Leaderboard

Sounds like my wrestling name

Nothing to do with his ability on the pitch. His behaviour off it and unprofessional attitude

Yeah but It is also an ancient narrative device. What it essentially is: something or someone happens to conveniently aid/fumble the hero in a dire situation. Think about Wizard of Oz: the heroes are trapped by the witch, she catches on fire, there so happens to be a bucket of water... water is also the witch's weakness. What a stroke of luck! I was hoping it woukd just be an near impervious dragon that was immune to fire due to being a dragon and used it powerful strngth to wreck everything in close combat.

No, it's because he's a twat. Behavioural issues last preseason led to him being frozen out, not even considered for selection when we had something of an injury crisis at CB, and ultimately sent on loan to Crystal Palace. He's actually a pretty good passer of the ball for a centre back, although not a player you'd want to spend a lot of time on the ball.

Why is it called 'Champions League' when teams who weren't champions play in it...

This is brilliantly edited.

And? Romagnoli, Criscito, and Bonaventura were not called up as well in spite now being better than their counter parts? Zappacosta has some of the best stats out of any wing back across Europe last season, and a definite upgrade on Moses. It's not even remotely funny how I can say with exact certainty that if United signed Zappacosta, you would be absolutely wanking over him and posting rubbish such as, Chelsea got the L on this one. Zappacosta>>>Azpilicueta

And people laughed at Alonso as well. Never has been called up for the Spain side yet is the highest scoring defender in the world since he's joined us and just recently scored a brace against Spurs 2 weeks ago. First full year back in England and already has a league medal compared to Herrera who's been here for 4

Minguella rips into the Barça board For those that don't know him or haven't heard of him, José María Minguella is an important figure in the history of FC Barcelona. Few know the club better than him, few know the insides and outsides of everything that goes on at the club like he does. One of the first professional player agents back in the 70s and 80s, assessor to Johan Cruyff, Joan Gaspart (ex-president of Barça) and at one point part of the board in the 70s with the then president Josep Lluis Núñez. In an interview for Spanish radio station CADENA COPE he went into a monumental charge of criticisms aimed at the present FC Barcelona board. Mingeulla is a very vocal person but in general has always kept his words down to facts and important details that may or may not be happening at the club. But yesterday night he brought out some truths, facts and personal opinions on what's been occurring at the club for some time and especially this summer. Here's a summary of what he said; On the Neymar departure: "At the club they've been selective with the information regarding the departure of Neymar and how it occurred. The club knew of Neymar's intentions to leave since the 10th of May. How is this the case? Because I was the one who personally told them about what could be about to occur. But there are many arrogant and over inflated egos at the club, people that don't listen and have no idea about how this sport works. I went to Albert Soler who's the director for professional sports at the club and made sure I put my point across on what could happen. He told me that he would advise those that needed to but that I knew full well what the situation was at the club and that coming from me they would be sceptical." On the Philippe Coutinho saga: "On Coutinho I will only speak my own personal opinion as a 'Socio' (club member) and that is that I wouldn't sign the Brazilian. I really am hoping the deal fails, that Liverpool don't cave in. I know he's important for Klopp's manner of playing the game but the player doesn't fit in at Barça and for me there are lots of factors missing from his game to succeed at Barcelona. He looks so fragile that if you blow, he falls over. He isn't worth a quarter of the amount of money being quoted from the speculative press." On the amount paid for Dembélé: "I don't know how many people know this, but when Ousmane Dembélé was at Rennes, I personally sat on a meeting at the club where he was discussed. He was 16 at the time and the club had been following him since cadet level... A member of the board at Rennes was sat in the meeting and he told a director at Barça which I won't name, that he would sanction the move of Dembélé to form himself at La Masia for €1.5m on the condition that if certain objectives were met that bonuses would be received by Rennes or any future sale of the player. I couldn't believe what the board member at Barça answered, the same people that have ruined this club's respectability and spent stupid amounts of money on players that aren't at the required level and even if they are fantastic players, they don't fit at the club. To spend the amount that's been spent on a 20 year old that isn't totally formed yet is the stuff of a mad house. Everything is relative and I'd like to ask them that if they had implemented a €222m buy-out clause on Neymar, then where is the relation to spending €160m on Dembélé? Their faces should be cast publicly in the city square because of the shame in it all." Terrible negotiators and problems to sell: "Like I said, unless something is done about it, this board are going to totally put the club in ruins. How can you sign players that aren't of the level required? What do you do with them one or two years down the line after what you spent on them? Digne, André Gomes, Arda Turan and Alcácer! Where do you sell them to as their contracts run down? Where do you recoup money spent on players that aren't good enough to be in the first team and when they play they're nowhere near the level required at this club? Barcelona is being run like a Premier League club, a club with no brains, like a headless chicken working for the moment. This is all down to terrible negotiation when the player is looking to be signed and then when it comes to selling nobody seems to be assigned to work in that department at all. Where does Paulinho go next year? Paid €40m for him where he's failed for 9 years as a professional at club level and Matuidi cost €20m from PSG to Juve." On a comparison with how Real have been recruiting the past two years: "We don't and shouldn't really go there because here is the reason this board have nothing to do with how FC Barcelona have worked in the transfer market historically. The tables have turned on 100 years of how Barça have done things from our east coast to the capital of Spain. Isco, Asensio and three others I can mention should've all moved to Barcelona. The deals were easy, the players wanted to go there and the club ethics on how we have always done things at Barça pointed to those deals being done. Barcelona have always signed some of the greatest players in history, but they were always compliments to the side, to how the club works. It was never a case of basing the club's future on total signings when we have what's required at home. Any bulk additions should come from other schools in Spain. This board have ruined the club!" Again on Coutinho and his worth: "What would Coutinho bring the team for the value of €150m? Answer me this! Have you guys seen him play? He measures 1 metre 60 centimetres and when you blow, he falls. He hasn't won a championship and when a player costs that amount if he hasn't won anything it's because he's ripped a league apart as a protagonist. Ronaldinho cost €23m and now it's not about what they cost because of inflation, something the sport will collapse with. It's now what a player brings to your side... Dembélé is a mystery, he's very talented, over priced but he covers Neymar's departure. Who does Coutinho cover? Iniesta? Don't make me laugh, wash your mouth out with Holy Water and say 100 Hail Marys." Di María: "There's a lot of stupidity in this world but it seems that most of the stupid people are working for Barcelona these days. You want to negotiate with a club (PSG) that robs you, makes you look ridiculous, doesn't pick up the phone when you want to enquire about one of theirs, their arrogance based on absolutely nothing, the fact they're shrouded in some of the most despicable associations on the planet. This Barcelona board were in power when Manchester United were looking for any manner to get rid of Di María before PSG came in... Why didn't they sign him then if he was an option for Barcelona? Oh, yes, Arda Turan was the answer!" Arda Turan: "I said at the time that Arda Turan was an error. Luis Enrique is no longer at the club and Arda was his signing... A signing he practically never used. Arda now has 3 years remaining on his contract and he doesn't play. Why doesn't he play? Because Barcelona have never played any of their brands of football in 100 years where Arda's position is required. He hasn't got a slot on the field, he's talented but he can't play. This is just one of the starting basics on an analysis of what's needed when recruitment is in question. A project is designed from those basic ideals and even that hasn't been implemented properly. My grandson could've done a better job than they have, infact he does on a popular game on PlayStation." Ariedo Braida: "How Ariedo Braida, the only man in the present board that is a professional in the department and has the knowledge on all of these things... How can he be on holiday for the summer? Who decided this (laughter)? Why did they send him on holiday? He didn't go off his own accord, I know. I know and some others do because he would've opposed what is being done. This is why I'm so angry! There's only one thing that can happen from now on and hopefully those that can work to Barcelona's ethics need to stand, come forward and take control. It has to be done as soon as possible because everything about this club is going to ruins."

