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Official Football Thread 2007/2008 (Soccer)
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Gracias.Error said:
That's rather entertaining when translated via Babelfish. :lolRyck said:
Ten men in the box and clear everything towards the half line.Karakand said:
bean breath
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Le père les pardonnent pour eux savent pas ce qu'elles
Red Scarlet
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Well, if it's a no-no I won't post any more in this thread and will just post in the tournament one. Didn't know I was doing a bad thing there. 
:lol This thread has a pretty closed set of posters, none of which include mods, and thus a certain... atmosphere has developed that we are afraid to lose.Red Scarlet said:Well, if it's a no-no I won't post any more in this thread and will just post in the tournament one. Didn't know I was doing a bad thing there.
velvet_nitemare
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Not to worry.The true test will be those who are there for the 08/09 thread.
The Friendly Monster
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You make it sound...erotic.Karakand said:
bean breath
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The Friendly Monster said:
That only happens when El Niño Torres is brought up.
Outdoor Miner
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Que se vaya para la chingada la roja bruja.
velvet_nitemare
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methane47 said:
That's what she said
psycho_snake
I went to WAGs boutique and all I got was a sniff
:lolThe Friendly Monster said:
You're the ones that posted financial statements about how much debt we're in right after we won the league (not you, but some others).h0pper said:
psycho_snake
I went to WAGs boutique and all I got was a sniff
He was amazing. Aside from the penalty, he did everything right. People say that he doesnt perform in big games, yet he's scored important goals against arsenal, Liverpool and chelsea this season. Tonight he proved that he can do it, but he didnt need to prove anything. He's scored 42 goals as a winer. His goals and is performances are one of the reasons why we've won the league and the cup. Anyone who says he isnt the best player in the world is just in denial. Ronaldo is fucking brilliant.kaizoku said:
This summer, the most important thing to do is keep ronaldo. The rumours are going to carry on happening. Real Madrid well get marca to write something new everyday and try to keep unsettling the player. Fergie and gill have said that there's no way that he'll leave, so hopefully he will be with us for atleast one more year.
psycho_snake
I went to WAGs boutique and all I got was a sniff
This just feels incredible. Winning the league feels special, but winning the CL is just that little bit better. Its been a long 9 years since we last won it, but we finally did it. Giggs scoring the last penalty and beating charltons record, this year being 50 years since munich, it all feels like fate. Its amazing. The way we won it was incredible too. It doesnt feel as good as Munich, but it does come close. Winning a CL final in a penalty shoot-out has ben the most nerve-wrecking thing I've ever watched. Just when it looks like we've lost it, Terry slips 
lol ) and give us a lifeline. Giggs scores the last penalty, van der sar saves anelka's penalty and we're european champions for a 3rd time.
lol ) and give us a lifeline. Giggs scores the last penalty, van der sar saves anelka's penalty and we're european champions for a 3rd time.Mama Smurf
My penis is still intact.
Fulham have signed Scwarzer on a free. I guess he'd just prefer it in London to Middlesbrough, don't blame him, 'cos it's certainly not a step up in footballing quality. And I don't think Fulham really need him, he's no better than Keller and Niemi, but it's free so whatever.
Mama Smurf
My penis is still intact.
TRANSFER RUMOURS
Liverpool want £16m from Juventus for midfielder Xabi Alonso but will call off any deal if they fail to land Aston Villa's Gareth Barry. (The Sun)
Villa are to call off their plans to sign keeper Scott Carson after failing to agree a fee with Liverpool. (The Daily Telegraph)
Reds boss Rafael Benitez is closing in on Andrea Dossena as Tottenham and Juventus enter the fray for the Udinese full-back. (The Daily Star)
Arsenal face competition from Marseille for the signature of Lyon winger Hatem Ben Arfa. (The Daily Star)
Marseille's interest in Ben Arfa could scupper Arsenal's deal for Samir Nasri as the two French clubs may do a swap. (the Daily Telegraph)
Meanwhile, Arsenal want to add Frenchmen Clement Chantome, from PSG, and Laval's Francis Coquelin to their ranks. (Various)
Arsenal have been linked with midfielder Alberto Aquilani but he says he is staying at Roma. (Independent)
Manchester United have held talks with the owners of Carlos Tevez about turning the striker's loan into a permanent £20m move. (The Daily Express)
Premier League newcomers West Brom and Stoke have both set their sights on Reading defender Ibrahima Sonko. (The Sun)
Tottenham are set to offload midfielder Hossam Ghaly to Blackburn. (Various)
