I will probably be banned for this but... Footie Thread

[Rollo]

The theory is that when Juve play the "A League All Stars" later this month, that Del Piero will play a half each way. It'd be really strange if he ended up drawing the match for both sides.

[Storm]

He is boring. Even though Milan won a title with him, eventually they flopped bigtime. Juve needed a better manager to hack it in the CL this time. Prandelli ?

[odykas]

Prandelli prefers kebabs to pizza.

[Storm]

Turkey? Who else was available I am wondering....Scolari? :D

[odykas]

Tata :p:



Gerardo Martino is of Italian descent. His grandparents are from Ripacandida, Basilicata

[pino]

Prandelli, Scolari, hey we are talking about Juve, I want a quality coach ! :mad:

[odykas]

Example?

[pino]

Example?

To be honest, at the moment, Conte is one of the best coach in the world, and isn't easy to replace him. I would have go for Mancini or Zaccheroni, but Juve fans would also love former players Vialli or Deschamps. The dream still is legendary Del Piero ! :up:

[pino]

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/07/16/a3atu2yv.jpg

[odykas]

Chuck? :laugh:

Del Piero would be a great option but he has to successfuly manage a smaller team first.

[Brown, Jon Brow]

Juve could have David Moyes?

ps. give us Vidal please :p

[odykas]

BREAKING: James Rodríguez and Real Madrid have agreed personal terms - five-year contract, €8m per-year.

Is this deal completed?

[Storm]

No but Kroos is done and being presented in the Bernabeu right now!
Also Keylor Navas is now a Madrid player...so Lopez or Casillas? who is out?

[pino]

Morata to Juve, it's now officially confirmed.

[odykas]

ps. give us Vidal please :p


BREAKING: Arturo Vidal has put his house up for sale in Italy.

pino? :rolleyes:

[odykas]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bs-IHvGIMAAPdsm.jpg

:D :laugh:

[Storm]

James Rodriguez has landed in Madrid :erm:

and Balotelli is headed to London...What's with Wenger..up for a major challenge is he? :)

[pino]

BREAKING: Arturo Vidal has put his house up for sale in Italy.

pino? :rolleyes:

He's just bought a new better house, near the old one ;)

[pino]

Patrice Evra to Juventus, officially confirmed !

[pino]

Very bad luck for Morata, injured at first training with 1st Squad, so he's out for at least 40 days :(

[odykas]

Still waiting to see an Italian team sign a big name :snore:

[pino]

Not going to happen ody, Serie A clubs can't afford to buy big names anymore :(

[odykas]

I know.
What happened to teams' budgets?

[pino]

What budgets ? Club are trying to survive the crisis, as any other company in Italy...

[odykas]

Understood.
But at the same time in Spain we see record braking transfers despite situation is not any better :crazy:

[odykas]

It appears that Barca signed Jérémy Mathieu :dozey:

[pino]

Understood.
But at the same time in Spain we see record braking transfers despite situation is not any better :crazy:

Actually, situation in Spain is even worst, problem is Spaniards haven't figured out that yet :crazy:

[donKey jote]

"España va bien" :dozey:

[pino]

"España va bien" :dozey:

Esto lo creen sólo los españoles :s

[donKey jote]

No, that's what the government keep trying to convince the spaniards of :s

[odykas]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BtQQrutIEAE7f8e.jpg

[Storm]

It appears that Barca signed Jérémy Mathieu :dozey:


Finally a decent defender...but for 20m and he is 30 yr old :erm:

[pino]

Finally a decent defender...but for 20m and he is 30 yr old :erm:

31 years old :p: 20 mill ??? :s

[pino]

Just in, Claudio Ranieri is the new Greece coach ! Definitely that was a step-back...for Claudio :eek: :p:

[odykas]

Well, it could have been worse... see Allegri :p:

[pino]

Well, it could have been worse... see Allegri :p:

:mad:

[odykas]

For people asking what the Torres fan club is, this is today's stuff:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pian1EERTa8

[odykas]

Arturo Vidal has a "verbal agreement" with Man United ahead of $80m move from Juventus. (Source: El Mecurcio)

pino? :dozey:

[pino]

Last news I got this morning, he's happy to stay at Juve. Problem is, can Juve afford to refuse so much money :crazy:

[odykas]

I would get the cash and buy 3-4 players

[pino]

I would get the cash and buy 3-4 players

Me too !

[Storm]

You can get Song for under 10m :erm:

[pino]

Who ? :confused:

[pino]

Davide Trezeguet has signed for FC Pune (India)

[Storm]

That is the new ISL starting in Oct...sort of a league with has-been European/S.Americans and up coming Indian players...read the Trezeguet news in today's local paper too.. Robert Pires and Ljungberg are other players who are also playing in this short duration tournament.

