Football 2011/2012

Plissken · **Posted:** Wed Jun 22, 2011 13:18

Because last season has gone and surely the first sign of a new season is that Chelsea have appointed their new manager.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2011 ... illas-boas

He's younger than half the team. He's younger than me, too. That doesn't feel good.

Alberto · **Joined:** 28th Jan, 2011 **Posts:** 1198

Baby managers are the way forward, just look at Eddie Howe!

Curiosity · **Posted:** Wed Jun 22, 2011 13:28

Annoyingly, I told my Chelsea friend that he'd be appointed ages ago, but didn't back it with money.

nickachu · **Posted:** Wed Jun 22, 2011 13:56

I wonder how long he'll last if he doesn't win owt next season.

Alberto · **Joined:** 28th Jan, 2011 **Posts:** 1198

nickachu wrote:

I wonder how long he'll last if he doesn't win owt next season.

Or even if he wins something but it isn't the Champions League.

devilman · **Posted:** Sat Aug 13, 2011 20:02

So.. new Premier League season has started and I watched a couple of games -

Liverpool/Sunderland. Liverpool promise a lot and still end up with just a point.

Newcastle/Arsenal. Dull game and Joey Barton seems even more odious than last season.

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38484

Sorry ThroughSilver!

Craig · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 1236

Shearer's shirt looks like wet paint.

EDIT: And what's with the Wrist Yachts?

nickachu · **Posted:** Sun Aug 14, 2011 9:42

Stupid wolves

Plissken · **Posted:** Sun Aug 14, 2011 9:59

I love Steven Fletcher.

throughsilver · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 6197

DavPaz wrote:

Sorry ThroughSilver!

Ken Bates needs to apologise. Where are the new players?

Agent Starling · **Joined:** 8th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 1701

Man Utd have made a few decent signings this season, though amusingly, that dodgy goalie does not appear to be one of them.

Morte · **Posted:** Mon Aug 15, 2011 11:00

Stupid double posting eegit.

Morte · **Posted:** Mon Aug 15, 2011 11:00

Agent Starling wrote:

Man Utd have made a few decent signings this season, though amusingly, that dodgy goalie does not appear to be one of them.

...and they've lost one half of their central defensive pairing for 6 weeks (not sure how long Vidic is out for though).

Oh and Rafael is also out for 10 weeks.

Buggers still won though

Curiosity · **Posted:** Mon Aug 15, 2011 11:13

I miss Ashley Young.

Also, from what I saw of Smalling and Jones together at the U21 tournament, they are definitely one of the clubs more able to cope with losing both first choice centre backs.

I wish we could lose one of ours. James Collins is the worst defender I think I've ever seen at Villa.

nickachu · **Posted:** Tue Aug 16, 2011 7:28

Aguero looks a bit good.

myp · **Posted:** Tue Aug 16, 2011 10:23

Plissken wrote:

I love Steven Fletcher.

Plissken · **Posted:** Tue Aug 16, 2011 10:35

I see what you did there.

Agent Starling · **Joined:** 8th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 1701

nickachu wrote:

Aguero looks a bit good.

Agreed, though I must say their supporters doing that backward-jumping-celebration thing, is becoming massively tedious and irritating.

throughsilver · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 6197

But can he do it on a wet school night in the north- oh.

Yeah, I love Aguero. I mainly love the fact that a touted striker that I want in Prem has come over and hasn't instantly sucked (Alves, Balotelli, Dzeko...).

myp · **Posted:** Tue Aug 16, 2011 21:19

God we're shite. Losing at home to Stevenage.

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38484

We're 3-1 up away to barnsley.

myp · **Posted:** Tue Aug 16, 2011 21:47

Our new captain has now given away two penalties and got sent off once in his first four games.

throughsilver · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 6197

Leeds have scored 4!

And hopefully won't concede 6.

[edit] It's finished. 4-1!

gospvg · **Joined:** 7th Nov, 2008 **Posts:** 2306

Summary from the weekend Man City off to a blinder but then it was Swansea. Man Utd lucky to get the result & Liverpool off to a poor draw when we should have won the game & Sunderland should have been down to 10 men.

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38484

gospvg wrote:

Summary from the weekend Man City off to a blinder but then it was Swansea. Man Utd lucky to get the result & Liverpool off to a poor draw when we should have won the game & Sunderland should have been down to 10 men.

Go on. Just another 87 teams to cover

WTB · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 14497

Apparently Tottenham are in for Adebayor. Should be interesting. Also, Boro are second in the Championship. Albeit temporarily - everyone else plays tonight!

gospvg · **Joined:** 7th Nov, 2008 **Posts:** 2306

DavPaz wrote:

gospvg wrote:

Summary from the weekend Man City off to a blinder but then it was Swansea. Man Utd lucky to get the result & Liverpool off to a poor draw when we should have won the game & Sunderland should have been down to 10 men.

Go on. Just another 87 teams to cover

Arsenal looked lost & Chelsea were far from impressive.
Bolton played very well

I'll leave the rest for now

JBR · **Joined:** 2nd Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 3227

WTB wrote:

Apparently Tottenham are in for Adebayor. Should be interesting. Also, Boro are second in the Championship. Albeit temporarily - everyone else plays tonight!

