[In the Drunk Tank]

We've been ****

[Shaun]

oh dear

[Novo]

Won't be a bad draw under the circumstances

[Locke.]

Rooney off, thank god. Maybe if we give the ball to Welbeck he'll actually hit the target

[Shaun]

-tests all caps post-

JAMES

[In the Drunk Tank]

Time to get Carroll on and bombard their area

[Locke.]

Shelvey and Carroll should have both been on about 20 minutes ago

[Novo]

think it's time to give Kane Hemmings a call up

[Locke.]

Borini out for 3 months.

Carroll will be recalled in January.

[Brother Leon]

Just saw Chelsea's statement on John Terry. As much as they are a joke club they have handled this well. Liverpool could learn from them.

[Marcus.]

seening it now we where rubbish

[Raph]

Cardiff beautifully sitting at the top of the league!

[Marcus.]

Originally Posted by Raph

Cardiff beautifully sitting at the top of the league!

charlton 15th

[bbfan1991]

Locke, is Pepe Reina definitely injured then?

Club football back on the weekend, finally.

[Locke.]

Nothing confirmed yet (as of last night anyway, haven't checked today), he was just doubtful. But it's just our luck that if he did play through it he'd tear his hamstring and be out for months, so safer to just play Jones.

I want to say that we should be able to outscore Reading no matter who the keeper is but I'm not risking it

[bbfan1991]

Originally Posted by Locke.

Nothing confirmed yet (as of last night anyway, haven't checked today), he was just doubtful. But it's just our luck that if he did play through it he'd tear his hamstring and be out for months, so safer to just play Jones.

I want to say that we should be able to outscore Reading no matter who the keeper is but I'm not risking it

Cheers and what a sucker for you with the Borini news too, you need at least two Strikers in January IMO.

[Brother Leon]

Ronaldo's landmark 100th Portugal shirt goes to rookie Norwood

It was a night no Northern Ireland player will forget in a hurry, but Rio Ferdinand helped make it even more memorable for one star-struck member of Michael O’Neill’s side at Porto’s Estadio do Dragao.

Cristiano Ronaldo’s shirt came second only to World Cup qualifying points as the night’s most prized possession, and the final whistle sparked a stampede towards Portugal’s Real Madrid winger.

Each request was politely declined, as Ronaldo explained the ultimate souvenir from a stirring Northern Ireland performance had already been earmarked for an unlikely recipient.

It was going to little-known Huddersfield midfielder Oliver Norwood, on the orders of Ferdinand.

The 21-year old former Manchester United junior, snapped up by Huddersfield last summer after failing to break through to Sir Alex Ferguson’s first team, described how he enlisted Ferdinand’s help to make him the envy of his Northern Ireland team-mates.

‘Rio and I have the same agent, and I knew he had kept in touch with Ronaldo from their days together at United,’ he said, after Northern Ireland’s 1-1 draw. ‘So I phoned him last week and asked if he could put a word in for me. I just explained how much it would mean to have Ronaldo’s shirt, and could he possibly see what the chances were.

‘I was hoping that might do the trick, but I wanted to make sure, so I went up to Ronaldo before the game and introduced myself. He just said: “Yeah, Rio spoke to me. Don’t worry - the shirt’s yours.”

‘A few of the lads went up to him at the end, but he was as good as his word. He wasn’t happy about the way the game had gone and wasn’t exactly in the best of moods, but he actually came over to me, shook hands and said: “I haven’t forgotten. You can have the shirt.”

‘That just rounded off a great night for me. I couldn’t have wished for a better keepsake from such a fantastic occasion. Of all the memorabilia I have picked up during my career, this is far and away the best.

‘I will frame it, as soon as I get it home, and keep it. It will have pride of place among all my football possessions. I will show it my kids and grandkids in years to come and tell them that’s the shirt Ronaldo wore in his 100th international appearance. I was on the pitch with him, and there’s the evidence. I’m absolutely thrilled with it, and I owe Rio for setting it up for me. It was so good of him, and I am really grateful.’
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Quality by Rio and Ronaldo. Always liked Norwood and hope he does well in his career.

[In the Drunk Tank]

Edgar Davids made his debut for Barnet tonight, what the hell

[Novo]

And they won 4-0 as well, time for them to rocket up the table now

[King Gizzard]

He said he'd only be used if they really really need him as well

[Locke.]

Becomes manager, starts himself, and makes himself captain

[Novo]

Gary Cahill's goal

[Brother Leon]

Sick goal.

[Locke.]

Need big Clint to silence these Chelsea fans

[Locke.]

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