I think Arsenal supporters need to be united on an anti-Kroenke front. "Kroenke out" needs to be the rallying cry, Wenger Out needs to be shelved for another day. Because while I agree that Wenger looks like he's totally lost the plot... I don't think the problems at Arsenal are entirely with the manager (though he's certainly not helping). Kroenke lacks ambition. Look at his track record of ownership with American sides: LA Rams are totally shite. And he fucked off out of their home to move them to LA to tap into that LA viewer market (LA is mostly a Raiders city though) - pretty similar with Arsenal tbh. Not really arsed about how they perform, as long as fans turn up and spend lots of money in the stadium Denver Nuggets - have been shite for years Colorado Avalanche - worst team in the NHL Western Central Division. And worst team in the NHL last year Colorado Rapids - I actually have no idea how good they are for an MLS side. According to wiki they're alright... but in 2015 they were the worst MLS side. He does not give a shit about his team's success. American sports don't have to worry about relegation and there's certain things like draft order that gives sides some parity if they've been shite. It makes American sports more cyclical. But that's now how football works in England - and a few fuckups and you go the way of Leeds (although I think that was overambition rather than lack of ambition that killed them), Nottingham Forest (Brian Clough basically lost the fucking plot and the club never quite recovered), and Newcastle (who never hit the highs of the other two clubs... BUT I'm still astounded by their massive fall from grace - and Mike Ashley certainly gives 0 fucks about success, just cashing in off the club). Usmanov's letter to the Arsenal board in 2012 highlights how shite of an owner Kroenke is. So while I think Wenger is certainly a problem for Arsenal fans, I think Kroenke is similar to Gillett and Hicks (although on the plus side, you lot are not in the financial troubles we were in at the time). Kroenke and his son make up 2 of the board of directors - there needs to be a united front opposing the way they've run the club. People like Usmanov and other board members and shareholders who might care about the history AND future of the club should be leaking as much info as possible that can get the supporters to act. For instance, someone at the club was telling us where G&H were going to get loans for the club - and then there would be a united effort of Liverpool fans to write to banks and give compelling reasons (aka threatening boycotts and stating why the club's fans would boycott) for the loan not to be given. But it will be tough because Arsenal are in good financial shape. And he owns 66.6% (hail satan?) of the shares.

They pushed ti back two days. As we speak it has already been scheduled to Friday - 9pm.

Keep at it is the best thing i can say, honestly it doesnt dip in quality through any season. The characters and the side stories throughout are fantastic, it was in my memory the first truly top notch show. The ending is still one of the most polarizing as far as tv shows go but i thought it was perfect. Making me want to go back and rewatch it...

Road to Perdition My other half hadn't seen this so we put it on Saturday night. Brilliant film. Somber, stately, and beautifully mounted, much in the vain of American Beauty. Brilliant cast, stunning cinematography and a gripping insight into fatherhood amidst the chaos of the mob. Never get bored of watching this. 9/10