That should be good. In the short term. And then shit, when he gets bored.

Bobbyaro · **Joined:** 18th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 11844

take him on loan, he'll play well while he thinks he is playing for a contract, then send him back.

throughsilver · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 6197

gospvg wrote:

Summary from the weekend Man City off to a blinder but then it was Swansea. Man Utd lucky to get the result & Liverpool off to a poor draw when we should have won the game & Sunderland should have been down to 10 men.

Oh well. Sunderland should have won that fixture last season. Swings and roundabouts, eh?

Also: Ken Bates is the biggest bastard ever. Tempted to actually kill him.

Alberto · **Joined:** 28th Jan, 2011 **Posts:** 1198

throughsilver wrote:

Also: Ken Bates is the biggest bastard ever. Tempted to actually kill him.

What if you could only kill either him or Peter Ridsdale?

myp · **Posted:** Thu Aug 18, 2011 8:05

Anyone calling Leeds fans morons suddenly gets new-found respect from me. :DD

Morte · **Posted:** Thu Aug 18, 2011 8:12

myoptikakaka wrote:

Anyone calling Leeds fans morons suddenly gets new-found respect from me. :DD

Personally I think that's an insult to morons

throughsilver · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 6197

Alberto wrote:

throughsilver wrote:

Also: Ken Bates is the biggest bastard ever. Tempted to actually kill him.

What if you could only kill either him or Peter Ridsdale?

Ten years ago: Ridsdale. Now: Bates, easily.

Morte wrote:

myoptikakaka wrote:

Anyone calling Leeds fans morons suddenly gets new-found respect from me. :DD

Personally I think that's an insult to morons

I don't know you well enough for that to be funny.

Alberto · **Joined:** 28th Jan, 2011 **Posts:** 1198

I thought it was implied that you'd be travelling back in time to a point where Ridsdale still had relevance to Leeds to kill him, otherwise it wouldn't be much of a choice :roll:

throughsilver · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 6197

Ohhh. Definitely go back, so the club never ended up in the kind of mess that would warrant a Bates intervention.

Curiosity · **Posted:** Fri Aug 19, 2011 9:33

My word... Scottish football is dire at the moment, isn't it?

gospvg · **Joined:** 7th Nov, 2008 **Posts:** 2306

Curiosity wrote:

My word... Scottish football is dire at the moment, isn't it?

Could have been worse Spurs could easily have had more than 5

Curiosity · **Posted:** Fri Aug 19, 2011 15:00

gospvg wrote:

Curiosity wrote:

My word... Scottish football is dire at the moment, isn't it?

Could have been worse Spurs could easily have had more than 5

Not just Hearts. Rangers and Celtic both in danger of going out in the Europa qualifiers to teams that aren't really going to set the world alight.

Alberto · **Joined:** 28th Jan, 2011 **Posts:** 1198

It still makes me smile to think how Gretna were in the 2nd NON-LEAGUE tier of English football, moved to Scotland and qualified for Europe :DD

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Yes I know a rich guy who smoked 80 a day pretty much bought all the success, but shush.

Craig · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 1236

"Frimpong" ? :DD

Runcle · **Posted:** Sun Aug 21, 2011 1:55

Sorry for the terrible derby if anyone was streaming it, but the better only goal won!

gospvg · **Joined:** 7th Nov, 2008 **Posts:** 2306

The most important result of the weekend

Swindon 1 - 2 Oxford Utd

Oh and yes Liverpool beat Arsenal

Alberto · **Joined:** 28th Jan, 2011 **Posts:** 1198

Best result was clearly Celtic 0-1 St Johnstone (sorry Scottish beexers)... wearing my shirt with pride!

Bobbyaro · **Joined:** 18th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 11844

BBC Headline
Cardiff City's Jon Parkin 'sorry for Twitter outburst'
what he actually tweeted:

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"Does anyone need a gardener? Looking for work,"

romanista · **Posted:** Wed Aug 24, 2011 11:59

and we're on top!
http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/ranki ... 97612.html

devilman · **Posted:** Wed Aug 24, 2011 13:17

With comments like these from Neil Warnock and more teams fielding weaker sides in some cups, I can't help thinking it would be better to scrap the Carling Cup and just have one cup competition. Mind you, I'd scrap the Europa League too.

Bobbyaro · **Joined:** 18th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 11844

I disagree, just because some teams don't want to win it, doesn't mean they all don't, and frankly I would take a win versus Scunthorpe in the final as much as a win versus Man Utd.

myp · **Posted:** Wed Aug 24, 2011 13:24

devilman wrote:

With comments like these from Neil Warnock and more teams fielding weaker sides in some cups, I can't help thinking it would be better to scrap the Carling Cup and just have one cup competition. Mind you, I'd scrap the Europa League too.

Remember that the League Cup is run by the Football League and the FA Cup is run by the FA. I can't see the FL wanting to scrap their premier cup competition. Plus it's a way into Europe for crap Prem teams and gives lower league teams another crack at a cup run.

Overall I like it, but it needs an overhaul.

If anything, I'd rather scrap the Premier League and Champions League.

At least lower division football and lesser cup competitions are a bit more unpredictable.

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