Troglodyte

Especially on roundabouts, which I think I have already complained about in here. It's just so bloody annoying when you're waiting at a busy roundabout and jerks keep turning off at the exit you're coming out of, without indicating to let you know you can go!

John Butler Trio - Don't Wanna See Your Face

I'd like to go around Europe but on the trains (Interrail looks good) as the car seems a bit of a hassle/too much work. Looking at this summer or next; would this be that much more expensive that going by car etc, particularly if looking out for overnight sleeper trains between cities?

Awesome.

Mastodon - Blood and Thunder

General, as an American with close ties to England, what is your reaction to the 2018 and 2022 World Cups being staged in Russia and Qatar respectively, over the likes of England and the USA?

Qatar beat USA 14-8 in the fourth round of voting, but almost claimed it in the first round. First round: Australia 1, Japan 3, USA 3, Korea Republic 4, Qatar 11

Second round: Holland/Belgium 2, Spain/Portugal 7, Russia 13

In the first round of voting, England got 2 votes, Holland/Belgium 4, Spain/Portugal 7 and Russia 9, Fifa have confirmed.

From the Guardian:

The Guardian has posted eight 'Defeated England's Villains'. One of them includes our fans: What a load of horse shit! I usually like the Guardian's football section, but this is irritating to say the least. To be labelled like that as an Aston Villa fan, due to some idiot's immediate overreaction to losing the World Cup bid, is not on.

What a bitch!

Fixed. And they were fighting like beavers, Jeff!

Grr... lost in the Conference play-off semi finals in my first season with Mansfield. Completely overhauled the squad, and had a great pre-season (drew with Stoke and had a couple of 5-0 wins). Second season, and I get one point from my first 4 games, including 7-4 and 5-0 defeats. Almost all my players have terrible morale. I assume it's because I've signed basically a whole new team, and they're struggling to gel. I didn't want to change formation, seeing as all the bars in the match preperation area were full; although I'm not sure if this itself is some kind of bug, as I'd not been using the formation long. That said, it was only a basic 4-4-2. I switched to a different formation in an attempt to stop leaking so many goals, which so far has been relatively effective. I'm still in 18th though, after nine games. Then, annoyingly, my board (grudgingly, on the second time of asking) decided to accept my request to relay the (very poor) pitch. This is marked as complete, with a start date of 06/08/2011, and a finish date of 07/07/2011. That's right, before it had even started. And my pitch condition is still 'very poor'. I can't make another request to relay it, either. The board do seem strange, too: the youth facilities were being upgraded all the way through last season, and then when the bar on the boardroom screen was finally full, they decided to cancel the upgrade on financial grounds. I don't have a lot of money, but why wait until it's practically ready? They've since (around a month later!) agreed to do it again, and I'm hoping it gets completed this time.

Just been out in it here in Lincoln, it's coming to well above my ankles and still coming down!

I've just read a stat that Xavi attempted 117 passes, and completed 114. Unbelievable.

Absolutely amazing. One of the most accomplished performances I'll ever see. This Barcelona team are incredible. Such a great match!

Arguably the biggest match in world football tonight! The game is live on SS1, but being a poor student I'm hoping to find a good stream later. Barça are at home, but Real are currently holding top spot in the league - one point ahead of their rivals. Messi's form has been out of this world lately, and the focus will obviously be on him to steal the show from Cristiano Ronaldo (...again). Real's team coach was attacked on its arrival in Barcelona and the tension is certainly mounting. Mourinho has, unsurprisingly, complained about the choice of referee. Promises to be an absolute cracker (although now I've said that, it'll probably be a boring 0-0 anticlimax). Here's to a great game though, and to a Barcelona victory! Match preview

I'm enjoying the game, despite a few bugs. Certainly nothing to spoil it so far, imo. One that I did have though was that my best striker at Mansfield Town got injured and the press asked me twice if this would give Michael Reiziger a chance to get into the team. That's right, former Holland defender Michael Reiziger, who was an unemployed coach at the time on the game. Very odd!

Fair enough then if you're playing properly. Got my copy today and am currently installing it. Goodbye life!

Surely it's easier for you though, being as you check players' PA and CA, which are supposed to be hidden? Personally I think it's pretty much the same as cheating if you're doing that.

Can we not talk about players' CA/PA in here, or other hidden attributes? Fair enough if that's just me complaining - I'll stay out if so.

You managed to get the font slightly bigger in the title of that report then Always nice to see Podolski & co. get a good thrashing.

You think that's good? There's a guy down at my local apparently turning water into wine!

HANDBALL!!