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Swifty

16/Oct/06, 02:39 AM

This is where you can chat about everything football (english version) related.

From Petr Cech and his head injury to how well Roy Keane is doing as a Mackem.

You can add post-match reviews aswell as the latest transfer news and general footie headlines.

If you play tell us where, when and how good your team are. If you watch again tell us who and why!

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Me Im a part of the Toonarmy

who are terrible at the minutem inconsistent to say the least

Roeder was a good caretaker manager but sadly nothing more and Sheppard hired him without truly thinkin about it

mid-table for the toon me thinks

Killer 57

16/Oct/06, 03:58 AM

I support the Gunners, but I don't follow up on them all that much.

I really only follow Real Madrid in Europe. Se here is my breakdown:

We're obviously contenders for the League Title, and the start of the season I have mixed feelings about it, we have won most of our games, but we still don't have an identity yet. Cannavaro has been safe in the back often times showing some of his brilliance that he had in Germany, but as Lyon showed, we are still vulnerable in the back. Van Nistelroy has been quick to settle in, rarely missing scoring opportunities. The real shinning spot has been the acquisition of Jose Reyes, who has been fantastic, and will push Beckham to the next level as both will compete for the position. I am counting down the Days until Next Sunday, the big one, Real Madrid Vs Barcelona, that will put it all on the table.

As far as the Mexican league goes, Chivas are going to have to fight to make the playoffs, its going to be a close race, it will come down to the final game. Even if we don't make it, at least we beat America!

Swifty

16/Oct/06, 09:36 AM

"Chelsea keeper Petr Cech has undergone surgery for a depressed fracture of the skull after he was injured during the Blues' 1-0 win at Reading on Saturday.

The 24-year-old collided with Reading's Stephen Hunt in the first minute of the game at the Madejski Stadium.

Cech was transferred to the Radcliffe Infirmary's specialist neuro-surgical unit in Oxford on Saturday night.

"The operation was successful but it is too early for an accurate assessment of his condition," said a Blues statement."

and ouch...

both keepers knocked out in one game and they still win the damn game

ridiculous

WACCOE

16/Oct/06, 09:45 AM

(:/)

...........

Swifty

16/Oct/06, 10:03 AM

A depressed fracture... in other words he head a dent in his skull...

i woulda kept it... a souvenir for th match (Y)

Joe

16/Oct/06, 12:19 PM

John Terry on goal :D

I'm a big Arsenal fan, and i play football but only for an Under 16's sunday league, just started.

HotFish

16/Oct/06, 12:24 PM

Sunderland supporter. Try and catch most games. Dad's best mate runs supporters group - hence freebies. Get to know alot of gen - like who are the real owners of safc and the clubs next sponser...hmmm

Keano will get it right(Y) (Y)

Tehuti

16/Oct/06, 03:50 PM

I think Keane will do very well with Sunderland, even if it does take a season or two to get things right. Personally I think that Sunderland weren't a Premiership team, but I think Keane has the knowledge to sort out the squad and get them playing properly to challenge for the Fizzy Pop.

Myself, I'm a Portsmouth fan, and am obviously rather chuffed about whats going on down here at the moment. Won't last I tell you, but always nice to dream isn't it? Got a good mix of youth and experience (and a few OAPs) so I can't see why we can't finish top 10 this season.

Based on the last few months of football who do you think will be most likely for the drop this season? I hate to say it but unless West Ham sort themselves out they might be going down.

Raisedbyflames

16/Oct/06, 04:56 PM

im a toon fan, and as theavrage toon fan will tell we alrays expect (demand) to be competeing with the top 4, i hope wecan but i a realist and i know we carnt but im also a positive thinker and know we can.

SonicSix

16/Oct/06, 05:32 PM

Leeds through and through here but still getting over the thumping we took at the weekend.

WACCOE

16/Oct/06, 05:34 PM

SonicSix

16/Oct/06, 05:48 PM

I am also a Leeds fan. (Y)

Got my first season ticket when I was 4, and sat in the same seat for 9 seasons...which is some going.

After the 9 years were up, (about 4 season ago now :o) I stopped going, 1) because the prices were too high to watch mediocre football and 2) my Dad refused to go becasue they were so bad.

It's sad really, what we are like now.

But I have a season ticket for Leds Rhinos now instead, as I have fallen in love with Rugby League.

