Euro 2008 (Official Man City LOL Thread)

[Frankie]

Ow don't diss fat les.

[guitarbaz]

Ow don't diss fat les.

vindaloo was a classic:chug:

[Frankie]

^^ Excatly. Well match about to start soon so, I predict a 2-1 win.

[Ganondorf]

It's just the name :p

[Lord Abortion]

I have a story about that...one night at middle school we had a Kareoke night, our caretaker was a rotund man names Les...me and my mates were looking at the songbook trying to choose which one we wanted to do, I shouted "Oooh look, it's fat Les!" right when he was standing not a foot from me.

I was like Osh-

[guitarbaz]

It's just the name :p

ah..english culture, you just can't beat it..

http://www.noonelikesus.com/E_frame.html?http://www.noonelikesus.com/

[Faith No Doubt]

I'd rather have Fat Les than Ant and Dec.

And Ian Broudie + Baddiel and Skinner over both.

[Britney Diva]

vindaloo was a classic:chug:
Classically fat?

[Faith No Doubt]

"England's Irie" by Black Grape deserves recognition for getting Joe Strummer on TOTP.

I thought it was an ace song.

[Britney Diva]

That was a great track.

'Cut the trigger, I fire like... THIS!'

[poorquality]

The boro games a brilliant game to watch :|

[Frankie]

4-2 :cool:

Just another boring display by Middlesbrough...................


We play like this and we'll win both the FA and UEFA cups :D

[Lord Abortion]

World in motion with a John Barnes Rap FTW.

Well done Boro, great game.

[poorquality]

John Barnes rap was legendary.

My all time favourite song is 3 lions...bring it back

[Faith No Doubt]

John Barnes rap was legendary.

My all time favourite song is 3 lions...bring it back

I remember on Fantasy World Cup '98 they said how people thought David Baddiel and Ian Broudie were brothers after the "Three Lions" video.

[Lord Abortion]

I really want to see Fantasy football back for the world cup.

I love it to bits.

[jaymz_is_god]

I really want to see Fantasy football back for the world cup.

I love it to bits.

Fantasy Football was a quality show. I still have the old videos :)

[Grego1985]

I was at practice last night and our centre half Damo has a 1st touch like a donkey so i was calling him Colin Hendry (remeber him?). Then the gaffer said do you remeber the Badiel and Skinner sketch when they rapped cling film around Skinners face to push his nose down then slapped a long blonde wig on him to make him look like Hendry. Hahahaha good times.

England for the WC anyone? We have a better chance than anyone i think.

[poorquality]

England have a chance, it all depends on injuries and how we play at the time. Brazil are definately the team to beat at the moment though.

[Grego1985]

England have a chance, it all depends on injuries and how we play at the time. Brazil are definately the team to beat at the moment though.
True but i do believe we are defo the team to beat in competion i mean we have class all over the pitch. Just abit worried about who is going to play left back since Cole and Bridge have hardly played this season. I personally would put Carragher in there.

[TakeWarning]

I'm pretty sure Brazil will win it.

They've just got so many quality players.

[poorquality]

I'm pretty sure Brazil will win it.

They've just got so many quality players.


It's an area where Brazil will dismantle any other team, especially England, the Substitute bench.

We can all pretty much guess a starting 11 for England right? Try naming a quality second 11, a team which if needed could take England the distance...I know I can't..we don't have a better right back than Neville, a better strikeforce than Rooney and Owen, Our central midfield is irreplacable. It's impossible, I dont have faith enough in our possible replacements to believe England stand a chance if injuries hit.

Brazil on the other hand, substitute class with more class, their bench would get into most premiership teams first 11 no problem, it's an area where they beat us.

That's why I feel, if we have a couple of major injuries in the world cup, we can kiss it goodbye.

[Frankie]

For chriist sake you look at the starting 11, how many of them have been injured in the past season (apart from owen). We do have a better RB than Neville. Youngs been playing well for charlton. Carrick and King would be an ok midfield. For the Wings well SWP has got pace and Downing is back to playing well (some superb crosses from him last night).

[poorquality]

There ya go, playing well recently, an 'ok' midfield, SWP hasn't exactly performed exceptionally well recently (when he's been played_, Downing has hit some form but you really think he can deal with this level of football and be consistant?

Our second 11 would be an average 11, if we played them, Brazil, Argentina, Spain, Portugal, Sweden etc etc would all beat us.

If players like Robinson, Neville, Cole (well he is), Lampard, Gerrard, or Rooney were injured I wouldn't have too much faith in James, Young, Carrick, King or Crouch really, I can't see us scoring goals with that midfield/strike force, and while James makes some remarkable saves occasionally, I dont think he is very consistant.

[Frankie]

Young if hes fit is better than Nev in my opinion.

[sgrevs]

Just abit worried about who is going to play left back since Cole and Bridge have hardly played this season. I personally would put Carragher in there.

Are you mental? Carra should be starting centre back, he's the best and most consistent in the country (not my country) by far.

I don't know who could play left though.

[Frankie]

Rio and Terry are more consistent IMO. Carragher would bbe a good replacement at LB

[TakeWarning]

I don't think Rio is very consistent.

[Britney Diva]

Rio is in no way consistent. Carragher is the most consistent centre-half in the premiership this season, bar none.

[red barchetta]

Well done Sunderland. a nice way to guarantee your relegation.

[Lord Abortion]

/Shakes head in utter disbelief.

[Britney Diva]

:-|

[Frankie]

Well I new pompy would beat us, no doubt us playing west ham will be like a reserve game. Portsmouth simply wanted it more.

[Lord Abortion]

http://www.premierleague.com/fapl.rac?command=forwardOnly&nextPage=teamOfTheSeason
Rio Ferdinand isn't consistant you say?

[TakeWarning]

http://www.premierleague.com/fapl.rac?command=forwardOnly&nextPage=teamOfTheSea son
Rio Ferdinand isn't consistant you say?

Uh, all that came up with was: 500 Internal Server Error and a bunch of internet writing.

