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Official Football Thread 2007/2008 (Soccer)
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psycho_snake
I went to WAGs boutique and all I got was a sniff
If they can keep up their pre-season form then they could win the league. There are lots of people prediction gloom and doom for arsenal, but I'm sure that they will impress us this season. From what Ive seen in pre season, arsenal have been very good. They completely outplayed Inter, who were their toughest pre season opponent. The team has been playing very well and van persie has been incredible. He's going to be the person who makes the difference.hadareud said:
How the hell is this even news?
The Craig Gordon to Villa rumour has been getting stronger over the weekend. I don't think he took part in one of Hearts' friendlies.
As for Curtis Davis, I think that'sa bit pricey for someone who hasn't played in the premiership before. We're chasing a Danish central defender who I much prefer the look of and would probably be cheaper too.
As for Curtis Davis, I think that'sa bit pricey for someone who hasn't played in the premiership before. We're chasing a Danish central defender who I much prefer the look of and would probably be cheaper too.
pre season is, or at least can be, a very different animal from the league though.
That's not to say that I'm not pleased with Arsenal looking to be in good shape so early on, but nobody really knows where they stand until Sunday at the very least.
I'm very curious what line up Wenger has in mind. I have a feeling this is what he might go for:
---------------- Lehmann ----------------
-- Sagna -- Toure -- Gallas -- Clichy --
- Eboue - Fabregas - Diaby - Rosicky -
------------------ Hleb -------------------
--------------- Van Persie ---------------
That's not to say that I'm not pleased with Arsenal looking to be in good shape so early on, but nobody really knows where they stand until Sunday at the very least.
I'm very curious what line up Wenger has in mind. I have a feeling this is what he might go for:
---------------- Lehmann ----------------
-- Sagna -- Toure -- Gallas -- Clichy --
- Eboue - Fabregas - Diaby - Rosicky -
------------------ Hleb -------------------
--------------- Van Persie ---------------
I don't think he'll start him just yet, but I wouldn't be surprised to see Eduardo come on early second half. Especially if we shouldn't be up by a couple of goals at that point.
Walcott should come on at some point too.
I have no idea about Eduardo's fitness levels, unfortunately I haven't seen him since the Salzburg game, where he looked a bit tired after an hour or so but stayed on till the end. He looked a good player to me that day, if a bit wasteful with his chances (then again, he did wear an Arsenal shirt, so no surprise there)
edit: oh, typo. Eduardo's fitness levels, not his Eduardo's fitness level. I didn't find anything about that out. Promise.
Walcott should come on at some point too.
I have no idea about Eduardo's fitness levels, unfortunately I haven't seen him since the Salzburg game, where he looked a bit tired after an hour or so but stayed on till the end. He looked a good player to me that day, if a bit wasteful with his chances (then again, he did wear an Arsenal shirt, so no surprise there)
edit: oh, typo. Eduardo's fitness levels, not his Eduardo's fitness level. I didn't find anything about that out. Promise.
psycho_snake
I went to WAGs boutique and all I got was a sniff
Eduardo will be introduced slowly. Wenger will start putting him on when there is 30 minutes to go and slowly give him more time to play. I dont think it will be that long before we see him start games. I think he's going to turn out to be a good signing.
Apparently Derby County is interested in Mika Vayrynen, and they'd be willing to pay some 3.5 mil EUR. Vayrynen hasn't got much chance to play with players like Simons, Afellay, Aissati, Bakkal, Culina and Mendez higher in the pecking order, so I guess he'd be willing to leave, and PSV would accept such a bid. I wonder though, if Vayrynen would be willing to go to Derby.
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Hooray! Welcome back!hadareud said:
Pretty much what I would think, as well. Is Rosicky ready to go a full 90? He's been a bit off. Perhaps the more attacking minded combo on the left of Clichy in front of Traore or Eduardo in front of Clichy might work a bit better, but I think you're closer to what Wenger wants. Adebayor is still having groin problems and Gilberto isn't match fit(?).hadareud said:
yeah, Traore is definitely an option too. Rosicky apparently looked a bit rusty in the last couple of games, but I wouldn't worry too much. He looked excellent against Salzburg until his injury (he was our best player together with Diaby until then) and he has a week to recover now.
Adebayor is very likely to be out for Fulham and Gilberto will need a couple of weeks still I suppose.
Adebayor is very likely to be out for Fulham and Gilberto will need a couple of weeks still I suppose.
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Oh, and I think Wenger might want to go with Flamini instead of Diaby, but I think Diaby is a better choice.
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I'd prefer for Diaby to get the time as he offers a little more steel in the middle of the field in terms of ball-winning and tackling, but Wenger has been playing Flamini a lot in the preseason in Gilberto's absence.
