Football 16th & 17th - Leicester City's Financial Doping Inspired March To The Title

[Lee]

The Spanish title race is shaping up nicely. Valencia have just taken the lead at Barcelona and Atletico and Real have both won. All three will be separated by a single point if this stays as it is.

[Waffdon]

Barcelona have the h2h and GD over Atletico unfortunately. Fourth defeat in five would be rather lol.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

The Spanish title race is shaping up nicely. Valencia have just taken the lead at Barcelona and Atletico and Real have both won. All three will be separated by a single point if this stays as it is.

It says a lot about the league that despite being on an awful run of form and 1-0 down, Barca are still at 1.4 to win the match on Bet365.

[Waffdon]

That Valencia goal was beautiful.

[Lee]

Valencia have just scored a brilliant goal to go two up.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Ahahahahahahahahahaha.

That defending was amazing.

[Jimmy Floyd]

If Barcelona blow the title from 7 points clear it will be one of the biggest cunt ups ever given the tools at their disposal. Perhaps the finest front three ever assembled at one club for a start.

[Max Power]

Barcelonas run in is very soft but if they lose at home to a risible Valencia side anything is possible.

[Raoul Duke]

Gary Neville's legacy coming to fruition here :drool:

[Yevrah]

Arsenal's ability to finish 4th when supposedly in a title race really is quite something.

[Smiffy]

.....

[Waffdon]

That attempt from Alcacar was rather odd.

[Davgooner]

Arsenal's ability to finish 4th when supposedly in a title race really is quite something.

With any luck we've fuck that up as well.

There was one of the old Clockend ST holders on 606 tonight going fucking ballistic at the whole setup. Was great to hear.

[Giggles]

That The Rangers win would count as a shock wouldn't it? With being from the same city that one could turn into a bit of a rivalry.

[Magic]

:baz:

[Lewis]

Would 'Rafa' get a medal if Madrid win the league?

[Smiffy]

.....

[Jimmy Floyd]

Has a club ever sacked a manager and then gone on to win the title in a halfway decent country?

And I mean sacked, rather than left for some other reason.

[Giggles]

That Sassuolo goalkeeper :face:

Looks a bit 'Italian'.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PG5a8LqJvBg

[Magic]

Has a club ever sacked a manager and then gone on to win the title in a halfway decent country?

And I mean sacked, rather than left for some other reason.

I can't think of any. Decent question.

[Lewis]

I can already see GS citing his 'three La Liga titles' next time Liverpool need a new manager.

[Giggles]

I can't think of any. Decent question.

Dece.

[Giggles]

Jesus every time I see that dive, it gets worse :D

He deserved a straight red for the quality alone.

[niko_cee]

Since when has Ogbonna been allowed to put his hand on Vardy and pull him back, regardless of the ridiculous attempt to throw himself in front of him thereafter?

[Giggles]

Since when has Ogbonna been allowed to put his hand on Vardy and pull him back, regardless of the ridiculous attempt to throw himself in front of him thereafter?

Not saying anything about it not being a foul, but he should be able to go down better than that. It's woeful.

[Jimmy Floyd]

It wasn't that bad. Not sure it was even worth being simulation to be honest. Depends where you draw the line between simulation and just hoping to be fouled.

[Giggles]

It wasn't that bad. Not sure it was even worth being simulation to be honest. Depends where you draw the line between simulation and just hoping to be fouled.

It was completely theatrical and overblown. There's no way you can be that blind just because he isn't a 'dirty forriner'.

It was almost like he was mocking someone else for diving it was that bad. Bit of a stumble and go front first and it works so much better, he probably gets the penalty.

[Browning]

Definite dive and yellow for Vardy. As they've just shown on MOTD though there were so many holding/pushing incidents in both boxes, so one penalty each is probably "fair" even though both were harsh. If they were penalties he probably had to give about 3 more.

[GS]

Definite dive and yellow for Vardy. As they've just shown on MOTD though there were so many holding/pushing incidents in both boxes, so one penalty each is probably "fair" even though both were harsh. If they were penalties he probably had to give about 3 more.

This is my problem with the decisions. You can't pick and choose one or the other - it's all of them or none of them.

I still think they should go in the first day of a season and say there will be penalties every time it happens. You'll have one weekend with about five penalties a game, but it won't happen again.

