Euro 2008 (Official LOL Vidic Thread)

[red barchetta]

Dextor Blackstock was a pretty good goalkeeper :p


Smith's really unlucky. England would've benefited with someone like him in the squad for the world cup. hope he gets better soon.

[RandyfromPennywise]

Domestic football will always come first over England for me.

I'd take Chelsea losing every game for the next two years for Australia to win the World Cup, and I love Chelsea more than most Chelsea fans, just that for me, nothing comes before the Australian team.

[red barchetta]

I'd take Chelsea losing every game for the next two years for Australia to win the World Cup, and I love Chelsea more than most Chelsea fans, just that for me, nothing comes before the Australian team.
same. i'd take Chelsea winning the Premiership for 5 years in a row for Japan to win the World Cup. :)

[Dave de Sylvia]

haha Owen Hargreaves. The only person to base an entire international career around playing for Bayern Munich.

Celtic 8 Dunfermline 1

What a one-sides league.

[Lord Abortion]

Hargreaves is useless.

[the_uber_penguin]

Hargreaves is useless.

Not true.

He'd make an excellent goalpost.

[IAJP]

Not true.

He'd make an excellent goalpost.
His head would make a better ball...

[jaymz_is_god]

8-1 to Celtic :) Great result.

[Lord Abortion]

Alan Smith had a sucessful leg operation that probably saved his career.
He will still face nine months on the sidelines.


http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_utd/4729134.stm

[jaymz_is_god]

Alan Smith had a sucessful leg operation that probably saved his career.
He will still face nine months on the sidelines.


http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_utd/4729134.stm

:) Good to hear it was successful.

Best of luck to him on his recovery.

[RandyfromPennywise]

same. i'd take Chelsea winning the Premiership for 5 years in a row for Japan to win the World Cup. :)
Well I'd take Chelsea winning the Prem and Champo double next year and the Socceroos winning the World Cup. As Derek Rae would say, "If you'd offered him that before kick-off, he'd have snatched yer hand off". But what I'm saying is that if you said for the 'Roos to win World Cup, the Chavski have to lose 50 games in a row, I'd take it.

As for Smiffy, remember this (http://www.sportal.com.au/photos/news/058270news.jpg)? He recovered really well, and remarkably quickly. Nathan Brown - an Australian Rules Footballer for Richmond - had an absolutely horrific break last season, one of the ones that makes you squirm in your seat even after seeing it 50 times, and he's recovered now as well. Smith'll be ok, but it's f*cking awful seeing injuries like that... Can't imagine what it'd be like having it happen to you!

[Drop The Baby]

^^Didn't you go on a trip or something? Good time?

Good luck to Alan Smith in his recovery, lets hope he does a Cisse and recovers, and not a Luc Nilis who had to retire.

I want to hear more about Gael Clichy's foot injury too, there are many rumours (don't know if they've been mentioned in here) about it being career threatening too.

[Kyle]

Chelsea.....****.

Oh well, we've had a good run.

[Steve M.]

Pretty boring 6th round draw.

Gutted on Newcastle, might've given you a chance if it had at St James'

Still, if anyone can knock Chelsea out it'll be Newcastle or Liverpool. I'm praying Liverpool don't get Chelsea before the final.

<--Liverpool fan.

[Dead Star]

Celtic 8 Dunfermline 1

What a one-sides league.

Actually, this year its been very unpredictable.

[Drop The Baby]

So Cardiff is to host the FA Cup final, the play offs and Old Trafford is hving the two friendlies. Did anyone really beluieve it would be ready in time?

[Dave de Sylvia]

Actually, this year its been very unpredictable.
In Scottish Premier terms that doesn't mean a whole lot.

[Lord Abortion]

So Cardiff is to host the FA Cup final, the play offs and Old Trafford is hving the two friendlies. Did anyone really beluieve it would be ready in time?
I don't think anyone did.

[Lord Abortion]

Commentators should just admit they want to suck Thierry Henry's dick...I mean for ****'s sake... the way they praise him so bloody much, It's piss annoying.

[jaymz_is_god]

You cannot praise that man enough. He is simply phenomenal. And this is coming from a United fan.

[Lord Abortion]

You cannot praise that man enough. He is simply phenomenal. And this is coming from a United fan.
He's really not as good as everyone makes out he is.

****ing glorified left winger...

[Dave de Sylvia]

1-0 Benfica.

[Lord Abortion]

I hope Arsenal get hammered at Highbury.

[O'Riley]

Arsenal 1 - 0 Real Madrid :eek: :eek:

Anyway Bring on Charlton boro are flying at the minute, infact bring on Stuttgart, look out for me on Thursday I should be in the east stand :p

[2muchket!]

Arsenal 1 - 0 Real Madrid :eek: :eek:

Anyway Bring on Charlton boro are flying at the minute, infact bring on Stuttgart, look out for me on Thursday I should be in the east stand :p

I agree random new boro fan North or east stadn for me also

[Lord Abortion]

I think last night must have been one of the best nights of Champions league football ever.

A superb advertisment for the game.

[2muchket!]

Yeah Werder Bremen beatin Juve was a real surprise, was Del Horno's challenge worthy of a sending off :confused:

[jaymz_is_god]

Yeah Werder Bremen beatin Juve was a real surprise, was Del Horno's challenge worthy of a sending off :confused:

Debatable(sp?) It can be said he wasn't going for the ball, but in fairness, it wasn't that bad a challenge.

[2muchket!]

Anyway gonna watch the match (couldn't get tickets :mad:) but I reckon


Middlesbrough 2 - 0 Stuttgart

[Steve M.]

I think last night must have been one of the best nights of Champions league football ever.

A superb advertisment for the game.

*cough*may25th*cough*

hehe, I'm only joking, last night was amazing. Wish I could've watched all the matches. Chelsea were unlucky. Del Horno shouldn't of been sent off and Barca did an awful lot of diving.

I surprised myself by actually wanting Chelsea to win. Suppose there is a first for everything.

[+3kk!]

i suppose chelsea's chances are slim now due to their away record.

[Lord Abortion]

Yeah, I doubt like hell they would win at the Nou Camp.

Del Horno was right to be sent off, maybe he wouldn't in the league, but...

[2muchket!]

Oh come on after watching alot of the Champions League and Uefa cup games, there is way too much diving, fouls are given for absolutely no contact. Take Messi and Del Horno, minimal contact and their both rolling around like they've just been shot. Its a disgrace.

[sgrevs]

Whoa whoa whoa, Del Horno jumped right in to Messi, and he was nowhere near the ball! It was at least a yellow, if not red.

Messi was so good, I'll relish watching Messi v. Robinho.

[skateMASTERbater2]

Messi's shot on the crossbar deserved at least half a goal.
Del Horno definetly deserved to be sent off. He wasn't playing the ball and although the charge doesn't seem so bad on replay, it was clear he was frustrated of trying to take the ball away from messi and decided to charge him instead. Pretending he was injured afterwards was smart, but the ref wasn't fooled

[jaymz_is_god]

Half a goal? :confused:

[sgrevs]

Liverpool v Man City.

I predict a 2-1 to the might 'Pool.

I also predict a 1-1 draw, Arsenal v Blackburn.

[Lord Abortion]

Tomorrow will be a good game.

:lol: towards Arsenal.

[2muchket!]

Haha the gooners suck :lol:

[Dave de Sylvia]

I thought it was funny that Mourinho was accusing the Barca players, including Deco, of diving when his Deco-led Porto team were the leaders in diving and cheating. I don't think anyone takes the guy seriously anymore; he's an embarrassment politically and he's increasingly showing himself to be a one-dimensional coach.

[Lord Abortion]

I agree in parts.

He needs to settle down a bit, outspokenness wise.
but I still respect his managing ability.

I know that Mourinho wouldn't be where he is today without his diving team.
They would have lost to Celtic in the UEFA cup final, and Man United in the Champions league the next year had they not cheated throughout the matches.

