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General Discussion => Sport => General Discussion Boards => Football (Soccer) => Topic started by: midas_touch on August 19, 2008, 02:40:50 pm
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I figured I'd make a thread to coincide with the new Premier League season which began last weekend. It was a slightly disappointing start for my team, Man United who could only manage a 1-1 draw with Newcastle United. It didn't help that we suffered a couple of injuries in the game as well. Hopefully we'll start to string a few good games together as we start our Premiership/Champions league defense. As for other teams, Chelsea had an impressive start to the season with a 4-0 win over the reigning FA cup winners, Portsmouth.
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Yep, the new season has started. Here are some of my thoughts for 08/09
Players to look out for this season:
In attack
Torres - I think he can beat his achievements from last seasons, people are saying he'll hit 40 goals. He scored the only goal once again in the first game to give Liverpool the win.
Ronaldo - Speaks for himself, best player in the world... Look what happened to Manchester United in the game he didn't play, they drew. He is the heart of the team.
Adebayor - Last season was fantastic for him. He was still getting used to the conditions in England. And especially now with Eduardo De Silva out for a few months, I think Adebayor will explode upfront and score atleast 25 this year
Midfielders
Fabregas - He is key behind Arsenals midfield. All good wins and results for Arsenal will undoubtfully revolve around him, and his got a much bigger role now that the likes of Hleb and Gilberto have left
Barry - He was strong in both attack and defence last season. Scored vital goals and used his physical strength to help defend. He has broken into Englands line up and many have compared him to Gerrard. No wonder Liverpool had a 13 million pound bid for him that was turned down.
Stevie G - Phenomenal as always, his work rate is generally high and was the key behind Liverpools success in recent years
Ballack - He had a great Euro 08 experience and a good last season (his dominance was perhaps the reason for Lampards lowkey season). He should play well this season aswell
Defenders
Gallas - Strong defender and likes to attack aswell, his pace has stopped many attacks for Arsenal and he will be the Rock in defence for there campaign.
Cacapa - Defended really well against Man U.
Keeper
Robinson - Didn't have a great season last year. Was dropped from the England Squad and sold to Blackburn. I think he will really shine this season, and this move can only be good for him. The transfer should be like a metaphor for change and he should really bounce back better then ever, and has the hunger to do so after poor previous seasons.
Teams to look our for
Obvious Dominators: Chelsea, Liverpool, Arsenal and Man Utd
Other then those...
Manchester City - 9th last season, brought in some talent last season (elano and petrov). Elano will have a great season I think, and will work well with new Brazillian teammate Jo. Ben Haim should also strengthen there much relaxed defence.
I reckon Man City can muster up a top 5 finish
Newcastle - They showed there good, and defended well againsted Manchester United. I think Owen and Viduka will form a good strike partnership upfront and one to look out for. Ameobi should also be pushing well to get a place in the team after being loaned out to the Championship in the past season (he scored the goal against Man Utd)
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Dean Ashton, if he stays fit, he's a really good all-round striker
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Deco is proving to be a great pickup for Chelsea already, after only two games. That free kick goal against Wigan was a pearler.
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don't get too excited, its early on :D
but yea he has shocked me, I expected him to be a flop like Shevchenko (deco was so shit for Barca at the end of last season, he was a waste of space on the pitch :o)
If he wants to scores at the ratio he did at Barcelona, then he doesn't have to score another goal in 21 games :D
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he's got a deft, creative side as well, Art Deco, would be good to see at the top of his game
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OMG :D
http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2008/sep/02/manchestercity.chelsea1
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/timvickery/2008/09/the_big_question_left_by.html
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Man City have indeed proven to be a financial heavyweight now, which can now compete with the Big 4 in terms of spending thanks to the new owners.
Also great to see Dimitar Berbatov finally arrive at Old Trafford, where he will fit in very nicely amongst Rooney, Ronaldo and Tevez.
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wow Robinho to man city is really suprising, I was sure he'd go to chelsea... it was pretty much done
Man City are looking REALLY good this season, they've got one of the best attacks in the premierleague at the moment
Elano, Petrov, Robinho and Wright-Philips, thats one attcak to look out for
all of those players are so quick
and they've got a strong defence, with new signings Ben Haim and Kompany back there
SHIT I forgot to mention new striker Jo, who scored like 30 goals last season back in moscow
AND MICAH RICHARDS, AWESOME PLAYER HOW COULD I FORGET HIM
AND HAMANN IN THE MIDFIELD
OH OH OH AND ANOTHER STRIKER FORMER PORTSMOUTH ACE MWAURUWARI
Manchester City are going to be so good this season. Top 4 finish is potentially on the cards.
