Village Idiot

Most of the Atlético fans I know hated the idea of leaving the Calderón but by now they have embraced the new stadium.

Yeah, by all accounts the new Atlético stadium is mint. I really need to get myself to a game next time I travel to Madrid.

Remy has had a massive fallout with Jémez at Las Palmas and is going to move (currently linked with Levante). I know he's 31, but he still knows how to score.

We've loaned out Rafinha to Inter, there's a mandatory €35m buy option if Inter qualifies for the CL. He's a mint player, but made of glass. Very much like his brother on this regard.

Dembelé one month out after another tigh injury - not the same as the one that kept him out 4 months. Meh.

Didn't realise Madrid lost agin this weekend, they're 8 points behind third, and closer to the relegation zone the yourself. Sure Zidane has to go soon? What has actually happened to make this season such a disaster for Madrid, as at the start people were thinking I'd be Barca that struggled. A mix of a bad transfer window that has left them thin upfront and at the back, Zidane's unwillingness to change things up, lack of motivation, Cristiano's massive drop in form.

Sandro's great, you'd love him. But yeah, probably need another profile right now.

Great game yesterday. Was bummed when we went two down "we can't just fucking win at this stadium", but then Suárez was imperious. Good to see him getting his form back. 19 points man. Ludicrous. Honestly if the situation was reversed I'd be tempted to top myself.

This is not the NBA. Yanks being yanks. A transfer rescinds the existing contract with his current employer, the new club doesn't take up the old contract. Otherwise it's a loan. The reason they say the price is inflated for somebody with so little left in the contract, is because in 6 months his transfer value for Arsenal will be zero.

Yeah, but I'm sure that if I change it now I'll totally jinx our season. The football gods are petty like that. So not touching it until summer.

Yeah, nothing will happen before the PSG tie - unless he himself wanted to walk which I find unlikely.

If either one of Barça or Alavés win their game tomorrow, Real Madrid will be closer to relegation than the top of the table.

We just spent €300m on two dudes (granted, losing Neymar gave us €220m), so I'm not sure how strong we can be next season in the transfer market. Goretzka is a name that keeps popping up but he seems to have agreed terms with Bayern. We've also been linked with Arthur from Gremio. We need a striker, preferably a pacy one, that can eventually take over from Suárez. Here's where the Griezmann talk is pretty intense. €100m is "cheap" in this silly market for a proven 20+ striker. We should buy a quick CB too, but no links so far.

Please win.

Signing Jémez when you're rock bottom is testament to that. I have lots of time for him, but he's never been an "immediate results" kinda manager. That said he's their third manager this season and there might well be a 4th.

Stock seems to have massively dropped. Any specific reason or was he just not that good? Not that good. Also seems to have stopped caring. To be frank it was a puzzling signing to begin with. Lucho wanted him badly so the board granted his wish after Lucho's first treble season, but it was hard at the time to understand what role he was meant to play.

Arda Turan loaned to Basaksehir for 2 years and a half We'll still be entitled to transfer him during that time.

Ended up 5-0 Dembelé was pretty impressive in his 30 minute cameo. Hopefully he can get sharp and more involved by the time the CL comes back.

Barcelona derby in the Cup! Tasty. Leganés-Real Madrid Espanyol-Barcelona Atlético-Sevilla Valencia-Alavés We'll get Real Madrid, Barça, Valencia and probably Atlético in the semis too. That could be a nice cup tournament, for a change.

That's China pricing. Dude's not *that* good. Would've been brilliant for NUFC, that said.

Yerry Mina to Barça is official. €12m (pretty much what we're getting for Mascherano).

Well, he was injured with Liverpool. Despite reports that he was feigning to force a move, over here it was reported that the injury was real.

I might be a bit stupid but how does not spending money on the transfer window maximse Ashley's profits? It's not like he's spending his own money. Money spent by the club might be deducted from the sale price. It's a big gamble though. Doesn't the money just turns into club assets? Yes, but it's not a 100% correlation. Wages and depreciation until summer would shave off a few million. Plus the prospective owner might make a different (lower) valuation of those new assets.

I might be a bit stupid but how does not spending money on the transfer window maximse Ashley's profits? It's not like he's spending his own money. Money spent by the club might be deducted from the sale price. It's a big gamble though.

16 points ahead of Real Madrid. Can't recall this ever happening in my lifetime.