EDIT: Here's a working link : http://www.premierleague.com/fapl.rac?command=forwardOnly&nextPage=teamOfTheSeason

Anyway, Rio is pretty consistent I guess, but it seems sometimes he makes very costly mistakes. Hopefully he'll make a few tomorrow against Spurs.

[Lord Abortion]

http://www.premierleague.com/fapl.rac?command=forwardOnly&nextPage=actimStatistics

Yeah, basically, it says the premiership's best 11 is

Van Der Sar
Finnan
Terry
Ferdinand
Gallas
Carrick
Gerrard
Lampard
Bullard
Van Nistlerooy
Henry

[TakeWarning]

That's weird how it breaks up links from that site. Just make sure there's no spaces in it, it should work.

EDIT: Thankyou for the link, My Lord, it was most interesting.

[guitarbaz]

Well done Sunderland. a nice way to guarantee your relegation.

:amaze: :amaze:

how the fu.....??

hopefully they won't retain that petulant show of form for tomorrow's match.:eek:

[Frankie]

T'would be funny if the mackems beat the skunks

[guitarbaz]

i beg to differ..

[TakeWarning]

It would be funny though.

[Frankie]

Although how the barcodes pulled out a 3-1 victory yesterday I don't know. St. Shearer the un-selfish player as always.

[Britney Diva]

The papers today are reporting that McLaren's going to be the next England manager, which I think is a horrible choice. I would have put Sam Allardyce, Luis Scolari and Martin O'Neill ahead of him, and I can't avoid thinking that he's got the job based on a recent good run of form, as opposed to what he's actually achieved at Middlesborough. Scolari is a tried and tested trophy winner, Martin O'Neill did a great job both at Leicster and at Celtic, and I have a huge amount of respect for Allardyce that I really don't have for McLaren at all. Poor choice in my opinion.
Well the papers will have reported that everybody has the job by the time the position has been filled. I wouldn't take this report any more seriously than the others.

[TakeWarning]

I wouldn't pick McClaren for the job.

He hasn't done well with Middlesborough this season.

[sgrevs]

http://www.premierleague.com/fapl.rac?command=forwardOnly&nextPage=actimStatistics

Yeah, basically, it says the premiership's best 11 is

Van Der Sar
Finnan
Terry
Ferdinand
Gallas
Carrick
Gerrard
Lampard
Bullard
Van Nistlerooy
Henry

The problem with that is that there's no Carragher, and there is Ferdinand. Ferdinand is utter shi'te, he cocks up all the time.

Great win for the 'Pool last night, pity about Cisse, he's crap though, I can't wait for him to leave.

[Frankie]

I wouldn't pick McClaren for the job.

He hasn't done well with Middlesborough this season.

When we win the UEFA and FA cup you shall eat your words.

[guitarbaz]

I wouldn't pick McClaren for the job.

He hasn't done well with Middlesborough this season.

let him have it. leaves o'neill to come to us. and he will, i have inside information, go put a tenner on it..

[guitarbaz]

When we win the UEFA and FA cup you shall eat your words.

if you win them both i'll go further and eat my own c0ck.

and believe me that's a 5 course meal too.

[Spange]

What is the show for South American soccer?

[poorquality]

Spurs 0-2 Man Utd half time, could easily of been 2-2, difference being united took their chances, second goal was a complete gift, and Rooney was always bound to score from there, on a hattrick...so knowing fergie saha for rooney in second half :P He doesn't like his players getting hattricks :P

[Lord Abortion]

The problem with that is that there's no Carragher, and there is Ferdinand. Ferdinand is utter shi'te, he cocks up all the time.

Great win for the 'Pool last night, pity about Cisse, he's crap though, I can't wait for him to leave.
Rio is a much better player than people give him credit for, he hasn't made that many mistakes in the first place, and he hasn't made any for a long while.

2-0... it's been much more even than that, though.

[sgrevs]

Spurs went down, which is a shame cos now 'Pool have no hope of 2nd. Great game though, Rooney's second was shameful on Lee's part I think it was, and RVN was very unlucky not to score again when he hit the post, but Spurs killed them on possession, which again means nothing if you can't do anything with it.

[Lord Abortion]

Yeah, we were defensively excellent, Vidic and Rio were very very good, although they got mixed up slightly for Jenas' goal, Vidic won everything he went for, and Rio was cool, calm and controlled as per.

Ruud, on another day, would have had a couple himslef, he hit the post, and Dawson made one of the best off-the-line clearences I have ever seen.

Just got back from my mate's where he had it on...not often I see a United game due to my lack of Sky and he was going out, so I had to leave with about 10 minutes to go...thankful I am for my pocket Radio!

[TakeWarning]

Oh man that was terrible, Defoe missed like 3 tap-ins in the first half and don't get me started on Lee's mistake. We didn't deserve that goal either, it was pure luck.

Let's just hope we beat Arsenal next week.

[Kyle]

Looks like the Sunderland are suffering another miserable defeat, the way I like it :)

[guitarbaz]

YEEEEESSSSS!!!!

Oh me lads, you should've seen us gannin'
Passing the folks along the road
just as they were stannin'
Aal the lads and lasses there
aal wi' smilin' faces
Gannin along the Scotswood Road
To see the Blaydon Races

See ya mackems. thanks for the 6 points, now fcuk off back where ya came from:lol:

HOWAY THE LADS!!!:chug: :chug:

[poorquality]

Yup you certainly showed us how to beat Sunderland :( Can't believe they pulled out all the stops against us....meh

[guitarbaz]

Yup you certainly showed us how to beat Sunderland :( Can't believe they pulled out all the stops against us....meh

sounds like they had the best of the 1st half mind but just couldn't keep it going. i was expecting a draw tbh but 4-1 works for me!:)

[Frankie]

2-0 win quite an easy going game, yet again we showcased are youngsters :)

[Britney Diva]

let him have it. leaves o'neill to come to us. and he will, i have inside information, go put a tenner on it..
hahaha

I think Alf Ramsey is a more likely bet, but go ahead anyway.

