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As it is upon us next weekend in England, and Scotland have already kicked off..................
Post away :)
Arsenal will own you all. With have the bestest stadium, the bestest team and we gonna rule.
:D
Or least at least hope Chel$ea dont win
Colin Calderwood's Red and White Army!
TheDaddy
31-07-2006, 00:09
Arsenal will own you all. With have the bestest stadium, the bestest team and we gonna rule.
:D
Or least at least hope Chel$ea dont win
Please Arsenal don't even own the stadium :D
pedantic
31-07-2006, 00:24
I can't see Man U improving on last season, our rivals have strengthened their squads, and ours appears to be weakened. I realise there are players coming back from long term absences, but at the moment, I forsee a less than impressive season ahead. :erm:
At least they get to visit our new state-of-the-art stadium! I went there on the Weekend. Nice, massive, excellent new stadium :D
I can't see Man U improving on last season, our rivals have strengthened their squads, and ours appears to be weakened. I realise there are players coming back from long term absences, but at the moment, I forsee a less than impressive season ahead. :erm:
*agrees with the above....
how about michael carrick, one of the best passers around :erm: :erm: :erm: :erm:
TheDaddy
31-07-2006, 00:29
*agrees with the above....
how about michael carrick, one of the best passers around :erm: :erm: :erm: :erm:
He is not a bad player but let's be honest he is no Roy Keane is he, hideously over priced as well
pedantic
31-07-2006, 00:30
*agrees with the above....
how about michael carrick, one of the best passers around :erm: :erm: :erm: :erm:
lol
I'm not convinced about this signing to be honest, he seems a bit over priced to me, but let's see how it goes.
I like Carrick - too good for Utd though. lol
15-17 million pounds :erm: :erm: i think SAF has lost it, id rather buy a proven centre forward or midfielder with that money..
15-17 million pounds :erm: :erm: i think SAF has lost it, id rather buy a proven centre forward or midfielder with that money..
No I don't. I really do think Carrick is worth that. Great engine, gets stuck in and passes the ball extremely well.
Just don't want a player I like to sign for a team I can't stand.
pedantic
31-07-2006, 00:40
I like Carrick - too good for Utd though. lol
Well, I'd love to comment on who is and isn't good enough to play in your current team, but I can't seem to find too much information on the lower leagues.
15 - 17 million? Chel$ea could outbuy that, They properly go around refering to each other by their transfer price.
Seriously though, United spent a lot of money but they did better before then. I.E They did not buy their success. Arsenal spend so little on players so we did not buy success.
Chel$ea really did buy their way to the title. What good can this be doing to the game. Money was in it before of course, but this really is a direct link between money spent and points gained
I like Carrick - too good for Utd though. lol
Well, I'd love to comment on who is and isn't good enough to play in your current team, but I can't seem to find too much information on the lower leagues.
Ah, not long before the "your team is ****" lines?
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And just in case you were actually being serious
http://www.soccerbase.com/teams2.sd?teamid=1845
pedantic
31-07-2006, 00:48
Just don't want a player I like to sign for a team I can't stand.
And still doesn't know why he hates them, roll on that bandwagon. ;)
Mind you, I've been asking him why for the best part of a year now, you'd think a person would have thought of some excuse by now. ;)
Just don't want a player I like to sign for a team I can't stand.
And still doesn't know why he hates them, roll on that bandwagon. ;)
Mind you, I've been asking him why for the best part of a year now, you'd think a person would have thought of some excuse by now. ;)
Not true - just don't especially want to turn this thread into a Man U v the rest discussion.
pedantic
31-07-2006, 00:51
Not true - just don't especially want to turn this thread into a Man U v the rest discussion.
Don't throw stones then. ;)
Not true - just don't especially want to turn this thread into a Man U v the rest discussion.
Don't throw stones then. ;)
Not. ;)
pedantic
31-07-2006, 00:54
Not. ;)
I get the feeling, I will be a big Derby fan this coming season, after Man U of course. ;)
TheDaddy
31-07-2006, 00:56
Didn't take long for the bickering to start did it :D keep up the good work ;)
pedantic
31-07-2006, 00:59
Didn't take long for the bickering to start did it :D keep up the good work ;)
:LOL:
We aim to please. :D
*agrees with the above....
how about michael carrick, one of the best passers around :erm: :erm: :erm: :erm:
You will see Kronas...
"When you're training with world-class players every day, you learn from them. If you have got the capabilities - which Michael certainly has - then you adapt and lift your level.
Lampard Sr is in no doubt that United are buying a top class talent, one that he feels Sir Alex will mould to fit in with United's plans.
http://www.manutd.com/default.sps?pagegid={B4CEE8FA-9A47-47BC-B069-3F7A2F35DB70}&newsid=351099
Arsenal will own you all. With have the bestest stadium, the bestest team and we gonna rule.
Good luck with trying to fill it....
carlingman
31-07-2006, 23:50
I think even the retailers play along with the banter and wind up.
My mate went out in a shop in South Wales today to buy the new Arsenal shirt and after 10 mins of searching had to eat humble pie and ask the shop assistant where they were.
The shop assistant marched him over to the correct hanger and said there you go the Arsenal shirts are at the back behind the Chelsea shirts.
:D
Good luck with trying to fill it....
Oh yeah :rolleyes: Its full to the brim, I am a red member of the club (one higher than General sale) and I still cannot get tickets. The stadium is still gonna sell out.
The stadium is still gonna sell out.
Roffle roffle, imitation is the greatest form of flattery :D
Haha. :dunce:
It will be filled for every match. More money for us :D
Well the tickets that are on sale (not to me, only to sliver members) are almost sold out already, Then they have red members, then maybe on sale to eveyone else.
It's only natural that people will be curious.
But happily, it will wear off ;)
We will see. Count how many people will be in the stadium watching Arsenal lift the title in may.
pedantic
01-08-2006, 00:20
We will see. Count how many people will be in the stadium watching Arsenal lift the title in may.
Even as a Man U fan, I think that's a very optimistic thing to say. I certainly wouldn't say it about Man U, Chelsea will probably win it again this season.
Anyone see the Utd game last night.
9.9 for Rooneys dive.
Even as a Man U fan, I think that's a very optimistic thing to say. I certainly wouldn't say it about Man U, Chelsea will probably win it again this season.
Gotta have the faith :D
Half-way though the season it will turn out Chel$ea money will have come from ilegal oil deals. Leaving them in massive massive debt :tu:
TheDaddy
01-08-2006, 11:54
Sounds to me like they have got you all beaten before the start of the season again.
smicer07
01-08-2006, 12:03
I fancy us (Liverpool) to have a good season. We've certainly bought better than Man U and Arsenal so I'm hopeful.
I fancy us (Liverpool) to have a good season. We've certainly bought better than Man U and Arsenal so I'm hopeful.
Only until Bellamy beats up another girl and Pennant wraps another car around a tree and they both end up in prision! :p:
Arsenal will own you all. With have the bestest stadium, the bestest team and we gonna rule.
:D
A friend of mine lives down the road from the new Arsenal stadium.
Trouble is, she's a lifelong Spurs fan.
TheDaddy
01-08-2006, 12:06
I fancy us (Liverpool) to have a good season. We've certainly bought better than Man U and Arsenal so I'm hopeful.