I will go watch if there is a game near me though.

[steveaki13]

Interesting Storm.

What is the format? I mean is it a group stage and knock out or is it an actual league?

What does this do to your current top flight football?

[Storm]

I don't yet know how it is structured but it might be like the IPL thingie with a round robin and then a knockout.
The real top league (I-League) has declined to release the top national players for this ISL...ALso another interesting thing is Atletico Madrid has bought a stake in the Kolkata team and it will be called Atletico de Kolkata :erm:

[odykas]

I prefer Pune FC ;)

I hope the new league will attract some pubicity from the media.
This will enable local talents to emerge.

[pino]

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/08/01/7y3ysepy.jpg

[Storm]

yeah he is useless

[pino]

He's not !!! :p:

[odykas]

Time will tell :p:

[pino]

Hej ody, who's this Manolas ? Juve wants to buy him !

Lampard on loan to City ? :s

[Big Ben]

another Hargreaves

[pino]

another Hargreaves

What a loser ! :p:

[Storm]

gadjo doesn't want us to know but here it is

Steaua Bucharest 2 - 1 Aktobe. (Agg 4-3)
Nice, but who or what is Aktobe?

this might cheer up ody :\\
Panathinaikos 1-2 Standard Liège
(agg 1-2)

[steveaki13]

Aktobe are a Kazakhstan side.

[journeyman racer]

Liege is where Spa is. A win for the motor racing fans worldwide.

[gadjo_dilo]

gadjo doesn't want us to know but here it is

Steaua Bucharest 2 - 1 Aktobe. (Agg 4-3)
Nice, but who or what is Aktobe?

Exactly. If they qualified with such a score against that famous nobody what would they do when they'll face a real squad? :s
If they manage to qualify in CL then the owner is determined to sell a few more players of this already thinned team. The only good move is the comeback of the lithuanian goalkeeper Arlauskis who does wonders in every game. Weird that goalkeepers tend to be the heroes of football matches lately.....

[Mintexmemory]

So Vermaelen to Barcelona for £15M and Juve told to keep their thieving mitts off Jack Wilshere, good business from Arsenal. Now just need Real to drop the Khedira asking price!

[odykas]

Hej ody, who's this Manolas ? Juve wants to buy him !


Manwholas :p:

A very good central defender.
I'm surprised he hasn't gotten much attention from bigger clubs yet.

[odykas]

this might cheer up ody :\\
Panathinaikos 1-2 Standard Liège
(agg 1-2)

What a disaster :laugh:

[pino]

Diego Lopez from Real to Milan, on free transfer :crazy:

[pino]

Manwholas :p:

A very good central defender.
I'm surprised he hasn't gotten much attention from bigger clubs yet.

You better be right !!! :hmph:

[Storm]

Lopez is better than Abbiatti and co. Milan finally has a decent keeper.

Ibrahim Affelay to Olympoo from Barca.. he is a good player but was injured for so long and did not get to play much!

Vermaelen - another central defender (now barca has 4, 3 good and 1 Pique + Masche as cover) :eek:
What happened suddenly, Puyol retiring made them act faster than when he was injured :\\
Mathieu and Vermaelen are good but aren't young, so I am not sure of the reasoning unless they see Bartra as the real future (he is decent enough)

[odykas]

Right Storm.

Olympoo keep on buying Barca discards :p:

[Storm]

Song is next :p:

[odykas]

Olympoo wanted Bojan but then had to settle for Affelay. Always a loyal customer of Barca

[Storm]

Bojan went to Stoke of all places.. of course if he ends up scoring goals there that might make people take notice as the Premier League is everywhere :s

[odykas]

For those who thought Sabella was bad:

Tata Martino named new Argentina coach :dozey:

[pino]

Sabella wasn't bad...he was just an idiot :p:

[steveaki13]

For those who thought Sabella was bad:

Tata Martino named new Argentina coach :dozey:

Oh dear

[Storm]

I think he might do well. He did well when he was coach of Paraguay and Argentina is definitely less pressure (now that they made a final atl last) and less backbiting than the FCB job.

[Storm]

Conte will be Italy coach today - pino!!??

Also CAS maintained 4 month ban for Suarez but allows him to train with the club atleast. So he should atleast be fit when he makes his debut for Barca in the .......clasico :p:

[pino]

If and when confirmed, it would be a great news for Italy. Antonio is a great coach with new ideas and discipline, just what Italy needs right now. He also has the quality, to change different playing styles, during a match, some thing not many coaches have ! :up:

[pino]

Officially confirmed, Conte is Italy's new coach for the next two years ! :up:

[donKey jote]

"Van Mal" ;) :laugh:

[odykas]

Man U - Swansea : 1 - 2 :dozey:

The genius Van Moyes :laugh:

[Rollo]

I loved the fact that for a brief period of time, Man United were 20th in the league...

long may it continue :D

[Storm]

:)

btw I read that Manolas is going to Arsenal?

