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Oh look its a thread about Arsenal :ugh:
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what else is there to talk about? dortmund won bundesliga, barca won la liga, man u won EPL, ac milan won serie a, lille will win ligue 1... there's no more drama anymore. now it's off to transfer rumors! |
Every league and other teams rather than one? This is why nobody posts in here anymore G
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on a side note since you all are more aware of the EPL....you all think Kaka will end up at Chelsea??? |
Yes. Or Milan
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depends on what other transfers chelsea can do this summer, but i think even abramovich will start to look ahead to the financial fair play rules.
blue did you see THE ronaldo is actually dragging his fat *** back onto the pitch for corinthians again??? |
Yeah I was going to bring that up but forgot :tup:
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fack manchester united officially league champions.
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Hooray for City, though.
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what a fvcking joke, Squillaci costs us 2 more.
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Disagree, Bent was quite brilliant in the first 15 minutes. After that we just couldn't get a goal to save our lives!
Really, really excited for Ajax / Twente. Trying to avoid the news until I get home and watch it on ESPN3 :excited: Hey blue how about your boy? :ugh2: Did anybody else watch Seattle vs. Portland? Almost sounds like a European game for once, the sound was absolutely deafening in there! Hell there were even chants of 'Same old Portland, always cheating!' :rofl2: |
Thanks for that reminder :mad:
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Anytime :tup:
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I wanted to watch the Portland match (I've adopted them as "my" MLS team), but was dragged out by friends.
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I don't believe Kaká goes to Chelsea this summer, I see him making a return to Serie A. He may not be in a Milan shirt, but I do see him back in Italy.
I think an interesting point of conversation now that seasons have ended is all the new teams we will see in the group stages of Champions League next year! Lille in, Dortmund, Leverkusen, Napoli, Porto, CITY, the list goes on. |
Arsenal will have to slog through the qualifiers :facepalm:
VERY excited for Lille...unless they sell Eden Hazard, then they lose a lot of their teeth. Dortmund as well, with Sahin going to Real Madrid (which I'm still not happy about, but such is life). Napoli is always one of my favorite teams, not the typical Italian team and is a very exciting watch. Good to see Porto back, but remember the gulf in class between Portugal and England? Even Arsenal crapped on them two years ago so I don't hold a lot of high hopes for the Portuguese champions. With all of leagues winding down (AJAX!!!!!! :tup:), it's looking like another busy as hell transfer season as teams try to get the last piece of the puzzle, while preparing for the financial fair play rules. I was reading, though, a LOT of clubs are in very good position. ManU, Chelsea, and Man City are the obvious ones that stick out like a sore thumb, though. Guess it shows what the EPL thinks of money haha! |
Arsenal usually make it in, even if it's through the qualifiers.
Lille, yes, I can't remember if Lille has ever played in Champions league football in their history. I don't follow Ligue 1 that much, unfortunately. And Porto won the tournament a few seasons back, brushing Monaco aside 3-0. But you're right, in recent years, the Portuguese sides have struggled. The CL is pretty unpredictable in the group stages and in the knock out rounds, so we'll have to wait and see. I've high hopes for Ajax too, I'd like to see them advance to the semi-finals or even the final. What an exciting final it would be to see two totally new teams like a Dortmund/Napoli final, Ajax/Valencia, or City/Lyon. |
I would absolutely love a final like that, but I doubt anybody is going to get through Barcelona's cheating and Sepp Blatter will make sure of that it will be very tough for a new team like Lille to break through the old standards of the CL.
It's like watching Tottenham this year, capable of magic, but when the pressure's really on, they get walloped by Real Madrid haha *sips haterade* Quick Arsenal mention - I have a very, very bad feeling that the Gunners will slip even further next season. Call it my sixth sense in overdrive right now, but it just doesn't have a good vibe to it right now. The sad thing is, I don't think any purchase / transfer will fix it. We're done for another few years IMO. Not that I'll stop supporting the club or anything, I just think we're going to be disappointed until J.Wilshere turns 23. <------- Also. :crying: *end Arsenal quip* NOOOOOOOOO West Ham sacked Avram Grant :( |
West Ham are going down to the Championship, did you expect him to stay? On a positive note for the Hammers, Chris Hughton might be stepping into the vacated manager's seat:
McClaren, Hughton, Allardyce and Keen in the running for the Hammers job (From East London and West Essex Guardian Series) Given what he did with Newcastle last season, I think he or Big Sam would be great to manage this club. Phelan, I can remember reading what I think was Four Four Two about the predictions on the events forthcoming to the Premier League within the next 10 years. One of which, was that one of the 'Big Four' clubs are going to fall from the Top 5 in the table, and one of them will be relegated within the next 10 years. I can't really see Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal or even Liverpool being relegated, but would you venture as far to say that within the next 10 years, Arsenal will place out of the top 5 or even out of Europa league competition? The dynamics of what has been known as the 'Big Four' at the top is definitely changing. In the early/mid 90s it was really the 'Big Two', just Arsenal and United. I think now more than ever, City will be there, Spurs will be there, and Liverpool may find a revival under Kenny Dalglish. Balance of power at the top is shifting, and I love it. I would want Chelsea to win as much as possible of course, but even more than that, I'd rather see another club winning than United. |
Jon - I was more joking about Avram Grant. Honestly I was very surprised he lasted this long to begin with. His dour nature never really earned the support of the Hammers faithful, and it's a shame that WHU, on their touted move to Olympic Stadium, will have to ply their trade in the Championship next season. Even worse, they will now lose out on keeping big players like Scott Parker and Rob Green, although the latter they might be okay with. I can see a big bidding war for Parker coming up soon, with Gunners in the lead as they need someone like him BADLY.