[Kyle]

sounds like they had the best of the 1st half mind but just couldn't keep it going. i was expecting a draw tbh but 4-1 works for me!:)Chopra, Bramble and Luque all getting goals in the space of a few days, who'd have thought it? Could have been Shearers last ever game though on a sour note:eek:

[guitarbaz]

Chopra, Bramble and Luque all getting goals in the space of a few days, who'd have thought it? Could have been Shearers last ever game though on a sour note:eek:

it'll be sad if he misses the last 3 games and god knows we still need him. but i'm sure that scoring at the stadium of shyte in a winning game is a pretty good way to finish a career if you're a geordie!

but yeah, you'd not have put money on those 3 getting any goals. chops looked ecstatic as well he might :chug:

[Grego1985]

All over for United i honestly thought we could catch them but when you draw at home against bottom of the league show's your not quite doing enough. If that was United from 2003/4 we would have ground out a 1 - 0 win but alas we'll catch them next season.

[Ganondorf]

Are WBA the only team not to beat Sunderland this season? :(

[TakeWarning]

Sunderland were absolutely pathetic all season.

[Angry Balled Fists!]

get in.

lmfao HARD at Sunderland.

[Frankie]

^ I thought you'd come back to laugh at the mackems misfortune.

Oh and Boro also failed to beat them we lost 2-0 near the start of the season :(

[TakeWarning]

How embarassing for you.

[Faith No Doubt]

^ I thought you'd come back to laugh at the mackems misfortune.

Oh and Boro also failed to beat them we lost 2-0 near the start of the season :(

So did Man City, it's not so bad.

We beat them 2-0 and 1-0 :cool:

[metal-militia]

I went to Charlton vs Portsmouth yesterday just to see Redknapp lose bwahaha. Shame, i reckon Portsmouth will stay up...I was looking forward to continuing the south coast derby's.

Saints have won 4 in a row :eek: Shame it's too late for a play off place.

[Angry Balled Fists!]

/still laughing his *** off @ sunderland

[Lord Abortion]

Saints have won 4 in a row Shame it's too late for a play off place.
Probably better off that way, teams just tend to go straight back down again if they go straight back up, if you follow me.

[Frankie]

I don't know, fulham consistently do enough to stay up season after season. West Ham look as if there gonna stay for awhile. I think teams like sunderland and WBA are yo-yo teams. It was like that with Notts Forest in the 90's.They were too good for Division 1 but not good enough to stay in the premiership

[Faith No Doubt]

I think Fulham will be relegation contenders next season. They do do enoguh to stay in the Premiership, but look at Derby County and Coventry City before them - they only need to wobble briefly to be really down in it.

[guitarbaz]

/still laughing his *** off @ sunderland

it's hard not too really. i permit myself a rofl moment every so often just to celebrate further :)

funniest thing of all was their chairman was away on a caribbean cruise while his 2nd rate football club were getting hammered by their biggest rivals. says it all really. oh..i feel another rofl coming on....

[sgrevs]

Theres no excitement at the top of the table anymore, so it's now down to the relegation strugglers to provide the weekends entertainment. I say Portsmouth are staying, WBA and birm'ham are goin straight down.

Redknapp has done well, although I don't like him and his massive head.

[Frankie]

I like him as a manager and think pompy will stay up.

[Lord Abortion]

I think they will, too.

[z712]

So tonights CL night.

I sure hope milan beats barca, I dont want to face them in the finals after we defeat villareal!

[TakeWarning]

I hope Villareal beat Arsenal.

And I hope Barca beat Milan.

[poorquality]

Villareal Barca final I'm hoping for, final a tight game 2-1 to villareal, Diego Forlan volley in the 91st minute after breaking from a barca corner....

I probably think about things too much.

[Lord Abortion]

Haha, do you think Villareal ever need to use an away kit?

[metal-militia]

I like him as a manager and think pompy will stay up.

I hate him as a manager... saggy faced twat. I think Pompey will stay up but i'd love nothing more than for Crouch to relegate them in the 90th minute at Fratton Park on the last day of the season.

I reckon Barca will beat Milan.

[TakeWarning]

Harry Redknapp has done a jolly good job at Pompey thus far.

I'm holding out for some Riquelme magic to eliminate Arsenal.

[moderaterock222]

what is wrong with Harry Redknapp? does he have tourettes or something? he's always twitching and stuff

[Lord Abortion]

One nowt Barca

[Frankie]

^ Managerial pressure. Thats relegation does to you I know from the dark days at ayresome park :(

[metal-militia]

what is wrong with Harry Redknapp? does he have tourettes or something? he's always twitching and stuff

Sung by Saints fans:
Harry Redknapp's got a twitch, EIEI O, :p

Didn't watch all of the Barca game, but i thought the first half was pretty boring.

[sgrevs]

Arsenal will pull a Liverpool by beating Villareal in the semi's with a very controversial goal, and then beat spanish giants barca miraculously in the finals.

I don't want that to happen though, I like Liverpool being unique

[Lord Abortion]

It'll be bloody stupid if they do.

[jaymz_is_god]

Arsenal will pull a Liverpool by beating Villareal in the semi's with a very controversial goal, and then beat spanish giants barca miraculously in the finals.

I don't want that to happen though, I like Liverpool being unique

If (big IF) Arsenal make it to the final, they will not be able to beat either Barca or Milan. They just simply don't have the quality to compete with these two teams.

But they could become flukey, or 'pull a Liverpool', as you like to call it. I can't see it happening though.

[Angry Balled Fists!]

That's rubbish, Arsenal WILL make it to the final easily and they easily have anoug quality to beat eitheer of the other 2.

[poorquality]

Arsenal do have the quality to beat either Milan or Barca...But the game would be like the Milan Barca game, which Barca seemed to take Milan apart in the second half.

I really want villareal to knock out arsenal, but I dont think there is much chance of it happening, but consider this:

Any team who has gone this far is capable of beating any team who have also made it this far...

