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Title: The REAL Football Thread - EPL returns August 18
Post by: Himu on April 20, 2012, 12:19:33 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tM-VEeLEM0

Highlight reel of goal of the week for week 6.

Where can you watch Major League Soccer? NBC Sports Network on occasions. There's also MLS Direct Kick if you subscribe.

http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/45887831/ns/sports-soccer/
http://www.mlssoccer.com/schedule

MLS is in its infancy. Still, there's been a lot of support to try and make it something big.

In current MLS news, yahoo reports the MLS on NBC ratings doing "good".

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/mls-nbc-sports-doing-good-not-historic-tv-173000489.html

Don Garber, the MLS commisoner wants MLS to implement goal line tech.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/dcunited/mls-commissioner-don-garber-says-his-league-would-use-goal-line-technology-if-ifab-approves/2012/04/19/gIQABuSCUT_story.html

ESPN blog: MLS power rangers!

http://espn.go.com/blog/los-angeles/soccer/post/_/id/15916/mls-power-rankings-whos-really-no-1

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1. SPORTING KANSAS CITY (6-0-0, 18 points), Last Week: 1
Week 6: Aurelien Collin heads home a CK -- Graham Zusi's league-best sixth assist -- K.C. limits Real Salt Lake to no shots on goal until second-half stoppage, and the big showdown at Livestrong goes to the hosts, 1-0.
Latest: Hamstring strain sidelines holding midfielder Julio Cesar for game in Vancouver. Hope is he can play in Portland on the weekend.
All-time goals leader (MLS regular season): Former Chivas USA head coach Preki, a two-time MLS MVP and scoring champion, fired home 71.
Next: Wednesday at Vancouver, 7 p.m. (MLS Direct Kick); Saturday at Portland, 7:30 p.m. (MLS Direct Kick).

2. REAL SALT LAKE (5-2-0, 15 points), LW: 2
Week 6: Shutout streak reaches 267 minutes before failed mark on a corner kick gives K.C. a 1-0 lead.
Latest: Two defensive errors between Utahns and a perfect record. Up next: streaking San Jose and an away game against Dallas, where RSL has never won.
All-time goals leader: Fabian Espindola's trio this season gives him a share of the top spot, with Robbie Findley, with 29.
Next: Saturday at San Jose, 7:30 p.m. (MLS Direct Kick); Wednesday, April 25, at FC Dallas, 5:30 p.m. (MLS Direct Kick).

3. SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES (4-1-1, 13 points), LW: 4
Week 6: Lawndale's Rafael Baca scores his first MLS goal, Chris Wondolowski nets his seventh this season as Quakes twice rally for 2-2 draw at New York. Should-be PK would have provided all three points.
Latest: San Jose impresses in New Jersey. “I don’t think a lot of teams are going to come here and play like they did in the second half,” Red Bulls star Thierry Henry says. “We didn’t touch the ball, simple as that.” http://www.bigapplesoccer.com/teams/redbulls2.php?article_id=30150
All-time goals leader: Ronald Cerritos' 61 is just 17 ahead of Chris Wondolowski's rising total.
Next: Saturday vs. Real Salt Lake, 7:30 p.m. (MLS Direct Kick).

4. NEW YORK RED BULLS (3-2-1, 10 points), LW: 3
Week 6: Kenny Cooper scores his seventh, but Red Bulls can't hold off superior San Jose in 2-2 draw.
Latest: Thuggish Rafa Marquez tackles Shea Salinas on a corner kick, kicks him in the face, leaves him with a clavicle broken into four pieces. “It was just kind of a weird thing to do,” says Salinas, who has forgiven the Mexican DP “I don’t know Marquez personally. I don’t know what’s in his heart or what goes on in his head. The play itself was not very nice.” http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2012/04/17/earthquakes-salinas-i-forgive-marquez-what-happened No punishment yet from MLS, but a sizable ban looms, bad news for a backline missing Teemu Tainio and Wilman Conde for another month through injury.
All-time goals leader: Chivas USA's Juan Pablo Angel scored 58 in four seasons.
Next: Sunday at D.C. United, 3 p.m. (ESPN2 and ESPN Deportes).

5. SEATTLE SOUNDERS (3-1-1, 10 points), LW: 5
Week 6: Zach Scott's header ends Sounders' 205-minute drought, delivers 1-0 win over Colorado.
Latest: Steve Zakuani says he'll return to MLS action in Monday's Reserve League game at Chivas USA. “I want him back on the field more than anybody,” says Colorado's Brian Mullan, who broke so gruesomely broke the winger's leg and was booed relentlessly by 38,000-plus in his Seattle return. “He's a great player. For that to happen to him on my watch was something that I will never live down.”
All-time goals leader: Fredy Montero has 34 and counting.
Next: Saturday, April 28, at Chicago, 5:30 p.m. (MLS Direct Kick).

6. HOUSTON DYNAMO (2-1-1, 7 points), LW: 6
Week 6: Will Bruin provides the lead in lightning-shortened 1-1 draw at Chicago.
Latest: Brad Davis figures to miss another two to three weeks with strain in his left calf.
All-time goals leader: Brian Ching has 51 since the Earthquakes moved to Texas in 2006.
Next: Saturday at Columbus, 4:30 p.m. (MLS Direct Kick)

7. FC DALLAS (3-2-1, 10 points), LW: 8
Week 6: Blas Perez making MVP noise: scores, assists Brek Shea in 2-1 comeback win over Montreal.
Latest: New U.S. national team home jerseys looks like they came right off the Hoops' backs. http://www.ussoccerstore.com/us00m113112ab.html
All-time goals leader: Real Salt Lake head coach Jason Kreis netted 91.
Next: Saturday at Vancouver, 7 p.m. (MLS Direct Kick); Wednesday, April 25, vs. Real Salt Lake, 5:30 p.m. (MLS Direct Kick).

8. COLORADO RAPIDS (3-3-0, 9 points), LW: 7
Week 6: Rapids shut out in successive weeks, falls at Seattle, 1-0.
Latest: Conor Casey targets weekend game vs. Galaxy for his return from from last year's Achilles' tear. Strep throat might push him back a week.
All-time goals leader: Casey figures to add to his 48 once he's back on the field.
Next: Saturday vs. Galaxy, 6 p.m. (KDOC/Channel 56 and KWHY/Channel 22).

9. D.C. UNITED (2-2-2, 8 points), LW: 9
Week 6: Yorba Linda's Chris Pontius comes off the bench to score late goal as D.C. rallies for 2-1 win at New England.
Latest: Tribute planned for “legendary” fan.
All-time goals leader: Jaime Moreno scored 131 of his 133 while with D.C.
Next: Wednesday vs. Montreal, 4:30 p.m. (MLS Direct Kick); Sunday vs. New York, 3 p.m. (ESPN2 and ESPN Deportes).

10. CHIVAS USA (3-3-0, 9 points), LW: 10

Week 6: Oswaldo Minda's header sends Goats past Toronto FC, 1-0, their third win in as many road games.
Latest: David Junior Lopes' Galaxy debut demonstrates how deep the Goats are at the back.
All-time goals leader: Ante Razov, also the leader in Chicago, set the standard with 30.
Next: Saturday vs. Philadelphia at Home Depot Center (Carson), 7:30 p.m. (Prime Ticket and KWHY/Channel 22).

11. GALAXY (2-3-0, 6 points), LW: 11
Week 6: Landon Donovan scores, assists David Beckham beauty in 3-1 win over Portland.
Latest: Juninho's goal might have been better than Beckham's goal-of-the-week nominee, and his performance, following a tough start to the season, was the biggest plus in a win full of pluses.
All-time goals leader: Donovan's strike vs. Portland was his 84th with L.A.
Next: Saturday at Colorado, 6 p.m. (KDOC/Channel 56 and KWHY/Channel 22).

12. VANCOUVER WHITECAPS (2-1-2, 8 points), LW: 12
Week 6: Idle.
Latest: Omar Salgado, the top pick in the 2011 MLS SuperDraft, is being converted from striker to left winger. “If Omar learns more about the position and his fitness keeps getting better, then he could be really good in that position, because he's quite active ...,” Martin Rennie says. “His attributes seem to be more suited to taking people on and running. At least it gives him a chance to be a bit more free.”
All-time goals leader: Camilo's 13 includes one this year.
Next: Wednesday vs. Sporting Kansas City, 7 p.m. (MLS Direct Kick); Saturday vs. FC Dallas, 7 p.m. (MLS Direct Kick).

13. CHICAGO FIRE (1-1-2, 5 points), LW: 14
Week 6: Logan Pause's equalizer stands in 1-1 draw after lightning storms halt encounter with Houston in the 66th minute.
Latest: Chris Rolfe back with Fire after three years in Denmark.
All-time goals leader: Ante Razov netted 76 in seven seasons.
Next: Saturday at Toronto FC, 12:30 p.m. (NBC Sports Network).

14. NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION (2-4-0, 6 points), LW: 13
Week 6: Jose Moreno's first MLS goal is terrific, but D.C. United rallies for 2-1 victory at Foxboro.
Latest: Lee Nguyen, battling a 100 degree-plus fever, contributes an assist and goal-line save in Revs' loss.
All-time goals leader: Taylor Twellman scored 101 in 174 games.
Next: Saturday, April 28, at New York, 12:30 p.m. (NBC Sports Network).

15. PORTLAND TIMBERS (1-4-1, 4 points), LW: 15
Week 6: Kris Boyd scores again, but Timbers can't hold off Galaxy in 3-1 defeat.
Latest: Portland has conceded leads in three successive losses, surrendering five goals -- including all three winners -- after the 80th minute.
All-time goals leader: Kenny Cooper netted eight in the first MLS season.
Next: Saturday vs. Sporting Kansas City, 7:30 p.m. (MLS Direct Kick).

16. PHILADELPHIA UNION (1-3-1, 4 points), LW: 18

Week 6: Gabriel Gomez converts an iffy penalty kick for Union's first win, a 1-0 decision over Columbus.
Latest: German forward Kai Herding arrives on loan (through June 30, with option to stay longer) from 1899 Hoffenheim.
All-time goals leader: Sebastien Le Toux scored 25 the first two seasons, then was sent to Vancouver.
Next: Saturday vs. Chivas USA at Home Depot Center (Carson), 7:30 p.m. (Prime Ticket and KWHY/Channel 22).

17. COLUMBUS CREW (2-3-0, 6 points), LW: 16
Week 6: Eric Gehrig hand ball was harsh, cost Crew in 1-0 loss at Philadelphia.
Latest: Emilio Renteria should be an MLS superstar, but his hat trick arrived in an MLS Reserve League clash.
All-time goals leader: MLS goals leader Jeff Cunningham netted 64 with the Crew, two more than Brian McBride.
Next: Saturday vs. Houston, 4:30 p.m. (MLS Direct Kick)

18. MONTREAL IMPACT (1-4-1, 4 points), LW: 17
Week 6: Bernardo Corradi supplies the lead on a PK, but FC Dallas scores late for 2-1 victory.
Latest: Corradi's goal comes as tribute to former Udinese teammate Piermario Morosini, who collapsed and died earlier Saturday while playing for Livorno. He celebrated by running to coach Jesse Marsch to tell him “thank you. Thank you for allowing me to score a goal for my friend.”
All-time goals leader: Six guys have one goal in MLS play. Mauro Bielo netted 72 in 344 second-tier games over 16 seasons.
Next: Wednesday at D.C. United, 4:30 p.m. (MLS Direct Kick).

19. TORONTO FC (0-5-0, 0 points), LW: 19
Week 6: Heavy winds give TFC the advantage after halftime, but it's not enough in 1-0 loss to visiting Chivas USA.
Latest: Goalkeeper job appears to be Milos Kocic's, no matter Stefan Frei's condition. Reds were looking to trade Frei before broken leg put him out for six months.
All-time goals leader: Dwayne De Rosario scored 27.
Next: Saturday vs. Chicago, 12:30 p.m. (NBC Sports Network).
Title: Re: The Major League Soccer Thread
Post by: Himu on April 20, 2012, 12:25:25 AM
Kansas City has 6 wins and is completely beasting.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GE2HpOTUi2c

Look at those saves.

:bow
Title: Re: The Major League Soccer Thread
Post by: Momo on April 20, 2012, 12:54:34 AM
I'll promise to watch MLS matches if you watch EPL with me
Title: Re: The Major League Soccer Thread
Post by: Himu on April 20, 2012, 01:16:39 AM
Deal.
Title: Re: The Major League Soccer Thread
Post by: CajoleJuice on April 20, 2012, 01:41:42 AM
sorry, champions league is in the semifinals who gives a fuck about mls
Title: Re: The Major League Soccer Thread
Post by: Himu on April 20, 2012, 01:58:21 AM
champions league coverage is pretty poor in america from where i'm standing. :(
Title: Re: The Major League Soccer Thread
Post by: Himu on April 20, 2012, 02:11:02 AM
Fox is going to be using ALL Fox network channels to air all 9 matches of the final day of the England Barclays Premier League.

Pics of Morosini's coffin. Morosini, an Italian footballer, died this past week during a match where he suffered a heart attack and collapsed on the field.

(http://i.imgur.com/6FNWA.jpg)
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football/Futbol Thread
Post by: Momo on April 20, 2012, 02:18:36 AM
The champions league is going well this year. Disappointed for my team (Arsenal) but eh wtf can I do.

Stringer is the MLS season starting or ending now?
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football/Futbol Thread
Post by: Himu on April 20, 2012, 02:25:26 AM
It's on week 6-7. Season ends in like September or October.
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football/Futbol Thread
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on April 20, 2012, 02:29:18 AM
Champions league semis have been like early xmas so far, would be a nice final without real and barca.
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football/Futbol Thread
Post by: Himu on April 20, 2012, 01:31:41 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMUjnD7uFDw

Goals of the week!

Ashley Young diving update:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2012/apr/20/alex-ferguson-has-word-ashley-young
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football/Futbol Thread
Post by: Mr. Gundam on April 20, 2012, 01:45:31 PM
It's on week 6-7. Season ends in like September or October.

Regular season ends in October. Championship game is in November. You should probably know more about the league if you're gonna start a thread about it.

Sounders season ticket holder.  8)
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football/Futbol Thread
Post by: CajoleJuice on April 20, 2012, 01:49:51 PM
Champions league semis have been like early xmas so far, would be a nice final without real and barca.

chelsea-barca game was nutso
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football/Futbol Thread
Post by: Himu on April 20, 2012, 01:50:51 PM
The cup is in December. You should probably know this if you are a Sounders season tickets holder. 8)

And I did say it ended it in October.
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football/Futbol Thread
Post by: Mr. Gundam on April 20, 2012, 01:52:54 PM
The cup is in December. You should probably know this if you are a Sounders season tickets holder. 8)

And I did say it ended it in October.

December this year? I went to the Cup game when it was in Seattle and it was the week before Thanksgiving. It's always been in November in the past.
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football/Futbol Thread
Post by: Himu on April 20, 2012, 01:58:59 PM
Yeah, December 1. This year it's not neutral.

http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2011/11/20/big-changes-mls-cup-playoffs-format-2012

In any case, I made the thread originally about MLS because to be honest, international football does not get much play here in the states, I can't find good footage of complete games, only highlights of EPL/Champions League/La Liga and I have no fucking clue how Cajole watches the games without streaming.

I like that MLS is more local. For example, tomorrow, NBC channel 2 - Houston's local NBC station -  is airing the first locally televised Dynamo game with pre AND post game coverage. I'm really excited.
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football/Futbol Thread
Post by: Himu on April 20, 2012, 02:03:24 PM
The CL semis was on FX? FFFFUUUUU
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football/Futbol Thread
Post by: Mr. Gundam on April 20, 2012, 02:04:09 PM
You must not get Fox Soccer channel, they shows tons of Euro games. CBC, Telemundo and Univision are also great channels for international matches.

The fanbase here in Seattle is great, they've aired every single Sounders game on TV and radio since the club was founded. The local NBC affiliate here even has a weekly wrapup show with Sigi on Sunday nights during the season.
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football/Futbol Thread
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on April 20, 2012, 02:09:27 PM
lol @ all the plastics in here. MLS?  :lol :lol

here u go americans. this lists what channel every barclay premiere league game is on in america (including CL ,EL etc games)

http://www.epltalk.com/premier-league-tv-schedule/


WOAHHH MANCINI WOAHHHH
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football/Futbol Thread
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on April 20, 2012, 02:12:18 PM
ps if you like football it's in your bst interest to do these things:

1. download sopcast
2. http://www.wiziwig.tv/


or if u want to be legit taco
1. sign up for unblock us  http://unblock-us.com/
2. find a british person to go halfs with on a Sky Go membership
3. or if you want premiere league highlights just watch Match of the Day on BBC and BBC 2 on the BBC Iplayer (it's free). Match of the Day 1 is live stream only.
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football/Futbol Thread
Post by: Fifstar on April 20, 2012, 02:13:41 PM
Very good CL finals so far, no lucky team up there (okay, maybe Chelsea, but they played great against Barcelona).

I think Fox Sports shows a lot of CL games, at least online? We actually monitor the Champions League online transmissions at my job, I think Fox Sports had lots of games. I maybe thinking of Fox Sports Mexico tho.
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football/Futbol Thread
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on April 20, 2012, 02:15:54 PM
oh also if you sign up for unblock us you'll have access to ITV Live so you can watch FA Cup games and Champions League games on there also.

I think paying $50 a year to unblock us for Match of the Day + ITV and then streaming anything you can't see in HD is better than paying fox sports money for their channels / online service.

Title: Re: The Soccer/Football/Futbol Thread
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on April 20, 2012, 02:16:19 PM
oh and the sky go app on xbox 360 will work with US account, you just need to download it first from a british account
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football/Futbol Thread
Post by: Himu on April 20, 2012, 02:17:39 PM
My satellite (directtv) has the usual ppv channels: a bunch of MLS games mainly. Rugby too. It's the only way I can watch soccer unless ESPN/ESPN2 airs games, and when they do I always watch.
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football/Futbol Thread
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on April 20, 2012, 02:20:34 PM
are you signed up for espn3? they always have football matches on, either bundesliga or w/e
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football/Futbol Thread
Post by: Himu on April 20, 2012, 02:24:30 PM
Nope. I've got ESPN, ESPN2, and ESPNU with a mish mash of stuff like NFL network, NBA, Tennis, MLB, Golf.
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football/Futbol Thread
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on April 20, 2012, 02:26:16 PM
espn3.com

if u get espn u can sign up for free
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football/Futbol Thread
Post by: Himu on April 20, 2012, 02:35:13 PM
"Unfortunately, CenturyLink does not offer you access to ESPN3.com"

I knew CenturyLink sucked but...

Even Direct TV isn't on there.

Why can't I watch international football?! Looks like it's time to subscribe to FSC.
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football/Futbol Thread
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on April 20, 2012, 02:38:38 PM
just stream it himuro. or find someone to go in with for sky
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football/Futbol Thread
Post by: Himu on April 20, 2012, 02:44:31 PM
just stream it himuro. or find someone to go in with for sky

Where can I stream it? Justin.tv?
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football/Futbol Thread
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on April 20, 2012, 02:45:51 PM
http://www.wiziwig.tv/competition.php?part=sports&discipline=football

download sopcast and boom there u go, free HD streams
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football/Futbol Thread
Post by: Himu on April 20, 2012, 02:46:47 PM
Thanks!
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football/Futbol Thread
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on April 20, 2012, 02:50:57 PM
http://www.epltalk.com/premier-league-tv-schedule/

also make sure u bookmark that its constantly updated and is invaluable imho
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football/Futbol Thread
Post by: Mr. Gundam on April 20, 2012, 03:09:48 PM
"Unfortunately, CenturyLink does not offer you access to ESPN3.com"

I knew CenturyLink sucked but...

Even Direct TV isn't on there.

Why can't I watch international football?! Looks like it's time to subscribe to FSC.

FSC isn't part of a regular package? That sucks. It's standard with digital cable through Comcast.
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football/Futbol Thread
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on April 20, 2012, 03:35:52 PM
no taht title belogns to american football
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football/Futbol Thread
Post by: Himu on April 20, 2012, 03:41:28 PM
I'll look into asking Direct TV wtf is with the lack of ESPN3 and FSC
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football/Futbol Thread
Post by: Momo on April 20, 2012, 03:47:10 PM
Worst sport ever
no taht title belogns to american football
I'm ... agreeing with Thomas
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football/Futbol Thread
Post by: Himu on April 20, 2012, 05:36:39 PM
http://www.mlssoccer.com/video/2012/04/19/does-mls-need-goal-line-technology

:lol
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football/Futbol Thread
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on April 20, 2012, 09:13:53 PM
(http://ep.yimg.com/ca/I/yhst-96316601417599_2207_2663195)

you can buy the team usa 2012-2013 kit now :bow

http://www.ussoccerstore.com/us00m113112ab.html (http://www.ussoccerstore.com/us00m113112ab.html)
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football/Futbol Thread
Post by: Himu on April 20, 2012, 09:26:30 PM
TEAM USA

:bow
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football/Futbol Thread
Post by: Fifstar on April 21, 2012, 09:55:00 AM
If you need a reason to get into football, today is the game to get exited for. Real Madrid vs Fc Barcelona. Probaly the best two teams play against each other, arch rivals, both teams in excellent condition and in the deceive phase of the spanish Primera Divison. Outside of the World Cup, this is the must see match.
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football/Futbol Thread
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on April 21, 2012, 12:27:32 PM
:piss la liga

:bow Newcastle
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football/Futbol Thread
Post by: Fifstar on April 21, 2012, 03:31:33 PM
Barca just scored the equalizer. 20 minutes to go. It's onnnnn.
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football/Futbol Thread
Post by: Fifstar on April 21, 2012, 03:33:02 PM
And 2:1 from fucking Ronaldo  :maf
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football/Futbol Thread
Post by: Himu on April 21, 2012, 03:44:17 PM
Watching Chicago Fire and Toronto FC game.

If you need a reason to get into football, today is the game to get exited for. Real Madrid vs Fc Barcelona. Probaly the best two teams play against each other, arch rivals, both teams in excellent condition and in the deceive phase of the spanish Primera Divison. Outside of the World Cup, this is the must see match.

Can't watch without ESPN3. GG ESPN.

Title: Re: The Soccer/Football/Futbol Thread
Post by: Fifstar on April 21, 2012, 03:52:51 PM
There are/were lots of working streams on the page Householmes posted, as are for pretty much any european league match.
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football/Futbol Thread
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on April 21, 2012, 04:04:38 PM
la liga is a joke :lol "the best team in teh world" dominated by a shitty english club and jose mourinhos check book :lol
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football/Futbol Thread
Post by: Himu on April 21, 2012, 04:53:15 PM
Toronto FC midfielder Lambe scored TWO goals in just 4 minutes. TFC have not won a game all season, had made only two goals and gave up 10 prior to this game. So far the game is tied, and the TFC keeper is making me laugh to the point of suffering, he's so bad. No wonder the team doesn't have confidence with a keeper like that.

That said, Fire seems to be on their game compared to last week against Houston but their current keeper this game needs work on his saves.

TFC scored a fucking AWESOME goal at 40 minute mark.
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football/Futbol Thread
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on April 21, 2012, 05:23:36 PM
montreal :bow
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football/Futbol Thread
Post by: Himu on April 21, 2012, 05:46:03 PM
ahahahahaha Milos Kocic
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football/Futbol Thread
Post by: Himu on April 21, 2012, 09:51:57 PM
Dynamo and Crew game was great, though it ended in an unfortunate draw. I think Houston could have won it, if not for that seriously unlucky goal from the Crew. We're having a lot of trouble with unlucky goals from SHIT TEAMS this year.

Sporting KC game tonight, and I'm going to stream it. Wonder if they'll continue their streak.
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football/Futbol Thread
Post by: Himu on April 21, 2012, 09:55:05 PM
RMA v FCB El Clasico highlights

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgbUbv0WFRY
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football/Futbol Thread
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on April 22, 2012, 12:46:50 AM
spanish football channel
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football/Futbol Thread
Post by: Himu on April 22, 2012, 12:54:29 AM
MLS Saturday round up!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BthI3pJGuY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GeE2QPRc6EE

More later.
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football/Futbol Thread
Post by: Himu on April 22, 2012, 01:04:09 AM
Tonights MLS games were NUTSO.

SKC :rofl :rofl :rofl
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football/Futbol Thread
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on April 22, 2012, 03:59:55 AM
Barca is done for in Spain.

Tottenham is on a huge downwards spiral, what happened?

Arsenal should have won against Chelsea, but RvP isnt in form.
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football/Futbol Thread
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on April 22, 2012, 09:37:41 AM
what a perfect day. everton draw now the title is back in our hands as long as we win every gmae

stupid fuckign rags :lol
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football/Futbol Thread
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on April 22, 2012, 01:41:39 PM
WOAHHHH MANCINI WOAHHHHH MANCINI
HE CAME FROM ITALY
TO MANAGE MAN CITY
WOAHHH MANCINI WOAHHH MANCINI
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football/Futbol Thread
Post by: Momo on April 22, 2012, 01:51:18 PM
lol ManU

Man City v Man U is going to be off the chain
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football/Futbol Thread
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on April 22, 2012, 01:53:18 PM
i won 300 quid on putting 50 on man city in october :bow 6-1 :bow

if i had money i'd do it again
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football/Futbol Thread
Post by: Momo on April 22, 2012, 01:54:53 PM
I'm tipping City to win and go on to the title
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football/Futbol Thread
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on April 22, 2012, 02:04:13 PM
WOAHHH MANCINI WOAHHHH

can't wait to buy a kit with (another) star on it :)
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football/Futbol Thread
Post by: Himu on April 23, 2012, 01:41:37 AM
ESPN soccernet press pass

http://youtu.be/7c7Bd3Yvh4M
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football/Futbol Thread
Post by: Momo on April 23, 2012, 01:50:05 AM
It that guy Tommy Smith still on press pass? I wont watch as long he is on it cause he doesnt know what the fuck he's saying
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football/Futbol Thread
Post by: Himu on April 23, 2012, 02:13:10 AM
Haha, no. Gab Marcotti and Steve Nicol.

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

haha
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football/Futbol Thread
Post by: Himu on April 23, 2012, 02:30:05 AM
MLS game weekend highlights!

I watched the DC v NYC game and it was tragically hilarious. Watch this if you want to know what NOT HAVING DEFENSE LOOKS LIKE.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jylHiw5cHOc

To be fair, the Red Bulls have a big player out for three games due to a horrible foul, and are suffering badly from injuries. Still, their defense was awful. On the upside, Pontius scored himself a hat trick, and rookie Nick Deleon scored a goal. Red Bull's Thierry Henry free kick was pretty good, but too late too little.

This game definitely pulled the United as Eastern Conf contenders. But it ended up putting me asleep around 75 minute mark. :lol

I also caught the Portland and Kansas City game...

It was hilarious. Sporting KC up until this match had an undefeated record so far this season, and they totally lost it against the fucking Timber. Hilarity.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGG8K4h2Gkw

Title: Re: The Soccer/Football/Futbol Thread (The New York Blue Balls have no D)
Post by: Momo on April 23, 2012, 02:33:35 AM
Thierry Henry still has it <3

But wtf at that defence :lol
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football/Futbol Thread (SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL SOCCER TEAM)
Post by: Himu on April 23, 2012, 02:43:38 AM
Some stats for this week:

(http://i.imgur.com/C8Ec1.jpg)

(http://i.imgur.com/KNSKrh.png)
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football/Futbol Thread (SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL SOCCER TEAM)
Post by: Fifstar on April 23, 2012, 04:49:57 AM
It's gonna be tough. Barca has a lot of pressure now that the national title is gone and Chelsea has the tactical advantage that they didn't catch a goal in their home match. If Chelsea scores one goal, Barca needs 3, so Barcelona needs to balance it's defensive and offensive actions. On the other hand, I'm still sure that Barcelona is the clearly better team and their defense is actually the best when they're playing offensively so I say either 2:0 or 3:1 for Barcelona.
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football/Futbol Thread (SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL SOCCER TEAM)
Post by: Momo on April 23, 2012, 04:56:03 AM
Barca will walk it, their recent form has been good still, they outplayed Real.

