The BIG Football Thread

[emigre]

You've got to say, AVB has done an excellent job at Spuds.

 

[lufere7]

*sigh* that was depressing tbh gonna try to stay away from anything football related in the next days, don't wanna hear anything of that "power shift" or "bale > messi, ronaldo" bs

 

[Shinigami357]

City and Chelsea were far worse than Arsenal when they were bought.

I WANT BALE AT MADRID NEXT SEASON.

That's true... They were also bought in a different era, if you will. This is a different EPL, pretty much a different European football scene than it was before.

BIG FUCKING GERMAN YES

You really seem to underestimate how much high wages and telling the player you're building a project around them is of a lure. And it's fun you talk about the defense bit, since manu defense was shit at the start of the season (dunno if it still is) and your attack bailed you out quite a few times, funnily enough it was van persie who did it and at the same time we were struggling and losing points on tight games.......the ones were rvp shined. Not saying we'd be absolutely at the top but we'd definitely be much better and you guys would probably have some points less. And my wishlist isnt "offensive players" only I said I wanted a top signing per line, a good CB, some steel in midfield (Could've been Song, heh) and a top CF. I do think that would bring us to the top eventually, as ThatDudeWithTheFood said we're not like City/Chelsea who were mid table and lower sides.
Still all these are hyphotethicals, this ain't happening and I'm happy with that.
LOL Siggurdsiesiomsd

You seem to overestimate players who sign up just for the wages and for the sake of 'projects'. Projects are built, not bought. And we all know Arsenal needs building [their buying leaves a lot to be desired].

Also, United's defense is nowhere near as bad as Arsenal's. That's a laughable idea. Even with our defenders going forward, we're never as vulnerable as Arsenal is. At the very least our defense is twice as deep as Arsenal's, maybe more. It's quite true the offense bails the team out at times, but last I checked, United do that often [i.e. score when they need the goal].

I'm not even gonna bite on the RVP comment. No offense, but I'm not here to argue about how instrumental he was to you. That was last season. Talking about it will just piss us both off, no doubt.

As regards to your shopping list [let's be fair, it is a long list]... I don't know if your manager would go for that. Seems wholly unlikely to me, and like I said, the football scene is different now... can't just open the checkbook and take your pick anymore.

But you're right. It's speculation at this point... until it isn't.

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So Spurs are in third now. Interesting battle for the UCL spots developing. City seems to have fended off Chelsea [for second] who are suddenly in fourth, with some longshots on the outside trying to sneak in...

Eh, well, you never know with this league, do you?

Now the anxious wait begins... Real's coming to town.

 

[ThatDudeWithTheFood]

I can't wait for Tuesday.
Both teams are in top form but I probably won't be able to watch the first half and probably the early parts of the second so that's a bummer.

 

[Flame]

like 4 hours to the match to start cant fucking wait. i really hope fergie plays with 3 midfield, because this is fucking Real fucking Madrid and not QPR.

 

[Flame]

rooney on the bench fucking hell...

 

[emigre]

Personally I don't blame the red for sending Nani off. His foot was dangerously high.

 

[Flame]

the Turkish cunt gave us a red card, the fucking bastard doing everything to make Real fucking Madrid to win. bollocks.

 

[emigre]

Lovely goal from Modric!

 

[lufere7]

tbh I do think it was a red card, high foot and made contact.
And it's hilarious, I saw the red card and went to eat something, went back and Real is now up. Lovely

 

[emigre]

I enjoyed watching that second half. Now to watch the retards on ITV declare a fatwa of the referee.

 

[ThatDudeWithTheFood]

Modric is worth every penny.

Watching the red card live I thought it was stupid.
Then I saw the replay and saw Nani look at Arebola as he made contact and then dig his cleats into Arebolas ribs further.

 

[Flame]

I enjoyed watching that second half. Now to watch the retards on ITV declare a fatwa of the referee.

yes the retards on ITV, seems to me were sucking the cunts dick.


yes its yellow but fuck me, a RED. im a British/Turk, so i know about this fucking cunt of a man, its like every match it seems its about him. cant it go a match with out just being a ref.

 

[kaz_abdin]

Modric is worth every penny.

Watching the red card live I thought it was stupid.
Then I saw the replay and saw Nani look at Arebola as he made contact and then dig his cleats into Arebolas ribs further.

Do you actually think he could had pulled out of that challenge? He had his eyes glued on the ball as it came over his shoulder, there was literally zero time for him to react and pull out. Plus with the current momentum he was running at of course its gonna dig into his side..

 

[ThatDudeWithTheFood]

Do you actually think he could had pulled out of that challenge? He had his eyes glued on the ball as it came over his shoulder, there was literally zero time for him to react and pull out. Plus with the current momentum he was running at of course its gonna dig into his side..

That's not what I was talking about.
After Nani makes the initial contact and Arebola has absorbed the bulk of the blow Nani pushes his foot back into Arebola.

"Referee made the right call on the sending off.'”
-Roy Keane

 

[Flame]

Do you actually think he could had pulled out of that challenge? He had his eyes glued on the ball as it came over his shoulder, there was literally zero time for him to react and pull out. Plus with the current momentum he was running at of course its gonna dig into his side..

"Referee made the right call on the sending off.'”
-Roy Keane

what does roy keane know, the guy was going to manage in the turkish second division.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/fo...after-being-tempted-by-Blackburn-vacancy.html

 

[Black-Ice]

ARSENAL ARE THE LAST ENGLISH TEAM IN THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
HUEHUEHUE
;O;

 

[kaz_abdin]

That's not what I was talking about.
After Nani makes the initial contact and Arebola has absorbed the bulk of the blow Nani pushes his foot back into Arebola.

"Referee made the right call on the sending off.'”
-Roy Keane

Im just pointing out that he reason why Nani supposedly dug his boots further in was because he was running at pace and the momentum carried it through. No time to react and pull out. Plus at that moment in time, he's leg is off the ground without any balance so you'd expect a follow through until he reached the ground...

Aside from Roy Keane, what did all the other pundits say about the sending off?

 

[emigre]

Aside from Roy Keane, what did all the other pundits say about the sending off?

The other pundits were Lee Dixon and Gareth Southgate...

ARSENAL ARE THE LAST ENGLISH TEAM IN THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
HUEHUEHUE
;O;

Yet no trophies

 

[Black-Ice]

Yet no trophies