Ed, he has really outdone himself there has shaunswindon, but there's a bit of truth in there. The censorship standards has fallen the past year. Two grave offences (somehow involving the same person). I've been here for 5 years now, and the only reason I'm still here is because there's a lot less trolling here. While some responsibility lies with the posters, the onus is really on the editors to make sure no one is allowed to get personal, pick on others for expressing their views, or being bullied. The ones who've been long here enough are here to support this site.. Keep doing the good work.

I for one will miss Karma, Ed. Can't you reconsider? He's been on here for years and is a constant source of amusement in his own way. OK calling you a mofo is not nice, but he's said worse on here. Go on let it slide....

You think you are clever to not post any of my posts? See how clever you feel when you are unemployed because nobody comes onto your sh**ty site eventually because they get their Mothers insulted or insulted to a point of angry response.

So screw you buddy I am out of here mofo.

What's cooking here? A lot of essays and a lot of new faces? I have been sleeping for the past 2 months or so. And when I come back, I see that I can't login with my profile. So I have created a new one. The second coming if you can call that.

England should beat the windies, still, nothing is guranteed, no pressure for windies, when someone or a team has nothing to lose, that is when they are dangerouse at most. Windies bowling line -up is some what very good to be honest, good pace attack they have, plus that spinner they got is decent as well, not sure how much assistance the spinner will have though on English conditions. Only major concern for windis is their batting line-up, which can be blown away very quickly, still if few windies batsman get in such as shiv, bravo, then you just never know, even though windies lost to Aussies, they still gave Aussies a run for their money, if windies can focus, then they can give few English nerves and big panic button!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Right where do I start, OK, lets start with my my good mate beenod, I think you have just agreed with what I was saying in my past post, it all depends on what rule you chose when picking an IPL team, this current edition or combination of both, like I said it depends on what team tyoe your picking, I went for the rule that applies for IPL team picking for each team, so where am I BIASED? Did I not say I would pick another players apart from Indians maybe if I was just picking 11 best IPL players, but I went for the rule that applies for the IPL to be proffesional, thats all! @Vic01, Yes, everyone should be aware of whats right and wrong, but I just feel if they been used in a wrong manor then they should be helped and not be punished, you maybe an educated person where ever you come from, but not everyone in India is as they come from a very poor background, shame on you for thinking so low! If they are guilty and knew what they would be getting themself into then punishment is right thing like I said! @Beenod and 3rd man, we can discuss premiership football from here to their, it does not take away the fact EPL is the best league in the world, you may have stronger teams such as barca and madrid then stronger than for example Man utd, City, Arsenal, Chelsea, so in that case that is why BARCA AND MADRID, munich may win the champions league, but domestic league and the strongest is a complete different story, EPL is genuinly the best football league in the world.

Dear Kazzy your own statement are ample evidence of how biased u can be and u generally are, no words of clarification needed but yes u've got different term for it, that's it. And mate, I was talking about the current edition of IPL, so don't start turning pages of history and in case if u were relating to the whole of IPL, then I don't have to comment much but that doesn't mean the team of your selection is what I agreed, I just don't want to go back and analyse previous editions' records. & finally 4 foreign players rules, mate, any team, best XI, that u, me or anyone builds is only on paper, that ain't take field and perform, so I think this or that restrictions wouldn't apply there.

Lastly, Yes, only a new born baby would tell u that Premiership football is the best league in the world, the grown ups would rather go for La liga! Mate, it's Champions League who decides who's best in Europe and English club's not so impressive record prevent their league from being the best. I can say this even though am ardent follower of BPL, but if u talk about excitement, craze and following BPL leads all the way, no doubt, but again Best has something very little to do with 'quantity,' it's rather about 'quality! Additional information, it can be derived also from the list of FIFA Footballer of the Year Awards (now - FIFA Ballon D'or), how many players from English league have won it???

Kazzy, not a big issue, I don't believe what I'm reading here!! It's corruption, the same type when the Pakistani players in England bowled no-balls. I know it's not test cricket but it's corruption. It is a big issue. Everybody should have been warned when they signed contracts for the IPL. It would also seem the only way to catch these people is using stings because we all know how useless the corruption unit of cricket is. I only hope the players, if found guilty, don't get paid their IPL fee and are banned for life. Examples need to be made out of these people. I don't for one minute believe anybody who does this doesn't know it's illegal. How are people going to believe their team is actually doing their best? The answer, they don't!!

