Football: Season 2004/5 Discussion Thread.

Sickboy · Post by **Sickboy** » Fri Jul 30, 2004 11:07 pm 0

Only two weeks to go, now. Getting excited. Tottenham-Liverpool first game of the season.

And remember - Match Of The Day's back.

Ely · Post by **Ely** » Fri Jul 30, 2004 11:13 pm 0

Sickboy wrote:Only two weeks to go, now. Getting excited. Tottenham-Liverpool first game of the season.

And remember - Match Of The Day's back.

2 Weeks, is that all, that's flown by!!

Yey re: MOtD though

PaulEMoz · Post by **PaulEMoz** » Fri Jul 30, 2004 11:26 pm 0

Sickboy wrote:Only two weeks to go, now. Getting excited. Tottenham-Liverpool first game of the season.

And remember - Match Of The Day's back.

Hurray! Looks like my timing with this thread was just about spot on.

PaulEMoz · Post by **PaulEMoz** » Sun Aug 01, 2004 7:18 pm 0

Definitely getting more excited now. I've just ordered my English Premier League package for the season. Can't wait now!

SeattleStokie · Post by **SeattleStokie** » Sun Aug 01, 2004 7:27 pm 0

Ely wrote:
Sickboy wrote:Only two weeks to go, now. Getting excited. Tottenham-Liverpool first game of the season.
2 Weeks, is that all, that's flown by!!

less than 1 week to go for those of us with interests outside the "premiership"

PaulEMoz · Post by **PaulEMoz** » Sun Aug 01, 2004 7:28 pm 0

SeattleStokie wrote:2 Weeks, is that all, that's flown by!!

less than 1 week to go for those of us with interests outside the "premiership"

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Yeah, but can you take it seriously when it's called "The Championship"?

Worst. Idea. Ever.

SeattleStokie · Post by **SeattleStokie** » Sun Aug 01, 2004 7:33 pm 0

PaulEMoz wrote:Yeah, but can you take it seriously when it's called "The Championship"?

Worst. Idea. Ever.

Yeah, its a really awful idea. Mind you, I still refer to teams in Divisions 1,2,3 & 4

goldfish · Post by **goldfish** » Sun Aug 01, 2004 8:17 pm 0

koworld wrote:Now that the Football league has been divided into 70 separate competitions, I'm confident that my mighty Forest will win sliverware this year.

I'm mostly hoping that we pick-up the much-coveted Fanta Apple Lemony Champions Most Red League One West title.

We seem to still be hanging on to Andy Reid at the moment... I hope I haven't spoken too soon, but this HAS to be a good thing... we can't start as badly as we did last season if David Johnson can stay fit and get his eye in (apparently we should have been comfortably on top of Spurs yesterday if only Johnson could've hit a cow's arse with a banjo, but Spurs are cock on a stick, so that doesn't mean that much these days).

Anyway, fingers crossed (but expecting disappointment sooner or later)...

Simon

carolen · Post by **carolen** » Sun Aug 01, 2004 10:36 pm 0

Wumpus4x4 wrote:Southampton will win praise from many for their style, skill, sportmanship and triumphant season finale.

Other teams will perform unremarkably. Apart from Portsmouth, who will be crushed. Like ants.

In your dreams...

2003-04 season:
Southampton (in Premiership for ages): 12th place
Portsmouth (first season in top flight for ages) : 13th place

Saints should be very worried

romanista · Post by **romanista** » Mon Aug 02, 2004 9:15 am 0

ajax played 0-0 to arsenal yesterday (securing it's victory in the amsterdam tournament), i wasn't impressed by them...

why did they buy van persie, losers...

TFO · Post by **TFO** » Mon Aug 02, 2004 11:12 am 0

romanista wrote:ajax played 0-0 to arsenal yesterday (securing it's victory in the amsterdam tournament), i wasn't impressed by them...

why did they buy van persie, losers...

Thought Arsenal played Ajax off the field, but lacked the final punch. Van Persie... Will have to wait and see on that one I think. Wenger isn't usually wrong with these signings, but some players take a while to settle in. Vieira took the best part of a season, and Henry wasn't prolific initially.

Nice to see ManUre returning to blighty having been humiliated in the US and having alienated all its American 'fans'.
I'm with Paul EMoz on this, I think the Mancs will finish 5th.

PaulEMoz · Post by **PaulEMoz** » Mon Aug 02, 2004 7:24 pm 0

The Frozen One wrote:Nice to see ManUre returning to blighty having been humiliated in the US and having alienated all its American 'fans'.

Yeah, that was a strange decision. These US tours are as much about marketing and sales as they are a pre-season warm up. To leave all the best players behind was a baffling decision, regardless of whether they'd played in Euro 2004. Man Utd.'s last three US tours have equalled: own goal, goal, own goal.

PaulEMoz · Post by **PaulEMoz** » Tue Aug 03, 2004 8:57 pm 0

Paul Scholes has retired from international football!

That's an excellent decision. He's been shit for England for years, but was still an automatic pick. Now we've got younger, better players like Gerrard and Lampard that are doing the business, it makes perfect sense for Scholes to quit and stop holding the national team back. Good lad Scholesy!

KevG · Post by **KevG** » Wed Aug 04, 2004 9:32 am 0

PaulEMoz wrote:Paul Scholes has retired from international football!

That's an excellent decision. He's been shit for England for years, but was still an automatic pick. Now we've got younger, better players like Gerrard and Lampard that are doing the business, it makes perfect sense for Scholes to quit and stop holding the national team back. Good lad Scholesy!

Well I was shocked, to be honest; but yeah, he's not been on top form for a while. His club forms been ok though, which is a bit weird. All in all, I can't help wondering whether there is something more to this. I mean, he can play alongside Gerrard and Lampard IMHO. He just has to adapt I reckon. Having said that, he had a similar dilemma a few years ago at ManU with which he seemdd to struggle.

*puzzled*

There is a greater urgency to get a new keeper, I think.

Ely · Post by **Ely** » Wed Aug 04, 2004 9:38 am 0

KevG wrote:
There is a greater urgency to get a new keeper, I think.

And a new Manager !!