yuletide yuletide yuletide!

[meretricula]

let us ignore the moronic wank and focus on the joyous fact that FOOTBALL RPF IS OFFICIALLY ELIGIBLE. oh god I don't even know what to ask for. I mean, Zlatan and Maxwell, bros 4 lyfe? bb Silva settling in at Man City, getting babied by Carlos Tevez? Zlatan + Barcelona midgets in happier times, generally goofing off and being ridiculous? Patrice Evra, Park Ji-Sung and Carlos Tevez bonding despite linguistic difficulties at ManUtd? an actual Goldilocks and the Three Bears AU with Fernando Torres as Goldilocks (come on, it's so apt) and Pepe, DVilla and Fernando Llorente as Papa, Mama and Baby Bear? BARCELONA BABY DREAM TEAM? Xavi and Iniesta, footballing soulmates? Barça Lolita slutting it up with lots of older men? David Villa visiting Pepe in Liverpool for New Year's (THIS ACTUALLY HAPPENED OMG I JUST READ AN INTERVIEW WITH DAVID AND HE TALKED ABOUT IT BROTP 4EVER)? Victor, Pepe and Miniesta in the academy years, complete with Pepe's snoring keeping everybody up at night (THIS ALSO ACTUALLY HAPPENED GOD I LOVE MY FANDOM)? Pep and Figo somehow get a happy ending? Barcelona locker room shenanigans? TOO MANY OPTIONS.

seriously kicking myself for not thinking to nominate RPF - Spanish athletes. could have asked for the Spanish NT gangbanging Rafa after the World Cup. come on, I can't be the only one who wants it. XD

also? Questionable Content is on the list. the Tequila Monster is one of the characters. this could be good.

I don't even know what to offer. IS IT YULETIDE YET?

ETA: can't believe I didn't remember this before posting. THE BARÇA LOLITA FINALLY SCORED!!! (hahaha at the fact that Leo apparently pouted at Pep until Pep agreed to let him play. and then gave Bojan that goal. it was totally a gift, let's not kid ourselves, but hopefully he'll feel more confident and start kicking ass the way we know he can!)

Comments

[meretricula.livejournal.com]

I updated it! (http://meretricula.livejournal.com/156226.html) so now there is Victor! ...and actually if you have any article links for the Pep and Figo fiasco that you could give me they would be much appreciated, because that section is kind of pathetically bare. XD but this is what the Yuletide spirit is about! writing things that don't get written for the one person who really really really wants them!

[stickmarionette.livejournal.com]

Unfortunately most of the articles written around that time aren't publicly available on the internet any more, so most of my sources are 1) Spanish and 2) from academic databases which archive old newspaper articles. There are a few related ones from the Guardian here and here for general background, and a nice, long article on the transfer.

[meretricula.livejournal.com]

muchas gracias! ...hmm. actually. is there a Spanish database that archives match reports? (like, result, squad list, goals and cautions, nothing fancy.) ESPN only goes back to 2007, irritatingly enough.

[stickmarionette.livejournal.com]

You're welcome! :D

For general, no-frills stats: http://www.rsssf.com/

Barcelona games and other stats, but requires a little Spanish to navigate: http://webdelcule.com/

[meretricula.livejournal.com]

excellent. :D already enabling me to fix minor continuity errors!