Euro 2008 (Official LOL Vidic Thread)

[mph4ever]

if there is anything sweeter than winning the title its knowing the real blue moon scum got thrashed. and its all that owner deserves given his meddling in recent weeks

[Dave de Sylvia]

Ok, I could understand if Sven and the players had a hard time getting pumped up for this game because of the crap from that Thai fella, but 8 ****ing 1? DERBY dont concede 8 goals.
Centre half got sent off after 15 minutes.

[2muchket!]

Plus yano

Alves is a beast

[ChodaBoy]

Centre half got sent off after 15 minutes.

That should account for like 1/2 goals, not 8.

[Dave de Sylvia]

Also last day of the season, a run of bad form, low morale due to not knowing if they'll be at the club next season, possible death threats from lunatic chairman etc.

[Surtr]

Hahaha. Who knows really, it may have just been a totally 100% off day for Man. City.

That or Sven was a little pissy lol. Who knows.

Hey, Spat Out, can you change avatars? I'm thinking I need a nice one Man. Utd. related in order to celebrate our Premiership win and our soon to be Champions League victory.

[Iai]

The only Man City fan I know had his stag do on Friday. He got so pissed that he came into the pub on Saturday still drinking, because he needed hair of the dog. He then got drunk again, so he was still hung over today. He showed up, looking like death warmed up, at 6pm.

He saw me stood behind the bar, with the world's biggest ****-eating grin on my face.....and decided to turn around, walk back out, and get his soon-to-be-wife to buy the drinks instead. Hahahahaha

Everything went how I wanted it to today, was an awesome day.

[Minus The Flair]

As much as I love Giggsy, and am well happy that he got the title-clinching goal on his record-equalling appearance, I wish he showed a little more emotion sometimes.

MOTD made me happy tonight, especially that closing segment.

And **** me at Rochemback's free kick. Has to be a contender for free-kick of the season.

[RandyfromPennywise]

Congratulations to United.

Rochemback's freekick was sublime. If only he did it more often! New Boro kit looks class.

Terry's dislocated his elbow but reckons it's only a 3-4 day recovery time and he'll be right for Moscow. 'Course he will.

When JT, goes up, to lift the Euro Cup, we'll be there, we'll be there.

[Dave de Sylvia]

Sup Randy. Anything interesting happen on Sunday? :-D

[Spiney_Norman]

Damn, Rochenback's free kick was sublime; the most perfect kick ever. I relly have no idea how Man city got raped so much, even if your managers going and your centre-backs been sent off, a premiership-worthy team shouldn't ship that many...
Oh well, 'twas brill on motd

[sgrevs]

Good night of football, the last 10 minutes of the Fulham game were so intense, I didn't even want to flick back to the United game. I'm glad they stayed up.

[Dave de Sylvia]

Fulham are proof that throwing money at a problem sometimes works.

[sgrevs]

Lol Fulham might get into Europe for good behaviour as England gets and extra team in. It'd be ace if they did.

[Interstate]

Can't believe the Man City score. I know they've got problems with Sven leaving and stuff but still...

[Iai]

Man City were certs to get that fair play spot until Richard Dunne got sent off yesterday. Dunno how it stands now.

Also, anyone else notice how on MOTD they almost showed nothing except goals from our game? That made me laugh. When Rochemback lined up the free kick I was like, why are they replaying this? Didn't occur to me he'd score it.

[sgrevs]

Rochemback's free kick was ****ing awesome, as was Downing's outside-of-the-foot volley.

[Iai]

Oh yeah, that was absolute class.

[Dave de Sylvia]

Man City were certs to get that fair play spot until Richard Dunne got sent off yesterday.
He was unlucky with that, it didn't look like he meant to trip him.

Anyway yeah, I read in the report that Isaakson kept the score in single digits, but there were so many goals they weren't able to show the other chances on TV

[rik]

Owen really shouldn't take our penalties, his last two should've been saved.

[Dead Star]

Pather Panthers V2.0 won the fantasy league too guys.

:D

[Iai]

Yeah Tuncay did go down pretty dramatically too. Letter of the law says that if the ref saw that as a foul then it has to be a red, so he should technically have gone, but it was harsh. Just seemed like a tangle of legs.

[badtaste]

Pather Panthers V2.0 won the fantasy league too guys.

:D

Good work. Won it last season, came 7th this season, I'm happy.

btw, Bosingwa to Chelsea.

[sgrevs]

I came 11th, though I didn't check my team after about the 8th week. It's the same story every season :(

[Dead Star]

btw, Bosingwa to Chelsea.

Good buy, they're a bit snookered for Right Backs

[rik]

I came 9th in the league. I put Tuncay in for the last week, his team get 8 and he doesn't even score 1.

[mph4ever]

Good buy, they're a bit snookered for Right Backs

saw a comment by some local commentator and he reckons chelsea have paid over the odds for him. its about what they paid for ashley cole, if they get the same standard then its an excellent buy. you can't under estimate the value of full backs

[DonMancini]

Now that this tournament is less than a month away, I thought it would be a great idea to start a dedicated thread to discuss what some say is arguably the hardest tournament to win in football/soccer (watch me get flamed on this) because of the high level of quality in the competition.

Feel free to discuss / debate and predict outcomes! Here are the groups:

Group A
Czech Republic
Portugal
Switzerland
Turkey

Group B
Austria
Croatia
Germany
Poland

Group C
France
Italy
Netherlands
Romania

Group D
Greece
Russia
Spain
Sweden

[Iai]

Bosingwa is a great player. £16m probably is a bit much for a right-back, but really I can only think of maybe four players in his position that are better right now.

[mph4ever]

in the world? who do you think they are?

[rik]

Habib Beye!!



Well no, but I do love him, without a doubt one of the better right backs in the prem.

[Iai]

The four I had in mind were Dani Alves, Maicon, Phillip Lahm (who plays just as well on either flank), and Zambrotta. I said maybe because Zambrotta is debatable - since he went to Barcelona he's fell off a bit, but I still think he's quality.

There's also Zebina, Ramos, Zanetti, and Neville, who are all debatable for obvious reasons (discipline/consistency/age/injury).

[Iai]

Oh, and I forgot Rafinha, but then he hasn't really had a chance to show what he can do at the very top level. I think he'll do well though.

