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#265583 Transfer Rumours 2014/15
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I'm not too phased where Cech ends up personally. Replacing De Gea is more or less a like-for-like situation, it won't drastically change much for Man Utd. In saying that, if the club are going to sell him domestically then I'd be placing a higher fee on Cech than for a sale elsewhere. Though, would take £10-12m + either Ox or Walcott if Arsenal want him.
#265575 What Was The Last Film You Saw?
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Speaking of Sci-Fi, Ex Machina is fantastic.

Watched this last night, thought it was rather average tbh. The whole "twist" at the end wasn't much of a twist and became rather predictable towards its ending.

Also watched Maggie the other night. Had some higher hopes for this going on the trailer but ultimately it was disappointing too. Was slower than Per Mertesacker on the turn.
#265217 Barclays Premier League 2014/15
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Sterling should have signed the new deal and told Rodgers if we're not challenging for the title in 2-3 years I'll want to move because it's not just about money but trophies for me. I want to be challenging and I hope I can do that at Liverpool, so I'll wait until I'm 23-24 and then if we're not challenging I'll move. He's not as good as he thinks he is either, don't think he's even worth 100K a week tbh.

I think he's also probably well aware that Liverpool are well off the pace with little chance of realistically winning anything beyond a domestic cup competition for the next couple of years. Factor in that he's from London, so there's little incentive beyond playing regularly to stay. I can't see any of the top sides forking out huge wages for him when he's proved nothing, nor would be a regular in any of the sides interested. If he's happy to take a reasonable wage and understands he'll feature less than he does at Liverpool, then he'd be a good signing for most sides.
#265216 Barclays Premier League 2014/15
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Why does he only wear it sometimes? I recall him wearing it in the first half against us then had it off for the second.

You might as well all start putting the bids in for him, the sooner the better!

He's worn it consistently since breaking his nose, however there's been a couple times where he's taken it off during the second half of games, which I can only assume is down to either comfort or his vision is being impaired. I know that's usually the same thing that happens with NBA players when they wear them. The usual complaint is that peripheral vision is impaired, glare reflecting from the mask is annoying and they fog up/get annoying when sweat builds up.

He'll need to pull his head in if he's to join. While I wouldn't want to the club paying a ridiculous fee for him. He's certainly not worth excess of £25m currently, and that's being generous.
#265088 Barclays Premier League 2014/15
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What's up with his mask anyway?

Fabregas'? Charlie Adam broke his nose with a solid elbow.

As for Sterling, he'd get a game at Chelsea. We lack another scoring wide player to take the burden off Hazard a little. A simple rejig of Willian moving central, where he plays better and a wide player coming in strengthens us further. Oscar can either move to the bench or be sold, I could care less at this point.
#264698 Champions League 2014/15
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He was never an 80 million player in the first place and the price tag doesnt change the stats

I don't disagree with you. However, yo could argue that no player is worth x value, the reality of it all is that a high transfer fee brings equally high expectations. Which is where Bale vs Hazard comparison (since that was previously used) falls flat. He's had a solid season by numbers but you'd expect more from someone who's cost nearly 3x more.
#264684 Champions League 2014/15
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Gareth Bale 'worst season ever' - 30 games, 13 goals, 9 assists
Eden Hazard 'best season ever' - 34 games - 14 goals 8 assists

£80m vs £32m though.

Which will be part of the reason.
#264683 Barclays Premier League 2014/15
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Apparently De Gea has agreed personal terms with Real Madrid. Big blow for United if true, he's been there only consistent player all season.
#264478 Champions League 2014/15
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Forza Juve!

One step closer. Really hoping Juventus get themselves over the line. Don't think I can stand another Barca love fest taking place.
#264327 Champions League 2014/15
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3 of the 4 best attacking players on the planet in the same team is insane. Even if some of their transfer dealings were dodgy, i'm sure they don't care about the risks when the end result is Messi, Neymar and Suarez!

Of course they don't care when they have ultimately gotten what they wanted. The reward vs risk situation was never going to be outweighed when such pathetic punishments are handed out. Makes it a no brainer really when it comes to such instances, particularly when you're a club such as Barca.
#264311 Champions League 2014/15
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The things you can do when you sign players on the dodge.
#262705 Barclays Premier League 2014/15
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#262624 Official Boxing Thread.
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Anyone have a working stream?
#262105 Barclays Premier League 2014/15
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Apologies. Jumped the gun and probably should have paid more attention to what I was reading lel.
#262083 Barclays Premier League 2014/15
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Much as it would be a great achievement for Chelsea to have topped the league from first to last weekend, by Christ its been fucking boring.

Hopefully next year will have a more open title race.

Lol. Jumping on the generic boring bandwagon I see.

We've played some excellent football, particularly the first half of the season. However, since the new year we've dipped in form and still managed to grind out results and pick up the required points to extend our lead at the top once more. All this while we've effectively had to rely on a 37 year old Drogba for the run in, and used so few players that fatigue has crept in with some players resulting in form dips. That's the mark of a good side, winning when you don't play well. No doubt there's room for improvement on the style front at times but I'd rather see us play some average football here and there and win the league, than be all style and no substance.
#261688 Barclays Premier League 2014/15
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http://gfycat.com/IncompleteGrayArachnid

That's a fucking joke that he was allowed play on

See, concussion is a hard one. It's not uncommon to feel out of it completely initially then come good after a few minutes and you're fine. By the time the medical staff would have gotten over to Oscar none of that would have been seen, and Oscar may have felt well enough to continue until HT, which he then would have been reassessed.

