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

Zen-Chan · Post by **Zen-Chan** » Wed Aug 10, 2005 5:25 pm 0

PaulEMoz wrote:Maybe Coco will be better than Babyaro? That's if we sign him. I'm wondering if Shepherd has decided not to let Souness sign anyone else, so that he can sack him when it's all gone tits up after four games.

Hate to be the bearer of bad news today, but . . .

"Newcastle's Coco deal collapses"

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/footbal ... 744871.stm

Edit - ah, beaten to it!

PaulEMoz · Post by **PaulEMoz** » Wed Aug 10, 2005 5:30 pm 0

To be honest, I kind of expected that when he didn't play against Bray.

I don't think we're going to sign anyone else. Shepherd will sack Souness on the 29th August and appoint a new manager on the 30th, and he'll have one day to try and sign someone to put things right.

Dio · Post by **Dio** » Wed Aug 10, 2005 5:34 pm 0

Who though? There's nobody better than Souness available.

PaulEMoz · Post by **PaulEMoz** » Wed Aug 10, 2005 5:41 pm 0

Dio wrote:Who though? There's nobody better than Souness available.

That's not going to bother Freddie! Contracts mean nowt, either. Not that I've got any clue who we would or should have, mind. As long as it's not Mike Newell.

cyric100 · Post by **cyric100** » Wed Aug 10, 2005 5:51 pm 0

Dio wrote:Who though? There's nobody better than Souness available.

Is Bobby Robson still available?

Guru-Meditation · Post by **Guru-Meditation** » Wed Aug 10, 2005 5:51 pm 0

Dio wrote:Who though? There's nobody better than Souness available.

Find a monkey that can scratch his own arse. He'll do better than Souness.

PaulEMoz · Post by **PaulEMoz** » Wed Aug 10, 2005 7:46 pm 0

Soooo.

We're playing Arsenal on Sunday. Our defence is dodgy. Out of our strikers, Ameobi is suspended, Shearer is doubtful and Chopra is now injured.

Looks like we'll be playing 4 - 6 - 0 or 5 - 5 - 0 then.

Or with our midfielders, 3 - 7 - 0.

Dio · Post by **Dio** » Wed Aug 10, 2005 8:25 pm 0

Yes, I fear a nailing is at hand.

Dio · Post by **Dio** » Thu Aug 11, 2005 10:16 pm 0

Back page of the Chronicle was "Owen says yes to Toon - if Manchester United and Liverpool don't want him."

Reckon a deal is to be done next week... I feel a loan coming. At least he won't get cup-tied for Europe

PaulEMoz · Post by **PaulEMoz** » Thu Aug 11, 2005 10:35 pm 0

Man, I hope so. I hate getting my hopes up, but whether he played well for us or not, just having him come in even on loan would give everyone a massive lift. I won't believe it until I see it, though.

mac monkey · Post by **mac monkey** » Fri Aug 12, 2005 6:17 am 0

Maybe this might be on the cards....Essien goes to Chelsea, Lyon get Baros, Liverpool make late bid for Owen.....might happen

TFO · Post by **TFO** » Fri Aug 12, 2005 8:58 am 0

PaulEMoz wrote:Soooo.

We're playing Arsenal on Sunday. Our defence is dodgy. Out of our strikers, Ameobi is suspended, Shearer is doubtful and Chopra is now injured.

Looks like we'll be playing 4 - 6 - 0 or 5 - 5 - 0 then.

Or with our midfielders, 3 - 7 - 0.

Just do what Chelsea did at the Charity Shield last weekend and play 9 - 0 - 1 formation.
Worked for them.

romanista · Post by **romanista** » Fri Aug 12, 2005 3:00 pm 0

i updated the dutch (premier and first divisions) teams for the 05/06 season in Swos, you can find them at http://www.xs4all.nl/~rick6/docs/TEAM.025 (if you're using adf, repack them, for an hdf or some other virtual harddrive, just lump them into the data directory...

PaulEMoz · Post by **PaulEMoz** » Fri Aug 12, 2005 7:04 pm 0

The Frozen One wrote:Just do what Chelsea did at the Charity Shield last weekend and play 9 - 0 - 1 formation.
Worked for them.

Can't. We haven't got the "1".

Zen-Chan · Post by **Zen-Chan** » Sat Aug 13, 2005 3:30 pm 0

Four goals in the first 9 minutes between Villa and Bolton