[Timm]

the final will be germany vs italy

gomez scores the winner in the 120th minute :D

[Surtr]

I had the highest score this final week.

I ended up placing....

13th.

Hmm, not to bad. I avoid Relegation <_< lol

And considering I didn't properly understand it until about the 20th week lol.

[Minus The Flair]

I pretty much stayed round 10th the entire season. I feel like West Ham.

[2muchket!]

12th outta 24 aint bad since its my first season in fantasy prem as well

[Iai]

Finished 20th, lol. To be fair I'd stopped doing any transfers at all by about week 9. Last time I checked the league I was 8th. :-/

[talk show host]

3rd, suckers.

[mph4ever]

The four I had in mind were Dani Alves, Maicon, Phillip Lahm (who plays just as well on either flank), and Zambrotta. I said maybe because Zambrotta is debatable - since he went to Barcelona he's fell off a bit, but I still think he's quality.

There's also Zebina, Ramos, Zanetti, and Neville, who are all debatable for obvious reasons (discipline/consistency/age/injury).

good list. not a lot to debate there

[sgrevs]

Except Neville.

[talk show host]

So a bunch of Reading fans are organising a gathering down at the Madejski tonight to try and convince Coppell to stay. They've started decorating his parking space but hopefully there'll be a crowd and the media. I don't really think it would ever influence his decision but it's quite heartwarming :|

http://i25.tinypic.com/2crwt34.jpg
http://i26.tinypic.com/eld7hg.jpg
http://i26.tinypic.com/xpooye.jpg

:')

[Chilifanthatsme]

That's cool, wonder if anyone doing that for Sven.

How long has G. Neville been out for? Can't actually remember seeing him this year, maybe even this season?

[Dave de Sylvia]

His parking space is on the edge of the motorway? Reading's finances must be stingier than I realised.

[TakeWarning]

I...really don't rate him as a manager at all

[2muchket!]

Predictions on the FA, UEFA and Champions League then peeps ?

[Surtr]

That's actually mad cool. Also yeah kinda' good laugh that his spot appears to be on the edge of the motorway.

[poorquality]

Predictions on the FA, UEFA and Champions League then peeps ?

Portsmouth, Rangers + Man U :smoke:

[Iai]

Portsmouth, Zenit, Man U.

[rik]

If Terry and Drogba aren't fit for the Champs league final, Man utd will walk all over them.

[Pastorius]

Cardiff, Zenit, Man U.

I'm a Cardiff boy so got so support them. Tickets are like gold dust round Cardiff.

Also, hoping Bristol City get promoted. Heard a massive cheer from a pub walking home, so I presume we scored.

[DonMancini]

the final will be germany vs italy

gomez scores the winner in the 120th minute :D

hahaha, revenge for the world cup semi final :D

I'm not really sure about Italy's chances this time around though, I'm concerned with the service to Toni up front. Di Natale and Quagliarella are pretty good, but they're no Totti and I think the offense could be stifled and uncreative.

[2muchket!]

Pompey, Zenit and Chelsea I reckon

[poorquality]

Cardiff, Zenit, Man U.

I'm a Cardiff boy so got so support them. Tickets are like gold dust round Cardiff.

Also, hoping Bristol City get promoted. Heard a massive cheer from a pub walking home, so I presume we scored.

The cheer was Palace missing a penalty :P It's 2-2 in extra time now

[Minus The Flair]

Portsmouth, Zenit, United.

And that cheer from the pub was down to a missed Palace Penalty Pastorius. I'm hoping for a Bristol win aswell, only as I've got roots there.

ok, late

[Pastorius]

Ha, excellent, it was a huge cheer.

That means Bristol are in the lead now doesn't it, we won the first leg. If I stay in Bristol I will be able to watch Premiership matches, amazing!

[Minus The Flair]

Yeah, Bristol have it won 2-1 in extra time after being a goal down. Wicked.

[Dave de Sylvia]

Aw ****. I wanted Palace to win.

[Dead Star]

Predictions on the FA, UEFA and Champions League then peeps ?

Cardiff. Its the year of cupsets innit.

Zenit. I hope to christ Rangers don't win. I despise the old firm.

Man Utd. I don't like Chelsea.

[Pastorius]

Aw ****. I wanted Palace to win.

You wanted Neil Warcock back in the Premiership?

[E sharp]

Group of DEATH
France
Italy
Netherlands
Romania



nice. Romania and the Dutch to go through here :D

[dei]

I want Spain to win.

[badtaste]

Yeah, Pompey, Zenit and ManU.

Hopefully, Bristol City will be promoted, need some more Aussie reprezentation in the EPL.

[sgrevs]

Yeah, Pompey, Zenit and ManU.

Hopefully, Bristol City will be promoted, need some more Aussie reprezentation in the EPL.

Who's at Bristol?

[TakeWarning]

Nicky Carle.

Wouldn't mind seeing David Carney in the EPL, or Chris Coyne, since he's a WA boy.

[sgrevs]

Did Carney play much during the season? I didn't really follow at all.

[Iai]

You wanted Neil Warcock back in the Premiership?
I wanted Aidy Boothroyd back :-(

[badtaste]

Did Carney play much during the season? I didn't really follow at all.

From what I read, after Sheffield got a new manager, he fell out of favour and received less game time.

[mph4ever]

zenit 1-0

[Iai]

You counting goals or stab victims?

[Dave de Sylvia]

haha somebody changed Paddy Kenny's name on the Sheffield United wikipedia page to Paddy Faggot

[Iai]

A little known fact about Kenny is that despite his plebbish demeanour, he is infact a Proffessor of the English Language, and is widely touted as the future replacement to Countdown's dictionary corner

[Chilifanthatsme]

<3 Suzie the Dictionary woman.

Hull vs Bristol City.

Thoughts guys? I really want City to win, that'd be amazing to see them in the Premiership.

[mph4ever]

You counting goals or stab victims?

that was rough. i saw some of it but it appears that most of the violence was captured on cctv. not long until we get it on youtube

[2muchket!]

Only 1 rangers fan in the pub last night

And couting me there was 3 Celtic supporters cheering on Zenit ahaha :')

[VomitStainedCretin]

Good ole football hooliganism - and as usual "it woz the pol-eess who staah-ted it" :rolleyes:

[2muchket!]