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OMG AND I FORGOT VALERI BOJINOV
He played really well for Juventus last year
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not EPL related but AC Milan's attack = 1337
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wow Robinho to man city is really suprising, I was sure he'd go to chelsea... it was pretty much done
Man City are looking REALLY good this season, they've got one of the best attacks in the premierleague at the moment
Elano, Petrov, Robinho and Wright-Philips, thats one attcak to look out for
all of those players are so quick
and they've got a strong defence, with new signings Ben Haim and Kompany back there
SHIT I forgot to mention new striker Jo, who scored like 30 goals last season back in moscow
AND MICAH RICHARDS, AWESOME PLAYER HOW COULD I FORGET HIM
AND HAMANN IN THE MIDFIELD
OH OH OH AND ANOTHER STRIKER FORMER PORTSMOUTH ACE MWAURUWARI
Manchester City are going to be so good this season. Top 4 finish is potentially on the cards.
mate they have NO chance of taking a top four spot away from arsanal or liverpool, forget manchester and chelsea. Like last year their defence will be their downfall especially on the wings against teams like arsanal with their wing combos....
6th for city i fear unless they show something this week against the blues. Watch out for spurs though to shake up the top 4...showed against chelsea on the weekend that they can play very good football....
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lol but its not good enough to save them
they already lost 2-0 (or 2-1, cant remember) to Bolognia
I think Milans shining days are over for the next few years to come, they should hope for a top 7 finish
There general attack is pretty good with playmakers like Ronaldinho and Kaka
but there finishers (strikers) are pretty poor, with the loss of Ronaldo and Gilardino, there only two wellknown strikers are Inzaghi (too old/slow) and Shevchenko (his time at chelsea speaks for itself)
but if Shevchenko can find the form which made him famous (and won him european player of the year), then yea, he will score a lot of goals with assists from kaka and ronaldinho
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lol but its not good enough to save them
they already lost 2-0 (or 2-1, cant remember) to Bolognia
I think Milans shining days are over for the next few years to come, they should hope for a top 7 finish
There general attack is pretty good with playmakers like Ronaldinho and Kaka
but there finishers (strikers) are pretty poor, with the loss of Ronaldo and Gilardino, there only two wellknown strikers are Inzaghi (too old/slow) and Shevchenko (his time at chelsea speaks for itself)
but if Shevchenko can find the form which made him famous (and won him european player of the year), then yea, he will score a lot of goals with assists from kaka and ronaldinho
you forgot someone ;)
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wow Robinho to man city is really suprising, I was sure he'd go to chelsea... it was pretty much done
Man City are looking REALLY good this season, they've got one of the best attacks in the premierleague at the moment
Elano, Petrov, Robinho and Wright-Philips, thats one attcak to look out for
all of those players are so quick
and they've got a strong defence, with new signings Ben Haim and Kompany back there
SHIT I forgot to mention new striker Jo, who scored like 30 goals last season back in moscow
AND MICAH RICHARDS, AWESOME PLAYER HOW COULD I FORGET HIM
AND HAMANN IN THE MIDFIELD
OH OH OH AND ANOTHER STRIKER FORMER PORTSMOUTH ACE MWAURUWARI
Manchester City are going to be so good this season. Top 4 finish is potentially on the cards.
mate they have NO chance of taking a top four spot away from arsanal or liverpool, forget manchester and chelsea. Like last year their defence will be their downfall especially on the wings against teams like arsanal with their wing combos....
6th for city i fear unless they show something this week against the blues. Watch out for spurs though to shake up the top 4...showed against chelsea on the weekend that they can play very good football....
.... Man Citys defence has been there weak point in the past, but this season they will be tougher in defence aswell. As you've seen at the start of this season already, Kompany is a freak defender, european class.... and Ben Haim was good enough for chelsea to sign him for 15 million (but couldn't break into the 1st XI squad due to abundanceof other quality players)
not to mention Micah Richards, whos broken into the england squad at the age of 20
City are currently 3rd and have played well, I would be willing to bet quite a bit of money they would put up a fight for a top 4 place
Tottenham are yet to win a game this season and are in 19th place, and with the loss of star strikers Berbatov and Keane, I'd be suprised if they had a top 8 finish
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lol but its not good enough to save them
they already lost 2-0 (or 2-1, cant remember) to Bolognia
I think Milans shining days are over for the next few years to come, they should hope for a top 7 finish
There general attack is pretty good with playmakers like Ronaldinho and Kaka
but there finishers (strikers) are pretty poor, with the loss of Ronaldo and Gilardino, there only two wellknown strikers are Inzaghi (too old/slow) and Shevchenko (his time at chelsea speaks for itself)
but if Shevchenko can find the form which made him famous (and won him european player of the year), then yea, he will score a lot of goals with assists from kaka and ronaldinho
you forgot someone ;)
who Pato? I excluded him on purpose, his way too young to hit his prime... you can't expect too much from him, despite a promising season lsat year.....
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"I'd be suprised if they had a top 8 finish"
C'mon man their position now hardly matters
their midfield is *quality* [although they do need a holding player, like Carrick was]
<3 Huddlestone, his technique is *2nd to none* :coolsmiley:
They'll battle it out for 5th, with Villa, City, Pompey, and possibly Newcastle and West Ham
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Milan will finish top 4 this year imo, the signing of Flamini will also add something to the defensive side of the ground plus Shevchenko will feel at home back at his stomping ground after a disastrous two seasons at Chelsea.
