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[quote user="Dave"]No disrespect to Jamaica but if he is able to play for england isn''t he better to hold off for a few years after all he''s more likely to play I''m a World Cup. If after 5 years he''s not getting near the England squad then opt for Jamaica he would still be young[/quote]Maybe he''s not a mercenary and wants to play for the country of his birth, and the nation he feels he belongs to? The quoted comment above sums up everything wrong with international football.

Just for what it''s worth, Joe Royle isn''t being appointed in the Technical Director role renamed, that is a seperate  position and the club should be announcing soon."The Club plan to announce the new technical director shortly and are currently interviewing a number of candidates for the position of director of recruitment." - Official site.

Jamar Loza has joined the full national team squad (as in not u21s or a youth team) for their upcoming fixture against Egypt, replacing injured players.Congrats Jamar!!http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/sport/Norwich-City-s-Loza-joins-Reggae-Boyz-band_16779035?

[quote user="Northern Irish Canary"][quote user="kick it off"]Northern Ireland vs Uruguay and Sammy Clingan is there tussling away with Cavani, Forlan etc. Mental. Shows how weak Northern Ireland''s team is though when Kilmarnock players make their starting 11.[/quote] Cavani didn''t have a sniff against a bunch of youngsters and reserves and Sammy can be proud of his endeavor and performance. We may be "weak" but in context, we''re a nation of 1.5m people and have our southern neighbours forever at the door looking to rape, plunder and steal any decent talent that we produce.[/quote]Aye, don''t get me wrong, I wasn''t meaning any offence by it.

[quote user="CJ"]Just love the people on here who say do not know if good deal! 4Million for a young British striker proven in Premier League must be steal of the year if not decade. [/quote]You are aware he is 32 right? I wouldn''t call that "young"....

[quote user="Cheap Cheap Canaries"][quote user="kick it off"][quote user="Cheap Cheap Canaries"]Adams is probably still crying that the Board blocked his bid for Steve Foley .[/quote]As reported exclusively by TWTD, and nowhere else. Definitely a 100% accurate legitimate story.[/quote]Wasnt it reported in The Sun too with quotes from Foley himself , must be a reason Adams hasnt announced his team yet ? unless hes waiting to be told who he can have from above .[/quote]Yep, who lifted it straight from TWTD. I''m not aware of any comments made by Foley being in The Sun article, but I don''t read that tosh so can''t confirm. Even if there were, Cristiano Ronaldo came out this week and said that The Sun had entirely made up a full interview with him and if they''re willing to risk litigation from him (with the weight of his millions behind him), I''m sure falsifying a few sentences from an Ipswich youth team coach isn''t beyond the realms of possibility.I would imagine the hold up is quite possibly due to arranging compensation if they''re at other clubs etc - It''s not like an established manager bringing his team with him.

[quote user="Cheap Cheap Canaries"]Adams is probably still crying that the Board blocked his bid for Steve Foley .[/quote]As reported exclusively by TWTD, and nowhere else. Definitely a 100% accurate legitimate story.

[quote user="kick it off"][quote user="GJP"]Thought Uruguay looked pretty ordinary. Though if they''ve got Suarez they''ll be a slightly trickier opponent.[/quote]I didn''t watch 2nd half but thought they never got out of first gear in the first. Carroll had to make a world class double save to keep them out though. They have some excellent players, I think they''ll be a different proposition when they turn it up a bit. They played Poland last year and tore them to shreds, won 2-0 but it could easily have been 6 or 7, not that it''s any great achievement, but they are certainly a capable team when they''re in the mood.[/quote]Memory let me down, it was 3-1 and end of 2012 (a month after England drew 1-1 in Poland) - highlights here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DlcLkky6jcU

[quote user="GJP"]Thought Uruguay looked pretty ordinary. Though if they''ve got Suarez they''ll be a slightly trickier opponent.[/quote]I didn''t watch 2nd half but thought they never got out of first gear in the first. Carroll had to make a world class double save to keep them out though. They have some excellent players, I think they''ll be a different proposition when they turn it up a bit. They played Poland last year and tore them to shreds, won 2-0 but it could easily have been 6 or 7, not that it''s any great achievement, but they are certainly a capable team when they''re in the mood.

