Football (real)

[billy07]

the lads are moving up, no way are we going down now. With richardson and edwards coming back to fitness i can't see anything to worry about.

The 5 year plan is still on to get a massive club like us back where we belong.

Safc

FTM

[cena-rules]

Alves work pemit granted

UTB

[icedagger]

So Capello names his first England squad..

Goalkeepers: David James, Scott Carson, Chris Kirkland.

Defenders: Wayne Bridge, Rio Ferdinand, Curtis Davies, Nicky Shorey, Glen Johnson, Ledley King, Joleon Lescott, Jonatahan Woodgate, Ashley Cole, Micah Richards, Matthew Upson, Wes Brown.

Midfielders: Michael Carrick, Jermaine Jenas, Ashley Young, David Bentley, Steven Gerrard, Gareth Barry, Shaun Wright-Phillips, Joe Cole, Owen Hargreaves, Stewart Downing.

Forwards: Gabriel Agbonlahor, Peter Crouch, Emile Heskey, Michael Owen, Wayne Rooney.



No Lampard or Robinson- for the best methinks

[RobinJ]

So Capello names his first England squad..

Goalkeepers: David James, Scott Carson, Chris Kirkland.

Defenders: Wayne Bridge, Rio Ferdinand, Curtis Davies, Nicky Shorey, Glen Johnson, Ledley King, Joleon Lescott, Jonatahan Woodgate, Ashley Cole, Micah Richards, Matthew Upson, Wes Brown.

Midfielders: Michael Carrick, Jermaine Jenas, Ashley Young, David Bentley, Steven Gerrard, Gareth Barry, Shaun Wright-Phillips, Joe Cole, Owen Hargreaves, Stewart Downing.

Forwards: Gabriel Agbonlahor, Peter Crouch, Emile Heskey, Michael Owen, Wayne Rooney.



No Lampard or Robinson- for the best methinks

You're definitely right about Robinson but I'm not so sure about dropping Lampard and Beckham - underperforming maybe but still among the best. Then again, maybe they need a kick up the arse to get them going. Then again, again, I couldn't give 2 shits about how England do - I hope they crash and burn... AGAIN, while NI sail in World Cup 2010 (perhaps a bit unlikely but still - you never know...

[RobinJ]

But did anyone else see Ronaldo's freekick last night? How good was that? I don't think he's the best the Premiership's ever seen, as some have suggested (Henry still holds that title for me, even though I'm a United fan, or maybe Cantona) but he's not far off. I think we're starting to look quite unstoppable - Arsenal will struggle to keep up

[DAZMCFC]

bleeding hell, it said they ran out of time to sign Benjani, but the FA are looking into it to see if we can still sign him as 90% of the paper work was done. now we have only Darius Vassel(who could not score in a brothel),Mpenza(struggling for consistency when playing),Daniel Sturridge(score 2 goals in last 2 matches,but only 18) and a 19 year old Ecuadorian called Ceicado(spelling) who i doubt anyone has heard off and at 5.2 million i'm a bit worried.


we spent 8million on Bianchi(might get 5 for him in summer), 6million on Samaras(might get 2 for him) and 4million on Dabo(lucky if we get 1 for him). Frank is not going to put up with that for much longer.

[sam_levi_11]

Bianchi is an awesome player, trust me. He just isnt fitting in. Samaras is okay, but not the class you need.

dabo? who the f*ck is he?

[diddle]

So Capello names his first England squad..

Goalkeepers: David James, Scott Carson, Chris Kirkland.

Defenders: Wayne Bridge, Rio Ferdinand, Curtis Davies, Nicky Shorey, Glen Johnson, Ledley King, Joleon Lescott, Jonatahan Woodgate, Ashley Cole, Micah Richards, Matthew Upson, Wes Brown.

Midfielders: Michael Carrick, Jermaine Jenas, Ashley Young, David Bentley, Steven Gerrard, Gareth Barry, Shaun Wright-Phillips, Joe Cole, Owen Hargreaves, Stewart Downing.

Forwards: Gabriel Agbonlahor, Peter Crouch, Emile Heskey, Michael Owen, Wayne Rooney.



No Lampard or Robinson- for the best methinks

Ouch, mixed reactions about that. I do hope Beckham gets his 100th cap though, he's more than earnt it.

