teignman

Pretty much every match is from here on out, and I love it!

I wouldn't neccessarily call it a "good" season if we didn't win a trophy and finished 4th, but it wouldn't be a bad one either. Especially considering our protracted bouts of shitty form this season.

I would guess both. This is a low risk, high reward purchase.

A year or two ago, I would've been overjoyed with Marin's signing. Now, not so much. He's been in poor form this season, and injured (though his lack of fitness could explain his form). However, he's certainly young enough to regain his form and improve as a player. Overall, I think he's a positive addition and hopefully this is further evidence that we are changing our ways in the market. He's young, has a high upside, cost very little, has resale value, and if he turns out to be a gem, we can get a couple contracts out of him.

I jumped up in the air, started clapping my hands, yelling "fuck yeah!". Then I proceeded to make noises that I can only compare to the yipping of a pleased hyena.

Just when you thought it was impossible to hate Barca anymore: http://www.sport.es/es/noticias/barca/futbol-castiga-barca-con-eliminacion-mas-injusta-1704907 A translation of the first few sentences in the first paragraph: "It is difficult to explain how the club could throw away a playoff in which they were so infinitely better than their opponent. The Chelsea at Camp Nou was like that of the first leg at Stamford Bridge. A team stingy, cowardly, miserable. Their ultra-conservative tactic led them to defend with all their players inside or on the edge of the area Cech. So, without hesitation. It's amazing how, with so little, they were able to score three goals in 180 minutes." Reading this rubbish makes me all the more glad we beat these cunts.

I was beyond proud of just about all of the team today, bar one John Terry. A moment of stupidity from our captain has cost him a chance at redemption and weakened our defense. However, I didn't think it was a straight red. A yellow, yeah, but if red cards are handed out for every offense that is similar in nature and severity, we would see an influx of undermanned sides. Also, the Ivanovic booking for dissent was very soft. If the same rules applied to the Catalans, they would've seen more yellow than Carrow Road on matchday. Overall, I am beyond elated! We vanquished one of the best collections of footballers in history, but what impressed me most was the passion, resolve, and unity that the lads displayed. Logic and statistics are out the window. Behold, the magic of the cup.

Still haven't made up my mind on whom I would prefer. One of the big things weighing on my mind is that if Bayern progress, it will be a home game for them.

No matter what happens at the Nou Camp, we bloodied these bastards' noses and knocked 'em down a couple notches.

Shouldn't you be off purchasing a new inflatable flailing arm tube man in preparation?

Oops. Have some Whinger et al.

Gooners in trouble down 2-0 inside 8 minutes.

It is an absolutely absurd and a farcical that so much is being made of the goal controversy. FFS, we won 5-1. That single goal and its timing made very little difference, even from a statistical standpoint, in the outcome of the match. What did make the difference is, even at a goal down in the 2nd half, Spuds became a bunch of gutless capons. Unfortunately, the coverage of this match is all too familiar to Chelsea supporters, i.e. when we win, we're just lucky. Not good. Lucky. Pretty much most of the football media need to go fornicate themselves.

I'm a little confused. Bale said Spuds were a better team, yet they were pumped 5-1.

Sky Sports, in their post match article, described this incident as a "legal-looking shoulder challenge", which in and of itself sounds like a contradiction in terms.

I've been reading some of the stories and reactions to the match. One thing really struck me: Jorge Jesus is a deluded, whiny little cunt. Maybe he should quit and go back to teaching art appreciation at a local high school, a vocation more befitting a man with his haircut and style of dress.

In a nutshell, it just says that Dortmund would be more than happy to extend his contract, but Kagawa has interest in playing in the PL. His main pursuers would be us and Manure. It's fairly equivocal, without much substance.

Fair enough. The only reason why I was questioning his abilities in the market was because I was unfamiliar with his dealings at West Brom.

I've really noticed that nearly every time Nando touches the ball in the area the commentators say, " Back in his Liverpool days he would have scored," or something of that nature. Christ on a bike, you would think his shots to goals ratio was 1/1 listening to some of these twits.

Given the dearth of available quality candidates, I'm really starting to think we should retain Bobby D. I only question what he can do in the transfer market.

A fair point. Paolo is the lesser of the two evils I suppose. I forgot Brana is unavailable. Mea culpa.

Even Paolo? That selection's kind of a head scratcher for me.

No one is suggesting that we start to break rules and policies, but generally in any system with rules there is a way to exploit said rules without contavening them. Platini does, of course, wield power. However, and I'm sure much to 'ol Michel's chagrin, this power is not absolute. Witnessed by our pursuit and ultimately achievement of a ruling by the court of Arbitration and Sport to strike down the transfer ban. Btw, we only missed out on one January window due to the Kakuta affair. I'm not suggesting that we go back to the old way of doing business, spending money like a lecherous sailor on shore leave in a brothel. We need to become more financially prudent in our player purchases. FFP will be a hinderance, but it does not make our situation, i.e. not making the CL, as bleak as some are portraying it.

Not forgetting Citeh at all. However, they cannot, try as they might, purchase every promising player on the market and offer them regular first team football. As far as FFP goes, I think many are underestimating our owner, who supported this measure. RA is a man that has built a personal fortune in excess of £13b out of a few thousand roubles in the fierce economic environment of post-communist Russia. I doubt he will let an effete Frenchman and his crew of flunkies stand in the way of his designs.

Cash. We still pay good wages, better ones than many other clubs. London itself is a draw as well. Finally, if we don't make the CL, which is likely at the moment, it's not as if we are going to be completely out of the running for that competition for the forseeable future. I'll grant you that we will lose some of our appeal to perspective transfer targets, but it is not going to go away entirely.