[pino]

Yes, Manolas was a Juventus target, but once again, English pound made de difference :s

[odykas]

Manolas -> Arse-nal :s

Stingy Juve :dozey:

[Mintexmemory]

Manolas -> Arse-nal :s

Stingy Juve :dozey:
Just a DM and a class pistolero to sign and we're smokin
O - 2 - B -a - Gooner!!

[anfield5]

Strange start to the EPL. On paper the results looked as they should have, i.e. top 6 all winning apart from Everton who drew, and United continuing on from last year. But in truth Arse, Liverpool, Spurs, even City failed to impress and were damn lucky to escape with points.

[Storm]

Only day 1 after an exhausting summer for most players!

[gadjo_dilo]

Could I be more stupid? The only good thing about this week was the CL qualification game of my beloved Steaua. I was sure it's tonight and made arrangements to don't be bothered while watching. Now I've heared it was last night. :s

[pino]

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/08/20/qe9aruza.jpg

On my way to Turin to watch my Juve ! :D

[odykas]

Barcelona's tranfer ban is re-instated :dozey:

After they completed all their transfers :p:

[steveaki13]

Barcelona's tranfer ban is re-instated :dozey:

After they completed all their transfers :p:

Haha..... Football governing bodies make you laugh don't they. How ridiculous

[pino]

Breaking News, Balotelli to Liverpool for 20 mill euro !

[Big Ben]

haha.. retards

[Storm]

So they sell Suarez off to avoid the drama/bad rep and get Balotelli? :cheese:

[odykas]

I think they sold Suarez to get a cheaper Suarez ;)

[gadjo_dilo]

:eek: :dork:

Olympique Lyon - Astra Giurgiu 1-2 in the Europa League play-off.
Can't believe it.......

[Storm]

with a name like Astra I can !

[pino]

New Delhi Eroes, have made an offer to A. Del Piero. He's now thinking...

[steveaki13]

Liga kicking off tomorrow.

So you guys. I guess most of us regulars are supporting Barca, but who do we think will win it this season?

Real or Barca, or even a shock Atletico win?

[Storm]

I think Barca will be hungrier of the lot, but will have to see how Luis Enrique goes about the business.

Supercopa 2nd leg tonight as well....

[donKey jote]

La Leti 1-0 up after two minutes :D :bananas:

[odykas]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BvuFKGeIIAAlGt0.jpg

[pino]

Ody, are you referring to Real or ManU ? :p:

[steveaki13]

Anyone watching Barca v Elche?

[steveaki13]

A Black Cat has invaded the pitch

[anfield5]

Balotelli to Liverpool. Could be a master stroke for both player and club.

[steveaki13]

Or it could end like Balotelli's stints at most clubs. With a few great goals and then storming off in a huff.

Honestly I believe the guys a disaster waiting to happen. I can't see it last long.

Glad to see Messi looking back to his old self. Running, pressing, tackling, creating and scoring 2. Good stuff.

Did you watch it Storm?

[Storm]

Anyone watching Barca v Elche?

Oh yes.

Munir will be a fine super-sub this season I think. Looks a classy act. Messi, any doubts about his commitment, physical or mental state should have been wiped by that performance. Fantastic.

edit:Sorry steve, wasn't online (the match starts 0030 and ends 0230, so I have no energy to logon then....and I can never watch as well as browse/type at the same time.

[steveaki13]

I was fully on my own. :p

[steveaki13]

Only a few days till the Champions League Draw.

Steaua could make it Gadjo :eek:

[gadjo_dilo]

Only a few days till the Champions League Draw.

Steaua could make it Gadjo :eek:
Naaah.....They lost even in our league against some famous unknown.:s
After watching ( and what company I had.....:love:) Man City vs Liverpool last night, how trivial a Ludogorets vs Steaua would be? :s

[pino]

Manolas arrived in Rom, and after the medical, will sign for Roma !

[Storm]

Di Maria in Manchester for something like 75mil Euros

[555-04Q2]

Crazy how much money is spent in soccer!

[odykas]

Manolas arrived in Rom, and after the medical, will sign for Roma !

Luckily Arse-nal were kept away :D

[555-04Q2]

Man U are sucking again :shock:

[steveaki13]

MK Dons 4-0 Man Utd

What the **** is going on there :p

[Rollo]

MK Dons 4-0 Man Utd

What the **** is going on there :p

We Stole A Club FC beat Glazer's Franchise FC.