I think you'll do well to, must be a sickner though that Duff blew you guys out for Newcastle, I mean when he signed for them they weren't even in Europe.
pedantic
01-08-2006, 12:28
Only until Bellamy beats up another girl and Pennant wraps another car around a tree and they both end up in prision! :p:
:rofl:
I think you'll do well to, must be a sickner though that Duff blew you guys out for Newcastle, I mean when he signed for them they weren't even in Europe.
It's refreshing to see a player that isn't motivated by money. ;)
TheDaddy
01-08-2006, 12:32
Only until Bellamy beats up another girl and Pennant wraps another car around a tree and they both end up in prision! :p:
Bet they would both end up being someone's b1tch
A friend of mine lives down the road from the new Arsenal stadium.
Trouble is, she's a lifelong Spurs fan.
The stadium is actually so close to the new stadium. When you get out of Arsenal tube, its about the same distance in the oppersite direction to highbury. Theres a big green building, which threw me at first until I saw it was just the front, if you go up the big stairs over the bridge you arrive at the massive stadium :Yikes::tu:
Anyone see the Utd game last night.
9.9 for Rooneys dive.
Agreed !!!!!
But only a 4 for Rio's new hairdo :)
Cobbydaler
01-08-2006, 17:51
Agreed !!!!!
But only a 4 for Rio's new hairdo :)
Talking of which, this (http://www.whoateallthebratwurst.com/horror_hair/index.html) site is hilarious...
How I wish I appeared on that site :cry:
smicer07
01-08-2006, 18:35
I think you'll do well to, must be a sickner though that Duff blew you guys out for Newcastle, I mean when he signed for them they weren't even in Europe.
Not really. We offered more than Newcastle did, so did Spurs, but Chelsea, as usual won't sell to an immediate rival (something that Newcastle aren't).
TheDaddy
01-08-2006, 18:48
Not really. We offered more than Newcastle did, so did Spurs, but Chelsea, as usual won't sell to an immediate rival (something that Newcastle aren't).
They would have sold him to you, he chose Newcastle, I think that is one of the reasons why Chelsea intimidate clubs because they will sell to rivals, their constructive arrogance sets them a part from most clubs, it reminds me of the Liverpool sides 20- 30 years ago.
smicer07
01-08-2006, 18:51
Nah it has been well reported that Chelsea refused to listen to Liverpool's and Tottenham's bids for Duff. Spurs offered 7m, more than we did, but Chelsea see them as a direct rival.
TheDaddy
01-08-2006, 18:58
Nah it has been well reported that Chelsea refused to listen to Liverpool's and Tottenham's bids for Duff. Spurs offered 7m, more than we did, but Chelsea see them as a direct rival.
I don't doubt what you are saying, I just remember Duff himself saying he 'turned down' several clubs to go to Newcastle, admittedly he didn't say who they were, could have been Sheff Utd and Watford for all we know ;)
Leeds owner Ken Bates has reported his former club Chelsea to the Football Association, Premier League and Fifa over three alleged illegal approaches.
He said: "Because of the financial strength of Chelsea's owner Roman Abramovich, financial punishments will make no difference to the club at all. "We feel deduction of points, banning of registration of new players and suspension from European competition would be more appropriate.
Once again.
BBC Sport (http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/5238558.stm)
Ken Bates wouldn't do anything like that would he?
Whats that? He had to resign from the League managers committee after Chelsea were found guilty of making illegal payments. ;)
TheDaddy
04-08-2006, 10:49
Looks like Martin O'Neill is going to be unveiled as Aston Villa boss later today, a good choice methinks although he may well be hampered by people bidding to take control of the club.
means there is one less place for Sven to go.. just shows how rubbish he was no one else wants to employ him
Amsterdam Tournament......
HT Man Utd 2 Porto 0
And guess what....
Apologies for the blurrrrrrr :disturbd:
TheDaddy
04-08-2006, 19:08
What did he do this time?
http://www.football365.com/story/0,17033,8652_1385483,00.html
TheDaddy
04-08-2006, 19:23
Hmmm, he is starting to get a reputation by the looks of it
TheDaddy
04-08-2006, 19:31
They will both be banned for the start of the season now, wont they
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Aston Villa have got a new manager
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/default.stm
sir_drinks_alot
05-08-2006, 00:47
long as we go up from the Conference this year i will be happy !
Former Norwich City striker Lee Power has been named as the new chairman of Conference outfit Cambridge United.
Hmmmm a strange decision.
It seems that the club could be moving forward though for a change, all we have to do now is get the ground back.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/cambridge_utd/5248118.stm
Slighty OT, but the Guv'nor is on Who Wants to be a Millionaire right now.;)
yay.
Blackpool 0-2 Nottm Forest (Lester 44, Grant Holt 72)
6 points.
yay.
Blackpool 0-2 Nottm Forest (Lester 44, Grant Holt 72)
6 points.
I have you guys down for promotion this season ;)
so perferct
11-08-2006, 21:42
saints to go up i be over the moon:beer::beer::beer::beer:
saints to go up i be over the moon:beer::beer::beer::beer:
Your ex-keeper is fast turning into a hero on Trentside BTW.
liamboyle06
12-08-2006, 14:47
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PehoWJ3xuMY
Uefa Cup Qualifying Game, remarkable stuff, Derry beating Gretna, Derry the away side - go on the Candty Stripes.
Cobbydaler
12-08-2006, 15:38
saints to go up i be over the moon:beer::beer::beer::beer:
We won't if we keep giving away last minute goals as we did against Derby...
Seems to have been a failing with us for the last 3 or 4 years!
Held on for the draw today though...
P3 W3 F4 A0 Pts 9 Missed pens 3
Its a shame about Portsmouth, Sol 'over the hill' Cambell and David 'Calamity' James, they will be playing the Scummers next season;)
Cobbydaler
13-08-2006, 00:02
No. 'cos we'll be going up....
Well, maybe not!
But if you listen to the new Chairman....
just wanted to say congrats to liverpool who beat the chelski!
have that mourinho! :D
just wanted to say congrats to liverpool who beat the chelski!
have that mourinho! :D
Yep, quite pleasing that !!!!
The lesser of the two evils though ;)
liamboyle06
14-08-2006, 08:52
still was a boring game though.
sir_drinks_alot
14-08-2006, 09:30
Looks like Villa fans are going to get there wish :) :tu:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/aston_villa/4789693.stm
The new owner Randy Lerner
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randy_Lerner
Palace top of the league :D :D
Looks like Villa fans are going to get there wish :) :tu:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/aston_villa/4789693.stm
The new owner Randy Lerner
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randy_LernerFantastic news, ain't it? This is just what the club needed. None of the other groups interested in buying the club seemed serious... Michael Neville's offer might have been OK, but I always doubted whether he'd have any cash to splash for buying more players after forking out on the club. He seemed to be wanting to own the club because he is a Villa fan, but that it wouldn't really be in the club's or the fans' best interests.
Anyway, hopefully the shareholders will all agree Lerner is the best way to go on this one, and he'll be in charge shortly.