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lol but its not good enough to save them
they already lost 2-0 (or 2-1, cant remember) to Bolognia
I think Milans shining days are over for the next few years to come, they should hope for a top 7 finish
There general attack is pretty good with playmakers like Ronaldinho and Kaka
but there finishers (strikers) are pretty poor, with the loss of Ronaldo and Gilardino, there only two wellknown strikers are Inzaghi (too old/slow) and Shevchenko (his time at chelsea speaks for itself)
but if Shevchenko can find the form which made him famous (and won him european player of the year), then yea, he will score a lot of goals with assists from kaka and ronaldinho
you forgot someone ;)
who Pato? I excluded him on purpose, his way too young to hit his prime... you can't expect too much from him, despite a promising season lsat year.....
he's already a gun, who knows what he'll be like when he hits his prime
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"I'd be suprised if they had a top 8 finish"
C'mon man their position now hardly matters
their midfield is *quality* [although they do need a holding player, like Carrick was]
<3 Huddlestone, his technique is *2nd to none* :coolsmiley:
They'll battle it out for 5th, with Villa, City, Pompey, and possibly Newcastle and West Ham
tottenham have suprised me in the last few years, but there position last year (not a top 10 finish) is a metaphor for what is to come in future years.... they too are past there prime :D
and lack SEVERLY in attack. I admit the first 3 games aren't a great depiction of the rest of the season, but surely 2 goals in 3 games for the whole team gives you some idea of how there going
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lol but its not good enough to save them
they already lost 2-0 (or 2-1, cant remember) to Bolognia
I think Milans shining days are over for the next few years to come, they should hope for a top 7 finish
There general attack is pretty good with playmakers like Ronaldinho and Kaka
but there finishers (strikers) are pretty poor, with the loss of Ronaldo and Gilardino, there only two wellknown strikers are Inzaghi (too old/slow) and Shevchenko (his time at chelsea speaks for itself)
but if Shevchenko can find the form which made him famous (and won him european player of the year), then yea, he will score a lot of goals with assists from kaka and ronaldinho
you forgot someone ;)
who Pato? I excluded him on purpose, his way too young to hit his prime... you can't expect too much from him, despite a promising season lsat year.....
he's already a gun, who knows what he'll be like when he hits his prime
yea his talented, but his no rooney or ronaldo (they were driving the team when they were 19 and 20)
Pato cannot lead his teams attack at that age, and expecting him to do so would be very optimistic. He will be a freak when he hits his prime, but this season won't be his prime. He should play a second striker roll, and should be happy to get double figures for his goal count.
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lol but its not good enough to save them
they already lost 2-0 (or 2-1, cant remember) to Bolognia
I think Milans shining days are over for the next few years to come, they should hope for a top 7 finish
There general attack is pretty good with playmakers like Ronaldinho and Kaka
but there finishers (strikers) are pretty poor, with the loss of Ronaldo and Gilardino, there only two wellknown strikers are Inzaghi (too old/slow) and Shevchenko (his time at chelsea speaks for itself)
but if Shevchenko can find the form which made him famous (and won him european player of the year), then yea, he will score a lot of goals with assists from kaka and ronaldinho
Yep 2-1 loss.
Match was really disappointing Milan had no cohesion, the gameplan was pretty much give it to R80 and hope that he does some magic and sets up a goal/scores himself.
It was evident that during the olympics he still did not have his old form (barely even glimpse of it). He needs to be better integrated into the team - learn where our strikers (in the case against Bologna, Inzaghi) want the ball and when.
Of course he can't just come back into the team and learn everyone's gameplan/the way they play.. but hopefully this improves over the season.
+ Kaka hasn't come back from injury, so it would be interesting to see him and Ronni working together at club level.. still not sure how well it will work considering our gameplan the last couple of years (i.e pass to Kaka) but they've done it for their national team, so I don't see why it can't work at Milan.
Flamini was one of our better signings.. he can play as DM and essentially free up Pirlo so he can be more attacking/creative in providing for our forwards.
Gilardino was not a loss, he was pretty much a burden..and yes forgot Pato, despite his age he has the potential to become one of the best players in the world and will (hopefully) be our number one.
If Sheva can find again his form that he had in the glory days, it would be awesome, as unlikely as it is I'm quietly hoping.
my two cents.
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"I'd be suprised if they had a top 8 finish"
C'mon man their position now hardly matters
their midfield is *quality* [although they do need a holding player, like Carrick was]
<3 Huddlestone, his technique is *2nd to none* :coolsmiley:
They'll battle it out for 5th, with Villa, City, Pompey, and possibly Newcastle and West Ham
tottenham have suprised me in the last few years, but there position last year (not a top 10 finish) is a metaphor for what is to come in future years.... they too are past there prime :D
and lack SEVERLY in attack. I admit the first 3 games aren't a great depiction of the rest of the season, but surely 2 goals in 3 games for the whole team gives you some idea of how there going
yeah they are one of these clubs with a case of Willy Loman Sydrome/delusions of grandeur. They should feel privileged to have had a player of Berbatov's quality condescend to come and play for them
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lol but its not good enough to save them
they already lost 2-0 (or 2-1, cant remember) to Bolognia
I think Milans shining days are over for the next few years to come, they should hope for a top 7 finish
There general attack is pretty good with playmakers like Ronaldinho and Kaka
but there finishers (strikers) are pretty poor, with the loss of Ronaldo and Gilardino, there only two wellknown strikers are Inzaghi (too old/slow) and Shevchenko (his time at chelsea speaks for itself)
but if Shevchenko can find the form which made him famous (and won him european player of the year), then yea, he will score a lot of goals with assists from kaka and ronaldinho
Yep 2-1 loss.