I rather like this sensation of Schadenfreude, Vahingonilo or in words that Louis van Gaal might understand Leedvermaak. :D

[pino]

E'Too has signed for Everton, useless Torres on his way to Milan, while Juve's waiting an answer from Falcao and Monaco ! Yes, last crucial rweek of transfer-market !

[Storm]

Falcao might go on loan? so next year he will be at Madrid :\\ (when Benzema leaves)

ManUtd's tactical genius?
Manolas to Roma because Benatia signed for Bayern :s
Now Xabi Alonso might be going there too :erm:

[steveaki13]

ManUtd's tactical genius?


Guess we were wrong ;)

Haven't seen much of Falcao lately, but do we still think he is heading for Real next season?

[Storm]

MundoDeportivo thinks he might even be going there this season :erm:

Also I see another item which might trouble pino...ManU want Vidal to sign too

[gadjo_dilo]

:bigcry: bye bye CL.......

[Alexamateo]

Sorry for your team to go out, gadjo, but Wow! What an ending! Ludogorets goalkeeper sent off, all subs used so a defender puts on the gloves and saves 2 and scores one in the shootout. 6-5 shootout so it was intense, I'm sure.

[gadjo_dilo]

Ironically the defender who replaced the goalkeeper is romanian and in the past played for Steaua's biggest rival, Dinamo.
I knew it would happen but still dreamt of a magical CL group with Barcelona, PSG, Liverpool and Steaua. :s

[pino]

Napoli out too, but then...with Benitez as coach, what you expect !

[Storm]

Benitez won the CL+Europa, so you expect more; more than Allegri ;)

sorry abt that gadjo, but yeah the defender saving 2 penalties is something amazing..

The draw could come up with a deadly group - ManCity are in pot 2, Liverpool in 3, Monaco in 4!

I want Barca, Juve, Olympoo and Ludogorets in a group :crazy:


http://img02.mundodeportivo.com/2014/08/27/INFOGRAFICO-HUGO-NAVARRO_54414064561_54145916424_724_270.jpg

[pino]

Storm, ADP is on his way to Delhi, to sign the contract ;)

[odykas]

I want Barca, Juve, Olympoo and Ludogorets in a group :crazy:


I want Real vs Olympoo :devil:

[Storm]

yeah that will do too :D
Afellay and Abi to score!

[pino]

CL draw so far, Group A : A. Madrid, Juve, Olympiacos and Malmoe !

[pino]

Group E: Bayern Munich, Manchester City, CSKA Moscow, Roma. :eek:

[pino]

Group B: Real Madrid, Basel, Liverpool, Ludogorets.

[pino]

Group C: Benfica, Zenit, Bayer Leverkusen, Monaco.

[pino]

Group D: Arsenal, Borussia Dortmund, Galatasaray, Anderlecht.

[pino]

Group F: Barcelona, PSG, Ajax, Apoel FC.

[pino]

Group G: Schalke, Chelsea, Sporting Lisbon, Maribor.

[pino]

Group H: Porto, Shakhtar Donetsk, Athletic Bilbao, Bate Borisov.

[Alexamateo]

What group is Manchester United in? :p

[gadjo_dilo]

Group B: Real Madrid, Basel, Liverpool, Ludogorets.

Now I'm more angry. If Steaua was instead Ludogorets I would have my 2 favs in the same group....


On a happier note, Astra Giurgiu eliminated Olympique Lyon in Europa League

[steveaki13]

PSG will be tough for new look Barca.

Liverpool have a tricky games v Basel who can upset them.

[pino]

Alessandro Del Piero, is a New Delhi Dynamos player (officially confirmed ) !

[steveaki13]

Should be interesting. I wonder if there will be any coverage of the competition

[Brown, Jon Brow]

Hey, I played in an international soccer game last Saturday representing England in a match against America :p

(I played in a game at a wedding in New York. The grooms family is English, the brides family is American... ;) )

[Rollo]

Storm, ADP is on his way to Delhi, to sign the contract ;)

BOOO.... his replacement is Alex Brosque, who was rubbish the last time he played for Sydney.

Come back to us Del Piero... we'll be sorry without you. :bigcry:

[Alexamateo]

Hey, I played in an international soccer game last Saturday representing England in a match against America :p

(I played in a game at a wedding in New York. The grooms family is English, the brides family is American... ;) )

So What was the result? Was it USA England 1950 all over again?

[Storm]

Pretty boring groups except for the MCity/Bayern/Roma one...Chelsea and Real seem to get the easiest possible groups all the time :erm:

Atletico v Juve (& Olympiacos) sound like good games though :)

[Brown, Jon Brow]

So What was the result? Was it USA England 1950 all over again?

