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Thought Atletico were getting Negredo to replace Falcao.

Pedro has been in good form for Spain hasn't he? Contrary to his club form.

No

Are they in any debt like other La Liga clubs?

I did say financially stable ie self sufficient. You are right that they're more or less just a player agency. But you don't get Udinese fans moaning as they're hitting heights they would never be able to under normal circumstances.

You mean their march towards financially stable low-level success for small clubs?

Holloway has turned into a right pillock. Watford pls.

good point

Porto are selling everyone, you'll win it next year.

They should have stopped widening the funnel of the top teams into the CL really, now the balance has already been tipped too far. Maybe 2 teams per country was the optimum. This is just my opinions anyway, I can get why people think this change is a good idea.

See, this is what they should be fixing. The logistical and motivational reasons why it has become an 'arduous process'.

I was being facetious. Sorry for your tough month.

Nice for Vitoria to get their hands on their first cup though, don't you think jotenko?

Why? It's a step in the right direction imo. It devalues the competition even further. The UEFA Cup used to be a prestigious competition that teams were desperate to win and often had line-ups that were as strong or stronger than the European Cup. But the expansion of the CL, the ridiculous changes to the format and the tacky rebranding have all contributed to making it a naffer competition than it was. Then you take into account the lack of prize money in the modern game and you're left with a shell of a competition. They'd be better off improving the actual competition (less bloated format, spread the CL money out) but instead they've tacked on the prize of playing in the real competition that UEFA cares about. They've basically admitted its rubbish rather than trying to fix it, and stuck on an incentive as an easy fix. When WINNING A TROPHY needs an incentive of playing in another competition to make it worthwhile surely that should tell them that they've fucked it up completely somewhere along the way. Over the next few years it status will fall to being no more than a 4th place finish equivalent.

They were on the other day, dunno how often they're shown.

He wasn't capped, but he was called up.

He already did against Romania last year.

For Holland.

Need to win if Sociedad beat Depor. But Sevilla are potentially still playing for EL still according to Sky.

Anybody watch the Sociedad game? No idea how they didn't win.

First ever trophy. They're actually one of the few teams in Portugal that have an actual fanbase rather than just being a gloryhunters' second love. Highest attendances after the big 3.

They've bottled the treble. Quite spectacular. Leverkusenesque

Just seen the Portuguese Cup final score... christ.... Benfica...

1-0 to Lazio

Marchetti is a really good keeper. Italy's depth at that position compared to England's is hilarious.