Match was really disappointing Milan had no cohesion, the gameplan was pretty much give it to R80 and hope that he does some magic and sets up a goal/scores himself.
It was evident that during the olympics he still did not have his old form (barely even glimpse of it). He needs to be better integrated into the team - learn where our strikers (in the case against Bologna, Inzaghi) want the ball and when.
Of course he can't just come back into the team and learn everyone's gameplan/the way they play.. but hopefully this improves over the season.
+ Kaka hasn't come back from injury, so it would be interesting to see him and Ronni working together at club level.. still not sure how well it will work considering our gameplan the last couple of years (i.e pass to Kaka) but they've done it for their national team, so I don't see why it can't work at Milan.
Flamini was one of our better signings.. he can play as DM and essentially free up Pirlo so he can be more attacking/creative in providing for our forwards.
Gilardino was not a loss, he was pretty much a burden..and yes forgot Pato, despite his age he has the potential to become one of the best players in the world and will (hopefully) be our number one.
If Sheva can find again his form that he had in the glory days, it would be awesome, as unlikely as it is I'm quietly hoping.
my two cents.
Sound like quite the Milan fan there eh. I still have reservations about whether I should follow a team in serie A given that Italian football is known for dour, defensive play. In saying that, I hope Milan goes well and gets back into CL action next season, which I'm sure they will.
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Yeh, I've grown to love the Italian game.. but some games just shit me.
The best football to watch is the Italian game when it is at its best (see Milan vs Man U 3-0 win in CL).. probably my favourite game, EVER.
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"I'd be suprised if they had a top 8 finish"
C'mon man their position now hardly matters
their midfield is *quality* [although they do need a holding player, like Carrick was]
<3 Huddlestone, his technique is *2nd to none* :coolsmiley:
They'll battle it out for 5th, with Villa, City, Pompey, and possibly Newcastle and West Ham
tottenham have suprised me in the last few years, but there position last year (not a top 10 finish) is a metaphor for what is to come in future years.... they too are past there prime :D
and lack SEVERLY in attack. I admit the first 3 games aren't a great depiction of the rest of the season, but surely 2 goals in 3 games for the whole team gives you some idea of how there going
youve got to be joking! ok keane and berbatov are out but frankly they were not needed...Bentley, Dos Santos, Pavlyuchenko and Modric are HUGE in's and once they learn each others games will begin to dominate against all teams..their 5-0 smashing of roma pre-season is the spurs outfit you will be seeing very shortly whilst their defence has been strengthened with the buys of sanchez, gomes and corluka. It should be noted half these guys havn't even played yet, so a 1-1 draw with a full strength chelsea is dam good. When they all come back in you should see these boys DESTROYING most teams....
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What does enwiabe [the fan] think about recent developments at Man City?
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Another slow start to the season by ManU, but at least we're still in a better position than this time last year where I believe we drew 1, and lost 2 games. However, it doesn't get any easier with an intimidating trip to stanford bridge next week to take on the ladder leaders Chelsea. Also good to see Hull City having a good start to the season.
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I don't think saturday's was *such* an inspiring performance from Liverpool. They lacked guile in attack [see how they got their goals.] They need somone like Riqueleme to knit the team together and play the killer ball.
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"Also good to see Hull City having a good start to the season."
yeah, <3 the underdogs. They were in League 2 [3 leagues below] only 5 seasons ago
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"I'd be suprised if they had a top 8 finish"
C'mon man their position now hardly matters
their midfield is *quality* [although they do need a holding player, like Carrick was]
<3 Huddlestone, his technique is *2nd to none* :coolsmiley:
They'll battle it out for 5th, with Villa, City, Pompey, and possibly Newcastle and West Ham
tottenham have suprised me in the last few years, but there position last year (not a top 10 finish) is a metaphor for what is to come in future years.... they too are past there prime :D
and lack SEVERLY in attack. I admit the first 3 games aren't a great depiction of the rest of the season, but surely 2 goals in 3 games for the whole team gives you some idea of how there going
youve got to be joking! ok keane and berbatov are out but frankly they were not needed...Bentley, Dos Santos, Pavlyuchenko and Modric are HUGE in's and once they learn each others games will begin to dominate against all teams..their 5-0 smashing of roma pre-season is the spurs outfit you will be seeing very shortly whilst their defence has been strengthened with the buys of sanchez, gomes and corluka. It should be noted half these guys havn't even played yet, so a 1-1 draw with a full strength chelsea is dam good. When they all come back in you should see these boys DESTROYING most teams....
