, control the ball better and dribble better. Then again Balotelli plays in England I think. So I would have to give it to Man Utd anyway.

    What is stoke btw, Some kind of stroke? I’m kidding but I do find it dull to watch, kicking a ball and playing the sport does have his appeal as is it does require quite some skill and condition.




    The best team plays in Spain, yes. Teams? No. The best league currently in the world is the English Premier League, over the past 10 years England has dominated the European scene. Spain has 2 two teams, Real Madrid and Barcelona, only these two are capable of winning La Liga, the other teams never come close, atleast not recently. England has many competitive teams within the top division, which not only fight for the title but have delivered on the European stage also. Spanish teams may play a more stylistic way of Football, however that doesn't make it more efficient.

    As for the final, i think Man United have a great chance and i'm sure the greatest manager ever Sir Alex Ferguson will conujure up a plan to deal with the greatest player ever, Lionel Messi. However Barcelona have 9/11 Spanish National team playing for them and that may prove to be too much for any club team to deal with. Inesta and Xavi can pull the strings like no others(Maybe Scholes) and along with Messi they will be key to Barcelona.

    Anyway Well done Man City, dull game but well deserved in the end. Yaya Toure has bin a great addition to the League.
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    May 14, 2011 9:39 AM (in response to forrest-gump____)
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    it was aboring final,the better team won IMO ,stoke do not play attractive football but its quite effective in the premiership at times,in response to teams spending to win trophies,i think the bigger question should be how can lower league teams get pushed into administration by the football league over lets say a 7 million debt ,yet man utd and others can rack up debts of 300,400,500 million and its all good ,football is ruined by money,the FA elite make me sick(double standards)
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    May 14, 2011 9:42 AM (in response to forrest-gump____)
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    i wish it was possible to support united and city i like them both ...not really aloud tho is it
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    May 14, 2011 9:46 AM (in response to forrest-gump____)
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    Remind me how much Man U have spent compared to that of Chelsea and Man City.

    Man Utd haven't had the money to buy trophies for a few years now.



    That's not to say they haven't invested in previous years. Look at how much debt they're in..

    Regardless all the big teams currently are in debt or spend big. Look at Madrid and Barcelona, huge spending power and huge debt. The only 'big' team that doesn't spend is Arsenal. That however has proven to be their downfall in recent years. Key players have not bin replaced when the chances have bin there.

    Teams that spend big shouldn't be criticized thought, it's so common now and all teams MUST pay big to get big players.

    There are a few bargains out there but few and far between. Chicharito is one of the top of my head, Faberagas was only 500k, Van Der Vaart was a bargain, not a gem though.
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    May 14, 2011 9:47 AM (in response to forrest-gump____)
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    The only good thing about today's game was Mario Balotelli's interview with ITV at the end lolll
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    May 14, 2011 9:49 AM (in response to forrest-gump____)
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    bewleyberry wrote:

     

    The only good thing about today's game was Mario Balotelli's interview with ITV at the end lolll



    2 City fans swore on camera, I bet the FA don't issue bans to them like they did to Rooney.
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    May 14, 2011 9:52 AM (in response to forrest-gump____)
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    Rooney tattooed his iq on his chest.
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    May 14, 2011 10:17 AM (in response to forrest-gump____)
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    probalby the most boring FA cup ever=.=
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    May 14, 2011 10:36 AM (in response to forrest-gump____)
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    Yes one of the worst FA Cup finals of all time. Not only a hoof-fest of a game, but it ends with Man City buying a trophy.
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    May 14, 2011 10:39 AM (in response to forrest-gump____)
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    Jus_call_me_J wrote:

     


    Totally agree there...

    Chelsea, Man U, Man City............. all buy their trophies...


