The European football thread - Page 529

ukhotstove · 02-25-2007, 09:53 AM

Half Time

Wigan Athletic 1 - 0 Newcastle United

Ryan Taylor 40 mins

ukhotstove · 02-25-2007, 11:06 AM

Full Time

Wigan Athletic 1 - 0 Newcastle United

Massive win to take Wigan 6 points in front of Charlton.

bababui · 02-25-2007, 01:58 PM

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Full Time

Wigan Athletic 1 - 0 Newcastle United

Massive win to take Wigan 6 points in front of Charlton.

Congrats UKHS

The Funk must be drowning his sorrows in a bottle ATM

bababui · 02-25-2007, 02:27 PM

Im watching Stutgart against Berlin and Pantelic got a yellow for a supposed dive in the middle part of the pitch. Doubt this would have happened in England.

Qwerty75 · 02-25-2007, 08:43 PM

Who can name the player on the left?

Btw, the guy on the right is 6'1" ...

Rossi · 02-25-2007, 09:06 PM

not Nikola Zigic is it?

Qwerty75 · 02-25-2007, 10:03 PM

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not Nikola Zigic is it?

Well that wasn't a mystery ... point Rossi.

molarmite · 02-25-2007, 10:08 PM

I miss playing soccer.

Astros33Resurrected · 02-26-2007, 03:18 AM

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I miss playing soccer.

i play intramural soccer. We won the league last semester and look primed to do so this one also

ukhotstove · 02-26-2007, 04:24 AM

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I miss playing soccer.

I do but my knees don't lol

Raderick v2.0 · 02-26-2007, 04:34 AM

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Why is the playing field on many pitches on a plateau/berm of sorts? Don't you think it's a little dangerous?

bababui · 02-26-2007, 04:39 AM

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To facilitate drainage??

Astros33Resurrected · 02-26-2007, 04:42 AM

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To facilitate drainage??

" would be my guess.

Raderick v2.0 · 02-26-2007, 05:40 AM

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To facilitate drainage??

I think the English can learn a thing or two from the guys at Dolphins Stadium, or frankly any NFL stadium field staff on how to create a good drainage system (see: Super Bowl XLI).

Also, don't they have some sort of heating system under the field?

boilermaker · 02-26-2007, 06:40 AM

Fox Soccer Channel's England/FA classic tonight was the 1983 FA Cup Final between Manchester United and Brighton.

The Manchester United fans were singing--not sarcastically, but with vigour--"You'll Never Walk Alone".

I couldn't have been more perplexed.

ukhotstove · 02-26-2007, 12:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Raderick v2.0

I think the English can learn a thing or two from the guys at Dolphins Stadium, or frankly any NFL stadium field staff on how to create a good drainage system (see: Super Bowl XLI).

Also, don't they have some sort of heating system under the field?

Most teams do but the lower down the leagues you go the less often teams will have it, I don't think the teams do to badly really as I can't remember the last time a top flight game was called of due to the pitch.

ukhotstove · 02-26-2007, 12:25 PM

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Originally Posted by boilermaker

Fox Soccer Channel's England/FA classic tonight was the 1983 FA Cup Final between Manchester United and Brighton.

The Manchester United fans were singing--not sarcastically, but with vigour--"You'll Never Walk Alone".

I couldn't have been more perplexed.

The Brighton v United one if memory serves me right went to a replay but Brighton had a golden chance in the first game to win it but blew it, can't think of the Brighton player who missed the chance, anybody ?

zoraster · 02-26-2007, 12:47 PM

Given I was still a passionate United fan back then and practically had a heart attack at that moment it is indelibly etched on my memory. Gordon Smith was the generous striker.

It is a shame the replay was such a damp squib and it did take the edge off winning the cup a wee bit. 3-0 up at halftime and the season was done. The second half was a bit pointless and I think everyone would have been happy to call it a match at the break and let us have a party and still get home at a reasonable hour. Thursday night replays were never ideal... I still don’t know why they didn’t just push it back the whole week to the next Saturday. Then again it did mean we won it on Sir Matt’s birthday, and it is a damn sight better than a shoot-out so it wasn’t all bad.

Boilermaker, regarding the song; You’ll Never Walk Alone was a classic football song that all clubs used to sing for quite a long time. It only started to drop out of circulation and become seen as an exclusively Liverpool/Celtic song fairly recently, although I can’t pin down when. Possibly it was post-Heysel when we all shunned everything Scouse for a while, but I feel it was already beginning to fall out of fashion elsewhere in the late 70s.

ukhotstove · 02-26-2007, 01:03 PM

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Given I was still a passionate United fan back then and practically had a heart attack at that moment it is indelibly etched on my memory. Gordon Smith was the generous striker.