Wolves are to test fellow Championship side Burnley's resolve with a £4m bid for striker Kyle Lafferty. (The Daily Mirror)
OTHER GOSSIP
Former Chelsea boss and current Juventus manager Claudio Ranieri has warned Manchester City owner Thaksin Shinawatra not to sack coach Sven-Goran Eriksson. (The Daily Star)
Portsmouth assistant boss Tony Adams is set to extend his deal with the FA Cup winners. (The Daily Telegraph)
AND FINALLY
Chelsea had to wear their new kit for the Champions League final because of commercial influences - but they had not yet won in it having worn it just once in the 1-1 draw against Bolton and superstitious players wanted to have the old one. (The Daily Mail)
Liverpool want £16m from Juventus for midfielder Xabi Alonso but will call off any deal if they fail to land Aston Villa's Gareth Barry. (The Sun)
Villa are to call off their plans to sign keeper Scott Carson after failing to agree a fee with Liverpool. (The Daily Telegraph)
Reds boss Rafael Benitez is closing in on Andrea Dossena as Tottenham and Juventus enter the fray for the Udinese full-back. (The Daily Star)
Arsenal face competition from Marseille for the signature of Lyon winger Hatem Ben Arfa. (The Daily Star)
Marseille's interest in Ben Arfa could scupper Arsenal's deal for Samir Nasri as the two French clubs may do a swap. (the Daily Telegraph)
Meanwhile, Arsenal want to add Frenchmen Clement Chantome, from PSG, and Laval's Francis Coquelin to their ranks. (Various)
Arsenal have been linked with midfielder Alberto Aquilani but he says he is staying at Roma. (Independent)
Manchester United have held talks with the owners of Carlos Tevez about turning the striker's loan into a permanent £20m move. (The Daily Express)
Premier League newcomers West Brom and Stoke have both set their sights on Reading defender Ibrahima Sonko. (The Sun)
Tottenham are set to offload midfielder Hossam Ghaly to Blackburn. (Various)
Wolves are to test fellow Championship side Burnley's resolve with a £4m bid for striker Kyle Lafferty. (The Daily Mirror)
OTHER GOSSIP
Former Chelsea boss and current Juventus manager Claudio Ranieri has warned Manchester City owner Thaksin Shinawatra not to sack coach Sven-Goran Eriksson. (The Daily Star)
Portsmouth assistant boss Tony Adams is set to extend his deal with the FA Cup winners. (The Daily Telegraph)
AND FINALLY
Chelsea had to wear their new kit for the Champions League final because of commercial influences - but they had not yet won in it having worn it just once in the 1-1 draw against Bolton and superstitious players wanted to have the old one. (The Daily Mail)
=GabrielKnight=
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Beautiful game
Ronaldo is not human, I wonder how long will be able to keep this form
Ronaldo is not human, I wonder how long will be able to keep this form
=GabrielKnight=
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Aniway, if Ronaldo scored that penalty, would have been regular? I know that you can't stop while you're running to kick the ball
Aniway, if Ronaldo scored that penalty, would have been regular? I know that you can't stop while you're running to kick the ball
=GabrielKnight= said:Beautiful game
Ronaldo is not human, I wonder how long will be able to keep this form
Portuguese blood, this being their second of back to back titles with a CL to go with it, I'd say he's just about done. Maybe the big international tournament this summer will give him a chance to show what he can do internationally, but he'll face some harsh criticism if he doesn't show up and never be the same
wait i forgot which one i was talking about at the end
And no, if it had gone in it would have been against the rules of the game. It still would have counted though. They let him get away with it all the time.
I dunno, when I watch Ronaldo play he appears quite lackadaisical. Like he is more concerned with just having fun than squeezing every last bit of potential out of his body. Which is absolutely fantastic for every non-United or Portuguese National Team fan on the planet. (Tangent: I think this is the root cause for a lot of his callow behavior like crying, whining, diving and melting under pressure *sometimes*.)Steroyd said:
Given that, he could stop caring entirely and still probably be one of the top 15 attackers on the planet, his natural ability is just that good.
Now while this is pretty sweet for everyone (especially fans of the next club that spends way too much money to acquire him) it's actually not that great for him. If he did completely give a shit it would pretty much be indisputable that he is the best attacking player at the top level of European professional football of the decade. Arguably the best I have seen in my lifetime at that role too. Instead he always gives the haters that little bit of ammunition to tarnish him. But hey, I'd probably be even worse if I made a bajillion bucks and fucked chicks like Gemma Atkinson so I'm not judging.
Mama Smurf
My penis is still intact.
"Feinting to take a penalty kick to confuse opponents is permitted as part of football. However, if in the opinion of the referee the feinting is considered an act of unsporting behaviour, the player shall be cautioned."
