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Title: football anyone? as in soccer...
Post by: chocolate pow! on February 13, 2007, 04:44:56 PM
does anybody out ther enjoy this sport?....

i do and've seen a couple of dudes with a soccer themed avatar so i thought i might bring this up

i think it's pretty much love it or hate it thing here in the us

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Post by: art hellman on February 13, 2007, 04:57:44 PM
im a fan....but i dont have cable, so it's pretty hard to watch except during the World Cup

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Post by: chocolate pow! on February 13, 2007, 05:01:01 PM
yeah, cable pretty much has all the good stuff, but you have to pay extra for the channels that have a lot of soccer except for espn 2 (standard nowadays i think) which carries champions league games live

spanish language like univision/telemundo will once in a blue moon have games from spain or italy
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Post by: Stand and Deliver on February 13, 2007, 06:29:41 PM
I wasn't really a fan until the World Cup.  That really changed my mind and since the beginning of the season I've been following the Premiership pretty closely.  Since I have cable I'm able to pay the extra five dollars a month for Fox Soccer Channel.  Which allows me to either TiVo the EPL Review Show or wake up early on a weekend and watch the match live with a mimosa.

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Post by: Mentos on February 13, 2007, 06:55:58 PM
Football is brilliant. I can only get european league matches, but the really exciting games are from the Copa Libertadore club championship's which I can't get : (
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Post by: reaganomics on February 13, 2007, 07:06:46 PM
im a hockey kinda guy
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Post by: cold budweisers on February 13, 2007, 07:08:54 PM
i like to play it
but to watch it is sooooooooooo boring
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Post by: jared... on February 13, 2007, 08:15:58 PM
I'm with skmbskt, kinda.  played soccer for about 7 years.  Don't watch it much though.  no cable.
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Post by: chocolate pow! on February 13, 2007, 10:36:39 PM
Football is brilliant. I can only get european league matches, but the really exciting games are from the Copa Libertadore club championship's which I can't get : (

i was always casually into it but would get really excited about it every world cup, but after the 2002 world cup i became a big fan and started following european leagues...

i would follow mostly follow online, but on tv too when i could go to a friends house to watch a game...then i got cable i was a happy camper

last summer i went to germany for the world cup (went to us vs italy game) and had the time of my life

if you get fox sports espanol they carry copa libertadores

but yeah i love soccer... the history of the teams, champions league games, fans, the world cup it's all beautiful...and the game when it's played well
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Post by: Mentos on February 13, 2007, 10:56:40 PM
I can't get fox here but there's live streamed games somewhere that televises Boca Junior games. By the way Boca Juniors = best team ever.
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Post by: tonycoxhox on February 13, 2007, 10:59:12 PM
I have this half african half Japanese friend that is like a fucking animal when he plays soccer.

 Some times the people get so mad, they start middle fingering him from behind and all when he takes the ball away from them.

 I like soccer. I don't like accidents that happen though, and then your team is dissapointed.

 3 vs. 3 are GOOD TIMES. Not high times. Just good ol times.
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Post by: hamhead on February 13, 2007, 11:10:47 PM
I play rep soccer. S'fun.
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Post by: Alan on February 14, 2007, 03:42:12 AM
North America and Asia should stay the fuck out of football. It's like watching Europeans play american football, painfully embarrassing. I'm only talking about international competitions, though...
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Post by: Delta on February 14, 2007, 03:51:22 AM
North America and Asia should stay the fuck out of football. It's like watching Europeans play american football, painfully embarrassing. I'm only talking about international competitions, though...
that's so not alan.
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Post by: Alan on February 14, 2007, 04:06:29 AM
I don't know, it just doesn't look natural...
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Post by: Lasero on February 14, 2007, 07:09:39 AM
im a fan....but i dont have cable, so it's pretty hard to watch except during the World Cup


you can watch lots of games online, check out this site http://www.tvfutbol.net. its a spanish website, if you can't figure out how it works there is a FAQ page in english in the forums.
you need a good connection to get decent quality and most of the matches are only with japanese comentators... but its free and it works.
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Post by: china white on February 14, 2007, 07:20:56 AM
I have the same problem as most, the lack of coverage on tv in the states, uless you have some next level set up.  I grew up playing, being from a British family, and got really good. Travelled to Europe to play aswell as around the country, state team etc.  Quit in college because it was too much, less bro and more jock. Went to a few Queen's Park Ranger gaems when living in London.  Live games in the UK are off the hook.  There is no other sport where the crowd becomes so involved, like everyone singing, slaging off the ref in unision, etc.
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Post by: nice weather on February 14, 2007, 09:24:29 AM
I kinda was raised with it, being a german living in Austria. I never was exceptionally good, but I get along. World Cups are always the shit. I'm so gonna see a couple of matches live during the Euro '08 in Austria/Switzerland.
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Post by: E.l.G on February 14, 2007, 08:19:29 PM
I lived in England when I was younger and it's basically all you do there as a kid. Noone to play with here though.
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Post by: 2G on February 14, 2007, 08:47:34 PM
i was kinda into when i was younger, but lost interest a few years ago. I still watch a game here or there though.
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Post by: hair_this_raw on February 14, 2007, 09:01:54 PM
COME ON YOU REDS!!!!!
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Post by: E.l.G on February 14, 2007, 09:34:55 PM
COME ON YOU REDS!!!!!

Which? You a liverpool fan by chance?
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Post by: Mentos on February 14, 2007, 09:42:45 PM
Manchester United?
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Post by: E.l.G on February 14, 2007, 09:45:52 PM
Red Devils.
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Post by: hair_this_raw on February 15, 2007, 01:47:14 AM
fuck that, i support the team that is going to hand barca their separatist asses on tuesday
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Post by: Mentos on February 15, 2007, 01:52:50 AM
Money's on Celtic to assrape Barca at the Champions League.
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Post by: ChoppaTime on February 15, 2007, 02:28:07 AM
more bukkake
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Post by: hair_this_raw on February 15, 2007, 02:46:14 AM
celtic's not going to get the chance
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Post by: Matze on February 15, 2007, 05:59:15 AM
i was a member of vfb stuttgart til 1 or 2 years ago, the club is still in my heart.
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Post by: Lasero on February 15, 2007, 06:35:31 AM
man united are playing the best football in europe right now, i hope they win at least the premier league. and barça - liverpool next week should be a great match, liverpool's champions league games are always good.
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Post by: Stand and Deliver on February 15, 2007, 06:58:18 AM
I agree that Man Utd is killing everyone in it's path.  I'm still hopeful that they'll lose some steam and Chelsea will be able to overtake them in the Premier.
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Post by: nice weather on February 15, 2007, 07:45:22 AM
There is only one german club worth mentioning:
(http://www.loewensupporters.de/vereinslogos/st-pauli.gif)
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Post by: chocolate pow! on February 15, 2007, 12:29:19 PM
fuck that, i support the team that is going to hand barca their separatist asses on tuesday

i like liverpool but i'm a true barça fan first.... and i do believe the reds have a chance with their spanish armada and all and with benitez in charge against barça, but i hope not... should be a great 2 legged tie


and to quote my english friend i met in germany "chelsea are a bunch of fuckin wankers"... i hope they win nothing this year
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Post by: hair_this_raw on February 15, 2007, 05:05:00 PM
while i am no fan of chelsea, i do not mind them winning, for it is the lesser of two evils in de-legitimizing man united, who i am particularly surprised are performing so well after losing ruud.  the ruud/rooney partnership was formidable, but i guess chelski losing gallas was a bigger blow than originally thought.  p.s.  i thought liverpool might be able to pull off a miracle and get the league title before the disasters against everton and newcastle.  i'm a bit more grounded in reality now.
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Post by: methuselah on February 15, 2007, 05:11:03 PM
I still can't believe that Beckham is coming to MLS. Bad fucking move on the MLS's part. David Beckham alone is not going to change america's persona of futbol. The majority of American's don't like futbol, they think its for pussies. I need to get the fox soccer channel so I can finally watch something besides the occasional match.
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Post by: chocolate pow! on February 15, 2007, 06:02:29 PM
I still can't believe that Beckham is coming to MLS. Bad fucking move on the MLS's part. David Beckham alone is not going to change america's persona of futbol. The majority of American's don't like futbol, they think its for pussies. I need to get the fox soccer channel so I can finally watch something besides the occasional match.

i agree with you about most americans won't care about football any more with beckham here and will probably will think that fooball is for "pussies" who for anyone who has seen top quality soccer or played even pick up games knows it isn't....

many people feel that football is boring cause "nothing" ever happens (which isn't true) or only one goal gets scored etc... but i mean baseball isn't much better, and american football wouldn't really be such high scoring games if touchdowns didn't count for 6 points, and aside from the occassional big play it's a really a tedious game (in my opinion) where there's like 2-5 seconds of action before the game is stopped... and damn, fuck those 4-5 hour games...

i get more excited about college football because there's more passion among the fans and history of the rivalries, it's really close to soccer in that aspect

whatever....come back already champions league!
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Post by: Mentos on February 15, 2007, 07:14:55 PM
Americans don't like sports they can't win at.
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Post by: Lasero on February 15, 2007, 08:00:26 PM
Inter Milan will win the CL this year.
oh, and fuck chelsea.
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Post by: E.l.G on February 17, 2007, 01:07:41 AM
Inter Milan will win the CL this year.
oh, and fuck chelsea.

Frill.
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Post by: hair_this_raw on February 17, 2007, 01:09:08 AM
Americans don't like sports they can't win at.

and americans fear anything that competes with baseball, one of the few things that are uniquely american in the sports world.  read all about it in "how soccer explains the world: an unlikely theory of globalization".  it's a very good read and not esoteric at all.

p.s. inter milan are legit communists
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Post by: Mentos on February 17, 2007, 01:27:30 AM
Inter Milan will win the CL this year.
oh, and fuck chelsea.

Money's on Man U but I reckon there's going to be a surprise a finalist, Liverpool comes to mind along with Werder Bremen, Celtic, Porto.
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Post by: Alan on February 17, 2007, 01:50:42 AM
p.s. inter milan are legit communists

Huh?


Anyway, the winter break here is over, the championship continues today. Time to relax in front of the telly with a couple of beers.
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Post by: Supergrass on February 17, 2007, 10:31:13 AM
Money's on Man U but I reckon there's going to be a surprise a finalist, Liverpool comes to mind along with Werder Bremen, Celtic, Porto.

Werder are out already...they are playing in the UEFA Cup now....
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Post by: E.l.G on February 17, 2007, 12:16:17 PM
Fuck, I wish I could watch games here.
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Post by: hair_this_raw on February 18, 2007, 01:41:14 AM
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Huh?


Anyway, the winter break here is over, the championship continues today. Time to relax in front of the telly with a couple of beers.


sorry, the oligarchs that run inter milan are commies, soviet style where they preach but the disparity between that and their practice is noticeable.  fuck calcio anyway
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Post by: Alan on February 18, 2007, 03:49:25 AM
That's funny, considering their fans are right wing.
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Post by: hair_this_raw on February 18, 2007, 11:13:57 AM
well, communism is right wing, fascism is to the left, so i guess its funny
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Post by: hair_this_raw on February 18, 2007, 11:39:22 AM
anyone else hear about craig bellamy hunting down john arne riise while drunk and hitting his legs with golf clubs?  shit's weak son
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Post by: Stand and Deliver on February 18, 2007, 11:53:27 AM
anyone else hear about craig bellamy hunting down john arne riise while drunk and hitting his legs with golf clubs?  shit's weak son

Who does he think he is, Tonya Harding?
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Post by: artichoke on February 18, 2007, 12:00:27 PM
well, communism is right wing, fascism is to the left, so i guess its funny

That's a joke, right?
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Post by: Alan on February 18, 2007, 02:16:57 PM
Sure sounds like one.
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Post by: hair_this_raw on February 18, 2007, 09:24:53 PM
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well, communism is right wing, fascism is to the left, so i guess its funny
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That's a joke, right?

i thought that was right.  i don't want to come across as one of cunts who make stupid comments on here, but i thought on the political spectrum, communism was on the extreme right while fascism was to the extreme left.  if i am wrong, then i learned something.
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Post by: E.l.G on February 18, 2007, 09:36:03 PM
Very, very wrong. Although at this point it's a fairly arbitrary distinction aside from the somewhat obscure cultural reference.
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Post by: artichoke on February 18, 2007, 10:15:05 PM
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well, communism is right wing, fascism is to the left, so i guess its funny
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That's a joke, right?
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i thought that was right.  i don't want to come across as one of cunts who make stupid comments on here, but i thought on the political spectrum, communism was on the extreme right while fascism was to the extreme left.  if i am wrong, then i learned something.

Without going into too much detail, communism is the liberal one.  Everybody shares everything and power is shared between everyone.  Real world communist countries don't really live up to this, but it's the theory we're talking about.  Fascism is where the government controls everything, and is on the right.

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/73/The_More_You_Know.jpg)
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Post by: hair_this_raw on February 19, 2007, 01:18:22 AM
appreciate it.  i should probably should have figured that out by deductive reasoning, but i guess its one of those things you don't realize until someone outright tells you, kinda like how horses are not indigenous to America.  anyways, back to soccer...

anyone think ronaldinho for cristiano ronaldo is a good trade?
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Post by: chocolate pow! on February 19, 2007, 11:27:01 AM


anyone think ronaldinho for cristiano ronaldo is a good trade?
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i'm saying no, but c. ronaldo is younger than ronaldinho...hmmm tough one but if was too happen it would be bitter sweet...

barca should hold on to saviola
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Post by: Lasero on February 19, 2007, 11:38:52 AM

barca should hold on to saviola
agreed. keep saviola, and get rid of Etoo asap.

and i hope cristiano stays in man utd, if he does leave, i hope he goes to realmadrid and ruins his career.

and my team won yesterday,but are only out of relegation zone by goal difference,and next week they're playing against barcelona...
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Post by: chocolate pow! on February 20, 2007, 02:47:03 PM
only watched a little of arsenal v psv today... just read about lille and man u...any one see the game? what happened?

i think bayern will knock out real
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Post by: Mentos on February 20, 2007, 06:55:00 PM
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agreed. keep saviola, and get rid of Etoo asap.

and i hope cristiano stays in man utd, if he does leave, i hope he goes to realmadrid and ruins his career.

and my team won yesterday,but are only out of relegation zone by goal difference,and next week they're playing against barcelona...

Keep Eto'o sell Gudjenson to Newcastle in order to replace Michael Owen.
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Post by: sebastian toombs on February 20, 2007, 07:27:31 PM
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well, communism is right wing, fascism is to the left, so i guess its funny
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That's a joke, right?
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i thought that was right.  i don't want to come across as one of cunts who make stupid comments on here, but i thought on the political spectrum, communism was on the extreme right while fascism was to the extreme left.  if i am wrong, then i learned something.


think of the 'political spectrum' as horseshoe shaped.  fascism is on the extreme right, communism on the extreme left.  yet they are kind of close to each other...
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Post by: hair_this_raw on February 20, 2007, 10:40:01 PM
thanks, my history classes are only up to the Victorian era, so these philosophies have yet to be breached in full.

and the comment about inter milan being communists was not expounded upon nearly enough by me and it is easy to understand the reactions i got.  but anywho, its not interesting enough to rehash.

Liverpool 3-2 Barca tomorrow
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Post by: Lasero on February 21, 2007, 12:58:41 AM
Barça 2 - 2 Liverpool
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Post by: The Slap Poster Formerly Known As Shughe on February 21, 2007, 09:17:36 AM
does anybody out ther enjoy this sport?....

i do and've seen a couple of dudes with a soccer themed avatar so i thought i might bring this up

i think it's pretty much love it or hate it thing here in the us



i played for over 10 years. played all of the country and played in italy and germany
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Post by: Alan on February 21, 2007, 10:46:35 AM
I've seen this show on some private Italian channel where they show games, but the teams are made up, it's like a reality show and they play for some fake trophy. It's pretty bizarre. But then again, my Italian is pretty bad so I may be wrong.
I just meant to say that it's weird that anyone would air shit like that.
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Post by: Stand and Deliver on February 21, 2007, 01:42:57 PM
Liverpool puts down the beast!
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Post by: Epicly Remy on February 21, 2007, 05:27:05 PM
2-1, YER!
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Post by: hair_this_raw on February 21, 2007, 10:00:25 PM
bellamy's celebration was priceless
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Post by: Lasero on February 22, 2007, 05:16:21 AM
van bommel's was better.
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Post by: chocolate pow! on February 22, 2007, 11:26:22 AM
just saw the barca-l'pool highlights...

l'pool goals were more due to barca defensive errors...but i'll give credit to credit to liverpool for making those chances and taking them

should be a great game at anfield
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Post by: Stand and Deliver on February 25, 2007, 09:58:57 AM
Chelsea 2 - Arsenal 1 @ the Carling Cup Final.

John Terry had to receive oxygen treatment and was stretchered off wearing a neck brace following an accidental 58th minute clash with Abou Diaby
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Post by: Mentos on February 25, 2007, 10:38:39 AM
Abedoyor should've fought the ref. That Theo Walcott goal was awesome.
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Post by: Stand and Deliver on March 05, 2007, 07:59:03 PM
Anyone get a chance to see Tottenham v. West Ham on Sunday?  What a match.
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Post by: log on March 05, 2007, 09:05:01 PM
i've played soccer or "football" as its know everywhere in the world except where i live for like 10 years. but now that i've outgrown the youth league and i'm not good enough to play competetively in my age group I just play indoor soccer in an adult league. The games are on monday night, so theres something to look forward to after work and it beats waking up early. Also it's indoors so no rain to deal with. The game is way different though, its pretty much hockey with a ball
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Post by: Lasero on March 06, 2007, 02:31:52 PM
anybody see the fight between inter and valencia players at the end of the game? inter milan players went crazy.
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Post by: Alan on March 06, 2007, 02:47:49 PM
Nah, they only showed the Liverpool game here (and Chelsea goals) and I couldn't be arsed to watch the highlights.
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Post by: china white on March 06, 2007, 02:56:01 PM
anyone catch chelsea v. fc porto.  who won?
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Post by: chocolate pow! on March 06, 2007, 03:14:59 PM
chelsea 2 porto 1-chelsea came from behind to win

i'd like to see roma, valencia, or celtic take it this year now that barcelona was knocked out.... i realiz how much i really like soccer because i couldn't concentrate on work after gudjohnsen scored.... god, i was hoping for that second goal!!!
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Post by: Lasero on March 06, 2007, 03:18:39 PM
i just changed channel when the Liverpool game finished and a few inter milan players were after Marchena (Valencia player), then some other Valencia player who wasn't even playing came running from the bench and punched an inter milan player in the face and broke his nose, then like 3 inter milan players went after him... it was pretty amusing. apparently Materazzi started it all, surprise surprise...

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Post by: Alan on March 06, 2007, 03:23:54 PM
Too bad Lyon are out. I thought they'd take it this year. Now I have no idea who'll win.
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Post by: Stand and Deliver on March 06, 2007, 03:54:54 PM
it was pretty amusing. apparently Materazzi started it all, surprise surprise...

HA!!!  Too bad Zidane wasn't there to take care of that fucker.
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Post by: sergio on March 06, 2007, 05:26:41 PM
club atletico nacional out of medellin. represent
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/90/AtleticoNacionalMedellinLogo.GIF)

thank the C.A.N. for Higuita, Asprilla, and Andres Escobar (RIP)
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Post by: Evil Kraken from the Arctic Sea on March 07, 2007, 09:30:39 AM
Here´s the video of the inter-valencia fight: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FestVFfjVE ...those italians...
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Post by: Stand and Deliver on March 07, 2007, 10:09:06 AM
I really don't think there is a more perfectly timed photograph than this one... probably in the history of photography.

(http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/42650000/jpg/_42650681_nose_ap.jpg)
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Post by: Stand and Deliver on March 07, 2007, 01:46:46 PM
Updates from today's matches...

Bayern Munich over Real Madrid
PSV over Arsenal
Man Utd. over Lille

And ...

AC Milan up 1-0 over Celtic in extra time!
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Post by: hair_this_raw on March 08, 2007, 10:10:04 AM
although there are easier matches to be had, i wouldn't mind my reds facing ac milan next round, just to remind everyone again of the glory of istanbul
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Post by: Matze on March 08, 2007, 10:27:54 AM
Here´s the video of the inter-valencia fight: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FestVFfjVE ...those italians...

that was great! heard about it at work, didn't thought that it's that funny.
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Post by: Mentos on March 08, 2007, 10:29:59 AM
Updates from today's matches...

Bayern Munich over Real Madrid
PSV over Arsenal
Man Utd. over Lille

And ...

AC Milan up 1-0 over Celtic in extra time!

Bugger, I was hoping Celtic could pull something out of the bag.
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Post by: Stand and Deliver on March 08, 2007, 10:38:45 AM
although there are easier matches to be had, i wouldn't mind my reds facing ac milan next round, just to remind everyone again of the glory of istanbul

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6a/Shankly_Gates.jpg)
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Post by: Mentos on March 08, 2007, 10:46:02 AM
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(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6a/Shankly_Gates.jpg)
Well said.

Did anyone see that goal at that Club America Copa Libertadores match? It was Fucking "absolute Talent". 
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Post by: hair_this_raw on March 08, 2007, 10:24:10 PM
i don't know how i feel about celtic, just because i don't know which side of the ireland issue i am on.  i think my lineage correlates more with ulster unionists but whatevs, my main beef is with celtic (along with ajax) have hijacked "you'll never walk alone", which was one of the most meaningful moments for me was hearing the Kop singing it tuesday
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Post by: E.l.G on March 08, 2007, 11:25:54 PM
i don't know how i feel about celtic, just because i don't know which side of the ireland issue i am on.  i think my lineage correlates more with ulster unionists but whatevs, my main beef is with celtic (along with ajax) have hijacked "you'll never walk alone", which was one of the most meaningful moments for me was hearing the Kop singing it tuesday

It was definitely pretty memorable for me hearing it in person at Anfield just before I left England. I'm not usually one to have cheesy sports "moments" but I was glad I got to experience that.
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Post by: Stand and Deliver on March 09, 2007, 08:21:03 AM
Quarter draws:

AC Milan v. Bayern Munich
PSV v. Liverpool
Roma v. Man Utd
Valencia v. Chelsea

Wow.
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Post by: Alan on March 09, 2007, 08:34:35 AM
Bayern, Liverpool, Roma and Chelsea go through.
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Post by: hair_this_raw on March 09, 2007, 03:12:33 PM
i agree with all except milan
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Post by: Stand and Deliver on March 09, 2007, 04:56:34 PM
Wait, do you mean that Milan shouldn't be there or are you saying that Bayern won't go through to the next round?

I'm thinking that Bayern is playing the best in the tournament out of them all.  But then again, I'm also in the anyone but Man Utd camp.

April and May will be really great football months.
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Post by: hair_this_raw on March 09, 2007, 05:34:39 PM
i fuckin hate man u, i'll take anyone over them, even chelski in the league, but i think milan has the edge with kaka so i don't think they'll get knocked out by munich.  i bet the winner of the leg will have scored the only goal of the matches.
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Post by: Lasero on March 10, 2007, 02:05:01 AM
i really don't know who could win this year... maybe whoever wins the valencia-chelsea match. i'd like to see united take it but i doubt that will happen.
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Post by: hair_this_raw on March 10, 2007, 02:23:10 AM
if i can see liverpool play milan or valencia, i will be content, or if the sequence goes liverpool v. chelski, then milan in the finals, i'd dig that
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Post by: chocolate pow! on March 10, 2007, 03:27:53 PM
3-3 barca v madrid today...

damn i missed it!
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Post by: hair_this_raw on March 10, 2007, 10:59:52 PM
at first i was pissed you ruined the score because i only cause the first 20 minutes when real was up 2-1, but i think you telling me how it turned out lessened the blow that would have been messi's devastating equalizer.  oh well, at least eto'o will be at anfield next season.
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Post by: Stand and Deliver on March 12, 2007, 03:26:16 PM
Anyone have a chance to catch the highlights from Plymouth v. Watford in the FA Cup quarters match yesterday?  That Watford keeper is a fucking beast.
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Post by: hair_this_raw on March 12, 2007, 09:52:44 PM
it sucks that he's on loan from man u, but other than that i like him and hopefully it will light a fire under paul robinson so he gets his act together on that national team
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Post by: Stand and Deliver on March 13, 2007, 09:15:43 AM
I was impressed with Robinson in the World Cup until the PK showdown with Portugal.  Seemed like he lost his head a bit.
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Post by: hair_this_raw on March 13, 2007, 10:06:09 AM
me too and it almost made me a partial spurs fan because i liked lennon too.  lately the entire national team has been lacking
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Post by: Supergrass on March 13, 2007, 12:01:37 PM
Anyone up for Man Utd vs Europe XI later?
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Post by: Alan on March 13, 2007, 12:11:07 PM
Those types of friendlies are boring...
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Post by: hair_this_raw on March 13, 2007, 08:58:26 PM
i would be if beckham were playing, only because he has been on fire for real lately.  unfortunately him showing up there would turn into a big dick sucking event for him and fergie and i would rather not spend the time watching a match glorifying those rent boys at united
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Post by: Stand and Deliver on March 13, 2007, 09:06:45 PM
Hair-

I saw on the highlights today that Alex of PSV fucked himself all up.  Looks like he'll be out for the match against your Reds.

"PSV Eindhoven have confirmed Alex will be out for at least six weeks after the defender underwent an MRI scan.

The 24-year-old suffered a hamstring injury in yesterdays 0-0 draw in Excelsior and was immediately labelled doubtful to play again this season.

'When he wanted to kick the ball he felt something snap in his leg,' explained coach Ronald Koeman.

'We must wait, but we think that he tore a muscle. If that is the case you would be happy if he can play another game this season.'

With Koeman's fears realised, Alex is certain to miss the Champions League quarter-final tie against Liverpool next month and, with the Eredivisie regular season finishing at the end of April, is highly unlikely to feature again in the league.

Alex will also miss Brazil's friendly matches against Chile and Ghana, scheduled to take place in Sweden on March 24 and 27 respectively."
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Post by: hair_this_raw on March 14, 2007, 12:28:37 AM
the fury of crouchinho is def going to be released against psv next round, if not at least against villa this weekend.  prince charles team v. prince williams.  woot.


oh, and i read on the team website that JFK was a reds supporter based on old ireland connections, don't know how true that is, but i doubt they would put that information on the site if it weren't.
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Post by: hair_this_raw on March 15, 2007, 01:40:22 AM
bump
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Post by: Alan on March 15, 2007, 08:28:23 AM
Went to the cup semifinal game against Hajduk yesterday, it was pretty boring, but at least it was interesting off the pitch...

(http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/2126/img3469wh5.jpg)
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Post by: Lasero on March 15, 2007, 09:09:55 AM
those are dinamo Zagreb supporters? whats hooliganism like in Croatia? is it all politicized like in Spain or Italy?
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Post by: Stand and Deliver on March 15, 2007, 09:29:13 AM
Hair-

What do you think about your boys being overtaken in the Premiership by Arsenal?
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Post by: Alan on March 15, 2007, 10:45:50 AM
those are dinamo Zagreb supporters? whats hooliganism like in Croatia? is it all politicized like in Spain or Italy?

Well, as far as I know, there are both left wing and right wing groups in Italy and Spain. Here it's different because all the groups are nationalistic but apolitical for the most part. Of course there are right wing extremists but they are a minority.
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Post by: Supergrass on March 15, 2007, 11:24:14 AM
Fans sum it up best....."Arsene Wenger is a pedophile!"
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Post by: Stand and Deliver on March 15, 2007, 12:12:28 PM
"With a packet of crisps and a cheeky smile...
Arsene Wenger is a pedophile!"

That shit's funny.
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Post by: hair_this_raw on March 15, 2007, 02:32:33 PM
they beat villa to overtake us and we will beat villa ourselves to overtake them on saturday.  ARSEnal are just a bunch of sad sacks right now with out henry.  all the africans at my school are so bummed out about the EPL because their season is over, they have no possibilities for any success this season and they think they'll sign samuel eto'o over the off season, but we are going to snag him and david villa (though i hope we can keep crouch on board)
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Post by: hair_this_raw on March 15, 2007, 02:34:53 PM
(http://)
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Post by: Stand and Deliver on March 15, 2007, 02:36:58 PM
Yeah, but Arsenal still have another game in hand, don't they?  Not that it matters, I suppose.  it'll be down to Chelsea and Man Utd anyhow.
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Post by: hair_this_raw on March 16, 2007, 12:12:43 AM
gary neville shags his mum
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Post by: Mentos on March 16, 2007, 12:23:54 AM
gary neville shags his mum

This man speak's the truth

I hope PSV or Roma takes out the champions league, it'll be nice to see a smaller club take out the likes of Chelsea and Manchester United.
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Post by: hair_this_raw on March 16, 2007, 01:14:36 AM
if manchester wins the treble then the terrorists have already won
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Post by: Stand and Deliver on March 16, 2007, 05:54:02 AM
if manchester wins the treble then the terrorists have already won

New quote signature.
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Post by: Stand and Deliver on April 03, 2007, 01:50:58 PM
Anyone catch Liverpool's dismantling of PSV?
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Post by: Alan on April 03, 2007, 02:04:10 PM
Nah, but I did see the goals, good stuff. I hope they take CL again. Also pleased with Bayern's performance, he he.
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Post by: chocolate pow! on April 03, 2007, 02:05:18 PM
i wouldn't call it dismantling as much as PSV playing very poorly

i was hoping PSV would've made a go of it...anyway, i'm supporting roma for rest of the way
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Post by: nice weather on April 03, 2007, 02:18:58 PM
Anyone catch Liverpool's dismantling of PSV?

Riise's goal was quite stellar.
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Post by: Lasero on April 03, 2007, 02:27:10 PM
its amazing how bayern always manages to get good away scores playing so badly.i hope valencia and united win tomorrow.
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Post by: Stand and Deliver on April 03, 2007, 02:40:44 PM
I guess "dismantling" was too strong a word.  Gerrad and Riise's goals were spectacular.

Fuck Man Utd.  And I know I'm gonna get some shit for this but... go Chelsea.
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Post by: chocolate pow! on April 04, 2007, 02:09:18 PM
spoilers








roma 2 man u 1

chesea 1 valencia 1


i thought roma played really well... can't wait for the return tie
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Post by: nice weather on April 10, 2007, 12:12:06 PM
spoilers




roma 2 man u 1

chesea 1 valencia 1


i thought roma played really well... can't wait for the return tie

You were wrong Nostradamus.


If anyone can, tune in to Roma vs. ManU. Excellent game, 25 minutes played, 3-0 for manU. Such a satisfying game so far...
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Post by: evan_7 on April 10, 2007, 01:29:39 PM
AS roma is getting smashed out.  The announcer is right, the midfield is playing their asses off because scholes comes back next week and there is no way he won't start, so everyone is playing not to get benched.
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Post by: chocolate pow! on April 10, 2007, 01:44:23 PM
what a shocking day...

man u ran riot

and the devil in blue made it work for them...

stunning stuff

i have no one left to root for... liverpool?
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Post by: Stand and Deliver on April 10, 2007, 02:20:09 PM
You can root for Chelsea!!!

It looked like Man Utd was playing some high school team.  7-1 final?  What the fuck?

Chelsea's match was so thrilling.  Goal in the 90th.  Ditched work to have a couple beers at the pub where they were showing the matches.

I'm looking forward to tomorrow.
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Post by: nice weather on April 10, 2007, 03:02:34 PM
God, that match was devastating. Although I hate italian football with a passion, I still felt sorry for them...reminded me of the 9-0 loss of Austria to Spain a couple of years ago.

Bayern will certainly kick out Milan tomorrow. But I'm a little worried about them meeting ManU in the semifinals....
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Post by: Stand and Deliver on April 11, 2007, 08:34:45 AM
Mr. Hapredingli has come in with his prediction for Munich v Milan.  So, what about he rest of you?

Who gets through this round?

I'm going with Liverpool (obvs) and Munich.
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Post by: chocolate pow! on April 11, 2007, 09:39:40 AM
liverpool and bayern...

what about the final...all english? who? bayern?
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Post by: Matze on April 11, 2007, 10:05:20 AM
hope bayern makes it, german teams have been really bad in the last years.
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Post by: Stand and Deliver on April 11, 2007, 10:05:50 AM
If it goes down like that, Liverpool v Chelsea is gonna be real fucking exciting.  In that case, I've gotta support Chelsea.

United v Munich?  I gotta go with United.  That being said, if Munich as a good match today... dunno.
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Post by: Stand and Deliver on April 11, 2007, 10:07:24 AM
Where's "Hair This Raw" been?
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Post by: jonathan on April 12, 2007, 09:00:41 PM
7-1 huh.

chelsea game was amazing.
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Post by: collins on April 12, 2007, 09:51:36 PM
soccer might be the best sport ever invented.its way harder then any other sport and its way sicker.
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Post by: chocolate pow! on April 12, 2007, 11:22:15 PM
what do you guys think about the big hoopla over 3 english teams in the last four of the champions league? only a couple of years ago italy had the same and situation (inter, milan, juve) and it wasn't that big a deal.

on that note i'll say that milan have been the best team during the last 20+ years, followed by juve....real madrid man u also deserve recognition.

and i agree, soccer is the best sport... to play, it's the funnest...but as a sport that's entertaining to watch i'll give the nod to basketball, follwed by soccer... i think anyone can watch a basketball game and have an appreciation for it...the rest have their moments
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Post by: Alan on April 13, 2007, 02:11:18 AM
only a couple of years ago italy had the same and situation (inter, milan, juve) and it wasn't that big a deal.

Sure it was, actually I'd even say there's less hype now.
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Post by: Mentos on April 13, 2007, 02:22:45 AM
what do you guys think about the big hoopla over 3 english teams in the last four of the champions league? only a couple of years ago italy had the same and situation (inter, milan, juve) and it wasn't that big a deal.

on that note i'll say that milan have been the best team during the last 20+ years, followed by juve....real madrid man u also deserve recognition.

and i agree, soccer is the best sport... to play, it's the funnest...but as a sport that's entertaining to watch i'll give the nod to basketball, follwed by soccer... i think anyone can watch a basketball game and have an appreciation for it...the rest have their moments

Sucks that 3 English teams are in the semi finals of the champions league to be honest. With all the money FA clubs have, I was hoping a European minnow (such as Porto or PSV) would take out the likes of Money-Hungry Manchester United.
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Post by: nice weather on April 13, 2007, 04:58:49 AM
Turns out I was wrong, as usual. So now Bayern's gone, I'll go with either ManU or Chelsea. Everything but Milan please. Actually, all britlish teams deserve it....but Chelsea on the other hand have Ballack.....
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Post by: Mentos on April 13, 2007, 05:02:45 AM
All British teams except Man U. Those bastards
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Post by: kueee on April 13, 2007, 07:45:21 AM
manchester united played their best game of the season against roma. 7-1, just too good.
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Post by: kueee on April 13, 2007, 07:46:38 AM
http://www.myp2p.eu/

thats a great site for football streams epl, primera liga, serie a etc
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Post by: stankbox on April 13, 2007, 08:37:33 AM
EPL!
Chelsea, Tottentham, Man U.
The fresh game out there.
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Post by: Jura on April 13, 2007, 08:38:16 AM
CHELSEA CHELSEA CHELSEA CHELSEA!

Ive been a fan since BEFORE the Russian takeover.

I was a huge fan of Gianfranco Zola.

Fuck Man U. They are douches.
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Post by: Stand and Deliver on April 13, 2007, 08:44:39 AM
manchester united played their best game of the season against roma. 7-1, just too good.

Hopefully they run out of steam.

We got FA cup matches this weekend.  Looks like Man Utd. and Chelsea will go through.  It'd still be rad to see someone like Watford deal Utd. a defeat!

Even though this is my first year of following football, I have to say that this game is really exciting to watch.  I got really hyped on the World Cup and decided to give it a shot.  So I picked Chelsea to support and have been following them throughout the tournaments and league matches.  For me, it's way better than baseball or basketball.
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Post by: collins on April 13, 2007, 09:47:04 AM
5 more years for cristiano ronaldo. i wanted him to go to real madrid, would have been sick. him and van nistelrooy again. and robinho is exciting to watch as well. would have been nuts.
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Post by: chocolate pow! on April 13, 2007, 10:27:13 AM
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Sure it was, actually I'd even say there's less hype now.

you're in europe right? just asking cause you may have more of an insight than i do here in th US.

i guess from i get now and what i got then is that now all i read is "the premiere leagues is the best, we have the best teams" and what i read then was "the italian league may be boring and all that "catennacio" shit, but they get the job done"

whatever... i hate to say it but even though liverpool knocked out barça i think they'll be undeserving winners...this is the champions league...when is the last time they won the league or made a decent go for it...chelsea or man u...fuck them but they deserve it
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Post by: Bubblegum Tate on April 13, 2007, 07:34:14 PM
5 more years for cristiano ronaldo. i wanted him to go to real madrid, would have been sick. him and van nistelrooy again. and robinho is exciting to watch as well. would have been nuts.

Is Raul still on real madrid?
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Post by: Alan on April 14, 2007, 04:09:28 AM
whatever... i hate to say it but even though liverpool knocked out barça i think they'll be undeserving winners...this is the champions league...when is the last time they won the league or made a decent go for it...chelsea or man u...fuck them but they deserve it

I like Liverpool, but I agree with what you're saying. I would allow only the champions into the league, but of course it'll never go back to that...

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Post by: Stand and Deliver on April 23, 2007, 06:24:40 PM
Bump.

Man Utd. v Milan tomorrow.  Your picks?

As much as I hate to say it... Utd wins tomorrow.
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Post by: JohnC on April 23, 2007, 07:30:37 PM
which milan..inter or ac?

i like arsenal...are they still in?
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Post by: Stand and Deliver on April 23, 2007, 08:54:49 PM
AC is playing tomorrow.
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Post by: chocolate pow! on April 23, 2007, 09:33:37 PM
don't know who's going to win but i think it'll a great tie...i'll be surprised if liverpool makes the final though, but you never know


any comments on messi's goal? personally, it was brilliant
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Post by: jonathan on April 23, 2007, 09:46:54 PM
MAN U!

van nistelrooy had a great goal this weekend. against valencia i think. and anything messi does is brilliant.
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Post by: 2G on April 23, 2007, 10:55:21 PM
Man Utd for the win.
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Post by: Alan on April 24, 2007, 12:41:43 PM
Sup. Anyone catch Kaka's second goal? I loved how the ManU defenders crashed into each other.
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Post by: jonathan on April 24, 2007, 12:48:52 PM
biggest fucking game and i can't find it on tv. fox soccer sucks.
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Post by: jonathan on April 24, 2007, 01:04:31 PM
nevermind, espn2. watch it. rooney with the equalizer, and he will most undoubtedly win it. haha. ROONEY!
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Post by: Alan on April 24, 2007, 01:34:34 PM
Shit, you were right! Ha!
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Post by: jonathan on April 24, 2007, 01:38:40 PM
haha, YES! man that was a beautiful goal. what a game that was.
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Post by: nice weather on April 24, 2007, 01:40:11 PM
Oh shit! What a game. Although nearly everyone on here hates em, I enjoy watching their games soooo much. (manU)
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Post by: Alan on April 24, 2007, 01:47:15 PM
I hate them both but it was a good game, no doubt about it.
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Post by: Lasero on April 24, 2007, 01:59:54 PM
haha seems like i'm the only man united fan on this... anyway, great game, rooney is the man. and did i miss something or united didn't do any substituions at all?
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Post by: Stand and Deliver on April 24, 2007, 02:05:26 PM
I don't think Utd. substituted anyone.  What a fucking match!!!
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Post by: Stand and Deliver on April 25, 2007, 10:57:57 AM
Let's have everyones picks for today's match...

I'm backing Chelsea.
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Post by: Alan on April 25, 2007, 11:10:29 AM
1:1 draw at Chelsea with Liverpool taking it in the second leg.
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Post by: stankbox on April 25, 2007, 11:16:46 AM
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v644/frdikrugr1/manutd.gif)(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v644/frdikrugr1/chelsea_crest.jpg)
MAY 15th!
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Post by: stankbox on April 25, 2007, 11:18:44 AM
Manchester United over Watford 4-1. But this Watford goal was MAGNIFICENT!

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v644/frdikrugr1/Watford_Bouazza_L.jpg)
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Post by: Mentos on April 25, 2007, 12:23:09 PM
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v644/frdikrugr1/manutd.gif)(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v644/frdikrugr1/chelsea_crest.jpg)
MAY 15th!

I'm going to be sick. If Man win the FA, people are gonna get shot! >:(
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Post by: Stand and Deliver on April 25, 2007, 02:10:22 PM
Joe Cole gets the goal - 1-0 Chelsea for the win! ;D
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Post by: chocolate pow! on April 25, 2007, 03:29:40 PM
man, was thought a boring 2nd half!...nothing but long balls and fouls

liverpool didn't seem to have it in them to break chelsea down...

milan v chelsea in athens
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Post by: evan_7 on April 25, 2007, 05:03:33 PM
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(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v644/frdikrugr1/manutd.gif)(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v644/frdikrugr1/chelsea_crest.jpg)
MAY 15th!
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I'm going to be sick. If Man win the FA, people are gonna get shot! >:(

meh, can't say i'm interested anymore.  not a fan of either side, and i really despise Jose.  Chelsea is the New York Yankees of football. so i suppose i'll have to pull for Man U, its one of those lesser evils types of things.
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Post by: 2G on April 25, 2007, 05:19:05 PM
haha seems like i'm the only man united fan on this... anyway, great game, rooney is the man. and did i miss something or united didn't do any substituions at all?

not alone, ive been a man utd fan since i was 6. it was a pretty good match, so im glad man u won. props to kaka though, hes a great player.
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Post by: Stand and Deliver on April 25, 2007, 08:33:54 PM
Since this is the only thing they have left to play for, I would have thought that Liverpool would have come out with much more than what they showed today.  But the second half was very uninspired from both sides.

But a result is a result.  Scoreboard.
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Post by: Mentos on April 26, 2007, 12:37:27 AM
Barca under pressure after their loss to Robert Pires Villareal in the Spanish La Liga. Real Madrid and Sevilla making ground.
Inter Milan pretty much has won the Serie A league. Does anyone here keep track with the Copa Libertadore? Confirmed final 16 teams aren't finalized yet but at this time Santos FC, Flamengo, Caracas, Colo Colo, Club América, Libertad and Grêmio have qualified.
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Post by: Alan on May 01, 2007, 02:34:02 PM
1:1 draw at Chelsea with Liverpool taking it in the second leg.

At least I was half right.
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Post by: chocolate pow! on May 01, 2007, 02:44:38 PM
i hope i make it to anfield before they move into the new stadium...that place just looks awesome

anyway...i'm very suprised that liverpool are in the finals... if milan make it tomorrow it will be an awesome final... i can't recall when there has been a final rematch in the final...

good end of the season coming...la liga still up in the air hopefully barça can get their ass in gear and start knocking some in.

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Post by: Alan on May 02, 2007, 01:27:05 PM
ManU are such bad losers and Scholes is a fucking cunt.
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Post by: Lasero on May 02, 2007, 02:14:47 PM
united got fucking owned, i would also be pissed off, but yeah scholes was an asshole there not giving the ball back.
i hope liverpool win the final, but i wouldn't put my money on them, i think milan will win.
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Post by: Stand and Deliver on May 02, 2007, 02:22:23 PM
Bummed about Chelsea, but way stoked on Milan serving United..
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Post by: stankbox on May 02, 2007, 02:53:17 PM
lets keep this thread alive.
long live football.
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Post by: nice weather on May 03, 2007, 01:25:38 AM
ManU sucked so bad. I only came home around minute 79 or so and was expecting a 2:1 for milan maybe but when I walked in and saw it I puked right into my mouth.
Hopefully Liverpool will be able to control them with a little extra bit of english brutality in the finals. If Milan wins I'll lose a nut due to too much italian victories throughout 12 months of football.
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Post by: stankbox on May 03, 2007, 09:03:31 AM
big game this sunday: ARSENAL v. CHELSEA!
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Post by: Big Diamond on May 03, 2007, 01:40:08 PM
I hope Chelsea win the last three games of the season, and take the league title from ManU.
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Post by: Mentos on May 06, 2007, 01:28:05 AM
BUMP. I couldn't let this thread die until the Champions League Final.
 

I know this game is a month old but Lionel Messi is going to be a future legend. this goal speaks for itself http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zrao0ROwpAM  :o . With all this hype and comparisons to Maradona, I think it's pretty valid after that performance
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Post by: Matze on May 06, 2007, 03:04:32 AM
my club (vfb stuttgart) is on the second place in the german bundesliga and in the cup final. i don't even  like to thin whats gonna happen if they win the "double"
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Post by: nice weather on May 06, 2007, 08:53:22 AM
Bremen will be champion, no doubtaboudid, no doubtaboudid...
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Post by: Alan on May 06, 2007, 09:00:11 AM
How many more games do they have? 3?
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Post by: nice weather on May 06, 2007, 09:06:16 AM
Werder 3, Stuttgart 2

league table (http://www.bundesliga.de/en/liga/tabelle/)
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Post by: Matze on May 06, 2007, 09:23:16 AM
fuck simunic! it would have been great if berlin stole 2 or three points ... 0:3 and 25 minutes to go

edit: 1:3
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Post by: nice weather on May 06, 2007, 12:32:41 PM
1:4  ;D

I would also like to express my consolation to all british folks on here. Seems like ManU made it afterall...
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Post by: Stand and Deliver on May 07, 2007, 10:52:00 AM
^^^^ Not stoked on them winning the Premiership.  Fuck Utd.  Chelsea had opportunities to close the gap and they just couldn't.

Well, at least Chelsea have the opportunity to beat them for the FA cup.  That should be a good match.
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Post by: Matze on May 12, 2007, 08:40:40 AM
(http://www.spiegel.de/img/0,1020,868851,00.jpg)

sick shit is happening. stuttgart is leader right now and qualified for cl 100%. fucking great
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Post by: Alan on May 12, 2007, 11:31:45 AM
Hahaha, Schalke are fucking up again.
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Post by: Mentos on May 15, 2007, 01:34:40 AM
 http://www.fsicrew.info/index.php

FSi are a football streaming information portal created by a bunch of football fans that are tired of the strangle hold certain TV and Satellite broadcasters have placed over us, which in turn was created from the greed of unscrupulous governing bodies of football leagues. This website was created so that anyone with a broadband or adsl internet connection (preferably 512kbps and over) can successfully watch live football from around the world for free! This site utilises the latest streaming techniques and technology and will assist you in finding links to live football and other sports.

You download the applications off their site.
I've already downloaded about 4 apps. Then you join their forum. Then browse the section of games your after. Then when the games about to be played. They post up a bunch of links. Not always with English Commentary. But the quality is easily watchable and its brilliant. You can watch champions league. Scottish Premiere. Anything that they have links for. So yeah thought I'd share it with you all. I found it easy to setup, they have heaps of FAQ's etc.
And its totally free.

So yeah. Get in while it lasts.
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Post by: nice weather on May 15, 2007, 03:42:10 PM
Well, i guess Stuttgart would deserve it for playing really consistent. As long as Werder is qualified for the CL....

I'm also somewhat glad to see Bayern struggling with their transfers.
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Post by: Matze on May 15, 2007, 03:54:12 PM
to quote rodrigo tx: it's crazy like ...
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Post by: nice weather on May 15, 2007, 04:00:23 PM
So you're also up late, talking about soccer on an american skateboarding messageboard?

awesome!



Hoeneß said they'd announce their new players after the last game of the season. Luca Toni isn't confirmed as far as I know. Do you think they even have anyone besides Schlaudraff and Hashemian?
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Post by: Alan on May 16, 2007, 02:14:13 PM
Anyone watching the UEFA Cup final? Sick stuff. Stoked for Espanyol, I hope they have enough energy for penalties.
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Post by: Matze on May 21, 2007, 09:32:06 AM
well well, stuttgart got it, great day for my hometown ... close to 250.000 people were partying in the streets, sick sick.

as far as munich goes ... pizarro hargreaves, scholl and a couple of others will be sold. i don't know about luca toni, but robben will stay in chelsea
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Post by: Lasero on May 21, 2007, 10:51:12 AM
Hargreaves is going to united for about 25 million...
anybody following the spanish league? only 4 points difference between 1st and 4th place, really tight end of season, should be interesting. also, my team lost again this weekend and is only 1 point away from relegation zone with 3 more games left to play... everybody is so fucking scared.
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Post by: Alan on May 21, 2007, 10:54:03 AM
My team won the championship in Croatia. Nothing out of the ordinary but still a good time...
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Post by: chocolate pow! on May 21, 2007, 03:14:56 PM
Hargreaves is going to united for about 25 million...
anybody following the spanish league? only 4 points difference between 1st and 4th place, really tight end of season, should be interesting. also, my team lost again this weekend and is only 1 point away from relegation zone with 3 more games left to play... everybody is so fucking scared.

bilbao? i hope they don't get relegated... but the spanish league is sick...i hope it goes down to the last day or that barça is leading on the last day and they have to rely on another team to get them the title
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Post by: Mentos on May 23, 2007, 04:02:39 AM
http://www.fsicrew.info/index.php

FSi are a football streaming information portal created by a bunch of football fans that are tired of the strangle hold certain TV and Satellite broadcasters have placed over us, which in turn was created from the greed of unscrupulous governing bodies of football leagues. This website was created so that anyone with a broadband or adsl internet connection (preferably 512kbps and over) can successfully watch live football from around the world for free! This site utilises the latest streaming techniques and technology and will assist you in finding links to live football and other sports.

You download the applications off their site.
I've already downloaded about 4 apps. Then you join their forum. Then browse the section of games your after. Then when the games about to be played. They post up a bunch of links. Not always with English Commentary. But the quality is easily watchable and its brilliant. You can watch champions league. Scottish Premiere. Anything that they have links for. So yeah thought I'd share it with you all. I found it easy to setup, they have heaps of FAQ's etc.
And its totally free.

So yeah. Get in while it lasts.

7 hours until the Champions League Final. I'm crossing my fingers for a Liverpool win over AC Milan.
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Post by: chocolate pow! on May 23, 2007, 12:36:50 PM
champions league... damn it's exciting!!....i'm pulling slightly more for milan this time (cause of instanbul) but they shouldn't be winning....liverpool are missing out on that last touch
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Post by: Alan on May 23, 2007, 12:37:58 PM
I knew this would happen.
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Post by: Stand and Deliver on May 23, 2007, 02:45:50 PM
That first goal was so fucked.
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Post by: Mentos on May 23, 2007, 03:07:41 PM
FUCK YOU AC MILAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The won 2-1  >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( :'( :'( :'( :'(
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Post by: E.l.G on May 23, 2007, 05:22:22 PM
Bummed.
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Post by: Supergrass on May 24, 2007, 12:56:56 PM
No love for Milan...? Weird

The best bit was when Kaka bust the Marseille's Roulette! Psyched!
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Post by: Lasero on May 24, 2007, 02:25:40 PM
No love for Milan...? Weird

The best bit was when Kaka bust the Marseille's Roulette! Psyched!
yeah Xabi Alonso also did a nice one a bit later. Anyway it was almost impossible for Liverpool to repeat what they did 2 years ago, Milan has a better team, and as italians always do, they don't need to do much to win a final. and the referee didn't help much either.
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Post by: nice weather on June 24, 2007, 11:58:20 AM
Any opinions on Henrys transfer to barca?
I think his abilities suit the team quite well, but how sick is that team anyways? Ronaldinho, eto'o, Messi, deco, .......................................
scary in a way.
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Post by: Alan on June 24, 2007, 12:31:34 PM
I thought Eto'o went to Real.
Anyway, I don't care much about this transfer, or most big transfers. I like when younger or unknown players explode onto the scene, like "where the fuck did this guy come from?".
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Post by: Mentos on June 24, 2007, 12:39:17 PM
I thought Eto'o went to Real.
Anyway, I don't care much about this transfer, or most big transfers. I like when younger or unknown players explode onto the scene, like "where the fuck did this guy come from?".

Eto'o's going to Liverpool by the way, everyone knows he's too much of a primadonna to be a substitute player. It's good news for Barcelona, they got one of the best premiership strikers for below his worth (16 mil). Bad news for Gudjonsen and Guily as they are probably going to be made redundant.
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Post by: keeper of the lair on June 24, 2007, 02:06:58 PM
college football is my thing. ROLL TIDE!
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Post by: nice weather on June 24, 2007, 02:29:01 PM
 I just saw that Canada lost 1:2 to the USA on the news and were denied a perfectly fine goal and equalizer in injury time.
I didn't even know Canada had a team that was able to take on the american team. not that they were any good either.

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Post by: Stand and Deliver on June 24, 2007, 05:12:33 PM
I thought that the Henry thing was just a rumor?
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Post by: Lasero on June 25, 2007, 02:43:36 AM
not a rumor anymore, on barça for the next 4 seasons for about 24 million euros. and eto'o is staying, and they say gudjohnsen could go to man united...
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Post by: Luis Roque on June 25, 2007, 03:14:29 AM
what about the new manchester united player, nani, he cost 25,5 million euros...
what do you think of portugues players???
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Post by: Alan on June 25, 2007, 04:54:04 AM
Annoying as fuck. I can't remember one who I liked.
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Post by: Lasero on June 25, 2007, 06:16:13 AM
carvalho is pretty much the only portuguese player i like.
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Post by: nice weather on June 25, 2007, 11:33:31 AM
Roland Linz is so gonna dominate the euro 2008. Austria will return to its strength of 1979.
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Post by: Alan on June 25, 2007, 12:08:03 PM
I feel bad for Austria. They'll probably be the first host ever to get kicked out in the first round...
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Post by: Mentos on June 25, 2007, 12:28:05 PM
what about the new manchester united player, nani, he cost 25,5 million euros...
what do you think of portugues players???

Way overpriced. Shaun Williams-Wright costs less but is a better player.
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Post by: Stand and Deliver on June 25, 2007, 02:05:45 PM
(http://images.teamtalk.com/07/06/330/ThierryHenry1_369141.jpg)

Wow.  I guess I need to pay more attention on the off season.
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Post by: nice weather on June 26, 2007, 03:55:13 AM
I feel bad for Austria. They'll probably be the first host ever to get kicked out in the first round...
No, they'll be european champions.
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Post by: Evil Kraken from the Arctic Sea on June 26, 2007, 03:59:53 AM
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No, they'll be european champions.
So true, they got some serious killerplayer in their backhand!
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Post by: Alan on June 26, 2007, 04:02:01 AM
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No, they'll be european champions.
I don't appreciate your sarcastic tone, young man.
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Post by: Mentos on June 26, 2007, 04:06:10 AM
(http://images.teamtalk.com/07/06/330/ThierryHenry1_369141.jpg)

Wow.  I guess I need to pay more attention on the off season.

He's gonna kill Van Nistelrooy for the La Liga's Pichichi Trophy. Great move by Barca.
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Post by: nice weather on June 26, 2007, 03:16:12 PM
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No, they'll be european champions.
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I don't appreciate your sarcastic tone, young man.

I'm not being sarcastic, I'm working on my austrian national pride.

seriously, they do not have the slightest chance to reach their goal - quarter finals. They play the poorest football I've ever seen, they don't have any talented or well known players nor a good coach. Maybe they'll improve, since the austrian league ends very early in 2008 and tehy'll have more time to practice than any other team and they often do well under enormous pressure or in a competition. Still, I doubt they'll survive first round.
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Post by: Bubblegum Tate on July 01, 2007, 12:06:18 PM
NEW MAN U kit for the 07/08 season

(http://www.nikeskateboarding.org/wp-content/uploads/2007/07/mu.jpg)
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Post by: L.S on July 01, 2007, 01:41:52 PM
I feel bad for Austria. They'll probably be the first host ever to get kicked out in the first round...

i thought it was just in world cups that the host has always made it to next round.
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Post by: Alan on July 01, 2007, 01:51:50 PM
That was the case in all the EC's as well, as far as I remember...

Oh wait, Belgium didn't make it in 2000, but that's the only exception.
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Post by: Stand and Deliver on July 01, 2007, 05:24:37 PM
NEW MAN U kit for the 07/08 season

(http://www.nikeskateboarding.org/wp-content/uploads/2007/07/mu.jpg)

They need to give Rooney a better colorway.  Those shits look like Ice Creams.
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Post by: Caps Lock on July 01, 2007, 08:45:38 PM
So dissapointed in Arsenal this past few seasons, nothing good. Nothing.
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Post by: Alan on July 02, 2007, 03:27:50 AM
Arsenal are about to sign a striker from my club, Eduardo. He's really good and I'm happy for him, but it sucks for us and our plans in Europe this season...

http://www.arsenal.com/index.asp
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Post by: Lasero on July 02, 2007, 07:09:08 AM
any thoughts on Liverpool signing fernando Torres for about 32 million plus Luis Garcia ?? imo, absolutely not worth it.
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Post by: Matze on July 02, 2007, 08:42:55 AM
my club vfb stuttgart is making some good moves right now. they got bastürk and next one should be emerson. i hope they make it in the second round in the cl
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Post by: Bubblegum Tate on July 02, 2007, 11:56:21 AM
REAL MADRID 07/08.. New sponsor
(http://brick50.hyves.org/76600001-76650000/76631901-76632000/76631963_5_2bqg.jpeg)
BARCA
(http://www.sport.es/vivo/recursos/fotos/foto_226265_CAS.jpg)
New Kit... minus HENRY
(http://soccerlens.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/06/awaykit0708_bench_s.jpg)
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Post by: nice weather on July 02, 2007, 01:57:45 PM
Madrid one sucks pretty bad.
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Post by: Matze on July 03, 2007, 07:39:05 AM
madrid jerseys could also apear i the 4th german league ... a don't-care-jersey
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Post by: chocolate pow! on July 03, 2007, 11:13:16 AM
anyone watching copa america...

pretty exciting soccer to watch... many of teams have good pace and the skill

a lot of goals have been scored so far too

it looks like argentina will take it...they're making it look too easy...and they're effen deep!
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Post by: Luis Roque on July 03, 2007, 02:49:14 PM
anyone is following the sub 20 in canada???
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Post by: frisco on July 07, 2007, 07:28:47 PM
anyone is following the sub 20 in canada???

yea my friends on the team
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Post by: Vlade Divac on July 08, 2007, 02:09:50 AM
They look amazing so far. Humiliated Poland and then followed it up with a win over Brazil. Zizzo!
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Post by: Mentos on July 08, 2007, 04:47:05 PM
Any thoughts on Darren Bent going to Tottenham for 16 mil?
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Post by: nice weather on July 15, 2007, 04:46:22 AM
Austria are the first to qualify for U20 semifinals! Now whos laughing! Kicked out in the first round in the ec? No, Sir.
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Post by: Supergrass on July 15, 2007, 04:35:29 PM
Brazil whooped Argentina's ass with a comfortable 3-0 win just now....counter-attack owns I guess.  :P
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Post by: chocolate pow! on July 30, 2007, 05:06:41 PM
atletico madrid seems to be stacking up for next season...

forlan
garcia
sabrosa
reyes

are all good signings IMO... and with kun aguero and maxi rodriguez still around they look good on paper for new season

hopefully, next season la liga is as exciting as the one just past
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Post by: Mooley on July 30, 2007, 07:14:00 PM
If Torres' absence isn't felt.
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Post by: Alan on July 31, 2007, 02:11:45 AM
Fuck Atletico.
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Post by: Lasero on July 31, 2007, 02:53:54 AM
Atletico also signed Abbiati and Raul Garcia, really good signings... but they are still Spains most disgusting team, same goes to their fans. i hope they fuck up and do nothing all season.
i'd say watch out for Zaragoza this season, they played pretty well last year and they've done some good signings for this year.
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Post by: Alan on July 31, 2007, 03:16:52 AM
same goes to their fans.

Well, he's a fan.

(http://websalata.hu/img/torrente.jpg)
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Post by: Lasero on July 31, 2007, 03:28:42 AM
haha, what are those films like in English? Torrente must be untranslatable.
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Post by: Alan on July 31, 2007, 03:32:37 AM
I just watched them with Croatian subtitles. Anyway, it's funny even with the language barrier.
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Post by: stankbox on August 18, 2007, 10:43:15 AM
EPL up on the run once again!
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Post by: Stand and Deliver on August 19, 2007, 07:37:34 AM
EPL up on the run once again!

Nice to see Man Utd with only two points after two games.
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Post by: Alan on August 19, 2007, 07:43:06 AM
Nice to see Man Utd with only two points after two games.

Actually, two points out of three games. They lost to City today.
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Post by: Stand and Deliver on August 19, 2007, 08:05:20 AM
^^^^ HAHAHAHAHAHH!!!  Eriksson seems to be making a difference.  Although, isn't their owner being extradited to Thailand for fraud or something?
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Post by: Alan on August 19, 2007, 08:08:07 AM
The guy was the Thailandese (sp) prime minister and was overthrown last year by the army. I'd say he's a pretty dodgy character to say the least, but he did splash out on loads of new and good players.
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Post by: Mooley on August 19, 2007, 06:51:06 PM
That penalty they gave to Chelsea today against Liverpool was horrendous
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Post by: Lasero on August 20, 2007, 04:09:24 AM
Seville put 5 past Real Madrid yesterday in the spanish "supercopa", 3-5 in the end. i'd already watched Liverpool chelsea game earlier and thought thats enough football for today and didn't watch it... fuck.
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Post by: Alan on August 20, 2007, 05:40:25 AM
Watched Werder - Bayern yesterday. Bayern won 4:0. Good news since we're playing Werder in the CL qualifier next week. They're still favourites but maybe, just maybe we have a chance.
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Post by: chocolate pow! on August 20, 2007, 11:30:55 AM
anybody see the coverage of the galaxy-ny red bull game...ended 5-4 in favor of NY...with two LA goals from set pieces taken by beckham...

saw the highlights and it looked like a very entertaining game

as far as the premier league goes..i'm excited it's back and hopefully we see some new clubs in the top 4 this year

next week La Liga!!  :)
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Post by: Mooley on August 20, 2007, 11:59:11 AM
as far as the premier league goes..i'm excited it's back and hopefully we see some new clubs in the top 4 this year


With all the trouble Man U is having finishing, I'd say some change is in the air.

I wish it was easier to watch without satellite.
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Post by: Jura on August 20, 2007, 12:11:15 PM
CHELSEA - CHELSEA - CHELSEA - CHELSEA
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Post by: brent on August 20, 2007, 12:26:30 PM
CHELSEA - CHELSEA - CHELSEA - CHELSEA
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Post by: monster network on August 21, 2007, 01:53:59 AM
pah. no doubt post russian money.

kinda bummed on sunderland's 'progress' in the premiership so far, not a fan but you know

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Post by: Alan on August 28, 2007, 10:36:50 AM
Sad news (http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/6964586.stm), Spanish international dies after two heart attacks on the pitch...
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Post by: ahlee on August 28, 2007, 10:39:49 AM
Sad news (http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/6964586.stm), Spanish international dies after two heart attacks on the pitch...

damn dude.

I dont watch it that often. Turkey got third in the world cup.. I'd like to see them do better.
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Post by: Bubblegum Tate on August 28, 2007, 10:44:56 AM
anybody see the coverage of the galaxy-ny red bull game...ended 5-4 in favor of NY...with two LA goals from set pieces taken by beckham...

saw the highlights and it looked like a very entertaining game

as far as the premier league goes..i'm excited it's back and hopefully we see some new clubs in the top 4 this year

next week La Liga!!  :)

Barca is looking good with Henry & so is REAL with there new kits and RIP Sevilla defender Antonio Puerta
 
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Post by: nerd34 on August 28, 2007, 10:51:13 AM
i love watching it. Its the only sport that i get extremely enthused about.  But i have no knowledge of teams and players and such.  Only watch once and a while but its great.  I went to Italy and got a S.S. Lazio and A.C. Milan Jersey . pretty pumped .  I guess i'm a soccer poser.
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Post by: Big Diamond on August 28, 2007, 10:55:57 AM
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CHELSEA - CHELSEA - CHELSEA - CHELSEA
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Post by: chocolate pow! on August 28, 2007, 11:00:12 AM
i was so bummed when i read that puerta had passed

22 years old and a child on the way...very sad news

<img src="http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/44083000/jpg/_44083535_puerta270.jpg">

it's crazy how unpredictable life is
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Post by: Alan on August 28, 2007, 11:05:47 AM
  I went to Italy and got a S.S. Lazio and A.C. Milan Jersey

No offense, but that's like getting a Yankees and a Red Sox jersey, they just don't mix.
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Post by: Jura on August 28, 2007, 11:08:39 AM
pah. no doubt post russian money.

No fucking way friend.

Gianfranco Zola FTW!!
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Post by: Lasero on August 28, 2007, 12:48:18 PM
i was watching live on saturday the Seville-Getafe game, when Puerta suddenly fell i couldn't avoid remembering that Benfica player that died a couple years ago in the middle of a game but after seeing him walk after a couple minutes i thought it would be nothing in the end, i can't believe he is dead now... anyway there goes a great young player... R.I.P !!
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Post by: Shawn on August 28, 2007, 06:27:21 PM
i was watching live on saturday the Seville-Getafe game, when Puerta suddenly fell i couldn't avoid remembering that Benfica player that died a couple years ago in the middle of a game but after seeing him walk after a couple minutes i thought it would be nothing in the end, i can't believe he is dead now... anyway there goes a great young player... R.I.P !!

RIP.




on a  lighter note, this is the best goal ever. someone might have posted it in the past pages, buuuut, im too lazy to look. MESSI!!!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qOjqyzWpRc
20 years old!!!!
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Post by: Supergrass on August 31, 2007, 02:15:52 PM
Puerta is actually a very2 talented left back. Only like what? 22? 23? And even Arsenal and Man Utd were once wanted to snap him up. Sad though now he's gone....

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Post by: Alan on September 12, 2007, 12:41:58 PM
6:0 thrashing of Andora, fuck yes.
In other games, England are 2:0 up against Russia and Scotland and France are scoreless at halftime.
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Post by: ahlee on September 12, 2007, 12:43:57 PM
brazil and mexico play tonight, dont feel like driving 3 hrs though.
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Post by: shutupbitch on September 12, 2007, 12:47:06 PM
goooooooooooooaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaallll!

[wetback does 3 back flips]
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Post by: Alan on September 12, 2007, 12:49:07 PM
(http://img.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2006/02/fergusonduncanR020206_370x450.jpg)
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Post by: ahlee on September 12, 2007, 12:50:22 PM
goooooooooooooaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaallll!

[wetback does 3 back flips]

isnt snachez mexican? sfasfsafasfsafsafasfasfsaf
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Post by: shutupbitch on September 12, 2007, 12:54:51 PM
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goooooooooooooaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaallll!

[wetback does 3 back flips]
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isnt snachez mexican? sfasfsafasfsafsafasfasfsaf

oh sorry.

RE EDIT:

gooooooooooooooaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaalllll!
[spick does 3 backflips]
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Post by: ahlee on September 12, 2007, 12:56:22 PM
hahahasfasfa!
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Post by: shutupbitch on September 12, 2007, 12:58:46 PM
hahahasfasfa!

I forgot da last part. My bad...

RE RE EDIT:

gooooooooooooooaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaalllll!
[spick does 3 backflips then takes off Home Depot jersey]
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Post by: ahlee on September 12, 2007, 01:00:18 PM
I always thought it was just Spic.
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Post by: Bubblegum Tate on September 12, 2007, 04:39:27 PM
I think beckham is going back to england for a while bye bye MLS
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Post by: Alan on October 29, 2007, 02:06:20 PM
I was stoked on this clip of Maradona in his prime, seems coked up and loving "Life Is Life":

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ebs7Qe2nmOI
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Post by: Mooley on October 29, 2007, 06:12:10 PM
I was stoked on this clip of Maradona in his prime, seems coked up and loving "Life Is Life":

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ebs7Qe2nmOI

Haha so good.

Kind of a shame half the time he seems to be remembered for that hand goal.
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Post by: Lasero on November 04, 2007, 07:26:34 AM
so Alan are you also fighting Hajduk fans? i've read theres been some crazy fights going on lately between dinamo and hajduk supporters
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Post by: Alan on November 04, 2007, 12:35:53 PM
Ha, no, not at all. I'm against violence, strictly support. But yeah, there were loads of fights in the past week or two, more than usual. The worst part of it, apart from the actual violence, is that anyone caught in a fight gets a one year ban from any stadium in the country, as well as a traveling ban, and soon enough there won't be any ultras left, and they are usually the only people at the games here. Just a shitty situation any way you look at it.


Oh yeah, where did you read about it?
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Post by: Lasero on November 04, 2007, 04:05:16 PM
read it here on the online version of Marca, spanish sport newspaper http://www.marca.com/edicion/marca/futbol/internacional/es/desarrollo/1053642.html
did you see on the news a couple days ago there was a fight in some cup game in colombia and the police caught some of the supporters with fucking granades with them....
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Post by: nerd34 on November 04, 2007, 08:02:11 PM
red bulls lost to New England today :( No game  at Giants stadium for me Thursday :(
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Post by: brent on November 04, 2007, 08:16:09 PM
fuck da red bulls >:(
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Post by: Alan on November 05, 2007, 01:15:50 AM
did you see on the news a couple days ago there was a fight in some cup game in colombia and the police caught some of the supporters with fucking granades with them....

No I haven't heard, but I'm not surprised really, South America is on a different level of violence, it's fucked up.
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Post by: nice weather on November 18, 2007, 01:14:02 AM
It is such a shame Austria will take part in the euros and the scots stay at home. I signed in at a petition trying to keep the austrian team from participating and thus stealing the place from a way better team.
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Post by: frisco on November 18, 2007, 01:54:58 AM
i am so fucking stoked, i have a game tomorrow, were in the playoffs
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Post by: nice weather on November 18, 2007, 02:46:51 AM
which playoffs? I started a team with a few friends in the inner university fun league. Best decision this year so far, although we play inside during the winter season.
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Post by: Luis Roque on November 18, 2007, 03:01:33 AM
It is such a shame Austria will take part in the euros and the scots stay at home. I signed in at a petition trying to keep the austrian team from participating and thus stealing the place from a way better team.
that would be a bit stupid, since they are with suiss the organizers
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Post by: nice weather on November 18, 2007, 03:14:58 AM
...and they are automatically qualified and a shame to the austrian people.
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Post by: Matze on November 18, 2007, 04:42:42 AM
haven't heard of austrian players since tony polster and andreas herzog ...
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Post by: nice weather on November 18, 2007, 04:54:15 AM
Martin Harnik from Werder Bremen is the only one who comes closest to being a decent player.
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Post by: Alan on November 18, 2007, 07:56:53 AM
And he's not even from Austria. Maybe all those other dudes from the U-21 team will turn into good players...
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Post by: yoyoyo on November 18, 2007, 08:44:58 AM
LLUVENTUS DADADADA LLUVENTUS DADADADA LLUVE PUTANAS DE MIGRA

No but seriously they are the BEST fuckin club in soccer
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Post by: nice weather on November 18, 2007, 09:26:29 AM
And he's not even from Austria. Maybe all those other dudes from the U-21 team will turn into good players...
Don't know if he's actually a born austrian, but he's in the team, so whatever.
It made me really sad yesterday, to see the scots fail to qualify, while the austrian team would've lost so embarrassingly high to each of the two teams and still they are qualified...these are the moments I'm proud my passport says I'm german.
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Post by: Alan on November 21, 2007, 11:30:48 PM
(http://images.derstandard.at/20071121/to.jpg)

Whoops!


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Post by: Matze on November 22, 2007, 12:28:32 AM
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And he's not even from Austria. Maybe all those other dudes from the U-21 team will turn into good players...
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Don't know if he's actually a born austrian, but he's in the team, so whatever.
It made me really sad yesterday, to see the scots fail to qualify, while the austrian team would've lost so embarrassingly high to each of the two teams and still they are qualified...these are the moments I'm proud my passport says I'm german.

my answer is always: "i don't care THAT much about football" ... i got 2 passports, so that can be my answer in the future
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Post by: Lasero on November 22, 2007, 07:05:28 AM
(http://images.derstandard.at/20071121/to.jpg)

Whoops!



not funny! well actually it is.. but... ohh FUCKK
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Post by: Alan on November 22, 2007, 07:23:05 AM
not funny! well actually it is..

I guess it depends on who you support. *wink wink*
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Post by: Alan on November 22, 2007, 07:27:26 AM
Here's the goals, I love Olic's no look finish.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHf6XQnLz9o
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Post by: Lasero on November 22, 2007, 07:32:52 AM
heh, although i support england, i admit i laughed when croatia scored, but only because my dad was about to shoot himself.

at least crouch's goal was a cracker.
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Post by: Alan on November 22, 2007, 07:39:04 AM
Honestly, I hate all the "big" teams and their arrogance. Fuck them all. I wish we could've left Russia behind as well, but fuck it, you can't please everyone.
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Post by: Venture1 on November 22, 2007, 11:50:59 AM
Fuck Wayne Bridge.
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Post by: nice weather on November 22, 2007, 02:53:44 PM
Honestly, I hate all the "big" teams and their arrogance. Fuck them all. I wish we could've left Russia behind as well, but fuck it, you can't please everyone.
The teams qualified all sound so boring. This is going to be 2004 all over again.
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Post by: damian on November 22, 2007, 02:57:22 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2w8vTVyocmc
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Post by: E.l.G on November 22, 2007, 04:07:23 PM
I'm glad England lost. They've been playing like shit and they deserved what they got. Maybe now they can get a decent coach.
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Post by: Alan on April 03, 2008, 05:44:40 AM
Champions League bump.

Go Fener! It would be incredibly funny if they went through or better yet win the CL and take a massive shit on UEFA and G-14.
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Post by: ahlee on April 03, 2008, 06:15:46 AM
havent read through much of the thread, but any fenerbache fans in here? my dads been losing it watching some of the games.
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Post by: Matze on April 03, 2008, 06:56:19 AM
i don't think that there are fenerbahce fans that don't relate to turkey in a way.
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Post by: ahlee on April 03, 2008, 07:00:37 AM
well.. im turkish.
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Post by: Matze on April 03, 2008, 07:14:47 AM
since how many generations lives your family in the us? quite intersting i think. germany has the biggest turkish community outside of the main country self.
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Post by: ahlee on April 03, 2008, 07:18:58 AM
my dads off the boat. %100. came over when he was about 20. Mom is german. not FROM germany though. We went to turkey a few years back. I caught a lot of shit for wearing a fenerbahce jersey in a big besiktas supporting area. hah.
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Post by: Matze on April 03, 2008, 07:52:16 AM
yeah the football clubs over there are something political ... communist, right wings, cemalists and so on.
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Post by: Alan on April 03, 2008, 07:56:24 AM
You sure about that? I find it hard to imagine. A lot of clubs in Europe are like that but over there, I dunno...

Btw, what are cemalists?
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Post by: tony hawk on April 03, 2008, 07:59:07 AM
(http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff316/momof2reds/Trevors1stsoccer.jpg)
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Post by: tony hawk on April 03, 2008, 07:59:58 AM
(http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/ii109/dr_3w/soccer-2.gif)
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Post by: tony hawk on April 03, 2008, 08:01:02 AM
(http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj228/chelle260782/scan0008.jpg)
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Post by: tony hawk on April 03, 2008, 08:01:58 AM
(http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn149/futballrules/soccer-8.jpg)
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Post by: Matze on April 03, 2008, 08:02:10 AM
the ones who fallow the tradition of cemal attatürk.
i'm pretty sure that there are allwawits clubs too.  turkey is pretty intersting in such things, even the beard you wear says something about your political direction

yeah, if you look at schalke they got traditional worker image or st.pauli from hamburg, who tends to be a pretty left wing and alternative club.
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Post by: tony hawk on April 03, 2008, 08:02:53 AM
(http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c21/wheresmypills/bad%20day/chicken-soccer.jpg)
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Post by: tony hawk on April 03, 2008, 08:04:52 AM
(http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh44/Kade974/bransoccer4.jpg)
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Post by: tony hawk on April 03, 2008, 08:05:20 AM
(http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/ii95/plowman595/_284p.jpg)
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Post by: tony hawk on April 03, 2008, 08:07:02 AM
(http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll291/Anto_Argonath/gay_soccer_players.jpg)
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Post by: tony hawk on April 03, 2008, 08:08:09 AM
(http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/hh253/earlbaer/soccer.jpg)
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Post by: tony hawk on April 03, 2008, 08:08:51 AM
no but srzly.. fuc soqr
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Post by: danny phillips on April 03, 2008, 09:51:09 AM
i played in high school and played indoor...personally i think its great
i went and watch dc united play one time and that was awesome
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Post by: MexicanSpaniard on April 03, 2008, 09:59:33 AM
A bunch of doods on my gf's teams found out I skated and looked sad that they are quiters.
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Post by: Matze on April 03, 2008, 10:06:10 AM
A bunch of doods on my gf's teams found out I skated and looked sad that they are quiters.

oh yeah, i know that. there was really talented skater in our, he even was in the german dvs team for awhile. everatime i see him at a party he talks about the glory days and that he's gonna pick up the board again, but we both know that he does not. i'm always happy to meet him tough
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Post by: Supergrasss on April 03, 2008, 03:57:43 PM
ManYoo are hot favorite for the Champions League now eh?
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Post by: gangsta fred on April 03, 2008, 06:37:37 PM
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A bunch of doods on my gfs teams found out I skated and looked sad that they are quiters.
[close]

oh yeah, i know that. there was really talented skater in our, he even was in the german dvs team for awhile. everatime i see him at a party he talks about the glory days and that hes gonna pick up the board again, but we both know that he does not. im always happy to meet him tough

You type like an asshole.

-the ace of spades
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Post by: newport 100 on April 03, 2008, 06:53:01 PM
hyped on this being bumped. was gonna start a new one. i used to post in here a lot (as 'jonathan').

anyway, not hyped that i can't watch any games because i have no cable right now.

would have liked to have seen that bayern-getafe game.
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Post by: gangsta fred on April 03, 2008, 06:57:59 PM
It appears your taste is shit, not only with cigarettes, but with football teams too.

-the ace of spades
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Post by: newport 100 on April 03, 2008, 07:09:50 PM
didn't say i was a fan of either. just would liked to have seen the game. although your input, as always, is much appreciated.
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Post by: Mooley on April 03, 2008, 08:48:31 PM
I was so stoked on Bendtner stopping Fabregas' goal against Liverpool. I also really hope Fener gets through.
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Post by: tony hawk on April 04, 2008, 12:05:45 AM
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A bunch of doods on my gfs teams found out I skated and looked sad that they are quiters.
[close]

oh yeah, i know that. there was really talented skater in our, he even was in the german dvs team for awhile. everatime i see him at a party he talks about the glory days and that hes gonna pick up the board again, but we both know that he does not. im always happy to meet him tough
[close]

You type like an asshole.

-the ace of spades
everatime.
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Post by: Alan on April 04, 2008, 12:57:45 AM
didn't say i was a fan of either. just would liked to have seen the game. although your input, as always, is much appreciated.

The Bayern game was alright. Getafe equalizer was well deserved. It's going to be tough for Munich in the away game.
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Post by: newport 100 on April 04, 2008, 07:10:48 PM
anyone here like playing fifa? my roomate has it for ps2 and it's pretty much the only game i like to play. makes me hate my friends sometimes though.

i can not miss that chelsea-febernache game. here in philadelphia i only really know of one 'soccer bar'. i went once, and not one match was on. fucking liverpool-arsenal as well! gonna be a good day. hopefully.

man untd-barca-arsenal-chelsea is what i'm saying.
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Post by: Perfection* on April 04, 2008, 11:45:14 PM
newport 100,

I like your posting style; it's aggressive yet tender at the same time.

Regards,

Perfection
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Post by: Mooley on April 05, 2008, 12:41:51 AM
anyone here like playing fifa? my roomate has it for ps2 and it's pretty much the only game i like to play. makes me hate my friends sometimes though.

i can not miss that chelsea-febernache game. here in philadelphia i only really know of one 'soccer bar'. i went once, and not one match was on. fucking liverpool-arsenal as well! gonna be a good day. hopefully.

man untd-barca-arsenal-chelsea is what i'm saying.

FIFA08 is the shit. Such a good game, I definitely can't play online though.

Hyped for the second leg of Chelsea Fener too, but I'm betting Fener will flop away from home. Can't say I want it to happen, but it seems likely.
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Post by: Alan on April 05, 2008, 03:36:07 AM
Most of my friends play Pro Evolution Soccer. Many a parties turned into PES tournaments, which I hate...
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Post by: tiger woods on April 05, 2008, 10:29:26 AM
man utd are definately the favorites to take the cl now, with messi and ronaldinho out for barca, and arsenal with a ton of work to at anfield in the second leg.
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Post by: brent on April 05, 2008, 02:26:28 PM
no one likes MLS? (http://www.slapmagazine.com/Forum/Smileys/classic/angry.gif)
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Post by: Mooley on April 05, 2008, 04:14:08 PM
no one likes MLS? (http://www.slapmagazine.com/Forum/Smileys/classic/angry.gif)

I had never watched an MLS game, and then I saw the Toronto FC vs Columbus Crew season opener. It was fucking awful. 90 minutes of uninspired passing and a bunch of Latin American divers. I guess they're both shitty teams so I shouldn't have high expectations, but it was terrible. Are the better teams more fun to watch?
Also, fuck watching soccer being played on football fields, that's annoying as hell.
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Post by: tony hawk on April 08, 2008, 12:29:03 AM
no one likes MLS? (http://www.slapmagazine.com/Forum/Smileys/classic/angry.gif)
i usually like skating.. but thats just me
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Post by: B.P. Richfield on April 08, 2008, 04:08:49 AM
Who's looking forward to the euro cup in Austria / Switzerland?

I'm stoked already. The Germans could go far, Italy hopefully fails to go through group stage and Austrias last two games were watchable, I even go as far as saying the first half against Germany was enjoyable. Still they remain the only team in the world that can give away a 3 goal lead to Holland.

Who're you pulling for?

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Post by: Matze on April 08, 2008, 04:19:03 AM
i hope that germany makes it ...

it's gonna be hard for stuttgart next season because mario gomez is on the way to barcelona
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Post by: B.P. Richfield on April 08, 2008, 04:25:31 AM
I'm not really feelin' Mario Gomez. His 3:0 header against Austria sure is one of the reasons. 
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Post by: Matze on April 08, 2008, 05:20:59 AM
I'm not really feelin' Mario Gomez. His 3:0 header against Austria sure is one of the reasons. 

http://de.youtube.com/watch?v=vddAowVLV7E
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Post by: Alan on April 08, 2008, 11:46:41 AM
Liverpool - Arsenal just started. Hyper hyper!
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Post by: Alan on April 08, 2008, 01:35:33 PM
Sick, sick game. Stoked for Liverpool.
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Post by: Rusty Champignon on April 08, 2008, 01:39:30 PM
Sick, sick game. Stoked for Liverpool.

just finished, 4-2 to liverpool (YEEEESSSS!!!), was a good match
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Post by: Lasero on April 08, 2008, 03:05:18 PM
great match! liverpool-chelsea once again in semifinals... now lets hope schalke beats barça tomorrow!
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Post by: Mooley on April 08, 2008, 08:07:51 PM
Liverpool - Arsenal was one of the most exciting matches I've seen. Wow. Fucking love the champion's league.
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Post by: newport 100 on April 08, 2008, 10:19:52 PM
gutted.

was so psyched for arsenal! ah well. great game.
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Post by: Mooley on April 08, 2008, 10:33:09 PM
Have to wait until midnight to watch Man U and Roma tomorrow, goddamnit. I hope Roma makes it interesting.
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Post by: brent on May 21, 2008, 10:51:52 AM
HEY ARE YOU HOMOS READY FOR THIS SHIT!?
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Post by: loophole on May 21, 2008, 11:01:41 AM
SO SIKED

it's 2 am here and ive consumed a few cokes.
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Post by: tiger woods on May 21, 2008, 11:06:13 AM
glory glory man united.
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Post by: Alan on May 21, 2008, 12:24:32 PM
Fuck Man U. Fuck CFC as well, but first things first.
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Post by: brent on May 21, 2008, 12:31:02 PM
FUCK!!
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Post by: Alan on May 21, 2008, 12:31:21 PM
That's more like it.
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Post by: loophole on May 21, 2008, 01:42:04 PM
weak second half, what the hell
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Post by: Alan on May 21, 2008, 01:46:35 PM
Cristiano Ronaldo just made himself look like the biggest tit, I wish I coud describe it. Just a pompous pratt.
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Post by: brent on May 21, 2008, 02:11:27 PM
haha holy shit!
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Post by: Rusty Champignon on May 21, 2008, 02:12:52 PM
I fucking hate Drogba, what a cunt
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Post by: Jura on May 21, 2008, 02:20:08 PM
I cant believe the final is going to be decided by fucking penalty shots.

So gay. So, so, gay.
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Post by: brent on May 21, 2008, 02:21:41 PM
really really really gay
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Post by: frisco on May 21, 2008, 02:24:19 PM
i like this live commentary we got going


very unstoked on penalty shots, basically takes out the fact that drogba got a red
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Post by: Rusty Champignon on May 21, 2008, 02:27:02 PM
I think John Terry looks like a disabled person
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Post by: brent on May 21, 2008, 02:28:22 PM
 >:( :'(
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Post by: frisco on May 21, 2008, 02:28:47 PM
RONALDO! WHAT IN GODS NAME ARE YOU DOING WITH THAT STOP
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Post by: Jura on May 21, 2008, 02:29:28 PM
WE ARE GOING TO WIN THIS!!!!!

CHELSEA CHELSEA CHELSEA CHELSEA
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Post by: Snarf on May 21, 2008, 02:31:29 PM
I don't even care that much about the game but the look on ronaldo's face when cech saved that shot made my day.
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Post by: frisco on May 21, 2008, 02:31:54 PM
OH MY GOD TERRY!
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Post by: Jura on May 21, 2008, 02:32:59 PM
I jinxed us, sorry Chelsea fans.

With that Terry post, I predict a Man U. win.

FUCK.
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Post by: brent on May 21, 2008, 02:34:45 PM
YES YES YES YES
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Post by: frisco on May 21, 2008, 02:35:25 PM
i hate van der sar, biggest kook in the game, he seems so shady
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Post by: Rusty Champignon on May 21, 2008, 02:35:35 PM
I hate just about everyone on that pitch
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Post by: Jura on May 21, 2008, 02:37:31 PM
Like a goddamn coin toss. Ridiculous!

Play like men, play until someone scores a fucking LEGIT goal.
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Post by: frisco on May 21, 2008, 02:39:18 PM
i agree i really dont like the shootout, it should be like NHL playoffs when they just keep going with O.T's
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Post by: tiger woods on May 21, 2008, 03:03:19 PM
i agree with the pens..no team deserves to lose when it gets to the point in the match..but drogba was a fucking idiot slaping vidic right in the view of the ref, had he still been in the game, they would of won it in the shootout and ronaldo would of been public enemy #1 for all utd fans.
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Post by: Alan on May 21, 2008, 03:15:11 PM
I hate just about everyone on that pitch
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Post by: Lasero on May 21, 2008, 03:34:04 PM
i would understand hating cristiano or nani, but how can somebody possibly hate on tevez, giggs, drogba, essien or makelele... tevez is the shit

anyway fuck abrhamovic, glory glory man united...
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Post by: ZipZinger on May 21, 2008, 08:18:30 PM
Like a goddamn coin toss. Ridiculous!

Play like men, play until someone scores a fucking LEGIT goal.

I agree
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Post by: loophole on May 21, 2008, 09:18:57 PM
van der sar is my homeboy
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Post by: Bubblegum Tate on May 21, 2008, 11:48:51 PM
stupid rain, keep your head up terry
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Post by: Alan on May 22, 2008, 01:23:12 AM
i would understand hating cristiano or nani, but how can somebody possibly hate on tevez, giggs, drogba, essien or makelele... tevez is the shit

anyway fuck abrhamovic, glory glory man united...

Yeah, I got carried away last night, I don't hate everyone. I like Petr Cech.
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Post by: Matze on May 22, 2008, 01:29:10 AM
ronaldo is a few minutes away from beeing a portugese guido
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Post by: Alan on June 07, 2008, 02:39:47 AM
(http://www.marcello.ch/em2008/images/euro2008.jpg)

Alright, it's starting tonight. Predictions, shit talking and everything else that's part of the game, in here.
I got Czech beating Switzerland 2:1 and Portugal 2:0 against Turkey tonight.
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Post by: L.S on June 07, 2008, 02:55:53 AM
i hope the czechs do good, i haven't really gotten excited about the tournament, tho. i didn't realise it's about to start until yesterday when my friend invited me to watch the netherlands-italy game next week.
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Post by: nice weather on June 07, 2008, 03:10:04 AM
Make this a thread of it's own Alan.

Until then my predictions for today are:

czech rep. 1 : 1 Switzerland

Portugal 2 : 1 Turkey

I'm pulling for Austria and Germany of course. If it's Austria vs. Germany I go with Austria. I dont really see how Austria could possibly make it through group stage, but I can always hope.
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Post by: brycickle on September 16, 2008, 10:39:52 AM
Anyone have some links to watch it streaming online?  I've got to try and watch it at work.

edit:

I'm a person, by it I mean Champions League matches.
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Post by: Mooley on September 16, 2008, 01:38:55 PM
http://livefooty.doctor-serv.com/

I hear that shit works, but I've never used it and you need to download things to access it so I don't know.

I'm so bummed, last year my classes were scheduled perfectly so I had a 2 hour lunch break right when the games started in the morning, this year class all the way through the games. At least once they're out of the group stage they replay the games later at night.
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Post by: tiger woods on September 16, 2008, 01:54:16 PM
fuckin hell, chelsea absolutely destroyed bordeaux, they're definitely my pick to be in the final, dunno against who though.
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Post by: Alan on September 16, 2008, 02:00:53 PM
Against Cluj, obviously.

I have to say that I'm stoked on a shitload of unknowns participating this year. Anorthosis, Borisov(!), Cluj, Aalborg...up yours, UEFA!
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Post by: Alan on September 16, 2008, 02:59:31 PM
Gerrard's first goal against Marseilles. Sick.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8sWarh-5jE
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Post by: brycickle on September 16, 2008, 04:17:36 PM
That one will mate it to the top 10 list for sure!  Holy shit!
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Post by: tiger woods on September 16, 2008, 04:50:45 PM
that's typical stevie g right there, he whipped that ball into the opposite corner like nothing! i've seen a couple goals he's scored just like that and it amazes me every time. england's best midfielder and arguably the world imo.
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Post by: Mooley on September 16, 2008, 08:26:36 PM
Christ what a goal. I don't think he's the best midfielder, English or otherwise, but he certainly knows how to put his foot through 'em. And as a Liverpool fan I can't undermine all the times he bails the team out.
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Post by: tiger woods on September 16, 2008, 08:30:47 PM
yeah they were awful in the game they had against villa without gerrard. lfc are my pick to win the premership this year, they've definitely got the squad to do it. sorry for my extreme bias towards him, i've been a fan since his youth days.
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Post by: brycickle on September 17, 2008, 12:24:52 PM
I guess I give up on trying to watch this shit at work.

Can't be downloading a bunch software onto my work computer.

Fucking frustrating!
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Post by: nice weather on April 14, 2009, 12:24:54 PM
Okay, I failed to find a working live stream for todays champions league games? Anyone have a link? I want to see how bad Bayern does this time.
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Post by: tiger woods on April 14, 2009, 12:40:50 PM
justin.tv is a good one..i wouldn't bother watching that one, liverpool are performing another miracle act in london right now.
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Post by: nice weather on April 14, 2009, 12:47:37 PM
justin.tv didn't work for me. I guess I'll have to stick to the live ticker. Not really that satisfying though.
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Post by: tiger woods on April 14, 2009, 12:49:39 PM
damn, well this one should definitely work

http://www.atdhe.net/

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Post by: boyan on April 14, 2009, 01:01:39 PM
Chelsea 2-2 Liverpool

exciting!

edit:
75"
Chelsea 3-2 Liverpool!!!

edit edit:
holy crap, I turn away for 5minutes
Chelsea 3 - 4 Liverpool

edit edit edit:
89"
Chelsea 4 - 4 Liverpool
and Chelsea just barely saved a ball from going over the line
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Post by: crest on April 14, 2009, 01:55:10 PM
i'm a liverpool fan. todays game was fucking crazy. wish we could have pulled it off, but a good game anyways.
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Post by: Street Horrrsing on April 14, 2009, 02:19:01 PM
yeah I thought liverpool were going to take it from the way they were playing in the first half,but chelsea were in really good form after halftime.
if they play like that against barca I think it's going to be one of the matches of the season for sure.

what's everyone thinking about tomorrow's matches?
personally I'm hoping man utd will go through but I have a feeling that porto will cause an upset.
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Post by: crest on April 14, 2009, 04:51:30 PM
i really really hope porto pull the upset. fuck man u and it be cool to see some non english teams get further this year.
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Post by: redrum on April 14, 2009, 06:22:29 PM
the liverpool-chelsea game was insanely good to watch. would been the best atmosphere at the actual match.

man utd-porto will be interesting if porto play well and get up like the first game.

anyone got thoughts on arsenal-villarreal? im not really sure who i want to see go through.
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Post by: Mooley on April 14, 2009, 06:41:45 PM
Man I'm pissed I had an exam today that I put all my concentration toward so I spaced completely about it being match day. Glad Liverpool gave them a fight, I'll definitely watch the rebroadcast.
I think I'll practically be just as happy for a Porto win tomorrow as I would have been for a Liverpool win today.

And I'm backing Villarreal fully, a Spanish team with a Beatles inspired nickname is worth my support.
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Post by: Matze on April 14, 2009, 08:16:25 PM
i didn't manage to watch footba this week but barca against bayern was a pretty nice game. the first half was maybe the best football i've ever seen in my whole life. comparable situation to watching pj's shop video part for the first time.
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Post by: Alan on April 15, 2009, 02:43:41 AM
I hope LFC win the Premiership now that they're out...
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Post by: ALT on April 15, 2009, 03:10:59 AM
Liverpool - Chelsea was an amazing game.

I'd like Arsenal to win tonight, but I don't really care who wins the the Man U - Porto game. I suppose I'd want Man U to take it but a Porto win would be good
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Post by: Mooley on April 15, 2009, 03:21:21 AM
I watched the Barca - Bayern replay on and off a couple hours ago, Barcelona are scary when they're on form. Can't really see anyone taking this from them if they keep it up, quite frankly.

It's also pretty amusing that marca.com has written such flattering articles about Liverpool - Chelsea, I'd have thought that it'd be hard for two English clubs to impress the Spanish when they have such technique to watch week in week out.
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Post by: tiger woods on April 15, 2009, 09:52:46 AM
i obviously got the english sides winning today, i can't see porto having a clean sheet today, manure have too much offensive firepower and all they need is an away goal i believe..villarreal isn't the same squad without santi cazorla, and i just think arsenal will be the more creative side when they have the ball.

i can't see anyone winning the champions league other than barca, messi/eto'o/henry are unstoppable, dani alves is the best right back in the world, xavi/iniesta are magicians on the ball, and it seems like the whole team really rally around pep guardiola. and its true, messi is a god.
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Post by: nice weather on April 15, 2009, 11:54:57 AM
I just want to see HSV and Werder take home their 3:1 advantages tomorrow. All german UEFA cup semi final...haven't seen that in a while.
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Post by: Alan on April 15, 2009, 12:57:42 PM
The Hulk is playing for Porto tonight.
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Post by: redrum on April 15, 2009, 03:54:16 PM
got to watch both man u - porto and arsenal - villarreal.

nothing really special for man u really, although ronaldo's goal did kind of come out of nothing. their defence is slacking though and
porto did have a few good chances.
arsenal basically ran shit in their game. fabregas' flick pass to walcott was amazing. giving a penalty for the third goal was a bit weak
though in my opinion.

the semi finals will be interesting.

not sure who will go through in uefa cup, wouldn't mind werder to win the whole thing.
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Post by: frisco on April 15, 2009, 05:31:10 PM
Dont want to fuck up this thread with some low level soccer but my buddy Marcus who used I used to play soccer with is playing for the Vancouver Whitecaps now, he just got back from Europe where he had tryouts for Tottenham, Leeds, and Darlington FC hes really fucking good

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dd9ailPxNsQ
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Post by: norrin radd on April 15, 2009, 05:47:59 PM
for those who want to watch matches check out rojadirecta.com

click on a game and check to see which stream works best, it says that some require software while others don't, the ones that don't require usually work

with the semifinals set i'm hoping for a barca vs man u final....that would be epic...especially if barca have the liga wrapped up and the spanish cup (is it before or after the CL final?), they'll be going for a treble....man u would have so much riding if they've won the league and make the fa cup final...on top of being the only repeat finalist in the CL era and possible only repeat champ

if that's not the case then barca vs arsenal or chelsea v arsenal so that there can be a new winner of the comp (arsenal in this case)

fun time of year in the soccer world!
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Post by: Mooley on April 15, 2009, 06:10:12 PM
My friend passed on this site to me: http://www.atdhe.net/
Streams are pretty reliable, don't require anything to download.
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Post by: nice weather on April 15, 2009, 08:56:00 PM
sick, thanks moolberg.
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Post by: James Joyce on April 15, 2009, 09:59:13 PM
Ronaldo hitting a goal at 40 yards. Fucking wow.
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Post by: Mooley on April 16, 2009, 12:05:46 AM
I realized that I pretty much have to fully back Barca at this point or else it's looking like a Chelsea - Man Utd. snoozefest again this year. They're our only hope for a watchable final. Fingers crossed Messi runs show.
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Post by: nice weather on April 16, 2009, 01:28:19 PM
What? last years ManU Chelsea final was brilliant. I absolutely wouldn't mind seeing that again.
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Post by: Alan on April 16, 2009, 01:36:45 PM
Dont want to fuck up this thread with some low level soccer but my buddy Marcus who used I used to play soccer with is playing for the Vancouver Whitecaps now, he just got back from Europe where he had tryouts for Tottenham, Leeds, and Darlington FC hes really fucking good

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dd9ailPxNsQ

Good luck to your friend. Playing in England would be rather rad, even in 4th divison, i.e. Darlo...
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Post by: nice weather on April 16, 2009, 01:43:08 PM
and a german semi final it is. pretty stoked.
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Post by: Alan on April 16, 2009, 01:46:46 PM
What? last years ManU Chelsea final was brilliant. I absolutely wouldn't mind seeing that again.

But it's always the usual suspects, what are the chances of Steaua or Celtic winning it ever again? I'm tired of the same old shit on tv every tuesday/wednesday (thank fuck I don't have to pay to watch CL footy on TV). The commercialization of football is really killing the game. In a couple of years there will be an NBA type of league with the lower quality teams not being able to participate, just the same 24 or 36 teams year in year out. It disgusts me. [/rant]
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Post by: Fur Q on April 16, 2009, 01:52:28 PM
Im convinced it's gonna be an Arsenal - Barcelona final this year. It pains me as a Man Utd fan to admit it, but I think the Premiership is more important to Ferguson. Arsenal are starting a good run of form with Fabregas and Walcott back from injury (2 goals in 2 games for Walcott), and Utd aren't playing any where near their full potential. Apart from Ronaldo's wonder goal I wasn't convinced by Carrick, Anderson, O'Shea or Berbatov. And now that Liverpool are out of the Champions League and have less games to play I think they're feeling the pressure.
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Post by: ALT on April 16, 2009, 01:57:46 PM
Fuck, the Man City - Hamburg game was good. Really thought City were gonna get back into it. Shame they are out  :(
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Post by: nice weather on April 16, 2009, 06:36:44 PM
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What? last years ManU Chelsea final was brilliant. I absolutely wouldn't mind seeing that again.
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But it's always the usual suspects, what are the chances of Steaua or Celtic winning it ever again? I'm tired of the same old shit on tv every tuesday/wednesday (thank fuck I don't have to pay to watch CL footy on TV). The commercialization of football is really killing the game. In a couple of years there will be an NBA type of league with the lower quality teams not being able to participate, just the same 24 or 36 teams year in year out. It disgusts me. [/rant]
I hear you on that one, but let's face it, it's not gonna change anytime soon, so I just embrace what I can get. And when you break it down like that you're still left with amazing top notch football, Michael Ballack crying and eventually also some quality shots of Edwin Van Der Sar holding babies.
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Post by: Beer Keg Peg Leg on April 16, 2009, 11:52:10 PM
It's because there are no salary caps. That way the rich teams are usually going to be the best teams. Introduce a salary cap and all of a sudden you have a much more balanced competition with great players on almost every team.
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Post by: redrum on April 19, 2009, 11:22:44 PM
chelsea vs everton in the fa cup final.

i didnt see either game, both were pretty good apparently. drogba scored late for chelsea and everton won on penalties.

hoping that everton wins it.
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Post by: Alan on April 20, 2009, 01:14:20 AM
I just watched the penalties in the Everton game, oh how I laughed.
Then I saw this photo of Ferguson being pissed of at the ref for not giving a penalty to ManU and I laughed some more.
(http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/45679000/jpg/_45679897_fergie282.jpg)
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Post by: Mooley on April 21, 2009, 03:09:43 PM
Liverpool - Arsenal today was insane. So many Liverpool mistakes defensively, but it certainly made things exciting.
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Post by: norrin radd on April 21, 2009, 03:14:58 PM
La Liga anyone?

fucking getafe let me down!!!

still got faith in barca though  :)
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Post by: tiger woods on April 21, 2009, 03:50:52 PM
andrei arshavin is not of this world.
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Post by: Mooley on April 21, 2009, 05:02:33 PM
I don't think any premiership striker would have walked away with less than a hat trick if given the same opportunities, honestly.
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Post by: tiger woods on April 21, 2009, 05:43:59 PM
probably, but they wouldn't of finished the way arshavin did, his 2nd goal was a hit and a half and i don't know how he caught up to walcott and finish near post on the 4th. he's gonna end up being as big of a signing as thierry henry was to arsenal. that being said, its going to suck watching man united win the premier league, again.
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Post by: Mooley on April 21, 2009, 06:39:44 PM
Yeah he definitely made the second goal himself, beautiful strike.

Here's hoping for a Peter Crouch executed miracle tomorrow.
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Post by: mbl88 reincarnated on April 22, 2009, 04:50:23 AM
MAN U is the way you faggots, they kill it every year, theyl win the premier league again cause they shit all over the other teams, the only team better then them in the world atm is barca, most likely man u will play them in the champions league final and beat them again because lets be honest there to fucking good.
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Post by: redrum on April 28, 2009, 08:59:15 PM
0-0 in the barca-chelsea game, hopefully it'll make the next week an interesting game.

barca went close a couple of times. you've got to give it to hiddink though, his tactic for the game went pretty well.
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Post by: Mooley on April 29, 2009, 12:09:12 AM
I literally fell asleep and missed the last half hour or so. Awful waste of time.
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Post by: Alan on April 29, 2009, 02:45:19 AM
I gave up in the first half and then came back for the last 20 minutes, so yeah, nothing memorable...
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Post by: tiger woods on April 29, 2009, 10:34:30 AM
chelsea play the ugliest football i have ever seen, i have such a hard time watching them. man utd/arsenal has to be better than that snoozer yesterday, c'mon you gooners!!
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Post by: Alan on May 02, 2009, 02:50:42 PM
Real-Barca. Blimey.

http://www.101greatgoals.com/videodisplay/2461469/
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Post by: redrum on May 02, 2009, 08:16:30 PM
Real-Barca. Blimey.

http://www.101greatgoals.com/videodisplay/2461469/

holy crap! that game was just amazing. im happy that barca won.
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Post by: redrum on May 05, 2009, 03:25:27 PM
Manchester owned the second leg. I actually thought Arsenal were going to push it in the first 5 mins and make the game difficult,
then they pretty much fucking imploded haha.

also a lot of talk yet again that Ronaldo is going to Madrid (yawn). and apparently United's thinking of a $60 million (or pounds) transfer
bid for Ribery if Ronaldo goes.
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Post by: eseholmes on May 05, 2009, 04:05:14 PM
gonna go play with la novia right now.
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Post by: Mooley on May 05, 2009, 04:10:53 PM
Haha yeah it's 63 million pounds for Ribery. http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2009/may/05/manchester-united-franck-ribery-bayern-munich-cristiano-ronaldo

Ridiculous if it happens, but they ruled it out pretty quickly
http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11667_5283331,00.html
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Post by: ALT on May 06, 2009, 01:45:00 PM
So the final will be Man U - Barcelona
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Post by: norrin radd on May 06, 2009, 02:12:08 PM
INIESTA!!!!

fuck that was nerve racking....chelsea did the same shit as the 1st leg and it almost worked.... maybe they were unlucky with Pique's non call but Abidal getting sent off was shit..

messi better not disappear in the final cause without abidal, alves, and marquez Man U  is going to be tough

BARCA!!!
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Post by: Matze on May 06, 2009, 02:44:38 PM
just came home from watching the game. glad to see barca win, but the referee was bad. just like ballack.
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Post by: Alan on May 06, 2009, 02:56:21 PM
Poor Chelsea...I haven't seen refereeing this bad in years. More bad decisions than you could shake a stick at. Still, not really gutted that Barca went through...
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Post by: Mooley on May 06, 2009, 04:09:45 PM
I was so happy for Barca. Drogba (as usual) and Anelka were disgraceful. The red card was easily one of the worst dives I've ever seen, and not having to watch this parking-the-bus bullshit again elates me. Yeah reffing was shit both ways for the most part, but none of the Chelsea penalty shouts had any merit except maybe the handball one, but even that was questionable.
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Post by: ALT on May 06, 2009, 06:16:46 PM
Just watched the highlights on the news. Yeah that ref was pretty bad.

The final should be very good though, can't wait for it.
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Post by: ALT on May 06, 2009, 06:44:53 PM
"It's a disgrace! It's a fucking disgrace!"
(http://i43.tinypic.com/14ui442.jpg)


hahaha
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Post by: redrum on May 06, 2009, 07:26:24 PM
haha fuck yeah! that gif is priceless, Drogba is definitely going to be in the shit if it goes to the UEFA officials.

the ref made some really bad decisions, but then again I hate Chelsea so oh well.

The final is going to be good. Unless one team wrecks shop, I think 1-0 to either or it'll go to penalties.
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Post by: Mooley on May 06, 2009, 08:21:27 PM
Even though Dani Alves was fucking terrible today, with him, Marquez and Abidal gone for the final they're going to be pretty hurt in the back so things probably won't be so cagey. I'd expect a few goals, but I have a feeling United have what it takes... unfortunately.
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Post by: tiger woods on May 06, 2009, 08:45:27 PM
"It's a disgrace! It's a fucking disgrace!"
(http://i43.tinypic.com/14ui442.jpg)


hahaha

no joke man, the second i saw that after the match i thought to myself, man that'd be the greatest gif. ever!! big up!

yeah, that had to of been one of the worse officiated matches i've ever seen, but the goals were nuts. feel kinda bad for chelsea i really didn't want to see a repeat of last years cl final. still don't know who i got to win the final, but from the looks of it i can't see a make-shift barca defense stop man utd from scoring
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Post by: crest on May 06, 2009, 08:56:50 PM
Messi scores a hat trick against Man U, beating them 3-0, and then moves to the premier league and joins Liverpool.
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Post by: brycickle on May 07, 2009, 03:13:45 PM
Manchester United 2-1 Barca

After extra time.
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Post by: ALT on May 07, 2009, 03:57:56 PM
I don't think Barcelona will be able to do much with no defense (Abidal, Alves, Marquez) against Rooney and Ronaldo.
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Post by: Stoeipoes on May 07, 2009, 04:51:20 PM
If Barcelona plays against manchester like they played against real madrid, it going to be Barcelona who gets the cup for sure. I was in Barcelona when they won from real madrid and it was chaos. Too bad I left wednesday morning and missed all the excitement after the 1-1 against chelsea.
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Post by: redrum on May 17, 2009, 01:49:24 AM
the premier league relegations are going down to the wire, it's going to be good to see what teams are going to stay.

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Post by: frisco on May 27, 2009, 09:29:55 AM
im pretty hyped for todays match

woke up early to watch it
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Post by: crest on May 27, 2009, 10:08:24 AM
FUCK MAN U
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Post by: brent on May 27, 2009, 11:57:49 AM
 >:( idiots
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Post by: boyan on May 27, 2009, 12:02:27 PM
live from my living room:

barca 1 - 0 manU

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Post by: hangup on May 27, 2009, 01:37:41 PM
Yeah, way to go Barca
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Post by: frisco on May 27, 2009, 01:40:53 PM
Messi is becoming my favourite soccer player. the guy doesnt quit on a play, gets up after hes fouled so hard, amazing speed and finish

not to mention hes my height, unreal
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Post by: crest on May 27, 2009, 01:50:07 PM
Messi is becoming my favourite soccer player. the guy doesnt quit on a play, gets up after hes fouled so hard, amazing speed and finish

not to mention hes my height, unreal
ya he's been a favorite since i saw him at the 06 world cup; stoked for him.
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Post by: Mooley on May 27, 2009, 02:56:52 PM
Messi didn't really make his presence felt nearly as much as I thought he would. He had very little time on the ball. Xavi and Iniesta were absolutely flawless though, holy shit. Those two are incredible on the ball.

Also couldn't believe how well Pique and Puyol did with such an irregular defence, Puyol's the fucking man.
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Post by: frisco on June 12, 2009, 03:45:48 AM
Ronaldo is on Real Madrid, just so ya know

http://www.sportsnet.ca/soccer/2009/06/11/ronaldo_madrid/ (http://www.sportsnet.ca/soccer/2009/06/11/ronaldo_madrid/)
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Post by: tiger woods on June 12, 2009, 06:26:49 AM
so is kaka, and rumor is they're also trying to bring in either david villa or zlatan ibrahimovic..los galacticos 2 is back, shit looks like a fantasy football squad
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Post by: Mooley on June 12, 2009, 12:28:20 PM
Kinda blows my mind to think about Kaka and Ronaldo in the same midfield. If they gel it could be amazing, but something tells me they'll take a while to really get going.
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Post by: James Joyce on June 12, 2009, 01:32:05 PM
For 100 million pounds Real Madrid could've bought Newcastle United instead.
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Post by: Street Horrrsing on June 12, 2009, 04:57:35 PM
haha
my instincts tell me that Newcastle are going to be on sale for quite a while...

I think it's a good thing that Ronaldo has left United,great player,but the worst attitude.
I'd really like for United to bring in Ribery,in my eyes he's the only player that could even come close to replacing Ronaldo.
I just hope that Real don't get there first,where do they get their money from anyway?
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Post by: Beer Keg Peg Leg on June 12, 2009, 09:58:50 PM
I toss em' my spare change
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Post by: tiger woods on June 13, 2009, 07:32:42 AM
there'll be too many players that want the ball at the same time, egos will definitely clash. i expect the same result as the last galacticos, no champions league, probably will win La Liga tho, i mean they have to be the favorites to win at this point
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Post by: Mooley on June 13, 2009, 01:24:29 PM
Well I guess now they have their own Xavi and Messi combo so things should be pretty tight in the league. It'll be an interesting run, that much is for sure.
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Post by: Alan on June 17, 2009, 03:32:08 PM
The World Cup just got better.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/internationals/8106203.stm
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Post by: Mooley on June 17, 2009, 05:15:43 PM
I had to laugh when Giuseppe Rossi of all people scored that screamer against the US, what a traitor that guy is.
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Post by: James Joyce on June 17, 2009, 08:05:39 PM
I had to laugh when Giuseppe Rossi of all people scored that screamer against the US, what a traitor that guy is.

Isn't this guy some jesey Guido playing out of Manchester?
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Post by: redrum on June 17, 2009, 08:27:11 PM
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Isn't this guy some jesey Guido playing out of Manchester?
He was at Manchester for a little back in 06-07 but they loaned him out and then sold him to Villarreal.


Saw the first half of Spain vs Iraq yesterday, even though Iraq played really defensive they did well to not concede. Ended 1-0 to Spain which
means they've won something like 32 games straight, thats a crazy run of form.
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Post by: tiger woods on June 18, 2009, 08:02:04 AM
that third italian goal against the u.s. was too nasty, pirlo skinning the shit out of a defender on sideline, pulls it back for rossi and slams it home.

seriously though, the united states should seriously quit at football, they're so fucking bad in so many aspects of the game its absurd. hoping brazil continues to  pour it on in the second half..
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Post by: Mooley on June 18, 2009, 02:00:17 PM
What kind of comment is that? They lose against 2 of the best teams in the world so suddenly they shouldn't even bother playing? They're only going to get better at it as time goes on and the country slowly learns to give a fuck about it.
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Post by: tiger woods on June 18, 2009, 04:29:14 PM
i've felt this way for a very, very long time. they luck out every 4 years cause they play no name countries in their shitty ass concacaf region, then they get rolled up in the wc. their selection process has always been horrible, and i have yet to see a manager on the U.S. squad that actually knows what they are doing. never ever have rated the us in football.
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Post by: Mooley on June 18, 2009, 05:47:57 PM
That's pretty much the story with every region that isn't UEFA. Don't get me wrong I'm no supporter of their team or anything, but they're decent enough considering they come from one of the most football-apathetic countries in the world.
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Post by: brycickle on June 22, 2009, 12:42:36 PM
Kinda blows my mind to think about Kaka and Ronaldo in the same midfield. If they gel it could be amazing, but something tells me they'll take a while to really get going.
I'm moving to Madrid in September.  Hopefully I can get my hands on some tickets.  Might be cheaper to go to the Madrid derby AT Athletico than trying to get seats at the Bernbau.  We'll see.
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Post by: Dr. Evan on June 22, 2009, 03:45:20 PM
i don't love or hate real madrid, but the same thing that happened during the super galacticos era is gonna happen now.  expectations are gonna be way high from the fans and the front office, but all the ego on the field is gonna blow the team chemistry.
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Post by: Smell Good on June 22, 2009, 04:13:08 PM
I wish I could watch club matches on tv, but the channels are pretty expensive to get.
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Post by: All Hail Wu Welsh on June 22, 2009, 04:23:31 PM
If you anywhere in the ny tri state area, you know how incredibly obnoxious italians get about the world cup, i have such an intense hatred for the italian national team you have no idea.  I really wish the US national team was worth rooting for but they always are so fuckin mediocre, so I'm going to stand by Les Blues for anotherr world cup.
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Post by: Matze on June 29, 2009, 01:39:09 PM
that was a good game for germany ... u21 if anyone care.
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Post by: Mooley on June 29, 2009, 04:23:24 PM
I forgot all about the U21, was it the final today?
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Post by: Alan on July 22, 2009, 08:59:59 AM
Forgot to post this last week. Ultra.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIOsh5efuwg
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Post by: Dr. Evan on July 22, 2009, 12:39:12 PM
Forgot to post this last week. Ultra.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIOsh5efuwg

wow that dude is on some steven gerrard shit.  speaking of stevie, did anyone see that video of him knocking some dude out for playing the wrong music at his party?
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Post by: Vegetable Lasagna on July 22, 2009, 01:56:02 PM
Forgot to post this last week. Ultra.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIOsh5efuwg

Damn. Knuckler from 40 out into the upper 9. Shit. That was amazing. So much power.

And the one announcer sounds like jerry seinfeld.
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Post by: norrin radd on August 10, 2009, 03:48:12 PM
Bump....

bundesliga up and running

premier league next week

it's beginning and i'm excited!!

these are my hopes...
england..anybody but man u or chelsea champs
spain...barca champs....hopefully madrid 3rd or 4th
italy...inter..again..but hoping for roma
champions league...barca or a smaller team or a team that hasn't won it before
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Post by: brycickle on August 12, 2009, 10:20:55 AM
USA v. Mexico today.  US will probably lose like we always do at the Azteca.  Then again we beat Spain just two months ago...
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Post by: norrin radd on August 12, 2009, 10:47:21 AM
i hop the us come out strong and don't give in to the altitude and smog of azteca

a victory would be sweet revenge for the 5-0 gold cup lost and really fuck up mexico's chances of qualify for the world cup which i'm all for
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Post by: brent on August 12, 2009, 01:13:12 PM
my nigga charlie davies!
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Post by: redrum on August 12, 2009, 07:04:58 PM
so stoked for the new season for most of the leagues, it feels like we've been waiting an age for them to start.

australia beat ireland 3-0 over night in a friendly, pretty goodmatch overall - both teams had good chances, schwarzer made some
excellent saves, tim cahill scored twice and david carnie got the third. this clip shows cahill's second and carnie's goal.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLOt2NaGsH0 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLOt2NaGsH0)
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Post by: Beer Keg Peg Leg on August 12, 2009, 07:06:17 PM
Was just about to post about that^
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Post by: tanhoe on August 12, 2009, 07:15:01 PM
USA v. Mexico today.  US will probably lose like we always do at the Azteca.  Then again we beat Spain just two months ago...

bummed they lost
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Post by: sheboyganheadben on August 12, 2009, 07:25:32 PM
USA has been gettin raped by Mexico. who cares neither will go anywhere in the world cup next year.
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Post by: Cthulhu! on August 12, 2009, 07:40:43 PM
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USA v. Mexico today.  US will probably lose like we always do at the Azteca.  Then again we beat Spain just two months ago...
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bummed they lost
Stoked they won! I went over to this guys house to watch it with his family. It ended up turning into this crazy celebration party.
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Post by: Livin The Psychedelic Lif on August 12, 2009, 11:55:58 PM
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USA v. Mexico today.  US will probably lose like we always do at the Azteca.  Then again we beat Spain just two months ago...
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bummed they lost
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Stoked they won! I went over to this guys house to watch it with his family. It ended up turning into this crazy celebration party.
hell yeah!
the US team were being a bunch bitches.
It was funny in last 5 mins when US had the corner, and the crowd started throwing shit at donovan.
You can tell when there's a bad team, when their moods flare up for no reason.
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Post by: kinky john on August 13, 2009, 01:42:09 PM
Im staggered so many yanks are into footy, good work lads. Please all consider yourselves honorary Sunderland fans.
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Post by: norrin radd on August 13, 2009, 03:22:08 PM
Im staggered so many yanks are into footy, good work lads. Please all consider yourselves honorary Sunderland fans.

not a fan but i do have darren bent in my fantasy squad  :)

still tinkering it with a bit...here's where it stands now

GK-given man city, jensen burnley
D- a.cole, hangeland, shawcross, figueroa, j.evans
M-p.neville, arshavin, mikel, carrick, dempsey
F- bent, rooney, drogbay
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Post by: brycickle on August 13, 2009, 04:48:44 PM
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USA v. Mexico today.  US will probably lose like we always do at the Azteca.  Then again we beat Spain just two months ago...
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bummed they lost
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Stoked they won! I went over to this guys house to watch it with his family. It ended up turning into this crazy celebration party.
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hell yeah!
the US team were being a bunch bitches.
It was funny in last 5 mins when US had the corner, and the crowd started throwing shit at donovan.
You can tell when there's a bad team, when their moods flare up for no reason.
Horrible officiating, horrible fans.  Those cups they were throwing at Donovan had piss and regurgitated beer in them.  No fucking class.

Im staggered so many yanks are into footy, good work lads. Please all consider yourselves honorary Sunderland fans.
I kind of rooted for Sunderland when Keano was managing.  Clearly I'm a Man. United fan.
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Post by: kinky john on August 14, 2009, 12:45:26 AM
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Im staggered so many yanks are into footy, good work lads. Please all consider yourselves honorary Sunderland fans.
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not a fan but i do have darren bent in my fantasy squad  :)

still tinkering it with a bit...here's where it stands now

GK-given man city, jensen burnley
D- a.cole, hangeland, shawcross, figueroa, j.evans
M-p.neville, arshavin, mikel, carrick, dempsey
F- bent, rooney, drogbay

solid team, arshavin will score for fun i reckon, and your front three, whichever two you play, should bag 40+.

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Post by: kinky john on August 16, 2009, 10:36:58 AM
I wish I could watch club matches on tv, but the channels are pretty expensive to get.

stream most matches of note on here

http://atdhe.net/
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Post by: Mooley on August 16, 2009, 01:38:24 PM
Extra bummed on Xabi's departure now. Only got one year out of my damn shirt. Aquilani better be up for big things when he's fully fit.
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Post by: tiger woods on September 14, 2009, 10:49:07 AM
had to bump this. i heard the barca/inter champions league match is going to played on the moon because of its epicness. all the leagues across europe have started, all is restored in my world.
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Post by: faceneck on September 14, 2009, 01:32:11 PM
Manchester United 4 ever
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Post by: kinky john on September 14, 2009, 01:40:53 PM
Manchester United 4 ever

you disappoint me..
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Post by: ALT on September 14, 2009, 03:17:52 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHwXBRNGdGs


Lol
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Post by: faceneck on September 14, 2009, 03:30:35 PM
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Manchester United 4 ever
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you disappoint me..
Fuck i was trying to make that as sarcastic as possible. I guess i failed.
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Post by: Bobbito on September 14, 2009, 04:27:33 PM
I'm a fan for sure I'd say thats probably the most entertaining sport out there other than Formula 1 racing. It sucks though that I never really got into at least watching it because all that the media pushes is how to be a meathead and tackle people for some Chefboyardee or some shitty energy drink
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Post by: Alan on September 17, 2009, 11:05:35 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TcCsO-wfs-U

Oh yeah.
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Post by: brycickle on September 18, 2009, 01:38:26 AM
That could be one of the most brilliant set pieces ever.  They just need to work on their timing a little more.
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Post by: variation on September 18, 2009, 12:01:45 PM
That could be one of the most brilliant set pieces ever.  They just need to work on their timing a little more.
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Post by: kinky john on September 18, 2009, 12:37:46 PM
could of gone in the what ever made you laugh section as well i suppose, but its in here on a technicality.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aj7f3B1VCYM
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Post by: timmyturnstains on September 18, 2009, 08:32:18 PM
bcfc
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Post by: Mooley on September 29, 2009, 09:55:46 AM
Champion's League matchday, seems like this ought to be bumped. Seems like they're all pretty shitty fixtures today except Liverpool-Fiorentina. Pretty lulz now that I see Rubin is leading Inter 1-0 though, so who knows.
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Post by: James Joyce on September 29, 2009, 03:09:39 PM
Ha. Liverpool lost to Fiorentina 2-0. I can't see them doing well in the CL without a decent midfielder like Xabi Alonso.
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Post by: Beer Keg Peg Leg on September 29, 2009, 03:50:30 PM
Do they still have Mascherano? He was alright
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Post by: Mooley on September 29, 2009, 07:14:24 PM
Mascherano's a beauty but he was injured today. I still have faith in Liverpool to do decently, but the defensive problems are becoming more and more glaring.

Should be an awesome day tomorrow, all the fixtures are way better, especially these ones:

FC Bayern München      -     Juventus      
Manchester United FC   -     VfL Wolfsburg      
Real Madrid CF             -    Olympique de Marseille   
FC Porto                     -    Club Atlético de Madrid   
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Post by: Beer Keg Peg Leg on September 29, 2009, 08:45:39 PM
Bayern - Juve will be a great game.
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Post by: ALT on September 30, 2009, 05:38:58 AM
I will be watching Man U - Wolfsburg tonight. Though the whole group looks good
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Post by: Beer Keg Peg Leg on September 30, 2009, 05:46:30 AM
Just watched Arsenal - Olympiakos, god Arsenal pisses me off sometimes, always looking for that extra unnecessary pass. They were lucky to win this game.
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Post by: frisco on October 09, 2009, 11:40:08 PM
This isnt euro football or anything but a friend of mine I used to play soccer with won the USL rookie of the year, so insane i used to play with this dude 4 years ago

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-Jvtpb9R8k
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Post by: brycickle on October 21, 2009, 12:09:27 AM
I really enjoy seeing Liverpool get their asses handed to them game after game.
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Post by: kinky john on October 21, 2009, 09:54:41 AM
I really enjoy seeing Liverpool get their asses handed to them game after game.

It was even better when it was my team assisted by a beach ball. Life was sweet on saturday.
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Post by: brycickle on October 21, 2009, 02:49:05 PM
Yeah, the look on Reina's face was priceless!
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Post by: Alan on November 01, 2009, 04:05:52 AM
Probably the worst (and funniest) miss from our domestic league. It's hilarious, even if it's my team...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIa8UZ1S7yM
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Post by: Mooley on November 04, 2009, 01:27:35 PM
Anyone catching today's games? Babel's goal just now had me in hysterics.
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Post by: boyan on November 04, 2009, 01:39:16 PM
Anyone catching today's games? Babel's goal just now had me in hysterics.

I heard my dad cursing and cheering a lot, so I know he was watching that game
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Post by: Mooley on November 04, 2009, 02:52:54 PM
Followed by a Lyon equalizer 5 minutes later. So long to any Liverpool success this season whatsoever.
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Post by: SFblah on November 18, 2009, 08:51:05 PM
What a fucker.

(http://i45.tinypic.com/14dld76.jpg)
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Post by: brycickle on November 18, 2009, 09:08:29 PM
c'est la vie
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Post by: brent on November 18, 2009, 09:24:48 PM
he's been hangin out with tony parker too much
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Post by: dickmuffin23 on November 28, 2009, 09:49:36 PM
el classico ..... cant wait
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Post by: Smell Good on November 28, 2009, 09:56:08 PM
^Fuck yeah.

Real Madrid's out for blood after being humiliated by Barca.

I like Barca more though, you simply can't deny their smooth ass style.

Also psyched on the the Chelsea/Arsenal match.
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Post by: tiger woods on November 28, 2009, 10:13:40 PM
yup, should be a great day tomorrow. hopefully with the rest that messi and ibrahimovic had this week thanks to how amazing the team were against inter, they'll be 100%. pretty sure ronaldo is back from injury as well. gooners/chelski will be intense also, pullin for arsenal here, i really don't want to see chelsea win the prem this year.
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Post by: blAck AddEr on November 29, 2009, 01:01:48 AM
glad i found this thread!
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Post by: Dr. Evan on November 29, 2009, 01:14:55 AM
yup, should be a great day tomorrow. hopefully with the rest that messi and ibrahimovic had this week thanks to how amazing the team were against inter, they'll be 100%. pretty sure ronaldo is back from injury as well. gooners/chelski will be intense also, pullin for arsenal here, i really don't want to see chelsea win the prem this year.

I'm with you, i cannot stand chelsea.  sunday is going to be a good day for football.  Like you said, seeing how strong they were against inter makes you realize how insanely good barca really is.  they have one of the deepest benches around.  madrid has alot of big name stars but i wouldnt trade iniesta for two c. ronaldos any day.
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Post by: 420 on November 29, 2009, 07:53:48 AM
Fuck yes. Liverpool won 2-0 over Everton!
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Post by: Dr. Evan on November 29, 2009, 04:31:26 PM
did anyone catch the super classico today? Zlatlan is a beast for sure.
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Post by: Mooley on November 29, 2009, 04:59:00 PM
Caught the last 30 minutes of it, love seeing Madrid lose. I need to start catching more Barca matches, the fluency in their play is so much fun to watch, Messi especially.
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Post by: brycickle on December 04, 2009, 01:23:43 PM
The U.S. got a good draw.  Stoked.  Group G, holy shit!
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Post by: SZA on December 04, 2009, 11:18:59 PM
Nah, the US are fucked, England will wipe the the floor with them and so will Slovenia(Really underated team, they beat Russia like).

Group G is fucked, really tough one to call just cuz of Drogba. I do expect Brazil to go through but Ivory Coast vs Portugal is too close. Ronaldo is the best but Portugal don't really play as a team were as i can see Ivory Coast really pullin together n causin some upsets!

FUCK FRANCE!! They don't deserve to be in the world cup at all. Ireland deserved it and France got off for cheatin(FUCK YOU HENRY!!).

Prediction - SPAIN (easily)
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Post by: kinky john on December 05, 2009, 12:45:23 PM
The U.S. got a good draw.  Stoked.  Group G, holy shit!

Indeed, good luck chaps. We (England) will, of course, blunder through to the semis then lose to the Bosch on penalty's.
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Post by: McDuff on December 05, 2009, 12:57:13 PM
chelsea lost. syked. im not a man city fan by any means, but i love tevez, and i love to see chelsea lose.

inter vs juve right now....
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Post by: brycickle on December 05, 2009, 02:02:52 PM

FUCK FRANCE!! They don't deserve to be in the world cup at all. Ireland deserved it and France got off for cheatin(FUCK YOU HENRY!!).


Not saying that it isn't shitty that that's how France got through.  Ireland still hadn't won though.  France still could have won the playoff.  It's ridiculous for Blatter to say they are investigating whether to punish Henry for the handball.  Empty gesture, cause it won't and can't happen.
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Post by: Alan on December 05, 2009, 03:13:48 PM
Well, Eduardo got punished for his dive, it's only fair that Henry gets a ban as well...
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Post by: brycickle on December 05, 2009, 07:02:02 PM
Different circumstances.  The ref should have called Henry's handball on the spot.  He didn't.  You can't go and retroactively punish players for committing fouls that refs don't call.  If you did that, then player's would be getting bans left and right all over the place for missed calls.
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Post by: vihreekerma on December 06, 2009, 01:12:48 AM
I sware in the name of AJAX!
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Post by: Alan on December 06, 2009, 02:26:45 AM
Different circumstances.  The ref should have called Henry's handball on the spot.  He didn't.  You can't go and retroactively punish players for committing fouls that refs don't call.  If you did that, then player's would be getting bans left and right all over the place for missed calls.

That's exactly what happened with Eduardo, he was banned retroactively. After his dive earned Arsenal a penalty.
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Post by: brycickle on December 06, 2009, 04:00:43 AM
Eduardo's ban was rescinded though.
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Post by: Matze on December 08, 2009, 01:38:47 PM
bayern just did it.
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Post by: Dr. Evan on December 08, 2009, 05:45:14 PM
bayern just did it.

without most of their best players.  Juve looked terrible at home today.  i can't wait for the round of 16 draw. 
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Post by: blAck AddEr on December 08, 2009, 05:51:22 PM
NEWS:

everton interested in Landon donovan...
there has also been rumors of man utd being interested as well...

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Post by: redrum on December 08, 2009, 07:43:22 PM
NEWS:

everton interested in Landon donovan...
there has also been rumors of man utd being interested as well...



united should just buy edin dzeko.
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Post by: brycickle on January 26, 2010, 08:39:57 AM
Crazy shit:

http://sports.yahoo.com/soccer/news;_ylt=At6hTcnzuazUJQBNAYgk9KMmw7YF?slug=ap-mexico-playershot&prov=ap&type=lgns
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Post by: kinky john on January 26, 2010, 02:05:40 PM
Crazy shit:

http://sports.yahoo.com/soccer/news;_ylt=At6hTcnzuazUJQBNAYgk9KMmw7YF?slug=ap-mexico-playershot&prov=ap&type=lgns

Poor bastard, was probably going to sign for us (Sunderland). Although the way were going at the moment he's probably managed to both dodge and take a bullet at the same time.
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Post by: tiger woods on February 05, 2010, 03:28:39 PM
http://www.skysports.com/football/world-cup-2010/story/0,27032,12098_5920189,00.html

jt out as england skipper for bangin out wayne bridges' wife and armband is handed over to weed head rio ferdinand and vice captaincy to stevie gerrard.
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Post by: ALT on February 05, 2010, 06:39:38 PM
The English media always does something like this every world cup. Terry was the best person for the job. I can see why they would have to strip him of captaincy, but giving it to someone who was banned for 8 months for failing to attend a drugs test is a joke. I would rather see Rooney, Lampard or Gerrard being captain.
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Post by: Smell Good on March 09, 2010, 11:14:30 PM
Bringing this shit back to life.

Just watched the highlights of what I'm sure were thoroughly enjoyable Champions League matches. Now, I'm no Arsenal fan, but they totally humiliated Porto 5-0. Nasri disposes of three defenders in the penalty area and tucks it in the goal real pretty. 

Fiorentina v. Bayern Munich 4-4, total goal fest.

Also, Donovan needs to get himself signed up with a European based club, I don't think his career is going anywhere in America. 
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Post by: nice weather on March 09, 2010, 11:21:29 PM
bayern game was sick, not that I'm a big fan of them, but it was about the euroleague slot we took from the italians.
Robben goal was intense.
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Post by: Alan on March 10, 2010, 01:19:22 AM

Fiorentina v. Bayern Munich 4-4, total goal fest.
 

It ended 3-2 actually, still an awesome game though, as was the Arsenal one. Nasri's goal was A-1 meats.
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Post by: Matze on March 10, 2010, 02:30:55 AM
looking forward to the barca-vfb stuttgart game. guess they (vfb) will have a chance against this superhero team.
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Post by: Alan on March 10, 2010, 02:52:38 AM
It would be rad if they could pull it but I feel like their performance will be the same as Porto's yesterday, strong at home then fall apart away...
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Post by: switchpusher on March 10, 2010, 11:05:48 AM
Robben's goal was nuts.

It would be rad if they could pull it but I feel like their performance will be the same as Porto's yesterday, strong at home then fall apart away...
:) look forward
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Post by: kinky john on March 10, 2010, 12:02:37 PM
In other news, Sunderland managed to fucking win at last. Thank the lord. Steed Malbranque was quality.
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Post by: Dr. Evan on March 10, 2010, 02:52:36 PM
as much as i hate manchester united and all of their players i must concede that wayne rooney is an absolute best.  now if only Liverpool can get their shit straight.
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Post by: tiger woods on March 10, 2010, 03:59:22 PM
just caught the replay of the real madrid/lyon match. the announcer summed it up perfectly at the end saying, "disgrace for real madrid" hahahah
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Post by: Smell Good on March 10, 2010, 08:18:19 PM
Wayne Rooney is unstoppable. And no, I don't like Man U, but you really have to marvel at that guy.

Real Madrid...I'm pretty speechless.
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Post by: Mooley on March 10, 2010, 09:38:19 PM
I only got to watch the first half of Madrid/Lyon before I went to class, so stoked on that result. 6 years in a row they've been knocked out in the round of 16. Loving all the knee-jerk "sack Pellegrini" shouts too, the more ills that befall that team the better.
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Post by: switchpusher on March 10, 2010, 10:01:30 PM
I only watched the 2nd half of RM/LYON after AC 2:0 MU

haha

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Post by: brycickle on March 11, 2010, 02:52:19 AM
I'm kind of bummed that Real lost.  I'm in Madrid and it would have been awesome if they would have made to the final in their home stadium.  United fucking killed it though, and that's my team, so I'm satisfied.
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Post by: tiger woods on March 14, 2010, 12:45:36 PM
lionel messi is the greatest footballer i've ever seen in my life
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Post by: kinky john on March 14, 2010, 12:51:30 PM
lionel messi is the greatest footballer i've ever seen in my life

He is phenomenal, consistently. European player of the year? probably between him and Rooney, who is on a rampage at the moment. Yet again Sunderland managed to snatch a draw from the mouth of victory. 
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Post by: switchpusher on March 15, 2010, 01:19:19 AM
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2nd that!
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Post by: Smell Good on March 15, 2010, 10:25:43 AM
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2nd that!
Hat trick. Fuck yeah.

My favorite Barcelona players are Xavi and Iniesta.
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Post by: blackalbino on March 15, 2010, 10:29:29 AM
uh oh
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/writers/grant_wahl/03/15/david.beckham.injury/

beckham is out for south africa
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Post by: Mooley on March 17, 2010, 03:05:33 PM
Pretty entertaining watching Barca dominate again.
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Post by: switchpusher on March 17, 2010, 04:12:19 PM
great game
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Post by: Beer Keg Peg Leg on March 17, 2010, 04:25:40 PM
chelsea out lol
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Post by: Stephen. on March 17, 2010, 04:47:31 PM
Mourinho never loses at Stamford Bridge. I read somewhere the other day that apparently he hasn't lost a home match in the league since 2002. Damn that's impressive.
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Post by: Beer Keg Peg Leg on March 17, 2010, 05:05:33 PM
Yeah he's only lost there once, against Barca in...06?
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Post by: Alan on March 23, 2010, 06:10:25 AM
A really special own goal from our domestic league. You won't see this in the CL.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gfWETLSVFY
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Post by: kinky john on March 23, 2010, 10:45:11 AM
A really special own goal from our domestic league. You won't see this in the CL.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gfWETLSVFY

Pick that one out! No messing here son.
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Post by: 420 on March 23, 2010, 01:12:09 PM
FUCK ALL THAT MESSI HYPE!
ROBBIE FOWLER IS THE TRUTH. HE SHITS ON MESSI!
(http://paulie187.files.wordpress.com/2009/08/robbie-fowler1.jpg)
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Post by: Alan on March 30, 2010, 01:40:45 PM
Fuck, I'm so happy Olic scored. I don't care much for Bayern but he's such a likeable player. And seeing ManU lose is always a bonus.
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Post by: Matze on March 30, 2010, 02:22:14 PM
only way to support bayern is when they play international and this was kind of the way the start they needed. anyway, german football is a little fucked since years, no big players, no big teams, just the national team seems good for a (constant) suprise.
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Post by: Smell Good on March 30, 2010, 05:57:00 PM
Yeah, I've never kept up with Bundesliga, but good win for Bayern.

I don't like Man U, but I certainly like a lot of their players.
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Post by: Mooley on March 30, 2010, 06:45:36 PM
I turned on the stream and saw Rooney score, went to class, came back just in time to see Olic slot the winner. That was nice. It won't be enough to see them through I don't think, but it was a good result for what it was.

I'm much more excited about Barca - Arsenal tomorrow though. Could be a really entertaining match.
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Post by: tiger woods on March 30, 2010, 08:15:28 PM
yup, shame iniesta will be out. henry back at the emeriates, cesc playing against his former youth club, two clubs with great tradition and i don't think there's any other team that spray the ball around the pitch like these two. i can't wait.
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Post by: tiger woods on April 06, 2010, 02:46:50 PM
once again, lionel messi has left me at a lost for words.

(http://cache4.asset-cache.net/xc/98288603.jpg?v=1&c=NewsMaker&k=2&d=77BFBA49EF878921A343B2C87A49D8F51B27616C4C653338AE8E568AF19EBF5E7F60026D5779D132)
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Post by: Mooley on April 06, 2010, 04:20:45 PM
Fuck, didn't get to watch the game, but I saw this photo on the Marca homepage
(http://estaticos02.marca.com/albumes/2010/04/06/messiarsenal/1270584295_extras_albumes_0.jpg)

and thought "Jesus, did he really score another hat trick?" and then saw that he scored all 4. Unbelievable, can't wait til some highlights are online. I would love if he could bring the same lethality to the Clásico on the weekend.
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Post by: tiger woods on April 06, 2010, 04:27:42 PM
you can watch the highlights on www.uefa.com, homie.
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Post by: brycickle on April 06, 2010, 04:35:27 PM
http://www.footytube.com/
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Post by: Mooley on April 06, 2010, 04:56:23 PM
Yeah I usually use footytube, like waiting for full match highlights and not just goals.
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Post by: Stephen. on April 06, 2010, 05:56:18 PM
That guy is streets ahead of everybody else playing right now, which is a shame really because this could have been Rooney's year but I'd be very surprised if he wins anything more than domestic awards now.
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Post by: ohyouskatewhocares on April 06, 2010, 06:50:04 PM
he's the king
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Post by: tiger woods on April 07, 2010, 12:19:38 AM
Yeah I usually use footytube, like waiting for full match highlights and not just goals.

wow, i had no clue about that website. i'm a pile, so catching the match live is one of the only highlights in my day, was forced to sift through p2p.eu today to get a link.
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Post by: Smell Good on April 07, 2010, 04:33:36 AM
I turn off spoilers when using footytube.

Lionel Messi is a boss.
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Post by: brycickle on April 07, 2010, 04:54:59 AM
Yeah I usually use footytube, like waiting for full match highlights and not just goals.
thebox.bz is an all right torrent site for full english league and champions league matches too.
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Post by: Mooley on April 07, 2010, 11:53:46 AM
2-0 United already in the first 7 minutes. Good thing I turned this one on early, yikes Bayern.
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Post by: ohyouskatewhocares on April 07, 2010, 01:44:13 PM
bayern just did it.
again
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Post by: brent on April 07, 2010, 01:51:51 PM
typical Germans
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Post by: dylan makes me wet on April 07, 2010, 02:09:55 PM
i remember i watched the first leg of the bayer/united match in a pub in a berlin airport
and i was the only person supporting man utd there
when they scored and i jumped up
the germans did bnot look happy
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Post by: ahlee on April 07, 2010, 02:57:23 PM
im going to see turkey vs US in philly in may..  chyeeeeeea
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Post by: Beer Keg Peg Leg on April 07, 2010, 04:18:39 PM
man u....


hhaahahahahahhahahahah
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Post by: the ragamuffin on April 07, 2010, 05:46:29 PM
I just found the best video EVER:

http://www.toilette-humor.com/soccer.html
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Post by: Livin The Psychedelic Lif on April 07, 2010, 05:56:39 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UC6kq9m12Mw&feature=player_embedded

all moves and no skill
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Post by: Mooley on April 07, 2010, 08:17:36 PM
typical Germans

Couldn't believe that quote. Always so satisfying to see SAF get pissed off.
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Post by: palmtree12233 on April 07, 2010, 10:30:58 PM
i played 9 years, mostly as a sweeper
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Post by: Matze on April 07, 2010, 11:40:56 PM
typical german? do you remember 99 when manu scored in the last minutes of the game aganinst bayern?
that shit yesterday was just a revenge. and you cannot say that bayern played bad.
a typical german game would be either in a world or eurocup, where the team plays shitty but manages it to score against teams like kuweit, ecuador or slovenia and suddenly they're in the final. just wanted to set the things straight. anyway, I'm still drunken and you better don't listen to me.
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Post by: brycickle on April 08, 2010, 02:46:40 AM
I'm still drunken and you better don't listen to me.
I think this is the best sentence that the english language has ever produced.  I wish Arjen Robben would have been subbed out about 5 minutes earlier than he was.
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Post by: redrum on April 08, 2010, 03:31:12 AM
very unlike united to let a lead slip like that, especially in champions league. that being said, robben's goal was fucking sublime, i could watch that on repeat for ages.

hoping for a barca - bayern final.
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Post by: brycickle on April 08, 2010, 03:42:28 AM
I expect Barca will take it this again this year.  That's really going to make it a bummer being in Madrid.
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Post by: nice weather on April 08, 2010, 04:24:49 AM
Robben burned his hand after the goal it seemed.
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Post by: Alan on April 08, 2010, 10:42:01 AM
Fuck, his celebrations are really annoying, but his goal did make Ferguson cry.

Nani's 1st goal was A1 meats as well.
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Post by: kinky john on April 08, 2010, 01:50:46 PM
Torres just notched twice, scousers beating Benfica 4 -1.  50 goals in 59 appearances at Anfield, he's fucking quality.
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Post by: ALT on April 08, 2010, 02:33:14 PM
Fulham!
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Post by: Smell Good on April 08, 2010, 03:25:28 PM
Fulham!
Is Dempsey like the only American player in the Premier League?
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Post by: ALT on April 08, 2010, 04:07:35 PM
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Fulham!
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Is Dempsey like the only American player in the Premier League?

Hull City have Jozy Altidore

Aston Villa's goalkeepers Brad Friedel and Brad Guzan are both american. And so is Evertons goalkeeper Tim Howard

West Ham have Jonathan Spector

I think thats all of them.
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Post by: Stoeipoes on April 08, 2010, 04:37:07 PM
Bayern is nowhere without van Bommel, the guy never loses the ball or gives a bad pass.

and good for liverpool, they deserved it.
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Post by: Skateboarder. on April 08, 2010, 05:20:44 PM
Soccer is so cool, I truly don't understand why it's not that big in America.
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Post by: frisco on April 08, 2010, 05:27:07 PM
Soccer is so cool, I truly don't understand why it's not that big in America.

(http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/sports/thetoydepartment/Sabathia.jpg)
(http://uhealer.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/become-a-lean-golfer-easy-fat-loss-program-0.jpg)
(http://heartstrong.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/fat-football-player.jpg)

thats generalizing but seriously show me a fat soccer player
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Post by: nice weather on April 09, 2010, 01:15:41 AM
AILTON!

(http://www.spiegel.de/img/0,1020,495265,00.jpg)

(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_edN13hGELrg/Sg1hhNDBNJI/AAAAAAAAAkA/x0QPNT0c5uI/s400/ailton.jpg)
baile baile!

not really that fat, but he exposed himself to many kids on national television, when Werder won the Championship in...erm...bunch of years ago.

on the topic of americans playing soccer, my biggest fear, looking at the Worldcup in Southafrica is, that Germany will meet the U.S. in the best of 16 finals and lose. That would seriously hurt. Don't know why, but it feels like losing to the US is worse than just losing. Not because they're a bad team though.
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Post by: kinky john on April 09, 2010, 12:23:39 PM
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Fulham!
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Is Dempsey like the only American player in the Premier League?
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Hull City have Jozy Altidore

Aston Villa's goalkeepers Brad Friedel and Brad Guzan are both american. And so is Evertons goalkeeper Tim Howard

West Ham have Jonathan Spector

I think thats all of them.

Watched Altidore when we played Hull a while back, he was there best player they had.
Villa knocked us out the cup a few months back, Guzan was superb, stopped everything coming at him, saved 3 or 4 penalties. Twat.
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Post by: ALT on April 09, 2010, 02:05:06 PM
I remember that match. Guzan was pretty amazing
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Post by: McDuff on April 17, 2010, 12:52:29 AM
kk and crtistano? im jelllllly.
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Post by: brycickle on April 17, 2010, 07:18:21 AM
Paul Scholes
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Post by: Livin The Psychedelic Lif on April 17, 2010, 12:54:28 PM
ball control to goal!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwPoqd3t2wE&feature=player_embedded
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Post by: Mooley on April 17, 2010, 04:33:23 PM
Wow.
That made me feel regular for watching 75 minutes of the Manchester derby.
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Post by: Matze on April 20, 2010, 04:04:11 PM
damn, inter was pretty good today.

on another note. this kid.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qh_bwQgWHnc
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Post by: kinky john on April 21, 2010, 09:46:49 AM
Takes after his father...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXpPD3FpxIg
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Post by: McDuff on April 21, 2010, 10:01:12 AM
damn, inter was pretty good today.

on another note. this kid.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qh_bwQgWHnc

dear. god.
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Post by: Mein Fuhrer! I can walk! on April 21, 2010, 10:06:11 AM
damn, inter was pretty good today.
Barca got pretty much owned
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Post by: Smell Good on April 21, 2010, 12:29:14 PM
Heartbreaking. Inter played very good. Can't wait to see the second leg at Camp Nou.

Do they let you smoke in stadiums? Sometimes during a match when the camera cuts to someone in the audience I'll see them smoking and just get so stoked on the idea
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Post by: brycickle on April 21, 2010, 12:50:10 PM
Here in Spain you can pretty much smoke any where you damn well please.
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Post by: tiger woods on April 21, 2010, 06:33:04 PM
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Barca got pretty much owned

its hard to be owned when barca had nearly 70% of the ball the entire match, but all credit to inter, rock solid in the back and executed the counter attack to perfection. there's still 90 mins left in this tie.
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Post by: Beer Keg Peg Leg on April 21, 2010, 06:35:37 PM
I wish Barca Inter had been the final.
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Post by: Mooley on April 22, 2010, 05:23:01 AM
I wish Barca Inter had been the final.

Would have made things more interesting. I have a feeling they might just squeeze by in the return leg but who knows.
Bayern-Lyon was the most boring fucking match I've ever watched, even taking into account 2 red cards and a long range goal.
Getting stoked for Liverpool - Atletico today, even with Torres out. Dirk Kuyt heroism, I'll wager.
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Post by: brycickle on April 22, 2010, 09:41:18 AM
I'm not sure who I can root for in that match.  I'm a Manchester United fan and a Real fan.  I guess I'll root for Atletico though.  I really like seeing Liverpool lose.  They should probably just get used to not having Torres play for them.  I can't wait for the CL final though.  I plan on being in a bar as close to the Bernabeu as possible.  Shits going to be crazy.
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Post by: Petey Pete on April 22, 2010, 05:48:21 PM
any guesses on who Torres will play for next year?
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Post by: brycickle on April 22, 2010, 06:03:37 PM
If Manchester City gets into the CL next year, then he'll probably go there.
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Post by: Petey Pete on April 22, 2010, 07:19:33 PM
If Manchester City gets into the CL next year, then he'll probably go there.
as a City fan, I hope you're right
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Post by: Beer Keg Peg Leg on April 22, 2010, 08:54:14 PM
fuck man shitty, protestant scum team
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Post by: McDuff on April 23, 2010, 12:18:37 AM
fuck man shitty, protestant scum team

there it is! although i do love tevez.
http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=775443&sec=transfers&cc=5901
i hope rafa is right, but who knows if hes (rafa) going to be there too much longer.....
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Post by: Dr. Evan on April 23, 2010, 02:05:28 AM
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there it is! although i do love tevez.
http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=775443&sec=transfers&cc=5901
i hope rafa is right, but who knows if hes (rafa) going to be there too much longer.....

Liverpool is one of the main loves in my life and i would be gutted to see Torres go.  But, Rafa isn't gonna have to much to do with it because i think he's gonna end up taking that Juventus job over the summer.
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Post by: Mooley on April 23, 2010, 04:46:54 AM
Torres won't go this summer. His days are obviously numbered with the club playing as it is, but with the owners finally selling I feel like next season will be the final straw - for him and Rafa. Maybe that's just misplaced optimism, but I just want him to hold out for another season so I can see him play with Jovanovic backing him up and not the overburdened N'gog. Things might just line up, Valencia finished 5th in the league before Rafa won it there.

At any rate, I'm excited for the return leg. Didn't have the chance to watch the match yesterday but I've got the feeling they'll turn it around at Anfield with a little bit of urgency. Hopefully Aquilani plays, I don't understand at all his lack of play recently.
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Post by: Petey Pete on April 23, 2010, 08:05:57 AM
fuck man shitty, protestant scum team
what's your team, newell's old boys?
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Post by: kinky john on April 23, 2010, 10:27:41 AM
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what's your team, newell's old boys?

Just looked at the newell's wiki, amongst there famous supporters are Lionel Messi and the fantastically named Lola Ponce.

Brilliant!
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Post by: Petey Pete on April 23, 2010, 12:50:52 PM
back to city..looking to bump arsenal out of their slim chance of winning the premiership with arshavin out saturday, and move to fourth in the process
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Post by: Livin The Psychedelic Lif on April 23, 2010, 01:31:10 PM
2 man bicycle kick
http://sports.yahoo.com/soccer/blog/sow_experts/post/The-two-man-bicycle-kick?urn=sow,236168
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Post by: kinky john on April 23, 2010, 02:02:40 PM
back to city..looking to bump arsenal out of their slim chance of winning the premiership with arshavin out saturday, and move to fourth in the process

Arsenal lost any hope when they lost to Wigan.

You a proper citeh fan then?

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Post by: Petey Pete on April 23, 2010, 02:08:45 PM
was there a doubt?
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Post by: Beer Keg Peg Leg on April 23, 2010, 04:57:36 PM
gtfo orange shite
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Post by: Smell Good on April 28, 2010, 10:09:58 AM
I don't think Barca will botch this one up. Inter can be pretty dangerous, but I have confidence that Barca will pull through.
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Post by: ohyouskatewhocares on April 28, 2010, 10:36:14 AM
I don't think Barca will botch this one up. Inter can be pretty dangerous, but I have confidence that Barca will pull through.
:)
hope so
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Post by: McDuff on April 28, 2010, 11:44:42 AM
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I don't think Barca will botch this one up. Inter can be pretty dangerous, but I have confidence that Barca will pull through.
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:)
hope so

My prediction? Barcelona 8, Inter -3. Pep will find a way....
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Post by: McDuff on April 28, 2010, 11:57:57 AM
wow, 12 in and the shits already epic.
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Post by: McDuff on April 28, 2010, 12:14:21 PM
wow! red in the 28th? this is gonna be sick..... sorry for the triple post, but i have off today and i can actually watch a live game.... closing slap now....
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Post by: Matze on April 28, 2010, 12:21:56 PM
does somebody have alink to a live stream of that game?
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Post by: McDuff on April 28, 2010, 01:00:18 PM
i couldnt find one.... i thought it would be on espn360.com , but its not....
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Post by: ALT on April 28, 2010, 01:13:12 PM
Cant see Barca getting 2 now. Mourinho has got this one.
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Post by: McDuff on April 28, 2010, 01:29:37 PM
PIQUE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! of all people!!!!


but seriously, zlatan would have have that goal... boyan blew it.
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Post by: Matze on April 28, 2010, 01:34:15 PM
shit, seems like a game to watch right now. arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.
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Post by: ALT on April 28, 2010, 01:40:25 PM
Barca goal disallowed  :o

ah well, Inter - Bayern it is
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Post by: McDuff on April 28, 2010, 01:41:50 PM
wow....what a fucking ending. that handball call had me bugging out. it was obv a good call, but i thought they had it.
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Post by: McDuff on April 28, 2010, 01:43:09 PM
lets go bayern! i wish they still had toni....
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Post by: ohyouskatewhocares on April 28, 2010, 01:43:38 PM
 :)
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Post by: Alan on April 28, 2010, 01:51:26 PM
I hope Bayern take it, just for Olic's sake.


Also, sorry I'm late on this, but Matze, I use this site, it almost always works!


http://atdhe.net/
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Post by: ohyouskatewhocares on April 28, 2010, 02:23:45 PM
this made me smile
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Post by: brycickle on April 28, 2010, 02:42:39 PM
So glad Inter won.  It would have been really depressing for me to be in Madrid and see Barca win.

May 21st-I go to Gogol Bordello in the city.
May 22nd-Sit in a bar as close as possible to the Bernebeu and watch the final! 

Epic weekend!
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Post by: ALT on April 28, 2010, 02:44:35 PM
this made me smile

haha

On tv here they showed that pic and played the split second clip backwards and forwards of him lifting his hand off his face to have a look
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Post by: Matze on April 28, 2010, 06:58:25 PM
I hope Bayern take it, just for Olic's sake.


Also, sorry I'm late on this, but Matze, I use this site, it almost always works!


http://atdhe.net/

thanks man!

olic was so fucking good on tuesday. the technical player, who runs all the time, but is strong enough to be a fighter. and he doesn't act like a pussy.
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Post by: Mooley on April 28, 2010, 07:39:01 PM
I can see this being a very dull final now. 1-1 and penalties type situation.
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Post by: McDuff on April 28, 2010, 07:48:58 PM
hopefully franck will play....
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Post by: Smell Good on April 28, 2010, 08:40:46 PM
Fuck. Mourinho went crazy after the match.

I'll be honest here, I don't care for Bayern save for Ribery.
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Post by: redrum on April 28, 2010, 11:08:10 PM
fuck that, fully backing Bayern in the final.

it unfortunate but it seems as though Messi can never score against a side managed by Mourinho
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Post by: tiger woods on April 28, 2010, 11:38:52 PM
So glad Inter won.  It would have been really depressing for me to be in Madrid and see Barca win.


i hear ya man, the little bit i have left is glad the final will be between 2 clubs who haven't been there in a long while. the rest of me is purely gutted. barca fans are spoiled fans.
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Post by: Smell Good on April 29, 2010, 09:43:16 AM
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So glad Inter won.  It would have been really depressing for me to be in Madrid and see Barca win.

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i hear ya man, the little bit i have left is glad the final will be between 2 clubs who haven't been there in a long while. the rest of me is purely gutted. barca fans are spoiled fans.
This is true. Defeat is hard to get used to.
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Post by: ALT on April 29, 2010, 01:56:08 PM
Fulham!
And they do it again!

Fulham into the Europa League final!
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Post by: tiger woods on April 29, 2010, 02:21:06 PM
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So glad Inter won.  It would have been really depressing for me to be in Madrid and see Barca win.

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i hear ya man, the little bit i have left is glad the final will be between 2 clubs who haven't been there in a long while. the rest of me is purely gutted. barca fans are spoiled fans.
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This is true. Defeat is hard to get used to.

i should have said "new barca fans". i still remember when raul and real were the kings of spain and marc overmars was my favorite footballer. 
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Post by: McDuff on April 29, 2010, 03:36:37 PM
im glad i missed the liverpool game today... i think i would have cried when diego put that last one in. pretty fucking bummed...

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And they do it again!

Fulham into the Europa League final!

SYKED!!!!!!! Clint Dempsey makes me proud to be an american....... almost.

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Post by: brycickle on April 29, 2010, 03:54:02 PM
I'm happy for Fulham.  I'm mostly happy that Liverpool lost.  Now I have to bite my pride and hope that Liverpool at least draws, but hopefully wins over Chelski. 
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Post by: McDuff on May 01, 2010, 10:48:28 PM
as expected Rafas pretty much leaving....
http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=779894&sec=england&cc=5901
this article says he will be trying to get Dirk, Torres, and Mascherano over there as well... god i hope not. im especially scared for Torres. after his injury he said something about how he was considering playing somewhere else.
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Post by: Smell Good on May 02, 2010, 12:01:54 AM
I expect Chelsea to stomp on Liverpool.
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Post by: brycickle on May 02, 2010, 04:58:40 AM
I expect Chelsea to stomp on Liverpool.
As a Manchester United fan, nothing hurts more than saying I hope you're wrong.  I kind of expect Liverpool to roll over though.  I'll deal with a draw.
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Post by: kinky john on May 02, 2010, 11:07:36 AM
Just back from the Man u match, very mediocre. Berbatov is a joke. With the exception of Rooney, Scholes & Giggs, they are a piss poor side. Nani is a vile cheating twat, Evra was made a mug by Henderson on more than one occasion. A draw would have been fair.
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Post by: Smell Good on May 02, 2010, 09:20:50 PM
(http://dontcostnothing.files.wordpress.com/2007/11/chelseafc.jpg)

 8)
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Post by: Stephen. on May 03, 2010, 03:06:14 PM
You'll slip up at Wigan and let us (United) back in, no worries  ;)
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Post by: brycickle on May 03, 2010, 05:41:09 PM
Just back from the Man u match, very mediocre. Berbatov is a joke. With the exception of Rooney, Scholes & Giggs, they are a piss poor side. Nani is a vile cheating twat, Evra was made a mug by Henderson on more than one occasion. A draw would have been fair.
Umbrage taken.
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Post by: brycickle on May 03, 2010, 05:42:39 PM
On a lighter note though.  I get to go to this: http://www.realmadrid.com/cs/Satellite/en/1330004095327/noticia/Noticia/Real_and_Milan_team_up_for_good_cause.htm

Fifth row back from the sideline.  10 fucking euro!
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Post by: Smell Good on May 03, 2010, 09:10:29 PM
Chelsea will win the League.

Spurs will beat City for 4th place.
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Post by: Alan on May 03, 2010, 10:28:29 PM
Spurs will beat City for 4th place.
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Post by: McDuff on May 03, 2010, 10:47:24 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7QKB0OlEd4
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Post by: brycickle on May 04, 2010, 01:37:21 AM
Chelsea will win the League.

Spurs will beat City for 4th place.

Probably true, but I still hold out hope that Wigan can get another result against Chelsea.
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Post by: McDuff on May 05, 2010, 02:39:08 PM
(http://mujerfutbol.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/peter-crouch.jpg)
CROUCH BABY!!!!!
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Post by: blAck AddEr on May 05, 2010, 07:40:20 PM
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Spurs will beat City for 4th place.
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Post by: redrum on May 05, 2010, 10:31:59 PM
FUCK YES TOTTENHAM!!!!!!

so good to see City lose the game and the opportunity to finish 4th/get the CL spot at the same time.
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Post by: Smell Good on May 05, 2010, 11:34:16 PM
Well deserved victory for Spurs.

Let's just hope that Chelsea doesn't blow it against Wigan, a lot could go wrong. I'm confident though.
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Post by: Alan on May 05, 2010, 11:49:36 PM
Nice one for Spurs. Now they just need to avoid the Everton CL approach from a few seasons ago...
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Post by: Smell Good on May 05, 2010, 11:55:15 PM
Let's discuss the World Cup since it's pretty close. You can roll your eyes all you want at all the casual "every four year" fans, but you just can't beat the nationalism that comes with the World Cup. And the national teams are usually super stacked with the country's most badass players.

Why isn't Barca's Valdes included in the Spanish national team? I think he's more capable than Casillas. Of course, I am a little bias here...
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Post by: kinky john on May 06, 2010, 10:49:49 AM
Iker will be the default keeper for Spain for ever. Has been since he was 18 or so, and will be till he's well into his 30's early 40's.

My England squad:

Goalkeepers
1. David James
2. Joe Hart
3. Paul Robinson

Defenders
4. John Terry
5. Rio Ferdinand
6. Ledley King
7. M Dawson
8. Wes Brown
9. Glen Johnson
10. Ashley Cole
11. L Baines

Midfielders
12. S Gerrard
13. F Lampard
14. Joe Cole
15. Aaron Lennon
16. Theo Walcott
17. G Barry
18. A Johnson
19. J Milner

Forwards
20. Wayne Rooney
21. Darren Bent
22. P Crouch
23. Carlton Cole

I fear that Heskey and Defoe will be going though.

Good mix, yout' n old boys. I would have loved to have had a fit Michael Owen, but he's finished now. Rooney aside,I don't think our forwards are good enough.
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Post by: brycickle on May 06, 2010, 04:56:22 PM
^^^Fit or not, Owen never would have made the squad.  Lampard and Gerrard can't play together, which sucks for England.
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Post by: kinky john on May 10, 2010, 01:40:52 PM
Owen fit, is a far superior footballer, clinical finisher and general threat than either Bent or Defoe. Unarguable fact. Lampard and Gerrard never seem to click together for England, but they are 2 of the best central mid fielders in the world so will both go. So whether that means a fairly constant re jigging of the midfield during the tournament, the 2 of them sitting deep with wingers, one of them deep and Walcot behind the front 2 or Cappelo playing them both together and hoping they click, remains to be seen. Personally, I would have taken Cattermole to kick lumps out of people in his own unique fashion.
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Post by: brycickle on May 12, 2010, 09:19:08 AM
I hope Fulham wins tonight.
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Post by: Alan on May 12, 2010, 12:07:57 PM
If only they could both lose...
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Post by: ALT on May 12, 2010, 02:24:36 PM
Fulham  :(
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Post by: thepman on May 12, 2010, 02:55:48 PM
i can't describe my hatred for diego forlan right now.
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Post by: McDuff on May 16, 2010, 03:33:58 PM
Thierry Henry on the NY/NJ Redbulls. i am pretty syked on this. i've always wanted to see him play, even if he isn't what he used to be.... i'll def be at his first game.
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Post by: brent on May 16, 2010, 05:35:11 PM
Thierry Henry on the NY/NJ Redbulls. i am pretty syked on this. i've always wanted to see him play, even if he isn't what he used to be.... i'll def be at his first game.
whoa whoa whoa! it's actually happening? pretty awesome
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Post by: Smell Good on May 16, 2010, 05:41:03 PM
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Thierry Henry on the NY/NJ Redbulls. i am pretty syked on this. i've always wanted to see him play, even if he isn't what he used to be.... i'll def be at his first game.
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whoa whoa whoa! it's actually happening? pretty awesome
>:(  >:(  >:( 

Noooo! *insert ffffffuuuuuu face.

Who just leaves Barcelona?
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Post by: Smell Good on May 16, 2010, 09:01:14 PM
Just watched the highlights to the FA Cup final. I wouldn't mind some new faces on Chelsea next season. I wonder who they're gonna buy over the summer? There's talk of Torres, he'd look good in blue...
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Post by: McDuff on May 16, 2010, 09:01:52 PM
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Thierry Henry on the NY/NJ Redbulls. i am pretty syked on this. i've always wanted to see him play, even if he isn't what he used to be.... i'll def be at his first game.
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whoa whoa whoa! it's actually happening? pretty awesome
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>:(  >:(  >:( 

Noooo! *insert ffffffuuuuuu face.

Who just leaves Barcelona?

"Red Bulls Close to Bringing in Soccer Super-Star Henry
Following David Beckham's lead, Thierry Henry is leaving an elite European soccer league to join the MLS. Henry, who plays nationally for France and professionally for Barcelona, has reportedly agreed to a "pre-contract" with the New York Red Bulls. The "pre-contract" would become official when Henry is no longer under contract with Barcelona. Barca team president Joan Laporta said Henry would be allowed to leave at the end of the Spanish season if he wanted. The Red Bulls are already leading the Eastern Conference and bringing in an elite striker like Henry could make them one of the favorites to win the MLS championship this season." -espn

i guess its not 100%, but it sounds about 99... as for leaving barca, he will probably have minimal playing time, and almost never start... he leaves for the US and hes the best in the league...

its an hour drive to redbulls stadium for me, once again... syked.
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Post by: McDuff on May 16, 2010, 09:05:19 PM
Just watched the highlights to the FA Cup final. I wouldn't mind some new faces on Chelsea next season. I wonder who they're gonna buy over the summer? There's talk of Torres, he'd look good in blue...
Noooo! *insert ffffffuuuuuu face.
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Post by: Matze on May 17, 2010, 04:22:39 AM
ballack can't play the cup. bummer.
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Post by: Beer Keg Peg Leg on May 17, 2010, 05:56:25 AM
Henry is so much better than the MLS.
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Post by: Alan on May 17, 2010, 06:02:42 AM
Bought a couple of Panini sticker packs. Got Ribery and Terry, amongst others. Also a Ghanaian guy called Afful. The best name for someone playing sports.
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Post by: Alan on May 17, 2010, 08:57:38 AM
Sorry for the double post but I thought this was great/incredible...

"Fenerbahce had entered the final day with a one point lead over Bursaspor and a win at home would have guaranteed them the title. A draw against Trabzonspor would also have been enough provided Bursaspor were held or beaten by Besiktas.

Amid scenes of confusion, Fenerbahce fans started celebrating at the end of the match after erroneous reports filtered into the stadium that Besiktas had equalised in Bursa.

But once news of Bursa's 2-1 triumph emerged, Fenerbahce fans' anger boiled over and they clashed with police."

I also read somewhere else that it was the stadium anouncer who got it wrong...


Still in celebratory mode
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0kolQLIdftw

Then they got the bad news
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxSuV-hy53Y
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Post by: nice weather on May 17, 2010, 11:44:06 AM
ballack can't play the cup. bummer.
I'm actually looking forward to how Schweinsteiger, Özil and Kroos are going to throw that now.
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Post by: McDuff on May 17, 2010, 01:25:52 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGZKoyC7TBo&feature=player_embedded

and here are all of messi's goals from 09/10
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xndnf27AU2I&feature=player_embedded#!
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Post by: McDuff on May 17, 2010, 01:28:11 PM
sorry, i know i post in this thread too much.... but here is an article about the torres situation.... FFFFFFUUUUUUU!!!
http://deadspin.com/5538267/chelsea-and-man-city-use-mind-games-to-tempt-torres
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Post by: ALT on May 17, 2010, 01:42:32 PM
I'd love to see him play with Drogba.

Just as long as it not Man Citeh.
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Post by: Stephen. on May 17, 2010, 02:58:19 PM
Just watched the highlights to the FA Cup final. I wouldn't mind some new faces on Chelsea next season. I wonder who they're gonna buy over the summer? There's talk of Torres, he'd look good in blue...

I managed to get free tickets to that and the amount of times Chelsea hit the bar in the first half was almost a joke. The two penalty's were really bad aswell but it was a good match overall I thought.
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Post by: Smell Good on May 18, 2010, 02:19:27 PM
When I go to curl a ball, the wrist of the arm opposite to the leg I'm kicking with does this gay limp thing.

I need to stop that shit.  :-\
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Post by: Smell Good on May 19, 2010, 10:12:08 AM
Barcelona spendin that money.

David Villa + Cesc Fabregas.

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Post by: Stephen. on May 19, 2010, 03:26:37 PM
They should call themselves The Galacticos Mk. 2
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Post by: ALT on May 19, 2010, 03:38:34 PM
Damn, if the Fabregas deal goes threw Arsenal really are going to need to buy some top players.
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Post by: tiger woods on May 21, 2010, 07:32:06 AM
i just can't see cesc leaving the best league in the world for a 2 team race over in spain. villa on the other hand, needed out of valencia badly, wonder how he will fit in the system
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Post by: Cthulhu! on May 22, 2010, 01:46:15 PM
Nice job Milito.
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Post by: ohyouskatewhocares on May 22, 2010, 01:48:37 PM
congratulations inter
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Post by: ALT on May 22, 2010, 03:06:44 PM
Was a good game. Inters defence was just too strong.



So its Mourinho to Real Madrid next.
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Post by: Smell Good on May 22, 2010, 04:50:31 PM
Was a good game. Inters defence was just too strong.



So its Mourinho to Real Madrid next.

Is this true? Guess I'll just have to wait and see, but this is a combination that sounds very good even though I'm not a Real fan.
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Post by: nice weather on May 22, 2010, 06:07:11 PM
As much as "tactical discipline" can be impressive in a match, that game today wasn't worthy of a CL final. Maybe Van Gaal will stay for a while now though...
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Post by: Dr. Evan on May 22, 2010, 10:40:00 PM
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Was a good game. Inters defence was just too strong.



So its Mourinho to Real Madrid next.

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Is this true? Guess I'll just have to wait and see, but this is a combination that sounds very good even though I'm not a Real fan.

Here is how i think about it.  Jose is only 47 years old and look how much he has accomplished.  He has always wanted to coach at Madrid, i see him busting out the dynasty in prolific style there rivaling the likes of fergie at manchester. 
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Post by: Mooley on May 22, 2010, 10:47:27 PM
He has some quote on one of the Spanish papers' stories about how he wants to win the Champion's League three times with three different teams. Dude could do it.
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Post by: Smell Good on May 22, 2010, 11:01:31 PM
Hell yeah. The Special One has that ability to bring home bags of silverware.

I would love to see how he utilizes the resources and money at Madrid.
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Post by: Alan on May 23, 2010, 04:02:20 AM
As much as "tactical discipline" can be impressive in a match, that game today wasn't worthy of a CL final.

Word. It looked like a group stage match.
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Post by: ALT on May 23, 2010, 08:40:45 AM
Mourinho could make the Madrid team properly amazing. This (http://www.goal.com/en/news/11/transfer-zone/2010/05/23/1938486/real-madrid-bound-jose-mourinho-includes-liverpool-captain) is pretty interesting.

And as for last nights game, yeah it wasn't the most exciting of games. The commentators kept saying how it wasn't  Barca/Arsenals type of football. But Jose got the job done.
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Post by: Smell Good on May 23, 2010, 08:48:30 AM
Mourinho could make the Madrid team properly amazing. This (http://www.goal.com/en/news/11/transfer-zone/2010/05/23/1938486/real-madrid-bound-jose-mourinho-includes-liverpool-captain) is pretty interesting.

And as for last nights game, yeah it wasn't the most exciting of games. The commentators kept saying how it wasn't  Barca/Arsenals type of football. But Jose got the job done.
I agree that it wasn't the most exciting matches, but when your club/country hasn't taken home a Champions League title in almost 50 years (and the first Italian club to get a Treble), you're not gonna want to blow it by taking risks and being flashy.

Mourinho is one bold ass dude to go after Steven Gerrard like that.
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Post by: ALT on May 23, 2010, 09:04:29 AM
Yeah, you cant hate Mourinho, he got it done.

There was news before that he wanted Gerrard at Inter. I cant see him leaving Liverpool, but I think it would be an amazing opportunity for him.
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Post by: Dr. Evan on May 23, 2010, 02:25:39 PM
Yeah, you cant hate Mourinho, he got it done.

There was news before that he wanted Gerrard at Inter. I cant see him leaving Liverpool, but I think it would be an amazing opportunity for him.

I'll be gutted if Stevie leaves Liverpool. 
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Post by: Stephen. on May 23, 2010, 03:19:35 PM
He won't leave Liverpool because the scouse think he's still worth £40mil+ when really he's only worth about £25mil and that's all any sane manager would pay for him.
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Post by: brycickle on May 24, 2010, 05:06:22 PM
I took this photo in the Champions League museum in Retiro park this weekend.  Being a United fan, I found it amusing:
(http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs566.snc3/30910_396276100823_655345823_4764842_6276418_n.jpg)
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Post by: kinky john on May 26, 2010, 09:50:41 AM
He won't leave Liverpool because the scouse think he's still worth £40mil+ when really he's only worth about £25mil and that's all any sane manager would pay for him.

He should go, Liverpool are doing nothing, Torres and Stevie G aside there a mediocre team. I think Torres and Gerrard both deserve to play for better teams and to win something.
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Post by: Stephen. on May 26, 2010, 03:19:43 PM
As do I but if Liverpool don't get the money they want then they I wouldn't have thought that they'd sell them, I'm not sure how long each have left on their contracts so that could come into it.
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Post by: brycickle on June 02, 2010, 06:53:36 AM
Saw a couple of legends play at the Santiago Bernabeu on Sunday:


(http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs536.ash1/31410_398475585823_655345823_4830383_6182404_n.jpg)

(http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs596.snc3/31410_398478455823_655345823_4830446_8376101_n.jpg)

Zizou
(http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs596.snc3/31410_398480020823_655345823_4830470_509173_n.jpg)

Figo
(http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs596.snc3/31410_398481230823_655345823_4830486_6706794_n.jpg)

(http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs596.snc3/31410_398483580823_655345823_4830526_366723_n.jpg)

Final Score
(http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs596.snc3/31410_398485425823_655345823_4830608_4409748_n.jpg)
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Post by: kinky john on June 02, 2010, 11:14:34 AM
Good lord!!

What was that match brycickle, some testimonial or something? Worth the money just to see the master that is Maldini!

EDIT!!

Just spotted Franco Baresi & Alessandro Costacurta, Was Mauro Tassotti playing as well??
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Post by: tiger woods on June 02, 2010, 11:45:24 AM
Worth the money just to see the master that is Zinedine Zidane!
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Post by: bndla on June 02, 2010, 12:10:36 PM
(http://www.thfc6061sportstats.com/Yugoslav_Pic_2.jpg)
(http://www.elconfidencial.com/fotos/deportes/2007012997saviola.jpg)

Two of my favs
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Post by: Mooley on June 02, 2010, 03:36:20 PM
So it seems to be out in the open that Rafa's gone, most likely to Inter. And Gerrard to Madrid is all over the place as being close to a sealed deal. This is going to be some hole for Liverpool to dig themselves out of.
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Post by: Smell Good on June 02, 2010, 03:42:09 PM
I hope Torres leaves too though (to Chelsea!). I imagine it's going to take Liverpool some time to get their shit together, and I can't imagine them finishing with anything better than mid-table next season.
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Post by: brycickle on June 02, 2010, 05:33:49 PM
Good lord!!

What was that match brycickle, some testimonial or something? Worth the money just to see the master that is Maldini!

EDIT!!

Just spotted Franco Baresi & Alessandro Costacurta, Was Mauro Tassotti playing as well??
It was the Corazon Classic.  10€ to sit in the fifth row.  All of the money went to research why athletes hearts might stop suddenly.  Each side had about twenty players so I'm not sure of the full line up.  Everyone got playing time though.
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Post by: longballlarry on June 02, 2010, 07:04:29 PM
does anyone know where I can get some cheap fifa jerseys? I don't care if they're fake. I'm trying to get the Poland 2010 away jersey but can't find it anywhere for under $60. Not on Ebay either.
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Post by: Mooley on June 02, 2010, 08:23:10 PM
Poland's going to be tricky. There are a load of sites that operate out of Asia that do convincing fake shirts but none of the ones I know of would have a team like Poland.
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Post by: Alan on June 03, 2010, 01:06:33 AM
http://www.iss-sports.com/shop,show,3903


Or just look for other european fan shops, they usually carry jerseys...
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Post by: dylan makes me wet on June 03, 2010, 11:32:24 AM
I hope Torres leaves too though (to Chelsea!). I imagine it's going to take Liverpool some time to get their shit together, and I can't imagine them finishing with anything better than mid-table next season.
mid table no way
liverpool won't be back to their best but they would have to fuck up pretty hard to get mid table
the lowest i can see them going down to is 8
and i doubt torres will move to chelsea,though i could see him moving.

i'm more concerned about the fabregas arsenal situation
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Post by: Alan on June 03, 2010, 12:51:00 PM
Non european placing is basically mid-table for a club that big.
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Post by: Smell Good on June 03, 2010, 01:10:04 PM
Alright, maybe mid-table is a little harsh, but 7th place is cutting it pretty close. I wonder who's going to fill in that vacant manager's seat?
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Post by: ALT on June 03, 2010, 03:06:58 PM
Its going to be interesting to see who takes over at Liverpool
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Post by: McDuff on June 04, 2010, 12:28:23 AM
at work today and the first thing my manager said to me was "raphys done, and gerrard is going to real madrid!". i was pretty fucking bummed, but i havent seen anything on the interweb/tv thus far.... any truth in this?
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Post by: Stephen. on June 04, 2010, 04:21:43 PM
100% truth in the Rafa bit, I can't see Gerrard going to Madrid unless Jose's happy settling for second best if Lampard doesn't go.
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Post by: Mooley on June 05, 2010, 05:10:46 PM
I haven't heard anything about Lampard being a possibility. All the talk lately is that Mourinho wants Gerrard or De Rossi. Nothing is set in stone, and I imagine it won't become known until after the WC.
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Post by: Smell Good on June 06, 2010, 06:22:12 PM
I found this to be quite interesting since Americans are typically portrayed as not being a "football nation."

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...And contrary to popular belief, Swift adds, the study also reveals that soccer is actually a big sport in America. The U.S. makes a lot of money for FIFA, paying one of the largest television rights fees to FIFA of any country. Almost 25 million Americans play some kind of soccer, second only to China. And the average attendance at Major League Soccer games in the U.S. is higher than game attendance for the NBA and the NHL.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=127514062

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Post by: Smell Good on July 01, 2010, 11:23:59 PM
Didn't want to clutter up the World Cup thread with club transfer gossip.

Anyways, I like that the World Cup is where a lot of dudes get noticed by clubs.

Now, I know as much as the next guy how the internet is riddled with bullshit (and I take everything I read, especially sports related things with a grain of salt). Supposedly, Wenger is interested in Keisuke Honda. Would be sick to see him on Arsenal (or Spurs  :)).

It's that time of year where a shitload of money is being thrown around. Let's discuss.
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Post by: Alan on July 02, 2010, 03:47:54 AM
Re: your last point. Football needs a salary cap.
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Post by: Smell Good on July 02, 2010, 11:00:46 AM
A salary cap would most definitely level the playing field and allow for more diversity. I would love to see that happen one day.
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Post by: brycickle on July 02, 2010, 11:13:22 AM
After seeing what Chicharito can do for Mexico, I'm thinking he was a damn good signing for United.


I also heard from my buddy who's a fan of the hated Liverpool that Benayoun has made a move to Chelsea.
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Post by: tiger woods on July 02, 2010, 11:19:01 AM
I found this to be quite interesting since Americans are typically portrayed as not being a "football nation."

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...And contrary to popular belief, Swift adds, the study also reveals that soccer is actually a big sport in America. The U.S. makes a lot of money for FIFA, paying one of the largest television rights fees to FIFA of any country. Almost 25 million Americans play some kind of soccer, second only to China. And the average attendance at Major League Soccer games in the U.S. is higher than game attendance for the NBA and the NHL.
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http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=127514062



just because its popular in america, doesn't mean they'll actually be good at it.

as for the summer transfer market, shame yaya toure had to leave, but its seeming more and more probable that cesc is on his way to bcn, as much as i'm against it. same goes with steven gerrard and real madrid. those guys are the faces of the prem imo, it'd be a shame to see them elsewhere.

heard that honda rumour as well this past wkend, also one about ozil to the emirates.
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Post by: ALT on July 02, 2010, 12:26:24 PM
I also heard from my buddy who's a fan of the hated Liverpool that Benayoun has made a move to Chelsea.
Heard this on the news today. In to replace Joe Cole. Tbh I prefer Joe, but whatever.

I'm waiting to see where Cole ends up. Looks like it will be Arsenal or Tottenham. Hopefully Arsenal


And the new Liverpool manager is Roy Hodgson, which is a very good move for them.
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Post by: Mooley on July 02, 2010, 12:39:11 PM
Hopefully Roy does a good job on damage control. If he can keep Gerrard and Torres, which looks more and more likely, finish the signing of Jovanovic and bring in someone decent with the money from Benny and Masch, the team won't be in too bad of shape.

City finished the deal with Yaya Toure for 28M pounds too, hopefully that jacks the price up on someone like Mascherano.
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Post by: Smell Good on July 02, 2010, 02:40:37 PM
Word is that Barca is throwing an £18m bid for Oezil. Dude will be allowed to stay with Werder Bremen for one more season.

La liga only consists of two clubs.
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Post by: Alan on July 26, 2010, 03:43:14 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9zAXMmhobI
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Post by: nice weather on July 26, 2010, 04:12:39 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9zAXMmhobI
stumbled upon this as well this morning...still don't get how he gets this much pressure behind the ball.
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Post by: thepman on July 26, 2010, 04:51:18 AM
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Heard this on the news today. In to replace Joe Cole. Tbh I prefer Joe, but whatever.

I'm waiting to see where Cole ends up. Looks like it will be Arsenal or Tottenham. Hopefully Arsenal


And the new Liverpool manager is Roy Hodgson, which is a very good move for them.

He's gone to liverpool
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Post by: HBeezy561 on August 15, 2010, 08:19:27 AM
this site literally has every game, liverpool vs arsenal right now!!!
http://atdhe.net/ (http://atdhe.net/)
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Post by: Smell Good on August 15, 2010, 09:11:39 AM
I'm not used to not seeing the Carlsberg logo on Liverpool's kit.

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Post by: ALT on August 15, 2010, 02:52:29 PM
Yeah its weird.

Great start to the Premier League though, lots of great football.
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Post by: tiger woods on August 15, 2010, 06:28:02 PM
life has meaning again.

Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-1 Stoke City David Jones Wonderful Free Kick August 14 2010 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WenS5Z9dMb8#ws)
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Post by: brycickle on August 15, 2010, 10:21:07 PM
this site literally has every game, liverpool vs arsenal right now!!!
http://atdhe.net/ (http://atdhe.net/)
That's the site I use.  Also www.rojadirecta.com (http://www.rojadirecta.com)  Most of the feeds on that sit are in spanish, but it's still good. 

As for the scousers vs. gooners game all I have to say is:  HHHHOOOOOWWWWWLLLLLLEEEEERRRRR!!!!! 

I love seeing Liverpool blow it.
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Post by: Smell Good on August 16, 2010, 10:13:07 AM
Spurs are looking bright. Hopefully they have a good season.
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Post by: slappyslap on August 16, 2010, 10:21:44 AM
Fantastische goal van Kevin De Bruyne! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBNYYMgrlls#ws)

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Post by: brycickle on August 17, 2010, 08:53:08 AM
Mesut Ozil to Real Madrid.  The only thing that really bums me out about this is that I wanted him at Manchester United.
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Post by: Alan on September 14, 2010, 06:58:10 AM
Champions League starts tonight! I'm looking forward to Spurs vs Werder. Should be an open match...
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Post by: Stanley Hol on September 14, 2010, 07:52:34 AM
spurs are going nowhere in this competition but should be a good watch anyway.
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Post by: Mooley on September 14, 2010, 09:55:56 AM
Hopefully Lyon - Schalke lives up to its potential
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Post by: Hobochilli on September 14, 2010, 10:00:20 AM
United-Rangers will be a good game
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Post by: nice weather on September 14, 2010, 10:05:40 AM
I was always wondering about this one: How is Schalke perceived outside of Germany?
As much as I don't have one specific team I am a hardcore fan for, granted I would hate Schalke to ever win the Championship.
Needless to say the videos of how they got robbed of their championship in 2002 with the last minute overtime goal from Bayern still puts a smile on my face everytime.
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Post by: ALT on September 14, 2010, 10:07:34 AM
I'd like to see Spurs do good, but I don't really care if they get knocked out.
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Post by: Alan on September 14, 2010, 11:13:30 AM
United-Rangers will be a good extremely one-sided game


I don't think Spurs can manage doing well at home and in the CL, they'll definitely fuck up one of those competitions.
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Post by: ALT on September 14, 2010, 12:10:04 PM
Found a stream of the Spurs game. Already 2-0 to them within 18 mins  :)

Anyone watching Man u - Gers  ?
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Post by: tiger woods on September 14, 2010, 12:19:42 PM
i came in here to say that i look forward to watching barca going far in the tournament then getting knocked out by a prem side, but ended up staring at ALT's sig.
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Post by: Mooley on September 14, 2010, 12:48:29 PM
I was always wondering about this one: How is Schalke perceived outside of Germany?
As much as I don't have one specific team I am a hardcore fan for, granted I would hate Schalke to ever win the Championship.
Needless to say the videos of how they got robbed of their championship in 2002 with the last minute overtime goal from Bayern still puts a smile on my face everytime.

I'm pretty much clueless when it comes to the real reputations of Bundesliga teams, but I've seen enough to know they generally bring exciting matches. Lots of offense, basically the opposite of every Scottish team's Champions League appearances.
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Post by: Smell Good on September 14, 2010, 05:37:47 PM
People watch Bundesliga? Just kidding...

I haven't been keeping up with the football with school keeping me busy. Although I did catch a little bit of that Chelsea - West Ham match. Humiliating for West Ham.

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Post by: McDuff on September 15, 2010, 02:46:05 PM
how bout those power moves by ac milan. ibrah and robinho? pretty sick, but im bummed klaus left...roni + robinho should make for some entertaining games....

edit: ...didnt realize they played today, maybe i should have said roni + ibrah...

AC Milan - Auxerre [2-0] Ibra 16-9-2010 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBsAGZXaF9A#ws)

اسي ميلان و اوكسير الفرنسي الهدف الاول ابراهيموفيتش (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nuPjnOOc9Wg#ws)
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Post by: Mooley on September 16, 2010, 02:41:29 AM
Messi was fucking unreal against Panathinaikos
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Post by: frisco on September 16, 2010, 02:53:37 AM
^ How did him and Villa mesh? I saw that they both had a goal, Messi 2, but I missed the game I was working

I'm much more hyped on Villa then Zlatan, it never looked like he fit with Barca, maybe I just watched some bad games
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Post by: Hobochilli on September 16, 2010, 04:50:15 AM
^ How did him and Villa mesh? I saw that they both had a goal, Messi 2, but I missed the game I was working

I'm much more hyped on Villa then Zlatan, it never looked like he fit with Barca, maybe I just watched some bad games
Would have worked better if Messi passed the ball to Zlatan
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Post by: Stanley Hol on September 16, 2010, 07:05:18 AM
Found a stream of the Spurs game. Already 2-0 to them within 18 mins  :)

Anyone watching Man u - Gers  ?


Man u was a disappointment but then spurs threw it all away.  Absolutely standard
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Post by: Mooley on September 16, 2010, 11:39:49 AM
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^ How did him and Villa mesh? I saw that they both had a goal, Messi 2, but I missed the game I was working

I'm much more hyped on Villa then Zlatan, it never looked like he fit with Barca, maybe I just watched some bad games
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Would have worked better if Messi passed the ball to Zlatan

If Milan keep playing the way they did yesterday, Ronaldinho/Ibra could prove to be an insane partnership. He didn't mesh too well at Barca but the dude's always been one of my favourites for whatever reason.
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Post by: ALT on September 16, 2010, 12:38:15 PM
The Arsenal game was pretty good yesterday. They were playing really well.


On an unrelated note, I was looking threw youtube crowd videos and some of them are amazing. Its one of the things I love about European football. You'd never see something like this in the Prem League these days.

Rapid Wien - Liverpool FC, 19.07.2009 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_hg2DB6Lic#ws)
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Post by: Hobochilli on September 16, 2010, 12:45:28 PM
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^ How did him and Villa mesh? I saw that they both had a goal, Messi 2, but I missed the game I was working

I'm much more hyped on Villa then Zlatan, it never looked like he fit with Barca, maybe I just watched some bad games
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Would have worked better if Messi passed the ball to Zlatan
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If Milan keep playing the way they did yesterday, Ronaldinho/Ibra could prove to be an insane partnership. He didn't mesh too well at Barca but the dude's always been one of my favourites for whatever reason.
Yes, Barca plays a different kind of football, the midfield holds the ball alot and eventually everything goes to Messi, Zlatan is one of my favourites too, since i am swedish, there is alot of hate going on in Sweden towards him that i really cant understand, guess its just jealosy, but the dude sure is one of the best when he wants to
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Post by: thepman on September 19, 2010, 03:05:13 PM
dimitar fucking berbatov you beauty.
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Post by: ALT on September 19, 2010, 03:36:49 PM
Gotta hand it to him for that second goal.

Its fun watching Chelsea destroy teams. Drogba is something else.
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Post by: Alan on September 19, 2010, 04:05:19 PM
ALT, here are a few classic fan videos, maybe you haven't seen them...


DALE CAVESE ..... (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7Inv49Ghr8#)

Panathinaikos fans - horto magiko (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0rMe2Vyb9E#)

Eintracht - Tribune wackelt (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4SPPGSXJHI#) (wait till the end)

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Post by: ALT on September 19, 2010, 04:22:28 PM
Thanks, those videos were great.

That first team you posted are nuts.

CAVESE-TARANTO GOL E DALE CAVA!!! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ep2wapKj09o&feature=related#)
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Post by: nice weather on October 12, 2010, 01:48:25 PM
Belgium - Austria was so damn entertaining. Yelled "suck it Boyan" a couple of times.
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Post by: Matze on October 12, 2010, 01:55:18 PM
thought the austrian team retired completely after toni polster left the business.
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Post by: nice weather on October 12, 2010, 02:48:21 PM
they did.

Their team is getting good now though and there's actually decent players now. like 3.
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Post by: Smell Good on October 16, 2010, 10:03:59 PM
West Bromwich keeper was wearing a baseball cap during the match against Man U. I didn't know that kind of headwear was allowed.
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Post by: Stoeipoes on October 17, 2010, 08:26:48 AM
OOH WEE!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTaE9PuwNgk (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTaE9PuwNgk)
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Post by: ALT on October 17, 2010, 02:17:40 PM
Liverpool going further down the shitter.
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Post by: brycickle on October 17, 2010, 04:36:26 PM
West Bromwich keeper was wearing a baseball cap during the match against Man U. I didn't know that kind of headwear was allowed.
Keepers get to wear hats and sweatpants.  United are playing like assholes so far this year.
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Post by: Smell Good on October 17, 2010, 06:06:03 PM
Holy shit Liverpool are suffering pretty hard. I never supported them, but I don't hate them. Can't imagine what their fans are feeling

I'm quite happy with the current top 5 on the league table though.
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Post by: Mooley on October 17, 2010, 07:15:49 PM
New owners have to get rid of Hodgson ASAP, the man is completely inept and his comments after the match were disgustingly delusional.       
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Post by: ALT on October 20, 2010, 12:06:28 PM
Well Spurs got off to the worst start possible  :(
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Post by: Smell Good on October 20, 2010, 04:55:46 PM
Y'know, I quite like the Spurs. I'm actually pretty damn neutral about the whole EPL thing this season.

Who here watches League 2? I always thought that was something only an Englishman could do since they actually have the local attachment to those clubs.

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Post by: Mooley on October 20, 2010, 08:51:00 PM
Hard enough to follow the Premiership with how shitty the coverage is over here.

And sort of speaking of I guess, tons of rumours flying around about Liverpool in talks with Pellegrini and Rikjaard. Hopefully any decisions come with a loooot of deliberation.
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Post by: Beer Keg Peg Leg on October 21, 2010, 03:55:08 AM
Roy Hodgson is not the problem with Liverpool.


Rooney to leave United. Pretty crazy.
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Post by: frisco on October 21, 2010, 04:04:29 AM
Hard enough to follow the Premiership with how shitty the coverage is over here.
 

bums me out, if I were in a pool or something like that I'd follow it so hard but TSN, Sportsnet all the local channels only show the Champions league, the games we do get on the west coast are at 7 am on saturdays, fuck that noise
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Post by: ALT on October 21, 2010, 09:47:13 AM
YouTube - Broadcast Yourself. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4V1mg5ibQvQ#)

Gareth Bale almost bringing it back  :o



The Premiership has been pretty interesting this year. I want to see City and Spurs back up there again.

I am not a fan of Liverpool but I wanted Roy to do well after what he achieved with Fullham. Every fan wants him gone but they have lost alot of players and have been generally shit for a while now.

And this whole Rooney situation, every paper says it between Chelsea and City or Barca and Real. I cant see him at any other English club or Barca. I would like to see him link back up with Ronaldo.

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Post by: McDuff on October 21, 2010, 12:19:43 PM
^^ i thought mourinho gave up on the rooney thing.... i could be wrong...

Liverpool just finished up playing napoli... oh wow, what a fucking surprise, 0-0.... torres or stevie didnt play though, so that will help me sleep, but they seriously need a win in epl.... this is just getting ridiculous.... i dont believe hodgson is to blame, but maybe one more loss will have me thinking differently...   edit: forgot to mention that when the current owners of liverpool first bought the redsox, they invested lots of $ into the team, obv helping them win.... lets pray it will be the same situation....

oh, and if youre a fan of liverpool, this will help you through these rough times....http://www.vbs.tv/watch/we-are-eleven--3/you-ll-never-walk-alone-liverpool-s-anthem--2 (http://www.vbs.tv/watch/we-are-eleven--3/you-ll-never-walk-alone-liverpool-s-anthem--2)

they have a sick mini doc about jose altidore too. hes from jersey and i was bummed to see that they are in philly eating at the worst steak spot the city has to offer....

also, Bale was SICK!^^
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Post by: McDuff on October 22, 2010, 09:12:48 AM
Rooney signs 5 year contract at Man U.
(http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/images/2010/1022/siralexferguson,waynerooneynewdealpose20101022_412x232.jpg)
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Post by: Alan on October 22, 2010, 01:48:17 PM


oh, and if youre a fan of liverpool, this will help you through these rough times....http://www.vbs.tv/watch/we-are-eleven--3/you-ll-never-walk-alone-liverpool-s-anthem--2 (http://www.vbs.tv/watch/we-are-eleven--3/you-ll-never-walk-alone-liverpool-s-anthem--2)

Whoever made those subtitles fucked up, it's not the Cup, it's the Kop, the supporters' stand.
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Post by: brycickle on October 23, 2010, 04:03:46 PM
Rooney signs 5 year contract at Man U.
(http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/images/2010/1022/siralexferguson,waynerooneynewdealpose20101022_412x232.jpg)
I was pretty worried for a minute.  Now let's see who they're planning on bringing in to satisfy his demands.
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Post by: McDuff on November 06, 2010, 08:27:10 AM
im a crouch fan, and recently hopped on the gareth bale bandwagon, but im glad the spurs lost (in an epic game) and are at 15pts. liverpool win will be a nice bump up... of course chelsea is up for tomorrow, but gerrard is coming off that hattrick and will hopefully house along with the rest...

man u / wolves is on right now (0-0 26min).... hoping for a man u loss obv.
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Post by: Alan on November 06, 2010, 09:17:13 AM
(http://i1201.photobucket.com/albums/bb353/hickshighcourt/1a-600.jpg)
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Post by: brycickle on November 06, 2010, 11:31:02 AM
im a crouch fan, and recently hopped on the gareth bale bandwagon, but im glad the spurs lost (in an epic game) and are at 15pts. liverpool win will be a nice bump up... of course chelsea is up for tomorrow, but gerrard is coming off that hattrick and will hopefully house along with the rest...

man u / wolves is on right now (0-0 26min).... hoping for a man u loss obv.
I'm glad our little Korean crushed your hopes.
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Post by: Beer Wizard on November 06, 2010, 11:40:31 AM
(http://i784.photobucket.com/albums/yy122/maruddia/DSC09238.jpg)
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Post by: Beer Wizard on November 06, 2010, 01:41:06 PM
Also, was watching the We Are Eleven thing on vbs and Gonz?

(http://i784.photobucket.com/albums/yy122/maruddia/Picture7.png)

I know Peter Bici is in the video.
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Post by: ALT on November 07, 2010, 03:30:49 PM
of course chelsea is up for tomorrow, but gerrard is coming off that hattrick and will hopefully house along with the rest...
Gotta give it to Torres for those two goals, especially the finish on the second. But Liverpool are lucky Chelsea didn't take it back in the second half.

Arsenal had a shit day. And as for Citeh, Balotelli is so hit and miss its funny.
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Post by: McDuff on November 07, 2010, 08:13:58 PM
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of course chelsea is up for tomorrow, but gerrard is coming off that hattrick and will hopefully house along with the rest...
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Gotta give it to Torres for those two goals, especially the finish on the second. But Liverpool are lucky Chelsea didn't take it back in the second half.

Arsenal had a shit day. And as for Citeh, Balotelli is so hit and miss its funny.

yeah, drogba scares the shit out of me! 2nd half def had me worried.
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Post by: 420 on November 08, 2010, 01:01:49 AM
Liverpool is killing it right now! Wigan next, definitely a win.
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Post by: brycickle on November 14, 2010, 10:04:56 PM
Coming home and seeing that Chelski lost 3-0 to Sunderland made my day.
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Post by: brycickle on November 27, 2010, 08:49:38 AM
dimitar fucking berbatov you beauty.
Berba's on five goals.  Will he get a double hat trick?  I hope so.  Glory, glory Man. United!!!!
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Post by: Alan on November 27, 2010, 10:25:34 AM
Anyone following FC United of Manchester's FA cup campaign? I sort of started paying attention after the last round.

For background info => http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FC_United_of_Manchester (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FC_United_of_Manchester)


YouTube - Broadcast Yourself. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHukGUnko2E#)



YouTube - Broadcast Yourself. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tOI25JkcUXQ#)
last 30 seconds
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Post by: nice weather on November 27, 2010, 11:42:24 AM
fuck yeah
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Post by: McDuff on November 29, 2010, 10:26:54 AM
el clasico in an hour, get syked!!!!!
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Post by: Matze on November 29, 2010, 12:13:07 PM
wow, xavi just shot the first goal

http://www.laola1.tv/de/de/fussball/esp-liga-bbva/fc-barcelona-real-madrid/video/55-1369-37611.html (http://www.laola1.tv/de/de/fussball/esp-liga-bbva/fc-barcelona-real-madrid/video/55-1369-37611.html)
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Post by: Mein Fuhrer! I can walk! on November 29, 2010, 12:17:53 PM
Little late, but I just read this joke and laughed my ass off.

"In soviet Russia, Belgium beats YOU"
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Post by: Cthulhu! on November 29, 2010, 12:20:12 PM
2-0!
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Post by: Mooley on November 29, 2010, 01:49:32 PM
Madrid completely humiliated, what more could I ask for.

What a match from Barca, I've never seen better passing (especially in close) in my life.
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Post by: Cthulhu! on November 29, 2010, 02:02:50 PM
(http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn216/chumbawumba1/1291063572644.gif)
(http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn216/chumbawumba1/1291063771547.gif)

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Post by: Matze on November 29, 2010, 02:20:07 PM
being from stuttgart I really wanted to see khedira win, but damn it barcelona played beautiful. who can stop them if real cannot?
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Post by: Cthulhu! on November 30, 2010, 07:33:51 PM
how about that wes ham
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Post by: brycickle on December 02, 2010, 03:48:24 PM
^^^I don't want to talk about it.
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Post by: thepman on December 02, 2010, 03:54:05 PM
how about that wes ham

How about the 7-1 thumping of Blackburn Rovers
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Post by: brycickle on December 02, 2010, 04:00:48 PM
That's how I feel.  Happy thoughts.
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Post by: McDuff on December 06, 2010, 12:52:43 PM
Liverpool vs AV is at half right now, 2-0. no stevie, torres, or jamie, but they are looking goooood. Babel got his first start this season and had a hell of a goal (ngog as well). so fucking syked for him. he didnt get enough time in the world cup, and def doesnt get enough on Liverpool. bout to smoke a dutch on behalf of his greatness.

edit: its on espn2 if anyone is interested.....
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Post by: thepman on December 06, 2010, 03:39:25 PM
i'm hearing news that Martin Jol has left Ajax, and is about to take the Newcastle job....
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Post by: brycickle on January 05, 2011, 03:25:42 PM
Today was a good day for us Manchester United fans.
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Post by: thepman on January 05, 2011, 03:32:59 PM
Today was a good day for us Manchester United fans.

it most definitely was
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Post by: 420 on January 06, 2011, 01:51:24 AM
Liverpool is blowing it right now, fuck! They really need to get ride off that fuckhead roy hodgson as soon as possible, and that nazifuck skrtel while you're at it.
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Post by: brycickle on January 23, 2011, 12:43:46 AM
dimitar fucking berbatov you beauty.
And once more.  He could easily get a fourth on the season...
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Post by: nice weather on January 26, 2011, 04:30:48 AM
Anyone been following the asian cup in Qatar?

I've mostly only tuned in to the japan k.o. games, but those were highly entertaining.

here's a japan - south korea semi finals summary.
http://www.the-afc.com/en/tournaments/men-a-youth/afc-asian-cup
 (http://www.the-afc.com/en/tournaments/men-a-youth/afc-asian-cup)
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Post by: McDuff on January 31, 2011, 11:03:26 AM
lots of manies being thrown around right now as the transfer window closes in roughly 4 hours. It looks like Torres is on his way out of Liverpool, and Andy Carrol and Luis Suarez are on their way in...

it would be funny if the deal fell through
(http://cdnmo.coveritlive.com/media/image/201101/php6ITOpW180536_1626019375265_1379947727_31553449_1631213_n.jpg)

also read that Gareth Bale is possibly headed to Inter...

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Post by: whale on January 31, 2011, 12:58:44 PM
lalso read that Gareth Bale is possibly headed to Inter...
I don't believe this.
There's the talks.. but they'we been there for a while.
I don't think Tottenham would let him go,
especially now that they can't seem to add a new star striker.

We'll see.

E: But also I'm completely sure that he will not stay on Spurs forever.
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Post by: Smell Good on January 31, 2011, 01:03:06 PM
Just watched the highlights to the FA Cup final. I wouldn't mind some new faces on Chelsea next season. I wonder who they're gonna buy over the summer? There's talk of Torres, he'd look good in blue...
Hah! I called this shit!
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Post by: McDuff on January 31, 2011, 03:53:27 PM
blaaaah.
http://www.chelseafc.com/page/LatestNews/0,,10268~2281499,00.html (http://www.chelseafc.com/page/LatestNews/0,,10268~2281499,00.html)

yeah, someone said it in the espn live blog, but it wasnt covered at all, so i figured it wasnt going down....
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Post by: 3rd Person Jimmy on January 31, 2011, 05:21:20 PM
blaaaah.
http://www.chelseafc.com/page/LatestNews/0,,10268~2281499,00.html (http://www.chelseafc.com/page/LatestNews/0,,10268~2281499,00.html)

yeah, someone said it in the espn live blog, but it wasnt covered at all, so i figured it wasnt going down....

Fuck Jimmy's life.
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Post by: brycickle on January 31, 2011, 08:13:03 PM
I'm just glad that Liverpool didn't get Charlie Adam too.  I'd like to see him come over to Man. Utd.  With his passing ability I could see him being a possible replacement for Scholesy once he decides to hang up his boots. We need a new goal tender more than anything though, with Van der Saar retiring at the end of the season.
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Post by: All Hail Wu Welsh on January 31, 2011, 10:01:33 PM
We'll see how it works out in real life, but Anelka, Torres, and Drogba in gonna be unfuckwithable in Fifa 11
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Post by: Mooley on February 01, 2011, 02:04:22 AM
Amazing how quickly Torres completely fucked his hero reputation. I would love to be able to wish him luck, but everything about his departure was completely classless.

At least all this bullshit took pretty much all of the pressure of Suarez, dude has the potential to be absolutely massive. Looking forward to see how this all works out, especially with Liverpool-Chelsea on Sunday.
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Post by: Beer Keg Peg Leg on February 01, 2011, 03:02:43 AM
I'm just glad that Liverpool didn't get Charlie Adam too.  I'd like to see him come over to Man. Utd.  With his passing ability I could see him being a possible replacement for Scholesy once he decides to hang up his boots. We need a new goal tender more than anything though, with Van der Saar retiring at the end of the season.

I like how you say 'we' like your from Manchester and then proceed to use the word 'goal tender' in the next sentence.
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Post by: 420 on February 01, 2011, 05:04:07 AM
Amazing how quickly Torres completely fucked his hero reputation. I would love to be able to wish him luck, but everything about his departure was completely classless.

At least all this bullshit took pretty much all of the pressure of Suarez, dude has the potential to be absolutely massive. Looking forward to see how this all works out, especially with Liverpool-Chelsea on Sunday.

This

Plus we got andy carroll, if he gets his shit togheter he might be the next michael owen.
I'm excited to see how liverpool turns out after the new additions of carroll, suarez and king kenny!
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Post by: Smell Good on February 01, 2011, 05:21:56 AM
Fuck. How much did Chelsea spend on Torres? Like 50 million? I wonder who else could have been gotten for that much money.

I need to find a way to watch the Liverpool - Chelsea match, I enjoy the drama as much as I enjoy the game.
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Post by: brycickle on February 01, 2011, 10:07:05 AM
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I'm just glad that Liverpool didn't get Charlie Adam too.  I'd like to see him come over to Man. Utd.  With his passing ability I could see him being a possible replacement for Scholesy once he decides to hang up his boots. We need a new goal tender more than anything though, with Van der Saar retiring at the end of the season.
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I like how you say 'we' like your from Manchester and then proceed to use the word 'goal tender' in the next sentence.
So you're one of those huh?

Last I checked, Australia wasn't much of an authority on the game either.
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Post by: ALT on February 01, 2011, 10:45:01 AM
Torres in a blue shirt  :o

Cant wait to see him play.
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Post by: brycickle on February 01, 2011, 10:47:39 AM
You'll probably have to since the guy can't stay healthy...
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Post by: Stoeipoes on February 01, 2011, 10:53:50 AM
Torres is pretty overrated.
Suarez is a drama queen and annoying, but he's pretty good.

He didn't play for a long time at ajax because he bit bakkal from psv

(http://www.hard-c.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/suarez.jpg)
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Post by: whale on February 06, 2011, 06:37:58 AM
Manchester United's undefeated streak over, and by Wolverhampton!
Who knew?

Fuckin' Messi 40 goals already?

Champions League round 2, around the corner.

Milan - Spurs
Arsenal - Barca

Should be epic.
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Post by: thepman on February 06, 2011, 09:27:40 AM
Manchester United's undefeated streak over, and by Wolverhampton!
Who knew?

Fuckin' Messi 40 goals already?

Champions League round 2, around the corner.

Milan - Spurs
Arsenal - Barca

Should be epic.


:(
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Post by: Smell Good on February 06, 2011, 09:56:38 AM
Hahaha Chelsea...

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Post by: Mooley on February 06, 2011, 12:43:53 PM
19th in October
6th in February

Looking up for Liverpool.
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Post by: thepman on February 12, 2011, 10:22:57 AM
Wayne Rooney's fucking wonder strike against city. Haven't closed my jaw since:

YouTube - Broadcast Yourself. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fm6oDgroBKM#)
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Post by: brycickle on February 12, 2011, 03:00:01 PM
I was just about to come in here and talk about that.  Nani's goal was nothing to shake your head at.  7 points clear, with a game in hand.
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Post by: ALT on February 12, 2011, 03:43:37 PM
Got to give it to him. What a goal.
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Post by: whale on February 15, 2011, 04:34:09 PM
AC Milan - Spurs 0-1
Fuckin' stoked.
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Post by: ALT on February 16, 2011, 04:14:01 AM
Fuck yeah Spurs 8)

And its Arsenal Barca tonight, cant wait.
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Post by: whale on February 16, 2011, 08:22:47 AM
And its Arsenal Barca tonight, cant wait.
Does anybody know any good online stream links to this?
Too fuckin' freezing to go to watch in a pub.

Might as well pay the 7? to watch it online, but you know, rather spend that on beers.
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Post by: slap broads on February 16, 2011, 08:52:39 AM
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And its Arsenal Barca tonight, cant wait.
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Does anybody know any good online stream links to this?
Too fuckin' freezing to go to watch in a pub.

Might as well pay the 7? to watch it online, but you know, rather spend that on beers.

Google 'Roja directa' and it'll give you a list of links, the SopCast ones are usually your best bet, just gotta install SopCast. Also check Veetle.com, you gotta install that too but they're both hassle and bullshit-free.

Also note that on Roja Directa the languages of the stream are listed.

Visca Barca  8)
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Post by: whale on February 16, 2011, 09:18:22 AM
They both seem watchable.
Thanks.
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Post by: nice weather on February 16, 2011, 10:54:07 AM
Anyone been to atdhe lately? You feel like you stumbled into a crime scene there.
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Post by: Decreed Bratton on February 16, 2011, 11:17:36 AM
Anyone been to atdhe lately? You feel like you stumbled into a crime scene there.

I used to go to ilemi and atdhe and both have that same FBI seziure thing.

I go to firstrowsports.eu for now. 
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Post by: ALT on February 16, 2011, 01:35:07 PM
What a game.
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Post by: whale on February 16, 2011, 01:41:55 PM
What a game.
Indeed.
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Post by: Stoeipoes on February 16, 2011, 02:04:42 PM
Damn, van persie.

I just watched the highlights of shaktar vs as roma and there were some serious goals
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Post by: whale on February 16, 2011, 04:42:47 PM
Yeah that was a good game too.
Always stoked for the underdogs.

Oh shit, I'm getting pretty goddamn hooked to this football thing.
And kind of bummed I didn't really play as a kid.

Hmm.. maybe it's time to have a kid and start living my dreams through him.
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Post by: Mooley on February 16, 2011, 07:21:55 PM
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Anyone been to atdhe lately? You feel like you stumbled into a crime scene there.
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I used to go to ilemi and atdhe and both have that same FBI seziure thing.

I go to firstrowsports.eu for now. 

just go to atdhe.me instead of .net or whatever. FBI were just being dicks around superbowl time.
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Post by: brycickle on February 20, 2011, 04:32:53 PM
Manchester United looked absolutely horrible this weekend, but they won.  Looks like we'll possibly be playing the gooners next in the FA cup.
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Post by: Alan on February 23, 2011, 06:53:06 AM
"Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish has treated his star striker Andy Carroll by taking him to a reunion concert by Irish pop group Boyzone."

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/liverpool/8340772/Liverpool-manager-Kenny-Dalglish-and-Andy-Carroll-share-Boyzone-bonding-session.html (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/liverpool/8340772/Liverpool-manager-Kenny-Dalglish-and-Andy-Carroll-share-Boyzone-bonding-session.html)

Awwwwww
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Post by: McDuff on February 23, 2011, 10:17:17 AM
^hahaha. kennys got that boy on the right path. carolls most likely going to make his debut againts man u, cant wait for that one. YOURE GOING DOWN BRYCICKLE!!!!!!!!

inter vs bayern munich today and i have work. bummed.

also, 2nd leg of arsenal / barca should be interesting with victor valdes out for a few weeks... although i never thought he was anything too special, prob because that man-beast puyol makes sure he gets little action. (carles sat out for the arsenal game right?)

edit: europa sevilla / porto is on right now, 0-0 right now 62nd min.(2-1 aggregate in favor of porto)
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Post by: nice weather on February 23, 2011, 10:29:56 AM
hope everything works out and germany finally gets that 4th CL slot from Italy again.
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Post by: McDuff on February 23, 2011, 10:33:01 AM
update on sevilla / porto

1-0 right now (2-2 aggregate) and a red card given to porto instantly after sevilla scored.

business just picked up....

**porto ftw on away goals. sloppy game, and hulk blew it hard on a few occasions....
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Post by: kinky john on February 23, 2011, 10:45:55 AM
"Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish has treated his star striker Andy Carroll by taking him to a reunion concert by Irish pop group Boyzone."

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/liverpool/8340772/Liverpool-manager-Kenny-Dalglish-and-Andy-Carroll-share-Boyzone-bonding-session.html (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/liverpool/8340772/Liverpool-manager-Kenny-Dalglish-and-Andy-Carroll-share-Boyzone-bonding-session.html)

Awwwwww
Andy Carroll, professional twat. Punched a girl, claimed self defense. Really. The reason behind the slightly odd photo of two grown men at a boy band concert is due to carroll having to be chaperoned at all times.  The lanky greasy gateshead dwelling tart..
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Post by: brycickle on February 23, 2011, 09:03:34 PM
^hahaha. kennys got that boy on the right path. carolls most likely going to make his debut againts man u, cant wait for that one. YOURE GOING DOWN BRYCICKLE!!!!!!!!


Bring it.

The Man. Utd. Marseille game today was pretty bad.  Neither team seemed like they gave a shit.  And by neither, I mean the officials too.
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Post by: ALT on March 08, 2011, 01:48:04 PM
Barcelona 3 - Arsenal 1

Not really a surprise.
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Post by: Mooley on March 08, 2011, 08:15:22 PM
Some of the overreaction to the van Persie sending off was ridiculous given the stats. Really didn't look like they were ever getting through, ten men or eleven.

(http://img97.imageshack.us/img97/1455/1299620921233.jpg)


Could end up being a really interesting end to this, really curious to see how far Tottenham can go.
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Post by: Alan on March 09, 2011, 01:33:46 AM
I'd like to see the stats before the sending off. Besides, Barcelona were giving away chances by the boatload, and you know that usually comes back and bites you in the ass. The ref ruined the game.
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Post by: tiger woods on March 09, 2011, 08:42:19 AM
they still would of have 0 attempts on goal and no sniff of the ball. they were never in the match, before the sending off and even after the own goal. wenger brought a knife to a gun fight with that squad he put out there, leaving rvp up there by himself knowing 3 of barca's back 4 were playing out of position and sticking rosicky out on the right.

would like to see them win the prem though, man utd have such a shit squad this yr, no idea how they've kept winning.

milan/spurs should a great one
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Post by: ALT on March 09, 2011, 01:45:54 PM
Not a great game but Spurs hung in there.
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Post by: Beer Keg Peg Leg on March 09, 2011, 05:44:43 PM
they still would of have 0 attempts on goal and no sniff of the ball. they were never in the match, before the sending off and even after the own goal. wenger brought a knife to a gun fight with that squad he put out there, leaving rvp up there by himself knowing 3 of barca's back 4 were playing out of position and sticking rosicky out on the right.

would like to see them win the prem though, man utd have such a shit squad this yr, no idea how they've kept winning.

milan/spurs should a great one

you realise that if it had stayed at 1-1 Arsenal would have gone through on goal difference right? Not conceding with 11 men is a bit easier than with 10.
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Post by: Alan on March 12, 2011, 02:47:27 AM
Juninho still kills it

YouTube - Broadcast Yourself. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkMfxo4CrjY#)
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Post by: thepman on March 12, 2011, 02:37:43 PM
Van Der Sar made some cracking saves today, good to see Rooney playing well too, good first touch and control and overall better movement from him. Fabio and Rafael are really two guys to watch at united, they're gonna be great some day.
Bolton in the semis here we come.
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Post by: brycickle on March 13, 2011, 08:57:42 AM
Yep.^^^

I woke up to see that Ibrahimovic got sent of in Italy for punching a dude in the stomach.  Goonness confirmed.
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Post by: McDuff on March 15, 2011, 10:22:02 PM
anyone watch the champions league games today? i was at work. both looked pretty epic.

heres 2 clips. arent they quick to take these down? there might be some english ones in there, i didnt look hard.

YouTube - Broadcast Yourself. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f728rbu-FpI#)

YouTube - Broadcast Yourself. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZs3o0tfbps#)
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Post by: Mooley on March 15, 2011, 10:30:45 PM
Inter-Bayern looked insane, only caught the highlights though. Tons of excitement. Was a bit bummed Marseille didn't make things more interesting against United, they had a couple of really clear opportunities they didn't take advantage of.

Looking pretty interesting all around for the next round though, time to start rooting for the underdogs.
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Post by: ChildOfTheBurbs on March 15, 2011, 10:35:42 PM
yellow card.
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Post by: whale on March 16, 2011, 02:44:03 AM
First of all bummed that Inter made it through.
But even more bummed that I missed the game.

All the games I've caught this round haven't been that exciting to watch,
and this one seemed like it was a good one.
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Post by: Hercules Rockefeller on March 16, 2011, 02:54:01 AM
Inter-Bayern was one of the very few soccer matches that i liked. never gonna watch one alone though. the funniest thing was that we streamed it from an whiterussian channel or something, shit gets funnier with every single beer.

didnt really care who wins, didnt like both teams.
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Post by: whale on March 16, 2011, 03:02:09 AM
Inter-Bayern was one of the very few soccer matches that i liked. never gonna watch one alone though. the funniest thing was that we streamed it from an whiterussian channel or something, shit gets funnier with every single beer.

didnt really care who wins, didnt like both teams.
Deffinetly watched the same/similar before.
Shit's so funny when the commentator gets excited and starts really blasting those r's.

RRRRRRRRRRRIIIBERRRRRRRRRRRRYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!
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Post by: Cthulhu! on March 20, 2011, 11:10:35 AM
celtic lost.....
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Post by: Alan on March 20, 2011, 03:12:32 PM
YouTube - Broadcast Yourself. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYU-SeVofHs#)
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Post by: ALT on March 20, 2011, 04:03:32 PM
Haha Good old Balotelli
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Post by: thepman on March 20, 2011, 04:21:50 PM
YouTube - Broadcast Yourself. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYU-SeVofHs#)

like a bloody child
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Post by: 1017 on March 20, 2011, 05:15:14 PM
MLS season has begun. Do you all only follow euro leagues?
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Post by: McDuff on March 20, 2011, 08:32:25 PM
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YouTube - Broadcast Yourself. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYU-SeVofHs#)
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like a bloody child

dude is undeniably talented, but what a fucking kook. always getting sent off etc... in that clip the announcer says something about him being or claiming to be allergic to grass? dude sucks.

and 1017, im trying to get more into the MLS, ill probably follow this season a bit more closely than any prior (lets go Philly!), but its mostly EPL, Bundesliga, Italian, and Spanish. I will def be going to as many Rebulls and Union games as possible. (they play each other April 8th in philly, cant wait to fan out on Henry).
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Post by: 1017 on March 20, 2011, 09:37:03 PM
and 1017, im trying to get more into the MLS, ill probably follow this season a bit more closely than any prior (lets go Philly!), but its mostly EPL, Bundesliga, Italian, and Spanish. I will def be going to as many Rebulls and Union games as possible. (they play each other April 8th in philly, cant wait to fan out on Henry).
You'll have fun there, Philly has a good crowd. If you're down to stand and sing you should check out some games in the River End. I've always enjoyed the sport, but I'm just as hooked on the atmosphere as I am on the game itself at this point.
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Post by: Mooley on March 20, 2011, 10:10:35 PM
Caught a Sounders game when I was in Seattle in August, that was a ton of fun. They have a really solid fan base and Qwest Field is the shit. But without a hometown team I have next to no incentive to follow the league.
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Post by: Smell Good on March 21, 2011, 04:06:43 PM
I'ma say it, I hope Chelsea stomps on Man U in the quarter finals.

It would be kinda sick to have a clasico final though.
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Post by: thepman on March 21, 2011, 04:20:55 PM
I'ma say it, I hope Chelsea stomps on Man U in the quarter finals.

It would be kinda sick to have a clasico final though.

well it's impossible now, winner of real madrid vs tottenham plays winner of barca vs shaktar in the semis.
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Post by: whale on April 05, 2011, 04:10:14 PM
FUUCK FUCKIN' FUCK!!!

Madrid - Spurs...

FFUUCCKK!!!

I could fuckin' kill the goddamn ref if he was here right now.
And give a swifth kick to Mr. Crouch's groin too.

After the first half still feeling optimistic, but FUCKKK!

Being in the last 8 is still very good but that's little to no constellation right now.

Still... fucking stoked that Shalke wiped the floor with Inter.
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Post by: brycickle on April 05, 2011, 07:34:43 PM
Probably should've been five nil to Real.  Clear hand ball in the box in the first half.
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Post by: Mooley on April 05, 2011, 07:38:21 PM
FUUCK FUCKIN' FUCK!!!

Madrid - Spurs...

FFUUCCKK!!!

I could fuckin' kill the goddamn ref if he was here right now.
And give a swifth kick to Mr. Crouch's groin too.

After the first half still feeling optimistic, but FUCKKK!

Being in the last 8 is still very good but that's little to no constellation right now.

Still... fucking stoked that Shalke wiped the floor with Inter.

What were you unhappy with ref wise? The only thing I remember being contentious was the Tottenham handball that wasn't called.

Regardless, I sure hope Crouch feels like a fucking idiot because he ought to.

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Post by: Cthulhu! on April 05, 2011, 07:51:23 PM
Schalke game was nuts. I was like this the entire time.  :o
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Post by: whale on April 06, 2011, 02:37:04 AM

What were you unhappy with ref wise? The only thing I remember being contentious was the Tottenham handball that wasn't called.

Regardless, I sure hope Crouch feels like a fucking idiot because he ought to.


Seemed to turn a blind eye to too many fouls for Real.
And you know, when your team plays shitty, blame anything you can ;)
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Post by: ALT on April 06, 2011, 06:17:03 AM
Damn, what was Crouch thinking.

They were just just too good though. And the Di Maria goal was pretty damn good.


Chelsea - Man U tonight should be good.
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Post by: whale on April 06, 2011, 06:46:52 AM
Chelsea - Man U tonight should be good.
Should be.
Has Torres still not scored for Chelsea?
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Post by: ALT on April 06, 2011, 06:59:39 AM
Nope. Not scored in 10 games.

Hes been playing pretty good though and I would love to see his first goal for Chelsea be against Man U
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Post by: McDuff on April 06, 2011, 11:52:53 AM
glad i had work yesterday, that spurs madrid game was dissapoint. and yeah, fuck inter.

i dont really care who wins from here on out, i just want to see some epic games. was def pulling for spurs tho...

man u chelsea is already looking good. as bitter as i am for torres leaving liverpool, i do hope he comes through for chelsea in the champions league, and only 7 min in you can tell he wants it bad.
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Post by: McDuff on April 06, 2011, 12:00:43 PM
when they say Yuri Zhirkovs name it sounds like jerkoff. never reallly noticed that til now... lololololololollll
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Post by: thepman on April 06, 2011, 12:09:09 PM
rooney scores first! giggs' first touch round the defender was sublime, he's still got it.
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Post by: McDuff on April 06, 2011, 12:22:40 PM
giggs always looks amazing. always so calm with the ball. i love when fernando went down in the box and rio was picking him up before he stopped sliding. rio and vidic were standing over him ready to kill.
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Post by: whale on April 06, 2011, 01:39:12 PM
All I've got to say is Torres not looking good, and should've been a penalty.
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Post by: ALT on April 06, 2011, 01:51:30 PM
Yeah, definitely should of been a penalty.

Was still pretty close though and was a good game. Chelsea still have a chance I think.
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Post by: Rambo: The Skateboard Pimp on April 06, 2011, 02:09:06 PM
giggs always looks amazing. always so calm with the ball. i love when fernando went down in the box and rio was picking him up before he stopped sliding. rio and vidic were standing over him ready to kill.

I loved that bit he picked him up like a frustrated parent with a tantrum throwing child.  And Giggs kicking the corner flag.
But chelsea just looked like something wasn't right and i think it's Torres. 

Also the penalty probably was one but from the reverse angle it looked like Evra did get a foot on the ball. 
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Post by: Cthulhu! on April 06, 2011, 02:11:26 PM
(http://img541.imageshack.us/img541/2685/1302122798421.jpg)

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Post by: Stoeipoes on April 06, 2011, 02:25:42 PM
manchester and chelsea was football wise pretty boring. I expected it because both teams aren't that attacking and more countering.
 2nd half was mostly defending and countering from manchester and attacking from chelsea, 4 out of 5 attempts they got stuck.

I'd rather watch a arsenal vs liverpool match all day because their football is way more attractive. Too bad both both teams are not that consistent in winning
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Post by: Smell Good on April 06, 2011, 02:33:36 PM
(http://img541.imageshack.us/img541/2685/1302122798421.jpg)
Thank you Based God
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Post by: thepman on April 06, 2011, 03:01:29 PM
manchester and chelsea was football wise pretty boring. I expected it because both teams aren't that attacking and more countering.
 2nd half was mostly defending and countering from manchester and attacking from chelsea, 4 out of 5 attempts they got stuck.

I'd rather watch a arsenal vs liverpool match all day because their football is way more attractive. Too bad both both teams are not that consistent in winning

united and chelsea play much more attractive football than liverpool.
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Post by: Rambo: The Skateboard Pimp on April 07, 2011, 02:03:47 AM
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manchester and chelsea was football wise pretty boring. I expected it because both teams aren't that attacking and more countering.
 2nd half was mostly defending and countering from manchester and attacking from chelsea, 4 out of 5 attempts they got stuck.

I'd rather watch a arsenal vs liverpool match all day because their football is way more attractive. Too bad both both teams are not that consistent in winning
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united and chelsea play much more attractive football than liverpool.

Liverpool are the most boring team in the prem
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Post by: thepman on April 07, 2011, 06:00:46 AM
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manchester and chelsea was football wise pretty boring. I expected it because both teams aren't that attacking and more countering.
 2nd half was mostly defending and countering from manchester and attacking from chelsea, 4 out of 5 attempts they got stuck.

I'd rather watch a arsenal vs liverpool match all day because their football is way more attractive. Too bad both both teams are not that consistent in winning
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united and chelsea play much more attractive football than liverpool.
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Liverpool are the most boring team in the prem

Blackpool play more exciting football than Liverpool
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Post by: Stoeipoes on April 07, 2011, 07:01:54 AM
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manchester and chelsea was football wise pretty boring. I expected it because both teams aren't that attacking and more countering.
 2nd half was mostly defending and countering from manchester and attacking from chelsea, 4 out of 5 attempts they got stuck.

I'd rather watch a arsenal vs liverpool match all day because their football is way more attractive. Too bad both both teams are not that consistent in winning
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united and chelsea play much more attractive football than liverpool.
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Liverpool are the most boring team in the prem
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Blackpool play more exciting football than Liverpool

All right, liverpool not that much, but certainly chelsea and manU neither.
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Post by: McDuff on April 07, 2011, 09:34:38 AM
AY!!! liverpools coming along... wait.... no theyre not..... http://espn.go.com/blog/boston/celtics/post/_/id/4682591/lebron-takes-his-talents-to-fenway-sports (http://espn.go.com/blog/boston/celtics/post/_/id/4682591/lebron-takes-his-talents-to-fenway-sports)

if you dont feel like clicking the link, it pretty much says lebron now has a minority share in liverpool. FUCK THAT DUDE! just... fuck.
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Post by: Mooley on April 07, 2011, 01:30:11 PM
Nothing's ridiculous to me after this

(http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2011/4/4/1301928121917/Michael-Jackson-at-Fulham-001.jpg)
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Post by: McDuff on April 11, 2011, 12:43:13 PM
anyone watching man city / liverpool? carrol with 2 and kuyt had a nice one. 3-0 right now in the 40th. man city looks like shit. tevez left in the 13th with a hurt hamstring. said he might be out for the rest of the season... i hope not. i love that dude. buuut its good for me/liverpool. they brought in balotelli. hope he gets fucked up.
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Post by: Mooley on April 11, 2011, 12:48:24 PM
Been a great match so far, hoping Suarez manages to bag one later for his efforts. Guy just keeps pestering, love it.
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Post by: McDuff on April 11, 2011, 01:10:07 PM
seriously^^ hes dangerous. i love it. im actually on soccer.com now setting up my suarez jersey haha. glad ac got a goal though (2!!!), first one was great. and i knew he was gonna put a header in the back. he wins every challenge/jumpball... is jumpball the proper term? im talking in the box here...
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Post by: Smell Good on April 11, 2011, 03:28:49 PM
I thought it was kind of a boring match.

City looked kinda lifeless out there.
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Post by: brycickle on April 12, 2011, 04:11:04 PM
Fucking take that Chelski!  I'm surprised Drogba didn't leave the field in his typical goonish form for a third year in a row.
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Post by: whale on April 12, 2011, 04:42:21 PM
Pretty indefferent about the result, still did hope that Chelsea would have pulled trough.
Giggs is amazing though..
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Post by: Smell Good on April 12, 2011, 08:10:43 PM
Goddamnit Chelsea.

I ain't even mad though.

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Post by: Mooley on April 13, 2011, 12:39:29 AM
Coulda been a different fixture entirely if Ancelotti didn't start good ol' Fernandon't Scorres.
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Post by: Alan on April 13, 2011, 03:42:48 AM
I bet he was forced to put him in the starting 11. Can't have such an investment sitting on the bench.
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Post by: ALT on April 13, 2011, 12:56:18 PM
Gomes you bellend.
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Post by: Stoeipoes on April 13, 2011, 01:27:18 PM
Gomes you bellend.

Gomescan be amazing but sometimes....


4 times el clasico in 3 weeks time. so amazing. Hopefully barca will win em all.

show dem whos da baws
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Post by: thepman on April 15, 2011, 05:27:53 PM
stoked on united being in the semis. kind of home madrid beat barca cos i think we're more likely to beat madrid in the final, if we actually get there, raul is on fire for schalke at the moment.
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Post by: Mooley on April 15, 2011, 09:14:36 PM
Have to say I'm hoping for a Schalke upset, but I can't see either semi being a bad match.

Really stoked for the first of the many Clasicos tomorrow, really don't know which way it's going to go.
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Post by: ALT on April 16, 2011, 11:16:01 AM
Citeh!
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Post by: thepman on April 16, 2011, 04:30:13 PM
Citeh!

fucking grim, carrick is shit.
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Post by: brycickle on April 17, 2011, 11:35:56 AM
This one goes out to Stoke.
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Post by: Smell Good on April 17, 2011, 02:49:31 PM
Watched the Arsenal Liverpool game.