[Dave de Sylvia]

Well the Barcelona game midweek showed that for all Chelsea's dominance of the Premiership, the first time they came up against an opposition of genuine class they were completely out of their depth. Even today, where another team would have been looking for a big performance to bounce back from the midweek defeat, Chelsea were matched stride-for-stride for 60 minutes by an off-form Portsmouth side. If Gudjohnsen hadn't come on, or they'd been playing a better side, they would've been staring at an embarrassing defeat like the Middlesbrough result.

[Lord Abortion]

Were they that bad?

I didn't hear it. I was at work all day.

But you speak truth about the Barca game, to be fair though, they were against the best side in the world

[MC187]

to be fair though, they were against the best side in the world
and a man down.

[Dave de Sylvia]

and a man down.
and crap.

[irish_guitar_god]

Liverpool v Man City.

I predict a 2-1 to the might 'Pool.

I also predict a 1-1 draw, Arsenal v Blackburn.


1-0 to blackburn, champions league here we come!!

[matt_h]

what goes around comes around, yes its unfair, but Mourinho should focus more on getting his players to play clean, ie. Robben.

and blackburn wont get into the champions leage, Spurs will, they cant go wrong with Dawson, Jenas and Reid!

And did anyone see Forest smash 7 past Swindon on saturday?

[2muchket!]

Well the Barcelona game midweek showed that for all Chelsea's dominance of the Premiership, the first time they came up against an opposition of genuine class they were completely out of their depth. Even today, where another team would have been looking for a big performance to bounce back from the midweek defeat, Chelsea were matched stride-for-stride for 60 minutes by an off-form Portsmouth side. If Gudjohnsen hadn't come on, or they'd been playing a better side, they would've been staring at an embarrassing defeat like the Middlesbrough result.

Ahem no one gives Boro credit for that win, if was all that Chelsea were terrible. Chelsea didn't play well but lets not ignore the fact that for 90 minutes Carvalho was harrased and Yakubu conclusively made Carvalho his bitch

I predict a win today for Middlesbrough

2-0 I say

[Lord Abortion]

Okay, here's the scenario

You are the manager of a huge club side, but out of the race for the title, and out of europe, and the "respectable" cup competition. You really really need to win the only cup final you have this season, and need desperately to win some silverware to appease the club's unpopular new owners, who could well sack you if you fail to deliver, no matter how long you have been there.
When naming your starting lineup, for this important game against an unfancied, but very hungry and passionate side, why not, for laughs, leave out the top goalscorer in the league who scores for fun?

Is this the action of a sane man???

[Steve M.]

Liverpool winning and Man U getting no silverware again....

possibly the best day of my life if it happens.

[Lord Abortion]

I hate the fact this isn't on terrestrial TV.

It's unfortunate that I won't see a united game again this season.

I would go to the pub to see it, but I have only £3 in the world.

[+3kk!]

what goes around comes around, yes its unfair, but Mourinho should focus more on getting his players to play clean, ie. Robben.


in this world of football? you cant.....even when barca was dominating the game against chelsea there were tons of diving and all.

playing clean in footy might just cost you tons of matches

[Faith No Doubt]

Manchester United 4 - 0 Wigan Athletic. What a joke.

And we'll find out who's making the Champion's League March 5.

[2muchket!]

Okay, here's the scenario

You are the manager of a huge club side, but out of the race for the title, and out of europe, and the "respectable" cup competition. You really really need to win the only cup final you have this season, and need desperately to win some silverware to appease the club's unpopular new owners, who could well sack you if you fail to deliver, no matter how long you have been there.
When naming your starting lineup, for this important game against an unfancied, but very hungry and passionate side, why not, for laughs, leave out the top goalscorer in the league who scores for fun?

Is this the action of a sane man???

Yes because your talking about Man Utd, and I think you might have to eat your words as they just beat (and overall out classed) wigan 4-0.

[Steve M.]

i wouldn't say out classed. just more clinical.

wigan were unlucky.

[poorquality]

and Also Saha who was put in (and deserved to be) scored and Rooney got 2, so there was nothing wrong with the strikers. Saha has scored in every league cup game he's played in, he deserved to play in the final, I personally don't care that Ruud was left out, though I wouldn't of minded seeing him come on instead of Evra or Vidic, but hey 4-0 can't complain

EDIT: i wouldn't say out classed. just more clinical.

wigan were unlucky.


Wigan were unlucky in the sense they played alot better in the 2nd half than the 1st, but they were outclassed, 3 of Man Us goals came in around 7-8 minutes, quick succession because Wigan couldn't cope with us on the break, they lost the midfield battle which cost them the game.

[Lord Abortion]

Oh, Saha has scored in every league cup game...well wel done him, I'll just tell one of the best strikers in the club's history that he got left out because Saha has scored in every league cup game.

Saha may have scored, but it was a tap-in and he missed a couple of sitters too.

[jaymz_is_god]

How can you say they were unlucky after being beaten 4-0?

United were great going forward today and Wes Brown was outstanding.
I thought it was great to see the 'For You Smudge' t-shirts.

Not what I had hoped for at the beginning of the season but a trophy's a trophy :)

[poorquality]

Oh, Saha has scored in every league cup game...well wel done him, I'll just tell one of the best strikers in the club's history that he got left out because Saha has scored in every league cup game.

Saha may have scored, but it was a tap-in and he missed a couple of sitters too.


Saha is part of the reason we even made it to the final, Ruud wasn't taking it badly you saw him cheering away, if he can get over it i'm sure if you try you can to. Oh and as for tap-in...what do you think Ruud does? He's the best player in the premiership for tap-ins, a goal is a goal no matter which way it comes around.

If you're going to go on about dropping players, how about the fact O'Shea has just recovered yet got put in the midfield straight away, first game back and he's got a place. Richardson and Fletcher would have felt cheated. But it doesn't matter, Manager picks the team, the team won 4-0, there should be no complaints.

[Lord Abortion]

I know, I still think that the best players for a cup final should be picked, and Ruud is much, much better than Saha.

Midfield?
since when do we have a midfield?
I thought he would have been better off playing the 3 up front formation used in previous games. Accommodating both Ruud and Saha.

Anyways,4-0, fair enough.

[jaymz_is_god]

I wouldn't say he's "much, much better". I think van Nistelrooy is United's best striker, but saying that is a bit demeaning to Saha, who I also think is a very talented player. He has great pace and power, as well as being fantastic in the air.

Saying that though, I think Ruud is one of the best, if not the best natural finisher in Europe. His goals to games ratio is absolutely superb. 147 in 208 games for United, as well as 25 in 49 for Holland, which is pretty remarkable at international level. He's also one of the best players I have ever seen at holding up the ball. His hunger for goals and success can't be questioned. On top of that, he has a great disciplinary record. He's never been sent off in his career.

I understand that you were concerned that he wasn't picked, but I think Saha is more than capable at this level. I think the scoreline and our attacking performance today showed that.

[Lord Abortion]

I like Saha, but I have a feeling I would appreciate him alot more if he wasn't so injury prone.

you didn't mention the fact of Ruud's champions league record there

[poorquality]

Alright how about we leave the striker thing at a close? the decision was made and none of us can do anything about it, it worked thank god that's all that should matter. Ruud will be starting the next game.

What about Ronaldo? Scored again today, thats like 5 goals in 4 games I think, he's doing really well at the moment.

[jaymz_is_god]

I thought I'd forgotten something. 41 goals in 54 Champions League games. 38 of those for United in 48 games. Absolutely phenomenal record. Again, it underlines the class that this man has. In my view, the best striker United have had in years. I thought it was a gamble at the start paying £19m for a man who had just recovered from a career-threatening injury, but it has proved to be a bargain. One of the few truly world-class players in the Premiership today.

