Euro 2008 (Official LOL Vidic Thread)

[markface]

After seeing MOTD2 last night, I've realised that Man Utd are serious contenders for Chelsea this season. A lot of people have said Chelsea will go unbeaten all season and shatter a lot of records, but Man Utd will be right up there with them all the way. I can't see a weakness in either side at all.

[sting-ray]

bah Pistone is out until next year so i had to transfer him for Chris Perry :(

Looks like Newcastle have lost 2-0


too bad.. i thought the goals were the result of simple defensive lapses. :-/ Luque should have scored at the end too :(

[poorquality]

http://fantasy.premierleague.com


Thanks :D, I think i'll sign up there, slightly late but meh

Ok my team on there is:

Van der Sar

Del Horno
Gallas
Cygan
Rehman

Lampard
Bullard
Viafara
Hughes

Ruud van Nistelrooy
Rooney

I pretty much picked the main players i wanted, from chelsea man utd and arsenal, then did auto complete :P went through their selected players and changed a few around who had more points and also saved me .5 mil :P

[markface]

Thanks :D, I think i'll sign up there, slightly late but meh
Join the MX league if you like, the code is:

67491-34774

[Mr. Black]

bah Pistone is out until next year so i had to transfer him for Chris Perry :(

Looks like Newcastle have lost 2-0


Chris Perry Scored yestaday.

Bet your happy

[metal-militia]

Chris Perry Scored yestaday.

Bet your happy

nope, because i bought him after he scored :(

[poorquality]

Join the MX league if you like, the code is:

67491-34774


Thanks :D I joined, pity I have no hope of winning being 5 weeks late :P

[guitarbaz]

i dont understand why Souness decides to play Chelsea and Man U's 4-3-3 formation. it'll never work with the players he has

it very nearly did, we were the best team with that very formation until we lost the creativity of dyer and emre. up to that point it was looking like a well balanced and promising team. once they went off the impetus was lost and boumsong eventually and lost us the match, uncharacteristically.

[guitarbaz]

Carr should have been sent off

that was a dirty foul, ronaldo was clean through

2-0 suits me just fine, also my fantasy team has both rooney and van der sar
also Hienze I think

thing is tho, ronaldildo spends most of his time on his arse making "card" gestures, he got just what he deserved. likewise with that dutch wanker. if they were honest, fair players then they'd have got the decisions. as it is, they're cheats, and thankfully don't always prosper.

[The Flabbit Rides High]

Hey , i just joined the MX league!

My team is Nachos.

/hopes to win (i have Henre)

[Grondahl]

:eek:

Ipswich 0-4 Preston

:D :D :D

Nugent was awesome once more, even if he was a touch lucky to stay on the field after one rash challenge. David Jones also looked very impressive.

[ChodaBoy]

:lol:
Did anyone see the dog playing with a ball at the Reading game?
Someone brought their dog onto the pitch during half time, it was wearing a Reading shirt and held the ball on its nose for a few seconds. Graham Stack kicked another ball over to the dog, but it hit the dog, and the fans started booing him.

[metal-militia]

:lol:
Did anyone see the dog playing with a ball at the Reading game?
Someone brought their dog onto the pitch during half time, it was wearing a Reading shirt and held the ball on its nose for a few seconds. Graham Stack kicked another ball over to the dog, but it hit the dog, and the fans started booing him.

:lol: yeah i saw that

Saints got a point at Coventry... not bad.

[Lord Abortion]

thing is tho, ronaldildo spends most of his time on his arse making "card" gestures, he got just what he deserved. likewise with that dutch wanker. if they were honest, fair players then they'd have got the decisions. as it is, they're cheats, and thankfully don't always prosper.
I really don't think so, certainly not to the level of the newcastle side, I mean look at shearer, he elbows every defender he gets near and it doesn't get picked up, and as for diving, Jenas and Dyer are no better

you need some time to become a better loser, mate

[guitarbaz]

I really don't think so, certainly not to the level of the newcastle side, I mean look at shearer, he elbows every defender he gets near and it doesn't get picked up, and as for diving, Jenas and Dyer are no better



what?!!

i've never seen dyer and/or jenas dive or roll around to any where near the degree (if at all) to the afore mentioned circus clowns. and as for this gesturing to the referee to give an opposite player a card, well, i would be disgusted if one of our own players did that.

the two "reds" mentioned are destined to be forever hated by opposing fans all over the country if not world for their antics. oh and shearer gives as good as he gets and gets on with the game, that's what makes him a good player. some certain others should learn from that and stop behaving like children. they should be ashamed. at least rooney just gets on with it as well and which will ultimately earn him respect.

[bassman04]

i dont understand why Souness decides to play Chelsea and Man U's 4-3-3 formation. it'll never work with the players he has
It's because he's a crap, tactically inept manager who doesn't realise that FOUR FOUR ****ING TWO WORKS!!! If we sign Owen(!) he will be playing right wing, I can see it now *shudders at the thought*

[poorquality]

" Michael Owen has agreed to join Newcastle after holding talks with The Magpies and former club Liverpool."

Read the Story here (http://skysports.planetfootball.com/LIST.ASP?HLID=302694)

Well there ya go

[guitarbaz]

It's because he's a crap, tactically inept manager who doesn't realise that FOUR FOUR ****ING TWO WORKS!!! If we sign Owen(!) he will be playing right wing, I can see it now *shudders at the thought*

get shuddering mate. he's signed. :eek:

[sting-ray]

wow wtf... good signing..

[poorquality]

guitarbaz, you keep having a go at ruud and ronaldo, yeah ruud sometimes goes over easily, but only when a defender is stupid enough to leave a leg hanging out or as given did, throw himself down infront of him after ruud kicked the ball away.

Ronaldo on the other hand will gesture for cards, because i'm sure he's getting sick of just being kicked by every defender in the premiership because most of them can't tackle him. It's like Ferguson said:

''If they have to foul him and bring him down all the time, it tells you he is doing something really well,''

I agree with you mostly about Ruud, he has had a history of going down easily, but Ronaldo, he just gets kicked around the park by anyone who either knows they won't keep up with him or just can't tackle him. Meh

[guitarbaz]

guitarbaz, you keep having a go at ruud and ronaldo, yeah ruud sometimes goes over easily, but only when a defender is stupid enough to leave a leg hanging out or as given did, throw himself down infront of him after ruud kicked the ball away.