yet another defeat for tottenham, sad to see
Pavlyuchenko made his debut, the kids got talent, should form a decent partnership with Bent but he didn't look like a threat against Aston Villa
You seem to be confusing attacking midfielders with strikers
Dos Santos was terrible, and his not a striker, this is the type of form which led Barca to sell him
Modric is a midfielder aswell, if you consider him a striker then good luck waiting for goals, he'd be lucky to hit 5 for the season
Bentley is young and yet to score, and his another midfielder, plays on the wing (scored 10 goals in 90 games for blackburn)
Bent is a striker... his good (but you didnt even mention him)... he will be your sole source of consistent goals, atleast until Pavlyuchenko finds his feet
I stand by what I said before... TOTTENHAM severly lack in finishers... decent production and attack, but noone to poach and slot the goals in
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I don't think saturday's was *such* an inspiring performance from Liverpool. They lacked guile in attack [see how they got their goals.] They need somone like Riqueleme to knit the team together and play the killer ball.
Liverpool were the more dominant team in terms of possession, but their goals came from either sheer bad luck with the own goal, or a huge error of judgement with Ryan Giggs allowing Mascherano through where he could have conceded a corner.
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I don't think saturday's was *such* an inspiring performance from Liverpool. They lacked guile in attack [see how they got their goals.] They need somone like Riqueleme to knit the team together and play the killer ball.
Liverpool were the more dominant team in terms of possession, but their goals came from either sheer bad luck with the own goal, or a huge error of judgement with Ryan Giggs allowing Mascherano through where he could have conceded a corner.
haha Liverpool 0-0 Stoke
What I said
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seems like Arsenal's Carling Cup team, average age 19, are leet
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TB8Z_Ea8Ri0&feature=related
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seems like Arsenal's Carling Cup team, average age 19, are leet
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TB8Z_Ea8Ri0&feature=related
Arsenal will be awesome for the next few years, I'm expecting a number of silverware coming their way.
A couple of famous derbies on this weekend, with both the Merseyside and Milan derbies taking place. And hopefully, ManU can play themselves into form with an easy 4-0 win over Bolton as well :).
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Newcastle manager Joe Kinnear's first press conference :) http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=i_NQqnc_ue0
an anagram of his name is "inane jokes" ;D
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gun impressions of Rafa Benitez, Gerrard, Carragher, Owen and Crouch
http://ie.youtube.com/watch?v=C2QEm028lKA
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tottenham can't play soccer...
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tottenham can't play soccer...
A lot has changed since u made this comment :P.
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tottenham can't play soccer...
Finally got rid of a SHOCKING manager and replaced him with the best in England.
Spurts will finish 5th mark my words!
Ohh and Steven Gerrard is a hypocrite diver. Why would he condemn Ronaldo when he was the one who brought diving to England?
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"Ohh and Steven Gerrard is a hypocrite diver. Why would he condemn Ronaldo when he was the one who brought diving to England?"
Seconded
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Man.United will win it three times in a row end of thread. Thank you good night.
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tottenham can't play soccer...
Finally got rid of a SHOCKING manager and replaced him with the best in England.
Spurts will finish 5th mark my words!
Ohh and Steven Gerrard is a hypocrite diver. Why would he condemn Ronaldo when he was the one who brought diving to England?
I reckon it was the players who had had enough with Ramos and rebelled by hardly putting in any effort in their first few matches.
Man.United will win it three times in a row end of thread. Thank you good night.
Whilst I'm a big ManU fan as well, both Chelsea and Liverpool are definitely starting to put a gap on the rest of the contenders at the moment. Whilst we have played all the big 4 sides away, we definitely cannot afford to drop any points against the mid/lower table teams now, since Chelsea are in sublime form and Liverpool just keep on managing to win.
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Man United will beat the top 4 teams at home and the top 4 will surely drop points somewhere.
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Golfa: thats really pushing it, they'd be lucky to get a top 10 finish. Sure they've won a couple of games but there still in relegation zone, and there form should dry up soon.
But I agree with you on Gerrard, lol. Biggest hippocrite.
This is pretty insightful :P http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVthv1RqHqo
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Golfa: thats really pushing it, they'd be lucky to get a top 10 finish. Sure they've won a couple of games but there still in relegation zone, and there form should dry up soon.
But I agree with you on Gerrard, lol. Biggest hippocrite.
This is pretty insightful :P http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVthv1RqHqo
Their out of the relegation zone at the moment and only 8 points from 5th with 26 games left! No loss in 6/6 games under Harry, wins against Liverpool twice (admittedly lucky to get both of them) and a draw against Arsanal is a good effort and with no clear '5th best team' in the epl Spurs have every chance to take it. Villa are only their because of an 'easy' draw, Hull are just suffering from the initial 'jump' seen in 1 out of the 3 Championship teams each year and the rest are just middletablers who have never done anything else. Spurs easily have the 5th best squad (except for Gomes- whose injury was the cause of thousads of Spurs prayers).
It's only early in the season remember and 8 points is nothing....