Northern Ireland vs Uruguay and Sammy Clingan is there tussling away with Cavani, Forlan etc. Mental. Shows how weak Northern Ireland''s team is though when Kilmarnock players make their starting 11.

Have they actually ''gone this route'' highland? As far as I can see its just unsubstantiated nonsense from the tabloids...

Totally agree Tim.Pochettino has worked absolute wonders at So''ton, and it must be gut-wrenching for the Saints fans to see him walk (if indeed he does go). 

Doubt it will be August. If it is, better not be before the 20th as I''m away until then!

[quote user="Jenkins"]Bloody Bt sports, why isnt it on Sky![/quote]Just get a ticket on the FirstRow...

[quote user="littleyellowbirdie"]Sorry, you''re piling criticism on one side while making excuses for the other. Not buying it.[/quote]You can not buy it all you like. Look at the death tolls from both sides since Israel''s inception and then we''ll discuss proportionate blame.

[quote user="RvWs 4 year contract"]My dislike of Israel has NOTHING to do with the fact that it is a Jewish state.Israeli forces kill innocent people daily, restrict the movement of an entire people and jails most of them for no reason as well.I''m not anti a Jewish home land but I AM anti a state that kills innocent people purely because they happen to be Arab/Palestinian. [/quote]Exactly.Anti-Zionism, not anti-semitism.There''s nothing racist about it.But some people don''t seem to grasp that and have to make wild accusations of Anti-Semitism.And in response to YellowBirdie''s point re: Palestinians killing Israelis - yes it happens, and yes it is wrong. However if I were being kept in concentration camp-eque conditions then I would fight back with everything I had too. Israel has systematically targetted women and children and committed war crimes such as rounding up Palestinian civilians, into a house, then shelling it with a tank. Palestine has fired some rockets over the border. Israel killed more innocent civilians in 5 minutes of the 2009 war, than Palestine have in the last 20+ years combined. If Israel wants peace, they hold all the cards in the deck to get that done, but that''s not their agenda unfortunately.Being Anti-Israel has nothing whatsoever with racism or anti-semitism. Just to do with the difference between right and wrong. The problem is, people get all too sensitive/passionate about the issue which prevents reasonable discussion and debate (myself included). If I''m a racist for being against the actions of Israel''s, then you''re a racist for supporting the slaughter of Palestinians. It cuts both ways and is a nonsense card to throw out there, as I''ve clearly stated I have no problem with Israel existing as a Jewish homeland, even though I don''t believe they have a right to that land, but I have a problem with the way they exist.

http://footballleagueworld.co.uk/chris-hughton-in-line-for-brighton-job/?That''s an easy 6 points then.

[quote user="littleyellowbirdie"]Nothing pseudo about Israel. Possession is nine tenths of the law and that lands their''s now even if it wasn''t before, same way as it was grabbed off the Jews who lived there back in biblical times.  [/quote]Even forgetting the fact that your argument is based upon a historic land grab that never happened, would you feel the same if Germany invaded and occupied England? "Oh well, guess it belongs to them now, we''ll just give up and start learning German".

