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The 2013-2014 Football Thread
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Yes, it seems that Windass Junior is now an Accrington Stanley player.
Yes, it seems that Windass Junior is now an Accrington Stanley player.
and in the end after extra time, Denmark won it in the penalties. Must feel like a rip off for France. From a neutral viewers point of view, one can feel really pity for France.
I think France would have been the harder opponent for the others in the semis and the final, though.
France vs Denmark (if I recall right)
41 attempts vs 4 attempts
10 on target vs 4 on target
3 goals kept vs 9 kept
I guess you have to use your chances, then...
In a pleasing development, two long-standing Football Thread favourites have come together...
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Yes, it seems that Windass Junior is now an Accrington Stanley player.
wow.
is Dean still playing? he's not is he? it would be very cool is they both played professionally for the same team....
Nah, Deano retired from professional football in 2009 although he's played for a few non-League clubs since - mainly it seems as a bit of a favour to folk he knows at said teams.
Exactly!
Nah, Deano retired from professional football in 2009 although he's played for a few non-League clubs since - mainly it seems as a bit of a favour to folk he knows at said teams.
Exactly!
well that would be a great idea, father & son playing together.
get on it accrington stanley!
Considering that Deano thinks his lad's just signed for 'acclinton stanley' they're probably not going to be beating a path to his door.
Love it. Deano Jr at Accrington.
Barca have a new manager, after poor Tito Vilanova failed to recover from hisMourinho eye-poke throat cancer problems. Gerardo Martino, formerly of Newell's Old Boys, will take the helm this season.
Barca have a new manager, after poor Tito Vilanova failed to recover from his
Considering that Deano thinks his lad's just signed for 'acclinton stanley' they're probably not going to be beating a path to his door.
ha ha ha ha.... wow. funny.
I'm not sure if it was mentioned towards the end of last season's thread, that Papis Cisse had refused to wear his Newcastle shirt because of the dubious sponsor and his Muslim beliefs?
Presumably his strong Muslim beliefs don't include visits to the casino
Presumably his strong Muslim beliefs don't include visits to the casino
Meanwhile, north of the border, the newly reorganised Fuzzy League has been unveiling it's new branding...
Roar!
Apparently the 'new' Scottish top-flight will be called the Scottish Premiership, whilst the old First Division will be renamed the Scottish Championship. Divisions Two and Three meanwhile will now be known as Scottish League One and Scottish League Two.
Seems a tad familiar, somehow...
Roar!
Apparently the 'new' Scottish top-flight will be called the Scottish Premiership, whilst the old First Division will be renamed the Scottish Championship. Divisions Two and Three meanwhile will now be known as Scottish League One and Scottish League Two.
Seems a tad familiar, somehow...
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- well done Arsenal. Football - great, behaviour - surprised the club are willing to drag themselves into it; not shocked that Chelsea - the Mos Eisley of football - are going after Rooney. Maybe doing it to get a transfer chain started?Cox Orange - From a neutral viewers point of view, one can feel really pity for France. - When it comes to France, not many neutral viewers in England.
Cheers,
OW
Liverpool would be fools to sell Suarez to a direct competitor. Arsenal know this all too well with respects to a certain Dutchman. I don't blame them for bidding, but Liverpool had better resist.
Big player wants to leave? fine, but not to a direct rival. Surely Suarez can be sold, if a sale is necessary, to a continental bidder? Liverpool are not in such dire financial straits that they must sell to the highest bidder. The club paid 23-ish million for him, I'd rather see him go for 23 million to Monaco or an Italian club than 41 million to Arsenal or any English club.
Will it bring with it a financial and competitive renaissance of Scottish football? Or is it a smoke and mirrors distraction from root-and branch issues that remain unresolved?
Big player wants to leave? fine, but not to a direct rival. Surely Suarez can be sold, if a sale is necessary, to a continental bidder? Liverpool are not in such dire financial straits that they must sell to the highest bidder. The club paid 23-ish million for him, I'd rather see him go for 23 million to Monaco or an Italian club than 41 million to Arsenal or any English club.
