Football: WORLD CUP 06 and close season/transfer discussion.

Guru-Meditation · Post by **Guru-Meditation** » Wed Jul 27, 2005 9:29 pm 0

Celtic lose 5-0!!

I think Kidderminster could've done better.

Dio · Post by **Dio** » Wed Jul 27, 2005 9:55 pm 0

Now that's a shock.

Meanwhile we lost 2-1 which is probably about fair. We did look better in the second half, they were decent opposition, and Andrade's winner was something special (albeit a bit aided by Newcastle's confidence that as a central defender, he'll never score from there).

And what that ref was on I have no idea. Touch == foul. Shearer even gave up jumping for headers in the second half.

PaulEMoz · Post by **PaulEMoz** » Thu Jul 28, 2005 2:36 am 0

A 2-1 away defeat is never a terrible result. With the team we put out, it was hard to expect much more, so I'm actually happier than I expected to be.

Celtic, though. Fuuuuuuuckin' hell!

romanista · Post by **romanista** » Thu Jul 28, 2005 8:41 am 0

what was in their haggis?

KevG · Post by **KevG** » Thu Jul 28, 2005 9:15 am 0

PaulEMoz wrote:A 2-1 away defeat is never a terrible result. With the team we put out, it was hard to expect much more, so I'm actually happier than I expected to be.

I was disappointed for the Toon. Away goal though so that's encouraging

Even Merseyside management and players are getting twitchy about the draw on Friday. I was talking with a blue recenly and we both agreed that

a) we'd hate LFC and EFC to be drawn together at this stage.
b) it's bound to happen

Sentiments which have just been echoed by Messrs Moyes and Gerrard

Dio · Post by **Dio** » Thu Jul 28, 2005 9:39 am 0

We did play OK in the second half at least. If we play as much better at home as we did in the last round we should be able to get a win.

Zen-Chan · Post by **Zen-Chan** » Fri Jul 29, 2005 10:49 am 0

Champions League draw in 15 minutes or so.

Due to the manner in which Liverpool entered, they do not have country protection, so they could face unseeded Everton . . .

Rangers, Celtic, Liverpool and Man U are all seeded. Though Celtic have no chance after being humped 5-0 the other night

Zen-Chan · Post by **Zen-Chan** » Fri Jul 29, 2005 11:14 am 0

MANCHESTER UNITED v Debrecen or Hajduk Split

EVERTON v Villarreal (That's surely going to be a tall order for Everton)

LIVERPOOL or Kaunas v CSKA Sofia or Dinamo Tirana

CELTIC or Artmedia Bratislava v Partizan Belgrade or FC Sheriff (FC Sheriff? What a fantastic name!)

Trabzonspor or Anorthosis v RANGERS (Bring them on!)

Geenius · Post by **Geenius** » Fri Jul 29, 2005 12:56 pm 0

Zen-Chan wrote: EVERTON v Villarreal (That's surely going to be a tall order for Everton)

Indeed it is. Possibly not as bad as it could have been (Sporting, Monaco...), but if I remember correctly from 2 seasons or so back, they were awesome at home - won EVERY game I believe. So we need a damn good result at Goodison to counter that kind of play.

Is that in 'first team plays at home first' order?

romanista · Post by **romanista** » Fri Jul 29, 2005 2:22 pm 0

Zen-Chan wrote:
EVERTON v Villarreal (That's surely going to be a tall order for Everton)

villareal overplayed feyenoord last season, but AZ beat them quite easily, just keeping attacking and not letting riquelme come into play

CELTIC or Artmedia Bratislava v Partizan Belgrade or FC Sheriff (FC Sheriff? What a fantastic name!)

FC Sheriff is the private club of some moldavan gangster in Tiraspol, the pseudo capital of transdnestria, the part of moldova over the dnestr which is semi independent, more russian than romanian/moldavan, but mainly a haven for criminals, which makes fc sheriff extra ironi...
Artmedia Bratislava will be the firm favourite though

Trabzonspor or Anorthosis v RANGERS (Bring them on!)

trabzonspor will be hard to beat in Trabzon (at Turkey's southsea coast), so the Rangers will have to do good in Ibrox

We (ajax) play either Brondby or Dynamo Tblisi (cup winners in the 70s), probably brondby though, which will be fun as micheal laudrup (ex ajax) is coach there... i'll be at the Arena

Rev. Stuart Campbell · Sat Jul 30, 2005 2:36 pm 0

Celtic ship four more goals, this time in a 4-4 draw at Motherwell in the SPL opening game. How long can Wee Gordon Strachan hold on to the job?

Zen-Chan · Post by **Zen-Chan** » Sat Jul 30, 2005 2:45 pm 0

Rev. Stuart Campbell wrote:Celtic ship four more goals, this time in a 4-4 draw at Motherwell in the SPL opening game. How long can Wee Gordon Strachan hold on to the job?

I give him till the morning after the first old firm game.

GeeZa · Post by **GeeZa** » Sat Jul 30, 2005 3:58 pm 0

Rev. Stuart Campbell wrote:Celtic ship four more goals, this time in a 4-4 draw at Motherwell in the SPL opening game. How long can Wee Gordon Strachan hold on to the job?

It's not as if he's actually any good as a manager anyway. Like Zen-Chan, I suspect Celtic will get royally spanked by a now much better Rangers team and he'll get the chop asap. Tony Mowbray who I've got a lot of respect for when we was at Ipswich is a million times a better man-manager.

mac monkey · Post by **mac monkey** » Sat Jul 30, 2005 9:03 pm 0

So Mr B is after another two signing by the end of next week.
IMO i don't think Figo will be one of them, which may not be a bad thing

/ unsure

http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/news/drilldow ... 0-0920.htm

Rev. Stuart Campbell · Sat Jul 30, 2005 10:20 pm 0

GeeZa wrote:
Rev. Stuart Campbell wrote:Celtic ship four more goals, this time in a 4-4 draw at Motherwell in the SPL opening game. How long can Wee Gordon Strachan hold on to the job?
It's not as if he's actually any good as a manager anyway.

Oh, do shush.