Villa have the potential to be a real big player in the Premiership. They've got a large fan base in an area where there's not any other comparably-sized teams (Leicester & Coventry are good but still not as good as Villa ;) ), with a decent ground... admittedly not as good as Arsenal's new place, or even Old Trafford, but it's still not a bad ground :) The one thing they always lacked under Ellis was the cash to build a decent squad. Hopefully now with Lerner running the ship and with O'Neill at the helm, things will improve... although they couldn't really have gotten any worse than the past few seasons.
TheDaddy
14-08-2006, 11:30
Another plus is the fact the club has no debts unlike most ;) :tu:
sir_drinks_alot
16-08-2006, 15:54
What idiot organized a International Match 3 days before the start of the Premiership !
TheDaddy
16-08-2006, 17:08
What idiot organized a International Match 3 days before the start of the Premiership !
I know and now we are going to miss Dean Ashton for 3 months
What idiot organized a International Match 3 days before the start of the Premiership !
You think that's bad news, try this (http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_utd/4798403.stm) :disturbd:
sir_drinks_alot
16-08-2006, 17:42
You think that's bad news, try this (http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_utd/4798403.stm) :disturbd:
Oh good lord no i have enough of his Moaning when he's on england duty my ears just couldnââ‚Ã⠀šÃ‚¬ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â‚¬Å¾Ã‚¢t stand the moaning sound of his voice every day if thay where dumb enought to sign him
TheDaddy
16-08-2006, 17:45
Oh good lord no i have enough of his Moaning when he's on england duty my ears just couldnââ‚Ã⠀šÃ‚¬ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â‚¬Å¾Ã‚¢t stand the moaning sound of his voice every day if thay where dumb enought to sign him
I always thought his voice sounded more feminine than moany, oh I see :) ;)
sir_drinks_alot
16-08-2006, 18:14
He'd cry every time Alex Ferguson did a team talk :D
He had a good World Cup, but then again the England team didn't.
The bit that sticks in my mind is, and it is stated on that previous link I gave...........
His inclusion in former England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson's sqaud for the World Cup raised eyebrows after he had failed to establish himself since his international debut against Holland in August 2001.
But everyone deserves a chance I suppose :)
MadGamer
16-08-2006, 20:58
England 4 Greece 0 at Half Time
sir_drinks_alot
16-08-2006, 21:14
England 4 Greece 0 at Half Time
A donky would win Against greece :D
TheDaddy
17-08-2006, 11:28
A donky would win Against greece :D
I am refusing to jump on the band wagon as yet, I have not seen the papers yet but I can imagine them, full of it about 'new dawns' ect. well I don't buy it, if Mclaren is so good why didn't he exert more authority in the World Cup debacle, btw Hargreaves was voted man of the match and wasn't he given a lovely reception by his perspective new employers fans.
Very Sven like 2nd half.
I reckon if England play better it will be more down to El Tel than McClaren
orangebird
17-08-2006, 11:34
Very Sven like 2nd half.
I reckon if England play better it will be more down to El Tel than McClaren
Indeed - El Tel is our little saviour IMO.
TheDaddy
17-08-2006, 11:35
Indeed - El Tel is our little saviour IMO.
He should never have left in the first place
greece were very poor and they made us look better than we are.. have to feel for Defoe he had a great season and missed out on the WC to someone who never got a game and then for SMs new team he was only on the bench too until Ashton got injured
we didn't play too well and second half was terrible just like Sven he didn't know how to turn it around.. didn't think SG had a great game on right
still alot of work to do for England team but at least now they have said they can't win anything
orangebird
17-08-2006, 13:20
He should never have left in the first place
I don't think so either. :tu:
Legendary_PSR
18-08-2006, 01:27
got to congratulate liverpool for wasting 10 million pounds
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i have to say i was surprised at kyrgiakos and bassinas(sp?) not being in the starting line up
Ken Bates respondes to Chelsea..
I haven't laughed so much since Ma caught her tits in the mangle.
http://www.leedsunited.com/page/NewsroomDetail/0,,10273%7E884019,00.html
Legendary_PSR
18-08-2006, 13:54
well, i suppose if leeds are going to make a bogus allegation against chelsea, chelsea should be allowed to respond the same way
Looks like it may be a swift return to league football for Oxford United if they can keep their form going.
Burton Albion 1 Oxford United 2 (http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_conf/4786595.stm)
sir_drinks_alot
19-08-2006, 12:27
Looks like it may be a swift return to league football for Oxford United if they can keep their form going.
Burton Albion 1 Oxford United 2 (http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_conf/4786595.stm)
Yup indeed oxford will be up my the end of march if not sooner thay are way to good for the Conference :tu: :tu: :tu:
quote of the week :rofl:
I haven't laughed so much since Ma caught her tits in the mangle.
pedantic
19-08-2006, 15:07
well well well !
First game of the season, and already Arsenal fail to fill their newly built stadium.
Altogether now ! ................. WHAT A WASTE OF MONEY !! :D
TheDaddy
19-08-2006, 15:30
well well well !
First game of the season, and already Arsenal fail to fill their newly built stadium.
Altogether now ! ................. WHAT A WASTE OF MONEY !! :D
Hmmm I wonder what I'd prefer my club to be hundreds of millions in debt for, a brand new stadium that some believe will bring in £30 million a year in extra revenue or so some strange gnome like creature could own the club and give his equally strange looking children jobs, now that's a tricky one :scratch: :D
pedantic
19-08-2006, 15:45
Hmmm I wonder what I'd prefer my club to be hundreds of millions in debt for, a brand new stadium that some believe will bring in £30 million a year in extra revenue
Indeed !
There have been so called financial schemes in the past, that have the intention of bringing in extra revenue. I seem to remember one such "bond" scheme at upton park, which fell flat on it's face. ;)
TheDaddy
19-08-2006, 15:52
Indeed !
There have been so called financial schemes in the past, that have the intention of bringing in extra revenue. I seem to remember one such "bond" scheme at upton park, which fell flat on it's face. ;)
Tbh that didn't put the club in debt, it was just a crude way to extract every last penny from the fans, I remember being part of the demonstrations, only to go home to find my mother had bought one :dozey: :rolleyes: :D
Legendary_PSR
19-08-2006, 16:08
well, this is my last saturday afternoon watching gillette soccer saturday before i move to a new department(and thus can't watch it) :(
sir_drinks_alot
19-08-2006, 16:22
how dose O'Neill do it ?
TheDaddy
19-08-2006, 16:23
how dose O'Neill do it ?
He is quality, got a lot of time for him ;)
Who cares how he does it, it's a good result for Villa. A win would've been nicer, but I'll settle for a draw against Arsenal :)
Hmmm I wonder what I'd prefer my club to be hundreds of millions in debt for, a brand new stadium that some believe will bring in £30 million a year in extra revenue or so some strange gnome like creature could own the club and give his equally strange looking children jobs, now that's a tricky one :scratch: :D
Hang on, wasn't it you or some other dilusional arsenal supporter telling us how each home game would be sold out for the rest of the season?
TheDaddy
19-08-2006, 18:39
Hang on, wasn't it you or some other dilusional arsenal supporter telling us how each home game would be sold out for the rest of the season?
Certainly wasn't me, they have as much chance of filling it every week as Man Utd have of winning the league
Certainly wasn't me, they have as much chance of filling it every week as Man Utd have of winning the league
:D
The bitterness is strong in that one!
