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Costa?

I reserve this. I think Ronaldo may have had passed his peak. If that's the case, it is not meaningless. what evidence is there to suggest that? Last season saw his lowest goalscoring return since his first season at Real Madrid - when he missed several months through injury. Particularly his form dipped significantly sine January last year. Of course, we are still talking about a ridiculous return, but Real Madrid have to start planning ahead. James also potentially enables Ancelotti to play his preferred diamond formation.

I do, Kross and James will be drinking Isco's milkshake. Although if Di María leaves he could see some time on the wing as backup. As usual: if you're a young and promising Spanish player, don't go to Real Madrid.

Di María and Khedira not in the squad for tonight's Supercopa second leg. Both are looking for an exit.

Shola has scored in the CL, not the best yardstick. Anyway, Samaras isn't a terrible signing for a team fighting against relegation, which is what WBA are.

Because some men aren't looking for anything logical, like money. They can't be bought, bullied, reasoned, or negotiated with. Some men just want to watch the world burn. http://www.101greatgoals.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/BcH0bivCUAEBBit.jpg I love the fact that he's been holding on that info until the time was right to maximize the damage. Some Macchiavelli shit that

TBF he's not been that amazing down there; less than 1 in 3 in Liga Adelante is hardly something to write home about. He's been dropped in preseason and linked with a move away, now that Córdoba have been promoted he's just not good enough for this level.

Terms of endearment in Scotland tbf.

Di María is the drive belt, then.

Spanish media claiming that Fazio to Spurs for €10m is close to done. He's s***.

You lot need to mask the Geordie accent and call 606 posing as Palace fans asking for Pardew as manager.

40 goals across all comps in 2011-2012 :frantic:

It seems we've signed Douglas from Sao Paulo for €6m. Flip, tell me he isn't shit.

Alves is such a legend "We need bad people [like Suárez] in the team, otherwise I have to shoulder everything."

To be frank I have been abusing ellipses since before it was cool...

All in all it's a pretty decent gamble. My only worry is whether him and Sturridge will work well together.

What bandwagon? LFEE and his ...s Okay

What bandwagon?

Cavani's never done it, Falcao's never done it, Zlatan just once...

What I find most weird is that he's not being linked with a move out. You would think the club would want to push him away.

Chilavert also probably deserves a berth, the list of mental GKs is pretty long... Kahn, Roa, Jorge Campos...

I was limiting myself to active players, of course if we made an all time, a quick-and-dirty XI could be... Nehmann Ricksen Pepe Materazzi Pearce Gazza V. Jones Keane Di Canio Maradona Garrincha Manager: "Loco" Bielsa

It's long since we've had thematic XIs, so this Balotelly talk inspired me to make a Mentalist XI: Neuer Ricksen B. Alves Pepe A. Cole Ireland Barton Gattusso Cassano Balotelli Suárez Manager: Di Canio To be frank, most of the ones I can come up with are forwards: Fat Adriano, Diouf, Bellamy, Bendtner, Zlatan...

I suppose they couldn't go straight from Suárez to a non-insane forward line.

As expected, FIFA upheld our transfer ban for the next two transfer windows. I suppose the club will appeal to the CAS now, but given precedent we'll have to eat this one. Still 10 days of transfer window left :frantic: