Village Idiot

Touché "He would be a quality player for them, if true"

They are saying Depay to Liverpool for €25m. Quality player if true.

Fingers burned by appointing a manager who wanted to do well. I get the feeling that since Keegan your board seeks to only appoint managers that they believe will "owe them a favor"; either assistant managers given a chance at the main job (Hughton, Carver) or hasbeens that had fallen off the face of the earth (Kinnear, Pardew). A way to foster a servility that they wouldn't get with a reputable manager able to get a job elsewhere.

They are going to appeal, but experts say it's unlikely to get reversed. They could always go and get the law changed (the city council has been a big supporter of the move), but it's not at all likely in the current political climate.

Nigel Reo-Coker as your midfield lynchpin Marlon Harewood leading the line Mascherano and Tévez in your bench. Oh wai--

Garay/Otamendi/Musacchio are allright imho.

Madrid's highest regional court has struck down the rezoning of the land where the Vicente Calderón's is built, judging it to be against regional laws. This makes Atlético's sale of the Calderón and subsequent move to a new stadium unfeasible. The suit was brought by a supporters group that was opposed to the move.

One possible explanation is outstanding loyalty payments to players that the club has sold.

I have. Both legs against PSG for starters. It's the same old story; we press up pitch and that open us to counters, which makes us vulnerable at the back. But that's not different to how it was back in 2008-2011, just with declining players.

I'm not even a proper fan and I would gouge my eyes out if Carver was appointed for a full season, on the basis of his quotes only. What a sniveling blame-deflecting coward. Disgusting "professional".

Honestly I get the feeling a lot of people over here haven't seen us play that much. We control games better than we did last season, our % possession is back at ridiculous levels (on par with Bayern's, I must say, and far above Real Madrid this season). We don't build from the midfield as much as we did, Luís Enrique prefers quick breaks, but I think people here are being quite over the top.

Aye, great draw. Also possibly brings el undecimo just an inch closer. I wouldn't be surprised if Juve beat Real but Real have to be favourites in that tie. That Bayern/Barca should be brilliant. I think Xavi might be crucial. If Barca can sneak ahead, Xavi could kill the tie even if it's off the bench. I fancy Alonso to pick up a red in that tie. Possibly missing another final. It's''la undécima''. It will be hard for us to win the midfield battle against Bayern. A big part of it will be how long Xavi's legs can last for.

Real Madrid essentially with a bye to the final. Really looking forward playing Pep's Bayern, though.

Just wish that one of the local journos had balls to ask him about this bullshit. I'm surprised by the easy ride managers get in England, particularly in press conferences; in Spain the press loves to rip them to shreds - a bit too much, even. Would love to borrow some of the Marca journos to get rid of Carver, just for a few weeks and he'd be gone. They'd say it plain that he's the worst manager to ever walk the face of the Earth. Marca journos probably would only talk about London clubs tbf. They're extremely vicious though.

Pardew is at the opposite end of everything involving football.

Just wish that one of the local journos had balls to ask him about this bullshit. I'm surprised by the easy ride managers get in England, particularly in press conferences; in Spain the press loves to rip them to shreds - a bit too much, even.

Ah, the good old keeper injury when you're winning the tie to run down the clock.

Gameiro clinches it for Sevilla after a great counter. 2-2

Not pulling the punches there. Good.

Zenit equalizes the tie. 2-1 Beto's having a bad evening. Two dodgy goals.

Bayern, Barça, Real Madrid and Juve are the 4 teams with the most semis appearances in the CL, I have read, so that's as establishment as it gets.

I really want to play Bayern. Although it's probably the hardest for us to play at the moment. We'll get a Clásico semi.

Turan is such a fool.

Was Courtois over-rated there? He's looked pretty special over here No, he wasn't, he was special for Atlético too. I was just praising Oblak. This game is shit, btw.

Weird sub by Simeone.