Ronaldo's on a great run of form at the minute. Hopefully, he's able to maintain it and start to put in some more consistent performances.

[Lord Abortion]

Yeah, seems fair enough.

I always like Ronaldo.
He's our third best player behind Ruud and Rooney, to my mind.

[jaymz_is_god]

Ronaldo adds a bit of flair to the team that is sometimes lacking. We seem to lack a spark of creativity at times, which Ronaldo can provide, but for me, he should be doing it more often. Don't get me wrong, I think he's a great player, but he needs to mature as a footballer and gain more experience.

[Lord Abortion]

True, he's a very good player, and with time and experience, can become a world-class one consistently

[Kyle]

Anyone see Solanos goal, it was secksi.

[2muchket!]

Outside of t' foot indeed it was a good goal. Also there on about Ronaldo signing from Real to Newcastle in the summer. Christ the geordies attack will be amazing then even I have to admit it. Also riquleme may be on his to Old Trafford, now that would raise their midfiled.

[guitarbaz]

Anyone see Solanos goal, it was secksi.

it was a bit like the one that Tino did against Liverpool at Anfield all those years ago..

Am i ever glad he's back :thumb:

[Lord Abortion]

Also riquleme may be on his to Old Trafford, now that would raise their midfiled.
I would soil my pants if that happened.

[matt_h]

in this world of football? you cant.....even when barca was dominating the game against chelsea there were tons of diving and all.

playing clean in footy might just cost you tons of matches

thats the problem, everyone is doing it, so if individual teams stop, then they lose out. the only way if for refs to punish diving, feigning injury, exaggerating etc more, with much more consistency

[2muchket!]

Refs need to a lot harder on diving especially in and around the box players seem to take off. Its bringing the game down.

Also something really should be done by the spainsih FA to stop racism, so far they haven't taken it seriulsy they stadn to lose a lot of black player who play for spainish teams if they do nothing

[Steve M.]

i think the lack of respect for the referee in football is a disgrace.

they should take a leaf outta rugby's book.

[sgrevs]

Agreed, there's all backchat and whatnot, and the diving is just rediculous!

Teams should follow by Liverpool's example, a very good disciplinary record this season, and most seasons. Momo has brought us down a bit though, and Reina.

[guitarbaz]

i think the lack of respect for the referee in football is a disgrace.

they should take a leaf outta rugby's book.

i noticed the players calling the ref "sir" at the weekend in the 6 nations. we used to have to do that, didn't think it still continued but it was good to see it.

makes a change from our footballers mouthing "wanker" at them. i hate to see that, no matter how much i might agree with them sometimes!

[the_uber_penguin]

I remember seeing someone on TV run onto a rugby field to attack the referee because of a decision he made (the guy was normally a football fan :rolleyes: ).

Whilst on a football pitch the players would have just laughed and let the linesmen/police deal with it, this bloke found 30 rugby players on him.

'Twas very funny!

[RandyfromPennywise]

Let us all take a moment to reflect on the passing of Chelsea hero Peter Osgood who has died today. He was one of the great players of the '70s and scored some very important goals for Chelsea, 150 in all. A sad day for football.

[RandyfromPennywise]

Well the Barcelona game midweek showed that for all Chelsea's dominance of the Premiership, the first time they came up against an opposition of genuine class they were completely out of their depth.
Mr Plath, I do believe that this is not the "first time" Mourinho's Chelsea have played an opposition "of genuine class". Chelsea played and beat the same team you describe as "genuine class" last season. They also beat Bayern München. Domestically, they have beaten Manchester United, Arsenal and Liverpool. To say that Chelsea were "out of their depth", well, I have to disagree. With 10 men [went to mow?] they held arguably the best side in the world to a scoreline which has not finished the tie. I would say that they were outplayed, but I wouldn't say they were out of their depth. From a neutral stand-point, I reckon the second-leg of this tie will probably be a score-draw, 1-1, or 2-2, Barça might even win, 3-2 or 2-1.

However, let us not forget that the score was the same in last year's tie after the first leg, and we all know what happened then [or do we?, because it seems as though half the world has forgotten that Chelsea gloriously beat Barça last season].

[2muchket!]

^^^ They played away tho' first and so they knew what they had to at the Bridge. Alos condolances to Osgood a genuine great striker and player, from the golden age of football.

[Lord Abortion]

Yeah, RIP Osgood.

Uaregay tonight?
any predictions, or am I the only one who doesn't really give a toss?

[omgdanisbakforashortvisit]

omg rancid dan in the football thread.

go toon, on a good run.

england to win 2-0

Parker should be in the squad.

Bye.

[Lord Abortion]

England should walk this.

Forlan playing?

[guitarbaz]

omg rancid dan in the football thread.

go toon, on a good run.

england to win 2-0

Parker should be in the squad.

Bye.

wtf? get banned?:p

but yeah, parker > lampard/gerrard etc











/stands back and waits for the whining...:p

[Dead Star]

What a goal from Uruguay :eek:

[Pinhead13]

What a goal from Uruguay :eek:

I just heard the scores from a bunch of games. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1111111 All the emotions I'm going through.

Argentina 2 Croatia 2

[Dead Star]

I just heard the scores from a bunch of games. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1111111 All the emotions I'm going through.

Argentina 2 Croatia 2

That was one of the greatest goals I've seen for a while.

[Pinhead13]

That was one of the greatest goals I've seen for a while.

Oh man I forgot about Fox sports :(... Theres only 2 minutes left though..

[Dead Star]

Oh man I forgot about Fox sports :(... Theres only 2 minutes left though..

...Then the second half.

[guitarbaz]

What a goal from Uruguay :eek:

a bit of a belter it has to be said.

quite an enjoyable match really. lookin quite slick.

[2muchket!]

Amazing goal two steps back then bang. We really shouldn't be losing or lose I mean if the aussies can beat so can we

[guitarbaz]

Amazing goal two steps back then bang. We really shouldn't be losing or lose I mean if the aussies can beat so can we

thats all they've done tho. but the 2nd half normally turns to crap once he starts with the subs, that worries me. i don't think we want to lose this one, too close to the real event...

[guitarbaz]

oh and here comes jenas and ledley king.....godammit

[Pinhead13]

Aregentina 2 Croatia 3

:(

[2muchket!]

What has jenas actually done to merit to be in the squad apart from score a few freekicks ?

[Lord Abortion]

It's a shame Urgay have only contributed one chance, which they scored from.
England are outclassing them, just no luck.

[Timm]

It's a shame Urgay have only contributed one chance, which they scored from.
England are outclassing them, just no luck.
same with germany >_>

italy is owning us so freaking hard, I'm scared of the wc actually now :(

[Pinhead13]

England almost scores twice in less than a minute.

[Lord Abortion]

Crouch reminds me of a less violent Duncan Ferguson.

He's an ideal shock troop to put on late in the game.

[Pinhead13]

J. Cole scores.

Damn it those websites take way too long to update.

http://sports.yahoo.com/sow;_ylt=Agd.LUVFFcRbuCGjGPLhqfY5nYcB

[guitarbaz]

Crouch reminds me of a less violent Duncan Ferguson.

He's an ideal shock troop to put on late in the game.


mike tyson would be a less violent duncan ferguson if he played football..lol

great match tho and a well deserved win in the end. joe cole was cracking.

[Lord Abortion]

Yes, cole was great, as were Rooney and Beckham in the first half, though he faded in the second.

