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

Rev. Stuart Campbell · Fri Apr 14, 2006 10:36 pm 0

I hope they don't. Just when the championship race looked like there was a flicker of excitement in it, they screw it up for everybody even though there was nothing in it for them. Fuck 'em, I hope they end up in the Conference.

PaulEMoz · Post by **PaulEMoz** » Fri Apr 14, 2006 11:18 pm 0

Rev. Stuart Campbell wrote:I hope they don't. Just when the championship race looked like there was a flicker of excitement in it, they screw it up for everybody even though there was nothing in it for them. Fuck 'em, I hope they end up in the Conference.

Here's hoping they get what they deserve on Monday, then.

Mat T · Post by **Mat T** » Fri Apr 14, 2006 11:40 pm 0

Don't knock the conference! It's one the best leagues in England. Come on Hereford!

As for Sunderland, I watched them here in Vancouver in pre-season against the local Whitecaps team. They got shat on, even though they fielded their full team. I am not surprised how bad they have been.

Geenius · Post by **Geenius** » Fri Apr 14, 2006 11:51 pm 0

Mat T wrote:Come on Hereford!

Absolutely! I really do hope they make it back up this year.

merman · Post by **merman** » Sat Apr 15, 2006 10:22 am 0

Mat T wrote:Don't knock the conference! It's one the best leagues in England. Come on Hereford!

As for Sunderland, I watched them here in Vancouver in pre-season against the local Whitecaps team. They got shat on, even though they fielded their full team. I am not surprised how bad they have been.

The "split" between Premiership and Championship is in the wrong place. There should be a TOP division of 12-16 teams (which would comply with UEFA's directive to play less games at the top). Then a second tier of the next 12-16 teams (sides like Sunderland, Reading and Ipswich - too good for the Championship, not good enough for the Premiership) and then two regional divisions below that (like the old Division 3).

Re-organise the Carling/Coca-Cola/League Cup too - split it into four sections (Wales, Scotland, Northern, Southern) = more local derbies, more interest. Final stages would be a play-off between the regional winners.

Zoot · Post by **Zoot** » Sat Apr 15, 2006 10:32 am 0

Geenius wrote:
Mat T wrote:Come on Hereford!
Absolutely! I really do hope they make it back up this year.

Couldn't they get the SAS to help them?

Zoot · Post by **Zoot** » Sat Apr 15, 2006 10:38 am 0

Rev. Stuart Campbell wrote:I hope they don't. Just when the championship race looked like there was a flicker of excitement in it, they screw it up for everybody even though there was nothing in it for them. Fuck 'em, I hope they end up in the Conference.

Sunderland didn't screw it up. United did. Dropped points against "lesser" teams has been a perrenial problem. Still, nine wins on the trot is nice if it is indicative of the quality of the current team.

And, now the pressure is off, it would be nice to see us humble the swaggering blues at their place.

Dio · Post by **Dio** » Sat Apr 15, 2006 11:32 am 0

merman wrote:The "split" between Premiership and Championship is in the wrong place. There should be a TOP division of 12-16 teams (which would comply with UEFA's directive to play less games at the top). Then a second tier of the next 12-16 teams (sides like Sunderland, Reading and Ipswich - too good for the Championship, not good enough for the Premiership) and then two regional divisions below that (like the old Division 3).

Re-organise the Carling/Coca-Cola/League Cup too - split it into four sections (Wales, Scotland, Northern, Southern) = more local derbies, more interest. Final stages would be a play-off between the regional winners.

Hard to argue with that - except for the obvious, I don't want to see just 15 home games a year let alone 11. It would murder the financials of a club like Newcastle where we fill the stadium every week at relatively (for the Premiership) low seat costs.

And

it's a bit unfair on the Northern teams too since we consistently outperform the southern rabble overall (10 of the current Premiership and that's if you count the Midlands as southern).

Flabio · Post by **Flabio** » Sat Apr 15, 2006 1:08 pm 0

Dio wrote:if you count the Midlands as southern

That's fighting talk where I'm from...

Zen-Chan · Post by **Zen-Chan** » Sat Apr 15, 2006 4:51 pm 0

This is becoming a weekly post - Come on Pompey!!!!!!!!!

Flabio · Post by **Flabio** » Sat Apr 15, 2006 6:01 pm 0

Accrington Stanley are back in the league, Sheffield United are in the premiership, all the championship playoff places are sorted and I don't care cause Forest are still 2 points outside the playoffs. Results didn't go our way today.

goldfish · Post by **goldfish** » Sat Apr 15, 2006 6:31 pm 0

Flabio wrote:Accrington Stanley are back in the league, Sheffield United are in the premiership, all the championship playoff places are sorted and I don't care cause Forest are still 2 points outside the playoffs. Results didn't go our way today.

Swansea lost and Oldham lost; it could've been a lot worse.

Barnsley have got Southend next, coming off a defeat, so you'd like to think they'll be up for it. If Barnsley lose and Forest beat Yeovil, suddenly it's all in our hands....

Simon

Mat T · Post by **Mat T** » Sat Apr 15, 2006 6:33 pm 0

Zoot wrote:
Geenius wrote:
Mat T wrote:Come on Hereford!
Absolutely! I really do hope they make it back up this year.
Couldn't they get the SAS to help them?

Hehe...

Well I hope Hereford make it. Shafted 2 years in a row, they need to get up soon or their good players (Tamika, James, etc) will leave.

Dio · Post by **Dio** » Sat Apr 15, 2006 10:15 pm 0

Was a great performance by Newcastle today. Finally puts the Souness Question utterly to rest; after fifteen minutes, we were playing with a team as makeshift as any of the ones he had to put out, but they still looked like a team and got the goals their play deserved.

merman · Post by **merman** » Sat Apr 15, 2006 11:58 pm 0

Dio wrote:Was a great performance by Newcastle today. Finally puts the Souness Question utterly to rest; after fifteen minutes, we were playing with a team as makeshift as any of the ones he had to put out, but they still looked like a team and got the goals their play deserved.

Ironically, I don't think it was entirely Souness' fault that the team didn't gel. Certain personalities in the squad and the "Oh my God Shearer's retiring (again) factor" played their part. But there does seem to be a new atmosphere at the club and the players have responded to it. The same with Notts Forest.