Author Topic: Soccer thread (2014/15) (Read 104614 times)

Ali the Baseball Cat · « **Reply #2525:** December 09, 2014, 02:58:30 PM »

Wenger has thrown out a dog's breakfast starting 11, but something is working (2-0 after about 10 minutes @Galatasaray)

1995hoo · « **Reply #2526:** December 14, 2014, 03:17:24 PM »

Wah. Hoo. Wah.

Boring game, happy result.

pazzo83 · « **Reply #2527:** December 14, 2014, 03:57:43 PM »

GO hoos!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ali the Baseball Cat · « **Reply #2528:** December 26, 2014, 01:45:55 PM »

I wonder what Wenger will say to Giroud after this one

mitlen · « **Reply #2529:** December 26, 2014, 01:48:32 PM »

Quote from: Ali the Baseball Cat on December 26, 2014, 01:45:55 PM

I wonder what Wenger will say to Giroud after this one

How did Ferdinand end up with QPR?

I thought he was the crapz.

Ali the Baseball Cat · « **Reply #2530:** December 26, 2014, 02:08:05 PM »

Yeah, he was a Man U lifer. My guess is that he's done after this year. Or to MLS...

Quote from: mitlen on December 26, 2014, 01:48:32 PM

How did Ferdinand end up with QPR? I thought he was the crapz.

mitlen · « **Reply #2531:** December 26, 2014, 03:14:42 PM »

Quote from: Ali the Baseball Cat on December 26, 2014, 02:08:05 PM

Yeah, he was a Man U lifer. My guess is that he's done after this year. Or to MLS...

Ended up being a pretty good match.

Natsinpwc · « **Reply #2532:** December 28, 2014, 09:52:30 AM »

Quote from: mitlen on December 26, 2014, 03:14:42 PM

Ended up being a pretty good match.

Brilliant move by Hazard. Good match.

JCA-CrystalCity · « **Reply #2533:** December 28, 2014, 10:18:08 AM »

IT is awesome to have more Premier League matches than Bowl games to watch this week.

Natsinpwc · « **Reply #2534:** December 28, 2014, 10:28:50 AM »

Quote from: JCA-CrystalCity on December 28, 2014, 10:18:08 AM

IT is awesome to have more Premier League matches than Bowl games to watch this week.

Usually the bowl games do nothing for me but there have been some really exciting ones and the VT game was nice to see them win. Maryland in a bowl game this year.

Premiere league is nice as you can watch at breakfast and still have the whole day ahead.

HalfSmokes · « **Reply #2535:** January 02, 2015, 12:39:00 PM »

http://screamer.deadspin.com/fans-righteously-pissed-at-realizing-nycfc-is-a-glorifi-1677091680/+marchman

so is an MLS team in America's largest market literally a farm team?

how did MLS let this one happen?

Ali the Baseball Cat · « **Reply #2536:** January 02, 2015, 12:46:23 PM »

As if the ads on the sidings at Etihad in every major Asian language weren't enough of a clue as to where the real cash is coming from...the bookies & brokers in Singapore & Jakarta can deal with a 7 hour time diff, but 12 and a day ain't going to cut it.

OldChelsea · « **Reply #2537:** January 02, 2015, 12:46:33 PM »

Quote from: HalfSmokes on January 02, 2015, 12:39:00 PM

http://screamer.deadspin.com/fans-righteously-pissed-at-realizing-nycfc-is-a-glorifi-1677091680/+marchman

so is an MLS team in America's largest market literally a farm team? how did MLS let this one happen?

Probably hoping it would be like the first few years after LA got a second franchise (Chivas USA - never mind that that team is now a ward of the league). They really need to cool it with the further expansion - the league is starting to look like the NASL when it peaked at 24 clubs in 1980 - too many new expansion clubs, too fast.

Natsinpwc · « **Reply #2538:** January 02, 2015, 09:10:09 PM »

Future of US men's soccer or the next Freddy Adu?

http://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2014/dec/31/the-view-from-london-gedion-zelalem-would-transform-usmnt

Dave B · « **Reply #2539:** January 03, 2015, 03:22:05 PM »

He's almost 18, so maybe a more sure thing than Freddy at 14. Adu also never seemed to grow. Still looks like the smallest guy out there.

Zelalem also appears to be a creative passing type. So once you have that skill maybe you don't have to rely on physical development as much.

Hoping...

Ali the Baseball Cat · « **Reply #2540:** January 03, 2015, 03:37:52 PM »

Never could figure out Adu. He just totally sputtered out when he went to Benfica

Ali the Baseball Cat · « **Reply #2541:** January 07, 2015, 03:04:22 PM »

The full DCU schedule is out - with all the new star power in MLS, we'll see how well this iteration of an Orlando team does. Kaká is their DP.

http://www.dcunited.com/schedule

Ali the Baseball Cat · « **Reply #2542:** January 19, 2015, 04:53:34 PM »

Dafuk happened to Everton this year??

Dave B · « **Reply #2543:** January 19, 2015, 06:00:15 PM »

Quote from: Ali the Baseball Cat on January 19, 2015, 04:53:34 PM

Dafuk happened to Everton this year??

They play well most of the time. Maybe they got all the breaks last year and arent getting any this year.

Ali the Baseball Cat · « **Reply #2544:** January 23, 2015, 04:49:07 PM »

Man U

Cambridge played like their lives depended on it. Fun to watch.

I love the FA Cup. Something totally unexpected happens every year.

mitlen · « **Reply #2545:** January 23, 2015, 05:16:54 PM »

Quote from: Ali the Baseball Cat on January 23, 2015, 04:49:07 PM

Man U

Cambridge played like their lives depended on it. Fun to watch.

I love the FA Cup. Something totally unexpected happens every year.

IMHO the FA Cup is the best.

Ali the Baseball Cat · « **Reply #2546:** January 24, 2015, 11:53:11 AM »

More FA Cup madness today - Middlesbrough about to upend Man City

ronnynat · « **Reply #2547:** January 24, 2015, 12:01:36 PM »

Quote from: Ali the Baseball Cat on January 24, 2015, 11:53:11 AM

More FA Cup madness today - Middlesbrough about to upend Man City

And Bradford City beat Chelsea. Crazy.

Natsinpwc · « **Reply #2548:** January 24, 2015, 08:39:45 PM »

Quote from: ronnynat on January 24, 2015, 12:01:36 PM

And Bradford City beat Chelsea. Crazy.

I missed all the upsets the last couple days; hope they will have some replays. I suppose the big boys took these games lightly to say the least

mitlen · « **Reply #2549:** January 24, 2015, 09:39:14 PM »

Quote from: Natsinpwc on January 24, 2015, 08:39:45 PM

I missed all the upsets the last couple days; hope they will have some replays. I suppose the big boys took these games lightly to say the least

I was wondering if they take a dive to stay focused on the important (BPL and UEFA) stuff.