Legendary_PSR
19-08-2006, 23:04
after seeing it on match of the day, i'm a little confused:
1. how does graham poll get to ref matches these days anyway?
and
2. after hearing rob styles's comments on the "penalty", i swear juve got relegated, got points deducted, lost extremely talented players(and zlatan), lost their reputation, lost the chance to bring more revenue into the club(etc. etc. etc.) for bringing in officials they wanted for matches. liverpool were probably smarter in how they managed it tho...
yes, it's mindless ranting :) (except for the zlatan comment) but it's refs like that idiot styles that ruin some good games
TheDaddy
20-08-2006, 12:07
Bobby Robson's got a brain tumour, I hope it all works out for him, I've all ways like the old duffer :(
pedantic
20-08-2006, 13:53
Man U 4 Fulham 0 after only 19 minutes. :shocked:
Could be a cricket score here. :cool:
Man U 4 Fulham 0 after only 19 minutes. :shocked:
Could be a cricket score here. :cool:
Nice opening game of the season for United.
Who needs Nistelrooy :D
TheDaddy
20-08-2006, 15:59
Nice opening game of the season for United.
Who needs Nistelrooy :D
Fair play to them you can only beat the opposition in front of you, however on a cautionary note, I think Fulham have one of the poorest teams in the division and will probably be relegated.
Legendary_PSR
20-08-2006, 17:33
couldn't agree more.
also, i think there needs to be some consistency as to what counts as an own goal.
sir_drinks_alot
20-08-2006, 21:24
oxford are cooking on gas no one will even get close to us this season !
oxford are cooking on gas no one will even get close to us this season !
We might..........http://www.myspace.com/cambridgeunitedfc
but then again maybe not :(
sir_drinks_alot
20-08-2006, 22:06
the one good thing to come out of this is we get who league game agenst
cambridge that's six points for us :tu:
Legendary_PSR
20-08-2006, 23:51
6 points, a total sunderland can only dream of having at the end of the season. i bet scarborough get more points than them :)
Who are they (http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/5266226.stm)? Sorry nffc...
Their first ever match in the competition and it is a win...
Legendary_PSR
21-08-2006, 22:30
ACCRINGTON STANLEY?
I actually don't care about the result though I watched the match. Top priority has to be promotion, if less games from no cup runs lessens the tiredness of the squad, long term that has to be more important.
We already have Tyson out for 4 months, it's best we stick to the league routine, and avoid more key players out.
At the end of the day we will not win the League Cup, we do have a chance of going up, it's a case of priorities and the cups have to be low down in that.
Nice
Charlton 0 Utd 3 :D :D
Even nicer
Middlesbrough 2 Chelsea 1 :D :D
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Fair play to them you can only beat the opposition in front of you, however on a cautionary note, I think Fulham have one of the poorest teams in the division and will probably be relegated.
Along with Charlton I suppose ;)
You do realise that Villa are going to win the league, don't you ;) :disturbd:
Roy Keane to be the Sunderland boss
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/sunderland/5280226.stm
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You do realise that Villa are going to win the league, don't you ;) :disturbd:
Keep your fingers crossed Nug :erm:
Roy Keane to be the Sunderland boss
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/sunderland/5280226.stm
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Keep your fingers crossed Nug :erm:
Fingers??!! Anything I can cross is crossed :D
Shocking assault by Thatcher on Mendes.
Keane and Quinney must have made up if he's going to Sunderland.
I went to the Emirates stadium, last night, Good result Arsenal did'nt play all that well but we got the result, if only Henry had played from the start!!!
Its a great stadium am going to the Brazil vs Argentina match on Sept 3rd:)
michael
Middlesbrough 2 Chelsea 1 :D :D
Ah well, at least the russian won't need United to break one of those pesky unbeaten runs :D
TheDaddy
24-08-2006, 11:56
Ah well, at least the russian won't need United to break one of those pesky unbeaten runs :D
Maybe they are just trying to make it interesting this time ;)
Possibly - Jose's tantrum was perhaps one of the funniest I've ever seen :D
pedantic
24-08-2006, 12:07
Possibly - Jose's tantrum was perhaps one of the funniest I've ever seen :D
A couple of furlongs behind Keegans though, I suspect. :D
Fancy a job Roy..
https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/local/2006/08/3.jpg
A couple of furlongs behind Keegans though, I suspect. :D
The "I'd love it if we beat them" skit? Nah, that wasn't a tantrum. Jose's got the monopoly on those :D
Fancy a job Roy..
http://www.manchesteronline.co.uk/ContentResources/163.$plit/C_17_photogallery_201_list_photo_list_photo_item_4 _photo.jpg
Now look - I know Niall Quinn's tall, but is Keane standing in a ditch in that picture :D
Nug, whaddya make of Villa's start to the season so far? Gunners result was class, and we got a bit lucky against Reading from what I heard (or they were unlucky perhaps).
Nug, whaddya make of Villa's start to the season so far? Gunners result was class, and we got a bit lucky against Reading from what I heard (or they were unlucky perhaps).
Not a bad start at all - as you say, it was a great result against Arsenal. From the sound of it, it really shouldn't have been a penalty for our first goal last night, but sometimes it all turns on a single piece of luck. Our main problem last year was not beating the teams below us (although, by the end of the season, there weren't that many of them :disturbd: ), so it shows that we've at least turned a small corner :)
Shocking assault by Thatcher on Mendes.
GBH, nothing more nor less.:mad:
http://tinyurl.com/f8lv8
Legendary_PSR
24-08-2006, 16:24
and yet refs are more concerned with sending players off for not doing anything wrong
Apparently the local plods are checking out the video. A bit of what Duncan Ferguson got would be more than justified in this case. Compare that with Rooney's red in the pre season friendly.
bjorkiii
24-08-2006, 16:55
After watching that he needs locking up no joke that was gbh, Man City should sack him, surely they can rip up his contract no bother that cannot be defended.
Chelski to face Barca again.
http://tinyurl.com/me2od
One word...
Giggs (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqkIge4FdAM)
pedantic
26-08-2006, 13:05
Good start for the hammers.
Liverpool 0 West Ham 1 :D
sir_drinks_alot
26-08-2006, 15:51
Another day other win :D 2-0 at half time
update it's 4 now !
Nice to see us back up where we belong with Chelsea at mid-table and Arsenal nowhere to be seen.
Ruud Van who? :D
top of the league... and having a laugh
Blimey O'Reilly, I do believe that Villa are 2nd in the league :hyper:
Not a bad start for the club that was oh-so-nearly relegated a few months ago :)
Big up for Randy Lerner's Claret and Blue Army
TheDaddy
27-08-2006, 20:49
Blimey O'Reilly, I do believe that Villa are 2nd in the league :hyper:
Not a bad start for the club that was oh-so-nearly relegated a few months ago :)
Big up for Randy Lerner's Claret and Blue Army
It just shows how poor a manager David O'Leary really is ;)
No Beckham again, I know he resigned as captain but thought he would still be in the setup, evidently not.
England squad:
Robinson (Tottenham), Kirkland (Liverpool), Foster (Man Utd), A Cole (Arsenal), Young (Charlton), P Neville (Everton), Bridge (Chelsea), Terry (Chelsea), Ferdinand (Man Utd), Brown (Man Utd), Dawson (Tottenham), Lampard (Chelsea), Hargreaves (Bayern Munich), Carrick (Man Utd), Gerrard (Liverpool), Jenas (Tottenham), Wright-Phillips (Chelsea), Richardson (Man Utd), Downing (Middlesbrough), Lennon (Tottenham), Defoe (Tottenham), Bent (Charlton), Johnson (Everton), Crouch (Liverpool).
