FOOTBALL: Season 2006/07 Discussion Thread

perranegra · Post by **perranegra** » Sun Jul 16, 2006 12:11 pm 0

Well, Hull City have been busy with some signings and sales so will have to see what happens... some shocking games last season, oh the joy and pain of footyball.

merman · Post by **merman** » Sun Jul 16, 2006 12:29 pm 0

New era at Portman Road, with ex captain Jim Magilton taking over as manager...

Not too sure about this rumoured deal with Leeds - swapping Darren Currie for their young left back Dan Harding.

Hopes for this season?
Someone other than Chelski to win the Premiership
Ipswich to get automatic promotion
Cambridge United to get back into the League (can't see it somehow, without the two Cambridge clubs merging resources)
Less diving

No Name · Post by **No Name** » Sun Jul 16, 2006 1:23 pm 0

Hopes for this season:

Blackburn qualify for the Champions League, win the League Cup, and get close in the FA Cup.

Expectations for this season:

We don't get relegated.

PaulEMoz · Post by **PaulEMoz** » Sun Jul 16, 2006 1:29 pm 0

No Name wrote:Hopes for this season:

Blackburn qualify for the Champions League, win the League Cup, and get close in the FA Cup.

Expectations for this season:

We don't get relegated.

Funny, that, because here's mine:

Expectations for this season:

Newcastle qualify for the Champions League, win the UEFA Cup, and get close in the FA Cup.

Hopes for this season:

We don't get relegated.

No Name · Post by **No Name** » Sun Jul 16, 2006 1:32 pm 0

KevG · Post by **KevG** » Sun Jul 16, 2006 1:53 pm 0

Hopes:

LFC to win the Premierhsip and the Champions League

Bellamy to surpass 20 goals.
Gonzalez to single-handedly blow Chelsea away at Anfield and the Bridge

Expectations:

Top 4 finish - still can't see us catching Chelsea. Arsenal were starting to look the business gain towards the end of last season.

Bellamy to surpass 20 goals

We might win a trophy

Mr Anderson · Post by **Mr Anderson** » Sun Jul 16, 2006 10:17 pm 0

First time in a while I've been this optimistic pre-season. Spurs back in Europe for the first time in a while so I'm hoping for a decent UEFA cup run and that we push on from last season and make a real challenge for a top 4 spot again.

Got my tickets for the Spurs vs Inter Milan pre season friendly in a couple of weeks time, hoping to see new signings Berbatov and Zokora play. New season can't start soon enough for me

mac monkey · Post by **mac monkey** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 6:15 am 0

KevG wrote:Hopes:

LFC to win the Premierhsip and the Champions League

Bellamy to surpass 20 goals.
Gonzalez to single-handedly blow Chelsea away at Anfield and the Bridge

Expectations:

Top 4 finish - still can't see us catching Chelsea. Arsenal were starting to look the business gain towards the end of last season.

Bellamy to surpass 20 goals

We might win a trophy

I'll go along with that....haven't we got Chelski soon in the Community Shield? Gives us a practice match before the Premier clashes happen, although we'll probably meet them sometime in the FA Cup, CL & Carling Cup

Zen-Chan · Post by **Zen-Chan** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 8:36 am 0

Duff to Tottenham, seemingly:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/footbal ... 186380.stm

Louis G · Post by **Louis G** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 11:19 am 0

Zen-Chan wrote:Duff to Tottenham, seemingly:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/footbal ... 186380.stm

Been watching this one closely, we definately need a good left winger and another forward to push on for 4th place.

Please Duffer sign. If not Nedved on a 1 year deal would be nice.

Louis

Zoot · Post by **Zoot** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 11:33 am 0

Hopes:

that Ronaldo plays like he played against France when everyone was booing him when he goes to opposition grounds;

that Rooney becomes even more than he already is

that Alex Retires (please?)

Expectations:

Utd win the FA Cup
Someone other than Chelski win the League (hopefully our lot)
Chelski get deducted points for something or other

mac monkey · Post by **mac monkey** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 12:09 pm 0

Zoot wrote: Chelski get deducted points for something or other

Oh if only.

Guru-Meditation · Post by **Guru-Meditation** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 5:51 pm 0

Portsmouth :

Hopes for the pre-season :

Bring in a decent defender and striker.
Don't lose Matty and O'Neill.

Would like this season :

Continued improvement from the Spurs rejects.
Finish 8th-12th.

Hope this season :

Finish at least 12th-16th.
Not be in the red zone most of the season.

Flabio · Post by **Flabio** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 5:56 pm 0

Poor old Chelsea.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/footbal ... 188368.stm

*snigger*

Munky · Post by **Munky** » Tue Jul 18, 2006 8:20 pm 0

Ooh, a shiny new thread. Managed to miss this one up until now.

Hopes and dreams for the coming season?

1. Doug Ellis to finally sell up and go. (To the right buyer. I'd rather watch us plummet through the leagues than become a Russian millionaire's plaything.)

2. O'Leary to walk. Too costly to sack him - no chance of that with a chairman who (allegedly) won't even pay Â£300 to keep the pitch watered. Come on Sunderland, you know you want him and we've taken enough shit off your hands over the past couple of years.

3. The rumours about Alan Curbishley being lined up to be true. The rumours about Graeme Souness being lined up to be false.

I'm just not feeling optimistic at all this time around. Ticket prices are going up again and Dodgy Doug's cutting corners even further. Players are either on their way out the door or just not up to scratch in the first place. You'll get crap odds if you put money on us going down this season. The giant's going back to sleep again.

Admittedly I've no great love for what the Premiership's become, but it looks like I'll be watching Championship football this time next year. (Although sometimes last season it felt like I already was.)

However, this made me smile for all the wrong reasons:

Former Aston Villa manager Ron Atkinson has warned David O'Leary to be "whiter than white" in the ongoing furore that surrounds the club.

http://www.teamtalk.com/football/story/ ... 61,00.html

(You know, right now I'd even take Big Ron back as our manager. At least there was some entertainment value around the club back in those days.)