[Timm]

I wish I could say something like that about any german player
they all sucked
except for lehmann who had zero chances standing there abandoned in his goal

[guitarbaz]

I wish I could say something like that about any german player
they all sucked
except for lehmann who had zero chances standing there abandoned in his goal

does this mean we're gonna win the world cup then?

i hope so..:eek:

[Timm]

does this mean we're gonna win the world cup then?

i hope so..:eek:
knock knock

who's there?

brazil

[guitarbaz]

knock knock

who's there?

brazil

meh, brazil schmezil

[Timm]

after that match (in case you wonder about my ranting: Italy: 4 Germany: 1)
I wonder why chelsea wants to pay ballack 25+k € per day
that's even more than ronaldinho gets and ronaldinho is pretty much the best player there is today

[Lord Abortion]

Arsenal's Jose Reyes says he is struggling to learn English - because it is rarely spoken at Highbury.
This (obviously from the BBC paper roundup, you think I would read the Sun?!)
made me lol.

And Slovakia beat France :lol:

[guitarbaz]

after that match (in case you wonder about my ranting: Italy: 4 Germany: 1)
I wonder why chelsea wants to pay ballack 25+k € per day
that's even more than ronaldinho gets and ronaldinho is pretty much the best player there is today

because they've got more money than sense maybe??

[Timm]

because they've got more money than sense maybe??
yeah ok
but still 25K€ per day :eek:
and he gets sponsoring and advertising money on top of that

[guitarbaz]

yeah ok
but still 25K€ per day :eek:
and he gets sponsoring and advertising money on top of that

it's beyond my comprehesion anyway...:confused:

[gazzareth]

I just bet £500 that england would NOT win the world cup. If I'm right, I only win £100 pounds (1/5 odds).

When I made the bet, I thought it was pretty safe. However, the amount of money I could lose is starting to get to me. I am able to pay it off, but I'm not sure I really want to risk that amount of money. I've heard that the chances of england winning are about 6/1 so I have the slight upper hand.

All you football geeks out there, please discuss.

[sgrevs]

England have no hope imho.

Brazil's going all the way again, and there's no one who can stop them. They are just class personified.

Ronaldo, Ronaldinho, Robinho, Gilberto, Adriano, Cafu, Dida, Ze Roberta (i think?) its just an all-star cast all the way.

You have no money-losing to fear gazza.

[guitarbaz]

I just bet £500 that england would NOT win the world cup. If I'm right, I only win £100 pounds (1/5 odds).

When I made the bet, I thought it was pretty safe. However, the amount of money I could lose is starting to get to me. I am able to pay it off, but I'm not sure I really want to risk that amount of money. I've heard that the chances of england winning are about 6/1 so I have the slight upper hand.

All you football geeks out there, please discuss.

I hope you lose your money :thumb: :p

But if you can't afford to lose it, don't gamble it in the first place.

[Timm]

England have no hope imho.

Brazil's going all the way again, and there's no one who can stop them. They are just class personified.

Ronaldo, Ronaldinho, Robinho, Gilberto, Adriano, Cafu, Dida, Ze Roberta (i think?) its just an all-star cast all the way.

You have no money-losing to fear gazza.
I don't think ze roberto is in the team, is he?
but you forgot lucio

and I too think that england has hardly a chance
I mean theteam is good and all that but they just never do good in a tournament

germany on the other hand usually does good in tournaments no matter how crappy they play and that's the only reason I still have hopes that they get to the quarterfinals

[Lord Abortion]

I wouldn't quite describe Gilberto as "all star"

[2muchket!]

This (obviously from the BBC paper roundup, you think I would read the Sun?!)
made me lol.

And Slovakia beat France :lol:

Nemeth (aka the Boro reject) scored
I think that SWP had a good game, even if they don't get a starting place its worth bringing crouch and SWP atleast to put on with say 25 mins to go, as SWP pace is trouble for anyy defence (beckhams not the quickest as well) and crouch can always be adanger from a cross or set piece.

I also think Joe Cole has cemented his place in the squad, I still think Downing should go aswell for back up

it's beyond my comprehesion anyway...:confused:

The words Luque 10M and absolute c'rap come into mind
Also I honestly believe england will get to the final if not go on adn win it. Rooney Owen, Joe Cole, Lampard, Gerrard, SWP,
^ thats an all star team if I ever saw one.

[Lord Abortion]

I still thik Crouch is at his best(in an international game) when coming on as a sub. He's not quite varied enough to be perticularly effective throughout a match at that level.

[guitarbaz]

The words Luque 10M and absolute c'rap come into mind


hello? do i do the signings?

i said it was beyond my comprehension what chelsea will pay in wages, nothing to do with luque whatsoever.
at least it was only 10m..

[matt_h]

Downing doesnt have enough international experience. Anyway, aince that was the last game before the squad announcement, heres what i think/hope it will be:
Robinson, James, Kirkland
G. Neville, Young, A. Cole, Terry, Ferdinand, King, Carragher, Campbell
Beckham, Gerrard, Lampard, J. Cole, Wright-Phillips, Jenas, Carrick, Richardson
Owen, Rooney, Crouch, Defoe
Bridge may get in, i doubt Bent will, and for the love of god Eriksson, dont take P. Neville or Hargreaves!

[2muchket!]

^^ Hey just a smogie makin' a point at least you admit hes been a waste of money

[red barchetta]

England have no hope imho.

Brazil's going all the way again, and there's no one who can stop them. They are just class personified.

Ronaldo, Ronaldinho, Robinho, Gilberto, Adriano, Cafu, Dida, Ze Roberta (i think?) its just an all-star cast all the way.

You have no money-losing to fear gazza.
omfg you forgot to mention Kaka




everyone check this out:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63TE7FfM550

Ogasawara > Beckham :smoke:

[Grutte Pier]

I have england very high on my World Cup favorites list. They really can do it, I wouldn't mind if they became World Champion (unless they're playing against Holland in the final :)

[guitarbaz]

^^ Hey just a smogie makin' a point at least you admit hes been a waste of money

he hasn't even played enough to be able to figure out if he's been a waste of cash or not. he'll be on his way in the summer anyway.

[jaymz_is_god]

My tip for the World Cup is Holland. I reckon England have a good chance, they just need to be a bit more creative imo. Italy could also shock a few people. They've not had the best time of it in tournaments of late (Euro 2000 excluded), but I think they can do well in Germany.

Saying that though, Brazil will probably win it.

[skateMASTERbater2]

I'm so glad germany lost :) Can't wait to see costa rica knock them out of the wc.

I bet on Mexico winning, but that most likely won't happen. The final probably'll be argentina-brasil, with brasil winning of course. Hope switzerland can make it to the elimination round, we looked good against scotland

[Timm]

I'm so glad germany lost :) Can't wait to see costa rica knock them out of the wc.

ey :angry:

I really hope they make it at least to the quarterfinals, the world cup would be crap atmosphere-wise if they didn't and we're looking forward to 06 so much since it's been announced that it's gonna take place here, it's not even funny any more

but cheers to you guys for kicking turkey out
germany vs turkey would lead to a civil war no matter who wins

[2muchket!]

Still say England will win the world cup and beat germany on the way

[Dead Star]

I think Italy will win it this year.

[Dave de Sylvia]

Oh man Sweden are awful. England will rip apart that defence.

[Give me Beer]

I bet Brazil will lose, just because everybody thinks they'll win. Remember, football needs a bit of luck, as well as skill. And one unlucky match and they're out.

How come nobody tips Argentina? They beat Brazil a few times during the qualifiers.

[red barchetta]

How come nobody tips Argentina? They beat Brazil a few times during the qualifiers.
they had the home crowd behind them at the games they won. everyone does well in home games. Argentina got battered by Brazil in the Confederation's cup final.

[2muchket!]