Yeah, We have 3 season tickets for Leeds United but both me and my dad sometimes have to work, my brother, mates will come along or my girlfriend will come with me.

I've been watching Rhino's for a couple of years too! (Y) I firmly believe we've got a great youth setup which will see us dominate RL for years to come. Although injuries haven't helped us this year it was Saints year from the off but they won't repeat it without Lyon.

Jazza Blaze

16/Oct/06, 06:49 PM

Myself, I'm a Portsmouth fan, and am obviously rather chuffed about whats going on down here at the moment. Won't last I tell you, but always nice to dream isn't it? Got a good mix of youth and experience (and a few OAPs) so I can't see why we can't finish top 10 this season.

Based on the last few months of football who do you think will be most likely for the drop this season? I hate to say it but unless West Ham sort themselves out they might be going down.

Personally ive felt from the start that providing pompy can do a wigan of last season, keep concentration and get points on the board early, i honestly feel they will finish top 10. Harry's made some brilliant signings, even if the majority are old players, they still get the job done, and very well for that fact. the likes of campbell who has been solid so far, and Kanu, what an unbelieveable start for him, ive allways rated the guy but he realy has uped his game.

As for the drop, well i dont think reading are gonna go, i think they are gonna be this seasons wigan. personaly id say shefield united, watford, and as for the last spot, i couldnt realy say. but i do feel that wigan are gonna have a realy tough season. they did it once and stayed up, but i feel the league has, to some extent got used to them, and they just dont have the same confidence as they did last season, considering theyve lost a few of their best players, including Jimmy ( Legend ) Bullard, who was pure class for them last season.

SonicSix

16/Oct/06, 08:07 PM

Aslong as Sheff Utd go down! xD

WACCOE

16/Oct/06, 09:52 PM

Yeah, I hate Sheff Utd, with a passion.

1 main reason - they think they're a big club. xD

SonicSix

16/Oct/06, 10:57 PM

Yeah, I hate Sheff Utd, with a passion.

1 main reason - they think they're a big club. xD

Yeah...quite dillusional. And Warnock is a...(stops there as not to break forum rules! xD)

Look forward to them playing Chelsea! :)

WACCOE

16/Oct/06, 10:59 PM

Yeah, We have 3 season tickets for Leeds United but both me and my dad sometimes have to work, my brother, mates will come along or my girlfriend will come with me.

I've been watching Rhino's for a couple of years too! (Y) I firmly believe we've got a great youth setup which will see us dominate RL for years to come. Although injuries haven't helped us this year it was Saints year from the off but they won't repeat it without Lyon.

Must've missed this post, sorry.

Are you getting a season ticket for them next season?

If so, which stand?

Saints were awesome this year, but without Lyon, and Anderson, will they be able to repeat it? Ohhh.

SonicSix

16/Oct/06, 11:08 PM

Must've missed this post, sorry.

Are you getting a season ticket for them next season?

If so, which stand?

Saints were awesome this year, but without Lyon, and Anderson, will they be able to repeat it? Ohhh.

Rhinos or United? :P I don't have a Rhinos season ticket but i get to enough of the games tend to miss the games like Salford, Cas, Wakey the teams that don't really matter! xD South stand is where we go.

Possibly get one for United, however the opportunity might come along at work which would mean I'd have to move away. But it would be in the cop. Lower tier behind the goal, at the back of the N4 section or the front of N9/N10.

Either way would give you a shout to see if you are off along if you wanted to get a pint or summat!

WACCOE

16/Oct/06, 11:15 PM

Yeah mate, well I have a season ticket for the South Stand, soooo (Y)

But don't get to United games anymore, sorry.

SonicSix

16/Oct/06, 11:21 PM

No worries! I'll give you a shout when i get the chance to get down to Headingley.

WACCOE

16/Oct/06, 11:21 PM

Awesome.

Nice one (Y)

Baldman

21/Oct/06, 05:23 PM

Leeds got crushed again 5-1 off Luton:'( Not good, what the hell is going on at Elland Rd? Btw the new Billys Bars is O.K !

WACCOE

22/Oct/06, 12:01 AM

Shocking result.

I've been gutted all day, I hate getting beat, then going into work and getting constant stick for 4 hours. :(

Especially getting HAMMERED aswell.

