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Football Thread 2011/12 |OT10| Silverware, promotion, survival, relegation and tears
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Nearly unanimous. Impossible to disagree with the striker choices.
Would you believe that I've already gotten over the Kagawa transfer stuff.
I'm just bored out of my mind right now. Finished my uni exams but mates still aren't finished theirs. So I have nothing to do until they're finished.
I'm doing this out of boredom more than anything else.
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
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Philip Beard, Chief-Exec of QPR on SSN:
"I'm going from here straight to the training ground to meet with Mark Hughes and the owners... Of course we will be discussing individual players and on the agenda is social media and how players use it."
Barton to be banned from Twitter by his own club, he'll rebel anyway and then he'll be out the door!
Was an excellent episode. Love Ygritte's casting, it's fucking perfect. She captures that 'hot, but she shouldn't be' vibe.
Oh and Clegg I'm on ADWD now and I'm loving it.
I won't spoil anything dude.
Some people don't like ADWD because it moves too slowly. I can't agree with them though. I think it's a fantastic book.
Your only problem will be when you finish it. You'll then have to endure the wait for the next book. I think it's going to be another 4 years until we see the next one.
I'm about 20% through AFFC and struggling to grind through it. Nice to hear its worth sticking with.
I think it's moving at an excellent pace. Probably just because I enjoy all of the characters, something I've not been able to say for the rest of the books necessarily. I've heard the last chapter/paragraph will send me through the roof with excitement/bafflement.
Can't wait. Which is ironic because once I've read it all I'll be doing is waiting.
I enjoyed the change of pace in AFFC, especially after the second half of SOS.
I think ADWD is pretty brilliant so far, 300 pages in. Probably my second favourite after SOS at the minute.
Oh it definitely will.
You never know on gaf. Not that long ago someone spoiled the formula 1 race in this thread.
Kenny to move upstairs to the cafe confirmed.
Don't read his spoilers.. they're pretty major spoilers for non-book readers.
I get the feeling we've got ourselves into a little pickle here.wut
Diablo 3 is pretty sweet. This is Wilbury's chance to overtake me in posts
Yes. Yes it is. I've just got past where the beta ended and taking a break because this cheap cider is giving me a headache.
5 mins before. He posted a direct link image of the ending. And afaik didn't get banned.
I would have gone mental if I was on that thread and had it spoiled for me.
Help me Yurt, I can't stop watching that Verratti video on YouTube. V...VERRATTIMANIAAAAAA!!!
EDIT: Loving the GoT tv-series, but they really should pick a solid director and stick with him. The directing is really inconsistent. Other than that I have no major complaints, the changes from the books have been to my satisfaction.
EDIT: Loving the GoT tv-series, but they really should pick a solid director and stick with him. The directing is really inconsistent. Other than that I have no major complaints, the changes from the books have been to my satisfaction.
The joinjuve one?
I have it on loop.
Yep.
Looks like it's a done deal. I don't know what would be better: to buy him and get him on the first plane to Turin or hope that Pescara makes it to Serie A and leave him there for another year, so he can play for his hometown. I feel the latter might be a better idea, as much as I'd like nothing more that to see him wear the fabulous pink jersey next season.Broder Salsa
Banned
We all know where he will end up
Awww yeah, and two assists in his first match
Should have called up Almunia instead imo.
Great for him but I doubt he'll get any ahead of Casillas/Reina/Valdes. Spain have some great keepers
Awesome Animals
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If that happens I'm going to stop watching the sport.
Yep.
Alright but let's buy half of him at least
edit: Btw, Chiellini 3 mins ago! "Per fortuna l'infortunio all'adduttore è meno grave del previsto, rientrerò tra circa 3 settimane..."
Read an interesting article on whether or not Mike Ashley should stick or twist with the current Newcastle squad. Kinda opened my eyes a bit as well.
The general idea is whether or not the Newcastle squad should be changed. Now three things can happen:
1. We keep the same squad. Unless new and bang tidy tactics are applied, we ain't gonna step up to the next level. Heck, we may very well fall a few levels as other teams boost their squads and move up. Especially with our shallow defence and dodgy performances in that area at times.
2. We simply fix our defence up with better players. This is going to happen either way. That should hopefully mean better goal differences and overall, better results that go in our favour. We know our attacking strength is potent and there for all the world to see. We sell Danny Simpson in the summer and replace him with Mathieu Debuchy, then we drop Williamson to the bench and bring in Douglas or Steven Taylor if he's fit (he and Coloccini were fucking brilliant before the injury, and I think we could have finished in the top 3 had Taylor remained all season). Keep the midfield and strikers as they are and go to town on the league.
3. We do the above with our defence but we also tinker with our midfield/strike force. We sell Tiote for big bucks and we sell Ba. Ba still contributes well to our play but he is not a winger whatsoever when we play 4-5-1. 4-4-2 is shit for us now too, plus he doesn't work well with Cisse. So, we replace Ba with an actual winger. Maybe even bring Marveaux in to the first team as he's a class act. We play Gutierrez as the holding midfielder and have Cabaye and a new CM playing in front. Sigurdsson would be quality. This gives our team a new dimension, especially attacking-wise and wing-wise. Then we just fill in the rest of the underbelly of the squad with squad players and youngsters. We will need a new striker too for the bench.