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/5289630.stm
Stephen Byers
28-08-2006, 13:35
No Beckham again, I know he resigned as captain but thought he would still be in the setup, evidently not.
England squad:
Robinson (Tottenham), Kirkland (Liverpool), Foster (Man Utd), A Cole (Arsenal), Young (Charlton), P Neville (Everton), Bridge (Chelsea), Terry (Chelsea), Ferdinand (Man Utd), Brown (Man Utd), Dawson (Tottenham), Lampard (Chelsea), Hargreaves (Bayern Munich), Carrick (Man Utd), Gerrard (Liverpool), Jenas (Tottenham), Wright-Phillips (Chelsea), Richardson (Man Utd), Downing (Middlesbrough), Lennon (Tottenham), Defoe (Tottenham), Bent (Charlton), Johnson (Everton), Crouch (Liverpool).
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/5289630.stm
One legged Becham is better than Jenas, in fact anybody is better than Jenas:rolleyes:
Oh well, it looks like he is coming then.......maybe ;)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_utd/5289836.stm
Do we need him? Giggs has looked like a new player in the centre.
As mentioned on Goals on Sunday, Giggs is the only player, so far, to have scored in every season of the Premiership. Gary Speed is the only other player who can equal it.
sir_drinks_alot
28-08-2006, 16:18
Still not lost a game
Do we need him? Giggs has looked like a new player in the centre.
Not really, but maybe Fergie is looking to the future :shrug:
How old is Giggsy now ?
One legged Becham is better than Jenas, in fact anybody is better than Jenas:rolleyes:
I take it you're not a fan of Jenas then, can't say I am either.
Not really, but maybe Fergie is looking to the future :shrug:
How old is Giggsy now ?
32?
32?
Correct (http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/manchesterunited/playerprofiles.html?playerprofile20)
:)
sir_drinks_alot
28-08-2006, 16:37
You will miss Giggsy ones he's gone he's the best player you have
TheBlueRaja
28-08-2006, 18:23
England for Euro 2008? Come on you know your thinking it... Just get it out your system now and then i can laugh at you later... Pwease?
pedantic
28-08-2006, 18:26
England for Euro 2008? Come on you know your thinking it... Just get it out your system now and then i can laugh at you later... Pwease?
Actually, I'm looking forward to laughing at the jocks, when the qualifiers start. :D
TheBlueRaja
28-08-2006, 18:29
Aye well thats no going to be hard, France, Italy and Ukraine in the same group as us with only 2 qualifying - were fecked and we know we are.
pedantic
28-08-2006, 19:31
Aye well thats no going to be hard, France, Italy and Ukraine in the same group as us with only 2 qualifying - were fecked and we know we are.
It's going to be fun to watch it though. :D
pedantic
28-08-2006, 22:29
What a great result for Portsmouth tonight.......
Middlesbrough 0 Portsmouth 4
Looks like more of the same for Middlesbrough this season, just like the last. Beat Chelsea last week, and get slaughtered at home this week, by a team they supposedly should beat.
allanprg
29-08-2006, 00:21
What a great result for Portsmouth tonight.......
Middlesbrough 0 Portsmouth 4
Looks like more of the same for Middlesbrough this season, just like the last. Beat Chelsea last week, and get slaughtered at home this week, by a team they supposedly should beat.
I would point out that Middlesborough last beat Pompey in 1994. And in the Premiership we have drawn at their ground and beaten them at fratton.;) Now of course beaten them on their own ground
pedantic
29-08-2006, 00:32
I would point out that Middlesborough last beat Pompey in 1994. And in the Premiership we have drawn at their ground and beaten them at fratton.;) Now of course beaten them on their own ground
I take it all back then ! It was an expected 4 - 0 away victory. ;)
Doesn't look like **** will be "Owen" Bayern Munich any money, then! :p:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_utd/5289836.stm
Doesn't look like **** will be "Owen" Bayern Munich any money, then! :p:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_utd/5289836.stm
I didn't realise Leeds were in for Hargreaves :shocked:
pedantic
29-08-2006, 11:26
I didn't realise Leeds were in for Hargreaves :shocked:
:LOL:
I didn't realise Leeds were in for Hargreaves :shocked:
The way they are going, Leeds will be bidding for Jack Hargreaves from HOW? :dozey:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Hargreaves
PS Sir Alex Ferguson lived on the same street as me in Govan, Glasgow (Govan Road) and attended the same boys club (Harmony Row), but obviously in different decades - we'll admit to the alcoholics and the druggies, but we never mention Fergie ;)
TheDaddy
29-08-2006, 11:37
I didn't realise Leeds were in for Hargreaves :shocked:
Tbh his game would probably be better suited to the Championship. I did see that you have offered 10 million for Trezaguet though, I cant make my mind up about him, sometimes I think he is world class and other times I think my gran could do better
Tbh his game would probably be better suited to the Championship.
Sounds like you're comparing the England team in the World Cup to a Championship side :eek:
TheDaddy
29-08-2006, 11:43
Sounds like you're comparing the England team in the World Cup to a Championship side :eek:
Well if one man makes an international team you might be right, I was however comparing the fact that, as he is pretty rubbish he would fit right in at Championship level, you know the Championship where Wales select most of their players from ;) :p:
PS Sir Alex Ferguson lived on the same street as me in Govan, Glasgow (Govan Road) and attended the same boys club (Harmony Row), but obviously in different decades - we'll admit to the alcoholics and the druggies, but we never mention Fergie ;)
I would have thought you would have been proud of one of "your own"
with the likes of Shankly, Busby, Stein etc; Fergie ranks alongside them imo
pedantic
29-08-2006, 12:15
According to The Sporting Life (http://www.sportinglife.com/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=soccer/06/08/29/manual_105609.html) Arsenal are in for Tevez.
However........
Tevez is in the Argentina squad to face Brazil on Saturday at Arsenal's Emirates Stadium and the plan is to unveil him before the game.
statements like this make me very suspicious, surely this isn't a cheap ploy to boost ticket sales, from Arsenal fans wanting to get a first look at a prospective new signing. :naughty: :angel:
TheDaddy
29-08-2006, 12:20
According to The Sporting Life (http://www.sportinglife.com/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=soccer/06/08/29/manual_105609.html) Arsenal are in for Tevez.
However........
statements like this make me very suspicious, surely this isn't a cheap ploy to boost ticket sales, from Arsenal fans wanting to get a first look at a prospective new signing. :naughty: :angel:
I've seen that on the BBC site to, I suspect they want him to replace Rayes either way its not really on to be informing the press of their interest without actually having made a bid.