Take no result for granted.

[Lord Abortion]

Arsenal have been pretty lucky so far though, if Juve had actually turned up to either of their games...

I like Villareal alot, though, and I would prefer to see them win it.

[Frankie]

Riquleme is crucial tonight IMO as is Henry. But whats else is new about Arsenal

[Lord Abortion]

Yeah, I'd say they weren't a one man side, but...they are.

[Angry Balled Fists!]

lol @ jealous Man U fans :P

[Ganondorf]

:lol: innit

[metal-militia]

1-0 to Arsenal! :chug:

[Angry Balled Fists!]

haha i know, it's great. I love Arsenal when they play really well, they're so classy.

And imo Henry's the best player in the world, Ronaldinhio can suck my dick.

[Lord Abortion]

Dan, you used to be cool:(

[Angry Balled Fists!]

aww wtf, i still am ? :'(

[Frankie]

I'll admit that arsenal on full flow are amazing, even though I hate the gooners as much as I do the geordies

[guitarbaz]

^it's all right, the feeling's mutual.

nice one Birmingham, done us a favour tonight.

[sgrevs]

wow i can't believe forsell scored a goal, let alone birmingham won a match. tight relegation battle now, as i said before, its way more exciting than anything in the league atm.

[guitarbaz]

wow i can't believe forsell scored a goal, let alone birmingham won a match. tight relegation battle now, as i said before, its way more exciting than anything in the league atm.

true, although there's a nice battle going on now for 6th spot and the uefa place(s) the relegation one has a little more at stake.

[TakeWarning]

Ronaldinho > Henry.

[Frankie]

Mikael Forsell was quite prolific a few seasons ago when Birmingham were going well. Then he had a bad knee injury and is just now finding match fitness

[Angry Balled Fists!]

Nah, i think Henrys better.

Yay for the brummies beating Blackburn!

[ATM]

I can't wait for this summer to watch USA own everyone.

[Angry Balled Fists!]

lmfao !

good one.

I can't wait for it either, if we play well and to our potential, we have a real chance.

[guitarbaz]

I can't wait for this summer to watch USA own everyone.

aha, an american with a sense of humour?!

what the fúck??!!:)

[TakeWarning]

I can't wait for this summer to watch USA own everyone.

Haha, I just LOL'ed.

[Frankie]

Brazil may well stroll the World Cup.

[TakeWarning]

Yeah I reckon Brazil will win it undefeated.

[Grego1985]

Nah i honestly believe England will win it, maybe not in style but we will win just need to get Owen and either Cole or Bridge back and we should do it.... Come on guys where's your patriotism (sp)

[poorquality]

There's patriotism and then there's blind hope :) I honestly think England will go far, perhaps even to the final, but if Brazil are still in it (no guarentee they can make the final either, performance on the night is everything) I think they would clinch it.

[matt_h]

there's too much hype around Brazil, i dont think the pre-tournament favourite has won for ages, look what happened to France last time. For all their skills and tricks, they may find a really solid defence that wont let them move and perform. there's always room for the unpredicatble to happen. but it is brazil...

[TakeWarning]

there's too much hype around Brazil, i dont think the pre-tournament favourite has won for ages, look what happened to France last time. For all their skills and tricks, they may find a really solid defence that wont let them move and perform. there's always room for the unpredicatble to happen. but it is brazil...

It's pretty hard to resist the Brazillian attack.

The way they've been taught to move and pass the ball is amazing, and for players like Ronaldinho, Ronaldo, Robinho, Juninho, and Roberto Carlos, dribbling past a few players wouldn't be too hard.

Essentially, my point is: There's no defence in the world good enough to stop Brazil from doing what they want.

[Grego1985]

It's pretty hard to resist the Brazillian attack.

The way they've been taught to move and pass the ball is amazing, and for players like Ronaldinho, Ronaldo, Robinho, Juninho, and Roberto Carlos, dribbling past a few players wouldn't be too hard.

Essentially, my point is: There's no defence in the world good enough to stop Brazil from doing what they want.
Ronaldihno and Juninho yes world class

Robinho not done alot at Madrid tbh looks average to me

Carlos and Ronaldo past there best

[TakeWarning]

Ronaldihno and Juninho yes world class

Robinho not done alot at Madrid tbh looks average to me

Carlos and Ronaldo past there best

That's debatable, but even so, they're still both great players.

[red barchetta]

why does everyone forget to mention Kaka when talking about Brazil?

[Frankie]

Kaka is the finsihed article right now and nealy matches ronaldinho in consistency.

[RandyfromPennywise]

how is that racism? seems like when i think of divers I think C. Ronaldo, Drogba, Guidjohnson, Robben,.
It's ****ing Gudjohnsen and he's not a ****ing diver, he's one of the most gifted players in the league. And he's never played in Spain.

I've never seen Rooney go down that easyWhat about when he dived against Arsenal when Sol Campbell cut in front of him but didn't touch him and he won a penalty? That was a dive.

Champions League - Barcalona - just too good, were unlucky last yearNo, they were not good enough.
rasping deflected 30-yarder from Lampard*Mate, Lamps' got the best long shot in the Premier League. Name me one midfielder who has scored 15 league goals in one of the big three leagues. No one's ever done it in the Prem apart from Super Frank, give the man some fking props people.


we can beat them at the Bridge!No you can't :cool:

AFL > every other sport considered football.Now go back to your sheltered little country called Australia and don't poke your head out again.

and rooney being in goal...apparently he likes going in goal in training and is actually pretty goodYeah John Terry loves to dive around at Chelsea training, he's not bad, but Glen Johnson's the really good outfielder-as-a-'keeper. He actually played in goal last season for about 8 minutes or so against Newcastle, at St James's, not a bad debut as a 'keeper! (Carlo got sent off and Mourinho had used all the subs at half-time... After Bridgey got injured we had ten and then with the red we played the last 10 with 9!)