5-4 to England. Easy! Easy! Easy! :p

[Storm]

Xabi Alonso signed for Bayern.. you read that here on the last page from me :p:
Torres on a loan deal to Milan - useless striker to useless team!

Falcao will sign for Madrid today I guess :\\

[odykas]

Burnley 0 - 0 Man Utd

Brick back Moyes!

[steveaki13]

Chelsea looking good sadly. 3-6 away to Everton is not bad.

[odykas]

Real Sociedad 4 - 2 Real Madrid

:D :laugh:

[donKey jote]

:bananas: :laugh: :andrea:

[anfield5]

White-shite 0-3 Liverpool. Good result, and needed after the loss to Man City last weekend.

Shame to see Daniel Agger leave and head home to Brondy, great player and brilliant club man. He could have left several times, but chose to stay. All Liverpool people everywhere wish him all the best at Brondby and would like to say thanks for the good times the club and he shared together.

[Rollo]

Rollo is disappointed. 3 could have been 7.
Balotelli had two brilliant headers and fluffed a goal from bang in front and Raheem Sterling lived up to the Arabic meaning of his name which is "merciful" by not scoring after breaking through the Spurs defence. Goal difference might be important and leaving them to go begging isn't useful.

[anfield5]

Rollo is disappointed. 3 could have been 7.
Balotelli had two brilliant headers and fluffed a goal from bang in front and Raheem Sterling lived up to the Arabic meaning of his name which is "merciful" by not scoring after breaking through the Spurs defence. Goal difference might be important and leaving them to go begging isn't useful.

It should have been more, but 3 is enough, and it shows how much improvement the team are still capable of

[Storm]

Pretty tough win for Barca vs Villarreal...Sandro..another Barca B player made his debut in La Liga with a goal !!
Way to go Luis Enrique.

[Storm]

Falcao signed for................Man U :eek: loan deal

[Brown, Jon Brow]

Man U still need a new defence and midfield though. Falcao and Di Maria hasn't really solved any of our problems.

[Brown, Jon Brow]

Hernandez was unhappy because of a lack of starting opportunities at Man Utd......so he's gone to Real Madrid :dozey:

[MrJan]

Man U still need a new defence and midfield though. Falcao and Di Maria hasn't really solved any of our problems.

Madness, any idiot (including me) can see that United have a bigger issue at the back. Signing midfield players is largely pointless because the current defence seem intent on playing like schoolboys and booting it upfield.

[Alexamateo]

Hernandez was unhappy because of a lack of starting opportunities at Man Utd......so he's gone to Real Madrid :dozey:

I think it's good for Hernandez, they only have one true central striker, have 3 major competitions to play, play a fast counter-attacking style that should benefit a poacher like he is. There's really only upside for him in the deal.

As far as United, I think they got the wrong Real Madrid player, Wouldn't Xabi Alonso address their current needs more?

[Brown, Jon Brow]

I think it's good for Hernandez, they only have one true central striker, have 3 major competitions to play, play a fast counter-attacking style that should benefit a poacher like he is. There's really only upside for him in the deal.

As far as United, I think they got the wrong Real Madrid player, Wouldn't Xabi Alonso address their current needs more?

As Alonso had a long part of his career at Liverpool it would be more likely that he would go to Barcelona over Man Utd :p

I'm a little bit sad to see Danny Welbeck go. Man Utd have a long tradition of developing their academy products, so I hope we aren't just going to buy a team of foreign players.

[Storm]

150million spent by Utd. No more shouting "you bought a league" at other clubs now :p:
Utd are buying a CL spot ;)

[steveaki13]

150million spent by Utd. No more shouting "you bought a league" at other clubs now :p:
Utd are buying a CL spot ;)


If they are lucky

[odykas]

150million spent by Utd

They call Man City the Moneybags :dozey: :p:

[Brown, Jon Brow]

150million spent by Utd. No more shouting "you bought a league" at other clubs now :p:
Utd are buying a CL spot ;)

I'm not bothered. :p

City have been spending stupid money for over half a decade now

2008 - £127 million
2009 - £125 miliion
2010 - £154 million
2011 - £76 million
2012 - £54 million
2013 - £103 million
2014 - £51 million

About time United caught up

2008 - £35 million
2009 - £21 million
2010 - £27 million
2011 - £52 million
2012 - £63 million
2013 - £67 million
2014 - £150 million

Since 2003 Chelsea have spent almost £1billion.