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Yup, I agree. It'd be fun to watch Diaby live at some point, but I'll have to wait for my trip out to the Emirates, I guess. Any word on how long Gilberto will be out? I heard that he needed some time off after the Copa America, but there wasn't much talk about how long that might be. I completely understand that he needs a break, but you figure the start of the season might be a convenient time for him to head back.
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Are there very many football podcasts? I've heard the one on the Guardian is solid, but otherwise I don't know much about them. Oh, and I guess there's the Arsecast, too.
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I guess that ultimately my problem with podcasts is that I don't have that much time to listen to them all week. I can't do it at work or while commuting, so it's basically just for if I'm at home doing something and have a chance to turn it on. I guess I could do it while I'm cooking dinner or something like that. I'm always shocked that some people have time to listen to 4-5 podcasts per week. Seems like it adds up after a while.
Have you been listening to the Arsecast? I still haven't gotten around to that.
Have you been listening to the Arsecast? I still haven't gotten around to that.
Mama Smurf
My penis is still intact.
I don't like football podcasts, they just annoy me. Too many opinions I can't respond to.
You betting this year, had?
You betting this year, had?
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Sounds like Nowak is going to head up the US Olympic team. There are high hopes for this squad.
I thought they got rid of the overage player rule for this year and everyone had to be under the limit.Steve Goff said:
Mama Smurf
My penis is still intact.
Well if you're using the Fink Tank, they refine it every year as they keep learning, so the same ideas from last year won't necessarily apply this time.
Like I found that betting on matches over 50% would have brought me a loss last year, but betting at over 60% a healthy profit. But I was looking at the first predicted results, and the only ones over even 60% are really obvious ones, and almost all the matches have lower highest odds of either a win, lose or draw than last time (because I still have my tally of last year's results).
I mean, that makes sense given what I found when following the betting, but it does kind of screw me up when knowing at what level to bet. Maybe I can bet at 55% now for example. So I'll just stick with over 60% for now to be safe and keep track of all results over 50% for a month or so and try and get an idea.
Like I found that betting on matches over 50% would have brought me a loss last year, but betting at over 60% a healthy profit. But I was looking at the first predicted results, and the only ones over even 60% are really obvious ones, and almost all the matches have lower highest odds of either a win, lose or draw than last time (because I still have my tally of last year's results).
I mean, that makes sense given what I found when following the betting, but it does kind of screw me up when knowing at what level to bet. Maybe I can bet at 55% now for example. So I'll just stick with over 60% for now to be safe and keep track of all results over 50% for a month or so and try and get an idea.
Diaby is so going to be the new Viera...I just hope he has a longer fuse than ole' Paddy.
:lol
Who gives a flying ****...
Yesterday was a lot of fun. Watched the Hungary GP, then left for the hour trip to the bar to catch the second half of the charity shield match, which was eons more entertaining than the FA Cup debacle. The shootout was hilarious...SWP's penalty was a disgrace, Rio's penalty was a revelation, and Rooney's 'point and shhh' reaction to the Chelsea end was LOL stuff. After staying back there for a few hours, I went to one of the pre-game TFC haunts that the U-Sector supporters club hangs at, called the Box Car. Stayed there for an hour, than we did the 20 minute march to the stadium. Along the way we went by the pre-game spot for the Red Patch Boys supporters club, where they were filling up a couple of red double decker buses. So the U-Sector threw a bunch of toilet rolls at them from across the street (there's a bit of an intense but friendly rivalry with the two groups), then got into a "WHO ARE YA?!" battle, before going into several pro-TFC/anti-Beckham songs. Stuff like this makes me glad I live in this town.
The actual game was pretty good as well...after last week's disaster against Chicago, it was good to see the team not just show up, but seriously outplay the Galaxy. Still, with all the injuries we're clearly lacking the ability to put anything in the net, thus going four straight games without a goal and fifth without a win.
There were some great signs too, a couple of which are shown below ("Money buys Becks, not respect" - "Landycakes Sucks" - "Becks didn't save soccer, WE DID")
The following pics and vid gives a small taste of how nutty we got (pics are courtesy of someone who isn't me).
(lol)
(lol)
(Unidentified player on LA bench)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgU769zWRz8&NR=1
iapetus said:
:lol
Who gives a flying ****...