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Golfa: thats really pushing it, they'd be lucky to get a top 10 finish. Sure they've won a couple of games but there still in relegation zone, and there form should dry up soon.
But I agree with you on Gerrard, lol. Biggest hippocrite.
This is pretty insightful :P http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVthv1RqHqo
Their out of the relegation zone at the moment and only 8 points from 5th with 26 games left! No loss in 6/6 games under Harry, wins against Liverpool twice (admittedly lucky to get both of them) and a draw against Arsanal is a good effort and with no clear '5th best team' in the epl Spurs have every chance to take it. Villa are only their because of an 'easy' draw, Hull are just suffering from the initial 'jump' seen in 1 out of the 3 Championship teams each year and the rest are just middletablers who have never done anything else. Spurs easily have the 5th best squad (except for Gomes- whose injury was the cause of thousads of Spurs prayers).
It's only early in the season remember and 8 points is nothing....
They are kind of still in relegation zone. The team thats 20th has 11 points. 19, 18, 17 and 16 (tottenham) all have 12 points. Theres not much in it at all, they are by no means "safe" from relegation
It's only early in the season remember and 8 points is nothing....
If you think about it that way, then 19 of the 20 teams have a chance of getting in the top 5. All of those 19 are 8 points or within 8 points of top 5.
The last team is only 9 points from top 5.
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Steve Gerrard Gerrard, he kisses the badge on his chest, then sends in a transfer request, Steve Gerrard Gerrard.
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"When you walk through a storm hold your head up high,
And don't be afraid of the dark.
At the end of a storm is a golden sky
And the sweet silver song of a lark.
Walk on through the wind,
Walk on through the rain,
Tho' your dreams be tossed and blown.
Walk on, walk on with hope in your heart
And you'll never walk alone,
You'll never, ever walk alone."
Come on Liverpool, all the way this year!
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Any other Manchester City fans on here? Great win last night over the gunners!
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Go Man Utd!
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hmmm few unexpected results this weekend, think if I'd have been tipping I'd have only got 2 right
Any other Manchester City fans on here? Great win last night over the gunners!
yeh enwiabe [admin] is one
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"why fans can't identify with players"
http://timesonline.typepad.com/thegame/2008/12/supporters-can.html
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United are gone. Shocking against Spurs. Hopefully they sell Tevez (get 5mil exta because of his recent good form :P) and sell Anderson for a decent price so they can pick up Mr.Torres (i can hope).
By the way, did anyone see the rumor that City are planning a 63mil bid for Darren Fletcher? HUGE ROFL.
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United are gone. Shocking against Spurs. Hopefully they sell Tevez (get 5mil exta because of his recent good form :P) and sell Anderson for a decent price so they can pick up Mr.Torres (i can hope).
By the way, did anyone see the rumor that City are planning a 63mil bid for Darren Fletcher? HUGE ROFL.
Torres is too connected to Liverpool to have any chance of wanting to play for one of their biggest rivals. You should go for David Villa.
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United are gone. Shocking against Spurs. Hopefully they sell Tevez (get 5mil exta because of his recent good form :P) and sell Anderson for a decent price so they can pick up Mr.Torres (i can hope).
By the way, did anyone see the rumor that City are planning a 63mil bid for Darren Fletcher? HUGE ROFL.
We aren't playing very well, but so aren't any of the other teams. Last weekend all the big 4 drew and a few weeks ago, none scored a single goal between them so no one wants to break away and dominate. I'd be sad to see Tevez leave, but he is finding it hard to get starts when we already have Rooney and Berbatov up front. Anderson is still only a kid as well, and has shown he can cut it in the big league.
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United are gone. Shocking against Spurs. Hopefully they sell Tevez (get 5mil exta because of his recent good form :P) and sell Anderson for a decent price so they can pick up Mr.Torres (i can hope).
By the way, did anyone see the rumor that City are planning a 63mil bid for Darren Fletcher? HUGE ROFL.
We aren't playing very well, but so aren't any of the other teams. Last weekend all the big 4 drew and a few weeks ago, none scored a single goal between them so no one wants to break away and dominate. I'd be sad to see Tevez leave, but he is finding it hard to get starts when we already have Rooney and Berbatov up front. Anderson is still only a kid as well, and has shown he can cut it in the big league.
I'm really liking Rafael, [though I'm not a United fan], already pwns at age 18
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United are gone. Shocking against Spurs. Hopefully they sell Tevez (get 5mil exta because of his recent good form :P) and sell Anderson for a decent price so they can pick up Mr.Torres (i can hope).
By the way, did anyone see the rumor that City are planning a 63mil bid for Darren Fletcher? HUGE ROFL.
We aren't playing very well, but so aren't any of the other teams. Last weekend all the big 4 drew and a few weeks ago, none scored a single goal between them so no one wants to break away and dominate. I'd be sad to see Tevez leave, but he is finding it hard to get starts when we already have Rooney and Berbatov up front. Anderson is still only a kid as well, and has shown he can cut it in the big league.
I'm really liking Rafael, [though I'm not a United fan], already pwns at age 18
Yeah I like the look of him as well, he almost plays like another winger.