Concussion in all sports with physical contact is a tough one.
#261165 Champions League 2014/15
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2002-03 semi-final replay against Real Madrid for Juventus. Hopefully the same result and into a final that can be won for Gigi.
#260435 The TV Thread
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Watched the first two episodes of Daredevil. Didn't like it at all.
Pretty poor in every aspect, imo. Directing, writing, acting.

Not for me.

First couple of episodes are a little on the slower side and builds the story. It picks up over the next few once more of the characters come into play and the fight scenes begin.

Each to their own though.
#260132 Barclays Premier League 2014/15
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I thought we did well enough knowing United were the ones needing the result, we just didn't want to lose. We were definitely lucky early on with Rooney really should have buried his chance, while a better final ball into the box by United's players and it could have resulted in a really good start for them. Chelsea took their chance though and Hazard is sublime. Thought Drogba did well enough considering how little football he's played overall and being 37 and all, but really, we need another striker with some pace. Drogba just doesn't have the legs anymore and it makes it harder to get in behind sides.

I'm also going to stick up for Falcao a little and say that United really don't play to any of his strengths whatsoever. He was actually making some really good runs off the ball that deserved far better service than he got. I noticed he gets ignored quite a bit at times with the ball being sprayed wide instead.
#260000 The Night Thread Mk. IX
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It probably did on the Playstation.

Possibly, I had it on PC. Had myself a excellent Lazio side too.
#259990 The Night Thread Mk. IX
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No way did FIFA 2000 look that bad, surely.
#259974 The TV Thread
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While everyone has been hyped with GoT coming back (I lost interest in it during last season), the real glory that come to light is the release of Daredevil. I've binged watched the entire thing over the last few nights and it's hands down one of the most engrossing first season of any TV show, period. And quite possibly the best comic book based TV series to date. Good to see something with grit and a far darker undertone than what is usually served up within the genre. Fingers crossed it's continued into a second season and beyond.
#259973 Europa League 2014/2015
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Can't see Juventus beating Barcelona or one of the Madrid sides.

I want to believe.
#259968 Champions League 2014/15
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Always felt Pep was a smug piece of work, never really understood the draw to him as a manager either.

Also, Bayern lost because they were woeful as a team, not because of injuries. All their goals they gave up were basically of their own doing with horrible defending and worse concentration. Porto put them under pressure and Bayern faltered. Hopefully Porto finish the job in the second leg.
#259433 Transfer Rumours 2014/15
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I can see him managing in Italy sometime. Benitez to Man City and Klopp to Napoli? Think he could do a job at one of the Milan clubs as well, though Man City is a more attractive offer at the moment.

A move to Napoli would be interesting.

I think he'll ultimately end up at Man City, though not sure it would be the most suitable job for him, which is probably Arsenal, as they'll provide him with more stability than anywhere else.
#258829 Barclays Premier League 2014/15
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Could've? He has. We could smash you's 7-0 and you'd still be nailed on

Not getting too ahead of myself yet, anything could happen over the next couple of games.
#258825 Barclays Premier League 2014/15
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KISS THAT SHIRT CESC, KISS IT!

Also kinda ironic he could well have put the final nail into that remote chance Arsenal had.
#258654 The TV Thread
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Looking forward to seeing what s2 of True Detective has to offer. The first season was unbelievable.

Was looking for another easy to watch comedy given that Brooklyn Nine-Nine and Blackish will be ending their seasons soon. Started watching Fresh Off The Boat and it isn't too bad. Bit different to what I had been expecting.
#258362 The Night Thread Mk. IX
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How hard is rooting? I'd usually run a custom kernel and ROM so I'd say some of those issues will be addressed. Camera I don't mind too much, how bad is the music with headphones?

Responsiveness and battery life are big pluses. Cheers for that

Rooting has only just been do-able recently, there is a solid guide on XDA that outlines it all if you wanted to peep beforehand. I haven't tried it because I run OS X and it a bit more hassle/involved to try to work around that. Plus, stock ROM is actually decent and don't think I'd even bother changing to another tbh. Would just be nice to have some of the root features I've grown accustomed to.

Music is fine overall. You just need to have the volume up higher than what was needed on a S3 and it isn't quite as crisp. That could also be because I've stopped buying good in-ears because I've gone through too many to continue replacing.

If you want battery life, look no further because nothing else will remotely compare within a similar standard of phone.

I'd also recommend you get a case and a Nillkin tempered glass screen protector for the front. Shit is amazing and you lose absolutely no responsiveness.
#258358 La Liga 2014/15
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Ronaldo and Messi would still tear defences apart be it the Bundesliga or Premier League.

No doubt. Just probably not to the same degree that either have done in the past/currently do, particularly in the EPL.