My favourite quote was "it was only a minority of people really, I'd say about 5-10% of the overall people there were rioting or whatever, so the police overreacted "

yes because 5/10% of 200,000 people isnt a lot at all :lol:

[Dead Star]

I ****ing hate Rangers fans. I can bet you that any other non old firm club in Scotland would never even dream of rioting ever.

[Iai]

A few people are quoting stats about Celtic fans abroad today proving their good behaviour, to be fair.

[Minus The Flair]

City have qualified for UEFA on fair play. Good boys. I still don't see it as enough to save Eriksson, as crazy as that is.

[sgrevs]

I think it's ****ing bs if Eriksson has to go, it's been their best season in aaages and now they're in Europe. Sucks for him.

FA Cup tips? I'm going Pompey 2-0.

[Dave de Sylvia]

I dunno about Eriksson. He spent a massive amount of money during his year in charge and if it wasn't for the free pass to Europe they'd essentially be in the same place they were a year ago.

[ChodaBoy]

£45-55 million is hardly alot on less than 15 players. The club also seems to have a future other than avoiding relegation. Ask virtually any City fan, and they will tell you Sven should be there next season. Regardless of results in the second half of the season, this has been great for the team.

[Dave de Sylvia]

£55 million, second only to Real Madrid in the world in terms of transfer expenditure, and that's not even factoring in wages and bonuses. Perhaps he was cursed by the team's great form in the early part of the season, but I wouldn't view his reign as a spectacular success or anything.

[radtaste]

I wonder how it would be if Man City struggled early on, and then played well to achieve their season ending position.

[Echleon]

Hahaha, Rangers royaly ****ed up today by drawing to Motherwell.

I'm so damn glad.

[mph4ever]

any season that city do the double over manu is a great success, even if they got relagated, their manager of the day would go down in history. hes worth another season for that and the fair play award

[Interstate]

FA Cup final was pretty good, Cardiff were unlucky not to get more from that, they played really well.

[Echleon]

Meh it was alright, I was hoping to see more shots on goal though.

If Pompey want to contend next season in Europe I feel that they need a new striker and a new CB. The amount of times that Campbell got blind-sided my Parry was not good.

[VomitStainedCretin]

On the striker issue, we have Defoe, whose started well for us, though I'm not sure we've found his ideal partner yet.

Onward march, cup-winners!

[Pastorius]

Unlucky for Cardiff today, well disappointed.

[TakeWarning]

Good first half, but tbh neither team seemed really bothered in the second half.

Congrats to Harry on his first major trophy.

[sgrevs]

I definitely thought Cardiff deserved more, they played really well and I thought they were going to equalise in the final 15 or so. Shame they didn't, could have been a bit more interesting. Good on Pompey though, they're on the up fo sho.

[radtaste]

Yeah, if Cardiff grabbed a goal, it would have made things more interesting. The way Portsmouth played was pretty lame, considering that they are an EPL team.

[Iai]

I wonder how it would be if Man City struggled early on, and then played well to achieve their season ending position.
Then Eriksson would have gone in January.

[radtaste]

Lose-lose situation :(

[RandyfromPennywise]

saw a comment by some local commentator and he reckons chelsea have paid over the odds for him. its about what they paid for ashley cole, if they get the same standard then its an excellent buy. you can't under estimate the value of full backs
Ashley Cole's ****ing mank. Wayne Bridge any day of the week. And Bridgey only cost £7m + a very old Le Saux. That was 20 times a better buy than Wanker Cole for £5m + Gallas.

Pompey, Zenit and Chelsea I reckon

Good man. 3/3 come Thursday morning.

any season that city do the double over manu is a great success, even if they got relagated, their manager of the day would go down in history. hes worth another season for that and the fair play awardHaha true, true. Sven's done well enough to have bought himself another 12 months. Plath, I think you're being harsh when you say that they are practically in the same position as 12 months ago. I think everyone can see that there is a hell of a lot more potential in the City team now than there was at the end of 06-07, and they took some pretty big steps forward this year.

Thought the Cup Final was a pretty sh*t match actually. Eh, it was ok, nothing more.

Inter 1-0 up against Parma with 12 minutes left, it they win, they win the Serie A. Actually, Zlatan just scored and Inter have won the Serie A. Parma are relegated. This is really sad. Parma, a great club. Their past-players list is one of the greatest in the world. Forza Parma.

[Iai]

My dad was at the final and he told me today that nobody in hospitality even bothered going back out for the second half, they were all so bored.

Highlight of the day was Katherine Jenkins' tits tbh

[2muchket!]

Yes

even had a bit of nipple poking out

but it was better than last years final atleast

[Iai]

The fart I'm about to do right now will be better than last year's final.

[Iai]

There, see?

[Lizparker]

To be honest, an European Championship without England doesn't feel like the real thing.

It felt so good beating them!

Anyway, somehow I hoped Portugal would meet Italy or France and beat them, but apparently we always lose with France, must be a curse.

[dei]

Because Portugal blow.

[Lizparker]

Shut your face, ignore me already.

[TakeWarning]

There, see?

Yes!

Champo's final should be OK, the football they've both been playing in the past few weeks should mean they'll both go out on the attack.

[RandyfromPennywise]

Getting right fired up for Euro, just got the latest FourFourTwo (Australia) and getting pumped for it. It will completely destroy my life for three weeks. The kick-off times are 1.30am and 4.15am Australian Central time.

[radtaste]

Getting right fired up for Euro, just got the latest FourFourTwo (Australia) and getting pumped for it. It will completely destroy my life for three weeks. The kick-off times are 1.30am and 4.15am Australian Central time.

Haha, great, just great. It's on just as exams begin, but the majority will be in the holidays, so all good.

[sgrevs]

Shiiiit. My exams are gonna be totally ****ed because of this competition.

[TakeWarning]

Getting right fired up for Euro, just got the latest FourFourTwo (Australia) and getting pumped for it. It will completely destroy my life for three weeks. The kick-off times are 1.30am and 4.15am Australian Central time.

Yeah, got that too. Interesting to see only 1 team is playing 3 at the back and and only 3 teams are playing a conventional 4-4-2.

