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Yep for sure Blatter doesn't care, the more billionaire owners the better for him, they can afford the nicest brown envelopes

It shouldn't matter what FIFA care. The FA should implement a system like ze Germans. It won't happen though as the FA haven't the balls to upset the hands that feed them. The EPL might be the richest in the world but will never be the best until these things are sorted.

Agreed, imo the EPL is actually only the third of fourth best league in Europe, Spain and Germany are miles ahead and i'd even throw in Italy and Holland in terms of out and out football and technical ability, yes the EPL is exciting and close, but what does that say? Is it close because all the teams are of such high quality, or because apart from the top 3 or 4 the rest are only about 10 points above/below each other in terms of quality.

Sorry but this is nothing to do with foreign investment in the premier league. He has done this to himself, he picked up a bad injury and pi$$ed it all away. I remember he was out for about 6 months with the injury and put on about 4 stone.

Whilst I agree that there should be more homegrown English players in match day squads, I don't think this is related.

Nope, maybe its not, maybe it is. But it appears with the Arab's money when City bought in Barry, Milner, Silva, Yaya, Nasri etc that this lad's career was basically over, at City anyway.

Also i blame him for not keeping in shape even when injured, going from what he was to the mess he is now is just inexcusable for me. And it actually is such a pity because he was gonna be a brilliant player, didn't we have a 10million bid rejected for him 3 years ago?

liverpool were after him?? he fits the age criteria
he could be our new midfield dynamo - better than allen though

Sad story but the lad obv lost his desire for football. no exscuse for being so unfit and overweight. unbelievable the wage packet he was given also

big things thought about this lad the new colin bell he was called but injury finished him sad really sad .

Are you referring to Carlsberg, Heineken and Budweiser?

He was on 40k a week for the last 3 years. Poor him my ass. He's loaded and hasn't had to do a thing.

Plus he's probably a fan of the old fullers honey dew.