Village Idiot

QPR should be fine, imho. Their bloated spending/signing ways have gone for a relatively short time, unlike Portsmouth. If they get relegated it will actually be easier to get rid of all those overpaid neverbeens.

"Sunderland hire violent political extremist as manager". Some of the media over here are taking the piss a bit now They are all over Miliband quitting, given he was Foreign Secretary and thus a known face of the British government over here.

Poche fell out with half the dressing room too. The same players are doing well under Aguirre, even though the football is dour. Does he use a trecuartista at Sothon?

First time I remember Sunderland grabbing headlines in the Spanish press. And no, not in a good way.

Those Franco comments they are going to rewrite history so they can like the cunt they have appointed, aren't they? Happy times for you lot, pisstakes should know no end.

Aye, they certainly don't want to announce it on April Fool's, surely?

Your country bled for it too, even if it was a bit longer ago.

He just promoted a League 2 side. To me, it stinks of "getting a guy with a big name and an authoritarian streak to put the players in line" type move.

I knew somebody would bite

As a comparison, Celta fans recently forced their chairman to withdraw an offer to Salva Ballesta (also a fascist sympathizer), when he was about to be appointed Ass Man.

Sunderland already lining up summer transfers, too: http://i.imgur.com/gIDIXVf.jpg

Oh man, oh man... Fascists, such misunderstood fellows.

Always loved the berserk looks he gave the Lazio fans when saluting them.

Di Canio used to be very public about it too, remember him praising Mussolini and openly admit being fascist. EDIT: Massively late.

Has he ever recanted or anything? Haven't really followed much of his life since he retired.

You sure you're a Catalan? Barcelona born and bred, why? "Canny wedge" Happens to me all the time, I unconsciously adopt the dialect of the people I interact with. I'm the Catalan Steve McLaren.

Aaaaaaaaaaalsoooo you have to take into account that selling Milner to Villa set the cogs in motion that ultimately landed Martin O'Neill at Sunderland. Long term planning.

Play him through the middle to exploit those surging runs, drop that small Argie fella. Don't get me wrong, Milner is a farce of a player, but I think it can be easily argued that things went well for him after he left NUFC, and he was pretty good for Villa.

You sure you're a Catalan? Barcelona born and bred, why?

Milner? Got medals, England regular, canny wedge at City...

Atlético - Valencia this evening should be a great watch. Valencia will be pretty much out of the CL if they lose.

Just caught the tail end of a sports program saying that "the team from northern England have sacked their manager after a disappointing season". For a moment I thought it was you, but sadly it was Sunderland. Sunderland have done well here, imho. Better later than never.

Obama seems to have more aerial power than our entire forward line. Get him signed, Sandro.

I suppose the whole sharing the dressing room and all that will add to the pressure. I don't think it's just football, are really many openly gay men in other team sports?

Watched Barcelona before, watching Real Madrid now. Neither gives a s*** about the rest of La Liga.