Shak

Get another quality CB in and I see no reason you can't play with Alba and Alves. In fact I'd expect it'll improve Barca quite a bit.

Piss myself if they get McGeady, he's absolutely shite.

Aye, throw in a central midfielder and no outgoings and it'd be a wonderful summer.

There ain't no thread like a Crumpy Gunt thread!

I'll be genuinely amazed if Spain don't win 1-0.

You saw tonight the player he can be. There was none of his bullshit, he was 100% focused on winning the game and put in a tremendous performance.

Got the tennis on, what's he shitting on about now?

We'd have pissed it in any other group!

Ronaldo, Pirlo, Ozil come to mind, think they've all been quality. Keith Andrews too.

Feel bad for the net.

What a fucking strike.

Nah. Just felt like calling you a racist. Been a long time since the Super Bowl. I've missed you too big guy.

Seriously?

Ive decided to rename him Ballobisi. http://img440.imageshack.us/img440/4192/adebisi.jpg

Hey Jill, do you happen to have money on Gomez by any chance? Either that or he's her captain in fantasy football.

Spain games generally are boring to watch, to be honest. The way they set up is very, very cautious. They rarely commit more than a couple of men to the box on an attack, and they very rarely try anything too ambitious when in possession. The result is that it's incredibly difficult to score goals against them as you rarely have possession of the ball and when you do get it they generally have a lot of men behind the ball so you can't hit them on the break. The strategy is to deny the opposition any goal threat and patiently probe away at teams in the final third, waiting for a lapse in concentration from the defence or a moment of magic from one of Spain's players. The result is that they don't create that many chances, but they allow their opponents absolutely nothing. In the knockout rounds of the last three international tournaments Spain have played 9 games. In those games they've scored 10 goals and conceded none in games that generally don't have a lot of chances. It shouldn't be that hard to see why some people find them dull to watch. That doesn't mean I don't appreciate how good they are. No other team in the world could play the way they do, the touch, technique and coolness on the ball is absolutely amazing, with the exception of Arbeloa the whole team is absolutely top class in their use of the ball. We may never see another side like them and they should be appreciated while they're here. I'm sure that all the people who call them boring do appreciate how good they are, but they're entitled to call them boring IMO.

Ronaldo. Lucky last pen, slithered in.

You people pay way too much attention to the commentary.

Been a desperate game like IMO. Spanish have been sloppier than usual in possession, don't look threatening at all. Wouldn't mind seeing Portugal nick it.

Martin Lol

Just wait a few weeks for Stu's "NUFC Depth Chart" thread, you'll feel right at home then.

Re-upped FFS. Should change his name to fucking Stringer Bale while we're at it.

So do I, I'm not even sure why! I've felt sorry for every other club that has gone under. It's because Rangers are a vile, hateful club supported primarily by vile, hateful wankers. I'd love to see them disappear forever, it'd ultimately end up hurting Celtic immensely too which can only be a good thing.