    Man Utd dont 'buy' their trophies. Anyone who says that is quite clearly clueless.
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    May 14, 2011 10:47 AM (in response to forrest-gump____)
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    I had 3 different bets........lost them all !!!!
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    May 14, 2011 10:49 AM (in response to forrest-gump____)
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    Ig0tP0INTZt0MAKE wrote:

     

    I had 3 different bets........lost them all !!!!



    ha i won a treble loadsaaa money lol!!
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    May 14, 2011 10:52 AM (in response to forrest-gump____)
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    vanbasten_ wrote:

     

    Jus_call_me_J wrote:

     


    Totally agree there...

    Chelsea, Man U, Man City............. all buy their trophies...


    Man Utd dont 'buy' their trophies. Anyone who says that is quite clearly clueless.



    Pallester- British transfer record
    Keane- british transfer record
    A Cole- British transfer record
    Nistlerooy-British transfer record
    Barthez-British transfer record for goalkeeper
    Veron- British transfer record
    Ferdinand- British transfer record
    Rooney-World record for teenager

    ManUre been buying the title for 20 years so get your facts right you 'clueless' mug.
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    May 14, 2011 10:57 AM (in response to forrest-gump____)
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    darksabreman wrote:

     

    vanbasten_ wrote:

     

    Jus_call_me_J wrote:

     


    Totally agree there...

    Chelsea, Man U, Man City............. all buy their trophies...


    Man Utd dont 'buy' their trophies. Anyone who says that is quite clearly clueless.



    Pallester- British transfer record
    Keane- british transfer record
    A Cole- British transfer record
    Nistlerooy-British transfer record
    Barthez-British transfer record for goalkeeper
    Veron- British transfer record
    Ferdinand- British transfer record
    Rooney-World record for teenager

    ManUre been buying the title for 20 years so get your facts right you 'clueless' mug.


    Oh dear. Manchester United aquire money because they have been successful. These players were not bought because they had an Arab giving them £500m to spend, it was becaus they were one of the biggest clubs in the world who had big gates and won trophies.

    For most clubs, success brings money.
    For Man City and Chelsea, money brings success.

    That is the difference.
  • Jus_call_me_J Master
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    May 14, 2011 12:30 PM (in response to forrest-gump____)
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    darksabreman wrote:

     

    vanbasten_ wrote:

     

    Jus_call_me_J wrote:

     


    Totally agree there...

    Chelsea, Man U, Man City............. all buy their trophies...


    Man Utd dont 'buy' their trophies. Anyone who says that is quite clearly clueless.



    Pallester- British transfer record
    Keane- british transfer record
    A Cole- British transfer record
    Nistlerooy-British transfer record
    Barthez-British transfer record for goalkeeper
    Veron- British transfer record
    Ferdinand- British transfer record
    Rooney-World record for teenager

    ManUre been buying the title for 20 years so get your facts right you 'clueless' mug.



    What ^ he said...

    OK Chelsea are probably more guilty but Man U are huge spenders and that's why they are in huge debt...
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    May 14, 2011 12:35 PM (in response to forrest-gump____)
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    Most money = Most trophies.

    Its like that in every sport where you can buy players.
  • vanbasten_ Newbie
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    May 14, 2011 1:29 PM (in response to forrest-gump____)
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    Jus_call_me_J wrote:

     

    darksabreman wrote:

     

    vanbasten_ wrote:

     


    Man Utd dont 'buy' their trophies. Anyone who says that is quite clearly clueless.



    Pallester- British transfer record
    Keane- british transfer record
    A Cole- British transfer record
    Nistlerooy-British transfer record
    Barthez-British transfer record for goalkeeper
    Veron- British transfer record
    Ferdinand- British transfer record
    Rooney-World record for teenager

    ManUre been buying the title for 20 years so get your facts right you 'clueless' mug.



    What ^ he said...

    OK Chelsea are probably more guilty but Man U are huge spenders and that's why they are in huge debt...


    Why do people like you comment when you obviously don't know what yo're talking about? Man Utd's debt has absolutely zero to do with any prior player purchases.

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