Barca is the best team in the world bar none so every match is theirs to lose 
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football/Futbol Thread (SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL SOCCER TEAM)
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on April 23, 2012, 10:38:29 AM
chelsea are horrible and horribly run so hopefully barca win it
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football/Futbol Thread (SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL SOCCER TEAM)
Post by: Himu on April 23, 2012, 01:12:56 PM
Predictions for Tuesday's second Barca-Chelsea match? Surely Barca won't lose three in a row.

Barca is the better team, but had weak links in last weeks match up. If they tighten their defense they should do well. My bet is towards Barca.
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football/Futbol Thread (SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL SOCCER TEAM)
Post by: Himu on April 23, 2012, 07:52:59 PM
Biz I'm going to ask directv about those channels and try to update my package.

Dcharlie I'm new to world soccer. What's so bad about Chelsea?
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football/Futbol Thread (SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL SOCCER TEAM)
Post by: Himu on April 23, 2012, 09:20:10 PM
Sounds badass. In Oklahoma?
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football/Futbol Thread (SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL SOCCER TEAM)
Post by: Flannel Boy on April 23, 2012, 09:30:33 PM
Some stats for this week:

(http://i.imgur.com/C8Ec1.jpg)


Every team owned by MLSE sucks ass.
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football/Futbol Thread (SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL SOCCER TEAM)
Post by: Himu on April 23, 2012, 09:32:36 PM
:smug
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football/Futbol Thread (SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL SOCCER TEAM)
Post by: Himu on April 23, 2012, 09:54:32 PM
Analyzing Chelsea and Barca for tomorrow. :) Exciting!

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/24/sports/soccer/as-barcelona-prepares-for-chelsea-fans-are-on-edge.html?_r=1&ref=soccer
http://www.epltalk.com/analyzing-chelsea%E2%80%99s-success-against-barcelona-41356
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football/Futbol Thread (SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL SOCCER TEAM)
Post by: Himu on April 23, 2012, 10:05:49 PM
I find MLS really easy to get into and I think they're doing better. I think the only way for them to get better is to support them. With more support we get better players, and with better players we get better footie.

Though I (slightly) prefer rugby, I've been getting into the game since the World Cup 2010. I was enthralled by the level of athleticism and the game was relatively easy to understand so everyone could know what's going on, while at the same time, having the internal strategy of a chess game, but with constant action. The prevalence of diving held me back from becoming a full on fan of the sport, but the MLS helped me along the way and ever since this MLS season started I have been following it like a hawk.

World soccer not so much and I'm excited to get into it as it seems something interesting is always going on.

edit: MLS may not be the best, but I think they're trying to do a lot of good things for the sport. Particularly in regards to goal tech:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FbcxSBh9GoY
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football/Futbol Thread (SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL SOCCER TEAM)
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on April 23, 2012, 10:21:42 PM
Drogba .
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football/Futbol Thread (SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL SOCCER TEAM)
Post by: CajoleJuice on April 24, 2012, 12:03:49 AM
I think Barcelona will at least make up that 1-goal deficit in the second leg tomorrow. I felt like they had a ton of chances in the first leg that they didn't capitalize on.
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football/Futbol Thread (SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL SOCCER TEAM)
Post by: Himu on April 24, 2012, 12:21:55 AM
I agree. Some goals I'm surprised they missed. It seemed to me the game was a clear cut case of bad luck on Barcelona's part, not that there weren't holes in their defense.
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football/Futbol Thread (SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL SOCCER TEAM)
Post by: Fifstar on April 24, 2012, 05:16:40 AM
I honestly didn't know Henry played in MLS now. That's pretty cool. What aging superstar will we get next?

Apparently Michael Ballack is going to play in the MLS next season.
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football/Futbol Thread (SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL SOCCER TEAM)
Post by: Himu on April 24, 2012, 09:11:47 AM
Future News: Barcelona petition FIFA to declare possession more important than goals (http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/soccer-dirty-tackle/future-news-barcelona-petition-fifa-declare-possession-more-225601843.html;_ylt=Agk1dc1bNvDx0pulFHswBHYLcykA;_ylu=X3oDMTFsYmxwdDFlBG1pdANCbG9nIEluZGV4IGJ5IEF1dGhvcgRwb3MDMQRzZWMDTWVkaWFCbG9nSW5kZXhUZW1w;_ylg=X3oDMTFxY2tjOXA4BGludGwDdXMEbGFuZwNlbi11cwRwc3RhaWQDBHBzdGNhdANhdXRob3IEcHQDc2VjdGlvbnMEdGVzdAM-;_ylv=3)

Holy shit

:rofl
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football/Futbol Thread (SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL SOCCER TEAM)
Post by: Flannel Boy on April 24, 2012, 09:16:21 AM
:smug

I should clarify. MLSE = Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment Ltd., which owns the Leafs, Raptors, and Toronto FC.

Title: Re: The Soccer/Football/Futbol Thread (SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL SOCCER TEAM)
Post by: Momo on April 24, 2012, 09:17:20 AM
Quote
It is time for all other clubs to resume their poor imitation of our style of play and lose to us with dignity. After all, everyone knows that playing disciplined defense within the rules of the game and then using patience and precision to score on the counter attack is still cheating and equivalent to puppy murder. Actually, it's worse. Defending is worse than puppy murder.
oh my lord :lol
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football/Futbol Thread (SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL SOCCER TEAM)
Post by: Himu on April 24, 2012, 09:21:29 AM
> HOLD BALL FOR 80% OF THE GAME

> 0 POINTS

(http://i.imgur.com/QJv8a.jpg)

Title: Re: The Soccer/Football/Futbol Thread (SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL SOCCER TEAM)
Post by: Himu on April 24, 2012, 12:09:37 PM
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jason-grill/major-league-soccer_b_1443011.html

Major League Soccer is shooting for third most popular league in American sports.

Title: Re: The Soccer/Football/Futbol Thread (SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL SOCCER TEAM)
Post by: Fifstar on April 24, 2012, 02:07:21 PM
When the numbers of games played and the structure of the leagues are so different, it doesn't make sense to gauge the popularity of sports by comparing the attendance per game, does it? But still nice to see that there's a rise in attendance in the MLS.
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football/Futbol Thread (SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL SOCCER TEAM)
Post by: CajoleJuice on April 24, 2012, 02:38:26 PM
That's incredible. Also the 2nd favorite sport amongst American 12-24 year olds. We can actually stay young and relevant through our love for soccer.

also playing it
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football/Futbol Thread (SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL SOCCER TEAM)
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on April 24, 2012, 03:28:12 PM
lost it for his club for the second time*

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F9I-SEEF94Y
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football/Futbol Thread (SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL SOCCER TEAM)
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on April 24, 2012, 03:31:58 PM
what a joke of a club chelsea is :lol
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football/Futbol Thread (SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL SOCCER TEAM)
Post by: TEEEPO on April 24, 2012, 03:33:51 PM
it wasn't drogba you racist fuck
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football/Futbol Thread (SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL SOCCER TEAM)
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on April 24, 2012, 03:34:59 PM
lol all black people are drogba lol
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football/Futbol Thread (SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL SOCCER TEAM)
Post by: Himu on April 24, 2012, 03:36:24 PM
My prediction pre-game was 2-1, but now I dunno. I'll up it to maybe 4-2, Barca.
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football/Futbol Thread (SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL SOCCER TEAM)
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on April 24, 2012, 03:37:17 PM
people are too kind to barca. theyre not that good. they have 1 good player but other than that theyre a joke club. man city would wipe the floor wit them
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football/Futbol Thread (SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL SOCCER TEAM)
Post by: Fifstar on April 24, 2012, 03:38:34 PM
Amazing game and what a brilliantly scored goal for Chelsea. Still, I can't see Chelsea winning this after Terry's incredible dumb red card.
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football/Futbol Thread (SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL SOCCER TEAM)
Post by: Himu on April 24, 2012, 03:39:11 PM
people are too kind to barca. theyre not that good. they have 1 good player but other than that theyre a joke club. man city would wipe the floor wit them

so who is that one player? Messi? what about Xavi? His assists are awesome.
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football/Futbol Thread ("I'm John Terry and I'm a cunt")
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on April 24, 2012, 03:41:10 PM
messi's the good player. the only reason theyre "good" is because it's home talent so they can drill into these little spanish kids heads that the most important thing in football is to pass.

real madrid are a real team and so are citteh. barca are just eh
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football/Futbol Thread ("I'm John Terry and I'm a cunt")
Post by: Himu on April 24, 2012, 03:44:20 PM
messi's the good player. the only reason theyre "good" is because it's home talent so they can drill into these little spanish kids heads that the most important thing in football is to pass.

real madrid are a real team and so are citteh. barca are just eh

Quote
"Football is obviously broken," said Barcelona midfielder, and defender of all that is right, Xavi. "When the team that just scores the most goals is ruled the winner over a team that holds the ball for the vast majority of the match only because the rules say so, something is very wrong. And it is time we correct that wrong. Because Cesc is suffering."
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football/Futbol Thread ("I'm John Terry and I'm a cunt")
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on April 24, 2012, 03:45:24 PM
fabregas is a joke. he was great in the EPL where the standard of playing is 13 shitty teams and 5 good teams. once he goes to la liga where he actually has to face Real Madrid and teams in the CL with a smart manager he's exposed for the hack he is.
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football/Futbol Thread ("I'm John Terry and I'm a cunt")
Post by: TEEEPO on April 24, 2012, 03:45:58 PM
yes, because little spanish kids are obviously the reason for barcelona's success in the last four years. obviously it's just one long continuing fluke.
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football/Futbol Thread ("I'm John Terry and I'm a cunt")
Post by: Fifstar on April 24, 2012, 03:46:06 PM
Well, it's really not that important to have the best players (see Chelsea or Manchester City, you're never going to win the Champions League when you can't build up both a team chemistry and squad that works together) if you can have players that are taught to play perfectly together. Although Barcelona obviously has a lot of great players besides Messi.
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football/Futbol Thread ("I'm John Terry and I'm a cunt")
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on April 24, 2012, 03:49:34 PM
yes, because little spanish kids are obviously the reason for barcelona's success in the last four years. obviously it's just one long continuing fluke.

yes it is entirely the reason. barca show why a good academy system works. it's incredibly hard to buy players and get them to learn a different tactic then 4-4-2 which most clubs use.

but all im saying is that if i was putting together a list of the best players in the world, only Messi would be on it from Barca
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football/Futbol Thread ("I'm John Terry and I'm a cunt")
Post by: Himu on April 24, 2012, 03:50:33 PM
fabregas is a joke. he was great in the EPL where the standard of playing is 13 shitty teams and 5 good teams. once he goes to la liga where he actually has to face Real Madrid and teams in the CL with a smart manager he's exposed for the hack he is.

he gave the assist to the winning goal in wc 2010 bro

come on
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football/Futbol Thread ("I'm John Terry and I'm a cunt")
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on April 24, 2012, 03:51:26 PM
and liverpool won the champions league 5 years ago.
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football/Futbol Thread ("I'm John Terry and I'm a cunt")
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on April 24, 2012, 03:52:55 PM
chelsea :lol
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football/Futbol Thread ("I'm John Terry and I'm a cunt")
Post by: Fifstar on April 24, 2012, 03:53:41 PM
Holy Shit!
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football/Futbol Thread ("I'm John Terry and I'm a cunt")
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on April 24, 2012, 03:54:06 PM
messi :lol
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football/Futbol Thread ("I'm John Terry and I'm a cunt")
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on April 24, 2012, 03:57:57 PM
(http://i43.tinypic.com/dwruc2.jpg)

bu bu best player evber bu bu  :'(
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football/Futbol Thread ("I'm John Terry and I'm a cunt")
Post by: TEEEPO on April 24, 2012, 04:35:35 PM
i'm rich!
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football/Futbol Thread ("I'm John Terry and I'm a cunt")
Post by: Himu on April 24, 2012, 04:35:51 PM
:rofl
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football/Futbol Thread ("I'm John Terry and I'm a cunt")
Post by: CajoleJuice on April 24, 2012, 04:36:57 PM
holy SHIT
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football/Futbol Thread ("I'm John Terry and I'm a cunt")
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on April 24, 2012, 04:37:43 PM
MY BOY TORRES
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football/Futbol Thread ("I'm John Terry and I'm a cunt")
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on April 24, 2012, 04:38:35 PM
YESSSSSSSSSSS HE DID IT I LOVE YOU TORRES I ALWAYS HABVE
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football/Futbol Thread ("I'm John Terry and I'm a cunt")
Post by: Himu on April 24, 2012, 04:40:00 PM
This is amazing
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football/Futbol Thread ("I'm John Terry and I'm a cunt")
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on April 24, 2012, 04:41:06 PM
barca are a joke of at eam i told you all
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football/Futbol Thread ("I'm John Terry and I'm a cunt")
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on April 24, 2012, 04:42:23 PM
di mnatteo is 100% gone, he is horrible at signings as evidence at his time at West Brom.
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football/Futbol Thread ("I'm John Terry and I'm a cunt")
Post by: Fifstar on April 24, 2012, 04:43:05 PM
Crazy game. Now for Bayern against Real Madrid. Everbydoy was talking about an all spanish finale and now no spanish team might be in it.
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football/Futbol Thread ("I'm John Terry and I'm a cunt")
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on April 24, 2012, 04:43:58 PM
Hope Jose gets knocked out so he can sign for Citteh next year :).


FERNANDO TORRES YESSSS
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football/Futbol Thread ("I'm John Terry and I'm a cunt")
Post by: Himu on April 24, 2012, 04:50:07 PM
(http://i.imgur.com/vWuM3.png)

(http://i.imgur.com/caTSm.png)

Title: Re: The Soccer/Football/Futbol Thread ("I'm John Terry and I'm a cunt")
Post by: Himu on April 24, 2012, 04:53:37 PM
again - if Di Matteo wins the Champions League and is then fired as manager than Abrom can go suck a pipeline sized coq

not going to happen, did you see all of those yellows?
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football/Futbol Thread ("I'm John Terry and I'm a cunt")
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on April 24, 2012, 04:53:59 PM
MUAHHAHAHA IM LOVING THIS SHIT.

Tomorrow Real will be gone too.

 :lol :lol :lol
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football/Futbol Thread ("I'm John Terry and I'm a cunt")
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on April 24, 2012, 04:54:01 PM
wonder if pep will take over spurs now
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football/Futbol Thread ("I'm John Terry and I'm a cunt")
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on April 24, 2012, 04:57:01 PM
(http://i48.tinypic.com/21ag7td.jpg)(http://i48.tinypic.com/21ag7td.jpg)(http://i48.tinypic.com/21ag7td.jpg)(http://i48.tinypic.com/21ag7td.jpg)
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football/Futbol Thread ("I'm John Terry and I'm a cunt")
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on April 24, 2012, 04:59:11 PM
I knew I should have gone to the pub fuuuuuuuuuu
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football/Futbol Thread ("I'm John Terry and I'm a cunt")
Post by: CajoleJuice on April 24, 2012, 05:00:50 PM
How could you not?? I wouldn't go at 3:00 pm, but in your time zone??

Actually, I did go at 2 pm on Saturday for El Clasico, but it was Saturday!
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football/Futbol Thread ("I'm John Terry and I'm a cunt")
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on April 24, 2012, 05:02:11 PM
I spent the entire saturday drinking and watching football in the pub, from 12 to 2300 :)

Arsenal, Dortmund and el Classico.

My body needed a rest!
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football/Futbol Thread ("I'm John Terry and I'm a cunt")
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on April 24, 2012, 05:02:12 PM
BU BU BARCA ARE THE BEST TEAM IN THE WORLD BU BU  :'( :'( :'( :'(
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football/Futbol Thread ("I'm John Terry and I'm a cunt")
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on April 24, 2012, 05:03:06 PM
:rofl
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football/Futbol Thread ("I'm John Terry and I'm a cunt")
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on April 24, 2012, 05:05:13 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPO_jd2WwgU

gary "united shite" neville  :lol
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football/Futbol Thread ("I'm John Terry and I'm a cunt")
Post by: CajoleJuice on April 24, 2012, 05:07:11 PM
I spent the entire saturday drinking and watching football in the pub, from 12 to 2300 :)

Arsenal, Dortmund and el Classico.

My body needed a rest!

It's Tuesday! Two days of rest! :P
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football/Futbol Thread ("I'm John Terry and I'm a cunt")
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on April 24, 2012, 05:09:15 PM
if i watched that arsenal snorefest on saturday i'd be reluctant to go back to the bar also
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football/Futbol Thread ("I'm John Terry and I'm a cunt")
Post by: Himu on April 24, 2012, 05:13:51 PM
arsenal game was on at like 7 am dude fuck that noise
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football/Futbol Thread (TORRES TORRES TORRES TORRES)
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on April 24, 2012, 05:41:59 PM
(http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/1080549/messi.gif)
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football/Futbol Thread ("I'm John Terry and I'm a cunt")
Post by: Fifstar on April 24, 2012, 05:58:58 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPO_jd2WwgU

gary "united shite" neville  :lol

 :rofl
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football/Futbol Thread (TORRES TORRES TORRES TORRES)
Post by: Himu on April 24, 2012, 07:07:19 PM
Witness this rant from SA in all it's glory:

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My phone nearly blew up there with all the texts and calls, fucking unbelievable. "The best team ever" have officially been resigned to a footnote in history tonight. I'm convinced they're past their peak now and are finished and it's fucking glorious. Cheating cunts never prosper in the end. Fuck UEFA, Fuck the Qatar Foundation, Fuck Mes Que un Club, Fuck blood doping and "hormone injections", Fuck white hankerchiefs, Fuck "Pep" and his shit skinny ties, Fuck that Argie bottling midget cunt, Fuck playing 9 central midfielders, fuck 85% posession, fuck the "Camp Nou", fuck getting players yellow cards, Fuck crowding the ref, Fuck diving and claiming to be pure...You can stick Unicef and those pair of cunts Puyol and Pique right up your arse too, absolute fucking dogshit.

SAFC moments aside, I don't think I've been so happy after a football match.
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football/Futbol Thread (TORRES TORRES TORRES TORRES)
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on April 24, 2012, 07:19:33 PM
brap is a horrible football troll ignore all his posts
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football/Futbol Thread (TORRES TORRES TORRES TORRES)
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on April 24, 2012, 07:30:23 PM
brap is also a sunderland fan so you can kinda feel for his lunacy :teehee
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football/Futbol Thread (TORRES TORRES TORRES TORRES)
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on April 24, 2012, 07:49:00 PM
martin o neil got found out real hard he was good for his little stint when he took over for Stephen "Stevie" Bruce but he managed to somehow draw to WOlves the worst team across all divisions.

i like geordies tho i want to be a geordie :)
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football/Futbol Thread (TORRES TORRES TORRES TORRES)
Post by: Himu on April 24, 2012, 09:36:21 PM
(http://i.imgur.com/IAtGX.jpg)
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football/Futbol Thread (TORRES TORRES TORRES TORRES)
Post by: Himu on April 24, 2012, 09:41:09 PM
lol Malek

http://www.thestar.com/sports/soccer/mls/torontofc/article/1165893--kelly-toronto-fc-s-discontent-appears-to-begin-with-winter
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football/Futbol Thread (TORRES TORRES TORRES TORRES)
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on April 24, 2012, 09:44:15 PM
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i like geordies tho i want to be a geordie

my home town is "up north" but we are on the west side of the country , but accent wise and "life" wise we are pretty much Geordies in a different location. I can immitate a Geordie accent easy because it's near as damn it the same as my own accent (which i have hidden since uni days because no one had a fecking clue what i was talking about). I spent many happy times in Newcastle. My previous fiancee studied there so i spent a ton of time there.

Anyways - the big thing Newcastle have which is amazing - you go through Newcastle city center , down through Monument and The Big Market on match day and EVERYONE is wearing black and white. It's insanity. Not just "one or two people" - everyone. Young and old. It's not like in other parts of the country where you'll see Man Utd or Liverpool shirts. No. You are in Newcastle? You support Newcastle. The ground is in the damned heart of the city - it's everything to do with the city.

I studied in Liverpool and i was horrified at the number of SCOUSE kids who were MAN UTD fans. That's just WRONG. That will never EVER happen in Newcastle. You are born in Newcastle, you support Newcastle. There is no other option. It's a level of local support that it unsurpassed by any of the 91 other pro teams in England.

lots of scoursers ignore wigan and bolton and everton and support liverpool or united. it's embarrasing.

but ya i want to visit newcastle or live there some day. it seems awesome :)
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football/Futbol Thread (TORRES TORRES TORRES TORRES)
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on April 24, 2012, 09:49:02 PM
(http://i.imgur.com/XSyez.jpg)

50 million pounds to score the winning goal against barca :lol
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football/Futbol Thread (TORRES TORRES TORRES TORRES)
Post by: Himu on April 24, 2012, 09:55:14 PM
i like how the general mindset of barca fans now is "WAH WAH WE LOST THE SPANISH LEAGUE CUP AND THE CL. OUR TEAM IS SUPPOSED TO WIN EVERYTHING DAMMIT QQ"
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football/Futbol Thread (TORRES TORRES TORRES TORRES)
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on April 24, 2012, 09:57:12 PM
thats why pep hasn't signed a new contracdt yet, he wasn't sure how the barca fans would react to him potentially losing everything.


I hope Cavani comes to the premiere league next year. He was my favorite player to watch play in the CL this year next to HULK in the europa league
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football/Futbol Thread (TORRES TORRES TORRES TORRES)
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on April 25, 2012, 02:55:12 AM
Pep didnt sign because he though he could win everything then make mad bank.

Now he will only win the consolation prize, maybe, the Copa Del Rey.

Methodis where you from man?
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football/Futbol Thread (TORRES TORRES TORRES TORRES)
Post by: Momo on April 25, 2012, 03:38:39 AM
i like how the general mindset of barca fans now is "WAH WAH WE LOST THE SPANISH LEAGUE CUP AND THE CL. OUR TEAM IS SUPPOSED TO WIN EVERYTHING DAMMIT QQ"
Sounds like the average man united/england fan
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football/Futbol Thread (TORRES TORRES TORRES TORRES)
Post by: Himu on April 25, 2012, 03:54:09 AM
Highly suggest this youtube channel for history of the beautiful game and its most prolific players:

http://www.youtube.com/user/FOOTBALLDOCTOR

Full on documentaries, they cover from Zidane to Pele, from Trapatoni to Ronaldo (not Cristiano).

They even cover the best footballers currently in Europe today.

Title: Re: The Soccer/Football/Futbol Thread (TORRES TORRES TORRES TORRES)
Post by: Himu on April 25, 2012, 11:06:44 AM
Bayner Munich v Real Madrid today!
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football/Futbol Thread (TORRES TORRES TORRES TORRES)
Post by: Himu on April 25, 2012, 02:01:25 PM
(http://i.imgur.com/CFWi6.gif)
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football/Futbol Thread (TORRES TORRES TORRES TORRES)
Post by: Fifstar on April 25, 2012, 05:08:27 PM
penaltiessss
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football/Futbol Thread (TORRES TORRES TORRES TORRES)
Post by: Fifstar on April 25, 2012, 05:17:24 PM
!!!!!
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football/Futbol Thread (TORRES TORRES TORRES TORRES)
Post by: Fifstar on April 25, 2012, 05:18:23 PM
Neeeeeeeuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuerrrrrrr!!!!!
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football/Futbol Thread (TORRES TORRES TORRES TORRES)
Post by: Bacchus7 on April 25, 2012, 05:45:23 PM
God, just elated. Couldn't be prouder of my Bavarian boys.
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football/Futbol Thread (TORRES TORRES TORRES TORRES)
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on April 25, 2012, 06:10:20 PM
Baaaaaayeeeeeeern rekordmeister!

What a game guys damn.
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football/Futbol Thread (TORRES TORRES TORRES TORRES)
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on April 25, 2012, 06:50:26 PM
Pep didnt sign because he though he could win everything then make mad bank.

Now he will only win the consolation prize, maybe, the Copa Del Rey.

Methodis where you from man?

america :qq but my parents lived in Atherton before they immigrated here :piss
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football/Futbol Thread (TORRES TORRES TORRES TORRES)
Post by: Himu on April 26, 2012, 12:33:49 AM
I missed the second half of Extra because my DVR ran out. I'm fucking dying to know how this game ended.
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football/Futbol Thread (TORRES TORRES TORRES TORRES)
Post by: Himu on April 26, 2012, 12:44:08 AM
http://www.101greatgoals.com/gvideos/real-madrid-2-bayern-munich-1-longer-highlights/

oh my god
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football/Futbol Thread (TORRES TORRES TORRES TORRES)
Post by: Himu on April 26, 2012, 12:46:05 AM
Catching up on today's gifs!

(http://i.imgur.com/WKX8r.gif)

(http://i.imgur.com/nboEA.gif)

(http://i.imgur.com/lyKBh.gif)

(http://i.imgur.com/bxnKj.jpg)

(http://cadfael.tv/image/src/1335390292605.gif)

Holy shit, soccer is the best sport.  :o
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread ("On the way to the penalty shot I lost my balls")
Post by: Momo on April 26, 2012, 03:59:28 AM
Those are hilarious :lol
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread ("On the way to the penalty shot I lost my balls")
Post by: Himu on April 26, 2012, 04:04:49 AM
apparently pique can't remember he even played against chelsea :(
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread ("On the way to the penalty shot I lost my balls")
Post by: Fifstar on April 26, 2012, 07:47:00 AM
Yeah, shooting penalties in such a situation must be tough. And you can't really prepare because those situations happen so rarely. I was impressed how cool Alaba was, the guy is only 19.
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread ("On the way to the penalty shot I lost my balls")
Post by: Himu on April 26, 2012, 12:02:58 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwYpbXpbFMo

Quote
("On the way to the penalty shot I lost my balls")

lol - i've been in several low key penalty shoot outs and i can honestly say they are f*cking horrid. And we are talking games where, tops, we had 100 people watching.

I missed in the last tournament we were in - it's a shitty feeling to put it mildly. (in the final, which we lost to Adidas :( )

I have no idea just what it's like with the expectations and hopes of 70,000 people in the stadium hanging on your spot kick - i imagine my arsehole would be gasping for air.

that is actually a Shweinsteiger quote, haha.


"On the way to the penalty spot my balls went missing, but then thank god I found them again."

In other news, MLS says that they will be among the worlds top leagues by 2022.

http://www.denverpost.com/rapids/ci_20473424/mls-expects-be-among-worlds-best-soccer-leagues

Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread ("On the way to the penalty shot I lost my balls")
Post by: Himu on April 26, 2012, 01:37:37 PM
Guardiola quitting Barca  rumor :o

https://twitter.com/#!/guillembalague

"Pep told the club he wants 2 go (something he has been thinking about for 6 months). Club asked him 2 sleep on it.Tmrr confirmation"
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Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on April 26, 2012, 04:50:29 PM
He can come ot Citteh :)
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread ("On the way to the penalty shot I lost my balls")
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on April 26, 2012, 05:55:57 PM
I heard Stevie Bruce is looking for a job :smug
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread ("On the way to the penalty shot I lost my balls")
Post by: Himu on April 26, 2012, 08:38:31 PM
BBVA Compass stadium almost finished

(http://i.imgur.com/XwURV.jpg)

(http://i.imgur.com/FUN1m.png)

Also, third Dynamo kits!