Ouch.
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Post by: Decreed Bratton on April 17, 2011, 09:05:37 PM
That game deserved to be a draw.  I didn't think Fabregas deserved the previous penalty in my opinion but whatever.  Wenger was being a wanker.

Stoked that Man City's going to the finals of the FA cup.  Don't even care if they win it all or not as long as United is out.  Sorry thepman.
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Post by: Smell Good on April 18, 2011, 04:23:55 AM
I liked Wenger's and Kenny Daglish's little interaction at the end of the game.
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Post by: Smell Good on April 20, 2011, 05:43:12 PM
I would've liked a winner out of that Spurs and Arsenal game, but as a neutral, I thought it was pretty entertaining.

Real Madrid getting the Copa del Rey for the first time in 17 years is pretty crazy. That's a long ass dry spell.
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Post by: Mooley on April 20, 2011, 10:04:22 PM
Guess that spending spree was worth something after all.
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Post by: Decreed Bratton on April 21, 2011, 12:01:58 AM
COPA DEL REY APLASTADA, SE LE CAE A SERGIO RAMOS Y EL AUTOBUS LA ATROPELLA (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSvmAtOnrkA&feature=youtu.be#)

Ramos dropped the cup and the bus ran it over.  Haha.
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Post by: Alan on April 21, 2011, 03:04:29 AM
I liked Wenger's and Kenny Daglish's little interaction at the end of the game.

Kenny Dalglish Swears at Arsene Wenger 17/04/11 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ASyNp1b7R4#ws)

So funny.
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Post by: nice weather on April 21, 2011, 11:20:48 AM
COPA DEL REY APLASTADA, SE LE CAE A SERGIO RAMOS Y EL AUTOBUS LA ATROPELLA (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSvmAtOnrkA&feature=youtu.be#)

Ramos dropped the cup and the bus ran it over.  Haha.
I lawled so hard.
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Post by: Smell Good on April 21, 2011, 03:31:27 PM
(http://storage0.dms.mpinteractiv.ro/media/401/581/7955/8168420/2/torres.jpg?width=610)

lolz
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Post by: ALT on April 21, 2011, 03:53:48 PM
haha.

Every time I watch him play I get the same feeling I get when I have spent a shit load on a shirt I will never wear.
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Post by: Stoeipoes on April 22, 2011, 06:33:44 AM
I really hope barcelona is going to defeat Real madrid twice. Because I don't like anti-football at all.
real played in a 5-4-1 position last game. Thats's so lame.
defending and countering. Really annoying.
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Post by: Vegetable Lasagna on April 22, 2011, 07:39:07 AM
I really hope barcelona is going to defeat Real madrid twice. Because I don't like anti-football at all.
real played in a 5-4-1 position last game. Thats's so lame.
defending and countering. Really annoying.

For real. While I do think real deserved to win that game (how many times did Ronaldo blow it right in front of the goal?) I'd much rather watch barca ping the ball around or watch Messi take on 4 guys and somehow always come out with the ball. I think if barca can get Puyol back in the lineup and get Villa more involved they will find more success, but easier said then done. Seems like real has done their homework after the 5 - 0 romping earlier this season and has figured out a way to hold off barca's attack.
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Post by: McDuff on April 22, 2011, 08:15:16 AM
haha.

Every time I watch him play I get the same feeling I get when I have spent a shit load on a shirt I will never wear.

hahahahaha
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Post by: brycickle on April 22, 2011, 10:37:58 AM
haha.

Every time I watch him play I get the same feeling I get when I have spent a shit load on a shirt I will never wear.
Not to mention that everyone who likes you told you not to buy that shirt in the first place.
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Post by: brent on April 23, 2011, 11:15:08 AM
omg he finally scored
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Post by: Smell Good on April 27, 2011, 01:52:57 PM
Bump.

Barca!

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Post by: ALT on April 27, 2011, 02:15:29 PM
A Barca - Man U final at Wembley will be good.
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Post by: thepman on April 27, 2011, 02:53:08 PM
I couldn't watch that game after a while, everyone was just constantly going to the ref over nothing, players were diving everywhere and the ref was blowing for anything and everything, the only thing i did enjoy was messi's 2nd goal, truly amazing.
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Post by: Smell Good on April 27, 2011, 09:42:07 PM
I can't say that I don't enjoy the drama, but there was definitely some questionable sportsmanship during that match.


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Post by: McDuff on April 27, 2011, 10:13:21 PM
(in butthead voice) jose mourinho rules.

edit: also, clint dempsey rules. scored 2 yesterday, giving him 33 all time for fulham, making him their top scorer. USA! USA! USA!
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Post by: ohyouskatewhocares on April 27, 2011, 10:49:11 PM
the only thing i did enjoy was messi's 2nd goal, truly amazing.
igualmente,i only like that
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Post by: Mooley on April 28, 2011, 12:32:17 AM
All that "I'd be ashamed to have won the CL the way Pep did" talk that Mourinho's been spouting is ridiculous, but entertaining nonetheless. Love a good rivalry, hopefully the second leg's cleaner (yeah right).
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Post by: Vegetable Lasagna on April 28, 2011, 08:32:40 AM
First half was tough to watch. Pretty dull to just see real bunker into their half and wait for a counter attack again. They didn't think barca would be ready for that after two games of them playing the same way? Unfortunantly that meant barca had to play conservative too to avoid being countered on.

Second half was far more enjoyable. After the red, barca knew they had a chance to get some away goals and started to push forward. Messi was amazing, as usual. Love how he just plays and tends to not get caught up in the bullshit. Also love how he doesn't go down at the slightest touch like most of the other players on the field were doing. Second goal was classic Messi. Going for the three-peat for footballer of the year.
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Post by: Stoeipoes on April 28, 2011, 12:08:44 PM
Pepe no toca a Alves - Real Madrid vs Barcelona [HQ] (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4uyO624M9U#)

around 1:35 you can see pepe doesn't hit alves. But if you go for the leg like that you can snap it in half. 
I hate theater that busquets and pedro play.
Afellay is also better than pedro. He was in for 3 minutes and gave the perfect assist to messi.

go barca.
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Post by: Riverside on April 28, 2011, 12:44:32 PM
i hate divers! i so glad no italian team is in this event anymore
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Post by: brycickle on May 04, 2011, 06:03:30 PM
GLORY GLORY MANCHESTER FUCKING UNITED!!

Pounded Schalke with the "B-team sticker squad".
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Post by: Smell Good on May 08, 2011, 10:17:49 AM
Manchester United were definitely the superior team. I don't know what the fuck was going on with Chelsea.
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Post by: thepman on May 08, 2011, 10:22:41 AM
19th premier league title coming our way! giggs doesn't age, rooney was brilliant again, fantastic touches and movement, and park was tireless, constantly getting back to make challenges and win the ball. Come On!!!!!!
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Post by: Russel Crowe on May 08, 2011, 08:20:01 PM
I love soccer. I watch anytime its on, I love playing fifa too haha. if im not skating. im playing soccer
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Post by: Cthulhu! on May 12, 2011, 07:29:44 AM
Barcelona is going to play Chivas here in Florida :o
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Post by: brycickle on May 14, 2011, 10:45:14 AM
Glory glory Man. United!! Now that that little bit of business is done, it's time to look ahead to Wembley and Barcelona. Too bad the noisy neighbor banner has to come down though.
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Post by: thepman on May 26, 2011, 06:15:15 PM
okay so, predictions for saturday?
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Post by: brycickle on May 26, 2011, 09:38:23 PM
My only prediction is fuck a bunch of Barcelona.
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Post by: Cthulhu! on June 10, 2011, 09:52:08 AM
So how about that Gold Cup? Mexico is killing it.


(http://s0.uvnimg.com/futbol/univision-soccer/photos/photo/2011-06-09/gold-mex-cuba-1_409x611.jpg)
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Post by: Fur Q on June 10, 2011, 01:06:37 PM
So how about that Gold Cup? Mexico is killing it.


(http://s0.uvnimg.com/futbol/univision-soccer/photos/photo/2011-06-09/gold-mex-cuba-1_409x611.jpg)

(http://i.imgur.com/d9C6J.gif)

Chicharito is on fire at the moment - 3 goals in the first game, 2 in the second.
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Post by: brent on June 12, 2011, 01:08:40 PM
i know it's lol mls, but did anyone else watch this?  :o
http://www.mlssoccer.com/videos?catid=114&id=15800 (http://www.mlssoccer.com/videos?catid=114&id=15800)
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Post by: Cthulhu! on June 12, 2011, 03:45:11 PM
Here's one of the few good pictures I got. I ran out of batteries.  :-\

(http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn216/chumbawumba1/game015.jpg)
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Post by: Cthulhu! on June 25, 2011, 08:26:48 PM
(http://www.inside-mexico.com/images5/banderamexico.jpg)
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Post by: William Jefferson Clinton on June 25, 2011, 08:30:38 PM
God damn, those fuckin Mexican's are quick.
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Post by: brent on June 25, 2011, 08:42:54 PM
bullshit man! time for bob bradley to peace out ???
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Post by: William Jefferson Clinton on June 25, 2011, 08:51:37 PM
bullshit man! time for bob bradley to peace out ???
Yeah, get Diego Maradona in there.
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Post by: Cthulhu! on June 26, 2011, 12:44:25 PM
(http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn216/chumbawumba1/loltoobad.jpg)
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Post by: Smell Good on June 30, 2011, 01:27:26 PM
I don't have Telefutura to watch the opening Copa America match!

Why can't ESPN broadcast it too? FUCK.
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Post by: Mooley on June 30, 2011, 04:56:48 PM
I don't know if the US is included, but youtube is streaming everything for free to 50+ countries (but I can't find a list anywhere for some regular reason), give it a shot: http://www.youtube.com/copaamerica (http://www.youtube.com/copaamerica)
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Post by: thepman on July 03, 2011, 11:45:22 AM
this made me laugh:

http://hasandrevillasboasbeensackedyet.com/ (http://hasandrevillasboasbeensackedyet.com/)
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Post by: ALT on July 03, 2011, 02:36:35 PM
haha. I'll give him half a season.
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Post by: frisco on July 17, 2011, 02:28:03 PM
Japan Women just won the world cup in pretty crazy fashion, that second tying goal was world class
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Post by: Cthulhu! on July 17, 2011, 02:55:17 PM
Brazil is going home.
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Post by: brycickle on July 17, 2011, 03:23:29 PM
boo-urns
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Post by: weedpop on July 17, 2011, 06:04:37 PM
All the most entertaining, attacking-minded teams have been eliminated from copa america. Looks like it'll be mostly defensive system battles with goals from set pieces or counterattacks from here on out. Kinda makes me less motivated to catch the remaining games but I'll probably still watch the final.
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Post by: McDuff on July 17, 2011, 06:39:13 PM
All the most entertaining, attacking-minded teams have been eliminated from copa america. Looks like it'll be mostly defensive system battles with goals from set pieces or counterattacks from here on out. Kinda makes me less motivated to catch the remaining games but I'll probably still watch the final.

yeah, wtf? syked on uraguay tho. havent seen one match. dont know what channel theyre on... (just saw the live stream link)

anyone watching these powermoves liverpool is making? hyped on charlie adam and that henderson dude, but stewart downing is a sick fuck. arsenal / wenger are blowing it. seems like hes losing his team as we speak. clichys gone, nasri on his way, cesc most likely to barca... bummed that modric may go to chelsea. and if man utd gets wesley sneijder(sp?), i may have to jump ships (jk lol). love that dude, homo.

been watching philadelphia union house the mls, so thats been nice. gonna try to make it to the union/everton game on wed, or real madrid on saturday. cant wait for epl tho!


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Post by: McDuff on July 19, 2011, 07:33:55 PM
anyone else see this? back heel penalty. trashy move. dude was subbed in 10 min prior and immediately got pulled after it. facing suspension/fine.

Theyab Awana scores backheel - Penalty kick (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcSY-MVE6ZU#ws)
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Post by: bentmode on July 19, 2011, 07:42:16 PM
classless, tasteless, and arrogant: the stuff internet legends are made of.
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Post by: worldclassflux on July 21, 2011, 01:38:05 AM
footbol footbol footbol.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on July 21, 2011, 02:49:35 PM
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yeah, wtf? syked on uraguay tho. havent seen one match. dont know what channel theyre on... (just saw the live stream link)

anyone watching these powermoves liverpool is making? hyped on charlie adam and that henderson dude, but stewart downing is a sick fuck. arsenal / wenger are blowing it. seems like hes losing his team as we speak. clichys gone, nasri on his way, cesc most likely to barca... bummed that modric may go to chelsea. and if man utd gets wesley sneijder(sp?), i may have to jump ships (jk lol). love that dude, homo.


I wouldn't call those power moves by Liverpool.  They have a shit ton of above average midfielders instead of just a few.  None of those dudes would even start for Arsenal, besides maaaaaybe Downing.
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Post by: McDuff on July 21, 2011, 06:27:30 PM
haha well i say powermoves cause im backing them. but im pretty sure there were a few teams after charlie adam, man u and arsenal included. guy houses imo. never really heard of that dude henderson before any of this. just know he was on the under 21 squad for england, not that means too much these days lololol. kidding. def have a few too many midfielders tho... they prob assumed aquilani was on his way out..? dunno.
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Post by: brycickle on July 21, 2011, 10:21:31 PM
As far as United is concerned, I think they were interested in Adam during the winter transfer window. Once they found out there could be a possibility of getting Sneijder though, that thought quickly passes. I just hope it happens.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on July 22, 2011, 06:44:10 AM
I don't really remember anyone besides Spurs and Liverpool ever being in for Adam.

As far as Sneijder...Fergie himself has said that he's moved on trying to get Sneijder.  Personally, I don't think Modric or Sneijder is going anywhere until next season, but if he does go it would make more sense for Inter to do a swap for Tevez.  I have no idea if Fabregas will go to Barca, they just signed Sanchez...when would Cesc even play?  Really his only hope would be if Xavi or Ineista got injured.  I don't think they would stick him in Sergio's role, and they are certainly not putting him ahead of any of the attacking 3.

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Post by: jackherer on July 22, 2011, 07:04:33 AM
stoooked on sanchez, barca now has depth at the striker position, they will be unstoppable.

in regards to cesc, as above user said, he's a great player, but kinda expensive to have him sitting on a bench...i just dont see him replacing xavi or iniesta so that idea makes no sense to me.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on July 22, 2011, 07:31:59 AM
they are unstoppable.


fixed.

Sanchez not really a Eto'o/Zlatan/Villa type striker though.  He's more of a Pedro, who I assume will be fighting for his place now....which is fucking madness.
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Post by: jackherer on July 22, 2011, 07:39:45 AM
well yeah...pedro is shit out of luck on this one. the fact that they got sanchez makes it even dumber for them to get fabregas, cause even if they pushed iniesta up, what to do with villa, sanchez, and pedro? i mean its great in terms of depth and shit, in case of injuries, but you just cant be paying that much money for subs that would be the star players on any other team.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on July 22, 2011, 09:55:50 AM
well yeah...pedro is shit out of luck on this one. the fact that they got sanchez makes it even dumber for them to get fabregas, cause even if they pushed iniesta up, what to do with villa, sanchez, and pedro? i mean its great in terms of depth and shit, in case of injuries, but you just cant be paying that much money for subs that would be the star players on any other team.

He just wants to hang out with his friends and watch them win titles...he didn't travel with Arsenal to Germany. ? He's the biggest joke in football besides Tevez.

Also, you know who'd really get screwed if they got Cesc?  Mascherano hahaha.
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Post by: jackherer on July 22, 2011, 01:10:23 PM
yeah pretty much, dude already sits on the bench a lot as it is. why can't it be alves that gets fucked? i hate that guy.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on July 22, 2011, 01:24:56 PM
yeah pretty much, dude already sits on the bench a lot as it is. why can't it be alves that gets fucked? i hate that guy.

Agreed total scumbag.  I have to give Sergio the crown for the biggest scumbag/vagina on Barca though.
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Post by: jackherer on July 22, 2011, 01:43:39 PM
lol agreed, but whatever, no such thing as a soccer team without at least a couple of douches on the squad.

on an unrelated note, can't wait to see porto in champions league next year! falcao is a beeaaast.
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Post by: McDuff on July 22, 2011, 03:19:44 PM
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well yeah...pedro is shit out of luck on this one. the fact that they got sanchez makes it even dumber for them to get fabregas, cause even if they pushed iniesta up, what to do with villa, sanchez, and pedro? i mean its great in terms of depth and shit, in case of injuries, but you just cant be paying that much money for subs that would be the star players on any other team.
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He just wants to hang out with his friends and watch them win titles...he didn't travel with Arsenal to Germany. ? He's the biggest joke in football besides Tevez.

Also, you know who'd really get screwed if they got Cesc?  Mascherano hahaha.


fo real. never understood why barca was pushing for cesc. and its funny that xavi seems to be leading this campaign. dunno.
bojan just signed for roma. so that opens up the spot for sanchez.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on July 25, 2011, 08:21:31 AM
Bojan hardly got any playing time anyways so that's not really the player Sanchez was hoping to replace.

I went to the Man United v Chicago Fire game on Saturday, impressive crowd. 

Did anyone see that Man City vs Galaxy game?  Had some crazy stuff happen.  Clichy got fucking rocked!  Balotelli is a clown haha, i'm glad he's not on my team but he's always great for laughs.
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Post by: jackherer on July 25, 2011, 08:54:15 AM
naw but i watched real destroy chivas in the second half, good stuff.
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Post by: McDuff on July 25, 2011, 03:46:28 PM
Bojan hardly got any playing time anyways so that's not really the player Sanchez was hoping to replace.

I went to the Man United v Chicago Fire game on Saturday, impressive crowd.  

Did anyone see that Man City vs Galaxy game?  Had some crazy stuff happen.  Clichy got fucking rocked!  Balotelli is a clown haha, i'm glad he's not on my team but he's always great for laughs.

sanchez probably wasnt hoping to replace someone who didnt get as much playing time, and im sure he'll fight for the spot, but i think pedro will be starting most games.

edit: also, i think im starting to like mario ballotelli because he is so ridiculous. i wish he had scored on that.
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Post by: HawkbillKayak on July 27, 2011, 06:37:08 PM
In the second grade my class was playing soccer in the gym and my twin brother kicked the soccer ball into the basket ball hoop and the coach said that our team won the game, but made us keep playing. Still fun. Didnt want to quit playing anyway.
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Post by: thepman on July 27, 2011, 06:41:56 PM
lol agreed, but whatever, no such thing as a soccer team without at least a couple of douches on the squad.

on an unrelated note, can't wait to see porto in champions league next year! falcao is a beeaaast.

*football
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Post by: brycickle on July 27, 2011, 09:03:12 PM
Hey now, down jump down our throats for using a word that your lot created.
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Post by: MostlyLurkin' on July 27, 2011, 09:59:50 PM
I used to play football 3-4 days a week with the local team, but I quit so I could skate everyday. I kinda miss it sometimes tho.
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Post by: brycickle on July 28, 2011, 07:59:22 PM
Bradley out. Klinsmann in?
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Post by: brent on July 29, 2011, 02:28:22 AM
anyone is better than bradley
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Post by: chockfullofthat on July 29, 2011, 07:11:05 AM
Anyone but Avram Grant.
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Post by: brycickle on July 29, 2011, 03:52:30 PM
That didn't take long. Klinsmann it is!
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Post by: Cthulhu! on August 04, 2011, 09:23:15 AM
(http://www.laschivasrayadas.com.mx/media/galeria/325/0/6/1/7/o_chivas_guadalajara_chivas_rayadas-2137160.jpg)
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Post by: McDuff on August 04, 2011, 07:11:11 PM
i was watching a throwback game from 2001 today, it was newcastle vs man utd. it was a newcastle throw and roy keane threw the ball at alan shearers head. this is what resulted.....

Shearer Vs Keane (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10WpPVyoAZ0#)

obv that wasnt a big deal, but it reminded me about how much of a sick fuck keane is.

Roy Keane Ends H?land's Career In Manchester Derby (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_st29mlQwU#)
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Post by: chockfullofthat on August 18, 2011, 01:58:16 PM
2 Clasico's down.  Only six more max to go.

How about that Aguero fellow?

I've got twenty riding on Liverpool to put Arsenal out of their misery this weekend.

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Post by: brycickle on August 18, 2011, 10:10:59 PM
I think Aguero is going to fit right into the EPL. For a fan of the red side of Manchester that's not a good thing. From my fantasy team point of view though, it's cool. One things for sure either way, it's going to be fun watching him play.
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Post by: Matze on August 18, 2011, 11:12:38 PM
That didn't take long. Klinsmann it is!

I guess the us team will end up being one of the best teams at the next world cup.
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Post by: brycickle on August 18, 2011, 11:17:20 PM
I wouldn't go that far.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on August 19, 2011, 06:30:31 AM
I think Aguero is going to fit right into the EPL. For a fan of the red side of Manchester that's not a good thing. From my fantasy team point of view though, it's cool. One things for sure either way, it's going to be fun watching him play.

He pretty much already has settled in.  Two nice goals and he's got just as many assists as Nasri had last year.  Being a Man U fan I'd like to know your opinion on hair plugs on fat bald men?
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Post by: brycickle on August 19, 2011, 09:07:10 AM
As long as he keeps scoring goals, I could care less how ugly he is.
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Post by: Stoeipoes on August 19, 2011, 01:01:03 PM
I've went to Ajax - heerenveen last sunday. (5-1)

The score was 1-1 and then this happened:

42? Doelpunt Toby Alderweireld, Ajax 5-1 SC Heerenveen 14-08-2011 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eN03oTmZeHI#)
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Post by: Matze on August 19, 2011, 04:46:22 PM
^^sometimes football seems to be the easiest thing to do

I wouldn't go that far.

in the quarter final the us team will win against south korea 2:1 but they will loose the next game against argentina. you'll see.
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Post by: brycickle on August 19, 2011, 04:57:28 PM
^^sometimes football seems to be the easiest thing to do

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in the quarter final the us team will win against south korea 2:1 but they will loose the next game against argentina. you'll see.
The only chance the U.S. has now is if Argentina brings back Maradona.
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Post by: Smell Good on August 25, 2011, 02:44:16 PM
I cannot wait for Champion's League group stages to start.

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Post by: Alan on August 25, 2011, 02:46:00 PM
Can't wait to see how we play against Real and Lyon! (probably shit, but still)
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Post by: Mooley on August 25, 2011, 03:07:20 PM
Group A is going to be a fun one. Hopefully some surprises in store elsewhere, looks like relatively easy work for United and Inter especially.
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Post by: pica on August 25, 2011, 04:05:09 PM
sturm graz failed bigtime, bummed on that.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on August 26, 2011, 09:29:24 AM
I usually find the group stages to be really, really boring but  it was fun to watch Tottenham's group last year and it's going to be awesome watching Manchester City's group of death.  People seem to be writing off Villareal but if they hold onto Rossi they can nick second in that group.  Arsenal could be in trouble too...
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Post by: brycickle on August 26, 2011, 10:56:23 AM
Arsenal are in trouble all over the place. I could almost see Wenger getting sacked before Villas-Boas. I wouldn't be surprised anyway.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on August 26, 2011, 11:22:53 AM
Arsenal are in trouble all over the place. I could almost see Wenger getting sacked before Villas-Boas. I wouldn't be surprised anyway.

Haha.  I think Chelsea's days of sacking managers after 1 failure might be over for a little.  I think this is Roman's way of admitting he was wrong to sack Jose by giving AVB a chance.  Who knows.  Arsene is certainly safe for 1 more season at least by qualifying.
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Post by: ciaran on August 26, 2011, 03:34:45 PM
Stoked on Shamrock Rovers making it through to the group stage of the UEFA cup last night.  Chances are they won't qualify, particularly against Spurs, but hey, they're the first League of Ireland team to get to the group stages of any European competition...

Partizan vrs Shamrock Rovers. Pat Sullivan Goal (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOfNq6JY_BE#ws)

Absolute screamer...
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Post by: Cthulhu! on August 27, 2011, 08:34:39 AM
(http://gif.mocksession.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/DROGBA.gif.pagespeed.ce.NF6d9wEK55.gif)
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Post by: brycickle on August 27, 2011, 08:11:37 PM
You got knocked the fuck out!!

But really, as much as I hate that fucking guy, I hope he turns out all right.
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Post by: Alan on August 27, 2011, 09:31:07 PM
Stoked on Shamrock Rovers making it through to the group stage of the UEFA cup last night.  Chances are they won't qualify, particularly against Spurs, but hey, they're the first League of Ireland team to get to the group stages of any European competition...


Fuck it, they're in the group stage, that actually means they've qualified, non? Besides, they kicked out Partizan, always a plus.
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Post by: Mooley on August 27, 2011, 10:22:24 PM
I'm stoked my decision to buy a Suarez jersey the day we signed him didn't turn out to be overly hasty, dude is absolutely killing it. 
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Post by: Smell Good on August 28, 2011, 09:34:03 AM
City's got a lot of fucking fire power.

Money like waterrrrr
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Post by: brycickle on August 28, 2011, 01:39:43 PM
City's got a lot of fucking fire power.

Money like waterrrrr
And upstaged yet again.  Glory, glory, Man. United!
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Post by: gsosa on August 28, 2011, 04:11:11 PM
Man United was amazing today. Bummed on the fact that Wellbeck got hurt, I like him way more than Chicharito.
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Post by: ALT on August 28, 2011, 04:17:49 PM
Can't wait for the next Manchester derby.

Citeh!
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Post by: chockfullofthat on August 29, 2011, 08:25:38 AM
Man United was amazing today. Bummed on the fact that Wellbeck got hurt, I like him way more than Chicharito.

Based on what?

So many good goals this weekend.  Dzeko's 4th.  Both of Ashley Young's.  Bosignwa.
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Post by: Rambo: The Skateboard Pimp on August 30, 2011, 01:02:57 AM
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Based on what?

So many good goals this weekend.  Dzeko's 4th.  Both of Ashley Young's.  Bosignwa.

I think Hernandez might've lost his place in the team before Welbeck's injury.  Since Welbeck was on form and Young, Rooney, Nani are all on form and even Anderson is starting to settle properly.  Man Utd just dont need the target man as much, and that's a pisstake for Hernandez cos he battered last season.

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Post by: chockfullofthat on August 31, 2011, 11:49:53 AM
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Based on what?

So many good goals this weekend.?  Dzeko's 4th.?  Both of Ashley Young's.?  Bosignwa.
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I think Hernandez might've lost his place in the team before Welbeck's injury.?  Since Welbeck was on form and Young, Rooney, Nani are all on form and even Anderson is starting to settle properly.?  Man Utd just dont need the target man as much, and that's a pisstake for Hernandez cos he battered last season.

Wahhh? Chicharito a target man?  Hmmm not quite.  There's no way he lost his place though.  He was injured.  Welbeck would have dropped no matter what he did.  Young, Nani, and Anderson's form have little to do with Chicarito's position.
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Post by: thepman on August 31, 2011, 01:18:51 PM
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Man United was amazing today. Bummed on the fact that Wellbeck got hurt, I like him way more than Chicharito.
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Based on what?

So many good goals this weekend.?  Dzeko's 4th.?  Both of Ashley Young's.?  Bosignwa.
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I think Hernandez might've lost his place in the team before Welbeck's injury.?  Since Welbeck was on form and Young, Rooney, Nani are all on form and even Anderson is starting to settle properly.?  Man Utd just dont need the target man as much, and that's a pisstake for Hernandez cos he battered last season.
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Wahhh? Chicharito a target man?  Hmmm not quite.  There's no way he lost his place though.  He was injured.  Welbeck would have dropped no matter what he did.  Young, Nani, and Anderson's form have little to do with Chicarito's position.
Wellbeck had played some pre season and a few games this season only cos hernandez is not fully fit yet, no way would he have lost his place to him.
Cleverely is looking fantastic and so is Smalling, great as right back as well as centre back.
You can tell as well that Rooney and Young have been practising those freekicks in training. Rooney is absolutely on form at the moment, rampant in every game.
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Post by: McDuff on August 31, 2011, 03:27:21 PM
yall been paying attention to this transfer business... window closed 20 min ago.

-the craziest imo is forlan to inter. fucking hyped on that, mostly because aguero left.
-yossi benayoun, arteta to arsenal (im forgetting someone) everton is fucked.
-crouch to stoke
-bentdner to sunderland on loan
-raul miereles put in a transfer request 30 min before the window closed. signed a 4yr deal with chelsea. i personally loved raul miereles and would take him over downing, adam, henderson. but you cant blame him seeing as though hes taken a back seat to them.
-other lfc news: ngog to bolton, joe cole to lille
-spurs signed scott parker, modric still there. (miereles was chelseas consolation prize)

plenty of other stuff going on, but thats off the top of my head.

also heard a dumb rumor that man city offered 100m + super mario for messi. lololololzzz
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Post by: ALT on August 31, 2011, 03:44:17 PM
Lots of crazy moves going on.

Meireles should be good for Chelsea

Hargreaves joining City was interesting. It will be good to see him playing again but I cant see that happening much.

Also Craig Bellamy signed back with Liverpool. He's a tramp, but I think he's actually pretty good.


This season is looking great.
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Post by: McDuff on August 31, 2011, 03:45:50 PM
^^forgot about bellamy. syked on that. also, sean wright phillips to qpr.
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Post by: Mooley on August 31, 2011, 04:25:25 PM
Really solid window for Liverpool. All the Hodgson dead weight is gone (and Meireles which is somewhat disappointing).

Still can't believe Arsenal. You've known Cesc was leaving for two years and you end up with a deadline day push for Mikel Arteta? Staggering.
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Post by: brycickle on August 31, 2011, 10:57:31 PM
Lots of crazy moves going on.

Meireles should be good for Chelsea

Hargreaves joining City was interesting. It will be good to see him playing again but I cant see that happening much.

Also Craig Bellamy signed back with Liverpool. He's a tramp, but I think he's actually pretty good.


This season is looking great.
The Hargreaves thing is interesting. Of anyone on the United squad that they could have splashed cash on, you wouldn't expect it to be a guy who has hardly played for the last three years. And yes, for being such a goon, Bellamy is pretty talented.
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Post by: Mooley on September 01, 2011, 01:49:54 AM
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Lots of crazy moves going on.

Meireles should be good for Chelsea

Hargreaves joining City was interesting. It will be good to see him playing again but I cant see that happening much.

Also Craig Bellamy signed back with Liverpool. He's a tramp, but I think he's actually pretty good.


This season is looking great.
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The Hargreaves thing is interesting. Of anyone on the United squad that they could have splashed cash on, you wouldn't expect it to be a guy who has hardly played for the last three years. And yes, for being such a goon, Bellamy is pretty talented.

Free transfer. I'm just stoked someone's giving him another shot, hopefully he gets himself back on track. Have to lend support to the hometowner even if he's playing in Manchester.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on September 01, 2011, 07:08:07 AM
Some thoughts:

I can't believe Harry is saying Chelsea offered 40 million for Modric!  I think Spurs would have definitely went back on their word if Chelsea would have offered that in June/July.  Getting 40 million that late is nice but would have crippled Spurs so they were smart not to accept it.  I think that Meireles will fit in great at Chelsea he's a perfect replacement for the injured Essien.  Daglish clearly is biased against foreign players, sometimes for good reason, but Meireles definitely has the passion that most non British players (arsenal players) lack.  Should be interesting to see if Bentley or Joe Cole can get back to form.  The only player that Arsenal wisely spent their money on is Mertesacker imo.  A fragile center mid of Wilshire and Arteta will get bullied by most in the league.  They still have no one near competant enough to play holding midfield. 
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Post by: boyan on September 02, 2011, 01:42:19 PM
This is what happens when a super strong team, Holland, faces a super weak team, San Marino

11-0

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Post by: Cthulhu! on September 02, 2011, 01:48:59 PM
How about that German team?
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Post by: Stoeipoes on September 02, 2011, 03:10:21 PM
who cares about germany?

Footballclips.nl: Nederland - San Marino 11-0 - Alle goals! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INInNOQDG7s&feature=youtube_gdata_player#ws)
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Post by: brycickle on September 11, 2011, 09:13:24 AM
Manchester United killed it!! Plus I jumped from 12th to 5th in my fantasy league!
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Post by: thepman on September 11, 2011, 04:01:30 PM
Rooney's on top form, 8 goals in 4 games!!! it's got to be his season this year!
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Post by: Alan on September 12, 2011, 06:35:28 AM
New favourite pastime: watching fan avalanches.

Gr?mio x Parana - Geral do Gr?mio - AVALANCHES (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CB0kbhwHfc4#)
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Post by: brycickle on September 13, 2011, 12:54:53 AM
jeebus.
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Post by: Cthulhu! on September 13, 2011, 07:58:11 AM
Its time.


UEFA Champions League theme song (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BgomX3qD-iA#)
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Post by: jackherer on September 13, 2011, 08:29:11 AM
AC MILAN IS FUCKED.
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Post by: Alan on September 13, 2011, 03:32:03 PM
...or are they?
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Post by: Alan on September 13, 2011, 04:13:40 PM
Dor 1-1 Ars (http://videa.hu/videok/sport/dor-1-ars-Ul3tnI3Rwo2PqaQC)
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Post by: brycickle on September 13, 2011, 06:02:21 PM
...or are they?
The worst fucking pun I ever heard was that Milan had a Thiago Silva lining.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on September 15, 2011, 02:59:47 PM
88 with 2 players getting 0.   8)
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Post by: brycickle on September 18, 2011, 12:49:24 PM
Manchester United still on top!
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Post by: jackherer on September 18, 2011, 12:53:20 PM
Manchester United still on top!

such a piss off that they can get so outplayed and still win. chelsea fuckin blew it torres shoulda had a hat trick but then again he IS torres and was bound to fuck it up somehow.

at least barca is back in form now
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Post by: brycickle on September 18, 2011, 01:06:18 PM
It was pretty even. Rooney should have had four. De Gea made some amazing saves.
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Post by: Alan on September 19, 2011, 11:15:46 AM
Tackle Lucio at Maarten Stekelenburg (Internazionale - AS Roma: 0-0) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=If3tIb8keFY#ws)
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Post by: Stoeipoes on September 19, 2011, 11:32:47 AM
Tackle Lucio at Maarten Stekelenburg (Internazionale - AS Roma: 0-0) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=If3tIb8keFY#ws)

i think it was on purpose.

PSV - Ajax was also this weekend and another goalkeeper went knock out.

PSV vs Ajax Tyton Knock Out 18-09-2011 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEQydgWl1uc#ws)
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Post by: Alan on September 19, 2011, 12:43:51 PM
Even if it wasn't, his foot shouldn't have been anywhere near Stekelenburg's head. And the one you posted was harsh as well. Ugh.
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Post by: Cthulhu! on September 20, 2011, 05:43:39 PM
(http://i55.tinypic.com/kd963p.jpg)
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Post by: ALT on October 23, 2011, 02:26:21 PM
Can't wait for the next Manchester derby.

Citeh!

6 - 1  8)
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Post by: Spike Hawke on October 23, 2011, 03:51:29 PM
What a day in the Prem that was. manchester derby was ridiculous, QPR made my day, gutted for Stoke but not as gutted about Liverpool, totally outplayed the oppo and still cant win
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Post by: McDuff on November 12, 2011, 10:00:50 AM
england v spain is on you guys! hope yall are watching it. pretty much came here to post this photo of scott parker, who looks like alex parker (olson) imo.

(http://www1.pictures.zimbio.com/gi/Scott+Parker+West+Ham+United+v+Stoke+City+hGK4FJk7qq1l.jpg)

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Post by: Stoeipoes on November 12, 2011, 10:15:27 AM
Derk Boerrigter from Ajax also looks like alex olson

(http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQxcscBZKVfbSwhGlQy-q1tmIfSP3ZJAfjTPlqDPr00Z5mmVqpw6EwwTAAkug)
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Post by: McDuff on November 12, 2011, 10:49:40 AM
with some scott johnston thrown in there.
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Post by: thepman on November 12, 2011, 11:45:58 AM
Lightning seeds three lions (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4QIAv2EoIP0#)
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Post by: Alan on November 12, 2011, 12:03:29 PM
Dirty Diver - Hamit Altintop (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTOThs5Z03Q#ws)
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Post by: Cthulhu! on November 15, 2011, 01:38:28 PM
So how about those Germans?
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Post by: HBeezy561 on November 21, 2011, 04:15:47 AM
and chelsea blow it again
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Post by: chockfullofthat on November 21, 2011, 09:22:59 AM
It's cool...we just won the double two years ago and we have the funds to rebuild.  Hopefully Europe goes well.
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Post by: weedpop on November 21, 2011, 07:29:26 PM
I don't get it. Chelsea were looking really good early on in the season. I think that loss to QPR (as well as seeing Man City tearing up almost every opponent they face) kind of took the wind out of their sails; case in point, winning 5-0 against Genk (Torres scored 2!) the week before QPR then tying 1-1 in their next meeting  ??? They seem a little uncomfortable with the new shape/tactics employed by villas-boas as well and they don't really have a reliable center forward at the moment and that's a big problem with their new attacking style.

Anyway, I just watched the Real Madrid vs. Valencia game. Really crazy second half with Mourinho being his usual smug/hilarious self. The way they're playing I can see Real winning the champion's league or la liga this year, possibly both.
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Post by: HBeezy561 on November 23, 2011, 12:36:17 PM
missed it yesterday but champion league today, barca vs ac milan has been good so far
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Post by: Stoeipoes on November 23, 2011, 01:09:40 PM
clubs like chelsea and man city don't deserve shit.
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Post by: brycickle on November 23, 2011, 05:54:54 PM
Real seems to be pretty much unfuckwithable right now.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on November 24, 2011, 10:47:20 AM
clubs like chelsea and man city don't deserve shit.

Oh?  And what entitled club do you support?
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Post by: brycickle on November 24, 2011, 11:48:16 AM
Millwall?
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Post by: jackherer on November 24, 2011, 12:54:28 PM
barca milan game was siick.
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Post by: Alan on November 24, 2011, 05:57:52 PM
Chances are, if you support your local club, they're probably shit on a national level, not to mention international. And that's the way it is, you support them through thick and thin, relegation and promotion. That's what I love about European football. There's only about 30 clubs that play CL regularly or semi-regularly, the rest of the continent play in far less glamorous competitions, often never getting a chance to play internationally. And people don't care. Where else, and in which other sport could a 3rd tier club have support like this   
www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9yxkyM41G4 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9yxkyM41G4#)

So when some sheik or tycoon comes along and bankrolls a mediocre club in order to "make them great", you best believe that all the shit talking is warranted.


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Post by: Mooley on November 25, 2011, 03:36:31 AM
Doesn't that last point go against everything you just said though? The support doesn't dictate who owns the club. The 40,000 there would be just as happy to see their club in the Champions League as any devout City follower was. I understand that it's totally admirable that the passion's still there in a sporting culture that's been otherwise totally ruined by money, but if a billionaire does decide to give them an expensive leg up they'd be fools not to embrace it.



Also I feel like every team needs to step their singing game up to the Argies' level. Shit's awesome.

Boca mi buen amigo / Boca Jrs vs All Boys - Clausura 2011 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9J2so1Pmm0#ws)
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Post by: Alan on November 25, 2011, 04:00:37 AM
The point I was trying to make was that success that has been bought overnight is alienating to most football fans. I'm sure a lot of Man C fans are disgusted by the way their club is being treated by it's owners, e.g. a toy. Of course it's hard not to be excited by the first success in decades but when it's done in such fashion it's sickening.
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Post by: HBeezy561 on November 26, 2011, 06:41:20 AM
man u vs new castle should be interesting. hopefully newcastle can come up with a positive result. a city with such great  beer should have a great team to match
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Post by: Stoeipoes on November 26, 2011, 09:32:52 AM
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clubs like chelsea and man city don't deserve shit.
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Oh?  And what entitled club do you support?

I'm not from england, but I wish the best for Tottenham and arsenal.  They don't wish the best for each other tho.

As a young boy bergkamp was my favorite football player.
and for tottenham, I just like the club.

I just don't have any feelings for chelsea, man city and manU.

Ajax is my club and I'm happy they're almost going to the next round in the champ. league.

way to go tottenham. and tim Krul was a BEAST.
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Post by: Spike Hawke on November 27, 2011, 04:08:49 PM
Bit of a shocker this weekend for UK footy with the sad death of Gary Speed. RIP Speedo
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Post by: chockfullofthat on November 29, 2011, 07:09:01 AM
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clubs like chelsea and man city don't deserve shit.
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Oh??  And what entitled club do you support?
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I'm not from england, but I wish the best for Tottenham and arsenal.?  They don't wish the best for each other tho.

As a young boy bergkamp was my favorite football player.
and for tottenham, I just like the club.

I just don't have any feelings for chelsea, man city and manU.

Ajax is my club and I'm happy they're almost going to the next round in the champ. league.

way to go tottenham. and tim Krul was a BEAST.

So because a Dutch player you liked played for Arsenal means Man City and Chelsea don't deserve shit?  I see.
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Post by: weedpop on November 29, 2011, 02:53:06 PM
To support a club like arsenal but then call manchester city or chelsea undeserving is kinda ridiculous. Arsenal's parent company (this courtesy of a quick wiki research) is 99.5% owned by two billionaires, one of whom owns about 5 other sports teams and is married to the daughter of Bud Walton, founder of wal-mart. It's unfortunate, but with football being such a huge business its inevitable that money will come to dominate the game; splitting hairs between a team owned by a multi-millionaire and one owned by a multi-billionaire makes no sense, the only difference is in the degree of expendable income they choose to waste on the club. As a neutral, I "support" (i.e. watch their games on the internet, not actually giving them any money) whichever team plays the most entertaining football, in full recognition that most of their players and officials are rich assholes that I have nothing in common with. I have to give mad respect to teams like Athletic Bilbao however, for doing reasonably well in the top league in the country only using Basque players. When I visited Bilbao the support they had was intense so I guess that aspect of football isn't entirely dead.
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Post by: Cthulhu! on December 02, 2011, 10:00:50 AM
Look at group b!


Group A: Poland, Greece, Russia, Czech Republic.

Group B: Netherlands, Denmark, Germany, Portugal.

Group C: Spain, Italy, Republic of Ireland, Croatia.

Group D: Ukraine, Sweden, France, England.
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Post by: Matze on December 02, 2011, 10:43:28 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSs2yhOes24
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Post by: PFIASB. on December 02, 2011, 12:41:12 PM
anybody in to playing and not just watching? particularly freestyle and indoor
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Post by: Stoeipoes on December 02, 2011, 10:31:55 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSs2yhOes24

good game for germany, but there was no van persie, robben, van der vaart and affelay. and our first left back was injured too and our second left back is as you can see, terrible.

I think with both squads on full strength it would've been a different game. Nontheless germany wooped hollands ass hard. We'll see next summer.
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Post by: brycickle on December 03, 2011, 10:08:49 AM
Netherlands karate team has a football problem.
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Post by: Mooley on December 03, 2011, 11:18:52 AM
If England doesn't win their group I'm going to be pretty amused.
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Post by: brycickle on December 04, 2011, 05:21:00 AM
http://sports.yahoo.com/soccer/news;_ylt=AidNLHsSx9NI1AeE7QYvh2Mmw7YF?slug=ap-obit-brazil-socrates (http://sports.yahoo.com/soccer/news;_ylt=AidNLHsSx9NI1AeE7QYvh2Mmw7YF?slug=ap-obit-brazil-socrates)

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Post by: Mooley on December 07, 2011, 01:46:21 PM
Good work, Manchester.
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Post by: Cthulhu! on December 07, 2011, 02:01:01 PM
So how about that no manchester clubs going through thing?
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Post by: thepman on December 07, 2011, 02:43:04 PM
as a man united fan, i'm really not looking forward to watching them on channel 5 on thursday nights. this shouldn't have happened, fergie really needs to accept that we need some type of wesley snjieder type player in central midfield.
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Post by: Stoeipoes on December 07, 2011, 07:26:09 PM
2 legit goals from ajax got called offside. and lyon won by 7-1 in zagreb.

this was after the 5-1:

a zagreb defender puts his thump up and blinks with one eye to attacker gomis from lyon...

(http://static1.ad.nl/static/photo/2011/15/8/0/20111208001419/media_xl_1038555.jpg)

and look how suprisingly easy lyon scores goal after goal.

http://www.soccer-blogger.com/2011/12/07/dinamo-zagreb-vs-lyon-1-7-highlights-video-champions-league-ol-goals-gomis/ (http://www.soccer-blogger.com/2011/12/07/dinamo-zagreb-vs-lyon-1-7-highlights-video-champions-league-ol-goals-gomis/)

I don't believe this was legal.
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Post by: weedpop on December 07, 2011, 09:11:57 PM
Do you think Real Madrid somehow paid off their referees as well? Legit goals get called offside all the time; it's pretty easy for a ref to do when faced with a close call and no time to access replays to figure out which way you should go. Also, Real Madrid were through on the top of their group anyway so i doubt they would even bother (granted I haven't seen the game yet so I'm making blind judgments here).

The Lyon-Zagreb game does look a bit suspicious, however. Then again, what kind of idiot would wink and give the thumbs up to the opposing team with tv cameras all around if they actually were getting paid to throw the game.
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Post by: Alan on December 08, 2011, 12:12:39 AM
There's no conspiracy, they really are that bad.
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Post by: brycickle on December 08, 2011, 06:59:34 AM
There's no conspiracy, they really are that bad.
Truth brick.

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Post by: Cthulhu! on December 21, 2011, 12:48:03 PM
My first thought was, Stoeipoes.


Esteban (AZ Alkmaar) attacked by Ajax hooligan. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfttnhCz8zc#)
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Post by: Alan on December 21, 2011, 01:03:55 PM
Big ups to the goalie!
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Post by: Smell Good on December 22, 2011, 08:19:10 PM
I want Kevin Gro?kreutz to go to Arsenal.

Actually, there are a number of Borussia Dortmund players that I could totally picture being on Arsenal.
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Post by: Stoeipoes on December 22, 2011, 10:17:32 PM
My first thought was, Stoeipoes.


Esteban (AZ Alkmaar) attacked by Ajax hooligan. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfttnhCz8zc#)

Haha yeah, I was bored so I tried to kick the goalie. He's an ass.
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Post by: Smell Good on January 09, 2012, 06:16:24 PM
(http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/images/2012/0109/thierryhenryceleb20120109_576x324.jpg)

Hopefully this will set the tone for his brief stay at Arsenal.

Even though it was against a shitty Leeds United side, that was some grown man shit right there. Showed the little boys how to properly finish.

Like an old legendary gunslinger being pulled out of retirement (sorta) to settle one final score.
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Post by: ALT on January 10, 2012, 04:41:42 AM
Amazing

Arsenal VS Leeds 1-0 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0JZx-zGsJw#ws)
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Post by: chockfullofthat on January 10, 2012, 06:15:32 AM
WTF first Scholes now Henry?  Rebuilding is not going well with the old big 4.  I think Tiote, Modric, and Bale are better than any midfielders out there right now...who don't plat for City.
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Post by: brycickle on January 10, 2012, 09:55:44 AM
WTF first Scholes now Henry?  Rebuilding is not going well with the old big 4.  I think Tiote, Modric, and Bale are better than any midfielders out there right now...who don't plat for City.
Parker too.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on January 10, 2012, 10:59:46 AM
Parker is a solid player but I think he's a cut below those 3.  He's like a more defensive, less athletic Milner.
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Post by: brycickle on January 10, 2012, 04:08:10 PM
He's more defensive, but he's the lynch pin of that mid field. Tottenham definitely do have the best mid field in England right now though.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on January 10, 2012, 05:06:57 PM
Maybe just edge it over city...

Lennon/VDV, Parker, Modric, Bale
or
Milner/Nasri, Silva, Barry, Toure

That's a tough call haha.  It depends on if Bale or Silva's in form really.
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Post by: weedpop on January 10, 2012, 05:17:42 PM
Parker's been out for a bit though, and you can see the effects in Spurs' last few defensive performances. There were a few games in the beginning of the season where he was absolutely amazing though, cutting out everything in midfield and running like a madman around the pitch making last ditch challenges. He kind of seems like a player from the 70s or something, no pussyfooting whatsoever.

Bale and Silva are both in form at the moment but without Toure I can see Man City having some problems dominating midfield in the future. He kind of does the same thing as Parker by bossing the middle of the field but with more attacking flair.
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Post by: brycickle on January 21, 2012, 04:45:27 PM
Dempsey is fucking killing it right now!
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Post by: ALT on January 21, 2012, 04:52:40 PM
Yeah, he did good today.


Spurs - City tomorrow. Looking forward to that game.
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Post by: brycickle on January 21, 2012, 05:04:31 PM
First American to ever score a hat trick in the Premier League, plus he scored one earlier this year already. Landon Donovan is good, but I wish people would stop saying he's the best player that the U.S. has ever produced.
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Post by: Mooley on January 21, 2012, 05:34:52 PM
Is there a more woefully inept team in the Premiership (relative to their wages I guess) than Liverpool? Christ that game today was horrendous. Charlie Adam alone, fucking terrible.
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Post by: weedpop on January 21, 2012, 08:09:39 PM
Pretty surprised to see Fulham win like that today. I watched them lose 1-3 last week against a Blackburn team whose only good striker, Yakubu, got sent off in like the 20th minute of the game. Fulham had absolutely nothing going on the attack and got outplayed by 10 men over 75 minutes, but the next home game they play they win 5-2 against Newcastle, a much better team.  ???

Liverpool are a painfully mediocre team (except their defence) and can't score for shit. I would say at this point that Carroll was an even worse purchase than Torres because he literally does nothing but wait for crosses to come into the box (while standing in the wrong place), whereas Torres does occasionally contribute to the attack.
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Post by: brycickle on January 22, 2012, 12:34:40 AM
I like how when Torres got subbed off the Norwich fans came up with a song about him being a waste of money.
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Post by: Smell Good on January 22, 2012, 11:28:19 AM
The reaction of the fans when Chamberlain got subbed for Arshavin.


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Post by: chockfullofthat on January 23, 2012, 10:50:09 AM
The reaction of the fans when Chamberlain got subbed for Arshavin.




Ha.  I liked Arshavin's reaction as well.  He just had a blank expression like "you fucking bastards".  I don't blame Arsenal fans though.  He's god awful.  Oxlade is one strange looking bloke.

Donovan has got to be the best USA player ever.  Dempsey isn't far behind though.

Also, any team would miss Tiote, it's not that surprising that Newcastle could get dominated like that without him.
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Post by: Alan on January 25, 2012, 03:39:56 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=mOp7vz7450k# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=mOp7vz7450k#)!

POW!
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Post by: Cthulhu! on January 26, 2012, 10:00:50 AM
(http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn216/chumbawumba1/realmad.gif)
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Post by: Cthulhu! on February 15, 2012, 01:47:10 PM
(http://i40.tinypic.com/2lvzi1j.png)
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Post by: ALT on February 15, 2012, 02:10:44 PM
Well Arsenal got shit on.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on February 15, 2012, 02:33:43 PM
(http://i40.tinypic.com/2lvzi1j.png)

Explain please.

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Post by: Mooley on February 15, 2012, 03:18:24 PM
I'm so tired of our broadcasts picking up Sky Sports commentary. It took three fucking goals for the dickhead calling the game to admit that Arsenal were being outplayed, and then he still insisted that it was a substandard Milan side.
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Post by: Smell Good on February 15, 2012, 06:02:43 PM
Why must you break my fucking heart all the time Arsenal?

Sagna - Koscielny - Vermaelen - Gibbs

That's the most solid and competent back four they've had in awhile since there was always a hole that needed filling. Before the match and on paper this seemed like an Arsenal side that were pretty close to full strength and seeing their performance at the San Siro, that says a lot.

(http://images.quickblogcast.com/8/3/1/4/7/184722-174138/smh2.gif)

That match could've used the poetic commentary of Ray Hudson

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Post by: weedpop on February 15, 2012, 06:49:55 PM
I'm so tired of our broadcasts picking up Sky Sports commentary. It took three fucking goals for the dickhead calling the game to admit that Arsenal were being outplayed, and then he still insisted that it was a substandard Milan side.

Was that the same dumbass that criticized Wenger for not trusting his English players and kept asking why he didn't start Oxlaide-Chamberlain? In all fairness, Milan's team was a bit below full strength, especially in midfield, and they've been having trouble in their league matches lately. It just shows you how far behind Arsenal really are that they couldn't even touch Milan's defense the entire game.

The fact that the Sagna - Koscielny - Vermaelen - Gibbs line got broken up 20 minutes in due to the injury to koscielny probably contributed somewhat to the atrocious defending, although they looked bad from the very beginning. Gibbs and Sagna are both coming back from injury so they aren't gonna be at their best but by the second half Wenger had switched out both his centre backs for Song - Djourou, not a recipe for success when playing a good attacking team.

Wonder if England's gonna lose a champions league place come the end of the season? If Napoli gets past Chelsea the tables will really have turned from a few years ago. It wouldn't really make any sense for UEFA to do so but it would be a bit of poetic justice for the Serie A.
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Post by: Mooley on February 15, 2012, 07:36:35 PM
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I'm so tired of our broadcasts picking up Sky Sports commentary. It took three fucking goals for the dickhead calling the game to admit that Arsenal were being outplayed, and then he still insisted that it was a substandard Milan side.
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Was that the same dumbass that criticized Wenger for not trusting his English players and kept asking why he didn't start Oxlaide-Chamberlain? In all fairness, Milan's team was a bit below full strength, especially in midfield, and they've been having trouble in their league matches lately. It just shows you how far behind Arsenal really are that they couldn't even touch Milan's defense the entire game.

Haha yeah, same guy. From the phrasing it just sounded like he was suggesting Arsenal should be handling Milan comfortably - he just seemed completely deluded. It was the same way last time I watched Tottenham play, commentary just prattling on about who "deserves" the win, rather than what the numbers tell you.
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Post by: weedpop on February 15, 2012, 08:39:19 PM
I'm always amazed at how consistently and hilariously biased British commentators are towards British players and teams. I know that most of the english language audience are either from Britain themselves or EPL obsessed foreigners, but the lengths to which certain guys go to talk up their favourite guys and gloss over their shortcomings is really astounding. There's one dude in particular (don't know his name, cockney accent, pompous sounding calls lots of premier league games) who I heard a few weeks ago trying to criticize AVB for not starting Lampard all the time despite the fact that he was having a terrible game right in front of his eyes. Isn't feigned impartiality supposed to be one of the main requirements of any sports announcer?

To be fair to the Sky Sports guy, he did admit that Arsenal were playing terribly, it just took him an hour longer than it should have. Maybe he felt that pointing out how bad they were would ruin the drama of the moment (it is the champions league after all).
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Post by: chockfullofthat on February 16, 2012, 07:52:45 AM
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I'm so tired of our broadcasts picking up Sky Sports commentary. It took three fucking goals for the dickhead calling the game to admit that Arsenal were being outplayed, and then he still insisted that it was a substandard Milan side.
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Was that the same dumbass that criticized Wenger for not trusting his English players and kept asking why he didn't start Oxlaide-Chamberlain? In all fairness, Milan's team was a bit below full strength, especially in midfield, and they've been having trouble in their league matches lately. It just shows you how far behind Arsenal really are that they couldn't even touch Milan's defense the entire game.

The fact that the Sagna - Koscielny - Vermaelen - Gibbs line got broken up 20 minutes in due to the injury to koscielny probably contributed somewhat to the atrocious defending, although they looked bad from the very beginning. Gibbs and Sagna are both coming back from injury so they aren't gonna be at their best but by the second half Wenger had switched out both his centre backs for Song - Djourou, not a recipe for success when playing a good attacking team.

Wonder if England's gonna lose a champions league place come the end of the season? If Napoli gets past Chelsea the tables will really have turned from a few years ago. It wouldn't really make any sense for UEFA to do so but it would be a bit of poetic justice for the Serie A.

They will not.  It's a 5 year average and they are in first.  Italy will lose one at the end of the season because they fell behind Germany last year.

http://kassiesa.home.xs4all.nl/bert/uefa/data/method4/crank2012.html (http://kassiesa.home.xs4all.nl/bert/uefa/data/method4/crank2012.html)
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Post by: brycickle on February 18, 2012, 11:53:15 AM
Those silly gooners went and did it again!
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Post by: Smell Good on February 18, 2012, 02:54:42 PM
^Haha yeah...

I'm not surprised and I don't think many people are.


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Post by: weedpop on February 18, 2012, 05:06:23 PM
Both Chelsea and Arsenal look so weak right now (psychologically and otherwise). I kind of wish Arsenal had been drawn against a lower league team just to see them bottle it.
 
This is good for all you liverpool fans though, chances of a cup double are looking pretty favourable right about now.
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Post by: brycickle on February 18, 2012, 09:29:51 PM

This is good for all you liverpool fans though, chances of a cup double are looking pretty favourable right about now.
Don't worry, they'll start Caroll to ensure that no goals are scored.
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Post by: Smell Good on February 19, 2012, 06:23:54 AM
http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story/_/id/1024087/defeats-prompt-arsenal-bosses-to-spend---reports?cc=5901 (http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story/_/id/1024087/defeats-prompt-arsenal-bosses-to-spend---reports?cc=5901)

I'm all for a responsible and sustainable model but it's about goddamn time.
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Post by: Mooley on February 19, 2012, 04:52:21 PM
I will never know how they assured themselves they'd be fine knowing they were letting Nasri and Fabregas go without replacements.

Watching Piers Morgan take shit from so many Arsenal fans (and Frimpong, hilariously) on twitter for taking the 'Wenger out' stance has been hugely entertaining though.

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Post by: weedpop on February 19, 2012, 09:29:10 PM
The sad fact is that you really can't compete at the top level of football right now while following a responsible and sustainable business model. Wenger got lucky over the last few years with many of his younger prospects turning into fantastic (and valuable) players, but even then they couldn't pull in a trophy. Once that line of cheap talent starts to run dry, the gap between them and the more profligate teams is inevitably going to get wider. Hearing Wenger talk about how it was "imperative" to make a 20 million pound profit every year a few months after Man City reported a 200 million pound loss kinda drove home the point.

Also, Piers Morgan is a twat.
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Post by: brycickle on February 21, 2012, 03:58:07 PM
So now that England is pretty much officially out of the CL, what are some predictions? I kind of feel that the way they played in the group stage, and are playing in the league, that Real could take it.
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Post by: Smell Good on February 21, 2012, 04:05:23 PM
I thought CSKA looked pretty legit against Real

But from the way everything's going right now, we could very well see an El Clasico Champions League final

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Post by: brycickle on February 21, 2012, 04:16:17 PM
I didn't get to catch that match. It should be interesting though.
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Post by: weedpop on February 21, 2012, 06:36:13 PM
It's gotta be Barca or Real madrid. Watching them in the league every week they just look all around much better than any of the other "contenders" in European football, and Barca will be juiced to defend their champs league title since they're basically just trying to keep second place in La Liga now. Anything can happen though. Bayern Munich and AC Milan look pretty good at times but who else really comes close to being able to compete with the Spanish?
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Post by: pica on February 23, 2012, 05:01:43 AM
anybody seen basel vs. bayern munich last night?

swiss boys gonna finish the germans in 3 weeks.
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Post by: brycickle on February 23, 2012, 05:18:54 AM
And they should have scored more.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on February 23, 2012, 07:50:34 AM
Doom and Gloom.  It's a strange feeling not being confident as a Chelsea fan anymore.  Somehow I still think they are still going to get through.  My attitude will change when we're playing on Thursday nights next season and Hazard and Cavanni snub us in the offseason.  I'm just so tired of Roman sacking coaches that I don't care how bad they've been this year I don't want AVB fired too.

Ba is up for grabs at the end of the season?  Didn't he sign a short contract?
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Post by: brycickle on February 23, 2012, 10:10:16 AM
Ba would be a good signing. I read somewhere that West Ham was interested in getting Torres on loan. True or not, it gave me a good chuckle to see that this is what he's been reduced to.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on February 23, 2012, 11:15:15 AM
It's true that West Ham made offers for Tevez and Torres.  Any team can show interest in any player, even the pikeys.  Chelsea didn't take it seriously so I don't see how that reflects poorly on Torres. 

Does anyone think Newcastle has a real chance at 4th this year?  I think Arsenal will get it, but they managed to stay in the hunt while missing their African players and Cabaye.
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Post by: brycickle on February 23, 2012, 01:52:19 PM
It's true that West Ham made offers for Tevez and Torres.  Any team can show interest in any player, even the pikeys.  Chelsea didn't take it seriously so I don't see how that reflects poorly on Torres. 

Does anyone think Newcastle has a real chance at 4th this year?  I think Arsenal will get it, but they managed to stay in the hunt while missing their African players and Cabaye.
Torres reflects poorly on Torres. And yes, I do think that Newcastle have a shot at 4th if Arsenal keep looking as wobbly as they have all year. Imagine what would happen if Arsenal don't make 4th, I think that would ultimately spell the end of RVP's stint there.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on February 23, 2012, 02:18:19 PM
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It's true that West Ham made offers for Tevez and Torres.?  Any team can show interest in any player, even the pikeys.?  Chelsea didn't take it seriously so I don't see how that reflects poorly on Torres.? 

Does anyone think Newcastle has a real chance at 4th this year??  I think Arsenal will get it, but they managed to stay in the hunt while missing their African players and Cabaye.
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Torres reflects poorly on Torres. And yes, I do think that Newcastle have a shot at 4th if Arsenal keep looking as wobbly as they have all year. Imagine what would happen if Arsenal don't make 4th, I think that would ultimately spell the end of RVP's stint there.

Pretty much.

I think RVP will leave, regardless.  It's time for him to win and get paid.  I see him at Man City or Real Madrid next season.
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Post by: Smell Good on February 23, 2012, 05:49:58 PM
Christian Eriksen can go to any team but Man Utd.

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Post by: weedpop on February 23, 2012, 06:09:42 PM
Just like in Italy, nobody's really looking like they could be called favourites for fourth place right now in the EPL. It's astounding that newcastle and liverpool are still very much in the race for champions league but its almost like a new subdivision of the "top 6" league-within-a-league since tottenham are like 10 points ahead in third place. If Chelsea and Arsenal manage to improve for next season (maybe one more than the other depending on who gets more tv rights moolah) competition is going to be fierce even for Europa league spots, which is bad news for clubs like Stoke and Villa. Not a lot of room at the top these days.

Tottenham vs. Arsenal game this weekend has the potential to either be an absolute slaughter or a fantastically entertaining match.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on February 23, 2012, 06:50:43 PM
I think it will be a great match.  The North London Derby has been my favorite match to watch in recent years.  Also as a Chelsea fan I've seen some extremely exciting games with Aston Villa in the past few years which we usually ended up coming up short in.

Couldn't find shorter goal highlights:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WehrqsoWel4
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Post by: weedpop on February 23, 2012, 07:46:04 PM
They both play fairly similar attacking styles but Arsenal seems to have a lot less cutting edge right now, as well as a much shakier defense. Tottenham have been absolutely blitzing teams in the first 25 minutes lately, and if they get an early goal I could see Arsenal taking a humiliating loss, especially given their form in the last two games.
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Post by: Smell Good on February 24, 2012, 03:19:09 AM
There really has been a lack of a penetrating quality to the Arsenal side these days. Lots of passes, but it's just kind of this slow probing and square passes

Also, I think Coquelin might be one of my favorite Arsenal players this season. Shame he messed up his hamstring again - This dude is normally a midfielder right? That's some goddamn versatility right there, I've only seen him play as a makeshift fullback (both left and right)
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Post by: chockfullofthat on February 24, 2012, 06:13:03 AM
There really has been a lack of a penetrating quality to the Arsenal side these days. Lots of passes, but it's just kind of this slow probing and square passes

Also, I think Coquelin might be one of my favorite Arsenal players this season. Shame he messed up his hamstring again - This dude is normally a midfielder right? That's some goddamn versatility right there, I've only seen him play as a makeshift fullback (both left and right)

Haven't seen much of Coquelin but OC looks like a good buy.
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Post by: Stoeipoes on February 24, 2012, 07:04:25 AM
Proud of AJAX. beat man united with 2-1 in old trafford.

as for arsenal - tottenham.
I'd go for tottenham. Their midfield is insane with parker, vd vaart, modric and bale.
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Post by: ALT on February 24, 2012, 07:21:28 AM
That Ajax - Man U game last night was good.


My dad got tickets for the Chelsea - Stoke game next month. Neither of us are Chelsea fans but the stadium is just down the road from my sisters place. So we are gonna go when we visit her.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on February 24, 2012, 07:53:21 AM
That Ajax - Man U game last night was good.


My dad got tickets for the Chelsea - Stoke game next month. Neither of us are Chelsea fans but the stadium is just down the road from my sisters place. So we are gonna go when we visit her.

Nice!  Too bad the So Bar is closed down...I would've recommended that.  Hopefully the attitude in the stadium isn't as toxic by that point.  You don't want to have to sit next to a bunch of angry, whining men all day.  Let me know how you like it.
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Post by: Smell Good on February 26, 2012, 07:43:58 AM
That was a goddamn massacre.


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Post by: brycickle on February 26, 2012, 09:18:49 AM
There's something ironically funny about watching Luis Suarez go out of his mind trying to get someone called for a handball.
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Post by: brycickle on February 26, 2012, 11:03:20 AM
The next Gerrard family picnic might be a little awkward...
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Post by: Smell Good on February 27, 2012, 03:04:31 PM
(http://gifsoup.com/imager.php?id=2373072&t=o)

I just wanted to post this haha
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Post by: brycickle on March 04, 2012, 09:45:13 AM
http://hasandrevillasboasbeensackedyet.com/ (http://hasandrevillasboasbeensackedyet.com/)
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Post by: weedpop on March 04, 2012, 04:04:27 PM
Spend $50 million to release new manager from his old contract, in the hope that he will lead a rebuilt team to glory over the next few years; then, less than a year later, fire him because the team is only in 5th place, using the same old players that should have been gotten rid of last summer. Who wants to be a Chelsea manager?
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Post by: Spike Hawke on March 04, 2012, 04:15:19 PM
Abramovich seems like a spoilt little kid. Just reacts and doesn't seem to have a clue what he is up to. Got to wonder how much the players had to do with this.
Good to see Newcastle and Sunderland put the man back into footy. Brutal tackling
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Post by: chockfullofthat on March 04, 2012, 07:53:28 PM
At least it's been interesting to be a Chelsea fan...never a dull moment.  Somebody had to take the hit for Torres...it's AVB and Roman's wallet.  Yesterday was the first time I thought he might be sacked and it happened.  I had a feeling Chelsea weren't going to get a result at West Brom.  Things that weren't his fault: Torres and JT's offfield distractions.  Things that were: Poor squad selection, could not organize his defense, did not get the best out of players, taking too hard of a line with the transition.
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Post by: Alan on March 05, 2012, 03:48:29 AM
Is there a downloadable/streamable tv show with highlights from all the major European leagues? Something like MOTD but covering the big 5? Any help would be appreciated!
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Post by: chockfullofthat on March 05, 2012, 11:46:56 AM
Is there a downloadable/streamable tv show with highlights from all the major European leagues? Something like MOTD but covering the big 5? Any help would be appreciated!

The big 5 eh?  What's that?
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Post by: Alan on March 05, 2012, 02:18:07 PM
The English, Spanish, German, Italian and French first divisions...
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Post by: weedpop on March 05, 2012, 04:06:44 PM
This is the site I use to download full games but they have streaming highlights from all over europe too. They usually upload the larger teams' games from the big 5 leagues every week, plus sometimes a few of the lesser EPL matchups. The video quality for the highlights is often not to great but the match downloads are usually very watchable. You have to sign up for an account to download but they don't send any spam to you email if you don't want them to.

http://www.myfootball.tv/profiles/blog/list (http://www.myfootball.tv/profiles/blog/list)
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Post by: chockfullofthat on March 05, 2012, 05:19:04 PM
The English, Spanish, German, Italian and French first divisions...

Oh, never heard those leagues called that before.  It's more like the big 3 plus Bayern.  Idk 101greatgoals has all the highlights but it's no MOTD.
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Post by: Alan on March 06, 2012, 02:54:33 AM
Cheers Weedpop, will give it a try!

Chock, they are the best leagues in Europe, then you have Holland a distant 6th, maybe throw in Portugal and Russia. I'm talking overall quality of football, not just international success!* And yeah, 101GG is great for individual match highlights but I just want to sit back, drink a beer and watch them all in one go...


*For that matter, Bundesliga is very competitive and exciting to watch, even more so than Primera and Serie A...
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Post by: MostlyLurkin' on March 06, 2012, 03:54:17 AM
Is there a downloadable/streamable tv show with highlights from all the major European leagues? Something like MOTD but covering the big 5? Any help would be appreciated!

You should check out footytube.com.. Highlights/recaps from all the matches in all the big leagues
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Post by: chockfullofthat on March 06, 2012, 12:14:41 PM
2 more for arsenal....
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Post by: mds on March 06, 2012, 12:32:24 PM
its on
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Post by: chockfullofthat on March 06, 2012, 01:38:03 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ytCEuuW2_A
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Post by: MostlyLurkin' on March 07, 2012, 01:47:03 PM
Is Messi even human..?
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Post by: brycickle on March 08, 2012, 05:15:57 AM
Podolski to Arsenal?

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story/_/id/1032587/lukas-podolski-agrees-L10.9m-arsenal-move?cc=5901 (http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story/_/id/1032587/lukas-podolski-agrees-L10.9m-arsenal-move?cc=5901)

Last I checked, he wasn't a very defensive minded player...
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Post by: Matze on March 08, 2012, 05:32:20 AM
he always seemed like a talented player who wasn't able to show a constant performance. we'll see.
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Post by: ALT on March 08, 2012, 05:36:26 AM
I saw that on sky sports news earlier.

Hes been impressive when I've seen him play for Germany, but alot of people seem to think hes not as consistent for his club.

I wouldn't mind seeing him at Arsenal.
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Post by: brycickle on March 08, 2012, 10:27:48 AM
Just saying that they should probably be looking at defensive players before attacking players.
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Post by: Cosme on March 08, 2012, 10:57:45 AM
Is there a downloadable/streamable tv show with highlights from all the major European leagues? Something like MOTD but covering the big 5? Any help would be appreciated!


http://www.rojadirecta.me/ (http://www.rojadirecta.me/)

And you can search for links from past games in the forums:

http://forum.rojadirecta.es/forumdisplay.php?15 (http://forum.rojadirecta.es/forumdisplay.php?15)
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Post by: weedpop on March 08, 2012, 03:54:20 PM
Thanks for that ^^. I was having trouble finding links for the barcelona v. leverkusen game that were still active. Seems Barca has a pretty big web presence/anti-copyright infringement team.

As for arsenal, I think that getting another striker as cover for Van Persie is just as important for them as picking up more defenders. If he gets injured before the end of this season I can't see them holding on to 4th place, given the production of their other attacking players.
They could definitely do with another right back though, and they need more cover in central defense as well which is a bit ridiculous considering they just bought mertesaker in the summer. He's been atrocious though for the most part; I honestly would be terrified to bring that guy on as a substitute in even a moderately important game.
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Post by: brycickle on March 08, 2012, 04:11:38 PM
Good point. Hedging their bets in case Van Persie leaves.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on March 08, 2012, 06:22:30 PM
What do you think the Arsenal squad is going to look like with Wilshire in it next year?  It looks like Ox is replacing Ramsey in the starting XI no?
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Post by: Alan on March 09, 2012, 02:06:26 AM
------------------------Goal of the week----------------------------


Sporting 1-0 Man City (HD) ru (http://videa.hu/videok/sport/sporting-1-0-man-city-XbusMTILoZcH1PYr)
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Post by: ALT on March 12, 2012, 09:12:18 AM
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My dad got tickets for the Chelsea - Stoke game next month. Neither of us are Chelsea fans but the stadium is just down the road from my sisters place. So we are gonna go when we visit her.
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Nice!  Too bad the So Bar is closed down...I would've recommended that.  Hopefully the attitude in the stadium isn't as toxic by that point.  You don't want to have to sit next to a bunch of angry, whining men all day.  Let me know how you like it.
It was pretty awesome!

Heres a long ass post of what I remember if you're bored.

We started off by parking the car near my sisters old place in South Kensington. Man that place looks mad. All those multimillion pond houses and porsche's and ferrari's everywhere.

So we walked down a bit towards the ground to look for a pub. We found this place almost right next to where we parked in Kensington, so we went in there and sat down outside. Most of the time we were there my dad was joking about the type of people who live around there. Just as we sat down this group of socialites that looked straight out of that awful show Made in Chelsea sat down right next to us. The first thing one of them says is "Oh mummys starting up her own fashion line this season. Its like silk but with different colour paint splashed on it"

They kept going on about their private parties and their exclusive college courses the whole time we were there. It was all funny though, added to the experience and all that haha.

After an hour of that we walked over to Fullham Road and slowly made our way down to The Bridge. I like it how you see more and more fans the closer you get. Then when you get to where the road is shut off its just solid blue shirts.

So we found our way in after walking the wrong way around the ground to get to our gate. Our seats were just to the side of the center line. My dad tried to get tickets to be behind one of the goals where the atmosphere is best, but they were all sold out. Where we were sat was pretty much all tourists and little kids. Our view was awesome though.

I remember when all the players ran out to warm up, seeing them in person for the first time gave me the same feeling like the first and only time I have seen pro skates in person (the eS UK tour in 2001 lol).

The starting 11 were all in a circle away from us, and right in front of us were the subs in a triangle passing to each other. It was Luiz, Mata and Torres. Watching them just pass to each other was like watching Koston kickflip in person.

Also seeing Torres kick the ball about standing pretty close to me made things feel a little more human. I kinda felt bad about the things I have said about him and really wanted him to do well haha.

They passed the ball about for a few mins then Luiz walked to the side to talk to one of the staff. So Mata and Torres carried on passing to each other. Torres passed the ball pretty hard to Mata at one point and he couldn't control it. It bounced straight off his foot and shot across the ground straight towards Luiz. Luiz was looking the other way and was still having a conversation but he could still see the ball coming, and instead of stopping it and passing it back, he just casually stepped to the side and let the ball roll up to the other end of the pitch. Mata had to run up the pitch to get the ball and ran right into Luiz's back on the way there haha.

So the game kicked off and things got going. It was awesome seeing it in person, you can really appreciate how fast paced it is and how strong the players are. It was pretty slow to start and everyone was making some pretty bad passes. Meireles was fucking awful though. He kicked the ball straight off the side of the pitch like 3 times trying to pass and alot of the crowd were getting angry with him. Thankfully he got subbed and the awesome Mata came on.

I didn't see the foul where Fuller got sent off and neither did my dad. We were both following the ball which was in the other half of the pitch. Its was weird not being able to see replays of things like on TV.

The Stoke keeper was taking as long as possible to take every kick. The crowd started booing him pretty soon but he still took stupidly long to place the ball down and kick it. By the last 10 mins Drogba started picking up the ball and placing it down for him which everyone was cheering.

Drogba was funny all game though. You can see him winding other players up all the time. The way he just walks up beside them and casually says things is funny.

The best thing he did was at the very end. Everyone was in the Chelsea half and Cech had the ball. He told everyone to rush forward for a counter attack and every single player did, except for Drogba who was still standing in Cech's box. Every Stoke and Chelsea player was now standing in position deep in Stokes half, and Drogba was doing the slowest slow jog ever. Cech was furious with him and at this point Drog had only just made it out of Cech's box while everyone else was fighting for position outside the Stoke box. Cech screamed at him one last time, to which Drogba just casually turned around and waved his hand at Cech, telling him to calm down. He then turned back around and walked off even slower. Everyone in the ground thought this was great and cheered Drogba lol.

Overall Drogba was really lazy and Terry was even worse. Lampard wasn't too bad though, he works I'll give him that. Luiz is on another planet though. He'll be standing in his position at the very back, then he'll just randomly decide to sprint forward straight up through the middle right ahead of everyone, even if Chelsea didn't have the ball.

Ramires put in alot of work, I thought he was good. His movement and his attacks were great.
But it was all about Mata for me, he was awesome. His passes were always on point and the way he flicks the ball perfectly into the box every time was amazing, even when he is facing another direction. His movement was great all game and the free kick he took that hit the bar was amazing too. I was seriously impressed with him, he was easily their best player. Watching him play in person was worth going for alone.

So yeah, it was a good day out and was totally worth it. The stand where we sat was full of foreign tourists and kids, so the atmosphere was abit dull in our section. It was still sick though and the view was perfect. We are going to make it a regular thing.

One other thing I remember was a banner a group of people got out at the start and finish of the game. It was a massive sheet with black spray paint on it that read "F**K OFF RAFA, We'd rather walk alone" hahaha.  
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Post by: chockfullofthat on March 12, 2012, 09:55:18 AM
Hahaha very nice banner.  I watched most of the first half but I woke up late and it was the first nice weekend of spring around Chicago so I fast forwarded it after the red card to get my day started.  Glad you enjoyed it.  So do you live in England or just your sister?

Did anyone see the QPR disallowed goal?  That could really get them relegated, goal line technology needs to happen...tomorrow.
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Post by: ALT on March 12, 2012, 10:05:19 AM
Hahaha very nice banner.  I watched most of the first half but I woke up late and it was the first nice weekend of spring around Chicago so I fast forwarded it after the red card to get my day started.  Glad you enjoyed it.  So do you live in England or just your sister?
Yeah I live in the South West of England. So like 3 hours from London. Hopefully we will be going back once more this season.

I'm now going to go search for a Mata shirt  8)
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Post by: Mark Renton on March 12, 2012, 03:08:00 PM
------------------------Goal of the week----------------------------


Sporting 1-0 Man City (HD) ru (http://videa.hu/videok/sport/sporting-1-0-man-city-XbusMTILoZcH1PYr)

Are you serious dude?? Come on
This was something close to the goal of that week, just saying..
Marchese Goal !! Catania-Novara 3-1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0p5XYZmodTQ#ws)
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Post by: Alan on March 12, 2012, 04:07:13 PM
Strikes/volleys from outside the box are a dime a dozen these days. The quick reaction and the idea to back heel the deflected ball, on the other hand, aren't. Hence my choice. And this would be the best strike from last week, imo, again.

http://www.101greatgoals.com/gvideos/golazo-hulk-porto-v-benfica/ (http://www.101greatgoals.com/gvideos/golazo-hulk-porto-v-benfica/)
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Post by: thepman on March 12, 2012, 04:36:18 PM
Great to see United move top! We've been much more consistent in this business end of the season and Rooney is getting better, plus we have people coming back from injury. I'd like to see Arsenal snatch 3rd spot over Tottenham too personally, Arsenal kind of deserve it they've been playing much better recently and I kind of feel sorry for Wenger in a way.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on March 13, 2012, 07:26:49 AM
Volleys from outside the box are a dime a dozen these days but that doesn't make them less impressive. 
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Post by: Alan on March 13, 2012, 08:17:52 AM
Actually, that's exactly what makes them less impressive, just like McTwists on vert or kickflips down 10 stairs...
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Post by: chockfullofthat on March 13, 2012, 08:55:01 AM
Actually, that's exactly what makes them less impressive, just like McTwists on vert or kickflips down 10 stairs...

Hmmm I think of a volley outside the box more like a nice pair of boobs or a backside noseblunt.  Just never gets old.
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Post by: Riverside on March 13, 2012, 09:42:26 AM
champions league night
bayern vs. basel
i hate both of them
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Post by: mds on March 13, 2012, 10:04:52 AM
I hate Bayern the most,
Go Basel,
even though i think bayern will crush them.
Liverpool derby tonight also.

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Post by: Alan on March 13, 2012, 01:34:33 PM
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Actually, that's exactly what makes them less impressive, just like McTwists on vert or kickflips down 10 stairs...
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Hmmm I think of a volley outside the box more like a nice pair of boobs or a backside noseblunt.  Just never gets old.

Point well taken.
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Post by: Mooley on March 13, 2012, 01:49:07 PM
Good to see Liverpool finally playing like they give a shit.
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Post by: pica on March 13, 2012, 06:22:52 PM
i was hoping for basel to do better, or at least for alaba to score.
none of that happend.
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Post by: Stoeipoes on March 14, 2012, 09:22:05 AM
(http://www.balls.ie/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/SuarezBirthday.gif)
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Post by: ALT on March 14, 2012, 09:26:14 AM
^hahaha



Chelsea - Napoli tonight. Should be good.
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Post by: Alan on March 14, 2012, 09:57:15 AM
(http://www.balls.ie/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/SuarezBirthday.gif)

Brilliant!
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Post by: chockfullofthat on March 14, 2012, 11:08:07 AM
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(http://www.balls.ie/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/SuarezBirthday.gif)
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Brilliant!


Love it.

My expectations are low tonight but I still have some hope.

The worst part about being a football fan in USA is watching the champions league on tv.  I have a day job now and I'm perfectly fine with ingnoring all social media and text messages so I can watch it delayed and all...that doesn't bother me...what I can't stand is the video-audio delay.  You already know a shot didn't go in because the announcer reacted a second before the shot.  It's fucking awful.  It's only been like this the last two seasons too.
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Post by: jackherer on March 14, 2012, 11:53:06 AM
what's with all the suarez hate? anyone who thinks he deserved 8 games for the comments he made has NEVER played competitive soccer. it was nothing but a politically charged over reaction by fifa. not shaking evra's hand did not help but man, evra is one of the biggest cry babies in the entire world of soccer, i wouldn't want to shake that tool's hand either.

i dont even particularly like suarez, but he does not deserve all the hate he is getting from dumb ass epl fanboys that don't even play the damn sport. no one outside of england even gave two shits about what happened, other than to say fifa over reacted.
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Post by: Alan on March 14, 2012, 12:46:57 PM
but man, evra is one of the biggest cry babies in the entire world of soccer, i wouldn't want to shake that tool's hand either.

Yeah, I'm really surprised the FA didn't take this into consideration.
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Post by: ALT on March 14, 2012, 03:13:21 PM
Chelsea!

Luiz played really well tonight. Torres and Ramires too.
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Post by: Mooley on March 14, 2012, 03:27:04 PM
That was entertaining for a neutral. The ref was being extremely harsh towards Napoli after they conceded that last one though. I don't think they won a single foul in Chelsea's half in extra time, and there were definitely a few that should've been.

Drogba is way too good at exploiting shitty refs.

(http://desmond.imageshack.us/Himg23/scaled.php?server=23&filename=1331762868740.jpg&res=medium)

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Post by: pica on March 14, 2012, 03:59:41 PM
That was entertaining for a neutral. The ref was being extremely harsh towards Napoli after they conceded that last one though. I don't think they won a single foul in Chelsea's half in extra time, and there were definitely a few that should've been.

Drogba is way too good at exploiting shitty refs.

(http://desmond.imageshack.us/Himg23/scaled.php?server=23&filename=1331762868740.jpg&res=medium)


yeah the "foul" that lead to the picture above was hilarious.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on March 14, 2012, 06:45:23 PM
FUCK YAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!  Unbelievable match!!! 

...oh and jackherer that hardly even warrents a response because it's so out of touch.  Ha! Please explain yourself.  How is calling someone a negrito multiple times related to "not playing the sport."  I'm all ears.
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Post by: jackherer on March 15, 2012, 06:52:08 AM
FUCK YAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!  Unbelievable match!!! 

...oh and jackherer that hardly even warrents a response because it's so out of touch.  Ha! Please explain yourself.  How is calling someone a negrito multiple times related to "not playing the sport."  I'm all ears.

LOL you're obviously the one who is out of touch. the fact that you're asking this proves you've never played competitive soccer. i've played competitively in north america and south america, and have friends playing in spain and italy, and comments like Suarez's, regardless of how you may feel about it, are the norm. if anything, 'negrito' is not even bad at all compared to most shit that gets said on the field. if you had ever played soccer at a competitive level you would understand that it's just part of the culture, and to cry to the FA about being called a "negrito" is just incredible.

I mean, you english idiots actually seem to think that "negrito" is akin to calling someone a nigger, which could seriously not be any further from the truth (although I GUARANTEE that evra knew better). then suarez and every single south american player in europe gets called a "sudaca" on the field, on the daily, and that's not a big issue at all right.... the fact that nothing gets done about that just proves Suarez's 8 game ban was just a ridiculous and politically charged over-reaction by fifa because it has to do with black people specifically. It's a huge double standard.

but basically it just comes down to how fucking dumb it is that of all the horrible and racist shit that gets said on the field, they went after Suarez over "negrito"...ridiculous. but obviously you American epl fanboys have never been involved in soccer enough to understand how it works. Evra is a crybaby and a huge hypocrite, if suarez got 8, he should have too. Which is why i can see why Suarez didn't want to shake his hand, Evra is a little scheming bastard who just pretended to be offended, and every player in Europe knows it.
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Post by: Alan on March 15, 2012, 07:41:06 AM
and comments like Suarez's, regardless of how you may feel about it, are the norm.

Hahaha, this is the worst argument ever. You're basically saying that it's ok because it's widespread. Way to come out of your racist closet.

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the fact that nothing gets done about that just proves Suarez's 8 game ban was just a ridiculous and politically charged over-reaction by fifa because it has to do with black people specifically. It's a huge double standard.

For someone claiming to be itk you sure are uninformed. This is the second time you mentioned that FIFA banned Suarez when it was actually the FA. As anyone who has any knowledge of how things work in football knows, only the national association can ban players in domestic competitions.
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Post by: Stoeipoes on March 15, 2012, 08:31:39 AM
Ajax is my club and when suarez played at Ajax he was an important player. He had that winners mentality, but sometimes the crying and diving was too much. He has some crazy things that will never go out of him.

like this.

Luis Su?rez bites PSV's Otman Bakkal [HQ] (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4KcUyc5rMM#)
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Post by: jackherer on March 15, 2012, 11:35:45 AM
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and comments like Suarez's, regardless of how you may feel about it, are the norm.
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Hahaha, this is the worst argument ever. You're basically saying that it's ok because it's widespread. Way to come out of your racist closet.

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the fact that nothing gets done about that just proves Suarez's 8 game ban was just a ridiculous and politically charged over-reaction by fifa because it has to do with black people specifically. It's a huge double standard.
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For someone claiming to be itk you sure are uninformed. This is the second time you mentioned that FIFA banned Suarez when it was actually the FA. As anyone who has any knowledge of how things work in football knows, only the national association can ban players in domestic competitions.

No idiot, what it means is that racism is rampant in soccer, so for them to have slammed Suarez with an 8 game ban for saying "negrito" seems really fucking arbitrary. Especially when considering that Evra and everyone else never face ANY consequences for using far more racist terms like "sudaca", simply because they do not target black people. I have nothing against the FA or FIFA wanting to tackle racism, but then take a blanket approach at the issue and punish everyone who is guilty consistently.

And FA/FIFA whatever they both exert huge influence over each other. And I do know a whole lot more than probably any one else on this forum about soccer, since unlike most of you tools, I actually play the sport, know and understand the culture of the sport, and I'm actually good at it.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on March 15, 2012, 01:42:44 PM
You've forced me to look into the report more because the negrito thing is a bit strange.  The report hardly even mentions negrito tbh.  He was banned 8 games for this:

According to the FA, Mr Evra asked Mr Suarez why he had kicked him, to which he
replied "Because you are black". Mr Evra then said "Say it to me again, I'm going to punch
you" and Mr Suarez replied "I don't speak to blacks". Mr Evra said "Okay, now I think I'm
going to punch you", and Mr Suarez responded "okay, blackie, blackie, blackie".

The spanish word he used was negro.  While the independent review couldn't confirm that this exchange happened after interviewing both of them they basically determined that it probably did happen becauase Suarez is a scumbag and gave inconsistent testimony about other incidents in which he called Evra a negro after that exchange.

No one is saying "sudaca" should go unpunished either and no one alleged that Evra even said that in the first place so you're point is moot.  That's great that you play soccer all the time, are super good at it, and sympathize with it's racist culture and players.  It certainly makes your opinion more valid  ::).
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Post by: Alan on March 15, 2012, 02:35:30 PM
And I do know a whole lot more than probably any one else on this forum about soccer

If you repeat this a 1000 times maybe someone will believe it.

Anyway, you're a muppet and a racist. Stop posting.

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Post by: Smell Good on March 16, 2012, 04:16:24 AM
I am really looking forward to baby faced Ryo Miyaichi coming back from loan and playing next season.

Hopefully the hype doesn't ruin him.
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Post by: ALT on March 16, 2012, 05:32:14 AM
Quarter-final draw
APOEL v R.Madrid
Marseille v Bayern
Benfica v Chelsea
Milan v Barcelona

Semi-final draw
Marseille/Bayern v APOEL/R.Madrid
Benfica/Chelsea v Milan/Barca


Looks like some good games. I'm happy with it overall.
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Post by: brycickle on March 16, 2012, 06:13:21 AM
The possibility of El Classico in the final? I'm down.
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Post by: jackherer on March 16, 2012, 08:09:31 AM
You've forced me to look into the report more because the negrito thing is a bit strange.  The report hardly even mentions negrito tbh.  He was banned 8 games for this:

According to the FA, Mr Evra asked Mr Suarez why he had kicked him, to which he
replied "Because you are black". Mr Evra then said "Say it to me again, I'm going to punch
you" and Mr Suarez replied "I don't speak to blacks". Mr Evra said "Okay, now I think I'm
going to punch you", and Mr Suarez responded "okay, blackie, blackie, blackie".

The spanish word he used was negro.  While the independent review couldn't confirm that this exchange happened after interviewing both of them they basically determined that it probably did happen becauase Suarez is a scumbag and gave inconsistent testimony about other incidents in which he called Evra a negro after that exchange.

No one is saying "sudaca" should go unpunished either and no one alleged that Evra even said that in the first place so you're point is moot.  That's great that you play soccer all the time, are super good at it, and sympathize with it's racist culture and players.  It certainly makes your opinion more valid  ::).

LOL that's not the version of the story that's being run anywhere outside of England. And you can't even translate the word "negrito" to "blacky", blacky sounds racist, where as "negrito" is not. If you had ever lived in a spanish speaking country you would know that its not a racist term, it's more of an endearing term than anything else. I hear it used ALL the time and it is never in a racist context. Literal translations do not always work, you have to account for cultural differences. So basically what your saying is that they only believed Evra because of Suarez's reputation? LOL well funny how they didnt take EVRA'S reputation into account.

Evra knew this but went ahead with the complaint anyway for no other reason than the fact that he is a KNOWN crybaby and is a professional at victimizing himself. He is like Sergio Busquets but instead of faking physical injuries, pretends to be emotionally hurt and lies all the time.

And anyway this is all irrelevant, because even if I were to agree that what Suarez said was completely racist, it wouldn't affect my point at all, which you seem incapable of comprehending.

ONCE AGAIN: racism (regardless of the suarez incident) is RAMPANT in soccer, i know this from personal experience playing in different countries, it's everywhere. So when i say that Suarez did not deserve 8 games, i am not condoning racism you idiot. I am simply saying that the FA UNFAIRLY SINGLED HIM OUT and hammered him with a ridiculous punishment. The term "Sudaca" probably gets said at least once a match, in an extremely derogatory and racist context, and NO ONE ever gets punished for it. In fact, most players understand its part of the game, and dont cry about it to the FA and make official complaints. I can guarantee you Suarez has been called a sudaca thousands of times in his career, only he doesn't cry about it and make complaints to the FA, and if he did, they wouldn't do shit about it anyway, because the are only capable of understanding the concept of racism when it has to do with BLACK people.

It's like one of the fundamental concepts of law, laws have to be uniformly and consistently applied to be legitimate. You can't just choose to selectively and arbitrarily apply a law in the harshest possible way and argue that "hey, its the law!", when you let it go unenforced 99% of the time.

AND THATS WHY the 8 game match was unfair. Do you get it yet? it really doesn't even have anything to do with racism.
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Post by: jackherer on March 16, 2012, 08:10:58 AM
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And I do know a whole lot more than probably any one else on this forum about soccer
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If you repeat this a 1000 times maybe someone will believe it.

Anyway, you're a muppet and a racist. Stop posting.



I don't care if you believe this, I know it to be true the same way I know it to be true that you suck at soccer AND skateboarding.
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Post by: Alan on March 16, 2012, 09:04:30 AM
Judging by your stupidity you actually just might be a football player.
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Post by: jackherer on March 16, 2012, 09:53:51 AM
Judging by your stupidity you actually just might be a football player.

Really? Why don't you go back to my response to chuckfullofthat and actually explain what is so stupid about the point that I am arguing? Or are you just going to continue making smug remarks while not contributing anything of substance this conversation? At least chuckfullofthat actually brought something to the conversation. So please prove to me how you're not some idiot epl fanboy that sucks at football and doesn't understand what goes on on a soccer field, yet thinks he is entitled to an opinion anyway, the same way some of the harshest critics of pro skaters on this site also suck terribly at skateboarding.

It's just annoying to see Suarez getting shat on in this forum for being a crazy racist by a bunch of dipshits that have never been on a soccer field and don't realize that some of your favorite players are in all likelihood guilty of saying way worse shit than what Suarez got 8 games for.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on March 16, 2012, 11:26:08 AM

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LOL that's not the version of the story that's being run anywhere outside of England.

Well then, that's shit reporting because they made the report from the independent comission public.

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And you can't even translate the word "negrito" to "blacky", blacky sounds racist, where as "negrito" is not.
Like I said, the word "negrito" was barely mentioned in the report.  The word was "negro"

In the goalmouth, Mr Evra and Mr Suarez spoke to
each other in Spanish. Mr Evra asked Mr Suarez why he had kicked him, referring to the
foul five minutes previously. Mr Suarez replied "Porque tu eres negro", meaning "Because
you are black". Mr Evra then said to Mr Suarez “say it to me again, I’m going to punch
you”. Mr Suarez replied "No hablo con los negros", meaning "I don't speak to blacks". Mr
Evra continued by saying that he now thought he was going to punch Mr Suarez. Mr
Suarez replied "Dale, negro, negro, negro",

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So basically what your saying is that they only believed Evra because of Suarez's reputation? LOL well funny how they didnt take EVRA'S reputation into account.
I'm sure his reputation came into play a bit, but it was mainly his inconsistent testimony.

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And anyway this is all irrelevant, because even if I were to agree that what Suarez said was completely racist, it wouldn't affect my point at all, which you seem incapable of comprehending.
I completely understand your point.  Your point is because racism is so prevalent in soccer it should be unpunished.  I agree that it is rampant but when a player comes forward after being racially abused would you rather the FA just shrug their shoulders and say, "Sorry mate, it's part of the game."

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The term "Sudaca" probably gets said at least once a match, in an extremely derogatory and racist context, and NO ONE ever gets punished for it. In fact, most players understand its part of the game, and dont cry about it to the FA and make official complaints.
I think the fact that the problem is widescale is irrelevant.  Who are you to say if Evra legitimately was offended by Suarez's comments or not?  If a player comes forward after experiencing racism it is handled seriously by the FA.  If you want to get racism out of football then say something.  If you think that those people are just whining, I think it's completely obvious that you are sympathizing with racists.

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Do you get it yet? it really doesn't even have anything to do with racism.
Except it most definitely does.

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Post by: jackherer on March 16, 2012, 12:40:19 PM
Well I had never read that version of events, but i find it hard to believe. In any case, i am sure Suarez did not agree with that version of the story because from what i recall from an interview in a uruguayan newspaper, he only said he called him a "negrito" and that that was that. So basically it was his word vs evras, and BOTH players have very questionable reputations, yet they went ahead with an 8 game match anyway in spite of any real evidence.

But again, lets forget that, because it really doesn't even matter. My point is that even we agreed that Suarez said some racist shit, it's still fucked up to give him an 8 match ban, when racism (at least to the extent that something like negrito can be called racism) occurs in every single game.

It's like that case in Minnesota, where a woman got sued for like 2.5 million dollars by the record industry for downloading 24 songs. Everyone agreed that it was ridiculous...were they saying that she did not break the law? No. They all agreed that she broke the law. They said it was ridiculous because it seemed so fucking arbitrary to just pick this one woman at random and give her a ridiculously harsh sentence (in this case a fine).

So like in that case, I am not advocating racism (or online piracy), I am simply saying that the FA could have gone about the issue in a way more logical fashion, but to just pull out an 8 game ban on a teams star player for doing something everyone else is doing too seems a little absurd.

And even more ridiculous, is the amount of north american people, such as yourselves, that have now condemned Suarez as a horrible racist, without even realizing that what he did was what countless other players do on a daily basis. If you are going to condemn Suarez as a racist, get ready to condemn a good number of your favorite players as far more racist.

This is the other big point i am trying to emphasize here, you are all OBLIVIOUS as to the amount of racism in soccer, so dont single out Suarez simply because he happened to say some shit to PATRICE EVRA of all people. In all likelihood, your favorite player has said some shit that is at least as bad as what Suarez apparently said, only they were smart enough to not say it to a huge bitch like evra that did everything he could to blow it out of proportion....which im sure had NOTHING to do with the fact that man u and liverpool are fierce rivals...
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Post by: chockfullofthat on March 16, 2012, 01:54:06 PM
That version of events was taken directly from the report.  Suarez can say what he wants to the Uruguayan papers.  I've thought Suarez was an absolute scumbag long before this incident anyway.  I think John Terry is a scumbag too but I still support him when he wears a Chelsea shirt.  I think he should be punished as well if proven guilty.  It's disapointing to me that John Terry resorted to that language during a match but I'm not going to wear a T-shirt with his face on it the day the decision is announced and I'm not going to make monkey gestures to Ferdinand the next time we play QPR.  Because it's so widespread is not a reasonable excuse.  You're fucking ridiculous.  I do not believe that racism exists in every game...that's a fucking joke.  The FA has a reputation for punishing racism in it's leagues unlike whatever league you play in with a bunch of overly competitive racist assholes who probably just have a stick up their ass because they could never make it at the professional level.  I'm done defending a decision that isn't even relevant anymore. 

And besides we were just laughing at a funny gif...I'm not sure why you even started this unless you were looking for a chance to let the people who visit this thread know that you're tolerant of racists and you're super good at soccer.
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Post by: brycickle on March 16, 2012, 03:53:35 PM
That version of events was taken directly from the report.  Suarez can say what he wants to the Uruguayan papers.  I've thought Suarez was an absolute scumbag long before this incident anyway.  I think John Terry is a scumbag too but I still support him when he wears a Chelsea shirt.  I think he should be punished as well if proven guilty.  It's disapointing to me that John Terry resorted to that language during a match but I'm not going to wear a T-shirt with his face on it the day the decision is announced and I'm not going to make monkey gestures to Ferdinand the next time we play QPR.  Because it's so widespread is not a reasonable excuse.  You're fucking ridiculous.  I do not believe that racism exists in every game...that's a fucking joke.  The FA has a reputation for punishing racism in it's leagues unlike whatever league you play in with a bunch of overly competitive racist assholes who probably just have a stick up their ass because they could never make it at the professional level.  I'm done defending a decision that isn't even relevant anymore. 

And besides we were just laughing at a funny gif...I'm not sure why you even started this unless you were looking for a chance to let the people who visit this thread know that you're tolerant of racists and you're super good at soccer.
I still don't think you get it bro. He's like, super fucking good!
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Post by: Alan on March 16, 2012, 06:14:42 PM
simply because he happened to say some shit to PATRICE EVRA of all people

There he goes again... *sigh*

To translate: It's ok to be racist as long as the person on the receiving end is an idiot.

Also, it's funny how he assumes that he understands the game better than everyone else on a forum (including all the European posters).
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Post by: brycickle on March 17, 2012, 11:28:51 AM
Holy shit. I really hope Muamba comes out of this okay.
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Post by: Eschaton on March 17, 2012, 02:45:29 PM
I like watching soccer on the Spanish channel. I laugh my ass off every time the announcer yells GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL for like as long as he fucking can.
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Post by: Alan on March 30, 2012, 02:52:42 AM
For all you Euros, you'll love this!

http://gxiso.com/ebooks/194974-paninis-stickers-albums-world-cups-euros.html (http://gxiso.com/ebooks/194974-paninis-stickers-albums-world-cups-euros.html)
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Post by: Cthulhu! on March 30, 2012, 10:26:14 AM
For all you Euros, you'll love this!

http://gxiso.com/ebooks/194974-paninis-stickers-albums-world-cups-euros.html (http://gxiso.com/ebooks/194974-paninis-stickers-albums-world-cups-euros.html)


Oh god. I loved those when I was young. I'm going to get them all.
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Post by: pica on April 03, 2012, 03:22:03 PM
wow, barca vs. milan what a bad ref.
he destroyed the begining of a good game by giving at least on penalty that was unnecessary. after that it was a walk in the park for barca who played very poor tonight, milan was the better team barca the lucky one.
at least i'm hyped on alabas assist during the bayern game.
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Post by: Cthulhu! on April 03, 2012, 05:10:32 PM
obligatory


(http://nte.foliohattu.com/pic/barca4333.jpg)
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Post by: Alan on April 03, 2012, 05:19:15 PM
at least i'm hyped on alabas assist during the bayern game.

At first I was like "YES! Someone neutral is stoked on Alaba!" But then I saw it was you... Nevermind, others will come around soon!
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Post by: thepman on April 04, 2012, 02:37:29 AM
Man United 5 points clear of Man city!
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Post by: whale on April 04, 2012, 05:06:41 AM
wow, barca vs. milan what a bad ref.
he destroyed the begining of a good game by giving at least on penalty that was unnecessary. after that it was a walk in the park for barca who played very poor tonight, milan was the better team barca the lucky one.
at least i'm hyped on alabas assist during the bayern game.
Haha.. Wut??
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Post by: chockfullofthat on April 04, 2012, 05:16:21 AM
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wow, barca vs. milan what a bad ref.
he destroyed the begining of a good game by giving at least on penalty that was unnecessary. after that it was a walk in the park for barca who played very poor tonight, milan was the better team barca the lucky one.
at least i'm hyped on alabas assist during the bayern game.
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Haha.. Wut??
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Post by: ALT on April 04, 2012, 01:39:36 PM
Nice one Meireles.
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Post by: Stoeipoes on April 04, 2012, 01:57:59 PM
Shame. Benfica was better with 10 than chelsea with 11. Benfica tried to play the game called football.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on April 11, 2012, 02:12:10 PM
Wigan!  Wow, did not see that coming.  Race might not be over yet.  I think Chelsea pretty much blew there chance at 4th with the latest draw too.  Too hard of a fixture list.
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Post by: weedpop on April 11, 2012, 03:00:24 PM
I really hope that Wigan goes on to beat the drop on the back of that win against man. U. They were so shitty for so long but I actually kind of like watching them play out of all the bottom 4-5 teams and I felt that they were really unlucky to drop points on a few occasions earlier in the season.

I don't really think that chelsea or tottenham have the stones right now to secure a champions league place for themselves. Also, newcastle is absolute fiyah right now with Cisse and Ben Arfa on top of their respective games; would be awesome to see them in the champs league next season, provided they keep some of their better players.
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Post by: thepman on April 18, 2012, 02:24:43 PM
chelsea!
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Post by: chockfullofthat on April 19, 2012, 06:06:54 AM
I stripped down to my underwear after Drogba scored and waved my shirt around my head like a helicopter.
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Post by: jackherer on April 19, 2012, 07:25:40 AM
Shame. Benfica was better with 10 than chelsea with 11. Benfica tried to play the game called football.

exactly. chelsea's lame ass track and field team does not deserve to be this far into CL.

i am not a barcelona fan but I feel sorry for their fans. even as a madrid fan, it is still always frustrating to watch a clearly superior team dominate a game and still lose. barca had some shit luck there. the rain was also a huge bit of luck for chelsea. it is frustrating to see teams get rewarded for playing that kind of game. it was like watching spain lose to switzerland all over again.

and shame on drogba for playing like such a bitch all game. i mean we all know barca has some world class divers (busquets) but i really did not expect a guy like drogba to sink to his level. he actually somehow managed to out-dive busquets.

however, in the end it the fact is barca should have been able to capitalize on their chances, and that is why they lost. hopefully chelsea pulls another win out of their ass next week, madrid wins, and then brings chelsea back down to earth. they will not be able to play that shameful strategy against madrid because we do not rely on possession to win games and can counter too.
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Post by: brycickle on April 19, 2012, 07:33:55 AM
You mean you didn't expect Drogba to act like a goon?
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Post by: jackherer on April 19, 2012, 07:42:07 AM
considering this is likely his last CL ever, and quite possibly his last CL tie since i do not think they will go to the finals, i thought he would try to go out with more class than that. i should have known better.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on April 19, 2012, 07:58:28 AM
Ya it sucks when something unpredictable happens in football.  I think that when the stats in a game are so one sided they should probably just score a few own goals in stoppage time to punish them for their negative play.
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Post by: thepman on April 19, 2012, 08:58:13 AM
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Shame. Benfica was better with 10 than chelsea with 11. Benfica tried to play the game called football.
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exactly. chelsea's lame ass track and field team does not deserve to be this far into CL.

i am not a barcelona fan but I feel sorry for their fans. even as a madrid fan, it is still always frustrating to watch a clearly superior team dominate a game and still lose. barca had some shit luck there. the rain was also a huge bit of luck for chelsea. it is frustrating to see teams get rewarded for playing that kind of game. it was like watching spain lose to switzerland all over again.

and shame on drogba for playing like such a bitch all game. i mean we all know barca has some world class divers (busquets) but i really did not expect a guy like drogba to sink to his level. he actually somehow managed to out-dive busquets.

however, in the end it the fact is barca should have been able to capitalize on their chances, and that is why they lost. hopefully chelsea pulls another win out of their ass next week, madrid wins, and then brings chelsea back down to earth. they will not be able to play that shameful strategy against madrid because we do not rely on possession to win games and can counter too.

that's a ridicules argument, claiming rain helped the winning team are you being serious?
they didn't play fast attacking football, but they know that playing the way they played was the only way to beat barcelona, and if that means playing rough and physical to get to the champions league then any team is going to do that no matter what.
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Post by: jackherer on April 19, 2012, 09:06:10 AM
a ridiculous argument? you obviously don't know what  the fuck you're talking about. why do you think teams that play barca leave the grass long and water it before games? the wetter and longer, the harder it is to play quick passing possession football, aka barcelona style of football. this is done by literally every team who plays barca, so considering that aside from wetting the grass, it actually RAINED during the game, the only way you can say that rain did not play in chelsea's favour is if you don't know a thing about football.

obviously chelsea played the right strategy because it worked. but it doesn't mean it's not disgraceful. and that is my opinion despite not being a barca fan at all, if anything, i want chelsea to win because they will be much easier to defeat for madrid. what im saying is just what everyone who is not a chelsea fan is saying.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on April 20, 2012, 08:28:32 AM
This is cool:
http://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/20-seasons.html (http://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/20-seasons.html)

I really liked Le Tissier's first goal
Newcastle's comeback vs. Arsenal
And I went with: Van Der Sar, Neville, Terry, Adams, A. Cole, Cristiano, Viera, Makalele, Giggs, Henry, Shearer
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Post by: thepman on April 20, 2012, 04:33:15 PM
This is cool:
http://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/20-seasons.html (http://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/20-seasons.html)

I really liked Le Tissier's first goal
Newcastle's comeback vs. Arsenal
And I went with: Van Der Sar, Neville, Terry, Adams, A. Cole, Cristiano, Viera, Makalele, Giggs, Henry, Shearer

I've gone with Schmeichel, Gary Neville, Jaap Stam, Sol Campbell, Ashely Cole, Ronaldo, Paul Scholes, Fabregas, Ryan Giggs, Henry and Cantona.
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Post by: brycickle on April 24, 2012, 12:28:50 PM
John Terry jumping straight back to the upper echelons of the goon squad.
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Post by: ALT on April 24, 2012, 01:37:42 PM
Torres!
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Post by: Cthulhu! on April 24, 2012, 01:40:27 PM
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH TORRES
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Post by: brycickle on April 24, 2012, 01:40:53 PM
That game was crazy.
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Post by: pica on April 24, 2012, 01:45:55 PM
so glad chelsea nailed it.
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Post by: brycickle on April 24, 2012, 02:05:32 PM
Somewhat surprised that Torres was able to score an open net goal though...

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Post by: Smell Good on April 24, 2012, 02:19:04 PM
That was such a good fucking game. Inspirational. They did the unthinkable. No shame in parking that big blue bus.
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Post by: thepman on April 24, 2012, 03:20:43 PM
so glad chelsea are through to the final! shows that not always the best team win, but often it just comes down to sheer grit, determination and heroism.
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Post by: Smell Good on April 24, 2012, 04:46:13 PM
I wish there was a .gif of that Ramires goal.
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Post by: Cthulhu! on April 24, 2012, 05:46:04 PM
Oh there is.


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Post by: chockfullofthat on April 24, 2012, 06:51:11 PM
Well I was naive enough to think I could get away with not watching it live and not get the result spoiled but i'm still fucking ecstatic.  Shotgunned beers and all.  See ya in Munich!!
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Post by: brycickle on April 24, 2012, 10:17:59 PM
Well I was naive enough to think I could get away with not watching it live and not get the result spoiled but i'm still fucking ecstatic.  Shotgunned beers and all.  See ya in Munich!!
Yeah, with that game, there was no way of actually having it spoiled. It was one of the most exciting matches this season even if you knew the result.
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Post by: jackherer on April 25, 2012, 06:25:36 AM
the final is going to be shit. chelsea is missing half their fucking team now. they had to give so much to scrape by barca that they have depleted themselves completely. not to mention the park the bus strategy will not work against either munich or madrid because those are not really possession teams.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on April 25, 2012, 06:49:11 AM
You're such a cynical little bitch, don't watch the final then.  It's possible that they'll have a backline of Bosignwa, Luiz, Cahill, Cole.  That's not ideal, but if they could stop Barcelona without Terry they can stop Madrid or Munich.  I'm not saying they will but anything is possible.  Meireles contributes nothing going forward anyway, but he'd be a nice player to have in the squad.  The big blow, for me, is Ramires.  They still have Drogba, Lampard, and Mata to try and nick a goal and obviously have a strong spirit and desire to get that extra boatload of money courtesy of Mr. Abromovich in case they win.
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Post by: jackherer on April 25, 2012, 06:53:38 AM
You're such a cynical little bitch, don't watch the final then.  It's possible that they'll have a backline of Bosignwa, Luiz, Cahill, Cole.  That's not ideal, but if they could stop Barcelona without Terry they can stop Madrid or Munich.  I'm not saying they will but anything is possible.  Meireles contributes nothing going forward anyway, but he'd be a nice player to have in the squad.  The big blow, for me, is Ramires.  They still have Drogba, Lampard, and Mata to try and nick a goal and obviously have a strong spirit and desire to get that extra boatload of money courtesy of Mr. Abromovich in case they win.

how is that cynical? it's looking at it objectively. a lot of their key players are out, that is a fact. and considering it's a miracle in itself that they got this far, having just scraped by napoli, benfica, and barca, I would say they need all the help they can get. now they're going to have to pull another miracle out of their ass against either madrid or munich, but without a lot of those key players. I'll still watch it, but to me madrid v munich is going to be a much better match up than the final.
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Post by: Alan on April 25, 2012, 09:49:06 AM
Chelsea deserved to go through, there's absolutely no denying it, no matter how disgusting the club is. I thought Barca would tear them a new one after the red card and the 2:0 but they turned it around. Ramires' cool finish was outstanding, seriously, the kid's got nerves of steel.

I expect tonight's game to be on the same level, red card included.
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Post by: jackherer on April 25, 2012, 09:54:30 AM
Chelsea deserved to go through, there's absolutely no denying it, no matter how disgusting the club is. I thought Barca would tear them a new one after the red card and the 2:0 but they turned it around. Ramires' cool finish was outstanding, seriously, the kid's got nerves of steel.

I expect tonight's game to be on the same level, red card included.

I hate to say it but I agree. More than that, it really highlighted Barca's weaknesses. It was the perfect example of why they should not have got rid of Eto'o or Ibra, or at least replaced them with someone similar. They really need that pure striker that is also physical and can disrupt the defense to compliment messi and the midfield. That said though, it really was unfortunate for Barca that they were missing David Villa, though Barca should still probably get a bigger striker just to hold possession in the box a little better.
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Post by: Cthulhu! on April 25, 2012, 02:33:15 PM
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-b_2nGd4pgdY/TxVNTNcBIWI/AAAAAAAAN2Y/8VjcSxuDyMQ/s1600/Manuel%2BNeuer%252C%2BBayern%2BMunich%2Band%2BGermany%2Bgoalkeeper%2B04.jpg)
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Post by: Smell Good on April 25, 2012, 03:37:51 PM
(http://www10.pic-upload.de/19.04.12/l3un8mot9a16.gif)

lololol

Neuer is a true beast. Dude's got a nice haircut too
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Post by: jackherer on April 25, 2012, 04:07:02 PM
casillas held his own too. but then ramos sent the ball to the moon..
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Post by: Stoeipoes on April 25, 2012, 07:31:12 PM
Who cares about his haircut? neuer's saves were fenomonal. I used to be a goalie aswell and those penals werent badly taken.
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Post by: ALT on April 26, 2012, 03:25:35 AM
(http://i.imgur.com/WKX8r.gif)
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Post by: Alan on April 26, 2012, 03:59:18 AM
Is there a gif of Mourihno's reaction after Neuer's second save? That was rather good.
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Post by: Stoeipoes on April 26, 2012, 05:00:47 AM
(http://www.whoateallthepies.tv/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Mou-ramos.gif)

after ramos' miss
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Post by: Alan on April 26, 2012, 05:21:50 AM
Ha, even better!
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Post by: jackherer on April 26, 2012, 05:48:25 AM
except thats not what he was wearing...still funny though! mou is a boss
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Post by: chockfullofthat on April 26, 2012, 06:21:34 AM
Were the saves that good?  I think it was mostly down to shitty pens.  I don't remember anything special about the saves.  Chelsea will have a better chance against Munich with them missing players as well.  A German friend of mine tells me Alaba and Badstuber are costly.  I only really see highlights of German football so I don't have a great idea about what the odds will be.  Playing on their home turf could be the decider though.
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Post by: jackherer on April 26, 2012, 06:28:55 AM
(http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/524476_350771654981756_309369765788612_1024817_2031431278_n.jpg)

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Post by: brycickle on April 26, 2012, 09:31:45 PM
Press conference tomorrow apparently about whether Pep stays with Barca.
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Post by: weedpop on April 26, 2012, 10:40:15 PM
Were the saves that good?  I think it was mostly down to shitty pens.  I don't remember anything special about the saves. 

Neuer's saves were of a higher quality than the ones casillas made but Ronaldo's kick wasn't great by his standards and the next madrid player who missed was even worse. The two bayern penalties casillas saved were pretty shit (especially Kroos') but both pale in comparison to Ramos...

Bayern are in pretty bad shape with suspensions next game as well, alaba has been excellent in the champions league and badstuber is a big loss too but they're also missing Gustavo, who was probably the best guy they had for putting pressure on the ball in midfield and breaking up play last night. They also don't have a direct replacement for him without pulling one of their center backs into midfield, and they don't want to shake up their defense that much in a cup final. It's going to be interesting to see how Chelsea alter their tactics against Bayern; both teams will have defensive weaknesses (with Terry out and possibly Luiz and Cahill as well) but Bayern probably have a lot more attacking threat given that their front line is still intact. Chelsea are actually going to have to play the ball a lot more than they did against barca, but I still think they're going to pretty much stick with a defensive counter-attacking style, especially if none of their first choice central defenders are available.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on April 27, 2012, 06:23:32 AM
GUARDIOLA OUT!  Damn dude he's only 41, it can't be that stressful to watch Messi every week.

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Were the saves that good??  I think it was mostly down to shitty pens.?  I don't remember anything special about the saves.? 
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Neuer's saves were of a higher quality than the ones casillas made but Ronaldo's kick wasn't great by his standards and the next madrid player who missed was even worse. The two bayern penalties casillas saved were pretty shit (especially Kroos') but both pale in comparison to Ramos...

Bayern are in pretty bad shape with suspensions next game as well, alaba has been excellent in the champions league and badstuber is a big loss too but they're also missing Gustavo, who was probably the best guy they had for putting pressure on the ball in midfield and breaking up play last night. They also don't have a direct replacement for him without pulling one of their center backs into midfield, and they don't want to shake up their defense that much in a cup final. It's going to be interesting to see how Chelsea alter their tactics against Bayern; both teams will have defensive weaknesses (with Terry out and possibly Luiz and Cahill as well) but Bayern probably have a lot more attacking threat given that their front line is still intact. Chelsea are actually going to have to play the ball a lot more than they did against barca, but I still think they're going to pretty much stick with a defensive counter-attacking style, especially if none of their first choice central defenders are available.


One thing that is going to hurt Chelsea is that they won't have a significant height advantage against Bayern.  If Bayern can produce the amount of corners that Barca did I can see them scoring on a set piece without Terry and Ivanovic heading everything away.  Drogba needs to have a big game and the rest of the team needs a bit of luck.
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Post by: Smell Good on April 27, 2012, 07:41:01 AM
Definitely a real lack of defensive options for Chelsea. I think ideally, for any team to be competitive you're going to want at least 3 dudes fighting for one position.

Available fullbacks: Bosingwa, Ferreira, Cole and Bertrand

CBs: Luiz and Cahill if they can manage to recover on time for the clash

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Post by: brycickle on April 27, 2012, 11:03:35 AM
GUARDIOLA OUT!  Damn dude he's only 41, it can't be that stressful to watch Messi every week.

He had the responsibility of managing the best club in the world and all of the expectations that come with that for the last four years. I can see how that might get a little stressful.

Besides, he just needs a break, you know he'll be back eventually.
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Post by: weedpop on April 27, 2012, 03:57:08 PM
GUARDIOLA OUT!  Damn dude he's only 41, it can't be that stressful to watch Messi every week.

Have you ever read a spanish newspaper? I know the English media is renowned for being hyper-critical but seriously, in spain it's like everyone turns into a cranky, underslept toddler whenever Barca or Real lose a game. The pressure built up over the "big two" rivalrly has been at head exploding levels for over a year now, and with their pre-season schedules, each team is playing up 60-70 games per season. It's just too much to sustain for both players and coaches.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on April 27, 2012, 04:10:04 PM
That's a load of bollocks, if I may borrow a phrase.  I don't read the Spanish press, but Sid Lowe makes them seem pretty harsh in Football Weekly.  That shouldn't matter though,  he's not getting paid 7 figures to read the newspaper.  Everyone involved with the club loves him.  Even when Chelsea scored I couldn't even hear "Carefree" because the Barca fans reacted so positively.  Why would you not want to be in that chair working with the best talent in the world?  David Villa is coming back and he was guaranteed a huge transfer budget (how that could be is unfathomable).  It's ultimately up to the Pep's and Tevez's of the world to make their own decisions but I'd have a hard time sipping cocktails and getting fat if I was in that position.
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Post by: Waterfoul on April 27, 2012, 04:17:22 PM
 Pep has always said he wouldn't stay at Barca. He wants a new challenge I guess. I don't think he's quitting because of one bad season(by Barca's standards), He just felt it was time.

Maybe He'll wait long enough to take over Arsenal when Wenger retires, wishful thinking.
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Post by: weedpop on April 27, 2012, 04:28:14 PM
Having the best talent in the world at one of the world's biggest clubs mean that you have the highest expectations of any manager in the world as well as one of the busiest schedules. After what Barca has done the last few years people expect them to literally win everything, and like I said, the pressure and personal attacks from the spanish media are like nothing I've seen in any other country. It's all well and good to say that this shouldn't matter, but it does; no-one is impervious to that kind of pressure and he deserves a break from it. Plus, Barca have already had 3 years of domination and some key players are starting to age (puyol, xavi) so I doubt Pep thinks he's ever going to get back to the pinnacle of achievement at this particular club.

I don't know, it just seems obvious to me that the stress of such a high profile job would get to you after a while. He said himself that he didn't feel like he had enough energy and enthusiasm to motivate the players anymore, so I think in both respects he did the right thing.
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Post by: HBeezy561 on April 27, 2012, 06:00:22 PM
Great
Oh there is.


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Post by: Alan on April 30, 2012, 02:08:46 AM
!!!
Lille vs PSG Edin Hazard Asisst (http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=yGrG5irevsU#ws)
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Post by: chockfullofthat on April 30, 2012, 06:22:49 AM
Hodgson for England?

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Post by: McDuff on April 30, 2012, 08:38:38 AM
yall ready for today guyyyyssssssssss?!?!

podolski to arsenal? i knew he was on his way out, but is that new?
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Post by: mds on April 30, 2012, 11:44:41 AM
any Games tonite?
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Post by: brycickle on April 30, 2012, 05:03:43 PM
yall ready for today guyyyyssssssssss?!?!

podolski to arsenal? i knew he was on his way out, but is that new?
It had come up. Nothing official until today though.
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Post by: ALT on May 01, 2012, 09:59:29 AM
City back on top.

The last two games will be interesting.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on May 01, 2012, 11:05:25 AM
You cannot see City dropping points to QPR at Home so it really comes down to getting the job done up at Newcastle this weekend.
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Post by: Smell Good on May 01, 2012, 12:03:07 PM
I'm optimistic about this Podolski signing.

Arsenal needs to sign a physically imposing Yaya Toure type of player who can boss shit around and brush opponents off the ball with ease and make threatening and dangerous attacking runs. Diaby was supposed to be that guy I guess but his career looks to be just about over sadly.

Actually, I'm sure every club wants to sign a Yaya Toure style player, that guy's presence in the Man City squad has been really important.
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Post by: Alan on May 01, 2012, 04:05:04 PM
FAN RUNS ONTO PITCH AT NORWICH DOES MOONIE AND HUGS SUAREZ (http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=ZWZJn0Ir49g#ws)

The people yelling made me laugh so hard.
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Post by: weedpop on May 01, 2012, 04:33:26 PM
I'm optimistic about this Podolski signing.

Arsenal needs to sign a physically imposing Yaya Toure type of player who can boss shit around and brush opponents off the ball with ease and make threatening and dangerous attacking runs. Diaby was supposed to be that guy I guess but his career looks to be just about over sadly.

Actually, I'm sure every club wants to sign a Yaya Toure style player, that guy's presence in the Man City squad has been really important.

The funny thing is, they already have 2 "holding midfielder" type of players, neither of which have all the characteristics they would need to be as effective as a Yaya Toure in that role. Song is physically pretty strong but his mobility and awareness aren't as good which leads to him getting dispossessed quite a bit. Plus he likes to go forward too much to maintain his positioning in the middle of the park. Arteta on the other hand is very smart with the way he handles the ball in midfield and can evade challenges well,  but doesn't have the motivation to go run with the ball into the opponent's half, as well as being physically smaller than Song.

Between the two of them they do a pretty decent job though. I actually think Arsenal should try to reinforce their defense (especially full back positions) and buy another striker before addressing the midfield thing.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on May 02, 2012, 06:59:58 AM
I think what Arsenal needs the most is depth or players who don't get injured.  When they have a full strength team they can go toe-to-toe with City and they can put 5 past Spurs and Chelsea.  If Arsenal didn't have so many injuries they would be near the top of the table.   Say they get Lavezzi, Gotze, and depth in the back...would they really be that far off from the title?  Plus Wilshire is coming back next season.  Ryo and Ox look like players for the future too.   Oh who am I kidding, Same old Arsenal, always building for next year, lacking a fearless leader, always going out injured.  Hopeless!  ;)
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Post by: Cthulhu! on May 02, 2012, 01:40:35 PM
Did you guys see Cisse today...
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Post by: Alan on May 02, 2012, 03:08:48 PM
Truly one of the goals of the season.
Papa Cisse goal Vs Chelsea (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZRglsjuf-0#ws)
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Post by: brent on May 02, 2012, 03:16:00 PM
that was nuts
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Post by: Smell Good on May 02, 2012, 03:17:46 PM
Way better than that Peter Crouch goal. So much swerve
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Post by: ciaran on May 02, 2012, 03:30:44 PM
Watching that goal and all I could think of was Alan Partridge -

Alan Partridge Football Commentary (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xhlx43rTs2Q#)
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Post by: chockfullofthat on May 08, 2012, 06:18:34 PM
(http://cadfael.tv/image/src/1336420685110.gif)
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Post by: thepman on May 13, 2012, 08:31:02 AM
amazing last day of the premier league, as I write this, United will win it, Arsenal will get 3rd and Bolton are going down, can't believe city are losing to a 10 man QPR, incredible, i'm a cautious United fan and I still think City will beat QPR but I've got hope now!
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Post by: Mark Renton on May 13, 2012, 08:41:44 AM
Gonna miss

(http://www.calciosport24.it/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Alessandro-Del-Piero.jpg)
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Post by: Spike Hawke on May 13, 2012, 08:54:55 AM
Holy shit, what an end to the season
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Post by: thepman on May 13, 2012, 08:59:15 AM
as if city just scored twice. incredible end to the season. wow.
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Post by: Cthulhu! on May 13, 2012, 09:39:16 AM
(http://www.blogcdn.com/www.parentdish.co.uk/media/2011/12/joey-barton.jpg)
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Post by: Spike Hawke on May 13, 2012, 09:54:01 AM
(http://www.blogcdn.com/www.parentdish.co.uk/media/2011/12/joey-barton.jpg)
Yup, should he play in the Premier league again? Personally I think the amount of second chances he has had his time is up
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Post by: chockfullofthat on May 13, 2012, 10:03:41 AM
Epic.


I still cannot believe what I saw.  I honestly think there's never been a more exciting moment than that.  Just fucking wow.
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Post by: thepman on May 13, 2012, 02:18:33 PM
Epic.


I still cannot believe what I saw.  I honestly think there's never been a more exciting moment than that.  Just fucking wow.

really goes to prove why the premier league is the best league in the world
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Post by: ALT on May 13, 2012, 03:04:43 PM
Just watched the highlights on Match of The Day.

Oh my.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on May 14, 2012, 06:14:43 AM
(http://i48.tinypic.com/8we83l.jpg)
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Post by: ALT on May 14, 2012, 11:18:05 AM
(http://img440.imageshack.us/img440/341/beef.png)
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Post by: Cthulhu! on May 15, 2012, 02:26:12 PM
This was wild.



(http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn216/chumbawumba1/1337114029515.gif)

(http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn216/chumbawumba1/1337115870444.gif)

(http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn216/chumbawumba1/1337114277658.gif)

(http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn216/chumbawumba1/1337116098233.gif)
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Post by: Mooley on May 16, 2012, 09:46:41 PM
So Liverpool parts ways with Dalglish again...

I must admit the "does this count as an assist for Stuart Downing?" joke that made the rounds cracked me up.

It will be interesting to see what calibre of manager Liverpool is even capable of attracting these days. I would love to see Rafa back, honestly. I never understood the way English fans/media were so harsh on him.
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Post by: weedpop on May 16, 2012, 11:25:46 PM
I'm more fascinated by the fact that Downing was actually called up again for the England team. The mind boggles...
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Post by: Spike Hawke on May 17, 2012, 01:14:26 AM
So Liverpool parts ways with Dalglish again...

I must admit the "does this count as an assist for Stuart Downing?" joke that made the rounds cracked me up.

It will be interesting to see what calibre of manager Liverpool is even capable of attracting these days. I would love to see Rafa back, honestly. I never understood the way English fans/media were so harsh on him.
Pep Gaurdiola is free from Barca. And as for Rafa, he made a few decisions towards the end of his reign that let hima and Liverpool down. He had the league in his hands but he got involved with a pointless argument with Fergie and he lost the press and his head and then the league lead. He also refused to let Alonso go and see his new born baby as they had a league match, now he is the best defensive midfielder elsewhere.
I think that Liverpool have a lot of promise but when Kuyt, Bellamy, Carragher, Gerrard, Reina et al either leave or retire there will be no backbone left too the team.
Personally Dalgleish should have had one more season to let his signings bed in. But it does seem that everyone wants instant results these days
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Post by: Smell Good on May 17, 2012, 06:02:20 AM
This might sound like absolute sacrilege but I can't even be mad at RVP should he choose to leave.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on May 17, 2012, 06:10:34 AM
This might sound like absolute sacrilege but I can't even be mad at RVP should he choose to leave.

You'd be mad at the club though, right?
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Post by: Smell Good on May 17, 2012, 06:29:57 AM
I just don't want Arsenal to become midtable fodder like Liverpool
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Post by: chockfullofthat on May 17, 2012, 06:33:19 AM
I just don't want Arsenal to become midtable fodder like Liverpool

Well...it's not easy these days to replace a 30 goal striker no matter how much money Arsenal get for RVP.
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Post by: Spike Hawke on May 17, 2012, 08:59:50 AM
Is RVP out of contract? If he moves Arsenal wont get shit. He really has carried them this season and if he goes they will need a striker as they dont tend to get many goals from elswhere. Walcott got 8 and Vermaelan is the third highest with 6 in the league. Podolski is on his way so we shall see what he has in his boot bag
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Post by: thepman on May 17, 2012, 09:09:48 AM
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So Liverpool parts ways with Dalglish again...

I must admit the "does this count as an assist for Stuart Downing?" joke that made the rounds cracked me up.

It will be interesting to see what calibre of manager Liverpool is even capable of attracting these days. I would love to see Rafa back, honestly. I never understood the way English fans/media were so harsh on him.
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Pep Gaurdiola is free from Barca. And as for Rafa, he made a few decisions towards the end of his reign that let hima and Liverpool down. He had the league in his hands but he got involved with a pointless argument with Fergie and he lost the press and his head and then the league lead. He also refused to let Alonso go and see his new born baby as they had a league match, now he is the best defensive midfielder elsewhere.
I think that Liverpool have a lot of promise but when Kuyt, Bellamy, Carragher, Gerrard, Reina et al either leave or retire there will be no backbone left too the team.
Personally Dalgleish should have had one more season to let his signings bed in. But it does seem that everyone wants instant results these days

He's having a 'sabbatical' can't see him going to Liverpool, plus they haven't got champions league football again I can't imagine Pep would want to manage a Europa League team.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on May 17, 2012, 09:29:26 AM
Is RVP out of contract? If he moves Arsenal wont get shit. He really has carried them this season and if he goes they will need a striker as they dont tend to get many goals from elswhere. Walcott got 8 and Vermaelan is the third highest with 6 in the league. Podolski is on his way so we shall see what he has in his boot bag

No but if he doesn't sign he'd leave on a free next summer.
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Post by: Mooley on May 17, 2012, 09:38:11 AM
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So Liverpool parts ways with Dalglish again...

I must admit the "does this count as an assist for Stuart Downing?" joke that made the rounds cracked me up.

It will be interesting to see what calibre of manager Liverpool is even capable of attracting these days. I would love to see Rafa back, honestly. I never understood the way English fans/media were so harsh on him.
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Pep Gaurdiola is free from Barca. And as for Rafa, he made a few decisions towards the end of his reign that let hima and Liverpool down. He had the league in his hands but he got involved with a pointless argument with Fergie and he lost the press and his head and then the league lead. He also refused to let Alonso go and see his new born baby as they had a league match, now he is the best defensive midfielder elsewhere.
I think that Liverpool have a lot of promise but when Kuyt, Bellamy, Carragher, Gerrard, Reina et al either leave or retire there will be no backbone left too the team.

Personally Dalgleish should have had one more season to let his signings bed in. But it does seem that everyone wants instant results these days

Liverpool's not in bad shape, honestly. Kuyt and Bellamy are expendable, though it pains me somewhat to say since Kuyt's been such a stand-up guy. Carragher's become a full on liability in his age. Gerrard just needs to stay healthy and he's as good as he ever was (with the right cast around him), and Reina is still only 29 and though he was kind of shaky at times this year he's as much a red as Gerrard or Carragher and he'll be here til he's done. The new kids will take some time to settle in and develop, but much progress will be made next year as long as there's one or two smart signings, and Lucas doesn't go and get himself terribly hurt again.

Pep won't even think about trying to restore a fallen Premiership team. He's only ever managed one of the best teams ever assembled, anywhere he goes there will be a massive weight on his shoulders.

Dalglish should have had more time, but I don't necessarily disagree with his firing. He chose the wrong priorities, he was pretty open about wanting to chase after cups. I'm pretty sure this whole thing is the owners making a statement about how much more the league is worth. As long as someone capable like Cruyff comes in as director of football, it won't really bother me too much who's taken on as manager.
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Post by: Spike Hawke on May 17, 2012, 10:15:37 AM
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So Liverpool parts ways with Dalglish again...

I must admit the "does this count as an assist for Stuart Downing?" joke that made the rounds cracked me up.

It will be interesting to see what calibre of manager Liverpool is even capable of attracting these days. I would love to see Rafa back, honestly. I never understood the way English fans/media were so harsh on him.
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Pep Gaurdiola is free from Barca. And as for Rafa, he made a few decisions towards the end of his reign that let hima and Liverpool down. He had the league in his hands but he got involved with a pointless argument with Fergie and he lost the press and his head and then the league lead. He also refused to let Alonso go and see his new born baby as they had a league match, now he is the best defensive midfielder elsewhere.
I think that Liverpool have a lot of promise but when Kuyt, Bellamy, Carragher, Gerrard, Reina et al either leave or retire there will be no backbone left too the team.

Personally Dalgleish should have had one more season to let his signings bed in. But it does seem that everyone wants instant results these days
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Liverpool's not in bad shape, honestly. Kuyt and Bellamy are expendable, though it pains me somewhat to say since Kuyt's been such a stand-up guy. Carragher's become a full on liability in his age. Gerrard just needs to stay healthy and he's as good as he ever was (with the right cast around him), and Reina is still only 29 and though he was kind of shaky at times this year he's as much a red as Gerrard or Carragher and he'll be here til he's done. The new kids will take some time to settle in and develop, but much progress will be made next year as long as there's one or two smart signings, and Lucas doesn't go and get himself terribly hurt again.

Pep won't even think about trying to restore a fallen Premiership team. He's only ever managed one of the best teams ever assembled, anywhere he goes there will be a massive weight on his shoulders.

Dalglish should have had more time, but I don't necessarily disagree with his firing. He chose the wrong priorities, he was pretty open about wanting to chase after cups. I'm pretty sure this whole thing is the owners making a statement about how much more the league is worth. As long as someone capable like Cruyff comes in as director of football, it won't really bother me too much who's taken on as manager.
Dont get me wrong, I love how much effort Kuyt puts in everytime he pulls on the jersey, yes he is replaceable but he has more heart than 90% of the team put together. Do you think that a keeper of Reinasqualty will want to hang around in a squad that are far from the champions league, has he been picked for the Euros? Lucas has so much more to give and alot of the JNRs can learn shit loads from him. I think if Gerrard and him had had a full season they would have not had such a shocker. Yes we got a cup this year but that doesnt really say much considering the final wasn't a cracker and it was against Cardiff FFS.
Pep was a joke, sorry, not a good one.
I just dont see any "quality" waiting to jump in. The chat is all about Roberto Martinez but I dont know what he can give. He has had a good season but its a team he has built, not a team he walked into like Liverpool.
Ive been a fan of Liverpool since the Grobbelaar era and ive never felt so dissapointed at the end of the season like this year.
I guess it cant get any worse.
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Post by: Mooley on May 17, 2012, 11:04:59 AM
Pepe Reina celebrates Ngog's goal against United (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=276GNqaKXzM#)

There is no more passionate Liverpool player than Reina. He loves the club, he loves the city, he's proud of his kids for growing up with scouse accents... he's just a fucking beauty. I don't think he'll feel any pressure to leave, Casillas is and always will be Spain's number one.
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Post by: Spike Hawke on May 17, 2012, 11:35:37 AM
Pepe Reina celebrates Ngog's goal against United (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=276GNqaKXzM#)

There is no more passionate Liverpool player than Reina. He loves the club, he loves the city, he's proud of his kids for growing up with scouse accents... he's just a fucking beauty. I don't think he'll feel any pressure to leave, Casillas is and always will be Spain's number one.

I really hope so. I think that only Hart is as good as Pepe in the Prem at though moment. Super chuffed for Brad Jones to get a couple of games though, he has had a mental year.
What you think of the new strip? I remember the Hillsborough disaster and two of my brother in laws where at the match, I think they might do an away strip reversal
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Post by: thepman on May 17, 2012, 12:55:54 PM
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Pepe Reina celebrates Ngog's goal against United (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=276GNqaKXzM#)

There is no more passionate Liverpool player than Reina. He loves the club, he loves the city, he's proud of his kids for growing up with scouse accents... he's just a fucking beauty. I don't think he'll feel any pressure to leave, Casillas is and always will be Spain's number one.

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I really hope so. I think that only Hart is as good as Pepe in the Prem at though moment. Super chuffed for Brad Jones to get a couple of games though, he has had a mental year.
What you think of the new strip? I remember the Hillsborough disaster and two of my brother in laws where at the match, I think they might do an away strip reversal

Along with De Gea, although he was critisized at the start of the season, he came through after christmas, keeping United in some important games, he's a good safe pair of hands now.
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Post by: Spike Hawke on May 17, 2012, 01:21:51 PM
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Pepe Reina celebrates Ngog's goal against United (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=276GNqaKXzM#)

There is no more passionate Liverpool player than Reina. He loves the club, he loves the city, he's proud of his kids for growing up with scouse accents... he's just a fucking beauty. I don't think he'll feel any pressure to leave, Casillas is and always will be Spain's number one.

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I really hope so. I think that only Hart is as good as Pepe in the Prem at though moment. Super chuffed for Brad Jones to get a couple of games though, he has had a mental year.
What you think of the new strip? I remember the Hillsborough disaster and two of my brother in laws where at the match, I think they might do an away strip reversal
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Along with De Gea, although he was critisized at the start of the season, he came through after christmas, keeping United in some important games, he's a good safe pair of hands now.
Not sure if he is up to scratch just yet, get a couple of years Prem experience before he is there. He definately has a lot of promise. Tim Krul is a better keeper has more clean sheets and almost double the amount of saves from this season than heaps of the other keepers.
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Post by: weedpop on May 17, 2012, 05:48:24 PM
I honestly don't think De Gea is a big enough guy to be a great goalie in the premiere league. Although he's improved a lot he still gets run over in the penalty area on set pieces. Really good shot stopper though. Also, Pepe reina was called up for the pre-euro friendlies, not the official squad. Victor Valdes is probably still the #2 but him and all the rest of the Barca players aren't available til after the copa del rey final.

In regards to liverpool, I'm sorry but there's a serious lack of talent in the midfield with the exception of Lucas. Gerrard only has a couple (semi-decent) years left in him and Kuyt and Bellamy have probably been their most dangerous attacking midfielders when they've played this season, even though Kuyt only scored like 3 goals. Henderson and Downing might improve next year but I wouldn't expect great things from either of them. Adam just seems like he isn't good enough.

Frankly, the most frustrating thing about Liverpool this season for me has been that the system they've chosen (basically lots of crosses into the box) clearly does not work at all with Suarez, who is their best player. That and the fact that they're attempting to use "moneyball" strategies while paradoxically buying lots of horribly overpriced English players. I'm guessing that the ownership won't be shelling out a lot more money after last seasons spending, so we can probably expect to see them in more direct competition with mid-table Everton over the next few seasons.
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Post by: Mooley on May 17, 2012, 09:38:02 PM
I really hope so. I think that only Hart is as good as Pepe in the Prem at though moment. Super chuffed for Brad Jones to get a couple of games though, he has had a mental year.
What you think of the new strip? I remember the Hillsborough disaster and two of my brother in laws where at the match, I think they might do an away strip reversal

New kit looks gorgeous. After seeing those amazing new France kits I was really glad to see something similar - nice and clean.

In regards to liverpool, I'm sorry but there's a serious lack of talent in the midfield with the exception of Lucas. Gerrard only has a couple (semi-decent) years left in him and Kuyt and Bellamy have probably been their most dangerous attacking midfielders when they've played this season, even though Kuyt only scored like 3 goals. Henderson and Downing might improve next year but I wouldn't expect great things from either of them. Adam just seems like he isn't good enough.

Frankly, the most frustrating thing about Liverpool this season for me has been that the system they've chosen (basically lots of crosses into the box) clearly does not work at all with Suarez, who is their best player. That and the fact that they're attempting to use "moneyball" strategies while paradoxically buying lots of horribly overpriced English players. I'm guessing that the ownership won't be shelling out a lot more money after last seasons spending, so we can probably expect to see them in more direct competition with mid-table Everton over the next few seasons.

The midfield is definitely a bit of a puzzle. I wince thinking that a few short years ago there was Mascherano, Gerrard, and Alonso. I don't think at that time there was a better midfield in the world outside of Barca's. I have tons of faith in Gerrard and Lucas though, as they know how to play off eachother, it's just sorting out the final piece; hopefully that can be Henderson, once the new management pulls heads from asses and gives up on him as a right winger.

The BBC pegged the likely transfer kitty for next year at 30m. I think in all honesty that will be enough. For the first time in years, say what you will about the club's results, there's an actual foundation to build on. There are options in all the key positions, and enough youth in the squad to chase after a final couple of reliable reinforcements and be done with it. I don't know who takes the blame for the English-centric transfer policy but with Commolli and Dalglish gone it's case-closed at this point. Some reliable foreign talent on the wing and a proven striker and the club will be in pretty sound shape, I think.
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Post by: weedpop on May 17, 2012, 10:20:00 PM
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I really hope so. I think that only Hart is as good as Pepe in the Prem at though moment. Super chuffed for Brad Jones to get a couple of games though, he has had a mental year.
What you think of the new strip? I remember the Hillsborough disaster and two of my brother in laws where at the match, I think they might do an away strip reversal
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New kit looks gorgeous. After seeing those amazing new France kits I was really glad to see something similar - nice and clean.

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In regards to liverpool, I'm sorry but there's a serious lack of talent in the midfield with the exception of Lucas. Gerrard only has a couple (semi-decent) years left in him and Kuyt and Bellamy have probably been their most dangerous attacking midfielders when they've played this season, even though Kuyt only scored like 3 goals. Henderson and Downing might improve next year but I wouldn't expect great things from either of them. Adam just seems like he isn't good enough.

Frankly, the most frustrating thing about Liverpool this season for me has been that the system they've chosen (basically lots of crosses into the box) clearly does not work at all with Suarez, who is their best player. That and the fact that they're attempting to use "moneyball" strategies while paradoxically buying lots of horribly overpriced English players. I'm guessing that the ownership won't be shelling out a lot more money after last seasons spending, so we can probably expect to see them in more direct competition with mid-table Everton over the next few seasons.
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For the first time in years, say what you will about the club's results, there's an actual foundation to build on. There are options in all the key positions, and enough youth in the squad to chase after a final couple of reliable reinforcements and be done with it. I don't know who takes the blame for the English-centric transfer policy but with Commolli and Dalglish gone it's case-closed at this point. Some reliable foreign talent on the wing and a proven striker and the club will be in pretty sound shape, I think.

You're right about them having a decent foundation. They've looked pretty damn good defensively at times this year. I don't think they're gonna be able to get two good wingers and a proven striker for 30 million though.

It's hilarious that Mascherano is playing as a central defender for Barca now. Maybe you guys could ask for him back in exchange for Downing since they're looking for a left winger?
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Post by: Spike Hawke on May 18, 2012, 04:47:09 AM
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So Liverpool parts ways with Dalglish again...

I must admit the "does this count as an assist for Stuart Downing?" joke that made the rounds cracked me up.

It will be interesting to see what calibre of manager Liverpool is even capable of attracting these days. I would love to see Rafa back, honestly. I never understood the way English fans/media were so harsh on him.
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Pep Gaurdiola is free from Barca. And as for Rafa, he made a few decisions towards the end of his reign that let hima and Liverpool down. He had the league in his hands but he got involved with a pointless argument with Fergie and he lost the press and his head and then the league lead. He also refused to let Alonso go and see his new born baby as they had a league match, now he is the best defensive midfielder elsewhere.
I think that Liverpool have a lot of promise but when Kuyt, Bellamy, Carragher, Gerrard, Reina et al either leave or retire there will be no backbone left too the team.

Personally Dalgleish should have had one more season to let his signings bed in. But it does seem that everyone wants instant results these days
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Liverpool's not in bad shape, honestly. Kuyt and Bellamy are expendable, though it pains me somewhat to say since Kuyt's been such a stand-up guy. Carragher's become a full on liability in his age. Gerrard just needs to stay healthy and he's as good as he ever was (with the right cast around him), and Reina is still only 29 and though he was kind of shaky at times this year he's as much a red as Gerrard or Carragher and he'll be here til he's done. The new kids will take some time to settle in and develop, but much progress will be made next year as long as there's one or two smart signings, and Lucas doesn't go and get himself terribly hurt again.

Pep won't even think about trying to restore a fallen Premiership team. He's only ever managed one of the best teams ever assembled, anywhere he goes there will be a massive weight on his shoulders.

Dalglish should have had more time, but I don't necessarily disagree with his firing. He chose the wrong priorities, he was pretty open about wanting to chase after cups. I'm pretty sure this whole thing is the owners making a statement about how much more the league is worth. As long as someone capable like Cruyff comes in as director of football, it won't really bother me too much who's taken on as manager.
Have you seen the back pages today? Still not going to happen.
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Post by: holden caulfield on May 18, 2012, 06:16:49 AM
man this thread is weird ive been scanning through a few pages now and its pretty much all EPL discussion. i get that most of you are either americans or at least from english speaking countries, but that shouldn't mean you cant be interested in other leagues. how about some discussion on la liga or serie A.

like who really cares that much about liverpool atm, they're not even in cl. im personally way more interested to see what signings happen in serie a since milan just lost like 5 players and juve will be comin in strong from their undefeated season into next years cl.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on May 18, 2012, 06:34:27 AM
man this thread is weird ive been scanning through a few pages now and its pretty much all EPL discussion. i get that most of you are either americans or at least from english speaking countries, but that shouldn't mean you cant be interested in other leagues. how about some discussion on la liga or serie A.

like who really cares that much about liverpool atm, they're not even in cl. im personally way more interested to see what signings happen in serie a since milan just lost like 5 players and juve will be comin in strong from their undefeated season into next years cl.

Liverpool have to sign a new coach and rebuild their squad, there is plenty of things to talk about with Liverpool.  If you want to discuss the other leagues...add something to the discussion.  I'm not sure which 5 players left Milan...the most interesting thing going on in Serie A imo is what's going to happen to Napoli's squad.  Most clubs will be drooling over Lavezzi and Cavanni but I think they'll stay at Napoli or another Italian club.
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Post by: holden caulfield on May 18, 2012, 06:49:04 AM
well from the starting line up, seedorf retired, van bommel is going back to psv, and nesta retired, which is a pretty big blow considering the experience they brought to the team. plus if you consider pato's ongoing fitness problems, milan may very well be very active this off season, and it will be very interesting to see what they do.

juve won the scudetto and will be looking for a strong performance in next years cl. however i doubt they can get all that far again on defense alone, and will probably be in the market for a striker. so far ive heard rumors that they are very interested in Higuain and as you said, im sure they will be at least thinking about cavani or lavezzi.

i agree with what you said about napoli, and i am somewhat concerned because they are one of my favorite teams. it sucks that they just missed out on CL qualification because now I could see lavezzi or cavani being more open to leaving, specially if its for a team in CL contention, like juve.

and as usual, it is always interesting to see what barcelona does. despite villa expected to be fully fit by the start of next season, i could see them investing in a striker anyway to help messi out with the goalscoring duties. maybe a bigger guy that can get some headers and keep the defense honest. also, as im sure youve heard Puyol is out again and will miss copa del rey and the Euros and will be undergoing surgery. Considering that he is already in his 30s and piques form is declining, i wouldn't be surprised if they made some ridiculous offer for Thiago Silva.
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Post by: Smell Good on May 18, 2012, 07:00:07 AM
Serie A really is a goddamn retirement home huh? Lots of 30+ year old players
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Post by: holden caulfield on May 18, 2012, 07:17:58 AM
a lot of teams in serie a have super young teams, look at Roma for instance. but you are somewhat right, i mean serie a would definitely be more appealing to an older guy just because of the style of play. serie a is more tactical and the game play is tighter, while the epl sometimes resembles a track and field event. im a young guy and i wouldn't even want to play in the epl, too much fucking running for 50 50 balls lol.
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Post by: Spike Hawke on May 18, 2012, 07:31:37 AM
The Premier league is well known to be the best in europe if not the world. But that said I still will watch La liga bundesliga and serie A.
Juve have obviously had a good year but will need to strengthen the strikeforce to carry on, considering what they have been through the last few seasons they have pretty well. A poor season for Roma and Chievo, atleast Fiorentina have a good reason to have a crappy season, there ex-manager was mental.
La Liga was really good this year too. Real Madrid starting to bring it to Barca. Looks to me that the next couple of seasons is going to be Reals. An ageing midfield for Barca is slowly being replaced but its not going to be as good for a while. Villareal have gone from some really big highs last season to being relegated this and its going to be interesting to see what Malaga are going to do with all that money.
Anyway, the Champions League final is this weekend. Any predictions? I reckon its going to be 1-0 Bayern with Robben scoring a pen
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Post by: chockfullofthat on May 18, 2012, 07:58:36 AM
1-0!?  How negative!  You realize how many first choice defenders are missing right?  I'm thinking (hoping) 3-2 to Chels with Frank Lampard winning it in stoppage time then rocketing into the sky in a great flash of light and fire leaving only his smoking kit on the pitch and an awestruck crowd. 


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Post by: Spike Hawke on May 18, 2012, 08:03:56 AM
Ha, amazing way to sign off the season. Dont forget that traitor Torres might get a game so I still think its gonna be high scoring. Probably wont get a game if Drogba is fit. His last game for Chelsea?
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Post by: holden caulfield on May 18, 2012, 08:12:48 AM
yaya toure has also publicly expressed his desire to go back to barca, that would really make things interesting for the barca real rivalry.

but i disagree with the epl being the best league in the world, i just dont see it. people criticize la liga for being a two horse race, yet that is exactly what the epl was this year. not to mention la liga teams dominated europa league, and saw bilbao defeat man u in back to back games, despite man u fielding a strong squad.

if you ignore real madrid and barcelona, la liga is the most competitive league in the world, and teams like bilbao, atletico madrid, valencia, malaga and levante are as competitive as any epl teams aside from maybe man u and man city, although as i already mentioned, bilbao did actually beat man u twice this season.

serie a is also extremely competitive, and it is also nice because it is not always the same teams that do well. this season it was ac and juve, but it could've easily been inter and udinese at the top. same goes for bundesliga.

aside from that, i also personally just dont like the type of soccer they play in england. id rather watch liga or italian soccer. tighter more tactical games, greater ball control, less emphasis on fitness/physicality...but thats just my personal opinion.





and as for the final tomorrow, 2-1 bayern.
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Post by: Smell Good on May 18, 2012, 08:18:38 AM
Fucking Yaya Toure...unbelievable. He's already like the highest paid at City isn't he? He is an excellent player, nobody is questioning that, but this is ridiculous.

I actually think the Bundesliga is pretty dope - really like what Jurgen Klopp is doing at BVB, young and exciting squad, lots of style.

It was kind of a two horse race this year in the EPL, I mean, 19 point gap between third place Arsenal and the top two Manchester clubs? That's on some La Liga shit
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Post by: holden caulfield on May 18, 2012, 08:37:32 AM
for sure. i really respect the bundesliga actually for their financial fairplay policy. should be really interesting to see what happens over the next couple of years when FFP spreads to the other 3 leagues. although im sure the big money clubs will find all sorts of accounting loopholes to circumvent the system.

a bayern win over chelsea would be a huge win for FFP in general, since it would prove that FFP teams can beat teams like chelsea that just spend beyond their means.
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Post by: Mark Renton on May 18, 2012, 12:30:22 PM
atleast Fiorentina have a good reason to have a crappy season, there ex-manager was mental.

Seriously? Calling Delio Rossi a mental is bullshit to me..they had a crappy team, full of blownout cheap players and could only rely on Montolivo and Jovetic..come on
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Post by: Spike Hawke on May 18, 2012, 03:11:57 PM
yaya toure has also publicly expressed his desire to go back to barca, that would really make things interesting for the barca real rivalry.

but i disagree with the epl being the best league in the world, i just dont see it. people criticize la liga for being a two horse race, yet that is exactly what the epl was this year. not to mention la liga teams dominated europa league, and saw bilbao defeat man u in back to back games, despite man u fielding a strong squad.

if you ignore real madrid and barcelona, la liga is the most competitive league in the world, and teams like bilbao, atletico madrid, valencia, malaga and levante are as competitive as any epl teams aside from maybe man u and man city, although as i already mentioned, bilbao did actually beat man u twice this season.

serie a is also extremely competitive, and it is also nice because it is not always the same teams that do well. this season it was ac and juve, but it could've easily been inter and udinese at the top. same goes for bundesliga.

aside from that, i also personally just dont like the type of soccer they play in england. id rather watch liga or italian soccer. tighter more tactical games, greater ball control, less emphasis on fitness/physicality...but thats just my personal opinion.





and as for the final tomorrow, 2-1 bayern.
The Premier league is the best quality football being played. Not just my opinion but thats just an opinion. All th points are valid you made but then lost me. Its football, not soccer.
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Post by: holden caulfield on May 18, 2012, 03:26:38 PM
lol come on now im the foreigner here tryin to remember to call it soccer for your consideration, give me a break! i will gladly go back to FUTBOL
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Post by: mds on May 18, 2012, 04:38:50 PM
I just hope that the_drogs is ready  to put the soccerball in the bayern goal acouple times tomorrow
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Post by: mds on May 18, 2012, 04:47:19 PM
http://en.euro2012fantasy.uefa.com/ (http://en.euro2012fantasy.uefa.com/)
euro soccerballs fantasy game,
slapleague?
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Post by: chockfullofthat on May 18, 2012, 04:53:44 PM
Ya I'll play.  We should definitely do fantasy premier league next year tho.  My total this year was 1,998
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Post by: ALT on May 18, 2012, 05:35:18 PM
Ya I'll play.  We should definitely do fantasy premier league next year tho.  My total this year was 1,998
I was gonna ask if anyone else had a team on there. A Slap league would be fun.


Torres will come through tonight.
Well I hope he does. If he doesn't score I'll pretend I never said this.
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Post by: Spike Hawke on May 19, 2012, 02:32:32 AM
lol come on now im the foreigner here tryin to remember to call it soccer for your consideration, give me a break! i will gladly go back to FUTBOL
"The Beuatiful Game" is how its pronounced. Would be super down for a fantasy league next season. Although my team Rainbow Butt Monkeys came 1,894,321 outta 2,782,949 with a piss poor point score of 1,530 its the taking part that counts.
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Post by: Smell Good on May 19, 2012, 05:52:35 AM
Believe it or not, but I don't understand how to play fantasy sports
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Post by: ALT on May 19, 2012, 05:54:47 AM
http://en.euro2012fantasy.uefa.com/ (http://en.euro2012fantasy.uefa.com/)
euro soccerballs fantasy game,
slapleague?
72405-17328
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Post by: Cthulhu! on May 19, 2012, 06:32:50 AM
(http://i45.tinypic.com/muh35k.jpg)
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Post by: Spike Hawke on May 19, 2012, 07:29:02 AM
Believe it or not, but I don't understand how to play fantasy sports
Not sure if you are pulling my leg, but all I do is guess, and pick a team. Do it
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Post by: ALT on May 19, 2012, 08:55:09 AM
(http://i45.tinypic.com/muh35k.jpg)
West Ham back up
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Post by: weedpop on May 19, 2012, 11:47:32 AM
Expand Quote

if you ignore real madrid and barcelona, la liga is the most competitive league in the world, and teams like bilbao, atletico madrid, valencia, malaga and levante are as competitive as any epl teams aside from maybe man u and man city, although as i already mentioned, bilbao did actually beat man u twice this season.

serie a is also extremely competitive, and it is also nice because it is not always the same teams that do well. this season it was ac and juve, but it could've easily been inter and udinese at the top. same goes for bundesliga.

aside from that, i also personally just dont like the type of soccer they play in england. id rather watch liga or italian soccer. tighter more tactical games, greater ball control, less emphasis on fitness/physicality...but thats just my personal opinion.





and as for the final tomorrow, 2-1 bayern.
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The Premier league is the best quality football being played. Not just my opinion but thats just an opinion. All th points are valid you made but then lost me. Its football, not soccer.


I probably watch more premiere league than anything else, but that's mostly because I find it easier to find the games online. I honestly think the overall level of technical ability is higher in spain and Italy (mostly because of their different outlook on the game) and I'm rarely less entertained by their games.

I think anyone claiming that the prem is unquestionably superior should remember those two games Man U played against Bilbao and the two that Man city played against Napoli earlier in the year when they were absolutely blowing over any team they faced in the league. City drew 1-1 and lost 2-1, and Napoli, like Bilbao, weren't even in the top 4 in their own domestic league.
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Post by: poster on May 19, 2012, 12:45:39 PM
I hope the dull chelsea style won't be rewardwed in the next half.

edit: disgusting
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Post by: mds on May 19, 2012, 02:38:44 PM
that was crazy
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Post by: weedpop on May 19, 2012, 02:44:34 PM
Oh my gawd...

My heart bleeds for schweinstieger, but also for Tottenham, who now have little to no chance of keeping Modric, Bale and Adebayor for next season.

I'm actually kind of psyched that Chelsea won, even though they're probably not even the 10th best team in Europe. The entertainment value of them actually winning the damn thing almost makes up for how boring they were throughout most of the competition.
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Post by: slappyslap on May 19, 2012, 02:52:14 PM
Didier Drogba  is just amazing
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Post by: mds on May 19, 2012, 03:02:46 PM
wow Abramovich Girlie is fucking sexy
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Post by: nice weather on May 19, 2012, 04:04:14 PM
Chelsea won fair and square at the end of the day, but I'm bitter as fuck and I hate it.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on May 19, 2012, 04:56:37 PM
CHAMPIONS!!!!!!  YES!!! what a good day.
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Post by: Smell Good on May 19, 2012, 06:21:11 PM
If you guys were watching on Fox, you could just see how fucking bummed Brad Friedel was
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Post by: weedpop on May 19, 2012, 06:32:45 PM
Was brad friedel doing commentary or or analysis something? I try not to watch games on FAHX SAHCKER, too much info-graphic laden hype and bullshit commentary.
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Post by: pica on May 20, 2012, 04:58:54 AM
it wasn't like bayern loosing the game, it was cech who won this.
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Post by: Sarah Jessica ParkFootage on May 20, 2012, 05:17:55 AM
Was brad friedel doing commentary or or analysis something? I try not to watch games on FAHX SAHCKER, too much info-graphic laden hype and bullshit commentary.

Haha I love it when they have the Pizza Hut play of the day or whatever and they have the Pizza Hut boxes on their desk, so classy.

Also that game last night was insane, props to Chelsea.
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Post by: holsten pils on May 20, 2012, 06:03:16 AM
John Terry man of the match!
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Post by: holden caulfield on May 20, 2012, 09:59:31 AM
oh man what can i say, i mean chelsea clearly deserve it because they did defeat the best team in the world, barca, and then bayern munich, so cant put it all on luck. but at the same time im so bummed on the way chelsea played this tournament, i just hate the kind of football they played throughout. in the words of van der sar, the way they played was "disgraceful". this was clearly the best example of "the best team doesnt always win" because there were at least 4 teams better than  chelsea lol
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Post by: brycickle on May 20, 2012, 10:16:03 AM
Too bad that di Matteo will probably still get sacked.

"But I won you a double Roman"

"Don't care, fuck off."
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Post by: chockfullofthat on May 20, 2012, 10:32:01 AM
Did you see when Di Mateo and Roman hugged.  Di Mateo goes, "I WON IT!!" haha.  He looked shocked.
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Post by: brycickle on May 20, 2012, 10:38:41 AM
No, I did see at least one grown man crying though.
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Post by: cringe. on May 20, 2012, 11:53:05 AM
it's all about euro 2012 excitement now !
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Post by: brycickle on May 20, 2012, 03:09:50 PM
Already have a bracket filled out. Spain v. Croatia for the semis, Germany v. Netherlands in an epic battle. Spain v. Germany in a rematch from last tournament, with Spain taking it all again. Can't stop, won't stop. Vive Espa?a!!
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Post by: weedpop on May 20, 2012, 04:34:09 PM
http://en.euro2012fantasy.uefa.com/ (http://en.euro2012fantasy.uefa.com/)
euro soccerballs fantasy game,
slapleague?

You guys should sign up for this shit so I don't have to nerd out alone.

So far my squad is:

GK- Hart (ENG), Lindegaard (DEN)

Defenders- Chiellini (ITA), Hummels (GER), Coentrao (POR), Abate (ITA), Papadopoulos (GREECE)

Midfielders- Modric (CRO), Alonso (ESP), Busquets (ESP), Ozil (GER), M'Villa (FRA)

Strikers- Ibrahimovich (SWE), Benzema (FRA), Jelavic (CRO)

Anyone want to create a slap league?
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Post by: Mooley on May 20, 2012, 04:36:28 PM
Someone should definitely make one. I'll get a team put together at some point, though I'm sure I'll do awfully.
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Post by: ALT on May 20, 2012, 04:37:22 PM
I made one the other day

72405-17328
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Post by: cringe. on May 20, 2012, 04:49:09 PM
how do fantasy leagues work? i dont know whether i should feel dumb or cool for not knowing
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Post by: chockfullofthat on May 20, 2012, 04:59:12 PM
Basically you just select your team based on a fake bankroll.  Pick the players that will score the most goals (5pts), assists (3 pts), clean sheets (for mid/def/gk).  At a minimum they should play the 90 (or 75 min) to get 2 points.  The key to the game is selecting a captain and the best team each week that will get you the most points.  Captains double the players points so it's really crucial.  If this game is like fantasy prem, you get a transfer at every week.
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Post by: Cthulhu! on May 22, 2012, 07:27:47 AM
So Drogba is leaving...
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Post by: chockfullofthat on May 22, 2012, 11:15:39 AM
I believe it was his choice.  Oh well.  Big shoes to fill.
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Post by: holden caulfield on May 22, 2012, 11:40:03 AM
Chelsea just got less gay. Worse too, but less gay.
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Post by: ALT on May 22, 2012, 11:46:28 AM
Hopefully Torres steps it up and Hazard chooses Chelsea over City or United.
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Post by: Spike Hawke on May 22, 2012, 01:56:31 PM
Hopefully Torres steps it up and Hazard chooses Chelsea over City or United.
Not sure how pleased he was after getting left out of the Champions League final and then not getting to take a pen. He still has 3 years or so on his contract so this is a make or break season for him
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Post by: ALT on May 22, 2012, 02:34:40 PM
Yeah he said he wasn't happy about the amount of games he played. But now Drogba is gone he should get his chance.

Drogba seems to think so too http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11668/7772534/Drogba-Torres-is-the-future (http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11668/7772534/Drogba-Torres-is-the-future)
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Post by: brycickle on May 22, 2012, 03:05:50 PM
If I was him, I'd be more worried by the number of goals I couldn't put in the back of the net when I actually got to play.
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Post by: Spike Hawke on May 22, 2012, 03:48:10 PM
Yeah he said he wasn't happy about the amount of games he played. But now Drogba is gone he should get his chance.

Drogba seems to think so too http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11668/7772534/Drogba-Torres-is-the-future (http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11668/7772534/Drogba-Torres-is-the-future)
I had no idea that Drogba was 34. Not that old in the grand scheme but considering how good a season he has had and how regular he played, thats pretty good
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Post by: weedpop on May 22, 2012, 04:10:35 PM
Drogba didn't exactly score a ton of goals this season (Torres actually scored more in the league), but the ones he did score were super important. Chelsea probably wouldn't have won shit this season without him.

I think Torres is going to have to score at least 15-20 league goals next season or he's probably going to be out on his ass. He'll get more starts now that Drogba is gone certainly, but chelsea will probably bring in another striker in the summer to provide some competition as well. I'm gonna be really interested to see whether he makes it to the euros, and if so, whether he actually plays and does well.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on May 23, 2012, 06:37:58 AM
Drogba's top 10 goals for Chelsea:
http://www.101greatgoals.com/blog/didier-drogbas-top-10-chelsea-goals/ (http://www.101greatgoals.com/blog/didier-drogbas-top-10-chelsea-goals/)
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Post by: Smell Good on May 23, 2012, 06:58:16 AM
Drogba is 34, I don't think his leaving is any news. By Italian Serie A standards, Drogba is still considered a teenager

Hopefully Chelsea can now have Torres as their focal point and start easing in new and younger players and just phase out this negative system they've been known to play.

I've got a huge soft spot for Arsenal but that doesn't mean I can't enjoy/follow other teams - if Chelsea can play positively and attractively I'd be stoked
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Post by: holden caulfield on May 23, 2012, 07:51:32 AM
http://www.goal.com/en/news/1716/champions-league/2012/05/21/3118107/nobody-can-be-happy-with-the-outcome-of-the-champions-league (http://www.goal.com/en/news/1716/champions-league/2012/05/21/3118107/nobody-can-be-happy-with-the-outcome-of-the-champions-league)



But i agree with what you said. If Chelsea can turn it around and start playing more appealing football, I'll watch.
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Post by: David on May 30, 2012, 05:33:38 PM
Brazil is playing the US

so far it's 1-0, Brazil.
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Post by: David on May 30, 2012, 05:59:29 PM
Goal USA!

Header by Gomez!

1-2, Brazil

End of first half!

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Post by: David on May 30, 2012, 07:14:22 PM
WOW

4-1, Brazil

It was a massacre.
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Post by: Paper Crane on May 30, 2012, 07:33:20 PM
marcelo was all over that game. played like a box to box midfielder rather than a back. bummer cherundolo (sp) couldn't grab that second goal for states. the brazilian women in the stands did not disappoint.
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Post by: David on May 30, 2012, 08:59:27 PM
Marcelo's goal had me yelling!

They (Brazil) had some incredible saves, too.
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Post by: weedpop on May 31, 2012, 12:27:06 AM
Marcelo is probably my favourite player in the world right now. So skillful in getting by people on the wings and his playing style (I'm kind of using the term in the same way as skateboarding style here) is just so cool. He reminds me of a playful monkey swinging through treetops (in a totally non-racist way).
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Post by: holden caulfield on May 31, 2012, 06:31:45 AM
Cazorla's free kick goal for spain was also pretty sweet...one of ronaldinho's old tricks.

In other news, Catalonia has been cleared to play international tournaments as long as playing against Spain is not a possible outcome. Don't really understand what the fuck that means exactly but still made headline news. Maybe if Spain ever fails to qualify for Euro/WC then they get to play?
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Post by: chockfullofthat on May 31, 2012, 07:38:26 AM
A decent documentary on the Old Firm rivalry

http://www.vice.com/en_uk/rivals (http://www.vice.com/en_uk/rivals)
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Post by: whale on June 01, 2012, 03:39:30 AM
Good watch, even though the thick accents makes a lot of it hard to understand.

On a related note this

Rangers 3 Aberdeen 1 8IAR - The Gazza Show (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vuJQiSrJhJ4#)
and this

Gazza Freekick Spurs vs Arsenal 1991 FA Cup Semi Final (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVMaIUSeRxA#)
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Post by: chockfullofthat on June 06, 2012, 07:41:40 PM
Last notice for SLAP euro 12 fantasy.  Link is a page or 2 back.
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Post by: brycickle on June 08, 2012, 09:30:37 AM
EUROS!!!!!
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Post by: chockfullofthat on June 08, 2012, 09:54:38 AM
Ya!  So who's who in the Fantasy League?  I went with the shitty name The Drachmas.
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Post by: brycickle on June 08, 2012, 10:18:44 AM
I'm not. I've got all my eggs in the basket of my local bar bracket.
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Post by: Matze on June 08, 2012, 10:30:34 AM
having a polish citizenship I gotta admit that polish supporters are a bit off with whistling against the greek team. they're the home team and should show the world how great they are - but they chose to be the jerks they're actually are.

nice game anyway.
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Post by: brycickle on June 08, 2012, 10:54:06 AM
Yeah it's been pretty good.
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Post by: Spike Hawke on June 08, 2012, 11:12:46 AM
Ya!  So who's who in the Fantasy League?  I went with the shitty name The Drachmas.
Im down with this, Gandis Guys. 2 Points wooh!
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Post by: cringe. on June 08, 2012, 11:52:26 AM
the fantasy league seemed a bit daunting for me (thanks for explaining it though chockfull)... I will have to make do with the excitement of temporary patriotism (come on england, kill those french bastards), and my friends sweepstakes (ireland and holland, don't let me down) I'm bitter as fuck to be missing todays and tomorrows matches because of work though
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Post by: pica on June 08, 2012, 12:11:22 PM
petr cech not looking good during the first goal, as well as the rest of the defenders during the second goal, 25min played way to go czech republic.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on June 08, 2012, 12:23:08 PM
the fantasy league seemed a bit daunting for me (thanks for explaining it though chockfull)... I will have to make do with the excitement of temporary patriotism (come on england, kill those french bastards), and my friends sweepstakes (ireland and holland, don't let me down) I'm bitter as fuck to be missing todays and tomorrows matches because of work though


I'm missing today's matches too.  Although I was able to catch the second half of Greece Poland.

Nice quality nearly live video highlights hear: http://soccernet.espn.go.com/gamecast?id=334181&cc=5901 (http://soccernet.espn.go.com/gamecast?id=334181&cc=5901)

Just click above the goal....not sure if it will work in the UK.  Shirokov giving me some nice points with that second one.
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Post by: ALT on June 08, 2012, 01:24:58 PM
Ya!  So who's who in the Fantasy League?  I went with the shitty name The Drachmas.

Fuck, Villa is dead and I forgot to transfer him :( . I forgot to sub him aswell for Benzema who is sat on my bench  >:(

I hope this league does automatic substitutions when there is an injured player in your team.
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Post by: thepman on June 08, 2012, 03:21:21 PM
Ya!  So who's who in the Fantasy League?  I went with the shitty name The Drachmas.

Didn't realise there was a slap fantasy league so literally just added my team, going to be added after the next points update. woo got 12 points today.
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Post by: Matze on June 09, 2012, 05:08:42 AM
the dress for tonight:
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Post by: Spike Hawke on June 09, 2012, 05:48:46 AM
Group of death tonight. Should be two really good matches. Russia looked strong but wasn't a great game. They have a load of talent in there group of players.
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Post by: my pregnant head on June 09, 2012, 07:01:38 AM
I thought it was a pretty great opening day but perhaps the best thing about the euros being on is that I get these dudes on tv all day every day for like a month. Can't wait. http://youtu.be/_iBDlJEabiI (http://youtu.be/_iBDlJEabiI)
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Post by: brycickle on June 09, 2012, 08:57:01 AM
My heart says Denmark, but my bracket knows that Netherlands will win this one.
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Post by: Spike Hawke on June 09, 2012, 08:59:36 AM
I thought it was a pretty great opening day but perhaps the best thing about the euros being on is that I get these dudes on tv all day every day for like a month. Can't wait. http://youtu.be/_iBDlJEabiI (http://youtu.be/_iBDlJEabiI)
Way better than Alan Hansen
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Post by: thepman on June 09, 2012, 09:32:42 AM
My heart says Denmark, but my bracket knows that Netherlands will win this one.

your heart may well be right... 1-0 right now. still predicting a dutch win though.
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Post by: brycickle on June 09, 2012, 09:34:47 AM
That was a pretty cracking goal.
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Post by: RoedGroed on June 09, 2012, 09:40:57 AM
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your heart may well be right... 1-0 right now. still predicting a dutch win though.

I actually thought we would have our asses kicked for real. Specially judging by the first 10 min, but right now with 1-0 to Denmark i really hope they pull through.
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Post by: Spike Hawke on June 09, 2012, 10:53:53 AM
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your heart may well be right... 1-0 right now. still predicting a dutch win though.
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I actually thought we would have our asses kicked for real. Specially judging by the first 10 min, but right now with 1-0 to Denmark i really hope they pull through.
What a good game for Denmark. Holland just couldn't hit the target plus a couple of poor decisions from the ref. Hope the rest of the games are as entertaining as this
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Post by: Matze on June 09, 2012, 10:57:19 AM
nice nice nice. now germany has to do it right.
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Post by: ALT on June 09, 2012, 11:37:59 AM
Sake, I was hoping Van Persie would score.

This Germany - Portugal game should be good.
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Post by: Spike Hawke on June 09, 2012, 11:42:46 AM
This should be a belter of a game. Hope its a game of footy rather than two teams cancelling out each other.
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Post by: cringe. on June 09, 2012, 11:45:49 AM
thanks for nothing holland, don't you know that i have money resting on this >:(
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Post by: weedpop on June 09, 2012, 02:47:01 PM
That Germany Portugal game was boring as hell. Gotta give both teams credit for defending well but I expected a lot more in attack. Hopefully the rest of the 'group of death' matches don't turn out like this with both teams just setting out to not lose. Netherlands may have just blown their chances by losing to Denmark.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on June 09, 2012, 02:55:35 PM
Ya it was very boring.  It was the first full match I watched too.  Went out too late to wake up for Denmark v Netherlands.  Too bad. 
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Post by: holden caulfield on June 09, 2012, 03:12:20 PM
(http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/556271_379340482124873_1849394195_n.jpg)
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Post by: Alan on June 09, 2012, 06:46:37 PM
(https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/s720x720/294913_384314808292855_1336027674_n.jpg)

Get in!
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Post by: Smell Good on June 09, 2012, 08:14:52 PM
Euros have been kinda meh for me so far to be honest.
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Post by: weedpop on June 09, 2012, 09:30:33 PM
These tournaments are always kinda meh with the exception of a few games, especially in the group stage. The real drama comes later on most of the time, but it's only really riveting when you have a horse in the race anyway. You can tell within a few minutes of watching them that none of these teams are close to the level of the best club sides.

Still, there's much less to complain about than there was in the last two international tournaments. We're only two days in; there hasn't been any nil-nils yet and there was a 4-1 yesterday!
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Post by: thepman on June 10, 2012, 02:22:04 AM
These tournaments are always kinda meh with the exception of a few games, especially in the group stage. The real drama comes later on most of the time, but it's only really riveting when you have a horse in the race anyway. You can tell within a few minutes of watching them that none of these teams are close to the level of the best club sides.

Still, there's much less to complain about than there was in the last two international tournaments. We're only two days in; there hasn't been any nil-nils yet and there was a 4-1 yesterday!

very true, and denmark beat the netherlands, last world cup and euros before were pretty boring/awful, these are getting off to a good start.
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Post by: Hercules Rockefeller on June 10, 2012, 02:32:46 AM
(https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/s720x720/294913_384314808292855_1336027674_n.jpg)

Get in!

hahahaha
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Post by: RoedGroed on June 10, 2012, 04:10:05 AM
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hahahaha

True hero!
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Post by: Stoeipoes on June 10, 2012, 07:19:49 AM
28 shots and not 1 single goal. How unlucky.
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Post by: ALT on June 10, 2012, 11:06:05 AM
Oh dear Fernando.
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Post by: cringe. on June 10, 2012, 12:24:05 PM
ireland vs croatia is exciting stuff, gritty, ugly, passionate players... fun contrast to the catwalk of the italy spain match..  fingers crossed for high levels of hooliganism
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Post by: Matze on June 10, 2012, 12:53:38 PM
the irish team is the opposite idea compared to ronaldo. man vs. she-man.
this is like a man should look like when he's on the field.
(http://sport.ripley.za.net/wp-content/plugins/rss-poster/cache/b8131_120530103450-richard-dunne-ireland-horizontal-gallery.jpg)
(http://timekeepingscore.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/ronaldo.jpg%3Fw%3D600%26h%3D400%26crop%3D1)
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Post by: Hercules Rockefeller on June 10, 2012, 01:07:04 PM
try telling that to female football fans.
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Post by: Matze on June 10, 2012, 01:11:45 PM
even my gay friends say that he's a fag.
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Post by: sleepypancakes on June 10, 2012, 01:40:51 PM
even my gay friends say that he's a fag.
Love Ireland. Too bad about falling to Croatia
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Post by: Hercules Rockefeller on June 10, 2012, 02:15:27 PM
even my gay friends say that he's a fag.

well, people called ricky martin gay too, right?
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Post by: pica on June 10, 2012, 02:17:47 PM
4 bets made so far, 4 bets lost. this euro keeps costing me money. well 2 euros so far.
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Post by: Hercules Rockefeller on June 10, 2012, 02:24:32 PM
4 bets made so far, 4 bets lost. this euro keeps costing me money. well 2 euros so far.

you are austrian after all, you cant win when it comes down to football.

(great rhyme actually)
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Post by: L.S on June 10, 2012, 02:38:25 PM
i've made terrible picks in fantasy football and basically already lost.
i also picked holland to win the whole thing and van persie to score the most goals. seems unlikely, doesn't it?
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Post by: Stoeipoes on June 10, 2012, 04:28:55 PM
i've made terrible picks in fantasy football and basically already lost.
i also picked holland to win the whole thing and van persie to score the most goals. seems unlikely, doesn't it?

The difference between van persie in holland and arsenal is that he's basicly arsenal and the team is working their asses of for him.
In holland there's another fenomal striker, maybe a better goalgetter than van persie, but van persie is definitely a better footballer.
But the coach decided that there's only place for one striker.

The pressure on van persie is huge, the guy is only human and he can't seem to deal with it. put van persie behind huntelaar and sneijder a bit back. No more pressure on van persie and it will be amazing.
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Post by: Alan on June 10, 2012, 05:38:22 PM
Shay Given Own Goal Ireland Vs Croatia (with comedic Boing) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vY8PlM0VGgo#ws)
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Post by: chockfullofthat on June 10, 2012, 07:44:17 PM
Wow, who's the german who had Mandzukic in his team?  Matze?
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Post by: Matze on June 10, 2012, 09:50:37 PM
it's wolfsburg. I don't even think that he made a great season, always had some better /well known forward player in his team. but I gotta admit, he did a good job in this game.
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Post by: Smell Good on June 11, 2012, 07:12:41 AM
I only watched the highlights of the Argentina - Brazil game but that third Messi goal was some shit I would pull in FIFA. R1 button finesse shot haha

Really looking forward to the fixtures today though. Wonder if Koscielny's going to start, probably one of my favorite players this season for Arsenal
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Post by: ALT on June 11, 2012, 08:37:20 AM
As an English person I would like England to win.

But for the sake of my fantasy team I would  like Benzema to score two or three goals.
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Post by: Matze on June 11, 2012, 10:28:14 AM
what a boring game.
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Post by: Alan on June 11, 2012, 10:38:33 AM
I went to check emails at halftime and forgot to watch the second half. Yawn.
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Post by: holden caulfield on June 11, 2012, 11:04:54 AM
England games are usually pretty shit, so we can't pretend to be surprised, but still... The England team should double as their track n field team for the olympics cause that's pretty much all they are. Oh and a set piece goal too! ugghhh they remind me of Chelsea only they won't win shit.
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Post by: thepman on June 11, 2012, 11:13:17 AM
Decent result for England, wasn't as boring as you're all suggesting. Not every team can play liquid football like Spain and Barca, you've got to play to your strengths and that's what England did, as did Chelsea in the final. Plus the ref was atrocious, awful. As an Englishman i'm happy with that result. It was just as exciting as that Spain Italy game a couple of days ago.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on June 11, 2012, 11:15:04 AM
England games are usually pretty shit, so we can't pretend to be surprised, but still... The England team should double as their track n field team for the olympics cause that's pretty much all they are. Oh and a set piece goal too! ugghhh they remind me of Chelsea only they won't win shit.

Hey you little cunty bastard, do you have to slag off Chelsea in every one of your posts?  We get it.
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Post by: holden caulfield on June 11, 2012, 11:19:36 AM
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England games are usually pretty shit, so we can't pretend to be surprised, but still... The England team should double as their track n field team for the olympics cause that's pretty much all they are. Oh and a set piece goal too! ugghhh they remind me of Chelsea only they won't win shit.
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Hey you little cunty bastard, do you have to slag off Chelsea in every one of your posts? ? We get it.

Well it was a legitimate reference. More like you're upset that your favorite teams play the most bland and unappealing negative soccer that's been witnessed in a generation. And now I'm also getting a bit of joy knowing you get so upset by it. The truth hurts sometimes. However, much like with Chelsea's run in CL, you should look at the positive side like mr pman over here and just be glad you even got a point out of it.
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Post by: holden caulfield on June 11, 2012, 11:22:05 AM
Brazil vs Argentina > all of euros combined so far
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Post by: thepman on June 11, 2012, 11:30:36 AM
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England games are usually pretty shit, so we can't pretend to be surprised, but still... The England team should double as their track n field team for the olympics cause that's pretty much all they are. Oh and a set piece goal too! ugghhh they remind me of Chelsea only they won't win shit.
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Hey you little cunty bastard, do you have to slag off Chelsea in every one of your posts? ? We get it.
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Well it was a legitimate reference. More like you're upset that your favorite teams play the most bland and unappealing negative soccer that's been witnessed in a generation. And now I'm also getting a bit of joy knowing you get so upset by it. The truth hurts sometimes. However, much like with Chelsea's run in CL, you should look at the positive side like mr pman over here and just be glad you even got a point out of it.

Bayern obviously have far superior attackers to Chelsea, so Chelsea aren't going to try and beat them at their own game, it makes no sense because they'd lose. The only way to win would have been to play defensively which they did and won. You sound like a bitter Bayern supporter, losing out on the CL to Chelsea, League to Dortmund and German cup to Dortmund.
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Post by: holden caulfield on June 11, 2012, 11:38:33 AM
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England games are usually pretty shit, so we can't pretend to be surprised, but still... The England team should double as their track n field team for the olympics cause that's pretty much all they are. Oh and a set piece goal too! ugghhh they remind me of Chelsea only they won't win shit.
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Hey you little cunty bastard, do you have to slag off Chelsea in every one of your posts? ? We get it.
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Well it was a legitimate reference. More like you're upset that your favorite teams play the most bland and unappealing negative soccer that's been witnessed in a generation. And now I'm also getting a bit of joy knowing you get so upset by it. The truth hurts sometimes. However, much like with Chelsea's run in CL, you should look at the positive side like mr pman over here and just be glad you even got a point out of it.
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Bayern obviously have far superior attackers to Chelsea, so Chelsea aren't going to try and beat them at their own game, it makes no sense because they'd lose. The only way to win would have been to play defensively which they did and won. You sound like a bitter Bayern supporter, losing out on the CL to Chelsea, League to Dortmund and German cup to Dortmund.

yes yes yes I know they used the only strategy they could and it worked. NO ONE is questioning the efficiency of the strategy. BUT it is fucking disgraceful to watch.

And no I am not a bayern fan at allll. Atletico bilbao is my team, epl would be man u, serie a would napoli, and bundesliga i just dont care but i dont like bayern.

But for the sake of chockfullofthat lets lay off Chelsea and go back to the Euro's...I think he knows deep down that no one really thinks Chelsea is that good despite winning CL.
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Post by: Mooley on June 11, 2012, 02:14:19 PM
Atletico bilbao

Tut tut.

I didn't find England v. France boring, but it was really frustrating to watch France completely fail to adapt to England's tactics. I mean really, the only open space is on the wing, and you're not going to get anyone into the box and cross it? All those pathetic dribbles around the top of the box only to have their shots blocked. Blanc needs to give his head a shake.


Sweden - Ukraine was a lot of fun to watch though. Counting down until that Yevhen Konoplyanka kid gets a move to a big club, he had one hell of a game. Hope he keeps it up.
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Post by: Alan on June 11, 2012, 02:29:53 PM
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Tut tut.



heh
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Post by: brycickle on June 11, 2012, 03:06:09 PM
Yeah, that Ukraine v. Sweden game was really fun to watch. As much as it hurts my bracket to say it, Ukraine fully deserved the win. They ran their asses off. I thought for a second that the Swedes were at least going to be able to pull a draw right at the end though.
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Post by: brycickle on June 11, 2012, 03:09:22 PM
And, does anyone know how old Schevchenko is? I didn't catch it the first 40 times they said it.
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Post by: weedpop on June 11, 2012, 04:11:58 PM
Sweden looked terrible today. I know Ibra likes to play a deep role and he did well holding up the ball and distributing on counterattacks, but they really missed his presence around the penalty area. Ukraine really did a great job though.

Prediction: England either "does a chelsea" and wins the whole thing or they draw the next game and lose to Ukraine and go out before the knock-outs.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on June 11, 2012, 04:17:01 PM
Remember to use your free transfers!  I want some competition :D
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Post by: holden caulfield on June 11, 2012, 04:55:01 PM
Bilbao is a sick team considering how much money they have at their disposal. They did beat Man u twice in a row this season, and I know you're all going to say that Man u did not care about Europa league, but the fact is they fielded a very strong squad on both occasions so that's gotta count for something. I also respect the fact that they will only use players that are Basque. I feel like that is something no other club can say, and that it should be respected. When they say they are representing Basque province, they really fucking are. You can be proud of being a Bilbao fan if you are a Basque.
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Post by: weedpop on June 11, 2012, 07:25:04 PM
Bilbao is a great team to support. They're only laughing at you because you referred to them as "Athletico Bilbao" when their name is actually "Athletic Club" or "Athletic Bilbao". "Athletico" generally refers to Athletico Madrid.


Remember to use your free transfers!  I want some competition :D

I had to use my free transfer to replace my backup goalie because he was injured. I'm currently on 37 points but I would have like 41 if I hadn't subbed off Modric and Bonnucci on their teams off-days, not knowing that this permanently reduced your points total. Apparently I am a pretty average fantasy manager.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on June 11, 2012, 07:31:06 PM
That's alright...the way I see it this is a warm up tournament for the next Premier League season.  That should be more fun.
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Post by: Smell Good on June 12, 2012, 05:59:24 AM
This Olivier Giroud dude better be a fucking beast. Youtube montages don't mean much to me because frankly, they can be edited to make even my grandma look like Messi but if the rumors I've been reading are true and the youtube videos are any actual indication then I am very stoked to see what this gentleman can do at the Emirates.
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Post by: thepman on June 12, 2012, 06:03:29 AM
I had 12 points after the first day, and didn't realised that when you subbed players you lost points so subbed lewandowski who got me all my points and then had 0 points the next day, which explains why i'm currently bottom of the slap league.
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Post by: holden caulfield on June 12, 2012, 06:20:34 AM
Bilbao is a great team to support. They're only laughing at you because you referred to them as "Athletico Bilbao" when their name is actually "Athletic Club" or "Athletic Bilbao". "Athletico" generally refers to Athletico Madrid.


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I had to use my free transfer to replace my backup goalie because he was injured. I'm currently on 37 points but I would have like 41 if I hadn't subbed off Modric and Bonnucci on their teams off-days, not knowing that this permanently reduced your points total. Apparently I am a pretty average fantasy manager.

Then you guys are idiots because people in Bilbao will commonly refer to them as Atletico Bilbao because that is what they changed their name to during the Franco era. I guess in mind I subconsciously spelled it with the "h" because that is how they spell it today "Athletic" but combined it with the way people there actually say it. I have actually seen a Bilbao game in my life which is probably more than most of you can say about your favorite teams.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on June 12, 2012, 07:10:18 AM
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Bilbao is a great team to support. They're only laughing at you because you referred to them as "Athletico Bilbao" when their name is actually "Athletic Club" or "Athletic Bilbao". "Athletico" generally refers to Athletico Madrid.


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I had to use my free transfer to replace my backup goalie because he was injured. I'm currently on 37 points but I would have like 41 if I hadn't subbed off Modric and Bonnucci on their teams off-days, not knowing that this permanently reduced your points total. Apparently I am a pretty average fantasy manager.
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Then you guys are idiots because people in Bilbao will commonly refer to them as Atletico Bilbao because that is what they changed their name to during the Franco era. I guess in mind I subconsciously spelled it with the "h" because that is how they spell it today "Athletic" but combined it with the way people there actually say it. I have actually seen a Bilbao game in my life which is probably more than most of you can say about your favorite teams.

I'm sure the Basque people are so proud of the time when they were forced to change their name by a dictator that they still warmly refer to their club as Atletico  ::)  It must be a period they remember fondly.  You've got to be full of shit.
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Post by: holden caulfield on June 12, 2012, 09:34:11 AM
You must be an idiot not think Spanish people have a tendency to say Atletico over "Athletic" in their daily lives.
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Post by: brycickle on June 12, 2012, 10:45:29 AM
We've gotten off topic here. Let's refocus our efforts: http://euro2012girls.com/ (http://euro2012girls.com/)
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Post by: Alan on June 12, 2012, 02:34:40 PM
You must be an idiot not think Spanish people have a tendency to say Atletico over "Athletic" in their daily lives.

:facepalm:
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Post by: ALT on June 13, 2012, 10:56:30 AM
I took a gamble and made Ronaldo my captain today. And he goes and fluffs it again.  ::)
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Post by: chockfullofthat on June 13, 2012, 11:02:05 AM
Was really hoping Denmark would hold on after makinig Ronaldo pay for that one.  Oh well...here's hoping Netherlands level the group for a nice climax on Sunday.
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Post by: thepman on June 13, 2012, 03:10:40 PM
oh dear holland.
also robben is over-rated
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Post by: chockfullofthat on June 13, 2012, 03:59:00 PM
This is just odd:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=soYwHcdVqNk# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=soYwHcdVqNk#)!
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Post by: Mooley on June 13, 2012, 05:07:49 PM
oh dear holland.
also robben is over-rated

I got spooked by line-up speculation right before the tourney started and swapped out Gomez for Robben. Hindsight's 20/20 and all that but god damn.

Counting on a big game for Benzema.
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Post by: McDuff on June 13, 2012, 05:23:15 PM
oh dear holland.
also robben is over-rated

im sayin. hope they give dirk that wing and 60+ minutes vs portugal.
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Post by: Mooley on June 13, 2012, 05:28:58 PM
The Germans absolutely humiliated the Dutch on the wings, and that's pretty much the one area where Portugal's as strong as anyone. Holland's going to get shat on yet again. Van der Wiel and Willems are fucking awful.
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Post by: Alan on June 13, 2012, 05:35:27 PM
C'mon now, Robben's world class. Germany doesn't have a player of his calibre...
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Post by: weedpop on June 13, 2012, 06:04:14 PM
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I got spooked by line-up speculation right before the tourney started and swapped out Gomez for Robben. Hindsight's 20/20 and all that but god damn.

Counting on a big game for Benzema.

Ya, I have Benzema as my captain for this match. Hoping he performs as well as he did during the warmup friendlies. Robben is definitely overrated - frustratingly selfish and a bit of a crybaby. Lahm did a really good job against him today though.


Honestly I was surprised at how little resilience Holland seemed to have in this game. They just looked defeated after going 2-0 down, and didn't even try particularly hard to get back into the game in the second half even though Germany were just holding onto their lead. Can't really see them beating Portugal by 3 goals next game. Should make for a good match though.

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Post by: goosey on June 13, 2012, 09:22:45 PM
This is just odd:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=soYwHcdVqNk# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=soYwHcdVqNk#)!

that's some real shit
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Post by: thepman on June 14, 2012, 01:46:39 AM
so, Redknapp's left Tottenham....
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Post by: Alan on June 14, 2012, 02:07:28 AM
Any excuse

Harry Redknapp "I'm no wheeler dealer" x rated reaction to Sky's Rob Palmer (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJBsI7RAuvk#ws)
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Post by: Stoeipoes on June 14, 2012, 02:22:50 AM
The Germans absolutely humiliated the Dutch on the wings, and that's pretty much the one area where Portugal's as strong as anyone. Holland's going to get shat on yet again. Van der Wiel and Willems are fucking awful.

Van der Wiel was playing amazing on the world cup of 2010. since then he's garbage. Last season he was injured and a lad called van Rhijn played right back and defending wise he was much better and attacking wise in potential.

Willems is only 18 and he shouldn't be on the field, there are better alternatives, but van Marwijk decides.. I think willems plays more than decent for a guy that young.

Mathijsen, van Bommel are too old to run. Those 2 were the worst.
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Post by: Beer Keg Peg Leg on June 14, 2012, 03:23:46 AM
why doesn't huntelaar start and play van persie off him/on the wing? would that solve any of their problems?
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Post by: brycickle on June 14, 2012, 09:19:06 AM
My hope today is that Croatia crushes Italy. God I fucking hate Italy. Not the country, just the football team.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on June 14, 2012, 09:25:43 AM
My hope today is that Croatia crushes Italy. God I fucking hate Italy. Not the country, just the football team.

Yup I feel the same way.  They're the first team I've ever hated.  2006 World Cup against USA.  What a bunch of shithead, whiney cheaters.  I feel like watching 90 minutes of Italy is watching everything I hate about football. 


...that said I did find them entertaining vs. Spain and I've heard their current coach plays in a very non-Italian style.  I don't really go out of my to watch them though, so maybe it was a fluke.
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Post by: McDuff on June 14, 2012, 09:32:38 AM
not really and italy fan myself (lets go poland!!) but how does balotelli get the start over di natalie? and how come alessandro matri didnt get the call? too many juventus players? he was hurt a bit last season... but im just saying, he would have been a clear choice over mario for me any day...
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Post by: brycickle on June 14, 2012, 09:36:56 AM
Balotelli seems like a huge liability for any team to pick. Not worth it for the small flashes of brilliance that he has.
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Post by: McDuff on June 14, 2012, 09:40:44 AM
you knew pirlo was going to put that in... damn.
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Post by: Mein Fuhrer! I can walk! on June 14, 2012, 09:53:10 AM
I like Italy based solely on my appreciation for Buffon, I love that guy. They're owning this game, but have missed way too many great chances, it could've easily been 0-4 by now.                        

Edit: And Italy seems to be cutting down on the defense overkill play, that's a good thing. We've seen some solid attacks in the game against Spain and now again. Good signs.
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Post by: Mein Fuhrer! I can walk! on June 14, 2012, 11:05:47 AM
Second half was completely Croatia's though, not a bad game.
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Post by: McDuff on June 14, 2012, 11:11:48 AM
i enjoyed it for sure.

predictions for spain ireland? im going to say 3-1 spain. i do hope im wrong. i wanna see duff all over the place. dudes underrated imo. and robbie keanes been more than solid for ireland (and la) in the months leading up. i think ireland has a decent chance.
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Post by: brycickle on June 14, 2012, 11:18:53 AM
They had a decent chance going into the game against Croatia. This one? Not as much I think. Spain is going to dance around them, and if they actually start a striker they won't be stopped.
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Post by: McDuff on June 14, 2012, 11:50:13 AM
hmmm, wow. torres. thought he was gonna put that 100 yards into the crowd.
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Post by: brycickle on June 14, 2012, 12:22:09 PM
True. As much as I like to hate on the guy, being a Man. United fan, it's good to see him play well for Spain.
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Post by: brycickle on June 14, 2012, 01:37:22 PM
Spain.
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Post by: Mark Renton on June 14, 2012, 01:54:34 PM
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Yup I feel the same way.  They're the first team I've ever hated.  2006 World Cup against USA.  What a bunch of shithead, whiney cheaters.  I feel like watching 90 minutes of Italy is watching everything I hate about football. 


...that said I did find them entertaining vs. Spain and I've heard their current coach plays in a very non-Italian style.  I don't really go out of my to watch them though, so maybe it was a fluke.


Haha wtf
You're from England right? And you hate Italy just for that game agaist USA? You gotta be kidding me man, your team has always sucked balls and look what, the only thing you won was that world cup with that fake goal, yet you call Italy cheaters? How stupid you are dude
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Post by: chockfullofthat on June 14, 2012, 01:59:39 PM
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Yup I feel the same way.?  They're the first team I've ever hated.?  2006 World Cup against USA.?  What a bunch of shithead, whiney cheaters.?  I feel like watching 90 minutes of Italy is watching everything I hate about football.? 


...that said I did find them entertaining vs. Spain and I've heard their current coach plays in a very non-Italian style.?  I don't really go out of my to watch them though, so maybe it was a fluke.
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Haha wtf
You're from England right? And you hate Italy just for that game agaist USA? You gotta be kidding me man, your team has always sucked balls and look what, the only thing you won was that world cup with that fake goal, yet you call Italy cheaters? How stupid you are dude

Hahaha.  Not stupid enough to start a rant based on a false assumption of your country of origin.

-Edit.  Oh and this:
(http://i50.tinypic.com/2uhc0hx.jpg)
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Post by: Mooley on June 14, 2012, 02:28:19 PM
Torres starts playing well again right as he dyes his hair back to blonde... coincidence?
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Post by: Ruftbeir on June 14, 2012, 02:41:17 PM
I love those Irish fans
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Post by: holden caulfield on June 14, 2012, 03:07:02 PM
watching spain play is just a joy. even after it was already 3-0 it is still just beautiful football to watch. the way iniesta moves with the ball is indescribable. i basically just study him all game long and try to emulate him at my games.

respect to the irish fans for showing their support for the full 90 minutes and beyond...
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Post by: pica on June 14, 2012, 04:41:20 PM
I like Italy based solely on my appreciation for Buffon, I love that guy. They're owning this game, but have missed way too many great chances, it could've easily been 0-4 by now.                        

Edit: And Italy seems to be cutting down on the defense overkill play, that's a good thing. We've seen some solid attacks in the game against Spain and now again. Good signs.
buffon is a beast.
i still search for one of his parma shirts if anyone has one to sell hit me up.
(http://www.footballitaliano.co.uk/images/articles/buffonparma200709.jpg)
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Post by: weedpop on June 14, 2012, 04:52:35 PM
why doesn't huntelaar start and play van persie off him/on the wing? would that solve any of their problems?

From what I've heard via interwebz and pundits, that hasn't really been an effective combination when tried. It also wouldn't solve what has probably been their biggest problem in attack, which is a lack of width. Van Persie likes to drift into the middle to link up with people and Robben almost always cuts in as well (usually to shoot over the bar) so I don't know where the balls into the box for Huntelaar would come from. Van der Wiel likely won't be helping out too much in attack either because of his defensive matchup against Ronaldo.

Also, I don't think Willems was as bad as people have been saying; he was just afraid to go forward, as he probably should have been against Germany.

not really and italy fan myself (lets go poland!!) but how does balotelli get the start over di natalie? and how come alessandro matri didnt get the call? too many juventus players? he was hurt a bit last season... but im just saying, he would have been a clear choice over mario for me any day...

Matri had a pretty weak season for Juventus - only ten goals and barely got any starts in the last 15-20 games. Di Natale would be my choice but he has severe knee problems to the point where he doesn't even train with the rest of the Udinese squad most of the time. If Guiseppe Rossi hadn't gotten injured this wouldn't be a problem, but as it is, Ballotelli is the only big, strong front man they've got. I'd like to see them mix it up a bit by playing Giovinco more but I doubt it'll happen.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on June 15, 2012, 01:26:32 PM
What a game!  More goals to come I hope.
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Post by: poster on June 15, 2012, 01:45:33 PM
Ibrahimovic is crazy antisocial. I don't understand how the team can accept his loafing around the field. Still rooting for Sweden, come on Sweden!!!
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Post by: Decreed Bratton on June 15, 2012, 02:03:51 PM
Sweden vs. England was a good entertaining game.  Welbeck's finish was delightful.
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Post by: cringe. on June 15, 2012, 02:08:53 PM
god england are such a nervewracking team to support, super entertaining match though and relief at the result... wellbeck's a fly guy
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Post by: weedpop on June 15, 2012, 02:12:10 PM
England + Sweden = 5 goal thriller?! Rewriting the arithmetic of international football here...

I'm really surprised England won that one after doing their usual "go 1-0 up then shit the bed in the second half and concede a bunch of weak goals" routine. It was incredible how quickly they lost their shape but Wellbeck and Walcott made up for it somehow.

Did anyone else see Ibra talking shit to Joe Hart after Sweden's second goal?
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Post by: brycickle on June 15, 2012, 02:13:09 PM
That fucks my bracket up. O well. Netherlands already did that too.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on June 15, 2012, 02:35:55 PM
Did anyone else see Ibra talking shit to Joe Hart after Sweden's second goal?

Sure did.  Not surprised haha.
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Post by: Spike Hawke on June 15, 2012, 03:15:30 PM
I hate supporting England. Pretty sure I can count at least half of my grey hairs on them. Nerves of jelly. At least we have a new manager in the wings for when they get beat by Ukraine, surprised that Redknapp got the boot but he does seem like a shady guy
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Post by: thepman on June 15, 2012, 03:32:02 PM
Poor display defensively second half by England, seriously making my heart go at times. But we did really well to score another two, all down to Walcott, and Welbeck's finish was wonderful, looked really natural, another good game from him. Carroll also had a good game and with Rooney back next we're not short of attacking options, although Ukraine will be a tough game for sure as host nations. So far i'm happy with how England are playing. And yes I saw Ibra talking shit at Hart, he's a nasty, arrogant and petty player, never liked him.

Edit: just found this:
(http://gif.mocksession.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/IBRAHIMOVIC.gif)
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Post by: via on June 16, 2012, 02:03:56 AM
I don't have TV so I'm not getting to watch any of the games. Bummer.

Also, is anyone actually there? How is the hooliganism? Someone posted a pretty gnarly Documentary on SLAP a little while ago.
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Post by: Beer Keg Peg Leg on June 16, 2012, 09:55:24 AM
polish fans fucked russian fans shit up
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Post by: Alan on June 16, 2012, 01:42:24 PM
Nice one, Czech Rep.
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Post by: Smell Good on June 16, 2012, 02:50:21 PM
I finally caught up with yesterday's games and watched today's matches too.

Poland looked so toothless.
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Post by: Mooley on June 16, 2012, 03:00:55 PM
Hugely disappointed in Poland, I was pulling for them just to see a host team do well. Such a good first half and then they just fell apart.

Russia fucked up huge too. Czechs without Rosicky should not have been a challenge at all for them. All those terrible crosses, all those missed shots... no one to blame but themselves.
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Post by: weedpop on June 16, 2012, 03:59:48 PM
I would be pissed if I was a Polish fan. They didn't come close to breaching the Czechs' defense in the second half until the last 10 minutes. How can you just give up like that in a must-win game when it's 0-0 at half time? Amazing to see what everyone thought were the two worst teams in the group go through to the next stage. Now we get to see if Holland can save themselves from a similar humiliation.
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Post by: Smell Good on June 16, 2012, 06:13:56 PM
When did Redknapp get sacked? Granted, I haven't been keeping up with the football news to avoid any spoilers (I was working and had yet to view some of the Euro matches on my DVR).

Also, living legend Michael Laudrup to manage Swansea? That's awesome news for them.
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Post by: Beer Keg Peg Leg on June 16, 2012, 09:36:36 PM
typical performance from poland. play with no heart or passion.
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Post by: Spike Hawke on June 17, 2012, 02:57:54 AM
When did Redknapp get sacked? Granted, I haven't been keeping up with the football news to avoid any spoilers (I was working and had yet to view some of the Euro matches on my DVR).

Also, living legend Michael Laudrup to manage Swansea? That's awesome news for them.
Think he got the boot on Wednesday. Reckon that there has been internal issues for some time. AVB is being talked about but David Moyes was the hot fave. Laudrup at Swansea is fucking amazing.
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Post by: Alan on June 17, 2012, 01:23:16 PM
Bender's big score!



(sorry)
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Post by: Smell Good on June 18, 2012, 06:57:00 AM
I don't want to call anything but the French look like legitimate contenders. They've got real depth and dimension in their team. Excellent defense with options to spare, really good and more than competent fullbacks. Although I'd still prefer to see Koscielny start over Mexes in that central defense position. He's so much sharper.

Midfield and forward positions is also packed to the brim with quality so I don't even need to go there.
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Post by: ALT on June 18, 2012, 09:02:03 AM
France are looking good but I don't think they are at the level of Spain or Germany.


I fucked up my fantasy team this week. I thought the Polish team would go all-out and win, so I played two of them in my team with my two Czech and Greek players on the bench.  Piszczek got 2 points and Polanski got none. While on my bench Papadopoulos and Selassie got 7 each.

I also sold my captain Ronaldo and bought Gomez in his place. Naldo goes and scores twice while Gomez only got an assist last night.



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Post by: chockfullofthat on June 18, 2012, 01:46:46 PM
My captain selections have been solid so far.  I really needed that Iniesta assist.  Back in first  8)
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Post by: pica on June 18, 2012, 01:50:54 PM
alan i feel with you, poor hrvati.
you coul'd have had at least two penalties, instead you received one offside goal.
shit happens.

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Post by: 360 frip on June 18, 2012, 01:55:55 PM
How dull are Spain? I thought Croatia deserved that.
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Post by: weedpop on June 18, 2012, 01:56:20 PM
My captain selections have been solid so far.� I really needed that Iniesta assist.� Back in first� 8)

Is this in a slap league, or your own league with friends? I would like to join the slap league if it actually exists even though I'm blowing it this round with my mismanagement. I had Bonucci and Chiellini starting this round and even though Italy got a clean sheet, neither of them got any points for it because they didn't play at least 60 minutes. I've also got 12 points sitting on the bench with coentrao and papadopoulos.
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Post by: Matze on June 18, 2012, 01:57:26 PM
alan i feel with you, poor hrvati.
you coul'd have had at least two penalties, instead you received one offside goal.
shit happens.

and fuck italy. ireland should have beat the shit out of them.
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Post by: Mooley on June 18, 2012, 02:02:38 PM
Del Bosque must really be crossing his fingers hoping he doesn't have to face off against England in the quarter finals. They looked pretty woeful today. All those attacking options, pretty much indisputably the three best playmaking midfielders in the game today, and you still get stone-walled by a hard working defence until the 88th min.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on June 18, 2012, 02:09:15 PM
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My captain selections have been solid so far.? I really needed that Iniesta assist.? Back in first? 8)
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Is this in a slap league, or your own league with friends? I would like to join the slap league if it actually exists even though I'm blowing it this round with my mismanagement. I had Bonucci and Chiellini starting this round and even though Italy got a clean sheet, neither of them got any points for it because they didn't play at least 60 minutes. I've also got 12 points sitting on the bench with coentrao and papadopoulos.

Slap league.  Details are about 3-5 pages back.  I still don't know which users are in (besides the obvious names)
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Post by: thepman on June 18, 2012, 02:26:35 PM
I don't want to call anything but the French look like legitimate contenders. They've got real depth and dimension in their team. Excellent defense with options to spare, really good and more than competent fullbacks. Although I'd still prefer to see Koscielny start over Mexes in that central defense position. He's so much sharper.

Midfield and forward positions is also packed to the brim with quality so I don't even need to go there.

It's decent, but the two centre backs aren't the best, they're slow and at times often susceptible, not the best pairing, and I also just hate looking at Mexes he just annoys me haha. As someone said, Spain did look boring, yes they pass it well, but so far this tournament (apart from against Ireland who are a lesser side than both Croatia and Italy) they haven't been looking fantastic in the final third. Although still favourites for sure with Germany. Italy are definitely are dark horse, they're playing well.
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Post by: Spike Hawke on June 18, 2012, 02:34:54 PM
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My captain selections have been solid so far.? I really needed that Iniesta assist.? Back in first? 8)
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Is this in a slap league, or your own league with friends? I would like to join the slap league if it actually exists even though I'm blowing it this round with my mismanagement. I had Bonucci and Chiellini starting this round and even though Italy got a clean sheet, neither of them got any points for it because they didn't play at least 60 minutes. I've also got 12 points sitting on the bench with coentrao and papadopoulos.
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Slap league.  Details are about 3-5 pages back.  I still don't know which users are in (besides the obvious names)
If it wasn't for Ronaldo as captain I'd be fucked
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Post by: weedpop on June 18, 2012, 03:41:22 PM
Italy looked pretty uninspired today against Ireland. I have France as my third favourites but I think Germany will win it. I'd like to see Spain start Navas and Llorente going forward - I think that would provide them with the cutting edge they need against the better defenses. Torres is too unreliable.
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Post by: Generik on June 18, 2012, 11:49:24 PM
Stoked on this goal.

Euro 2012 Man of the Match : Petr Jiracek (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zz7VT9_T4nU#ws)
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Post by: Alan on June 19, 2012, 02:00:14 AM
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alan i feel with you, poor hrvati.
you coul'd have had at least two penalties, instead you received one offside goal.
shit happens.
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and fuck italy. ireland should have beat the shit out of them.

I know, but honestly, Spain were better... While we were watching the game we only wanted Ireland to tie or win because a win over Spain was out of the question. And yeah, the refs will almost always side with the larger footballing nations. I can remember only one game where the ref was blatantly going against the bigger team in one of our matches (Italy, 2002). Oh, well...
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Post by: cringe. on June 19, 2012, 04:08:39 AM
Stoked on this goal.

Euro 2012 Man of the Match : Petr Jiracek (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zz7VT9_T4nU#ws)
damn, ty evans is editing football footage now?





+ england match tonight ...!
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Post by: thepman on June 19, 2012, 11:33:46 AM
COME ON ENGLAND!
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Post by: ALT on June 19, 2012, 11:40:12 AM
COME ON ENGLAND!
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Post by: Spike Hawke on June 19, 2012, 12:19:28 PM
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All ready bitten all my nails off.
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Post by: brent on June 19, 2012, 12:51:29 PM
rooney will score 2 today
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Post by: chockfullofthat on June 19, 2012, 01:13:00 PM
OMG Assistant Ref!  How utterly useless are you!?
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Post by: Mooley on June 19, 2012, 01:46:32 PM
Is Rooney physically incapable of jumping more than 6" high? Such good service out there and he was pathetic at getting on the end of it. But all fingers have to be pointed at Milner, terrible game.

Gerrard, however, is having one hell of a tournament.
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Post by: Matze on June 19, 2012, 01:53:25 PM
ibrahimovic's goal was pretty neat. I'm kinda glad that ukraine is out of the tournament and even more glad that england is still in. hoping for some legendary match against germany
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Post by: weedpop on June 19, 2012, 02:06:40 PM
Is Rooney physically incapable of jumping more than 6" high? Such good service out there and he was pathetic at getting on the end of it. But all fingers have to be pointed at Milner, terrible game.

Gerrard, however, is having one hell of a tournament.

I didn't think Gerrard was all that great in this game, however, in the first half his cross-field balls were literally the only way England were able to move the ball forward.

Rooney is short and didn't have a particularly good game either. England were really lucky to win this one and will need even more luck to go through against Italy.

Does Ukraine's no-goal provide more of an argument for goal-line technology or for offside replays? Hmmm..
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Post by: Alan on June 19, 2012, 02:12:02 PM
The game is crying out for video technology.

Also, the commentator mentioned the ball swerving in the air a couple of times. I thought this was solved after the 2010 fiasco (or was it 2006/8)?
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Post by: thepman on June 19, 2012, 02:13:10 PM
OMG Assistant Ref!  How utterly useless are you!?

The player was offside anyway so shouldn't have been a goal either way
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Post by: weedpop on June 19, 2012, 02:29:17 PM
"Football is a game where one goal makes all the difference. we need goal line technology RIGHT NOW!"

"But what about the offside that didn't get called? Surely that would have unduly affected the game as well."

"OMG where will it end?! Video replay is too slow, we need to respect the referee's authority!" etc., etc.

In fantasy fag news, my Rancid Bonobos are in at 3rd in the SLAP league despite the fact that I am terrible at selecting the right players.
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Post by: cringe. on June 19, 2012, 02:38:12 PM
Is Rooney physically incapable of jumping more than 6" high? Such good service out there and he was pathetic at getting on the end of it. But all fingers have to be pointed at Milner, terrible game.

Gerrard, however, is having one hell of a tournament.
literally, i'm personally bitter that rooney will probably get praised in headlines tomorrow when he deserves ignominy, and i wish milner didn't keep getting played he can do one too. kinda felt sorry for ukraine in this match, we didn't deserve to win....  ah well im happy. Gerrard's a top lad though

on a side note milner, rooney and carroll are really making us look like a country of neanderthal oafs interspersed with the occasional overdeveloped metrosexual scott parker-types
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Post by: Alan on June 19, 2012, 02:52:36 PM
Shit, when Parker got that ball to the side of his head I thought they were going to bury him then and there.
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Post by: thepman on June 19, 2012, 03:09:25 PM
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Gerrard, however, is having one hell of a tournament.
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literally, i'm personally bitter that rooney will probably get praised in headlines tomorrow when he deserves ignominy, and i wish milner didn't keep getting played he can do one too. kinda felt sorry for ukraine in this match, we didn't deserve to win....  ah well im happy. Gerrard's a top lad though

on a side note milner, rooney and carroll are really making us look like a country of neanderthal oafs interspersed with the occasional overdeveloped metrosexual scott parker-types

Haha nah, Scott Parker looks like he's just stepped off a battlefield in World War 1 with that haircut
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Post by: weedpop on June 19, 2012, 04:07:32 PM
Scott Parker plays like a badass so the fact that he is better looking than the entire Ireland squad combined is insignificant.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on June 20, 2012, 06:14:11 AM
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The player was offside anyway so shouldn't have been a goal either way

I missed that.  I had a bad connection and it just cut right through what had happened, I only saw the clearance like 5 times.
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Post by: holden caulfield on June 20, 2012, 06:22:23 AM
I thought you were an England fan? Shouldn't you be happy with the call?

France v Spain is going to be an amazing game, the two most technical sides facing off.

Sucks for Italy that they lost Chiellini...I could see that game going to penalties.

Also holy fuck @ Ibra's goal....
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Post by: pica on June 20, 2012, 06:38:52 AM
lemme say one thing to all the video analysis - chip in the ball debate....

it should be possible to play soccer under the same conditions in all countries and places of the world, no matter if it's old trafford or timbuktu.
therefore it should stay the way it is.
also if the refs get technical assistance there won't pass much time and the players will ask for it as well. vibrating chips in your socks showing if you stand in the offside or not, headsets to communicate, you name it.

nahnah boy,the game is good as it is.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on June 20, 2012, 06:49:09 AM
@ holden No.  I'm completely neutral for the Euros...I'm an American. 

@pica.  Not a fan of that argument.  All it takes is a quick look at the camera to spot offsides on the run back to the circle and goal line technology just must be brought in.  That's where I'd draw the line...no video review for fouls or penalties.
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Post by: pica on June 20, 2012, 07:04:11 AM
i can see why people would like to have a goal line camera, but seriously if the players have no technical assistance why should the ref have?
and don't say for the money the teams loose.
the coaches would challenge anything the whole time, a game would go for at least 2,5 hours...
who needs this?
also you may not like to hear it, but i like how a ref ain't no robot and can fail from time to time, and i've learned to appreciate it if the ref does a good job.
still i question why the goal line ref is positioned on the same site of the field as the side line ref.... in my opinion it would make much more sense to replace him with another side line ref on the other side of the field. i'd make it one ref and 4 sideline assistants.
if you would have videomonitoring the whole interaction between players and the refs gets lost.
keep the game analog.
this is a good watch btw.

Referees at Work Folgen 1-3 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOoB7i-dDp4#)

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Post by: Alan on June 20, 2012, 07:07:35 AM
it should be possible to play soccer under the same conditions in all countries and places of the world, no matter if it's old trafford or timbuktu.
therefore it should stay the way it is.

But they're not, though, are they? Playing conditions are much better in Europe just from of all the money being thrown at the clubs. It should be in FIFA/UEFA's interest that the game is as fair as possible, so they should fund the technology (and it's availability).
Also, it has been mentioned in other debates that perhaps both teams could use the technology only a limited amount of times, like it's done in tennis.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on June 20, 2012, 07:17:06 AM
i can see why people would like to have a goal line camera, but seriously if the players have no technical assistance why should the ref have?
and don't say for the money the teams loose.
the coaches would challenge anything the whole time, a game would go for at least 2,5 hours...
who needs this?
also you may not like to hear it, but i like how a ref ain't no robot and can fail from time to time, and i've learned to appreciate it if the ref does a good job.
still i question why the goal line ref is positioned on the same site of the field as the side line ref.... in my opinion it would make much more sense to replace him with another side line ref on the other side of the field. i'd make it one ref and 4 sideline assistants.


You've watched football...you know just how little time it takes to spot an offside goal.  Saying the game would last 2.5 hours is insane.  Instead of surrounding the field with referees, just keep 1 on the field, the 2 linesman, the fourth official, and one dude who can check a close goal.  If it's too close to tell, it's a goal.  Easy.  I don't think the coaches should be involved at all.  No "challenges" of whatever.
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Post by: pica on June 20, 2012, 07:19:39 AM
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it should be possible to play soccer under the same conditions in all countries and places of the world, no matter if it's old trafford or timbuktu.
therefore it should stay the way it is.
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But they're not, though, are they? Playing conditions are much better in Europe just from of all the money being thrown at the clubs. It should be in FIFA/UEFA's interest that the game is as fair as possible, so they should fund the technology (and it's availability).
Also, it has been mentioned in other debates that perhaps both teams could use the technology only a limited amount of times, like it's done in tennis.
i'd be totally down for 11 refs.
but seriously i just enjoy the remaining risk of referees mistakes.
it's the drama the game needs and it's a part that keeps it interesting and entertaining.
i'm always bummed that there are no wrong referee decisions and players blacking out, spitting  even having a small brawl from time to time when playing PES 2011.

of course training and field conditions, are better in europe but the game itself is the same all over the world.

 i think you're just bummed cause croatia would have done better with an offside camera. on the other hand i'm just happy that my england bet worked out.
by the way when will you have your furious return to vienna alan?
i'll discuss this with you during a cold brew at heldenplatz some time...
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Post by: holden caulfield on June 20, 2012, 09:07:54 AM
Nahhh Pica im gunna have to side with the other guys. Im all for refs with their own personalities and what not, and I even enjoy controversial calls etc, but I do believe technology should be introduced for just those 2 things, offsides, and goals. there is simply too much money, and too much at stake, to rely exclusively on refs on such matters.

your argument about how it should be the same game all over the world is just wrong. losing a friendly match in some random league is not at all the same thing as losing it on a stage like the Euros. There is simply too much at stake.

also your argument that it would slow the game down is also weak. it would literally take 5 seconds to check. it's like how the NFl introduced that new rule last season in which every single td is now automatically reviewed upstairs. It hasnt actually slowed the game down at all. Most of the tds are obvious and you cant even tell they were reviewed because they do it so fast.
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Post by: Alan on June 20, 2012, 09:13:51 AM
I can see that it wouldn't be fair for the 3rd world countries, but the shitty reffing needs to stop. I'm totally pro video technology because bad decisions usually end up hurting the weaker teams. As I said, let FIFA pay for it, fuck em, they can afford it.

Yeah, one of my dream scenarios is an exciting game, at least 3 goals and then a massive brawl 10 minutes from time with 6 red cards, then having the ones who weren't sent off finish the match.

I don't know when I'll be coming back, probably around xmas. But if you come down here the couch is yours!
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Post by: Alan on June 20, 2012, 09:16:50 AM
there is simply too much money, and too much at stake, to rely exclusively on refs on such matters.

Seriously, fuck the money, fuck the champions league, and fuck the capitalist bludgeoning of the sport. This is about fairness, and everyone has the right to equal reffing. It's up to the governing bodies to provide for this.
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Post by: weedpop on June 20, 2012, 05:19:36 PM
Saying that football should be exactly the same across all leagues and levels is stupid, because it's not - unless you want to start a charity to provide every under-financed pub team with a $50,000 real grass pitch and all the latest equipment. Just because the technology isn't currently practical for lower/less monied leagues, doesn't mean that it shouldn't be applied in the interest of fairness in the leagues that can actually afford it. And yes, FIFA should do whatever they can to make it available to other countries/associations as well.

Generally I just get frustrated by the drama created by shitty refereeing, not excited by it, and either way, the entertainment of fans is less important than fairness for the people who are most invested in it i.e. players and teams.

Pretty much every other sport has brought in video replay in the last few years without "ruining" anything or extending games beyond the limits of watchability. Even if you reviewed every goal for offside/"did it cross the line?" it would still take less time than it usually does to celebrate the goal in the first place. I do think it should just be for goals though - or MAYBE one or two "challenges" for plays that are wrongly called offside, with the team that lost possession getting a free kick from the position that the pass was made from.
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Post by: pica on June 20, 2012, 05:35:07 PM
i enjoy the mistakes for the fact that it's one of the last analog games in an over-technologized world.
i love this game because it has so many unpredictable components, that all sum up to make every single game of soccer different from another.

all the hidden spitting at each other, the insulting, the hidden fouls nobody sees...the brawls, the offside goal that wasn't one, the given goal that was offside all the wembley goals scored in the history of soccer... it's what keeps it epic.
at least for me.

and for another matter a lot of players would have to admit that they've played pretty bad without any refs to blame.

and besides that "keeping the game the same in all leagues and countries" ain't my very own arguement, some FIFA official said it on TV a few weeks ago.
before that i never thought about it that way, but i can see his point.
if a big team gets their potential goal video checked, how can you simple refuse this to a small league?
soccer is played by the FIFA rules in almost all countries and leagues in the world.
THE SAME RULES.
 if it's about fairness, why should any team or league be privileged then by getting video replay or a chipped ball?
simple because they can afford it?
"this might have been a goal, hard to say if you would play in the premier league you could have it video checked, but you ain't. so by my decision i'm giving it/ain't giving it - sorry".
that's even more unfair.
sooner or later your local pub team will put his money into video technology instead of youth programs, simple for the fact that "the others/the pros" have it.
to me that sounds more unfair than teams loosing games due to human failures or mistinterpretations of game situations.
fuck money that's no arguement, not at all.
and besides that all in all the refs did an excellent job for most of the part during this euro so far.

i'm taking it one step further: videotechnology would do to soccer what the berrics did to skateboarding. weaking it.
  
it's the same as it is in life, you have to live with wrong decisions.
but so does everybody from time to time, and that's what i call fair.
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Post by: weedpop on June 20, 2012, 06:29:16 PM


if a big team gets their potential goal video checked, how can you simple refuse this to a small league?
soccer is played by the FIFA rules in almost all countries and leagues in the world.
THE SAME RULES.
 if it's about fairness, why should any team or league be privileged then by getting video replay or a chipped ball?
simple because they can afford it?
"this might have been a goal, hard to say if you would play in the premier league you could have it video checked, but you ain't. so by my decision i'm giving it/ain't giving it - sorry".
that's even more unfair.


Most of what you said makes no sense, so I'm just going to address this.

This would not be "refusing" technology to small leagues. FIFA should help them to pay for it if possible and try to get the cost down as much as they can, but even if they can't afford it or  can't make it work for infrastructure reasons, they are not being "refused" the advantage of technology.

None of the rules in question (offside, what constitutes a goal) would be changed by this technology, just applied more effectively. Everyone would still be playing by essentially THE SAME RULES.

In this case "fairness" means the extent to which the rules are properly applied in a freely agreed upon competition between two teams. If the technology was applied in one league and not the other, it would still increase fairness overall if you view each missed call across all leagues as "-1 fairness". Teams from different leagues competing against each other (eg. champion's league) would have the same amount of access to the technology within the game in question, so their would be no imbalance there. More correct calls in premiere league games would not make incorrect calls made in, say, the Turkish league any more "unfair". They would just seem worse in comparison.

The only problems for me are whether it could be evenly used in international qualifiers and infrastructure problems that might make it hard for newly promoted teams or teams with crappy stadiums to install the technology.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on June 22, 2012, 01:25:04 PM
Raining goals in Gdasnk.  That Greek goal really killed my point tally.
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Post by: weedpop on June 22, 2012, 01:42:40 PM
^^ Same here. I had Neur and Hummels starting thinking this would be a clean sheet for Germany. Should have picked Lahm I guess.
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Post by: Mooley on June 22, 2012, 02:32:27 PM
I made a bunch of impulse decisions after the group stage thinking I was going to take some time later to refine things a bit. I didn't end up doing that, and ended up with Nani and two players that didn't even start up front. I'm pretty much fucked for this round.

Game today was entertaining as fuck though. Reus hammering that volley in off the bar when he could have passed it into the net made my day.
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Post by: weedpop on June 22, 2012, 03:03:39 PM
Germany are looking even more scary after this match. They completely changed out their "1st choice" front 3, brought in klose, reus and schuerrle and still looked brilliant and cohesive going forward. I honestly think that they could have kept Greece from scoring if they hadn't gotten complacent at the beginning of the second half. They have more squad depth than Spain and a better, more effective system (at least at the moment); the only player they couldn't easily replace is Ozil, I think.

I really hope we get to see them against Spain. I'd like to see to what extent the Spanish possession game can stifle their play, and how effective they can be on the counter. They look like the best team in the tournament without question right now, though.
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Post by: Matze on June 23, 2012, 02:37:46 AM
goetze will be as good as oezil in the near future.

game was fun. I still can't believe that the germans can play in such a beautiful way. this genaration has something different.
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Post by: pica on June 23, 2012, 02:00:43 PM
france did it like forrest.... NOT REALLY TRYIN, and that for almost the entire game.
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Post by: Smell Good on June 24, 2012, 04:53:36 AM
The quality was definitely there for France, lots of little flashes and sparks from that French side but that is not enough to stop a powerhouse like Spain or Germany who are just steamrolling through matches.

C'MON ENGLAND!!
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Post by: SFblah on June 24, 2012, 07:00:36 AM
I guess I'm going for England today. Cannot stand Roonie but really don't like the Italian Diving Team.


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Post by: Alan on June 24, 2012, 07:13:32 AM
Not a fan of either team, but I don't see England breaking the Italian defense (although they've played more openly in this tournament).
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Post by: Beer Keg Peg Leg on June 24, 2012, 07:41:26 AM
I'm in Italy so I'm hopping on the azzuri bandwagon for the first and only time
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Post by: MaryhillVibe on June 24, 2012, 10:25:37 AM
I hope england get absoloutly buggered by the Italians.

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Post by: Spike Hawke on June 24, 2012, 10:26:47 AM
I hope england get absoloutly buggered by the Italians.


Said like a true Scot
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Post by: brycickle on June 24, 2012, 10:31:54 AM
Ingerland!! I only say that because I can't stand Italy.
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Post by: MaryhillVibe on June 24, 2012, 10:33:26 AM
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I hope england get absoloutly buggered by the Italians.


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Said like a true Scot

 ;D

The new lady is a massive Germany fan too so it all works out pretty well.
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Post by: Spike Hawke on June 24, 2012, 11:26:53 AM
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I hope england get absoloutly buggered by the Italians.


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Said like a true Scot
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 ;D

The new lady is a massive Germany fan too so it all works out pretty well.
Nothing better than having an international chip on your shoulder
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Post by: thepman on June 24, 2012, 11:30:14 AM
Once again getting nervous for this England game, not sure what to expect but praying for an England win. Welbeck to win it for us! Come on England!!!
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Post by: poster on June 24, 2012, 02:17:06 PM
England is the worst. I hope Italy takes it after all.

edit: YES!!
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Post by: cringe. on June 24, 2012, 02:40:05 PM
life is over, if rome isnt a nuke-ravaged wasteland by tomorrow morning i think i will literally cry my body into a shrivelled husk and die
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Post by: mds on June 24, 2012, 02:42:05 PM
damn that Pirlo pen :o
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Post by: thepman on June 24, 2012, 02:45:01 PM
Once again getting nervous for this England game, not sure what to expect but praying for an England win. Welbeck to win it for us! Come on England!!!

Haha I look pretty silly now, we were outclassed, well done Italy. Pirlo was magnificent. But no one expected us to get out the group stage, and we can take some positives from the tournament.
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Post by: holden caulfield on June 24, 2012, 02:48:26 PM
surprisingly entertaining for a game that finished 0-0. italy definitely deserves to go through too
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Post by: Alan on June 24, 2012, 02:53:04 PM
Didn't expect England to be this weak. And Pirlo's Panenka, fucking hell!


"England recorded 35% possession against Italy - their worst amount of possession in the tournament. Against France it was 39%, Sweden 48% and Ukraine 45%."

Oops.
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Post by: weedpop on June 24, 2012, 03:07:49 PM
England never set out to have a lot of possession of the ball. Their plan was to defend solidly - which they did for the whole game - and to try and score from set-pieces and counterattack with pace along the flanks. The latter they did pretty well during the first half but their counterattacking game disappeared as they started to tire. Italy clearly are more skilled and deserved to go through, but shit, that Rooney bicycle kick would have been the most dramatic moment of the tournament if he hadn't fluffed it.

Pirlo took that penalty "like a boss". So important to have someone with that much calm and experience at this stage in a tournament.
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Post by: pica on June 24, 2012, 03:14:09 PM
buffon.

nuff said.
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Post by: Alan on June 24, 2012, 03:16:54 PM
England never set out to have a lot of possession of the ball.

It seems that that was their strategy for the whole tournament, and with which they basically announced that they don't really want to do well.
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Post by: holden caulfield on June 24, 2012, 03:28:34 PM
ive been telling you guys, england just went for the chelsea strategy...play negative football and hope for a lucky goal. just look at the stats.. similar possession (ridiculously low), very few attempts on target, similar formations...

and no this is not just a desperate jab at chelsea over CL bitterness, it's literally what they did.
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Post by: Beer Keg Peg Leg on June 24, 2012, 03:37:54 PM
No one cares what you think
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Post by: thepman on June 24, 2012, 03:54:35 PM
No one cares what you think
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Post by: weedpop on June 24, 2012, 04:00:59 PM
He's right though... England didn't have the midfield to compete with any of the top 5 or 6 teams in this tournament. If you saw how many times they gave the ball away in all their games it was obvious that they would've failed with a possession based approach. They did about as well as they could have given the players at their disposal and the amount of time they had to develop their system. In the end, the 4 strongest teams made it through to the semi-finals. Germany-Italy should be a great game.
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Post by: Tale Crab on June 24, 2012, 05:29:21 PM
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Post by: holden caulfield on June 24, 2012, 06:21:42 PM
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No one cares what you think
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lol you're just upset that I'm right. or in denial..
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Post by: Mark Renton on June 25, 2012, 03:39:26 AM
Hooray for Italy :)
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Post by: Matze on June 25, 2012, 04:04:18 AM
meehtaly
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Post by: noileum on June 25, 2012, 05:25:49 AM
England have never been able to play the ball out of defence, and this will continue to fuck them up when playing against anyone half decent.  Every other team in the Euro's managed to play the ball out and through midfield with confidence.

