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

Acronym · Post by **Acronym** » Thu Feb 09, 2006 6:24 pm 0

TFO wrote: The pitch at Old Trafford is, if anything, even worse than Stamford Bridge.
And yet both Highbury and the Lane look really good - and they're not exactly a million miles from Chelsea.

I was thinking more of Burton Albion, see.

Dio · Post by **Dio** » Thu Feb 09, 2006 6:37 pm 0

In an astonishing turn of events even St. James' Park looks decent, usually it's been relaid or a mudbath by now.

Fuseball · Post by **Fuseball** » Thu Feb 09, 2006 7:40 pm 0

Dio wrote:In an astonishing turn of events even St. James' Park looks decent, usually it's been relaid or a mudbath by now.

Perhaps they've been playing terribly in an attempt to preserve the pitch?

fog · Post by **fog** » Thu Feb 09, 2006 9:43 pm 0

Fuseball wrote:
Dio wrote:In an astonishing turn of events even St. James' Park looks decent, usually it's been relaid or a mudbath by now.
Perhaps they've been playing terribly in an attempt to preserve the pitch?

It did look like Souness had instructed the players to not run around too much. I had put it down to his incompetence but perhaps now we know the true reason.

Louis G · Post by **Louis G** » Thu Feb 09, 2006 11:11 pm 0

Sol Campbell has requested a transfer to Charlton after he noticed last nights scorers were Young & Bent!!!!

Louis

Col · Post by **Col** » Fri Feb 10, 2006 12:32 am 0

Louis G wrote:Sol Campbell has requested a transfer to Charlton after he noticed last nights scorers were Young & Bent!!!!

Louis

Zen-Chan · Post by **Zen-Chan** » Sat Feb 11, 2006 10:49 am 0

Zen-Chan wrote:Entertaining looking six part documentary on Scotland's national side called "That Was The Team That Was" starts this Friday on BBC 1 (BBC Scotland, that is) at 11:05pm. The first episode is on the 1974 World Cup Team.

Presumably won't be shown in England, mind

In this new 6-part series John Gordon Sinclair tells the inside story of a different Scottish football team each week, tracing the progress of an extraordinary team on a memorable campaign. By interviewing only those
who were central to the story - the management and players â€“ That Was The Team That Wasâ€¦ reveals the drama, the excitement, the joy and the despair experienced by the team.

First up, That Was The Team That Wasâ€¦ Scotland 1974. It was arguably the most talented group of Scottish footballers ever assembled. A Scottish international team considered genuine contenders for the World Cup. The players who represented Scotland in West Germany tell the inside story of that unforgettable summer of football thirty two years ago and relive the drama of their World Cup campaign.

David Hay, Willie Morgan, Sandy Jardine, Peter Lorimer, Joe Jordan, Gordon McQueen, John Blackley, Tommy Hutchison and David Harvey recall the camaraderie that built through the joy of qualification, how the fall-outs with the Scottish press and the football authorities affected the team, the impact of their farcical showdown with commercial sponsors, their security fears, and the emotional rollercoaster of the World Cup tournament itself. Finally they remember the pain and the pride of getting so close before returning home undefeated but unsuccessful.

Watched that episode last night, quite good - particularly the calamitous incident where the team removed the Adidas stripes from their boots before the Brazil game. Next week's episode is on the "famous" Hearts team from the 70s (

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Geenius · Post by **Geenius** » Sat Feb 11, 2006 4:49 pm 0

I bet that bloke who threw away his season ticket last week is a bit miffed. Middlesborough 2-0 up against Chelsea!

And go Everton. Goalkeeper (on his Premiership debut) gets sent off to be replaced by a 19 year old, and now we're 1-0 up

Sickboy · Post by **Sickboy** » Sat Feb 11, 2006 5:19 pm 0

Phew. Three points away - third game in six days. Hopefully, that's the end of the wobble. Fowler looking sharp on his first start, too.

Go, Boro! And up Pompey against the Mancs, later.

Geenius · Post by **Geenius** » Sat Feb 11, 2006 5:30 pm 0

Oh, and Everton have had 3 goals disallowed today!!

Still 1-0 tho'.

Sickboy · Post by **Sickboy** » Sat Feb 11, 2006 5:47 pm 0

Hahahahaha. Gawd bless Boro. So the Champagne Chavs are fallible, after all.

Only, er, five more losses and they might even fleetingly glance over their shoulders.

Zoot · Post by **Zoot** » Sat Feb 11, 2006 5:50 pm 0

Sickboy wrote:Hahahahaha. Gawd bless Boro. So the Champagne Chavs are fallible, after all.

Only, er, five more losses and they might even fleetingly glance over their shoulders.

...........and see Manchester United there.

Sickboy · Post by **Sickboy** » Sat Feb 11, 2006 6:29 pm 0

Zoot wrote:
Sickboy wrote:Hahahahaha. Gawd bless Boro. So the Champagne Chavs are fallible, after all.

Only, er, five more losses and they might even fleetingly glance over their shoulders.
...........and see Manchester United there.

Play up, Pompey!

Sickboy · Post by **Sickboy** » Sat Feb 11, 2006 7:20 pm 0

Ah well. Useless fuckers.

merman · Post by **merman** » Sun Feb 12, 2006 1:20 am 0

Ipswich 2-1 Burnley!
Consecutive 2-1 wins, only 9 points behind the play-offs now