Ronaldo on the other hand will gesture for cards, because i'm sure he's getting sick of just being kicked by every defender in the premiership because most of them can't tackle him. It's like Ferguson said:

''If they have to foul him and bring him down all the time, it tells you he is doing something really well,''

I agree with you mostly about Ruud, he has had a history of going down easily, but Ronaldo, he just gets kicked around the park by anyone who either knows they won't keep up with him or just can't tackle him. Meh

i just like to see a good game of football without all the diving and histrionics that seem all too prevalent from certain players. like i said, the 2 players in question were a bit unlucky not to get the decisions in their favour, but their attitudes and play acting are now going against them. if more honest players had been in those situations you could have put money on the decisions going their way. i hope they learn from this but i fear it's a vain hope.

and lets be honest, ronaldo has got one of those faces you'd never get tired of punching. :D

[guitarbaz]

wow wtf... good signing..

i'm still surprised myself.

looks like we've done a chelsea and priced everyone else out.

[poorquality]

Yeah....if I supported anyone else but United I'd probably be screaming for them to hack him down :)

But the actual foul by Carr was so blatent, he'd like linked arms with Ronaldo, the ref saw it infront of him and didnt do anything and the linesman can only flag for fouls if they happen about 2 feet away from them. Linesmen are pointless unless they want to give offsides, even then they get lots of 'em wrong.

So yeah, change subject from the Utd newcastle game, to Referees and Linesmen.

you guys hear they kinda forced Collina to resign? He signed a sponsorship deal, with a company who also sponsor AC Milan, so they said he either drops the deal or resigns from refereeing the Serie A because of the possibility of bringing the game into disrepute. So he resigned from Serie A.

I think it was a stupid choice, because now they won't want to sponsor him because he isn't refereeing anymore, so he loses out both ways :S

[guitarbaz]

Yeah....if I supported anyone else but United I'd probably be screaming for them to hack him down :)

But the actual foul by Carr was so blatent, he'd like linked arms with Ronaldo, the ref saw it infront of him and didnt do anything and the linesman can only flag for fouls if they happen about 2 feet away from them. Linesmen are pointless unless they want to give offsides, even then they get lots of 'em wrong.

So yeah, change subject from the Utd newcastle game, to Referees and Linesmen.

you guys hear they kinda forced Collina to resign? He signed a sponsorship deal, with a company who also sponsor AC Milan, so they said he either drops the deal or resigns from refereeing the Serie A because of the possibility of bringing the game into disrepute. So he resigned from Serie A.

I think it was a stupid choice, because now they won't want to sponsor him because he isn't refereeing anymore, so he loses out both ways :S


well, i think it's up to the referee how he uses his linesmen (or assistants as they now appear to be called). a mate of mine does non league reffing and he reckons they can call whatever they like, however it also appears that refs can be a bit pompous (there's a thing) and direct the linesmen to just run the line. this mate of mine was running the line with uriah rennie (shining example of a ref.....not) and rennie told him to keep any opinions to himself and just call offsides and throw ins. so the ref could make things easier by letting the linesmen shoulder more responsibility but they don't seem to use them, maybe power crazy...

shame about collina tho, he was a great international ref. you always knew that it would be a tough but fair match with him in charge.
david moyes thinks a bit differently however..

[poorquality]

I reckon Collina should come ref the premiership, the whole united arsenal scuffle couple seasons ago wouldn't of happened with him there :P either that or it would have, with him in the center handing out the blows :P

[guitarbaz]

I reckon Collina should come ref the premiership, the whole united arsenal scuffle couple seasons ago wouldn't of happened with him there :P either that or it would have, with him in the center handing out the blows :P

aye it's been said before. not only is he a good ref but you wouldn't want to upset him.
bizarrely enough i actually saw him just before the start of the 98 world cup in disneyland paris. he is a big ugly f.ucker.

[Iai]

I still say Arsenal are the worst divers in the league.

Ronaldo does do quite a bit of diving, but people make him out to be worse than he is.

[Angry Balled Fists!]

yyyyyyeeeesssss

Michael Owen At Newcastle !

[metal-militia]

why is he going there!?

Whats going to happen to Luque now then?

[poorquality]

Luques more of a left winger isnt he

[guitarbaz]

I still say Arsenal are the worst divers in the league.

Ronaldo does do quite a bit of diving, but people make him out to be worse than he is.

it's more this waving of the card thing he does that's the most annoying. however..

Luque has been billed as a left midfielder as well as a striker so he could be used as either. if they're all fit and work well as a team then we'll have quite a good side there. emre looks good and parker really ran the midfield on sunday for the 1st half.
hopefully with owen and shearer up front the goals will start to come.

ever the optimist... :rolleyes:

[poorquality]

I reckon newcastle will start scoring plenty now, shearer and owen partnership if they pull that off well, with luque supplying balls into the area, not bad

[guitarbaz]

I reckon newcastle will start scoring plenty now, shearer and owen partnership if they pull that off well, with luque supplying balls into the area, not bad

yeah, might be back to the good old days of actually having two decent wingers and proper strikers.
good old fashioned "english" footy. :thumb:

[poorquality]

I just hope newcastle beat chelsea and arsenal home and away, but lose to united at old trafford ;)

[guitarbaz]

I just hope newcastle beat chelsea and arsenal home and away, but lose to united at old trafford ;)

we seem to do ok against the arse and chelski at home but the away record isn't quite as good..a lot of improvement is needed tho first..

[poorquality]

What do you think englands chances are of winning the world cup? :o I think we may have a good chance, I say we'd finish in the top 4, Also richardson is playing really well at the moment, and we really have no one else to cover left wing, so he should play. Surprised wes brown wasnt in the squad for this weekend coming, after all garys out, and wes is better than the suggested replacements are.

[TakeWarning]

I would say England's chances are about 1/5 or so. The squad seems pretty strong, great defence, alot of strikers to pick from, midfield nothing really special other than Lampard.

Anyway, what do you think Australia's chances of winning the cup are? Or even making it into the top 32?

