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2009-10 Football Thread
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Indeed, my thoughts exactly. While the Football League has kicked off, the Premier League kicks off at 12.45 this Saturday and I did specifically ask for the first Premier League player to be arrested.Doesn't count - the season hasn't started yet
So while we can admire Bentley's commitment, he doesn't take the prize.
How are your FF team selections going? Pretty much settled or still tinkering like mad?
Adjusted for injuries/viruses and not a Chelsea, Liverpool, Arsenal or Manchester City player in sight
Wenger - five years is a fair amount of time to build a team, I can understand why the natives are getting restless. Arshavin seems more direct, but they need to know when to put the 'Beautiful Football' to one side and stick the boot in.
Not a Gooner but a gonner, Gunn has gone at Norwich.
Cheers,
OW
How are your FF team selections going? Pretty much settled or still tinkering like mad?
I think I'm taking some risks...I have Titus Bramble in for instance.
How are your FF team selections going? Pretty much settled or still tinkering like mad?
Waiting for some last minute news on whether Gerrard is going to play.
Shoot, let me know too, I've got him starting! He's still listed as "doubtful"...[goes to shuffle players]
I didn't take the chance, I swapped him out for Lampard since they are the same price. Figured I'll switch them back for my weekly transfer.
I've had my 'core' team sorted since the start, but have tweaked the fringe players due to injuries and trying to end up with a small cash reserve for a rainy day.How are your FF team selections going? Pretty much settled or still tinkering like mad?
In other news, it seems that LA Galaxy soccerballer Landon Donovan has contracted swine flu. I do hope he didn't sneeze on Jozy midweek...
I thought I was all set but I thought of something today that caused me to make lots of changes. Can't say what though, got to keep my edge somehow.
From what I've heard, he was actually suffering symptoms during the game...which explains why he was beaten for pace on that last goal.
I'm still recovering from that USA loss, but I'm going to an MLS game tomorrow after watching the prem games on TV - the best cure!
I am jealous!!! that usa loss was horrible, i could tell Mexico had that all important late momentum, and that they were probably going to steal the 3 points. what mls game are you going to?
I'm ready for the season.
Caved and ordered Canal+ yesterday**, the predominately movie channels who also has exclusive right for Premiere League in Norway (and Scandinavia), so now I can see most games live, if I want to...
Actually bought it because a) we're not renting or downloading movies (and iTunes music store doesn't have movies in Norway, yet) and b) I'm so effing fed up with commercial breaks - especially in movies - on the "normal" channels that I wanted an ad free option.
Caved and ordered Canal+ yesterday**, the predominately movie channels who also has exclusive right for Premiere League in Norway (and Scandinavia), so now I can see most games live, if I want to...
Actually bought it because a) we're not renting or downloading movies (and iTunes music store doesn't have movies in Norway, yet) and b) I'm so effing fed up with commercial breaks - especially in movies - on the "normal" channels that I wanted an ad free option.
Cripes!
A note for our American Altidore fans - he won't be featuring for us today I hear, after his trip to Mexico midweek.
Ooh...nasty looking injury on Marney. When my knee did that I was out for 6 months (and ended up retiring from football all together after trying to play a match again a bit too soon).
Hope his ligaments are stronger than mine was...
Hope his ligaments are stronger than mine was...
This scoreline and second half run of play is too similar to the USA-Mexico game. I hope the Tigers have better luck than we did.
EDIT: Bollocks. Looks like the game is following the USA Mexico script exactly. Bad luck Jaffa...but a solid defensive display overall against a top four side.
EDIT: Bollocks. Looks like the game is following the USA Mexico script exactly. Bad luck Jaffa...but a solid defensive display overall against a top four side.
I'm not too downhearted. We defended solidly enough, and it certainly wasn't the whitewash folk were predicting (Paul Merson sneeringly predicted a 4-0 thrashing before the match, I hope he didn't have a lot of money on that result given that he likes a flutter ).
Games like this a potentially dangerous for teams in our position because a heavy defeat or two can cause serious damage to your goal difference, and given how tight it can get at the bottom of the division this can prove potentially damaging. So I'll take a loss by a single goal, and the encouragement of a spirited display ta muchly. I don't think we'll be in the bottom three come the end of the afternoon, for one thing.
).Games like this a potentially dangerous for teams in our position because a heavy defeat or two can cause serious damage to your goal difference, and given how tight it can get at the bottom of the division this can prove potentially damaging. So I'll take a loss by a single goal, and the encouragement of a spirited display ta muchly. I don't think we'll be in the bottom three come the end of the afternoon, for one thing.
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