*Official* English Football Season 2005-06

[marc71178]

Crouch is a perfectly good club player if you ask me (good enough for Liverpool's needs anyway IMO), even if he isn't international class.

And how can you say he isn't?

 

[aussie]

i'll be interested to see is Cole starts in the now supremely star studded Chelsea line-up next season. For sure Lampard, Makelele & Ballack will start, Cole will have to battle with Essein. Damn if Chelsea play to potential really they could win every single competition next season..

 

[roseboy64]

But they won't. Mourinho's too arrogant for that to happen.

 

[roseboy64]

Bellamy behaved himself really so that's either Hughes' influence or he's grown up. You choose.

 

[Matteh]

i'll be interested to see is Cole starts in the now supremely star studded Chelsea line-up next season. For sure Lampard, Makelele & Ballack will start, Cole will have to battle with Essein. Damn if Chelsea play to potential really they could win every single competition next season..

What about Robben?
Based on Joe Cole's performance tonight you'd easily say that Robben and Cole were the same type of player.
Essien is being groomed to take over from Makelele, SWP to play league cup games and against small-fry in the FA Cup.

 

[marc71178]

Bellamy behaved himself really so that's either Hughes' influence or he's grown up. You choose.

First couple of years at Newcastle he behaved (aside from taking swipes at Coventry)

 

[Craig]

What was his beef about his old team?

Holding him back or were rubbish?

 

[TT Boy]

What was his beef about his old team?

Holding him back or were rubbish?

I believe Bellamy said something along the lines of Coventry were no more of bigger club than Hull City.

 

[marc71178]

That was one of the tamer things he said I believe!

 

[Tom Halsey]

And how can you say he isn't?

Because he hasn't done anything of note against a decent side?

 

[roseboy64]

First couple of years at Newcastle he behaved (aside from taking swipes at Coventry)

Well Robson was the manager then.

 

[marc71178]

And Robson was manager for longer than that as well.

In fact Robson was the manager he refused to play for.

 

[roseboy64]

I remember he only moved because he had a bust up with Souness.

 

[Craig]

And he managed to insult those who play in the Scottish 1st Division and Alan Shearer.