I'm looking forward to going to bed at 5am for three weeks straight ;)

[mph4ever]

Ashley Cole's ****ing mank. Wayne Bridge any day of the week. And Bridgey only cost £7m + a very old Le Saux. That was 20 times a better buy than Wanker Cole for £5m + Gallas.

cole seems to always get the better of ronaldo. he always stands out for me in that battle. its about time ronaldo skinned him a couple of times in a game.



Forza Parma.

asprilla, fuser, cannavaro, crespo, baggio, brolin, stoichkov, zola, chiesa. unreal when you think about it. sad to see them go down

[Iai]

Shiiiit. My exams are gonna be totally ****ed because of this competition.

I have an exam at 9 on Thursday. Can't drink during the final =(

[Dave de Sylvia]

I finished my exams a week ago =]

[Pastorius]

Spurs bid 15m for Eto'o, AC bid 20m for Eto'o, Spurs rebid at 24m for Eto'o!

[RandyfromPennywise]

cole seems to always get the better of ronaldo. he always stands out for me in that battle. its about time ronaldo skinned him a couple of times in a game.Yeah A. Hole does well against C. Ronaldo, but generally Cole is over-rated rubbish. Bridge should be in the team for his sweet left-foot crosses for a start.




asprilla, fuser, cannavaro, crespo, baggio, brolin, stoichkov, zola, chiesa. unreal when you think about it. sad to see them go down

Bresciano, Grella, Verón, Buffon, Inzaghi, Ortega, Adriano, Thuram, Mutu...

Just been trying to make up a list of the best players of all-time. Started because I just read an interview with Platini where he called himself the best player from '82-'86, which is probably correct. (Until Maradona came on to the scene in '86.) Here's my top list:

Pelé
Maradona
Cruijff
Zidane
Beckenbauer
van Basten
Platini
Ronaldo
M. Laudrup
Di Stefano
Eusébio
Yashin
Puskás.

Pretty redundant conversation but whatever.

[Dave de Sylvia]

I swear it's only been a year or two since Randy was proclaiming Ashley Cole the best full back in the Premiership. I've honestly seen him play well like twice in my life.

[Pastorius]

You appear to have missed out Fowler from the all time best players list.

[Minus The Flair]

Missing Best. Apparently the pitch is ****ed for the final, I really hope they can sort it out. So annoying when things like that happen with such big games. Really psyched for the final now though.

[2muchket!]

Randy dislikes best I seem to recall

Also AC fail to qualify for the champions league.

Any bet that Kaka is off then ?

[RandyfromPennywise]

I swear it's only been a year or two since Randy was proclaiming Ashley Cole the best full back in the Premiership. I've honestly seen him play well like twice in my life.

I can remember saying that, and believing it too. God, what an awful thought. I have to say though that it must have been longer than a year or two ago. I was very impressed with him at Euro 2004, and his dealings with C. Ronaldo, as mph4ever has pointed out. But for the last two years, and probably three, I have thought very little of him. I made a group on facebook protesting my hate for him and my love for Bridgey, join up I say. Spread the hate of A. Cole. Really, I hate him so much. I don't hate people, except for him.

And Frankie (can we call you Lamps from now on?), dislike Best, me? Never! Not overly familiar with his finest work to be honest.

[Dave de Sylvia]

haha if anybody doubted the genius behind Flamini's decision, there's the proof.

[Minus The Flair]

Should at least be Charlton in there, where's the British love? :(

I can see Kaka heading to Chelsea now, pretty worrying if so. I see it as more likely him leaving than staying, he'll want to keep his Best Player crown and won't do it without Champs League football.

[Pastorius]

Barca offered Deco, Ronaldinho + 16m for Kaka, Chelsea offered 56m.

[RandyfromPennywise]

Honestly, Deco and Ronaldinho and £16m is an incredible offer for one player. And so is £56m. If they're true. Where did you read this?

And Plath, what exactly was the proof behind Flamini's genius decision??

[Dave de Sylvia]

Instead of a place in one of the most exciting clubs in world football, one that could potentially become the dominant power in Europe, he's moved to a club that seems to be in freefall for the sake of a couple million quid. Genius, I tell ya.

[Pastorius]

I read the 56m in the Sun, I heard the Deco and Ronaldinho one from a friend, so neither are certified, but my friend is always abreast of all the transfer rumours.

The Eto'o ones are definite.

[mph4ever]

a ****ed up pitch, chelsea will be at home on that then. i wonder has roman used his influence.

[2muchket!]

Pitch is like a low grade championship team apparently

bloody ruskys ey !

[poorquality]

I personally think this match is much too high profile for anything untoward like match fixing etc to happen. I doubt people* would want to risk having the result given to the opposition** due to evidence of outside interferance. So yeah I think the talk in the papers and on football sites are rubbish that Abramovich will have his influence...sure he might have the power too in Russia, but he doesn't control UEFA.


*Chelsea
**Manchester United

[Ganondorf]

Who will us England supporters want to win at Euro 2008 then?

[2muchket!]

I want Croatia to win tbh

[Pastorius]

I was going to say Croatia too! But only because I like their kit...

[Dave de Sylvia]

I wonder who Michael Owen will be supporting, since he's so convinced the entire Croatia team is crap.

[TakeWarning]

Croatia since England aren't in it. Would pick them to do very well if Eduardo was playing.

[radtaste]

I'm rooting for the Frenchies.

[Iai]

Spain.

1) I'm part Spanish.

2) The last time Spain won a major tournament was in 1964. They hosted it.

3) They get hyped as favourites absolutely every time and always underachieve.

4) Over the course of the last 11 years, every time Valencia have won the title, Arsenal have won it; every time Barcelona have won the title, Chelsea have won it; and every time Real Madrid have won the title, Man Utd have won it.

[mph4ever]

portugal for me

france in reserve since my grandparents are from there

[sgrevs]

Spain all the way!

Holland v Spain final would be nice.

[poorquality]

I think I'm gonna root for Rona...sorry Portugal B)

[radtaste]

Oh yeah, forgot about Holland, don't think they'll win it though.

[sgrevs]

Nor do I but I <3 them

[Chilifanthatsme]

Spain or Holland for me.

Spain for the exact same reasons as Iai said, exact the part Spanish bit (unless my family aren't telling me something) and Holland 'cause they're manly enough to play in an orange kit.

[2muchket!]

I think this may be Portugal's year actually.