From 2003 to last season
Chelsea - £903 million
Man City - £760 million
Liverpool - £608 million
Man Utd - £593 million

[anfield5]

I'm not bothered. :p

City have been spending stupid money for over half a decade now

2008 - £127 million
2009 - £125 miliion
2010 - £154 million
2011 - £76 million
2012 - £54 million
2013 - £103 million
2014 - £51 million

About time United caught up

2008 - £35 million
2009 - £21 million
2010 - £27 million
2011 - £52 million
2012 - £63 million
2013 - £67 million
2014 - £150 million

Since 2003 Chelsea have spent almost £1billion.

From 2003 to last season
Chelsea - £903 million
Man City - £760 million
Liverpool - £608 million
Man Utd - £593 million

This quite decently sums up all that is wrong with football.

If I ruled the world clubs wouldn't be able to do this.
A few years back the Football Association I was working for/with put forward the following proposal to FIFA.

1. Clubs can only spend up to the equivalent of 1 million pounds per week on players wages. (ave of 40000 per player in a 25 man squad). This would stop the quite sickening amounts some players get paid. i.e. more in a week than most people make in 5 years.

2. Players clubs develop through their own youth systems are exempt from the cap, as long as they stay at the club. i.e a club that has 7 of thier own players in the senior team would still have 1 million to pay the rest of the team. This would ensure players are developed by their clubs, and give a decent career path to young talent.

3. Player brought in from the clubs own nation from lower leagues would be partially inside the salary cap, again giving local players a decent career path into top level football.

Our proposal was more in depth than this (it was 30+ pages long with detailed descriptions of how it would work)

To me a system like this would cure many of the fundamental issues with football. It would control the ego-driven amounts that some players demand. It would encourage the Man City's Chelsea's Real Madrids etc to stop luring any half decent player with a silly number and actually develop their own talent. And it would provide a pathway for local players, who are often better than the over priced garbage the clubs are bringing in.

[Rollo]

1. Clubs can only spend up to the equivalent of 1 million pounds per week on players wages. (ave of 40000 per player in a 25 man squad). This would stop the quite sickening amounts some players get paid. i.e. more in a week than most people make in 5 years.


What would stop a mass exodus of players leaving and going overseas where the money was better?

Even Australian Rules football has a salary cap of $9,630,000 which works over for a squad of 47 (most clubs do not have 47 in their first team) of $204,000 a year per player.

[steveaki13]

Messi missing Argentina's game v Germany and in a re run of the World Cup Final without him, Argentina are winning 1-4.

Messi holding Argentina back, clearly

[odykas]

I wouldn't take a friendly match seriously.

[steveaki13]

I am not. :p

I actually heard rumours of Messi retiring from Argentina at the age of 27. WTF???? Hope this is not true. He has one decent World Cup left and two times to win Copa America in the next two seasons.

[anfield5]

What would stop a mass exodus of players leaving and going overseas where the money was better?

Even Australian Rules football has a salary cap of $9,630,000 which works over for a squad of 47 (most clubs do not have 47 in their first team) of $204,000 a year per player.

I did say that the proposal was to FIFA not UEFA, meaning the same rules for every FIFA country

[steveaki13]

I did say that the proposal was to FIFA not UEFA, meaning the same rules for every FIFA country

Everyone going to play in the brand new Palau league then :eek:

[anfield5]

Everyone going to play in the brand new Palau league then :eek:

I've played footie in Palau, it was erm... interesting. The national stadium in Koror is actually quite impressive for the size of the country, but the other pitches look like mine fields.

Football as it stands is dictated by 3 or 4 clubs who spend hundreds of millions of dollars to buy success. This is destroying the game. You get over-paid ponces diving on the ground and rolling around as if they have been shot, every time a proper player takes the ball of them, and expect 100k per week for doing it.

I have supported Liverpool my whole life and always will, but in truth I would rather watch games from League 1 or League 2. The football is real and is played as it should be, with no over-inflated egos and pathetic ballet routines, every time a takle is made.

[steveaki13]

I've played footie in Palau, it was erm... interesting. The national stadium in Koror is actually quite impressive for the size of the country, but the other pitches look like mine fields.
.

Wow. I am interested in football in strange places and thats amazing.

and not anything I ever thought I would read on this forum.

[anfield5]

Wow. I am interested in football in strange places and thats amazing.

and not anything I ever thought I would read on this forum.

My masters team have played in competitions all over the Pacific, we used to go every two years to a tournament some where or other. Palau, Cook Islands, Fiji, Surfer's Paradise etc.

The main problem was the state of some of the pitches and the heat. Being a goal keeper was a dangerous occupation

[steveaki13]

Sounds very fun though. Travelling the pacific playing football

[anfield5]

Sounds very fun though. Travelling the pacific playing football

Ah if only we were paid for doing it :)

[gadjo_dilo]

Euro 2016 qualifiers tonight and it's me vs. Ody. I'm used to be a loser so I won't be sorry if I llose.

