It's really hard to remodel because part of conditionsl in WH getting it that it has to remain a functioning athletics stadium in the summer, but I suppose in theory it can be done. I'm not so confident they can control what goes on outside, though, just because of the geography of the surrounding area.

It's fucked basically.

I'm beyond the attracted/repelled stage and just think of her as a deity now.

what's the name of your goddess?

i must investigate

(if she's a drag queen, i might join the cult)

Colombia vs Chile right now. No Medel. No Alexis.

EDIT: Oh, and Brazil vs Argentina in a couple of hours. If you're into that sorta thing...

oh shit, mexico beat USA 2-1 yesterday. missed that. what a shit futbol weekend this seems!

any good games on the horizon?

It's internationals. As someone who had to watch the horror of England at the Euros my enthusiasm for internationals is at a nadir. Watching the England/Scotland game last night was akin to torture. How the players in the England squad can play so well for their respective teams (Sterling being one) but be so god AWFUL with England is beyond me.

England play Spain on Tuesday. Won't be surprised if it's a drubbing by Spain. I actually kind of want it to be.

HOWEVER, looking to next week Bayern play Dortmund. You gonna watch it symbols?

yeah. fifa weekend rarely has good games.

why doesn't the UK unify their football? they could be such a good squad. you'd get bale.


oh, i might wanna check that out, office permitting


HELL

YES

!!!

I feel the same. I never even bothered watching the game last night. I'll watch us in the big tournaments or if it's a really key qualifier but even then ... My enthusiasm for them is at rock bottom.

Southgate will probably get the job and I don't have a problem with that, but it's just more mediocrity.I might be a little more interested if they gave it to Hoddle again, but even then only a little bit. The players themselves just don't inspire me at all.


The idea comes up from time to time but I don't think there's any appetite for it among fans. And while Bale would obviously be a great addition, I don't think anyone else would be a significant difference maker. A stronger squad, obviously, but still a long way from great.

Southgate getting the job just makes the whole thing even worse. A totally uninspired choice of somebody who'll just toe the line for the FA.

Problem is that there's the million pound question of who to have instead?

I'd let Hoddle have another go but it won't happen. And the problem seems beyond any manager. Although nothing really explains what the problem actually is. The players are under no more pressure than those of lots of other countries, and while the Prem is sometimes blamed for its high intensity, it doesn't seem to affect its foreign players, when they play for their country. The whole, we're just not that good, thing, makes most sense but even with that, we're definitely better than our record in big tournaments suggests.

November 15, 20:30:
— Argentina vs Colombia
— Chile vs Uruguay

Can't tell ya if they're gonna be "good", but they're certainly very important on the road to Putinland 2018. Cavani may be shopping for a butt-plug as we speak...

EDIT: That's 20:30 local, I believe, so UTC/GMT -3.

sooooooo-eeeeettttt!

thanks man!

Schweinsteiger off to MLS?

https://www.theguardian.com/football...s-chicago-fire

Chile 3 - Uruguay 1. Cavani struck first, but Vargas (seconds before the end of the first half) and Alexis (twice) turned shit around. Oh, and Bravo blocked the fuck out of a penalty shot by Luis The Racist Cannibal Suárez...

man! that's an early retirement. he'll kick ass here though. maybe


i totally couldn't get access to that. thanks for the update!

superfun bayern vs. dortmund @ signal iduna

dortmund ahead 1-0 at halftime. for a while they played like the old klopp squad but now have slowed down a bit and things are more even.

bayern's starpower not quite gelling like ti should, though there are a bunch of injuries/unavailables. still...

hooo-leeeee-shiiiiiit dortmund beats bayern 1-0 rb leipzig goes to the top and i'm really liking the bundesliga this year

gotta catch a replay of yesterday's leipzig game soon. they're this year's leicester.

No big upsets in the Prem today, and no real stand-out performances by the sounds of things. West Ham managed to lose 3 points in extra time against a pretty shitty Spurs side, but that's just the way our season's going so far. I think we'll just about avoid relegation but that's about the most I can hope for at the moment. Apart from our board resisting any urge to sack Bilic, who's about the only good thing associated with the club right now.

sorry about your team man

but holy shit pep and klopp are fighting for first place-- again!

and pep has the megadollars-- again!

Liverpool and MC were both pretty average today. The international break won't have helped.

That aside, Liverpool have no European football to distract them and a phenomenal midfield, so if Klopp can keep them fit I think they have a very good chance of going all the way.

On their day MC are phenomenal but I can see them throwing points away in games they should win.