At the end of the day England just aren't good enough, and Quarter Finalists is a fair reflection of where they are. 

Hopefully things may improve in years to come with the more recently retired pro's being brought into the FA's setup (Neville, Southgate and I read Hargreaves is going to be fast tracked through this coaching education).

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Post by: Smell Good on June 25, 2012, 06:19:13 AM
I actually found myself to be quite impressed with Andy Carroll. All those long balls hucked at him by Hart or the guys in the back, I'd say he received them 90+% of the time with very little fuss.
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Post by: noileum on June 25, 2012, 06:30:46 AM
I actually found myself to be quite impressed with Andy Carroll. All those long balls hucked at him by Hart or the guys in the back, I'd say he received them 90+% of the time with very little fuss.

Don't get me wrong, Carroll was pretty good, and as you say got to a massive % of all the long balls up to him, they didn't do anything with the 2nd balls that he knocked on\down though.  Most of the time it was back with the Italians in their defence, who played it up through the midfield/wing and got it in the England final third.

I came to terms with no expecting anything from England this year early on, and wasn't disappointed\surprised at the result.  They were outclassed last night, and probably would've been decimated by the Germans on Thursday if they had got through
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Post by: chockfullofthat on June 25, 2012, 08:17:40 AM
Blown away by the support of Portland and Seattle.  That rivalry is huge for US soccer. 
 
Timbers Army tifo vs. Seattle Sounders 2012 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nv_ZYxzyvRI&feature=player_embedded#ws)
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Post by: Smell Good on June 26, 2012, 09:36:18 AM
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Post by: chockfullofthat on June 26, 2012, 12:38:53 PM
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(http://cdn.bleacherreport.net/images_root/images/photos/000/957/405/gun__1274459445_chamakh1_crop_340x234.jpg?1274463516)
(http://www.camdennewjournal.com/sites/all/files/nj_camden/letters/sports090111_01.jpg?1314890191)
(http://www.arsenalonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/arshavin-_signs_for_arsenal.jpg)
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Post by: Smell Good on June 26, 2012, 01:13:24 PM
^

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Post by: holden caulfield on June 27, 2012, 03:06:11 PM
Ramos makin up for that CL pk miss in style! Also i guarantee Bruno Alves getting called off and then back on after nani fucked with his head. Dumb move on their part.
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Post by: Mooley on June 27, 2012, 03:12:40 PM
Ugh, Jordi Alba left on my bench and half a team of players who've already been eliminated because I didn't click "confirm transfers" last round. Goddamnit, farewell fantasy chances.

Ramos and Iniesta bossed it today. Portugal played really well though, even if Ronaldo botched all his free kicks and repeatedly just ran into people for fouls. Excited for the final now, Spain don't look so invincible and I think Germany can definitely give them a test, if it comes to that.
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Post by: SFblah on June 28, 2012, 07:51:09 AM
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Post by: ALT on June 28, 2012, 12:24:33 PM
Super Mario!
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Post by: brycickle on June 28, 2012, 12:28:08 PM
Just wait until the second half when he head butts an opposing player, gets sent of and precipitates a German comeback.
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Post by: ed... on June 28, 2012, 12:35:55 PM
Just wait until the second half when he head butts an opposing player, gets sent of and precipitates a German comeback.
probably, but fucking hell that second goal was incredible
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Post by: brycickle on June 28, 2012, 12:58:28 PM
I'll grant you that.
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Post by: SFblah on June 28, 2012, 01:41:00 PM
Ze Germans are too systematic for the romantic countries
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Post by: 360 frip on June 28, 2012, 01:47:26 PM
Hope Italy win it. Spain are dull to watch.
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Post by: Matze on June 28, 2012, 02:00:12 PM
fuck. fuck. fuck.
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Post by: Alan on June 28, 2012, 02:33:47 PM
Sorry Matze. Germany should have scored so many times, they had shitloads of attempts...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=HdcRYEybfmI# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=HdcRYEybfmI#)!


(Just to mix things up a bit in this thread)
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Post by: Mark Renton on June 28, 2012, 02:39:49 PM
My god..didn't see it coming, killin it

Oooooooo Balotelli (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-tagn3lB3I#)

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Post by: Spike Hawke on June 28, 2012, 03:19:39 PM
Seriously didn't see that coming. Italy v Spain should be pretty good. A shit load of quality players and adventurous play. Scope for some on field violence and good goals.
Probably going to penalties after a 0-0 draw then
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Post by: holden caulfield on June 28, 2012, 03:43:25 PM
a group C final, nice. some people were surprised, and im not sure why. all this talk about the group of death...all those teams have been flops when it matters most for like the last 15 years...

people should have never under estimated italy. spain vs italy is going to be a great football match, with none of this track and field and park the bus nonsense from the other european "powerhouses". very much looking forwards to it.
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Post by: SFblah on June 28, 2012, 03:46:59 PM
fuck. fuck. fuck.

So bummed. They have played so well.

At least this Merkel photo made me laugh.
(http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/165973_337333816349121_1498213647_n.jpg)
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Post by: nice weather on June 28, 2012, 05:50:33 PM
I ain't even mad
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Post by: chockfullofthat on June 28, 2012, 06:28:38 PM
What a hit!  :o

Alan that San Lorenzo video was insane.
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Post by: norrin radd on June 29, 2012, 12:47:46 AM
gotta say, i was pulling for the germans...bad time to play their worse game of the tournye

nonetheless, i love me some balotelli... the best character in football, maybe sports
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Post by: Mark Renton on June 29, 2012, 01:16:56 AM
Balotelli is the Forrest Edwards of football lol
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Post by: SFblah on June 29, 2012, 05:20:35 AM
(http://i.imgur.com/tUBzB.gif)
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Post by: Cosme on June 29, 2012, 06:16:47 AM
Ze Germans are too systematic for the romantic countries

Oh man... I can't wait for the Buffon-Casillas love story!
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Post by: Alan on June 30, 2012, 04:33:25 AM
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Post by: Smell Good on June 30, 2012, 08:54:31 AM
^Haha those are so good holy shit.

I've been supremely pissed that I've had to work during both of the semi finals matches and now I've got to work during the finals. Fuck my life.

Want to bash my head against a brick wall and/or set my workplace on fire
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Post by: Alan on June 30, 2012, 10:10:16 AM
Should have known there's already a whole tumblr for Balotelli!
http://gotbalotelled.tumblr.com/ (http://gotbalotelled.tumblr.com/)
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Post by: ALT on June 30, 2012, 01:22:24 PM
(http://i48.tinypic.com/v46sjp.jpg)
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Post by: Decreed Bratton on June 30, 2012, 04:05:50 PM
The only thing I wish was that Martin Tyler was commentating.  Balotelli's goals would have been so much more epic.
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Post by: Spike Hawke on July 01, 2012, 12:47:22 PM
Fuck, just remembered to change my Fantasy team. Cock
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Post by: holden caulfield on July 01, 2012, 02:10:15 PM
current spain, best team in history?
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Post by: pica on July 01, 2012, 02:22:49 PM
another boring final....
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Post by: Alan on July 01, 2012, 02:29:50 PM
I don't know if you're being sarcastic, but despite 4 goals I found the final to really be boring, like actually yawn-inducing.
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Post by: nice weather on July 01, 2012, 02:43:25 PM
What ever happened to good ol' excitement?
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Post by: pica on July 01, 2012, 03:16:22 PM
I don't know if you're being sarcastic, but despite 4 goals I found the final to really be boring, like actually yawn-inducing.
nah, i'm not joking. the game was over after 30 minutes, and in the second half italy playing with 10 players made it even worse.
the game made me tired.


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Post by: weedpop on July 01, 2012, 03:22:32 PM
Sucks that the last half hour of the game turned out to be basically pointless, but Prandelli really blew his load with the substitutions he made. Chiellini was clearly carrying an injury and should never have started. Cassano off for Di Natale and Motta for Montolivo both seemed a little bit hasty/unnecessary to me, and if you're out of subs by the 60th minute in a major tournament final, you're definitely doing it wrong. No-one can blame Spain for making this one boring though. It was actually quite an open game for the first hour or so, Spain were just the superior team and Italy didn't do enough tactically to stop them.

Still, bummed to see Pirlo, Buffon etc. go out like that...
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Post by: Alan on July 01, 2012, 03:36:32 PM
I think if you're 2:0 down at halftime in the knockout stage (especially the final), you won't want to wait until the 60th minute to make changes, hence the halftime substitutions...
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Post by: Decreed Bratton on July 01, 2012, 04:10:49 PM
A lot of people say Spain is boring, but basically you gotta stop them from doing their thing.  I understand Del Bosque's strategy.  Some people wanted Navas or Pedro starting, but Silva makes more sense.  Not only because of the goal today, but what they want is more control of the ball early in the game.  They wear teams out with the midfield play any any goal on top of that is gravy.  Then later on in the game you bring on guys with pace like Navas, Pedro and Torres when the opposing team is tired.  If you bring them on too early that might lead to more open play, thus more counter attacks.  So you can either park the bus or get picked apart.  Just a reflection on how good Spain are and how they changed the game.
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Post by: weedpop on July 01, 2012, 04:48:13 PM
I think if you're 2:0 down at halftime in the knockout stage (especially the final), you won't want to wait until the 60th minute to make changes, hence the halftime substitutions...

He definitely had to make changes at or around half time. I just think that two like-for-like substitutions were never gonna shift the game in their favour. Tactically they weren't really set up to challenge Spain in midfield. For me the real mistake was starting Chiellini and risking having to use up one of your substitutions early when he knew they would probably be needed later on.
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Post by: brycickle on July 01, 2012, 08:31:30 PM
Whatever, I had a rad time watching it. Italy had no idea what to do after the first goal. My local bar had a group of about 30 Spaniards there that partied for 4 hours after the final whistle. My girl and I made tortilla, empanadillas and croquetas, while the pastry chef where I work made paella. Granted, I fully expect that Messi will win the next world cup, but this Spain team is the best team that has ever existed. Even better then Pele's Brazil.
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Post by: Alan on July 02, 2012, 04:06:44 AM
Speaking  of Messi, I remember reading a report from a recent Argentina qualifier or something, and it said that their playing style was changed by Sabella to suit him better, so you might be right about him getting the next world cup.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on July 02, 2012, 06:04:53 AM
Fuck, just remembered to change my Fantasy team. Cock

Fuck me too. 

As for the Euro's that Torres goal meant I correctly predicted the golden boot winner and the tournament winner.  I should've bet on that!  I heard Torres was at 30-1 at one point.
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Post by: weedpop on July 02, 2012, 02:54:43 PM
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Fuck, just remembered to change my Fantasy team. Cock
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Fuck me too. 

As for the Euro's that Torres goal meant I correctly predicted the golden boot winner and the tournament winner.  I should've bet on that!  I heard Torres was at 30-1 at one point.

I was just thinking about this. Someone out there probably made a lot of money on him; can't believe he won it with only 3 goals and an assist.

Another thing I was pondering: despite having one of the worst seasons of his career, Torres ends up as a winner in both the Champions league and Euro. Seems a bit unfair really.
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Post by: Alan on July 02, 2012, 03:12:14 PM
What's unfair is that Pirlo isn't the player of the tournament.
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Post by: Smell Good on July 05, 2012, 06:59:51 AM
Is it even surprising that van Persie is leaving? The thought was lingering in the back of our minds for a long time now. Hell, even in my FIFA 12 file he's always asking to leave.

I can't be mad at him to be honest - the guy pretty much singlehandedly shouldered the club this past season. Hell, at 28 or 29, he's still got a considerable amount of playing time in him, I just hope he follows the Thierry Henry route and stays out of England (off to la liga perhaps?)

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Post by: chockfullofthat on July 05, 2012, 07:36:52 AM
Is it even surprising that van Persie is leaving?

No.  Does this mean Liverpool/Newcastle/Spurs/Chelsea will now finish above them is a more interesting question.  How is Arsenal going to replace 30 goals?  If Jack and Arteta can remain healthy and Giroud adapts to the Premier League quickly they'll have a good shot at 4th still.  Also, I don't see RVP leaving England.
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Post by: pica on July 05, 2012, 09:54:56 AM
right now platini, blatter and 6 other dudes decide if video technology will be introduced or not. today's the day.
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Post by: MaryhillVibe on July 05, 2012, 12:15:33 PM
right now platini, blatter and 6 other dudes decide if video technology will be introduced or not. today's the day.

it just got approved! Unanimous decision too.
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Post by: Spike Hawke on July 05, 2012, 12:31:26 PM
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Is it even surprising that van Persie is leaving?
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No.  Does this mean Liverpool/Newcastle/Spurs/Chelsea will now finish above them is a more interesting question.  How is Arsenal going to replace 30 goals?  If Jack and Arteta can remain healthy and Giroud adapts to the Premier League quickly they'll have a good shot at 4th still.  Also, I don't see RVP leaving England.

Not even to Barca. Thats who I thought of first. Cesc might have noised him up, not that Barca need a striker with all there midfielders and Messi. Will be interesting to see if Man City carry on or implode
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Post by: chockfullofthat on July 05, 2012, 01:00:10 PM
I guess it's possible...David Villa will be back.  Do they really need him??  I have a feeling he's going to United...but that's just a guess. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPo_sjGCfRs&feature=player_embedded# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPo_sjGCfRs&feature=player_embedded#)!
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Post by: Decreed Bratton on July 05, 2012, 01:13:24 PM
City don't need RVP in my opinion and might cause more problems if they do pick him up.  Another player like that will be either wanting more playing time or causing others to have less and you already got guys like Balotelli, Nasri and perhaps Tevez if he stays.  Aguero will probably always be in the line up.  The only reason they do pick up RVP is to try to get Arsenal out of the title picture.  Then they only need to deal with Man U and perhaps Chelsea.
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Post by: Smell Good on July 06, 2012, 05:43:40 AM
Arsenal FC is a club with principles goddamnit! (lol)

But seriously, it would be so messed up if Manchester City bought RvP. Fuck. That'd just be obscene
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Post by: thepman on July 06, 2012, 05:57:50 AM
I guess it's possible...David Villa will be back.  Do they really need him??  I have a feeling he's going to United...but that's just a guess. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPo_sjGCfRs&feature=player_embedded# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPo_sjGCfRs&feature=player_embedded#)!

I hope not, he's nearly 29 and there are far better younger strikers out there. I will be disappointed if he comes to us.
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Post by: weedpop on July 06, 2012, 02:45:17 PM
City don't need RVP in my opinion and might cause more problems if they do pick him up.  Another player like that will be either wanting more playing time or causing others to have less and you already got guys like Balotelli, Nasri and perhaps Tevez if he stays.  Aguero will probably always be in the line up.  The only reason they do pick up RVP is to try to get Arsenal out of the title picture.  Then they only need to deal with Man U and perhaps Chelsea.

Arsenal are in the title picture? I thought they had just been competing for third place these last few years (sorry smell good).

It's hard to predict where RvP might go. City don't "need" him, Man U probably won't like the pricetag, Chelsea have Hulk, Hazard and Torres ready to go for next season. I heard a bit about real Madrid wanting him months ago but those rumours seem to have died down. It would be funny if he went to PSG or something like that, but I think he'll probably end up in England or Spain.


More interesting to me is the situation at Tottenham. Modric is already on his way to Madrid, apparently, and Adebayor could be recalled by Man City at any time. It seems like they might get substantially worse next season, which is unfortunate because I'd really like to see them playing in the champion's league again.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on July 06, 2012, 03:03:17 PM
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City don't need RVP in my opinion and might cause more problems if they do pick him up.?  Another player like that will be either wanting more playing time or causing others to have less and you already got guys like Balotelli, Nasri and perhaps Tevez if he stays.?  Aguero will probably always be in the line up.?  The only reason they do pick up RVP is to try to get Arsenal out of the title picture.?  Then they only need to deal with Man U and perhaps Chelsea.
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Arsenal are in the title picture? I thought they had just been competing for third place these last few years (sorry smell good).

It's hard to predict where RvP might go. City don't "need" him, Man U probably won't like the pricetag, Chelsea have Hulk, Hazard and Torres ready to go for next season. I heard a bit about real Madrid wanting him months ago but those rumours seem to have died down. It would be funny if he went to PSG or something like that, but I think he'll probably end up in England or Spain.


More interesting to me is the situation at Tottenham. Modric is already on his way to Madrid, apparently, and Adebayor could be recalled by Man City at any time. It seems like they might get substantially worse next season, which is unfortunate because I'd really like to see them playing in the champion's league again.

Whoa now...let's not jinx this.  Chelsea is far from signing Hulk as far as I know.

I'm pretty interested to see if Lucas (Sao Paolo) signs with a European club as well.  A lot of the silly season still to come...
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Post by: brycickle on July 06, 2012, 03:22:54 PM
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City don't need RVP in my opinion and might cause more problems if they do pick him up.  Another player like that will be either wanting more playing time or causing others to have less and you already got guys like Balotelli, Nasri and perhaps Tevez if he stays.  Aguero will probably always be in the line up.  The only reason they do pick up RVP is to try to get Arsenal out of the title picture.  Then they only need to deal with Man U and perhaps Chelsea.
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Arsenal are in the title picture? I thought they had just been competing for third place these last few years (sorry smell good).

It's hard to predict where RvP might go. City don't "need" him, Man U probably won't like the pricetag, Chelsea have Hulk, Hazard and Torres ready to go for next season. I heard a bit about real Madrid wanting him months ago but those rumours seem to have died down. It would be funny if he went to PSG or something like that, but I think he'll probably end up in England or Spain.


More interesting to me is the situation at Tottenham. Modric is already on his way to Madrid, apparently, and Adebayor could be recalled by Man City at any time. It seems like they might get substantially worse next season, which is unfortunate because I'd really like to see them playing in the champion's league again.
Tottenham hired AVB. They already lost any chance they might have had to do well.
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Post by: Decreed Bratton on July 06, 2012, 04:38:03 PM
I know what you mean but actually if Arsenal didn't have such a horrid start to last season who knows?  They might have gave the two Manchester clubs a run.  But yeah if it's all about business with Arsenal then they'll continue to go down this road every year.

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City don't need RVP in my opinion and might cause more problems if they do pick him up.  Another player like that will be either wanting more playing time or causing others to have less and you already got guys like Balotelli, Nasri and perhaps Tevez if he stays.  Aguero will probably always be in the line up.  The only reason they do pick up RVP is to try to get Arsenal out of the title picture.  Then they only need to deal with Man U and perhaps Chelsea.
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Arsenal are in the title picture? I thought they had just been competing for third place these last few years (sorry smell good).

It's hard to predict where RvP might go. City don't "need" him, Man U probably won't like the pricetag, Chelsea have Hulk, Hazard and Torres ready to go for next season. I heard a bit about real Madrid wanting him months ago but those rumours seem to have died down. It would be funny if he went to PSG or something like that, but I think he'll probably end up in England or Spain.


More interesting to me is the situation at Tottenham. Modric is already on his way to Madrid, apparently, and Adebayor could be recalled by Man City at any time. It seems like they might get substantially worse next season, which is unfortunate because I'd really like to see them playing in the champion's league again.
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Post by: weedpop on July 06, 2012, 07:12:38 PM
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City don't need RVP in my opinion and might cause more problems if they do pick him up.?  Another player like that will be either wanting more playing time or causing others to have less and you already got guys like Balotelli, Nasri and perhaps Tevez if he stays.?  Aguero will probably always be in the line up.?  The only reason they do pick up RVP is to try to get Arsenal out of the title picture.?  Then they only need to deal with Man U and perhaps Chelsea.
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Arsenal are in the title picture? I thought they had just been competing for third place these last few years (sorry smell good).

It's hard to predict where RvP might go. City don't "need" him, Man U probably won't like the pricetag, Chelsea have Hulk, Hazard and Torres ready to go for next season. I heard a bit about real Madrid wanting him months ago but those rumours seem to have died down. It would be funny if he went to PSG or something like that, but I think he'll probably end up in England or Spain.


More interesting to me is the situation at Tottenham. Modric is already on his way to Madrid, apparently, and Adebayor could be recalled by Man City at any time. It seems like they might get substantially worse next season, which is unfortunate because I'd really like to see them playing in the champion's league again.
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Whoa now...let's not jinx this.  Chelsea is far from signing Hulk as far as I know.

I'm pretty interested to see if Lucas (Sao Paolo) signs with a European club as well.  A lot of the silly season still to come...


Hmm for some reason I thought the Hulk thing had already gone through, I must not be keeping a close enough eye on the transfer speculation whirlygig I suppose...


It looks like there's going to be a lot of exciting foreign players coming into the Premiere league next season, and a lot of squad rejuvenation for the big clubs. Quite looking forward to August.
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Post by: whale on July 11, 2012, 05:02:26 AM
Tottenham hired AVB. They already lost any chance they might have had to do well.

I disagree, I think AVB is still an excellent manager, and depending how well they replace Modric I think they'll have a good change for 4th place.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on July 11, 2012, 07:31:24 AM
AVB seemed to fuck up the defense at Chelsea more than anything.  He needed a faster back line in order to press high up the field, which Chelsea was never able to do.  He'll need to replace Dawson and King if he wants an improvement.  I think they already signed someone from Ajax, actually.  I believe Gallas is gone too.  It's too early to write AVB off, I think he'll have an easier time working with the lightning quick midfield at spurs.
 
I realized the only reason I'm paying for cable each month is because of football.  If it weren't for the early kickoffs and the champions league games during work I could just go to a bar for every game or get a pirate stream.   But hangovers and work prevent me from seeing those games live.  Just sucks that I have to pay upwards of $80 a month just to DVR about 2 matches.  I can watch PBS online for free and torrent TV shows.  Oh well I guess I could be paying half my salary for a season ticket haha.  /rant   If anyone has a way around this I'd be interested...
 
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Post by: holden caulfield on July 11, 2012, 09:42:13 AM
do you not have friends that also watch it? only one of my friends/teammates actually has a full cable package that includes virtually any game one could possibly want to watch, and he has no problem recording games if you ask him to. If you don't have any friends that generous, just offer to pay a fraction of their bill? or vice versa, get one of your friends to pay some of your bill in exchange for taping games for him.

I find streaming games online to not even be worth it, it's just a headache and you constantly have to keep closing pop up ads and hitting the play button every time it lags/randomly stops.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on July 11, 2012, 09:55:30 AM
do you not have friends that also watch it? only one of my friends/teammates actually has a full cable package that includes virtually any game one could possibly want to watch, and he has no problem recording games if you ask him to. If you don't have any friends that generous, just offer to pay a fraction of their bill? or vice versa, get one of your friends to pay some of your bill in exchange for taping games for him.

I find streaming games online to not even be worth it, it's just a headache and you constantly have to keep closing pop up ads and hitting the play button every time it lags/randomly stops.

Not really.  I used to have a bunch who were into it at college but most of my friends in the midwest either only like skateboarding or are completely anti-football.

I was thinking of using your idea at my parents place though.  Cable just doesn't seem worth it to me.  I'll pay for their dvr and sports package at their condo.  Perfect.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on July 16, 2012, 02:57:55 PM
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Post by: Spike Hawke on July 16, 2012, 03:08:14 PM
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This is a totally ridiculous situation. I understand the ins and outs but its mental to see Rangers in the 3rd division. The average away support for Rangers is more than the capacity of most the other grounds. There is going to be some serious policing issues. I remember a real good riot at an Aberdeen v Rangers game about 25 years ago.
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Post by: Alan on July 16, 2012, 03:40:28 PM
Too bad this won't do anything for Scottish football. In three years they'll be back in the premiership and all other clubs (Celtic excluded, obvs) will still be fighting over table scraps.
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Post by: Spike Hawke on July 16, 2012, 04:03:33 PM
It does give a little more money to the small clubs and other teams in the SPL a chance at winning maybe something but to be honest Scottish football has been fucked for a long time. This aint the first time there was no team at the Euros.
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Post by: weedpop on July 16, 2012, 05:00:45 PM
The craziest part of it for me was seeing several football analysts say that "justice was done" in this case by demoting them to the third division. Frankly I don't see how the complete humiliation of the club and its entire fanbase serves as a just punishment for the actions of a few arrogant, short-sighted boardroom wankers who will most likely get off with a middling fine and a slap on the wrist.
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Post by: Spike Hawke on July 17, 2012, 12:19:20 AM
The craziest part of it for me was seeing several football analysts say that "justice was done" in this case by demoting them to the third division. Frankly I don't see how the complete humiliation of the club and its entire fanbase serves as a just punishment for the actions of a few arrogant, short-sighted boardroom wankers who will most likely get off with a middling fine and a slap on the wrist.
Think its also gpot a shit load to do with the HRMC. To be able to let someone have something 20 million in debt in taxes is mental. If I was a week behind in paying my tax I get red letters from them. Seems footy teams are safe from all the rules that every other business has to adhere to.
Definately think the "justice was done" thing is formed out of an underlying bitterness. Gretna(?), I think, got relegated to the 3rd after going bust so maybe they are trying to be consistent. That being said the SFA left it up to the other teams.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on July 17, 2012, 06:13:47 AM
I don't really fully understand the difference between Rangers situation and Manchester United's (for example) situation.  Man U has hundred of millions of debt.  Is it something to do with not be able to pay taxes or interest on time?
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Post by: mds on July 17, 2012, 12:26:44 PM
sopcast and bloodzeed streams worked perfect for me last season
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Post by: ALT on July 20, 2012, 09:00:48 AM
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Post by: chockfullofthat on July 20, 2012, 09:27:47 AM
Down.  I'm taking this!!
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Post by: brycickle on July 20, 2012, 01:19:34 PM
Done been joined.
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Post by: Decreed Bratton on July 20, 2012, 05:31:39 PM
Joined.  First time playing.
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Post by: Smell Good on August 03, 2012, 06:12:38 AM
I'm stoked about this Cazorla business guys, not gonna lie.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on August 03, 2012, 06:36:36 AM
I'm stoked about this Cazorla business guys, not gonna lie.

Where is he going to play?  The name sounds familiar but I can't remember seeing him much.  I don't watch enough La Liga, because the commentator is garbage over here on Gol TV.  Also how are Arsenal fans reacting to Giroud and Podolski not being ready for the start of the season?  I don't understand that at all.
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Post by: brycickle on August 03, 2012, 07:02:36 AM
It's funny that you brought up Arsenal, because that's apparently where he's going.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on August 03, 2012, 07:04:39 AM
Haha, that was poorly worded.  I knew that, I meant what position is he going to play.
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Post by: Smell Good on August 03, 2012, 08:00:44 AM
Buy now, think later! hah, but seriously, I believe he could play all along the midfield and out wide on either wing, I could be wrong. I don't know a goddamm thing about either Cazorla or Sahin, but they're new and shiny and I'm an idiot.

Arsenal are looking very congested in the wings and midfield actually. Gervinho, Walcott, Ox, Miyaichi, Podolski could play out wide on the left too. They got options for days in that regard.

But this bit about Podolski and Giroud not being ready for the start of the campaign doesn't really sit well with me, I very much would like to see them play.

Actually, this Cazorla shit isn't even a sure thing yet
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Post by: weedpop on August 03, 2012, 08:31:47 PM
Cazorla would be a good buy, partly because he can sub for either walcott or gervinho when they're playing like crap. Can't see "Ox" getting much playing time in such a setup unless he continuously gets better. Maybe Arsene's preparing to sell off Walcott when his contract's over, who knows?

Sahin was player of the year in the Bundesliga in 2011, but has barely played a minute for Real Madrid so uhh..... there's that. They seem to have acquired an awful lot of "decent" midfielders, I guess in the hopes that one or two of them will turn out to be better than "decent".
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Post by: Spike Hawke on August 12, 2012, 03:14:38 AM
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Post by: Alan on August 12, 2012, 04:48:46 AM
Yay! Modern football!

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Post by: chockfullofthat on August 13, 2012, 07:18:18 AM
So who's who?

ALT - De Mauvaise Qualité
chockfullofthat - Big Ole Tiki Takas
Brycickle
whale - Whale United
Decreed Brattons
mds - wonderfart
weedpop - West Egg United

QUEENS*Bridge HNL FC - ???
A-Team - ???
Rainbow Butt Monkeys - ???

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Post by: brycickle on August 13, 2012, 08:23:42 AM
Duuuuude...I just realized that I have class from 8am til 3, then work til 2am on opening day. Good thing I have dvr. Goodbye Sunday.
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Post by: ALT on August 13, 2012, 10:04:26 AM
Anyone watch the Community Shield yesterday? It was pretty good.

I'm gonna take a risk and buy Torres for my team. Not too sure about Hazard though.

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Post by: mds on August 13, 2012, 11:51:43 AM
wonderfart thats my Team and hazards backheel was nice

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Post by: ALT on August 13, 2012, 01:29:58 PM
hahaha
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Post by: weedpop on August 13, 2012, 03:27:58 PM
Just joined the SLAP fantasy league. Hopefully I can repeat my success from the Euros, even though I only won that time becausepeople forgot to reset their teams for the final.
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Post by: whale on August 14, 2012, 03:15:23 PM
Whale UTD here
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Post by: ALT on August 15, 2012, 12:46:23 PM
http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11670/7992947/United-agree-RVP-deal (http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11670/7992947/United-agree-RVP-deal)

 :-\
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Post by: penguin meat on August 15, 2012, 02:03:36 PM
Probably going to miss opening day because I'll be at a rifle range, but sunday I'll be going to a Red Bulls game.  Never been to an MLS game before.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on August 15, 2012, 02:52:14 PM
Unfortunately the United fixture at the Emirates is a long time from now.  I expect them to win the league now.
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Post by: holden caulfield on August 15, 2012, 03:01:20 PM
whats going to happen with berby, welbeck, and chicharito? seems dumb to keep all of them, especially when they could def use the money to strengthen other areas of the team that could use some help
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Post by: Spike Hawke on August 15, 2012, 03:10:17 PM
http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11670/7992947/United-agree-RVP-deal (http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11670/7992947/United-agree-RVP-deal)

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?20 mill for four years at 29 years old. Seems odd, yes he is blatantly fucking ace at footie but he aint getting any younger. This will be his retirement fund.
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Post by: weedpop on August 15, 2012, 06:16:54 PM
whats going to happen with berby, welbeck, and chicharito? seems dumb to keep all of them, especially when they could def use the money to strengthen other areas of the team that could use some help

I have no idea why they would spend this money on RVP rather than bringing in someone to replace their dinosaurs in central midfield. I really don't think this signing "puts them over the top" to win the league or anything like that; city still has the better squad with fewer positional weaknesses, and there's a lot more competition within the top 6 clubs this season. If he stays fit though, it could develop into a brilliant partnership with him and Rooney. We'll see.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on August 15, 2012, 06:43:17 PM
Don't forget that Vidic, Cleverly and Fletcher are back.  Kagawa should be alright, and they still have Nani and Valencia.  City won b 0 or 1 points last year, those players+RVP put them over the edge in my opinion.  The City dressing room is going to be toxic this year.  Kolo has already kicked off the shenanigans.
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Post by: brycickle on August 15, 2012, 07:03:10 PM
Tim Howard is a fucking man.
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Post by: prettybird on August 15, 2012, 07:45:23 PM
Tim Howard is a fucking man.
Absolute truth. plus he played the entire game being blinded by stupid fans with laser pointers.
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Post by: Smell Good on August 15, 2012, 09:26:31 PM
I'm just glad that this RvP business is done and over with. Have fun with your 24 million pound purchase.

Not much to do about it, just gonna sit back and enjoy the rest of the transfer window + season. Should be very interesting.
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Post by: Smell Good on August 15, 2012, 09:35:19 PM
(https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/418765_10151128006019113_805266982_n.jpg)

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Post by: norrin radd on August 15, 2012, 10:20:03 PM
Van Persie you bastard. I'm not saying that he's irreplaceable but damn, it just looks bad for Arsenal. I like the team but it's just not as strong as the other top team, including Spurs  :-\.

The ideal starting 11 could be strong, plus overall the team has pace to burn and we still have Vermalean. Expecting big things from him this year if he's healthy.

GK - Sczeney
RB- Sagna
CB- Mertesacker
CB- Vermalean
LB- Gibbs
DM- Song
CM- Ramsey
CAM- Wilshire
LW- Podolski
RW- Walcott
ST- Giroud

That still leaves:
Arteta
Diaby
Gervinho
Kolscieny
Ox-Chambrelain
Arshavin
Carzola

To rotate in.

BTW I'm FC Marinero in the SPFL
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Post by: weedpop on August 16, 2012, 12:53:20 AM
Song might be leaving so throw arteta in there (he's much better at this stage than Ramsey in my opinion), and get fucking Per Mertesacker out of there too. The only time last season Arsenal's defense didn't look like a walking train wreck was after he got injured.

 Vermaelen  has a tendency to step up and leave space behind him in defense so it's no use having Per's slow ass there trying to cover for him. I'd bet Cazorla's going to get starts this season too.

Spurs won't be faring any better to be honest if they lose both Adebayor and Modric.
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Post by: Smell Good on August 16, 2012, 06:19:19 AM
Could this be the season where Diaby becomes Arsenal's Yaya Toure!? I'm not holding my breath, but the notion certainly excites. Realistically, the man is made out of glass.

Wilshere isn't even a sure thing either, the guy would be coming back in like October after a long ass time off the pitch.

I refuse to be a doom and gloom Arsenal supporter though
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Post by: holden caulfield on August 16, 2012, 06:23:48 AM
as a barca fan, I have no fucking clue why we are signing song. on the other hand, i am extremely pleased with having signed jordi alba.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on August 16, 2012, 06:31:19 AM
Still wondering who these players are:

QUEENS*Bridge HNL FC -
Rainbow Butt Monkeys -
Innsmouth FC -
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Post by: Cthulhu! on August 16, 2012, 07:50:24 AM
I'm Innsmouth. Though I should warn you, I usually forget about it completely some time around the middle of the season.



Also NASL is so silly.


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Post by: Decreed Bratton on August 16, 2012, 05:16:10 PM
You can tell Wenger really didn't want to sell RvP to Man U and were hoping Juventus or another club with a lot of dough would meet Arsenal's asking price.  Time was running out and had to pull the trigger or RvP's stock would have dropped significantly if they tried to transfer him come January.
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Post by: 5barsdeep on August 16, 2012, 05:54:55 PM
So glad arsenal is going in the dumps. Van persie is overrated but he will score at United. Stoked Newcastle signed Anita. Looking forward to them improving again, even as their talent gets poached. So stoked on the US beating Mexico. Howard is a beast.
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Post by: thepman on August 17, 2012, 05:23:57 AM
i just joined the league as the p men, sort of obvious haha
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Post by: Smell Good on August 17, 2012, 06:40:31 AM
http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story/_/id/1135672/arsene-wenger:-song-could-leave;-vermaelen-captain?cc=5901 (http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story/_/id/1135672/arsene-wenger:-song-could-leave;-vermaelen-captain?cc=5901)

If there's one thing to take from this article, it's that the Ox has been moved (back) to what is I believe his preferred position in central midfield.

Stoked.
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Post by: McDuff on August 17, 2012, 02:15:16 PM
this epl season is gonna be goooooood. cant wait til tomorrow. guess ill just give my shitty opinion on some things...
syked rvp deal is done. was it like the dwight howard saga for yall in england? dont think its looking good for arsenal, or chelsea at all tho. im hoping jack wilshire blows minds when he comes back. dudes a talent for sure. chelsea only has torres up front, and chelsea had a bid for chicharito rejected... they gotta get someone else up there... manu is going to be an offensive machine this season obv, but i am curious as to where berbatov stands. i mean, dude didnt play at all last year, but when he did, he always looked decent. think he would be comfortable in italy.

backing liverpool, so i gots to talk about them making moves. sorry.... buuut this fabio borini guy looked pretty good in the few preseason games i saw. def digging his style, especially if its him and suarez up front rather than andy carroll (who will hopefully leave soon). they just signed this kid from moracco, oussama asaidi, played in the dutch league, and looks good (homo) from what ive seen. ive been checking a handful of sportsblogs over and over today hoping that nuri sahin, or clint dempsey will be signed before tomorrow. i kindof lost hope for dempsey over these past couple weeks, but today it was posted that he is refusing to play/practice with fulham, mentioning that hes linked with liverpool etc. cant say enough about that dude nuri sahin. last year he was on the bench/injured so he didnt get much playing time with madrid, but when he played for dortmund, he looked amazing. lpool also looking to sign a winger from barca, christian tello. young, and def looks promising.

in conclusion, liverpool are going to surprise a lot of people. new coach trying to play possession type soccer/football, and as long as danny agger stays put (barca/man city looking to sign him), it will be a good year. 33:1 odds on them. may have to put some $ up.
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Post by: Decreed Bratton on August 17, 2012, 02:31:33 PM
Berbatov is out even more than last season.  I feel bad for Chicharito.  That guy is too good to be sitting on a bench.  Nani will probably see less playing time also.  The more I think about it, the more this RvP move seems to be about 2 things.  Of course they want to win back the league form Man C and they know they can't fall behind.  But I also think this is to boost their value in the stock market.  I mean a holding midfielder or another defender might be more practical, but RvP has star power to sell more jerseys etc.  They're probably favorites to win the league now, but I still think they'll have a problem in the Champions League.  Great up front, but average in the back.
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Post by: whale on August 17, 2012, 02:47:48 PM
Dempsey to Liverpool? Fuck yeah if happens
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Post by: thepman on August 17, 2012, 03:23:04 PM
Berbatov is out even more than last season.  I feel bad for Chicharito.  That guy is too good to be sitting on a bench.  Nani will probably see less playing time also.  The more I think about it, the more this RvP move seems to be about 2 things.  Of course they want to win back the league form Man C and they know they can't fall behind.  But I also think this is to boost their value in the stock market.  I mean a holding midfielder or another defender might be more practical, but RvP has star power to sell more jerseys etc.  They're probably favorites to win the league now, but I still think they'll have a problem in the Champions League.  Great up front, but average in the back.

not with vidic returning, and i'm predicting phil jones to have a great season this year
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Post by: Spike Hawke on August 17, 2012, 03:55:36 PM
Dempsey to Liverpool? Fuck yeah if happens
That would make me a happy man.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on August 17, 2012, 03:57:57 PM
As an American Chelsea fan, idk what I'd hate seeing more.  Dempsey on Liverpool or Chicharito on Chelsea.  I guess I'd be somewhat proud of Dempsey but it would be hard to wish him success.
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Post by: ALT on August 17, 2012, 04:48:55 PM
dont think its looking good for arsenal, or chelsea at all tho.
I'm looking forward to watching Arsenal play this season with Santi Cazorla, Podolski and Giroud, especially Podolski. I don't think things are looking that bad for them.

I'm not sure about Chelsea though. Torres is gonna have to come through this season. And I'm not sure about Hazard.

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Post by: chockfullofthat on August 17, 2012, 05:31:44 PM
Once he's settled Hazard should really be able to deliver.  I think he's a far better player than Arsenal's new signings.  I haven't seen a lot of Carzola though.  I'm a little surprised at how pessimistic Chelsea fans and pundits are.  If Torres can't deliver I'm sure Abromovich will do something in January.
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Post by: McDuff on August 17, 2012, 05:33:15 PM
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I'm looking forward to watching Arsenal play this season with Santi Cazorla, Podolski and Giroud, especially Podolski. I don't think things are looking that bad for them.

I'm not sure about Chelsea though. Torres is gonna have to come through this season. And I'm not sure about Hazard.



youre right. forgot about podolski completely. hopefully song stays. i mean, im praising liverpool in a rebuilding stage, so i shouldnt say its looking bad.
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Post by: weedpop on August 17, 2012, 06:31:01 PM
Song is all but gone and I don't think any of Arsenal's new signings are good enough to elevate them any further than 3rd or 4th this year. Chelsea's squad has tons of potential but also a lot of uncertainty. Remember, this is the real beginning of the rebuilding process that was put off last season in order to compete for trophies.

As for Liverpool, I think the best they can hope for is just to finish above Everton this year. They probably won't get Dempsey because of a lack of funds, which sucks. I feel bad for the guy actually; Fulham are going to try to get as big a fee as they can out of him because of how old he is and the length of time he's been with the club, but I don't think he really has the rep across Europe to command a $20 million + transfer fee (partly due to being American and partly due to having only played for Fulham).
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Post by: Decreed Bratton on August 17, 2012, 06:59:53 PM
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Berbatov is out even more than last season.  I feel bad for Chicharito.  That guy is too good to be sitting on a bench.  Nani will probably see less playing time also.  The more I think about it, the more this RvP move seems to be about 2 things.  Of course they want to win back the league form Man C and they know they can't fall behind.  But I also think this is to boost their value in the stock market.  I mean a holding midfielder or another defender might be more practical, but RvP has star power to sell more jerseys etc.  They're probably favorites to win the league now, but I still think they'll have a problem in the Champions League.  Great up front, but average in the back.
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not with vidic returning, and i'm predicting phil jones to have a great season this year
I'll give you Vidic, but he's coming back from injury and will take some time.  Jones ehh okay, but not great IMO.  Evans?  Don't think so. Rafael sucked at the Olympics and pretty much caused Brazil to lose in the final.  Ferdinand is aging and so is Evra.  Not nearly on the same level as they used to be.  Like I said they'll probably win the EPL, but CL and Europa L last year they were awful.  They might need to try to just outscore teams.
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Post by: Mooley on August 18, 2012, 12:00:57 AM
Song is all but gone and I don't think any of Arsenal's new signings are good enough to elevate them any further than 3rd or 4th this year. Chelsea's squad has tons of potential but also a lot of uncertainty. Remember, this is the real beginning of the rebuilding process that was put off last season in order to compete for trophies.

As for Liverpool, I think the best they can hope for is just to finish above Everton this year.
They probably won't get Dempsey because of a lack of funds, which sucks. I feel bad for the guy actually; Fulham are going to try to get as big a fee as they can out of him because of how old he is and the length of time he's been with the club, but I don't think he really has the rep across Europe to command a $20 million + transfer fee (partly due to being American and partly due to having only played for Fulham).

If everything clicks I don't think there's any real reason to suggest they can't put themselves in contention for a CL spot. Still quite a ways off competing for the league but there's been a ton of forward progress filling the gaps in the squad. If Sahin signs on for the year it'll be a pretty solid looking team, I don't think they're too far behind Arsenal at this point, honestly.
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Post by: weedpop on August 18, 2012, 02:55:35 AM
I really wanna believe in Brendan Rodgers ability to turn Liverpool into an upgraded version of swansea (suarez > danny graham) but the image of andy carroll's sweaty forehead recieving endless long balls is burned on my retina.


I actually hadn't read about his new signings either so things look better than I thought. I was gonna say that Wenger should try to get a player like Tello (or some young striker) as part of the Alex Song deal. Sahin might go to liverpool cause Mourinho and Rodgers are budz.

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Post by: Spike Hawke on August 18, 2012, 06:12:40 AM
I really wanna believe in Brendan Rodgers ability to turn Liverpool into an upgraded version of swansea (suarez > danny graham) but the image of andy carroll's sweaty forehead recieving endless long balls is burned on my retina.


I actually hadn't read about his new signings either so things look better than I thought. I was gonna say that Wenger should try to get a player like Tello (or some young striker) as part of the Alex Song deal. Sahin might go to liverpool cause Mourinho and Rodgers are budz.


Word was Tello was on for a loan to Liverpool. Not sure if anything came from it.
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Post by: Mooley on August 18, 2012, 08:05:23 AM
Tello's still working on it, the press were saying that wouldn't be wrapped up until Sahin was decided one way or the other. But I think the Sahin thing is only going to be finalized once Modric leaves Tottenham, which is turning into yet another drawn out transfer saga.

Did sign Oussama Assaidi from Heerenveen, young Moroccan international. Good cover on the wing, and went through with literally nobody getting word out.  

Edit: There's my pre-season optimism shattered then. Didn't catch the second half but by all accounts I'm better for it.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on August 18, 2012, 09:22:08 AM
Ha Spike, I just watched that movie in your sig for the first time yesterday.  That dude was cracking me up.  He was pretty much the same character from Wayne's World 2.

Holy Shit Swansea.  That's a fucking statement right there.
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Post by: 5barsdeep on August 18, 2012, 01:09:41 PM
Joined the league im the A Siders
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Post by: Alan on August 18, 2012, 02:47:35 PM
Loving this! Sorry if ABP.

"Tony Hibbert had never scored for Everton, until the night of his own testimonial match! Although not a competitive match, Everton dominated and were winning 3-1 until the 54th minute, when the unthinkable happened. Everton fans had long claimed that if Tony was to ever score, they would riot! And they certainly did!"

Tony Hibbert's first goal for Everton! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WsuEHfYfEc&feature=related#ws)

The view from the stand

Everton v AEK Athens, Hibbert Goal + Riot (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IfWU4YRcLF0&feature=related#ws)
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Post by: Spike Hawke on August 18, 2012, 03:45:00 PM
Ha Spike, I just watched that movie in your sig for the first time yesterday.  That dude was cracking me up.  He was pretty much the same character from Wayne's World 2.

Holy Shit Swansea.  That's a fucking statement right there.
Danny is a rad character, 5 years before Waynes World 2 and still playing the same character. Withnail is based on a true tale. Fucked up. Almost as fucked up as Swansea and Liverpools ultimate shit start.
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Post by: McDuff on August 19, 2012, 12:30:36 PM
well i guess ill shutup now.... no more liverpool praise, ha! and nuri sahin is most likely going to sign with arsenal. fml.
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Post by: ALT on August 19, 2012, 03:22:04 PM
Some good opening games this weekend.

Fulham, Swansea and West Brom were great.

Santi Cazorla was looking really good and so was Hazard. I'm looking forward to watching more from those two.

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Post by: Smell Good on August 20, 2012, 06:30:35 AM
(http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/1305186/liverpool2.gif)

Look at Lukaku just tear through Liverpool. This dude is an absolute animal! Chelsea are seriously chumps for loaning him out. But if it means I get to see him play more often then so be it, I'll definitely try to catch some West Brom games
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Post by: chockfullofthat on August 20, 2012, 06:42:35 AM
(http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/1305186/liverpool2.gif)

Look at Lukaku just tear through Liverpool. This dude is an absolute animal! Chelsea are seriously chumps for loaning him out. But if it means I get to see him play more often then so be it, I'll definitely try to catch some West Brom games

That has my smiling ear to ear.  We'll see though.  I wasn't too impressed with him when I saw him live in NYC.  He scored a great goal in Seattle.  I think the loan move is great for him.  He'll get regular starting time with a quality mid table side, imo. 

I've seen that Tony Hibbert thing before, too funny.

Romelu Lukaku MANHANDLES Jeff Parke for Chelsea's first GOAL vs. Seattle Sounders (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0nGbEE-7fI#ws)
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Post by: penguin meat on August 20, 2012, 08:03:56 AM
Went to yesterday's NY Red Bulls vs Portland Timbers game.  Couldn't ask for a better game for my first MLS experience.
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Post by: McDuff on August 20, 2012, 08:51:04 AM
Went to yesterday's NY Red Bulls vs Portland Timbers game.  Couldn't ask for a better game for my first MLS experience.

baaaah! so jealous. was supposed to go, but i got out of work a bit too late. great game.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on August 20, 2012, 09:28:13 AM
How was Cahill's goal?  I still have to go to my annual MLS game.  I was probably going to see Fire vs Columbus.  Apparently we have a rivalry with Columbus??  Only in MLS I guess...I've seen a decent amount of supporters travel to their stadium on TV before.  Sometimes I wish USA was smaller, but not really.
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Post by: mds on August 20, 2012, 10:50:13 AM
Cant wait to see the Game tonight, Rooney and Rvp upfront, thats some scary shit :o
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Post by: ALT on August 20, 2012, 12:04:10 PM
It should be good.

Hopefully Jelavic scores for the sake of my fantasy team.

I found a pretty good stream if anyone else cant watch it on TV.
http://watchpremierleague.net/live/livestream-3/channel-4/ (http://watchpremierleague.net/live/livestream-3/channel-4/)
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Post by: chockfullofthat on August 20, 2012, 01:40:24 PM
I'm about to pay $525 for a ticket to El Clasico at Camp Nou.  I'm sort of disgusted with myself.
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Post by: Alan on August 20, 2012, 01:46:06 PM
You should be, imo...
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Post by: chockfullofthat on August 20, 2012, 01:51:48 PM
You should be, imo...

No game is worth that amount of money?  I wish it would have been some other game while I was in Barca....
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Post by: Spike Hawke on August 20, 2012, 02:25:53 PM
I'm about to pay $525 for a ticket to El Clasico at Camp Nou.  I'm sort of disgusted with myself.
Thats a bargain. A match you aint ver gonna forget
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Post by: foureyedjim on August 21, 2012, 12:48:55 AM
2:35  :o
[HD] Barcelona vs Real Sociedad 5-1 1st All Goal & Match Highlights 19/8/2012 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExlDvbXjBsU#ws)
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Post by: holden caulfield on August 21, 2012, 06:24:47 AM
Went to yesterday's NY Red Bulls vs Portland Timbers game.  Couldn't ask for a better game for my first MLS experience.

lol nice did you see pep guardiola in the stands?

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No game is worth that amount of money?  I wish it would have been some other game while I was in Barca....

you are about to watch one of the best possible match ups in football, worth every penny. im fuckin jealous.
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Post by: penguin meat on August 21, 2012, 08:45:21 AM
How was Cahill's goal?  I still have to go to my annual MLS game.  I was probably going to see Fire vs Columbus.  Apparently we have a rivalry with Columbus??  Only in MLS I guess...I've seen a decent amount of supporters travel to their stadium on TV before.  Sometimes I wish USA was smaller, but not really.

Actually that was one of the big controversies of the game.  The ref blew the whistle for a handball before Cahill even took the shot, but then I guess the ref gave it to the Red Bulls because he'd been giving them really shitty calls all game.  The goal itself was just a well taken shot from pretty close range, like just inside the box, front and center, if I remember.
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Went to yesterday's NY Red Bulls vs Portland Timbers game.  Couldn't ask for a better game for my first MLS experience.
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lol nice did you see pep guardiola in the stands?
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Post by: Alan on August 22, 2012, 02:59:23 AM
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Went to yesterday's NY Red Bulls vs Portland Timbers game.  Couldn't ask for a better game for my first MLS experience.
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lol nice did you see pep guardiola in the stands?

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No game is worth that amount of money?  I wish it would have been some other game while I was in Barca....
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you are about to watch one of the best possible match ups in football, worth every penny. im fuckin jealous.

I just can't get used to the fact that football now is being played for rich people and advertising money. It's just so wrong. I know it's exiciting and all, but still...
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Post by: chockfullofthat on August 22, 2012, 06:17:36 AM
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Went to yesterday's NY Red Bulls vs Portland Timbers game. ? Couldn't ask for a better game for my first MLS experience.
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lol nice did you see pep guardiola in the stands?

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No game is worth that amount of money? ? I wish it would have been some other game while I was in Barca....
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you are about to watch one of the best possible match ups in football, worth every penny. im fuckin jealous.
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I just can't get used to the fact that football now is being played for rich people and advertising money. It's just so wrong. I know it's exiciting and all, but still...

I understand that perspective but it's half fueled by the supporter's own demands to stay competitive.  You can even see on the Cardiff rebranding link you posted that half of the supporters are fine with it because they want to win.  There's a price to be paid for loving the most popular sport on a planet of billions.
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Post by: holden caulfield on August 22, 2012, 08:19:33 AM
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Went to yesterday's NY Red Bulls vs Portland Timbers game.  Couldn't ask for a better game for my first MLS experience.
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lol nice did you see pep guardiola in the stands?

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You should be, imo...
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No game is worth that amount of money?  I wish it would have been some other game while I was in Barca....
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you are about to watch one of the best possible match ups in football, worth every penny. im fuckin jealous.
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I just can't get used to the fact that football now is being played for rich people and advertising money. It's just so wrong. I know it's exiciting and all, but still...

man, it's a business, and like any other industry it is driven by supply and demand. since the games will still be sold out at those prices, it is only logical...
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Post by: Smell Good on August 22, 2012, 01:44:54 PM
From what I've seen so far, I would say that Eden Hazard is certainly living up to the hype. Oscar on the other hand, was more or less invisible during that match today
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Post by: ALT on August 22, 2012, 01:47:23 PM
Eden Hazard is an assist machine.
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Post by: Decreed Bratton on August 23, 2012, 11:28:02 AM
What's the deal with QPR signing all these players?  Now they want Julio Cesar as well as Dawson and Carvalho.  Why the hell did you bring in Robert Green to replace Kenny?  It would be funny if they still got relegated come the end of this season.  Seems to me like they should have gone after a few quality players from the start instead of signing every dude that's out there.  Sorry but not a fan of Mark Hughes.
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Post by: ALT on August 23, 2012, 11:41:29 AM
The owners are desperate for them to stay up.

Can't say I care for them or Mark Hughes.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on August 23, 2012, 11:58:47 AM
Maybe all their activity has confused you as their signings are not all shit.  Look at this possible first team:

------------------Green/Cesar------------------
Bosignwa--Dawson--Ferdinand--Fabio
---------Park-------------Diakate----------
--Taarabt--------------------Hoilett------
----------Cisse-----A. Johnson/Zamora---

That's a mid table starting XI, easy.  If Mark Hughes can't get results, he'll have a hard time getting another job in the top flight.

This is too funny:
"Paddy Kenny allegedly sent abusive messages to QPR's technical director Mike Rigg and chairman Tony Fernandes over the weekend, forcing the west Londoners to make a formal complaint to Leeds United.
Kenny, 34, left Loftus Road in the summer after two years with the club to join former boss Neil Warnock at Elland Road, after it was made clear the he would be replaced at QPR.
Mark Hughes' new No.1 Rob Green endured a nightmare debut as the club lost 5-0 at home against Swansea on the opening day of the season and it is understood that Kenny sent abusive messages to Rigg and Fernandes late on Saturday night, and well into the early hours of Sunday morning.
It has also been alleged that Rigg went on to receive phone calls up until 3am.
Kenny recently found himself in hot water after describing QPR as a "tin pot club" on Twitter."
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Post by: holden caulfield on August 23, 2012, 12:12:12 PM
Are you still going to el clasico? and if so did you mean tonights?
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Post by: chockfullofthat on August 23, 2012, 12:24:44 PM
Are you still going to el clasico? and if so did you mean tonights?

I'm going to the league match on October 7th.  The ticket was actually mailed from Spain yesterday which is strange.  I wouldn't think that they would have the ticket in hand this early.
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Post by: Decreed Bratton on August 23, 2012, 12:51:21 PM
Yeah there's some good players there.   I guess what I was trying to say that I don't like Hughes' style of throwing more money around just because they have it.  Last season they signed guys like Zamora, Barton, Wright-Phillps, Onuoha etc. and barley avoided relegation.  This off season they signed a lot of players and still got thrashed at home to Swansea on opening day.  Now because Green, who he just signed and the defense gave up so many goals they want to bring in Cesar and Dawson.  Maybe Hughes should think more carefully when signing players to start with.

Maybe all their activity has confused you as their signings are not all shit.  Look at this possible first team:

------------------Green/Cesar------------------
Bosignwa--Dawson--Ferdinand--Fabio
---------Park-------------Diakate----------
--Taarabt--------------------Hoilett------
----------Cisse-----A. Johnson/Zamora---

That's a mid table starting XI, easy.  If Mark Hughes can't get results, he'll have a hard time getting another job in the top flight.

This is too funny:
"Paddy Kenny allegedly sent abusive messages to QPR's technical director Mike Rigg and chairman Tony Fernandes over the weekend, forcing the west Londoners to make a formal complaint to Leeds United.
Kenny, 34, left Loftus Road in the summer after two years with the club to join former boss Neil Warnock at Elland Road, after it was made clear the he would be replaced at QPR.
Mark Hughes' new No.1 Rob Green endured a nightmare debut as the club lost 5-0 at home against Swansea on the opening day of the season and it is understood that Kenny sent abusive messages to Rigg and Fernandes late on Saturday night, and well into the early hours of Sunday morning.
It has also been alleged that Rigg went on to receive phone calls up until 3am.
Kenny recently found himself in hot water after describing QPR as a "tin pot club" on Twitter."

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Post by: holden caulfield on August 23, 2012, 04:38:38 PM
Anyone else watch el clasico? Mascherano's pass was a thing of beauty, and Iniesta is fucking ridiculous. and hooly fuck FUCK victor valdes he is fucking useless.
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Post by: foureyedjim on August 23, 2012, 09:42:06 PM
Anyone else watch el clasico? Mascherano's pass was a thing of beauty, and Iniesta is fucking ridiculous. and hooly fuck FUCK victor valdes he is fucking useless.

It's like he forgot he was playing.  But INIESTAAAAA that was a great play.
I passed on reviewing for a final to watch this game and I am happy that I did.

Pedro's goal...I think it was offsides, right?
It happened so fast after "CR7"s goal that nobody even contested it hahah
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Post by: holden caulfield on August 24, 2012, 05:53:53 AM
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Anyone else watch el clasico? Mascherano's pass was a thing of beauty, and Iniesta is fucking ridiculous. and hooly fuck FUCK victor valdes he is fucking useless.
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It's like he forgot he was playing.  But INIESTAAAAA that was a great play.
I passed on reviewing for a final to watch this game and I am happy that I did.

Pedro's goal...I think it was offsides, right?
It happened so fast after "CR7"s goal that nobody even contested it hahah

Iniesta, for me, is the most enjoyable player to watch, he is like Messi but more graceful, while Messi runs through people, Iniesta dances by them.

Pedro's goal may have been offside, but if so it was by like a millimeter, no way a linesman could have made that call. And yeah that was ridiculous, how many SECONDS went by between ronaldos goal and pedros?
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Post by: weedpop on August 24, 2012, 01:40:46 PM
I wouldn't have called Pedro's goal offside. The camera angle they were showing on TV caused some distortion and made it look like he was leaning off, but I have no problem with the benefit of the doubt going to the attacker. That pass and the way Pedro controlled the ball were absolute perfection. That and Iniesta's moment for the third goal gave me goosebumps, for real.

I really hope Iniesta somehow beats out Messi and Ronaldo for the Ballon D'or this year. He is absolutely on top of his game right now and it would be a real shame if he retired without one of those trophies to his name.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on August 24, 2012, 02:17:47 PM
I wouldn't have called Pedro's goal offside. The camera angle they were showing on TV caused some distortion and made it look like he was leaning off, but I have no problem with the benefit of the doubt going to the attacker. That pass and the way Pedro controlled the ball were absolute perfection. That and Iniesta's moment for the third goal gave me goosebumps, for real.

I really hope Iniesta somehow beats out Messi and Ronaldo for the Ballon D'or this year. He is absolutely on top of his game right now and it would be a real shame if he retired without one of those trophies to his name.

I'd be shocked if they didn't give it to Ronaldo.
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Post by: foureyedjim on August 24, 2012, 02:38:30 PM
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I wouldn't have called Pedro's goal offside. The camera angle they were showing on TV caused some distortion and made it look like he was leaning off, but I have no problem with the benefit of the doubt going to the attacker. That pass and the way Pedro controlled the ball were absolute perfection. That and Iniesta's moment for the third goal gave me goosebumps, for real.

I really hope Iniesta somehow beats out Messi and Ronaldo for the Ballon D'or this year. He is absolutely on top of his game right now and it would be a real shame if he retired without one of those trophies to his name.
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I'd be shocked if they didn't give it to Ronaldo.

(http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m98dchneVo1rqokvno1_500.jpg)

but in all seriousness, Ronaldo is a good player, but I don't know if he should get it or not
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Post by: foureyedjim on August 24, 2012, 02:54:26 PM
and everyone saw this after the PK right? haha
(http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m99r5ok2Mv1qlnza5o1_500.jpg)
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Post by: Alan on August 25, 2012, 06:35:13 AM

I understand that perspective but it's half fueled by the supporter's own demands to stay competitive.  You can even see on the Cardiff rebranding link you posted that half of the supporters are fine with it because they want to win.  There's a price to be paid for loving the most popular sport on a planet of billions.

I'm pretty sure those same fans will be the first to stop visiting matches when their club gets relegated to the 4th division after filing for bankruptcy due to being millions in debt. The fans who's feet are firmly grounded in reality would surely rather have a healthy business model than have their club become some tycoon's toy.
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Post by: 5barsdeep on August 25, 2012, 12:02:21 PM
Eden Hazard is an assist machine.

Two more against newcastle today. So bummed my boys got handled by chelsea.
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Post by: Decreed Bratton on August 25, 2012, 03:04:32 PM
You're hating your fantasy team at the moment if you had Aguero or Rooney.
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Post by: weedpop on August 25, 2012, 03:13:24 PM
I picked Aguero to start but I've already transferred him for Tevez. At the moment I'm just questioning why all my defenders are shit and wondering how I convinced myself not to pick Eden Hazard or Torres.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on August 25, 2012, 09:45:06 PM
I'm over thinking as usual made some regular transfers for gw2.  I had to do something about Aguero tho. Got rid of him and Torres for Defoe and RVP. Defoe is looking like a real bad choice. Didn't do my hw on Rio too. It's a long season haha. I'm impressed with the some of the scores you've all been getting so far.
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Post by: ALT on August 26, 2012, 07:35:23 AM
Eden Hazard is seriously something else. Just the way he moves with the ball and the chances he creates.

Him and Mata played so well together yesterday. This seasons looking good for Chelsea.
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Post by: holden caulfield on August 26, 2012, 08:59:40 AM
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I wouldn't have called Pedro's goal offside. The camera angle they were showing on TV caused some distortion and made it look like he was leaning off, but I have no problem with the benefit of the doubt going to the attacker. That pass and the way Pedro controlled the ball were absolute perfection. That and Iniesta's moment for the third goal gave me goosebumps, for real.

I really hope Iniesta somehow beats out Messi and Ronaldo for the Ballon D'or this year. He is absolutely on top of his game right now and it would be a real shame if he retired without one of those trophies to his name.
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I'd be shocked if they didn't give it to Ronaldo.

Why would Ronaldo win it? All he did was win La Liga, which is something a lot of other players can say too, like Iker Casillas, who also won the EUROS.

When Messi won it, he won la liga and champions league, and was the top scorer in Europe still.

I think Messi should still win it because i feel like the only way anyone will ever beat the goals record he just set is if he does it himself this season.

If not, Iniesta for sure because winning EUROS > winning La Liga. In the Euros they actually compete against more than one team. And if not him, Xavi then, just cause the guy fucking deserves some recognition.

The way I see it it goes:

Messi (INSANE record)
Casillas (La Liga AND EURO)
Iniesta (EURO)
Ronaldo (La Liga)
Xavi (EURO)

If not Messi, I just really feel like a spanish player deserves it because they should acknowledge the ridiculousness of winning EUROS, WC, EUROS back to back.
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Post by: Smell Good on August 26, 2012, 07:36:02 PM
These past two Arsenal games have been...boring.

Looking forward to the game against Liverpool next weekend though.
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Post by: weedpop on August 26, 2012, 09:45:32 PM
That's what happens when you sell your two best attackers at the end beginning of every season. There's no foundation to build on so every time it's a new 'project' to bring the team back to the pinnacle of premier league mediocrity (3rd & 4th place). It's a shame because I like Arsenal. At least there haven't been any 8-2 s yet this season...
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Post by: Decreed Bratton on August 27, 2012, 01:04:48 PM
Entertaining game yesterday between Liverpool and Man City.  Everyone is blaming Skrtel for the draw because of that poor back pass.  It was poor, but I see it partly because of the new ball possession system Rodgers is trying to implement.  In years past  Pepe Reina probably punts that ball up the field instead of giving it to Skrtel or Skrtel kicks it up the field out of play.  The posession style will take a little time, but I think Liverpool fans should be excited.  It's a lot more watchable that's for sure.  Rodgers said they should have won, but on the flip side they were pretty lucky for that handball that was called on Rodwell which led to Suarez's goal too.  All in all I say a draw is what it should have been.
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Post by: thepman on August 27, 2012, 01:06:43 PM
I have RVP, Kagawa and Torres and I still went down to 10th this weekend.
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Post by: norrin radd on August 27, 2012, 06:21:38 PM
had a banner week. hoping it keeps up but next week looks tough as chelsea isn't playing so i have to do something there.

one year, a handful of weeks in i was 192nd place in the whole competition, out of all 2 million plus players.

i'm in another league that plays for $$ so i'll be taking it a bit more serious than maybe some of the members of the SFL.
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Post by: whale on August 28, 2012, 03:11:24 AM
had a banner week. hoping it keeps up but next week looks tough as chelsea isn't playing so i have to do something there.

one year, a handful of weeks in i was 192nd place in the whole competition, out of all 2 million plus players.

i'm in another league that plays for $$ so i'll be taking it a bit more serious than maybe some of the members of the SFL.

We should get some sort of price for 1st place, photoshopped slap trophy atleast
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Post by: ALT on August 28, 2012, 05:17:16 AM
had a banner week. hoping it keeps up but next week looks tough as chelsea isn't playing so i have to do something there.
This is what I'm worried about. I have three Chelsea players too. I really need Cazorla and Podolski to step it up this week.
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Post by: brycickle on August 28, 2012, 08:04:18 AM
I just took a 4 point hit replacing Rooney. I had already used my transfer to replace Dempsey.
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Post by: weedpop on August 28, 2012, 01:07:23 PM
I've been making transfers like an oil-rich sheik lately, so my already unimpressive points total has been docked quite a bit. I didn't do a final check of my team before the opening weekend so I had some injured dudes and ill advised choices in my squad. I'm pretty much just treating this first part of the season as a learning curb because I've never really done this before. I'm still convinced that good team management is only like 50% of success - the other 50% being up to luck.
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Post by: foureyedjim on August 29, 2012, 03:57:38 PM
So Madrid won Supercopa...
That was such an intense game, but barca had pretty bad defense today, then Adriano got that stupid red.
Madrid played pretty well today though, made a lot of good chances.
I think it's safe to say they deserved the win.
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Post by: brycickle on August 29, 2012, 05:22:27 PM
Champions League group draw tomorrow.
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Post by: frisco on August 29, 2012, 08:35:00 PM
Lionel Messi brilliant free-kick! HD Real Madrid vs Barcelona, Supercopa 2012 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zoLlW1tdIos&feature=player_embedded#ws)

Gol de Cristiano Ronaldo - Real Madrid vs Barcelona - SuperCopa 2012 - 29-08-2012 - HD (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAfzF0wS6ls#ws)
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Post by: foureyedjim on August 29, 2012, 10:48:42 PM
I'm kinda bummed that barca pretty much lost because of stupid mistakes. 
1) valdez
2) defensive errors in the 2nd leg
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Post by: Alan on August 30, 2012, 08:41:04 AM
http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2013/draws/index.html (http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2013/draws/index.html)

The draw will be starting soon...
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Post by: chockfullofthat on August 30, 2012, 08:53:33 AM
Hoping for: Barca, Man City, Juve, Dortmund. 
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Post by: chockfullofthat on August 30, 2012, 09:20:01 AM
fuck ya city vs madrid.
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Post by: ALT on August 30, 2012, 09:22:12 AM
fuck ya city vs madrid.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on August 30, 2012, 09:40:44 AM
City stuck in the group of death once again.  All champions.
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Post by: ALT on August 30, 2012, 09:46:41 AM
(http://images.scribblelive.com/2012/8/30/c65b4f17-5ec4-4cdd-8a27-eb25c6282f83_500.jpg)

(http://images.scribblelive.com/2012/8/30/f4c1b0c8-dd18-4972-869d-29b0f431f287_500.jpg)

Its looking good. Loads of good games.

Chelsea should go through. Man U get the easiest group. Arsenal should go through too.

Citys group will be tough.
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Post by: McDuff on August 30, 2012, 12:37:54 PM
liverpool fans rejoice! just unloaded andy carroll to west ham, and charlie adam prob going to stoke. this means money for theo walcott and dempsey to come on over.
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Post by: holden caulfield on August 30, 2012, 12:50:04 PM
Barca team B will still win the group lol
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Post by: Smell Good on August 30, 2012, 05:04:37 PM
http://news.arseblog.com/2012/08/an-in-depth-look-at-squad-rules-as-deadline-day-approaches/ (http://news.arseblog.com/2012/08/an-in-depth-look-at-squad-rules-as-deadline-day-approaches/)

Very interesting write up about squad selection rules in PL and Champions League
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Post by: Locbrew on August 30, 2012, 05:46:31 PM
I don't follow alot of Football, but when I do, its Celtic FC:

You'll Never Walk Alone | Celtic Glasgow vs Liverpool FC | Best version live! | Celtic Park Glasgow (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qXmDyGKgi8#)
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Post by: weedpop on August 30, 2012, 07:08:36 PM
Those champion's league groups have interesting implications for several league title races this year. City, Madrid, Dortmund are all gonna have to commit a lot of first team players if they wanna get through.

Can UTD succeed where they failed last year and hold off Galatasaray and Cluj for at least second place in the group?

Juve vs. Chelsea + Madrid vs. City should be good.
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Post by: Alan on August 31, 2012, 02:54:15 AM
I can see MUTD losing at Galata but I'm sure they'll advance...
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Post by: mds on August 31, 2012, 03:42:17 AM
Damn, Wonderfart to Hamburg I guess i need a new Teamname  ???
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Post by: ALT on August 31, 2012, 06:30:05 AM
I think my teamname could do with a change too. I'm doing better than I though I would.


And theres some pretty big transfers happening today.

Maicon to Man City and Moutinho has joined Spurs.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on August 31, 2012, 06:51:44 AM
Liverpool got a pretty difficult Europa League group by the way with Udinese and Azhi Makalachahakchh
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Post by: Decreed Bratton on August 31, 2012, 12:43:49 PM
Pablo Hernandez from Valencia to Swansea.  Good signing for Swansea.  Valencia is like the Arsenal of Spain.  They sold a lot of good players.

David Villa to Barca
David Silva to Man City
Juan Mata to Chelsea
Jordi Alba to Barca
Isco to Malaga
Pablo Hernandez to Swansea
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Post by: chockfullofthat on August 31, 2012, 12:53:43 PM
What the fuck is Randy Lerner doing to Aston Villa?  How are they not reinforcing that squad?  Villa's gameplan is:  Close your eyes and hope Bent scores.  2 seasons running they've had the worst transfer window in my eyes.
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Post by: ALT on August 31, 2012, 01:05:27 PM
Anyone else watching the Super Cup?
Chelsea are getting shit on  :(
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Post by: McDuff on August 31, 2012, 01:27:25 PM
^^ FALCAO!!!! huge fan of his.

van der vaart to hamburg as stated above, berbatov to fulham, hugo lloris to spurs, so that makes 4 gk for them(?), fulham accepted a bid from aston villa, but dempsey doesnt want to play there. liverpool had one rejected. essian apparently to real on loan. no ins or outs for arsenal, walcott staying put. yossi benayoun may be on his way out of chelsea. blaaah, def missing a bunch but cant remember it all. 2 hours left in the window.
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Post by: McDuff on August 31, 2012, 01:32:04 PM
portos asking price for hulk is roughly $100m, so no chelsea i assume. a few more i forgot.... bendtner to juve, scott sinclair to man city... supposedly dempsey is at the spurs training ground. FUCK! lfc one time!
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Post by: Alan on August 31, 2012, 01:51:34 PM
Anyone else watching the Super Cup?
Chelsea are getting shit on  :)
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Post by: McDuff on August 31, 2012, 02:03:05 PM
wait.... hazard was loaned out? not a chelsea fan, but wtf? dudes crushing.
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Post by: McDuff on August 31, 2012, 02:06:03 PM
.... last post. dempsey officially playing for spurs. 3 years. 6m.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on August 31, 2012, 02:15:43 PM
wait.... hazard was loaned out? not a chelsea fan, but wtf? dudes crushing.

Ummm...someone played a joke on you?

Daniel Levy is a pretty impressive bloke.  Liverpool fans...how are you feeling?  Adam+Carroll out, no one in?  Sahin at least.
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Post by: Decreed Bratton on August 31, 2012, 02:31:38 PM
I'd be peeved if I were a Liverpool fan.  I read the transfer fee for Dempsey was 6 mil. pounds.  Seems doable if your Liverpool.  Seen other players go for way more.  Unless Fulham refused to send him there.  Spurs looking bright with Dempsey and Dembele.
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Post by: McDuff on August 31, 2012, 02:46:45 PM
I'd be peeved if I were a Liverpool fan.  I read the transfer fee for Dempsey was 6 mil. pounds.  Seems doable if your Liverpool.  Seen other players go for way more.  Unless Fulham refused to send him there.  Spurs looking bright with Dempsey and Dembele.

accepted a fee less than what liverpool was offering.

as for hazard, didnt realize chelsea signed his little brother shortly after him. thorgan, not edin(sp?) was loaned out. was kindof scratching my head on that one....
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Post by: chockfullofthat on August 31, 2012, 02:54:35 PM
That's his brother! AHAHA.  Eden Hazard is the star, homie.

Not only do Spurs bring in Dembele and Dempsey but, Llorris, Adebayor, Siggurdson, and Vertonghen.  I think the message is clear, AVB...this is a pivotal season for the club's future.
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Post by: McDuff on August 31, 2012, 03:35:36 PM
That's his brother! AHAHA.  Eden Hazard is the star, homie.

Not only do Spurs bring in Dembele and Dempsey but, Llorris, Adebayor, Siggurdson, and Vertonghen.  I think the message is clear, AVB...this is a pivotal season for the club's future.

LOL! CLASSIK MIXPU!
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Post by: weedpop on August 31, 2012, 04:51:00 PM
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I'd be peeved if I were a Liverpool fan.  I read the transfer fee for Dempsey was 6 mil. pounds.  Seems doable if your Liverpool.  Seen other players go for way more.  Unless Fulham refused to send him there.  Spurs looking bright with Dempsey and Dembele.
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accepted a fee less than what liverpool was offering.


Liverpool's management blew it hard with this one. They went way too far trying to "tap him up" early in the window and they're paying the price now; Dempsey in June was telling everyone that he'd  be playing for Liverpool next season and Liverpool's ownership group (same guys who own the redsox) posted a message on their official site saying he'd been signed....without Fulham ever receiving an official bid. Now Fulham are pursuing a case against them with the FA and Liverpool have ruined their chances of signing him for a bargain fee. All of this will probably serve to re-inflate Daniel Levy's ego somewhat after he failed to get his $35-40 million out of Luka Modric.

I fear for Aston Villa, too. Apparently a lot of their (awful) senior players are on such large salaries that they can't afford to really strengthen the squad. They're going to be relying on 18-year-olds a lot this campaign and I really fear they could go down.
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Post by: Smell Good on August 31, 2012, 08:24:27 PM
What's the deal with Mancini trying to implement this new formation with 3 in the back? Is this just typical pretentious, Italian tactical masturbation?
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Post by: Decreed Bratton on August 31, 2012, 10:03:12 PM
What's the deal with Mancini trying to implement this new formation with 3 in the back? Is this just typical pretentious, Italian tactical masturbation?

I think he's trying a plan b.  Last year they were predictable going down the middle with Aguero, Nasri, Silva, Teves etc.  To bring width he's going to bring a side back more up front.  That's probably why he bring in Maicon.  Might end up backfiring though. Didn't work against Liverpool.  I'd scrap it if I were him.  Excited to see how Javi Garcia will do.
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Post by: weedpop on August 31, 2012, 10:29:54 PM
He's trying to add more width to the without having to send both fullbacks forward, which left them open to counterattacks when they tried to force their attacks last season. With a 5 man midfield he can play two out-and-out wingers at the same time as Tevez, Silva, Aguero, Nasri etc. He'd be a fool to try it again in their next game though.

p.s. Falcao would be the best striker in history if they could convince him that every game he played in was a cup final.
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Post by: holden caulfield on September 01, 2012, 07:22:57 AM
Who all saw Falcao viciously rape Chelsea? He's gotta be the most efficient finisher in the world. The man can score with both feet, his chest, his head, going backwards...Surprised no one made a massive bid for him.
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Post by: Alan on September 01, 2012, 09:04:47 AM
Atletico did, last year!
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Post by: ALT on September 02, 2012, 06:57:49 AM
Cazorla and Podolski  8)
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Post by: Smell Good on September 02, 2012, 07:41:27 AM
So stoked this morning.

Call me a delusional dreamer but I could see Diaby blossoming this season into the Yaya Toure that Wenger believes he can be (minus the ability to shoot). I still find myself holding my breath whenever he gets challenged but there were moments when he looked like a total boss.


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Post by: jexe on September 02, 2012, 07:58:23 AM
So stoked this morning.

Call me a delusional dreamer but I could see Diaby blossoming this season into the Yaya Toure that Wenger believes he can be (minus the ability to shoot). I still find myself holding my breath whenever he gets challenged but there were moments when he looked like a total boss.



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Abou Diaby Insane Goal Arsenal 2007 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JHHeKvyYsI#)
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Post by: whale on September 02, 2012, 11:07:27 AM
Everybody who had Van Persie as captain this week must be a happy chap.
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Post by: ALT on September 02, 2012, 11:31:46 AM
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had a banner week. hoping it keeps up but next week looks tough as chelsea isn't playing so i have to do something there.
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This is what I'm worried about. I have three Chelsea players too. I really need Cazorla and Podolski to step it up this week.
And they did!

86 points without any of my 3 Chelsea players.
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Post by: brycickle on September 02, 2012, 11:35:01 AM
Everybody who had Van Persie as captain this week must be a happy chap.
With the exception of him missing that penalty, yes.
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Post by: thepman on September 02, 2012, 03:32:34 PM
Everybody who had Van Persie as captain this week must be a happy chap.

I do but i've gone down a place and I don't know how.
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Post by: Smell Good on September 03, 2012, 09:10:23 AM
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So stoked this morning.

Call me a delusional dreamer but I could see Diaby blossoming this season into the Yaya Toure that Wenger believes he can be (minus the ability to shoot). I still find myself holding my breath whenever he gets challenged but there were moments when he looked like a total boss.



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Abou Diaby Insane Goal Arsenal 2007 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JHHeKvyYsI#)
You're right - it's just been awhile...

Abou Diaby - Top 10 Goals (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOVQl4vsYEQ&feature=related#ws)

Once he gets a nice string of games in hopefully he'll start banging them in like the good ol' days. I seriously hope he doesn't get injured or something playing for France.
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Post by: Decreed Bratton on September 03, 2012, 01:31:04 PM
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Everybody who had Van Persie as captain this week must be a happy chap.
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I do but i've gone down a place and I don't know how.

You probably have Pepe Reina as your keeper.
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Post by: whale on September 03, 2012, 05:54:19 PM
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Everybody who had Van Persie as captain this week must be a happy chap.
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I do but i've gone down a place and I don't know how.
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You probably have Pepe Reina as your keeper.
Without Van Persie it would have been more than one place.
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Everybody who had Van Persie as captain this week must be a happy chap.
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I do but i've gone down a place and I don't know how.
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You probably have Pepe Reina as your keeper.
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Without Van Persie it would have been more than one place.

It was just a joke to how bad Reina is playing.  Did you see that gift he gave Hearts?  He was lucky Suarez saved him at the end.  The one he gave away to Cazorla was just as bad.
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Post by: weedpop on September 03, 2012, 10:19:43 PM
I didn't think the goal he gave up against Cazorla was that terrible. I guess he could have used his feet to save it but it's pretty hard to stop shots that are hit hard along the ground that close to you. Petr Cech on the other hand had an absolute howler the other week, like so bad that I couldn't even believe that a A-league goalkeeper could make such a mistake.

Liverpool would have won that game anyway if they were able to score goals. Their squad is lacking quality midfielders and strikers at the moment but at least their passing looks much better.
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Post by: ALT on September 05, 2012, 05:21:47 AM
Man I hope this is true

http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11668/8047971/Atletico-Madrid-striker-Falcao-is-keen-to-play-in-the-Premier-League-and-has-always-loved-Chelsea (http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11668/8047971/Atletico-Madrid-striker-Falcao-is-keen-to-play-in-the-Premier-League-and-has-always-loved-Chelsea)
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Post by: Smell Good on September 05, 2012, 08:13:26 AM
Chelsea are fucking powerhouse this season. It's absurd - and to think of the possibility of them bringing Falcao into the fold...

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Post by: chockfullofthat on September 05, 2012, 09:46:50 AM
Chelsea are fucking powerhouse this season. It's absurd - and to think of the possibility of them bringing Falcao into the fold...


You're getting well ahead of yourself.  Chelsea so far almost let Wigan back into the first game after going up 2-0 early, got a lot of luck against Reading, and got battered against Atletico.  In my eyes they've only looked very solid once, against an unsually flat Newcastle.  They have some tricky fixtures in the next two months against Juventus, United, Spurs, and Arsenal.  We'll see how they look then.
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Post by: weedpop on September 05, 2012, 01:47:47 PM
I agree with that assessment. Atletico was the first 'good' team they've played so far this season and they got absolutely taken apart, with very little in the way of a response. They haven't really looked that convincing in their first few premier league games and Torres (their only real center forward remember) is never gonna be the player he was 4-5 years ago, 'comeback' or not. Cahill and Luiz are also way too inexperienced to face up against top-class offenses in the champion's league outside of last year's 10-0-0 formation.

I still think they'll be in the top 4 though.
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Post by: Spike Hawke on September 12, 2012, 06:46:25 AM
Finally Justice for the 96. YNWA.
Wont bring them back or heal alot of the pain but its a start.
http://www.liverpoolfc.com/video/news/12433-cameron-statement (http://www.liverpoolfc.com/video/news/12433-cameron-statement)
"All governments are liars and murderers"
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Post by: kinky john on September 12, 2012, 12:22:27 PM
Finally Justice for the 96. YNWA.
Wont bring them back or heal alot of the pain but its a start.
http://www.liverpoolfc.com/video/news/12433-cameron-statement (http://www.liverpoolfc.com/video/news/12433-cameron-statement)
"All governments are liars and murderers"
About time too. And yet people still buy the Sun newspaper.

Glad you lot are getting a bit of justice, but were still going to stuff you on Saturday 2 nil (is that technically a "stuffing"?) haway the lads!
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Post by: Smell Good on September 15, 2012, 01:29:41 PM
Champions League begins this Tuesday!  ;D  ;D  ;D
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Post by: Mooley on September 15, 2012, 02:02:03 PM
Props to Sevilla fans. I was wondering why their stadium's half empty against Madrid today and got my answer.

Balls protest against the TV addicts to Barcelona and Real Madrid (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwD3lnhV-k8#ws)
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Post by: woodsman on September 15, 2012, 02:14:38 PM
Watching Portland vs Seattle. Stoked on this rivalry. Replacement goalie for Portland lasted 10 seconds before getting scored on. Shot was amazing but still must of felt like shit for the backup.
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Post by: penguin meat on September 16, 2012, 10:50:13 AM
Wow, just saw Henry score from the corner. 
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Post by: McDuff on September 18, 2012, 08:23:06 AM
CHAMPS LEAGUE TODAY!!!!! hope Man City rips Madrid and Ronaldo sinks further into his "depression". i do like jose mourinho tho, so ill feel bad if he loses again...
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Post by: ALT on September 18, 2012, 09:16:26 AM
CHAMPS LEAGUE TODAY!!!!! hope Man City rips Madrid and Ronaldo sinks further into his "depression".
Lets hope so.

Should be a good game either way.

I'm hoping for some Mario Balotelli stupidity.
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Post by: Smell Good on September 18, 2012, 10:16:17 AM
Mario Balotelli is one of my favorite players right now. 70% antics, 30% ability.

Love that dude
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Post by: brycickle on September 18, 2012, 11:05:30 AM


I'm hoping for some Mario Balotelli stupidity.
I think that usually goes without saying.
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Post by: Matze on September 18, 2012, 11:33:39 AM
thank's for reminding me about the games today. guess I will smoke a lil joint and enjoy the dortmund-ajax game
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Post by: ALT on September 18, 2012, 01:35:31 PM
Unlucky City  :-\
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Post by: brycickle on September 18, 2012, 01:43:54 PM
They should have been behind 3-0 in the first half though. Pretty good match all in all though.
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Post by: Decreed Bratton on September 18, 2012, 01:46:13 PM
Pissed at that result.  For as well as Joe Hart played he should have stopped that last goal.  Maybe he didn't see it.  I thought for sure City was at least gonna get a point.
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Post by: Cthulhu! on September 18, 2012, 02:28:25 PM
Oh Ronaldo
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Post by: Mooley on September 18, 2012, 02:32:21 PM
Can't really point the finger at Hart, he was all they had in the first half. And Kompany should have blocked the shot on that third goal, He left Hart hanging on a shot that dipped 6 feet and gave him no time to react.

But Goddamn, that Benzema goal was great.

Between that match and Everton-Newcastle, this week has been entertaining as hell football-wise. Hope tomorrow lives up to the standard.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on September 19, 2012, 09:50:18 AM
Mario Balotelli is one of my favorite players right now. 70% antics, 30% ability.

Love that dude

Also, the Man City fans created a fantastic chant about him.

Oooooooo Balotelli (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-tagn3lB3I#)

That's great what the Sevilla fans did too.
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Post by: McDuff on September 19, 2012, 12:20:51 PM
who is this kid on chelsea!?! what a sicko!!!
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Post by: ALT on September 19, 2012, 12:21:46 PM
That second goal  :o
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Post by: McDuff on September 19, 2012, 12:24:41 PM
jesus... 2-1. what a game. LETS GO JUVE!!!

edit: the commentary is ahead of the action. dude called the juve goal before it went into the net. like this for anyone else? watching it on FSC.
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Post by: mds on September 19, 2012, 01:44:39 PM
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Love that dude
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Also, the Man City fans created a fantastic chant about him.

Oooooooo Balotelli (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-tagn3lB3I#)

That's great what the Sevilla fans did too.

Oooo Balotelli, he?s a striker, he?s good at darts, an allergy to grass but when he plays he?s fucking class, he drives around Moss Side with a wallet full of cash!?

Thats great Im singing right now
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Post by: Mark Renton on September 19, 2012, 01:45:34 PM
Hell to the fuck to the yeah!!

Can't believe Juve managed to go home with a point with that bad luck, quagliarella, what a goal
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Post by: chockfullofthat on September 19, 2012, 06:55:58 PM
What's with the Juve love? Or Chelsea hate  ;)

The two big games have not disappointed.  MMMmmmm, football.

(http://www.101greatgoals.com/wp-content/gallery/gimages/di-kmib.gif)
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Post by: weedpop on September 19, 2012, 10:50:12 PM
Chelsea are going to be subjected to some bitterness for a while after what they did last year. Relax, you have a European cup to console you. Plus, people like to see teams from less dominant leagues do well in this competition. Juventus are a pretty likeable team and fun to watch.

I'm also extremely pumped on this first week of champions league action. Feels good man...
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Post by: HairyCunt on September 19, 2012, 11:54:55 PM
Everyone loves City now. 

QPR forever, Joey Barton is the greatest player around today.
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Post by: HairyCunt on September 19, 2012, 11:57:38 PM
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Mario Balotelli is one of my favorite players right now. 70% antics, 30% ability.

Love that dude
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Also, the Man City fans created a fantastic chant about him.

Oooooooo Balotelli (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-tagn3lB3I#)

That's great what the Sevilla fans did too.

I fucking hate these fat skinhead, meat pie eating, Oasis singing, page 3 girl wanking, Stone Island wearing, Carling drinking, football fucks. Britain is shit.  I also love them at the same time.
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Post by: Mark Renton on September 20, 2012, 03:59:07 AM
What's with the Juve love?

That's my team, I'm a fan prettymuch since I was 3 or something so I was really happy with how the game turned out,expecially since Juve hasn't been playing a CL match for 2+ years due to pretty much bullshit
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Post by: Stoeipoes on September 20, 2012, 04:19:44 AM
Damnit ajax played on tuesday and it was 0-0 in 87th minute. lewandowski, who played awful, scored the 1-0.
Ajax is the outsider and I hoped for a sneaky 0-1. They had chances but messed up.

Next game real home and after that against man city.

Funny thing about ajax. The starting 11 on tuesday costed about $6 million in direct transfer prices. Of the 11 players, 8 also played in the youth of ajax. And still doing pretty well.

I respect that.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on September 20, 2012, 06:11:37 AM
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What's with the Juve love?
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That's my team, I'm a fan prettymuch since I was 3 or something so I was really happy with how the game turned out,expecially since Juve hasn't been playing a CL match for 2+ years due to pretty much bullshit

Had things turned out a bit different I would have ended up a Juve fan, myself.  When I was first looking for a team to follow I initially picked Juve.  I can't really remember why things changed.  I think the Premier League was easier to get into being that they spoke English and how fast paced the league is.  Sad to see what happened to them.  I followed the Nedved, Trezeguet, Del Pierro, Comoranesi team before the shit hit the fan.  Marchisio is a really impressive player, especially at the Euros.  Vidal looks like an exciting player as well.  Juve with RVP would have been something.
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Post by: brycickle on September 20, 2012, 06:22:13 AM
Everyone loves City now. 

QPR forever, Joey Barton is the greatest player around today.
Official proof that this is a fake account.
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Everyone loves City now.? 

QPR forever, Joey Barton is the greatest player around today.
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Official proof that this is a fake account.

Hahaha.  There have been other signs too, but this one is just too obvious.
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Post by: McDuff on September 20, 2012, 06:33:07 AM
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Everyone loves City now. 

QPR forever, Joey Barton is the greatest player around today.
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Official proof that this is a fake account.

beat me to it.

i know people dont really care about europa league too much, but being a liverpool fan, i do. were gonna rape those young boys today.
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Post by: brycickle on September 20, 2012, 06:44:23 AM
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0xToZLlI3Eo/Tgx1Bj9m9sI/AAAAAAAAI78/AyEFs0OkJkw/s1600/chris_hansen.gif)
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Post by: chockfullofthat on September 20, 2012, 06:46:31 AM
Tottenham vs Lazio should be good match.  Speaking of Liverpool, did anyone see that Being: Liverpool show?  The first episode was pretty damn good.  It's going to be pretty entertaining once they get to the actual season.  Specifically the Arsenal, Hillsborough, and Man United coverage.
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Post by: Mooley on September 20, 2012, 09:27:58 AM
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Everyone loves City now. 

QPR forever, Joey Barton is the greatest player around today.
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beat me to it.

i know people dont really care about europa league too much, but being a liverpool fan, i do. were gonna rape those young boys today.

Still makes me laugh that Young Boys play in the Wankdorf stadium.

No idea what to expect out of this game today, Liverpool's been so depressing lately. At least it's a chance to see Assaidi, Sahin, and Pacheco play. Really excited about that Yesil kid too, he fucking lit it up with the German U-19s during the break.

But holy shit, average age of the squad today is 24, with subs included it's 22. Anyone's guess how the kids do.

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Everyone loves City now. 

QPR forever, Joey Barton is the greatest player around today.
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beat me to it.

i know people dont really care about europa league too much, but being a liverpool fan, i do. were gonna rape those young boys today.
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Still makes me laugh that Young Boys play in the Wankdorf stadium.

No idea what to expect out of this game today, Liverpool's been so depressing lately. At least it's a chance to see Assaidi, Sahin, and Pacheco play. Really excited about that Yesil kid too, he fucking lit it up with the German U-19s during the break.

But holy shit, average age of the squad today is 24, with subs included it's 22. Anyone's guess how the kids do.




Anyone who doesn't like Joey Barton, has no style, or appreciation of individuality, basically you just don't fucking get it, you probably are under age 20.  Ronaldinho is probably more your cup of tea. Skaterwise you probably love Mike Mo.
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Post by: Smell Good on September 20, 2012, 12:06:58 PM
Our boy Jack Wilshere back in first team training yeeeeeeee broooos - ultimate Arsenal cliche: Like a New Signing  ;)

Frimpong's also back training with the first team. Cotdamn. Leeeeaaave it

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Post by: chockfullofthat on September 20, 2012, 12:22:29 PM
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Post by: HairyCunt on September 20, 2012, 02:05:32 PM
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Had things turned out a bit different I would have ended up a Juve fan, myself.  When I was first looking for a team to follow I initially picked Juve.  I can't really remember why things changed.  I think the Premier League was easier to get into being that they spoke English and how fast paced the league is.  Sad to see what happened to them.  I followed the Nedved, Trezeguet, Del Pierro, Comoranesi team before the shit hit the fan.  Marchisio is a really impressive player, especially at the Euros.  Vidal looks like an exciting player as well.  Juve with RVP would have been something.
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Yea, the OG members and my childhood/adolescence right there!
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Funny thing about ajax. The starting 11 on tuesday costed about $6 million in direct transfer prices. Of the 11 players, 8 also played in the youth of ajax. And still doing pretty well.

I respect that.
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This, fuck that top players and sheiks mentality, that's not how you build up a cool vibe/dinasty in a team

I guess money can't buy everything, and it's not even cool
Look at barca cantera, it's amazing how many sick players came from the youth/spain.
I'm proud that yesterday Juve got like 7 out of 11 coming from Italy, that's not stupid xenophoby/racism, I can't really explain but it's important

Typical attitude of a idealistic loser supporter. Basically, you are the worst.  Your attitude is of a person who has never had to support a team that has lost for 40 years.

I don't give a fuck how they get a team that wins. I'm sorry but that is how a dynasty is built these days. Do you think any City supporter gives a fuck now that they're winning.
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Post by: HairyCunt on September 20, 2012, 02:07:29 PM
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You hate The Smiths, and George Best, and love Ashley Cole don't you?
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You hate The Smiths, and George Best, and love Ashley Cole don't you?

I love The Smiths, am too young for an opinion on George Best, and yes.  I do love Ashely Cole.  He fucks hotter women and has more trophies than your favorite player.

May 20 Amazing!!Ashley Coles Cried When Getting the Interview After the Champions League Final 2012 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-iW9QE8idw&feature=related#ws)

-Edit.  This was the video I meant to post.
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You hate The Smiths, and George Best, and love Ashley Cole don't you?
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I love The Smiths, am too young for an opinion on George Best, and yes.  I do love Ashely Cole.  He fucks hotter women and has more trophies than your favorite player.

Cheeky Ashley Cole Chelsea Legend ;) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zai0KaCS8dI&feature=related#)

1.If you loved The Smiths you'd like Joey Barton and maybe understand why someone would think he is great. I'm just joking anyway, but you have to admit Joey Barton is interesting, anyway I like him. 2. Where have you been mate, Ashley Cole fucks dudes. Anything to make myself feel better, I love Cheryl Cole. 3. You love Ashley Cole. Enough said.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on September 20, 2012, 05:40:51 PM
Of course he's interesting.  I didn't say he wasn't funny or entertaining.  Balotelli is way better and a way more entertaining person you could have picked out.  Barton's antic are usually just violent acts and dumb tweets.  You really have no idea what's Balo is going to do next.  Who doesn't love Cheryl Cole?

(http://www.fhm.com/images/media/fckimgs/Cheryl-Cole-Basque.jpg)
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Post by: weedpop on September 20, 2012, 06:53:37 PM
Barton is hilarious and unique because he likes the smiths, claims to read Nietzsche and yet acts like a typical pissed up yob who you'd expect to see starting fights at the pub after the game, rather than playing in it. Balotelli is just your average immature, entitled footballer. Of course, he's a much better player as well...

I had no idea Ashley Cole was dating Cheryl Cole. This is good because it means I haven't been exposed to british tabloids for a while.
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Post by: HairyCunt on September 20, 2012, 08:07:24 PM
Barton is hilarious and unique because he likes the smiths, claims to read Nietzsche and yet acts like a typical pissed up yob who you'd expect to see starting fights at the pub after the game, rather than playing in it. Balotelli is just your average immature, entitled footballer. Of course, he's a much better player as well...

I had no idea Ashley Cole was dating Cheryl Cole. This is good because it means I haven't been exposed to british tabloids for a while.

Exactly.  He's soft spoken though too. He is the definition of a sweet and tender hooligan. 
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Post by: chockfullofthat on September 20, 2012, 08:18:25 PM
Is that how you view yourself?  A sweet and tender hooligan?
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Post by: brycickle on September 20, 2012, 09:03:05 PM
You aren't actually trying to compare Joey Barton and George Best are you?
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Post by: HairyCunt on September 20, 2012, 09:31:58 PM
Is that how you view yourself?  A sweet and tender hooligan?

No haha! I like that personality though, it's endearing.
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Post by: HairyCunt on September 20, 2012, 09:33:18 PM
You aren't actually trying to compare Joey Barton and George Best are you?

You get what I mean or you don't. I'm not going to explain it. 
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Post by: mds on September 21, 2012, 06:04:10 AM
always a fan of Balo, but that tackle against Song end of last Season was the worst,
this guy is nuts, in a good and a bad way
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Post by: chockfullofthat on September 21, 2012, 06:16:43 AM
Adel Kolahkaj nearly loses a hand due to a firecracker (Sepahan v Al Ahli) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeGZs5LRKLo#ws)
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Post by: chockfullofthat on September 23, 2012, 09:00:14 AM
(http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m5vhgdW9Vz1ryb203o1_500.jpg)
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Post by: weedpop on September 30, 2012, 10:27:49 PM
Fucking golazo from Fabrizio Miccoli this weekend. Part of a hat-trick; Parma 4 - 1 Chievo.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHGk07tmw_4 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHGk07tmw_4)

First league classico coming up next week but Barcelona don't have Pique, Puyol or Iniesta. Should be interesting.
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Post by: brycickle on October 01, 2012, 05:18:23 AM
Fucking golazo from Fabrizio Miccoli this weekend. Part of a hat-trick; Parma 4 - 1 Chievo.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHGk07tmw_4 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHGk07tmw_4)

First league classico coming up next week but Barcelona don't have Pique, Puyol or Iniesta. Should be interesting.
Is that the one you're going to Chock? Or is it the next one?

Manchester Utd lost and I only made about 30 points from my fantasy team this weekend. Fuck my soccer life.

On the plus side though, Dempsey scored his first goal for Tottenham. Always good to see him score even when it is against your own team.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on October 01, 2012, 06:02:05 AM
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Fucking golazo from Fabrizio Miccoli this weekend. Part of a hat-trick; Parma 4 - 1 Chievo.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHGk07tmw_4 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHGk07tmw_4)

First league classico coming up next week but Barcelona don't have Pique, Puyol or Iniesta. Should be interesting.
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Is that the one you're going to Chock? Or is it the next one?

Manchester Utd lost and I only made about 30 points from my fantasy team this weekend. Fuck my soccer life.

On the plus side though, Dempsey scored his first goal for Tottenham. Always good to see him score even when it is against your own team.

Yes I'll be going to this one.  I leave for Spain on Wednesday.  Things have the chance to get a little fiesty with
 the latest Catalan independence talk and the Madridistas in town.  I'm really looking forward to this whole trip.

Really good games on Saturday with almost nothing between Spurs and United and Chelsea and Arsenal.  Arsenal would have not lost that game with RVP.  I've always found it hard to dislike Tottenham as a Chelsea fan.  AVB and Dempsey make it harder.  I crack up every time I see AVB celebrate like a lunatic.  As far as fantasy, I can't do anything right at the moment.  Shocked I'm still in 4th.
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Post by: weedpop on October 01, 2012, 03:02:09 PM
Spurs performance against Man U was shocking to me. They were brilliant in the first half but basically just surrendered the ball and camped out for the rest of the game, trying to defend their lead. United easily could have stole it away from them but I feel Spurs are the better side at the moment. You could really see how shaky Man U's midfield is with Dembele, Dempsey, Bale and Lennon lining up against the over-30 brigade of Carrick, Scholes and Giggs.

Does anyone else get the feeling that RVP has kind of jumped onto a sinking ship by moving to Manchester? For me Arsenal with RVP might have been a title contender this year wheras I can't see Man Utd. winning anything with the weaknesses they have in their squad. It just seems like that deal didn't really work out that well for anyone involved. If it was trophies he wanted he probably would have been better off going to Juventus.

Chockfullofthat, please grace us with a post-classico field report if you have the time/computer access this weekend. Are you sitting in the home or away section?
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Post by: chockfullofthat on October 01, 2012, 05:17:20 PM
I will be sitting in the home section on the Nord side, which is where Barca will finish the game I believe.  I will update you guys the following morning unless something bad has happened or I'm having too much fun to remember.  I'll try to upload the tifo display too.  This is only my second time seeing a top league match in Europe, the first being Chelsea v Boro in 2008.  It's been too long.  If I'm being honest, it's making the skating an afterthought for now.  I really did not see this coming, I was just hoping they were going to be at home that week.  ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

If anything was shocking in the Man U game it was United's defense. 
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Post by: Smell Good on October 01, 2012, 06:42:31 PM
I vaguely recall seeing Brian Anderson wear an Arsenal jersey in a video part - any of you guys know where that's from? I thought it was the sickest thing ever.

I've seen Gino rocking the Inter in one his parts too
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Post by: Mooley on October 01, 2012, 08:55:38 PM
Lucas Puig rocked the Inter shirt in his Fully Flared part too. Couldn't help you with the BA part though.
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Post by: Decreed Bratton on October 01, 2012, 11:58:36 PM
I vaguely recall seeing Brian Anderson wear an Arsenal jersey in a video part - any of you guys know where that's from? I thought it was the sickest thing ever.

I've seen Gino rocking the Inter in one his parts too

Fourstar SF catalog shoot. @:27

Fourstar SF (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRAnnOS6d1E#ws)

Alex Olson rocks the Inter jeresys sometimes as well.  I cringe when I see Koston in Barca jerseys.  I wonder if he even watches.
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Post by: Decreed Bratton on October 02, 2012, 12:13:14 AM
I will be sitting in the home section on the Nord side, which is where Barca will finish the game I believe.  I will update you guys the following morning unless something bad has happened or I'm having too much fun to remember.  I'll try to upload the tifo display too.  This is only my second time seeing a top league match in Europe, the first being Chelsea v Boro in 2008.  It's been too long.  If I'm being honest, it's making the skating an afterthought for now.  I really did not see this coming, I was just hoping they were going to be at home that week.  ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

If anything was shocking in the Man U game it was United's defense. 

Really?  I said it before.  Their defense is average.  Great up front,  but weak in the back.  Ferdinand and Evans in the back spells disaster for me.  With Jones and Vidic out now too their even more stretched.  I said it before they're going to have to outscore teams to win.  Aren't United playing Newcastle at the weekend?  Better watch out for Ba.  Oh well enjoy that Classico!
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Post by: Beer Keg Peg Leg on October 02, 2012, 05:17:04 AM
i don't care what skater wears what shirt
(http://i370.photobucket.com/albums/oo145/cnoaldo/snoop-dogg-celtic-fan.jpg)
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Post by: Matze on October 02, 2012, 05:28:17 AM
(http://www.fussballkultur.eu/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/snoop-dogg-deutschland.jpg)
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Post by: chockfullofthat on October 02, 2012, 06:05:28 AM
(http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Football/Pix/pictures/2009/7/22/1248253656184/Actor-Will-Ferrell-poses--001.jpg)
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Post by: Alan on October 02, 2012, 08:29:40 AM
 I cringe when I see Koston in Barca jerseys.  I wonder if he even watches.


As opposed to all the other skaters mentioned? It's like Europeans wearing New Era hats, they don't do it cause they support the team.
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Post by: Smell Good on October 02, 2012, 09:20:57 AM
Now that we're on the topic of kits and jerseys - any of you guys might now where I can find the elusive yellow Arsenal kit? Definitely has always been my favorite and I think it's still their third color this season (well, according to FIFA 13 that is).

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Post by: Decreed Bratton on October 02, 2012, 10:20:41 AM
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 I cringe when I see Koston in Barca jerseys.  I wonder if he even watches.

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As opposed to all the other skaters mentioned? It's like Europeans wearing New Era hats, they don't do it cause they support the team.
I'm sure none of them watch, but some guys like BA and Olson can pull off wearing jerseys others can't in my opinion.  Plus Barca is one of the uglier jerseys.
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Post by: Cthulhu! on October 02, 2012, 10:26:14 AM
Ballack retired   :'(
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Post by: whale on October 02, 2012, 02:51:59 PM
On the topic of kits, has anybody got anything like these?

http://www.classicfootballshirts.co.uk/premiership-clubs/arsenal/1993-94-arsenal-away-shirt-l.html (http://www.classicfootballshirts.co.uk/premiership-clubs/arsenal/1993-94-arsenal-away-shirt-l.html)

http://www.classicfootballshirts.co.uk/premiership-clubs/chelsea/1989-91-chelsea-home-shirt-xl.html (http://www.classicfootballshirts.co.uk/premiership-clubs/chelsea/1989-91-chelsea-home-shirt-xl.html)

http://www.classicfootballshirts.co.uk/premiership-clubs/liverpool/1992-93-liverpool-centenary-away-shirt-l-11.html (http://www.classicfootballshirts.co.uk/premiership-clubs/liverpool/1992-93-liverpool-centenary-away-shirt-l-11.html)

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Post by: Alan on October 02, 2012, 05:07:49 PM
The only really old jersey I have is this one...
http://www.subsidesports.com/us/94-95-lazio-away-jersey-grade-8.html (http://www.subsidesports.com/us/94-95-lazio-away-jersey-grade-8.html)
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Post by: pica on October 02, 2012, 05:31:58 PM
puyol fucked up his arm pretty bad... broken elbow.

Carles Puyol Breaks his Arm (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGm94KTcGRA#ws)

btw, if anyone has a parma buffon jersey to sell, pm me.
i'm looking for this one in particular

(http://parma.theoffside.com/files/2007/11/_1022870_buffon.jpg)
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Post by: Smell Good on October 02, 2012, 07:28:08 PM
^Yeah, saw that shit live on tv. Crazy.

Puyol took it like a boss though, feel bad for him just getting back and playing after a long stint away and immediately he gets his elbow dislocated. Guy just can't seem to get a break
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Post by: brycickle on October 02, 2012, 09:17:05 PM
^Yeah, saw that shit live on tv. Crazy.

Puyol took it like a boss though, feel bad for him just getting back and playing after a long stint away and immediately he gets his elbow dislocated. Guy just can't seem to get a break
Too soon.
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Post by: Mooley on October 02, 2012, 10:51:27 PM
He just dislocated it apparently so it's not as bad as it could have been, a month and a half out. There was some cheesy joke on twitter about how if he just died he'd still somehow play again in three months.
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Post by: weedpop on October 02, 2012, 11:22:34 PM
Barca need another centre back, I don't know what they were thinking not bringing one in this summer. Now they're going to have to play a month's worth of games (including 1 against madrid) with two midfielders holding down the centre of defence. I know, I know "if you keep the ball well enough then your opponents can't score" but Barca's model is dependent on their ability to defend properly against the odd counter attack that comes their way; that means they need pacy, strong centre backs with good positional sense who can make decisive challenges to avoid embarrassment when their teammates push up too far and lose the ball. Oh well, at least Iniesta's back in action.

Man, I wish I could watch more champions league games. The replays on tv where I'm at start at like 12:30 (1/2 past midnight) and I've gotta get up early tomorrow morning. Based solely on entertainment value, which one(s) from this round would be best to download? Anyone?
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Post by: chockfullofthat on October 03, 2012, 06:00:22 AM
Based solely on entertainment value, which one(s) from this round would be best to download? Anyone?

As in matchday 2?  Spartak vs Celtic. BATE vs Munich. 
Today has: Porto vs. PSG and Man City vs Dortmund. 
Where do you download matches from?
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Post by: Matze on October 03, 2012, 10:52:40 AM
german tv has a live stream, but I bet you can't watch that in another country
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Post by: Alan on October 03, 2012, 11:15:15 AM
Don't know about downloads but there are streams here!

http://atdhe.eu/ (http://atdhe.eu/)
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Post by: Matze on October 03, 2012, 01:04:17 PM
England has a real goalkeeper? one who can catch a ball? I always remember David Seaman being a bad goalie but still the best in England.
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Post by: Alan on October 03, 2012, 01:40:43 PM
Who do you mean? The last good goalie they had was Shilton. It's all been downhill since then. It's about time for a change.
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Post by: pica on October 03, 2012, 02:19:56 PM
another CL day another broken arm.
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Post by: Mark Renton on October 03, 2012, 03:29:04 PM
great matches for abbiati and joe hart, Borussia pretty much wasted the game when they missed the goal with lewandowski..
unfair penalty and unfair point for man city, but the last 3-4 seconds of this had me in tears from laughing
http://www.101greatgoals.com/gvideos/1-1-mario-balotelli-manchester-city-v-borussia-dortmund/ (http://www.101greatgoals.com/gvideos/1-1-mario-balotelli-manchester-city-v-borussia-dortmund/)
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Post by: pica on October 03, 2012, 03:39:51 PM
the whole interaction between weidenfeller and balotelli was hilarious.

the conversation before the penalty, the penalty itself and balotellis gesture....

http://watchhighlightsonline.blogspot.co.at/2012/10/video-mario-balotelli-goal-vs-borussia.html (http://watchhighlightsonline.blogspot.co.at/2012/10/video-mario-balotelli-goal-vs-borussia.html)

i'd love if the players would have to wear mics.
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Post by: Smell Good on October 03, 2012, 04:00:51 PM
Ars3 (http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xu2bzr)

Dat Ramsey finish
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Post by: mds on October 04, 2012, 02:56:42 PM
http://youtu.be/Dy3I8QzpvfU (http://youtu.be/Dy3I8QzpvfU)


more balotelli
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Post by: Mark Renton on October 05, 2012, 11:32:36 AM
What the fuck guys, Udinese beat Liverpool at Anfield road haha..what a surprise
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Post by: Smell Good on October 06, 2012, 01:03:00 PM
(https://twitpic.com/show/iphone/b1nj4n)

I still don't get how you "punch" the ball with your foot like that.

Zero spinnnnn
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Post by: foureyedjim on October 07, 2012, 01:25:09 PM
(https://twitpic.com/show/iphone/b1nj4n)

I still don't get how you "punch" the ball with your foot like that.

Zero spinnnnn

right in the ankle, any closer to your foot then it spins
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Post by: holden caulfield on October 07, 2012, 02:05:10 PM
that was one of the most entertaining classicos ive ever seen. amazing.
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Post by: foureyedjim on October 07, 2012, 02:35:38 PM
that was one of the most entertaining classicos ive ever seen. amazing.

it was a good one to watch for sure.
leaving victor in a 1v1 situation with ronaldo is always bad news for barca
and once again messi with an amazing free kick,
I think the first goal relied heavily on luck but was a good goal either way.

In other news...atletico is trailing by only 3 points tied for first
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Post by: weedpop on October 07, 2012, 02:44:56 PM
I would love to see Atletico make a serious title challenge this year. They've got to make the most of this last year of Falcao's greatness, because he's gonna be leaving at the end of this season for sure. Hopefully they can at least make the champions league and give some other team a chance of making the Europa league final next year.

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(https://twitpic.com/show/iphone/b1nj4n)

I still don't get how you "punch" the ball with your foot like that.

Zero spinnnnn
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right in the ankle, any closer to your foot then it spins

Ya, you've pretty much gotta get your toe right under it and send your foot directly through the middle of the ball. It's actually a little easier to do when the ball's running away from you like that because you can use the trajectory of your swing to hit it across the goalkeeper without getting any slice. Still incredibly difficult though.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on October 07, 2012, 03:56:10 PM
Fucking crazy time. Had a blast. I was able to record Messi's free kick.  I'm beat if I have some time tomorrow I'll try to upload some clips for you guys.
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Post by: holden caulfield on October 07, 2012, 06:43:48 PM
Fucking crazy time. Had a blast. I was able to record Messi's free kick.  I'm beat if I have some time tomorrow I'll try to upload some clips for you guys.

oh yeah i forgot you had tickets for it, fuuck you lucky mother fucker

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Post by: hankmasterflex on October 08, 2012, 07:32:05 AM
never saw this thread. pretty hyped.

i only care about 3 teams: atletico, hibs, and newcastle.

both hibs and atletico got off to a hot start.

newcastle... room for improvement. cmon magpies!



note: die hard atletico fan. pre two time europa/uefa cup triumphs. glad to see us getting some silverware. let's just hope we don't sell falcao. but i've become used to that... kun, torres, forlan... fuck.
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Post by: Smell Good on October 08, 2012, 07:47:52 AM
Any you guys see how happy Essien was when he came on? I mean that's gotta mean a lot for any professional to be able to participate in a Clasico. I'd be stoked as shit too
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Post by: Stoeipoes on October 08, 2012, 08:13:30 AM
never saw this thread. pretty hyped.

i only care about 3 teams: atletico, hibs, and newcastle.

both hibs and atletico got off to a hot start.

newcastle... room for improvement. cmon magpies!



note: die hard atletico fan. pre two time europa/uefa cup triumphs. glad to see us getting some silverware. let's just hope we don't sell falcao. but i've become used to that... kun, torres, forlan... fuck.

What do you think of vurnon anita so far?
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Post by: Decreed Bratton on October 08, 2012, 02:29:58 PM
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Fucking crazy time. Had a blast. I was able to record Messi's free kick.  I'm beat if I have some time tomorrow I'll try to upload some clips for you guys.
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oh yeah i forgot you had tickets for it, fuuck you lucky mother fucker



What an epic game to go to.  That classico lived up to the hype.  You must have been so stoked.  You'll never forget that one.
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Post by: hankmasterflex on October 09, 2012, 07:54:28 AM
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never saw this thread. pretty hyped.

i only care about 3 teams: atletico, hibs, and newcastle.

both hibs and atletico got off to a hot start.

newcastle... room for improvement. cmon magpies!



note: die hard atletico fan. pre two time europa/uefa cup triumphs. glad to see us getting some silverware. let's just hope we don't sell falcao. but i've become used to that... kun, torres, forlan... fuck.
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What do you think of vurnon anita so far?

a lot of promise!
their team is like that too. between players like santon, ba, anita, ben arfa, gutierrez, p. cisse... there's no reason why they shouldn't be putting in a strong fight for CL again this season.

edit: obertan too... that kid will be good in the future. ribery-esque
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Post by: pica on October 16, 2012, 03:23:58 PM
nothing but respect for sweden.

great game tonight.
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Post by: Mark Renton on October 17, 2012, 01:20:44 PM
nothing but respect for sweden.

great game tonight.

That blew my mind
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Post by: chockfullofthat on October 18, 2012, 06:38:44 AM
Not bad for an international break.  The final round is set for the CONCACAFAFFA round robin.  What happened Canada  ????  USA topped their group but were not impressive at all.  I was feeling nervous about our chances in the round robin until I saw that the fourth place team (out of 6) gets a playoff against New Zealand.  I guess this time they did a draw for intercontinental playoffs at the end of qualifying with a team from Asia, Oceania, South and North America.  CONCACAF dodged a fourth placed South American side. 

As far as Europe...Portugal look to be in danger of another playoff with Russia steam rolling through that group.  Belgium also look really exciting.

Any other Americans get FSC in HD for the first time two days ago?  Fucking finally.
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Post by: Smell Good on October 18, 2012, 08:34:33 AM
Finally, international break is over, I can see the light at the end of the tunnel!

It's been a painful two weeks
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Post by: chockfullofthat on October 18, 2012, 08:38:24 AM
Haha.  Everytime I get really upset about the international break I try to console myself with the fact that American football fans only get 17 games a season (http://with) a bye week.  It usually doesn't help much.
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Post by: weedpop on October 18, 2012, 10:51:32 AM
There were a couple of excellent games this international break though. I would urge you to watch the Germany 4 - Sweden 4 if you haven't already or Chile 1 - Argentina 2.

Here's Messi's free kick against Uruguay from last week. Amazing placement on the shot.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6U8AielqJoY (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6U8AielqJoY)

The worst thing about these breaks for me is the lethargic performances and injury troubles that most of the big teams seem to to have at the end of it due to 3/4 of their squad being out on international duty. That and all the idiotic fluff that soccer media outlets make up in order to fill space and get hits when there's nothing going on.

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Post by: chockfullofthat on October 18, 2012, 11:22:31 AM
There is also typically horrible coverage of the international break in USA.  It's even difficult to see our own country play away games now do to some bullshit TV deal.  We'll get a few CONMEBOL games in Spanish at night.  The only option for UEFA is the online only Espn3 during the middle of work for the Friday and Tuesday games.  So the international break sucks dick.
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Post by: Smell Good on October 19, 2012, 09:40:13 AM
Somebody pinch me.

Jack Wilshere apparently in the squad for Norwich tomorrow. They'll probably throw him in around the 60 minute mark and let him run around.

On a second thought, that might be a little too optimistic of me. Sorry. My guess? Maybe he'll get thrown in around the 89th minute to waste time.

Stoked nonetheless.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on October 19, 2012, 11:04:33 AM
I knew what your post was going to say before I read it haha.
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Post by: brycickle on October 19, 2012, 11:04:47 AM
My guess? Maybe he'll get thrown in around the 89th minute to waste time.

Stoked nonetheless.
That should leave him plenty of time to get injured again.
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Post by: Cthulhu! on October 19, 2012, 04:36:27 PM
Fan Attacks Goalkeeper Chris Kirkland (Sheffield Wednesday vs. Leeds) HD (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2lUPameL0-o#ws)
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Post by: chockfullofthat on October 20, 2012, 09:53:50 AM
Mata has took over Silvas role of the most exciting creative midfielder in the league. He's a pleasure I watch.
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Post by: Mark Renton on October 20, 2012, 11:43:25 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvEnVpYRt74 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvEnVpYRt74)

didnt want to bother you with the house music, this is the best youtube has to offer as of now
just want to say that I had forgotten how good it feels to watch an important match at the bar
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Post by: weedpop on October 20, 2012, 03:32:46 PM
Oh god Arsenal, what are you doing? Losing 1-0 to Norwich, even in an away game, is an atrocious result. They just better hope that they end up with more points than tottenham this year or Arsene may end up getting thrown under the bus.

On the bright side look at all these goals this weekend! Tottenham v. Chelsea 2-4, Man U v. Stoke 4-2, Deportivo v. Barcelona 4-5. I guess I won't be doing any homework today...
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Post by: Smell Good on October 20, 2012, 08:58:45 PM
Arsenal match today....a cringe worthy performance.

You ever have those dreams where you're in some kind of fight, but you're in slow motion while the person you're fighting is in normal speed? Yeah. It was like that. Absolute frustration.

And when have Arsenal ever been dangerous from long ball play? I'm not saying we should build our team around that style of play like Stoke, but at least look dangerous from corners and shit for fucks sake.

Chelsea, now that is a mouth watering side. Excellent match against Spurs.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on October 22, 2012, 08:01:03 AM
Great goal by Pogba.  Mark how was the game? Did Napoli threaten much?

As for the Leeds "fan", he is from Cheltenham, nowhere near Leeds, and was already banned from every ground in the UK.  "Court heard thug drank cans of lager and three quarters of a litre of vodka before arriving at the match.  Once in Sheffield he downed up to ten pints of cider"  He claimed he was completely blacked out.


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Post by: Alan on October 23, 2012, 07:20:31 AM
(http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mc9u38nMBm1qdlh1io1_400.gif)
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Post by: chockfullofthat on October 24, 2012, 01:15:40 PM
Ajax battering City!
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Post by: Cthulhu! on October 24, 2012, 01:47:06 PM
Stoeipoes where are you?
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Post by: AnotherHardDayAtTheOffice on October 24, 2012, 01:49:00 PM
Great night! Dortmund beating Madrid's asses!
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Post by: chockfullofthat on October 24, 2012, 02:07:55 PM
Stoeipoes where are you?

Hopefully he's out celebrating!
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Post by: Decreed Bratton on October 24, 2012, 02:36:45 PM
English teams are really struggling in the CL.  I think it's partly because of their open play.  Way to open and if other teams have a good midfield they will pick you apart.  Dortmund looks impressive too. Marco Reus is the future of German Football, if not the present.
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Post by: weedpop on October 24, 2012, 03:05:16 PM
Fuck. Yes.

It's not often that champions league day does anything other than confirm all your worst suspicions about "the modern game". Today is a great day for the small(er) clubs, and for anyone that hates Roberto Mancini and his floppy hair.

Honestly though, Mancini does not know what he is doing with that three at the back system; his players clearly don't like it and I've yet to see it work for them offensively or defensively. If he can't figure out how to beat good teams on the road he's gonna be on the next plane back to Italy.
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Post by: Smell Good on October 24, 2012, 03:06:08 PM
Serge Gnabry is the future of German football  :P

Goddamnit Arsenal. Oh well. It's not over yet.

I've still got the Ajax and Dortmund matches to watch on my DV-R
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Post by: Stoeipoes on October 24, 2012, 03:42:22 PM
Stoeipoes where are you?

YES!

I was in the stadium and it was amazing.
But to be honest, I expected more from city. I thought they were going to play more attacking.
And can someone tell me why they leave so much space on the sides for our full-backs to come up?
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Post by: Beer Keg Peg Leg on October 24, 2012, 04:29:16 PM
my celtic heart was broken
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Post by: AnotherHardDayAtTheOffice on October 25, 2012, 05:07:38 AM
Dortmund looks impressive too. Marco Reus is the future of German Football, if not the present.

Reus is amazing. However, I didn't find him that impressive last night. He certainly needs to step his consistency-game up a little. Goetze's far ahead of him in that respect.
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Post by: Smell Good on October 28, 2012, 11:00:57 AM
That Chelsea Utd fixture left me feeling physically sick. Had to turn it off at the 93rd minute.

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Post by: brycickle on October 28, 2012, 06:55:19 PM
9-11 was an inside job.
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Post by: darkslideoftheforce on October 29, 2012, 06:21:52 AM
Fucking annoying when a referee ruins a good game like that. Bummed.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on October 29, 2012, 06:46:42 AM
Ya those kind of games are the hardest to keep your temper as a spectator/player.   Every sport has it's flaws.  Poor calls against Liverpool and Catania completeled an ugly weekend for refereeing.  Shame that Mata's goal is a footnote from yesterday.  Also, I haven't seen Chelsea dominate a top side like that in a long time.  United couldn't get a hold of the ball from about 30' to the second red card.  They were absolutely rampant.  Manchester City looked sluggish again and I think Chelsea are still the current favorites for the title.

Arsenal return to OT next week having lost 8-2 last time and RVP to United.  I hope Giroud hits 4 and RVP misses 2 penalties.
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Post by: darkslideoftheforce on October 29, 2012, 06:57:07 AM
Yeah, the freekick from Mata was beautifull. So perfect. And yeah, it's a shame that the referees get all the attention over poor jugdement.
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Post by: weedpop on October 29, 2012, 10:09:01 AM
I still think Chelsea are the favourites as well, and they did start to make a really impressive comeback up until the red cards started to come out. It's worth remembering though that they also were down 2-0 within the first 25 minutes of the game due to an obvious tactical weakness that was exploited by United. They definitely have the talent but I still think they're going to have problems against the better teams due to their weakness along the flanks.

Man U - Arsenal should be interesting. I'd like to see Arsenal pull off an upset but they look pretty lifeless right now. I wouldn't be surprised if Van Persie hit a hat trick.
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Post by: Decreed Bratton on October 30, 2012, 03:16:50 PM
Anybody else watching this game between Reading and Arsenal?  One of the most unbelievable games I've seen.  Reading was up 4-0, then Arsenal come back 4-4 to send it to extra time.  Arsenal scores first, now Reading equalizes. Wow.
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Post by: Smell Good on October 30, 2012, 03:31:37 PM
Such a good fucking match

Classic Arsenal comeback. What the fuck

Arsenal were 3 down within 20 minutes, 4 down by halftime.

Final score, 5-7
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Post by: Smell Good on October 30, 2012, 03:38:35 PM
Is...is this the beginning of some kind of Chamakh rebirth? Chamakh and his ridiculous jizzy hair!

And Eisfeld is proving to be another gem.
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Post by: weedpop on October 30, 2012, 04:49:39 PM
Scoring against Reading in the 'Capital One Cup' is a lot different than scoring in the premiere league. He's probably still better than Gervinho, though.

Honestly though, why is that guy (Gervinho) still in the 1st team? He is the biggest offense suck ever - continually getting the ball in good positions but doing  absolutely nothing with it. Is it just because Arsene has a hard on for former Ligue Un players? In some games it's literally gotten to the point where his teammates don't even want to pass to him, and I don't blame them at all.

Hopefully Chamakh and Rosicky can come back into the team and put some fucking balls into Arsenal's attack.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on October 31, 2012, 09:27:42 AM
 :o
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Post by: McDuff on October 31, 2012, 07:11:38 PM
loliverpool. couldnt even tell how that dude yesil did on account of my shitty feed. man u chelsea was good huh?
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Post by: chockfullofthat on October 31, 2012, 07:21:53 PM
loliverpool. couldnt even tell how that dude yesil did on account of my shitty feed. man u chelsea was good huh?

Indeed.  It was.
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Post by: planman on October 31, 2012, 07:46:29 PM
Being half-Cameroonian, I'd just like to say that all your other teams suck. That is all. Goodbye.
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Post by: McDuff on November 03, 2012, 07:14:28 AM
come on jack! wtf? not the biggest arsenal fan, but i like jack wilshire. dude blew it. and speaking of blowing it, hopefully walcott does the same so he makes his way to liverpool mwahahahahahaha!
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Post by: Smell Good on November 03, 2012, 07:51:41 AM
No fucking balls. It was shit match between two shit sides, the less shitty team won.

Highlights: Rooney's botched penalty, Cazorla's last minute goal.

Do Arsenal know how to play football? I wonder sometimes. Football is not a group of guys standing around laterally in midfield and passing the ball back and forth by the way.

Oh well, we get a trophy for losing 2-1 instead 8-2 amiright guys? amiright!?
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Post by: weedpop on November 03, 2012, 12:52:59 PM
It's like they're being forced to play the Barcelona style of retaining the ball and building pressure until they can find the one pass to break through the defense. Unfortunately, they don't have any where near the amount of good attacking/creative players they would need to play that style effectively, unless it's against shit teams (even more shit than Man United). It's just the same thing as last year: fancy football with no end product. They'll be very lucky to finish 4th this year.
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Post by: Smell Good on November 03, 2012, 01:51:57 PM
Nah, even against the QPRs and Norwichs, this off brand tiki taka is not working. At all. It just seems like nobody is making runs most of the time.

I watched the first half of the Derby d'Italia and it's so much more enjoyable. Something about the passing and the movement is so much more crisp and quality in comparison to that shit show at Old Trafford this morning.
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Post by: McDuff on November 04, 2012, 10:43:14 PM
suarez is goooood.

Luis Suarez Goal ( Liverpool 1 - 1 Newcastle Utd ) HD` 04/11/2012 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnY-mjSV30E#ws)
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Post by: mds on November 05, 2012, 01:31:41 AM
he is, if he gets a bit more clinical, he is up there with the best.
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Post by: Decreed Bratton on November 05, 2012, 11:47:50 AM
My fantasy squad has been brutal.  So far this season I had 4 guys get red cards.  Just this week I had 4 guys injured or doubtful.  The only thing that sucks is your only allowed to transfer one player without penalty.  -4 if you do more than one a week.  Suarez is only of the only guys getting me points at the moment.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on November 05, 2012, 12:36:03 PM
I'm 4th, and the SLAP top 4 has not changed in fucking forever.  I've haven't seen a red or green arrow next to my name since like GW3.  My team is very different than the teams around me too.  The foundation of my team is RVP, Baines, Aguero, Rafael, Nolan and Carzola.  Sterling was a good pickup too, his value has skyrocketed like Hazard's did.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on November 05, 2012, 12:58:32 PM
Also since we have an Arsenal majority on here...well one of you tell why the hell Walcott has yet to start a premier league game since the opening match? 
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Post by: mds on November 05, 2012, 01:37:00 PM
doesnt want to sign a new contract I think
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Post by: Smell Good on November 05, 2012, 01:49:53 PM
He doesn't want to sign da ting ( ::)) - I guess Wenger doesn't want to start him until he gets his contract sorted out. Might not have a choice for Schalke tomorrow though since Ramsey's injured apparently. Ramsey should not be on the fucking wing anyway
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Post by: chockfullofthat on November 05, 2012, 01:54:58 PM
Sounds like a shitty reason to me.
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Post by: weedpop on November 05, 2012, 02:05:58 PM
Ramsey is decent at circulating the ball when he's played centrally and making forward runs, but playing along the wings he looks like a lost little boy. It does seem bizarre to me that they aren't starting Walcott, one of their most dynamic players, during a spell when the team seems to lack any sort of attacking ambition. It looks like Wenger's playing hardball though and I don't blame him because honestly, he really isn't all that good and almost certainly does not deserve the salary bump he's probably asking for. If you were going to draw a line in the sand (one that says "we aren't going to keep selling our best players, thanks very much") it really should have been on Van Persie, not Walcott. The fact that he's English alone probably makes him worth more in transfer fees than in goals and assists.

And for the record, I'm not even really an Arsenal fan. I just find them strangely fascinating.
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Post by: brycickle on November 06, 2012, 12:03:26 PM
City down 2-0 within 20 minutes. HAHA!
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Post by: AnotherHardDayAtTheOffice on November 06, 2012, 12:15:26 PM
Well... Dortmund is one amazing team. Still a long way to go tonight but, damn me, they're probably the most exciting team out there right now! I also appreciate how their supporters completely take over any stadium they visit.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on November 06, 2012, 12:22:53 PM
I'm watching text commentary.  I didn't know it was possible to take over the Bernebau.  Walcott proves my point again...
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Post by: AnotherHardDayAtTheOffice on November 06, 2012, 12:31:29 PM
I'm watching text commentary.  I didn't know it was possible to take over the Bernebau.  Walcott proves my point again...

Yeah, but seriously, all you hear is them Dortmund supporters.

Oh, and... here we gooooooooo again.

Also: try this http://www.thefirstrow.eu/ (http://www.thefirstrow.eu/)

Way better than text commentary...
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Post by: chockfullofthat on November 06, 2012, 12:47:24 PM
Thanks but I'm at work.
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Post by: pica on November 06, 2012, 03:56:25 PM
too bad dortmund almost had it, 1 point in madrid is still something you can be proud of.
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Post by: foureyedjim on November 06, 2012, 04:30:56 PM
Was that second goal for Dortmund a hand ball?  I couldn't tell but it looked like he hit the ball forward with his upper arm.
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Post by: whale on November 07, 2012, 04:50:24 AM
Yaya Toure is my favourite player to watch right now.
Kinda like football's version of Brian Anderson.

Now crossing all fingers and tying knots to penises that Real gets eliminated.
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Post by: brycickle on November 07, 2012, 08:47:22 AM
I would say that hope is highly unrealistic.
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Post by: Decreed Bratton on November 07, 2012, 10:28:20 AM
Yaya Toure is my favourite player to watch right now.
Kinda like football's version of Brian Anderson.

Now crossing all fingers and tying knots to penises that Real gets eliminated.

I love Yaya at times and other times he drives me crazy.  He needs to defend more and his passing isn't the greatest for a midfielder. I think this is why City's been struggling.  You got Yaya and Barry who can't pass a lick and with Silva out it compounds the problem of controlling the midfield.  Yaya is a boss on the ball that's for sure.

As much as I dislike Real I want to see them go thru.  It only makes for more interesting games.
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Post by: Stoeipoes on November 07, 2012, 01:48:28 PM
(http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/02390/Siem-de-Jong-2nd_2390606b.jpg)

(http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/11/06/article-2228815-15E1F352000005DC-51_634x398.jpg)

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/JoelMcHaleMar10.jpg/475px-JoelMcHaleMar10.jpg)
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Post by: Mark Renton on November 07, 2012, 01:51:14 PM
Celtic defeated Bar?a whattt
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Post by: Alan on November 07, 2012, 01:59:04 PM
Shit, they actually did!

http://www.101greatgoals.com/goals/champions-league/live-video-updates-celtic-v-barcelona/ (http://www.101greatgoals.com/goals/champions-league/live-video-updates-celtic-v-barcelona/)
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Post by: Smell Good on November 07, 2012, 02:51:36 PM
(http://cadfael.tv/image/src/1352320134084.gif)
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Post by: Decreed Bratton on November 07, 2012, 03:38:08 PM
Credit to Celtic, but Barca needs a plan b.  Teams will continue to park that bus and hit them on the counter.  It worked for Chelsea last CL and now Celtic.  Watching that game I couldn't help but think that Barca just needs one tall dude in the middle.  Kick it into him and let him get some headers.  This would also offset the defense so they can play that or tiki taka thru.  Fuck it go get Andy Carroll!
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Post by: Alan on November 07, 2012, 03:58:12 PM
(https://fbcdn-sphotos-e-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/293830_446338912090444_1480498324_n.jpg)
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Post by: weedpop on November 07, 2012, 04:08:13 PM
I'm not that surprised at the Celtic result. The fact is that Barca are amazing at certain things that most other teams can't do ("tiki taka") but are pretty shite at a lot of things that less talented teams do quite well (defending balls into the box and counter attacks). Barca have seemed so 'dominant' up until now not because they kept the ball, but because they had the defensive solidity through Pique and Puyol to stop many of the chances they gave up from turning into goals. Now they're a bit less resilient and other teams pretty much know the formula to beat them - get an early goal from a set piece, defend like crazy in tight formation around the box and when they start to push for goals towards the end of the match, hit them on the counter. They'll still qualify but I doubt they'll win the champions league this year.
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Post by: McDuff on November 07, 2012, 05:24:40 PM
i was always bummed on mascherano going to barca, but not so much anymore lolololol. dude should be a defensive mid and not on the back line.

alll champions league aside, the redbulls/dc united game should be epic considering the snow. i know, mls is shit blahblahblah. should have grabbed some last minute tickets, prob could have gotten them for dirt cheap.
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Post by: Beer Keg Peg Leg on November 07, 2012, 05:36:36 PM
HAIL HAIL

You'll Never Walk Alone, Celtic FC vs FC Barcelona 2008 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bo-2ZCLGzp8#)

The best "I just can't get enough" ever, from Celtic Park, on Old Firm's day (3-0, 20/02/2011) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TspYx7EaF5A#ws)

Lennon giving rangers shit (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgXOppAsdfc#)
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Post by: pica on November 07, 2012, 06:48:19 PM
celtic highlights

http://watchhighlightsonline.blogspot.co.at/2012/11/video-celtic-2-1-barcelona-highlights.html (http://watchhighlightsonline.blogspot.co.at/2012/11/video-celtic-2-1-barcelona-highlights.html)

this site is really good, you can find reviews of all csl matches, but they are too short in my opinion. still you get to see all the goals.
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Post by: Alan on November 08, 2012, 10:41:19 AM
Greeks don't give a fuck.

(http://sphotos-g.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/534657_385888868154885_1058985654_n.jpg)
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Post by: chockfullofthat on November 09, 2012, 08:19:43 AM
(http://i45.tinypic.com/i27v9v.gif)
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Post by: Cthulhu! on November 10, 2012, 11:11:19 AM
Who wants to own a very small part of a club?


http://www.realoviedo.es/yosoyelrealoviedo/ingles/index.html (http://www.realoviedo.es/yosoyelrealoviedo/ingles/index.html)


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Post by: holden caulfield on November 10, 2012, 11:42:21 AM
i was always bummed on mascherano going to barca, but not so much anymore lolololol. dude should be a defensive mid and not on the back line.



obviously. but when both of your actual centre backs are hurt, you gotta make due. I don't see what the big deal is anyway, it was a meaningless match for barca. and i wouldnt go as far as to say that teams have figured out the formula to beat barca. if the formula largely depends on barca having a bad day, hitting 5 posts/crossbars, missed penalty shots, missing centre backs, and your goal keeper having the game of his life (as did petr cech for chelsea and forster for celtic), then yes i suppose they have found the secret sauce!

this is also why barca should be more afraid of weaker teams that will resort to the 9-1 formation. teams like man u, madrid, and bayern have too much skill and pride to sink to that level.
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Post by: weedpop on November 10, 2012, 02:36:19 PM
Celtic-Barca was a fairly meaningless game but I think this is a more of an issue than you're making it out to be. Sure they had a "bad day" but teams like celtic and chelsea have shown that playing that 9-1 formation well enough can consistently force them into having a bad day. Chelsea did it over two legs and Celtic almost achieved the same result (1 win and 1 draw), although they were robbed of a 1-1 at the last  minute at the Camp Nou. The point is that the predictability of Barca's playing style gives mediocre teams a clear path to beating them in one off games.
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Post by: Alan on November 10, 2012, 03:59:00 PM
Sitting back rarely gets you a clean sheet with top teams. And if they do score against you, the chances of you scoring 2 or even 1 are microscopic. This was an anomaly, can't say it wasn't. And how can you put Celtic and Chelsea in the same sentence? They are worlds apart, playing style notwithstanding...
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Post by: weedpop on November 10, 2012, 06:16:49 PM
Sure it was a bit of an anomaly, and still required plenty of luck, but with Barca's depleted defense the chances of scoring two goals against them are certainly not "microscopic". They are literally a complete shambles when it comes to defending corners and freekicks. Look at how many times they've come back from behind in La Liga this year against inferior teams.

If you play 10-20 games against Barca in that style you would probably still lose more than half of them, but Chelsea and Celtic (two teams with vast differences in quality, as you said) have shown that deploying those tactics in one-off games or cup ties gives barca a lot of problems and can effectively bridge the talent gap between the two teams. The fact that Chelsea and Celtic are so different and yet achieved almost the same results using the same tactics just proves my point.

Anyway, enough about that. I'm excited for Chicharito getting some playing time and goals in Man U's new setup. He's got to be one of the best goalscorers in the premiere league and is finally getting his due now that Rooney's taking on a bit of a deeper role. He kind of looks like a muppet though.

Poor, poor Arsenal as usual...
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Post by: Beer Keg Peg Leg on November 11, 2012, 01:19:27 AM
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i was always bummed on mascherano going to barca, but not so much anymore lolololol. dude should be a defensive mid and not on the back line.


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obviously. but when both of your actual centre backs are hurt, you gotta make due. I don't see what the big deal is anyway, it was a meaningless match for barca. and i wouldnt go as far as to say that teams have figured out the formula to beat barca. if the formula largely depends on barca having a bad day, hitting 5 posts/crossbars, missed penalty shots, missing centre backs, and your goal keeper having the game of his life (as did petr cech for chelsea and forster for celtic), then yes i suppose they have found the secret sauce!

this is also why barca should be more afraid of weaker teams that will resort to the 9-1 formation. teams like man u, madrid, and bayern have too much skill and pride to sink to that level.

SALTY
(http://img.thesun.co.uk/multimedia/archive/01616/SNN0819ROD-6205_1616113w.jpg)
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Post by: Spike Hawke on November 11, 2012, 03:06:45 AM
Looking forward to Chelsea v Liverpool today. See if Torres can keep up with Matta and Hazard yet and is Suarez can stay on his feet
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Post by: brycickle on November 11, 2012, 08:42:29 AM
and is Suarez can stay on his feet
Not long enough to not clatter into John Terry's leg.
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Post by: Cthulhu! on November 11, 2012, 08:47:54 AM
Terry died


(http://i46.tinypic.com/2h51kk3.jpg)



also, look at his face

(http://i48.tinypic.com/vew2va.gif)
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Post by: brycickle on November 11, 2012, 03:14:21 PM
"Where did all of my friends go?"
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Post by: Alan on November 12, 2012, 03:48:46 AM
Hahahaha, so good! What a plonker.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on November 12, 2012, 06:26:40 AM
Crystal Palace + Ian Holloway?  Love it.  If QPR stays up and Palace gets promoted there will be fucking 7 teams from London in the top flight.

I'm starting to think United are too strong this year.  Chelsea are starting to pay for the lack of goals from Torres, but I think Chelsea were clearly the better team yesterday...unlike the game against Swansea. 

My favorite english rivalry (as a neautral) next week.  Spurs v Arsenal.  I can see Spurs winning this one, with Bale doing the damage.
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Post by: Smell Good on November 12, 2012, 07:44:18 AM
(http://www.strictlycinema.com/ApesCaesar.jpg)

My fav pic of Gareth Bale.

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Post by: chockfullofthat on November 12, 2012, 07:50:00 AM
HAHA.  I call him the monkey king.  Somehow it's only racist when you say it about black people.
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Post by: whale on November 12, 2012, 09:50:20 AM
Crystal Palace + Ian Holloway?  Love it.  If QPR stays up and Palace gets promoted there will be fucking 7 teams from London in the top flight.

I'm starting to think United are too strong this year.  Chelsea are starting to pay for the lack of goals from Torres, but I think Chelsea were clearly the better team yesterday...unlike the game against Swansea. 

My favorite english rivalry (as a neautral) next week.  Spurs v Arsenal.  I can see Spurs winning this one, with Bale doing the damage.
Signing Falcao in January should solve that, we'll see how Terry's injury affects the defence.

Still think that City is the top contender for the title but we'll see.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on November 12, 2012, 09:58:43 AM
That's far from a done deal...chances are slim for any team to get him in January imo.
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Post by: Decreed Bratton on November 12, 2012, 10:13:45 AM
City looked a lot better with Silva back in the line up.  Gives them more creativity. When Silva's in the game and playing decent so does City.  Should be an interesting race between the two Manchester clubs and Chelsea. Chelsea should have put the game to bed in the first half yesterday.  Oscar, Mata and Torres had chances.  Arteta must feel like shit.  Gave a penalty kick and didn't convert his.  I was thinking why he was taking it, but then again who else could have took it for Aresenal?  Maybe Casorla or Giroud?
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Post by: weedpop on November 12, 2012, 12:57:26 PM
Yes, Cazorla, Giroud, anyone with an eye for goal but preferably not someone like Arteta who is a defensive midfielder. I found that to be kind of a bizarre decision.

Regarding the Falcao deal:  Torres is clearly not cutting it but I think Atletico are going to do anything they can to keep him there until the end of the season. With Falcao, they're almost a lock to get 3rd or 4th place and champions league next season (and all the cash that comes with it). Without Falcao...not so much. I don't know how much they can do about it though because he has a buyout clause of about $50 million in his contract. Abramovich may just be feeling spendy enough to activate it. Makes sense in a perverse kind of way as a replacement for $50 million man Torres.

You know who else really looks like a chimp though?

(http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mclqzfBXQA1rdbn8ho1_500.jpg)
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Post by: chockfullofthat on November 12, 2012, 01:20:56 PM
How dare you call Oscar a chimp!  He's just a boy!
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Post by: whale on November 12, 2012, 01:50:44 PM
I believe that Falcao deal is happening if he wants to go, considering that Real, City and Chelsea are all rumoured to meet his buy-out clause.

e: also Huntelaar to Liverpool, OH YEAH
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Post by: Cthulhu! on November 12, 2012, 05:33:02 PM
(http://www.insidespanishfootball.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/A6uqv07CEAEFkFt-e1351895927360.jpg)


Bought some.
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Post by: AnotherHardDayAtTheOffice on November 13, 2012, 12:11:45 AM
Arteta must feel like shit.  Gave a penalty kick and didn't convert his.  I was thinking why he was taking it, but then again who else could have took it for Aresenal?  Maybe Casorla or Giroud?

Podolski is really good at penalties too.
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Post by: McDuff on November 14, 2012, 12:35:21 PM
I believe that Falcao deal is happening if he wants to go, considering that Real, City and Chelsea are all rumoured to meet his buy-out clause.

e: also Huntelaar to Liverpool, OH YEAH

think falcao could easily end up on chelsea. torres (back to his old team) + $$$ makes sense.

as for huntelaar, its sounding like its not going to happen. says he prefers a summer move, if at all. im hoping for him or theo tho. walcotts been saying he wants to play up front... him and suarez would be good imo. also read somewhere that liverpool was looking into demba ba. def a stretch, but it would be mad kew. and there was previous sturridge interest, but uhhhh....yeah....
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Post by: chockfullofthat on November 14, 2012, 01:21:35 PM
Zlatan is having a good game huh?
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Post by: McDuff on November 14, 2012, 01:26:22 PM
that last goal... holy fuck.
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Post by: Alan on November 14, 2012, 02:27:49 PM
Zlatan Ibrahimovic Epic Bicycle Goal Sweden vs England 2012-11-14 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZmp_AgPbt8#ws)
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Post by: chockfullofthat on November 14, 2012, 02:32:28 PM
damn.
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Post by: Hobochilli on November 14, 2012, 02:33:34 PM
Im so glad im Swedish!
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Post by: Alan on November 14, 2012, 02:37:48 PM
If this had happened at a WC game it would have been the goal of the tournament. Nuts!
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Post by: Riverside on November 14, 2012, 03:21:12 PM
damn ibra.
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Post by: weedpop on November 14, 2012, 06:35:03 PM
9/10 times when people try something like that the ball flies 20 feet wide of the goal and they end up looking like a dumbass.

ZLATAN.
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Post by: brycickle on November 14, 2012, 07:14:26 PM
(http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_leimsh3O7U1qe0eclo1_r1_500.gif)

That creep can roll.
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Post by: Decreed Bratton on November 14, 2012, 08:42:19 PM
I was at work watching that live and nearly shat my pants at Zlatan's last goal.  I almost let out a ohhh and had to cover it up by coughing.  Don't know if it worked though.
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Post by: mds on November 14, 2012, 09:40:08 PM
dat zlatan goal  :o
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Post by: Matze on November 15, 2012, 05:56:52 AM
I have no words for zlatan.
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Post by: Smell Good on November 15, 2012, 06:29:04 AM
(http://arsenalaction.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/0b6d8119919e6f959c71ef689c9e8b8b.jpg)

It's too bad Zlatan doesn't do auditions  :'(

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Post by: MostlyLurkin' on November 16, 2012, 03:26:22 PM
9/10 times when people try something like that the ball flies 20 feet wide of the goal and they end up looking like a dumbass.

ZLATAN.

No one but Zlatan would even try to bicycle kick from that distance. Nuts.


COYS
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Post by: chockfullofthat on November 16, 2012, 04:38:46 PM
We have a Spurs fan on SLAP???  ;D

Looking forward to the game. I'll be rooting for Spurs, it's funnier that way.
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Post by: MostlyLurkin' on November 16, 2012, 05:49:49 PM
We have a Spurs fan on SLAP???  ;D

Looking forward to the game. I'll be rooting for Spurs, it's funnier that way.

Fuck yeah!  :)

Cant wait for the game tomorrow. Things are looking bright;
Rumour has it that Oxlade-Chamberlain, Szczesny, Walcott, Arteta, and Cazorla might miss the game. And it's certain that Fabianski, Gibbs, Diaby and Gervinho won't play.

So let's just hope AVB will get his head out of his arse and bench Friedel and Dempsey this time, and play both Adebayor and Defoe in a 4-4-2 formation.
I just put some money down on Arsenal - Spurs 2-3!
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Post by: Smell Good on November 16, 2012, 06:11:07 PM
I could not give less of a fuck about Spurs. They are a peripheral club.

 8)

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Post by: Smell Good on November 17, 2012, 07:00:46 AM
(http://i.minus.com/ibndNaX1CyiTzj.gif)

(http://s8.postimage.org/cnkjip277/1353159078400.gif)
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Post by: Mark Renton on November 21, 2012, 04:57:15 AM
Luiz Adriano is a terrible human being..Imagine doing that to OG ManU with Roy Keane, he would have kicked him in the face

And hooooray for Juve killin it and defeating Chelsea 3-0


EDIT: go to his facebook page lol
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Post by: Smell Good on November 21, 2012, 05:51:58 AM
Di Matteo sacked. What the fuck. Bad stretch of form = sacking? Does Abramovic think he owns a Serie A club or something?
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Post by: chockfullofthat on November 21, 2012, 06:00:35 AM
ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?
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Post by: brycickle on November 21, 2012, 06:13:18 AM
I'm not surprised. Di Mateo wins Abromovich the one trophy he always wanted and the guy still can't catch a break.
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Post by: Alan on November 21, 2012, 06:15:54 AM
Don't you just love modern football?
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Post by: Smell Good on November 21, 2012, 06:30:04 AM
Seriously, nobody is going to want to manage Chelsea now, I guess if you were in it for the money and are more of the mercenary type like Mourinho (who's not expecting to permanently stay at one club) then yeah, those types will be attracted to Chelsea. But if you want to establish a philosophy and legacy with perhaps a statue of yourself in front of the stadium (Wenger, SAF)....

Hopefully Guardiola is a principled enough man to tell Abramovic to fuck off. It's looking like Rafa Benitez though
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Post by: chockfullofthat on November 21, 2012, 06:32:00 AM
Chelsea is such a silly, silly club to support.  Never a dull moment.  Meh, at least the trophies and top players keep coming in.

On the subject of modern football: http://www.101greatgoals.com/blog/shocking-sportsmanship-luiz-adrianos-digraceful-first-goal-for-shakhtar-donetsk-at-nordsjaelland/#disqus_thread (http://www.101greatgoals.com/blog/shocking-sportsmanship-luiz-adrianos-digraceful-first-goal-for-shakhtar-donetsk-at-nordsjaelland/#disqus_thread)
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Post by: Decreed Bratton on November 21, 2012, 10:42:11 AM
I don't understand sacking RDM unless you had someone like Pep Guardiola already lined up.  Abromovich makes guys like George Steinbrenner and Al Davis look like fucking saints.  By the way you have Manchester City coming up at the weekend.  It doesn't bode well for that game either.

That was a straight asshole move by Adriano.  You could tell the Nordsjaelland players were just standing still and you still try to score.  When guys do that they should handle that shit like baseball players.  Maybe everyone get a hard tackle on him.  Maybe even a red card to take him out when the score was already out of hand.
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Post by: weedpop on November 21, 2012, 11:09:04 AM
Oh Chelsea...

I'm sure that the two weeks they have until their next Champion's League fixture will be more than enough time to find a new manager, school the players on his new tactics/system and totally reverse the bad run they're on, thus allowing them to qualify for the knockout stages. I mean, that's what the point of this firing was - wasn't it?

For christ sakes, the team they're playing next is Nordsjaelland, who I'm sure they could beat even in their current form, and either way qualification is pretty much out of their hands with Juventus and Shakhtar playing each other for top spot of the group, both already being 2 points ahead of Chelsea. And they're got a game against one of their major title competitors this weekend...great time for a shakeup isn't it?

I just want to know what effect this has on the players. Must be an interesting dressing room relationship when you're always fully expecting that your manager could be sacked any minute.
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Post by: Cthulhu! on November 21, 2012, 11:42:38 AM
That's hilarious.
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Post by: ALT on November 21, 2012, 12:26:03 PM
Rafa lol

http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11095/8266315/Rafa-Benitez-has-been-appointed-as-the-new-Chelsea-boss-replacing-Roberto-di-Matteo (http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11095/8266315/Rafa-Benitez-has-been-appointed-as-the-new-Chelsea-boss-replacing-Roberto-di-Matteo)
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Post by: Alan on November 21, 2012, 02:31:32 PM
PHILLIPPE MEXES Bicycle Goal 21.11.2012 (Anderlecht 1 - 3 AC Milan) HIGHLIGHTS GOAL AMAZING GREAT! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icbR7P7UjcA#ws)
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Post by: weedpop on November 21, 2012, 03:06:07 PM
Well, I guess Mexes is good for something...


I'm not surprised. Di Mateo wins Abromovich the one trophy he always wanted and the guy still can't catch a break.

The thing that I found most annoying about Chelsea's lucky champion's league win last year (apart from the fact that it was a big club like Chelsea who were the recipients of that luck) was that it seemed to validate Abramovich's seat-of-the-pants, "throw money at the problem and it'll go away" management style. You just know that, deep down in his twisted psyche, the guy now believes that this is unquestionably the best way to successfully manage a football club. I don't know if anything would have changed if Bayern won but AVB was in just as bad a situation as Di Matteo last year, and he got until March to turn it around instead of being sacked before December.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on November 21, 2012, 03:27:12 PM
You have to look at every Chelsea sacking in the context of that years Champions League. AVB had just been all but knocked out by Napoli when he was sacked. Same thing with RDM.  Ancelotti was a dead man walking after Chelsea went out to Inter but he was given the chance to win the premier league again because Roman held him in high regard before he signed him.  Not getting out of the group stage is a massive failure in Roman's eyes and it will be hard to finance the Falcao move now while attempting to follow FFP.
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Post by: Mark Renton on November 22, 2012, 11:57:10 AM
I guess Maya were right..fuckin hell!

Full HD mexes bicycle kick vs anderlecht (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CuDdgymhv0w#)
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Post by: Alan on November 22, 2012, 02:33:10 PM
ABP, bro.
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Post by: brycickle on November 22, 2012, 08:39:27 PM
I thought that Liverpool would be fucking those Young Boys. It would appear that the opposite was true.
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Post by: brycickle on November 23, 2012, 07:16:38 AM
QPR followed Chelsea's lead.
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Post by: Smell Good on December 01, 2012, 09:00:45 AM
Ah yes, good ol' Arsenal.

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Post by: brycickle on December 01, 2012, 09:21:56 AM
How bout those blues too? 3-1 to west ham.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on December 01, 2012, 11:08:15 AM
Nice to start off my morning with a loss to west broms and west hams. Shit fuck. At least it's warm enough to skate in Chicago today
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Post by: Cthulhu! on December 05, 2012, 01:59:23 PM
? Group A: PSG, Porto

? Group B: Schalke, Arsenal

? Group C: Malaga, AC Milan

? Group D: Dortmund, Real Madrid

? Group E: Juventus, Shakhtar Donetsk

? Group F: Bayern Munich, Valencia

? Group G: Barcelona, Celtic

? Group H: Manchester United, Galatasaray
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Post by: chockfullofthat on December 05, 2012, 02:29:40 PM
For all those pundits claiming finishing first in the group isn't a big deal, try telling that to Arsenal now.
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Post by: Smell Good on December 05, 2012, 03:20:49 PM
Any of you guys got Round of 16 draw predictions?
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Post by: Decreed Bratton on December 05, 2012, 09:35:32 PM
Not sure if it would happen but I wouldn't mind some of these match ups

PSG vs. Real Madrid
Dortmund vs. Arsenal
Man U vs. AC Milan
Schalke vs. Valencia
Barcelona vs. Shakhtar Donetsk
Bayern Munich vs. Porto
Juventus vs. Celtic
Malaga vs. Galatasaray



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Post by: chockfullofthat on December 06, 2012, 06:17:32 AM
Is the draw today?  Hope Real Madrid draws Munich, Man U, or Juve.
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Post by: Matze on December 06, 2012, 07:51:58 AM
I'm glad to see german football coming back although I'm not a supporter of any of these clubs.
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Post by: holden caulfield on December 06, 2012, 05:39:36 PM
Well, I guess Mexes is good for something...


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I'm not surprised. Di Mateo wins Abromovich the one trophy he always wanted and the guy still can't catch a break.
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The thing that I found most annoying about Chelsea's lucky champion's league win last year (apart from the fact that it was a big club like Chelsea who were the recipients of that luck) was that it seemed to validate Abramovich's seat-of-the-pants, "throw money at the problem and it'll go away" management style. You just know that, deep down in his twisted psyche, the guy now believes that this is unquestionably the best way to successfully manage a football club. I don't know if anything would have changed if Bayern won but AVB was in just as bad a situation as Di Matteo last year, and he got until March to turn it around instead of being sacked before December.

you think abramovich liked the way it went down? hes happy they won, but was not happy about how they did it. he sacked di matteo because he spent a fuckload more on guys like hazzard and oscar and di matteo still plays defensivly and tries to park the bus. abramovich likes good football and thats what he expects, it's not ALL about results. for a team like celtic to play that way is one thing, for a team with the money and talent that chelsea has it is unacceptable.
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Post by: Decreed Bratton on December 06, 2012, 08:14:42 PM
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I'm not surprised. Di Mateo wins Abromovich the one trophy he always wanted and the guy still can't catch a break.
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The thing that I found most annoying about Chelsea's lucky champion's league win last year (apart from the fact that it was a big club like Chelsea who were the recipients of that luck) was that it seemed to validate Abramovich's seat-of-the-pants, "throw money at the problem and it'll go away" management style. You just know that, deep down in his twisted psyche, the guy now believes that this is unquestionably the best way to successfully manage a football club. I don't know if anything would have changed if Bayern won but AVB was in just as bad a situation as Di Matteo last year, and he got until March to turn it around instead of being sacked before December.
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you think abramovich liked the way it went down? hes happy they won, but was not happy about how they did it. he sacked di matteo because he spent a fuckload more on guys like hazzard and oscar and di matteo still plays defensivly and tries to park the bus. abramovich likes good football and thats what he expects, it's not ALL about results. for a team like celtic to play that way is one thing, for a team with the money and talent that chelsea has it is unacceptable.

Sorry I don't agree with you here.  Yes Di Matteo did play defensively last season when they won the CL, but this season has been anything but. I mean throwing on Mata, Oscar and Hazard all on at the same time isn't exactly playing defense.  These guys don't defend because they are concerned about going forward all the time.  To which pundits say that this was Di Matteo's downfall.  He should have taken off at least one of them and played more of a balanced approach to why Chelsea was on a bad run.  Abramovich's wet dream is to play like Barca, but you have to have the right players.  Not saying these guys are bad, but not all of them are suited for that style.  Not only that but Barca has Messi and nobody is Messi but Messi.
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Post by: holden caulfield on December 06, 2012, 08:42:32 PM
Sorry I should have been more clear, I don't think Chelsea has played defensively in the PL, but in Champions League, and in particular against Juventus, they did, especially that second game. Can totally see why Abramovich would lose it over that, having just spent all that money on players.
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Post by: weedpop on December 06, 2012, 11:12:08 PM
I wasn't really talking about their playing style, but even in that regard Di Matteo was producing somewhat sexier football than AVB managed last year. Mostly I was just referring to the idea that Abramovich's tendency to sack the manager as soon as something doesn't go their way was seemingly validated with that Champion's League win, which will probably just mean that he feels more empowered to continue his revolving door policy into the future.

Against Juve I didn't think they "parked the bus" at all. I mean, they definitely were more defensive than they would have been against inferior teams in the EPL for example, but primarily I think they just got dominated tactically by Juventus, who have a really well balanced, effective system that takes away space and possession in midfield areas, which is where most of Chelsea's best players are. I guess Di Matteo has to take a lot of the responsibility for those sort of tactical weaknesses, but the guy is pretty much a novice coach at this level. I was surprised when they gave him a contract this summer to be honest.
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Post by: Smell Good on December 07, 2012, 05:49:19 AM
The notion that Abramovich is some kind of football aesthete is ridiculous. Okay, there may be some truth to that, but I'm going to have to agree the general sentiment that he simply likes brand named, high profile managers.

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Post by: chockfullofthat on December 07, 2012, 06:13:35 AM
If Roman wants a Barcelona just buy Pep, Falcao, Neymar, Busquets and renew Ashley Cole's contract.  Simple and cheap.

Juve at 12-1 to win the Champions League.  I might but 10 on that.
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Post by: Alan on December 07, 2012, 06:30:20 AM
Is Busquets cheap, though? Genuine question, I'm uninformed...
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Post by: chockfullofthat on December 07, 2012, 06:35:36 AM
No that was sarcasm.  I'd put him in the 16-22 mil range.
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Post by: weedpop on December 07, 2012, 01:23:50 PM


Pep would probably require about 6-7 million a year in wages plus bonuses and stuff. Neymar I imagine wouldn't be let go without a transfer fee of at least 40-45 million, especially as a lot of brazillian players have 3rd party partial ownership deals which drive up prices. Falcao would probably also be around 40 million, and busquets probably at least 25 mil. All these guys would have to be paid too which means another 120 million and an even crazier wage bill and you still don't have a Barcelona.
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Post by: whale on December 07, 2012, 01:41:24 PM
There's in no way you could buy a barcelona team, half of the guys been training and playing together since they were kids!
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Post by: chockfullofthat on December 07, 2012, 01:53:19 PM
I was kidding, but perhaps that would be closer.  You're right about Sergio being at least 25 mil.
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Post by: holden caulfield on December 08, 2012, 07:30:41 AM
lmao right on cue.. http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story/_/id/1255488/abramovich-keen-to-lure-pep-with-L20m-a-season?cc=5901 (http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story/_/id/1255488/abramovich-keen-to-lure-pep-with-L20m-a-season?cc=5901)
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Post by: weedpop on December 08, 2012, 01:04:34 PM
Wow, 20 million pounds a season? It looks like I was well off with my guess. I wonder how much he'd be worth if he'd never managed a team with Messi, Iniesta, Xavi etc.

Anyway, it looks like Cazorla went and did an absolutely atrocious dive today, thus relinquishing his title of "most loveable spaniard in the premier league"

Santi Cazorla EPIC DIVE For Penalty Arsenal 1-0 WBA 08/12/2012 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ol_o6BYuDes&feature=player_embedded#ws)

Look upon it and despair...
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Post by: Smell Good on December 08, 2012, 03:46:46 PM
It was a fine dive

I'm happy for the 3 points. Of course, the unsavory nature of the first penalty is going to marginalize the actual performance of the team (which was excellent).
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Post by: holden caulfield on December 09, 2012, 10:16:50 AM
20 mill is the necessary amount to lure guardiola because he wouldnt otherwise manage a team in which he didnt have full control over. they are going to pay him a premium to basically put up with having less power/control.

however i agree that its ridiculous.  i mean fuck i could probably win la liga too if they made me barcelona coach...how hard can it honestly be? "ok boys just do what xavi says, and messi keep scoring 2 goals a game!"
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Post by: weedpop on December 10, 2012, 02:23:10 PM
(http://paddypowerblog.files.wordpress.com/2012/12/stunnedrobertomancini.gif?w=610)

I'm not usually one to call for a manager to be sacked but honestly, someone get rid of this nonce. The guy is pretty tactically inept and has no fixed vision of how he wants his team to play. My perception may be a bit skewed due to the fact that I have Tevez in my fantasy team, but if he can't even recgonize that the aguero-tevez partnership is his best one up front (and the thing that pretty much saved their title run last season) then he doesn't deserve to be in control of such a huge amount of talent.
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Post by: Mooley on December 10, 2012, 03:20:53 PM
They've had really tough groups in the Champions League, I admit, but if you can't get out of the group stage with that calibre of talent in your squad... says it all really. He's just fortunate the Sheikh's more patient than Abramovich or he'd have met the chopping block already.


But speaking of patience, pretty psyched on Liverpool's turn of fortune as of late. For the lack of depth he's dealing with, Rodgers is certainly on the right track. 4 very winnable games coming up, could well be that they find themselves right back in the mix by the new year. 
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Post by: Decreed Bratton on December 10, 2012, 03:53:14 PM
Mancini does frustrate me with his tactics and who he decides to play at times.  Yes they have a lot of talented players, but he's trying to play a system that doesn't suit most of them.  They try to bring the ball up slowly, play it narrow and try to one two their way in almost like a Barca.  The thing is the guys on the team aren't as quality passers to play that with maybe the exception of Silva and Tevez (who he didn't start.)  Balotelli can't play that style.  Aguero can finish, but doesn't pass well.  Silva can pass well, but can't finish.  Nasri is invisible.  Yaya and Barry aren't meant for that either.  I can honestly see why Pep choose Busquets over Yaya in that system.  Yaya is great on the ball but his passing and defending aren't as good.  To me they are better off trying to get someone with pace and width (maybe use Sinclair more).  Use a natural winger instead of trying to have their side backs do it because for one the attack is slower with side backs and two that leaves them more exposed in the back.
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Post by: weedpop on December 10, 2012, 07:01:31 PM
Ya but for some reason Mancini "doesn't like wingers". The guy is just so stubborn and wrong-headed about so many things re: tactics, player selection, how to construct systems to fit your team. There's no way that City are going to be consistently compete with and win against really good teams in the champions league if they don't have a manager who can bring in some consistency (especially in team selections) and actually get the best out of the considerable resources they have.

I'm kind of excited about Liverpool too, Mooley. I used to like them a lot when I was a kid and its nice to know that they actually have a very competent manager/decent ownership situation now. They desperately need another striker and a creative attacking midfielder in January though (as well as a couple of full-backs, and some wingers who are better than the sum total of henderson and downing, but you can't do everything at once). If I was an old-school Liverpool fanatic I'd have some very conflicted feelings about Kenny Dalglish right now; 35 mil. on Andy Carroll, 20 mil. on Downing, and another 20 mil. on Henderson. It's just cruel that the guy that they bring in to rebuild the team still has to use the mediocrities left over from Dalglish's failed transfer strategy and is left with almost no money to buy players that HE actually feels he can use.  Can you imagine what Brendan Rogers could have done with almost 80 million pounds this summer?
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Post by: chockfullofthat on December 11, 2012, 05:01:19 AM
(http://ballsdot.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/rodgerspeak.gif)
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Post by: chockfullofthat on December 12, 2012, 11:14:43 AM
(http://cadfael.tv/image/src/1355257750059.gif)
Someone had to post it
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Post by: Cthulhu! on December 12, 2012, 07:56:59 PM
That game was hilarious.
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Post by: Stoeipoes on December 13, 2012, 08:38:29 AM
Ya but for some reason Mancini "doesn't like wingers". The guy is just so stubborn and wrong-headed about so many things re: tactics, player selection, how to construct systems to fit your team. There's no way that City are going to be consistently compete with and win against really good teams in the champions league if they don't have a manager who can bring in some consistency (especially in team selections) and actually get the best out of the considerable resources they have.

I'm kind of excited about Liverpool too, Mooley. I used to like them a lot when I was a kid and its nice to know that they actually have a very competent manager/decent ownership situation now. They desperately need another striker and a creative attacking midfielder in January though (as well as a couple of full-backs, and some wingers who are better than the sum total of henderson and downing, but you can't do everything at once). If I was an old-school Liverpool fanatic I'd have some very conflicted feelings about Kenny Dalglish right now; 35 mil. on Andy Carroll, 20 mil. on Downing, and another 20 mil. on Henderson. It's just cruel that the guy that they bring in to rebuild the team still has to use the mediocrities left over from Dalglish's failed transfer strategy and is left with almost no money to buy players that HE actually feels he can use.  Can you imagine what Brendan Rogers could have done with almost 80 million pounds this summer?

Mancini is a joke. I'm an Ajax fan and I was in the stadium during Ajax - Man city. One of the strenghts of ajax is keeping the playing field wide, with the full backs coming up. And mancity kept on keeping the field narrow, so the full backs of ajax could come up all the time. this resulted in 2 goals for Ajax, after that mancini didn't know what to do anymore and he brought in kolarov, balotelli an dzeko. so he played 424 with 4 strikers up front and kolarov to deliver crosses. Any coach could do this, such a dull strategy.

And for liverpool last year you're absolutely right. How many stupid transfers have they made last year. The thing Ajax does is they scout players from the age of 6 to 21 for a maximum of 1,5 million, the play in the youth and than they're play a few years in the first team. I hate to see them go, but in the Netherlands there is no money to compete with salaries in other countries.
Ibrahimovic, Sneijder, vd Vaart, vd Sar, Vertonghen, Vermaelen, Kluivert, Davids. and the list keeps on going an going. All from Ajax.  No there's a talent called viktor Fischer, an 18 year old Danish boy and in 5 years I see him with the best of the world. So talented.

Fischer had an brilliant assist and a goal against psv. 2 weeks ago. the blonde guy around 1:10
Ajax - PSV 3-1, doelpunten van de Jong, Lens, Hoesen en Fischer (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9aFrcTBlWTI#)
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Post by: Mooley on December 13, 2012, 11:02:43 AM
I'm kind of excited about Liverpool too, Mooley. I used to like them a lot when I was a kid and its nice to know that they actually have a very competent manager/decent ownership situation now. They desperately need another striker and a creative attacking midfielder in January though (as well as a couple of full-backs, and some wingers who are better than the sum total of henderson and downing, but you can't do everything at once). If I was an old-school Liverpool fanatic I'd have some very conflicted feelings about Kenny Dalglish right now; 35 mil. on Andy Carroll, 20 mil. on Downing, and another 20 mil. on Henderson. It's just cruel that the guy that they bring in to rebuild the team still has to use the mediocrities left over from Dalglish's failed transfer strategy and is left with almost no money to buy players that HE actually feels he can use.  Can you imagine what Brendan Rogers could have done with almost 80 million pounds this summer?

Dalglish's signings were pretty farcical, I definitely agree. Although Henderson's actually stepping up really well, overpriced though he was.

You have to be fair though and say that Rodgers fared no better in his first window. A net spend of 27m on Allen, Sahin's loan, Borini, Yesil and Assaidi. All players who either can't get a game, haven't lived up to their pricetag, or in Assaidi's case, have somehow ended up playing third fiddle to Joe fucking Cole and a 17 year old.

He's got a lot of pressure on him not to drop the ball when he finally signs the new striker that's so desperately needed.
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Post by: brycickle on December 20, 2012, 05:57:55 AM
Galatasaray v Schalke 04

Celtic v Juventus

Arsenal v Bayern Munich

Shakhtar Donetsk v Borussia Dortmund

AC Milan v Barcelona

Real Madrid v Manchester United

Valencia v PSG

Porto v Malaga


United's defense is going to break my heart again.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on December 20, 2012, 06:38:25 AM
Galatasaray v Schalke 04

Celtic v Juventus

Arsenal v Bayern Munich

Shakhtar Donetsk v Borussia Dortmund

AC Milan v Barcelona

Real Madrid v Manchester United

Valencia v PSG

Porto v Malaga


Zenit vs Liverpool and Tottenham vs Lyon in Europa look decent too
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Post by: Smell Good on December 20, 2012, 07:22:02 AM
Holding out for that Arsenal upset against Bayern.  ;D

I see that the first leg is in London, it's easy, just beat Bayern at the Emirates by like 20 goals and then it's easy street all the way  8)
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Post by: Matze on December 20, 2012, 09:36:24 AM
that schalke-galatasaray match will be instense.
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Post by: McDuff on December 20, 2012, 12:25:26 PM
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Galatasaray v Schalke 04

Celtic v Juventus

Arsenal v Bayern Munich

Shakhtar Donetsk v Borussia Dortmund

AC Milan v Barcelona

Real Madrid v Manchester United

Valencia v PSG

Porto v Malaga

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Zenit vs Liverpool and Tottenham vs Lyon in Europa look decent too

yup.
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Post by: Mooley on December 20, 2012, 03:50:25 PM
Pretty hyped, the only one that doesn't really interest me at all is Celtic-Juventus but who knows maybe it'll turn into another upset. All the Spanish teams' games should be entertaining as fuck.

Can't say I'm optimistic about Liverpool getting through, but maybe all this fan racism bullshit combining with their mid-season break will mean Zenit's not on their game.

It's a shame that we have to wait until February now for these.

 
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Post by: weedpop on December 20, 2012, 06:00:48 PM
Zenit's been off their game all season so far. Hulk and Witsel coming in has really destroyed their cohesiveness and they're not producing enough to make up for the alienation of the rest of the team. If I was Hulk I'd be itching to get the fuck out of there already. Most of the squad was pretty much hating on him from the get-go and now he has to deal with the knowledge that the club's fans think he's not slavic enough to represent Zenit's "proud tradition" of institutional racism. Brutal stuff.

As far as champs league, I'm really looking forward to shakhtar vs. dortmund. Both exciting, high pressing, counter-attacking teams and both will be coming off a fairly extended winter break. Kind of sucks that they're facing each other in the first round though since I thought they could both go far. Arsenal and Man U are going to get punked, btw.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on December 21, 2012, 09:34:15 AM
Zenit's been off their game all season so far. Hulk and Witsel coming in has really destroyed their cohesiveness and they're not producing enough to make up for the alienation of the rest of the team. If I was Hulk I'd be itching to get the fuck out of there already. Most of the squad was pretty much hating on him from the get-go and now he has to deal with the knowledge that the club's fans think he's not slavic enough to represent Zenit's "proud tradition" of institutional racism. Brutal stuff.

As far as champs league, I'm really looking forward to shakhtar vs. dortmund. Both exciting, high pressing, counter-attacking teams and both will be coming off a fairly extended winter break. Kind of sucks that they're facing each other in the first round though since I thought they could both go far. Arsenal and Man U are going to get punked, btw.

Well the folks at The Guardian think you're a hipster for looking forward to that game.  Football Weekly anyone?
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Post by: Smell Good on December 21, 2012, 10:52:40 AM
I know what you mean by that - it's pretty fashionable to admire Borussia Dortmund these days.
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Post by: whale on December 21, 2012, 02:25:11 PM
Oh lord I just can't take this shit anymore.
Everybody and their mother is hyping Dortmund these days.
I mean i've been playing with them since Fifa 09 for fucks sake.

It's all about Neverkusen nowadays.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on December 21, 2012, 02:28:50 PM
(http://www.dfl.de/media/images/00_vereinsbilder/dortmund/klopp_trainer_bvb345.jpg)
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Post by: Matze on December 21, 2012, 02:35:43 PM
is there really an international hype for dortmund? didn't know that. goetze is a beast on a good day.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on December 21, 2012, 02:47:12 PM
Well any team that breaks up the traditional monotony with a side full of exciting young players that got 14/18 points in one of the most difficult groups of all time is bound to raise a few eyebrows.  Plus those colors and that terrace?  I know I will be rooting for them now that Chelsea are out.
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Post by: weedpop on December 21, 2012, 07:48:26 PM


I don't have anyone to talk to about football in real life so I wasn't aware of Dortmund's "hipster's darling" status. Just from seeing how the two teams have played so far who wouldn't be excited to watch that game?

I do think that Jurgen Klopp looks like a child molester though...
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Post by: whale on December 22, 2012, 07:36:23 AM
In all seriousness, Dortmund is an exiting team and I'm confident theyll make it to last four atleast.
And Leverkusen has been great as of late, Hyypi? seems to do a really good job over there.
Both teams have a really hard time going above bayern in the bundesliga so i'd quess both teams eyes are pretty much fixed on euro-cups this year.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on December 23, 2012, 11:52:35 AM


I don't have anyone to talk to about football in real life so I wasn't aware of Dortmund's "hipster's darling" status. Just from seeing how the two teams have played so far who wouldn't be excited to watch that game?

I do think that Jurgen Klopp looks like a child molester though...

Ya I was referencing this weeks Football Weekly podcast.  I'd suggest everyone check that out, I've been an obsessive listener for a couple years now.

Chelsea got me a nice early Christmas present.

(http://i.imgur.com/yI4pf.gif)
(http://www.101greatgoals.com/wp-content/gallery/gimages/lampard-goal.gif)
(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8494/8300943954_050be6af9b_o.gif)
(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8219/8300864960_353f4b3998_o.gif)
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Post by: brycickle on December 23, 2012, 11:58:20 AM
I fucking hate Chelsea.

That being said, that was pretty fucking impressive.

I'll have to check that podcast out. I'm a fan of the ESPNFC podcast. Those guys are pretty amusing.
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Post by: weedpop on December 23, 2012, 02:54:52 PM
So, following Real Madrid's loss to Malaga yesterday, they're now 16 points behind Barca (with atletico only 9 points behind). In the Bundesliga Bayern are also 9 points ahead of Leverkeusen, and they've also got 12 on Dortmund. Juve are currently 8 points ahead of Lazio and look by far the most solid team in Italy. Despite having probably the lowest quality of play this season, it looks like the Premier League may have the only interesting title race going into the new year.

BTW, I reccomend that you all watch that malaga-madrid game if you can. Isco, Joaquin and Eliseu are all playing amazingly well right now; plus you get to see the final stake being driven into Mourinho's heart as they concede three with Casillas on the bench, if you're into that kind of thing.
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Post by: holden caulfield on December 23, 2012, 04:11:32 PM
i was really excited about the man u - madrid tie but now that madrid is imploding it might not live up to expectations. meanwhile coach-less barca is on cruise control and pretty much have the league in the bag already.

on another note, does benitez really possess the key to Torres, or just coincidence?
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Post by: foureyedjim on December 23, 2012, 04:27:03 PM
So, following Real Madrid's loss to Malaga yesterday, they're now 16 points behind Barca (with atletico only 9 points behind). In the Bundesliga Bayern are also 9 points ahead of Leverkeusen, and they've also got 12 on Dortmund. Juve are currently 8 points ahead of Lazio and look by far the most solid team in Italy. Despite having probably the lowest quality of play this season, it looks like the Premier League may have the only interesting title race going into the new year.

BTW, I reccomend that you all watch that malaga-madrid game if you can. Isco, Joaquin and Eliseu are all playing amazingly well right now; plus you get to see the final stake being driven into Mourinho's heart as they concede three with Casillas on the bench, if you're into that kind of thing.

every goal malaga had looked great in comparison to Madrid's ugly first goal (but a goal nevertheless).
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Post by: chockfullofthat on December 23, 2012, 04:39:25 PM
i was really excited about the man u - madrid tie but now that madrid is imploding it might not live up to expectations. meanwhile coach-less barca is on cruise control and pretty much have the league in the bag already.

on another note, does benitez really possess the key to Torres, or just coincidence?

Good question.

If Madrid are imploding it will only make for a more exciting tie because Madrid were miles ahead for the past few seasons IMO. I think Madrid will edge it.  Could be as good as Munich vs United was a few seasons ago
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Post by: thepman on December 23, 2012, 05:36:41 PM
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i was really excited about the man u - madrid tie but now that madrid is imploding it might not live up to expectations. meanwhile coach-less barca is on cruise control and pretty much have the league in the bag already.

on another note, does benitez really possess the key to Torres, or just coincidence?
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Good question.

If Madrid are imploding it will only make for a more exciting tie because Madrid were miles ahead for the past few seasons IMO. I think Madrid will edge it.  Could be as good as Munich vs United was a few seasons ago

I just have a feeling that United will win it, like an inkling. Then united will get to the quarters or semi and crash and burn to either Barca or one of the fucking brilliant German teams
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Post by: weedpop on December 23, 2012, 08:28:16 PM
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i was really excited about the man u - madrid tie but now that madrid is imploding it might not live up to expectations. meanwhile coach-less barca is on cruise control and pretty much have the league in the bag already.

on another note, does benitez really possess the key to Torres, or just coincidence?
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Good question.

If Madrid are imploding it will only make for a more exciting tie because Madrid were miles ahead for the past few seasons IMO. I think Madrid will edge it.� Could be as good as Munich vs United was a few seasons ago

I still think Madrid will win the tie - they just have many more quality players who will probably be playing a little harder than usual since this is the only "big" trophy they can still win this season. Not to mention the fact that Marcelo/Coentrao could be healthy again by the time this takes place.

As for Torres, I think that the psychological impact of having a familiar (and spanish) manager to work with again could have been a big factor. However, he had been improving a bit this season and in general in the last two years has adapted his game to be better at the more physical parts of being a #9. He still doesn't have the ability to break past defenders, make space and shoot like he used to, which is what's holding him back from being the old Torres everyone wants him to be. I don't know how likely it is that he'll get that back either, since his problems seem to have started with him getting a ligament in his knee removed a couple years ago.
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Post by: Cosme on December 24, 2012, 08:45:24 AM

Larry David to coach Boca Juniors again!!!

(http://img.rasset.ie/00058b6c-642.jpg)
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Post by: brycickle on December 24, 2012, 09:29:08 AM
This will be their only formation:

(http://images2.makefive.com/images/entertainment/comedy/best-curb-your-enthusiasm-quotes/he-said-the-problem-didn_t-lie-with-his-small-penis-but-rath-7.jpg)
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Post by: chockfullofthat on December 24, 2012, 01:23:32 PM
HAHA +1 to both of you I'm dying.
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Post by: Stoeipoes on December 25, 2012, 08:28:48 AM
So, following Real Madrid's loss to Malaga yesterday, they're now 16 points behind Barca (with atletico only 9 points behind). In the Bundesliga Bayern are also 9 points ahead of Leverkeusen, and they've also got 12 on Dortmund. Juve are currently 8 points ahead of Lazio and look by far the most solid team in Italy. Despite having probably the lowest quality of play this season, it looks like the Premier League may have the only interesting title race going into the new year.

BTW, I reccomend that you all watch that malaga-madrid game if you can. Isco, Joaquin and Eliseu are all playing amazingly well right now; plus you get to see the final stake being driven into Mourinho's heart as they concede three with Casillas on the bench, if you're into that kind of thing.

I'm from Holland and our competition is really close every year. nr. 5 has 5 points less than the leader.
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Post by: SZA on December 26, 2012, 10:15:25 PM
United vs Newcastle!!

Best Boxing Day game ever! Fergies reaction when Hernandez scored was priceless! The amount of chances from both teams! Premier League at its best! I fear for united whenever Giggs and scholes call it a day, 2 of the best players ever, scholes especially!

The complete Paul Scholes compilation (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3AHuFCoybo#ws)

THE GREATEST EVER!
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Post by: weedpop on January 02, 2013, 08:18:29 PM
Man, Liverpool must have absolutely CRUSHED Sunderland today, because my fantasy football feed is telling me that Raheem Sterling finished with 1303 points.

(http://s8.postimage.org/jhov8ddqt/Picture_3.png)

260 goals in 18 minutes of play? Not too bad. If he keeps this up for a few weeks I may actually be able to move into 9th place in the table...
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Post by: chockfullofthat on January 03, 2013, 05:59:15 AM
Hahaha.  That happened to me too.  Suarez had 784 points and I had Sterling.  I had a grand total of 2,143 points last gameweek.
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Post by: brycickle on January 03, 2013, 08:15:45 AM
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2256586/Mario-Balotelli-Roberto-Mancini-training-ground-fight.html (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2256586/Mario-Balotelli-Roberto-Mancini-training-ground-fight.html)

Ol' super Mario at it again!
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Post by: chockfullofthat on January 03, 2013, 08:52:04 AM
It finally looks like there is an end to the horrorshow of Fernando Torres playing every game.  Rafa back to his old over rotating, risky squad selecting ways yesterday.  Everton keep winning.  The race for 3rd and 4th will be the best show in Europe next to the Champion's League unless United cool off (unlikely).
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Post by: Cthulhu! on January 03, 2013, 09:51:40 AM
Ha!


(http://i49.tinypic.com/ips9ia.jpg)
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Post by: weedpop on January 03, 2013, 05:41:34 PM
Big Baby Balotelli would make any manager want to pull his hair out. I think City would have moved him on already but they're probably worried about Mancini getting separation anxiety or something.

Oh, and yes, third place battle in the EPL is going to be fascinating. If West Brom, Arsenal and Liverpool improve a bit we could have about 6 teams competing for two spots. Hopefully there's lots of games between them towards the end of the season too.
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Post by: Stoeipoes on January 03, 2013, 06:27:28 PM
United vs Newcastle!!

Best Boxing Day game ever! Fergies reaction when Hernandez scored was priceless! The amount of chances from both teams! Premier League at its best! I fear for united whenever Giggs and scholes call it a day, 2 of the best players ever, scholes especially!

The complete Paul Scholes compilation (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3AHuFCoybo#ws)

THE GREATEST EVER!

Amazing left foot!
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Post by: brycickle on January 03, 2013, 06:35:59 PM
I'm watching "Story of the FA Cup" on Fox Soccer and it makes me wish that Ronaldo still played of United.
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Post by: whale on January 04, 2013, 03:51:59 AM
I'm watching "Story of the FA Cup" on Fox Soccer and it makes me wish that Ronaldo still played of United.

Related read http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/robbie-ryan-the-man-who-marked-cristiano-ronaldo-in-an-fa-cup-final-8324094.html (http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/robbie-ryan-the-man-who-marked-cristiano-ronaldo-in-an-fa-cup-final-8324094.html)
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Post by: dylandude on January 06, 2013, 03:08:51 PM
Heavy.
I hope Ronaldo gets some bloody sense knocked into him when he plays MAN U. in the Champions League.
I bet he won't be able to beat Evra as easily.
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Post by: Smell Good on January 07, 2013, 07:29:14 AM
Tough, tough flurry of games for Arsenal for the remainder of Jan.

In order:

-Manchester City
-Swansea
-Chelsea
-West Ham
-(Possibly) Brighton
-Liverpool

Let's do this.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on January 07, 2013, 07:32:07 AM
Tough, tough flurry of games for Arsenal for the remainder of Jan.

In order:

-Manchester City
-Swansea
-Chelsea
-West Ham
-(Possibly) Brighton
-Liverpool

Let's do this.

You've left out Chelsea away
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Post by: Smell Good on January 07, 2013, 07:43:42 AM
Edited the post, but I haven't missed an Arsenal game yet this season so, stoked that there's gonna be a ton of games to watch. Will they survive unscathed? One can hope.
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Post by: MostlyLurkin' on January 07, 2013, 09:02:47 PM
Any Spurs fans here?!

Im hoping to see Joao Moutinho and Leandro Damiao at WHL before the transfer window closes. We really need a striker, especially since there's a chance that Ade will leave for the Africa cup.
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Post by: dylandude on January 08, 2013, 09:56:19 AM
Chance?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20941373 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20941373)

Spurs need a new coach. You can't rely on the the left foot of the welsh man much longer.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on January 08, 2013, 11:13:34 AM
Spurs need a new coach. You can't rely on the the left foot of the welsh man much longer.

I disagree, you're talking about a young, exciting first year manager whose team have won 9 of 12 in all competitions.  He's had to deal with the sale of Modric and injuries to Parker and Dembele and his team are sitting in 3rd right now.  Their reliance on Bale is not as a big of a factor as you say and I'd say that Man United are more reliant on RVP than Spurs are on Bale.  I don't think anyone besides the Redknapp media mob would turn on AVB at this point.
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Post by: Decreed Bratton on January 08, 2013, 11:28:46 AM
Same here.  I think AVB is doing as good a job as any right now.  To be sitting 3rd is as good as you can hope for.  Bale is good but Defoe and Lennon are also making Spurs play well in my opinion.  If you sold Bale at a high enough price you could get other good players in to do the job of the Welshman.  Man U without RvP would be a totally different team.  I said at the beginning of the season that Man U will have to outscore teams to win because their defence is shaky.  Without him they would have lost or drew a lot of games and dropped a lot of points. 
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Post by: Mooley on January 08, 2013, 11:53:50 AM
Quite jealous of the Lewis Holtby signing, myself. Sounds like that kid's something special.
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Post by: MostlyLurkin' on January 08, 2013, 12:41:36 PM
Chance?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20941373 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20941373)

Spurs need a new coach. You can't rely on the the left foot of the welsh man much longer.

Well, there you go. We need a new striker then.

And no.. AVB is just getting started. He's had a slow start, but as some of you are saying, we've had to deal with a lot of injuries on important players. Now we only need to get back Kaboul. Things are looking bright.
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Post by: weedpop on January 08, 2013, 06:04:33 PM
Chance?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20941373 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20941373)

Spurs need a new coach. You can't rely on the the left foot of the welsh man much longer.

Please stop getting your football opinions from the dailymail. Bale has been injured/suspended multiple times this season, along with injuries to several other key players, and Spurs are still in 3rd playing good football. I don't see how this could even be characterized as a slow start really since I think most people would agree that the ceiling for this squad is probably 3rd or 4th place (finished 4th last year with Modric).

They do need a striker desperately, but I don't think Adebayor leaving is going to be that disastrous. If you saw their last game against Reading with both strikers playing they created chance after chance but couldn't finish any of them. Basically Adebayor looks totally isolated when Defoe is one the pitch because Defoe is useless at link up play and basically just shoots all the time. In my opinion they should try get a quick, skillfull forward in there (who can finish better than Defoe) and just keep one of the two as backup.
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Post by: dylandude on January 08, 2013, 07:18:07 PM
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Please stop getting your football opinions from the dailymail. Bale has been injured/suspended multiple times this season, along with injuries to several other key players, and Spurs are still in 3rd playing good football. I don't see how this could even be characterized as a slow start really since I think most people would agree that the ceiling for this squad is probably 3rd or 4th place (finished 4th last year with Modric).

They do need a striker desperately, but I don't think Adebayor leaving is going to be that disastrous. If you saw their last game against Reading with both strikers playing they created chance after chance but couldn't finish any of them. Basically Adebayor looks totally isolated when Defoe is one the pitch because Defoe is useless at link up play and basically just shoots all the time. In my opinion they should try get a quick, skillfull forward in there (who can finish better than Defoe) and just keep one of the two as backup.



Admit it. You don't want a Chelsea reject as your head coach (even though Chelsea has a Liverpool reject for a coach). Bale is the best thing Tottenham have going for them. Defoe is hot but he sucked for a while. Plus, he went to Portsmouth in 2008 are you just choosing to forget that? I'm stoked he has scored more goals than Teddy Sheringham but Sheringham was a boss. I like Tottenham a lot, Beckham almost played for Tottenham. However, I can't see them hanging on to 3rd or 4th and I can't see Villas Boas staying longer than a season. I hope Pep Guardiola decides to do something challenging and coach you guys in 13/14.

In any case, this: SPURS VS INTER MILAN HIGHLIGHTS (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQ-PgjEVbSY#) was a great game.

Ya'll know in your heart of hearts, all you Spurs, that you'd prefer Redknapp or some other english bro to a spanish fuck any day.

And the Spurs go marching on...  
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Post by: weedpop on January 08, 2013, 09:51:07 PM
1. I'm not a spurs fan, just a football fan.

2. Being English doesn't make you a good manager. The last time an English manager won the premiere league (keeping in mind Fergie is Scottish) was 1994-1995. The last time an English manager coached a European cup-winning side was in 1984.

3. I wouldn't care if a Chelsea reject or a Spaniard was managing my team, as long as he did a good job. Managing the biggest bunch of entitled twats in football history (with the exception of the current French national team) is a hard job. The phrase "chelsea reject" (AKA Roman's discarded toy) could also be used to describe Mourinho, Scolari, Ancelotti and Hiddink, all of whom are better managers than Harry Redknapp.

4. Fun fact: Villas Boas has also won more trophies in his career than Redknapp, despite only having coached professionally for about 4 years.

5. Never said that Defoe was that good, he's been lucky this season but he's getting older and his style of play makes no sense within their team. If I was in charge I would sign another striker and get rid of Defoe, as Adebayor is more skilled and can also be a threat in the air.

6. Yes that was a very good game.

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Post by: dylandude on January 08, 2013, 11:48:31 PM
1. I'm not a spurs fan, just a football fan.

2. Being English doesn't make you a good manager. The last time an English manager won the premiere league (keeping in mind Fergie is Scottish) was 1994-1995. The last time an English manager coached a European cup-winning side was in 1984.

3. I wouldn't care if a Chelsea reject or a Spaniard was managing my team, as long as he did a good job. Managing the biggest bunch of entitled twats in football history (with the exception of the current French national team) is a hard job. The phrase "chelsea reject" (AKA Roman's discarded toy) could also be used to describe Mourinho, Scolari, Ancelotti and Hiddink, all of whom are better managers than Harry Redknapp.

4. Fun fact: Villas Boas has also won more trophies in his career than Redknapp, despite only having coached professionally for about 4 years.

5. Never said that Defoe was that good, he's been lucky this season but he's getting older and his style of play makes no sense within their team. If I was in charge I would sign another striker and get rid of Defoe, as Adebayor is more skilled and can also be a threat in the air.

6. Yes that was a very good game.



Yeah, don't remind me about how sad an pathetic English coaches are. Not to mention the national team. 

I just liked Redknapp's vibe at Tottenham he took em further than most had taken them.

I pretty much hate Chelsea so it's hard for me to like Spurs right now without thinking of them as a sorta of mini Chelsea/Chelsea spin off.

I didn't know fun fact 4. That's pretty cool.

I Just wanna see Bale beat people from the half way line more often. I wish Villas Boas would center his tactics around that. I know it's never gonna happen. Imagine if Spurs got Walcott and Fellaini that'd be such a good team. Or Arsenal got Bale?
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Post by: dylandude on January 12, 2013, 06:41:58 AM
Tottenham couldn't front on QPR. Redknapp still knows what up. Big point for QPR. Tottenham had all the pressure.
What happened Spurs?
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Post by: Smell Good on January 12, 2013, 08:28:51 AM
Sahin to BVB for a season and half loan should be good (possible option to buy too I think). I really did take the Bundesliga for granted when it was on tv (pretty much only watched the odd derby match here and there). But I don't think Sahin is cup tied so we'll probably see him in the Champions League (maybe).

Wasted at Real Madrid. I don't follow Liverpool so I don't know what his role was there.

Also, it'd be lame as fuck if Sneijder went to Turkey to play his football. His wages are ridiculous.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on January 12, 2013, 10:36:04 AM
Wasted at Real Madrid. I don't follow Liverpool so I don't know what his role was there.


His role was to sit on the bench, get injured, and play out of position.  Nice job Rodgers.
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Post by: Mooley on January 12, 2013, 04:26:41 PM
It's a competitive midfield and he didn't earn his spot. Whether it was fitness or training, who knows. Either way he's not needed, so I'm glad to see him off the wage bill, and I think Dortmund will be just what he needs. Although he's really going to have to fight to get back into favour there too -- Gundogan, Bender, Gotze, Gro?kreutz...  Well done Madrid for fucking another promising young player's development.
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Post by: Mark Renton on January 13, 2013, 09:04:14 AM
What a bad day..they shouldn't have let him try the freekick

Jonathan Walters Highlights 12.01.2013 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-Z9jHzYe-0#ws)

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Post by: thepman on January 16, 2013, 08:02:59 AM
so.. Pep's gone to Bayern! After all that speculation about Chelsea or Man City. Bayern are gonna rule the champions league the next few years. Maybe one day he'll come to Man United, i'd like to see that.
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Post by: Smell Good on January 16, 2013, 08:09:59 AM
Bayern is such a fearsome powerhouse. It's a suitable club for Guardiola and a fuck of a lot more respectable than Chelsea.

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Post by: chockfullofthat on January 16, 2013, 08:16:25 AM
Too bad that respect couldn't earn them the title in their own stadium.
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Post by: dylandude on January 16, 2013, 09:14:03 AM
so.. Pep's gone to Bayern! After all that speculation about Chelsea or Man City. Bayern are gonna rule the champions league the next few years. Maybe one day he'll come to Man United, i'd like to see that.

I hope he never comes to United. I sorta hoped he would have gone to Arsenal or Tottenham. Bayern is a good spot. I hope he does well.
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Post by: Mooley on January 16, 2013, 10:18:59 AM
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I hope he never comes to United. I sorta hoped he would have gone to Arsenal or Tottenham. Bayern is a good spot. I hope he does well.

Would have been way more interesting to see him at an English club with something to prove.
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Post by: Decreed Bratton on January 16, 2013, 11:33:53 AM
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so.. Pep's gone to Bayern! After all that speculation about Chelsea or Man City. Bayern are gonna rule the champions league the next few years. Maybe one day he'll come to Man United, i'd like to see that.
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I hope he never comes to United. I sorta hoped he would have gone to Arsenal or Tottenham. Bayern is a good spot. I hope he does well.
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Would have been way more interesting to see him at an English club with something to prove.

Yeah it's a safe bet with Bayern.  You're the club with the most money in the Bundesliga and you're only other competition will probably be Dortmund for the most part.  I think Pep knew that it would be much harder to take on a EPL team knowing the title is never a guarantee because where ever you go there will be United, City and/or Chelsea right there with you.  Even a top 4 might not be a guarantee.  I also think he knows that Mourino might have followed him if he went to the EPL as well.  Mourino ain't going to the Bundesliga and even if he does won't have the resources at his disposal.
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Post by: AnotherHardDayAtTheOffice on January 19, 2013, 06:52:04 AM
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so.. Pep's gone to Bayern! After all that speculation about Chelsea or Man City. Bayern are gonna rule the champions league the next few years. Maybe one day he'll come to Man United, i'd like to see that.
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I hope he never comes to United. I sorta hoped he would have gone to Arsenal or Tottenham. Bayern is a good spot. I hope he does well.
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Would have been way more interesting to see him at an English club with something to prove.
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Yeah it's a safe bet with Bayern.  You're the club with the most money in the Bundesliga and you're only other competition will probably be Dortmund for the most part.  I think Pep knew that it would be much harder to take on a EPL team knowing the title is never a guarantee because where ever you go there will be United, City and/or Chelsea right there with you.  Even a top 4 might not be a guarantee.  I also think he knows that Mourino might have followed him if he went to the EPL as well.  Mourino ain't going to the Bundesliga and even if he does won't have the resources at his disposal.

I think the main reason for him choosing Bayern is that they're already playing a style of soccer that's very similar to his idea of the sport. Their midfield, i.e. Kroos, Schweinsteiger, Ribery, and Martinez is pretty good at securing the ball and are perfect fits for Pep's tiki-taka.

Also, Bayern is far from a safe bet. Dortmund is some really fucking strong competition for the German title (most points in all of Bundesliga history last season) and if you don't win the championship as a Bayern coach, you're pretty much screwed. Only reason Heynckes didn't get fired was that the Bayern bosses realized Dortmund was plainly and simply on some next level shit in the Bundesliga (plus Hoeness being friends with Heynckes).

On a side note, Mourinho said he'd love to coach a Bundesliga team one day but wouldn't ever do so without being fluent in German... We'll see how Pep manages language-wise... that will be his biggest pet peeve I believe...
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Post by: Alan on January 19, 2013, 09:01:59 AM
It was hilarious reading an article in the Guardian about how it was dead certain that Guardiola was coming to England, and then reading the ones from the next day explaining why it was logical he took the Bayern job.

I doubt he was afraid of competition in th EPL. He already won so much with Barca that his confidence is probably as high as it gets.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on January 19, 2013, 10:36:25 AM
Yea I'm pretty bummed on the English media on that one.  Apparently he's never even uttered the words Premier League since he left Barca, they were just reusing some quote he made about England after the 150th anniversary of the FA.  I want Moyses for Chelsea now, but it will not happen.

Piss poor quality but this goal is amazing
Cristian battocchio first goal (http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=wvZAobJ1lxg#ws)
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Post by: Smell Good on January 20, 2013, 06:19:17 AM
Where are my Arsenal? Getting picked apart by Chelsea in the first half. Terrible to watch.

Nobody is rattling the fucking cages.
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Post by: Matze on January 20, 2013, 07:32:57 AM
this is the only thing I can contribute right now is this. glad that german football is gaining attention from the world best coaches again..
(http://img.karaoke-lyrics.net/img/artists/19295/wolfgang-petry-225531.jpg)
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Post by: McDuff on January 21, 2013, 10:09:15 AM
Sahin to BVB for a season and half loan should be good (possible option to buy too I think). I really did take the Bundesliga for granted when it was on tv (pretty much only watched the odd derby match here and there). But I don't think Sahin is cup tied so we'll probably see him in the Champions League (maybe).

Wasted at Real Madrid. I don't follow Liverpool so I don't know what his role was there.

Also, it'd be lame as fuck if Sneijder went to Turkey to play his football. His wages are ridiculous.

i also took it for granted.

bummed/syked on sahins return to dortmund. i loved the idea of him at liverpool, but obv he wasnt meshing, and his injuries.

sneijder is in turkey right now undergoing a physical i believe. the only thing keeping him from going there was his wife. next club in line was liverpool i believe, but only if he took a paycut. would have loved that.

on a semi-related note, i have ongoing nightmares that im going to wake up and suarez will have signed for madrid, barca, man u, city etc. theres been a few light articles about a move in the future, but reading this sucks http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story/_/id/1307321/gerrard-fears-suarez-exit?cc=5901 (http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story/_/id/1307321/gerrard-fears-suarez-exit?cc=5901)

also read that reina would be happy at barca, and valdes wants out... nooow, im a huge pepe reina fan, and will be bummed if he bounces, but if they just swap him for valdes, ill cry. valdes is, in my opinion, severely overrated.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on January 21, 2013, 11:14:46 AM
Liverpool vs Arsenal is looking like a pretty massive game now.  Arsenal will be in real trouble if they can't get 3 points before the weekend.
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Post by: McDuff on January 21, 2013, 11:33:19 AM
Liverpool vs Arsenal is looking like a pretty massive game now.  Arsenal will be in real trouble if they can't get 3 points before the weekend.

cant wait!! i felt so disgusting routing for both manchester clubs this past weekend.

at work we were making the schedule for the next week, trying to figure out who would be working feb 3 (super bowl). i requested to work sunday night because lpool plays man city in the morning. so now its me and all spanish dudes at night, and all the white boys in the morning. considering all the spanish dudes straight TCB, its should be a smooooooth shift. no harbowl for me, but ill live.... if lpool win of course.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on January 21, 2013, 12:06:35 PM
The last Arsenal v Liverpool I remember enjoying was this one:

(http://armourysquare.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/picimg_premier_league_arshavin_11c2.jpg)
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Post by: weedpop on January 22, 2013, 12:03:21 AM
Liverpool vs Arsenal is looking like a pretty massive game now.  Arsenal will be in real trouble if they can't get 3 points before the weekend.

Arsenal are in real trouble already, frankly. Right now they are not even close to being as good as Chelsea or Tottenham, and I don't see that changing anytime soon given how completely lifeless their performances have been for some time now. I really think it's time for them to get rid of Wenger. It seems like his tactical inflexibility and complete control over the footballing side of things at the club has created a really stale, uninspired team even though they actually have a pretty decent squad.
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Post by: dylandude on January 22, 2013, 07:52:28 AM
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This goal was great. Just need more of these. Suarez is a terrible human being. I wish Roy Keane was still playing. He'd break his leg for sure.
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Post by: Smell Good on January 22, 2013, 02:57:18 PM
I'm a little disgusted and in awe of Newcastle's ridiculous French shopping spree.

Maybe a bit jealous too. Arsenal. One signing that can play in the first team. That's all I ask. I ain't even mad. If they don't buy a single dude, I won't even be mad. Seriously. Gotta keep the expectations low.
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Post by: Cthulhu! on January 23, 2013, 11:47:44 AM
Libertadores started!
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Post by: chockfullofthat on January 23, 2013, 12:30:05 PM
Libertadores started!

I've never watched a Libertadores match.
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Post by: Mooley on January 23, 2013, 01:43:20 PM
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I've never watched a Libertadores match.

Never caught too much either in previous years but this time I'm going to try to follow along. The atmosphere they get in the latter stages is crazy.
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Post by: boyan on January 23, 2013, 01:49:04 PM
Eden Hazard going nuts

http://deadspin.com/5978461/chelseas-eden-hazard-sent-off-after-kicking-swansea-ballboy-during-league-cup-match (http://deadspin.com/5978461/chelseas-eden-hazard-sent-off-after-kicking-swansea-ballboy-during-league-cup-match)

(http://gif.mocksession.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/BALL-BOY-HAZARD.gif)
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Post by: Mooley on January 23, 2013, 01:52:16 PM
I'm really curious how they'll discipline him for that. I mean, the ballboy was holding everything up fairly deliberately. Still ridiculous on Hazard's part though.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on January 23, 2013, 02:00:04 PM
Kid is a pussy.  Look at that face, bitch boy is milking it.

(http://i47.tinypic.com/674klw.jpg)
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Post by: ALT on January 23, 2013, 03:01:09 PM
Kid deserved it. Hazard is awesome.
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Post by: weedpop on January 23, 2013, 04:50:07 PM
He's definitely getting suspended for that, and probably a lengthy one too. You can't even appear to kick a ballboy without being looked at as an abusive monster given the media hype intensifies every little controversy.

To me it's pretty clear that the kid was holding up the game from the outset, felt a little hand on his back and then went down over the ball to delay things a little further. I think at that point Hazard realized that he was being a tricky little cunt, got frustrated and tried to kick the ball out from underneath him (which is an aggressive act since it almost always involves kicking the torso of the person lying on top of the ball as well). Not really worthy of all the furor it's been getting but the FA is probably going to throw the book at him anyway.

Wehheey! Arsenal put 5 past another crappy team! Unfortunately they can't replicate this against teams that aren't called West Ham, Reading, Southhampton etc.
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Post by: Smell Good on January 23, 2013, 05:08:41 PM
I thoroughly enjoyed the demolition of West Ham.

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Post by: chockfullofthat on January 23, 2013, 05:38:03 PM
This gif is priceless.  Expect to see it in unrelated threads.

(http://i.minus.com/ipbd8GD5P5EhD.gif)
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Post by: dylandude on January 25, 2013, 06:50:46 AM
Wilfried Zaha 2011-2012 season highlights (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNV3BY0XlqI#ws)

I hope Zaha fills in for Ashley Young or fuckin Nani. Fucking sell Nani to Arsenal or QPR or Fulham, give Berba someone to play with. I hope he stays on his feet longer. I also hope Crystal Palace makes the cut.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on January 25, 2013, 09:23:28 AM
Nani will find work at a much more prestigious club than Fulham or QPR...

There are some interesting rumors about what Pep will do with the money Munich are going to give to him.  Suarez, Cavanni, and Falcao are being named. 
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Post by: McDuff on January 25, 2013, 01:34:45 PM
Nani will find work at a much more prestigious club than Fulham or QPR...

There are some interesting rumors about what Pep will do with the money Munich are going to give to him.� Suarez, Cavanni, and Falcao are being named.�

i think nani will leave epl... havent really heard what teams were looking at him tho...

peps brother is suarez's agent... im already bracing myself for his departure come august. syked on sturridge, but suarez is 3rd best in the world imo (yeah falcao, but im a lpool fan obv). cant replace that guy. HOPEFULLY pep gets falcao and suarez stays put, but even if that happens, madrid will be right there with $$$. im scared you guys.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on January 25, 2013, 01:45:43 PM
I know there was interest from Juve regarding Nani that Ferguson shut down.  I didn't know that about Pep's brother. 
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Post by: Decreed Bratton on January 30, 2013, 11:14:19 AM
Gonna miss Balotelli in the BPL.  Contrary to what others might think of him, I loved the dude and his antics.  At least it gives me a reason to watch Serie A now.
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Post by: Mark Renton on January 30, 2013, 12:00:40 PM
I'm curious of what Anelka will do in Juve now..probably nothing but I'm still curious haha (oh and Pogba is super good)
I'm happy that Mario is back in Serie A even if this means he's gonna give us some troubles
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Post by: Alan on January 30, 2013, 02:46:12 PM
I love Anelka but fear he won't really shine, especially after a year in Shanghai.

Also, why would Pepe chose to get Suarez? I would understand if he was in the squad prior to his arrival, but to actually spend money on a cunt who's not liked by even his teammates...that would be really bizarre.
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Post by: thepman on January 30, 2013, 03:17:33 PM
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i think nani will leave epl... havent really heard what teams were looking at him tho...

peps brother is suarez's agent... im already bracing myself for his departure come august. syked on sturridge, but suarez is 3rd best in the world imo (yeah falcao, but im a lpool fan obv). cant replace that guy. HOPEFULLY pep gets falcao and suarez stays put, but even if that happens, madrid will be right there with $$$. im scared you guys.

Van Persie is better...
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Post by: weedpop on January 30, 2013, 05:43:24 PM
Pretty funny to see Balotelli go to AC Milan like two weeks after Berlusconi called him a "bad apple" who would "never play for Milan". Then again, given his political track record we should probably just assume that the opposite of what he says is true at any given time. I won't miss Balo at all since I prefer watching dedicated athletes over surly dickheads. Makes Man city somewhat more likeable too (only somewhat).

I'm also looking forward to seeing if Anelka can still be effective at Juventus. I thought he was playing pretty well at Chelsea before they let him go but I'm not sure he's that great a signing, even though he's basically just a stopgap. I hear they're bringing in Llorente in the summer but if they're really as short on cash as they say they are, why waste transfer and salary money on Anelka and Bendtner?
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Post by: dylandude on January 30, 2013, 11:52:59 PM
YOU'VE ONLY GOT ONE MAN. YOU'VE ONLY GOT ONE MAN...

Gareth Bale score Amazing Goal vs Norwich (30.1.13) [Norwich vs Tottenham] - HQ (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0laew6QVG8#ws)
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Post by: Alan on January 31, 2013, 07:48:51 AM
but if they're really as short on cash as they say they are, why waste transfer and salary money on Anelka and Bendtner?

Anelka is there on loan, so it's cheaper for Juve.
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Post by: Mark Renton on January 31, 2013, 08:42:14 AM
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Anelka is there on loan, so it's cheaper for Juve.

Yes. Juve dont want to spend any money, it just try and create a solid troup based on pretty good players (Also young) mixed with some old glories like Buffon and Pirlo..
So what it does is "hire" (i dont know the term) players for parts of season or actually get them but for real real cheap (thats why lizandro lopez remained in Lyon)..although we cant deny theres a pretty big issue in the offensive side, so that's why i hope anelka will make some moves, bentner was a big letdown.
Berlusconi fucking sucks, he bought mario just to assure himself more votes (and he will surely get them) for the upcoming elections in february, but this is another story
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Yes. Juve dont want to spend any money, it just try and create a solid troup based on pretty good players (Also young) mixed with some old glories like Buffon and Pirlo..
So what it does is "hire" (i dont know the term) players for parts of season or actually get them but for real real cheap (thats why lizandro lopez remained in Lyon)..although we cant deny theres a pretty big issue in the offensive side, so that's why i hope anelka will make some moves, bentner was a big letdown.
Berlusconi fucking sucks, he bought mario just to assure himself more votes (and he will surely get them) for the upcoming elections in february, but this is another story
All you had to do was ask Arsene. He could have told you that.
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Post by: AnotherHardDayAtTheOffice on January 31, 2013, 12:18:00 PM
Also, why would Pepe chose to get Suarez? I would understand if he was in the squad prior to his arrival, but to actually spend money on a cunt who's not liked by even his teammates...that would be really bizarre.

You're right, that supposed Suarez to Bayern deal probably won't happen. Hoeness has claimed the other day that they won't spend much in summer as Pep finds the squad pretty good already. And when you actually take a look at it you realize he's just about right. Gomez and Mandzukic are battling it out at the moment and both are excellent strikers. Therefore, I'll go forth and predict they won't do any major signings this summer. Some additions (e.g. Kirchhoff) here and there and that will be about it...
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Post by: weedpop on January 31, 2013, 12:25:49 PM
Yep, Bayern are already a solid team all the way around. They certainly don't need much more attacking flair so they'll probably limit themselves to one or two small summer signings to reinforce a couple of areas and that's it. With their finances and organizational structures so solid they'll probably be one of the best teams in Europe for the next couple of years at least. Beating Madrid in the semi-finals of the champs league last year was no fluke...
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Post by: chockfullofthat on January 31, 2013, 01:39:18 PM
No fluke?  Maybe not.  But I'd still bet on Real Madrid to win 3/5 games and Barca to win 4/5 games against Munich.  I think that United are a slightly better team at full strength as well.  I don't think Bayern have a goto player who will get them out of a tough spot the way Madrid, Barca, and United do.  Gomez clearly showed that he was not that player after failing against Chelsea at the final.  I think Suarez would be a great signing for Munich, but potentially a risky one. 
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Post by: Smell Good on January 31, 2013, 05:01:15 PM
Nacho Monreal.  ;D

(http://img442.imageshack.us/img442/3812/nacholibreb.jpg)
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Post by: weedpop on January 31, 2013, 06:50:07 PM
^ A much needed signing for Arsenal but I'm pretty bummed for Malaga. They have such a good team right now but the owner that they thought was going to pour a bunch of money in and make them a player in Europe seems to be looking to sell off all their talent now since  his other investment schemes in the area have gone through (facilitated by him buying the goodwill of the locals with his investment in the team). By summer time they will probably have lost all their best players and been disqualified from next year's champions league due to FFP regulations. Apparently most of their squad wasn't even getting paid at the beginning of the season.
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Post by: AnotherHardDayAtTheOffice on February 01, 2013, 08:45:15 AM
No fluke?  Maybe not.  But I'd still bet on Real Madrid to win 3/5 games and Barca to win 4/5 games against Munich.  I think that United are a slightly better team at full strength as well.  I don't think Bayern have a goto player who will get them out of a tough spot the way Madrid, Barca, and United do.  Gomez clearly showed that he was not that player after failing against Chelsea at the final.  I think Suarez would be a great signing for Munich, but potentially a risky one. 

I agree on Gomez but Ribery might just be that player. Robben has the potential, too. However, I'd say a team doesn't necessarily need that kind of player anyway. Bayern has an overall top-notch team and no major weak spots. Their organisation on the pitch is pretty damn good as well.
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Post by: SheepShagger on February 05, 2013, 09:14:28 PM
http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2013/feb/06/mario-balotelli-racist-remark-milan (http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2013/feb/06/mario-balotelli-racist-remark-milan)

Anyone seen this shit?

That's Italy for you.
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Post by: Mark Renton on February 06, 2013, 05:00:06 AM
http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2013/feb/06/mario-balotelli-racist-remark-milan (http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2013/feb/06/mario-balotelli-racist-remark-milan)

Anyone seen this shit?

That's Italy for you.

Dude,what are you talking about, that guy's a complete fool, his family has been a disgrace to the country for the past 20 years what would you expect?
Plus don't even try and say that's Italy for you, racism is a problem all over the world, his word does not mean everyone is as kook as he is
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Post by: chockfullofthat on February 06, 2013, 06:09:23 AM
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2013/feb/06/mario-balotelli-racist-remark-milan (http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2013/feb/06/mario-balotelli-racist-remark-milan)

Anyone seen this shit?

That's Italy for you.
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Dude,what are you talking about, that guy's a complete fool, his family has been a disgrace to the country for the past 20 years what would you expect?
Plus don't even try and say that's Italy for you, racism is a problem all over the world, his word does not mean everyone is as kook as he is

What are you talking about?  Poor attempt to excuse racism. 
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Post by: Mooley on February 06, 2013, 10:00:59 AM
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2013/feb/06/mario-balotelli-racist-remark-milan (http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2013/feb/06/mario-balotelli-racist-remark-milan)

Anyone seen this shit?

That's Italy for you.
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Dude,what are you talking about, that guy's a complete fool, his family has been a disgrace to the country for the past 20 years what would you expect?
Plus don't even try and say that's Italy for you, racism is a problem all over the world, his word does not mean everyone is as kook as he is

At least in terms of major footballing countries, surely you have to admit Italy's among the worst offenders? It's just hilarious that Berlusconi had this lapse so soon after applauding Boateng for leaving the pitch after that Pro Patria incident.
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Post by: Decreed Bratton on February 06, 2013, 10:46:14 AM
Maybe Italians and some Spanish offenders should watch this scene from True Romance.  Unless they know and are in total denial.

Best Scene from True Romance (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_svnsF5OLbI#)
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Post by: SheepShagger on February 06, 2013, 10:54:33 AM
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2013/feb/06/mario-balotelli-racist-remark-milan (http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2013/feb/06/mario-balotelli-racist-remark-milan)

Anyone seen this shit?

That's Italy for you.
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Dude,what are you talking about, that guy's a complete fool, his family has been a disgrace to the country for the past 20 years what would you expect?
Plus don't even try and say that's Italy for you, racism is a problem all over the world, his word does not mean everyone is as kook as he is
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At least in terms of major footballing countries, surely you have to admit Italy's among the worst offenders? It's just hilarious that Berlusconi had this lapse so soon after applauding Boateng for leaving the pitch after that Pro Patria incident.



Definitely of the major footballing countries Italy as to be the worst, and yes it is cultural in Italy, they hate the huge amounts of immigrants coming from West Africa. No country is as flagrant.
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Post by: Matze on February 13, 2013, 12:22:47 PM
currently watching donetsk-dortmund ... nice free kick goal, hopefully dortmund can score once or twice.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on February 13, 2013, 12:28:15 PM
Watching United Madrid in a tiny tiny window on my computer.  Madrid are pushing hard for a second.
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Post by: Cthulhu! on February 13, 2013, 06:01:15 PM
AHAHAH take that boca
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Post by: Cthulhu! on February 14, 2013, 12:06:39 PM
Boca Jrs. 1 - Toluca 2. Copa Libertadores 2013. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3yebzADDz3A#)


Atl?tico Mineiro 2 - Sao Paulo 1. Copa Libertadores 2013. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSyN3k_ILxg&#)


Nacional vs Barcelona SC 2-2 Goles - Copa Bridgestone Libertadores 2013 Resumen de Goles (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ebjQ38BImfg#ws)
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Post by: chockfullofthat on February 14, 2013, 01:12:33 PM
Those we some fine goals by Toluca.
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Post by: Stoeipoes on February 14, 2013, 02:48:08 PM
Ajax 2-0 over steaua boekarest and Chelsea a 0-1 win.

Next round Ajax - Chelsea?
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Post by: chockfullofthat on February 14, 2013, 02:50:54 PM
Ajax 2-0 over steaua boekarest and Chelsea a 0-1 win.

Next round Ajax - Chelsea?

Yep, you're going down  ;)
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Post by: Mooley on February 15, 2013, 10:58:08 AM
Such suffering to be a Liverpool fan these days. Really sucks watching it fall apart two games in a row in the last 15-20 minutes. Got a really bad feeling about Swansea this Sunday too.


this goal was fucking unreal

(http://i.minus.com/ibwGlB8yaTthEj.gif)
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Post by: brycickle on February 15, 2013, 12:00:17 PM
I hope Michu scores a hat trick.
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Post by: weedpop on February 15, 2013, 04:28:14 PM
Liverpool.....just don't really have the players to be a very good team right now (like competing for top 4/trophies). Also, I've noticed that Suarez has been much less effective as a goalscoring threat since they acquired Sturridge, just seems like nobody quite knows who the main striker is right now.

[Football Highlights] EL: (AWESOME FREE KICK GOAL Gareth Bale) Tottenham vs Lyon 14.02.2013 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=W2LISzoVajM#ws)

Lots o' crazy goals from that Tottenham-Lyon game. I kinda forget that the Europa league is actually pretty good once you get to the knockout stages and teams start putting out their best lineup.
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Post by: brycickle on February 17, 2013, 06:33:00 PM
That third Liverpool goal was a nice team goal.
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Post by: Stoeipoes on February 17, 2013, 06:51:29 PM
That third Liverpool goal was a nice team goal.

Indeed, I always love it when full backs score a goal.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on February 21, 2013, 10:53:55 AM
That was the most average performance I've ever seen from this Barca squad.
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Post by: foureyedjim on February 21, 2013, 02:50:02 PM
That was the most average performance I've ever seen from this Barca squad.
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Post by: pica on February 21, 2013, 02:58:44 PM
sparta great performance tonight, almost had it.
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Post by: Alan on February 22, 2013, 02:13:47 AM
@Pica
The caption made me chuckle.
http://www.sueddeutsche.de/sport/einzelkritik-fc-bayern-muelleriger-gehts-nicht-1.1604768-5 (http://www.sueddeutsche.de/sport/einzelkritik-fc-bayern-muelleriger-gehts-nicht-1.1604768-5)
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Post by: chockfullofthat on February 22, 2013, 02:19:23 PM
Fenerbache fans couldn't show up to their Europa League game.
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BDsMB15CIAAm6dR.jpg)
(http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/02/21/article-2282564-182F35D8000005DC-915_634x373.jpg)
(http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/0ZLhYZl6etiIpknJyxtNkQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7cT04NTt3PTYzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en/blogs/sptussowexperts/AP40968531149.jpg)
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BDqPXvhCIAEtbp6.jpg)
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Post by: Smell Good on February 28, 2013, 09:42:27 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=WHuXEbsngGk# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=WHuXEbsngGk#)!

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Post by: pica on March 05, 2013, 01:50:13 PM
manu got robbed.
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Post by: castillo's curls on March 05, 2013, 01:55:51 PM
that ref is an absolute cunt!

edit- and I don't even like ManU that much. But seriously...
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Post by: brycickle on March 05, 2013, 02:42:35 PM
Yet again a ref ruins the game.
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Post by: thepman on March 05, 2013, 02:46:37 PM
United were the better team in the first half, then started well in the second with the goal, then they had a decent control of the game with both teams getting some chances. Ref comes along with a terrible decision, and Madrid pounce. Ruined the game. United played superbly in the last 20 minutes too, had a lot of chances, Diego Alves made some great saves too. Refs shouldn't decide games.
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Post by: pica on March 05, 2013, 02:49:40 PM
Quote
jose mourinho:"the best team lost tonight."
amazing.
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Post by: Plug_One on March 05, 2013, 03:13:34 PM
Ahhhhh, i love it!
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Post by: weedpop on March 05, 2013, 06:09:04 PM
I feel bad for the ref. Everybody makes mistakes, especially on things like high foot calls which are extremely subjective; it just seems that he made one in the worst (most blown out, media saturated) game he possibly could have done it in.

It funny that this tie ended up completely overshadowing what I thought was going to be one of the most entertaining matchups of the whole season in Borussia Dortmund vs. Shakhtar Donetsk. Seriously, I don't even know what the score of that one was, even after perusing multiple football sites, yet I already know all about what was said in Mourinho's post-game press conference.

Oh, and shout out to Larry David for getting that Boca Juniors coaching job.
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Post by: Mooley on March 05, 2013, 06:13:34 PM
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amazing.


To be honest it just sounds like he's trying not to alienate big clubs in England because he knows it's where he wants to go when the Spanish media finally succeed in driving him out.

I'm also really confused why the red card is such a controversy... I get that a lot of people don't think it was worth a straight red, but if it's at least a yellow surely it's understandable that a ref would call it. I'd call that a red every time, 50/50 ball he lost out on and if losing out on a 50/50 ball means your studs in another guy's ribs, the outcome's never going to be a good one.

And all that aside, it's not like the ref put the ball in the net twice in 3 minutes.
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Post by: brycickle on March 05, 2013, 06:55:44 PM
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gx1Tc1Z8WiE/T8egTXqnLeI/AAAAAAAAAMs/UqKHfPlN5No/s1600/Nigel-de-Jong-006.jpg)

If this didn't get a straight red, then Nani shouldn't have gotten a straight red.

And no, the ref didn't put the ball in the net, but he did set the stage for that to happen a lot more easily. Up until then United were really strong in their defending. The sending off took the air out of them and they weren't able to regroup fast enough. The ref also failed to call a Ramos handball in the box. In fairness to that though, Rafael got away with one too.
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Post by: Tracer on March 05, 2013, 07:27:37 PM
Watched the game this arvo, the red was deserved.. If you've ever played soccer there's no reason for your boot to connect with another player's upper body, diving like that for possession is reckless and unwarranted.. Lets just say worse calls get made everyday, it's mostly UK broadcasters causing a fuss about this anyways. Bottom line is UTD weren't prepared and offered little scoring threat, their only goal came off a RM player.

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Post by: Decreed Bratton on March 05, 2013, 08:47:26 PM
I don't think you can compare the De Jong kick to Nani's.  I think everyone in their right mind knew De Jong's was a red.  I can only assume the ref didn't see it at that time.  Either that or the ref got paid off.  The Nani one is not as clear cut in my opinion.  The ref might have thought because Nani's foot was near Arbeloa's upper body/head he might have deemed it dangerous play.  There is nothing in the rules that says there has to be intent.  In my opinion it shouldn't have been a red because Nani's eyes are on the ball the entire time and doesn't know Arebeloa is there. However, the ref doesn't have the benefit of a thousand replays like the rest of us.
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Post by: whale on March 06, 2013, 04:26:32 AM
Who ever goes against Real in the quarterfinals will probably study the first half over and over again.
Wellbeck took Alonso out so well they looked clueless almost the whole time.
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Post by: twitchflip on March 06, 2013, 06:48:51 AM
http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2013/feb/06/mario-balotelli-racist-remark-milan (http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2013/feb/06/mario-balotelli-racist-remark-milan)
Anyone seen this shit?

That's Italy for you.
dude just can't stay away from controversy, even in the unlikely event that he himself hasn't directly caused it. gotta admit though, he is the most entertaining person in world football.
"When I score, I don't celebrate because i'm doing my job. When a postman delivers letters, does he celebrate?"
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Post by: AnotherHardDayAtTheOffice on March 06, 2013, 07:00:36 AM
So... Dortmund is looking pretty good right now. Although one has to admit that Donezk had its fair share of chances Dortmund pretty much crushed them. Didn't expect the outcome to be as clear as it turned out. No matter which team they're playing in quarterfinals, they'll sure as hell give them a run for their money.
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Post by: brycickle on March 06, 2013, 08:24:19 AM
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2013/feb/06/mario-balotelli-racist-remark-milan (http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2013/feb/06/mario-balotelli-racist-remark-milan)
Anyone seen this shit?

That's Italy for you.
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dude just can't stay away from controversy, even in the unlikely event that he himself hasn't directly caused it. gotta admit though, he is the most entertaining person in world football.
"When I score, I don't celebrate because i'm doing my job. When a postman delivers letters, does he celebrate?"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7AdICcfG8RQ (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7AdICcfG8RQ#ws)

Yes, yes they do.
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Post by: Alan on March 06, 2013, 08:29:51 AM
Imo, it was either a yellow or a red card. It's dangerous play, no doubt about it.

If this didn't get a straight red, then Nani shouldn't have gotten a straight red.

Was it the same ref?  Don't be silly.
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Post by: brycickle on March 06, 2013, 08:42:24 AM
No, it wasn't the same ref, but I don't think that it's silly to expect some kind of standard and consistency in how games are called. That's just one glaringly obvious example.
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Post by: Smell Good on March 06, 2013, 09:31:38 AM
Dortmund is a great team playing great football. I think what's separating them from the rest of the teams in Champions League is their lack of depth.

Their first string squad is pretty much their only string. When you compare their bench to Bayern/Milan/Juventus/Barca/Madrid - it's not even a question. But if there was a horse in the race that I was backing, it'd be them (barring Arsenal of course).
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Post by: Mooley on March 06, 2013, 09:36:40 AM
No, it wasn't the same ref, but I don't think that it's silly to expect some kind of standard and consistency in how games are called. That's just one glaringly obvious example.

You can't call for consistency and cite an example that everyone knows was a glaring mistake. De Jong should have been sent off and everyone, United fan or not, would have told you that two days ago. It's not a precedent that really matters in this case, otherwise you could just look at the countless goals that were scored from offside positions and say "well that goal we scored shouldn't have been called back because this happened once 3 years ago in a different game with a different official."

Besides, this happened back in November and it was a pretty uncontroversial red:
PSG 1 x 2 Saint ?tienne - Zlatan Ibrahimovic Receives Red Card (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqDSeeqwPL8#)

I think the worst you could say about Nani's red is that it was a little harsh. It's reckless play, simple as. If you're going to put your studs up, for any reason, you need to make damn sure you're winning it clean. It's tough if you're following the ball the whole time, but it's always going to look pretty glaring to an official in a split-second.
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Post by: Alan on March 12, 2013, 01:14:14 PM
(http://i.minus.com/ib1cbTAB9yZzxV.gif)
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Post by: foureyedjim on March 12, 2013, 02:02:00 PM
(http://i.minus.com/ib1cbTAB9yZzxV.gif)

creamed.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on March 13, 2013, 05:57:44 AM
All hail the king
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Post by: Smell Good on March 13, 2013, 08:06:02 AM
It's impressive enough that he did it while surrounded by a bunch of white shirts in a cramped space but the shape of that finish is cotdamn tasty as well.


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Post by: Tracer on March 13, 2013, 01:19:16 PM
Please draw please draw pleassse draw

got 5/1 on this mofukca
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Post by: Matze on March 13, 2013, 02:27:25 PM
watched schalke-galatasaray yesterday and currently bayern-arsenal. both german teams were/are better, but something is missing right there.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on March 13, 2013, 02:39:07 PM
Quote from: Tracer ? link=topic=9569.msg1869147#msg1869147 date=1363205956
Please draw please draw pleassse draw

got 5/1 on this mofukca

Damn you fucked up man.  You really blew it.
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Post by: Smell Good on March 13, 2013, 02:58:13 PM
ARSENAL.

I'm happy that they came to Munich and managed to wound Bayern and scare them while keeping a clean sheet. That shit at the end was ugly.

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Post by: pica on March 13, 2013, 03:00:22 PM
poor bayern performance tonight. anyway i'm hyped on malaga.
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Post by: Tracer on March 13, 2013, 11:01:12 PM
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Please draw please draw pleassse draw

got 5/1 on this mofukca
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Damn you fucked up man.  You really blew it.
Fuckin a can't believe bayern didn't even score, in fact they weren't even close
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Post by: holden caulfield on March 14, 2013, 09:42:11 AM
robben sucks
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Post by: Tracer on March 14, 2013, 01:54:29 PM
STEAUA!!! Huge goal from the Romanian side, Chelsea can fek off most overrated team in Europe
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Post by: chockfullofthat on March 14, 2013, 02:11:27 PM
Quote from: Tracer ? link=topic=9569.msg1870002#msg1870002 date=1363294469
STEAUA!!! Huge goal from the Romanian side, Chelsea can fek off most overrated team in Europe

That's the Champions of Europe you're talking about, show some respect you wanker  ;)
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Post by: weedpop on March 14, 2013, 02:19:01 PM
robben sucks

He is an extremely wasteful player, and his mental outlook doesn't seem too conducive to team success either. I think his performance in the champions league final last year kind of sums up his game lately - cutting in from the wing only to shoot miles over the bar every time, and never thinking about passing the ball into the box, no matter how many bad shots he's already taken. He does occasionally have good performances though.

Chelsea getting beaten by Steaua Bucharest would be embarrassing for a team that calls themselves champions of Europe, but do they really care at all about the Europa League at this point? Winning that trophy will probably only hurt their chances of making it into the champions league for next season, which is vital for attracting the kind of players they want in the summer.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on March 14, 2013, 02:33:48 PM
Fernando Torres, he scores when he wants.

-Edit.  He obviously did not want to score than pen.  Why would he?
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Post by: castillo's curls on March 14, 2013, 02:44:01 PM
inter - hotspurs was insane! 4-1 after AT
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Post by: Tracer on March 14, 2013, 02:45:31 PM
Quote from: Tracer  link=topic=9569.msg1870002#msg1870002 date=1363294469
STEAUA!!! Huge goal from the Romanian side, Chelsea can fek off most overrated team in Europe
Goddamnit we have to see a Drogba less Chelsea play more games
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Post by: brycickle on March 14, 2013, 02:52:19 PM
Fernando Torres, he scores when he wants.