Will it bring with it a financial and competitive renaissance of Scottish football? Or is it a smoke and mirrors distraction from root-and branch issues that remain unresolved?
I just tuned in a charity match called the "Uli Hoeneß Cup". Bayern plays against Barcelona. Lahm already made the first goal in minute 12.
you can watch it LIVE here http://www.zdf.de/ZDFmediathek/beit...1945620/Benefizspiel-FC-Bayern---FC-Barcelona
Guardiola uses Lahm as a midfielder? Interesting.
PS: not sure, how the outcome of the women's Sweden-Germany match will be, this evening, with Germany highly fluctuating in performance.
you can watch it LIVE here http://www.zdf.de/ZDFmediathek/beit...1945620/Benefizspiel-FC-Bayern---FC-Barcelona
Guardiola uses Lahm as a midfielder? Interesting.
PS: not sure, how the outcome of the women's Sweden-Germany match will be, this evening, with Germany highly fluctuating in performance.
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Know what this Ultimate Fantasy Premier League is all about? Figured you might have some secret connections with the fellas over at the site.
Commish/Gaffer
Know what this Ultimate Fantasy Premier League is all about? Figured you might have some secret connections with the fellas over at the site.
To change the subject from the giddy heights of £40.000001m bids to the Football League, back from Ashton Gate seeing League 1 Bristol City dispense Premiership-wannabies Reading 1-0.
Not getting too het up over this considering it's only a friendly, but a little worrying since we were fielding our full strength team.
Oh well, back to the Madejski on Saturday to see Swansea - wonder if they can pass me to sleep like they did last year.
Sad really, two years ago we were playing them in the most valuable football match in the world, and now they grace us with their presence in pre season.
Not getting too het up over this considering it's only a friendly, but a little worrying since we were fielding our full strength team.
Oh well, back to the Madejski on Saturday to see Swansea - wonder if they can pass me to sleep like they did last year.
Sad really, two years ago we were playing them in the most valuable football match in the world, and now they grace us with their presence in pre season.
Heh, no secret connections with that lot. I've not really looked into it but it's basically a paid version of the game with a few extra features.Know what this Ultimate Fantasy Premier League is all about? Figured you might have some secret connections with the fellas over at the site.
I wouldn't fret, back in 2007 we lost our annual pre-season match against non-League Winterton. The starting line up contained seven of the players who come the end of the season would start for us at Wembley in the play-off final win over, by coincidence, Bristol City.
You can't discern too much from pre-season games, except that logic proves that 2007 Winterton > 2007 us > 2008 Bristol City > 2013 you. Adkins out!
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I'm not sure if it was mentioned towards the end of last season's thread, that Papis Cisse had refused to wear his Newcastle shirt because of the dubious sponsor and his Muslim beliefs?
Presumably his strong Muslim beliefs don't include visits to the casino
And so, Newcastle & Cisse have resolved their dispute, and Cisse will wear the club's Wonga logo on his shirt. Rumours of the resolution being merely days after Wonga agreed to pay of his marker and charge Cisse 4575% interest are apparently unfounded
Well...Cox Orange - From a neutral viewers point of view, one can feel really pity for France. - When it comes to France, not many neutral viewers in England.
Did you see Sweden-Germany. Felt like time ran away like a wink of an eye. Really fast, really "dedicated". When the match was just over and Germany had won, it had a slightly bitter taste to it, could not really be happy or lets say I was perplex, because Sweden gave all and did not win. Added up by the goal for Sweden not being given (or its just typically German - you know we like to feel guilty by ourselves
). Not sure, if they decided foul or offside, or both. If the referee did not give a foul for that dive by Germany (Laudher) in front of the defender, she can't take the "foul" by Sweden in a situation that looked the same for not giving the goal.Also not sure, if Denmark and Norwegen is the right opponent for a finale. Sweden-Germany looked like a finale.
