Village Idiot

Man, you outclassed us that night. The 3-2 is misleading, we were never in that game.

I feel pretty honored that so many people in this board consider a benchmark of your recent history your 3-2 victory against us Still stings though

Metzelder has also publicly stated that he will be leave Real Madrid at the end of the season due to lack of playing time. No clubs linked yet but I assume he will go back to Germany.

Higuaín > Juventus forwards. I just went to the Juventus wiki page and saw they have a forward named "Ciriano Immobile" in their books. I hope he is a big, slow target man

Marca reporting Juve is planning to offer 35m for Higuaín. Real will probably laugh at it if true (as they should).

Newcastle, three months ago . I quite liked you in the 1990s though, like everybody else. Shearer obviously a legend. I remember watching the English League highlights show, and the presenter used to say "And now, Shearer's goal this week". Barça, I don't know... the first clear memory I have is the league win in 1985 and me watching the game that clinched it with my dad (he taped it and my parents still keep the tape, although I assume it probably no longer works), I also have fragmentary images of Maradona in 1984. My first football memories are the 1982 World Cup at the Camp Nou, though.

Spontaneous celebration in the streets of Barcelona during our 2006 CL win (I'm there somewhere, came back from Madrid to be there in case we won).

I feel exilarated when Barça win something, man. Our fortunes are relatively recent. 50% of our league championships have been won in the last 20 years, and all of our European Cups/CLs. I run, I scream, I sing, I jump... it's awesome. I amit that Barça is something that also gives me a connection to home, and everytime they win one of the first things I do is pick up the phone and call my brother in Spain, and we scream at each other for minutes. I mean I was even overjoyed when we won the CWC joke. When Barça win something is really, really the greatest thing on Earth. May long it continue. And yes, a big part of the joy of winning the league is that it means that the Franco c***s haven't. Envious of that, tbh. It's not like I'm never jubilant like you, it's just that it never happens during that championship moment. Being a Yankee fan must rule too. I mean, everybody in the nation hates you lot, so when you win is like

No need to look that far! This is the one that the Catalan TV network made last year (the guys doing the playback are actors of "Crackovia" a comedy program about Spanish football). We actually sang it at the stadium when I was there in the opening match this season

Man, I have to go to youtube and see if I can dig up some of the dreary, dreary songs Barça made in the 1990s.

I feel exilarated when Barça win something, man. Our fortunes are relatively recent. 50% of our league championships have been won in the last 20 years, and all of our European Cups/CLs. I run, I scream, I sing, I jump... it's awesome. I amit that Barça is something that also gives me a connection to home, and everytime they win one of the first things I do is pick up the phone and call my brother in Spain, and we scream at each other for minutes. I mean I was even overjoyed when we won the CWC joke. When Barça win something is really, really the greatest thing on Earth. May long it continue. And yes, a big part of the joy of winning the league is that it means that the Franco cunts haven't.

Buffallo Bills lose a record four Superbowls in a row in the early 90s, I would have probably committed suicide if I were a fan. Now they are even considering moving the franchise, don't they?

That's ridiculous. I can only assume 'drunk in charge' implies that the car was in some way operational. Actually, this is a pretty common ocurrence here in the USA. It depends on how much of an arse is the policeman that inspects you, if they determine that the only reason you were able to get there is by driving the car, you get arrested.

Zaragoza and Betis don't have the ambition or the size NUFC has. And Zaragoza has been a well run place bar the very few last years (and they got some decent silverware in the 1990s). You have a similar story though, came roaring in the 1990s playing great football and got relegated a decade later with a squad that was too good to go down. Betis is pure comedy, indeed (and were also too good to go down). You never had an owner as nuts as Manuel Ruíz de Lopera, however. But the Atlético comparison is very, very apt (your ownership is not as crooked, though)

You have a problem where some of your potentially good wingers (Walcott, Young, W-Phillips) seem to be in pretty shit form at the moment. I rate Joe Cole greatly so him and Lennon should get you sorted as starters, Milner is very decent as another option since you know you'll get great workrate at the very least. But after these three is a bit meh. If Walcott ramps up some form I guess I would take him over the others, his pace can really be an asset against some continental and SA sides. Beckham has no legs but I still have him as one of the top deadball specialists in the world. If that deserves a WC spot I don't know. I'd take him as a fifth if you get 2 players that can play in each wing.

He is been on the bench for quite a few league games of late iirc. He's been rested for the Cup games. Atlético has a good shot at silverware there.

That's 8 people sent off this week in La Liga, all of them in 3 games.

That's always a red in Spain, actually.

Agüero also starts on the bench, but he's one yellow away from suspension and I suppose they don't want to risk him for the Barça game.

Xisco starts on the bench for Racing.

Shitload red cards in La Liga this week. Almería-Sporting had 3 people sent off too.

wish i knew that before putting them in my accumalator, i need to sevilla to win to get it up, 20 mins left and not looking good! Jímenez is coming under heavy fire for his rotations, Benítez-tastic. Zaragoza to leave relegation zone if they clinch the win, they have improved greatly these past weeks. They were (and are) a midtable team on paper and just needed the confidence back.

That's for sure, but "what if" fantasy threads are the bread and butter of internet football forums.

You didn't seem to do particularly well when he was in charge last season. There are reasons to think he might not be able to step up.

Zaragoza go 2-1 up against Sevilla at half-time. Sevilla are again benching a lot of important people: Zokora, Navas, Perotti not playing. Luís Fabiano not even in the squad.