Soccer thread 08/09 (will have spoilers!)

fsquid · Post by **fsquid** » Mon Jul 27, 2009 2:48 pm

I like the billboard. By the way, screw Burnley for trying to make Marcus Tudgay disgruntled.

davet010 · Post by **davet010** » Mon Jul 27, 2009 3:04 pm

You'll love this one then

fsquid · Post by **fsquid** » Mon Jul 27, 2009 3:28 pm

very nice

10spro · Post by **10spro** » Tue Jul 28, 2009 1:47 am

It's official. Ibrahimovic to Barca for the next five years while Eto'o goes to Inter. Will the Swede stay healthy? He has better ball handling than Eto'o but will he score as often as he did in Italy?

davet010 · Post by **davet010** » Tue Jul 28, 2009 5:41 am

He might against the garbage teams, but against the big time outfits he'll do what he did for Inter and Sweden, and go missing completely.

In honour of the upsurge in interest in the glorious game of cricket, there is a phrase that suits him down to the ground.

"Flat-Track Bully"

Anyone who thinks he's worth even the same as Eto'o, let alone plus €40m (and Hleb, who's not much) is out of his mind. Guardiola is apparently 'unconvinced' to say the least.

miget33 · Post by **miget33** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 2:13 am

K.Toure, another average defender, on his way to City.

And Comcast subscribers can finally access espn360.com

davet010 · Post by **davet010** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 4:01 am

miget33 wrote:K.Toure, another average defender, on his way to City.

And Comcast subscribers can finally access espn360.com

Nice to see that the Scottish Drunkard's ongoing battle with senility continues, and that the supporters are totally onside with it.

Now he's on TV questionning Real Madrid's transfer policy, suggesting that Ronaldo might end up playing CH as Real Madrid don't have any. Yeessss, right Sir Alex. Why don't you just sit down and have another whisky ?

This is starting to look a bit like the last days of Brian Clough....

Macca00 · Post by **Macca00** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 8:58 am

miget33 wrote:K.Toure, another average defender, on his way to City.

Average? I think he's pretty damn good. Lescott would also be another fantastic signing for them (with the added bonus of pissing Gollum off).

davet010 · Post by **davet010** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 9:12 am

Macca00 wrote:
miget33 wrote:K.Toure, another average defender, on his way to City.

Average? I think he's pretty damn good. Lescott would also be another fantastic signing for them (with the added bonus of pissing Gollum off).

He's a Utd fan, so obviously using their performance at OT when Liverpool spanked them 4-1 or in the CL final as his benchmark for 'ordinary'....

fsquid · Post by **fsquid** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 10:37 am

Shut up Dave!

davet010 · Post by **davet010** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 12:38 pm

What's your problem, Bayern Boy ? You gearing up for a season of unremitting Van Gaal tedium ?

One thing I noticed, Bayern don't seem to have many Dutch players, other than that carthorse Van Bommel. Get ready for that to change...he once had 8 of them at Barca, and it's strongly rumoured that he was the one behind their orange away kits..

miget33 · Post by **miget33** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 2:03 pm

davet010 wrote:
miget33 wrote:K.Toure, another average defender, on his way to City.

And Comcast subscribers can finally access espn360.com
Nice to see that the Scottish Drunkard's ongoing battle with senility continues, and that the supporters are totally onside with it.

Now he's on TV questionning Real Madrid's transfer policy, suggesting that Ronaldo might end up playing CH as Real Madrid don't have any. Yeessss, right Sir Alex. Why don't you just sit down and have another whisky ?

This is starting to look a bit like the last days of Brian Clough....

Can you see were threatened by what City might eventually be.
So we have to bash any moves City makes.

Macca-
To me Toure is no better than Dunne, so maybe saying he's average is harsh, but to me he's not upgrade from what they have already.

fsquid · Post by **fsquid** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 2:38 pm

davet010 wrote:What's your problem, Bayern Boy ? You gearing up for a season of unremitting Van Gaal tedium ?

One thing I noticed, Bayern don't seem to have many Dutch players, other than that carthorse Van Bommel. Get ready for that to change...he once had 8 of them at Barca, and it's strongly rumoured that he was the one behind their orange away kits..

You do know that no manager is allowed free reign on transfers at Bayern, right? Sometime it is good, sometimes it is bad.

davet010 · Post by **davet010** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 2:42 pm

Good, in this case. I do seem to remember that Barcelona under Van Gaal were dreadfully boring and the fans never really took to him, despite success.

miget33 · Post by **miget33** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 10:38 pm

miget33 wrote: And Comcast subscribers can finally access espn360.com

BTW the Audi Cup is being shown on espn360

Dave · Post by **Dave** » Thu Jul 30, 2009 12:06 am

Does the MLS All-Star Game trophy count as silverware for Everton?

10spro · Post by **10spro** » Thu Jul 30, 2009 2:29 am

Entertaining game between my dear 'Boca Juniors' and ManU in Munich for the Audi Cup, 2-1. Both teams are in preseason form and the Reds were just more opportunistic whenever they had their chances. Boca just misfired a few times.

It's Coco Basile's second stint as coach of the xeneixes and despite the loss, I liked how the team moved, attacking football with Riquelme being the QB as usual, although they did rely on Palermo's header too often.

It's Bayern and ManU for top place now, while Boca plays Milan for third.

davet010 · Post by **davet010** » Thu Jul 30, 2009 3:45 am

Dave wrote:Does the MLS All-Star Game trophy count as silverware for Everton?

It might be as close as Gollum ever gets

davet010 · Post by **davet010** » Thu Jul 30, 2009 7:35 am

Yes, I know City have been doing it all summer, but is anyone up for another season of the FA Premier League fantasy football ? If there is at least some interest, then I'll set it up this week or next.

RobVarak · Post by **RobVarak** » Thu Jul 30, 2009 10:45 am

davet010 wrote:Yes, I know City have been doing it all summer, but is anyone up for another season of the FA Premier League fantasy football ? If there is at least some interest, then I'll set it up this week or next.

I'm game.

wco81 · Post by **wco81** » Thu Jul 30, 2009 10:53 am

Doesn't the season start soon?

Maybe time for a new thread, esp. with WC next year.

Post by **Jared** » Thu Jul 30, 2009 12:30 pm

New thread w ill begin August 1st. Patience...

fsquid · Post by **fsquid** » Thu Jul 30, 2009 3:08 pm

Great and there is the first reference to Michael Owen's night in Munchen.

Feanor · Post by **Feanor** » Thu Jul 30, 2009 11:19 pm

RobVarak wrote:
davet010 wrote:Yes, I know City have been doing it all summer, but is anyone up for another season of the FA Premier League fantasy football ? If there is at least some interest, then I'll set it up this week or next.
I'm game.

Me too.

davet010 · Post by **davet010** » Fri Jul 31, 2009 3:53 am

I'll wait til Jared kicks off the new thread before posting the codes, else you'll be trying to work out where it is.