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Re: The OFFICIAL English and European Football (soccer) thre

Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2012 3:36 pm
by tanu
warriors wrote:Have Milan bought at all this summer? All I've heard is the players they've let go.
They have swapped Cassano for Pazzini with Inter and even paid them 7 extra millions (mental decision IMO); they have bought a bunch of mediocre players such as Montolivo, Constant and Zapata. Huge problem for them, the prostitute affair has costed Berlusconi 230 millions in money to keep them quiet (has bought houses and cars for all of them), lawyers, money for the ex-wife. Consider that is "only income" are the dividends of his companies that because of the economic crises did not pay-off at all this year and the picture is gloom.
If you add to all of this the fact that Allegri is possibly the most incompetent manager in Europe, things not looking up for them.

Re: The OFFICIAL English and European Football (soccer) thre

Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2012 4:09 pm
by earl the beaver
warriors wrote:Modric has joined Real for £30m.

So that's a midfield of Modric, Ozil and Alonso. Not bad.
Not entirely sure how they're going to line out now.

It's been more like

Khedira-Alonso
Ronaldo-Ozil-Di Maria
Higuain/Benzema

I doubt they'll change to a midfield 3.

Re: The OFFICIAL English and European Football (soccer) thre

Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2012 4:22 pm
by Tomcat
Earl,why do you support Barcelona?

Re: The OFFICIAL English and European Football (soccer) thre

Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2012 8:28 am
by tanu
Tomcat wrote:Earl,why do you support Barcelona?
Earl going to the Stadium

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Re: The OFFICIAL English and European Football (soccer) thre

Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2012 8:29 am
by tanu
Tomcat wrote:Earl,why do you support Barcelona?
Earl going to the Stadium

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Re: The OFFICIAL English and European Football (soccer) thre

Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2012 8:31 am
by earl the beaver
You seem slightly obsessed Tanu.

I've made my reasons for following Barca known on the bored plenty of times I don't see why I need to keep trotting them out.

Re: The OFFICIAL English and European Football (soccer) thre

Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2012 8:33 am
by tanu
earl the beaver wrote:You seem slightly obsessed Tanu.

I've made my reasons for following Barca known on the bored plenty of times I don't see why I need to keep trotting them out.
It wasnt me who asked, can you f**king read?

Re: The OFFICIAL English and European Football (soccer) thre

Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2012 8:38 am
by earl the beaver
tanu wrote:
earl the beaver wrote:You seem slightly obsessed Tanu.

I've made my reasons for following Barca known on the bored plenty of times I don't see why I need to keep trotting them out.
It wasnt me who asked, can you f**king read?
Yes you didn't ask, you just posted a random photo of a lad in a comedy head for some unknown reason.

Re: The OFFICIAL English and European Football (soccer) thre

Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2012 10:04 pm
by warriors
Anybody watching El Clasico? Madrid could've been 4-0 up by now, as it is they're 2-0 up with thirty minutes played. Barca down to ten after Adriano sent off for a professional foul.

Re: The OFFICIAL English and European Football (soccer) thre

Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2012 10:08 pm
by TheBouncer
Barca's defending wouldn't look out of place in the Leinster Senior League...

Madrid sublime so far.

Re: The OFFICIAL English and European Football (soccer) thre

Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2012 10:16 pm
by Jeff the Bear
That was some freekick there. :shock:

Re: The OFFICIAL English and European Football (soccer) thre

Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2012 10:16 pm
by AND-y
Great freekick Messi.

Re: The OFFICIAL English and European Football (soccer) thre

Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2012 10:18 pm
by warriors
Wow, what a strike that was from the Atomic Flea.

Re: The OFFICIAL English and European Football (soccer) thre

Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2012 10:20 pm
by TheBouncer
4 man wall from there..?... :uhoh:

Nicely poised anyway.

