The European football thread - Page 11

bababui · 07-19-2006, 10:39 PM

Real Madrid swallow Cannavaro and Emerson from the rotting corpse of Juve

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/st...374133&cc=5901

The rich get richer

and choke yet again in the CL

ukhotstove · 07-20-2006, 03:15 AM

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Originally Posted by bababui

Real Madrid swallow Cannavaro and Emerson from the rotting corpse of Juve

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/st...374133&cc=5901

The rich get richer

and choke yet again in the CL

And I'll say it again the only people who suffer in all of this are the fans of Juventus who had nothing to do with the scandal in the first place.

bababui · 07-20-2006, 03:20 AM

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Originally Posted by ukhotstove

And I'll say it again the only people who suffer in all of this are the fans of Juventus who had nothing to do with the scandal in the first place.

May I also add the fans of the teams that will be facing RM? Its like they have an allstar team from the WC.

ukhotstove · 07-20-2006, 04:05 AM

They could be dangerous they've actually seen sense and got a manager who can manage and a defender who can actually defend.

bababui · 07-20-2006, 04:10 AM

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Originally Posted by ukhotstove

They could be dangerous they've actually seen sense and got a manager who can manage and a defender who can actually defend.

Maybe they should cancel the CL competition and have RM and Chelsea play a best of 7.

Sdpm100 · 07-20-2006, 07:50 AM

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Originally Posted by bababui

Maybe they should cancel the CL competition and have RM and Chelsea play a best of 7.

I think Barcelona would have something to say about that.

ukhotstove · 07-21-2006, 07:02 PM

Thought maybe some naked person in LA would like this report from my local free paper

cut it down a bit but the main stuff is still in it.

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Originally Posted by LeighReporter

Leigh RMI hope that reuniting former Altrincham centre-backs Mark Maddox and George Manning will be the key to a succesful season.

Manning joined Leigh last season and now manager Andy Nelson has brought in Maddox, a player he see's as a key component of his squad.
33 yr old Maddox was a legend at Altrincham, having made more than 300 appearances for the Robins in a 10 yr spell and was a member of the 2003 FA Trophy winning side.

Nelson has been busy during the summer putting together a strong squad, Nelson has released Gareth Stoker, Alex Hay and Ryan McDowell, while teenage centre-half Liam Coyne as moved to FC United who in return have agreed to play a friendly at Hilton Park on August 5th.

Leigh will be boosted in August by the return of former RMI star Martyn Lancaster who is playing in the USA while midfielder Steve Abbott is also expected to be on board.

bababui · 07-21-2006, 08:27 PM

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Originally Posted by ukhotstove

Thought maybe some naked person in LA would like this report from my local free paper

cut it down a bit but the main stuff is still in it.

TY UKHS

Is this a good signing or are the pair simply washed up? And Im sorry to see Liam Coyne leave.

Good luck to Wigan this year!

ukhotstove · 07-22-2006, 04:22 AM

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Originally Posted by bababui

TY UKHS

Is this a good signing or are the pair simply washed up? And Im sorry to see Liam Coyne leave.

Good luck to Wigan this year!

I'm figuring Maddox and Manning will be used for stability for the next year or two with them knowing each other, as for Wigan I'm a bit anxious on paper were a better team than last year replacing Bullard with a Dutch international in Landzaat and replacing Roberts with Heskey who could strike up a great partnership with Camara.

Also Kirklands a great signing and if he stays injury free could be a longterm signing rather than just a years loan as Wigans manager Paul Jewell said Kirklands just been unlucky with injuries it's not like he's had 2 or 3 thigh injuries were that could be a problem, I'll post some more stories on Leigh RMI as they come through, paper gets delivered on Thursdays so prob post them on a Friday or Saturday.

Guttenburg · 07-22-2006, 04:39 AM

Does anyone know what became of the FIFA edict to limit the number of top division teams to 18??