I would have thought you would have been proud of one of "your own"
with the likes of Shankly, Busby, Stein etc; Fergie ranks alongside them imo
We are, that's why there was a ;) at the end.
this is what i can't understand about United at the moment
we spend 18M on Carrick.. still paying over the odds for players even though Kenyon has gone
we were going to spend over 10m on Hargreaves :Yikes:
yes even though we need a striker as we only have two and Saha is bound to get injured soon and Rooney will prob get another ban at some point we won't buy Teves or Torres
Teves has even alked out of his club as we can get him dirt cheap yes we won't go in for him.. could be another target going away.. would rather have him than Treveguet
the first few games has flattered us abit but it showed against Watford we still short of fire power and didn't really kill them off like we should have
TheDaddy
29-08-2006, 13:01
this is what i can't understand about United at the moment
we spend 18M on Carrick.. still paying over the odds for players even though Kenyon has gone
we were going to spend over 10m on Hargreaves :Yikes:
yes even though we need a striker as we only have two and Saha is bound to get injured soon and Rooney will prob get another ban at some point we won't buy Teves or Torres
Teves has even alked out of his club as we can get him dirt cheap yes we won't go in for him.. could be another target going away.. would rather have him than Treveguet
the first few games has flattered us abit but it showed against Watford we still short of fire power and didn't really kill them off like we should have
Tevez and Torres are to similar to Rooney imo, as for paying over the odds Senna is just as capable as Hargreaves yet cost's 10 million less, I saw an article on Saturday I believe, that said the new sponsors were putting pressure on United to buy British players, I am not sure how much truth there is to that and I can't remember where I saw it. I think you need another striker to Saha is not consistent enough.
Tevez and Torres are to similar to Rooney imo, as for paying over the odds Senna is just as capable as Hargreaves yet cost's 10 million less, I saw an article on Saturday I believe, that said the new sponsors were putting pressure on United to buy British players, I am not sure how much truth there is to that and I can't remember where I saw it. I think you need another striker to Saha is not consistent enough.
that was in the sun.. saying said the United move is off now.. not too sure about him either though.. he's 30 and in 10 seasons one was good all the others weren't so more like a one season wonder
Saha will only get 20 goals if he is lucky, and plays the whole season, which i doubt
Rooney will get 20 odd but will get frustrated being relied on for all the goals and prob get sent off at some point
Ole just isn't the same player since the injury and don't think he will get more than 10.. if that.
Rossi is a great talent but he can't be relied on enough yet as he's too young
Well if one man makes an international team you might be right, I was however comparing the fact that, as he is pretty rubbish he would fit right in at Championship level, you know the Championship where Wales select most of their players from ;) :p:
Awww, is that the best you can do? :rofl:
Did you miss the games in the World Cup where he was one of England's best players on the day?
TheDaddy
29-08-2006, 14:14
Awww, is that the best you can do? :rofl:
Did you miss the games in the World Cup where he was one of England's best players on the day?
Funnily enough I thought I was stating fact when I said that the Welsh players were on the whole of Championship standard.
As for claiming he was England's best player during the World Cup I doubt that is an honour any of the squad want and besides it is better to base players ability over time rather than on half a dozen games, from what the footballing public have so far seen very few would try to justify his talent as worth between 13- 17 million, even in Germany it has been reported that he is seen as a good squad player, are British teams in the habit of paying this much for someone seen as a squad player?
pedantic
29-08-2006, 14:45
Spurs have signed Mido (http://www.sportinglife.com/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=soccer/06/08/29/manual_142704.html) after his loan spell last season. Should give Spurs some much needed fire power.
Hargreaves is a good player. Not many people in the UK get to see the bundesliga so he was getting judged on 20 odd minutes with England.
After all, if he was that average, you would have thought Bayern would be jumping at the chance to offload him for £10+ Mill
Funnily enough I thought I was stating fact when I said that the Welsh players were on the whole of Championship standard.
Seems little subtlety can be a bit too subtle for some ;)
As for claiming he was England's best player during the World Cup I doubt that is an honour any of the squad want and besides it is better to base players ability over time rather than on half a dozen games, from what the footballing public have so far seen very few would try to justify his talent as worth between 13- 17 million, even in Germany it has been reported that he is seen as a good squad player, are British teams in the habit of paying this much for someone seen as a squad player?
Had I referred to him as England's best player in the World Cup then maybe you'd have a point :angel:
TheDaddy
29-08-2006, 15:04
Hargreaves is a good player. Not many people in the UK get to see the bundesliga so he was getting judged on 20 odd minutes with England.
After all, if he was that average, you would have thought Bayern would be jumping at the chance to offload him for £10+ Mill
Not my words it was written in the paper on Saturday, that he is classed as an average player at Bayern, I don't know why they don't want to sell him 13- 17 million is a hell of a lot for him
Gudjohnsen's goal from last night....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHSJ5QlwzAo
The guy from Kasabian on Soccer AM...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SF9jiGcsOdU
Bradley Orr has been sent off........ for headbutting his own teammate!!
He is also due in court on Friday for affray. :D :p:
Spurs have signed Mido (http://www.sportinglife.com/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=soccer/06/08/29/manual_142704.html) after his loan spell last season. Should give Spurs some much needed fire power.
And another "Elbow Merchant" :rolleyes:
A little quiz, mainly for united fans, but anyone can take part.
There are quite a few quizzes on that site.
Anyway....... http://www.funtrivia.com/trivia-quiz/Sports/For-Man-Utd-Fans-18501.html
I managed to get eight
A little quiz, mainly for united fans, but anyone can take part.
There are quite a few quizzes on that site.
Anyway....... http://www.funtrivia.com/trivia-quiz/Sports/For-Man-Utd-Fans-18501.html
I managed to get eight9/10. :)
pedantic
29-08-2006, 22:32
A little quiz, mainly for united fans, but anyone can take part.
There are quite a few quizzes on that site.
Anyway....... http://www.funtrivia.com/trivia-quiz/Sports/For-Man-Utd-Fans-18501.html
I managed to get eight
9/10
I got the sponsor question wrong :erm: I knew it was sharp first, but I thought there was another one after sharp but before voda. Slapped wrists for me. :D
Not enough (http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_city/5300184.stm) imo
I just hope the FA do more, like an eight months ban plus a hefty fine.
<sarcastic mode on>
But then I suppose if it was the club from across the town, it would be an eight months ban plus a hefty fine.
<sarcastic mode off>
It will be interesting to see what the FA will impose upon Thatcher.
TheDaddy
30-08-2006, 20:32
Not enough (http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_city/5300184.stm) imo
I just hope the FA do more, like an eight months ban plus a hefty fine.
<sarcastic mode on>
But then I suppose if it was the club from across the town, it would be an eight months ban plus a hefty fine.
<sarcastic mode off>
It will be interesting to see what the FA will impose upon Thatcher.
I seem to remember seeing that they wanted to send him on an anger management course ;) :D
Rossi is going to Newcastle on loan, does this mean another striker coming in?
Rossi is going to Newcastle on loan, does this mean another striker coming in?
Hmmm interesting......
It's either that or Smith is making a speedy recovery.
We will find out tomorrow, what time is the transfer deadline ?
Hmmm interesting......
It's either that or Smith is making a speedy recovery.
We will find out tomorrow, what time is the transfer deadline ?
The deadline's midnight tonight :tu:
Sky Sports were reporting last week that Smith managed 60-odd minutes of a reserve game, so I don't think that he's that far from a return, which should be pretty good news for Man U fans :)
Talk about a shock!!!
Hammers to net Tevez & Mascherano
Argentina striker Carlos Tevez says he and team-mate Javier Mascherano have agreed to sign for West Ham.
