To be fair, we are willing to give them chances to shine, and once they are proven in EPL they could join mega clubs within 2 years. That's quite lucrative.
I think this really is the main thing. We give them the ability to have a starring role in a mid-table team in the most-watched league in the world.
The pubs around here will no doubt be filled with fake American Mancs (although is could just as easily be fake Barca shitheads) so I'll just be enjoying the atmosphere but secretly hoping that Barca absolutely pound them. As a neutral though I just hope it's a good match.
"piersmorgan Piers Morgan
@rioferdy5 - Like the bravado, Sicknote, but come Saturday night, Messi's going to make you look the biggest #moob in history."
That'd be fucking awesome, like. He'd get banned fairly quickly though.
Aye, Nixon would report him when he, inevitable, calls him a cunt.
Dunno why this made me laugh so hard.
Portland Timbers v Ajax friendly tonight. For those in the States: http://www.portlandtimbers.com/sites/portlandtimbers.com/files/052411.html <--live stream