Sdpm100 · 07-22-2006, 12:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Guttenburg

Does anyone know what became of the FIFA edict to limit the number of top division teams to 18??

It was never an edict from FIFA, it was just one of Blatter's many amazing ideas.

But it is currently on the backburner as a lot of the big European leagues that have 20 teams have revolted against it and said they will not be reducing their numbers (La Liga and the Premier League especially vocal). But at some point when he needs to get back in the media spotlight, he will come out with it again, you can be sure of that.

magnet · 07-22-2006, 11:42 PM

What good could possibly come from doing this, anyway?

bababui · 07-23-2006, 03:20 AM

Can someone in the UK tell me where Kingsbury is please??

ukhotstove · 07-23-2006, 03:41 AM

In the Midlands, nearest big city is Birmingham, although there is a London borough called Kingsbury as well but the town if that's what you mean is in the Midlands.

bababui · 07-23-2006, 03:45 AM

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Originally Posted by ukhotstove

In the Midlands, nearest big city is Birmingham, although there is a London borough called Kingsbury as well but the town if that's what you mean is in the Midlands.

Im watching a history of metal music..that place resurected the music; for better or worse.

ukhotstove · 07-23-2006, 06:40 AM

Surprised about that Midlands is well was an hot bed for reggae music and now hip hop and the likes, my cousin doesn't live that far from Kingsbury in a place called Walsall.

bababui · 07-23-2006, 02:43 PM

Anyone see the Maribor vs Villareal match? Watching Maribor coach Marijan Pušnik hyperventilate on the sidelines was more fun than watching the match itself. And then there were the purple shorts he was wearing.

Watching 2 goals and 3 Villareal players sent off on the last few minutes makes this a candidate for fascinating match of the year.

magnet · 07-23-2006, 04:49 PM

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Originally Posted by ukhotstove

Surprised about that Midlands is well was an hot bed for reggae music and now hip hop and the likes, my cousin doesn't live that far from Kingsbury in a place called Walsall.

Walsall just got relegated from the second division in my CM4 dynasty.

I've gotten QPR to the top half of the 1st Division Table!

rudel.dietrich · 07-23-2006, 06:02 PM

How are Newcastle and Middlesbourough looking this season?
They along with Leeds are the only English teams I cheer for

ukhotstove · 07-24-2006, 03:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Fallschirmjager

How are Newcastle and Middlesbourough looking this season?
They along with Leeds are the only English teams I cheer for

My cousin's a Leeds fan since the days of Lorimer, Hunter and Bremner, Newcastle need some more signings but by all accounts a big wedge of their transfer kitty went on Duff who their going to try and use as an out an out forward until Owen returns that's their weak point. Also Glen Roeder is another weak point as his managment career as been poor to say the least, manager of Gillingham - relegated, Watford - sacked before they got relegated, West Ham - relegated and Newcastle - ?

Middlesborough are a bit tricky to judge as nobody know's what Southgate is capable of as their new manager, Borough along with Newcastle could be one of those surprise teams dragged into the relegation fight.

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bababui Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 14,147 Infractions: 0/1 (1)	Anyone see the Maribor vs Villareal match? Watching Maribor coach Marijan Pušnik hyperventilate on the sidelines was more fun than watching the match itself. And then there were the purple shorts he was wearing. Watching 2 goals and 3 Villareal players sent off on the last few minutes makes this a candidate for fascinating match of the year. Last edited by bababui; 02-24-2008 at 11:47 PM.

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bababui Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 14,147 Infractions: 0/1 (1)	Real Madrid swallow Cannavaro and Emerson from the rotting corpse of Juve http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/st...374133&cc=5901 The rich get richer and choke yet again in the CL

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Guttenburg Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 22	Does anyone know what became of the FIFA edict to limit the number of top division teams to 18??

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bababui Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 14,147 Infractions: 0/1 (1)	Can someone in the UK tell me where Kingsbury is please??

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