Author Topic: THE FOOTBALL/SOCCER THREAD (Read 213775 times)

Kara · « **Reply #720 on:** September 15, 2014, 05:03:45 PM »

Yes, it's very Madrid-centric.

I guess Sport is the Barca equivalent, but it's not as flagrant--or at least it doesn't have the same rep Marca does.

I read AS.

headwalk · « **Reply #721 on:** September 16, 2014, 12:48:20 PM »

i don't think i've seen a more universal feel good prem match in a while than last night. 25k people crammed into a rainy northern stadium to see some decent ground ball, sit com defending, a right cunter from valencia, two goals a piece and two old dogs of the english game sharing a beer after the match talking about what could've been for each side.

flashback to a simpler time. feel like we should've nicked it but also feel like they earned something out of the match.

Fifstar · « **Reply #722 on:** September 16, 2014, 03:07:12 PM »

And they're missing many great players.

Shitty stream is lagging $:-\$

Timber · « **Reply #723 on:** September 16, 2014, 04:02:42 PM »

Dortmund dominating. I wanna see Kagawa come in and score one.

Cerveza mas fina · « **Reply #724 on:** September 16, 2014, 04:21:03 PM »

Mitrogogoglele scored for Olympiakos

For anyone that watched the world cup that means soemthing

Sausage · « **Reply #725 on:** September 17, 2014, 03:10:51 AM »

Liverpool won!

Because of an extra time PK against Ludogorets...

Cerveza mas fina · « **Reply #726 on:** September 17, 2014, 10:09:40 AM »

A J A X

Cerveza mas fina · « **Reply #727 on:** September 17, 2014, 04:39:34 PM »

Haha thats was a good one indeed from the ajax boys. We could have won this game but a point against psg is a point.

Lol at citaay what a bunch of losers as per usual, methodis is prob crying somewhere now.

Kara · « **Reply #728 on:** September 17, 2014, 06:55:10 PM »

Quote from: Esch on September 17, 2014, 03:10:49 PM

this bayern-city game is great so far.

I bet Karakand is excited being a city stan and all

Why would a Bitter get excited about Citeh in the CL?

Club's well past the "WOW WE'RE IN CL Y'ALL

" stage and onto the typical City one.

BTW bad draw at home for Athletic.

headwalk · « **Reply #729 on:** September 17, 2014, 07:08:35 PM »

city been looking flat all season. i put it down to title winner's foot and players not having the drive to put in the hard yards, but that doesn't explain their CL showing. i get that the strategy was to remain cagey throughout and hope to nick it on a set-piece, but they had no pace at all on the break.

Himu · « **Reply #730 on:** September 18, 2014, 12:40:45 PM »

I like the logo except for that line. Why does the line go past the badge? It's driving me nuts. WHY DOES THE LINE GO OVER?!?!

On the other hand, the logo is contemporary and does not look like it's ripping off the MLB or NBA but is its own thing.

I think it COULD use a soccer ball in it, but eh.

http://m.mlssoccer.com/next

Himu · « **Reply #731 on:** September 18, 2014, 12:42:54 PM »

I'm going to have to apologize to the thread. I've kept it updated continuously for months now, but the past month has been crazy, and my thought process is usually,"I didn't watch today's matches, I will avoid the thread and any news sites until I catch up so I'm not spoiled." Due to working two jobs this ends up being never.

Himu · « **Reply #732 on:** September 18, 2014, 01:51:53 PM »

yep, the lack of ball makes no sense to me.

I'm a Puppy! · « **Reply #733 on:** September 18, 2014, 03:27:10 PM »

So Sacramento is heavily courting the MLS and the owner of the Sacramento Republic FC (he also owns the Kings) just bought some prime downtown land for a new stadium.
God I hope they get it done.

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #734 on:** September 18, 2014, 04:42:20 PM »

Quote from: Esch on September 18, 2014, 04:06:09 PM

By the way, congratulations Mr. Gundam for the Sounders winning the MLS Open cup. Well done.

Thanks! Fourth time we've won it.

Now if only we could win the MLS championship...