Re: The OFFICIAL English and European Football (soccer) thre

Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2012 10:38 pm
by warriors
That was embarrassing from Pedro :blush:

Re: The OFFICIAL English and European Football (soccer) thre

Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2012 10:59 pm
by Akkerman
Excellent game tbf

Re: The OFFICIAL English and European Football (soccer) thre

Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2012 11:13 pm
by earl the beaver
What was the score? I've been busy eating dinner at a Michilin stared restaurant in a chateau in Champagne.

Re: The OFFICIAL English and European Football (soccer) thre

Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2012 11:19 pm
by Smee
2-1 RM 2 mins to go. Pique and Masch at fault on the goals.

Re: The OFFICIAL English and European Football (soccer) thre

Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2012 11:25 pm
by warriors
Poor second half there. 2-1 Madrid FT. Madrid win the Supercopa de España on away goals.

Re: The OFFICIAL English and European Football (soccer) thre

Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2012 2:34 pm
by warriors
Apparently Sydney is about to get a lot more sexy, Alessandro Del Piero is off to Sydney FC.

Although reports in Scotland are linking him with the tics.

Re: The OFFICIAL English and European Football (soccer) thre

Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2012 3:22 pm
by tanu
warriors wrote:Apparently Sydney is about to get a lot more sexy, Alessandro Del Piero is off to Sydney FC.

Although reports in Scotland are linking him with the tics.
SKY Italia just announced that Wenger has made an offer himself.
Here in Italy they say Celtic have the better offer so far

Re: The OFFICIAL English and European Football (soccer) thre

Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2012 3:23 pm
by tanu
warriors wrote:Apparently Sydney is about to get a lot more sexy, Alessandro Del Piero is off to Sydney FC.

Although reports in Scotland are linking him with the tics.
SKY Italia just announced that Wenger has made an offer himself.
Here in Italy they say Celtic have the better offer so far

Re: The OFFICIAL English and European Football (soccer) thre

Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2012 3:34 pm
by Deadtigers
tanu wrote:
warriors wrote:Apparently Sydney is about to get a lot more sexy, Alessandro Del Piero is off to Sydney FC.

Although reports in Scotland are linking him with the tics.
SKY Italia just announced that Wenger has made an offer himself.
Here in Italy they say Celtic have the better offer so far
I know the ladies in Italy are no Joke but between the 3 choices, I go for the Sydney birds and the league where you only have to work half as hard.

Re: The OFFICIAL English and European Football (soccer) thre

Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2012 3:39 pm
by tanu
Deadtigers wrote:
I know the ladies in Italy are no Joke but between the 3 choices, I go for the Sydney birds and the league where you only have to work half as hard.
Del Piero is an atypical football player eg is a very serious bloke and can't see him cheating on his wife.

PS: apparently we have signed Bentdner

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Re: The OFFICIAL English and European Football (soccer) thre

Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2012 3:42 pm
by warriors
Fulham should put in a bid for Del Piero. Imagine the uber coolness of that front-line. Del Piero and Berbatov

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although not very practical!

Re: The OFFICIAL English and European Football (soccer) thre

Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2012 3:45 pm
by Deadtigers
tanu wrote:
Deadtigers wrote:
I know the ladies in Italy are no Joke but between the 3 choices, I go for the Sydney birds and the league where you only have to work half as hard.
Del Piero is an atypical football player eg is a very serious bloke and can't see him cheating on his wife.

PS: apparently we have signed Bentdner

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I f**king hate pro sportsmen just for this, they almost always get to pick the good-looking women. I guess Del Piero is a good catholic boy though, fair play to him. If he is serious about things then Arsenal is the way to go. The Prem is arguably the top league right now and no better way to show you still got it.

Tanu, what are your thoughts on Bendtner? I agree with the consensus the kid is not as good as he thinks he is. He nneds too many shots to score and is a bit soft.

Re: The OFFICIAL English and European Football (soccer) thre

Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2012 3:50 pm
by warriors
Bendtner is not an improvement on what Juve have already. Poor signing.