@ Kazzy - "In spain there is only 2 teams, Barca and Madrid rest are a laughing stock, same applies to other leagues as well, take away 1 or 2 top teams who will have rest made up of pub team players". Funny then how pub players from teams like Basel & Bilbao embarrassed the then champions of England in the CL. Or how Lisbon's pub players sent the current champions of England packing in the CL. Anyway, even if you are correct . . . you have the foreign players, coaches and managers to thank for the EPL's success.

@Beenod, Can you first of all tell me when have I ever been biased? Its only your opinion or anyones for that matter, I am never biased, I only speak what I see, yes I will back India as that is who I support, but thats not biased, its called getting behind your team! If you were unaware, I even mentioned it on my post, IPL rules are you can only have 4 foreign players, which I have included all 4 foreign players and rest HAS to be officially Indian players, now If you ask me to name 11 best IPL players without those rules then I will put other individuals rather than an odd Indian player or something. Dhoni and Ashwin have been the most deadly IPL players and captain as well MSD with a dominant Chennai team, are you really deleuded enough to question a block who has own everything in cricket that there is to win? Check out Aswins stats, Y pathan has been disgrace on this current IPL, still a genuninly proven match winner, like I said if i was chosing a team without any regulation that I may not have picked pathan, infact then I would have gone for someone from another country team, but anyone that knows about the IPL, you can only pick 4 foreign players! @3rd man, It means nothing about CL and who has won it and who has not, if you talk about the best league in the world it is premiership football, and even a new born baby will tell you that. In spain there is only 2 teams, Barca and Madrid rest our a laughing stock, same applies to toher leagues as well, take away f1 or 2 top teams who will have rest made up of pub team players.

@Vic01, The players that have been accused are not a major name, they are some people who would have been invoved with some dodgey business people, like I said those people would have chosen not big names players as they have more chance in getting into the heads of more un educated Indian players with not having a clue what they will be getting into , its sad, but that is what happens, its not a big issue, its been dealth with those few players than have been named, but its only one of the Indian news channels who have made it an issue as clearly they have nothing better to do, those people want something to talk about, and as IPL is on a hight of all times, these allegations were expected, I am not saying for one moment what they said was un true, it was most probably right and those players as I hear have been banned already, but the question is how thos high class business people would have used players that have very limited knowledge, but if they were aware of the consequnces then punishment is right thing, note here like I have said it is no big names being involved also, its been said its not only IPL, other domestic leagues as well, so no panic buttons are required, I doubt match fixing will ever stop. We can only hope for the best.

Spot fixing investigation in the IPL!!! Now that's something I never thought I'd read anywhere!!!

@Pom_in_SA, yep probably true, got me there!! Doing a pretend trip to England this year for the Eng v SA series?

Welcome back Kazzy with your usual 'biased' best! Don't take it otherwise I m just commenting over your IPL team selection for u ve selected the likes of Dhoni, Ashwin & moreover Y. Pathan who, rightfully, would struggle to make their respective team's XI and yet u r ... anyway, that was entirely your individual choice & it's entirely individual comment over that of mine! BTW, agree with u on the final day of EPL, what else can u ask for in the name of excitement, thriller & drama from a league! Truly breathtaking stuff was that, where almost every single match carried some significance this way or other. My body still shakes (out of thrill) when I recall those moment from last Sunday night!

About this forum, even I was and still being on/off from it, off mostly in fact, but the love for it drives me here and what I want is a lots and lots of good, healthy, interesting posts from more and more of us as the more posts posted, the better this forum would be but for that we all gotta be a sport. & one more thing, please 'don't be personal' wheresoever possible and in hard moments 'don't take personally' too. It would make it a better place, free of bitter! One last thing, may apply to any of us: 'Don't joke on anyone until and unless u r willing to take joke on yourself!'
Thanks

Vic010..."Ask the same of 3 boys in SA, NZ or Australia and you would get the answers, SA NZ and Australia"...oh please, I would suggest that the Saffa is highly likely to say England ! LOL.