I actaully think it will be an England Argentina final. Call me crazy but I think it will happen

[skateMASTERbater2]

ey :angry:

I really hope they make it at least to the quarterfinals, the world cup would be crap atmosphere-wise if they didn't and we're looking forward to 06 so much since it's been announced that it's gonna take place here, it's not even funny any more

but cheers to you guys for kicking turkey out
germany vs turkey would lead to a civil war no matter who wins
Well it's bad timing that you guys get to host the world cup in one your worst forms ever. I don't mind, i don't like German football =)
But i think we can agree on hating the turks:chug:

[Timm]

Well it's bad timing that you guys get to host the world cup in one your worst forms ever. I don't mind, i don't like German football =)
But i think we can agree on hating the turks:chug:
german football isn't attractive in any way usually
in the final in 02 the german team was nicer to look at than the brazilians though and alas they lost :lol:

and I don't hate the turks, I just hate those idiots of them who lack any post-stone age social ability and those are outweighing the cool ones by far here

[sgrevs]

My bad I forgot Kaka form the Brazil team, he's in the best form of his life, and he is just incredible to watch. It's just beautiful soccer really.

Australia for the Cup I say!:rolleyes:

Na, Brazil will win though. Aus. will get through to the round of 16:chug:

[Timm]

what countries are in australia's group?

[sgrevs]

Croatia, Japan, Brazil.

We've got a slight hope, if Brazil don't choke against Japan or Croatia.

[2muchket!]

^^^^ The phrase snowballs chance in hell comes to mind

[Steve M.]

harry kewel will see 'em through :D

[2muchket!]

1-0 Finally gettin some form
Newcastle winning 3-1 was a real shock too.

[Lord Abortion]

Yeah, I thought they'd struggle against Bolton.

[Faith No Doubt]

I'm glad Newcastle won (that's a first) and West Ham drew, but Fulham imploded once again :angry:

It sets up a great oppurtunity to displace Spurs, just a shame our goal difference is so poor.

[Kyle]

Another win for the toon, I've got my eyes on uefa cup spot at this rate.

[Lord Abortion]

Another win for the toon, I've got my eyes on uefa cup spot at this rate.
You should have got rid of that wanker Souness much earlier if that's what happens as soon as he goes.

[Kickflip_Burrito]

I just bet £500 that england would NOT win the world cup. If I'm right, I only win £100 pounds (1/5 odds).

When I made the bet, I thought it was pretty safe. However, the amount of money I could lose is starting to get to me. I am able to pay it off, but I'm not sure I really want to risk that amount of money. I've heard that the chances of england winning are about 6/1 so I have the slight upper hand.

All you football geeks out there, please discuss.
Why the hell did you do that? You stand to lose £400!

Unless there's something I'm missing here? (Is not a major gambler)

[jaymz_is_god]

He'll get his money back too.

[sgrevs]

Lord no! Can't believe the mighty 'Pool drew at home with freaking Charlton! Our strikers are tragic! Cisse was the worst buy ever! I so wish we'd gotten Simao, cause now we're gonna fkn lose to Benfica on Wednesday or Thursday or weneva.

[2muchket!]

Kewell left wing and Simao right would of been a good attacking midfiled, its a shame you didn't get him

[Lord Abortion]

Hmm...Wigan again Monday.

Hahaha...Ashley Cole gay?

[Steve M.]

wednesday = me + anfield + thekop + bestnightever

gonna win 4-0!

[Faith No Doubt]

Lord no! Can't believe the mighty 'Pool drew at home with freaking Charlton! Our strikers are tragic! Cisse was the worst buy ever! I so wish we'd gotten Simao, cause now we're gonna fkn lose to Benfica on Wednesday or Thursday or weneva.

and we beat them (Charlton) 4-1.

[2muchket!]

Hmm...Wigan again Monday.

Hahaha...Ashley Cole gay?

That story made me laugh but have you seen his girl friend :eek: :eek:

[Lord Abortion]

That story made me laugh but have you seen his girl friend :eek: :eek:
Yeah, if he's gay, I'm going to be very disappointed in her valuble time being wasted. :p

[Eccles]

Isn't he dating the racist cunt from Girls Aloud?

[Lord Abortion]

Isn't he dating the racist squirrel from Girls Aloud?
Yeah, he's engaged to her.

[2muchket!]

Isn't he dating the racist squirrel from Girls Aloud?
Something tweedy her first name eludes me. Anyway bring on Roma, there nothing without Totti !!!!!!

[Lord Abortion]

Something tweedy her first name eludes me. Anyway bring on Roma, there nothing without Totti !!!!!!
They also just sold Cassano.

I can actually see Boro doing something.

They still have Mancini, and Chivu and the likes.

[guitarbaz]

Another win for the toon, I've got my eyes on uefa cup spot at this rate.

here's hoping...:thumb:

maybe more if we can keep this run going, it's very tight still up in the european places. anything can happen....:cool:

[guitarbaz]

anyone else off to the isle of wight festival??

i've just geard they won't be showing the england match anywhere on the fesitval site on the saturday.

now thats just not cricket, very literally.:angry:

[2muchket!]

Thats a bitch baz just tape it and make sure no one tells you the score

[Faith No Doubt]

3-2 :upset: :upset: :upset:

[Grutte Pier]

Can someone tell me if Ruud is starting on the bench tommorow or...???

[Lord Abortion]

Can someone tell me if Ruud is starting on the bench tommorow or...???
Well, he missed the Holland game due to a case of Dehli belly, so I don't know if he'll be recovered.

[Ganondorf]

Morhinuo is blatantly an asshole

[Drop The Baby]

^^haha.

In the news tonight, around 50 Barca fans were waiting for and some spat at Mourinho as they arrived tonight in the city.

He's such an arrogant wanker, it's disppointing reaction but i have toi say he deserves everything he gets. How canyone can disagree with, let alone sarcastically clap at, the ref's decision to send off Robben on the weekend is beyond me

[guitarbaz]

Thats a bitch baz just tape it and make sure no one tells you the score

nah i think we'll have to venture off site and find a pub to watch it. couldn't miss that. it's such a fcuk up on the part of the festival organisers, it's gonna be chaos on the sat afternoon now with an undoubted exodus to go see the match. i just hope i won't be missing anyone decent...:angry:

[sgrevs]

wednesday = me + anfield + thekop + bestnightever

gonna win 4-0!

Oh my jealousy is about to bubble out of my mouth in a frothy heap.

Going to Anfield is pretty much my absolute dream...I was gonna go when I was in England during the off season (stupid holiday times) but my dad fvcked his back up and could hardly move around. We had tried to get tickets for the TNS match but couldn't, so we were going to get scalped tickets. Alas no, it was not to be. I will see them one day though:upset:

[guitarbaz]

Oh my jealousy is about to bubble out of my mouth in a frothy heap.

Going to Anfield is pretty much my absolute dream...I was gonna go when I was in England during the off season (stupid holiday times) but my dad fvcked his back up and could hardly move around. We had tried to get tickets for the TNS match but couldn't, so we were going to get scalped tickets. Alas no, it was not to be. I will see them one day though:upset:

ah you're not missing much, it's just full of scousers with perms in shellsuits..:p

[poorquality]

Seems everyones having a go at Chelsea recently :P Ronaldinho, Eto'o, Deco, Watson and Robson. Who can blame them really, one week Mourinhos saying Barca are divers and they influenced the ref's decision by crowding him, next week his players are seen crowding the referee after the Drogba dive, which was a dive everyone could see (Went down looking in great pain after a no contact challenge, 2 seconds later running around with no limp or sign of injury).

Yet Mourinho was quick to defend his side, because as we all know, Drogba doesnt dive, Robben didn't go two footed into that challenge with no intention of winning the ball, and oh yeah, his players are angels who don't try and influence dicisions :P

Sad to say, diving, and attempting to influence the game are part of the game which is down to referees to sort out, but to be so arrogant and rant about other teams while taking a blind eye to your own team, I just feel it's time he owned up and admitted for instance Robben deserved a red or something similar.

Sorry for the rant :P but other managers seem to accept sendings off etc, why can't Jose?