[Iai]

I think this may be Liverpool's year actually.
oic

[Dave de Sylvia]

2) The last time Spain won a major tournament was in 1964. They hosted it.
Does this mean both Austria and Switzerland will win this year? Hooray for the underdogs!

[mph4ever]

matt frost, heads groundsman for the champs league final, says the pitch is below anything available in the premier league, says its bumpy and that the ball will bobble. apparently when they put the markings on yesterday, you were actually made very aware of the uneveness of the surface. this scares me since chelsea have played on an atrocious surface for years.

platini has said we must wait until the players say if it is playable or not, there is little risk to the players but they should have the final say. what happens is they say it is sh'it?

[Ganondorf]

I want Holland to win it, they have decent players and are as bad at penalties as us :P

[DonMancini]

YES

Italy have called up Antonio Cassano! This is great news, as long as he doesn't act like a dumbass during games.

[2muchket!]

pft

No country with english as their first language competing de-values this tournament :P

Portugal, Germany or maybe Spain (torres is on fire)

But I'll be cheering on Croatia

[mph4ever]

group a
portugal
czech republic

group b
germany
(watch for the violence between the poles, autrians and germans)
croatia

group c
france
netherlands

group d
spain
russia

quaterfinals
portugal vs croatia - portugal
czech rep. vs germany - germany
france vs russia - france
netherlands vs spain - spain

semifinals
portugal vs germany - portugal
france vs spain - france

final
portugal to win

[aipi]

pft

No country with english as their first language competing de-values this tournament :P

Portugal, Germany or maybe Spain (torres is on fire)

But I'll be cheering on Croatia


well that's my opinion, england is one of the best teams so they should be in it?



group a
portugal
czech republic

group b
germany
(watch for the violence between the poles, autrians and germans)
croatia

group c
france
netherlands

group d
spain
russia

quaterfinals
portugal vs croatia - portugal
czech rep. vs germany - germany
france vs russia - france
netherlands vs spain - spain

semifinals
portugal vs germany - portugal
france vs spain - france

final
portugal to win

D:

[Iai]

Does this mean both Austria and Switzerland will win this year? Hooray for the underdogs!
Nah, it's just freaky how similar England and Spain are.

[2muchket!]

they should be in it

Unfortunately our team picked to play in the qualifiers was a bunch of prima donnas led by a buffon. Come World Cup time I have a lot more faith and hope in capello

[mph4ever]

i am amazed that england are not there. with so many players, great players, are at their peak, it is a real shame. i really hope they win the world cup once beckham retires and the terrible appointment of mcclaren is long forgotten. i support manu and really feel for their players, and the other great english players in the premiership, about what they have missed out on. roll on 2010

and thats from a paddy!

[RandyfromPennywise]

4) Over the course of the last 11 years, every time Valencia have won the title, Arsenal have won it; every time Barcelona have won the title, Chelsea have won it; and every time Real Madrid have won the title, Man Utd have won it.

Is that right? That is quite amazing.

Ashley Cole has gone down in training after a Maka challenge. God please let him be out of the final. I know he plays well against Ronaldo but who cares, I'd rather play with a team with some dignity and respect in it than with one with A. Cole in it. Come on Bridgey.

[Dead Star]

I think this is Spains year tbh.

[2muchket!]

Apparently russian hooligans are looking to 'punish' englisg fans over the trouble they gave Zenit last week.

Doyles obviously dont realise the distinctions between england and scotland :')

[mph4ever]

obviously, not a nice place to get stuck. i fu'cking hate football violence. its a disgrace. the continentals, particularly the ultras are one mad bunch

[Minus The Flair]

I think it's gonna be Portugal this year actually.

Talking of violence in football, Joey Barton is such a fecking twat.

[mph4ever]

heres the squads that they have name their teams from. some serious depth at chelsea, fu'cking hell, its only when i see it in black and white that it hits me.

Manchester United squad: Van der Sar, Kuszczak, Heaton, Ferdinand, Vidic, Evra, Brown, Neville, O'Shea, Silvestre, Pique, Scholes, Carrick, Giggs, Hargreaves, Anderson, Fletcher, Park, Nani, Ronaldo, Rooney, Tevez, Saha, Welbeck.

Chelsea squad: Cech, Hilario, Cudicini, Belletti, Ferreira, Alex, Ben-Haim, Terry, Carvalho, A Cole, Bridge, Makelele, Essien, Lampard, Ballack, Kalou, Wright-Phillips, J Cole, Malouda, Drogba, Shevchenko, Anelka, Mikel.

[Timm]

UGLY JERSEY POST YAY

http://www.bremen4u.de/cityguide/sport_wellness/fussball/serie/zeigler/_px/2007/107/medium/11_Norwich.jpg
Home, Norwich city, 1992

http://www.bremen4u.de/cityguide/sport_wellness/fussball/serie/zeigler/_px/2007/107/medium/07_ManUnited.jpg
goalie, Man U, 1993

http://www.bremen4u.de/cityguide/sport_wellness/fussball/serie/zeigler/_px/2007/107/medium/05_ManUnited.jpg
Man U must hate their goalies lol, 1992

http://www.bremen4u.de/cityguide/sport_wellness/fussball/serie/zeigler/_px/2007/107/medium/01_Denmark.jpg
away, Denmark, 1988

[Timm]

my favourite:
http://www.spox.com/de/sport/diashows/0804/Fussball/best-of/haessliche-trikots/10kamps.jpg
goalie of Mönchengladbach, dunno the year

[Pastorius]

Best rugby kit ever

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Rugby_ST.F-ST.T_27022007-12.JPG/508px-Rugby_ST.F-ST.T_27022007-12.JPG

not football but great kit

[Chilifanthatsme]

****ing hell.

I'm sorry but what the hell is that. Rugby being a manly sport my arse.

Schmeichel had some memorable jerseys over the years.

I think this is Spains year tbh.

The amount of times i've heard that :p

[Pastorius]

I want a Paris shirt so bad.

[Timm]

I love that it says "Orange" on the front =)

[TakeWarning]

Talking of violence in football, Joey Barton is such a fecking twat.

Newcastle should terminate his contract, Barton is a thug and will inevitably continue to bring whichever club he's at into disrepute.

[sgrevs]

Not only that but I find him to be very overrated as a player. He never seems to do anything other than get in the way when I've watched him play.

