Christ on a bike! I hadn't read the caption and hoestly thought it was a sumo wrestler.

Weekend rounded off with Rayo Vallecano promoted to La Liga, Rayo Majadahonda promoted to Segunda...



...and Barça B relegated to Div 2B!

comment by it'sonlyagame (U6426)
posted 27 minutes ago
Christ on a bike!I hadn't read the caption and hoestly thought it was a sumo wrestler.
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the skill even a grossly overweight maradona has though

it's nuts

Cádiz in the 5-way scrap for the final playoff spot. Gonna be hard, especially to pick team morale up after conceding an injury time equaliser at home to Tenerife yesterday.

In all likelihood, we'll need to beat Granada away on the final day and pray that Valladolid get a result against Osasuna.

As they stand:

64 Cádiz
64 Valladolid
64 Osasuna
62 Numancia
62 Oviedo

Final week fixtures:
Granada-Cádiz
Valladolid-Osasuna
Numancia-Leonesa
Oviedo-Huesca

Granada don't really have anything to play for, but Osasuna have the head to head over Cádiz, so will go into the playoffs if the beat Valladolid away. Cádiz have the h2h over Valladolid, but Osasuna would come out on top in any 3-way tie.

Oviedo and Numancia only come into the picture if both of the other games end in a draw. Haven't worked out what happens in the event of 4- or 5-way draws.

comment by it'sonlyagame (U6426)
posted 25 minutes ago
Weekend rounded off with Rayo Vallecano promoted to La Liga, Rayo Majadahonda promoted to Segunda...



...and Barça B relegated to Div 2B!
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farza B

my kid bro is back in england btw

he's signed a contract with a league side

Good news, peks. I hope the overseas stint proves to have been a good experience for him. From what little I've seen, he appears to have the quality to do well.

comment by it'sonlyagame (U6426)
posted 13 minutes ago
Good news, peks. I hope the overseas stint proves to have been a good experience for him. From what little I've seen, he appears to have the quality to do well.
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he loved it in may ways at san roque

tells me it has improved him as a player no end

the extra tactical and technical skill players have in spain at that level compared to england has helped him develop alot

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6pR5BNOL2Y

It's ironic that Germany have always had outstanding goalies yet two German 'keepers have gifted us the Champions League this season.

yes. you normally associate german footballers with v good mental strength..the sort who dont make mistakes in high pressure matches

And the third gifted you a 17 Point gap...

The scousers crying about Ramos.

comment by Alexis The King Sanchez (U10026)
posted 4 minutes ago
The scousers crying about Ramos.
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i've been reading the main LFC fans forum today RAWK

absolutely comical the stuff been written about the match there

it's all a big conspiracy against them

There's no better sight than a filthy scouser in tears lads

No way did Ramos think of injuring Salah there. It's ridiculous. Salah fell squarely on his other shoulder, not the one Ramos locked onto, and by the time they hit the ground Ramos had already let go of Salah to cushion his own fall.

Plus, I'm not sure Ramos is even smart enough to devise a way of injuring an opponent that doesn't involve simply booting him straight up into the air.

hearing dani carvajal is out for just 2 weeks..so may still make the WC squad

I was wondering what happened to him because he walked off fine

he's been getting injured regularly the last 18 months, not good.

yeah i agree.

maybe not taking him would be the best option..as he's quite likely to break down during the WC

Not really. 15/16 was actually his worst for injuries.

This year's hammy was very recent. He only barely made it for the final, and it's not unusual to tweak other muscles that have been forced to work differently during an injury layoff.

His only other spell out this season was due to a viral infection in his pericardium, not an injury.


What makes them more noticeable is that he's tended to suffer injuries in big games (final two years ago, semi last year, QF and final this year) - and that might not entirely be a coincidence.

Just speculating here, but it could point to stress-related issues, which people might remember was also a problem Iniesta suffered from a lot earlier on in his career.

Learning to cope with stress is an important part of a pro footballer's career if you're prone to suffering from it. Many promising players' careers have run aground due to stress and anxiety-related problems.

By the way, before anyone thinks I'm some kind of weird Hafibot, transfermarkt lists players' injury records and is pretty well organised and easy to access!

http://www.espn.com/soccer/uefa-champions-league/775/blog/post/3511406/real-madrids-historic-champions-league-title-obscured-by-online-outrage

nice article by Graham Hunter

Rafa Honigstein is blaming Ramos' elbow on Karius head as a reason for his first mistake ffs

Desperate.