The turtle

Playoff mix, like a real challenge. It's not enough to make small progress, year on year.. to then be broken up by the big clubs buying power in a few years; healthier bank balance, square one on the pitch isn't why you watch football. (Plus before you know it , hola relegation battle) Promotion is not the be all and end all. But to be a successful season, go into is game 42-43 knowing if you win those last 3 or 4, you're top 6.

I went to the coppa Italia derby last uear (0-0) Quite simply , go What an experience, what a place

Any idea why a club founded by expats somehow went down the route of not wanting to sign non Italian players? Seems an odd position to take, thus leading to the creation of inter

Oh how you disappoint me, la real and real are Miles apart. As a better Spanish speaker than me I expected better. (I did actually doubt myself, so sent a few messages of confirmation ?) La real is the nickname, literally the royals. It's not the same. (In the way that real and atleti are not nicknames) if you said, how did real play this weekend? Everybody would assume Madrid. The LA matters ?️ Real/Madrid= it's pretty much in equal measure. Sociadad/la real = Betis Ps. Even within this thread, cityexile took the real route

With Milan and inter it especially works due to how inter were founded. ...... However Take Madrid getting the REAL treatment, disregarding betis, sociadad, and others. I mean they even get Madrid, as though atletico or vallecano have no say. Guess other countries fans are less sensitive to their full name being stolen, not recognized, disrespected. They are what they are and they own it.

As i said to @elhombrecito, those two years were an incredible adventure. A wild ride where everything and anything first felt mythical then became a reality. the story may have had a "tragic movie ending" but the journey to get there; if you were lucky enough to live it, you'll truly understand.

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You tried buddy, you tried

J-E-T-S jets jets jets My all time favourite nfl team.

A great loss to football coverage in the west country. The man is a legend. And he become one crossing yet belonging to both football lines at that Impossible shoes to fill.

He was fantastic on talksport for all the reasons you stated. Simply a person who loves football and didn't take himself seriously at all either.

Sure was..... The sheer pace that game was played at was a real f$$k me moment.

What opinions did you have on football have you had which turned out to be beyond wrong? Mine was being adamant torres wouldn't get 15 goals for Liverpool in his first season in england. He blew me out the water.

Dont feel bad , i predicted the GJ league one promotion team had no hope in the division above, based on 90 mins of non city championship football

You mean you dont remember his whole 6 games?

The San siro deserves one more champions Derby before it goes. I wanted it to be in this round. If that came to be, would try very hard to go.

Union berlin (from what I've heard it's another level of support, they are actually worried the secret is out) San siro - not long left. Drink in the centre, then go. Incredible city centre/average city overall though Atletico Madrid - bigger the game the better. Cadiz (their whole football culture is based on party, who cares about the result ? it's high on my list to visit, heard a lot of good things) Tenerife - Sunshine + drinks + football. Especially if you can mix with carnival in February. Atalanta - read about them. Utterly committed City to their team. Even if the city airport does serve Milan (useful for going) ................. P.s Bilbao v sociadad - the most curious of all derbies.

It's awful.

Thanks......i learnt something. Until today, i thought it was jose who learnt from bobby, then avb who learnt from jose. Clearly not??

I believe in this case it was Mourinho. (I could be wrong) But that's not Just luck, as he got his start from sir bobby.

Thanks for that ..... Lottery numbers is a better way to be spot on you know?

She started as a runner in 2009. Youtube darts interviews was considered her big break She then did her own video blog, sent it to her boss, thought it would get ripped apart, but they loved it. She's more than earnt her right to be absolutely anywhere, and she started at the very bottom at that. .......... Besides, even if you were correct, how are people ever supposed to be experienced enough to be there, if never given a chance in the first place.

Cider n city fits equally

and then we went and took 4 ******* points.

As always ... Hate it when your point is beyond on the money.