[sgrevs]

Oi watch it, we're gonna trash you in a few weeks. Whenever we next play can't remember date exactly. My freiend supports Toon Army and I paid him out for a year about Souness. No I can't cause they're beginning to come right:upset:

NB: aimed at guitarbaz

[Steve M.]

thought you guys might like this:

Liverpools Trophies Vs Man U's (http://i2.tinypic.com/qsniv9.jpg)

[guitarbaz]

Oi watch it, we're gonna trash you in a few weeks. Whenever we next play can't remember date exactly. My freiend supports Toon Army and I paid him out for a year about Souness. No I can't cause they're beginning to come right:upset:

NB: aimed at guitarbaz

oh the times are changing and we're in good form coming up to these next few testing matches. and on top of that there's still room for improvement as well with owen on his way to recovery, too early for the liverpool / manu matches but chelski might get it. so i wouldn't be going getting too confident about beating us now...;)

[poorquality]

thought you guys might like this:

Liverpools Trophies Vs Man U's (http://i2.tinypic.com/qsniv9.jpg)


lol I saw that before, was pretty funny. I wonder if United fans did one when we won the Treble :P

[Lord Abortion]

Heh, yeah, I mean, when we won the champions league the Liverpool fans said it was a fluke due to the last minute goals...if OUR win was a fluke then Liverpool's was what exactly??

[guitarbaz]

oh the handbags are-a-flappin

lol

[red barchetta]

Sunderland sack McCarthy:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/sunderland/4778496.stm

i really dont see why they would sack him now. they couldve sacked him at Christmas period. they might as well let Mick finish the season.

[Lord Abortion]

oh the handbags are-a-flappin

lol
Mine's the pink one...I mean, oh sh-

[poorquality]

Mine's the pink one...I mean, oh sh-


O snap matchin hangbags ...



Yeah McCarthy should of been allowed to finish the season atleast, it's not his fault Sunderland are terrible, I've seen them play a few times and they actually play well, but they don't have a striker or midfielder...heck anyone capable of scoring the goals that are needed.

[+3kk!]

Seems everyones having a go at Chelsea recently :P Ronaldinho, Eto'o, Deco, Watson and Robson. Who can blame them really, one week Mourinhos saying Barca are divers and they influenced the ref's decision by crowding him, next week his players are seen crowding the referee after the Drogba dive, which was a dive everyone could see (Went down looking in great pain after a no contact challenge, 2 seconds later running around with no limp or sign of injury).

Yet Mourinho was quick to defend his side, because as we all know, Drogba doesnt dive, Robben didn't go two footed into that challenge with no intention of winning the ball, and oh yeah, his players are angels who don't try and influence dicisions :P

Sad to say, diving, and attempting to influence the game are part of the game which is down to referees to sort out, but to be so arrogant and rant about other teams while taking a blind eye to your own team, I just feel it's time he owned up and admitted for instance Robben deserved a red or something similar.

Sorry for the rant :P but other managers seem to accept sendings off etc, why can't Jose?

everyone just hates chelsea and jose, even for the most pointless reasons. too top on to the hate the media pumps it up by filtering all the good stuff out of chelsea and put them under a bad sign.

[guitarbaz]

Sunderland sack McCarthy:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/sunderland/4778496.stm

i really dont see why they would sack him now. they couldve sacked him at Christmas period. they might as well let Mick finish the season.

yeah shame that. i mean, what if they get someone in now who saves them from relegation?? where's the fun?!!

[poorquality]

everyone just hates chelsea and jose, even for the most pointless reasons. too top on to the hate the media pumps it up by filtering all the good stuff out of chelsea and put them under a bad sign.


That wasn't what I meant, I dont think accusing every team of things that your team does the following week then defending them for doing it and say how you were cheated is a pointless reason.

I doubt they'd be under a bad sign if Mourinho would stop being so arrogant about himself and his team which he thinks are perfect in every way.

I don't hate Chelsea, I'm impressed with what they've done, they've raised the bar and other teams now need to try and match this that's fair enough, but atleast other teams will come out and say "Oh yes he deserved that red card, I can't defend him for that challenge" or something, Mourinho won't.

[Drahmen]

Gary Breens in the wrong sport. That was a nice block on a 6'5" David James. He should be in the NBA.

[Lord Abortion]

I'd personally much rather Chelsea won the league than Arsenal winning it.

[Ganondorf]

lol Sunderlan'ds defenders are so dumb, I mean WBA defence may have lapses in concentration, but Sunderland are something else :lol:


The first Man City goal :lol:

[Grutte Pier]

The first Man City goal :lol:

Was that the one where Samaras just took the ball from the defender and shot it right in?

[Ganondorf]

haha Yeah

[Grutte Pier]

It's a shame as the fact that Chelsea are an outstanding team gets overshadowed by it.

They are about to get whooped by Barcelona, is Mourinho really sending his B-team?

[Lord Abortion]

It's Messi this time who makes the difference, he's just amazing. The lad has come from nowhere to become this complete genius.

[2muchket!]

Sunderland sacking McCarthy is just a way of bob murray saying well at least he did something which is complete bollocks no worthy manger will got to sunderland with the budget constraints and what not overall a sorry stat of affiars. On Barca you know I have a strange feeling liverpool will be out so to will Chelsea. I predict an Arsenal Vs Barca final and Ithink the gooners may sneak it..............

Well anyway look out for me on thursday east stand, I'll be the little dude with long hair shouting on the Boro agaisnt Roma :thumb:

[guitarbaz]

Sunderland sacking McCarthy is just a way of bob murray saying well at least he did something which is complete bollocks no worthy manger will got to sunderland with the budget constraints and what not overall a sorry stat of affiars. On Barca you know I have a strange feeling liverpool will be out so to will Chelsea. I predict an Arsenal Vs Barca final and Ithink the gooners may sneak it..............

Well anyway look out for me on thursday east stand, I'll be the little dude with long hair shouting on the Boro agaisnt Roma :thumb:

is it on the box?? i might give it a watch if i'm not out rehearsing

[2muchket!]

Aye ITV4 or some ungodly channel

[guitarbaz]

Aye ITV4 or some ungodly channel

yep, thats the UEFA cup for you. although at least it is actually on.

[poorquality]

United teams out, Ruuds on the bench again, it's the same 16 we used against Wigan in the final

[2muchket!]

Know its just TV channels hate the North East, Bolton got knocked out our game should be on CH5 not soem crappy ITV reject channel

[Lord Abortion]

United teams out, Ruuds on the bench again, it's the same 16 we used against Wigan in the final
Wow, I hope people don't take this as him out in the summer, that would be jumping to a silly conclusion, he missed the Holland game i midweek, maybe he's just still got the shits.
Ruud is sensible enough to respect the manager's decision and Take it as motivation to get his place back, rather than sulk and demand a transfer, as most of the media bizzarely expect him to do. It's not like he's never been left out of the side before.

[poorquality]

Wow what a half :| where did Wigan pull this performance out of, United need to buckle down, We're losing the midfiled battle horribly, Giggs and O'Shea haven't really been in the game at all.

I say Sub one of them for Ruud, put Rooney in Scholes' role just behind strikers and have Saha and Ruud upfront.

[Lord Abortion]

Yeah, I would bring O'shea off.
Started the second half well though.

[poorquality]

How bad do you have to feel for that Wigan defender? He couldn't do anything about it, ball off crossbar into him and net, he didnt deserve it though he had a good game.

It's another 3 points, but to be honest I felt Wigan deserved to win the game the way they played compared to us.

[Dead Star]

Whoa, Man Utd were lucky tonight.

[Lord Abortion]

Well played Wigan, you probably deserved a point.
This result is why Ruud should not be dropped, his appearance changed the game. Saha, although he was involved in the winner, was balls all game.

Man of the match:Wes Brown, didn't put a foot wrong, and hasn't harmed his England chances at all.

[sgrevs]

I don't rate Wes Brown at all, I think he's rubbish.

On a more annoying note, I can't believe that dill Pascal scored an own goal in the last minute or so!!! In my fantasy team!!

Frustration = great.