[Max Power]

Has a club ever sacked a manager and then gone on to win the title in a halfway decent country?

And I mean sacked, rather than left for some other reason.
Ooh this is a good one. If I were less tired I would investigate. Someone find the answer.

[CJay]

Did Norwich do it with Gunn?

[Mellberg]

Glasgow will hopefully be fun tonight :drool:

Fuck Glasgow. I just took my mom and missus out for a meal in Alloa and it's batshit...and about 10 people live here.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Scouting for a better team to support?

[Mellberg]

Would've only had to walk 5 minutes down the road to the Black Horse for that.

[Waffdon]

Alloa is the only ground I've not been to in the championship but they've been relegated. I think I'm right in saying they're the team with a KFC literally in the ground. tap bois

[Baz]

As much as Vardy's a diving cheat and the ref is a complete idiot, the worst player (as in biggest dickhead, not performance) on the pitch was Ogbonna. He committed at least 900 fouls today, and I don't think any were awarded.

[Lee]

I've had plenty of time to reflect as well as the benefit of a load of replays and I still think the refereeing display yesterday was among the poorest I've seen. Second only to Remi Harrel's efforts against us when we played Atletico in the UEFA Cup in 1997. And he was fucking bent.

In the first thirty minutes he was blowing for everything. Mostly in West Ham's favour, although I guess that's only relevant because insofar as I support the other team. One of the incidents he blew for resulted in a booking for Jamie Vardy. It wasn't even a foul, let alone a yellow. Vardy's second booking is probably fair enough, although loads of similar incidents each week are just left alone. Vardy's reaction after being sent off was stupid and if he gets his suspension extended it's his own fault. Incidentally, Payet has dived later in the game and was on a booking. Nothing.

West Ham's penalty is a right laugh. Nothing has happened in that box that isn't happening at every corner at every ground every week. West Ham's approach to corners is literally to knock defenders over to clear a path for Andy Carroll. It's going to get physical. And Winston Reid has dived as much (or as little) as Vardy did at the other end. You can't be booking Vardy for that then giving a penalty the other way for the same thing later. Our penalty is an even bigger joke.

Moss shouldn't referee again this season. It was that bad. I've never booed a ref in my life before yesterday. I've never seen that sort of reaction to a ref from a crowd either.

[John Arne]

The West Ham penalty was also a clear dive by Reid.

[John Arne]

Moss shouldn't referee again this season. It was that bad. I've never booed a ref in my life before yesterday. I've never seen that sort of reaction to a ref from a crowd either.

Moss was awful, however, I do have a little sympathy for him. The amount of cheating and deception in the game was incredible. Most of the decisions were wrong, but he also had to deal with a lot of shit (perhaps of his own making by not booking players for grabbing earlier).

[leedsrevolution]

The West Ham penalty was also a clear dive by Reid.

Yeah I forgot about that. It was a complete dive.

[Browning]

Reid made the most of little contact, where as Vardy went out of his way to force contact and then threw himself on the ground. Both are dives, but Vardy's was worse.

Vardy also probably should have been booked for a bad tackle before the one where he did get booked, so don't think he can complain about the red card.

Still both penalties were a joke unless you're going to give all the other ones, as I've already said.

[Lee]

The FA have charged Vardy with improper conduct (which will mean an extended ban) and the club with a failure to control the players following the West Ham penalty award. Fuck off.

[Giggles]

The FA have charged Vardy with improper conduct (which will mean an extended ban) and the club with a failure to control the players following the West Ham penalty award. Fuck off.

:D fucking hell. Bans and charges all round so. There's not a player in the league that gets sent off gracefully and not a team in the league that takes a penalty (a preposterous one at that) decision gracefully.

Stamp it all out, fair enough, but this all reeks.

[Max Power]

Schlupp winner at Old Trafford to seal the title what scenes

[Lee]

:D fucking hell. Bans and charges all round so. There's not a player in the league that gets sent off gracefully and not a team in the league that takes a penalty (a preposterous one at that) decision gracefully.

To be fair they can't not charge Vardy after he's called the ref a "fucking cunt". He'll get an extra game ban but that doesn't worry me too much. We can either put Okazaki in the main striker role which he's capable of doing, or we go to a 4-2-3-1 which has worked when we've switched it up in games. But the failing to control our players one is a mess of a decision. That fat useless cunt failed to control the game. I hope he's given a week or two off as well.

