Village Idiot

Not sure if it's going to be a popular opinion around here, but I'd like Boro to go up.

Googling the aforementioned Natalie Sawyer doesn't reveal anything spectacular. Sure, she's fit, but pretty low in the WAG rungs.

I'm still bitter about that corrupt penalty they got against us in the semi I'm afraid. The ref just straight-up cheated. I couldn't believe it. Sevilla were on a mission from god, they had to crush the souls of Espanyol fans. You can't get in the way of that.

To be fair to Coloccini, the Spanish version of this idiom doesn't speak of cups, it probably got added in the translation.

Have a try: http://i.imgur.com/jVMoKS0.jpg It's very blurry, but I can catch some (unimportant) bits that aren't in the translated letter. Wonder how heavily they have edited it.

He's like a character out of f***ing 1984. "We had excellent results" "I always play front foot football".

http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lygnncctkS1qaw4hlo1_500.gif Hot stuff. All mine.

Took them long

This is the printout from a seismograph placed 500m from the Camp Nou. Both spikes match the times where Messi scored his two goals against Bayern. http://img02.lavanguardia.com/2015/05/08/Imagen-del-registro-del-sismog_54431121662_51351706917_600_226.jpg

http://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/may/08/west-ham-europa-league-fair-play-uefa-everton

Okay

Talk is that he has it done with a Qatar team but the club is trying to convince him to see out his last year. Imho, he's been pretty valuable this season as a squad member. You can see he isn't entirely comfortable with that role though.

I know I know... I really feel guilty posting here sometimes. Tbf, if I was a football player I would probably jump at the chance to be able to say I once played alongside Messi.

It's all a toast to the sun, though. I'm unconvinced we can sign any high-profile player willing to wait until the January window.

He's been leaving the players hung out to dry for weeks now, dodging blame as much as he can. The only motivation he's great at is making people in this forum want to punch his face.

The strike. The Spanish PFA wants a larger cut of the TV contract to go to players. They also have issues with taxation, but they are saying it's not part of this strike.

I think Verratti would be a far better fit, yeah.

According to "Tuttosport" (dunno how reliable they are), Juve have turned down an €80m bid from us for Pogba.

The fallout of the strike is being short of embarrassing. La Liga's head is comparing the FA and the PFA to Spanish terrorist group ETA and threatening to take them to court since the strike is illegal according to them. Childish accusations are flying all over and there's threats that the league will even finish this weekend for good. This country.

Yeah, that one. Then they defeated Espanyol the following year. Beautiful.

I remember when Sevilla first won the EL in 2006. What did their owner say? "Thank fuck we didn't get relegated, playing thursdays and saturdays is SO unphair". No, he said "we want to be the best team in Europe". They haven't quite got there, but have added five more trophies since that day, and are enroute to yet another final. Sorry, I have had a few too many pints and I may be slightly out or order tonight like. Ashley out.

Sevilla's dominance in the EL these past 10 years is a bit silly like. Shows what a well stewarded club willing to compete can do. Pity they are going to get relegated.

I just love how they feel compelled to prove they haven't lied to the fans by producing the actual letter. It's pathological, even small things like that are shrouded by duplicity and suspicion.

I thought Watford had been promoted to the Premier League.

Let's be honest He probably wasn't the best coach in that press conference Tbf if he has a pet he isn't even the best coach in his home.