[guitarbaz]

What do you think englands chances are of winning the world cup? :o I think we may have a good chance, I say we'd finish in the top 4, Also richardson is playing really well at the moment, and we really have no one else to cover left wing, so he should play. Surprised wes brown wasnt in the squad for this weekend coming, after all garys out, and wes is better than the suggested replacements are.

i'd say there's always a chance but it's a slim one at the minute. i'll withold judgement on this one until (and if) we actually qualify for the world cup. there's never really a shortage of talented english players but getting them shaped into a team always seems an impossible task for some reason. after wins against wales and NI i'll be a lot more optimsitic..... :D

[MILF Hunter]

I reckon Collina should come ref the premiership,


He has retired.

Great signing for Newcastle. Hopefully they will be doing a lot better now. Bought Souness a bit more time before he's gone aswell

[poorquality]

Well we need a new manager, thats fact, they should just pay him off, it'll cost alot granted, but in the long run we might make more back if we have a proper manager who can get us to win things

[poorquality]

He has retired.



Yeah I said that a couple posts before I think, I was just saying, if they gave him that ultimatum he should of just came and refereed over here, or better yet have just refereed over here from the start :P

[guitarbaz]

Well we need a new manager, thats fact, they should just pay him off, it'll cost alot granted, but in the long run we might make more back if we have a proper manager who can get us to win things

no-one in their right mind would take the job though.

we're stuck with sven...mind you he's not done too badly. i'll happily give him this next world cup to prove what he can do, after that......

[guitarbaz]

He has retired.

Great signing for Newcastle. Hopefully they will be doing a lot better now. Bought Souness a bit more time before he's gone aswell

i'll give him his dues in that he's signed some good players and got rid of some troublesome ones. the only slightly dodgy signing is Faye, and i think he just bought him as a hatchet man. shouldn't have let aaron hughes go tho, that one was a mistake.

[TakeWarning]

Well we need a new manager, thats fact, they should just pay him off, it'll cost alot granted, but in the long run we might make more back if we have a proper manager who can get us to win things

But who? Who have you got that could guide you to global domination?

[poorquality]

But who? Who have you got that could guide you to global domination?


ME! Well...I could if it was a game of Championship manager...or FIFA :lol:

I reckon Sam Allyrdice (sp?) would do a pretty good job to be honest. When you think about it...Mourinho, Wenger and Ferguson, the best premiership managers, wouldnt quit their club to manage the country, so Big Sam is a good choice I think

[TakeWarning]

They were saying on the EPL highlights that Allan Curbishley might be up to the job.

[guitarbaz]

ME! Well...I could if it was a game of Championship manager...or FIFA :lol:

I reckon Sam Allyrdice (sp?) would do a pretty good job to be honest. When you think about it...Mourinho, Wenger and Ferguson, the best premiership managers, wouldnt quit their club to manage the country, so Big Sam is a good choice I think

oh no, no, no, no...

and again, i think he's probably got more sense anyway.

the only possible candidate is martin o neill. and yet again, he's another with more sense than to take the job on. why ruin a good reputation?

[MILF Hunter]

Stuart Pearce would do a great job as England manager I feel

[TakeWarning]

Stuart Pearce would do a great job as England manager I feel

I was actually thinking something along those lines. He always seemed to me during his playing days someone who could become a good manager.

[Iai]

What's wrong with Allardyce, baz?

[guitarbaz]

What's wrong with Allardyce, baz?

hmm..i just think it's a job for someone creative. he's a good manager but he's a bit of a journeyman, fine for bolton but not for england i'd say. that and he's probably too honest and would just say what was on his mind which would probably get him sacked. the england manager's job is as much a political one as it is a football one, unfortunately.

that said, it would be great to see someone like allardyce do the job in a "mike basset- england manager" type style. never gonna happen tho unfortunately..

[guitarbaz]

Stuart Pearce would do a great job as England manager I feel

i see another "kevin keegan" episode looming....

it's the job from hell. who in their right mind would want it??























































oh hang on....got it....Bobby!!

[poorquality]

oh hang on....got it....Bobby!!


Well right now, i'd prefer anyone over Sven :P

What about Rafail Benitez (sp?) - If he would leave Liverpool, what do you reckon? Used to manage Valencia didnt he, they played great under his management, the defense was always solid, they barely conceded, plus his tactics were great. He's a great tactition

[Iai]

When Sven goes, I can't help but feel there'll be a massive drive for an English coach.

[guitarbaz]

i just don't know who i'd like to see doing the job.

hats off to sven for shaggin his way round the office mind you. good lad.

[Iai]

:lol:

[Lord Abortion]

wow...That's owen's career down the toilet...Newcastle seem to have some sort of curse...we'll see

on the england manager situation, when Sven goes, It's the same sort of situation as when Fergie goes...there'll be alot of speculation...

personally I think pearce would be a good candidate for England, Allerdyce is a bit too old now...

[red barchetta]

mx fantasy football league results after week 4:

1. Deepdale Dynamos - 202
2. Badass Potter Army - 201
3. Urawa Reds FC - 199
4. ABUNDANCE OF WILLY - 196
5. Pendrigh United - 185
6. We Hate Pompey - 183
7. Synyster FC - 182
8. Lord Abortion F.C - 178
9. DarlopunX - 175
10. Tomo's Terrific Team - 169
11. the child molesters - 161
12. Rancid Dan United - 160
13. Bootboys FC - 155
14. The Powerslaves - 154
15. Team Punx - 151
16. Emre is a Geordie - 149
17. Harbord FC - 149
18. The Clunge - 145
19. 08675340912389546371 - 144
20. Sega Bass Fishing - 140
21. Sporting Alobon - 136
22. Team ***** - 135
23. The Roadies - 134
24. Los Bambinos - 130
25. monkeysfromspace - 116
26. Pop-Punx XI - 84
27. Nachos - 35
28. Destruction F.C. - 32

just thought i'd post this for y'all

[Ganondorf]

Oh yes, 26th

[Iai]

4. ABUNDANCE OF WILLY - 196
awwww yeah :cool:

On the England manager note - no mention of Steve Mclaren yet?

