Village Idiot

Honestly, I struggle to remember a single game from them, besides the derbies.

Just realized I have never, ever in my life watched a Sunderland game except when it's been a derby against yous. Not even before I got involved with this place, and I watch loads of PL.

FF Points NUFC Points Get in

Somebody score FFS

I want royalties

What a rubbish pen.

GTFI

Very talented, if overly rash sometimes. He needs to be protected since he has the body of a 12 year old and has the defensive timing of Paul Scholes on the piss, but he's technically excellent and certainly a creative force. Wouldn't pay €36 million for him though.

Those two Cech saves are about the amount of "clear cut chances" that Chelsea have had over Bayern all game long. Are Bayern the better side now?

Hazard scores his first fucking goal of the season just when it doesn't count for my FF team To be honest, I think it's been a pretty even game. Bayern have had their chances too, it's not all been pointless possession.

Mourinho down to 10 men in a game against Pep Guardiola. Like old times

That passing stat That was our shtick dammit

Torres with a great goal.

No Bigirimana in the poll? Always came across as a great lad to me. I'd vote him, Sammy and Krul.

Marca claiming that Kagawa will be loaned out to Atlético...

Du-dum! http://futbol.as.com/futbol/imagenes/2013/08/30/primera/1377868833_369679_1377870233_noticia_grande.jpg Only 1,9 kg... so he isn't inside.

KPB isn't great by any stretch of the animation. Replacing him with Kaká wouldn't be an improvement though... Still at them signing Matri too.

To be honest VDB never seemed to fancy Mata much. He hasn't hesitated to drop him certainly.

It's been a month since Neymar and Messi first met? Everybody seems to expect they'll fall out but give them some time to do it FFS

Mata left out of the Spain squad. Not a good week for him.

That's pure Atlético nowadays though, all their purchase are so utterly weird nobody has an idea what's going on I suppose it's a way to make the accounts look good, avoid tax or skirt around La Liga's FFP rules.

Nah, I agree that Messi's losing his way a bit behavior-wise. Thing is that Guardiola had a huge ascendancy over him that kept the ego of being the best player in the world in check, Tito didn't, and I'm not sure this Argie fella will either.

It's pretty well known that Messi's not a people's person; barely talks with other members of the squad and mostly keeps to himself. Pinto and Mascherano are the only ones he has a relationship off the pitch. Those quotes are a bit strong though, if true. Fully agree with him on Alexis though

Yeah, it's far more balanced. Problem is that only one of those strikers is guaranteed to play. Problem with an all-Spanish squad is that you have either big money players or bottom feeders that barely score or play, I lack the 6-8m million players that are the bread and butter of a fantasy team.

Their board is very Ashley-esque actually. They always go for frees or cheap sneaky deals like these.