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2009-10 Football Thread The Second Half
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Yes, it definitely looks better with short sleeves.
This is the time of year when the most frightening word you can hear is "metatarsal".
I don't know those were all the rage a couple of years back, have we moved on to a new fashionable injury yet? Like a few years before the metatarsal, it was shin splints. People were suffering suffering terribly with shin splints.
So, what's the injury de rigueur to be now we're in a new decade? Of course, there are the perennial favourites such as knee injuries, but given how many Premier League footballers Vanessa Perroncel is reckoned to have had I'm predicting an aggressive strain of Chlamydia may end the World Cup dreams of a number of our favourite stars.
Good question. I suppose I don't care as long as none of our boys have it, whatever it is!
Knee injuries are a good bet.
Knee injuries are a good bet.
Why's Timothy Spall taking sly photos of George Best?
Crossed my mind that it's him, but the person is too small ... or is it far away?
Cheers,
OW
Jaffa, re: Hull..
I'm booking a train, arriving into Hull at 15.10.. so time for a couple of drinks before? But the latest I can leave is 20.03 to get back to Birmingham - from a 17.30 kick off, do you think that should be okay? No idea where the station is from the ground but that probably gives me half an hour ish to get back to it.
Thanks.
ps. I have read all the opinions on Arsenal and will do my best to reply to all of them, picking as many argumentative points as possible along the way!
I'm booking a train, arriving into Hull at 15.10.. so time for a couple of drinks before? But the latest I can leave is 20.03 to get back to Birmingham - from a 17.30 kick off, do you think that should be okay? No idea where the station is from the ground but that probably gives me half an hour ish to get back to it.
Thanks.
ps. I have read all the opinions on Arsenal and will do my best to reply to all of them, picking as many argumentative points as possible along the way!
The station is about 15-20 minutes walk away from the KC the ground is very close to the city centre. With 3pm kick offs we generally go for a drink or two beforehand at a pub a couple of minutes the other way from the station, we leave at about 2.30pm and we're always there in good time, so that should give you an indication of walking time.
So, if the match ends at 7.20-30pmish, you should be back at Hull Paragon in time for your train.
Pre-match pintage is of course a given we'll arrange something a little closer to the date. To mark the occasion, I'll even wear my special shirt.
Lucky bastards.
I'm still buried in snow and won't be seeing a match in person for 8 months at the earliest.
In fact, my work is going to take me to Alaska during the World Cup, I might not get to see any matches because I could be somewhere miles away from roads, electricity, phone, TV etc etc.
I'm still buried in snow and won't be seeing a match in person for 8 months at the earliest.
In fact, my work is going to take me to Alaska during the World Cup, I might not get to see any matches because I could be somewhere miles away from roads, electricity, phone, TV etc etc.
The station is about 15-20 minutes walk away from the KC the ground is very close to the city centre. With 3pm kick offs we generally go for a drink or two beforehand at a pub a couple of minutes the other way from the station, we leave at about 2.30pm and we're always there in good time, so that should give you an indication of walking time.
So, if the match ends at 7.20-30pmish, you should be back at Hull Paragon in time for your train.
Pre-match pintage is of course a given we'll arrange something a little closer to the date. To mark the occasion, I'll even wear my special shirt.
'tis booked! £18.20 return, not too shabby - unfortunately more than 3 hours each way. It's the latest train I can book, so I'll just have to go for it and hope for the best. Should be a fun day out, I'm looking forward to it already!
Boateng has had his ban rescinded, looks like the FA agreed with Phil Brown for once.
I've been reading up on the fallout from Ashley Cole's injury, and it looks like England have a shocking lack of depth at that position due to an unlucky series of injuries, with Cole, Wayne Bridge and Steven Warnock all either injured or fighting to gain match fitness. I've heard Leighton Baines' name mentioned as a possible replacement, and while he's definitely not as good as Ashley Cole one could certainly do a lot worse.
Finally got to see the challenge in question and Donovan actually makes full contact with the ball, as does Cole, but while Donovan has his laces on the ball Cole's foot is turned a bit and the impact twists it. Unlucky.
EDIT: Steven Gerrard gets his own wax likeness at Madame Tussaud's. Next up: a likeness of Aquilani in glass, said to be amazingly lifelike as well.
