JamieZ

http://youtu.be/FWwxJZQQRko Yesterday, I was listening to Minor Threat, Bad Brains, and Dead Kennedys. Today, smooth pop.

Big, dumb, no-frills, garage-influenced rock & roll.

The Raveonettes - Pe'ahi

I think he signed with Roma He did not. Last I heard Napoli was the likely landing spot for him. Word is the Roma deal fell through after a transfer fee had been agreed and that it's now down to Napoli and Inter.

I think there's one obvious centre back that probably won't be here next season. Yeah, I suppose I was trying to be optimistic.

Greg Seltzer from No Short Corners and MLSsoccer.com has reported that Villa are one of the English clubs who have expressed an interest in MLS centreback Matt Besler. I'm sure this link won't exactly inspire fits of delight on here, but I think he's a solid player who plays well out of the back. I'm not exactly sure who we'd be letting go of, though, to make room for another centreback.

Hey!

Good on you, Deutschland. The best team won.

GET IN THERE!!!

I'd be excited about Ki. I think Ban Ki-moon would be a great signing in terms of enhancing our global profile.

If the vocals sound familiar, the singer is currently in a band called Ghost.

Tommy didn't even produce or play on this album, but you know how it goes—you listen to one Ramones song and then you listen to another. These things happen. I think this is actually my favorite Ramones song.

SPC ECO - 'The Art of Pop' SPC ECO is the dude from Curve and some girl who isn't Toni Halliday.

Özil misses wide! That could back to haunt them!

The people across the street from me with the Brazil flag hanging from their window are cheering rabidly every time Germany score. I feel like someone should tell them Brazil are the team in yellow getting massacred right now.

There's something to be said for a totally righteous chick drummer, too.

Bradley was also played out of position at this World Cup, due in part to Altidore's injury and Dempsey playing alone up top. Pushing Bradley up the pitch freed up plenty of space for Jones, who was able to roam the centre of the pitch and was an absolute monster, but it did no favors for Bradley, who excels in a box-to-box role. Is Bradley currently one of the very best midfielders in the world? No, probably not. Would he walk into the Villa midfield and give the team some much-needed shape. Yes, I believe so. Bradley's not the type of player who can fit seamlessly into any system, but he's always learning and always improving and I don't think anyone has seen the best of him yet. He's a physical specimen, but I think his intelligence will start to shine through even more over the coming years. And while I do agree that this World Cup was short of his standard, I don't think it was anywhere nearly as bad as people are suggesting. Word is that Yedlin is just a short way off from signing with Roma, where he'll finish the season with Seattle and then go out on loan for a year to another Serie A squad.