-Edit.  He obviously did not want to score than pen.  Why would he?
If he scores when he wants, then he apparently never wants to score.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on March 14, 2013, 02:54:42 PM
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Fernando Torres, he scores when he wants.

-Edit.?  He obviously did not want to score than pen.?  Why would he?
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If he scores when he wants, then he apparently never wants to score.

Exaaaaaaaaaaaaactly.  That's why they sing it.
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Post by: Mark Renton on March 22, 2013, 03:43:47 PM
Spain 1-1 Finland lol what? only saw the goals not the entire match but they're the second team to play and not loose on spanish soil in 7 years
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Post by: Alan on March 25, 2013, 04:02:42 PM
Stellar defending

Russia vs Brazil (1-1) ~ Viktor Fayzulin Goal ~ 25.03.2013 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYQjeHXmqpE#)
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Post by: chockfullofthat on March 26, 2013, 07:19:37 AM
Wow....I think Brazil are in real trouble.  There squad is not developing fast enough and they still can't seem to come close to a proper sucessor to Ronaldo.  It's unbelievable that David Luiz is captaining Brazil already.  I think he's such an raw talent still, certainly no Lucio.  Neymar is not a world beater yet.  Oscar is still too young to be considered world class.  Dani Alves is losing form.  Kaka and Hulk seem to have killed their careers with poor career moves.   Pato got shattered in Milan.  I think Italy are going to be in a good position to make a far run in 2014, but at this point I think Messi will get his World Cup with Argentina.
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Post by: pica on March 26, 2013, 03:01:38 PM
alaba scores in minute 93 against ireland so austria still hast the chance to go to brazil. the ref was kinda pro austrian, but i guess croatian people
in general like us. alan i'm looking at you.

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Post by: Alan on March 26, 2013, 03:15:05 PM
Haha, yes, very stoked on that result! After the 2:1 I was like "ok, here we go again..." but it turned out great.
Also stoked on Montenegro.

More world class defending, this time from England
(http://i.minus.com/ibnk2VOmvvbNKI.gif)

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Post by: Tracer on March 26, 2013, 04:50:31 PM
FKKKK Uruguay is getting bent over and raped

not good
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Post by: brycickle on March 26, 2013, 05:21:00 PM
Just ask Suarez to rugby that shit in.
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Post by: Tracer on March 26, 2013, 08:43:51 PM
That Colombia/ Venezuela game was fukin epic, love SA footy
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Post by: chockfullofthat on March 27, 2013, 03:54:16 PM
Luis Suarez, still a cunt.

(http://i.imgur.com/lrIpVRq.gif)
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Post by: brycickle on March 27, 2013, 05:55:24 PM
Luis Suarez, still a cunt.

(http://i.imgur.com/lrIpVRq.gif)
I am surprisingly not surprised.

Fuck that dude.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on April 02, 2013, 07:48:51 AM
Looking forward to Juventus and Munich tonight.  I have a feeling that Juventus is going to win the tie.  Anyone else feel like doing predictions?

Madrid vs Dortmund
Barcelona vs Juventus

El Classico final at Wembley is looking like a possibility this year. 

Also the CONCACAF Champions league is finally starting to show promise as the MLS teams are just beginning to pull level with Liga MX.  Two MLS vs Liga MX ties in the next two days.  Too bad it's on too late and the pirate streams are hard to come by.
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Post by: Matze on April 03, 2013, 12:20:40 PM
dortmund is quiet the team right now. malaga isn't playing bad or anything, dortmund is just way too good.

edit: this could have been better.
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Post by: Alan on April 06, 2013, 07:57:08 AM
They're losing at home to Augsburg atm. They must be spent.


Also

(http://www.culturepsg.com/medias/gif/ibradieu.gif)
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Post by: Tracer on April 06, 2013, 08:48:22 AM
Lowden jus scored the goal of the year for AV
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Post by: Tracer on April 06, 2013, 09:43:06 AM
http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/2429129/Lowton_Goal_Better.gif
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Post by: ALT on April 08, 2013, 02:45:00 PM
I went to Stamford Bridge again yesterday for the Sunderland game.  The game wasn't the best and the team were obviously tired, but it was cool seeing Hazard play in person and the Rafa abuse was funny.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on April 08, 2013, 02:53:38 PM
^^That's sick.  I watched that entire game on my iPhone in a hotel room with a nasty hangover at 8am.  It was a cruel form of torture but at least they won.

They're losing at home to Augsburg atm. They must be spent.


Also

(http://www.culturepsg.com/medias/gif/ibradieu.gif)

What's going on here? 
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Post by: chockfullofthat on April 09, 2013, 12:14:34 PM
Well, well.  Malaga breaking German hearts?
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Post by: Decreed Bratton on April 09, 2013, 12:45:19 PM
Sick match right now.  The thing that impresses me about Dortmund is how quickly they play the ball up the pitch.  Fucking Reus' pass was exquisite.  Joaquin's goal was sick too.  Malaga has the away goal advantage, but don't know if they can hold on.  We'll see how it pans out.
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Post by: Tracer on April 09, 2013, 12:55:23 PM
Well, well.� Malaga breaking German hearts?
Their manager shoul be sacked today what an awful gameplan. Malaga is good but a performance like this at home soil is unacceptable
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Post by: chockfullofthat on April 09, 2013, 01:37:01 PM
omfg.
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Post by: L.S on April 09, 2013, 01:40:57 PM
HOLY SHIT.
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Post by: Tracer on April 09, 2013, 01:41:06 PM
2nd goal was offside, but what a fukin game holy shitballs
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Post by: Decreed Bratton on April 09, 2013, 01:44:54 PM
Fucking can't believe that finish.  Feel bad for Malaga.  Not a Dortmund fan, but probably better that they go thru.
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Post by: castillo's curls on April 09, 2013, 01:55:16 PM
what the fuck was that??!! yes, last goal was offside, but so was the second goal from malaga...

and gala scored three fantastic goals against real

two insane games!
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Post by: pica on April 09, 2013, 02:46:58 PM
glad dortmund made it, 3 spanish teams in the semi final would be a bummer.
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Post by: AnotherHardDayAtTheOffice on April 09, 2013, 04:30:20 PM
Quote from: Tracer  link=topic=9569.msg1888250#msg1888250 date=1365537323
Their manager shoul be sacked today what an awful gameplan. Malaga is good but a performance like this at home soil is unacceptable

Well, what would've been your "gameplan" then? Dortmund sure as hell didn't pull off their best performance yet but come on... their team is still young as fuck. Do you know where Dortmund is coming from? Things like these can happen. This is the Champions League quarterfinals after all.

That being said, this is why football's simply the best. Period. Congrats to Dortmund. Feel bad for Malaga though.
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Post by: MostlyLurkin' on April 09, 2013, 04:53:43 PM
Entertaining games to night. I really hope PSG CRUSHES Barca tomorrow. I hate Barca and their fan boys.
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Post by: Tracer on April 09, 2013, 05:02:56 PM
what the fuck was that??!! yes, last goal was offside, but so was the second goal from malaga...

and gala scored three fantastic goals against real

two insane games!
Malaga's 2nd goal wasn't even close to offside, watch it again

They got robbed, jobbed however you put it
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Post by: Mooley on April 09, 2013, 05:25:47 PM
Even if they were robbed this shit is still hilarious:

(http://img198.imageshack.us/img198/9775/screenshot20130409at623.png)
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Post by: Tracer on April 09, 2013, 08:30:22 PM
lol Malaga prez is raging hard. Malaga got lucky dortmund missed a couple easy goals, then got really unlucky on the offside call to end their hopes. racist though? maybe.. homer officials got the best of malaga, but that is sports. better luck next year ;)

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Post by: AnotherHardDayAtTheOffice on April 10, 2013, 02:09:07 AM
Racism? What does that have to do with racism? Blame the ref if you want but calling racism is just plain stupid.

Malaga's second goal was offside as well. While there's no point in denying that Dortmund's last goal was clearly offside, I'm gonna go ahead and say that a lot of refs would've missed that call. Pretty much every player on the pitch was in the box at that point and the situation was hectic as fuck.

Also: Dortmund's supporters are just awesome:

Borussia Dortmund Fans Stunning Display (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tiF-0zBQIGQ#ws)
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Post by: Matze on April 10, 2013, 02:23:14 AM
I clearly missed something last night.
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Post by: Tracer on April 10, 2013, 11:44:52 AM
No Messi for Barca

LEGGO PSG YAEEE
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Post by: Mooley on April 10, 2013, 02:07:57 PM
Slightly disappointed not to see PSG pull that one off, they looked like they could have had that one in the bag if they just took their chances better.

Oh well, the semi finals should be great matchups.
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Post by: Decreed Bratton on April 10, 2013, 02:56:44 PM
Slightly disappointed not to see PSG pull that one off, they looked like they could have had that one in the bag if they just took their chances better.

Oh well, the semi finals should be great matchups.

But it would kind of suck if Barca played Real and Dortmund played Bayern.  Anything else would be alright.

Different game once Messi came in.  Even if he wasn't 100% PSG had to worry about him which opened up Villa and Pedro on that goal.
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Post by: foureyedjim on April 10, 2013, 03:05:37 PM
Entertaining games to night. I really hope PSG CRUSHES Barca tomorrow. I hate Barca and their fan boys.
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Post by: MostlyLurkin' on April 11, 2013, 03:42:56 AM
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I really had to eat those word, huh?

Im a Spurs fan, so I didn't really care about the result yesterday. It's all about tonight dudes. Euro League for the win.  ::)
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Post by: Alan on April 11, 2013, 05:35:26 AM
Debrecen DVSC - FC Fehervar own goal (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3TpVbkYUNm4&feature=share&list=UU3be0tyFrx0SVYLqDKaKOKA#)
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Post by: Tracer on April 11, 2013, 05:44:46 AM
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Entertaining games to night. I really hope PSG CRUSHES Barca tomorrow. I hate Barca and their fan boys.
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I really had to eat those word, huh?

Im a Spurs fan, so I didn't really care about the result yesterday. It's all about tonight dudes. Euro League for the win.  ::)
Noone cares about the Europa League with club action still going on, still fun to watch.
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Post by: MostlyLurkin' on April 11, 2013, 06:05:50 AM
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Entertaining games to night. I really hope PSG CRUSHES Barca tomorrow. I hate Barca and their fan boys.
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I really had to eat those word, huh?

Im a Spurs fan, so I didn't really care about the result yesterday. It's all about tonight dudes. Euro League for the win.  ::)
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Noone cares about the Europa League with club action still going on, still fun to watch.

Ever heard of sarcasm?
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Post by: Tracer on April 11, 2013, 06:36:46 AM
Quote from: Tracer  link=topic=9569.msg1889714#msg1889714 date=1365684286
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Entertaining games to night. I really hope PSG CRUSHES Barca tomorrow. I hate Barca and their fan boys.
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I really had to eat those word, huh?

Im a Spurs fan, so I didn't really care about the result yesterday. It's all about tonight dudes. Euro League for the win.  ::)
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Noone cares about the Europa League with club action still going on, still fun to watch.
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Ever heard of sarcasm?
Some teams care more than others, no point getting your 20 million pound defender injured in such a pointless tournament 
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Post by: pica on April 11, 2013, 03:13:17 PM
mad respect to basel, hope they take this one to the top!
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Post by: Tracer on April 11, 2013, 04:30:27 PM
mad respect to basel, hope they take this one to the top!
basel is a force man! really exciting team to watch. Swisse represent
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Post by: Riverside on April 12, 2013, 12:16:56 AM
not a fan of basel at all ,but to bad this is the only team in switzerland that can really play. congrats to them
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Post by: Smell Good on April 13, 2013, 08:33:01 PM
Haha, just trawling around internet comments sections. Oh Spurs...

 ;)
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Post by: chockfullofthat on April 15, 2013, 06:25:09 AM
Gareth Southgate finally brings up that stamp with Roy Keane (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EgTvTGbAj_g&feature=player_embedded#ws)
That Aguero is a son of a bitch huh?
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Post by: Decreed Bratton on April 15, 2013, 12:03:36 PM
Everything I've seen of Aguero he's been a nice guy.  Throughout the whole match Luiz was being physical and chippy with him.  I think Aguero was just frustrated.  Lucky he didn't see red.
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Post by: holden caulfield on April 15, 2013, 05:13:14 PM
david luiz is just a cheap fuck. id be pissed too if i got elbowed like that, and when you consider he was pulling that shit all game long, its really not hard to see why aguero reacted the way he did.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on April 17, 2013, 02:42:08 PM
I actually like Aguero a lot and I'm glad he apologized.  That was a bit mental though.
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Post by: Tracer on April 17, 2013, 02:48:19 PM
david luiz is just a cheap fuck. id be pissed too if i got elbowed like that, and when you consider he was pulling that shit all game long, its really not hard to see why aguero reacted the way he did.
100% understandable, these guys are running around like crazy testerone levels through the roo+fThey are under immense pressure from the wackaass fans and coaches Im suprised this stuff doesn't happen more oftern
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Post by: Smell Good on April 20, 2013, 11:01:26 AM
(http://i.minus.com/iga3jjPhnyiS0.gif)

Probably one of my favorite gifs right now.
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Post by: Spike Hawke on April 21, 2013, 10:00:16 AM
Looks like Suarez is going to be out for the rest of the season. Such a good player but has moments of madness that just fucks it up
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Post by: twitchflip on April 21, 2013, 12:11:15 PM
great comeback from the yids today. 3 goals in 7 minutes!
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Post by: pica on April 21, 2013, 01:30:09 PM
uli hoeness seems to be in some serious tax trouble. rough times for the bayern boss.
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Post by: brycickle on April 21, 2013, 01:38:25 PM
Looks like Suarez is going to be out for the rest of the season. Such a good player but has moments of madness that just fucks it up
The guy has been a goon for years.
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Post by: Tracer on April 21, 2013, 02:16:39 PM
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The guy has been a goon for years.
How dare you talk about the pride of Uruguay in that tone

He's feisty, never hurt anyone like cmon armchair expert
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Post by: chockfullofthat on April 22, 2013, 06:36:35 AM
(http://i.minus.com/iga3jjPhnyiS0.gif)

Probably one of my favorite gifs right now.

I'm officially a fan of Big Sam after this, hahaha.

Saurez is a fucking joke.  What a frustrating game that was.  Hopefully United fucks up tonight so they don't sleepwalk through the Arsenal game.  As it stands I have Chelsea finishing on 72 points (losing to United, beating Spurs, drawing against Everton), Arsneal on 70 (losing to United, drawing to Toon), Spurs on 70 (losing to Chelsea and Stoke ha).  Arsenal are getting some good luck lately and Chelsea are getting the bad luck. 
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Post by: brycickle on April 22, 2013, 06:42:01 AM
United will win the league today, and I will go to school tonight as a happy man. 20 league titles. Suck it you fucking scousers.
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Post by: Matze on April 22, 2013, 06:47:18 AM
uli hoeness seems to be in some serious tax trouble. rough times for the bayern boss.
never liked him. hope that it doesn't affect the team.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on April 22, 2013, 08:27:16 AM
I'll be in a hotel in Montreal the next few days.  Is their a Canadian sports channel that plays replays of the Champions League games at night or do I have to watch them on my iPhone? 
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Post by: Mark Renton on April 22, 2013, 08:32:46 AM
This dude is a disgrace to football

Luis Suarez Bite - HD (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-sC0XKSX73k#ws)


I'm stoked for Di Canio and Sunderland though, I hope he manage to keep the club up and maybe go and became West Ham coach

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Post by: twitchflip on April 22, 2013, 09:14:53 AM
Spurs on 70 (losing to Chelsea and Stoke ha). 
The Stoke defense can be a hard nut to crack but if we don't beat them we don't deserve to play Champion's League football
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Post by: Alan on April 22, 2013, 10:55:15 AM
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uli hoeness seems to be in some serious tax trouble. rough times for the bayern boss.
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never liked him. hope that it doesn't affect the team.


"The Bayern Munich president is refusing to comment further on the specifics of the case, though he criticised what he called "excesses" in some media coverage of his affairs.

"As you can imagine, there's a lot I want to say, but I have to hand my homework in to the authorities first," he told Sueddeutsche Zeitung. "


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22254846 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22254846)

Ah, his usual arrogant, cuntish self. All's well.
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Post by: Mooley on April 22, 2013, 06:41:52 PM
I'll be in a hotel in Montreal the next few days.  Is their a Canadian sports channel that plays replays of the Champions League games at night or do I have to watch them on my iPhone?  

I'm pretty sure for the bigger games Sportsnet sometimes replays them pretty late, 11pm or so. Could be wrong though.



As for Suarez, I think the reaction at the time was pretty hilariously overblown. I mean, a statement from the PM's office, really? He fucked up, but it's not like he ended someone's career, in fact:
 
Ivanovic was checked over for injuries by Chelsea after the game ? there were none ? and the Met police officer who visited the club's training ground also looked for bite marks or bruises. He too saw nothing. The officer, acting with the police on Merseyside, asked Ivanovic whether he wanted to press charges. He did not. (http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2013/apr/22/branislav-ivanovic-luis-suarez-biting)

Yeah, he deserves whatever he gets for another notch on his already shitty track record, but to see something that's ultimately so petty cause this much furor is pretty crazy.
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Post by: Cthulhu! on April 22, 2013, 07:13:42 PM
gotze to bayern?
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Post by: brycickle on April 22, 2013, 08:42:47 PM
Glory, glory Man United!! RVP with the first half hat trick to clinch the league in his first ever trophy. And people were trying to say he wasn't going to be worth the money.
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Post by: AnotherHardDayAtTheOffice on April 23, 2013, 01:48:28 AM
gotze to bayern?

Officially confirmed! Wow, didn't see that one coming. Not good for Dortmund but Bayern's team is getting more and more uncanny.
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Post by: Smell Good on April 23, 2013, 02:07:50 AM
Bummed so hard for Dortmund. They had such a good thing going.
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Post by: Alan on April 23, 2013, 02:11:50 AM
I hate these poaching deals...
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Post by: Smell Good on April 23, 2013, 02:14:59 AM
Are Bayern as hated as Manchester United/Yankees/Patriots/etc?

Every sport/league has that one fucking villain.
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Post by: Smell Good on April 23, 2013, 02:19:41 AM
You do get the sense that Dortmund will get picked to shreds this coming transfer window.

...I do admit to seeing something of a kindred spirit in that team as an Arsenal supporter  :-\
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Post by: Alan on April 23, 2013, 05:16:43 AM
I'm writing a paper on fascist architecture at the moment and came across this
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Post by: brycickle on April 23, 2013, 05:38:25 AM
 "The intention was to celebrate the famous Italian politician Paolo Di Canio, whose Sunderland team glorifies Imperial Rome and extols the virtues of a strong fascist state. "
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Post by: chockfullofthat on April 23, 2013, 06:15:51 AM
How can a team with semi final prize money and an 80,000 seater not afford to keep their players?  Why would anyone want to leave Dortmund right now?
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Post by: Matze on April 23, 2013, 06:35:48 AM
fuck bayern. big time.
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Post by: Smell Good on April 23, 2013, 06:42:04 AM
Dortmund could've locked him down with an astronomically high release clause, which is what I think Barca does. I don't see why more teams don't do that.

Hell, could've sold his ass to Real Madrid or something in 4-5 years...
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Post by: Spike Hawke on April 23, 2013, 08:39:57 AM
Dortmund could've locked him down with an astronomically high release clause, which is what I think Barca does. I don't see why more teams don't do that.

Hell, could've sold his ass to Real Madrid or something in 4-5 years...
?31.5m is a pretty hefty release clause.
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Post by: AnotherHardDayAtTheOffice on April 23, 2013, 08:47:04 AM
How can a team with semi final prize money and an 80,000 seater not afford to keep their players?  Why would anyone want to leave Dortmund right now?

I don't like Bayern but in all fairness... to play for an even better team? I mean, look at the Bundesliga table...
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Post by: Mooley on April 23, 2013, 10:48:16 AM
I don't know if any of you guys caught this already, but GQ UK had a really interesting article about Anzhi last month: http://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/entertainment/articles/2013-03/06/anzhi-football-club-dagestan-russia (http://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/entertainment/articles/2013-03/06/anzhi-football-club-dagestan-russia)

Even more interesting in light of the whole Boston Marathon bombing, I immediately noticed his twitter profile pic was Anzhi's logo. Sheds some good light on the driving forces behind the club and what rough shape Dagestan is in.

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Post by: Mark Renton on April 23, 2013, 10:51:15 AM
I'm writing a paper on fascist architecture at the moment and came across this

"The intention was to celebrate the famous Italian politician Paolo Di Canio, whose Sunderland team glorifies Imperial Rome and extols the virtues of a strong fascist state. "


Hahah that's hilarious..I see some supporter writing it after like 2 gallons of super tennents and the 13 years awaited victory in the derby against Newcastle
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Post by: MostlyLurkin' on April 23, 2013, 12:11:32 PM
Fuck Barcelona and their fan boys. Im not the biggest Bayern fan either, but I really hope they DESTROY Barca tonight.
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Post by: Tracer on April 23, 2013, 01:22:44 PM
4-0 haaaaaaa
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Post by: Spike Hawke on April 23, 2013, 01:27:42 PM
Fuck Barcelona and their fan boys. Im not the biggest Bayern fan either, but I really hope they DESTROY Barca tonight.
Scoreline says so but Barca has had most of the ball but getting thumped on the counter. Messi is hardly on it either
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Post by: Tracer on April 23, 2013, 01:32:08 PM
Take that robben u fucking diver!
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Post by: Cthulhu! on April 23, 2013, 01:42:49 PM
That was so sick
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Post by: Smell Good on April 23, 2013, 01:44:42 PM
Haha holy shit. Stroll in the park for Bayern eh?

Played the perfect game, had a response for everything Barca threw at them. Then again, I don't think Barca even showed up.

All German final would be mouthwatering. I don't give a fuck.
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Post by: TrainWreck on April 23, 2013, 02:04:31 PM
awesome game .... i hope dortmund makes it also into the finals.

alaba and dante isolated messi ... but i guess he was injured the whole time ... but wanted to play.

mark my words: bayern will be the new barca!

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Post by: MostlyLurkin' on April 23, 2013, 05:21:33 PM
auf wiedersehen, Barcelona
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Post by: weedpop on April 23, 2013, 06:14:43 PM
I expected Bayern to soundly beat them, but I guess I didn't quite expect it to be as bad as that. Then again, Bayern have been far and away the best team in Europe this season and any team (like Barca) that sucks at defending is going to get destroyed by them.

With the purchase of Gotze adding to their already amazing squad and the solid organizational/financial foundation they have, I could see Bayern surpassing Barca's dominance over the next few years. Last year's loss to Chelsea in the semis seemed like it could've been the end of an era, but it was really just a flukey loss to a much less skilled team. What we saw today though was Barca being completely exposed by a far superior team.

It'll be interesting to see if Barca/Madrid can catch up to Bayern next season after the quantum leap they've made this year. Definitely won't be happening if Barca blow their whole transfer budget this summer in trying to sign Neymar though.
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Post by: Tracer on April 23, 2013, 06:28:18 PM
the 3rd goal Bayern scored was horseshit, no place in football for stuff like that

2-0 can be overcome, 3-0 cannot, simple as that
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Post by: chockfullofthat on April 23, 2013, 07:01:39 PM
I actually fully agree with T-racer I'm not sure if he's just trying to troll again.  2 of the goals should not have counted and a 2-0 could have been overturned at Barca.  It's about time Barca stopped getting all the calls though.  Alves is abysmal these days and Barca can't cope with all the injuries in the back. All this overreaction end of an era stuff is such a pile of shit.  Barca deserved to lose sure, but come on...how are you going to write off the sides future under those circumstances.  They need 1 new signing at the back and a healthy squad.  Then they are still the best.
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Post by: MostlyLurkin' on April 23, 2013, 07:08:54 PM
I actually fully agree with T-racer I'm not sure if he's just trying to troll again.  2 of the goals should not have counted and a 2-0 could have been overturned at Barca.  It's about time Barca stopped getting all the calls though.  Alves is abysmal these days and Barca can't cope with all the injuries in the back. All this overreaction end of an era stuff is such a pile of shit.  Barca deserved to lose sure, but come on...how are you going to write off the sides future under those circumstances.  They need 1 new signing at the back and a healthy squad.  Then they are still the best.

Well, you have to remember that Barca should have had 2 penalties against them, so it all adds up.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on April 23, 2013, 07:11:40 PM
Those handballs?  I'd have to see them again but I didn't think they were clear penalties. God, I sound like a manager in a post game conference with that line.
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Post by: MostlyLurkin' on April 23, 2013, 07:18:25 PM
Yeah. The first one was a penalty for sure! You can see Pique sticking his hand out to stop the ball. Not to sure about the other one though..
Haha, yeah! Standard post-game interview answer
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Post by: SZA on April 23, 2013, 07:37:24 PM
(http://i.minus.com/iPbSAGy6DUntY.gif)
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Post by: Matze on April 24, 2013, 12:42:27 AM
wow, didn't expect that kind of game! as much as I hate the bayern politics and the club itself (always been a stuttgart supporter), I really respect their game these days. quick, physical game, that has it's technical moments - not exactly the beauty of barcas game, but nice to look at because they go fast.
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Post by: ALT on April 24, 2013, 01:12:39 PM
Lewandowski!
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Post by: TrainWreck on April 24, 2013, 01:13:56 PM
i dont know what to say ... 4 : 1 BVB : Real  :o
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Post by: mds on April 24, 2013, 01:14:33 PM
lewa ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: MostlyLurkin' on April 24, 2013, 01:25:51 PM
Stoked for BVB. Hope they win the whole tournament.
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Post by: Smell Good on April 24, 2013, 01:41:23 PM
 8)
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Post by: TrainWreck on April 24, 2013, 01:46:14 PM
i really hope bayern and dortmund will make it to the finals ;-)
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Post by: Cthulhu! on April 24, 2013, 02:11:54 PM
holy shit
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Post by: castillo's curls on April 24, 2013, 02:25:39 PM
lewandoswki is a fucking terminator!

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Post by: Mooley on April 24, 2013, 07:03:36 PM
That was amazing. Such great atmosphere in that stadium too, Dortmund fans really bring it.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on April 24, 2013, 08:12:45 PM
Goal 3 was fucking perfect.  What a player.  This goetze factor is still so bizarre.  I can't get over how fucked that situation is.  Was there a pregame tifo again?
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Post by: Smell Good on April 24, 2013, 08:41:12 PM
Watching Jurgen Klopp's post match interview. I always get a shit eating grin watching his interviews. Dude is funny/goofy. Probably football's biggest man crush right now.
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Post by: Matze on April 25, 2013, 02:00:18 AM
klopp is the real deal, so is dortmund. hope bayern doesn't buy/steal lewandowski.
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Post by: Alan on April 25, 2013, 02:11:19 AM
Klopp is the man, no doubt. And Lewandowski's third goal, phroar!



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Post by: AnotherHardDayAtTheOffice on April 25, 2013, 03:16:56 AM
That was amazing. Such great atmosphere in that stadium too, Dortmund fans really bring it.

Bringin' it while singin' it. Greco would be proud of them...

For real though, Dortmund really surprised me. Lewandowski is pure class but so is the rest of the team. Klopp is nothing short of a magician.

@ Smell Good: I don't think there's been a pre-game tifo this time. I would think there simply wasn't enough time to plan something astonishing. These things take ages to prepare... I could be wrong though...

EDIT: Turned out I was wrong. They've done a rather small "tifo". See link below:

Choreo Champions League Borussia Dortmund - Real Madrid 4:1 Halbfinale BVB semi final 2013 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8Q3FigdCl0#ws)
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Post by: TrainWreck on April 25, 2013, 10:38:44 AM
klopp is the real deal, so is dortmund. hope bayern doesn't buy/steal lewandowski.

from what i heard, they already did ... but watzke made lewa a even better offer.  so we will see, if this is true or not.

still hyped to see a german final in england ... but i kinda want them both to win.  bayern only because i really want jupp heynckes to win the tripple and dortmund because it is not bayern ... but on the other hand, i dont want g?tze (dirty moneygrabber ... the mikemo of german soccer) to win the cl this early in his career.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on April 30, 2013, 11:09:56 AM
Holy shit!

Fans of Serbian second divisioners Ma?va ? abac left a harrowing message for their team in the middle of the pitch last weekend.
 "Early on Sunday morning, before game day as Ma?va ? abac hosted Bane Raška, home officials spotted a crucifix in the centre circle of their Stadion FK Ma?va.
 According to local reports, unknown perpetrators entered the ground on the Saturday night, dug a hole in the grass, and planted a crucifix that read: “Second division or this.”
 Serbian police are investigating the matter but no arrests have so far been made.
 Ma?va ? abac went on to win their encounter at the weekend 2-0, leaving the club two points behind league leaders Sloga Petrovac in second place.
 A picture of the crucifix can be seen below."

(http://static.mozzartsport.com/img/news/6/9/c/13672553085538.jpg)
 
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Post by: Alan on April 30, 2013, 11:31:09 AM
Pfffft, amateurs...


http://metro.co.uk/2003/08/14/croatias-grave-diggers-138055/ (http://metro.co.uk/2003/08/14/croatias-grave-diggers-138055/)
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Post by: mds on April 30, 2013, 01:09:35 PM
Dortmund toying with them
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Post by: Alan on April 30, 2013, 01:18:13 PM
Wait, was that sarcasm? Because Real had a gazillion chances which they failed to capitalize from...
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Post by: mds on April 30, 2013, 01:21:32 PM
oh really? and dortmund didn't?
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Post by: Alan on April 30, 2013, 01:23:12 PM
For sure not as many. And even if they did, it would make it an even match, not one sided.
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Post by: mds on April 30, 2013, 01:23:25 PM
Bvb walking this game and Ramos and Coentrao should have been off first half
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Post by: mds on April 30, 2013, 01:24:24 PM
For sure not as many. And even if they did it would make it an even match, not one sides.
exactly, and who needs to score 3 goals?
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Post by: Alan on April 30, 2013, 01:30:08 PM
What are you on about? Anyone with eyes can see that Dortmund aren't playing with Real.
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Post by: mds on April 30, 2013, 01:31:52 PM
Ok
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Post by: mds on April 30, 2013, 01:35:17 PM
some excitement at last
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Post by: Decreed Bratton on April 30, 2013, 01:49:37 PM
I like how the announcer in the telecast I was watching said it will be an all German Final already.  I mean come on I know Barca's chances are next to none, but really should you be saying this as an announcer?  Those 2 late goals Real came up with made things interesting so anything could happen.  And I'm not a Barca fan.  I just want it to be exciting tomorrow.
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Post by: Mooley on April 30, 2013, 02:09:21 PM
They probably shouldn't speak to foregone conclusions, but it really would be miraculous at this point for Barca to get through. They're not going to put 4 past Bayern, and I'd have to assume with their short-staffed defense they're not going to keep a clean sheet either.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on April 30, 2013, 02:16:47 PM
We're talking about one of the greatest teams in the history of the sport here.  If anyone has a shot to come back from 4-0 down it's Barca.  It's not over until Bayern score an away goal.
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Post by: Mooley on April 30, 2013, 02:33:14 PM
No Busquets, no Jordi Alba, Mascherano's definitely not at full fitness... it's too tall an order. Messi will probably still do something incredible, but I just can't see the upset ever happening.

Plus Bayern get Mandzukic back. Him, Robben and Muller are going to be way too much.
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Post by: TrainWreck on April 30, 2013, 03:01:43 PM
a german final in wembley, nice !
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Post by: mds on April 30, 2013, 03:12:59 PM
Barca have no chance
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Post by: foureyedjim on April 30, 2013, 06:45:49 PM
I'm not very hopeful for Barca, but I'll be watching the game out of respect haha
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Post by: weedpop on May 01, 2013, 02:32:50 AM
I'm predicting a 3-2 win for Bayern. There's no way Barca are going to be able to keep a clean sheet against them, even at home.
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Post by: MostlyLurkin' on May 01, 2013, 06:44:39 AM
No Busquets, no Jordi Alba, Mascherano's definitely not at full fitness... it's too tall an order. Messi will probably still do something incredible, but I just can't see the upset ever happening.

Plus Bayern get Mandzukic back. Him, Robben and Muller are going to be way too much.

Haha, yeaaah. Like he did in the away leg?

Bayern ALWAYS scores. Barca is done for.
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Post by: Mooley on May 01, 2013, 10:49:16 AM
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No Busquets, no Jordi Alba, Mascherano's definitely not at full fitness... it's too tall an order. Messi will probably still do something incredible, but I just can't see the upset ever happening.

Plus Bayern get Mandzukic back. Him, Robben and Muller are going to be way too much.
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Haha, yeaaah. Like he did in the away leg?

Bayern ALWAYS scores. Barca is done for.

In fairness to him, he was still recovering from injury.

But regardless, he's confirmed to be on the bench today, so all Barca hopes can be fairly safely abandoned.
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Post by: Tracer on May 01, 2013, 11:13:44 AM
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No Busquets, no Jordi Alba, Mascherano's definitely not at full fitness... it's too tall an order. Messi will probably still do something incredible, but I just can't see the upset ever happening.

Plus Bayern get Mandzukic back. Him, Robben and Muller are going to be way too much.
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Haha, yeaaah. Like he did in the away leg?

Bayern ALWAYS scores. Barca is done for.
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In fairness to him, he was still recovering from injury.

But regardless, he's confirmed to be on the bench today, so all Barca hopes can be fairly safely abandoned.
German teams are known as choke artists in these big games. It's going to be close
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Post by: chockfullofthat on May 01, 2013, 11:20:33 AM
Cesc is going to score 4 and Alex Song is going to head in an own goal.  You've heard it here first folks.
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Post by: MostlyLurkin' on May 01, 2013, 12:37:04 PM
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No Busquets, no Jordi Alba, Mascherano's definitely not at full fitness... it's too tall an order. Messi will probably still do something incredible, but I just can't see the upset ever happening.

Plus Bayern get Mandzukic back. Him, Robben and Muller are going to be way too much.
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Haha, yeaaah. Like he did in the away leg?

Bayern ALWAYS scores. Barca is done for.
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In fairness to him, he was still recovering from injury.

But regardless, he's confirmed to be on the bench today, so all Barca hopes can be fairly safely abandoned.

Yeah. They probably shouldn't have played him at all. He barely touched the ball.

And Tracer; shut the fuck up. No one wants to hear your dumbass opinions.
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Post by: MostlyLurkin' on May 01, 2013, 12:50:23 PM
There we go. Game over!

Fuck you, Tracer.
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Post by: Tracer on May 01, 2013, 01:06:23 PM
(https://encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcT53PiSAWOGC-7PUgJdvcFgAK5QDViOD03DWN414Vj461H-Oa8dww)
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Post by: foureyedjim on May 01, 2013, 01:37:33 PM
With that line up, I'm not even that surprised by that score. 

Whatever, still excited to watch the final, should be a good game. 
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Post by: Spike Hawke on May 02, 2013, 06:56:03 AM
Think that match showed that Barca dont have the strength in depth, without Messi and both Xavi and Iniesta not firiing on all cylinders they are not the top team at the mo. Plus it also shows that Tracer doesn't win on the pools often.
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Post by: Smell Good on May 02, 2013, 07:26:54 AM
Is it really a matter of depth though? I mean look at the Dortmund bench, almost laughable when compared with either the Bayern or the Barca teams.

I think it came down to the sheer athleticism of Bayern (and Dortmund). They've taken that relentless pressing for the ball and coupled it with just a devastating, direct and ruthless attacking style.
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Post by: Spike Hawke on May 02, 2013, 08:34:54 AM
If the Barca team had a bit more depth would it not matter if a few good (awesomely good) players were not up to full fitness/scratch? I get that Bayern dont have best bench but a team like Barca should be able to rely on some experience of the bench, they only seem to have an A team of 14 or so players then a bunch of kids, who are undoubtedly good but lack in the experience of adjusting the playing style to combat against a team who are all about defense and counter. Which is ridiculous considering most teams play against Barca on the back foot.  This makes me think they dont have the depth.
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Post by: foureyedjim on May 02, 2013, 09:25:42 AM
barca's got injured players on defense, so I'm not surprised they couldn't shut out bayern.
They had some good chances on goal though, so the game could have gone in the other direction if one of those had gone in.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on May 02, 2013, 09:40:54 AM
Agreed I think the press is overeacting a bit with this result.  It's a stunning scoreline over two legs but people are writing headlines that make it seems like Bayern are going to be untouchable for the next 4 years.  I know they are getting Goetze, Pep, and probably Lewandoski but I honestly don't believe they are a tier above Barca, Madrid, and the Manchesters.  I think they are equals who capitalized on some poor performances from the others and key injuries along the way.  Maybe I have some bias against Bayern for some reason.  They are a great side but a lot of it has been self destruction in the other camps. 

How do you all think Bale will do for Madrid is he ends up there?

The Mourinho + Falcao to Chelsea rumors are getting me excited as well.  I just want this season to end (with a fourth placed finish of course)
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Post by: pica on May 02, 2013, 12:49:56 PM
any body watching fenerbahce : benfica? exciting game so far.
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Post by: Decreed Bratton on May 02, 2013, 01:25:01 PM
Trying to watch both games at the same time is hard.  David Luiz's goal :o then the Benfica kick to the head  :o :o holy shit.  Knocked the dude straight out.
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Post by: pica on May 02, 2013, 05:24:09 PM
yeah that kick against goekhan goenuel should have been an instant red card.

(http://www.kirikhan.net/images/haberler/fenerbahce_benfica_maci_gokhan_gonul_saglik_durumu_nasil_h9749.jpg)
(http://hm.cdn.md/img/haberbuyuk/g/gokhangonul_yerde_agzi_kaniyor_02052013_b.jpg)
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Post by: MostlyLurkin' on May 02, 2013, 07:17:58 PM
yeah that kick against goekhan goenuel should have been an instant red card.

(http://www.kirikhan.net/images/haberler/fenerbahce_benfica_maci_gokhan_gonul_saglik_durumu_nasil_h9749.jpg)
(http://hm.cdn.md/img/haberbuyuk/g/gokhangonul_yerde_agzi_kaniyor_02052013_b.jpg)

Thats not a red card at all. You can clearly see that Gaitan has his eyes on the ball the whole time, while G?n?l sort of runs in to Gaitan's foot. Honest mistake by Gaitan.
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Post by: Mark Renton on May 03, 2013, 03:56:41 AM
Fucking lucky chelsea ending Basel dream made me  :(
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Post by: pica on May 03, 2013, 10:25:49 AM
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yeah that kick against goekhan goenuel should have been an instant red card.

(http://www.kirikhan.net/images/haberler/fenerbahce_benfica_maci_gokhan_gonul_saglik_durumu_nasil_h9749.jpg)
(http://hm.cdn.md/img/haberbuyuk/g/gokhangonul_yerde_agzi_kaniyor_02052013_b.jpg)
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Thats not a red card at all. You can clearly see that Gaitan has his eyes on the ball the whole time, while G?n?l sort of runs in to Gaitan's foot. Honest mistake by Gaitan.

i see your point, but going in an one on one situation like this i more than risky play.

Gokhan Gonul Fenerbahce player serious injury [HD] (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHyRmppm2Ow#ws)
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Post by: twitchflip on May 04, 2013, 09:27:37 AM
bale just did it again.. that left foot is something else!
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Post by: foureyedjim on May 04, 2013, 11:41:06 AM
So many cards on bayern that game. 
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Post by: MostlyLurkin' on May 04, 2013, 05:41:54 PM
bale just did it again.. that left foot is something else!

I fucking love that dude. No homo
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Post by: Decreed Bratton on May 07, 2013, 12:20:06 AM
Who do you guys think will be the last team relegated in the EPL?  I'd be scared if I was a Newcastle fan right now.
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Post by: Stoeipoes on May 07, 2013, 04:56:38 AM
I care. 3 in a row!

(http://www.omroepwest.nl/sites/default/files/imagecache/cp_main/erasmus/71/2193989.jpg)
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Post by: chockfullofthat on May 07, 2013, 06:24:33 AM
Who do you guys think will be the last team relegated in the EPL??  I'd be scared if I was a Newcastle fan right now.

It's hard to say the next game, I think as little as 39 point equals safety.  I think Norwich will get fucked, it will be close. 

Wigan have three games and 2 are winnable, Home to Swansea today and Home to Villa on the final day.  Even if they draw one and win one they will be at 39.
Norwich have to beat West Brom at home this weekend, which will not be easy.   I can see them possibly getting a point and then getting hammered by City and then going down on goal difference at 39 points.
Newcastle have to beat QPR away, which is definitely doable.  Maybe they can nick a point from Arsenal too at St. James.
Sunderland just need a point against Southampton and they'll be at 39 points with the best goal difference.

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Post by: whale on May 08, 2013, 02:32:11 AM
Fergie calls it quits, huh?
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Post by: twitchflip on May 08, 2013, 03:12:14 AM
Fergie calls it quits, huh?
decided to leave on a high I guess.

Man U's achievements under Fergie:

Barclays Premier League: 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013
FA Cup: 1990, 1994, 1996, 1999, 2004
League Cup: 1992, 2006, 2009, 2010
UEFA Champions League: 1999, 2008
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: 1991
FIFA Club World Cup: 2008
UEFA Super Cup: 1992
Inter-Continental Cup: 1999
FA Charity/Community Shield: 1990 (shared), 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011
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Post by: brycickle on May 08, 2013, 03:29:26 AM
All good things must come to an end. Hopefully he can get someone decent that will do the club justice in there to replace him.
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Post by: Spike Hawke on May 08, 2013, 05:33:50 AM
Mourinho for Man U?
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Post by: chockfullofthat on May 08, 2013, 06:04:58 AM
Whoever they get it's going to be a downgrade.  City to win the league next year  ;D
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Post by: whale on May 08, 2013, 06:19:28 AM
I don't believe it will be Mourinho, fairly certain he's going back to Chelsea.
I'm guessing Jupp Heynckes or David Moyes.
Most likely Moyes.
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Post by: Spike Hawke on May 08, 2013, 07:55:38 AM
Think Moyes would fit the bill, similar temperament and handles the press well. But are Utd looking for someone with a proven winning record or someone who hasn't won anything? Bit of a gamble for a big club. Roy Keane and Gareth Southgate dont have clubs at the moment
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Post by: chockfullofthat on May 08, 2013, 08:07:52 AM
(http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/05/08/article-0-19ADCAAD000005DC-184_634x646.jpg)


Also this:
http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/soccer-dirty-tackle/gareth-bale-trying-trademark-goal-celebration-logo-192558005.html (http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/soccer-dirty-tackle/gareth-bale-trying-trademark-goal-celebration-logo-192558005.html)
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Post by: Mark Renton on May 08, 2013, 09:10:38 AM
(http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/05/08/article-0-19ADCAAD000005DC-184_634x646.jpg)


Also this:
http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/soccer-dirty-tackle/gareth-bale-trying-trademark-goal-celebration-logo-192558005.html (http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/soccer-dirty-tackle/gareth-bale-trying-trademark-goal-celebration-logo-192558005.html)

That trademark shit is pretty dumb..Vidal does that, Pato too, just to name some..I guess he better be sticking with being an amazing player
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Post by: twitchflip on May 08, 2013, 09:20:55 AM
(http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/05/08/article-0-19ADCAAD000005DC-184_634x646.jpg)


haha this is amazing. Michael Dawson, as in Tottenham captain?
Also, that trademark shit is stupid
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Post by: kinky john on May 08, 2013, 11:20:00 AM
Who do you guys think will be the last team relegated in the EPL?  I'd be scared if I was a Newcastle fan right now.

As a Sunderland fan this would be perfect, but I can't see it happening, it'll be wigan. Sad to see Fergie go, genuine "end of an era" stuff. But if wigan go down it'll all fit, Martinez to everton and Moyes to Man u??
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Post by: Spike Hawke on May 09, 2013, 10:05:39 AM
Thats Moyes signed for 6 years, good luck to him. Tough act to follow. How much time is he going to get before he gets the "vote of confidence" from the board if he doesn't win next seasons EPL?
Benitez for Everton? ;)
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Post by: chockfullofthat on May 09, 2013, 12:07:17 PM
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BJv1LzHCYAEmTHz.jpg)
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Post by: Decreed Bratton on May 09, 2013, 01:02:03 PM
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Who do you guys think will be the last team relegated in the EPL?  I'd be scared if I was a Newcastle fan right now.
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As a Sunderland fan this would be perfect, but I can't see it happening, it'll be wigan. Sad to see Fergie go, genuine "end of an era" stuff. But if wigan go down it'll all fit, Martinez to everton and Moyes to Man u??
Yeah I was saying this prior to Wigan losing during midweek.  Looking kind of grim that Wigan will pull the rabbit out of the hat this year.

Also with Moyes, he'll have a lot more money he had with Everton, but giving him a 6 year deal I thought was a bit much.  I'd thought they'd give him 2 or 3 years, because if he doesn't live up to the standards they can hire another high profile coach.  Now Man U might be tied into him as much as Newcastle is with Pardew.  Moyes has a lot more pressure now and will have to juggle the CL as well.  I guess Mourinho will go to Chelsea now.  Next season will be interesting for sure. 
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Post by: Mooley on May 09, 2013, 03:01:58 PM
Moyes will be fine, Fergie's just going to pull the strings from behind the scenes now. Half of his contract is most likely a glorified apprenticeship.
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Post by: MostlyLurkin' on May 09, 2013, 05:26:32 PM
I recently made a comeback for one of my local teams. Anyone else in here play to?
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Post by: Spike Hawke on May 10, 2013, 03:28:45 PM
I recently made a comeback for one of my local teams. Anyone else in here play to?
Was a keeper for one of my local teams in my youth, played 5 aside not long ago in goals. After skate slams for years, diving about on astro turf really fucked my elbows, knees and hips. Could hardly skate for a couple of weeks till swelling went down. Not doing that again
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Post by: MostlyLurkin' on May 10, 2013, 07:19:37 PM
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I recently made a comeback for one of my local teams. Anyone else in here play to?
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Was a keeper for one of my local teams in my youth, played 5 aside not long ago in goals. After skate slams for years, diving about on astro turf really fucked my elbows, knees and hips. Could hardly skate for a couple of weeks till swelling went down. Not doing that again

Aw, shit. I feel you man. Im really worried I might get hurt while Im playing so I won't be able to skate for a while.. But it's so damn fun! Im so stoked on soccer these days
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Post by: Spike Hawke on May 11, 2013, 03:05:21 PM
Super stoked for Wigan. Unexpected for sure, the end of Mancini for sure.
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Post by: McDuff on May 11, 2013, 10:56:41 PM
^^^wow, cant believe noones really talking about it on here. didnt get to catch the game, but i am sooo hyped for wigan! hope they avoid relegation... mancini is prob out. think they are getting getafes(?) coach... i might be wrong.

benitez at everton would be cray.
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Post by: Spike Hawke on May 12, 2013, 03:53:57 AM
You didnt miss much not getting to see the match. Could have been more than 1-0 though, penalties denied and chances missed. Word is Malagas manager Pellegrini is en route to replace Mancini but nothing official.

Dont really think Benitez would go to Everton, Chelsea was a bit risky, but being an ex-liverpool manager I dont really see the Evertonians accepting him.
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Post by: Smell Good on May 12, 2013, 09:00:53 AM
Spud win at Stoke put everything on the board now.

The pressure's fucking on. Arsenal's game against Wigan on Tuesday is somewhat making me sweat.
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Post by: MostlyLurkin' on May 12, 2013, 09:18:22 AM
Spud win at Stoke put everything on the board now.

The pressure's fucking on. Arsenal's game against Wigan on Tuesday is somewhat making me sweat.

COYS
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Post by: Smell Good on May 12, 2013, 10:14:58 AM
^

(http://troll.me/images/arsene-wenger/europa-league-is-that-way.jpg)

Know your place.
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Post by: Spike Hawke on May 12, 2013, 10:23:55 AM
No sign of Rooney till after the match. Where is he heading or is Moyes going to keep him on. Runour is Benzema is going there and Rooney is of to Chelsea. Glad Liverpool managed to get an away win but they are destined for 7th place. Only  points behind 1st  >:(
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Post by: brycickle on May 12, 2013, 10:35:09 AM
Maybe Rooney back to Everton is part of the Moyes trade? I'll be gutted if he goes to Chelsea. Fuck those dudes. I know this hasn't been his best year, but I still feel that he needs to be a career United player.
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Post by: Spike Hawke on May 12, 2013, 10:46:48 AM
Apparently put in a transfer request two weeks ago.
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Post by: twitchflip on May 12, 2013, 10:54:30 AM
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Spud win at Stoke put everything on the board now.

The pressure's fucking on. Arsenal's game against Wigan on Tuesday is somewhat making me sweat.
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COYS
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Post by: weedpop on May 12, 2013, 03:39:25 PM
Everton can't afford Rooney and there's no way he would want to go back there anyway. He would probably see it as a career regression. My guess is either they'll force him to stay and serve out his contract or after a summer of complaining they'll eventually make a deal with some moneybags team like PSG. Seems unlikely that they'd pull an Arsenal and sell to to one of their biggest competitors.

I don't really see why Chelsea would want him really as he's clearly on the downward slope of his career and there are better (and cheaper) options out there on the transfer market for players in his position.
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Post by: brycickle on May 12, 2013, 08:59:06 PM
I was joking about Everton. But yeah, I can't see him staying in England if he's not at United.
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Post by: Mr.Gear on May 13, 2013, 02:47:21 AM
God, I hope Wigan can use their recent win as fuel for the fire and take down the Gooners, COYS
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Post by: Mark Renton on May 13, 2013, 04:06:27 AM
Whoa the whole place went nuts

Wow! - Watford score in last seconds after Leics missed pen (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JgUevnYJOvI&sns=tw#ws)
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Post by: Alan on May 13, 2013, 04:44:40 AM
Just came to post that! It gave me goosebumps.
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Post by: Alan on May 13, 2013, 05:04:26 AM
It's already down...
Here's one filmed from the stands

Leicester City penalty and Watford goal playoff 2nd leg (http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=QffejfMZED4#ws)
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Post by: chockfullofthat on May 13, 2013, 06:36:39 AM
Damn I just saw the score, didn't know it ended like that. 
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Post by: MostlyLurkin' on May 13, 2013, 06:38:23 AM
^

(http://troll.me/images/arsene-wenger/europa-league-is-that-way.jpg)

Know your place.

Arsenal will fuck up against both Wigan tomorrow and away against Newcastle in the last game, while Spurs will beat Sunderland at The White Hart Lane. Arsenal have been too lucky for too long now.

My predictions:

Arsenal - Wigan 1-1

Newcastle - Arsenal 2-1

Spurs - Sunderland 3-1

4. Place - Spurs. 72 p.
5. Place - Arsenal. 68 p.

You heard it here first.  ;)

COYS!
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Post by: Alan on May 13, 2013, 10:03:02 AM
North Korea's silent football matches (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-22470430)
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Post by: Spike Hawke on May 13, 2013, 03:36:58 PM
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^

(http://troll.me/images/arsene-wenger/europa-league-is-that-way.jpg)

Know your place.
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Arsenal will fuck up against both Wigan tomorrow and away against Newcastle in the last game, while Spurs will beat Sunderland at The White Hart Lane. Arsenal have been too lucky for too long now.

My predictions:

Arsenal - Wigan 1-1

Newcastle - Arsenal 2-1

Spurs - Sunderland 3-1

4. Place - Spurs. 72 p.
5. Place - Arsenal. 68 p.

You heard it here first.  ;)

COYS!
Dont see Newcastle beating Arsenal.

Mancini was sacked so thats the first part over with, whose coming in to replace him?
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Post by: pica on May 13, 2013, 04:50:39 PM
It's already down...
Here's one filmed from the stands

Leicester City penalty and Watford goal playoff 2nd leg (http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=QffejfMZED4#ws)
this was a few weeks ago. AND THE SAME REF!

Brentford 0-1 Doncaster - League 1 Final Day of the Season (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mm8--yA5Dqc#ws)
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Post by: Alan on May 13, 2013, 11:26:08 PM
Wow.

I bet Doncaster was partying like it's 1992
Doncaster warehouse tribute video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bM3xf87CbIQ#)
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Post by: Matze on May 14, 2013, 03:09:54 AM
word on the street (aka internet) is that neymar will wear a bayern jersey next season.
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Post by: Decreed Bratton on May 14, 2013, 11:28:46 AM
word on the street (aka internet) is that neymar will wear a bayern jersey next season.

That's so fucked if true.  All this time he was linked with Barca.  I guess Pep holds the magic wand. As strong as Bayern will be next season, the Budesliga will not even peak my interest.  Dortmund losing Gotze and most likely Lewandowski will mean there will only be one team in Germany and possibly even a bigger gap then this year between 1st and 2nd.  At least La Liga has 2 teams.  The Champions league will be the only time I watch Bayern.
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Post by: Smell Good on May 14, 2013, 01:37:44 PM
ARSENAL.
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Post by: twitchflip on May 14, 2013, 01:41:10 PM
I fucking hate Arsenal. Gotta give it to them on this one though. Had their backs up against the wall and they stood up. Can't hate on that
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Post by: MostlyLurkin' on May 14, 2013, 06:12:48 PM
I fucking hate Arsenal. Gotta give it to them on this one though. Had their backs up against the wall and they stood up. Can't hate on that

They'll fuck up against Newcastle on sunday!

COYS!
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Post by: Kinch on May 15, 2013, 01:49:06 PM
Classic Chelsea Smash and grab. That was a great header from Ivanovic though.
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Post by: pica on May 15, 2013, 02:23:18 PM
Classic Chelsea Smash and grab. That was a great header from Ivanovic though.
somehow i feel sorry for Cardozo. he almost had that equalizer 2 minutes later.
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Post by: Alan on May 18, 2013, 02:22:30 AM
From yesterday's Spanish Cup final


(http://i.minus.com/iIlSvY6rVPKja.gif)
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Post by: MostlyLurkin' on May 18, 2013, 04:24:33 AM
From yesterday's Spanish Cup final


(http://i.minus.com/iIlSvY6rVPKja.gif)

Falcao is a fucking animal. I wonder where he plays next season
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Post by: foureyedjim on May 18, 2013, 03:33:48 PM
Hate to be a RM fan right now.  Not gonna let my housemate live this one down  :P
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Post by: Mark Renton on May 19, 2013, 05:36:19 AM
Super stoked for Hoffenheim I really hope they win the playout
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Post by: Smell Good on May 19, 2013, 11:34:25 AM
The moment when Spurs fan thought Newcastle had equalized! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOnBc30qbq4#ws)

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Post by: MostlyLurkin' on May 19, 2013, 06:13:03 PM
The moment when Spurs fan thought Newcastle had equalized! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOnBc30qbq4#ws)



Thats just mean..
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Post by: mds on May 19, 2013, 09:49:55 PM
Fpl- who winned? ahahahhhhha
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Post by: chockfullofthat on May 20, 2013, 06:29:57 AM
I declare myself the winner of the FPL because I don't know who haphazard is and FC Marinero hasn't posted in this thread since we announced the league. 

Check this out Liverpool fans:
(http://www.101greatgoals.com/wp-content/gallery/gimages/7vnljof.png)
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Post by: AnotherHardDayAtTheOffice on May 20, 2013, 08:14:08 AM
Super stoked for Hoffenheim I really hope they win the playout

 :o

Really? How come you like them?

(I'm not anti-Hoffenheim but they're by far the least popular team in Germany and to read this on Slap caught me by surprise)
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Post by: Sarah Jessica ParkFootage on May 20, 2013, 08:54:46 AM
I declare myself the winner of the FPL because I don't know who haphazard is and FC Marinero hasn't posted in this thread since we announced the league. 


That makes me second, well done us guys.
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Post by: Mark Renton on May 20, 2013, 10:08:41 AM
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Super stoked for Hoffenheim I really hope they win the playout
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 :o

Really? How come you like them?

(I'm not anti-Hoffenheim but they're by far the least popular team in Germany and to read this on Slap caught me by surprise)

Haha it's alright.
I had a german-class exchange 'they went in my town we went in that area' type of thing and we got pretty in touch.. most of them were Hoffenheim fans so they're the only german team I'm somehow related to/take a shine to I guess
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Post by: mds on May 20, 2013, 01:45:22 PM
Team haphazard i winnended this shit, sorry guys
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Post by: Spike Hawke on May 20, 2013, 02:19:17 PM
Team haphazard i winnended this shit, sorry guys
You owe us all pics of your mum now, yay. That was the prize for coming first.

For finishing 11th I get a polite reminder to check my team more often net season
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Post by: Smell Good on May 20, 2013, 06:38:37 PM
Watford or Palace to go up?

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Post by: McDuff on May 20, 2013, 07:22:20 PM
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From yesterday's Spanish Cup final


(http://i.minus.com/iIlSvY6rVPKja.gif)
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Falcao is a fucking animal. I wonder where he plays next season

he is indeed! looking like man city. bummer.
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Post by: thepman on May 20, 2013, 07:30:03 PM
Oh shit I think I was in the fantasy league? haven't checked that in months. I recall having RVP and Torres up front and I have no idea why I put Torres in my team. Maybe I thought he would finally come good?
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Post by: weedpop on May 20, 2013, 08:18:56 PM
Oh shit I think I was in the fantasy league? haven't checked that in months. I recall having RVP and Torres up front and I have no idea why I put Torres in my team. Maybe I thought he would finally come good?

If this was fantasy Europa league then that might have actually been a good strategy.

As for me, I did manage to scrape myself off the bottom and achieve mid-table mediocrity by checking my team every week and making tons of (often ill advised) transfers. There was almost no movement at the top of the table throughout, though. The people who are in the top 5 are pretty much the guys who had really good points totals from the first round of games, which may mean either that they're really good at fantasy football or the points tally ranking system is inherently anti-competitive.
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Post by: MostlyLurkin' on May 23, 2013, 05:58:01 PM
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From yesterday's Spanish Cup final


(http://i.minus.com/iIlSvY6rVPKja.gif)
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Falcao is a fucking animal. I wonder where he plays next season
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he is indeed! looking like man city. bummer.

Yeah, either Man City or Monaco(!)
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Post by: Matze on May 25, 2013, 11:05:57 AM
go dortmund!
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Post by: foureyedjim on May 25, 2013, 12:16:48 PM
Weidenfeller...damn
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Post by: brycickle on May 25, 2013, 12:32:49 PM
go dortmund!
Word.
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Post by: brycickle on May 25, 2013, 01:04:09 PM
And just when I was about to come say that Dortmund was looking pretty strong, Bayern goes and scores.
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Post by: Spike Hawke on May 25, 2013, 01:18:24 PM
Pretty good game so far . Bayern are lucky to have 11 men though
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Post by: brycickle on May 25, 2013, 01:22:30 PM
Yeah, I don't know how Dante didn't get sent off.
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Post by: Spike Hawke on May 25, 2013, 01:25:58 PM
 A wee bit of over acting too, which surprises me, ref has been pretty good though
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Post by: Cthulhu! on May 25, 2013, 02:21:25 PM
oh my gosh
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Post by: Spike Hawke on May 25, 2013, 02:32:37 PM
oh my gosh
Was looking forward to extra time then that happened.
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Post by: pica on May 25, 2013, 02:43:44 PM
Yeah, I don't know how Dante didn't get sent off.
this.
also subotic's safe againts robben was amazing. i'dont care about bayern winning, but robben scoring that goal... that guy is already full of himself, and now he will be even more hyped on his own skills...
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Post by: MostlyLurkin' on May 25, 2013, 05:04:47 PM
Yeah, I don't know how Dante didn't get sent off.

What about that fucker Ribery in the first half? He swung his arm straight to Lewandowski's face, and we all know that crazy ass motherfucker did it on purpose. Red card for sure.
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Post by: weedpop on May 25, 2013, 05:16:05 PM
Bayern should have had at least one player sent off but overall they were definitely the better team, particularly in the second half when they looked like scoring almost every time they attacked. I think Dortmund's defense has taken a step back this year, especially Mats Hummels.

I too am annoyed at Robben getting his redemption but even worse was Ribery with his constant diving and mini-tantrums to the ref. That combined with the whole goetze situation is making me kinda resent Bayern's success already.
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Post by: TrainWreck on May 26, 2013, 02:05:20 AM
nice game, but i was hoping for overtime and a penalty shootout.

congratz to bayern, but i have my concerns with the new coach and the new players ... they dont need them ... they already have the best team in the world.


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Post by: Smell Good on May 26, 2013, 07:43:05 AM
So Neymar's going to Barca.

I'm looking forward to seeing what all the fuss is about.
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Post by: TrainWreck on May 26, 2013, 09:50:59 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUN8hF5KBQ0
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Post by: brycickle on May 26, 2013, 12:35:24 PM
In my mind that dude is all hype. What the fuck do barca need him for anyway? They already have the best player in the world.
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Post by: Mooley on May 26, 2013, 12:53:11 PM
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Neymar's contractual situation was complex, with a number of interested parties involved: the DIS investment group held 40% of his economic rights while another group, TEISA, held 5% and Santos 55%.

But Santos held 100% of his registration. In the end, Barcelona reportedly agreed to pay Santos and those partners around ?28m, plus a further ?30m to the player and close to ?9m in agents' fees. A down payment of ?10m had already been made in January 2011. Neymar will sign a five-year contract on a salary of ?7m a season. In total, that means the package is worth more than ?100m.

Maybe he'll make me feel foolish when he gets going, but I see him as an almost guaranteed flop. He'd pretty much have to become Messi 2.0 to warrant that kind of investment, and he's never impressed me with Brazil. He's going to have way less time on the ball, against way better defenders, and he's still got the physique of a 16 year old. It just looks like a stupid move to me. Imagine what they could have got investing that money in 3-4 proven players.

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Post by: brycickle on May 26, 2013, 12:54:45 PM
Exactly.
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Post by: Spike Hawke on May 26, 2013, 03:10:31 PM
Doing a Torres?
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Post by: brycickle on May 26, 2013, 03:14:18 PM
I don't think it'll be that drastic. I just think he'll be overshadowed by the amount of talent at that club. I could see him having much more of an impact at a team like AC Milan. Or something similar.
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Post by: weedpop on May 26, 2013, 03:34:12 PM
100 million? Now that I know how much they spent to get him there I'm even more mystified. It's seems like their management has gone completely insane. Why spend 100 million euros to just get the last piece of their all-jersey sales 11 when for that amount of cash you could have bought a whole new back four and exponentially improved your team's quality of play. Now they just have another talented but unproven attacking midfielder on a team which already has so many great attacking midfielders that Cesc fabregas can't even get regular minutes during the season.

If they don't at least buy one new centre back this offseason my head is going to explode.
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Post by: pica on May 26, 2013, 05:27:33 PM
(http://www.capitalfm.co.ke/sports/files/2013/05/NEYMAR-MESSI.jpg)

also i wanna see him try those "standoff moves" against any premier league defender in next years CSL. dude will be dust.
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Post by: Cthulhu! on May 26, 2013, 05:56:24 PM
He's going to get his legs broken.
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Post by: foureyedjim on May 26, 2013, 07:05:25 PM
"defense is the best offense," c'mon barca...
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Post by: Cthulhu! on May 26, 2013, 09:12:33 PM
(http://i40.tinypic.com/2znsk7b.jpg)
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Post by: Alan on May 27, 2013, 12:35:57 AM
Ah, first laugh of the day. Cheers!
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Post by: MostlyLurkin' on May 27, 2013, 02:14:07 AM
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Neymar's contractual situation was complex, with a number of interested parties involved: the DIS investment group held 40% of his economic rights while another group, TEISA, held 5% and Santos 55%.

But Santos held 100% of his registration. In the end, Barcelona reportedly agreed to pay Santos and those partners around ?28m, plus a further ?30m to the player and close to ?9m in agents' fees. A down payment of ?10m had already been made in January 2011. Neymar will sign a five-year contract on a salary of ?7m a season. In total, that means the package is worth more than ?100m.
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Maybe he'll make me feel foolish when he gets going, but I see him as an almost guaranteed flop. He'd pretty much have to become Messi 2.0 to warrant that kind of investment, and he's never impressed me with Brazil. He's going to have way less time on the ball, against way better defenders, and he's still got the physique of a 16 year old. It just looks like a stupid move to me. Imagine what they could have got investing that money in 3-4 proven players.



I don't think there's to much of a difference between the defenders in Brazil and Spain. Besides Barcelona, Real Madrid, Valencia and Atletico Madrid, the level of defenders is pretty poor in La Liga.
The Champions League matches against english/german/etc teams is another story though. They'll murder him.
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Post by: Spike Hawke on May 27, 2013, 01:41:30 PM
Neymar - Worst penalty ever? (http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&v=Bupfj-MK_eg&NR=1#ws)

Teehee
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Post by: Mooley on May 27, 2013, 01:51:26 PM
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Neymar's contractual situation was complex, with a number of interested parties involved: the DIS investment group held 40% of his economic rights while another group, TEISA, held 5% and Santos 55%.

But Santos held 100% of his registration. In the end, Barcelona reportedly agreed to pay Santos and those partners around ?28m, plus a further ?30m to the player and close to ?9m in agents' fees. A down payment of ?10m had already been made in January 2011. Neymar will sign a five-year contract on a salary of ?7m a season. In total, that means the package is worth more than ?100m.
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Maybe he'll make me feel foolish when he gets going, but I see him as an almost guaranteed flop. He'd pretty much have to become Messi 2.0 to warrant that kind of investment, and he's never impressed me with Brazil. He's going to have way less time on the ball, against way better defenders, and he's still got the physique of a 16 year old. It just looks like a stupid move to me. Imagine what they could have got investing that money in 3-4 proven players.


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I don't think there's to much of a difference between the defenders in Brazil and Spain. Besides Barcelona, Real Madrid, Valencia and Atletico Madrid, the level of defenders is pretty poor in La Liga.
The Champions League matches against english/german/etc teams is another story though. They'll murder him.

Spain isn't exactly a defensive hotbed, I agree with you there. But there's no way he's going to enjoy the same luxuries as he does in Brazil. Watching a defender stand off him from 5 yards while he has time to think about what ridiculous dribble he's going to pull out of his bag is absolutely not going to happen anymore. He's going to have a lot of bad habits, it's going to be hard for him to adapt.
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Post by: MostlyLurkin' on May 27, 2013, 07:42:17 PM
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Neymar's contractual situation was complex, with a number of interested parties involved: the DIS investment group held 40% of his economic rights while another group, TEISA, held 5% and Santos 55%.

But Santos held 100% of his registration. In the end, Barcelona reportedly agreed to pay Santos and those partners around ?28m, plus a further ?30m to the player and close to ?9m in agents' fees. A down payment of ?10m had already been made in January 2011. Neymar will sign a five-year contract on a salary of ?7m a season. In total, that means the package is worth more than ?100m.
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Maybe he'll make me feel foolish when he gets going, but I see him as an almost guaranteed flop. He'd pretty much have to become Messi 2.0 to warrant that kind of investment, and he's never impressed me with Brazil. He's going to have way less time on the ball, against way better defenders, and he's still got the physique of a 16 year old. It just looks like a stupid move to me. Imagine what they could have got investing that money in 3-4 proven players.


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I don't think there's to much of a difference between the defenders in Brazil and Spain. Besides Barcelona, Real Madrid, Valencia and Atletico Madrid, the level of defenders is pretty poor in La Liga.
The Champions League matches against english/german/etc teams is another story though. They'll murder him.
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Spain isn't exactly a defensive hotbed, I agree with you there. But there's no way he's going to enjoy the same luxuries as he does in Brazil. Watching a defender stand off him from 5 yards while he has time to think about what ridiculous dribble he's going to pull out of his bag is absolutely not going to happen anymore. He's going to have a lot of bad habits, it's going to be hard for him to adapt.

Yeah, you're right. And like you said, he really does have the physique of a 16 year old.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on June 03, 2013, 12:27:04 PM
Fergie gone, Mourinho back, Chelsea playing 4 hours from my home in July and USA beating Germany's C team (ha!).  Let the good times
roll.

(http://abload.de/img/moureturrrrrnedj4n.gif)


Also, lol at Everton's new crest.
(http://www.toffeeweb.com/images/homepage/teams/everton-new.jpg)
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Post by: pica on June 07, 2013, 02:56:18 PM
fuck yeah! austria beat sweden 2-1. we still have a (small) chance to make it to brazil.
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Post by: Alan on June 07, 2013, 05:12:41 PM
Those are pretty, pretty, pretty good news.
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Post by: pica on June 07, 2013, 06:08:19 PM
Those are pretty, pretty, pretty good news.
i hope you guys beat belgium - otherwise we might have to play against you in the 2nd place playoff round.
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Post by: Smell Good on June 10, 2013, 09:55:50 PM
(http://amalamaglia.it/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/maglia-rossa-del-PSV-Eindhoven-2013-2014.jpg)

Absolutely gorgeous shirt. Commemorating that 100 "jaar"

Something about seeing a club crest with the laurel wreaths just makes everything look so rad. Arsenal's 125th comes to mind.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on June 11, 2013, 08:14:15 AM
^Like that shirt.  Hated Arsenal's.  Wreaths were way oversized.

American Pharaoh: BOB BRADLEY AND THE EGYPTIAN SOCCER TEAM, THE INSIDE STORY on Vimeo (http://vimeo.com/67937595)
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Post by: pica on June 17, 2013, 06:52:13 AM
anybody else watching the confed cup? during a year with out a world cup or a euro it's the best methadone you can get.

pirlo's free kick goal was sick, as well as ballotellis celebration and how he lost his shoe.
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Post by: pica on June 17, 2013, 06:26:34 PM
Robin Van Persie Freestyle - destroys a group of dutch kids (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9NJZb21Ivc#ws)
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Post by: brycickle on June 17, 2013, 07:56:17 PM
Those kids fucking suck.
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Post by: Alan on June 18, 2013, 04:27:10 AM
anybody else watching the confed cup? during a year with out a world cup or a euro it's the best methadone you can get.

pirlo's free kick goal was sick

I was in an Italian restaurant on Burggasse when he scored the goal and the waiter ran into the street screaming. Very authentic.
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Post by: twitchflip on June 18, 2013, 05:41:40 AM
just qualified for Brazil courtesy of a 83" Josh Kennedy header. chances are we won't do too much damage in the World Cup but it's good to be a part of it all
(http://www.abc.net.au/news/image/4763852-3x2-700x467.jpg)
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Post by: chockfullofthat on June 18, 2013, 06:29:26 AM
That's great that Australia qualified from the Asian football conference.  I'm sure asians everywhere are so proud  ::)
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Post by: pica on June 18, 2013, 06:54:17 AM
Those kids fucking suck.

kid at 2:15... owns van persie like a boss.

9 minutes ! of the Robin van Persie football freestyles at the RVP Tournament - Tonny Vilhena (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptjyhp_Xrdo#ws)
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Post by: twitchflip on June 18, 2013, 07:27:04 AM
That's great that Australia qualified from the Asian football conference.  I'm sure asians everywhere are so proud  ::)

haha point taken and I agree with you. I would prefer to see the Pacific Island nations merge into one competitive team (ala West Indies cricket) and have them, Australia and New Zealand compete in an Asia/Pacific confederation. it doesn't make sense to have a confederation that's not guaranteed at least one spot at a World Cup
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Post by: Mooley on June 18, 2013, 11:44:51 AM
Pretty stoked for Brazil - Mexico tomorrow, should be a good one. Fans were going fucking nuts for Neymar and Lucas Piazon in the opening game, sure the atmosphere will be awesome. 
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Post by: chockfullofthat on June 18, 2013, 11:59:46 AM
Piazon?  You mean Oscar?

also, interesting idea twitchflip, but Fifa would never go for it, sadly.
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Post by: Mooley on June 18, 2013, 06:52:12 PM
Piazon?  You mean Oscar?

also, interesting idea twitchflip, but Fifa would never go for it, sadly.

Ahhh, meant Lucas Moura, from PSG. All I knew was he went there for a boatload of money, but they seemed pretty crazy about him.
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Post by: whale on June 20, 2013, 05:04:41 AM
That Brazil - Mexico game got me hyped on neymar for sure.
Sure he goes down even from the slightest contact, but oh boy that boy can play!
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Post by: chockfullofthat on June 27, 2013, 12:05:42 PM
(http://imageshack.us/a/img195/633/gmk.gif)
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Post by: pica on June 27, 2013, 04:34:49 PM
dayum, that pirlo penalty and how he acted afterwards needs a gif.
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Post by: Mark Renton on June 28, 2013, 12:23:00 AM
dayum, that pirlo penalty and how he acted afterwards needs a gif.

Hell yea, fuck spain   >:(
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Post by: Alan on June 30, 2013, 08:32:24 AM
http://english.ruvr.ru/news/2013_06_29/Dutch-football-federation-to-participate-in-Gay-Pride-festival-8652/ (http://english.ruvr.ru/news/2013_06_29/Dutch-football-federation-to-participate-in-Gay-Pride-festival-8652/)
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Post by: pica on July 01, 2013, 07:14:07 AM
i cannot stand the way brazil plays nowadays. hidden fouls, neymar falling down every 3 minutes, and in general bad behaviour on the field. if you compare how they played 5 years ago and how gross they play today...

also the fans, howling whenever a spanish player had the ball, i know many fans all over the world do it, but i can't stand it.

but still spain played very poor. that second goal, how can neymar wait on the left side without any defender nearby?

david luiz amazing performance.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on July 01, 2013, 10:01:14 AM
Brazil seem like a very Bayern-esque side.  A mix of strong and skillful players who can press hard and disrupt the Barcelona style of play.  I think the absense of Xabi Alonso and the decline of Xavi has hurt Spain the most, but then again I still refuse to believe this is the end of the Barcelona/Spain era of dominance.  I think the Bayern and Brazilian performances are a wake up call and perhaps Del Bosque is not letting the side evolve.  He doesn't seem to know what to do with the striker role at all and looks to have abadonned the striker less option that humiliated Italy in 2012.  Iniesta, Silva, and Pedro should be the front 3 unless David Villa can get back in form.  A small thing but, Xavi or Iniesta should have took the penalty kick too.  Iniesta is almost too humble, he needs to assert himself as a leader if he wants to be a World Cup champion again.

David Luiz was incredible.  Spurs look like they are going to sign a great player with Paulinho and if they can get David Villa I will go as far as to say they will be title contenders.  They will be getting back Sandro and are linked with Benteke and some quality full backs.  Neymar is a little cheat.  Not the kind of player you want to root for as a neutral.
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Post by: Smell Good on July 01, 2013, 10:43:14 AM
Spurs look like they are going to sign a great player with Paulinho and if they can get David Villa I will go as far as to say they will be title contenders
(http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n24/betsw88/gifs/mj-laughing.gif)
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Post by: chockfullofthat on July 01, 2013, 11:12:11 AM
^Gooner bias.  They have a strong squad and don't seem to be afraid to spend a little cash as Arsenal do.  Arsenal would kill for Sandro/Bale/Paulinho/Lloris.
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Post by: Decreed Bratton on July 01, 2013, 12:10:24 PM
Spurs have gotta keep Bale if they want to contend.  I like Villa but not so sure about him in the EPL.  I guess time will tell.

As far as Spain go given they were so tired after playing Italy in extra time and on a few days rest, Brazil pounced on that getting physical and putting high pressure on them.  Scolari took Prandelli's game plan and turned it up a notch.  It also didn't help Spain that the Ref refused to give any yellows to Brazil.  If you ain't giving yelllows, they're gonna keep getting physical.  I watched with Japan played Brazil in the opener and the exact same thing happened.  I don't know if refs don't want to give yellows because it's Brazil in Brazil, but whatever.  Brazil to their credit did what they needed to.

I know lots of people don't like Spain because they won with tika taka, but they had to figure out a way to win against countries that were always bigger and stronger than them.  Now teams are figuring out how to beat them (and Barcelona) with the high pressure in the midfield.  They need to evolve and have a plan b maybe even bring in some of the younger players.  I'm thinking 2 strikers up top one being Llorente.  I know he hasn't played much lately, but the guy is big and tall.  He'll hold up the ball if Casillas kicks it to him instead of always trying to play from the back.  That would open things up more.  Navas on the wing also helped to an extent. 

Anyway I always wanted to do this, but other Slap poster wouldn't get it....Skateboard lookalikes with football players.
(http://skateparkoftampa.com/spot/headshots/1283.jpg)
Austin Gillette
(http://img.thesun.co.uk/multimedia/archive/01573/56_mod_1573630a.jpg)
Luka Modric

(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4053/4563485527_a45bae9689_o.jpg)
Chris Roberts
(http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Football/Pix/pictures/2012/1/19/1327010366812/David-de-Gea-Manchester-U-007.jpg)
David De Gea

(http://pddistribution.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/IMG_01251.jpeg)
Shane Heyl
(http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Sport/Pix/pictures/2011/12/2/1322852521079/John-Heitinga-007.jpg)
Johnny Heitinga
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Post by: chockfullofthat on July 01, 2013, 12:28:22 PM
^HAHAHA awesome

Also, I highly, highly doubt Bale is leaving this year.  He's crazy not to (for $ and the chance to play with Madrid), but he seems pretty loyal and optimistic about Spurs.
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Post by: Smell Good on July 01, 2013, 12:48:33 PM
Always thought Bobby Zamora kinda looked like Brian Anderson, kinda
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Post by: weedpop on July 01, 2013, 03:54:27 PM
It does look like Spurs are (somehow) going to hang on to Bale for another year. I still don't see them as a title contender though, even if they do land Villa and Benteke. They lack depth in almost every position compared to City/Man U/ Chelsea. Their biggest need this summer was a striker, but their back line is pretty weak in my opinion aside from Vertonghen. If Dembele lives up to his potential next year and they find themselves a consistent goalscorer (aside from Bale) they could cause a ruckus in the top 4 though.
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Post by: brycickle on July 01, 2013, 04:45:43 PM
^Gooner bias.  They have a strong squad and don't seem to be afraid to spend a little cash as Arsenal do.  Arsenal would kill for Sandro/Bale/Paulinho/Lloris/coach who can win trophies.
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Post by: Smell Good on July 01, 2013, 08:05:39 PM
I don't see Benteke leaving Aston Villa for this upcoming season, but who knows, they might be tempted by a big offer. Villa's made some pretty sound purchases so far.

Higuain, Julio Cesar, a midfielder or two. 'Ol Wenger's just feeling out the water, throwing that line out. Bid for Lars Bender apparently rejected so at least we know of his intentions of adding to the midfield.

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Post by: chockfullofthat on July 02, 2013, 06:18:15 AM
I hope he doesn't leave Villa.  I'm really starting to get a soft spot for Villa and Lambert and I think they're starting to move in the right direction.  They should be a top 10 side this year.
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Post by: nice weather on July 02, 2013, 08:30:34 AM
Gotta get myself a new jersey or two this season. Since I don't really heavily support any team except Werder Bremen and they are blowing it both shirt and sports wise this season, I can shop around quite freely now for anything that is remotely acceptable to wear around friends.

Any thoughts on favourite jerseys?


(http://img.uksoccershop.com/japan-home-shirt-2013-14.jpg)
Good old Japan, never not nicely outfitted.
+National teams usually work if you're trying to be non controversial.

(http://www.sportsjerseysexpress.com/assets/images/SNT2012/2012-2013SwedenAwayJersey.jpg)
Living in Copenhagen currently, I could almost write this off as a souvenir..

(http://www.soccerfollowers.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/n/e/new_arsenal_home_jersey_2013-long_sleeve.jpg)
Bought a pair of arsenal socks recently because they were marked down to 6 bucks and I can't say no to cheap quality socks. The shirt would be a logical consequence as I don't really care about any premier league club but can appreciate the long down jacket of Arsene Wenger.

Of course South America is even richer in glorious jerseys, but they're too elusive here sadly.
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Post by: pica on July 02, 2013, 08:40:27 AM
Gotta get myself a new jersey or two this season. Since I don't really heavily support any team except Werder Bremen and they are blowing it both shirt and sports wise this season, I can shop around quite freely now for anything that is remotely acceptable to wear around friends.

Any thoughts on favourite jerseys?


(http://img.uksoccershop.com/japan-home-shirt-2013-14.jpg)
Good old Japan, never not nicely outfitted.
+National teams usually work if you're trying to be non controversial.


it was hard work tracking it down but i'm close to finally get my japan jersey. wanted to order one via the adidas store but they told me it's only sold in asia. searched amazon and ebay but only found bizzare prices, fakes and kids sizes.
had a conversation with a friend a few days ago and he told me he still has one he brought home from a trip to japan a few years ago and is down to trade it.
also that socceroos jersey is beautiful.
(http://cdn.bleacherreport.net/images_root/slides/photos/002/351/489/New-Socceroos-Jersey-2012-2013_display_image.jpg?1340584914)

still i wish i bought this one a few years ago...
(http://spd.fotolog.com/photo/61/23/117/canelonespacial/1293038779927_f.jpg)
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Post by: nice weather on July 02, 2013, 08:45:48 AM
Yea, Japan one will be tough. Hoping I can find the Sweden one somewhere in a Malm? sports store sale rack though.

still i wish i bought this one a few years ago...
(http://spd.fotolog.com/photo/61/23/117/canelonespacial/1293038779927_f.jpg)
always worth supporting

ps: Looking at J-league shirts right now and they are killing it.

(http://japansoccer-jersey.com/img/11sanfrecceaway1.jpg)
If I had a penny for every time my suggestions of apricot/salmon/lavender as the team colour got rejected!
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Post by: chockfullofthat on July 02, 2013, 11:01:55 AM
Not really a fan of any of those.  The Arsenal one is pretty good but I don't like wearing long sleeve jerseys and I don't like Arsenal.

This is my collection:
(http://spor.oktayciftci.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/PDS010001519.jpg)(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_MHyUyvAfK0Q/TGtHRi6wfDI/AAAAAAAAAEI/dDkgZgHdGXA/s400/Chelsea+home+10-11+jersey+front.jpg)(http://thumbs2.ebaystatic.com/d/l225/m/m7YLgJOMDFowBnhBWHpSbPg.jpg)(http://ahelms.com/images/us-home.gif)(http://www.ussoccerplayers.com/images/old/6a00e54eea3d1c88340133ed0e031a970b-pi.jpg)
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Post by: nice weather on July 02, 2013, 11:20:03 AM
Well I don't like your collection either then and Chelsea is stupid.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on July 02, 2013, 11:20:39 AM
Haha  :D Just being honest.
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Post by: Decreed Bratton on July 02, 2013, 11:50:15 AM
I dig J-League shirts.  So stoked my wife brought me this back from Japan. 

(http://i1303.photobucket.com/albums/ag144/DecreedBratton/shunsuke_zps8be9dc5a.jpg)

I don't know if you guys know who Shunsuke Nakamura is.  He played for Celtic a few years back.  You can youtube him.  He got a wicked left foot.  One of my all time favorite Japanese players.  He's getting old and probably going to retire soon.

By the way I heard Japan is the hipster team for the World Cup next year.  I just hope they have a good showing and come out of the group stage.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on July 02, 2013, 12:00:28 PM
I'd say Belgium are the hipster darlings for the next World Cup.
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Post by: Smell Good on July 02, 2013, 12:41:32 PM


(http://www.sportsjerseysexpress.com/assets/images/SNT2012/2012-2013SwedenAwayJersey.jpg)


It's as if the Boca kit and the River Plate one had a child (as blasphemous as that may sound).

So far, PSV's got the sexiest kit I've seen for the upcoming season

(http://cdn.nikeblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/New-PSV-Eindhoven-Kit-Home-2.jpg)

Actually contemplating buying one. Boring to some, but it's so classic and simple.

(http://cdn.caughtoffside.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Arsenal-Away-201314.jpg)

The rumoured Arsenal away kit for 13/14. Love this.

(http://www.footballkitnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/New-Arsenal-Away-Shirt-10-11.jpg)

This is the only one I own. I've always had a soft spot for the Arsenal yellow shirts.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on July 02, 2013, 01:01:18 PM
Fucking nailed it with the Boca-River baby haha.  That yellow one you have is pretty sick.   What's taking Arsenal so long to released their shirts this year? 
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Post by: McDuff on July 02, 2013, 07:09:56 PM
^^^ Those lookalikes were perfect, especially de gea. and i def see the bobby zomora/ba similarities. all in the eyes.

on a semi unrelated note. hyped that jozy may come back to epl. dudes been crushing. club and for country. JERSEY! WHAT!?!
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Post by: Smell Good on July 02, 2013, 08:59:55 PM
I gotta call the cable company about this NBC sports thing before the Premiership season starts. If it means I won't have to deal with the Fox Soccer talking heads then by all means I will pay for it. Coverage seems very complete too.

This is killing me.

Premiership = NBC sports
Champions League = Fox
odds and ends = bein sports

My god do I hate Fox. I can barely tolerate the pundits but it's the stupid shit they do like spoiling the results before broadcasting a match that they couldn't air live. It's infuriating.
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Post by: Smell Good on July 02, 2013, 10:11:04 PM
Matthew Syed Hits Out At Roman Abramovich (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmCtci6cen8#ws)

I thought this was interesting and may warrant some discussion. Not about football in terms of what goes on in the pitch but broader scope/big money shit regarding the unsavoury aspects of the modern game

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Post by: Decreed Bratton on July 03, 2013, 02:34:41 PM
That shit is crazy.  I basically grew up knowing more about American sports like Basketball and Football so when I learned (and am still learning) how soccer works it's so drastically different.  In most American sports with the exception of baseball there is a salary cap and revenue sharing and other things like drafts.  The one part of soccer that I'm not totally fond of that for the most part money rules everything.  It's gotta be frustrating to be a supporter of a lower club knowing you'll never get a chance to win a league and for the most part all you're trying to do is stay in the top tier. In American football you got a shot hoping you'll draft someone that would take you to the promised land.  In soccer that someone will get bought out by another top club.  I know there really can't be anything done in soccer.  Even financial fair play has it's flaws.  Too many countries and too many leagues.
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Post by: pica on July 03, 2013, 04:15:11 PM
That shit is crazy.  I basically grew up knowing more about American sports like Basketball and Football so when I learned (and am still learning) how soccer works it's so drastically different.  In most American sports with the exception of baseball there is a salary cap and revenue sharing and other things like drafts.  The one part of soccer that I'm not totally fond of that for the most part money rules everything.  It's gotta be frustrating to be a supporter of a lower club knowing you'll never get a chance to win a league and for the most part all you're trying to do is stay in the top tier. In American football you got a shot hoping you'll draft someone that would take you to the promised land.  In soccer that someone will get bought out by another top club.  I know there really can't be anything done in soccer.  Even financial fair play has it's flaws.  Too many countries and too many leagues.
nice thing about it is every once in a while a small club beats a big team.
also there is one local team you will always support, but there are a lot more all over europe you're down with.
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Post by: kinky john on July 06, 2013, 01:25:58 AM
^^^ Those lookalikes were perfect, especially de gea. and i def see the bobby zomora/ba similarities. all in the eyes.

on a semi unrelated note. hyped that jozy may come back to epl. dudes been crushing. club and for country. JERSEY! WHAT!?!
We have just signed him, what's the general consensus of opinion on him? Don't know much about him apart from he looked pretty good on loan at hull a few years ago. I've just watched the obligatory YouTube video, and he looks tremendous
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Post by: holden caulfield on July 06, 2013, 07:35:30 AM
That shit is crazy.  I basically grew up knowing more about American sports like Basketball and Football so when I learned (and am still learning) how soccer works it's so drastically different.  In most American sports with the exception of baseball there is a salary cap and revenue sharing and other things like drafts.  The one part of soccer that I'm not totally fond of that for the most part money rules everything.  It's gotta be frustrating to be a supporter of a lower club knowing you'll never get a chance to win a league and for the most part all you're trying to do is stay in the top tier. In American football you got a shot hoping you'll draft someone that would take you to the promised land.  In soccer that someone will get bought out by another top club.  I know there really can't be anything done in soccer.  Even financial fair play has it's flaws.  Too many countries and too many leagues.

It's funny how in terms of the economy, the U.S is very capitalist, while Europe is much more socialist. But when it comes to sports, American leagues are full out communist, while European football leagues are full out capitalist. Personally I'm a fan of the way soccer works in europe for basically the same reasons I'm a fan of capitalism.  If I owned a team that made lots of money, I'd be pissed if some regulatory agency told me I couldnt make my team even better with my OWN money, and not only that, but that I had to share my profits with the rest!
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Post by: Decreed Bratton on July 07, 2013, 03:49:09 PM
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That shit is crazy.  I basically grew up knowing more about American sports like Basketball and Football so when I learned (and am still learning) how soccer works it's so drastically different.  In most American sports with the exception of baseball there is a salary cap and revenue sharing and other things like drafts.  The one part of soccer that I'm not totally fond of that for the most part money rules everything.  It's gotta be frustrating to be a supporter of a lower club knowing you'll never get a chance to win a league and for the most part all you're trying to do is stay in the top tier. In American football you got a shot hoping you'll draft someone that would take you to the promised land.  In soccer that someone will get bought out by another top club.  I know there really can't be anything done in soccer.  Even financial fair play has it's flaws.  Too many countries and too many leagues.
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It's funny how in terms of the economy, the U.S is very capitalist, while Europe is much more socialist. But when it comes to sports, American leagues are full out communist, while European football leagues are full out capitalist. Personally I'm a fan of the way soccer works in europe for basically the same reasons I'm a fan of capitalism.  If I owned a team that made lots of money, I'd be pissed if some regulatory agency told me I couldnt make my team even better with my OWN money, and not only that, but that I had to share my profits with the rest!

This is true except I think US sports leagues do it as a way to protect the league as a whole.  Since it's not as global as soccer, with something like the NFL not too many people outside of the US gives 2 shits about the Dallas Cowboys. If something were to happen like what's happening in the Bundesliga and Bayern or even La Liga where there are only 2 teams with money, there is more of a chance for the league as a whole to fail.  It might be US culture and yeah there will be fans who love the top team, but after a while I think the majority of Americans will get disinterested.  There certainly are more fair weather fans.  A lot of bandwagon jumpers too.  There is also no Champions League which you can rank how good your team is with other leagues.  With only 1 league in American football the NFL probably needs to do revenue sharing and salary caps.  I guess all in all because there is the CL and numerous clubs around Europe soccer can be capitalistic.  It certainly makes things interesting come transfer time.
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Post by: MostlyLurkin' on July 07, 2013, 05:03:27 PM
(http://i3.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article2031603.ece/ALTERNATES/s615/Tottenham-unveil-new-signing-Paulinho-2031603.png)

COYS
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Post by: Mr.Gear on July 08, 2013, 02:32:46 AM
Fuck yeah Lurkin'. Pumped. The little i have seen of Paulinho, over the internet and in the confederation cup, was great. He seems to have a good little head on his shoulders also, humble, confident, gracious.
I have seen him play creatively, but reports seem to label him as more of a "holding" style midfielder with good run forward. I just wonder if the dembele/sandro/paulinho midfield with have that "creative spark" to it. Kit release and potential surprise signings in about 5 hours!

COYS
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Post by: twitchflip on July 08, 2013, 08:13:42 AM
not a huge fan of the collar on the home kit and the away kit will take some getting used to
(http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/uploadedImages/Shared_Assets/Images/News_images/SEASON_13-14/July_2013/2013-2014-home-kit.jpg?n=7984&targetTypeID=HighResNewsImage)
(http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/uploadedImages/Shared_Assets/Images/News_images/SEASON_13-14/July_2013/2013-2014-away-kit.jpg?n=6130&targetTypeID=HighResNewsImage)
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Post by: chockfullofthat on July 08, 2013, 08:20:15 AM
Pretty hideous.  The color of the sponsors logo is very distracting and tacky. 

Also it looks like Jozy Altidore is moving to Sunderland.  Would've liked to see him on a West Brom/Fulham/Everton level side, but maybe Di Canio can turn Sunderland into that kind of team.  I just can't understand how a player like Adam Johnson could just suddenly look so average.  I think O'Neil really fucked that club up.  A lot of Americans in the premier league again, pretty excited.
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Post by: kinky john on July 08, 2013, 01:17:04 PM
Pretty hideous.  The color of the sponsors logo is very distracting and tacky. 

Also it looks like Jozy Altidore is moving to Sunderland.  Would've liked to see him on a West Brom/Fulham/Everton level side, but maybe Di Canio can turn Sunderland into that kind of team.  I just can't understand how a player like Adam Johnson could just suddenly look so average.  I think O'Neil really fucked that club up.  A lot of Americans in the premier league again, pretty excited.

I do hope your not implying that Sunderland are a lesser team than west fucking brom or fulham??? Dear god! West brom??? As a Sunderland lad born and bred this make me sad. Is the global opinion of my team this low?
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Post by: weedpop on July 08, 2013, 02:06:33 PM
Well, they were shite last season and West Brom were pretty good so....until they can prove otherwise Sunderland would appear to be the least attractive option out of those three. I think Martin O'neill fucks up every club that he goes too, frankly, with his spend happy transfer policy and dour scottish-ness.

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Post by: chockfullofthat on July 08, 2013, 02:13:08 PM
Hahaha sorry. In terms of support Sunderland is a bigger club than West Brom and Fulham obviously, but it seems like everything Sunderland touches turns to shit lately.  The last time I was psyched on a Sunderland team was when Gyan and Welbeck were banging in goals.  I was mainly talking about the current crop of players of West Brom and Fulham and the general direction of the squad.  Maybe the West Brom preference was a tad harsh, but I like some of their players like Shane Long and Mulumbu where as Sunderland only really have Mignolet and a ton of players who haven't lived up to expectations so far (McClean, Sessegnon, Adam Johnson, Steven Fletcher).  Fulham on the other hand have much more raw talent than Sunderland, plus they have that old Fulhamerica connection that would have been cool to see again.
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Post by: MostlyLurkin' on July 09, 2013, 12:32:02 PM
Fuck yeah Lurkin'. Pumped. The little i have seen of Paulinho, over the internet and in the confederation cup, was great. He seems to have a good little head on his shoulders also, humble, confident, gracious.
I have seen him play creatively, but reports seem to label him as more of a "holding" style midfielder with good run forward. I just wonder if the dembele/sandro/paulinho midfield with have that "creative spark" to it. Kit release and potential surprise signings in about 5 hours!

COYS

Paulinho is class!
Dembele, Sandro and Paulinho on the middle will be fuckin' DEADLY. Now we need to sign that striker! To bad David Villa went to Atletico Madrid. I was really hoping he would join us.
Not to sure of what I think of those new kits.. Takes some getting used to. But I really liked the kits we used last season. Especially the home and alternate kit.

And:
Just booked a trip to London and Emirates in august. Will be my first Premiership match. Hope I get to see Spurs smash ARSEnal. Im so hyped!


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Post by: Smell Good on July 09, 2013, 01:55:34 PM
Benteke handed in a transfer request. Damn. I mean, it's a bummer for Villa to lose a good player but if you look at it from their perspective, they can't really lose since they'll probably profit massively over the 7 millions pounds or whatever it was that they bought him for.

Also, Liverpool got their shit hijacked by Dortmund with that Henrikh Mkhitaryan transfer. Must've hurt.
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Post by: Decreed Bratton on July 09, 2013, 02:12:29 PM
David Villa getting sold to Athletico for less than 5 mill doesn't make sense.  Other clubs must have bid higher than that for him.  Barca taking a huge loss considering they bought him for about 40 mill.  Tottenham will probably look toward Bentke or Soldado now.  The striker merry-go-round continues.  Gomez to Fiorentina, now Arsenal and City fight it out for Jovetic. 

Not a fan of Underarmor and Tottenham's kits, but on the bright side its not as ugly as Liverpool's.
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Post by: Smell Good on July 09, 2013, 02:23:16 PM
Jovetic is sort of in a grey zone right now. Juventus have just gotten Tevez and Llorente, I can't really see them going for Jovetic. Don't think Arsenal are that committed to getting him either. He could very well stay at Fiorentina for another season.

I just really fucking want Higuain above all else. Please for the love of god. Can't stomach these headlines anymore. Arsenal have been slashing many dudes off the books this summer, same goes for the academy/reserves.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on July 09, 2013, 02:25:40 PM
Liverpool's home shirt is perfectly fine.  The away and third have to rank near the all time worsts though. 

What will be Benteke's transfer fee with 3 years to go on his contract and 19 goals last year?
Torres cost Chelsea 50m
Carroll cost Liverpool 35m
RVP cost United 24m (1 year on contract)

I bet he goes for ~25m.  Spurs really need him, but they'll have competition.

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Post by: Decreed Bratton on July 09, 2013, 02:29:31 PM
Liverpool's home shirt is perfectly fine. ? The away and third have to rank near the all time worsts though. ? 

What will be Benteke's transfer fee with 3 years to go on his contract and 19 goals last year?
Torres cost Chelsea ?50m
Carroll cost Liverpool ?35m
RVP cost United ?24m (1 year on contract)

I bet he goes for ~?25m. ? Spurs really need him, but they'll have competition.



Yeah sorry I was just going to edit my last post.  Home kit is okay this year, but the away and 3rd is something to be desired. 
(http://www.thisisanfield.com/wp-content/uploads/2013-2014-kit.jpg)

Real Madrid is probably holding on to Higuain until they get another striker in place first.  Unless Cavani doesn't want to go to PSG you got to hope Suarez goes to RM.
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Post by: Mr.Gear on July 10, 2013, 01:23:14 AM
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Fuck yeah Lurkin'. Pumped. The little i have seen of Paulinho, over the internet and in the confederation cup, was great. He seems to have a good little head on his shoulders also, humble, confident, gracious.
I have seen him play creatively, but reports seem to label him as more of a "holding" style midfielder with good run forward. I just wonder if the dembele/sandro/paulinho midfield with have that "creative spark" to it. Kit release and potential surprise signings in about 5 hours!

COYS
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Paulinho is class!
Dembele, Sandro and Paulinho on the middle will be fuckin' DEADLY. Now we need to sign that striker! To bad David Villa went to Atletico Madrid. I was really hoping he would join us.
Not to sure of what I think of those new kits.. Takes some getting used to. But I really liked the kits we used last season. Especially the home and alternate kit.

And:
Just booked a trip to London and Emirates in august. Will be my first Premiership match. Hope I get to see Spurs smash ARSEnal. Im so hyped!




I'm half relieved that the Villa deal didn't materialize, don't get me wrong, he is/has been/will probably continue to be a fantastic striker, I just think that age, wage, potential for injury and contract longevity may see this as a blessing in disguise. Plus, I cant stand his goatee.

I don't know what to think of Benteke at the touted $25m... He killed it last season, granted, just don't want to jump the gun and see him flop. That said, I would be hyped if we did sign him, just so this striker pressure is reduced!

As for your trip to the emirates, pumped for you dude! As an Australian it's particularly difficult to find mates to watch games with (at fuckin' 3AM when they are televised live here), let alone sit in the crowd and chant for your team! I did catch MU-West ham in Manchester late last year, which was great, but you know...

Liverpool are playing in my home town (melbourne) in a few weeks against Melbourne Victory as part of their pre-season, so a few mates and I are going along as impartial spectators. Drink heaps of beer and wear suits, should be good... I'm not even sure who i will support (being that i don't actually follow any team in the Australian league).
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Post by: chockfullofthat on July 10, 2013, 06:29:04 AM
In case you missed it:

"In the sixth tier of domestic Nigerian football, Police Machine and Plateau United Feeders were level on points going into the final game. Goal difference would decide who would be promoted if both teams won.
 
Both teams did win. Police Machine strolled past Bubayaro 67-0 and Plateau United Feeders ran out rather comfortable 79-0 winners over Akurba FC.
 
Unsurprisingly, the Nigerian authorities noticed something a little fishy and suspended all four teams and the officials in charge.
 
The Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) described it as a ‘scandal of huge proportions’ and warned those involved that they will be ‘dealt with severely’.
 
133 of the combined 146 goals were scored in the second half as both teams attempted to out-do one another in ridiculous fashion.
 
Their obvious match-fixing means both teams will definitely not be achieving promotion anytime soon."
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Post by: Smell Good on July 10, 2013, 07:45:15 AM
Police Machine is a sick name for a team.

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Post by: whale on July 10, 2013, 05:20:02 PM
not sure if benteke is ready for big team pressure just yet, and for 25m any manager should have the same doubts.

would not be the least bit supriced if he'd end up in city though.
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Post by: Decreed Bratton on July 11, 2013, 12:39:10 PM
I doubt Benteke will go to City.  He doesn't seem the type of player that fits into what Pellegrini wants.  They'll probably go for Jovetic more, but if that guys cost in the 30mil range I'm suprised that City haven't tried to hijack Higuain. 

Looks like Bayern trying to hijack Thiago from United though.  If he does go to Bayern and Pep does give him playing time, who the fuck is sitting out?  They got so many midfielders as it is.  It's the same situation if Thiago were to stay in Barca.
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Post by: whale on July 11, 2013, 01:11:25 PM
i don't think he fits in city either, but it has seemed that city is unable to sign any of the top guys theyre after. de rossi, cavani, neymar, lewandowski or even isco as recent examples.

so i'm thinking as the last few days of the transfer window comes and if they haven't signed a top striker and benteke is still up for grabs, they just might go for him.

it could work for city though, to have a more established hierarchy for their strikers.
and i don't think higuain should or would sign with city because he clearly wants a steady slot in the starting 11.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on July 11, 2013, 01:49:57 PM
Maybe I'm thinking about this too logically, but how can you assume that City were in for any of those names you listed (except Isco) when they never made an official bid?  Don't believe the papers during silly season unless it's from the correct sources, which are difficult to keep track of (Usually the BBC).

Benteke is not a City level player. 

Also, I don't know what to make of the Higuain business.  If he was for sale, why wouldn't clubs who are a lot more silly with their money step in before Arsenal get him.  It just doesn't smell right, and I doubt he'll be a gunner.  Arsenal bidding for Suarez is pretty fucking funny. 
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Post by: Smell Good on July 11, 2013, 02:18:24 PM
I've given up on trying to interpret Arsenal's behaviour during the transfer window. Don't know what they've got going behind the scenes. Wenger and his network and the executives have always seemed to be really secretive and enigmatic. I still check the headlines every morning mind you.

This whole business with the Suarez bid, there's been talk that it's just a cheeky straw man bid to clear a path for Real Madrid.

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Post by: chockfullofthat on July 11, 2013, 02:30:07 PM
I've given up on trying to interpret Arsenal's behaviour during the transfer window. Don't know what they've got going behind the scenes. Wenger and his network and the executives have always seemed to be really secretive and enigmatic. I still check the headlines every morning mind you.

This whole business with the Suarez bid, there's been talk that it's just a cheeky straw man bid to clear a path for Real Madrid.



Of course I still check too but I try not too get excited until the player is spotted at the training ground or something. 
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Post by: AnotherHardDayAtTheOffice on July 11, 2013, 02:52:23 PM
I doubt Benteke will go to City.  He doesn't seem the type of player that fits into what Pellegrini wants.  They'll probably go for Jovetic more, but if that guys cost in the 30mil range I'm suprised that City haven't tried to hijack Higuain. 

Looks like Bayern trying to hijack Thiago from United though.  If he does go to Bayern and Pep does give him playing time, who the fuck is sitting out?  They got so many midfielders as it is.  It's the same situation if Thiago were to stay in Barca.

Yup. They got an awful lot of central midfielders. Thiago would be one hell of a replacement for Tymoshchuk. However, I think Mueller will move up front under Guardiola. Goetze as well, possibly.
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Post by: Decreed Bratton on July 11, 2013, 04:06:31 PM
I've given up on trying to interpret Arsenal's behaviour during the transfer window. Don't know what they've got going behind the scenes. Wenger and his network and the executives have always seemed to be really secretive and enigmatic. I still check the headlines every morning mind you.

This whole business with the Suarez bid, there's been talk that it's just a cheeky straw man bid to clear a path for Real Madrid.



I think for Arsenal and other clubs who need a striker like City, it all depends on what Real Madrid does.  Real are in the position of weighing options and it depends on what Ancelotti wants.  Does he want to keep Higuain at Real?  Does he want to get Suarez knowing he still has to sit out his ban for the first part of the season?  Real might be also waiting on Cavani and seeing if he doesn't want to go to PSG.  I mean playing next to Ibra doesn't sound like a good fit for him and PSG seems to be in a bit of a mess at the moment.
I think Arsenal bidding for Suarez was a ploy to show they got money to spend and show their fans look we aren't afraid to spend 30 mil. on a guy.  It also would have been a good deal if Liverpool did bite because at 30 mil Suarez would have been a steal for them.  But they probably knew it would have gotten rejected anyway.  
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Post by: Decreed Bratton on July 11, 2013, 04:39:11 PM
I would think absolutely they do.  I believe City had the best defense in the PL last season.  When they won the PL two seasons a go they had like 90 something goals and only won by goal differential.  Last season they had 60 something goals which is a huge drop off.  Aguero also got hurt on the first day.  So having only Aguero and Dzeko along with Guidetti who is unproven at this stage is not much.  If one of them gets hurt then you're screwed.  You gotta play in the EPL, CL and other things like the FA cup.  So for a team like City I think they do.  Defense is great, but actually all that matters is you score more than your opponent.  Even Fergie said you need 4 quality striker pushing each other.

By the way don't mind me.  I'm sitting in an office all day doing nothing.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on July 11, 2013, 05:45:35 PM
I don't mind at all and I couldn't delete that post quick enough, I was way off the mark on that one haha
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Post by: chockfullofthat on July 15, 2013, 07:13:31 AM
Rejected fantasy names:  Lukaku klux klan


http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Swansea-City-Ballboy-Jacket-From-The-Famous-Eden-Hazard-Incident-/181169660878 (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Swansea-City-Ballboy-Jacket-From-The-Famous-Eden-Hazard-Incident-/181169660878)
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Post by: Greg on July 15, 2013, 07:23:24 AM
some of these transfers are fucking crazy
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Post by: Mooley on July 15, 2013, 09:24:31 AM
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I've given up on trying to interpret Arsenal's behaviour during the transfer window. Don't know what they've got going behind the scenes. Wenger and his network and the executives have always seemed to be really secretive and enigmatic. I still check the headlines every morning mind you.

This whole business with the Suarez bid, there's been talk that it's just a cheeky straw man bid to clear a path for Real Madrid.


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I think for Arsenal and other clubs who need a striker like City, it all depends on what Real Madrid does.  Real are in the position of weighing options and it depends on what Ancelotti wants.  Does he want to keep Higuain at Real?  Does he want to get Suarez knowing he still has to sit out his ban for the first part of the season?  Real might be also waiting on Cavani and seeing if he doesn't want to go to PSG.  I mean playing next to Ibra doesn't sound like a good fit for him and PSG seems to be in a bit of a mess at the moment.
I think Arsenal bidding for Suarez was a ploy to show they got money to spend and show their fans look we aren't afraid to spend 30 mil. on a guy.  It also would have been a good deal if Liverpool did bite because at 30 mil Suarez would have been a steal for them.  But they probably knew it would have gotten rejected anyway.  

Suarez's ban was issued by the English FA so if he goes to Spain it's a non-issue. Seems the most likely course for him, I just hope it doesn't drag all the way to the end of the window. He's back from vacation on the 21st I think though so hopefully he can pull his head out of his ass and make a decision instead of playing stupid games with Uruguayan media.

some of these transfers are fucking crazy

I'm still reeling from how much Real Madrid spent on Illarramendi from Sociedad. Ridiculous.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on July 15, 2013, 11:48:46 AM
Slap Pals Fantasy Premier League Code:  9958-7553
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Post by: brycickle on July 15, 2013, 12:04:08 PM
Is it already time?
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Post by: chockfullofthat on July 15, 2013, 12:13:47 PM
Only for the obsessed.  I'll post it again closer to August 17th.
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Post by: Smell Good on July 15, 2013, 12:17:27 PM
Somebody teach me how to play fantasy premier league

pls
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Post by: brycickle on July 15, 2013, 12:28:52 PM
Go here: http://fantasy.premierleague.com/ (http://fantasy.premierleague.com/)

Create account, pick team, join leagues and get super bummed when your team does horribly every week like mine.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on July 15, 2013, 12:56:42 PM
Somebody teach me how to play fantasy premier league

pls

Ok sure.  I'm bored.

You have to fill up a team with a fake budget of 100 mil.  RVP is the most expensive at 14.0 this year.  The cheapest price you can pay for somebody is 4.0.  You can't have more than 3 players from the same team.

It's all about points.  Goals, assists, clean sheets, minutes played.  There's also negative points for cards, goals conceded, own goals.  Defenders get more points for goals and clean sheets then a midfielder.

When picking your team you want to focus on players who are going to produce consistently (ie RVP or Bale), players who are guaranteed to play (ie not Dzeko), and players that have easy fixtures ahead.  You're going to want to avoid defensive midfielders and generally expensive players on defense.  When a defender gets a clean sheet he get 6 points.  When he concedes a single goal he only gets 1 point for that week, so it's very hard to rely on your defenders for points.  You're also going to want to keep an eye on your plan for your formation.  You don't want to have a player worth 6.0 who isn't being used for instance.  It's a waste of funds, it might as well be a 4.0 player on the bench.

The week in week out shit is using your free transfer every week, selecting a squad, selecting a captain.  You can strengthen your team, get rid of an injured player, change your formation.  The most important part is getting your captain right.  Captain's get 2x any points they earn for each gameweek which is huge.  When RVP scores a hattrick gets two assists against Palace, you better hope you're squad is getting those 70 points.  You also get a wildcard where you can switch out your entire squad once at any time and once in January.

The more complicated shit involves players losing and gaining value which I'll save for some other time.  Just read up on this site from time to time:  http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/ (http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/)
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Post by: Decreed Bratton on July 15, 2013, 01:11:55 PM
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I've given up on trying to interpret Arsenal's behaviour during the transfer window. Don't know what they've got going behind the scenes. Wenger and his network and the executives have always seemed to be really secretive and enigmatic. I still check the headlines every morning mind you.

This whole business with the Suarez bid, there's been talk that it's just a cheeky straw man bid to clear a path for Real Madrid.


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I think for Arsenal and other clubs who need a striker like City, it all depends on what Real Madrid does. �Real are in the position of weighing options and it depends on what Ancelotti wants. �Does he want to keep Higuain at Real? �Does he want to get Suarez knowing he still has to sit out his ban for the first part of the season? �Real might be also waiting on Cavani and seeing if he doesn't want to go to PSG. �I mean playing next to Ibra doesn't sound like a good fit for him and PSG seems to be in a bit of a mess at the moment.
I think Arsenal bidding for Suarez was a ploy to show they got money to spend and show their fans look we aren't afraid to spend 30 mil. on a guy. �It also would have been a good deal if Liverpool did bite because at 30 mil Suarez would have been a steal for them. �But they probably knew it would have gotten rejected anyway. �
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Suarez's ban was issued by the English FA so if he goes to Spain it's a non-issue. Seems the most likely course for him, I just hope it doesn't drag all the way to the end of the window. He's back from vacation on the 21st I think though so hopefully he can pull his head out of his ass and make a decision instead of playing stupid games with Uruguayan media.

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I'm still reeling from how much Real Madrid spent on Illarramendi from Sociedad. Ridiculous.

From what I heard from pundits Suarez's ban would have to stick no matter where he went.  I could be wrong though.  Arsenal looks like they are running out of options and want to put another bid for him.  If he were to go to Arsenal he'll catch way more shit than before.  

Yeah Illarramendi went for something like a little under 40 mil.  The dude better turn out to be the next Xabi Alonzo.
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Post by: brycickle on July 15, 2013, 02:03:25 PM
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Somebody teach me how to play fantasy premier league

pls
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Ok sure.  I'm bored.

You have to fill up a team with a fake budget of 100 mil.  RVP is the most expensive at 14.0 this year.  The cheapest price you can pay for somebody is 4.0.  You can't have more than 3 players from the same team.

It's all about points.  Goals, assists, clean sheets, minutes played.  There's also negative points for cards, goals conceded, own goals.  Defenders get more points for goals and clean sheets then a midfielder.

When picking your team you want to focus on players who are going to produce consistently (ie RVP or Bale), players who are guaranteed to play (ie not Dzeko), and players that have easy fixtures ahead.  You're going to want to avoid defensive midfielders and generally expensive players on defense.  When a defender gets a clean sheet he get 6 points.  When he concedes a single goal he only gets 1 point for that week, so it's very hard to rely on your defenders for points.  You're also going to want to keep an eye on your plan for your formation.  You don't want to have a player worth 6.0 who isn't being used for instance.  It's a waste of funds, it might as well be a 4.0 player on the bench.

The week in week out shit is using your free transfer every week, selecting a squad, selecting a captain.  You can strengthen your team, get rid of an injured player, change your formation.  The most important part is getting your captain right.  Captain's get 2x any points they earn for each gameweek which is huge.  When RVP scores a hattrick gets two assists against Palace, you better hope you're squad is getting those 70 points.  You also get a wildcard where you can switch out your entire squad once at any time and once in January.

The more complicated shit involves players losing and gaining value which I'll save for some other time.  Just read up on this site from time to time:  http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/ (http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/)
Good point about the defenders. I do like to pick at least 2 that score goals every once in a while though.
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Post by: weedpop on July 15, 2013, 02:55:12 PM
Last year I found it more fruitful to pick defenders from teams with great defense (i.e. more likely to earn clean sheets) than to try and find goal-scoring or assisting defenders, although the upside of grabbing an out and out attacking fullback on a good team is potentially very high, as they can occasionally combine goals and assists (worth more points from defenders) and clean sheets for huge points totals. I would recommend picking up two guys from defensively solid teams for about 5-6 million and one out and out attacking fullback for about 6.5-7.5 million, all of whom should be guaranteed starters for their teams. Don't keep more than 3 defenders in your team though as that's just a waste of resources that could be used on more expensive and more productive attacking players.
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Post by: Smell Good on July 15, 2013, 04:46:43 PM
Looks like I've got a lot of learning to do.

I guess I can't field an Arsenal XI like I do on Ultimate Team.
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Post by: Smell Good on July 15, 2013, 07:46:52 PM
Okay, so now the Guardian is mentioning Manchester United's apparent bid for Fabregas.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2013/jul/15/manchester-united-cesc-fabregas-marouane-fellaini?CMP=twt_gu (http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2013/jul/15/manchester-united-cesc-fabregas-marouane-fellaini?CMP=twt_gu)

Makes my stomach churn. I mean, there is absolutely no incentive whatsoever for Barca to sell him given that Arsenal have first option or 50% of his transfer fee should he be sold to another club. There's just no fucking way they would sell him under those conditions.

What are you playing at Moyes? This is definitely the crazy season in football. Madness everywhere.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on July 15, 2013, 08:18:41 PM
Not to mention they just had to sell Thiago to their direct rival in Europe.  Barca have to play Cesc much more this year so they don't become fatigued before May, because Munich sure as hell won't tire with that squad.  Where does an Arsenal finish if Suarez is in the side?  The same as when they had RVP or higher? 
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Post by: brycickle on July 16, 2013, 06:01:15 PM
  Where does an Arsenal finish if Suarez is in the side?  The same as when they had RVP or higher? 
Suarez has the potential to be suspended just as much as RVP was injured while playing for Arsenal.
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Post by: kinky john on July 18, 2013, 12:43:53 AM
Go here: http://fantasy.premierleague.com/ (http://fantasy.premierleague.com/)

Create account, pick team, join leagues and get super bummed when your team does horribly every week like mine.
I'm pleased to see this is the universal way of playing fantasy football.
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Post by: Decreed Bratton on July 18, 2013, 10:53:19 AM
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Go here: http://fantasy.premierleague.com/ (http://fantasy.premierleague.com/)

Create account, pick team, join leagues and get super bummed when your team does horribly every week like mine.
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I'm pleased to see this is the universal way of playing fantasy football.

Don't you love it when one of your players is playing like a douche and you swap him out for someone who is hot, then that guy plays like a douche the week you get him?
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Post by: pica on July 18, 2013, 12:25:12 PM
a friend hooked me up with this today!

hyped!

(http://i.ebayimg.com/t/vtg-j-league-consadole-sapporo-shirt-jersey-/00/s/MTIwMFg4MjA=/z/5aIAAMXQMTlRa0LI/$T2eC16d,!)kE9s4,BM!tBR,0LI8M2w~~60_35.JPG)
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Post by: chockfullofthat on July 18, 2013, 12:37:39 PM
J-league?
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Post by: pica on July 18, 2013, 01:49:31 PM
^yeah, j-league 2nd divison.

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Post by: Alan on July 18, 2013, 01:55:25 PM
Nice one!
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Post by: chockfullofthat on July 19, 2013, 07:43:12 AM
These people live on a different planet!

"This is what happens when you piss off a bazillionaire.
Throughout the summer Barcelona have been linked to PSG’s Brazilian centre-half Thiago Silva despite the fact that the Parisians are refusing to sell the defender to the Catalans.
Looking to get to the bottom of the issue, French website ActuSports have now prised a brilliant quote from PSG’s mega wealthy owner Sheikh Nasser Al-Khelaifi, who has threatened to trigger Lionel Messi’s £215m release clause should Barcelona continue to try and sign Thiago Silva.
Al-Khelaifi: If Barcelona touch Thiago Silva’s buy-out clause, I will do the same with Messi.
For the record, Thiago Silva signed a five-year deal at Parc des Princes only 12 months ago following his €42 million switch from AC Milan in the summer of 2012."
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Post by: Cthulhu! on July 19, 2013, 07:52:29 AM
I wish I was his friend.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on July 19, 2013, 01:40:56 PM
Benteke signs new deal.  Psyched on that!
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Post by: Decreed Bratton on July 19, 2013, 01:56:11 PM
Benteke stays.  Spurs probably turning to Soldado next. 

City sign Negredo and Jovetic.  Excited to see them and how City plays this year.  Navas will give them some pace and width and Fernandinho will help Yaya in the center of the pitch too.

Arsenal fans would you like to see them break the bank to get Higuain or Suarez even if you're overpaying?  Seems like they are bidding rather low and Real and Liverpool aren't having it at this point.  Do you think either of them coming in would greatly increase your chances this year? 
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Post by: weedpop on July 19, 2013, 03:37:19 PM
Arsenal need to improve just to stay where they are. Everyone else in the top 6 is strengthening and competition for champion's league places is going to be even more intense next year. I have to say, their attempts to 'make a splash' in the transfer market by bidding for Suarez and Higuain and tapping up Rooney ring a bit hollow, as they clearly still do not have the buying power of City, Chelsea, Real or PSG.

Spurs squad is pretty solid and their transfer business so far has seemed good as well, but they are boned if they don't get at least 1 more quality striker by the end of the summer (though ideally they should probably have 2). It seems that Adebayor only plays well in contract years nowadays, and their struggles with scoring goals really started to show towards the end of last year. Pity that the mega rich clubs have already hoovered up most of the 'top quality' strikers that might help them compete with the big boys next year.

As much as I hate PSG and what they represent, seeing Barca's organizational brass get publicly bitch slapped like that is completely hilarious. I almost want them to try and go through with signing Silva just to say what would happen in this game of financial Russian roulette they're playing.
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Post by: Mr.Gear on July 19, 2013, 05:30:52 PM
Benteke signs new deal.  Psyched on that!

Bit scared of spurs had he come? haha. If we dont sign a new striker or 2 shortly me head will pop. Another plus for you gooners, is that it appears as if you may have acquired the services of little Bernard.
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Post by: MostlyLurkin' on July 21, 2013, 09:48:59 AM
Welcome to Spurs, NACER CHADLI!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/23397482 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/23397482)

Now we just need that striker! To bad about Benteke, but I would rather have Soldado, to be honest.
COYS

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Post by: chockfullofthat on July 22, 2013, 12:49:50 PM
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Benteke signs new deal.?  Psyched on that!
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Bit scared of spurs had he come? haha. If we dont sign a new striker or 2 shortly me head will pop. Another plus for you gooners, is that it appears as if you may have acquired the services of little Bernard.

Maybe a bit, but it's more down to the fact that I'm rooting for the Lambert project and I'm glad Benteke showed a bit of loyalty.  I know it's must seem odd that a Chelsea fan is getting off on loyalty...

In other news, I'll be seeing some more live football in the next two weeks.  USA vs Mexico (pending 2 semi finals) in the gold cup final and Chelsea vs Inter at the Colts stadium in Indy.  Also, I now have less than a month now to decide if I'm going to spend a quarter of my wealth on going to see the World Cup in Brasil and the decision is giving me some anxiety.  It sucks you have to enter the ticket lottery before you even know if you will be seeing your team play.  It won't kill me if I have to sit through an Iran vs Venezuela match but it wouldn't be the same to not see the USA.  I have a non-close friend who lives near the Ciuaba host city but that is a wildcard at the moment. 
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Post by: Mr.Gear on July 22, 2013, 11:35:10 PM
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Benteke signs new deal.?  Psyched on that!
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Bit scared of spurs had he come? haha. If we dont sign a new striker or 2 shortly me head will pop. Another plus for you gooners, is that it appears as if you may have acquired the services of little Bernard.
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Maybe a bit, but it's more down to the fact that I'm rooting for the Lambert project and I'm glad Benteke showed a bit of loyalty.  I know it's must seem odd that a Chelsea fan is getting off on loyalty...

In other news, I'll be seeing some more live football in the next two weeks.  USA vs Mexico (pending 2 semi finals) in the gold cup final and Chelsea vs Inter at the Colts stadium in Indy.  Also, I now have less than a month now to decide if I'm going to spend a quarter of my wealth on going to see the World Cup in Brasil and the decision is giving me some anxiety.  It sucks you have to enter the ticket lottery before you even know if you will be seeing your team play.  It won't kill me if I have to sit through an Iran vs Venezuela match but it wouldn't be the same to not see the USA.  I have a non-close friend who lives near the Ciuaba host city but that is a wildcard at the moment. 

Oh, sorry chocko, my limited skimming of the thread had me thinking you were an Arsenal fan. Not that there there is anything wrong with that, other than the fact I follow spurs haha. I'm just pumped there can be some healthy, team-sport conversation amongst skateboarders. The world cup would be insane dude! I say go for it. The idea of missing your country's team play is a little rattling though, I understand. Australia qualified a few weeks back, which got a few of us dancing around at my place and also saw an unbelievable jump in air fairs.

Pretty pumped to see Chadli come over to spurs...Also excited by the prospect of the Soldado deal being done.
http://sportwitness.ning.com/forum/topics/soldado-to-tottenham-could-be-closed-today-after-baldini-met-vale (http://sportwitness.ning.com/forum/topics/soldado-to-tottenham-could-be-closed-today-after-baldini-met-vale) 
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Post by: McDuff on July 24, 2013, 11:37:47 AM
barca 1 bayern 2. bayern look gooood. this kid shaqiri, godamn.
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Post by: Smell Good on July 25, 2013, 12:13:54 PM
Arsenal are on the buy-side of what could very well be considered the biggest transfer story of the summer. Is this real life?
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Post by: chockfullofthat on July 25, 2013, 12:39:45 PM
Arsenal are on the buy-side of what could very well be considered the biggest transfer story of the summer. Is this real life?

The most notable transfer is Neymar that can't be topped.  As far as a story, the Bale and Rooney saga are pretty good ones too.  The Arsenal one is certainly the most bizarre though.

Yesterday was a great day to watch soccer.  USA vs Honduras, an amazing Copa Libertadores final, and an intense finish to Mexico vs. Panama.

I'm not sure how I'm going to watch 2 of the first 3 Chelsea games coming up unless I sell my soul to the cable company.
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Post by: Smell Good on July 25, 2013, 12:44:03 PM
Serie A looks very interesting this upcoming season. I might just choose a team like Fiorentina or something and just follow them for the entire season like I do for Arsenal. They've made some very interesting purchases so far and I think Giuseppe Rossi should be over his injury by then
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Post by: chockfullofthat on July 25, 2013, 12:52:49 PM
Indeed.  Serie A is set up better than any other league, save the Premier League.  Munich have a stranglehold on the Bundesliga, La Liga is a two horse race obviously, and PSG should win a bit more comfortably this time in Ligue 1.    I've been a Balotelli fan for awhile now, for the lulz.  I kind of admire a lot of Italian teams tbh, just not the all the....racisim. 
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Post by: Decreed Bratton on July 25, 2013, 02:54:28 PM
Yeah next to the Premiere League Serie A will peak my interest the most. Juventus with Tevez and Llorente will be interesting.  Napoli too since they look to be getting Higuain now along with Calejon.  Milan with Balotelli should be good as well.  Looks like Kesuke Honda will probably go there in January. Too bad I was hoping they'd pick him up before the start of the season.

Arsenal's options are running out.  If Real go and get Suarez now are you only left with trying to get Rooney who is more willing to go to Chelsea?  My feeling is that if Man U does sell Rooney it will be close to the end of the transfer date.  They probably want to sell him to Real first but if Chelsea or Arsenal bid high they will sell him at the last minute.  That way he doesn't have much training with his new team.  Man U has to play Chelsea on the 2nd week.  They kind of look like they are trying to secure Fabregas first.  Not too sure about that one going thru though.
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Post by: Smell Good on July 25, 2013, 03:08:11 PM
I really don't care about Rooney.

Shrek and the simian can go wherever they like. I'm still holding out for the latter to escape to Real Madrid. The Suarez thing is so weird though. 

But the summer is not over yet and I can at least take some solace in the fact that Arsenal are really cutting all the deadweight off the team. Apparently Gervinho is in talks with Roma.

Shit is all or nothing for Suarez man.
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Post by: SZA on July 25, 2013, 09:31:44 PM
Am I the only Man United fan in here? I'm actually worried for this upcoming season......Moyes you better not fuck up!

I'd be happy if we got Fabregas, and i can see how he is being seen as a replacement for the legend that is Scholes, and the thought of him and Carrick playing off eachother is reassuring! I just want to see another big signing in the midfield department and some of my fears may be put to rest, these rumors about Ronaldo and Bale joining are headwrecking!

I know its only early days in the transfer window and  that Chelsea and Man City have been super active but i just want 2 or 3 concrete signings and i'll be happy! Zaha is going to be world class in 2 or 3 years, mark my words! Nani and Anderson, thanks for everything but now its time for you you to go! Nani for Baines would be acceptable!

I actually can't wait for this season to start up again!

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Post by: MostlyLurkin' on July 26, 2013, 04:49:01 AM
Am I the only Man United fan in here? I'm actually worried for this upcoming season......Moyes you better not fuck up!

I'd be happy if we got Fabregas, and i can see how he is being seen as a replacement for the legend that is Scholes, and the thought of him and Carrick playing off eachother is reassuring! I just want to see another big signing in the midfield department and some of my fears may be put to rest, these rumors about Ronaldo and Bale joining are headwrecking!

I know its only early days in the transfer window and  that Chelsea and Man City have been super active but i just want 2 or 3 concrete signings and i'll be happy! Zaha is going to be world class in 2 or 3 years, mark my words! Nani and Anderson, thanks for everything but now its time for you you to go! Nani for Baines would be acceptable!

I actually can't wait for this season to start up again!



Neither are coming. Especially not Gareth Bale. He's staying in Spurs for at least another year. Fact.
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Post by: twitchflip on July 26, 2013, 05:30:36 AM
ffs levy. just pay the asking price, sign Soldado and be done with it. sick of these long-winded negotiations that end up failing. stop teasing us. get it done before liverpool swoop in and snap him up. thanks
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Post by: Smell Good on July 26, 2013, 05:35:59 AM
I can't stop looking at that backside flip signature.

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Post by: chockfullofthat on July 26, 2013, 06:32:16 AM
@SZA
I wouldn't say Chelsea has been super active.  Schurrle is the only player we've signed that's going to get regular playing time.  Essien, Lukaku, and Kevin De Bruyne are back on loan too and should play quite a bit.  Mourinho has said today that Man City are favorites and I agree with him. 

I think United are in trouble this year as well.  Fergie somehows squeezed the last drop out of the old guard last season and now the difficult choices have to be made about the future of the midfield and defense.  I've always predicted the decline of United these past 3 or so years and they always somehow prove me wrong, but Moyes is a question mark and one stubbed toe by RVP could bring down the whole season.  I'd be shocked if United can sign Fabregas, but there's absolutely no chance that Ronaldo will be back and Bale will go to Madrid next season if Spurs can't break into the top 4.  I think United fans might want to chill a bit on the Zaha hype too.  Plenty of players have lit up the Championship and haven't turned into the players who we thought they could be.  I wish he'd get loaned back to Palace because these newly promoted teams look completely awful.
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Post by: Mr.Gear on July 28, 2013, 09:58:25 PM
Neither are coming. Especially not Gareth Bale. He's staying in Spurs for at least another year. Fact.

I sincerely hope so. Last day or two have seen a fuckin' shit-storm kick up in the media. Fuck Real Madrid and fuck their shitty comic book "Marca". I know 100m is crazy money etc but I still don't want spurs to part ways with him. Di Maria, Coentrao and 50m has also been thrown around.

Some journalists are suggesting that Madrid don't have that kind of money, or enough for a substantial up-front payment. I hope this is the contributing factor and that Levy wont do business without a significant slab of money being put down in the first payment. I've lost a lot of respect for Real Madrid and would now prefer we sell Bale to Barca or PSG next year (if at all!)
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Post by: Daymannnnn on July 29, 2013, 03:05:01 AM
Man U fan here, been lurking hard for ages.

Im a big Wayne fan, but would be happy to see him go for the right price. At one stage I read that Chelsea were offering Mata and 10 mill for Rooney. Farrrrrk that would of been wild!

From what of read, I think a lot of people are angst(y) about their club actually not making any major signings. Probably due to mass amounts of media speculation. But Cesc signing would have to be the biggest of the premier league, although I dont personally think it will happen. Just so many fibs coming out of the uk press.

Willy Zaha wont get any first team action; he needs to head back out on loan for further development. But stay in EPLso he can play at a high level. I thought Lukaku came a long way at west brom.

But yeah bring on the new season, ill get around the fantasy too...
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Post by: the snake on July 29, 2013, 04:11:27 AM
I can't stop looking at that switch backside flip signature.


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Post by: Mooley on July 29, 2013, 06:34:07 AM
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Neither are coming. Especially not Gareth Bale. He's staying in Spurs for at least another year. Fact.
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I sincerely hope so. Last day or two have seen a fuckin' shit-storm kick up in the media. Fuck Real Madrid and fuck their shitty comic book "Marca". I know 100m is crazy money etc but I still don't want spurs to part ways with him. Di Maria, Coentrao and 50m has also been thrown around.

Some journalists are suggesting that Madrid don't have that kind of money, or enough for a substantial up-front payment. I hope this is the contributing factor and that Levy wont do business without a significant slab of money being put down in the first payment. I've lost a lot of respect for Real Madrid and would now prefer we sell Bale to Barca or PSG next year (if at all!)

Bale's situation is pretty much the same as Suarez's but simple fact is players do not say no to Real Madrid. Bale's going to want this move, Spurs aren't in the CL, and silly money is being thrown on the table. I'm much of the same opinion as Rory Smith of the Times in thinking that the longer Levy waits the more he's just shooting the club in the foot in the name of business prowess. I mean even before things reached peak craziness there were rumours of Di Maria+50m, you'd have to be out of your mind not to make that deal -- knowing it would be a big enough sum to make considerable improvements to the first team, and that Di Maria is barely a lesser player than Bale.

I would be shocked, frankly, if he stays this season.
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Post by: Smell Good on July 29, 2013, 09:18:09 AM
Arsenal to challenge for all trophies with...Yaya Sanogo

 8)

... :'( fuck.

Only a few weeks left until the season starts.
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Post by: brycickle on July 29, 2013, 09:30:24 AM
Man U fan here, been lurking hard for ages.

Im a big Wayne fan, but would be happy to see him go for the right price. At one stage I read that Chelsea were offering Mata and 10 mill for Rooney. Farrrrrk that would of been wild!


I would take Juan Mata for Rooney any day. If he wants out, let him out. Better than having him mope around Old Trafford all day. We need another good midfielder anyway.

Oh, and good on ya Jurgen for winning your first trophy for the states. Just wish he would have played Dempsey.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on July 29, 2013, 10:00:07 AM

Was at the game yesterday.  I was pretty impressed with the level of noise and number of US supporters especially at the pregram party that happened to be below my parents condo.  The bar was so packed it spilled over into the street and affected traffic.  The police ended up showing up 10 minutes after the march and were left with an easy task to get what was left of the crowd back into the bar.  I got some pretty good videos and although the game was nothing special, it was a great time.  Now to Indy on Thursday for Chelsea!!

As far as Dempsey, we let the majority of the A team take a rest for this Gold Cup after the WCQ earlier this summer.  I think it's fair enough and he needs to break into the Tottenham squad if the USA are going to have any chance to make a decent run for the World Cup.

Mata was never going to United and neither is Fabregas.  This Bale story is starting to make me wonder if I was wrong about Bale not leaving all along.  Craziness.
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Post by: brycickle on July 29, 2013, 10:18:37 AM


As far as Dempsey, we let the majority of the A team take a rest for this Gold Cup after the WCQ earlier this summer.  I think it's fair enough and he needs to break into the Tottenham squad if the USA are going to have any chance to make a decent run for the World Cup.

Mata was never going to United and neither is Fabregas.  This Bale story is starting to make me wonder if I was wrong about Bale not leaving all along.  Craziness.
I just like watching Dempsey play in general. I know Mata would be a mere pipe dream.
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Post by: weedpop on July 29, 2013, 06:52:51 PM
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Man U fan here, been lurking hard for ages.

Im a big Wayne fan, but would be happy to see him go for the right price. At one stage I read that Chelsea were offering Mata and 10 mill for Rooney. Farrrrrk that would of been wild!


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I would take Juan Mata for Rooney any day. If he wants out, let him out. Better than having him mope around Old Trafford all day. We need another good midfielder anyway.


Mata is definitely a better player than Rooney and is at the peak of his career, but I think Kagawa is going to play a lot more minutes this season in Mata's #10 spot behind the strikers, so it might not have been the best move for United's squad overall.

I have a feeling there's going to be a lot of craziness in the transfer market towards the end of this summer. I'm hoping Bale doesn't go the Real but the fans must be desperate to sign him after Barca finalized that big deal with Neymar earlier this summer.
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Post by: William Jefferson Clinton on July 30, 2013, 12:08:54 AM
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Am I the only Man United fan in here? I'm actually worried for this upcoming season......Moyes you better not fuck up!

I'd be happy if we got Fabregas, and i can see how he is being seen as a replacement for the legend that is Scholes, and the thought of him and Carrick playing off eachother is reassuring! I just want to see another big signing in the midfield department and some of my fears may be put to rest, these rumors about Ronaldo and Bale joining are headwrecking!

I know its only early days in the transfer window and  that Chelsea and Man City have been super active but i just want 2 or 3 concrete signings and i'll be happy! Zaha is going to be world class in 2 or 3 years, mark my words! Nani and Anderson, thanks for everything but now its time for you you to go! Nani for Baines would be acceptable!

I actually can't wait for this season to start up again!


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Neither are coming. Especially not Gareth Bale. He's staying in Spurs for at least another year. Fact.
No. Real Madrid.
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Post by: SZA on July 30, 2013, 09:49:42 AM
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Am I the only Man United fan in here? I'm actually worried for this upcoming season......Moyes you better not fuck up!

I'd be happy if we got Fabregas, and i can see how he is being seen as a replacement for the legend that is Scholes, and the thought of him and Carrick playing off eachother is reassuring! I just want to see another big signing in the midfield department and some of my fears may be put to rest, these rumors about Ronaldo and Bale joining are headwrecking!

I know its only early days in the transfer window and  that Chelsea and Man City have been super active but i just want 2 or 3 concrete signings and i'll be happy! Zaha is going to be world class in 2 or 3 years, mark my words! Nani and Anderson, thanks for everything but now its time for you you to go! Nani for Baines would be acceptable!

I actually can't wait for this season to start up again!


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Neither are coming. Especially not Gareth Bale. He's staying in Spurs for at least another year. Fact.
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No. Real Madrid.

http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11675/8848350/transfer-news-real-madrid-bid-85m-for-tottenhams-gareth-bale (http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11675/8848350/transfer-news-real-madrid-bid-85m-for-tottenhams-gareth-bale)

?85 million, damn!
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Post by: Decreed Bratton on July 30, 2013, 12:02:06 PM
Florentino Perez must have a thing for Bale.  It doesn't make sense to me.  They just sold Higuain and they need another striker.  It would be cheaper just to get Suarez.  I'm sure Liverpool would rather see him sold to RM instead of Arsenal. 
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Post by: Smell Good on July 30, 2013, 01:36:38 PM
It's almost as if you don't want him to go to Real Madrid... ;D

Zidane (who's a coach at Real now) rates him very highly.
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Post by: Decreed Bratton on July 30, 2013, 01:57:49 PM
Actually I'll probably get a lot of hate for this but I'm a Man City fan.  :P I'm optimistic about this season and I like how Pellegrini is calm and cool.  He also is a great with tactics.  The question is will the players be able to adhere to it.  I'm thinking Silva will have a good year and will play in the Isco role.  They also bought Navas which will bring width to let Silva get into pockets of space.

So actually I'd kind of be happy if he went to Madrid. I guess what Madrid might be thinking is to play Bale on the wing and try to make Ronaldo the striker.  That's is a lot of dough for one player though.
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Post by: whale on July 30, 2013, 03:49:28 PM
pretty sure he'd just replace Di Maria, maybe use him as a false 10 if benzema isn't playing
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Post by: weedpop on July 30, 2013, 04:42:36 PM
I agree. Ronaldo scores tons of goals anyway from his current position in left attacking mid, and Bale seems to have no interest in playing "left winger" anymore, so there's no reason to move him up front. The system Real Madrid has used to great effect over the past few years has also been reliant to some extent on using Ronaldo's runs down the wing to get the ball into the opposition half and attack quickly in transition, although it's always possible that Ancelotti plans to switch to a less counter-attacking style.

I think Bale will probably be used as a right sided attacking midfielder who cuts in a lot to shoot and dribble (an 'inverted winger' if you will). Watching Tottenham's games this past season, the "cut in to shoot at the top of the box with left foot" move was one of Bale's favourites and he scored a ton of goals that way. Di Maria also loves to do that but has been much less successful at it lately.
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Post by: Smell Good on July 30, 2013, 04:57:00 PM
That's what I'm thinking. Left footed wide guy playing on the right side would mean a favorable shooting position, just like Ronaldo
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Post by: MostlyLurkin' on July 31, 2013, 06:13:44 AM
Real Madrid makes me sick. Fuck them.
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Post by: whale on July 31, 2013, 07:33:13 AM
^^^ pretty much yeah but it's still interesting and very frightening to speculate how'd they'd benefit from bale.

super team for sure.
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Post by: Daymannnnn on July 31, 2013, 09:19:17 PM
Been reading reports that Bale wants to go to spain. Sucks for spurs fans; bright side is you'll have heaps of budget and possible a couple of players due to the transfer.

Seems like the sun website are now trying to change users to view the page. Sucks I because I liked reading football stories with slutty tit pics at the bottom of my page. Skysports is the go.

Im getting the feeling that man u wont sign anyone
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Post by: Mr.Gear on August 01, 2013, 08:22:01 PM
I wouldn't believe any "reports". Nothing has been said officially yet... Although it does seem as if the statement "Not for sale at any price" isn't holding up. This whole "Galactico" ordeal and the idea that RM have to one up Barca in the transfer window is fucking childish.

Tottenham stand to lose much more than just a great footballer. Fifa, BT, lucozade (or whatever the fuck the drink is) and the Time's square ad are all marketing canvases that Bale stands in as a Spurs player. This explains the asking price. But, fuck it, whatever. Im beyond sick of reading about it...Yet continue to do so as each fresh article pops up. It's put a dampener on the fact that we have just signed Soldado! 

The united thing is strange. I wouldn't give up hope just yet.
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Post by: twitchflip on August 02, 2013, 02:20:56 AM
hearing rumours that Clint Dempsey has been sold to a team in the MLS. not sure how true this is but its a shame if it is. dude was pretty much our only aerial threat and always looked lively off the bench. seems like a nice dude too. would rather see Mr. Adebayor take his weekly wages over to Turkey. the Bale situation seems to be mostly media hot air. marca and the british tabloids are having a field day with this shit
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Post by: Mr.Gear on August 02, 2013, 03:55:48 AM
Yeah, rumours of a move to Seattle. I don't know how to feel about it. Great off the bench, finds important goals. But still not convinced?
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Post by: Smell Good on August 02, 2013, 06:21:31 AM
I think Spurs should sell Bale and give Adebayor a 10 year, 250,000 pound a week contract extension.
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Post by: MostlyLurkin' on August 02, 2013, 07:53:03 AM
http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/deal-agreed-for-soldado-010813/ (http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/deal-agreed-for-soldado-010813/)

FUCK YEAH!
If Bale stays we'll win the fuckin' premiership. Mark my words.

Can't say I agree with the sale of Steven Caulker though. The kid was one of our greatest talents, and perhaps already better than Dawson.
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Post by: Mr.Gear on August 03, 2013, 11:18:09 PM
Dempsey to MLS confirmed. Sounds a little like Will Smith with his hoarse voice. Wish him all the best.

http://prosoccertalk.nbcsports.com/2013/08/04/video-of-clint-dempsey-introduction-in-seattle/? (http://prosoccertalk.nbcsports.com/2013/08/04/video-of-clint-dempsey-introduction-in-seattle/?)
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Post by: Spike Hawke on August 04, 2013, 05:55:54 AM
Is there a fantasy league sorted yet? If not lets do it again this season
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Post by: whale on August 04, 2013, 07:56:49 AM
its on, the code is a couple of pages back
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Post by: Spike Hawke on August 04, 2013, 09:50:50 AM
Awesome. Heres the number for folk if needed for the league. 9958-7553
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Post by: brycickle on August 04, 2013, 12:06:36 PM
An American Coach in London: NBC Sports Premier League Film featuring Jason Sudeikis (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KeG_i8CWE8#ws)

Wales? Is that a country?

Yes and no.
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Post by: Cthulhu! on August 04, 2013, 01:01:23 PM
That was pretty good
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Post by: Decreed Bratton on August 04, 2013, 03:13:13 PM
I'm still unsure how good or bad NBC's coverage will be, but that video was better than I expected.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on August 05, 2013, 06:09:35 AM
Dempsey to MLS confirmed. Sounds a little like Will Smith with his hoarse voice. Wish him all the best.

http://prosoccertalk.nbcsports.com/2013/08/04/video-of-clint-dempsey-introduction-in-seattle/? (http://prosoccertalk.nbcsports.com/2013/08/04/video-of-clint-dempsey-introduction-in-seattle/?)

This move was absolutely shocking to me but it's just another move in the right direction for MLS.  It's been a pretty good distraction this summer.  Sounds like Deuce is getting paid very nicely.  He looks strange wearing anything but white though (USA, Fulham, Spurs).  Seattle vs Portland in three weeks is a must watch IMO.

Chelsea vs Inter was a great time too.  Nice stadium.
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Post by: Smell Good on August 06, 2013, 03:45:01 PM
http://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/aug/06/luis-suarez-liverpool-arsenal-transfer?CMP=twt_gu (http://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/aug/06/luis-suarez-liverpool-arsenal-transfer?CMP=twt_gu)

(http://replygif.net/i/163.gif)

Come to daddy.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on August 06, 2013, 04:03:50 PM
Ready the lawyers!!!  This is going to get ugly just wait.  Guardian predicting Chelsea to win the league.  Always been a classy media company ;)
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Post by: ALT on August 06, 2013, 04:16:55 PM
This season is going to be gooood
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Post by: freddie_12 on August 07, 2013, 05:33:09 AM
This season is going to be gooood
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Post by: Decreed Bratton on August 07, 2013, 11:43:04 AM
I have to admit watching Chelsea this preseason they look good.  They should be favorites to win the league this year.  Should be interesting tonight to see Chelsea play Real Madrid and how hard the two teams decide to go against each other.  Only a preseason friendly?
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Post by: Smell Good on August 07, 2013, 07:34:59 PM
Big fire sale over at Anzhi.

Those dudes are probably on massive wages though.

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Post by: Alan on August 09, 2013, 02:44:11 AM
http://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/aug/09/hull-rebranded-hull-city-tigers-name (http://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/aug/09/hull-rebranded-hull-city-tigers-name)

"Hull owner Assem Allam has confirmed the club will be formally renamed Hull City Tigers from the start of the new season. The move, which runs the risk of stoking resentment among fans, will do away with the Association Football Club (AFC) moniker which has been part of the Yorkshire club's name since their formation in 1904.

Revealing the move in the Hull Daily Mail, Egyptian-born businessman Allam said: "Hull City is irrelevant.

"My dislike for the word 'City' is because it is common. City is also associated with Leicester, Bristol, Manchester and many other clubs. I don't like being like everyone else. I want the club to be special. It is about identity. City is a lousy identity. Hull City Association Football Club is so long."



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Post by: chockfullofthat on August 09, 2013, 06:08:18 AM
I thought Fener was banned from European competitions, what will happen if they can beat Arsenal?
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Post by: Smell Good on August 09, 2013, 02:59:13 PM
These Turkish clubs always have a very strong home advantage. Thankfully, Arsenal play the second leg at the Emirates.

It's not a walk in the park, but it's looking very favorable.
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Post by: Decreed Bratton on August 09, 2013, 03:08:27 PM
I thought Fener was banned from European competitions, what will happen if they can beat Arsenal?

I just saw something that said they were appealing so they can still enter the CL for the time being.  Who knows what will happen if their appeal gets denied.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on August 12, 2013, 08:16:16 AM
Who's who?


Manaus or Bust - This is me.

mefheads - ?
Yeah mate - ?
Kinch's lurkers - ?
WhalePool - whale
London-0 Hull-4 - ?
Fiorentina Turner - ?
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Post by: ALT on August 12, 2013, 08:41:01 AM
Yeah mate!
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Post by: twitchflip on August 12, 2013, 01:34:14 PM
ThroughTheEther.. i think i'll be making some changes before the weekend. not overly confident with the current lineup :-\
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Post by: brycickle on August 12, 2013, 05:26:19 PM
I think mine is self evident.
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Post by: Decreed Bratton on August 12, 2013, 10:42:08 PM
Anyone have Direc TV or Dish Network in the U.S that would be willing to share some log in info? Time Warner is fucking up and not getting NBC live extra which will let you watch all the games not televised online.  I'm a be pissed if I won't be able to watch certain games.  At least Fox used to show the other matches later in the day. Message me if you are willing to share.  It would be much appreciated.
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Post by: Mark Renton on August 14, 2013, 12:01:08 PM
Going to see West Ham United this saturday  :)
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Post by: chockfullofthat on August 14, 2013, 12:07:42 PM
Going to see West Ham United this saturday?  :)

Nice! upload a pic or two.
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Post by: brycickle on August 14, 2013, 07:04:18 PM
I guess I'm confused. NBC is the only channel with rights to premier league now? So I have to go through my dvr and find every nbc channel with games and record them all separately? Suck.
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Post by: brent on August 14, 2013, 07:18:11 PM
i thought it was just nbc sports, but yeah i'm confused too
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Post by: Decreed Bratton on August 14, 2013, 09:55:58 PM
Yeah only NBC has the rights.  They'll show 1 main match on NBC and a couple on NBC sports channel.  If your cable provider will carry Premiere League Extra they will use overflow channels to show the other matches.  I've been trying to figure out which channels these are because they don't say.  There is also NBC Sports Live Extra which will show all matches online.  I was pissed because Time Warner decided not to carry this which was why I was asking.  Someone I know who has DirecTV will let me use their login so it's all good.
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Post by: Kinch on August 15, 2013, 01:33:24 AM
Who's who?


Manaus or Bust - This is me.

mefheads - ?
Yeah mate - ?
Kinch's lurkers - Me
WhalePool - whale
London-0 Hull-4 - ?
Fiorentina Turner - ?


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Post by: chockfullofthat on August 15, 2013, 06:09:52 AM
For those confused:

http://worldsoccertalk.com/premier-league-tv-schedule/ (http://worldsoccertalk.com/premier-league-tv-schedule/)
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Post by: Smell Good on August 15, 2013, 06:24:49 PM
Just bumped my cable package up to include NBC sports and all that shit. Extra 16 dollars but that's ok.

I just want Fox to get their paws off the Champions League. Why can't all my football be consolidated into one convenient network? NBC should bid for the rights to broadcast the Champions League
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Post by: chockfullofthat on August 15, 2013, 06:54:34 PM
I'm not getting cable for this (and DVR).  It certainly is tempting but fuck that.  I have to resort to listening to games off of the NBC Sports App on my iPhone at work if it's a weekday match. 

As for Champions League, the least Fox can do is bump down the price for their Fox Soccer 2go app.  If it's still 20 a month after they lost the Premier League I'm probably going to...still fucking buy it  :'(

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Post by: thepman on August 17, 2013, 04:16:13 AM
Today's the day! Start of a new premier league season. Can't wait.
I'm intrigued by the fact that whenever people do fantasy football it's only ever premiere league? Is there not a la liga or bundesliga fantasy football? I'm not fussed as I'd only ever do a premiere league fantasy team just wonder if anyone does fantasy teams for other leagues?
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Post by: Smell Good on August 17, 2013, 10:00:10 AM
I must be some kind of football masochist or something because I cannot resist going onto various post match comment boards and soaking up all that fucking vitriol, hate, foaming mouths, etc.

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Post by: Smell Good on August 17, 2013, 12:04:54 PM
(http://i.imgur.com/IgSiXk2.gif)

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Post by: Mooley on August 17, 2013, 12:12:30 PM
It was extremely cathartic to watch Arsenal implode, boo their own team, and then empty the stadium before the match was over after this whole Suarez saga. Piers Morgan's twitter was hilarious today.
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Post by: noileum on August 17, 2013, 12:33:23 PM
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Who's who?


Manaus or Bust - This is me.

mefheads - ?
Yeah mate - ?
Kinch's lurkers - Kinch
WhalePool - whale
London-0 Hull-4 - ?
Fiorentina Turner - Me

[close]


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Post by: Smell Good on August 17, 2013, 12:35:52 PM
I watch every single one of their fucking games and the highs are so amazing, but the lows you kind of learn to go numb and just watch the fucking car crash with a sense of removal and humor. You just have to.

I'm not mad. Just disappointed that an annual early season meltdown is almost a given these days when it comes to the Arsenal.

I will continue to maintain my (probably delusional) optimism.
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Post by: weedpop on August 17, 2013, 01:12:07 PM
Just joined the Slap Pals fantasy league. My team name is Gap Propagandist. Looking forward to a long season of second guessing my transfer decisions and agonizing over whether I can afford not to have Van Persie on my team.
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Post by: Spike Hawke on August 17, 2013, 01:24:31 PM
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Who's who?


Manaus or Bust - This is me.

mefheads - ?
Yeah mate - ?
Kinch's lurkers - Kinch
WhalePool - whale
London-0 Hull-4 - tis I
Fiorentina Turner - Me

[close]


[close]
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Post by: Mooley on August 17, 2013, 02:09:08 PM
Just joined the Slap Pals fantasy league. My team name is Gap Propagandist. Looking forward to a long season of second guessing my transfer decisions and agonizing over whether I can afford not to have Van Persie on my team.

He really is something else, isn't he.
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Post by: Mark Renton on August 17, 2013, 04:36:47 PM
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Going to see West Ham United this saturday?  :)
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Nice! upload a pic or two.

There it is. A quick one with my iPhone.
Today was really sick, the atmosphere was great, I should definitely go watch more matches when I'm back home!

(http://i42.tinypic.com/2gyd2qg.jpg)
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Post by: MostlyLurkin' on August 18, 2013, 10:52:13 AM
3 points in the bag. Soldado opened his scoring account. The new lads were promising. Im hyped.

COYS
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Post by: Smell Good on August 18, 2013, 12:53:54 PM
Watched a bit of that match this morning. They've built a strong team.

Turned it off and went to get breakfast when Palace put Chamakh on

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Post by: chockfullofthat on August 19, 2013, 09:55:40 AM
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Going to see West Ham United this saturday??  :)
[close]

Nice! upload a pic or two.
[close]

There it is. A quick one with my iPhone.
Today was really sick, the atmosphere was great, I should definitely go watch more matches when I'm back home!

(http://i42.tinypic.com/2gyd2qg.jpg)

Nice.  The ground looks a bit cozier than I expected, but I think you're sitting in the middle of the biggest stand if I'm not mistaken.  West Ham looked sharp. 
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Post by: chockfullofthat on August 19, 2013, 09:59:22 AM
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Just joined the Slap Pals fantasy league. My team name is Gap Propagandist. Looking forward to a long season of second guessing my transfer decisions and agonizing over whether I can afford not to have Van Persie on my team.
[close]

He really is something else, isn't he.

I have this odd feeling that Soldado will outscore him.  Then again, I've seen teams who have both.
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Post by: Mr.Gear on August 20, 2013, 02:03:51 AM
City looked like silk, really hard to look past them this season. Chelsea looked strong also, albeit against Hull. Expected Swansea to trouble united a little more, but only saw the highlghts, so I guess that isn't a proper indication of how the game was played.

Tottenham werent all that convincing against palace. I would have liked to see a couple more goals. But 3 points away, cant argue with that! New boys looked good, especially Capoue.

Only round 1, I know. But fuck! she's gonna be an exciting season.

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Post by: Mr.Gear on August 20, 2013, 08:00:59 AM
And...shit, it's all happening right now!

Reports are suggesting an agreement has been made for 93m + Coentrao (15m) for Bale. This along with Willian and Lamella talks apparently in advanced stages. Thats another 60m worth of player purchased plus Coentrao for spurs. Being that spurs have spent 58.4m that would take total spending to 115m-120m depending on figures. Minus 93m for bale, the 15m Fabio is supposedly worth AND the sell ons of Huddleston, Caulker, Dempsey and Parker (around 20m). And they've about broke even, more or less. That's some pretty hot business by Levy and Co.

IF this does occur the transfer market could really start to move along, as a lot may have been hinged on the Bale deal. There could be a domino effect, mainly seeing Ronaldo to united and Rooney to chelsea. Or maybe Di Maria will get unsettled and Arsenal swoop to ease the pressure they are facing at the moment. Fuck, who knows!?

Then again, I may have jumped the gun, none of this will happen as RM have no cash, Coentrao goes to united and Bale stays. Either way I'm happy. Im getting a little swept up.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on August 20, 2013, 08:30:53 AM
Ronaldo will never leave Madrid are you on crack and meth and heroin or sumthin?
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Post by: weedpop on August 20, 2013, 12:22:43 PM
Ronaldo will never leave Madrid are you on crack and meth and heroin or sumthin?

I kind of think that too. United pound for pound are probably less able to compete for the Champions League compared to Real Madrid, and now that Alex Ferguson is gone I don't think there's a lot of other reasons for him to go back there. Seems like a bit of silly daily mail transfer fodder in so many ways.

On the other hand, due to Spanish tax laws, Ronaldo is apparently only the 9th or 10th best paid player in the world in take-home salary (maybe 8th now since Eto'o has moved on from Anzhi). I've read that a lot of the negotiations between him and the club recently have focused on this, but with 60% or whatever going to the tax man, Madrid would have to pay way over the margin just to get his salary up to an appropriate level.

Expected Swansea to trouble united a little more, but only saw the highlghts, so I guess that isn't a proper indication of how the game was played.

Swansea were by far the better team in the first half hour but, just like last season, United were able to score a couple of counter-attack goals which totally crushed Swansea's will. In all honesty it should have been about 3-2 to Swansea at halftime with all the chances they had in the 1st half. I think they'll be absolutely fine this season.
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Post by: MostlyLurkin' on August 21, 2013, 07:41:11 AM
And...shit, it's all happening right now!

Reports are suggesting an agreement has been made for 93m + Coentrao (15m) for Bale. This along with Willian and Lamella talks apparently in advanced stages. Thats another 60m worth of player purchased plus Coentrao for spurs. Being that spurs have spent 58.4m that would take total spending to 115m-120m depending on figures. Minus 93m for bale, the 15m Fabio is supposedly worth AND the sell ons of Huddleston, Caulker, Dempsey and Parker (around 20m). And they've about broke even, more or less. That's some pretty hot business by Levy and Co.

IF this does occur the transfer market could really start to move along, as a lot may have been hinged on the Bale deal. There could be a domino effect, mainly seeing Ronaldo to united and Rooney to chelsea. Or maybe Di Maria will get unsettled and Arsenal swoop to ease the pressure they are facing at the moment. Fuck, who knows!?

Then again, I may have jumped the gun, none of this will happen as RM have no cash, Coentrao goes to united and Bale stays. Either way I'm happy. Im getting a little swept up.

Some sources say that Bale is set to stay, and that Coentrao might join us as a payment for Luka Modric (Real Madrid still owe us a ton of money).
And Willian is supposed to go through his medical today, from what I've heard. Will probably be announced as a Spurs player later today or tomorrow.

But, if Erik Lamela is close to an agreedment as well, Im thinking he must be a replacement for Bale.
Im really sick of all the rumours around Bale at this poing, and I would of course like to see him at Spurs for as long as possible, but if we get Coentrao, Willian and Lamela in, we still have the strongest team we've ever had.
Im fucking hyped for this season.
Hats off to AVB, Franco Baldini and Daniel Levy!
It also pleases me that Arsenal have failed to sign anyone.

COYS
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Post by: holden caulfield on August 21, 2013, 11:49:21 AM
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10151570089871892 (https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10151570089871892)
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Post by: Mr.Gear on August 21, 2013, 07:01:04 PM
Some sources say that Bale is set to stay, and that Coentrao might join us as a payment for Luka Modric (Real Madrid still owe us a ton of money).
And Willian is supposed to go through his medical today, from what I've heard. Will probably be announced as a Spurs player later today or tomorrow.

I would love nothing more than for Bale to stay. It's possible, even considering the immense expenditure this summer. Club revenue, un-spent player revenue and penny pinching have apparently built up a substantial "kitty" over the last few seasons. That plus the new TV revenue. So it is reasonable to suggest they had 80-100m to throw around. But like you said, if Lamella arrives on top of Willian, you would have to assume Bale is out, considering our already stacked midfield.

But, fuck...Levy, Baldini and AVB have played a blinder.
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Post by: twitchflip on August 22, 2013, 02:53:40 PM
well, it's pretty much official thanks to their IT intern that jumped the gun...
(http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/3094437/Screen_Shot_2013-08-22_at_2.11.23_PM_medium.png)
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Post by: MostlyLurkin' on August 22, 2013, 03:41:35 PM
well, it's pretty much official thanks to their IT intern that jumped the gun...
(http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/3094437/Screen_Shot_2013-08-22_at_2.11.23_PM_medium.png)


They got hacked
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Post by: twitchflip on August 23, 2013, 03:11:38 AM
They got hacked
kinda like how they got hacked when they listed Luka Modric on their team when he was still officially a spurs player?
(http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Xe_S8EQweeu3k.I7.c0dgg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7cT04NTt3PTYxNQ--/http://media.zenfs.com/en/blogs/sptussowexperts/null.jpg)

how real madrid don't get sactioned for this sort of crap is beyond me. they get away with this shit all the time. either that or i'm just sour because they were two of our best players
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Post by: chockfullofthat on August 23, 2013, 06:49:20 AM
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1052486/Robinho-claims-Chelsea-got-shirty-early-Real-Madrid.html (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1052486/Robinho-claims-Chelsea-got-shirty-early-Real-Madrid.html)
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Post by: twitchflip on August 23, 2013, 07:09:45 AM
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1052486/Robinho-claims-Chelsea-got-shirty-early-Real-Madrid.html (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1052486/Robinho-claims-Chelsea-got-shirty-early-Real-Madrid.html)
haha they get bent out of shape when it happens to them yet continue to shaft other clubs with the same disrespect. fuck these dudes
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Post by: Smell Good on August 23, 2013, 07:42:56 AM
Is everybody here a Spurs fan or something?
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Post by: chockfullofthat on August 23, 2013, 07:54:59 AM
Nope but there are suddenly 2-3 of them I guess.  For some reason my team just jacked Willian from them.
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Post by: Smell Good on August 23, 2013, 12:03:39 PM
Caught a bit of that Monaco/Toulouse game.

Monaco, what a fucking joke of a club. They played in a completely empty stadium. Seriously. I don't recall seeing a single fan in that stadium. Could hear every word Ranieri was yelling to his team loud and clear.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on August 23, 2013, 12:24:08 PM
From FIFA
"The match however will be played behind closed doors as Monaco have been slapped with a one-match supporters ban following over-zealous celebrations at the end of last season when they won promotion back into the top flight."

 :D :D :D


-Edit.  I'm very, very excited for the Sounders v Portland game Saturday night also.  MLS now has a true derby that any country can be proud of.
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Post by: Smell Good on August 23, 2013, 12:44:26 PM
(http://s3.amazonaws.com/rapgenius/wee-bey-gif.gif)
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Post by: Mark Renton on August 24, 2013, 09:25:00 AM
Damn I want to see Di Canio's celebration at Giaccherini goal..too bad they tied, West Ham tied too so it's a pretty meh day.
There's still Juventus tonight so maybe.
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Post by: Alan on August 24, 2013, 02:27:00 PM
Monaco don't have many fans in general. Not surprising really, given where they come from.
They did give the world one of the most memorable CL games, though...
Monaco-La Corogne 8-3 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0JSXmeelIao#)
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Post by: ALT on August 25, 2013, 09:56:20 AM
Cardiff!
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Post by: Alan on August 25, 2013, 12:00:22 PM
Yeah, I guess it does pay to ruin a club's tradition! Woohoo!
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Post by: ALT on August 25, 2013, 12:26:57 PM
Don't worry, I'm sure its just a one-off and they'll get relegated.
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Post by: Mark Renton on August 25, 2013, 03:09:03 PM
Cardiff!

Hahaha they're a fucking joke but it's just TOO GOOD they beat that sheikh scum
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Post by: chockfullofthat on August 27, 2013, 06:48:45 AM
Don't worry, I'm sure its just a one-off and they'll get relegated.

I don't know about that.  They've spent well imo.  I kind of look at the clubs this year in the three sections. 

The top 6: Arsenal, Chelsea, Man U, Man City, Liverpool, Spurs.
The mid table 7:  Aston Villa, Swansea, Everton, Southampton, West Ham, Fulham, Norwich.
The 7 fighting for relegation:  Palace, West Brom, Newcastle, Sunderland, Stoke, Cardiff, Hull.

Palace and Hull are probably the main contenders now for relegation, but I can see any team from that 7 getting into serious trouble.
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Post by: Smell Good on August 27, 2013, 07:07:38 AM
Ahem, if Palace buy Bendtner then they will be mid-table at least 

A Chamakh + Bendtner partnership, that's 70 goals easily  ;)





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Post by: Decreed Bratton on August 27, 2013, 11:50:43 AM
Woke up 5 in the morning on Sunday to see City get dumped.  I fucking hate NBC.  Still trying to get over it. Without Kompany in there it's night and day. Pantillimon needs to replace Hart as well.  Hart does well on some of the harder shots to stop, but is a bonehead on the easier ones.  I give Cardiff credit though.  Only good thing is that it's still early in the season.
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Post by: pica on August 27, 2013, 03:24:00 PM
bye bye dinamo zagreb, hello champions league.
sorry alan.
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Post by: Alan on August 27, 2013, 05:25:33 PM
I'm not. Maybe this will be the first step to get rid of the mafia from our club. I am glad that these fuckers won't get the 8 mil. ?. Plus I like FAK so I am stoked for them.
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Post by: Smell Good on August 27, 2013, 07:42:15 PM
Ramsey carrying on from what started around the second half of last season.

North London derby next, I can't wait for Sunday.





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Post by: weedpop on August 27, 2013, 08:20:06 PM
Ramsey carrying on from what started around the second half of last season.

North London derby next, I can't wait for Sunday.


That guy has been killing it the first few games of the season. I kind of trash talked him a bit last year but I think his poor form was mostly due to being played out of position on the wing. Just picked him up for 5.5 million in the SLAP fantasy league but I think he'll be worth more by the end of the year.
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Post by: MostlyLurkin' on August 28, 2013, 02:27:05 AM
Ramsey carrying on from what started around the second half of last season.

North London derby next, I can't wait for Sunday.







Same here. Im actually going to the UK for the first time to see the match. Im fucking hyped.

COYS!
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Post by: chockfullofthat on August 28, 2013, 07:01:04 AM
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Ramsey carrying on from what started around the second half of last season.

North London derby next, I can't wait for Sunday.

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That guy has been killing it the first few games of the season. I kind of trash talked him a bit last year but I think his poor form was mostly due to being played out of position on the wing. Just picked him up for 5.5 million in the SLAP fantasy league but I think he'll be worth more by the end of the year.

I've tried Ramsey out several times before at fantasy.  He always seems to disapoint, but he is looking like a much more mature player this year.
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Post by: Decreed Bratton on August 28, 2013, 02:02:44 PM
These CL pots are full of shit.  How the fuck is Dortmund in pot 3?  Is this because of 2 seasons ago?  What a joke.  This shit should be based on a some kind of power ranking of where you finish in your league not how you did in the past CL's. 
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Post by: chockfullofthat on August 28, 2013, 02:10:58 PM
I disagree.  This at least makes things fair and gives the smaller teams a chance to advance in the competition.  It gives clubs like Tottenham and Liverpool a reason to advance far in the Europa League as well.  FIFA does that power ranking bull shit in the UEFA World Cup Qualifying playoff round and I think that is total bullshit.  Why complain about an exciting group anyway?  The group stage would be a total bore without one.
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Post by: Mchizzle on August 29, 2013, 03:19:08 AM
Just joined the pals league, beware of that Belgian rawness coming at you guys!
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Post by: Smell Good on August 29, 2013, 07:14:15 AM
FLAMINIIIIIII

TAKE THAT YOU SMUG SPUD SUPPORTERS

Quadruple is on now. Watch out world
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Post by: ALT on August 29, 2013, 09:58:05 AM
Group A: Manchester United, Shakhtar Donetsk, Bayer Leverkusen, Real Sociedad

Group B: Real Madrid, Juventus, Galatasaray, Copenhagen

Group C: Benfica, Paris St Germain, Olympiakos, Anderlecht

Group D: Bayern Munich, CSKA Moscow, Manchester City, Viktoria Plzen

Group E: Chelsea, Schalke, Basel, Steaua Bucharest

Group F: Arsenal, Marseille, Borussia Dortmund, Napoli

Group G: Porto, Atletico Madrid, Zenit St Petersburg, Austria Vienna

Group H: Barcelona, AC Milan, Ajax, Celtic



Some good match-ups. Seems pretty clear who's going to progress out of most of the groups.
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Post by: weedpop on August 29, 2013, 10:07:06 AM
I agree. The good teams are very evenly distributed throughout the groups, except for maybe group F. There's always at least one major surprise though. I'm a bit worried for Arsenal considering all the players Napoli have signed this off-season, but that should be a very entertaining group.
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Post by: Smell Good on August 29, 2013, 10:18:10 AM
Now that I think about it, Flamini looks vaguely like Mike Carroll

Tough fucking group for Arsenal although there doesn't seem to be a distinct group of death, very much evenly distributed. Every group seems to have about 2 blockbuster clubs and two middling ones.

LET'S DO THIS
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Post by: ALT on August 29, 2013, 10:26:40 AM
I think F will be the most interesting group. The way things are looking at the moment I would say Dortmund and Napoli will go through, but I'm hoping Arsenal do well. And Marseille are top of the french league and looking good, so they shouldn't make things easy for the other clubs.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on August 29, 2013, 02:09:36 PM
It will be interesting to see if Napoli can step up to this challenge.  They've been almost as busy as Tottenham in the transfer market with Cavanni $.  Some of their signings:  Albiol, Callejon, Higuain from Real Madrid as well as Pepe Reina.  Arsenal will need to really play well at the Emirates because those are all difficult stadiums with fantastic atmospheres for European nights.
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Post by: matureoftheocean on August 29, 2013, 03:00:51 PM
Group A: Manchester United, Shakhtar Donetsk, Bayer Leverkusen, Real Sociedad

Group B: Real Madrid, Juventus, Galatasaray, Copenhagen

Group C: Benfica, Paris St Germain, Olympiakos, Anderlecht

Group D: Bayern Munich, CSKA Moscow, Manchester City, Viktoria Plzen

Group E: Chelsea, Schalke, Basel, Steaua Bucharest

Group F: Arsenal, Marseille, Borussia Dortmund, Napoli

Group G: Porto, Atletico Madrid, Zenit St Petersburg, Austria Vienna

Group H: Barcelona, AC Milan, Ajax, Celtic



Some good match-ups. Seems pretty clear who's going to progress out of most of the groups.
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Post by: McDuff on September 01, 2013, 07:45:14 AM
(http://stream1.gifsoup.com/view1/4478711/danny-sturridge-dance-o.gif)
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Post by: Smell Good on September 01, 2013, 10:27:53 AM
3 points in the bag.

Shit got gritty near the end. tottenham's ?110 million group of individuals still aren't a team yet so I'll give them the benefit of the doubt and won't gloat too much  ;)

Let's see what 'ol Arsene's got up his sleeve for the transfer window deadline
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Post by: weedpop on September 01, 2013, 03:18:55 PM
You should also not gloat too much because Levy could still fuck you guys by nixing the deal for Gareth Bale, thus scuppering the potential Di Maria/Oezil transfers (I doubt this will happen tho). Funny how Arsenal have just been killing it so far this season except for that one game with Villa that got all the gooners up in arms. Such a love/hate relationship going on between the fans and Wenger right now.

Edit: Woops, nevermind. Bale to Madrid seems to be confirmed. Looks like Levy was just trying to keep the price down on Erik Lamela by leaving it till the last minute.
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Post by: Smell Good on September 01, 2013, 03:23:39 PM
Real Madrid already announced Bale on their website along with AVB during his press conference. Finished.

Now it's just Wenger seeing out the window with style.  8)
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Post by: Mooley on September 01, 2013, 06:53:49 PM
gerrard mills into rvp! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f21CFbJYZWw#)

Very satisfying to watch RVP get called on his shit.
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Post by: Smell Good on September 02, 2013, 02:48:26 PM
I AM GOING TO SCREAM INTO MY PILLOW AND PUNCH SOME HOLES IN MY WALL OUT OF SHEER JOY

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Post by: thepman on September 02, 2013, 03:53:08 PM
I AM GOING TO SCREAM INTO MY PILLOW AND PUNCH SOME HOLES IN MY WALL OUT OF SHEER JOY



Can't believe it, Ozil! Good for Arsenal. While fucking United end up with Fellanshit, just hope we buy well in January. Ridiculous from Ed Woodward, not blaming Moyes here.
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Post by: weedpop on September 03, 2013, 12:18:25 AM
Fellaini is a good player who is built for the premier league. He's not exactly what United should be looking for but any new additions to the midfield would be welcomed by me if I were a United fan. It'll be interesting to see if Moyes tries to fit him, Kagawa, Rooney and Van Persie into the same team; seems like a bit of a clash of styles to me but it could work.

Ozil is a great pickup for Arsenal. Seems like a classic example of a great player who was badly underutilized and underappreciated at Real Madrid. His transfer fee and wage demands seem a bit crazy though: 42.5 million pounds up front and then almost 200,000 pounds a week in wages is well beyond the pale for Arsenal. I wonder if Cazorla might be feeling just a mite jealous?

Smell Good, are you satisfied with this summer's transfer window after this one? I would have thought that only one major signing (even one this expensive) might be considered a bit of a disappointment by some Arsenal fans.
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Post by: Smell Good on September 03, 2013, 04:29:31 AM
Fact of the matter is, we're still looking light in the striker department and maybe a defender. Regarding Ozil, I don't know how long Wenger/the board were planning this, but when the opportunity presents itself to purchase one of the best players in the world right now, you don't really look away and say no.

Wenger actually alluded to putting Bendtner back into commission but that's some worst case scenario shit.
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Post by: ALT on September 03, 2013, 06:29:36 AM
Ozil is awesome. Looking forward to seeing him play.

Not that happy about Lukaku going back out on loan though. I'm not convinced with Eto?o.
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Post by: AnotherHardDayAtTheOffice on September 03, 2013, 09:40:42 AM

Ozil is a great pickup for Arsenal. Seems like a classic example of a great player who was badly underutilized and underappreciated at Real Madrid. His transfer fee and wage demands seem a bit crazy though: 42.5 million pounds up front and then almost 200,000 pounds a week in wages is well beyond the pale for Arsenal. I wonder if Cazorla might be feeling just a mite jealous?


I'm pretty sure Oezil will be worth every penny. I've witnessed his steady progression from the day he signed for my favourite club (Werder Bremen). To me he's one of the most underrated players in the world. At Real the whole system seemed to be focusing on Ronaldo. When playing for the German team, Oezil plays even better. Don't get me wrong, Cazorla is an amazing player but just not quite up to par with Oezil. At Madrid, the whole club, coach and management excluded, is pretty bummed about him leaving. Ramos' reaction says it all.

Wenger powermove!
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Post by: Alan on September 03, 2013, 09:46:09 AM
El-oh-el

https://twitter.com/MUFCBulletin/status/374556114433880064/photo/1
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Post by: chockfullofthat on September 03, 2013, 11:22:52 AM
Anyone else thinking that United could finish outside the top 4?

I'd also like to point out I'm now officially wrong about Bale staying 1 more year, even though it's looked obvious for awhile.
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Post by: weedpop on September 03, 2013, 07:45:23 PM

I'd also like to point out I'm now officially wrong about Bale staying 1 more year, even though it's looked obvious for awhile.

It's OK. I was convinced he'd stay another year too but I guess no-one can turn down 84 million pounds for a player.

Anyway, don't get me wrong, I think Ozil is absolutely brilliant. He's probably one of the top 3 playmakers in the world with Iniesta and Messi, and has probably been Real's 2nd best player over the last 3 years . I have no doubt that he will make Arsenal better, I was just complaining about the transfer fee, which was quite obviously inflated because of Real's need to get some money back after the Bale transfer. I may have just been infected with some of Wenger's conservatism; if he lives up to his potential and finds a good role in the team he will definitely be worth every penny.

Still curious about what this will mean for Cazorla though. In the last year he's basically been playing in a free role, controlling most if not all of Arsenal's transitions out of the midfield and providing 99% of their creativity. It's difficult to say how much this will change with the arrival of Oezil, but he's definitely going to have to change his style a little bit.
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Post by: Smell Good on September 04, 2013, 07:37:58 AM
Thing is, since Rosicky's been fit around last season, he's been deployed in the hole behind the striker with Cazorla out left but when you watch the game, they're constantly swapping positions and are very free to move about. Cazorla will pop up on the right on occasion too.

I don't think Ozil's transfer will be detrimental to the balance of the midfield or anything, Rosicky's in his 30s now and Ozil will take over in a similar position.

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Post by: MostlyLurkin' on September 04, 2013, 05:52:55 PM
I really wonder what the fuck the partnership Spurs is supposed to have with Real Madrid is all about. So far, Real have "stolen" Modric and Bale from us, and sold a world class player to our biggest rival. Such fucking bullshit. Fuck Real Madrid.
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Post by: Mr.Gear on September 04, 2013, 09:47:21 PM
I really wonder what the fuck the partnership Spurs is supposed to have with Real Madrid is all about. So far, Real have "stolen" Modric and Bale from us, and sold a world class player to our biggest rival. Such fucking bullshit. Fuck Real Madrid.

Yeah, you can say that again.

Apparently Spurs were told Ozil wasnt available in part of the Bale deal, yet his sale to their closest rivals funds a majority of it. No coentrao either, for purchase or loan. Still owe money for Modric etc etc. I was an impartial observer of la liga... I now support whoever is playing RM. And sincerely hope Barca continue to fuck 'em for the next few seasons.

I was already really pumped with the signings spurs made before friday, and was on top of the world when Lamela, Eriksen and Chiriches were announced. However, the last day was a dampener on what was, otherwise, an unbelievable transfer window. Bah humbug.

Anyway, moving on. 3 weeks and then an international break, feels like a tease. Cant wait till the season is in full swing.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on September 05, 2013, 08:55:14 AM
Levy played games with Madrid the entire summer and got 85 million for a player worth AT MOST 65 (based on Falcao, Cavanni, and Neymar's fees).  I enjoyed the gigantic middle finger given to Spurs by Madrid by selling Ozil, and I tend to lead more towards Spurs in the North London rivalry. 

Why would anyone root for Barca over Madrid in Spain?  They are both part of the problem that has made that league so anti-competitive.
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Post by: Alan on September 05, 2013, 09:20:39 AM
Why would anyone root for Barca over Madrid in Spain?  They are both part of the problem that has made that league so anti-competitive.

Tradition, usually. Especially in Catalonia.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on September 05, 2013, 09:40:32 AM
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Why would anyone root for Barca over Madrid in Spain??  They are both part of the problem that has made that league so anti-competitive.
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Tradition, usually. Especially in Catalonia.

Only two major clubs play in Catalonia and the other hates Barcelona.

-Edit I guess it's sort of true, even though the chart is old.

(http://i41.tinypic.com/107419k.jpg)
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Post by: MostlyLurkin' on September 05, 2013, 12:17:28 PM
Levy played games with Madrid the entire summer and got 85 million for a player worth AT MOST 65 (based on Falcao, Cavanni, and Neymar's fees).  I enjoyed the gigantic middle finger given to Spurs by Madrid by selling Ozil, and I tend to lead more towards Spurs in the North London rivalry. 

Why would anyone root for Barca over Madrid in Spain?  They are both part of the problem that has made that league so anti-competitive.

Well, what do you expect? Bale was by far the most important player for Spurs, and maybe the best player in the entire premiership, and Spurs really didnt want to sell him.
Anyways, Levy should have signed the paperworks right when the transferwindow was about to close
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Post by: William Jefferson Clinton on September 05, 2013, 06:49:16 PM
What the fuck happened to Fox Soccer channel? I get home from work expecting to watch a game and instead a college football replay is on.
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Post by: Smell Good on September 05, 2013, 06:56:33 PM
Fox lost their rights to the Premier League (their bread and butter) and now only have the rights to the Champions League which only comes around every few weeks rather than every weekend, so they consolidated their sports channel into Fox Sports or some shit like that and the channel that was formerly Fox Soccer is now FXX (FX's second and apparently more "edgy" channel).

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Post by: Alan on September 12, 2013, 05:09:52 AM
Pretty stoked on this

San Marino scored their first competitive goal in 5 years tonight (v Poland) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGc3MwggbGc#)
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Post by: chockfullofthat on September 12, 2013, 06:17:58 AM
Haha.  Saw that.  Psyched on USA winning 2-0 against Mexico, once again, and qualifying for Brazil.  Now we can relax, go on a little run at the finals and wait for the token knockout from Ghana.
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Post by: Mark Renton on September 14, 2013, 02:56:05 AM
Oh heiii


gareth bale Humiliates (Owns) cristiano ronaldo (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBxgO2g53Zs#)


Happy Premier League/Serie A/... saturday folks  :)
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Post by: Smell Good on September 14, 2013, 09:24:59 AM
<3 Martin Atkinson

 ;D
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Post by: kinky john on September 15, 2013, 12:30:48 AM
<3 Martin Atkinson

 ;D
What a fucking chump. Dreadfull refereeing.
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Post by: Mark Renton on September 15, 2013, 01:21:25 AM
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<3 Martin Atkinson

 ;D
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What a fucking chump. Dreadfull refereeing.

That was disgusting. Poor Di Canio.
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Post by: Spike Hawke on September 16, 2013, 03:51:41 AM
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<3 Martin Atkinson

 ;D
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What a fucking chump. Dreadfull refereeing.
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That was disgusting. Poor Di Canio.
Ex-ref on Sky sports news this morning talking about this. He was saying that when its a holding incident, the refs are told to blow quicker than usual to stop the the person being fowled in the first place lashing out and then becoming the fowler due to frustration. Although it was obviously a goal scoring opportunity as the ball ended in the goal, Sagna should have been red carded not yellowed.
Swansea v Liverpool tonight should be good. YNWA
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Post by: Alan on September 16, 2013, 05:22:21 AM
fowled

fowler
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Post by: frisco on September 16, 2013, 06:19:06 AM
Ozil looked really fucking good yesterday.

I wish more football was televised in my Country. Honestly can't be bothered streaming on my computer.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on September 16, 2013, 07:16:28 AM
Tough defeat to Everton this weekend.  I'm probably overreacting but I wonder if Chelsea were overhyped this preseason.  At least Chelsea fans can chock it up to wishful thinking that they'd win the league, but the British press were tipping them to win the league as well.  With such a massive hole still present at forward and the same squad that struggled to secure a top 4 place last year, that loss has been sobering.  It's been coming too, Chelsea have not looked too impressive in the opening games.  Granted, a loss away to Everton is not the same as losing at home to Villa or away to Cardiff, I think there is still plenty of room to be concerned.  I think the league is more wide open than ever and if I were to bet today on the champions, I'd defer back to the always consistent United.  With City struggling, the upcoming Manchester derby already has massive implications for the title. 
 
Also, my fantasy team laid a giant egg this weekend.  27 points.  That called off Altidore goal stung in more ways than one.  I could really use a Liverpool clean sheet and a brace for Sturridge and Coutinho :D
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Post by: whale on September 16, 2013, 12:37:39 PM
Poor Shelvey
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Post by: Spike Hawke on September 16, 2013, 12:37:54 PM
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fowled

fowler
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Yep, Robbie Fowler.
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Post by: weedpop on September 16, 2013, 04:41:27 PM
Tough defeat to Everton this weekend.  I'm probably overreacting but I wonder if Chelsea were overhyped this preseason.  At least Chelsea fans can chock it up to wishful thinking that they'd win the league, but the British press were tipping them to win the league as well.  With such a massive hole still present at forward and the same squad that struggled to secure a top 4 place last year, that loss has been sobering.  It's been coming too, Chelsea have not looked too impressive in the opening games.  Granted, a loss away to Everton is not the same as losing at home to Villa or away to Cardiff, I think there is still plenty of room to be concerned.  I think the league is more wide open than ever and if I were to bet today on the champions, I'd defer back to the always consistent United.  With City struggling, the upcoming Manchester derby already has massive implications for the title. 
 
Also, my fantasy team laid a giant egg this weekend.  27 points.  That called off Altidore goal stung in more ways than one.  I could really use a Liverpool clean sheet and a brace for Sturridge and Coutinho :D

It definitely showed some of Chelsea's weaknesses as far as converting chances, but I wouldn't be overly concerned. Everton are a very good defensive team, especially at home, and the game came right after an international break which practically every one of Chelsea's players participated in. I didn't catch the whole game to be honest but during the last ten minutes when they were trying to push for an equalizer, Chelsea just looked tired. I think they have as good a chance as anyone to win the title - although you're right, everything is very wide open this year. I don't really share your faith in United though. They're the only team out of the top 5 who haven't gotten better since last year and I think the loss of Fergie is going to have an effect on them. If I had to guess their final table position I would go with 3rd or 4th, not 1st.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on September 18, 2013, 08:22:37 AM
(http://i.minus.com/iblGnkRfCfCbkB.gif)

(http://media.joe.ie/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Weiss-gif.gif)
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Post by: Decreed Bratton on September 18, 2013, 01:41:39 PM
I was trying to stream the Napoli Dortmund game, but it kept fucking up.  I did catch Klopp's little tirade.  Someone needs to make a gif of that.

(http://25.media.tumblr.com/e87599d25f75550429f1d6a20b8bd44d/tumblr_mtc80aidMY1rdg4zpo1_400.gif)

edit.  I knew someone out there would. haha.
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Post by: Alan on September 19, 2013, 03:02:45 PM
It might just be the beers talking, but just looking at the Europa League scores makes me all tingly. Weird match-ups and improbable scorelines. So good!
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Post by: Mr.Gear on September 20, 2013, 01:05:31 AM
Eriksen scored a pearler against Tromso in the europa league. Poor opposition I know, but cant wait to watch him adapt to the PL. I tried to upload a gif but am too much of a noob.
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Post by: twitchflip on September 20, 2013, 01:27:17 AM
^
(http://i.minus.com/i2TG1JEiKdcvD.gif)

following on from what Alan was saying, the Valencia v Swansea result was incredible - those two clubs are headed in the exact opposite direction.. Valencia have really fallen from grace since their CL and Super Cup successes of the early 2000's and Swansea's Bony/ Michu combo up front is very exciting
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Post by: Alan on September 20, 2013, 01:34:46 AM
Phroar!



Speaking of Valencia, they are falling apart. Case in point, their "new" stadium.

Nou Mestalla. Will Valencia's New Ground Ever Be Finished (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmhmetrD3qg#)
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Post by: chockfullofthat on September 20, 2013, 06:27:22 AM
Yes it's nice to see (mostly) everyone's second favorite BPL club, Swansea perform very well against Valencia.  I know all the random matches excite you Alan, but on the other end of the spectrum there are too many good matches this weekend to look forward to:

AC Milan vs Napoli
Roma vs Lazio
PSG vs Monaco
Manchester City vs Manchester United
LA Galaxy vs Seattle Sounders

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Post by: Smell Good on September 20, 2013, 06:57:09 AM
Aaron Ramsey will singlehandedly fuck Stoke City in the asshole on Sunday. He was exceptional since around halfway last season but now he's taken it to the next level and has been scoring goals like never before.
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Post by: Daymannnnn on September 21, 2013, 05:06:13 PM
Yeah Ramsey has been on the war path of late, 6 goals in 7 games im pretty sure. Brought him into my team this week, which likely means he will have a shit game.
I was stoked to see liverpool have a loss to the saints, their fucking fans have been acting like they had won the premiership already.
Manchester Derby will be good game, I feel like city will have a win (coming from United fan). Does anyone have a good site to watch epl live on?
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Post by: Mr.Gear on September 21, 2013, 07:12:02 PM
I was stoked to see liverpool have a loss to the saints, their fucking fans have been acting like they had won the premiership already.
Manchester Derby will be good game, I feel like city will have a win (coming from United fan). Does anyone have a good site to watch epl live on?

I've seen a bit of Southampton so far, they look pretty good. Osvaldo is a clever fucker, seen some lovely passes, touches and turns from him. Certainly good to see liverpool be taken down a notch. It will be interesting to see how they go without Coutinho for a while. I'll be watching the tottenham-cardiff game, but keeping an eye on the derby. I feel like if Rooney is on, which he has been, that United might do em.
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Post by: Decreed Bratton on September 21, 2013, 09:30:58 PM
Yeah Ramsey has been on the war path of late, 6 goals in 7 games im pretty sure. Brought him into my team this week, which likely means he will have a shit game.
I was stoked to see liverpool have a loss to the saints, their fucking fans have been acting like they had won the premiership already.
Manchester Derby will be good game, I feel like city will have a win (coming from United fan). Does anyone have a good site to watch epl live on?

I'm a City fan and I feel that United will win.  I'll help you out anyway.  You can try this www.firstrowsports.eu (http://www.firstrowsports.eu). 
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Post by: Smell Good on September 22, 2013, 07:33:52 AM
Aaron Ramsey with another goal

Cot damn son.

edit -

4-1 City

lol
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Post by: weedpop on September 22, 2013, 03:09:59 PM
It's a good thing Ramsey scored that early goal. Arsenal had some atrocious spells in that game, particularly in the first half when Stoke scored their equalizer. Giving up that much possession and space at home to a team like Stoke is definitely a sign that you're lacking a bit in midfield. The sooner Arteta and Cazorla can get back the better for them. In all honesty I don't know what Wilshere's role in this team is going forward.
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Post by: Mark Renton on September 22, 2013, 03:26:14 PM
Hopefully, eventually and maybe today we got Llorente back on track.
I mean damn, Tevez and Llorente together is rad.
Llorente reminds me of Martin Palermo and we know what Tevez+Martin Palermo did in Boca Juniors, so hopefully, maybe.
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Post by: William Jefferson Clinton on September 23, 2013, 07:04:24 PM
What's your favorite teams, fellow slap posters?
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Post by: Smell Good on September 23, 2013, 07:22:57 PM
People who frequent this thread will know that I am a shameless gooner.

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Post by: Daymannnnn on September 23, 2013, 09:10:14 PM
United were bloody pathetic against city, our wingers really struggled. If we go down to liverpool this week ill die..
My fantasy team has gone from bad to worse, im the mefheads by the way. Deciding weather to get rid of Benteke or not???
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Post by: matureoftheocean on September 24, 2013, 05:29:02 AM
(https://si0.twimg.com/profile_images/182641983/Fc_barcelona.gif)

been a fan since 95  ;)
no gloryhunting
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Post by: Alan on September 24, 2013, 10:16:07 AM

no gloryhunting

L-O-L
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Post by: Smell Good on September 24, 2013, 10:42:39 AM
Sucks how nobody's broadcasting West Brom v. Arsenal cup game tomorrow.

Might have to download that shit since I've got class and won't be able to stream it. WILL I BE ABLE TO AVOID THE RESULT FOR THAT LONG THOUGH?
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Post by: chockfullofthat on September 24, 2013, 11:00:09 AM
I avoid results all the time. The last time it was spoiled was the second leg of the CL against Barca when Torres scored. I'll never forgive myself for not taking off work.
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Post by: weedpop on September 24, 2013, 11:24:56 AM

Might have to download that shit since I've got class and won't be able to stream it. WILL I BE ABLE TO AVOID THE RESULT FOR THAT LONG THOUGH?

If your anything like me...then no.
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Post by: Spike Hawke on September 25, 2013, 01:10:36 PM
Just got back from a week visiting relatives down south. Got hold of one of my brother in laws season tickets for the (not so mighty) Liverpool vs Southampton match. One of the most lack lustre displays of football I have seen in person. Been a fan of Liverpool since the mid 80s and have never seen them play so poorly. Still a rad tie though. Anfield is a special place.YNWA
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Post by: Smell Good on September 28, 2013, 09:02:23 AM
I was hoping there was a way for both spuds and chelski to lose but I'll take a draw

So happy with the results so far today and am waiting for the Arsenal match to start.

Fair play to Villa for taking advantage of City shitting the bed and holding the result. West Brom beating united at old trafford was SUCH A TREAT.
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Post by: brycickle on September 28, 2013, 09:31:44 AM
You shut your dirty whore mouth!
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Post by: Mark Renton on September 28, 2013, 11:16:48 AM
How frustrating is to be a WHU fan? We'll see better days lol
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Post by: Smell Good on September 28, 2013, 11:31:29 AM
NOW THAT WAS SOME GOOD FUCKING FOOTBALL BY SWANSEA AND ARSENAL.

Every single one of the goals in that match were intricately crafted beautiful objects.

Can't wait for Cazorla, Ox and Podolski to come back.
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Post by: weedpop on September 28, 2013, 05:56:48 PM
I knew that Swansea-Arsenal game was gonna be great. Two of the most watchable teams in the premiere league by far. Too bad I had to work this morning or I would have been glued to my TV.

Lots of crazy results today, including a huge one from Spain. Atletico beats Real Madrid in the league for the first time since 1999, and at the fucking bernebeu, no less. I am almost ashamed at the amount of schadenfreude I feel every time Real Madrid loses but goddamnit I hate their transfer policy so much.
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Post by: Kinch on September 30, 2013, 05:48:34 AM
What's your favorite teams, fellow slap posters?

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fd/Brighton_%26_Hove_Albion_logo.svg/200px-Brighton_%26_Hove_Albion_logo.svg.png)

Lived there for ten years so I adopted them as there were no football fans in my family to sway me any other way.
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Post by: AnotherHardDayAtTheOffice on September 30, 2013, 05:56:11 AM
What's your favorite teams, fellow slap posters?

(http://taeglich-fussball.de/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/werder_bremen_schriftzug_logo1.jpg)
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Post by: chockfullofthat on September 30, 2013, 07:25:15 AM
How frustrating is to be a WHU fan? We'll see better days lol

Andy Carroll needs to get on that horse placenta program because their offense is worthless with him on the sidelines.  Who have they even been playing up front?  Seems like they have no faith in Vaz Te...

Unfortunately Chelsea couldn't keep 11 men on the field because the win was coming.  Mata and Torres looked to have played their ways into the first team though which I'm very happy about...at least in Mata's case.  As for Spurs, Soldado has not had the start I expected.  They were lacking creativity when Eriksen quieted down and I'm not sure Townsend's place in the side is warranted.  Lamela should get a run in.

Lol @ Manchester.  Lol @ Bale.

Arsenal face their second major test against Napoli on Tuesday.  They can show Europe they are for real if they beat Napoli, but I think Rafa will frustrate them.  2-1 Napoli or a draw I think.  As good as Arsenal are playing they just cannot win the title with that squad.  The first team is excellent, but around November when they have trips to Dortmund and United after playing Liverpool at the Emirates, I think we'll see a dip.  Obviously at the moment they are very impressive. 
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Post by: Matze on September 30, 2013, 07:44:36 AM
easy one:

(http://www.stuttgarter-zeitung.de/media.media.d966226f-1c4c-41c8-9bc5-cee9941b65e2.normalized.jpeg)
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Post by: Alan on September 30, 2013, 07:45:08 AM
(http://www.fm-base.co.uk/forum/attachments/football-manager-2013-manager-stories/297702d1357410592-gnk-dinamo-zagreb-croatian-journey-zag6.jpg)

I also have a soft spot for

(http://www.peeroton.com/media/wysiwyg/sidebars/567px_FK_Austria_Wien_logo_svg.png)
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Post by: chockfullofthat on September 30, 2013, 08:22:21 AM
Guess I should do this to.  Most people already know...

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/cc/Chelsea_FC.svg/209px-Chelsea_FC.svg.png)

Love/Hate relationship with my local club:
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/84/Chicago_Fire_Soccer_Club.svg/200px-Chicago_Fire_Soccer_Club.svg.png)

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Post by: thepman on September 30, 2013, 09:23:48 AM
(http://www.thecakedecoratingcompany.co.uk/catalog/images/1345195986utdbadgewhite.jpg)
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Post by: Beer Keg Peg Leg on October 01, 2013, 06:26:35 AM
hail cunts

(http://www.nextgenseries.com/~/media/Images/Global/Clubs/Celtic-FC/Badges/Celtic_200x211px.png)
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Post by: Smell Good on October 01, 2013, 07:06:56 AM
Scottish fitba = Celtic + 11 straw men

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Post by: chockfullofthat on October 01, 2013, 07:54:32 AM
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(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fd/Brighton_%26_Hove_Albion_logo.svg/200px-Brighton_%26_Hove_Albion_logo.svg.png)

Lived there for ten years so I adopted them as there were no football fans in my family to sway me any other way.

Thoughts on "poogate" :D and the sacking of Gus Poyet?  Really thought they were going up last year.
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Post by: AnotherHardDayAtTheOffice on October 01, 2013, 12:03:30 PM

(http://www.peeroton.com/media/wysiwyg/sidebars/567px_FK_Austria_Wien_logo_svg.png)

Then you must be a happy man today  ;)

Damn, Arsenal on a killing spree...
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Post by: DonSimon on October 01, 2013, 12:31:34 PM
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(http://taeglich-fussball.de/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/werder_bremen_schriftzug_logo1.jpg)

This!
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Post by: Smell Good on October 01, 2013, 01:42:56 PM
(http://i.imgur.com/hrYN9d5.gif)

Juicy.

Napoli looked completely harmless and out of their depth.
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Post by: Decreed Bratton on October 01, 2013, 01:51:45 PM
You fuckers really did hit the jackpot with Ozil. He's well worth what he costed.  Arsenal looks like they're on another level with him in the side.  He teed up Giroud for the second one if I'm not mistaken too. 
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Post by: chockfullofthat on October 03, 2013, 11:40:38 AM
That Joe Hart sure is shit ain't he?

(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-cp3iB8l7LZg/UkyDUqGYs6I/AAAAAAAAAg4/Kj_QTEyenno/w546-h290-no/Bayernfans.gif)
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Post by: weedpop on October 03, 2013, 01:02:29 PM
You can assign a little bit of blame to Joe Hart for his butterfingers, and definitely some to Pellegrini for refusing to take off one of his strikers when City were getting dominated in midfield all night, but it's still obvious that Bayern were by far the better team and deserved to win. I wonder if any team even has a chance of beating them this year given how they're playing. I would say maybe Barca, Real Madrid, Dortmund or possibly Arsenal (?) could beat them in a one off game, but they all seem like outside shots.
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Post by: Kinch on October 03, 2013, 01:21:03 PM
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(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fd/Brighton_%26_Hove_Albion_logo.svg/200px-Brighton_%26_Hove_Albion_logo.svg.png)

Lived there for ten years so I adopted them as there were no football fans in my family to sway me any other way.
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Thoughts on "poogate" :D and the sacking of Gus Poyet?  Really thought they were going up last year.

Both were pretty fucked. I would've loved for us to go up but didn't see us realistically beating palace.
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Post by: EPetrov on October 03, 2013, 01:25:56 PM
I like barca, bayern Munich, and Fulham
I went to a Chicago fire game last week against a Canadian team their goalie got the ball stolen and scored on
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Post by: chockfullofthat on October 03, 2013, 01:32:23 PM
I'm being very stubborn on this, but Munich have to do it against a Spanish side again for me to give them the untouchable status many are giving them.  I believe that a handful of teams are capable of stopping Munich this year.

I like barca, bayern Munich, and Fulham
I went to a Chicago fire game last week against a Canadian team their goalie got the ball stolen and scored on

I was at that game as well.  What a let down.  Should've won 4-1.
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Post by: L.S on October 04, 2013, 08:31:05 AM
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/fi/e/ed/FC_Lahti.svg)

(https://si0.twimg.com/profile_images/1847862599/Grad_LFC_Crest_twitter.jpg)
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Post by: brycickle on October 04, 2013, 09:52:51 AM
(http://i.ebayimg.com/t/Man-United-Pin-Badge-United-Id-Rather-Walk-Alone-Red-Devil-Man-Utd-/00/s/NTAwWDQ5OQ==/$(KGrHqJ,!o4FC!D4wNePBQoi)tCEog~~60_35.JPG)
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Post by: Mark Renton on October 05, 2013, 05:04:27 AM
I'm doing this too

Since I was born

(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CICfGFzWb2k/T2IwhYi37bI/AAAAAAAAB34/HSNSYoChTHU/s400/juventusfc.jpg)

From the  pretty much only other 2 leagues that are worth watching to me

(http://media.ticketmaster.co.uk/tm/en-gb/dbimages/21242a.jpg)


(http://www.futbol24.com/upload/team/Germany/Hoffenheim.png)
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Post by: MostlyLurkin' on October 05, 2013, 11:35:36 AM
I must say that I really don't get those of you who follow more than one team.

(http://www.barcelonafootballblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/lgsp0403spurs-team-logo-tottenham-hotspur-poster.jpg)

COYS
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Post by: ALT on October 05, 2013, 03:43:35 PM
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Post by: Smell Good on October 06, 2013, 10:05:14 AM
West Brom are a confident and strong team so I will consider it a point gained at the Hawthorns today. Will take much solace in West Ham beating spuds 3-0.
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Post by: Spike Hawke on October 06, 2013, 10:51:34 AM
(http://i39.tinypic.com/2rzb8xu.jpg)
Nice nails dude.
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Post by: Mark Renton on October 06, 2013, 12:49:57 PM
HAHAHAHA at Shite Hart Lane too!

Tottenham vs West Ham All Goals [0-3][6.10.2013]HD (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RApGAk942Gg#)


I'm in heaven.
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Post by: ALT on October 06, 2013, 07:19:38 PM
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Nice nails dude.
Thanks!  :-*
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Post by: chockfullofthat on October 07, 2013, 06:42:49 AM
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Post by: Alan on October 09, 2013, 04:17:06 PM
http://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/oct/09/malky-mackay-cardiff-city-disarray (http://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/oct/09/malky-mackay-cardiff-city-disarray)

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That view has been compounded by Tan replacing Moody with Alisher Apsalyamov, a 23-year-old Kazakh thought to be a friend of Tan's son, and who was on work experience during the summer where his duties included painting the stadium.
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Post by: weedpop on October 09, 2013, 06:49:33 PM
http://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/oct/09/malky-mackay-cardiff-city-disarray (http://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/oct/09/malky-mackay-cardiff-city-disarray)

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That view has been compounded by Tan replacing Moody with Alisher Apsalyamov, a 23-year-old Kazakh thought to be a friend of Tan's son, and who was on work experience during the summer where his duties included painting the stadium.
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It also says that the team requested the owner, Vincent Tan, to be banned from the dressing room after their last game with Newcastle.

....and so it begins...
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Post by: EPetrov on October 09, 2013, 08:13:12 PM
I'm being very stubborn on this, but Munich have to do it against a Spanish side again for me to give them the untouchable status many are giving them.  I believe that a handful of teams are capable of stopping Munich this year.

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I was at that game as well.  What a let down.  Should've won 4-1.
I had fun especially since Me, my cousin, and brother went with no tics, some guy just gave me one there and then my bro bought two VIP just for $50 for the pair, came with wristband for food and booze.  8)
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Post by: chockfullofthat on October 10, 2013, 06:38:48 AM
Vincent Tan is a visionary and he's not afraid to take risks.  23 is just a number and red is just a color.  How could you get mad at this guy!?

(http://i.huffpost.com/gen/1013894/thumbs/o-VINCENT-TAN-570.jpg?6)
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Post by: Mark Renton on October 11, 2013, 04:30:01 PM
You'll never drink alone.

(http://www.goolfm.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Nicklas-Bendtner2.jpg)


Too bad Italy tied in the end.
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Post by: brycickle on October 11, 2013, 08:20:40 PM
I generally hate Mexico when it comes to football. That second goal was fucking pretty though.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on October 14, 2013, 07:40:47 AM
I love the defender's reaction
(http://www.whoateallthepies.tv/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/FIFA-14-glitch.gif)
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Post by: Alan on October 14, 2013, 03:11:22 PM
It's a crowd pleaser for sure.
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Post by: brycickle on October 14, 2013, 03:29:01 PM
Everyone loves a good "come from behind" victory.
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Post by: twitchflip on October 14, 2013, 03:43:35 PM
Everyone loves a good "come from behind" victory.
i bet the opposition player was fairly bummed
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Post by: chockfullofthat on October 16, 2013, 06:21:18 AM
I haven't been this excited by football since the Dortmund comeback against Malaga.  Fucking amazing stuff last night.  Also psyched on Bosnia getting in for the first time.

LOS GOLES DE USA QUE LLEVAN A MEXICO AL REPECHAJE!!! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oz1XhaBT45I#)
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Post by: Smell Good on October 19, 2013, 09:35:28 AM
(http://i.minus.com/ibtVTVXixtxOhB.gif)

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Post by: Alan on October 19, 2013, 09:45:06 AM
If that isn't the goal of the week...
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Post by: Spike Hawke on October 19, 2013, 03:10:39 PM
If that isn't the goal of the week...
There fourth was pretty good and Cabayes against Liverpool was a beast. Gerrard scored his 100th today too.
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Post by: SZA on October 19, 2013, 04:46:16 PM
Man United under Fergie struggled without Scholes, Same happening with Moyes.

That's how good Scholes was.

Januzaj signs for the next 5, he has the talent, only time will tell.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on October 21, 2013, 07:06:46 AM
Absolutely superb by Arsenal.  That goal reminded me of this one a bit:

Excellent performance from anelka, deco, lampard, and a goal from drogba (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQ8WMkGQ0xc#)

We'll see just how far they've come when they go against Dortmund.  Sweden vs Portugal should be good.  No World Cup for Cristiano???
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Post by: weedpop on October 21, 2013, 09:18:57 AM
Arsenal vs. Norwich and Sweden vs. Germany had some of the best goals of all time. OF ALL TIME!!!

A world cup without Ronaldo would be fucked. Adds some excitement to the usually dull end of the world cup qualifying campaign though. Football has been really good in general lately, and this week's champion's league games should be fucking awesome as well.
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Post by: Alan on October 21, 2013, 11:13:43 AM
We got Iceland in the draw. Super lucky. Plus our incompetent and shady manager is gone. Hopefully this will be enough to get our team back on track.

 As far as Sweden are concerned, I give them a 50% chance of going through. They are really solid.
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Post by: sonny sharrock on October 21, 2013, 01:10:26 PM
We got Iceland in the draw. Super lucky. Plus our incompetent and shady manager is gone. Hopefully this will be enough to get our team back on track.

 As far as Sweden are concerned, I give them a 50% chance of going through. They are really solid.

Yeah I hope the changes will help Croatia too since they weren't looking too good when they lost to Scotland last week. Should be easy to beat Iceland. They are getting a lot of global support since everyone likes a team to make it to the World Cup for the first time.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on October 21, 2013, 01:21:20 PM
I've got to write this here because it's so absurd.  I just got Chicago Fire season tickets for $18.00 a month which includes free parking and you can accumulate the tickets you don't use and let a friend use them.  I know it's not Premier League excitement, but it's still a good time.
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Post by: Hobochilli on October 21, 2013, 01:31:18 PM
Sweden have Zlatan.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qI8SV0racrY
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Post by: TrainWreck on October 21, 2013, 01:42:39 PM
the thing is, that Zlatan or Christiano will miss the the chance to compete in brasil, which is kinda sad. both are amasing players.

but i highly doubt sweden or portugal will make it to the semi finals in 2014.

i am with sweden this time, been there a couple of time and i love the country.

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Post by: Alan on October 21, 2013, 01:43:00 PM
Yeah I hope the changes will help Croatia too since they weren't looking too good when they lost to Scotland last week. Should be easy to beat Iceland. They are getting a lot of global support since everyone likes a team to make it to the World Cup for the first time.


We have so many top players who just didn't seem to want to play for the manager. Qualifying for a playoff spot really early didn't help to motivate them either. And I would be rooting for Iceland too if they weren't playing us. I also hope Bosnia get a good result at the WC.

I've got to write this here because it's so absurd.  I just got Chicago Fire season tickets for $18.00 a month which includes free parking and you can accumulate the tickets you don't use and let a friend use them.  I know it's not Premier League excitement, but it's still a good time.

That's just good fan policy. Nice one.
Reminds me, Barcelona have stopped letting kids under 7 in at Nou Camp for free. Such a shitty move.

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Post by: sonny sharrock on October 21, 2013, 01:58:04 PM
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Yeah I hope the changes will help Croatia too since they weren't looking too good when they lost to Scotland last week. Should be easy to beat Iceland. They are getting a lot of global support since everyone likes a team to make it to the World Cup for the first time.
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We have so many top players who just didn't seem to want to play for the manager. Qualifying for a playoff spot really early didn't help to motivate them either. And I would be rooting for Iceland too if they weren't playing us. I also hope Bosnia get a good result at the WC.



My team, Colombia had the same problem after Valderrama retired and nobody really wanted to play for the coach Maturana. Team spirit was really low after 1994 and finally we are back with a really strong team (#4 in FIFA rankings). I really hope we can have a good showing at this World Cup.

Once Colombia got the current coach, Pekerman, the team has been playing really well together.
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Post by: Alan on October 21, 2013, 02:11:22 PM
Word, Pekerman is a good manager. Is it strange for South American teams to have foreign managers?
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Post by: brycickle on October 21, 2013, 02:16:33 PM
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Post by: Smell Good on October 21, 2013, 03:02:20 PM
I've got to write this here because it's so absurd.  I just got Chicago Fire season tickets for $18.00 a month which includes free parking and you can accumulate the tickets you don't use and let a friend use them.  I know it's not Premier League excitement, but it's still a good time.
That's a good ass deal. Can't look down on any league, gotta support your local.

Someone explain something about the MLS for me, what's the deal with the conference system? Is the league split geographically in half so there are two leagues (one west and one east) and they only play within their geographical league?

I don't see why they can't just replicate the simple European style.

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Post by: sonny sharrock on October 21, 2013, 03:04:38 PM
Word, Pekerman is a good manager. Is it strange for South American teams to have foreign managers?

It's not very common but Pekerman is from South America (Argentina) so he is not that foreign. He was the coach for Argentina in World Cup 2006 as well so he has World Cup experience.

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Post by: Spike Hawke on October 21, 2013, 03:13:02 PM
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Fuckin scorcher, he is left foot dominant too. So much goodness about that goal.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on October 23, 2013, 05:04:41 AM
I enjoyed old red nose getting called out for being, well, a bastard.

Sir Alex Ferguson on politcs and players - video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2rIkFc5LD4#)

Roy Keane Hits Out At Sir Alex Ferguson Saying 'He Doesn't Know The Meaning Of The Word Loyalty' (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VCp1LupQS3M#)
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Post by: EPetrov on October 23, 2013, 12:43:34 PM
I've got to write this here because it's so absurd.  I just got Chicago Fire season tickets for $18.00 a month which includes free parking and you can accumulate the tickets you don't use and let a friend use them.  I know it's not Premier League excitement, but it's still a good time.
Nice!!!


whats the best sites for streaming. Im getting really fed up. After an hour of catching glimpses of games mostly loading and clicking out advertisements im done.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on October 23, 2013, 01:12:46 PM
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I've got to write this here because it's so absurd.?  I just got Chicago Fire season tickets for $18.00 a month which includes free parking and you can accumulate the tickets you don't use and let a friend use them.?  I know it's not Premier League excitement, but it's still a good time.
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Nice!!!


whats the best sites for streaming. Im getting really fed up. After an hour of catching glimpses of games mostly loading and clicking out advertisements im done.

You neew to install adblock plus. 
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Post by: Plug_One on October 23, 2013, 01:34:15 PM
ZLATAN :o
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Post by: pica on October 23, 2013, 05:32:58 PM
ZLATAN :o

came here to post the exact same thing. actually i wanted to stick with IIBBRRAAA!


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Post by: Mooley on October 24, 2013, 07:02:19 AM
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I've got to write this here because it's so absurd.  I just got Chicago Fire season tickets for $18.00 a month which includes free parking and you can accumulate the tickets you don't use and let a friend use them.  I know it's not Premier League excitement, but it's still a good time.
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That's a good ass deal. Can't look down on any league, gotta support your local.

Someone explain something about the MLS for me, what's the deal with the conference system? Is the league split geographically in half so there are two leagues (one west and one east) and they only play within their geographical league?

I don't see why they can't just replicate the simple European style.

Because if they made it one conference the travel required for a team from either coast would be like asking Chelsea to play in Moscow every weekend.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on October 24, 2013, 07:30:24 AM
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I've got to write this here because it's so absurd.?  I just got Chicago Fire season tickets for $18.00 a month which includes free parking and you can accumulate the tickets you don't use and let a friend use them.?  I know it's not Premier League excitement, but it's still a good time.
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That's a good ass deal. Can't look down on any league, gotta support your local.

Someone explain something about the MLS for me, what's the deal with the conference system? Is the league split geographically in half so there are two leagues (one west and one east) and they only play within their geographical league?

I don't see why they can't just replicate the simple European style.
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Because if they made it one conference the travel required for a team from either coast would be like asking Chelsea to play in Moscow every weekend.


MLS' schedule mirrors MLB in a lot of ways.  The way the schedule is currently they play the 3/4's of their games against their own conference and sprinkle in a few outside and then have a home and away knockout competition (except the initial "play-in" game which is one game only).  The MLS Cup is essentially the UEFA champions league with an extremely long group stage.  In 2011 when there was an even number of teams they had a European style schedule.  I definitely prefer it, because this year Seattle, RSL and LA didn't come to Chicago once.  I think one day, maybe 15-20 years, the relegation/promotion system may be implemented but it's a ways away because of the financial risks it presents to a pretty much infant league.

It looks like 2 more clubs are on the way...the Manchester City/New York Yankess devil spawn NYCFC and Florida's 3rd attempt at a professional club, Orlando City. 
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Post by: Alan on October 24, 2013, 07:36:20 AM
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/24653019 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/24653019)

So SAF talked shit on Gerrard as well? What the fuck is wrong with him? He always seemed like a miserable drunk cunt, but this is taking cuntness to the next level.
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Post by: twitchflip on October 24, 2013, 07:36:53 AM
Manchester City/New York Yankess devil spawn NYCFC
please explain
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Post by: chockfullofthat on October 24, 2013, 07:46:36 AM
Alan, this is par for the course if you ask me.  Great manager, horrible man.

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Major League Soccer Commissioner Don Garber announced today that a partnership of global sports powers, Manchester City Football Club and the New York Yankees, has acquired the League’s 20th expansion club. The new team will be named New York City Football Club (NYCFC) and expects to begin play in 2015.  

http://pressbox.mlssoccer.com/content/major-league-soccer-announces-new-york-expansion-team-new-york-city-football-club (http://pressbox.mlssoccer.com/content/major-league-soccer-announces-new-york-expansion-team-new-york-city-football-club)
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Post by: twitchflip on October 24, 2013, 08:29:23 AM
Major League Soccer Commissioner Don Garber announced today that a partnership of global sports powers, Manchester City Football Club and the New York Yankees, has acquired the League?€™s 20th expansion club. The new team will be named New York City Football Club (NYCFC) and expects to begin play in 2015.  
http://pressbox.mlssoccer.com/content/major-league-soccer-announces-new-york-expansion-team-new-york-city-football-club (http://pressbox.mlssoccer.com/content/major-league-soccer-announces-new-york-expansion-team-new-york-city-football-club)
oh shit... getting drip-fed some of that arabic cash! can definitely see this as a great move to lift the profile of the league but not so great for the existing clubs' trophy cabinets
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Post by: Smell Good on October 24, 2013, 10:45:08 AM
At least New York City FC doesn't have a corny name like a lot of other MLS clubs

Australian league is guilty of having some lame team names too
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Post by: sonny sharrock on October 24, 2013, 11:00:16 AM
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ZLATAN :o
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came here to post the exact same thing. actually i wanted to stick with IIBBRRAAA!




Ibrahamovich has been on fire and especially this week alone. Sorry to bum any Ronaldo fans out but I fully back Ibra in the World Cup over Ronaldo. If anything it will be majorly entertaining how amazing he is at football and his personality cracks me up too.

ZLATAN'S AMAZING GOAL IN LIGUE 1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtjzDPTjCFQ#)
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Post by: chockfullofthat on October 24, 2013, 11:08:00 AM
At least New York City FC doesn't have a corny name like a lot of other MLS clubs

Australian league is guilty of having some lame team names too

They aren't too bad...New York Red Bulls is the worst one.  The only other two names I dislike is Real Salt Lake and Chivas USA.  Using a Spanish word to describe a team in Salt Lake is just ridiculous.  At least Sporting, in Sporting KC is English.  Chivas USA was just a massive own goal and will not be around the league very long.
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Post by: Mark Renton on October 24, 2013, 11:19:16 AM
Fuck Real Madrid and fuck the ref  :(
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Post by: sonny sharrock on October 24, 2013, 11:26:26 AM
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They aren't too bad...New York Red Bulls is the worst one.� The only other two names I dislike is Real Salt Lake and Chivas USA.� Using a Spanish word to describe a team in Salt Lake is just ridiculous.� At least Sporting, in Sporting KC is English.� Chivas USA was just a massive own goal and will not be around the league very long.

Doesn't really bother me too much about naming a team english or spanish names. I think when MLS started they needed (and still do to an extent) to pull from a demographic of people that don't need to be sold on football, (in this case Latinos) in order to help the league be successful and grow. Especially here in Los Angeles where Latinos are the majority by almost 60% so Chivas USA made sense at one point. It seems like everyone has moved over to supporting Galaxy now so I don't see Chivas USA lasting for too much longer unless they become the Clippers of MLS here in LA.

I think the great thing about New York City FC is that they will be playing in New York and not New Jersey. And also the acronym NYCFC is cool too.
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Post by: Alan on October 24, 2013, 12:11:20 PM
Houston Dynamo is also pretty dumb, unless there's a massive Eastern European population in Texas they're targeting with that name.
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Post by: Decreed Bratton on October 24, 2013, 12:36:26 PM
I think the MLS was trying to adopt the European club name opposed to come up with monikers because some club monikers could get lost or confused with the American public.  There are already so many nicknames for other teams already out there like the Jacksonville Jaguars and the Charlotte Bobcats. In  the U.S. you have NFL, MLB NBA and even NHL teams with funky monikers so I think MLS was probably trying to distinguish themselves from the other U.S. leagues.  They must of felt that well for those who don't know Soccer they wouldn't know where things like Dynamo, Sporting or Real would come from anyway.  I think that the Americans do know Soccer a little would find it cute or funny that it's being copied. European fans might laugh at it, but I think it's better than having something like Houston Hurricanes or something cheesy.  There are a few MLS clubs that did choose a moniker well like Portland Timbers or Seattle Sounders.  I think those cities that have a bigger Soccer following can do it.
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Post by: Decreed Bratton on October 24, 2013, 01:00:14 PM
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I've got to write this here because it's so absurd.  I just got Chicago Fire season tickets for $18.00 a month which includes free parking and you can accumulate the tickets you don't use and let a friend use them.  I know it's not Premier League excitement, but it's still a good time.
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That's a good ass deal. Can't look down on any league, gotta support your local.

Someone explain something about the MLS for me, what's the deal with the conference system? Is the league split geographically in half so there are two leagues (one west and one east) and they only play within their geographical league?

I don't see why they can't just replicate the simple European style.

There are a lot of factors why they can't copy the Euro style.  For one partly the American public love playoffs and do not understand the whole point system.  Watch that funny Jason Sudakis thing.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KeG_i8CWE8 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KeG_i8CWE8)

Americans love playoffs because it gives them a reason to watch the end of the season with a bang.  If one team in MLS was just running away with the league no one would watch.  There isn't the Champions League to focus on, well there is but no one watches that or FA cups and other things.

Two the MLS is doing things like drafts, revenue sharing and salary caps because it wants the league itself to survive.  If they followed the mold of Europe where it's basically every club for themselves,  MLS would be in trouble as a whole.  There are not enough teams for relegation where you go down a league and another team comes up.  If there was no salary cap or draft what you would have is this new team NYCFC with the oil money coming in and dominating the league, but the other clubs who don't have the money might not be able to survive financially because of it and the whole league could crumble.

It's a very hard thing to balance for MLS.  If in future years it would only be a possibility if Futbol as a whole gains more popularity than all the other sports in my opinion.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on October 28, 2013, 06:36:20 AM
I <3 Big Sam

Sam Allardyce laughs at Chico Flores (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYgkR-yXDjo#)

Also, lol @ Joe Hart.
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Post by: Mark Renton on October 28, 2013, 09:09:53 AM
I <3 Big Sam

Sam Allardyce laughs at Chico Flores (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYgkR-yXDjo#)


Haha gem!

Also this is sick

Sunderland 2-1 Newcastle || Fabio Borini Goal || HD (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usdqoocdI0c#)

Premier League is so good
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Post by: sonny sharrock on October 28, 2013, 11:10:30 AM
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BXriKdsIUAAEoSn.jpg:large)
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Post by: Big Baby Jesus on October 29, 2013, 12:45:37 PM
The Mexican Nation Team is fucking up, a big fan but the entire fmf is trash...
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Post by: sonny sharrock on October 29, 2013, 04:26:50 PM
The Mexican Nation Team is fucking up, a big fan but the entire fmf is trash...

4 coaches in about 3 months? Yeah I agree it's a mess
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Post by: sonny sharrock on October 29, 2013, 04:31:38 PM
The talent on the Ballon d'Or shortlist announced today is pretty awesome. Not one Englishman made the list.

Anyone that you think should have been on this list that's not?

Ballon d'Or shortlist: Gareth Bale (Real Madrid/Wales), Edinson Cavani (Paris St Germain/Uruguay), Radamel Falcao (Monaco/Colombia), Eden Hazard (Chelsea/Belgium), Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Paris St Germain/Sweden), Andres Iniesta (Barcelona/Spain), Philipp Lahm (Bayern Munich/Germany), Robert Lewandowski (Borussia Dortmund/Poland), Lionel Messi (Barcelona/Argentina), Thomas Muller (Bayern Munich/Germany), Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich/Germany), Neymar (Barcelona/Brazil), Mesut Ozil (Arsenal/Germany), Andrea Pirlo (Juventus/Italy), Franck Ribery (Bayern Munich/France), Arjen Robben (Bayern Munich/Netherlands), Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid/Portugal), Bastian Schweinsteiger (Bayern Munich/Germany), Luis Suarez (Liverpool/Uruguay), Thiago Silva (Paris St Germain/Brazil), Yaya Toure (Manchester City/Ivory Coast), Robin van Persie (Manchester United/Netherlands), Xavi (Barcelona/Spain).

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Post by: Energy Turtle on October 29, 2013, 06:03:56 PM
I'm sorry to have to tell you guys this, but it wouldn't be right if I didn't. Soccer was invented by european ladies to keep them busy while their husbands cooked for them
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Post by: ROCKxADIO420 on October 29, 2013, 06:06:59 PM
I'm sorry to have to tell you guys this, but it wouldn't be right if I didn't. Soccer was invented by european ladies to keep them busy while their husbands cooked for them
The Soccer Match (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7aG83Z5iqU#)
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Post by: sonny sharrock on November 03, 2013, 10:36:44 AM
Anyone see Lukaku nailing Lloris in the head with his knee today and knocking him out? Shit was gnarly.
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Post by: pica on November 03, 2013, 01:34:24 PM
I'm sorry to have to tell you guys this, but it wouldn't be right if I didn't. Soccer was invented by european ladies to keep them busy while their husbands cooked for them
The difference between U.S and Europe football fans (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hxo9e5Wr51Q#)
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Post by: weedpop on November 03, 2013, 05:41:27 PM
In fairness that doesn't apply to all European football fans. When was the last time you heard that much noise in the Camp Nou (90,000 plus people) or the Emirates? I think it's pretty much a function of ticket prices. In Germany, where standing room tickets are cheap and plentiful, fan support is 100x better than anything you would see at some overpriced, overhyped premier league team's stadium. Yuppies and corporate hospitality douchebags don't make for a very vocal or supportive audience, evidently.
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Post by: Smell Good on November 04, 2013, 03:48:28 PM
^That's a fair assessment. While I thought the Emirates sounded pretty loud and good against Liverpool, it's pretty inconsistent match by match. You could tell because Arsenal's traveling support are really awesome which is sort of indicative of how expensive it is to see games at home. 

You see a new article about this pop up almost every other day. About how the rabble and the working class have been priced out of the modern game. Attendances are such a marginal part of a football brand's revenue these days with massive commercial deals and shit. They probably have no qualms about raping the little guy trying to go watch some football on a Saturday.



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Post by: castillo's curls on November 06, 2013, 10:04:49 AM
slap pals... anyone know a good place to stream Dortmund-Arsenal?
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Post by: sonny sharrock on November 06, 2013, 10:16:21 AM
slap pals... anyone know a good place to stream Dortmund-Arsenal?

http://firstrowus1.eu/ (http://firstrowus1.eu/)

I watch all the football matches here. If youre not satisfied with the quality, they usually have different streaming links you can click on.

It's not on until 11:45 am pacific time but I'm sure you know that already.
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Post by: castillo's curls on November 06, 2013, 10:24:34 AM
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http://firstrowus1.eu/ (http://firstrowus1.eu/)

I watch all the football matches here. If youre not satisfied with the quality, they usually have different streaming links you can click on.

It's not on until 11:45 am pacific time but I'm sure you know that already.

thanks man! I'm in Europe  ;)
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Post by: sonny sharrock on November 06, 2013, 10:43:38 AM
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http://firstrowus1.eu/ (http://firstrowus1.eu/)

I watch all the football matches here. If youre not satisfied with the quality, they usually have different streaming links you can click on.

It's not on until 11:45 am pacific time but I'm sure you know that already.
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thanks man! I'm in Europe  ;)

Oh word. So you're like 8 or 9 hours ahead of me. You can watch pretty much any football match on that site. Great for here in the states where people could give 2 shits about real football and it can be very difficult to find any matches on tv if it's not Mexico playing or sometimes the US team.
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Post by: castillo's curls on November 06, 2013, 11:54:04 AM
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http://firstrowus1.eu/ (http://firstrowus1.eu/)

I watch all the football matches here. If youre not satisfied with the quality, they usually have different streaming links you can click on.

It's not on until 11:45 am pacific time but I'm sure you know that already.
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thanks man! I'm in Europe  ;)
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Oh word. So you're like 8 or 9 hours ahead of me. You can watch pretty much any football match on that site. Great for here in the states where people could give 2 shits about real football and it can be very difficult to find any matches on tv if it's not Mexico playing or sometimes the US team.

Yeah, I feel you. I couldn't get the stream to work using your site though... but this one works just fine, if anyone else needs it.
http://bundesliga-streams.net/live/borussia-dortmund-live-stream/channel-4/ (http://bundesliga-streams.net/live/borussia-dortmund-live-stream/channel-4/)
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http://firstrowus1.eu/ (http://firstrowus1.eu/)

I watch all the football matches here. If youre not satisfied with the quality, they usually have different streaming links you can click on.

It's not on until 11:45 am pacific time but I'm sure you know that already.
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thanks man! I'm in Europe  ;)
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Oh word. So you're like 8 or 9 hours ahead of me. You can watch pretty much any football match on that site. Great for here in the states where people could give 2 shits about real football and it can be very difficult to find any matches on tv if it's not Mexico playing or sometimes the US team.
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Yeah, I feel you. I couldn't get the stream to work using your site though... but this one works just fine, if anyone else needs it.
http://bundesliga-streams.net/live/borussia-dortmund-live-stream/channel-4/ (http://bundesliga-streams.net/live/borussia-dortmund-live-stream/channel-4/)

Wow this one is way better. Thanks for the link!
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Post by: Matze on November 06, 2013, 01:19:37 PM
expected much more from arsenal, although ramsey shot the only goal. 15 minutes to go.
edit: actually dortmund is not that good today. I'm wrong.
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Post by: ciaran on November 06, 2013, 02:03:00 PM
I <3 Big Sam

Sam Allardyce laughs at Chico Flores (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYgkR-yXDjo#)

Also, lol @ Joe Hart.

Allardici is comedy gold, as is his fake Twitter account.
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Post by: sonny sharrock on November 06, 2013, 02:03:55 PM
expected much more from arsenal, although ramsey shot the only goal. 15 minutes to go.
edit: actually dortmund is not that good today. I'm wrong.

Arsenal's offense was terrible in the first half but they obviously dominated in the second. Dormund fell asleep in the second half for some reason.
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Post by: pica on November 06, 2013, 04:19:43 PM
Eto'o vs. Hildebrand....
 
i need a gif.
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Post by: Smell Good on November 06, 2013, 05:11:56 PM
You know, Arsenal played like the away side. LOL. Grabbing 3 points from the Westfalenstadion is not a feat to scoff at. I believe Arsenal are the first English club to pull it off?

All that's left before the break is a nice run in against some mid table club from the north west who's name I forget.
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Post by: Decreed Bratton on November 06, 2013, 09:12:19 PM
As a City fan I don't know what I want.  Can't stand United, but want you guys to drop points.  I guess I would settle for a draw.  On a positive note 3rd times a charm in the CL and we already qualify for the final 16.  We might as well give up 1st place to Bayern in the group and try to catch you Gooners in the league.
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Post by: weedpop on November 06, 2013, 09:38:15 PM
If anyone's gonna catch up with Arsenal I think it'll be City. Although I'm a bit hesitant to back this team too  much after the massive drop off in form they had during their title winning season, I think they have a fantastic chance of winning the League if Vincent Kompany can stay healthy. Their attacking players are just so good and I think they might be able to achieve some consistency now that they don't have old floppy hair forcing them into 3-5-2 halfway through important champion's league games and suchlike.

Arsenal have been great and I love watching them, but I just can't see that squad winning the league. City on the other hand are up there with Madrid and Bayern (and maybe also Chelsea) for best squad in Europe.
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Post by: Decreed Bratton on November 06, 2013, 10:01:57 PM
If anyone's gonna catch up with Arsenal I think it'll be City. Although I'm a bit hesitant to back this team too  much after the massive drop off in form they had during their title winning season, I think they have a fantastic chance of winning the League if Vincent Kompany can stay healthy. Their attacking players are just so good and I think they might be able to achieve some consistency now that they don't have old floppy hair forcing them into 3-5-2 halfway through important champion's league games and suchlike.

Arsenal have been great and I love watching them, but I just can't see that squad winning the league. City on the other hand are up there with Madrid and Bayern (and maybe also Chelsea) for best squad in Europe.

I think there were a lot of factors.  Aguero got hurt on the first game of the season last year and never fully recovered.  You can see when fit how clinical a finisher he can be.  Mancini set up much more defensively too.  Now with Pellegrini they are slotting in goals left and right but giving up a lot just as well.  They need to adjust to the high defensive line he likes to play which is taking time and also find that balance, because when they try to push men up front they are exposed at the back.  I hope they can sort it out.
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Post by: Smell Good on November 07, 2013, 11:13:49 AM
Arsene Wenger showing off against Dortmund! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQbRdls2p3Y#)

Klopp's expression just makes me laugh haha
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Post by: pmatute on November 07, 2013, 12:43:49 PM
Firstrow has way too many ads in my opinion. I watch all my games on wiziwig.tv.
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Post by: pica on November 08, 2013, 07:39:47 PM
did anybody see alan's goal during the euro league?
GOAL: ALAN AMAZING Bicycle Kick -Standart L?ttich vs Red Bull Salzburg 3:1(07.11.2013) [HD] (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1MaCjFSjac#)
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Post by: Mooley on November 08, 2013, 09:40:18 PM
Arsene Wenger showing off against Dortmund! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQbRdls2p3Y#)

Klopp's expression just makes me laugh haha

Klopp is the example every middle aged man should strive for.
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Post by: Smell Good on November 10, 2013, 11:10:57 AM
1-0 is a fair result I guess.