Cox Orange,
Only caught the last 20 minutes of the Germany game and it was on in the background. Started watching Norway v Denmark at about the same stage, 70 minutes gone; mostly Denmark and worth the extra time and penalties.
The hosts in the final would've been good, but there is the history of Germany v Norway in finals.
Cheers,
OW
Only caught the last 20 minutes of the Germany game and it was on in the background. Started watching Norway v Denmark at about the same stage, 70 minutes gone; mostly Denmark and worth the extra time and penalties.
The hosts in the final would've been good, but there is the history of Germany v Norway in finals.
Cheers,
OW
did you see the German goal in replay? Very curious, that might have made it even worse for Sweden. Looked like taking hours, when the ball rolled into the box.
Don't understand, why the final is not in the evening with current temperatures during day time. Will make a tough extra time.
PS: found the complete GER-SWE match, when I was searching for the Superup-macth Dortmund-Bayern, if someone is interested http://www.zdf.de/ZDFmediathek/beit...E---GER-in-voller-Laenge?bc=svp;sv4&flash=off available until Tuesday. Still found this better than the final against Norway just an hour ago.
PPS: Dortmund won the Supercup against Bayern 4:2 (but Bayern did not have Neuer...). Unfortunately I did not see it, because we had guests.
Side note: Mats Hummels, Kevin Großkreuz and Klopp did sent a "good luck" video Message to the women's team btw. I guess that's part of why they were called the peoples club in the Champions League. (Two years ago) Bayern's Schweinsteiger compared women's football to Paralympics and Lahm smiled at it.
plus Norway won 1:0 over Germany.
Don't understand, why the final is not in the evening with current temperatures during day time. Will make a tough extra time.
PS: found the complete GER-SWE match, when I was searching for the Superup-macth Dortmund-Bayern, if someone is interested http://www.zdf.de/ZDFmediathek/beit...E---GER-in-voller-Laenge?bc=svp;sv4&flash=off available until Tuesday. Still found this better than the final against Norway just an hour ago.
PPS: Dortmund won the Supercup against Bayern 4:2 (but Bayern did not have Neuer...). Unfortunately I did not see it, because we had guests.
Side note: Mats Hummels, Kevin Großkreuz and Klopp did sent a "good luck" video Message to the women's team btw. I guess that's part of why they were called the peoples club in the Champions League. (Two years ago) Bayern's Schweinsteiger compared women's football to Paralympics and Lahm smiled at it.
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Meanwhile, in CONCACAF...the USA has won its sixth Gold Cup final, beating a doughty Panama 1-0 with a second half goal from human battering ram (i.e. Stoke City player) Brek Shea.
Shea scored 47 seconds or so after being subbed in. The goal was a bit funny; Alejandro Bedoya whacked a sharp low cross that Landon Donovan completley whiffed at, but Shea was at the far post to tap in - though Bedoya's cross was goalbound anyway with the keeper stranded. Eddie Johnson later missed a complete sitter, skying a low cross over the net from maybe two yards out.
It was a great tournament for a USA B+ team missing many of its top players apart from Donovan. We went 11 games undefeated during the competition and Klinsmann continues to ride high.
The only bad news is that poor Stuart Holden had to be subbed out with a sprained knee after 23ish minutes. This is the same knee that he damaged against Man U over a year ago. I hope this is not a big setback for Stu, he looked absolutely crushed.
Shea scored 47 seconds or so after being subbed in. The goal was a bit funny; Alejandro Bedoya whacked a sharp low cross that Landon Donovan completley whiffed at, but Shea was at the far post to tap in - though Bedoya's cross was goalbound anyway with the keeper stranded. Eddie Johnson later missed a complete sitter, skying a low cross over the net from maybe two yards out.
It was a great tournament for a USA B+ team missing many of its top players apart from Donovan. We went 11 games undefeated during the competition and Klinsmann continues to ride high.
The only bad news is that poor Stuart Holden had to be subbed out with a sprained knee after 23ish minutes. This is the same knee that he damaged against Man U over a year ago. I hope this is not a big setback for Stu, he looked absolutely crushed.
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