Village Idiot

Bolt's height gives him very long legs, which is one of his advantages I thought.

If blacks were the social majority in the USA, Barack Obama would have been their first white president (he's half-and-half). It's all relative.

That's probably a fair assessment. He's also a bit unconsistant, but generally a great showstopper.

I don't know, I have seen some outstanding African keepers playing in Spain. Songo'o, Wilfred, Kameni...

Nigerian age jokes, they never get old (see what I did there)

Asprilla

That's *very* typical of a keeper overeager to impress, though. Not necessarily a reflection of his ability.

Bramble *former* player.

Alexandre Pato: "Brought up by a pack of buffalos after his parents offered him to the ancient bovine god Moloch. Awful table manners but can run all day"

Benítez has always been the kind of manager that makes a team better than the sum of its parts. He made a champion of Valencia with a bunch of "who?" players that never went on to have that big of a career after he left. They overperformed last year given their limited squad but admittedly they don't seem to be clicking this season so far.

Not as good as the previous ones, but still some very funny moments. Loved the Hughes bit.

Yeah, it has been quite stupid and they have quite the right to be angry at the federation. They even wanted their 3rd choice keeper! (who ended up starting for Atlético last week due to their problems). Thing is, FIFA shouldn't be having a million different youth cups, and all should be played outside the regular season.

It's mandatory in Spain.

My boys (out to Italy 1-3)

He's dead isn't he? Bah, I mix all those Al-Fayeds, I'm not British afterall. Also, Barça and Real's presidents don't put a single penny of their own, and Laporta in particular isn't wealthy at all (Florentino is very rich and connected, but Real have had a lot of presidents that weren't)

Fulham are heavily subsided by Dodi yet still manage to be very average.

Our World Cup songs are pure shit and I feel embarassed every time they are played (which is 24/7 during WC time).

Spot on. That's kinda what makes World Cups exciting. I really hope Brazil doesn't win. Nothing against them at all, just too predictable.

Thing about international competitions is that they span so little time that are more about form than real class/manager talent. I don't think Spain's *that* good, but when I look at the classic or modern powerhorses (France, Italy, Germany, Argentina...) most of them seem to be in a transitional state at best, so that gives us a shot. Still Brazil for me, though.

You are starting to remind me of the Spain of old, that bigged itself up after mauling their qualification groups like that meant something

The curse of Spain's midfield, and the reason I don't rate our coach, is that he seems to be trying to shoehorn them all in the same lineup, and that just won't work against decent opposition. Alonso, Iniesta, Cesc and Xavi can't play together. The way we worked in the European Championship, with Cesc as an impact sub, was perfect.

This is like Star Wars (yes I'm a geek) and the Force. The Dark Side is faster, easier, quicker... but stronger? No. I expect many tears at City and Chelsea in the long term, when billionaires get bored (Chelsea will be pretty screwed in a couple years)

Casillas has won more trophies for the white cunts than Zidane.

Xavi and Iniesta play together whole year round, that automatically gives them an edge over Gerrard and Lamps, who - while being quality - step at one other's feet when lining up for England. Also, players like Rooney may have a shite patch of form, but you know that they have that something that can turn a game at the highest level.

Yeah, I agree that your defence might be better. But Ferdinand is on the down and Terry isn't as good as he used to be either. Johnson still puzzles me. World class or liability, still can't decide. Casillas, and it pains me to say it, is the best keeper in the world ( )