The European football thread

[Sdpm100]

Originally Posted by bababui

Can you blame him if he doesnt have the players?

Probably not, but that sadly won't matter to the fans if they don't start winning games regularly.

[Sdpm100]

Originally Posted by bababui

SDPM..there will be a 3 day Most Haunted Live starting October 28th..Im sure you will be glued to your TV as I will..

I don't think so.

[bababui]

Originally Posted by Sdpm100

I don't think so.

This is how sad that I am...

I am excited abut this. I know its not real but I cant wait to see what those charlatans have to show me!!

[zoraster]

Originally Posted by bababui

Can you blame him if he doesnt have the players?

Considering the amount of players Keane has brought in and the fact that much of the squad that won this league eighteen months ago is still present then I think the answer to that should be yes, you can blame him if they remain hovering around the relegation zone.


The mighty Bromley tonight faced a bit of a six pointer against Harrow who were sitting in the playoff spots going into the game. We ended up making a bit of a dogs breakfast f the whole thing, adding a bit of needless stress to this aging body. Bromley roared away, took a 3-0 lead around the hour, missing a penalty on the way. Job done you would think, especially as we hadn’t let in a single goal for weeks. Instead we conspired to let Harrow right back in it.

Harrow pulled one back with ten minutes to go, and we ended up playing with ten men after Tony Boot got injured with all three subs on. Suddenly from total dominance we were clinging on as Harrow pulled another goal back, but fortunately time was on our side and we were saved by the final whistle. Hopefully it will give everyone a bit of a wakeup call. If we get lackadaisical we’ll quickly blow our hard earnt advantage, but hopefully this scare will give us a boot up the backside before we get hurt. We stretched our lead by another point tonight, now having a five point margin at the top with a quarter of the season gone.

[bababui]

Originally Posted by zoraster

Considering the amount of players Keane has brought in and the fact that much of the squad that won this league eighteen months ago is still present then I think the answer to that should be yes, you can blame him if they remain hovering around the relegation zone.


The mighty Bromley tonight faced a bit of a six pointer against Harrow who were sitting in the playoff spots going into the game. We ended up making a bit of a dogs breakfast f the whole thing, adding a bit of needless stress to this aging body. Bromley roared away, took a 3-0 lead around the hour, missing a penalty on the way. Job done you would think, especially as we hadn’t let in a single goal for weeks. Instead we conspired to let Harrow right back in it.

Harrow pulled one back with ten minutes to go, and we ended up playing with ten men after Tony Boot got injured with all three subs on. Suddenly from total dominance we were clinging on as Harrow pulled another goal back, but fortunately time was on our side and we were saved by the final whistle. Hopefully it will give everyone a bit of a wakeup call. If we get lackadaisical we’ll quickly blow our hard earnt advantage, but hopefully this scare will give us a boot up the backside before we get hurt. We stretched our lead by another point tonight, now having a five point margin at the top with a quarter of the season gone.

These are the matches that really show us we are alive.

[bababui]

Night SDPM

[The Funk]

Originally Posted by Sdpm100

It looks like the Roy Keane honeymoon at Sunderland is well and truly over, with a 2-1 loss at Stoke tonight, which follows a 4-1 reversal at Preston on Saturday. Only 4 points in the last 15 now.

[LFC1892]

Originally Posted by Sdpm100

It looks like the Roy Keane honeymoon at Sunderland is well and truly over, with a 2-1 loss at Stoke tonight, which follows a 4-1 reversal at Preston on Saturday. Only 4 points in the last 15 now.

Serves Dwight Yorke right for leaving Sydney FC to "return to a standard of football that Australia will probably never reach". LOL, he has a point, if Sunderland can avoid relegation. If it cant, he was better off living in Star City Casino in beautiful Sydney,going clubbing during the week,hanging out with former Miss Universes and laying on Bondi beach for the rest of the time. So long Dwight.

[The Funk]

Originally Posted by zoraster

The mighty Bromley tonight faced a bit of a six pointer against Harrow who were sitting in the playoff spots going into the game. We ended up making a bit of a dogs breakfast f the whole thing, adding a bit of needless stress to this aging body. Bromley roared away, took a 3-0 lead around the hour, missing a penalty on the way. Job done you would think, especially as we hadn’t let in a single goal for weeks. Instead we conspired to let Harrow right back in it.

Harrow pulled one back with ten minutes to go, and we ended up playing with ten men after Tony Boot got injured with all three subs on. Suddenly from total dominance we were clinging on as Harrow pulled another goal back, but fortunately time was on our side and we were saved by the final whistle. Hopefully it will give everyone a bit of a wakeup call. If we get lackadaisical we’ll quickly blow our hard earnt advantage, but hopefully this scare will give us a boot up the backside before we get hurt. We stretched our lead by another point tonight, now having a five point margin at the top with a quarter of the season gone.