And it was very bad for the mighty 'Pool:upset:.

[poorquality]

I rate Brown highly, he's one of englands best central defenders, heck if it wasn't for him it'd of been about 4-0 to Wigan.

[sgrevs]

Carragher should be in the England team! Starting with Terry. That would for sure be the strongest centre-back pairing. I think they would complement each other very well with their playing styles (complement not compliment)

[guitarbaz]

a vaguely football related funny....

Geordie temperature chart
>
> The latest invention from Newcastle...
>
>
> 50 Degrees. Southerners turn on their heating. Geordies plant
their gardens.
>
> 40 Degrees. Southerners shiver uncontrollably. Geordies Sunbathe.
>
> 30 Degrees. Southern cars will not start. Geordies drive with
their windows down
>
> 20 Degrees. Southerners wear coats, gloves, and wool hats.
Geordies throw a t-shirt on (Girls start wearing mini-skirts)
>
> 10 Degrees. Southerners begin to Evacuate. Geordies go swimming in
the North Sea.
>
> Zero degrees. Southern landlords turn up the heat. Geordies have the
last barbecue before it gets cold.
>
> Minus 10 Degrees. Southerners cease to exist. Geordies throw on a
lightweight jacket.
>
> Minus 80 Degrees. Polar bears wonder if it> '> s worth it. Geordie
Boy scouts start wearing long trousers.
>
> Minus 100 Degrees. Santa Claus abandons the North Pole. Geordies put
on their long johns.
>
> Minus 173 Degrees. Alcohol freezes. Geordies become frustrated
because the pubs are shut.
>
> Minus 297 Degrees. Microbiological life starts to disappear. The
cows on Newcastle town moor complain of vets with cold hands.
>
> Minus 460 Degrees. All atomic motion stops. Geordies start to stamp
their feet and blow on their hands.
>
> Minus 500 Degrees. Hell freezes over> ...> ...> ...> .Sunderland
qualify for Europe.

[sgrevs]

Hahaha awesome man. That made me lol hard, esp. the Sunderland part.

[guitarbaz]

Hahaha awesome man. That made me lol hard, esp. the Sunderland part.

yeah i wasn't expecting that bit at the end either, an added bonus!

[Lord Abortion]

I've heard that before, still funny though :p

[jaymz_is_god]

Wes Brown is rubbish?

No offence mate, but you need to get your head out of your arse. He's been one of the top defenders in the Premiership over the last few months.

[Lord Abortion]

True, Wes Brown is an excellent defender.

[2muchket!]

Wes has stopped his game up in the last few months, but the top defender at the moment has to be Anton Ferdinand

[Ganondorf]

Come On Barca

[Timm]

go go gadget werder!

I can't wait for HSV to (hopefully) play in CL next season :)

[Lord Abortion]

Messi just robbed Makelélé :lol:

Lovenkrans has scored for rangers! :amaze:

[Timm]

I wanna watch too :(
today's matches are only live on pay tv here :upset:
we have pay tv but I can't be arsed to sit in the living room for 90 minutes, I might watch the second half though
or I nick the decoder >_>

edit: W000t micoud scored :D

[jaymz_is_god]

1-0 Barca!! :D:D

[Timm]

nooo trezeguet you utter twat >:[

[Lord Abortion]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/south_east/4783606.stm

:rolleyes:
Clever.

Ronaldinho proved his amazing class again tonight, however the award of the Chelsea penalty was...strange.

[Dead Star]

Rangers went out on the away goal rule.

:upset: I wanted a Scottish team to do well.

[moderaterock222]

Bellamy is a fantastic player. Shame he's a twat.

As for Chelsea... They didn't perform and didn't deserve to go through. I thought the referee was agaisnt them, but still they hardly created any chances considering they had to score 2 goals. Barcelona outclassed them.

[RandyfromPennywise]

As a Chelsea fan, I - on behalf of Chelsea: the club, the fans, the players, and, ahem, the manager - will accept defeat gracefully. I accept that we were tactically and skillfully out-played and it would have been an injustice for us to go through to the quater-finals.

I have heard snipets of what José has said. I really wish he'd stop trying for the ****ing gamesmanship award at every press-conference and admit that Barça were better than us. The reason why English teams don't do well in Europe: It is so hard to adapt from the English style into the European style - the best teams have done it and can do it. Tonight, Chelsea didn't. We played English style and the class of Europe's finest dominated us. Ronaldinho made Ferreira look like the worst £13.2 million ever spent, and no one got any change out of Puyol or Marquéz tonight either. Robben was a waste of a spot in the side and Drogba offered little, although the service was equally to blame. Gudjohnsen and Crespo were the class we needed in there from the start but they got 30 mins and it was nowhere near enough.

Ronaldinho is unquestionably the best player in the world and he earnt his corn tonight. Did you see his strength too? He put John Terry on his arse before scoring the goal. The goal - Carvalho's poor positioning was a huge factor, he opened the channel for 'Dinho, but I really thought Čech could have done a lot better, perhaps he should have palmed it away. I reckon Carlo would have saved it.

AND! - There is no way that was a penalty, not in anyone's book. I think Marcus Mirk (sp?) felt a little sorry for us and he must have liked Terry's endeavour. It looked like JT was going for an air-shot anyway! Looking forward to next season, but the tactics for Europe must be addressed. José showed that he doesn't always get it spot on tonight, that can't happen again. Perhaps some players need to go. From that starting line-up, I wouldn't shed tears if Ferreira, Robben and Drogba moved on, although there is practically no chance of any of those three leaving. I think we needed Wayne Bridge at left-back and Gallas at right-back, that would have been a lot better with Billy marking 'Dinho... Quite a deflating game really, not overly disappointed because I really knew it was over before a ball was kicked this morning (it's a 6.15am kick-off where I live). And weren't Juve lucky! Worst 'keeper mistake of the year? The decade?

'Gers were galant and unlucky, did amazingly well to prevent Villareal from beating them twice, something many other teams haven't managed recently! Løvenkrands has been doing well in the Champo, wonder if he'll leave Ibrox in the summer?

[Lord Abortion]

Lovenkrands is out of Ibrox in the summer.

He's still the quickest man on most football pitches, though.

[RandyfromPennywise]

^^^^ The phrase snowballs chance in hell comes to mind
We must be the most under-rated country at the world cup. Our chances of finishing ahead of Japo and Croat are a shyte-load better than people think... Then we'll face either Italy or the Czechs which may prove a problem.

And Roma - I'd be scared if I was you, they have just set the record for consecutive wins in Serie A. Montella, Chivu, Mancini are all on song, and then they have a few of the best youngsters in the world as well, names have escaped me, De Rossi and an Italian national-team player, anyway, very good team! If you struggled past Stuttgart I can't see much hope against Roma, but Boro can turn it on when it counts, as all the supporters of the big clubs know!!!

I'd personally much rather Chelsea won the league than Arsenal winning it.I'll drink to that.

[RandyfromPennywise]

Lovenkrands is out of Ibrox in the summer.

He's still the quickest man on most football pitches, though.
Henry, Grønkjær, Rommedahl, Cristiano Ronaldo and he are the quickest that come to mind.

Oh, and Shaunnie Wright-Wright-Wright! -Phillips.

[moderaterock222]

i want to see barca and liverpool against each other

[+3kk!]

after the barca game i cant help but thinking that barca is only good beacuse of Ronaldinho. he totally broke up the defense by himself yesterday dominated the whole game and did a one man show goal. pressuring chelsea into their half and seriously limited their chances.

currently i dont think theres a player that's as good as him, Zidane was as dominant but age slowed him down.

[sgrevs]

We must be the most under-rated country at the world cup. Our chances of finishing ahead of Japo and Croat are a shyte-load better than people think... Then we'll face either Italy or the Czechs which may prove a problem.


