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2009-10 Football Thread

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Liverpool lose the first game of the season. Media:

"Their title chances are over."

Anyways, goal should have been nulled, but at the same time, they had 95 minutes after that to score and didn't come close.
 
JC, question for you. Why does Football Manager 2010 refer to your home ground as 'The Circle'? Is this what it used to be called? Is it a nickname?
 
That has to be the best contribution in a Liverpool match by a round overinflated red object since Jan Molby left Anfield. 😛

swiftaw said:
JC, question for you. Why does Football Manager 2010 refer to your home ground as 'The Circle'? Is this what it used to be called? Is it a nickname?
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Because that's its name. 😉

Our current home was built in West Park on the site of the old Circle cricket ground, and the stadium itself is called 'The Circle' as a result. However, as with an increasing number of grounds the naming rights were sold to a sponsor, in our case Hull-based phone/internet muppets Kingston Communications - hence our home is normally referred to using the sponsor-pleasing moniker 'The KC Stadium'.

I imagine the Football Manager folk use the non-sponsor version simply to avoid using company names more than they need to, and there's always the risk that sponsored names can and do change - Wigan's JJB/DW being a recent example - making the game outdated.
 
Jaffa Cake said:
That has to be the best contribution in a Liverpool match by a round overinflated red object since Jan Molby left Anfield. 😛

Because that's its name. 😉

Our current home was built in West Park on the site of the old Circle cricket ground, and the stadium itself is called 'The Circle' as a result. However, as with an increasing number of grounds the naming rights were sold to a sponsor, in our case Hull-based phone/internet muppets Kingston Communications - hence our home is normally referred to using the sponsor-pleasing moniker 'The KC Stadium'.

I imagine the Football Manager folk use the non-sponsor version simply to avoid using company names more than they need to, and there's always the risk that sponsored names can and do change - Wigan's JJB/DW being a recent example - making the game outdated.
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Do fans refer to it as 'The Circle' or 'The KC'?
 
True. And as long as the team continue to struggle the pundits will descend like vultures...I suppose I should just be happy they aren't blaming it all on Xabi Alonso's departure anymore. 😉
 
Lord Blackadder said:
True. And as long as the team continue to struggle the pundits will descend like vultures...I suppose I should just be happy they aren't blaming it all on Xabi Alonso's departure anymore. 😉
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Though surely that didn't help one bit. Nor has the shaky defense or Gerrard's inconsistent play.

But I'll bet Pool gets it together for next weekend's match against United. I just have a feeling.
 
Fuzzy14 said:
Just out of interest, what does the game call Arsenal's new ground? Emirates, or Ashburton Grove?
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I've just had a look on the version I've got on my Mac (2008), and it's down as the Emirates – and Wigan Athletic's home is given as the JJB Stadium. Hmm. I dunno why we get the non-sponsor name and they do, truth be told.

EDIT: I've had a look on the SI forums, and it's a commonly asked question but there's no firm answer on why this is. Explanations given include that it's because they don't have the official Premier League licence (which can't be the case given Arsenal, Wigan and Bolton), that it's because we share it with a rugby team (not a problem with Wigan once again), the fact that we don't actually own the ground ourselves (which seems bizarre), and the fact that it's a temporary sponsorship deal (but so is the Emirates and Leicester City's Walkers Stadium).

Seeing as how no one knows and the SI folk seem to skirt around the issue whenever it's mentioned, we might as well just blame it on Phil Brown's half-time team talk at Eastlands. 😉

Of course, the name of the stadium is easily changed in the Data Editor if you're that way inclined.
 
Given that it was a Liverpool branded beach ball (with the club crest on it and everything), shouldn't it go down as an own goal? 😛
 
Jaffa Cake said:
Given that it was a Liverpool branded beach ball (with the club crest on it and everything), shouldn't it go down as an own goal? 😛
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No, a true Liverpool beach ball should have known better than to get in Reina's way unless it was trying to deflect Bent's shot up field so Liverpool could counterattack. 😉
 
Now that I think about it...

...What are you lot doing with beach balls anyway? Beaches? England? 😀

Hull vs Fulham: two teams with Americans, so I can't pick a favorite. I'm hoping for a 1-1 result after goals by Clint Dempsey and Jozy Altidore. 🙂
 
Lord Blackadder said:
...What are you lot doing with beach balls anyway? Beaches? England? 😀
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Exactly! The weather is never good enough to take them to the beach, so instead we frolic with them at football grounds.