[leedsrevolution]

No sympathy. He absolutely no right to say anything to the ref after he had cheated.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Yet again only doing it because it's high profile. John Terry would be on a 300 match ban by now if it was applied to all instances of such language.

[Lee]

Wayne Rooney would have had to retire at about 21. Never mind; Leo Ulloa to fire us to the title it is.

[Smiffy]

.....

[Giggles]

Selective.

Then again the FA got it wrong swapping the referee's in the first place.

Did they? I thought it was just for tonight that they swapped.

[John Arne]

How can Leicester be charged with failing to control their players when they only received 4 yellow cards - I thought that charge was something like whenever your team received 6 or more yellows.

Plus Vardy's reaction was strong, but nothing unusual. We see players regularly squaring up to lino's and screaming obscenities at them. I actually agree with the idea of adding a game for his reaction - but then they have to do it for everyone - the inconsistency is what everyone gets annoyed at.

[Smiffy]

.....

[leedsrevolution]

Yeh with my comment I don't think what he did was bad at all. However, if Ashley Young had dived then started mouthing off we'd all want the book thrown at him. I see no difference here.

He cheated. He got sent off for cheating. He moaned that he got sent off for cheating when he did Infact cheat.
Fuck him I say. Deserves whatever they throw at him.

They just need to do that on a consistent basis that's all. I'm sounding very anti Vardy here, but i love how he played non league only four years ago (yes! 4!!) and I do want Leicsester to win the league.

[Waffdon]

I see Chelsea's youth team has donned it again, winning the UEFA Youth League again without five players from last years team.

What a shambles.

[John Arne]

Vitesse will be delighted.

[Lewis]

If you watch enough rugby you start to price shit officials in, so I can't remember when I last SEETHED at a referee.

[Lee]

If you watch enough rugby you start to price shit officials in, so I can't remember when I last SEETHED at a referee.

I always think they're fine. I normally think it's funny to hear other people around me moaning about decisions. Me and the old bloke in front usually just share knowing glances which say "yeah, that was a foul dickheads, wind it in". Yesterday was properly incompetent though. It worked both ways but I think we got the worst of it.

Never mind. I'd have taken a draw with West Ham before yesterday. We should beat Swansea without Vardy and I had United down as a defeat anyway. We'll beat Everton at home. And that should be that. If Spurs drop any points between now and the end of the season two wins will be enough. And they will drop points. If I'm wrong and they don't we'll need to beat Chelsea on the last day. Chelsea are already on the beach.

[Jimmy Floyd]

If we lose our 26 year unbeaten home record to Spurs at this of all times, it'll be such a disgrace we'll have no option but to let you win anyway.

[Weaver]

Lloris; Walker, Alderweireld, Vertonghen, Rose; Dier, Dembele; Lamela, Eriksen, Alli; Kane.

Given; Cameron, Wollscheid, Shawcross, Pieters; Whelan, Imbula; Arnautovic, Affelay, Shaqiri; Bojan.

[Jeet]

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[GS]

The FA are such wankers. Rooney would have had a worldwide ban from football by now if they'd applied this rule consistently.

[Jimmy Floyd]

An utterly ridiculous first ten minutes from Stoke and especially their supporters.

[Waffdon]

Lovely finish. Spurs look good.

[Lee]

Kane is quality. Best English striker for years. Stoke already on holiday unfortunately.

[Max Power]

No urgency from Stoke. Pointless team. Fuck off.

[Magic]

I'll take a Hugo and Toby clean sheet and an Eriksen assist please. :drool:

[Magic]

Since the start of last season Harry Kane has scored 44 Premier League goals, only 10 fewer than Aston Villa in the same period.

:harold:

[Jimmy Floyd]

Going a goal down seem to have prompted them to revert to bollock high studding. Such an horrendous club.

[Magic]

I'm going to play devils advocate here and say the quality of the premier league this season has been atrocious. Entertaining. Yes. Romantic. Yes. But does anyone think these Leicester or Spurs teams would be even getting close to Man Utd '99, The Invincibles or Chelsea '05-06? Even the worst Utd team in living memory (and I'm including the Moyes tenure) have a chance of sneaking into the top 4. I've enjoyed the unpredictability but I'd rather be watching the pinnacle of world football on a Saturday night like I have done in the past. Anyone agree or just me?

