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I'm not sure I get this one either, especially if he's going to be loaned back to Belgium. I would think that we would just not make any more moves this window and wait until the summer.

This would be a huge dent on the MLS though if Donovan did a permanent move. The MLS needs their stars, and they need more.

Good luck at PSG Alex. All the best!

Agreed. Of all the opposition fans, generally the City fans are the most grounded and open for discussion. Others... Not so much. All of them aren't bad, but there seems to be more bad than good.

Wait... Barcelona? Diving? Surrounding the ref to get players booked? Acting??? I cannot believe it! Barcelona is the greatest team ever assembled to play on a pitch! Don't you see that?? How dare you claim them to be cheaters! /sarcasm off One day they will get theirs... Bunch of pr**ks. I didn't watch it, but I'm not surprised.

Texas Instruments TI/99-4A. She be ancient.

1. What will be your team to face QPR at the weekend?,what will be you're tactics,will you play Cahill & J.T. or Bertrand & give Cole a rest?,what's the formation. I'm going with a bit of a change for QPR (and the future, might as well start now) so I'm changing the formation. Going with a 4-2-3-1 giving Lamps a go and Mata a rest. I'm also resting Cole but I want JT and Cahill to get their partnership off the ground. Torres stays in because I want him to get more time and hopefully more confidence. -----------------Cech------------------ --Bossy--Cahill---JT---Bertrand-- --------Rambo------Essien--------- --Studge-----Lamps-----Malouda-- ----------------Torres---------------- 2. Are you happy with how the team play in general,the formation & tactics,the set peices & so on,if not,what would you do in training to change it?. Happy with how the team play in general? Heck no. If I'm in charge, I've already lit a fire in some rears. With the ridiculous salaries the least I expect is 100% effort. If I'm not going to get that, you aren't going to be around long. 3. What's you solution to the Torres question?. I'm playing Torres. I don't believe for one minute that he's lost it completely. I realize he's a step slower but the quality is still there. I have Sturridge and/or Lukaku waiting in the wings for the future but the next coming year or more is the Torres show. With that said, he best step it up... 4. You can have one new assistant to help you if you want,who will it be?. Since we're in a fantasy world, if I could have one assistant... Give me Joachim Löw. The man is a tactical genius. If/When there's adjustments to be made, he's the one I want by my side barking strategy in my ear. I'm asking Roman to open the wallet at all costs. Granted I doubt he'd be an assistant but you asked who I wanted. He's the man. 5. He'll give you 20-30 mill for a new player/players,who do you want most?. I think there are three glaring needs for the squad and midfield is not one of them. My strategy is to go to a 4-2-3-1 with being able to morph into a 4-3-3 or 4-5-1 depending on the situation. With that said, I believe we need the following: LW, RW, RB Now I won't spend on RB because I know Ivan can do the job and that's where he's going to be. I also have faith in Bertrand on the LB side if Cole isn't up to par or needs a rest. So... Here's the two players I want. 1. Eden Hazard 2. Marco Reus Playing Mata as my CAM (with Lamps as a possible CAM as well), this allows me to have Hazard as my LW and Reus as my RW. That's my starting three behind Torres. Torres is up front, and I have Sturridge that I can rotate as ST or RW as needed. I also have Mata that I could throw as LW or even use Malouda. The options are pretty tasty with allowing me to give some players rest. With Romeu/Mikel as DM, if needed, there's a plethora of formation options that I could go with. If Torres doesn't do his job, Studge and Lukaku are ready to take over. The cost may be a tad over 30 mil, but I'm begging Roman to get these two done. And yes, I realized Reus just moved. Make it happen anyway boss. 6. Is there anything else you want to do the job?. Backing from the owner that he's behind me 100% even if I have an epic fail. 7. A no bullsh*t answer to where we will finish in the Premier League,F.A. cup & (coughs) the Champions League. Premier League - 4th place FA Cup - Semis Champions League - Out to Napoli Napoli is pretty strong and if we don't get rid of our lethargic syndrome, we're not going to advance. We can do it, it's just a question of whether or not we will.

Get well soon Bobby, a true legend! Thoughts and prayers to you and your family.

Sent a tweet. Fight on, Bobby! Thoughts and prayers with you.

This highlights the problem. I don't think I've seen anyone say that Torres is lighting the pitch on fire, but he certainly isn't the only issue. How can we judge Torres when others on the pitch have fundamental issues as well? This isn't about just the striker having issues, this is about the squad in general having issues. A lot of positions have to be sorted out, not just the man up front. Until that's done it's tough to place the blame, or not, on one individual.

Spain don't have him, and Argentina can't figure out how to best use him or just don't have the talent to put around him. He fits so well at Barca it's uncanny.

Not saying I won't be there, but I definitely need misses permission and that's more of a 50/50 elsewhere it's a guarantee.

I'll be seeing them as well no matter where, unless it's the west coast. Maybe some of us could meet up and grab a beer before the match?

You didn't realize these things before (minus #4)?

Makes it all the more painful that we didn't take advantage yesterday. Still, only 5 points out of 3rd with 16 matches to go. We can do this! We went on a run last year, we can do it again. Arsenal vs Manu, give me a draw!

Definitely Luiz for me, but there wasn't too many to choose from.

I think I said that exact quote at the TV...

25 min plus stoppage lads, sort it out and get one in!

Torres, ugh! Wide.

The last thing we want to do is to blow our last two subs in the 52nd minute. Anything can happen, and we certainly don't want to be down to 10 if someone gets hurt.

I think he does have some fatigue. Some of us fans have been screaming for Bertrand to get time but it's not up to us.

Pro.

Was it just me, or did Flo seem to be in the middle more than the left wing? If so, why? Why wouldn't he go out left and Mata move to the middle?

Same... Sad since I knew that was coming.

7:30AM for me, and I'll be watching it. As much as I'd like to see Bertrand get some match time, I think it'll be Cole starting. Otherwise, I think your line up is spot on.