[Dave de Sylvia]

Barton is a really talented player. I'm surprised he'd not overrated in England they way Barry and Lampard are.

[Spiney_Norman]

^Probably cos everyone thinks he's a dick.
I'm kinda looking forward to the final, I just hope it isn't a repeat of the borefest that was the FA Cup last year :( And I've got an exam tomorrow morning, so I can't (shouldn't) drink tonight :upset:

[Iai]

Some amusing stuff on 365 in the build up to the final.

Reasons To Support Man U -

* They're the only thing standing between John Terry and the Champions League trophy.

* Peter Kenyon.

* In Lyon, Roma and Barcelona they have beaten three of the best teams in France, Spain and Italy while Chelsea have only had to face England's fourth-best side and the finest football Greece and Turkey has to offer. There's definitely a theory building that United have earned one final triumph.

* It might stop Clive Tyldesley mentioning "that night in Barcelona".

* For all of Ronaldo's faults...he's not Didier Drogba.

* The closer ManYoo get to 'five times' the more Liverpool fans will be getting worried. And there's little that's more entertaining than a defensive Scouser.

Reasons To Support Chelsea -

* Avram Grant could dispel the 'Special One' myth once and for all, by achieving what Jose Mourinho completely failed to achieve while Chelsea manager.

* To avoid the 'is this the greatest ManYoo team ever?' bollix that we will undoubtedly have to endure if ManYoo win.

* Rio Ferdinand and Ronaldo will probably cry if ManYoo lose. Who wouldn't want to see that?

* Ji-Sung Park, John O'Shea and Darren Fletcher should be nowhere near the title of 'European champion'.

* To see Sir Alex Ferguson's face turn redder than Red Square.

* To irritate all the millions of ManYoo 'fans' who would otherwise celebrate in your face on Thursday morning, despite the fact that you support Huddersfield Town and dream of nothing more than a League One play-off place.


"In 2002 Michael Ballack lost the Bundesliga, the German Cup, the Champions League final, and then was suspended for the World Cup final, which Germany lost. Give the guy a break!!! That is enough for me to throw my weight behind Chelsea, I just hope Cashley breaks his leg in the warm-up..."

"after chelsea1905 comment ive now swapped my allegeince to the mancs. actually, even better if both teams are found to be positive for drugs before hand, so the game isnt played, a riot ensues and the whole stadium is turned into one giant Gulag, would engish football be worse off ? discuss"

[radtaste]

* Ji-Sung Park, John O'Shea and Darren Fletcher should be nowhere near the title of 'European champion'.


ahah, that's cruel. Still, it's better than buying the best players (who'll probably spend their time on the pine).

speaking of Park, I wonder if he'll start or not. He featured quite a few times in their other Euro games.

[Collis]

I just do not know who I want to win tonight. My disgust for both teams is through the roof (Mainly due to the supporters of course).

I'll probably adopt my ABU (Anyone but Man U) approach.

[TakeWarning]

* To irritate all the millions of ManYoo 'fans' who would otherwise celebrate in your face on Thursday morning, despite the fact that you support Huddersfield Town and dream of nothing more than a League One play-off place.




Definitely, even though Man U fans seem a little more humble than other top-4-team supporters. Around here anyway...

[Collis]

Well at least the fans' of the team who loses wont have far to go home ... ho ho. Yes I know that's bullshit, I guess that the more hardcore of fans shall go to Moscow leaving the prawn sandwich brigade in their comfy armchairs.

Ooooh it infuriates me....

[poorquality]

Definitely, even though Man U fans seem a little more humble than other top-4-team supporters. Around here anyway...

Yeah I only tend to gloat when provoked into it :P Like a few Arsenal fans early in the season saying United had lost it and Arsenal would walk it...they got a phone call after the final day of the season :P

But only that sort of thing, we win today I know some Chelsea folk who will deserve it too :P

Other lower teams like Villa, Bolton and Liverpool I don't bother with, and won't until they are actually challenging for the same trophies. Otherwise it is unfair like the Huddersfield comparison.

[mph4ever]

i don't go in for any of the gloating stuff. i lived through the sh'it years of watching liverpool and arsenal dominate domestically and swore i would never rub in it. i took sh'it everytime but we were always a bogey team for both of them. liverpool were the best team in the world and we still beat them in the league and fa cup when we would meet them. that was solace enough. chelsea used to be our bogey team for many seasons. we have to respect they have come a long way in a short period of time. they deserve to be where they are on merit as professional footballers, i just hate to see so many world class benchwarmers.

[sgrevs]

lieverpool were the best team in the world and we still beat them in the league and fa cup when we would meet them. that was solace enough.

Fair enough, but I mean this was like 20 years ago. ManU have been pretty much the best team in England for the better part of the last 20 years.

[RandyfromPennywise]

You know, it's funny, but there is a stigma over Chelsea becaue Roman was the first [foreign owner to throw bags of money in] in this era. Even though the exact same thing happens on varying scales at many clubs, Chelsea will always be branded the money-bags team who don't really deserve it, because we were the first.

I will only "gloat" to my brother if United happen to lose, as he has endlessly given me **** over the past 15 years during United's triumphs. So, if we beat him, he will be getting a phone call. Even though it will be 4am in Thailand.

The Chelsea team will be Čech, Cole, Terry, Carvalho, Essien, Makélélé, Ballack, Lampard, Kalou, Cole, Drogba in a 4-3-3 or 4-5-1 formation. If it's not exactly that, I will be surprised.

Barton is a really talented player. I'm surprised he'd not overrated in England they way Barry and Lampard are.
Lampard is under-rated. It's mainly only Chelsea fans like me who realise how good he is. The rest of you think he is over-rated Fat Frank who only scores goals. Wrong. And I'm surprised you didn't mention Gerrard. He's the most over-rated player in the history of sport.

[Dave de Sylvia]

Well I mean I could have said Carrick either, or basically any half decent midfielder from England. Gerrard's talents may be overstated but he's infinitely better than Lampard- as their performances together for England show- and at least partly justifies the praise that's heaped on him.

[mph4ever]

Fair enough, but I mean this was like 20 years ago. ManU have been pretty much the best team in England for the better part of the last 20 years.

by far. and i can't see it changing since they have built a new squad. i'm just not the gloating type

[RandyfromPennywise]

Gerrard is infinitely better than Lampard

No. Incorrect. False. Untrue. Lies. Fallacies. Fraudulent. Invalid.