Were going to get you one way or the other (other meaning next season lol)Well about next season, I'd say it's going to be closer than ever... Whether Chelsea will win the title or not I actually think will depend heavily on who we buy. Mourinho's said he wants three big names, and Ballack is 99% ours, so two more. I think if we make the right signings we will win it again, however if we get a little complacent and don't change things up I think we could get a bit of a shock. We've shown this season that we can be broken down and moreover, Mourniho certainly can be out thought. Rijkaard out-thought him in the Champo undeniably, so I think next season's EPL will be great!

Yes, I can pass Friday's game without worry.

Easiest game of the season!I'm not even going to say a word. :)

Carra should be starting centre back, he's the best and most consistent in the country (not my country) by far. Ah John Terry shits on Jamie Carragher every and any day of the week, especially on match days when he fits a **** into his pre-match routine.

Jimmy Bullard better than Joe Cole, or even Morten Gamst-Pedersen? Excuse me, but no chance!

Dan, you used to be coolWell after that comment I'm inclined to think the same...

And GET IN tonight boys, stick it up them dirty Scousers! C'Mon The Chels! And Australia for the World Cup, Bresciano will score 13 goals in the tournament just like Fontaine wasn't it? Well whatever the record is, Bresciano will equal it. :thumb:

Just about to go play my first game of the season, we are playing the best team in the comp... My prediction - we will get pumped 11-0! Hopefully I can at least put in a few good tackles and have one shot at goal from +30 yards. I will be so cained after, pre-season hasn't been too demanding if you get my drift!

Ciao!

[TakeWarning]

God that must have taken a while Randy.

why does everyone forget to mention Kaka when talking about Brazil?

I don't know really. Actually I only realised he was Brazillian about a month ago.

[Lord Abortion]

Hey Randy, sup man?

I really regret that comment before the Sunderland game...it was asking for trouble.

Frank Lampard is kinda like Bobby Charlton

And is it just me, or do Alan Curbishly and Steve McLaren just kinda run together for you guys too?

[Frankie]

I don't know how I feel about Macca as a manager

[Angry Balled Fists!]

Come on toon, we can beat West Brom at SJP today, hopefuly Blackburn will lose.

[guitarbaz]

Come on toon, we can beat West Brom at SJP today, hopefuly Blackburn will lose.

and it's official, shearer has now retired. but owen returns. :thumb:

howay the fúckin lads.

[matt_h]

Quote:
Originally Posted by matt_h
Champions League - Barcalona - just too good, were unlucky last year
No, they were not good enough.
i seem to remember carvalho hugging the keeper as the chelsea winner went in, so barca were unlucky, even though i wanted chelsea to win

[moderaterock222]

Mate, Lamps' got the best long shot in the Premier League. Name me one midfielder who has scored 15 league goals in one of the big three leagues. No one's ever done it in the Prem apart from Super Frank, give the man some fking props people.

I actually think he's pretty overrated as a player really. He pretty much has this free role as an attacking midfielder, greatly benefitted by the fact that normally there are two other midfielders sitting behind him waiting to mop up any opposing threat; one of these being makelele who is arguably the best defensive midfielder in the world.
Quite often i see him drifting in and out of games, and he never completely controls the midfield IMO, despite what the media and dodgy MOTD pundits will say.
Granted he has a pretty good shot, but to me that doesn't justify him coming second in the PFA awards. I think he's a good player that does his job well, and he has only missed something like 1 game in the last 300, which is pretty amazing. I just don't think he's that great to be honest.

[TakeWarning]

Controversy aplenty in the North London derby...

[charolastra]

let's go chelsea! hehehe.

2 hours till kick off.

[Angry Balled Fists!]

wahey, 1-0 up, super nobby solano.

Shame bolton are gonna win.

[Angry Balled Fists!]

Lucky scouses, drogbas miss was unbelievable.

yay for exactly the same as Blackburn, goal differnece included.

[poorquality]

I'm rooting for the scousers, I feel so dirty :P

[Dead Star]

I'm supporting the pool here.

[Britney Diva]

That's debatable, but even so, they're still both great players.
It's really not debtable at all. Ronaldo is a shell of his former self and Carlos is just past his prime.

How did Joe Cole miss that chance at the end? Chelsea should have been able to pull level, Liverpool were atrocious in the last 20 minutes.

[Drahmen]

haha **** chelseeeeeeeeeeeeeeea

[charolastra]

arg. arg. arg.

im gonna laugh if liv'pool doesnt win the cup after that.

[Frankie]

^ Was offside anyways

[matt_h]

no, ref flagged for a goal kick, finnan played everyone onside

[red barchetta]

well done Liverpool. Kewell was brilliant today.

[Angry Balled Fists!]

holy **** joe cole you fool !

im pissed 'pool won. I hate them so bad.

[jaymz_is_god]

Not really bothered about the result today. I wanted both teams to lose. Still though, fair play to Liverpool.

[Frankie]

Howay boro we did it last week adn we can do tomorrow. I hope Viduka and Hasselbaink start.

[Faith No Doubt]

Neck and neck with Newcastle now *bites fingernails*

[+3kk!]

arghhhh..........liverpool won, noo i hate them, i hate them.

[TakeWarning]

Chelsea are gay, it's good that they lost.

[Ganondorf]

Who did they play in midfeild?

[Angry Balled Fists!]

Neck and neck with Newcastle now *bites fingernails*

:cool:
:smash:

Nah, we have Chelsea last plus you have a game in hand

[TakeWarning]

Yeah so, first game of the season today, we lost 4-1. Our worst loss in five years.

[poorquality]

Read This is you havent already (http://home.skysports.com/list.asp?hlid=381494&CPID=8&clid=8&lid=2&title=Makelele:+Fergie+is+a+loser)

What an idiot :S "''It took Ferguson seven years to win the league, it took Mourinho eight months,'' he concluded."