(http://i.imgur.com/jy6gW.png)

ORANGE
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread ("On the way to the penalty shot I lost my balls")
Post by: Himu on April 26, 2012, 10:09:19 PM
Since we're on the subject of apparel, I want a Dynamo and Team USA trainer/track jacket!

(http://i.imgur.com/xrxYh.jpg)

Speaking of USA NT, since the men's team didn't qualify for the Olympics this year, GO USA WMNT!

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/25/sports/olympics/us-womens-soccer-team-draws-path-against-japan-for-olympic-gold.html?_r=1

Quote
One year after losing to Japan in a compelling World Cup final, the United States women’s soccer team may have the rematch it has been seeking at this summer’s London Olympics.

The draw for the Olympic soccer tournament was held Tuesday in London, and the United States and Japan are two of the three seeded teams on the women’s side. If form holds, they will meet in the gold medal game on Aug. 9 at Wembley Stadium.

To get there, however, the United States must first navigate the group stage, which for the Americans begins with a difficult match against France in Glasgow on July 25 — two days before the opening ceremony.

Should the United States lose its opener (as it did four years ago in Beijing before going on to win the gold medal), it is still expected to advance as the other two teams in the group are Colombia, whom the United States will play on July 28, also in Glasgow; and North Korea, whom the United States will face on July 31 in Manchester, England.

Finishing first, however, could prove critical for the United States because if the Americans do — and if Japan wins its group, as is expected — the teams would not face each other in the knockout rounds until the gold medal game. Japan was drawn into a group with Canada, Sweden and South Africa.

“It’s always exciting to know who we will be playing,” United States Coach Pia Sundhage told USSoccer.com. “We will start with an excellent opponent that we faced in the World Cup, and that is a good thing. Once again, we will be facing teams with different playing styles, and that is a challenge our team enjoys.”

On the men’s side, where the United States failed to qualify for the Olympics, the most intriguing story is the controversy surrounding Britain’s team.

Team GB, as it is called, will be made up of players from England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales — an arrangement that has not been the smoothest for any of the countries involved because each has its own soccer federation.

The notion of merging the countries sparked considerable debate over whether Team GB should even participate at all, and it is possible that the British teams will hear boos in their own country. Team GB’s women play in the first competition of the Olympics when they open against New Zealand on July 25 in Cardiff, Wales; the men’s team plays its first game a day later against Senegal in Manchester.

While the men’s Team GB is expected to contend for a medal, Brazil — led by the young superstar Neymar — is seen by many as the favorite, particularly because Lionel Messi and Argentina did not qualify. Spain is expected to be a top contender as well.

In the United States, however, the collapse of the men’s team in qualifying leaves the spotlight to the women’s team. Now the United States women finally know what awaits them in Britain.

“When the draw happens, it energizes our players and brings even more of a focus to our team,” Sundhage said. “We also have the chance to start scouting and preparing for what will be an entertaining and extremely competitive first round.”
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread ("On the way to the penalty shot I lost my balls")
Post by: Himu on April 26, 2012, 10:12:40 PM
Think that's bad?

(http://i.imgur.com/ysgZH.png)

(http://i.imgur.com/woau9.jpg)
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread ("On the way to the penalty shot I lost my balls")
Post by: Himu on April 26, 2012, 11:18:14 PM
Games this weekend

EPL

Saturday

Stoke v Arsenal, 10am, ESPN2/ESPN3.com/ESPN Deportes
Wigan v Newcastle, 10am. FOX Soccer/FOX Deportes (available after midnight from FOX Soccer 2Go)
West Brom v Aston Villa, 10am, FOX Soccer Plus/FOX Soccer 2Go
Everton v Fulham, 10am, FOX Soccer 2Go
Sunderland v Bolton, 10am, FOX Soccer 2Go
Swansea v Wolves, 10am, FOX Soccer 2Go
Norwich v Liverpool, 12:30pm, FOX Soccer (available after midnight from FOX Soccer 2Go)

Sunday

Chelsea v QPR, 8:30am, FOX Soccer/FOX Deportes (available after midnight from FOX Soccer 2Go)
Tottenham v Blackburn, 11am, FOX Soccer/FOX Deportes (available after midnight from FOX Soccer 2Go)

MLS

Saturday

Portland v Montreal
New England v New York, NBCSN
San Jose v Philadelphia
Vancouver v Columbus
Houston v D.C.
Seattle v Chicago
Chivas USA v Colorado
Toronto FC v Salt Lake
FC Dallas v Los Angeles

What games are you guys watching?

Manchester City v Manchester UTD has been upgraded from ESPN2 to ESPN on April 30

EPL playoffs start May 3
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread ("On the way to the penalty shot I lost my balls")
Post by: Himu on April 27, 2012, 02:20:57 AM
(http://i.imgur.com/3LvjT.gif)
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread ("On the way to the penalty shot I lost my balls")
Post by: Himu on April 27, 2012, 03:05:31 AM
Me:

Stoke v Arsenal
Everton v Fulham
Houston v D.C.
Man C v Man U

I'd love to see the Chelse/QPR and Tottenham v Blackburn games but I'm going to church on Sunday to talk about what the PERFECT CHURCH is and I can't miss that for the world.

Need to get Gol so I can watch la liga. Is la liga worth it? I hear the competition in that league is piss poor but I love flashy football, so...
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread ("On the way to the penalty shot I lost my balls")
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on April 27, 2012, 03:24:07 AM
(http://www.aworldfashion.com/wp-content/uploads/The-Netherlands%E2%80%99s-NikeAway-Jersey.jpg)
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread ("On the way to the penalty shot I lost my balls")
Post by: Himu on April 27, 2012, 03:26:52 AM
Not bad.

(http://i.imgur.com/vzKOZ.jpg)
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Post by: Cerveza mas fina on April 27, 2012, 03:29:53 AM
I need one for the cup, but they are like 80 euro.
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread ("On the way to the penalty shot I lost my balls")
Post by: Himu on April 27, 2012, 03:30:53 AM
i can't believe alaba is 19

look at this cross

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBtk-Tfo2wQ
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread ("On the way to the penalty shot I lost my balls")
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on April 27, 2012, 03:35:07 AM
Rvp out of form, Robben out of form, Sneijder out of form.

Holland cup chances  :gloomy :gloomy :gloomy
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread ("On the way to the penalty shot I lost my balls")
Post by: Smooth Groove on April 27, 2012, 03:43:09 AM
dcharlie, what do you think of these Lebron James Liverpool sneakers?

(http://media.zenfs.com/en/blogs/sptussowexperts/lebron1.jpg)

(http://media.zenfs.com/en/blogs/sptussowexperts/lebron2.jpg)

(http://media.zenfs.com/en/blogs/sptussowexperts/lebron3.jpg)
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread ("On the way to the penalty shot I lost my balls")
Post by: Himu on April 27, 2012, 03:50:29 AM
You mean to tell me Lebron James decided to make a sneaker contract with a big football club and decided on...Liverpool?

:rofl
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread ("On the way to the penalty shot I lost my balls")
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on April 27, 2012, 03:50:40 AM
long season for all three - it's going to play havoc

Might even have a punt on an outsider team.

If you asked me 6 months ago I'd say Holland has a chance, but now hmm.

Germany is always a safe bet and they are on a high now with Bayern doing good internationally and Dortmund having fresh talent back home.
England, hmm. Great players but haven't seen England play decent ever. Not to be rude but 90's + 00's weren't so hot. Which I really can't understand cause the talent is there.
France. New rejuvenized team from what I heard.
Spain. Players might be tired after a gruelling season this year, decline was obvious in barca/madrid games.
Portugal. No, Ronaldo is not enough at this level.
Italy. I have no clue what Italy is up to.


Outsiders:
Denmark, finished above Portugal in qualifiers. Young team, but crazy hard group for them that might intimidate them too much.

Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread ("On the way to the penalty shot I lost my balls")
Post by: Smooth Groove on April 27, 2012, 03:51:08 AM
Himu, I think Bron owns part of Liverpool.
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread ("On the way to the penalty shot I lost my balls")
Post by: Smooth Groove on April 27, 2012, 03:53:33 AM
Fuck Holland even though there's some Dutch in my blood.  :yuck

Too bad soccer refs are too pussy to throw out the red cards even when Holland's cheap tactics are blatantly obvious. 
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread ("On the way to the penalty shot I lost my balls")
Post by: Himu on April 27, 2012, 03:54:07 AM

That's not even the Liverpool crest. The design is completely different.
 
(http://i.imgur.com/gLb3T.png)
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread ("On the way to the penalty shot I lost my balls")
Post by: Fifstar on April 27, 2012, 06:09:56 AM
It's official, Guardiola is not renewing his contract.
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread ("On the way to the penalty shot I lost my balls")
Post by: Himu on April 27, 2012, 12:11:11 PM
I wish American sports would make creative ads like that. :(
Title: The Soccer/Football Thread ("On the way to the penalty shot I lost my balls")
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on April 27, 2012, 12:26:35 PM
Nike owns Lebron James but they don't own the Liverpool rights so Lebron made a Liverpool shoe but he couldn't get the rights to the crest or the league cup so that's why it looks like a knockoff.


I want a Newcastle kit but I don't want to roam around with "Virin Money" on my chest :puss
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread ("On the way to the penalty shot I lost my balls")
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on April 27, 2012, 02:01:16 PM
Fuck Holland even though there's some Dutch in my blood.  :yuck

Too bad soccer refs are too pussy to throw out the red cards even when Holland's cheap tactics are blatantly obvious.

 :violin
Title: The Soccer/Football Thread ("On the way to the penalty shot I lost my balls")
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on April 27, 2012, 02:28:52 PM
Thanks. I have a site bookmarked at home that sells nothing but retro football kits. I'll post it when I'm home.
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread ("On the way to the penalty shot I lost my balls")
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on April 27, 2012, 05:04:27 PM
http://www.toffs.com/

this is the website lots of selection
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread ("On the way to the penalty shot I lost my balls")
Post by: Himu on April 27, 2012, 06:02:48 PM
Of course I'm watching Euro 2012. This summer is going to be great for the sport between Euro 2012 and the Olympics.
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread ("On the way to the penalty shot I lost my balls")
Post by: Flannel Boy on April 27, 2012, 09:02:33 PM
(http://i.imgur.com/gLb3T.png)

Thus this imply their fans are stalkers?
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread ("On the way to the penalty shot I lost my balls")
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on April 27, 2012, 09:16:56 PM
lol himu football in the olympics is a joke. thats why wales scotland and england combine their teams into one for it and its usually just a U21 tourny
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread ("On the way to the penalty shot I lost my balls")
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on April 27, 2012, 09:19:57 PM
(http://i.imgur.com/59MKn.png)

:piss newcastle 2012 kit :piss
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread ("On the way to the penalty shot I lost my balls")
Post by: Himu on April 27, 2012, 10:01:40 PM
lol himu football in the olympics is a joke. thats why wales scotland and england combine their teams into one for it and its usually just a U21 tourny

Still something to watch
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread ("On the way to the penalty shot I lost my balls")
Post by: Himu on April 27, 2012, 10:04:56 PM
Were you introduced to the sport when you lived in Germany, Wrath?
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread ("On the way to the penalty shot I lost my balls")
Post by: Himu on April 27, 2012, 11:14:24 PM
I really like this new Bayern Munich away kit

(http://i.imgur.com/UbYxw.png)
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread ("On the way to the penalty shot I lost my balls")
Post by: Himu on April 27, 2012, 11:22:58 PM
There were 4 blasts, civil unrest in Ukraine. What the fuck Borys
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread ("On the way to the penalty shot I lost my balls")
Post by: Momo on April 28, 2012, 02:13:47 AM
Spain's always been the team for me. I supported those damn nearly men for years until they finally gave me some joy :'(
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread ("On the way to the penalty shot I lost my balls")
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on April 28, 2012, 04:23:39 PM
lol how the day ended up lol

(http://cadfael.tv/image/src/1335638349451.gif)

i hate liverpool i hate king kenny i hope he gets sacked and they get relegated and that west brom finish aboce them
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread ("On the way to the penalty shot I lost my balls")
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on April 28, 2012, 04:36:46 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DruMnLAQPmM
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread ("On the way to the penalty shot I lost my balls")
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on April 28, 2012, 07:14:13 PM
I wish Hull got into the playoffs. :fbm

it'd be nice to have a york county team and be able to buy taht sick kit with a premiere league patch
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Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on April 29, 2012, 11:07:57 PM
lol @ arry
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread ("On the way to the penalty shot I lost my balls")
Post by: Himu on April 30, 2012, 12:50:51 AM
Great fucking footie weekend.

Can't wait for tomorrow's match!

By the way, guys. GET THE NEW FIFA STREET. IT IS GOOD (based off the demo, it owns).
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread ("On the way to the penalty shot I lost my balls")
Post by: Himu on April 30, 2012, 01:21:29 AM
Man U and Man C today at 3pm et on espn
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (Man U v Man C, 650 million people watching football)
Post by: Himu on April 30, 2012, 01:30:34 AM
The semester is over and you're apartment searching? Staying the summer in USA? :)
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (Man U v Man C, 650 million people watching football)
Post by: Himu on April 30, 2012, 01:35:35 AM
Their stats are really fucking close right now though UTD edges City
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (Man U v Man C, 650 million people watching football)
Post by: Himu on April 30, 2012, 01:35:54 AM
The semester is over and you're apartment searching? Staying the summer in USA? :)

yeah, got three finals this week and that's it. I'll be here for the next 3 years my man. maybe even more.

you got a visa?
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (Man U v Man C, 650 million people watching football)
Post by: Himu on April 30, 2012, 01:40:22 AM
GET READY FOR NUT CRUSHING

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3cCsJRJII0

(http://i.imgur.com/i9wdI.jpg)

CUNT
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (Man U v Man C, 650 million people watching football)
Post by: Himu on April 30, 2012, 02:03:46 AM
Man City and Man Utd in 2012 EPL at a glimpse:

United:

Played - 35
Won - 26
Draws - 5
Lost - 4
Goals For - 84
Goals Against - 32
GPM/Goals Per Match - 2.46
Penalties - 11
Shots - 544
Crosses - 556
SPM/Shots Per Match - 15.54
Saves - 176
Blocks - 119
Fouls - 330
Cards - 45
FPM/Fouls Per Match - 9.43
Yellow Cards Per Match - 1.26

----------------

City

Played - 35
Won - 25
Draws - 5
Lost - 5
GoalsFor - 85
Goals Against - 27
GPM/Goals Per Match - 2.49
Penalties - 8
Shots - 598
Crosses - 279
SPM/Shots Per Match - 17.09
Saves - 135
Blocks - 105
Fouls - 364
Cards - 53
FPM/Fouls Per Match - 10.4
Yellow Cards Per Match - 1.37
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (Man U v Man C, 650 million people watching football)
Post by: Momo on April 30, 2012, 02:31:31 AM
rooting for city, i've grown to dislike united over the years
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (Man U v Man C, 650 million people watching football)
Post by: Himu on April 30, 2012, 02:35:04 AM
I'm rooting for city myself
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (Man U v Man C, 650 million people watching football)
Post by: Momo on April 30, 2012, 05:49:24 AM
This is some weird shit

Quote
The Sauber F1 Team is pleased to be able to confirm today that it has entered into a new and innovative partnership with the British Premier League Club Chelsea FC. At the Chinese and Bahrain Grands Prix the inscriptions “Out of the Blue” and “True Blue” on the engine covers of the Sauber C31 had successfully aroused curiosity, now the alliance with the “blue” club is official. 

The Sauber C31 sporting the blue logo of Chelsea FC will be seen for the first time at the Spanish Grand Prix, 11th -13th May 2012.

 Monisha Kaltenborn, CEO of the Sauber F1 Team, said, “A partnership like this between Formula One and Football has never existed before in this form, yet there are numerous commonalities and possible synergies. In either case we are talking about team sport at the highest – and international – level. The Sauber F1 Team and Chelsea FC are dealing with many of the same sporting and commercial topics and we want to strengthen each other in these areas. We are looking forward to exploiting these opportunities, and we congratulate Chelsea on making it to the final of the Champions League.”
 
 
 Chelsea Chief Executive Ron Gourlay said: “This is an innovative partnership that will see a football club link up with a Formula 1 team like never before, bringing together two of the world’s biggest sports and uniting our fans. We felt that this Swiss team, the fourth  oldest of the existing teams, reflects our own ideals perfectly.
 
 “In a year when Chelsea celebrates 20 seasons as a Premier League team, Sauber does so as a Formula 1 team. We share many philosophies when it comes to how the respective organisations are run, from the development of young talent to constantly striving for success. Sauber's philosophy towards grassroots development has produced some of the best drivers in F1, which mirrors our dedication to develop promising young football talent through our Academy.
 
 "This partnership will benefit us both greatly, with the potential to create unique commercial opportunities. It is a shared vision to unite the two most attractive sports in the world. We look forward to working closely with the Sauber F1 Team and wish them the very best of luck for the remainder of the Formula 1 season.”
 
 
 At team level the new partnership is focused on synergies and ways to enhance performance in business and sporting matters. In concrete terms, this includes the sale of merchandising articles and exchange of knowledge in the area of sport science. Both partners will support each other by featuring the other partner’s logo and thus benefit from a significant market presence outside their original sport. Chelsea FC will present the Sauber F1 Team logo at home matches on advertising boards at the stadium and on interview walls. Conversely, the football club benefits from Formula One’s television reach which, compared with the Premier League, is much higher and more international. Particularly in Asia Formula One enjoys enormous TV presence and, not least thanks to Sergio Pérez, is currently captivating more and more fans in Latin America as well.
 
 
 Accordingly, the combination of both platforms at the sponsoring level is highly attractive especially for international brands. In addition, existing sponsors of both partners profit from joint events.
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (Man U v Man C, 650 million people watching football)
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on April 30, 2012, 09:40:03 AM
i have my man city scarf on awaiting the game

(https://p.twimg.com/Aru7VFWCIAEbWPo.jpg)

GOALS CITTEH
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (Man U v Man C, 650 million people watching football)
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on April 30, 2012, 02:11:34 PM
united not starting valencia but starting park....what
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (Man U v Man C, 650 million people watching football)
Post by: Himu on April 30, 2012, 02:16:56 PM
what formation are they using
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (Man U v Man C, 650 million people watching football)
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on April 30, 2012, 02:18:11 PM
4-4-3 but it will prob be 4-5-1. theyre playing for a draw
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (Man U v Man C, 650 million people watching football)
Post by: Himu on April 30, 2012, 02:26:20 PM
4-4-3? You mean 4-4-2?
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (Man U v Man C, 650 million people watching football)
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on April 30, 2012, 02:27:23 PM
erm yeah 4-4-2
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (Man U v Man C, 650 million people watching football)
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on April 30, 2012, 03:30:44 PM
In an ideal world they would both lose.
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (Man U v Man C, 650 million people watching football)
Post by: Momo on April 30, 2012, 03:43:26 PM
4-4-3 for sure, they decided to move the goalkeeper up
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (Man U v Man C, 650 million people watching football)
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on April 30, 2012, 03:47:02 PM
u ever seen somoene jump 7 feet in the air? I jsut did
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (Man U v Man C, 650 million people watching football)
Post by: Momo on April 30, 2012, 03:47:08 PM
Gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooollllllllllllllllllllllllllll
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (Man U v Man C, 650 million people watching football)
Post by: Momo on April 30, 2012, 03:49:00 PM
Fuck off man united you piss poor diving, cheating, complaining pieces of shit
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (Man U v Man C, 650 million people watching football)
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on April 30, 2012, 03:49:46 PM
i am so fucking happy. come on boys get another and seal these cunts away for good stupid rags
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (Man U v Man C, 650 million people watching football)
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on April 30, 2012, 03:50:58 PM
(http://cadfael.tv/image/src/1335815310264.gif)

bet those fucking plastic rags are qq-ing right now.
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (Man U v Man C, 650 million people watching football)
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on April 30, 2012, 03:52:36 PM
WHOSE THAT TEAM WE CALL MAN CITTEH
WHOSE THAT TEAM WE ALL ADORE
THEYRE THE BOYS IN BLUE AND WHITE
AND THEYRE FUCKIN DYNAMITE
AND WAYNE ROONEYS MOTHER IS A WHORE
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (Man U v Man C, 650 million people watching football)
Post by: Momo on April 30, 2012, 03:55:55 PM
bunch of fucking ball watchers :lol
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (Man U v Man C, 650 million people watching football)
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on April 30, 2012, 03:58:52 PM
smalling is a joke. all of united is a joke.
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (Man U v Man C, 650 million people watching football)
Post by: Momo on April 30, 2012, 04:49:02 PM
 :drudge 5 minutes of injury time :drudge
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (Man U v Man C, 650 million people watching football)
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on April 30, 2012, 04:56:18 PM
WEVE DONE IT FUCK YESSSS FUCK YESSS FUCK YOU RAGS FUCK ESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (Man U v Man C, 650 million people watching football)
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on April 30, 2012, 04:58:58 PM
YESSSS I CANT BELIEVBE IT WE FUCKING DID IT
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (Man U v Man C, 650 million people watching football)
Post by: Flannel Boy on April 30, 2012, 05:02:55 PM
YESSSS I CANT BELIEVBE IT WE FUCKING DID IT

What do you mean "we," white man?
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (Man U v Man C, 650 million people watching football)
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on April 30, 2012, 05:03:35 PM
I'm a city supporter and have been for years  ???
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (Man U v Man C, 650 million people watching football)
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on April 30, 2012, 05:03:46 PM
22 to be exact :)
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (Man U v Man C, 650 million people watching football)
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on April 30, 2012, 05:08:44 PM
(http://cadfael.tv/image/src/1335818155934.gif)
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (Man U v Man C, 650 million people watching football)
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on April 30, 2012, 05:17:07 PM
WOAHHHH MANCINI
WOAHHHH MANCINI
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (Man U v Man C, 650 million people watching football)
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on April 30, 2012, 05:38:37 PM
Whats wrong with Ferguson?  :lol
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (Man U v Man C, 650 million people watching football)
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on April 30, 2012, 05:39:08 PM
he got mad at mancini appealing to the 4th official and tried to fight someone 25 years his senior
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (Man U v Man C, 650 million people watching football)
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on April 30, 2012, 05:41:41 PM
Well when you're Man U you're not used to appealing to officials since you get plenty of help from them so he was probably just confused what's going on.
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (Man U v Man C, 650 million people watching football)
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on April 30, 2012, 05:43:38 PM
:bow 100%^ true
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (Man U v Man C, 650 million people watching football)
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on April 30, 2012, 07:17:01 PM
i hope swansea own those stupid rags. i hope we beat newcastle tho of course and qpr :piss

(http://i.imgur.com/FB1To.jpg)

rags :piss
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (Man U v Man C, 650 million people watching football)
Post by: CajoleJuice on May 01, 2012, 12:07:53 AM
that was a pretty terrible game i thought, just because united was garbage
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (Man U v Man C, 650 million people watching football)
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on May 02, 2012, 09:06:19 PM
its amazing how cisse is better than almost every premiere league striker this year and he cost only 8 million.

newcastle woudl be smart to keep him and really groom him to be the next shearer as long as he doesn't get demba ba-ed and be good for a few months then start producing nothing.
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (Man U v Man C, 650 million people watching football)
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on May 02, 2012, 09:07:48 PM
also lol @ alan pardews reaction. it pains me to want to beat them so bad this sunday tho  :'(
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (EPL Playoffs!)
Post by: Himu on May 02, 2012, 10:28:56 PM
Still haven't watched the Man U and Man City game or yesterdays Liverpool game. Been avoiding this thread and all footie news source I browse so I don't get spoiled.
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (EPL Playoffs!)
Post by: Himu on May 03, 2012, 12:54:20 AM
Finally watched Man U and Man City. Well deserved win City. Amazed I haven't been spoiled up to this point.
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (EPL Playoffs!)
Post by: Phoenix Dark on May 03, 2012, 01:02:27 AM
So this Messi guy is Jordan status, huh
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (EPL Playoffs!)
Post by: Himu on May 03, 2012, 01:03:14 AM
Forgot to mention about that Messi trick hat and that Real Madrid won the La Liga Cup. Anyone see that match?
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (EPL Playoffs!)
Post by: Himu on May 03, 2012, 01:07:50 AM
Messi hat trick:

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

GOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL

Atletico Bilbao and Real Madrid highlights:

http://www.101greatgoals.com/gvideos/athletic-bilbao-0-real-madrid-3-longer-highlights/

So this Messi guy is Jordan status, huh

68 Goals, 28 assists in 57 Games. Top scorer in Champion League and La Liga. Wouldn't say he's Jordan status yet, but considering his age, maybe you're right. (he's 24).
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (EPL Playoffs!)
Post by: Himu on May 03, 2012, 01:19:08 AM
Awesome videos from this past week since I've been on blackout:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgGMBTgoA2E

Muamba got a standing ovation after his collapse the other month. Beautiful.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3A57rFm8L04

Also, Real is doing a 40 million pound bid for Van Persie.
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (EPL Playoffs!)
Post by: Momo on May 03, 2012, 01:19:58 AM
Messi is much bigger than Jordan, if talking "status as best in the sport" he has that already too.
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (EPL Playoffs!)
Post by: Himu on May 03, 2012, 01:24:10 AM
Yep. Goal.com reports that he is now the top in European football history.

http://www.goal.com/en/news/12/spain/2012/05/02/3075338/lionel-messi-equals-gerd-mullers-record-of-most-goals-in-a
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (EPL Playoffs! Messi = Jordan of futbol)
Post by: Mandark on May 03, 2012, 02:02:29 AM
Man, I'm not one of those cranks who will never talk about a current player as if they might be the greatest of all time, but that goal record doesn't in itself make him the footy MJ.  It's not like Gerd Muller was the consensus GOAT before this, or even in the conversation.
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (EPL Playoffs! Messi = Jordan of futbol)
Post by: Phoenix Dark on May 03, 2012, 02:08:50 AM
Man, I'm not one of those cranks who will never talk about a current player as if they might be the greatest of all time, but that goal record doesn't in itself make him the footy MJ.  It's not like Gerd Muller was the consensus GOAT before this, or even in the conversation.

god dammit, let a casual fan understand this sport in layman terms. Now, who is Kwame Brown of soccer, substituting a lack of hands with a lack of feet

Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (EPL Playoffs! Messi = Jordan of futbol)
Post by: Himu on May 03, 2012, 02:15:44 AM
Man, I'm not one of those cranks who will never talk about a current player as if they might be the greatest of all time, but that goal record doesn't in itself make him the footy MJ.  It's not like Gerd Muller was the consensus GOAT before this, or even in the conversation.

Exactly why I said I don't think he's the MJ of the sport yet, but I added it to the title to get people posting in this thread and it worked.  :P
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (EPL Playoffs! Messi = Jordan of futbol)
Post by: Himu on May 03, 2012, 02:22:34 AM
Man, I'm not one of those cranks who will never talk about a current player as if they might be the greatest of all time, but that goal record doesn't in itself make him the footy MJ.  It's not like Gerd Muller was the consensus GOAT before this, or even in the conversation.

god dammit, let a casual fan understand this sport in layman terms. Now, who is Kwame Brown of soccer, substituting a lack of hands with a lack of feet

(http://i.imgur.com/WKX8r.gif)

PD, there's a lot of players people consider the GOAT in soccer: start with Zinedine Zidane, Ronaldo, Pele;etc.