I've been reading up on the fallout from Ashley Cole's injury, and it looks like England have a shocking lack of depth at that position due to an unlucky series of injuries, with Cole, Wayne Bridge and Steven Warnock all either injured or fighting to gain match fitness. I've heard Leighton Baines' name mentioned as a possible replacement, and while he's definitely not as good as Ashley Cole one could certainly do a lot worse.
Finally got to see the challenge in question and Donovan actually makes full contact with the ball, as does Cole, but while Donovan has his laces on the ball Cole's foot is turned a bit and the impact twists it. Unlucky.
EDIT: Steven Gerrard gets his own wax likeness at Madame Tussaud's. Next up: a likeness of Aquilani in glass, said to be amazingly lifelike as well.
No luck about it, your Lordship just a plan so cunningly constructed your illustrious ancestors would be proud of it.Lucky bastards.
And you can stop right there.
No luck about it, your Lordship – just a plan so cunningly constructed your illustrious ancestors would be proud of it.
Heheh. Well, At least I can have a pint in my stadium over here...small compensation though, especially when they are out of everything except Budweiser.
And you can stop right there.
USA are worse off, I daresay that any one of your 23 man squad would be a lock on a starting position for USA, while out of our squad I'd struggle to find a handful of players that would make England's 35 man preliminary squad. Tim Howard could probably start for England, Donovan, Onyewu and Dempsey might make the bench.
We still beat Spain.
As can we... just not in view of the pitch. Anyway, stadium beer is horrible stuff, over here at least.
Incidentally, a friend sent me a link to this website earlier – a link to Steve Gerrard's website. Obviously it's not the Steve Gerrard, just someone who shares his name – but his occupation made me smile.
Awesome!
Steven Gerrard is set to take over the diving business after Steve Gerrard retires. And he's already training for the role....
Steven Gerrard is set to take over the diving business after Steve Gerrard retires. And he's already training for the role....
Lucky bastards.
In fact, my work is going to take me to Alaska during the World Cup, I might not get to see any matches because I could be somewhere miles away from roads, electricity, phone, TV etc etc.
do you get hazardous duty pay?
Bit late I know, but today's selections for me:
Chelsea -3
Southampton
Swindon
Man City -1
86/1
Leeds travel to in form Leyton Orient today, tricky trip indeed. Would be happy with a draw though I can see us losing 2-0. Fingers crossed...
Chelsea -3
Southampton
Swindon
Man City -1
86/1
Leeds travel to in form Leyton Orient today, tricky trip indeed. Would be happy with a draw though I can see us losing 2-0. Fingers crossed...
Looks like utter madness down at Southampton today. I remember going out in Southampton at New Year a couple back with my brother in law, big Celtic fan. Locals couldn't understand why we talked to each other. Nobody marriages across the divide down there!
Taking of them, Celtic at Aberdeen sounded like a cracking 4-4 draw (if a draw can be cracking!) And it means we can go 10 points clear tomorrow.
Taking of them, Celtic at Aberdeen sounded like a cracking 4-4 draw (if a draw can be cracking!) And it means we can go 10 points clear tomorrow.
Not the best set of tips – but at least the Leeds-Orient tie offered a point's worth of compensation from the day.
Mind, looking at League One there were a lot of draws today – six of the ten fixtures ended as stalemates.
Just how much money does that win bring to the Pompey coffers? At this point every pound they earn extra might prove important...
Their run so far is reckoned to have netted them £600,000 in prize money, TV cash and gate receipts. Given that HMRC alone are reckoned to be owed over £12m they may well be in either administration or wound up by the time Sixth Round weekend comes around.
They're apparently for sale for one pound plus paying off the present owner.Surely there's enough shysters on Macrumors, we could raise the money by borrowing against the clubs assets a la the Glazers.
It's got to be worth a punt. The only problem is that their assets currently consist of a ground that's seen better days, that dreadlocked ****'s bell and Avram Grant's address book of local massage parlours, so borrowing against those might not yield a great return.
An unpopular blue-clad pillock with a ridiculous hat, and a Portsmouth supporter.
There's got to be a oligarch around who'd want to one up Abramovich,let me make a few calls to my Russian connections.
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