Village Idiot

Anybody else would have jumped at the chance of trading Wigan for Villa. Heck, I would have.

According to that article Arsenal value Cesc at only €40m. Most surely bollocks.

This offer was rumored a couple weeks ago (€30m+Thiago), and was rubbished back then. I think it's just recycled.

We won't offer more than €30m, mind, it's the Thiago part I doubt.

Doubt that's true.

The Maicon rumors are starting to get hilarious too. "As" today saying RM offered €20m+Kaká on loan with Madrid paying 50% of his wages.

Been linked to them often lately. Apparently the plan is to sell Kaká and buy Pastore instead. According to Marca.

Pastore just said he wants to leave Palermo. Reckon he is Madrid bound.

Spanish callup incoming then. Really, the only thing he lacks for it is lack of media hype over here.

Our finance vice-president said yesterday that our losses for this season will be €21m, for €83m last season and that net debt will go down (apparently we are expected to pay down €30m every season). Our transfer budget will be €45m net. Nothing official, accounts will be released later in the summer. As an amusing aside, our CL campaign finished with a €4m loss due to player and transfer bonuses triggered after winning the trophy.

We are targeting a defensive-minded LB, so that's why I think the José link isn't that far-fetched.

I rate José Enrique better defensively than Maxwell or Adriano, who are straight heart-attack inducing any time they face a barely competent winger. Bojan has often been linked with a move to England, actually.

Just read the "El Mundo Deportivo" article after buying the paper. Seems our strategy is not buying a CB and instead using Abidal/Mascherano plus the bairns from Barça B as CB backups, and buy a LB instead.

Shit, just opened today's "Mundo Deportivo" and they are linking José Enrique to us.

Bojan leaving would be good for everybody involved, imho, he has stagnated and needs the playing time and confidence. We'd put in a buyback clause, surely. Is Alexis Sánchez that good? I haven't seen much of him outside the WC, as I don't watch Serie A that much. I'd love Rossi to come, and I doubt we can afford both.

Málaga linked to Lucio now, 'kin hell.

Yes, "Vamos España" is also used. That said, none are used that often when cheering "A por ellos" is the most common one. Then again, I'm Catalan...

Simply awesome It's "Fuerza", btw

"Forza"? Got your latins mixed up I think

Just stumbled upon this: http://www.goal.com/en/news/9/england/2011/06/03/2516837/denilson-i-will-accept-any-offer-from-spain-italy-or-germany Who does he think he is?

After finishing the season with Barça B yesterday, Luís Enrique has said that his move to Roma isn't yet a done deal. Would rather him stay in Spain and manage in La Liga.

That headline scared the shit out of me, thinking it was a transfer rumor.

Oh, I first noticed that Freddy Adu has somehow made it back into the US setup.

Bruno coming on, curious to see how he does.

Wouldn't say "experimental" team from us, not really new faces, just the benchwarmers.