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Yeah, I was just getting super excited because a friend from Australia is visiting. I knew it was ST and I knew ST is in Arizona but I in my excitement I just had a total brain fart. The way the listings were posted it sounded like it was in Wrigley. It even used an image of Wrigley for the ticket options. Total lapse of concentration.

So I noticed White Sox @ Cubs were on sale. I got super excited because I'll be in Chicago for the weekend they play eachother and I thought it'd be great to watch after the St Patrick's Day Parade. I bough the tickets and of course later on I realised that Spring Training is in Arizona. I bought tickets to a game across the country in a fit of excitement. No refunds. I've put the tickets on sale but I'm still embarrassed. Kill me.

I initially thought he was talking about this:

Real Madrid. Have you ever read about Perez? Do you know of the story concerning his Head Scout and Kaka? His head scout at the time was pushing for Perez to authorise a transfer for Kaka, Real Madrid at the time had connections with Sao Paulo and had rights to buy him but Perez refused stating something along the lines of 'Get back to me when he [Kaka] is worth $50,000,000 to the world'. Are you unaware of the two Galacticos policies?

I think you have misunderstood every single post I've made. I honestly believe you are debating against a point I never made. My original post was a criticism of buying players simply because they are famous or perceived as world class without considering how they fit within a team, philosophy and formation. You said 'tell that to Barcelona' when that is something Barcelona doesn't do. No, you are completely wrong on the Ibrahimovic and Suarez transfers. Ibrahimovic was bought to be a Plan B; in other words to provide a different approach to offence, not because he was 'better' than what they had. Suarez however was the missing forward they needed for their starting XI. The underlying motivation is completely different.

What!? You actually believe none of those players fit within the philosophy at Barcelona? They fit like a glove, it's uncanny how perfect those players are for that team, they haven't been shoved into any team. If you think they Barcelona bought Suarez and Neymar because of their fame, then you are dead wrong. Barcelona signed two superstars that are absolutely perfect for their team, which is completely different from say a club like Real Madrid that signs players purely on the waves they make on the media.

Barcelona don't do that. They haven't done that since Ibrahimovic.

It's aimed at the majority of football in existence. I never said anything about loyalty.Who cares? Why would a Belgian footballer have any loyalty to a foreign mega-rich club that was irrelevant until a decade ago? He can go play for a team in Belarus for all I care, if that is what he wants he is allowed to, I'm not going to criticise his life decisions and I sure as hell wouldn't expect him to criticise mine. Of course I don't want him too, he is entertaining to watch on the pitch on his days. But saying this sort of nonsense is something else. What are you a hypocrite? You seem to care an awful lot here then you go to say 'I don't care if he leaves' Geez make up your mind.

Best player at the club for three seasons running. Has one awful season. 'I don't care if he leaves'. This is a classic example of the modern football fan, typical of those that follow an over-rich, successful, spoiled club.

So I generalized and that justifies your comparison between an apple and an orange?

Messi, Cristiano, Neymar, Suarez, Aguero, Muller, Robben? One, two, three?

I imagine a lot of clubs feel that way about Chelsea. Especially with Chelsea's penchant for poaching youngsters and loaning them out. I also can't imagine Vitesse fans are particularly pleased with Chelsea's monopolisation of youth.

Completely ridiculous. Hazard shouldn't be expected to carry a team nor should Chelsea rely on a player to carry a team. That is counter-intuitive to a team sport. The only player I'd ever even fathom to build a team around is Lionel Messi and at a stretch Cristiano. Hazard isn't anywhere near that level and he never, ever will be. Hazard is an exceptional player but he's plateau is the likes of David Silva not Cristiano and not Messi. People need to accept this as a fact. The only difference between he and Silva is that he has an astounding personality cult and hype train, people expect more from Hazard when they really shouldn't. That may sound like criticism to some but it really isn't. Silva is one of the most splendid footballers in the world and to be compared to him is only a compliment. People need to take a step back, appreciate him for what he is and stop pretending he is something he isn't. He isn't a goal machine nor is he an assist machine. He is just a very nimble, athletic winger that can turn something into nothing with his dribbling skills. I expect Figo levels not Messi.

Hazard is rubbish at this point in time. A completely one dimensional player; he either dribbles into the corner or dribbles into five defenders and draws a foul. That isn't something new to his game he has always approached with those two moves, the difference being he could pull a goal out of his arse before this season. He has never come across to me as an amazingly intelligent player (please don't get my wrong he is till quite clever), amazingly talented no doubt but I don't see particularly great decision making from him. He seemingly never knows when the best time to pass or shoot is. He looks a lot less like the wizard he actually is and more like Quaresma or Ben Arfa.

Nobody said you couldn't, you paranoid android.

Why are you comparing an over-the-top gift with someone's salary? I doubt when he was an up and coming ogliarch he was spending ridiculous amounts on frivolity.

Well he didn't bumble into money handing out cheques to people that don't earn them.

Don't you know every manager in existence is shit?

You actually shouldn't have that ability but for some reason mods can do that every since the update.

It is about as well disguised as Superman as Clark Kent. Matic is a bumbling neanderthal in an open game.

You know how to pick em, ya thick-in-the-head prick.

I wasn't talking about law ya dense bastard. Blah, blah, blah technicalities, bitch wanted the D and she got it. Under law it wasn't consent because of arbitrary numbers yada yada yada but by god he had her personal permission to smash it otherwise it'd be rape and not statutory.

Congrats, you'll have significantly less fun and people will like you a lot less.

I wonder who penguins support, we should get some Antartic support up in here.

We more need someone from East-Asia but no one from their has applied.