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The 2011-2012 Football Thread
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Who cares?! The smartness of your polyester rags is of the upmost importance, I'll have you know!
On a kit note, I see Vaz Te appears to still have his odd sock fetish that he sported while on loan with us, cutting the feet off his team pair and wearing the resulting band over the top of his own elasticated white pair, supported by copious amounts of ankle tape. However, once thing he seems to be doing differently is scoring goals rather than prancing about like a fop.
I remember when we won the play-off final, one columnist opined our promotion was proof that the play-off system should be scrapped as it allowed undeserving teams such as us to be promoted via the back door just promote the top three he reckoned, conveniently ignoring the fact we'd actually finished third. The buffoon.
hardly surprising since they didn't do much for 80 minutes
now it's a nail biter with bayern missing a penalty ...
edit: without müller and ribery, bayern lost massively attacking momentum.. for them it will be only the chance of penalties shoot outs now
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Bah Football!
How much LUCK can one team have!
Congrats to Chelski though, massive underdogs but won with things money can't buy; grit, passion, mental strength and arguably above all...luck.
- So the CL trophy is coming to London, thanks to Didier Drogba and Petr Cech.
- Good luck to Spurs in the Europa League next season. (their reaction here)
- And with that, the 2011/2012 Club Football Season (what a season!) bows out.
Man i love Football!
How much LUCK can one team have!
Congrats to Chelski though, massive underdogs but won with things money can't buy; grit, passion, mental strength and arguably above all...luck.
- So the CL trophy is coming to London, thanks to Didier Drogba and Petr Cech.
- Good luck to Spurs in the Europa League next season. (their reaction here)
- And with that, the 2011/2012 Club Football Season (what a season!) bows out.
Man i love Football!
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I wanted Bayen to win so badly when Neuer scored his penalty. But they simply refused to win the game.
John Terry is Champion of Europe.
John Terry is Champion of Europe.
I expect Di Matteo will be sacked by Monday morning.
Still, that's the quickest he's got his kit on since he heard Wayne Bridge opening his front door...
The man has just got changed into a football kit to accept a trophy after a final he didn't play in. Unbelievable.John Terry is Champion of Europe.
Still, that's the quickest he's got his kit on since he heard Wayne Bridge opening his front door...
If i was him i would RUN now. Won the F.A. and CL trophy. There's no topping that. Just take the compensation packet, pack your bags and leave on the biggest high possible having written your name into the history books as the Interim Manager who delivered something even the Special One couldn't.
PS- EBJT should've been classy and let Lampard lift the trophy. But i suppose thats simply asking too much.
PS- EBJT should've been classy and let Lampard lift the trophy. But i suppose thats simply asking too much.
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Win much?!
Still can't believe that RDM won two major trophies in that period of time, with the state Chelsea were in. Absolutely unbelievable, and congratulations to him.
If you told me RDM would win the FA Cup and Champions League this season, I would have called the police and told them a lunatic was on the loose.
If it wasn't for Terry I could probably applaud Chelsea...but for him to lift the trophy... It sours it for me.
EDIT: Forgot to mention, on the American broadcast Brad Friedel was one of the in-studio pundits...during the post-match discussion poor Brad looked like he wanted to kill someone as he digested the fact he'd be missing out on the Champions League next season. I hope he gives Terry a good punch in the face the next time EBJT goes for a header against Spurs.
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If it wasn't for Terry I could probably applaud Chelsea...but for him to lift the trophy...
It sours it for me.EDIT: Forgot to mention, on the American broadcast Brad Friedel was one of the in-studio pundits...during the post-match discussion poor Brad looked like he wanted to kill someone as he digested the fact he'd be missing out on the Champions League next season. I hope he gives Terry a good punch in the face the next time EBJT goes for a header against Spurs.
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How many European stars does the post have now?
Not as bad as Steaua Bucharest, but...
Too much Robben cutting in, not enough getting behind - surprised Lahm isn't used more for that. Gomez's form? And Muller doesn't look fit. Bayern 1 English clubs 3 - the 1 being down to dodgy officials, though Cole and Luiz should've gone yesterday.
Brian Clough at Leeds United and AVB at Chelsea; obsessed with making their mark early, or brats for players?
Liverpool, Manchester City, and Chelsea Reminds me of what Old Ben said about the inhabitants of Mos Eisley. I don't know how he is going to do it, but JT will be the one who lifts the European Championship trophy.
Cheers,
OW
How many European stars does the post have now?
Not as bad as Steaua Bucharest, but...
Too much Robben cutting in, not enough getting behind - surprised Lahm isn't used more for that. Gomez's form? And Muller doesn't look fit. Bayern 1 English clubs 3 - the 1 being down to dodgy officials, though Cole and Luiz should've gone yesterday.
Brian Clough at Leeds United and AVB at Chelsea; obsessed with making their mark early, or brats for players?
Liverpool, Manchester City, and Chelsea
Reminds me of what Old Ben said about the inhabitants of Mos Eisley. I don't know how he is going to do it, but JT will be the one who lifts the European Championship trophy.Cheers,
OW
Brats. What I find puzzling is that Abramovich ostensibly hired AVB to oversee a long-term rebuilding project, and then fired him based on his short-term performance (allegedly after some players complained directly to Abramovich himself). Sure, they won the CL, but if the sudden resurgence in Chelsea's form is down to the players finally pulling their finger out because they got AVB fired, what does that say about the squad?
I saw Drogba's goal coming a mile away. He was left unmarked on the corner, and you just knew what would happen next.
meanwhile in a lower football galaxy Red Bull Salzburg just managed to snatch the austrian Double ... considering their available funds it sure took them a while
And meanwhile further still, York City are back in the Football League after winning this afternoon's Conference Play Off Final.
As such, here again is my oft-posted picture of the Bootham Crescent away end toilets.
As such, here again is my oft-posted picture of the Bootham Crescent away end toilets.
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That gif is great.
York has a huge cathedral, but apparently they don't build toilets on the same scale over there.
York has a huge cathedral, but apparently they don't build toilets on the same scale over there.
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Please tell me the bin is for paper towels.
Lord Blackadder,
If the Chelsea players underperformed on purpose, at least it cost them a chance of the Treble.
Cheers,
OW
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Please tell me the bin is for paper towels.
Lord Blackadder,
If the Chelsea players underperformed on purpose, at least it cost them a chance of the Treble.
Cheers,
OW
Very true, and that seems unlikely doesn't it? But you never know. If it comes down to a choice between the cabal of Drogba, Cole, Lampard and Terry or a young new manager, Abramovich seems to side with his good 'ol boys.
I've seen worse. A lot worse.
A memorable one was the old Wigan ground, where the away end was literally a grass bank. You could walk all the way down to the toilets or just wee in the bushes, which was quicker and a lot more hygienic.
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