[pendrightheloved1]

mx fantasy football league results after week 4:

1. Deepdale Dynamos - 202
2. Badass Potter Army - 201
3. Urawa Reds FC - 199
4. ABUNDANCE OF WILLY - 196
5. Pendrigh United - 185
6. We Hate Pompey - 183
7. Synyster FC - 182
8. Lord Abortion F.C - 178
9. DarlopunX - 175
10. Tomo's Terrific Team - 169
11. the child molesters - 161
12. Rancid Dan United - 160
13. Bootboys FC - 155
14. The Powerslaves - 154
15. Team Punx - 151
16. Emre is a Geordie - 149
17. Harbord FC - 149
18. The Clunge - 145
19. 08675340912389546371 - 144
20. Sega Bass Fishing - 140
21. Sporting Alobon - 136
22. Team ***** - 135
23. The Roadies - 134
24. Los Bambinos - 130
25. monkeysfromspace - 116
26. Pop-Punx XI - 84
27. Nachos - 35
28. Destruction F.C. - 32

just thought i'd post this for y'all


lol im at 5th and i havent logged in since i signed up

[guitarbaz]

heh..21st and heading up..whoa

[Lord Abortion]

8th place mofos

I'm the charlton of the MX league

[Iai]

I'm like....Liverpool? Everton? Arsenal? *shudders*

I'm like how Chelsea used to be.

[Ganondorf]

I'm the West Brom of the MX League :(

[pendrightheloved1]

whats the site that we do this league? i cant remember and cant be bothered to look

[MILF Hunter]

I was second untill I made about 5 transfers and got loads of points deducted

[Mr. Black]

I can't be assed with the league that much, I used to be third now I'm like 20th

[Prince of Darkness]

I have a fantasy football team(Schmawes). How can I join the MX league? plz help.

[dnosa]

michael owen has ruined his career

[guitarbaz]

michael owen has ruined his career

common, and educated, opinion is that he just re-started it.

[paulh]

i hope Owen scores loads for newcastle just so Benitez realises he was wrong not to sign him

[metal-militia]

6. We Hate Pompey - 183


Get in! :thumb:

you get points deducted for transfers? o **** :(

[Mr. Black]

i hope Owen scores loads for newcastle just so Benitez realises he was wrong not to sign him


I think we should have signed him, cisse is USELESS

[poorquality]

I think we should have signed him, cisse is USELESS


Thats a bit unfair on Cisse, he broke his leg early on didnt get a chance to prove himself, then since he's been back he's played alright, didn't he score 2 goals for you guys in the champs league or something last game?

But yeah, liverpool are apparently looking to sell him, thats 2 strikers they'd of sold, so you have morientes on his own upfront :P good luck

[poorquality]

"Tottenham have announced the signing of Jermaine Jenas from Newcastle."

Good signing for Spurs there. :P

[red barchetta]

Thats a bit unfair on Cisse, he broke his leg early on didnt get a chance to prove himself, then since he's been back he's played alright, didn't he score 2 goals for you guys in the champs league or something last game?

But yeah, liverpool are apparently looking to sell him, thats 2 strikers they'd of sold, so you have morientes on his own upfront :P good luck
i bet once Liverpool sell Cisee, they go after Fernando Torres. Benitez loves Spanish players too much (although Xabi Alonso is awesome)

and yeah, Totttenham getting Jenas. another young English player with high-potential for them

also:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/e/everton/4200202.stm

[poorquality]

Well as for selling then going after someone, they've left it a bit late, todays the last day before transfer window closes. So they'd have to be quick about it.

Keane would be a good signing for Everton I reckon. He doesn't play much as it said, but he'd play every game at Everton, and we all know how good he can be.

[guitarbaz]

"Tottenham have announced the signing of Jermaine Jenas from Newcastle."

Good signing for Spurs there. :P

good business for us, he's never delivered since the initial spurt of enthusiasm. still young of course but good money for us anyway.

[red barchetta]

maybe they'll sell Cisse next season... who knows.

Keane will be excellent in Everton. Moyes has made very food signings this season: Simon Davies, Kroldrup, Phil Neville, Van der Meyde, Nuno Valente, and now Keane.

[poorquality]

maybe they'll sell Cisse next season... who knows.

Keane will be excellent in Everton. Moyes has made very food signings this season: Simon Davies, Kroldrup, Phil Neville, Van der Meyde, Nuno Valente, and now Keane.


Yeah they should do pretty well now, good manager in charge, good squad now, I reckon they might pull 4th again this season.

So now all thats left is for Liverpool to find another striker, they need one now badly, sure they could play morientes and cisse, but what if one gets injured? I dont know liverpools squad, but do they even have another striker good enough to play first team? They're supposed to be defending their european title and aiming high in the premiership, now with a lack of squad depth they won't, it's just too many games.

When united won the treble, we had an incredable squad, 3 competitions, the same 11 can't last every game.

If the treble (the real one, not liverpools carling cup one, though its a treble it's not the same :P) is ever done again, i'd say Chelsea will be the ones to do it, they've got like 3 teams worth of players that other premiership clubs (midtable) would kill for.

[red barchetta]

Liverpool have Crouch and Sinemma Pongolle, but they're a bit rubbish i have to say. they could play Kewell or Luis Garcia up front if they want though. i dont think they'll will win anything this season

[TakeWarning]

Yeah booyyyyyyyyyssssssss Jermaine Jenas.

[metal-militia]

Suprised to see Jenas leaving, especially to tottenham.

[Rage_Against_The_PC]

Yeah booyyyyyyyyyssssssss Jermaine Jenas.

lol you have about 11 midfeilders now :thumb:

[red barchetta]

lol you have about 11 midfeilders now :thumb:
and most of them are central midfielders. theres so many so many to choose from...

[TakeWarning]

Suprised to see Jenas leaving, especially to tottenham.

We've been chasing him for a while as I believe.

[Rage_Against_The_PC]

We've been chasing him for a while as I believe.

you reckon we could have sean davis ? :D

[red barchetta]

We've been chasing him for a while as I believe.
also, Jenas was unhappy at Newcastle

[Angry Balled Fists!]

He never did owt good !

Seriously, i can't remember the last time he scored.

But i can't believe we have Michael Owen !:D

[red barchetta]

i cant remember the last time Newcastle scored :p

but it'll change soon.

[Angry Balled Fists!]

It sure will.

