The English Football Thread

Bulldog · 08-24-2010, 02:31 AM

BBC Sport - Football - Jason Scotland finalises Ipswich Town switch

Fucking A.

Not so sure about this one though;

BBC Sport - Football - Steven Caldwell joins brother Gary at Wigan

I mean, it's good that Bobby Martinez is trying to bolster the defence (which obviously needs doing), but a relegated centre-back (who, incidentally, has been without a club all summer) with the pace and turning ability of a beached turtle? Hopefully I'll be proven wrong, but I'd rather see Bobby go after someone like Curtis Davies. I like the look of Alcaraz and Ronnie Stam, but we let Bramble go for a pittance (why?!!!), and Maynor Figueroa's playing like he just doesn't give a shit, so we need another left-back pronto as well. There've been links with PSV's Carlos Salcido, and I really hope they've got substance, as he's a guy I'd love to see at the DW.

Piss Me Off · 08-25-2010, 05:50 AM

Here's a gorgeous article for all you tabloid haters..

An Open Letter To The Sun...

Mojo · 08-25-2010, 07:00 AM

Couldn't have said it any better myself.

Bulldog · 08-26-2010, 05:29 AM

BBC Sport - Football - Birmingham make improved bid for Charles N'Zogbia

Let him go I say. The lad's been playing like a drain lately, and the last thing they need at the DW's another fella who's wasting the wage bill not wanting to be there. Use the money to bring in a good centre back like Stephen Taylor (who Newcastle have just put up for sale), Carlos Salcido from PSV, get transfer-listed Jason Roberts back from Blackburn, and then boom! - here comes one more season of confounding all those jealous Leeds and Forest supporters out there

Mojo · 08-26-2010, 05:32 AM

N'Zogbia is more than happy to give his club absolutely nothing or refuse to play until they sell him. I would let him go. He has had flashes of brilliance at Wigan but i definitely dont think he has been good or consistent enough to worry too much about it. He wants out, let him go.

Bulldog · 08-26-2010, 05:41 AM

Yeah, he was one of our few consistent performers last season, but from what I've seen he's just simply gotta go. My only worry is that we'll get a good 8-10mil for him, but Dave Whelan still has Bobby Martinez making bargain-bin transfers, like when we got a combined 25mil for Palacios and Valencia last the season before last but spent barely a fraction of it. I guess we'll see.

GravitySlips · 08-26-2010, 10:48 AM

Champs league draw, Rangers against Manchester United. Bet the Manchester police/residents can't wait for this, after what happened at the UEFA cup final.

MON THE RANGERS!

(p.s. - we've got nae chance

)

Urban Hat€monger ? · 08-26-2010, 10:53 AM

Someone at the Telegraph's live updates has a sense of humour...

Quote:

17.50: Now the part of the draw we've all been waiting for. Where will MSK Zilina end up? It's anyone's guess...

Full Draw

Group A: Inter Milan, Werder Bremen, Tottenham, FC Twente
Group B: Lyon, Benfica, Schalke, Hapoel Tel-Aviv
Group C: Manchester United, Valencia, Rangers, Bursaspor
Group D: Barcelona, Panathinaikos, Copenhagen, Rubin Kazan
Group E: Bayern Munich, Roma, Basle, Cluj
Group F: Chelsea, Marseille, Spartak Moscow, MSK Zilina
Group G: AC Milan, Real Madrid, Ajax, Auxerre
Group H: Arsenal, Shakhtar Donetsk, FC Braga, Partizan Belgrade

Mojo · 08-26-2010, 11:07 AM

Hmm, apart from Spurs i think the English clubs have quite favourable draws. I'm sure the clubs and the fans of all three clubs will be quite happy with that.

right-track · 08-26-2010, 11:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GravitySlips

Champs league draw, Rangers against Manchester United. Bet the Manchester police/residents can't wait for this, after what happened at the UEFA cup final.

MON THE RANGERS!

