Dr. Gonzo

Why did Diaz get booked for an Atalanta player deliberately punching the ball away? Also I'm pretty sure that's denial of a goalscoring opportunity and should have been a red...

He's been dogshit since coming back from injury.

Stop trying to pass the fucking ball into the net and fucking shoot, Atalanta are rattled we just need to be a bit decisive. This shows us how much we've missed Trent in this second half of the season too.

We pull one back! 85 minutes to right the wrongs of last week!

I wonder how long it'll be before this pursuit of constantly chasing cash just has people not giving a fuck about football anymore to the point where they're losing money.

Maybe the big clubs in England should stand up to FIFA and UEFA for their changes that add more matches to a season for top players, rather than punishing the smaller clubs which are ultimately the lifeblood for English football. They probably can't afford to make this statement, but the football league and national league clubs simply refusing to participate in the FA Cup until replays are reintroduced would probably get a fire lit under the FA's arse to save the cup. Getting rid of replays ultimately directly impacts the finances of smaller clubs that get premier league clubs as opponents... hurting their finances means those clubs are less likely to be able to put up any meaningful fight against richer clubs in higher leagues. This means big upsets and "the magic of the FA cup" will become less and less likely over time. Stupid decision from stupid and greedy people.

I think Real Madrid are a particularly odious club, but comparing them to 115 Charges FC in terms of the scale of corruption is a bit much.

Would be hilarious

Both play in white, but only one of them is a big enough club to be located in Birkenhead and not have historic ties to fascism and match fixing - so Tranmere > Real Madrid.

Yeah but now you're pulling for Bayern Munich, which is weird and at least a little bit unclean. Meanwhile, I get to laugh at City being unable to buy a second CL title - and the pain of last week has subsided and I've come to terms with the fact our season is likely over unless I get a very nice surprise. And my reaction to the possibility of there being 1 less English team in the CL next year is: lol, good - fuck 'em.

It was probably very fun, from what I saw it looks like a very fun city. Most of the time I've spent in Mexico has been in Baja California - mostly Tijuana & Ensenada. Both are great.

I did, but barely cos I was only there for a few days and one of those days was the wedding we were attending. I'll have to go back to check out a shitload of the stuff I missed. But with CDMX I'm planning on staying for more than just 3 days and I'll get to plan out all the shit I'll be doing, instead of just doing whatever my pals planned out for us while we were out there for his wedding.

I can't be alone in not giving a shit if we have less teams in the CL than other leagues, can I?

It'll be a hell of a lot less gringo than a resort

My Mexico City trip (which is just in the planning stages, nothing set in stone yet) should be a far less gringo experience than my recent Puerto Vallarta experience which was the most gringo experience I've had in Mexico by far. But honestly, every trip to Mexico I've had has been pretty gringo because I am a gringo - I'm not sure actual Mexicans from Mexico have to deal with things like getting pulled over and told you've broken some traffic law you haven't broken... but really you're just in a rental car heading towards the border crossing. They'll tell you they have to take your drivers license unless you pay a "fine", but if you tell them you want an actual written citation and you'll go to the station with them to pay the fine they'll tell you to fuck off and go on your way. I'm pretty sure that is something that only happens to gringos.

Uh oh

Anyone that fucks over Guardiola actually gets a special place in heaven

Think again

'Madrid's back four have done well' Man City 1-1 Real Madrid (agg: 4-4) Paul Robinson Former Tottenham and England goalkeeper on BBC Radio 5 Live Both Antonio Rudiger and Nacho have stood firm before Kevin de Bruyne's goal broke the deadlock - the back four have done so well. Hmmm... someone should probably tell Paul Robinson that Kevin de Bruyne's goal did not break the deadlock as they are currently deadlocked and that's why the match has gone to extra time.

Tbf I was in that resort that was very much designed for gringos. I also wasn't talking shit about Mexican food, I was just saying loading a burrito with rice and beans is bullshit.

I didn't eat burritos in Puerto Vallarta tbh. Tacos, fajitas, and quesadillas though, which were all so good. Like I said, I've only had burritos twice in Tijuana - and I probably won't have them again.

Send them my way, and I'll call them pinche gringos.

@Rick lol don't tell Gasperini the only person who linked him to the job was me

Yeah but they're Mexicans in the US - so they're gringos at this point.

Best we can hope for is that recent results looking like they've tanked our remaining hopes for the season means the players can play feeling like there's no pressure on them. If they can play to their potential, maybe we can keep the dream alive for a bit longer. But odds are well against us and Atalanta looked miles better than us.