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2008-09 Football Thread - The Second Half
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Jaffa Cake
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Nice one, Fuzzy.
NEWCASTLE United can today confirm that Dennis Wise has left his position as Executive Director (Football).
The Club would like to take this opportunity to wish Dennis well for the future.
A sentiment that I'm sure all Newcastle fans will share. 😀
Indeed he is...
NEWCASTLE United can today confirm that Dennis Wise has left his position as Executive Director (Football).
The Club would like to take this opportunity to wish Dennis well for the future.
A sentiment that I'm sure all Newcastle fans will share. 😀
Lord Blackadder
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Are you speaking of Maradona?
Congrats Fuzzy! And in further international news, USA beat Trinidad and Tobago 3-0 in our qualifier today. We played much better this time, and 19 year old Jozy Altidore (Striker, Villareal, on loan to Xerez) scored a hat trick.
Good to see Crouchy on the score sheet for England again. But was it a bit of a tentative win?
Silencio
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Thought I read that his plan was to play a bunch of subs in this game. I couldn't track down the starting XI, but that's a shocking result no matter who they put on the pitch.
Lots of interesting results from South America today. Columbia got whipped by Venezuela. Ecuador outplayed another opponent at home but was denied a win against group leader Paraguay by an injury time goal. Ecuador will regret not getting the full three points when they had the opportunity, there are a lot of tough teams in South America this cycle.
Way to get back on track (both USA and Scotland). Icing on the cake: Mexico was easily defeated by Honduras today, as well. Man, CONCACAF sucks.
swiftaw
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Jaffa Cake
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Just to back track a little, to our discussion on the longevity of the England shirts.
As I mentioned, Umbro releases a new shirt every spring, alternating between home and away strips – essentially giving each shirt a life of two years. In actual fact, they generally put these dates somewhere discreetly on the shirt, so for example the home shirt that was just phased out carried the dates 2007-2009 on it.
Anyway, Miss Jaffa Cake bought me the new England shirt yesterday as a little present – and, like its predecessors, this one has the dates too, in this instance stamped onto the button on the collar. However, this particular shirt is dated 2009-2010, meaning it looks like Umbro are dropping the two year cycle and we'll be seeing two new England shirts next year (home and away), just in time for the lucrative World Cup market (assuming of course we qualify).
Poor form, Umbro.
As I mentioned, Umbro releases a new shirt every spring, alternating between home and away strips – essentially giving each shirt a life of two years. In actual fact, they generally put these dates somewhere discreetly on the shirt, so for example the home shirt that was just phased out carried the dates 2007-2009 on it.
Anyway, Miss Jaffa Cake bought me the new England shirt yesterday as a little present – and, like its predecessors, this one has the dates too, in this instance stamped onto the button on the collar. However, this particular shirt is dated 2009-2010, meaning it looks like Umbro are dropping the two year cycle and we'll be seeing two new England shirts next year (home and away), just in time for the lucrative World Cup market (assuming of course we qualify).
Poor form, Umbro.
I figured that would be our world cup shirt but of course squeezing an extra one in means more money.
Saw lots of highlights from the past international games. Lots of good goals flying arond in there. I hope to watch more closer to actual match time next time around.
Saw lots of highlights from the past international games. Lots of good goals flying arond in there. I hope to watch more closer to actual match time next time around.
Jaffa Cake
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Lord Blackadder
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After the loss to the US (which was more or less expected), I think Eriksson was always a loss or two away from the sack. Mexico is really under-performing in this campaign.
Fuzzy14
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Thanks all for the Scotland congrats, we're now 2nd in the table but won't be able to overtake Holland (who are 1 point away from qualification) so the best we can do is the play-offs, if we can hang on for 3 more matches (next match is September for us.)
More on the Scotland drinking duo, Ferguson and McGregor were dropped by Scotland for having a wee drink between games 🙄 and were punished by the Scotland coach, all done and dusted? No. Sitting on the bench giving the fingers to the media hasn't helped their cause
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and now Rangers are putting them on the transfer list. Something else must have happened because I don't see why Smith/Rangers are getting involved in a Scotland issue.
*Edit, Walter Smith has now explained that it wasn't the drinking but the way they didn't accept their punishment and made the childish V signs that brought the club into disrepute hence they'll be on their way. We all reckoned that Ferguson and McGregor would be sold this summer anyway.