:clap:

Spot on Joe.

[hfswjyr]

Why do Stoke hate Danny Rose?

[Lee]

Nah, I'd rather us win the league to be honest. It's bollocks anyway. It isn't significantly (if at all) worse than last season. A shit United team did get in the top four then. The Premier League hasn't been the pinnacle of anything for about a decade now. People are just noticing now because a team whose results they've never had to pay attention to are top of the table.

[Magic]

It's because of some catastrophic managerial decisions by Chelsea/City/Scummers and Arsenal being Arsenal.

[Lewis]

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:lol:

[Giggles]

Why do Stoke hate Danny Rose?

Probably because he played for Leeds.

Everyone hates those cunts.

[Magic]

722141160412725248

:lol:

:D

[Jimmy Floyd]

That's a fake account. Same bollocks that started the rumours of a stabbing at an Arsenal-Spurs derby.

[Magic]

Probably because he played for Leeds.

Everyone hates those cunts.

Yeah, except he never played for us, did he.

It's probably because he's black.

[Max Power]

722141160412725248
:lol:

Incredible shout :D

[Lee]

That's a cracking chant to be fair. Pochettino won't even know who Huntley is.

[Giggles]

Yeah, except he never played for us, did he.

It's probably because he's black.

In thought he signed from Leeds. Must be thinking of someone else.

EDIT: Lennon.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

That is superb.

[Magic]

In thought he signed from Leeds. Must be thinking of someone else.

EDIT: Lennon.

He did sign from us, but he never actually played for us, was just an outstanding young player at youth level.

[Weaver]

Why do Stoke hate Danny Rose?

I'd wondered about them booing as well... I've Googled and only found that he was fouled by Shawcross to get sent off a few seasons ago, then had a go at Geoff Cameron.

I also found this thread on a Stoke forum, where they are all after his blood but don't say why: http://oatcakefanzine.proboards.com/thread/256091/danny-rose

[Raoul Duke]

Feels like the momentum is with Spurs but Leicester probably have enough of a cushion to keep them at bay.

It's going to be such a shame when Woy shoehorns Rooney into the England team and makes the rest of our attack look like mongs. I'd go with Vardy - Kane - Sterling at the moment.

[Magic]

If they fuck it up against Swansea I can't see them getting any more points. Maybe a draw against Everton.

[Baz]

Looks nothing like Ian Huntley. The only similarity is if he ends up at changing clubs (and the Mourinho talk proves to be false) cos then he might end up with a few used United shirts in his house.

[Giggles]

He really has to move this summer and take his chance now.

Sneaky tenner on him rocking up at the Emirates :sherlock:

[Davgooner]

Who?

.

[Magic]

Looks nothing like Ian Huntley. The only similarity is if he ends up at changing clubs (and the Mourinho talk proves to be false) cos then he might end up with a few used United shirts in his house.

Fuck.

[Giggles]

Who?

.

Well not really, but he'd be exactly what they'd like so long as getting this lot to the CL would earn him respect of dealing with a more big-time-charlie type at Arsenal.

He'll end up at Utd anyway.

[CJay]

Sterling's nearly been as bad as Rooney this season.

[Yevrah]

I don't understand putting Vardy or Kane on the wing either.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

That finish :D

[Waffdon]

That really should have been a ridiculously good goal from Spurs there.


welp there's another

[Lee]

If they fuck it up against Swansea I can't see them getting any more points. Maybe a draw against Everton.

You said we weren't going to get more than ten points from January.

Lots of Leicester fans wetting their knickers too. We're five points clear with four to go having drawn against a good West Ham side. We have Swansea and Everton to play at home and an away game at Chelsea who just don't give a fuck. Spurs beating a Stoke side whose season is over doesn't change a thing. We're not crumbling from here. Sky need to hype the narrative lest the title race be seen as boring.

[Baz]

Atrocious miss from Alli.

Could end up six or seven here.

EDIT: The 'you're fucking shit' chant must be the most dreadful thing in the premier league.

