Village Idiot

At least I hope we get pens in the Atlético game. That would make it worth it.

PSV fans humiliate a group of beggars while drinking in a Madrid square. Cunts. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVZHoEUmA34

What a horrible set of CL games so far tonight. Been flipping between City and Atlético and they are equally shit.

In Spain, we have several. Off the top of my head: - Manolo Sanchís sr/jr for Real Madrid - Carlos Busquets / Sergio Busquets for us. - Periko Alonso / Xabi Alonso. For Real Sociedad and Real Madrid, respectively. The Maldinis did it in Italy I think?

I'm gonna say this, with non-useless attacking players NUFC would've won this game. They were better than Leicester in the second half, imho. But I don't fucking know where the next goal is coming from, unless it's a fluke or OG.

The way Anita was playing today, we've gone from sand to paper. So an improvement.

Yeah, touch of lead.

Leicester have been brilliant imho. Such pressing and pace when going forward. No shame in losing, although the team does look nervy.

Gini blatantly playing the Gerrard role in there. I think it's a good call. That defensive unit is vile, though.

On the Spanish telly, nice. This will be my first NUFC game since Stoke at home.

Benítez always buys a lot from Spain, I think he has a decent eye for the most part. He loves his workhorses; most of his best signings have always been players with little glam about them but a lot of determination. He turned Mista into La Liga's top scorer... Of course he has his duds, but when he goes to the market, he goes there with a plan. NUFC has had no plan when buying players these past years, besides "value for money".

Remembering a post from 9 years ago, I don't think I remember what I wrote last week

I'm preparing for possibly the greatest vertical drop on the emotional roller coaster we've ever had to experience. Still, while obviously tinged with an almost overwhelming shadow of relegation, and him buggering of before any sort of project even starts... it's nice to dream. I'm probably going to be more anxious about your run-in than ours, makes me feel weird

People are talking about winning 5 in 10, when the team has won 6 league games all season... I'm pretty sure the morale surge alone of signing Benítez will do a lot, but I'm really afraid that it will be too late. And IT WILL SUCK.

It's about winning the fucking games. I just can't get my head around that "used to relegation battles" business

I will resist my urges to mock Arsenal until after we play them this Wednesday. Oh, what the hell. http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/clubpenguinpookie/images/5/57/Nelson_haha.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20140708210759

Doesn't look like Costa bit him. He opens his mouth as he gets up close and personal to whisper some stuff to him, but he doesn't look like actual biting. Barry would have made more of a deal of it, if that were the case. Still, Costa is a headcase.

Leon Best with the brace. Always liked that lad.

If he stays fit Thiago will go on to be one of the best midfielders in the world, still bitter about losing him. Fortunately, things haven't gone too bad for us since then. I wonder if he'll follow Pep to City.

Boro, Burnley, Sheff Wed. Boro and Sheff Wed were PL teams when I started following the competition in my teens, so I kinda want them there. One of my best English mates is a smoggie too.

Samper taking the field. Nice. Also, I hope we never have a penalty shootout in the CL. God how can we be so brilliant going forward and yet so awful at something so basic as taking pens?

Even wacko's back. Happy times.

A lot of managers do that if they haven't had time to work with the players. I'm pleased that Benítez doesn't care. As I said, he's always struck me as a no bullshit manager.

That said, Benítez made such average (but hardworking) midfielders like Albelda and Baraja look like world-beaters, so we'll see.

Aye, so true Aye, pretty sure I said that would never happen too. Somebody's gone and edited NUFC's current save.