The World Cup duo, who both play for Corinthians in Brazil, are set to move to Upton Park on a year-long loan.
Tevez, 22, claims on his website he and Mascherano, 22, have signed contracts with West Ham despite being linked with moves to Manchester United and Arsenal.
The Hammers are thought to have struck a deal with Media Sports Investments, who own the rights to the two players.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/west_ham_utd/5301068.stm
seems like Man City have done the decent thing but he is only missing games against reading, Chesterfield and Blackburn all sides low down who City should be beating
looks like once again Man U are missing out on two of the players we need to get for the future.. can't see why we pushed the boat out for Hargreaves and let both of these two slip by.. not hope the story on Teves' website isn't true
looks like once again Man U are missing out on two of the players we need to get for the future.. can't see why we pushed the boat out for Hargreaves and let both of these two slip by.. not hope the story on Teves' website isn't true
Its only a season loan, could be handy seeing how they handle the prem. Or of course it could be a ploy to get Utd/Arsenal bidding.
TheDaddy
31-08-2006, 11:15
Talk about a shock!!!
Apparently we tried to sign Mascherano in January, I never thought we would though :tu:
Apparently we tried to sign Mascherano in January, I never thought we would though :tu:
Will be bittersweet, I imagine, if they click and play well and knowing you'll only have them for a season.
the thing is we need a striker now and we can get them cheap because of all the probs at Corinthians.. surely now is the time to get them not after they have played in the prem for a season and doubled their price
the thing is we need a striker now and we can get them cheap because of all the probs at Corinthians.. surely now is the time to get them not after they have played in the prem for a season and doubled their price
They won't be cheap its all to do with MSI who own the rights to the players. Funnily enough one of the bosses at MSI also tried to form a take over of West Ham.
TheDaddy
31-08-2006, 11:52
the thing is we need a striker now and we can get them cheap because of all the probs at Corinthians.. surely now is the time to get them not after they have played in the prem for a season and doubled their price
To late now they're ours ;) :p: (well for the season anyway)
They won't be cheap its all to do with MSI who own the rights to the players. Funnily enough one of the bosses at MSI also tried to form a take over of West Ham.
"Own the rights" - what's next? Arbitraging futures in Hedge Funds about footballers?
TheDaddy
31-08-2006, 14:32
"Own the rights" - what's next? Arbitraging futures in Hedge Funds about footballers?
Apparently it is quite common for individuals to own players contracts rather than clubs in South America . I don't really know how it works but I suspect it has something to do with clubs trying to finance debts without selling their best players and it has caused problems in the past with transfers
sir_drinks_alot
31-08-2006, 17:03
See who your club got
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/5235160.stm
HOLY ****ING ****!! Its not a loan...
West Ham United are delighted to announce the double signing of Argentinian World Cup stars Carlos Tevez and Javier Mascherano from Brazilian club Corinthians.
The pair have been signed for an undisclosed fee and put pen to paper on permanent contracts with the Club this afternoon. All other aspects of the transfers will remain confidential and undisclosed.
The transfers represent a massive coup for the Hammers, who have beaten off some of Europe's biggest clubs to secure the services of the duo - both of whom played a key role for Argentina as they reached the World Cup quarter-finals in Germany this summer before losing to the hosts in a penalty shoot-out.
http://www.whufc.com/articles/article.php?page_id=8247
TheDaddy
31-08-2006, 17:34
HOLY ****ING ****!! Its not a loan...
You know The Sun on line reported that the deal was a loan with the view to a permanent transfer, I just assumed that the transfer would be to some one else ;) :D, defiantly one of the better bits of business done this summer :tu:
Breaking News
Money bags Cambridge United have signed......
A new tea lady on a part time basis.
Manager Rob Newman commented "I have been after her for years" :)
pedantic
31-08-2006, 18:43
Lucky escape for the Welsh squad me thinks. :erm:
Linky (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/5303386.stm)
Makes you wonder, what "object" could possibly be floating around so high up there in the first place. :disturbd:
Everton manager vs Rooney/Daily Mail
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/e/everton/5304692.stm
Mind you, probably cost Roonaldo less than his gee-gees/slapper habits ;)
Lucky escape for the Welsh squad me thinks. :erm:
Linky (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/5303386.stm)
Makes you wonder, what "object" could possibly be floating around so high up there in the first place. :disturbd:
Imagine the front-page news had it been the England team.... :angel:
This is the deal according to the Telegraph...
All that West Ham would say is that the deal for both players is permanent, although it is understood that the package could eventually cost them an eye-watering £60 million.
That is highly unlikely as, in return for paying a small fee for the players and covering their wages now, West Ham have agreed to hefty sell-on clauses in the event of one of the bigger clubs in the Premiership, or on the continent, making a bid. It is believed that if a £30 million bid for either is tabled, then West Ham must sell or pay Corinthians the same amount to keep them.
In return, West Ham will also get a small percentage of any sell-on fee. Corinthians are also understood to have negotiated an option to buy them back at the same price West Ham have paid.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?xml=/sport/2006/09/01/sfnwes01.xml
All that West Ham would say is that the deal for both players is permanent, although it is understood that the package could eventually cost them an eye-watering £60 million.
That is highly unlikely as, in return for paying a small fee for the players and covering their wages now, West Ham have agreed to hefty sell-on clauses in the event of one of the bigger clubs in the Premiership, or on the continent, making a bid. It is believed that if a £30 million bid for either is tabled, then West Ham must sell or pay Corinthians the same amount to keep them.
In return, West Ham will also get a small percentage of any sell-on fee. Corinthians are also understood to have negotiated an option to buy them back at the same price West Ham have paid.
This is the deal according to the Telegraph...
I want to sell my house using this method ;)
TheDaddy
01-09-2006, 13:15
This is the deal according to the Telegraph...
Apparently we only paid a million for them, personally I think there is more to this, there is talk of them being part of a £132 million take over by the MSI group, which imo would be bad for the club, last year when they tried it was reported that they wanted to turn the club into a feeder for clubs like Arsenal and Chelsea.
i heard that Chelsea are meant to be fronting some of this money but that coul just be some load of rubbish.. read it on the web the other day but only seen it on one site as comment on a forum by a user so might not be true
Saaf_laandon_mo
01-09-2006, 15:29
there could be a takeover imminent
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/west_ham_utd/5306356.stm
there could be a takeover imminent
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/west_ham_utd/5306356.stm
It has to be these guys surely ?
http://www.mediasportsinvestments.com/
Pure speculation of course
TheDaddy
02-09-2006, 11:30
Anyone seen this, love the logo ;)
http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2002390000-2006400646,00.html
Forest win. 4-0 v Chesterfield and KENCO!!!
TheBlueRaja
02-09-2006, 22:53
Yet another disgrace by the BBC - Scotland Beat the Faroe's 6-0 yet they lead with England, which is fair enough - but they also find the time to mention on the front page at time of writing:-
Cricket: Pakistan crush England
Yet there is NO mention of the other home nation results in arguably some of their most important games for some time - a disgrace and another example of the English favoritism in the so called UK.
Pathetic!
Unlucky Wales by the way - a good fight - but you really didnt take your chances, shame Andora didnt win thought - Boooo!
Yet there is NO mention of the other home nation results in arguably some of their most important games for some time - a disgrace and another example of the English favoritism in the so called UK.