Killer 57

23/Oct/06, 05:39 AM

Alright REAL FTW

Great Result and a well deserved win, Robinho was brilliant, just brilliant.

UziMaster

29/Oct/06, 10:45 AM

Any1 here support Sunderland???

Jazza Blaze

29/Oct/06, 02:51 PM

no, but, RRRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEE YYYYYYYY!!!!!

w00t, had to get that off me chest, the lads a legend :)

WACCOE

29/Oct/06, 07:12 PM

2-0 at home Vs Southend.

Pure w00t.

Dennis Wise/Gus Poyet 4tw.

Kalou

29/Oct/06, 09:52 PM

Did any of them play?

WACCOE

29/Oct/06, 09:56 PM

No, there playing career is over.

The 2 of them on the sideline seemed to work well, though. :D

Th3 MesSiah25

20/Nov/06, 11:52 PM

Im a Pompey fan, good win on the weekend.

Up into third :)

bingo83

09/Dec/06, 11:31 PM

Goal of the Season in the EPL (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQi1T-dE8Hk&eurl=)

Stunning goal.

Truplaya83

09/Dec/06, 11:36 PM

im sure the messiah will be happy with that, should be goal of the season, unless something else as amazing as this goal happens. I remember Taylor hitting a few stunners in the last two seasons. Hit the post against us with a feirce shot

AK.

09/Dec/06, 11:38 PM

Holy Heck!!! That Is A Proper Corker!!!

backin-strachan

09/Dec/06, 11:39 PM

Nah I like Tugays better...just do.

Truplaya83

09/Dec/06, 11:41 PM

i still like this one better

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2FTar8XZo_s

but i would!

EDIT*

had to pull this one out too, for the Bluenoses in the world

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4tlAdISQWs

part_troll87

31/Dec/06, 01:12 AM

Surely the best goal scored this season would be either

Matty Taylors against Everton
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukWXif4UiGs

Or Van Persies volley against Charlton

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ImipXaEVsE

I think you have to have played football and attempted a lot of volleys to really appreciate just how special that goal is.

AfroJoe

31/Dec/06, 01:16 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAnHIkaFy9Q

We've had some good volleys in the Premiership in the past few weeks, but none of them compare to this.

I know it's in La Liga, but who cares? It's incredible. :D

part_troll87

31/Dec/06, 01:26 AM

That was a nice volley, I think its because hes hit it first time, And its driven, he seems to know exactly where its going, where as the Matty Taylor one could be called a fluke due to how high it goes before looping over Howard.

phatmuther

31/Dec/06, 02:53 AM

Surely the best goal scored this season would be either

Matty Taylors against Everton
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukWXif4UiGs

Wow.... :o

Killer 57

01/Jan/07, 01:39 AM

Chivas won the league title for the first time in 8 years!

Dvx Uk

08/Jan/07, 02:25 PM

What about the Dunfermline v Rangers Score!!! Get in 3-2 Pars (Dunfermline)

Joe

08/Jan/07, 04:11 PM

Few of my favourite goals

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n54kaZlk52w&mode=related&search=

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvJjXzLqbGA&mode=related&search=

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBbgBwX02TM

AfroJoe

08/Jan/07, 05:07 PM

The Carlos one is a total fluke. He's so blatantly trying to cross it. :D

Love that Bergkamp goal, though. People have tried to say he didn't mean it, but... what the hell else could he have been trying to do? Brilliant.

WACCOE

08/Jan/07, 07:22 PM

Crap FA cup draw.
Meh.
COME ON SWANSEA!

Joe

08/Jan/07, 07:27 PM

Yeah nothings good without Leeds :p

WACCOE

08/Jan/07, 07:30 PM

It is though. No decent ties. Best teams in it all getting home draws. I mean, Chelsea - Forest, had it been at Forest, would of been a quality match, but now it's just meh, another 6-1'er coming up for Chelsea. For example.

Joe

08/Jan/07, 09:26 PM

I doubt it'll be 6-1, Forest are a good side. As long as they don't have to put an outfield player in goal. Still reckon Chelski will win though.

HotFish

09/Jan/07, 05:00 PM

I was watching Sky Sports News a bit earlier and apparently Graeme Souness has made an approach/offer to buy Wolves.