About time someone spoke up!! No one agrees with me, not even my friends:confused: We definitely have a decent chance, as long as Brazil don't choke against the Croats and Japs.

As for the Barca v 'Pool comment, that would suck, cos Barca would run circles around us, as solid as our defence is.

[guitarbaz]

nooo trezeguet you utter twat >:[

what a howler from the goalie. after all those amazing saves he made as well. very unjust.

[Steve M.]

As for the Barca v 'Pool comment, that would suck, cos Barca would run circles around us, as solid as our defence is.

have a bit of faith. I think we could give them a run for their money these days. Not like a couple of years ago. That was a bit embarassing.

[TakeWarning]

We must be the most under-rated country at the world cup. Our chances of finishing ahead of Japo and Croat are a shyte-load better than people think... Then we'll face either Italy or the Czechs which may prove a problem.



I know, We'll undoubtedly be beaten by Brazil but I think/ hope we'll win one and draw one.

Although beating Brazil would be amazing...

[sgrevs]

have a bit of faith. I think we could give them a run for their money these days. Not like a couple of years ago. That was a bit embarassing.

That's true, it's just that we lack real fire power up front. We need a Ruud or a Thierry who is a real good finisher, or a Rooney even.

Crouch has been average, though he gets assists. Morientes has sucked, and Cisse is just rubbish. He's fast but can't finish for his life.

That's where the money should be going, not to more defenders, wtf.

Gerrard is our top scorer for Christ's sake!

And I've noticed that Alonso is beginning to go a bit sour. When at the top of his game, he's probably the best passer of the ball in the EPL, but lately he hasn't been so good. Injuries may be a part of it, but still.

We need 2nd place, real bad.

And with TakeWarning, agreed.

[Grutte Pier]

Is Liverpool already searching for new strikers? Maybe Dirk Kuyt? (they showed interest in him last year)

[red barchetta]

We must be the most under-rated country at the world cup. Our chances of finishing ahead of Japo and Croat are a shyte-load better than people think... Then we'll face either Italy or the Czechs which may prove a problem.

Japan'll kick your asses :mad: dont under-estimate us.

[Lord Abortion]

I like Crouch. But Liverpool have already too many strikers, I don't understand why Morientes hasn't performed.

[moderaterock222]

From what i have seen of the Australian team i've been really impressed. You do have some quality players. I'm not sure if you can progress through the group stages though. That's one hell of a tough group where everyone has a genuine chance of qualifying.

As for Liverpool vs Barca. I don't actually think Barca are very strong defensively. They defend through controlling possession as they did against Chelsea last night. Chelsea simply didn't get enough of the ball to be any threat at all. I think Liverpool will be better at dealing with this than Chelsea are, since they are more used to sitting back in Europe.
I actually think Cisse has a lot of potential. He had a good game last weekend and was unlucky not to score. He hardly plays, and when he does he's on the right wing. If he had a run of games in his normal position like Morientes has had, i'm sure we'd see the best of him. As for Morientes, i don't know if his heart is in it or not. We all know he's class, but a few decent touches and passes each game isn't enough. As for Crouch, he can be quiet some games but he's normally a threatening presence + he's amusing to watch.

[Lord Abortion]

With Barca, Puyol is arguably the best defender in the world, but the rest of the back line aren't.

[2muchket!]

Well you see it all the time don't you spaniards who do it in their own league but don't manage it in the EPL. I alos think that the premiership IS the best league at the moment, it has everything from (as much as I don't like to admit it) Arsenals great passing and flowing play which is great to watch, to Liverpool who are technically amazing, to the the most physical sides sides who put themselves about like Bolton and Blackburn which too make for great watching. Plus the gmaes alot faster than in other nations. So yeah anyone like to comment on tonights game will liverpool turn it around and will the gooners overcome the Galacticos ???

EDIT: woo 900th post :chug:

[Grutte Pier]

It's NOT looking good for liverpool

[sgrevs]

Shoot. Down 2-0 on aggregate at the break. We need some Stevie G magic!!!

Just like Olympiakos and AC. Come on Stevie, if anyone, you're the man for the job.

Nothing yet:upset:

[Grutte Pier]

Southern Europe is winning everything, damn it. Only Arsenal left...

[2muchket!]

Arsenal must fancy their chances now

[Broken Angels]

Great results for Benfica, Arsenal and AC :)

[Lord Abortion]

Arsenal were rather lucky in parts, but defended well.

[jaymz_is_god]

Yeah, **** luck for Ole. I feel bad for him. He's one of the few players who always seems to have a smile on his face when playing. Very talented footballer who has always worked hard. Hopefully, we can see him playing again regularly next season.

[Lord Abortion]

Yes, it's just a fractured cheekbone, so there's not going to be a lasting detriment to his overall football-fitness.

[sgrevs]

Arsenal I feel are gonna do a L'Pool of last season, shi'te in the league and win the CL.

Can't believe we lost to Benfica:upset: if allowed, I would make the whole post of just :upset:'s. We need a real striker, pronto! Anyone will do...please...or Simao, either will do fine.

[TakeWarning]

Mourinho spat at by Barcelona fans at airport

LONDON: Barcelona fans insulted and spat at Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho when he and his players arrived in Spain on Sunday for their Champions League clash.

The Premier League club said about 50 Barcelona fans were waiting for Chelsea at the city airport and some spat at the bus when Mourinho and the team were on board waiting to leave.

Former Barcelona assistant coach Mourinho had earphones on and ignored the abuse but then a series of spits were aimed at his window, Chelsea said on their official website.

They quoted Chelsea TV cameraman Kieren Startup, who was filming the scene, as saying: “There were very few police to marshal it, and they didn't seem interested once the players got on the coach to stop any abuse.

“It was intimidating, there was a lot of aggressive chanting at Mourinho to begin with, but he ignored it and then they moved on to angry gestures and spitting. Everyone else on the coach seemed to be unbothered.”

Barcelona are 2-1 up going into Tuesday's second leg of the first knockout round tie at the Nou Camp after winning the first leg at Stamford Bridge on Feb. 22.

Chelsea were a man short for more than 50 minutes after their Spanish left back Asier del Horno was sent off for a foul on Barcelona teenager Lionel Messi.

Mourinho accused Messi of theatrics, claiming his reaction helped get Del Horno dismissed. – Reuters



Damn Spaniards...

[Drop The Baby]

Lovenkrands is out of Ibrox in the summer.

He's still the quickest man on most football pitches, though.

I like him, very good player.


So i was at Highbury last night o witness the greatest 0-0 of all time. I can't believe Pires' shot didn't go in (you can add Roberto Carlos to the list of quick players, no other Real player would've caught it). The whole team was superb, but (even though this is a lot) i have to hand it to Senderos, Hleb, Eboue, and in particular, Lehmann and Toure. Superb team performance, and the right team went though.

Shame Chelsea's money couldn't even buy their way into the quater finals of the Champs League. Still, did better than Man U i suppose.....

[moderaterock222]

I was disappointed about Liverpool last night. They seem to have a lot of those games where they make plenty of chances but they just can't get the ball into the back of the net. Morientes was once again woeful. I could run quicker than him, and i'm not joking. Crouch wasted some good opportunities too. Liverpool didn't have the quality up front to merit a place in the quarter finals, while Benfica showed some real quality with both goals.

The only English team left now isn't really very English. My interest in the competition has wilted. I'll support AC Milan i guess.

[guitarbaz]

I was disappointed about Liverpool last night. They seem to have a lot of those games where they make plenty of chances but they just can't get the ball into the back of the net. Morientes was once again woeful. I could run quicker than him, and i'm not joking. Crouch wasted some good opportunities too. Liverpool didn't have the quality up front to merit a place in the quarter finals, while Benfica showed some real quality with both goals.

The only English team left now isn't really very English. My interest in the competition has wilted. I'll support AC Milan i guess.

...or watch the UEFA cup....

howay the smoggies eh?