For one thing Fergie didn't have a multi billionaire to scrounge cash off of whenever he felt the need, if you recall we won it with players we brought through our youth system, such a thing is unheard of nowadays at Chelsea, they dont believe in youth. Man U and Arsenal are both building on youth players at the moment, Chelsea just buy world class players because they can :S so i think it's a bit unfair to compare that part of Fergies career with Mourinho's (Mourinho's had it alot easier, all he's had to do it make a shortlist and Abramovich (sp?) would buy them for him).

"''Chelsea are not arrogant. Arrogance is to go public and say another team will lose and then lose yourself."

Arrogance - overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors

That sums chelsea up in a sentance in my book.

Sorry for the rant, Makelele is normally a quiet person, should of remained it, in my view he's just made himself and Chelsea out to be even more arrogant than before plus made himself look like an idiot.

Meh I'm sure other people would have different opinions on this...so...I'm not trying to start an argument or anything, but what are your views.

[Frankie]

Arsenal building on youth players :rolleyes:
Its a disgrace that they didn't field one single english or british based player.
And what the hell was sven doing watching that gmae he should be at the boro west ham game as both teams have fielded the most english players this season. He doesn't watch Anton Ferdinad or Stewart Downing as neough as he should.
Mourinho it would appear is still blaming referees :rolleyes:

[Faith No Doubt]

:cool:
:smash:

Nah, we have Chelsea last plus you have a game in hand

We have three games in a week - with Chelsea in the middle. Evens out.

I still think we'll get sixth though, by two points.

[Kyle]

:cool:
:smash:

Nah, we have Chelsea last plus you have a game in handDo you reckon we're gonna hold on to seventh?

[Frankie]

^ No the geordies will get eighth bolton will get seventh :)

[Kyle]

^ No the geordies will get eighth bolton will get seventh :)Yeah thats what I think too :mad: We'll probably get a win against Birmingham ,but I can;t see us getting musch out of Chelsea. With that said, Chelsea won't really have anything to play for at that stage.

[Frankie]

1-0 down looks like were heading out of the F.A cup :(

[Britney Diva]

Hahaha, so apparently Mourinho wouldn't admit Liverpool were the better team (wtf?) and refused to wish them luck in the final because it would be unfair to the other teams. I know it's just gamesmanship, but if it weren't for his clear skill I'd think he doesn't actually watch the matches at all.

What did everyone think of the Tottingham goal?

[poorquality]

Gamesmanship? Mourinho? Words don't go together, he even refused to shake Benitez's hand after the game apparently, that's just low.

Gutted Boro got beat :( i wanted them to do the double

[Chucky]

i hope west ham win the final... they deserve it...

[poorquality]

I want West Ham to win the final because all the people on sky sports etc all said "This is pretty much the final right here and now" regarding the Chelsea v Liverpool game. Pretty much saying Boro or Ham wouldn't stand a chance.

I just want West ham to prove those people wrong, you can never predict a football match.

[Ganondorf]

I want West Ham to win, the udnerdog is always my favourite

Why the hell do you think I support WBA? :p :cool:

[Angry Balled Fists!]

lol your so doomed.

Yeah, but the brummies away will be hard for us, they'll be fighting for there lives.

We palyed chelsea last at SJP last season too lol.

[moderaterock222]

i'll be supporting Liverpool cause i hate those darn southerners.

[Lord Abortion]

I'd like to see West Ham win.

/laughs at Mourinho's childish antics

[red barchetta]

Gerrard + Rooney win PFA awards:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/4935884.stm

[RandyfromPennywise]

Gerrard? C'mon, Super Frank's got 20 goals this year, and he didn't even play against TNS. Meh Whatever.

Saturday night was really crap, f'ck I hate Luis García quite a lot, such a little bitch, running around sucking his thumb, diving, gelling his hair, god just **** off. Joey Cole, what was that? Shyte, and how bad was the "wall" for Riise's goal... What the hell were Frank and Paulo thinking?

****ing football.

[Britney Diva]

Super Frank's got 20 goals this year
His form's been well below what he's capable of.

[Grego1985]

Yet again Liverpool fans make more of a cause for themselves being complete morons drawing all over the seats at Old Trafford i mean how old are they. I wouldn't piss on Anfield if it was on fire.

[Lord Abortion]

That's a strange choice for Player of the year...

[bwbw]

Here's a nice own goal from the weekend by Chris Brass of Bury FC:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=1csQG0ZciFQ&search=chris%20brass

Don't bother feeling sorry for him (even though he broke his nose in the process) - he used us (Southport) earlier in the season, a complete bleb if ever there was one.

[guitarbaz]

i'll be supporting Liverpool cause i hate those darn southerners.

i think it's compulsary :p

[TakeWarning]

I'm going for the Pool.

[Grego1985]

Come on West Ham leave scousers with egg on there faces and let them win nothing.

[Frankie]

I'll be supporting Liverpool as I cannot stand West Ham Utd and there 'clumsy' challenges. Harewood would (and should) of been sent off if southgate wasn't such a model professional. Harewoods elbow IMO deserved a red card.

[Angry Balled Fists!]

omg why are people supprting Liverpool for the game ?

What about supporting the underdogs ?

I know West Ham are Cockneys, but still.

Anyways, Arsenal FTW tonight.

[Frankie]

Yep as I've stated before in this thread I think arsenal can definetly win it.

[Angry Balled Fists!]

omg @ that gay fan with a barca shirt with henry on who invaded the pitch.

[Lord Abortion]

Hhahahaha

[Lord Abortion]

You stupid useless Argentine Wanker

[Frankie]

:amaze: out of all the players I expected Riq is the least likely to miss.

[poorquality]

Same, I thought extra time, I'd prepared for extra time and everything, grabbed another beer and sat down...then he missed :(

[Dead Star]

I was looking forward to a penalty Shootout too :(

[Frankie]

Arsenal I think were quite happy with that result

[red barchetta]

Jens has been so awesome this season, definately deserves to be Germany's no. 1.