It just sucks that it had to be a club I just absolutely fucking loathe
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Post by: pica on November 10, 2013, 05:16:34 PM
Wenn die Freundin beim Spiel nervt! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAxBL_yLMEw#)
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Post by: brycickle on November 10, 2013, 08:05:41 PM
1-0 is a fair result I guess.

It just sucks that it had to be a club I just absolutely fucking loathe
Oh yeah? well fuck Arsenal. GLORY, GLORY MAN UNITED!!!
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Post by: Smell Good on November 10, 2013, 08:21:24 PM
Haha, by all means enjoy yourself.

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Post by: Spike Hawke on November 12, 2013, 02:45:26 AM
Wenn die Freundin beim Spiel nervt! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAxBL_yLMEw#)
Looked like a fair tackle to me like. Booked for taking a call?
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Post by: Alan on November 14, 2013, 07:15:47 AM
Stolen from the Sidewalk forum. LOL til infinity.

http://www.wsc.co.uk/forum-index/27-football/852607-mascots-observing-minutes-silences (http://www.wsc.co.uk/forum-index/27-football/852607-mascots-observing-minutes-silences)
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Post by: brycickle on November 14, 2013, 07:37:55 AM
I've only read the first page so far, but these are the standouts for me:

"He dominates the tunnel. Even Roy Keane would think twice about making him cry like patrick Vieira"

"I think being the only living member of a group of species that have been extinct for millions of years give Gunnersaurus a perspective on loss that is unique in the mascot world."
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Post by: chockfullofthat on November 15, 2013, 12:14:53 PM
If anyone can access Espn3 for the Sweden Portugal game right now, I promise you are in for a treat with this announcer.  This is fucking amazing.
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Post by: Big Baby Jesus on November 15, 2013, 12:32:01 PM
uh eh uh eh uh ehhh
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Post by: Alan on November 16, 2013, 04:44:02 AM
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Post by: thepman on November 16, 2013, 04:57:13 AM
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god I fucking hate ribery
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god I fucking hate ribery

amazing  ;D
France can stay at home for all I care, I'm still salty about Henry's handball against Ireland.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on November 17, 2013, 01:29:03 AM
Haha that's great. What the hell was koscielny thinking!? Absolutely terrible defending.
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god I fucking hate ribery

Why? Ribery is hilarious. It seems like he's not being serious in that gif.

Franck Rib?ry - seine besten Streiche (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RsrzNQbNy8M#)
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Post by: brycickle on November 17, 2013, 01:15:40 PM
I always hoped that Frank Ribery would be the next Zizou. No such luck.
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Post by: pica on November 17, 2013, 06:39:20 PM
Stolen from the Sidewalk forum. LOL til infinity.

http://www.wsc.co.uk/forum-index/27-football/852607-mascots-observing-minutes-silences (http://www.wsc.co.uk/forum-index/27-football/852607-mascots-observing-minutes-silences)
this made my day.
(http://www.thehagueonline.com/userfiles/image/ado%2021%20mar%202011%201_1.jpg)
also that camel on the segway...
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Post by: sonny sharrock on November 18, 2013, 11:11:13 AM
There are some major World Cup qualifying games tomorrow that WILL knock out some major countries from the tournament. I don't think France and Sweden (aka Ibrahimovich) will make it. Aside from the obvious, who are betting will get knocked out?

Ukraine vs France - Ukraine won the first match 2-0.

Sweden vs Portugal - Portugal won the first match 1-0

Iceland vs Croatia - They drew their first match.

Greece, Uruguay and Mexico are pretty much in since they had such strong showings (3-1, 5-0 and 5-1 respectively) in their first matches of the 2 leg playoff.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on November 18, 2013, 12:12:42 PM
I pick: France, Sweden, Iceland out
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Post by: sonny sharrock on November 18, 2013, 01:16:53 PM
I agree with you although Iceland can get lucky. Croatia has not been at top form for a while now losing to Scotland about a month ago.
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Post by: Smell Good on November 18, 2013, 02:09:31 PM
Goddamn, World Cup without France...would you guys really want that?

Do Ukraine have better individual players/play better football to warrant a World Cup spot?

I want France to qualify. As a neutral, even if they play like absolute dog shit in the World Cup, the ensuing drama coming out of that camp would also be some good side entertainment.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on November 18, 2013, 07:28:32 PM
Everyone wants to see France fail because they didn't deserve to be there in 2010 and did a couple of tantrums on a bus really make up for their pitiful display?  Only an Arsenal fan would want them to qualify.  I would like to see what Pogba could do, but there will be plenty of other action to look forward to. Most of all though I would just rather see USA drawn against Ukraine rather than France. 
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Post by: weedpop on November 18, 2013, 11:02:43 PM
France have such a great team with Lloris, Varane, Clichy, Koscielny, Evra, Nasri, Pogba, Ribery, Valbuena, Giroud Benzema etc. It's just staggering that they haven't been able to pull it together to at least field a decent team over the last few years (although in fairness their qualifying group this year was pretty tough). Apparently Le parisien conducted a poll over the weekend that had 84% of French citizens not even identifying as fans of the national team anymore...yikes.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on November 19, 2013, 12:11:00 PM
My bet on Croatia to win by 2 goals was looking spot on until Mandzukic decided to kick someone in the nuts.  Iceland with a chance now!!
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Post by: Smell Good on November 19, 2013, 12:24:29 PM
As of my typing this, Ukraine have just conceded a goal.

You guys think they've been paid off to throw the game?
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Post by: Big Baby Jesus on November 19, 2013, 12:35:24 PM
As of my typing this, Ukraine have just conceded a goal.

You guys think they've been paid off to throw the game?

2-0
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Post by: Smell Good on November 19, 2013, 12:35:54 PM
Fuck, it seriously looks like Ukraine have thrown this game guys. That's the vibe I get, they barely seem to be trying
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Post by: Big Baby Jesus on November 19, 2013, 12:38:51 PM
might be the individual talent catching up to ukraine.. that 2nd goal was offside but i guess he got one called that he wasnt..




- ronaldo golazo on the counter.

-- zlatan with back to back goals 2-2 on agg, port has the away adv.
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Post by: Alan on November 19, 2013, 01:43:54 PM
My bet on Croatia to win by 2 goals was looking spot on until Mandzukic decided to kick someone in the nuts.  Iceland with a chance now!!

Hahaha, I was watching the game with my dad and when he did that we just looked at each other, totally perplexed. What the fuck was he thinking?
But yeah, Iceland didn't stand a chance, even against 10 men. I certainly didn't expect Croatia to play this well. Could have easily been 5-0.
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Post by: Smell Good on November 19, 2013, 01:52:42 PM
(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-DHY5hBP273g/UovCYCUY0qI/AAAAAAAAChM/ZfsNTxUGc64/w506-h283/red.gif)


(http://31.media.tumblr.com/a0b27ad055ebcfd6272439d00279bb95/tumblr_mw9th1gB3C1r54c3bo1_500.gif)
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Post by: chockfullofthat on November 19, 2013, 02:48:11 PM
Did Joey Barton ever get suspended for that?

Now that we know what the World Cup pool looks like, how about a simulated draw?  I'll take this one pleassssseeeee.
http://ultra-zone.net/2014-FIFA-World-Cup-Group-Stage-Draws (http://ultra-zone.net/2014-FIFA-World-Cup-Group-Stage-Draws)
(http://i44.tinypic.com/29gcr61.jpg)
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Post by: Alan on November 19, 2013, 03:34:56 PM
This one for me. Just because it looks like a doable job for us.

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Post by: Decreed Bratton on November 19, 2013, 09:17:12 PM
Kind of bummed Zlatan won't be in the WC.  I'm not a fan of his, but I love some of the spectacular shit he can produce as well as his antics.  I liked how he talked shit to Pepe on his second goal. I'm also glad that France got through.  If you ask me who would I rather see in a WC match Ukraine or France there is no comparison.  I don't like France either, but much more watchable in my opinion.

On a side note I also watched Japan beat Belgium in Belgium.  I know it was a just friendly, but I'm really excited about Japan.  Their midfield is on point.  Fucking Honda was ruling.  They also played well against the Dutch a few days ago in a draw.  They seem to have adopted Barcelona's approach and that 6 second rule or whatever they do, but they try to play quicker passes in attack.  Japan's weakness will always be their defending being a smaller team.  That and not having a world class striker.
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Post by: pica on November 20, 2013, 06:13:17 PM
hey alan, what's up with simunic and his "za dom, spremni!" quote?

Is it an issue in croatia?

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Post by: Alan on November 21, 2013, 03:08:40 AM
It's an issue only because this time it's one of the players doing it, and only in some media. Otherwise, the authorities have been turning a blind eye to this sort of shit because this is a weak state, unable to deal with the fascist tendencies in the public sphere, which seem to be occurring more frequently in the past few years...
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Post by: Alan on November 21, 2013, 09:16:07 AM
Cool, I just read that ?imunić was fined the maximum amount for hate speech today.
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Post by: pica on November 21, 2013, 10:35:44 AM
^ which is like what.... 1000 kuna?
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Post by: Alan on November 21, 2013, 12:16:11 PM
25000, which is something like 3500?.
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Post by: pica on November 21, 2013, 01:22:07 PM
still not much money for a football player i guess....

anyway at least they set a sign.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on November 22, 2013, 07:56:45 AM
Just put $20 on Bayern to win in Dortmund.  Should be fun doing some lunchtime drinking tomorrow, with Chelsea v West Ham on at the same time.
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Post by: Mark Renton on November 24, 2013, 04:39:52 AM
Fucking Big Sam and his 4-6-0 will get us relegated. We need at least one win with Fulham or Crystal Palace or we're getting in some trouble. COYI
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Post by: Spike Hawke on November 24, 2013, 11:36:31 AM
Everton v Liverpool match was nuts. Gutted The 'Pool couldn't hold out for a win but it was a hell of a game. Spurs looked like a Sunday league team today. Fuckin trounced by City
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Post by: Stoeipoes on November 26, 2013, 04:47:31 PM
So proud of Ajax defeating Barcelona with 2-1! Ajax played 45 minutes with 10!

http://nos.nl/video/579664-cl-ajax--fc-barcelona.html (http://nos.nl/video/579664-cl-ajax--fc-barcelona.html)
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Post by: Decreed Bratton on November 26, 2013, 08:29:52 PM
Everton v Liverpool match was nuts. Gutted The 'Pool couldn't hold out for a win but it was a hell of a game. Spurs looked like a Sunday league team today. Fuckin trounced by City

I though the opposite.  Everton couldn't hold on in the end.  Sick game though.

Spurs were actually winning he midfield battle for the first 30 min. even after that first goal by Navas.  The problem for them was when they lost the ball City countered so quickly and Paulino being up the pitch left Sandro alone.  Aguero and Negredo were clinical in their finishes.  City just needs to start winning on the road.
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Post by: Smell Good on November 26, 2013, 08:57:53 PM
Whenever I say "Ajax" I pronounce it "EY-JACKS" in a really exaggerated American sports announcer voice.

I can't help myself
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Post by: excitableboy on November 27, 2013, 11:26:25 AM
Did I miss it, or has the vulva dome not been discussed yet? Searched but nothing came up.

http://newsfeed.time.com/2013/11/22/architect-zaha-hadid-fires-back-at-critics-of-her-so-called-vagina-stadium/ (http://newsfeed.time.com/2013/11/22/architect-zaha-hadid-fires-back-at-critics-of-her-so-called-vagina-stadium/)

Especially after learning the architect is female (and a self-proclaimed feminist), I was almost positive the design is an elaborate, intended pun on the backward views of the region. I imagined how thrilled she must have been when this plan was approved. She denies any such intention. For all the architectural theorizing on phallic buildings and whatnot, about which she is surely aware, how can she NOT have seen this?
(I realize this may not be the best thread for this, but was not sure where else to take it.)
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Post by: Pango on November 27, 2013, 11:40:26 AM
That PK wasnt even deserved by Barca,  without Messi the team is showing its attacking ability is not so great and Neymar still hasnt reached the level of taking the game over yet.  Plus I havent even mention their back half yet.... 
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Post by: pica on November 27, 2013, 05:36:11 PM
Did I miss it, or has the vulva dome not been discussed yet? Searched but nothing came up.

http://newsfeed.time.com/2013/11/22/architect-zaha-hadid-fires-back-at-critics-of-her-so-called-vagina-stadium/ (http://newsfeed.time.com/2013/11/22/architect-zaha-hadid-fires-back-at-critics-of-her-so-called-vagina-stadium/)

Especially after learning the architect is female (and a self-proclaimed feminist), I was almost positive the design is an elaborate, intended pun on the backward views of the region. I imagined how thrilled she must have been when this plan was approved. She denies any such intention. For all the architectural theorizing on phallic buildings and whatnot, about which she is surely aware, how can she NOT have seen this?
(I realize this may not be the best thread for this, but was not sure where else to take it.)
(http://reaganpluscats.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Vagina-Stadium-Qatar.jpg)
hilarious.
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Post by: Smell Good on November 27, 2013, 05:42:37 PM
AH'D FOOK THE SHITE OOT AH THAHT FAT JUICY LOOKIN CUNT
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Post by: brycickle on November 27, 2013, 07:31:03 PM
http://espnfc.com/news/story/_/id/1630257/part-stadium-hosting-world-cup-opener-collapses?cc=5901 (http://espnfc.com/news/story/_/id/1630257/part-stadium-hosting-world-cup-opener-collapses?cc=5901)
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Post by: Smell Good on November 30, 2013, 10:58:36 AM
(http://d3j5vwomefv46c.cloudfront.net/photos/large/824932048.gif)
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Post by: chockfullofthat on November 30, 2013, 11:04:39 AM
Amazing.
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Post by: Mooley on December 04, 2013, 02:07:55 PM
(http://giant.gfycat.com/HauntingDigitalGerenuk.gif)

(http://giant.gfycat.com/FailingShyCopperhead.gif)

(http://giant.gfycat.com/ShrillUnfinishedJumpingbean.gif)

(http://giant.gfycat.com/EnchantingImmaculateHumpbackwhale.gif)

Jesus Christ, Suarez.
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Post by: Spike Hawke on December 04, 2013, 02:28:21 PM
(http://giant.gfycat.com/HauntingDigitalGerenuk.gif)

(http://giant.gfycat.com/FailingShyCopperhead.gif)

(http://giant.gfycat.com/ShrillUnfinishedJumpingbean.gif)

(http://giant.gfycat.com/EnchantingImmaculateHumpbackwhale.gif)

Jesus Christ, Suarez.
Fuck yeah. Suarez for POTY. Stoked he is my Fantasy League captain.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on December 04, 2013, 02:42:58 PM
It's too bad he's a horrible cunt, because he's a really good player and I'd prefer to like him, but I don't.

Also, *insert Moyes, Everton, Old Trafford Joke*

Hazard played like Cristiano today.
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Post by: Spike Hawke on December 04, 2013, 03:44:14 PM
It's too bad he's a horrible cunt, because he's a really good player and I'd prefer to like him, but I don't.

Also, *insert Moyes, Everton, Old Trafford Joke*

Hazard played like Cristiano today.
I understand your feelings but he isnt paid to be liked by non-liverpool fans. He definitely is a bit of a tit but I have other people way higher up my list of horrible cunts 
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Post by: Alan on December 05, 2013, 04:40:10 AM
It's too bad he's a horrible cunt

True. As a neutral, it's hard to be stoked on a cunt.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on December 05, 2013, 12:56:17 PM
Then again, I'm an owner of an Ashley Cole jersey hahaha.  Which team are you in fantasy again Spike?  I'm sitting in 4th, with Rooney suspended for next week.
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Post by: Mr.Gear on December 06, 2013, 04:59:31 AM
Suarez is out of control! He is a horrible little rodent, but sometimes i cant help but like him. How do people feel about liverpool's chances of finishing top 4? or united's for that matter? As a spurs fan, i hope that they both stay out and we sneak in (city, chelsea and arse all looking too good atm). Still a lot left of the season, but damn it feels as if every game is crucial! really exciting to watch.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on December 06, 2013, 06:12:15 AM
I think it's still too early to tell, but judging on what I've seen, Liverpool have as good of a chance as United and Everton do to get the last champions league spot.  Spurs...not so much.

Good luck to all on today's draw if you still have a dog in the fight.  Fingers crossed for Switzerland, Algeria, Greece.
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Post by: brycickle on December 06, 2013, 08:27:40 AM
Regardless of what group the U.S. winds up in, they definitely need to play as many top seeded teams as possible in the run up to the cup.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on December 06, 2013, 08:30:09 AM
Some people argue against that.  See what it's done to England's confidence?  I think we need to play an African team and a South American team.  We have played far too many European teams lately.
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Post by: brycickle on December 06, 2013, 08:37:18 AM
Yeah, but England goes into those games feeling that they should win every one. It really hurts your ego when you lose like that. With the U.S. I think it should be taken as more of a learning opportunity to get a feel for the kind of competition that they will be facing.
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Post by: Alan on December 06, 2013, 09:22:48 AM
(http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/nn71/McVily/Forum%20i%20sl/ScreenHunter_01Dec061817_zps0f5cf64f.jpg)
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Post by: excitableboy on December 06, 2013, 09:26:56 AM
Downside: first game of the Netherlands is a rematch with Spain on Friday the 13th.

Upside: Fernanda Lima
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Post by: chockfullofthat on December 06, 2013, 09:31:55 AM
Yep.

(http://b.vimeocdn.com/ts/302/012/302012505_640.jpg)
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Post by: pica on December 06, 2013, 09:36:37 AM
good group for japan. way to go boys.
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Post by: Alan on December 06, 2013, 09:37:35 AM
D and G seem to be the death-est of the groups.
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Post by: excitableboy on December 06, 2013, 09:46:01 AM
D and G seem to be the death-est of the groups.

Not looking good for England. Terrible weather where they will be playing as well.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on December 06, 2013, 09:50:59 AM
Only the English complain about the weather.

What about Netherlands, Spain, Chile?  I can see Chile making a big impact.
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Post by: excitableboy on December 06, 2013, 09:54:13 AM
Only the English complain about the weather.

What about Netherlands, Spain, Chile?  I can see Chile making a big impact.

That's what I'm afraid of. They have a solid team. If we lose against Spain it will be tough.
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Post by: Decreed Bratton on December 06, 2013, 10:42:26 AM
Group E looks the easiest.  Didn't Fifa change some rule so France could get into a different pot?  Japan's group cold have been worse, but still gotta face Falcao and Yaya Toure.  :-\
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Post by: Cthulhu! on December 06, 2013, 11:26:04 AM
These are great.

Also, Chile vs Spain should be great.
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Post by: Big Baby Jesus on December 06, 2013, 01:35:29 PM
Mexico has Cameroon, Brazil, Croatia...  tough...
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Post by: weedpop on December 06, 2013, 01:51:42 PM
Belgium, France, Argentina and Brazil all got pretty lucky. None of the groups look particularly death-y to me, although the English media will almost certainly make theirs out to be "the toughest group evarrrr". I still think they have a small chance to get in ahead of Uruguay though.

Regarding Liverpool's chance of making it into the top four...I'm still unsure. There's a lot of competition still and if Spurs ever get their shit together they'll be in for a real scrap. They have looked like on of the better teams in the league so far but I think I actually agree with Alex Ferguson's comment that they're about 6-7 quality players away from being a championship team. If you go through that squad top to bottom (excepting the strikers of course) it looks like he's probably right.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on December 06, 2013, 02:06:04 PM
Uruguay will top that group, son!
(http://www.thehardtackle.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/suarez_cavani-1277567424.jpg)
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Post by: AsianVegan on December 06, 2013, 02:35:36 PM
Australia's chances were always gonna be tough but I hoped there was someone we could go in with a fighting chance against. I'm just not seeing it with those three.
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Post by: Spike Hawke on December 06, 2013, 02:49:10 PM
Then again, I'm an owner of an Ashley Cole jersey hahaha.  Which team are you in fantasy again Spike?  I'm sitting in 4th, with Rooney suspended for next week.
"London-0 Hull-4" is my team. Hanging out in mid table mediocrity. If it wasn't Suarez I'd be proping the tabe up.
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Post by: whale on December 10, 2013, 02:16:46 PM
YAY CITY!!!
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Post by: Alan on December 10, 2013, 03:28:54 PM
In case anyone was wondering just how bad the snow was in Istanbul, this happened within 8 minutes.

(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BbJuICKIEAAVFZz.png)
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Post by: Spike Hawke on December 10, 2013, 03:31:38 PM
In case anyone was wondering just how bad the snow was in Istanbul, this happened within 8 minutes.

(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BbJuICKIEAAVFZz.png)
Ha, was watching this chuckling to myself as I watched that American Football game that like a foot of snow was on the pitch and noone gave a shit.

Wish I had watched the City match instead.
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Post by: steam vent on December 10, 2013, 05:16:03 PM
Germany ftw, Chile will be the giant slayer, Italy and England will flop, France and Portugal find minor redemption, steroid/gay sex scandal.
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Post by: Decreed Bratton on December 10, 2013, 07:37:14 PM
Frickin' City never a dull moment nowadays!  Going 2 down I though oh well that's it.  Then they got into a little groove beating Bayern's press.  I was hoping for that 4th goal to top the group and I thought Negredo was in.  Silva is the man.  For anyone who watched basketball before he reminds me of John Stockton on the pitch.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on December 11, 2013, 06:24:58 AM
And then the snow stopped.  Pretty pitiful that they couldn't play on that pitch.

It's so funny that Pelegrini didn't think his side had a chance to win in Munich.  If he did, he would've at least worked out by how many goals they needed to win by.  Astonishingly poor by him, but impressive by City.
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Post by: Alan on December 11, 2013, 06:44:58 AM
Oh crap, they played the rematch earlier today and Gala won, pushing Juve into the Europa League...
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Post by: chockfullofthat on December 11, 2013, 06:57:29 AM
Holy shit!  Huge result!
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Post by: excitableboy on December 11, 2013, 07:02:46 AM
Superb finish to an awful game. I suppose this might get Sneijder back in the national squad.
With talk of Man U transfer, wonder if he'll play any more CL games this season. Not allowed is it?
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Post by: Decreed Bratton on December 11, 2013, 05:58:02 PM
Superb finish to an awful game. I suppose this might get Sneijder back in the national squad.
With talk of Man U transfer, wonder if he'll play any more CL games this season. Not allowed is it?

If Sneijder does go to Man United in January then no he is cup tied.
Crazy group of death today.  Higuain puts Napoli up so I switched feeds to the Dortmund game and they get one late to win the group mind you.  What is it about Dortmund and late finishes in the CL?  Tough luck for Napoli.
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Post by: weedpop on December 11, 2013, 08:04:50 PM
You almost wanna have some sympathy for Juve given the way they went out but no, fuck it, they were absolutely terrible this CL campaign. How can you play as well as they did for two games against Real Madrid and then play like garbage in the games against shitty teams where you're actually likely to get some points? As a football fan I'd generally prefer to see the teams that are best on paper progress to the knockout round, but they really did nothing to earn a spot in the last 16.

As for Arsenal, I haven't seen the game yet but I'm kinda surprised by the 2-0 loss to Napoli. Given that he's come off after about 65 minutes in the last two games without doing anything of significance, is it safe to say we've reached peak Ramsey? He's had a great run but I never saw him keeping up that level of form throughout the whole season. I'm considering selling the dude in my fantasy league but I'm not sure there's anyone else in his price range that would be worth having.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on December 12, 2013, 07:48:10 AM
(http://i.imgur.com/nTiPg7H.gif]http://i.imgur.com/nTiPg7H.gif)
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Post by: Alan on December 12, 2013, 08:26:59 AM
Hahahaa! Klopp is the best.


In other news, "Barcelona have announced a new deal with Intel whereby the tech company will sponsor the inside of their shirts."
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Post by: chockfullofthat on December 12, 2013, 09:35:29 AM
Fire the idiot at Intel who approved that.
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Post by: steam vent on December 12, 2013, 09:43:32 AM
(http://i.imgur.com/nTiPg7H.gif]http://i.imgur.com/nTiPg7H.gif)
hahahahaha nice. Guess players are going to get paid by intel for doing the jersey over the face celebration...
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Post by: Mark Renton on December 13, 2013, 11:23:45 AM
You almost wanna have some sympathy for Juve given the way they went out but no, fuck it, they were absolutely terrible this CL campaign. How can you play as well as they did for two games against Real Madrid and then play like garbage in the games against shitty teams where you're actually likely to get some points? As a football fan I'd generally prefer to see the teams that are best on paper progress to the knockout round, but they really did nothing to earn a spot in the last 16.

Bullshit.
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Post by: norrin radd on December 13, 2013, 01:34:20 PM
Did i miss the slap pals fantasy league this year?

I came in 2nd last time it happened (last year?)... whoever won it finished strong as i lead most of the season all the way until the last or 2nd to last week.

It was good fun.

side note: i actually started this thread under my old name (chocolate pow), glad to see it still going

i'll be coming back to it more often to talk world cup.

any pals going next year?

i'll be there supporting 'merica!! and honduras (where momma is from).

3 world cup for me
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Post by: chockfullofthat on December 13, 2013, 01:50:30 PM
you lucky bitch.  i was planning to go, but i met a lady.  are you fulfilling my whole dream by going to manuas as well?  I'm manuas or bust in the fantasy league btw.  9958-7553 is the code.
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Post by: norrin radd on December 13, 2013, 02:52:58 PM
i'm at age where now i gotta take the lady along  :(. should be fun nonetheless

i'll be there from 6/12-6/27 - vacation requested, flight booked, partial housing arrangements made NO MATCH TICKETS YET THOUGH

The current plan right now is:
6/12-6/14 Sao Paolo very minor chance i get a ticket to opening match
6/14-6/21 Rio: my friends and I (and our WAGs) got a place in Ipanema for the week
6/22-6/27 Fun begins, WAGs leave on 6/21. Plan is to hit up Manaus and Recife for the US matches

A lot of other things we want to do as well but without getting match tickets confirmed logistics are tough because brazil is so damn big


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Post by: castillo's curls on December 15, 2013, 03:11:03 PM
damn, some crazy results this weekend in the PL.

MC-Arsenal 6:3
Tottenham-LP 0:5
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Post by: ALT on December 15, 2013, 03:29:01 PM
Suarez is killing it.
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Post by: Decreed Bratton on December 15, 2013, 03:59:15 PM
That's 2 bad spankings by top clubs on Spurs.  Watching them today I don't know what AVB is doing.  Too many wingers.  I feel bad for Dawson and Capoue.  They aren't the greatest back 2 and yet he doesn't help them by how he sets up his team.  Oh well not my problem.  I think Liverpool will make the top 4.  They ain't playing in Europe as long as ol' buck teeth doesn't get injured.
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Post by: Foray on December 15, 2013, 08:36:33 PM
That's 2 bad spankings by top clubs on Spurs.  Watching them today I don't know what AVB is doing.  Too many wingers.  I feel bad for Dawson and Capoue.  They aren't the greatest back 2 and yet he doesn't help them by how he sets up his team.  Oh well not my problem.  I think Liverpool will make the top 4.  They ain't playing in Europe as long as ol' buck teeth doesn't get injured.

Really,  what the fuck is going on with Spurs.  So hard to watch that game.  They need to decide on a starting 11 and stick with it.  I also feel bad for Dawson.
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Post by: ALT on December 16, 2013, 07:05:06 AM
Unsurprisingly AVB has just been sacked. 
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Post by: whale on December 16, 2013, 09:20:07 AM
My opinion is that AVB should not have been fired yet. Clearly tottenham has issues that need to be solved, and AVB bought some flops but tottenham isn't doing THAT bad.  Dominating in europa league and only six points from second place.

The sacking feels like a panic reaction.
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Post by: geezer on December 16, 2013, 09:52:51 AM
My opinion is that AVB should not have been fired yet. Clearly tottenham has issues that need to be solved, and AVB bought some flops but tottenham isn't doing THAT bad.  Dominating in europa league and only six points from second place.

The sacking feels like a panic reaction.
Dominating Europa League against shitty opposition.  Two BIG spankings against real teams, not to mention struggling to score at all against ANY premier league opposition.  As a longtime Spurs fan, I had such high hopes for this season.  They brought in so many attack-minded players, yet AVB consistently chose to go with bruisers in the midfield.  At this point, it wasn't if he was going to get fired, but when.  Hopefully they can find someone decent to replace him, though I think this season is a throwaway.
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Post by: Decreed Bratton on December 16, 2013, 10:37:43 AM
Spurs really didn't by flops in my opinion, but it's clear to me you need to have a system in place and find players to fit it.  If you take Man City fore example, Pellegrini bought Negredo because of his height and that compliments Aguero, they bought Fernandinho to help Yaya get more forward and Navas for his width.  Even Mourinho has his system and knows what players he wants in it.  He's smart enough to know you can't play Oscar, Mata and Hazard all at the same time every game.  It seems to me that Spurs bought players just for the sake of it not thinking of their needs as a whole.

Against Liverpool they had no one to help bring the ball up from the back.  They even tried to have Paulinho so advanced forward but who's bringing the all up?  Soldado isn't a guy up front who can hold the ball up either so you can't play the long ball.  AVB put so many wingers like Chadli and Lennon in the game also spreading the field even more so.  I'd much rather of had quality midfielders in to try and break up the press that Liverpool play.  You have to know Suarez is going to get in and with that back line you need all the help you can get.

Also a Newcastle friend of mine told me that the Europa league will take a toll on Spurs and Swansea this season as it did them last season.  Newcastle are doing better because of it this season.  I told him to watch out cause it's looking like they'll get another Europa spot again.
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Post by: whale on December 16, 2013, 11:18:05 AM
Yes I agree with everything, it's just that I don't think the answer is to get a another new guy in.

What's the deal with Adebayor?
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Post by: Decreed Bratton on December 16, 2013, 11:51:16 AM
Yeah saying all that unless you have a clear replacement he shouldn't have been fired, because they still weren't too far off a CL spot.

In other news

(http://static.foxsports.com/content/fsc/img/2013/12/16/121613-Soccer-Champions-League-Draw-Result-PI-CH_20131216064919878_640_310.JPG)
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Post by: weedpop on December 16, 2013, 01:50:33 PM
Dominating in europa league

Never a good reason by itself to keep someone around. I don't think he bought any 'flops'  but if he was entirely responsible for their transfer policy last summer then I'm not surprised he's been fired. What spurs have are plenty of talented midfielders and a very strange tactical setup that prevents them from performing to their potential. The fact that AVB was also criticized at Chelsea for being inflexible and refusing to adapt his tactics is worrying, especially if he was the one that chose these players to begin with.

The next round of the champion's league looks like it's gonna be sweet. I"m going to go out and put $50 on a 11-8 aggregate score for that Man City vs. Barca tie. Unlucky, Arsenal fans.
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Post by: whale on December 16, 2013, 02:24:14 PM
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/andre-villasboas-sacked-avb-seals-his-fate-at-spurs-by-rejecting-emmanuel-adebayor-9009034.html (ftp://http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/andre-villasboas-sacked-avb-seals-his-fate-at-spurs-by-rejecting-emmanuel-adebayor-9009034.html)

Ok, if this is all true I stand corrected.

What a stubborn man.
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Post by: Decreed Bratton on December 17, 2013, 10:42:52 PM
If anyone is looking for a good laugh look up Evil Kagawa on twitter.  I spent half of the day cracking up at his tweets.
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Post by: Mark Renton on December 18, 2013, 01:57:17 PM
We're still far from being something good in the premier league but shit son this is too good, didn't see that coming at all

http://goalshighlights.com/tottenham-hotspur-1-2-west-ham-united-all-goals/ (http://goalshighlights.com/tottenham-hotspur-1-2-west-ham-united-all-goals/)

EDIT:
Maybe this will last more

Tottenham Hotspur vs West Ham United 1-2 - All Goals & Highlights HD (18/12/2013) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKlK1qd99p0#)
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Post by: Jared on December 18, 2013, 03:41:45 PM
I really wish I had a longer attention span so I could follow a FC. Its a good sport.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on December 20, 2013, 07:19:49 AM
AVB did not buy players at Tottenham, Baldini did.  I have been a defender of AVB at Tottenham, probably because he's a sharp dressed dude who's goal celebrations make me laugh out loud.  The biggest criticisms that I agree with that are leveled against him are his poor man management and his failure to adjust the tactics to the squad he had available.  Look at what happened with Lampard, the strange preseason Dawson transfer list to captain thing, Assou-Ekotto being allowed to leave, Adebayor...etc.  The second point, he played a high line even without his first choice defense and slow Dawson in the middle and did not adjust his tactics after the 6-0 result.  Still, I think it's a harsh sacking.  Give the man a proper chance with a healthy squad.

As for the players Baldini signed, I don't think they were bought just for the sake of buying players.  That accustation could be leveled at Chelsea who just buy CAM, after CAM, but Spurs have added players all over the park, they just have not delivered whatsoever or gelled.  Lamela, Chadli, Paulinho (to an extent), and Soldado have been shockingly bad this year. 

Now onto Monday.  You're going down Smell Good  :-* :-* :-*
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Post by: Alan on December 25, 2013, 10:18:22 AM
el-oh-el

http://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/dec/25/cardiff-city-vincent-tan-bosnia (http://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/dec/25/cardiff-city-vincent-tan-bosnia)
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Post by: castillo's curls on December 26, 2013, 12:44:38 PM
Pretty bummed that Liverpool lost to City, they looked like the better team to me. Also, that offside call in the first half was completely stupid.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on December 26, 2013, 12:59:31 PM
I think they deserved a draw. 
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Post by: brycickle on December 26, 2013, 01:45:26 PM
^^I think that would have been a fair result given that terrible offside call. Kompany did do a great job of shutting down Suarez though.
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Post by: castillo's curls on December 26, 2013, 03:30:36 PM
Yeah, I agree, should have been a draw.
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Post by: brycickle on January 05, 2014, 10:15:48 AM
Eus?bio | R.I.P Tribute | (1942-2014) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6SXasvx8_g#)
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Post by: Matze on January 08, 2014, 12:06:20 PM
High 5 for hitz

http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/thomas-hitzlsperger-gay-recap-reaction-3000380 (http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/thomas-hitzlsperger-gay-recap-reaction-3000380)
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Post by: chockfullofthat on January 09, 2014, 07:53:03 AM
http://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/jan/09/bayern-munich-subsidise-arsenal-ticket-cost (http://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/jan/09/bayern-munich-subsidise-arsenal-ticket-cost)
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Post by: ALT on January 09, 2014, 09:47:51 AM
Thats cool. That crowd looks so sick, I'd love to be in something like that. I've only been to a few home games at Stamford Bridge and I always end up next to some middle aged men who moan non stop for 90 minuets.
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Post by: Alan on January 09, 2014, 01:10:35 PM
When you're with the ultras you tend to forget about what's going on the pitch because the terrace is more interesting most of the time.
Having said that, Schickeria is just an average ultra group in Germany...

Also, proper ultras don't accept any financial help from their club, so the ones making the actual atmosphere are probably against this decision.
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Post by: Mr.Gear on January 23, 2014, 05:15:26 PM
Salah to chelsea and inevitably Mata to United. What are peoples thoughts?


I don't get Mourinho's dislike of Mata... I just dont understand why they would sell their "player of the season" of the last two seasons. May strengthen united a little, but I think their problems are much greater than lumping in a CAM. Is there going to be room for Januzaj, Rooney, and Mata. Sneaky on behalf of Mourinho, strengthening United after they have played them twice.
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Post by: weedpop on January 23, 2014, 05:52:22 PM
I think its kind of perverse that Chelsea can immediately go and sign the best player on a team that beat them in the champions league this year, only for him to most likely end up sitting on the bench for the rest of the season due to their overabundance of talent. It almost seems like a deliberate fuck you to Basel, that or just an indifferent splashing of cash by ownership who are obsessed with acquiring more and more shiny baubles for the never ending vanity project that is Chelsea FC. Either way it definitely sucks for Basel, and for Liverpool, who could really use another winger.

The first thing I thought when I saw that Mata wasn't getting any playing time this year was that Mourinho was assuming he had already been turned against him by certain members of the Spanish national team (Ramos, Casillas etc.) who were responsible for forcing Mourinho out of Real Madrid last year. This could be total paranoia on my part as well though; Mata's not exactly known for his defensive work and doesn't seem to be a perfect fit into Mourinho's current system but it is weird to totally discard your team's "best player" of the last 2 seasons without really ever giving him a chance on the pitch.
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Post by: ROCKxADIO420 on January 23, 2014, 05:53:17 PM
~*soccer*~
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Post by: chockfullofthat on January 23, 2014, 06:04:08 PM
Mata is not a Mourinho type player. What is a Mourinho type player?  Someone who can press and win the ball back high up the field.  Power over creativity has always been Mourinho's mantra.  Mata's initial snubbing was hard to take for a lot of Chelsea fans, but after the team started to develop together, it's clear that he still is a helluva manager.  He had his chances, although rare, to impress and didn't do too much this year. Willian has played him out of the side.  No one wanted him to leave but 37 mil for a player deemed surplus is great. That money can be used to by a new striker, which is the big hole in the team obviously.  Sad to see him go to United, but its nothing like selling RVP and gifting them the title... I hope.
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Post by: Mr.Gear on January 23, 2014, 08:01:23 PM
I think its kind of perverse that Chelsea can immediately go and sign the best player on a team that beat them in the champions league this year, only for him to most likely end up sitting on the bench for the rest of the season due to their overabundance of talent. It almost seems like a deliberate fuck you to Basel, that or just an indifferent splashing of cash by ownership who are obsessed with acquiring more and more shiny baubles for the never ending vanity project that is Chelsea FC. Either way it definitely sucks for Basel, and for Liverpool, who could really use another winger.

Chelsea seem to play a lot of football off the pitch. Throwing their financial weight around and attempting to dictate play outside of their club. sometimes blocking clubs deals for particular players, sometimes strengthening other clubs with loans/sales, with the plan it will suit their agenda. Don't get me wrong... that's world football, it's just that Chelsea are one of the big boys and do it so obviously.

That said, the Mata-salah situation appears to also be a sound piece of business. If Mata doesn't fit Mourinhos system then I'd say now is the time to move him on for max profit. 13.5m profit on soon to be 26yr old Mata, 10-11m spent on 21yr old Salah. Come out a few million on top with a promising pacey winger to keep the bench warm and maybe burn some defenders in the final stages of matches.

To be honest, as a spurs supporter, I am actually glad he went to Chelsea over Liverpool. Chelsea are cemented in the top 2 this season, imo and therefor aren't direct rivals for the final CL spot. Liverpool are however and the less they strengthen the better, as come the end of march squad depth and rotation will prove to be pivotal in the run in to the end of the season and Liverpool are looking a little thin.

Anyway there hasn't been a whole lot of action in the thread of late. The premiere League has been ripping so far. Anyone care to give an updated prediction of the top of the ladder in May?

Im going with:

City
Chelsea
Arse
Tottenham (wishful thinking)

I think United will finish below Liverpool but will get past Everton and finish in 6th.

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Post by: Decreed Bratton on January 23, 2014, 10:17:41 PM
Mata had to move on.  It's obvious that Oscar is quicker and can track back and defend the way Mourinho wants.  Salah also has pace and ideal for counter attacking football which is also what Mou wants just like Willian and if Mou doesn't see him working out he can put him on loan like the other 20 players Chelsea currently have out.
The question is when Mata goes to United and if Rooney and RvP are both fit where does Moyes put him?  Will he shift him on the left like he does with Kagawa?  (Btw please get the fuck out of there Kagawa and go back to Dortmund.)  Does this also mean that United will move away from playing from the wings like what they are known for and go more narrow?  Moyses' tactics and formations are just as puzzling as AVB's.  Mata signing for United may be a way to give their supporters some comfort in a horrific season and it gives me the impression they are trying to copy the Ozil signing for Arsenal which boosted their club. But that is a lot to pay for a guy and it doesn't even solve their central midfield and defensive problem.  Perhaps they are already thinking of next season and might get rid of Kagawa and Rooney.
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Post by: Mr.Gear on January 24, 2014, 12:15:38 AM
The number 10 shirt means a lot to Mata. Wouldnt be surprised at all if that shirt were to be available next season
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Post by: chockfullofthat on January 24, 2014, 05:15:17 AM
The premier league has been excellent this season.  Salah isn't really Mata's replacement, more like Kevin De Bruyne's replacement.  Ross Barkley is being linked for a summer transfer, which I would welcome.  I'm not sure who's going to get 4th, it's too difficult to tell, but I'm pretty sure City will win the title this year.  Might as well stick with my preseason pick the way they are playing.  Can't wait to watch City vs Barcelona.
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Post by: weedpop on January 24, 2014, 12:39:01 PM
I would have to go with City as well. They've just looked a class above everyone else as far as creativity and scoring ability, and they have the squad to grind out a close title run in against the likes of Chelsea. Then again, they are still prone to defensive lapses which may hurt them if the goals start to dry up. So hard to call the title race this year.

As far as Man U goes, I'm pretty sure Rooney is leaving in the summer and it seems that Kagawa is on his way out too. Pretty bummed for him considering how good he was at Dortmund. Hopefully he can follow in the footsteps of Nuri Sahin and restart his career back at his original club after riding the gravy train for a few years. Pretty great deal for Dortmund really, selling all these players at a crazy profit and then getting them back for almost nothing when they're still in the prime of their careers.
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Post by: Alan on January 24, 2014, 04:04:59 PM
I agree, this season has been really interesting. I usually don't pay too much attention but with Man U out of the way it is a joy to follow.


In other news

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jan/24/qatar-2022-world-cup-185-nepalese-workers-died-2013 (http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jan/24/qatar-2022-world-cup-185-nepalese-workers-died-2013)

 
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Post by: excitableboy on January 24, 2014, 05:17:51 PM
I still had some hope for Sneijder in a Man U shirt.



In other news

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jan/24/qatar-2022-world-cup-185-nepalese-workers-died-2013 (http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jan/24/qatar-2022-world-cup-185-nepalese-workers-died-2013)

 

Fucked.


In other other news:
Falcao likely added to the list of absent star players at World Cup.
http://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/jan/22/radamel-falcao-world-cup-knee-injury (http://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/jan/22/radamel-falcao-world-cup-knee-injury)

On the upside: Messi is returning to form.
Levante vs FC Barcelona 1-4 All Goals & Full Highlights (Copa del Rey 2014) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BnZ5KqoeiXU#)


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Post by: Not a Fotograph on January 25, 2014, 11:50:04 AM
Would love to see Everton finish ahead of Man United.
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Post by: Mark Renton on January 27, 2014, 12:49:01 PM
(https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn2/t1/1661198_628542493878969_422901483_n.jpg)
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Post by: brycickle on January 27, 2014, 03:38:28 PM
Touche.
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Post by: Cthulhu! on January 27, 2014, 07:26:04 PM
I went to Atlante Chivas last night. It was a lot of fun. I'm back home now.


Atlante vs Chivas del Guadalajara 1-0 Gol Michael Arroyo Liga MX BBVA 2014 Jornada 4 (26-01-2014) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmkbd8C6crk#)
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Post by: Alan on January 28, 2014, 01:17:59 AM
I had a dream that I was playing five a side indoor football. It was like when you dream of skating. Everything moves really slow but you land a trick/score every time.
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Post by: whale on January 28, 2014, 12:14:08 PM
links for LIV - EVE ??

e. nevermind, got it
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Post by: chockfullofthat on January 28, 2014, 12:23:58 PM
I went to Atlante Chivas last night. It was a lot of fun. I'm back home now.


Atlante vs Chivas del Guadalajara 1-0 Gol Michael Arroyo Liga MX BBVA 2014 Jornada 4 (26-01-2014) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmkbd8C6crk#)

Cool.  Never had the chance to get to a Liga MX game yet, despite a handful of visits to Mexico.
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Post by: thepman on January 28, 2014, 02:05:55 PM
I would have to go with City as well. They've just looked a class above everyone else as far as creativity and scoring ability, and they have the squad to grind out a close title run in against the likes of Chelsea. Then again, they are still prone to defensive lapses which may hurt them if the goals start to dry up. So hard to call the title race this year.

As far as Man U goes, I'm pretty sure Rooney is leaving in the summer and it seems that Kagawa is on his way out too. Pretty bummed for him considering how good he was at Dortmund. Hopefully he can follow in the footsteps of Nuri Sahin and restart his career back at his original club after riding the gravy train for a few years. Pretty great deal for Dortmund really, selling all these players at a crazy profit and then getting them back for almost nothing when they're still in the prime of their careers.

Rooney's opened contract talks and according to reports they're positive. They'll refuse to sell him to Chelsea and he doesn't want to go abroad so I think it looks like he's staying.
As a United fan I would have loved for Kagawa to have been a hit, he's what we need really and Moyes just plays him out of position. You saw the sparks of it last season like that hatrick against Norwich. But being played out of position and injuries have really not helped. I'll be sad to see him go, would love if we could fit him in still, he's played his best matches in the champions league for us this season so maybe there's still to come from him.
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Post by: Mr.Gear on January 28, 2014, 07:31:52 PM
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Rooney's opened contract talks and according to reports they're positive. They'll refuse to sell him to Chelsea and he doesn't want to go abroad so I think it looks like he's staying.
As a United fan I would have loved for Kagawa to have been a hit, he's what we need really and Moyes just plays him out of position. You saw the sparks of it last season like that hatrick against Norwich. But being played out of position and injuries have really not helped. I'll be sad to see him go, would love if we could fit him in still, he's played his best matches in the champions league for us this season so maybe there's still to come from him.

I get the feeling Chelsea sold them Mata as a little lubricant for the incessant badgering for Rooney over the summer.

   
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Post by: thepman on January 29, 2014, 08:28:35 AM
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Rooney's opened contract talks and according to reports they're positive. They'll refuse to sell him to Chelsea and he doesn't want to go abroad so I think it looks like he's staying.
As a United fan I would have loved for Kagawa to have been a hit, he's what we need really and Moyes just plays him out of position. You saw the sparks of it last season like that hatrick against Norwich. But being played out of position and injuries have really not helped. I'll be sad to see him go, would love if we could fit him in still, he's played his best matches in the champions league for us this season so maybe there's still to come from him.
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I get the feeling Chelsea sold them Mata as a little lubricant for the incessant badgering for Rooney over the summer.

   

That's what I thought till I read this: http://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2014/jan/26/chelsea-manchester-united-juan-mata-transfer (http://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2014/jan/26/chelsea-manchester-united-juan-mata-transfer)
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Post by: Smell Good on January 29, 2014, 06:08:12 PM
(http://i.imgur.com/FibLhCX.jpg)

(http://gifwall.net/gif/gw-iga3jjPhnyiS0.gif)
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Post by: Mark Renton on January 30, 2014, 12:16:53 AM
(http://i.imgur.com/FibLhCX.jpg)


Adrian <3

Seriously though, what would you expect against Chelsea? I'd even say what would you expect from the long-ball-play by BFS in general.
Let's see if we can climb up the table a little bit with this more comfortable upcoming games, I still hope there will be 3 worst teams by May, COYI.
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Post by: Alan on January 30, 2014, 06:16:36 AM
"Allardyce, when told of his opposite number's comments, laughed and said: "I don't give a shite, to be honest."

http://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/jan/30/jose-mourinho-19th-century-football-west-ham-allardyce (http://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/jan/30/jose-mourinho-19th-century-football-west-ham-allardyce)
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Post by: Not a Fotograph on January 30, 2014, 06:44:57 AM
A little generous with the shot count. Calling things like Ivanovic's effort at hitting the corner flag a "shot" is a stretch.
9 shots on target isn't bad though, especially compared to 1.

This has shades of the "great escape" season, where us turning Arsenal 0-1 at Emirates led to some momentum to get off the bottom.

COYI indeed.
 
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Post by: Mark Renton on January 30, 2014, 08:22:48 AM
"Allardyce, when told of his opposite number's comments, laughed and said: "I don't give a shite, to be honest."

http://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/jan/30/jose-mourinho-19th-century-football-west-ham-allardyce (http://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/jan/30/jose-mourinho-19th-century-football-west-ham-allardyce)

Yes. Gotta love big Sam for that. Here's the video if anyone's interested:
http://www1.skysports.com/watch/video/9140920/scathing-mourinho-and-smiling-sam?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter (http://www1.skysports.com/watch/video/9140920/scathing-mourinho-and-smiling-sam?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter)

Mourinho aka the short memory twat

(https://scontent-a-mxp.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/t1/1003217_10202311054730179_1724471149_n.jpg)
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Post by: chockfullofthat on January 30, 2014, 11:05:58 AM
Smell Good crawls out of the abyss to deflect our attention from the fact that City won 5-1 and are now top over Arsenal. 

It was tough to take and I'm sure that's why Jose was mouthing off.  Congrats on the point Mark Renton, but you aren't outta the shit yet!  Big Sam is charismatic off the field, but his team's on it are something awful.
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Post by: Smell Good on January 30, 2014, 07:28:17 PM
City are a force of nature this season. They massacre teams casually almost every weekend in a manner that is sweeping and ruthless (and very entertaining) so it's no real skin off my back.

City v. Chelsea on Monday is going to be fucking massive

Ideal result for me would be a draw of course
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Post by: Daymannnnn on January 30, 2014, 08:11:20 PM
The amount of goal city has scored is unbelievable compared with the rest of the top 6 or 8 teams. Defensively speaking it must be a daunting task knowing your facing city. You might shut down one attacking players and then there is three others stepping up straight away. Makes city v barca a really exciting fixture, i feel like barca are on the decline.
The chelsea v city game will be interesting, best result for the rest of the table would be a draw as you said smell good. Im thinking its going to be more like 3-1 city's way.

Doesn't look like Waynes leaving OT, 300,00 pounds a week is pretty big doe for him... I normally would say he isn't worth that sort of money, but if thats whats needed to keep him away from chelsea then im all for it. (united fan)

Did you lads play your wildcard for the Jan window? Got rid of sergio for Adebayor, that free'd up money for ozil and lallana, hopefully that pays off. (Im the mefheads)

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Post by: weedpop on January 30, 2014, 08:40:31 PM
I can't believe that Mourinho, the master of pragmatic football, came out like that trying to shame Allardyce for parking the bus against a patently superior team. His ability to detect irony must be nonesistent; perhaps that's part of what makes him such a successful manager though? Anyway a draw away against Chelsea is nice but it isn't going to do much in the long run. You need to win games to stay up in this league, something that West Ham seems practically incapable of doing.

Re: Fantasy Football I have already played my wildcard as I have no self control whatsoever. Better to wait for the inevitable mid-season injury crisis to use it but I just can't help myself. I'm probably going to be picking up Adebayor soon as he looks like to be producing well for his price. As for Ozil, I've become a bit skeptical. Despite all his quality I think he's a bit lazy and seems uninspired since coming to Arsenal. I can't see him matching the kind of production he had at real madrid, which seemed to be the perfect team and role for him. Never really had to do too much hard work due to all the incredible talent surrounding him, just show up in the right place at the right time when a key pass was needed.

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Post by: brycickle on January 30, 2014, 11:06:22 PM
You were right to use your wild card. It expires on Saturday.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on January 31, 2014, 06:00:51 AM
You were right to use your wild card. It expires on Saturday.

lol.  Ya I played mine as soon as I could and then I had a massive injury crisis in my squad last week with 4 players missing out (Cabaye, Coleman, Clyne, Chester)  and 3 getting a combined 34 minutes (Lukaku, Januzaj, Pozuelo).  I can't do much right this year.  Manonne saved me with 11 points in goal!

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Post by: brycickle on January 31, 2014, 06:54:55 AM
Yeah, as soon as Lukaku was confirmed to have ligament damage I used my free trade to get Remy. Boom. Red card same game week. I just said screw it and got rid of him, Ramsey and one other dude that I picked up for a sub. Came out of the deal with Hazard in the end though.
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Post by: ALT on January 31, 2014, 07:47:20 AM
I'm still hanging onto the top spot. I swapped Giroud for Adebayor the second game he came back into the Spurs squad and I sold Ozil for Hazard a few weeks back, it seems to be paying off. I don't know what to do with Ramsey though...
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Post by: kinky john on February 03, 2014, 05:07:41 AM
Jozy Altidore. That little touch and all is forgiven! Looks like he's gaining a bit more confidence.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on February 03, 2014, 06:36:28 PM
The most one sided 1-0 in recent memory. Mourinho is the master.  Unfortunately for Aguero, his injuries are holding him back to be in the Cristiano, Messi, Ibra, Suarez convos. Still even without him city should have played better. Poor squad selection from Pellegrini, never really changed the game with his sub's either.  Yaya seems to tire at the end of seasons, but it's too early to judge if that's true. What a race it's going to be. Absolutely ecstatic today.  Apparently this dude game the pre match team talk

Billy McCulloch the Chelsea Masseur (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rE4Rs5ICTbg#)
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Post by: Mr.Gear on February 04, 2014, 04:03:29 AM
City really missed Aguero and Fernandinho. Navas was pretty useless and Silva wasnt too influential. They did come close to the equaliser late on though so not extremely 1 sided...that said Chelsea could have easily been up 3 nil at that point. I cant believe how much they were able to make and find space within their box. I dont like chelsea...but I love Ivanovic for some reason. He is like the big goofy cousin that you gotta love, so I was happy to see him score. Feelin' ya on the Toure thoughts...although it might have just been the fact that he got the run around today and wasn't allowed to be such a force. Willian particularly had his number.

Keeps the title race tight, which Im happy for. If one of city or Chelsea were to run away with the title they may take the foot off the gas come the end of the season and allow teams fighting for the CL positions easier wins.
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Post by: Mark Renton on February 09, 2014, 02:02:40 AM
This
(https://scontent-a-mxp.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-frc3/t1/1896904_10202378928706986_1923918390_n.jpg)


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Post by: Spike Hawke on February 09, 2014, 05:59:18 AM
Being a Liverpool fan just gets better and better.
(http://i1104.photobucket.com/albums/h340/wilkatron/1559812_10152168246648936_1669939068_n_zps0cd5f1aa.jpg) (http://s1104.photobucket.com/user/wilkatron/media/1559812_10152168246648936_1669939068_n_zps0cd5f1aa.jpg.html)
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Post by: thepman on February 09, 2014, 09:38:46 AM
Just gone 1-1 in the United game, but seriously, with RVP and Rooney back if we continue to play without any imagination as we are doing, there is only Moyes to blame. He can only blame injuries and 'luck' for so long.
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Post by: Daymannnnn on February 09, 2014, 05:19:12 PM
Im a man u supporter as well, and our attack is pretty stellar really with RVP, Rooney, Mata, and Januzaj... And somehow still not scoring goals??? United had something like 80 crosses and 2 goals? Might really come down to our back line with about everyone on the way out or at least should be leaving. Doesnt look like man u will be playing in Europe next season for the first time in 19 years, which will then make it pretty tricky to bring in the quality needed to play in Europe again. But Im guessing we will need about 6 players...

Shit week in Fantasy PL for my self, I cant believe people managed to get the C on hazard, (I'm looking at you Veni Vidi Vidic aka mourinho him self) Looks like yaya will be out for 3 weeks
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Post by: Spike Hawke on February 10, 2014, 07:59:43 AM
Im a man u supporter as well, and our attack is pretty stellar really with RVP, Rooney, Mata, and Januzaj... And somehow still not scoring goals??? United had something like 80 crosses and 2 goals? Might really come down to our back line with about everyone on the way out or at least should be leaving. Doesnt look like man u will be playing in Europe next season for the first time in 19 years, which will then make it pretty tricky to bring in the quality needed to play in Europe again. But Im guessing we will need about 6 players...

Shit week in Fantasy PL for my self, I cant believe people managed to get the C on hazard, (I'm looking at you Veni Vidi Vidic aka mourinho him self) Looks like yaya will be out for 3 weeks
You can have 80 crosses but only two get to your teammates. The quality of service was poor considering Man U where up against seven defenders in the box with only 3, at best, Man U players. It took to long for Moyes to figure that out and make changes. Its a work in progress but when simple mistakes from management and players alike keep happening, its not going to get any easier.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on February 10, 2014, 01:30:35 PM
I think it's funny that the press just assumes Man United can spend their way out of this in the summer and be ready to challenge for the title next year.  If they don't get Champion's League, they will have to spend some serious cash to convince players to come to Old Trafford and there are many richer clubs out there trying to do the same.  They need 4 new defenders basically, and probably a Yaya Toure/Matic figure as well.  Liverpool have a really good chance to keep them out and secure 4th and in the form they are in, I can see them doing even better than 4th.   It's about time a power shift happened and I think everyone but the Old Trafford faithful is welcoming it.
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Post by: Daymannnnn on February 18, 2014, 12:28:57 PM
Can any legend help out with a streaming link for the man city barca game? Ill suck yo dick
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Post by: Alan on February 18, 2014, 12:30:09 PM
PSG's 3rd goal by Ibra. Jesus...

Here you go, dude. Give the bj to GAY, though.

http://88.80.11.29/77086/watch-manchester-city-vs-barcelona (http://88.80.11.29/77086/watch-manchester-city-vs-barcelona)
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Post by: Daymannnnn on February 18, 2014, 12:57:54 PM
Thanks Alan! Wellllll City are fucked now with that red card
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Post by: pica on February 20, 2014, 02:09:20 PM
salzburg beating ajax 3:0 in amsterdam, soriano's goal was amazing, and mane slipping on the wet grass and getting laughed at by the whole stadium, then scoring 2 minutes later and celebrating like a boss.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on February 20, 2014, 02:33:31 PM
What is going on there?  Crazy result.
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Post by: pica on February 20, 2014, 02:59:10 PM
What is going on there?  Crazy result.
http://youtu.be/rYtT_GXshis (http://youtu.be/rYtT_GXshis)
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Post by: McDuff on February 21, 2014, 08:28:36 AM
Teams coming to the US this summer....

http://espnfc.com/news/story/_/id/1722514/liverpool-manchester-united-set-foes-us-tour?cc=5901 (http://espnfc.com/news/story/_/id/1722514/liverpool-manchester-united-set-foes-us-tour?cc=5901)

see yall at yankee stadium then?
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Post by: chockfullofthat on February 21, 2014, 09:20:39 AM
Easily a sell out.  A great place to watch a game, but the trip from Manhattan takes awhile.  I saw PSG vs Chelsea there and it was a blast.
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Post by: Mark Renton on February 22, 2014, 12:24:34 PM
Is this real life?  :) 父
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Post by: excitableboy on February 26, 2014, 01:01:24 PM
Mancini is a strange coach. Playing a two-man midfield against 4-3-3 Chelsea? Looked like Sneijder basically told him to add a midfielder, he did and they started doing a bit better. Annoyed to see Sneijder played on the left like that. When he is in a number 10 role his class immediately shows.
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Post by: Mooley on February 26, 2014, 01:44:12 PM
Gala looked good in that second half. Shame they started off so poorly or it could have been yet another unfortunate surprise for an English club this year.

I'm delighting in United's collapse under Moyes. RVP throwing his teammates under the bus has to be one of the final nails in the coffin.
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Post by: thepman on February 26, 2014, 02:13:47 PM
Gala looked good in that second half. Shame they started off so poorly or it could have been yet another unfortunate surprise for an English club this year.

I'm delighting in United's collapse under Moyes. RVP throwing his teammates under the bus (http://RVP throwing his teammates under the bus) has to be one of the final nails in the coffin.

Was hardly throwing them under the bus, seemed to be questioning the tactics of Moyes as opposed to any specific players.
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Post by: weedpop on February 26, 2014, 03:50:56 PM
Ya, that comment by RVP sounded more like a reflection of the team's general confusion about Moyes tactical schemes (Moyes apparently likes to split the pitch up into 'zones' during training in order to assign set positional responsibilities to each player in games).

It could just be that the players are going through an adjustment to this major tactical change since Ferguson's coaching strategies bore pretty much no resemblance to Moyes' (much more free flowing and attack oriented). However, it could also be that Moyes tactics make no sense for the group of players he has or they've just given up on him. Honestly though, this is pretty much how I would have expected United's season to go under almost any manager other than Fergie. "Moyes out" fever shouldn't distract from the fact that this team is losing games primarily because a lot of the players aren't good enough.
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Post by: Spike Hawke on February 26, 2014, 04:51:47 PM
Ya, that comment by RVP sounded more like a reflection of the team's general confusion about Moyes tactical schemes (Moyes apparently likes to split the pitch up into 'zones' during training in order to assign set positional responsibilities to each player in games).

It could just be that the players are going through an adjustment to this major tactical change since Ferguson's coaching strategies bore pretty much no resemblance to Moyes' (much more free flowing and attack oriented). However, it could also be that Moyes tactics make no sense for the group of players he has or they've just given up on him. Honestly though, this is pretty much how I would have expected United's season to go under almost any manager other than Fergie. "Moyes out" fever shouldn't distract from the fact that this team is losing games primarily because a lot of the players aren't good enough.
An ageing team and those that are left are not strong enough. However, I'm loving every minute of this "fall from grace". Its amazing how many Man U "fans" are forgetting about the premier league this season.
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Post by: Spike Hawke on March 01, 2014, 03:54:54 PM
What the fuck is Pardew up to?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSLy2txNMMU (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSLy2txNMMU#)
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Post by: Alan on March 02, 2014, 06:00:23 AM
I mean, they called it a head butt, but it was just a touch. Football "head butts" need a new name...

 
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Post by: Spike Hawke on March 02, 2014, 11:04:45 AM
I mean, they called it a head butt, but it was just a touch. Football "head butts" need a new name...

 
Yeah, more of "moving him away with my head". But as the manager, surely he needs to chill a bit.
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Post by: Daymannnnn on March 05, 2014, 12:17:48 PM
Greetings Gents, anyone got any streaming linking for the england game or the germany game? Im struggling.
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Post by: Spike Hawke on March 05, 2014, 04:19:09 PM
Greetings Gents, anyone got any streaming linking for the england game or the germany game? Im struggling.
Sorry bud, just spotted this. Did you peep P2P with the sopcast links? Thats what I normally use.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on March 05, 2014, 04:28:18 PM
^what's that gif from?
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Post by: Mark Renton on March 06, 2014, 03:46:52 AM
As in things you're stoked on. Imagine the stoke of that little kid.

Neymar welcoming kid in friendly match in Brazil and South Africa (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzbiHO8qJtI#)
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Post by: brycickle on March 06, 2014, 04:14:47 AM
That is pretty fucking cool.
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Post by: Spike Hawke on March 07, 2014, 02:26:33 AM
^what's that gif from?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=grlaql5XgLw (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grlaql5XgLw#)

So good.
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Post by: Alan on March 07, 2014, 04:04:57 AM
This stoked me out a little bit.

http://www.theguardian.com/football/video/2014/mar/06/england-v-croatia-u18-international-video-highlights (http://www.theguardian.com/football/video/2014/mar/06/england-v-croatia-u18-international-video-highlights)
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Post by: chockfullofthat on March 07, 2014, 05:00:25 AM
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=grlaql5XgLw (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grlaql5XgLw#)

So good.

Holy shit that part was really good.  I have never heard of that dude.
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Post by: Spike Hawke on March 07, 2014, 09:15:12 AM
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^what's that gif from?
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=grlaql5XgLw (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grlaql5XgLw#)

So good.
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Holy shit that part was really good.  I have never heard of that dude.
Go youtube him, he has some really good short vids
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Post by: brycickle on March 08, 2014, 09:43:23 PM
Despite having 7 players on my fantasy team not play this week I still managed to score 61 points. Pretty stoked on that. Just wish I could have known to put Steven Caulker as my captain.
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Post by: Alan on March 20, 2014, 04:01:00 PM
Betis - Sevilla penalty shoot out was pretty entertaining. Dudes were mostly blasting balls into top corners and the Sevilla goalkeeper made two saves. Sevilla fans must be in full loco mode tonight after going through in Europe against their city rivals...


Also, Red Bull Salzburg are out! [/schadenfreude]
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Post by: chockfullofthat on March 20, 2014, 05:36:53 PM
I totally forgot the second legs were going on. Crazy that Sevilla overturned that. In USA news, MLS sides once again embarassed themselves against Mexican opposition in the CONCACAFAFCA Champions league.  The home opener for my local club the Fire is this week and they are pulling out all the stops to get people to attend. Buy one get one Chipotle and $2 beer night haha.
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Post by: thepman on March 21, 2014, 04:22:58 AM
Knew United would get drawn Bayern fucking Munich, we're gonna get battered. Other games look good though, I expect Chelsea to go through against PSG and Madrid look too strong for Dortmund on current form, Barca/Athletico will be a great game.
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Post by: Mark Renton on March 21, 2014, 05:56:51 AM
Pirlo is a joke. What a sniper.
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Post by: brycickle on March 21, 2014, 08:43:25 AM
Knew United would get drawn Bayern fucking Munich, we're gonna get battered. Other games look good though, I expect Chelsea to go through against PSG and Madrid look too strong for Dortmund on current form, Barca/Athletico will be a great game.
Not even Ole could save us this time around.
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Post by: Mooley on March 21, 2014, 09:37:54 AM
Pretty ideal draw, pretty much every matchup is a titan against a wildcard.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on March 21, 2014, 10:01:42 AM
I think PSG vs Chelsea and Ateltico vs Barca will be the closest ties.  Pretty sure Dortmund will get smashed and I think United have a  bit of a chance actually.
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Post by: weedpop on March 21, 2014, 02:55:48 PM
Come on. United will be swatted like a mosquito. They aren't even half the team that Chelsea was in 2011 when they fluked their way to a one off victory. It's fun to make outlandish predictions but that's just...come on bro....bro....come on....

The most interesting thing for me will be to see how Atletico and PSG do in two-leg ties against some of Europe's biggest powers. There could be some substantial upsets in this round, and probably some really tight games.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on March 21, 2014, 04:39:18 PM
I'm not saying they are favorites by any means, but they still have a World Class player or three capable of doing something special.  Munich was not emphatic against Arsenal in my opinion and with the leauge tied up they run the risk of complacency.   Look, I have a weird Munich-is-not-that-great-bias buried deep in my subconcious for no rational reason and you are just going to have to accept that sir weedpop.  Bastien Schweinstieger told me indirectly to die...so that could be one reason.
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Post by: Smell Good on March 21, 2014, 07:55:35 PM
I like the look of Atletico but that could just be the old underdog bias at work. Dortmund are also kind of underdogs again since they seem to have been ravaged by injuries lately so they're very underweight in terms of quality personnel. I haven't been following either teams so I'm talking purely out of my ass.

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Post by: Alan on March 22, 2014, 02:03:33 AM
Ha, even Klopp said something like "we are happy to be in the quarterfinals, where it's the cream of the crop of European football...and us." So they are pretty much aware that they are the underdogs...
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Post by: Smell Good on March 22, 2014, 07:03:43 AM
Arsenal have shit the bed again against a top 4 club.

I'm too tired to even feel any anger. They've thrown it in the trash.

I'm holding out for a strong finish to the season and the FA cup.
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Post by: perverted super otaku! on March 22, 2014, 07:20:25 AM
Pretty ideal draw, pretty much every matchup is a titan against a wildcard.
Word, I love how the good games of the CL match up with the oncoming of spring good vibe and epic match ups
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Post by: brycickle on March 22, 2014, 11:33:25 AM
Did somebody say goals?
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Post by: weedpop on March 22, 2014, 12:24:08 PM
Fucking goalfest in the premiere league today. Unfortunately my apparent inability to select the right person as captain in the fantasy league is preventing me from taking advantage.

I feel for Arsenal. They looked so good at the beginning of this season but they've kind of been steadily declining since then as far as quality of play. In all honesty I sort of expected this to happen given the difficulty of their fixture list lately, but a defeat of this kind against a title rival is crazy. On a positive note they're probably still good for the '4th place trophy' and have a good chance at winning the FA cup.

Bastien Schweinstieger told me indirectly to die....

Go on.....
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Post by: thepman on March 22, 2014, 12:48:07 PM
Anyone see the Rooney goal? Almost identical to Beckham's against Wimbledon in '96.
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Post by: brycickle on March 22, 2014, 02:13:51 PM
Rooney's goal was even better though. On a volley while making a turn. The look on Beckham's face after the ball went in was pretty good though.
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Post by: Mark Renton on March 22, 2014, 08:22:08 PM
Anyone see the Rooney goal? Almost identical to Beckham's against Wimbledon in '96.

That and the second goal made my day so bad. In all honesty I knew we were going to lose, but jesus!
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Post by: Tracer on March 22, 2014, 09:18:46 PM
(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-ceh3bo8Q5aU/Uy3KjZ8LX8I/AAAAAAAAB50/ABDntWUJRjo/s0/22-03-2014-GifNumber-228.gif)

Too bad Liverpool is going to take it down
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Post by: bricards1 on March 23, 2014, 06:35:49 AM
phins
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Post by: bricards1 on March 23, 2014, 06:36:12 AM
bills blow
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Post by: Mooley on March 23, 2014, 03:08:25 PM
Every time El Clasico rolls around I'm so glad I'm neutral. Fun match to watch today but Jesus if I had a horse in the race I'd have been pulling my hair out.
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Post by: EPetrov on March 23, 2014, 03:27:26 PM
I'm happy with the el classic  results   ;D
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Post by: holden caulfield on March 23, 2014, 03:30:30 PM
once again, we see why el clasico is considered to be the best game in club football. people talk a lot of shit about barcelona these days, but the fact is in the past month they've beat manchester city and real madrid. iniesta is fucking god.
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Post by: pica on March 23, 2014, 05:14:31 PM
once again, we see why el clasico is considered to be the best game in club football. people talk a lot of shit about barcelona these days, but the fact is in the past month they've beat manchester city and real madrid. iniesta is fucking god.
nuthin beats old firm games.
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Post by: weedpop on March 23, 2014, 06:36:34 PM
Ahhh. It wouldn't be el classico without a Sergio Ramos red card. Looking forward to watching the game when I have some time this evening. If any of y'all honkies want a link (.zip not torrent) let me know via PM.

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nuthin beats old firm games.

I dunno. I would rather watch two of the best teams in the world (who also happen to hate each other) battle it out than two mediocre clubs with 'storied histories' struggle through the only meaningful 90 minutes of their entire domestic season. Perhaps I'd feel differently if I were Scottish...

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Post by: holden caulfield on March 23, 2014, 07:07:56 PM
Ahhh. It wouldn't be el classico without a Sergio Ramos red card. Looking forward to watching the game when I have some time this evening. If any of y'all honkies want a link (.zip not torrent) let me know via PM.

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once again, we see why el clasico is considered to be the best game in club football. people talk a lot of shit about barcelona these days, but the fact is in the past month they've beat manchester city and real madrid. iniesta is fucking god.
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nuthin beats old firm games.
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I dunno. I would rather watch two of the best teams in the world (who also happen to hate each other) battle it out than two mediocre clubs with 'storied histories' struggle through the only meaningful 90 minutes of their entire domestic season. Perhaps I'd feel differently if I were Scottish...



lol yeah get outta here with that shit, i mean im sure they're great and all if you're drunk and scottish but let's be real here...


also wouldn't be a clasico without ronaldo blaming the result entirely on the ref despite once again playing like shit in a big game
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Post by: chockfullofthat on March 24, 2014, 08:10:57 AM
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Bastien Schweinstieger told me indirectly to die....
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Go on.....

My friend's wife met Philip Lahm and Pigfarmer at a Roulette table in Vegas where they were celebrating their CL victory.  She didn't know who they were but started chatting with them.  She said my husband is a Liverpool fan and they said Liverpool is a good club, then she said our friend is a big Chelsea fan and The Schwein said, "All Chelsea fans should die."  Hahaha.  Dude is still bitter about ruining what would've been the biggest party of all time in Munich.

(https://image.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Football/Pix/pictures/2012/5/19/1337463482759/Bastian-Schweinsteiger-mi-002.jpg)
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Post by: pica on March 24, 2014, 03:09:49 PM
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Ahhh. It wouldn't be el classico without a Sergio Ramos red card. Looking forward to watching the game when I have some time this evening. If any of y'all honkies want a link (.zip not torrent) let me know via PM.

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once again, we see why el clasico is considered to be the best game in club football. people talk a lot of shit about barcelona these days, but the fact is in the past month they've beat manchester city and real madrid. iniesta is fucking god.
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nuthin beats old firm games.
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I dunno. I would rather watch two of the best teams in the world (who also happen to hate each other) battle it out than two mediocre clubs with 'storied histories' struggle through the only meaningful 90 minutes of their entire domestic season. Perhaps I'd feel differently if I were Scottish...


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lol yeah get outta here with that shit, i mean im sure they're great and all if you're drunk and scottish but let's be real here...


also wouldn't be a clasico without ronaldo blaming the result entirely on the ref despite once again playing like shit in a big game
i'm talking atmosphere, not soccer skills.  i'd pick celtic vs rangers live at celtic park over  el classico anyday. it's an overall experience and a good time at the stadium requires more than just  good teams. of course celtic is not up to par with the big european clubs, yet people tend to forget that they beat barca in 2012.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on March 26, 2014, 05:54:11 AM
Ahhh. It wouldn't be el classico without a Sergio Ramos red card. Looking forward to watching the game when I have some time this evening. If any of y'all honkies want a link (.zip not torrent) let me know via PM.

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once again, we see why el clasico is considered to be the best game in club football. people talk a lot of shit about barcelona these days, but the fact is in the past month they've beat manchester city and real madrid. iniesta is fucking god.
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nuthin beats old firm games.
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I dunno. I would rather watch two of the best teams in the world (who also happen to hate each other) battle it out than two mediocre clubs with 'storied histories' struggle through the only meaningful 90 minutes of their entire domestic season. Perhaps I'd feel differently if I were Scottish...



Yo I sent u a PM
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Post by: brycickle on March 29, 2014, 06:06:54 PM
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Ahhh. It wouldn't be el classico without a Sergio Ramos red card. Looking forward to watching the game when I have some time this evening. If any of y'all honkies want a link (.zip not torrent) let me know via PM.

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once again, we see why el clasico is considered to be the best game in club football. people talk a lot of shit about barcelona these days, but the fact is in the past month they've beat manchester city and real madrid. iniesta is fucking god.
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nuthin beats old firm games.
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I dunno. I would rather watch two of the best teams in the world (who also happen to hate each other) battle it out than two mediocre clubs with 'storied histories' struggle through the only meaningful 90 minutes of their entire domestic season. Perhaps I'd feel differently if I were Scottish...


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lol yeah get outta here with that shit, i mean im sure they're great and all if you're drunk and scottish but let's be real here...


also wouldn't be a clasico without ronaldo blaming the result entirely on the ref despite once again playing like shit in a big game
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i'm talking atmosphere, not soccer skills.  i'd pick celtic vs rangers live at celtic park over  el classico anyday. it's an overall experience and a good time at the stadium requires more than just  good teams. of course celtic is not up to par with the big european clubs, yet people tend to forget that they beat barca in 2012.
Well in that case then Fenerbache v. Galatasaray or Boca v. River would be even bigger.
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Post by: Tracer on April 01, 2014, 11:07:37 AM
Time to upset the German machine

Man Utd: De Gea, Jones, Ferdinand, Vidic, Buttner, Valencia, Carrick, Fellaini, Giggs, Rooney, Welbeck. Subs: Lindegaard, Hernandez, Nani, Young, Fletcher, Kagawa, Januzaj VAMOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
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Post by: ciaran on April 01, 2014, 02:00:53 PM
Wellbeck and Young are both useless, no idea how they get games.  Last week against Villa, Kagawa, Rooney & Mata played well together, despite the best intentions of Fallaini who's a disaster - with all their experience of big CL games why weren't they played together tonight?  Daft. 

And I'm a Liverpool fan, ha.  Looking forward to watching them vs Dortmund or Athletico next season.

Edit - good game tonight though.
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Post by: thepman on April 01, 2014, 03:53:54 PM
Wellbeck and Young are both useless, no idea how they get games.  Last week against Villa, Kagawa, Rooney & Mata played well together, despite the best intentions of Fallaini who's a disaster - with all their experience of big CL games why weren't they played together tonight?  Daft. 

And I'm a Liverpool fan, ha.  Looking forward to watching them vs Dortmund or Athletico next season.

Edit - good game tonight though.

You say it's daft but it worked. Actually thought Welbeck was brilliant tonight, despite the pretty awful miss. One of the hardest working team players i've seen. And Mata can't play in the champions league he's cup tied.
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Post by: Smell Good on April 01, 2014, 04:38:07 PM
I forgot to record the matches today.

I was actually kind of hoping for Bayern to pin man utd down and brutally fuck them in the ass but I guess it was a 1-1? Well done.

I hate Bayern too though. They're like Man utd at their peak but on steroids. Shit is absurd.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on April 01, 2014, 05:03:21 PM
Wellbeck and Young are both useless, no idea how they get games.  Last week against Villa, Kagawa, Rooney & Mata played well together, despite the best intentions of Fallaini who's a disaster - with all their experience of big CL games why weren't they played together tonight?  Daft. 

And I'm a Liverpool fan, ha.  Looking forward to watching them vs Dortmund or Athletico next season.

Edit - good game tonight though.

There are so many errors in this post it's laughable.  You made the classic mistake of combining Athletic Club and Atletico into the monstrous "Athletico".  Ugh.

Both thrilling matches today, I was mainly following the Barca Atletico match, but did manage to catch Schwein's goal. 
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Post by: Tracer on April 01, 2014, 05:20:52 PM
More than happy with the UTD draw, I was shitting myself when they scored first

7/1 underdogs and they come up with a huge draw, can't wait to see the next game
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Post by: chockfullofthat on April 01, 2014, 06:49:19 PM
Tracer is a United fan...this is perfect
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Post by: Tracer on April 01, 2014, 07:18:53 PM
Tracer is a United fan...this is perfect
I'm actually a liverpool supporter but support EPL whenever possible on the intl stage. And yes I expect Liverpool to blow it late, so no need
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Post by: weedpop on April 01, 2014, 08:20:22 PM
I guess I was wrong to write off Man U totally. That was actually a really good performance by them, although Bayern seemed a bit off their game as well. I kind of wish Wellbeck's goal in the first 15 minutes hadn't been ruled out. Might have made for an even more interesting return leg in Munich.

I really think Barcelona are in trouble after drawing at home against atletico today. They haven't managed to score more than one goal against them all season, and the next leg is going to be played in from of a Madrid home crowd that hasn't tasted Champions league success in years. Shit is gonna be real. I have a feeling it may be Barca's most difficult game of the season, actually.
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Post by: Mooley on April 01, 2014, 08:59:41 PM
Bayern will probably roll over United at the Allianz. United did well to fight back in the second half after being abysmal in the first, but the result still suits Bayern better, and I can't see them being so wasteful next time around at home. Fellaini was so hilariously useless today. He must have turned the ball over a dozen times on his own.

Also that second yellow for Schweinsteiger was pretty bullshit, he was pulling his legs back and I don't think he ever made contact with Rooney. Their exchange afterwards was pretty funny.

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Post by: Decreed Bratton on April 01, 2014, 10:37:37 PM
I know Pep is a good manager and all, but I think his way of tiki taka didn't suit this game.  I don't recall one time that Bayern tried to counter attack.  The best way to get at United is try to throw men forward and try to batter their back line like Liverpool and City did.  Holding up the ball so United could get set defensively helped United and a goal via a corner or set piece can always happen.  Hoping for Chelsea and PSG to be a good one tomorrow.
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Post by: weedpop on April 02, 2014, 12:21:16 AM
Bayern will probably roll over United at the Allianz. United did well to fight back in the second half after being abysmal in the first, but the result still suits Bayern better, and I can't see them being so wasteful next time around at home. Fellaini was so hilariously useless today. He must have turned the ball over a dozen times on his own.

Also that second yellow for Schweinsteiger was pretty bullshit, he was pulling his legs back and I don't think he ever made contact with Rooney. Their exchange afterwards was pretty funny.



I agree that Bayern will probably still pummel them at home, but I wouldn't say that United were abysmal in the first half at all. Despite having next to no possession they created the best opportunities and gave up few clear cut chances. Anyway, a team of their caliber playing 45 minutes against Bayern without conceding a goal is (even at home) pretty impressive.

The whole Fellaini debacle is hilarious to me. Aside from being way overpriced, the guy is also short on ball control, passing ability and positional sense for a defensive midfielder at that level. His best role seems to be as an attacking mid. bulldozer/occasional defender , but of course, Moyes had to bring in one of "his guys" to fill the hole in United's midfield, no matter how inadequately. Leighton Baines, though probably also overpriced, would have at least had lots of experience playing at his position before coming to the club.
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Post by: thepman on April 02, 2014, 05:49:06 AM
Bayern will probably roll over United at the Allianz. United did well to fight back in the second half after being abysmal in the first, but the result still suits Bayern better, and I can't see them being so wasteful next time around at home. Fellaini was so hilariously useless today. He must have turned the ball over a dozen times on his own.

Also that second yellow for Schweinsteiger was pretty bullshit, he was pulling his legs back and I don't think he ever made contact with Rooney. Their exchange afterwards was pretty funny.



Got to agree with weedpop, United were hardly 'abysmal' in the first half, if that were true Bayern would have scored on more than one occasion. United had the better chances in the first half easily, and Welbeck's goal should have stood, Martinez ducked into his foot and Welbeck was watching the ball the whole time, was a little harsh.
As for Schweinsteiger, he definitely made contact and definitely fouled Rooney, and while Rooney made a meal of it, you can't be on a yellow and be making tackles like that.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on April 02, 2014, 06:05:30 AM
Barca 1 year transfer ban!  That's huge as they desperately need to strengthen in defense and were going to replace Valdes.
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Post by: my pregnant head on April 02, 2014, 07:26:47 AM
Whenever I see somebody say EPL I can't help but think of this dude and chuckle. Always good for a laugh if some of you guys aren't familiar:

https://twitter.com/usasoccerguy
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Post by: Alan on April 02, 2014, 07:59:53 AM
I was bored by ManU parking the bus and Bayern passing around the box. Not worthy of a CL quarterfinal. Also no idea why Mandzukic wasn't a starter...
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Post by: perverted super otaku! on April 02, 2014, 08:03:38 AM
I was bored by ManU parking the bus and Bayern passing around the box. Not worthy of a CL quarterfinal. Also no idea why Mandzukic wasn't a starter...
Watched the 1st half with a friend who never watches soccer baked as fuck, he was not too stoked on it lol
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Post by: excitableboy on April 02, 2014, 08:10:50 AM
Wellbeck and Young are both useless, no idea how they get games. �Last week against Villa, Kagawa, Rooney & Mata played well together, despite the best intentions of Fallaini who's a disaster - with all their experience of big CL games why weren't they played together tonight? �Daft.�

And I'm a Liverpool fan, ha. �Looking forward to watching them vs Dortmund or Athletico next season.

Edit - good game tonight though.

Mata is not allowed to play CL for United this season.

Barca 1 year transfer ban!  That's huge as they desperately need to strengthen in defense and were going to replace Valdes.

That is definitely a blow for them if the decision stands. Seems pretty unfair too, as every (big) club flies in youth players for their academies from all over the world. Barca is just notorious for theirs and seems to be made an example of with this ban. Though I kind of agree that these toddler hunts are strange, Messi may well never have become the player he is without them.

Edit: the rules actually only concern players 12 years and older. Fifa doesn't mind the toddler hunt.


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Post by: Mooley on April 02, 2014, 08:18:12 AM
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Bayern will probably roll over United at the Allianz. United did well to fight back in the second half after being abysmal in the first, but the result still suits Bayern better, and I can't see them being so wasteful next time around at home. Fellaini was so hilariously useless today. He must have turned the ball over a dozen times on his own.

Also that second yellow for Schweinsteiger was pretty bullshit, he was pulling his legs back and I don't think he ever made contact with Rooney. Their exchange afterwards was pretty funny.
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Got to agree with weedpop, United were hardly 'abysmal' in the first half, if that were true Bayern would have scored on more than one occasion. United had the better chances in the first half easily, and Welbeck's goal should have stood, Martinez ducked into his foot and Welbeck was watching the ball the whole time, was a little harsh.
As for Schweinsteiger, he definitely made contact and definitely fouled Rooney, and while Rooney made a meal of it, you can't be on a yellow and be making tackles like that.

I still think it's a pretty fair assessment. They had one chance off a defender slipping that was wasted in open play, and a goal that was disallowed on the kind of call that happens in midfield all the time with no eyebrows raised at all. Can't feel too hard done by. Bayern played too conservatively to really take advantage though. I don't know if that's a miscue on Pep's part or if they were just looking to ride things out. But they weren't playing quickly at all, and when you're penning United in with 10 behind the ball it's going to be difficult to play that style that says long shots and early crosses are out of the question, 1-2's through the backline and cutbacks from the byline only.

(https://d16jfyletng9p5.cloudfront.net/media/ixCowfnRCiqQBYcqR2/giphy.gif)

You can be the judge on that, but even Rooney shrugged his shoulders when he got the finger wag afterwards. He knew exactly what he did.

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Post by: Alan on April 02, 2014, 08:22:56 AM
Barca were supposed to sign a kid from "my" club. Kinda sucks if he doesn't get to go...

http://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/apr/01/barcelona-alen-halilovic-next-lionel-messi (http://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/apr/01/barcelona-alen-halilovic-next-lionel-messi)
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Post by: excitableboy on April 02, 2014, 08:33:34 AM
Barca were supposed to sign a kid from "my" club. Kinda sucks if he doesn't get to go...

http://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/apr/01/barcelona-alen-halilovic-next-lionel-messi (http://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/apr/01/barcelona-alen-halilovic-next-lionel-messi)
Isn't Croatia part of the EU though? Why wouldn't he be allowed to go?
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Post by: Mooley on April 02, 2014, 08:35:43 AM
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Barca were supposed to sign a kid from "my" club. Kinda sucks if he doesn't get to go...

http://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/apr/01/barcelona-alen-halilovic-next-lionel-messi (http://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/apr/01/barcelona-alen-halilovic-next-lionel-messi)
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Isn't Croatia part of the EU though? Why wouldn't he be allowed to go?


His deal would have been fine, but the transfer ban means it's probably moot now, same as Ter Stegen's. They're not being punished for that deal, but like 7 others that came before with young kids from other countries outside the EU
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Post by: excitableboy on April 02, 2014, 08:40:01 AM
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Barca were supposed to sign a kid from "my" club. Kinda sucks if he doesn't get to go...

http://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/apr/01/barcelona-alen-halilovic-next-lionel-messi (http://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/apr/01/barcelona-alen-halilovic-next-lionel-messi)
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Isn't Croatia part of the EU though? Why wouldn't he be allowed to go?

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His deal would have been fine, but the transfer ban means it's probably moot now, same as Ter Stegen's. They're not being punished for that deal, but like 7 others that came before with young kids from other countries outside the EU

I see. I took it the deal was made already whereas the ban is not yet in effect. But of course the actual transfer happens in the window.

Surprising to see by the way that Barca apparently was unable to circumvent these rules. All you have to do is fly the parents out and give them some job. I guess living in Barcelona is not as appealing to regular people as it is to skaters.

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Post by: perverted super otaku! on April 02, 2014, 01:43:35 PM
Can't remember his name but that late goal was siiiick! 
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Post by: Decreed Bratton on April 02, 2014, 01:53:36 PM
Can't remember his name but that late goal was siiiick! 

Pastore.  PSG actually looked better when Ibra came off with a hamstring pull.  Cavani out wide looked wrong and when Lucas came in Cavani could play thru the middle.  PSG was better in the midfield after that and Chelsea had a harder time pressing and countering.  It must be a hard decision as a coach to leave out Ibra or Cavani when both are fit especially with their egos.  Ibra's hammy could be a blessing for PSG in this tie.
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Post by: thepman on April 02, 2014, 01:59:32 PM
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Bayern will probably roll over United at the Allianz. United did well to fight back in the second half after being abysmal in the first, but the result still suits Bayern better, and I can't see them being so wasteful next time around at home. Fellaini was so hilariously useless today. He must have turned the ball over a dozen times on his own.

Also that second yellow for Schweinsteiger was pretty bullshit, he was pulling his legs back and I don't think he ever made contact with Rooney. Their exchange afterwards was pretty funny.
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Got to agree with weedpop, United were hardly 'abysmal' in the first half, if that were true Bayern would have scored on more than one occasion. United had the better chances in the first half easily, and Welbeck's goal should have stood, Martinez ducked into his foot and Welbeck was watching the ball the whole time, was a little harsh.
As for Schweinsteiger, he definitely made contact and definitely fouled Rooney, and while Rooney made a meal of it, you can't be on a yellow and be making tackles like that.
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I still think it's a pretty fair assessment. They had one chance off a defender slipping that was wasted in open play, and a goal that was disallowed on the kind of call that happens in midfield all the time with no eyebrows raised at all. Can't feel too hard done by. Bayern played too conservatively to really take advantage though. I don't know if that's a miscue on Pep's part or if they were just looking to ride things out. But they weren't playing quickly at all, and when you're penning United in with 10 behind the ball it's going to be difficult to play that style that says long shots and early crosses are out of the question, 1-2's through the backline and cutbacks from the byline only.

(https://d16jfyletng9p5.cloudfront.net/media/ixCowfnRCiqQBYcqR2/giphy.gif)

You can be the judge on that, but even Rooney shrugged his shoulders when he got the finger wag afterwards. He knew exactly what he did.




Maybe you're working on the assumption that this season's United are still a passing, flowing, attacking side. For United this season, they played relatively well, they were organised and structured, and worked very hard. Consider that Rafael, Evra, Evans and Smalling weren't available(all first choice ahead of Buttner and Ferdinand) and Jones was out of position, I think we did relatively well, especially because every man and their dog was writing the team off before the first kick of the ball. No they didn't set out to attack, think of that what you will, but we would have stood no chance setting out to attack the best club in the world, especially given our current form.
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Post by: AnotherHardDayAtTheOffice on April 03, 2014, 03:36:19 AM
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Barca were supposed to sign a kid from "my" club. Kinda sucks if he doesn't get to go...

http://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/apr/01/barcelona-alen-halilovic-next-lionel-messi (http://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/apr/01/barcelona-alen-halilovic-next-lionel-messi)
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His deal would have been fine, but the transfer ban means it's probably moot now, same as Ter Stegen's. They're not being punished for that deal, but like 7 others that came before with young kids from other countries outside the EU
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I see. I took it the deal was made already whereas the ban is not yet in effect. But of course the actual transfer happens in the window.

Surprising to see by the way that Barca apparently was unable to circumvent these rules. All you have to do is fly the parents out and give them some job. I guess living in Barcelona is not as appealing to regular people as it is to skaters.



I think that's matter of legal debate. Ter Stegen's counselor has stated that his client's contract is perfectly fine. On the Fifa webpage it says that Barca has 3 months to explain themselves. That's until July 02. Halilovic's and ter Stegen's contracts start running from July 02 and these have already been signed. I think these two transfers are given a pass. It would be really shitty for the releasing clubs, too. Moenchengladbach (ter Stegen's club) has already signed ter his replacement (Yann Sommer) for around 8 million euros.
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Post by: ALT on April 05, 2014, 07:15:15 PM
Had my annual trip to Stamford Bridge today to see Chelsea play. It was a pretty good game and its always awesome seeing them play in person.

During the pre-match warm up on the pitch Luiz and Torres were doing this exercise when Luiz was booting the ball straight up in the air and Torres had to catch it and control it with his chest. Two times in a row he couldn't control it and it bounced away. He then tried to flick the ball up and head it but he flicked it over his own head. He then tried to just do some keep ups but again he flicked the ball away from himself. He then got pissed off and flicked the ball up and tried to punch it. He swung for it and missed the ball and it bounced off his shoulder. He had enough and kicked the ball away, but it shot off at a weird angle and hit Eva the fit female team doctor in the back.

During the team announcement when they went though the names of the players and everyone cheered after each name was called out, when it came to Torres name being called out it was almost silence in the stadium, seriously nobody in there cheered him. And that just about summed it his day, he was really awful.

Watching Willian play in person was sick. He is seriously so good, easily the best player of the day. He was dominating in the middle, making so many passes and chances, constantly getting the ball back. Dude put in so much work. And his goal was awesome.

Watching Hazard in person was sick as well, he is seriously good. His movement with the ball is insane. And one of the funnier moments of the game was when there was a freekick in about the middle of Stokes half. Luiz stood over the ball, walked slowly back and poised himself ready to shoot. Just as he was about to take it Hazard just ran up in front of him and passed the ball out to the side which everyone cheered.

(http://i61.tinypic.com/mkysuq.jpg)
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Post by: Mark Renton on April 06, 2014, 05:18:53 AM

During the team announcement when they went though the names of the players and everyone cheered after each name was called out, when it came to Torres name being called out it was almost silence in the stadium, seriously nobody in there cheered him. And that just about summed it his day, he was really awful.


I fucking hate everything about this. Short memory silly cunts.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpX_FyUdVo0 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpX_FyUdVo0)

I'm happy for your match day though, I'm still not sure whether going to WHU - Palace or not, >40 quids minimum, 4th highest prices in the whole league, and Sam's way of playing is effective but pretty meh
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Post by: chockfullofthat on April 06, 2014, 03:28:52 PM
Very cool ALT.  Watching Torres for the last 3.5 seasons leaves a bad taste in your mouth regardless of his 2 crucially important goals.  He wasn't booed at least.  He won't be remembered fondly or with too much dislike when he leaves this summer.
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Post by: thepman on April 06, 2014, 04:39:44 PM
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During the team announcement when they went though the names of the players and everyone cheered after each name was called out, when it came to Torres name being called out it was almost silence in the stadium, seriously nobody in there cheered him. And that just about summed it his day, he was really awful.

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I fucking hate everything about this. Short memory silly cunts.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpX_FyUdVo0 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpX_FyUdVo0)

I'm happy for your match day though, I'm still not sure whether going to WHU - Palace or not, >40 quids minimum, 4th highest prices in the whole league, and Sam's way of playing is effective but pretty meh

Haha, love Neville's commentary there. "Aaaaaahh, unbelievable"
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Post by: holden caulfield on April 06, 2014, 07:44:23 PM
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Barca were supposed to sign a kid from "my" club. Kinda sucks if he doesn't get to go...

http://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/apr/01/barcelona-alen-halilovic-next-lionel-messi (http://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/apr/01/barcelona-alen-halilovic-next-lionel-messi)
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Isn't Croatia part of the EU though? Why wouldn't he be allowed to go?

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His deal would have been fine, but the transfer ban means it's probably moot now, same as Ter Stegen's. They're not being punished for that deal, but like 7 others that came before with young kids from other countries outside the EU
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I see. I took it the deal was made already whereas the ban is not yet in effect. But of course the actual transfer happens in the window.

Surprising to see by the way that Barca apparently was unable to circumvent these rules. All you have to do is fly the parents out and give them some job. I guess living in Barcelona is not as appealing to regular people as it is to skaters.



It's not that the parents don't want to go there, it's that they have to go there for professional reasons, and it's next to impossible to get foreigners work permits when local unemployment is skyhigh.

Anyways this whole thing is bullshit, of all the things they could be going after, they pick this? Millions of kids around the world would kill to go to la masia, accusing barcelona of exploiting children is propostrous. Those kids get a sweet deal, they are guaranteed health care and school until they are 18 even if they get cut from the soccer program. Hopefully barcelona can have the ban suspended while the appeal process plays out and make all the signings they need for the next 2 seasons.
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Post by: Tracer on April 06, 2014, 10:23:53 PM
Anyone get the funny feeling Chelsea will run away with it 3-0? Some score like that, this is a big game Tuesday
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Post by: weedpop on April 06, 2014, 10:33:38 PM
I think they're making an example out of Barca due to their high profile and particularly blatant violation of the rules, even though the rules themselves don't make a lot of sense. Any attempt by FIFA to take the higher moral ground on governance issues is laughable anyway - unless they're maybe just fishing for a bribe???

If Barca can't get the ban overturned/shortened however, they will be screwed. They're gonna need a full central defense transplant and a new xavi if they want to avoid losing further ground to Madrid over the next couple of seasons.
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Post by: holden caulfield on April 07, 2014, 07:02:20 AM
they shouldn't have got rid of thiago that's for sure...at least bartra seems to be stepping up, but agreed that will leave them with no depth whatsoever in the back.
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Post by: excitableboy on April 07, 2014, 06:27:31 PM
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Barca were supposed to sign a kid from "my" club. Kinda sucks if he doesn't get to go...

http://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/apr/01/barcelona-alen-halilovic-next-lionel-messi (http://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/apr/01/barcelona-alen-halilovic-next-lionel-messi)
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Isn't Croatia part of the EU though? Why wouldn't he be allowed to go?

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His deal would have been fine, but the transfer ban means it's probably moot now, same as Ter Stegen's. They're not being punished for that deal, but like 7 others that came before with young kids from other countries outside the EU
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I see. I took it the deal was made already whereas the ban is not yet in effect. But of course the actual transfer happens in the window.

Surprising to see by the way that Barca apparently was unable to circumvent these rules. All you have to do is fly the parents out and give them some job. I guess living in Barcelona is not as appealing to regular people as it is to skaters.


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It's not that the parents don't want to go there, it's that they have to go there for professional reasons, and it's next to impossible to get foreigners work permits when local unemployment is skyhigh.

Anyways this whole thing is bullshit, of all the things they could be going after, they pick this? Millions of kids around the world would kill to go to la masia, accusing barcelona of exploiting children is propostrous. Those kids get a sweet deal, they are guaranteed health care and school until they are 18 even if they get cut from the soccer program. Hopefully barcelona can have the ban suspended while the appeal process plays out and make all the signings they need for the next 2 seasons.

Exactly. This is so easy to pretext and impossible to verify. I'd say it concerns about a dozen families from outside of the EU, they are hardly impacting the job market there. An eleven-year old from a club near me was signed last summer. Moved out there with his dad. For the few kids who they deem really promising, they'll get the required permits, house the parents, whatever is needed.. No big deal for an institution like that.

These rules will actually only be an incentive to scout kids at even younger ages, like I said they are only about players 12 and up. I imagine there are financial motives for these rules, no idea what but as weedpop mentioned it is laughable to think Fifa is doing this for ethical reasons.
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Post by: ALT on April 08, 2014, 01:39:28 PM
Chelsea!
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Post by: AnotherHardDayAtTheOffice on April 08, 2014, 02:08:04 PM
Dortmund had me on the edge of my seat. Once again. It's insane they got Madrid so close to elimination considering half their team is hurt. That was probably the first and last time Jojic and Kirch (!) formed their central midfield.

Reus is pure fucking class!
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Post by: Tracer on April 08, 2014, 02:08:51 PM
Anyone get the funny feeling Chelsea will run away with it 3-0? Some score like that, this is a big game Tuesday
Told yall, a 2-0 Chelsea WALKOFF!
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Post by: Decreed Bratton on April 08, 2014, 02:40:19 PM
Dortmund had me on the edge of my seat. Once again. It's insane they got Madrid so close to elimination considering half their team is hurt. That was probably the first and last time Jojic and Kirch (!) formed their central midfield.

Reus is pure fucking class!

Absolutely the best attacking midfielder in the world for me.  To bad for them.  They almost pulled it.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on April 08, 2014, 02:52:20 PM
You must just have a thing for blonde dudes or hyperbolic statements. 

I missed the Chelsea match, I was desperately trying to follow it with in air WiFi.  Another magical European night for them.  In the knockout stage, there are few teams as entertaining as Chelsea over the last decade.  Cannot wait to see who 'we' get in the semis.
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Post by: weedpop on April 08, 2014, 03:47:40 PM
The last 15 minutes of that Chelsea game were champions league at its best. A total toss up between them going through and getting taken out by Cavani on the counter.

Really interesting to compare the flow of this game with the match in Paris last week. PSG seemed to have a difficult time holding possession once again despite a solid opening spell, however they also created much fewer chances. It seems they may have to reconsider Verratti as the focal point of their midfield going forward since he seems to have such a difficult time protecting the ball against champion's league caliber midfielders. I'm thinking he just wasn't used to getting pressed that hard in Ligue 1 - perhaps a symptom of the overall slower speed or different style of play there (I don't watch a lot of Ligue 1)?

Absolutely the best attacking midfielder in the world for me. 

Ehhh. He certainly embodies all the characteristics traditionally associated with attacking midfielders very well. He's a great player, though still very young, and his style of play fits Dortmund's perfectly. I look forward to seeing him in a Bayern shirt next year (jk, but not really).
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Post by: holden caulfield on April 08, 2014, 07:18:27 PM
Cavani was fucking terrible in both legs. Missed a sitter that would've basically ended the tie late in the second half. As much as I dislike Chelsea they deserved to go through.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on April 08, 2014, 07:49:44 PM
You're right but he isn't fit and was played out of position in the first leg at least.  Can't speak for the second leg just yet.
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Post by: AnotherHardDayAtTheOffice on April 09, 2014, 04:53:45 AM

Ehhh. He certainly embodies all the characteristics traditionally associated with attacking midfielders very well. He's a great player, though still very young, and his style of play fits Dortmund's perfectly. I look forward to seeing him in a Bayern shirt next year (jk, but not really).

That won't happen. He already declined a serious offer by Bayern and went to Dortmund instead. Reus seems to be very strongly linked to the local area as well as his family and friends. There haven't been many rumors linking him to Bayern anyway. They seem more focused on signing Julian Draxler from Schalke. And Dortmund will certainly not let him go to Bayern after the whole drama around Goetze and Lewandowski.
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Post by: Smell Good on April 09, 2014, 01:38:04 PM
I am pinning everything on Atletico now. The only remaining likable team/true underdog.

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Post by: castillo's curls on April 09, 2014, 02:24:24 PM
A Madrid derby would be pretty insane I think.
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Post by: Decreed Bratton on April 09, 2014, 02:46:46 PM
I'd prefer Mou going against his old team in Real Madrid.  Bayern vs. Atletico would be a good one too.
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Post by: weedpop on April 09, 2014, 02:59:30 PM
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Ehhh. He certainly embodies all the characteristics traditionally associated with attacking midfielders very well. He's a great player, though still very young, and his style of play fits Dortmund's perfectly. I look forward to seeing him in a Bayern shirt next year (jk, but not really).
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That won't happen. He already declined a serious offer by Bayern and went to Dortmund instead. Reus seems to be very strongly linked to the local area as well as his family and friends. There haven't been many rumors linking him to Bayern anyway. They seem more focused on signing Julian Draxler from Schalke. And Dortmund will certainly not let him go to Bayern after the whole drama around Goetze and Lewandowski.

Ya I hadn't heard any rumours about him going to Bayern either. Just making a joke in reference to the Goetze/Lewandowski saga and the German tradition of Bayern stealing the best players from all the lesser clubs. It could be interesting to see what Dortmund does in the transfer market this summer though. After the year they've had I could see a few of the players wanting out for bigger paychecks and/or more chances at trophies.
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Post by: Alan on April 09, 2014, 03:05:15 PM
I just looked at the Bayern subs and their bench looks pretty thin. I have no point to make, it just struck me as odd...

    05 van Buyten
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    14 Pizarro
    20 Weihrauch
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    34 H?jbjerg
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Post by: thepman on April 09, 2014, 05:06:28 PM
Really thought United held it together and did well until about 60 minutes when we scored, then Bayern just seemed to hit another gear. Always seems like they need a kick up the arse to actually start playing to their potential. Anyway, despite the 3-1 scoreline, as a United fan I don't see any shame in our performance, apart from Rooney's missed chances I thought we played admirably.
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Post by: Tracer on April 09, 2014, 08:19:19 PM
Bayern is just too good, scored 40 seconds after the Evra opener. Aside from Bayern being lucky on tips they played a good game, and deserve to advance. Semis are going to be great
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Post by: AnotherHardDayAtTheOffice on April 10, 2014, 01:45:07 AM
I just looked at the Bayern subs and their bench looks pretty thin. I have no point to make, it just struck me as odd...

    05 van Buyten
    13 Rafinha
    14 Pizarro
    20 Weihrauch
    23 Weiser
    32 Raeder
    34 H?jbjerg


Yeah. Their bench is indeed a bit thin. But that's mainly because the following players were suspended or hurt:

Starke (Goalkeeper)
Badstuber
Contento
Martinez
Thiago Alcantara
Schweinsteiger
Shaqiri

In general though, you're right. They don't have the biggest squad. But that way, it's easier to keep everyone happy.
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Post by: Alan on April 10, 2014, 05:44:34 AM
Ah, ok, that makes more sense.
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Post by: MostlyLurkin' on April 13, 2014, 06:23:00 AM
Liverpool just won the fuckin' Premiership
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Post by: perverted super otaku! on April 13, 2014, 06:32:07 AM
Liverpool just won the fuckin' Premiership, like
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Post by: Tracer on April 13, 2014, 06:37:46 AM
As long as Suarez doesn't do anything stupid;;
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Post by: MostlyLurkin' on April 13, 2014, 07:03:35 AM
I take that back! You fucked it up 'pool
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Post by: perverted super otaku! on April 13, 2014, 07:09:04 AM
gettin cocky/desperate with the offsides, MC counter attack in the works?
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Post by: MostlyLurkin' on April 13, 2014, 07:14:13 AM
gettin cocky/desperate with the offsides, MC counter attack in the works?

This could go any way.

Wow, what a goal from Coutinho.

This is by far the best game I've seen all season. Really enjoyable as a neutral supporter.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on April 13, 2014, 07:55:25 AM
It ain't over til it's over!
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Post by: thepman on April 13, 2014, 08:20:00 AM
I will literally cry and crawl into a corner and never come out if Liverpool win the league.
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Post by: Smell Good on April 13, 2014, 09:12:45 AM
I didn't have a particular dog in that race, only thing that mattered was that one of those two teams won.

Hopefully City massacre Everton in a few weeks

As for me, I'll take one FA cup please. And all remaining fixtures won.

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Post by: Tracer on April 13, 2014, 08:29:34 PM
Never been so proud to fly the Liverpool flag. There's not much that wakes me up at 7am on a Sunday, and the boys delivered.

Coutinho's goal was out of this world. First place Liverpool about to run you over, the team is simply unbeatable at Anfield.
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Post by: Decreed Bratton on April 14, 2014, 12:26:08 AM
As a City fan I ain't going to make excuses.  City were outplayed in the 1st half, but played well in the 2nd when Milner of all people came in.  Kompany gave it away, but City gave away a few games this year which will do them in.  Liverpool is scary and if they win the league they deserve it.  One thing is for sure is that I love watching David Silva play. 
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Post by: McDuff on April 14, 2014, 12:58:04 AM
like stevie g said postgame, its not over. i shed tears watching him at the end of the game. he deserves this.

Gerrard speech vs City (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cI3bk4GD5T4#)
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Post by: Spike Hawke on April 14, 2014, 01:23:54 AM
like stevie g said postgame, its not over. i shed tears watching him at the end of the game. he deserves this.

Gerrard speech vs City (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cI3bk4GD5T4#)
What a game and what a great showing for the 96. YNWA JFT96
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Post by: McDuff on April 14, 2014, 08:33:15 AM
ive been meaning to post this blog/podcast called www.meninblazers.com (http://www.meninblazers.com). im sure most of you have heard of them already (they have an advert in fifa), but if not, i suggest you check it out. the blog is good, but the podcast is much better. ones a chelsea supporter and the other everton. Obv they focus on EPL, but they talk about champs league etc. great interviews with some people you wouldnt expect to be soccer fans. andrew luck, nicolas batum for example. these dudes actually made me like drake a little bit.
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Post by: stankbox on April 14, 2014, 10:26:04 AM
MCFC

ive been meaning to post this blog/podcast called www.meninblazers.com (http://www.meninblazers.com). im sure most of you have heard of them already (they have an advert in fifa), but if not, i suggest you check it out. the blog is good, but the podcast is much better. ones a chelsea supporter and the other everton. Obv they focus on EPL, but they talk about champs league etc. great interviews with some people you wouldnt expect to be soccer fans. andrew luck, nicolas batum for example. these dudes actually made me like drake a little bit.
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Post by: weedpop on April 14, 2014, 01:39:43 PM
One thing is for sure is that I love watching David Silva play. 

Me too. It's a shame he's had to deal with so many injuries over the past couple of years. City is going to have a much harder time in the run in if he, Toure and Aguero aren't able to get on the pitch at the same time. Honestly, I think if those three had been healthy all year then they probably would have run away with the title (and Aguero would probably be on 30 goals).

I'm rooting for the 'pool though. I haven't been a big supporter since the Michael Owen days but everyone loves an underdog, especially one that plays such excellent football. Kind of surreal to see someone other than Man U, City, Chelsea or Man City seriously challenging for the title this year but either way, its nice to have some real drama in the premiere league given how one-sided the German and Italian title races have been.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on April 14, 2014, 02:25:11 PM
This season is climaxing very, very nicely and then...Brazil!  Thank jeebus for football.
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Post by: Smell Good on April 14, 2014, 03:41:10 PM
I don't think I want to work/look for a new job this summer

jist gonnae watch tha fitba
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Post by: Decreed Bratton on April 14, 2014, 04:03:02 PM
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Me too. It's a shame he's had to deal with so many injuries over the past couple of years. City is going to have a much harder time in the run in if he, Toure and Aguero aren't able to get on the pitch at the same time. Honestly, I think if those three had been healthy all year then they probably would have run away with the title (and Aguero would probably be on 30 goals).

I'm rooting for the 'pool though. I haven't been a big supporter since the Michael Owen days but everyone loves an underdog, especially one that plays such excellent football. Kind of surreal to see someone other than Man U, City, Chelsea or Man City seriously challenging for the title this year but either way, its nice to have some real drama in the premiere league given how one-sided the German and Italian title races have been.

I think that Aguero being out hurt the most because it broke City's flow when they were getting going.  Aguero and either Dzeko or Negredo was the 2 striker partnership.  One being a true #9 holding up the ball and Aguero being the shifty guy who can slot in goals left and right.  When Aguero went out City tried to play Dzeko and Negredo at the same time which didn't work.  Negredo hasn't been the same ever since. I would kill to get Marco Reus and Silva in the same squad next season and ship Nasri out.  But as it has been said Reus went to Dortmund because he is a Dortmund guy.  Let's open up that oil check book and see how loyal he is.


Interesting scenario in La Liga.  It looks like Barca might be out of it and they play Atletico in the final game.  If Atleti need a win to come out on top does Barca put out a B team and lay down to deny Real the league title?
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Post by: thepman on April 15, 2014, 03:40:17 AM
For Americans/non-Europeans, can I ask why you support the football teams you do? If it's not based on geography why did you first begin supporting that certain EPL/Bundesliga/La Liga club? Just wondering!
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Post by: twitchflip on April 15, 2014, 04:49:01 AM
For Americans/non-Europeans, can I ask why you support the football teams you do? If it's not based on geography why did you first begin supporting that certain EPL/Bundesliga/La Liga club? Just wondering!

I chose a life of perpetual frustration by supporting Tottenham Hotspur for the attacking and free-flowing style they played with. I liked the fact that they weren't one of the huge players in English football yet seemed to always be sniffing around the top third of the table. We have a reputation as underachievers and that's partly true but we do punch above our weight financially due to good club management, a big fan base and a seemingly cut-throat buy and sell mentality. Levy may not be a great man manager but his ability to balance the books and handle business is undeniable.
It's been a horror season for us on the pitch (genuinely embarrassing at times). Can't wait for it to be over to give us a chance to regroup and start over. Would love to see that attacking style of play return under someone who can crack the whip as hard as van Gaal. I think with a couple of tweaks we have the squad to be very competitive.

Would be great to see the scousers take it home from here. It would be a win for football if they managed it and I would love nothing more than to see chelsea and man city choke on each other's pee pees while 69ing their way to midtable obscurity.

am also interested to hear why people chose the clubs they did without any geographical influences
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Post by: chockfullofthat on April 15, 2014, 05:53:01 AM
It's a pretty random, probably uninteresting story but...

I originally was just a USA fan for the 2002 World Cup.  That was about the only soccer I had ever watched until I got into  smoking weed and playing FIFA a lot.  I learned some of the teams and would usually play as Juventus because I liked the way the announcer said Trezeguet haha.  I played as Chelsea sometimes too and the first time I met someone who actually watched soccer regularly was an American Liverpool fan from my college dorm.  I said I was a Chelsea fan as a joke to piss him off, but had never even watched a league match.  I went on vacation to Mexico that March, still an impressionable soccer fan, and finally saw a televised non-international match.  It was Arsenal vs Juventus leg 2 in the knockout stages.  Had Trezeguet scored a hattrick or had Juventus done anything worthwhile it may have been a different story, but it was a boring 0-0 disappointment.  To make matters worse, Calciopoli relegated the team and left a sour taste in my mouth. 

When the 2006 world cup came around, I was really excited to actually watch the non-pixelated players.  The first player that really impressed me was Michael Essien against USA.  When I heard he played for Chelsea it kind of sealed the deal.  I would try to follow Chelsea.  I'm not sure why but I didn't really follow the 06-07 season and only vaguely remember the FA Cup Final against Manchester United.  I don't know what changed, maybe it was the availability on TV, but by 07-08 I suddenly was able to watch most of the Chelsea matches on TV and even managed to see some games in England when I went on a trip to London.  Millwall v Luton, Charlton v Wolves (great match), and finally Chelsea v Boro.  Going to Stamford Bridge was an amazing experience and I haven't really missed a game since. 
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Post by: Spike Hawke on April 15, 2014, 05:53:28 AM
For Americans/non-Europeans, can I ask why you support the football teams you do? If it's not based on geography why did you first begin supporting that certain EPL/Bundesliga/La Liga club? Just wondering!
I used to play as a keeper for local team, and my favourite player was Bruce Grobbelaar. So I've followed Liverpool since the mid 80s. Then I met my wife 18 years ago who is from Liverpool and has three older brothers who ar bigger than me and are all staunch Liverpool fans, which aided my love of the reds. I also follow Real Madrid after going there on hols as a kid.
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Post by: Decreed Bratton on April 15, 2014, 09:34:28 PM
For me I would only watch the World Cups in the beginning and I wouldn't have access to watching European football.  At the last WC was when a friend of mine would tell me how he liked Spain and to watch out for this guy David Silva.  He had also just left Valencia and was going to play in England for City.  He didn't play much in that WC, but after it ended I was hyped to watch more football.  I bought the extra cable package even if was going to hurt my check book. Since Silva was going to City I just wanted to watch him play and see how good he was. I knew a little about United and their success and to me that represented the Yankees.  I don't care for those types of teams.  I was a NY Mets fan. (Ironic that I don't watch and baseball anymore).  So It though cool I can support the underdog team that didn't win as much.  It was only later that I found out about the oil money.  I just watched every City match I could and slowly learned about the game.  Like I said I learned later about the oil money, but what could I do at that point.  I just wanted to watch Silva play as I still do.  He is by far my favorite player.  If you know about basketball (which sport I also don't watch anymore) I would consider him like John Stockton.  Not the quickest, can't shoot that well, but can run the show.
 
If I get shit for liking City, fuck it.  I can't suddenly change.  I will still support them even when that day comes that Silva does leave.  (Although I'll probably be crying.) I also am starting to watch more Serie A and am taking a liking to Inter.  I know they are struggling right now but, for some strange reason I like them better knowing that.

Football is unlike any other sport I have followed in the past.  When your team wins you are on cloud 9, when they lose you're pissed the entire day if not up until the next game.  Mulling over shit in you're head.  That's when I say fuck it I gotta skate.  What's funny it's like that for every supporter of every club at one point or another.  Now I don't watch any other sport that I used to watch before.
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Post by: Matze on April 16, 2014, 01:30:36 AM
haessler, gaudino, brehme, köpke, möller, strunz, kunz, riedle, woerns, thom, sammer, koepke.

(http://24.media.tumblr.com/f52bf785a9819e52b51497a7e93c2208/tumblr_n2c4lhh5XR1r2xls3o1_1280.jpg)
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Post by: perverted super otaku! on April 16, 2014, 04:26:23 AM
haessler, gaudino, brehme, k?pke, m?ller, strunz, kunz, riedle, woerns, thom, sammer, koepke.

(http://24.media.tumblr.com/f52bf785a9819e52b51497a7e93c2208/tumblr_n2c4lhh5XR1r2xls3o1_1280.jpg)
The village were STACKED that year   ;)
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Post by: whale on April 16, 2014, 03:44:08 PM
City, because an asshole down the street was all about United so fuck that.

Later on because of Oasis, and later still maybe because of this movie:

There s Only One Jimmy Grimble (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kY8Lain2yu0#)
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Post by: Plug_One on April 16, 2014, 04:18:32 PM
Sunderland !!  ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: Smell Good on April 16, 2014, 05:51:07 PM
Crystal Palace  8)
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Post by: brycickle on April 16, 2014, 06:08:55 PM
Manchester United. When I first started getting into the game a friend of mine that taught me a lot about the game was a huge fan. Then I learned about Eric Cantona and George Best.
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Post by: Beer Keg Peg Leg on April 16, 2014, 07:03:40 PM
For me I would only watch the World Cups in the beginning and I wouldn't have access to watching European football.  At the last WC was when a friend of mine would tell me how he liked Spain and to watch out for this guy David Silva.  He had also just left Valencia and was going to play in England for City.  He didn't play much in that WC, but after it ended I was hyped to watch more football.  I bought the extra cable package even if was going to hurt my check book. Since Silva was going to City I just wanted to watch him play and see how good he was. I knew a little about United and their success and to me that represented the Yankees.  I don't care for those types of teams.  I was a NY Mets fan. (Ironic that I don't watch and baseball anymore).  So It though cool I can support the underdog team that didn't win as much.  It was only later that I found out about the oil money.  I just watched every City match I could and slowly learned about the game.  Like I said I learned later about the oil money, but what could I do at that point.  I just wanted to watch Silva play as I still do.  He is by far my favorite player.  If you know about basketball (which sport I also don't watch anymore) I would consider him like John Stockton.  Not the quickest, can't shoot that well, but can run the show.
 
If I get shit for liking City, fuck it.  I can't suddenly change.  I will still support them even when that day comes that Silva does leave.  (Although I'll probably be crying.) I also am starting to watch more Serie A and am taking a liking to Inter.  I know they are struggling right now but, for some strange reason I like them better knowing that.

Football is unlike any other sport I have followed in the past.  When your team wins you are on cloud 9, when they lose you're pissed the entire day if not up until the next game.  Mulling over shit in you're head.  That's when I say fuck it I gotta skate.  What's funny it's like that for every supporter of every club at one point or another.  Now I don't watch any other sport that I used to watch before.

stockton was a great shooter you idiot
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Post by: Decreed Bratton on April 16, 2014, 10:25:35 PM
Sorry that came off wrong.  I was meaning that Silva can't shoot that well.  He's very left footed and if he had his shooting boots on he'd be one of the best.  Anyway Stockton was a decent shooter and a good free throw shooter, but not even the best shooter on his team. That would be Jeff Hornacek.  A great shooter would be Reggie Miller or Larry Bird.  Anyway the point I was trying to make was that Silva is similar to Stockton in that he's like the point guard of City. 
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Post by: Hash Slinging Slasher on April 17, 2014, 08:30:37 AM
I've never really been able to get into soccerfootball, probably because of the geographic disconnect from the leagues that actually matter. But I'll be damned if I don't get excited for the World Cup.
2014 FIFA World Cup on ESPN Commercial: I Believe (http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=6pjliE37ENY#)
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Post by: Not a Fotograph on April 17, 2014, 10:07:18 AM
France '98 was the year I went from following the World Cup to wanting to know everything about the club teams those guys came from. Instead of glory, I went straight to the bottom.

West Ham for this goal
(http://25.media.tumblr.com/edcb95607e81060ae5b3d855779ebb08/tumblr_mhak4oAhKG1s4vojwo1_400.gif)

and for the teams under Harry with Cole, Rio, Foe, Berkovic, Psycho, etc.

RIP M-V Foe
(http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/39216000/jpg/_39216604_paolo_foe203.jpg)
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Post by: Smell Good on April 17, 2014, 11:07:30 AM
^Out of all the top flight London teams, West Ham is the one I sorta like

Of course, Arsenal Football Club is the greatest club in the world, possibly universe.
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Post by: weedpop on April 17, 2014, 04:26:32 PM
^Smell Good, to what do you owe your impressive understanding of scottish ned dialect?

My football fandom began as a young lad growing up in England, where refusal to participate in games during lunch break and recess was generally punishable by ostracization from the peer group. I didn't know shit about the professional leagues when I first moved there, but being immersed in the culture of football and the explosion of media hype following the advent of the premier league, I quickly became obsessed. All of my friends at school (barring the ubiquitous glory-hunting Man U "fans") supported the local team, Ipswich Town, who were mostly shite and played in the first division (now championship) for the majority of my time there. They did make a brief, exiting but ultimately pointless foray into the premier league just before I moved away to Canada, though.

From pretty early on I was a Liverpool fan, mostly due to the appeal of Michael Owen, who as many of you know was touted as the next big thing at the time. One of my strongest memories from that era is watching him score that amazing solo goal against Argentina in the '98 world cup, only for Beckham to get himself sent off a few minutes later like a twat. Also, my family once owned Marcus Stewart's old garden shed (points to anyone who knows who the fuck that is), a gift from our neighbour who was doing some landscaping work for him at the time.

Back in North America skateboarding began to gradually take over my life, and with the lack of available games on TV and people to play with, I lost interest in football for a few years. Back in 2010 I started watching again, but without holding any particular affinity for one team. Now I just consider myself a dispassionate observer/football connoisseur, though realistically my fandom serves mostly as a distraction from the crushing banality of existence (yay sports!)

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Post by: Smell Good on April 17, 2014, 06:22:29 PM
Haha, I've read a few Irvine Welsh novels here and there

It's a pretty infectious way of writing

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Post by: seriously dude on April 17, 2014, 09:01:52 PM
When I was nine my best friend's older brother went to England and brought back an Arsenal jersey and an Ian Wright poster. I had never seen a real football shirt and was so jealous. My friend was wearing the shirt at the mall and this English family ran up to us and started frantically shouting questions. Turns out they were Gooners. They hugged my friend and took pictures with us. That was it for me. Gooner for life. I was fortunate to study in London and I lived a few miles from Highbury. So for me it was a combination of random events. Twenty three years later and still backin the Arse, still excited for that coveted fourth place trophy as well.

It was the 91 away jersey, the yellow and green chevrons. Still my favorite shirt of all time.
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Post by: Beer Keg Peg Leg on April 17, 2014, 09:12:11 PM
Sorry that came off wrong.  I was meaning that Silva can't shoot that well.  He's very left footed and if he had his shooting boots on he'd be one of the best.  Anyway Stockton was a decent shooter and a good free throw shooter, but not even the best shooter on his team. That would be Jeff Hornacek.  A great shooter would be Reggie Miller or Larry Bird.  Anyway the point I was trying to make was that Silva is similar to Stockton in that he's like the point guard of City. 

career 50% fg, 40% 3pt shooter is not a great shooter, certified dolt
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Post by: Smell Good on April 19, 2014, 12:44:09 PM
Sunderland !!  ;D ;D ;D
;D  

Sunderland have been the wrench the machine a number of times this season
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Post by: MostlyLurkin' on April 20, 2014, 04:37:43 AM
Even though I'm a Yid through and through, I must admit that I really want Liverpool to win the Premiership. It shows that you don't need all the money in the world to become a top team.
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Post by: kinky john on April 20, 2014, 05:32:56 AM
Sunderland !!  ;D ;D ;D
Good lad! How and why? I was born there so have no excuse.
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Post by: McDuff on April 20, 2014, 07:33:51 AM
couldnt watch the last 5 min in the city/lpool game, couldnt watch the last 4 in the norwich game. this is too sick. champs league was the goal, and its been accomplished. they mentioned it postgame, but i also loved that suarez gave it up to lucas at that last attempt (wouldve put them up 4-2), instead of going for 31.

in response to the question prior, started backing liverpool because some friends were united, chelsea and everton supporters. fell in love in istanbul.
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Post by: Leyzee Emcea on April 20, 2014, 07:40:02 AM
Even though I'm a Yid through and through, I must admit that I really want Liverpool to win the Premiership. It shows that you don't need all the money in the world to become a top team.


Neutrals dream will come true this year. Already looking forward to Mourinho's post season comments about everything else but his occasional poor decisions, obnoxious attitude and what not.  I'm just glad that for once MU/CFC/MCFC understand what is true heart&passion on the pitch.
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Post by: Not a Fotograph on April 20, 2014, 08:22:18 AM
Liverpool spent 80 million quid on transfers two years ago and 50 mil last year. They didn't need to spend that much this year, other than get the team settled and get them to stop under performing. They may not rival Citeh's spending power but they're hardly doing it on pure grit with academy players.
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Post by: Smell Good on April 20, 2014, 08:55:28 AM
Goddamnit.

Everton up by 2 at Goodison right now. Serves me right for relying on obscure mid table teams to do me a favor ugh.
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Post by: MostlyLurkin' on April 20, 2014, 05:42:33 PM
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Even though I'm a Yid through and through, I must admit that I really want Liverpool to win the Premiership. It shows that you don't need all the money in the world to become a top team.
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Neutrals dream will come true this year. Already looking forward to Mourinho's post season comments about everything else but his occasional poor decisions, obnoxious attitude and what not.  I'm just glad that for once MU/CFC/MCFC understand what is true heart&passion on the pitch.

Yup. And even better; Seems like Atletico Madrid is about to win the fucking La Liga as well. What a season for the underdogs.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on April 21, 2014, 07:18:11 AM
Crushing defeat against the Black Cats and for the first time since he was sold, I was wishing Mata was out there during the second half.   I'm not really sure what went wrong, a tired squad and some questionable transfers/loans.  One thing I will say, is it's annoying how much the press vilifies Mourinho for the kind of actions they would be willing to look the other way for when it had been Ferguson. 

Credit to Liverpool and Brendan Rogers, no one saw this coming.  I still kind of hope we can ruin their party and give City the title.  Not to deflect the massive choke job by Chelsea, but I think it's more damning on Pelligrini if City can't turn this around.  They've have a finished squad and are being pipped by a total underdog.  It's been an enjoyable season regardless of what happens from here on out.

I wonder how Liverpool will do at the World Cup.

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Post by: Alan on April 22, 2014, 05:07:37 AM
So yeah, Moyes is out. As much as I liked seeing ManU fail this season, I still hate it when clubs don't give managers a chance...
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Post by: thepman on April 22, 2014, 05:16:32 AM
So yeah, Moyes is out. As much as I liked seeing ManU fail this season, I still hate it when clubs don't give managers a chance...

As a United fan I wish we'd given him the summer and a three or four months next season to turn things around but there's no denying the man was out of his depth. If we were getting the same results and were still 7th, but you could see a blueprint for the team, a desire, a football philosophy that you could see developing and one day working then he wouldn't have been sacked. But thats not the case, Moyes has played negative, reactive football all season, he's chosen 51 different teams in 51 matches. We've been outclassed by the likes of Everton, West Brom, Stoke City, Sunderland and Swansea. And at the end of every game he still came out and said we 'played well' and were 'just unlucky' - he had no clue what he was doing.
If success was built on how nice a bloke you are or how hard working you are then Moyes would be doing great, but it isn't. I feel for the guy especially with a lot of the players just not turning out for him and with the whole way the Chief executive handled transfers over summer, but ultimately he was not right for the United job.
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Post by: jexe on April 22, 2014, 05:20:32 AM
Even though I'm a Yid through and through, I must admit that I really want Liverpool to win the Premiership. It shows that you don't need all the money in the world to become a top team.
you do realise that behind chelsea and man city, liverpool spend the most on players, they might not be funded by oil money but they are not exactly run on a budget.
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Post by: Alan on April 22, 2014, 05:39:36 AM
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So yeah, Moyes is out. As much as I liked seeing ManU fail this season, I still hate it when clubs don't give managers a chance...
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As a United fan I wish we'd given him the summer and a three or four months next season to turn things around but there's no denying the man was out of his depth. If we were getting the same results and were still 7th, but you could see a blueprint for the team, a desire, a football philosophy that you could see developing and one day working then he wouldn't have been sacked. But thats not the case, Moyes has played negative, reactive football all season, he's chosen 51 different teams in 51 matches. We've been outclassed by the likes of Everton, West Brom, Stoke City, Sunderland and Swansea. And at the end of every game he still came out and said we 'played well' and were 'just unlucky' - he had no clue what he was doing.
If success was built on how nice a bloke you are or how hard working you are then Moyes would be doing great, but it isn't. I feel for the guy especially with a lot of the players just not turning out for him and with the whole way the Chief executive handled transfers over summer, but ultimately he was not right for the United job.

You're right, and his reign was a shambles, but I still find it hard to believe that he was just plain shit. Like, maybe if they gave him a longer period like you suggested, maybe he'd turn it all around... (Probably not, but this decision makes everyone look bad)
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Post by: chockfullofthat on April 22, 2014, 08:19:17 AM
Can we honestly say that Moyes is a shit manager after this?  Look at the squad he assembled at Everton and look at the shambolic transfer windows the club (largely not Moyes' fault) has had since he arrived.  I know it's been said enough times and times have changed, but imagine where United would be today if they treated Ferguson the same way.  United after all of their denial proved that they are just like Chelsea, City, and nearly every other modern elite European club with their impatience.
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Post by: Smell Good on April 22, 2014, 05:51:55 PM
Simeone looks like he's killed a few people in his time.
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Post by: Not a Fotograph on April 22, 2014, 06:07:08 PM
Moyes was undermined from the start by some of the senior players. If Moyes ran things like Fergie, he would have had Rio training with the youth team and transferred out anyone else who questioned him. Those same players complaining that he didn't run things like Sir Alex would have been turfed out by a similar manager to Ferguson.

If I were a Man U fan, I'd be furious at Ferguson. It's his Scottish pride and ego that picked Moyes and kept your team from getting a better manager that might have had instant success. The best thing for your club would be for him to fade in to the background.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on April 22, 2014, 06:28:40 PM
Moyes was undermined from the start by some of the senior players. If Moyes ran things like Fergie, he would have had Rio training with the youth team and transferred out anyone else who questioned him. Those same players complaining that he didn't run things like Sir Alex would have been turfed out by a similar manager to Ferguson.

If I were a Man U fan, I'd be furious at Ferguson. It's his Scottish pride and ego that picked Moyes and kept your team from getting a better manager that might have had instant success. The best thing for your club would be for him to fade in to the background.

No. You wouldn't.  You'd have an unshakeable, fierce love for him.
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Post by: EPetrov on April 23, 2014, 01:58:57 PM
Ugh, real madrid beat my boys in Munich >:(
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Post by: Smell Good on April 23, 2014, 02:54:59 PM
Both of these 1st leg semi final matches have been pretty fucking shit in terms of goals.

Real Madrid looked incisive and precise with their counterattacks. Modric gets my man of the match. Very tidy player
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Post by: weedpop on April 23, 2014, 03:07:54 PM
Modric is easily one of the best midfielders in the world and he seems to have even improved in the last year or so. All those Madridistas who voted him "worst signing of the year" in 2012 can eat shit.

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Post by: EPetrov on April 23, 2014, 11:15:09 PM
Modric is easily one of the best midfielders in the world and he seems to have even improved in the last year or so. All those Madridistas who voted him "worst signing of the year" in 2012 can eat shit.


agreed. The atletico and chelsea game was quite boring
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Post by: MostlyLurkin' on April 24, 2014, 04:01:39 AM
UEFAlona. Fucking pussies. I KNEW they wouldn't have the balls to deny Barcelona from getting any players the next transfer windows.
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Post by: felix. on April 24, 2014, 04:16:18 AM
football sucks. that is all.
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Post by: Mark Renton on April 24, 2014, 07:21:42 AM
"It's very difficult to play a football match where only one team wants to play." Jose Mourinho, CHE 0-0 WHU Jan 2014.


West Ham for this goal
(http://25.media.tumblr.com/edcb95607e81060ae5b3d855779ebb08/tumblr_mhak4oAhKG1s4vojwo1_400.gif)

Haha good old crazy Paolo..I found this and it's funny in its awkwardness
Hammering Trilogy Spin Off - That's Zamora - DaJayBoy (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cr5TOtIQlnY#)

Although I have to admit the 'When you're sat in row Z and the ball hits your head, that's Zamora' is fun too  :)


EDIT: what the fuck is going on with Europa League? I feel like if Juventus doesn't win this cup, it's going to be the Celtic of SerieA and SerieA is becoming some bigger Scottish PL.
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Post by: thepman on April 24, 2014, 07:34:28 AM
football sucks. that is all.

You're a twat. That is all.
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Post by: MostlyLurkin' on April 24, 2014, 02:59:18 PM
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football sucks. that is all.
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You're a twat. That is all.

gnar'd
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Post by: Smell Good on April 25, 2014, 08:17:13 AM
Inter Napoli tomorrow

Don't normally give a shit about Serie A but something about this fixture seems very compelling. I also have an unexplainable soft spot for Inter.
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Post by: AnotherHardDayAtTheOffice on April 26, 2014, 04:20:17 AM
So, in addition to what happens on the pitch, is anyone else into supporting? I mean I'm far from a Ultra, but I love the atmosphere and yes, also the super passive-aggressive behavior around football matches (I absolutely despise real violence though). I make sure to go watch a match in a stadium every once in a while and I absolutely love it. I'm a sucker for chants, tifos/choreographies, and a tense atmosphere as well. The louder, the better.

That being said, I feel like a split personality at times. Outside the stadium, I'm a friendly, polite, and more or less sophisticated person, but in a stadium I will insult and scream at players and supporters I don't even know in person. I'm usually very critical of mass identities and the mass psychology that comes with it, but every once in a while I'm subject to it myself. I'm aware of it though and as soon as I get home I will let go off it for the next couple of weeks. I feel like I need that passive-aggressive behavior as a contrast to the perfect idyll of campus, where everyone is always trying to behave in such a fucking super correct way.

So here it is, a couple of clips of supporters I find impressive:

Nordwestkurve Frankfurt am Main - Nur die SGE... (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-98CppwLCY#)

25.10.2013 Eintracht Frankfurt - Maccabi Tel Aviv | Choreo (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZNpUITsnOI#)

Besiktas Supporters (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fotmpIa0-EQ#)

Boca Juniors vs. River Plate Argentina football soccer fans (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CE_V9Sl84NU#)

Celtic Fans Just Can't Get Enough vs Rangers (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgiQMxoxWbw#)
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Post by: perverted super otaku! on April 26, 2014, 05:41:11 AM
Oh no.. feel kinda bad for Everton right now
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Post by: Smell Good on April 26, 2014, 08:59:11 AM
Well, that's Champions League football next season practically settled then...

 ;)

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Post by: perverted super otaku! on April 27, 2014, 06:03:12 AM
Game of the year premiership year right about to happen, streamin on the laptop to hdmi TV, potent ganja stash, beer coolin in the fridge, yeee  :D
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Post by: castillo's curls on April 27, 2014, 06:55:20 AM
Nooo! Poor Gerrard  :-\  :'(
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Post by: Smell Good on April 27, 2014, 09:23:34 AM
What's the consensus here, attractive football or effective football?

(http://i.imgur.com/uc6utKo.png)
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Post by: Not a Fotograph on April 27, 2014, 10:38:11 AM
"It's very difficult to play a football match where only one team wants to play." Jose Mourinho, CHE 0-0 WHU Jan 2014.


Ahhh Jose. When you negate, like today, it's tactically brilliant. When someone negates your squad it's an affront to football.
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Post by: Smell Good on April 29, 2014, 12:44:20 PM
Half time right now, loving every second of this semi final

Bayern completely shitting the fucking bed. Always nice to see those arrogant smug assholes get taken down a few pegs.
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Post by: thepman on April 29, 2014, 01:28:06 PM
Madrid are unreal (couldn't resisit)

Regardless of whether Chelsea or Athletico go through based on this performance either will get battered.
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Post by: Alan on April 29, 2014, 02:14:52 PM
Half time right now, loving every second of this semi final

Bayern completely shitting the fucking bed. Always nice to see those arrogant smug assholes get taken down a few pegs.

By some other arrogant smug assholes? Lose/lose situation right there...


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Post by: Smell Good on April 29, 2014, 02:33:45 PM
Thing about Madrid is that their club is defined by that very trait, they're the rich fucking assholes and they wear it shamelessly. Most of their players look like pricks, Ronaldo, Pepe, etc. but it's laughable, almost hyperbolic

Bayern Munich have airs about them that I don't care for.

I guess this is why my preferred brand of arrogant cunt is Real Madrid.
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Post by: weedpop on April 29, 2014, 02:43:23 PM
Ya, I don't think you can draw much of a distinction between one group of overpaid, coddled sports superstars and another re: arrogance and sense of entitlement. It was good to see Real win just as a counterbalance to Bayern's dominance over the last couple of seasons, but they certainly aren't 'underdogs' by any stretch of the imagination.

Anyway, regardless of who wins the next semi, the final should be pretty fantastic. It'll either be Mourinho leading his 'little horse' against the team that forced him out last summer or Real fighting for la decima against their city rivals (and main competition for the la liga title). Either way it won't be an easy game for Madrid as both teams are extremely solid defensively and not afraid to cede possession, making them less susceptible to Real's counterattacks.  Should be a good one.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on April 29, 2014, 05:23:35 PM
Ya, I don't think you can draw much of a distinction between one group of overpaid, coddled sports superstars and another re: arrogance and sense of entitlement. It was good to see Real win just as a counterbalance to Bayern's dominance over the last couple of seasons, but they certainly aren't 'underdogs' by any stretch of the imagination.

Anyway, regardless of who wins the next semi, the final should be pretty fantastic. It'll either be Mourinho leading his 'little horse' against the team that forced him out last summer or Real fighting for la decima against their city rivals (and main competition for the la liga title). Either way it won't be an easy game for Madrid as both teams are extremely solid defensively and not afraid to cede possession, making them less susceptible to Real's counterattacks.  Should be a good one.

They've had 1 dominant season.  1. This season is practically a wash with the amount of injuries Dortmund has had to deal with.  I do fully agree with you that it won't be an easy game for Real no matter the opponent and the pman's over confidence in them is strange. 

I'd like to now be a smug asshole myself and remind everyone that I've been a constant doubter of how great this Bayern side actually is. 
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Post by: Alan on April 30, 2014, 03:10:39 AM
"Pep Guardiola, the manager, blamed himself.

"I like to have ball possession," Guardiola said. "The reason that we lost tonight was we didn't have ball possession. We needed more control."

WTF is he on about? They had 65% possesion.
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Post by: thepman on April 30, 2014, 03:30:17 AM
The biggest issue I think is that Pep has turned Bayern's aggressive, dynamic, fast football of last year and turned it into tika taka. He's slowed this Bayern team right down and while it works against lesser sides in the Bundesliga, he's been found out against the bigger teams like Madrid and arguably you saw it when they played Man United too, up until United scored there first goal.
Even last year when Pep's philosophy was still in place at Barca under Tito Vilanova, the tika taka style of play was absolutely trashed by the Bayern team that last night got trashed by Madrid team.
What do people think? End of tika taka? You've got to think that Pep will at least look at the style Bayern play over the summer and attempt to tweak it.
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Post by: Smell Good on April 30, 2014, 01:36:35 PM
ATLETICO

Their exploits this season is definitely making them the fashionable choice amongst neutrals this season (like Dortmund last season). Their players are really technically adept, incredibly calm and comfortable with the ball but there's a bit of steel and grit about them too. Very defensively sound. They play some good ass football.

Madrid derby final is going to be absolutely fascinating
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Post by: perverted super otaku! on April 30, 2014, 01:43:25 PM
ATLETICO

Their exploits this season is definitely making them the fashionable choice amongst neutrals this season (like Dortmund last season). Their players are really technically adept, incredibly calm and comfortable with the ball but there's a bit of steel and grit about them too. Very defensively sound. They play some good ass football.

Madrid derby final is going to be absolutely fascinating
WORD, great stuff GO ATLETICO, I hope they win, would love to be at this final shits gonna be heated, fuck yea and World Cup in a month!! World Cup summers are the best summers!
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Post by: Alan on April 30, 2014, 03:37:28 PM
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World Cup summers are the best summers!

My man.
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Post by: weedpop on May 01, 2014, 03:58:05 AM
The biggest issue I think is that Pep has turned Bayern's aggressive, dynamic, fast football of last year and turned it into tika taka. He's slowed this Bayern team right down and while it works against lesser sides in the Bundesliga, he's been found out against the bigger teams like Madrid and arguably you saw it when they played Man United too, up until United scored there first goal.
Even last year when Pep's philosophy was still in place at Barca under Tito Vilanova, the tika taka style of play was absolutely trashed by the Bayern team that last night got trashed by Madrid team.
What do people think? End of tika taka? You've got to think that Pep will at least look at the style Bayern play over the summer and attempt to tweak it.

Their performance reminded me very much of Barca against Chelsea in the semi final a couple of years ago, after they went down by a goal and had to struggle to get back in the tie. Everything just seemed very laboured and slow and predictable, like the players were cycling through some set off pre-rehearsed maneuvers. I remember thinking that surely this group of superstars could produce much better football than this if they could only get outside of 'the system'.

Pep's love for possession verges on weird but Bayern's decision to hire him was even more bizarre for me. It's like they imported a barcelona style team after thoroughly destroying the real Barcelona a year ago.
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Post by: Mark Renton on May 03, 2014, 12:09:12 PM
What a good way to end a shitty weird season. Third win in a row against Tottenham, 3-0 and 2-1 away, then this 2-0 home.
Pardon the stoke.

(http://i57.tinypic.com/33ohzpc.jpg)


As a side note I'm happy for Sunderland, they've been displaying good football, and Fulham that back in Jan were singing 'derby with Millwall is waiting for you', oh well.
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Post by: MostlyLurkin' on May 03, 2014, 06:41:27 PM
What a good way to end a shitty weird season. Third win in a row against Tottenham, 3-0 and 2-1 away, then this 2-0 home.
Pardon the stoke.

(http://i57.tinypic.com/33ohzpc.jpg)


As a side note I'm happy for Sunderland, they've been displaying good football, and Fulham that back in Jan were singing 'derby with Millwall is waiting for you', oh well.

Fuck off mate. Haha.
Even though we're place 6th, this season has been a fucking nightmare. I would be so fucking stoked if we get Frank de Boer this summer.
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Post by: Mr.Gear on May 03, 2014, 07:56:25 PM

Fuck off mate. Haha.
Even though we're place 6th, this season has been a fucking nightmare. I would be so fucking stoked if we get Frank de Boer this summer.

I'm praying dude.

You're right, this season has been a nightmare... and really disappointing. But to be 6th, and in with a shot of CL qualification for a decent period of the run in isn't anything to turn your nose up at I suppose. New manager (hopefully FdB), new LB and perhaps a CF and I'll be happy to start the next season.

Really stoked for Sunderland. Hope they stay up. I've been enjoying watching their games.
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Post by: 5barsdeep on May 04, 2014, 08:29:00 AM
Really hope the gunners keep Ozil. These transfer window rumors will be non stop as the season ends. Happy for Sunderland and Newcastle getting much needed wins this weekend. Cheers.
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Post by: Smell Good on May 04, 2014, 12:09:48 PM
If only chelsea could've lost today, we might've been able to pip 3rd

Mind you, I'm not taking Norwich next week for granted, not sure how they intend to play at home but it could prove to be a tricky fixture.

Remy was at the Emirates watching the game today. Not sure what the implications of that are (maybe Sagna invited him?). I mean the guy has been linked with Arsenal since forever due to his physical resemblance to Henry 

I tend to like them young and obscure (as you do if you play Football Manager) but I'm not going to say no to Remy
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Post by: Not a Fotograph on May 04, 2014, 05:42:29 PM
What a good way to end a shitty weird season. Third win in a row against Tottenham, 3-0 and 2-1 away, then this 2-0 home.
Pardon the stoke.

Missed the match and didn't see the highlights until today. Hammers definitely have their number this season. That might have been the worst wall for a free kick I've ever seen.
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Post by: weedpop on May 04, 2014, 08:19:30 PM
If only chelsea could've lost today, we might've been able to pip 3rd

Mind you, I'm not taking Norwich next week for granted, not sure how they intend to play at home but it could prove to be a tricky fixture.

Remy was at the Emirates watching the game today. Not sure what the implications of that are (maybe Sagna invited him?). I mean the guy has been linked with Arsenal since forever due to his physical resemblance to Henry 

I tend to like them young and obscure (as you do if you play Football Manager) but I'm not going to say no to Remy

Wtf? I haven't been on the daily mail website in a while so I'm not too aware of the current transfer rumour-scape but is this really a thing? If Arsenal are looking for an upgrade/more competition for Giroud I'm not sure that Remy fits the bill. On the other hand, if Wenger is just looking for someone else to play boules with on the weekend then he might be perfect.

As a gunner, do you ever get annoyed by the manager's bias towards French players? I know he's had some success in the past mining Ligue Un for talent but I'm not aware of any other big name manager who has signed so many of his own countrymen.
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Post by: Smell Good on May 04, 2014, 10:31:19 PM
Wenger's advantage in mining the French leagues have been waning over the past few seasons. When he first came to Arsenal (mid 90s), football was a lot more insular, Wenger was essentially taking advantage of a market inefficiency, he had a rich and fully established scouting network in place in France and was able to secure players for cheap and without too much attention (guys he's had his eyes on and guys he used to coach in France). Vieira, Petit, etc.

There's no advantage anymore. The environment seems a lot more even and open now and going ham and signing a shitload of Ligue 1 players like Newcastle isn't the greatest idea.

I love Arsenal and Wenger because of their scouting and recruitment methods. I honestly don't think it's as French-centric as it used to be. The first team has a good crop of Germans, Spanish and French along with the British core that he's cultivated.
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Post by: Decreed Bratton on May 05, 2014, 02:04:56 PM
UnFuckingbelievable.  Liverpool go up 3-nil and tried to pour on goals to lessen the goal differential.  I think the 2nd and 3rd goal came too close together.  Liverpool thought we got this in the bag and lets batter them, but leaving themselves way too open in the back.  Unreal for Palace to come back to equalize. The title race this year has been entertaining to say the least.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on May 05, 2014, 02:22:31 PM
England are really going into the World Cup out of form  ;)
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Post by: brycickle on May 05, 2014, 02:28:12 PM
(https://scontent-b-dfw.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-frc3/t1.0-9/10334389_10203367794506775_7228832398115580931_n.jpg)

It's sad that I can't put the USA going through, but I have to be logical.
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Post by: thepman on May 05, 2014, 02:40:24 PM
Liverpool hahahahahahahaha
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Post by: Mooley on May 05, 2014, 02:47:51 PM
UnFuckingbelievable. �Liverpool go up 3-nil and tried to pour on goals to lessen the goal differential. �I think the 2nd and 3rd goal came too close together. �Liverpool thought we got this in the bag and lets batter them, but leaving themselves way too open in the back. �Unreal for Palace to come back to equalize. The title race this year has been entertaining to say the least.

I'm trying to rationalize things by saying that getting back into the top 4 is all anyone expected at the start of the season, and that a 2nd or 3rd place finish will still be an achievement -- but fuck me what a shitty end to the season this has been. All they had to do was tighten up at 3-0 and ride something out, maybe sneak another goal somehow, but the players were gassed and let it all fall apart. So frustrating that even after succumbing to this 6-4-0 formation shit against Chelsea they somehow let it bite them again against a truly inferior side on paper, after amassing such a lead.


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It's sad that I can't put the USA going through, but I have to be logical.

You may have been a bit too logical. There's going to be a few upsets, if not in the group stage certainly in the first knockout round. The Netherlands are frail as fuck in their defense leaving an opportunity for Chile, and I think Portugal would have enough to see off Argentina when it counts. But lots of wildcards with teams like France, Belgium, Mexico and Italy that people will find hard to predict.  
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Post by: weedpop on May 05, 2014, 02:52:12 PM
Compare and contrast that Liverpool performance with Man City's after going a goal down to Everton in the first half. I suppose it's fitting that their title challenge ended with 8 minutes of horribly naive defending, something they've been prone to all year. Seriously,  can anyone explain to me why they left only 3 players behind the ball with the score at 3-2 after Palace had just scored on them twice in as many minutes?
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Post by: Alan on May 05, 2014, 03:07:56 PM
I couldn't watch after the second CP goal. Turns out it was for the best. It's sad for LFC, but c'mon, how are you gonna let a 3 goal lead slip...



Bryce, I would have put Mexico 2nd in their group. Maybe we're better on paper but I have a feeling all European teams will implode in the heat...
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Post by: Mooley on May 05, 2014, 03:11:47 PM
I couldn't watch after the second CP goal. Turns out it was for the best. It's sad for LFC, but c'mon, how are you gonna let a 3 goal lead slip...



Bryce, I would have put Mexico 2nd in their group. Maybe we're better on paper but I have a feeling all European teams will implode in the heat...


Mexico are a fucking trainwreck though.
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Post by: Alan on May 05, 2014, 03:44:16 PM
Really? *mustn't get my hopes up*
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Post by: Mooley on May 05, 2014, 04:22:33 PM
Croatia fan? I don't know enough about Cameroon to comment on their prospects, but Mexico are perennial underachievers and this won't be their year to upset that trend. Croatia are stronger in every position, Mexico have struggled in friendlies against mediocre Central American teams, and their team selection is super odd with players like Vela not even selected because of falling out with the manager (pretty sure). Unless someone like Chicharito has an absolute world class turn in the WC I can't see them with any realistic hopes of moving on.
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Post by: Decreed Bratton on May 05, 2014, 04:40:56 PM
I'd like to see Argentina do good, but from what I've seen they haven't impressed me as I thought they would.  I saw them play some friendlies with Messi, Aguero and Higuain up front and it didn't really work out.  If they could improve on their central midfield and defense they'd have a great chance. They've got one of the most potent front lines, but you gotta get them the ball.  Hopefully they'll figure it out.
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Post by: Smell Good on May 05, 2014, 05:05:06 PM
Why is Messi Argentina's captain? He doesn't seem that outgoing.

I guess it's purely ornamental.
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Post by: 5barsdeep on May 05, 2014, 05:43:45 PM
Wenger's advantage in mining the French leagues have been waning over the past few seasons. When he first came to Arsenal (mid 90s), football was a lot more insular, Wenger was essentially taking advantage of a market inefficiency, he had a rich and fully established scouting network in place in France and was able to secure players for cheap and without too much attention (guys he's had his eyes on and guys he used to coach in France). Vieira, Petit, etc.

There's no advantage anymore. The environment seems a lot more even and open now and going ham and signing a shitload of Ligue 1 players like Newcastle isn't the greatest idea.

I love Arsenal and Wenger because of their scouting and recruitment methods. I honestly don't think it's as French-centric as it used to be. The first team has a good crop of Germans, Spanish and French along with the British core that he's cultivated.


This is some cogent analysis, i'm new here but good to see some Arsenal fans in the mix. I think Wengers strengths are exploiting market inefficiencies in regards to transfers, as you said rather well. He knew more about the French market than many clubs and scored some talent on the cheap. Agreed his focus is much more global now and he has been afforded a bit more financial flexibility. Really hope Sagna comes back and some $ is spent this summer.
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Post by: noileum on May 06, 2014, 01:38:22 AM
have to say the CB's at Liverpool have been woeful in more than a few games this season, and last night they were just fucking terrible.  Johnson is a quality RB and Toure has still got some game, but the others just don't cut it. 

As a Manure fan I'm torn between not wanting Citeh to win again and never wanting LFC to get another title.

I can't see Citeh dropping any points against villa tomorrow, and it would be fucking amazing if LFC put enough goals past the toon army to mean that they would've won the title on GD if they hadn't of imploded last night


Oh and I can see both England and Italy having trouble getting out of their group in Brazil, and if they do they will be fucked from playing at altitude and travelling.  The upside is that this could mean that Englands second string get a chance to show what they can do (The Ox, Lallana, Sterling, Berkley could give any team a run for their money if they're fit and hungry) and then we can possibly move forward as a national team without the likes of Barry, Carrick, Gerrard (who's admittedly been amazing this season in as a defensive mid) & fat Frank
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Post by: Alan on May 06, 2014, 02:43:05 AM
Croatia fan? I don't know enough about Cameroon to comment on their prospects, but Mexico are perennial underachievers and this won't be their year to upset that trend. Croatia are stronger in every position, Mexico have struggled in friendlies against mediocre Central American teams, and their team selection is super odd with players like Vela not even selected because of falling out with the manager (pretty sure). Unless someone like Chicharito has an absolute world class turn in the WC I can't see them with any realistic hopes of moving on.

Ha, going by that description, we're barely above Mexico. We've lost our last three qualifiers, then got a new coach before beating crappy Iceland in the play-offs. We have always punched above our weight, so if we pass the group stage I'll be megastoked.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on May 06, 2014, 06:17:04 AM
I highly doubt anyone here has enough knowledge about obscure national teams to make a statement like "Croatia are stronger in every position."  The 2nd spot in that group is anyone's to win really.  Should be interesting.

-Edit:  What does everyone make of the first crackdown due to FFP?  PSG's punishment: 1. Payroll cannot increase 2. Must sell before buying players 3. Squad cut from 24 to 21 for UCL. 4. 60 million euro fine

My biggest question is who in UEFA is going to pocket that cash??
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Post by: brycickle on May 06, 2014, 07:28:39 AM
They should re-distribute it to smaller teams in that league.
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Post by: Mooley on May 06, 2014, 01:02:56 PM
I highly doubt anyone here has enough knowledge about obscure national teams to make a statement like "Croatia are stronger in every position."  The 2nd spot in that group is anyone's to win really.  Should be interesting.

-Edit:  What does everyone make of the first crackdown due to FFP?  PSG's punishment: 1. Payroll cannot increase 2. Must sell before buying players 3. Squad cut from 24 to 21 for UCL. 4. 60 million euro fine

My biggest question is who in UEFA is going to pocket that cash??


Mexico isn't really an obscure team, dude. Croatia has a lot of well established, talented players.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on May 06, 2014, 03:22:04 PM
Most national teams are absolutely filled with obscure players.  Mexico is a prime example.  Perhaps the name "Mexico" has a long history in world football but their most well known player (Chicharito) isn't likely to start.  How much Liga MX do you watch?  I'll give you the fact that Croatia has a lot of well established players and by a lot I mean 3-4. 
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Post by: Smell Good on May 17, 2014, 12:54:50 PM
 ;D ;D ;D ;D

I am so happy. Finally, some fucking silverware! YESSSSSS

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Post by: chockfullofthat on May 19, 2014, 11:27:07 AM
Congratulations, but it seemed like an insignificant achievement while Atletico was busy winning La Liga.  This picture from the parade is so epic.

(http://i62.tinypic.com/k323cg.jpg)
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Post by: Mooley on May 19, 2014, 05:12:02 PM
Very happy for Atletico fans. Fuck Bar?a/Madrid and their TV monopoly.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on May 21, 2014, 11:19:26 AM
http://youtu.be/YlsJIymDVxo?t=2m43s (http://youtu.be/YlsJIymDVxo?t=2m43s)
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Post by: Decreed Bratton on May 21, 2014, 12:33:17 PM
As much as I love Yaya I can see him going back to Barca.  It's not a secret as he has stated a number of times he'd like to end his career there.  I think that he and his agent want a move now because of the looming ban at Barca and not knowing when it will take effect.  He does still have 3 years on his contract so they don't need to sell him this year.  It would leave a huge hole in the middle of City's midfield.  If City decide to sell him hopefully they use the money wisely.  They could buy someone younger like Paul Pogba.  Fabregas is another option.
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Post by: Smell Good on May 22, 2014, 06:42:53 AM
Holy shit, apparently Sagna's going to be on ?120,000 - 140,000 per week wages at City

That's fucking insane. No wonder Arsenal couldn't come to an agreement with him. Arsenal is a big club, but they don't have the backing of an entire nation like City.

Hell, I don't consider anyone to be at fault here. Would've loved for him to stay and finish his career at Arsenal but at those wages, I can't blame the guy.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on May 22, 2014, 07:06:18 AM
That's a lot of money for Sagna to watch Zabaleta play.
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Post by: Mark Renton on May 22, 2014, 09:40:20 AM
Throwing that amount of money for a ok 31 old defender is just regular.
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Post by: Decreed Bratton on May 22, 2014, 11:46:38 AM
Since Sagna is on a free transfer City can afford to throw a little more at him per week.  It was obvious that Richards couldn't be fit and back up Zabaleta this season.  Zabs was looking tired toward the end.  With 4 competitions Pellegrini wants 2 players in each position for rotation.  So Sagna will get his fair share of games.  It was a huge drop of when they had to play Boyatta at Right back and when Richards was fit he was horrible.  Sagna is old, but on a 2 or 3 year contract it's just about right IMO.


Edit
I think one thing you have to take into consideration is FFP.  City are only allowed to spend about 49mil. pounds this summer.  I think their priority is to use the bulk of that money on a CB like Mangala or Benatia.  They are also going after Fernando from Porto who is a Defensive Mid.  It might actually be cheaper to get Sagna and pay him well, then to get a younger right back.  At the moment I can't really think of any good RB that is available for cheap.  If you do get one it would probably end up being a big transfer fee then wages which would end up costing a lot more then Sagna.  Then you don't know how that RB would do in a competition like the CL if Zabs were to get hurt.  I think after City is done with their FFP restrictions, then they will go and try to get a younger RB.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on May 23, 2014, 11:58:13 AM
Maybe I'm just really bored (I am) but this video made me laugh hysterically at work.

Inept Reviews: Kenny Dalglish Soccer Match (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1zUWRnNZNI&list=PLDE2A9425B9868CE4#)
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Post by: Mark Renton on May 24, 2014, 02:22:10 PM
This sums up modern football. 500 mln vs 80 mln. Fuck this shit it was good while it lasted.
Hearts of Edimbra for life.
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Post by: Tracer on May 24, 2014, 02:24:56 PM
Noone could even run in extra time, guys were covering 15km. Congrats to Real Madrid I guess
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Post by: Smell Good on May 24, 2014, 02:54:57 PM
This sums up modern football. 500 mln vs 80 mln. Fuck this shit it was good while it lasted.
Hearts of Edimbra for life.

Your name is Mark Renton and you're a jambo supporter?


In regards to Champions League - pretty decent game I guess. Would've loved to see it taken to penalties as a neutral.

I feel for Atletico, hopefully the Champions League prize money along with the La Liga money will sustain them enough to keep their players from getting poached by every club

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Post by: Alan on May 24, 2014, 03:19:21 PM
In regards to Champions League - pretty decent game I guess. Would've loved to see it taken to penalties as a neutral.

I feel for Atletico, hopefully the Champions League prize money along with the La Liga money will sustain them enough to keep their players from getting poached by every club



I thought it was boring, but apart from that, cosigned.
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Post by: brycickle on May 24, 2014, 03:34:59 PM
I got a perfect bracket.
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Post by: Alan on May 26, 2014, 03:39:18 AM
Carlo Ancelotti singing. Click at your own peril.

http://www.marca.com/2014/05/26/futbol/equipos/real_madrid/1401060606.html?a=a2c03c73c35e170854c4a44189cc7a85&t=1401094787 (http://www.marca.com/2014/05/26/futbol/equipos/real_madrid/1401060606.html?a=a2c03c73c35e170854c4a44189cc7a85&t=1401094787)
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Post by: Decreed Bratton on May 27, 2014, 05:27:39 PM
(http://www.101greatgoals.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/BoqDG6BCAAIpmtY.jpg)

Spurs fans thoughts?
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Post by: perverted super otaku! on May 29, 2014, 05:26:22 AM
Stephan Hawking on England's WC chances  :D www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJFQ1QG5Hno#t=16 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJFQ1QG5Hno#t=16)
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Post by: Mr.Gear on May 29, 2014, 11:21:12 PM
(http://www.101greatgoals.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/BoqDG6BCAAIpmtY.jpg)

Spurs fans thoughts?

A majority good thoughts, but a couple of questions as well. For me, it was FdB all the way, but I'm certainly not too bummed.

Firstly, the "style" of football he promotes is much better. It was plain to see that South hampton were playing great, fast, attacking football. In comparison to AVB, who had tottenham holding possession, passing sideways, and waiting for gaps to open. At under 1 goal per game avg. Tim Sherwood's Tottenham scored more, but it still felt stifled sometimes and, to be honest, were fragile. It was the "Just run about lads, and hopefully outscore 'em". So to have a manager who seems to have a particular ethos and plan, with premiere league experience, is exciting.

I am also  excited by the prospect of him working with the younger players. From all reports he seems to have a real knack for nurturing up-and-comers and bringing through academy players. Being Argentinian, he will (hopefully) be able to connect with Lamela (remember that guy?), which could be key for him to have a standout season. The idea of Eriksen, Lamela and Chadli (or a new winger) being coached by a manager who works well with youngsters and loves free flowing attacking football is mouth watering. All 3 are pretty much interchangeable across the front 3 midfield positions, which ties in with how southhampton were playing.

My questions pertain more to his ability to cope with the pressure of a top 6 club. It's easy to stand in good light when your team (south hampton) are, in the view of the public, over-performing. But unfortunately, the fickleness of this whole EPL business, means that if he is seen to be under-performing (tottenham), people are there immediately to call you out. Fans, media, players.

The media is a big one. Apparently it is in his contract that he will have to speak english with the press, which will inevitably lead to his use of english being misconstrued. There will be rancid and insidious mis-quotes galore if the situation at spurs is anything less than ideal by Christmas 2014.

I also think that south hampton had a great squad, with a couple of players having breakout seasons. They would have had 4 englishmen at the WC if it weren't for Rodriguez' injury. I fear that, whilst Tottenham have a great squad also, that we wont be nearly as sharp as they were.

But, all-in-all I'm happy and excited about next season. But, fuck... I say that every pre-season.   
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Post by: Alan on May 30, 2014, 05:35:37 AM
World Cup kits through the years.
http://www.theguardian.com/football/ng-interactive/2014/may/30/-sp-world-cup-kits (http://www.theguardian.com/football/ng-interactive/2014/may/30/-sp-world-cup-kits)
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Post by: Smell Good on May 30, 2014, 05:53:33 AM
I've always wanted to get an Ivory Coast strip (maybe an Eboue one for laughs) but the ones they sell to the fans seems like they fit kinda boxy.

I'm not saying I want the RobbenFit but it could look a bit neater.
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Post by: perverted super otaku! on May 30, 2014, 06:09:20 AM
cool chart, always wanted a Croatia jersey but they are never on sale and fuck paying 100$ for one shirt, their lotto ones from 98 were dope and the noke ones for this WC are really nice too
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Post by: Alan on May 30, 2014, 07:09:01 AM
I have the 98 and 02 away ones. I think I might get this years replica if it's cheap enough...
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Post by: chockfullofthat on May 30, 2014, 01:17:47 PM
Predictions? 

I'm going to go out on a limb here and pick....espana
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Post by: excitableboy on June 01, 2014, 01:40:23 PM
I'm just hoping Italy gets far, this being the last WC we'll see Pirlo. Same goes for Spain with Xavi and Alonso.
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Post by: brycickle on June 01, 2014, 01:50:48 PM
Fuck Italy.
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Post by: excitableboy on June 01, 2014, 02:10:02 PM
Oh and Argentina of course. Let's see Messi finally shine in a WC.
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Post by: brycickle on June 07, 2014, 06:16:31 PM
After watching the game against Nigeria today, I'm starting to gain the tiniest bit of confidence that the US may be able to squeak by Portugal out of the group...
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Post by: Smell Good on June 07, 2014, 08:10:57 PM
Can't be bothered to watch these friendlies but lots of great players are just getting injured and dropping out of the World Cup as a result

Reus is the latest to be wounded in action.

Would be so rad for USA to make it out of the group at the cost of Portugal
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Post by: brycickle on June 07, 2014, 08:17:40 PM
I've only been watching the U.S. friendlies to gauge what their performance may be like. I think that Portugal is the more likely to fall behind the U.S. than Germany. Especially if Ronaldo happens to pull up lame.
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Post by: thepman on June 12, 2014, 04:47:38 AM
TODAY'S THE DAY!!!!
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Post by: perverted super otaku! on June 12, 2014, 04:49:25 AM
TODAY'S THE DAY!!!!
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Post by: chockfullofthat on June 12, 2014, 05:03:24 AM
(http://stream1.gifsoup.com/view5/2797039/jim-jones-gay-pop-champagne-o.gif)
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Post by: perverted super otaku! on June 12, 2014, 05:04:22 AM
lol'd at this headline "Klinsmann: Don't expect U.S. to win" lol BAAAM

edit: might as well link the article http://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/brazil2014/klinsmann-don-t-expect-u-s-to-win-1.2672987 (http://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/brazil2014/klinsmann-don-t-expect-u-s-to-win-1.2672987)
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Post by: thepman on June 12, 2014, 05:18:23 AM
lol'd at this headline "Klinsmann: Don't expect U.S. to win" lol BAAAM

edit: might as well link the article http://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/brazil2014/klinsmann-don-t-expect-u-s-to-win-1.2672987 (http://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/brazil2014/klinsmann-don-t-expect-u-s-to-win-1.2672987)

Hahahah, U.S aren't even likely to make it out the group.
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Post by: Spike Hawke on June 12, 2014, 05:43:24 AM
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TODAY'S THE DAY!!!!
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Turbo hyped for it. Kick off is 9pm here so I can get the kids outta the way and chill with the footy.
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Post by: Smell Good on June 12, 2014, 05:53:15 AM
CROATIA!

Would love to see them humiliate Brazil
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Post by: perverted super otaku! on June 12, 2014, 06:04:59 AM
CROATIA!

Would love to see them humiliate Brazil
THIS WOULD BE AMAZING like 4-0 or something just a silent massive stadium that was so cocky hushhhed
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Post by: chockfullofthat on June 12, 2014, 07:09:41 AM
Those headlines are typical out of context garbage.  I have no problem with what he said:

“I think for us now talking about winning a World Cup is just not realistic,” said the U.S. head coach before the Americans’ open training session at Sao Paulo FC’s training facility. “If you do it like Greece in 2004, I think that nobody from Greece would have said, ‘We’re going to win the European Championship,’ but they did. At the end of the day, soccer, the beautiful thing is it’s unpredictable. You don’t know what happens. Every game is another step towards the next bigger goal. Once we make it through the group that we’re in, we’re not shying away from anybody.

“But first we’ve got to make it through the group, so let’s stay with our feet on the ground and say, ‘Let’s get that group first done,’ and then the sky is the limit. But before and half-a-year before and even now (a day) before the World Cup starts, to say that we should win the World Cup is just not realistic.”
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Post by: Alan on June 12, 2014, 07:34:42 AM
My prediction, Croatia's midfield will dominate at times but the defense and attack won't be up to par, resulting in a comfortable win for Brazil. But of course I'd love to see Croatia win.
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Post by: Matze on June 12, 2014, 07:40:49 AM
I'd love to see Croatia win.
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Post by: Hercules Rockefeller on June 12, 2014, 02:15:19 PM
(http://i.imgur.com/dZEhcV0.jpg)
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Post by: Swithflip on June 12, 2014, 02:39:48 PM
Croacia got robbed.
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Post by: Mark Renton on June 12, 2014, 03:09:33 PM
Croacia got robbed.

Came here to say the same thing. Alan you have a good team. Hyped for saturday night!
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Post by: TrainWreck on June 12, 2014, 03:12:00 PM
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Croacia got robbed.
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Came here to say the same thing

at least we now know, where all the money in brasil went to ... fuckin ref! croatia at least deserved a tie ...
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Post by: Spike Hawke on June 12, 2014, 03:32:46 PM
Croacia got robbed.
I wouldnt say they got robbed, but it was a soft pen, should have had a goal that was disallowed and their keeper should have saved a couple of the goals. Brazil had more possession and more threat going forward but also some super shit acting skills. Should have been a draw.

Plus Cesc has signed for Chelsea. 
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Post by: Smell Good on June 12, 2014, 05:12:26 PM
I think everyone knew cesc was going to chelsea after Arsenal passed him up (for good reason too)

A little bit of sentiment and nostalgia is not worth 30 million pounds or however much the cost was. There are other areas in the team that need strengthening
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Post by: Decreed Bratton on June 12, 2014, 06:51:33 PM
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I wouldnt say they got robbed, but it was a soft pen, should have had a goal that was disallowed and their keeper should have saved a couple of the goals. Brazil had more possession and more threat going forward but also some super shit acting skills. Should have been a draw.

Plus Cesc has signed for Chelsea. 

Not a pen at all, but I do feel the ref got fooled by Fred flopping around like a fish out of water.  Croatia did well except for the keeper.  I thought all 3 goals were stoppable.  I hope they go thru.  Interesting take on Fabregas Smell Good.
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Post by: noileum on June 13, 2014, 02:30:42 AM
word is Cesc was asking for mad wages, and Arsene was having none of it

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Post by: perverted super otaku! on June 13, 2014, 04:18:50 AM
 "We left an excellent impression, hats off to the lads. It's an honour to coach them" ? Croatia Manager Niko Kovac
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Post by: pica on June 13, 2014, 04:26:53 AM
i hope japan will do better than their ref last night. if they make it through the group stage, i'm happy.
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Post by: perverted super otaku! on June 13, 2014, 09:35:30 AM
some bizarre officiating happening so far...  ??? :-\
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Post by: excitableboy on June 13, 2014, 12:57:09 PM
Being Dutch I might not be the best judge, but that Costa penalty was another questionable one if you ask me.

How about that van Persie goal!
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Post by: chockfullofthat on June 13, 2014, 01:27:21 PM
Well this is surprising... :o
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Post by: Spike Hawke on June 13, 2014, 01:41:56 PM
I had Holland down for the win but this is crazy.
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Post by: thepman on June 13, 2014, 01:54:05 PM
FIVE FUCKING ONE. shit.
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Post by: pica on June 13, 2014, 01:56:18 PM
Being Dutch I might not be the best judge, but that Costa penalty was another questionable one if you ask me.

How about that van Persie goal!
being dutch you should party by now. get more spaced out than neil armstrong ever did.
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Post by: excitableboy on June 13, 2014, 02:02:24 PM
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Being Dutch I might not be the best judge, but that Costa penalty was another questionable one if you ask me.

How about that van Persie goal!
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being dutch you should party by now. get more spaced out than neil armstrong ever did.
That was a half time post. People dancing in the streets here now.
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Post by: pica on June 13, 2014, 02:03:50 PM
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Being Dutch I might not be the best judge, but that Costa penalty was another questionable one if you ask me.

How about that van Persie goal!
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being dutch you should party by now. get more spaced out than neil armstrong ever did.
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That was a half time post. People dancing in the streets here now.
i know.
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Post by: excitableboy on June 13, 2014, 02:13:33 PM
(http://s29.postimg.org/pcrz88447/Louisredeems.jpg)
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Post by: ALT on June 13, 2014, 02:16:13 PM
Great game. Van Persie and Robben killed it.
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Post by: Cthulhu! on June 13, 2014, 02:20:20 PM
Oh my god
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Post by: excitableboy on June 14, 2014, 05:06:10 PM
Oh my Pirlo
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Post by: Mark Renton on June 14, 2014, 05:11:09 PM
Oheeeei! Pirlo the almighty.


Edit: I lol'd


https://mtc.cdn.vine.co/r/videos/02B5CE7DEC1089760637871337472_2ce38f35f02.0.4.3107122002209755144.mp4?versionId=fIfpqLlIv0S94npcnQKHN7sgX2jxvWdC
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Post by: GeorgeCostanza on June 14, 2014, 05:20:21 PM
Being Australian I can't stand Italy but that leave by Pirlo was beautiful. Sterling is so talented for his age it's amazing to watch. I hope England get out of the group stages, pretty cool they had 5 liverpool players starting.
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Post by: pica on June 15, 2014, 02:33:32 PM
i like how honduras is sponsored by HUF

(http://i00.i.aliimg.com/wsphoto/v0/1717323868_1/New-arrival-14-15-wc-font-b-Honduras-b-font-home-white-ss-best-quality-fans.jpg)
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Post by: Spike Hawke on June 15, 2014, 03:55:30 PM
i like how honduras is sponsored by HUF

(http://i00.i.aliimg.com/wsphoto/v0/1717323868_1/New-arrival-14-15-wc-font-b-Honduras-b-font-home-white-ss-best-quality-fans.jpg)
Holy shit man, I knew, after the England match, that Honduras had some questionable tactics but that was horrific. Some seriously shitty challenges going in. Could have been 7 men v 10 by the end.

Plus, good work the Swiss
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Post by: excitableboy on June 15, 2014, 04:09:33 PM
Oheeeei! Pirlo the almighty.


Edit: I lol'd


https://mtc.cdn.vine.co/r/videos/02B5CE7DEC1089760637871337472_2ce38f35f02.0.4.3107122002209755144.mp4?versionId=fIfpqLlIv0S94npcnQKHN7sgX2jxvWdC

That is too good I had not seen that. Looks like he says 'Wow fucking hell'?
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Post by: perverted super otaku! on June 16, 2014, 09:54:37 AM
was hyped for this game then they dropped a red card on it  :-\ edit reeeeeal softbody red too
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Post by: excitableboy on June 16, 2014, 10:06:00 AM
was hyped for this game then they dropped a red card on it  :-\ edit reeeeeal softbody red too

Pepe has got to be the dumbest player in football though. Left the ref no choice but to send him off really.
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Post by: Tracer on June 16, 2014, 10:09:01 AM
Early prediction: Mexico defeats Brazil tomorrow

(http://fotografia.pixmac.pl/4/zblizenie-warczy-zly-chihuahua-2-lat-przed-w-pixmac-fotografia-76324881.jpg)
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Post by: perverted super otaku! on June 16, 2014, 10:24:39 AM
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Pepe has got to be the dumbest player in football though. Left the ref no choice but to send him off really.
if your gonna throw a forehead at least go out like g  zidane style ane not an overly stern talking too real close up
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Post by: chockfullofthat on June 16, 2014, 11:35:00 AM
Cristiano, despite what he says is not 100%.  No Coentrao or Pepe vs. USA.  This Ghana game is huge!
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Post by: pica on June 16, 2014, 01:23:08 PM
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Pepe has got to be the dumbest player in football though. Left the ref no choice but to send him off really.

exactly.
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Post by: Tracer on June 16, 2014, 01:31:19 PM
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exactly.
U kidding me? Muller should have been sent off, diving is the definition of unsportsmanlike. Pepe just clowned him for a second for the world to see and the ref tossed him for no reason.

Serie A got really good about the diving, once saw 3 dives called in one half. Guess INTL games they just let it play
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Post by: excitableboy on June 16, 2014, 02:03:46 PM
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Pepe has got to be the dumbest player in football though. Left the ref no choice but to send him off really.
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exactly.
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U kidding me? Muller should have been sent off, diving is the definition of unsportsmanlike. Pepe just clowned him for a second for the world to see and the ref tossed him for no reason.

Serie A got really good about the diving, once saw 3 dives called in one half. Guess INTL games they just let it play

Headbutt equals send-off, pretty simple. Every player knows that, hence 'dumbest'.

Not sure if it was a dive, looked like Pepe's hand hit M?ller. Sure, M?ller made the most of it, but no direct red cards have been given for that I bet, ever. That would have been absurd actually. 
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Post by: Big Baby Jesus on June 16, 2014, 03:03:03 PM
Fuck yeah Dempsey!
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Post by: castillo's curls on June 16, 2014, 03:03:51 PM
Ha, Dempsey...
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Post by: Yacine on June 17, 2014, 11:14:19 AM
Algeria lost, fuck it, i just might stop watching the cup now
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Post by: chockfullofthat on June 17, 2014, 01:12:17 PM
please do
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Post by: Spike Hawke on June 17, 2014, 03:57:15 PM
That Mexican keeper played a stormer
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Post by: pica on June 18, 2014, 01:47:42 PM
hasta la vista, baby.
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Post by: castillo's curls on June 18, 2014, 01:49:27 PM
hasta la vista, baby.
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Post by: weedpop on June 18, 2014, 03:12:12 PM
Spain looked very, very weak in both matches. I don't think they even created more than one or two decent chances in total from open play. I don't know if its just a matter of being found out tactically or an aging squad but either way, 'end of an era' doesn't seem too hyperbolic in describing their performances. It will be interesting to see how far Chile can progress. They've been easily one of the most entertaining teams so I'd like to see more from them.
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Post by: Tracer on June 18, 2014, 05:40:28 PM
Spain looked very, very weak in both matches. I don't think they even created more than one or two decent chances in total from open play. I don't know if its just a matter of being found out tactically or an aging squad but either way, 'end of an era' doesn't seem too hyperbolic in describing their performances. It will be interesting to see how far Chile can progress. They've been easily one of the most entertaining teams so I'd like to see more from them.
Chile has a great squad man a lot of these SA teams can surprise. I fully expect Uruguay to give England a run for the $$$, Colombia has a young fast team as well. Advantage because they're playing in SA but still, Brazil isn't the only game in town. 
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Post by: GeorgeCostanza on June 18, 2014, 07:23:28 PM
Props to the Netherlands and Chile, it's pretty crazy they just knocked out the defending champ like that. But the big winners at this point in  group B are Australia at the moment. To come in as the lowest ranked team in the competition and then give Chile a scare and then the Netherlands team that had just destroyed Spain a bigger scare is pretty crazy. And who knows how they'll do against Spain... (Hopefully pretty well despite the loss of Cahill)
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Post by: Daymannnnn on June 18, 2014, 08:02:02 PM
Shitty quality of Tim Cahil's rvp like goal.
Tim Cahill goal Vs Holland World Cup 2014 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D17TfLvKqGE#)
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Post by: LesbianPUNCH on June 18, 2014, 10:55:45 PM
http://youtu.be/ydmfeeACPLI (http://youtu.be/ydmfeeACPLI)

Best shit ever.
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Post by: Tracer on June 18, 2014, 11:53:58 PM
http://youtu.be/ydmfeeACPLI (http://youtu.be/ydmfeeACPLI)

Best shit ever.
That's just bad karma i have Uruguay to win, real story of today was Spain's lackadaisical effort to try and lull out a win. Reigning champs got shutout, few teams with nothing left to play for
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Post by: thepman on June 19, 2014, 04:40:33 AM
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Spain looked very, very weak in both matches. I don't think they even created more than one or two decent chances in total from open play. I don't know if its just a matter of being found out tactically or an aging squad but either way, 'end of an era' doesn't seem too hyperbolic in describing their performances. It will be interesting to see how far Chile can progress. They've been easily one of the most entertaining teams so I'd like to see more from them.
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Chile has a great squad man a lot of these SA teams can surprise. I fully expect Uruguay to give England a run for the $$$, Colombia has a young fast team as well. Advantage because they're playing in SA but still, Brazil isn't the only game in town. 

Uruguay are a pretty well established formidable South American team, they're probably the favourites against England, just look at their front line.
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Post by: perverted super otaku! on June 19, 2014, 05:01:01 AM
Wonder if Spain is gonna hold an investigation into why they lost like france did last WC

edit: also stoked on today's games and that im free to watch them b2b homework, U vs E will be a powerful match I think, hoping for a 10 on 10 double red scenario and the game just gets wild
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Post by: chockfullofthat on June 19, 2014, 05:57:52 AM
Uruguay are the weakest side from the continent besides Ecuador.  I will be shocked if England can't pull off a win.  They have gimp Suarez, old man Forlan, and Cavanni who is a shadow of himself.  The midfield offers nothing in creativity and their backline is a Godin short of being terrible.

-edit: I was thinking of Chile's backline.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on June 19, 2014, 01:47:09 PM
.....poor england, I thought they were decent.
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Post by: Tracer on June 19, 2014, 01:50:06 PM
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Spain looked very, very weak in both matches. I don't think they even created more than one or two decent chances in total from open play. I don't know if its just a matter of being found out tactically or an aging squad but either way, 'end of an era' doesn't seem too hyperbolic in describing their performances. It will be interesting to see how far Chile can progress. They've been easily one of the most entertaining teams so I'd like to see more from them.
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Chile has a great squad man a lot of these SA teams can surprise. I fully expect Uruguay to give England a run for the $$$, Colombia has a young fast team as well. Advantage because they're playing in SA but still, Brazil isn't the only game in town. 
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Uruguay are a pretty well established formidable South American team, they're probably the favourites against England, just look at their front line.
Suarexz, my fuhrer!
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Post by: foureyedjim on June 19, 2014, 01:53:46 PM
Uruguay deserved that win, hopefully that slide didn't fuck up their keeper's knees.
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Post by: Smell Good on June 19, 2014, 02:43:28 PM
Italy has to beat Costa Rica tomorrow and Uruguay next week and England has to completely obliterate Costa Rica to fatten up that goal difference if they want to go through.

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Post by: Spike Hawke on June 19, 2014, 03:24:24 PM
.....poor england, I thought they were decent.
Maybe the best I have seen from an England side for a while. Gutted.
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Post by: weedpop on June 19, 2014, 05:12:10 PM
I can't see the stars aligning to get England through. They don't really deserve it either with the way they've played. Like Chockfullofthat I thought they would be decent given the mix of veterans and exciting younger players but they delivered a classic England performance today: labour through about an hour of the game while missing the occasional sitter before going behind due to stupid defending, then pull back an equalizer to give the fans some hope before going completely limp in the final 15-20 minutes and conceding again to lose the game.

I'm just glad I don't live there anymore. The media must be absolutely shitting themselves right now.
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Post by: Tracer on June 19, 2014, 07:26:24 PM
I can't see the stars aligning to get England through. They don't really deserve it either with the way they've played. Like Chockfullofthat I thought they would be decent given the mix of veterans and exciting younger players but they delivered a classic England performance today: labour through about an hour of the game while missing the occasional sitter before going behind due to stupid defending, then pull back an equalizer to give the fans some hope before going completely limp in the final 15-20 minutes and conceding again to lose the game.

I'm just glad I don't live there anymore. The media must be absolutely shitting themselves right now.
Sturridge gotta be fierce and stop diving every time the ball comes near him. Country of 60 million losing to a country of 4 million... FIRE EVERYBODY

I bet France to win the cup at 12/1, this is the year.
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Post by: AnotherHardDayAtTheOffice on June 20, 2014, 03:38:36 AM
Holy shit... England. It ain't over yet though.

I really hope Bosnia is going to pull through. Their performance against Argentina wasn't too bad. Nigeria and Iran, on the other hand, looked really weak.
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Post by: thepman on June 20, 2014, 04:25:25 AM
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I can't see the stars aligning to get England through. They don't really deserve it either with the way they've played. Like Chockfullofthat I thought they would be decent given the mix of veterans and exciting younger players but they delivered a classic England performance today: labour through about an hour of the game while missing the occasional sitter before going behind due to stupid defending, then pull back an equalizer to give the fans some hope before going completely limp in the final 15-20 minutes and conceding again to lose the game.

I'm just glad I don't live there anymore. The media must be absolutely shitting themselves right now.
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Sturridge gotta be fierce and stop diving every time the ball comes near him. Country of 60 million losing to a country of 4 million... FIRE EVERYBODY

I bet France to win the cup at 12/1, this is the year.


Are you honestly accusing Sturridge of diving when Suarez was on the pitch?
It's typical that it's the best i've seen England play in years and we lose both our opening games and are on the verge of a first round exit. If we'd taken a couple more of those chances (Rooney i'm looking at you) We could be on six points and top of the group.
Hodgson should stay, he's made us into a better attacking side and with more progress I can see us actually having a shot at the Euros.
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Post by: Mark Renton on June 20, 2014, 05:07:38 AM
Why did you even fire Capello in the first place!
Also displaying good football is optional, expecially if you always been underachievers.
And choke always beware of the beaver lol.
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Post by: Greg Road on June 20, 2014, 07:17:52 AM
Italy has to beat Costa Rica tomorrow and Uruguay next week and England has to completely obliterate Costa Rica to fatten up that goal difference if they want to go through.



So England is going to play another game? I don't understand how this works ... they've lost 2 out of 3 but still play the 3rd game?
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Post by: AnotherHardDayAtTheOffice on June 20, 2014, 09:53:34 AM
Holy shit. Costa Rica is on a fucking killing spree! They're just straight murdering every other team from this "group of death." It ain't over yet, but they're looking strong as hell.
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Post by: thepman on June 20, 2014, 10:26:34 AM
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So England is going to play another game? I don't understand how this works ... they've lost 2 out of 3 but still play the 3rd game?


You have to play all the group games, just because you're mathematically out the group doesn't mean you can go home, it's a formality to play them all regardless.
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Post by: thepman on June 20, 2014, 10:29:21 AM
Why did you even fire Capello in the first place!
Also displaying good football is optional, expecially if you always been underachievers.
And choke always beware of the beaver lol.

Capello was alright but played very defensively and he cocked up the whole John Terry situation. His Russia team were dismal against the South Koreans the other night.
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Post by: brycickle on June 20, 2014, 07:21:20 PM
England out and France killing it.
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Post by: Beer Keg Peg Leg on June 21, 2014, 04:26:55 PM
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lol'd at this headline "Klinsmann: Don't expect U.S. to win" lol BAAAM

edit: might as well link the article http://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/brazil2014/klinsmann-don-t-expect-u-s-to-win-1.2672987 (http://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/brazil2014/klinsmann-don-t-expect-u-s-to-win-1.2672987)
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Hahahah, U.S aren't even likely to make it out the group.

quoted for humour
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Post by: brycickle on June 21, 2014, 05:44:21 PM
I felt that same way at the beginning of the tournament. Now, I have hope.
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Post by: perverted super otaku! on June 21, 2014, 06:12:12 PM
One of the best match days i've ever seen and I only watched the 1st 2 games!,real spicy World Cup
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Post by: Tracer on June 21, 2014, 06:16:31 PM
Ur fav bookie cleaned up today, germany draw, argentina 1-0, nigeria win
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Post by: brycickle on June 22, 2014, 12:30:41 PM
That header was no joke.
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Post by: Tracer on June 22, 2014, 02:35:43 PM
Im assuming Portugal throttles USA today, but ya never know
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Post by: excitableboy on June 22, 2014, 04:48:21 PM
Dempsey is cool. Portugal is dim. Messi is still the best.
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Post by: perverted super otaku! on June 22, 2014, 04:56:27 PM
What a World Cup, this must be one of the best ever  :D :D :D  :o
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Post by: Foray on June 22, 2014, 04:59:35 PM
holy fuck i just shit myself.   USA HAD IT.   here comes germany...
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Post by: excitableboy on June 22, 2014, 05:02:34 PM
I wouldn't worry about it, Klinsmann will work out some type of deal in the locker room. May bring Merkel along with him.
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Post by: ill_Murray on June 22, 2014, 09:49:41 PM
Breaking news, weapons of mass destruction found in Portugal, US action imminent. 
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Post by: perverted super otaku! on June 23, 2014, 10:36:35 AM
holland ftw?
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Post by: excitableboy on June 23, 2014, 11:36:57 AM
holland ftw?
We are on the favored side of the draw now, but if they face Brazil I don't see Oranje progressing. Fifa will do everything it can to have Brazil proceed, at least to the quarter finals.

Edit: Case in point, Cameroon keeper on Neymar's second goal. Ball rolled straight through the middle, keeper dove out of its way. Cannot tell me that is legit.
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Post by: castillo's curls on June 23, 2014, 02:41:53 PM
Great finish by the Mexicans!
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Post by: GeorgeCostanza on June 24, 2014, 01:18:37 AM
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holland ftw?
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We are on the favored side of the draw now, but if they face Brazil I don't see Oranje progressing. Fifa will do everything it can to have Brazil proceed, at least to the quarter finals.

Edit: Case in point, Cameroon keeper on Neymar's second goal. Ball rolled straight through the middle, keeper dove out of its way. Cannot tell me that is legit.

You're fucking regular. No point even justifying why you are, you just are.
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Post by: excitableboy on June 24, 2014, 07:46:48 AM
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holland ftw?
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We are on the favored side of the draw now, but if they face Brazil I don't see Oranje progressing. Fifa will do everything it can to have Brazil proceed, at least to the quarter finals.

Edit: Case in point, Cameroon keeper on Neymar's second goal. Ball rolled straight through the middle, keeper dove out of its way. Cannot tell me that is legit.
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You're fucking regular. No point even justifying why you are, you just are.

Yeah you're probably right. I was in an exceptionally cynical mood yesterday.
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Post by: MostlyLurkin' on June 24, 2014, 10:44:19 AM
Suarez bites again. In the god damn World Cup. Fucking unbelievable! What a disgusting rat.
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Post by: excitableboy on June 24, 2014, 11:02:27 AM
Another Korea for Italy. Suarez was banned seven games with the first bite, ten the second. So he probably will not play anymore will he?
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Post by: perverted super otaku! on June 24, 2014, 11:07:40 AM
fuck Suarez, dude shoulda got socked for that
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Post by: Mark Renton on June 24, 2014, 11:37:54 AM
Red card and that disgusting beaver rat. This cant fucking be happening..
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Post by: Decreed Bratton on June 24, 2014, 11:51:09 AM
It will be interesting to see if FIFA does anything.  They didn't punish Diego Costa's headbutt. 3 fucking times with this guy biting! Something in him just snaps.  I think it was why more clubs weren't after him when he was at Ajax. 
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Post by: Matze on June 24, 2014, 11:57:07 AM
uruguay: how to win the italian way.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on June 24, 2014, 12:17:16 PM
scum.
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Post by: castillo's curls on June 24, 2014, 12:24:56 PM
(https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xap1/t1.0-9/10441904_726771777386814_1632258442086870961_n.jpg)
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Post by: Spike Hawke on June 24, 2014, 01:08:46 PM
Tried to hedbutt him but his giant teeth got in the way.
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Post by: MostlyLurkin' on June 24, 2014, 03:18:04 PM
Another Korea for Italy. Suarez was banned seven games with the first bite, ten the second. So he probably will not play anymore will he?

FIFA says he could face a 2 year ban.

I doubt that would happen, but we won't be seeing him playing/biting in a very long time.
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Post by: Smell Good on June 24, 2014, 03:59:45 PM
Japan sorely need a proper striker.

What's wrong with calling up Mike Havenaar? I don't follow Vitesse but the guy is like 6'5. Worst case scenario you've got a big ass battering ram moving around in the box causing all kinds of mayhem since you know the Japanese midfield and fullbacks can deliver really nice crosses.

They're not at Germany's level yet where they can forgo a striker and generate goals from midfield, Japan only managed to score twice in this World Cup.
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Post by: pica on June 24, 2014, 04:46:28 PM
Japan sorely need a proper striker.

What's wrong with calling up Mike Havenaar? I don't follow Vitesse but the guy is like 6'5. Worst case scenario you've got a big ass battering ram moving around in the box causing all kinds of mayhem since you know the Japanese midfield and fullbacks can deliver really nice crosses.

They're not at Germany's level yet where they can forgo a striker and generate goals from midfield, Japan only managed to score twice in this World Cup.

so did greece, yet they came in second place. bummer.
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Post by: excitableboy on June 24, 2014, 07:35:38 PM
Japan sorely need a proper striker.

What's wrong with calling up Mike Havenaar? I don't follow Vitesse but the guy is like 6'5. Worst case scenario you've got a big ass battering ram moving around in the box causing all kinds of mayhem since you know the Japanese midfield and fullbacks can deliver really nice crosses.

They're not at Germany's level yet where they can forgo a striker and generate goals from midfield, Japan only managed to score twice in this World Cup.
I agree. He's no Bony with Vitesse but Japan could have used him well as a pinch hitter.




FIFA says he could face a 2 year ban.


It will be interesting to see if FIFA does anything.  
Suarez is out of this WC that much is certain. If the ban extends to Liverpool I'm curious to see what they'll do, and if the handful of clubs who can afford him want to at this point? (I don't understand the Barca interest to begin with - him AND Messi AND Neymar?)
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Post by: GeorgeCostanza on June 24, 2014, 08:38:52 PM
Suarez is the fucking man, and I'm Australian, not from Uruguay. I would rather see him bite people once in a while and score goals almost every game, then to have him be a boring player like most of the italian team. I fucking hate italy because of the world cup in 2006 but I still wouldn't care if Suarez did this to any other team. Suarez's characteristics and personality is what makes him the great player and the cannibal that he is. He does all these things but he backs it up with his style of play and was the top goalscorer in one of the best leagues in the world(even though he was suspended for almost 1/4 of the games). It's a little bite, get over it, the  attention given to this is ridiculous. Plenty of worse things have happened in football and in world cups with less of a consequence. I hope Suarez gets the 1 game ban he deserves.

i.e.
De Rossi sending off vs USA (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXHCbIBEhc0#)
Kung Fu Foul Nigel de Jong to Xabi Alonso - Netherlands vs. Spain WC 2010 - [HD+] (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwqLn0F8jXk#)
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Post by: Tracer on June 24, 2014, 10:24:09 PM
 Bunch of waste games on prime lets let to the round of 16.
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Post by: excitableboy on June 25, 2014, 06:54:51 AM
Suarez is the fucking man, and I'm Australian, not from Uruguay. I would rather see him bite people once in a while and score goals almost every game, then to have him be a boring player like most of the italian team. I fucking hate italy because of the world cup in 2006 but I still wouldn't care if Suarez did this to any other team. Suarez's characteristics and personality is what makes him the great player and the cannibal that he is. He does all these things but he backs it up with his style of play and was the top goalscorer in one of the best leagues in the world(even though he was suspended for almost 1/4 of the games). It's a little bite, get over it, the  attention given to this is ridiculous. Plenty of worse things have happened in football and in world cups with less of a consequence. I hope Suarez gets the 1 game ban he deserves.




Obviously it's not the worst foul, but I think most people are just bummed they wont see him play anymore. I agree that, like with Pepe's little headbutt, he was never going to injure anyone with a bite. In that sense a normal red card would be in order, but going on the previous rulings that is pretty much unthinkable. I guess it's mainly the novelty and apparent malice of biting that gets him the lengthy suspensions. Same thing in rugby right? If you're caught biting you face a serious ban.

Oh and chauvinism is 'fucking regular'.
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Post by: castillo's curls on June 25, 2014, 10:48:53 AM
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Suarez is the fucking man, and I'm Australian, not from Uruguay. I would rather see him bite people once in a while and score goals almost every game, then to have him be a boring player like most of the italian team. I fucking hate italy because of the world cup in 2006 but I still wouldn't care if Suarez did this to any other team. Suarez's characteristics and personality is what makes him the great player and the cannibal that he is. He does all these things but he backs it up with his style of play and was the top goalscorer in one of the best leagues in the world(even though he was suspended for almost 1/4 of the games). It's a little bite, get over it, the  attention given to this is ridiculous. Plenty of worse things have happened in football and in world cups with less of a consequence. I hope Suarez gets the 1 game ban he deserves.


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Obviously it's not the worst foul, but I think most people are just bummed they wont see him play anymore. I agree that, like with Pepe's little headbutt, he was never going to injure anyone with a bite. In that sense a normal red card would be in order, but going on the previous rulings that is pretty much unthinkable. I guess it's mainly the novelty and apparent malice of biting that gets him the lengthy suspensions. Same thing in rugby right? If you're caught biting you face a serious ban.

Oh and chauvinism is 'fucking regular'.

I think it has more to do with the fact that this has been the third time that he has bitten someone...
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Post by: excitableboy on June 25, 2014, 11:28:30 AM
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Suarez is the fucking man, and I'm Australian, not from Uruguay. I would rather see him bite people once in a while and score goals almost every game, then to have him be a boring player like most of the italian team. I fucking hate italy because of the world cup in 2006 but I still wouldn't care if Suarez did this to any other team. Suarez's characteristics and personality is what makes him the great player and the cannibal that he is. He does all these things but he backs it up with his style of play and was the top goalscorer in one of the best leagues in the world(even though he was suspended for almost 1/4 of the games). It's a little bite, get over it, the  attention given to this is ridiculous. Plenty of worse things have happened in football and in world cups with less of a consequence. I hope Suarez gets the 1 game ban he deserves.


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Obviously it's not the worst foul, but I think most people are just bummed they wont see him play anymore. I agree that, like with Pepe's little headbutt, he was never going to injure anyone with a bite. In that sense a normal red card would be in order, but going on the previous rulings that is pretty much unthinkable. I guess it's mainly the novelty and apparent malice of biting that gets him the lengthy suspensions. Same thing in rugby right? If you're caught biting you face a serious ban.

Oh and chauvinism is 'fucking regular'.
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I think it has more to do with the fact that this has been the third time that he has bitten someone...
The outrage you mean? Of course you're right about that. But he got a lengthy suspension the first time.
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Post by: weedpop on June 25, 2014, 06:05:48 PM
Japan sorely need a proper striker.

What's wrong with calling up Mike Havenaar? I don't follow Vitesse but the guy is like 6'5. Worst case scenario you've got a big ass battering ram moving around in the box causing all kinds of mayhem since you know the Japanese midfield and fullbacks can deliver really nice crosses.

They're not at Germany's level yet where they can forgo a striker and generate goals from midfield, Japan only managed to score twice in this World Cup.

This is so true you wonder how nobody in the Japanese setup thought of it. The real case in point was their game against Greece in which they put about 3,000,000 balls into the box in the second half without generating a single decent chance. It's a shame they went out because they were probably the most entertaining team in that group after Colombia.

Do FIFA bans extend to club football as well? Maybe it's  because I'm a (sort of) liverpool fan but my main emotion when I heard about Suarez's bite was disappointment. Besides just not being able to see him play out the tournament it's terrible for the 'pool as well because this incident combined with his two goals against England will make for an even more hostile media climate in England. Really though, he only has himself to blame for that.

I just wish his preferred method for inflicting pain on defenders was of a more traditional variety: eg. furtive elbows to the face or raking studs down the back of their calf.
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Post by: Mooley on June 25, 2014, 07:22:57 PM
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Japan sorely need a proper striker.

What's wrong with calling up Mike Havenaar? I don't follow Vitesse but the guy is like 6'5. Worst case scenario you've got a big ass battering ram moving around in the box causing all kinds of mayhem since you know the Japanese midfield and fullbacks can deliver really nice crosses.

They're not at Germany's level yet where they can forgo a striker and generate goals from midfield, Japan only managed to score twice in this World Cup.
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This is so true you wonder how nobody in the Japanese setup thought of it. The real case in point was their game against Greece in which they put about 3,000,000 balls into the box in the second half without generating a single decent chance. It's a shame they went out because they were probably the most entertaining team in that group after Colombia.

Do FIFA bans extend to club football as well? Maybe it's  because I'm a (sort of) liverpool fan but my main emotion when I heard about Suarez's bite was disappointment. Besides just not being able to see him play out the tournament it's terrible for the 'pool as well because this incident combined with his two goals against England will make for an even more hostile media climate in England. Really though, he only has himself to blame for that.

I just wish his preferred method for inflicting pain on defenders was of a more traditional variety: eg. furtive elbows to the face or raking studs down the back of their calf.

Pretty sure anything handed down by the governing body extends to international and club football.



And yeah he's got a shitty track record and everything but it all seems kinda overblown to me. I mean, you don't bite someone with intent to seriously injure, you're doing it because you've lost your temper and a simple 'fuck you' isn't cutting it. If he gets anything more than a couple of games it will be ridiculous.

But even if they go overboard on the suspension at least he's already demonstrated that he knows how to bounce back swiftly.
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Post by: excitableboy on June 26, 2014, 07:07:59 AM
A match ban concerns international football only, a ban for amount of time is all football.
They just gave him nine matches and four months.
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Post by: pica on June 26, 2014, 01:57:56 PM
A match ban concerns international football only, a ban for amount of time is all football.
They just gave him nine matches and four months.
....and 82000 euros fine. but when you earn 250000 a week thats affordable.
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Post by: excitableboy on June 26, 2014, 02:36:49 PM
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They just gave him nine matches and four months.
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....and 82000 euros fine. but when you earn 250000 a week thats affordable.
I meant 'just' as in 'just now'. Actually think it's a bit much, especially the four months. Why punish Liverpool? He wont be playing the first three CL games because of this. It looks like that will be Barca's problem though, it's said that they hope to get a bargain out of all of this.
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Post by: Smell Good on June 26, 2014, 04:03:34 PM
I always knew in the back of my mind that Belgium could never live up to the ridiculous hype. Dark horses my ass. Maybe they'll prove me wrong in the later stages of the competition.

Great group of individuals but the team is not living up to the billing, with the names they've got in their squad you'd expect some nice swashbuckling attacking football with lots of goals.
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Post by: MostlyLurkin' on June 26, 2014, 05:23:24 PM
I always knew in the back of my mind that Belgium could never live up to the ridiculous hype. Dark horses my ass. Maybe they'll prove me wrong in the later stages of the competition.

Great group of individuals but the team is not living up to the billing, with the names they've got in their squad you'd expect some nice swashbuckling attacking football with lots of goals.

You have to remember its a group of young lads, who may lack a bit of experience. Still, they've won every game so far. Even with ten men against South-Korea tonight.
Next up is USA. Unless something goes terribly wrong, they'll win that game. After that they'll most likely meet Argentina, who's been weak. Messi has done pretty much everything for them. On a good day I believe Belgium is good enough to beat Argentina. But who knows. This is the craziest and best World Cup ever.
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Post by: weedpop on June 27, 2014, 03:16:50 AM
Belgium will probably be serious contenders in the next Euros and beyond. Right now they're still a bit raw and can't seem to play the kind of football they're capable of for more than a few minutes at a time. They are defensively solid though, which is more than can be said about some other "dark horses". Argentina, for instance, shit the bed multiple times defensively against Nigeria and were lucky to win the game in the end, despite having arguably the strongest attack of any team on paper.

In this world cup every team feels like a dark horse except for Brazil and maybe Germany. There's so little between the top 4-5 teams I would hate to try and pick a winner.
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Post by: MostlyLurkin' on June 27, 2014, 07:18:37 AM
Belgium will probably be serious contenders in the next Euros and beyond. Right now they're still a bit raw and can't seem to play the kind of football they're capable of for more than a few minutes at a time. They are defensively solid though, which is more than can be said about some other "dark horses". Argentina, for instance, shit the bed multiple times defensively against Nigeria and were lucky to win the game in the end, despite having arguably the strongest attack of any team on paper.

In this world cup every team feels like a dark horse except for Brazil and maybe Germany. There's so little between the top 4-5 teams I would hate to try and pick a winner.

Exactly.

When it comes to picking a winner, I think France and Netherlands will be serious contenders if they keep playing like they have so far. Germany looks strong as always. And of course there's Brazil. Im not really impressed with what they've shown so far, but the home advantage can prove to make the difference.
Can't really see anyone than these 4 taking it this year. Although I really want Belgium to win.
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Post by: excitableboy on June 27, 2014, 08:55:14 AM
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Belgium will probably be serious contenders in the next Euros and beyond. Right now they're still a bit raw and can't seem to play the kind of football they're capable of for more than a few minutes at a time. They are defensively solid though, which is more than can be said about some other "dark horses". Argentina, for instance, shit the bed multiple times defensively against Nigeria and were lucky to win the game in the end, despite having arguably the strongest attack of any team on paper.

In this world cup every team feels like a dark horse except for Brazil and maybe Germany. There's so little between the top 4-5 teams I would hate to try and pick a winner.
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Exactly.

When it comes to picking a winner, I think France and Netherlands will be serious contenders if they keep playing like they have so far. Germany looks strong as always. And of course there's Brazil. Im not really impressed with what they've shown so far, but the home advantage can prove to make the difference.
Can't really see anyone than these 4 taking it this year. Although I really want Belgium to win.

Wouldn't rule out Argentina. They looked much better in the last game, though their defense did not.
Belgium escaped narrowly every time, but I expect them to do better against less defensive teams. I'd be surprised if they walk over USA, who are a fit and motivated side. Germany had a tough enough time beating them, and it looked like they really tried too. I'm tempted to bet on the US actually.

The Netherlands might have a tougher draw with Mexico than expected. It could well be over 35 degrees (95F) where they're playing. Italy played all their matches in that weather and I think it affected them. Mexico will have no problem with it. Still I think Oranje will win, they have luck and momentum on their side, and for the first time they're playing football that puts result before aesthetics.
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Post by: brycickle on June 28, 2014, 12:03:13 PM
Brazil just barely eked that one out.
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Post by: Smell Good on June 28, 2014, 12:12:04 PM
Brazil got through that match on a single scrotum hair

Wanted Neymar to launch his into orbit with that stupid fucking run up but the Chileans were pretty shit at penalties too.
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Post by: perverted super otaku! on June 28, 2014, 12:24:42 PM
Pretty hard not to root for Chile in that, amazing game, amazing World Cup
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Post by: excitableboy on June 28, 2014, 01:33:40 PM
Brazil playing disgraceful. Neymar is the only player in that team who plays like a Brazilian so far.

Someone better buy James Rodriguez out of Monaco.
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Post by: AsianVegan on June 29, 2014, 07:25:37 AM
Holy shit, anyone else read this. Surely I'm missing some tongue-in-cheek tone of the article? I thought only Australia was this threatened by the world game. http://townhall.com/columnists/anncoulter/2014/06/25/americas-favorite-national-pastime-hating-soccer-n1855817/page/2 (http://townhall.com/columnists/anncoulter/2014/06/25/americas-favorite-national-pastime-hating-soccer-n1855817/page/2)
http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2014/06/29/comment-world-cup-2014-exposes-soccer-haters-what-they-really-are (http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2014/06/29/comment-world-cup-2014-exposes-soccer-haters-what-they-really-are)
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Post by: LesbianPUNCH on June 29, 2014, 11:17:32 AM
Well, Mexico got robbed. My Mexican brothers out there, Godspeed.
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Post by: excitableboy on June 29, 2014, 11:25:41 AM
Well, Mexico got robbed. My Mexican brothers out there, Godspeed.
If you're implying it wasn't a penalty, you are wrong. Robben should have already been given a penalty in the first half, so Mexico was hardly robbed. I feel for them though, they played well.

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Post by: brycickle on June 29, 2014, 04:02:02 PM
Wow. For Costa Rica to hold out like that with ten men was amazing. In the words of Rog and Davo of Men in Blazers: CONCACAF THUNDER!
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Post by: Mooley on June 29, 2014, 04:10:20 PM
Thank fuck Greece is out. God they're dire to watch.
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Post by: brycickle on June 29, 2014, 04:14:49 PM
I fully agree.
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Post by: perverted super otaku! on June 29, 2014, 05:20:40 PM
Costa Rica  :D they deserved it #tearsondanforth
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Post by: oyolar on June 29, 2014, 05:26:38 PM
Holy shit, anyone else read this. Surely I'm missing some tongue-in-cheek tone of the article? I thought only Australia was this threatened by the world game. http://townhall.com/columnists/anncoulter/2014/06/25/americas-favorite-national-pastime-hating-soccer-n1855817/page/2 (http://townhall.com/columnists/anncoulter/2014/06/25/americas-favorite-national-pastime-hating-soccer-n1855817/page/2)
http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2014/06/29/comment-world-cup-2014-exposes-soccer-haters-what-they-really-are (http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2014/06/29/comment-world-cup-2014-exposes-soccer-haters-what-they-really-are)

Ann Coulter is a right-wing talking head here in the USA that is just crazy.  Her entire career is based on saying stupid things and stoking outrage and that's all she's doing here.  Just ignore her and you'll be better off.
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Post by: perverted super otaku! on June 29, 2014, 05:29:44 PM
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Holy shit, anyone else read this. Surely I'm missing some tongue-in-cheek tone of the article? I thought only Australia was this threatened by the world game. http://townhall.com/columnists/anncoulter/2014/06/25/americas-favorite-national-pastime-hating-soccer-n1855817/page/2 (http://townhall.com/columnists/anncoulter/2014/06/25/americas-favorite-national-pastime-hating-soccer-n1855817/page/2)
http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2014/06/29/comment-world-cup-2014-exposes-soccer-haters-what-they-really-are (http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2014/06/29/comment-world-cup-2014-exposes-soccer-haters-what-they-really-are)
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Ann Coulter is a right-wing talking head here in the USA that is just crazy.  Her entire career is based on saying stupid things and stoking outrage and that's all she's doing here.  Just ignore her and you'll be better off.
Shes the M!ley of politics but just says dumb stuff to get attensh instead of twerking and lettin fans touch her vajeyenah M!ley > Coulter
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Post by: Matze on June 30, 2014, 11:21:24 PM
I died a couple of Times during the match, hope they play better against france. Well, they need to!
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Post by: perverted super otaku! on July 01, 2014, 05:38:22 AM

Cameroon Soccer Federation to probe match-fixing claims

http://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/brazil2014/cameroon-soccer-federation-to-probe-match-fixing-claims-1.2692759 (http://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/brazil2014/cameroon-soccer-federation-to-probe-match-fixing-claims-1.2692759)
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Post by: excitableboy on July 01, 2014, 07:47:04 AM

Cameroon Soccer Federation to probe match-fixing claims

http://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/brazil2014/cameroon-soccer-federation-to-probe-match-fixing-claims-1.2692759 (http://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/brazil2014/cameroon-soccer-federation-to-probe-match-fixing-claims-1.2692759)

I was just about to post this. I was called 'fucking regular' for suggesting this a couple days ago.
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Post by: Smell Good on July 01, 2014, 12:29:20 PM
This "I believe" shit the US have been promoting is super cheesy and corny.

I'm rooting for the US of course but c'mon
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Post by: perverted super otaku! on July 01, 2014, 12:55:40 PM
This "I believe" shit the US have been promoting is super cheesy and corny.

I'm rooting for the US of course but c'mon
SO FUCKIN TRUE, after a goal against Portugal, the camera panned to some dude with a massive "believe" sign. Goal b2b Own Goal
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Post by: Fongstarr. on July 01, 2014, 01:27:29 PM
Is there any other way to watch the game aside from ESPN online? I don't have ESPN at home so i can't log in.
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Post by: weedpop on July 01, 2014, 04:42:02 PM
This "I believe" shit the US have been promoting is super cheesy and corny.

I'm rooting for the US of course but c'mon

All American sports marketing is incredibly corny and melodramatic. The same is true about other countries too, but to a lesser degree.

Man that Belgium v. USA match was fucking tense. Belgium were lucky in the end to go through given how many chances they wasted. Making mistake after mistake defensively after going up 2-0 in extra time just screams inexperience to me. I'd put my money on either France or Columbia to win it at this point, though it's still tough to call.

Can't wait for Friday's quarter final matchups. France v. Germany then Brazil v. Columbia back-to-back? I can't remember the last time there was an international tournament this exciting and competitive.
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Post by: Smell Good on July 01, 2014, 05:04:02 PM
I am rooting for France to win the whole thing. I like their football the best, they're a very balanced team. Physical and athletic engine room consisting of Matuidi and Pogba and a great football brain in Cabaye to keep things ticking. Creativity from the flanks in Valbuena. Goal scoring threats from multiple places.

The US needs a midfield that isn't afraid of being pressured a bit and can keep it's cool and maintain possession. That's probably one of the most frustrating aspect of their game. They just never looked sure footed enough to play that swift counterattacking game against Belgium.

Hopefully Gedion Zelalem will be lighting it up at Arsenal and be wearing the US shirt in 4 years.

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Post by: LesbianPUNCH on July 01, 2014, 08:30:36 PM
Is there any other way to watch the game aside from ESPN online? I don't have ESPN at home so i can't log in.

You can stream the games en espanol via Univision. I watched the Belgium America game in a liquor store parking lot. We went into overtime, and by the end I was ready to get wasted and drown my sorrows. I was convinced we'd tie it up and win in a shoot out, because I'm American and grew up watching bullshit like the mighty ducks.

Sorry I don't have a link. Google it.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on July 02, 2014, 07:26:55 AM
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This "I believe" shit the US have been promoting is super cheesy and corny.

I'm rooting for the US of course but c'mon
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All American sports marketing is incredibly corny and melodramatic. The same is true about other countries too, but to a lesser degree.


I very much doubt this, but it would be quite difficult to prove.  The advertisements on Telemundo/Univision are just as cringe-worthy and I don't even know what they are saying.  I know the Si Se Puede chant is practically the same exact thing just more Obama-y.  People were singing the "I believe" chant in a bar I was at yesterday and yes it was corny.  Whatever gets them excited I guess.  We are still new to chanting haha.  Perhaps we can master the White Stripes Der Der Der Der Der Derrrrr Der chant and finally get the respect us 'Mericans deserve!  /rant

I'm mainly happy the US didn't crash out in two games like so, so many predicted.  I'm rooting for Colombia and Belgium from here on out. 

-Edit  :(
(http://usatthebiglead.files.wordpress.com/2014/07/wondo-misses-point-blank.gif)
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Post by: Decreed Bratton on July 02, 2014, 12:55:22 PM
I don't have a problem with the corny US promotion.  I do have a problem with some so called US fans though.  Even friends of mine that know I'm into soccer.  Before the WC they'd talk about how soccer players are soft and how they dive and shit.  They say they can't get into it and its boring compared to American Football.  Yet when the WC rolls around they only want to watch and cheer for the US like they've been watching their whole lives. There are people who even told me that they'll only watch every 4 years.  Then they come up to me or text me after the US played like did you see that game?  Fuck dude I thought you hated soccer?  If you don't like it then fucking don't watch it at all.  Now a lot of them won't even watch the remaining games because the US is out.  That's weak.  I don't have a problem if guys start getting into club football after they watch the WC.  It shows appreciation for players from other countries.  It might happen to an extent in other countries too, but Americans have a problem where they watch NFL or NBA because we have the best league, yet won't watch soccer because we don't. Lame.  
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Post by: Smell Good on July 02, 2014, 01:06:31 PM
I've tried watching the American football a number of times. Never held my attention long enough.

Seemed like the ball was in play for 5 seconds before the players all just stood around taking refreshments and scratching their asses followed by 4 hours of commercials. I simply do not understand it. Seems really fucking frustrating to follow.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on July 02, 2014, 01:12:52 PM
I bet all the 100 meter fans share your pain Decreed.

"Dude, did you see Usain Bolt win that Olympic gold in London?"

"Ya I did, but where were you for the 2010 Shanghai Diamond League finals?"

"I missed it because up until recently the best track meets weren't even televised unless I got some sports package that included NBC Sports World+"

"Why do you even watch track at all?  Poseur."

The world cup has such a huge presence that it is almost unavoidable for the soccer haters in the USA.   I'm sure they were not always willing spectators and brought it up because they were just trying to relate to your interests.  No reason to get all upset is it?
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Post by: weedpop on July 02, 2014, 01:21:24 PM
Yes, I think part of America's uneasy relationship with football is that it is the one major sport that they are not that competitive in. The average sports fan who is used to watching "world championships" of baseball, football etc. being played between two American teams is probably a bit uneasy with America's underdog status in football, especially when tiny countries like belgium are still beating them. There will always be a bunch of those fair weather fans who become interested in the domestic game after the tournament is over though. That's how soccer fandom has grown in the US over the last couple of decades and that's how it'll continue to grow.

I am rooting for France to win the whole thing. I like their football the best, they're a very balanced team. Physical and athletic engine room consisting of Matuidi and Pogba and a great football brain in Cabaye to keep things ticking. Creativity from the flanks in Valbuena. Goal scoring threats from multiple places.

The US needs a midfield that isn't afraid of being pressured a bit and can keep it's cool and maintain possession. That's probably one of the most frustrating aspect of their game. They just never looked sure footed enough to play that swift counterattacking game against Belgium.


True. At times the US looked like they had no midfield at all, the ball just seemed to go straight from their back 4/holding mids to the forward line 90% of the time with no short passing in between. This was actually a pretty effective strategy in the group stages and made for some exciting football but against better organized teams you really have to be able to play it around a bit and look for openings.

France, on the other hand have a really nice balance to their midfield and seem to be pretty confident and well drilled in defense and attack. Plus, they just look more comfortable in the style of football they're playing than any other team, which, for me, is usually what takes it at these international tournaments.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on July 02, 2014, 01:32:48 PM
I think you peeps are overestimating France and dat dey will lose to Germanland.
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Post by: Decreed Bratton on July 02, 2014, 01:40:24 PM
I bet all the 100 meter fans share your pain Decreed.

"Dude, did you see Usain Bolt win that Olympic gold in London?"

"Ya I did, but where were you for the 2010 Shanghai Diamond League finals?"

"I missed it because up until recently the best track meets weren't even televised unless I got some sports package that included NBC Sports World+"

"Why do you even watch track at all? �Poseur."

The world cup has such a huge presence that it is almost unavoidable for the soccer haters in the USA. � I'm sure they were not always willing spectators and brought it up because they were just trying to relate to your interests. �No reason to get all upset is it?

I know what you mean, but I don't watch the Olympics either. �It doesn't interest me so I won't be bothered. �Sure there will be thousand of bandwagon fans. �The problem I have is like I said when they talk how soft soccer players are and thinking all of a sudden they know the sport. �Like even watching highlights with my dad. �I forget who it was, but someone stepped on another players foot and he was like ah come on it doesn't hurt that much. �I told him well let me put on some metal cleats and step on your foot. �Or when two players clash knees, they think that they are faking. �Like dude when 2 players run head on into another it's like getting hit with a bat. �Jermaine Jones took a fucking beating. �Don't tell me they're soft.  

Anyway I'll be cheering for Colombia and Argentina.  Fuck the Dutch.  I can't stand Robben and his diving.  Although they do have the most favorable road win it all. 

France has very much a chance to beat Germany.  The German defense is slow and shaky.  How many times did Neuer have to come out to be the sweeper keeper? Wonder if Hummels will be back for that game.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on July 02, 2014, 01:57:33 PM
Germany's defense > France's defense

See you can even sympathize with the soccer haters who always bring up diving because of your hatred for Robben for doing exactly that.  Diving and intentional injuries has caused such a stain on the game that you almost can't blame an American for assuming the cleat rake down the back of the shin was just some dude acting soft.  Also, if you consider the fact that the sport most soccer haters watch in this country is the ridiculously violent NFL, it should be pretty understandable that the physical contact you see in soccer games may appear lesser.

weedpop I think your point is right about US soccer fans.  This dude has a lot of good points as well (surprisingly). 

How to Make Soccer Work in America (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6z7-u7EZ1g#)
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Post by: Decreed Bratton on July 02, 2014, 02:33:44 PM
I think you peeps are overestimating France and dat dey will lose to Germanland.

I thought I was agreeing with you here.  Sounds like you say France will lose to Germany.  I don't care, just want a good match.

Yeah you're right with Robben and all divers, but it's weird.  They won't think too much of Robben diving when he didn't get touched and claims for a penalty.  They look more when someone rolls around on the ground and grabs their knee or foot.  They will compare it to an NFL hit which is brutal. 

I think the hardest thing for Americans especially older ones is change.  They are used to NFL, NBA and MLB because soccer was never on tv when they were growing up they don't understand it.  They don't know it at all and it's hard for a lot of people to try something new because of it.  I feel Olberman fits into this.  He doesn't want to get it then fair play to him.  He might think people are fake for following the futbol terms like nil and pitch, but in the same respect when we got into skating we learned the terms of what tricks are.  You don't want to be the kook calling it a frontside Indy.   I don't know how else your are suppose to talk about it.
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Post by: perverted super otaku! on July 02, 2014, 03:06:00 PM
i think part of it is north americans are used to just watching the puck or ball the whole time where soccer is best veiwed through a wider lense to get a sense of the whole game not just ball watching
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Post by: weedpop on July 02, 2014, 04:02:01 PM
That's kinda true but there are many reasons why some American sports fans are bored/angered by soccer. For one the playing surface is quite large compared to some sports, and the game occurs fluidly with fewer stoppages than turn-based sports like american football and baseball. Combined with the tactical complexities of fielding 11 players a side, this actually makes the pace of gameplay seem slower, although the lack of commercials more than makes up for it in my opinion. It also leads to less scoring, which is huge given that all 4 major sports in America are generally higher-scoring than soccer (even hockey seems to have higher goals per game and esp. per minute ratios). Diving is also a factor, although I'm pretty sure I saw just as many "flops" in the 2014 NBA playoffs as I have in this world cup.

I agree with Keith Olbermann about America needing to develop it's own unique soccer culture though. Its popularity is going to be difficult to sustain and grow if it continues to be presented as a fancy foreign import, or an opportunity for Americans to be part of 'the world's game'. Plus, the over-reliance on English commentators and football cliches is just as bad as having to listen to the old fashioned American play by play guy with the loud voice who barely understands what a free-kick is.
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Post by: OldieButFrenchie on July 03, 2014, 04:57:56 AM
I usually don't follow football as I grew up on rugby, but I just came to say this cup has been one of the most exciting to watch. crazy shit and lots of goals.
lots of very very close games.....and that game against Belgium should make Americans understand why the whole world thinks it's exciting.

now on to France-Germany. it's gonna be a 50-50 thing I think......but I REALLY hope we win!
cause if we win that one, we have a chance of going all the way.
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Post by: excitableboy on July 03, 2014, 05:12:48 AM
Diving is hard to judge in my opinion. Apart from when they're laying it on thick and asking for a foul when there wasn't even contact, which I agree is an ugly side to the game that comes out too much, there usually is not the intention to cheat. Like Decreed said, often when they seem hurt, they are. That Mexican defender who broke his leg in tackling Robben for example. Seemed nothing much was going on. Slow-mo replay can be pretty deceiving as well.
The comparison to NFL and rugby etc is moot. Bringing down your opponent is half the game in those sports. A marathon runner told me the other day how footballers are pussies because they're tired after just 90 minutes, having ran only about 10K. It doesn't really work like that.

Which brings me to fitness, many of the games have been decided by that so far. Germany, Holland and France look strong in that respect. I hope the Dutch win of course because it would make for an epic party, but i'd be thrilled to see Colombia take it. They have played some of the best football so far. I don't see why they couldn't. Yesterday was 20 years ago Escobar (the defender) was shot dead too.

EDIT: Never mind about the Germans I guess...
http://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/jul/03/world-cup-2014-germany-flu-scare (http://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/jul/03/world-cup-2014-germany-flu-scare)

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Post by: Smell Good on July 04, 2014, 11:00:55 AM
It was my folly in doubting the Germans. Efficient and not fussy.

An underwhelming result that did not live up to the billing. France shot themselves in the foot by taking off Valbuena, their only creative spark.

Oh well

C'MON COLOMBIA!
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Post by: perverted super otaku! on July 04, 2014, 11:03:31 AM
It was my folly in doubting the Germans. Efficient and not fussy.

An underwhelming result that did not live up to the billing. France shot themselves in the foot by taking off Valbuena, their only creative spark.

Oh well

C'MON COLOMBIA!

yep
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Post by: Smell Good on July 04, 2014, 03:00:35 PM
Goddamnit none of my picks went through today.

Colombia paid the price for being sloppy and shitty in the first half.

Costa Rica to win the World Cup.
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Post by: weedpop on July 04, 2014, 03:32:36 PM
Fuck. Same here. This is why I don't bet on sports.

Very surprised at how weak both Colombia and France looked today. Granted, brazil and Germany had arguably their best games of the tournament, but I think the fact that their opposition had faced mostly weaker teams in the previous games had me overrating them quite a bit.

Despite all the talk before the game, surprisingly, it was Colombia who lost their heads a bit while Brazil seemed to deal with the pressure well. Scolari is bummed that they'll be missing Thiago Silva for the next match though, especially with how unecessary that yellow card he got was.
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Post by: excitableboy on July 04, 2014, 05:44:35 PM
Neymar out of the tournament. Strongest forward and captain missing against Germany.
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Post by: Foray on July 04, 2014, 06:10:03 PM
Neymar out of the tournament. Strongest forward and captain missing against Germany.

good.  neymar's a bitch.  go costa rica, just cause
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Post by: SFblah on July 05, 2014, 07:49:11 AM
Will Zuniga make it out of Brazil alive?
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Post by: excitableboy on July 05, 2014, 04:17:03 PM
Finally they win a penalty series. Can't blame Costa Rica for pulling a Mourinho but Dutch deserved it.
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Post by: Bloody Matt on July 05, 2014, 09:17:50 PM
This dude has a lot of good points as well (surprisingly). 

How to Make Soccer Work in America (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6z7-u7EZ1g#)

Imagine watching football with all the TV timeouts that exist in the NBA. No thanks. That American satirist acknowledging their brashness doesn't make it easier to swallow, either.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on July 07, 2014, 06:42:01 AM
This tournament started so fucking good...what happened?
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Post by: brycickle on July 07, 2014, 09:58:54 AM
http://www.espnfc.com/spanish-primera-division/story/1937050/real-madrid-legend-alfredo-di-stefano-dies-aged-88 (http://www.espnfc.com/spanish-primera-division/story/1937050/real-madrid-legend-alfredo-di-stefano-dies-aged-88)
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Post by: Tracer on July 07, 2014, 07:38:48 PM
If I was reffing a Brazil game I'd be scared shitless to make a bad call against them. Loads of people thin it's going to be SA final but Germany or Holland will win, if not both.
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Post by: Decreed Bratton on July 08, 2014, 01:29:16 PM
4-0 to Germany and not even half time yet! Wow.  :o Been impressed with Khedira.  Especially coming back from an injury like his.  He's been bossing the midfield.
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Post by: ALT on July 08, 2014, 01:29:43 PM
Well this is getting slightly uncomfortable to watch
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Post by: perverted super otaku! on July 08, 2014, 01:30:57 PM
Say whaaaaat HAH!  :o
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Post by: weedpop on July 08, 2014, 01:32:08 PM
This is the worst humiliation I've ever seen on a football pitch...and yet I can't help but laugh.

Holy shit.
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Post by: excitableboy on July 08, 2014, 01:37:02 PM
Deutschland!!! Brazil lucked their way to the semi's. Expected them to crumble against the mighty German team, but not so soon, not this bad.  
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Post by: excitableboy on July 08, 2014, 01:39:10 PM
Loew better take some players off soon. Samba's vengeful side is starting to come out.
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Post by: Brown Thunder on July 08, 2014, 01:39:34 PM
Germany are being well German right now.
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Post by: Tracer on July 08, 2014, 01:46:03 PM
Riot in the streets! Brazil obviously threw the game noone can play that badly, rigged as all hell.
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Post by: Sk.A.T.A.N on July 08, 2014, 02:05:04 PM
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Post by: perverted super otaku! on July 08, 2014, 02:20:48 PM
Germany are being well German right now.
Not so much now... wtf...
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Post by: excitableboy on July 08, 2014, 02:31:21 PM
What a rotten crowd. Poor Fredzj.
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Post by: Decreed Bratton on July 08, 2014, 02:31:56 PM
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Germany are being well German right now.
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Not so much now... wtf...

If you're talking about looking like Brazil will score, Germany does this once in a while.  I think it was a WC qualifier where they were up 4-0 and the other team came back 4-4.  They take their foot off the gas a little sometimes.  6-0 now though.  Not happening.
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Post by: Tracer on July 08, 2014, 02:57:30 PM
Worst game I've ever seen, this was circus ugly. Hopefully Argentina nudges Holland so the crowd is absolutely mad in the finals.
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Post by: Smell Good on July 08, 2014, 02:59:22 PM
Hate seeing players treated the way Fred's been.

That was a fucking massacre though.

I will be rooting for Argentina tomorrow
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Post by: excitableboy on July 08, 2014, 03:06:16 PM
Worst game I've ever seen, this was circus ugly. Hopefully Argentina nudges Holland so the crowd is absolutely mad in the finals.

Brazil doesn't cheer for Argentina and I don't think they will side with Germany now.
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Post by: via on July 08, 2014, 03:21:42 PM
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Post by: Matze on July 08, 2014, 03:24:50 PM
Didn't expect that to happen, but I apreciate it. it's fucking loud outside, hopefully they stop partying soon.
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Post by: Tracer on July 08, 2014, 03:27:11 PM
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Worst game I've ever seen, this was circus ugly. Hopefully Argentina nudges Holland so the crowd is absolutely mad in the finals.
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Brazil doesn't cheer for Argentina and I don't think they will side with Germany now.
Argentina is in South America, their fans will show up in force. Even Uruguay occupied a huge % of the crowd
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Post by: excitableboy on July 08, 2014, 03:36:43 PM
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Worst game I've ever seen, this was circus ugly. Hopefully Argentina nudges Holland so the crowd is absolutely mad in the finals.
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Brazil doesn't cheer for Argentina and I don't think they will side with Germany now.
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Argentina is in South America, their fans will show up in force. Even Uruguay occupied a huge % of the crowd

I know it is, but I figured most of the crowd will still be Brazilian. Just read there are over a hundred thousand Argentinians there now though so you're probably right.
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Post by: pica on July 08, 2014, 03:56:08 PM
these guys would have done a better job tonight....

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Post by: weedpop on July 08, 2014, 05:09:22 PM
Hate seeing players treated the way Fred's been.

That was a fucking massacre though.

I will be rooting for Argentina tomorrow

There's always a sacrificial lamb in circumstances like this, and in fairness, fred has been terrible in this worldcup. Nobody deserves the amount of vitriol and hatred that is going to be coming his way in the next few days/weeks/months, however. In truth, the guy wasn't cut out to be the main striker on a potential world cup contender, he was just there to fill a Diego Costa-shaped hole in their starting lineup.