More on the Scotland drinking duo, Ferguson and McGregor were dropped by Scotland for having a wee drink between games 🙄 and were punished by the Scotland coach, all done and dusted? No. Sitting on the bench giving the fingers to the media hasn't helped their cause
and now Rangers are putting them on the transfer list. Something else must have happened because I don't see why Smith/Rangers are getting involved in a Scotland issue.
*Edit, Walter Smith has now explained that it wasn't the drinking but the way they didn't accept their punishment and made the childish V signs that brought the club into disrepute hence they'll be on their way. We all reckoned that Ferguson and McGregor would be sold this summer anyway.
Apparently they have now be banned from ever playing for Scotland again. (Source CBBC).
OK just siwtched to SkySports News and they have confirmed it.
It is on the SFA website
Ferguson and McGregor No Longer Scotland Players said:
Now on the BBC site as well
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/r/rangers/7981287.stm
Whoops
Jaffa Cake
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Hurrah! Me and Miss Jaffa Cake have procured tickets to go up to Middlesbrough next weekend to see the Mighty Tigers play, er, Middlesbrough unsurprisingly. We'll just have to be careful we're not too noisy, it drives some fans mad you know...
It serves the buffoons right for playing music after goals, that's all I'm saying.
It serves the buffoons right for playing music after goals, that's all I'm saying.
Jaffa Cake
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They are a bit odd up there. 😉
We'll do our bit to keep them nice and quiet, to keep Sue happy. It's been a while since we've had the chance to sing 'mauled' and given that Miss Jaffa Cake cringes at it I can think of no better opportunity for a rendition.
Lord Blackadder
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Wow, rough times in Scotland...
Sounds like the dressing room situation is not the best. Second place won't necessarily get Scotland through either, since there are nine groups, and only eight go to the playoffs...and Scotland currently has the fewest points of any second placed team. Still, there are games left to play, and points will be dropped in other groups.
You should send Barry Ferguson over here to the MLS, for two reasons: 1) we could use another player with his level of experience and 2) people here in the states would have no idea what the "V-sign" meant. "Hey buddy, what's up with the backwards peace sign?" 😀🙄
What a weird letter...
Sounds like the dressing room situation is not the best. Second place won't necessarily get Scotland through either, since there are nine groups, and only eight go to the playoffs...and Scotland currently has the fewest points of any second placed team. Still, there are games left to play, and points will be dropped in other groups.
You should send Barry Ferguson over here to the MLS, for two reasons: 1) we could use another player with his level of experience and 2) people here in the states would have no idea what the "V-sign" meant. "Hey buddy, what's up with the backwards peace sign?" 😀🙄
What a weird letter...
Fuzzy14
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That's because we are in a group of 5 and all the others are in groups of 6, so we don't play as many games. To make it fairer, the results against the team who came bottom of the group of 6 doesn't count towards the second place results. If you understood that, I didn't explain it correctly. Try this.
Being age 31 🙄 (I'm 32 and certainly don't consider myself even close to 'past it') he now past it and would be looking for a lower Prem team i.e. West Ham if they survive or MLS. That was the plans anyway, he might have blown it totally.
Lord Blackadder
macrumors P6
Ah, I get it. Looks like you're still in decent shape then...
It will be interesting to see just what kind of impact this has on his career.
Blackburn 2 - 1 Tottenham.
The ref was dire. Gave a penalty for Tottenham in the first half when the linesman who had a clear view expressly didn't give.
Totally inconsistant in regards to similar incidents around the pitch.
The sending off of Wilson was a tad harsh.
After that blackburn were right on top. Massive win for them. Lifts them 5 points clear of Newcastle and that final drop place. Newcastle do have a game in hand (which kicks off in 15 minutes) however it is against Chelsea.
The ref was dire. Gave a penalty for Tottenham in the first half when the linesman who had a clear view expressly didn't give.
Totally inconsistant in regards to similar incidents around the pitch.
The sending off of Wilson was a tad harsh.
After that blackburn were right on top. Massive win for them. Lifts them 5 points clear of Newcastle and that final drop place. Newcastle do have a game in hand (which kicks off in 15 minutes) however it is against Chelsea.
Not a good afternoon for the Premier League's north-east based clubs.
Welcome to management Mr.Saviour Shearer!
Welcome to management Mr.
Jaffa Cake
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At the match today, who should we spy in the away end but none other than Mr Portsmouth himself?
Needless to say, we mocked his buffoonish hat.
Needless to say, we mocked his buffoonish hat.
It's good to see that the last South Wales derby to be played at Ninian Park passed without incident.
Bloody muppets! 😡
Bloody muppets! 😡
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