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[Christo]

[gusrightbforeplayermissesahalfchance]BAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!![gusrightbforeplayermissesahalfchance] Jesus, I hate that man.

It was much more guttural than you seem to indicate here.

BAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! More like that?

 

[gianmarco]

[gusrightbforeplayermissesahalfchance]BAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!![gusrightbforeplayermissesahalfchance] Jesus, I hate that man.

It was much more guttural than you seem to indicate here.

BAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! More like that?

Pretty close. You need to add a couple "h"s at the end. He sounded more like a sheep there.

That said, couple buildups and crosses there that Gus refrained from losing his mind over. Learning?

 

[Christo]

No

 

[Christo]

IN THE AREA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[TLEF316]

In the AREA!!!!

 

[Christo]

 

[Ignoramus]

 

[Christo]

CEEEECH!!!!!

 

[gianmarco]

GOT IT AWAY!!!!

 

[Ignoramus]

Got IT AWAAAAAAAAY!!!

 

[Christo]

 

[Sand]

lol

I was off by 6 minutes.

That was the hardest shot I've seen in a while. Good grief.

 

[jonessed]

This is a pretty weak United lineup. They are lucky to still be even.

 

[Steve Tasker]

Well, have to give Spurs and Chelsea credit...clutch late-game performances down the stretch this season...

 

[jonessed]

SAF should cut a check to all these poor fans who had to pay to witness that performance.

 

[Native]

Shweet win going away for Chelsea.

Team | Games | Points

3. Chelsea 35: 68

4. Arsenal 36: 67

5. Tottenham 35: 65

 

[Christo]

SAF should cut a check to all these poor fans who had to pay to witness that performance.

They knew what they were getting into. No team in the world (not even ManU) is going to maintain its edge when it's playing for nothing.

 

[GoFishTN]

Shweet win going away for Chelsea.

Team | Games | Points

3. Chelsea 35: 68

4. Arsenal 36: 67

5. Tottenham 35: 65

 

[Ramsay Hunt Experience]

All the CL contenders should be proud of performing down the stretch. Or at least scratching out results.

Chelsea strikes me as the team with the easiest holes to fill. A striker. Another CB and maybe another high work rate CM in the Ramires role.

 

[Sebowski]

Can't decide if I am rooting for a draw or a Chelsea win on Wednesday. Leaning draw and go for 3rd. What about the rest of you Arsenal fans?

 

[Steve Tasker]

Can't decide if I am rooting for a draw or a Chelsea win on Wednesday. Leaning draw and go for 3rd. What about the rest of you Arsenal fans?

Chelsea win. Then Arsenal control their own destiny with only 4 points in the final 2 games. Draw and they need to win both to control destiny. Spurs win and Arsenal are on the outside looking in.

 

[Steve Tasker]

Kilmarnock/Hibs game abandoned after fan falls unconscious in the stands. Paramedics gave him CPR and the game was stopped. I saw on my Hearts group on Facebook that the fan died, but I can't find any confirmation. Sad.

/posty

 

[Sebowski]

Whoa.

Utah Ref Critically Hurt By Punch

Died.

 

[Christo]

Whoa.

Print

Ricardo Portillo, 46, had been in critical condition since the April 27 incident and passed away Saturday night, according to theUnified Police Department of Greater Salt Lake in Utah.
Authorities will consider additional charges against the 17-year-old suspect this week since the referee died, police said in a statement.

Lt. Justin Hoyle with the Salt Lake Unified Police Department said that Portillo was a refereeing a game at Eisenhower Junior High, in Taylorsville, Utah, last weekend when he flagged the teen for a foul.

"He made a call against a player that he was unhappy with, and gave him a yellow card, so the 17-year-old turned and punched him in face," Hoyle told ABCNews.com.

Portillo was transported to the hospital with what were at first believed to be minor injuries, but the referee soon went into a coma, Hoyle said.

The suspect was arrested Monday and brought to Salt Lake Valley Detention Center, where he has remained in custody, according to police. His name has not been released because he is a minor.

Portillo's daughter Johana told reporters earlier this week that she is heartbroken over the attack on her dad. She said this is not the first time he has been attacked on the soccer field.

"Last Saturday when we got called we thought it wasn't that serious, we thought, 'OK, they're going to call and we'll have to go get him out again and he's going to be OK,' but it wasn't like that," she said. "This person caused us a lot of pain."

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

http://news.yahoo.com/soccer-referee-punched-teen-player-171925073.html

 

[The Z Machine]

Lots of posty stuff today up in here.

 

[Good Posting Judge]

Mourinho stabbed a homeless guy.

 

[Good Posting Judge]

Juventus won their 31st league title, it never seemed like it was in doubt.

 

[Mjolnirs]

Bayern has clinched the Bundesliga title this season. Here is how the rest of the league is looking with two matchdays left:

Bayern, Dortmund and Leverkusen have clinched Group Stage in the CL for next season.

1 Bayern München 27-4-1 85 91-15 +762 Borussia Dortmund 19-8-5 65 77-37 +403 Bayer Leverkusen 17-8-7 59 61-38 +23Spot 4 in the table secures the CL Playoff round and is between Schalke, E. Frankfurt and Freiburg.
Spot 5 is EL playoff round and Spot 6 is EL 3rd round. Along with the three above, Hamburg, Gladbach and Hannover are battling for those.

