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Football Thread 2011/12 |OT8| Made it to the Championship play-offs
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Broder Salsa
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Mario is like Mancinis invention, I'm sure he still loves him, it's just like a father being dissapointed in his kid.
Mario or Mancini?
I don't have to take shit from you, WoodenLung.
We're not Chelsea. The Sheikh has more money than Abramovich but he's not going to spend millions and millions and go through 8 managers in 9 years.
Mancini is in for the long haul!
Mancini leaving Man City would be a crime against football.
Milchmonster
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Why would you not win against Nürnberg?
You should not make statements like that coz when Mancini gets the boot(and he will) you just gonna end up looking stupid.
Nothing comes close to Arsene Arsenal!
Man, the new 'curva sud' is a fucking wall. I'll be there for our capitano's last game in may. Sigh.
Surprised to see a banner for Mirko
Fine. I'll be disappointed if he does and you guys will mock me and stuff but so what
We'll mock you anyway. Just so you don't have to live in fear.
yeah, it's strange but give it some time and some more Champions League games.
cause i can't remember the last time we won there. plus we should be pretty tired.
Well it was friday night so what do you expect. I'm back here at least
Real's squad list for today Vs. Osasuna.
Goalkeepers
Casillas, Adan, Tomas, Mejias
Defenders
Varane, Arbeloa, Marcelo, Ramos, Albiol, Coentrao
Midfielders
Altintop, Sahin, Ozil, Granero, Kaka, Xabi Alonso, Di Maria
Forwards
Cristiano Ronaldo, Higuain, Benzema
Hopefully Di Maria is able to play. I wonder why no Pepe or Ramos.
Khedira
Injury: Bacterian amigdalitis.
Treatment: Medical.
Carvalho
Injury: Fibrillar tear on right femoris muscle.
Treatment: Medical. Physiotherapy.
Lass
Injury: Strain on the right hamstring muscle.
Treatment: Medical. Physiotherapy.
Jeff Albertson
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Prepare for me to say cunt a lot this afternoon when teams around us win.
I may curse Liverpool out of habit recently as well
I may curse Liverpool out of habit recently as well
Steverulez
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Just seen the FA Cup times for us to play Spurs then potential the CL semi-final. Are the FA having a fucking laugh? Pissing around with the schedule so that ITV can get their bloody viewers?
Its a joke and the FA have well and truly fucked us over.
Its a joke and the FA have well and truly fucked us over.
Not as bad as when we had Chelsea twice and City in the span of what, 8 days or something last year?
Especially because for us those trophies are winnable.
EDIT: Okay, this is ridiculous. No one's taking the bait and it's been like 15 minutes since I posted this. This thread moves too fucking slow now. What's even more annoying is that we're hardly an "insular" community. We stay as on topic as any other thread and are quite welcoming to any newcomers, including those who have never watched a game in their life. Sucks we got thrown into the ghetto.
You are too subtle.
Milchmonster
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Look at that picture Hummels made for his Facebook page:
Really, I would be very surprised if Hummels left us in the next few years (if we stay in the CL places and have a word to say in the championship of course). He should be our next skipper. Dude became like a total Dortmunder, I fucking love it
Really, I would be very surprised if Hummels left us in the next few years (if we stay in the CL places and have a word to say in the championship of course). He should be our next skipper. Dude became like a total Dortmunder, I fucking love it
i dunno why it's so slow, how can people use gaf without subscriptions.
there was a fun piece in the telegraph today where they talked up the mind games in an article on one side regarding aguero's injury then briefly interviewed a bunch of players involved in pl title races like petit and carragher on only for them to all say that mind games had very little influence, and psychological pressure came mainly from stuff like not having won the league in years or being ahead in the table with people chasing behind them. it's annoying just how obsessed the media are with them, there's lots of good actual football stuff to talk about insteasd.
there was a fun piece in the telegraph today where they talked up the mind games in an article on one side regarding aguero's injury then briefly interviewed a bunch of players involved in pl title races like petit and carragher on only for them to all say that mind games had very little influence, and psychological pressure came mainly from stuff like not having won the league in years or being ahead in the table with people chasing behind them. it's annoying just how obsessed the media are with them, there's lots of good actual football stuff to talk about insteasd.
Yep, geboren am Borsigplatz but brought up as an Eintracht Frankfurt fan by my dad. Which is why I was kinda bummed when Dortmund kicked Frankfurt into 2. Liga last season. Oh well, they'll be back next season from the looks of it.
the match against bayern is going to be a nail biter, that much is for sure. I'll be at the game I think
Willkiller
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No games on TV today? What is a man to do.
