xabi the red

well i'll raise a huge english pint to the man then!

http://spaces.msn.com/worldcup-es-uk/blog/ is this for real? seems a bit basic for a man of his class... "Now and then I have an English pint too - not as often as some people, but every now and then. It takes some getting used to: they're huge compared to Spanish beers. But you've got to embrace British culture, haven't you?!"

xabi. then sami. i really hope he stays on at the club after he stops playing. plus the mixture of sheer joy and sheer suprise when he scores is always a pleasure to see.

true

like the way kewell turned it on and put in the cross for the OG just after the crowd were singing his name...

bizarrely after a 7-0 victory, i'd have had hyypia up there for MOM...i love him on this form, nothing getting past him on the floor or in the air. great player in liverpool's history. gerarrd and crouch and kewell etc were all good too etc etc..

6-1 would have really taken the piss.

spot the difference

good post that. on a good thread. He won't leave. Pako won't let him...

seems tabloids are tabloids the world over. In todays Marca (daily footy rag and supposed Madrid mouthpiece) the frontpage says Hierro and Del Bosque are set to return as management team. Yesterday, the same paper said Capello was favourite. Last saturday it said Perez wanted Rafa...then Perez resigned. What a job! Getting paid for eating and making things up. there should be a photo of todays frontpage on the left of this. http://www.marca.es

dunno. i'm in madrid...

Watching this on Tv. Xabi is having a great game - seems to be everywhere in midfield. Luis Garcia is his usual self. Pretty anonymous for the first 20 minutes, then played a killer reverse pass in the build up to the goal, then forced a fairly tricky save out of the keeper. Fabregas is having a good game as well to be fair.

just seen the press conference on Tv over here (madrid)

bit of a mismatched fight. Academic Dr. Rogan Taylor (Intellectual Heavyweight) vs Kenny Sansom (Heavyweight)

can't remember which radio pundit it was. but a few years back after another Murphy free kick, they came out with "Danny's been scoring with benders all season!" eat your heart out NOTW

he could do with cutting out that celebration though. like heskey's dj one a while back - gone on far too long. nice goal though.

Anyone know what Robben said to Reina? It must have bordered on dissent for pepe to flip like that.

isn't Parry our mascot?

I asked a Spanish mate about him, who said "overrated. nothing special" no big loss i feel.

I saw eto'o score 4 for mallorca at the bernabau a few years back. madrid got stuffed 5-1. top quality. but my missus sorted out the tickets, as she's spanish (and from a family of madrid fans). not that helpful - just wanted to say i went to that game.

errr did Parry not get Benitez? Clown!

sorry wrong thread. this is the bizarre lawsuit threatening chat...my mistake

what a goal from crouch last night eh!

i got balague's rafa book this christmas. good read, including contribution from TLW's very own Dave U. What a pisser that Josemi's mug is right there on the back cover next to stevie g in istanbul. i've been living in madrid the last 4 months and even the spaniards laugh and take the piss when i mention his name. so long Jose Miguel.