[poorquality]

Arsenal I think were quite happy with that result


I hope they are, because like McCoist said, it was their worst performance this season probably, they played like they played against Man Utd in the FA Cup final, but Villareal couldn't put a goal past em...(neither could united :angry: ).

Wenger even said after the match that he didn't know why they played like that.

[Ganondorf]

I feel sorry for Riquelme :(

[Lord Abortion]

Yeah, me too, he's one of the best in the world, and he didn't deserve that.
It might not have been much of a penalty, but Villereal deserved something for their performance.

But that's football.

[Kyle]

Nice one Arsenal, good to see an English team in the final again.

[jaymz_is_god]

As much as it pains me to say it... well done Arsenal.

[Kickflip_Burrito]

Well being a Gunner, I'm very chuffed we made it. I can't defend our performance tonight, it was shoddy and the passing was so sloppy.

However, I did think the Villarreal players were a bit dirty with their dives and bullying tactics (i.e. Alvarez on Ljungberg + Henry) *ignores Pires diving jokes* and the penalty was so harsh on Clichy. Jens pulled off a good save though. I was surprised they didn't score though, Guill Franco could have done so a few times and Forlan missed a good chance.

But either way, Arsenal are through to the Final......finally!

[Grego1985]

As much as it pains me to say it... well done Arsenal.
123....... At least if they win it they will probably more gracious that Liver-**** fans.

Anyone else read in the paper today that if Glenn Roeder takes over at Newcastle they can't play in Europe (if they qualify) becuase he doesn't have the necessary qualifications.

[RandyfromPennywise]

C'mon Barca.

[Britney Diva]

Guill Franco could have done so a few times
Nah, he's too crap.

[Britney Diva]

Bad luck for Cahill, he may miss the world cup.

[TakeWarning]

Bad luck for Cahill, he may miss the world cup.

Hope not, he's one of our key players.

I think Villareal should have won it, they had so many chances to score.

Anyway, I'll just hope Arsenal get smashed in the final.

[Angry Balled Fists!]

GG Arsenal, terrible penalty decision LOL @ Sol Cambell shouting at Lehmann in the interview !

[Ganondorf]

Capmbell sounded like an idiot when he talks

[Angry Balled Fists!]

Haha, londoner. (i think)

[Dead Star]

Yeah, he is.

I'm supporting Milan tonight.

[Angry Balled Fists!]

I don't really care, i jsut want the arse to win the comp.

[Dead Star]

I want Milan to.

As I have money on them :p.

If Milan dont make it through I'll support Arsenal.

[poorquality]

Well 0-0, Barca through on the goal they scored in Milan, to be fair they had 2 obvious oppertunities this match from what I saw of it but didn't finish them.

Arsenal Barca final then..my moneys on Barca.

[Dead Star]

:mad:

Mon the Arsenal.

[red barchetta]

should be a great final.

i predict it'll go to penalties and Lehmann will be the hero, just like Dudek last season.

[Frankie]

Should be some good football played in the final. Boro play Bucharest tomorrow.

Mon the boro !!!

[Ganondorf]

Arsenal vs Barca, should be good :D

[Britney Diva]

GG Arsenal, terrible penalty decision
I think it'd very difficult to argue that it wasn't a penalty.

Also, is it just me or are there an awful of lot of really crucial refereeing mistakes as of late? It seems every game is turning on a bad decision from the referee or linesman.

[poorquality]

I think it'd very difficult to argue that it wasn't a penalty.

Also, is it just me or are there an awful of lot of really crucial refereeing mistakes as of late? It seems every game is turning on a bad decision from the referee or linesman.


You are correct in thinking this...but to be fair, when have the linesman ever done anything worthwhile? It seems pointless the Ref wearing those headphones to communicate with the linesman

"What did you see?"
"nothing mate"

Linesman are pointless, they see nothing, even when it happens two feet away they look around hoping the ref doesn't call on their point of view,

[Drop The Baby]

F'ucking come on you little beauty.

Arsenal Til I Die!

[TakeWarning]

F'ucking come on you little beauty.

Arsenal Til I Die!

I hope Arsenal lose, either way it should be a very interesting final.

I thought the Barca Milan game was pretty boring. Goalless draws as a whole are very unsatisfying.

[guitarbaz]

You are correct in thinking this...but to be fair, when have the linesman ever done anything worthwhile? It seems pointless the Ref wearing those headphones to communicate with the linesman

"What did you see?"
"nothing mate"

Linesman are pointless, they see nothing, even when it happens two feet away they look around hoping the ref doesn't call on their point of view,

they're actually directed by the ref in fairness to them. a mate of mine who was a ref actually ran the line for uriah rennie once as well and was told not to call anything unless he was told to. kind of defeated the object of being there i'd have thought:confused:

[TakeWarning]

Uriah Rennie = crap ref.

Same with Steve Bennett.

[poorquality]

they're actually directed by the ref in fairness to them. a mate of mine who was a ref actually ran the line for uriah rennie once as well and was told not to call anything unless he was told to. kind of defeated the object of being there i'd have thought:confused:


See thats bs right there, whats the point of linesman then, hell I'll be a linesman if it means running the line and doing nothing else. I'm sure its not just Rennie who enforces that outlook.

I've seen many matches where the linesmans decision (or lack thereof) has cost a team a match, for Instance Scholes' goal against Porto, ruled offside, blatently not. It seems to happen all the time.

Alright alright, I suppose with offsides, you can cut them some slack, I mean they see it once and have to notice where the player who's passing the ball AND the recieving player are to notice when the balls played and the recievers position at that exact moment, not easy. We get to see a replay over and over so we get angry when they make the wrong choices :P.

But it's the other decisions like blatent fouls/dives that happen so close to them they are almost involved, yet they do nothing. No wonder players get angry at them

[Drop The Baby]

I hope Arsenal lose, either way it should be a very interesting final.

I thought the Barca Milan game was pretty boring. Goalless draws as a whole are very unsatisfying.

I bet you do, because if we win you're out of the Champions League

[TakeWarning]

I bet you do, because if we win you're out of the Champions League

Really? I didn't know that was how it worked.