Today was probably the strangest match I've ever seen in international football. Kind of like watching a bad car wreck. Still, at least it wasn't another 0-0 with extra time and penalties.
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Post by: ROCKxADIO420 on July 08, 2014, 05:11:14 PM
i dont give a shit about soccer but there is an amazing boys from brazil joke hidden in there somewhere.
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Post by: brycickle on July 08, 2014, 07:27:39 PM
http://screamer.deadspin.com/here-is-j-r-jim-ross-calling-the-brazil-germany-firs-1601968953/+bubbaprog?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+deadspin%2Ffull+%28Deadspin%29 (http://screamer.deadspin.com/here-is-j-r-jim-ross-calling-the-brazil-germany-firs-1601968953/+bubbaprog?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+deadspin%2Ffull+%28Deadspin%29)
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Post by: foureyedjim on July 08, 2014, 11:22:57 PM
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Post by: AnotherHardDayAtTheOffice on July 09, 2014, 07:13:14 AM
Back in the good old days, when a friend of mine was coming over to play FIFA 98 on my playstation and I was leading 5-0 at halftime, because my friend was playing for the first time, I'd start scoring one own goal after another out of courtesy. Just saying...
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Post by: Smell Good on July 09, 2014, 04:17:03 PM
This Dutch side was far too pragmatic for me to support in any way. They never really displayed that swashbuckling classic oranje voetbal that we all love, but to be fair I don't think they had the players for it in this tournament.
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Post by: MostlyLurkin' on July 09, 2014, 04:19:46 PM
Worst game of the tournament. Boring as hell.
Germany will destroy Argentina.
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Post by: Tracer on July 09, 2014, 04:23:42 PM
Worst game of the tournament. Boring as hell.
Germany will destroy Argentina.
Argentina will avenge their loss from 2010

Home soil counts Germany is overrated
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Post by: weedpop on July 09, 2014, 04:55:04 PM
I would really like to see Messi silence the haters by getting a world cup win to his name, but I think Germany are probably a more well put together team than Argentina. If they can get Di Maria and Aguero back with anything approaching full fitness they will have much more of a chance, especially as they've been defending much better in the last two games than they were early on in the tournament. I fear what the German midfield may do to Messi though considering how easily the Netherlands shut him down in this game.
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Post by: MostlyLurkin' on July 09, 2014, 05:18:16 PM
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Worst game of the tournament. Boring as hell.
Germany will destroy Argentina.
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Argentina will avenge their loss from 2010

Home soil counts Germany is overrated

Home soil? You're aware of the fact that Argentina and Brazil are arch rivals right? They'll have everyone against them.
And also, fuck you Tracer. You suck.
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Post by: Tracer on July 09, 2014, 05:23:27 PM
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Worst game of the tournament. Boring as hell.
Germany will destroy Argentina.
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Argentina will avenge their loss from 2010

Home soil counts Germany is overrated
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Home soil? You're aware of the fact that Argentina and Brazil are arch rivals right? They'll have everyone against them.
And also, fuck you Tracer. You suck.
Bro the building will be rocking with Argentine support, the countries are neighbors. You think Brazilians are going to cheer for the team that throttled em 7-1 yesterday?

Argentina just held Holland to 0 shots through 88 minutes, even if Germany gets a quickie Argentina has the talent to come back and win.
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Post by: Decreed Bratton on July 09, 2014, 05:45:19 PM
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Worst game of the tournament. Boring as hell.
Germany will destroy Argentina.
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Argentina will avenge their loss from 2010

Home soil counts Germany is overrated
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Home soil? You're aware of the fact that Argentina and Brazil are arch rivals right? They'll have everyone against them.
And also, fuck you Tracer. You suck.
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Bro the building will be rocking with Argentine support, the countries are neighbors. You think Brazilians are going to cheer for the team that throttled em 7-1 yesterday?

Argentina just held Holland to 0 shots through 88 minutes, even if Germany gets a quickie Argentina has the talent to come back and win.

Uhh yeah.  Brazil and Argentina hate each other.  Brazil know they were poor in that game and don't want Argentina winning it on their soil.  It would be the absolute worst thing for them.  They rather have Germany prove they are the best team in world football.
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Post by: Matze on July 10, 2014, 02:33:49 AM
can we ban Tracer from this Topic?
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Post by: perverted super otaku! on July 10, 2014, 05:40:34 AM
Watched the shoot out in the school library takin a break from an essay, coincidentally their was a dude from Brazil sitting beside me rockin an orange shirt, he was not stoked on the result, and when i mentioned the possibility of Argentina winning the WC in Brazil I think it legitimately fucked with his psyche, he was at a loss for words lol
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Post by: Decreed Bratton on July 10, 2014, 12:05:54 PM
Looks like it's done that Alexis Sanchez is going to Arsenal.  Smell Good feeling good about this.  Using the money to pass on Fabregas for Sanchez.  Interesting to see Arsenal spend a lot of money on Ozil and now Sanchez when in the past they wouldn't go for guys in the 30-40m range. I guess times are changing and trying to keep up with the Jones'.  Question is what happens to Podolski, Cazorla and/or Walcott? Who's out?
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Post by: Smell Good on July 10, 2014, 12:38:59 PM
So. Fucking. Stoked.

There will be injuries (because this is Arsenal of course) so that depth will be very handy. I honestly think Sanchez might even be deployed as a striker in the same mold as Tevez or Aguero. Those short and stocky street smart South American dribbly style strikers.

Who knows though. There were many times last season that Arsenal lacked that incisiveness in their attack and were very shorthanded when it came to natural wide players too with Walcott, Ox and Gnabry all being injured for most of the season.

It's definitely a good problem to have. You look at Manchester City and Bayern Munich and realize that high caliber clubs need to have a deep and quality bench in order to compete on all fronts.
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Post by: AnotherHardDayAtTheOffice on July 10, 2014, 01:22:41 PM
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Worst game of the tournament. Boring as hell.
Germany will destroy Argentina.
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Argentina will avenge their loss from 2010

Home soil counts Germany is overrated
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Home soil? You're aware of the fact that Argentina and Brazil are arch rivals right? They'll have everyone against them.
And also, fuck you Tracer. You suck.
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Bro the building will be rocking with Argentine support, the countries are neighbors. You think Brazilians are going to cheer for the team that throttled em 7-1 yesterday?

Argentina just held Holland to 0 shots through 88 minutes, even if Germany gets a quickie Argentina has the talent to come back and win.

The German team has already proven that they don't give a shit about the support. I mean they completely shut down Brazil on their own turf. 7-1. Seven to one (!). Does Germany look like a team that is easily intimidated by support for their opponent? Argentinian fans have been there for every single match so far. Yet Argentina didn't look so strong.

I'm not even saying Germany will win, I'm just saying your argument is weird to say the least.
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Post by: Mooley on July 10, 2014, 02:47:35 PM
Gut feeling is that the final is going to be just as much of a bore as the Dutch-Argie semifinal was. Hope I'm wrong but I can't imagine they' won't be playing more not to lose than to go out and win.
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Post by: Decreed Bratton on July 11, 2014, 11:06:39 AM
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Post by: brycickle on July 11, 2014, 04:52:10 PM
Apparently they're going to put a "no biting" clause in his contract too.
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Post by: Tracer on July 11, 2014, 04:54:40 PM
good for liverpool, had him at his peak. not worth the $70 million pricetag his best years are likely behind him.
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Post by: weedpop on July 11, 2014, 07:00:49 PM
I can't believe how much money the top level attacking players are going for these days. I don't think any player is really worth that much money as far as the actual value they bring to their organization, except for maybe Ronaldo/Messi. It seems especially weird given suarez's ban and his infantile tendencies (not good for marketing), but I guess Barca just wanted to lock him up instead of haggling and risking losing out to some other team.

I also find it difficult to imagine a player as individualistic as Suarez fitting into such a tight system, but stranger things have happened. Lots of question marks around Barca this coming season, especially with what I would consider their first "real" attempt at a long term coaching appointment since Guardiola left.
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Post by: excitableboy on July 11, 2014, 10:07:42 PM
I can't believe how much money the top level attacking players are going for these days. I don't think any player is really worth that much money as far as the actual value they bring to their organization, except for maybe Ronaldo/Messi. It seems especially weird given suarez's ban and his infantile tendencies (not good for marketing), but I guess Barca just wanted to lock him up instead of haggling and risking losing out to some other team.

I also find it difficult to imagine a player as individualistic as Suarez fitting into such a tight system, but stranger things have happened. Lots of question marks around Barca this coming season, especially with what I would consider their first "real" attempt at a long term coaching appointment since Guardiola left.
It's mostly the oil and gas money that has boosted the prices I think. Players like Hulk fetching insane money would have been unheard of a couple years ago. I wondered the same thing about players returning such investment. The big clubs make hundreds of millions every year, Real made 500 last season or something, so somehow I suppose they do.

I asked the same here. Now Barca has three people who constantly want the ball, while playing a system based on two touches max. Rumor had it before the WC Messi wasn't happy/felt underpaid, but it's difficult to imagine him playing for another club. Interesting Barca season to come for sure.

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Post by: Decreed Bratton on July 11, 2014, 11:18:26 PM
I don't know much about the new Barca coach Luis Enrique, but it looks like he's cleaning house and might change things up.  Fabregas, Sanchez and I think Xavi will probably be gone too.  Looking like they might try to not go full on tiki taka.  I think Suarez might do rather well at Barca.  He is really unselfish a lot of times and I think when he gets the ball will play Messi or Neymar in if he doesn't have a shot on himself.  He really made Sterling and Sturridge better this year.
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Post by: foureyedjim on July 13, 2014, 03:22:53 PM
didn't think it'd take that long for Germany to score.
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Post by: MostlyLurkin' on July 13, 2014, 03:29:20 PM
Messi got the Golden Ball award.. WHAT A FUCKING JOKE.

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Post by: thepman on July 13, 2014, 04:01:45 PM
I can't believe how much money the top level attacking players are going for these days. I don't think any player is really worth that much money as far as the actual value they bring to their organization, except for maybe Ronaldo/Messi. It seems especially weird given suarez's ban and his infantile tendencies (not good for marketing), but I guess Barca just wanted to lock him up instead of haggling and risking losing out to some other team.

I also find it difficult to imagine a player as individualistic as Suarez fitting into such a tight system, but stranger things have happened. Lots of question marks around Barca this coming season, especially with what I would consider their first "real" attempt at a long term coaching appointment since Guardiola left.

I think Suarez signing for Barca is less of a tactical move and more of a statement of intent. It's a 'marquee' sigining, they're not bringing him in because they need him, they're bringing him in to remind Madrid and the European teams that Barca are still to be reckoned with after the shit season they had.

Congrats to Germany! More than worthy winners, played some wonderful football, Neuer is incredible, can see a lot of keepers becoming sweeper-keepers and following his example. Messi getting the Golden Ball is bullshit though, can think of at least 20 other players who had a better tournament.
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Post by: pica on July 13, 2014, 04:43:00 PM
Messi got the Golden Ball award.. WHAT A FUCKING JOKE.


this.
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this.

Messi's face said it all.  I think he even knows.
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Post by: weedpop on July 13, 2014, 05:02:38 PM
Messi isn't a great choice for the golden boot but not a terrible one either. I would have given it to Arjen Robben or James Rodriguez but Messi was able to bail his team out several times during the group stages when it looked like they would drop points. he just wasn't able to carry them the whole way on his back, which is apparently the crime of the century if you have the misfortune of being considered the best player in the world.

I wish Argentina had won but that game really showed a lot of their flaws. With Messi being surrounded by 3-4 players every time he touched the ball they had absolutely no-one else to play through in the middle of the pitch. As a result they conceded too much possession to Germany and, once their wing players tired, they basically had no way of carrying the ball up-field and getting out of their defensive shell. Sabella must be cursing Di Maria and Aguero's injuries right now as they would have been able to play a completely different game with those two at full fitness.

Congrats to Germany though. They definitely had the depth and talent to deserve the win.
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Post by: Frank on July 13, 2014, 05:56:52 PM
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Same--what an incredible game! Great playing on both sides. Kramer should not have returned to the field, and Thrasher should give Schweinsteiger a Hall of Meat.
What's the atmosphere like in DE? My folks are in Eltville but have long since turned in for the night.

no shit, i grew up half an hour from there. i'm in hamburg tho and it sounded like civil war broke out outside.
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Post by: Tracer on July 13, 2014, 07:23:26 PM
Horrible final, I even went to the track and watched.  BOTH teams got shutout after 90 minutes. These are the two best countries in soccer, getting blanked in 1 1/2 hours?? Club soccer is much, much better, GO LIVERPOOL

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Post by: Matze on July 14, 2014, 01:56:40 AM
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didn't think it'd take that long for Germany to score.
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Same--what an incredible game! Great playing on both sides. Kramer should not have returned to the field, and Thrasher should give Schweinsteiger a Hall of Meat.
What's the atmosphere like in DE? My folks are in Eltville but have long since turned in for the night.
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no shit, i grew up half an hour from there. i'm in hamburg tho and it sounded like civil war broke out outside.

Reeperbahn was full of shitty persons yesterday, that was as bad as Schlagermove.

But yeah, the title well deserved. Now throw away your flags and continue your life.
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Post by: Mark Renton on July 14, 2014, 05:23:16 AM
Damn I feel bad for Messi.
Besides that, it ended the way it should have ended, Germany surely earned and deserved the cup.
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Post by: thepman on July 14, 2014, 06:14:02 AM
Horrible final, I even went to the track and watched.  BOTH teams got shutout after 90 minutes. These are the two best countries in soccer, getting blanked in 1 1/2 hours?? Club soccer is much, much better, GO LIVERPOOL

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Were we watching the same game? That was a really decent final, a lot of chances from both sides, just poor finishing let them both down. And just because you get to the World Cup final doesn't necessarily make you the 'best country for soccer.' I'd still say Holland and France are both better than Argentina, as are Columbia. Argentina never really convinced this whole tournament.
God I hate americanisms in football, 'shutout'? 'blanked'?
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Post by: chockfullofthat on July 14, 2014, 06:35:49 AM
God, I hate elitist British cunts pointlessly whinging about soccer terms.  That was not a good final, but that is very typical imo.  The first half was exciting, but halfway through the second half I was hanging on.  If Higuain would've scored that early chance, Germany would've had to come forward and the match would've been excellent.

Onto the premier league...what is Van Gaal going to do with that back 4 at United???
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Post by: thepman on July 14, 2014, 10:30:04 AM
God, I hate elitist British cunts pointlessly whinging about soccer terms.  That was not a good final, but that is very typical imo.  The first half was exciting, but halfway through the second half I was hanging on.  If Higuain would've scored that early chance, Germany would've had to come forward and the match would've been excellent.

Onto the premier league...what is Van Gaal going to do with that back 4 at United???

I heard he wants Vermaelen? Not entirely sure why though, couldn't even get into Arsenal's first team last year. Luke Shaw will be solid at left back and if Rafael can find his 2012/2013 season form then they're sorted for full backs.
I think at least another midfielder, a winger and a centre back are needed. Give Phil Jones at least half a season at centre back, there's a reason why Fergie compared him to Duncan Edwards.
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Post by: Decreed Bratton on July 14, 2014, 12:33:27 PM
I'm interested to see what everyone's take is on their team for the upcoming season.  The transfers, the manager and how they see their team doing.

Chock - Chelsea
Pman - United
Mostly Lurking - Spurs
Smell Good - Arsenal
Mooley - Liverpool
anyone else is welcome?  I'd like to hear from even non PL teams like Bayern or Barca fans too.
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Post by: AnotherHardDayAtTheOffice on July 14, 2014, 12:35:57 PM
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Same--what an incredible game! Great playing on both sides. Kramer should not have returned to the field, and Thrasher should give Schweinsteiger a Hall of Meat.
What's the atmosphere like in DE? My folks are in Eltville but have long since turned in for the night.
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no shit, i grew up half an hour from there. i'm in hamburg tho and it sounded like civil war broke out outside.

Wtf?! Two guys with connections to Eltville on here? I live about half an hour from there as well. For those who don't know, Eltville is a pretty small town in Germany with a population of 17,000. Pretty random...

Here in Mainz, it remained surprisingly calm last night. Maybe because I expected hell to break loose, which didn't quite turn out to happen.
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Same--what an incredible game! Great playing on both sides. Kramer should not have returned to the field, and Thrasher should give Schweinsteiger a Hall of Meat.
What's the atmosphere like in DE? My folks are in Eltville but have long since turned in for the night.
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no shit, i grew up half an hour from there. i'm in hamburg tho and it sounded like civil war broke out outside.
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Reeperbahn was full of shitty persons yesterday, that was as bad as Schlagermove.

But yeah, the title well deserved. Now throw away your flags and continue your life.

Watch your mouth, sir.

PS: I don't quite consider Wolfgang Petry schlager (but poetry/philosophy/you-name-it), but I still take offense  ;)
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Post by: AnotherHardDayAtTheOffice on July 14, 2014, 12:44:23 PM
Pretty epic, albeit rude, interview... Kind of a dick move but funny nonetheless.

Thomas M?ller verarscht kolumbianische Reporterin (KEINE RTL-URHEBERRECHTSVERLETZUNG) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PD1YFYeanMs#)
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Post by: chockfullofthat on July 14, 2014, 01:29:02 PM
My take...

I think this team looks quite nice.  Good enough for 1st or 2nd.
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Reasons to be optimistic:
-Matic in Champions League
-The best defense in the league has improved again
-No fancy overseas summer tour to give the boys a decent rest for once
-Other teams signings are not particularly frightening so far, or they haven't addressed their weaknesses well enough imo.

Reasons to be unsure:
-How Diego Costa and Fabregas will impact the team, I'm quite optimistic about these signings, but others are not.
-I have no idea what the back up strikers will offer if Lukaku is loaned again.
-The unstable psyche of Jose Mourinho
-Brutal end of the season run if they progress far in the Champions League.
-How the Cech-Courtois sideshow will develop
-Terry's age
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Post by: Smell Good on July 14, 2014, 03:31:49 PM
I'm interested to see what everyone's take is on their team for the upcoming season.  The transfers, the manager and how they see their team doing.

Smell Good - Arsenal
I fully expect Arsenal to win the quadruple like I do every season  ;)

it's been a good and comfy summer for me as an Arsenal fan. Stadium debt is at a level now where Wenger can really flex his muscles a bit on the market with more comfort along with the sponsorship deals adding a decent amount of funds to the cash the club already has.

Primary areas of concern are the goalkeeper, central defense, and right back positions. Apparently Janmaat is close to signing for Newcastle so that bodes quite well for the Debuchy deal.

Big question mark over Vermaelen. I'd like him to stay because that is an area that completely lacks depth. Apparently Julio Pleguezuelo is very close to breaking into the Arsenal first team but I know very little about him to comment. There's actually been very few stories linking Arsenal to any central defenders.

Khedira would be nice but I'm reading that his wages are a big stumbling block. It wouldn't be the end of the world for me if Arsenal don't manage to sign Khedira.

Also, Joel Campbell should be back for preseason and will probably be sticking around. Where once we only had Park, Bendtner and Sanogo as backup to Giroud, we now might have Sanchez, Campbell and Sanogo that could all possibly play striker. I'd say that's a nice improvement.
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Post by: thepman on July 14, 2014, 05:56:50 PM

Pman - United


There's a lot of dead wood at United, so many awful players still in the squad: Young, Nani, Smalling, Bebe, Cleverley, Anderson should all be sold while Fellani and Valencia really have something to prove having been poor.

Having already signed Shaw and Herrera with Evra probably going to Juve, realistically we need to sign a back up LB, one maybe two CBs, another centre midfielder and another winger. However knowing how bad we were at getting signings done last summer I reckon we'll only get another centre mid (papers saying Vidal - I hope so) and a centre back. The Rooney/LVG relationship will be interesting, Van Gaal usually only likes to play one striker which will obviously be RVP, so will Rooney play behind the striker when arguably Mata and Kagawa are better there?

Realistically I think next season we'll get 4th, if i'm being optimistic 3rd, we just really need to get back into the top 4.Then next summer we can build the squad more and hopefully by the season after we can challenge for the title. This upcoming season I expect Chelsea to win the league but I really think Arsenal will challenge again, and obviously City and Liverpool will sustain a challenge (everyone's saying they'll struggle without Suarez but i'm expecting Strurridge to really step up to the plate.) It's gonna be very interesting.

I got a lot of faith in LVG and I think he'll deliver, providing that Woodward and the board know how to deal with him.
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Post by: brycickle on July 14, 2014, 06:10:33 PM
I've heard chatter of Van Gaal trying to bring Wesley Sneijder in...
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Post by: Hash Slinging Slasher on July 14, 2014, 06:12:09 PM
didn't think it'd take that long for Germany to score.
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Post by: Mooley on July 15, 2014, 02:31:45 AM
I'm interested to see what everyone's take is on their team for the upcoming season.  The transfers, the manager and how they see their team doing.

Mooley - Liverpool


Firstly, Suarez.
He was never going to be worth more. He's the best player I've ever seen in a Liverpool shirt and I'm disappointed he couldn't be around longer. I'm glad now I went through something similar already with Torres, or it'd be much worse. All told it was pretty much settled last summer he wouldn't be around much longer -- so for him to take his dream move now after having played an absolutely incredible, disciplined, and entertaining season that almost delivered a title is all I could have asked. I wish him well, he's going to tear it up in La Liga.

As for transfers, there's so much left to fall into place I'm not sure I can assess things really right now. Lallana's a perfect pick up for the system, Lambert's a great story and a useful player, and Origi, Markovic, and Can are very promising additions to a long list of wonderful youth talent. Suarez's fee hasn't been spent yet, so what remains will be crucial. A left back, a central defender, and most likely an attacker left to buy. The attacker will be the big one, I think Sturridge is poised to have a great year but there's questionable depth behind him. Lambert and Borini can be good depth players but there needs to be another prime threat or we'll be missing too many goals without Suarez to overcome other shortcomings. Just don't know if they want to splash cash and dump pressure on some expensive forward to go out and try to replace the irreplaceable.

I don't know what to expect from next season, it's going to be tight. Arsenal are starting to look serious and United won't be as shit, so there's that much more competition at the top now. If we can scrape top 4 in the league, and somehow get through what will be an absolutely monstrous group in the Champion's League that will be success enough for now. Would love to see a thrilling season spent at the top again, but realistically I think it's more about maintaining the staying power now than making another push right away.   
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Post by: whale on July 15, 2014, 02:35:19 PM
Little bit about City:

Yaya is a big question mark.
Really hoping it all gets sorted.

Aguero, Dzeko and Jovetic wreak havoc assuming they all stay fit.

Out: Richards, Garcia, Milner

In: nobody, use your younger squad. HA!
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Post by: Decreed Bratton on July 15, 2014, 04:53:43 PM
Little bit about City:

Yaya is a big question mark.
Really hoping it all gets sorted.

Aguero, Dzeko and Jovetic wreak havoc assuming they all stay fit.

Out: Richards, Garcia, Milner

In: nobody, use your younger squad. HA!

Interesting takes on everyone's opinions.  I like what everyone has to say.  Whale a City fan too? Cool.
My addition to City.

City are limited with FFP to spend  under 50mil pounds this summer.  So far we have...

Sagna - Free transfer.  He will come in and rotate with Zabaleta who looked quite tired at the end of the season.  Assuming we go deep in 4 competitions they will get a fair share of games like how Clichy and Kolorov did on the left.

Fernando - 12mil from Porto who is called the octopus because of his defensive midfield skills.  Hopefully he will relieve some pressure on whoever he is paired with in the center of the park as well as our center backs because City like to throw numbers forward.

Willy Caballero - 6mil from Malaga.  He'll push Hart and hopefully make him better.  If Hart slips up it's a good guy to bring in.

Mangala from Porto isn't done yet, but he would take up a majority of the money at around 32mil.  A lot for a defender, but he's young and hopefully worth the money in the long run.


As far as the league I hope City can repeat of course, but everyone is getting stronger so it won't be easy. It took a while to sort out the away games last season and hopefully Pellegrini in his second year has more knowledge of the league and does better.   Realistically I say finish 2nd or 3rd.  Hopefully a better CL campaign, but it all depends who you are drawn with.

The one concern is that of the number of foreign players compared to homegrown.  The one thing I am envious is that a lot of teams have a number of good homegrown players.  Guys like Boyata, Richards and Sinclair just can't cut it at City.  I'm still hopeful that Rodwell comes good and hope he doesn't get sold.  Milner is an okay fringe player, but only Hart can get into the first 11.  I heard City was in for Ross Barkley, but I don't think it's realistic unless 1 or 2 players get sold so I can't see it.

I hope Yaya gets sorted out too.  I think he will stay, but even so he will go to the African Cup of Nations in Feb.  Other players need to step it up.  Also Aguero can't seem to stay fit.  May need extra rest in the beginning of the season.  I want 1 full season of this guy and Silva together please!
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Post by: Smell Good on July 15, 2014, 06:20:05 PM
With Antonio Conte resigning from Juventus, it's pretty likely that Vidal and Pogba will find new homes.

United and PSG/Real Madrid respectively?
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Post by: weedpop on July 15, 2014, 08:53:38 PM
With Antonio Conte resigning from Juventus, it's pretty likely that Vidal and Pogba will find new homes.

United and PSG/Real Madrid respectively?

If Juventus really do sell Pogba he's going to end up somewhere really big. Based on his recent form I think any club in Europe would be happy to have him but I'm not convinced that Juve would let go of two of their star players in one transfer window. United would really benefit from having someone like Vidal who can play the "box-to-box" role well. Just think though, they could have had both of them if Fergie had been willing to throw Pogba some starts a couple years ago (at a time when United's midfield was relatively shit anyway).

I'm gonna be rooting for Liverpool in this upcoming EPL season, but I don't have much faith that they'll be able to replicate their success from last season. The top six is going to be even more competitive this season, and last year's team was so dependent on the attacking trident of Suarez, Sturridge and Sterling/Coutinho to win games that I fear their lack of depth in midfield and defense will be exposed. On the other hand, Brendan Rodgers is a very good manager and has shown the ability to adjust tactics on the fly in the past. The thing I'm most worried about is Steven Gerrard's age. Lallana and Henderson are both pretty good at what they do but they don't really have anyone to take over that deep-lying playmaker/distributor role when Stevie needs a rest or gets injured.
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Post by: whale on July 16, 2014, 02:04:07 AM
Forgot about the cup of nations, this yaya thing needs to get sorted.
If they obey the ffp rules I'd pass on mangala for now, maybe get a winger with more goal threat than navas.
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Post by: AnotherHardDayAtTheOffice on July 18, 2014, 02:09:14 AM
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didn't think it'd take that long for Germany to score.
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Same--what an incredible game! Great playing on both sides. Kramer should not have returned to the field, and Thrasher should give Schweinsteiger a Hall of Meat.
What's the atmosphere like in DE? My folks are in Eltville but have long since turned in for the night.
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no shit, i grew up half an hour from there. i'm in hamburg tho and it sounded like civil war broke out outside.
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Wtf?! Two guys with connections to Eltville on here? I live about half an hour from there as well. For those who don't know, Eltville is a pretty small town in Germany with a population of 17,000. Pretty random...

Here in Mainz, it remained surprisingly calm last night. Maybe because I expected hell to break loose, which didn't quite turn out to happen.
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Haha that is pretty wild! Mom's from Bad Kreuznach and her brother now lives in Eltville--lots of good memories of summer trips over there, skating that little box/quarter pipe/bank park along the Rhine then going out to Sektfest. I'll hit you up next time I'm around!

It is. I'm quite surprised about it, too.

Yeah, it's a bummer Mainz doesn't have a proper outdoor skatepark. It ain't too bad, but a lot of smaller towns have better skateparks.

That would be too cool! However, I'll be moving to the States in about a month. I'll probably leave Mainz for good. Which kinda bums me out, because I grew fond of the place...
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Post by: Mooley on July 18, 2014, 12:59:23 PM
With Antonio Conte resigning from Juventus, it's pretty likely that Vidal and Pogba will find new homes.

United and PSG/Real Madrid respectively?

They'll probably fight tooth and nail to hold on to Pogba given his age and potential. Vidal will be the signing of the summer for whoever gets him, he's a fantastic player. Can't see United getting him without the Champion's League though. Reckon Madrid will push hard given Alonso's winding down.
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Post by: weedpop on July 18, 2014, 08:05:48 PM
I believe Madrid just signed Toni Kroos so I'd be surprised if they went in for Vidal as well, though he would make a great replacement for Alonso. As it stands they already have probably the strongest midfield in the world with Kroos, Alonso, Modric and Khedeira, although it's possible that Khedeira might be moving on soon. Either way, with the talent they have, Madrid are going to be scary good next season.
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Post by: Mooley on July 18, 2014, 11:52:40 PM
Arsenal were in for Khedira, or maybe still are, his days could be numbered.

But yeah, them and Barca are looking ridiculous next year. Atletico signing Mandzukic is great business too. Every time they lose a world class striker (Aguero, Torres, Forlan, Falcao, Costa) they somehow replace them.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on July 22, 2014, 06:37:12 AM
"Ronaldo, Bale, + James cost Real Madrid around 265m EUR: more than what Ajax have spent on transfers (232m EUR) since their founding in 1900"
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Post by: Decreed Bratton on July 22, 2014, 11:41:10 AM
"Ronaldo, Bale, + James cost Real Madrid around 265m EUR: more than what Ajax have spent on transfers (232m EUR) since their founding in 1900"

Staggering.  They'll make a good portion of the money back on jersey sales.  :P
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Post by: McDuff on July 22, 2014, 12:31:50 PM
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If Juventus really do sell Pogba he's going to end up somewhere really big. Based on his recent form I think any club in Europe would be happy to have him but I'm not convinced that Juve would let go of two of their star players in one transfer window. United would really benefit from having someone like Vidal who can play the "box-to-box" role well. Just think though, they could have had both of them if Fergie had been willing to throw Pogba some starts a couple years ago (at a time when United's midfield was relatively shit anyway).

I'm gonna be rooting for Liverpool in this upcoming EPL season, but I don't have much faith that they'll be able to replicate their success from last season. The top six is going to be even more competitive this season, and last year's team was so dependent on the attacking trident of Suarez, Sturridge and Sterling/Coutinho to win games that I fear their lack of depth in midfield and defense will be exposed. On the other hand, Brendan Rodgers is a very good manager and has shown the ability to adjust tactics on the fly in the past. The thing I'm most worried about is Steven Gerrard's age. Lallana and Henderson are both pretty good at what they do but they don't really have anyone to take over that deep-lying playmaker/distributor role when Stevie needs a rest or gets injured.

also worried about gerrard. they are hoping for emre can to fill that "void", but being 20, hes still got some maturing to do. joe allen and lucas are also still there, but i think lucas will move before the window closes, and im still iffy about allen. honestly still worried about their defense. lovren should be announced any day, which is great news, but they still need a left back. not sure if theyre still pushing for moreno. i hope flanegan starts every game at right back.

heard they were interested in reus, pogba, and isco. our midfield seems solid after lallana and markovic signed, but would love to see any of those dudes in red. pretty sure reus said he wants to hold out for bayern next summer (didnt see that coming).

as for a striker, i think they have that belgian dude origi (sp?), and loic remy locked up. i absolutely love remy and i am fully content with him and studge (and ricky). origi will be playing this season in Lille. jordan ibe has been killing it so far in preseason, but hes like 19, and also has a lot to learn. benzemas name was mentioned, even more so now that james rodriguez signed, even though james likes that space as a #10. i can see isco coming before benzema. also, cavani is still out there, and it looks as though hell be making a move to EPL. i think united are the favorites to land him. bummer.

 sorry for the novel, i get giddy during the transfer window.

Any of yall going to see Liverpool / Manchester City at Yankee stadium?
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Post by: Reev on July 22, 2014, 02:33:55 PM
As a Chelsea fan I cannot wait for the season to start again.

Mourinho has been excellent this close season and has avoided any transfer sagas dragging on over the course of the window, he's signed the striker we desperately needed although I must admit I wasn't particularly impressed with Costa when we played Atletico. I think with Ba going we'll probably hold on to Lukaku this season so hopefully that will take some of the spotlight off Torres' inability to hit a cow's ass with a banjo. Our midfield was already decent before we added Fabregas and with Courtious coming back from his loan spell(s) we have a team that should genuine contenders for multiple trophies this season.
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Post by: Frank on July 22, 2014, 03:06:31 PM
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didn't think it'd take that long for Germany to score.
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Same--what an incredible game! Great playing on both sides. Kramer should not have returned to the field, and Thrasher should give Schweinsteiger a Hall of Meat.
What's the atmosphere like in DE? My folks are in Eltville but have long since turned in for the night.
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no shit, i grew up half an hour from there. i'm in hamburg tho and it sounded like civil war broke out outside.
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Wtf?! Two guys with connections to Eltville on here? I live about half an hour from there as well. For those who don't know, Eltville is a pretty small town in Germany with a population of 17,000. Pretty random...

Here in Mainz, it remained surprisingly calm last night. Maybe because I expected hell to break loose, which didn't quite turn out to happen.
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Haha that is pretty wild! Mom's from Bad Kreuznach and her brother now lives in Eltville--lots of good memories of summer trips over there, skating that little box/quarter pipe/bank park along the Rhine then going out to Sektfest. I'll hit you up next time I'm around!
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It is. I'm quite surprised about it, too.

Yeah, it's a bummer Mainz doesn't have a proper outdoor skatepark. It ain't too bad, but a lot of smaller towns have better skateparks.

That would be too cool! However, I'll be moving to the States in about a month. I'll probably leave Mainz for good. Which kinda bums me out, because I grew fond of the place...

yeah i used to live in mainz like 7 years back... nice laid back city. good looking student girls. lost a few set ups to the river at new spot... left the city before the shop closed down. i've seen pictures of a pretty cool spot the crew built along rhine river not too long ago.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on July 22, 2014, 04:48:04 PM
Sign up for fantasy again Pals: 59690-38677
This time I'm: Caballitos FC

I think this season will a big step backwards for Liverpool, I'm not trying to rain on anyones parade but I see it being like the post-Bale hangover at Tottenham.

If Arsenal can remain healthy (a big if), I will be wary of their chances.  Sure they don't have a midfield destroyer, but they will once again do what they do best: beat the hell out of lesser teams.  I think they've closed the gap a bit on City and will surpass Liverpool, but I can see Mourinho keeping his streak against Wenger.

United...too early to judge with impending transfers coming, but they have the easiest start to the season which is unsettling.  If I was Everton or Tottenham I'd be fucking screaming for some spending.  Stoke and Newcastle seemed to have freshened their squads up nicely.  I can see another 12 team or so relegation fight in the cards. 

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Post by: Mooley on July 22, 2014, 10:18:59 PM
I don't buy the Tottenham analogy for Liverpool at all, myself. It's been popping up a lot wherever people have talked about next season, but there's a handful of reasons things went sour for Spurs and personally I can't apply them to Liverpool. For one, Bale was their everything
the season before he left, while Liverpool have been self-sustaining whenever Suarez hasn't been available. For another, they bought a boatload of players who were expected to walk into their starting lineup extremely late in the window. Liverpool's new signings are almost all pacy, creative players to bring off the bench and shake things up. They're being given enough time to bed in and figure out their roles before the season gets rolling.

Sturridge just has to bang a couple in early in the year (like his 5 or 6 consecutive games with a goal to start last year sans Suarez) and people are going to start seeing their prospects differently.

Maybe I'm overconfident, I don't know. I see a pretty promising season ahead. Sturridge is good enough to carry the torch.
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Post by: Decreed Bratton on July 23, 2014, 01:25:24 AM
I think everyone is going to try to bring up that analogy with Liverpool and Spurs just because the huge sale of a top player and trying to buy many other players to fill that void. Liverpool was always going to buy more players regardless to try to get more depth for the CL. I don't think they'll be a total Spurs where none of the new players can mesh, but at the same time they will find it hard being in the CL traveling and playing more games. I think there was a point in this past season that Liverpool went on a 15 game unbeaten streak and won like 11 in a row.  That will be tough to duplicate as well esp. if they are in the CL. 

LP's weakness is their defensive partnership of Skrtel and Sakho. Positionally they are all over the place at times and Sakho although he's big and strong can't play the ball with his feet when Rodgers like to play the ball from the back. If they get Lovren it should be a upgrade. They might also find it hard if teams pull a Chelsea on them and park the bus and try to counter. LP is good at pressing in the midfield and having guys with speed like Sterling break while Sturridge and Suraez were waiting in open space. Teams might now try to sit back, absorb pressure and try to counter on them.  It will be interesting to see how they do.
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Post by: perverted super otaku! on July 23, 2014, 04:53:45 AM
"Ronaldo, Bale, + James cost Real Madrid around 265m EUR: more than what Ajax have spent on transfers (232m EUR) since their founding in 1900"
haha wow thats nuts
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Post by: GeorgeCostanza on July 23, 2014, 05:00:12 AM
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If Juventus really do sell Pogba he's going to end up somewhere really big. Based on his recent form I think any club in Europe would be happy to have him but I'm not convinced that Juve would let go of two of their star players in one transfer window. United would really benefit from having someone like Vidal who can play the "box-to-box" role well. Just think though, they could have had both of them if Fergie had been willing to throw Pogba some starts a couple years ago (at a time when United's midfield was relatively shit anyway).

I'm gonna be rooting for Liverpool in this upcoming EPL season, but I don't have much faith that they'll be able to replicate their success from last season. The top six is going to be even more competitive this season, and last year's team was so dependent on the attacking trident of Suarez, Sturridge and Sterling/Coutinho to win games that I fear their lack of depth in midfield and defense will be exposed. On the other hand, Brendan Rodgers is a very good manager and has shown the ability to adjust tactics on the fly in the past. The thing I'm most worried about is Steven Gerrard's age. Lallana and Henderson are both pretty good at what they do but they don't really have anyone to take over that deep-lying playmaker/distributor role when Stevie needs a rest or gets injured.
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also worried about gerrard. they are hoping for emre can to fill that "void", but being 20, hes still got some maturing to do. joe allen and lucas are also still there, but i think lucas will move before the window closes, and im still iffy about allen. honestly still worried about their defense. lovren should be announced any day, which is great news, but they still need a left back. not sure if theyre still pushing for moreno. i hope flanegan starts every game at right back.

heard they were interested in reus, pogba, and isco. our midfield seems solid after lallana and markovic signed, but would love to see any of those dudes in red. pretty sure reus said he wants to hold out for bayern next summer (didnt see that coming).

as for a striker, i think they have that belgian dude origi (sp?), and loic remy locked up. i absolutely love remy and i am fully content with him and studge (and ricky). origi will be playing this season in Lille. jordan ibe has been killing it so far in preseason, but hes like 19, and also has a lot to learn. benzemas name was mentioned, even more so now that james rodriguez signed, even though james likes that space as a #10. i can see isco coming before benzema. also, cavani is still out there, and it looks as though hell be making a move to EPL. i think united are the favorites to land him. bummer.

 sorry for the novel, i get giddy during the transfer window.

Any of yall going to see Liverpool / Manchester City at Yankee stadium?

Would love to see Isco come to Anfield. I'm very happy with the signings made but I do think we need a marquee player such as Benzema or Isco; but I trust Rodgers knows exactly what he is doing.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on July 23, 2014, 11:52:04 AM
I don't buy the Tottenham analogy for Liverpool at all, myself. It's been popping up a lot wherever people have talked about next season, but there's a handful of reasons things went sour for Spurs and personally I can't apply them to Liverpool. For one, Bale was their everything
the season before he left, while Liverpool have been self-sustaining whenever Suarez hasn't been available. For another, they bought a boatload of players who were expected to walk into their starting lineup extremely late in the window. Liverpool's new signings are almost all pacy, creative players to bring off the bench and shake things up. They're being given enough time to bed in and figure out their roles before the season gets rolling.

Sturridge just has to bang a couple in early in the year (like his 5 or 6 consecutive games with a goal to start last year sans Suarez) and people are going to start seeing their prospects differently.

Maybe I'm overconfident, I don't know. I see a pretty promising season ahead. Sturridge is good enough to carry the torch.

All good points.  It could be closer to the post-RVP Arsenal side that eke'd out a CL spot because of contributions by all players.  I don't think Sturridge will have nearly as much success without Suarez terrorizing defenders simultaneously, but Sterling and Lallana can help make up the difference I suppose. 
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Post by: Spike Hawke on August 04, 2014, 01:55:09 PM
Another couple of codes if your down
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Post by: chockfullofthat on August 04, 2014, 03:06:29 PM
Spike and Mooley are you both from Liverpool?  I'm pretty sure Spike is...anyway, I'm going to be in Liverpool for a night in April (I think) and was wondering what essential things I should do with my limited time.  I won't have time to skate or see a match, but I would like to check out a skate shop, the docks and a good place to eat at least. 

Any tips on Glasgow vs. Edinburgh as a place to visit quickly?
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Post by: castillo's curls on August 04, 2014, 03:33:20 PM
Spike and Mooley are you both from Liverpool?  I'm pretty sure Spike is...anyway, I'm going to be in Liverpool for a night in April (I think) and was wondering what essential things I should do with my limited time.  I won't have time to skate or see a match, but I would like to check out a skate shop, the docks and a good place to eat at least. 

Any tips on Glasgow vs. Edinburgh as a place to visit quickly?

Lost Art is a great shop, you should check it out...
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Post by: thepman on August 04, 2014, 05:03:28 PM
Spike and Mooley are you both from Liverpool?  I'm pretty sure Spike is...anyway, I'm going to be in Liverpool for a night in April (I think) and was wondering what essential things I should do with my limited time.  I won't have time to skate or see a match, but I would like to check out a skate shop, the docks and a good place to eat at least. 

Any tips on Glasgow vs. Edinburgh as a place to visit quickly?

Lost Art is really rad, check it out. If you're only there a night you might as well do the The Beatles Story on the Albert docks, the Tate Liverpool always have something good on as well. I'm no expert on where to eat but I recently went to Almost Famous and it was delicious: http://almostfamousburgers.com/page10.htm (http://almostfamousburgers.com/page10.htm)
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Post by: weedpop on August 04, 2014, 11:00:25 PM
Pick up an adidas trackie at JD sports then go get into a fight at the local pub. Maybe if you have the time on your way out you can stop by the tanning salon for that authentic 'Scouse glow'.
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Post by: perverted super otaku! on August 05, 2014, 05:46:34 AM
Pick up an adidas trackie at JD sports then go get into a fight at the local pub. Maybe if you have the time on your way out you can stop by the tanning salon for that authentic 'Scouse glow'.
"calm down calm down"
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Post by: chockfullofthat on August 05, 2014, 06:02:42 AM
Pick up an adidas trackie at JD sports then go get into a fight at the local pub. Maybe if you have the time on your way out you can stop by the tanning salon for that authentic 'Scouse glow'.

Hahaha.

Isn't Dan Magee involved with a skate shop in Liverpool?  Maybe I'm pretty far off on that...
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Post by: twitchflip on August 05, 2014, 06:03:40 AM
Any tips on Glasgow vs. Edinburgh as a place to visit quickly?

Definitely Edinburgh. It's got more to offer in terms of novelty value, historical significance and tourist attractions as opposed to a more urban and industrial Glasgow. I love both cities, but if you're just stopping through, you'll appreciate Edinburgh much more imo. Enjoy!
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Post by: perverted super otaku! on August 05, 2014, 06:33:38 AM
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Definitely Edinburgh. It's got more to offer in terms of novelty value, historical significance and tourist attractions as opposed to a more urban and industrial Glasgow. I love both cities, but if you're just stopping through, you'll appreciate Edinburgh much more imo. Enjoy!
This, Glascgow seemed sketch as fuck! and grey as shit(though im sure some of it is nice), Ed is wayyy nicer to stroll around, way more open, had my 1st night in a pub there when I was 12 or 13, some dude named Bobby Morris Jacks was dressed in a tweed suit smokin a pipe and talkin about how he has a very strong voice but only sings gaelic and only for people who understand it, also had a pic pf Sean Connery being knighted i believe above the bar
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Post by: chockfullofthat on August 05, 2014, 06:58:56 AM
Thanks dudes. 

If you are interested my full plan is to spend 4 nights in London, take the rail to Liverpool for a night, then rent a car and do some hiking through the Yorkshire Dales and stay one night there, then drive through the Lake District on the way to Scotland where I'd be based out of probably Edinburgh for two nights.  I was thinking about doing a day tour of Scotland or something.  Hopefully I'll get lucky with the whether because I don't think early April is the best time to do a trip like this.

Relevant to the thread: I'll be seeing Chelsea vs. Stoke and hopefully another game tbd.  I might try to go to Loftus Road to see Chelsea on a stopover before I leave  the UK too.

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Anyone know the name of the park at 2:00??

Chocolate Hittin' Britain/Oui Will Rock You Tour Skate Video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-pRiRBAd4Iw#)
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Post by: thepman on August 05, 2014, 03:47:31 PM
Thanks dudes.  

If you are interested my full plan is to spend 4 nights in London, take the rail to Liverpool for a night, then rent a car and do some hiking through the Yorkshire Dales and stay one night there, then drive through the Lake District on the way to Scotland where I'd be based out of probably Edinburgh for two nights.  I was thinking about doing a day tour of Scotland or something.  Hopefully I'll get lucky with the whether because I don't think early April is the best time to do a trip like this.

Relevant to the thread: I'll be seeing Chelsea vs. Stoke and hopefully another game tbd.  I might try to go to Loftus Road to see Chelsea on a stopover before I leave  the UK too.

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Chocolate Hittin' Britain/Oui Will Rock You Tour Skate Video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-pRiRBAd4Iw#)

Milton Keynes Plaza, you can get a train there from London in 40 minutes, but there's better stuff to do/skate in London.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on August 06, 2014, 06:05:35 AM
Right, I'm not trying to go to MK.  Thanks.
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Post by: Spike Hawke on August 06, 2014, 12:11:53 PM
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Spike and Mooley are you both from Liverpool?  I'm pretty sure Spike is...anyway, I'm going to be in Liverpool for a night in April (I think) and was wondering what essential things I should do with my limited time.  I won't have time to skate or see a match, but I would like to check out a skate shop, the docks and a good place to eat at least. 

Any tips on Glasgow vs. Edinburgh as a place to visit quickly?
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Lost Art is really rad, check it out. If you're only there a night you might as well do the The Beatles Story on the Albert docks, the Tate Liverpool always have something good on as well. I'm no expert on where to eat but I recently went to Almost Famous and it was delicious: http://almostfamousburgers.com/page10.htm (http://almostfamousburgers.com/page10.htm)
Sounds like pman has done all the best things in Liverpool. Mackay at Lost Art is a rad dude and if you are down to skate there is always folk to go skate with. If you want the full 'Pool you have to get the ferry cross the Mersey and get a photo of the Liver building from the river. The Tate is rad but fucking expensive. There is loads of nice stuff to do around the Albert Docks but Freds map isn't there anymore. I'm up in Aberdeen, so if you get board of snobby rich dicks in Edinburgh, hit me up.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on August 06, 2014, 01:10:56 PM
Ahh right, that's who I was thinking of...not Dan Magee.  Such a sick little part.

Dave Mackey - Make Friends With The Colour Blue (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCNfSgZqeMQ#)
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Post by: perverted super otaku! on August 06, 2014, 02:36:45 PM
Ahh right, that's who I was thinking of...not Dan Magee.  Such a sick little part.

Dave Mackey - Make Friends With The Colour Blue (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCNfSgZqeMQ#)
Yep awesome
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Post by: Spike Hawke on August 06, 2014, 03:47:48 PM
Ahh right, that's who I was thinking of...not Dan Magee.  Such a sick little part.

Dave Mackey - Make Friends With The Colour Blue (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCNfSgZqeMQ#)
Rad guy too.
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Post by: McDuff on August 06, 2014, 08:55:47 PM
anyone watch mls all stars vs bayern munich? dude for mls had a shitty challenge, but guardiola not shaking hands etc was pretty gross. obv i get that he doesnt want his boys injured (i especially feel for him cause it was shaqiri, who liverpool have been linked with, who was the one on the shitty end of the challenge), but really? pretty bummed it ended that way.
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Post by: thepman on August 07, 2014, 07:56:15 AM
anyone watch mls all stars vs bayern munich? dude for mls had a shitty challenge, but guardiola not shaking hands etc was pretty gross. obv i get that he doesnt want his boys injured (i especially feel for him cause it was shaqiri, who liverpool have been linked with, who was the one on the shitty end of the challenge), but really? pretty bummed it ended that way.

I saw some of the tackles and while some of them were rough they weren't shocking. It was a friendly, Guardiola not shaking hands just makes him look bitter for losing.

What do Liverpool fans think of these growing rumours that Falcao could join?
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Post by: brycickle on August 07, 2014, 08:58:37 AM
I for one, as a Manchester United fan, would not be impressed.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on August 07, 2014, 09:30:59 AM
It's very unlikely.
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Post by: weedpop on August 07, 2014, 12:29:38 PM
Falcao to Liverpool sounds like a fabricated transfer story to me. I mean, they could use him, and I wouldn't be surprised if they'd inquired about his services, but I don't think a player who's been recently pursued by Chelsea and Real Madrid would go to a club like Liverpool who clearly couldn't offer him as much money - not to mention their relative lack of 'world class' players to support him.

As a Liverpool fan I'd be stoked, but this story just reeks of clickbait.
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Post by: Mooley on August 08, 2014, 09:05:30 AM
I'm sure they're legitimately interested in Falcao and Cavani like people have reported. Not going to happen on their wages though, it flies in the face of all the recruitment they've been doing the last couple years. Those aren't guys you can sign to 80k/week + performance incentives. I'm sure Falcao's more than content to keep earning astronomical wages in a tax haven until Real Madrid decide he's worth adding to the collection, and Cavani is also going to expect a weekly dumptruck delivery of gold bullion if he's to go anywhere.
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Post by: Smell Good on August 08, 2014, 09:18:27 AM
How come Stoke or some other English club aren't taking a punt for Afellay? Seems like they intend to move towards a more continental brand of football these days. West Ham? It's weird how his career's turned out.

In other news, selling Vermaelen to Barca for 15 million is a good bit of business. Just a matter of replacing him now with someone that won't mind riding the bench a bit. Maybe a younger CB.

Apparently Arsenal wanted Smalling + cash but Man Utd weren't into it.
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Post by: thepman on August 15, 2014, 04:52:34 AM
What's the Slap Pals code for fantasy league?
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Post by: chockfullofthat on August 15, 2014, 06:09:35 AM
59690-38677
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Post by: perverted super otaku! on August 17, 2014, 06:49:53 AM
That backheel!  :D
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Post by: Smell Good on August 17, 2014, 10:44:39 AM
Cabella looked pretty good. Riviere too
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Post by: Decreed Bratton on August 17, 2014, 02:18:20 PM
Cabella did look good, but I thought Riviere could have done better. (glad he didn't)  He's quick and look like he can cause a lot of problems, just needs to make better decisions.

I was impressed with that guy Tadic from Southampton.  They played well despite losing a lot of players and their manager.  I hope they can stay up.
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Post by: whale on August 18, 2014, 02:36:29 PM
You guys familiar with a head-to-head league?
Would you be up to joining one?
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Post by: Tracer on August 18, 2014, 03:21:35 PM
Liverpool, City, Tottenham all going to fight fir it. Nothing changes in EPL
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Post by: thepman on August 18, 2014, 04:59:09 PM
Liverpool, City, Tottenham all going to fight fir it. Nothing changes in EPL

Tottenham and Liverpool??? Tottenham have a fine team but it will be a fight between City and Chelsea.

Also 'Nothing changes in the EPL' - it's never been a fight between those three teams, in fact I wasn't born the last time Spurs had a genuine title challenge (no offence Tottenham fans), the title challenge of the last fours years has usually been between City United Chelsea and Arsenal, not that I see United challenging for any major honours this year.
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Post by: perverted super otaku! on August 18, 2014, 05:20:31 PM
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Tottenham and Liverpool??? Tottenham have a fine team but it will be a fight between City and Chelsea.

Also 'Nothing changes in the EPL' - it's never been a fight between those three teams, in fact I wasn't born the last time Spurs had a genuine title challenge (no offence Tottenham fans), the title challenge of the last fours years has usually been between City United Chelsea and Arsenal, not that I see United challenging for any major honours this year.
If this was true Leeds would still be in 4th
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Post by: weedpop on August 19, 2014, 12:06:43 AM
Not to pile on, but the last 5-10 years have also been some of the change-iest in the Premier League's history, with the influx of oil money bringing Chelsea and City to the top and making things overall more competitive. It's ok though, Tracer just started watching 6 months ago.

Chelsea looked GOOD in the first half today, then slightly Mourinho-ish and depressing in the second (still good though). I think this is the year they really start making their presence felt again after a few years of rebuilding. Kind of too early to get a read on teams at this point though, especially those like Arsenal and Liverpool who have had a lot of personnel changes.
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Post by: Mark Renton on August 19, 2014, 05:28:39 AM
Might as well stop posting here till Allardyce gets sacked but I know I can't resist lol
So'ton looked good saturday, Ronald Koeman is a good manager.
I'm also wondering if Borini will get a chance with the 'pool, he deserves that.

On a random side note while in Norway we casually stumbled across Molde stadium and got the chance to see 2nd half; could not believe they are leading the league though, I bought a Rosenborg adidas training kit too haha.
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Post by: perverted super otaku! on August 19, 2014, 06:05:45 AM
Might as well stop posting here till Allardyce gets sacked but I know I can't resist lol
So'ton looked good saturday, Ronald Koeman is a good manager.
I'm also wondering if Borini will get a chance with the 'pool, he deserves that.

On a random side note while in Norway we casually stumbled across Molde stadium and got the chance to see 2nd half; could not believe they are leading the league though, I bought a Rosenborg adidas training kit too haha.

!!!!!!!!! #JELLY
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Post by: Tracer on August 19, 2014, 06:20:38 PM
Tottenham is solid, I don't watch all their games but I know how to scout talent.
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Post by: Spike Hawke on August 20, 2014, 05:24:38 AM
Tottenham is solid, I don't watch all their games but I know how to scout talent.
I'm looking forward to a season of Tracer wisdom.
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Post by: thepman on August 20, 2014, 09:39:35 AM
Tottenham is solid, I don't watch all their games but I know how to scout talent.

Yes they're solid, but I don't see them as title challengers. They'll be fighting for a place in the top 4.
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Post by: GeorgeCostanza on August 21, 2014, 04:53:19 AM
Balotelli to Anfield... mixed emotions
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Post by: perverted super otaku! on August 21, 2014, 04:59:34 AM
Balotelli to Anfield... mixed emotions
wooooooah!
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Post by: Mark Renton on August 21, 2014, 05:05:19 AM
Balotelli to Anfield... mixed emotions

You'll never tweet alone.


He's no Suarez but can do really good things. His mood is a russian roulette though; I felt he didn't have the right motivations at AC Milan, so I'm curious to see how shit will work up at 'pool, surely we'll laugh a lot in the next few months.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on August 21, 2014, 05:31:44 AM
Even if it doesn't work, 16 mil is great value for him.  I can see them pipping United for 4th with Balotelli.
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Post by: perverted super otaku! on August 21, 2014, 05:35:49 AM
The real question though..... Balotelli on lifetime FA ban???...........confirmed???
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Post by: Spike Hawke on August 21, 2014, 06:07:45 AM
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You'll never tweet alone.


He's no Suarez but can do really good things. His mood is a russian roulette though; I felt he didn't have the right motivations at AC Milan, so I'm curious to see how shit will work up at 'pool, surely we'll laugh a lot in the next few months.
So not convinced about this. Not sure if its a total waste of money or not. Sadly there isn't really anyone else left for Liverpool to buy at the moment. Sturridge needs to be the centre of attention to really flourish and with Balotelli I don't see them getting along on the pitch. I would love to be wrong though.
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Post by: GeorgeCostanza on August 21, 2014, 06:46:08 AM
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Balotelli to Anfield... mixed emotions
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You'll never tweet alone.


He's no Suarez but can do really good things. His mood is a russian roulette though; I felt he didn't have the right motivations at AC Milan, so I'm curious to see how shit will work up at 'pool, surely we'll laugh a lot in the next few months.
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So not convinced about this. Not sure if its a total waste of money or not. Sadly there isn't really anyone else left for Liverpool to buy at the moment. Sturridge needs to be the centre of attention to really flourish and with Balotelli I don't see them getting along on the pitch. I would love to be wrong though.

Was hoping there was still a chance of Cavani :'(
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Post by: Big Skatefase on August 21, 2014, 10:38:56 AM
(http://oi57.tinypic.com/2jc5y0o.jpg)

 :D
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Post by: Reev on August 21, 2014, 11:16:01 AM
Balotelli is funny to watch an an outsider but if I was a Liverpool fan I'd be a bit apprehensive of his off-the-pitch antics taking centre stage as opposed to his footballing ability, although if the fee of 16m quid is true then he's worth a punt.

He's definitely got a sense of humour though...

(https://s1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/wA66qpSjO4kMR_vjJ5MP7g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7cT04NTt3PTYzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en-GB/blogs/the-rio-report-uk/Balotelli.jpg)
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Post by: Decreed Bratton on August 21, 2014, 02:29:02 PM
For the price they are quoting at 16 mil. I'd take him.  That's the same price as Fabio Borini.  It might be worth the risk.  He's still relatively young at 24 and gives defenses fits when he's on his game.  He made me pull my hair out at times, but there were some great moments like the 1-6 at the swamp as well.  He'll make it entertaining one way or the other that's for sure.
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Post by: Mooley on August 21, 2014, 02:57:27 PM
When the tweets from Di Marzio and co. started popping up I was glued to the computer with a shit-eating grin on my face. I think Balotelli's a wonderful signing for the fee quoted, despite his issues.

The guy's still Italy's first choice #9, he's 24, a career >1:2 goalscorer -- there's too much to gain from the risk to not take it. He's at the point in his career where he's got to reestablish himself, Liverpool did wonders for Sturridge, worth a shot to see if lightning strikes twice. So what if his last season was poor, Milan are in absolute shambles.
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Post by: weedpop on August 21, 2014, 06:24:16 PM
I'm fully aware of Balotelli's good qualities as a footballer, however, I truly believe the guy is poisonous and will have a negative effect on the chemistry/morale of any team he plays on. I'm usually not one to harp on the perceived character flaws of players, as they're often completely overblown and irrelevant to their performance on the field, but I have seen this guy harm his team's chances in games over and over again with seemingly no improvement or even self-awareness on his part. As someone who used to play a lot (though never at a high level) the dude exhibits pretty much every quality that would make you hate him as a teammate: selfishness, petulance, indiscipline, laziness and disdain for his teammates. For Liverpool's sake I hope it works out but I honestly don't think the guy can be reformed.
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Post by: Tracer on August 21, 2014, 06:37:13 PM
No risk situation for Liverpool, the time is now and if Mario doesn't work out it's water under the bridge. They have the money to sign anyone and this gamble is a must take, I'm a Liverpool fan and would cringe if they didn't do this. Betting odds went way down on Liverpool, that tells you enough already, Liverpool is a force this year.
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Post by: seriously dude on August 21, 2014, 06:48:48 PM
I'm an arsenal fan and I was all for it when there were rumors he was headed our way. I think the upside is so high that it's worth the risk. I think he would have fit better at arsenal because we lack a true striker that puts pressure on other teams back line. It will be a little more complicated with Liverpool because of the way they play. Suarez is such a great runner off the ball and I don't see that in balotelli. Part of what made Liverpool so dangerous last year was how all of their attacking players interchanged. They could start deep, start wide, and Suarez wasn't necessarily always playing off the last defender whereas balotelli tends to. Like I said though, balotelli is capable of such insane moments of brilliance that I think it's worth it. It makes Liverpool an even more scary side to defend. I agree with you weedpop that he is a divisive locker room presence. But people tend to get along better when they're wining, and I think he gives them a better chance to win. Worst case scenario he sits on the bench holding rodger's three envelopes.
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Post by: Early Hokus Pokus on August 22, 2014, 11:00:45 AM
Go Bayern!
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Post by: neonblitz on August 23, 2014, 12:30:00 AM
Arsenal should have gobbled him up at that price. sort of gutted.
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Post by: Smell Good on August 23, 2014, 11:33:10 AM
Goddamn Everton have always been a fucking pain in the ass to play against these past few seasons

Arsenal looked toothless and fragile for most of that match. Infuriating. I'll take the point
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Post by: prettybird on August 23, 2014, 12:49:34 PM
Yeah, first half was pretty tough to watch. Really unimpressed with alexis sanchez thus far. I would have liked to see rosicky inserted sometime after the first everton goal. But hey, a point is a point and we're still unbeaten. Now can we get back to talking about whats really important, fashion! How god awful are these puma wetsuits were being forced to wear this season?
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Post by: Smell Good on August 23, 2014, 03:14:35 PM
I actually like the new Puma kits.
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Post by: Tracer on August 24, 2014, 09:29:46 AM
Rooney should retire this utd squad are now EPL's bitches
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Post by: Big Skatefase on August 25, 2014, 09:13:18 PM
looks like liverpool's defense is still in the same since last season
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Post by: Smell Good on August 26, 2014, 01:34:08 PM
Giroud is out for like 10 weeks - 3 months with a possible broken foot

Say what you will about him but he is a very important piece of this Arsenal side. We've become so used to playing with this big target man rhino in the front that can win goal kicks and hold the ball with his back to goal that Arsenal's attack has started looking a bit shapeless without his presence.

It looks like Podolski's services will be retained. He looked Juve/Wolfsburg bound for a minute there.
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Post by: Mooley on August 26, 2014, 02:15:36 PM
Really strange how he picked up that injury too, just the ball going off his foot weirdly? doesn't look like his foot tweaks that much. Bizarre.

(http://i.imgur.com/HjQMXw6.gif)

Definitely a major blow for them though, don't want to have to rely on Sanogo up front for a couple of months.
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Post by: Spike Hawke on August 26, 2014, 02:24:35 PM
Sat watching the Man Utd match in my Liverpool top. Seems like it helped. MK Dons!!
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Post by: thepman on August 26, 2014, 04:43:08 PM
Sat watching the Man Utd match in my Liverpool top. Seems like it helped. MK Dons!!

Disgraceful performance, we had 5 youth players out but still we should have easily won. how much time does Van Gaal need to adapt his 3-5-2 system? Now we've got Di Maria it might be time to switch to the more comfortable 4-3-3.
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Post by: SZA on August 26, 2014, 06:06:12 PM
3-5-1-2?
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Post by: Decreed Bratton on August 26, 2014, 10:29:23 PM
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Disgraceful performance, we had 5 youth players out but still we should have easily won. how much time does Van Gaal need to adapt his 3-5-1-2 system? Now we've got Di Maria it might be time to switch to the more comfortable 4-3-3.

It will be interesting to see what formation van gaal goes with.  If he goes 4-3-3 does he put Di Maria on the left, Rvp in the middle with Rooney in the hole?  Does Mata go on the right or sit out?  Whatever he decides on the lack of depth and quality in the defense and central midfield is the main problem.
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Post by: weedpop on August 27, 2014, 01:46:35 AM
United now have significant depth as far as creative/attacking players go, but they failed to address their major weakness in the transfer window. Honestly, how can anyone in an executive position at that club be satisfied with the job they've done when they're about to head into a new season with a backline and central midfield composed of players who would be backups for any of their supposed rivals. I don't see them cracking the top 4 this year unless Arsenal and Liverpool both take a big shit.

The news about Giroud is disconcerting for Arsenal fans. As Smell Good pointed out, they've become dependent on him as the focal point for the majority of their attacking schemes. Although lacking in creativity and finishing ability, he plays the 'forward pivot' role better than anyone I've seen. They're going to have to alter their tactics somewhat anyways due to the influx of new players, but Giroud is a vital piece that will be almost impossible to replace this late in the window.
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Post by: thepman on August 27, 2014, 04:40:24 AM
3-5-1-2?

meant 352 haha
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Post by: Spike Hawke on August 27, 2014, 04:05:15 PM
http://www1.skysports.com/watch/video/9443667/stand-in-keeper-saves-the-day (http://www1.skysports.com/watch/video/9443667/stand-in-keeper-saves-the-day)

This is great. Keeper gets sent off and defender steps up to go in goal as they have used all three subs. Ends up taking the first pen and then saving two in the shootout.

COSMIN MOTI went in goal , Scored & Saved 2 penalties | Ludogorets vs Steaua 6-5 Penalties | 2014 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVm5P-aADvk#)
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Post by: ALT on August 28, 2014, 10:14:46 AM
Champions League groups

Group A: Atletico Madrid, Juventus, Olympiakos, Malmo

Group B: Real Madrid, Basel, LIVERPOOL, Ludogorets

Group C: Benfica, Zenit St Petersburg, Bayer Leverkusen, Monaco

Group D: ARSENAL, Borussia Dortmund, Galatasaray, Anderlecht

Group E: Bayern Munich, MANCHESTER CITY, CSKA Moscow, Roma

Group F: Barcelona, PSG, Ajax, APOEL

Group G: CHELSEA, Schalke, Sporting Lisbon, Maribor

Group H: Porto, Shakhtar Donetsk, Athletic Bilbao, BATE Borisov
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Post by: weedpop on August 28, 2014, 10:39:03 AM
Pretty excited that Athletic Bilbao are in the champions league again. It's remarkable that they can even get close with the limitations they have re: finances and player selection.

Looks like a pretty good draw with lots of evenly matched groups. I think most of the big teams will progress pretty comfortably. It'll be interesting to see how Roma and Liverpool get on though after years without qualifying. Those two groups seem the most likely to produce upsets.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on August 28, 2014, 11:55:55 AM
Maybe i'm being a downer, but that's an extremely predictable draw (besides C&H).  The champions league group stage rarely gets my blood pumping. 
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Post by: Smell Good on August 28, 2014, 12:56:09 PM
Feels like Arsenal encounter Dortmund every year in the group stages
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Post by: Decreed Bratton on August 28, 2014, 01:56:12 PM
Feels like Arsenal encounter Dortmund every year in the group stages

City got Bayern 3 out of 4 years as well.  I know there are only so many possibilities, but wtf. Chelsea and Shalke play again this year too. 

Slightly interested in group c though.  All those teams look evenly matched for the most part.

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Post by: GeorgeCostanza on August 30, 2014, 11:44:13 PM
Costa has really been a good buy for Chelsea
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Post by: Spike Hawke on August 31, 2014, 02:36:23 AM
Costa has really been a good buy for Chelsea
Yep, but got a feeling he is gonna pick up a lot of yellows and a few punches this season
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Post by: Alan on September 01, 2014, 12:31:25 PM
I guess the truth hurts...

http://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/sep/01/legia-warsaw-charged-uefa-champions-league-protest-banner (http://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/sep/01/legia-warsaw-charged-uefa-champions-league-protest-banner)
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Post by: Smell Good on September 01, 2014, 02:23:02 PM
Fuck it, I'll take Welbeck.

He's young and seems mobile. 
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Post by: Reev on September 01, 2014, 03:04:45 PM
Does it not grate you a little that you
Fuck it, I'll take Welbeck.

He's young and seems mobile. 

But unfortunately for you guys, he's also shit.

Does it not bother the Arsenal fans that you emerge as a very real possibility for Falcao, and then you end up Welbeck? Wenger's had five transfer windows to replace RVP now, surely it's starting to wear thin?
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Post by: Decreed Bratton on September 01, 2014, 03:23:25 PM
The deal for Falcao is too insane.  United will pay about 9 million dollars for a 1 year loan, but have to pay all his wages too which equals about 30 million dollars or 18 mil pounds.  

Woodward is a very busy man on the last day of transfers.  Kagawa back to Dortmund and Chicharito to Real.  Daily Blind for 14 mil. pounds.  Just fucking wow what they have spent going back to Mata and Fellaini last season.

If my numbers and math is correct

Falcao 5 plus 18 mil. pounds for wages
Blind 14 mil.
Di Maria 60 mil.
Rojo 16 mil.
Shaw 30 mil.
Herrera 29 mil.
Mata 37 mil.
Fellaini 27 mil.

About 236 million pounds.  :o
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Post by: Smell Good on September 01, 2014, 03:45:03 PM
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Fuck it, I'll take Welbeck.

He's young and seems mobile. 
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But unfortunately for you guys, he's also shit.

Does it not bother the Arsenal fans that you emerge as a very real possibility for Falcao, and then you end up Welbeck? Wenger's had five transfer windows to replace RVP now, surely it's starting to wear thin?
You know, after years and years of frustration from knowing your club have it in their capacity to do better (but often don't) you just kind of become numb to everything and it just washes off your shoulder.

I realize it's just football and it's all just trivial in the grand scheme of life. I've become very zen about Arsenal.
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Post by: perverted super otaku! on September 01, 2014, 06:00:23 PM
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Fuck it, I'll take Welbeck.

He's young and seems mobile. 
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But unfortunately for you guys, he's also shit.

Does it not bother the Arsenal fans that you emerge as a very real possibility for Falcao, and then you end up Welbeck? Wenger's had five transfer windows to replace RVP now, surely it's starting to wear thin?
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You know, after years and years of frustration from knowing your club have it in their capacity to do better (but often don't) you just kind of become numb to everything and it just washes off your shoulder.

I realize it's just football and it's all just trivial in the grand scheme of life. I've become very zen about Arsenal.
for some reason this statement struck me as pretty poetic lol

#zenandtheartofanarsenalfan
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Post by: Reev on September 02, 2014, 10:08:55 AM
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Fuck it, I'll take Welbeck.

He's young and seems mobile. 
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But unfortunately for you guys, he's also shit.

Does it not bother the Arsenal fans that you emerge as a very real possibility for Falcao, and then you end up Welbeck? Wenger's had five transfer windows to replace RVP now, surely it's starting to wear thin?
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You know, after years and years of frustration from knowing your club have it in their capacity to do better (but often don't) you just kind of become numb to everything and it just washes off your shoulder.

I realize it's just football and it's all just trivial in the grand scheme of life. I've become very zen about Arsenal.

Ha, that pretty much sums up my feelings towards Torres for the past three and a half years.
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Post by: weedpop on September 02, 2014, 12:56:30 PM
I think Torres at this point almost certainly DOES NOT have the capacity to do better. Arsenal on the other hand have been sitting on a fat stack of cash for the last few years but have remained relatively tight fisted.

If I was an Arsenal supporter I would be a bit miffed that they didn't get Falcao given Giroud's injury, but I believe Arsene thinks he can get away with using Alexis Sanchez and maybe Walcott as makeshift center forwards until he gets back. In any case, Man U are probably only getting Falcao as a one-year rental. I'm guessing this loan deal is just a way for him to keep himself playing at a high level while he waits for Real Madrid to put the money together to sign him next summer.
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Post by: perverted super otaku! on September 07, 2014, 06:00:39 AM
(http://images.cdn.bigcartel.com/bigcartel/product_images/138760102/max_h-1000+max_w-1000/yellow_top_for_on_my_shop.jpg)
(http://images.cdn.bigcartel.com/bigcartel/product_images/138760012/max_h-300+max_w-300/blue_top_for_on_my_shop.jpg)

These are great lol, I kinda want one http://www.picturesthatigoneanddone.com/category/football-tops (http://www.picturesthatigoneanddone.com/category/football-tops)

reminds me of that mitchell/webb skit bout t'football, "this Sunday Everton plays Aston Villa, in a match already being described as on this sunday"(not that accurate) LOL!
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Post by: neonblitz on September 07, 2014, 09:27:49 PM
we have 6 total defenders and need a dmf
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Post by: Tracer on September 13, 2014, 11:26:06 AM
Way to go Balotelli lose to fucking Aston Villa at home >:( >:( >:(
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Post by: weedpop on September 13, 2014, 11:36:29 AM
Wow Chelsea and Diego Costa are tearing up the league right now. They are giving up a lot of goals though, which I doubt Mourinho is very happy about.

Just watching the Madrid derby right now. Apparently Real still don't know how to mark properly from corners. I wonder what percentage of the goals they've conceded over the past 3-4 years have been from set pieces?
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Post by: Smell Good on September 14, 2014, 11:12:44 AM
Chelsea look like inevitable title winners to be honest.

Guess I'm just going to try and enjoy my team's football this season and try not to invest too much emotionally

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Post by: Frosty178 on September 14, 2014, 12:47:35 PM
Gutted about Harry Kane scoring at the wrong end late on.

I think Poch knows what he's doing though.
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Post by: Big Skatefase on September 14, 2014, 06:33:11 PM
https://vine.co/v/Oajxaxdm3Il

yoooooooooooooooooo
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Post by: chockfullofthat on September 15, 2014, 12:38:53 PM
Ozil = Arsenal's Torres?  He is flopping hard.  What's his deal?  Daley Blind looks quite a player after one game against very weak opposition.

I was really trying to fight my inner raging consumer hormones this year but I cracked and just bought this shirt.
(http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/03004/Diego_Costa_3004343b.jpg)
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Post by: whale on September 15, 2014, 02:50:08 PM
Ozil = Arsenal's Torres?  He is flopping hard.  What's his deal?  Daley Blind looks quite a player after one game against very weak opposition.

I was really trying to fight my inner raging consumer hormones this year but I cracked and just bought this shirt.
(http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/03004/Diego_Costa_3004343b.jpg)

No, but shouldn't play wide
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Post by: weedpop on September 15, 2014, 08:13:16 PM
Ozil = Arsenal's Torres?  He is flopping hard. 

Ozil is kind of funny in that his style of play makes him really good at one very specific thing but not much else. He can't really run, dribble or do any sort of meaningful defensive work but he is a "key pass" machine if you get him in the right position on the pitch with the right players surrounding him. Arsenal can't really get the most out of him right now because their central midfield spots are already taken, and Ozil really struggles with the pace and directness of the premiere league when he's put on the wing.

Back when Arsenal first bought him I thought they probably should have gone after DiMaria instead. It's a shame that United ended up getting him instead.
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Post by: whale on September 16, 2014, 03:50:34 AM
I really wanna see how they line up and how they attack when Walcott is fit again.
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Post by: Big Skatefase on September 16, 2014, 01:39:29 PM
welbeck is ass.
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Post by: Tracer on September 16, 2014, 03:35:21 PM
There goes Olympiacos, shocking the world again.

Happy with the Liverpool result, they got shithouse lucky hahahaa sick ending
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Post by: broken_teeth on September 16, 2014, 05:21:25 PM
damn Arsenal is overrated and Diego Costa's a grade A fuck-o
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Post by: Smell Good on September 16, 2014, 11:07:23 PM
Overrated? I don't know of any other "top calibre" team that gets ridiculed and shat on as much as them. Everyone and their mothers are fully aware of the shortcomings of Arsenal and go on about it incessantly. Psychological/physical fragility? Ozil's underperformance? Failure to address glaring personnel issues year after year?

Still my preferred brand of choice
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Post by: Decreed Bratton on September 16, 2014, 11:26:08 PM
Dormtund's pressing is fucking intense. There's always 2 or 3 guys hounding and trying to poke the ball away.  They can always give teams who like to posses the ball a hard time.  I seriously don't know how Dortmund keeps it up the whole game.  I guess it's a credit to Klopp. They did the same thing to City a few years back.
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Post by: Frosty178 on September 17, 2014, 02:52:48 AM
Fucking love Dortmund.
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Post by: thepman on September 17, 2014, 04:52:46 AM
welbeck is ass.

(http://sohanews2.vcmedia.vn/thumb_w/640/2014/welbeck-3-1410234233425.jpg)
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Post by: Mooley on September 17, 2014, 05:57:18 PM
There goes Olympiacos, shocking the world again.

Happy with the Liverpool result, they got shithouse lucky hahahaa sick ending

Closed my laptop in frustration and walked away when Ludogorets drew level, I just fucking knew it was coming. Didn't even realize there had been another goal until someone texted me an hour later. Craziness, but I guess that's always been the Liverpool MO.
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Post by: whale on September 18, 2014, 05:53:57 AM
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No, but shouldn't play wide

Taking that back, yes
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Post by: Tracer on September 20, 2014, 09:34:28 AM
great start liverpool  ::) fucking 1 minute 13 seconds in, WTF is wrong with this team? First Aston Villa now this?

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Post by: perverted super otaku! on September 20, 2014, 09:49:46 AM
Balotelli, did he try for a slap their during the carding? 
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Post by: Mark Renton on September 20, 2014, 03:25:13 PM
great start liverpool  ::) fucking 1 minute 13 seconds in, WTF is wrong with this team? First Aston Villa now this?

Delightful win today. Irons!

Have fun tomorrow fat Frank.
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Post by: EPetrov on September 21, 2014, 11:42:39 AM
im in the motherland bulgaria, I just bought a liverpool warmup jacket for the equivalent of $20. A team from here finally making a name for itself in the Europe; ludogorets  just lost to liverpool the same day.ughhhhhh
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Post by: chockfullofthat on September 21, 2014, 06:19:28 PM
How u gon' do me like dat, fat frank. :(
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Post by: Decreed Bratton on September 22, 2014, 11:58:26 AM
Was watching the United game and at 2-0 was like this game is over.  Even at 3-1 the game should have been put to bed.  United reminds me of that body builder who has the hugest neck and biceps, but also has chicken legs.

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Post by: Early Hokus Pokus on September 25, 2014, 10:54:41 PM
Said it once and I'll say it again: BAYERN UNSTOPPABLE!
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Post by: chockfullofthat on September 26, 2014, 05:04:46 AM
Said it once and I'll say it again: BAYERN UNSTOPPABLE!

Bayern Munich 0-4 Real Madrid | GOLES HD | Audio COPE | Semifinales Champions 2013-2014 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7riBkJ0-3C8#)
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Post by: Tracer on September 27, 2014, 11:09:37 AM
If liverpool keeps losing they could be out of the title race for good. Balotelli was a miserable pickup
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Post by: Big Skatefase on September 27, 2014, 12:57:51 PM
chelsea is basically unstoppable. fabregas and costa are by far the best deals this season.

welbeck is still embarrassing https://vine.co/v/OZX6P1nw72g

and barca is playing the best football in the world right now. messi and neymar finally got it clicking. they're almost so good together i hope suarez doesn't fuck up the chemistry but if they mesh together barca gonna average like 6 goals a game lol
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Post by: Mark Renton on September 27, 2014, 02:53:40 PM
(http://giant.gfycat.com/ContentDifferentHen.gif)

Being booed in shitty serieA teams -> smashing it in Eredivisie -> EPL goal-of-the-season stuff

It's also impressive how fast Koeman shaped the team in a way that you don't miss last year's core (Lallana,Lambert,Rodriguez,Ramirez,Shaw)
Hopefully they won't prove my assumption wrong in a few weeks lol, sorry I'll be back soon to 'how Nolan's goal shouldn't have been disallowed/how Chelski is an annoying unstoppable squad' rants.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on September 28, 2014, 09:43:16 AM
omg^   :o :o :o :o
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Post by: thepman on September 28, 2014, 11:04:38 AM
There were a lot of good goals this weekend, Dzeko's was sick.
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Post by: Decreed Bratton on September 28, 2014, 11:30:51 AM
There were a lot of good goals this weekend, Dzeko's was sick.

Dzeko's was good but I thought Aguero's was better.  To turn around and smash it in the far corner not even looking where he's shooting amazes me how good he is at pin point accuracy.  Rooney's was also good until he tried to kick a guy in the  nuts.


Mark Renton whenever I think of Pelle I think of this interview.

Pell? gaat niet in discussie met 'Ajax-supporter' (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TnkFfPUxf5o#)

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Post by: thepman on September 28, 2014, 05:58:04 PM
I'm doing fucking dreadfully in Fantasy Football. Keep meaning to put Costa in and forgetting and for some reason I keep hoping Welbeck will do well with Arsenal and Bony will rediscover last season's form but it ain't working out. I put Hazard in as well and he's played every game but done fuck all.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on September 29, 2014, 06:11:24 AM
I don't want to curse my luck, but I'm doing fantastic this year.  8.5K/3.2 million
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Post by: EPetrov on September 29, 2014, 09:06:25 AM
hey I know this is kinda crazy, but heres my.. But I really hope real madrid loses their next match    (damn I was sooo close to being able to watch that game live)
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Post by: Mark Renton on September 30, 2014, 03:35:45 PM
Lmao

(http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/09/30/1412106515181_wps_17_image001_png.jpg)

Also the 3-1 Hibs victory at Ibrox.
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Post by: perverted super otaku! on September 30, 2014, 07:38:14 PM
Edinburgh, home of the weirdest named teams lol
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Post by: Tracer on October 01, 2014, 12:47:39 PM
Edinburgh, home of the weirdest named teams lol
That would be Sheffield Wednesday, or Young Boys

Liverpool is stinking it up again in Basel, surprise surprise.. Better pick it up 2H
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Post by: Big Skatefase on October 01, 2014, 02:28:47 PM
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bx_gqY7CcAAO2sX.jpg)

 :D

now he don't score for the next 4 months

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Post by: weedpop on October 01, 2014, 07:28:29 PM
So, apparently Liverpool suck now and Danny Wellbeck is a goal-scoring machine. Is this real life?

Mad props to Ludogoretz. Even if they have basically no chance of making it out of their group they've been arguably the best part of the tournament so far.
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Post by: Tracer on October 01, 2014, 07:53:10 PM
Liverpool doesn't suck they just need to play some more games. It's an identity crisis, Sterling missing easy chip ins doesn't help either.

I say lose Skrtl because he's fuckin useless, something to light a fire under this team.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on October 02, 2014, 05:19:16 AM
So Fulham have won every game since they fired that imbecile Magath?
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Post by: perverted super otaku! on October 02, 2014, 06:51:30 AM
Arsenal lookin real glorious goin forward but wtf is up with Liverpool? I mean come on are they gonna get ousted in the Group stage?
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Post by: thepman on October 02, 2014, 02:28:44 PM
So, apparently Liverpool suck now and Danny Wellbeck is a goal-scoring machine. Is this real life?

Mad props to Ludogoretz. Even if they have basically no chance of making it out of their group they've been arguably the best part of the tournament so far.

People have short memories, Liverpool had one really good season last year but before that when was the last time they challenged for the title? 2007/2008? Sturridge being injured and the sale of Suarez have really hurt Liverpool. Balotelli is awful as well, between him and Welbeck it's looking like Arsenal are getting a lot more for there 15 million.
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Post by: weedpop on October 02, 2014, 02:51:02 PM
I was being a bit sarcastic. It's pretty obvious that Liverpool aren't really on the same level as the big boys like Man City, Chelsea etc. Just from watching the games you could tell that their success last season was a complete outlier based on the outstanding performance of one or two players. I still thought they might squeak into the top 4 this year but I agree with Fergie's assessment that they need about 7-8 more quality players to be able to really compete for titles.
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Post by: Tracer on October 02, 2014, 04:32:25 PM
I was being a bit sarcastic. It's pretty obvious that Liverpool aren't really on the same level as the big boys like Man City, Chelsea etc. Just from watching the games you could tell that their success last season was a complete outlier based on the outstanding performance of one or two players. I still thought they might squeak into the top 4 this year but I agree with Fergie's assessment that they need about 7-8 more quality players to be able to really compete for titles.
Bullshit Liverpool has always been a dangerous team at home. Losing Suarez was for the best, he peaked and not worth the money. You can't just expect to maintain with your best player out, and Balotelli the nutjob trying to right the ship.

Liverpool vs Real will show what this team's really made of
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Post by: brycickle on October 02, 2014, 07:01:50 PM
Haha.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on October 06, 2014, 08:33:48 AM
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BzMXyK-CIAAEtpX.png)
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Post by: Smell Good on October 06, 2014, 09:22:00 AM
y cant we be friends?

y u gotta wind me up like this m8?

(http://38.media.tumblr.com/69c5221244a1d5b4b5502f2f6bd1efd7/tumblr_nd04qnsjFe1sva2fko1_250.gif)
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Post by: chockfullofthat on October 06, 2014, 09:45:44 AM
Ah I'm sorry, I'm juss an evil bastard.  :-* :-* :-*
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Post by: Mooley on October 06, 2014, 10:21:25 PM
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I was being a bit sarcastic. It's pretty obvious that Liverpool aren't really on the same level as the big boys like Man City, Chelsea etc. Just from watching the games you could tell that their success last season was a complete outlier based on the outstanding performance of one or two players. I still thought they might squeak into the top 4 this year but I agree with Fergie's assessment that they need about 7-8 more quality players to be able to really compete for titles.
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Bullshit Liverpool has always been a dangerous team at home. Losing Suarez was for the best, he peaked and not worth the money. You can't just expect to maintain with your best player out, and Balotelli the nutjob trying to right the ship.

Liverpool vs Real will show what this team's really made of

Haha.

Hey, a man can dream. Did it with Andrea Dossena and Ryan fucking Babel in the squad.

(http://troll.me/images2/40-liverpool-real-madrid-yea-come-on-liverpool/40-liverpool-real-madrid-yea-come-on-liverpool.jpg)
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Post by: Smell Good on October 08, 2014, 11:02:47 AM
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bza4xAZCYAIfYBB.jpg)

Haha is this actually in the book? This can't be real
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Post by: chockfullofthat on October 08, 2014, 11:40:33 AM
hahahahahahahaha wtf
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Post by: Early Hokus Pokus on October 08, 2014, 01:14:06 PM
Anyone know how Ozil fucked his knee?
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Post by: Smell Good on October 08, 2014, 01:47:23 PM
According to the statement Arsenal released, he had a sore knee from the Chelsea game and complained about it when he met up with the German national team. Had a scan in Munich which showed ligament damage. They've sent him back to London

Around 3 months out
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Post by: perverted super otaku! on October 11, 2014, 05:18:20 AM
Brazil v Argentina just started yo!  heads up   :D
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Post by: perverted super otaku! on October 11, 2014, 05:54:34 AM
bit of a weird one
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Post by: Decreed Bratton on October 14, 2014, 09:29:28 PM
Crazy shit going down in Belgrade http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/euro-2016/11163216/Serbia-v-Albania-abandoned-following-mass-brawl-after-drone-flies-over-stadium-carrying-Albanian-flag.html (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/euro-2016/11163216/Serbia-v-Albania-abandoned-following-mass-brawl-after-drone-flies-over-stadium-carrying-Albanian-flag.html) Anyone ever see that 30 for 30 ESPN Documentary Once Brothers?  It reminds me when Vlade Divac did something similar with the Croatian flag.  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDs5mwNRY7U (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDs5mwNRY7U)
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Post by: chockfullofthat on October 15, 2014, 05:37:47 AM
Will somebody from the region help me keep score here.  So the Slovenians, Albanians, Croats, and Bosniaks all hate the Serbs.  Bosnia is a mish-mosh of Serbs, Bosniaks, and Croats?  Sort of the what's left of Yugoslavia?  (I wonder what they mean when they say there is a huge Bosnian population in St. Louis USA then)  The Serbs hate everyone except Russia.  Where does Bulgaria, Montenegro and Macedonia come in?  I know there's something between Macedonia and Greece.  I feel like the whole region doesn't get enough attention and it's hard to follow. 
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Post by: Cthulhu! on October 15, 2014, 01:10:02 PM
(http://www.dw.de/image/0,,17996586_303,00.jpg)
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Post by: Alan on October 15, 2014, 09:57:47 PM
Will somebody from the region help me keep score here.  So the Slovenians, Albanians, Croats, and Bosniaks all hate the Serbs.  Bosnia is a mish-mosh of Serbs, Bosniaks, and Croats?  Sort of the what's left of Yugoslavia?  (I wonder what they mean when they say there is a huge Bosnian population in St. Louis USA then)  The Serbs hate everyone except Russia.  Where does Bulgaria, Montenegro and Macedonia come in?  I know there's something between Macedonia and Greece.  I feel like the whole region doesn't get enough attention and it's hard to follow. 

Wish I had the time to answer now. But yeah, it's complicated.
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Post by: EPetrov on October 16, 2014, 12:17:13 PM
^ I'm not exactly sure what you're asking. I can say that the Bulgarians kind of dislike Turks because their were Turkish groups running for election in BG. We liked Russians because they helped fight off the turks back in the day. Now i'm not sure if Russians are liked because their mobsters are building/buying resorts on our coast, and making stuff commercialized and convenient for their people to come on vacay.. Overall I don't think Bulgarians are really hateful towards neighbors. I think the Northern European countries might not like people from BG especially gypsies because many have immigrated..blah blah blah sports ya!
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Post by: weedpop on October 21, 2014, 12:26:43 PM
Bayern 5-0 Roma. 35th minute. This is pretty outrageous. Hard to tell if Roma just gave up or if Bayern are just playing really well.

Either way it kind of works out for Man City even though they blew it again against CSKA today. I don't know how you can spend that much on players but still consistently suck in Europe.
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Post by: Decreed Bratton on October 21, 2014, 08:49:29 PM
Bayern 5-0 Roma. 35th minute. This is pretty outrageous. Hard to tell if Roma just gave up or if Bayern are just playing really well.

Either way it kind of works out for Man City even though they blew it again against CSKA today. I don't know how you can spend that much on players but still consistently suck in Europe.


Wish I had the time to answer now. But yeah, it's complicated.  :-\
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Post by: Smell Good on October 22, 2014, 03:41:01 PM
Holy shit, quick smash 'n grab job by Arsenal who've otherwise been dogshit to mediocre due to all the injuries

Podolski with that point blank execution style finish


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Post by: Tracer on October 22, 2014, 04:21:27 PM
Top Spanish teams are so good,  but overall EPL is the highest quality soccer on Earth. Much more competitive

International games never tickled my fancy, league games are much more exciting

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Post by: Mark Renton on October 25, 2014, 06:56:45 AM
Booze & Glory - Come On You Irons! @ Estraperlo (Badalona), 29/11/13 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VaWtHtZdQo#)


And tomorrow there's El Clasico Hibs-Hearts
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Post by: Cthulhu! on October 25, 2014, 07:16:44 AM
Big Sam is a true patriot.
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Post by: Tracer on November 01, 2014, 09:44:41 AM
hazard just blew it for qpr, tackles a guy in the box then complains to the refs  ::) ::)
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Post by: thepman on November 07, 2014, 04:28:58 PM
My hometown team, Warrington Town, who play in the 8th tier of English football got through to the FA Cup 1st round the other week for the first time in their 66 year history! They played Exeter City of League 2 today and ended up winning 1-0 to go through to the second round! Remarkable stuff. Would love us to get to the third round and play a premier league/championship team. Got to love the FA Cup.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/29907064 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/29907064)

(http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/78847000/jpg/_78847215_robinson2_getty.jpg)

(http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/78847000/jpg/_78847520_024641169-1.jpg)


This article is good on what they actually do for a living:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/29839201 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/29839201)
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Post by: chockfullofthat on November 08, 2014, 05:06:53 PM
Fuck ya dude! Good luck.
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Post by: Tracer on November 08, 2014, 06:24:32 PM
Shocking Chelsea still undefeated. So sick of this team I had high hopes for the boys this morning, but ofcourse, they lost
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Post by: thepman on November 09, 2014, 03:54:14 PM
Shocking Chelsea still undefeated. So sick of this team I had high hopes for the boys this morning, but ofcourse, they lost

It's been a very intriguing start to the season all told. Who had Southampton, West Ham and Swansea in there top 5 by November? No one.
Pardew and Newcastle continue to surprise me, now on equal points with Man United. Everton, Liverpool and Tottenham, all supposedly supposed to be vying for top 4 place are 10th, 11th and 12th. I know it's only November, but the next 6 weeks is when you start to get a better feel of where teams will finish at the end of the season, things are going to get interesting!

And look at the bloody Bundesliga! Dortmund were bottom for a time yesterday. Madness!
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Post by: weedpop on November 10, 2014, 12:38:47 AM
Dortmund are a really weird team right now. It's like they're the 2011-12 version of Dortmund in the champions league but transform into a gigantic turd against domestic opposition. Last year they seemed to kind of take their foot off the gas in the league to focus on Europe but they've taken it to a whole new level now.

Also, what the fuck is up with Man City. They look like they've forgotten how to play football at times.
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Post by: Tracer on November 25, 2014, 11:38:13 AM
It's back! huge game City vs Bayern 2:45

Ajax vs PSG might be a good watch too

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Post by: Tracer on November 25, 2014, 06:31:42 PM
Awesome game Aguero 3 goals for the win? Legends are being made

Ajax royally fucked themselves by giving PSG wide open breakaways, see you tomorrow  8)
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Post by: Spike Hawke on November 26, 2014, 12:01:23 PM
As a Liverpool fan this has been one of the shitest seasons I can remember. Not enjoying the lack of vision from BR and the major lack of skills from a farely second rate side. Sadly my original fears that Balotelli would not work for his place or actually score any fucking goals has been proven right. We have no heart and backbone to the side. Need a new goalie, defenseman, midfield and two new attackers. I get that Sturridge is injured but you can't have a one an squad, tried that last year and we lost the league by having no defense. January we need maybe 7 players. Not good.
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Post by: Tracer on November 26, 2014, 02:06:51 PM
As a Liverpool fan this has been one of the shitest seasons I can remember. Not enjoying the lack of vision from BR and the major lack of skills from a farely second rate side. Sadly my original fears that Balotelli would not work for his place or actually score any fucking goals has been proven right. We have no heart and backbone to the side. Need a new goalie, defenseman, midfield and two new attackers. I get that Sturridge is injured but you can't have a one an squad, tried that last year and we lost the league by having no defense. January we need maybe 7 players. Not good.
That was fucking embarassing conceeding 3 minutes in and getting totally outplayed by a Bulgarian team... there are 90 thousand people in razgrad !

I still believe in liverpool, balotelli will come back and they will blend
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Post by: brycickle on November 26, 2014, 08:04:47 PM
You don't lose 3-1 to Crystal Palace and still have faith in a team.
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Post by: weedpop on November 26, 2014, 08:47:53 PM
Tracer your overly optimistic Liverpool predictions amuse me. The team of last year is not coming back dude. If you had followed soccer for more than six months you would know this.
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Post by: Tracer on November 26, 2014, 09:38:31 PM
Tracer your overly optimistic Liverpool predictions amuse me. The team of last year is not coming back dude. If you had followed soccer for more than six months you would know this.
Overly optimistic maybe, but I love this team and they have underperformed. Palace has some pieces, they played their asses off.

I fly the liverpool flag in my living room over the TV, watch almost everygame, and love/hate the correct players. Don't bash me for rooting for the best Northern England side in history.
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Post by: Mooley on November 27, 2014, 07:59:30 PM
Amusing to think Brendan Rodgers had no idea how absolutely fucking foolish he'd look six months after criticizing Mourinho and claiming that "it's easy to coach to play defensively." When there's an only an all-or-nothing match against Basel to look forward to it's like time travelling back to the tail end of Rafa's tenure. They ought to have enough to move on, but it sure looks grim. I have no confidence at all left in them.

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Post by: Spike Hawke on November 28, 2014, 03:03:39 PM
Amusing to think Brendan Rodgers had no idea how absolutely fucking foolish he'd look six months after criticizing Mourinho and claiming that "it's easy to coach to play defensively." When there's an only an all-or-nothing match against Basel to look forward to it's like time travelling back to the tail end of Rafa's tenure. They ought to have enough to move on, but it sure looks grim. I have no confidence at all left in them.


I dont think they have any confidence left either. Problem being, if BR was to leave/sacked who would replace him? Already showed with Suarez, its difficult to replace key pieces.
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Post by: thepman on November 28, 2014, 04:08:29 PM
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Tracer your overly optimistic Liverpool predictions amuse me. The team of last year is not coming back dude. If you had followed soccer for more than six months you would know this.
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Overly optimistic maybe, but I love this team and they have underperformed. Palace has some pieces, they played their asses off.

I fly the liverpool flag in my living room over the TV, watch almost everygame, and love/hate the correct players. Don't bash me for rooting for the best Northern England side in history.

That would be Manchester United, sorry mate.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_football_clubs_in_England_by_major_honours_won (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_football_clubs_in_England_by_major_honours_won)
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Post by: ciaran on November 29, 2014, 03:14:23 PM
Amusing to think Brendan Rodgers had no idea how absolutely fucking foolish he'd look six months after criticizing Mourinho and claiming that "it's easy to coach to play defensively." When there's an only an all-or-nothing match against Basel to look forward to it's like time travelling back to the tail end of Rafa's tenure. They ought to have enough to move on, but it sure looks grim. I have no confidence at all left in them.



Yep, totally.  Massive case of hubris/schadenfreude with Rogers taking the piss out of Spurs spending ?120 million in summer 2013 and not challenge for the title, only for himself to do the same this year.  Obviously Ballotelli is never going to be the same off the ball runner like Suarez is, which unfortunately is what helped Liverpool do so well last season, but equally, he's been played alone a few too many times when he seems to play way better with a strike partner.  Still can't work out why Lanalla and Lambert haven't played together at Liverpool since moving from Southampton where they smashed it for a couple of years, or what's going on with Lovren who's having a shocker of a season so far.

Last season they were so amazing to watch, even in the first 10 (?) games without Suarez where Sturridge really surprised everyone.  It looked like all the players were genuinely keen to get forward, get the ball to Suarez and let him do the rest.  Certainly it was a team that was way bigger and better than the sum of its parts, a bit like Dortmund in recent years, but its like they're all scared and clueless now Suarez is no longer there.
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Post by: DannyDee on December 01, 2014, 01:50:22 AM
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Tracer your overly optimistic Liverpool predictions amuse me. The team of last year is not coming back dude. If you had followed soccer for more than six months you would know this.
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Overly optimistic maybe, but I love this team and they have underperformed. Palace has some pieces, they played their asses off.

I fly the liverpool flag in my living room over the TV, watch almost everygame, and love/hate the correct players. Don't bash me for rooting for the best Northern England side in history.
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That would be Manchester United, sorry mate.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_football_clubs_in_England_by_major_honours_won (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_football_clubs_in_England_by_major_honours_won)
Just when i thought Tracer couldn't get any worse I find out he cheers for the scouse/bin dippers. Exciting time of year in the EPL, with so many games this month its gonna get intense. Pray United gain serious ground, but it feels like Chelsea is taking it this year.
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Post by: Smell Good on December 01, 2014, 12:58:27 PM
So how bout Borussia Dortmund's league form eh guys?

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Post by: chockfullofthat on December 01, 2014, 01:13:25 PM
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Post by: Alan on December 02, 2014, 09:49:01 AM
That was while things were still going ok. Now he's just lost and confused. But I still love Klopp.


Also

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Post by: Tracer on December 02, 2014, 03:40:11 PM
Sterling is fukkin useless out there, all he does is bring the ball into the box and fall down.. how about burying one under the bar instead of trying to cheat your way to a PK ?

Atleast they won, 3-1 to the worst team in EPL
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Post by: DannyDee on December 02, 2014, 11:45:39 PM
As this is the thread for football/soccer fans does some of the jerseys people wear in parts drive you insane? Just thought of this cuz Pudwill wears a Barca jersey with his own name on the back in True (any adult wearing a jersey of any type with their own name is cringe worthy) and in his amazing part earlier this year, Youness Amari wore a United and Man Shitty jersey. Pretty sure Koston wore a jersey with his own name. Normally a persons fashion sense doesn't bother me in a part, but i find these instances insane. 
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Post by: Spike Hawke on December 03, 2014, 05:20:48 AM
As this is the thread for football/soccer fans does some of the jerseys people wear in parts drive you insane? Just thought of this cuz Pudwill wears a Barca jersey with his own name on the back in True (any adult wearing a jersey of any type with their own name is cringe worthy) and in his amazing part earlier this year, Youness Amari wore a United and Man Shitty jersey. Pretty sure Koston wore a jersey with his own name. Normally a persons fashion sense doesn't bother me in a part, but i find these instances insane. 
Football shirts are awesome to skate in. Super comfy and breathable but having your own name on the back is not good.
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Post by: perverted super otaku! on December 03, 2014, 07:20:49 AM
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As this is the thread for football/soccer fans does some of the jerseys people wear in parts drive you insane? Just thought of this cuz Pudwill wears a Barca jersey with his own name on the back in True (any adult wearing a jersey of any type with their own name is cringe worthy) and in his amazing part earlier this year, Youness Amari wore a United and Man Shitty jersey. Pretty sure Koston wore a jersey with his own name. Normally a persons fashion sense doesn't bother me in a part, but i find these instances insane. 
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Football shirts are awesome to skate in. Super comfy and breathable but having your own name on the back is not good.
The quick drying ones with mesh sides on a hot day... too good, no name...
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Post by: Smell Good on December 03, 2014, 07:38:24 AM
I can't hate on Brian Anderson for rocking the Arsenal shirt

Same with Gino wearing an Inter one
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Post by: Tracer on December 03, 2014, 02:46:11 PM
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As this is the thread for football/soccer fans does some of the jerseys people wear in parts drive you insane? Just thought of this cuz Pudwill wears a Barca jersey with his own name on the back in True (any adult wearing a jersey of any type with their own name is cringe worthy) and in his amazing part earlier this year, Youness Amari wore a United and Man Shitty jersey. Pretty sure Koston wore a jersey with his own name. Normally a persons fashion sense doesn't bother me in a part, but i find these instances insane. 
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Football shirts are awesome to skate in. Super comfy and breathable but having your own name on the back is not good.
You know nothing. Polyester is the worst material to skate in, you smell like shit after 30 minutes
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Post by: DannyDee on December 03, 2014, 03:37:15 PM
I can't hate on Brian Anderson for rocking the Arsenal shirt

Same with Gino wearing an Inter one
Not hating on rocking soccer jerseys or wearing them while skating, just wearing direct rivals in the same part or wearing one with ur own name.
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Post by: Spike Hawke on December 03, 2014, 04:11:24 PM
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As this is the thread for football/soccer fans does some of the jerseys people wear in parts drive you insane? Just thought of this cuz Pudwill wears a Barca jersey with his own name on the back in True (any adult wearing a jersey of any type with their own name is cringe worthy) and in his amazing part earlier this year, Youness Amari wore a United and Man Shitty jersey. Pretty sure Koston wore a jersey with his own name. Normally a persons fashion sense doesn't bother me in a part, but i find these instances insane. 
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Football shirts are awesome to skate in. Super comfy and breathable but having your own name on the back is not good.
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You know nothing. Polyester is the worst material to skate in, you smell like shit after 30 minutes
Oh shit, sorry man. I thought cos over the past 20 years that I've skated and many times rocked a footy shirt I might know something but you must be correct. Or maybe you can draw on your 6months of watching football and scrounge some cash together to not buy a cheap shit knock off top. Then you might have an idea. Or not, probably.
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Post by: Tracer on December 03, 2014, 04:57:18 PM
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As this is the thread for football/soccer fans does some of the jerseys people wear in parts drive you insane? Just thought of this cuz Pudwill wears a Barca jersey with his own name on the back in True (any adult wearing a jersey of any type with their own name is cringe worthy) and in his amazing part earlier this year, Youness Amari wore a United and Man Shitty jersey. Pretty sure Koston wore a jersey with his own name. Normally a persons fashion sense doesn't bother me in a part, but i find these instances insane. 
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Football shirts are awesome to skate in. Super comfy and breathable but having your own name on the back is not good.
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You know nothing. Polyester is the worst material to skate in, you smell like shit after 30 minutes
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Oh shit, sorry man. I thought cos over the past 20 years that I've skated and many times rocked a footy shirt I might know something but you must be correct. Or maybe you can draw on your 6months of watching football and scrounge some cash together to not buy a cheap shit knock off top. Then you might have an idea. Or not, probably.
Polyester doesn't breathe, cotton does. What do you think happens to the sweat/ stench mr expert?

Thought it was common sense  :-* smh
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Post by: Alan on December 03, 2014, 07:45:46 PM
http://vine.co/v/On3vUw6WLp7 (http://vine.co/v/On3vUw6WLp7)

An exquisite dive...
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Post by: brycickle on December 03, 2014, 07:50:08 PM
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As this is the thread for football/soccer fans does some of the jerseys people wear in parts drive you insane? Just thought of this cuz Pudwill wears a Barca jersey with his own name on the back in True (any adult wearing a jersey of any type with their own name is cringe worthy) and in his amazing part earlier this year, Youness Amari wore a United and Man Shitty jersey. Pretty sure Koston wore a jersey with his own name. Normally a persons fashion sense doesn't bother me in a part, but i find these instances insane. 
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Football shirts are awesome to skate in. Super comfy and breathable but having your own name on the back is not good.
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You know nothing. Polyester is the worst material to skate in, you smell like shit after 30 minutes
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Oh shit, sorry man. I thought cos over the past 20 years that I've skated and many times rocked a footy shirt I might know something but you must be correct. Or maybe you can draw on your 6months of watching football and scrounge some cash together to not buy a cheap shit knock off top. Then you might have an idea. Or not, probably.
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Polyester doesn't breathe, cotton does. What do you think happens to the sweat/ stench mr expert?

Thought it was common sense  :-* smh
Showers are a thing that exist in real life.
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Post by: EPetrov on December 03, 2014, 07:51:24 PM
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As a Liverpool fan this has been one of the shitest seasons I can remember. Not enjoying the lack of vision from BR and the major lack of skills from a farely second rate side. Sadly my original fears that Balotelli would not work for his place or actually score any fucking goals has been proven right. We have no heart and backbone to the side. Need a new goalie, defenseman, midfield and two new attackers. I get that Sturridge is injured but you can't have a one an squad, tried that last year and we lost the league by having no defense. January we need maybe 7 players. Not good.
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That was fucking embarassing conceeding 3 minutes in and getting totally outplayed by a Bulgarian team... there are 90 thousand people in razgrad !

I still believe in liverpool, balotelli will come back and they will blend

ludo should've won too. The first goal liverpool scored was pretty silly looking.
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Post by: perverted super otaku! on December 03, 2014, 08:10:40 PM
https://vine.co/v/On3vUw6WLp7

An exquisite dive...
like a fish on the dock  ::)
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Post by: Tracer on December 03, 2014, 08:56:46 PM
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As this is the thread for football/soccer fans does some of the jerseys people wear in parts drive you insane? Just thought of this cuz Pudwill wears a Barca jersey with his own name on the back in True (any adult wearing a jersey of any type with their own name is cringe worthy) and in his amazing part earlier this year, Youness Amari wore a United and Man Shitty jersey. Pretty sure Koston wore a jersey with his own name. Normally a persons fashion sense doesn't bother me in a part, but i find these instances insane. 
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Football shirts are awesome to skate in. Super comfy and breathable but having your own name on the back is not good.
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You know nothing. Polyester is the worst material to skate in, you smell like shit after 30 minutes
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Oh shit, sorry man. I thought cos over the past 20 years that I've skated and many times rocked a footy shirt I might know something but you must be correct. Or maybe you can draw on your 6months of watching football and scrounge some cash together to not buy a cheap shit knock off top. Then you might have an idea. Or not, probably.
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Polyester doesn't breathe, cotton does. What do you think happens to the sweat/ stench mr expert?

Thought it was common sense  :-* smh
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Showers are a thing that exist in real life.
Polyester doesn't breathe, leave it at that. Try skating in soccer shirts when its 30 degrees, if you werent a moron you'd know like 99% of earth's population
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Post by: brycickle on December 04, 2014, 03:57:45 AM
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As this is the thread for football/soccer fans does some of the jerseys people wear in parts drive you insane? Just thought of this cuz Pudwill wears a Barca jersey with his own name on the back in True (any adult wearing a jersey of any type with their own name is cringe worthy) and in his amazing part earlier this year, Youness Amari wore a United and Man Shitty jersey. Pretty sure Koston wore a jersey with his own name. Normally a persons fashion sense doesn't bother me in a part, but i find these instances insane. 
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Football shirts are awesome to skate in. Super comfy and breathable but having your own name on the back is not good.
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You know nothing. Polyester is the worst material to skate in, you smell like shit after 30 minutes
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Oh shit, sorry man. I thought cos over the past 20 years that I've skated and many times rocked a footy shirt I might know something but you must be correct. Or maybe you can draw on your 6months of watching football and scrounge some cash together to not buy a cheap shit knock off top. Then you might have an idea. Or not, probably.
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Polyester doesn't breathe, cotton does. What do you think happens to the sweat/ stench mr expert?

Thought it was common sense  :-* smh
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Showers are a thing that exist in real life.
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Polyester doesn't breathe, leave it at that. Try skating in soccer shirts when its 30 degrees, if you werent a moron you'd know like 99% of earth's population
I skate naked, because I'm not dumber than an idiot like you t-racer. Who's breathing now?
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Post by: Decreed Bratton on December 04, 2014, 02:51:58 PM
Let's get back on track here fellas.  Aguerrroooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!

https://vine.co/v/Ov62O6igQEB/embed (https://vine.co/v/Ov62O6igQEB/embed)

I love Jozy's reaction to it too.  OMG!
(https://usatftw.files.wordpress.com/2014/12/jozy.gif?w=1000)

Sorry I don't know how to embed vine.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on December 05, 2014, 05:39:00 AM
That fucking dive...god damn what the fuck is wrong with people. 
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Post by: brycickle on December 06, 2014, 07:11:01 AM
PARDEW OUT!!!
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Post by: perverted super otaku! on December 06, 2014, 07:14:51 AM
I love watching Liverpool games!!!
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Post by: chockfullofthat on December 06, 2014, 07:45:23 AM
#Mourinhout. Going to buy a half united half city jersey on eBay tonight
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Post by: Tracer on December 06, 2014, 01:30:38 PM
I love watching Liverpool games!!!
big contracts= guys get lazy
i want my players yo come from the hood fighters never quit
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Post by: brycickle on December 14, 2014, 06:09:05 PM
I'm not sure which was more enjoyable. Watching United beat Liverpool 3-0, or watching Balotelli get shut down by De Gea while doing it.
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Post by: Smell Good on December 15, 2014, 08:22:25 AM
You know, I can't bring myself to feel too happy about drawing Monaco in the round of 16. You don't write any team off at this stage especially when you support Arsenal like I do - this is a team that is very bipolar at times and you just don't know what kind of Arsenal you're going to get on any given match day. I am not writing Monaco off, cautiously optimistic though. Hopefully we get injuries returning by then, maybe that coveted central defender signing in January, could turn out to be a good thing.
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Post by: Decreed Bratton on December 15, 2014, 09:21:17 PM
I kind of know what you mean because Arsenal are favorites now and if you lose to Monaco, well you'd get blasted.  On the other hand City's got Barca again.  I'm hoping Aguero can get fit by then, but shit we ain't got any strikers at the moment.  Everyone's fricking hurt.  May have to put Lamps up top seeing he's the only one scoring at the moment haha.

Any Liverpool fans think Rodgers should get the sack?  I'd be frustrated as hell with the guy if he was my manager.  To me he thinks too much about tactics and formations and keeps chopping and changing shit.  It's like when it isn't going his way with a certain player he'll leave him out of the side.  How are players suppose to get any kind of chemistry going?  Also is he really working in out in training, especially the defensive side of things?  I mean the team he put out against United offensively didn't do too badly aside from Sterling not being able to finish, but does he tell his players where to be positionally when to get counter attacked on?  I mean shit almost everyone didn't know where to be on that first goal. 
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Post by: spool of cord on December 15, 2014, 10:23:51 PM
just popping in to say the Bills and Steelers are gonna win out, San Diego, Kansas City and Baltimore are all going to go 1-1 these next two weeks, thus allowing the Bills to move up to the 6th seed in the AFC and clinch a playoff birth for the great city of Buffalo for the first time since 1999!
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Post by: whale on December 17, 2014, 02:01:10 AM
It's a race to find fitness and form for Aguero for sure. Wasn't it the same last year too? Just came off an injury?
As far as buying a striker in January in my mind Bony would be perfect as he is available to play in CL.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on December 17, 2014, 05:09:12 AM
Bony just signed a new contract.
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Post by: Decreed Bratton on December 17, 2014, 10:17:32 AM
There a few problems with Bony.  He's off to the African Cup of Nations in January with Yaya and he is a foreign player.  Under the FFP restrictions for City they can only have 17 foreign players in the CL.  Bony would make it 18.  He could only play in PL matches.  This is one of the reasons they let Negredo go on loan as well.  Negredo lost his confidence in the last part of last season and was reportedly homesick.  When he broke his foot, City decided to let him go on loan to Valencia with the stipulation that Valencia then buy him next year for 20 mil.

City may have to play without a striker for a few games until one of the injury prone strikers come back.
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Post by: weedpop on December 17, 2014, 02:52:54 PM
The English player thing is why I keep thinking that Ross Barkley will end up at city one day. I think that may have been the sole reason for them buying Jack Rodwell a couple seasons back, though maybe I'm just being cynical. Anyway, it would be nearly impossible for City to find a striker who is both English and good enough for their needs right now, so I think it's Aguero or bust in the champion's league this year.

From a neutral's perspective, it's really a shame that Aguero keeps getting these ligament injuries. I honestly believe he would have been on the ballon d'or shortlist these past three years or so if he hadn't had so many health problems. Same thing with David Silva and his ankles. Can you imagine how good City might have been if those two could actually stay on the pitch together for more than a few weeks at a time?
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Post by: Decreed Bratton on December 17, 2014, 03:29:22 PM
Although I wouldn't mind seeing Barkley at City I don't know if it's the right decision just because he's English. Martinez was quoted that he'd cost 60m.  That's ridiculous.  I don't know if buying a player based on his potential is best, because if he doesn't pan out you get the critics who already slated the decision to buy Rodwell and will say English players won't thrive at City.  I think there might be better ways of filling the homegrown quota.  You could even get a guy like Fabian Delph who could be on a free transfer and use him as a utility guy much like James Milner.  60mil could buy you a guy like Pogba or Koke who I'd say at this stage are better players then Barkley.  Barkley's injury record is a concern as well and City's already have many of them.  Rodwell was injury prone at City as well. 
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Post by: perverted super otaku! on January 01, 2015, 08:19:58 AM
Wenger? Ya he mad  >:(
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Post by: chockfullofthat on January 05, 2015, 05:49:52 AM
Bogan Aussie calls Steven Gerrard Goals (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QlqJWRCLP30#)
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Post by: Spike Hawke on January 06, 2015, 07:03:44 AM
Bogan Aussie calls Steven Gerrard Goals (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QlqJWRCLP30#)
Better than Motson any day. Stevie G playing for Man City next season?  :'(
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Post by: Steezy Jeffrey on January 06, 2015, 02:34:53 PM
football crazy chocolate mad
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Post by: brycickle on January 06, 2015, 05:20:37 PM
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Better than Motson any day. Stevie G playing for Man City next season?  :'(
Nope. L.A. Galaxy.
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Post by: Spike Hawke on January 07, 2015, 07:05:10 AM
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Bogan Aussie calls Steven Gerrard Goals (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QlqJWRCLP30#)
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Better than Motson any day. Stevie G playing for Man City next season?  :'(
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Nope. L.A. Galaxy.
Yeah Brycickle, I know that he has "signed" for LA but Lampard "signed" to play in the States too. I was just half kidding.
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Post by: MFLUDER on January 11, 2015, 04:45:09 AM
Although I wouldn't mind seeing Barkley at City I don't know if it's the right decision just because he's English. Martinez was quoted that he'd cost 60m.  That's ridiculous.  I don't know if buying a player based on his potential is best, because if he doesn't pan out you get the critics who already slated the decision to buy Rodwell and will say English players won't thrive at City.  I think there might be better ways of filling the homegrown quota.  You could even get a guy like Fabian Delph who could be on a free transfer and use him as a utility guy much like James Milner.  60mil could buy you a guy like Pogba or Koke who I'd say at this stage are better players then Barkley.  Barkley's injury record is a concern as well and City's already have many of them.  Rodwell was injury prone at City as well. 

I think he could be a good investment. Old dog Toure will probably start playing less in the years to come and I see them as similar players. But you are right about Pogba, he is a total freak and any club would be lucky to have him. He is like what everyone wants Barkley to be but they are the same age. I like Everton which is hard at the moment and would like to see RB stay but after this run you could understand him thinking of moving. Watched Everton play city and couldn't help think how much they would of been watching him.
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Post by: whale on January 16, 2015, 04:06:37 PM
Bony just signed a new contract.
with us
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Post by: chockfullofthat on January 16, 2015, 07:01:43 PM
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Bony just signed a new contract.
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Lol. Well Swansea made a very healthy profit because of that new contract they gave him. Maybe Bony will score Sunday ;)
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Post by: whale on January 17, 2015, 06:18:33 AM
 :-*
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Post by: Streebo on January 19, 2015, 12:18:59 AM
All chads
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Post by: chockfullofthat on January 19, 2015, 06:25:47 AM
(http://giant.gfycat.com/LeanPettyGarpike.gif)
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Post by: thepman on January 19, 2015, 06:54:49 AM
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Bony just signed a new contract.
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Lol. Well Swansea made a very healthy profit because of that new contract they gave him. Maybe Bony will score Sunday ;)

He's at the African Cup of Nations. City missed Toure against Arsenal.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on January 19, 2015, 08:15:14 AM
it was a joke hence the wink
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Post by: whale on January 19, 2015, 03:12:46 PM
It hurts, goddamit it hurts.
Can't take anything away from arsenal though.

But it's far from over yet.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on January 20, 2015, 08:23:19 AM
Can't take anything away from arsenal though.


Ya...except Sagna, Adebayor, Clichy, Nasri, Kolo Toure and Patrick Viera
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Post by: brycickle on January 20, 2015, 12:58:51 PM
ZING!!!
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Post by: weedpop on January 20, 2015, 01:49:36 PM
Fucking great game in the league cup today. Liverpool were very unlucky not to get the win with Chelsea creating so few chances. If they can keep improving the battle for 4th place in the league this year is gonna be intense.

That Arsenal v. City game was just as interesting, although for different reasons. Shocking to see Arsene Wenger actually paying attention to the opponent's strengths when setting out tactics but I guess he was tired of getting destroyed in every big away game.
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Post by: perverted super otaku! on January 24, 2015, 08:55:22 AM
so hyped on middlesborough win!!!  :D
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Post by: Smell Good on January 24, 2015, 09:17:36 AM
I'm definitely not underestimating Brighton tomorrow.
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Post by: thepman on January 24, 2015, 11:02:25 AM
Unbelievable FA Cup results, goes to show that it's still the best cup competition in the world.
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Post by: perverted super otaku! on January 31, 2015, 06:56:19 AM
Watching foreign commercials on pirated streams teaches me: England are a bunch gambling addicts and wanna be cockney gentlemen thugs

USA, pretty much just insurance, Bass Proshop, shit films and class action lawsuits, oh and glorifying mass produced trash of all kinds

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Post by: spool of cord on January 31, 2015, 09:46:58 AM
who do you guys have on Sunday? New England the 3 point favorite but I feel like Tom's gonna crumble under the Legion of Boom
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Post by: brycickle on January 31, 2015, 08:44:43 PM
What's the P.S.I spread?
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Post by: spool of cord on February 01, 2015, 09:07:01 AM
What's the P.S.I spread?



hahahaha, I hope to god that's original .. fantastic
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Post by: whale on February 19, 2015, 02:10:09 PM
Goal Balotelli M. (Penalty) - Liverpool 1 - 0 Besiktas - Europa League - Play Offs - 19/02/2015 (http://www.dailymotion.com/embed/video/x2hm1z2)
Boss.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on February 19, 2015, 03:45:43 PM
zzzzzzzzz
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Post by: whale on February 19, 2015, 05:15:58 PM
Is it a race issue?
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Post by: brycickle on March 15, 2015, 12:58:24 PM
Wayne Rooney vs Phil Bardsley - Boxing in the Kitchen (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Knb9RcV9V08#)
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Post by: Spike Hawke on March 15, 2015, 02:12:01 PM
Wayne Rooney vs Phil Bardsley - Boxing in the Kitchen (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Knb9RcV9V08#)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2XiDSPQHB0 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2XiDSPQHB0) Todays goal celebration.
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Post by: thepman on March 16, 2015, 08:33:25 AM
Watching foreign commercials on pirated streams teaches me: England are a bunch gambling addicts and wanna be cockney gentlemen thugs

USA, pretty much just insurance, Bass Proshop, shit films and class action lawsuits, oh and glorifying mass produced trash of all kinds



Haha, you're basing that off the one Bet 365 advert with Ray Winstone in?
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Post by: Smell Good on March 18, 2015, 11:36:57 AM
Which Champions League should I watch today guys?

See City get decimated at Camp Nou or the Dortmund Juve game?
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Post by: Smell Good on May 27, 2015, 12:59:11 PM
Are these FIFA arrests going to even make a dent? The cynic in me thinks that these old guys they arrested were just served up to quell the public and that nothing's going to change

I doubt the guys they arrested would even face any prison time.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on May 27, 2015, 01:29:10 PM
Kelly T Currie, acting US attorney in the Eastern District of New York, is now at the podium addressing further details of the indictments.  "This sort of corruption and bribery in international soccer has been going on for two decades," he says, adding the investigation leading to these indictments took years. "This is only the beginning."


Now is not the time to be cynical man!  Now is the time for popcorn.

(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-lsvqIW_1glA/UkSpSMzIbYI/AAAAAAAAbaA/mFNNETYPiWY/Stephen-Colbert-Popcorn.jpg)
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Post by: Matze on May 27, 2015, 02:08:48 PM
Hopefully Blatter and  Dyrked will end up without their current job.
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Post by: perverted super otaku! on May 27, 2015, 02:09:31 PM
I wonder if any match fixing shit will come out? That would get nuts!
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Post by: weedpop on May 27, 2015, 05:54:48 PM
I wonder if any match fixing shit will come out? That would get nuts!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zVfiMh-VH20 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zVfiMh-VH20)

Adidas slipped him a mickey.

Seriously though, I hope these fucks go to prison. This seems to be playing out via a conflict between the smaller federations who are on board with Blatter and his cronies and UEFA/western governments, who want more accountability and transparency. Even if this is only the beginning, the jurisdictional issues involved with regulating an organization like FIFA will probably make reform a long, drawn out process.

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Post by: excitableboy on May 27, 2015, 06:46:56 PM
England, Spain, France and Germany all oppose Blatter. If nothing happens and he gets another term they should just split. Those countries leaving starting a rival body would mean the end of FIFA. I realize it won't happen, even though it has happened in other sports.
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Post by: excitableboy on June 06, 2015, 01:57:12 PM
Pirlo can at least claim the moral victory...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1xvD6l3OjE (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1xvD6l3OjE#)
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Post by: Big Skatefase on June 06, 2015, 07:36:59 PM
4 champions league trophies, 8 league titles, 3 copa del reys, 1 world cup and 2 european championships

what a career for xavi.
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Post by: brycickle on July 11, 2015, 02:13:07 PM
http://www.espnfc.us/club/manchester-united/360/blog/post/2518883/bastian-schweinsteiger-manchester-united-squad-andy-mitten (http://www.espnfc.us/club/manchester-united/360/blog/post/2518883/bastian-schweinsteiger-manchester-united-squad-andy-mitten)
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Post by: MFLUDER on July 11, 2015, 06:33:38 PM
http://www.espnfc.us/club/manchester-united/360/blog/post/2518883/bastian-schweinsteiger-manchester-united-squad-andy-mitten (http://www.espnfc.us/club/manchester-united/360/blog/post/2518883/bastian-schweinsteiger-manchester-united-squad-andy-mitten)
I hate this. He is already such a legend at a club that can challenge in the champions league and getting to his age, why would you move? Also Man United have the most mediocre defenders so he is going to do so much work. I guess the midfield at bayern are getting older so its good to sell and get some fresh legs in but still, he didn't even go for much and they didn't even get di maria (who gets hurt every six minutes).

What do you think Brycickle?
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Post by: brycickle on July 11, 2015, 08:47:31 PM
I'm a Manchester United fan. I'm a little bit giddy.
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Post by: Tracer on July 11, 2015, 09:25:42 PM
I'm a Manchester United fan. I'm a little bit giddy.
Get ready to smoke Livepools giant cock. This is our year

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UH6xY01jp5A
 

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Post by: brycickle on July 12, 2015, 08:18:34 AM
And you're going to prove that by posting a video of a player who isn't there anymore?
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Post by: Tracer on July 12, 2015, 06:01:45 PM
 author=brycickle link=topic=9569.msg2354172#msg2354172 date=1436714314]
And you're going to prove that by posting a video of a player who isn't there anymore?
[/quote]
Would you have been happier with a coutinho video? Most of that video was Liverpool teammates setting up Gerrard
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Post by: brycickle on July 12, 2015, 07:45:08 PM

Would you have been happier with a coutinho video? Most of that video was Liverpool teammates setting up Gerrard
Team mates who, for the most part, are also not there anymore.

They haven't won the league in over 20 years. I'm not too worried about them.
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Post by: Tracer on July 12, 2015, 07:58:22 PM
They haven't won the league in over 20 years. I'm not too worried about them.
All we need is a top 4 finish, get into Champions league and represent England foots than Man Chokenited ever has. Keep believing Rooney is good, Man U is going nowhere. Gerrard retiring is a blessing in disguise. I can't even recall how many times I've screamed at the TV for Gerrard to retire. I guarantee Liverpool finishes higher than Man U

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0RUcunA_F5c
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qnAP3UsWlvU


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Post by: brycickle on July 23, 2015, 08:03:31 PM
Just filled in my fantasy squad. We doing this again?
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Post by: chockfullofthat on July 24, 2015, 03:06:09 PM
You can try and knock me from my perch, but it ain't gonna happen
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Post by: brycickle on July 24, 2015, 09:29:48 PM
I'm pretty stoked on my squad. I also won't be out on any fires at the start of the season. That means if my team starts tanking points, I can actually make adjustments.
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Post by: Alan on July 27, 2015, 09:11:55 AM
Armin Hodžić Amazing Bicycle Kick Goal | Dinamo vs Inter 5-1 | 25.07.2015. HD (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFYVlRQuf9s#)
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Post by: brycickle on July 27, 2015, 10:50:57 AM
Europeans should no longer be allowed to put music to video. The goal was really good though.
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Post by: perverted super otaku! on July 27, 2015, 10:54:24 AM
Amazing goal
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Post by: Spike Hawke on August 05, 2015, 04:40:01 PM
Heres a couple of leagues to add
1231491-440579
1231491-440816
Plus the old SLAP one is still up.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on August 06, 2015, 07:22:37 AM
Man if Arsenal get Benzema....

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Post by: Aleksi on August 06, 2015, 08:02:03 AM
Man if Arsenal get Benzema....



Not sure if he actually would be more useful than Giroud. Seems like every RM game i watch he misses plenty of scoring chances. Thats why i think he is one of two most over-rated(priced) strikers in la liga, another one is Pedro, whom might go to ManU.

I dont say benzema sucks (that much), he played in world cup much better than i anticipated.

Maybe he also misses Ozils passes. :)
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Post by: Aleksi on August 08, 2015, 01:57:08 AM
i assume double-posting i considered being dick move in this board also, but whatever.

premier league starts in 3 hours, and quite a match it is, ManU-Tottenham. Schweinsteigers (and others) debut, lot to prove on both sides.

other games aren't that high caliber, but Chelseas game would be interesting, Diego Costa is injured? and also Mourinho gets heat from media always no matter what.
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Post by: Tracer on August 08, 2015, 10:32:05 AM
(http://www.laacib.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Prediksi-Liverpool-vs-Stoke-City-29-November-2014.jpg)

11 tomorrow yezzur
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Post by: Aleksi on August 08, 2015, 12:29:00 PM
what a way to go down to history books, first time in premier leagues history seasons first goal have been own goal.

what a winning goal, after game that didnt have lot of actually good scoring chances.

walker led PL top scorer spot for a good 30+ minutes.

also, de gea wasnt even in line up, so maybe the all summer going real madrid saga might come to end.
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Post by: Spike Hawke on August 08, 2015, 02:53:43 PM
what a way to go down to history books, first time in premier leagues history seasons first goal have been own goal.

what a winning goal, after game that didnt have lot of actually good scoring chances.

walker led PL top scorer spot for a good 30+ minutes.

also, de gea wasnt even in line up, so maybe the all summer going real madrid saga might come to end.
Kyle Walker, Man Utds top scorer this season. Jammy fuckers
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Post by: Alan on August 11, 2015, 06:02:51 PM
ADO-keeper scores brilliant backheel goal against PSV (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mB0CL_jWLeE#)
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Post by: chockfullofthat on August 11, 2015, 07:01:08 PM
cot damn
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Post by: Papa Squat on August 16, 2015, 04:29:04 PM
Man City absolutely dominated Chelsea today partly due to Diego Costa doing more complaining about not getting free kicks than playing. He's letting himself get too frustrated and not focusing on scoring goals like he did for the first part of last season.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on August 21, 2015, 09:30:00 AM
Thank you scotland

(http://i1.dailyrecord.co.uk/incoming/article5937933.ece/ALTERNATES/s1227b/JS66709685.jpg)
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Post by: Tracer on August 23, 2015, 01:31:07 PM
Everton put up a good fight vs City earlier, didn't score but looked like an EPL team again. IF City is the best team in England... English teams are FUCKED in champions league.
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Post by: perverted super otaku! on August 30, 2015, 09:36:40 AM
i never felt good about a nike man u and im glad that era has ended, good game too
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Post by: perverted super otaku! on September 05, 2015, 06:02:27 AM
Anyone checkin out the Euro qualifiers today? Sweden v Russia sounds interesting as does Spain v. Slovakia, Switzerland v. Slovenia could be good too
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Post by: Tracer on September 05, 2015, 02:19:42 PM
2H of swiss game was unreal
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Post by: Tracer on September 12, 2015, 11:23:42 AM
Rogers is done with Liverpool this team is super trash  :'(
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Post by: brycickle on September 13, 2015, 10:39:22 AM
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I'm a Manchester United fan. I'm a little bit giddy.
[close]
Get ready to smoke Livepools giant cock. This is our year

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UH6xY01jp5A
 


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Post by: perverted super otaku! on September 13, 2015, 11:40:47 AM
lol!^ the fuck is up with Chelsea though wow, Leicester comeback was nice too
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Post by: brycickle on September 13, 2015, 04:31:41 PM
It's not really Chelsea's fault though. They just got undone by Scottish Leo Messi.
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Post by: Tracer on September 13, 2015, 05:51:24 PM
Expand Quote
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I'm a Manchester United fan. I'm a little bit giddy.
[close]
Get ready to smoke Livepools giant cock. This is our year

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UH6xY01jp5A
 


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Benteke scored the goal of the year so far, but it was embarrassing for Liverpool. Season just kicked off united isn't really good that's why the loss stings
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Post by: Decreed Bratton on September 14, 2015, 12:34:17 AM
lol!^ the fuck is up with Chelsea though wow, Leicester comeback was nice too

Simple.  Don't mess with Eva. She'll put a curse on you.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on September 14, 2015, 03:45:03 AM
I think somebody stole the Chelsea player's talent like Space Jam or something.  That's the only logical explanation.
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Post by: Tracer on September 15, 2015, 07:42:41 PM
I cannot believe how far English soccer has fallen. City lost to Juventus, United lost to fucking Eindhoven! Chelsea should take care of Tel Aviv but there's no guarantees with recent form. Arsenal could lose too, Zagreb aren't slouches. Dark times for England, pay through the nose and get stomped into the turf by international competition.
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Post by: brycickle on September 20, 2015, 09:13:13 AM
So much for Martial being a panic buy.
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Post by: Tracer on September 20, 2015, 10:16:04 PM
So much for Martial being a panic buy.
Martial is a one of Uniteds best players, clutch
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Post by: chockfullofthat on September 21, 2015, 09:54:43 AM
So much for Martial being a panic buy.

It's two games, sonny.  Having said that, I did transfer him in for Benteke this week.
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Post by: brycickle on September 21, 2015, 11:03:23 AM
So did I. Two games and three goals straight out of the box though. Confidence is everything for a striker. Just look at Harry Kane.
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Post by: AnotherHardDayAtTheOffice on September 22, 2015, 01:10:32 PM
Lewandowski scores 5 goals in 9 minutes. Pep's like...

(https://media.giphy.com/media/3oEduIj5z17XkAIxfW/giphy.gif)
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Post by: Matze on September 22, 2015, 01:33:22 PM
It was fucked. I really wanted Bayern to loose, but it was incredible - Lewandowski hat's gefickt.
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Post by: whale on September 22, 2015, 04:12:07 PM
It's not 5 goals, but it still is a beauty!
Do love me some Balotelli
https://twitter.com/btsportfootball/status/646399767803789312
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Post by: Tracer on September 29, 2015, 01:41:16 PM
lol arsenal
lol chelsea

maybe united can beat wolfsburg tomorrow
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Post by: brycickle on October 03, 2015, 08:37:35 AM
I think Sergio Aguero has temporarily destroyed the fantasy premier league site.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on October 05, 2015, 01:36:32 PM
i captained him  ;D
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Post by: brycickle on October 05, 2015, 05:45:15 PM
My game week was terrible.
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Post by: McDuff on October 06, 2015, 03:19:40 PM
i wasnt one to hate on rodgers, ill back any liverpool manager (hodgson felt weird tho). seeing as tho hes out, i am so fucking happy its klopp.

(http://www.bookies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Klopp.jpg)
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Post by: Alan on October 07, 2015, 06:56:33 AM
Someone on twitter said that LFC the club and Klopp are a great match, but that LFC the team and Klopp not so much. I hope he gets the time to build his own team...
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Post by: chockfullofthat on October 07, 2015, 07:45:18 AM
Liverpool seem to be relatively patient with managers.  I'm sure he'll get at least one off season.
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Post by: McDuff on October 07, 2015, 04:22:21 PM
Someone on twitter said that LFC the club and Klopp are a great match, but that LFC the team and Klopp not so much. I hope he gets the time to build his own team...

from what ive been reading (which im sure half is true), he wants full control over any transfers. i dig it.

edit: ... and who knows, maybe hell have some coutinho money to spend. (obv hoping he doesnt go to barca, but, yeah... :-\)
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Post by: brycickle on October 08, 2015, 01:38:18 PM
http://edition.cnn.com/2015/10/08/football/sepp-blatter-suspended-michel-platini-fifa-jerome-valcke/ (http://edition.cnn.com/2015/10/08/football/sepp-blatter-suspended-michel-platini-fifa-jerome-valcke/)
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Post by: Decreed Bratton on October 08, 2015, 03:08:52 PM
May be just me but if you were to morph LVG and Jergen Klopp you'd get Dwight Schrute.
(https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/61686081/dwightcrop_400x400.jpg)
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Post by: chockfullofthat on October 09, 2015, 05:29:16 AM
I feel really strange about Liverpool now that Klopp is there.  He is just so damn likable and Liverpool has no obvious villains are figureheads to hate on anymore.  Chelsea meanwhile seems to be hell bent on becoming the most hated club in England if they aren't already.  This season has been difficult to stomach, but as always super entertaining.
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Post by: brycickle on October 09, 2015, 08:23:56 AM
I feel really strange about Liverpool now that Klopp is there.  He is just so damn likable and Liverpool has no obvious villains are figureheads to hate on anymore.  Chelsea meanwhile seems to be hell bent on becoming the most hated club in England if they aren't already.  This season has been difficult to stomach, but as always super entertaining.

It's always going to be entertaining when this guy is in the mix:

Luis Van Gaal's Army - 11th September 2015 Press Conference (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVhqjSqqcxM#)
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Post by: weedpop on October 09, 2015, 01:54:08 PM
Chelsea has been arguably the most hated club in the league for going on 12 years now. I think most fans of specific premier league teams are indifferent at best towards Liverpool, given that they haven't been good enough to be considered a legitimate 'threat' for a long time. Brendan Rogers was an arrogant twat though, no question.

I just heard that Silva and Aguero are both down again with injuries (ankle ligament and hamstring, respectively; surprise, surprise). It's interesting to think what City might have done these last few years if their best players hadn't also been their most injury prone.
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Post by: Decreed Bratton on October 09, 2015, 06:32:37 PM
Chelsea has been arguably the most hated club in the league for going on 12 years now. I think most fans of specific premier league teams are indifferent at best towards Liverpool, given that they haven't been good enough to be considered a legitimate 'threat' for a long time. Brendan Rogers was an arrogant twat though, no question.

I just heard that Silva and Aguero are both down again with injuries (ankle ligament and hamstring, respectively; surprise, surprise). It's interesting to think what City might have done these last few years if their best players hadn't also been their most injury prone.

I fucking hate international breaks.  Typical City.  I just have to laugh about it at this point.  We'll probably fail again in Europe.  Sevilla ain't no pushovers and we have to play them twice in a row.  I can see us going out in the group stage again.
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Post by: whale on October 11, 2015, 03:06:21 AM
Typical City. 

Yeah. Money don't change tradition after all.
But seriously, wtf is up with all these injuries?
Did we buy arsenals medical team now?  ;D
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Post by: Spike Hawke on October 12, 2015, 06:51:44 AM
Chelsea has been arguably the most hated club in the league for going on 12 years now. I think most fans of specific premier league teams are indifferent at best towards Liverpool, given that they haven't been good enough to be considered a legitimate 'threat' for a long time. Brendan Rogers was an arrogant twat though, no question.

I just heard that Silva and Aguero are both down again with injuries (ankle ligament and hamstring, respectively; surprise, surprise). It's interesting to think what City might have done these last few years if their best players hadn't also been their most injury prone.
Nah man, Liverpool are hated by most the Premier fans, especially most London clubs and massively by UK Man utd fans. Most fans would have empathy for the 96 but they still hate scousers.
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Post by: Binomial Nomenclature on October 28, 2015, 02:20:13 PM
MLS Playoffs anyone? Kook away.

TFC TFC TFC
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Post by: Spike Hawke on October 30, 2015, 06:52:07 AM
MLS Playoffs anyone? Kook away.

TFC TFC TFC
Who is through? Being English I don't quiet get this playoffs deal.
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Post by: perverted super otaku! on October 30, 2015, 06:58:56 AM
I supported TFC for a while, went to some games, then they turned into the worst team ever, went to a game in that era, fuckin garbage, seriously better off going to a university game, now that they are doing ok I just dont care, at all, MLSE blew it
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Post by: Binomial Nomenclature on October 30, 2015, 01:54:03 PM
After really hyping up their first playoff appearance, TFC got clobbered 3-0 by Montreal Impact.  It was not a nice game to watch.  I don't think anyone on TFC knows how to play defence. 
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Post by: brycickle on November 01, 2015, 04:42:02 AM
Chelsea 1-3 Liverpool - Jose Mourinho Post Match Interview - 'I Have Nothing To Say' (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygB7P7rg8u4#)

I'm going to miss him when he's gone.
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Post by: Mooley on November 01, 2015, 05:05:30 PM
MLS Playoffs anyone? Kook away.

TFC TFC TFC

Stoked the Whitecaps gave themselves a good chance to pull away at home in the return leg.
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Post by: Alan on November 05, 2015, 07:48:48 PM

Excellent footwork


Philipp Schobesberger Goal FC Viktoria Pilsen vs Ra (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57RbRHv4igk#)
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Post by: chockfullofthat on November 06, 2015, 06:57:36 AM
After really hyping up their first playoff appearance, TFC got clobbered 3-0 by Montreal Impact.  It was not a nice game to watch.  I don't think anyone on TFC knows how to play defence. 

That stupid bell is stupid.  It would be cool if they rang it like however many times the Impact scored in that game (4x if the score was 4-0) but they just keep ringing it and ringing it for like 90 seconds  I'm rooting for Portland and had a chance to visit their stadium as an away Fire fan this year which was great.
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Post by: brycickle on December 17, 2015, 10:55:23 AM
I suppose it's only fitting to reopen this thread with the news of Mourinho being sacked...
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Post by: Spike Hawke on December 17, 2015, 02:14:26 PM
I suppose it's only fitting to reopen this thread with the news of Mourinho being sacked...
Moyes for Chelsea  ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: Alan on December 18, 2015, 11:53:16 AM
This is a nice long read:

"The Devil's Party

Jose Mourinho - the manager, his methods and why it always goes wrong in the third season."

https://www.theblizzard.co.uk/articles/the-devils-party/ (https://www.theblizzard.co.uk/articles/the-devils-party/)
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Post by: Decreed Bratton on December 18, 2015, 07:08:29 PM
This is a nice long read:

"The Devil's Party

Jose Mourinho - the manager, his methods and why it always goes wrong in the third season."

https://www.theblizzard.co.uk/articles/the-devils-party/ (https://www.theblizzard.co.uk/articles/the-devils-party/)

Interesting read thanks for that!
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Post by: Spike Hawke on January 05, 2016, 02:04:59 PM
Zidane at Real again, wonder who he nuts first?
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Post by: Alan on January 17, 2016, 01:42:22 PM
This is amazing

https://twitter.com/TrollFootball/status/688671798255161344
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Post by: brycickle on January 17, 2016, 04:08:38 PM
I fucking hate/love him. Not quite as much as Trebek, but close.
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Post by: Tracer on January 17, 2016, 04:47:29 PM
This is amazing

https://twitter.com/TrollFootball/status/688671798255161344 (https://twitter.com/TrollFootball/status/688671798255161344)
vs

(http://i.imgur.com/nLRsz.gif)
(https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/b2/27/c2/b227c26dbdc4c0b9142d734aab6b5fd1.jpg)
(http://cdn0.sbnation.com/imported_assets/1273291/goldsonhit.gif)
(http://cdn.bleacherreport.net/social_assets/nfl/Week_2/Seahawks_Cowboys/GoldenTate_TrucksSeanLee.gif)
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Post by: 20matar on January 19, 2016, 03:19:58 PM
For some dumb and unimportant reason, the hometown team is playing a Chinese team this saturday. This will be the strangest match I'll ever watch, I can imagine. China has lots of cash. I can't remember its name, but it's a team from the motherfucking Chinese second division and they signed Luis Fabiano, Jadson, and hired Vanderlei Luxemburgo as coach. I'm going to the match strictly to call Luxemburgo names. I fucking hate him so hard.
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Post by: perverted super otaku! on January 19, 2016, 03:31:22 PM
For some dumb and unimportant reason, the hometown team is playing a Chinese team this saturday. This will be the strangest match I'll ever watch, I can imagine. China has lots of cash. I can't remember its name, but it's a team from the motherfucking Chinese second division and they signed Luis Fabiano, Jadson, and hired Vanderlei Luxemburgo as coach. I'm going to the match strictly to call Luxemburgo names. I fucking hate him so hard.
Reminds me of Rivaldo playing for some oil rich dudes in like Kazakstan I believe it was
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Post by: brycickle on January 31, 2016, 12:25:05 PM
http://www.espnfc.com/chelsea/story/2798020/john-terry-leaving-chelsea-at-end-of-season (http://www.espnfc.com/chelsea/story/2798020/john-terry-leaving-chelsea-at-end-of-season)


Noooooooo!!!! Now who is going to represent pure evil in the premier league?
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Post by: Decreed Bratton on February 01, 2016, 11:02:40 AM
So as a City fan I guess I'm suppose to be elated that Pep will be coming, but honestly I just feel bad for Pellegrini.  The man has been all class.  I wonder how difficult it will be for Pep to adjust to the PL especially now where teams like West Ham and Leicester can spend money on quality players.  There will be even more money coming in for teams to spend which will lead to parody which we are already seeing. 
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Post by: brycickle on February 02, 2016, 01:20:12 PM
The longer this season goes on, the more I really want Leicester to take the league. Just to see something completely unexpected.
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Post by: brycickle on February 06, 2016, 10:49:09 AM
I can't wait for Leicester to win the league.
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Post by: Tracer on February 16, 2016, 11:19:36 AM
Huge games today. Chelsea @ PSG and Zenit vs Benfica

Chelsea is guna win they have a beterr keeper. BOLD
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Post by: brycickle on February 16, 2016, 03:51:33 PM
Zenit v. Benfica is/was not a huge game
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Post by: Binomial Nomenclature on February 29, 2016, 12:51:39 PM
Louis Van Gaal is styling on you
http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/row-zed/louis-van-gaal-memes-swamp-7459600 (http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/row-zed/louis-van-gaal-memes-swamp-7459600)
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Post by: brycickle on March 02, 2016, 07:25:22 PM
I'm going to predict it now, and I'm not even going to bother doing all of the math. If Leicester beats Watford, and Arsenal beat or tie with Tottenham, Leicester will take the league. That's what I want anyway. I'm not even a Leicester fan, but I do want them to win the league this year.
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Post by: Tracer on March 17, 2016, 02:01:24 PM
(http://c.files.bbci.co.uk/493B/production/_84774781_gettyimages-483494986.jpg)
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Post by: McDuff on March 18, 2016, 12:09:54 AM
^so happy.

I'm going to predict it now, and I'm not even going to bother doing all of the math. If Leicester beats Watford, and Arsenal beat or tie with Tottenham, Leicester will take the league. That's what I want anyway. I'm not even a Leicester fan, but I do want them to win the league this year.

routing for them as well, but wouldnt mind if arsenal pull it off either. id like wenger for a few more years haha!
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Post by: McDuff on April 14, 2016, 07:36:15 PM
anyone watch the liverpool dortmund game? one of the best youll see this year, maybe even decade. i cried.
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Post by: Tracer on April 14, 2016, 08:18:17 PM
Game of the year, absolutely unforgettable
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Post by: whale on April 15, 2016, 02:53:53 PM
BvB was two up when i started watching, kinda zoned out but kept it on still. After the third goal again thought of turning it off, super stoked i didn't.
Up there with the best comebacks of all time.
Really hope Liverpool can keep this level of fighting spirit up, next year should be crazy.

About that other european cup, I would have love'd if we'd get Bayern instead of Real.
Pellegrini vs Pep would have been amazing.

Hoping that's the final now.

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Post by: brycickle on April 15, 2016, 07:43:02 PM
I hate Liverpool, but that was pretty damn good.
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Post by: Spike Hawke on April 16, 2016, 03:59:41 PM
I hate Liverpool, but that was pretty damn good.
Another european cup run, I'm more than happy. Chelsea mid table, Man U not all that convincing, Arsenal failing. Ca't get much better. If Leicester win the league, which they will, its gonna be a great end to a mental season
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Post by: perverted super otaku! on April 17, 2016, 06:47:48 AM
wow the dive... man, bummer lol
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Post by: Spike Hawke on April 17, 2016, 08:21:42 AM
wow the dive... man, bummer lol
Which one? Vardys or for the pen?
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Post by: perverted super otaku! on April 17, 2016, 08:30:37 AM
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wow the dive... man, bummer lol
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Which one? Vardys or for the pen?
lol both in hindsight, what a shitshow of a game, weird one but entertaining
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Post by: Foray on April 19, 2016, 06:21:29 PM
Going to the Tottenham vs west brom game on Monday as a spurs fan.   First epl game.   Can't wait. 
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Post by: thepman on April 25, 2016, 03:30:04 PM
Leicester need 3 points from their last 3 games now Spurs have cocked up against West Brom tonight.
Unbelievable story, they were 5000/1 at the start of the season to win the league. Can't think of a similar achievement in modern sport. Perhaps Nottingham Forest in the late '70s when they got promoted to Division 1 before going on to win 2 European Cups in a row.

This is is the kind of season my grandkids will ask me about. Incredible.
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Post by: brycickle on April 25, 2016, 04:52:22 PM
I know you and I are both United fans, but I kind of want Leicester to beat us this weekend, just so they can sew it up.
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Post by: Alan on April 25, 2016, 07:28:41 PM
It's amazing that a smaller club will win the PL, and I am stoked on that, but Leicester as a club are nondescript. IMO, it'd be more exciting if WHU won the league. I do like Ranieri, though.
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Post by: brycickle on April 25, 2016, 11:30:36 PM
I wouldn't call Leicester non-descript per se. They almost won the league twice I think, but this is certainly the closest considering the point situation.
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Post by: Tracer on April 26, 2016, 09:13:53 AM
Biggest shock I have ever seen in pro sports. You'd probably be rich if you put 10 on it last year

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Post by: AnotherHardDayAtTheOffice on April 27, 2016, 01:27:12 PM
Now this IS football. Passion, emotions, all of it. Fuck that Man Shitty match last night.
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Post by: thepman on April 27, 2016, 03:10:36 PM
I know you and I are both United fans, but I kind of want Leicester to beat us this weekend, just so they can sew it up.

Haha, I know what you mean. We need that last champions league spot though! And I think even if we beat them Leicester will win it anyway. Should be a good game though, Leicester have some of the best away support in the league and both teams will be desperate to win.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on April 28, 2016, 09:04:46 AM
Going to Chelsea v Tottenham on Monday.  First time back to the bridge in 8 years also going to catch Sunderland home to Chelsea.  If you see some guy with a USA flag behind a Yedlin throw in that would be me.
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Post by: Alan on April 28, 2016, 10:33:35 AM
Nice one Chock. Have fun!
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Post by: Tracer on April 28, 2016, 11:06:07 AM
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ChJcRR5WYAAfFT9.png)
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Post by: whale on May 02, 2016, 12:02:12 PM
It's a strange day, I'm rooting for Chelsea  ;D
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Post by: perverted super otaku! on May 02, 2016, 01:03:36 PM
Hype game, that eye gouge attempt was fucked up, even at the highest level takin someones eye out over a game is fucking stupid
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Post by: Tracer on May 02, 2016, 04:51:48 PM
Hype game, that eye gouge attempt was fucked up, even at the highest level takin someones eye out over a game is fucking stupid
Suarez bites people and he's still allowed to play. Bite could be more dangerous, we will have to wait and see with his next victim
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Post by: thepman on May 02, 2016, 05:17:52 PM
Incredible. Ranieri has achieved sporting immortality. Not sure i'll ever see anything like Leicester have done again in my life time. Remarkable!!!
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Post by: brycickle on May 02, 2016, 05:33:24 PM
Hype game, that eye gouge attempt was fucked up, even at the highest level takin someones eye out over a game is fucking stupid
Costa is one of the biggest goons in the game, so I don't feel too sorry for him.

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Post by: brycickle on May 04, 2016, 04:33:16 AM
I wonder what will come out of this:

(https://media.giphy.com/media/XH7xdiIgDiBTW/giphy.gif)
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Post by: Tracer on May 04, 2016, 05:22:10 PM
City, the highest bankrolled team on Earth can't pot 1 fucking goal in 2 games.. Aguero didn't do shit today
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Post by: perverted super otaku! on May 04, 2016, 05:27:51 PM
That game made me wonder if Leicester could beat Real, and if they did how that would effect some of the massive egos on that team
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Post by: brycickle on May 04, 2016, 05:32:56 PM
Right now, I'll bet they could. They have momentum and enthusiasm. After a full off season, where they may lose some key players, and momentum? Doubt it.
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Post by: Mooley on May 04, 2016, 08:34:56 PM
I'm sure if they have their way the final will be really, really drab, but I sure hope Atleti can pull it off.
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Post by: weedpop on May 04, 2016, 10:24:56 PM
Simeone deserves a champions league trophy I think for what he's done with that team. Two champions league finals in three years is absurd for a club with the resources of Atletico. Hopefully the players will be motivated not to lose to Real again.
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Post by: McDuff on May 05, 2016, 11:03:11 PM
this is big on purpose.
(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/GVJ0t18yLTU/maxresdefault.jpg)

so. fucking. hyped.
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Post by: Spike Hawke on May 07, 2016, 01:11:10 AM
this is big on purpose.
(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/GVJ0t18yLTU/maxresdefault.jpg)

so. fucking. hyped.
Needs to be bigger. Sadly dont think Sturridge will be at Anfield next season, doesn't seem like he likes being left on the bench or alone in the changing room after the match. His insta post was pretty lame, bit like Yaya crying cos no one got him a birthday cake. Speaking of Yaya, that was an impressive display of "downing tools", he aint liked by Pep and he knows it, another one exits Man City.
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Post by: Tracer on May 10, 2016, 12:02:02 PM
Final game at Boleyn starts in 30
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Post by: Spike Hawke on May 11, 2016, 02:05:31 PM
Sunderland win and send Newcastle down, that party is going to go on for a few months
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Post by: perverted super otaku! on June 11, 2016, 05:29:14 AM
Bump! looks like some interesting fixtures today
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Post by: 20matar on June 11, 2016, 11:45:53 AM
I watched the Eurocup game today on TV. It's been a while since I actually watched a match. Thinking about catching the Russia game later, this was a fun match.
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Post by: Alan on June 11, 2016, 01:55:55 PM
The Russian equaliser was undeserved, imho.
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Post by: Tracer on June 11, 2016, 01:59:10 PM
Hahaha England always findsnew ways to lose
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Post by: Decreed Bratton on June 11, 2016, 02:46:04 PM
Except it was a draw.  England got no one to blame but themselves though.  Should have at least gotten another goal and been 2 goals up.  Anything can happen and it did.
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Post by: Mooley on June 11, 2016, 05:08:42 PM
Hard not to be delighted for Wales.

(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CkrxxqKWEAA-3Ik.jpg)
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Post by: Tracer on June 11, 2016, 06:52:02 PM
BALE ;)

It got pretty violent in Marseille, bunch of idiots trying to ruin it for everyone

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Post by: perverted super otaku! on June 12, 2016, 05:46:35 AM
Stoked on the glorious free kicks. The fighting is lame, also seems like Russians are getting into it with North African French locals, that could end really badly for the Russians if shit continues...

edit: i wish they would just lose the side-field electronic billboards, so degrading lol

edit: man some some nice ass goals in this shit, damn!
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Post by: SodaJerk on June 12, 2016, 07:00:49 AM
The thing about the hooliganism is that England just doesn't bring its A game anymore. All the baddest from England were banned from traveling decades ago and they are all on a data base that prevents them from traveling through airports and train stations whenever there is a tournament on. The Russians on the other hand just don't give a fuck. Expect more of this and FIFA doing sweet FA about it because the bribes are already in for the World Cup.
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Post by: Matze on June 12, 2016, 09:32:55 AM
So good with croatia today. Loved that team since 98 when they kicked us out of the tournament. Although I have a polish passport too the Croatian team my 2nd team.
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Post by: Alan on June 12, 2016, 11:20:52 AM
This guy has his priorities straight

http://vine.co/v/iL5gH7hmZXQ (http://vine.co/v/iL5gH7hmZXQ)
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Post by: Spike Hawke on June 12, 2016, 02:18:17 PM
The thing about the hooliganism is that England just doesn't bring its A game anymore. All the baddest from England were banned from traveling decades ago and they are all on a data base that prevents them from traveling through airports and train stations whenever there is a tournament on. The Russians on the other hand just don't give a fuck. Expect more of this and FIFA doing sweet FA about it because the bribes are already in for the World Cup.
Looks like a lot of the russian firms who are known to the police in France with the help of the Russian police are flying to Holland and hiring cars to avoid detection at the French airports. Also reports of French and Polish firms picking off small groups of English fans. Anyway, Woy Hodgson fucked up, no Vardy, Kane taking all the corners, Sterling hasn't got a final ball, after they wet 1 up they sat back and stopped pressing high up, Rooney off for Wilshere was a fucking joke. Not looking forward to getting humped by Wales.
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Post by: ciaran on June 12, 2016, 03:45:17 PM
Hard not to be delighted for Wales.

(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CkrxxqKWEAA-3Ik.jpg)

Spot on.  Watching the Welsh anthem and seeing armies of fans with tears running down their cheeks was rad to see, more so when the team were able to cap that with a win.
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Post by: 20matar on June 12, 2016, 06:19:12 PM
I'm watching the Copa America CENTENARIO (now with 100% more AMERICA!!!) and I feel that I should have been looking directly at the sun instead. I'm watching Brazil play Peru and this match is definitely going to be a frustrating draw.
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Post by: Tracer on June 12, 2016, 06:21:55 PM
This is one of the worst Brazilian squads ever  :-\
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Post by: 20matar on June 12, 2016, 06:31:04 PM
It has to be. I'll naively expect something better for the Olympic games, as the younger players are slightly less infuriating than the guys in their "prime", and Neymar will be playing. It's sad to see that the national team is Neymar + 10. I have the morbid curiosity of seeing the return of Ganso, hopefully he'll be subbed in tonight. If he wasn't so fucking lazy, inconsistent and prone to injuries, I wonder where could he be... 
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Post by: Tracer on June 12, 2016, 08:05:15 PM
annnnd Brazil is out.... on a sick punch in by the Peruvian forward

that ref is gunna get murdered
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Post by: 20matar on June 13, 2016, 04:28:39 AM
"Sick punch in", that was just a ridiculous forearm bump. The guy hid his arm in guilt. The worst part is how the ref took forever to just call the damn goal. If you're going to do such a criminal mistake like that, you have to be decisive. He didn't award two penalty kicks, one for each side... so I guess that evens out. A draw would be enough for Brazil to advance. Where are the center forwards in this country? It's a sad, sad day when you mourn the absence of a guy in the wrong end of the thirties like Ricardo Oliveira.
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Post by: Matze on June 14, 2016, 12:55:05 PM
Killa Kiraly is the new Wu Welsh

(http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2015/11/16/12/2D36619A00000578-0-image-a-8_1447676697357.jpg)
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Post by: pica on June 14, 2016, 04:19:39 PM
^yeah, i'm backing his pants. not so the fact that austria lost today, as well as some of the refs decisions....
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Post by: perverted super otaku! on June 15, 2016, 08:58:46 AM
also backing the pants, the announcer said something regarding his fashion sense, but i beg to differ
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Post by: Hercules Rockefeller on June 15, 2016, 01:29:07 PM
hahaa, watching the austria game was fun. all my homies with high expectations, just being crushed by the performance.
for me, it was clear we would lose once i saw the hungarian goalies fit.
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Post by: OldieButFrenchie on June 16, 2016, 12:56:23 AM
2 goals in 2 games : Payet is the new French national hero.


(http://www.les-transferts.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/dimitri-payet-fete-but-contre-russie-29-mars-2016.jpg)
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Post by: perverted super otaku! on June 16, 2016, 05:35:14 AM
Hoping Wales puts on a good show after seeing France come back like that yesterday, the Albanians seemed so hyped on the draw
then, nah

edit: in the Canadian broadcast, they had a mic in the tunnel and all you hear is Joe Hart yelling "MOVE THAT FUCKIN BALL!!!", pretty funny
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Post by: Alan on June 17, 2016, 11:16:13 AM
Gutted the Czechs didn't get the winner. Hope they make it out of the group stage, although they'll probably be destroyed if they do.
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Post by: perverted super otaku! on June 17, 2016, 11:25:30 AM
Interesting match, the flare shit was kinda lame and seem to give the Czechs time to regroup. Liking these last minute goals
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Post by: Alan on June 17, 2016, 11:36:10 AM
I really don't mind the flares, especially given the reason behind them - protest against the organized criminals running the football federation.

Similar to this previous incident: https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2014/nov/17/croatia-fans-terrorism-italy-planned-cry-attention (https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2014/nov/17/croatia-fans-terrorism-italy-planned-cry-attention)
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Post by: perverted super otaku! on June 17, 2016, 11:39:43 AM
ahh interesting, that makes more sense regarding why they would throw flares when their team is winning
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Post by: excitableboy on June 17, 2016, 09:25:39 PM
Not flares though, bombs. Or at least some hefty fireworks that could have done real damage. But indeed, there was more to it than meets the eye.

Sort of had this feeling it was over for Croatia after that happened, which was true and it is a bummer as they were probably the most entertaining side as far as football quality goes. Srna, Modric, Rakitic that may well be the best midfield in Europe.

Except Spain already has that, in Iniesta. Such a magical player. He has been the best on this continent with some distance for years now. Sure he asks for a card now and again but imagine embarrassing the Pépé's of this world on a weekly basis. Only Messi gets fouled on more than iniesta does, if that. I was gutted in 2010 but i hope he scores the tournament winner again so FIFA cannot ignore him anymore. #JusticiaParaIniesta
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Post by: Spike Hawke on June 18, 2016, 01:55:18 PM
The one guy you would want taking a pen  ;D
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Post by: Tracer on June 18, 2016, 02:00:45 PM
This tournament kind of blows... 0-0 Austria LOL  :-\

Cautiously hoping it gets better soon
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Post by: pica on June 18, 2016, 06:25:35 PM
^seriously? offside goal, penalty to the post, amazing saves, the whole ronaldo drama....that game had it all and was full of entertainment. i'd rather watch an amazing 0:0 than an boring 4:0. if you want high scores go watch a basketball game....
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Post by: somethingmustbreaknow on June 19, 2016, 12:35:12 AM
that por vs aut match was entertaining. highly exciting. that whole cr7 fiasco at big events is funny to me.
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Post by: Alan on June 19, 2016, 01:58:01 AM
So if Austria beat Iceland, they are through, yeah?  Can't remember if all third placed teams advance...

Also:

(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ClRERXTWkAAyHhC.jpg)
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Post by: pica on June 19, 2016, 07:38:38 AM
it depends on the situation in the other groups, but most likely yes.
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Post by: Alan on June 19, 2016, 08:46:15 AM
Great. Fingers crossed.
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Post by: Tracer on June 19, 2016, 12:43:19 PM
(http://gtat.dracoblue.net/media/c7b43fdf941afaa9e4008fbb10b4bb3e.jpg)
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Post by: snickers on June 19, 2016, 01:34:23 PM
So far, Switzerland v France has resulted in two ripped jerseys, a popped football, and multiple naps.
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Post by: perverted super otaku! on June 19, 2016, 02:01:13 PM
stoked on Albania
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Post by: snickers on June 19, 2016, 03:00:20 PM
USA vs Argentina...it was a nice run but all good things must come to an end :/
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Post by: weedpop on June 19, 2016, 04:34:30 PM
I'm gonna be choked for Messi if they don't win this thing. It's not the world cup, but the dude needs at least one major international trophy to his name by the time he retires. Chile still look like by far the best team in South America though. Kinda wish they played more copa america games on TV here, as they've generally been a lot more entertaining than the Euros so far.
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Post by: OldieButFrenchie on June 20, 2016, 12:02:00 AM
So far, Switzerland v France has resulted in two ripped jerseys, a popped football, and multiple naps.

23 ripped jerseys?! anyways both teams were qualified already so.....not that much action

how about that though:

Dimitri Payet hits the crossbar vs Switzerland 19/6/2016 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnmoJtgHEeE#)
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Post by: Alan on June 20, 2016, 11:57:27 AM
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ClZXKCJWAAAncaq.jpg)
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Post by: the snake on June 20, 2016, 12:55:16 PM
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So far, Switzerland v France has resulted in two ripped jerseys, a popped football, and multiple naps.
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23 ripped jerseys?! anyways both teams were qualified already so.....not that much action

how about that though:

Dimitri Payet hits the crossbar vs Switzerland 19/6/2016 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnmoJtgHEeE#)
Reunion island represent !
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Post by: excitableboy on June 21, 2016, 05:44:38 AM
If they have to have 24 teams in the Euros, there is a much better way to do it. I didn't make this up myself, some mathematician did:

8 groups of three teams.

e.g.:
Andorra plays Liechtenstein
Loser of Game 1 plays Gibraltar
Winner of Game 1 plays Gibraltar

The winner of each group advances immediately to the 1/8 finals. Group winners get the advantage of playing one game less. Their opponents in the 1/8 are to be decided by an extra knock-out round, to be played between the numbers 2 and 3 of the groups (they will be reseeded).

This has multiple advantages. Most importantly it takes out the unfairness there is now, where teams can be eliminated by teams they had nothing to do with. It also ensures that during the group phase, every game the teams are playing for something, with nothing to lose. No one is eliminated in the group phase after all. It will make for more entertaining games, without reservations informing tactics as much etc. There would be 32 games rather than 36, with an extra knock-out round.

Something has to happen and I think this could be it. This Cup is the most boring one I have ever seen and this seems to be the general consensus. It may never be the Copa America in terms of excitement, part of that is the latino temperament we lack I suppose (playing with reservations never really got the same footing over there), but mostly it's just poor organization. FIFA wants to milk this with the most games possible, when really they should focus on quality. In the long run it also makes more sense commercially.

TLDR; @UEFA this format sucks please make it better
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Post by: Tracer on June 21, 2016, 06:47:06 PM
Messi= GOD
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Post by: straight on June 21, 2016, 06:52:40 PM
Yes tracer you are correct. My mom is from Argentina and we are all watching the game going nuts and my dumbass dad is rooting for USA.
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Post by: N.L. on June 21, 2016, 08:27:44 PM
Bale= GOD

Corrected.
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Post by: castillo's curls on June 22, 2016, 03:03:12 PM
Man, today was intense!

Fucking Hungary first in their group, unreal  ;D

Really happy for Ireland as well, they definitely deserve it

The only thing that bums me out is that Portugal is in the next round with three draws, come on now  :-X
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Post by: excitableboy on June 23, 2016, 10:34:28 AM
Man, today was intense!

Fucking Hungary first in their group, unreal  ;D

Really happy for Ireland as well, they definitely deserve it

The only thing that bums me out is that Portugal is in the next round with three draws, come on now  :-X

Unfair, right?

Also pretty bummed about Spain and Italy meeting so early on, and just the draw in general

(http://img.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Photo/competitions/General/02/38/33/14/2383314_w1.jpg)

Oh well, at least there will be a surprising finalist. Pressure's on for Belgium.
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Post by: pica on June 25, 2016, 05:15:08 PM
dayum, alan i feel with you tonight. what a bummer. now i still have to put up with watching pepe play.
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Post by: perverted super otaku! on June 25, 2016, 05:29:02 PM
 that sucks about Croatia, bummer
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Post by: Tracer on June 26, 2016, 01:56:00 PM
I hope Poland finds their game and knocks off Portugal and all the car flag enthusiants around here

Wales v Belgium
Poland v Portugal
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Post by: slappies on June 27, 2016, 07:22:42 AM
Hungary played like shit last night, which was a bummer. A lot of Hungarian pride in my family so it was almost painful to watch them get their asses kicked.

OVER IT
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Post by: excitableboy on June 27, 2016, 11:48:49 AM
Forza Italia!

Messi played his last game with Argentina (supposedly)... Could this be the last we see of Iniesta in Spain?

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Post by: the snake on June 27, 2016, 01:00:58 PM
go Iceland !
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Post by: Howie on June 27, 2016, 02:00:30 PM
Exit the EU and exit the euros. Rough week.

Well done Iceland.
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Post by: AnotherHardDayAtTheOffice on June 27, 2016, 02:03:06 PM
Yes! Brexit part 2...

Holy shit. That match had me on the edge of my seat.
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Post by: perverted super otaku! on June 27, 2016, 02:04:55 PM
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! love it  ;D
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Post by: weedpop on June 27, 2016, 02:12:31 PM
Excruciating and yet oh so familiar. Never change England.
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Post by: SodaJerk on June 27, 2016, 02:30:22 PM
Geez I'd hate to be English right now. Iceland turned them inside out. They had zero game plan. Good thing my family is Welsh.
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Post by: excitableboy on June 27, 2016, 03:25:20 PM
Almost felt bad for Rooney, he was so poor this game it was embarrassing.

Iceland played so well though, I can see them beat any team if they keep this up except Germany or Italy.
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Post by: Tracer on June 27, 2016, 04:41:14 PM
Almost felt bad for Rooney, he was so poor this game it was embarrassing.

Iceland played so well though, I can see them beat any team if they keep this up except Germany or Italy.
lol... France will kick the shit outta Iceland, England is just THAT gutless and embarrassing. Horrible game English players are shampoo models not serious players.
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Post by: OldieButFrenchie on June 27, 2016, 11:59:20 PM
yeah I hope I won't come to regret my words but I don't think Iceland will be that much of a threat for les Bleus. Iceland is playing well but our team is coming into its own. They reacted well after conceding a penalty in the first 5 minutes against Ireland. And Pogba/Payet/Griezman is a serious triple threat. Anything is possible though, as the tournament has shown!
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Post by: somethingmustbreaknow on June 28, 2016, 01:44:57 AM
iceland. yeah
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Post by: Sk.A.T.A.N on June 28, 2016, 04:47:39 AM
Portugal is playing like shit so they can fuck off themselves. I'm rooting for Iceland now!  ;D
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Post by: ciaran on June 28, 2016, 06:33:42 AM
yeah I hope I won't come to regret my words but I don't think Iceland will be that much of a threat for les Bleus. Iceland is playing well but our team is coming into its own. They reacted well after conceding a penalty in the first 5 minutes against Ireland. And Pogba/Payet/Griezman is a serious triple threat. Anything is possible though, as the tournament has shown!
The English media and pundits here said the the same thing.  But yeah, even though France haven't really seemed to have got out of the blocks yet, they were ruthless in the period in the Ireland game when they scored 2 and then when Duffy was sent off.   Still want and Iceland vs Wales final, but doubt that will happen, heh. 
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Post by: N.L. on July 01, 2016, 04:29:58 PM
Wales V Iceland final?
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Post by: pica on July 03, 2016, 03:55:22 AM
zaza, what was that?
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Post by: noileum on July 03, 2016, 07:59:14 AM
some qaulity zaza memes after his tippy toe run up fiasco
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Post by: Alan on July 03, 2016, 09:31:35 AM
Yeah, that was quite the sneaky cartoon villain run up...
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Post by: perverted super otaku! on July 03, 2016, 09:37:01 AM
ahahahahhaha this, www.youtube.com/watch?v=0IdeWBmJpBQ (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0IdeWBmJpBQ#)
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Post by: Tracer on July 03, 2016, 10:34:12 AM
Mullers was worse
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Post by: 20matar on July 03, 2016, 01:31:23 PM
Iceland are losing 5-1 but they STILL won't lose as as poorly as Brazil did to Germany. The team is as inspiring as that "flying lawnmower" video, but all I can think about now is how association kickball ludopedium futbol football used to be my surefire source of cheap unwarranted national pride and now even that is gone. Fuck the CBF. Iceland is as big as my city and look at them.

Last but not least: I'm enjoying the Euros a lot, it's just what I needed to enjoy the sport again.
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Post by: Decreed Bratton on July 03, 2016, 03:11:45 PM
Mullers was worse

Come on now.  There were a lot of bad ones.  Pelle's was just as horrible and Schweinsteiger's went into orbit, but Zaza's run up takes the cake.

Gotta give it up to Iceland. Even 4 down at the half they never gave up. France vs. Germany should be a good one.
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Post by: perverted super otaku! on July 03, 2016, 03:21:16 PM
Stoked for Iceland also, 1st half kinda bummed me out, but they got it together and scored 2 on France, good show. On another note, GO WALES!!!!!!!!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=1BXKsQ2nbno (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1BXKsQ2nbno#)
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Post by: Mooley on July 03, 2016, 10:54:30 PM
I can't help but wonder if Hodgson would still have his job if it had been England in that quarter.
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Post by: OldieButFrenchie on July 04, 2016, 12:58:21 AM
allright I'm really getting my hopes up now....... Pogba, Payet, Griezman, and Giroud: 4 different scorers!
I'm just gonna be so disappointed if we lose to Germany AGAIN.

Anyways it's been pretty entertaining so far. That Belgium- Wales game was pretty crazy too!
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Post by: Matze on July 04, 2016, 02:44:01 AM
allright I'm really getting my hopes up now....... Pogba, Payet, Griezman, and Giroud: 4 different scorers!
I'm just gonna be so disappointed if we lose to Germany AGAIN.

Anyways it's been pretty entertaining so far. That Belgium- Wales game was pretty crazy too!


well, I'm already sorry.
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Post by: Sk.A.T.A.N on July 04, 2016, 04:11:01 AM
Sad that Iceland is gone, even losing for a bunch they never gave up and scored. Great team!

Really hyped for Wales vs Portugal now! It will be interesting to see the duel between Bale and Ronaldo. I hope Sanches shines again, that kid is really good!
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Post by: Hercules Rockefeller on July 04, 2016, 07:02:42 AM
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allright I'm really getting my hopes up now....... Pogba, Payet, Griezman, and Giroud: 4 different scorers!
I'm just gonna be so disappointed if we lose to Germany AGAIN.
Anyways it's been pretty entertaining so far. That Belgium- Wales game was pretty crazy too!
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well, I'm already sorry.

hahaaa
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Post by: Alan on July 05, 2016, 11:26:55 AM
I liked David Squires' take on Zaza

https://www.theguardian.com/football/picture/2016/jul/05/david-squires-on-euro-2016-reaching-the-semi-final-stage (https://www.theguardian.com/football/picture/2016/jul/05/david-squires-on-euro-2016-reaching-the-semi-final-stage)
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Post by: OldieButFrenchie on July 06, 2016, 12:01:49 AM
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allright I'm really getting my hopes up now....... Pogba, Payet, Griezman, and Giroud: 4 different scorers!
I'm just gonna be so disappointed if we lose to Germany AGAIN.

Anyways it's been pretty entertaining so far. That Belgium- Wales game was pretty crazy too!

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well, I'm already sorry.

oh as long as nothing like this happens it'll be fine....

Schumacher collision with Battiston 82 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGq7VcaHoqo#)

Man I was 8 but I'll never forget that.
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Post by: perverted super otaku! on July 06, 2016, 07:12:22 AM
So, Messi got sentenced to 21 months for tax fraud?
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Post by: somethingmustbreaknow on July 07, 2016, 01:04:16 PM
allez les bleus
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Post by: weedpop on July 07, 2016, 01:31:08 PM
So, Messi got sentenced to 21 months for tax fraud?

No jail time though because of the Spanish rules for first time tax offenders. Kind of interesting given that the prosecutor actually ended up recommending that no charges be laid against Messi personally at the end of the trial, but it makes sense that they would want to make an example of him.

Looks like Germany's in trouble...

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Post by: Matze on July 07, 2016, 11:02:51 PM
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allright I'm really getting my hopes up now....... Pogba, Payet, Griezman, and Giroud: 4 different scorers!
I'm just gonna be so disappointed if we lose to Germany AGAIN.

Anyways it's been pretty entertaining so far. That Belgium- Wales game was pretty crazy too!

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well, I'm already sorry.
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oh as long as nothing like this happens it'll be fine....

Man I was 8 but I'll never forget that.

chapeau!

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Post by: OldieButFrenchie on July 08, 2016, 02:34:20 AM
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allright I'm really getting my hopes up now....... Pogba, Payet, Griezman, and Giroud: 4 different scorers!
I'm just gonna be so disappointed if we lose to Germany AGAIN.

Anyways it's been pretty entertaining so far. That Belgium- Wales game was pretty crazy too!

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well, I'm already sorry.
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oh as long as nothing like this happens it'll be fine....

Man I was 8 but I'll never forget that.
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chapeau!



danke!
man that felt good. I did not dare believe it until the 85th minute, still on a high right now. it's kinda silly but we needed that as a country after those last 2 years.
go Griezou, people's hero!

(https://media.giphy.com/media/l46Cq1PUeMFEflvNu/giphy.gif)
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Post by: Sk.A.T.A.N on July 10, 2016, 02:44:17 PM
PORTUGAL CARALHO!!! É TUDO NOSSO!!!
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Post by: Tracer on July 10, 2016, 03:14:09 PM
Grats Portugal.. Loooong and horrific boring tourney finally over

Portugal didn't win a single game in 90, and they hoist the cup  :D
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Post by: OldieButFrenchie on July 11, 2016, 01:59:22 AM
Portugal is playing like shit so they can fuck off themselves. I'm rooting for Iceland now!  ;D

Damn, that was a quick turnaround.

haha...anyways congrats to Portugal. They deserve to finally win a major tournament.
France had luck on its side during the previous games, but not this time. We came so close though....fuck. My son cried    :'(

The consolation prize for me is we finally won against Germany. And the 2010 fiasco is behind us. That french team is quite promising for the future. I have to say I don't understand people saying this Euro was boring. There were a lot of big upsets, tense games and awesome goals, so what's the problem?
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Post by: Sk.A.T.A.N on July 11, 2016, 02:35:04 AM
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Damn, that was a quick turnaround.

haha...anyways congrats to Portugal. They deserve to finally win a major tournament.
France had luck on its side during the previous games, but not this time. We came so close though....fuck. My son cried    :'(

The consolation prize for me is we finally won against Germany. And the 2010 fiasco is behind us. That french team is quite promising for the future. I have to say I don't understand people saying this Euro was boring. There were a lot of big upsets, tense games and awesome goals, so what's the problem?

When Iceland was out I was portuguese again... eheh

We really needed this title, when Payet killed Ronaldo it felt like some sort of revenge for us. And then the goal from Eder, the most joked on player from the team, felt like a dream. I think he doesnt even know how he scored ahah
Man of the match was Patricio for me, he saved us from lots of goals.
This was like the euro 2004 but we were Greece this time.
The euro wasnt borring at all, I bit all the nails I had and almost had a stroke too many fucking times!!
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Post by: 20matar on July 11, 2016, 04:46:30 AM
Portugal's win was a beautiful thing. To beat the hosts without their main player and captain, the best player in the world, and with a goal from young EDERZITO is the kind of stuff you wouldn't see in any serious movie. It's the happiest I've been with football in years, even though I'm not a fan of the team (besides good ol' DICK LENT [wb quaresma]). This Eurocup was great, 10/10 would watch again.
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Post by: Alan on July 11, 2016, 05:39:21 AM
Germany beating Brazil in the last WC was a beautiful thing, CL final in 2005 was a beautiful thing. As a neutral, it's almost impossible to find anything beautiful about Portugal's run. Sure, the Portuguese are stoked, and why not? But for everyone I talked to about this, it was *farting sound and thumbs down*, and the whole tournament isn't far behind.
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Post by: Spike Hawke on July 11, 2016, 06:45:51 AM
Portugal's win was a beautiful thing. To beat the hosts without their main player and captain, the best player in the world, and with a goal from young EDERZITO is the kind of stuff you wouldn't see in any serious movie. It's the happiest I've been with football in years, even though I'm not a fan of the team (besides good ol' DICK LENT [wb quaresma]). This Eurocup was great, 10/10 would watch again.
Not sure if trolling? Was one of the most boring tournaments I can remember, Portugal defended the whole time and won it with dull football. Was good to see how they got better without Ronaldo, personally think he brings them down as they are always looking for him and finally someone else gets to take a free kick.
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Post by: chockfullofthat on July 11, 2016, 06:52:13 AM
Must be sour grapes from an England fan.  This tournament was pretty interesting.
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Post by: Spike Hawke on July 11, 2016, 06:53:54 AM
Must be sour grapes from an England fan.  This tournament was pretty interesting.
Nah, sour grapes from a football fan.
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Post by: Alan on July 12, 2016, 12:19:23 PM
Anyone read about the new format being introduced for the EC in 2020? So fucked up.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euro_2020
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Post by: perverted super otaku! on July 12, 2016, 03:10:20 PM
Wales and Iceland were my highlights, and the nice goals, especially the vollies and freekicks. Good for Portugal though that run will probably pay for many a car-flag salesmens kid's university  ;D.
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Post by: Spike Hawke on July 12, 2016, 03:49:13 PM
Anyone read about the new format being introduced for the EC in 2020? So fucked up.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euro_2020
Dafuq?? Multiple countries, one game in Baku next could be in Glasgow? Bummer for the travelling fans.
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Post by: Alan on July 13, 2016, 06:12:24 AM
That was the most fucked-up sports happening I've seen in my entire life (on TV, sadly)

Probably for the best, eh? That would have been too traumatic, I think.


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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euro_2020
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Dafuq?? Multiple countries, one game in Baku next could be in Glasgow? Bummer for the travelling fans.

Yeah, it makes no sense, and is obviously not geared towards the people actually attending matches.
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Post by: HBeezy561 on August 03, 2016, 03:53:39 AM
Can someone help me with some links for games. All mine or down. Or does any one mess with the firestick?
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Post by: Alan on August 03, 2016, 06:07:29 AM
What about Roja Directa? Haven't used it in a minute, but I think it's still up, no?
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Post by: HBeezy561 on August 07, 2016, 05:19:46 AM
ill check it out thanks
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Post by: Mr.Jenkins on August 07, 2016, 06:00:15 AM
Can someone help me with some links for games. All mine or down. Or does any one mess with the firestick?

Just use sopcast - available for win and os x. Then search soccer + sopcast and you end up something like this: http://www.livefootballol.me/sopcast-channel-list-2016.html (http://www.livefootballol.me/sopcast-channel-list-2016.html)

Choose a game with sopcast, press the link and it start automatically. If your on pc you can try the acestream app too - but im on os x so havent tried that one.

Zlatan is making his contest debute today for Man United :)
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Post by: Spike Hawke on August 09, 2016, 01:30:32 AM
Have we got a SLAP fantasy league this season?
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Post by: 20matar on August 10, 2016, 06:17:33 PM
Crosspost with the Olympics thread. Brazil will never get Olympic gold. Ever. It's easier to imagine, say, a decathlon athlete winning the gold medal than the male national soccer team winning the gold. The ladies fare a lot better, but I'm sure Marta will end up getting the shits or rolling her ankle and losing like always, and losing the Ballon d'Or to some Japanese semi-pro player or to someone who plays in a five-team unified North American league. Sometimes I forget how upset soccer makes me. I'm a flawed man, but soccer manages to make me way more upset than all of my fuck-ups in life.
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Post by: perverted super otaku! on August 10, 2016, 06:31:31 PM
Crosspost with the Olympics thread. Brazil will never get Olympic gold. Ever. It's easier to imagine, say, a decathlon athlete winning the gold medal than the male national soccer team winning the gold. The ladies fare a lot better, but I'm sure Marta will end up getting the shits or rolling her ankle and losing like always, and losing the Ballon d'Or to some Japanese semi-pro player or to someone who plays in a five-team unified North American league. Sometimes I forget how upset soccer makes me. I'm a flawed man, but soccer manages to make me way more upset than all of my fuck-ups in life.
Not soccer but whats up with Brazilian accents? some people it seems like from further south in the country seem to pronounce their r's really strongly like "ARR" where as in Rio they don't seem to do that? is that a thing or am i completely mistaken?
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Post by: perverted super otaku! on August 11, 2016, 05:30:57 AM
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Crosspost with the Olympics thread. Brazil will never get Olympic gold. Ever. It's easier to imagine, say, a decathlon athlete winning the gold medal than the male national soccer team winning the gold. The ladies fare a lot better, but I'm sure Marta will end up getting the shits or rolling her ankle and losing like always, and losing the Ballon d'Or to some Japanese semi-pro player or to someone who plays in a five-team unified North American league. Sometimes I forget how upset soccer makes me. I'm a flawed man, but soccer manages to make me way more upset than all of my fuck-ups in life.
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Not soccer but whats up with Brazilian accents? some people it seems like from further south in the country seem to pronounce their r's really strongly like "ARR" where as in Rio they don't seem to do that? is that a thing or am i completely mistaken?
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Fortunately I bit my tongue there. I fell asleep during the second half, though. Yeah...
Rio's Rs are strong, but in a different way. Some letters, like R and S and X can be really stretched out, sounding kinda Irish or Scottish. I speak with a Rio accent due to family. As for the southern accents, I'm not really familiar with Gauchos speaking English, but I don't think the Rs are particularly strong or harsh.
ahh cheers maybe I got it backwards, I also meant while speaking Portuguese, but yea it does sounds kind of Irish or Scottish, it sounds like they switch accents for the words that end with r's while speaking Portuguese if that makes sense
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Post by: chockfullofthat on August 11, 2016, 12:32:37 PM
SLAP EPL Fantasy Code:  41214-14906
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Post by: Tracer on August 20, 2016, 02:54:27 PM
Not looking good for Brazil. 1 shot on target over 70 minutes  :-\
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Post by: Spike Hawke on August 21, 2016, 02:53:48 AM
Not looking good for Brazil. 1 shot on target over 70 minutes  :-\
Good shout Tracer, maybe you should buy a lotto ticket with skills like this.
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Post by: Foray on October 05, 2016, 05:33:48 PM
Spurs vs Man City was one of the best EPL games I've seen in a while, especially as a Spurs fan.  Who are people rooting for this season?
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Post by: Mooley on October 05, 2016, 10:59:10 PM
Spurs vs Man City was one of the best EPL games I've seen in a while, especially as a Spurs fan.  Who are people rooting for this season?

I wish I had time to catch more of the season so far, but it's been fun times following along with Liverpool lately. They seem back to their unpredictable best, a refreshing departure from the "how are they going to fuck up a 2 goal lead this time?" days. Can't wait for the United game after the break.
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Post by: Tracer on October 19, 2016, 01:33:27 PM
Messi being Messi
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Post by: Spike Hawke on October 23, 2016, 04:04:41 PM
Not a Chelsea fan but hate Man U more, good weekend for Liverpool with everyone else around them drawing or losing except Chelsea. Mourinho made to look like a cunt by Hazard. Dont see Mata playing much now either
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Post by: perverted super otaku! on November 27, 2016, 07:26:16 AM
Go Bournemouth!  :D
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Post by: S. on November 27, 2016, 08:18:24 AM
I am an Eintracht Frankfurt fan and it is the first time in 20 years that they have a good team! This season they beat Schalke, Leverkusen and even tied Bayern Munich. I went to the stadium yesterday and watched them beat Borussia Dortmund 2-1. They are now third in the Bundesliga. It's a beatiful thing!
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Post by: 20matar on November 27, 2016, 10:03:29 AM
My team is Flamengo and they flaked once again. The league is coming to a close and our chances of winning are officially gone. The super dank zesty "SMELLS LIKE THE 7TH [league title]" memes were not only annoying, but they bit the FLAMENGO NATION in the ass. We're making it to the Libertadores cup next year, but I'm sure this will be a waste of everyone's time. Flamengo only makes it to the Libertadores to lose against the B-teams of Mexican clubs, draw against Andean clubs away, and lead matched 2-0 only to lose by 3-2. I make a point of not watching Flamengo play ever, because every single minute of playtime I've watched in the last three years were nothing but pain.
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Post by: Rick Sanchez on November 27, 2016, 10:53:33 AM
Brighton and Hove Albion FC represent. Won yesterday, sitting in 2nd in the Championship (second highest tier of English football). Would love to see my team get promoted, tho realistically cant see them doing overly well in the prem.
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Post by: 20matar on November 29, 2016, 03:24:06 AM
Horrible, saddening, unbelievable news. The plane taking Chapecoense to Colombia, for the first leg of the Sudamericana Cup finals, has crashed on its way to Medellin. 76 dead, 5 survivors as we speak. They were huge underdogs against Atletico Nacional, the team is new amongst the Brazilian elite, and it was the most important match in their history as a club... which makes the tragedy even more absurd and shocking.
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Post by: Spike Hawke on November 29, 2016, 06:40:00 AM
Fuck me thats terrible.
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Post by: Sk.A.T.A.N on November 29, 2016, 09:02:10 AM
Horrible, saddening, unbelievable news. The plane taking Chapecoense to Colombia, for the first leg of the Sudamericana Cup finals, has crashed on its way to Medellin. 76 dead, 5 survivors as we speak. They were huge underdogs against Atletico Nacional, the team is new amongst the Brazilian elite, and it was the most important match in their history as a club... which makes the tragedy even more absurd and shocking.

Saw that on TV, got instant chills all over. Such a saddening tragedy, and even more in a country were football is such a big thing. 
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Post by: Alan on November 29, 2016, 03:51:14 PM
This made me well up. RIP.

"Their opponents, Colombian team Atletico Nacional, have offered to concede the game to ensure Chapecoense are declared the champions."

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-38152105 (http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-38152105)
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Post by: brycickle on January 01, 2017, 02:00:20 AM
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C1CmEs5XAAAHb6e.jpg)
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Post by: Alan on January 01, 2017, 05:31:52 AM
hahahhaa
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Post by: 20matar on January 01, 2017, 05:44:38 AM
There's a real rematch coming up this year -- the Olympic finals didn't count! -- and Russia 2018 is coming on horseback. Brazil will avenge themselves by soundly beating Germany 1-0 for the third place match with the finest type of Tite football.
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Post by: perverted super otaku! on January 01, 2017, 06:47:43 AM
haha what a bastard thats jokes
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Post by: 20matar on January 01, 2017, 07:15:01 AM
Otaku, your username made me realize I forgot to watch the Emperor's Cup finals this year... it was always the best way to start the year, football-wise. My knowledge of "Asian" football begins and ends with the A-League bloopers in Australia, though.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylf2YS1Qk84 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylf2YS1Qk84)

Each season the video gets longer... I'd be right at home playing there!
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Post by: perverted super otaku! on January 01, 2017, 07:34:21 AM
That kind of makes me interested to watch an actual game and compare to the MLS league here, which frankly can be quite dull for me to watch at times, seems like the Australian league is maintaining a high entertainment value regardless.
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Post by: Alan on January 25, 2017, 05:32:42 AM
(http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/02830/eric-cantona_2830342b.jpg)

25.01.1995

Never forget
Title: Re: football anyone? as in soccer...
Post by: perverted super otaku! on January 25, 2017, 05:43:26 AM
(http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/02830/eric-cantona_2830342b.jpg)

25.01.1995

Never forget
Legend
www.youtube.com/watch?v=npkBgncBBFM (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npkBgncBBFM#)

Any one checkin the African Nations Cup?, been meaning too but have been busy, might throw on a game today though if there is one, should be interesting
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Post by: 20matar on January 25, 2017, 08:23:51 AM
(http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/02830/eric-cantona_2830342b.jpg)

25.01.1995

Never forget

Certified legend. That jersey makes me want to collect football shirts again.
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Post by: Alan on January 25, 2017, 08:27:55 AM
Speaking of jerseys, I bought this (http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-CIFzmyOaAsI/VkS1a-x4jAI/AAAAAAAAuhE/fZdOw59Vx6M/s1600/spain-euro-2016-away-kit-2.jpg) on sale a couple of weeks ago, just because it's so ugly, like mid 90s ugly.
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Post by: Matze on January 25, 2017, 09:39:53 AM
I think it works, more of a early nineties. Love looking for sales at football sites, got some awesome Zanzibar shorts two years ago.

(http://www.lovellsoccer.co.uk/products/9109.jpg)

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Post by: perverted super otaku! on January 25, 2017, 09:59:38 AM
Those shorts are amazing
Palermo has some real classics


(http://www.oldfootballshirts.com/img/shirts/343/palermo-home-football-shirt-1994-1995-s_28767_1.jpg)
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Post by: Alan on January 25, 2017, 10:54:24 AM
Matze, those are NICE! Are you looking for the jersey, too?

I don't have too many jerseys, but this is my prized possession

Lazio 94/95 away jersey

(http://img.jugemcart.com/PA01011/720/product/1607988_0.jpg)
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Post by: somethingmustbreaknow on March 08, 2017, 11:59:40 PM
yesterday's CL was sick. PSG vs. barca match was intense. haha.
sick comeback of barca after the 4:0. did not expect it to happen
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Post by: Mark Renton on March 09, 2017, 04:04:10 AM
Yeah it will break the internet for a couple of days but there's nothing appealing to me in a game like that. If I wanted to see 6 on a scoresheet I'd go to Wimbledon.

Speaking of jerseys, I have a bunch of them and I'm obsessed with 90s Umbro designs. Only downside is that they're not cheap and also since I'm WHU fan sometimes it's hard to say fuck it and buy another PL team jersey, even if they're objectively so good (e.g. ManU umbro sharp top from cantona days).
This is probably the best thing I own and my friends got it for my bachelor degree.

(https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTb4tyxjN44GonWmal0o7EvBb2a8qw62OswEblFVk2KDNPUvYO0Yw)

scotland top Italy '90
Title: Re: football anyone? as in soccer...
Post by: Alan on March 09, 2017, 04:33:56 AM
As a neutral, it's hard for me to get excited about the CL, but that was quite good. It's funny though how this is what it takes to make Barca fans ecstatic.

Mark, that top is aces. I found a Scotland Euro 96 top back in school in the lost and found box, but it was too small for me so I gave it to a friend...

(https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/53/a4/29/53a4295f816e4e48589dbc3ac4b14675.jpg)
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Post by: geezer on March 10, 2017, 02:33:13 PM
Disregard if ABP, but I recently found this UK site with a bunch of NOS and used stuff from a ton of teams.  A lot of it is pretty cheap.  Some Tottenham gear is coming my way soon!
https://www.classicfootballshirts.co.uk/ (https://www.classicfootballshirts.co.uk/)
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Post by: Tracer on March 10, 2017, 02:41:57 PM
YID ARMY!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBUKmJwhd9o
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Post by: 20matar on March 10, 2017, 02:46:08 PM
Disregard if ABP, but I recently found this UK site with a bunch of NOS and used stuff from a ton of teams.  A lot of it is pretty cheap.  Some Tottenham gear is coming my way soon!
https://www.classicfootballshirts.co.uk/ (https://www.classicfootballshirts.co.uk/)


These guys are awesome. I bought a bunch of shit from them during happier times. Of course you can scour ebay, especially if you're willing to bid on auctions, but CFS are a class act and the selection is consistently great. It's been ages since I bought any football shirts, though. I'm a sucker for Umbro shirts!
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Post by: Mark Renton on March 10, 2017, 04:21:10 PM
Disregard if ABP, but I recently found this UK site with a bunch of NOS and used stuff from a ton of teams.  A lot of it is pretty cheap.  Some Tottenham gear is coming my way soon!
https://www.classicfootballshirts.co.uk/ (https://www.classicfootballshirts.co.uk/)


Yeah that's where I got almost everything I have. That site is a goldmine and I wish I could shop more.
My dream purchases are:
Umbro england (Italy '90)
Umbro Lazio 90ish

Mostly because I'm a big fan of gazza
Title: Re: football anyone? as in soccer...
Post by: Tracer on April 11, 2017, 04:18:23 PM
Barca looked terrible today, 3-0 Juventus. All Messi did was fall down and beg for yellow cards, so tilting. It would be great to see Buffon finally get there in the end.

Explosives postponed the Dortmund game. It's now at 12:45 ET tomorrow before Leicester v Atletico.
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Post by: Mark Renton on April 12, 2017, 11:06:44 AM
Probably the most solid Juve game in a couple of years. They definitely did the so called 'perfect match' and hopefully they can keep it up also at the camp nou.
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Post by: norrin radd on May 22, 2017, 01:31:56 PM
Great seasons across Europe this year.

I support Arsenal and Barca so not so much to celebrate there but looking forward to the changes to their teams next season.

Good to see Monaco win the league, Liverpool back in Champions league as well. Roma always painfully close to overcoming Juve

Last wishes are for Juve to win CL and Mourinho to fuck off and lose to a bunch of teenagers on Wed against Ajax.

Also, for those in the Slap Pals fantasy EPL, great fun there too. Pretty surprised I was able to get top spot
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Post by: Binomial Nomenclature on May 22, 2017, 04:45:47 PM
Jose will park the bus and pundits will talk about his tactical genius after MUFC win on penalty kicks.
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Post by: Tracer on May 22, 2017, 04:57:56 PM
Jose will park the bus and pundits will talk about his tactical genius after MUFC win on penalty kicks.
Injuries though... I hope Ajax wins their support will go ape.
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Post by: excitableboy on May 24, 2017, 11:21:40 AM

Last wishes are for Juve to win CL and Mourinho to fuck off and lose to a bunch of teenagers on Wed against Ajax.


You and me both! The city is going absolutely apeshit right now, no one thought ajax would make a final again. Such a fun young squad they have now, hopefully they dont succumb to the pressure.
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Post by: Tracer on May 24, 2017, 11:49:37 AM
Due to the recent bombing let's hope United takes it.

More English teams in the CL is better, show them why it's the best league on Earth.
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Post by: 20matar on May 24, 2017, 07:49:34 PM
I'm so old I remember when Ajax was a thing. Also PSV Eindhoven. Time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like a banana... and so on.
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Post by: excitableboy on May 28, 2017, 04:35:09 PM
Anyone catch Totti's farewell ceremony? He's like a true skate rat, but with a ball. Still not ready to hang up his boots :'(


http://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/810425/Francesco-Totti-Roma-farewell-speech (http://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/810425/Francesco-Totti-Roma-farewell-speech)



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Post by: Spike Hawke on May 29, 2017, 05:32:54 AM
Due to the recent bombing let's hope United takes it.

More English teams in the CL is better, show them why it's the best league on Earth.
If you are actually the Liverpool fan you say you are you will understand that supporting United at any time will get you into all types of problems.
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Post by: Mark Renton on May 30, 2017, 09:39:48 AM
Anyone catch Totti's farewell ceremony? He's like a true skate rat, but with a ball. Still not ready to hang up his boots :'(


http://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/810425/Francesco-Totti-Roma-farewell-speech (http://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/810425/Francesco-Totti-Roma-farewell-speech)


That was sad. I think it's been long overdue though, like he should have retired at least 2 years ago, he was always out of pace lately (and it's alright at >40yo). That was also made more evident by his position on the field.. the only one that could stroll and still make a difference was the maestro Andrea Pirlo.

Totti is an incredible player and his loyalty to the club is something that's becoming very rare nowadays. This being said I always found him to be a bit too impulsive on some crucial occasions (him and the other main man at Roma, De Rossi) and that made him and his team go missing pretty bad on some domestic and european nights.
I think that his farewell can finally start a new cycle for Roma, whose supporters have always been so attached to Totti (like a roman king) but that had sometimes bad repercussions on the board and the team (etc. hiding bad signings and squad technic-tactic errors behind the fact that the captain wasn't getting enough game time).

Legend on the pitch, genuine man with a great heart.. he'll be missed. (hopefully he doesn't go and play in Dubai or some shit next season).
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Post by: Tracer on June 02, 2017, 09:17:17 AM
Finals tomorrow in Cardiff. Pulling for Juve I think their defense holds up. Win or lose it's a huge test for 2 European giants.
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Post by: brycickle on June 04, 2017, 08:01:20 AM
Juventus got blasted.
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Post by: perverted super otaku! on June 04, 2017, 08:17:11 AM
yeah they did indeed, sick purple 3rd kits though
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Post by: Alan on June 04, 2017, 12:35:27 PM
I tuned in moments before Mandzukic scored, everything that came after that was anticlimactic...
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Post by: 20matar on June 04, 2017, 01:14:38 PM
I just had to tune in to the match... but I had a poor night of sleep so I slept after the first goal. When I woke up, the fourth goal was scored... whoops.
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Post by: Monty Burns on June 04, 2017, 05:27:33 PM
Why is faking / diving not being addressed in football ?. We do have video now, we could check whos diving and faking during the games and specially AFTER the games to hand out retroactive punishments

Its always bugged me when people in football fall to the ground rolling around like they stepped on a landmine when you have rugby players and hockey players loosing teeth, open cuts, heavy bleeding and bones broken and they still go out and play


30 Shameful Dives and Flops in Football (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqYsRxn5AHc#)


fucking pathetic
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Post by: Tracer on June 04, 2017, 05:40:52 PM
You can call it shameful but they're playing for millions, you and I would do the same. Whatever it takes to win.

It's quite a skill really, just don't expect that shit to fly in your Monday night pickup game.
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Post by: StinkyLarry on June 04, 2017, 09:20:08 PM
English FA is introducing retroactive banning for diving next season in the Premier League.
I think it's only if it results in a penalty or red for the "tackling" player but it's a start.
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Post by: Alan on June 04, 2017, 11:56:27 PM
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hockey players loosing teeth, open cuts, heavy bleeding and bones broken and they still go out and play

Diving is pathetic, but thinking that this is something to strive towards is idiotic.
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Post by: Tracer on June 05, 2017, 07:04:19 PM
Hockey players dive more than anyone and they wear full pads.
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Post by: excitableboy on June 05, 2017, 08:45:59 PM
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Diving is pathetic, but thinking that this is something to strive towards is idiotic.

Yeah this is typical criticism football gets from non-football fans. I remember watching the world cup abroad and practically every tackle or foul was considered a dive and laughed off. Football is in terms of motor skills a much more demanding sport at the end of the day, than most others. Having to run and dribble and keep track of your surroundings, it doesn't take much to be thrown off balance. Not to say American football or rugby don't require skill, but running with a ball in your hand is just nowhere near as dexterous.
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Post by: Mark Renton on August 01, 2017, 05:37:18 AM
"Just Macaulay Culkin in a West Ham shirt fooling around with Michael Jackson's daughter on snapchat...
Stranger things have definitely happened."

(https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/20376100_1404184923000040_8998187530330487207_n.jpg?oh=ca29d2cc322d9e5bb2a25b110f38f96c&oe=59F0245C)

I wish I could go to Old trafford away with westham but it's sold out. Hopefully someone on the net cant go and will sell me his ticket but I'm keeping my expectations loow.
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Post by: perverted super otaku! on August 01, 2017, 06:19:46 AM
hahahaha what a world

even the vintage fila with dr martens sponsorship

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Post by: Mark Renton on August 01, 2017, 06:26:48 AM
hahahaha what a world

even the vintage fila with dr martens sponsorship



One of the best kits in premier league history  :)
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Post by: Spike Hawke on August 01, 2017, 06:44:04 AM
"Just Macaulay Culkin in a West Ham shirt fooling around with Michael Jackson's daughter on snapchat...
Stranger things have definitely happened."

(https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/20376100_1404184923000040_8998187530330487207_n.jpg?oh=ca29d2cc322d9e5bb2a25b110f38f96c&oe=59F0245C)

I wish I could go to Old trafford away with westham but it's sold out. Hopefully someone on the net cant go and will sell me his ticket but I'm keeping my expectations loow.
Instagram Grandad, sheesh  ;).
We getting the Fantasy Football league going again this season, not that I get anywhere near winning it
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Post by: Mark Renton on August 03, 2017, 05:23:24 PM
Sorry for overposting but today anthony stokes rejoined Hibernian and I can't keep from remember the 2016 scottish cup final against rangers.
Mind Hibernian havent won one in 114 years before this.
I'm originally from faaar away from edinburgh but still sends shivers down my spine every fucking time.

Rangers 2-3 Hibernian | William Hill Scottish Cup Final 2016 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OcLhUiYrZhA#)

Amazing Hibs Fans Best Sunshine on Leith Scottish cup final 2016 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3b_lw7t2TE#)

WHO PUT THE BALL IN THE RANGERS NET? - Hibernian Scottish Cup Final Parade 2016 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVVUJskLrGw#)

Whenever I get burnt out on 'modern' football I go watch these videos. They make me want to get fucking drunk.
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Post by: iKobrakai on August 04, 2017, 10:13:02 AM
I've been a Bayern Munich fan for almost twenty years. The Audi Cup, man.... The Audi Cup... The inuries...

I know, I know... And the season starts soon. But first, Dortmund...
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Post by: Spike Hawke on August 06, 2017, 12:21:36 AM
A couple of fantasy leagues codes 927736-223022 927736-223055
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Post by: pica on August 06, 2017, 01:05:49 PM
Why is faking / diving not being addressed in football ?. We do have video now, we could check whos diving and faking during the games and specially AFTER the games to hand out retroactive punishments

Its always bugged me when people in football fall to the ground rolling around like they stepped on a landmine when you have rugby players and hockey players loosing teeth, open cuts, heavy bleeding and bones broken and they still go out and play


30 Shameful Dives and Flops in Football (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqYsRxn5AHc#)


fucking pathetic

Because diving is part of the game. Spices the whole thong up. I'd miss it. i creates so many legends, endless discussions...
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Post by: Tracer on August 06, 2017, 01:17:52 PM
I've seen a fair share of diving yellows Monty. Half the time they're just taking a break, its fuckin hard running around for 90+ especially if you're getting worked. A post match fine would be ideal like 2k for a really bad one and escalating fines like the NBA implemented.

I also wasn't supportive of video review, it makes the refs look like a bunch of dickheads.
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Post by: SHAQUEEFA on August 06, 2017, 03:47:47 PM
I sell some soccer jerseys on my instagram vintage store @thebodyscloset. Check me out and ask for a slap pals discount! Pick up a Shaqueefa shirt while you are at it!!!!
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Post by: perverted super otaku! on August 06, 2017, 03:51:05 PM
Hibernian cup win footy was hype as fuck, lovely to see
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Post by: Spike Hawke on August 07, 2017, 01:10:26 AM
I've seen a fair share of diving yellows Monty. Half the time they're just taking a break, its fuckin hard running around for 90+ especially if you're getting worked. A post match fine would be ideal like 2k for a really bad one and escalating fines like the NBA implemented.

I also wasn't supportive of video review, it makes the refs look like a bunch of dickheads.
2k fine wouldn't deter them. Video reviews, as much as i dont like it, are becoming a necessity. So much can hinge on a decision that if its totally wrong that should be put right. The charity shield, Pedro got sent off for a shit challenge then Arsenal scored to draw the game with 10 mins to go. Good or bad reffing can alter a game
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Post by: Mark Renton on August 07, 2017, 06:20:19 AM
Hibernian cup win footy was hype as fuck, lovely to see

It really warms my heart everytime, I watch it on any shitty day.
I dont know why they didn't put a Renton 'first shag in ages' scene in T2 with this one it would have been perfect.
"Henderson to delivaaah and David Gray the captain, hibs are standing on the brick brink* of history after 114 years!"

Also Spike what's the deal with that fantasy league? Is it slap only? I'd be down for that.

*thanks bry  ;)
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Post by: brycickle on August 07, 2017, 07:39:23 AM
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It really warms my heart everytime, I watch it on any shitty day.
I dont know why they didn't put a Renton 'first shag in ages' scene in T2 with this one it would have been perfect.
"Henderson to delivaaah and David Gray the captain, hibs are standing on the brickbrink of history after 114 years!"

Also Spike what's the deal with that fantasy league? Is it slap only? I'd be down for that.
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Post by: Tracer on August 07, 2017, 10:36:19 AM
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I've seen a fair share of diving yellows Monty. Half the time they're just taking a break, its fuckin hard running around for 90+ especially if you're getting worked. A post match fine would be ideal like 2k for a really bad one and escalating fines like the NBA implemented.

I also wasn't supportive of video review, it makes the refs look like a bunch of dickheads.
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2k fine wouldn't deter them. Video reviews, as much as i dont like it, are becoming a necessity. So much can hinge on a decision that if its totally wrong that should be put right. The charity shield, Pedro got sent off for a shit challenge then Arsenal scored to draw the game with 10 mins to go. Good or bad reffing can alter a game
Now that the refs have been deemed incompetent by FIFA, why not get them off the field entirely?

It's part of the show, just play ball.
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Post by: Spike Hawke on August 08, 2017, 01:46:12 AM
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It really warms my heart everytime, I watch it on any shitty day.
I dont know why they didn't put a Renton 'first shag in ages' scene in T2 with this one it would have been perfect.
"Henderson to delivaaah and David Gray the captain, hibs are standing on the brickbrink of history after 114 years!"

Also Spike what's the deal with that fantasy league? Is it slap only? I'd be down for that.
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Nah its just a couple im on, there was a SLAP only one last year. Will get one set up when I get a minute
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Post by: norrin radd on August 09, 2017, 09:22:49 PM
No SLAP Pals Fantasy league this season?
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Post by: Mark Renton on August 12, 2017, 06:22:34 AM
My parents bought me a west ham away ticket for southampton but in the home stand.
I told them you can get stabbed for that here but still they think they did alright.
If you are reading this and you are in london and fancy a second row seat for that game please PM me it's yours for 50 quid.
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Post by: weedpop on August 19, 2017, 08:04:32 PM
Ayyy wassup with that SLAP fantasy league. I'm trying to get into the top 4 this year (even though I forgot to make my team until week 3 again).

I'm kinda hoping for a more competitive title race this year and it looks like it could happen. At least Man U is better and Chelsea seems a bit less overpowering than last season. Will be interesting to see if Arsenal can make it back into the Champions league this year, given the increase in competition.
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Post by: Tracer on August 19, 2017, 08:09:39 PM
Ayyy wassup with that SLAP fantasy league. I'm trying to get into the top 4 this year (even though I forgot to make my team until week 3 again).

I'm kinda hoping for a more competitive title race this year and it looks like it could happen. At least Man U is better and Chelsea seems a bit less overpowering than last season. Will be interesting to see if Arsenal can make it back into the Champions league this year, given the increase in competition.
You buggin United is shit they beat down 2 nothing teams.

Watch out for Liverpool, all these new pieces click it's a title.
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Post by: brycickle on August 20, 2017, 10:14:33 AM
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Ayyy wassup with that SLAP fantasy league. I'm trying to get into the top 4 this year (even though I forgot to make my team until week 3 again).

I'm kinda hoping for a more competitive title race this year and it looks like it could happen. At least Man U is better and Chelsea seems a bit less overpowering than last season. Will be interesting to see if Arsenal can make it back into the Champions league this year, given the increase in competition.
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You buggin United is shit they beat down 2 nothing teams.

Watch out for Liverpool, all these new pieces click it's a title.
Liverpool fans have been saying that shit for the last 25 years.
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Post by: Tracer on August 20, 2017, 10:38:41 AM
Loot at the competition, a makeshift Chelsea team, Agueros and Tottenham?

It was hilarious watching spurs lose today. Cheer for an own goal, blow it 10 minutes later in a half empty stadium
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Post by: Spike Hawke on August 20, 2017, 01:05:38 PM
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Ayyy wassup with that SLAP fantasy league. I'm trying to get into the top 4 this year (even though I forgot to make my team until week 3 again).

I'm kinda hoping for a more competitive title race this year and it looks like it could happen. At least Man U is better and Chelsea seems a bit less overpowering than last season. Will be interesting to see if Arsenal can make it back into the Champions league this year, given the increase in competition.
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You buggin United is shit they beat down 2 nothing teams.

Watch out for Liverpool, all these new pieces click it's a title.
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Liverpool fans have been saying that shit for the last 25 years.
Please dont confuse Tracer with actual Liverpool fans
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Post by: Alan on April 29, 2018, 01:27:01 AM
Hey everyone, just wanted to let you know that the new Swiss champions are called Young Boys, and they play at the Wankdorf stadium.
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Post by: brycickle on April 29, 2018, 05:57:03 PM
I love Young Boys!!


That came out wrong.

So did that.
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Post by: Alan on April 29, 2018, 11:54:23 PM
They sell merch with the phrase "Young Boys Forever" on it.
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Post by: LUVS2SPWGE on May 26, 2018, 01:16:15 PM
Anyone else watching the UCL final?
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Post by: Mooley on May 26, 2018, 01:50:48 PM
Man, Karius.

I was mad, now my heart just breaks for him. I don't know how you ever recover from that.

Fuck Sergio Ramos, forever and always.
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Post by: LUVS2SPWGE on May 26, 2018, 02:13:01 PM
Karius should not have let that last Bale goal in and Ramos basically suplexed Salah. That changed the game. I did get a chuckle when Mane flung his hand into Ramos’ face.
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Post by: Alan on May 26, 2018, 03:10:41 PM
Fuck Sergio Ramos, forever and always.

The only relevant conclusion after the final.
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Post by: HugeBodBoyle on May 26, 2018, 03:42:12 PM
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The only relevant conclusion after the final.

Glad to see people on the right side, here. I like that Mane has that dog in him and went after that prick a couple of times.

My daughter thinks Karius is a dreamboat. She has been asked to leave my home.
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Post by: excitableboy on May 26, 2018, 04:00:19 PM
Fucking Ramos. Killed the whole thing.

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Post by: brycickle on May 26, 2018, 11:48:16 PM
Except that Salah was the one that was gripping Ramos' arm. The tackle itself was perfectly legal.
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Post by: excitableboy on May 27, 2018, 02:13:54 PM
Except that Salah was the one that was gripping Ramos' arm. The tackle itself was perfectly legal.

They both grabbed but Ramos judo'd him so he couldn't roll. It was a deliberate and effective move, Ramos deserves the credit.
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Post by: Willie on May 28, 2018, 05:02:52 AM
(https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/67/590x/Sergio-Ramos-Mohamed-Salah-965550.jpg?r=1527407084701)
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Post by: Quique on May 28, 2018, 09:13:48 AM
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Fuck Sergio Ramos, forever and always.
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The only relevant conclusion after the final.
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Post by: Skate_lurker_Rob on May 29, 2018, 11:36:24 AM
I am a Rangers & Westham fan, however don't believe they get alot of coverage in the states maybe it's a local station in UK type of deal...
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Post by: Alan on May 29, 2018, 01:01:43 PM
Or it's because they are not that good. Only top clubs have enough global fans to warrant the coverage.


*Btw, it's West Ham
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Post by: Skate_lurker_Rob on May 29, 2018, 01:14:25 PM
Or it's because they are not that good Yeah I will admit they've gone downhill however doesn't stop me from liking them nonetheless. Only top clubs have enough global fans to warrant the coverage. I guess?! I am not a UK citizen so......... that's that


*Btw, it's West Ham Clearly it was a typo
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Post by: 20matar on May 30, 2018, 08:44:34 PM
I got my haircut today. And I've just realized, in horror, that I wasted two opportunities in one cut: the first, to get myself a Zangief mohawk+beard combo to get in a festive, Russian mood for the cup. The second, to get a nice 2002 Ronaldo cut as soon as Brazil makes it into the playoffs. I'm sincerely bummed about this, even more so than with the Salah injury. Here's hoping Guerrero makes it to the cup, though. My team paid a truckload of money for him and he hasn't done jack.
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Post by: HugeBodBoyle on May 31, 2018, 04:55:16 AM
Zidane just quit. That was unexpected and kind of wild.
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Post by: whale on August 14, 2018, 06:22:31 AM
Premiership.

Who’s taking it?
Will Mourinho get the sack?
If so, when?

My moneys on man city repeat and Mourinho being jobless by march.
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Post by: Binomial Nomenclature on August 27, 2018, 05:43:47 PM
I'm going to Amsterdam in October and I would like to go to an Ajax game. The ticket buying process seems a bit difficult for people not from Amsterdam. Do any Dutch Pals have any advice or info for a Canadian?
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Post by: thomas kook on August 28, 2018, 02:05:13 AM
yeah man, usually to buy tickets you'll have to buy a club card first and then you are eligible for a ticket. i'm not at home now but i'll look for some more info and pm you later?
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Post by: Binomial Nomenclature on August 28, 2018, 03:46:37 AM
Awesome thank you!
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Post by: brycickle on August 28, 2018, 08:03:26 AM
https://www.reddit.com/r/AjaxAmsterdam/comments/92moo4/visiting_ajax_a_guide/
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Post by: Binomial Nomenclature on August 31, 2018, 06:12:04 PM
Thanks brycickle. I checked that thread and found it really helpful. Still not sure where StubHub falls in the grey area of resell tickets. Other threads have said Viagogo tickets are ok despite this one saying they are not. Have you been to an Ajax game? first hand info?
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Post by: brycickle on August 31, 2018, 09:45:11 PM
No, I'm a Man United fan. I just knew there was a thread like that on their reddit page, so I figured Ajax would have one too. Hopefully some day I'll get to wade through all of the trouble to get some home tickets.
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Post by: Binomial Nomenclature on September 01, 2018, 03:45:17 AM
Ha ha yeah it turned out to be a little more complicated than I expected. Either way, tickets or no tickets, I will be on holiday so I'm not too stressed.

And hopefully MUFC can win at Burnley this weekend and get on a run of good form. I think the team has lots of potential this season.
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Post by: excitableboy on September 03, 2018, 12:43:12 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a240IOk7hUU
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Post by: LemThurdy on September 14, 2018, 12:48:27 PM
Ha ha yeah it turned out to be a little more complicated than I expected. Either way, tickets or no tickets, I will be on holiday so I'm not too stressed.

And hopefully MUFC can win at Burnley this weekend and get on a run of good form. I think the team has lots of potential this season.

They suck. They got no potential and will only Gail sucka
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Post by: ungzilla on September 20, 2018, 07:36:33 AM
I was busy watching Man City blow it and missed this game but I'm real into the gusto this kid flipping off Ronaldo has


(https://i.imgur.com/gdIoQ6hl.jpg)
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Post by: snickers on October 03, 2018, 04:36:27 AM
yeah man, usually to buy tickets you'll have to buy a club card first and then you are eligible for a ticket. i'm not at home now but i'll look for some more info and pm you later?

it depends on the league and the match. some fixtures are limited to members only and some are general sale if there are any tickets left after sales to members.

anyway, how about them gunners!
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Post by: somethingmustbreaknow on October 03, 2018, 05:01:27 AM
I was busy watching Man City blow it and missed this game but I'm real into the gusto this kid flipping off Ronaldo has


(https://i.imgur.com/gdIoQ6hl.jpg)
i'm not sure. i watched that game and for me
the impression was that the kid is flipping off
the ref,  since this scene appeared right after
c.ronaldo saw red for some unsportsmanship.
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Post by: iKobrakai on October 03, 2018, 05:26:27 AM
Wow, my team, Bayern, is not doing that well. Oh, well, at least Real lost, so I'm ok.
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Post by: snickers on October 03, 2018, 06:05:58 AM
man u is absolute shit. they should’ve had an easy time with both west ham and valencia. i’m loving every minute of it.
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Post by: LemThurdy on October 03, 2018, 05:45:20 PM
Man Utd is absolute dog shit and they have been for about 6 years if we are honest. This is amazing I love the way they are just going down the shitter. COYG
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Post by: brycickle on October 03, 2018, 08:10:15 PM
As an ardent United supporter, I agree. We are currently shit, and have been since Ferguson left. We haven't been able to find an effective leader to mold the kind of team we had through the nineties and early 2000s.
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Post by: S. on October 04, 2018, 01:39:40 AM
Wow, my team, Bayern, is not doing that well. Oh, well, at least Real lost, so I'm ok.

What do you expect? They spent like an average Bundesliga team this season, but have expectations like FC Barcelona. Too many washed up old guys on the team. I think Kovac will have to go soon, even though it is not his fault.

I am excited about my team Eintracht Frankfurt playing Lazio Roma in the Euro Cup tonight! I think with all the excitement about playing on the international stage again and their upset in Marseille I think they might have a shot at winning.
I don't have too many expectations for my team this year, though. If they don't get relagated to the second division and play a few good matches in the Euro Cup this year I am happy. The main problem is they only have about 13 good players and most of the subs just aren't good enough for the Bundesliga. Unfortunately money rules everything in Football, and the same teams are on top every year.

 
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Post by: iKobrakai on October 04, 2018, 02:02:36 AM
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Wow, my team, Bayern, is not doing that well. Oh, well, at least Real lost, so I'm ok.
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What do you expect? They spent like an average Bundesliga team this season, but have expectations like FC Barcelona. Too many washed up old guys on the team. I think Kovac will have to go soon, even though it is not his fault.

I am excited about my team Eintracht Frankfurt playing Lazio Roma in the Euro Cup tonight! I think with all the excitement about playing on the international stage again and their upset in Marseille I think they might have a shot at winning.
I don't have too many expectations for my team this year, though. If they don't get relagated to the second division and play a few good matches in the Euro Cup this year I am happy. The main problem is they only have about 13 good players and most of the subs just aren't good enough for the Bundesliga. Unfortunately money rules everything in Football, and the same teams are on top every year.

I know, I know...

Yes. Champions League is for the richest top 10 teams, nobody stands a chance, really.

Good luck this season, buddy. I want more German teams out there.
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Post by: LemThurdy on October 04, 2018, 01:35:50 PM
As an ardent United supporter, I agree. We are currently shit, and have been since Ferguson left. We haven't been able to find an effective leader to mold the kind of team we had through the nineties and early 2000s.

Sorry for you mate but it’s the way football goes in the premiership and the problem starts at the top at that club not many smart football ppl
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Post by: S. on October 04, 2018, 02:00:49 PM
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Wow, my team, Bayern, is not doing that well. Oh, well, at least Real lost, so I'm ok.
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What do you expect? They spent like an average Bundesliga team this season, but have expectations like FC Barcelona. Too many washed up old guys on the team. I think Kovac will have to go soon, even though it is not his fault.

I am excited about my team Eintracht Frankfurt playing Lazio Roma in the Euro Cup tonight! I think with all the excitement about playing on the international stage again and their upset in Marseille I think they might have a shot at winning.
I don't have too many expectations for my team this year, though. If they don't get relagated to the second division and play a few good matches in the Euro Cup this year I am happy. The main problem is they only have about 13 good players and most of the subs just aren't good enough for the Bundesliga. Unfortunately money rules everything in Football, and the same teams are on top every year.
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I know, I know...

Yes. Champions League is for the richest top 10 teams, nobody stands a chance, really.

Good luck this season, buddy. I want more German teams out there.

Yes! Eintracht beats Lazio Roma 4-1 !!!!!!
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Post by: snickers on March 31, 2019, 04:45:08 AM
Bumping this thread to remind everyone that Tottenham is trash.

#COYG
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Post by: Síota on March 31, 2019, 04:58:02 AM
1-0 Celtic, zombies down to ten at half time. Looking forward to Liverpool against Spurs later also.
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Post by: whale on March 31, 2019, 11:15:29 AM
Bumping this thread to remind everyone that Tottenham is trash.

#COYG
Liverpool is very very lucky this season
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Post by: Speakr on April 01, 2019, 02:12:01 AM

I know, I know...

Yes. Champions League is for the richest top 10 teams, nobody stands a chance, really.

Good luck this season, buddy. I want more German teams out there.
Well, Ajax just broke that barrier. My heart still races when I think about that Real - Ajax match.
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Post by: Alan on May 07, 2019, 04:47:45 PM
Well that was one of the sickest games I've ever watched
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Post by: HugeBodBoyle on May 07, 2019, 05:49:16 PM
Well that was one of the sickest games I've ever watched

Dude. DUUUUUUUDE.

Divock. Gini.

Fucking Barcelona looked shell shocked. I hope Bob Coutinho gets a wedgie.
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Post by: iKobrakai on May 08, 2019, 12:24:50 AM
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Well that was one of the sickest games I've ever watched
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Dude. DUUUUUUUDE.

Divock. Gini.

Fucking Barcelona looked shell shocked. I hope Bob Coutinho gets a wedgie.

Bruh...Bruh...
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Post by: Speakr on May 08, 2019, 01:37:57 AM
That match was insane. Somehow giving me a whole lot of extra anxiety for tonights match. Definitely thought Ajax - Barca would be the final.
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Post by: Mark Renton on May 08, 2019, 04:41:58 AM
Every year the cup doesn’t land in Spain is a good year to me. Spanish teams broke my heart too many times.
I’d like Ajax to win since it would be kind of a Leicester move but with Liverpool in it it will be a good final anyways.
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Post by: Alan on May 08, 2019, 03:34:49 PM
Again, wtf football?
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Post by: Speakr on May 09, 2019, 01:37:28 AM
Yeah wtf. Probably a great match for neutral viewers, but that was the worst night of my life.
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Post by: Binomial Nomenclature on May 09, 2019, 03:28:56 AM
I really wanted to see Ajax make it through to the final. What an amazing team. Congratulations Ajax on a great run, and for playing beautiful football for the fans. Maybe if Neres was able to play in leg 2? What if he didn't hit the post in leg 1 and Ziyech hit the post in leg 2? That's football I guess. Looking forward to seeing De Jong at Barca, and wherever De Ligt goes. Hopefully they can retain some players to have a good crack at it again next year.

An all English final mean if Man City do win the PL, their achievements won't look as good with and ENglish team winning their coveted Champions League.

Final day of the PL should be a good one too.
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Post by: Síota on May 09, 2019, 03:42:41 AM
I enjoyed both second legs of the semi finals. Barcelona didn't turn up, was funny seeing Messi almost in tears, I hope Liverpool win it.
Was gutted for Ajax but they did very well to get that far.
Would love to see Man City bottle it on Sunday. I'm not a Liverpool supporter but the money City piss away is sick.
I'm hope Francfort can get threw tonight.
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Post by: Alan on May 09, 2019, 06:55:21 AM
Yeah, I felt so bad for Ajax. They didn't deserve to go out like that. Also hoping for City to eat shit.

Frankfurt got slaughtered in their last BL game, hope they can bounce back.
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Post by: Síota on May 10, 2019, 12:26:14 AM
Damn Frankfurt almost did it !
All English finals... I'm sure they will gloat about that for ages.
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Post by: Speakr on May 10, 2019, 02:04:27 AM
Bring on the 'it's coming home' meming again...
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Post by: busted-knee on May 10, 2019, 02:26:54 AM
Damn Frankfurt almost did it !
All English finals... I'm sure they will gloat about that for ages.

...but how many English players? :o
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Post by: iKobrakai on May 10, 2019, 02:08:07 PM
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Damn Frankfurt almost did it !
All English finals... I'm sure they will gloat about that for ages.
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...but how many English players? :o

I know but it is what it is. CL is a giant money/marketing machine. It is what it is.
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Post by: S. on May 10, 2019, 02:56:21 PM
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Damn Frankfurt almost did it !
All English finals... I'm sure they will gloat about that for ages.
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...but how many English players? :o
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I know but it is what it is. CL is a giant money/marketing machine. It is what it is.

I have been a Frankfurt fan all my life and that was a really amazing match yesterday, even though it was pretty sad in the end.

I guess money can and does buy championships. It did take the premier league a few years, however until they managed to turn their financial superiority into international championships. The sad thing is that to keep up the other leagues are gonna try to go for the same TV deals the Premier League has done: So there are gonna be 3 different match days a week and you are gonna need to pay for three different subscriptions to watch all the matches of your favorite team. Also there are gonna be even more teams turning into big publicly traded company (Munich and Dortmunda are already traded on the stock market) and Teams being bought up by big companies (Wolfsburg is already owned by Volkswagen, Leverkusen is owned by Bayer and Leipzig is owned by Red Bull) or billionairs is going to continue.   

Fuck all that!
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Post by: Síota on May 11, 2019, 07:46:54 AM
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Damn Frankfurt almost did it !
All English finals... I'm sure they will gloat about that for ages.
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...but how many English players? :o
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I know but it is what it is. CL is a giant money/marketing machine. It is what it is.
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I have been a Frankfurt fan all my life and that was a really amazing match yesterday, even though it was pretty sad in the end.

I guess money can and does buy championships. It did take the premier league a few years, however until they managed to turn their financial superiority into international championships. The sad thing is that to keep up the other leagues are gonna try to go for the same TV deals the Premier League has done: So there are gonna be 3 different match days a week and you are gonna need to pay for three different subscriptions to watch all the matches of your favorite team. Also there are gonna be even more teams turning into big publicly traded company (Munich and Dortmunda are already traded on the stock market) and Teams being bought up by big companies (Wolfsburg is already owned by Volkswagen, Leverkusen is owned by Bayer and Leipzig is owned by Red Bull) or billionairs is going to continue.   

Fuck all that!

Yep. Look at the ligue 1 in France, honestly it would be a great league if there wasn't PSG.
Modern football sucks.
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Post by: Alan on May 11, 2019, 08:15:48 AM
Did you guys see this? The Euro super league rears its ugly head again.

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/09/sports/champions-league-europe-restructuring.html

"While officials from the continent’s biggest clubs and UEFA, which governs the sport in Europe and organizes the Champions League, have suggested that there is a suite of options on the table, documents obtained by The New York Times outline only one developed plan.

If approved, it would calcify the Champions League into a competition dominated by a small group of elite clubs and leave as few as four of its 32 places available for teams from leagues in Europe’s 55 national federations. "

Edit: linked wrong story
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Post by: Speakr on May 11, 2019, 09:37:41 AM
Yeah that would be extremely ugly. The champions league is already the same teams with about 4 'wildcards' each year. And those upsets are some of the most interesting matches.
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Post by: Spike Hawke on May 11, 2019, 10:22:34 AM
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Damn Frankfurt almost did it !
All English finals... I'm sure they will gloat about that for ages.
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...but how many English players? :o
Spurs have 10 in there first team squad and Liverpool have 11 in theirs. Your point is?
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Post by: Mark Renton on May 12, 2019, 02:42:31 AM
Watch this a couple of times 20matar

http://youtu.be/JdP_KK75ThI (http://youtu.be/JdP_KK75ThI)
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Post by: Alan on May 12, 2019, 05:09:52 AM
Time to face it: I have become "that" guy. I fell out of love with soccer and can no longer see any good in it. Perhaps if I had anyone to play ball with, but I suck at all 11 positions. There's literally nothing for me to look forward to anymore, sportsballwise. If Qatar 2022 wouldn't happen, it would be all of the same to me. Same if my team wins the league or the Libertadores. Perhaps in a different world.

Did you hear that S. Arabia now wants to co-host the WC? It's hilarious.


That was a rad game, Mark Renton. I watched that clip dozens of times when it came out.
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Post by: Síota on May 12, 2019, 11:13:57 AM
I really wanted Brighton to win, pretty anti-climactic that €€€city win another League.
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Post by: whale on May 12, 2019, 11:30:03 AM
Leicester can’t win every year!
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Post by: HugeBodBoyle on June 02, 2019, 10:57:48 AM
We've been to PSG and Napoli...Belgrade and Germany.
And when we went to Allianz, Liverpool scored three.
Porto, Barcelona who the fuck you trying to kid?
We're the mighty Liverpool and we're going to Madrid.

And then they got NUMBER SIX.
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Post by: snickers on January 31, 2020, 04:05:39 AM
fuck liverpool and fuck you
We've been to PSG and Napoli...Belgrade and Germany.
And when we went to Allianz, Liverpool scored three.
Porto, Barcelona who the fuck you trying to kid?
We're the mighty Liverpool and we're going to Madrid.

And then they got NUMBER SIX.
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Post by: HugeBodBoyle on January 31, 2020, 04:44:13 AM
fuck liverpool and fuck you
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We've been to PSG and Napoli...Belgrade and Germany.
And when we went to Allianz, Liverpool scored three.
Porto, Barcelona who the fuck you trying to kid?
We're the mighty Liverpool and we're going to Madrid.

And then they got NUMBER SIX.
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19 clear. *shakes ass*
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Post by: snickers on January 31, 2020, 06:12:37 AM
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fuck liverpool and fuck you
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We've been to PSG and Napoli...Belgrade and Germany.
And when we went to Allianz, Liverpool scored three.
Porto, Barcelona who the fuck you trying to kid?
We're the mighty Liverpool and we're going to Madrid.

And then they got NUMBER SIX.
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19 clear. *shakes ass*

i’m just salty because all i have as an arsenal
supporter is the faint memory of the invincibles. that, and the luis suarez debacle of 2013  ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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Post by: HugeBodBoyle on January 31, 2020, 07:07:31 AM
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fuck liverpool and fuck you
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We've been to PSG and Napoli...Belgrade and Germany.
And when we went to Allianz, Liverpool scored three.
Porto, Barcelona who the fuck you trying to kid?
We're the mighty Liverpool and we're going to Madrid.

And then they got NUMBER SIX.
[close]
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19 clear. *shakes ass*
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i’m just salty because all i have as an arsenal
supporter is the faint memory of the invincibles. that, and the luis suarez debacle of 2013  ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

My friend Russ is an ardent Gooner, and I just largely avoid any Liverpool mentions to him because I can see the anguish and I genuinely do not want to gloat.