Offensive.

[Pastorius]

Gerrard is tons better than Lampard.

As Kaka said after playing Liverpool, when being asked what he thought of Gerrard, "He is the best player I have ever played against."

[Iai]

Gerrard isn't that much better than Lampard. He is better though.

tbh if I was England manager Hargreaves would be on the team sheet before either of them.

[mph4ever]

it'll be interesting to see how hargreaves and carrcik cope with lampard and ballack, key battle, leaving scholes and makele to their own games

[mph4ever]

double post but i can't help it, come on my beloved man united, 50 years on, what a time to win it again

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEQmoqOjH3M

[poorquality]

I like how hargreaves made the England squad yet the player who's had an outstanding season with the premiership champions helping them to the title + the champs league final, who also happens to be the player keeping hargreaves from a 100% starting slot, doesn't get a mention in the entire squad.

Carrick deserves an england spot.

I'm not saying Hargreaves doesn't deserve to be there, i'm saying it's a travesty Carrick wasn't given a look in.

[RandyfromPennywise]

I am starting to get quite nervous actually. Probably because it's 2am and there's nothing to do except think about the game and listen to music. Hurry up and start the pre-match already.

[mph4ever]

I like how hargreaves made the England squad yet the player who's had an outstanding season with the premiership champions helping them to the title + the champs league final, who also happens to be the player keeping hargreaves from a 100% starting slot, doesn't get a mention in the entire squad.

Carrick deserves an england spot.

I'm not saying Hargreaves doesn't deserve to be there, i'm saying it's a travesty Carrick wasn't given a look in.


now that is the real most under rated player in england midfield positions

[Dave de Sylvia]

No. Incorrect. False. Untrue. Lies. Fallacies. Fraudulent. Invalid.

Offensive.
Could this possibly be the Chelsea fan in you speaking? :p

Gerrard, for all his faults, has the capacity to turn a game, and time and time again this season he's done it. I just don't see that in Lampard, for all his driving runs to the edge of the box.

I like how hargreaves made the England squad yet the player who's had an outstanding season with the premiership champions helping them to the title + the champs league final, who also happens to be the player keeping hargreaves from a 100% starting slot, doesn't get a mention in the entire squad.

Carrick deserves an england spot.
Carrick is muck, I have no idea what Ferguson sees in him. Hargreaves has really impressed me this season; I thought he was a mistake when Ferguson bought him.

[class]

Chelsea wins 2-1.

[Timm]

I want the best team to win :')

no wait, actually I want chelsea to win but only because of ballack :)
plus I don't like ronaldo and rooney :D

I just realised: liverpool = liver pool, what's up with that 0_o
never looked at the name that way

[2muchket!]

Carrick is awful. I wouldn't have him in a boro squad.

And Gerrard is marginally better than lamps, thats just by his international performances.

Also it seems that the russians have cracked english football hooliganism. Dont let 'em get pissed.

I'm quite looking forward to the game actuallly. I predict a Chelseas victory of 2-1.

[class]

Carrick is awful. I wouldn't have him in a boro squad.

And Gerrard is marginally better than lamps, thats just by his international performances.

Also it seems that the russians have cracked english football hooliganism. Dont let 'em get pissed.

I'm quite looking forward to the game actuallly. I predict a Chelseas victory of 2-1.

That's not predicting, that's copying.

Chelsea wins 2-1.

[2muchket!]

I predict the same score ?

Is their a problem

[ChodaBoy]

2-2, Chelsea win on penalties

[Spiney_Norman]

I like how hargreaves made the England squad yet the player who's had an outstanding season with the premiership champions helping them to the title + the champs league final, who also happens to be the player keeping hargreaves from a 100% starting slot, doesn't get a mention in the entire squad.

Carrick deserves an england spot.

I'm not saying Hargreaves doesn't deserve to be there, i'm saying it's a travesty Carrick wasn't given a look in.

Carrick isn't a holding midfielder, he just doesn't get forward much. And also isn't great.
I really don't care who wins, as long as there's plenty of goals :)

[Dave de Sylvia]

Looks like cautious formations from both managers.

Essien at right-back, a bizarre decision considering he's the best midfielder on the pitch and playing right-full basically nullifies the considerable threat he poses. I can see why Grant would want to put somebody reliable in that position given the alternatives, but he's not the right player to put there.

Seems like Rooney is probably going to be on the wing again, which is just ugh.

[poorquality]

United have played the better football, looks like it's gonna be a good final. 1-1 HT Chelsea got a bit of luck with their goal when we should really of been 2-3 up by now (Two tevez chances, one brilliant save and one missed sitter).

I think it's Uniteds right now, Essien can't handle Ronaldo, and Hargreaves is giving A.Cole a run for his money.

EDIT: Also what's up with Makelele? He's been up in the refs face and been booked for it, keeps on doing it, even his team mates are pulling him away..none of the decisions have anything to do with him but he's right in there even after his players yell at him not too :/ Nerves?

[mph4ever]

what a half from manu. chelsea got one piece of luck, makelele should be sent off. dirty little fu'ck.

its a game of two halves, next one should be good, chelsea can't be as poor as they have been in the first

may the best one...........................

[RandyfromPennywise]

United destroyed us in the first half. Bloody hell, Lampard, I love that kid.

Maka - what the hell was his booking for? He and Scholes both went in for a header - fairly - and they both end up getting booked. Comical refereeing. And yes the hounding of the ref is superfluous.

[mph4ever]

game on, if you ask me boyz, game on, there aint no winner showing yet

[2muchket!]

Maka needs to keep his head.

Malouda's actually show upto this game well done to the lad. The same cant be said for J.Cole tho

Has all the hallmarks of an excellent final

[Timm]

van der saar should put on some other shoes methinks =)

[mph4ever]

1-1 and all to play for, 30 mins. this is where i hate the fact that so many american sports fans diss soccer. 10-12km on average, 120mins on the pitch, sublime skill just using your feets, bunch of pussies my aaaassssssss

may the best team win when we are this low on reserves

[dei]

I hate both teams but I'm pushing for Chelsea. I almost died when Drogba's shot came off the bar. Oh, how sweet that would've been if it had gone in. I don't know how he got that kind of power behind it.

