Pre-Season Sucks

Bad. It sucks really bad.

You know it's bad when you're celebrating a New York Red Bulls goal against Spurs. Yes, it was Henry, and yes, it was against Spurs, but there should really be better things out there to be watching and celebrating. Like a good signing. And I don't mean Sol Campbell.

I mean, things are so bad, I have to resort to news surrounding the French national team. I mean, it's not just because Laurent Blanc has suspended the entire World Cup team for their friendly against Norway. But because the game's supposed to be on 11 August. That's 5 days before our kick-off. What kind of stupid time is that for a meaningless international friendly?

AND - now that the entire bunch of "completely stupid" (Hugo Lloris, not me) idiots have been suspended, I'm sure it means calling up Samir Nasri, and knowing how these things work, how much are we going to put on him picking up some stupid injury while on top form?

This French team, I tell you - if it's not the manager suspending the sorry lot, it's a couple getting involved in some under-age sex scandal. That rules out Benzema for Norway as well? Okay, maybe not, but you get the sorry drift.

Poor Eduardo has headed off to Shakhtar Donetsk then. Poor Crozilian. Hope he deals with the cold alright. Gonna need some nifty hot water bottles for that leg. What more, apart from having had to deal with learning English - this a Croatian who spoke Portugese, he's now been told: buck up on that Russian, comrade! Ah well, he's Croatian, so it shouldn't be too bad. He's gonna have Едуардo on his shirt too? Cool.

These days, no news is news without some reference to Barca. Some mass hysteria/stupidity going on there, man. It's now Davia Villa talking about Cesc, as we all know - and this is another one for the scrap book too:

“I am not the Barcelona coach, nor the person responsible for reinforcements, but personally I will do the maximum to get Cesc here.”

Er, which is what? Chloroform? Kidnapping? Hypnosis? Voodoo? Stuff him in the suitcase?

Maybe it was just the translation from Spanish. Whatever. Screw me. These guys are weird.

That's it then. Maybe tomorrow, we'll take a look at the wonderful situation surrounding our four goalkeepers. You know you're up shit creek when you take a look at training photos, see four guys training between the sticks, and all you can say is...ah shiiiit.