Football: Season 2004/5 Discussion Thread.

PaulEMoz · Post by **PaulEMoz** » Tue Sep 28, 2004 7:48 pm 0

Haha, Real Madrid are shocking!

PaulEMoz · Post by **PaulEMoz** » Tue Sep 28, 2004 8:07 pm 0

PaulEMoz wrote:Haha, Real Madrid are shocking!

Told you!

frak · Post by **frak** » Tue Sep 28, 2004 8:15 pm 0

That Rooney guy aint bad

PaulEMoz · Post by **PaulEMoz** » Tue Sep 28, 2004 8:21 pm 0

frak wrote: That Rooney guy aint bad

Bloody hell! I can't watch it here, but I've just been to Sky Sports' website. I think you could already call that a cracking debut!

Sickboy · Post by **Sickboy** » Tue Sep 28, 2004 8:24 pm 0

Jesus. We're shit, so far...

frak · Post by **frak** » Tue Sep 28, 2004 8:32 pm 0

Sickboy wrote:Jesus. We're shit, so far...

Playing a right Djemba-Bellion are ya?

Zoot · Post by **Zoot** » Tue Sep 28, 2004 8:37 pm 0

Dio · Post by **Dio** » Tue Sep 28, 2004 9:05 pm 0

By crikey. Rooney really is that good. Incredible. And hard to dislike even if he is playing for Man U now.

Hellish dangerous partner for Van Niistelrooy. One striker superb from range, good dribbling, creativity, and the league's most irritating goal-hanger.

Zoot · Post by **Zoot** » Wed Sep 29, 2004 1:46 am 0

Dio wrote:By crikey. Rooney really is that good. Incredible. And hard to dislike even if he is playing for Man U now.

Hellish dangerous partner for Van Niistelrooy. One striker superb from range, good dribbling, creativity, and the league's most irritating goal-hanger.

Rib · Post by **Rib** » Wed Sep 29, 2004 5:41 am 0

frak wrote:
Zoot wrote:ROONEY! ROONEY!

Good luck, son!!!! ooooeerr......
Smith/Ronaldo on bench, Keane out?

probably a draw then

Uh huh, uh huh

Roooooooooooooooooooooooooooooneeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

Sickboy · Post by **Sickboy** » Wed Sep 29, 2004 7:47 am 0

Rib wrote:
frak wrote:
Zoot wrote:ROONEY! ROONEY!

Good luck, son!!!! ooooeerr......
Smith/Ronaldo on bench, Keane out?

probably a draw then
Uh huh, uh huh

Roooooooooooooooooooooooooooooneeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

Oh, do fuck off all over the place.

That's the trouble with Man Utd fans - always, always gloating. You can't take the positives from a victory in a spirit of celebration, and you can't take a defeat in good grace. There always has to be an element of sneering.

Reminds me of that quote: "It's not enough that I succeed, you must fail, too." Insecurity in action.

I love a bit of banter, but posting a pic of the pissed-off Liverpool manager after your own team has had such a good night tells you everything about the Man Utd "fan" mentality.

Rooney played a blinder. Good luck to ya. Obviously, I'm mostly happy from the England angle. But if I ever take more pleasure from a Man Utd loss than I do from a Liverpool win, please shoot me.

GeeZa · Post by **GeeZa** » Wed Sep 29, 2004 11:31 am 0

Well Man Utd still look shaky when under pressure. Rooney was indeed incredible, he reminded me of Ronaldo (Brazil) in the combination of power and skill. But he's just one player. I think the English teams should do well in the Champions League this year - they all look pretty strong.

Darned Ipswich missed the opportunity to go top last night. Still quite happy with the start we've made.

aureole · Post by **aureole** » Wed Sep 29, 2004 11:37 am 0

I really like Rooney. I know he's got a foot like a traction engine, but the main reason is that if there's space in front of him and he's not pressured, he doesn't try to play the long, clever weighted pass, he just runs full tilt at the defence. He's given an extra dimension to England - linking up the midfield and attack, looks like he could do the job for ManUre too.

And -fuck- we have to play them on Saturday.

Dio · Post by **Dio** » Wed Sep 29, 2004 12:53 pm 0

An unlikely combination I know, but he could have much of the best of Alan Shearer, Steve McManaman and Paul Gascoigne in one player. That would be pretty handy.

GeeZa · Post by **GeeZa** » Wed Sep 29, 2004 12:58 pm 0

Dio wrote:An unlikely combination I know, but he could have much of the best of Alan Shearer, Steve McManaman and Paul Gascoigne in one player. That would be pretty handy.

And their combined IQs.

A pal joked to me the other day that if Rooney wasn't any good at football he'd be selling carpets. Cue strong IrishGypsy-accent "Gaaww-ooon, make me an offir?". etc. etc.