We really do haev agreat team this season.

And our next seven games are easily winnable.

[poorquality]

Sat 19th, will be Newcastles real test now with the new signing etc. Chelsea Away

[Angry Balled Fists!]

Yeah, i think we should play 4-3-1-2.

Owen and Shearer upfront, Luque just back, Dyer, Emre, Parker and Bowyer in Midfield.

[poorquality]

Your defence needs work too I think anyway, who was the guy who gifted united both goals? (thanks btw ;))

[guitarbaz]

Yeah, i think we should play 4-3-1-2.

Owen and Shearer upfront, Luque just back, Dyer, Emre, Parker and Bowyer in Midfield.

this is assuming they're all fit. which is a challenge in itself it seems for us...

[poorquality]

Oh yeah parker :P he's a dirty player, got booked late on in the game, should have been booked earlier :P meh

[guitarbaz]

Your defence needs work too I think anyway, who was the guy who gifted united both goals? (thanks btw ;))

boumsong. not like him tho, he had a really off day, he's normally solid.

[Angry Balled Fists!]

True, he's a great player most of the tie, he's in the French first team too i think.

[guitarbaz]

True, he's a great player most of the tie, he's in the French first team too i think.

he was also left a bit isolated for the 2nd **** up. either way, on any other day he'd not have gifted them the 2 goals. i bloody hope not anyway.

[TakeWarning]

My memories of Buomsong that he's a solid player.

[Angry Balled Fists!]

Yeah, we need a decent left back and another centre back and we will be solid.

Carr and Boumsong are good, Taylor's ok but Babayaro's either injured or crap.

[TakeWarning]

Yeah, Stephen Carr is one of my favourite players. I like defenders who can occassionaly come up and kind of play like a winger.

[guitarbaz]

Yeah, we need a decent left back and another centre back and we will be solid.

Carr and Boumsong are good, Taylor's ok but Babayaro's either injured or crap.

i've just been having this exact same convo with a mate. and exactly the same conclusion, the jury is still out on babayaro... steven taylor is gonna play for england if he's not careful... :lol:

[Lord Abortion]

Newcastle sell Jenas...two steps forward, one step back...

Sometimes Babayaro is injured AND crap...sell Bernard, then buy him?
why?
almost as bad a decision as selling Solano was...

[Rage_Against_The_PC]

true but they have 8 million back and might make a move for some players before midnight tonight

EDIT : Move for nobby solano failed :D

[TakeWarning]

If I were Newcastle I wouldn't sell Jenas, but he was unhappy there, and having unhappy players on the team is bad news.

[Lord Abortion]

Where did Newcastle get the money from?

they must have spent £35 million on players this season...

[Kyle]

I'm a bit sad that Jenas has left, but it's a happy day for me as a Newcastle fan.

[guitarbaz]

I'm a bit sad that Jenas has left, but it's a happy day for me as a Newcastle fan.

it was good business for us. he's not lived up to his billing so let someone else have a go with him and we'll have the cash thanks.

[Ganondorf]

Newcastle have the best fans, all of them there just to see a player being signed

[Rage_Against_The_PC]

Deadline day news

Portsmouth Football Club are pleased to announce the signing of France Under-19 international, Frank Songoo

:thumb:

who? lol

[Ganondorf]

Nice boobs

[guitarbaz]

Nice boobs

i watched them for 5 minutes praying for the dress to pop open.




it didn't.. :upset:

[Lord Abortion]

who said boobs?

[MILF Hunter]

I never really rated Jenas anyway

[Rage_Against_The_PC]

Nice boobs

OI you shouldnt be looking :lol:

[red barchetta]

so... any news on who Arsenal are getting in place of Vieira?

[Lord Abortion]

they signed mart poom from sunderland on loan :eek:

[red barchetta]

hes a goalie, right?

no midfielders? what is Wenger thinking...

[RCVA]

they signed mart poom from sunderland on loan :eek:
HAHAHAHAHAHA. He used to play for Derby County right?

[red barchetta]

now Arsenal have 3 crap goalies: Lehmann, Almunia and Poom

i cant see them winning Champions League with them.

[Lord Abortion]

TBH, could you see Arsenal winning the champions league anyway?

Henry(their only world class player) just doesn't work against a good defence...look at how he does nothing aginst Man United and Chelsea, the only quality defences in the premiership, (perhaps liverpool, but...) They have no plan B when things go wrong and that giving the ball to Henry is fine for a plan A when You're playing west brom at home on a Saturday, but not away to AC Milan...

[Mr. Black]

so... any news on who Arsenal are getting in place of Vieira?

Hleb was supposed to be the Replacement, But he is totally different to Viera

I Think they'll just sit tight or sign Manuel Balse from Juve

[Drop The Baby]

TBH, could you see Arsenal winning the champions league anyway?

Henry(their only world class player) just doesn't work against a good defence...look at how he does nothing aginst Man United and Chelsea, the only quality defences in the premiership, (perhaps liverpool, but...)

do you watch football?

Seriously people who claim that Henry doesn't play well in big games must just not watch the game or decide he's played rubbish before the match.

Arsenal vs Roma- Hat trick

vs Sparta Prague- Arsenal needed to win to go through, he popped up and scored an 85th minute headed winner.

vs Juventus- two goals as arenal won 3-1

vs Real Mallorca, with two clear goal win meaning Arsenal went through without fail he found space and ran from the halway line to score an 88th minute one on one

vs Inter- 2 goals, 2 assists

vs Liverpool last season when arsenal had gone out of the FA Cup and Champins league in a week, a hat trick

vs Chelsea last season- 2 goals in two games

any more examples needed?



And although i don't think Lehmann is a great keeper any more, he has had a storming start to the season, and Mart Poom was only signed due to the fact that we only have two keepers currently at the club

[Dave de Sylvia]

I can't believe Newcastle got 7 million for Jenas, I'd have thought 5 million was steep. I don't think Tottenham even need another midfielder, especially an ordinary one like Jenas.

[Ganondorf]

vs Liverpool last season when arsenal had gone out of the FA Cup and Champins league in a week, a hat trick


I thougt Arsenal WON the FA Cup last season :confused:

[Drop The Baby]

I thougt Arsenal WON the FA Cup last season :confused:

two seasons ago sorry, the invicible season

[Ganondorf]

Ah, the football they were playing then was really good to watch

[Lord Abortion]

yes, I admit that, but he's their ONLY player capable of doing that...