Kara · « **Reply #735 on:** September 18, 2014, 04:48:24 PM »

New MLS logo is too Unistat but at least each team gets to camouflage it on their kit.

Kara · « **Reply #736 on:** September 18, 2014, 05:08:27 PM »

Too American. There's 3 Canadian teams in the league and players from all over the world. Get da fugg outta here with that red, white, and blue ish.

Unistat is the name of a U.S. on a parallel earth in one of Robert Anton Wilson's bizarre books.

Kara · « **Reply #737 on:** September 18, 2014, 05:41:56 PM »

Not the NHL.

Himu · « **Reply #738 on:** September 18, 2014, 05:56:01 PM »

Agreed with Kara. Leave patriot schlock at the door. Luckily, Canada has red and white as colors and blue is a natural compliment. So it works. However, the stars are unnecessary, too patriotic, and does not tell me anything about what the logo it belongs to is.

The more I think if it, the more I think the logo is terrible. The lack of ball is a huge mistake.

Himu · « **Reply #739 on:** September 18, 2014, 06:10:06 PM »

I like the prem logo, because despite having a lion, it fits the name. MLS' name is Major League Soccer, and has no country ties. English premier league does. More that that, Lions are universally seen as a sign of status, royalty, kingship and it naturally compliments the word Premier. So its not only works as a national symbol, but also as a dual thematic. By using a lion, the premiership truly comes off as soccer royalty.

He new MLS logo has no similar concept of thematic storytelling beyond the colors and Stars and Stripes.

Which is its biggest failing as a logo. It failed logo creation 101: tell the audience what the product is about. If I werent an MLS fan, and I saw that logo by itself I would have no idea what it was. A new clothing brand?

Adding them long slash and it just looks like something a college graphic designer student would come up with for fake logos in branding graphic design class that would earn a B-, maybe C+ from their prof.

Lack of unity, lack of theme, lack of message. If I were that teacher I would give that logo a C-. Never mind the fact that the logo represents a sports league.

headwalk · « **Reply #740 on:** September 18, 2014, 06:31:03 PM »

the prem logo is a fucking lion with a crown playing football. there's no competing with that.

Kara · « **Reply #741 on:** September 18, 2014, 06:32:37 PM »

Quote from: Esch on September 18, 2014, 06:00:44 PM

SMH. I hope you guys are similarly at the Prem and Serie A logos which also incorporate nationalist imagery.

The way that the badge is a symbol for the US and the corresponding team perfectly fits the 'club/country' duality.

To my knowledge no clubs outside Italy are eligible for promotion to Serie A, so no it doesn't really bother me there.

I'm not sure when Welsh clubs were eligible to join the Prem and when the logo was first devised so I'll have to push on that for now.

And yes I give a shit about state flags. Some of y'all have some fucking weaksauce state seal on a solid color flag shit.

Himu · « **Reply #742 on:** September 18, 2014, 06:40:17 PM »

I'm going to make my own mock logo tonight just for funsies.

Kara · « **Reply #743 on:** September 18, 2014, 06:44:26 PM »

The city square where I grew up had an American flag and a California flag on opposite street corners but the U.S. flag was so high you could never see it from your car (unless you had a convertible or something I guess) but you could always see the Californian one. I blame this arrangement for my general lack of patriotism.

Quick research tells me that Swansea City was always in the English football pyramid as was Cardiff City I think. (BTW holy shit the new Cardiff City crest is lolbad.) I guess if you view the lion as an exclusively English symbol (Scotland has one too) that's kinda a similar sitch to my MLS beef. It wouldn't be the first time England shat on Wales doe.

On a tangential note I can't believe they still front with the Irish harp on the royal coat of arms.

Kara · « **Reply #744 on:** September 18, 2014, 06:47:47 PM »

If Vladivostok and Kaliningrad were in the same league they'd be 9 time zones apart and like what, 20% of the Earth's circumference away from one another?

Have big countries brehs.

Cerveza mas fina · « **Reply #745 on:** September 19, 2014, 02:41:12 AM »

Dutch logo has the lion, no ball

New Polish logo has the eagle and a ball shape

Old polish logo had the eagle and the ball

Kara · « **Reply #746 on:** September 19, 2014, 12:49:54 PM »

The new PZPN logo looks like the KNVB's.