People are jumping on the Messi GOAT hype train but many still say the same about Ronaldo and Zidane.
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (EPL Playoffs! Messi = Jordan of futbol)
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on May 03, 2012, 03:25:04 AM
As much as I hate Ronaldo, he has made a difference in 3 different clubs already and for Portugal. Messi? He has so far only been good at Barca. I haven't seen him play good for Argentina.
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (EPL Playoffs! Messi = Jordan of futbol)
Post by: Himu on May 03, 2012, 03:27:06 AM
i'm talking about this ronaldo

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronaldo

though i prefer cristiano to messi as well

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=euMu1SKi-ak

:bow
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (EPL Playoffs! Messi = Jordan of futbol)
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on May 03, 2012, 03:51:46 AM
I knew you were talking bout fat Ronaldo!

I met him once you know, I ran onto the pitch when he was warming up to play against my hometown team and asked him for a autograph. This was in 96. He snubbed me though.


Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (EPL Playoffs! Messi = Jordan of futbol)
Post by: Momo on May 03, 2012, 06:10:54 AM
Look you purposefully obtuse buttholes.

Messi is the best football player playing right now, that is why I am calling him the Jordan of football, as Jordan was regarded as the best player playing during his career.

The GREATEST player of all time is an entirely and very long, hard, difficult conversation.
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (EPL Playoffs! Messi = Jordan of futbol)
Post by: T-Short on May 03, 2012, 08:44:20 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lm_UPqY_pVM

:rofl
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (EPL Playoffs! Messi = Jordan of futbol)
Post by: Himu on May 03, 2012, 09:30:39 AM
Look you purposefully obtuse buttholes.

Messi is the best football player playing right now, that is why I am calling him the Jordan of football, as Jordan was regarded as the best player playing during his career.

The GREATEST player of all time is an entirely and very long, hard, difficult conversation.

Jordan is considered the GOAT basketball player, dude.
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (EPL Playoffs! Messi = Jordan of futbol)
Post by: Himu on May 03, 2012, 09:31:10 AM
Messi is not the jordan of futbol, get your head out of you ass himu.

Man, I'm not one of those cranks who will never talk about a current player as if they might be the greatest of all time, but that goal record doesn't in itself make him the footy MJ.  It's not like Gerd Muller was the consensus GOAT before this, or even in the conversation.

Exactly why I said I don't think he's the MJ of the sport yet, but I added it to the title to get people posting in this thread and it worked.  :P

I knew you were talking bout fat Ronaldo!

I met him once you know, I ran onto the pitch when he was warming up to play against my hometown team and asked him for a autograph. This was in 96. He snubbed me though.

Was he on hookers and blow then? How fat was he?
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (EPL Playoffs! Messi = Jordan of futbol)
Post by: Momo on May 03, 2012, 09:42:55 AM
Look you purposefully obtuse buttholes.

Messi is the best football player playing right now, that is why I am calling him the Jordan of football, as Jordan was regarded as the best player playing during his career.

The GREATEST player of all time is an entirely and very long, hard, difficult conversation.

Jordan is considered the GOAT basketball player, dude.
I'm talking specifically as to how Jordan was referred to during his career, Messi is comparable.
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (EPL Playoffs! Messi = Jordan of futbol)
Post by: Himu on May 03, 2012, 11:43:48 AM
rofl so much anger. I love that.

One thing I can say about messi over the likes of Zidane, Pele, Ronaldo;etc is that I actually LIKE him. Like, personally. He seems like a good guy, he's not too cocky. At least that's my observation, though I could be wrong.

I think the Barcelona team in general is just pure class. When they lost to Real and Chelsea, they didn't have fits like Mourinho. No, they took it like men. I think that Pep had a good impact on Messi. When Pep retired as head coach of Barca, he just did it with pure class, explained his reasons, and never sounded like he was DESERVING of all these accolades. It's particularly interesting how he kicked Ronaldinho and Deco out of the club, especially because of their impact on the young Messi.

But I prefer watching Cristiano play more than Messi, he has more flash. But I can't say that I respect him more as a person.
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (EPL Playoffs! Messi = Jordan of futbol)
Post by: Mandark on May 03, 2012, 03:01:07 PM
As much as I hate Ronaldo, he has made a difference in 3 different clubs already and for Portugal. Messi? He has so far only been good at Barca. I haven't seen him play good for Argentina.

Huh?  Ronaldo was completely goalless in the qualifiers for 2010, and when the actual tournament rolled around he scored one goal.  Against North Korea.  There were a ton of stories about it.

Plus Messi did really well during the WC.  He basically gifted all of Higuain's goals and would have scored multiple times against Nigeria if Enyeama hadn't been standing on his head in goal.

In any case, I think club performance has to be considered a better indicator these days.  The WC comes once every four years, and you might get only two tournaments in the prime of your career, with only the guarantee of three games played in each.  With injuries, coaching disasters (France this last WC), and other random stuff it's really, really easy to underachieve in such a small sample size.  Even Pele left a tournament from being battered (in that case he was the MJ, and all the other teams were the Pistons implementing the Jordan Rules).
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (EPL Playoffs! Messi = Jordan of futbol)
Post by: Himu on May 03, 2012, 03:09:51 PM
That's a great point. Since the WC is only once every 4 years and it's THE footy event, it's hard to other sports where they have their big event on an annual basis. Of course, there's still the Champions League, and other league play such as La Liga, EPL, Serie A;etc

In that aspect, Messi and Barca has clearly outdone other teams.

I mean, look at this:

(http://i.imgur.com/OnocD.png)

Since Pep signed onto Barca, they won a total of 12 titles in just 4 years. That is insane.

Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (EPL Playoffs! Messi = Jordan of futbol)
Post by: Mandark on May 03, 2012, 03:19:05 PM
The obvious equivalent is the Olympics, where there are plenty of stories about favored athletes who could never quite win it in their two or three shots.

In one way it makes for a very compelling story, to have so few opportunities and to wait so long training and anticipating.  But it's unfair to label those who underachieved as losers and chokers, talk radio-style.  I honestly feel really bad every time I see a story about an athlete being injured just weeks before the Olympics, before they could participate in some sport where it's the only time they'd ever be on a large public stage.
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (EPL Playoffs! Messi = Jordan of futbol)
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on May 03, 2012, 04:41:18 PM
why does everyone forget about maradona  :'(
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (EPL Playoffs! Messi = Jordan of futbol)
Post by: Himu on May 03, 2012, 05:11:06 PM
The obvious equivalent is the Olympics, where there are plenty of stories about favored athletes who could never quite win it in their two or three shots.

In one way it makes for a very compelling story, to have so few opportunities and to wait so long training and anticipating.  But it's unfair to label those who underachieved as losers and chokers, talk radio-style.  I honestly feel really bad every time I see a story about an athlete being injured just weeks before the Olympics, before they could participate in some sport where it's the only time they'd ever be on a large public stage.

Yep. I'm really down that USA mens didn't make it to the olympics. Even Messi's Argentine team didn't make it.
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (EPL Playoffs! Messi = Jordan of futbol)
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on May 03, 2012, 05:22:10 PM
neither did englands though they had to join forces with wales and scotland to make a team. The olympics football are a joke really. It's more of a U-18 tournament so that s why the mens side didn't qualify
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (EPL Playoffs! Messi = Jordan of futbol)
Post by: Himu on May 03, 2012, 05:24:04 PM
I read about the Great Britain Olympic team and it sounds like a real cluster fuck and that the hosting country is hell bent on booing their own team. :lol
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (EPL Playoffs!)
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on May 03, 2012, 05:25:08 PM
nothing english people hate more than scots
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (EPL Playoffs!)
Post by: Himu on May 03, 2012, 05:26:21 PM
I dunno bout that. What about Ireland?  :D
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (EPL Playoffs!)
Post by: Himu on May 03, 2012, 05:30:46 PM
FOX Soccer posted this on their facebook.

(http://i.imgur.com/bztCQ.jpg)
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (EPL Playoffs!)
Post by: Himu on May 03, 2012, 06:29:31 PM
I find it REALLY hard to score in FIFA 12. like, the midfielders and defenders bunch up towards the goal and it seems it takes luck for me to score a goal. Then again, I play against the computer who is a cheating bastard.

Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (EPL Playoffs!)
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on May 03, 2012, 06:52:27 PM
yeah play online. it's stupidly easy to cheese the keeper AI though even online if you just run onto the wings and cross down and shoot. the keeper isn't smart enough nor are the defenders to cover the strikers at the same time.
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (EPL Playoffs!)
Post by: Himu on May 03, 2012, 08:57:24 PM
I like going down the sidelines into the defender centre and trying to find holes in defense by wearing them out through passing but even that doesn't seem to be enough sometimes.

Maybe I should work on my crosses.
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (EPL Playoffs!)
Post by: Himu on May 03, 2012, 09:42:37 PM
maradona was at the man u and man city match. he seemed pleased with city's win.
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (EPL Playoffs!)
Post by: Himu on May 03, 2012, 09:47:00 PM
mother fucker went through 3 DEFENDERS.

Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (EPL Playoffs!)
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on May 03, 2012, 09:57:15 PM
maradona was at the man u and man city match. he seemed pleased with city's win.

sergio agueros his son in law
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (EPL Playoffs!)
Post by: Himu on May 03, 2012, 09:58:19 PM
I agree about Cristiano. Not an all time great, but a great player nonetheless.

Who coached the Argentina national team?
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (EPL Playoffs!)
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on May 03, 2012, 10:01:20 PM
maradona
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (EPL Playoffs!)
Post by: Himu on May 03, 2012, 10:01:44 PM
This year? Even for the Olympics?
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (EPL Playoffs!)
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on May 03, 2012, 10:03:39 PM
oh i dont know theyre going ot lose anyways
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (EPL Playoffs!)
Post by: Himu on May 03, 2012, 10:06:22 PM
they didn't even qualify!
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (EPL Playoffs!)
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on May 03, 2012, 10:18:06 PM
more people are prob concerned with euro 2012 (obv not argentina) and world cup 2014 to deal with the olympics
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (EPL Playoffs!)
Post by: Mandark on May 04, 2012, 04:06:21 AM
Quote
yeah play online. it's stupidly easy to cheese the keeper AI though even online if you just run onto the wings and cross down and shoot. the keeper isn't smart enough nor are the defenders to cover the strikers at the same time.

... that's where most the goals come from in real soccer! ;)

Get down towards the byline and whip in a cross

I see there's an Englishman in the thread!
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (EPL Playoffs!)
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on May 04, 2012, 05:53:32 AM
Typical Ronaldo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDB6tjyJa6M
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (EPL Playoffs!)
Post by: Fifstar on May 04, 2012, 06:05:10 AM
Everybody knows the Best Footballer Of All Time is Kaiser Franz.
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (EPL Playoffs!)
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on May 04, 2012, 08:39:24 PM
(http://i.imgur.com/KDRHJ.jpg)

newcastles away kit for next year official i beliebe
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (EPL Playoffs!)
Post by: Himu on May 05, 2012, 12:21:12 AM
is your town really that rural that they have to take kit photos on a farm
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (EPL Playoffs!)
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on May 05, 2012, 07:57:57 AM
Nice mountain :)

(http://images2-telegraaf.nl/multimedia/archive/00995/ajax_995968q.jpg)

:rock
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (EPL Playoffs!)
Post by: pilonv1 on May 05, 2012, 09:04:42 AM
Fucking FA cup starting later this year, kick off is 2:15am local time. First time in years I wont be watching live.
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (EPL Playoffs!)
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on May 05, 2012, 05:23:33 PM
thank god liverpool lost hopefully kenny is sacked
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (EPL Playoffs!)
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on May 05, 2012, 06:08:25 PM
that caroll header was a goal though
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (EPL Playoffs!)
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on May 05, 2012, 06:17:33 PM
u guys see this?

(http://i.imgur.com/wWBoy.jpg)
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (EPL Playoffs!)
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on May 05, 2012, 06:30:25 PM
wtf?

whats the joke?
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (EPL Playoffs!)
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on May 05, 2012, 06:31:15 PM
he might be leaving to go to the erediversie :)
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (EPL Playoffs!)
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on May 05, 2012, 06:33:37 PM
 :lol

theres no vilem 1 though, Willem 2 on the other hand... would be about right for him  :-X
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (EPL Playoffs!)
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on May 06, 2012, 01:30:17 PM
WOAHHH MANCINI WOAHHH MANCINI

PISS OFF RAGS  :lol :lol :lol

SORRY IVE BEEN DRINKING BLUE MOONS SINCE THIS MORNING YESSSSS
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (EPL Playoffs!)
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on May 06, 2012, 01:42:28 PM
(http://cadfael.tv/image/src/1336313641721.gif)

SIR DAVID PLATT
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (EPL Playoffs!)
Post by: Himu on May 06, 2012, 03:26:45 PM
what'd i miss this weekend
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (EPL Playoffs!)
Post by: CajoleJuice on May 06, 2012, 03:39:00 PM
Man City has the EPL locked up, unless the team dies in a bus crash or something.
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (EPL Playoffs!)
Post by: Himu on May 06, 2012, 04:15:57 PM
agreed with that

next week is survival sunday
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (EPL Playoffs!)
Post by: Himu on May 07, 2012, 01:57:32 AM
(http://i.imgur.com/pF1YN.jpg)
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (EPL Playoffs!)
Post by: Himu on May 07, 2012, 01:58:58 AM
Even if you're not a fan of Barca, you gotta respect Pep. This is him and his family saying goodbye after the last game.

(http://i.imgur.com/W8S81.jpg)

(http://i.imgur.com/mZh6T.jpg)

 :'(

Inter just destroyed AC Milan YESSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!

rofl

(http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3mdxxe03c1r1fq7do1_500.gif)
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (EPL Playoffs!)
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on May 07, 2012, 03:10:19 PM
:drudge: CHICKEN ON THE PITCH :drudge:
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (EPL Playoffs!)
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on May 07, 2012, 04:07:01 PM
(http://cadfael.tv/image/src/1336420685110.gif)
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (EPL Playoffs!)
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on May 07, 2012, 06:06:23 PM
city better win god dont fuck thsi up citteh
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (EPL Playoffs!)
Post by: Himu on May 07, 2012, 06:20:07 PM
the chicken on the pitch is amazing
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (EPL Playoffs!)
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on May 10, 2012, 03:49:59 AM
What a meh game.

Bilbao was pressing and trying and trying but they were so crap in front of the goal, bit of bad luck too. Madrid was stone cold and just finished them off with 3 amazing goals, they didn't have to fight really even. Kind of a bummer for Bilbao cause they did try hard.
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (EPL Playoffs!)
Post by: Himu on May 11, 2012, 04:12:14 AM
fuck i've been too busy this past week for football news aside from the dynamo :(
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (EPL Playoffs!)
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on May 11, 2012, 06:36:36 PM
sheffield united are shite i think most people hate them. hope they never return to the pl.

COME ON CITTEH WOAHHH MANCINI
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (EPL Playoffs!)
Post by: Fifstar on May 12, 2012, 11:25:23 AM
Tonight is the german cup final. I normally don't care much about the cup final, but this year it's Borussia Dortmund, the new champion of the Bundesliga vs Bayern Munich, second placed in the league and Champions League finalist so this should be a tough game. Dortmund has beat Munich now 4 times in a row which is something that Bayern is absolutly not used to (they typically dominate the german league, but Dortmund has now won the league title two times in a row).
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (EPL Playoffs!)
Post by: Fifstar on May 12, 2012, 02:55:16 PM
Good game so far, 3:1 and Dortmund already had to change their goalkeeper; Borussia is the worst nightmare of Munich this season.

Also, seems like Shinji Kagawa will play for Manchester United next season, Ferguson is in the arena.
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (EPL Playoffs!)
Post by: Himu on May 12, 2012, 02:59:10 PM
Dynamo kick off in an hour :hyper
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (SURVIVAL SUNDAY!)
Post by: Fifstar on May 12, 2012, 03:22:43 PM
Goddamn, Dortmund is humilating Munich.
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (SURVIVAL SUNDAY!)
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on May 12, 2012, 04:02:46 PM
Dunno if Munich is saving themselves or what. Same thing with Chelsea against Liverpool.

Good to see Lewandowski score some though :rock  Makes me think Poland will make it out of their group :rock
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (SURVIVAL SUNDAY!)
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on May 12, 2012, 05:52:06 PM
(http://i.imgur.com/2zPZW.png) :)
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (SURVIVAL SUNDAY!)
Post by: Himu on May 12, 2012, 06:57:42 PM
The Dynamo played SO WELL today at the first game at BBVA!

I'M SO HAPPY. THE ONLY THING THAT WOULD MAKE THIS BETTER IS IF I WERE ACTUALLY THERE.

:hyper

VAMOS DYNAMO
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (SURVIVAL SUNDAY!)
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on May 13, 2012, 08:23:12 AM
GOALSX CITTEH
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (SURVIVAL SUNDAY!)
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on May 13, 2012, 09:58:16 AM
COME ON CITTEH
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (SURVIVAL SUNDAY!)
Post by: Momo on May 13, 2012, 10:03:57 AM
Here we go
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (SURVIVAL SUNDAY!)
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on May 13, 2012, 10:15:36 AM
ARSENAL :LOL :LOL
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (SURVIVAL SUNDAY!)
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on May 13, 2012, 10:38:05 AM
City needs to step up their game if they want to win anything.

Gunners  :heartbeat :heartbeat :heartbeat :heartbeat

Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (SURVIVAL SUNDAY!)
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on May 13, 2012, 10:44:54 AM
WOAHHHH MANCINI
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (SURVIVAL SUNDAY!)
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on May 13, 2012, 11:12:10 AM
City  :lol

All that money and 40 min away of yet another year without anything.
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (SURVIVAL SUNDAY!)
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on May 13, 2012, 11:16:35 AM
HOLY SHIT JOEY BARTON  :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (SURVIVAL SUNDAY!)
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on May 13, 2012, 11:17:30 AM
Do you have a link where I can watch?

Edit - got one.
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (SURVIVAL SUNDAY!)
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on May 13, 2012, 11:19:35 AM
i have sky
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (SURVIVAL SUNDAY!)
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on May 13, 2012, 11:20:56 AM
[imghttp://cadfael.tv/image/src/1336922404120.gif[/img]
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (SURVIVAL SUNDAY!)
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on May 13, 2012, 11:20:58 AM
I'm watching with Spanish commentary  :gloomy

Polish :rock
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (SURVIVAL SUNDAY!)
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on May 13, 2012, 11:21:10 AM
(http://cadfael.tv/image/src/1336922404120.gif)
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (SURVIVAL SUNDAY!)
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on May 13, 2012, 11:22:03 AM
Oh shit wtf, why did he snap?
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (SURVIVAL SUNDAY!)
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on May 13, 2012, 11:22:46 AM
tevez hit him on the back so he headbutted tevez then he did that to aguero and tried to headbutt kompany
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (SURVIVAL SUNDAY!)
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on May 13, 2012, 11:26:00 AM
LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (SURVIVAL SUNDAY!)
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on May 13, 2012, 11:26:29 AM
for fucks sake city
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (SURVIVAL SUNDAY!)
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on May 13, 2012, 11:28:20 AM
You know I don't want United to win, but I also detest these clubs that got a sugar daddy like Chelsea and City.

Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (SURVIVAL SUNDAY!)
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on May 13, 2012, 11:40:47 AM
Holy shit City is trying hard. So much tension.
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (SURVIVAL SUNDAY!)
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on May 13, 2012, 11:43:30 AM
ugh
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (SURVIVAL SUNDAY!)
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on May 13, 2012, 11:52:10 AM
3 minutes of MADNESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

What a finale
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (SURVIVAL SUNDAY!)
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on May 13, 2012, 11:54:11 AM
OMGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG

nice!

muhahahahaha united :piss2
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (SURVIVAL SUNDAY!)
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on May 13, 2012, 11:56:55 AM
Congrats :)

Well deserved kept fighting till the end!
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (SURVIVAL SUNDAY!)
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on May 13, 2012, 11:58:26 AM
FUCKING YESSSSSSSSSSSSSS
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (SURVIVAL SUNDAY!)
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on May 13, 2012, 12:06:36 PM
i cant believe we fucking did it
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (SURVIVAL SUNDAY!)
Post by: Himu on May 13, 2012, 12:09:27 PM
Congrats Sir Thomas
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (SURVIVAL SUNDAY!)
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on May 13, 2012, 12:11:08 PM
thanks. my hands are pink from running around the house and clapping
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (SURVIVAL SUNDAY!)
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on May 13, 2012, 12:30:14 PM
(http://img.tapatalk.com/4cb361e2-e166-3a8a.jpg)
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (SURVIVAL SUNDAY!)
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on May 13, 2012, 12:32:15 PM
Need more pictures of Fergy crying.
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (SURVIVAL SUNDAY!)
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on May 13, 2012, 12:36:32 PM
(http://cadfael.tv/image/src/1336926333580.gif)

hargreaves lol
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (SURVIVAL SUNDAY!)
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on May 13, 2012, 12:38:05 PM
(http://cadfael.tv/image/src/1336926734060.gif)
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (SURVIVAL SUNDAY!)
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on May 13, 2012, 01:37:38 PM
they are truly butthurt right now.

city got the champions stuff up. should i buy a champions kit or a player kit? :)
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (SURVIVAL SUNDAY!)
Post by: Himu on May 13, 2012, 01:38:14 PM
Also - i love how United fans are going on about money when they are constantly going on about how they are the Worlds Richest Club! looool

:rofl
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (SURVIVAL SUNDAY!)
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on May 13, 2012, 01:43:04 PM
Are they also bitching about 5 minutes added time?
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (SURVIVAL SUNDAY!)
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on May 13, 2012, 01:44:39 PM
yes you should listen to 606

(http://i.imgur.com/0o1Mf.png)
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (SURVIVAL SUNDAY!)
Post by: Momo on May 13, 2012, 01:53:41 PM
yes you should listen to 606

(http://i.imgur.com/0o1Mf.png)
Frame this
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (SURVIVAL SUNDAY!)
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on May 13, 2012, 01:54:04 PM
Ferguson is a hack
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (SURVIVAL SUNDAY!)
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on May 13, 2012, 02:34:04 PM
(http://i.imgur.com/NiZNJ.jpg)

just bought this kit :)
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (SURVIVAL SUNDAY!)
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on May 13, 2012, 05:07:43 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yO7B9ERbqdY
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (SURVIVAL SUNDAY!)
Post by: Momo on May 14, 2012, 03:31:32 AM
As an Arsenal fan, I don't hold any illusions of a championship soon, but by goodness Arsenal plays some of the sweetest football in England and at least our youth system works so we are looking handy long term
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (SURVIVAL SUNDAY!)
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on May 14, 2012, 09:29:16 AM
i THINK Uniteds days are over. Fergie will likely retire next year if not this summer after he doesn't win it and no manager will be able to turn that team into top 4 qualifiers especially with no budget.
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (SURVIVAL SUNDAY!)
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on May 14, 2012, 11:27:32 AM
Good bye Alex Mcleish :)
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (SURVIVAL SUNDAY!)
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on May 14, 2012, 12:57:38 PM
http://live.mcfc.co.uk/

city paa\rade
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (SURVIVAL SUNDAY!)
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on May 14, 2012, 02:09:42 PM
i heard a silly rumor about AVB going to vila  :lol :lol
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (SURVIVAL SUNDAY!)
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on May 14, 2012, 03:14:41 PM
(http://i.imgur.com/cq3rk.jpg)

:bow tevez
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINALS THIS SATURDAY)
Post by: Himu on May 18, 2012, 10:42:52 AM
CL finals tomorrow on Fox. Watch and support.
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINALS THIS SATURDAY)
Post by: Himu on May 19, 2012, 02:21:36 PM
Any bets on match up?

Bayern 1-0
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINALS THIS SATURDAY)
Post by: Timber on May 19, 2012, 04:38:24 PM
lol wow
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINALS THIS SATURDAY)
Post by: Timber on May 19, 2012, 04:46:57 PM
jesus robben
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINALS THIS SATURDAY)
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on May 19, 2012, 04:48:13 PM
robbens a joke
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINALS THIS SATURDAY)
Post by: Timber on May 19, 2012, 05:32:32 PM
I want to give Schweini a hug :(
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINALS THIS SATURDAY)
Post by: Timber on May 19, 2012, 05:40:09 PM
Dude was completely kaputt in the last 30 mins of the match and still they had him take the decisive penalty. When he walked up to take the shot he wasn't a man so much as a concentrated mass of pure dread and NOW HE IS CRYING, FUCK FITBA.
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINALS THIS SATURDAY)
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on May 19, 2012, 05:45:31 PM
 Schweinsteiger :lol
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINALS THIS SATURDAY)
Post by: Himu on May 19, 2012, 06:37:28 PM
hilarious game
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINALS THIS SATURDAY)
Post by: Phoenix Dark on May 19, 2012, 09:37:32 PM
(http://50.56.28.37/talkingpointsmemo.com/images/ChelseaObama.jpg)
Merkel mad  :lol
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINALS THIS SATURDAY)
Post by: Mandark on May 20, 2012, 12:06:15 AM
Suck it, Tottenham.
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINALS THIS SATURDAY)
Post by: Himu on May 20, 2012, 01:32:29 AM
lmao
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINALS THIS SATURDAY)
Post by: Fifstar on May 20, 2012, 05:18:50 PM
I'm not the biggest Bayern fan, but man, what a rough loss. Hope this won't be bad for our national team :/
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINALS THIS SATURDAY)
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on May 20, 2012, 06:25:45 PM
liverpool should've gone into administration. I wish they did instead of FSG buying them. Hopefully they'll be relegated so their fans will realize that past glories do not make you a top club.
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINALS THIS SATURDAY)
Post by: Himu on May 21, 2012, 02:23:03 AM
(http://i.imgur.com/JVQKO.jpg)

:(
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINALS THIS SATURDAY)
Post by: Himu on May 21, 2012, 02:50:23 AM
USA v Guatemala World Cup qualifier match is going to be on ppv and not live.  ::)
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINALS THIS SATURDAY)
Post by: Himu on May 24, 2012, 03:51:12 AM
(http://i.imgur.com/Hhun1.jpg)
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINALS THIS SATURDAY)
Post by: Himu on May 26, 2012, 02:32:50 PM
USA v Scotland tonight
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (USA v Scotland, international friendly match)
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on May 27, 2012, 01:45:50 AM
Results from friendlies from the teams from the group of death:

Switzerland - Germany 5-3   :lol
Portugal - Macedonia 0-0  :lol
Holland - Bulgaria 1-2  :lol
Denmark - Brazil 1-3   :lol

 :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (USA v Scotland, international friendly match)
Post by: Himu on May 27, 2012, 02:08:32 AM
i saw some of mexico and france and :lol
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (USA v Scotland, international friendly match)
Post by: Huff on May 27, 2012, 02:16:53 AM
Had so many friends that went to the game tonight. But I had a wedding to go to.

