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well, since they could have called a second PK later in the game against the union, i guess i won't complain too loudly.
please noComolli> Sign the deal, but just change the name to Joe ColeKuyt to Inter rumors.
I wish I would've cut off the match at that point. Depressing after that. 3-0 and knowing Modric is all but gone and being told Crouch might not be too far behind. Not fun to watch after following the team all last season.The push towards Liverpool will probably ramp up a bit for me as a new EPL fan. We'll see, I guess.Hoping for Bayern to advance. My back-up CL team is probably Man City if they don't get through.
Is it possible to switch teams like that?
It's too bad about Modric, but they are going to get a good price for him and likely bring in Adebayor, Benayoun, Diarra, and Parker. Oddly enough I think that team will be better than the one last year.United are the champs and they play much better home than away. I don't really see why anyone would be jumping ship after that game. Spurs were forced to open it up after the first goal and blew their couple of chances. Up to that point it was a pretty good game.
I'm new. Am I required to form a complete bond in one year? Seriously have never watched one EPL game prior to August of last year.
Bayern has huge incentive to focus on the CL this year, as they are hosting the final at Allianz Arena next May.
I'm not gone yet. Bale was the first one on the team who peaked my interest, coupled with the CL performance, most certainly. I'm working with no base here. charvik suggested Liverpool last seasion when I started watching, but Tottenham was more fun to follow at the time.Heck, it's not like I said, "I'm a Machester United fan" all of the sudden. I'm still trying to find my way. I figure I'll follow both for a while, but as of right now, I get a little more excited about Spurs wins/goals and upset about losses than I do with Liverpool, if that means anything.
I don't think its possible to choose your team. Just keep watching games, reading, and try to get to a game sometime, and sooner or later your team will pick you.
There's really no other choice if you want your team to possibly win anything, except Liverpool. Choosing Man Utd, Chelsea, or Man City (now) is like picking the Yankees or Red Sox. Aston Villa would have been a good choice at one time, but they seem to be going down instead of up.
Arsenal's beset with all sorts or defections/injuries/suspensions, and they've got a massive game midweek @ Udinese to get into the Champions League (they won 1-0 at home last week), as well as a huge decision to play Nasri in that game and possibly kill his transfer value by Cup-tying him, or finally letting him go to Man City. Their fanbase is also pretty discontent with this past summer and Wenger's lack of activity.Granted, ManU has injuries on their back line and DeGea is very much a work in progress (clean sheet today, but an ugly one), but they still rolled a pretty good Spurs team. And Hernandez is probably going to be back. Lots of talent on display, but I Arsenal winning it would be a fairly surprising upset, and I don't think they have much of a prayer of getting past ManU/ManCity/Chelsea/Liverpool to get into the Top 4 this year.
I'm more looking forward to the City at Tottenham game that precedes that one. Spurs being at home helps, and they seem to be in slightly less chaos than Arsenal.
I am taking the high route of just scouting for a while. Just enjoying EPL for what is it.
I love posts like this. Welcome!
Sucks that 'Pool can't even give away Cole.Comolli> Sign the deal, but just change the name to Joe Cole
Yeah, that never happens in American sports.
Yeah, his post was ironic considering he made it on an American football message board
The issue is Cole's salary which is around $7.5M. Liverpool is going to have to pay a good chunk of it if they really want him out of Anfield.Sucks that 'Pool can't even give away Cole.Comolli> Sign the deal, but just change the name to Joe Cole
Same with Poulsen no one is going to match his salary, wish they'd just cut their losses, ship him out and make up the difference.The issue is Cole's salary which is around $7.5M. Liverpool is going to have to pay a good chunk of it if they really want him out of Anfield.Sucks that 'Pool can't even give away Cole.Comolli> Sign the deal, but just change the name to Joe Cole
I'm pretty sure I've never seen a team in the NFL badger another team until they give up a player who just signed a fiver year contract while the player pouts and moans and refuses to play. But hey, I could be wrong.Yeah, his post was ironic considering he made it on an American football message board
Have the same problem in Football Manager. Always agree a fee for him, and then he balks at going down to a lower salary, or wants a weekly wage to move. It's maddening.The issue is Cole's salary which is around $7.5M. Liverpool is going to have to pay a good chunk of it if they really want him out of Anfield.Sucks that 'Pool can't even give away Cole.Comolli> Sign the deal, but just change the name to Joe Cole
Not like it happens in European soccer. Any player that hands in a transfer request is pretty much going to get a transfer. I believe it has to do with EU laws being heavily weighted to the players.
Suffice it to say the transfer system in international soccer is very different from American sports. I've always found it ironic that the US, which prides itself on a history of laissez-faire Capitalism, has a player acquisition process with compensation picks, inverted amateur drafts, etc. Europe even with its Socialist traditions practices a much more cutthroat money based transfer system.
It's going to be a massacre.
You have never seen a player hold out in the NFL?'GoFishTN said:I'm pretty sure I've never seen a team in the NFL badger another team until they give up a player who just signed a fiver year contract while the player pouts and moans and refuses to play. But hey, I could be wrong.'NewlyRetired said:Yeah, his post was ironic considering he made it on an American football message board'SmoovySmoov said:
Over/under on the number of unflattering Arsene Wenger pictures to appear in the English papers this week = 100SkySports News ran footage of him picking his nose yesterday. I realize he's French and has a vast array of hangdog facial expressions, but the press seems to be going out of their way to kick him while he's down.'Steve Tasker said:
Not surprising at all. Most Americans (while capitalists at heart) believe in an even playing field when it comes to sports. It goes back to the playground where kids pick their own teams. Two captains (usually the guys who are recognized as the best two players--or sometimes it's inverted and the two scrubs get to be captains) make alternate choices until all of the players are divied up.'Eephus said:
...and in Europe, the Qatari boy sheikh gets to select all the kids he wants
Wait this one may be even better http://www.mlssoccer.com/soccer-almanac/news/article/2011/08/23/soccer-almanac-results-through-years
oh boy.
Hopefully one of the assistant coaches will have a clue about tactics.
MLS Christo still cracks me up.FIRE!
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