I blame Kosmo for this degradation of a proud symbol of Polish culture like the old one.

Sausage · « **Reply #747 on:** September 19, 2014, 05:13:06 PM »

Quote from: Esch on September 18, 2014, 06:36:31 PM

Gonna be annoying when the sport keeps growing we have like 36 teams in the league

They'd have to set the pyramid up before it comes to that.

headwalk · « **Reply #748 on:** September 19, 2014, 06:19:27 PM »

us vs. the bin dippers should be fun to watch. our defence is shocking this year, but we've scored more goals from outside the box than any other club this season. they'll probably score more than us but should be a good time had by all. looking forward to seeing alex song repeatedly bodying sterling.

Cerveza mas fina · « **Reply #749 on:** September 20, 2014, 10:55:17 AM »

Time to get rid of Bony so, dude is obviously frustrated by not scoring.

Wanted to ditch Nasri this turn but...

Cerveza mas fina · « **Reply #750 on:** September 20, 2014, 12:42:22 PM »

Just as input in Moreno

#dead

Fifstar · « **Reply #751 on:** September 21, 2014, 07:45:14 AM »

Longest distance on a goal scored in the Bundesliga ever:

Cerveza mas fina · « **Reply #752 on:** September 21, 2014, 08:37:51 AM »

Ajaaaaaax

Feyenoord hit the post 2 times in the first 3 min, but Ajax scoref a free kick in the 5th

Cerveza mas fina · « **Reply #753 on:** September 21, 2014, 10:09:06 AM »

Man U

MyNameIsMethodis · « **Reply #754 on:** September 21, 2014, 10:17:22 AM »

but but but van gaal is a great manager

just like ajax, a total joke of a manager/team who got lucky playing in very bad leagues

Cerveza mas fina · « **Reply #755 on:** September 21, 2014, 10:25:49 AM »

Isnt City like 10th with a 500 million squad?

And last in your CL group, AGAIN?

Citay is a joke

Also never forget the last time we met your shareholder team:

MyNameIsMethodis · « **Reply #756 on:** September 21, 2014, 10:29:38 AM »

>using position after 5 games
>using position after 1 game

guess i shoudln't expect much from someone who follows Ajax....

Uniteds squad cost more than Citys also sorry we have to play the best teams in the competition .

Cerveza mas fina · « **Reply #757 on:** September 21, 2014, 10:32:54 AM »

How many times has City won the CL?

Cerveza mas fina · « **Reply #758 on:** September 21, 2014, 10:33:26 AM »

Were always better then you

ALWAYS

MyNameIsMethodis · « **Reply #759 on:** September 21, 2014, 10:36:12 AM »

you literally said van gaal was a good manager, i don't need to go down a argument with you you know nothing and you get easily impressed by a shitty team in the eredivise.

Cerveza mas fina · « **Reply #760 on:** September 21, 2014, 10:38:02 AM »

You are such a joke

van Gaal > any english manager, and especially anyone ever at city

Face it, City is a shit team and will never amount to anything, because they lack club culture. You can pour billions into it and its still just a bunch of losers.

MyNameIsMethodis · « **Reply #761 on:** September 21, 2014, 10:40:04 AM »

yes, van gaal is better than manual pellegrini who managed to win the Barclays Premiere League in his first season with a worse team than the competition.

City is a great team and only get better. Sorry they don't have years of experience being a bunch of shit cloggers who play anti football in the Champions League.

Cerveza mas fina · « **Reply #762 on:** September 21, 2014, 10:41:48 AM »

You wont even make it out of the group this year

Cerveza mas fina · « **Reply #763 on:** September 21, 2014, 10:45:01 AM »

Ill also never forget this one

City, biggest joke in Europe

Methodis biggest joke on the Bore

MyNameIsMethodis · « **Reply #764 on:** September 21, 2014, 10:45:07 AM »

It is entirely Van Gaals fault. He's a distinguished mentally-challenged fellow who plays 3-5-2. This squad he has literally won the title by 11 points two years ago.

