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

Guru-Meditation · Post by **Guru-Meditation** » Sun Aug 14, 2005 6:01 pm 0

Souness out Souness out!

Wigan just got killed in the last minute of the game. Bloody shame :/

Zen-Chan · Post by **Zen-Chan** » Sun Aug 14, 2005 6:02 pm 0

Rev. Stuart Campbell wrote: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/footbal ... 143512.stm

GET IT RIGHT UP YE, DIRTY HUNS!

I shall remember this, Mr Campbell

(Still, you're probably still upset about losing the European slot to Hibs. HIBS!!!!!!)

Rev. Stuart Campbell · Sun Aug 14, 2005 6:05 pm 0

I love Mourinho. He's on Sky right now saying "We didn't deserve to win".

PaulEMoz · Post by **PaulEMoz** » Sun Aug 14, 2005 7:58 pm 0

Just watched the Newcastle match. Boy, did we get screwed.

mac monkey · Post by **mac monkey** » Sun Aug 14, 2005 8:06 pm 0

PaulEMoz wrote:Just watched the Newcastle match. Boy, did we get screwed.

you think you got screwed, you should of seen the Chelsea game.....Wigan are defo screwed team of the weekend

I didn't see the Newcastle game but saw the interview with Wenger.....what is it with that bloke, he see's f*ck all, i hope they give him a better seat when they move grounds.

PaulEMoz · Post by **PaulEMoz** » Sun Aug 14, 2005 8:13 pm 0

i8manx wrote:
PaulEMoz wrote:Just watched the Newcastle match. Boy, did we get screwed.
you think you got screwed, you should of seen the Chelsea game.....Wigan are defo screwed team of the weekend

Nah, Wigan were just unlucky. We got bent over and shafted roughly from behind.

frak · Post by **frak** » Sun Aug 14, 2005 8:28 pm 0

Rev. Stuart Campbell wrote:I love Mourinho. He's on Sky right now saying "We didn't deserve to win".

I don't think I'll ever love the guy but I don't dislike him as much after reading that quote.
Bloody Chel$ea and their lucky 1-0 wins

Dio · Post by **Dio** » Sun Aug 14, 2005 8:54 pm 0

PaulEMoz wrote:Nah, Wigan were just unlucky. We got bent over and shafted roughly from behind.

Sky had a great shot of David Elleray in the crowd looking a bit sheepish.

TFO · Post by **TFO** » Sun Aug 14, 2005 9:35 pm 0

In fairness, Steve Bennett was the only person in the ground who thought that was a sending off.
I watched the game with a few other Gooners, and we all agreed that a yellow would have been about right.

Ash should have been booked too.

The penalty was fair enough, and can't argue about the second goal though.

Arsenal have been on the wrong end of a Steve Bennett dicking in the past - remember the "Battle of Old Trafford" when he gave the cheating horse a penalty at the end of the game and then sent off Paddy for "fouling" said horse after he had deliberately run his studs down the back of Vieira's leg? That was Bennett.

Happy with the result today, and happy with the performance.

Dio · Post by **Dio** » Sun Aug 14, 2005 10:12 pm 0

The Frozen One wrote:The penalty was fair enough, and can't argue about the second goal though.

When you watch the replay, Ljungberg quite clearly pulls the trigger but kicks the floor instead of the ball, which causes him to start to trip, at which point the chasing N'Zogbia collides with him.

But that said, it took two angles in the after-match analysis to show it, so I'll not judge too harshly there - that kind of thing can go against either team any week, and if you play most of the second half in your own penalty area you're asking for it.

And there'd have never been a second goal without the first one

Sorry for being picky. I'm just annoyed. I expected us to be outclassed and get a right nailing, but in the end we played pretty well and both sets of fans were deprived a proper game of football by a shocking decision.

PaulEMoz · Post by **PaulEMoz** » Sun Aug 14, 2005 11:33 pm 0

Not only that, but before any of that happened, under the letter of the law, Senderos could quite easily have been sent off for hauling down Dyer, but wasn't.

Still, I'm much more encouraged about our season after that game than I was before it. Now if only we can get a decent striker or two in...

romanista · Post by **romanista** » Mon Aug 15, 2005 9:19 am 0

well first rounbd of competition here too, and on a new tv channel always fun to see what they make of it (we now have an exclusive dj tiesto tune, yeah!)

but the main thing is the new competition format:

nr. 1 is champion
2 till 5 will playoff for achampions league place
6 till nine for uefa cup....

this surely will fuck up the last month of the competition and disadvantaging a club which battle for the title but lost which will have to paly a relaxed nr. 5 which had been safing their players

ajax didn't play, game was forbidden by the major due to lack of coppers because of all the events in amsterdam this month (gay parade, cultural market, Sail'05)

TFO · Post by **TFO** » Mon Aug 15, 2005 10:11 am 0

romanista wrote:ajax didn't play, game was forbidden by the major due to lack of coppers because of all the events in amsterdam this month (gay parade, cultural market, Sail'05)

How many coppers do you need at a Gay Pride march in Amsterdam? Or indeed a Sailing event anywhere???

romanista · Post by **romanista** » Mon Aug 15, 2005 10:27 am 0

The Frozen One wrote: How many coppers do you need at a Gay Pride march in Amsterdam? Or indeed a Sailing event anywhere???

that's why personally i think it was more of a power standoff between the mayor of amsterdam and the dutch FA, with the mayor taking his revenge for the extra duels (and there fore costs) he will have if ajax will play in the playoffs...

Zen-Chan · Post by **Zen-Chan** » Mon Aug 15, 2005 12:58 pm 0

Jenas' red card has been downgraded to a yellow:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/footbal ... 153130.stm

"Having reviewed a video of the incident, match referee Steve Bennett requested that the red card be downgraded to a yellow card," it said.

"In accordance with FA rules, the matter was considered by a Disciplinary Commission which confirmed the decision. Jenas will therefore not serve any suspension."

That's all well and good, but it doesn't change the fact Newcastle ended up losing the game as the played over an hour with only 10 men.