That said, this is an amazing run of football and I cannot see them sustaining it much longer. But I am trying to enjoy it!
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Post by: LemThurdy on February 02, 2020, 07:32:54 PM
I too am a arsenal fan it’s been a painful year to say the least so many draws but Liverpool is on another level to the whole league. Quite mad the pace they are on the UCL is where they may end up getting knocked out but the league is unfortunately going to Liverpool for sure lol
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Post by: snickers on February 05, 2020, 07:13:38 PM
liverpool pretty much has the prem won. i see them focusing mostly on UCL at this point.
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Post by: Alan on February 06, 2020, 05:20:22 AM
They sure as shit don't care about the FA cup.
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Post by: brycickle on February 06, 2020, 06:54:02 PM
Nobody cares about the FA cup anymore.
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Post by: Dad_Brains on February 06, 2020, 11:51:17 PM
Was at the Barca game the other night. Was gonna wear my reds shirt and harass them to take a quick corner but thought better of it. Have basically given up on trying to get a ticket to see the reds play this season after coming all this way but will hopefully get there for the victory parade
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Post by: Alan on February 07, 2020, 05:40:21 AM
Nobody cares about the FA cup anymore.

Nobody = clubs that stand a chance of getting into the CL
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Post by: HugeBodBoyle on June 26, 2020, 04:20:35 AM
OLE OLE OLE

(https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/UV86jQaPnX39_cUu96Dh4LTQ7tk=/0x0:4560x3040/920x613/filters:focal(2105x877:2833x1605):format(webp)/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/66984485/1222924730.jpg.0.jpg)
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Post by: Spike Hawke on August 24, 2020, 01:51:06 PM
https://fantasy.premierleague.com/leagues/auto-join/ewcve3

If anyone’s doing a fantasy team this season feel free to join our league.
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Post by: lazer69 on August 24, 2020, 02:47:36 PM
cant believe the whooping barca was handed in the europa league final. Haven't watched them in a few seasons. Have they really gotten this bad?
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Post by: Spike Hawke on August 25, 2020, 10:17:12 AM
cant believe the whooping barca was handed in the europa league final. Haven't watched them in a few seasons. Have they really gotten this bad?
erm Barca didnt get to the final. They got spanked in the semi, fnar, an ageing team who need a complete reup
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Post by: brycickle on August 25, 2020, 08:15:42 PM
It was the Champion's League, and it was the quarterfinal, not the semis.
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Post by: excitableboy on August 26, 2020, 12:55:13 AM
Messi in the EPL next season? Would be pretty wild. Just hoping he doesn't go to PSG. Even Inter would be better. Napoli would be the dream obviously.
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Post by: OldieButFrenchie on August 26, 2020, 01:39:35 AM
Not at PSG, thank you.
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Post by: whale on August 26, 2020, 03:26:31 AM
Not at PSG, thank you.
Why not?
I’d be giddy if Messi came to City, he wouldn’t solve all our problems but who’s going to say no to Messi?

Personally I don’t believe he’s going anywhere.
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Post by: excitableboy on August 26, 2020, 03:46:51 AM
That level of snob is only attained by Parisians.



Just kidding, Frenchie <3
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Post by: OldieButFrenchie on August 26, 2020, 04:59:53 AM
hahaha no offense!

It's just that, although I'm no football strategy expert, we still have Neymar/mbappe/Di Maria upfront. and they seem to want to stay. Messi would cost a lot of money and it would seem a wiser investment to get top level midfielders....

We saw in the final that Bayern had much more depth. I mean, Pavard and Lucas Hernandez are mainstays of the French squad and they did not play for Bayern at all. not even a minute.
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Post by: excitableboy on August 26, 2020, 06:01:44 AM
Sounds like a fair analysis to me. Granted, I don't know much about football tactics either, but then that is part of the fun I find. You can be totally pretentious about the subject as it is completely unimportant.

The top teams today all have a front six/seven that are workhorses as well as great players. Reportedly Koeman told Messi that with his arrival at Barca, his privileges (of being a dressage horse, so to speak) would be over, as everyone needs to put in the kms. Evidently this was a bit too direct from the Dutchman. Maybe Tuchel wouldn't be that strict. And 40m is a crumb to al-Thani.
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Post by: whale on August 26, 2020, 07:50:47 AM
It’s the same thing with City, the attack is hardly the problem, but bringing Messi in surely elevates it to new hight that might gloss over other weaknesses.
Messi, Suarez and Neymar were quite something a fee years back, I’m sure Messi-Neymar-Mbabbe would be devastating.
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Post by: Spike Hawke on August 28, 2020, 05:24:37 AM
It’s the same thing with City, the attack is hardly the problem, but bringing Messi in surely elevates it to new hight that might gloss over other weaknesses.
Messi, Suarez and Neymar were quite something a fee years back, I’m sure Messi-Neymar-Mbabbe would be devastating.
City would have to sell a bunch of players to offset the spend. Unless they could get him on a free, but then his wages are astronomical. Personally I just think he will end up staying at Barca then back to Argentina. Unless he actualkly really does want to leave he will have to take a massive wage drop. Lets face it, he could afford it but he doesnt seem to be the kind of guy to want to.
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Post by: BallDontLie on November 25, 2020, 09:38:31 AM
Hate to bump this thread this way, but RIP Diego Maradona. Hell of a player on the field and entertaining as hell off...


https://www.espn.com/soccer/argentina-arg/story/4244900/argentina-legend-maradona-dies-at-60
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Post by: Alan on November 25, 2020, 09:51:52 AM
(https://64.media.tumblr.com/2686f3ff6294507ad2eb36c1796346d9/tumblr_nif0ymeGe21tgisego1_500.gif)
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Post by: Síota on November 25, 2020, 10:10:46 AM
RIP to football's GOAT
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Post by: pica on November 25, 2020, 11:41:26 AM
(https://i.ibb.co/7yX50F1/34-AEF42-D-E26-E-4-B2-F-9-DEB-8-C5-C621-D4723.webp)
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Post by: Sluggloaph on November 27, 2020, 10:12:48 AM
Handball.
Anyone like spurs?
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Post by: snickers on January 04, 2021, 01:29:19 PM
Handball.
Anyone like spurs?

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF TOTTENHAM?

SHIT!

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF SHIT?

TOTTENHAM!

THANK YOU, THAT'S ALRIGHT

WE HATE TOTTENHAM, WE HATE TOTTENHAM!
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Post by: Sluggloaph on January 15, 2021, 08:43:19 AM
Ahhhh, gooner I presume? I'll go with that... psyched for Europe league next year?
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Post by: LordManHammer on January 15, 2021, 11:35:41 AM
West Ham all day son they're 10th in the premiere  league, any reputable UK team knows West Ham is better than Manchester United.
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Post by: snickers on January 22, 2021, 05:55:23 PM
Ahhhh, gooner I presume? I'll go with that... psyched for Europe league next year?

lol that's bold of you to think we're gonna qualify for the europa league.
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Post by: Mark Renton on January 23, 2021, 01:09:46 AM
IRONS !!
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Post by: Easy Slider on January 23, 2021, 01:34:29 AM
When I stopped skating around 1998 I started attending a lot of games of FC Zurich. Still support the club but stopped going regularly.

There are some other European clubs I like and some might be unpopular.

Germany: Schalke and Hertha / but atm I also root for Union Berlin because their coach is an FCZ legend
France: OM
Italy: Inter
England: Newcastle and Everton
Scotland: Rangers

I have a small collection of Football tops but atm too fat to wear most   :-[
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Post by: Matze on January 23, 2021, 04:15:51 AM
FCZ? Didn’t realise that there was another club besides Grasshoppers.

I’m a VfB Stuttgart supporter since 30 years. There is no other club I support.
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Post by: snickers on January 23, 2021, 06:22:01 AM
When I stopped skating around 1998 I started attending a lot of games of FC Zurich. Still support the club but stopped going regularly.

There are some other European clubs I like and some might be unpopular.

Germany: Schalke and Hertha / but atm I also root for Union Berlin because their coach is an FCZ legend
France: OM
Italy: Inter
England: Newcastle and Everton
Scotland: Rangers

I have a small collection of Football tops but atm too fat to wear most   :-[

sounds like you stopped watching football in 1998 8)
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Post by: Easy Slider on January 23, 2021, 06:33:32 AM
FCZ? Didn’t realise that there was another club besides Grasshoppers.

I’m a VfB Stuttgart supporter since 30 years. There is no other club I support.

Come on dude, Grasshoppers are our Nemesis. They used to be the club of the elite but nowadays play in the second league  8)


sounds like you stopped watching football in 1998 8)

Let‘s just say I‘m stuck somewhere in the 90s.
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Post by: nonickname on January 23, 2021, 07:39:09 AM
Just finished a big brekkie and am watching West Ham host Doncaster in the FA Cup and all I can think of is how it would have been a great away day for the Doncaster fans in previous years.
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Post by: brycickle on January 23, 2021, 10:26:01 AM
It's just very weird to see my team at the top of the table again. And while playing fairly mediocre, to boot!
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Post by: snickers on January 23, 2021, 11:20:14 AM
bye bye FA cup  :'(
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Post by: Matze on January 23, 2021, 11:35:45 PM
Speaking of Arsenal there is a great documentary about hector bellerin and his comeback from his torn acl.

https://youtu.be/FaMuq5u6poE
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Post by: AnotherHardDayAtTheOffice on January 24, 2021, 03:11:51 AM
When I stopped skating around 1998 I started attending a lot of games of FC Zurich. Still support the club but stopped going regularly.

There are some other European clubs I like and some might be unpopular.

Germany: Schalke and Hertha / but atm I also root for Union Berlin because their coach is an FCZ legend
France: OM
Italy: Inter
England: Newcastle and Everton
Scotland: Rangers

I have a small collection of Football tops but atm too fat to wear most   :-[

Hertha AND Union? How is that even possible? Schalke? Please... don't get me started.

I only care about Werder Bremen tbh, despite sympathies for St. Pauli and Chemie Leipzig (an obscure 4th division team), because some of my best friends are ardent supporters. I've never understood the hype around the Premier League.

But the truth is that I'm not sure how to feel about football and the football industry these days. I love attending games, but watching a bunch of millionaires (nothing wrong with that per se) play in empty stadiums is not exactly right up my alley. Any one else feeling football fatigue?
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Post by: Easy Slider on January 24, 2021, 03:56:12 AM

Hertha AND Union? How is that even possible? Schalke? Please... don't get me started.


Lol I can explain that. Used to like Hertha even back when Michael Preetz was still playing but then the legendary FC Zurich coach Lucien Favre (who got sacked from Dortmund lately) went to Hertha and took with him some FC Zurich players so I was definitely supporting them. Now our FC Zurich legend Urs Fischer is coach at Union so I kinda support them as well, mainly because I wish Urs Fischer all the best.


But the truth is that I'm not sure how to feel about football and the football industry these days. I love attending games, but watching a bunch of millionaires (nothing wrong with that per se) play in empty stadiums is not exactly right up my alley. Any one else feeling football fatigue?

I feel the same. I don't even like watching football on the TV, for me it's all about the atmosphere in the stadium, the chants, the choreographies and yes the pyroshow. Watching soulless star ensembles in empty stadiums has no appeal at all for me.
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Post by: Alan on January 24, 2021, 06:36:22 AM
Hertha is a cursed club. I'm not a fan at all, but it's painful to watch.
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Post by: Easy Slider on January 24, 2021, 07:10:34 AM
Hertha is a cursed club. I'm not a fan at all, but it's painful to watch.

I've always been attracted to those kind of clubs. That's why I prefer Espanyol over Barca, Atletico over Real, Everton over Liverpool, Feyenoord over Ajax, just to name a few examples.

When I started supporting FC Zurich they had not won a title in almost 20 years and certainly were the underdog compared to our city rivals Grasshoppers. In the meantime we won a few titles but at the same time were also relegated once.  If you lose often, those rare victories are all the much sweeter. For example, yesterday we won against FC Basel 4:1 in Basel, that has not happened in 25 years. This makes it so sweet.

Tl;dr: I guess it's just boring to win all the time.
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Post by: snickers on January 24, 2021, 11:41:59 AM
Speaking of Arsenal there is a great documentary about hector bellerin and his comeback from his torn acl.

https://youtu.be/FaMuq5u6poE

i love hector even if he lacks all the qualities a fullback should possess.

Hertha is a cursed club. I'm not a fan at all, but it's painful to watch.

my mum is a hertha supporter. we have a frosty relationship therefore i have a soft spot for die eisernen.

anyone manage to catch liverpool - man u today?

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Post by: AnotherHardDayAtTheOffice on January 25, 2021, 12:27:31 AM
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Lol I can explain that. Used to like Hertha even back when Michael Preetz was still playing but then the legendary FC Zurich coach Lucien Favre (who got sacked from Dortmund lately) went to Hertha and took with him some FC Zurich players so I was definitely supporting them. Now our FC Zurich legend Urs Fischer is coach at Union so I kinda support them as well, mainly because I wish Urs Fischer all the best.

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I feel the same. I don't even like watching football on the TV, for me it's all about the atmosphere in the stadium, the chants, the choreographies and yes the pyroshow. Watching soulless star ensembles in empty stadiums has no appeal at all for me.

Yeah, Favre's quite a character. I never fully understood why the guys at BVB were so unhappy with him (I get it, you guys never got over Kloppo, but isn't it time to move on?). I think Fischer is doing outstanding work at Union and I still love Max Kruse, but I'm not sure how to feel about Union after some of their recent shenanigans (especially how they dealt with COVID and racism).

Funny thing: Preetz (together with "Der schoene Bruno") just got sacked as Hertha's manager after being defeated 1-4 by my club.

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I've always been attracted to those kind of clubs. That's why I prefer Espanyol over Barca, Atletico over Real, Everton over Liverpool, Feyenoord over Ajax, just to name a few examples.

When I started supporting FC Zurich they had not won a title in almost 20 years and certainly were the underdog compared to our city rivals Grasshoppers. In the meantime we won a few titles but at the same time were also relegated once.  If you lose often, those rare victories are all the much sweeter. For example, yesterday we won against FC Basel 4:1 in Basel, that has not happened in 25 years. This makes it so sweet.

Tl;dr: I guess it's just boring to win all the time.

Yeah, I get that... in theory. It's just that the clubs you mentioned have no appeal for me at all (which is fine, different strokes for different folks and all), with the exception of FC Zurich, who I know little about and who you kinda sold to me now.
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Post by: Easy Slider on January 25, 2021, 02:49:11 AM
Funny thing: Preetz (together with "Der schoene Bruno") just got sacked as Hertha's manager after being defeated 1-4 by my club.

Lol I also saw it yesterday, guess we jinxed him by talking about him.

with the exception of FC Zurich, who I know little about and who you kinda sold to me now.

That's dope. You won't regret it, it's a great club.
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Post by: Roy Machine on January 25, 2021, 08:23:16 AM
1. FC Koeln all the way!

The state football is in right now just sucks so bad. COVID games without support is just the tip of the ice berg.
It is really hard to enjoy the sport with everything happening around.
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Post by: fredgallSOTY on January 25, 2021, 08:31:01 AM
ayy happy this thread is up

my teams
Prem: Manchester United, soft spot for Crystal Palace and West Ham
Ligue 1: Lyon
Bundesliga: Eintracht Frankfurt
Serie A: Napoli
La Liga: Atletico Madrid

i also like Hibernian and Club America.

so yeah, stoked on United's recent form
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Post by: imposter on January 25, 2021, 05:54:16 PM
ayy happy this thread is up

my teams
Prem: Manchester United, soft spot for Crystal Palace and West Ham
Ligue 1: Lyon
Bundesliga: Eintracht Frankfurt
Serie A: Napoli
La Liga: Atletico Madrid

i also like Hibernian and Club America.

so yeah, stoked on United's recent form
wait until you find out about champions league
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Post by: excitableboy on April 19, 2021, 02:38:55 AM
So the war has been declared. How do we feel about it?

I'm sort of inclined to say football is ruined by Big Money already, anyway. Let JP Morgan have it. The 2035 Super League Final can be between The LA Gunners vs The Hongkong Hotspurs. Maybe the national leagues return to semi-pro status, with teams made up of local heroes like in the old days. But I'm probably romanticizing.
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Post by: somethingmustbreaknow on April 19, 2021, 03:09:49 AM
from what i've seen the FSE and ultrà scenes oppose this "super football league", so i will as well reject it.
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Post by: excitableboy on April 19, 2021, 03:32:01 AM
from what i've seen the FSE and ultrà scenes oppose this "super football league", so i will as well reject it.

Ha, yeah hooligans tend to be on the sensible side of things. To be clear I'm also not a fan of the idea at all. Nice to see UEFA all panicky though. The greed is blowing up in their faces.
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Post by: goeatsomefriedbread on April 19, 2021, 04:57:34 AM
I think the real question on everyone's mind is how will the Champion's League theme music be affected
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Post by: AnotherHardDayAtTheOffice on April 19, 2021, 07:05:09 AM
So the war has been declared. How do we feel about it?

I'm sort of inclined to say football is ruined by Big Money already, anyway. Let JP Morgan have it. The 2035 Super League Final can be between The LA Gunners vs The Hongkong Hotspurs. Maybe the national leagues return to semi-pro status, with teams made up of local heroes like in the old days. But I'm probably romanticizing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GP05EDm9EB8

This sums it up neatly. I absolutely hate the idea of a so-called Super League. If it wasn't so serious, you'd think it'd be a big joke. This goes against the very core that sports is about: Free competition and fair play. To be clear, yes, football's a business and yes, money's a big part of it, but this goes way too far.

I sympathize with your idea, and while a part of me thinks that it's not feasible, the other part thinks "well, how much worse can things really get?" Let them have their bullshit league, but let's make it as ugly as possible. I think Gary Neville has a good point and it's uplifting to see a pundit and former player on Sky Sports (of all channels) reject the Super League so vehemently (even if it won't amount to anything in the end).

Two observations: 1) Why are Arsenal and Tottenham part of something that has "super" in its name? 2) You know you really fucked up if UEFA and FIFA claim the moral high ground.
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on April 19, 2021, 07:19:16 AM
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So the war has been declared. How do we feel about it?

I'm sort of inclined to say football is ruined by Big Money already, anyway. Let JP Morgan have it. The 2035 Super League Final can be between The LA Gunners vs The Hongkong Hotspurs. Maybe the national leagues return to semi-pro status, with teams made up of local heroes like in the old days. But I'm probably romanticizing.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GP05EDm9EB8

This sums it up neatly. I absolutely hate the idea of a so-called Super League. If it wasn't so serious, you'd think it'd be a big joke. This goes against the very core that sports is about: Free competition and fair play. To be clear, yes, football's a business and yes, money's a big part of it, but this goes way too far.

I sympathize with your idea, and while a part of me thinks that it's not feasible, the other part thinks "well, how much worse can things really get?" Let them have their bullshit league, but let's make it as ugly as possible. I think Gary Neville has a good point and it's uplifting to see a pundit and former player on Sky Sports (of all channels) reject the Super League so vehemently (even if it won't amount to anything in the end).

Two observations: 1) Why are Arsenal and Tottenham part of something that has "super" in its name? 2) You know you really fucked up if UEFA and FIFA claim the moral high ground.

I think “super” is relative to the size of their international fan base
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Post by: AnotherHardDayAtTheOffice on April 19, 2021, 08:09:27 AM
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So the war has been declared. How do we feel about it?

I'm sort of inclined to say football is ruined by Big Money already, anyway. Let JP Morgan have it. The 2035 Super League Final can be between The LA Gunners vs The Hongkong Hotspurs. Maybe the national leagues return to semi-pro status, with teams made up of local heroes like in the old days. But I'm probably romanticizing.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GP05EDm9EB8

This sums it up neatly. I absolutely hate the idea of a so-called Super League. If it wasn't so serious, you'd think it'd be a big joke. This goes against the very core that sports is about: Free competition and fair play. To be clear, yes, football's a business and yes, money's a big part of it, but this goes way too far.

I sympathize with your idea, and while a part of me thinks that it's not feasible, the other part thinks "well, how much worse can things really get?" Let them have their bullshit league, but let's make it as ugly as possible. I think Gary Neville has a good point and it's uplifting to see a pundit and former player on Sky Sports (of all channels) reject the Super League so vehemently (even if it won't amount to anything in the end).

Two observations: 1) Why are Arsenal and Tottenham part of something that has "super" in its name? 2) You know you really fucked up if UEFA and FIFA claim the moral high ground.
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I think “super” is relative to the size of their international fan base

Right, but even if true, that's a pretty weird point to be made, isn't it?
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Post by: Alan on April 19, 2021, 09:24:33 AM
So the war has been declared. How do we feel about it?

I'm sort of inclined to say football is ruined by Big Money already, anyway. Let JP Morgan have it. The 2035 Super League Final can be between The LA Gunners vs The Hongkong Hotspurs. Maybe the national leagues return to semi-pro status, with teams made up of local heroes like in the old days. But I'm probably romanticizing.

Let's be honest, the war was declared when they let in non-champions play the CL. This is only its logical conclusion.
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Post by: excitableboy on April 19, 2021, 11:21:08 AM
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So the war has been declared. How do we feel about it?

I'm sort of inclined to say football is ruined by Big Money already, anyway. Let JP Morgan have it. The 2035 Super League Final can be between The LA Gunners vs The Hongkong Hotspurs. Maybe the national leagues return to semi-pro status, with teams made up of local heroes like in the old days. But I'm probably romanticizing.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GP05EDm9EB8

This sums it up neatly. I absolutely hate the idea of a so-called Super League. If it wasn't so serious, you'd think it'd be a big joke. This goes against the very core that sports is about: Free competition and fair play. To be clear, yes, football's a business and yes, money's a big part of it, but this goes way too far.

I sympathize with your idea, and while a part of me thinks that it's not feasible, the other part thinks "well, how much worse can things really get?" Let them have their bullshit league, but let's make it as ugly as possible. I think Gary Neville has a good point and it's uplifting to see a pundit and former player on Sky Sports (of all channels) reject the Super League so vehemently (even if it won't amount to anything in the end).

Two observations: 1) Why are Arsenal and Tottenham part of something that has "super" in its name? 2) You know you really fucked up if UEFA and FIFA claim the moral high ground.
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I think “super” is relative to the size of their international fan base
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Right, but even if true, that's a pretty weird point to be made, isn't it?

Perhaps also relative to the wealth/influence of their owners?

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So the war has been declared. How do we feel about it?

I'm sort of inclined to say football is ruined by Big Money already, anyway. Let JP Morgan have it. The 2035 Super League Final can be between The LA Gunners vs The Hongkong Hotspurs. Maybe the national leagues return to semi-pro status, with teams made up of local heroes like in the old days. But I'm probably romanticizing.
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Let's be honest, the war was declared when they let in non-champions play the CL. This is only its logical conclusion.

Not sure I follow. Do you mean that's what attracted new kinds of owners, profligate spending and dubious bookkeeping?

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Post by: Alan on April 19, 2021, 11:34:51 AM
I'm speaking more generally, in that it was a decision based on greed, and that this initial impulse could only end with the richest clubs wanting more and more until they decided that they can make their own rules. The things you've listed are just a byproduct of this process.
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Post by: excitableboy on April 19, 2021, 12:23:02 PM
I'm speaking more generally, in that it was a decision based on greed, and that this initial impulse could only end with the richest clubs wanting more and more until they decided that they can make their own rules. The things you've listed are just a byproduct of this process.

Splitting hairs but opening up the CL isn't what did it necessarily. It's welcoming mountains of dubious money which they could have safeguarded against. National leagues do as well. But agreed, it's greed backfiring. I first read about this Super League at least five years ago, funny to watch Uefa squirm and pretend they're blindsided by this.
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Post by: Alan on April 19, 2021, 03:16:18 PM
Imho, expanding CL could have had only one outcome. Not sure what could have been different since expanding profit margins was the whole point of the revamped competition. They were never going to self regulate in an effective way.
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Post by: nonickname on April 19, 2021, 04:51:17 PM
It's the audicty of it and the tone deaf timing of it all - middle of seasons, Champions League down to the final 4 and they drop this - that gets me. They're basically saying "we're rich, will pick who we want to play against and will invite a few others at our leisure" even though the English clubs are signatories to a rule that states they can't play in any competitions that aren't listed (Carabao, FA etc) and agreed upon.
Then they couldnt even release it properly due to the need for secrecy - so you end up having people like Klopp and Milner saying "we don't agree to it - hope it doesnt happen" the day after it's announced. A shambles. But sides will lawyer up and this will get even uglier. Hell the Uefa president is the godfather of one of the breakaway teams presidents kids and called him a "greedy lying snake".
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on April 19, 2021, 10:03:34 PM
Deathly afraid of Klopp leaving for Bayern Munich
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Post by: excitableboy on April 20, 2021, 01:37:41 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8EEQwASB-6o

Edit:
He just about scoffs at Uefa's threats of excluding players. He's also suggested Uefa officials better stop offending people like him and Agnelli (Juve/Fiat/Super League VP). They seem pretty sure of themselves. Is there any merit to this 'saving football' narrative or is it as bogus as it sounds?
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Post by: matty_c on April 20, 2021, 02:07:47 AM
Shits gonna crash and burn you fucken watch
Sickening display of ego
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Post by: AnotherHardDayAtTheOffice on April 20, 2021, 04:39:56 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8EEQwASB-6o

Edit:
He just about scoffs at Uefa's threats of excluding players. He's also suggested Uefa officials better stop offending people like him and Agnelli (Juve/Fiat/Super League VP). They seem pretty sure of themselves. Is there any merit to this 'saving football' narrative or is it as bogus as it sounds?

As far as I can see, it is as bogus as it sounds. Sure, all football clubs have been hit hard by the pandemic. Player's salaries went through the roof and clubs have trouble paying them. Barcelona is allegedly at the brink of bankruptcy. But, first of all, that's their own doing. Barcelona has been spending more than they could for years. BUT that's only one side of the coin. The other one is clubs such as City, United, Chelsea owned by billionaires, states and conglomerates of businessmen. They're the last clubs who need money to survive, because their owners are super rich. They only want money to satisfy their owner's greed.

Secondly, they're not "saving football" at all, because their selfish decision will have dire consequences for all national clubs that aren't at "Super Leage level". That's what the backlash is all about. They're not saving football, they're only saving their own sorry asses. It's not like they've talked about giving that money back to the national leagues and amateur clubs. They want to turn a profit and UEFA and national leagues are in their way.

By the way, Real Madrid and FC Barcelona have both received unlawful, extremely favourable loans from the Spanish state. But Perez doesn't mention this, because it doesn't match his ridiculous "saving football" narrative.

https://www.sports.legal/2019/03/public-funding-of-spanish-professional-football-clubs-a-game-worth-playing/
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Post by: excitableboy on April 20, 2021, 05:07:17 AM
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8EEQwASB-6o

Edit:
He just about scoffs at Uefa's threats of excluding players. He's also suggested Uefa officials better stop offending people like him and Agnelli (Juve/Fiat/Super League VP). They seem pretty sure of themselves. Is there any merit to this 'saving football' narrative or is it as bogus as it sounds?
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As far as I can see, it is as bogus as it sounds. Sure, all football clubs have been hit hard by the pandemic. Player's salaries went through the roof and clubs have trouble paying them. Barcelona is allegedly at the brink of bankruptcy. But, first of all, that's their own doing. Barcelona has been spending more than they could for years. BUT that's only one side of the coin. The other one is clubs such as City, United, Chelsea owned by billionaires, states and conglomerates of businessmen. They're the last clubs who need money to survive, because their owners are super rich. They only want money to satisfy their owner's greed.

Secondly, they're not "saving football" at all, because their selfish decision will have dire consequences for all national clubs that aren't at "Super Leage level". That's what the backlash is all about. They're not saving football, they're only saving their own sorry asses. It's not like they've talked about giving that money back to the national leagues and amateur clubs. They want to turn a profit and UEFA and national leagues are in their way.

By the way, Real Madrid and FC Barcelona have both received unlawful, extremely favourable loans from the Spanish state. But Perez doesn't mention this, because it doesn't match his ridiculous "saving football" narrative.

https://www.sports.legal/2019/03/public-funding-of-spanish-professional-football-clubs-a-game-worth-playing/

That's more or less what I thought, too. The pandemic definitely has nothing to do with it, unless we're to entertain ludicrous conspiracies. This ESL has been long in the making. Looking at the top 5 in EPL right now it's blatantly obvious what their play is.
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Post by: ungzilla on April 20, 2021, 06:16:37 AM
all i can think about is how much he looks like droopy
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Post by: excitableboy on April 20, 2021, 12:44:03 PM
Chelsea and City already withdrawing. Looks like this thing will be nipped in the bud.

Sort of depressing to see greed reined in this effectively only when it concerns something of no real consequence, like football.
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Post by: AnotherHardDayAtTheOffice on April 20, 2021, 01:52:00 PM
Chelsea and City already withdrawing. Looks like this thing will be nipped in the bud.

Sort of depressing to see greed reined in this effectively only when it concerns something of no real consequence, like football.

Yeah, looks like it all dies on the vine. As much as I'm a little relieved by the swift reaction to this bogus, I can't help but think that it's a bit hypocritical that they drew the red line right there. So giving the World Cup to an autocratic regime was okay? It's fine that oil states and oligarchs own some of the world's best clubs? How about a corporation like Red Bull bending the rules in its favor and establishing satellite clubs in more and more leagues around the world? If coaches and players are so concerned about the fans, why the outcry now and not earlier? I guess the obvious answer is money. Many of these people benefit from global players pumping dirty money into the system.
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Post by: excitableboy on April 20, 2021, 02:29:04 PM
Not to defend Fifa here but if they were to curb those companies and regimes they would be alone in doing so. If buying and consuming their oil is legitimate, then so are they. Complicity is ubiquitous, that's what I was getting at.

And it is true that a club like City has been hindered in spending whatever they want. They could buy Messi and Haaland for next season. Easily. Put Ronaldo on goal for the hell of it. At least Fifa put a stop to that. Though they did line their pockets in handing Qatar the WC and have shown time and again they're not to be trusted with the beautiful game either.
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Post by: excitableboy on April 23, 2021, 04:34:10 AM
Chelsea and City already withdrawing. Looks like this thing will be nipped in the bud.

Sort of depressing to see greed reined in this effectively only when it concerns something of no real consequence, like football.

So this was dumb. ESL still very much on the table it seems. Its president is now purporting to be open to meritocracy. The fans' uprising seems to have made no difference. Ceferin is loosening FFP to allow the big clubs to spend more, doing away with break-even rules. That's what turned it. This would take away the need for an ESL and give the rich clubs exactly what ESL promised.

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Post by: Mesteezo on May 18, 2021, 12:15:29 AM
If anybody wants to watch a short doc on how 2 Romanian dudes started an ultras group in the U.S, check this out.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7QPkc-T2zE
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Post by: snickers on August 08, 2021, 07:34:53 PM
let’s all laugh at barcelona. sucks for messi but barca deserves every bad thing that happens to them.
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Post by: Roy Machine on October 20, 2021, 06:46:26 AM
damn brits...I lost my faith in humanity a little after seeing what happend in newcastle....
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Post by: bigdave on April 15, 2022, 08:58:31 AM
Massive Liverpool fan here, tomorrow FA cup semis against MC is gonna be huge!
Sunday will be at the LAFC game here in Los Angeles.
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Post by: Síota on April 15, 2022, 09:30:28 AM
I'm a huge Bohemians fan, I used to see the flood lights from my house and later appartement. I moved away but still try to follow but the league of Ireland is hard to find streams for.
West Ham did well last night I should have gone to the match.
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Post by: S. on April 15, 2022, 02:15:34 PM
I'm a huge Bohemians fan, I used to see the flood lights from my house and later appartement. I moved away but still try to follow but the league of Ireland is hard to find streams for.
West Ham did well last night I should have gone to the match.

So happy about my team Eintracht Frankfurt beating Barca on their home turf in the Euro League last night! Eintracht fans somehow managed to buy tens of thousands of Barca’s home tickets and made it almost like a home match. Looking forward to the semis against West Ham!
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Post by: Síota on April 15, 2022, 04:38:45 PM
That was great. I"m looking forward to watching it.
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Post by: Alan on April 15, 2022, 04:41:02 PM
Europa League, the best European club competition.
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Post by: bigdave on April 20, 2022, 12:48:09 PM
I've got a real soft spot for Brighton, and it helps they're playing Man City. I think Cuccarella is one of the most fun players to watch right now.

Also, the clubs I support:
Liverpool
Montpellier
LAFC
France
USMNT
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Post by: Síota on April 20, 2022, 01:26:15 PM
I'm loving Brentford with Ericsson..
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Post by: Mark Renton on April 20, 2022, 01:28:17 PM
I support that team that is MASSIVE everywhere we go.
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Post by: Síota on April 21, 2022, 03:07:38 AM
I support that team that is MASSIVE everywhere we go.
Why didn't you go to Lyon a day earlier then!
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Post by: S. on April 28, 2022, 02:42:19 PM
That was great. I"m looking forward to watching it.

That was a great game! Looking forward to the next one. Hopefully Frankfurt is going to be as lucky as today!
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Post by: S. on May 05, 2022, 03:00:32 PM
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I'm a huge Bohemians fan, I used to see the flood lights from my house and later appartement. I moved away but still try to follow but the league of Ireland is hard to find streams for.
West Ham did well last night I should have gone to the match.
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So happy about my team Eintracht Frankfurt beating Barca on their home turf in the Euro League last night! Eintracht fans somehow managed to buy tens of thousands of Barca’s home tickets and made it almost like a home match. Looking forward to the semis against West Ham!

Eintracht made the final today. It is 12 at night on a Thursday and I can hear a lot of fans celebrating from my bedroom. It‘s a huge deal in this town. I am glad the final will be against Glasgow and not against the stupid corporate club Red Bull Leipzig. I need some earplugs to sleep, but I am stoked!
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Post by: Mark Renton on May 05, 2022, 03:14:21 PM
Absolutely fucking gutted.

I’m proud of how far we went I couldn’t believe the teams we beat.
When I started supporting the irons we were a yo-yo team between PL and championship.

Always sucks to lose to ze Germans but their team has amazing support and took over the city of Barcelona which is not frequent at all.

Congrats @S. and throw those plugs in the bin go wild in the streets haha.
Please trash Rangers cos I’m Hibs at heart and that shit sucked since after the Gazza days.
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on May 05, 2022, 06:47:34 PM
This gotdamn Europa Conference final got me really confused that Roma made it bc I was getting it confused with the Europa semis and made me think my memory was lapsing
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Post by: Easy Slider on May 05, 2022, 10:15:31 PM
That‘s going to be a crazy night in Seville with two sides with a massive supporter base. I recon 50‘000 Germans and 50‘000 Scots will gather for a memorable match.
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Post by: S. on May 19, 2022, 12:58:16 AM
That was great. I"m looking forward to watching it.

Man, I am tiered as hell at work right now, but it was well worth it!

I know alot of teams don't really care about the Europa Cup, but for us Eintracht Fans it has meant the world for us to just participate. Winning it is unreal!
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Post by: Mark Renton on May 19, 2022, 01:48:31 AM
Congrats @S.

I really mean it.

It must be an unreal feeling.

Well done Eintracht.
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Post by: Síota on May 19, 2022, 01:58:56 AM
Congrats Eintracht and S.! That was some match and atmosphere. I saw videos of the stadium in Frankfurt looked class also.
 
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Post by: PRISON IKE on May 19, 2022, 11:35:53 PM
I’m a huge Prem fan and support West Ham. I live in the US and was introduced to it about 15 years ago by a guy at work who was from England and a Chelsea fan. I’ve been pretty die hard ever since. I’m not huge on MLS but I try to go see a match or two every year. I went to see Charlotte FC play recently and had a great time. The city was really behind the club. Hope they stay that way.(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52085961471_49d00868d2_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2nmEaGt)
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Post by: Mark Renton on May 20, 2022, 03:02:33 AM
I’m a huge Prem fan and support West Ham. I live in the US and was introduced to it about 15 years ago by a guy at work who was from England and a Chelsea fan. I’ve been pretty die hard ever since. I’m not huge on MLS but I try to go see a match or two every year. I went to see Charlotte FC play recently and had a great time. The city was really behind the club. Hope they stay that way.(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52085961471_49d00868d2_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2nmEaGt)

Gnarred, you fellow hammer.

Through thick and thin eh? We’re on our way back!

Over Land And Sea
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Post by: PRISON IKE on May 20, 2022, 03:30:01 AM

Gnarred, you fellow hammer.

Through thick and thin eh? We’re on our way back!

Over Land And Sea

We all follow the West Ham! What a season we’ve had! The boys did us proud. I hope to make it over to see a match soon.
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on May 20, 2022, 02:00:17 PM
Green Street Hooligans didn’t make enough of a dent in the US to get more Hammers fans

Every US girl who goes abroad to London seems to come back a Chelsea fan
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Post by: Easy Slider on May 20, 2022, 02:29:48 PM
Green Street Hooligans didn’t make enough of a dent in the US to get more Hammers fans

Every US girl who goes abroad to London seems to come back a Chelsea fan

Casting Elijah Wood of all people as a hooligan, what were they thinking.
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Post by: brycickle on May 20, 2022, 05:30:12 PM
Green Street Hooligans didn’t make enough of a dent in the US to get more Hammers fans

Every US girl who goes abroad to London seems to come back a Chelsea fan

Maybe they should be watching "Cass" instead.

(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/93/Cass-quad-poster-1-.jpg)
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Post by: Mark Renton on May 20, 2022, 10:27:53 PM
Green Street Hooligans didn’t make enough of a dent in the US to get more Hammers fans

Simply because that movie is utter shite haha.
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Post by: PRISON IKE on May 21, 2022, 09:16:49 AM
Well done by Sunderland today.
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Post by: S. on May 21, 2022, 10:10:11 AM
Congrats @S.

I really mean it.

It must be an unreal feeling.

Well done Eintracht.

Thanks man! All I did was watch TV and Drink beer, but I‘ll take it! The next Season will be great. Champions League!
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on May 21, 2022, 02:44:23 PM
The bitter Madrid supporter hate for Mbappe is too too funny.   Maybe the only time someone stays at their club and is accused of “chasing the money”.   Children who are not used to getting everything they want
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Post by: whale on May 21, 2022, 03:29:46 PM
All madristas reactions aside, dont tell me
that deal isn’t beyond fucked up.
And this coming from somebody who supports Man City.
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Post by: PRISON IKE on May 21, 2022, 03:47:14 PM
Although I do find it hilarious how pressed Madrid is, we all know something is not right here with these clubs. I mean it’s no secret FFP is a joke. I know spending isn’t the only thing that makes a club successful(no hate but look at United). But damn that bank roll and the regulatory body looking the other way sure does help. In the end I really don’t get too worked up about it but I do like having civil discussions about it.
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Post by: Síota on May 22, 2022, 01:47:02 AM
Yeah fuck Madrid honestly it's hilarious that they are throwing a tantrum over it. Looking forward to see if Leeds can stay up today and if Liverpool can somehow win the league.
Hopefully West Ham let Moyes buy this summer.
It's crazy that Saint Etienne ended up in a playoff for regulation, if they go down looking forward to seeing them here (Grenoble).
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Post by: Mark Renton on May 22, 2022, 04:47:03 AM
Well done by Sunderland today.

@cosmicgypsies must be stoked!!

But yeah Madrid has always been dodgy (same as Barça) but they’re an institution and always been so for ages.

Can’t say the same for the likes of PSG, City, Celski and now Newcastle.

At least the Geordies always had great support but yeah I don’t like this foreign investment / oil / mafia money being pumped in what used to be a decently genuine environment.

How’s Mbappe not a money thing? Hows PSG less scummy than Real in this? It was a done deal last summer then they didn’t let him go. Now they’re covering him with oil money, if I read correctly 50m a season plus more when he signs or something absurd like that.

Edit2: just checked and he’s getting 100M a year salary after tax plus a 300M signing bonus. Totally absurd.

I despise PSG and they could even bring back Maradona, Cruyff and Beckenbauer from the grave they won’t still win anything.

The ball doesn’t lie.


Edit: FFP is such bullshit and we all know this.

How can a team buy Donnarumma, Ramos, Messi and confirm Mbappe in a single transfer window?
I know some were free transfers but check their wages! Unreal and FIFA is a big part in this.

I don’t really care it just makes me angry when teams buy their way to glory.
No offense to Citizens etc that were there when they were shit, but yeah besides that it just attracts glory hunters.

https://youtu.be/xa3-d1fkHVY (https://youtu.be/xa3-d1fkHVY)
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Post by: Síota on May 22, 2022, 07:46:42 AM
I wonder if Newcastle will spend big this summer, was pretty surprised at the winter transfer window that they didn't go mental.
Seen my team, Bohemians, are playing a friendly this summer against Union Berlin...think I'll go never been to Berlin yet so seams like a good excuse.
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Post by: PRISON IKE on May 22, 2022, 08:03:48 AM
Come on you Hammers!

Hope Liverpool wins the league and Leeds stays up!
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on May 22, 2022, 10:45:05 AM
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Well done by Sunderland today.
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@cosmicgypsies must be stoked!!

But yeah Madrid has always been dodgy (same as Barça) but they’re an institution and always been so for ages.

Can’t say the same for the likes of PSG, City, Celski and now Newcastle.

At least the Geordies always had great support but yeah I don’t like this foreign investment / oil / mafia money being pumped in what used to be a decently genuine environment.

How’s Mbappe not a money thing? Hows PSG less scummy than Real in this? It was a done deal last summer then they didn’t let him go. Now they’re covering him with oil money, if I read correctly 50m a season plus more when he signs or something absurd like that.

Edit2: just checked and he’s getting 100M a year salary after tax plus a 300M signing bonus. Totally absurd.

I despise PSG and they could even bring back Maradona, Cruyff and Beckenbauer from the grave they won’t still win anything.

The ball doesn’t lie.


Edit: FFP is such bullshit and we all know this.

How can a team buy Donnarumma, Ramos, Messi and confirm Mbappe in a single transfer window?
I know some were free transfers but check their wages! Unreal and FIFA is a big part in this.

I don’t really care it just makes me angry when teams buy their way to glory.
No offense to Citizens etc that were there when they were shit, but yeah besides that it just attracts glory hunters.

https://youtu.be/xa3-d1fkHVY (https://youtu.be/xa3-d1fkHVY)


Don’t forget when they plucked Wijnaldum away from Barca by doubling his wages
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Post by: Síota on May 23, 2022, 03:39:08 AM
Heads a bit sore today. So happy Leeds managed to stay up, after the sacking of Bielsa I thought forsure they would have gone down. Villa and Gerrard almost did it. Was a good final day of the season.

EDIT: What a boss
https://youtu.be/GTq_PDssThM
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Post by: Owen on May 23, 2022, 04:59:06 AM
Bummed I'm only finding this thread now at the end of the season.

As a Liverpool fan I was hoping we might catch Man City but they were just too good. One of the commentators said that Liverpool had only dropped 4 points since the 2nd of Jan 2022. Crazy that that wasn't enough.

Bring on Real Madrid!!

In all seriousness, everyone seems really tired and to be getting injured. The break can't come quick enough at this point.
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Post by: PRISON IKE on May 23, 2022, 05:50:34 PM
Really exciting season in the EPL and I’m looking forward to the upcoming season. I think everyone needs a break for sure. Any bold predictions for the transfer window?
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Post by: Síota on May 24, 2022, 12:26:03 AM
Any of you Pals play the fantasy football for the premier league? Could do a Pals league for next season if so.
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Post by: Owen on May 24, 2022, 02:32:00 AM
Really exciting season in the EPL and I’m looking forward to the upcoming season. I think everyone needs a break for sure. Any bold predictions for the transfer window?

I don't follow the European leagues close enough to know the young bucks that will likely be household names in the EPL next year.

I really hope that Liverpool can hang onto both Mo and Mane but if they were to leave, we'll still be in good hands with Luis Diaz and Jotta.

I reckon we will be looking at a very very different Man Utd team in the new season.
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Post by: PRISON IKE on May 24, 2022, 05:45:58 AM
Any of you Pals play the fantasy football for the premier league? Could do a Pals league for next season if so.
I’m in for sure.
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Post by: whale on May 24, 2022, 09:58:44 AM
Although they’re our biggest rivals atm, I hope Liverpool will wipe the floor with RM.
But, I just don’t see it happening unless they have a fully fit squad.
No VVD, no Fabinho, no Tiago, no chance.
Expect Vinicius to have a field day against TAA
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Post by: Mark Renton on May 24, 2022, 12:48:16 PM
Any of you Pals play the fantasy football for the premier league? Could do a Pals league for next season if so.

I’m down if it’s premier league.

My first signing would surely be Ballon D’awson haha. Proper old school defender. Played 100x better than slabhead Maguire and we paid him 2M lol.
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Post by: Síota on May 25, 2022, 12:22:55 AM
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I’m down if it’s premier league.

My first signing would surely be Ballon D’awson haha. Proper old school defender. Played 100x better than slabhead Maguire and we paid him 2M lol.

When the 2022/23 selection opens up I'll make a League and post the code here.
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Post by: PRISON IKE on May 27, 2022, 06:54:30 PM
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Any of you Pals play the fantasy football for the premier league? Could do a Pals league for next season if so.
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I’m down if it’s premier league.

My first signing would surely be Ballon D’awson haha. Proper old school defender. Played 100x better than slabhead Maguire and we paid him 2M lol.
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When the 2022/23 selection opens up I'll make a League and post the code here.
You’re a fucking gem! Look forward to it! Cheers!
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on May 28, 2022, 06:31:25 PM
3 finals 0 goals.  As a Liverpool fan, I’m not super against losing Mane and to a lesser extent Salah.   Manes body language has been off this year.   Reminds me a little of Torres when he was on the way out
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Post by: Mark Renton on May 29, 2022, 02:34:05 AM
As a neutral:

Stoked for Ancelotti cos he’s a legend in the game.

Suck on this liverscum, they were at it and today is the Heysel massacre anniversary.

Fucking scum but hey it’s never their fault init?
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on May 29, 2022, 09:23:55 AM
As a neutral:

Stoked for Ancelotti cos he’s a legend in the game.

Suck on this liverscum, they were at it and today is the Heysel massacre anniversary.

Fucking scum but hey it’s never their fault init?

You sound pretty neutral.   
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Post by: Mark Renton on May 29, 2022, 11:37:27 AM
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As a neutral:

Stoked for Ancelotti cos he’s a legend in the game.

Suck on this liverscum, they were at it and today is the Heysel massacre anniversary.

Fucking scum but hey it’s never their fault init?
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You sound pretty neutral.

Haha well if you wanted Livi to do a CL parade on the Heysel anniversary good for you!
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on May 29, 2022, 02:27:26 PM
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As a neutral:

Stoked for Ancelotti cos he’s a legend in the game.

Suck on this liverscum, they were at it and today is the Heysel massacre anniversary.

Fucking scum but hey it’s never their fault init?
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You sound pretty neutral.
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Haha well if you wanted Livi to do a CL parade on the Heysel anniversary good for you!

I’m sorry with better context I understand what you were saying.   I thought you were blaming them for the tear gas stuff that was happening at the final. 

Yes, it’s not ideal, but also seems like a confluence of events and dates that led to this being the only day to hold it rather than a specific mark of disrespect, but criticism is warranted
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Post by: PRISON IKE on May 29, 2022, 09:30:34 PM
Forest back to the premier league after a long spell away. Ready for it to kick off already.
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Post by: Síota on May 29, 2022, 10:44:22 PM
Saint Etienne went down to ligue 2 they made heaps of shit
https://mobile.twitter.com/adblettery/status/1530999993657708552/video/1
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Post by: Mark Renton on May 30, 2022, 01:14:07 AM
Saint Etienne went down to ligue 2 they made heaps of shit
https://mobile.twitter.com/adblettery/status/1530999993657708552/video/1

Hahah fucking hell saw that last night.
The French don’t fuck around.

From the Payet incident to this it was a mad year.


Edit: @Atiba Applebum all good G 🤝
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Post by: Roy Machine on May 30, 2022, 06:03:59 AM
Saint Etienne went down to ligue 2 they made heaps of shit
https://mobile.twitter.com/adblettery/status/1530999993657708552/video/1

What a tragedy. It's a shame what happened in Saint Etienne in the last few years. I hope they get back up and come back stronger than before.
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Post by: Síota on May 30, 2022, 08:05:09 AM
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Saint Etienne went down to ligue 2 they made heaps of shit
https://mobile.twitter.com/adblettery/status/1530999993657708552/video/1
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What a tragedy. It's a shame what happened in Saint Etienne in the last few years. I hope they get back up and come back stronger than before.
I'm sure they will go straight back up. Looking forward to seeing them here in the stade des Alpes.
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Post by: OldieButFrenchie on May 31, 2022, 12:06:14 AM


it just makes me angry when teams buy their way to glory.
No offense to Citizens etc that were there when they were shit, but yeah besides that it just attracts glory hunters.


I wanna give a french reply to the Mbappe/Madrid thing..... I'm no football expert (rugby union's more my thing) but the complaints about PSG are super hypocritical. French clubs have been outgunned money wise in Europe for at least 30 years. Just count how many french players from the WC winning squads of 98 or 2018 play or played in French clubs. at least 90 % play abroad, because French clubs did not have the money to keep them. Mbappe was born in Paris and grew up in the suburbs, him staying at PSG is what "real" football fans should want.

Barcelona, Real Madrid, Tottenham, or Manchester United all have millions or even billions in debt. so all this talk about fair play is just laughable. considering the contributions French players like Zidane, Thierry Henry, Cantona, Benzema etc etc etc, have made to non-French clubs, it's only time that the tide turns a liitle at least.
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it just makes me angry when teams buy their way to glory.
No offense to Citizens etc that were there when they were shit, but yeah besides that it just attracts glory hunters.

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I wanna give a french reply to the Mbappe/Madrid thing..... I'm no football expert (rugby union's more my thing) but the complaints about PSG are super hypocritical. French clubs have been outgunned money wise in Europe for at least 30 years. Just count how many french players from the WC winning squads of 98 or 2018 play or played in French clubs. at least 90 % play abroad, because French clubs did not have the money to keep them. Mbappe was born in Paris and grew up in the suburbs, him staying at PSG is what "real" football fans should want.

Barcelona, Real Madrid, Tottenham, or Manchester United all have millions or even billions in debt. so all this talk about fair play is just laughable. considering the contributions French players like Zidane, Thierry Henry, Cantona, Benzema etc etc etc, have made to non-French clubs, it's only time that the tide turns a liitle at least.

I like this take. I'm similarly stoked on Trent Alexander Arnold growing up in Liverpool.

On a similar note, I can't wait to watch France in the World Cup this year. They'd have to be just about favourites going in right?

I'm also intrigued to see how Pogba is playing for France. He's looked a bit slow and out of form playing for Man Utd. Will be interested to see if he has a return to previous form
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on May 31, 2022, 01:41:34 AM
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it just makes me angry when teams buy their way to glory.
No offense to Citizens etc that were there when they were shit, but yeah besides that it just attracts glory hunters.

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I wanna give a french reply to the Mbappe/Madrid thing..... I'm no football expert (rugby union's more my thing) but the complaints about PSG are super hypocritical. French clubs have been outgunned money wise in Europe for at least 30 years. Just count how many french players from the WC winning squads of 98 or 2018 play or played in French clubs. at least 90 % play abroad, because French clubs did not have the money to keep them. Mbappe was born in Paris and grew up in the suburbs, him staying at PSG is what "real" football fans should want.

Barcelona, Real Madrid, Tottenham, or Manchester United all have millions or even billions in debt. so all this talk about fair play is just laughable. considering the contributions French players like Zidane, Thierry Henry, Cantona, Benzema etc etc etc, have made to non-French clubs, it's only time that the tide turns a liitle at least.
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I like this take. I'm similarly stoked on Trent Alexander Arnold growing up in Liverpool.

On a similar note, I can't wait to watch France in the World Cup this year. They'd have to be just about favourites going in right?

I'm also intrigued to see how Pogba is playing for France. He's looked a bit slow and out of form playing for Man Utd. Will be interested to see if he has a return to previous form

Haaland to Man City is the least obnoxious rich club for him to go to for his links as well
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Post by: Síota on May 31, 2022, 05:50:04 AM
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it just makes me angry when teams buy their way to glory.
No offense to Citizens etc that were there when they were shit, but yeah besides that it just attracts glory hunters.

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I wanna give a french reply to the Mbappe/Madrid thing..... I'm no football expert (rugby union's more my thing) but the complaints about PSG are super hypocritical. French clubs have been outgunned money wise in Europe for at least 30 years. Just count how many french players from the WC winning squads of 98 or 2018 play or played in French clubs. at least 90 % play abroad, because French clubs did not have the money to keep them. Mbappe was born in Paris and grew up in the suburbs, him staying at PSG is what "real" football fans should want.

Barcelona, Real Madrid, Tottenham, or Manchester United all have millions or even billions in debt. so all this talk about fair play is just laughable. considering the contributions French players like Zidane, Thierry Henry, Cantona, Benzema etc etc etc, have made to non-French clubs, it's only time that the tide turns a liitle at least.
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I like this take. I'm similarly stoked on Trent Alexander Arnold growing up in Liverpool.

On a similar note, I can't wait to watch France in the World Cup this year. They'd have to be just about favourites going in right?

I'm also intrigued to see how Pogba is playing for France. He's looked a bit slow and out of form playing for Man Utd. Will be interested to see if he has a return to previous form

Still not sure I will watch the world cup.. pretty horrible works rights were abused in making the stadiums, it's a perfect example of sports washing.

On the other hand there is the UEFA woman's Euro cup this summer. After watching the world cup here in France in 2019 and the champions league this year (and some other random matchs), I actually am starting to  prefer womans football to men's now.
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Post by: bigdave on May 31, 2022, 06:33:32 AM
Been off Slap for a minute, but a few things:

Gutted, obviously, over Saturday. But finishing one point off, losing the CL final 0-1 after dominating the game (doesnt make it much better really), and winning two domestic cups....it's still a pretty good season.

Celtic winning the SPL feels great too. Excited for Scotland/Ukraine on Wednesday.

Not gonna wade too heavily into the conversation about money, but I will say the top 6-10 clubs are turning the rest of the world into a sellers league, collectively, and that's not really sustainable, but it's also not a new phenomenon, just different players (and, well, more money). As a Reds fan I will HAPPILY take 50m for Naby Keita if this mornings PSG rumors are true.

I like EF for German clubs because they've always taken a nice, ardent anti-fascist, anti-racist stance. Not as assertive as St. Pauli, but EF does it while making everything about football. (and as a Celtic supporter, that game was fantastic)


I will be in Liverpool in three weeks, doing a tour of Anfield and go to Paradise but just to stop into Celtic's shop and get a few pictures. Was going to tour Parc des Princes too, but I don't get a ton of time in Paris and am not a PSG fan.

I think we are 65-odd days until next Prem kickoff. Who wants to talk transfers? Sad to lose Mane, but feel like it was inevitable.
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Post by: OldieButFrenchie on May 31, 2022, 06:36:00 AM
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it just makes me angry when teams buy their way to glory.
No offense to Citizens etc that were there when they were shit, but yeah besides that it just attracts glory hunters.

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I wanna give a french reply to the Mbappe/Madrid thing..... I'm no football expert (rugby union's more my thing) but the complaints about PSG are super hypocritical. French clubs have been outgunned money wise in Europe for at least 30 years. Just count how many french players from the WC winning squads of 98 or 2018 play or played in French clubs. at least 90 % play abroad, because French clubs did not have the money to keep them. Mbappe was born in Paris and grew up in the suburbs, him staying at PSG is what "real" football fans should want.

Barcelona, Real Madrid, Tottenham, or Manchester United all have millions or even billions in debt. so all this talk about fair play is just laughable. considering the contributions French players like Zidane, Thierry Henry, Cantona, Benzema etc etc etc, have made to non-French clubs, it's only time that the tide turns a liitle at least.
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I like this take. I'm similarly stoked on Trent Alexander Arnold growing up in Liverpool.

On a similar note, I can't wait to watch France in the World Cup this year. They'd have to be just about favourites going in right?

I'm also intrigued to see how Pogba is playing for France. He's looked a bit slow and out of form playing for Man Utd. Will be interested to see if he has a return to previous form

yeah France are seen as favorites......but ever since the 2002 WC, I'm very cautious! I mean that year France entered the comp as reigning world champs AND reigning euro champs, and not only did we not make it out of the group stages but the team did not score a single goal!
Then again, the euro exit vs Switzerland maybe taught Les Bleus a hard lesson? We'll see....if Benzema is on fire like he has been in the CL, shit could be entertaining    :o
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Post by: Roy Machine on May 31, 2022, 07:47:39 AM
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it just makes me angry when teams buy their way to glory.
No offense to Citizens etc that were there when they were shit, but yeah besides that it just attracts glory hunters.

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I wanna give a french reply to the Mbappe/Madrid thing..... I'm no football expert (rugby union's more my thing) but the complaints about PSG are super hypocritical. French clubs have been outgunned money wise in Europe for at least 30 years. Just count how many french players from the WC winning squads of 98 or 2018 play or played in French clubs. at least 90 % play abroad, because French clubs did not have the money to keep them. Mbappe was born in Paris and grew up in the suburbs, him staying at PSG is what "real" football fans should want.

Barcelona, Real Madrid, Tottenham, or Manchester United all have millions or even billions in debt. so all this talk about fair play is just laughable. considering the contributions French players like Zidane, Thierry Henry, Cantona, Benzema etc etc etc, have made to non-French clubs, it's only time that the tide turns a liitle at least.

Yeah its nice that a french talent is staying in France and brings more attention to ligue 1. You are right this is what every Football romantic wants to hear.

But PSG is still a shit show and one of the worst constructs you have in modern Football. Same applies to City, Chelsea, Newcastle etc...I am sorry but If you support one of these Clubs you have no morals
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Post by: Síota on May 31, 2022, 09:16:49 AM
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it just makes me angry when teams buy their way to glory.
No offense to Citizens etc that were there when they were shit, but yeah besides that it just attracts glory hunters.

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I wanna give a french reply to the Mbappe/Madrid thing..... I'm no football expert (rugby union's more my thing) but the complaints about PSG are super hypocritical. French clubs have been outgunned money wise in Europe for at least 30 years. Just count how many french players from the WC winning squads of 98 or 2018 play or played in French clubs. at least 90 % play abroad, because French clubs did not have the money to keep them. Mbappe was born in Paris and grew up in the suburbs, him staying at PSG is what "real" football fans should want.

Barcelona, Real Madrid, Tottenham, or Manchester United all have millions or even billions in debt. so all this talk about fair play is just laughable. considering the contributions French players like Zidane, Thierry Henry, Cantona, Benzema etc etc etc, have made to non-French clubs, it's only time that the tide turns a liitle at least.
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Yeah its nice that a french talent is staying in France and brings more attention to ligue 1. You are right this is what every Football romantic wants to hear.

But PSG is still a shit show and one of the worst constructs you have in modern Football. Same applies to City, Chelsea, Newcastle etc...I am sorry but If you support one of these Clubs you have no morals

I know Newcastle life long fans they are not gonna quite supporting them because of blood money. But I do agree in away especially for band wagon jumpers. Then again I know Irish and French folks that support Chelsea but would be attacked if they actually went to a match but won't listen or care.
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on May 31, 2022, 12:03:52 PM
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it just makes me angry when teams buy their way to glory.
No offense to Citizens etc that were there when they were shit, but yeah besides that it just attracts glory hunters.

[close]

I wanna give a french reply to the Mbappe/Madrid thing..... I'm no football expert (rugby union's more my thing) but the complaints about PSG are super hypocritical. French clubs have been outgunned money wise in Europe for at least 30 years. Just count how many french players from the WC winning squads of 98 or 2018 play or played in French clubs. at least 90 % play abroad, because French clubs did not have the money to keep them. Mbappe was born in Paris and grew up in the suburbs, him staying at PSG is what "real" football fans should want.

Barcelona, Real Madrid, Tottenham, or Manchester United all have millions or even billions in debt. so all this talk about fair play is just laughable. considering the contributions French players like Zidane, Thierry Henry, Cantona, Benzema etc etc etc, have made to non-French clubs, it's only time that the tide turns a liitle at least.
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Yeah its nice that a french talent is staying in France and brings more attention to ligue 1. You are right this is what every Football romantic wants to hear.

But PSG is still a shit show and one of the worst constructs you have in modern Football. Same applies to City, Chelsea, Newcastle etc...I am sorry but If you support one of these Clubs you have no morals


I kinda can’t wait for Newcastle to go through that phase Man City did when they just bought players like they pulled their name out of a hat.    Roque Santa Cruz, Wayne Bridge, Bony
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Post by: Easy Slider on May 31, 2022, 12:08:34 PM
I used to root for City when they were the underdogs in Manchester and I loved Newcastle since Alan Shearer so it sucks to see those clubs sell their souls even if I can understand it to a certain degree.
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Post by: Mark Renton on May 31, 2022, 01:08:03 PM
Stoked on Leeds staying up and Forest coming up.

Both loyal fanbases.

Thanks @Roy Machine for expressing my thoughts or my further unwritten thoughts in a much more diplomatic way.

I’d rather go to the Den than supporting PSG / having sympathy for anything PSG related.

Transfer wise I just hope Bowen and Rice stay.
For the rest I trust the Moyesiah, he’ll bring in some underrated hard working low PL table / championship player.
He’ll definitely make the most out of some of the stingiest owners, the dildo brothers.

I don’t care about virtually any other transfer unless is something mad in a good way, not in a load of money kinda way.

I’d love to see Ravel Morrison back to East London cos he seems to be finally ok with mental health but that’s never gonna happen. I’m only dreaming.

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Post by: Dad_Brains on May 31, 2022, 04:00:47 PM
I think we are 65-odd days until next Prem kickoff. Who wants to talk transfers? Sad to lose Mane, but feel like it was inevitable.

I don’t believe Mane would extend after next year so it’s the age old problem of taking some money now or running it down a year and hoping he plays well. I’d like to see Darwin Nunez come in as a replacement for him. Might cost a bit but can be offset by selling mane and would be a good result
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Post by: OldieButFrenchie on May 31, 2022, 11:32:37 PM
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it just makes me angry when teams buy their way to glory.
No offense to Citizens etc that were there when they were shit, but yeah besides that it just attracts glory hunters.

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I wanna give a french reply to the Mbappe/Madrid thing..... I'm no football expert (rugby union's more my thing) but the complaints about PSG are super hypocritical. French clubs have been outgunned money wise in Europe for at least 30 years. Just count how many french players from the WC winning squads of 98 or 2018 play or played in French clubs. at least 90 % play abroad, because French clubs did not have the money to keep them. Mbappe was born in Paris and grew up in the suburbs, him staying at PSG is what "real" football fans should want.

Barcelona, Real Madrid, Tottenham, or Manchester United all have millions or even billions in debt. so all this talk about fair play is just laughable. considering the contributions French players like Zidane, Thierry Henry, Cantona, Benzema etc etc etc, have made to non-French clubs, it's only time that the tide turns a liitle at least.
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Yeah its nice that a french talent is staying in France and brings more attention to ligue 1. You are right this is what every Football romantic wants to hear.

But PSG is still a shit show and one of the worst constructs you have in modern Football. Same applies to City, Chelsea, Newcastle etc...I am sorry but If you support one of these Clubs you have no morals

dude I honestly can't see how one can talk of morals considering the obscene amounts of money involved in football today..........French sports newspaper L'Equipe recently wrote that Antoine Dupont, the highest paid French rugby player (voted world player of the year mind you) makes a 100th of what Messi is paid by PSG. A 100th! And rugby is the second biggest sport in France after football.

Also, I'll never understand people who "support" clubs from some other city they have no link to whatsoever....I'm from the Paris area so I'll always support PSG in football and Racing in rugby, in my mind there's no other way.
what Siota said just shows how absurd it is to think otherwise: I know Irish and French folks that support Chelsea but would be attacked if they actually went to a match but won't listen or care.
so....they'd be attacked? and then we talk of morals? come on guys. so again, yes PSG is funded by shady oil money, but in the current football world....so what??
Anyways, that's the beauty and curse of football I guess. No other sport like it.
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Post by: Síota on June 01, 2022, 12:07:39 AM
There is a lot of racists Chelsea supporters. The Irish are not liked by a part of the older hooligans, nor are the French.

It's strange in Ireland most folk support an English team but won't support an Irish club, they complain about the quality of the football but with out big crowds what do they expect. My club is doing alot better than 10 years ago but the budget is nothing like the English.

I'm gutted Red Star got bought out by 777.
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on June 01, 2022, 01:10:54 AM
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I think we are 65-odd days until next Prem kickoff. Who wants to talk transfers? Sad to lose Mane, but feel like it was inevitable.
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I don’t believe Mane would extend after next year so it’s the age old problem of taking some money now or running it down a year and hoping he plays well. I’d like to see Darwin Nunez come in as a replacement for him. Might cost a bit but can be offset by selling mane and would be a good result

Yeah I’m ok with Mane going.   He has seemed a little less enthused this year and frankly it’s more important to start investing that money in younger players.   

Part of what made this team so successful was a lot of players were hitting their peak at the same time.   We’ve been investing/buying players right now in the 18-23 range and I’d prefer to pay for Darwin, Bellingham (maybe pipedream), and Tchoameni (no way I got that right/also biggest pipe dream) than splash out for more money on Mane or even Salah.   

   — caveat to spending on young players…I’d take lewandowski for a year or two in a heartbeat.    Unlikely, sure, but I kinda just want to have a marquee signing once in a while

I hope hope hope we get $50m for Keita from PSG.   I hope that’s Mbappe’s mom having her son help out her team. 
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Post by: bigdave on June 01, 2022, 06:59:11 AM
Stoked on Leeds staying up and Forest coming up.

Both loyal fanbases.

Leeds fan reputation is always funny. I am glad they're staying up though, an American coach again in the prem! and theyre going to sign Aaronson.

Forest promotion was so so awesome. Super excited to see them back up.
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Post by: Síota on June 01, 2022, 07:34:56 AM
Italy Vs Argentina tonight, and Scotland Vs Ukraine both should be great shame they are on at the same time.
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Post by: Mark Renton on June 01, 2022, 08:56:29 AM
Italy Vs Argentina tonight, and Scotland Vs Ukraine both should be great shame they are on at the same time.

Thanks for the reminder dude those are both amazing games. I’d be oddly lost without this thread since the leagues are done for the year hahah.

So rad to see this thread popping again and so many people chiming in with their opinions!!
It was dead for a long time if I remember correctly.

Neutral about the game in Naples. I just love Diego.
Also neutral about the other game but I have too much love for the Scots. Would be rad to see them in the World Cup.
Shame it would be at the expenses of Ukraine cos they don’t deserve what they’re going through.
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Post by: Roy Machine on June 01, 2022, 12:00:32 PM
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it just makes me angry when teams buy their way to glory.
No offense to Citizens etc that were there when they were shit, but yeah besides that it just attracts glory hunters.

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I wanna give a french reply to the Mbappe/Madrid thing..... I'm no football expert (rugby union's more my thing) but the complaints about PSG are super hypocritical. French clubs have been outgunned money wise in Europe for at least 30 years. Just count how many french players from the WC winning squads of 98 or 2018 play or played in French clubs. at least 90 % play abroad, because French clubs did not have the money to keep them. Mbappe was born in Paris and grew up in the suburbs, him staying at PSG is what "real" football fans should want.

Barcelona, Real Madrid, Tottenham, or Manchester United all have millions or even billions in debt. so all this talk about fair play is just laughable. considering the contributions French players like Zidane, Thierry Henry, Cantona, Benzema etc etc etc, have made to non-French clubs, it's only time that the tide turns a liitle at least.
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Yeah its nice that a french talent is staying in France and brings more attention to ligue 1. You are right this is what every Football romantic wants to hear.

But PSG is still a shit show and one of the worst constructs you have in modern Football. Same applies to City, Chelsea, Newcastle etc...I am sorry but If you support one of these Clubs you have no morals
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dude I honestly can't see how one can talk of morals considering the obscene amounts of money involved in football today..........French sports newspaper L'Equipe recently wrote that Antoine Dupont, the highest paid French rugby player (voted world player of the year mind you) makes a 100th of what Messi is paid by PSG. A 100th! And rugby is the second biggest sport in France after football.

Also, I'll never understand people who "support" clubs from some other city they have no link to whatsoever....I'm from the Paris area so I'll always support PSG in football and Racing in rugby, in my mind there's no other way.
what Siota said just shows how absurd it is to think otherwise: I know Irish and French folks that support Chelsea but would be attacked if they actually went to a match but won't listen or care.
so....they'd be attacked? and then we talk of morals? come on guys. so again, yes PSG is funded by shady oil money, but in the current football world....so what??
Anyways, that's the beauty and curse of football I guess. No other sport like it.

Two wrongs don't make a right. Yes, the football industry is corrupt and full of shit, but you are part of the problem if you still buy psg merch, etc.

My club is no saint either, and as long as you belong to FIFA or any other corrupt national soccer federation you are basically guilty by association, but still there should be some sort of red line.

Paris, Qatar, Newcastle, City etc is the red line I will not cross.

The team I support, which is also my hometown team, peaked when I wasn't even born. We have been lurching back and forth between first and second division for three decades. The budget these oil clubs have is so far away from "our" reality like it is for your Rugby Club.

Yes, you're right, morale in soccer is at a low point, but that's precisely why it should matter again.
I think there are also other parisian Football Clubs ;)...
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Post by: OldieButFrenchie on June 02, 2022, 12:03:07 AM
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it just makes me angry when teams buy their way to glory.
No offense to Citizens etc that were there when they were shit, but yeah besides that it just attracts glory hunters.

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I wanna give a french reply to the Mbappe/Madrid thing..... I'm no football expert (rugby union's more my thing) but the complaints about PSG are super hypocritical. French clubs have been outgunned money wise in Europe for at least 30 years. Just count how many french players from the WC winning squads of 98 or 2018 play or played in French clubs. at least 90 % play abroad, because French clubs did not have the money to keep them. Mbappe was born in Paris and grew up in the suburbs, him staying at PSG is what "real" football fans should want.

Barcelona, Real Madrid, Tottenham, or Manchester United all have millions or even billions in debt. so all this talk about fair play is just laughable. considering the contributions French players like Zidane, Thierry Henry, Cantona, Benzema etc etc etc, have made to non-French clubs, it's only time that the tide turns a liitle at least.
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Yeah its nice that a french talent is staying in France and brings more attention to ligue 1. You are right this is what every Football romantic wants to hear.

But PSG is still a shit show and one of the worst constructs you have in modern Football. Same applies to City, Chelsea, Newcastle etc...I am sorry but If you support one of these Clubs you have no morals
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dude I honestly can't see how one can talk of morals considering the obscene amounts of money involved in football today..........French sports newspaper L'Equipe recently wrote that Antoine Dupont, the highest paid French rugby player (voted world player of the year mind you) makes a 100th of what Messi is paid by PSG. A 100th! And rugby is the second biggest sport in France after football.

Also, I'll never understand people who "support" clubs from some other city they have no link to whatsoever....I'm from the Paris area so I'll always support PSG in football and Racing in rugby, in my mind there's no other way.
what Siota said just shows how absurd it is to think otherwise: I know Irish and French folks that support Chelsea but would be attacked if they actually went to a match but won't listen or care.
so....they'd be attacked? and then we talk of morals? come on guys. so again, yes PSG is funded by shady oil money, but in the current football world....so what??
Anyways, that's the beauty and curse of football I guess. No other sport like it.
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Two wrongs don't make a right. Yes, the football industry is corrupt and full of shit, but you are part of the problem if you still buy psg merch, etc.

My club is no saint either, and as long as you belong to FIFA or any other corrupt national soccer federation you are basically guilty by association, but still there should be some sort of red line.

Paris, Qatar, Newcastle, City etc is the red line I will not cross.

The team I support, which is also my hometown team, peaked when I wasn't even born. We have been lurching back and forth between first and second division for three decades. The budget these oil clubs have is so far away from "our" reality like it is for your Rugby Club.

Yes, you're right, morale in soccer is at a low point, but that's precisely why it should matter again.
I think there are also other parisian Football Clubs ;)...

I was about to give you a long-ass reply but let this be my answer! for those who don't speak french it's gonna be impossible to understand but the guy speaks (edit) raps about the history of the club and how things have changed since it was sold....it also shows the passion behind the club. I've only been to watch psg at Parc des Princes once, but damn, the atmosphere is intense!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogocJMqsrWg


PS: I guess I am part of the problem since I just bought a Jordan PSG T shirt haha.....but IMHO you could say the same about any Nike/Apple/whatever big corpo merch manufactured for slave wages in Asia....
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Post by: Roy Machine on June 02, 2022, 12:02:23 PM
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it just makes me angry when teams buy their way to glory.
No offense to Citizens etc that were there when they were shit, but yeah besides that it just attracts glory hunters.

[close]

I wanna give a french reply to the Mbappe/Madrid thing..... I'm no football expert (rugby union's more my thing) but the complaints about PSG are super hypocritical. French clubs have been outgunned money wise in Europe for at least 30 years. Just count how many french players from the WC winning squads of 98 or 2018 play or played in French clubs. at least 90 % play abroad, because French clubs did not have the money to keep them. Mbappe was born in Paris and grew up in the suburbs, him staying at PSG is what "real" football fans should want.

Barcelona, Real Madrid, Tottenham, or Manchester United all have millions or even billions in debt. so all this talk about fair play is just laughable. considering the contributions French players like Zidane, Thierry Henry, Cantona, Benzema etc etc etc, have made to non-French clubs, it's only time that the tide turns a liitle at least.
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Yeah its nice that a french talent is staying in France and brings more attention to ligue 1. You are right this is what every Football romantic wants to hear.

But PSG is still a shit show and one of the worst constructs you have in modern Football. Same applies to City, Chelsea, Newcastle etc...I am sorry but If you support one of these Clubs you have no morals
[close]

dude I honestly can't see how one can talk of morals considering the obscene amounts of money involved in football today..........French sports newspaper L'Equipe recently wrote that Antoine Dupont, the highest paid French rugby player (voted world player of the year mind you) makes a 100th of what Messi is paid by PSG. A 100th! And rugby is the second biggest sport in France after football.

Also, I'll never understand people who "support" clubs from some other city they have no link to whatsoever....I'm from the Paris area so I'll always support PSG in football and Racing in rugby, in my mind there's no other way.
what Siota said just shows how absurd it is to think otherwise: I know Irish and French folks that support Chelsea but would be attacked if they actually went to a match but won't listen or care.
so....they'd be attacked? and then we talk of morals? come on guys. so again, yes PSG is funded by shady oil money, but in the current football world....so what??
Anyways, that's the beauty and curse of football I guess. No other sport like it.
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Two wrongs don't make a right. Yes, the football industry is corrupt and full of shit, but you are part of the problem if you still buy psg merch, etc.

My club is no saint either, and as long as you belong to FIFA or any other corrupt national soccer federation you are basically guilty by association, but still there should be some sort of red line.

Paris, Qatar, Newcastle, City etc is the red line I will not cross.

The team I support, which is also my hometown team, peaked when I wasn't even born. We have been lurching back and forth between first and second division for three decades. The budget these oil clubs have is so far away from "our" reality like it is for your Rugby Club.

Yes, you're right, morale in soccer is at a low point, but that's precisely why it should matter again.
I think there are also other parisian Football Clubs ;)...
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I was about to give you a long-ass reply but let this be my answer! for those who don't speak french it's gonna be impossible to understand but the guy speaks about the history of the club and how things have changed since it was sold....it also shows the passion behind the club. I've only been to watch psg at Parc des Princes once, but damn, the atmosphere is intense!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogocJMqsrWg


PS: I guess I am part of the problem since I just bought a Jordan PSG T shirt haha.....but IMHO you could say the same about any Nike/Apple/whatever big corpo merch manufactured for slave wages in Asia....

Even tho I didnt understand a single word I get what you mean. Some ultra groups of my club have strong ties to the parisien scene (the groups Supras Auteuil and  Authentiks from Paris are forbidden since 2010 but still).

The scene in Paris is/was mad and I get why people are drawn to it.

However I am still confident in my inital statement about PSG. For me the acceptance and lack of resistance against blood money in football is heartbreaking.
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Post by: Síota on June 02, 2022, 12:40:09 PM

(https://i.ibb.co/LrJgqMV/IMG-20220602-205359-147.jpg) (https://ibb.co/LrJgqMV)
Currently watching France vs Serbia the under 21s.
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Post by: Mark Renton on June 11, 2022, 05:39:15 AM
Lately I’ve been watching this game a lot.

I don’t care about both teams but it gives me goosebumps.

Both Xhaka and Shaquiri are from Kosovo and already scored in competitions but you could see this was a totally different level of stoke.

Love it. Madness.

https://youtu.be/8b7QB4PaLlQ (https://youtu.be/8b7QB4PaLlQ)
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Post by: Dad_Brains on June 14, 2022, 07:03:39 PM
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I think we are 65-odd days until next Prem kickoff. Who wants to talk transfers? Sad to lose Mane, but feel like it was inevitable.
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I don’t believe Mane would extend after next year so it’s the age old problem of taking some money now or running it down a year and hoping he plays well. I’d like to see Darwin Nunez come in as a replacement for him. Might cost a bit but can be offset by selling mane and would be a good result
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Yeah I’m ok with Mane going.   He has seemed a little less enthused this year and frankly it’s more important to start investing that money in younger players.   

Part of what made this team so successful was a lot of players were hitting their peak at the same time.   We’ve been investing/buying players right now in the 18-23 range and I’d prefer to pay for Darwin, Bellingham (maybe pipedream), and Tchoameni (no way I got that right/also biggest pipe dream) than splash out for more money on Mane or even Salah.   

   — caveat to spending on young players…I’d take lewandowski for a year or two in a heartbeat.    Unlikely, sure, but I kinda just want to have a marquee signing once in a while

I hope hope hope we get $50m for Keita from PSG.   I hope that’s Mbappe’s mom having her son help out her team.

And that’s Nunez on board. Will be interesting to see who else they go for over the next few weeks given that was a significant outlay.

On another note, some dodgy referee just killed my homelands chances of making the world cup this morning. At the same time we didn’t play with enough urgency or authority but it’s always rough when calls are made that are wrong or wouldn’t be called elsewhere if there wasn’t a resulting goal.
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Post by: whale on June 15, 2022, 11:18:50 PM
You guys think England will stick with Southgate through the WC?
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Post by: Owen on June 16, 2022, 12:42:55 AM
You guys think England will stick with Southgate through the WC?

It's a bit late to change now right. Unless there is some major development I've missed?
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It's a bit late to change now right. Unless there is some major development I've missed?

From what I gather, after overperforming in two major tournaments, fans are mad England are underperforming in a minor tournament.   
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Post by: Owen on June 16, 2022, 01:24:53 AM
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It's a bit late to change now right. Unless there is some major development I've missed?
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From what I gather, after overperforming in two major tournaments, fans are mad England are underperforming in a minor tournament.   

Maybe I'm wrong but does anyone actually care about this Euro Nations League thing that's on at the moment. I feel bad for the players at this point. Surely they've earned a rest.

Also, I don't want to jump on the 'Maguire sucks' bandwagon but he really didn't play well in the England vs Italy match and should probably be ditched from the national team until he is in better form
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Post by: Síota on June 16, 2022, 01:42:34 AM
The new format of the Euros sucks. Ireland wasn't even shown here, I barely watched any of the match's. France under preformed also. I think Southgate will stay, I know the fans aren't behind him but the FA is.
Its not a Maguire sucks bandwagon, I think he was over rated and this season showed that.
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Post by: whale on June 16, 2022, 03:02:26 AM
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It's a bit late to change now right. Unless there is some major development I've missed?
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From what I gather, after overperforming in two major tournaments, fans are mad England are underperforming in a minor tournament.   
Nobody should care about the Nations League, but while Southgate has been succesful, he’s playing style hasn’t convinced anybody.

Is probably too late to change managers, but if England does poorly Southgate will be crucified.
Again.
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It's a bit late to change now right. Unless there is some major development I've missed?
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Nobody should care about the Nations League, but while Southgate has been succesful, he’s playing style hasn’t convinced anybody.

Is probably too late to change managers, but if England does poorly Southgate will be crucified.
Again.

Yeah I think it’s a tournament no one cares about and no big transfer news on the horizon so people are bored and picking at things that don’t really matter
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Post by: brycickle on June 18, 2022, 11:22:34 PM
Stoked that KCMO got tagged as a world cup site for 2026. Now I should pretty easily be able to go to at least one match.
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Post by: PRISON IKE on June 19, 2022, 05:08:04 AM
Stoked that KCMO got tagged as a world cup site for 2026. Now I should pretty easily be able to go to at least one match.
That’s awesome! Hope you get to attend. Atlanta got chosen which is a 3 hour drive for me. Hopefully I’ll be able to get tickets to attend a match. I don’t even care who is playing.

I spend a lot of time at my favorite Mexican restaurant during the World Cup watching matches, eating too much chips and salsa and drinking Dos Equis. It’s kind of my tradition. The bartender there is a super good dude as well so it’s just enjoyable to go in there and shoot the shit about football in general.
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Post by: Síota on July 07, 2022, 01:05:55 AM
So the 2022/23 Premier League Fantasy Football league is up, its super early but will bump now and then until the season starts, you can pick your team now and change as many times as you like before the season starts. I made a league here is the copy and past stuff from it:

Hello,

For the 2022/23 Fantasy Premier League why don't you join my mini-league "Slap Pals"?

Joining the league couldn't be easier. Simply use the link below and you'll be added automatically after you've entered the game.

https://fantasy.premierleague.com/leagues/auto-join/68wkor

League Code: 68wkor

Looking forward to playing against you this season!
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Post by: alraunen on July 07, 2022, 01:20:11 AM
So the 2022/23 Premier League Fantasy Football league is up, its super early but will bump now and then until the season starts, you can pick your team now and change as many times as you like before the season starts. I made a league here is the copy and past stuff from it:

Hello,

For the 2022/23 Fantasy Premier League why don't you join my mini-league "Slap Pals"?

Joining the league couldn't be easier. Simply use the link below and you'll be added automatically after you've entered the game.

https://fantasy.premierleague.com/leagues/auto-join/68wkor

League Code: 68wkor

Looking forward to playing against you this season!

Slap + FPL? Definitely in!
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Post by: Ricky Vaughn on July 08, 2022, 06:42:08 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbVJ-31JSrA
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Post by: Síota on July 16, 2022, 08:32:34 AM
So the 2022/23 Premier League Fantasy Football league is up, its super early but will bump now and then until the season starts, you can pick your team now and change as many times as you like before the season starts. I made a league here is the copy and past stuff from it:

Hello,

For the 2022/23 Fantasy Premier League why don't you join my mini-league "Slap Pals"?

Joining the league couldn't be easier. Simply use the link below and you'll be added automatically after you've entered the game.

https://fantasy.premierleague.com/leagues/auto-join/68wkor

League Code: 68wkor

Looking forward to playing against you this season!
Bumping this to remind folks that you can pick your team now and free unlimited changes up to the start of the season. Crazy that the put Haaland the same price as Kane
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Post by: tuesday on July 17, 2022, 02:44:46 AM
Anyone following the women's European Championship?
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Post by: Owen on July 17, 2022, 11:11:02 PM
Anyone watch the Liverpool vs Man Utd or Liverpool vs Crystal Palace friendlies?

What's the deal with doing 10 subs at once? In the vs Man Utd match Liverpool changed their entire squad at the 30 and 60 minute marks. 30+ players on the pitch over the game.

In the Crystal Palace match they did it at half time. Is this a common thing for friendlies? Is it required?
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on July 18, 2022, 12:06:37 AM
Anyone watch the Liverpool vs Man Utd or Liverpool vs Crystal Palace friendlies?

What's the deal with doing 10 subs at once? In the vs Man Utd match Liverpool changed their entire squad at the 30 and 60 minute marks. 30+ players on the pitch over the game.

In the Crystal Palace match they did it at half time. Is this a common thing for friendlies? Is it required?


I don’t know specifically but it’s everyone’s first match back - I assume the point is more to shake of some rust and get everyone acclimated rather than actually compete.

Liverpool just had to pretend to be excited about the trophy in Singapore because of their shirt sponsor

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Post by: whale on July 18, 2022, 02:32:34 AM
Anyone watch the Liverpool vs Man Utd or Liverpool vs Crystal Palace friendlies?

What's the deal with doing 10 subs at once? In the vs Man Utd match Liverpool changed their entire squad at the 30 and 60 minute marks. 30+ players on the pitch over the game.

In the Crystal Palace match they did it at half time. Is this a common thing for friendlies? Is it required?
Very common.
These guys have been on holidays, pretty much nobody is fit to play 90mins.
Preseason tours are relatively new thing for clubs to make bank, no manager wants to risk their players for meaningless games
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Post by: somethingmustbreaknow on July 18, 2022, 03:59:08 AM
Anyone following the women's European Championship?
yupp. looking forward to the k.o.-phase and to germany v austria on thursday :)
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Post by: Síota on July 18, 2022, 06:12:21 AM
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yupp. looking forward to the k.o.-phase and to germany v austria on thursday :)
All the Quarter finals are looking good
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Post by: Síota on July 26, 2022, 12:31:22 AM
Neymar is a disgrace
https://youtu.be/87BuFdA6ztw
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Post by: excitableboy on July 26, 2022, 01:10:54 AM
Neymar is a disgrace
https://youtu.be/87BuFdA6ztw

In a pre-season friendly no less. Way to prove he really can't help it.
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on July 26, 2022, 02:14:51 AM
It’s the bulging neck vein that really does it for me.   It’s like he’s channeling pain from an alt universe where he actually did get an early 90s English tackle
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Post by: ungzilla on July 26, 2022, 08:51:35 AM
man this dude would score twice as many goals if he just stayed on his feet when he drops his defender instead of trying to fake a penalty
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Post by: PRISON IKE on July 26, 2022, 08:53:59 AM
man this dude would score twice as many goals if he just stayed on his feet when he drops his defender instead of trying to fake a penalty
I can’t tell you how many matches I’ve watched across every league where I’ve felt the same way.
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Post by: Síota on July 26, 2022, 10:03:38 AM
It drives me crazy that the refs don't use VAR for diving and start dishing out yellow cards. VAR could be the perfect tool to end this bs.
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Post by: PRISON IKE on July 26, 2022, 06:08:39 PM
It drives me crazy that the refs don't use VAR for diving and start dishing out yellow cards. VAR could be the perfect tool to end this bs.
See but that makes too much sense. Why use a tool that’s already when you can just guess?

Yeah it needs to happen because some of it is just really hard to watch.

On another note, if you go down ok whatever but quite fucking grabbing your face like you just took a boot the head. You got tripped.
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Post by: Síota on July 27, 2022, 04:27:45 AM
Hopefully they start enforcing diving more this year.

The match last night between England and Sweden had a few amazing goals. I hope tonight's match is as entertaining to watch.

Edit link to highlights: https://youtu.be/3xNU-uiYhgc
The 2;45 mark or so is an epic goal..

The EPL starts next Friday and just a reminder there is a Slap Pals fantasy football league. Here is the copy and paste thing to join:

Hello,

For the 2022/23 Fantasy Premier League why don't you join my mini-league "Slap Pals"?

Joining the league couldn't be easier. Simply use the link below and you'll be added automatically after you've entered the game.

https://fantasy.premierleague.com/leagues/auto-join/68wkor

League Code: 68wkor

Looking forward to playing against you this season!
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Post by: PRISON IKE on July 27, 2022, 09:17:23 AM
Thanks for the reminder! Just joined.
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Post by: Roy Machine on July 29, 2022, 04:08:34 AM
In my opinion If you dive to get a penalty or if you dive so that your oppenent gets a red card you should also get punished with a red card when you get caught.

Thats the only way to stop the constent falling in the penalty area.
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Post by: PRISON IKE on July 29, 2022, 02:25:35 PM
In my opinion If you dive to get a penalty or if you dive so that your oppenent gets a red card you should also get punished with a red card when you get caught.

Thats the only way to stop the constent falling in the penalty area.

100% a penalty should be reviewed and have equal punishment whether you are a defender or attacker. If you dive red. If you commit the foul red. It’d shut it down quick and make the game much more enjoyable to me at least. Although I know not everyone will agree and I totally respect the other side of the arguement, I think VAR can be used to a greater extent than it is already to improve the game.
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Post by: PRISON IKE on July 29, 2022, 03:53:37 PM
Sorry to double post but anyone see the gesture during the Everton v Dynamo Kyiv match. Man I shed a tear there.
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Post by: Síota on July 29, 2022, 05:24:16 PM
Nope what was that?
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on July 29, 2022, 08:24:09 PM
I saw that Everton was invited to the White House and I almost became an anarchist
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Post by: Roy Machine on July 30, 2022, 04:17:02 AM
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In my opinion If you dive to get a penalty or if you dive so that your oppenent gets a red card you should also get punished with a red card when you get caught.

Thats the only way to stop the constent falling in the penalty area.
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100% a penalty should be reviewed and have equal punishment whether you are a defender or attacker. If you dive red. If you commit the foul red. It’d shut it down quick and make the game much more enjoyable to me at least. Although I know not everyone will agree and I totally respect the other side of the arguement, I think VAR can be used to a greater extent than it is already to improve the game.

I don't think that a defender should get a red card when he commits a foul that leads to a penalty but the attacker should get a red card when he dives to get a penalty. The chances to score with a penalty is really really high. So a dive that leads to a penalty should be penalized like a defender who irregularly stops a ball in front of the goal line (which is a red card). Also i hate dives and it is really unsportsmanlike so there should be an extra punishment
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on July 30, 2022, 11:33:19 AM
Whoops.  Completely missed the charity shield match today, but happy enough with the result.   After last season I need a longer offseason.   Season used to not resume until mid/late August, but I guess it’s an adjustment for the Winter World Cup
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Post by: Dad_Brains on July 30, 2022, 02:27:42 PM
Whoops.  Completely missed the charity shield match today, but happy enough with the result.   After last season I need a longer offseason.   Season used to not resume until mid/late August, but I guess it’s an adjustment for the Winter World Cup

Yeah was a good game including the result. Nunez looked lively off the bench and TAA got caught out for their goal a bit not playing to the whistle. City showed some promise but still a slow start to the season as always.if you listen to the city fans though, they were the better side despite losing, VAR was a farce and city didn’t think it was worthy of winning the cup final. Some of their conspiracy theories are completely ridiculous
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on July 30, 2022, 03:51:12 PM
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Yeah was a good game including the result. Nunez looked lively off the bench and TAA got caught out for their goal a bit not playing to the whistle. City showed some promise but still a slow start to the season as always.if you listen to the city fans though, they were the better side despite losing, VAR was a farce and city didn’t think it was worthy of winning the cup final. Some of their conspiracy theories are completely ridiculous

Sounds like that’s one conspiracy theory per fan
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Post by: whale on July 31, 2022, 01:25:40 AM
^good one.

I’ve got no problems with the result, though losing to Liverpool always sucks.
Rare of game from KDB
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Post by: tuesday on July 31, 2022, 03:40:25 AM
Will probably try to watch the women' Euro finale tonight. Should be real good.
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on July 31, 2022, 03:52:50 AM
Will probably try to watch the women' Euro finale tonight. Should be real good.

Hopefully English women are better at penalties.   
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Hopefully English women are better at penalties.
Hopefully it doesn't go to penos.
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Post by: Alan on July 31, 2022, 11:06:49 AM
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Hopefully English women are better at penalties.
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Hopefully it doesn't go to penos.

Hopefully you didn't jinx it haha
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Post by: Síota on July 31, 2022, 12:18:50 PM
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Will probably try to watch the women' Euro finale tonight. Should be real good.
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Hopefully English women are better at penalties.
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Hopefully it doesn't go to penos.
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Hopefully you didn't jinx it haha
Extra time was enough..too many mates buying shots.
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Post by: Síota on August 01, 2022, 05:16:07 AM
Premier League starts Friday, feel free to join our Fantasy league.its free.
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Post by: Roy Machine on August 07, 2022, 02:27:03 PM
Any man utd fans here?

How's the mood and wtf happened to your club?
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on August 07, 2022, 05:47:48 PM
Any man utd fans here?

How's the mood and wtf happened to your club?

Not a fan at all, but I think it’s a clear correlation between Alex Ferguson leaving and Ed Woodward going in and caring more about making money that creating a cohesive team.   

I don’t think ten Hag will return them to their glory, but I don’t think he’ll fuck it up either.    My good buddy Jurgen didn’t come out winning right off the bat either.   
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Post by: Alan on August 07, 2022, 07:33:37 PM
Also, dealing with the whole CR situation must be a giant PITA.
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on August 07, 2022, 09:00:38 PM
Also, dealing with the whole CR situation must be a giant PITA.

Yeah CR should just suck it up until the winter transfer window.   He’s got 1 year left on his contract and it’s not like he’ll be cup tied for CL
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Post by: Síota on August 08, 2022, 01:29:07 AM
I thought he was gonna leave? I've been at a festival all weekend so didn't see any of the matches.
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on August 08, 2022, 03:05:50 AM
I thought he was gonna leave? I've been at a festival all weekend so didn't see any of the matches.

Well Man U said they would loan him if he added a year to his contract, but I don’t think there’s any top team that really wants to fuck up their team dynamics/financials for a 1 year rental. Also, doubt Man U would loan him to Chelsea who might do those thibgs
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Post by: Owen on August 08, 2022, 05:06:26 AM
Crazy to play pretty much the same team and expect a different outcome.

Can't believe that Fred, McTominay and Dalot are getting a start match after match
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on August 08, 2022, 10:23:11 AM
Crazy to play pretty much the same team and expect a different outcome.

Can't believe that Fred, McTominay and Dalot are getting a start match after match

Would have expected a much more dynamic off-season too.   Surprised how few they brought in.  Would have expected something along the likes of what Barca did
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Yeah CR should just suck it up until the winter transfer window.   He’s got 1 year left on his contract and it’s not like he’ll be cup tied for CL
Nobody wants him.

Nobody.

Only options are to run down his contract, or MLS

e: atleast no top club in europe.
Maybe some lower tier italian club could accomodate him in hopes of success, but money and Cristianos own ego stand in the way
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on August 09, 2022, 01:43:53 AM
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Yeah CR should just suck it up until the winter transfer window.   He’s got 1 year left on his contract and it’s not like he’ll be cup tied for CL
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Nobody wants him.

Nobody.

Only options are to run down his contract, or MLS

e: atleast no top club in europe.
Maybe some lower tier italian club could accomodate him in hopes of success, but money and Cristianos own ego stand in the way

I thought it’d be interesting for him to go to Bundesliga just for the contrast of him going to every major league while Messi stays relatively put (not his choice to leave Barca)
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Post by: whale on August 09, 2022, 04:58:44 AM
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Nobody wants him.

Nobody.

Only options are to run down his contract, or MLS

e: atleast no top club in europe.
Maybe some lower tier italian club could accomodate him in hopes of success, but money and Cristianos own ego stand in the way
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I thought it’d be interesting for him to go to Bundesliga just for the contrast of him going to every major league while Messi stays relatively put (not his choice to leave Barca)
Would be, but where?
Bayern have told they don’t want him, doubt BVB is an option.
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Nobody wants him.

Nobody.

Only options are to run down his contract, or MLS

e: atleast no top club in europe.
Maybe some lower tier italian club could accomodate him in hopes of success, but money and Cristianos own ego stand in the way
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I thought it’d be interesting for him to go to Bundesliga just for the contrast of him going to every major league while Messi stays relatively put (not his choice to leave Barca)
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Would be, but where?
Bayern have told they don’t want him, doubt BVB is an option.

Yeah there isn’t a place for him really.   I had the thought before BM definitively said they didn’t want him
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Yeah CR should just suck it up until the winter transfer window.   He’s got 1 year left on his contract and it’s not like he’ll be cup tied for CL
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Nobody wants him.

Nobody.

Only options are to run down his contract, or MLS

e: atleast no top club in europe.
Maybe some lower tier italian club could accomodate him in hopes of success, but money and Cristianos own ego stand in the way
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I thought it’d be interesting for him to go to Bundesliga just for the contrast of him going to every major league while Messi stays relatively put (not his choice to leave Barca)
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Would be, but where?
Bayern have told they don’t want him, doubt BVB is an option.
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Yeah there isn’t a place for him really.   I had the thought before BM definitively said they didn’t want him

I’d like to see him return to sporting. It’s always been on the cards supposedly but he’d have to take a massive pay cut given there’s not a huge amount of money the league there
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Nobody wants him.

Nobody.

Only options are to run down his contract, or MLS

e: atleast no top club in europe.
Maybe some lower tier italian club could accomodate him in hopes of success, but money and Cristianos own ego stand in the way
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I thought it’d be interesting for him to go to Bundesliga just for the contrast of him going to every major league while Messi stays relatively put (not his choice to leave Barca)
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Would be, but where?
Bayern have told they don’t want him, doubt BVB is an option.
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Yeah there isn’t a place for him really.   I had the thought before BM definitively said they didn’t want him
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I’d like to see him return to sporting. It’s always been on the cards supposedly but he’d have to take a massive pay cut given there’s not a huge amount of money the league there
That is likely, but I think still too soon for that.
ManU likely wants a fee if Cristiano goes now, and his wages are too high.
I’m so glad he didn’t end up coming to City.
Maybe PSG could snag him if they get rid of Neymar and/or Messi?
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on August 10, 2022, 03:43:44 AM
You wouldn’t be having an issue bc he’d be happy winning trophies at Man City
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Post by: Síota on August 10, 2022, 08:32:11 AM
Just send him to Celtic, champions League, guaranteed trophies. Lawwell will make his money back of shirt sales
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Post by: S. on August 10, 2022, 08:44:15 AM
I am excited for supercup Finale Eintracht Frankfurt vs. Madrid. I know it is kind of meaningless, but it is a very rare opportunity to see my club in competition against Real.

I hope Frankfurt doesn‘t get beaten too badly lol.
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Post by: whale on August 10, 2022, 11:36:05 AM
You wouldn’t be having an issue bc he’d be happy winning trophies at Man City
I doubt we’d be winning much with him on the team
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Post by: Gary Bucket on August 10, 2022, 01:10:42 PM
Just send him to Celtic, champions League, guaranteed trophies. Lawwell will make his money back of shirt sales

The thought of Lawwell back as chairman has me petrified. What Postecoglou has done is incredible, I wouldn’t take CR7 on a free to jeopardize what Ange is building
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Post by: LemThurdy on August 11, 2022, 06:20:08 AM
You wouldn’t be having an issue bc he’d be happy winning trophies at Man City
He wouldn’t win there either.
The lad is a overrated player in a team system. He’s a great individual, the team worked FOR HIM at Madrid and he could flourish there. Since, Juventus and United as a squad are not willing to work that extra bit so Ronaldo can take all the glory.
Sure he scores goals however the last 5 years or so he’s  only in the box putting so much pressure on the others.
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Post by: nonickname on August 11, 2022, 09:01:00 PM
Random footy thought of the day: With the upcoming WC his last go at it - where will Cavani end up to stay in game shape as a free agent? MLS like Bale or maybe a South American squad to be closer to home?
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Post by: Owen on August 11, 2022, 11:39:24 PM
Random footy thought of the day: With the upcoming WC his last go at it - where will Cavani end up to stay in game shape as a free agent? MLS like Bale or maybe a South American squad to be closer to home?

I remember match commentators saying at one point that he was looking to return to a South American club.

I also vaguely remember that after the South American cup thing last year that he stayed back there for ages after it finished. Was surprised he returned to Man Utd at all even if it was just for a final match
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I remember match commentators saying at one point that he was looking to return to a South American club.

I also vaguely remember that after the South American cup thing last year that he stayed back there for ages after it finished. Was surprised he returned to Man Utd at all even if it was just for a final match

I’m surprised Suarez couldn’t find any takers in Europe.   Maybe he just wanted to be home.   I think Tevez did a stint in Arg before going back to UK but he was probably younger than the two Uruguayans are
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Post by: PRISON IKE on August 12, 2022, 03:39:45 AM
Yeah, I was surprised as well, but you may be right. He may have wanted to go home. He certainly was still getting on well enough to stay in Europe, I thought.
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Post by: whale on August 13, 2022, 02:16:36 AM
Just a heads up to modify your teams for GW2
Code to join is a few pages back, not too late yet.
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Post by: Síota on August 13, 2022, 06:04:14 AM
Forgot to change my team!!

Here is the copy and paste yolk to join our league:

Hello,

For the 2022/23 Fantasy Premier League why don't you join my mini-league "Slap Pals"?

Joining the league couldn't be easier. Simply use the link below and you'll be added automatically after you've entered the game.

https://fantasy.premierleague.com/leagues/auto-join/68wkor

League Code: 68wkor

Looking forward to playing against you this season!
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Post by: Alan on August 13, 2022, 08:42:58 AM
Forgot to change my team!!



Haha same. Oh well. Doing ok so far.
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Post by: Síota on August 13, 2022, 09:07:55 AM
Arsenal against Leicester was a great match for a neutral to watch. Hopefully the Brentford/Manu match is decent. Way to hot here to skate so beer and football is today's plan.
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on August 13, 2022, 03:49:47 PM
Arsenal against Leicester was a great match for a neutral to watch. Hopefully the Brentford/Manu match is decent. Way to hot here to skate so beer and football is today's plan.

It’s just sad now for manU.    As a Liverpool supporter I ALMOST don’t get any joy out this after so long
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Post by: Alan on August 13, 2022, 04:05:40 PM
When will Man U run out of funds to try and create a winning team? They can't keep fucking up forever.
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Post by: whale on August 14, 2022, 12:29:01 AM
When will Man U run out of funds to try and create a winning team? They can't keep fucking up forever.

https://theathletic.com/3379697/2022/06/24/manchester-united-revenue-loss/
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Post by: Síota on August 14, 2022, 04:04:33 AM
I love BRENTFORD haha I wonder what is going through Erickson's head today...
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Post by: whale on August 14, 2022, 04:21:57 AM
^probably has that ”Christian, Christian, what’s the score?” chant stuck in his head.
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on August 14, 2022, 05:16:59 AM
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https://theathletic.com/3379697/2022/06/24/manchester-united-revenue-loss/

Unfortunately paywalled
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Post by: whale on August 14, 2022, 06:19:36 AM
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When will Man U run out of funds to try and create a winning team? They can't keep fucking up forever.
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https://theathletic.com/3379697/2022/06/24/manchester-united-revenue-loss/
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Unfortunately paywalled
I could read it on a desktop.
Not much in it that can’t be googled.
Basically ManU is still a money making machine, but sponsor deals are rapidly declining and there’s no end product for recent investments.
Just illustrates the fact the club is poorly run with no clear strategy to turn things around.
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When will Man U run out of funds to try and create a winning team? They can't keep fucking up forever.
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https://theathletic.com/3379697/2022/06/24/manchester-united-revenue-loss/
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I could read it on a desktop.
Not much in it that can’t be googled.
Basically ManU is still a money making machine, but sponsor deals are rapidly declining and there’s no end product for recent investments.
Just illustrates the fact the club is poorly run with no clear strategy to turn things around.

Question is - who wins the league first?  arsenal, Tottenham, or Man U?

     Not taking the piss with Tottenham.  Am aware of their reputation and history. 
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Post by: Owen on August 16, 2022, 04:17:03 AM
*sigh* pretty disappointing start to the season for Liverpool. I thought we played reasonably well against Palace but just couldn't get it together to actually win the match.

Diaz's goal was incredible. Really happy to see him score when it mattered. Harvey Elliot played well too.

What did people think of Darwin Nunez's red card? Seemed a bit harsh to me and more of a chest bump than head butt.

I could tell as soon as Palace came out in the second half that they were going to play dirty and frustrate the hell out of us doing annoying niggling stuff etc so we played poorer. Kinda worked in a way I guess

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Post by: Atiba Applebum on August 16, 2022, 05:05:53 AM
*sigh* pretty disappointing start to the season for Liverpool. I thought we played reasonably well against Palace but just couldn't get it together to actually win the match.

Diaz's goal was incredible. Really happy to see him score when it mattered. Harvey Elliot played well too.

What did people think of Darwin Nunez's red card? Seemed a bit harsh to me and more of a chest bump than head butt.

I could tell as soon as Palace came out in the second half that they were going to play dirty and frustrate the hell out of us doing annoying niggling stuff etc so we played poorer. Kinda worked in a way I guess

After last season, I knew there would be a hangover.   Didn’t the season after the first CL start get off to a rocky start as well?
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Post by: whale on August 16, 2022, 08:04:15 AM
*sigh* pretty disappointing start to the season for Liverpool. I thought we played reasonably well against Palace but just couldn't get it together to actually win the match.

Diaz's goal was incredible. Really happy to see him score when it mattered. Harvey Elliot played well too.

What did people think of Darwin Nunez's red card? Seemed a bit harsh to me and more of a chest bump than head butt.

I could tell as soon as Palace came out in the second half that they were going to play dirty and frustrate the hell out of us doing annoying niggling stuff etc so we played poorer. Kinda worked in a way I guess
It’s a straight red, ref did the right thing. You can’t do that even if the defender milked everything out of it.

Referee decisions in the London derby though…. whooosh.
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Post by: Síota on August 16, 2022, 08:04:58 AM
I think the four points dropped by Liverpool is gonna hurt then at the end of the season. That red card was stupid if your gonna react might as well throw a punch. My fantasy team sucked this weekend.
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Post by: whale on August 16, 2022, 08:11:39 AM
Maybe, I think someone else will take 2nd this year.
Their midfield needs strenghtening, and VVD post knee op doesn’t seem to be the same.
Two best wingers in the country won’t carry them very far this season, imho.

City look sharp but have not been tested yet
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Post by: nonickname on August 16, 2022, 05:06:31 PM
Not a Liverpool fan but the wife is Uruguayan...so of course driving home while that game was on I got soooo many texts along the lines of "your boy just got a crazy red - wtf?!?". But yes, definitely a red no matter the 6'4" CB sold it with the "straight leg - fall like a chopped tree" improv. Nunez can't be doing that...especially as they play ManUtd next who've been a shambles defensively so he could have really had a game to build on.

How the hair pull in the Chelsea/Spurs game didn't warrant anything is beyond me. A wee bit hypocritical however of Tuchel to pull the "didn't look me in the eyes" bit when hes done the same to Sean Dyche before. Again a fan of neither squad so my outsider view.

MLS wise Insigne and Berna for TFC are not only are playing well but making room for others likes Osorio (who had looked run down) to exploit - just worried the early/mid season funk has them too far back.

In closing my team won the first game of our over40 Sunday league round Robin playoffs...so can't complain too much right now. Skating wise is a whole different story though.
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Post by: Síota on August 19, 2022, 05:49:36 AM
Looking forward to this weekends round of matchs, weather is poxy here but after endless weeks of 40 degrees a bit of rain is nice and its a good excuse to go to the pub for the footy. Monday night looks to be the big fixture of the weekend thou.
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Post by: whale on August 20, 2022, 01:36:02 AM
Casemiro is a proper signing from ManU.
Won’t solve all their problems, but a very good start.
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Post by: nonickname on August 20, 2022, 08:02:20 PM
My mind is blown. I primarily watch Premier League and MLS and as with most people complain about the refs...well NO MORE! Just watched some SPL with a Scottish teammate. Horrific calls being made, clear penalties not given, dangerous play rewarded like it's some 70s grudge match - just a gongshow of the highest level with no VAR so then the supposedly neutral commentary launches into hyperbole. Was like watching a documentary from another time.
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Post by: Síota on August 21, 2022, 07:53:56 AM
Leeds. God watch a match that was.
Yeah @nonickname the standard of ref's in the SPL is horrible it's been like that for ages.
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on August 21, 2022, 01:29:31 PM
Man city drawing at Newcastle

I think we might be heading to an unconventional title winner this season like the year Leicester/Tottenham were 1st and 2nd, especially considering the mid-season WC interruption (for the big clubs).   
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Post by: whale on August 22, 2022, 12:04:48 AM
Man city drawing at Newcastle

I think we might be heading to an unconventional title winner this season like the year Leicester/Tottenham were 1st and 2nd, especially considering the mid-season WC interruption (for the big clubs).   
I still think City will be clear winners again. Arsenal are doing great but have a pretty thin squad, Liverpools midfield is weak, Tottenham will do Tottenham things, Chelsea won’t win anything if they rely on Sterling for goals.
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on August 22, 2022, 12:18:51 AM
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I still think City will be clear winners again. Arsenal are doing great but have a pretty thin squad, Liverpools midfield is weak, Tottenham will do Tottenham things, Chelsea won’t win anything if they rely on Sterling for goals.

Spurs under Conte haven’t been too spursy as I remember, plus they’ve beefed up the squad.   I’m curious to see how both North London clubs pan out.   
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Post by: whale on August 22, 2022, 03:05:12 AM
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I still think City will be clear winners again. Arsenal are doing great but have a pretty thin squad, Liverpools midfield is weak, Tottenham will do Tottenham things, Chelsea won’t win anything if they rely on Sterling for goals.
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Spurs under Conte haven’t been too spursy as I remember, plus they’ve beefed up the squad.   I’m curious to see how both North London clubs pan out.
That’s true, but they do have the added strain of CL.
We’ll see, there’s plenty of season left to Spurs things up.
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Post by: nonickname on August 25, 2022, 04:58:11 PM
Uefa is sooo predictable. Haaland plays Dortmund. Lewandowski plays Bayern...and if I was a betting man I'd put $20 on the over for 2.5 Rangers stabbed by elegantly dressed hooligans who escape on a Lambretta. Rangers vs one of the most rabid catholic hooligans groups in Europe...should be fun.
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on August 25, 2022, 07:47:28 PM
A couple of tough groups, but thankfully Liverpool should (on paper) make it through. 
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Post by: Síota on August 26, 2022, 04:20:39 AM
Some lovely fixtures in them groups. Can't see Celtic getting out of the group stages really wanted PSG just so I could take the train up to Paris to see it. Think all the English sides will make it out of the groups.
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on August 26, 2022, 01:02:14 PM
Some lovely fixtures in them groups. Can't see Celtic getting out of the group stages really wanted PSG just so I could take the train up to Paris to see it. Think all the English sides will make it out of the groups.

Man City is the wild card there.   Depends what kind of Seville/Dortmund show up.   

The only reason I feel a little ok going up against Ajax and Napoli is that I think they’ve been drained of their best resources of late
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Post by: Síota on August 27, 2022, 07:36:20 AM
Liverpool might hit double digits at this rate
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Post by: Síota on August 31, 2022, 01:48:20 PM
Haaland what a steal..that's 6 in the last two matches
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Post by: Alan on August 31, 2022, 02:01:58 PM
Gonna have to buy him, which means selling Salah. Ugh
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on August 31, 2022, 07:56:54 PM
Haaland what a steal..that's 6 in the last two matches

People who were doubting his suitability to the PL were just showing their asses.   He was tailor made for the league and it was obvious for years

Gotta love that the one thing Chelsea needs are attacking options and they keep going after defenders
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Post by: Síota on September 01, 2022, 06:27:22 AM
Gonna have to buy him, which means selling Salah. Ugh
I actually meant the 60 million euro City payed for him. That said I had him from the beginning in my fantasy team, I seen enough of him at Borussia Dortmund to know he would fit in the Premier League well. I have him and Salah.
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Post by: fredgallSOTY on September 01, 2022, 06:29:24 AM
man u good again lets go
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Post by: Alan on September 01, 2022, 01:44:51 PM
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I actually meant the 60 million euro City payed for him. That said I had him from the beginning in my fantasy team, I seen enough of him at Borussia Dortmund to know he would fit in the Premier League well. I have him and Salah.

I know, I just felt like like adding my FPL lament, haha. But yeah, 60 mil for him, while Man U paid 100 mil € for Antony. Lol.
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Post by: Síota on September 03, 2022, 07:28:38 AM
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I actually meant the 60 million euro City payed for him. That said I had him from the beginning in my fantasy team, I seen enough of him at Borussia Dortmund to know he would fit in the Premier League well. I have him and Salah.
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I know, I just felt like like adding my FPL lament, haha. But yeah, 60 mil for him, while Man U paid 100 mil € for Antony. Lol.

Exactly.

Celtic fully dominated that derby was great. Had the Merseyside derby on another telly in the pub I really didn't think Everton had a chance but it easily could have gone either way.
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Post by: Síota on September 03, 2022, 11:24:48 AM
Hate to double post but fuckin hell 7 in 3 matches is insane. Not a fan of city but defo a fan of him.
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Post by: nonickname on September 03, 2022, 12:13:57 PM
Hate to double post but fuckin hell 7 in 3 matches is insane. Not a fan of city but defo a fan of him.

However they're still playing like they don't have him up front. 72% possession and almost 500 more passes than Villa...and don't get the win. Need to modify the Shaun Goater song and feed him!

Ohhh and West Ham got jobbed with that late goal taken away. When a goalie dives at/into someone's feet who does their best to hurdle them (see Stephen Hunt it can be done) a little contact is to be expected - not used as a get out of jail free card.
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However they're still playing like they don't have him up front. 72% possession and almost 500 more passes than Villa...and don't get the win. Need to modify the Shaun Goater song and feed him!

Ohhh and West Ham got jobbed with that late goal taken away. When a goalie dives at/into someone's feet who does their best to hurdle them (see Stephen Hunt it can be done) a little contact is to be expected - not used as a get out of jail free card.
Fuck that drove me nuts...he did his best to jump over the keeper.. ok yeah his trailing boot hit but there was zero intention var is ruining the game
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Post by: whale on September 04, 2022, 12:40:14 AM
There were ample opportunities for 8 in three just before Villa scored.
Oh well.
Arsenal - ManU should be good tonight
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Post by: Síota on September 04, 2022, 01:59:29 AM
There were ample opportunities for 8 in three just before Villa scored.
Oh well.
Arsenal - ManU should be good tonight
Yep looking forward to that.
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Post by: whale on September 04, 2022, 10:29:14 AM
Man Utd seems to indeed be back.
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Post by: Síota on September 05, 2022, 04:46:29 AM
I honestly thought Arsenal had a chance. Love that champions league is back also. My fantasy team needs so many transfers hahaha. Looking at the other teams in our league we all had a pretty poor week and it was quit leave, lowest got 42 points this week and highest 50.
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Post by: whale on September 05, 2022, 10:44:41 AM
Mine too, and my bench ain’t worth a damn
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Post by: whale on September 06, 2022, 10:49:32 PM
A couple more from Haaland, the kid is lethal!
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Post by: excitableboy on September 07, 2022, 12:52:55 AM
Celtic Park was class again last night. Fans gung ho for 90 minutes in spite of 0-3 loss (Celtic deserved better) and standing ovations for subbed Benzema and Modric. Would love to go to a big game there one day.
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Post by: Síota on September 07, 2022, 04:05:46 AM
I was trying to watch the Celtic match but the telly kept flickering on and off, was driving me mad. They had the PSG match on the other telly had an eye on it also. Yeah @excitableboy its something you have to experience, there is such a great buzz about the place.
Thomas Tuchel got sacked in the morning...I really hope Brighton can keep Graham Potter, they are great to watch as a neutral but guess he is their number one choice to replace Tuchel. 
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Post by: Owen on September 07, 2022, 05:10:28 AM
Woah that's crazy Tuchel got the sack. Seems a bit premature given they're still getting warmed into some new players
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Post by: excitableboy on September 07, 2022, 07:00:43 AM
I was trying to watch the Celtic match but the telly kept flickering on and off, was driving me mad. They had the PSG match on the other telly had an eye on it also. Yeah @excitableboy its something you have to experience, there is such a great buzz about the place.
Thomas Tuchel got sacked in the morning...I really hope Brighton can keep Graham Potter, they are great to watch as a neutral but guess he is their number one choice to replace Tuchel.

By sheer coincidence I live near a town in the Apuan alps which is full of Glaswegians. Celtic only. Will have to watch a CL fixture there one of these days. That'll have to stand in for Celtic Park for the time being.

Tuchel sack seems flippant but then that is to be expected these days.
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Post by: Síota on September 08, 2022, 03:54:11 AM
@excitableboy do it!
Spurs did well last night as to be expected at home Richarlison was a good signing. Liverpool tanked not sure what is up with them this season, didn't see that coming.
I will just leave this here:

(https://i.ibb.co/dcHj43f/305885099-382829604048925-3672634642539852238-n.jpg) (https://ibb.co/dcHj43f)

(https://i.ibb.co/m0ghsps/305934842-382829614048924-1363170574422553350-n.jpg) (https://ibb.co/m0ghsps)



(https://i.ibb.co/Gvdf7xP/305924805-382829660715586-7623768965711249366-n.jpg) (https://ibb.co/Gvdf7xP)
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Post by: whale on September 08, 2022, 04:07:58 AM
What can you expect with that midfield?
So many injuries they have to rely on rapidly aging James Milner and young players.
Also TAA’s defending was comically bad at times.

https://dubz.co/v/has819

https://dubz.co/v/smj8kz
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Post by: Síota on September 09, 2022, 06:13:46 AM
Sakes the premier League is cancelled this weekend
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Post by: fredgallSOTY on September 09, 2022, 09:03:00 AM
fucking sucks
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Post by: whale on September 10, 2022, 01:12:01 AM
And propably next week too.
This weekend out of ”respect” and next weekend due to police being tied to funeral.
After that there’s an international break.
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Post by: Mark Renton on September 10, 2022, 02:40:00 AM
Bit late to the party but I loved how Liverpool got battered on and off the pitch in Naples.

They don’t play games there.
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Post by: Síota on September 12, 2022, 07:47:47 AM
Arsenal v PSV is off...
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on September 12, 2022, 08:22:54 AM
Bit late to the party but I loved how Liverpool got battered on and off the pitch in Naples.

They don’t play games there.

Worst badge in all of footballdom though.   Looks like an icon for a 90s internet browser
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Post by: Síota on September 12, 2022, 11:46:57 PM
Chelsea v Liverpool and Manchester United v Leeds are both cancelled. I probably would have missed them anyways. At least there is champions league tonight.
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Post by: Mark Renton on September 13, 2022, 03:07:10 AM
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Bit late to the party but I loved how Liverpool got battered on and off the pitch in Naples.

They don’t play games there.
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Worst badge in all of footballdom though.   Looks like an icon for a 90s internet browser

Lol what? Which one? Napoli?
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on September 13, 2022, 04:33:58 AM
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Bit late to the party but I loved how Liverpool got battered on and off the pitch in Naples.

They don’t play games there.
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Lol what? Which one? Napoli?

Yeah.  Just the letter N
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Post by: Mark Renton on September 13, 2022, 05:03:01 AM
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Bit late to the party but I loved how Liverpool got battered on and off the pitch in Naples.

They don’t play games there.
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Worst badge in all of footballdom though.   Looks like an icon for a 90s internet browser
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Lol what? Which one? Napoli?
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Yeah.  Just the letter N

To each their own mate I guess.

I just find it super weird to diss their image. I don’t support them nor I’m from there but they’re among the most iconic clubs aesthetically wise.
I wouldn’t personally diss a club that gifted us the best version of Diego and where football is seen as religion and will make the toughest fan on this thread feel soft.

Everyone that knows football will tell you this.

Tell me where else in Europe you would find this (90s windows) aesthetics….

 https://youtu.be/Cdf6D19Etmc (https://youtu.be/Cdf6D19Etmc)

 https://youtu.be/QXROcBwRf2E (https://youtu.be/QXROcBwRf2E)
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on September 13, 2022, 05:10:42 AM
i'm not insulting their club or their history, just the current iteration of their badge (which isn't the one Maradona wore) with the fake light hitting it...sorry if i offended you, but the way you're sticking up for the italians makes me think you should change your username to Sick Boy
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Post by: Mark Renton on September 13, 2022, 05:14:54 AM
i'm not insulting their club or their history, just the current iteration of their badge (which isn't the one Maradona wore) with the fake light hitting it...sorry if i offended you, Mark Renton, notorious Hibs supporter

It slightly changed since the 80s ok but I can’t really get your point. It’s a strange thing to notice haha.

No offense at all haha, it’s all good man.
You’re from the states right? Just behave when you talk bout football (as in soccer).

Glory Glory To The Hibees indeed.


the way you're sticking up for the italians makes me think you should change your username to Sick Boy

Haha the Banana flats.

Nah dude for real I’m just giving credits to the clubs that deserve it, we were talking of image.

You would never diss River or Boca or other iconic shit. Hell there’s many even St.Pauli if you wanna keep it small. More like you should change your user to StevieG init haha.


But yeah just don’t have this takes on big clubs wherever you go in Europe cos people will stop taking you seriously otherwise.
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Post by: Síota on September 13, 2022, 05:23:08 AM
I prefer the older versions 2004 and back.
(https://i.ibb.co/PwhZc5v/Napoli-Logo-history.jpg) (https://ibb.co/PwhZc5v)
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Post by: Mark Renton on September 13, 2022, 05:31:44 AM
I prefer the older versions 2004 and back.
(https://i.ibb.co/PwhZc5v/Napoli-Logo-history.jpg) (https://ibb.co/PwhZc5v)

Yeah, a tremendous change since Diego joined in ‘84.

I mean we were talking about the west ham badge to name one, I’d totally agree. No more Boylen Castle, fair, that’s super sad too.
Seemed more like a jab than something meaningful that’s all. But we good.


Edit: re reading what I wrote, I stand for it, but I didn’t wanna sound too tough, I’m chillin. It’s just my pointless opinion anyways.
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on September 13, 2022, 08:48:58 AM
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I prefer the older versions 2004 and back.
(https://i.ibb.co/PwhZc5v/Napoli-Logo-history.jpg) (https://ibb.co/PwhZc5v)
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Yeah, a tremendous change since Diego joined in ‘84.

I mean we were talking about the west ham badge to name one, I’d totally agree. No more Boylen Castle, fair, that’s super sad too.
Seemed more like a jab than something meaningful that’s all. But we good.


Edit: re reading what I wrote, I stand for it, but I didn’t wanna sound too tough, I’m chillin. It’s just my pointless opinion anyways.

http://www.instagram.com/p/CUSeVyOtp9s/?igshid=MmIxOGMzMTU= (http://www.instagram.com/p/CUSeVyOtp9s/?igshid=MmIxOGMzMTU=)

Maradonas most famous shirts for napoli just had the Italian flag, no crest
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Post by: Alan on September 13, 2022, 10:12:22 AM
Changing the badge design is always the wrong move.
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Post by: whale on September 14, 2022, 02:17:56 PM
13 goals in 9 games.
Sky is the limit.
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Post by: nonickname on September 14, 2022, 07:27:55 PM
13 goals in 9 games.
Sky is the limit.

I had to watch that replay a few times before I could even comprehend how that happened...and on the Stones goal I know "swerve and dip" and all that, but that keeper looked like he'd fit right in on my over40 Sunday squad.
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Post by: Síota on September 15, 2022, 05:48:57 AM
Was happy the way Celtic played they should have had all three points.
Had multi plex on for the 21h matches decent results. Haaland golden boot this year for sure.
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Post by: Mark Renton on September 15, 2022, 06:38:40 AM
Haaland with the Marco Van Basten moves..

Sheesh chill out my dude. Nah please keep on haha.
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Post by: excitableboy on September 15, 2022, 08:28:40 AM
Haaland with the Marco Van Basten Cruijff moves..

Sheesh chill out my dude. Nah please keep on haha.

 (http://www.fcbarcelona.com/fcbarcelona/photo/2018/03/19/cec478f4-8caf-4e74-9782-3a69bfd42bff/20489661.jpg)
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Post by: Mark Renton on September 15, 2022, 08:49:17 AM
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Haaland with the Marco Van Basten Cruijff moves..

Sheesh chill out my dude. Nah please keep on haha.
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 (http://www.fcbarcelona.com/fcbarcelona/photo/2018/03/19/cec478f4-8caf-4e74-9782-3a69bfd42bff/20489661.jpg)

Yeah! He reminds me of MVB a lot in general, gnarly.
Very rad picture.

Both Dutch, both legends for me.
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Post by: Síota on September 15, 2022, 11:45:09 AM
Yep John Cruff...what a goal.
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on September 15, 2022, 12:33:39 PM
I can appreciate his skill, but I am a little sick of hearing about Haaland already.
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Post by: whale on September 16, 2022, 03:20:36 AM

I can appreciate his skill, but I am a little sick of hearing about Haaland already.
I’m not  ;D
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Post by: Síota on September 19, 2022, 01:00:41 AM
I some how had a great week for my fantasy team, got lucky as a few of my team were not playing this weekend! Gonna have to watch the highlights at lunch today.
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Post by: Mark Renton on September 19, 2022, 04:52:48 AM
If nothing changes at WHU, it’s gonna be a very long season.  :(
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Post by: Síota on September 20, 2022, 06:21:53 AM
If nothing changes at WHU, it’s gonna be a very long season.  :(

The international break might help them re focus. Some decent match's this weekend, France Austria, Italy England, Ireland Scotland etc..
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Post by: Mark Renton on September 20, 2022, 07:05:33 AM
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The international break might help them re focus. Some decent match's this weekend, France Austria, Italy England, Ireland Scotland etc..

True that.

It just looks worrying.
We owe lots to Moyes I really believe it, but at the same time the stats of this whole year since Jan are fucked up. 4 wins if I remember correctly.
We also bottled Europa league cos the squad was good but super thin.
Now there’s the most amount of talent I’ve seen but not used properly. Players not played in their positions.
Benrahma on the wing instead of behind the striker, Vlasic is killing it at Torino after leaving cos he was doing the same.
Antonio got like 1 in 20 but will still start every game.

We will see, hope you’re right coyi
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Post by: LemThurdy on September 20, 2022, 09:56:34 AM
COYG !
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Post by: nonickname on September 30, 2022, 11:14:46 AM
Manchester and North London derbies this weekend...going to be a lot of couch time this weekend.
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Post by: Síota on October 01, 2022, 08:10:39 AM
Just watched Saint Etienne against Grenoble (ligue 2 France)... Grenoble should have won. I hope they go up this season. Would be cool to see PSG, Marseille, Lyon etc here at the Stade des Alps.

Arsenal did well against 10 men..
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Post by: Síota on October 01, 2022, 10:01:36 AM
Leandro Trossard wtf. Gonna have to watch the highlights of that.
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Post by: Síota on October 02, 2022, 03:18:35 AM
Sorry to triple post but this is brutal
 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/oct/02/indonesia-football-fans-killed-east-java-arema-malang
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Post by: ungzilla on October 02, 2022, 02:33:07 PM
really heartwarming to see city play that little league team
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Post by: whale on October 03, 2022, 05:26:29 AM
Been of the grid for the weekend, came home last night and first thing I did was watch the derby.
Ooh I’ve been buzzing all morning
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Post by: Síota on October 04, 2022, 02:10:15 AM
There is three of us within four points in the fantasy league.
Think Steve Cooper will be getting sacked today.. but bringing in 23 signings has to be hard to make work.
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Post by: Síota on October 13, 2022, 12:45:45 AM

(https://i.ibb.co/HPRRd4f/311689189-409846191347266-8769885405634386324-n.jpg) (https://ibb.co/HPRRd4f)
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Post by: whale on October 14, 2022, 05:58:17 AM
England running out of RB’s for the WC
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Post by: Síota on October 14, 2022, 07:51:13 AM
England running out of RB’s for the WC
Fuck the WC
Also this is hilarious (and true):
(https://i.ibb.co/C9KCrZx/311616495-10158751199947466-8780199392840545199-n.jpg) (https://ibb.co/C9KCrZx)
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Post by: Owen on October 14, 2022, 09:43:52 PM
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England running out of RB’s for the WC
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Fuck the WC
Also this is hilarious (and true):
(https://i.ibb.co/C9KCrZx/311616495-10158751199947466-8780199392840545199-n.jpg) (https://ibb.co/C9KCrZx)

Haha quality sign. I've never been to any UK/Euro matches but kind of assumed EPL/UEFA matches would cost much more than €70
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on October 15, 2022, 10:27:37 PM
England running out of RB’s for the WC

Gives me hope TAA (even if his form trends poorly this season) will make the bench.   Trippier is likely first choice at the moment.  Can’t think of who would be back up atm
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Post by: whale on October 16, 2022, 06:18:17 AM
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Gives me hope TAA (even if his form trends poorly this season) will make the bench.   Trippier is likely first choice at the moment.  Can’t think of who would be back up atm

Is he fit though?

E: James Milner starts at RB tonight, lol
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on October 16, 2022, 11:19:11 AM
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Gives me hope TAA (even if his form trends poorly this season) will make the bench.   Trippier is likely first choice at the moment.  Can’t think of who would be back up atm
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Is he fit though?

E: James Milner starts at RB tonight, lol

I thought he was out for a week or so but he came off the bench.   

Also, eat that “lol”.   Letting Milner go on a free was one of your biggest mistakes hah
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Post by: Owen on October 16, 2022, 12:23:08 PM
HOLY SHIT, GO LIVERPOOL!!!!
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Post by: Roy Machine on October 16, 2022, 12:30:11 PM
What is the pals opinion about this years WC anyway?Curious to know...

In my social group there are a a lot of voices for a boycott
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Post by: Alan on October 16, 2022, 01:25:50 PM
What is the pals opinion about this years WC anyway?Curious to know...

In my social group there are a a lot of voices for a boycott

I'm going to watch the matches, but I'm not financially supporting anyone involved (streams, NT jersey, etc.). If there's a more focused and organized boycott campaign, I might join it. I'm probably already not using the vast majority of the sponsors' products...
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Post by: Roy Machine on October 16, 2022, 02:10:47 PM
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What is the pals opinion about this years WC anyway?Curious to know...

In my social group there are a a lot of voices for a boycott
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I'm going to watch the matches, but I'm not financially supporting anyone involved (streams, NT jersey, etc.). If there's a more focused and organized boycott campaign, I might join it. I'm probably already not using the vast majority of the sponsors' products...

Thanks für your opinion. Can I ask where you are from?
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on October 16, 2022, 02:44:49 PM
I’m in America and finally get evening matches.  Obviously I find the whole thing gross, but my breaking point will be if they try and do a WC every two years
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Post by: whale on October 16, 2022, 11:06:08 PM
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Gives me hope TAA (even if his form trends poorly this season) will make the bench.   Trippier is likely first choice at the moment.  Can’t think of who would be back up atm
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Is he fit though?

E: James Milner starts at RB tonight, lol
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I thought he was out for a week or so but he came off the bench.   

Also, eat that “lol”.   Letting Milner go on a free was one of your biggest mistakes hah
Yeah I’m eating it :)
Congrats man
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Post by: Mean salto on October 17, 2022, 12:14:51 AM
What is the pals opinion about this years WC anyway?Curious to know...

In my social group there are a a lot of voices for a boycott
Been completely checked out this time around. What's the boycott over?

As far as selfish opinions Aus is fucked. I think we're going back to the dark ages where we don't even qualify anymore. (Now watch as they somehow do better than ever before) we also got some real ugly kits but that's whatevs.
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on October 17, 2022, 12:32:22 AM
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What is the pals opinion about this years WC anyway?Curious to know...

In my social group there are a a lot of voices for a boycott
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Been completely checked out this time around. What's the boycott over?

As far as selfish opinions Aus is fucked. I think we're going back to the dark ages where we don't even qualify anymore. (Now watch as they somehow do better than ever before) we also got some real ugly kits but that's whatevs.

Boycott over:
How Qatar got the WC in the first place
Qatar’s politics as a country
the WC is being played in fucking December/mid-season in order to accommodate playing in Qatar
the use of slave labor being used in order to have facilities in order to play a WC in Qatar
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Post by: Mean salto on October 17, 2022, 02:20:18 AM
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What is the pals opinion about this years WC anyway?Curious to know...

In my social group there are a a lot of voices for a boycott
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Been completely checked out this time around. What's the boycott over?

As far as selfish opinions Aus is fucked. I think we're going back to the dark ages where we don't even qualify anymore. (Now watch as they somehow do better than ever before) we also got some real ugly kits but that's whatevs.
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Boycott over:
How Qatar got the WC in the first place
Qatar’s politics as a country
the WC is being played in fucking December/mid-season in order to accommodate playing in Qatar
the use of slave labor being used in order to have facilities in order to play a WC in Qatar
Yeah fuck. World cups often kinda gross like the Olympics but that adds up to fair bit extra.
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Post by: Síota on October 17, 2022, 04:22:25 AM
Won't be watching it. Thank fuck Ireland didn't qualify.
In other news the Liverpool/City match was class.
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Post by: Owen on October 17, 2022, 04:25:48 AM
Bit of a possible potential silver lining- Qatar ends up being very publicly embarrassed on a global scale re their workers' conditions.
Maybe this could be the catalyst for worker's rights improving in Gulf countries so as to avoid future instances at their events. Probably unlikely but I'm trying to be an optimist here
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on October 17, 2022, 05:15:07 AM
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What is the pals opinion about this years WC anyway?Curious to know...

In my social group there are a a lot of voices for a boycott
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Been completely checked out this time around. What's the boycott over?

As far as selfish opinions Aus is fucked. I think we're going back to the dark ages where we don't even qualify anymore. (Now watch as they somehow do better than ever before) we also got some real ugly kits but that's whatevs.
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Boycott over:
How Qatar got the WC in the first place
Qatar’s politics as a country
the WC is being played in fucking December/mid-season in order to accommodate playing in Qatar
the use of slave labor being used in order to have facilities in order to play a WC in Qatar
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Yeah fuck. World cups often kinda gross like the Olympics but that adds up to fair bit extra.

That being said: I’m not really boycotting it.  I go watch it in public places, so the only money I’m putting into it to local bars/pubs.   Plus it’s the only time I can get friends to watch games (particularly with them being in the evening).  But I plan to lease an electric car soon, so that’s my middle finger to the region
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Post by: Mean salto on October 17, 2022, 06:07:15 AM
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What is the pals opinion about this years WC anyway?Curious to know...

In my social group there are a a lot of voices for a boycott
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Been completely checked out this time around. What's the boycott over?

As far as selfish opinions Aus is fucked. I think we're going back to the dark ages where we don't even qualify anymore. (Now watch as they somehow do better than ever before) we also got some real ugly kits but that's whatevs.
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Boycott over:
How Qatar got the WC in the first place
Qatar’s politics as a country
the WC is being played in fucking December/mid-season in order to accommodate playing in Qatar
the use of slave labor being used in order to have facilities in order to play a WC in Qatar
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Yeah fuck. World cups often kinda gross like the Olympics but that adds up to fair bit extra.
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That being said: I’m not really boycotting it.  I go watch it in public places, so the only money I’m putting into it to local bars/pubs.   Plus it’s the only time I can get friends to watch games (particularly with them being in the evening).  But I plan to lease an electric car soon, so that’s my middle finger to the region
Maybe i should be more angry, it was supposed to be our world cup but there's maybe only three worthy stadiums in all of Aus and the pitch quality would never be good enough. Plus who knows what the fuck would happen with covid and tourists travelling and all that.
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Post by: brycickle on October 17, 2022, 07:47:15 PM

Maybe i should be more angry, it was supposed to be our world cup but there's maybe only three worthy stadiums in all of Aus and the pitch quality would never be good enough. Plus who knows what the fuck would happen with covid and tourists travelling and all that.
That's three more stadiums than Qatar had when they won the bid.
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Post by: fredgallSOTY on October 20, 2022, 06:29:15 AM
world cup is fucked but as an american it's gonna be convenient to watch
i dont really have a set favorite team (definitely not going for USMNT) so i kinda just choose my team for the competition based on who's team I like the best. my best friend is from Poland so hopefully Lewa can make a run this late in his career


in terms of club man u is so hard to watch. we've been winning but it still feels so bad. ronaldo needs to go as soon as possible. hopefully we just reach a consistent form by the end of the year and continue to progress in the right direction. i have faith in antony and martinez tho. hopefully we just continue to spend money wisely and hopefully find a real #9 at some point soon.
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Post by: Síota on October 20, 2022, 07:21:23 AM
Ronaldo walking down the tunnel early is gonna piss people off. Liverpool got lucky West Ham deserved a point in my book. My fantasy team sucks this year haha
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Post by: cky enthusiast on October 20, 2022, 07:24:25 AM
moyes get it together

any time we sign a “top class stroikah” we end up with an andy carroll situation. im over this shit we were europa semi finalists god damn it
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Post by: Owen on October 20, 2022, 10:41:59 PM

in terms of club man u is so hard to watch. we've been winning but it still feels so bad. ronaldo needs to go as soon as possible. hopefully we just reach a consistent form by the end of the year and continue to progress in the right direction. i have faith in antony and martinez tho. hopefully we just continue to spend money wisely and hopefully find a real #9 at some point soon.

Man Utd are much much better than last year. Martinez has made a huge difference. Antony still hasn't fully flourished but you can see the potential.

+1 on Ronaldo needing to go. I also kind of like that Ten Hag is seemingly punishing him for being a poor sport by keeping him in view but on the bench
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on October 20, 2022, 10:56:38 PM
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in terms of club man u is so hard to watch. we've been winning but it still feels so bad. ronaldo needs to go as soon as possible. hopefully we just reach a consistent form by the end of the year and continue to progress in the right direction. i have faith in antony and martinez tho. hopefully we just continue to spend money wisely and hopefully find a real #9 at some point soon.
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Man Utd are much much better than last year. Martinez has made a huge difference. Antony still hasn't fully flourished but you can see the potential.

+1 on Ronaldo needing to go. I also kind of like that Ten Hag is seemingly punishing him for being a poor sport by keeping him in view but on the bench

No one will take Ronaldo.   It’s the saddest end to a storied career.   He can still go, but he’s just not worth the price in more ways than one
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Post by: Roy Machine on October 21, 2022, 04:17:17 AM
Leaving the bench early because he didn't get playtime is all you need to know about c. ronaldo. Dude is scum. Ballon D'ors can't buy you class
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Post by: Síota on October 23, 2022, 07:17:35 AM
Haaland is unbelievable. Probably the best striker in the world at the moment
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Post by: excitableboy on October 23, 2022, 10:53:16 AM
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What is the pals opinion about this years WC anyway?Curious to know...

In my social group there are a a lot of voices for a boycott
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Been completely checked out this time around. What's the boycott over?

As far as selfish opinions Aus is fucked. I think we're going back to the dark ages where we don't even qualify anymore. (Now watch as they somehow do better than ever before) we also got some real ugly kits but that's whatevs.
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Boycott over:
How Qatar got the WC in the first place
Qatar’s politics as a country
the WC is being played in fucking December/mid-season in order to accommodate playing in Qatar
the use of slave labor being used in order to have facilities in order to play a WC in Qatar
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Yeah fuck. World cups often kinda gross like the Olympics but that adds up to fair bit extra.

Just to add to @Atiba Applebum

Over 6500 workers died in the vast building efforts since Qatar won the bid. Mostly migrants. The death toll is likely far higher as much goes unreported.
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Post by: brycickle on October 23, 2022, 01:24:16 PM
Currently listening to the World Corrupt podcast episodes. Collabs between Men in Blazers and Pod Save the World.
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Post by: fredgallSOTY on October 24, 2022, 07:33:22 AM
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in terms of club man u is so hard to watch. we've been winning but it still feels so bad. ronaldo needs to go as soon as possible. hopefully we just reach a consistent form by the end of the year and continue to progress in the right direction. i have faith in antony and martinez tho. hopefully we just continue to spend money wisely and hopefully find a real #9 at some point soon.
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Man Utd are much much better than last year. Martinez has made a huge difference. Antony still hasn't fully flourished but you can see the potential.

+1 on Ronaldo needing to go. I also kind of like that Ten Hag is seemingly punishing him for being a poor sport by keeping him in view but on the bench
wrote this before chelsea game, we actually looked really super good there. antony's dribbling is out of this world. the midfield triangle of casemiro, fernandes, eriksen looked great. super pleased with those results

and yes haaland is by far the best striker in the world right now, sadly
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Post by: Resident Jeff on October 24, 2022, 09:37:22 PM
Woah now just because Salah is having a quiet season so far….

Nah we tanked hard, nice one Liverpool.
Haaland is crushing it.
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on October 24, 2022, 10:08:58 PM
Woah now just because Salah is having a quiet season so far….

Nah we tanked hard, nice one Liverpool.
Haaland is crushing it.

He and Darwin have been active of late.  Don’t forget Salah scored the fastest hat trick in CL like two weeks ago
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Post by: Síota on October 25, 2022, 11:53:08 AM
Shall be interesting how Haaland is treated now against Dortmund...the French telly is saying the cyborg returns hahaha
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Post by: whale on October 25, 2022, 02:02:04 PM
That was 90mins I’ll never get back
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on October 25, 2022, 07:05:18 PM
That was 90mins I’ll never get back


I don’t watch Bundesliga, but how is Emre Can playing.   Seems like he’s playing the best out of the players who have left LFC under Klopp.   (Sane I’ve heard has played fine but not great)
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Post by: Síota on October 27, 2022, 04:31:10 AM
Bayern absolute dominating Barcelona last night was great to see. Conte getting a red card before the last match of the group was great timing.  Group D is wide open still any of the four can qualify.
Tempted to use my wildcard in the fantasy league...
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Post by: whale on October 27, 2022, 04:43:36 AM
We get another one after the WC, right?
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Post by: Síota on October 27, 2022, 04:55:37 AM
We get another one after the WC, right?
There is matches next week, the last round. Yeah think then its a pause till after the world cup.

Edit: or did you mean wildcard? I don't know. I think there was one after the end of the January transfer window, could be wrong thou.
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Post by: whale on October 27, 2022, 11:22:54 PM
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There is matches next week, the last round. Yeah think then its a pause till after the world cup.

Edit: or did you mean wildcard? I don't know. I think there was one after the end of the January transfer window, could be wrong thou.
Yeah, I meant the wildcard. It’s always confusing how many we can have
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Post by: Síota on October 28, 2022, 12:53:37 AM
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There is matches next week, the last round. Yeah think then its a pause till after the world cup.

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Yeah, I meant the wildcard. It’s always confusing how many we can have
I ended up using it. Fuck it. Not looking forward to Liverpool against Leeds tomorrow..but will be watching it.
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Post by: WPG on October 28, 2022, 08:43:40 AM
Glad to see Barcelonas downfall, couldn't happen to a better group of fans celebrating the financial levers and hijacking transfers. Lewa can suck an egg as well force your way out of Bayern and can't score over 2 legs.

https://youtu.be/2koW6iiiNxc

Great video (terrible topic) very insightful on Qatar and how its slave labor works
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Post by: Síota on October 28, 2022, 11:03:46 AM
Glad to see Barcelonas downfall, couldn't happen to a better group of fans celebrating the financial levers and hijacking transfers. Lewa can suck an egg as well force your way out of Bayern and can't score over 2 legs.

https://youtu.be/2koW6iiiNxc

Great video (terrible topic) very insightful on Qatar and how its slave labor works

Will watch the video later. Remember Barcelona turning on the sprinklers when inter won back in 2010?
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Post by: brycickle on October 28, 2022, 08:07:33 PM
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Glad to see Barcelonas downfall, couldn't happen to a better group of fans celebrating the financial levers and hijacking transfers. Lewa can suck an egg as well force your way out of Bayern and can't score over 2 legs.

https://youtu.be/2koW6iiiNxc

Great video (terrible topic) very insightful on Qatar and how its slave labor works
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Will watch the video later. Remember Barcelona turning on the sprinklers when inter won back in 2010?

How did Barcelona turn on the sprinklers at the Bernabeu?
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Post by: brycickle on October 28, 2022, 08:11:02 PM
Oh, you mean when Inter knocked them out in the Semis. My mind just went straight to the final, since I was in Madrid for that one.
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Post by: Síota on October 29, 2022, 12:42:36 AM
Oh, you mean when Inter knocked them out in the Semis. My mind just went straight to the final, since I was in Madrid for that one.
Yep semi's . Sore losers. Had the opposite effect they just celebrated like crazy instead.
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Post by: Alan on November 03, 2022, 05:31:46 PM
https://twitter.com/RobHarris/status/1588308816781021184

lol FIFA is beyond pathetic.
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Post by: Síota on November 04, 2022, 12:56:49 AM
https://twitter.com/RobHarris/status/1588308816781021184

lol FIFA is beyond pathetic.

LOL, I'm gonna watch rugby.

Edit: https://www.theguardian.com/football/2022/nov/03/let-football-take-the-stage-at-qatar-world-cup-says-fifa-president

"Players of both England and Wales have agreed to wear rainbow armbands during matches in support of LGBTQ+ rights. This week, however, the Welsh FA said it was still waiting for the game’s governing body to tell them whether the armbands might actually be banned." what a fucking joke. Fuck FIFA.
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on November 04, 2022, 12:58:58 AM
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lol FIFA is beyond pathetic.

Did you hear Qatar is flying fans out and paying them to post positive reviews of goings on
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Post by: Mean salto on November 04, 2022, 01:34:06 AM
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LOL, I'm gonna watch rugby.

Edit: https://www.theguardian.com/football/2022/nov/03/let-football-take-the-stage-at-qatar-world-cup-says-fifa-president

"Players of both England and Wales have agreed to wear rainbow armbands during matches in support of LGBTQ+ rights. This week, however, the Welsh FA said it was still waiting for the game’s governing body to tell them whether the armbands might actually be banned." what a fucking joke. Fuck FIFA.
Rugby league World cups already been going off. highlights on YouTube
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Post by: S. on November 04, 2022, 02:37:25 AM
National teams are a stupid invention and they have always been an extension of international politics despite the criminal organization called Fifa always claiming the opposite. In my experience it is always the dumbest assholes who all of the sudden become drunk with football feaver and patriotism during the world cup. It is mostly people, who don't care about football outside of the Euro Cup or the World Cup, anyway.

Let's celebrate club football instead. I lost my voice during the Eintracht - Lissabon match on Tuesday. I have been a fan of the club for 30 years and the past 5 years have been the best in the 100+ years of the club's existence. Kolo Muani and Lindström are going to be huge international stars.

 
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Post by: excitableboy on November 04, 2022, 02:40:08 AM
Fifa with the ethical relativist flex. Brazen, but at least consistent.
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Post by: Síota on November 04, 2022, 04:16:09 AM
@Mean salto I never really got in to League, I went to one match when I lived in Auckland but non of my mates were into it. Same with back in Dublin and here in France, my mates that like rugby are just into Union. I'm not a massive fan of Union especially the crowd that follows Leinster but I had a few punk mates that liked it so we would go all the time. Heal up quick dude btw.

@S. I have been keeping an eye on Eintracht over the last few years as my mate is a huge supporter. Who you fancy for the next round? Benfica, Chelsea, Man City, Napoli, Porto, Real Madrid...Pretty tough pick but I would want Porto..
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Post by: excitableboy on November 04, 2022, 06:04:37 AM
Legends collide:

https://www.instagram.com/p/CkibngTD1BD/?hl=en
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Post by: Mean salto on November 04, 2022, 06:10:42 AM
Legends collide:

https://www.instagram.com/p/CkibngTD1BD/?hl=en
That's cool but I'm really hoping the ankle zippers undone trackies don't come back into fashion
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Post by: Síota on November 04, 2022, 07:05:17 AM
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Legends collide:

https://www.instagram.com/p/CkibngTD1BD/?hl=en
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That's cool but I'm really hoping the ankle zippers undone trackies don't come back into fashion

What is the backstory of this, like is this an adidas ad? So random but cool.
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Post by: Alan on November 04, 2022, 09:20:33 AM
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Legends collide:

https://www.instagram.com/p/CkibngTD1BD/?hl=en
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What is the backstory of this, like is this an adidas ad? So random but cool.

Palace x Adidas collab

@Atiba Applebum these people have so much money to burn, no wonder FIFA is afraid of any criticism.
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Post by: shpongle on November 04, 2022, 09:23:03 AM
Zidane and puig in the same commercial. Life is fucking beautiful. I love lucas puig so much even more. I am happy for him to see him shine in the spotlight and get the recognition he always deserved. This is so sick. Zidane is a goat
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Post by: Madam, I'm Adam on November 04, 2022, 09:24:03 AM
Just saw the commercial on insta, super sick.

MLS final tomorrow, should be a fun watch. Gotta say I’m rooting for LA - but I wouldn't be upset or anything if Philly wins.
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Post by: excitableboy on November 04, 2022, 10:32:39 AM

@Atiba Applebum these people have so much money to burn, no wonder FIFA is afraid of any criticism.

Exactly. In fact, could see Infantino on Illegal Civ. 'Fifa taking Qatari bribes is not corruption, you know, it's just a different culture. Judging it doesn't feel good. It feels like colonialism in 2022.' 

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Post by: S. on November 04, 2022, 02:39:32 PM
@Mean salto I never really got in to League, I went to one match when I lived in Auckland but non of my mates were into it. Same with back in Dublin and here in France, my mates that like rugby are just into Union. I'm not a massive fan of Union especially the crowd that follows Leinster but I had a few punk mates that liked it so we would go all the time. Heal up quick dude btw.

@S. I have been keeping an eye on Eintracht over the last few years as my mate is a huge supporter. Who you fancy for the next round? Benfica, Chelsea, Man City, Napoli, Porto, Real Madrid...Pretty tough pick but I would want Porto..

Yeah, Porto or Benfica would probably be the “easiest“ opponents, but a match against a club like Man City or Real would be great as well, because when will you ever get a chance to play them again in a competition?
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Post by: mynameisnotjeff on November 05, 2022, 04:26:44 PM
Just saw the commercial on insta, super sick.

MLS final tomorrow, should be a fun watch. Gotta say I’m rooting for LA - but I wouldn't be upset or anything if Philly wins.

BLACK AND GOLD BABY!!!!!!
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Post by: nonickname on November 05, 2022, 07:20:54 PM
Canada's WC squad potentially lost our best player (Davies), our backup keeper (Crepeau) and a CB (Kennedy) this weekend...just getting worse by the day (Osorio still dealing with concussion issues from MLS play). We need everyone else to be wrapped in bubble wrap until the 1st game.
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Post by: Síota on November 07, 2022, 04:13:32 AM
Champions league draw:

(https://i.ibb.co/kmQnDSf/5940.webp) (https://ibb.co/kmQnDSf)

PSG Munich and Liverpool Real Madrid are pretty sweet draws, @S. Napoli is gonna be hard. 
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on November 07, 2022, 08:01:23 AM
Champions league draw:

(https://i.ibb.co/kmQnDSf/5940.webp) (https://ibb.co/kmQnDSf)

PSG Munich and Liverpool Real Madrid are pretty sweet draws, @S. Napoli is gonna be hard.

I’m not thrilled with facing Madrid.   Not exactly a favorable record against them lately hah. 

Also, apparently FSG is starting to entertain offers to sell the club.   Just want someone who can afford to pay Bellingham money that doesn’t have human rights abuses on their CV.  Small ask I know
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Post by: S. on November 07, 2022, 08:14:07 AM
Champions league draw:

(https://i.ibb.co/kmQnDSf/5940.webp) (https://ibb.co/kmQnDSf)

PSG Munich and Liverpool Real Madrid are pretty sweet draws, @S. Napoli is gonna be hard.

That‘s true. The other German clubs have also gotten really difficult draws.

Red Bull Leipzig - Manchester City
Borussia Dortmund - FC Chelsea
Paris Saint-Germain - FC Bayern
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Post by: Alan on November 07, 2022, 08:29:12 AM
This is Benfica's year
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Post by: fredgallSOTY on November 07, 2022, 08:35:13 AM
man u getting barcelona in fucking europa league is typical


forza napoli
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Post by: Madam, I'm Adam on November 07, 2022, 09:16:30 AM
Canada's WC squad potentially lost our best player (Davies), our backup keeper (Crepeau) and a CB (Kennedy) this weekend...just getting worse by the day (Osorio still dealing with concussion issues from MLS play). We need everyone else to be wrapped in bubble wrap until the 1st game.

Man, so rough. At least we made it to the Cup for the first time in 35 years, but still.
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on November 07, 2022, 11:00:02 AM
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Man, so rough. At least we made it to the Cup for the first time in 35 years, but still.

And you’ll automatically qualify for next cup too
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Post by: ohtight on November 07, 2022, 12:20:21 PM
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forza milan
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Post by: nonickname on November 07, 2022, 04:33:51 PM
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forza milan

Spuds knocked them that year - with Gattuso watching from the sidelines after being banned for losing his shit with a coach 28 years older. I combative mids with skill of the recent past (him, DeJong, Vieira, Makelele, Lothar M...and for you 2011 Copa America fans out there Diego Perez) but can't be drawn into ish that hurts your team off the field.

Edit: Man I'm dumb. Just saw the draw...
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Post by: Mean salto on November 07, 2022, 09:41:55 PM
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Man, so rough. At least we made it to the Cup for the first time in 35 years, but still.
Your getting the classic Aus experience. Don't worry in a few more years they'll give a portion of the respect you deserve
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Post by: nonickname on November 12, 2022, 10:48:05 AM
Combine Ivan Toney taking that snub very personally and Citehs stars playing like they were already on the plane to Qatar and Arsenal just got a gift.

That and West Ham need to regroup and get out of their funk.
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Post by: Síota on November 12, 2022, 10:54:15 AM
Lol imagine having that squad and losing to Brentford...all props for Brentford I love teams like that. Watching New Castle Chelsea at the moment it's fuckin shite.
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Post by: Alan on November 12, 2022, 12:02:28 PM
Watching New Castle Chelsea at the moment it's fuckin shite.

I watched the 1st half, it was dire.
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Watching New Castle Chelsea at the moment it's fuckin shite.
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I watched the 1st half, it was dire.

Kinda gutted I didn't see it out...good weekend for under dogs
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Post by: Roy Machine on November 12, 2022, 01:12:21 PM
Watching probably my first full Arsenal game since Wenger left. Always had a soft spot for them but it felt like they lost some part of their identity the last couple of years. Happy to see that they are back on top
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on November 12, 2022, 03:39:48 PM
Lol imagine having that squad and losing to Brentford...all props for Brentford I love teams like that. Watching New Castle Chelsea at the moment it's fuckin shite.

Brentfords had some big wins against top teams in the past two seasons. 
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Watching New Castle Chelsea at the moment it's fuckin shite.
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Kinda gutted I didn't see it out...good weekend for under dogs

I know what you mean, but it is time to stop referring to Newcastle as underdogs.   They’ve got Saudi billions and are in 3rd.    They’re just in that Man City/Ro***ho phase of figuring out how money can be really used to go to the next level and stay there
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Watching New Castle Chelsea at the moment it's fuckin shite.
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I know what you mean, but it is time to stop referring to Newcastle as underdogs.   They’ve got Saudi billions and are in 3rd.    They’re just in that Man City/Ro***ho phase of figuring out how money can be really used to go to the next level and stay there

Fair point. They really haven't spent crazy like city yet so kinda low key impressed at there improvement, like they got a decent squad on a budget.
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on November 13, 2022, 09:42:55 AM
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I know what you mean, but it is time to stop referring to Newcastle as underdogs.   They’ve got Saudi billions and are in 3rd.    They’re just in that Man City/Ro***ho phase of figuring out how money can be really used to go to the next level and stay there
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Fair point. They really haven't spent crazy like city yet so kinda low key impressed at there improvement, like they got a decent squad on a budget.

Yeah they aren’t Nottingham Forrest who I think spend maybe the 2nd most in this past window.   

As long as they can avoid that weird phase Man City went through where they just bought players they didn’t have any real use for and paid them exorbitantly.  The Winifred Bony/Roque Santa Cruz/Wayne Bridge years
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I know what you mean, but it is time to stop referring to Newcastle as underdogs.   They’ve got Saudi billions and are in 3rd.    They’re just in that Man City/Ro***ho phase of figuring out how money can be really used to go to the next level and stay there
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Fair point. They really haven't spent crazy like city yet so kinda low key impressed at there improvement, like they got a decent squad on a budget.
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Yeah they aren’t Nottingham Forrest who I think spend maybe the 2nd most in this past window.   

As long as they can avoid that weird phase Man City went through where they just bought players they didn’t have any real use for and paid them exorbitantly.  The Winifred Bony/Roque Santa Cruz/Wayne Bridge years
I get what you're saying, as we've certainly thrown money at players that have proven to be duds, but RSC and Bridge were signed by a Hughes, and fell out of form or favor when Mancini replaced Hughes.
Bony however still baffles me.
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Post by: excitableboy on November 14, 2022, 11:01:27 AM
Ronaldo pulled his little interview stunt again. Where will he go? Place your bets pals.

I'm going with Atleti.
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I know what you mean, but it is time to stop referring to Newcastle as underdogs.   They’ve got Saudi billions and are in 3rd.    They’re just in that Man City/Ro***ho phase of figuring out how money can be really used to go to the next level and stay there
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Fair point. They really haven't spent crazy like city yet so kinda low key impressed at there improvement, like they got a decent squad on a budget.
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Yeah they aren’t Nottingham Forrest who I think spend maybe the 2nd most in this past window.   

As long as they can avoid that weird phase Man City went through where they just bought players they didn’t have any real use for and paid them exorbitantly.  The Winifred Bony/Roque Santa Cruz/Wayne Bridge years
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I get what you're saying, as we've certainly thrown money at players that have proven to be duds, but RSC and Bridge were signed by a Hughes, and fell out of form or favor when Mancini replaced Hughes.
Bony however still baffles me.

I just remember Bridge’s contract being amazing rich!    It wasn’t so much that the players were duds, it was more that your squad didn’t need to add more players in those positions.   Did Lescott do well for you?   I honestly don’t remember
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I know what you mean, but it is time to stop referring to Newcastle as underdogs.   They’ve got Saudi billions and are in 3rd.    They’re just in that Man City/Ro***ho phase of figuring out how money can be really used to go to the next level and stay there
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Fair point. They really haven't spent crazy like city yet so kinda low key impressed at there improvement, like they got a decent squad on a budget.
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Yeah they aren’t Nottingham Forrest who I think spend maybe the 2nd most in this past window.   

As long as they can avoid that weird phase Man City went through where they just bought players they didn’t have any real use for and paid them exorbitantly.  The Winifred Bony/Roque Santa Cruz/Wayne Bridge years
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I get what you're saying, as we've certainly thrown money at players that have proven to be duds, but RSC and Bridge were signed by a Hughes, and fell out of form or favor when Mancini replaced Hughes.
Bony however still baffles me.
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I just remember Bridge’s contract being amazing rich!    It wasn’t so much that the players were duds, it was more that your squad didn’t need to add more players in those positions.   Did Lescott do well for you?   I honestly don’t remember
Adding players to positions we don’t really need is a honoured tradition it seems.
Lescott is kind of 50-50, in and out of the team but formed a good partnership with Kompany to win that Fa cup and year later the first PL title.
Not a club legend by any means, but as a part of that squad can’t really say too much negative about him.

I checked some of our recent transfer and defending that first PL title we made hilariously bad signings
Javi Garcia, Nastasic, Jack Rodwell, Scott Sinclair and Maicon. None who I remember barely even playing.
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Kinda gutted I didn't see it out...good weekend for under dogs
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I know what you mean, but it is time to stop referring to Newcastle as underdogs.   They’ve got Saudi billions and are in 3rd.    They’re just in that Man City/Ro***ho phase of figuring out how money can be really used to go to the next level and stay there
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Fair point. They really haven't spent crazy like city yet so kinda low key impressed at there improvement, like they got a decent squad on a budget.
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Yeah they aren’t Nottingham Forrest who I think spend maybe the 2nd most in this past window.   

As long as they can avoid that weird phase Man City went through where they just bought players they didn’t have any real use for and paid them exorbitantly.  The Winifred Bony/Roque Santa Cruz/Wayne Bridge years
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I get what you're saying, as we've certainly thrown money at players that have proven to be duds, but RSC and Bridge were signed by a Hughes, and fell out of form or favor when Mancini replaced Hughes.
Bony however still baffles me.
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I just remember Bridge’s contract being amazing rich!    It wasn’t so much that the players were duds, it was more that your squad didn’t need to add more players in those positions.   Did Lescott do well for you?   I honestly don’t remember
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Adding players to positions we don’t really need is a honoured tradition it seems.
Lescott is kind of 50-50, in and out of the team but formed a good partnership with Kompany to win that Fa cup and year later the first PL title.
Not a club legend by any means, but as a part of that squad can’t really say too much negative about him.

I checked some of our recent transfer and defending that first PL title we made hilariously bad signings
Javi Garcia, Nastasic, Jack Rodwell, Scott Sinclair and Maicon. None who I remember barely even playing.

Ooh Scott Sinclair, wasn’t he the ginger from Chelsea who was barely on the bench?
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Watching New Castle Chelsea at the moment it's fuckin shite.
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I watched the 1st half, it was dire.
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Kinda gutted I didn't see it out...good weekend for under dogs
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I know what you mean, but it is time to stop referring to Newcastle as underdogs.   They’ve got Saudi billions and are in 3rd.    They’re just in that Man City/Ro***ho phase of figuring out how money can be really used to go to the next level and stay there
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Fair point. They really haven't spent crazy like city yet so kinda low key impressed at there improvement, like they got a decent squad on a budget.
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Yeah they aren’t Nottingham Forrest who I think spend maybe the 2nd most in this past window.   

As long as they can avoid that weird phase Man City went through where they just bought players they didn’t have any real use for and paid them exorbitantly.  The Winifred Bony/Roque Santa Cruz/Wayne Bridge years
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I get what you're saying, as we've certainly thrown money at players that have proven to be duds, but RSC and Bridge were signed by a Hughes, and fell out of form or favor when Mancini replaced Hughes.
Bony however still baffles me.
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I just remember Bridge’s contract being amazing rich!    It wasn’t so much that the players were duds, it was more that your squad didn’t need to add more players in those positions.   Did Lescott do well for you?   I honestly don’t remember
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Adding players to positions we don’t really need is a honoured tradition it seems.
Lescott is kind of 50-50, in and out of the team but formed a good partnership with Kompany to win that Fa cup and year later the first PL title.
Not a club legend by any means, but as a part of that squad can’t really say too much negative about him.

I checked some of our recent transfer and defending that first PL title we made hilariously bad signings
Javi Garcia, Nastasic, Jack Rodwell, Scott Sinclair and Maicon. None who I remember barely even playing.
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Ooh Scott Sinclair, wasn’t he the ginger from Chelsea who was barely on the bench?

I think you've mixed him up with Steve Sidwell?

Javi Garcia...my wife thought he was a "fine looking" player, and she didn't mean in a tactical awareness sort of way. Nastasic needed time to settle as a young CB in a new league - but never got it. Rodwell was a waking Doctors note.
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Watching New Castle Chelsea at the moment it's fuckin shite.
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I watched the 1st half, it was dire.
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Kinda gutted I didn't see it out...good weekend for under dogs
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I know what you mean, but it is time to stop referring to Newcastle as underdogs.   They’ve got Saudi billions and are in 3rd.    They’re just in that Man City/Ro***ho phase of figuring out how money can be really used to go to the next level and stay there
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Fair point. They really haven't spent crazy like city yet so kinda low key impressed at there improvement, like they got a decent squad on a budget.
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Yeah they aren’t Nottingham Forrest who I think spend maybe the 2nd most in this past window.   

As long as they can avoid that weird phase Man City went through where they just bought players they didn’t have any real use for and paid them exorbitantly.  The Winifred Bony/Roque Santa Cruz/Wayne Bridge years
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I get what you're saying, as we've certainly thrown money at players that have proven to be duds, but RSC and Bridge were signed by a Hughes, and fell out of form or favor when Mancini replaced Hughes.
Bony however still baffles me.
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I just remember Bridge’s contract being amazing rich!    It wasn’t so much that the players were duds, it was more that your squad didn’t need to add more players in those positions.   Did Lescott do well for you?   I honestly don’t remember
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Adding players to positions we don’t really need is a honoured tradition it seems.
Lescott is kind of 50-50, in and out of the team but formed a good partnership with Kompany to win that Fa cup and year later the first PL title.
Not a club legend by any means, but as a part of that squad can’t really say too much negative about him.

I checked some of our recent transfer and defending that first PL title we made hilariously bad signings
Javi Garcia, Nastasic, Jack Rodwell, Scott Sinclair and Maicon. None who I remember barely even playing.
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Ooh Scott Sinclair, wasn’t he the ginger from Chelsea who was barely on the bench?
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I think you've mixed him up with Steve Sidwell?

Javi Garcia...my wife thought he was a "fine looking" player, and she didn't mean in a tactical awareness sort of way. Nastasic needed time to settle as a young CB in a new league - but never got it. Rodwell was a waking Doctors note.

Hah Jesus yes.   Did a google and Scott Sinclair couldn’t look anything less than what I described.  And I think I’m misremembering Sidwell’s transfer.  It was the one from Reading to Chelsea that was the surprising one.   
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Post by: Owen on November 15, 2022, 02:10:10 AM
Damn Ronaldo is really making a mess of things. Why would he do this interview whilst he is still signed to Man Utd. This doesn't do anything to dismiss the idea that he is a bad sport and an entitled brat.

What team would want to sign him from here if he is going to very publicly cast shade on the team, manager and owners mid season. Seems like unnecessary drama to me.

Imagine how awkward things must be between him and Fernández and Dalot at the World Cup training right now.
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on November 15, 2022, 03:02:23 AM
Damn Ronaldo is really making a mess of things. Why would he do this interview whilst he is still signed to Man Utd. This doesn't do anything to dismiss the idea that he is a bad sport and an entitled brat.

What team would want to sign him from here if he is going to very publicly cast shade on the team, manager and owners mid season. Seems like unnecessary drama to me.

Imagine how awkward things must be between him and Fernández and Dalot at the World Cup training right now.


It’s so goddamn transparent, too.   I really don’t see what he thought he was accomplishing when other clubs didn’t want him before the started pulling all this shit.
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Post by: Síota on November 15, 2022, 03:30:01 AM
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Damn Ronaldo is really making a mess of things. Why would he do this interview whilst he is still signed to Man Utd. This doesn't do anything to dismiss the idea that he is a bad sport and an entitled brat.

What team would want to sign him from here if he is going to very publicly cast shade on the team, manager and owners mid season. Seems like unnecessary drama to me.

Imagine how awkward things must be between him and Fernández and Dalot at the World Cup training right now.
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It’s so goddamn transparent, too.   I really don’t see what he thought he was accomplishing when other clubs didn’t want him before the started pulling all this shit.

I think he thinks he is bigger than the team, like his ego has gone insane. An interview like that is what you do after the fact not when you are employed, but I'm sure he doesn't even realize he is an employee.
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Post by: excitableboy on November 15, 2022, 04:19:55 AM
Damn Ronaldo is really making a mess of things. Why would he do this interview whilst he is still signed to Man Utd. This doesn't do anything to dismiss the idea that he is a bad sport and an entitled brat.

What team would want to sign him from here if he is going to very publicly cast shade on the team, manager and owners mid season. Seems like unnecessary drama to me.

Imagine how awkward things must be between him and Fernández and Dalot at the World Cup training right now.

Think you answered it there.

It's really not that surprising given he did the same thing to force a way out at Madrid and then again at Juve.

But yes, who will take him now? He won't settle for anything below Champions League I imagine.
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Post by: Síota on November 16, 2022, 03:31:20 AM
Danish tv presenters harassed in Qatar...I would love for some teams to pull out.

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2022/nov/16/qatar-world-cup-organisers-apologise-after-threats-to-danish-television-crew
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on November 16, 2022, 04:36:02 AM
I’m going to guess PSG players like Messi, Mbappe, Neymar won’t be doing too much speaking out since the government of Qatar owns PSG (in case anyone needed a reminder).   
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Post by: Síota on November 16, 2022, 06:32:12 AM
I’m going to guess PSG players like Messi, Mbappe, Neymar won’t be doing too much speaking out since the government of Qatar owns PSG (in case anyone needed a reminder).

Of course not.. unless something major happens I can't see any players really speaking out too much until they are out of the country.

In other news just saw that its unlimited free transfers in the fantasy league until the Premier league starts again.

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Post by: Atiba Applebum on November 16, 2022, 04:32:09 PM
Toney getting left out of the England squad makes more sense - been charged for 200 betting infractions
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Post by: Royce Lopez on November 16, 2022, 11:47:56 PM
Danish tv presenters harassed in Qatar...I would love for some teams to pull out.

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2022/nov/16/qatar-world-cup-organisers-apologise-after-threats-to-danish-television-crew

This World Cup could potentially be the most interesting in terms of scandals. Should be fun and educational.
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on November 17, 2022, 12:19:46 AM
I don’t know why I thought it was going to be night/evening games.   2/5/8/11am games are not my ideal spread
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Post by: excitableboy on November 17, 2022, 02:09:25 AM
Knockout stage isn't until December 3rd. Out of the group fixtures I could make out at best three or four games worth a watch.

Of course there will be the odd surprising squad and a worldie here or there but not much to miss out on. Highlights will suffice well into December.

Only just realized Nigeria isn't there. Rooting for all the African squads.


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Post by: OldieButFrenchie on November 17, 2022, 02:11:41 AM
am I the only one in thinking there's a lot of hypocrisy with the kind of stance Denmark is taking??
if you are so outraged, just boycott the competition. what the hell is the colour of your team shirts gonna change??
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Post by: Mean salto on November 17, 2022, 02:29:42 AM
am I the only one in thinking there's a lot of hypocrisy with the kind of stance Denmark is taking??
if you are so outraged, just boycott the competition. what the hell is the colour of your team shirts gonna change??
Get to show they're taking some kind of stand but not miss out on anything. Maybe even make some more money on shirts (I hadn't actually heard that yet so I'll prob be wrong lol)

Knockout stage isn't until December 3rd. Out of the group fixtures I could make out at best three or four games worth a watch.

Of course there will be the odd surprising squad and a worldie here or there but not much to miss out on. Highlights will suffice well into December.

Only just realized Nigeria isn't there. Rooting for all the African squads.

I hadn't been paying attention on the lead up this time around but there's some other staple teams not in it too. I think Sweden and Italy aren't in it either
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on November 17, 2022, 02:58:20 AM
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am I the only one in thinking there's a lot of hypocrisy with the kind of stance Denmark is taking??
if you are so outraged, just boycott the competition. what the hell is the colour of your team shirts gonna change??
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Get to show they're taking some kind of stand but not miss out on anything. Maybe even make some more money on shirts (I hadn't actually heard that yet so I'll prob be wrong lol)

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Knockout stage isn't until December 3rd. Out of the group fixtures I could make out at best three or four games worth a watch.

Of course there will be the odd surprising squad and a worldie here or there but not much to miss out on. Highlights will suffice well into December.

Only just realized Nigeria isn't there. Rooting for all the African squads.

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I hadn't been paying attention on the lead up this time around but there's some other staple teams not in it too. I think Sweden and Italy aren't in it either

Haaland is the only thing the tournament is really missing out on.  Shame not to have one of the best players in the world not in the tournament


Re: Denmark.    It’s a tough thing to take a stand on when it’s a train that’s already left the station.   If I were in charge of the Danish FA, I wouldn’t want to deprive one of my players the chance to live their childhood dreams of representing their country in the World Cup, especially for a team that’s not guaranteed to be in the tournament every four years.    I would probably do what they’re doing: support the tournament, but continue to give the stick to fifa/Qatar. 


I also struggle with my culpability in even watching the games on tv.   Am I tacitly okaying the sport washing by going along with my usual WC plans?   
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Post by: excitableboy on November 17, 2022, 03:23:23 AM
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am I the only one in thinking there's a lot of hypocrisy with the kind of stance Denmark is taking??
if you are so outraged, just boycott the competition. what the hell is the colour of your team shirts gonna change??
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Get to show they're taking some kind of stand but not miss out on anything. Maybe even make some more money on shirts (I hadn't actually heard that yet so I'll prob be wrong lol)

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Knockout stage isn't until December 3rd. Out of the group fixtures I could make out at best three or four games worth a watch.

Of course there will be the odd surprising squad and a worldie here or there but not much to miss out on. Highlights will suffice well into December.

Only just realized Nigeria isn't there. Rooting for all the African squads.

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I hadn't been paying attention on the lead up this time around but there's some other staple teams not in it too. I think Sweden and Italy aren't in it either

I've been in Italy for a while now and, well, one does not mention the WC here.

@OldieButFrenchie  I hear you. But let's be honest, a boycot was never an option. Except of course where Denmark's immigration policy is concerned. When the third world comes to them, they are rather decisive.

@Atiba Applebum Agreed. The president of the Dutch FA was interviewed and said "look the WC bid was corrupt from the get-go. But so was Rio, and Sochi, and London. So where do we draw the line? Maybe we should boycott many things, but that's couch-potato idealism." Turds like him typically get seats like his. Where you and I question culpability they call things a wash and never draw any lines.

There is also this prevailing notion that tournaments like this benefit a developing country in the long run even though there is ample evidence against this.
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on November 17, 2022, 06:23:08 AM
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am I the only one in thinking there's a lot of hypocrisy with the kind of stance Denmark is taking??
if you are so outraged, just boycott the competition. what the hell is the colour of your team shirts gonna change??
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Get to show they're taking some kind of stand but not miss out on anything. Maybe even make some more money on shirts (I hadn't actually heard that yet so I'll prob be wrong lol)

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Knockout stage isn't until December 3rd. Out of the group fixtures I could make out at best three or four games worth a watch.

Of course there will be the odd surprising squad and a worldie here or there but not much to miss out on. Highlights will suffice well into December.

Only just realized Nigeria isn't there. Rooting for all the African squads.

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I hadn't been paying attention on the lead up this time around but there's some other staple teams not in it too. I think Sweden and Italy aren't in it either
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I've been in Italy for a while now and, well, one does not mention the WC here.

@OldieButFrenchie  I hear you. But let's be honest, a boycot was never an option. Except of course where Denmark's immigration policy is concerned. When the third world comes to them, they are rather decisive.

@Atiba Applebum Agreed. The president of the Dutch FA was interviewed and said "look the WC bid was corrupt from the get-go. But so was Rio, and Sochi, and London. So where do we draw the line? Maybe we should boycott many things, but that's couch-potato idealism." Turds like him typically get seats like his. Where you and I question culpability they call things a wash and never draw any lines.

There is also this prevailing notion that tournaments like this benefit a developing country in the long run even though there is ample evidence against this.

I knew that the Olympics didn’t benefit, but I thought Fifa at least forked over money as part of their charity remit to spread soccer education/development in those nations that host.     I’m not naive enough to believe that money all goes for it’s intended use, but I thought there was at least a passing attempt to give it a go
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am I the only one in thinking there's a lot of hypocrisy with the kind of stance Denmark is taking??
if you are so outraged, just boycott the competition. what the hell is the colour of your team shirts gonna change??
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Get to show they're taking some kind of stand but not miss out on anything. Maybe even make some more money on shirts (I hadn't actually heard that yet so I'll prob be wrong lol)

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Knockout stage isn't until December 3rd. Out of the group fixtures I could make out at best three or four games worth a watch.

Of course there will be the odd surprising squad and a worldie here or there but not much to miss out on. Highlights will suffice well into December.

Only just realized Nigeria isn't there. Rooting for all the African squads.

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I hadn't been paying attention on the lead up this time around but there's some other staple teams not in it too. I think Sweden and Italy aren't in it either
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I've been in Italy for a while now and, well, one does not mention the WC here.

@OldieButFrenchie  I hear you. But let's be honest, a boycot was never an option. Except of course where Denmark's immigration policy is concerned. When the third world comes to them, they are rather decisive.

@Atiba Applebum Agreed. The president of the Dutch FA was interviewed and said "look the WC bid was corrupt from the get-go. But so was Rio, and Sochi, and London. So where do we draw the line? Maybe we should boycott many things, but that's couch-potato idealism." Turds like him typically get seats like his. Where you and I question culpability they call things a wash and never draw any lines.

There is also this prevailing notion that tournaments like this benefit a developing country in the long run even though there is ample evidence against this.
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I knew that the Olympics didn’t benefit, but I thought Fifa at least forked over money as part of their charity remit to spread soccer education/development in those nations that host.     I’m not naive enough to believe that money all goes for it’s intended use, but I thought there was at least a passing attempt to give it a go

Well yes, maybe I'm being overly cynical but it seems some hush aid money is as much as can be expected.

As for the culpability. I suppose we are all hypocrites in watching FC Fly Emirates vs Sporting Qatar Airways every weekend. But the WC is a much more direct endorsement. I think?
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Post by: whale on November 17, 2022, 12:26:34 PM
I have been planning to boycott the WC, but we’ll see  if I’m able to.
As a Man City fan, I’ve been called out a hypocrite for it, but the way I see it, City’s takeover didn’t directly result into death of thousands of workers in slave conditions, and through the club our owners are atleast appearing to show support for human rights issues.

Big money is always corrupt, no matter where it comes from, but this is footballs biggest stage, and the world will be watching.
FIFA should do better.
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Post by: Alan on November 17, 2022, 01:09:28 PM
Without Man C, PSG, etc., there'd be no WC in Qatar. And is Qatar really such a big outlier when it comes to the treatment of foreign labour in the Gulf? I seriously doubt it. It's probably just the size of the project and the scrutiny that comes with it that blew up the story on working conditions there.
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Post by: excitableboy on November 17, 2022, 01:32:49 PM
Without Man C, PSG, etc., there'd be no WC in Qatar. And is Qatar really such a big outlier when it comes to the treatment of foreign labour in the Gulf? I seriously doubt it. It's probably just the size of the project and the scrutiny that comes with it that blew up the story on working conditions there.

It isn't, that's why I mentioned UAE. And the Saudi bid for 2030 is supposed to have good odds.
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Post by: Alan on November 17, 2022, 01:51:35 PM
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Without Man C, PSG, etc., there'd be no WC in Qatar. And is Qatar really such a big outlier when it comes to the treatment of foreign labour in the Gulf? I seriously doubt it. It's probably just the size of the project and the scrutiny that comes with it that blew up the story on working conditions there.
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It isn't, that's why I mentioned UAE. And the Saudi bid for 2030 is supposed to have good odds.

Sorry, I was replying to whale.
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on November 17, 2022, 02:28:00 PM
Apparently it’s an Egypt / Greece / Saudi bid, which is nuts because that’s three different host CONTINENTS, but I guess it helps offset infrastructure demands on any one country which leads to the more prominent issues.   

That being said, Saudi has plenty plenty plenty of issues beyond that
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Post by: excitableboy on November 17, 2022, 02:52:20 PM
As does Egypt. Perhaps the controversy of this WC, which now is mainstream, will lead to more widespread outcry should the 2030 WC go to Saudi and Egypt.
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Post by: Alan on November 17, 2022, 03:24:38 PM
Apparently it’s an Egypt / Greece / Saudi bid, which is nuts because that’s three different host CONTINENTS, but I guess it helps offset infrastructure demands on any one country which leads to the more prominent issues.   

That being said, Saudi has plenty plenty plenty of issues beyond that

All these multinational bids are insane and show the contempt FIFA has for fans. I mean, we knew this already, but it just keeps getting worse.
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on November 17, 2022, 03:27:57 PM
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Apparently it’s an Egypt / Greece / Saudi bid, which is nuts because that’s three different host CONTINENTS, but I guess it helps offset infrastructure demands on any one country which leads to the more prominent issues.   

That being said, Saudi has plenty plenty plenty of issues beyond that
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All these multinational bids are insane and show the contempt FIFA has for fans. I mean, we knew this already, but it just keeps getting worse.

I thought they were a good idea bc it eases prep burdens and allows countries that might not get to host solo and opportunity, but I haven’t look that much into it
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Post by: nonickname on November 17, 2022, 04:13:44 PM
Maybe it's wishful thinking - but the 2030 WC should be a Uruguay/Argentina joint bid. Could have the opener at the stadium built for the 1st World Cup that's still in use on the 100th anniversary.
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on November 17, 2022, 05:10:44 PM
Maybe it's wishful thinking - but the 2030 WC should be a Uruguay/Argentina joint bid. Could have the opener at the stadium built for the 1st World Cup that's still in use on the 100th anniversary.

I would like that, but I’d almost like to make it every country that isn’t Brazil or Argentina gets a few games.   Uruguay should definitely get to host the opener and closer
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Post by: Owen on November 17, 2022, 08:37:01 PM
I have been planning to boycott the WC, but we’ll see  if I’m able to.
As a Man City fan, I’ve been called out a hypocrite for it, but the way I see it, City’s takeover didn’t directly result into death of thousands of workers in slave conditions, and through the club our owners are atleast appearing to show support for human rights issues.

Big money is always corrupt, no matter where it comes from, but this is footballs biggest stage, and the world will be watching.
FIFA should do better.

The workers rights issues are much the same in UAE as they are in Qatar.
Also, have you heard what they've been up to in Libya and Yemen?
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Post by: excitableboy on November 19, 2022, 02:56:47 AM
The Ecuador bribe story now has me ever so vaguely interested in that match. Not enough to watch it of course but still, it begs the question. Planted rumors?
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Post by: excitableboy on November 19, 2022, 03:08:41 AM
Excuse the double post but this just in:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlstJRvQPSc

Infantino the gay, disabled migrant worker.
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Post by: Síota on November 19, 2022, 06:22:54 AM
Saw ^ Also. Guy is a clown.

Edit:
(https://i.ibb.co/3r7JWYV/img-1-1668851124425.webp) (https://ibb.co/3r7JWYV)
Not my art but it's brilliant
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Post by: Mean salto on November 20, 2022, 08:39:17 AM
Anyone care to help a Luddite out with how to stream this for free?  :-*
It's on sbs
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Post by: Síota on November 20, 2022, 10:21:14 AM
"But BBC viewers had just seen something unusual: a television broadcaster with the rights to show the world’s biggest sporting event choosing to comprehensively trash the product it was about to serve up."
(From the guardian)
Fair play to the BBC not that I watched it but they apparently kicked up shit. Happy my favorite bars are boycotting it.
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Post by: Owen on November 20, 2022, 10:38:38 AM
"But BBC viewers had just seen something unusual: a television broadcaster with the rights to show the world’s biggest sporting event choosing to comprehensively trash the product it was about to serve up."
(From the guardian)
Fair play to the BBC not that I watched it but they apparently kicked up shit. Happy my favorite bars are boycotting it.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/football/2022/nov/20/bbc-ignores-world-cup-opening-ceremony-in-favour-of-qatar-criticism

Here's the link to the article your quote is from if others are interested:

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/football/2022/nov/20/bbc-ignores-world-cup-opening-ceremony-in-favour-of-qatar-criticism

Very spicy indeed!
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Post by: Síota on November 20, 2022, 11:02:48 AM
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"But BBC viewers had just seen something unusual: a television broadcaster with the rights to show the world’s biggest sporting event choosing to comprehensively trash the product it was about to serve up."
(From the guardian)
Fair play to the BBC not that I watched it but they apparently kicked up shit. Happy my favorite bars are boycotting it.
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https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/football/2022/nov/20/bbc-ignores-world-cup-opening-ceremony-in-favour-of-qatar-criticism

Here's the link to the article your quote is from if others are interested:

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/football/2022/nov/20/bbc-ignores-world-cup-opening-ceremony-in-favour-of-qatar-criticism

Very spicy indeed!

Yeah thanks not sure why I didn't post the link. For those who don't know the BBC is the state funded tv channel and for them to take a stance like this is unheard of. I honestly don't know if there is a US equivalent broadcasting network, Ireland is RTE , France TF1/2 etc I think CBC was public in Canada but I haven't lived there in 18 years.
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Post by: fredgallSOTY on November 20, 2022, 11:08:31 AM
the Fox broadcast was absolute garbage, switching to Telemundo and BBC from here on out


also get fucked qatar
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Post by: Owen on November 21, 2022, 10:56:13 PM
England really came out swinging
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Post by: Síota on December 17, 2022, 06:07:18 AM
As nothing to do with the world cup posting back in this tread.

This is fucked. Watch the video.

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2022/dec/17/melbourne-a-league-derby-abandoned-as-fans-storm-pitch-and-keeper-attacked
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Post by: Mean salto on December 17, 2022, 07:23:47 AM
Seriously fuck the a league. The quality is less than absolute garbage anyway. Like a third of regular supporters are just cosplaying euro deadshit fanbases just trying to get some shit to kick off
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Post by: nonickname on December 17, 2022, 07:52:38 AM
That's disgusting - and hopefully all the clear CC feed gets these "hard" men locked up.

Nothing to that violent extent but even here in MLS we have complete tools who use games to pretend they're in The Football Factory - we had a "ultra" group banned after they set a section of another stadium on fire with flares...ummm it's a cup game between Toronto and Ottawa, not the most heated and historic of rivalries ya fucks.
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Post by: Síota on December 17, 2022, 08:07:33 AM
Aye what kinda wanker attacks some one with a steel bucket for playing a game. Hope the bellend does time.
I lived in Canada when I was a kid and played football there was no MLS then, it's funny as fuck that they even think there is a rivalry or history.
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Post by: nonickname on December 17, 2022, 08:28:41 AM
Aye what kinda wanker attacks some one with a steel bucket for playing a game. Hope the bellend does time.
I lived in Canada when I was a kid and played football there was no MLS then, it's funny as fuck that they even think there is a rivalry or history.

Yep. It was a cup game with a lower division team too! So they have NO history at all. Just dumb fucks. Hell here Hockey rules and I play on a team that's full of Habs (Montréal) fans and I'm a Toronto guy...and other than dad style jokes and gentle natured put downs I couldn't imagine ever losing my shit over millionaires playing a sport to "rep my city". Laughable.
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Post by: Síota on December 19, 2022, 06:51:07 AM
Free unlimited transfers in the fantasy in case you all forgot. League starts back up on the 26th.
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Post by: Alan on December 19, 2022, 08:09:46 AM
I don't really know who to get in the transfer window. I only have one WC semifinalist in my squad, so the rest will probably be well-rested for the first match back. The one change I made was Toney for Gabriel Jesus because he's injured.

Edit: I made another change in defence but that's about it. Hope this doesn't come back to bite me in the ass.
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Post by: Síota on December 20, 2022, 08:45:21 AM
I don't really know who to get in the transfer window. I only have one WC semifinalist in my squad, so the rest will probably be well-rested for the first match back. The one change I made was Toney for Gabriel Jesus because he's injured.

Edit: I made another change in defence but that's about it. Hope this doesn't come back to bite me in the ass.

I've been messing with my team also. There is cup matches this week so waiting to see how the go especially Man City Liverpool...
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on December 26, 2022, 02:30:05 PM
Gakpo is a Red!   Didn’t see that coming let alone that quickly.   Good bit of business
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Post by: Owen on December 26, 2022, 05:29:18 PM
Gakpo is a Red!   Didn’t see that coming let alone that quickly.   Good bit of business

Do you we need more men up front? Seems like with Mo, Darwin, Firmino, Diaz, Jotta plus attacking players like Cahvallio and Harvey Elliot and now Gakpo, it's going to be difficult to get a runup front. It will be interesting to see who leaves.

Hopefully we haven't spent too much on Gakpo and can sign some quality new midfielders ie Jude Bellingham as has long been tipped
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on December 26, 2022, 05:45:15 PM
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Do you we need more men up front? Seems like with Mo, Darwin, Firmino, Diaz, Jotta plus attacking players like Cahvallio and Harvey Elliot and now Gakpo, it's going to be difficult to get a runup front. It will be interesting to see who leaves.

Hopefully we haven't spent too much on Gakpo and can sign some quality new midfielders ie Jude Bellingham as has long been tipped

$35m plus add ons that could take it to $50.   In todays market, that’s a damn steal!

Diaz and Jota are out for a bit with injuries.   It feels like like DJ might be a little cursed with injuries after he had such a great start.  Can’t really remember him having an extended run for a bit now.   

Part of me thinks if someone offers enough for Darwin, they’ll take it.   He’s far from a flop or a South American Andy Carroll and he’d be having a decent first season if Haaland wasn’t there for the east comparison.   I just kinda fear he doesn’t have that mentality to soar and I wonder if his signing is part of the reason Klopp insisted on being more involved in transfers.   

Firmino I love, but hope he slides into that Origi role if he gets extended.
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Post by: Síota on December 27, 2022, 04:25:03 AM
Pretty impressed at New Castle...like the haven't gone mental spending like City did but really turned the team around.
Gakpo was a steal that that price! Liverpool looked good yesterday but still not firing on all cylinders...
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Post by: whale on December 27, 2022, 11:35:24 AM
^It seems Eddie Howe is indeed the man.
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Post by: Síota on December 28, 2022, 08:38:07 AM
^It seems Eddie Howe is indeed the man.
Aye he's done a brilliant job there. As a partial Leeds supporter not looking forward to the match tonight. 6-1 for city is my guess...
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Post by: whale on December 29, 2022, 01:53:05 AM
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Aye he's done a brilliant job there. As a partial Leeds supporter not looking forward to the match tonight. 6-1 for city is my guess...
Could've very well been, a couple misses, a couple of good saves from Messier
I too have a soft spot for Leeds, hope they stay up.
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Post by: Síota on December 29, 2022, 03:03:50 PM
Rip the goat Pelé
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Post by: ChuckRamone on December 30, 2022, 11:49:57 PM
Kinda felt bad for the guy who put in two own goals today.
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Post by: Mean salto on December 31, 2022, 12:07:49 AM
Kinda felt bad for the guy who put in two own goals today.
I always hate when people put own goals in blooper montages call any deflection/miskick  an own goal or don't understand how they happen at all but in this case they were both pretty bad. By no means the worst tho.
I think there was an NZ player somewhat recently that got a hatrick of own goals so that's gotta suck
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Post by: Alan on December 31, 2022, 08:36:27 AM
Kinda felt bad for the guy who put in two own goals today.

Yeah just awful. I hope his teammates offer him the support he needs, because he must be so gutted right now.
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Post by: Síota on January 02, 2023, 08:41:14 AM
Leeds getting a point was great. I hope they can stay up. The Rangers/Celtic match was a decent afternoon on the sofa with the cat tody also.
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Post by: Síota on January 14, 2023, 08:52:52 AM
Brighton....wtf. premier League is crazy.
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Post by: whale on January 14, 2023, 09:48:47 AM
I’ll admit, Man Utd were the better team, and propably deserved to win, but that Bruno goal infuriates me.
How can that not be influencing play?
Salah’s goal in the FA cup too, should never stand.
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Post by: Síota on January 14, 2023, 10:28:01 AM
I’ll admit, Man Utd were the better team, and propably deserved to win, but that Bruno goal infuriates me.
How can that not be influencing play?
Salah’s goal in the FA cup too, should never stand.
Gonna have to watch the highlights of the Manchester derby. I think I'm gonna have a shite week in our fantasy league....
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Post by: ChuckRamone on January 16, 2023, 04:55:31 PM
Rennes beat PSG. I wonder if that's like winning the World Cup for these less star-studded teams.
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on January 16, 2023, 05:01:20 PM
New Chelsea guy looks like the young girl Targaryen from the first half of House of the Dragon.   

100M for that…more signings than points, more points than sense
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Post by: Síota on January 25, 2023, 09:21:07 AM
https://www.instagram.com/p/Cn1yQXooT0E/?igshid=MDJmNzVkMjY=

Crazy his contract allows him to skate. Looks like he funded a skatepark also?
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Post by: Alan on January 25, 2023, 09:48:42 AM
Ahaha that's cool

And of course he's Brazilian
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Post by: Owen on January 27, 2023, 04:49:38 AM
Funny timing. I had never heard of this guy before today but watched him in the Man Utd vs Nottingham Forest match earlier
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Post by: Síota on January 27, 2023, 05:00:16 AM
https://www.instagram.com/p/ClfGkRoLPed/?hl=en
https://www.instagram.com/p/Ck_PHjnrIw2/?hl=en

Dude brings his set-up on the pitch when he won the league. Gonna throw him in my fantasy team next week. He did pay for the skatepark.
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Post by: Alan on January 27, 2023, 12:01:47 PM
*after checking his stats and your position in the league*

Yeah you should definitely do that. Show him some love!
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on January 27, 2023, 04:41:34 PM
Gareth Bale hanging out with Malto and Koston on the links today (per Kostons IG stories)
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Post by: whale on January 30, 2023, 09:21:19 AM
Drama brewing at the Etihad.

Cancelo on his way to join Bayern on loan.
Rumours of behind the scenes bust ups with Pep and some player. Maybe young Foden, who also isn’t playing for City.

Shame really, wonderful player.
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on January 30, 2023, 09:33:39 AM
Drama brewing at the Etihad.

Cancelo on his way to join Bayern on loan.
Rumours of behind the scenes bust ups with Pep and some player. Maybe young Foden, who also isn’t playing for City.

Shame really, wonderful player.

My heart breaks for the team and their loyal fan
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Post by: whale on January 30, 2023, 09:34:46 AM
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Drama brewing at the Etihad.

Cancelo on his way to join Bayern on loan.
Rumours of behind the scenes bust ups with Pep and some player. Maybe young Foden, who also isn’t playing for City.

Shame really, wonderful player.
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My heart breaks for the team and their loyal fan
Thank you, it really means the world to me.
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on January 30, 2023, 09:38:37 AM
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Drama brewing at the Etihad.

Cancelo on his way to join Bayern on loan.
Rumours of behind the scenes bust ups with Pep and some player. Maybe young Foden, who also isn’t playing for City.

Shame really, wonderful player.
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My heart breaks for the team and their loyal fan
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Thank you, it really means the world to me.

I guess I shouldn’t be mean to Man City, Chelsea are the objects of my ire for their baffling transfer window
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Post by: Síota on January 30, 2023, 09:53:33 AM
*after checking his stats and your position in the league*

Yeah you should definitely do that. Show him some love!
He'll be a sub.. hahahaha
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Post by: Alan on January 30, 2023, 12:30:53 PM
(https://popculturerainman.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/bitchy-face-boy.jpg)
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on February 06, 2023, 08:26:19 AM
Slow news day.   Not surprised no new posts
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Post by: fredgallSOTY on February 06, 2023, 08:30:19 AM
hopefully chelsea next
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on February 06, 2023, 09:10:39 AM
hopefully chelsea next

Hopefully Chelsea doesn’t get a freed up Pep next
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Post by: Síota on February 07, 2023, 03:19:39 AM
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hopefully chelsea next
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Hopefully Chelsea doesn’t get a freed up Pep next

Hopefully Pep goes to Leeds!

Had a bad week in the fantasy, Rodrigo getting hurt and Foden still out also....
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on February 07, 2023, 07:56:49 AM
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hopefully chelsea next
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Hopefully Chelsea doesn’t get a freed up Pep next
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Hopefully Pep goes to Leeds!

Had a bad week in the fantasy, Rodrigo getting hurt and Foden still out also....

I think it’d be amazing to see Pep coach a team that isn’t the richest in whichever league he’s in, but I don’t really begrudge him not doing that.   He’s basically Phil Jackson
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Post by: Síota on February 08, 2023, 12:43:55 PM
I know we normally talk about champions league or Premier league but OM vs PSG now in the French cup has an insane atmosphere
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Post by: nonickname on February 08, 2023, 05:29:49 PM
For the American Footy Slappers: has their been any background word about McKennie going to Leeds...and then Marsch getting canned right after? I would have guessed working with JM would have been part of the draw for him to go there.

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Post by: Atiba Applebum on February 08, 2023, 05:37:42 PM
For the American Footy Slappers: has their been any background word about McKennie going to Leeds...and then Marsch getting canned right after? I would have guessed working with JM would have been part of the draw for him to go there.

I think JM was on borrowed time for a while and  McK isn’t a big enough star to change that
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Post by: nonickname on February 08, 2023, 05:53:40 PM
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For the American Footy Slappers: has their been any background word about McKennie going to Leeds...and then Marsch getting canned right after? I would have guessed working with JM would have been part of the draw for him to go there.
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I think JM was on borrowed time for a while and  McK isn’t a big enough star to change that

Any chance he takes on the National team role?(they're without a head coach now correct?)
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Post by: OldieButFrenchie on February 09, 2023, 12:39:13 AM
I know we normally talk about champions league or Premier league but OM vs PSG now in the French cup has an insane atmosphere

always! biggest rivalry in French sports    ;D
btw France Ireland coming up saturday in the 6 nations! I might open up a 6N thread at some point.....
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Post by: Síota on February 09, 2023, 02:16:37 AM
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I know we normally talk about champions league or Premier league but OM vs PSG now in the French cup has an insane atmosphere
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always! biggest rivalry in French sports    ;D
btw France Ireland coming up saturday in the 6 nations! I might open up a 6N thread at some point.....

Oh I know, I just haven't watched them play each other in ages with the sound on!

As for Rugby....start a new thread! make sure to include Union in the title thou or as there is heaps of league fans here. And its Ireland France...it's in Dublin :-)
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Post by: ungzilla on February 21, 2023, 03:52:39 PM
damn rip liverpool that was embarassing
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Post by: Síota on February 23, 2023, 03:17:15 AM
Aye Liverpool need a big rebuilding of the midfield this summer. Not a city fan at all but hope they knock out Red Bull. Would love for Napoli to win the champions league.
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Post by: Síota on February 23, 2023, 03:49:08 AM
Aye Liverpool need a big rebuilding of the midfield this summer. Not a city fan at all but hope they knock out Red Bull. Would love for Napoli to win the champions league.

Edit (to not double post):
This is insane:
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/feb/20/barcelona-la-liga-xavi-hernandez-former-referee-payments-scandal
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on February 23, 2023, 04:02:24 AM
Aye Liverpool need a big rebuilding of the midfield this summer. Not a city fan at all but hope they knock out Red Bull. Would love for Napoli to win the champions league.

I’m a Liverpool supporter that takes no feeling of superiority being as competitive as we are whilst underspending so drastically compared to the competition.   I don’t want an Oil Daddy, but to not be outspent by fucking Everton would be nice. 

 This Jude shit is just going to break my heart when it doesn’t pan out (or becomes a half measure by being the only move we do)
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Post by: Alan on February 23, 2023, 09:53:10 AM
Not a city fan at all but hope they knock out Red Bull.

Wishing for a world where they could both lose.
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Post by: Síota on February 23, 2023, 10:30:38 AM
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Not a city fan at all but hope they knock out Red Bull.
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Wishing for a world where they could both lose.

I'm not even sure RB is worse but fucking having an company name and logo drives me insane..plus the history of that club...vs blood oil..let's hope city gets burnt with the financial fair play
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Post by: S. on February 23, 2023, 02:56:21 PM
Aye Liverpool need a big rebuilding of the midfield this summer. Not a city fan at all but hope they knock out Red Bull. Would love for Napoli to win the champions league.

Napoli is the real deal! In their match against Eintracht they basically played like Eintracht on their best day, but even better: fast combinations and extremely effective.

It‘s a bummer because I have been an Eintracht Frankfurt fan since I learned about football, so basically since I was three years old.
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Post by: slimvanilla on February 25, 2023, 04:49:10 PM
potter out tuchel in
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Post by: nonickname on February 25, 2023, 07:26:45 PM
You ever watch a team...and they do the same shit every year and just find new and depressing ways to grab defeat from the jaws of victory? Well TFC showed me tonight they still have it in them to shock me with how poorly they manage both the clock and substitutions to just light 3 points on fire and say "fuck playing smart and winning - that's for other teams! We'll just not adapt to swings of play and see how it goes..."
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Post by: Mean salto on February 25, 2023, 09:47:27 PM
^Well have you ever heard of the A-league? Every team sucks worse every year as well as the way it's run/ televised.



Y'all gonna watch women's world cup this year or nah?
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Post by: nonickname on February 26, 2023, 06:46:14 AM
Always try to watch Women's WC games, especially the Canadian matches - but their lead up has been a shambles due to a sponsorship scandal here where a company somehow (negotiations and books private) won the rights to both the Men's & Women's team (both who made WC) for over a decade - but at a flat rate paid out. So even though sponsorship went through the roof with the Women winning the Olympics and the guys making the WC - the money is going towards a domestic league who's numbers are tanking and the rest is a mystery.

Don't know too much about the A-League except for the background of players like Aaron Mooy and Rogic.
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Post by: whale on February 26, 2023, 02:40:42 PM
May I be the first to congratulate any and all Manchester United fans on their recent success.

May it not last.
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Post by: brycickle on February 26, 2023, 02:59:41 PM
As a Manchester United supporter I say thank you to the first sentiment, and nay to the second.
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on February 26, 2023, 03:14:47 PM
Happy for Rashford, the rest can get fucked
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Post by: Owen on February 27, 2023, 07:59:44 AM
Good to see Man Utd have some success after a very poor last season. Ten Hag, Martinez, Casimero and in form Rashford have completely changed things up for them. With the departure of Ronaldo, things seem to be going from strength to strength for them.
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Post by: whale on February 27, 2023, 11:32:30 AM
Good to see Man Utd have some success after a very poor last season. Ten Hag, Martinez, Casimero and in form Rashford have completely changed things up for them. With the departure of Ronaldo, things seem to be going from strength to strength for them.
Benching Maguire getting rid of toxic dudes from the dressing room really have seemed to help too. Haven't really seen them play this year, but Weghorst seems to work as striker.
Unfortunately they will only get better once they get to sign a big name striker of Ten Haag's choosing.
My money is on Kane atm, change to actually win something and gets to break Shearer's record.
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Post by: Síota on February 27, 2023, 12:09:06 PM
Happy for Rashford, the rest can get fucked
+1
ABU
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Post by: Owen on February 27, 2023, 02:02:23 PM
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Good to see Man Utd have some success after a very poor last season. Ten Hag, Martinez, Casimero and in form Rashford have completely changed things up for them. With the departure of Ronaldo, things seem to be going from strength to strength for them.
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Benching Maguire getting rid of toxic dudes from the dressing room really have seemed to help too. Haven't really seen them play this year, but Weghorst seems to work as striker.
Unfortunately they will only get better once they get to sign a big name striker of Ten Haag's choosing.
My money is on Kane atm, change to actually win something and gets to break Shearer's record.

I haven't really warmed to Weghorst yet. Maybe he is still getting warmed up himself but he looks very awkward clip cloppinng around. He's slow and doesn't have much impact on games (despite getting an assist in the Carabao Cup final). Hopefully for his sake, his play improve.

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Post by: whale on February 27, 2023, 02:53:23 PM
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Good to see Man Utd have some success after a very poor last season. Ten Hag, Martinez, Casimero and in form Rashford have completely changed things up for them. With the departure of Ronaldo, things seem to be going from strength to strength for them.
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Benching Maguire getting rid of toxic dudes from the dressing room really have seemed to help too. Haven't really seen them play this year, but Weghorst seems to work as striker.
Unfortunately they will only get better once they get to sign a big name striker of Ten Haag's choosing.
My money is on Kane atm, change to actually win something and gets to break Shearer's record.
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I haven't really warmed to Weghorst yet. Maybe he is still getting warmed up himself but he looks very awkward clip cloppinng around. He's slow and doesn't have much impact on games (despite getting an assist in the Carabao Cup final). Hopefully for his sake, his play improve.

Oh ok, just thought since the results have been good, he's been doing good but I don't really watch ManU matches so what do I know?
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Post by: fredgallSOTY on February 27, 2023, 07:18:35 PM
Osimhen Rashford partnership is gonna take over the world
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Post by: Dad_Brains on February 27, 2023, 08:15:35 PM
Always try to watch Women's WC games, especially the Canadian matches - but their lead up has been a shambles due to a sponsorship scandal here where a company somehow (negotiations and books private) won the rights to both the Men's & Women's team (both who made WC) for over a decade - but at a flat rate paid out. So even though sponsorship went through the roof with the Women winning the Olympics and the guys making the WC - the money is going towards a domestic league who's numbers are tanking and the rest is a mystery.

Don't know too much about the A-League except for the background of players like Aaron Mooy and Rogic.

I got tickets to the womens World Cup this year. Gonna be a good few games with the Dutch vs USA hopefully being a banger.

Try being a Wellington phoenix supporter in the A league. We sign some random players from far off places who turn out real good and immediately move to Sydney at the end of the season. Hard to be consistent with the team Changing every year
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Post by: Mean salto on February 27, 2023, 08:47:31 PM
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Always try to watch Women's WC games, especially the Canadian matches - but their lead up has been a shambles due to a sponsorship scandal here where a company somehow (negotiations and books private) won the rights to both the Men's & Women's team (both who made WC) for over a decade - but at a flat rate paid out. So even though sponsorship went through the roof with the Women winning the Olympics and the guys making the WC - the money is going towards a domestic league who's numbers are tanking and the rest is a mystery.

Don't know too much about the A-League except for the background of players like Aaron Mooy and Rogic.
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I got tickets to the womens World Cup this year. Gonna be a good few games with the Dutch vs USA hopefully being a banger.

Try being a Wellington phoenix supporter in the A league. We sign some random players from far off places who turn out real good and immediately move to Sydney at the end of the season. Hard to be consistent with the team Changing every year
Fukn jealous. There's the tiniest tiniest chance I'll get to go but it's only if like a dozen different scenarios happen. I'm actually a little nervous about the whole thing as far as going well. I'm sure it will be fine but I know some people who went to the recent cup of nations and they were saying it def lowered their confidence. Still it's a whole different thing I guess
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Post by: Síota on February 28, 2023, 03:47:06 AM
The last woman's world cup was here in France, it was epic, we (about 5 mates) went to all the match's that where held in Grenoble. The Nigerian supporters were great craic. All the matches were almost a full house. I highly recommend going to as many as you can.

Speaking of Grenoble, it OL vs Grenoble tonight in the French cup 1/4 final. So gutted I couldn't go to Lyon for it.
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on March 05, 2023, 01:53:29 PM
Since 17/18 - Salah has more yellow cards for taking his shirt off celebrating against Man U (2) than Man U has scored goals at Anfield (1)

Chuffed Firmino got a goal.   Loved him as a player (not all just about G/A), brain says not to re-sign him, heart wanted to keep him, glad he made the decision for us
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Post by: nonickname on March 05, 2023, 07:28:16 PM
Since 17/18 - Salah has more yellow cards for taking his shirt off celebrating against Man U (2) than Man U has scored goals at Anfield (1)

Chuffed Firmino got a goal.   Loved him as a player (not all just about G/A), brain says not to re-sign him, heart wanted to keep him, glad he made the decision for us

Was at my son's indoor footy game this morning and got home at half time (1-0) and thought "good, a tight game to watch for the 2nd half"...then watched a 45 min beat down. I'm not a fan of ManUtd nor Real Madrid but it got me thinking how Casimero must feel coming from a team where every week/competition you know your squad is up for it...now week to week he's not sure what squad/effort is going to be along side him. Case in point Bruno F got skinned late in the match and just stopped...didn't track back. Just stopped. Disgraceful.

That Salah shirt vs goals Stat is redonkulous.
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on March 05, 2023, 07:41:16 PM
I agree with Casemiro, but also, I don’t watch a ton of La Liga, but couldn’t it be argued RM was in a league where they could afford to have off/uninterested days?

EPL is really shaping up to have a wild couple of seasons on the horizon with the competition this tight and presumably teams only getting stronger and Chelsea living up to their wage bill.     

Newcastle/Man U/Man City/Liverpool/Chelsea/Arsenal/Tottenham not to mention there’s always an overachieving side or two like Brighton and Fulham this season.     You’d almost see the Super League gaining traction bc there’s not enough CL spots available
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Post by: nonickname on March 05, 2023, 08:17:54 PM
I agree with Casemiro, but also, I don’t watch a ton of La Liga, but couldn’t it be argued RM was in a league where they could afford to have off/uninterested days?

EPL is really shaping up to have a wild couple of seasons on the horizon with the competition this tight and presumably teams only getting stronger and Chelsea living up to their wage bill.     

Newcastle/Man U/Man City/Liverpool/Chelsea/Arsenal/Tottenham not to mention there’s always an overachieving side or two like Brighton and Fulham this season.     You’d almost see the Super League gaining traction bc there’s not enough CL spots available

I agree that RM could sleepwalk through some matches, but I can't believe that if in a match against, let's say Barca or Atletico, whomever was wearing the armband got skinned they'd just stop. That was more my point (but probably not constructed all that well) - that a ManUtd captain playing at Anfield basically gave up. That...and his little petulant push of the linesman? That's just not on.

Anyways my next job is trying to calm my West Ham buddy down (he's an ex season ticket holder at Upton) as he's losing his proverbial mind watching them sludge to losses every week.
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Post by: Dad_Brains on March 05, 2023, 09:57:41 PM
Since 17/18 - Salah has more yellow cards for taking his shirt off celebrating against Man U (2) than Man U has scored goals at Anfield (1)

Chuffed Firmino got a goal.   Loved him as a player (not all just about G/A), brain says not to re-sign him, heart wanted to keep him, glad he made the decision for us

Such a glorious thing to watch. Bobby just looks like he has fun whenever he plays and that footwork of mo is still ridiculous. He looks like he could play at that level for a good few years so it’ll be interesting to see when he starts making noises about moving on
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Post by: Síota on March 06, 2023, 06:45:45 AM
Drinking a shot for every goal was a dumb idea.

My fantasy team sucked so bad this week...
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Post by: nonickname on March 07, 2023, 05:02:11 PM
Well I'm going to show my ignorance here...and this is coming from an older guy who has played a long time and done some low level (kids) coaching but I never knew all the possibilities for the encroaching rule on a Pk. I knew that if the attacking team encroached and the kick was saved/missed then it was an indirect free kick...but didn't know that if both teams did then no matter the result it was re-taken. I thought that since Chelsea went in first, with the Dortman guys following, it was considered attacking encroachment (and yes I went to the Fifa/Fa rulebook to confirm)

Now having said all of that I still don't understand what is OK with these studder/stop run ups...doesn't that fall under "illegal feinting" under the Rules of the Game?
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Post by: Mean salto on March 07, 2023, 06:40:10 PM
Well I'm going to show my ignorance here...and this is coming from an older guy who has played a long time and done some low level (kids) coaching but I never knew all the possibilities for the encroaching rule on a Pk. I knew that if the attacking team encroached and the kick was saved/missed then it was an indirect free kick...but didn't know that if both teams did then no matter the result it was re-taken. I thought that since Chelsea went in first, with the Dortman guys following, it was considered attacking encroachment (and yes I went to the Fifa/Fa rulebook to confirm)

Now having said all of that I still don't understand what is OK with these studder/stop run ups...doesn't that fall under "illegal feinting" under the Rules of the Game?
Same experience and I don't think I've watched a game in recent years without at least a couple times thinking "ummm you can't do that" I think the pros just have their own secret rules
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Post by: whale on March 07, 2023, 11:28:08 PM
Last nights game was the first non City game I’ve watched in a long time. It was a good reminder how frustrating and exciting watchin Sterling can be.
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Post by: whale on March 15, 2023, 01:08:28 AM
http://youtu.be/ERtkpnXLrL4
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on March 15, 2023, 04:48:07 AM
Feels distasteful when an oil team gloats
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Post by: whale on March 15, 2023, 05:42:08 AM
Ok.
Don't mean to gloat, but big results like this don't come too often on European nights.
If you think I'm not allowed to celebrate my teams success, there's the ignore button right there.
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Post by: Alan on March 15, 2023, 09:02:12 AM
That ref sucked. Haaland is sick. De Bruyne goal was amazing.
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Post by: Síota on March 15, 2023, 12:31:32 PM
Saw Haaland's post match interview, was talking and concerned more about the chances he missed then the five he got...
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Post by: nonickname on March 25, 2023, 12:15:39 PM
Hmmm figured the French contingent would be on here after that mauling of Holland - from what I saw it was pretty much one way traffic.

Personally I'm off to see Canada vs Honduras on Tuesday in Toronto, last time I saw the MNT live was when they clinched their WC berth, so hopefully it will be the same joyous atmosphere at BMO - but a little warmer wouldn't be remiss.
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Post by: ThatIsNotCricket on March 25, 2023, 06:01:47 PM
As a representative of the once proud footballing nation of Holland, I'd like apologize for the performance yesterday. But, as a free tip, I'd say put your money on more of the same for the coming years. Koeman is basically a more eloquent and camera-friendly version of Frank de Boer: pretty decent coaches in the safe confines of the Dutch league, but repeatedly proven to be godawful when they go a step higher. That said, it is a thankless task when you have to make do with guys like Weghorst and Taylor. The only light on the horizon is Xavi Simons. And Frenkie de Jong of course. If de Ligt can keep a bit of form, van Dijk can cling on for a few more years and Gakpo keeps surpassing expectations there's a chance we can redeem ourselves in a couple of years.
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on March 25, 2023, 06:06:17 PM
As a representative of the once proud footballing nation of Holland, I'd like apologize for the performance yesterday. But, as a free tip, I'd say put your money on more of the same for the coming years. Koeman is basically a more eloquent and camera-friendly version of Frank de Boer: pretty decent coaches in the safe confines of the Dutch league, but repeatedly proven to be godawful when they go a step higher. That said, it is a thankless task when you have to make do with guys like Weghorst and Taylor. The only light on the horizon is Xavi Simons. And Frenkie de Jong of course. If de Ligt can keep a bit of form, van Dijk can cling on for a few more years and Gakpo keeps surpassing expectations there's a chance we can redeem ourselves in a couple of years.

Why couldn’t Ten Hag have been another one of those Dutch coaches :(

Who would you want managing the team?
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Post by: Síota on March 26, 2023, 01:29:51 AM
As an Irishman living in France I fear for Monday night.
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Post by: ThatIsNotCricket on March 26, 2023, 03:10:42 PM
Why couldn’t Ten Hag have been another one of those Dutch coaches :(

Who would you want managing the team?

I think I was a bit too harsh on Koeman actually. Before Barcelona came calling, and van Gaal took over from him, he did pretty well for us in the Nations League. And coaching a national team is of course not that comparable to coaching Barcelona, Everton or Valencia. I have to give him the benefit of the doubt for now.

I just read Ancelotti might start managing Brazil after this season. That would've been the dream candidate of course. Maybe we could give Conte a call, if there's some more 4-0 defeats over the coming months. I like the idea of having managers that are from the country that they're managing for, but only if there are actually some decent candidates. I'd like to see Conte in the job, in a complete break with tradition: a bit of maniacal passion on the sideline, and an ultra-structured, discplined team on the pitch. Our pundits would go berserk.

I think Ten Hag will get the job at some point in his career (not in a milion years did I expect him to do this well at United from his first season on). On that subject: Feyenoord's current manager (Arne Slot) is said to be even better than Ten Hag. Maybe he'll get scooped up after this season by a decent side, have two or three successful seasons, and then go head to head with his rival in the Premier League.
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Post by: ThatIsNotCricket on March 26, 2023, 03:16:31 PM
As an Irishman living in France I fear for Monday night.

Your day will come! I'm certain.
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I think I was a bit too harsh on Koeman actually. Before Barcelona came calling, and van Gaal took over from him, he did pretty well for us in the Nations League. And coaching a national team is of course not that comparable to coaching Barcelona, Everton or Valencia. I have to give him the benefit of the doubt for now.

I just read Ancelotti might start managing Brazil after this season. That would've been the dream candidate of course. Maybe we could give Conte a call, if there's some more 4-0 defeats over the coming months. I like the idea of having managers that are from the country that they're managing for, but only if there are actually some decent candidates. I'd like to see Conte in the job, in a complete break with tradition: a bit of maniacal passion on the sideline, and an ultra-structured, discplined team on the pitch. Our pundits would go berserk.

I think Ten Hag will get the job at some point in his career (not in a milion years did I expect him to do this well at United from his first season on). On that subject: Feyenoord's current manager (Arne Slot) is said to be even better than Ten Hag. Maybe he'll get scooped up after this season by a decent side, have two or three successful seasons, and then go head to head with his rival in the Premier League.

I don’t follow Brazil as a team, but is someone like Ancelotti what they really need (ie a players player coach who gives them a lot a free reign)?   It seems like they’ve had a lot of those and of course they cruise through group stages and get everyone thinking they’re going to make a huge run deep into the tournament.   I feel like they’d benefit from a more disciplined, Germanic style coach but maybe a firm grip would alienate all their guys.

National team coach selection is such a weird alchemy.   Southgate isn’t anything special as a manager, but seems to tap into something right with the England squad where they aren’t embarrassing, but also don’t live with the weight of the vindictive media on them when they do make their mistakes.   (The Euro final PK selection is a much bigger topic and thankfully it seems the racist chumps were drowned out and those same three stuck it to their detractors this past WC). 

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Post by: OldieButFrenchie on March 27, 2023, 12:36:28 AM
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Your day will come! I'm certain.

His day has come already, but with a different kind of ball....Irish grand slam this year.

(https://static.independent.co.uk/2023/03/18/19/SEI148857863.jpg)

(I'm still kinda pissed about that James Lowe "try" btw haha)


Anyways, back to football: Mbappe is now French captain and like everything he seems to take it super serious. Looking forward to the Euro.....
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Post by: Síota on March 27, 2023, 01:40:20 PM
Unlucky not to get at least a point outta that. Maignan was man of the match.
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Post by: nonickname on March 27, 2023, 02:09:29 PM
Unlucky not to get at least a point outta that. Maignan was man of the match.

That flying save to push away the header in the 88th (?) minute was world class.
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Post by: ThatIsNotCricket on March 27, 2023, 03:34:13 PM

His day has come already, but with a different kind of ball....Irish grand slam this year.

(https://static.independent.co.uk/2023/03/18/19/SEI148857863.jpg)

(I'm still kinda pissed about that James Lowe "try" btw haha)

Anyways, back to football: Mbappe is now French captain and like everything he seems to take it super serious. Looking forward to the Euro.....

Ah, I missed that one - rugby is basically non-existent here. I was in Rome when they played Italy there, but no chance of getting tickets. Did manage to embarras myself to (who I later found out were) Jack Crowley and Jimmy O'Brien, when the 30 or so Irish at the restaurant jumped up when those guys casually strolled past, asking the obviously clueless Dutchman to take their photos with them. I panicked to say something, then asked them who they were, who they were playing, and told them that Paul McGrath was a hero of mine growing up.

Anyway, the football: Ireland could've definitely ended up with a draw, if the bad luck at the start would've balanced out with a touch of good luck at the end there. Not a bad performance.

I of course couldn't be more proud that we quickly redeemed ourselves today, against those Southern-European titants of football.
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Post by: Síota on March 28, 2023, 12:37:26 PM
^ congrats lol

But just home really 1-0 for Scotland over Spain? WTF. Hopefully they can see it out.
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Post by: OldieButFrenchie on March 30, 2023, 03:21:10 AM
^ congrats lol

But just home really 1-0 for Scotland over Spain? WTF. Hopefully they can see it out.

I watched the second half and Scotland really deserved that victory!
Maybe Spain just did not take them seriously.....8 changes to the team from the previous game?? Come on, super risky.
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Post by: Síota on March 30, 2023, 03:55:25 AM
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But just home really 1-0 for Scotland over Spain? WTF. Hopefully they can see it out.
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I watched the second half and Scotland really deserved that victory!
Maybe Spain just did not take them seriously.....8 changes to the team from the previous game?? Come on, super risky.

The atmosphere in the stadium was crazy, was so happy they saw it threw. Honestly the French announcers seamed very up for Scotland also.
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Post by: OldieButFrenchie on March 30, 2023, 04:19:10 AM
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^ congrats lol

But just home really 1-0 for Scotland over Spain? WTF. Hopefully they can see it out.
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I watched the second half and Scotland really deserved that victory!
Maybe Spain just did not take them seriously.....8 changes to the team from the previous game?? Come on, super risky.
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The atmosphere in the stadium was crazy, was so happy they saw it threw. Honestly the French announcers seamed very up for Scotland also.

yup "Flower of scotland" booming was amazing! as for the French announcers, I guess everybody likes to root for the underdogs.....plus it might have been straight schadenfreude at seeing a rival and neighbor in trouble haha!
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Post by: slimvanilla on April 02, 2023, 12:26:10 PM
thank God we sacked Potter. good riddance. has there ever been a bigger manager drop-off than Chelsea in the past year?
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on April 02, 2023, 01:04:40 PM
thank God we sacked Potter. good riddance. has there ever been a bigger manager drop-off than Chelsea in the past year?

Gotta wonder if they only pulled the trigger because Nagelsmann became available
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Post by: slimvanilla on April 02, 2023, 02:00:15 PM
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Gotta wonder if they only pulled the trigger because Nagelsmann became available
yeah definitely hoping we scoop him up. makes the most sense at the moment as the board is hoping to construct its own future, so why not start that with a young gun like Nagelsmann? (let's ignore the initial start w Potter lol it never happened)
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on April 02, 2023, 05:33:45 PM
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yeah definitely hoping we scoop him up. makes the most sense at the moment as the board is hoping to construct its own future, so why not start that with a young gun like Nagelsmann? (let's ignore the initial start w Potter lol it never happened)

Also ignore that Chelsea is moving to get the manager Bayern abruptly fired in order to get the manager Chelsea abruptly fired
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Post by: whale on April 03, 2023, 07:20:54 AM
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thank God we sacked Potter. good riddance. has there ever been a bigger manager drop-off than Chelsea in the past year?
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Gotta wonder if they only pulled the trigger because Nagelsmann became available

I’ve read that Nagelsmann won’t take a job before the summer, most likely waiting on the situation with Real and PSG.
I could be dead wrong though, and they’re getting ready to announce him as I type this.

Everytime Chelsea has won the Champions League, it’s been after a mid season sacking…
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on April 03, 2023, 08:39:07 AM
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thank God we sacked Potter. good riddance. has there ever been a bigger manager drop-off than Chelsea in the past year?
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Gotta wonder if they only pulled the trigger because Nagelsmann became available
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I’ve read that Nagelsmann won’t take a job before the summer, most likely waiting on the situation with Real and PSG.
I could be dead wrong though, and they’re getting ready to announce him as I type this.

Everytime Chelsea has won the Champions League, it’s been after a mid season sacking…

Right, but how many seasons have they not won it after a mid-season sacking?   They went through them like shit through a goose post-Mourinho
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thank God we sacked Potter. good riddance. has there ever been a bigger manager drop-off than Chelsea in the past year?
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Gotta wonder if they only pulled the trigger because Nagelsmann became available
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I’ve read that Nagelsmann won’t take a job before the summer, most likely waiting on the situation with Real and PSG.
I could be dead wrong though, and they’re getting ready to announce him as I type this.

Everytime Chelsea has won the Champions League, it’s been after a mid season sacking…
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Right, but how many seasons have they not won it after a mid-season sacking?   They went through them like shit through a goose post-Mourinho

Many, many times I’m sure
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Post by: Síota on April 04, 2023, 06:05:03 AM
So touching some ones face is a red card now? Well I guess if you fall over like a sack of spuds...
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Post by: Alan on April 04, 2023, 07:44:00 AM
So touching some ones face is a red card now? Well I guess if you fall over like a sack of spuds...


Yeah, now you can only caress your opponents face, and even that's a yellow sometimes
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on April 04, 2023, 08:42:44 AM
Based off Liverpool and Chelsea’s form this season - I’m subbing this game El Ass-ico
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Post by: slimvanilla on April 04, 2023, 02:33:51 PM
chelsea-liverpool was an absolute snooze fest
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Post by: whale on April 05, 2023, 12:31:47 PM
Frank’s back!
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Post by: slimvanilla on April 05, 2023, 04:15:58 PM
full circle with super Frank coming back. hoping he injects some attacking futbol into our players and we regain some confidence. then we say thank u and bye bye as we sign Nagelsmann or Enrique this summer :-)
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Post by: Síota on April 06, 2023, 06:42:44 AM
Willing to bet €5 Frank wins the champions league but doesn't get the job. Next manager in (after this summer) will be gone in ten months. Just like spurs a never ending cycle of managers but Chelsea actually win trophies. Personally I would have gone for Marcelo Bielsa...
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on April 06, 2023, 07:46:23 AM
Willing to bet €5 Frank wins the champions league but doesn't get the job. Next manager in (after this summer) will be gone in ten months. Just like spurs a never ending cycle of managers but Chelsea actually win trophies. Personally I would have gone for Marcelo Bielsa...

I’d be gutted if they win CL because that means they get in next season even though they’re a mid table team. 

Roman A invented the coaching carousel.  (Let’s also not forget that the recent Kremlin link showed he was much closer to Putin than he publicly stated)
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Post by: Alan on April 10, 2023, 10:40:58 AM
Watched the highlights of Lyon-Rennes and it seems that there's a boycott by home fans? Mostly empty stadium and no ultra banners... Do you know what's going on, @Síota? (I could google it, but I don't care that much)
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Post by: brycickle on April 10, 2023, 11:57:49 AM
Watched the highlights of Lyon-Rennes and it seems that there's a boycott by home fans? Mostly empty stadium and no ultra banners... Do you know what's going on, @Síota? (I could google it, but I don't care that much)

Googled it for you

https://www.getfootballnewsfrance.com/2023/lyon-ultra-groups-boycott-rennes-ligue-1-clash/
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Post by: Alan on April 10, 2023, 01:24:36 PM
Damn you!

And thank you.

edit: Doesn't go into the details of the protest, but I'll assume it's because the club brought back Lovren.
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on April 10, 2023, 01:31:28 PM
Damn you!

And thank you.

edit: Doesn't go into the details of the protest, but I'll assume it's because the club brought back Lovren.

More interested now because of Lovren (ex LFC).  What do the ultras hate about him?   Didn’t see anything on google
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Post by: Alan on April 10, 2023, 02:25:53 PM
Heh, that's just my assumption/joke, not based on any facts. I just don't like Lovren.
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Post by: nonickname on April 10, 2023, 02:44:16 PM
OK not my team...so I'm throwing this out for peoples thoughts...Andy Robertson and the linesman. Seems overblown to me. Marches over aggrieved and touches lino (who looks a tank as they say) and gets brushed off. But now Linesman is suspended while Robertson gets no further discipline (or at least that's my understanding from the other side of the pond). Anything new come of this? I didn't see it live and only have some grainy photos to go off of. But the Skysports team was all over the map with their opinions.
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on April 10, 2023, 03:06:14 PM
OK not my team...so I'm throwing this out for peoples thoughts...Andy Robertson and the linesman. Seems overblown to me. Marches over aggrieved and touches lino (who looks a tank as they say) and gets brushed off. But now Linesman is suspended while Robertson gets no further discipline (or at least that's my understanding from the other side of the pond). Anything new come of this? I didn't see it live and only have some grainy photos to go off of. But the Skysports team was all over the map with their opinions.

Looked like he moved his arm to wave him off but caught him under the chin.  Robertson got a yellow at the time, don’t see why he should be punished more, he was just being a typical aggressive advocate for his side, but didn’t seem like he did anything beyond the yellow.   
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Post by: nonickname on April 10, 2023, 03:16:32 PM
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OK not my team...so I'm throwing this out for peoples thoughts...Andy Robertson and the linesman. Seems overblown to me. Marches over aggrieved and touches lino (who looks a tank as they say) and gets brushed off. But now Linesman is suspended while Robertson gets no further discipline (or at least that's my understanding from the other side of the pond). Anything new come of this? I didn't see it live and only have some grainy photos to go off of. But the Skysports team was all over the map with their opinions.
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Looked like he moved his arm to wave him off but caught him under the chin.  Robertson got a yellow at the time, don’t see why he should be punished more, he was just being a typical aggressive advocate for his side, but didn’t seem like he did anything beyond the yellow.

I was going off Skysports where they said Robertson grabbed his arm - so thought he'd get something, but again the pics that I've seen were so grainy I was hoping some UK Slap peeps may have seen something clearer - but I'm not going down the UK tabloid rabbithole for "research"!

Was a really great watch as a neutral though. Good goals, missed PK, great saves and some end to end rushes. Zinchenko looked gutted to have been megged for the cross to tie it up.
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Post by: Síota on April 11, 2023, 03:52:54 AM
I missed all the football this weekend @Alan . Hopefully this evening I can catch up on everything.
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Post by: Síota on April 12, 2023, 03:50:26 AM
The one weekend I miss of foot and so much goes down.

Roberson grabbed his arm no, and the linesman was just pushing him away from what I saw. Blow out of proportion due to media...

For OL they were/are pissed at the current state of the team, losing to Nates (in the League Cup) was the last straw. Rayan Cherki isn't doing them any favor's.

City are on fire, but that save from Sommer last night was class. Still hoping Napoli win the CL thou but that is a long ways away.

Glad I missed the Leeds match.

I missed the news about Ben Forster back playing foot again for Wrexham. Crazy with the new owners and all the media they are getting. Had no idea. His youtube channel is worth a look, especially the last match against Notts. https://youtu.be/RaaBOlzAxU0 he does a great job of capturing the excitement of that match. Hope they go up.

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Post by: Owen on April 12, 2023, 05:07:48 AM
Isn't it strange that Joao Cancello, who is loaned from Man City to Bayern Munich, played in this fixture in the Champions League?

In the premier league you aren't allowed to play in these scenarios

Pretty wack of the Man City fans to boo him heavily as well
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on April 12, 2023, 10:16:04 AM
Isn't it strange that Joao Cancello, who is loaned from Man City to Bayern Munich, played in this fixture in the Champions League?

In the premier league you aren't allowed to play in these scenarios

Pretty wack of the Man City fans to boo him heavily as well

They did some alterations to cup ties to keep from excluding mid-season transfers.   Had no idea it extended to loans
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on April 12, 2023, 10:18:55 AM
The one weekend I miss of foot and so much goes down.

Roberson grabbed his arm no, and the linesman was just pushing him away from what I saw. Blow out of proportion due to media...

For OL they were/are pissed at the current state of the team, losing to Nates (in the League Cup) was the last straw. Rayan Cherki isn't doing them any favor's.

City are on fire, but that save from Sommer last night was class. Still hoping Napoli win the CL thou but that is a long ways away.

Glad I missed the Leeds match.

I missed the news about Ben Forster back playing foot again for Wrexham. Crazy with the new owners and all the media they are getting. Had no idea. His youtube channel is worth a look, especially the last match against Notts. https://youtu.be/RaaBOlzAxU0 he does a great job of capturing the excitement of that match. Hope they go up.


I was surprised when I saw this too.   The Wrexham story is what Ted Lasso should have been about (on the football side).   

