FOOTBALL: Season 2006/07 Discussion Thread

Guru-Meditation · Post by **Guru-Meditation** » Fri Dec 01, 2006 6:16 pm 0

Flabio wrote:
merman wrote:Man U are panicking - Henrik Larsson on loan...
Seems like a fairly sensible move. They're down to only Rooney and Saha at the moment, and finding a world class striker in the new year thats not currently cup tied for the champions league is a tough proposition.

It's not like he's doing much right now, the Swedish season doesn't start for ages yet. Nice way to keep himself match fit and that.

A steal. Barca have been wanting Larsson for a couple of months now.

Cannavaro gets the vote partially due to the "Eurovision" element of the vote. People voting for latin countries over northern ones.

15 games and already 24 of the 40 points we need for safety! Play up Pompey!

fog · Post by **fog** » Sun Dec 03, 2006 4:42 pm 0

There's nothing like the 3rd round of the FA Cup. Full draw...

Blackpool v Aldershot/Basingstoke
Barnet v Colchester
Sheff Utd v Swansea
Reading v Burnley
Portsmouth v Wigan
Mansfield/Doncaster v Bolton
West Ham v Brighton
Leicester v Fulham
Derby v Wrexham
Wolves v Oldham
Bury/Chester v Ipswich
Man Utd v Aston Villa
Sheff Wed v Man City
Tamworth v Norwich
Salisbury/Nottm For v Charlton
Cardiff v Tottenham
Preston v Sunderland
Liverpool v Arsenal
Bristol Rovers/Bournemouth v Hereford
Watford v Stockport
Crystal Palace v Swindon
Bristol City v Coventry
Peterborough v Plymouth
QPR v Luton
Southend v Barnsley
West Brom v Leeds
Hull v Middlesbrough
Birmingham v Newcastle
Torquay/Leyton Orient v Southampton
Everton v Blackburn
Chelsea v Macclesfield
Stoke v Bradford/Millwall

PaulEMoz · Post by **PaulEMoz** » Sun Dec 03, 2006 4:44 pm 0

Don't like our draw much.

I think there's quite a lot of dull ties this round, unfortunately. I reckon ours will be on the telly, though, along with Liverpool - Arsenal and Chelsea - Macclesfield. Or do they only show two games per round, now?

Col · Post by **Col** » Sun Dec 03, 2006 4:55 pm 0

Got off lightly, we did. Considering it was televised and all. Still, Charlton in the next round could be interesting.

fog · Post by **fog** » Sun Dec 03, 2006 5:00 pm 0

PaulEMoz wrote:Don't like our draw much.

I think there's quite a lot of dull ties this round, unfortunately. I reckon ours will be on the telly, though, along with Liverpool - Arsenal and Chelsea - Macclesfield. Or do they only show two games per round, now?

There are normally 4 matches on TV (2 each from BBC & Sky) and with a good chance of an upset at ours we'll probably be on.

For once I'm not too bothered. League survival has to be the priority. Christ how depressing is that

Mat T · Post by **Mat T** » Sun Dec 03, 2006 8:24 pm 0

West Brom - Leeds.

That'll be Leeds out of the cup again at the 3rd round then.

perranegra · Post by **perranegra** » Mon Dec 04, 2006 7:41 pm 0

Cool. Hull City have seen sense and sacked the manager....

Club statement -

It is with regret that on behalf of Hull City I wish to announce the departure of manager Phil Parkinson, a course of action myself and Phil reluctantly confirmed this morning.

The club would like to thank Phil for all of his undoubted hard work and unstinting commitment to the role of manager over the last four months. Unfortunately results have not gone the way either Phil or the club would wish.

On behalf of everyone connected to Hull City I would like to wish Phil all the very best for his future managerial career where he is sure to go on and achieve significant future success in the game.

Hull City will now seek an alternative manager to replace Phil at the earliest possible juncture. In the interim period Phil Brown and Colin Murphy will assume control of first team affairs.

Any specific news update regarding the managerial position will be accurately and promptly released on the clubs official website as soon as it becomes available.

Adam Pearson
Chairman, Hull City AFC

Names in the frame include Kevin Keegan!!

We'll see if we can still get out of the relegation zone...

fog · Post by **fog** » Mon Dec 04, 2006 10:23 pm 0

perranegra wrote:Cool. Hull City have seen sense and sacked the manager....

...

Names in the frame include Kevin Keegan!! We'll see if we can still get out of the relegation zone...

Hey don't knock King Kev. If anyone can save you Kev can.

Guru-Meditation · Post by **Guru-Meditation** » Mon Dec 04, 2006 11:38 pm 0

Not Euro Footballer of the Year.

Penguin · Post by **Penguin** » Mon Dec 04, 2006 11:56 pm 0

Liverpool about to be bought out it seems by a Middle-East concern. Good or Baad?

Guru-Meditation · Post by **Guru-Meditation** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 12:13 am 0

Penguin wrote:Liverpool about to be bought out it seems by a Middle-East concern. Good or Baad?

Bad, but not surprising.

Zoot · Post by **Zoot** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 12:20 am 0

merman wrote:Man U are panicking - Henrik Larsson on loan...

Ho ho ho...............

Yeah, that's right

mac monkey · Post by **mac monkey** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 5:01 pm 0

Penguin wrote:Liverpool about to be bought out it seems by a Middle-East concern. Good or Baad?

Good.........i hope

fog · Post by **fog** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 6:29 pm 0

mac monkey wrote:
Penguin wrote:Liverpool about to be bought out it seems by a Middle-East concern. Good or Baad?
Good.........i hope

Bad. 100 years of tradition that's respected throughout the footballing world thrown out of the window.

Liverpool more than any other team used to stand for doing things the right way but now any achievements will rank alongside Chelsea's recent hollow ones.

The only good thing is it might give Chelsea some competition but the rest of the league are now effectively playing by different rules. We need a salary cap linked to the amount of money the club itself generates.

As a side note these new club owners are investing a lot of money and many will want a return of the financial variety on that. Just wait until the next TV deal when all the "big" clubs negotiate their own deals and leave the "smaller" clubs to survive on the scraps.

Guru-Meditation · Post by **Guru-Meditation** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 6:45 pm 0

Thing is a salary cap doesn't solve all the issues.

Football is going to be in a phase of transition over the next 10 years. Time it takes for every rich bugger in the world to invest in football across Europe the way the NFL has all the rich owners.

All we can hope for is that after the smoke's settled there'll be more Green Bays than Baltimores. Even I feel bad to a certain degree that Portsmouth have sold out.

(( Although technically speaking the main reasons we're 4th are James, Kanu, Campbell and Mendes, that anyone could've got. Our big money purchases haven't exactly set the Premiership alight. Our only big money purchase to have done well so far is Benjani, and most people outside of Pompey don't rate him. Quite a few of us love that he chases everything and gives 100% every time he plays. He'll come good some day. And Reading being 6th is a reason for everyone to feel good. ))

How about instead of worrying about the top 2 we look at the chase for 3rd. Unless Arsenal and Liverpool start surging ahead (sorry any Arsenal/Liverpool fans, but it's better for the game if you don't unless Chelsea and Man U suddenly lose a few games). 7 teams seperated by 1 point! If this were the chase for the top spot we'd be heralding it as the best season in years with a mix of the everpresent (L'pool, Arsenal), the old guard (Everton, Villa), the plucky promoted team (Reading), the dark horse (Bolton) and the "take out the old, bring in the new" team (Pompey).