Re: The OFFICIAL English and European Football (soccer) thre

Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2012 3:57 pm
by Deadtigers
Been busy with my coaching, it is official Berba to Fulham?

Re: The OFFICIAL English and European Football (soccer) thre

Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2012 3:59 pm
by London Pride
Deadtigers wrote:Been busy with my coaching, it is official Berba to Fulham?
He's having a medical. Fee and personal terms agreed.

Re: The OFFICIAL English and European Football (soccer) thre

Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2012 5:04 pm
by warriors
CL Draw about to begin. Looking forward to seeing who Dortmund and Juve get!

http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague ... index.html

Amazing to think that Steve McMananamanaman has won the CL twice.

Chelsea (1):

Donetsk (2)
Juventus (3)
A Danish team (4)

Manchester United (1):

Braga (2)
Galatasaray 'Welcome to Hell' (3)
FC Cluj (4)

Arsenal (1):

Schalke (2)
Olympiakos (3)
Montpellier (4)

Manchester City (2):

Real Madrid (1)
Ajax (3)
Dortmund (4)

Re: The OFFICIAL English and European Football (soccer) thre

Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2012 5:21 pm
by AND-y
So the second seed in MU's group is Braga? God's sake.

Re: The OFFICIAL English and European Football (soccer) thre

Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2012 5:21 pm
by warriors
AND-y wrote:So the second seed in MU's group is Braga? God's sake.
Remember last season?

Re: The OFFICIAL English and European Football (soccer) thre

Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2012 5:26 pm
by warriors
Welcome to Hell, MU.

Re: The OFFICIAL English and European Football (soccer) thre

Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2012 5:27 pm
by Banana Man
Group A: Porto, Dynamo Kiev

Group B: Arsenal, Schalke

Group C: AC Milan, Zenit St Petersburg

Group D: Real Madrid, Manchester City

Group E: Chelsea, Shakhtar Donetsk

Group F: Bayern Munich, Valencia

Group G: Barcelona, Benfica

Group H: Manchester United, Braga

Re: The OFFICIAL English and European Football (soccer) thre

Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2012 5:34 pm
by warriors
Fabio Cannavaro - a hunk of a man in every sense.

Re: The OFFICIAL English and European Football (soccer) thre

Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2012 5:37 pm
by AND-y
Oh dear Celtic....

Still good bit of cash from those fixtures I daresay.

Re: The OFFICIAL English and European Football (soccer) thre

Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2012 5:42 pm
by AND-y
Group A: Porto, Dynamo Kiev, Paris St Germain, Dinamo Zagreb.

Group B: Arsenal, Schalke, Olympiakos, Montpellier.

Group C: AC Milan, Zenit St Petersburg, Anderlecht, Malaga.

Group D: Real Madrid, Manchester City, Ajax, Borussia Dortmund. :shock:

Group E: Chelsea, Shakhtar Donetsk, Juventus, FC Nordsjaelland.

Group F: Bayern Munich, Valencia, Lille, BATE Borisov.

Group G: Barcelona, Benfica, Spartak Moscow, Celtic.

Group H: Manchester United, Braga, Galatasaray, CFR Cluj. :uhoh:

Re: The OFFICIAL English and European Football (soccer) thre

Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2012 5:43 pm
by Crawford.
Spanish, English, Dutch and German champions all in the same group. :lol: :shock:

Re: The OFFICIAL English and European Football (soccer) thre

Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2012 5:43 pm
by warriors
MU and Arsenal group's boring, City and Chelsea group's exciting.

Wonder if I can get tickets to City v Dortmund. Borussia Dortmund über alles!

Re: The OFFICIAL English and European Football (soccer) thre

Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2012 5:50 pm
by Jim Lahey
City will go out and spend another hundred million on new players on the basis of that draw!

When do these financial fair play laws come in by the way?