You’ve really got to feel for Notts County though.   They’re keeping pace with likely a fraction of the funding and without these ringers from higher leagues.    I still remember when there was talk like 10-15 years ago of them getting a rich daddy owner and they hired Sven Goran Erickson to help them with the promotion push…and that all seemed to fizzle out in about 1/2 season
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Post by: whale on April 12, 2023, 12:25:57 PM
Isn't it strange that Joao Cancello, who is loaned from Man City to Bayern Munich, played in this fixture in the Champions League?

In the premier league you aren't allowed to play in these scenarios

Pretty wack of the Man City fans to boo him heavily as well

I see this take a lot, even among our own fans.
But the guy lost his form and his place in the team.
Instead of fighting for his place, bitched, complained and apparently got physical in training. Essentially forced his way out the team when the chips were down.
They had every right to boo him.
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Post by: Owen on April 13, 2023, 09:28:47 PM
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Pretty wack of the Man City fans to boo him heavily as well
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I see this take a lot, even among our own fans.
But the guy lost his form and his place in the team.
Instead of fighting for his place, bitched, complained and apparently got physical in training. Essentially forced his way out the team when the chips were down.
They had every right to boo him.

I hadn't heard this side of things re his form, only that he had supposedly had disagreements with Pep.

I guess I disagree more broadly with the sentiment of booing any player, especially so when that player contributed to the team winning the last two Premier League titles.
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Pretty wack of the Man City fans to boo him heavily as well
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I see this take a lot, even among our own fans.
But the guy lost his form and his place in the team.
Instead of fighting for his place, bitched, complained and apparently got physical in training. Essentially forced his way out the team when the chips were down.
They had every right to boo him.
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I hadn't heard this side of things re his form, only that he had supposedly had disagreements with Pep.

I guess I disagree more broadly with the sentiment of booing any player, especially so when that player contributed to the team winning the last two Premier League titles.

Right and it’s not quite a mercenary squad, but no one’s coming there because they love the club…

Sorry, Bellingham shit has me even more annoyed by them
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Post by: Síota on April 19, 2023, 01:00:34 AM
I completely forgot all about Sven Goran Erickson at Notts!

Well I guess Frank didn't pull of a miracle like they were hoping for. Gonna be a bumpy end of the season for Chelsea.

Napoli did well to get that far, hopefully they can concentrate on winning the league now which in its own rite is a very good result.

Not even gonna talk about Leeds.
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on April 19, 2023, 01:31:39 AM
I completely forgot all about Sven Goran Erickson at Notts!

Well I guess Frank didn't pull of a miracle like they were hoping for. Gonna be a bumpy end of the season for Chelsea.

Napoli did well to get that far, hopefully they can concentrate on winning the league now which in its own rite is a very good result.

Not even gonna talk about Leeds.

Can’t imagine why they thought Frank would!   I get the romanticized nature of it, but it shows a complete lack of actual football know-how there (not to mention the owner should have just bough Brighton at a premium and turned them into a big fish rather than spend a fuck ton of money taking a handful of their players and manager).   I get Potter had to go, but the guy who almost got Everton relegated for the first time wouldn’t have been my choice.  I’d have maybe gambled on seeing what John Terry could do since he’s been coaching at Leicester

Wild the semis could be Milan derby.   Was kinda rooting for Napoli, as I have a weird relationship with Milan seeing as their last time in the semis was the year they beat Liverpool in a upsetting final (mainly because the tournament rounds Liverpool played thst year were so memorable including my favorite Liverpool match I’ve ever watched - the one where Craig Bellamy scored and celebrated with a golf swing after attacking Riise with a golf club over singing Red Red Wine and then Bellamy set up Riise with the winner that very same game against Barca … of lesser note Rafa Benitez sitting cross-legged on the touch line as we went to pens against Chelsea).   
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Post by: Alan on April 19, 2023, 08:31:05 AM
Kinda mad at Napoli as a neutral. It would have been sick to have a new club in the semis.
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Post by: whale on April 19, 2023, 11:38:52 PM
I kinda feel bad for Upamecano, and handball laws suck right now.
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Post by: badmanganjaspliff on April 20, 2023, 05:02:18 AM
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The one weekend I miss of foot and so much goes down.

Roberson grabbed his arm no, and the linesman was just pushing him away from what I saw. Blow out of proportion due to media...

For OL they were/are pissed at the current state of the team, losing to Nates (in the League Cup) was the last straw. Rayan Cherki isn't doing them any favor's.

City are on fire, but that save from Sommer last night was class. Still hoping Napoli win the CL thou but that is a long ways away.

Glad I missed the Leeds match.

I missed the news about Ben Forster back playing foot again for Wrexham. Crazy with the new owners and all the media they are getting. Had no idea. His youtube channel is worth a look, especially the last match against Notts. https://youtu.be/RaaBOlzAxU0 he does a great job of capturing the excitement of that match. Hope they go up.
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I was surprised when I saw this too.   The Wrexham story is what Ted Lasso should have been about (on the football side).   

You’ve really got to feel for Notts County though.   They’re keeping pace with likely a fraction of the funding and without these ringers from higher leagues.    I still remember when there was talk like 10-15 years ago of them getting a rich daddy owner and they hired Sven Goran Erickson to help them with the promotion push…and that all seemed to fizzle out in about 1/2 season
County will go up this season through hard work and Wrexham will go up purely thanks to hollywood money
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The one weekend I miss of foot and so much goes down.

Roberson grabbed his arm no, and the linesman was just pushing him away from what I saw. Blow out of proportion due to media...

For OL they were/are pissed at the current state of the team, losing to Nates (in the League Cup) was the last straw. Rayan Cherki isn't doing them any favor's.

City are on fire, but that save from Sommer last night was class. Still hoping Napoli win the CL thou but that is a long ways away.

Glad I missed the Leeds match.

I missed the news about Ben Forster back playing foot again for Wrexham. Crazy with the new owners and all the media they are getting. Had no idea. His youtube channel is worth a look, especially the last match against Notts. https://youtu.be/RaaBOlzAxU0 he does a great job of capturing the excitement of that match. Hope they go up.
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I was surprised when I saw this too.   The Wrexham story is what Ted Lasso should have been about (on the football side).   

You’ve really got to feel for Notts County though.   They’re keeping pace with likely a fraction of the funding and without these ringers from higher leagues.    I still remember when there was talk like 10-15 years ago of them getting a rich daddy owner and they hired Sven Goran Erickson to help them with the promotion push…and that all seemed to fizzle out in about 1/2 season
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County will go up this season through hard work and Wrexham will go up purely thanks to hollywood money

It’s not even the money, Robson-Kanu wants to come back out of retirement to play for them and is going to donate his salary to charity.   I think it’s just kinda becoming a reclaimation point for Welsh pride at this point.   
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The one weekend I miss of foot and so much goes down.

Roberson grabbed his arm no, and the linesman was just pushing him away from what I saw. Blow out of proportion due to media...

For OL they were/are pissed at the current state of the team, losing to Nates (in the League Cup) was the last straw. Rayan Cherki isn't doing them any favor's.

City are on fire, but that save from Sommer last night was class. Still hoping Napoli win the CL thou but that is a long ways away.

Glad I missed the Leeds match.

I missed the news about Ben Forster back playing foot again for Wrexham. Crazy with the new owners and all the media they are getting. Had no idea. His youtube channel is worth a look, especially the last match against Notts. https://youtu.be/RaaBOlzAxU0 he does a great job of capturing the excitement of that match. Hope they go up.
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I was surprised when I saw this too.   The Wrexham story is what Ted Lasso should have been about (on the football side).   

You’ve really got to feel for Notts County though.   They’re keeping pace with likely a fraction of the funding and without these ringers from higher leagues.    I still remember when there was talk like 10-15 years ago of them getting a rich daddy owner and they hired Sven Goran Erickson to help them with the promotion push…and that all seemed to fizzle out in about 1/2 season
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County will go up this season through hard work and Wrexham will go up purely thanks to hollywood money
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It’s not even the money, Robson-Kanu wants to come back out of retirement to play for them and is going to donate his salary to charity.   I think it’s just kinda becoming a reclaimation point for Welsh pride at this point.

Yeah saw he offered to play and donate his salary. Didn't know that Wrexham are the third oldest club pretty crazy. I'd take Hollywood money in a heart beat over oil money...

The Milan derby should be interesting to watch for the CL.
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The one weekend I miss of foot and so much goes down.

Roberson grabbed his arm no, and the linesman was just pushing him away from what I saw. Blow out of proportion due to media...

For OL they were/are pissed at the current state of the team, losing to Nates (in the League Cup) was the last straw. Rayan Cherki isn't doing them any favor's.

City are on fire, but that save from Sommer last night was class. Still hoping Napoli win the CL thou but that is a long ways away.

Glad I missed the Leeds match.

I missed the news about Ben Forster back playing foot again for Wrexham. Crazy with the new owners and all the media they are getting. Had no idea. His youtube channel is worth a look, especially the last match against Notts. https://youtu.be/RaaBOlzAxU0 he does a great job of capturing the excitement of that match. Hope they go up.
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I was surprised when I saw this too.   The Wrexham story is what Ted Lasso should have been about (on the football side).   

You’ve really got to feel for Notts County though.   They’re keeping pace with likely a fraction of the funding and without these ringers from higher leagues.    I still remember when there was talk like 10-15 years ago of them getting a rich daddy owner and they hired Sven Goran Erickson to help them with the promotion push…and that all seemed to fizzle out in about 1/2 season
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County will go up this season through hard work and Wrexham will go up purely thanks to hollywood money
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It’s not even the money, Robson-Kanu wants to come back out of retirement to play for them and is going to donate his salary to charity.   I think it’s just kinda becoming a reclaimation point for Welsh pride at this point.
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Yeah saw he offered to play and donate his salary. Didn't know that Wrexham are the third oldest club pretty crazy. I'd take Hollywood money in a heart beat over oil money...

The Milan derby should be interesting to watch for the CL.

Oh yeah i mean they don’t have that much money, which is why they bought a basement team.   Being able to afford a few good league two players and a manager feels a million times less gross than spending 100M recklessly bc the players at least have to slum it a bit
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Post by: Síota on April 21, 2023, 12:39:16 AM
Yeah read Wrexham cost them around 2 million pound. I think the TV money from whatever show they are doing plus the increased attendance/merch sales will pay off. I hope they go up, and Notts also.

West Ham in a semi final in Europe, and MANU sent home..didn't watch them but will watch the highlights at lunch unless it drys up.

Newcastle · Tottenham Sunday should be interesting.
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Post by: S. on April 21, 2023, 03:28:59 AM
As a German Football fan, who doesn’t support Munich, their elimination gave me a lot of schadenfreude. I feel they got what they deserved for canning their manager at a point where they were still in the running for a triple. Now, only a few weeks later they have been eliminated in the cup and in the champions league. They are still in the first spot in the League, but winning the league is never enough for them. They have one it 8 years in a row I think. The arrogance they have…
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on April 21, 2023, 06:35:17 AM
Yeah read Wrexham cost them around 2 million pound. I think the TV money from whatever show they are doing plus the increased attendance/merch sales will pay off. I hope they go up, and Notts also.

West Ham in a semi final in Europe, and MANU sent home..didn't watch them but will watch the highlights at lunch unless it drys up.

Newcastle · Tottenham Sunday should be interesting.

They also bought the grounds back from whomever it was sold to, but I can’t imagine that was too much.   I’d actually recommend the Welcome to Wrexham show.

Good for West Ham.  Back to back semis
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Post by: nonickname on April 21, 2023, 12:48:26 PM
No matter the outcome of this Arsenal/Southampton game today I now hate Martinelli. Totally undercuts Bednarek who literally does a somersault and folds in half upon landing...and Martinelli walks away without checking on him and gestures to the ref as if he's the aggrieved party by giving up a free kick. Fuck that guy.
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Post by: Síota on April 23, 2023, 05:47:05 AM
Well Wrexham did it. I don't have the tv show here, might try to download it.

Bayern are not top of the table anymore @S. ! I believe that's called Karma.

They didn't show the Martinelli tackle in the canal+ highlights so didn't see it. I'll have to look on YouTube for it.

Man Leeds are gonna go down at this rate..watch bleeding Millwall will come up..
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Post by: Síota on April 23, 2023, 07:05:16 AM
Hate double posting but 5-0 in 21 mins...crazy..not a good day to be a Spurs fan
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on April 23, 2023, 09:46:41 AM
Looks like Chelsea is down to just Pochettino.   Luis Enrique is out of the running now.
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Post by: nonickname on April 24, 2023, 06:12:10 AM
Well Wrexham did it. I don't have the tv show here, might try to download it.

Bayern are not top of the table anymore @S. ! I believe that's called Karma.

They didn't show the Martinelli tackle in the canal+ highlights so didn't see it. I'll have to look on YouTube for it.

Man Leeds are gonna go down at this rate..watch bleeding Millwall will come up..

https://www.skysports.com/football/live-blog/11095/12864964/ref-watch-dermot-gallagher-delivers-verdict-on-premier-league-and-scottish-premiership-action

Hopefully the vid link in this works for you Siota. Cheers
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Post by: Síota on April 25, 2023, 05:50:08 AM
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Well Wrexham did it. I don't have the tv show here, might try to download it.

Bayern are not top of the table anymore @S. ! I believe that's called Karma.

They didn't show the Martinelli tackle in the canal+ highlights so didn't see it. I'll have to look on YouTube for it.

Man Leeds are gonna go down at this rate..watch bleeding Millwall will come up..
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https://www.skysports.com/football/live-blog/11095/12864964/ref-watch-dermot-gallagher-delivers-verdict-on-premier-league-and-scottish-premiership-action

Hopefully the vid link in this works for you Siota. Cheers

Cheers, no the vidoes are blocked here. I'll look around this afternoon thou.
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Post by: Síota on May 04, 2023, 03:31:15 AM
Here is hoping Napoli do it tonight. A draw will do.
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Post by: Gary Bucket on May 06, 2023, 11:26:58 AM
Liverpool will be fine next year with Alexander-Arnold in the midfield. Anything to keep Klopp there so Ange doesnt leave Celtic 🤞🏻
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on May 06, 2023, 12:52:53 PM
Liverpool will be fine next year with Alexander-Arnold in the midfield. Anything to keep Klopp there so Ange doesnt leave Celtic 🤞🏻

Looks like MacAllister is on our likely side whilst Gravenberch is a hopeful maybe.    Sour that we couldn’t land Jude, but honestly it never was going to make financial sense even if it made emotional sense.  I’m just glad he’s likely going to RM and not to City
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Post by: whale on May 08, 2023, 03:57:54 AM
I’m assuming lot of posters rooting for Real tomorrow : )
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Post by: nonickname on May 09, 2023, 11:20:23 AM
I’m assuming lot of posters rooting for Real tomorrow : )

Actually I'd love to see the guy who blackmails his teammates and sleeps with underage prostitutes lose. Call me weird that way. Either way I'm off to man the grill as I have guys from my Sunday team coming over for the game - cheers!
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Post by: Síota on May 14, 2023, 01:19:32 AM
Glad Notts County did it.

Leeds looked better but way to late Bamford's penalty miss probably cost them the premier league. Hopefully city fields a strong team and wins...sorry Everton fans.
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on May 14, 2023, 01:30:52 AM
Glad Notts County did it.

Leeds looked better but way to late Bamford's penalty miss probably cost them the premier league. Hopefully city fields a strong team and wins...sorry Everton fans.

I respect Vardy for never leaving, but also kind of a bummer he never really got show what he can do at a top club.   I’m guessing he sticks with Leicester even when/if they drop down
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Post by: Síota on May 14, 2023, 04:04:00 AM
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Leeds looked better but way to late Bamford's penalty miss probably cost them the premier league. Hopefully city fields a strong team and wins...sorry Everton fans.
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I respect Vardy for never leaving, but also kind of a bummer he never really got show what he can do at a top club.   I’m guessing he sticks with Leicester even when/if they drop down

Didn't Vardy say "they wanted me when no one else did, do I'd 'never leave them" or something like that? Loyalty is a rare quality these days...
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on May 14, 2023, 07:55:20 AM
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Leeds looked better but way to late Bamford's penalty miss probably cost them the premier league. Hopefully city fields a strong team and wins...sorry Everton fans.
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I respect Vardy for never leaving, but also kind of a bummer he never really got show what he can do at a top club.   I’m guessing he sticks with Leicester even when/if they drop down
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Didn't Vardy say "they wanted me when no one else did, do I'd 'never leave them" or something like that? Loyalty is a rare quality these days...

Yeah he was going to move to Ibiza and become a party promoter.   
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Post by: badmanganjaspliff on May 15, 2023, 04:58:01 AM
Glad Notts County did it.

Leeds looked better but way to late Bamford's penalty miss probably cost them the premier league. Hopefully city fields a strong team and wins...sorry Everton fans.
County had me on the edge of my seat the whole 120 minutes they never make it easy for us but Jesus Christ what a game
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Post by: whale on May 17, 2023, 02:35:46 PM
Oh fuck yes
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Post by: Síota on May 18, 2023, 01:18:18 AM
Oh fuck yes

Was a decent match.
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Post by: whale on May 18, 2023, 08:16:26 AM
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Was a complete mismatch.
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Post by: Síota on May 18, 2023, 08:20:31 AM
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Was a complete mismatch.
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Qualifying for CL final and potentially wining the league at home for both in one week is fucking insane.
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on May 18, 2023, 09:36:16 AM
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Qualifying for CL final and potentially wining the league at home for both in one week is fucking insane.

the things you can do when you spend nine years breaking financial fair play rules
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Post by: Síota on May 18, 2023, 11:12:46 AM
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Was a complete mismatch.
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Qualifying for CL final and potentially wining the league at home for both in one week is fucking insane.
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the things you can do when you spend nine years breaking financial fair play rules

I'm not a fan of city or there blood money but for good pals like @whale that I'm guessing where fans before that take over it's pretty crazy.

Btw my club is 100% fan owned, i just love footy
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Post by: Síota on May 18, 2023, 11:14:51 AM
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Was a complete mismatch.
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Qualifying for CL final and potentially wining the league at home for both in one week is fucking insane.
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the things you can do when you spend nine years breaking financial fair play rules
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I'm not a fan of city or there blood money but for good pals like @whale that I'm guessing where fans before that take over it's pretty crazy.

Btw my club is 100% fan owned, i just love footy

Edit: how can you not love this kid lol.
(https://i.ibb.co/fS2szjJ/Screenshot-20230518-201344.png) (https://ibb.co/fS2szjJ)
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Qualifying for CL final and potentially wining the league at home for both in one week is fucking insane.
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the things you can do when you spend nine years breaking financial fair play rules
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I'm not a fan of city or there blood money but for good pals like @whale that I'm guessing where fans before that take over it's pretty crazy.

Btw my club is 100% fan owned, i just love footy

If whale is a fan from the Thomas Cook/Brother sponsor days, I’ll cut them some slack.   

As a Liverpool fan it’s just annoying to have lost out on 2-3 titles because of their financial juicing - and it isn’t even like Liverpool bottled it those seasons like Arsenal.   Points totals that would have won any other season.   

Siota - you’re a Dortmund supporter?   Must be a fun team to follow
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Post by: Alan on May 18, 2023, 12:23:57 PM
I support a club with a shady ownership and I can't really enjoy its success. I can imagine it being even worse for City fans who care about football beyond the trophies.
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on May 18, 2023, 12:58:59 PM
I support a club with a shady ownership and I can't really enjoy its success. I can imagine it being even worse for City fans who care about football beyond the trophies.

Newcastle?
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Post by: Alan on May 18, 2023, 01:20:32 PM
lol no. Plus, NUFC haven't had any success yet under new ownership.
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on May 18, 2023, 01:31:51 PM
lol no. Plus, NUFC haven't had any success yet under new ownership.

Hah sure but they went from nothing to a fairly secure CL spot with sensible moves.
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Post by: whale on May 18, 2023, 11:49:04 PM
Sorry boys, I’ve through enough torture on those typical city years that I don’t wan’t any slack.
I want all the salt, all the tears and your everlasting hatred, thank you very much.

Trying to avoid even thinking about the treble.
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Post by: Síota on May 19, 2023, 03:32:40 AM
@Atiba Applebum I'm a Boh's fan. Bohemian FC from Dublin.
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on May 19, 2023, 01:04:16 PM
Sorry boys, I’ve through enough torture on those typical city years that I don’t wan’t any slack.
I want all the salt, all the tears and your everlasting hatred, thank you very much.

Trying to avoid even thinking about the treble.

You’re being vague.  Is a typical city year not making the CL finals for you?  Ever spent time at Maine Road?
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Post by: whale on May 19, 2023, 01:18:28 PM
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Sorry boys, I’ve through enough torture on those typical city years that I don’t wan’t any slack.
I want all the salt, all the tears and your everlasting hatred, thank you very much.

Trying to avoid even thinking about the treble.
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You’re being vague.  Is a typical city year not making the CL finals for you?  Ever spent time at Maine Road?
No, I haven’t had the pleasure. Watched plenty of games played there though.

e: to be honest, for me this whole notion putting down fans that start supporting a team because it’s doing well is bullshit. My dad is a Liverpool supporter because they were the hottest team around when he was young.
Soooo many kids of my generation are Man Utd and Arsenal fans because at the time they were doing well. A lot of Liverpool supporters because the finnish king Litmanen played for them.
And all are still very die hard supporters to this day, even during the shittier years with Arsenal and Liverpool.
You can fall in love to a team for any number of reasons, success is of course big reason.
That love can bring you exuberant joy, or it can bring you heartbreak, but what matters the most is always the love.
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on May 19, 2023, 04:22:53 PM
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Sorry boys, I’ve through enough torture on those typical city years that I don’t wan’t any slack.
I want all the salt, all the tears and your everlasting hatred, thank you very much.

Trying to avoid even thinking about the treble.
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You’re being vague.  Is a typical city year not making the CL finals for you?  Ever spent time at Maine Road?
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No, I haven’t had the pleasure. Watched plenty of games played there though.

e: to be honest, for me this whole notion putting down fans that start supporting a team because it’s doing well is bullshit. My dad is a Liverpool supporter because they were the hottest team around when he was young.
Soooo many kids of my generation are Man Utd and Arsenal fans because at the time they were doing well. A lot of Liverpool supporters because the finnish king Litmanen played for them.
And all are still very die hard supporters to this day, even during the shittier years with Arsenal and Liverpool.
You can fall in love to a team for any number of reasons, success is of course big reason.
That love can bring you exuberant joy, or it can bring you heartbreak, but what matters the most is always the love.

Are you Finnish?   Litmanem is a damn deep cut.   Sami Hyypia would have been the Finn I would have pulled out.   

I understand what you mean and being in America it is a bit different I suppose.   My roommate in college was a Chelsea supporter (from England) and I got to see him experience the joy of the Roman revolution from him first hand, but I always feel a little gate keepery about modern fans who never had any difficulty finding their team on the TV or picking who they support based off how good they are on FIFA.   The big Arsenal fans I knew back in the day were students from Africa bc of their pride at their players being on the team, I just think it’s weird when people fall in love with winners - it’d be like a French person moving to the US and becoming a Lakers, Yankees, and Cowboys fan
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Post by: whale on May 19, 2023, 11:34:34 PM
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Sorry boys, I’ve through enough torture on those typical city years that I don’t wan’t any slack.
I want all the salt, all the tears and your everlasting hatred, thank you very much.

Trying to avoid even thinking about the treble.
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You’re being vague.  Is a typical city year not making the CL finals for you?  Ever spent time at Maine Road?
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No, I haven’t had the pleasure. Watched plenty of games played there though.

e: to be honest, for me this whole notion putting down fans that start supporting a team because it’s doing well is bullshit. My dad is a Liverpool supporter because they were the hottest team around when he was young.
Soooo many kids of my generation are Man Utd and Arsenal fans because at the time they were doing well. A lot of Liverpool supporters because the finnish king Litmanen played for them.
And all are still very die hard supporters to this day, even during the shittier years with Arsenal and Liverpool.
You can fall in love to a team for any number of reasons, success is of course big reason.
That love can bring you exuberant joy, or it can bring you heartbreak, but what matters the most is always the love.
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Are you Finnish?   Litmanem is a damn deep cut.   Sami Hyypia would have been the Finn I would have pulled out.   

I understand what you mean and being in America it is a bit different I suppose.   My roommate in college was a Chelsea supporter (from England) and I got to see him experience the joy of the Roman revolution from him first hand, but I always feel a little gate keepery about modern fans who never had any difficulty finding their team on the TV or picking who they support based off how good they are on FIFA.   The big Arsenal fans I knew back in the day were students from Africa bc of their pride at their players being on the team, I just think it’s weird when people fall in love with winners - it’d be like a French person moving to the US and becoming a Lakers, Yankees, and Cowboys fan

Yes, and while Hyypiä was good, there can only be one king.
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on May 20, 2023, 12:07:20 AM
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Sorry boys, I’ve through enough torture on those typical city years that I don’t wan’t any slack.
I want all the salt, all the tears and your everlasting hatred, thank you very much.

Trying to avoid even thinking about the treble.
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You’re being vague.  Is a typical city year not making the CL finals for you?  Ever spent time at Maine Road?
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No, I haven’t had the pleasure. Watched plenty of games played there though.

e: to be honest, for me this whole notion putting down fans that start supporting a team because it’s doing well is bullshit. My dad is a Liverpool supporter because they were the hottest team around when he was young.
Soooo many kids of my generation are Man Utd and Arsenal fans because at the time they were doing well. A lot of Liverpool supporters because the finnish king Litmanen played for them.
And all are still very die hard supporters to this day, even during the shittier years with Arsenal and Liverpool.
You can fall in love to a team for any number of reasons, success is of course big reason.
That love can bring you exuberant joy, or it can bring you heartbreak, but what matters the most is always the love.
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Are you Finnish?   Litmanem is a damn deep cut.   Sami Hyypia would have been the Finn I would have pulled out.   

I understand what you mean and being in America it is a bit different I suppose.   My roommate in college was a Chelsea supporter (from England) and I got to see him experience the joy of the Roman revolution from him first hand, but I always feel a little gate keepery about modern fans who never had any difficulty finding their team on the TV or picking who they support based off how good they are on FIFA.   The big Arsenal fans I knew back in the day were students from Africa bc of their pride at their players being on the team, I just think it’s weird when people fall in love with winners - it’d be like a French person moving to the US and becoming a Lakers, Yankees, and Cowboys fan
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Yes, and while Hyypiä was good, there can only be one king.

He was there a year or two before I started supporting them. 

I don’t know why you being Finnish changes how I feel about you supporting Man City, but it does.   Fair play to you.   Treble would annoy me, but hope you beat Man U
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Post by: nonickname on May 20, 2023, 12:17:21 PM
Congrats Whale - due to the number of hungover Citeh players I think tomorrow may be the only time in a while it would be safe to bet on a Chelsea win.
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Post by: whale on May 20, 2023, 01:07:39 PM
Thanks man! Pulled some strings to get off work so I could watch tomorrows game in peace, guess I can use that time to go skate instead.
Thank you Arsenal.

Who do you guys reckon survives the drop?
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on May 20, 2023, 01:46:30 PM
I do not know if I am cruel enough to actively wish for Everton to go down.   That being said, Everton and Leicester are the two I’d be least sad about being relegated
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Post by: nonickname on May 20, 2023, 02:10:26 PM
Liecester are going down - which will annoy my son to no end. He plays mid and really likes Tielemans and Morrison. I believe their kiss of death, aside from injuries depleting their D, was when I ordered him a jersey from old Blighty.
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on May 20, 2023, 02:51:03 PM
Liecester are going down - which will annoy my son to no end. He plays mid and really likes Tielemans and Morrison. I believe their kiss of death, aside from injuries depleting their D, was when I ordered him a jersey from old Blighty.

Tielemans will stay in PL, which may make it worse for him
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Post by: Síota on May 20, 2023, 04:49:06 PM
Congratulations @whale

I hope Leeds stay up, big Sam was brought in a bit too late I'm afraid thou..

Arsenal are almost as bad as Spurs at blowing it
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Post by: nonickname on May 20, 2023, 08:54:16 PM
This discussion of which teams will go down made me think "what if you could relegate players?" So who's the 3 PL players you'd relegate and a short reason of why? And so that its not just people piling on a certain team you can't take more than 1 per team (its very late here so hopefully that made sense)

Bruno F / ManUtd - histronics
K.Zouma / WestHam - cat kicker
Richarlison / Spurs - attitude of a world beater who does not much

Normally I'd say Mendy from ManCity but i have no idea if hes even on the squad/what the latest is with him.
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Post by: mynameisnotjeff on May 20, 2023, 09:53:51 PM
For my fellow MLS fans…
Jump for LA black and gold, hooray hooray!
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on May 20, 2023, 10:58:20 PM
This discussion of which teams will go down made me think "what if you could relegate players?" So who's the 3 PL players you'd relegate and a short reason of why? And so that its not just people piling on a certain team you can't take more than 1 per team (its very late here so hopefully that made sense)

Bruno F / ManUtd - histronics
K.Zouma / WestHam - cat kicker
Richarlison / Spurs - attitude of a world beater who does not much

Normally I'd say Mendy from ManCity but i have no idea if hes even on the squad/what the latest is with him.

Yes Mendy and that kid from Man U and anyone else on Rapist FC

Thank you for saying Richarlison.   I can’t even believe he features for Brazil as heavily as he does.   I can’t improve on your three.   
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Post by: whale on May 21, 2023, 12:26:54 AM
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This discussion of which teams will go down made me think "what if you could relegate players?" So who's the 3 PL players you'd relegate and a short reason of why? And so that its not just people piling on a certain team you can't take more than 1 per team (its very late here so hopefully that made sense)

Bruno F / ManUtd - histronics
K.Zouma / WestHam - cat kicker
Richarlison / Spurs - attitude of a world beater who does not much

Normally I'd say Mendy from ManCity but i have no idea if hes even on the squad/what the latest is with him.
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Yes Mendy and that kid from Man U and anyone else on Rapist FC

Thank you for saying Richarlison.   I can’t even believe he features for Brazil as heavily as he does.   I can’t improve on your three.

Adding Partey
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Post by: ungzilla on May 21, 2023, 03:55:00 AM
Pickford - problematic face
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Post by: nonickname on May 24, 2023, 08:44:51 PM
Brighton who Potter left mid season for the Chelsea job - just tied ManCity to earn Europa League for next year...that is all.
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on May 24, 2023, 11:20:21 PM
Brighton who Potter left mid season for the Chelsea job - just tied ManCity to earn Europa League for next year...that is all.

Don’t forget Chelsea snagged a few players too.   MacAllister is on the way out but they got a replacement from Dortmund.   Hopefully they can keep their squad together and add to it.   They play well together
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Post by: whale on May 25, 2023, 12:18:38 AM
Brighton who Potter left mid season for the Chelsea job - just tied ManCity to earn Europa League for next year...that is all.

Proper game that, which Brighton probably deserved to win…
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Post by: Owen on May 25, 2023, 01:38:45 AM
I started barracking for Liverpool as a teen as Rowley and The Beatles were from there. Where does that rank me on the scale of credibility?
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Post by: Mark Renton on May 25, 2023, 01:40:52 AM
Big up Napoli <3

Come on you Irons
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on May 25, 2023, 02:08:28 AM
I started barracking for Liverpool as a teen as Rowley and The Beatles were from there. Where does that rank me on the scale of credibility?

When were you a teen?   But I’d say it’s credible.   Klopp years are only years of sustained success.   There have been little blips of goodness under Benitez (Istanbul), Rogers (near league win), and Houllier (wonky treble) if we’re going that far back, but I think during those eras there were bigger bandwagon magnets
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Post by: Owen on May 25, 2023, 04:09:28 AM
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I started barracking for Liverpool as a teen as Rowley and The Beatles were from there. Where does that rank me on the scale of credibility?
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When were you a teen?   But I’d say it’s credible.   Klopp years are only years of sustained success.   There have been little blips of goodness under Benitez (Istanbul), Rogers (near league win), and Houllier (wonky treble) if we’re going that far back, but I think during those eras there were bigger bandwagon magnets

Mid 2000s. Think YNWA in Really Sorry. Bought a Liverpool scarf when I went there in 2008 but only started watching games regularly in the last few years. Good time to jump on board
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on May 25, 2023, 08:45:01 AM
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I started barracking for Liverpool as a teen as Rowley and The Beatles were from there. Where does that rank me on the scale of credibility?
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When were you a teen?   But I’d say it’s credible.   Klopp years are only years of sustained success.   There have been little blips of goodness under Benitez (Istanbul), Rogers (near league win), and Houllier (wonky treble) if we’re going that far back, but I think during those eras there were bigger bandwagon magnets
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Mid 2000s. Think YNWA in Really Sorry. Bought a Liverpool scarf when I went there in 2008 but only started watching games regularly in the last few years. Good time to jump on board

I dig it.  I rarely find Liverpool supporters in the wild
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Post by: Roy Machine on May 25, 2023, 02:10:37 PM
I there any Premier League team that is still 100% in the hands of their fans? If so, that is the team I will start rooting for when it comes to english football

edit: oh well after a quick google search i couldn't find any. Sorry guys but your league is fucked.
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Post by: Alan on May 25, 2023, 02:19:37 PM
I there any Premier League team that is still 100% in the hands of their fans? If so, that is the team I will start rooting for when it comes to english football

edit: oh well after a quick google search i couldn't find any. Sorry guys but your league is fucked.

It seems fucked to you or me (and let's not fool ourselves, much of European football is fucked almost beyond repair), but obviously a lot of people dgaf as long as their team is winning.
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on May 25, 2023, 02:56:05 PM
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I there any Premier League team that is still 100% in the hands of their fans? If so, that is the team I will start rooting for when it comes to english football

edit: oh well after a quick google search i couldn't find any. Sorry guys but your league is fucked.
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It seems fucked to you or me (and let's not fool ourselves, much of European football is fucked almost beyond repair), but obviously a lot of people dgaf as long as their team is winning.

I’d root for Luton if i was a casual - they’re on the cusp of completing what Wrexham wants to do
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on May 28, 2023, 02:16:44 AM
Luton has made it from the lowest league to the Premier League!    If you haven’t seen their grounds, it’s worth a google.   Appparently they will have to spend a shit ton of money to get it to PL broadcast standards.   

    A little bummed it came at Coventry’s expense since I like the Specials and think Coventry has one of my favorite badges. 

Also, so gutted for Dortmund, especially Reus.   How does Bayern take any pride in winning the league any more?   Can anyone explain why financially they have a stranglehold on the league.  Is it a TV rights deal like in La Liga?
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Post by: whale on May 28, 2023, 03:38:36 AM
As a kid when i played little league, the local club used to assing nicknames from english football to every team.
My team was Luton.

A proud day.

Buddy of mine gave me shit once because he played for ”Stoke”.
Look who’s laughing now.
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Post by: whale on May 29, 2023, 01:55:10 AM
Yo, congrats to MCFC Barcelona for the FPL win!
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Post by: Síota on May 29, 2023, 03:37:20 AM
Lol at Hamburg.
Luton will be amazing to see. I hope they get to play at home. Given the money from the tv and wining at Wimbledon the should be able to sort the ground out.
Gutted Leeds went down but not surprised. Hopefully they keep big Sam.
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Post by: Síota on May 30, 2023, 04:34:22 AM
Sorry to double post, but I just remembered to check the fantasy league, congrats MCFC Barcelona! When the 2023/4 season is about to start I'll post a link here in case anyone else wants to join us.
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Post by: OldieButFrenchie on May 31, 2023, 10:11:22 AM
I there any Premier League team that is still 100% in the hands of their fans? If so, that is the team I will start rooting for when it comes to english football

edit: oh well after a quick google search i couldn't find any. Sorry guys but your league is fucked.

dude I don't think you realize how big this sport is....it's just SO MUCH MONEY.
Correct me if I'm wrong but I think the big european clubs dwarf any NBA or NFL franchise in terms of budget or viewership...
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on May 31, 2023, 11:46:59 AM
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I there any Premier League team that is still 100% in the hands of their fans? If so, that is the team I will start rooting for when it comes to english football

edit: oh well after a quick google search i couldn't find any. Sorry guys but your league is fucked.
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dude I don't think you realize how big this sport is....it's just SO MUCH MONEY.
Correct me if I'm wrong but I think the big european clubs dwarf any NBA or NFL franchise in terms of budget or viewership...

The only sports team in the US that says it’s fan owned is mightily stretching the truth
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Post by: nonickname on June 06, 2023, 08:45:31 PM
If West Ham win tomorrow I want Mark Noble to don full kit (including shin guards) and run on for the trophy celebration like a much classier John Terry.
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Post by: Mark Renton on June 06, 2023, 11:08:06 PM
If West Ham win tomorrow I want Mark Noble to don full kit (including shin guards) and run on for the trophy celebration like a much classier John Terry.

Mad ting haha

I’m so nervous. Fortune’s always hiding.
Haven’t felt like this since Hibs played Rangers in the 2016 Scottish cup final.
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Post by: Síota on June 07, 2023, 12:21:13 AM
Still wish he would have just played for Ireland but I respect his loyalty to West Ham especially now days were its increasingly rare.
Would be good to see Moyes win something.
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on June 07, 2023, 01:41:47 AM
Still wish he would have just played for Ireland but I respect his loyalty to West Ham especially now days were its increasingly rare.
Would be good to see Moyes win something.

Moyes may have managed Everton and Utd, but I kinda feel the same way.   Doesn’t seem like a bad guy and feel for him the way things panned out after he left Everton.   
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Post by: WPG on June 07, 2023, 09:00:44 AM
COYI Dagenham Motors top on.

Also Messi to Miami pretty crazy, is he actually waiting til next season to start tho or have I misunderstood seems like a lot of time off but I guess he will want a break after this season at PSG
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on June 07, 2023, 11:16:21 AM
COYI Dagenham Motors top on.

Also Messi to Miami pretty crazy, is he actually waiting til next season to start tho or have I misunderstood seems like a lot of time off but I guess he will want a break after this season at PSG

Yeah that season split is so weird.   I feel like that’s how Beckham trained with Arsenal and then ended up at AC Milan and PSG.   Needed something to do.

Even though he takes plenty of Saudi money already, glad he’s not following this weird recent trend.   



Also, MacAllister to Liverpool for 35M is wild.   It’s wild to think that’s a steal when I remember not too long ago that was a club record for Andy Carroll
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Post by: Gary Bucket on June 07, 2023, 12:47:17 PM
Fiorentina captain getting bloodied by a thrown cup while taking a corner is a very bad look on the heels of the Roma nonsense last week
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Post by: WPG on June 07, 2023, 02:08:04 PM
West Ham are massive everywhere we go!

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Post by: mynameisnotjeff on June 07, 2023, 07:21:46 PM
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COYI Dagenham Motors top on.

Also Messi to Miami pretty crazy, is he actually waiting til next season to start tho or have I misunderstood seems like a lot of time off but I guess he will want a break after this season at PSG
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Yeah that season split is so weird.   I feel like that’s how Beckham trained with Arsenal and then ended up at AC Milan and PSG.   Needed something to do.

Even though he takes plenty of Saudi money already, glad he’s not following this weird recent trend.   



Also, MacAllister to Liverpool for 35M is wild.   It’s wild to think that’s a steal when I remember not too long ago that was a club record for Andy Carroll

I’m an LAFC fan but, Inter Miami always caught my attention. About to look into getting his name on my jersey.

Y’all think Ronaldo might come to the MLS too?
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on June 07, 2023, 07:37:56 PM
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COYI Dagenham Motors top on.

Also Messi to Miami pretty crazy, is he actually waiting til next season to start tho or have I misunderstood seems like a lot of time off but I guess he will want a break after this season at PSG
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Yeah that season split is so weird.   I feel like that’s how Beckham trained with Arsenal and then ended up at AC Milan and PSG.   Needed something to do.

Even though he takes plenty of Saudi money already, glad he’s not following this weird recent trend.   



Also, MacAllister to Liverpool for 35M is wild.   It’s wild to think that’s a steal when I remember not too long ago that was a club record for Andy Carroll
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I’m an LAFC fan but, Inter Miami always caught my attention. About to look into getting his name on my jersey.

Y’all think Ronaldo might come to the MLS too?

Not anytime soon.   He’s doing the 100M/season Saudi thing at the moment with Benzema and Ngolo Kante.   

There was a rumor that every team is paying a portion of Messi’s salary to get him to coke because they know what it’ll do for their ticket prices when he comes to town.   Sounds like a goofy internet thing, but MLS has a weird ownership structure and I guess it’s a way to get butts in seats for what’s soon to be 30! teams


Also - of great note - it appears Messi is wearing a t-shirt that says “Do a kickflip” on it in his espn interview about the move but I can’t get the video to play past the ad to confirm it
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Post by: Mark Renton on June 07, 2023, 11:54:26 PM
Lesgooooo oi oi

https://youtu.be/cOgV8UYQkCQ (https://youtu.be/cOgV8UYQkCQ)

https://youtu.be/zQpr1u1IGlM (https://youtu.be/zQpr1u1IGlM)

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Post by: Síota on June 08, 2023, 12:28:19 AM
@Atiba Applebum lol he is, its the fucking Louis Vuitton one: https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/37814083/move-mls-miami-kept-future-my-hands

Congrats to the West Ham fans, well deserved was nice seeing Moyes celebrate with his Da on the pitch.
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Post by: Mean salto on June 08, 2023, 01:25:24 AM
Isn't Messi kind of a (loveable) dork? I think there were photos of him with some skaters recently at some awards thing maybe he's just like oh the kids like skateboarding now I guess this shirt will be cool
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on June 08, 2023, 01:26:27 AM
@Atiba Applebum lol he is, its the fucking Louis Vuitton one: https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/37814083/move-mls-miami-kept-future-my-hands

Congrats to the West Ham fans, well deserved was nice seeing Moyes celebrate with his Da on the pitch.

That was LV?!?!   I would have guessed Termite
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Post by: Síota on June 08, 2023, 12:57:36 PM
Yeah I guess it is
Christ his contract looks insane.
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Post by: ThatIsNotCricket on June 08, 2023, 03:24:50 PM
I was surprised that Ronaldo didn't go to the MLS after his failed second coming at United. But I don't think he'll make a move to the MLS now. The Saudi league seems intent on building something that is supposed to resemble prestige, which normalizes Ronaldo's presence there a tiny bit. Plus, the veterans coming over this season are some of his old buddies, so he'll now be able to have some quality off time with old friends (read: having dry, steamed chicken and water, and get a post-training training session in). Plus, he'll devote the coming season to making Euro 2024, and I imagine the Saudi league is perfect for an older player to prepare for such a final act: (financial) access to any form of physical support imaginable, while the duties on field are relatively minor. And last but not least, if he'd now move to the MLS he'd have to face up to what he's been trying to escape since 2019: the reality of him standing in Messi's shadow.
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Post by: ThatIsNotCricket on June 08, 2023, 03:43:56 PM
I hope West Ham fans are going to keep up the 'Champions of Europe' chant for the whole of next season. That's going to rile the opposition up, only in different ways, whether its Arsenal and Tottenham or Liverpool, Chelsea, United, Forest and Villa.
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Post by: ThatIsNotCricket on June 08, 2023, 03:53:29 PM
On that subject actually; anyone got any thoughts or predictions on this weekend? I mean, City will win it, obviously, but just for the sake of conversation.

I think it's going to be closer than might be expected, but City will secure a comfortable win in the second half. 2-0, maybe 2-1. Haaland will be neutralized, so I'll go for Gundogan and de Bruyne.
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Post by: Roy Machine on June 09, 2023, 12:16:59 AM
It feels strange to root for any of these two teams, because for me it is basically china against uae, but I am always in favour of the underdog (at least when the underdog is not playing against my team) so i hope Inter makes it.

I just hope that City does not score in the first few minutes and we have an open game till the end. My brain says a boring 2-0 for City but my heart wishes for a spectacular 3-2 for inter
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Post by: whale on June 09, 2023, 12:21:55 AM
On that subject actually; anyone got any thoughts or predictions on this weekend? I mean, City will win it, obviously, but just for the sake of conversation.

I think it's going to be closer than might be expected, but City will secure a comfortable win in the second half. 2-0, maybe 2-1. Haaland will be neutralized, so I'll go for Gundogan and de Bruyne.

Wish I had the confidence for obviously.
Inter plays the kind of football City struggles against.
If they can weather the nuclear assault of City’s first 15-20 minutes, and nick in a goal on the counter who knows what will happen.

But if we’re talking sexual fantasies, I want Grealish to score the winner.
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Post by: Roy Machine on June 09, 2023, 12:33:46 AM
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On that subject actually; anyone got any thoughts or predictions on this weekend? I mean, City will win it, obviously, but just for the sake of conversation.

I think it's going to be closer than might be expected, but City will secure a comfortable win in the second half. 2-0, maybe 2-1. Haaland will be neutralized, so I'll go for Gundogan and de Bruyne.
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Wish I had the confidence for obviously.
Inter plays the kind of football City struggles against.
If they can weather the nuclear assault of City’s first 15-20 minutes, and nick in a goal on the counter who knows what will happen.

But if we’re talking sexual fantasies, I want Grealish to score the winner.

As much as i despise City i have to say grealish is really a breeze of fresh air and i wish him all the best.

When it actually comes to players I honestly like a lot of the City Squad. Their Skill Level is insane and they really feel like a team.
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Post by: OldieButFrenchie on June 09, 2023, 02:12:50 AM
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@Atiba Applebum lol he is, its the fucking Louis Vuitton one: https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/37814083/move-mls-miami-kept-future-my-hands

Congrats to the West Ham fans, well deserved was nice seeing Moyes celebrate with his Da on the pitch.
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That was LV?!?!   I would have guessed Termite

oh man, Messi wearing a goddamn Vuitton shirt that says Do a kickflip has gotta be the epitome of a jump-the-shark moment for skateboarding.... the French fashion industry is sooooo lame. Oh well.

Also, I don't know about considering Messi a lovable dork... Being sentenced twice for tax evasion makes him look pretty bad in my book. Plus he had the audacity of winning the WC final against Les Bleus!  ;)
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Post by: ThatIsNotCricket on June 09, 2023, 03:04:23 PM
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On that subject actually; anyone got any thoughts or predictions on this weekend? I mean, City will win it, obviously, but just for the sake of conversation.

I think it's going to be closer than might be expected, but City will secure a comfortable win in the second half. 2-0, maybe 2-1. Haaland will be neutralized, so I'll go for Gundogan and de Bruyne.
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Wish I had the confidence for obviously.
Inter plays the kind of football City struggles against.
If they can weather the nuclear assault of City’s first 15-20 minutes, and nick in a goal on the counter who knows what will happen.

But if we’re talking sexual fantasies, I want Grealish to score the winner.

Yes, that would be Inter's dream scenario: survive the early onslaught, bring the tempo down and obstruct the flow of the game over the next 60 minutes, in the 80th minute profit from rare sloppy moment when City grow impatient, barricade the box over the last 10.

It's definitely not an ideal opponent for City, in terms of how compact they play and their defensive outlook, but City's qualities are just so varied and immense.

I've never really understood the hype around Lukaku (well,, after he left Everton), so I hope he'll shut me up tomorrow with a late winner. I don't have anything against City in that sense really, but I like a story with a plot twist
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Post by: Síota on June 10, 2023, 07:22:32 AM
Can't see City losing.
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on June 10, 2023, 01:55:46 PM
Hurts more that it happened in Istanbul.   Was hoping Inter could also redeem it for their city. 
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Post by: Síota on June 10, 2023, 01:57:43 PM
Happy for Jack. Don't give a rats arse about either team.
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Post by: Roy Machine on June 10, 2023, 03:22:58 PM
I feel sorry for inter. They put up a good fight
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Post by: Síota on June 11, 2023, 10:28:40 AM
This is a good read. https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/jun/11/uefa-treated-fans-at-istanbul-champions-league-final-like-cattle-say-supporters
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Post by: ohtight on June 12, 2023, 09:29:01 AM
Fuck inter im glad they lost. I’m not happy about city winning but anything would be better than inter.

Messi to Miami is bonkers. I’m gonna miss buying tickets for $4 but such is life. The idea of messi playing in Fort Lauderdale on the the same field where I used to watch high football games is complete fucking insanity.
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on June 12, 2023, 09:32:12 AM
Fuck inter im glad they lost. I’m not happy about city winning but anything would be better than inter.

Messi to Miami is bonkers. I’m gonna miss buying tickets for $4 but such is life. The idea of messi playing in Fort Lauderdale on the the same field where I used to watch high football games is complete fucking insanity.

Why the inter hate?
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Post by: Gary Bucket on June 12, 2023, 11:07:05 AM
This is a good read. https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/jun/11/uefa-treated-fans-at-istanbul-champions-league-final-like-cattle-say-supporters

These governing bodies are crime syndicates posing as stewards of the game. After the report of last year’s final finds what amounts to clear and obvious criminal negligence, Liverpool fans got an apology and a refund. And while this years fiasco reads more like inconvenience, tragedy is right around the corner and nobody is doing anything about it.

I wouldnt go to one of these finals for free, much less bring my family. I value life too much
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on June 12, 2023, 02:39:50 PM
Looks like Benzema leaving as signaled a shift - Mbappe isn’t re-signing.    Either a push for Madrid (or he knows that threat is enough to beef up his contract at PSG)
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Post by: ThatIsNotCricket on June 12, 2023, 02:50:31 PM
I was rooting for Lukaku to shake off the curse of underperforming in the bigger matches, but it wasn't to be. The header straight to Ederson, the almost comical block of Dimarco's header. I felt for him. Then again, he was far from the only attacking player on the pitch who failed on some decent chances. And de Bruyne going off injured in a UCL final, again...That's just harsh.

Not the greatest of matches, but the second half was enjoyable. Italian football has taken a beating over the past weeks.
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Post by: ThatIsNotCricket on June 12, 2023, 03:04:18 PM
Looks like Benzema leaving as signaled a shift - Mbappe isn’t re-signing.    Either a push for Madrid (or he knows that threat is enough to beef up his contract at PSG)

Mbappe is just destined to play for Real at some point. It'd be interesting to see how they're going to play him together with Vinicius. I hope the Madrid fans will forgive him that he sort of snubbed them last minute for PSG a while back. I'm done with spoiled fans booing their own world class players
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Post by: GuessAgain? on June 12, 2023, 04:20:54 PM
I was surprised that Ronaldo didn't go to the MLS after his failed second coming at United. But I don't think he'll make a move to the MLS now. The Saudi league seems intent on building something that is supposed to resemble prestige, which normalizes Ronaldo's presence there a tiny bit. Plus, the veterans coming over this season are some of his old buddies, so he'll now be able to have some quality off time with old friends (read: having dry, steamed chicken and water, and get a post-training training session in). Plus, he'll devote the coming season to making Euro 2024, and I imagine the Saudi league is perfect for an older player to prepare for such a final act: (financial) access to any form of physical support imaginable, while the duties on field are relatively minor. And last but not least, if he'd now move to the MLS he'd have to face up to what he's been trying to escape since 2019: the reality of him standing in Messi's shadow.

Yeah as a wolves fan i’ve read they’re making offers to Moutinho, Adama and even Jimenez. Fuck knows if any of them happen but would be a shame to see Adama’s career go in that direction with so many years left in him, even if his finishing is pants there’s nothing like watching him bolt it box to box every now and again.

UCL final was such a dud watch in the end. City played so badly (for them) and now the last 4 years of finals have ended 1-0 which is a bit naff. Lakaku made me laugh though, anyone reckon he’ll be back at chelsea this season?

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Post by: whale on June 12, 2023, 11:25:48 PM
Still absolutely buzzin’, and hungover.
Hit the booze pretty hard when KDB went of.
Lot’s of credit to Inter, the way they pressed City’s midfield was really effective.
Not a vintage performance, but who cares!

TREBLE!
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on June 12, 2023, 11:32:46 PM
I wish Aguero was a piece of shit so I could laugh that he retired just before a WC win and a treble victory.  Makes Pep’s “we cannot replace him” even more of a joke
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Post by: whale on June 13, 2023, 12:25:38 AM
He’s obviously been not just replaced, but upgraded.
But scoring goals was never the problem.
This years success is down to the defenders imho.
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Post by: ThatIsNotCricket on June 14, 2023, 01:07:48 PM
He’s obviously been not just replaced, but upgraded.
But scoring goals was never the problem.
This years success is down to the defenders imho.

Yes, absolutely. Seems mad to say that when considering Haaland's numbers this season, but City's defense has been ultra reliable throughout. And John Stones has just completely reinvented himself.

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Post by: badmanganjaspliff on June 14, 2023, 05:27:37 PM
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He’s obviously been not just replaced, but upgraded.
But scoring goals was never the problem.
This years success is down to the defenders imho.
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John stones is a fuckin gem I’m expecting a brilliant performance in the euros

Yes, absolutely. Seems mad to say that when considering Haaland's numbers this season, but City's defense has been ultra reliable throughout. And John Stones has just completely reinvented himself.
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Post by: whale on June 15, 2023, 01:59:35 AM
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He’s obviously been not just replaced, but upgraded.
But scoring goals was never the problem.
This years success is down to the defenders imho.
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John stones is a fuckin gem I’m expecting a brilliant performance in the euros

Yes, absolutely. Seems mad to say that when considering Haaland's numbers this season, but City's defense has been ultra reliable throughout. And John Stones has just completely reinvented himself.
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I wouldn’t put my fate in Southgate
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Post by: GuessAgain? on June 15, 2023, 02:07:48 AM
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He’s obviously been not just replaced, but upgraded.
But scoring goals was never the problem.
This years success is down to the defenders imho.
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John stones is a fuckin gem I’m expecting a brilliant performance in the euros

Yes, absolutely. Seems mad to say that when considering Haaland's numbers this season, but City's defense has been ultra reliable throughout. And John Stones has just completely reinvented himself.
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I wouldn’t put my fate in Southgate

Yeah, especially when his cb partner is most likely Maguire. The added factor of playing with him definitely puts too much pressure on the back line. Also Stones is outstanding right now because of how Pep plays him, it’s the same with Foden… 2 world class players and yet when playing for country they’re not utilised correctly
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Post by: Síota on June 15, 2023, 02:42:48 AM
Maguire is the best thing to happen to England in ages let alone Untied.
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on June 15, 2023, 05:06:36 AM
Maguire is the best thing to happen to England in ages let alone Untied.

Maguire has been fairly consistent in the back.  I kept waiting for something to fuck up in the WC or Euros, but no dice so far.   

Southgate isn’t some genius manager or anything close, but he gets his team to overachieve (or achieve as they’re supposed to which is a novelty).   A semi-final and a final in consecutive tournaments is good shit.     I back him because he’s almost there to take all the bullets instead of his players.   
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Post by: Síota on June 15, 2023, 06:12:12 AM
I actually was taking the piss.
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Post by: Madam, I'm Adam on June 15, 2023, 09:14:51 AM
Bellingham on Real Madrid is cool. I'm an RM fan and I've been watching him progress with Dortmund for a few years, so hopefully it works out for him. I'm saying this as more of a semi-casual fan of soccer, though.
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on June 15, 2023, 02:18:57 PM
Bellingham on Real Madrid is cool. I'm an RM fan and I've been watching him progress with Dortmund for a few years, so hopefully it works out for him. I'm saying this as more of a semi-casual fan of soccer, though.

As a Liverpool fan, I’m glad he didn’t go to anywhere in England since I knew we’d never afford him.   I used to be a fan of RM in the mid 00s bc I liked Guti (and others) a lot, but also hated Barca fans in the US and their self-righteousness.   Lately though, RM just bores me independent of them beating LFC in two CL finals
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Post by: Síota on June 16, 2023, 02:08:20 AM
I wish Dortmund wasn't a selling club. They seriously turn out so many good players.
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on June 16, 2023, 07:52:21 AM
I wish Dortmund wasn't a selling club. They seriously turn out so many good players.

Still surprised Reus is still there.   Great of him
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Post by: Síota on June 16, 2023, 08:00:43 AM
Did anyone watch the US/Mexico match yesterday? Just read about it sounded crazy.

Yeah no clue why he (Reus) didn't move, but fair play to him for staying that long. Wonder if he ever got his driver's license hahahaha.
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Post by: Madam, I'm Adam on June 16, 2023, 08:25:11 AM
Did anyone watch the US/Mexico match yesterday? Just read about it sounded crazy.

Yeah no clue why he (Reus) didn't move, but fair play to him for staying that long. Wonder if he ever got his driver's license hahahaha.

He doesn't have one? Damn, he's like the Jason Dill of football.
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Post by: Síota on June 16, 2023, 10:10:32 AM
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Did anyone watch the US/Mexico match yesterday? Just read about it sounded crazy.

Yeah no clue why he (Reus) didn't move, but fair play to him for staying that long. Wonder if he ever got his driver's license hahahaha.
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He doesn't have one? Damn, he's like the Jason Dill of football.

He had a fake one lol. He was in car ad's and all kinds of crazy shit before getting busted (which is a felony in Germany). It's a pretty good story.
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Post by: Roy Machine on June 16, 2023, 11:35:06 AM
Did anyone watch the US/Mexico match yesterday? Just read about it sounded crazy.

Yeah no clue why he (Reus) didn't move, but fair play to him for staying that long. Wonder if he ever got his driver's license hahahaha.

I think him being injured maybe half his professional Football career plays a big role
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on June 16, 2023, 11:45:18 AM
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Did anyone watch the US/Mexico match yesterday? Just read about it sounded crazy.

Yeah no clue why he (Reus) didn't move, but fair play to him for staying that long. Wonder if he ever got his driver's license hahahaha.
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I think him being injured maybe half his professional Football career plays a big role

I think he chose to stay.   Didn’t want to be one of those guys that ends up at Bayern eventually.
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Post by: nonickname on June 16, 2023, 07:02:56 PM
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Did anyone watch the US/Mexico match yesterday? Just read about it sounded crazy.

Yeah no clue why he (Reus) didn't move, but fair play to him for staying that long. Wonder if he ever got his driver's license hahahaha.
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He doesn't have one? Damn, he's like the Jason Dill of football.
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He had a fake one lol. He was in car ad's and all kinds of crazy shit before getting busted (which is a felony in Germany). It's a pretty good story.

"...revealed the attacker (Reus) has been fined a whopping €540,000 for driving for a full three years without a licence." WTF?!?!?  He kept getting speeding tickets for 3 years before they clued in he shouldn't be driving in the first place...gawd damn
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on June 19, 2023, 05:10:27 PM
Obvious bias, but the storyline this year I’m most excited about is the emergence of Trent Alexander Arnold in the midfield.    He’s been crushing it with England lately
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Post by: Owen on June 23, 2023, 01:23:10 AM
Obvious bias, but the storyline this year I’m most excited about is the emergence of Trent Alexander Arnold in the midfield.    He’s been crushing it with England lately

I am also looking forward to this storyline
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on June 23, 2023, 01:29:53 AM
The other storyline is Chelsea moving from Russkie money to Saudi money.   
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Post by: nonickname on June 28, 2023, 03:28:42 PM
Dear Canadian Soccer Federation: Get your shit together!

After the ups&downs of the World Cup and the damp squib showing in the recent Concacaf Finals vs the US...you NEED to have a great Gold Cup. Believing they'd see it the same way -  the day tickets went on sale (over a month ago) for our 1st home game vs a yet to be named team I got tickets for my family. Low and behold this week they annouce pretty much every 1st string player is left off the squad...no Davies, David, Larin, Buchanan or Estaquio...well that sucks (and once people found out ticket sales basically stopped) but hey we've been drawn with Guadeloupe so that's an "easy" start. Hell they don't even have a FIFA ranking as they're an overseas department of France...so book those 3 pts!

Nope. With a disjointed lineup of kids getting their first caps and 2nd string vets who looked a step off all game they put in a woeful display...and scored an OG in added time to hand Guadeloupe a 2-2 draw that their players celebrated like nobodies bid'ness. I'll repeat...they have no FIFA ranking.

On top of it the TV ads...still show Davies. It's basically how, in the same week that the new head Jason DeVos mentions not being able to play friendlies vs higher ranked teams due to the cost and being hamstrung by the multi decade CSB contract (basically sold all the advertising rights to a 3rd party), to kill all the goodwill built up over the WC cycle. It's maddening. I've lived through many decades of bad footy here...but now that we have a decent squad...they have no idea how to use it.

Now off on my hobbled leg to get shredded in my 7v7 league...hooray?

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Post by: Síota on June 29, 2023, 03:04:38 AM
They are gonna be bankrupt soon no? (Canada)
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Post by: nonickname on June 29, 2023, 11:56:45 AM
They are gonna be bankrupt soon no? (Canada)

Apparently that's a tactic that Jason DeVos rolled out to get the CSB contract renegotiated...as in, if we go under you get nothing and we'll just reform under a new name...but it's a bluff and now everyone is seeing what a shitahow our Association has been for years. They basically sold away all their marketing for about 3 million a year - right before the men made the WC and the women won Olympic gold. It was sooo damn shortsighted - and on top of that the contract is 20 fucking years!!!
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Post by: whale on June 30, 2023, 01:45:38 AM
Maybe it is the best move for him, but as a finn, I’m bummed Teemu Pukki went to the MLS.
Wanted to see last PL hooraah.
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Post by: Síota on June 30, 2023, 04:38:43 AM
Fuck I guess the Jamaican woman's team is in shit due to the federation there also. They were great to watch in 2019 for the last world cup. Great support.
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Post by: Owen on July 10, 2023, 03:30:20 PM
Tyshawn on football / Vini on Hardies

https://i.imgur.com/17cjSqf.jpeg
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Post by: Mean salto on July 14, 2023, 04:32:06 AM
Why the fuck would they make teams play friendlies less than a week before the world cup? It's obvs gonna be a shit game and both France and Aus got injuries.


Is anyone going to watch the upcoming world cup, is it worth posting about it or maybe even starting a thread for?
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on July 14, 2023, 06:13:29 AM
Why the fuck would they make teams play friendlies less than a week before the world cup? It's obvs gonna be a shit game and both France and Aus got injuries.


Is anyone going to watch the upcoming world cup, is it worth posting about it or maybe even starting a thread for?

Don’t think a new thread is needed.   This one isn’t lively enough.   Took me a second to realize you were talking about the Women’s WC.   That said, I believe they do that kind of schedule for the men too.   The only thing I can think of is maybe it helps with match preparedness by keeping their bodies “warm”
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Post by: Síota on July 14, 2023, 07:35:34 AM
Will only be treated as a friendly like training and testing with out showing anything

Edit: or not ...  https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/jul/14/ireland-abandon-pre-world-cup-friendly-20-minutes-overly-physical-colombia
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Post by: ThatIsNotCricket on July 14, 2023, 02:01:56 PM
Why the fuck would they make teams play friendlies less than a week before the world cup? It's obvs gonna be a shit game and both France and Aus got injuries.


Is anyone going to watch the upcoming world cup, is it worth posting about it or maybe even starting a thread for?

The majority of the matches will be played when it's night-time here, so for the first few rounds I'll be watching highlights mostly. But from the quarter finals onwards the match times are more favourable: morning coffee with live football from then on.

I'm a bit less informed about stuff like favourites and dark horses, specific players to look out for, storylines etc. than I think I naturally am at the start of a men's World Cup, but I'll be reading up a bit as the matches move along.
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Post by: ThatIsNotCricket on July 14, 2023, 02:27:00 PM
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Obvious bias, but the storyline this year I’m most excited about is the emergence of Trent Alexander Arnold in the midfield.    He’s been crushing it with England lately
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I am also looking forward to this storyline

Definitely. I've got no skin in the game with regard to Liverpool and England, but I hope Trent's going to kill it this season.

I think Deli Alli's storyline has perhaps now become THE storyline in the league for next season, in terms of individual players at least, for entirely different reasons of course. I hope to see him on the pitch more and more, putting in good performances, as the season progresses. Ideally with Everton, but maybe a bit more breathing space in a foreign league would make more sense for all involved (if the opportunity is there).
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Post by: whale on July 14, 2023, 03:20:02 PM
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Obvious bias, but the storyline this year I’m most excited about is the emergence of Trent Alexander Arnold in the midfield.    He’s been crushing it with England lately
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Definitely. I've got no skin in the game with regard to Liverpool and England, but I hope Trent's going to kill it this season.

I think Deli Alli's storyline has perhaps now become THE storyline in the league for next season, in terms of individual players at least, for entirely different reasons of course. I hope to see him on the pitch more and more, putting in good performances, as the season progresses. Ideally with Everton, but maybe a bit more breathing space in a foreign league would make more sense for all involved (if the opportunity is there).

Rooting for Dele to get back to his former glory.
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Post by: GuessAgain? on July 14, 2023, 03:28:53 PM
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Definitely. I've got no skin in the game with regard to Liverpool and England, but I hope Trent's going to kill it this season.

I think Deli Alli's storyline has perhaps now become THE storyline in the league for next season, in terms of individual players at least, for entirely different reasons of course. I hope to see him on the pitch more and more, putting in good performances, as the season progresses. Ideally with Everton, but maybe a bit more breathing space in a foreign league would make more sense for all involved (if the opportunity is there).
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Rooting for Dele to get back to his former glory.

Honestly it’d be amazing to see him back, even if it’s just putting in a shift at Everton or on loan in the championship tbh. However I’m still weary about how much time he’s really going to need, in the interview he said he’d only left that rehab 3 weeks ago so the hardest is still to come, fingers crossed though! Fuck the press for pressuring him into bringing this to light so soon too, absolute rats
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on July 14, 2023, 04:23:29 PM
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I am also looking forward to this storyline
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Definitely. I've got no skin in the game with regard to Liverpool and England, but I hope Trent's going to kill it this season.

I think Deli Alli's storyline has perhaps now become THE storyline in the league for next season, in terms of individual players at least, for entirely different reasons of course. I hope to see him on the pitch more and more, putting in good performances, as the season progresses. Ideally with Everton, but maybe a bit more breathing space in a foreign league would make more sense for all involved (if the opportunity is there).
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Rooting for Dele to get back to his former glory.
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Honestly it’d be amazing to see him back, even if it’s just putting in a shift at Everton or on loan in the championship tbh. However I’m still weary about how much time he’s really going to need, in the interview he said he’d only left that rehab 3 weeks ago so the hardest is still to come, fingers crossed though! Fuck the press for pressuring him into bringing this to light so soon too, absolute rats

Did they?  I thought he wanted to put this out there to help others…but either way, incredibly brave of him to be so open and honest about his past, especially in a sport where that can be easily weaponized against you from opposing fans.   
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Post by: GuessAgain? on July 15, 2023, 06:39:39 PM
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Obvious bias, but the storyline this year I’m most excited about is the emergence of Trent Alexander Arnold in the midfield.    He’s been crushing it with England lately
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I am also looking forward to this storyline
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Definitely. I've got no skin in the game with regard to Liverpool and England, but I hope Trent's going to kill it this season.

I think Deli Alli's storyline has perhaps now become THE storyline in the league for next season, in terms of individual players at least, for entirely different reasons of course. I hope to see him on the pitch more and more, putting in good performances, as the season progresses. Ideally with Everton, but maybe a bit more breathing space in a foreign league would make more sense for all involved (if the opportunity is there).
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Rooting for Dele to get back to his former glory.
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Honestly it’d be amazing to see him back, even if it’s just putting in a shift at Everton or on loan in the championship tbh. However I’m still weary about how much time he’s really going to need, in the interview he said he’d only left that rehab 3 weeks ago so the hardest is still to come, fingers crossed though! Fuck the press for pressuring him into bringing this to light so soon too, absolute rats
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Did they?  I thought he wanted to put this out there to help others…but either way, incredibly brave of him to be so open and honest about his past, especially in a sport where that can be easily weaponized against you from opposing fans.

What I gathered from the interview was he would’ve rather done an interview on his terms however the British press were hounding Everton and his people claiming they knew where he’d been the past few months (rehab) and were going to break the news regardless whether he wanted to or not and in their words.

Which is pretty fucked up but classic british press. I can’t imagine what it’s like to be a public figure and out of life changing rehab for less than a month. Then before even fully processing life now he’s cornered into telling his story so no-one else does. It’s obviously amazing to tell it to help other people but it must still be so fresh and unstable for him.

British press will happily not report the name of a nonce BBC news reader for 5 days so they can get their story straight. Yet when it comes to a footballer dealing with his own trauma they’ll do whatever they want. Sorry for the rant but the media over here when it comes to football is just sickly.
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on July 15, 2023, 06:44:09 PM
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Obvious bias, but the storyline this year I’m most excited about is the emergence of Trent Alexander Arnold in the midfield.    He’s been crushing it with England lately
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I am also looking forward to this storyline
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Definitely. I've got no skin in the game with regard to Liverpool and England, but I hope Trent's going to kill it this season.

I think Deli Alli's storyline has perhaps now become THE storyline in the league for next season, in terms of individual players at least, for entirely different reasons of course. I hope to see him on the pitch more and more, putting in good performances, as the season progresses. Ideally with Everton, but maybe a bit more breathing space in a foreign league would make more sense for all involved (if the opportunity is there).
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Rooting for Dele to get back to his former glory.
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Honestly it’d be amazing to see him back, even if it’s just putting in a shift at Everton or on loan in the championship tbh. However I’m still weary about how much time he’s really going to need, in the interview he said he’d only left that rehab 3 weeks ago so the hardest is still to come, fingers crossed though! Fuck the press for pressuring him into bringing this to light so soon too, absolute rats
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Did they?  I thought he wanted to put this out there to help others…but either way, incredibly brave of him to be so open and honest about his past, especially in a sport where that can be easily weaponized against you from opposing fans.
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What I gathered from the interview was he would’ve rather done an interview on his terms however the British press were hounding Everton and his people claiming they knew where he’d been the past few months (rehab) and were going to break the news regardless whether he wanted to or not and in their words.

Which is pretty fucked up but classic british press. I can’t imagine what it’s like to be a public figure and out of life changing rehab for less than a month. Then before even fully processing life now he’s cornered into telling his story so no-one else does. It’s obviously amazing to tell it to help other people but it must still be so fresh and unstable for him.

British press will happily not report the name of a nonce BBC news reader for 5 days so they can get their story straight. Yet when it comes to a footballer dealing with his own trauma they’ll do whatever they want. Sorry for the rant but the media over here when it comes to football is just sickly.

Huw Edwards (or whatever) was a nonce? Or is it that Philip guy?   

But yeah, that shit is so gross.   Def seems like The Sun behavior, but I don’t really know how gross all the different ones are.   The Guardian seems like the one halfway decent spot that doesn’t traffic in this shit
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Post by: Owen on July 16, 2023, 07:07:40 PM
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Obvious bias, but the storyline this year I’m most excited about is the emergence of Trent Alexander Arnold in the midfield.    He’s been crushing it with England lately
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I am also looking forward to this storyline
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Definitely. I've got no skin in the game with regard to Liverpool and England, but I hope Trent's going to kill it this season.

I think Deli Alli's storyline has perhaps now become THE storyline in the league for next season, in terms of individual players at least, for entirely different reasons of course. I hope to see him on the pitch more and more, putting in good performances, as the season progresses. Ideally with Everton, but maybe a bit more breathing space in a foreign league would make more sense for all involved (if the opportunity is there).
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Rooting for Dele to get back to his former glory.
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Honestly it’d be amazing to see him back, even if it’s just putting in a shift at Everton or on loan in the championship tbh. However I’m still weary about how much time he’s really going to need, in the interview he said he’d only left that rehab 3 weeks ago so the hardest is still to come, fingers crossed though! Fuck the press for pressuring him into bringing this to light so soon too, absolute rats
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Did they?  I thought he wanted to put this out there to help others…but either way, incredibly brave of him to be so open and honest about his past, especially in a sport where that can be easily weaponized against you from opposing fans.
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What I gathered from the interview was he would’ve rather done an interview on his terms however the British press were hounding Everton and his people claiming they knew where he’d been the past few months (rehab) and were going to break the news regardless whether he wanted to or not and in their words.

Which is pretty fucked up but classic british press. I can’t imagine what it’s like to be a public figure and out of life changing rehab for less than a month. Then before even fully processing life now he’s cornered into telling his story so no-one else does. It’s obviously amazing to tell it to help other people but it must still be so fresh and unstable for him.

British press will happily not report the name of a nonce BBC news reader for 5 days so they can get their story straight. Yet when it comes to a footballer dealing with his own trauma they’ll do whatever they want. Sorry for the rant but the media over here when it comes to football is just sickly.
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Huw Edwards (or whatever) was a nonce? Or is it that Philip guy?   

But yeah, that shit is so gross.   Def seems like The Sun behavior, but I don’t really know how gross all the different ones are.   The Guardian seems like the one halfway decent spot that doesn’t traffic in this shit

Guessing they're referring to Jimmy Saville
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on July 16, 2023, 07:20:36 PM
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Obvious bias, but the storyline this year I’m most excited about is the emergence of Trent Alexander Arnold in the midfield.    He’s been crushing it with England lately
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I am also looking forward to this storyline
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Definitely. I've got no skin in the game with regard to Liverpool and England, but I hope Trent's going to kill it this season.

I think Deli Alli's storyline has perhaps now become THE storyline in the league for next season, in terms of individual players at least, for entirely different reasons of course. I hope to see him on the pitch more and more, putting in good performances, as the season progresses. Ideally with Everton, but maybe a bit more breathing space in a foreign league would make more sense for all involved (if the opportunity is there).
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Rooting for Dele to get back to his former glory.
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Honestly it’d be amazing to see him back, even if it’s just putting in a shift at Everton or on loan in the championship tbh. However I’m still weary about how much time he’s really going to need, in the interview he said he’d only left that rehab 3 weeks ago so the hardest is still to come, fingers crossed though! Fuck the press for pressuring him into bringing this to light so soon too, absolute rats
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Did they?  I thought he wanted to put this out there to help others…but either way, incredibly brave of him to be so open and honest about his past, especially in a sport where that can be easily weaponized against you from opposing fans.
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What I gathered from the interview was he would’ve rather done an interview on his terms however the British press were hounding Everton and his people claiming they knew where he’d been the past few months (rehab) and were going to break the news regardless whether he wanted to or not and in their words.

Which is pretty fucked up but classic british press. I can’t imagine what it’s like to be a public figure and out of life changing rehab for less than a month. Then before even fully processing life now he’s cornered into telling his story so no-one else does. It’s obviously amazing to tell it to help other people but it must still be so fresh and unstable for him.

British press will happily not report the name of a nonce BBC news reader for 5 days so they can get their story straight. Yet when it comes to a footballer dealing with his own trauma they’ll do whatever they want. Sorry for the rant but the media over here when it comes to football is just sickly.
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Huw Edwards (or whatever) was a nonce? Or is it that Philip guy?   

But yeah, that shit is so gross.   Def seems like The Sun behavior, but I don’t really know how gross all the different ones are.   The Guardian seems like the one halfway decent spot that doesn’t traffic in this shit
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Guessing they're referring to Jimmy Saville

That’d make more sense.   The newsreader part threw me off
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Post by: GuessAgain? on July 17, 2023, 03:44:38 AM
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Obvious bias, but the storyline this year I’m most excited about is the emergence of Trent Alexander Arnold in the midfield.    He’s been crushing it with England lately
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I am also looking forward to this storyline
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Definitely. I've got no skin in the game with regard to Liverpool and England, but I hope Trent's going to kill it this season.

I think Deli Alli's storyline has perhaps now become THE storyline in the league for next season, in terms of individual players at least, for entirely different reasons of course. I hope to see him on the pitch more and more, putting in good performances, as the season progresses. Ideally with Everton, but maybe a bit more breathing space in a foreign league would make more sense for all involved (if the opportunity is there).
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Rooting for Dele to get back to his former glory.
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Honestly it’d be amazing to see him back, even if it’s just putting in a shift at Everton or on loan in the championship tbh. However I’m still weary about how much time he’s really going to need, in the interview he said he’d only left that rehab 3 weeks ago so the hardest is still to come, fingers crossed though! Fuck the press for pressuring him into bringing this to light so soon too, absolute rats
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Did they?  I thought he wanted to put this out there to help others…but either way, incredibly brave of him to be so open and honest about his past, especially in a sport where that can be easily weaponized against you from opposing fans.
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What I gathered from the interview was he would’ve rather done an interview on his terms however the British press were hounding Everton and his people claiming they knew where he’d been the past few months (rehab) and were going to break the news regardless whether he wanted to or not and in their words.

Which is pretty fucked up but classic british press. I can’t imagine what it’s like to be a public figure and out of life changing rehab for less than a month. Then before even fully processing life now he’s cornered into telling his story so no-one else does. It’s obviously amazing to tell it to help other people but it must still be so fresh and unstable for him.

British press will happily not report the name of a nonce BBC news reader for 5 days so they can get their story straight. Yet when it comes to a footballer dealing with his own trauma they’ll do whatever they want. Sorry for the rant but the media over here when it comes to football is just sickly.
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Huw Edwards (or whatever) was a nonce? Or is it that Philip guy?   

But yeah, that shit is so gross.   Def seems like The Sun behavior, but I don’t really know how gross all the different ones are.   The Guardian seems like the one halfway decent spot that doesn’t traffic in this shit
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Guessing they're referring to Jimmy Saville
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That’d make more sense.   The newsreader part threw me off

Na I meant Huw Edwards, I thought I read the girl he bought photos off was 17 when he stated, which is dodgey af. Plus the fact he spent £30k on photos, god knows what kind of explicit images you’re buying for that kind of money but surely they’re not the norm. Either way the BBC seemed to have a hold on the uk media all week because when the news broke about the ‘unamed presenter’ I searched it on reddit that day and all the commenters knew it was Huw 5 days before ‘his wife came forward’ after he’d been put in mental hospital. - talk about getting the story right before releasing it lol.


Maybe I’m just way too skeptical of the British media though ay
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Post by: Dad_Brains on July 20, 2023, 12:58:25 AM
Women’s World Cup has just started now. NZ looking decent against Norway right now. Hopefully we get the win to start off with
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Post by: Síota on July 20, 2023, 01:36:24 AM
Women’s World Cup has just started now. NZ looking decent against Norway right now. Hopefully we get the win to start off with

Crazy NZ might actually get their first WC win ever and at home. Its cool its free to air, like I'm half watching it in work on the computer for free.

Edit: Just saw the attendance is 42,137 that is crazy for football in NZ, let alone woman's. 6,366 or so are watching the live stream in France alone. Woman's football definitely is on the rise.
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Post by: Mean salto on July 20, 2023, 02:03:44 AM
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Women’s World Cup has just started now. NZ looking decent against Norway right now. Hopefully we get the win to start off with
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Crazy NZ might actually get their first WC win ever and at home. Its cool its free to air, like I'm half watching it in work on the computer for free.

Edit: Just saw the attendance is 42,137 that is crazy for football in NZ, let alone woman's. 6,366 or so are watching the live stream in France alone. Woman's football definitely is on the rise.
Pretty ok game. NZ was actually pretty sloppy for the last third doesn't look great for Norway barely even getting a shot at goal. Weirdly it's on commerical tv in Aus (luckily seems like they aren't putting commercials during the games). don't know how much tickets were in NZ or what kind of resell fuckery was going on but feel like you'd have to try and go if it was in your town, it's a fukn world cup.
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Post by: Dad_Brains on July 20, 2023, 02:09:23 AM
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Women’s World Cup has just started now. NZ looking decent against Norway right now. Hopefully we get the win to start off with
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Crazy NZ might actually get their first WC win ever and at home. Its cool its free to air, like I'm half watching it in work on the computer for free.

Edit: Just saw the attendance is 42,137 that is crazy for football in NZ, let alone woman's. 6,366 or so are watching the live stream in France alone. Woman's football definitely is on the rise.
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Pretty ok game. NZ was actually pretty sloppy for the last third doesn't look great for Norway barely even getting a shot at goal. Weirdly it's on commerical tv in Aus (luckily seems like they aren't putting commercials during the games). don't know how much tickets were in NZ or what kind of resell fuckery was going on but feel like you'd have to try and go if it was in your town, it's a fukn world cup.

So close at the end but got the win! I’ve got tickets for next weeks games and they were only $20 so no issues there.
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Post by: Bill Salt on July 20, 2023, 02:12:56 AM
I doubt they got a "skateboarding" thread on soccer/football forums...
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Post by: Mean salto on July 20, 2023, 03:03:45 AM
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Women’s World Cup has just started now. NZ looking decent against Norway right now. Hopefully we get the win to start off with
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Crazy NZ might actually get their first WC win ever and at home. Its cool its free to air, like I'm half watching it in work on the computer for free.

Edit: Just saw the attendance is 42,137 that is crazy for football in NZ, let alone woman's. 6,366 or so are watching the live stream in France alone. Woman's football definitely is on the rise.
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Pretty ok game. NZ was actually pretty sloppy for the last third doesn't look great for Norway barely even getting a shot at goal. Weirdly it's on commerical tv in Aus (luckily seems like they aren't putting commercials during the games). don't know how much tickets were in NZ or what kind of resell fuckery was going on but feel like you'd have to try and go if it was in your town, it's a fukn world cup.
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So close at the end but got the win! I’ve got tickets for next weeks games and they were only $20 so no issues there.
Dam $20 is fukn sick think it costs more to watch women's A league games. Yeah psyched for NZ but now gotta stress watching Aus play.
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Post by: Síota on July 20, 2023, 04:06:41 AM
Think they were 15 or so euro for the match's here last world cup.

Not sure what to make of this match, Sam Kerr pulling out the last minute definitely did us some favor's but at this point (half time) I'd be happy with a point but....
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Post by: Mean salto on July 20, 2023, 05:04:26 AM
Think they were 15 or so euro for the match's here last world cup.

Not sure what to make of this match, Sam Kerr pulling out the last minute definitely did us some favor's but at this point (half time) I'd be happy with a point but....
Psyched for the win but think Ireland played better especially towards the end.  It's a bad sign for things to come without sam kerr. They're claiming she hurt herself at training but she was kind wobbly at the end of a friendly against France a week ago and went off early and had a ton of ice on her leg.
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Post by: Síota on July 20, 2023, 05:25:57 AM
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Think they were 15 or so euro for the match's here last world cup.

Not sure what to make of this match, Sam Kerr pulling out the last minute definitely did us some favor's but at this point (half time) I'd be happy with a point but....
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Psyched for the win but think Ireland played better especially towards the end.  It's a bad sign for things to come without sam kerr. They're claiming she hurt herself at training but she was kind wobbly at the end of a friendly against France a week ago and went off early and had a ton of ice on her leg.

Yah congrats dude. Was a scrappy match. It's a pretty hard group, Canada is strong even with the the finical problems. Nigeria were decent last WC also.
Hopefully she (Sam) is back for the last group match.
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Post by: somethingmustbreaknow on July 20, 2023, 05:47:48 AM
I doubt they got a "skateboarding" thread on soccer/football forums...

https://www.bigsoccer.com/threads/skateboarding.623592/

you are wrong, my dude.
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Post by: Dad_Brains on July 20, 2023, 11:24:50 PM
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Think they were 15 or so euro for the match's here last world cup.

Not sure what to make of this match, Sam Kerr pulling out the last minute definitely did us some favor's but at this point (half time) I'd be happy with a point but....
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Psyched for the win but think Ireland played better especially towards the end.  It's a bad sign for things to come without sam kerr. They're claiming she hurt herself at training but she was kind wobbly at the end of a friendly against France a week ago and went off early and had a ton of ice on her leg.
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Yah congrats dude. Was a scrappy match. It's a pretty hard group, Canada is strong even with the the finical problems. Nigeria were decent last WC also.
Hopefully she (Sam) is back for the last group match.

Didn’t catch much of the oz game. Was the score line reflective of it? Spain kick off in half an hour, stoked most of it’s on free tv here
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Post by: Mean salto on July 20, 2023, 11:31:24 PM
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Think they were 15 or so euro for the match's here last world cup.

Not sure what to make of this match, Sam Kerr pulling out the last minute definitely did us some favor's but at this point (half time) I'd be happy with a point but....
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Psyched for the win but think Ireland played better especially towards the end.  It's a bad sign for things to come without sam kerr. They're claiming she hurt herself at training but she was kind wobbly at the end of a friendly against France a week ago and went off early and had a ton of ice on her leg.
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Yah congrats dude. Was a scrappy match. It's a pretty hard group, Canada is strong even with the the finical problems. Nigeria were decent last WC also.
Hopefully she (Sam) is back for the last group match.
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Didn’t catch much of the oz game. Was the score line reflective of it? Spain kick off in half an hour, stoked most of it’s on free tv here
Opposite here lol get home from work early only to discover they're only going to show like a 6th of the games on tv.
I guess one nil is kinda hard to say not reflective of the game but the goal was a penalty kick. I'm hyper critical of Aus but I do think Ireland was really going for it more (but then of course they were behind so had to)
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Post by: easymoneysniper on July 20, 2023, 11:34:35 PM
I doubt they got a "skateboarding" thread on soccer/football forums...
sick, man. maybe just stick to the threads you're interested in then? rather than go into threads & be weird about skaters wanting to discuss whatever they wanna discuss
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Post by: Síota on July 21, 2023, 12:31:42 AM
Damn Canada and Nigeria drew 0-0.
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Post by: Mean salto on July 21, 2023, 12:45:44 AM
For anybody who doesn't have access to watch the games or doesn't want to sit thru a full 90mins there does seem to be very brief highlights videos going up
https://youtu.be/FtuWBDD9Gng
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Post by: Owen on July 23, 2023, 07:26:08 PM
For people in Australia, some of the highlights and full matches are up on the Optus Sport app
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Post by: left knee cap on July 23, 2023, 08:08:26 PM
it's going to be a tough year as a Spurs fan
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on July 23, 2023, 08:16:24 PM
it's going to be a tough year as a Spurs fan

Wait, when’s there been a good year?
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Post by: left knee cap on July 23, 2023, 09:41:47 PM
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it's going to be a tough year as a Spurs fan
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Wait, when’s there been a good year?

haha touché. i think the prospect of us losing Kane is feeling real as Bayern Munich keeps pecking.

best outcome is they sell Kane and put that to use and get some good players out of it. hoping the best for Udogie and Solomon.
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on July 23, 2023, 10:04:37 PM
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haha touché. i think the prospect of us losing Kane is feeling real as Bayern Munich keeps pecking.

best outcome is they sell Kane and put that to use and get some good players out of it. hoping the best for Udogie and Solomon.

Do you have any faith in the new manager?   
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Post by: left knee cap on July 24, 2023, 06:06:51 AM
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haha touché. i think the prospect of us losing Kane is feeling real as Bayern Munich keeps pecking.

best outcome is they sell Kane and put that to use and get some good players out of it. hoping the best for Udogie and Solomon.
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Do you have any faith in the new manager?

50/50, interested to see where it takes him into the regular season. all the fan accounts i follow though do not like him haha.

we do need better defense so i hope we secure that before the window ends. also crazy people are speculating mbappé, there is no way he is coming to play for tottenham.
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Post by: Síota on July 24, 2023, 06:30:34 AM
He did an amazing job a Celtic but the premier league is a whole other ball game. If he can win one trophy the will deserve a statue.

Pretty crazy Jamaica drew nil all with France.
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on July 24, 2023, 07:12:14 AM
He did an amazing job a Celtic but the premier league is a whole other ball game. If he can win one trophy the will deserve a statue.

Pretty crazy Jamaica drew nil all with France.

Yeah, Gerrard did great with Rangers only to be humbled at Villa, but then again Unai Emery didn’t have a stellar reign at Arsenal but seems like he’s going to have Villa overachieving this year
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Post by: Mean salto on July 24, 2023, 08:21:42 AM

Pretty crazy Jamaica drew nil all with France.
Is France also missing a key player? Its pretty cool there was only one goalless game in the entire first round. Three blowouts (Japan, Germany, Brazil) can be good or bad depending on how you look at it. Wish I could watch the whole games tho to see what it's really like
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Post by: Síota on July 24, 2023, 09:28:09 AM
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Pretty crazy Jamaica drew nil all with France.
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Is France also missing a key player? Its pretty cool there was only one goalless game in the entire first round. Three blowouts (Japan, Germany, Brazil) can be good or bad depending on how you look at it. Wish I could watch the whole games tho to see what it's really like
Yep Marie-Antoinette Katoto and Delphine Cascarino are all missing..three of their best. Heaps of the best players for slot of countries are missing actually, which, as this result shows, opens the tournament up a bit.
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Post by: Gary Bucket on July 24, 2023, 12:53:53 PM
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He did an amazing job a Celtic but the premier league is a whole other ball game. If he can win one trophy the will deserve a statue.

Pretty crazy Jamaica drew nil all with France.
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Yeah, Gerrard did great with Rangers only to be humbled at Villa, but then again Unai Emery didn’t have a stellar reign at Arsenal but seems like he’s going to have Villa overachieving this year

I think Gerrards great job at Rangers is a bit of a myth. Only won one league while Celtic were a mess, losing to the likes of Livingston while Neil Lennon was out getting wasted.

Ange was incredible at Celtic and with better resources he will excel at Spurs, especially after the January window. Relentless attack and possession, if you don’t press you dont play. Daizen Maeda was first choice on the wing for a year and a half simply because he pressed like a madman when they were out of possession.

If it doesnt work at Spurs for Postecoglou it wont be his fault. The team that gives him what he wants will get a full trophy case the way he filled Celtic’s
Title: Re: football anyone? as in soccer...
Post by: whale on July 24, 2023, 03:06:58 PM
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He did an amazing job a Celtic but the premier league is a whole other ball game. If he can win one trophy the will deserve a statue.

Pretty crazy Jamaica drew nil all with France.
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Yeah, Gerrard did great with Rangers only to be humbled at Villa, but then again Unai Emery didn’t have a stellar reign at Arsenal but seems like he’s going to have Villa overachieving this year
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I think Gerrards great job at Rangers is a bit of a myth. Only won one league while Celtic were a mess, losing to the likes of Livingston while Neil Lennon was out getting wasted.

Ange was incredible at Celtic and with better resources he will excel at Spurs, especially after the January window. Relentless attack and possession, if you don’t press you dont play. Daizen Maeda was first choice on the wing for a year and a half simply because he pressed like a madman when they were out of possession.

If it doesnt work at Spurs for Postecoglou it wont be his fault. The team that gives him what he wants will get a full trophy case the way he filled Celtic’s

Correct me if I’m wrong but, didn’t both Conte and Mourinho bitch publicly that they were not given enough backing from the owners?

I don’t mean to shit on Spurs too much but if there ever was a team staring into the abyss it’s them.
Title: Re: football anyone? as in soccer...
Post by: Atiba Applebum on July 24, 2023, 03:28:48 PM
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He did an amazing job a Celtic but the premier league is a whole other ball game. If he can win one trophy the will deserve a statue.

Pretty crazy Jamaica drew nil all with France.
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Yeah, Gerrard did great with Rangers only to be humbled at Villa, but then again Unai Emery didn’t have a stellar reign at Arsenal but seems like he’s going to have Villa overachieving this year
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I think Gerrards great job at Rangers is a bit of a myth. Only won one league while Celtic were a mess, losing to the likes of Livingston while Neil Lennon was out getting wasted.

Ange was incredible at Celtic and with better resources he will excel at Spurs, especially after the January window. Relentless attack and possession, if you don’t press you dont play. Daizen Maeda was first choice on the wing for a year and a half simply because he pressed like a madman when they were out of possession.

If it doesnt work at Spurs for Postecoglou it wont be his fault. The team that gives him what he wants will get a full trophy case the way he filled Celtic’s
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Correct me if I’m wrong but, didn’t both Conte and Mourinho bitch publicly that they were not given enough backing from the owners?

I don’t mean to shit on Spurs too much but if there ever was a team staring into the abyss it’s them.

I think there’s a different level of entitlement of support between Mourinho/Conte and Postecoglou that will be key
Title: Re: football anyone? as in soccer...
Post by: Gary Bucket on July 24, 2023, 03:49:44 PM
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He did an amazing job a Celtic but the premier league is a whole other ball game. If he can win one trophy the will deserve a statue.

Pretty crazy Jamaica drew nil all with France.
[close]

Yeah, Gerrard did great with Rangers only to be humbled at Villa, but then again Unai Emery didn’t have a stellar reign at Arsenal but seems like he’s going to have Villa overachieving this year
[close]

I think Gerrards great job at Rangers is a bit of a myth. Only won one league while Celtic were a mess, losing to the likes of Livingston while Neil Lennon was out getting wasted.

Ange was incredible at Celtic and with better resources he will excel at Spurs, especially after the January window. Relentless attack and possession, if you don’t press you dont play. Daizen Maeda was first choice on the wing for a year and a half simply because he pressed like a madman when they were out of possession.

If it doesnt work at Spurs for Postecoglou it wont be his fault. The team that gives him what he wants will get a full trophy case the way he filled Celtic’s
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Correct me if I’m wrong but, didn’t both Conte and Mourinho bitch publicly that they were not given enough backing from the owners?

I don’t mean to shit on Spurs too much but if there ever was a team staring into the abyss it’s them.
[close]

I think there’s a different level of entitlement of support between Mourinho/Conte and Postecoglou that will be key

I really do think Postecoglou can do more with less than both of those two. It comes with measured expectations and the caveat that Levy could fuck it up at the drop of a hat. Not a Spurs fan really but if the team finishes in a decent place on the back of the way Ange plays they should be over the moon.

And if they fail and he somehow manages to come back to Celtic there will be 60,000+ at Parkhead to welcome him
Title: Re: football anyone? as in soccer...
Post by: Atiba Applebum on July 24, 2023, 04:13:17 PM
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He did an amazing job a Celtic but the premier league is a whole other ball game. If he can win one trophy the will deserve a statue.

Pretty crazy Jamaica drew nil all with France.
[close]

Yeah, Gerrard did great with Rangers only to be humbled at Villa, but then again Unai Emery didn’t have a stellar reign at Arsenal but seems like he’s going to have Villa overachieving this year
[close]

I think Gerrards great job at Rangers is a bit of a myth. Only won one league while Celtic were a mess, losing to the likes of Livingston while Neil Lennon was out getting wasted.

Ange was incredible at Celtic and with better resources he will excel at Spurs, especially after the January window. Relentless attack and possession, if you don’t press you dont play. Daizen Maeda was first choice on the wing for a year and a half simply because he pressed like a madman when they were out of possession.

If it doesnt work at Spurs for Postecoglou it wont be his fault. The team that gives him what he wants will get a full trophy case the way he filled Celtic’s
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Correct me if I’m wrong but, didn’t both Conte and Mourinho bitch publicly that they were not given enough backing from the owners?

I don’t mean to shit on Spurs too much but if there ever was a team staring into the abyss it’s them.
[close]

I think there’s a different level of entitlement of support between Mourinho/Conte and Postecoglou that will be key
[close]

I really do think Postecoglou can do more with less than both of those two. It comes with measured expectations and the caveat that Levy could fuck it up at the drop of a hat. Not a Spurs fan really but if the team finishes in a decent place on the back of the way Ange plays they should be over the moon.

And if they fail and he somehow manages to come back to Celtic there will be 60,000+ at Parkhead to welcome him

Hah but you already have a prodigal successful manager return!
Title: Re: football anyone? as in soccer...
Post by: Gary Bucket on July 25, 2023, 10:23:09 AM
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He did an amazing job a Celtic but the premier league is a whole other ball game. If he can win one trophy the will deserve a statue.

Pretty crazy Jamaica drew nil all with France.
[close]

Yeah, Gerrard did great with Rangers only to be humbled at Villa, but then again Unai Emery didn’t have a stellar reign at Arsenal but seems like he’s going to have Villa overachieving this year
[close]

I think Gerrards great job at Rangers is a bit of a myth. Only won one league while Celtic were a mess, losing to the likes of Livingston while Neil Lennon was out getting wasted.

Ange was incredible at Celtic and with better resources he will excel at Spurs, especially after the January window. Relentless attack and possession, if you don’t press you dont play. Daizen Maeda was first choice on the wing for a year and a half simply because he pressed like a madman when they were out of possession.

If it doesnt work at Spurs for Postecoglou it wont be his fault. The team that gives him what he wants will get a full trophy case the way he filled Celtic’s
[close]

Correct me if I’m wrong but, didn’t both Conte and Mourinho bitch publicly that they were not given enough backing from the owners?

I don’t mean to shit on Spurs too much but if there ever was a team staring into the abyss it’s them.
[close]

I think there’s a different level of entitlement of support between Mourinho/Conte and Postecoglou that will be key
[close]

I really do think Postecoglou can do more with less than both of those two. It comes with measured expectations and the caveat that Levy could fuck it up at the drop of a hat. Not a Spurs fan really but if the team finishes in a decent place on the back of the way Ange plays they should be over the moon.

And if they fail and he somehow manages to come back to Celtic there will be 60,000+ at Parkhead to welcome him
[close]

Hah but you already have a prodigal successful manager return!

I was pretty dead set against Rodgers’ return but the lack of other candidates and the club keeping a good recruitment model has got me looking forward to Europe
Title: Re: football anyone? as in soccer...
Post by: Atiba Applebum on July 25, 2023, 10:25:15 AM
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He did an amazing job a Celtic but the premier league is a whole other ball game. If he can win one trophy the will deserve a statue.

Pretty crazy Jamaica drew nil all with France.
[close]

Yeah, Gerrard did great with Rangers only to be humbled at Villa, but then again Unai Emery didn’t have a stellar reign at Arsenal but seems like he’s going to have Villa overachieving this year
[close]

I think Gerrards great job at Rangers is a bit of a myth. Only won one league while Celtic were a mess, losing to the likes of Livingston while Neil Lennon was out getting wasted.

Ange was incredible at Celtic and with better resources he will excel at Spurs, especially after the January window. Relentless attack and possession, if you don’t press you dont play. Daizen Maeda was first choice on the wing for a year and a half simply because he pressed like a madman when they were out of possession.

If it doesnt work at Spurs for Postecoglou it wont be his fault. The team that gives him what he wants will get a full trophy case the way he filled Celtic’s
[close]

Correct me if I’m wrong but, didn’t both Conte and Mourinho bitch publicly that they were not given enough backing from the owners?

I don’t mean to shit on Spurs too much but if there ever was a team staring into the abyss it’s them.
[close]

I think there’s a different level of entitlement of support between Mourinho/Conte and Postecoglou that will be key
[close]

I really do think Postecoglou can do more with less than both of those two. It comes with measured expectations and the caveat that Levy could fuck it up at the drop of a hat. Not a Spurs fan really but if the team finishes in a decent place on the back of the way Ange plays they should be over the moon.

And if they fail and he somehow manages to come back to Celtic there will be 60,000+ at Parkhead to welcome him
[close]

Hah but you already have a prodigal successful manager return!
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I was pretty dead set against Rodgers’ return but the lack of other candidates and the club keeping a good recruitment model has got me looking forward to Europe

I’m a Liverpool supporter, so I get it, but curious why you don’t take to him.   I thought he had a quite successful campaign.   Is it because how he left?

(The Thierry Henry Jamie Carragher clip when they found out he got sacked was all of us especially bc it allowed us to start dreaming of Klopp)
Title: Re: football anyone? as in soccer...
Post by: Gary Bucket on July 25, 2023, 12:49:56 PM
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He did an amazing job a Celtic but the premier league is a whole other ball game. If he can win one trophy the will deserve a statue.

Pretty crazy Jamaica drew nil all with France.
[close]

Yeah, Gerrard did great with Rangers only to be humbled at Villa, but then again Unai Emery didn’t have a stellar reign at Arsenal but seems like he’s going to have Villa overachieving this year
[close]

I think Gerrards great job at Rangers is a bit of a myth. Only won one league while Celtic were a mess, losing to the likes of Livingston while Neil Lennon was out getting wasted.

Ange was incredible at Celtic and with better resources he will excel at Spurs, especially after the January window. Relentless attack and possession, if you don’t press you dont play. Daizen Maeda was first choice on the wing for a year and a half simply because he pressed like a madman when they were out of possession.

If it doesnt work at Spurs for Postecoglou it wont be his fault. The team that gives him what he wants will get a full trophy case the way he filled Celtic’s
[close]

Correct me if I’m wrong but, didn’t both Conte and Mourinho bitch publicly that they were not given enough backing from the owners?

I don’t mean to shit on Spurs too much but if there ever was a team staring into the abyss it’s them.
[close]

I think there’s a different level of entitlement of support between Mourinho/Conte and Postecoglou that will be key
[close]

I really do think Postecoglou can do more with less than both of those two. It comes with measured expectations and the caveat that Levy could fuck it up at the drop of a hat. Not a Spurs fan really but if the team finishes in a decent place on the back of the way Ange plays they should be over the moon.

And if they fail and he somehow manages to come back to Celtic there will be 60,000+ at Parkhead to welcome him
[close]

Hah but you already have a prodigal successful manager return!
[close]

I was pretty dead set against Rodgers’ return but the lack of other candidates and the club keeping a good recruitment model has got me looking forward to Europe
[close]

I’m a Liverpool supporter, so I get it, but curious why you don’t take to him.   I thought he had a quite successful campaign.   Is it because how he left?

(The Thierry Henry Jamie Carragher clip when they found out he got sacked was all of us especially bc it allowed us to start dreaming of Klopp)

He was obviously cleaned up domestically while he was here and developed the likes of Kieran Tierney, Callum McGregor and James Forrest but the end was sour for a lot of reasons and the European campaigns were not as good as many hoped.

After Neil Lennons second tenure ended in disaster the fans mostly had a “you can never go home” vibe. Then Postecoglou came from the other side of the world and absolutely won everyone over so i think everyone was hoping for that again.

I did think Ange wouldve been perfect for Liverpool for a bunch of reasons, mainly his absolutely down to earth personality. Plus it was his boyhood club, waking up in the middle of the night to watch King Kenny with his dad. I dont support any English teams really but always enjoy catching a Liverpool game. Klopp is talking up a big game for this year, i imagine youre excited for what he’s cooking up
Title: Re: football anyone? as in soccer...
Post by: Síota on July 25, 2023, 01:28:14 PM
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He did an amazing job a Celtic but the premier league is a whole other ball game. If he can win one trophy the will deserve a statue.

Pretty crazy Jamaica drew nil all with France.
[close]

Yeah, Gerrard did great with Rangers only to be humbled at Villa, but then again Unai Emery didn’t have a stellar reign at Arsenal but seems like he’s going to have Villa overachieving this year
[close]

I think Gerrards great job at Rangers is a bit of a myth. Only won one league while Celtic were a mess, losing to the likes of Livingston while Neil Lennon was out getting wasted.

Ange was incredible at Celtic and with better resources he will excel at Spurs, especially after the January window. Relentless attack and possession, if you don’t press you dont play. Daizen Maeda was first choice on the wing for a year and a half simply because he pressed like a madman when they were out of possession.

If it doesnt work at Spurs for Postecoglou it wont be his fault. The team that gives him what he wants will get a full trophy case the way he filled Celtic’s
[close]

Correct me if I’m wrong but, didn’t both Conte and Mourinho bitch publicly that they were not given enough backing from the owners?

I don’t mean to shit on Spurs too much but if there ever was a team staring into the abyss it’s them.
[close]

I think there’s a different level of entitlement of support between Mourinho/Conte and Postecoglou that will be key
[close]

I really do think Postecoglou can do more with less than both of those two. It comes with measured expectations and the caveat that Levy could fuck it up at the drop of a hat. Not a Spurs fan really but if the team finishes in a decent place on the back of the way Ange plays they should be over the moon.

And if they fail and he somehow manages to come back to Celtic there will be 60,000+ at Parkhead to welcome him
[close]

Hah but you already have a prodigal successful manager return!
[close]

I was pretty dead set against Rodgers’ return but the lack of other candidates and the club keeping a good recruitment model has got me looking forward to Europe
[close]

I’m a Liverpool supporter, so I get it, but curious why you don’t take to him.   I thought he had a quite successful campaign.   Is it because how he left?

(The Thierry Henry Jamie Carragher clip when they found out he got sacked was all of us especially bc it allowed us to start dreaming of Klopp)
[close]

He was obviously cleaned up domestically while he was here and developed the likes of Kieran Tierney, Callum McGregor and James Forrest but the end was sour for a lot of reasons and the European campaigns were not as good as many hoped.

After Neil Lennons second tenure ended in disaster the fans mostly had a “you can never go home” vibe. Then Postecoglou came from the other side of the world and absolutely won everyone over so i think everyone was hoping for that again.

I did think Ange wouldve been perfect for Liverpool for a bunch of reasons, mainly his absolutely down to earth personality. Plus it was his boyhood club, waking up in the middle of the night to watch King Kenny with his dad. I dont support any English teams really but always enjoy catching a Liverpool game. Klopp is talking up a big game for this year, i imagine youre excited for what he’s cooking up

Not a fan of Rodgers return either, him walking out before the end of the season was a no-no for me. Ange moving on make sense he won everything (domestically) and let's face it Celtic doesn't have the budget to compete in Europe anymore..that said Spurs is a horrible choice...no offense to the spurs fans but like Chelsea it's a revolving door for managers.
Title: Re: football anyone? as in soccer...
Post by: Atiba Applebum on July 25, 2023, 02:24:22 PM
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He did an amazing job a Celtic but the premier league is a whole other ball game. If he can win one trophy the will deserve a statue.

Pretty crazy Jamaica drew nil all with France.
[close]

Yeah, Gerrard did great with Rangers only to be humbled at Villa, but then again Unai Emery didn’t have a stellar reign at Arsenal but seems like he’s going to have Villa overachieving this year
[close]

I think Gerrards great job at Rangers is a bit of a myth. Only won one league while Celtic were a mess, losing to the likes of Livingston while Neil Lennon was out getting wasted.

Ange was incredible at Celtic and with better resources he will excel at Spurs, especially after the January window. Relentless attack and possession, if you don’t press you dont play. Daizen Maeda was first choice on the wing for a year and a half simply because he pressed like a madman when they were out of possession.

If it doesnt work at Spurs for Postecoglou it wont be his fault. The team that gives him what he wants will get a full trophy case the way he filled Celtic’s
[close]

Correct me if I’m wrong but, didn’t both Conte and Mourinho bitch publicly that they were not given enough backing from the owners?

I don’t mean to shit on Spurs too much but if there ever was a team staring into the abyss it’s them.
[close]

I think there’s a different level of entitlement of support between Mourinho/Conte and Postecoglou that will be key
[close]

I really do think Postecoglou can do more with less than both of those two. It comes with measured expectations and the caveat that Levy could fuck it up at the drop of a hat. Not a Spurs fan really but if the team finishes in a decent place on the back of the way Ange plays they should be over the moon.

And if they fail and he somehow manages to come back to Celtic there will be 60,000+ at Parkhead to welcome him
[close]

Hah but you already have a prodigal successful manager return!
[close]

I was pretty dead set against Rodgers’ return but the lack of other candidates and the club keeping a good recruitment model has got me looking forward to Europe
[close]

I’m a Liverpool supporter, so I get it, but curious why you don’t take to him.   I thought he had a quite successful campaign.   Is it because how he left?

(The Thierry Henry Jamie Carragher clip when they found out he got sacked was all of us especially bc it allowed us to start dreaming of Klopp)
[close]

He was obviously cleaned up domestically while he was here and developed the likes of Kieran Tierney, Callum McGregor and James Forrest but the end was sour for a lot of reasons and the European campaigns were not as good as many hoped.

After Neil Lennons second tenure ended in disaster the fans mostly had a “you can never go home” vibe. Then Postecoglou came from the other side of the world and absolutely won everyone over so i think everyone was hoping for that again.

I did think Ange wouldve been perfect for Liverpool for a bunch of reasons, mainly his absolutely down to earth personality. Plus it was his boyhood club, waking up in the middle of the night to watch King Kenny with his dad. I dont support any English teams really but always enjoy catching a Liverpool game. Klopp is talking up a big game for this year, i imagine youre excited for what he’s cooking up

I think Ange would too, but thankfully we have Klopp for a few more seasons.   A little nervous for the end, but I’m somewhat hoping his assistant takes the reigns and does a Shankly to Paisley transition of power.   

Definitely looking forward to this season.   Darwin got a lot of unnecessary stick last year.   He had some bad misses, but he did contribute a healthy amount.   By the looks of pre-season, he’s settled in.    Not to mention adding MacAllister, Szobo, and Romeo Lavia imminently, plus a potential TAA midfield role.   

I’m just worried we haven’t replaced all the outgoing players (Milner, Henderson, Fabinho, AOC, Firmino and maybe a few others, I forget) and I’m a wee bit worried not having their influence in the locker room.   

It’s the annoying thing of having the self-righteous air of not spending billions in the transfer market, but kinda wish we could at least spend commensurate with other top 4 sides
Title: Re: football anyone? as in soccer...
Post by: Owen on July 25, 2023, 06:50:10 PM
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He did an amazing job a Celtic but the premier league is a whole other ball game. If he can win one trophy the will deserve a statue.

Pretty crazy Jamaica drew nil all with France.
[close]

Yeah, Gerrard did great with Rangers only to be humbled at Villa, but then again Unai Emery didn’t have a stellar reign at Arsenal but seems like he’s going to have Villa overachieving this year
[close]

I think Gerrards great job at Rangers is a bit of a myth. Only won one league while Celtic were a mess, losing to the likes of Livingston while Neil Lennon was out getting wasted.

Ange was incredible at Celtic and with better resources he will excel at Spurs, especially after the January window. Relentless attack and possession, if you don’t press you dont play. Daizen Maeda was first choice on the wing for a year and a half simply because he pressed like a madman when they were out of possession.

If it doesnt work at Spurs for Postecoglou it wont be his fault. The team that gives him what he wants will get a full trophy case the way he filled Celtic’s
[close]

Correct me if I’m wrong but, didn’t both Conte and Mourinho bitch publicly that they were not given enough backing from the owners?

I don’t mean to shit on Spurs too much but if there ever was a team staring into the abyss it’s them.
[close]

I think there’s a different level of entitlement of support between Mourinho/Conte and Postecoglou that will be key
[close]

I really do think Postecoglou can do more with less than both of those two. It comes with measured expectations and the caveat that Levy could fuck it up at the drop of a hat. Not a Spurs fan really but if the team finishes in a decent place on the back of the way Ange plays they should be over the moon.

And if they fail and he somehow manages to come back to Celtic there will be 60,000+ at Parkhead to welcome him
[close]

Hah but you already have a prodigal successful manager return!
[close]

I was pretty dead set against Rodgers’ return but the lack of other candidates and the club keeping a good recruitment model has got me looking forward to Europe
[close]

I’m a Liverpool supporter, so I get it, but curious why you don’t take to him.   I thought he had a quite successful campaign.   Is it because how he left?

(The Thierry Henry Jamie Carragher clip when they found out he got sacked was all of us especially bc it allowed us to start dreaming of Klopp)
[close]

He was obviously cleaned up domestically while he was here and developed the likes of Kieran Tierney, Callum McGregor and James Forrest but the end was sour for a lot of reasons and the European campaigns were not as good as many hoped.

After Neil Lennons second tenure ended in disaster the fans mostly had a “you can never go home” vibe. Then Postecoglou came from the other side of the world and absolutely won everyone over so i think everyone was hoping for that again.

I did think Ange wouldve been perfect for Liverpool for a bunch of reasons, mainly his absolutely down to earth personality. Plus it was his boyhood club, waking up in the middle of the night to watch King Kenny with his dad. I dont support any English teams really but always enjoy catching a Liverpool game. Klopp is talking up a big game for this year, i imagine youre excited for what he’s cooking up
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I think Ange would too, but thankfully we have Klopp for a few more seasons.   A little nervous for the end, but I’m somewhat hoping his assistant takes the reigns and does a Shankly to Paisley transition of power.   

Definitely looking forward to this season.   Darwin got a lot of unnecessary stick last year.   He had some bad misses, but he did contribute a healthy amount.   By the looks of pre-season, he’s settled in.    Not to mention adding MacAllister, Szobo, and Romeo Lavia imminently, plus a potential TAA midfield role.   

I’m just worried we haven’t replaced all the outgoing players (Milner, Henderson, Fabinho, AOC, Firmino and maybe a few others, I forget) and I’m a wee bit worried not having their influence in the locker room.   

It’s the annoying thing of having the self-righteous air of not spending billions in the transfer market, but kinda wish we could at least spend commensurate with other top 4 sides

Stoked to see the new midfielders that Liverpool have signed but also a bit nervous about losing Fabino especially. He's a solid and reliable player who plays 90 min in most games. Would of been nice to hang onto Firmino for another season too but I get why he's bailed
Title: Re: football anyone? as in soccer...
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He did an amazing job a Celtic but the premier league is a whole other ball game. If he can win one trophy the will deserve a statue.

Pretty crazy Jamaica drew nil all with France.
[close]

Yeah, Gerrard did great with Rangers only to be humbled at Villa, but then again Unai Emery didn’t have a stellar reign at Arsenal but seems like he’s going to have Villa overachieving this year
[close]

I think Gerrards great job at Rangers is a bit of a myth. Only won one league while Celtic were a mess, losing to the likes of Livingston while Neil Lennon was out getting wasted.

Ange was incredible at Celtic and with better resources he will excel at Spurs, especially after the January window. Relentless attack and possession, if you don’t press you dont play. Daizen Maeda was first choice on the wing for a year and a half simply because he pressed like a madman when they were out of possession.

If it doesnt work at Spurs for Postecoglou it wont be his fault. The team that gives him what he wants will get a full trophy case the way he filled Celtic’s
[close]

Correct me if I’m wrong but, didn’t both Conte and Mourinho bitch publicly that they were not given enough backing from the owners?

I don’t mean to shit on Spurs too much but if there ever was a team staring into the abyss it’s them.
[close]

I think there’s a different level of entitlement of support between Mourinho/Conte and Postecoglou that will be key
[close]

I really do think Postecoglou can do more with less than both of those two. It comes with measured expectations and the caveat that Levy could fuck it up at the drop of a hat. Not a Spurs fan really but if the team finishes in a decent place on the back of the way Ange plays they should be over the moon.

And if they fail and he somehow manages to come back to Celtic there will be 60,000+ at Parkhead to welcome him
[close]

Hah but you already have a prodigal successful manager return!
[close]

I was pretty dead set against Rodgers’ return but the lack of other candidates and the club keeping a good recruitment model has got me looking forward to Europe
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I’m a Liverpool supporter, so I get it, but curious why you don’t take to him.   I thought he had a quite successful campaign.   Is it because how he left?

(The Thierry Henry Jamie Carragher clip when they found out he got sacked was all of us especially bc it allowed us to start dreaming of Klopp)
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He was obviously cleaned up domestically while he was here and developed the likes of Kieran Tierney, Callum McGregor and James Forrest but the end was sour for a lot of reasons and the European campaigns were not as good as many hoped.

After Neil Lennons second tenure ended in disaster the fans mostly had a “you can never go home” vibe. Then Postecoglou came from the other side of the world and absolutely won everyone over so i think everyone was hoping for that again.

I did think Ange wouldve been perfect for Liverpool for a bunch of reasons, mainly his absolutely down to earth personality. Plus it was his boyhood club, waking up in the middle of the night to watch King Kenny with his dad. I dont support any English teams really but always enjoy catching a Liverpool game. Klopp is talking up a big game for this year, i imagine youre excited for what he’s cooking up
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I think Ange would too, but thankfully we have Klopp for a few more seasons.   A little nervous for the end, but I’m somewhat hoping his assistant takes the reigns and does a Shankly to Paisley transition of power.   

Definitely looking forward to this season.   Darwin got a lot of unnecessary stick last year.   He had some bad misses, but he did contribute a healthy amount.   By the looks of pre-season, he’s settled in.    Not to mention adding MacAllister, Szobo, and Romeo Lavia imminently, plus a potential TAA midfield role.   

I’m just worried we haven’t replaced all the outgoing players (Milner, Henderson, Fabinho, AOC, Firmino and maybe a few others, I forget) and I’m a wee bit worried not having their influence in the locker room.   

It’s the annoying thing of having the self-righteous air of not spending billions in the transfer market, but kinda wish we could at least spend commensurate with other top 4 sides
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Stoked to see the new midfielders that Liverpool have signed but also a bit nervous about losing Fabino especially. He's a solid and reliable player who plays 90 min in most games. Would of been nice to hang onto Firmino for another season too but I get why he's bailed

Yeah Fab didn’t last too long surprisingly.  I was worried about Firmino leaving just bc I like him and the track record has not been good for players that have left under Klopp.  I think Emre Can has done the best and that’s just keeping his place at Dortmund.   

I’m sort of most sad about Milner going.  Man is a true professional
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Post by: Mean salto on July 27, 2023, 05:21:08 AM
Props to Nigeria but fuck Australia fucked that up bad. Literally just had to draw and totally blew it. Hard to watch too, one of my personal most hated things in football is just pointless pass/crossing like you don't actually know how to play but have seen football on tv and can pretend. 15 corners and almost never picked out a player to hit the ball to, a million kicks into the goalbox again with no specific target in mind. Nigeria literally played with 9 people in the box for most the game so got the ball easy every time. Aus had 3 missing attacking players but still fukn chat
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Post by: Síota on July 27, 2023, 01:38:50 PM
Aye I told you Nigeria were underrated. We're out after that loss to Canada but deep down kinda expected that.
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Post by: Dad_Brains on July 28, 2023, 01:28:56 AM
Was at the Dutch game yesterday. Was quite feisty in the end but probably a fair result. Can’t stand American fans though. They seem to know nothing about the rules of football, are so one-eyed and have far too many cliched chants. At least make something up about the other team/players than just chanting USA over and over again at a different speed. One guy behind me kept going on about unnecessary roughness and hip checks, then came out with “I don’t actually know the rules but that’s a foul” over a clean tackle when the yank came off second best. Hopefully Portugal do them over next week!
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Post by: Mean salto on July 28, 2023, 01:43:38 AM
Was at the Dutch game yesterday. Was quite feisty in the end but probably a fair result. Can’t stand American fans though. They seem to know nothing about the rules of football, are so one-eyed and have far too many cliched chants. At least make something up about the other team/players than just chanting USA over and over again at a different speed. One guy behind me kept going on about unnecessary roughness and hip checks, then came out with “I don’t actually know the rules but that’s a foul” over a clean tackle when the yank came off second best. Hopefully Portugal do them over next week!
It's funny because whenever I watch I have to stop myself from saying "uh you can't do that" every five minutes. I do think they have slightly different rules in the US and even more so in lower levels. Was it a particularly rough game?(I only saw the highlights) one thing I have noticed over the years watching women's soccer is there does seem to be a lot of careless/dangerous tackles but actually haven't seen too many this world cup (but then I'm only really watching highlights)
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Post by: Dad_Brains on July 28, 2023, 01:49:26 AM
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Was at the Dutch game yesterday. Was quite feisty in the end but probably a fair result. Can’t stand American fans though. They seem to know nothing about the rules of football, are so one-eyed and have far too many cliched chants. At least make something up about the other team/players than just chanting USA over and over again at a different speed. One guy behind me kept going on about unnecessary roughness and hip checks, then came out with “I don’t actually know the rules but that’s a foul” over a clean tackle when the yank came off second best. Hopefully Portugal do them over next week!
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It's funny because whenever I watch I have to stop myself from saying "uh you can't do that" every five minutes. I do think they have slightly different rules in the US and even more so in lower levels. Was it a particularly rough game?(I only saw the highlights) one thing I have noticed over the years watching women's soccer is there does seem to be a lot of careless/dangerous tackles but actually haven't seen too many this world cup (but then I'm only really watching highlights)

It definitely got rougher as the game went on. Some cynical fouls from both sides but they know what they were doing so no issues there. One Dutch player ended the game with a swim cap on as her head was bleeding.

I have noticed it seems the refs are afraid to give out cards. In the Nz game against the Phillipines their keeper was playing for time from about the 30th minute. In a regular game she would’ve been carded early on but she got nothing the whole game. Was surprised none of the Nz players left a foot in on her towards the end
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Post by: Owen on July 28, 2023, 01:56:11 AM
I haven't watched much of the tournament yet but it did occur to me watching the Australia vs Nigeria game how sloppy and late a lot of the Australian players' tackles were. Surprised red cards weren't issued at a couple of points
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Post by: Mean salto on July 28, 2023, 02:07:05 AM
I haven't watched much of the tournament yet but it did occur to me watching the Australia vs Nigeria game how sloppy and late a lot of the Australian players' tackles were. Surprised red cards weren't issued at a couple of points
Prob bias on my part but it was sloppy both ways. Very used to teams constantly flopping against Aus. Just before the world cup the men played Argentina and the Argentine players just sat on the ground if anyone went near them. They'd kick someone in the back of the legs and act like they got fowled. One guy even kneed an Australian in the groin then sat complaining cos he hurt his leg.
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Post by: Síota on July 28, 2023, 02:08:59 AM
At least they don't roll around like they have been shot like the men do, well most of them. Been to busy in work and shit to watch the last few days match's hopefully I can catch France/Brazil tomorrow.
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Post by: Síota on July 28, 2023, 02:17:24 AM
Sorry to double post but it's that time of year for the fantasy here is the copy and pasta:

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Picked my team but for sure will change it a bit before the season starts. Think if you were in last year you need to pick your team then click renew leagues.
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Post by: nonickname on July 31, 2023, 10:19:45 AM
Thankfully the time difference and a moderately late night meant I missed out on Canada's embarrassing exit to the World Cup. The party line has been that coming into the tourney they felt disrespected as Olympic champions and that the financial component of the Soccer Canada contracts (finalized while the tourney was on) was a burden. But that was gawd damn shocking. Defense looked as well drilled as my over 40 squad - and with the same amount of firepower up front. 1 goal scored from open play over 3 games is a failure no matter how you try to spin it.

Congrats Aussies - but I really thought it'd be you AND Canada going through at the start of all this.
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Post by: Síota on July 31, 2023, 10:26:10 AM
Congratulations @Mean salto ! @nonickname I did worn everyone about Nigeria,but Canada were shambles.
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Post by: Mean salto on July 31, 2023, 10:45:18 AM
It's funny the main people talking about the women's world cup happened to go for three teams in the same group. I'd of much rathered they let the first goal stand and not bother with that penalty but that's not how it works I guess.

Bummer for Ireland and Canada I can relax knowing Aus got thru the group stage would of been pretty chat if both hosts at least didn't make it that far. Soz NZ
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Post by: Síota on July 31, 2023, 11:23:20 AM
It's a bummer for sure but realistically I didn't think we (Ireland) had a chance.
Also as above anyone interested join our fantasy league (for the premier league).
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Post by: Mean salto on August 06, 2023, 05:36:52 AM
Dam USA vs Sweden was garbage. Neither team looked like they wanted to win at all for 120+ mins. Drama for the wrong reasons in penalty shootout (it's not great when it becomes first to not miss) kinda sus they didn't even show a replay for like ten mins and even then just once. They show more replays for random offsides than a game winning goal
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Post by: Owen on August 06, 2023, 07:46:48 PM
Japan looked really good in the Japan vs Norway match. I haven't watched heaps of matches in the tournament yet but they're the first team I've seen that were very competent in their passing and the plays they were making
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Post by: Mean salto on August 06, 2023, 09:57:42 PM
Japan looked really good in the Japan vs Norway match. I haven't watched heaps of matches in the tournament yet but they're the first team I've seen that were very competent in their passing and the plays they were making
Japan's only had one goal scored against them and I think scored fourteen. I think prob best looking team so far and my pick to win. (Altho have to go for Aus just cos)
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Post by: Síota on August 08, 2023, 01:05:09 AM
I've missed so much of the woman's world cup. At the airport at the moment and can't find a bar with a telly.
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Post by: GuessAgain? on August 08, 2023, 03:04:21 PM
Any fellow Wolves fans on here? Absolute shit show for us, paying the manager off to leave 3 days before the start of the season. And most likely getting O’neil to replace him  :'(
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on August 08, 2023, 03:24:22 PM
How has Chelsea signed an entire teams worth of players this window?   I thought all their selling to Saudi was to offset the winter window (and because the owner takes KsA money in his investment co).   
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Post by: nonickname on August 08, 2023, 08:20:56 PM
Any fellow Wolves fans on here? Absolute shit show for us, paying the manager off to leave 3 days before the start of the season. And most likely getting O’neil to replace him  :'(

Not a Wolves fan...but saw that on the skysports feed and thought I must be reading it wrong. The season starts this weekend, what the hell is going on? Was their pre-season an absolute shitshow and they saw no other option (honest question)?
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on August 08, 2023, 09:54:31 PM
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Any fellow Wolves fans on here? Absolute shit show for us, paying the manager off to leave 3 days before the start of the season. And most likely getting O’neil to replace him  :'(
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Not a Wolves fan...but saw that on the skysports feed and thought I must be reading it wrong. The season starts this weekend, what the hell is going on? Was their pre-season an absolute shitshow and they saw no other option (honest question)?

No they just sold 6 players (even one to a lower league side) and didn’t bring any in. 
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Post by: Owen on August 08, 2023, 11:52:17 PM
How has Chelsea signed an entire teams worth of players this window?   I thought all their selling to Saudi was to offset the winter window (and because the owner takes KsA money in his investment co).

Crazy that they didn't learn their lesson after last season (don't buy a whole squad worth in 1-2 transfer windows).

It's crazy seeing all the players that have left Chelsea in this transfer window too. Like another full squad worth.

I feel sorry for Wolves that sounds like a terrible start to the year and a path towards relegation. How did they get decent Saudi cash for Ruben Neves and then not make signings?
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on August 09, 2023, 12:36:41 AM
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Crazy that they didn't learn their lesson after last season (don't buy a whole squad worth in 1-2 transfer windows).

It's crazy seeing all the players that have left Chelsea in this transfer window too. Like another full squad worth.

I feel sorry for Wolves that sounds like a terrible start to the year and a path towards relegation. How did they get decent Saudi cash for Ruben Neves and then not make signings?


I don’t know.  I don’t even know how Liverpool isn’t driving Klopp crazy by not signing people.   Quibbling over $5M for Lavia is pathetic especially after getting like 13-15 for Henderson

Chelsea are still planning on signing Caicedo, Adams, and now Vlahovic bc Nkunku is injured for a few months.    Still think Boehly was silly for not just buying Brighton since he seems obsessed with that squad.   
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Post by: Mean salto on August 09, 2023, 11:27:33 AM
Pretty fucken over seeing rapinoes penalty miss with shit like "biggest choke in sporting history" everywhere. Don't give a shit about her or the USA women's soccer team (not about the politics or whatever just if it was any sports movie they'd be the posho bad guys) but a)it's pretty clear why people want her to fail and b) it wasn't even anywhere near the biggest choke. It was a bad penalty kick but USA had a bunch in a row all equally bad. Plus all the chokes in the rest of sporting hostory
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on August 09, 2023, 11:58:26 AM
Pretty fucken over seeing rapinoes penalty miss with shit like "biggest choke in sporting history" everywhere. Don't give a shit about her or the USA women's soccer team (not about the politics or whatever just if it was any sports movie they'd be the posho bad guys) but a)it's pretty clear why people want her to fail and b) it wasn't even anywhere near the biggest choke. It was a bad penalty kick but USA had a bunch in a row all equally bad. Plus all the chokes in the rest of sporting hostory

Plus Rapinoe has always come across as the least cocky on that squad.   
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Post by: Owen on August 09, 2023, 02:36:08 PM
And every good player will miss an important penalty at some point. I've seen Mo, Rashford, Mbappe etc all miss critical shots over the years

Spoiler edit: just watched the Community Cup replay. Add KDB and Rodri to that list. Love to see Man City lose
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Post by: Mean salto on August 09, 2023, 11:04:34 PM
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Pretty fucken over seeing rapinoes penalty miss with shit like "biggest choke in sporting history" everywhere. Don't give a shit about her or the USA women's soccer team (not about the politics or whatever just if it was any sports movie they'd be the posho bad guys) but a)it's pretty clear why people want her to fail and b) it wasn't even anywhere near the biggest choke. It was a bad penalty kick but USA had a bunch in a row all equally bad. Plus all the chokes in the rest of sporting hostory
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Plus Rapinoe has always come across as the least cocky on that squad.
Fuck "hostory" lol. We only got to see one USA game but she def got the star treatment (not that Sam kerr didn't also for Aus). So maybe her just coming on for the very end of the game and doing basically nothing contributes a bit to people hating. Altho I'm still sure 99.99% of people didn't even watch it at all.
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Post by: left knee cap on August 10, 2023, 06:55:15 PM
well... looks like Kane leaving us is now happening. it was a fun run but after the FC Barcelona game, lookin forward to seein more Skipp and Richarlson.

would be cool if we got Gift Orban
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on August 10, 2023, 06:56:41 PM
I do not understand Liverpool.  Penny pinching about Lavia, then Chelsea steps in and tries to outbid us, so we turn around fuck them hard and steal Caicedo.   I mean, happy to reunite Mac Allister and Caicedo, it’s just baffling business
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on August 10, 2023, 06:57:16 PM
well... looks like Kane leaving us is now happening. it was a fun run but after the FC Barcelona game, lookin forward to seein more Skipp and Richarlson.

would be cool if we got Gift Orban

No one ever should want to see more Richarlison
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Post by: Mean salto on August 11, 2023, 04:14:24 AM
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Japan looked really good in the Japan vs Norway match. I haven't watched heaps of matches in the tournament yet but they're the first team I've seen that were very competent in their passing and the plays they were making
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Japan's only had one goal scored against them and I think scored fourteen. I think prob best looking team so far and my pick to win. (Altho have to go for Aus just cos)
FUCK I fukn jinxed them. Don't know what their strategy was but Japan didn't look at all like themselves. Went 2-0 down and didn't even have an attempt at goal for over an hour and second attempt I think was in the 80 min range. Disappointing.
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on August 11, 2023, 04:28:36 AM
I do not understand Liverpool.  Penny pinching about Lavia, then Chelsea steps in and tries to outbid us, so we turn around fuck them hard and steal Caicedo.   I mean, happy to reunite Mac Allister and Caicedo, it’s just baffling business

Strike that.   Fuck Caicedo.  What about Chelsea this season makes them an endearing option?
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Post by: left knee cap on August 11, 2023, 06:20:09 AM
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well... looks like Kane leaving us is now happening. it was a fun run but after the FC Barcelona game, lookin forward to seein more Skipp and Richarlson.

would be cool if we got Gift Orban
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No one ever should want to see more Richarlison

unfortunately we don't have a choice mate
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Post by: whale on August 11, 2023, 06:35:32 AM
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I do not understand Liverpool.  Penny pinching about Lavia, then Chelsea steps in and tries to outbid us, so we turn around fuck them hard and steal Caicedo.   I mean, happy to reunite Mac Allister and Caicedo, it’s just baffling business
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Strike that.   Fuck Caicedo.  What about Chelsea this season makes them an endearing option?

Caicedo snubbing out Liverpool is equally funny and confusing to me.
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on August 11, 2023, 06:40:19 AM
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I do not understand Liverpool.  Penny pinching about Lavia, then Chelsea steps in and tries to outbid us, so we turn around fuck them hard and steal Caicedo.   I mean, happy to reunite Mac Allister and Caicedo, it’s just baffling business
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Strike that.   Fuck Caicedo.  What about Chelsea this season makes them an endearing option?
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Caicedo snubbing out Liverpool is equally funny and confusing to me.

Supposedly it’s because he already agreed to terms with Chelsea back in May and he wants to honor that…which I guess is respectable…or they’re just offering a load more salary.   

Not sure I would turn down a proven team and manager alongside a midfield you are familiar with and sorta Europe for the mystery of whatever Chelsea is going to be, but that’s me
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on August 11, 2023, 08:32:16 AM
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I do not understand Liverpool.  Penny pinching about Lavia, then Chelsea steps in and tries to outbid us, so we turn around fuck them hard and steal Caicedo.   I mean, happy to reunite Mac Allister and Caicedo, it’s just baffling business
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Strike that.   Fuck Caicedo.  What about Chelsea this season makes them an endearing option?
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Caicedo snubbing out Liverpool is equally funny and confusing to me.
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Supposedly it’s because he already agreed to terms with Chelsea back in May and he wants to honor that…which I guess is respectable…or they’re just offering a load more salary.   

Not sure I would turn down a proven team and manager alongside a midfield you are familiar with and sorta Europe for the mystery of whatever Chelsea is going to be, but that’s me

And now Tyler Adams is suffering because of Caicedo.   What a shit show
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Post by: Síota on August 11, 2023, 09:23:37 AM
I hope Kane stays, he could be all time top scorer which is impressive considering Spurs...

Missed the World cup this morning, set an alarm for tomorrow thou wanna watch the French girls.

EPL starts in a few hours if anyone else wants to join the fantasy league here is the copy and pasta:
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Post by: 323-BALM on August 11, 2023, 09:50:04 AM
i watched spain v netherlands women last night. on telemundo I guess, since the commentary was in spanish...I heard them saying "si, falta, si" when that first penalty was being reviewed, and I was like yeah si falta si, and then it was overturned and the yellow card retracted, and I couldn't tell if they agreed or not, so I was like is this shit rigged

the two goals during play were sick, I'm definitely gonna try and watch the quarterfinal game tonight

glad epl is back up and running--i love the colors of and the way the coaches dress. could definitely do EPL manager for Halloween

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Post by: Mark Renton on August 11, 2023, 12:45:49 PM
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I do not understand Liverpool.  Penny pinching about Lavia, then Chelsea steps in and tries to outbid us, so we turn around fuck them hard and steal Caicedo.   I mean, happy to reunite Mac Allister and Caicedo, it’s just baffling business
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Strike that.   Fuck Caicedo.  What about Chelsea this season makes them an endearing option?

Not having to reside in Liverpool.
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Post by: Síota on August 11, 2023, 12:57:40 PM
Fucking Haaland dude is unbelievable
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on August 11, 2023, 12:58:49 PM
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I do not understand Liverpool.  Penny pinching about Lavia, then Chelsea steps in and tries to outbid us, so we turn around fuck them hard and steal Caicedo.   I mean, happy to reunite Mac Allister and Caicedo, it’s just baffling business
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Strike that.   Fuck Caicedo.  What about Chelsea this season makes them an endearing option?
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Not having to reside in Liverpool.

It’s true, but you didn’t have to say it out loud
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Post by: 323-BALM on August 11, 2023, 02:33:26 PM
Fucking Haaland dude is unbelievable

he's one of those huge guys (he's huge, right?) that could skate or be a good boxer I think...like young Shaq or a modern linebacker. Haaland could definitely lock in to a kickflip back tail. With his hair down.
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Post by: Mean salto on August 12, 2023, 09:15:18 AM
France vs Aus very long pretty hard to watch game with possibly longest penalty shootout (10 each). Happy for the win but it can't be good for my blood pressure watching play like that lol.
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Post by: Síota on August 12, 2023, 09:17:31 AM
France vs Aus very long pretty hard to watch game with possibly longest penalty shootout (10 each). Happy for the win but it can't be good for my blood pressure watching play like that lol.
Congrats, now hammer the Brits please. It's on at midday here so hopefully can watch it.
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Post by: Mean salto on August 12, 2023, 09:24:09 AM
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France vs Aus very long pretty hard to watch game with possibly longest penalty shootout (10 each). Happy for the win but it can't be good for my blood pressure watching play like that lol.
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Congrats, now hammer the Brits please. It's on at midday here so hopefully can watch it.
Fuck i hope it happens I was even thinking would I rather Aus lose this round so France can kill England lol.
 France was weirdly kinda cruising, the whole time I was thinking if you guys just get one goal we're dead. Aus is always fucking scrambling, even doing a bunch of unnecessary shit and France was just casually going end to end all game.
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Post by: Síota on August 12, 2023, 12:50:23 PM
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France vs Aus very long pretty hard to watch game with possibly longest penalty shootout (10 each). Happy for the win but it can't be good for my blood pressure watching play like that lol.
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Congrats, now hammer the Brits please. It's on at midday here so hopefully can watch it.
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Fuck i hope it happens I was even thinking would I rather Aus lose this round so France can kill England lol.
 France was weirdly kinda cruising, the whole time I was thinking if you guys just get one goal we're dead. Aus is always fucking scrambling, even doing a bunch of unnecessary shit and France was just casually going end to end all game.
I'm not French, I just live here. Yeah it was a weird match too many nerves. I'm Irish so always up for anyone playing the Brits hahaha, it's only banter thou. I watch France because well it's my home. But even now cheering on Scotland just to wind up my mates (rugby test match).
I think the Americans were the most underperforming side.
How good would it be for Australia to win the whole thing at home!
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Post by: nonickname on August 12, 2023, 08:29:28 PM
Feel for Tyrone Mings. His reaction while being strapped down was horrible to watch.

Not a Magpies fan but that (aside from the injury) was a fun watch. Them vs Citeh next week looks like a must watch.
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on August 12, 2023, 08:34:49 PM
Feel for Tyrone Mings. His reaction while being strapped down was horrible to watch.

Not a Magpies fan but that (aside from the injury) was a fun watch. Them vs Citeh next week looks like a must watch.

Maybe it’s because there are already mega clubs buying like assholes, but it’s nice Newcastle never went transfer nuts.   You would have thought Nottingham Forest was the one with mega billions the way they spent last season.
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Post by: Síota on August 13, 2023, 08:25:30 AM
The first half of Brentford/Spurs was decent, second was a snooze fest.  Hopefully Chelsea Liverpool is decent.
And yeah I thought Newcastle was gonna go mental in transfers but they have been decent.
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Post by: cky enthusiast on August 13, 2023, 08:48:46 AM
west ham: mid for another year and loving it
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Post by: Mark Renton on August 13, 2023, 12:55:49 PM
west ham: mid for another year and loving it

I love it too.
COYI
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Post by: TDotRoyale on August 13, 2023, 04:47:11 PM
does anybody out ther enjoy this sport?....

i do and've seen a couple of dudes with a soccer themed avatar so i thought i might bring this up

i think it's pretty much love it or hate it thing here in the us

Didn't grow up with soccer but fell in love with it in my early 20s. I'm almost 50 now and still loving it. Part of the problem in N America, I think, is the pace of the game and the whole diving thing. The diving part has gotten better, especially with MLS, but it's still a scourge in the game. I grew up playing competitive hockey and baseball, but soccer is my favorite team sport by far. In some ways it's like baseball. You can get lulled to sleep by it and then all of a sudden something big happens and the game changes in a second. Of course that's when it's played at the highest level. At lower levels it can be excruciating ...
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Post by: Trashcon on August 13, 2023, 09:04:31 PM
Probably already mentioned here but San Diego is the nearest biggest city (in USA) of where I live. Just learned today that they're getting a MLS team. See you in 2025, San Diego FC (working name). They're part owned by the Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation. So, that's cool.
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on August 14, 2023, 09:25:54 AM
Mbappe deciding he might stick around for a bit at the same time Neymar leaves for obscurity can’t be unrelated.   Wonder what Neymar is going to do for nightlife now
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Post by: whale on August 14, 2023, 10:47:10 AM
Apparently Lavia chooses Chelsea over Liverpool too..
Yo Klopp, interested in Kalvin Phillips for say, 120 million?
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Post by: nonickname on August 14, 2023, 07:32:38 PM
VAR can draw a line to measure millimeters to see a thread of kit offside...but somehow can't see that absolute mugging at the end of ManUtd/Wolves. Don't know what else to say really.
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Post by: GuessAgain? on August 15, 2023, 04:21:00 PM
VAR can draw a line to measure millimeters to see a thread of kit offside...but somehow can't see that absolute mugging at the end of ManUtd/Wolves. Don't know what else to say really.

Bruh, tell me about it  ::)

To me the referee organisation have to come out and admit 1 of 2 things:
- they either make split second decisions, whether consciously on subconsciously, favouring bigger clubs. Whether it’s because of personal biases or just because deep down they know they’ll get hounded by a far bigger/more powerful fanbase they don’t want to upset.
- or… they’re just total fucking idiots who don’t actually know how to actually carry out this technology and rules correctly.

If we get relegated from a tight relegation battle with a point in it then i’ll be pissed. Although 23 shots on goal and we still couldn’t find the net, I wouldn’t be surprised if we bottled the pen too…

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Post by: Atiba Applebum on August 15, 2023, 05:00:55 PM
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VAR can draw a line to measure millimeters to see a thread of kit offside...but somehow can't see that absolute mugging at the end of ManUtd/Wolves. Don't know what else to say really.
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Bruh, tell me about it  ::)

To me the referee organisation have to come out and admit 1 of 2 things:
- they either make split second decisions, whether consciously on subconsciously, favouring bigger clubs. Whether it’s because of personal biases or just because deep down they know they’ll get hounded by a far bigger/more powerful fanbase they don’t want to upset.
- or… they’re just total fucking idiots who don’t actually know how to actually carry out this technology and rules correctly.

If we get relegated from a tight relegation battle with a point in it then i’ll be pissed. Although 23 shots on goal and we still couldn’t find the net, I wouldn’t be surprised if we bottled the pen too…

They suspended the main official and the VAR official.   I’m sure they’ll make it up in a different match
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Post by: easymoneysniper on August 15, 2023, 08:39:23 PM
as a chelsea fan, i'm not sure how to feel. it's exciting to be buying tons of players and locking em up for the future. but it can also backfire terribly. we looked good against Liverpool and in the preseason so i'm hoping we continue to move in the right direction. feels kinda bad tho knowing that we're basically buying success rather than growing organically.

on another note, i work for LAFC and am looking forward to the Inter Miami match next month. LA should be a madhouse
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on August 16, 2023, 12:16:00 AM
as a chelsea fan, i'm not sure how to feel. it's exciting to be buying tons of players and locking em up for the future. but it can also backfire terribly. we looked good against Liverpool and in the preseason so i'm hoping we continue to move in the right direction. feels kinda bad tho knowing that we're basically buying success rather than growing organically.

on another note, i work for LAFC and am looking forward to the Inter Miami match next month. LA should be a madhouse

You’re a chelsea fan that’s concerned about buying success??    Granted, 13 incoming players in a year is an outlier, but you’ve been  buying success since Roman bought the club like 20 years ago.   You guys are the original plastic fan base.   

I found it pretty funny they were using photos of Caicedo in an older Chelsea shirt to show what a life long fan he was, but that jersey was maybe two years old.
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Post by: Mark Renton on August 16, 2023, 01:21:01 AM
ManU mugged smaller teams left and right since before Ferguson days.
It’s like discovering hot water. Or that the earth is not flat.
Doesn’t mean that it’s not gonna rightfully piss people off.

Also lmao at Chelsea fan.
You guys were playing in a car park before Russian mafia money.
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Post by: Paul Cicero on August 16, 2023, 02:03:41 AM
Let’s go Tillies!!!!!!
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Post by: Síota on August 16, 2023, 04:55:38 AM
After Sam Kerr's goal I thought Australia had a chance. Was great match thou.
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on August 16, 2023, 04:56:27 AM
Maybe it was just my feed, but surprised at the muted emotions at the final whistle.   
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Post by: Mean salto on August 16, 2023, 05:00:26 AM
^Nah don't think there was many England fans in the stadium.


Fuck that was disappointing. Psyched Aus got that far (and can still go for 3rd) but every game showed more and more they don't have a fucking midfield. Sam kerr fucking had to play on the wing and Mary Fowler was literally playing centre back half the game. How the fuck are you going to score if your two forwards are doing all the work of the rest of the team.

Anyway props to England they completely outclassed Aus for basically the entire game and judging by what I've seen should be a fair bit better than Spain.
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Post by: Síota on August 16, 2023, 05:38:25 AM
Yeah England has to be the bookies favourites for the final.
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on August 16, 2023, 05:56:37 AM
^Nah don't think there was many England fans in the stadium.


Fuck that was disappointing. Psyched Aus got that far (and can still go for 3rd) but every game showed more and more they don't have a fucking midfield. Sam kerr fucking had to play on the wing and Mary Fowler was literally playing centre back half the game. How the fuck are you going to score if your two forwards are doing all the work of the rest of the team.

Anyway props to England they completely outclassed Aus for basically the entire game and judging by what I've seen should be a fair bit better than Spain.

I meant from the players.    England wasn’t going nuts, and Australia felt very stiff upper lip about their loss.   It was all very dignified feeling, I guess I’d say
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Post by: Mean salto on August 16, 2023, 06:05:05 AM
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^Nah don't think there was many England fans in the stadium.


Fuck that was disappointing. Psyched Aus got that far (and can still go for 3rd) but every game showed more and more they don't have a fucking midfield. Sam kerr fucking had to play on the wing and Mary Fowler was literally playing centre back half the game. How the fuck are you going to score if your two forwards are doing all the work of the rest of the team.

Anyway props to England they completely outclassed Aus for basically the entire game and judging by what I've seen should be a fair bit better than Spain.
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I meant from the players.    England wasn’t going nuts, and Australia felt very stiff upper lip about their loss.   It was all very dignified feeling, I guess I’d say
Ah yeah it was a weird one all game with minimal celebrations. Maybe Sam kerr was gassed because she had to solo half a field to score but she didn't give it much after scoring either. The coverage always seems so one sided here too the commentators were talking like Aus had it even after going 2-1 down still showing Kerr's goal replays and barely acknowledging England's second. Felt like they barely even showed England after the game ended (but I switched off after a couple mins)
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on August 16, 2023, 06:35:32 AM
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^Nah don't think there was many England fans in the stadium.


Fuck that was disappointing. Psyched Aus got that far (and can still go for 3rd) but every game showed more and more they don't have a fucking midfield. Sam kerr fucking had to play on the wing and Mary Fowler was literally playing centre back half the game. How the fuck are you going to score if your two forwards are doing all the work of the rest of the team.

Anyway props to England they completely outclassed Aus for basically the entire game and judging by what I've seen should be a fair bit better than Spain.
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I meant from the players.    England wasn’t going nuts, and Australia felt very stiff upper lip about their loss.   It was all very dignified feeling, I guess I’d say
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Ah yeah it was a weird one all game with minimal celebrations. Maybe Sam kerr was gassed because she had to solo half a field to score but she didn't give it much after scoring either. The coverage always seems so one sided here too the commentators were talking like Aus had it even after going 2-1 down still showing Kerr's goal replays and barely acknowledging England's second. Felt like they barely even showed England after the game ended (but I switched off after a couple mins)

Yeah my feed cut out pretty quick so I didn’t see much other than a few handshakes between opponents.   I usually support England internationally, but I would happy to see AUS make it to the finals.   I’m sentimental when it comes to host teams making it to their own finals especially when it would have been their first
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Post by: Síota on August 16, 2023, 07:20:14 AM
There was a good five or so minutes here after the final whistle before I turned it off. Might have gone on longer but I had things to do.
Anyways the final is again at midday here so that Sunday lunch sorted.
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Post by: easymoneysniper on August 16, 2023, 08:33:00 AM
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as a chelsea fan, i'm not sure how to feel. it's exciting to be buying tons of players and locking em up for the future. but it can also backfire terribly. we looked good against Liverpool and in the preseason so i'm hoping we continue to move in the right direction. feels kinda bad tho knowing that we're basically buying success rather than growing organically.

on another note, i work for LAFC and am looking forward to the Inter Miami match next month. LA should be a madhouse
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You’re a chelsea fan that’s concerned about buying success??    Granted, 13 incoming players in a year is an outlier, but you’ve been  buying success since Roman bought the club like 20 years ago.   You guys are the original plastic fan base.   

I found it pretty funny they were using photos of Caicedo in an older Chelsea shirt to show what a life long fan he was, but that jersey was maybe two years old.
you're right, i shouldn't be complaining or feeling any type of way. i'm a young lad in Slap years and i've only been supporting the club since around 2011 (i know) so i've just always thought of Chelsea as a big club. Drogba is who drew me in, while Hazard kept my interest peaked. last year was rough, but this season should be exciting.
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on August 16, 2023, 12:30:45 PM
Germans/Bundesliga fans - Is Wataru Endo of Stuttgart someone to be excited about?



Edit: went from rumor to reality pdq.   Kinda feel for him that he was one game shy of 100 Bundesliga appearances, but I’m sure he’s over the moon about the move
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Post by: Síota on August 16, 2023, 02:17:21 PM
Well Man City got another
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Post by: whale on August 16, 2023, 02:52:20 PM
Well Man City got another

As we do.
In all seriousness, what a shit game.
With both KDB and Silva out of this game, we seriously laked the creative spark.
Our fanbase (you know, my other two mates) touts Foden as KDB’s successor but I’m having a hard time seeing it. Looked better on the wing once Alvarez came on.
We saw the meme side of Walkers defending again today and even Ake had a few blunders in him. Guess his missing Dias’s leadership. Very lucky Sevilla couldn’t capitalize.
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Post by: Mean salto on August 19, 2023, 03:13:17 AM
Geez another miserable watch. The way Australia played in their last 3 games it's surprising they even made it out the group stages.
I guess 4th isn't too bad or anything but it would be nice if they are least looked like they were supposed to be there.
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Post by: Síota on August 19, 2023, 04:44:26 AM
Geez another miserable watch. The way Australia played in their last 3 games it's surprising they even made it out the group stages.
I guess 4th isn't too bad or anything but it would be nice if they are least looked like they were supposed to be there.
Mate they did well, remember they were ranked #10 overall before the tournament even started. Plus they massively raised the awareness of woman's football both there and abroad. No one give a rat's arse about 3rd.
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Post by: Mean salto on August 19, 2023, 05:34:49 AM
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Geez another miserable watch. The way Australia played in their last 3 games it's surprising they even made it out the group stages.
I guess 4th isn't too bad or anything but it would be nice if they are least looked like they were supposed to be there.
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Mate they did well, remember they were ranked #10 overall before the tournament even started. Plus they massively raised the awareness of woman's football both there and abroad. No one give a rat's arse about 3rd.
The end result is good and the women's national league in Australia starts in a couple weeks so we'll see if the interest stays high. Even knowing the world cup was coming up there were games last season with less than 500 people there so it'd be good if that got fixed.
And i know I'm overly critical its just hard to watch sometimes. I'm not saying I could do better or anything like that
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Post by: nonickname on August 19, 2023, 07:54:49 AM
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Geez another miserable watch. The way Australia played in their last 3 games it's surprising they even made it out the group stages.
I guess 4th isn't too bad or anything but it would be nice if they are least looked like they were supposed to be there.
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Mate they did well, remember they were ranked #10 overall before the tournament even started. Plus they massively raised the awareness of woman's football both there and abroad. No one give a rat's arse about 3rd.
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The end result is good and the women's national league in Australia starts in a couple weeks so we'll see if the interest stays high. Even knowing the world cup was coming up there were games last season with less than 500 people there so it'd be good if that got fixed.
And i know I'm overly critical its just hard to watch sometimes. I'm not saying I could do better or anything like that

Not an Aussie...but they also had a day's less rest and when games are that tightly congested that will make a huge difference. Why both semis weren't on the same day is unfair.
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Post by: Síota on August 19, 2023, 08:07:50 AM
Yeah piss pour schedule in my book. But hopefully like @Mean salto said it helps the domestic game. Looking forward to the final tomorrow.
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Post by: Mean salto on August 20, 2023, 09:03:15 AM
Ok well world cups over and once again I picked incorrectly lol. Props to Spain but gotta say where I was watching it the crowd was kinda turning on them with about 30 to go. Overall a good enough comp tho

Random shit: did anyone know there was a mascot? It was a fucking penguin.
Japan really blew it. They were my pick to win absolutely destroyed in group stages and somehow just didn't turn up against Sweden. They must be really wondering what the fuck happened seeing as they crushed the now champions.
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Post by: easymoneysniper on August 20, 2023, 12:25:08 PM
holy shit that chelsea game was dreadful. $100+ mill midfielder missing pen then our other $100+ mill midfielder giving them a pen. awful. i miss the first Lampard stint when we had a transfer ban, expectations were low, and academy players were running the show. spending over a billion on unproven guys is idiotic. last week was exciting, this week feels like the same Chelshit as last season
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on August 20, 2023, 03:31:13 PM
holy shit that chelsea game was dreadful. $100+ mill midfielder missing pen then our other $100+ mill midfielder giving them a pen. awful. i miss the first Lampard stint when we had a transfer ban, expectations were low, and academy players were running the show. spending over a billion on unproven guys is idiotic. last week was exciting, this week feels like the same Chelshit as last season

If I could place a bet on Mancini being your manager by seasons end, I would
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Post by: mynameisnotjeff on August 20, 2023, 08:04:57 PM
Ok well world cups over and once again I picked incorrectly lol. Props to Spain but gotta say where I was watching it the crowd was kinda turning on them with about 30 to go. Overall a good enough comp tho

Random shit: did anyone know there was a mascot? It was a fucking penguin.
Japan really blew it. They were my pick to win absolutely destroyed in group stages and somehow just didn't turn up against Sweden. They must be really wondering what the fuck happened seeing as they crushed the now champions.

I only knew because they made fun of the penguin looking like Rapinoe.
After the US, I wanted Japan to win. Heartbroken.
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Post by: Síota on August 21, 2023, 01:56:12 AM
I watched the final in a pub half full of Brits and half full of French girls, was great craic. But what the fuck about that creep Gianni Infantino kissing Jennifer Hermoso? Hopefully he gets charged with sexual assault or something.
My fantasy team needs a massive shake up....
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on August 21, 2023, 02:51:28 AM
I watched the final in a pub half full of Brits and half full of French girls, was great craic. But what the fuck about that creep Gianni Infantino kissing Jennifer Hermoso? Hopefully he gets charged with sexual assault or something.
My fantasy team needs a massive shake up....

Wrong baldo.  It was Spanish FA prez or something like that
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Post by: Síota on August 21, 2023, 03:00:45 AM
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I watched the final in a pub half full of Brits and half full of French girls, was great craic. But what the fuck about that creep Gianni Infantino kissing Jennifer Hermoso? Hopefully he gets charged with sexual assault or something.
My fantasy team needs a massive shake up....
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Wrong baldo.  It was Spanish FA prez or something like that

Yeah sorry it was Luis Rubiales, either way not cool.
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on August 21, 2023, 04:07:32 AM
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I watched the final in a pub half full of Brits and half full of French girls, was great craic. But what the fuck about that creep Gianni Infantino kissing Jennifer Hermoso? Hopefully he gets charged with sexual assault or something.
My fantasy team needs a massive shake up....
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Wrong baldo.  It was Spanish FA prez or something like that
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Yeah sorry it was Luis Rubiales, either way not cool.

yeah even though it didn't linger, the two hand face scoop was def bad news
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Post by: whale on August 27, 2023, 11:00:48 AM
Oh my what a game!
Can Nunez deliver like this more consistently?
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on August 27, 2023, 12:01:40 PM
Oh my what a game!
Can Nunez deliver like this more consistently?

I think so.   He had on paper a pretty good season last year, he was just like an unbroken pony with too much energy and made a mess of some easy chances, but he still converted plenty.   

(Liverpool need to play with 10 men more often…our two wins come from that formation)


I’m switching my vote to Mancini replacing Howe instead of Pochettino
   Edit:  Mancini just announced as Saudi Arabia NT coach
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Post by: whale on August 27, 2023, 02:12:21 PM
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Oh my what a game!
Can Nunez deliver like this more consistently?
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I think so.   He had on paper a pretty good season last year, he was just like an unbroken pony with too much energy and made a mess of some easy chances, but he still converted plenty.   

(Liverpool need to play with 10 men more often…our two wins come from that formation)


I’m switching my vote to Mancini replacing Howe instead of Pochettino
   Edit:  Mancini just announced as Saudi Arabia NT coach

Is there some noise about replacing Howe that I haven’t heard of? He got them to CL, and Newcastle has a smart way of building the team, why would they replace him now?
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on August 27, 2023, 03:09:29 PM
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Oh my what a game!
Can Nunez deliver like this more consistently?
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I think so.   He had on paper a pretty good season last year, he was just like an unbroken pony with too much energy and made a mess of some easy chances, but he still converted plenty.   

(Liverpool need to play with 10 men more often…our two wins come from that formation)


I’m switching my vote to Mancini replacing Howe instead of Pochettino
   Edit:  Mancini just announced as Saudi Arabia NT coach
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Is there some noise about replacing Howe that I haven’t heard of? He got them to CL, and Newcastle has a smart way of building the team, why would they replace him now?

There’s no noise, but 2 losses out of 3 especially to a 10 man team isn’t the way to get job security.   I think he’s a good transitional manager for them, but I’m sure they would be excited to take a name and Mancini would be a good guy to take them to that next level like he did with Man City iirc
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Post by: whale on August 27, 2023, 03:27:49 PM
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Oh my what a game!
Can Nunez deliver like this more consistently?
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I think so.   He had on paper a pretty good season last year, he was just like an unbroken pony with too much energy and made a mess of some easy chances, but he still converted plenty.   

(Liverpool need to play with 10 men more often…our two wins come from that formation)


I’m switching my vote to Mancini replacing Howe instead of Pochettino
   Edit:  Mancini just announced as Saudi Arabia NT coach
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Is there some noise about replacing Howe that I haven’t heard of? He got them to CL, and Newcastle has a smart way of building the team, why would they replace him now?
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There’s no noise, but 2 losses out of 3 especially to a 10 man team isn’t the way to get job security.   I think he’s a good transitional manager for them, but I’m sure they would be excited to take a name and Mancini would be a good guy to take them to that next level like he did with Man City iirc

Fair enough, but they only shit the bed against Liverpool. Loosing 1-0 against City is not that bad, and they hammered Villa who are no slouch themselves.
I do think Eddie Howe will be replaced somewhere along the way, but not in the near future.
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on August 27, 2023, 03:54:10 PM
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Oh my what a game!
Can Nunez deliver like this more consistently?
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I think so.   He had on paper a pretty good season last year, he was just like an unbroken pony with too much energy and made a mess of some easy chances, but he still converted plenty.   

(Liverpool need to play with 10 men more often…our two wins come from that formation)


I’m switching my vote to Mancini replacing Howe instead of Pochettino
   Edit:  Mancini just announced as Saudi Arabia NT coach
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Is there some noise about replacing Howe that I haven’t heard of? He got them to CL, and Newcastle has a smart way of building the team, why would they replace him now?
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There’s no noise, but 2 losses out of 3 especially to a 10 man team isn’t the way to get job security.   I think he’s a good transitional manager for them, but I’m sure they would be excited to take a name and Mancini would be a good guy to take them to that next level like he did with Man City iirc
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Fair enough, but they only shit the bed against Liverpool. Loosing 1-0 against City is not that bad, and they hammered Villa who are no slouch themselves.
I do think Eddie Howe will be replaced somewhere along the way, but not in the near future.

I think he’s got some time left too.  Really depends where they are in December
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Post by: Síota on August 28, 2023, 01:31:36 AM
I didn't think Howe would last this long when he was appointed. He has done a great job. But I expect pressure to mount if he doesn't start winning..
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Post by: Frank Sobotka on August 28, 2023, 02:14:22 AM
Nunez supremacy.  Love that mad cunt.
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on August 28, 2023, 03:25:05 AM
I didn't think Howe would last this long when he was appointed. He has done a great job. But I expect pressure to mount if he doesn't start winning..

I remember when he was being touted as the heir apparent to Arsenal when he had Bournemouth overachieving…then they fell back to earth and then some
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Post by: Owen on August 28, 2023, 05:56:54 AM
Far out what an incredibly exciting game. Really happy with the vigour that Liverpool played with throughout the game. What could of been an absolute disaster match ended up being a really good test for us. This should hopefully see a Diaz Darwin Mo front 3 on the horizon
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Post by: bigdave on August 28, 2023, 06:30:16 AM
YNWA
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Post by: brycickle on August 28, 2023, 08:54:13 PM
IRWA
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on August 28, 2023, 09:03:04 PM
Far out what an incredibly exciting game. Really happy with the vigour that Liverpool played with throughout the game. What could of been an absolute disaster match ended up being a really good test for us. This should hopefully see a Diaz Darwin Mo front 3 on the horizon

Also, nice to see the development of Doak and Quensah.   Obviously a bummer when the transfer windows makes us look less ambitious than others, but if we’re actually developing first team level talent, then that’s exciting. 
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Post by: Frank Sobotka on September 02, 2023, 12:14:58 AM
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I didn't think Howe would last this long when he was appointed. He has done a great job. But I expect pressure to mount if he doesn't start winning..
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I remember when he was being touted as the heir apparent to Arsenal when he had Bournemouth overachieving…then they fell back to earth and then some

I really rate Howe, what he did at Bournemouth was phenomenal. If and when Klopp leaves, I wouldn't mind him as a potential successor, if nobody else is available (I'm looking at you, Xabi Alonso).
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Post by: Síota on September 02, 2023, 12:35:26 AM
Forgot to post the other night, champions league groups:
"2023/24 Champions League group stage draw

Group A: Bayern (GER), Man United (ENG), Copenhagen (DEN), Galatasaray (TUR)

Group B: Sevilla (ESP), Arsenal (ENG), PSV Eindhoven (NED), Lens (FRA)

Group C: Napoli (ITA), Real Madrid (ESP), Braga (POR), Union Berlin (GER)

Group D: Benfica (POR), Inter (ITA), Salzburg (AUT), Real Sociedad (ESP)

Group E: Feyenoord (NED), Atlético Madrid (ESP), Lazio (ITA), Celtic (SCO)

Group F: Paris (FRA), Dortmund (GER), Milan (ITA), Newcastle (ENG)

Group G: Man City (ENG), Leipzig (GER), Crvena zvezda (SRB), Young Boys (SUI)

Group H: Barcelona (ESP), Porto (POR), Shakhtar Donetsk (UKR), Antwerp (BEL)"

Some spicy groups, group f is group of death lol. Looking forward to Celtic/Lazio...
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on September 02, 2023, 06:39:45 AM
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I didn't think Howe would last this long when he was appointed. He has done a great job. But I expect pressure to mount if he doesn't start winning..
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I remember when he was being touted as the heir apparent to Arsenal when he had Bournemouth overachieving…then they fell back to earth and then some
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I really rate Howe, what he did at Bournemouth was phenomenal. If and when Klopp leaves, I wouldn't mind him as a potential successor, if nobody else is available (I'm looking at you, Xabi Alonso).

When Klopp leaves, I’m kinda hoping Pep Ljinders takes over in a Shankly to Paisley kind of transition.   But that day frightens me bc Klopp has papered over so many issues our owners cause
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Post by: easymoneysniper on September 02, 2023, 12:08:46 PM
chelshit
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on September 02, 2023, 12:16:23 PM
Brighton is a very likable team.   I hope they maintain their ambition stay contending for the top half of the top half of the table
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Post by: easymoneysniper on September 02, 2023, 12:21:07 PM
Brighton is a very likable team.   I hope they maintain their ambition stay contending for the top half of the top half of the table
ansu fati signed with them as well. they're always doing good business. chelsea gearing up a $200M bid for evan ferguson as we speak...
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on September 02, 2023, 03:22:33 PM
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ansu fati signed with them as well. they're always doing good business. chelsea gearing up a $200M bid for evan ferguson as we speak...

Well maybe it’ll be the first Brighton thing they buy that works out for them
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Post by: Síota on September 03, 2023, 04:41:45 AM
Aye Brighton are brilliant. I hope they do well in the Europa League. I'd love to go see the Vs Palace one day.
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on September 03, 2023, 10:58:57 AM
Pretty chuffed Newcastle, Chelsea, and Man U already have 2 losses.  Obviously some have had tougher schedules than others
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Post by: brycickle on September 03, 2023, 11:05:37 AM
That offside call was pretty ridiculous. The call should be made based on where your feet are when the ball is played, not where your fucking outstretched hand is.
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on September 03, 2023, 01:18:29 PM
Sergio Ramos back at Sevilla.   Love moves like this even if I’ve grown to hate the player
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Post by: LemThurdy on September 03, 2023, 08:13:07 PM
That offside call was pretty ridiculous. The call should be made based on where your feet are when the ball is played, not where your fucking outstretched hand is.

love the tears, hilarious Utd fans complain of referees
COYG
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on September 03, 2023, 08:40:26 PM
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That offside call was pretty ridiculous. The call should be made based on where your feet are when the ball is played, not where your fucking outstretched hand is.
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love the tears, hilarious Utd fans complain of referees
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Oh the years the rest of us suffered under Fergie Time and his sway over refs
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Post by: LemThurdy on September 04, 2023, 03:15:52 PM
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That offside call was pretty ridiculous. The call should be made based on where your feet are when the ball is played, not where your fucking outstretched hand is.
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love the tears, hilarious Utd fans complain of referees
COYG
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Oh the years the rest of us suffered under Fergie Time and his sway over refs

This is what fergie time felt like all those years ago :/
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on September 04, 2023, 03:30:39 PM
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That offside call was pretty ridiculous. The call should be made based on where your feet are when the ball is played, not where your fucking outstretched hand is.
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love the tears, hilarious Utd fans complain of referees
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Oh the years the rest of us suffered under Fergie Time and his sway over refs
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This is what fergie time felt like all those years ago :/

It’s not funny but it’s ______ that the day Man U gets rid of Greenwood, Anthony gets in trouble for allegedly being a piece of shit to a woman
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Post by: easymoneysniper on September 04, 2023, 03:39:40 PM
saw Messi last night. mans walked right by me and I swear we made eye contact. also saw david beckham which was sick. two legends of the game
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Post by: whale on September 05, 2023, 05:24:53 AM
saw Messi last night. mans walked right by me and I swear we made eye contact. also saw david beckham which was sick. two legends of the game

Where was this?
Must be nice for that guy to walk around atleast semi-incognito in Miami.
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Post by: Síota on September 05, 2023, 07:01:51 AM
You think Luis Rubiales would just resign lol, it keeps getting bigger and bigger.
Pretty fucked also about Anthony, looks like a woman beater, considering the national team dropped him I'm sure he's done in the Premier League.
International break, France vs Ireland should be fun, thou most folk are fully fixed on the rugby here at the mo.
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Post by: excitableboy on September 05, 2023, 07:42:09 AM
That offside call was pretty ridiculous. The call should be made based on where your feet are when the ball is played, not where your fucking outstretched hand is.

It's not though. Only body parts with which you may score can be offside, hence the lines were drawn at the shoulders in this case. It was close though, Man U was unlucky on that one.

Sergio Ramos back at Sevilla.   Love moves like this even if I’ve grown to hate the player
Read somewhere that he rejected a 20m a year Saudi deal for 1m at Sevilla. May well be a bogus rumor I don't know.
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Post by: easymoneysniper on September 05, 2023, 08:08:58 AM
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saw Messi last night. mans walked right by me and I swear we made eye contact. also saw david beckham which was sick. two legends of the game
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Where was this?
Must be nice for that guy to walk around atleast semi-incognito in Miami.
saw them at the LAFC v. Inter Miami match. i work for LAFC so i was able to be backstage and right by the visiting locker room as the team walked out. was a pretty surreal experience. Selena Gomez walked by me as well which was dope. bummed I didn't run into Leo Dicaprio at any point. would've been so sick
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Post by: ThatIsNotCricket on September 05, 2023, 01:53:16 PM
Sergio Ramos back at Sevilla.   Love moves like this even if I’ve grown to hate the player

I second that.

I was looking forward to watch Evan Ferguson when we play Ireland this sunday, but it looks like I'm out of luck. Still, should be an interesting one, regardless even of what happens on thursday vs Greece. I'm holding my breath.
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Post by: ThatIsNotCricket on September 05, 2023, 02:04:16 PM
Weird Old Firm match last sunday, with the VAR, the absence of away support, the whole run of play. I still have to warm to post-Ange Rodgers, but very happy with the result either way. The silence after Kyogo's goal was just golden.
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Post by: nonickname on September 05, 2023, 02:28:18 PM
Weird Old Firm match last sunday, with the VAR, the absence of away support, the whole run of play. I still have to warm to post-Ange Rodgers, but very happy with the result either way. The silence after Kyogo's goal was just golden.

The away fan business between Celtic and Rangers is so damn ridiculous - I get that other SPL squads get around 800...but previously for these games it was @ 8000. Then since fuckwads coudnt stop attacking each other it got dropped. Oh well take your money to Firhill and buy some Kingsley swag!
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Post by: Síota on September 06, 2023, 12:20:45 AM
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Weird Old Firm match last sunday, with the VAR, the absence of away support, the whole run of play. I still have to warm to post-Ange Rodgers, but very happy with the result either way. The silence after Kyogo's goal was just golden.
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The away fan business between Celtic and Rangers is so damn ridiculous - I get that other SPL squads get around 800...but previously for these games it was @ 8000. Then since fuckwads coudnt stop attacking each other it got dropped. Oh well take your money to Firhill and buy some Kingsley swag!

Wasn't even on telly here in France, always used to be and a few pubs would even open early for them.
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Post by: whale on September 06, 2023, 01:31:45 AM
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saw Messi last night. mans walked right by me and I swear we made eye contact. also saw david beckham which was sick. two legends of the game
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Where was this?
Must be nice for that guy to walk around atleast semi-incognito in Miami.
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saw them at the LAFC v. Inter Miami match. i work for LAFC so i was able to be backstage and right by the visiting locker room as the team walked out. was a pretty surreal experience. Selena Gomez walked by me as well which was dope. bummed I didn't run into Leo Dicaprio at any point. would've been so sick

Of course it was a match, dunno why I assumed it was just a random encounter on the streets.
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Post by: Gary Bucket on September 06, 2023, 04:00:47 PM
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Weird Old Firm match last sunday, with the VAR, the absence of away support, the whole run of play. I still have to warm to post-Ange Rodgers, but very happy with the result either way. The silence after Kyogo's goal was just golden.
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The away fan business between Celtic and Rangers is so damn ridiculous - I get that other SPL squads get around 800...but previously for these games it was @ 8000. Then since fuckwads coudnt stop attacking each other it got dropped. Oh well take your money to Firhill and buy some Kingsley swag!

Ive got the green ticket specs on but its well documented it was rangers dropped the allocation to 800 thinking it would give them a competitive edge. Theyd pull the whole league back into the grave with them if they could
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Post by: nonickname on September 07, 2023, 05:07:34 PM
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Weird Old Firm match last sunday, with the VAR, the absence of away support, the whole run of play. I still have to warm to post-Ange Rodgers, but very happy with the result either way. The silence after Kyogo's goal was just golden.
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The away fan business between Celtic and Rangers is so damn ridiculous - I get that other SPL squads get around 800...but previously for these games it was @ 8000. Then since fuckwads coudnt stop attacking each other it got dropped. Oh well take your money to Firhill and buy some Kingsley swag!
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Ive got the green ticket specs on but its well documented it was rangers dropped the allocation to 800 thinking it would give them a competitive edge. Theyd pull the whole league back into the grave with them if they could

For a team that's only been around 13 years or so they sure do hold a lot of sway in the league.
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Post by: easymoneysniper on September 17, 2023, 02:48:34 PM
chelsea is embarrassing
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Post by: brycickle on September 17, 2023, 04:26:02 PM
Not as embarrassed as I feel being a Man. United fan lately (last 10 years or so).
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Post by: Síota on September 19, 2023, 10:51:06 AM
Not as embarrassed as I feel being a Man. United fan lately (last 10 years or so).
Good luck tomorrow...
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Post by: brycickle on September 20, 2023, 09:58:23 AM
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Not as embarrassed as I feel being a Man. United fan lately (last 10 years or so).
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Good luck tomorrow...

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Post by: Atiba Applebum on September 20, 2023, 04:43:00 PM
That show Welcome to Wrexham just did a pretty beautiful ep about how one of their autistic fans has reached out and made a connection to their star player’s family after his 1 y/o was diagnosed with autism as well
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Post by: easymoneysniper on September 20, 2023, 05:21:51 PM
That show Welcome to Wrexham just did a pretty beautiful ep about how one of their autistic fans has reached out and made a connection to their star player’s family after his 1 y/o was diagnosed with autism as well
is the show worth checking out? it's on hbo max right? or hulu?
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on September 20, 2023, 05:35:07 PM
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That show Welcome to Wrexham just did a pretty beautiful ep about how one of their autistic fans has reached out and made a connection to their star player’s family after his 1 y/o was diagnosed with autism as well
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is the show worth checking out? it's on hbo max right? or hulu?

Hulu/FX.   It’s enjoyable.   Not the best thing in the world but it’s a good mix of the team, , the club, the supporters, and just enough of the owners
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Post by: whale on September 20, 2023, 10:04:20 PM
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Not as embarrassed as I feel being a Man. United fan lately (last 10 years or so).
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Good luck tomorrow...
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Wasn’t that bad after all. Entertaining match.
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Post by: Síota on September 21, 2023, 03:44:54 AM
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Not as embarrassed as I feel being a Man. United fan lately (last 10 years or so).
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Good luck tomorrow...
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Wasn’t that bad after all. Entertaining match.

I only watched the first half due to work early this morn, wish I would have watched the whole thing. They (ManU) need to find some consistency.
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on September 21, 2023, 03:51:22 AM
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Not as embarrassed as I feel being a Man. United fan lately (last 10 years or so).
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Good luck tomorrow...
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Wasn’t that bad after all. Entertaining match.
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I only watched the first half due to work early this morn, wish I would have watched the whole thing. They (ManU) need to find some consistency.

They’re consistent.   Just not in a good way.   I don’t think ETH is the answer either.    It seems like everyone plays worse under him
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Post by: whale on September 21, 2023, 08:37:59 AM
They’re consistent.   Just not in a good way.   I don’t think ETH is the answer either.    It seems like everyone plays worse under him

Last year under ETH showed a lot of promise though.
Defence was solid, goalscoring was the problem.
Now they have most of their defence injured, new signings injured, two wingers exiled.
Way too many players with big paychecks not playing.
It’s a shitshow that won’t be solved just by changing managers.
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Post by: whale on September 23, 2023, 10:37:49 AM
Look at Rodri over there, managing his own minutes..
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Post by: Owen on September 27, 2023, 06:39:30 PM
Dominik Szoboszlai is shaping up to be the best signing of this season. So stoked on how well Liverpool are playing this year after a shaky and inconsistent last season.

Does anyone have any tips for dodgy streams/replays of the Carabao Cup?
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on September 27, 2023, 07:09:36 PM
Dominik Szoboszlai is shaping up to be the best signing of this season. So stoked on how well Liverpool are playing this year after a shaky and inconsistent last season.

Does anyone have any tips for dodgy streams/replays of the Carabao Cup?

Yeah he’s a beast.   I’m glad we have Doak and Quansah playing so well.   I guess there’s a reason we didn’t buy more.    Love this 3-1 Liverpool team
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Post by: Owen on September 28, 2023, 04:39:24 PM
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Dominik Szoboszlai is shaping up to be the best signing of this season. So stoked on how well Liverpool are playing this year after a shaky and inconsistent last season.

Does anyone have any tips for dodgy streams/replays of the Carabao Cup?
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Yeah he’s a beast.   I’m glad we have Doak and Quansah playing so well.   I guess there’s a reason we didn’t buy more.    Love this 3-1 Liverpool team

I was only able to watch the highlights of the Leicester match. How did Ben Doak go?
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on September 28, 2023, 05:43:52 PM
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Dominik Szoboszlai is shaping up to be the best signing of this season. So stoked on how well Liverpool are playing this year after a shaky and inconsistent last season.

Does anyone have any tips for dodgy streams/replays of the Carabao Cup?
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Yeah he’s a beast.   I’m glad we have Doak and Quansah playing so well.   I guess there’s a reason we didn’t buy more.    Love this 3-1 Liverpool team
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I was only able to watch the highlights of the Leicester match. How did Ben Doak go?

Very promising.   Curtis Jones was the star of the show though.   Glad he’s still progressing
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Post by: Dad_Brains on September 29, 2023, 01:19:23 AM
Dominik Szoboszlai is shaping up to be the best signing of this season. So stoked on how well Liverpool are playing this year after a shaky and inconsistent last season.

Does anyone have any tips for dodgy streams/replays of the Carabao Cup?

I have a tv subscription for the premier league but anything else I watch the replays/highlights on www.soccercatch.com (http://www.soccercatch.com). It’s good for worldwide stuff so I can watch sporting CP and FC Twente games which aren’t shown on tv here.
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Post by: Owen on September 29, 2023, 04:01:28 AM
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Does anyone have any tips for dodgy streams/replays of the Carabao Cup?
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I have a tv subscription for the premier league but anything else I watch the replays/highlights on www.soccercatch.com (http://www.soccercatch.com). It’s good for worldwide stuff so I can watch sporting CP and FC Twente games which aren’t shown on tv here.

Thanks for the tip. I'll check it out
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on September 30, 2023, 11:27:57 AM
Man, Liverpool is a fairly disciplined squad under Klopp, but 2 red cards today and 2 others this season (one was overturned but still played a man down )
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Post by: easymoneysniper on September 30, 2023, 11:33:41 AM
that liverpool spurs match was hard to watch. terrible refereeing and an awful ending. hate to see it finish like that
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Post by: Alan on September 30, 2023, 02:54:07 PM
that liverpool spurs match was hard to watch. terrible refereeing and an awful ending. hate to see it finish like that

This is bonkers
https://x.com/DaleJohnsonESPN/status/1708230855330877465?s=20
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Post by: whale on October 01, 2023, 01:37:37 AM
What a shit show.

Scrap VAR already.
Football was much better when it was just on field decisions. You could accept a bad call a lot better back then.
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Post by: Síota on October 01, 2023, 02:17:41 AM
Lol what the fuck Liverpool losing to spurs, city to wolves, and united to palace. Is it 1993...
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on October 01, 2023, 02:34:55 AM
Lol what the fuck Liverpool losing to spurs, city to wolves, and united to palace. Is it 1993...

Well Chelsea is a bottom half of the table, sooo maybe.
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Post by: LemThurdy on October 01, 2023, 04:43:12 AM
As an arsenal supporter I really hate spuds and they deserved nothing from that game. Refs are so incompetent. The ref for that game was the same dude in Man U v Wilves who said no penalty when Onana took out the wolves player in the box
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Post by: LemThurdy on October 01, 2023, 04:43:55 AM
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Well Chelsea is a bottom half of the table, sooo maybe.

return to default for that lot
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on October 01, 2023, 05:29:21 AM
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Who lasts longer at their current club: Pochettino or Ten Hag?
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Post by: Síota on October 01, 2023, 06:44:57 AM
They sacked the var fellas that got the call unbelievably wrong in the Liverpool match.
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Post by: whale on October 01, 2023, 08:01:22 AM
They sacked the var fellas that got the call unbelievably wrong in the Liverpool match.

Sacked, really?
I saw that they were dropped from their remaining games this GW, but not sacked
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Post by: Síota on October 01, 2023, 08:36:40 AM
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Sacked, really?
I saw that they were dropped from their remaining games this GW, but not sacked

Perhaps I didn't read the whole article..
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Post by: left knee cap on October 02, 2023, 01:15:42 PM
I will say....

Hate for us Spurs have subsided a bit since the start of the season. I did think that goal was not offside either but too late for that now.

I think as long as we don't get too many injuries we should be fine. I think Perišić is done after this recent injury but we've got some solid alternatives.
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Post by: easymoneysniper on October 02, 2023, 03:25:35 PM
chelsea won a pl match yay! and mudryk scored yay!
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Post by: Gary Bucket on October 02, 2023, 05:39:04 PM
Heard the simplest solution to the Diaz VAR situation. VAR flags the ref after game is resumed to the mistake thats been made, ref speaks to coaches and in all probability Spurs let Liverpool score.

The culture of ass covering by the refs appears to be the biggest danger to the game
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on October 02, 2023, 06:07:05 PM
chelsea won a pl match yay! and mudryk scored yay!

I knew that Dominos banter would be a jinx
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Post by: GuessAgain? on October 03, 2023, 03:17:55 PM
As an arsenal supporter I really hate spuds and they deserved nothing from that game. Refs are so incompetent. The ref for that game was the same dude in Man U v Wilves who said no penalty when Onana took out the wolves player in the box

Fuck, as a Wolves fan I can’t believe it’s taken reading a skate forum for those dots to be connected to me. Maybe I’m just not not on twitter but how is nobody talking about the fact it’s the same guy? The dude clearly shits his pants when he has to make decision against the home team.

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Post by: Atiba Applebum on October 03, 2023, 03:45:08 PM
Maybe too early to say, but looks like Man U is Europa bound
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Post by: Alan on October 03, 2023, 04:08:14 PM
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Still laughing about this
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Post by: nonickname on October 03, 2023, 04:35:56 PM
My gawd that giveaway by the ManUtd keeper today was outrageous. I'm not even a fan and that's at least the 3rd huge blunder by him I've seeen in highlights since he arrived. He must have been calmer on the ball in Italy or he's just feeling the pressure of the "big move"?
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on October 03, 2023, 06:44:06 PM
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Still laughing about this


Eh I’m not too bothered. It’s not like Liverpool have lost out on a title race or two in the Klopp era bc of the results of one match
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Post by: Síota on October 04, 2023, 12:21:57 AM
Here is a link to the article/video above:

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/oct/03/var-audio-full-transcript-luis-diaz-goal-liverpool-tottenham

They must have been half asleep...

Lens did will, wonder how Newcastle will do against PSG this eve
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Post by: whale on October 04, 2023, 06:16:48 AM
My gawd that giveaway by the ManUtd keeper today was outrageous. I'm not even a fan and that's at least the 3rd huge blunder by him I've seeen in highlights since he arrived. He must have been calmer on the ball in Italy or he's just feeling the pressure of the "big move"?
He had a much, much better defence in front of him at Inter.
I keep saying even though I’m far from a Utd fan, that well see what this team can do when they get their starting back line out of the treatment room.
One opinion I read from ManU supporter that I do fully agree on, ETH should quit trying to play like City, Liverpool and Arsenal for now and just stick to counter-attacking football until their squad is mostly fit.
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Post by: Owen on October 04, 2023, 12:32:20 PM
Maybe too early to say, but looks like Man U is Europa bound

How does the movement between the Champions League and Europa work? Is it only relegation from CL to EL or is it possible to be promoted from EL to CL?

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Post by: Alan on October 04, 2023, 12:34:04 PM
You can't move up to CL from EL, unless you win EL, then you get to play in CL next season.

EDIT: On a related note, they're changing up the CL format starting next season


"From the 2024/25 season, 36 clubs will participate in the Champions League league phase (former group stage), giving four more sides the opportunity to compete against the best clubs in Europe. Those 36 clubs will participate in a single league competition in which all 36 competing clubs are ranked together."

https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/0268-12157d69ce2d-9f011c70f6fa-1000--new-format-for-champions-league-post-2024-everything-you-ne/
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on October 04, 2023, 01:03:40 PM
You can't move up to CL from EL, unless you win EL, then you get to play in CL next season.

EDIT: On a related note, they're changing up the CL format starting next season


"From the 2024/25 season, 36 clubs will participate in the Champions League league phase (former group stage), giving four more sides the opportunity to compete against the best clubs in Europe. Those 36 clubs will participate in a single league competition in which all 36 competing clubs are ranked together."

https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/0268-12157d69ce2d-9f011c70f6fa-1000--new-format-for-champions-league-post-2024-everything-you-ne/


Don’t forget England might get an extra spot due to sustained winning in CL
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Post by: Owen on October 05, 2023, 03:22:23 AM
Thanks for your responses. What causes a team to be relegated from CL to EL and how many teams does it occur too?
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Post by: ungzilla on October 05, 2023, 03:56:46 AM
3rd place in each champions league group goes to europa knockout rounds
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Post by: Owen on October 05, 2023, 02:14:05 PM
3rd place in each champions league group goes to europa knockout rounds

Thanks for your response. Man utd might be lucky to even make Europa then
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Thanks for your response. Man utd might be lucky to even make Europa then

Sevilla is perfectly primed to go back to their comfort zone
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Post by: LemThurdy on October 08, 2023, 01:21:20 PM
Arsenal over   city. I’ve waited too long for this
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Post by: nonickname on October 19, 2023, 08:33:36 PM
Some notes on Uruguay 2-0 over Brazil at the Centenario. As with so many SA games you had a mixture of flopping of the highest order, crazy "industrial" tackles flying in, and on the ball skill of a ridiculous level. Nunez with a goal and an even more impressive assist for the 2nd was his usual "don't know what you'll get" self - but Araujo from the back impressed me with his passing.
Brazil never really got going and seemed to be a collection of individual great players who didn't play as a unit. Losing Neymar obviously hurt them - but they looked disjointed.

Here at home Michael Bradley is retiring - which anyone who has had to watch this painful year of TFC could have told you is the right decision - but with Herdman coming in who knows what he'll be offered post playing with the club. Great servant/Captain who helped usher in our best years (PKs notwithstanding) - but it was time.
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on October 26, 2023, 09:02:21 PM
i like Darwin a lot, but boy he's like having Liverpool Fernando Torres and Chelsea Fernando Torres all in one body
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Post by: Dad_Brains on October 27, 2023, 01:16:26 AM
i like Darwin a lot, but boy he's like having Liverpool Fernando Torres and Chelsea Fernando Torres all in one body

Best bit today was after he hit the post and gravenberch scored, the kop were chanting Nunez Nunez and he came off laughing at himself it looked like
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on October 27, 2023, 01:34:43 AM
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Best bit today was after he hit the post and gravenberch scored, the kop were chanting Nunez Nunez and he came off laughing at himself it looked like

I saw that from a fan angle.   He’s a gunner and he’ll never lack from confidence from missing, which is nice.   

I’ve sat through the Andy Carrolls and Christian Bentekes (and Balotellis to a lesser extent) to know a dud.   He’s not dud and I was pretty chuffed to see Endo and Gravenberch score as well.   

It’s a team that I think has a high ceiling, but I don’t really if they can hit it yet as I don’t think Klopp has found it’s ideal lineup yet with MacAllister still playing DM.   I also REALLY want to win Europa bc that’s the first trophy Klopp lost when he came to the club and the only one he wasn’t won, so the completest in me wants it bad.    Sorry I’m being so chatty rn
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Post by: brycickle on November 05, 2023, 06:28:21 PM
Haaland fucked my fantasy week by getting injured and subbed off at half. I wasted my triple captain on him.
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Post by: Alan on November 05, 2023, 09:52:09 PM
Ooof

Yeah I hope he'll be back next matchday. The rest of my squad was pretty shit this week too, except for Trippier.
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Post by: easymoneysniper on November 06, 2023, 12:06:28 AM
chelsea spurs tomorrow, let's end spuds' unbeaten streak!!
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Post by: Síota on November 06, 2023, 03:35:46 AM
Yeah had a shit week for points in the league also, what the fuck is Liverpool up to? Dropping points to Luton..
Would love to watch the match tonight but think i'll be too tired. Should be decent.
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Post by: easymoneysniper on November 06, 2023, 02:12:32 PM
well that game was a shitshow. big 3 points but holy shit so many VAR checks i can't say it was an enjoyable watch. spurs showed a lot of heart. cmon Chelsea!
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Post by: nonickname on November 07, 2023, 08:18:44 PM
I'm not a Barca fan boy by any means, and don't follow La Liga...but for them to not score a single goal in a CL group stage game just doesn't seem right. I'm of the age I just assume them to be a perfect mix of swashbuckling attack and swarming D. Watched the highlights and it was basically just S.D attempts and plays the Barca D hoped would get called offside.
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on November 07, 2023, 08:25:58 PM
I'm not a Barca fan boy by any means, and don't follow La Liga...but for them to not score a single goal in a CL group stage game just doesn't seem right. I'm of the age I just assume them to be a perfect mix of swashbuckling attack and swarming D. Watched the highlights and it was basically just S.D attempts and plays the Barca D hoped would get called offside.


I don’t watch much La liga either, but Madrid and Barca both just seem super transitional at the moment, well stocked with the next generation, but perhaps not enough with experience.    A lot more questions would be asked of RM if Jude didn’t bail them out of so many games
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Post by: Síota on November 08, 2023, 12:05:51 AM
Giroud scoring the winner over PSG is funny as fuck crazy that he is 37 and still playing at that high of a level.
Celtic banning the green brigade was the final straw for me, actually laughed when I saw the score last night.
Been meaning to ask my boss about Mainz (he is from there an a fan) sacking Anwar El Ghazi as fuck that club also.
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on November 08, 2023, 12:22:59 AM
Giroud scoring the winner over PSG is funny as fuck crazy that he is 37 and still playing at that high of a level.
Celtic banning the green brigade was the final straw for me, actually laughed when I saw the score last night.
Been meaning to ask my boss about Mainz (he is from there an a fan) sacking Anwar El Ghazi as fuck that club also.


Wasn’t AEG sharing sentiments that were slogans of Hamas and that’s the line that was crossed?    I only know Mainz bc it Jurgen Klopp played for them in his short career and I think it’s where he got his start. 
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Post by: Síota on November 08, 2023, 01:11:00 AM
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Giroud scoring the winner over PSG is funny as fuck crazy that he is 37 and still playing at that high of a level.
Celtic banning the green brigade was the final straw for me, actually laughed when I saw the score last night.
Been meaning to ask my boss about Mainz (he is from there an a fan) sacking Anwar El Ghazi as fuck that club also.
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Wasn’t AEG sharing sentiments that were slogans of Hamas and that’s the line that was crossed?    I only know Mainz bc it Jurgen Klopp played for them in his short career and I think it’s where he got his start.

Yes Klopp played and then managed them, my boss looks kinda like him according to my ex lol. Nah from what I read Anwar El Ghazi was just very vocal about the civilian casualties:

"I condemn the killing of all innocent civilians in Palestine and Israel. My sympathies are with the innocent victims of this conflict irrespective of their nationality. I am committed to a peaceful and integrated Middle East region."

"To the extent my previous statements on social media have been misunderstood, I would like to make clear that I stand for peace and humanity for all."

"Stand for what is right, even if it means standing alone,"
"The loss of my livelihood is nothing when compared to the hell being unleashed on the innocent and vulnerable in Gaza #stopthekilling."
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on November 08, 2023, 02:09:48 AM
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Giroud scoring the winner over PSG is funny as fuck crazy that he is 37 and still playing at that high of a level.
Celtic banning the green brigade was the final straw for me, actually laughed when I saw the score last night.
Been meaning to ask my boss about Mainz (he is from there an a fan) sacking Anwar El Ghazi as fuck that club also.
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Wasn’t AEG sharing sentiments that were slogans of Hamas and that’s the line that was crossed?    I only know Mainz bc it Jurgen Klopp played for them in his short career and I think it’s where he got his start.
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Yes Klopp played and then managed them, my boss looks kinda like him according to my ex lol. Nah from what I read Anwar El Ghazi was just very vocal about the civilian casualties:

"I condemn the killing of all innocent civilians in Palestine and Israel. My sympathies are with the innocent victims of this conflict irrespective of their nationality. I am committed to a peaceful and integrated Middle East region."

"To the extent my previous statements on social media have been misunderstood, I would like to make clear that I stand for peace and humanity for all."

"Stand for what is right, even if it means standing alone,"
"The loss of my livelihood is nothing when compared to the hell being unleashed on the innocent and vulnerable in Gaza #stopthekilling."


Gotcha - I briefly saw someone claiming one of his posts (in addition to the one you posted) was a Hamas slogan, but I didn’t check the source that said that.   

Seems what it really comes down to is Mainz’s personal history of Jewish people and ongoing sensitivity in Germany with their own history with Jewish people … and that he wasn’t a particularly vital part of the team
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Post by: nonickname on November 08, 2023, 11:43:31 AM
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Giroud scoring the winner over PSG is funny as fuck crazy that he is 37 and still playing at that high of a level.
Celtic banning the green brigade was the final straw for me, actually laughed when I saw the score last night.
Been meaning to ask my boss about Mainz (he is from there an a fan) sacking Anwar El Ghazi as fuck that club also.
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Wasn’t AEG sharing sentiments that were slogans of Hamas and that’s the line that was crossed?    I only know Mainz bc it Jurgen Klopp played for them in his short career and I think it’s where he got his start.
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Yes Klopp played and then managed them, my boss looks kinda like him according to my ex lol. Nah from what I read Anwar El Ghazi was just very vocal about the civilian casualties:

"I condemn the killing of all innocent civilians in Palestine and Israel. My sympathies are with the innocent victims of this conflict irrespective of their nationality. I am committed to a peaceful and integrated Middle East region."

"To the extent my previous statements on social media have been misunderstood, I would like to make clear that I stand for peace and humanity for all."

"Stand for what is right, even if it means standing alone,"
"The loss of my livelihood is nothing when compared to the hell being unleashed on the innocent and vulnerable in Gaza #stopthekilling."
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Gotcha - I briefly saw someone claiming one of his posts (in addition to the one you posted) was a Hamas slogan, but I didn’t check the source that said that.   

Seems what it really comes down to is Mainz’s personal history of Jewish people and ongoing sensitivity in Germany with their own history with Jewish people … and that he wasn’t a particularly vital part of the team

Got this from The Guardian:

"One of Mainz's founding members and its first chairman was Eugen Salomon, a Jewish man who was stripped of his club functions by the Nazis in 1933. Salomon died in the Holocaust in 1942." and that AEG had used "from the river to the sea" in earlier posts.

Just adding info.

Now here's hoping the ManUtd/Copenhagen game is a fun watch as I'm home early.
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on November 08, 2023, 03:27:42 PM
Man U’s hope of advancement to CL or Euro hinges on playing a Bayern team that’s won the group.   lol
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Post by: brycickle on November 08, 2023, 11:12:29 PM
It is so frustrating to be a fan of them right now. Regardless of whether Rashford should have gotten straight red or not, you can't just completely shut down as a team if someone gets sent off. And the softest of soft penalties doesn't get reviewed...
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on November 09, 2023, 06:37:50 AM
It is so frustrating to be a fan of them right now. Regardless of whether Rashford should have gotten straight red or not, you can't just completely shut down as a team if someone gets sent off. And the softest of soft penalties doesn't get reviewed...

Does Ten Hag have fan support still?
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Post by: Síota on November 09, 2023, 06:52:31 AM
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Does Ten Hag have fan support still?

I back him 100%.
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Post by: Owen on November 09, 2023, 05:31:29 PM
I actually thought Man Utd played pretty well in the Copenhagen match despite the difficult circumstances. I would much rather watch* them try and lose than some of their other matches this year where they have played like dogshit all match but still some how gotten away with a lucky 1-0 win. 

*I don't go for Man Utd but my partner does so I end up watching all of their games
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Post by: brycickle on November 12, 2023, 12:12:36 PM
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It is so frustrating to be a fan of them right now. Regardless of whether Rashford should have gotten straight red or not, you can't just completely shut down as a team if someone gets sent off. And the softest of soft penalties doesn't get reviewed...
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Does Ten Hag have fan support still?

I feel like it's 50/50 or so. I think we're definitely tired of the constant manager shuffle, but it's still rough watching him play Evans over Varane every week, or letting Rashford continue in his current form.
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on November 12, 2023, 12:34:09 PM
Chelsea playing the spoiler this season, though I have PTSD of being in 2nd, one point behind Man City
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Post by: easymoneysniper on November 12, 2023, 12:41:36 PM
chelsea city was an absolute barn burner. Cold Palmer, baby!
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Post by: whale on November 13, 2023, 04:32:38 AM
Happy for Raheem if he gets his career going again and it looks like Palmers gamble of going to Chelsea paid off.
Bummed I missed the game.
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Post by: Síota on November 13, 2023, 05:23:22 AM
Gutted I missed chelsea/city..just watched the highlights could be game of the season..why didn't City use/keep Palmer?!
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Post by: whale on November 13, 2023, 07:02:00 AM
Gutted I missed chelsea/city..just watched the highlights could be game of the season..why didn't City use/keep Palmer?!

Can’t say for certain but it’s said he wanted to leave for quaranteed first team football.
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Post by: nonickname on November 14, 2023, 01:32:34 PM
Anyone seeing their respective (or other) National team over the break? I'm seeing Canada vs Jamaica in Toronto, but have a feeling that the attacking prowess of Antonio from WHU, Demari Gray and Leon Bailey will be a handful. Guessing Davies and Buchanan will be fulbacks to counter (as usually Alphonso plays mid for Canada).
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Post by: Owen on November 15, 2023, 08:49:34 PM
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Can’t say for certain but it’s said he wanted to leave for quaranteed first team football.

Yeah I read that he asked Pep for some kind of assurance that he would be getting regular play time and he basically said no deal so he to Chelsea.

Chelsea are actually starting to look good and I really enjoyed watching them playing both Tottenham and City. They seem to always be playing difficult teams so I wonder if that has kind of really challenged them to get better
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Gutted I missed chelsea/city..just watched the highlights could be game of the season..why didn't City use/keep Palmer?!
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Can’t say for certain but it’s said he wanted to leave for quaranteed first team football.
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Yeah I read that he asked Pep for some kind of assurance that he would be getting regular play time and he basically said no deal so he to Chelsea.

Chelsea are actually starting to look good and I really enjoyed watching them playing both Tottenham and City. They seem to always be playing difficult teams so I wonder if that has kind of really challenged them to get better

There is quote floating around our supporters (again, me and two mates) that Pep wanted him to stay, promised a fighting chance for more playing time since Mahrez left, but it was Palmer who decided to leave.

Chelsea are a lot better against team who give them space to run into but have struggled against teams with a low block. Next 3 matches are against Newcastle, Brighton and ManU, should be interesting.
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Post by: Síota on November 17, 2023, 04:46:31 AM
Everton just got docked 10 points....I wouldn't want to be a Chelsea or City fan at the moment..
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on November 17, 2023, 05:12:32 AM
Everton just got docked 10 points....I wouldn't want to be a Chelsea or City fan at the moment..


I think Chelsea is unfortunately fine because they made some sweet love to some loopholes - but Man City and their nearly half a billion pound wage bill should def get a Juve level hammering…
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I think Chelsea is unfortunately fine because they made some sweet love to some loopholes - but Man City and their nearly half a billion pound wage bill should def get a Juve level hammering…

Juventus was 10 points and a 720,000 (or something0 euro fine plus a one year ban on europe...
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on November 17, 2023, 05:28:00 AM
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I think Chelsea is unfortunately fine because they made some sweet love to some loopholes - but Man City and their nearly half a billion pound wage bill should def get a Juve level hammering…
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Juventus was 10 points and a 720,000 (or something0 euro fine plus a one year ban on europe...

Oh sorry I meant the 2006 punishment.  Calciogate or whatever it was called where they send to the lower league and stripped of some scuderis
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I think Chelsea is unfortunately fine because they made some sweet love to some loopholes - but Man City and their nearly half a billion pound wage bill should def get a Juve level hammering…
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Juventus was 10 points and a 720,000 (or something0 euro fine plus a one year ban on europe...
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Oh sorry I meant the 2006 punishment.  Calciogate or whatever it was called where they send to the lower league and stripped of some scuderis

Sorry, I forgot all about that!!! I was living in NZ back then and basically off line, no telly etc for many years.
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Post by: whale on November 17, 2023, 06:19:46 AM
It’s not like we haven’t been to the lower leagues before.

They can take away the titles, but they can’t take away the memories.
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Post by: Síota on November 19, 2023, 07:11:23 AM
I was pretty impressed that France won 14-0 untill I saw this:
https://www.instagram.com/p/Cz0RR4qis5n/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
Ten goals in one match insane. Kid has a bright future.
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on November 19, 2023, 07:25:29 AM
I was pretty impressed that France won 14-0 untill I saw this:
https://www.instagram.com/p/Cz0RR4qis5n/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
Ten goals in one match insane. Kid has a bright future.


Wow.   A little surprised the manager left him in long enough to get that many.    That’s an accomplishment that doesn’t even have a name hah
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Post by: nonickname on November 22, 2023, 10:44:01 AM
Anyone seeing their respective (or other) National team over the break? I'm seeing Canada vs Jamaica in Toronto, but have a feeling that the attacking prowess of Antonio from WHU, Demari Gray and Leon Bailey will be a handful. Guessing Davies and Buchanan will be fulbacks to counter (as usually Alphonso plays mid for Canada).

Well we shit the bed, up 1-0 at half on a frigid, rainy night...and let Jamaica score 3 in the 2nd half to eke it on away goals....which I didn't even know were still used in this competition. All we needed was a tie at home vs Jamaica who were without Antonio, but our coach, unlike everyone else in the stadium couldn't see we needed some steel in the mid in the 2nd half and brought on Osorio and Hoilett who have been dreadful in MLS this season. Just a shitshow. We had about 12 minutes to score at the end...and kept playing back to our CB Miller. It was shocking. Concacaf reffing showed its ugly head again with one or two of the big calls - but they let it happen with not getting insurance goals early on when they spurned about 3 clear cut chances. My hangover today was 10 times worse due to this debacle. Yay sports.
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Post by: left knee cap on January 04, 2024, 08:38:16 AM
alright transfer window open along with the PL table coming a pretty close race, how's everyone feeling mid season?

spurs, we're out Son and Sarr for the month, VDV is back but I feel like we're gonna be losin Hojberg and along with Cuti being out we desperately need another CB and a midfielder. I was liking Son in the striker position, seemed like he was struggling a bit in the last couple games.
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on January 04, 2024, 09:32:25 AM
Not thrilled about Afcon starting…
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Post by: whale on January 14, 2024, 03:27:57 AM
Ooooh Kevin De Bruyne
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Post by: Owen on January 14, 2024, 03:34:28 AM
Ooooh Kevin De Bruyne

As a Liverpool supporter, I feel like our chances of winning the Premier League just reduced substantially.

I feel sorry for Newcastle. I was really rooting for them to win but I knew Man City would. I know Newcastle have had lots of injury troubles this year but it seems that they really struggle to hold onto matches and dwindle in intensity from 75 min onwards which ultimately lets them down.
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Post by: Síota on January 14, 2024, 04:28:59 AM
Did a massive shuffle on my fantasy team, not sure it will pay off. No clue how I forgot that Kevin De Bruyne is back fit..
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As a Liverpool supporter, I feel like our chances of winning the Premier League just reduced substantially.

I feel sorry for Newcastle. I was really rooting for them to win but I knew Man City would. I know Newcastle have had lots of injury troubles this year but it seems that they really struggle to hold onto matches and dwindle in intensity from 75 min onwards which ultimately lets them down.


Hah agreed, though at least for once we’re the ones who have to screw up rather than waiting in vain for city to screw up.   
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As a Liverpool supporter, I feel like our chances of winning the Premier League just reduced substantially.

I feel sorry for Newcastle. I was really rooting for them to win but I knew Man City would. I know Newcastle have had lots of injury troubles this year but it seems that they really struggle to hold onto matches and dwindle in intensity from 75 min onwards which ultimately lets them down.
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Hah agreed, though at least for once we’re the ones who have to screw up rather than waiting in vain for city to screw up.

I don’t know guys, everybody talks about Citys late season winning streak being inevitable but I have my doubts this year.
Sure, they are trained to reach their peak in the spring but the defence is very shaky and can’t seem to keep a clean sheet. Of course there are lots of options but Pep hasn’t found the right balance yet, and it’s all just one injury to Rodri away from going down the drain.
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As a Liverpool supporter, I feel like our chances of winning the Premier League just reduced substantially.

I feel sorry for Newcastle. I was really rooting for them to win but I knew Man City would. I know Newcastle have had lots of injury troubles this year but it seems that they really struggle to hold onto matches and dwindle in intensity from 75 min onwards which ultimately lets them down.
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Hah agreed, though at least for once we’re the ones who have to screw up rather than waiting in vain for city to screw up.
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I don’t know guys, everybody talks about Citys late season winning streak being inevitable but I have my doubts this year.
Sure, they are trained to reach their peak in the spring but the defence is very shaky and can’t seem to keep a clean sheet. Of course there are lots of options but Pep hasn’t found the right balance yet, and it’s all just one injury to Rodri away from going down the drain.


I’m banking on a hangover from competing for a treble just like Liverpool struggled after going for 4
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Post by: whale on January 15, 2024, 12:28:08 AM
^ I’m banking on 4 in a row being enough of a motivator. We’ll see in may.
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on January 15, 2024, 03:14:49 AM
^ I’m banking on 4 in a row being enough of a motivator. We’ll see in may.

I just want the Europa mostly to redeem that first trophy loss for Klopp.   Figure anything else as a bonus
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Post by: Síota on January 26, 2024, 02:55:49 AM
Damn, sorry Liverpool fans, what a shock.

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2024/jan/26/jurgen-klopp-to-step-down-as-liverpool-manager-at-end-of-season
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on January 26, 2024, 03:21:36 AM
Damn, sorry Liverpool fans, what a shock.

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2024/jan/26/jurgen-klopp-to-step-down-as-liverpool-manager-at-end-of-season


Yeah it’s a bummer, but fortunately I think it would be highly out of character for him to become Man U or Chelsea manager in the future - that’s the only way this would truly sting.   It’s been a fantastic 10 years and he’s delivered everything except a Europa

Fortunately, Xabi Alonso is panning out to be a good coach and reportedly has conditions in his contract that allow him to leave for LFC or RM sounds guess I’m glad this happened in a timely manner if that’s the case. 

I also potentially wouldn’t hate if Pep Ljinders stuck around as manager and we had that Shankly - Paisley continuity. 
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Post by: Alan on January 26, 2024, 09:38:25 AM
Lijnders is leaving too. As is the rest of Klopp's staff, apparently.
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on January 26, 2024, 09:43:41 AM
Lijnders is leaving too. As is the rest of Klopp's staff, apparently.

Saw that.   Don’t necessarily mind as I’d assume the new manager would bring their own crew. 

Glad Stevie G found a nice paying job already so I don’t have to worry about that
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Post by: Alan on January 26, 2024, 10:54:31 AM
lol but he's a club legend!!!

(I can't believe that has been a legit reason for some clubs to hire a manager)
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on January 26, 2024, 11:00:25 AM
lol but he's a club legend!!!

(I can't believe that has been a legit reason for some clubs to hire a manager)


Hah I was blinded by his success at Rangers. 

Remember when it used to be “was a coach under Mourinho” and maybe 0% of them panned out.  Brendan Rogers might have been the best of the lot
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Post by: Síota on January 26, 2024, 11:51:47 PM
Xabi Alonso seams like the logical choice.
Wonder if Klopp will end up back at Mainz one day.
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Post by: whale on January 27, 2024, 05:23:31 AM
Xabi Alonso seams like the logical choice.
Wonder if Klopp will end up back at Mainz one day.

It does.
Was hoping Alonso would succeed Pep if he ends up leaving when his contract ends.
If Alonso does come, will he bring Wirtz with him?
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It does.
Was hoping Alonso would succeed Pep if he ends up leaving when his contract ends.
If Alonso does come, will he bring Wirtz with him?

I feel like Real Madrid would have already snatched him up to replace Ancelotti by that point. 

My biggest fear is another manager not being able to make the comparatively measly transfer funds work the same way Klopp was.
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I feel like Real Madrid would have already snatched him up to replace Ancelotti by that point. 

My biggest fear is another manager not being able to make the comparatively measly transfer funds work the same way Klopp was.

If Alonso comes he’d have a perfect player to use like he uses Frimpong in TAA, but that would leave Salah (who’s heavily courted by the saudis) without a place in the starting XI.
Maybe Salah money could be Alonsos Coutinho money?

E: forgot to add Nagelsmann and De Zerbi as potential and good choices for the job

EE: also Xavi is leaving Barcelona at the end of the season.
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If Alonso does come, will he bring Wirtz with him?
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I feel like Real Madrid would have already snatched him up to replace Ancelotti by that point. 

My biggest fear is another manager not being able to make the comparatively measly transfer funds work the same way Klopp was.
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If Alonso comes he’d have a perfect player to use like he uses Frimpong in TAA, but that would leave Salah (who’s heavily courted by the saudis) without a place in the starting XI.
Maybe Salah money could be Alonsos Coutinho money?

E: forgot to add Nagelsmann and De Zerbi as potential and good choices for the job

EE: also Xavi is leaving Barcelona at the end of the season.


I always assumed this was Salah’s last season if the Saudi’s were going to offer 250M.   The Saudi project seems to have gone the way of the China League, so who can say anymore. 
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on January 31, 2024, 01:37:38 PM
As long as Liverpool can keep their academy coaches and whatever together - Quansah and Bradley have been amazing this season
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Post by: Síota on February 12, 2024, 06:03:42 AM
Probably shouldn't have left Declan Rice on my bench in my fantasy team this weekend...
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Post by: Shredroe on February 18, 2024, 01:18:24 PM
Great Saturday of football come on you REDS ❤️🌳
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Great Saturday of football come on you REDS ❤️🌳

I keep feeling ok with the table, then remembering how much longer the season is and I clench up hard
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I keep feeling ok with the table, then remembering how much longer the season is and I clench up hard

Yep it's going to be a long road ahead for Liverpool. Man City dropping points in any game is a huge help though. When looking at the table, you've got to assume that they will win their game in hand. Drawing with Chelsea actually puts us one point up though which is really exciting.

How fucked was Jota's knee injury though, looking like we will be in pieces if things continue as they are on the injury front
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Post by: nonickname on February 18, 2024, 04:00:46 PM
Had to check in with a WestHam supporting friend of mine after that capitulation...their transfer window with 2 creative mids out and no one in have hamstrung them.

Haaland vs Chelsea missed 2 or 3 glorious chances that KDB put on a platter for him. Couldn't believe it. Race is going to a great one with 3 legit teams fighting and others pushing to shake it up for the European spots.
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Yep it's going to be a long road ahead for Liverpool. Man City dropping points in any game is a huge help though. When looking at the table, you've got to assume that they will win their game in hand. Drawing with Chelsea actually puts us one point up though which is really exciting.

How fucked was Jota's knee injury though, looking like we will be in pieces if things continue as they are on the injury front

Right and Chelsea starting to show some signs of life isn’t thrilling me for the Finals.   Hopefully there are some academy geniuses like Quansah and Bradley that are ready to step in
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I keep feeling ok with the table, then remembering how much longer the season is and I clench up hard
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Yep it's going to be a long road ahead for Liverpool. Man City dropping points in any game is a huge help though. When looking at the table, you've got to assume that they will win their game in hand. Drawing with Chelsea actually puts us one point up though which is really exciting.

How fucked was Jota's knee injury though, looking like we will be in pieces if things continue as they are on the injury front
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Right and Chelsea starting to show some signs of life isn’t thrilling me for the Finals.   Hopefully there are some academy geniuses like Quansah and Bradley that are ready to step in

Fingers crossed the tradition of beating Chelsea in finals continues
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I keep feeling ok with the table, then remembering how much longer the season is and I clench up hard
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Yep it's going to be a long road ahead for Liverpool. Man City dropping points in any game is a huge help though. When looking at the table, you've got to assume that they will win their game in hand. Drawing with Chelsea actually puts us one point up though which is really exciting.

How fucked was Jota's knee injury though, looking like we will be in pieces if things continue as they are on the injury front
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Right and Chelsea starting to show some signs of life isn’t thrilling me for the Finals.   Hopefully there are some academy geniuses like Quansah and Bradley that are ready to step in
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Fingers crossed the tradition of beating Chelsea in finals continues


But hopefully it can be wrapped up before PKs, particularly so Kelleher doesn’t need to take another one
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Yep it's going to be a long road ahead for Liverpool. Man City dropping points in any game is a huge help though. When looking at the table, you've got to assume that they will win their game in hand. Drawing with Chelsea actually puts us one point up though which is really exciting.

How fucked was Jota's knee injury though, looking like we will be in pieces if things continue as they are on the injury front
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Right and Chelsea starting to show some signs of life isn’t thrilling me for the Finals.   Hopefully there are some academy geniuses like Quansah and Bradley that are ready to step in
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Fingers crossed the tradition of beating Chelsea in finals continues
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But hopefully it can be wrapped up before PKs, particularly so Kelleher doesn’t need to take another one

Haha not sure if I've seen that... or want to.

How crazy was the one where it went all of the way down to the keepers. Chelsea took off Mendy for Kepa (I think?) Who was supposed better at penalty shootouts and then it ended up being decided by the keepers' kicks- which the Chelsea keeper missed. Maybe the last Carabao cup or FA Cup Liverpool were in
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I keep feeling ok with the table, then remembering how much longer the season is and I clench up hard
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Yep it's going to be a long road ahead for Liverpool. Man City dropping points in any game is a huge help though. When looking at the table, you've got to assume that they will win their game in hand. Drawing with Chelsea actually puts us one point up though which is really exciting.

How fucked was Jota's knee injury though, looking like we will be in pieces if things continue as they are on the injury front
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Right and Chelsea starting to show some signs of life isn’t thrilling me for the Finals.   Hopefully there are some academy geniuses like Quansah and Bradley that are ready to step in
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Fingers crossed the tradition of beating Chelsea in finals continues
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But hopefully it can be wrapped up before PKs, particularly so Kelleher doesn’t need to take another one
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Haha not sure if I've seen that... or want to.

How crazy was the one where it went all of the way down to the keepers. Chelsea took off Mendy for Kepa (I think?) Who was supposed better at penalty shootouts and then it ended up being decided by the keepers' kicks- which the Chelsea keeper missed. Maybe the last Carabao cup or FA Cup Liverpool were in


That’s the one I’m talking about.   I believe it was the Carabao cup.   The FA one went to PKs also against Chelsea.  I believe this was two years ago when Liverpool was so so close to the Quad but only got the two league trophies
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I keep feeling ok with the table, then remembering how much longer the season is and I clench up hard
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Yep it's going to be a long road ahead for Liverpool. Man City dropping points in any game is a huge help though. When looking at the table, you've got to assume that they will win their game in hand. Drawing with Chelsea actually puts us one point up though which is really exciting.

How fucked was Jota's knee injury though, looking like we will be in pieces if things continue as they are on the injury front
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Right and Chelsea starting to show some signs of life isn’t thrilling me for the Finals.   Hopefully there are some academy geniuses like Quansah and Bradley that are ready to step in
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Fingers crossed the tradition of beating Chelsea in finals continues
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But hopefully it can be wrapped up before PKs, particularly so Kelleher doesn’t need to take another one
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Haha not sure if I've seen that... or want to.

How crazy was the one where it went all of the way down to the keepers. Chelsea took off Mendy for Kepa (I think?) Who was supposed better at penalty shootouts and then it ended up being decided by the keepers' kicks- which the Chelsea keeper missed. Maybe the last Carabao cup or FA Cup Liverpool were in
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That’s the one I’m talking about.   I believe it was the Carabao cup.   The FA one went to PKs also against Chelsea.  I believe this was two years ago when Liverpool was so so close to the Quad but only got the two league trophies

I just rewatched it and you're right it, it was Kelleher! Crazy I thought it was Allison

https://youtu.be/AfDNWqFiHJg

I also love that Tsimikas got the winning penalty kick in the FA Cup that year too
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I keep feeling ok with the table, then remembering how much longer the season is and I clench up hard
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Yep it's going to be a long road ahead for Liverpool. Man City dropping points in any game is a huge help though. When looking at the table, you've got to assume that they will win their game in hand. Drawing with Chelsea actually puts us one point up though which is really exciting.

How fucked was Jota's knee injury though, looking like we will be in pieces if things continue as they are on the injury front
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Right and Chelsea starting to show some signs of life isn’t thrilling me for the Finals.   Hopefully there are some academy geniuses like Quansah and Bradley that are ready to step in
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Fingers crossed the tradition of beating Chelsea in finals continues
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But hopefully it can be wrapped up before PKs, particularly so Kelleher doesn’t need to take another one
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Haha not sure if I've seen that... or want to.

How crazy was the one where it went all of the way down to the keepers. Chelsea took off Mendy for Kepa (I think?) Who was supposed better at penalty shootouts and then it ended up being decided by the keepers' kicks- which the Chelsea keeper missed. Maybe the last Carabao cup or FA Cup Liverpool were in
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That’s the one I’m talking about.   I believe it was the Carabao cup.   The FA one went to PKs also against Chelsea.  I believe this was two years ago when Liverpool was so so close to the Quad but only got the two league trophies
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I just rewatched it and you're right it, it was Kelleher! Crazy I thought it was Allison

https://youtu.be/AfDNWqFiHJg

I also love that Tsimikas got the winning penalty kick in the FA Cup that year too


I can’t remember if Allison was out injured or Klopp was just keeping him goal bc he had been keeper throughout the entire tournament
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Post by: Alan on February 21, 2024, 09:32:35 AM
Finally some good news in the fight against modern football

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2024/feb/21/german-football-league-drops-plan-to-sell-bundesliga-stake-after-fan-protests
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Post by: Síota on February 21, 2024, 12:58:51 PM
Finally some good news in the fight against modern football

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2024/feb/21/german-football-league-drops-plan-to-sell-bundesliga-stake-after-fan-protests

Yes!!! So good.
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Post by: nonickname on February 21, 2024, 05:32:36 PM
TFC here in Canada just signed "Kevin Long" from Birmingham. When I said "hmmm Spanky seems a bit short to be a commanding center back" the silence was deafening. I need better friends.
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Post by: Binomial Nomenclature on February 21, 2024, 10:36:42 PM
Joins Shane O’Neill on defence.
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Post by: Owen on February 25, 2024, 06:13:38 PM
Woohoo!! Go Liverpool!!

That must be a bitter pill for Chelsea.

What are people's thoughts on Van Dijk's first goal being disallowed for offside?
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on February 25, 2024, 08:16:07 PM
Woohoo!! Go Liverpool!!

That must be a bitter pill for Chelsea.

What are people's thoughts on Van Dijk's first goal being disallowed for offside?

I couldn’t believe how close we were to a third straight PK shoot out.

Im more annoyed at Caicedo injuring Gravenberch for nothing than the disallowed goal
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Post by: dstrytruitt on February 26, 2024, 12:35:13 PM
Woohoo!! Go Liverpool!!

That must be a bitter pill for Chelsea.

What are people's thoughts on Van Dijk's first goal being disallowed for offside?

Shite call.
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Post by: easymoneysniper on February 26, 2024, 11:17:27 PM
liverpool's backup keeper was a fuckin ball magnet
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on February 27, 2024, 01:04:00 AM
liverpool's backup keeper was a fuckin ball magnet

I love kelleher, but it’s almost not fair for us to keep him.   The lad deserves to be first team GK somewhere and Allisson still has it
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Post by: Síota on February 27, 2024, 04:00:10 AM
Glad Klopp got at least one more trophy. Also so happy Kelleher didn't get persuaded into playing for the Brits.
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Post by: Lightskinhardhitta on February 27, 2024, 05:19:59 PM
Any Tottenham fans?
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Post by: geezer on February 28, 2024, 01:03:21 PM
Any Tottenham fans?
COYS!
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Post by: geezer on March 02, 2024, 08:51:40 AM
God, what an ugly win for Spurs today. We really missed Richy and Porro
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Post by: JohnDi on March 02, 2024, 08:01:14 PM
God, what an ugly win for Spurs today. We really missed Richy and Porro
Werner missing the first attempt was brutal thought that was gonna kill his spirit but he came through so that’s a positive hopefully he keeps that up I love a player revival

Anyone see that insane Real Madrid game?
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on March 02, 2024, 11:26:02 PM
The RM ending is what I feared would happen in the Liverpool one
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Post by: Síota on March 03, 2024, 08:49:25 AM
Both goals (so far ) in the City/United match were unreal
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Post by: whale on March 03, 2024, 11:39:15 AM
For my 1000th post, I’ll proudly share the aerial view of Manchester

(https://i.imgur.com/CNoFlGT.jpeg)
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Post by: Síota on March 04, 2024, 10:23:06 AM
For my 1000th post, I’ll proudly share the aerial view of Manchester

(https://i.imgur.com/CNoFlGT.jpeg)

(https://i.ibb.co/whLjQ2G/img-1-1709580105349.webp) (https://ibb.co/whLjQ2G)
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Post by: whale on March 04, 2024, 11:23:37 PM
I’ve heard Tevez was a pain in the ass to work with.
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on March 05, 2024, 06:05:15 AM
Remember when West Ham just magically got young Tevez and Mascherano one winter transfer window
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Post by: whale on March 05, 2024, 09:12:34 AM
Remember when West Ham just magically got young Tevez and Mascherano one winter transfer window

At least Tevez kept them up, Mascherano hardly even played for the Hammers.
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At least Tevez kept them up, Mascherano hardly even played for the Hammers.


Oh wow my memories off.    I guess the winter window was when he came to Liverpool and he went to west ham the summer previous.
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Oh wow my memories off.    I guess the winter window was when he came to Liverpool and he went to west ham the summer previous.

I do! I do! I saw the Hammers lose 0-2 to Newcastle in 2006 at Upton Park. Tevez came off the bench and hit the crossbar...I bought a knockoff t-shirt after the game with Tevez 32 on it. (Damien Duff and Obafemi Martins scored for the magpies). Not a Hammers fan but the old grounds were magical. Saw Man City on the same trip and told everyone who would listen that Ismael Miller was going to take the league by storm...so keep that in mind the next time I give a footy opinion ;D
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Post by: dstrytruitt on March 06, 2024, 08:55:57 AM
Liverpool and City on Sunday; who ya got?
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Post by: whale on March 06, 2024, 02:30:01 PM
Anfield is always a tough place to get a result, I just want a good, entertaining game with no questionable referee calls.
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on March 06, 2024, 02:46:00 PM
Liverpool and City on Sunday; who ya got?

I’m not particularly confident in a Liverpool victory.   At some point the adrenaline of 6 games in 2 weeks is going to run out.   Really going to judge after the Prague game tomorrow.
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Post by: Síota on March 07, 2024, 02:19:52 AM
Liverpool and City on Sunday; who ya got?

Wales vs France at 16h so will miss the first half. 2 all is my guess.
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Post by: nonickname on March 07, 2024, 08:51:50 AM
Liverpool and City on Sunday; who ya got?

I'll say 3-2 - with Pep's reluctance to use any damn subs catching up to him with Liverpool scoring late to seal the deal. I say this with the understanding that Salah is good to go and can give an hour of play from the start. Otherwise I'll second the 2-2 draw idea.
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on March 07, 2024, 12:24:55 PM
Couldn’t have gone better.   Assume Konate was just preventative.   

I hope we can avoid Leverkuesen in the Europa
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Post by: Owen on March 08, 2024, 03:18:35 AM
Darwin and Mo both looked good against Praha
2-2 sounds about right but could go either way
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Post by: Frank Sobotka on March 08, 2024, 03:25:54 AM
Liverpool and City on Sunday; who ya got?

The Red's will paste 'em as long as Anfield is at it's feral best. Should be an absolute bear pit. 3-1, Nunez & Salah amongst the goals.
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on March 08, 2024, 06:10:03 AM
I want to be confident after Prague, but this hasn’t been out season in games against the top 4.   Will gladly take a draw (haven’t looked to see if that would put us in 2nd with  an Arsenal win)
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Post by: Alan on March 08, 2024, 08:03:05 AM
Yeah I feel a draw is the most likely outcome. But wouldn't be mad at a Reds win.
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Post by: whale on March 10, 2024, 10:45:37 AM
I’ll take that draw
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Post by: easymoneysniper on March 10, 2024, 11:06:20 AM
not sure how that wasnt a pen at the end. that's a foul anywhere else on the pitch
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on March 10, 2024, 12:27:43 PM
not sure how that wasnt a pen at the end. that's a foul anywhere else on the pitch

Yeah, for all the shouting about the ref last week and LiVARpool, I’d def say the balance of decisions is heavily tilted away from us
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Post by: dstrytruitt on March 10, 2024, 07:55:41 PM
not sure how that wasnt a pen at the end. that's a foul anywhere else on the pitch

Seriously should’ve been. With all the blown scoring chances today Liverpool should’ve walked away 3-1 victors at least.
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Seriously should’ve been. With all the blown scoring chances today Liverpool should’ve walked away 3-1 victors at least.

Luis Diaz was playing the role of Darwin today
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Post by: mynameisnotjeff on March 10, 2024, 11:51:53 PM
I have nieces and I’ve gotten very big on presenting women in sports to them. Saw the women’s gold cup with them and I was entertained. Surprised US managed to beat Brazil.
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Post by: Lightskinhardhitta on March 11, 2024, 06:30:42 AM
For my 1000th post, I’ll proudly share the aerial view of Manchester

(https://i.imgur.com/CNoFlGT.jpeg)

You funny for this
Title: Re: football anyone? as in soccer...
Post by: Atiba Applebum on March 15, 2024, 03:34:22 PM
Well, if both teams keep it up, Jurgen Klopps last game for Liverpool could be against Xabi Alonso’s Leverkuesen in the Europa finals
Title: Re: football anyone? as in soccer...
Post by: Síota on March 16, 2024, 02:39:41 AM
Well, if both teams keep it up, Jurgen Klopps last game for Liverpool could be against Xabi Alonso’s Leverkuesen in the Europa finals
I hope so.
Also Brighton this was brilliant
(https://i.ibb.co/RPKh89V/img-1-1710582553790.webp) (https://ibb.co/RPKh89V)
Title: Re: football anyone? as in soccer...
Post by: nonickname on March 23, 2024, 03:58:49 PM
Seeing the pics of a cancer ravaged Sven being the Liverpool gaffer today for the legends match was so bittersweet.

Glad Kiki Musampa (Citeh & TFC "legend") bagged one.
Title: Re: football anyone? as in soccer...
Post by: Atiba Applebum on March 23, 2024, 04:12:30 PM
Seeing the pics of a cancer ravaged Sven being the Liverpool gaffer today for the legends match was so bittersweet.

Glad Kiki Musampa (Citeh & TFC "legend") bagged one.



Yes, it was very nice that an opportunity was made available for Sven to manage LFC


Anyone remember when Notts County seemingly was going to have a major financial boon and Sven was the manager manager for like a week before it all fell apart?
Title: Re: football anyone? as in soccer...
Post by: Síota on March 24, 2024, 02:52:27 AM
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Seeing the pics of a cancer ravaged Sven being the Liverpool gaffer today for the legends match was so bittersweet.

Glad Kiki Musampa (Citeh & TFC "legend") bagged one.
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Yes, it was very nice that an opportunity was made available for Sven to manage LFC


Anyone remember when Notts County seemingly was going to have a major financial boon and Sven was the manager manager for like a week before it all fell apart?

Yeah that was lovely to see. It's shit that in 2024 we still have no cure for cancer but spend billions on weapons etc.

Yeah that Notts County thing was super bizarre.

Ireland blew (yet again) another chance to turn shit around, and France got a wake up call yesterday as well.
Title: Re: football anyone? as in soccer...
Post by: Alan on March 24, 2024, 08:39:24 AM
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Seeing the pics of a cancer ravaged Sven being the Liverpool gaffer today for the legends match was so bittersweet.

Glad Kiki Musampa (Citeh & TFC "legend") bagged one.
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Yes, it was very nice that an opportunity was made available for Sven to manage LFC


Anyone remember when Notts County seemingly was going to have a major financial boon and Sven was the manager manager for like a week before it all fell apart?

Yeah I recently listened to a podcast about that bizarre episode. They spoke to Sven about it, was honestly surprised that he agreed to it, lol. And I think he was there for a longer time. But I think Sol Campbell played one half for them, haha.
Title: Re: football anyone? as in soccer...
Post by: Atiba Applebum on March 24, 2024, 09:07:32 AM
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Seeing the pics of a cancer ravaged Sven being the Liverpool gaffer today for the legends match was so bittersweet.

Glad Kiki Musampa (Citeh & TFC "legend") bagged one.
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Yes, it was very nice that an opportunity was made available for Sven to manage LFC


Anyone remember when Notts County seemingly was going to have a major financial boon and Sven was the manager manager for like a week before it all fell apart?
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Yeah I recently listened to a podcast about that bizarre episode. They spoke to Sven about it, was honestly surprised that he agreed to it, lol. And I think he was there for a longer time. But I think Sol Campbell played one half for them, haha.


Looked into it, yeah he was there for like a season.   Brought Kasper Schmeichal along too.   Forgot Sven also managed the Mexico NT after England for a wee bit as well.   Those mid-tier managers have such fascinating careers
Title: Re: football anyone? as in soccer...
Post by: geezer on March 25, 2024, 11:38:13 AM
Getting ready to head to Europe for a week. Spurs game next Saturday, PSV Eindhoven game the following Saturday. Super excited! We'll be in Rome midweek, and there's a Wednesday night Coppa Italia at Fiorentina that we might get tickets to as well, just need to decide whether we feel like making the trip at that point.
Title: Re: football anyone? as in soccer...
Post by: Trilogy on March 25, 2024, 03:17:14 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSanJ5swYBM

I am Portuguese, but if someone sees this video of Messi and say Cristiano Ronaldo is better that person clearly dont understand anything about football.

Also, Messi isn't just a goal scorer, he is also a playmaker and makes a lot of assists.

Messi is the best ever!
Title: Re: football anyone? as in soccer...
Post by: Síota on March 28, 2024, 03:40:32 AM
Any Germans on here wanna give an opinion on the national team moving to Nike after 70 years of Adidas?
Title: Re: football anyone? as in soccer...
Post by: Mean salto on March 28, 2024, 07:31:38 AM
Any Germans on here wanna give an opinion on the national team moving to Nike after 70 years of Adidas?
Not German but that's kinda fucked. You'd think keeping the German soccer team would be Adidas top priority and Nike making an offer would be purely as a fuck you to Adidas. Funny how Nike are top dogs now, first pair of new boots I ever got were Nike's and everyone gave me so much shit
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on March 28, 2024, 09:00:06 AM
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Any Germans on here wanna give an opinion on the national team moving to Nike after 70 years of Adidas?
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Not German but that's kinda fucked. You'd think keeping the German soccer team would be Adidas top priority and Nike making an offer would be purely as a fuck you to Adidas. Funny how Nike are top dogs now, first pair of new boots I ever got were Nike's and everyone gave me so much shit


I believe I read that Adidas was 3rd in the bidding process.   


It’s funny Brazil put themselves out there to be bid on, hoping they get some fuck you bids from Adidas
Title: Re: football anyone? as in soccer...
Post by: Alan on March 28, 2024, 12:26:20 PM
Germany should have gone with Umbro.

I feel like most Nike jersey designs suck ass. On par with Puma. Well, maybe not that bad.
Title: Re: football anyone? as in soccer...
Post by: brycickle on March 28, 2024, 03:10:12 PM
Would have been funnier if they did switch to Puma though.