The European football thread

[ukhotstove]

Originally Posted by Kekkonen

There's a pub in Andorra?

Yup Horse & Hounds the actual name for Andorra is FC Horse & Hounds but Andorra v England sounds better than FC Horse & Hounds v England.

[bababui]

Crouch readying for another hattrick against the defense depleted PSV

[bababui]

Carragher denied brilliantly on a powerful header

[bababui]

Gerrard scored on a beautiful header

[Sdpm100]

Well PSV were thumped by Ajax the other week so they can't be that good.

[bababui]

Originally Posted by Sdpm100

Well PSV were thumped by Ajax the other week so they can't be that good.

They have 3 key injuries and their defense is in shamles..I guess being behind 0-1 in the 2nd half isnt terrible for them

[bababui]

Riise an amazing 25 yard left foot goal!! 2-0 Liverpool

[bababui]

Crouch header...3-0 Liverpool..Holland has legalized euthenasia..this would be a good moment to apply it to PSV

[Sdpm100]

Originally Posted by bababui

Crouch header...3-0 Liverpool..Holland has legalized euthenasia..this would be a good moment to apply it to PSV

Maybe Liverpool will win it all.

[marc]

I heart Steven Gerrard.

[LFC1892]

Originally Posted by marc

I heart Steven Gerrard.

Take a number pal

[ukhotstove]

Useless info 101, bloke who works at the same place as me is signed up with Wigan Athletic to let their youth players live in his house, anyway lad who is staying with him at the moment Lewis Montrose just signed a pro contract with Wigan.

[bababui]

Originally Posted by ukhotstove

Useless info 101, bloke who works at the same place as me is signed up with Wigan Athletic to let their youth players live in his house, anyway lad who is staying with him at the moment Lewis Montrose just signed a pro contract with Wigan.

Does he get any recompense for his generosity??

[LFC1892]

Finally someone shows some loyalty down here:

Spiranovic picks Australia - SBS



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Teenage central defender Matthew Spiranovic has pledged his future to the Australian national team, rejecting an approach to play for the country of his parents, Croatia.

SBS understands that Socceroos coach Graham Arnold was informed of Spiranovic's decision by phone and now appears certain to offer the former U-17 and current U-20 international his first senior cap in June - when Australia hosts Uruguay in Sydney and Argentina in Melbourne.

On Tuesday, Arnold was contemplating losing another player to Croatia - which has poached goalkeeper Joey Didulica, defender Josip Simunic and midfielder Anthony Seric - in the past 10 years.

"There's no doubt we're in danger of losing him," Arnold told The Age.

"His parents have been getting all sorts of phone calls in the middle of the night from Croatia. Here's a kid who has played for us at youth level, he's been through the AIS, he's played all his junior football as an Australian, and now he's under real pressure to change sides."

"Matthew's a central defender, a position where we're light on, and he's got a big role to play in the 2010 World Cup."

But Arnold will be very pleased with the positive outcome this time around.

Spiranovic, 18, is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Sport and is now playing his trade in the German Bundesliga with FC Nurnberg.

He recently broke in to the first team where he lines up in defence alongside Socceroo Michael Beauchamp.

Well done lad.

[ukhotstove]

Originally Posted by bababui

Does he get any recompense for his generosity??

Never asked him about money and such, he'll get paid, well all the lad's bill's will be paid - food, electirc and such he uses but the people who do this and you get them at all clubs do it for the love of the club.

[ukhotstove]

Originally Posted by LFC1892

Finally someone shows some loyalty down here:



Well done lad.

This is why I don't like non English born players playing for England at any sport, I think in the back of my head it's why I don't follow the England cricket team as much because half of them aren't English and is why I never and never will class Lennox Lewis as English.

[bababui]

Originally Posted by ukhotstove

Never asked him about money and such, he'll get paid, well all the lad's bill's will be paid - food, electirc and such he uses but the people who do this and you get them at all clubs do it for the love of the club.

Where are the parents of these kids???

[bababui]

Originally Posted by ukhotstove

This is why I don't like non English born players playing for England at any sport, I think in the back of my head it's why I don't follow the England cricket team as much because half of them aren't English and is why I never and never will class Lennox Lewis as English.

Winston Churchill was half American. I'm claiming his for the USA now!!

[ukhotstove]

Originally Posted by bababui

Where are the parents of these kids???

They'll live in different parts of the country, the youth players live near the club for ease of travel.

[bababui]

Originally Posted by ukhotstove

They'll live in different parts of the country, the youth players live near the club for ease of travel.

Dont they have to go to school too?