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

romanista · Post by **romanista** » Thu Sep 01, 2005 4:11 pm 0

PaulEMoz wrote:
Dio wrote:Bit disappointed it was Milner that had to make way, he worked very hard for us in the Intertoto, but the balance in the first team now looks scary.
Well even then, it's not too bad, because it's just for a season's loan, and he should be a better player when he comes back to us. So we've even won out there in the long run, I reckon. Now all we need are some results and the corner will have truly been turned....

i thought you weren't going to change your avatar for a hopeful acquisition of the Toon?

anyway, fun few days, with reiziger and some guy named micheal ball coming from glasgow to psv, after losing lee and bouma to english subtop in a few days (giving up cl-glory for aston villa, why?)

Zen-Chan · Post by **Zen-Chan** » Thu Sep 01, 2005 4:43 pm 0

Apparently we (Rangers) will sign Bernard today (he's not under contract to anyone, so isn't bound by the transfer window). Strange

Rev. Stuart Campbell · Thu Sep 01, 2005 7:27 pm 0

BLIMEY!

http://invisionfree.com/forums/worldofs ... topic=1570

Zen-Chan · Post by **Zen-Chan** » Thu Sep 01, 2005 7:30 pm 0

Rev. Stuart Campbell wrote:BLIMEY!

http://invisionfree.com/forums/worldofs ... topic=1570

Blimey indeed

Though, with the possible exception of Craig Gordon as keeper and maybe Darren Fletcher on the bench (and that's really pushing it) it's not like we'd have anyone in it!

Edit - though it IS seven years away, which i never thought about when I made that post. The whole footballing landscape will be almost completely different by then

Rev. Stuart Campbell · Thu Sep 01, 2005 7:33 pm 0

Well, nobody's officially ruled out the "Home Internationals qualifier" plan yet...

PaulEMoz · Post by **PaulEMoz** » Thu Sep 01, 2005 8:07 pm 0

This is how we should pick the players for a Great Britain football team for the Olympics.

Have a massive big series of Superstars. Only those willing to risk a bit of gravel rash need apply.

Rev. Stuart Campbell · Thu Sep 01, 2005 8:11 pm 0

That's an even better idea!

Zen-Chan · Post by **Zen-Chan** » Thu Sep 01, 2005 8:15 pm 0

Am I heroically missing the obvious here, or was "Superstars" some sort of playground footy game of the 70s that I (being a mere 25 years old

) don't remember?

Zen-Chan · Post by **Zen-Chan** » Thu Sep 01, 2005 8:24 pm 0

And in other news tonight - FIFA are finally considering Goal Line technology, possibly as soon as the World Cup next year:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/4206450.stm

fog · Post by **fog** » Thu Sep 01, 2005 8:31 pm 0

Man what a night last night. Dreamt we'd signed Michael Owen and Nobby Solano....as if

Zen-Chan wrote:Am I heroically missing the obvious here, or was "Superstars" some sort of playground footy game of the 70s that I (being a mere 25 years old ) don't remember?

Nah it was sports version of "It's a Knockout" about men with big curly perms, incredibly tight shorts and is mainly remembered for Keegan crashing in spectacular fashion on a bike.

Zen-Chan · Post by **Zen-Chan** » Thu Sep 01, 2005 8:33 pm 0

fog wrote: Nah it was sports version of "It's a Knockout" about men with big curly perms, incredibly tight shorts and is mainly remembered for Keegan crashing in spectacular fashion on a bike.

Ah.

goldfish · Post by **goldfish** » Thu Sep 01, 2005 10:26 pm 0

Zen-Chan wrote:Ah.

Have you not seen the recent NEW L33T Superstar5?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tv_and_ ... 978106.stm

Presented by Johnnie Vaughan, lots of b-grade sports (not sporters) people vie for their moment in the spotlight.

I think it's great fun, personally; quite amusing watching a bunch of Olympic Gold medal winning athletes getting a shoeing from a Scottish skier.

Simon

PaulEMoz · Post by **PaulEMoz** » Fri Sep 02, 2005 6:09 am 0

Zen-Chan wrote:Apparently we (Rangers) will sign Bernard today (he's not under contract to anyone, so isn't bound by the transfer window). Strange

Good signing, that.

It'll seem like an even better signing when we buy him off you for 8 million in January!

Geenius · Post by **Geenius** » Fri Sep 02, 2005 2:37 pm 0

Just a table entry first, from last season's Scottish League 3, to explain why the email detailed below humoured me:

Scottish League Bells Division 3 wrote:East Stirling

Pts Pl Wo Dr Lo Gf Ga Dif
22 36 5 7 24 32 88 -56

I just received an email, from Stan James Betting, detailing an apology:

"An Apology
In last week's email we suggested that Newcastle were setting up a friendly with East Stirling, so they could get some goal scoring practise and we went on to surmise that it would still probably end up 0-0â€¦. East Stirling AFC objected to this assumption citing the real possibility that, after watching the Newcastle defence in action, they would quite easily score themselves. We unreservedly apologise for this factual error and hope that no offence was causedâ€¦.."

mac monkey · Post by **mac monkey** » Fri Sep 02, 2005 4:43 pm 0

fog wrote:Man what a night last night. Dreamt we'd signed Michael Owen and Nobby Solano....as if

...wish ya had