FOOTBALL: Season 2006/07 Discussion Thread

Mat T · Post by **Mat T** » Sat Jan 20, 2007 8:56 pm 0

Yep, have to say I am pleased to see the wheels on Chelsea's multimillionaire team coming off.

Being a Leeds fan it's great to watch, however our own plight is depressing. 23rd in the league, another loss today. Dennis Wise is fucking useless. No idea how we are not going to be relegated to League One.

Col · Post by **Col** » Sat Jan 20, 2007 9:03 pm 0

League One is a fuck to get out of, we're stumbling along. Bit too many dropped points in recent weeks though, time for Mr Calderwood to bring in the players.

Governmentyard · Post by **Governmentyard** » Sat Jan 20, 2007 9:54 pm 0

Col wrote:time for Mr Calderwood to bring in the players.

Be good wunnit?

Zoot · Post by **Zoot** » Sun Jan 21, 2007 8:29 pm 0

Oh well, still six points then. Good game, and I thought a draw was fair but, hey, it's football, innit?

turk182 · Post by **turk182** » Sun Jan 21, 2007 9:34 pm 0

What a night ! draw was probably the right score, but a win was a great rub it in fergies face bonus

.He didnt look pleased with hienze , but then again it was his fault with fiddling with the team! Excellent atmosphere!

merman · Post by **merman** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 12:56 am 0

Probably the best combination of results to keep things interesting at the top of the table... and who else laughed when Ronaldo got booked for kicking the ball away, so Fergie had to substitute him? Ha!

TFO · Post by **TFO** » Wed Jan 24, 2007 12:06 pm 0

So Robbie Savage has broken his leg and is out for the remainder of the season.
Does anyone at all feel any shred of sympathy for him? I know I don't.

Munky · Post by **Munky** » Wed Jan 24, 2007 12:31 pm 0

TFO wrote:So Robbie Savage has broken his leg and is out for the remainder of the season.
Does anyone at all feel any shred of sympathy for him? I know I don't.

He's going to have trouble climbing in and out of his caravan on crutches.

Dio · Post by **Dio** » Wed Jan 24, 2007 12:50 pm 0

TFO wrote:So Robbie Savage has broken his leg and is out for the remainder of the season.
Does anyone at all feel any shred of sympathy for him? I know I don't.

I've mixed feelings about Savage. In some ways I think it's fantastic the way he plays the rules so well, and that a modern player can still play football as a highly physical game. And in others I think he's the kind of mouthy, niggly git the game could do without.

Overall, I think I lean towards the former. It's not like players playing against him don't know what they're going to get - and it's not like he does stuff that's positively dangerous (cf. a Kevin Davies or a Tim Cahill, perhaps).

So yeah, I've got some sympathy.

merman · Post by **merman** » Wed Jan 24, 2007 12:51 pm 0

Dio wrote:
TFO wrote:So Robbie Savage has broken his leg and is out for the remainder of the season.
Does anyone at all feel any shred of sympathy for him? I know I don't.
I've mixed feelings about Savage. In some ways I think it's fantastic the way he plays the rules so well, and that a modern player can still play football as a highly physical game. And in others I think he's the kind of mouthy, niggly git the game could do without.

Overall, I think I lean towards the former. It's not like players playing against him don't know what they're going to get - and it's not like he does stuff that's positively dangerous (cf. a Kevin Davies or a Tim Cahill, perhaps).

So yeah, I've got some sympathy.

Agreed, his attitude sucks but it's harsh to wish a serious injury on any player.

Rib · Post by **Rib** » Wed Jan 24, 2007 1:01 pm 0

merman wrote:
Dio wrote:
TFO wrote:So Robbie Savage has broken his leg and is out for the remainder of the season.
Does anyone at all feel any shred of sympathy for him? I know I don't.
I've mixed feelings about Savage. In some ways I think it's fantastic the way he plays the rules so well, and that a modern player can still play football as a highly physical game. And in others I think he's the kind of mouthy, niggly git the game could do without.

Overall, I think I lean towards the former. It's not like players playing against him don't know what they're going to get - and it's not like he does stuff that's positively dangerous (cf. a Kevin Davies or a Tim Cahill, perhaps).

So yeah, I've got some sympathy.
Agreed, his attitude sucks but it's harsh to wish a serious injury on any player.

Yeah, it's a pretty shitty attitude to have to laugh at anyone getting injured. Thing is, Savage has only ever been sent off once in his career, so he isn't nearly as bad as what people think he is. If he was nearly as dirty as some people think he would have been off a lot more. Hell Keano was sent off about 9 times and people think the sun shine out of his arse.

TFO · Post by **TFO** » Wed Jan 24, 2007 1:06 pm 0

Don't get me wrong - I don't wish a bad injury on any player.
It just somehow seems like karma at work to me 'tis all.

Dio · Post by **Dio** » Wed Jan 24, 2007 2:32 pm 0

Rib wrote:Thing is, Savage has only ever been sent off once in his career

Twice in the same week, once for Blackburn and once for Wales. But that's it.

He usually leads the yellow card list for the season (and he is at this point this year, I believe). He's not a dirty player and he's not stupid; he's very, very aware of what he can get away with. Which deserves some respect, I reckon.

Rib · Post by **Rib** » Wed Jan 24, 2007 4:57 pm 0

Dio wrote:
Rib wrote:Thing is, Savage has only ever been sent off once in his career
Twice in the same week, once for Blackburn and once for Wales. But that's it.

He usually leads the yellow card list for the season (and he is at this point this year, I believe). He's not a dirty player and he's not stupid; he's very, very aware of what he can get away with. Which deserves some respect, I reckon.

Yeah, I should have qualified that with "in the Premiership"

Munky · Post by **Munky** » Wed Jan 24, 2007 5:15 pm 0

TFO wrote:Don't get me wrong - I don't wish a bad injury on any player.
It just somehow seems like karma at work to me 'tis all.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robbie_Savage

While a player at Leicester City, Savage was playing a friendly pre-season game against Grantham Town FC. While Leicester City were winning 5-2, Savage cynically challenged one of Grantham's most talented young players long after the ball had been played resulting in a broken leg and the ending of the career of that player, whilst the player lay on the ground Savage stood over him screaming "Who are you?" and "Get the **** up", when hearing of the young man having to quit football through his injury Savage expressed no regret and even joked about how he'd miss out on all the money Savage had made.

Couldn't happen to a nicer bloke.