Football: Season 2004/5 Discussion Thread.

PaulEMoz · Post by **PaulEMoz** » Sun Aug 15, 2004 12:46 am 0

Zoot wrote:Tomorrow, Chelski are gonna beat my team by at least five goals. Anyone care for a wager?

I'll bet you twenty quid that Chelsea win by less than five.

Zoot · Post by **Zoot** » Sun Aug 15, 2004 1:00 am 0

PaulEMoz wrote:
Zoot wrote:Tomorrow, Chelski are gonna beat my team by at least five goals. Anyone care for a wager?
I'll bet you twenty quid that Chelsea win by less than five.

Well I was thinking of more like 20p rather than Â£20, but I'll go for a tenner. All proceeds payable in Newcastle Broon.

You probably won't have seen it, but that big Gaylord Shearer was very coy when asken about his final year. If he isn't being lined up to replace Mr Robson I'll be very surprised indeed.

Nicky Butt seemed to do a good enough job (his shooting was about on a par with his Man Utd days). Glad to see that he got a first team start, as well.

PaulEMoz · Post by **PaulEMoz** » Sun Aug 15, 2004 1:32 am 0

Zoot wrote:You probably won't have seen it, but that big Gaylord Shearer was very coy when asken about his final year. If he isn't being lined up to replace Mr Robson I'll be very surprised indeed.

I'll be gutted if he does. Maybe in five years' time, after he's done his coaching badges and done time elsewhere or been an assistant, but if he's chucked straight in I think it'll be disastrous.

Zoot wrote:Nicky Butt seemed to do a good enough job (his shooting was about on a par with his Man Utd days). Glad to see that he got a first team start, as well.

I couldn't have been happier when we signed him, because he's exactly the type of player we've needed for years. He did a very good job today and, barring injury, he'll definitely start every game for us, and give our defence the protection it's missed for so long.

PaulEMoz · Post by **PaulEMoz** » Mon Aug 16, 2004 1:48 am 0

Arsenal off to a flyer then, and Man Utd. not, although Chelsea didn't do as well as the pundits expected. Man Utd. really are down to their bare bones though, which makes a change. Wish we were playing them next week, we might sneak a win if we were!

Sickboy · Post by **Sickboy** » Mon Aug 16, 2004 7:21 am 0

Chelsea are such a horrible, horrible thing - scowling, smarmy manager; smug, moneybags owner; soulless, ever-changing 'team'. It was so good to see them looking pretty average - and against an injury-savaged Man Utd team who deserved a draw at least.

Maybe there's hope.

moobaa · Post by **moobaa** » Mon Aug 16, 2004 8:31 am 0

Sickboy wrote:an injury-savaged Man Utd team who deserved a draw at least.

Well I never... you said what now?

Sickboy · Post by **Sickboy** » Mon Aug 16, 2004 8:50 am 0

moobaa wrote:
Sickboy wrote:an injury-savaged Man Utd team who deserved a draw at least.
Well I never... you said what now?

I know. It's a really strange feeling, wanting Man Utd to win. I still hate 'em dearly, but Chelsea are way off in another league of hatefulness.

I don't mind some clubs being richer than others. That's the joy of football - anything can happen, it doesn't scientifically depend on how much more expensive your players are than the other team's. But, like I've said before, Chelsea have become just a rich boy's toy and, for the good of the game, they have to fail.

romanista · Post by **romanista** » Mon Aug 16, 2004 9:11 am 0

btyler78 wrote:My prediction for my beloved Spurs.............UEFA cup place via the league, that would be good for us, what with our young, new look squad (apart from signing Naybet, who has cottoned onto the usual 'tottenham pension scheme'....... )

naybeth, as in ex-deportivo? he is good though..forza spurs..

ajax won too, but only with 3-2, after being 3-0 up..

btyler78 · Post by **btyler78** » Mon Aug 16, 2004 9:57 am 0

romanista wrote:
btyler78 wrote:My prediction for my beloved Spurs.............UEFA cup place via the league, that would be good for us, what with our young, new look squad (apart from signing Naybet, who has cottoned onto the usual 'tottenham pension scheme'....... )
naybeth, as in ex-deportivo? he is good though..forza spurs..

ajax won too, but only with 3-2, after being 3-0 up..

Yeah, he played ok at the weekend and might not be here just to boost his pension.

As normal, DeFoe just looks special if you ask me, we signed him and I was happy, even though we had more strikers than midfielders at the time

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As for Ajax, I think they are a good team and cannot believe their youth policy (they have one amazing way of bringing and breeding the best young players at the club!).

When our local youth team went over to play a few games for a end-of-season tournament, we thought we had a very good team and beat pretty much all teams to win our league..................played a few of your similar local youth teams...........got taught a fucking good lession.....big time!!

Amazing, simply could not get how advanced the technique was! Mind you, this was ove a decade ago, so things might be different now!

PaulEMoz · Post by **PaulEMoz** » Tue Aug 17, 2004 5:19 pm 0

Isn't it funny how, as soon as Alan Smith signs for Man Utd., he gets picked for England?

Or is it?

btyler78 · Post by **btyler78** » Tue Aug 17, 2004 5:47 pm 0

hmmm.............strange, but you may be right!

Mind you, I think we need someone a bit 'vocal' in the team, Beckham leads by example, not vocally and communication in the team isn't exactly flowing like the days of Ince, Adams, Batty, Gazza etc.

That is the one thing I really think we lacked over the last few years, when things have got a bit hairly or tired.......someone to really shout and stir up some emotion.

Some probably won't agree with me, but I think having a few players with a bit of a balanced agressive character in the team can only help rally the players!

KevG · Post by **KevG** » Wed Aug 18, 2004 9:36 am 0

PaulEMoz wrote:Isn't it funny how, as soon as Alan Smith signs for Man Utd., he gets picked for England?

Or is it?

Well, my ManU Conspiracy theory synapses kicked and that's what I thought at first. Plus the telly said it so it must be true but then I thought most of our other forwards are injured at the mo, so Nah. Hope he takes his chance, really:D

PaulEMoz · Post by **PaulEMoz** » Wed Aug 18, 2004 7:51 pm 0

Bad luck for Liverpool, apparently their new signing Nunez has knackered his knee ligaments in his first training session!

Still, Alonso is supposed to be on his way, and he's a quality player by all accounts, so they'll be alright there.

Sickboy · Post by **Sickboy** » Wed Aug 18, 2004 9:37 pm 0

Ace goal from Shaun Wright-Phillips.

Good little performance, that.

And yeah - pisser about the Nunez thing. Alonso looks quality, though.

Dio · Post by **Dio** » Wed Aug 18, 2004 11:45 pm 0

I must be a lucky charm. First time watching England, first time they actually look arsed in a friendly for ages.