[2muchket!]

Chelsea dominate the 2nd half hit the post and then Lamps bits the bar. Unlucky son.

And lol anyone see the Man Utd fans give their shirts to some of the army personnel :')

[Against Miik!]

2-2, Chelsea win on penalties

omg **** you so hard!!!!

The game is only at the 100th minute here in the states. I don't even know why I clicked on this thread.

gahh!!

edit: wait, are you referring to the final?

[Dead Star]

omg **** you so hard!!!!

The game is only at the 100th minute here in the states. I don't even know why I clicked on this thread.

gahh!!

Its his prediction =/

John Terrys big head saved a certain goal there too.

[Against Miik!]

Aww phew.

And yeah, that Terry save was sick, as I'm rocking my Terry jersey.

I was gonna go to the bar w/ my buddy who's a ManU fan but I had class up until the second half so there was really no point.

[Dead Star]

Bye Bye Drogba!

[RandyfromPennywise]

I swear Essien was booked in the first half... ????

[class]

I wanna riot.

[class]

lol drogba :O

[mph4ever]

I swear Essien was booked in the first half... ????

so would i.

anyway, regardless of anything else. best of luck. coz it aint down to a team anymore, just a lot of luck and some skill.

:chug:

[Dead Star]

Penalties :O

[ChodaBoy]

omg **** you so hard!!!!

Care to explain that statement?

[2muchket!]

You always gotta favour the master Cech in a penalty shoot out

COME ON CHELSEA

EDIT: see kids clever dick ronaldo shows you how NOT to take a penalty

[ChodaBoy]

Aww bollocks, I had been saying for so long that Ronaldo would not score in penalties. Wish I'd put a bet on it now

[Against Miik!]

Care to explain that statement?

I didn't know if there was any delay between the game and its broadcast in the States. Since that post was the first of the page, I was unable to take it in context, and realize that it was a prediction, and not the actual result.

I am hoping for a Chelsea win, and it looks like its about to happen.

[Against Miik!]

And he misses!!!!!

WHAT!!

[class]

omfg hits the post r u ****in kidding me

[Dead Star]

**** yeah john terry

i bet g iggs misses though

maybe not

[Against Miik!]

u r wrong

[2muchket!]

****ing hell tezzza

COME ON ANELKA SON

[Against Miik!]

aww hell

[2muchket!]

gutted

[Dead Star]

Man Utd woooo

[class]

****in chelsea

[Timm]

good job ruining ballacks season terry and anelka :mad:

[dei]

Seriously, in big competitions like this they should just mark Ronaldo's penalties as a miss. He always buckles under pressure, that ****ing ****.

[sgrevs]

Ugh Man U

On the bright side, Ronaldo missed, and cried.

[2muchket!]

goood

Chelsea outplayed 'em

**** you giggs as well

[ChodaBoy]

Ugh Man U

On the bright side, Ronaldo missed, and cried.

Magic moment right there, and a perfect GIF animation moment with Cole seemingly arse-humping the ground earlier on.

Michel Platini must be dreading this game, handing a trophy to an English team. :p

[sgrevs]

When Lampard hit the crossbar right near the end I thought it was in the bag.

But it was not to be. I found myself aggressively supporting Chelsea just because I hate Manu.

[2muchket!]

I found myself supporting Chelsea as I hate the prawn sarnie brigage. That and the fact they should just wheel Old Trafford down to London cos thats where all there supporters

[RandyfromPennywise]

This is a black day for me. I feel really awful. John Terry will need to be on suicide watch for the next week. Seriously. Maybe me as well.

[sgrevs]

Hang in there bro.

Oh yeah my heart broke for John Terry for the first time ever. Tragic, wasn't meant to be, etc.

[Chilifanthatsme]

Fecking yes.

:D

[Minus The Flair]

****ing ecstatic. Not felt like this since '99.

[mph4ever]

its horrible for all when a game ends on penalties........but fu'ck me, glory my beloved man united

and the reds go marching on, on ON,

[Chilifanthatsme]

I bloody hate penalties, but aye, glad we got it.

Lol @ Drogba. Possible end of Chelsea career, what a way to do it :p He might have been able to win it in the penalties.

[mph4ever]

i reckon football is taking advantage of abramovich(dopey ****) rather then him taking advantage of it. glory manu

[poorquality]

amazing, i dont know what to say..anyone who thinks Ronaldo wanted to leave after seeing how he reacted to the win, how he hugged Charlton and went with arms around Fergie is fecking thick.

Pity he cant play in the big games ;)

Love it absolutely love it.

Really felt bad for Terry though, he's chelsea through and through, he was clearly gutted..poor bloke.

[RandyfromPennywise]

When Terry stepped up I was thinking, this is what it has all come down to, this is the moment that 13 years at Chelsea has been building up to, this is the moment of your career. This is the defining moment. This is when you become one of the greatest club captains. This is when we become European champions and immortals forever. This is it. Go on JT, slot it home.

[poorquality]

When Terry stepped up I was thinking, this is what it has all come down to, this is the moment that 13 years at Chelsea has been building up to, this is the moment of your career. This is the defining moment. This is when you become one of the greatest club captains. This is when we become European champions and immortals forever. This is it. Go on JT, slot it home.

Yeah, when I saw him step up for the final penalty, the one to send us crashing out. I thought typical, this has to go in, he is Chelsea through and through, he will slot this home it means so much to him.

but it wasn't meant to be, and you and me are currently in complete opposite moods

[Timm]

note to self: check the green around the ball before taking a penalty

[radtaste]

Chelsea should have won that game, they outplayed Man U big time.

But it was Man U's season, so yeah.

And bloody hell, Park Ji Sung > Fletcher!

[Ganondorf]

Chelsea played better I thought, unlucky to them felt sorry for John Terry, well done United though...

[poorquality]

I thought Man U played better in the first half, Chelsea were better in the second half, and extra time was fairly even with both teams having chances. We prob had the best though with the two Tevez misses, Carricks shot saved and Giggs shot blocked by Terry.

In the end I reckon it could of easilly been over by half time. But I think it went the right way.

[aipi]

Damn Ronaldo missing that penalty, could have been the end of it... I didn't even look, something told me he'd fail.

Luckily Manchester won <3