Village Idiot

Well, when Benítez is gone all the Spanish rags wankfest about the "Spanish Liverpool" will finally stop

That happens to a lot of dribbling-based players. Not the same to piss all over Portuguese/Danish/Scottish/whatever defences than doing it on a top league.

I love this part of his wiki page

Horrific 2 footed challenge Just been told that Spurs haven't bid for him and must see the rest of the season at Pompey.

Spurs and Gareth Bale? Walcott to Arsenal Kyle Naughton to Spurs Earnshaw to WBA Nugent to Pompey Off the top of my head, and that's just players that never were in the PL before. Surely there are tons more.

It's pretty obvious that club is unable to operate. How come they aren't under administration yet?

And the overall working conditions in the MLS are pretty shitty. The wages of a squad player aren't even enough to make a living, I don't know how they plan to develop talent that way. Plus contracts aren't guaranteed (you can't be cut without compensation).

Stopping on the run up isn't expressly forbidden in the Laws of the Game IIRC. I might be wrong, but I have seen *lots* of paradinha penalties being taken. (Pelé the most famous example). The paradinha is a double edged sword, if the keeper doesn't fall for it, you've lost a lot of thrust for the shoot.

FC Barcelona has made public today that the 6 trophies conquered the past year have cost us €50m in player bonuses and transfer addons triggered. Happily paid.

Is he still nae finished? Talksport classic, well the actual wording is anyway I actually reversed the joke the other day.... Friend: "Bruce Willis has a new movie? But he's finished!" Me: "He's not finnish! He's American!"

But clearly a possibility for two clubs behind us the league and based in Nottingham and West Bromwich? And Barcelona and Arsenal according to the same source. To be honest I find the Barcelona link hard to believe, he's not the profile of player we sign. Same for Real.

I'm surprised that no premiership team has been reported, though, they could easily outbid any of WBA/NUFC/Forest without really needing to stretch, and the guy does carry a bit of hype about him.

It's pretty stupid that you would fall for it again after how it damaged his career the first time around, but I understand these addictions can't be hard to escape from.

I think the fact Moses was pulled out of the Crystal Palace game was very indicative that both clubs were in serious talks about his transfer. Here's hoping you pull it off, it would be an ambitious signing, the kind that sends a message.

David James? They can't afford to play him, right? I read somewhere they would trigger a clause in his contract if he played more games.

And who's going to keep goal for Pompey now? Niemi? Ashdown?

He was a fairly dynamic player in our first season, scored some crackers, but his motivation and overall play seems to have gone backwards as his starts were. I don't think he has the legs anymore. Certainly I can't see him as a striker anymore.

138m in 4 years is quite a lot. Actually I find hard to believe Villa has been operating at an average deficit of 40m these past 4 seasons. Also, if he's getting interest for his loans, he *is* making business out of Villa (provided he eventually recoups the principal).

Have yet to see a footballer in NYC! (and I would only recognize Celades and Juan Pablo Ángel from the NYRB team if I ever met them anyway). (Celades, now that's a lucky guy, eight major trophies in his resumé while being as average as it gets).

Read on the match reports he gave the assist for Ranger's goal.

Best move for Moses would be to go to a lower midtable PL team, build his profile there for a couple years or more, and then get *the* move if he's really good enough. He'd get way more starts at, say, Fulham or West Ham, which are also teams that seek to play decent football. Coyle's Bolton could grow to be that kind of side too. Fact is that he would be much better off getting 15+ games a year against top opposition than roting in the ManU/Arsenal/Tottenham/ManCity reserves and play in the cups against Accrington Stanley.

I just love how easily José Enrique drifts into the edge of the opposition box. He's the Dani Alves of this league. To be honest your left wing has always been the best part of your team the 3 games I have watched this season (Sheff Utd, Cardiff, WBA at home).

mmmm... footballers I have met in real life: 1) Iván de la Peña: I was buying the newspaper at a kiosk in Barcelona and then noticed that the short bald guy at my right was him. 2) Andrés Iniesta: not really "real life", as I met him while covering an awards ceremony to "most promising Spanish sport talents". That same night I also met Pau Gasol and Rafa Nadal (I used to work as a journalist). Came across as a guy that doesn't care for all the limelight stuff and only worries about being good at football. 3) Raúl Tamudo: I interviewed him. The guy was an immensely likeable fella, made me feel really bad he played for the scum. We ended playing PES and he gave me a hiding. Fucker scored 4 goals with himself. 4) Pep Guardiola: He lives in the same town as my parents do, I have came across him a few times when staying with them. Never talked to him though. 5) Cesc Fàbregas: He used to live in the town immediately next to the town where my parents live (yes, that means he lives less than 1 mile from Guardiola's, shake with fear FabregAsh). He still spends his holidays there and I have seen him a few times. My little brother has talked to him a few times. 6) Unai Bergara: not famous to you, was a centreback at Villarreal that got a few callups to the Spain squad before his career entered a vertical fall. I studied with him, hell, even helped him cheat at exams since he was a bit thick. 7) Vicente Sánchez: Barça's captain during the 1980s. I played against him in a regional footie league when he was in his 40s. Actually, the best game of my life was against his team, when I kept a clean sheet even though they bombarded us for the 90mins. That victory clinched the league for us too! (he was so angry! ) I also met Florentino Pérez while living in Madrid. He was mates with my boss there. That's it, I think.

Why are the Spurs interested in Gudjohnsen? Can see Wham's interest since they are a bit crap, but don't think what would he add to Tottenham's squad, and he's getting old already.

I honestly crave for Souness to manage again in the EPL. It would a sight to behold.