My little brother just came home from it. Can hear him puking in the bathroom right now lol
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (USA v Scotland, international friendly match)
Post by: Himu on May 27, 2012, 02:53:58 AM
(http://imgon.net/di-QLL5.gif)

:rock
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (USA v Scotland, international friendly match)
Post by: Himu on May 27, 2012, 02:55:10 AM
Di Matteo set to be new Chelsea boss :o

http://www.espn.co.uk/football/sport/story/152489.html
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (USA v Scotland, international friendly match)
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on May 27, 2012, 03:58:45 PM
Anyone here watching Soccer Aid? pretty hilarious match so far  :lol  Seeing Will Ferrel try to play football but running out of breath after a 3 yard sprint  :lol
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (USA v Scotland, international friendly match)
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on May 27, 2012, 04:23:45 PM
(http://cadfael.tv/image/src/1338150159276.gif)

lol gordon ramsey
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (USA v Scotland, international friendly match)
Post by: Himu on May 30, 2012, 04:29:10 AM
PHOENIX

http://www.reddit.com/r/soccer/comments/uah6d/viggo_mortensen_aragorn_in_lord_of_the_rings_got/

:rofl :bow :bow :rofl
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (USA v Scotland, international friendly match)
Post by: Himu on May 30, 2012, 04:31:18 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZaL8Wj7XZ4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzTBlpk4jB8
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (EURO 2012! BALOTELLLI THREATENS RACISTS WITH DEATH)
Post by: Himu on May 30, 2012, 04:39:54 AM
Jesus Christ, seven MLS teams knocked out the US OPEN CUP

MY DYNAMO :(
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (USA V. BRAZIL, 5 match series, Dempsey not ready?)
Post by: Himu on May 30, 2012, 02:11:12 PM
ESPN 2 tonight bud
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (USA V. BRAZIL, 5 match series, Dempsey not ready?)
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on May 30, 2012, 08:13:00 PM
ITS ON HULKS PLAYING
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (USA V. BRAZIL, Dempsey not ready?)
Post by: Himu on May 30, 2012, 09:16:56 PM
GO USA
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (USA V. BRAZIL, Dempsey not ready?)
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on May 30, 2012, 10:08:35 PM
horrible defending
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (USA V. BRAZIL, Dempsey not ready?)
Post by: Himu on May 30, 2012, 10:09:15 PM
ugh
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (USA V. BRAZIL, Dempsey not ready?)
Post by: Mandark on May 31, 2012, 01:29:34 AM
Went to the game.  A lot of Brazil fans, but no area designated for visiting supporters like during WC qualifiers.  I suspect at least half of them were bandwagoners with no connection to the country itself.

Brazil's players had a clear edge in both technique and speed, and could always seem to create some space one-on-one when they needed to.  Proud of the US for not turtling up completely, but the game reminded us of the gap between the two teams.
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (USA V. BRAZIL, Dempsey not ready?)
Post by: Himu on May 31, 2012, 01:31:07 AM
Yeah, I'm real proud we made at least one goal, and it was a doozy too.

Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (USA V. BRAZIL, Dempsey not ready?)
Post by: Himu on May 31, 2012, 04:08:30 AM
TBH, this is what we REALLY learned against the match. Brazil friendly match up was a great test drive for USA team for high level play and a wonderful opportunity to expose very big glaring flaws with our play. Anyone with a brain would know Brazil would win, but I was curious to see how USA would react. I missed most of the Scotland game but this is what I observed in tonight's match up.

- People are giving Oguchi lots of shit, but the entire back line was pretty weak in itself.
- Our strikers can certainly PLAY the part, and create great scoring opportunities, they did a great job and Brazil keeper should pat himself on the back with that defense.
- The loss of goals was not really a keeper problem, but a defensive problem. I think Howard made some nice saves, but in the long run that doesn't make up for lack of solid defensive line, especially one as scattered as that one.
- Midfield REALLY needs work and this is where most of the goal opportunities took place. Seriously, mid field sucked and the turn overs were ridiculous.

Just need to revise the basics, especially in the midfield situation. I am not big on 4-1-4-1 formation as I think it creates a lot of holes. I'm curious how we could have played with a healthy Dempsey.

The ntl team learned a lot in this game, and I think that if defense is ironed out and if the strikers take advantage of better scoring opportunities, the USA may be strong contenders at the World Cup.

With a World FIFA ranking of 27, we can only go up, I think. Notice how the team plays better as the minutes continue on, as if they're adjusting to Brazil's style of play but even then, this wasn't even Brazil's best. They were missing the likes of Robinho, and Luiz. I'm not sure I can I think many yanks who can improve on this team?
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (EURO 2012, POLAND-UKRAINE, JUNE 8 - JULY 1)
Post by: Himu on June 01, 2012, 01:23:16 PM
Chelsea signed Hulk
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (EURO 2012, POLAND-UKRAINE, JUNE 8 - JULY 1)
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on June 02, 2012, 04:02:21 AM
Another 50 mil failure waiting to happen.

I bought a nice Holland jersey for 65 euro and put 10 euro on Holland winning the cup at my local bookie.
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (EURO 2012, POLAND-UKRAINE, JUNE 8 - JULY 1)
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on June 02, 2012, 05:29:14 PM
6-0  :o 8)
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (EURO 2012, POLAND-UKRAINE, JUNE 8 - JULY 1)
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on June 05, 2012, 03:44:00 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XoDoKhNE3wQ
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (EURO 2012, POLAND-UKRAINE, JUNE 8 - JULY 1)
Post by: Fifstar on June 05, 2012, 05:59:50 AM
Hm, seems like at least one team of the 'death group' is ready.

Anyway, I thought it would be interesting if people that knew their team well would post something about their strenghts and weaknesses. At least I know not much about the other National teams besides the typical platitudes.

Some points about germany:

+ Amazing Midfield. Every position has a great player and at least a good backup.
+ Flawless road to Euro, won every game.
+ Neuer is a great keeper that is also excellent at making the game quick and generally good as a footballer. He had some unusual fuck ups this season tho.
+ Overall mixture of the team is good. Lots of players with experience in the world cup and champions league, good mix of young players and players in their middle/late twenties.
+ Lots of offensive power, lots of options. Ozil played a good season in real, Gomez had a good year.
+ well attuned team that has played together for some time, core of Bayern players
+ No injured players

- Defense is not that great, neither individualy nor the whole team defense
- Psychologically the Bayern players, that make up at least 6 positions of the starting lineup suffered a devastating blow in the CL final. The Dortmund players that had a great year are all bench players
- Bad form in 2012 so far.
- 3 key players that are normally in the starting lineup (Schweinsteiger, Mertesacker and Klose) just recovered from injuries that lasted for a couple of months. It's especially bad in the case of Schweinsteiger, who is the leader of the team.
- Preparation for the euro was very short because the Bayern players joined the team really late after the cl final and an unneccesary friendly match against the netherlands.
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (EURO 2012, POLAND-UKRAINE, JUNE 8 - JULY 1)
Post by: Himu on June 05, 2012, 04:51:41 PM
http://content.usatoday.com/communities/gameon/post/2012/06/alexi-lalas-weighs-in-on-how-messi-will-do-at-euro-2012/1#.T85wwdVYtv-

:rofl :rofl :rofl
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (EURO 2012, POLAND-UKRAINE, JUNE 8 - JULY 1)
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on June 05, 2012, 05:51:46 PM
idiots
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (EURO 2012, POLAND-UKRAINE, JUNE 8 - JULY 1)
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on June 06, 2012, 03:40:46 AM
FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUU those people
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (EURO 2012, POLAND-UKRAINE, JUNE 8 - JULY 1)
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on June 06, 2012, 03:43:11 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ie_RslvavWE
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (EURO 2012, POLAND-UKRAINE, JUNE 8 - JULY 1)
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on June 06, 2012, 03:44:12 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_69XXkC3CDc
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (EURO 2012, POLAND-UKRAINE, JUNE 8 - JULY 1)
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on June 06, 2012, 03:45:30 AM
Never forget!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7iJsP26_0D0
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (EURO 2012, POLAND-UKRAINE, JUNE 8 - JULY 1)
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on June 06, 2012, 03:47:48 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cctqzBQRIUc
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (EURO 2012, POLAND-UKRAINE, JUNE 8 - JULY 1)
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on June 07, 2012, 09:42:08 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLjMcK77BFU
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (EURO 2012, POLAND-UKRAINE, JUNE 8 - JULY 1)
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on June 08, 2012, 03:38:13 AM
Love that song  :heartbeat :heartbeat

Poland - Argentina 3-2
Poland - Haiti 7-0
Poland - Italy 2-1
Poland - Yugoslavia 1-0
Poland - Germany 0-1
Poland - Brazil 1- 0

Polands best generation  :'(

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNWPo6HriBs
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (EURO 2012, POLAND-UKRAINE, JUNE 8 - JULY 1)
Post by: Himu on June 08, 2012, 04:27:53 AM
schedules

http://www.epltalk.com/euro-2012-tv-schedule-for-us-uk-and-canada-43496
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (EURO 2012, POLAND-UKRAINE, JUNE 8 - JULY 1)
Post by: pilonv1 on June 08, 2012, 08:01:31 AM
There's fuck all coverage of it here :(
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (EURO 2012, POLAND-UKRAINE, JUNE 8 - JULY 1)
Post by: Skidmark on June 08, 2012, 10:46:05 AM
Soon.jpg
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (EURO 2012, POLAND-UKRAINE, JUNE 8 - JULY 1)
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on June 08, 2012, 08:50:33 PM
:bow Russia

also USA still sux at defence
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (EURO 2012, POLAND-UKRAINE, JUNE 8 - JULY 1)
Post by: Fifstar on June 09, 2012, 07:48:45 AM
Man, Polska was disappointing. Russia good as expected, will be interesting how they will fare against a better team then czech republic.
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (EURO 2012, POLAND-UKRAINE, JUNE 8 - JULY 1)
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on June 09, 2012, 07:54:47 AM
Fucking Poland should have won, they really messed up in the second half. Szczesny showed off one of his famous blunders.
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (EURO 2012, POLAND-UKRAINE, JUNE 8 - JULY 1)
Post by: DCharlieJP on June 09, 2012, 09:31:09 AM
Portugal going to get humped - stick the mortgage on it.
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (EURO 2012, POLAND-UKRAINE, JUNE 8 - JULY 1)
Post by: Fifstar on June 09, 2012, 11:04:54 AM
3:1 Germany - Portugal
2:0 Netherlands - Denmark

are my tips for today
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (EURO 2012, POLAND-UKRAINE, JUNE 8 - JULY 1)
Post by: DCharlieJP on June 09, 2012, 11:26:25 AM
Germany 5 Portugal 1
Netherlands 1 Denmark 2 - first big shock of the tournament.
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (EURO 2012, POLAND-UKRAINE, JUNE 8 - JULY 1)
Post by: DCharlieJP on June 09, 2012, 01:55:06 PM
Told you !

Denmark beat the Dutch 0-1

Group of Death gets even Deathier!
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (EURO 2012, POLAND-UKRAINE, JUNE 8 - JULY 1)
Post by: Timber on June 09, 2012, 01:55:11 PM
such a psychologically weak team, same shit as always. any sort of pressure = full flailing panic mode.
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (EURO 2012, POLAND-UKRAINE, JUNE 8 - JULY 1)
Post by: Momo on June 09, 2012, 02:05:56 PM
lol Netherlands

Germany to decimate Portugal
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (EURO 2012, POLAND-UKRAINE, JUNE 8 - JULY 1)
Post by: Fifstar on June 09, 2012, 02:07:14 PM
Eh, obviously not their best game, but they had more than enough chances to win this one.

I hope Dcharlie ends up being right another time today   :)
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (EURO 2012, POLAND-UKRAINE, JUNE 8 - JULY 1)
Post by: DCharlieJP on June 09, 2012, 03:04:17 PM
Germany will score in about the 26th minute - then again just before half time - this'll force Portugal to come at them in the second. Germany will add a third around 65 minutes, and a fourth at 80.

Consolation for Portugal at about 85

then 88th minute german goal to wrap it all up. ;)

(and if that happens given i have no cash on it i will punch myself in the balls)
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (EURO 2012, POLAND-UKRAINE, JUNE 8 - JULY 1)
Post by: Fifstar on June 09, 2012, 03:35:09 PM
Goddamn, we're shit so far. That shot by pepe  :S
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (EURO 2012, POLAND-UKRAINE, JUNE 8 - JULY 1)
Post by: Fifstar on June 09, 2012, 03:45:09 PM
On the bright side, Boateng is doing a lot better than I thought he would.
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (EURO 2012, POLAND-UKRAINE, JUNE 8 - JULY 1)
Post by: Timber on June 09, 2012, 05:11:44 PM
Disappointing showing from the so-called group of death. I swear if Denmark wins against Portugal I will upend all the world's tables.
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (EURO 2012, POLAND-UKRAINE, JUNE 8 - JULY 1)
Post by: Momo on June 09, 2012, 05:29:17 PM
The Danes have a fair chance really, Portugal's golden generation is all but gone
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (EURO 2012, POLAND-UKRAINE, JUNE 8 - JULY 1)
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on June 09, 2012, 05:42:27 PM
Fucking worthless holland deserved to lose with so many chances.

Danes didn't deserve to win though.

My gf is waaay to happhy.
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (EURO 2012, POLAND-UKRAINE, JUNE 8 - JULY 1)
Post by: DCharlieJP on June 09, 2012, 07:45:25 PM
Portugal are but a few players and the level of expectation on Ronaldo.... wow

Germany looked like Germany - they always looked like they were going to score at some point - but unlike Holland there's just no panic.

Denmark have a great chance now - we could end up with a very interesting group though .... no surprises if we find everyone on 3 pts after the next round! lol.

I have another "getting tubbed" feeling - this time Spain to trounce Italy.
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (EURO 2012, POLAND-UKRAINE, JUNE 8 - JULY 1)
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on June 10, 2012, 04:54:58 AM
Holland played great imho, bit like Barcelona on one of those days where they dominate but can't score. I hope they will prevail against Germany, they must.

Today I'm rooting for Ireland and Italy :rock
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (EURO 2012, POLAND-UKRAINE, JUNE 8 - JULY 1)
Post by: DCharlieJP on June 10, 2012, 05:34:40 AM
it really would be glorious if Ireland were to upset everyone and win the thing - seeing as Uefa and Fifa love shatting all over them.

Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (EURO 2012, POLAND-UKRAINE, JUNE 8 - JULY 1)
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on June 10, 2012, 05:45:36 AM
Getting out of the group would mean so much for Ireland, country is really in a bad place.
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (EURO 2012, POLAND-UKRAINE, JUNE 8 - JULY 1)
Post by: Fifstar on June 10, 2012, 10:17:27 AM
Seems like my assumptions regarding germany's inside defense were completly wrong, pretty happy that Löw gave Hummels the chance, he played great. Offensive on the other hand didn't look so good, although Portugal played really well defensively. At least we have some options, I hope Reus and maybe Schürrle play the next game. Podolski just isn't good enough in 1 on 1 situations and germany is rarely going to be in the position to player counter football.

Really worried about Schweinsteiger however. He's the most important player for germany but it's seems like he physically and/or mentally not fit at all. Hopefully he can get back to his regular form, because we don't really have somebody to replace him plus I doubt Löw would exchange him at all.
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (EURO 2012, POLAND-UKRAINE, JUNE 8 - JULY 1)
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on June 10, 2012, 03:38:54 PM
Torres is so shit oh em gee.

Wednesday is dday for Holland.
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (EURO 2012, POLAND-UKRAINE, JUNE 8 - JULY 1)
Post by: T-Short on June 10, 2012, 03:50:33 PM
(http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/599098_10150969997408257_1238990084_n.jpg)

 :lol
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (EURO 2012, POLAND-UKRAINE, JUNE 8 - JULY 1)
Post by: Fifstar on June 10, 2012, 04:21:36 PM
 :rofl
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (EURO 2012, POLAND-UKRAINE, JUNE 8 - JULY 1)
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on June 10, 2012, 05:19:41 PM
Gotta love the Irish :P Great comment just now on tv "tommorow we root for our neighbours from across the channel... France."

Were very unlucky tonight, offside goal, no penalty given. Shit Dutch ref.

Overall a horrible weekend.
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (EURO 2012, POLAND-UKRAINE, JUNE 8 - JULY 1)
Post by: DCharlieJP on June 10, 2012, 05:56:25 PM
Irish getting shitty treatment from Uefa/Fifa reps? That's a first!

And surely after all the bullshit that happened between Ireland and France even the Irish might want the English to stuff them - just this one time?

Quote
Offensive on the other hand didn't look so good, although Portugal played really well defensively.

Given Portugal looked to go with two banks of 4 sitting on the edge of the penalty box i thought Germany created more than a few chances with some neat interplay. It's hard to break down a team that's going to commit those sort of numbers at the back but a German goal always felt like it was going to come. I wouldn't be particularly concerned about your chances - especially as opening game mentality for most teams is "just don't lose" at the best of times and definitely in -that- group. Portugal were almost certainly looking to not lose rather than harbour any thoughts of taking the game to Germany and winning.
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (EURO 2012, POLAND-UKRAINE, JUNE 8 - JULY 1)
Post by: Akala on June 10, 2012, 06:12:52 PM
Strange matches so far. Hoping good France shows up tomorrow!
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (EURO 2012, POLAND-UKRAINE, JUNE 8 - JULY 1)
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on June 10, 2012, 07:10:10 PM
:bow David Silva
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (EURO 2012, POLAND-UKRAINE, JUNE 8 - JULY 1)
Post by: DCharlieJP on June 11, 2012, 03:02:12 AM
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Hoping good France shows up tomorrow!

not even the French like the french! why would anyone support them over anyone?

I mean - i know England are about as popular as a fart in a space suit but this is the FRENCH we are talking about here... Patacake Evra, Naziri, Frequent Mypooda, Thischickenis Rubery, Bentasqueen, Ben Arfa Daily...

This is like a vote for CANCER

spoiler (click to show/hide)
nt rly - i am predicting england 2-0 up then Evra hears someone in row Z saying something racist and he walks off causing the game to be abandoned - then Platini expels england even though it turns out it was a French supporter that called Evra -something- becuase - regardless of racism etc - both Evra -and- Platini are complete chobshlobbers
[close]

Also - this is the team that CHEATED Ireland out of a world cup place... CHEATED! not just 'a lucky shot' - out and out admitted by the player who did it CHEATED out of, for some players, a once in a life time shot at the biggest set of games in their life time. This is also due to the *FRENCH* Platini and *French swiss* Blatter who shunned the Fifa 2006 final presentation of the world cup because FRANCE didn't win.... who changed -at the last minute- the rules on RANKING for the playoffs for South Africa so that France were suddenly a ranked team even though they finished in the worst qualifying position and subsequently got the EASIEST draw available.... France then went on to DISGRACE THE FOOTBALLING WORLD with their antics and -STILL- receieved limited punishment from FIFA.... it STANK to high heavens so _WHY ON EARTH_ are the Irish on the French side? It's not like the Engli... oh wait... right ... forgot about all that... but STILL after all that happening in the world of football you surely have to be in the "f*ck the French!" camp
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (EURO 2012, POLAND-UKRAINE, JUNE 8 - JULY 1)
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on June 11, 2012, 03:11:09 AM
It was a comedy skit DC, you see more texts dedicated to hating the french in toilets then hating the english here :P

I'm getting ill after this weekend of horrible results and drinking, have to go to work now but am feverish. I only had two pints yesterday but friday and sat were MASSIVE. No pub till wednesday for sure.
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (EURO 2012, POLAND-UKRAINE, JUNE 8 - JULY 1)
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on June 11, 2012, 08:29:15 AM
did you see this dcharlie

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwSL-IUym08
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (EURO 2012, POLAND-UKRAINE, JUNE 8 - JULY 1)
Post by: DCharlieJP on June 11, 2012, 08:56:27 AM
Prem - i have a load of irish footballing friends including several at work and they all mentioned hoping the French stuff us. I mentioned the same as in the post and they were basically "who cares - it's England... screw england" lol

i know the comedy punch line etc of "our neigbours..." but the Irish from anecdotal evidence seem well up for France ;)
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (EURO 2012, POLAND-UKRAINE, JUNE 8 - JULY 1)
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on June 11, 2012, 12:50:29 PM
lol england
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (EURO 2012, POLAND-UKRAINE, JUNE 8 - JULY 1)
Post by: DCharlieJP on June 11, 2012, 05:56:00 PM
yup - England at least didn't lose , which is a good thing, but we didn't look like scoring from open play.

France looked a bit more useful, though Ribery is a prick. A good footballer but a prick.

Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (EURO 2012, POLAND-UKRAINE, JUNE 8 - JULY 1)
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on June 11, 2012, 06:39:12 PM
Ukraine v Sweden was match of the Euros so far. I actually hope Ukraine go far despite being a racist country.
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (EURO 2012, POLAND-UKRAINE, JUNE 8 - JULY 1)
Post by: DCharlieJP on June 11, 2012, 08:18:36 PM
If Ukraine can beat France then that group gets -very- interesting indeed.

Starting to feel the England result was a much better result for us than the Blues - it feels like a point gained for us and two points dropped for them lol.

I fear we have the typical pattern incoming though - through the group, then first team of any quality we play and we'll crumble.

That said - impressed that England at least had some dicipline about them and kept their shape. Hart a bit slow getting down for the goal but made a couple of great stops so can't complain all in all.
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (EURO 2012, POLAND-UKRAINE, JUNE 8 - JULY 1)
Post by: Himu on June 12, 2012, 01:29:15 AM
HERE'S MY THOUGHTS ON EURO 2012 SO FAR

(http://h9.abload.de/img/untitled-3r9xxf.gif)
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (ITT: SHITEURO 2012, FIRST TEAM THAT SNORES LOSES
Post by: Momo on June 12, 2012, 01:38:44 AM
HERE'S MY THOUGHTS ON EURO 2012 SO FAR

(http://h9.abload.de/img/untitled-3r9xxf.gif)
:rofl :drool :rofl
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (ITT: SHITEURO 2012, FIRST TEAM THAT SNORES LOSES
Post by: Himu on June 12, 2012, 01:41:19 AM
step 1. have a long ass season
step 2. include regional cup
step 3. include champions league
step 4. include league cup
step 5. have international play when players are dead tired and playing with players they have no chemistry with
step 6. ???
step 7. (http://h9.abload.de/img/untitled-3r9xxf.gif)
Title: Re: The Soccer/Football Thread (ITT: SHITEURO 2012, FIRST TEAM THAT SNORES LOSES
Post by: Himu on June 12, 2012, 01:42:26 AM
(http://h11.abload.de/img/untitled-7ov8ef.gif)

(http://h11.abload.de/img/untitled-91kjxq.gif)

(http://h11.abload.de/img/untitled-1ngkjh.gif)

(http://h9.abload.de/img/untitled-1reach.gif)
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread (ITT: SHITEURO 2012, FIRST TEAM THAT SNORES LOSES
Post by: Himu on June 12, 2012, 02:14:37 AM
spoiler (click to show/hide)
on a serious note, games 2 and 3 are going to prolly own
[close]
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread (ITT: SHITEURO 2012, FIRST TEAM THAT SNORES LOSES
Post by: Fifstar on June 12, 2012, 02:15:11 AM
Had france and england a non aggression pact in this game? I only catched the second half, boring game. All those useless shots from long range by benzema...
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread (ITT: SHITEURO 2012, FIRST TEAM THAT SNORES LOSES
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on June 12, 2012, 03:37:48 AM
Svechenko proves he is a fucking legend. What a guy.

How is this a snore for opening games? not a single 0-0.
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread (ITT: SHITEURO 2012, FIRST TEAM THAT SNORES LOSES
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on June 12, 2012, 05:23:21 PM
OMG WHAT A GOAL OMG

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBimkdbbX38

:bow :bow2
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread (ITT: SHITEURO 2012, FIRST TEAM THAT SNORES LOSES
Post by: Bacchus7 on June 12, 2012, 05:26:59 PM
Definitely goal of the tournament so far for me.
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread (ITT: SHITEURO 2012, FIRST TEAM THAT SNORES LOSES
Post by: Himu on June 12, 2012, 05:40:15 PM
holy shit
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread (ITT: POLAND SURPRISE SHOCKER)
Post by: DCharlieJP on June 12, 2012, 06:35:06 PM
Group A - WIDE OPEN

tonight is going to be epic - EPIC i tell thee
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread (ITT: POLAND SURPRISE SHOCKER)
Post by: tiesto on June 12, 2012, 06:45:33 PM
I couldn't care less about soccer but oh man I can only imagine the chicks in the stands at the Poland/Russia game :drool
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread (ITT: POLAND SURPRISE SHOCKER)
Post by: CajoleJuice on June 12, 2012, 06:48:39 PM
I couldn't care less about soccer but oh man I can only imagine the chicks in the stands at the Poland/Russia game :drool

I'd prefer the Spain-Italy match.  :spin
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread (ITT: POLAND SURPRISE SHOCKER)
Post by: Phoenix Dark on June 12, 2012, 06:52:00 PM
I couldn't care less about soccer but oh man I can only imagine the chicks in the stands at the Poland/Russia game :drool

I'd prefer the Spain-Italy match.  :spin

Cajole knows what's up
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread (ITT: POLAND SURPRISE SHOCKER)
Post by: DCharlieJP on June 12, 2012, 07:06:32 PM
Sweden and France Feme-Support should be epic - two contrasting styles! A winning formula!

Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread (ITT: POLAND SURPRISE SHOCKER)
Post by: DCharlieJP on June 12, 2012, 07:26:30 PM
Oh - i see Man Utd have signed Powell from Crewe....

Powell :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjzdeXOQD9Y

You know what? I think the United have signed two players that aren't going to bolster them - Powell and Kagawa are good-with-potential and solid-and-had-a-good-season respectively but i'm calling it now

5th place for United next year if this is the player targets they have (benzeman and hazzard both NFI! lol)
They flattered to decieve last year and i have no idea how such an ordinary United team challenged
Two or three heavy defeats in the first few games, loss of confidence, and they'll begin to follow the "Liverpool" plan

#rubshands ... can't wait.
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread (ITT: POLAND SURPRISE SHOCKER)
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on June 12, 2012, 08:24:52 PM
I would like to agree but Man City are wagging their fukkin tails with signing anyone although the rumor is they locked down two great players but are waiting till after the Euros to announce them. Hopefully RVP and Bale.
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread (ITT: POLAND SURPRISE SHOCKER)
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on June 12, 2012, 08:49:18 PM

Harry Redknapp's reign as Tottenham manager is likely to come to an end on Tuesday, with the club refusing to offer him a new contract in a tactic to try to force him out. A tense relationship between Redknapp and chairman Daniel Levy has reached breaking point and a severance package is likely to be discussed when they meet alone for the first time this summer. Levy will try to avoid paying the last year of his contract, worth around £3million. On Monday night Redknapp said it is 'scandalous' to suggest he has resigned already. 'No, I haven’t resigned and I have no idea why it is being suggested that I have,' he said. 'This is an outrage. There is not a chance I will resign. Why should I? I have a year left on my contract.' In a controversial move, Redknapp will leave the meeting in the knowledge he has no long-term future at the club. Last week he said: 'The simple situation is, I've got a year left on my contract. It's up to Tottenham whether they want to extend that contract or not,' he said earlier. 'If they don't extend it and I go into my last year, it's not an easy one when players know you've only got a year left. 'It's not a case of me looking for security. What it's about is players knowing you've only got one year left on your contract and knowing that it doesn't work, basically. 'I think it's a situation of, "well, he might not be here next year". 'You don't let players run into the last year of their contract if you think they're any good, and you don't let managers run into the last year of their contract if you think they're any good. 'It's up to Tottenham. If they think I'm okay and I've done a decent job and deserve an extension, they'll give it to me. 'If Daniel doesn't think I'm worth it, that's up to him, that's up to the club. There's nothing I can do about it.'

Last night, a source close to the manager said he had 'no idea' what would happen at the meeting and was going in with an open mind. Failing to qualify for the Champions League last season is believed to have been be the final straw, but there had been issues between Levy and his manager for some time. Spurs believe Redknapp courted the England job, although he did not speak to the FA.



RIP HARRY
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread (ITT: POLAND SURPRISE SHOCKER)
Post by: TEEEPO on June 13, 2012, 01:39:18 PM
any alternatives other than ATDHE for streaming the games?

the site has not be reliable today thus far with nearly every stream being shut down within minutes and the few remaining being hammered. it's a tragedy given the quality of the game.

luckily i've manged to catch all the goals although the one just scored seconds ago was a slide-show.

someone, help a brah out! i'd just walk over to a bar but my gf wouldn't be very pleased
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread (ITT: POLAND SURPRISE SHOCKER)
Post by: Timber on June 13, 2012, 02:41:02 PM
Ronaldo :violin
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread (ITT: POLAND SURPRISE SHOCKER)
Post by: Robo on June 13, 2012, 02:55:57 PM
any alternatives other than ATDHE for streaming the games?

the site has not be reliable today thus far with nearly every stream being shut down within minutes and the few remaining being hammered. it's a tragedy given the quality of the game.

luckily i've manged to catch all the goals although the one just scored seconds ago was a slide-show.

someone, help a brah out! i'd just walk over to a bar but my gf wouldn't be very pleased

Aren't they all on ESPN3?  You can use the Watch ESPN app or http://espn.go.com/watchespn/index (http://espn.go.com/watchespn/index)

Has replays as well.

Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread (ITT: POLAND SURPRISE SHOCKER)
Post by: Himu on June 13, 2012, 02:57:13 PM
any alternatives other than ATDHE for streaming the games?

the site has not be reliable today thus far with nearly every stream being shut down within minutes and the few remaining being hammered. it's a tragedy given the quality of the game.

luckily i've manged to catch all the goals although the one just scored seconds ago was a slide-show.

someone, help a brah out! i'd just walk over to a bar but my gf wouldn't be very pleased

they are all on espn 3

http://www.epltalk.com/euro-2012-tv-schedule-for-us-uk-and-canada-43496
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread (ITT: POLAND SURPRISE SHOCKER)
Post by: Timber on June 13, 2012, 03:34:24 PM
lol, fuck everything about this team. i could be playing video games right now  :maf
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread (ITT: POLAND SURPRISE SHOCKER)
Post by: Timber on June 13, 2012, 04:43:33 PM
well at least they scored
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread (ITT: POLAND SURPRISE SHOCKER)
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on June 13, 2012, 04:50:12 PM
:piss Holland :piss2

No effort at all, what a shitbin team. I could have been taking a nice dump. If they showed half the effort of teams like Denmark and Poland they could have won. But they played like its  a training game. Holy fuck what a shit game.
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread (Netherlands v Germany...the beautiful game in action)
Post by: Himu on June 13, 2012, 09:30:26 PM
NETHERLANDS V GERMANY :bow :bow :bow
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread (Netherlands v Germany...the beautiful game in action)
Post by: DCharlieJP on June 13, 2012, 09:40:40 PM
well that about wraps that group up - Germany and Denmark will play out a low key 0-0, leaving Portugal the task of beating Holland - which, i want to say WONT HAPPEN but given the mood in the dutch camp? it might just

Either way, the Germans aren't stupid - they know Denmark into the knockout phase represents a much more attractive situation than having Holland or Portugal in there..... then again.... all hinges on Portugal beating the dutch to undo everything.

re: Redknapp - the whole "he's taken the Spurs team as far as they can go" - YES, that's absolutely true - the only problem is he's taken Spurs to their ABSOLUTE LIMIT. The delusion that -another manager- i.e. Moyes can somehow propel them above Man Utd, Man City, Arsenal, Chelsea etc.. ? it's stupid.

Love or hate him, Redknapp has got the team where they are and that's the peak - this has a horrible smell of Leeds United about it (who famously sacked O'Leary for -only- getting them to 3rd in the league ALL THE TIME - next manager got them relegated out of the Premiership - and THEN out of the Championship! Lol - from "finishing 3rd? not good enough" to dropping two divisions!)

Teams need to know their place - for Spurs? 5-8th is acceptable performance, anything else is a bonus. I expect a very painful couple of years for Spurs - i expect flirtation with the bottom half of the division. Especially with Moyes who has at least the backing of supporters sympathetic to his lack of funds... with Spurs? not going to happen.

Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread (Netherlands v Germany...the beautiful game in action)
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on June 13, 2012, 09:50:58 PM
redknapp only got them1 position above what jol got them so maybe by Levy Logic© Moyes will get them one place above 'Arry.

Also the Dutch are lazy fukks. Fuck Robben also
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread (Netherlands v Germany...the beautiful game in action)
Post by: Himu on June 13, 2012, 10:10:01 PM
Any thoughts on Group C?
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread (Netherlands v Germany...the beautiful game in action)
Post by: Bacchus7 on June 13, 2012, 10:14:39 PM
I think Spain and Croatia through.
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread (Netherlands v Germany...the beautiful game in action)
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on June 13, 2012, 10:16:25 PM
Italy
SPain
Croatia
lol
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread (Netherlands v Germany...the beautiful game in action)
Post by: Himu on June 13, 2012, 10:21:03 PM
EURO 2012 LADIES

(http://i.imgur.com/I3WOB.jpg)

(http://i.imgur.com/9cAUw.jpg)

(http://cadfael.tv/image/src/1339258347750.gif)

(http://i.imgur.com/hyvY2.jpg)

(http://cadfael.tv/image/src/1339442342111.gif)

(http://i.imgur.com/rxwEV.jpg)

Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread (Netherlands v Germany...the beautiful game in action)
Post by: DCharlieJP on June 13, 2012, 10:21:40 PM
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redknapp only got them1 position above what jol got them so maybe by Levy Logic© Moyes will get them one place above 'Arry.

looking at the past is a fools erand - look at Ipswich (my beautiful beloved Ipswich!) - in 2001 we finished 5th! we flirted with SECOND! on a shoestring budget but the harsh reality is you can't point back at past achievements when the league moves so quickly... the Jol team would have finished lower down the league than Harry's - though no idea what Jol would have done (he's done very well at Fulham, he's clearly a good manager... but...)

Spurs players? all going to , lol, "bale" - so the next manager is walking in to absolute hell. As i say, Moyes does well on a shoe string, completely unproven with a top 5-6 team - unless someone spectacular is lined up Spurs are fudgehumped. I will laugh myself silly if AVB is appointed.


Group C - the Irish always put one -epic- performance in but i suspect that that will be against the Italians. So i expect the following tonight:

Spain 4 Ireland 0
Italy 1 Croatia 1

With the last games going :

Spain 1 Croatia 0
Italy 1 Ireland 1

Spain and Croatia through. Italy look good, it's just whether the luck is with them but i suspect the Irish spirit + trapatoni = curse for the final game.
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread (Netherlands v Germany...the beautiful game in action)
Post by: Himu on June 13, 2012, 10:32:51 PM
(http://www.abload.de/img/untitled-5bamgp.gif)

(http://i.minus.com/iYRJfDxREkrPw.gif)

(http://www.abload.de/img/untitled-4t9m01.gif)

(http://i.minus.com/ixfrK5COcaNVP.gif)
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread (Netherlands v Germany...the beautiful game in action)
Post by: Fifstar on June 14, 2012, 09:15:26 AM
Nice game for us, although a very disappointing showing from the netherlands. Really strange that the inventors of total football played with a basically two separate teams in offense and defense. How long it took the netherlands to get the ball rolling after they got the ball was weak and they put not nearly enough pressure on us. The goal for Oranje was pretty much a great move by Persie but no good team play. Basically all the predictions how Holland was in a tactical disadvantage came true.

This leaves germany in a great position even though we could still be eliminated. I think Portugal has the advantage against Holland because they actually have a solid defense and can wait what they will do. Germany against Denmark will probably be a draw like Dcharlie said, because even though I think Denmark tactically is the worst match for Germany, I don't believe the have the power to win this. If they try to go all out, it should be easy for germany to score against them.
 
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread (Netherlands v Germany...the beautiful game in action)
Post by: DCharlieJP on June 14, 2012, 05:00:32 PM
Quote
Group C - the Irish always put one -epic- performance in but i suspect that that will be against the Italians. So i expect the following tonight:

Spain 4 Ireland 0
Italy 1 Croatia 1


sigh - it's days like this i wish i actually bet on some of these damned things - lol
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread (Netherlands v Germany...the beautiful game in action)
Post by: Bacchus7 on June 14, 2012, 05:12:50 PM
True, nice calls!
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread (Netherlands v Germany...the beautiful game in action)
Post by: Himu on June 14, 2012, 07:31:44 PM
:rofl
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread (Netherlands v Germany...the beautiful game in action)
Post by: DCharlieJP on June 14, 2012, 08:19:31 PM
Tonights games :

Sweden to be 1-0 up at half time, England to shade it 2-1 - with a dodgy penalty involved for a change
France 0 Ukraine 1

yes - you heard that last one correct

*ribbit*
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread (Netherlands v Germany...the beautiful game in action)
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on June 14, 2012, 08:42:12 PM
i want to laugh at you but Ukraine will prob win however no way in hell England win against Sweden especially with Andy Carrol starting
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread (Netherlands v Germany...the beautiful game in action)
Post by: DCharlieJP on June 15, 2012, 01:52:25 AM
we shall see tomorrow! there's no reason we should look at history because the whole "never beaten Sweden in 20 years" is a complete and utter red herring.

Not to discount Sweden as they aren't bad at all but from the Ukraine game there's little to suggest they will score more than 1 goal -tops-. I -can't stand- Carrol but as long as he's played as a target man then i think we can have some good chances off feeding off the wide boys.

It's unlikely to be pretty - but i expect an England performance this time.
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread (Netherlands v Germany...the beautiful game in action)
Post by: T-Short on June 15, 2012, 04:38:51 AM
Swedish tabloid keeping the hope alive

(http://distilleryimage2.instagram.com/fb4870c2b6c111e180c9123138016265_7.jpg)
Title: The REAL Football Thread (Netherlands v Germany...the beautiful game in action)
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on June 15, 2012, 07:29:57 AM
Hilarious
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread (Netherlands v Germany...the beautiful game in action)
Post by: DCharlieJP on June 15, 2012, 09:06:45 AM
Hilarious

indeed - way too perfect.
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread (FROM SWEDEN WITH LOVE)
Post by: Himu on June 15, 2012, 09:23:02 AM
England :rofl
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread (FROM SWEDEN WITH LOVE)
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on June 15, 2012, 04:43:39 PM
FUCK OFF ENGLAND FUCK U DCHARLIE
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread (FROM SWEDEN WITH LOVE)
Post by: T-Short on June 15, 2012, 05:03:05 PM
Nice game!
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread (FROM SWEDEN WITH LOVE)
Post by: Timber on June 15, 2012, 05:10:50 PM
That was fun to watch. Not the greatest football but very energetic. Zlatan is still the most annoying dude.
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread (FROM SWEDEN WITH LOVE)
Post by: DCharlieJP on June 15, 2012, 05:33:57 PM
Quote
FUCK OFF ENGLAND FUCK U DCHARLIE

Ibra : FUCKINGS TO YOU!
Joe Hart : Have a nice flight home :smug
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread (FROM SWEDEN WITH LOVE)
Post by: T-Short on June 15, 2012, 05:41:42 PM
Swedish tabloid keeping the hope alive

(http://distilleryimage2.instagram.com/fb4870c2b6c111e180c9123138016265_7.jpg)

lol

England won.

really?
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread (FROM SWEDEN WITH LOVE)
Post by: DCharlieJP on June 15, 2012, 05:44:50 PM
Leave Borys alone, for Poland... there is no tomorrow. :(

Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread (FROM SWEDEN WITH LOVE)
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on June 15, 2012, 05:49:20 PM
do the poles like the ukraines or w/e theyre called
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread (England advances in Euro 2k12)
Post by: Himu on June 16, 2012, 05:57:23 AM
I watched this goal at least 20 times on my dvr tonight trying to figure out how the fuck

(http://i.minus.com/iIMDmEuq7RgSw.gif)

(http://i.minus.com/iwgUHxSfNZGfG.gif)

:bow :bow :bow The beautiful game :bow2 :bow2 :bow2

And personally, i'm almost more impressed by the assist. Look at that pass!
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread (England advances in Euro 2k12)
Post by: DCharlieJP on June 16, 2012, 06:09:38 AM
the best thing about the goal is the nudge to get infront of the defender by Welbeck and then sucking him so he can turn -and- backheel it in. Walcott is playing on a forwards instinct of getting to the byline and cutting it back - all the hard work is making the space down the flank in the first place, but yeah - all in all, a great goal.

p.s. why do people not like the England black kit? didn't get one myself , but got one for the boy and it's a really nice strip.
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread (England advances in Euro 2k12)
Post by: Flannel Boy on June 16, 2012, 03:45:38 PM
(http://www.abload.de/img/untitled-5j5lve.gif)
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread (England advances in Euro 2k12)
Post by: DCharlieJP on June 16, 2012, 06:17:57 PM
getting worse with my predictions - had Greece to beat Russia, but mistakenly put Poland to beat Czech - doh. Ah well - i had the scores wrong anyways.

So yeah - as stated above - no tomorrow for Poland. Back to watching Speedway for Borys.
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread (England advances in Euro 2k12)
Post by: DCharlieJP on June 17, 2012, 08:02:08 AM
UEFA to investigate/charge English FA with "attempted pitch invasion" from the Sweden game ... trollololololol
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread (England advances in Euro 2k12)
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on June 17, 2012, 08:47:02 AM
I think head to head is a stupid way of advancement. RIP RUSSIA RIP ARSHAVIN
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread (England advances in Euro 2k12)
Post by: DCharlieJP on June 17, 2012, 10:02:20 AM
Quote
I think head to head is a stupid way of advancement. RIP RUSSIA RIP ARSHAVIN

Well, for that you have to look at other factors (i'm looking at YOU, Peru....) though even that would be an unlikely event unless corruption in the game is so rife that UEFA fear it -may- happen.

Should have head to head ONLY if the goal difference is identical

Tonight? It's just bonkers - Germany on 6 points can STILL be eliminated. Holland, on 0 points, can still go through... wibble.


Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread (England advances in Euro 2k12)
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on June 17, 2012, 04:20:36 PM
(http://cadfael.tv/image/src/1339964373150.gif)

lol holland
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread (England advances in Euro 2k12)
Post by: DCharlieJP on June 17, 2012, 04:32:51 PM
Well, i guess if Portugal go through it keeps the house tension nice and active....
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread (England advances in Euro 2k12)
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on June 17, 2012, 04:36:33 PM
germany almost bottled it ugh
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread (England advances in Euro 2k12)
Post by: Fifstar on June 17, 2012, 05:33:56 PM
So much for having a relaxing sunday. Should have scored a second goal in the first half and maybe have a player that is responsible for an 1,94 m attacker at a corner kick.
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread (England advances in Euro 2k12)
Post by: Timber on June 17, 2012, 07:43:28 PM
Looking forward to enjoying a stress-free rest of the tourney now NL has been so IGNOMINIOUSLY wiped out. No idea who to root for now. I'm leaning toward Germany, but supporting a team I think will actually end up winning is a terrifying, unfamiliar feeling for me so FUCK IT, GO GREECE!
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread (England advances in Euro 2k12)
Post by: Himu on June 18, 2012, 02:17:23 AM
LOL AT THIS TOURNEY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ur5fGSBsfq8
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread (England advances in Euro 2k12)
Post by: DCharlieJP on June 18, 2012, 02:23:05 AM
:bow Python :bow2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nc2To-pKMSg
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread (BORYS AM CRY HAUAHUAHAUAH POLAND OUT OF EURO)
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on June 18, 2012, 10:28:18 AM
Will laugh alot if Spain manage to get knocked out today by Croatia and Italy winning.
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread (BORYS AM CRY HAUAHUAHAUAH POLAND OUT OF EURO)
Post by: DCharlieJP on June 18, 2012, 03:59:13 PM
I'm completely confused by this Uefa rules bollox - Italy are top because ... oh fuck knows why. Might as well just say because Platini says so.

(because head to head... all on same points but Croatia 0 Spain 0 means that these two go below Italy even if they have better goal differences...)

Whoever thought this was a good idea is a cunt.
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread (BORYS AM CRY HAUAHUAHAUAH POLAND OUT OF EURO)
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on June 18, 2012, 04:30:03 PM
Apparently theres a scenario where the world ranking could actually decide who goes forward also  :yuck


spain are playing like shit.
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread (BORYS AM CRY HAUAHUAHAUAH POLAND OUT OF EURO)
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on June 18, 2012, 04:31:49 PM
what the fuck was that
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread (BORYS AM CRY HAUAHUAHAUAH POLAND OUT OF EURO)
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on June 18, 2012, 04:38:55 PM
GODOTELLI :bow :bow

fucking cheating spanish team
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread (BORYS AM CRY HAUAHUAHAUAH POLAND OUT OF EURO)
Post by: Timber on June 18, 2012, 04:41:22 PM
Kinda bummed Croatia didn't make it through.
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread (BORYS AM CRY HAUAHUAHAUAH POLAND OUT OF EURO)
Post by: Smooth Groove on June 18, 2012, 05:27:13 PM
Fuck you, Himuro.

Racist!
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread (BORYS AM CRY HAUAHUAHAUAH POLAND OUT OF EURO)
Post by: Fifstar on June 18, 2012, 06:19:27 PM
I'm completely confused by this Uefa rules bollox - Italy are top because ... oh fuck knows why. Might as well just say because Platini says so.

(because head to head... all on same points but Croatia 0 Spain 0 means that these two go below Italy even if they have better goal differences...)

Whoever thought this was a good idea is a cunt.

It's because the head to head results count before the absolute goal difference.

The qualifiers are:

1. Head to Head Result
2. Goal difference from head to head results (if 3 teams have the same amount of points, only the matches between those count)
3. Amount of goals made head to head
4. Goal difference from all matches
5. Amount of goals all matches

It's confusing but I don't think it's that bad. Results against teams with the same amount of points as you should be more important than if you have one blow out victory against a shitty team.
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread (BORYS AM CRY HAUAHUAHAUAH POLAND OUT OF EURO)
Post by: DCharlieJP on June 18, 2012, 07:12:43 PM
disagree Fifstar - the argument from UEFA is to protect against a "Peru 78" situation but it does open the door to final game collusion as well.

it basically goes against defensive mastery and rewards looking to goals which is, yet again, another wankstain cunt fuck spunk wank bullshit Fifa/Uefa "fucked if we know what the fuck football is about" shithead spunk chugging cock jockey ass feltching shithead choice.

see also : my biggest Fifa/UEFA "oh f*ck right off"

Last world cup : bu bu bu bu the vuvazela is how they do football, it should be allowed
next world cup : bu bu bu they have to change their LAW to allow alcohol at the ground because our SPONSORS demand it, who CARES that THATS HOW THEY DO FOOTBALL! OH ... P... FUCKING ... S... 10 grand fines for slamming advertising we never asked for in our faces... (this message is brought to you by Coca Cola, Toyota, Carling, Bud, etc etc etc)

F*CK FIFA
F*CK UEFA
F*CK PRATTINI
F*CK TWATTAA

Fuck them all - and the sooner there's a breakaway competition the better. Why the F*CK do nations constantly plunge 4-5 billion that they LOSE into a tournament when fifa/uefa walk away with 3-4 billion in profit when the f*ckers are as bent as a 5 bob note.

F*CK THE "WORLD POWERS" OF FOOTBALL - grade A c*nts to a man and the "bu bu bu we give X millions to africa etc" - oh F*CK OFF. JUST F*CK RIGHT OFF. It's all about the $$$$ and the top and bottom of it is you are making bank off being cocks - so yeah.... awaiting the hilarious "pitch invasion" punishment but i REALLY HOPE you give us a 6 point deduction of kick us out because i think we might start the revolt against your disgusting wankstained puss f*cking shite.

p.s. F*CK YOU UEFA/FIFA.
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread (BORYS AM CRY HAUAHUAHAUAH POLAND OUT OF EURO)
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on June 18, 2012, 07:33:05 PM
i agree
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread (BORYS AM CRY HAUAHUAHAUAH POLAND OUT OF EURO)
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on June 19, 2012, 06:13:44 AM
:piss Holland :piss2

We need a bigger piss emoticon for this debacle.
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread (BORYS AM CRY HAUAHUAHAUAH POLAND OUT OF EURO)
Post by: Fifstar on June 19, 2012, 08:43:54 AM
UEFA and FIFA are cunts, no question, but I don't see how this rule system benefits looking to goals? It just disemphasizes results against teams that are not the same point wise? In fact in your own example with a 0:0 draw between Spain and Croatia the rules would have been to the disadvantage of spain who scored the most goals in the group but who would have finished behind Italy.

Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread (BORYS AM CRY HAUAHUAHAUAH POLAND OUT OF EURO)
Post by: DCharlieJP on June 19, 2012, 09:35:21 AM
Quote
UEFA and FIFA are cunts, no question, but I don't see how this rule system benefits looking to goals? It just disemphasizes results against teams that are not the same point wise? In fact in your own example with a 0:0 draw between Spain and Croatia the rules would have been to the disadvantage of spain who scored the most goals in the group but who would have finished behind Italy.

um - yes - that's my point. for draws it's rewarding scoring draws ahead of no-scoring draws. The big problem i have with the rule is that in a group of 4 teams playing 3 games this is going to come up and as per your example : if Spain drew 0-0 with Croatia and Italy had won, Italy would have topped the group even though Spain had scored more goals. If Spain drew 2-2 though, then Spain top the group - Croatia go through - and ITALY go out. But yes, Spain (if it had been a draw) SHOULD have finished top. Again, the groups are too small to discount results against non-tied teams, it removes the importance of -one third- your teams performance.

Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread (BORYS AM CRY HAUAHUAHAUAH POLAND OUT OF EURO)
Post by: Fifstar on June 19, 2012, 10:27:40 AM
I agree that in the rules are unfair if the teams that are tied for points only had draws against each other. In that case, overall goal difference should decide, no matter how the draws ended.
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread (BORYS AM CRY HAUAHUAHAUAH POLAND OUT OF EURO)
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on June 19, 2012, 04:41:20 PM
:piss england
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread (BORYS AM CRY HAUAHUAHAUAH POLAND OUT OF EURO)
Post by: T-Short on June 19, 2012, 04:43:06 PM
(http://h9.abload.de/img/untitled-45yzi8.gif)

huahua
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread (BORYS AM CRY HAUAHUAHAUAH POLAND OUT OF EURO)
Post by: SantaC on June 19, 2012, 05:22:01 PM
i blame isaksson
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread (BORYS AM CRY HAUAHUAHAUAH POLAND OUT OF EURO)
Post by: DCharlieJP on June 19, 2012, 06:47:25 PM
England : Bore Bore Two
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread (BORYS AM CRY HAUAHUAHAUAH POLAND OUT OF EURO)
Post by: DCharlieJP on June 19, 2012, 08:13:00 PM
However... this does make me feel great....

England : Goal line technology!
Platini : ummm.... we sey NON
England : Goal line technology!
Platini : ummm.... we sey NON
England : Goal line technology!
Platini : ummm.... we sey NON
England : Goal line technology!
Platini : ummm.... we sey NON
England : Goal line technology!
Platini : ummm.... we sey NON
England : Goal line technology!
Platini : ummm.... we sey NON
England : LOL thanks Platini
Platini : ... f*ck.
England : Enjoy spain then :smug
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread (BORYS AM CRY HAUAHUAHAUAH POLAND OUT OF EURO)
Post by: Bacchus7 on June 19, 2012, 08:15:31 PM
I am so afraid Germany beats Greece, England beats Italy, and England upsets Germany. I might never acknowledge England again after the CL final.
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread (BORYS AM CRY HAUAHUAHAUAH POLAND OUT OF EURO)
Post by: DCharlieJP on June 19, 2012, 08:23:07 PM
Don't worry - it's Greece vs Italy in the semi so neither england nor germany fans need get too carried away ;)
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread (BORYS AM CRY HAUAHUAHAUAH POLAND OUT OF EURO)
Post by: Bacchus7 on June 19, 2012, 08:41:53 PM
I would honestly prefer that scenario.
spoiler (click to show/hide)
Be careful what I wish for :(
[close]
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread (BORYS AM CRY HAUAHUAHAUAH POLAND OUT OF EURO)
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on June 20, 2012, 02:47:27 AM
Fucking UEFA, Ukraine got robbed.

Shame about Sweden too, that team def looked good in my book, just a bit unlucky.
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread (BORYS AM CRY HAUAHUAHAUAH POLAND OUT OF EURO)
Post by: T-Short on June 20, 2012, 02:59:40 AM
(http://i.minus.com/ibenLDy3cxNOqv.jpg)
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread (BORYS AM CRY HAUAHUAHAUAH POLAND OUT OF EURO)
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on June 20, 2012, 03:12:13 AM
How can he not see its IN the goal... I mean it's either one side of the post or the other for him.

How much did this man get payed?
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread (BORYS AM CRY HAUAHUAHAUAH POLAND OUT OF EURO)
Post by: DCharlieJP on June 20, 2012, 03:47:38 AM
it's amazing that if someone said "someone will be on the receiving end of a sh1tty goal line call" i'd have put the MORTGAGE on it being a bad call that crippled England.

Platini - i want to see him crying ON THE TELE.

Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread (BORYS AM CRY HAUAHUAHAUAH POLAND OUT OF EURO)
Post by: Himu on June 20, 2012, 04:16:59 AM
what in the fuck

drogba signed for shanghai shenhua
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread (BORYS AM CRY HAUAHUAHAUAH POLAND OUT OF EURO)
Post by: Fifstar on June 20, 2012, 05:24:32 AM
That's been making the rounds since the CL final, no?
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread (BORYS AM CRY HAUAHUAHAUAH POLAND OUT OF EURO)
Post by: DCharlieJP on June 20, 2012, 07:05:31 AM
yeah, no surprises for the Drogba move really - few other players rumoured to be heading over. Retirement cash total.


Lol i have a highly disturbing picture of myself and a friend wearing the Shanghai Shenhua football kit - him home, me away kit - with the shorts pulled up so high that our nuts are poking out... from about 2002 ... drunk... in Shanghai.

I'm sure the Drog will have a blast there!
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread (BORYS AM CRY HAUAHUAHAUAH POLAND OUT OF EURO)
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on June 20, 2012, 03:44:38 PM
240k euro a week.

Yeah Id sign too.
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread (BORYS AM CRY HAUAHUAHAUAH POLAND OUT OF EURO)
Post by: Himu on June 20, 2012, 03:51:19 PM
(http://s3-ak.buzzfed.com/static/campaign_images/web05/2012/6/14/11/italian-fans-in-blackface-1-2416-1339688042-4_big.jpg)

:lol

Balotelli's fans.

:rofl
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread (BORYS AM CRY HAUAHUAHAUAH POLAND OUT OF EURO)
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on June 20, 2012, 03:57:43 PM
(http://offtrackplanet.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/intocht_zwarte_pieten.jpg)
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread (BORYS AM CRY HAUAHUAHAUAH POLAND OUT OF EURO)
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on June 20, 2012, 06:23:28 PM
:bow Godotelli
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread (BORYS AM CRY HAUAHUAHAUAH POLAND OUT OF EURO)
Post by: DCharlieJP on June 20, 2012, 08:20:42 PM
lol - Italian press conference banned all questions in English - any questions asked in English shot down ... in Italian.
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread (BORYS AM CRY HAUAHUAHAUAH POLAND OUT OF EURO)
Post by: DCharlieJP on June 23, 2012, 09:02:23 AM
Good god - do NOT touch Paddy Power online with a 60ft barge pole.

Account suspended after i added credit, pending me sending documents proving i am who i was (passport, credit card bill, etc) - sent them it three times, not ONE response. Several emails - no response. Live chat? Sorry - please send documents again (now sent three times). Been suspended for over a week, now hearing the account was closed - but no reason given with a -small- amount of credit still unused on the account.... They can only refund my account -if- , groan, send them my passport, credit card bill, etc AGAIN. Officially taking the water. Not happy at all.

I'm aware of Paddypower and i'm not aware of them being a giant scam or anything similar - infact, seems they have a great reputation - but the whole idea of allowing you to credit your account THEN slapping down account suspensions then doing absolutely nothing about getting the account unlocked when you send them the required documents is beyond a joke.

