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Diarra transfers are picking up steam. RM have signed Nuri Sahin, and Diarra talks up a want to return to Premier League, and thinking of Pompey time as his favourite period.

one lucky deflection does not make a trend and style of play.

Especially not on fancy dress day.

No. Lampard aims for knees.

nah. He plays too high up the pitch.

Beckford plays off the shoulder, so needs the through balls, and hi-balls.

He also like those little bouncers in the penalty box. His reactions / sticking his body in the right place are very good.

I think you should hold fire until the transfer window closes.

If Baines goes, then who's going to set Beckford up?

Everton haven't finished in the "top 6" for two seasons on the trot. that's not an established "top 6" form. One season can be a blip, but two seasons...

Diarra went to Pompey for the shop window treatment after being marginalised at Arsenal. From the Pompey Exposure he moved on to Real Madrid.

He was always pretty honest about wanting to get to another "big" club ASAP, so not sold by 'Arry, but given opportunity.

The much more agreeable Diarra to Spurs Rumour seems good.

However, I got the impression the Diarra had played himself into the Real Madrid team now. As far as defensive midfielders / utility full backs go, he'd be a steal and he's got a good relationship with 'Arry from the past.

I wish Jol was coming back to Spurs.

Here's How 'Arry's going about Transfers this Summer.

My cat loves this thread

Joe Cole rumour has been trashed by anyone worth their salt (None "redtops").

I don't think there's much in the Scott Parker rumours either. It's about as likely as Modric being sold for only £20 Million.

I got a really long stint of LA Noire down this weekend.

It's really gripping now, the Narrative, along with likeable and believable characters, make it very engrossing and pretty addictive.

And people who always get handed a token cap from their native country, therefore, negating all speculation on them playing for England.

Joe Hart, he's Englands number one!

Queue all the soft goalies coming out of international retirement.

Wilshere gets a pen. Djourou! who would've thought he was swiss

The only thing worse than ITVs football coverage, is the football that they show.

1:0 to the Neutrals....

I think Spurs would get Ancelotti before Hughes.

I dunno, Levy's been known to be a cold barstard, but he's not sticking the knife into Harry Redknapp yet.

So here's the head to head on Freidel and Gomez

@OptaJoe: H2H - Friedel v Gomes Conceded 59-39,
Clean Sheets 7-7,
Saves/game 2.8-3.7,
Save % 64%-74%,
Catch success 96%-96%,
Errors 2-5. Comparison.

Yes Gomez makes some big errors, which is what sticks in peoples minds, and they've all cost particularly badly against Spurs. However statistically he's by far the better keeper, and at 30 he has age on his side.

Maybe Freidel won't need to be named in the official 25 man squad because he's so, so old.

Like under 21's there's also the over 40's and Freedom Pass holders.

In fact the only decent prospect Spurs had was only played in a Carling Cup game. Most likely because he's a forin.

and the other one likes throwing balls in his own net.

Spurs look to the future, with two keepers having a combined age of 77!

Villa aren't the best team in the Midland, Everton aren't the best team in Liverpool.

Two teams, that are lucky if they're top of the billing on MOTD let alone the league or popularity contests.

As for which one is a selling club, they both are! Villa more so than Everton though.

Milner, Barry, Young, Downing, etc etc etc

I just pull what I can from Twitter all the time.

Henry Winter's my favourite at the moment.

Yes to Soccer by The Numbers.

Talking of great football writers, did any one here get a subscription to the Blizzard?

Zonal Marking, the king of chalk boards.

That's as big as football 365 isn't it? I think he reads the game really well, just shows you don't need to be Perez Hilton to make money out of a blog. He's writing for every one now.