[Yevrah]

Why would Leicester not get any points against Chelsea or Man Utd? They're both crap.

[Davgooner]

If you beat Swansea then I'm with you. Fuck that up and I'd have Spurs as favourites and will start the emigration process.

[Lee]

Why would Leicester not get any points against Chelsea or Man Utd? They're both crap.

We'll lose to United, their home form is very good. We'll win the rest I think. We won't need to, mind. Spurs will drop points somewhere.

Bloody good side though. Going to be a shit few years for Dave.

[Giggles]

Bringing on Charlie Adam :D

Pochettino would want to haul off anyone he wants to play in the remainder of the season.

[Jimmy Floyd]

If you come to Stamford Bridge with any sort of lead it's title over. We will not allow Spurs to win the league.

[Lee]

That's cracking. Glad Kane and Alli are in such good form ahead of the Euros. Incidentally, I heard the twats on the Sunday Supplement saying anything less than the semis will be a failure for England this summer. Really? Surely they can't believe that. Presumably just setting the scene for a 'Roy Out' press campaign. Which I'm very happy to get behind.

[Lee]

If you come to Stamford Bridge with any sort of lead it's title over. We will not allow Spurs to win the league.

On current form you'll roll over for Spurs in a couple of weeks though. I think their toughest games are Southampton at the Lane and Newcastle on the final day if the Geordies still have a hope of staying up.

[Davgooner]

If you come to Stamford Bridge with any sort of lead it's title over. We will not allow Spurs to win the league.

Perhaps you lot would mind turning up when Israeli Airlines roll up at the Bridge. Imagine you're playing us.

[Yevrah]

Where we get to in the tournament is not exactly meaningless, but for me, how we play is far more important.

We've got some pretty good young players now and if Roy can't get them playing in an effective manner then there's no point him carrying on.
Lee.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Perhaps you lot would mind turning up when Israeli Airlines roll up at the Bridge. Imagine you're playing us.

The crowd will be bang up for it. Can't promise anything about the players. Maybe the pathetic, useless Fabregas can wear his old Arsenal pants or something.

[Baz]

What're the words to that Delle Alli song they're constantly singing?

No doubt England fans will be droning it out en masse in sports bars up and down the country come the summer.

Still hurts me inside from witnessing a United fan singing the (proper) Steven Gerrard song during the game against Italy. :nono:

[Lee]

Where we get to in the tournament is not exactly meaningless, but for me, how we play is far more important.

We've got some pretty good young players now and if Roy can't get them playing in an effective manner then there's no point him carrying on.
Lee.

We do, but precisely none of them are defenders. Which is a bit of a problem.

[Shindig]

Lascalles is readying himself.

[Sam]

We do, but precisely none of them are defenders. Which is a bit of a problem.

Just go out to outscore everyone, would be entertaining as fuck.

[Waffdon]

What're the words to that Delle Alli song they're constantly singing?

No doubt England fans will be droning it out en masse in sports bars up and down the country come the summer.

Still hurts me inside from witnessing a United fan singing the (proper) Steven Gerrard song during the game against Italy. :nono:

"We've got Alli, Dele Alli,
I just don't think you understand,
He only cost five mil,
He's better than Ozil,
We've got Dele Alli"

[Davgooner]

See also We've got Payet, We've got Ozil, we've got....Capoue.

http://www.wearetheherd.com/forum/Smileys/herd/Boring.gif

[Giggles]

"We've got Alli, Dele Alli,
I just don't think you understand,
He only cost five mil,
He's better than Ozil,
We've got Dele Alli"

The best thing about Alli is that he rekindles fond memories of the transfer committee.

[Jeet]

Ranieri does love finishing 2nd, abit like Wenger loves finishing 4th.

[Giggles]

Also, what has happened Dembele? He's been nothing but a plodder for years.

[Waffdon]

See also We've got Payet, We've got Ozil, we've got....Capoue.

http://www.wearetheherd.com/forum/Smileys/herd/Boring.gif

Same with "It's magic you know...." and "Allez, allez allez oh"

edit: Dembele's always been a don

[Jimmy Floyd]

Dele Alli doesn't even fit the tune.

We've got Falcao
Radamel Falcao
I just don't think you understand
He's Jorge's man
He turns like a van
We've got Radamel Falcao

[Davgooner]

I notice the yids are singing 'Fuck 'em all...' quite a bit these days as well. Cunts.