Well being from Watford I guess I should support the local teams, but that's not how football works, and Harrow as a place is by-and-large ****. So Hoorah!

As for Alan Smith; I don't think he's a loose cannon. He was a striker that Ferguson has turned into a midfielder. I think he definitely has a lot of team spirit. He is a bit of a fiery character and a bit of a talker - whines far too much to the ref when things don't go his way - he's perfect for Man Utd.

I wouldn't read too much into him being feisty. He's the type of player who usually gives his all. Plus he's now back from a long-term injury so he's probably desperate to show what he can do.

[bababui]

Originally Posted by The Funk

Well being from Watford I guess I should support the local teams, but that's not how football works, and Harrow as a place is by-and-large ****. So Hoorah!

As for Alan Smith; I don't think he's a loose cannon. He was a striker that Ferguson has turned into a midfielder. I think he definitely has a lot of team spirit. He is a bit of a fiery character and a bit of a talker - whines far too much to the ref when things don't go his way - he's perfect for Man Utd.

I wouldn't read too much into him being feisty. He's the type of player who usually gives his all. Plus he's now back from a long-term injury so he's probably desperate to show what he can do.

Could it be that over the next few seasons we come to see Man U in more sympathetic terms as they fall into the next to upper tier of EPL teams in terms of money available and fiery types like Smoth and Rooney come to be the face of Man U?

[bababui]

Originally Posted by GUTIERREZ

Serves Dwight Yorke right for leaving Sydney FC to "return to a standard of football that Australia will probably never reach". LOL, he has a point, if Sunderland can avoid relegation. If it cant, he was better off living in Star City Casino in beautiful Sydney,going clubbing during the week,hanging out with former Miss Universes and laying on Bondi beach for the rest of the time. So long Dwight.

Dwight Yorke has the same expression I would have were I next to former Miss Universe. in <20 seconds.

[theasfl]

Originally Posted by bababui

Mexican soccer pretty much sux. And they are also our rivals so why would Americans want to watch? And unfortunatly we get a million Mexican League matches a week on various Spanish languages channels to the exclusion of all else doesnt help my mood.

its better than damn near nothing for me, thats why I watch and its one of the few leagues where I can watch a good percentage of their games over a weekend and such. Yeah its pretty ****ty quality, but I dont have Serie A and the EPL available.

[theasfl]

Originally Posted by Sdpm100

I enjoyed last night's NFL game. Even though I already knew the score, it doesn't matter to me.

Sunday night game or Monday night game or another game?

Originally Posted by sdpm100

I just can't see British viewers tuning in for drag racing tbh.
Maybe I'm wrong.

considering few Americans watch it...youd prolly be right.

[theasfl]

Originally Posted by bababui

There is talk of expanding the NBA to Europe. Perhaps this will be the first step in the internationalization of league sports.

...horrible idea.

[theasfl]

Originally Posted by Sdpm100

We had a minor earthquake in the early 90s (my mum remembers it as she was waiting to pick me up from infant school). But the fault is never going to produce anything that severe.

the first actual earthquake to effect Florida in god knows how long and specifically in my lifetime was a 6.0 in the middle of the Gulf of Mexico back in September....of course I didnt get to feel it cause it was as I was warming up for my teams first match of the season...found out about it afterwards.

Go hurricanes.

[Raderick]

Glory, Glory Man United!
Glory, Glory Man United!
Glory, Glory Man United!
As the Reds go marching on!

[bababui]

Originally Posted by theasfl

its better than damn near nothing for me, thats why I watch and its one of the few leagues where I can watch a good percentage of their games over a weekend and such. Yeah its pretty ****ty quality, but I dont have Serie A and the EPL available.

It pisses me off that Univision and Telemundo and all their sister networks show so much Mexican soccer and so little else. I understand why they do it but I wish they would show a few matches from other leagues as well. They do do a great job covering the WC, the Copa America and Confederations though.

[Sdpm100]

Originally Posted by theasfl

Sunday night game or Monday night game or another game?

Monday night.

[Sdpm100]

Originally Posted by bababui

It pisses me off that Univision and Telemundo and all their sister networks show so much Mexican soccer and so little else. I understand why they do it but I wish they would show a few matches from other leagues as well. They do do a great job covering the WC, the Copa America and Confederations though.

You know what I hate? It's channels who buy the full rights to a certain event, and then don't show it.
For example, Sky Sports own the rights to show all the Super 14 games, but show a maximum of one or two a week. Why? They moan about people d/ling on bittorrent, but if they actually gave the viewers what they wanted, you wouldn't have to do it.

[bababui]

Originally Posted by Sdpm100

You know what I hate? It's channels who buy the full rights to a certain event, and then don't show it.
For example, Sky Sports own the rights to show all the Super 14 games, but show a maximum of one or two a week. Why? They moan about people d/ling on bittorrent, but if they actually gave the viewers what they wanted, you wouldn't have to do it.

Completely agree. Well said SDPM.