[rhoges6]

Beckham may have been a great player, but he's past him prime now and I am not suprised that he would be left off the squad. I do have a bit of a grudge against him because he almost ruined football for me this summer by signing with Los Angeles. In the US I rarely have the chance to see football, but when Becks signed it guaranteed that LA was the only team that would ever be on ESPN. And then even after he played his twenty minutes and ruined everyone's hopes, ESPN still was under contract to show LA games, so the rest of us had to suffer watching a miserable team rather than a better game with the best teams in the league. And then I had to defend Becks not playing because everyone pointed to that as an example of football players being wusses, and as a football loving minority in the US, it was my job to defend him. Sigh...Maybe he'll prove me wrong and play well, but I doubt it.

[billy07]

bleeding hell, it said they ran out of time to sign Benjani, but the FA are looking into it to see if we can still sign him as 90% of the paper work was done. now we have only Darius Vassel(who could not score in a brothel),Mpenza(struggling for consistency when playing),Daniel Sturridge(score 2 goals in last 2 matches,but only 18) and a 19 year old Ecuadorian called Ceicado(spelling) who i doubt anyone has heard off and at 5.2 million i'm a bit worried.


we spent 8million on Bianchi(might get 5 for him in summer), 6million on Samaras(might get 2 for him) and 4million on Dabo(lucky if we get 1 for him). Frank is not going to put up with that for much longer.

why the f*ck anybody would want to sign benjani and pay 8 million for the privalege, is beyond me. he was woeful at the stadium of light and i've heard it's a regular thing with him.

man city got off lightly if you ask me.

[Quinton]

man city got off lightly if you ask me.

You sound like a knob.

[sam_levi_11]

benjani has scored about 15 goals u total nob lol.

[ignotus]

DAZ, at least you scored a good deal with Ćorluka.

Yeah, Ericsson is acting like a drunken pokemon master (Gotta Catch 'em All!). He reminds me of Ranieri when Abramovic bought Chelsea FC.

[sam_levi_11]

ranieri brought many good players...i beleive he also bought rbben who i have always thought is world class

[ignotus]

ranieri brought many good players...i beleive he also bought rbben who i have always thought is world class

yes, but he brought too many (good) players... I could be wrong but I think that Robben came in Mourinho era.

[Quinton]

hmmmm...I think sam could be correct here.

[ignotus]

Mourinho moved to Chelsea in June 2004, Robben made his first appearance for Chelsea in November 2004.

[Ryan32]

soccer is a pussy sport play real american football

[firth4eva]

soccer is a pussy sport play real american football

Here is not the place to discuss that. I think I speak for everyone here; "f*ck off"

On a side note, anyone have football manager?

[ignotus]

soccer is a pussy sport play real american football

Here is not the place to discuss that. I think I speak for everyone here; "f*ck off"

On a side note, anyone have football manager?

Me. Currently I'm struggling in Croatian Second Division.

[DAZMCFC]

out played today, got what we deserved a beating. Man City 1 Arsenal 3.


Andy Gray does my head in. for their 2nd goal, his co-comentator asked if he(Eduardo) was off side and Gray said "it doesn't matter". of course it fucking matters, the basket was off side.


to Quinton, you are right and it is a well known fact that billy the village is indeed a Knob.

[firth4eva]

soccer is a pussy sport play real american football

Here is not the place to discuss that. I think I speak for everyone here; "f*ck off"

On a side note, anyone have football manager?

Me. Currently I'm struggling in Croatian Second Division.

Wanna set up a game? I know sam_levi_11 also has it.

[ignotus]

I saw the match. I think Eduardo was in offside. But you got to admit it was a nice goal.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJEUa1xaGCA

Btw, another Croat, Ćorluka mad the pass for City goal.

[ignotus]

soccer is a pussy sport play real american football

Here is not the place to discuss that. I think I speak for everyone here; "f*ck off"

On a side note, anyone have football manager?

Me. Currently I'm struggling in Croatian Second Division.

Wanna set up a game? I know sam_levi_11 also has it.

Nah, I'm too bad and CC and my work is taking too much time. You guys can play.

[sam_levi_11]

you dont wanna take on my mighty atletico madrid team

leo franco in goal

rafinha rb
mexes and pablo cb
antonio lopez lb

maxi rodriguez rm
raul garia cm
reyes lm

simao am

forlan and aguero cf

im top of la liga by two points and am in the uefa cup(whatever its called in the game i forget) quarter final. im in the copa del ray quarters too.

and none of my players are worth less than 8m, even my keeper i think.