4 Schalke 04 15- 7-10 52 55-47 + 85 Eintracht Frankfurt 14- 7-11 49 46-43 + 3 (promoted last season)6 SC Freiburg 13- 9-10 48 42-37 + 57 Hamburger SV 13- 6-13 45 38-51 -138 Borussia Mönchengladbach 11-11-10 44 38-43 - 59 Hannover 96 12- 6-14 42 56-59 - 3Fürth have solidified spot 18 and secured relegation after earning promotion last season. Spot 16 is the Promotion/Relegation Playoff spot and 17 is straight relegation. Bremen, Düsseldorf, Augsburg and Hoffenheim are in the running.

14 Werder Bremen       8-9-15 33  47-62  -1515 Fortuna Düsseldorf  7-9-16 30  38-52  -1416 FC Augsburg         7-9-16 30  30-47  -1717 1899 TSG Hoffenheim 7-7-18 28  39-62  -2318 Greuther Fürth      4-9-19 21  24-55  -31

In BL2 Hertha Berlin have secured promotion after dropping last season. Braunschweig, the 1966/67 Champions, have secured promotion as well. This is their first trip to the top league since the 1984/85 season.
The last promotion spot, the Promotion/Relegation playoff spot, is a battle between Kaiserslautern, Köln and Frankfurt. Lautern and Köln both dropped last season.

1 Hertha Berlin          21- 9- 2 72  62-26  +362 Eintracht Braunschweig 19- 8- 4 65  49-27  +223 1. FC Kaiserslautern   14-13- 5 55  51-30  +214 1. FC Köln             13-12- 7 51  39-31  + 85 FSV Frankfurt          15- 5-12 50  51-42  + 9

Another small note: With three matchdays left the top two teams vying to escape Regionalliga Bayern into BL3 are city rivals 1860 München II and Bayern München II.

1860 München II   22- 5-8 71  66-35  +31Bayern München II 18-10-7 64  60-30  +30

There, more than you really wanted to know about the Bundesliga.

 

[The Gator]

Juventus won their 31st 29th league title, it never seemed like it was in doubt.

 

[CletiusMaximus]

I'm surprised to see Phil Jones credited with an OG. It was a weak, messy goal from Mata, but seemed to be a deflection rather than an OG.

 

[GoFishTN]

Fürth have solidified spot 18 and secured relegation after earning promotion last season. Spot 16 is the Promotion/Relegation Playoff spot and 17 is straight relegation. Bremen, Düsseldorf, Augsburg and Hoffenheim are in the running.14 Werder Bremen 8-9-15 33 47-62 -1515 Fortuna Düsseldorf 7-9-16 30 38-52 -1416 FC Augsburg 7-9-16 30 30-47 -1717 1899 TSG Hoffenheim 7-7-18 28 39-62 -2318 Greuther Fürth 4-9-19 21 24-55 -31

I don't really follow the Bundesliga, but aren't Hoffenheim owned by a billionaire? How are they in relegation danger?

Edit: This new quoting system sucks.

 

[Mjolnirs]

GoFishTN, on 06 May 2013 - 11:33, said:I don't really follow the Bundesliga, but aren't Hoffenheim owned by a billionaire? How are they in relegation danger?

Quote1899 Hoffenheim and its major shareholder Dietmar Hopp are another quasi-exception to the 50+1 ownership rule. While he is not technically in control of the majority of the shares, he invested millions to take the team from the eighth division to the Bundesliga in less than ten years. His generous investment ensured him a de facto influence which can be compared to that of an owner of a club.

I guess he can dump money into facilites and such, but not directly into buying players.

 

[Christo]

Lots of posty stuff today up in here.

Cool your jets, chachi.

 

[The Gator]

Gerrard out for the remainder of the season to get some shoulder surgery done and dusted to be cleared for the preseason.

Carragher gets to be captain for his final few games

Gerrard and Carragher have likely played their last game together.

 

[GoFishTN]

Twitter says SAF is retiring this week. Twitter is never wrong. Oh, and Wigan is in big trouble.

 

[The Z Machine]

Pep to United?

 

[Bonzai]

Twitter says SAF is retiring this week. Twitter is never wrong. Oh, and Wigan is in big trouble.

Oh, hell no.

 

[The Gator]

Pep to United?

My guess is their list consists of;

Klopp

Ancelotti

Moyes

Hope they get Moyes

 

[GoFishTN]

Apparently the odds on Moyes replacing SAF went way down today. Maybe someone knows something, maybe not.

 

[Steve Tasker]

I like Moyes a lot too, and he gets a lot of production out of Everton's talent, but is he really a candidate to replace SAF? He just doesn't seem like a big enough name to be United manager.

 

[The Z Machine]

Usually when I play football manager, I get offered SAF's job in 2017 after I win the CL.

 

[Txns8]

Giggs down for an SAF replacement?

 

[Tremendous Upside]

SAF retirement confirmed. Will be very interesting to see what direction Man U goes in

 

[Dinsy Ejotuz]

Hopefully straight down to the Championship.

 

[CletiusMaximus]

"Thatcher dies, Ferguson retires. Somewhere there is a scouser with a lamp and one wish left."

/guy on twitter

 

[Bonzai]

 

[GoFishTN]

Twitter says SAF is retiring this week. Twitter is never wrong. Oh, and Wigan is in big trouble.

Never wrong!

 

[Steve Tasker]

Twitter blowing up - Moyes to United, all but confirmed.

 

[Native]

Never thought Id say this but sad to see him go :(

 

[Native]

Twitter blowing up - Moyes to United, all but confirmed.

No pressure Davey Boy.