(p.s. - we've got nae chance

)

My guess is that both sets of fans will be banned from travelling to the away legs, respectively.

At least I hope so, or blood will flow.

Arsenal's group looks like a formality and I'd expect all the English clubs to progress to the knockout stages. That includes Spurs.
Group G looks like the most unpredictable group of them all.
AC Milan aren't unbeatable and Real Madrid are famous for disappointing, while Ajax and Auxerre won't be push overs.

08-25-2010, 05:50 AM	#2932 (permalink)
Piss Me Off Moodswings n' Roundabouts Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: At the corner of Dude and Catastrophe Posts: 4,512	Here's a gorgeous article for all you tabloid haters.. An Open Letter To The Sun... __________________ Last FM Rate Yr Music Muxtape

08-25-2010, 07:00 AM	#2933 (permalink)
Mojo Melancholia Eternally Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: England Posts: 5,018	Couldn't have said it any better myself. __________________ Last.FM \| Echoes and Dust

08-26-2010, 05:32 AM	#2935 (permalink)
Mojo Melancholia Eternally Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: England Posts: 5,018	N'Zogbia is more than happy to give his club absolutely nothing or refuse to play until they sell him. I would let him go. He has had flashes of brilliance at Wigan but i definitely dont think he has been good or consistent enough to worry too much about it. He wants out, let him go. __________________ Last.FM \| Echoes and Dust

08-26-2010, 11:07 AM	#2939 (permalink)
Mojo Melancholia Eternally Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: England Posts: 5,018	Hmm, apart from Spurs i think the English clubs have quite favourable draws. I'm sure the clubs and the fans of all three clubs will be quite happy with that. __________________ Last.FM \| Echoes and Dust

08-24-2010, 02:31 AM	#2931 (permalink)
Bulldog why bother? Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: UK Posts: 4,840	BBC Sport - Football - Jason Scotland finalises Ipswich Town switch Fucking A. Not so sure about this one though; BBC Sport - Football - Steven Caldwell joins brother Gary at Wigan I mean, it's good that Bobby Martinez is trying to bolster the defence (which obviously needs doing), but a relegated centre-back (who, incidentally, has been without a club all summer) with the pace and turning ability of a beached turtle? Hopefully I'll be proven wrong, but I'd rather see Bobby go after someone like Curtis Davies. I like the look of Alcaraz and Ronnie Stam, but we let Bramble go for a pittance (why?!!!), and Maynor Figueroa's playing like he just doesn't give a shit, so we need another left-back pronto as well. There've been links with PSV's Carlos Salcido, and I really hope they've got substance, as he's a guy I'd love to see at the DW.

08-26-2010, 05:29 AM	#2934 (permalink)
Bulldog why bother? Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: UK Posts: 4,840	BBC Sport - Football - Birmingham make improved bid for Charles N'Zogbia Let him go I say. The lad's been playing like a drain lately, and the last thing they need at the DW's another fella who's wasting the wage bill not wanting to be there. Use the money to bring in a good centre back like Stephen Taylor (who Newcastle have just put up for sale), Carlos Salcido from PSV, get transfer-listed Jason Roberts back from Blackburn, and then boom! - here comes one more season of confounding all those jealous Leeds and Forest supporters out there

08-26-2010, 05:41 AM	#2936 (permalink)
Bulldog why bother? Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: UK Posts: 4,840	Yeah, he was one of our few consistent performers last season, but from what I've seen he's just simply gotta go. My only worry is that we'll get a good 8-10mil for him, but Dave Whelan still has Bobby Martinez making bargain-bin transfers, like when we got a combined 25mil for Palacios and Valencia last the season before last but spent barely a fraction of it. I guess we'll see.

08-26-2010, 10:48 AM	#2937 (permalink)
GravitySlips Music Addict Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 1,578	Champs league draw, Rangers against Manchester United. Bet the Manchester police/residents can't wait for this, after what happened at the UEFA cup final. MON THE RANGERS! (p.s. - we've got nae chance )