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Me too, but I'll pass for this price, unless he starts banging them in left and centre.

Fuck me, he got 13 England caps. How did that happen?

Looks like Simeone will only serve 4 games of his ban in the league, the other 4 in the Spanish Supercopa - if he gets to play it again.

Yeah, I remember froggy defending Cleverley quite stubbornly on here

Hope you manage to put it up even if it's just an away game.

I'd understand if you thought they were paying too much and so on, but never been impressed by him? Was Reals best player for the 2nd half of the season last year and this while everyone was wanking over Bale's performances. Di Maria is a great player, the only problem is that just like Özil he sometimes fails to impose his quality in a game and disappears. The World Cup was an example where he failed to live up to expectations and I think Man U might be asking for too much from him by paying that fee. He's a great player and no doubt he'll improve them, but I'm not sure about that fee. He was great in the WC, have a word with yourself Yeah, they probably paid 30m too much, but fees are stupid these days.

Atlético drew with Rayo yesterday, in a game that highlighted why imho they won't be in the race this season. They still struggle to create chances outside set pieces, and this season they don't have a red hot Diego Costa to bag the 1-2 clear cut chances they manage to create. And bouncing balls off Raúl García's arse to score isn't going to work every time. They are still incredibly hard to break down, as seen in the Supercopa, and thus they will get results against the big guns. But the problem is that I see them struggling to win games against smaller teams that will set themselves up in the same way Atlético plays against Madrid or us.

62 and up to 8th in the N-O league Need to get rid of Filipe - of course he'll then start next game and get a CS.

Carroll hasn't set the world alight in the same period. Looks like that was a cursed deal.

Kakuta starting for Rayo. Wonder how many Chelsea players are on loan at the moment.

Haven't seen the hopeless banner, anyone care to post a pic?

If they price Di María something silly I'm not sure he'll be worth the effort. He really isn't that hugely productive in FF terms.

It had been years since I last saw that Top afternoon indeed, I did fuck all work but what the hell

:lol: VI just got killed I'm 36 I (pretend to) jog three times a week! That's unfair!

I did pal up with Tamudo actually Lol he was class in his day if we are talking about Raul I had a friend who was a friend of his, and for a while we used to drop by their stadium and play FIFA with him after Espanyol's training sessions. He always raped me (metaphorically).

I did pal up with Tamudo actually

I hate you Come on man, I just want to pal up with Messi. Am I not ENTITLED to that?

I can't betray what I am lads But 20 years ago I could walk to a nearby pitch and have a kickabout with Barça's captain. That kind of stuff it's just impossible now.

What? Honestly it was a genuine feeling.

Well done lads, to be frank one of the things I'm envious of you about is that your players are far more reachable than the ones at a megaclub like Barça.

Naw. The old "the ref didn't see it, so it doesn't exist" policy.

7. The first 3 were a full stadium ban and the rest were just touchline. Also got a £100k fine from the club. Pity it wasn't a coaching ban, too. Simeone's ban feels a bit harsh when compared to stuff like Mou poking Vilanova in the eye (he only got 2 for that), but the FA protects officials a lot.

How many got your manager for the headbutting incident?

That for patting the lino on the head? The Spanish FA has been toughening up a lot in regards to disrespecting officials these past two seasons. It's 4 games for patting the lino, 2 games for protesting his sending off, 1 game for ostensibly mocking an official, and another for watching the game from the stands after being sent off.

Simeone banned for 8 games.