[Drop The Baby]

Yeah, they changed it because of the situation with Liverpool finishing fifth in the league last year. They wouldn't have been able to defend their trophy otherwise.

So the rule was created that if the winners don't qualify automatically for the Champs League for the next season through league position then the lowest ranked team in a Champs League spot drops out to make way for the tournaments winners to defend the trophy

[poorquality]

Yeah, they changed it because of the situation with Liverpool finishing fifth in the league last year. They wouldn't have been able to defend their trophy otherwise.

So the rule was created that if the winners don't qualify automatically for the Champs League for the next season through league position then the lowest ranked team in a Champs League spot drops out to make way for the tournaments winners to defend the trophy


Kind of gutting really, because I think the premiership is more of a challenge than the champs league. You play the best in the country twice each and you need to win atop a league, the Champs League turns into a knockout competition, any team with a bit of luck can scrape through a knockout round.

Which is why I personally feel that if you don't earn a place through the right qualification in your league, then you don't deserve to be involved.

That's just my view, i'm sure others will disagree.

[TakeWarning]

Yeah, they changed it because of the situation with Liverpool finishing fifth in the league last year. They wouldn't have been able to defend their trophy otherwise.

So the rule was created that if the winners don't qualify automatically for the Champs League for the next season through league position then the lowest ranked team in a Champs League spot drops out to make way for the tournaments winners to defend the trophy

Damn, let's just hope Barcelona can beat Arsenal in the final.

Kind of gutting really, because I think the premiership is more of a challenge than the champs league. You play the best in the country twice each and you need to win atop a league, the Champs League turns into a knockout competition, any team with a bit of luck can scrape through a knockout round.

Which is why I personally feel that if you don't earn a place through the right qualification in your league, then you don't deserve to be involved.

That's just my view, i'm sure others will disagree.

No, I think you're right.

[red barchetta]

FA offers Scolari the England job:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/4949118.stm

[Angry Balled Fists!]

Good, i'd rather have a world class foregin manager than an average british one.

[TakeWarning]

FA offers Scolari the England job:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/4949118.stm

Well, he beats the **** out of all the other candidates in my opinion. Never really fancied any of those other blokes in contention for the job.

Apparently, Football Australia is trying to hook Gerard Houllier when Guus leaves after the World Cup.

[Angry Balled Fists!]

NO!

Houllier = Wanker

[Angry Balled Fists!]

Yeah, also i want O Neill for the Toon job :P

[TakeWarning]

NO!

Houllier = Wanker

Why do you think that?

Either way he's a good manager.

[poorquality]

I think that they should just do whatever they did this year. If you win the Champion's League, you should absolutely have the right to try and retain the trophy, not least because winning the thing is incredibly difficult. But then again, over the course of a league season, it's incredibly harsh to displace a side that would otherwise make the Champions League. I can't actually remember what they did this year to fit both Liverpool and Everton in, but they should have kept that system.


To fit them both in I believe they took another team out from a league which isn't too well know, I think that's right anyway, so no one complains apart from that team and no one listens because people just think "Well it's not like they had a chance of getting past the group stage".

[Drop The Baby]

To fit them both in I believe they took another team out from a league which isn't too well know, I think that's right anyway, so no one complains apart from that team and no one listens because people just think "Well it's not like they had a chance of getting past the group stage".

Superb avatar.

[Britney Diva]

I can't actually remember what they did this year to fit both Liverpool and Everton in, but they should have kept that system.
UEFA told them never to let it happen again.

Scolari's the best choice. I wanted O'Neill to begin with, but if I thought that Scolari was actually properly interested in the job, he would have been my pick for sure.
I dunno, he's had plenty of success yeah, but I don't think I'd be too happy about a manager who appears so ready to leave his own job for an increased pay package. Then again, he may not see the point in leaving everything he's done at Portugal to start afresh in England, especially as he has little knowledge of the English game or the language.

[Dead Star]

looks like Boro are out now, unless they give a suberb comeback again.

[Frankie]

I think I'm gonna cry :(

Wait no I'm not Massimo you absolute beautie :D:D

[Angry Balled Fists!]

Wtf

How Can Boro Keep Doing This !!!!!!

Argh

[Dead Star]

mon the BORO

[skateMASTERbater2]

:lol: They have to thank Bucarests goalkeeper, that guy was so useless :lol:

[Faith No Doubt]

Well done Boro.

[red barchetta]

:eek:

bringing on Maccarone for Southgate so early on is probably the best thing Mcclaren's ever done. Well done Boro!!!!

[Frankie]

:amaze: I'm utterly speechless. Absolutely amazing. Viduka and Downing were immense as was Macca.

[jaymz_is_god]

Well done Boro. Good luck for the final.

[Britney Diva]

Haha, holy ****.

[poorquality]

I was behind boro all the way :D, i think the guys at the pub thought I was wierd, wearing my united shirt yet yelling so loud when Boro scored and louder when the final whistle went :P Go on boro, one more game lads

[red barchetta]

so its gonna be a Premiership VS La Liga final for both Champ league and UEFA cup. hopefully both Prem teams will win

[Ganondorf]

omg European tag team, Arsenal + Boro vs Barca + Sevilla

[poorquality]

I'm not greedy, arsenal can lose and Boro win :P I dont care what happens in the barca game, I'm behind boro 100% for the final.

[TakeWarning]

So Boro and Barca is who I'm supporting now.

[Drop The Baby]

My god that was a sensational come back. How can that happen twice!

[Lord Abortion]

Well done Boro...I knew they bought Maccarone for something...

[Frankie]

Here here. Out ticket alocation is a bit of a joke at 10,000. Why do UEFA pick smaller european grounds. Somwhere like the Nou Camp or I'd even be happy at SJP

[Lord Abortion]

So Scolari turns the Job down.

Thoughts?

[Frankie]

They'll be after McClaren now, after what hes done for the club I danna want him to go. If he does I'd like to see Martin O'Neill at the boro