Pathetic!
Hmm, this is the sports section of the front page atm (15 mins after your post)
England crush poor Andorra
Scotland 6-0 Faroe Islands
Czech Republic 2-1 Wales
TheBlueRaja
02-09-2006, 23:09
Hmm, this is the sports section of the front page atm (15 mins after your post)
You must have missed the bit where i underline Front page (as in news.bbc.co.uk)...;)
TBR - do you honestly expect anything different from the media?
TheBlueRaja
03-09-2006, 12:57
TBR - do you honestly expect anything different from the media?
Yes, i do expect differently, but i dont think it will be coming anytime soon.
Whats wrong with them leading on a story of the home nations rather than just England?
The more we make a point about this stuff the more people in England can see why we have a gripe with the "British" media and why some of us feel that the "UK" is nothing worth bothering about.
We make a point every time mate but we're just seen as whinging. You know I'm 100% behind you in this but we'll never change the attitude of the media. To them the UK is England is the UK - the rest of us are just outsiders.
Hang on here, the fact that the English game was shown on bbc 1 is because more people want to watch England. And after the Englang match i also seen on every bit of news that they reported, they mentioned the other games. Stop been so pathetic if the was a mass market for scotland or wales then they would have to show it, there isnt so they just do a quick report.
Hang on here, the fact that the English game was shown on bbc 1 is because more people want to watch England. And after the Englang match i also seen on every bit of news that they reported, they mentioned the other games. Stop been so pathetic if the was a mass market for scotland or wales then they would have to show it, there isnt so they just do a quick report.
So as the programming is evidently aimed at the mass market (being England), do you think I can have a reduction of my TV licence? Actually that's a good idea for a new thread....:D
Well I thought the Andorran team looked very good, 'on paper' Viera, Ayala, Garcia, Silva, Sanchez, et al, seems it was only toilet paper though.:rolleyes: :D
I'm quite happy at not seeing our performance mentioned. Shocking.
pedantic
03-09-2006, 14:40
Hang on here, the fact that the English game was shown on bbc 1 is because more people want to watch England. And after the Englang match i also seen on every bit of news that they reported, they mentioned the other games. Stop been so pathetic if the was a mass market for scotland or wales then they would have to show it, there isnt so they just do a quick report.
:tu:
You'll get used to all these moaning buggers after a while :D
The whole summer was a moan fest for them, with the coverage England got from the media.
TheBlueRaja
03-09-2006, 14:58
Hang on here, the fact that the English game was shown on bbc 1 is because more people want to watch England. And after the Englang match i also seen on every bit of news that they reported, they mentioned the other games. Stop been so pathetic if the was a mass market for scotland or wales then they would have to show it, there isnt so they just do a quick report.
That wasnt my point, i was refering to the BBC website, however it raises another point, the BBC has regional variations like BBC Wales, Scotland, Ireleand etc.
So why are the regional games not shown on the regional channels?
The fact is people in England winge about how people from Scotland, Ireland, Wales, France, Holland, Germany etc. etc. dont like them, and then when you tell them why they act like pedantic and try to laugh at you.
Its a shame really as it can be fixed with a simple change in attitude but some people just dont care so the resentment continues to build.
pedantic
03-09-2006, 15:05
snippety snip snip snip
What have you actually done about it then ? Complained to your regional channel ? Thought not ! :rolleyes:
As a side note:
In 30 minutes time Match of the day has a live game on.........Brazil v Argentina.
Now I don't know many Brazilians, or Argentinians either, so why are they on live tv ? And a friendly at that ! It's simple, supply and demand, people want to watch them. In all seriousness, Scotland are a mediocre pub side, at best. And Wales are not much better.
TheBlueRaja
03-09-2006, 15:24
What have you actually done about it then ? Complained to your regional channel ? Thought not ! :rolleyes:
As a side note:
In 30 minutes time Match of the day has a live game on.........Brazil v Argentina.
Now I don't know many Brazilians, or Argentinians either, so why are they on live tv ? And a friendly at that ! It's simple, supply and demand, people want to watch them. In all seriousness, Scotland are a mediocre pub side, at best. And Wales are not much better.
Nice try.
Brazil v Argentina being on telly is not what im here to complain about, neither is England being on telly something im complaining about, im complaining about regional representations of teams on television and giving those teams the coverage they deserve without bias to one particular team just because the corporation that shows them and reports on them is mainly based in and run by the English.
They seem to have forgot the word British appears in BBC yet do their best to defend "Britain" whenever it suits them too.
Its hypocracy.
That wasnt my point, i was refering to the BBC website, however it raises another point, the BBC has regional variations like BBC Wales, Scotland, Ireleand etc.
So why are the regional games not shown on the regional channels?
The fact is people in England winge about how people from Scotland, Ireland, Wales, France, Holland, Germany etc. etc. dont like them, and then when you tell them why they act like pedantic and try to laugh at you.
Its a shame really as it can be fixed with a simple change in attitude but some people just dont care so the resentment continues to build.
Raise the issue with the bbc then and the website you were talking about was on the front page off bbc at aprrox 11.50 in order of england , scotland and wales. If you think there is a problem then you start your own tv station showing the matches and other stuff, no i thought not.
Raise the issue with the bbc then and the website you were talking about was on the front page off bbc at aprrox 11.50 in order of england , scotland and wales. If you think there is a problem then you start your own tv station showing the matches and other stuff, no i thought not.
Yes TBJ, I mean what were you thinking of by giving your opinion on a discussion forum!!! You should know better!!
If you think there is a problem then you start your own tv station showing the matches and other stuff, no i thought not.
The problem is the BRITISH Broadcasting Corporation take a hundred pounds or so off the Scots, Welsh and Northern Irish each year as well as the English.
TheBlueRaja
03-09-2006, 16:49
The thing is here, we arent asking for anything other than a bit of equality...
This shouldnt even be an issue.
50 million people live in England
10 million people live in Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales.
Wouldn't be unequal if NI,S,&W got the same coverage as England?
So why are the regional games not shown on the regional channels?
The NI games was on BBC NI.
TheBlueRaja
03-09-2006, 17:38
50 million people live in England
10 million people live in Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales.
Wouldn't be unequal if NI,S,&W got the same coverage as England?
Completely irrelevant point.
People in England get the England game, People in Scotland and Wales should get the Scotland game, if as gazzee says they did it in NI, then there should be no issued with doin it for Scotland and Wales either.
That wasnt my point, i was refering to the BBC website, .
Completely irrelevant point..
mmmmm... some dichotomy there, methinks.
In 30 minutes time Match of the day has a live game on.........Brazil v Argentina.
Now I don't know many Brazilians, or Argentinians either, so why are they on live tv ? And a friendly at that ! It's simple, supply and demand, people want to watch them. In all seriousness, Scotland are a mediocre pub side, at best. And Wales are not much better.
It'll be the best football they will see up there this season :)
TheBlueRaja
03-09-2006, 18:00
mmmmm... some dichotomy there, methinks.
Not really, my original point was raised in relation the the Website, shawty then raised a second point regarding the television Bias (post #233) and i then started to discuss this secondary point as well as it was relevant to my original post.
If your going to post in a thread at least do us the favor of reading the relevant parts first before making comment.
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