[guitarbaz]

whoa and now we've got Nobby back as well. excellent.

not a bad day's business.

[Grondahl]

Preston didn't sell Nugent, thank Christ. Our season isn't ruined yet.

[Angry Balled Fists!]

WAHEY NOBBY IS BACK !

One of my favourite payers, glad to see him back.

[RCVA]

Hahaha, Nobby.

Should never have sold him.

There were so many transfers last night.

[guitarbaz]

i think Nobby is a more popular signing that Owen....lol

big mishtake to let him go in the first place but Bobby seemed to have a spat with him over having to play for Peru all the time.

[Ganondorf]

Why did Villa sell him and not even make a profit, he's easily better than Millner.

[Lord Abortion]

Resigning Solano was an excellent idea for Newcastle

[guitarbaz]

Why did Villa sell him and not even make a profit, he's easily better than Millner.

go figure but i'm not gonna lose sleep over it.

milner is another one who came with a lot of promise but really struggles in the premier league. he's got a lot of bluster about him and gives it plenty but doesn't really get the ball anywhere useful. maybe a change of scenery will do him good, i hope so as he's a good lad.

[Lord Abortion]

so...other great signing must be Villa getting Bouma, one of the wickedest left feet in football and a great player aswell

[red barchetta]

PSV sold so many good players this season. they sold both of their Koreans, Bouma and Van Bommel.

i think Feyenoord will win the league

[leiferikson]

I can't believe we sold the legend that is Erik Edman :upset: And what do we get? More midfielders? Hmm...

[TakeWarning]

I can't believe we sold the legend that is Erik Edman :upset: And what do we get? More midfielders? Hmm...

Yeah, I liked Edman and now we've got like 11 midfielders.

[Ganondorf]

Edman's goal last season was quality

[7killer7]

any thoughts on the proposed new england formation?

sven's apparently going for a 4-5-1, with becks playing behind lampard and gerrard, cole and wright-philips playing wide and rooney on his own up front.

i think its a good idea, the defence will benefit from beckham's work rate, and as long as lampard and gerrard communicate well, they'll be strong both supporting rooney and tracking back. and cole and swp are definitely quality choices for the wide roles.

[TakeWarning]

Edman's goal last season was quality
Yeah, that was one of the best goals of the season. Absolutely amazing.

[Ganondorf]

Edman and Tiago had goal of the season for me

[red barchetta]

Tiago was great. and he'll get better at Lyon, where he can play for nearly every match.


the 4-5-1 for England should work well, but i'll play Carrick rather than Beckham.

[Drop The Baby]

yes, I admit that, but he's their ONLY player capable of doing that...

Bergkamp, Pires, Reyes can all create something out of nothing and to a lesser extent so can Van Persie and Ljungberg.

[paulh]

lets hear some predictions for the England v Wales game

3-1 to England i reckon

[Drop The Baby]

i'd go for 3-0, or possibly 2-0.

England are not a team that leaks goals (remeber that the Denmark game had all four goals let in in the second half with a weakened back line and David James in goal) and that Wales are struggling with injuries, the key one being to Craig Bellamy in my opinion, especially with Savage not playing.

I'm not sure how many we'll score as we seem to be going for a different system, and i think it'll be interesting to see how well cole and SWP can link up with Rooney. I think SWP has really got a chance to show his class in this game

[RCVA]

1-0 or 2-0. As james said i don't think England will concede however Simon Davies might cause them some trouble down the wing but i think England will dominate the match and Wales' defence probably won't be able to cope with Rooney and Wright Phillips.

[Mr. Black]

2-0 Easy Job England

1 for Rooney
1 for Lampard

[paulh]

i think it should be a fairly easy match, some people are getting too worried due to the denmark game

[dnosa]

beckham can not play in the holding midfield role. tahts stupid. and joe cole aint a left winger.

carrick needs to play in the holding role, and then maybe play richardson on the left. he has been brilliant when he has played fro united in pre season and recently

[Lord Abortion]

England 3-0 wales

[tom01]

England 3-1 Wales

[Iai]

England 0 - 1 Wales

[metal-militia]

England 2 - 0 Wales

[Broken Angels]

England 1 - Wales 2

[red barchetta]

England 3 - 0 Wales

[Ganondorf]

England 2 - 1 Wales

[SickBoy]

England 0 - 1 Wales

yay

my heart says 2-1 to Wales
but my head says 2-0 to England

[guitarbaz]

yay

my heart says 2-1 to Wales
but my head says 2-0 to England

yeah it's gonna be a close one and quite a rough one too i would imagine.

i'm praying it's not some nonce of a european ref who cards you for sneezing or scratching your knackers. otherwise it'll be 5 a side by the end of it.

i reckon 2-0 would be a very good result for us.

[TakeWarning]

2-0 to England.

[Angry Balled Fists!]

Not bothered really, as long as we win, i would rather the premiership to be on.

I wish Owen was playing though :D

[guitarbaz]

Not bothered really, as long as we win, i would rather the premiership to be on.

I wish Owen was playing though :D

what, and risk him getting injured?!

easy tiger. :lol:

[TakeWarning]

Not bothered really, as long as we win, i would rather the premiership to be on.

Yeah, the Premiership owns England vs Wales.

[red barchetta]

so, Terry and Carvalho are injured now.

hopefully Chelsea will start to lose now

[Lord Abortion]

Yeah, the Premiership owns England vs Wales.
thirded, I want our 100% record to be kept up with a derby win

[metal-militia]

Yeah, the Premiership owns England vs Wales.

definately.

I've always preferred league and cup matches to England.

[Iai]

I prefer Champions League to anything.

Because they actually show those in full to the paupers without Sky Sports.

[Lord Abortion]

I prefer Champions League to anything.

Because they actually show those in full to the paupers without Sky Sports.
You too?
it's crap isn't it? :upset:

[Angry Balled Fists!]

I hate not having Sky...

[Iai]

I have Sky. Just not the Sports channel package.

