The Soccer Thread

[Rudi]

95 for me so far as well...Had my banker pick on the Chelsea game and nailed it

[wingsfan77]

That hit Drogba took today was bad, and it looked even worse in slow-mo haha.

[Chrispy]

At 110

[Prodigal Son]

The Columbus Rape Hotlines were overloaded today, as many people were calling to report the raping of the Crew by the Sounders.

6-2 win.

[1ke]

Here ya go Big Pappa.... Well see how it plays itself out, but good news.

Arsenal will this week land Bolton star Gary Cahill – despite the ill-feeling between the clubs.

The Gunners will go in with a fresh *£12million bid which could rise to around£15m with any international and club *honours won by *Cahill over the course of a five-year contract.

And the indications are that Cahill will be an Arsenal *player before the transfer *window closes as Wenger is determined to bolster his defence with a player of proven Premier League experience.

The bad blood between the clubs spilled over on Friday when Trotters chairman Phil Garside retweeted a fan’s *message: “Are you taking the p***?” £6m for Gary Cahill – f*** right off!”

Gartside later deleted the post, but Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger responded by saying the offer was more.

Meanwhile, the Gunners are on the brink of landing long-time target Rennes midfielder Yann M’Vila for £10m.

Rennes are reluctant to *release the 21-year-old, who has made a huge impact in France, but the lure of playing for Wenger may be too strong.

But one position that does not need to be filled is *goalkeeper after Wojciech Szczesny’s emergence as a class performer this season

There was a clamour for Wenger to bring a new man, but he had faith in the 19-year-old Pole – and feels he has been vindicated.

Wenger said: “We care about opinions, but at the end of the day you must make decisions.”

[Bigpapa42]

Watching the Swansea-Sunderland match for some unknowable reason... I am aware it ends in a nil-nil draw and its a decent match but nothing special. Enjoy watching Vorm in gola - he made a few more nice saves in this one.

Cahill would be a nice addition to that defense, and someone of M'Vila's quality wouldn't hurt in midfield. They have Song and Frimpong looks solid, but he's awfully young. I would be happy if those two come in, but I won't get excited until its on the club's website. Not sure what to make of the Park Chu-Young addition. Sounds like he's a solid enough player, but another creative striker doesn't really seem to be what Arsenal need... I would rather see a pure goal poacher, someone along the lines of Javier Hernandez who can come on as a sub and is a danger to grab a late one...

[Rudi]

City-Spurs should be an exciting match tomorrow.

[Rudi]

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Has anyone ever ordered from this site? They finally got City jerseys in so I need to get one, just wasn't sure if this place is legit

[Rudi]

Lord this ref has given out 5 yellow cards in the first 30 minutes

[Rudi]

Beautiful goal.

[Rudi]

What a GREAT header from Dzeko for his 2nd goal before half. This is awesome.

[Obst]

Who am I to question SAF, but what does it say about Chicharito if Welbeck keeps starting ahead of him? Is he injured?

Probably being cautious about the concussion Chicharito got a couple weeks ago.

[BigHouseUSA]

He just came back from injury. But, Wellbeck has been really impressive.

[Obst]

and I was just going to praise De Gea for having an amazing half.

[Chrispy]

Arsenalol