Village Idiot

€20m+a friendly. Not bad given the circumstances. We'll use it for a CB and trust Sergi Roberto comes good to fill Thiago's role. Still a bitter taste, in good hands Thiago's going to be great. But I prefer it to happen under Guardiola that at ManU or somewhere else.

Campaña to Palace for a mere €2m (had 12 months on his contract and refused to sign). Great coup, biggest prospect from Sevilla since Navas.

I think we've finally unlocked this feature. Needs some betatesting though, so we might end up with another DM instead.

Bound to happen if the likes of PSG get involved. We'll see. Most of the CBs we've been linked to have been pretty uninspiring, at least this guy is shiny and new.

We are apparently racing against PSG to sign Roma's Marquinhos. People that watch Serie A, how good is he?

You'd think someone that supports Barca would be a better winner than this. I'm a pretty good winner I think, I get lots of practice.

The beauty of it is that Spain was shit until it mirrored our style, so I get to blame all the decades of bottling to them not doing it before.

Yeah, I'm drunk.

Actually our league debuted in 1929, so not the entire time

Just learnt today that the American FA is actually a few months older than the Spanish one. Yet in 100 years they only have managed to beat some communist rabble and draw against England.

Pens!

¡Hasta la victoria siempre! ¡Viva Fidel!

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The Portuguese league is awful outside the top spots, a few of those teams wouldn't look out of place in the Spanish or English third tiers...

Villarreal have made an enquiry for Julio César, according to Marca.

German press taking the piss already http://i406.photobucket.com/albums/pp143/ricardomb00/1373710394697_zps55017ca6.jpg

Wait, Spain won? We're supposedly shocking in women's football, how did that happen? This is the second time we qualify for the tournament in 16 years IIRC.

Heh? Apart from some head-scratching posting of tables that don't lead to anywhere (Barton a prozone fiend?) he's hardly saying anything too controversial there. I mean, it's a fairly lengthy and long-winded post to just say "he has to prove it in Europe", but he doesn't say he's shit or anything

They do not have a like-for-like understudy for Alonso, so they'll keep him. They are starting to have a bit too many players to keep everybody happy though.

He's just had his breakout season, it's ok.

They paid more for their Alonso replacement prospect that they did for the real thing.

"Barça's playbook: set piece tactics".

Boy has always dreamt of making it at Chelsea, hasn't he? According to himself at least.

Madrid have bought Illarramendi for €30m. Good signing, but a tad expensive. Long term Alonso replacement.

Think Mourinho will hit the ground running and walk it. Pellegrini doesn't know the league and will need more time to adapt. I don't even consider you challengers unless you sign a midfielder or two, actually. But I have done that countless years and you still won. But there was another Scotsman in charge.