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the new Zidane?
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=fm-3w8BeQak
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brilliant :)
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United on track yet again! :)
BTW, anyone playing Fantasy Premier League game, off the official site?
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United on track yet again! :)
BTW, anyone playing Fantasy Premier League game, off the official site?
yep, been playing for the past 3 seasons, doing pretty crappy though this year, im somewhere in the 400,000's out of the 1.8 million that play
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Just wait until Man United start playing good football, it will be a no contest.
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Just wait until Man United start playing good football, it will be a no contest.
yeah we gotta game in hand too
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w00t I'm going to West Ham vs Man City tommorow :D
robinhooooooooooo
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football
soccer, the word is fucking soccer. For fucks sake
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football
soccer, the word is fucking soccer. For fucks sake
Hahaha well said
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go liverpool !
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go liverpool !
More like goodbye Liverpool. 2-0 loss to Middlesborough is surely the end to the Reds 09 EPL Campaign....
Go United!
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football
soccer, the word is fucking soccer. For fucks sake
NO ITS FOOTBALL!!! That rubbish with men in singlets and tights running and kicking an egg-shaped ball is aussie rules and not football get it right. FOOTBALL IS THE WORLD GAME
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football
soccer, the word is fucking soccer. For fucks sake
NO ITS FOOTBALL!!! That rubbish with men in singlets and tights running and kicking an egg-shaped ball is aussie rules and not football get it right. FOOTBALL IS THE WORLD GAME
What country are you in, genious?
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8-) 8-)
football
soccer, the word is fucking soccer. For fucks sake
NO ITS FOOTBALL!!! That rubbish with men in singlets and tights running and kicking an egg-shaped ball is aussie rules and not football get it right. FOOTBALL IS THE WORLD GAME
What country are you in, genious?
AUSTRALIA mate, FFA = Football Federation of Australia 8-)
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go liverpool !
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS ANOTHER MIGHTY RED! ANFIELD ARMYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY
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go liverpool !
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS ANOTHER MIGHTY RED! ANFIELD ARMYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY
WOOOT ANOTHER RED'S SUPPORTER YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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"NO ITS FOOTBALL!!! That rubbish with men in singlets and tights running and kicking an egg-shaped ball is aussie rules and not football get it right. FOOTBALL IS THE WORLD GAME"
+1337
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The carling cup is out of the way, now onto the FA cup, premier league and champons league :P
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"NO ITS FOOTBALL!!! That rubbish with men in singlets and tights running and kicking an egg-shaped ball is aussie rules and not football get it right. FOOTBALL IS THE WORLD GAME"
+1337
cheers
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AUSTRALIA mate, FFA = Football Federation of Australia 8-)
Big deal. Just because a large proportion of the world calls it football doesn't mean we have to. Australian rules was created here, it deserves the title of football.
Besides, if you asked around what sport came to mind when people thought of Football, the majority wouldn't say soccer I am telling you now.
So don't tell people to "get it right".
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AUSTRALIA mate, FFA = Football Federation of Australia 8-)
Big deal. Just because a large proportion of the world calls it football doesn't mean we have to. Australian rules was created here, it deserves the title of football.
Besides, if you asked around what sport came to mind when people thought of Football, the majority wouldn't say soccer I am telling you now.
So don't tell people to "get it right".
Thats because the majority of Australians are of Anglo-Celtic decent who were brought up following Aussie Rules or Rugby League. "Soccer" back then was still regarded as "wogball" and was only played by ethnic minorities. Hence it never managed to achieve its proper naming status in this nation.
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AUSTRALIA mate, FFA = Football Federation of Australia 8-)
Big deal. Just because a large proportion of the world calls it football doesn't mean we have to. Australian rules was created here, it deserves the title of football.
Besides, if you asked around what sport came to mind when people thought of Football, the majority wouldn't say soccer I am telling you now.
So don't tell people to "get it right".
Thats because the majority of Australians are of Anglo-Celtic decent who were brought up following Aussie Rules or Rugby League. "Soccer" back then was still regarded as "wogball" and was only played by ethnic minorities. Hence it never managed to achieve its proper naming status in this nation.
That is my point 100%, thank you. That ends that discussion. :)
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AUSTRALIA mate, FFA = Football Federation of Australia 8-)
Big deal. Just because a large proportion of the world calls it football doesn't mean we have to. Australian rules was created here, it deserves the title of football.
Besides, if you asked around what sport came to mind when people thought of Football, the majority wouldn't say soccer I am telling you now.
So don't tell people to "get it right".
Thats because the majority of Australians are of Anglo-Celtic decent who were brought up following Aussie Rules or Rugby League. "Soccer" back then was still regarded as "wogball" and was only played by ethnic minorities. Hence it never managed to achieve its proper naming status in this nation.
That is my point 100%, thank you. That ends that discussion. :)
I was just fighting fire with fire, if your gonna come and input into an "EPL" thread and embrace instigating posts towards "soccer" your bound to get passionate responses such as my own
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lol adam you champion
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decent win by arsenal this morning.
