Official Football•Soccer•Fútbol Thread 2008/2009

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Aalyx

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Cedeo said:
Good taste in avatar, one of my old ones.
:D

I wanted a change and found this one, "made" it myself from a larger gif. Was also thinking about using one where Rooney is playing with the ball stopping Gilberto from picking it up :lol
 
celestial body said:
Spurs thrash roma 5-0. bentley x2, bent x 2, lennon.

Pre-season is never much to go by, but I'm really optimistic for the season after our recent performances against Celtic, Dortmund and today against Roma. Roll on Boro away next weekend.
 

NekoFever

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Just seen this story.

So how is that not an illegal tap-up by Real? If I was United I'd be taking that straight to UEFA and asking why they're not looking at a massive fine, points deduction, or ban from UEFA competitions.

Oh wait, it's Real...
 

Yazan

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He's waiting for your call!
 

Falch

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PSV is preparing a bid for the 21 year old Turkish attacker Mevlut Erding, who currently plays for Sochaux. He scored 11 goals last season, and has played several times for the Turkish national team.

Seems like a really good player, hopefully we'll sign him one of these days. He'd be the 7th player we'd sign.
 

Falch

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hadareud said:
looks like Diaby is out for a month (!)

there's no ifs and buts, we need to sign a player within the next week.

The Dutch commentator during Netherlands - USA at the olympics talked about potential interest from Arsenal for Afellay.

God I hope it's not true, we need his for atleast one more season. We've already lost Farfan and Gomes.

Rumor has it Afellay has a buy-out clause in the range of 15-18 mil. He's easily worth that.
 

h0pper

only Fernando's ripe melons are good enough for me
Yazan, I'm working on a few Milan ava's right now. I'll post em when they're done ;)
 

Manager

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Corluka:
And while Hughes confirmed that contact had been made over the full-back's services, he insisted a deal was still to be concluded.

Hughes told a press conference: "The situation is that Spurs are interested but the deal has not been done.

"If the deal does not feel right then it will not be done.

"He's not with us at the moment, but I don't want to go into details. If something happens in that respect, you'll be the first to know.

"I don't like talking about any prospective business that is being done, whether or not it is likely or not, until it is actually done.

"Once deals are concluded, if they are to be finalised, then I'll discuss them."

http://www.teamtalk.com/football/story/0,16368,1777_3960336,00.html

Ireland:
"I am not quite sure what all the Stephen Ireland rumour is about," Hughes told the M.E.N.

"There was a bit of confusion about Stephen before the game against Milan, but I had a word with him before the game and explained my interpretation of it. It has been sorted out and I explained my understanding of it.

"At this time of the year a lot of agents are flying around and at times some are of a view that they can start to exercise some interest in their clients.

"Anything we have said in regards of Stephen has been misinterpreted and people have run away with it.

"He is staying. Absolutely he is staying. Sunderland has been mentioned, but there has been no contact in that respect.

"I am not sure where that came from."

Answer: It came from Danny A-hole Mills
http://www.rivals.net/news/pgarticle.aspx?artid=13486_3961893&id=49

Doesn't sound too good about Corluka, but with Tal Ben Haim playing like the god he is... I mean, isn't this the time for Charlie to go out and say "I love this club and I don't want to go to Spurs"?
 

hadareud

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not gonna happen, no matter how good the offer.

Wenger about Inler:

"We try to find the right player. My target is always to spend the right money on the right player – therefore, the timing on your buy is also important as well.

"I do not know yet if it will be with the Swiss or somebody else – but it is not necessarily the Swiss boy."
 
Cedeo said:
And the only good thing to come out of Mexico are burritos ...
Hey, those things are as American as apple pie. You ask for a burrito in Mexico and they won't know what the fuck you're talking about, they'll give you a baby donkey.
 

hadareud

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Falch said:
The Dutch commentator during Netherlands - USA at the olympics talked about potential interest from Arsenal for Afellay.

God I hope it's not true, we need his for atleast one more season. We've already lost Farfan and Gomes.

Rumor has it Afellay has a buy-out clause in the range of 15-18 mil. He's easily worth that.
he'd be an excellent signing, I'd love that.

I can't really see us signing another winger, I think we have enough as it stands.

If it happens I definitely won't complain though.
 

Falch

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hadareud said:
he'd be an excellent signing, I'd love that.

I can't really see us signing another winger, I think we have enough as it stands.

If it happens I definitely won't complain though.

He's not a winger, he's a central attacking midfielder who can also act as a winger. At PSV he's practically always our central attacking midfielder unless we have dramatic changes in our lineup (injuries, special CL lineups).
 

hadareud

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Falch said:
He's not a winger, he's a central attacking midfielder who can also act as a winger. At PSV he's practically always our central attacking midfielder unless we have dramatic changes in our lineup (injuries, special CL lineups).
I'm quite sure he'd be a winger with us, like all the attacking midfielders we buy (Pires, Rosicky, Hleb, Nasri etc.). The natural position of all of them was more that of a playmaker.
 
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