Football: Season 2004/5 Discussion Thread.

Guru-Meditation · Post by **Guru-Meditation** » Wed Aug 04, 2004 11:46 am 0

*looks around carefully*

Play up Pompey!

*runs and hides*

romanista · Post by **romanista** » Wed Aug 04, 2004 1:39 pm 0

yeah, scholes was never more than mediocle...

just bought my ticket for ajax-utrecht (dutch supercup: johan cruiff dish), ajax-side, in utrecht..scary

KevG · Post by **KevG** » Wed Aug 04, 2004 1:52 pm 0

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

Yeah: could be though I think Sven will escape. Can't think of any replacements either....er, hang on, Ged Houllier's available

PaulEMoz · Post by **PaulEMoz** » Sun Aug 08, 2004 5:47 pm 0

Liverpool to sell Danny Murphy to Spurs, according to Sky Sports News?

I thought he'd improved a lot in the last couple of years, and wouldn't have thought 'Pool would want to sell him. He seems like an excellent squad player/substitute at the very least, and you do need those. They'd be better off getting rid of some of the really shite players first.

Zoot · Post by **Zoot** » Sun Aug 08, 2004 5:54 pm 0

PaulEMoz wrote:Liverpool to sell Danny Murphy to Spurs, according to Sky Sports News?

I thought he'd improved a lot in the last couple of years, and wouldn't have thought 'Pool would want to sell him. He seems like an excellent squad player/substitute at the very least, and you do need those. They'd be better off getting rid of some of the really shite players first.

Well, considering that the little fucker is always the one to score Liverpool's winning goal against Man Utd I, for one, am not at all unhappy

SeattleStokie · Post by **SeattleStokie** » Sun Aug 08, 2004 6:03 pm 0

Stoke 2 Wolves 1 .. pleased

romanista · Post by **romanista** » Mon Aug 09, 2004 2:31 pm 0

ajax 2 - utrecht 4 in a stadium that resembled more of cooking pan with those temperatures

a cookingpan

the Amsterdam Arena

Sickboy · Post by **Sickboy** » Mon Aug 09, 2004 2:44 pm 0

Zoot wrote:
PaulEMoz wrote:Liverpool to sell Danny Murphy to Spurs, according to Sky Sports News?

I thought he'd improved a lot in the last couple of years, and wouldn't have thought 'Pool would want to sell him. He seems like an excellent squad player/substitute at the very least, and you do need those. They'd be better off getting rid of some of the really shite players first.
Well, considering that the little fucker is always the one to score Liverpool's winning goal against Man Utd I, for one, am not at all unhappy

PaulEMoz · Post by **PaulEMoz** » Mon Aug 09, 2004 6:19 pm 0

Zoot wrote:Well, considering that the little fucker is always the one to score Liverpool's winning goal against Man Utd I, for one, am not at all unhappy

Does that mean you'll be getting beaten by Spurs this season, then?

PaulEMoz · Post by **PaulEMoz** » Mon Aug 09, 2004 6:26 pm 0

Speaking of Spurs, it looks like we're going to be buying Stephen Carr. I'd have been happier with one of our other targets, but he should still be a bit of an improvement at the back, hopefully.

cyric100 · Post by **cyric100** » Mon Aug 09, 2004 6:34 pm 0

I've got mixed feelings about Carr moving on, but he hasn't been the same since his injuries and was wanting Euro-footie so I guess it's ok. If he doesn't want to play for us then at least we get a token amount of money for him (rather than the Campbell farce).

Still looking quite shocking at the back, hope we can get some decent additions soon.

Zoot · Post by **Zoot** » Mon Aug 09, 2004 9:19 pm 0

PaulEMoz wrote:
Zoot wrote:Well, considering that the little fucker is always the one to score Liverpool's winning goal against Man Utd I, for one, am not at all unhappy
Does that mean you'll be getting beaten by Spurs this season, then?

Mate, I think that even your lot will give us a thumping this year. Not confident.... not confident at all

On a serious note, it looks like Ole Gunnar Solkjaer may well have played his last competitive match...... BBC News are saying that he won't play this season at all, so it doesn't look good.

Damn fine player, and a loyal servant.

PaulEMoz · Post by **PaulEMoz** » Mon Aug 09, 2004 9:23 pm 0

Zoot wrote:Mate, I think that even your lot will give us a thumping this year. Not confident.... not confident at all

On a serious note, it looks like Ole Gunnar Solkjaer may well have played his last competitive match...... BBC News are saying that he won't play this season at all, so it doesn't look good.

Damn fine player, and a loyal servant.

Agreed on all counts, except for the first. I think we still have a bit of a psychological block when it comes to your lot, but who knows, we've improved our team in every area (IMO), so maybe that will make a difference. Your squad looks pretty thin with the injured players out, surprisingly thin in fact. And it's definitely a shame about Babyface, he was a canny player for a supersub.

Seems that Murphy isn't going to Spurs now, after all. They wouldn't give him first team football, apparently.

Sickboy · Post by **Sickboy** » Mon Aug 09, 2004 9:26 pm 0

GooooooooooOn the Reds.

I mean the proper Reds. Not this 'Devils' rubbish.

It's started.

cyric100 · Post by **cyric100** » Mon Aug 09, 2004 9:27 pm 0

PaulEMoz wrote: Seems that Murphy isn't going to Spurs now, after all. They wouldn't give him first team football, apparently.

I feel that he could have had a first team place but we wouldn't guarantee it. It is the managers discretion who he plays and to tie up a contract with such a clause would be foolish (one I think we've been bitten by before). All players have downturns and to be contractually obliged to play someone on a downturn would be bad.

Shame, as I thought he could have done a good job for us