The stewards at Fulham were confiscating them from the City supporters before the match. Heh. 😛
 
Lord Blackadder said:
..What are you lot doing with beach balls anyway? Beaches? England? 😀
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The length of coastline of Great Britain plus its principal islands is about 19,491 miles and the length of coastline of England only is about 5581 miles so we do have access to a couple of beaches. 😛
 
OllyW said:
The length of coastline of Great Britain plus its principal islands is about 19,491 miles and the length of coastline of England only is about 5581 miles so we do have access to a couple of beaches. 😛
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Sure, but are any of them pleasant enough to want to take a towel and ball out and lay in the sun?

Oh wait, I should probably explain to you what this 'sun' thing is that I'm talking about.
 
We've got ESPN on trial, so we were able to watch the match tonight. The pre-match build up was a joy to behold.

They talked about lovely Fulham, spoke to their lovely manager Roy Hodgson, before giving a lovely birthday cake to the lovely George Cohen. Basically, a reminder that it's a proper lovely club, Fulham.

Ray Stubbs then gravely announced they'd sent a reporter to Humberside [sic], where we were treated to a montage of our grim northern life (including a teenage girl pushing a pram and, bizarrely, a tattoo parlour), before we headed off to speak to some locals about that half-time team talk Phil Brown did at Eastlands. We then headed straight back to the studio to hear Chris Coleman's views on said team talk.

I believe 'facepalm' is the current response favoured amongst our younger members, yes?

despairing_brown.jpg
 
gauchogolfer said:
Sure, but are any of them pleasant enough to want to take a towel and ball out and lay in the sun?

Oh wait, I should probably explain to you what this 'sun' thing is that I'm talking about.
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There are some nice beaches, we are just waiting for global warming to kick in. 😀
 
Rumour in these parts has it that Windass may be being lined up to take over at Grimsby Town, following the sacking of housewives favourite Mike Newell at the weekend.

He's settled near Bradford and said in an interview a while back that he doesn't want to move from the area – his wife works for West Yorkshire Police, and he felt that she's made enough sacrifices following him around the country during the course of his career, it was time for him to put her career first. It's little coincidence that his last two postings – Hull and Darlington – are about an hour's drive from the family home.

With that in mind, a final hurrah in the MLS might prove a bit of a commute too far. 😉
 
Injured USA striker Charlie Davies has moved out of the intensive care unit, so that is good news. He still faces multiple surgeries and months of rehab, so we can only hope his condition continues to improve. Touchingly, Sochaux fans and players showed a lot of support for Charlie at the weekend and the team dedicated their shock victory over Lyon to Davies.

Jaffa Cake said:
With that in mind, a final hurrah in the MLS might prove a bit of a commute too far. 😉
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Well, if his wife works for the police, there's plenty of crime here...especially if he gets a spot on the Galaxy roster...Los Angeles is known for a spot of criminal activity now and again. 😉

Grimsby Town sounds like a place that would require a tough gaffer, so perhaps Windass is the best choice.

Oh, and since nobody posted it yet, the UEFA second place playoff draw (my predictions in bold):

Republic of Ireland v France
Portugal v Bosnia-Hercegovina
Greece v Ukraine
Russia v Slovenia

Worst possible draw for the Slovenians and I'm sure the Ireland fans are not pleased (though Ireland are playing fairly well, could be a good match). I'm picking Bosnia-Hercegovina as the shock giant-killer...I think RoI could shock France in their home fixture, but I can't see them prevailing over two legs...
 
Lord Blackadder said:
Well, if his wife works for the police, there's plenty of crime here...especially if he gets a spot on the Galaxy roster...Los Angeles is known for a spot of criminal activity now and again. 😉
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CSI:MLS? They certainly couldn't do a CSI:Grimsby – using forensic science to track down murderers wouldn't work in Lincolnshire, seeing as how they all share the same DNA. 😛

Lord Blackadder said:
Grimsby Town sounds like a place that would require a tough gaffer, so perhaps Windass is the best choice.
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The Mariners don't like us much, and having a look on a couple of message boards the response seems to be mainly negative. We'll have to see what happens.
 
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