Whole point was to just have 25 quid in smallish bets during the Euros.... that's not happening now given where we are in the competition. :/
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread (BORYS AM CRY HAUAHUAHAUAH POLAND OUT OF EURO)
Post by: DCharlieJP on June 23, 2012, 04:39:02 PM
Spain - down the left - 90 seconds to go - 2-0 up....

yes lads, quick - work it out of this dangerous situation where we might score! Let's pass it back to the half way line and continue playing keepball.

It's effective and techincally great but god DAMN is it the dullest football ever. At least when Barca do it they still have buckets of attacking flair and want to score. With Spain it looks like they've been told not to shoot.
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread (BORYS AM CRY HAUAHUAHAUAH POLAND OUT OF EURO)
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on June 23, 2012, 07:16:52 PM
i've used paddypower before before they banned my account also wanting the same shit  :lol :lol
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread (BORYS AM CRY HAUAHUAHAUAH POLAND OUT OF EURO)
Post by: DCharlieJP on June 23, 2012, 08:41:45 PM
I mean - okay fine, i'm not particularly happy with a number of companies pulling this sort of nonsense - but okay if i then PROVIDE those details then i expect to get a good speed of response.

I sent another request pointing out that i just keep getting asked to reprovide the details - so they've asked me to.... reprovide the details :/

I've sent preceding messages and post send messages to say "sending..." "did you get it?" so lets see if -this- works. :/

Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread (BORYS AM CRY HAUAHUAHAUAH POLAND OUT OF EURO)
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on June 24, 2012, 09:40:37 AM
UEFA took pictures of every fan at the Euros. Find the hot girls!!!

http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/news/newsid=1832589.html
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread (BORYS AM CRY HAUAHUAHAUAH POLAND OUT OF EURO)
Post by: Fifstar on June 24, 2012, 04:46:41 PM
England seems to have a bit more power left here..
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread (BORYS AM CRY HAUAHUAHAUAH POLAND OUT OF EURO)
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on June 24, 2012, 05:40:32 PM
lol
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread (BORYS AM CRY HAUAHUAHAUAH POLAND OUT OF EURO)
Post by: DCharlieJP on June 24, 2012, 07:47:51 PM
Quote
Sorry XFE but you did not deserve the win today. Both sides had many opportunities to score a goal, both fumbled and as weird as it seems: penalties were the only honest way to do this.

can't say i disagree - Italy bossed the game and, when England did have chances, our forwards wanted one or two too many touches. Hodgson is a -great- manager in that he organised England around our strengths and hoped to nick a goal but alas - you need a huge slice of luck and the one handed save was probably the big chance for England. Italy could have/should have been out of sight - lots of amazing chances.

Perlo is a GOD though - god damn, that penalty was just incredible. Good luck to Italy - i had a chat with a French guy i play football with at work and i said i thought Italy would shade it and go on to win the tournament. So we shall see.

England just don't have the personel but AT LEAST we are coming round to playing within our limitations under Hodgson. No complaints at all, our best simply isn't good enough at international level right now - we played the right way to give ourselves a chance to win but we simply couldn't take it. If we'd beaten Italy then there would be a huge sense of injustice given they bossed us.

Quote
fucking schooled the english kid

tsk tsk - Joe Hart is -at worst- top three keepers on the face of the earth right now. Give Perlo the FULL praise here - he didn'tschool some green school kid here - he schooled a world class best in breed goal keeper. This wasn't some parlour trick against some n00b, this was an act of skill that tricked someone who could walk into 99.9999% of the teams on the planet.
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread (BORYS AM CRY HAUAHUAHAUAH POLAND OUT OF EURO)
Post by: DCharlieJP on June 24, 2012, 07:53:50 PM
in other news ! lol....

i got a phone call from my bank - someone (let's face it : PADDYPOWER) has reported the attempted use of a cloned card from Japan....

for
f*ck
sake

you couldn't make this shit up. :/

So now my card has to be destroyed - they will reissue a new one, i should inform any company i have standing charges that they may bounce etc etc...

lesson learned - soon as a company has any policy of identification based verification? Just walk away
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread (BORYS AM CRY HAUAHUAHAUAH POLAND OUT OF EURO)
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on June 24, 2012, 08:03:59 PM
:piss paddypower
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread (BORYS AM CRY HAUAHUAHAUAH POLAND OUT OF EURO)
Post by: DCharlieJP on June 24, 2012, 08:19:40 PM
indeed. Actually they have managed to save me money - as long as i get a refund. But i'll NEVER touch them again and will advise anyone i come into contact thinking of dealing with them to also not touch them.

not that that's going to be a wide circle of people but it's just been one big headache.
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread (BORYS AM CRY HAUAHUAHAUAH POLAND OUT OF EURO)
Post by: Diunx on June 24, 2012, 08:28:31 PM
Was in the beach today, every bar and restaurant was full of euros watching this thing and screaming! they weren't even paying attention to their teenage latinas companions.
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread (BORYS AM CRY HAUAHUAHAUAH POLAND OUT OF EURO)
Post by: DCharlieJP on June 24, 2012, 08:36:07 PM
Quote
Was in the beach today, every bar and restaurant was full of euros watching this thing and screaming! they weren't even paying attention to their teenage latinas companions.

football first

then getting round the back and shooting inside the box later

Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread (BORYS AM CRY HAUAHUAHAUAH POLAND OUT OF EURO)
Post by: Akala on June 24, 2012, 11:03:54 PM
Anyone but Spain...they are so goddam boring. 
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread (BORYS AM CRY HAUAHUAHAUAH POLAND OUT OF EURO)
Post by: Mr. Gundam on June 24, 2012, 11:28:09 PM
Go European Economic Overlords!
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread (BORYS AM CRY HAUAHUAHAUAH POLAND OUT OF EURO)
Post by: Fifstar on June 25, 2012, 02:47:19 AM
NO! Not Italy!  :'( :'(
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread (BORYS AM CRY HAUAHUAHAUAH POLAND OUT OF EURO)
Post by: DCharlieJP on June 26, 2012, 08:22:51 PM
I find it amazing that there are people who don't like Balloteli - he's pure 10000% entertainment.

In the last season :

+ Stupid sending offs
+ Incredible goals
+ Haircuts
+ The "Why always me?" T-shirt
+ When questioned by police after smashing up his sports car : "Why do you have 5000 quid in your back pocket?" "... because i'm rich"
+ ... you know... just go to this link :

http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/opinion/blogs/football-banter/Mario-Balotelli-s-maddest-moments-Jennifer-Thompson-car-crashes-fireworks-bibs-trampolines-the-lot-article819829.html

absolute legend already.

Turning up randomly at the Inter Milan press conference and the story of him getting a ton of free trainers/merch from sponsors then driving round Moss Side giving them out to kids ... :bow

Absolute nutter, but as a neutral he's amazing to watch. A talent, a character... i just hope that no one manages to tame him. He's so much fun, you just don't know what you are going to get.
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread (BORYS AM CRY HAUAHUAHAUAH POLAND OUT OF EURO)
Post by: Bacchus7 on June 26, 2012, 11:29:01 PM
I was incredibly impressed with his touch on and control of the ball in this last match.
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread (BORYS AM CRY HAUAHUAHAUAH POLAND OUT OF EURO)
Post by: DCharlieJP on June 27, 2012, 09:36:12 AM
Fans > "Mr Platini! We would like a 1 minute silence before France v Sweden to mark the death of your compatriate french football commentator and personal friend Theirry Roland"
Platini > "buuut of currse - mais oui! Whun Meenut Sirance is hebsulutely za raait thing to du. A grait mon who we shud all be murnng"

Fans > "Mr Platini! We would like a 1 minute silence before Portugal v Spain to mark the death of former Spain U19 player Miki Roque who died tragically aged 23"
Platini > "buuut we cannot becuz of za timing and himpotance of za game. I have also foobidan you fram wearing black harmbends which is tha tradishunal marque of respeck"


After all the shite that has happened in Euro 2012 - it's now pretty clear that the european teams should just walk away and tell Pratini to do one.
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread (Portugal or Spain?)
Post by: Akala on June 27, 2012, 03:36:38 PM
Go Portugal lol
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread (Portugal or Spain?)
Post by: CajoleJuice on June 27, 2012, 03:39:18 PM
fuckin zzzzzzzz
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread (Portugal or Spain?)
Post by: DCharlieJP on June 27, 2012, 03:55:32 PM
at least it's still 0-0.

Why am i awake for this? God i hope Portugal win - Spain are dull de dull dull dull.

I'd take my bro in law and wife bragging for the next 2-3 years rather than Spain win with their ticky-tacky football.
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread (Portugal or Spain?)
Post by: Himu on June 27, 2012, 04:38:20 PM
http://www.theonion.com/video/soccer-officially-announces-it-is-gay,17603/

:(
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread (Portugal or Spain?)
Post by: CajoleJuice on June 27, 2012, 04:41:11 PM
http://www.theonion.com/video/soccer-officially-announces-it-is-gay,17603/

:(

so old

but still hilarious
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread (Portugal or Spain?)
Post by: DCharlieJP on June 27, 2012, 05:15:22 PM
COME ON PORTUGAL - FFS. Do this - finish them off.

Penalties.
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread (Portugal or Spain?)
Post by: Timber on June 27, 2012, 05:28:18 PM
UEFA should just cancel the whole thing.
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread (Portugal or Spain?)
Post by: DCharlieJP on June 27, 2012, 05:32:03 PM
The lame in Spain falls mainly on the Spanish.

I preferred Spain when they were the perennial underachievers :/

And now on Japanese TV : Jon Kabira tries not to hide the fact that he was bored shitless
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread (Portugal or Spain?)
Post by: Himu on June 27, 2012, 05:32:29 PM
rofl
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread (Portugal or Spain?)
Post by: DCharlieJP on June 27, 2012, 05:34:48 PM
p.s. i watched this entire match in a Portuguese top - i even cheered Ronaldo and he had the chances to win this but decided to be ineffective... bastard.

WHY DIDN'T HE WANT IT MORE? WHERE WAS HIS STOMACH? NOT FOR THE BIG OCCASION ! Etc etc etc.... ;)

(we all know i cursed Portugal by wearing the shirt)
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread (Portugal or Spain?)
Post by: CajoleJuice on June 27, 2012, 05:34:56 PM
i hate soccer again
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread (Portugal or Spain?)
Post by: DCharlieJP on June 27, 2012, 05:36:12 PM
Caj - this is International soccer - it's not -real- soccer. That starts again in 5 weeks or so.
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread (Portugal or Spain?)
Post by: CajoleJuice on June 27, 2012, 05:37:02 PM
Caj - this is International soccer - it's not -real- soccer. That starts again in 5 weeks or so.


yeah, i've always heard that, but i've only recently tried to really watch soccer and holy shit now i understand
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread (Portugal or Spain?)
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on June 27, 2012, 05:38:23 PM
atleast ITaly can save us from the  germans tomorrow
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread (Portugal or Spain?)
Post by: DCharlieJP on June 27, 2012, 07:57:18 PM
I want whoever faces Spain in the final to bend their shit-tastic "no strikers! just pack the entire field" BULLSHIT over and royally clean their dirty with the soapy fish of attacking excellence.

Of Italy/Germany then ... well... Germany are a good bet but if we could have Italy with a Perlo and Balo going balls out nuts? I'd take it. I'd beg/go naked/wank a dog for a 4-0 or 5-0 stuffing.

Spain have deployed shite tactics that aren't -that- far away from the shite Greece/England deployed. Once you get to "well , we could shoot on goal, but then we'd lose the ball mi mi mi mi" shite then i want to smash my own face in watching them.

Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread (Portugal or Spain?)
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on June 28, 2012, 04:34:43 PM
GODOTELLI
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread (Portugal or Spain?)
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on June 28, 2012, 04:39:37 PM
yesss godotelli
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread (Portugal or Spain?)
Post by: DCharlieJP on June 28, 2012, 04:40:39 PM
BATIGOD

look at him strutting around like a boss.

Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread (Portugal or Spain?)
Post by: Timber on June 28, 2012, 04:41:13 PM
Remove Spain from UEFA, declare Italy champion by default.
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread (Portugal or Spain?)
Post by: DCharlieJP on June 28, 2012, 04:52:01 PM
the second goal gets funnier and funnier the more i see it. Good lord.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6eac8TaYVlw
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread (Portugal or Spain?)
Post by: Timber on June 28, 2012, 04:57:19 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvDQXhmeZqo
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread (Portugal or Spain?)
Post by: Himu on June 28, 2012, 05:40:09 PM
Ahahahahah
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread - Italy defeats Germany
Post by: Fifstar on June 28, 2012, 06:08:48 PM
 :'( :'( :'(
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread - Italy defeats Germany
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on June 28, 2012, 11:29:15 PM
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Balotelli said: “My team didn’t get angry because I was booked — but they saw my physique and got jealous!”

(http://cdn.ientry.com/sites/webpronews/article_pics/balotelli_celebration.gif)

(http://www.deccanchronicle.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/node-gallery-display/supermario.jpg)

:bow :bow2

I hope Italy rape boring Spain.
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread - Italy defeats Germany
Post by: DCharlieJP on June 29, 2012, 09:31:58 AM
I want balogod to score 4 goals and then get sent off for something crazy ... then have him moonwalk off the pitch.

I can't stop watching the 2nd goal - it just gets funnier and funnier the more i see it. My thought process watching was basically "oh god, he's got a chance just place it in thHOLYFUCKINGFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK!!!?#?!#?!$"?$!?!$"?!"

Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread - Italy defeats Germany
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on June 30, 2012, 06:16:59 AM
Ballotelli is exactly what football needs between cocky chav crybaby Ronaldo and low profile god Messi.
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread - Italy defeats Germany
Post by: DCharlieJP on June 30, 2012, 09:21:57 AM
Yeah, Messi is incredible but he's the sort of guy you'd imagine being up there with Alan "i celebrated winning the title by creosoting our fence" Shearer.

Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread - Italy defeats Germany
Post by: DCharlieJP on June 30, 2012, 11:00:00 AM
Milan : Pirlo is past it
Pirlo : #fingerwag

I need to stop reading massive UEFA troll Platini. 2020 UEFA to be spread across the whole of Europe - airflights are cheap, just fly between all the major cities, you filthy poors!

Clown car, clown shoes - total cartoon.

Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread - Italy defeats Germany
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on June 30, 2012, 01:45:10 PM
I have no idea whats going on at UEFA and FIFA, these organisations are supposed to promote football not fuck it up by doing World Cups in fucking Quatar and not allowing cameras/computers.

Bu bu bu street urchins in Africa don't have camera's is a non argument.
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread - Italy defeats Germany
Post by: DCharlieJP on June 30, 2012, 02:09:14 PM
Fifa in a nutshell :

Africa :
Absolutely not - we cannot stop the Vuvazelas. That is how football is done there

Qatar :
Well, it's their law - so if you are gay don't be having any sex whilst you are there. That is how football is done there.

Brazil :
We don't care that you successfully reduced your hooliganism problems by making it illegal to sell alcohol at your ground, UNBAN IT now by changing the law of your country. This is how football is going to be done there from now on.


Nailed on wankers. Hollow words from empty men.
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread - Spain v Italy EURO 2012 FINAL, July 1, WATCH
Post by: Himu on July 01, 2012, 04:09:57 AM
HEY GUYS THEY HAVE LIKE 10 YEARS TO SHAPE UP LOL

BE FAIR, GUYS LOL
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread - Spain v Italy EURO 2012 FINAL, July 1, WATCH
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on July 01, 2012, 01:10:33 PM
GO BALOTELLI
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread - Spain v Italy EURO 2012 FINAL, July 1, WATCH
Post by: Fifstar on July 01, 2012, 03:37:47 PM
Kinda glad we didn't reach the final, Spain would have whooped our ass so bad.
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread - Spain v Italy EURO 2012 FINAL, July 1, WATCH
Post by: Timber on July 01, 2012, 03:44:57 PM
Spain are very, very good. I don't know what to think of all this.
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread - Spain v Italy EURO 2012 FINAL, July 1, WATCH
Post by: Bacchus7 on July 01, 2012, 03:47:34 PM
Kinda glad we didn't reach the final, Spain would have whooped our ass so bad.

Truth. Be careful what you wish for, Italy!
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread - Spain v Italy EURO 2012 FINAL, July 1, WATCH
Post by: DCharlieJP on July 01, 2012, 03:51:54 PM
really could do with an early Italian goal in the second half.... it's not coming though is it?
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread - Spain v Italy EURO 2012 FINAL, July 1, WATCH
Post by: Himu on July 01, 2012, 04:42:21 PM
omfg this game lmao
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread - Spain v Italy EURO 2012 FINAL, July 1, WATCH
Post by: Bacchus7 on July 01, 2012, 04:58:13 PM
As "lmao" as this game was to you, it is very possible we just witnessed one of the crowning achievements of the best team to ever play the game.
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread - Spain v Italy EURO 2012 FINAL, July 1, WATCH
Post by: Diunx on July 01, 2012, 04:58:42 PM
I heard Italy got raped lol where's magoose?
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread - Spain v Italy EURO 2012 FINAL, July 1, WATCH
Post by: fart on July 01, 2012, 05:01:43 PM
hi i don't know anything about soccer/football/rugby sportzzzz


BUT DCHARLIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread - Spain v Italy EURO 2012 FINAL, July 1, WATCH
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on July 01, 2012, 05:05:01 PM
spain are horrible. sure they have "skill" and "talent" but they're all boring spaniards with no charisma or anything. it's like watching the new york yankees.
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread - Spain v Italy EURO 2012 FINAL, July 1, WATCH
Post by: Third on July 01, 2012, 05:07:37 PM
First they finish off The Netherlands, and now my Italy. The Spaniards are so mean  :-\
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread - Spain v Italy EURO 2012 FINAL, July 1, WATCH
Post by: CajoleJuice on July 01, 2012, 05:41:15 PM
Went to a bar with a friend to watch the match and ended up sitting at a table with the Bolivian doppelganger of Evilore.
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread - Spain v Italy EURO 2012 FINAL, July 1, WATCH
Post by: Himu on July 01, 2012, 05:49:49 PM
As "lmao" as this game was to you, it is very possible we just witnessed one of the crowning achievements of the best team to ever play the game.

I was lmao-ing in regards to Italy. Spain played an AMAZING game.
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread - Spain v Italy EURO 2012 FINAL, July 1, WATCH
Post by: Akala on July 01, 2012, 05:50:48 PM
spain was very impressive, best they've looked...the bastards. wish the italians hadn't lost a body, who knows?
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread - Spain v Italy EURO 2012 FINAL, July 1, WATCH
Post by: Fifstar on July 02, 2012, 02:57:00 AM
Italy was looking good in the first half, they were able to get near the spanish goal and create some half chances. Those two goals for Spain were just perfectly played, can't really defend them, especially the first one. I felt they still played pretty disclipined after the first goal, but you could see how the second goal crushed them mentally. Then they loose a man in the second half and everything is over.
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread - Spain v Italy EURO 2012 FINAL, July 1, WATCH
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on July 02, 2012, 03:34:39 AM
Spain played very good, but is still sleep inducing.

Italy played piss poor, is this the team that took out Germany?

Sigh.
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread - Spain v Italy EURO 2012 FINAL, July 1, WATCH
Post by: DCharlieJP on July 02, 2012, 03:39:42 AM
Got to hand it to Spain - they turned up in the last game. Italy had horrible luck and they simply couldn't maintain the pace, Spain dictated.

4-0 - and it could have been worse.
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread - Spain v Italy EURO 2012 FINAL, July 1, WATCH
Post by: Fifstar on July 02, 2012, 04:04:50 AM
How did Italy play piss poor? Their first half was as good as any other performance against Spain in this tournament. Spain played their best match of the tournament and everything in the course of the game went against Italy. Spain would have crushed anybody else they way they played this final.
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread - Spain v Italy EURO 2012 FINAL, July 1, WATCH
Post by: magus on July 02, 2012, 02:47:06 PM
I heard Italy got raped lol where's magoose?

i care nothing about soccer but i was 100% sure somebody would name drop me in this thread as soon as i heard italy got fucked up so here i am :lol
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread - Spain v Italy EURO 2012 FINAL, July 1, WATCH
Post by: Himu on July 03, 2012, 11:34:40 PM
http://www.epltalk.com/espn%E2%80%99s-uefa-euro-2012-audience-up-51-percent-vs-2008-44394

:bow :bow :bow
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread - Spain v Italy EURO 2012 FINAL, July 1, WATCH
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on July 04, 2012, 03:44:22 AM
How did Italy play piss poor? Their first half was as good as any other performance against Spain in this tournament. Spain played their best match of the tournament and everything in the course of the game went against Italy. Spain would have crushed anybody else they way they played this final.

Italy played piss poor cause they missed all of their energy they used against Germany, there was no sharpness, no chasing the ball. They stood there like lambs to the slaughter. Their passing was horrible too compared to the precision they had against Germany.

Quote
Italy’s midfield wizard Andrea Pirlo completed one of eight passes into the box (12.5 pct), his worst percentage of the tournament and worst in any game since completing one of eight (12.5 pct) for Juventus in a 1-0 win Jan. 8 at Lecce.
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread - Spain v Italy EURO 2012 FINAL, July 1, WATCH
Post by: DCharlieJP on July 04, 2012, 07:02:04 AM
Spain expended way less energy than Italy - Pirlo and the team were suffering going into the game on the back of two tough games and Spain expertly handled Pirlo

It happens - i don't think Italy had a bad game, just no one was going to live with Spain with the way they played.

A lesser team putting in a middling performance would have been spunked on - I'm somewhat glad we didn't bore our way to the final... we'd have gotten absolutely slaughtered.
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread - Spain v Italy EURO 2012 FINAL, July 1, WATCH
Post by: Himu on July 16, 2012, 02:20:21 PM
There have been hints Germany bought World Cup 2006
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread - Spain v Italy EURO 2012 FINAL, July 1, WATCH
Post by: Fifstar on July 16, 2012, 03:40:46 PM
Yeah, but these have been going since years. They are probably true to a certain extent, but Blatter is talking about this now only to distract from the current accusations against him. Which is pretty funny, since he is also responsible for the awarding of the world cup 2006 to Germany.
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread - OLYMPICS
Post by: Himu on July 26, 2012, 12:22:59 AM
USA Women's NTL team beasted on France today 4-2
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread - OLYMPICS
Post by: Mr. Gundam on July 26, 2012, 12:24:49 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uy1WQUiIvrI
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread - OLYMPICS
Post by: Himu on July 26, 2012, 12:28:14 AM
Ahahahaha I'd post more MLS stuff but no one gives a shit
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread - OLYMPICS
Post by: Himu on July 26, 2012, 12:29:47 AM
MLS All Star team v Chelsea went to 2-2 today

:rock

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPJPN2-LBNw
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread - OLYMPICS
Post by: Himu on July 26, 2012, 04:07:24 AM
SCHEDULE FOR MEN'S FOOTBALL AT OLYMPICS:

Thursday, July 26

Honduras vs Morocco, 7am, NBC Sports Network and NBCUniversal Soccer Channel
Mexico vs South Korea, 9:30am, NBC Sports Network
Spain vs Japan, 9:45am, MSNBC
United Arab Emirates (UAE) vs Uruguay, Noon, NBC Sports Network
Gabon vs Switzerland, 12:15pm, MSNBC
Belarus vs New Zealand, 2:45pm, nbcolympics.com and NBC Olympics Live Extra app ONLY
Brazil vs Egypt, 2:45pm, MSNBC
Great Britain vs Senegal, 3pm, NBC Sports Network

Sunday, July 29

Egypt vs New Zealand, 7am, NBCUniversal Soccer Channel
Mexico vs Gabon, 9:30am, nbcolympics.com and NBC Olympics Live Extra app ONLY
Brazil vs Belarus, 10am, MSNBC and NBCUniversal Soccer Channel
Senegal vs Uruguay, Noon, MSNBC and NBCUniversal Soccer Channel
Japan vs Morocco, Noon, nbcolympics.com and NBC Olympics Live Extra app ONLY
South Korea vs Switzerland, 12:15pm, nbcolympics.com and NBC Olympics Live Extra app ONLY
Great Britain vs UAE, 2:45pm, MSNBC and NBCUniversal Soccer Channel
Spain vs Honduras, 2:45pm, nbcolympics.com and NBC Olympics Live Extra app ONLY

Wednesday, August 1

Egypt vs Belarus, 9:30am, nbcolympics.com and NBC Olympics Live Extra app ONLY
Brazil vs New Zealand, 9:30am, NBC Sports Network and NBCUniversal Soccer Channel
Mexico vs Switzerland, Noon, NBC Sports Network
South Korea vs Gabon, Noon, nbcolympics.com and NBC Olympics Live Extra app ONLY
Japan vs Honduras, Noon, nbcolympics.com and NBC Olympics Live Extra app ONLY
Spain vs Morocco, Noon, MSNBC and NBCUniversal Soccer Channel
Senegal vs UAE, 2:45pm, MSNBC
Great Britain vs Uruguay, 2:45pm, NBC Sports Network and NBCUniversal Soccer Channel

Saturday, August 4

Quarter-final 1; Group D winner vs Group C runner-up, 7am, MSNBC and NBCUniversal Soccer Channel
Quarter-final 2; Group B winner vs Group A runner-up, 9:30am, MSNBC and NBCUniversal Soccer Channel
Quarter-final 3; Group C winner vs Group D runner-up, Noon, MSNBC and NBCUniversal Soccer Channel
Quarter-final 4; Group A winner vs Group B runner-up, 2:30pm, MSNBC and NBCUniversal Soccer Channel

Tuesday, August 7

Semi-final 1; Quarter-final 1 winner vs Quarter-final 2 winner, Noon, NBC Sports Network and NBCUniversal Soccer Channel
Semi-final 2; Quarter-final 3 winner vs Quarter-final 4 winner, 2:45pm, NBC Sports Network

Friday, August 10

Bronze-medal match; Loser semi-final 1 vs Loser semi-final 2, 2:45pm, MSNBC and NBCUniversal Soccer Channel

Saturday, August 11

Final; Semi-final 1 winner vs Semi-final 2 winner, 10am, NBC Sports Network and NBCUniversal Soccer Channel


SCHEDULE FOR WOMEN'S FOOTBALL AT OLYMPICS:

Wednesday, July 25

Great Britain vs New Zealand, 11am, MSNBC
Japan vs Canada, Noon, nbcolympics.com and NBC Olympics Live Extra app ONLY
USA vs France, Noon, NBCUniversal Soccer Channel and NBC Sports Network
Cameroon vs Brazil, 1:45pm, NBC Sports Network
Sweden vs South Africa, 2:45pm, nbcolympics.com and NBC Olympics Live Extra app ONLY
Colombia vs North Korea, 2:45pm, NBCUniversal Soccer Channel and MSNBC

Saturday, July 28

Japan vs Sweden, 7am, MSNBC and NBCUniversal Soccer Channel
New Zealand vs Brazil, 9:30am, NBC Sports Network and NBCUniversal Soccer Channel
Canada vs South Africa, 9:30am, MSNBC
USA vs Colombia, Noon, NBC Sports Network and NBCUniversal Soccer Channel
Great Britain vs Cameroon, 12:15pm, MSNBC
France vs North Korea, 2:45pm, NBC Sports Network and NBCUniversal Soccer Channel

Tuesday, July 31

Japan vs South Africa, 9:30am, nbcolympics.com and NBC Olympics Live Extra app ONLY
Canada vs Sweden, 9:30am, MSNBC and NBCUniversal Soccer Channel
France vs Colombia, 12:15pm, MSNBC
USA vs North Korea, 12:15pm, NBCUniversal Soccer Channel and NBC Sports Network
New Zealand vs Cameroon, 2:45pm, nbcolympics.com and NBC Olympics Live Extra app ONLY
Great Britain vs Brazil, 2:45pm, MSNBC and NBCUniversal Soccer Channel

Friday, August 3

Quarter-final 1; Group F winner vs Group G runner-up, 7am, NBC Sports Network and NBCUniversal Soccer Channel
Quarter-final 2; Group G winner vs Group E/F third place, 9:30am, NBC Sports Network and NBCUniversal Soccer Channel
Quarter-final 3; Group E runner-up vs Group F runner-up, Noon, NBC Sports Network and NBCUniversal Soccer Channel
Quarter-final 4; Group E winner vs Group F/G third place, 2:30pm, NBC Sports Network and NBCUniversal Soccer Channel

Monday, August 6

Semi-final 1; Quarter-final 1 winner vs Quarter-final 3 winner, Noon, NBC Sports Network and NBCUniversal Soccer Channel
Semi-final 2; Quarter final 2 winner vs Quarter-final 4 winner, 2:45pm, NBC Sports Network and NBCUniversal Soccer Channel

Thursday, August 9

Bronze medal; Loser semi-final 1 vs Loser semi-final 2, 8am, NBC Sports Network and NBCUniversal Soccer Channel
Final; Semi-final 1 winner vs Semi-final 2 winner, 2:45pm, NBC Sports Network and NBCUniversal Soccer Channel

ALL MATCHES STREAMING AT - nbcolympics.com
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread - OLYMPICS
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on July 26, 2012, 03:24:27 PM
MLS All Star team v Chelsea went to 2-2 today

:rock

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPJPN2-LBNw

Isn't MLS All Stars basicly Overage Euro All Stars?
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread - OLYMPICS
Post by: Mr. Gundam on July 26, 2012, 03:41:15 PM
Japan beat Spain? Wow.
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread - OLYMPICS
Post by: Himu on July 26, 2012, 03:44:31 PM
MLS All Star team v Chelsea went to 2-2 today

:rock

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPJPN2-LBNw

Isn't MLS All Stars basicly Overage Euro All Stars?

