Madmax

We can rule Bentiez and Capello out. Both are unattached at the moment so if they figured in the club's thinking at all, they would have been here already. Appointing RDM means they have someone in mind and will go hammer and tongs after him in the summer.

Smoke bomb going off during a board meeting would be ... acceptable

Er .. good luck? Nothing to lose, really. We have a titular manager now, this is akin to the Grant reign when it'll be the players doing it on the pitch while RDM puts the cones out.

Mourinho and Pep ... you're having a laugh. Why would either of them even contemplate taking on this job where you have the owner's minions keeping an eye on you all the time, where the players have a direct line to those minions and are indulged freely by the owner and where you are under immediate pressure to get results and play good football, all the while trying to maintain an existence in this toxic work environment. They have both built up too much of a legacy to wilfuly destroy it by succumbing to the charms of this poisoned chalice. We had the right man for the job, someone who was fresh and ready to really make a name for himself ... and we let him go. ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... I don't know if Louis Van Gaal is available (he was in a battle for a place on Ajax's board a while back after Bayern sacked him) but he would be a good choice. Innovative, combative, pedigreed ... the guy has it all.

Bust up with Torres? Torres ... bust up. The words don't belong in the same sentence. ...................................................................................................................................... Torres : Gafa Nando is sad you compare him Sheva. AVB : Fuck off Nando, Sala is due to take your finishing coaching in 15 mins. Get ready ok? Who's my princess? Torres : Don't 'F.O Nando' me, Nando is sad. You don't want make Nando angry. AVB gives 50m record British transfer and professional unicorn Fernando Torres the dreaded death stare, meanwhile ominously raising his hand to relieve an irritating itch somewhere in the recesses of his fabled red beard. Torres : Nando .... (breaking into a sob at this moment) .. no like you now Gafa ... (inaudible) ................................................................................................................................................ Lover's tiff, maybe. 'Bust-up'? Not a chance.

Well deserved.

I'm distraught, I really am. I remember being quite thrilled back in July when AVB was signed, it finally seemed like a new era was dawning, a fresh-faced, hungry, energetic, charismatic manager had been appointed who could stem the rot that had set in this club. Someone who would finally build a dynasty and lead us for years to come. Buck talking about him possibly being here for 15 years, what a cheap joke it seems now. Empty words, meaningless proclamations. I have so much angst in me right now, so much frustration - it's the realization that we've incredibly passed up on the chance to herald change we so desperately needed. Some players have betrayed my trust, our trust ... and it's a sad, sad thing. Suffice to say Frank's status as an idol and an all-time favourite has been sullied beyond repair, for me atleast. I want to rant so much but it's all pointless really. We simply never learn, we simply will never change. Andre, I wish you all the success you deserve, indeed you're lucky to not have to cope with the absolute joke we're becoming. I have a feeling this'll come back to haunt Roman in the future, and who's to say he doesn't deserve it.

Right let's appoint managers based on who Terry and Lampard 'respect'.

£43 million - spent by Abramovich to pander to underperforming star players by sacking 2 managers in less than a year.

Cunt.

Frank Lampard, obviously.

How long before Mata, Ramires, Romeu, Luiz decide they're not hanging around?

Roman Abramovich fuck off you cunt.

Roman Abramovich fuck off you cunt.

We never learn.

Goal ---> http://www.101greatgoals.com/gvideos/dijon-1-montpellier-1/

They could have been down to 9 men and it wouldn't make a difference. They're on another planet to everybody else entirely.

He's just made another assist today.

Magical Barcelona ... Going down to 10 men immediately after the break, concede the lead, still dominate proceedings as if nothing's amiss and then go on to score 2 more absolute stunners. How on earth are they that behind Madrid?

I want to know if there's an option to ignore entire threads.

Most of the regulars would know I loved Carlo to bits. Still do. How do threads like these help though? 'I told you so' posts are incredibly annoying.

Incredible atmosphere @ Signal Iduna Park. BVB are starting to smell a successful title defence.

Get in Shinji! 2-1. See this out now BVB.

Indeed. It's like people expect the manager to come up with some exotic formation they've never heard of so they won't have to wake up to the fact that 1) these players can't be trusted to even do the basics right and 2) they don't want to play for someone who doesn't take their shit.

Getting his first start of the Den Haag loan spell today.