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If it takes Nadal or a red hot Stan to knock out Murray that's a decent tournament from him given some of his other recent losses. Be disappointing if he loses this one to Nishikori though.

Read it'll be 2-3 months recovery which would see him miss the start of the season.

Fognini could do himself a favour and get his head sorted then he could easily be consistently on the same level as the likes of Nishikori in my opinion.

I don't mind Stan but him having more slams than Murray would be wrong on so many levels.

Murray looks back in some form this week and this one is in the bag. Edmund and Anderson look to be on their way to a fifth set to decide their match. Gwan lads.

A reliable "ITK" apparently...

Are buyouts compulsory in Spain? Seems a pretty massively obvious no-no unless you don't want to be able to demand big money for players who are worth more than when you signed them through the time and energy spent by the club to develop them.

Is it common for Spanish clubs to get less than what they should do for players because of buyout clauses agreed 2-3 years earlier? I know we're linked with this Sandro that has a similar €5m ish clause in his contract.

Forgot to post this at the weekend, <3 JB

Whether it's Gordon Ramsay himself or the people who edit his shows in order to market him that way, it's the absolute lowest form of 'entertainment'. Engineered yelling and swearing in situations that absolutely don't require it, can't believe enough people continue to watch it to enable him to make a career out of it.

So what's wrong with City doing that? Why don't they spend £10-15m trying to find and develop the next Dele Alli or the next John Stones instead of paying six times that for players who are established but never in a million years worth that money.

Man City will literally pay £50m for a rotation player and it's their own fault for spending that much on players that aren't worth it in the past. Don't tell me that "today's market" is responsible for prices like this. The value is still out there, I've made this argument in other threads about Spurs (who finished ahead of City this season lest we forget) signing most of their first team for less than £20m. It's not the market, it's a question of whether clubs are stupid enough to pay triple the actual necessary fee because they can and or they're too lazy to find a viable alternative who might just need slightly longer to develop into a top class player for £20m instead of £60m. Absolute embarrassment the lengths City and similar clubs will go to to get their man.

Hamou what a daft twat. Hoping for a miracle from Muzza to win the French but if he plays well it's not out of the question. Been six months since he's been at his best though.

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I must be a madman because I actually love steak however it comes barring the extremes. Can't handle it burnt black or bathing in blood.

Nobody can prove whether or not Ferrari did it on purpose but if you know anything about F1 and particularly Ferrari's history with team orders, it's the absolute height of naivety to treat the possibility as if its laughable or some sort of media conspiracy. It's not like the race has given us much else to talk about. Some absolute duds so far this season unfortunately.

Alonso's Honda engine blows up in the Indy 500 when he's in contention for victory, unbelievable.

I've put a little bet on both Nadal and Muguruza to win the singles. Dominic Thiem is the real one to watch and could have a big tournament if Murray and Djokovic carry on as poor as they have.

... the absolute fuck?

Depends if that's the asking price. I expect it might be in that region, maybe a bit less than 70m but yeah, fair enough.

Costa is a great goalscorer but, for all the baggage, isn't all that. I genuinely think you'd be better off with Lukaku, who is absolutely too full of himself and unproven at the top level, and goes missing in matches where the side aren't on top, but in a Chelsea side dominating 9 matches out of 10 would absolutely fill his boots.

Stroll has been a massive disappointment so far. A good start in F1 is everything and I genuinely believe careers of these young drivers can be swung on whether they get a top 10 finish in their first 2-3 races or whether they have a couple of crashes.

How has Atsu actually done for you lot this season? Was absolute shite when we had him on loan but then again Martinez never seemed to want to give him a proper chance.

Sorry if this belongs in Transfer Rumours thread... https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39999869 Wayne Rooney states that the only English club he'd consider moving to is Everton. Would still take him back on a short contract at a reasonable wage.