Gooner Spy

I think youre brushing past the Anfield penalty which could hardly be defined as 'clear cut'

It wouldnt be surprising if he did have a tiny dick. Especially after his years of cocaine abuse!

I assume youre talking about Hyppia's penalty shout? Harsh it was, yes, but I think its fair to say you benefitted from referee generosity to be there in the first place, no?

That was the wierd thing. Ballack went first - if there was a man in world football I would keep back, he would be it.

Whoa, thats a bit rich after the quarter final? Whats your beef with refs?

Thats what I thought at the time, and havent budged an inch. Although, for the record, Ballack had already gone.

I was in a pub surrounded by them. One guy near me called Ferguson a stupid c*** for bringing Anderson on. Bizarro.

Sorry, I meant the 3 outsiders that were mentioned before. Thought that was you. Now I see that you were disagreeing!

Of your 3 I think Russia could be worth a punt. Croatia with Eduardo would have been interesting too.

I would like to stick my oar in at this point and concur with the opinion that I think you are indeed a c***.

He said it, not me!

I think the French are strong, but I think they made a big mistake taking Diarra on as their first choice right back and leaving Sagna at home. Clichy as well, though Evra has been quite impressive. The Germans are the Germans, and for some reason, I just dont see it with Portugal. People say Spain have question marks in Defence, but at club level, I wouldnt lose too much sleep over Puyol and Ramos being in my defence. I think they have a little bit of everything. Cesc feeding Torres is frankly mouthwatering.

Its been said so so many times that its almost a cliche, but you have to fancy Spain I think.

Was nice to see him cry like the little bitch that he is. A highlight of a grim night.

Heh, was waiting for that!

Amen to that.

Cheered me right up this has after the c***orama that was last night. Not sure about the Champions League music though?

Gotta say, in terms of pressure, its not a bad position for a pro footballer to be under - 'score this from 12 yards and I win the European Cup'. Nothing like as bad as 'miss this and we're out of the European Cup'.

Totally. No man in world football I'd rather have in that situation than Ballack

You got me! Seriously, I just think he shouldnt have been anywhere near it. Put it this way, and feel free to disagree, but if it was my team, and we came to the 'score to win' moment, I would much rather see one of my attacking players step up, than my 'lionheart; ;captain corageous' centre half.

At the risk of going against popular opinion here, they could, and should have been 2 or 3 up at half time.

Drogba has a hell of a lot to answer for IMO

I didnt say the others were irrelevant. I was talking about the 5th - its far more likely to be decisive than it is to be irrelevant.

Number 5 has a higher likelihood of being critical than it does of being irrelevant surely. And also, im not sure if the 5 are officially submitted, I thought it was jotting down 5 names.