[red barchetta]

I have Sky. Just not the Sports channel package.
thats the same with me :upset: its so annoying when you go to Sky Sports and a good game is on, but you cant watch it :upset:

i have Sky Sports News though. awesome awesome channel :cool:

[paulh]

:cool: i got sky sports and it's ace, will be watching match tommorow if i dont have to go out

[Ganondorf]

I have cable, no Sky Sports though, only Sky Sports news. Champions League matches are awesome.

[red barchetta]

I have cable, no Sky Sports though, only Sky Sports news. Champions League matches are awesome.
god bless ITV for showing Champions league matches :D

[Lord Abortion]

So what do we all think of the possibility of Luke Young starting against wales?

why??

[red barchetta]

if Giggs is playing for Wales, then he and England will get pwned. no one can stop Giggs.

Dammit, why didnt Giggs become English :angry: having him on the left will be awesome for England

Carragher or Hargreaves at right-back will be better IMO

[Iai]

I don't even know who Luke Young is.

[metal-militia]

he's pretty good. I've seen Charlton quite a few times and he's usually solid, but he's not England quality.

[Lord Abortion]

if Giggs is playing for Wales, then he and England will get pwned. no one can stop Giggs.

Dammit, why didnt Giggs become English :angry: having him on the left will be awesome for England

Carragher or Hargreaves at right-back will be better IMO
Hargreaves, whenever he has played for England has been pretty poor, Carragher will be good enough at right back, now Eriksson stupidly left out the obvious Gary Neville replacement Wes "Ace" Brown.
Noone can stop Giggs, I have known that for the past 13 years of supporting united.

[Drop The Baby]

Hargreaves has been gradually improving performance wise over time, he just never gets a run in the team and sufferes due to a lack of understanding with the rest of the team.

Carragher will probably play centre back with Ferdinand as Terry and Campbell are both injured. Thank f'uck that useless sh!thead Brown isn't in the squad, i'd play Young every time.

Giggs is nowhere near the player he used to be, and should be dealt with reasonably comfortably in general

[leiferikson]

Wales 1-1 England. Wales to score first, header from John Hartston- probably from a corner in the first 10 minutes due to lack of concentration by England. Then Lampard will equalise midway through second half after a long range shot takes a deflection off a Welsh defender. Rooney will hit the post twice. Thats my prediction.

[Iai]

I had to excavate my radio to listen to this game.

It better be worth it.

[Iai]

Not really. :(

Is it on MOTD tonight? The advert only said about Championship games.

[Iai]

Wow, the commentators on 5 Live are morons.

[RCVA]

Yay. 1-0.

[metal-militia]

Finished 1-0. It doesn't sound like a convincing performance.

[leiferikson]

That'll do, pig

[Lord Abortion]

This was a crap game, England won, but unconvincingly, Giggs outran a tired looking defence and both sides were pretty poor, (excepting Rooney of course)

TOOH- screw you, Wes Brown is awesome

[dnosa]

You can always bet taht sven will bring on hargreaves. he aint england quality!!! Carrick is so much better and should have started in becks' posistion.

And why the hell did sven take of wright-phillips?? he was so good today and got taken off for defoe. and then also why were we playing long balls into defoe, he is a small player, so how could he header the passes!! Joe Cole was again not up to it, the same for carragher. Richardson should be our left midfielder, and i hope that for the world cup, we have campbell rio and terry along with King or Woodgate (if he actually plays!!!)

The only surprise to me is that phil neville didnt come on at the end! tahts gotta be a first!

Im starting to think that heskey would be a great addition to the squad if we play the 4-5-1 formation. we need a target man, like him or crouch.

but, good on england, glad to see another three points. and well done robinson for the great save.

[red barchetta]

:eek: scotland are winning against Italy

[munky_magik]

1 - 1 Now :upset:

[Ibanez Slayer]

i broke my arm at practice last week :'(

[red barchetta]

1 - 1 Now :upset:
oh shi+...

[RCVA]

That sucks

[Angry Balled Fists!]

I watched the match at my mates, and it was pretty convincing, best men were Beckham, Rio and SWP...

[munky_magik]

Yeah, finished 1 all. Not a bad result for Scotland, I guess.

[red barchetta]

well, the manager said that he wants 4 points from the next two games for scotland, so its a good start

[Doctor Night]

Unlucky scotland, didn't deserve to draw

[whatduffhuck7]

anyone else witness the beating real madrid gave on the mls-stars? 5-0 mls only had like 2 chances, madrid controlled the game throughout the entire game

[munky_magik]

anyone else witness the beating real madrid gave on the mls-stars? 5-0 mls only had like 2 chances, madrid controlled the game throughout the entire game
Well, Real have alot of the top names in football so I'm not really all that surprised.

[metal-militia]

Yeah, finished 1 all. Not a bad result for Scotland, I guess.

Thats a very good point for Scotland, and they were a bit unlucky. However, Italy did miss some pretty easy chances.

[whatduffhuck7]

Well, Real have alot of the top names in football so I'm not really all that surprised.
thats true, but most of the big names are getten pretty old, zidaine (SP?) can still really play well.

and its the BEST in the mls, they should of at least put up a fight. although donavon, had a terrible game, and its passed me why ruiz wasent playing

[Kendal]

I hope the Broncos win the Superbowl this year.

[metal-militia]

I hope the Broncos win the Superbowl this year.

this is a football (soccer to you) thread, not American football :)

[Kendal]

this is a football (soccer to you) thread, not American football :)
O my bad.

[Endless Obsession]

/is american, feels out of place
/clinches birth in 2006 World Cup

1 Brazil
2 Argentina
3 Netherlands
4 Czech Republic
5 Mexico
6 USA
7 England
8 Spain
9 France
9 Portugal

w00t!!

[markface]

/is american, feels out of place
/clinches birth in 2006 World Cup



w00t!!
the FIFA rankings are based on a flawed system. who here seriously considers USA to be a top 10 team? laughable. :lol:

[Endless Obsession]

the FIFA rankings are based on a flawed system. who here seriously considers USA to be a top 10 team? laughable. :lol:

Idk if FIFA is computer ranking system, but if not then I think the guys who decide on the rankings know a little bit more then us MXers.