He has offered the amount wanted by it's Chairman - £20million. But it's a case of Wolves saying no-one and him has offered anything and Souness saying he has put his own money up front.

Souness must have made a tidy penny as a manager (as in his days wages werent as good as now)...prob the millions he took via a payoff from the Toon. Why that clube never learns i dont know!

Anyway's what do folk think?

cya's

RiLu@

09/Jan/07, 05:34 PM

well souness trained benfica in the 90' and he did a pretty bad job, the image I have of him it's aimage of failure.

AfroJoe

09/Jan/07, 06:14 PM

Maybe he'd be different as an owner, but he's a rubbish coach. Has had failure everywhere except with Rangers, but when he was manager there it was impossible to fail anyway, because there was literally no decent opposition.

WACCOE

09/Jan/07, 06:39 PM

Meh. I don't like Souness at all.
I can't see it been true, or if it is, I can't see it going through.

AfroJoe

09/Jan/07, 07:29 PM

Another thing... how the hell does he have £20m just ready to buy a football club?

That just can't be right.

gambeler

04/May/07, 04:31 PM

can't be bothered to make a new thread on this. but only a couple of years ago they where playin in the semi final of the champions league but it official leeds are now relegated to league one. they where given a 10 point deduction after falling into administration

phatmuther

04/May/07, 04:35 PM

Awww, its a pity WACCOE isnt about so we could all laugh at him :(

gambeler

04/May/07, 04:40 PM

just have to wait for him to return then.

phatmuther

06/May/07, 08:25 PM

w00t w00t!

bingo83

06/May/07, 08:37 PM

With all the money floating about in English Football no club should ever go into Administration. The directors must take a long hard look at themselves as they have now paid the ultimate price.

Unless there is a buyout I can see Leeds languishing in the lower leagues for quite some time.

Man Utd win the EPL yet again. So much for having the best league in the world when its the same 4 teams at the top of the league year in your out.

Killer 57

07/May/07, 04:06 AM

They should consider establishing a Salary Cap like American Football.

Joe

07/May/07, 02:01 PM

AfroJoe

07/May/07, 02:37 PM

Not really. Besides Everton nicking 4th place a few years ago, stuff like that usually never happens in the Premiership, when it does in Italy and Spain.

In addition to the big names, over the last few years in Spain, we've had Real Sociedad (2nd), Real Betis (4th), Osasuna (4th) and this year Sevilla (currently 2nd), taking a spot in the Champions League from the usual contenders. And that's only going back 5 or 6 years. I can't remember any team doing the same in the Premiership other than Everton taking a spot in the Champions League.

PublicEnemy#1

07/May/07, 02:40 PM

The spanish league is very unprodictible as all the major are iver goin down or in the wrong side of the table. I really thought Portsmouth were goin to end up in the top 4 this season after the start they got off to.

Parsa

30/May/07, 08:17 AM

Who Goes to stadiom and take photos !? Share them ...........

Gooner Getya

30/May/07, 07:43 PM

Here you go, from Arsenal v Villa. First game at the the new home of football (emirates)

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b237/GoonerGetya/100_1340.jpg

AK.

31/May/07, 04:01 PM

he used the force to get the ball back from the crowd

AK.

08/Jun/07, 01:37 AM

from englands group how many teams qualify into euro 2008

TucklesWolves

23/Nov/07, 09:40 PM

I am a Wolves season ticket holder and go to all the away games :D

TucklesWolves

26/Nov/07, 08:00 PM

Went to our derby game at West Brom yesterday, and we got a well deserved point. Was awesome!

Wriggy

24/Feb/08, 12:05 PM

Premier League: Birmingham vs Arsenal (23/02/2008)

Anyone see Taylor's challenge on Eduardo? Horrible.

Dcontrol

24/Feb/08, 12:20 PM

Well for those of you that didn't see it let me post this.

http://img167.imageshack.us/img167/5620/1963628uj6ww4gp4.jpg

http://img.thesun.co.uk/multimedia/archive/00441/brum_682x400_441473a.jpg

Looks bad but the tackle itself was just mistimed and wasn't malicious as some people said when they first heard about it. Reminds me of poor old David Busst years ago with his horror break. Poor Eduardo is out of Euro 2008 as well.

http://img.thesun.co.uk/multimedia/archive/00354/david_busst_manutd__354272a.jpg