DCharlieJP · « **Reply #765 on:** September 21, 2014, 10:45:40 AM »

Van Gaal - Right now, he's not even the best manager in his house.\

I wouldn't let him manage the fucking cat right now - fuck me.

Even Moyes wasn't this bad - with a massively worse team. Still he'll definitely win the league next year - the Championship is quite the step down in difficulty.

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He's a distinguished mentally-challenged fellow who plays 3-5-2. This squad he has literally won the title by 11 points two years ago.

Seriously - who doesn't love teams who line up with 3 at the back. All that lovely space. Then throw in the fact that they don't have much in the way of experienced players used to that system.
The absolute worst thing that happened to united was their preseason success - i've always thought an extremely strong preseason usually bites you in the arse - it usually means something is being missed where as if United had got botched by everyone he maybe would have broken the bank on strengthening positions he needed rather than bringing in fluff players that don't address the issues.

United just conceeded 5 at Leicester. They scored 3, but still lost. They're like Keagan era Newcastle but without the sexy and with worse results - vastly worse results. Dis gunna be gud.

MyNameIsMethodis · « **Reply #766 on:** September 21, 2014, 10:47:18 AM »

Quote from: Premium Lager on September 21, 2014, 10:45:01 AM

Ill also never forget this one

City, biggest joke in Europe

Methodis biggest joke on the Bore

(Image removed from quote.)

in case your dumb dutch azz forgot

http://www.sofascore.com/ajax-spartak-moscow/yWsdjb

Cerveza mas fina · « **Reply #767 on:** September 21, 2014, 10:47:54 AM »

If I had a pound for every time City choked in Europe...

Cerveza mas fina · « **Reply #768 on:** September 21, 2014, 10:48:21 AM »

MyNameIsMethodis · « **Reply #769 on:** September 21, 2014, 10:48:37 AM »

Cerveza mas fina · « **Reply #770 on:** September 21, 2014, 10:48:55 AM »

Spartak Moscow has a bigger budget then Ajax

Lech Poznan has 10% of City's budget

City still the worst team CONFIRMED

You're so dumb with this comparison just giving me more ammo

MyNameIsMethodis · « **Reply #771 on:** September 21, 2014, 10:50:29 AM »

Quote from: Premium Lager on September 21, 2014, 10:48:55 AM

Spartak Moscow has a bigger budget then Ajax

Lech Poznan has 10% of City's budget

City still the worst team CONFIRMED

2011 Spartak didn't have a bigger budget than Ajax.

Funny how every player and manager that leaves Ajax prooves to be a foreign myth...it's almost as if the Eredivise is a joke league!!!!!

MyNameIsMethodis · « **Reply #772 on:** September 21, 2014, 10:51:19 AM »

A list of notable Ajax exports:

Cerveza mas fina · « **Reply #773 on:** September 21, 2014, 10:53:14 AM »

List of notable Ajax exports:

-Suarez
-Ibrahimovic
-Kluivert
-Van Basten
-Cruijf
-Van der Sar

4 times winner of Europe Cup 1 CL

List of notable City exports and or European victories:

Cerveza mas fina · « **Reply #774 on:** September 21, 2014, 10:53:45 AM »

I can imagine you frothing at the mouth now in your Primark kit as you realize City will never equal Ajax

MyNameIsMethodis · « **Reply #775 on:** September 21, 2014, 10:54:55 AM »

Ibra started at Malmo, nice revisionism history

Cerveza mas fina · « **Reply #776 on:** September 21, 2014, 10:55:01 AM »

lunchbreak at the 99p store is over Meth, go back to work

MyNameIsMethodis · « **Reply #777 on:** September 21, 2014, 10:55:28 AM »

And Suarez had prior years of play at two different clubs.

Ajax fans are so sad

Cerveza mas fina · « **Reply #778 on:** September 21, 2014, 10:56:04 AM »

MyNameIsMethodis · « **Reply #779 on:** September 21, 2014, 10:57:34 AM »

I like how you defelect blame on van Gaal by bashing Man City 2 years ago

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Author Topic: THE FOOTBALL/SOCCER THREAD (Read 213775 times)