Village Idiot

Aparrently we're getting €20m off the Nico transfer! Pep throwing us a bone here. (tbf I quite liked Nico when he was here and wished we'd given him more of a run)

Fucking love David Lynch. I hope Betis finish in the CL now.

Man, this is the least pumped I've felt after hammering a side 7-1. I always have had a soft spot for Valencia - I have many friends down there that are die hard fans, and they are a historic La Liga side with a track record of being hard to break down and competitive. Mestalla always give us or Madrid a very hard time when going there. But now they are such a broken toy. And there doesn't seem to be much hope in the future - I guess if they get relegated Peter Lim will sell and then they can rebuild.

FWIW, we are being strongly linked with Rashford atm, although on loan. We do need a striker because we depend way too much on Lewy, but I'm not sure Rashford is it.

And I know they're your benefactors, but I utterly despise this being played in KSA. Gotta love our new FA president saying they want to extend the deal the day after several Mallorca female fans reported being harassed by locals.

Damn, if it wasn't for Chestnut losing his mind, this could have been a historic drubbing. Can't wait for tomorrow at work, nonetheless! What a strange week for Barça.

6 hours to go, and La Liga has yet to okay Laporta's latest stupid firesale scheme to get enough funds to fit into the FFP rules. That means that we could lose Olmo's registration and the player leave on a free. What a monumental fuckup would that be, but that's Laporta for you. Why oh why were my fellow members so fucking stupid to elect him.

Spain football news of the day is that - to the surprise of no one - the Spanish FA has elected another crook as president. It's a requirement for the job.

And of course we have since sucked. That teaches me.

This is fun/interesting. Top 5 passing clusters for each La Liga Club. The Barça one is very zen and may seem counter-intuitive given how Flick has us play, but it really isn't if you watch us. We just move the ball quicker in the other areas.

Xavi's system required more creativity from the front three - which it really isn't Lewa's or Raphinha's strength. Now that their job is focused on looking for spaces and finishing, they both are having fantastic seasons.

Lewa had a falling out with Xavi last season, you could see he wasn't comfortable with how we were playing. But still, being such a goal machine at his age - what a player

And Mbappé playing centrally also hurts Bellingham's game. You can't have all those 3 on the pitch and have them be effective. But it's not the first time Pérez worries more about the trophy signings than the squad building.

Ridiculous that La Liga is playing this weekend with what's happening in Valencia. Heck, many managers are saying that players are just in no mood to play. But the spice must flow.

Oh man, loving seeing RM throw the toys out of the pram because of it. Perfect two days.