Yesterday was a lot of fun. Watched the Hungary GP, then left for the hour trip to the bar to catch the second half of the charity shield match, which was eons more entertaining than the FA Cup debacle. The shootout was hilarious...SWP's penalty was a disgrace, Rio's penalty was a revelation, and Rooney's 'point and shhh' reaction to the Chelsea end was LOL stuff. After staying back there for a few hours, I went to one of the pre-game TFC haunts that the U-Sector supporters club hangs at, called the Box Car. Stayed there for an hour, than we did the 20 minute march to the stadium. Along the way we went by the pre-game spot for the Red Patch Boys supporters club, where they were filling up a couple of red double decker buses. So the U-Sector threw a bunch of toilet rolls at them from across the street (there's a bit of an intense but friendly rivalry with the two groups), then got into a "WHO ARE YA?!" battle, before going into several pro-TFC/anti-Beckham songs. Stuff like this makes me glad I live in this town.
The actual game was pretty good as well...after last week's disaster against Chicago, it was good to see the team not just show up, but seriously outplay the Galaxy. Still, with all the injuries we're clearly lacking the ability to put anything in the net, thus going four straight games without a goal and fifth without a win.
There were some great signs too, a couple of which are shown below ("Money buys Becks, not respect" - "Landycakes Sucks" - "Becks didn't save soccer, WE DID")
The following pics and vid gives a small taste of how nutty we got (pics are courtesy of someone who isn't me).
(lol)
(lol)
(Unidentified player on LA bench)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgU769zWRz8&NR=1
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:lol Good stuff, Shinobi. If I'm ever back up in Toronto sometime, hopefully it'll be when there's an MLS match.
Shinobi I envy you I really do. I remember being the first person to try to get you to support an MLS team coming to your town and look what happens. You get all that and I'm stuck with Giants Stadium and millions of Mexicans that would rather ejaculate on their Barcelona jersey than come to a Red Bulls match. I watched yesterday's game with feelings of amazement and jealousy, and I wasn't kidding TFC is what MLS wants the league to be.
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No comment.Karakand said:
What's happened with TFC doesn't make much sense to me. I figured it could work out, but I didn't expect it to come anywhere close to this. It's really a shame that Becks didn't play, as more viewers would've tuned in and got a taste of the atmosphere.
Meanwhile I'm more determined than ever to get a season ticket now...though with a 3000 man waiting list I don't see how that's taking place (unless a good number of this year's season tickets were bought simply to see Beckham, which is possible).
Meanwhile I'm more determined than ever to get a season ticket now...though with a 3000 man waiting list I don't see how that's taking place (unless a good number of this year's season tickets were bought simply to see Beckham, which is possible).
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SV Wacker Burghausen <---- heh.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=tC62WgREj6ECornballer said:
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Heeeeeeey, it's the guy from your avatar. It's all starting to make sense.
It will REALLY make sense if you watch from 1:43 to 2:45 in this clip.Cornballer said:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=-tyovazMjZ8
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I'll check it out later. I've been meaning to watch that show for a long time. My brother-in-law says it's pretty good.Karakand said:
Hadareud or Mama - was there any Fink Tank info on the Community Shield?
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What competition is that for, Blablurn?
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Ok, I was just asking because we were going to add a "Fink Tank" entry for the predictions league, so that might be problematic for things like the Community Shield or the latter stages of cup competitions where they're played at a neutral venue.hadareud said:
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The points-per-game standings in MLS. It's crazy how much they backloaded the Galaxy's schedule because of Beckham. They could be playing 7-8 matches in August if they stay in the Superliga.
There was also a note last week that San Jose have 1100 season ticket deposits down so far. Not a bad start. and hopefully they can keep the momentum up. The expansion draft will be in November.
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Rank GP Pts PPG
1 NE Revolution 18 33 1.83
2 FC Dallas 19 33 1.74
3 Houston Dynamo 20 34 1.70
4 Chivas USA 17 27 1.59
5 KC Wizards 19 29 1.53
6 NY Red Bulls 18 27 1.50
6 D.C. United 16 24 1.50
8 Columbus Crew 19 26 1.37
9 Chicago Fire 18 20 1.11
10 LA Galaxy 12 13 1.08
11 Toronto FC 18 19 1.06
12 CO Rapids 19 18 0.95
13 Real Salt Lake 17 12 0.71BatiGOOOOOOL
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Matchday 1 of La Liga
Really interesting matches, including the Madrid derby to kick things off.
Jornada 1 - 26 de Agosto de 2007
Athletic - Osasuna
Racing - Barcelona
Murcia - Zaragoza
Mallorca - Levante
R. Madrid - At. Madrid
Valencia - Villarreal
Deportivo - Almería
Espanyol - Valladolid
Recreativo - Betis
Sevilla - Getafe
Really interesting matches, including the Madrid derby to kick things off.
Jornada 1 - 26 de Agosto de 2007
Athletic - Osasuna
Racing - Barcelona
Murcia - Zaragoza
Mallorca - Levante
R. Madrid - At. Madrid
Valencia - Villarreal
Deportivo - Almería
Espanyol - Valladolid
Recreativo - Betis
Sevilla - Getafe
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