Village Idiot

You have a brand new mental french winger now.

18 out of 20 La Liga clubs (that is, everybody bar the big 2) have approved a set of rules calling for a collective TV contract starting the 2014-2015 season. They have submitted it to Real and Barça, who will probably refuse it. However, it seems the smaller clubs are willing to go to war this time, and impede the broadcasting of Real/Barça games when they play away.

Congratulations magpies, seems he'll give entertainment both on and off the pitch

Oh noes :frantic:

How's Cesc playing?

Schalke has bid €13m for Atlético's Jurado.

http://www.newcastle-online.org/nufcforum/index.php/topic,40340.0.html This one? Weee thanks!

Agent 47 http://www.oleole.com/media/main/images/member_photos/group1/subgrp320/zinedine-zidane_73058.jpg Zinedine Zidane http://images.techtree.com/ttimages/story/71789_hitman1.jpg

Can somebody bump me the "footballers that look like celebs/whatever" thread? I can't remember the name of it for a search and wanted to post one I thought of...

On another front, anybody can tell me how did Fulham buy Salcido for a pittance and offload Konchesky for twice the cost to Liverpool?

My fear is that we won't be signing anyone with so little time left, which will leave us thin upfront. The Robinho link has surfaced but it feels like lazy paper talk. EDIT: Pep has just had a press conference and he's hinted that we will be in the market if Zlatan's finally sold.

Will also put some money on Milan winning Serie A if Zlatan's streak continues...

Ok, seems we'll close Zlatan's "transfer" this afternoon. Apparently we'll loan him for this year and Milan will be contractually obligated to buy him at the end for €30-40m (depending on source). We better get some decent cover in quick. Can't compete on all fronts with our current squad.

You're right. What has been said over here is that he's forfeiting some money Liverpool owes him (loyalty payments I guess), in order to make up the difference.

Gerrard is much more attack minded. Gerrard's an AM nowadays, really.

Linked to Madrid before the WC, although they seemed to get linked with every single Portuguese player in existence after they signed Mou.

Atlético, let's see if they put up more of a fight this season in La Liga After so much shit their fans deserve this kind of stuff, to be frank.

Question: How? They lost the EC final against Bayern in 1974, who then refused to play against Avellaneda. Atlético substituted them. Ahh, do you know why didn't play them? Atlético fan friend of mine told me that they played in March, and that Bayern were having an awful season so declined to go all the way to Argentina and focus on the domestic competition.

Question: How? They lost the EC final against Bayern in 1974, who then refused to play against Avellaneda. Atlético substituted them.

Quick amusing fact, Atlético are the only side to win the Intercontinental Cup without having never won the European Cup (or the Libertadores).

Get in Aleti!

Didn't Kitson go back on loan to Reading in the Championship and was poor? I think he was good at Boro the brief time he was there, plus his prior record at the Championship is outstanding. Surely him and Lawrence are more than good enough to stabilize them there.

Still can't wrap my head around the idea that this side (bar Godín) finished midtable in La Liga, but it's Atlético...

If I was a Milan fan I would be slightly pissed off to see my current player wearing the shirt of his former team but... http://www.sport.es/vivo/recursos/fotos/foto_448/foto_448387_CAS.jpg

A lot of clubs are doing business late, the WC has distorted the calendar.