[quote user="littleyellowbirdie"]Nothing pseudo about Israel. Possession is nine tenths of the law and that lands their''s now even if it wasn''t before, same way as it was grabbed off the Jews who lived there back in biblical times. They got invaded and grabbed a bit more in fighting back, a bit that was supposed to be Palestinian, except everyone glosses over the fact that Syria had nicked that part for itself before the six-day war. Plenty of sympathy for the Palestinians of course and it''d be great to have a peaceful solution, but it won''t happen. Everyone complains about Israel not respecting UN mandates, but the fact is those nations that invaded Israel weren''t respecting UN mandates either. And after the crap the Jews have had around the world over the centuries I''ve no problem with being hard-nosed in defending their interests so it can''t happen again. Anyway, back to football. I quite agree I wouldn''t want an Israeli investor. We''d just end up with kidnapped players and bombs at the stadium.[/quote]Remember the possession fact and be just as ambivalent if someone nicks your car will you?There is absolutely no historical evidence to support the exile. Not one single account has ever been found. For such a momentous event, you would think at least one person would have decided to write about it. In fact the overwhelming weight of evidence suggests the Jews stayed where they were, which doesn''t exactly fit with your land grabbing theory (presuming you meant the fabled Roman land grab). The vast majority of Jews now in Israel have absolutely ZERO connection to that land, even through ancestry. Even Israel''s first Prime Minister believed the Jews of that region/time remained on that land and later converted to Islam and are now known as "Palestinians". It is only over the last 100 years that this myth of the "Jewish people" has emerged. Before then the only thing that Jewish people had in common was their religion, they did not exist as a seperate "people". They did not "get invaded" - the six day war began because Israel launched airstrikes on Egypt. Egyptian troops were being mobilised on the borders, but there was no invasion. So because my family were in the holocaust, I have a right to go round slaughtering people who had nothing to do with it too? This really p**ses me off. Israel would happily have you believe the only ones who suffered in WW2 were the Jews. Where is the homeland for the disabled?I think the UN mandates everyone "complains about" Israel breaking, are the ones such as the convention of human rights, rules of war etc. Israel has consistently abused human rights, used illegal weaponry (White phosphorous on civilian populations etc) and routinely committed genocide. The army even had T-shirts printed with disgusting slogans such as "one shot, two kills" with a picture of a pregnant Palestinian woman between crosshairs, underneath it.You have no problem with that because they are "defending their interests"? If so I''m shocked at your lack of humanity. The only reason they get away with it is because America lets them. Any other nation would have been invaded (ironically by the Americans) for the atrocities that have been committed in the name of Israel.How exactly is destroying people''s homes, blocking access to food/water and builiding/medical supplies "defending their interests"? Even assuming they have a right to exist as a nation, and to defend that nation, denying people water/food is not defending their interests. Unless their agenda, and therefore their interests are more focussed on eradicating Palestinians. Hardly a peaceful way to go about your business.I have no problem with Israel existing (even though it is a pseudo-nation that is not supported by archaeological evidence), but I do have a problem with the way they exist.

Rotherham as it''s an easier away day for me. Never like away days in London, and Rotherham is only just over 90mins or so up the road.

[quote user="Herman "][quote user="the bristol nest"]So an Israeli shows interest in reading. Why does this have to become an anti Delia thread? What''s more offensive is the casual antisemitism. What a shower.[/quote] Disliking Israel doesn''t mean anti-Semitism. [/quote]+1.Israel is the only nation in the WORLD where you can get citizenship based solely on your faith. If that criteria was replaced with skin colour, everyone would be up in arms about it. My own personal view, which I''m fully entitled to, is that the STATE OF ISRAEL is abhorrent due to the consistent massacres and human rights abuses they have committed throughout the duration of their history. They have effectively turned Palestine into a concentration camp (and yes, I don''t give a f*** if you find that distasteful, several of my family were slaughtered by the Nazis in the holocaust and my Grandfather survived Mauthausen, so if anyone has a right to say that, it''s me).I am not anti-semitic, I have absolutely no problem with Jewish people. Citizens of the state of Israel, by and large buy into the propaganda machine that Netanyahu and his cronies deliver, and they keep voting right wing facist war-mongers like him into the Knesset. I have a problem with Israel in the same way most people have a problem with Nazi Germany. I would have no problem having a Jewish owned club, but I would have a problem with an Israeli-owned one, unless the buyer had publically aired disgust for the actions of Israel previously.I''m not anti-semitic, but I am anti-Israel. There''s nothing more anti-semitic than Zionism.

I''m a little bemused by your thread title.@ does not mean ''and''.Pilkington does not begin with a K.I''m a bit confused as to how you could get those basics wrong?

Good job it''s not us.I''d be disgusted if NCFC associated themselves with such an abhorrent pseudo-nation.

I would prefer Derby to stay down as I live there so incredibly convenient away day for me.However, I bloody hate QPR and would much rather see Derby go up than them. It''s a double edged sword for me.Looking forward to it though, should be a cracking game!

I''m a little bit confused as to why everyone is determined that the board appointed Neil because he''s cheaper than the other options. Realistically, a manager''s salary compared to player acquisition and wages, is absolute peanuts. At club''s that are not destitute, I doubt that the salary of the potential manager is prohibitive very often.