Football : Season 2007/2008 - Page 3

sherer · 09-08-2007, 22:49

well with FIFA and UEFA talking about kicking rascism out of the game then surely they should censor themselves from making them.

France had the finals in 98 so I don't think they should get them and Spain hosted them in 82 and as you stated are perennial underachievers so to use the fact that we can't have it as we haven't done much but to say Spain can have it doesn't really add up.

Let's not forget that the IFAB that approves the rules to football is still made up of the FA, Welsh FA and Scottish FA, i'm not sure if any of the other home nation's FAs are in there i'll have to double check.

yesman · 10-08-2007, 16:02

Caborn hits back at Warner attack

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England's 2018 World Cup ambassador Richard Caborn has hit back at Fifa vice-president Jack Warner's claim that he will attempt to block their bid

Go get him Richard

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/foot...ls/6939170.stm

yesman · 10-08-2007, 18:43

At last Tevez has signed.
I did read this in a news report though.....

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Although Alex Ferguson claimed he was quite relaxed about the length of time taken by the Premier League to sign off the contract, there appeared no logical reason why it should take so long given Tevez’s contract was a virtual replica of the one Liverpool drafted to sign Javier Mascherano in January

Which is why I kept on asking the question in the close season thread.

Full report here

TheDaddy · 11-08-2007, 09:48

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Originally Posted by yesman

Which is why I kept on asking the question in the close season thread.

Don't you remeber the amount of time it took him to sign, the transfer window actually shut and it was about a week later he signed, considering Kia only got the cash together this week, I'd say they acted pretty quickly

**Russ B** · 12-08-2007, 17:05

Possible metatatatatatatarsal injury to Wayne Rooney during the Reading match....

DocDutch · 12-08-2007, 20:40

s*hit happens Russ.... he's only a big thug anyways.

so thats him going to be out for at least 3 months

yesman · 12-08-2007, 22:46

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Originally Posted by DocDutch

he's only a big thug anyways.

A big thug that you wouldn't mind in your team

There will be a few "spoiling" teams this season, teams who try and stop Utd, Chelsea, Spurs, Liverpool, Arsenal etc playing football, and they are, Reading, Bolton, Blackburn, Middlesbrough and maybe Fulham and Wigan.

It's a shame really from the football supporters point of view, but I can't say that I would blame those teams tactics.
Coppell more or less said so himself.......

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"I want people to think we're more than just a defensive side.

"But your season-long dreams can be shattered very quickly here. I'd have loved to have gone 4-4-2 and seen what happened but we'd have got hammered."

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/foot...em/6931068.stm

Anyway.......it's only the first game of the season, so we should see the usual bunch at the top after a couple of months, with maybe a surprise in store imo, and that's Newcastle and Man City

DocDutch · 13-08-2007, 07:25

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Originally Posted by yesman

A big thug that you wouldn't mind in your team

nahhh mate prefer to have Ronaldo in my team

that would be a really nice mix then with van Persie and co.

cimt · 13-08-2007, 07:49

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Originally Posted by yesman

A big thug that you wouldn't mind in your team

There will be a few "spoiling" teams this season, teams who try and stop Utd, Chelsea, Spurs, Liverpool, Arsenal etc playing football, and they are, Reading, Bolton, Blackburn, Middlesbrough and maybe Fulham and Wigan.

It's a shame really from the football supporters point of view, but I can't say that I would blame those teams tactics.
Coppell more or less said so himself.......

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/foot...em/6931068.stm

Anyway.......it's only the first game of the season, so we should see the usual bunch at the top after a couple of months, with maybe a surprise in store imo, and that's Newcastle and Man City

We always do well with the top teams anyways.

Anyway, Saturday was pretty bad. Blackburn had 2 shots on target and scored both of them. We were meant to of played amazing though. It's now more attacking for us, but our defence let us down by being injured. Once our defence is sorted out, I can see us doing amazing.

sherer · 13-08-2007, 09:47

well it was the first game of the season and we didn't lose so i'm please. On some forums I go on people are acting like the title is lost already

We played some good football and created a few chances, I even thought Giggs did ok playing up front as a striker. Shame Rooney is injured, which makes it even worse we sold Rossi and Smith as now both could have played in the week.

Mourinho is now 99 games at home unbeaten ( including his Porto days )

Well done to Reading for stopping us scoring. That's no mean feat these days with us so they must have played well. Will be interesting to see if they do as well as that against Liverpool, Chelsea and Arsenal as sometimes I feel teams raise their game against us and then don't play as well as that against the other top teams

Damien · 13-08-2007, 09:54

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Originally Posted by sherer

Well done to Reading for stopping us scoring. That's no mean feat these days with us so they must have played well. Will be interesting to see if they do as well as that against Liverpool, Chelsea and Arsenal as sometimes I feel teams raise their game against us and then don't play as well as that against the other top teams

Arsenal get that as well. Load of small teams give us difficult matches.

DocDutch · 13-08-2007, 10:25

its the smaller teams that are more dangerous really then the big teams, at least with those you know what kind of game they are going to play but with say the clubs Reading, Bolton and you name them.

we just have to wait and see what will happen around X-mas time, then we can see roughly who's going to win the league and whos going to be relegated.

mrmistoffelees · 13-08-2007, 10:38

Not a cracking game, but a cracking win for Sunderland against Spurs. Went home a very happy man (albeit slighlty drunk) incredible to think in one game we have amassed 20% of the total points we managed in our last season in the prem

DocDutch · 16-08-2007, 07:01

hahahha ManUre still hasnt won a game and now Ronaldo is gone for 3 matches cuz he had to throw his dummy out of the pram.

has any1 noticed that Russ has been really quiet in here now????

gazzae · 16-08-2007, 07:11

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Originally Posted by DocDutch

hahahha ManUre still hasnt won a game and now Ronaldo is gone for 3 matches cuz he had to throw his dummy out of the pram.

has any1 noticed that Russ has been really quiet in here now????

So instead of talking about your teams two victories you come on to talk about United?

Good to see where your priorities lie.