Hoping for wins from Villa, Arsenal and Man C today. Wouldn't mind a West Brom and Wigan to win either.
Whatever happens I hope this thread moves abit faster today!
Hoping for wins from Villa, Arsenal and Man C today. Wouldn't mind a West Brom and Wigan to win either.
Whatever happens I hope this thread moves abit faster today!
To be honest my recent posting habits have been coloured more by Liverpool's dire run of form than any change in Community tabs or thread location. I've had a lot of work recently and the last thing I want to do is come on here and discuss, in minute detail, why we're a mid table team who's bought catastrophically and aren't going in the right direction on the field.
Saying that, I'm home for easter and there's a round of fixtures on this afternoon so I'm going to let my hair down. Shame they're all at 3pm though, might have to find some dingy pub to watch them in illegally. Either that or stream them online.
Saying that, I'm home for easter and there's a round of fixtures on this afternoon so I'm going to let my hair down. Shame they're all at 3pm though, might have to find some dingy pub to watch them in illegally. Either that or stream them online.
Para bailar La Bomba
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"¡Los piojos!"
Gareth Bale
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Apparently Aguero got injured by falling down the steps on the team bus and landing badly.
It wasn't some kind of horrific reaction to a spray ?
Because damn if that isn't the more entertaining story.
pslayer666
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British Monsoon
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Biggest game of the season so far for West Ham today, we've got to beat Reading. I'm not entirely confidant though, as while the manager was forced to resort to a more attacking sort of play earlier in the week to see off Peterborough, it still wasn't his starting choice and I can't help but feel worried that he'll try and employ a similarly negative and defensive-minded formation against a Reading side who are almost certainly going to try and take the game to us at the Boleyn.
The most worrying thing is our strike-force. Cole's managed just 9 goals all season, when, with his weight and skill, he should have been tearing it up in this division, while Maynard & Baldock have only managed 6 between them, as Sam never seems to want to play to their strengths, having them out on the flanks rather than up-front with Cole. If it wasn't for Nolan and a bunch of goals from elsewhere in the midfield and defence, we'd be in right trouble.
The most worrying thing is our strike-force. Cole's managed just 9 goals all season, when, with his weight and skill, he should have been tearing it up in this division, while Maynard & Baldock have only managed 6 between them, as Sam never seems to want to play to their strengths, having them out on the flanks rather than up-front with Cole. If it wasn't for Nolan and a bunch of goals from elsewhere in the midfield and defence, we'd be in right trouble.
It was a waste (of admittedly not very much money) to take Ravel if Sam is just going to put him there and run Sam-Football around (but mostly) behind, and over the top of him.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rq_p8_HQ9eE
I wish FIFA Street offered gameplay modes similar to this.
I wish FIFA Street offered gameplay modes similar to this.
Look at that picture Hummels made for his Facebook page:
Really, I would be very surprised if Hummels left us in the next few years (if we stay in the CL places and have a word to say in the championship of course). He should be our next skipper. Dude became like a total Dortmunder, I fucking love it
True, I think he feels very much at home now.
Also, he has become THE Bundesliga hipster.
Thanks Klinsmann for sending him away. Now we're stuck with Urkel Boateng.
British Monsoon
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Yeah, Ravel hasn't got much playing time, but unless we're willing to play in a more attacking style that better utilises the flanks, I don't see much place for him in the current set-up.
I think Sam's realising that, in the long-term, he's going to have to start playing more attractive football, but either we just don't have the talent for it at the moment, or the talent is going to waste in Sam's set-up. I can understand his frustration with the fans, but all they want to see is a bit of fight and passion, the sort we showed against Peterborough on Tuesday, and I think Sam will find West Ham fans a whole lot more forgiving if they at least feel the players and manager are doing their damnedest and giving their all in pursuit of victory, rather than doing just enough, points no matter what, and repeatedly falling short.
Guten Morgen!
Yo. I greet you in a dinner suit (put on hours early because fuck being in a rush), eating chocolate, sitting inside because it's fucking cold out there.
I think I'm going to be at Heathrow when United play. I assume there'll be a pub there with the game on.
Maklershed
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Arsenal today wooo!
Question for you fine fellows: What goes on between the end of the Premiere League season and August? Do the teams take a break or are there tournaments in between that time?
Question for you fine fellows: What goes on between the end of the Premiere League season and August? Do the teams take a break or are there tournaments in between that time?
European Championship + Transfer window
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