What a rubbish law. "Yeah, you're allowed to do that. Unless the ref gives you a yellow instead". One or the other please, FIFA.
I always think it's unfair, but I can remember seeing it at Euro 96 so it's been going on at least 12 years with no move to stop it, probably considerably more.
What a rubbish law. "Yeah, you're allowed to do that. Unless the ref gives you a yellow instead". One or the other please, FIFA.
I always think it's unfair, but I can remember seeing it at Euro 96 so it's been going on at least 12 years with no move to stop it, probably considerably more.
I have resolved the gatecrashing situation. No more Red Scarlet (but there is no hard feelings) but we have lost Miner to a banning.
Also another mod did the banning so we have definitely now become a blip on the radar for those employ of The Man. Things fall apart my comrades. Things fall apart indeed.
Also another mod did the banning so we have definitely now become a blip on the radar for those employ of The Man. Things fall apart my comrades. Things fall apart indeed.
Mama Smurf
My penis is still intact.
Ronaldo supposedly said this:
Just...thrilled at double negatives now entering even foreign players' English. And he did say he made a decision, I heard it clearly on ITV. The reporter said "Will you stay on?" He said "Yes."
It's still not his choice. It's not his choice for another 2 years, I dunno why he thinks it's his choice. Footballers need to get over themselves, they have some pretty clear guidelines of when it's their decision and not, and it's never been easier for a footballer to move on...but one year into a five year contract is not one of those times.
It's up to United and they're never gonna get more transfer money for Ronaldo than this summer, but then they'll never get more money from other sources for owning Ronaldo than right now either.
Just...thrilled at double negatives now entering even foreign players' English. And he did say he made a decision, I heard it clearly on ITV. The reporter said "Will you stay on?" He said "Yes."
It's still not his choice. It's not his choice for another 2 years, I dunno why he thinks it's his choice. Footballers need to get over themselves, they have some pretty clear guidelines of when it's their decision and not, and it's never been easier for a footballer to move on...but one year into a five year contract is not one of those times.
It's up to United and they're never gonna get more transfer money for Ronaldo than this summer, but then they'll never get more money from other sources for owning Ronaldo than right now either.
Karakand said:I have resolved the gatecrashing situation. No more Red Scarlet (but there is no hard feelings) but we have lost Miner to a banning.
Also another mod did the banning so we have definitely now become a blip on the radar for those employ of The Man. Things fall apart my comrades. Things fall apart indeed.
The circle cannot hold.
One of us has a method of contacting everyone important if shit went down, right?
Mama Smurf
My penis is still intact.
I'm impressed, I really am. I don't think even Real have managed to tap up 4 players in one sentence before. Adebayor's a no, stop wasting your time, Amauri is going to Juve barring a last minute collapse, I'm not entirely convinced Eto'o's for sale though that's possible...so I guess Drogba's the best chance. Does he really want to join a Milan out of the CL though? Wouldn't he prefer to go to Barcelona or something if Chelsea are willing to sell? He's not Flamini, who's young enough that one year out of the CL isn't going to seem like much in the long run.
Perhaps it will be Eto'o then, but they're gonna have to offer a lot to get him. And if Drogba were to go to Barca, wouldn't Chelsea just get Eto'o back themselves?
We also would have accepted: well you didn't do anything but talk about goddamn yams all day, what did you expect?QVT said:
Centralization only makes us an easier target for The Man, man.
Mama Smurf
My penis is still intact.
Well Chelsea get a more skilled player who scores more goals than Drogba, while Barca get a powerhouse up front to add to a pretty weak (physically) team. Eto'o's 27, Drogba's 30...I'd say it's a pretty even trade.
celestial body
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Poor, deluded Milan. Maybe Amauri because they like scuppering Juve deals...
sigh, after some sleep I've come to my senses and I guess I should congratulate Man U and their fans on this board, mainly psycho_Snake, Mr Ping, Ryck etc (but not Kaizoku and ElyrionX, I can't stand those people; there I said it). Hopefully we can at least challenge you on the title come next season =).
psycho_snake
I went to WAGs boutique and all I got was a sniff
i read somehwre else that a TV reported asked if he was leaving and he said "no, I'm staying". 10 minutes later I read somewhere else that he said he's not sure.Mama Smurf said:
I think he will stay. As you pointed out, it isnt his choice. He still has 4 years left on his contract. Plus, I think we'll offer ronaldo an improved contract (even though he signed one just last year), just to make him a little happier.
Mama Smurf said:
I wonder how Eto'o would do in Spain. It seems that the increased speed of the game might hurt him since his pace is so incredible.
And 3 years is a big deal. 3 years ago Juventus had never been relegated, and Chelsea were on top of the world.
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