[markface]

Idk if FIFA is computer ranking system, but if not then I think the guys who decide on the rankings know a little bit more then us MXers.
They're based on games played and more importantly, games won. You can play a **** team dozens of times and become number one on the list. Let's look at the rankings right there.

USA, never won a thing or beaten any major team lately, above France, world and euro cup winners. :lol:

What a load of bollocks. Any football fan knows the FIFA rankings are a joke. The USA play crappy teams like Fiji all year round and get the same amount of points as someone like England who have to play tougher European opposition.

If you're seriously judging teams on the FIFA rankings, you're either stupid or.. well, stupid.

Another thing, are you forgetting USA was beaten by the England C team a few weeks back? :confused:

[Ganondorf]

:lol:

Cricket's ICC ratings are better, because you get more points for beating higher ranked teams and that kinda stuff, which makes it more realistic in terms of actual status

[red barchetta]

FIFA world rankings mean nothing. it'll make sense after the world cup though.

[metal-militia]

The fifa rankings are disgrace. Iran are in the top 15, and are above Denmark who humiliated England!

[TakeWarning]

And ranked #40 or #44 ( I forget which) is some country I've never even heard of.

[red barchetta]

The fifa rankings are disgrace. Iran are in the top 15, and are above Denmark who humiliated England!
don't underestimate Iran - they are surprisingly good like Mexico

[ChodaBoy]

They aren't going to win the World Cup anytime soon...

[metal-militia]

don't underestimate Iran - they are surprisingly good like Mexico


yeah but 15th!? Come on thats just not right....

[red barchetta]

yeah but 15th!? Come on thats just not right....
all im saying is that they're good.

i have a problem with where they're ranked though - they're above South Korea, Ukraine and Russia.

[Endless Obsession]

Well I guess we will have to wait until the World Cup.

http://2002.fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/02/en/t/s/g.html

We made it just as far as England in the '02 World Cup. :thumb:

[munky_magik]

The fifa rankings are disgrace. Iran are in the top 15, and are above Denmark who humiliated England!
Scotland beat Holland a while back.

Well I guess we will have to wait until the World Cup.

http://2002.fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/02/en/t/s/g.html

We made it just as far as England in the '02 World Cup. :thumb:
Yeah, England are better than the USA.

[RCVA]

Yes we are.

[Angry Balled Fists!]

America are a terrible team.

Stop thinking your better.

[dnosa]

honestly, america a good team??? you best players cant even get a run in a tema in the premiership!! the only prospect is feddy adu, and technically he is from ghana (i think)

Burkina Faso are higher ranked thatn both wales and scotland. wow.

the points system is useless. usa play temas like trinidad and costa rica in their qualifiers. they are not the same as the europenas. One of the european groups has denmark, ukrain, greece and turkey in it. the usa could not beat any of these teams.

congratulations on the ukraine gettin to the world cup.

[munky_magik]

honestly, america a good team??? you best players cant even get a run in a tema in the premiership!! the only prospect is feddy adu, and technically he is from ghana (i think)

Burkina Faso are higher ranked thatn both wales and scotland. wow.

the points system is useless. usa play temas like trinidad and costa rica in their qualifiers. they are not the same as the europenas. One of the european groups has denmark, ukrain, greece and turkey in it. the usa could not beat any of these teams.

congratulations on the ukraine gettin to the world cup.
We have Berti Vogts to thank for that :upset:

[RCVA]

Burkina Faso are the **** though.

[Lord Abortion]

I gave up trying to work out how tey calculate FIFA world rankings a while ago...it's idiotic.

[Ganondorf]

Well I guess we will have to wait until the World Cup.

http://2002.fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/02/en/t/s/g.html

We made it just as far as England in the '02 World Cup. :thumb:

1. We had Brazil, the best team in the World, you had Germany, the team we beat 5-1 :rolleyes:

2. Richardson used his West Brom skillz in a friendly to beat your team

[Iai]

And ranked #40 or #44 ( I forget which) is some country I've never even heard of.
Côte d'Ivoire

Ivory Coast I believe.

[Ganondorf]

Drogba plays for them

[ChodaBoy]

Drogba plays for them
Hes not much help

[metal-militia]

2. Richardson used his West Brom skillz in a friendly to beat your team

"skillz" and West Brom should DEFINATELY not go together ever! :lol:

USA aren't too great now, but becuase of stuff like soccer camps and their youth system they will be better in years to come.

[Lord Abortion]

seriously though...you forget who Richardson really plays for

[metal-militia]

seriously though...you forget who Richardson really plays for

has he made a start this season yet?

[Lord Abortion]

has he made a start this season yet?
He scored a cracker as a sub against Deberecen last week

[Ganondorf]

He made a mistake going back

[metal-militia]

well if he had stayed at WBA he would be playing every week and would probably have a better chance of an England place.

[Ganondorf]

I mean, he plays on the left, there's liek at least Giggs, Ronaldo and Park Ji-Sung (I think) who can play in that position at Man U

[Drop The Baby]

being at Man U means he will continually be in the England squad, but will never play in the first team

[Lord Abortion]

Yeah, but at least he's playing for a good team, ableit irregularly

[Drop The Baby]

so? he'll hang around on the bench (if he's lucky), waste away the better part of his career, pass 30 and realise he should try and play soem football while he stiull can and then do a Phil Neville or Nicky Butt

[Lord Abortion]

Well. e obviously believes that he can break into the team, maybe he can, Giggs and Park aren't exactly regular, he could force his way past them with some good performances

[red barchetta]

Hes not much help
he aint for Chelsea, but he's good with Ivory Coast.

anyone know the results of the Ivory Coast vs Cameroon game? i watched it halfway and i want to know the results

[Drop The Baby]

http://uk.sports.yahoo.com/050904/3/det1.html

[red barchetta]

yyyyess. Cameroon are awesome :cool:

[Ganondorf]

Well. e obviously believes that he can break into the team, maybe he can, Giggs and Park aren't exactly regular, he could force his way past them with some good performances

Why would Man U buy Park then not even play him reguarly or as reguraly as possible?

[red barchetta]

Why would Man U buy Park then not even play him reguarly or as reguraly as possible?
to get money from selling shirts in Korea.

[metal-militia]

Why would Man U buy Park then not even play him reguarly or as reguraly as possible?

becuase the Asian market = ££££££