3-1 over cardiff
drogba's goal this morning for chelsea was fair decent
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lol adam you champion
haha cheers
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I don't like "soccer" because it comes from "association"
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decent win by arsenal this morning.
3-1 over cardiff
drogba's goal this morning for chelsea was fair decent
chel$ki gettin into the habit of late goals ive noticed
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AUSTRALIA mate, FFA = Football Federation of Australia 8-)
Big deal. Just because a large proportion of the world calls it football doesn't mean we have to. Australian rules was created here, it deserves the title of football.
Besides, if you asked around what sport came to mind when people thought of Football, the majority wouldn't say soccer I am telling you now.
So don't tell people to "get it right".
Thats because the majority of Australians are of Anglo-Celtic decent who were brought up following Aussie Rules or Rugby League. "Soccer" back then was still regarded as "wogball" and was only played by ethnic minorities. Hence it never managed to achieve its proper naming status in this nation.
That is my point 100%, thank you. That ends that discussion. :)
I was just fighting fire with fire, if your gonna come and input into an "EPL" thread and embrace instigating posts towards "soccer" your bound to get passionate responses such as my own
LOL that nigga got pwned !
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Your choice of wording isnt accurate
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Your choice of wording isnt accurate
shut ur ass faced mouth :p ur comments are not required
go do some spesh
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kurrymuncher and methodsboy, do you guys like hate each other?
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kurrymuncher and methodsboy, do you guys like hate each other?
nah, we're friends. Its just that he happens to be the biggest tool in st johns regional college lol
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^excuse me, i think you should take that back.
just because i pwn u everyday at SJRC, doesn't mean that im a tool
If want an example: 8000 x 1 doesnt not = 530
ROFL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (and u did that with a calculator)!!!!
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football
soccer, the word is fucking soccer. For fucks sake
NO ITS FOOTBALL!!! That rubbish with men in singlets and tights running and kicking an egg-shaped ball is aussie rules and not football get it right. FOOTBALL IS THE WORLD GAME
Football is teh awesome, but this looks more fun, interesting and tactical than AFL :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSdlWtk1grI&feature=related
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football
soccer, the word is fucking soccer. For fucks sake
NO ITS FOOTBALL!!! That rubbish with men in singlets and tights running and kicking an egg-shaped ball is aussie rules and not football get it right. FOOTBALL IS THE WORLD GAME
Football is teh awesome, but this looks more fun, interesting and tactical than AFL :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSdlWtk1grI&feature=related
lol sure does, wtf are they doin they like having a rugby scrum against the wall lol?
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off to Stamford Bridge in 15 mins. Hope Chelsea have a relatively strong team out there, ahead of wednesday.
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I've got $400 on Spurs beating Pompey, so I'm happy with the half-time score :)
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I've got $400 on Spurs beating Pompey, so I'm happy with the half-time score :)
WTF
2-nil as it stands
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just hope spurs don't throw it away, or pompey mount a spirited fightback
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w00t :D
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whats up with that eton wall game?
hmmm very strange..
did anyone see the sunderland goal against liverpool the other day
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whats up with that eton wall game?
hmmm very strange..
did anyone see the sunderland goal against liverpool the other day
U MEAN THIS ONE BAHAHAHA - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1No5722Lv8
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COYS!!!!
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COYS!!!!
LUKA MODRIC!!!
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Not sure what I think of [Birmingham owner] Carson Yeung's fashion sense :P
http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2009/nov/09/liverpool-birmingham-premier-league-live
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Glad to see Chelsea doing well. I'm not a Blues fan, but I'm from West London and am an ABU [anyone but United] :)
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Newcastle United, right? :P
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no-one really, used to be Villa, died away, as I'm in London and have no affinity for Birmingham. But you can find ABU's among fans of any club.
I do admire the way they've been fighting though, despite having an inferior squad to Chelsea
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hopefully Chelsea die out a bit during the mid-season, i mean they'll lose drogba, essien and a few other key players due to the African Cup of Nations in early 2010
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hopefully Chelsea die out a bit during the mid-season, i mean they'll lose drogba, essien and a few other key players due to the African Cup of Nations in early 2010
they then might be able to play Deco and J.Cole together. swings and roundabouts
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hopefully Chelsea die out a bit during the mid-season, i mean they'll lose drogba, essien and a few other key players due to the African Cup of Nations in early 2010
they then might be able to play Deco and J.Cole together. swings and roundabouts
hopefully not haha, after smashing arsenal this weekend they look unstoppable
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CHELSEA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Should've been 1-0 though....
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CHELSEA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Should've been 1-0 though....
lol start a new thread, oh dont bother seasons nearly done :P
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Awful result. Drogba was a mile offside. And Macheda's goal clearly came off his stomach, not his hand.
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Awful result. Drogba was a mile offside. And Macheda's goal clearly came off his stomach, not his hand.
ahh pathetic excuses. look up man u supporters, i believe uve been leap frogged ;)
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True. But the season's not over yet. Nor will it be until the fat lady sings.
And at least we still have European competition to look forward to. For 4 days at least :-\
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hah true, minus rooney munich will have an extra training sesh ;D