Krul
Debuchy
Coloccini
Taylor/Douglas
Santon
Ben Arfa
Gutierrez
Cabaye
Sigurdsson
Marveaux
Cisse
EUROPA LEAGUE TROPHY GET.
The general idea is whether or not the Newcastle squad should be changed. Now three things can happen:
1. We keep the same squad. Unless new and bang tidy tactics are applied, we ain't gonna step up to the next level. Heck, we may very well fall a few levels as other teams boost their squads and move up. Especially with our shallow defence and dodgy performances in that area at times.
2. We simply fix our defence up with better players. This is going to happen either way. That should hopefully mean better goal differences and overall, better results that go in our favour. We know our attacking strength is potent and there for all the world to see. We sell Danny Simpson in the summer and replace him with Mathieu Debuchy, then we drop Williamson to the bench and bring in Douglas or Steven Taylor if he's fit (he and Coloccini were fucking brilliant before the injury, and I think we could have finished in the top 3 had Taylor remained all season). Keep the midfield and strikers as they are and go to town on the league.
3. We do the above with our defence but we also tinker with our midfield/strike force. We sell Tiote for big bucks and we sell Ba. Ba still contributes well to our play but he is not a winger whatsoever when we play 4-5-1. 4-4-2 is shit for us now too, plus he doesn't work well with Cisse. So, we replace Ba with an actual winger. Maybe even bring Marveaux in to the first team as he's a class act. We play Gutierrez as the holding midfielder and have Cabaye and a new CM playing in front. Sigurdsson would be quality. This gives our team a new dimension, especially attacking-wise and wing-wise. Then we just fill in the rest of the underbelly of the squad with squad players and youngsters. We will need a new striker too for the bench.
Krul
Debuchy
Coloccini
Taylor/Douglas
Santon
Ben Arfa
Gutierrez
Cabaye
Sigurdsson
Marveaux
Cisse
EUROPA LEAGUE TROPHY GET.
Who is MicMac?
Is this going to end up like before Newcastle got relegated when all their fans had expectations far higher than they ever should have been? Pardew sacked half way through the season when you're "only" 8th?
I hope not, but I always get the feeling that Newcastle are like a rollercoaster, that will never quite reach the highest heights.
I hope not, but I always get the feeling that Newcastle are like a rollercoaster, that will never quite reach the highest heights.
I wouldn't be surprised if all that bad shit happens. Every season something entertaining happens, good or bad. Part of why being a Newcastle supporter is the best.
What's the story behind this?
Looks pretty snazzy, how is Maxwell doing there? Sad he left barca but I understand why.
That was a dick move, I remember that.
Well deserved. Had a better season than Reina and I assume he will be 3rd choice after Iker and Valdes?
Some people on Twitter are starting to say Hazard to City is done.
Well I expect City to do the buying early on this season. Mancini was truly pissed last year when Nasri arrived in August, he wanted him in time for the pre-season tour.
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Messi, Piers bet Nasri that Arsenal would win a trophy before he did at City, the bet £10k to go to charity.
Well I expect City to do the buying early on this season. Mancini was truly pissed last year when Nasri arrived in August, he wanted him in time for the pre-season tour.
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Messi, Piers bet Nasri that Arsenal would win a trophy before he did at City, the bet £10k to go to charity.
Awesome Animals
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Mick McCarthy
Alright but let's buy half of him at least
Nah, let us buy him in full and be done with it. No more Giovinco crap, please. Speaking of which ... his agent is spinning the same old shit. He'll only go if he can play as a SS, you can't ask him to be useful in a defensive role, bla, bla, bla. Who the fuck does he think he is? Seriously. If he would have been willing to play outside of his natural position, like Marchisio did for three years, and kept his mouth shut when it was time to warm the bench, like De Ceglie did, he'd be celebrating the scudetto with us instead of a late salvation with Parma.
If that's how it's going to be, then fuck you, Giovinco. You can stay where you are.
Well, I believe LvG was the first to notice him in the 10/11 season but his team didn't allow him to join us back then. I think he'll be a great player in the future.
Mueller was amazing in the 09/10, great in the 10/11 (the whole team was bad in this season). This season he has been benched because Kroos is the favorite kid of Jupp. He's out of form, but still he made 9 goals and 8 assists so far in the season. But if you think Bayern if going to sell Thomas Muller, you're mad
... even Guardiola wanted him after the WC.Think he had a bet with Nasri that Arsenal would win a trophy before Nasri won anything with City.
Alan Sugar was a bet for spurs finishing above arsenal? Dunno who with
"Adidas is all in"
Seriously, can we legally get away with sewing his mouth shut?
An SS in a 3-5-2? That's Parma's formation already, I'm okay with that. Gio + a new striker won't be the worst thing in the world. (worst thing in the world being..Borriello+Vucinic)
He doesn't want to defend? Let's hope Elia* bought an extra Xbox360 controller then!
*Definitely not staying
Seriously, can we legally get away with sewing his mouth shut?
An SS in a 3-5-2? That's Parma's formation already, I'm okay with that. Gio + a new striker won't be the worst thing in the world. (worst thing in the world being..Borriello+Vucinic)
He doesn't want to defend? Let's hope Elia* bought an extra Xbox360 controller then!
*Definitely not staying
Adidas is really pleased to have two teams in the final......
Nike were the same last year...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QhCiSTtHhoo
mocolostrocolos
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I'm playing the game and it's better than I expected.
Very good plot and characters. The gameplay and combat mechanics remind me of The Witcher 1.
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