So Ody please do tell me, is the lovely Samaras playing?

[steveaki13]

Some fun Qualifiers tonight for sure.

Gadjo v Ody is a good one.

Gibraltar playing their first competitive game since the old Island Game days v Poland. Will interesting to see how they do.

Germany v Scotland and Hungary v Northern Ireland.

The great thing about these new staggered qualifiers is that so many are being shown on TV. I can watch about 10 games in the next 3 days. As opposed to 2 or 3 in the past

[odykas]

Ahhh, why Romania again? :s

Probably Samaras will take care of the bench :p:

[gadjo_dilo]

Ahhh, why Romania again? :s
Because Greece is always lucky.
We are easy to be beaten, you have an impenetrable defensive and we have the most inefficient strikers in the world. We can't score even if the match lasts all day long.

The good news is that this is the last match of coach Piturca who made me sick both as a player and as a coach.


Probably Samaras will take care of the bench :p:
That's mean......If we're going to lose at least I could rinse my eyes with a good looking guy.

[odykas]

Samaras in :dozey:

[gadjo_dilo]

:heart:

He was the last to be shown. My heart sank thinking he wasn't selected.

[gadjo_dilo]

:eek:

0-1

[steveaki13]

Well done Gadjo.

Amazing win and along with Northern Ireland puts you in a good early position.

Gibraltar getting a leason now after starting OK 0-7 to Poland

and Portugal losing 0-1 to Albania :laugh:

[steveaki13]

Time for Switzerland v England.

I think any right minded English fan would grab a draw here in what is probably the toughest game of the group. With this young side, we are very average right now.

Austria v Sweden should be a decent game too I would guess.

[Brown, Jon Brow]

Where the hell has that Welbeck fella come from, he looks poor!!!!

[Brown, Jon Brow]

And he's scored!!! :eek:

[Brown, Jon Brow]

off his shin

[anfield5]

1-0 To THE ENGERLAND, 1-0 TO THE ENGERLAND, 1-0 TO THE ENGLERAND (this song just keeps on repeating so I'll leave at that)

[steveaki13]

Nice to be 0-1 up in our toughest match in all likelyhood.

Credit to both Hart and Cahill for that team defending a while back too. Hart forced him wide and Cahill cleared. Good stuff

[odykas]

Well done Gadjo.

ATM we really suck :p:

[Brown, Jon Brow]

Why the chuff did United sell Danny Welbeck!!!!

[Brown, Jon Brow]

2-0 away to Switzerland is a bloody good result!

[anfield5]

2-0 ENGLAND. Hopefully this will start to repair the considerable damage done by the World Cup!

[steveaki13]

Good first result 0-2.

Slovenia are 3rd best team and lost 1-0 in Estonia albeit with 10 men. While Lithuania won 0-2 away in San Marino

[Storm]

England get the easiest group. Its like Chelsea in the CL.

[odykas]

A good win vs Switzerland is enough to forget a terrible world cup :p:

[steveaki13]

Nope definitely not, but I think a win away to the best team in our group is something to be happy about

[odykas]

FCB - Bilbao : 2 - 0

Neymar scored twice in 20 mins.

[pino]

Real vs Atletico M later, too bad they are playing at the same time as Juventus :p:

[odykas]

Juventus vs Udinese is tonight's derby :p:

[odykas]

Tiago!

0 - 1 :D

[odykas]

What a dive by Penaldo :evil:

[odykas]

The dive was not enough!

1 - 2 :D

[donKey jote]

:bananas: :bananas: :bounce:

[steveaki13]

Haha Real :laugh:

[odykas]

I wonder what the guys at Real smoke.

They sold Di Maria and Alonso to get James and Kroos :crazy: :dozey:

[Big Ben]

So Man Utd finally won one. I didn't catch most of their games last year but now I'm back to guide them with my positive energy.

[odykas]

ManU should say a big thanks to Real for Di Maria.

[odykas]

DEAL DONE: Striker Nicolas Anelka has joined Indian Super League side Mumbai City FC

[Storm]

yeah :s

CL kicks off in about 1+ hr but my eyes are drooping..

Nothing really worth watching..oh yes.. Oly v AtM :p:
Dortmund v Arsenal too...

[gadjo_dilo]

It's Dortmund vs Arsenal here but I'm not interested, I'm watching something else and I'm kinda sleepy as always when they broadcast a match.

[pino]

Olympiakos - Atletico 2-0 already :eek:

[pino]

Juve-Malmoe 1-0
Olympiakos-Atletico 3-1

15min left...