[Lewis]

When I heard their 'You're fucking shit' chant in the United match I thought you could see it coming back to haunt them when Mourinho toilets a 1-0 out of them on his way to the title.

[Jimmy Floyd]

I think you'll find Mourinho's off to Everton.

[Max Power]

Also, what has happened Dembele? He's been nothing but a plodder for years.

Blood doping.

[Lewis]

I think you'll find Mourinho's off to Everton.

He doesn't play good enough football for them.

[Mellberg]

http://www.itv.com/news/central/2016-04-18/bernsteins-and-kings-resignation-letter-in-full/

:facepalm:

[CJay]

Dembele's always had the quality. Plodder is not how I would have described him. He just had no consistency, even within individual games sometimes.

[Mellberg]

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/football/7085727/Gabby-Agbonlahor-pictured-on-laughing-gas-and-drinking-in-London-hotel-on-night-Aston-Villa-were-relegated.html

:facepalm:

[Magic]

Can't believe Lescott said being relegated was a weight off their shoulders. What an obnoxious cunt.

[Mellberg]

Lescott was just a drop in the ocean of farce that we've become. The club's fucked.

[SvN]

http://i.imgur.com/V0OUFXo.jpg

:D What an amazing photo that is

[Reg]

@Raoul I'd go with those three in a diamond with Sterling no10. He did it well for Liverpool.


The FA have charged Vardy with improper conduct (which will mean an extended ban) and the club with a failure to control the players following the West Ham penalty award. Fuck off.
They should have charged Vardy. But then you could say the same for Rooney a thousand times as has been said (I'm not sure he's said quite the same as Vardy). But regarding controlling players that seems a little strange given players crowd around refs fairly often.

What do you mean by the ref trying to control the game, in your other post?

[Magic]

Lescott was just a drop in the ocean of farce that we've become. The club's fucked.

You won't go straight back up either. In fact I genuinely think you'll 'do a Leeds'.

[Mellberg]

If we don't come back up then that's fine. We'll still play football every weekend. What I do want is the owner and practically the entire squad out the door.

[Lewis]

He looks like Foe with jaundice.

[Raoul Duke]

Villa will be a great game on FM next season

[Lee]

@Raoul I'd go with those three in a diamond with Sterling no10. He did it well for Liverpool.


They should have charged Vardy. But then you could say the same for Rooney a thousand times as has been said (I'm not sure he's said quite the same as Vardy). But regarding controlling players that seems a little strange given players crowd around refs fairly often.

What do you mean by the ref trying to control the game, in your other post?

Yes, they should have charged Vardy. I've said so.

I mean the referee lost control of the game. In fact he never really had it. That would appear to be the general consensus too.

[Sam]

You won't go straight back up either. In fact I genuinely think you'll 'do a Leeds'.

They'll 'do a Wolves' and get relegated again in my opinion.

[Mellberg]

Confusing hope and expectation?

[Jimmy Floyd]

It's actually quite hard to go straight through the Championship. There is some wank down there. Then pretty much impossible to go through League One unless you get a Portsmouth style points deduction. Lord knows Coventry have tried.

[wullie]

In two to three years we'll be talking about how the bright side is that at least we'll win some games in League Two, and that fella's ragged 'We'll be back' sign from Villa Park in 2001 can get another airing.

[Sam]

Confusing hope and expectation?

Hardly, can see the glaring parallels between both clubs, albeit Villa are in a worse state.

[Byron]

Looking at VillaTalk I wasn't quite aware as to simply how unfit Agbonlahor is now.

From this:


http://i4.birminghammail.co.uk/incoming/article53391.ece/ALTERNATES/s615b/C705F04C-CCF9-3DD7-5EEDF7A3D5F8B859.jpg

To this:

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2015/05/02/22/2831D52C00000578-0-image-a-3_1430602765808.jpg

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BwXmULkCMAIJhGK.jpg

Never mind the fact that he looks like a fucking paedo.

[elth]

Ahhh, I remember the heady days of Villa fans swearing their new American owner was nothing like those other clueless opportunistic chancers who were ruining clubs.

[Kikó]

Good luck to Swansea then...