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City need to get the chequebook out for some better defenders (huehuehue). Demichelis, Lescott and Clichy made some of our lot look good tonight.

A nice 4 yearish old used one can be had for £10k.

I don't know your price range Stevo, but I have got my heart set on a Scirocco. I had a go in my mates 2.0 TSI and it was very good indeed. I've never had a VW though, you might fancy a change. An R Design Volvo C30 is another option I've considered but I hesitate to spend my 20s driving a Volvo. PS - Added bonus with the Scirocco (assuming you get one with a DSG flappy paddle) that you can literally heil Hitler while you drive along.

I want to be in with the top 9 rather than the bottom 11. I also want every game to be played with the mentality shown at Anfield. Also less home defeats, more fortressy and less lie down and roll overish.

I'm in the market for a VW Scirocco. I've already dipped my toe in the antisemitic market with a Ford Fiesta as well as a nice Fascist combo of a Fiat Punto and Alfa MTO (didn't actually own the Alfa). Is there any more companies with far fight roots that I should consider?

Stretching. I dread the thought of it but every time I do it, its just so nice. Ahhhhhh.

Sambo, judo and TKD are also well represented in MMA.

Machida hurt his foot in the 3rd round I think, he just didn't get to get his counter striking working on account of the lack of pressure. Mousasi is good, if he was a natural HW or even LHW he'd be pushing top 5 but MW is stacked and Machida in his right weight class is a bad ass. I think he'll (mousasi) fight Carmont next and I don't think its a good match up for him. Also I'd be hesitant to credit Bruce Lee for reinventing MAs. He popularised the idea of cross training and not being loyal to a style and just use what works but Barton-Wright was combining useful elements of traditional styles 80 years earlier. Either way he was probably right.

Yeah, I've little doubt anyone good (or even anyone who used to be good) would make short work of flattening him, but surely this kind of opponent kills any hype he has rather than building on it? I don't think Abell is even top 100 ranked which, at HW, is not very impressive.

He's very... Big. I'm not sure why he's still fighting people who've lost 3 of their last 5 by KO. Surely the HW division isn't deep enough to justify that kind of thing after 20+ wins. I'm not saying he needs to fight someone good, just someone a bit less... Shit? I suppose he's only 25.

There are lots of styles that have useful elements, the most important thing is that you have live practice with a non compliant partner to try and put your techniques into action. The whole "now grab my wrist" schtick that gets peddled is achingly terrible and the stereotypical TMA videos that show two indoctrinated believers doing very far fetched, choreographed routines make me sad. Sparring and rolling should be at least 25% of training IMV, ideally more than that. I have no idea why it seems to be only unarmed combat that people think you can master without doing lots of actual live practice. Can you imagine how shit you'd be at tennis if you just swung an imaginary racket at a theoretical ball? A kid I went to school with did / does wing chun and I remember being very confused when he said his sifu told him he shouldn't do any sparring outside of class because it would limit his mind in a real street fight. Anyway, Machida didn't exactly blow anyone's socks off last night. I think he'll probably have to beat Jacare to get the next title shot. Erick Silva was his usual awesome self.

I thought I had forgotten my password for something but I had just typed it in with the caps lock on.

Cormier is now fighting one of his former wrestling teammates, Pat Cummins. He got the fight after posting a thread on the other forum I post on. I've never seen him fight though and 10 days notice to fight someone like Cormier would be ridiculous no matter how good you are.

Thanks for the permission. You definitely strike me as someone I'd take advice from, so I genuinely appreciate it. I don't think I gave you permission... Or any advice. I might have but I was too busy getting fitted for my Lady Grantham costume for Newcastle away. As Mr. Chap has pointed out, those aren't Villa fans so if you were to start that thread I would advise you found some pictures that weren't marketing campaigns. I was just trying to keep the thread on topic.

England play Peru the day before so I doubt it.

Also super ghey. Or are you saying that's "pretty cool" too? I'm slightly confused. There are plenty of our own fans who are cringeworthy sad acts, I'm sure. Make a thread to discuss them if you like.

MobilityWOD are good for that kind of thing. I'm on my phone now but there's a video on YouTube called bench dip pull up elbowitis (or something similar) from them. I know this sounds like bullshit but I'm pretty sure it cured my tennis elbow. Edit - Please ignore their affiliation with CrossFit. I've convinced myself that's purely for financial gain.

I'm with Rob on this one. They've all gone to a mid season football game dressed as characters from their favourite period drama. Ghey as they come.

Evans Cormier is off, Rashad has hurt his leg. That leaves 170 as possibly the weakest PPV card ever, certainly in recent memory. The fight night this weekend is at least as strong IMO.

I've only seen him play a handful of games to be fair, I'm just going off what Transfermarkt have his position down as. There is disappointingly little Danish League footage.

Yeah good players should be able to play either side but everyone is going to have a preference / more experience of one side. I think Okore would still settle quickly playing there if he'd never done it before but the fact he's spent his career on that side is a nice bonus.

Vlaar has played on the left before but not for us as Clark and Baker are left-sided CBs. I think Okore played almost exclusively at LCB for Nordsealealsleskdland. Vlaar Okore partnership will be awesome, I can feel it.

Well I think that pretty much covers it.

Yeah 3 points from 5 games seems like they're going backwards but the performances have been OK. He needs a win though. If they don't beat Fulham he'll have been in the job 2 months without recording a single win.

I was shitting it when he was limping with 5 minutes left. I hope he's not out again.