Village Idiot

No, I'm not worried. They are just friendlies, and we haven't played more than 45 minutes with our ideal starting XI anyway. The last 30 minutes of the Korea game, with both Xavis, Silva, Villa, etc... on the pitch we have battered them.

Llorente can't play up top on his own. He's the quintessential 442 striker.

The screaming every time South Korea gets near the goal

We are putting out our B team. Valdés expected to gain his first cap in the second half.

Pellegrini's a great shout, to be honest. People should look past his stint at Madrid (where he arguably did fine) and look at what he did at Villarreal with little money.

Spent loads done nowt. I have full vindication. aye, like HTT's claim of a recession coming. say some things long enough and they will come true. i confidently predict that chelsea wont be able to keep on going as they are and the lib-con pact wont last. Theo Walcott will retire from football, you heard it here first.

Can't fucking wait on this game, I'll do like in the Revolutionary War and support the yanks.

Adriano's been honing his shooting skills http://storage0.dms.mpinteractiv.ro/media/401/581/7955/6229032/1/adriano1.jpg?width=370

Would cost a bomb, could get a better club (Man Utd, Bayern) than Arsenal. They should go for Sebastian Frey. Amazing keeper and not a a massively rich or 'big' club. Can't believe Domenech doesn't even have him in the French squad He's retired from international football after being f***ed off repeatedly from Domenech. Not suprised after Coupet getting in before him for a few years. Oh really? Hadn't heard that. Coupet's not a patch on him, must have a more compatible star sign with the back four Sometimes I doubt who's more insane, Domenech or Maradona.

I love it when you go to Stockholm and they have that museum for a warship that sank merely a mile on her maiden trip. Even the Titanic did better.

Some of them saying they'll go "the Newcastle road"...

Who would they get? Grant?

Valencia seem to burn everything that's not nailed to the floor. They have let go their DoF and their vicepresident in more cost-cutting measures. This will actually give Emery more power for transfers, which is an interesting change since Valencia were one of the most DoF-centric teams in La Liga. Of course doubt Emery will have much money, it seems.

If we don't sign Cesc this next week I doubt we will sign him at all this season. Our prospective new president (Rosell) seems more cautious financially-wise and just won't pay 50+ for anybody. Something I agree with.

Undisclosed fee I reckon? Refused and told us not to bother. Gerrard "close" to Real Madrid, according to Marca.

Oooooooooooh... Is it really news though? From reading your threads on the subject it seemed generally assumed that all the sales last year would end up covering the losses of playing in the CCC.

You really don't have much to choose from in that position. Our press too are reporting Walcott being left out as the "big surprise". I'm a bit mistyfied since I really don't rate him. I'd have taken Johnson and not SWP though, he provides something different than Lennon.

Yes. The Cartagena-Hércules this weekend is going to be a decider.

Seems daft, who is the spot going to? Its how it normally happens in England. Atlético qualified via winning the Europa League and finished 11th, though. I guess that's the difference.

UEFA have denied Villarreal an Europa League spot. They finished 7th in the League and since Atlético and Sevilla (the cup finalists) are both already qualified for Europe, they asked the cup spot to go to the league.

Gai Assulin seems to be heading to Arsenal or City after contract talks with Barça have been stalled for a while. He's had a poor season in our B team but he was very highly rated, dunno what his contract demands are, though. We are also looking for new destinations for Henrique, Hleb and Cáceres.

Marca can't stop posting articles about Moratti getting Guardiola after our elections. But well, they are Marca.

Haha, he must be s*** like I just wikied that Turkish club... What the...? "Hey, let's do this, we'll call Arsenal Tottenham, and Tottenham will be Arsenal"

Higuaín has agreed a new contract with real Madrid, tying him until 2016. Rumor is that he'll now be on €3,5m/year which is still veeeeeeeeeery low compared to other earners at the club. But power to him.

The West Ham owners are starting to look like a peniless version of Florentino Pérez. Van Nistelrooy, Henry, Joe Cole, Beckham...