Village Idiot

You may not like Atlético's style (I don't), but what he's achieved there is sort of incredible.

She speaks four languages. I'm in love. I only speak three, I feel emasculated

Also, Kate Abdo is ridiculous.

Also, really unfair on Simeone, but was going to be hard to win it this year with the WC going on.

Miranda deserved to be there, imho.

Glenn Hoddle 0% Tim Sherwood 0% Good.

I can hereby break the news that I'm NOT on Newcastle's radar for the Head Coach job.

They were all three immense players, among the best of the past 25 years; but they didn't complement their strengths. A strike force is about balance, too (also the reason why I believe the two other Barça tridents I mentioned are better than the current one). I believe they would have been shown up in a truly competitive environment.

Ronaldo-Ronaldinho-Rivaldo only played together in international football, which is vastly inferior nowadays to, say, the CL. Not to say Neymar-Suárez-Messi are in considerantion, it's just been a few months and they have hardly clicked yet. I'd rate them below Henry-Eto'o-Messi or Villa-Messi-Pedro.

Remember him from his times as striker. Was decent.

Can he score goals? That's not our problem. The goal scorers, I mean. The problem is we have absolutely no idea how to get them the ball. Gil's a quite creative AMC. (Very) poor man's Isco, if you wish.

Borini spotted at the Camp Nou Oh wait. We can't sign anybody, no need to panic.

Messi just rubbished all the rumours about him wanting to leave or not getting along with Lucho

He was one of the best players in a team that barely avoided relegation in Spain. Make of that what you will.

First really good performance of the season against a proper big team. Hope the team's atmosphere improves. Neymar is embarrassing. If he wasn't my player I would be mortified. I barely can stand his antics as it is now.

He's squandered his several chances at several better teams (Barça, Milan, Ajax, Roma...) Absolutely, but it's such a downturn in quality like. I think the lad just has a mentality problem; he's quality, but crumbles in a high-pressure environment.

He's squandered his several chances at several better teams (Barça, Milan, Ajax, Roma...)

Going off your dealings with Lyon, I remember Aulas being quite the hawker (and a bit of a mentalist). Ashley can't be much worse.

Remi Garde isn't in Newcastle but in London, where he'll hold talks with the English club.

This is pissing me off, and there's absolutely no rational or irrational motive why it should be pissing me off

Yeah, I know it's a case of being one-eyed in a kingdom of blind men, but Dann would improve your defence. Surprised he remained in the C'ship for so long with Blackburn.

Scott Dann is a pretty decent defender for a lower midtable premier league team by the way, rate him better than Williamson for starters.

Both Chadli and Kane in my FF team

Same here. Pretty terrible game so far.

This is on the Spanish telly. Should I?