It is a shame the replay was such a damp squib and it did take the edge off winning the cup a wee bit. 3-0 up at halftime and the season was done. The second half was a bit pointless and I think everyone would have been happy to call it a match at the break and let us have a party and still get home at a reasonable hour. Thursday night replays were never ideal... I still don’t know why they didn’t just push it back the whole week to the next Saturday. Then again it did mean we won it on Sir Matt’s birthday, and it is a damn sight better than a shoot-out so it wasn’t all bad.

Boilermaker, regarding the song; You’ll Never Walk Alone was a classic football song that all clubs used to sing for quite a long time. It only started to drop out of circulation and become seen as an exclusively Liverpool/Celtic song fairly recently, although I can’t pin down when. Possibly it was post-Heysel when we all shunned everything Scouse for a while, but I feel it was already beginning to fall out of fashion elsewhere in the late 70s.

Thanks zoraster, which would be your favourite final you've seen ? The last 10 minutes of the 79 Arsenal v United spring to mind but pity the game was poor till that point, 82 Spurs v City first game was a decent game but the replay was better, 87 Coventry v Spurs was a cracking game and would probably get my vote, the 89 Liverpool v Everton is up there along with the 90 United v Palace first game and imo the last of the good finals, I know many thought Liverpool v West Ham was good last year but I've never been able to get into the games played at the Millenium Stadium and hopefully the new Wembley will have the atmosphere of the old one.

zoraster · 02-26-2007, 01:17 PM

The two Spurs games you quote are certainly the last classic finals in my book, although the Manchester City game sticks out in my mind more for my little sister having a go at me because Worzel Gummidge was cancelled to make way for extra time... somehow in her little mind this became my fault

Chelsea Leeds stands out in my mind, but it is also one of my earliest clear non-United football memories. I also have very find memories of Wimbledon's triumph in 88 although no so much for the match. It had the feeling of a watershed going into the match with the threat of the breakaway league, increasing imbalance in the league and money steadily becoming a factor in the game. Liverpool completing a second double would have felt like a nail in the coffin. Wimbledon saved the dream that day, but sadly they only delayed the inevitable.

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boilermaker All Star Starter Join Date: May 2004 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 1,956	Fox Soccer Channel's England/FA classic tonight was the 1983 FA Cup Final between Manchester United and Brighton. The Manchester United fans were singing--not sarcastically, but with vigour--"You'll Never Walk Alone". I couldn't have been more perplexed.

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zoraster Minors (Double A) Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 197	Given I was still a passionate United fan back then and practically had a heart attack at that moment it is indelibly etched on my memory. Gordon Smith was the generous striker. It is a shame the replay was such a damp squib and it did take the edge off winning the cup a wee bit. 3-0 up at halftime and the season was done. The second half was a bit pointless and I think everyone would have been happy to call it a match at the break and let us have a party and still get home at a reasonable hour. Thursday night replays were never ideal... I still don’t know why they didn’t just push it back the whole week to the next Saturday. Then again it did mean we won it on Sir Matt’s birthday, and it is a damn sight better than a shoot-out so it wasn’t all bad. Boilermaker, regarding the song; You’ll Never Walk Alone was a classic football song that all clubs used to sing for quite a long time. It only started to drop out of circulation and become seen as an exclusively Liverpool/Celtic song fairly recently, although I can’t pin down when. Possibly it was post-Heysel when we all shunned everything Scouse for a while, but I feel it was already beginning to fall out of fashion elsewhere in the late 70s.

02-26-2007, 01:17 PM	#10580
zoraster Minors (Double A) Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 197	The two Spurs games you quote are certainly the last classic finals in my book, although the Manchester City game sticks out in my mind more for my little sister having a go at me because Worzel Gummidge was cancelled to make way for extra time... somehow in her little mind this became my fault Chelsea Leeds stands out in my mind, but it is also one of my earliest clear non-United football memories. I also have very find memories of Wimbledon's triumph in 88 although no so much for the match. It had the feeling of a watershed going into the match with the threat of the breakaway league, increasing imbalance in the league and money steadily becoming a factor in the game. Liverpool completing a second double would have felt like a nail in the coffin. Wimbledon saved the dream that day, but sadly they only delayed the inevitable.