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6-0 ffs

What are you doing? You were supposed to be shit, like.

Google: "UCL Final 09 Barcelona - Manchester Scholes brutal tackle" and open your eyes. I was watching the game with a ManU friend and when this happened he said "Sorry he did that, he just doesn't know how to tackle".

This just in: Marca claims that Chelsea have offered €40m for Ramos. Find it hard to believe, but Marca is usually correct when they make transfer claims regarding Madrid.

Unlikely, they only have two natural #9s (+Cronaldo) and the season is long. Plus I doubt Pérez would allow it since it was one of his galácticos. The guy can become a very good footballer, but seems to be a bit troubled individual.

Apparently Mou isn't getting along well with Benzema, according to Madrid press, and hence wants another #9.

Probably one of the most talented players I've ever seen, he was at his pinnacle for Inter when I started watching them and Italian football. Wasted his talent, though. Fair enough, I remember seeing him during the mid-90s when I sort of followed Calcio. He was class but too injury prone and a bit gutless if I may add.

Any particular reason for your Recoba worship, Sewelly? @M4: How is that possible? I haven't seen the goal but you can't be offside if you're behind the ball. Did he backtrack from an offside position when the backpass was made?

Well, I usually got to watch the August games since I spent my holidays in Barcelona while I lived in NYC, but looking forward watching this kind of s*** live throughout the season We played great, particularly the first half before the players tired. Gotta admit that Sevilla just didn't turn up though, guess they have their heads on Tuesday's game. Zlatan will have it hard to get into the team, we have so much more mobility and fluidity with Villa/Bojan on the pitch.

Thought Niel had a great game myself.

I'd dare say he overperformed in that season at Swansea, and he's so out of his depth in the PL it's ridiculous. When he was with us he was very average in the Spanish *fourth* flight. I hear he was better for the Espanyol B team, though (again, Spanish fourth flight...)

Looking at that bench I still can't fathom the concept of Jordi Gómez playing in the Premier League

Yay, I'm off to the Camp Nou it's been a while Can't wait to see a Villa-Zlatan-Messi front three, hope Pep goes all out tonight.

Yes, I think Aquilani showed some good things at the tail end of last season.

I said that I don't like the way ManCity are going about things, but I admit I'll nod approvingly if they finish above ManU this year.

Di Santo? Isn't he back at Chelsea?

Is Aghbonlahor fit for them? His pace could give your defence some entertainment...

Why would they want yet another talented attacking midfielder who presumably doesn't have much steel on him?

Well, that's not a terribly good result for Liverpool.

The amount of average players on that list is scary. Wonder what a Spanish player transfers one would look like. Guess Ramos to RM, Villa to Barça, Xabi Alonso to RM, Torres to Liverpool, Mendieta to Lazio (still the transfer record I think), Reyes to Arse... would be in there (haven't listed them in order, don't remember all the figures).

Pet hate thread. Aye, kinda sucks seeing how many teams/fans would die to be in their place. Still, they are pulling a result so guess one can't argue.

CBA to look at the list, but I guess Johnson to Liverpool is the non-Manchester one?

Looking at Villa's lineup I see MacDonald is following on MON's tradition of Uefa Cup squads.

Aye, I loved how he did pretty much everything well. Ran, pressed, created play, scored. Think I will try to watch Bayern more often this season.

If there was a player I would have wanted us to sign from Germany it is Müller, he was truly great and I felt relieved when he missed the semis against Spain. But as said, he's at Bayern.