Considering that most of the team are young and have only played professionally in USA, no. The only case you make for old timers who used to play in Europe are Beckham, Henry, and DeMerit.
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread - OLYMPICS
Post by: Himu on July 26, 2012, 03:48:15 PM
Japan beat Spain? Wow.

Yeah, Japan's coming up when it comes to international play it seems.
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread - OLYMPICS
Post by: Himu on August 07, 2012, 10:19:46 PM
ESPN is REALLY pushing this hard.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8uIGT2TagKA
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread - EPL returns August 18
Post by: Himu on August 08, 2012, 05:19:53 PM
Tonight is the US Open Cup between the Seattle Sounders the Kansas City Sporting FC. I'm sure only Mr Gundam and I are going to watch.
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread - EPL returns August 18
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on August 08, 2012, 06:43:32 PM
my team are champions where do i go from now? UEFA CL Champions  8)
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread - EPL returns August 18
Post by: Himu on August 09, 2012, 12:44:44 AM
Ahahahaha Sporting KC won the cup!

:rofl :rofl EJ
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread - EPL returns August 18
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on August 19, 2012, 02:53:11 PM
fuck off southampton
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread - EPL returns August 18
Post by: DCharlieJP on August 19, 2012, 04:52:01 PM
Weeeeeeell we are back.

Also - can anyone explain to me why Chelsea are playing two games in 3 days whilst no one else isn't? I mean - i'm not a big Chelsea fan but that seems a bit odd to me especially when they played on sunday.

Anyways, nice to see QPR get well and truly slaughtered.

down in the Championship, Ipswich didn't lose to Blackburn which was a good start
and in Div 1 , Carlisle got a useful draw with Stevenage.

It's onnnnn.
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread - EPL returns August 18
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on August 19, 2012, 04:54:20 PM
hate chelsea. wigan outplayed them once again and didnt deserve to lose
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread - EPL returns August 18
Post by: Himu on August 20, 2012, 02:04:51 PM
Hahaha, missed saturday but my friend tells me i didn't miss anything.

when is the supercopa
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread - EPL returns August 18
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on August 28, 2012, 10:33:42 AM
(http://i.imgur.com/hv5TF.png)

come on u fukers
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread - EPL returns August 18
Post by: DCharlieJP on August 28, 2012, 08:14:56 PM
So... Carlisle (the only team in my home county and the first team i ever went to see play) beat the team i support regularly : Ipswich in the League Cup.

.... conflicted.
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread - EPL returns August 18
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on August 30, 2012, 03:53:23 AM
Tonight is the draw for the Champions League.

I don't know if I want Ajax to be in a group with the best, or the worst so that they actually have a fighting chance.
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread - EPL returns August 18
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on August 31, 2012, 09:44:13 PM
citys draw :'( :'( :'(

no big transfers today sadly but happy we got Maicon even though he is kinda old now a days :)
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread - EPL returns August 18
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on September 11, 2012, 03:31:38 PM
:bow Germany

:bow Ireland

:lol england

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwSL-IUym08
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread - EPL returns August 18
Post by: Himu on September 11, 2012, 03:35:55 PM
i am beginning to find one thing: rooting AGAINST chelsea is always fun.
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread - EPL returns August 18
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on September 11, 2012, 03:56:24 PM
 :lol :lol :lol england are horrid.

germany are p good but lol @ their defending.
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread - EPL returns August 18
Post by: Mandark on September 24, 2012, 09:50:04 PM
Soccer fans can be completely insufferable talking about "the beautiful game" and my fellow Arsenal fans doubly so, but...

[youtube=640,360]i6HQkUFINjg[/youtube]

that's some pretty stuff right there.  There was a part 2, but the copyright guys are bringing the hammers this week.
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread - EPL returns August 18
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on September 24, 2012, 09:58:50 PM
this is not a good season so far  :-\
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread - EPL returns August 18
Post by: Himu on September 24, 2012, 10:10:49 PM
I agree. :( But maybe it's cuz last season was so good? :)
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread - EPL returns August 18
Post by: DCharlieJP on September 25, 2012, 01:39:07 AM
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this is not a good season so far 


we are only at the start and you are still in the mix as well

It's not like you support Ipswich! lol.

Second bottom in the Championship - no home victories. Nothing to get excited about. Possible relegation starting to loom. This isn't just a bad start - this is a hangover from a run of bad for from -LAST- season.

p.s. the United game - what a CRAP call for the penalty. Terrible dive.
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread - EPL returns August 18
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on September 25, 2012, 08:20:25 AM
im tired of uniteds shit; every player there dives and dives horrible. slur alex should be really ashamed. and ya i guess we've come a long way since toiling away in the lower leagues and i should be grateful for having won a title and being seen as a top club again but i dont know what mancini is doing.
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread - EPL returns August 18
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on September 29, 2012, 08:00:02 PM
(http://i.imgur.com/2Aips.png)

i am the king at betting
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread - EPL returns August 18
Post by: Fifstar on October 03, 2012, 04:47:11 PM
Damn, Dortmund deserved that win, although the penalty probably was legit.
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread - EPL returns August 18
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on October 16, 2012, 03:31:56 PM
:bow germany
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread - EPL returns August 18
Post by: Himu on October 17, 2012, 03:32:16 AM
USA beating Guatemala for world cup qualifier :bow
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread - EPL returns August 18
Post by: Himu on October 17, 2012, 03:32:58 AM
Going to my home team game this Saturday for the first time. I'm excited!
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread - EPL returns August 18
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on October 17, 2012, 12:49:07 PM
:bow Borys people
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread - EPL returns August 18
Post by: bud on October 17, 2012, 02:19:13 PM
(http://i.imgur.com/2Aips.png)

i am the king at betting

son of a bitch! :bow

every time i bet, the weirdest, most illogical things happen.

god doesn't want me to win.
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread - EPL returns August 18
Post by: Fifstar on October 17, 2012, 03:38:32 PM
What a terribly amazing game from germany yesterday? Didn't anyone catch this? Germany lead 4 - 0 against sweden until the 60th minute when the game completly changed and it ended finally 4-4. Germany played one of the finest offensive football I've ever seen from them. Granted, Sweden was weak on defensive, but the offense was both creative and technically brilliant. One the other hand, I can barely remember a team falling apart so quick and completly on the defensive than germany yesterday. Sweden was extremly efficient (4 goals from 5 chances), and a bit lucky because before the first and last goals there were scenes that could be seen as fouls but still, it was unreal how bad the defenisve from us was, both individually and as a team. I actually ended up having nightmares about the game  :-\ :lol

After the Euro, the game against Austria and now this game it is clear that germany is far from the top teams when it comes to defense and mental stability, even though the offensive can be beautiful when it's rolling. One key problem seems to be that they are not able to adapt to unexpected situations, which is to no small part the fault of Löw. All in all germany is basically the complete opposite of the past, where we played shitty offense (hell, there were times when we basically only able to score after set-plays - but we still made it to World Cup finals), but where mentally the strongest and had a tough and reliable, if conservative defense.

On a related, it's opposite world note, it seems like England has a stronger Keeper than Germany now. Joe Hart is fantastic everytime I see him while Neuer is really overrated, I stopped counting how often he was directly responsible for goals conceded in the last 2 years.
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread - EPL returns August 18
Post by: Himu on October 17, 2012, 03:39:56 PM
jesus christ that sounds insane.
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread - EPL returns August 18
Post by: Fifstar on October 17, 2012, 03:57:38 PM
It was, in fact this was the first time in the history of the german team that they didn't win a game after a score of 4 - 0. I should have gone to bed after the first half, would have slept better  :lol
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread - EPL returns August 18
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on October 17, 2012, 04:09:13 PM
i turned it olff when they went 4-0 thinking htey had it in the bag. never bet against ibrahimovich i guess
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread - EPL returns August 18
Post by: T-Short on October 17, 2012, 04:12:02 PM
It was, in fact this was the first time in the history of the german team that they didn't win a game after a score of 4 - 0. I should have gone to bed after the first half, would have slept better  :lol

I was laughing after 4-0, then after 4-1 I thought "well, maybe we can lessen the shame a bit", and then it just got more and more crazy after that. huahua
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread - EPL returns August 18
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on October 17, 2012, 05:32:36 PM
Fair play to sweden, I think they played very nice in Euro too but got unlucky.

England cruising at their potential of mediocre team as always.

Netherlands won 1-4 against Rumania but the score doesnt really say much, I think Holland will have a few yeas relative slump till some big new names appear.
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread - EPL returns August 18
Post by: Fifstar on October 17, 2012, 05:44:05 PM
It was, in fact this was the first time in the history of the german team that they didn't win a game after a score of 4 - 0. I should have gone to bed after the first half, would have slept better  :lol

I was laughing after 4-0, then after 4-1 I thought "well, maybe we can lessen the shame a bit", and then it just got more and more crazy after that. huahua
i turned it olff when they went 4-0 thinking htey had it in the bag. never bet against ibrahimovich i guess

I blaming this mainly on germany's defense, but Sweden actually made some very nice adaptions, like Kacaniklic against Boateng who had so much space in the first half and than it's was his side in the second half where all goals were conceded. And Ibrahimovic really was icecold in the second half + that crazy jumping heel kick pass.
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread - EPL returns August 18
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on October 18, 2012, 02:29:38 AM
Yeah sweden isnt a bad side or anything.

I wad at the Aviva stadium for Ireland-Germany and Germany was sooooo gooood then. Amazing spacial awareness n skill.
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread - EPL returns August 18
Post by: Himu on October 20, 2012, 03:56:07 PM
:o

(http://i.minus.com/iLgHhw9r1eOEv.gif)
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread - EPL returns August 18
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on October 23, 2012, 04:42:21 PM
Celtic :fbm
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread - EPL returns August 18
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on October 24, 2012, 05:04:57 PM
AJAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

3-1!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

FU MAN CITY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoY4et0OSHY
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread - EPL returns August 18
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on October 24, 2012, 05:07:27 PM
Man so good to see my small team beat another fake club with big money but no history
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread - EPL returns August 18
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on October 24, 2012, 05:10:32 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TxX6EV0Wxyk
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread - EPL returns August 18
Post by: Fifstar on October 24, 2012, 05:47:22 PM
And Dortmund beat Real, good day for football :)
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread - EPL returns August 18
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on October 24, 2012, 05:52:17 PM
I know its perfect  :lol
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread - EPL returns August 18
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on October 24, 2012, 06:32:06 PM
ajax are a joke club, didn't even play proper football just shitty coward football like chelsea
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread - EPL returns August 18
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on October 25, 2012, 03:51:02 AM
 :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread - EPL returns August 18
Post by: DCharlieJP on October 26, 2012, 05:14:14 AM
Ajax fans :bow

(http://p.twimg.com/A6CwtC3CIAALFJS.jpg)
(http://p.twimg.com/A6CwW3kCAAAspE6.jpg)
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread - EPL returns August 18
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on October 28, 2012, 01:57:48 PM
tired of united paying off refs
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread - EPL returns August 18
Post by: DCharlieJP on October 29, 2012, 10:43:53 AM
Here's how i felt when i woke up and i -knew- before i saw the reports on the game that a phrase akin to "controversial refereeing in Man U's favour" would make an appearance :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPaClw2kM3Q

It's not like i even support a premiership team either.

The other annoyance is people who commentate -around- football. When Ashley Young was busy going down like he'd been hit by an invisible elephent in a few games in a row for united, these people were saying "Well, there's contact and it's in the box .... so penalty" ... NOW the same people are saying "There's contact but Torres has to stay on his feet" - it's the usual shite.

Personally, i think Torres made a meal of it - but he was clipped. So a yellow and subsequent red is utter balls. But then again, referees and people around the game of Football (which, lets not forget, is a contact sport) have brought this crap into the game where any contact with a player is deemed a foul especially in the penalty box.

As for the offside goal - looked a tough call without replays. Defender should have called and stuck it into row Z.
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread - EPL returns August 18
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on October 29, 2012, 10:46:28 AM
:bow thick of it
:piss rip thick of it

ya it was such a shitty day of refeereing yesterday. hopefully clatternberg will be found guilty of racism and they force a replay of the match :) (won't ever happen)
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread - EPL returns August 18
Post by: DCharlieJP on October 29, 2012, 10:52:02 AM
Oh and my Ipswich side is headed down - we look doomed already. Manager has gone and a report today from one of our loan players has him basically saying most the long term players simply don't care about the club. Reports of them going out boozing now midweek and then being "WTF is the problem?" about it.

7 points from 13 games - we are bottom of the Championship , 5 points adrift from safety - and the team there are TWELVE goals better off in GD. :/

And we lost AT HOME this weekend to the team that was second bottom - did i say lose? i meant "stuffed 3-0"

Who the hell are we going to get as manager? We've got some decent names being linked but until i see them at the club... (I would love to see Ian Holloway or Curbishley at the club, fuck Shearer - we need a MANAGER)
Quote

thick of it

best UK comedy show in a long time. Peter Mannion was my favourite character this series especially as Malcolm had been drastically deballed. I hope it isn't done :(
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread - EPL returns August 18
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on October 29, 2012, 10:53:53 AM
Mick McCarthy :)
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread - EPL returns August 18
Post by: DCharlieJP on October 29, 2012, 10:58:13 AM
yeah, Mick would be good - but sounds like we need to scrap everything and start again. Even if that means relegation, i'd rather weed out all the (reportedly senior) elements of the team that's ruining the club.

I'd rather have people who want to play their arse off for the club - even if it's just them putting themselves in the shop window to go on to better things. Rather that then people who don't care just going through the motions.
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread - EPL returns August 18
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on October 29, 2012, 11:18:20 AM
maybe your caretaker will step up and be more of a Robbie Di Mateo!

I feel for you. As someone who had to turmoil before City was bought out I know the feeling of "no one cares" :fbm
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread - EPL returns August 18
Post by: DCharlieJP on October 29, 2012, 08:47:13 PM
Quote
maybe your caretaker will step up and be more of a Robbie Di Mateo!

lol - the caretaker manager's record is absolutely awful - 30% win rate? uh oh. Our previous managers win rate was closer to 40% and the big damage to that was him being -at least- in over achieving low premiership teams and, of course, our record under him which was shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiteeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee





Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread - EPL returns August 18
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on October 29, 2012, 08:51:21 PM
Do the owners not care at all about Ipswitch?
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread - EPL returns August 18
Post by: DCharlieJP on October 30, 2012, 02:13:46 AM
Do the owners not care at all about Ipswitch?

i think they do - but they need to take notice of the rumblings. We need a clean out - short term it'll hurt, long term it'll be awesome.
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread - EPL returns August 18
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on October 31, 2012, 09:59:52 AM
looks like Mick might be your man :)
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread - EPL returns August 18
Post by: DCharlieJP on October 31, 2012, 02:35:00 PM
Mick, with Terry Connor and Matt Holland ?!

YES PLEASE.

Terry Connor considered by many to be one of the best coaches in the business, Matt Holland my favourite player and footalling "style" rolemodel.


... we're still going down
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread - EPL returns August 18
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on November 02, 2012, 07:02:36 PM
http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2012/nov/01/mick-mccarthy-ipswich-manager-jewell

congrats dcharlie, will enjoy seeing you in the PL soon :)
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread - EPL returns August 18
Post by: DCharlieJP on November 03, 2012, 08:27:00 PM
First win in an age - beating Birmingham away which is a pretty good return!

4 pts from safety now, what with everyone else at the bottom losing. Mick needs just another win and a couple of draws over the form of the bottom few over the next handful of games and that 1 million quid bonus for avoiding the drop is in his back pocket.


Back in PL? oh god, it'd be a disaster with the team at the moment. I love the ONE interesting thing that Shearer ever said about anything :

"there's no easy games in the premiership.... um.... well, except for Ipswich at home"

Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread - EPL returns August 18
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on November 04, 2012, 05:30:38 AM
Nice one DC, when was the last time Ipswich was in the PL?

Ajax is doing shit in the league, sixth place now after the first loss of the season :(
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread - EPL returns August 18
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on November 04, 2012, 10:26:23 AM
ajax a team of cowards :piss
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread - EPL returns August 18
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on November 04, 2012, 10:43:14 AM
Based on out playing overpaid divas at man city?  :lol
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread - EPL returns August 18
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on November 04, 2012, 12:53:52 PM
yes cowards
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread - EPL returns August 18
Post by: DCharlieJP on November 06, 2012, 05:38:24 AM
Quote
Nice one DC, when was the last time Ipswich was in the PL?

the year i moved to Japan - so i missed it all - fromt 1997 onwards i moved to Essex to a) be with my (ex) fiancee  b) go to Ipswich home games

i went through all the pain and the year we went up i wasn't there to witness the glory - plus we finished 5th (FUCKING FIFTH!) in the premier league in our first year back.

Anyways, here - please relive our play off glory and fucking MARVEL at Marcus Stewart - the top English goalscorer in the 2000 season but nowhere near an england call up (usual MAN U/LIV/CHE/TOT/ARSE shitfest wank self cum chugging wankery of the England set up) :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GcGpUYBFM40
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9RM9gIBAAo

Even the team that got relegated would twat the fuck out of our current team - fuck, here's us going 4-0 up vs Sunderland in the year we got relegated :/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62yZi8wWXn8

whenever i hear the raw fucking noise of an English football game it makes me pretty homesick - there's nothing like the howl of an English crowd.

Premium : you know Ipswich have a HUGE dutch link right? Sir Bobby Robson brought in the dutch contingent - Thijssen, Muhren, D'Avary, Wilson etc

Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread - EPL returns August 18
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on November 06, 2012, 02:59:27 PM
ajax playing like fuckin cowards again cunts
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread - EPL returns August 18
Post by: Bacchus7 on November 06, 2012, 03:33:34 PM
I've wanted BVB to win it all since the beginning of this CL cycle. They won't, but they sure look like they want it. Most fun soccer to watch out of any team this year. Stamp it.
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread - EPL returns August 18
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on November 06, 2012, 03:51:14 PM
ajax are fucking scum cunts
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread - EPL returns August 18
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on November 06, 2012, 06:05:23 PM
500 million and still last, y u mad?  :lol
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread - EPL returns August 18
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on November 06, 2012, 06:06:41 PM
because your team plays like cowards. glad we don't have to deal with u cunts n e more
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread - EPL returns August 18
Post by: Fifstar on November 06, 2012, 06:10:44 PM
Good game from Dortmund again. Not sure if the second goal for Madrid was unstoppable, but it sure was tough  to save and also deserved after the second half where Real dominated. City is out now unless something crazy happens...
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread - EPL returns August 18
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on November 06, 2012, 06:15:29 PM
How were we cowards? Please elaborate football guru. I dont think there is any pundit that agrees.

Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread - EPL returns August 18
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on November 06, 2012, 06:15:57 PM
How were we cowards? Please elaborate football guru. I dont think there is any pundit that agrees.

im just mad my team got owned by fukkin ajax and that the refs are corrupt and we shouldve had a penalty
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread - EPL returns August 18
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on November 06, 2012, 06:19:14 PM
DC: I didnt know about the dutch connection.

would type morr but im on the bus saving my credit for a mad man city fan
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread - EPL returns August 18
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on November 06, 2012, 06:22:03 PM
Refs got paid off by who? We have 10% of your year budget dude
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread - EPL returns August 18
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on November 06, 2012, 06:22:40 PM
they werent paid off they were dutch so they had a obvius bias
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread - EPL returns August 18
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on November 06, 2012, 06:25:04 PM
And Ajax has won the euro cup 1 and CL 4 times...

Man City? 0
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread - EPL returns August 18
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on November 06, 2012, 06:26:10 PM
ya congrats. your team still plays like cowards
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread - EPL returns August 18
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on November 06, 2012, 06:31:16 PM
Lol ok read the press tomorrow
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread - EPL returns August 18
Post by: Momo on November 06, 2012, 11:07:33 PM
lol whats going on in here.

Was disappointed in Arsenal's performance over the weekend :(
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread - EPL returns August 18
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on November 07, 2012, 04:25:55 PM
COME ON CELTIC
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread - EPL returns August 18
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on November 10, 2012, 07:31:42 PM
dcharlie youre boys won again  8)
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread - EPL returns August 18
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on November 12, 2012, 09:25:18 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-s2vrmMsHo

:bow Rod, my kind of man :bow2
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread - EPL returns August 18
Post by: DCharlieJP on November 12, 2012, 11:27:00 AM
dcharlie youre boys won again  8)

we are suddenly 2 pts from safety :O

Apparently we still played like shit - but Mick is working! He's trebled our games won in 3 matches! Unf unf unf.

He's apparently on a 1million quid bonus if he keeps us up - he might be sitting good on that cash in a matter of 3-4 games. Some fans getting a bit carried away and talking about sneaking into the play offs.... hahahaha... no. 4th from bottom would do me right now.
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread - EPL returns August 18
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on November 14, 2012, 04:31:21 PM
(http://cadfael.tv/image/src/1352928097133.gif)

:lol Ungland
:bow Zlatan
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread - EPL returns August 18
Post by: DCharlieJP on November 14, 2012, 04:40:13 PM
Holy fuck, Zlatan is a god.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bd1Uuzoo9FA

Joe Hart man - he's having a bit of a dodgy run for England. Too many mistakes - it's an Ungland Keeper thang.
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread - EPL returns August 18
Post by: DCharlieJP on November 15, 2012, 01:37:59 AM
The lack of Zlatan cock stroking is disappointing. The man is a legend.

interestingly, my fustal strike partner really does look like Zlat - and , when he's on form, he does some very Zlat things (own half goals etc)

The big thing is he's -universe- class - an utter diamond. But the England press idea that "oh you won't come up against that all the time" is suicide - all you have to fear is that all the world class players in the world all splutter and misfire and that Rooney doesn't have YET ANOTHER average game?

Fuck that noise - 5 in the midle 3 at the back with cover from the 5 , and an out and out striker with a sitting link player.

fuck this 4-4-2 noise. play Gerrard through an advanced 5 , lock the mid up with two fast wingers , tell slow poke olds who wont be around for the next worlds like Terry and shit-as-fuck Ferdinand to go suck a dick, and build on that formation. Wiltshere to replace Gerrard long term.



Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread - EPL returns August 18
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on November 15, 2012, 12:37:56 PM
Zlatan is a legend, period. The only reason why he didn't succeed at Barca is cause he doesn't fit their strategy and playstyle.

God I wish he still played at Ajax :P

In other news :piss Holland - Germany :piss2
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread - EPL returns August 18
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on November 15, 2012, 01:59:07 PM
if england would get players from clubs that aren't the top 4 they'd do alot better, but alas they won't and it's hwy you have Welbeck Sturridge playing instead of Holt and Crouchie
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread - EPL returns August 18
Post by: Fifstar on November 15, 2012, 02:37:35 PM

In other news :piss Holland - Germany :piss2

What a shitty game that was.
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread - EPL returns August 18
Post by: DCharlieJP on November 15, 2012, 10:18:06 PM
Quote
if england would get players from clubs that aren't the top 4 they'd do alot better, but alas they won't and it's hwy you have Welbeck Sturridge playing instead of Holt and Crouchie


Completely agreed - the days when Bull used to turn out for England seem a far cry now, though nice to see Woy looking at some of the Championship plaeyrs.  Crouch must wonder what he's done to people... his strike rate for England is fantastic :/

Plus - sorry Methodis - Crouch scored THIS against City

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_aY5Q7r76gY
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread - EPL returns August 18
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on November 15, 2012, 10:50:02 PM
stoke are awesome when theyre not playing against my team and crouchie doesn't do goals like dat against my team  :'( :'( :'( :'(
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread - EPL returns August 18
Post by: Himu on November 16, 2012, 01:50:02 PM
Pics from the MLS Eastern Conference Finals first leg last week here in H-town

A goal was made by the Dynamo (home team, forever orange)

(http://i.imgur.com/UZvtb.jpg)

The stadium itself

(http://i.imgur.com/T4ZTQ.jpg)

I instagram'd this sheit, another golazo

(http://i.imgur.com/Pkj8w.jpg)
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread - EPL returns August 18
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on November 21, 2012, 08:49:44 AM
chelsea sacked di matteo  :lol :lol :lol
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread - EPL returns August 18
Post by: Fifstar on November 21, 2012, 03:29:30 PM
Dortmund  :o :o
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread - EPL returns August 18
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on November 21, 2012, 04:43:29 PM
fuck ajax
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread - EPL returns August 18
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on December 05, 2012, 10:14:01 AM
man city :piss

dcharlie i see ipswich are pretty much well and safe now. Congrats :)
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread - EPL returns August 18
Post by: Fifstar on December 13, 2012, 09:15:33 AM
King Messi

(http://king-football.com/bb/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Messi-dribble-Cordoba.gif)
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread - EPL returns August 18
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on February 13, 2013, 12:46:03 PM
madrid untied tonight

real footie fans watching dortmungs vs shaktar tho
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread - EPL returns August 18
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on February 13, 2013, 01:25:51 PM
Ill be watching both.

How did city do this weekend brah?

Real clubs still playing in Europe  8)
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread - EPL returns August 18
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on February 13, 2013, 01:42:34 PM
city is in shambles mancini out
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread - EPL returns August 18
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on February 14, 2013, 03:49:05 AM
Good game, Real was stronger but Man U was dangerous too. RvP was close to killing it like 3 times.
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread - EPL returns August 18
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on February 14, 2013, 02:59:14 PM
Ajax <3 2-0
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread - EPL returns August 18
Post by: DCharlieJP on February 14, 2013, 05:40:00 PM
:bow Hulk :bow2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrO4P6LJAp0

:bow Umtiti :bow2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkrzO3sPVC4
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread - EPL returns August 18
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on February 14, 2013, 06:16:35 PM
gareth bale was sesnational tonight
Title: Re: The REAL Football Thread - EPL returns August 18
Post by: Polari on February 24, 2013, 04:22:03 PM
Bradford :( Wolves look like they might be for the drop again. Ouch.