VERY pleased to hear Hughton is in for the running. Out of those four in that paper, I think Hughton is most deserving. Robbed of his managerial power at Newcastle by an idiot owner is no way to end a career, and wouldn't just be poetic justice for him to lead ANOTHER club back into the EPL just after his departure? (long rant, spoiler'd in case u wanna skip)
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Parity in the EPL is great for the neutrals. I can't see an EPL without Arsenal/Manchesters/Chelsea/Liverpool, but I wanna still be a soccer fan when Blackpool wins the EPL :excited: Any thoughts on QPR and Norwich who are coming up next season? I haven't watched a lot of Championship football. I think Cardiff might have a good chance for the 3rd spot too. |
QPR lol! Now we will have 3 clubs in the Prem who are sworn enemies of Chelsea supporters. We should have some epic West London derbies next season. Should be interesting to see them in the top flight, they have some quality on that side. I watch the Championship when I can, through this website:
MyP2P.eu :: Football schedules, watch live Football on your pc. Actually, that site is awesome for streaming everything, not just Championship games. If you've ever wanted to watch any Hungarian top flight games, they're on there, lol. Yeah, I don't really agree 100% with the predictions of one of the 'Big Four' falling out of the Prem, but then there have been clubs like Middlesborough, who were in the Europa league final back in 2006, and are now playing in the second half of the table in the Championship. Yes, our midfielder Josh McEachran came through the youth academy, and is very promising. If anything, within the next 10 years I could see one of the Big Four sides slipping out of the top 5 of the table, but I don't know about relegation. But everything comes in phases. There was a time when Liverpool won everything then United, and eventually the power will shift to another side who will have a long run of success, maybe it will be Arsenal's turn. Edit : AJAX are coming to DC Sunday to play an friendly with our local MLS team DC United. Jon@AAMComp should be there in red and white. :tup: |
European teams need to man up and play in Los Angeles :mad:
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LOL, at first I thought, is it the scoreline that's fail? Then I saw it and lul'ed again.
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even better, below the TOKE, it's a potters player getting yellow carded. classic stoke city :rofl2:
though i'm actually...wow can't believe this...pulling for stoke today so mancity doesn't jump us haha |
future Arsenal great? I see alot of Nasri in this kid.
seems to be alot of talent coming out of Japan lately. |
the Japanese national team has been underrated for a while, but now the internationals are showing some talent all over the world. Nakamura was really the first big name out of Japan, but Honda, Nagatomo, and wizkids like Myaichi et. al., are really showing up for their European clubs.
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this made me lol:
'I did sign the autograph' claims Demba Ba after clash with fans at West Ham dinner - News - MirrorFootball.co.uk best quote: "One supporter was seen to have high-kicked a vase off one table as the chaos grew". WTF :icon17: |
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ah Cantona, a brawler for the ages. Funny as it sounds, I think Jacky Wilshere is going to be the future enforcer for the Gunners, its hilarious how much shyt he talks to people twice his size, scrappy little bastard that one.
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He needs to learn to control it a little better, when he gets into his "f*ck you" mode, I get really worried that he'll get a red card too quickly and throw our gameplan into a wreck. my other headache, though, comes from the thought of arsenal stuck in the europa league if we lose our qualifiers next year. at least we won't be playing bayern munich, that would be scary...and i'd never hear the end of it from blue lol
Aston Villa's Robert Pires reveals former Arsenal team-mate Thierry Henry is trying to convince him to move to MLS - Goal.com aiya.... and holy **** pirlo finally has come out and said he's leaving AC Milan this summer. heads. just. asploded. so...real madrid drops the trophy, then ajax drops the trophy, anybody wanna put a dollar on man city dropping their trophy when they parade around on monday? :rofl2: |
Leaving Milan to play for Juve? I expected him to stay at Milan throughout the end of his career. Especially after Nesta and Inzaghi signed new deals. It will be see him in Juve stripes, but hopefully he has a few good seasons left.
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We'll qualify for champs, no worries there. and as for Pirlo, surpised the ol' bastard still has gas in the tank, hes another that needs to look at finding a nice piece of land in Crete and hang up the studs. Well, he is only 31, but his game has looked pretty feeble in the latter years... |
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oh my god at the rate he's going he's gonna be a corpse in a few months...
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hey, look through these and tell me you agree with the rankings, I think there are some players on the list that shouldnt even be in the top 150... 100 Best Football Players In the World Today | CaughtOffside |
Javier Hernandez? 31st best player in the world? lolz. Xabi Alonso #9? :facepalm:
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wtf is Bale doing up there?
Not even saying that as a gunner. I'd take Schweinsteiger over Bale any day of the week. What is the ratings for anyway, this season's performance? Then Essien has no reason to be on top 100, he's played like hell for Chelsea (correct me if I'm wrong Jon) Sahin...underrated again. #54? bleh. TORRES #49 WHAT IN GODS NAME HAS HE DONE THIS SEASON!????? Cesc @ #21...I'm thinking he should be in the #30s based on this season. Instrumental, easily top ten on form, but he hasn't been in form at all. But RvP well deserved at #16. Nasri probably should be in top 15, but probably 14-15, not 11. When he can sustain his first half form for a season, he goes top 10. Rooney > Chicharito, both should be in 20s IMO. Don't undersell Chicharito's impact this season. He's been a brilliant player. Tevez, too high. I think actually that David Silva is better given the ManCity situation. #2, #1, no contest. |
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Sahin at 54 made me laugh as well. In the end, its just the writers opinion, but to not have RvP in the top 10 with the form hes been in since back from Injury? his game/goal ratio is through the fucking roof. And as far as Bale... has he done anything lately? aside from making the injured reserve? Jacky was our player of the season, and what, wasnt he in the 50's? :facepalm: I hear Defoe is unsettled at the lane... wouldnt mind having him on the squad.. |
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