Soccer thread 09/10 (contains spoilers)

miget33 · Post by **miget33** » Tue Dec 29, 2009 2:22 am

davet010 wrote:Eee, it's a good job Man U didn't really want Tevez to stay...I can see why you'd really want Berbaflop and Obertan instead.

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I can take the bashing of the Berbacrap, but not Gabby. Gabby good.

Naples39 · Post by **Naples39** » Tue Dec 29, 2009 11:16 am

Freddy Adu gets cut from powerhouse club Belenenses.

His career continues to spiral into a cautionary tale.

Feanor · Post by **Feanor** » Tue Dec 29, 2009 1:47 pm

His career is now much Adu about nothing, unfortunately.

davet010 · Post by **davet010** » Tue Dec 29, 2009 2:01 pm

Does he still get picked for the US national team ?

miget33 · Post by **miget33** » Tue Dec 29, 2009 2:17 pm

I think the last time he played for the US was at Gold Cup this year.

But he hasn't really featured for the US ever.

davet010 · Post by **davet010** » Wed Dec 30, 2009 6:52 am

Well, if I see a worse game this season than Aston Villa v Liverpool, I'm going to cry - that was abysmal. A poor game, settled by the sort of goal who's buildup is more likely to appear on 'Own goals and gaffes' videos rather than anything else, in the 92nd minute. The camera flicked over to the much fawned-over O'Neill and he looked like he was going to cry.

That noise in the background ? That was Villa's usual late season wheel-falling-off, just a bit earlier than usual this year.

davet010 · Post by **davet010** » Sun Jan 03, 2010 2:57 pm

And from today's FA Cup round 3

Man Utd 0 Leeds 1

Fergie then proceeds to lift his head up from the whisky bottle long enough to declare it a 'disgrace to football' that there was only 5 minutes of injury time (and even then, in accordance with the 'Big 4 losing at home' Premiership rules, almost 6 minutes were played).

But it wasn't enough...and they lost.

Ha. Ha Ha. HA HA HA

GB_Simo · Post by **GB_Simo** » Sun Jan 03, 2010 3:04 pm

davet010 wrote:And from today's FA Cup round 3

Man Utd 0 Leeds 1

Fergie then proceeds to lift his head up from the whisky bottle long enough to declare it a 'disgrace to football' that there was only 5 minutes of injury time (and even then, in accordance with the 'Big 4 losing at home' Premiership rules, almost 6 minutes were played).

But it wasn't enough...and they lost.

Ha. Ha Ha. HA HA HA

If I didn't know how wholly unrepresentative of League One that Leeds team are, I'd say they did our division proud. Sadly, I know all too well that Leeds United are far, far above anything else League One has to offer. Picking a team to root for this afternoon was agony; so hard to decide which club I despised the least.

Those last few minutes were as exciting as any football I've seen this season, and I've seen Hartlepool United vs Oldham Athletic.

Macca00 · Post by **Macca00** » Sun Jan 03, 2010 4:10 pm

Did anyone see that c@nt Ibrahimovic's tackle against Villareal? That was blatant intent to injury. How he only got a yellow is beyond me.

davet010 · Post by **davet010** » Sun Jan 03, 2010 5:16 pm

Macca00 wrote:Did anyone see that c@nt Ibrahimovic's tackle against Villareal? That was blatant intent to injury. How he only got a yellow is beyond me.

Yeah, I don't know which commentators you had, but the Sky ones described it as a 'disgrace'....how the ref didn't send him off I don't know, the same with that clapped-out donkey Puyol not having two penalties awarded against him.

But of course, Bar$a are whiter than white, aren't they.

I remember talking to a bloke in the hotel when I was over there for my birthday, and we had obviously just been to watch them. He asked what it was like, and I just replied that the ground is nothing special, the atmosphere is none existent and that if I lived in Barcelona I would without a doubt support Espanyol.

He didn't quite know how to reply to that.

fsquid · Post by **fsquid** » Sun Jan 03, 2010 6:45 pm

they can join Wednesday on the couch

miget33 · Post by **miget33** » Sun Jan 03, 2010 10:19 pm

If what he put on his twitter page is true, then Freddy Adu is an idiot, and Phil Brown will ban his players from twitter.

davet010 wrote:And from today's FA Cup round 3

Man Utd 0 Leeds 1

Fergie then proceeds to lift his head up from the whisky bottle long enough to declare it a 'disgrace to football' that there was only 5 minutes of injury time (and even then, in accordance with the 'Big 4 losing at home' Premiership rules, almost 6 minutes were played).

But it wasn't enough...and they lost.

Ha. Ha Ha. HA HA HA

I'll wait till Wednesday to respond.

fsquid · Post by **fsquid** » Mon Jan 04, 2010 11:02 am

before I decide to record the City-United game on Wednesday, will they have full squads out there?

davet010 · Post by **davet010** » Mon Jan 04, 2010 12:39 pm

fsquid wrote:before I decide to record the City-United game on Wednesday, will they have full squads out there?

City will, other than those who are injured or away at the African Cup of Nations, so probably missing

Lescott, Bridge, Onuoha, Ireland, Adebayor.

United, who knows - guess it depends what Ferguson feels like when he sobers up. He did go on about how they weren't bothered about the League Cup and were going to play kids, but there's no way he's wanting any team called Manchester United to go to Eastlands and get a good arse kicking (a la Arsenal), so I suspect it'll be as full as his empty pockets can make it.

I hope so.

miget33 · Post by **miget33** » Mon Jan 04, 2010 1:20 pm

fsquid wrote:before I decide to record the City-United game on Wednesday, will they have full squads out there?

I think you'll see from United,

Kuszczak, Scholes, Gibson, Giggs, Nani, Valencia, Rooney,

And whoever is healthy enough to play the back line.

fsquid · Post by **fsquid** » Mon Jan 04, 2010 5:11 pm

Found this list funny.

http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-jon ... 2887.story

miget33 · Post by **miget33** » Mon Jan 04, 2010 11:49 pm

Setanta USA seems on the verge of dropping its premier league coverage.

fsquid · Post by **fsquid** » Tue Jan 05, 2010 12:29 am

they've removed any mention of it from their website.

Dave · Post by **Dave** » Tue Jan 05, 2010 1:07 am

The optimist in me wonders if ESPN has purchased Setanta's sub-license and will expand their weekend soccer coverage...with college football ending, the ESPN family of networks could have more open timeslots and flexibility than when they brought the Premier League on board.

wco81 · Post by **wco81** » Tue Jan 05, 2010 1:25 am

Well if they want to build up interest in the WC, which they're broadcasting, it might be a good idea.

Certainly would beat the outdoors shows they have early in the weekend morning.

That and of course show the friendlies leading up to the event.

You just know that they will focus on Team USA and maybe England because of the expats.

fsquid · Post by **fsquid** » Tue Jan 05, 2010 1:47 am

sounds like Fox Sports International is going to buy them.

fsquid · Post by **fsquid** » Tue Jan 05, 2010 10:27 am

10spro · Post by **10spro** » Tue Jan 05, 2010 12:31 pm

Now, that's where the next NHL Winter classic should be held.

fsquid · Post by **fsquid** » Tue Jan 05, 2010 1:58 pm

10spro wrote:Now, that's where the next NHL Winter classic should be held.

The river nearby usually floods the place, so no need to bring your own water.

davet010 · Post by **davet010** » Tue Jan 05, 2010 2:37 pm

Both league cup semi's now postponed due to snow.