[odykas]

Olympooooooo :eek: :D

[Storm]

:eek:

[Storm]

CL MatchDay 1 turned out to be pretty interesting then...only a few matches were totally one-sided..and some big teams had to work hard to win or even draw!

Barca 1-1 Nicosia
Bayern 1-0 ManCity in 90'
Chelsea 1-1 Schalke :cheese:
Ajax 1-1 PSG
Liverpool 2-1 Ludogorets..injury time

[gadjo_dilo]

Liverpool 2-1 Ludogorets..injury time

Liverpool scored from penalty. Ludogorets should have sent again Moti to save like in that memorable match against Steaua. :p

[Big Ben]

He's probably still drunk

[steveaki13]

Barca 1-1 Nicosia


:confused:

They won 1-0 by the way, no matter how poor they played. :p Messi back to walking around :(

[gadjo_dilo]

:confused:

Messi back to walking around :(

And how did Neymar baby play?
:p

[steveaki13]

rubbish ;)

[gadjo_dilo]

:eek:
Steaua -Aalborg 6-0 in Europa League.
Couldn't watch the match so I wonder if they played football or tennis.:confused:

[steveaki13]

or rugby

[Storm]

I meant 1-0 steve, but I guess it was a typo..Pique of all people scored.

Did you look at the team though? Luis Enrique is definitely throwing the youngsters directly into the fire...Sergi Samper...full debut for FCB 1st team in a CL game.

[pino]

Del Piero arrived in New Delhi !301

[pino]

302

[pino]

303

[odykas]

Deportivo - Real : 2 - 8 :dozey:

Even Chicharito scored 2 :dozey:

[Alexamateo]

Yay Cheech! :D

Hey a question from the American fan. So many of these deals are loans, Can they be recalled? I was thinking of that during West ham-Liverpool when Jenkinson came on. Arsenal could sure use him with all of the injuries they have in defense.

[odykas]

Milan - Juventus : 0 - 1 (75')

Milan are terrible

Edit: Torres in :dozey:

[Brown, Jon Brow]

Yay Cheech! :D

Hey a question from the American fan. So many of these deals are loans, Can they be recalled? I was thinking of that during West ham-Liverpool when Jenkinson came on. Arsenal could sure use him with all of the injuries they have in defense.

I think it depends on the terms of the loan. Each deal will be different but it's not unheard of for players to be recalled.

[odykas]

Leicester City 5 - 3 Manchester United :eek:

Van Gaal keeping us entertained :laugh:

[Brown, Jon Brow]

£150 million spent and our best defender is Tyler Blackett :(

[donKey jote]

Leicester City 5 - 3 Manchester United :eek:

Van Gaal keeping us entertained :laugh:

Van muy Maal :laugh:

[steveaki13]

Tactical genius :dozey:

[odykas]

Mou got what he deserved :D

Well done City and Lampard

[Storm]

yeah

Barca 5-0 Levante ...5 people scored too :D

[pino]

La Liga is too boring, never a big surprise, unlike PL and Serie A ! ;)

[Big Ben]

I thought Man Utd can deal with Leicester by themselves but it seems I have to keep my eyes on them every match now.

[odykas]

La Liga is too boring, never a big surprise, unlike PL and Serie A ! ;)

Serie A is interesting if you have these on :p:

http://news.images.itv.com/image/file/133952/article_9e0177710f0e0126_1355399003_9j-4aaqsk.jpeg

[Storm]

Van Gaal should buy Tim Krul actually..so he can be subbed in whenever the ref gives a penalty against ManU in the future :p:

[pino]

ody, donKey and Storm, go and read yesterday's Serie A results ! Now tell me, when you have surprises in La Liga. I don't wear glasses, just talking FACTS ! :p:

[Storm]

Juve 1-0 Milan

Milan v Empoli tonight.

[pino]

Juve 1-0 Milan

Milan v Empoli tonight.

Milan-Juve 0-1 :p:

[odykas]

Surprises here:



1 Roma 9
2 Juventus 9
3 Verona 7
4 Milan 6
5 Udinese 6
6 Inter 5


No surprises here:



1 Barcelona
2 Sevilla 10
3 Atletico Madrid 8
4 Granada 8
5 Valencia 7
6 Villarreal 7
7 Real Madrid 6


That wine must be really strong :p:

[Storm]

Milan-Juve 0-1 :p:

That's what I said, didn't I? :s :p:

[odykas]

If Premier League teams were vehicles :laugh:


https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ByT1m3wCUAEtrX4.jpg:large

[Storm]

Did not watch last time but Barcelona's first loss of the season 2-3 to PSG

I will watch Atletico v Juve tonight (assuming it is shown instead of some crappy Arsenal game)