Village Idiot

Even he can have a muddled patch anyway.

Adriano's main asset is that he can play almost anywhere on both wings. Unnoticeably, but he can. Regarding Messi, he's been getting a lot of rest these past few games. Only started Bilbao in the cup since the Barcelona derby.

Me neither. He is only supposed to be a rotation player anyway.

Yes.

Luís Suárez taking the kick off. Legend. Only Spanish player to ever win the Golden Ball, played at both clubs. (he's a bit of a bitter cunt, mind)

Yes. Mascherano in for Busquests too.

Alves and Xavi rested for tonight. Apparently it's raining cats and dogs over Depor's pitch which makes me very uneasy about this game.

Demichelis scored today in his La Liga debut. Of course, true to form he then went to concede the foul that led to Bilbao's equalizer.

Cedric Van der Gun has to be one of the best footballer names ever.

Can't think of many better impact subs, really.

Same here

Bendtner's just unbelievably thick. Pity since he does have some talent.

Oh, just saw Ignasi Miquel on the bench. We released him and Arsenal bagged him later.

Aye, one of the reasons I want them back in the Prem. Great atmospheres and fun rivalries. The C'ship can keep Wigan.

Electrifying pace.

Ben Parker, I love it when I stumble upon one of my FM staples on the telly

Not necessarily, we're likely to sign another CB when Cahill leaves. Think this is more to replace O'Brien than anything. He can play right-back too, so not necessarily. Anyway, I'd rather have them than Coloccini and Williamson On the contrary, Coloccini is a massive step up on either of those two. Don't be fooled by the game against your lot he's been top class in every other game he's played in this season, putting in excellent performances against the higher opposition as well. Coloccini and Williamson are a massive step up on those two, he was looking for a bite. We'll agree to disagree then! Indeed, Zat Knight has more England caps than Cahill afterall.

Appointing Dalglish is pretty much a writeoff of the entire season though. If they wanted to be proactive I would have expected a more ambitious appointment.

Really, I believed these NESV guys would be smarter than that

Kenny Dalglish :lol:

Canales is obviously talented, but needs games and has to work in his mental strength. Every time he takes the pitch he looks anxious to impress and tries too hard. Getafe are comfortably midtable and should be able to get experience without the constant pressure of Real Madrid.

Apparently Canales will be loaned out to Getafe in the summer, according to "As". That's what the lad needs.

I don't know, if anything Cahill looks a bit more mature this season. I remember the last one where he would just rush forward and try to win games single handedly. He doesn't try to be the hero this season (maybe because there isn't so much need anymore). I remember the Villa away game you got battered last season. He was awful.

You're lucky Cahill is more muted this season (Bolton not needing that many backline heroics this season thanks to actually playing quite well), so you can keep him for while more.

Always thought you're brimming with poetry, brummie.