FOOTBALL: Season 2006/07 Discussion Thread

Guru-Meditation · Post by **Guru-Meditation** » Thu Aug 17, 2006 8:22 pm 0

Dio wrote:Liverpool have agreed a fee for Kuyt. Who the hell are Newcastle left with now?

They can buy me for a case of beer. I can guarentee them I'll score more goals than either Owen or Shearer this season.

KevG · Post by **KevG** » Thu Aug 17, 2006 9:05 pm 0

mac monkey wrote: Long shot, but Pongolle I would of thought will be surplus to requirements, and a good player.

All hear say,like, but I heard he may be sold off for about 2 mil. Shame as he always seemed up for it but good business all in all.

PaulEMoz · Post by **PaulEMoz** » Thu Aug 17, 2006 9:35 pm 0

Guru-Meditation wrote:
Dio wrote:Liverpool have agreed a fee for Kuyt. Who the hell are Newcastle left with now?
They can buy me for a case of beer. I can guarentee them I'll score more goals than either Owen or Shearer this season.

More? I'll take that bet.

We're fucked, though. Which is not surprising, really.

Dio · Post by **Dio** » Thu Aug 17, 2006 10:25 pm 0

Well, they pulled Owen out of the hat at the last minute last year, our last chance is a similar surprise...

romanista · Post by **romanista** » Fri Aug 18, 2006 10:45 am 0

Dio wrote:Liverpool have agreed a fee for Kuyt. Who the hell are Newcastle left with now?

kuyt would never have gone to newcastle.. the magpies' image here in holland isn't quite like the dreamclub he was looking for...

still feyenoord is without anybody now (last year kuyt/kalou kept them from having an embarassing season)... so the cockroaches won't come near us, yeah!

PaulEMoz · Post by **PaulEMoz** » Fri Aug 18, 2006 9:24 pm 0

Dio wrote:Well, they pulled Owen out of the hat at the last minute last year, our last chance is a similar surprise...

I really don't think we've got the money to do that this time.

romanista wrote:kuyt would never have gone to newcastle.. the magpies' image here in holland isn't quite like the dreamclub he was looking for...

Kuyt was talking in all the papers about how he dreamed of playing for a club like Newcastle, with all their fans, and how he wanted to be a hero there.

If he changes his mind that quickly and that often, I'm glad we haven't got him. That, and the fact he's looked shite in every game I've seen him play this summer.

Dio · Post by **Dio** » Sat Aug 19, 2006 1:06 am 0

Lawro's Premiership predictions for the year are up.

In a move of absolute genius, he's predicted about the same finish for everyone this year as they did last year, except Everton and Fulham.

Anyone fancy sticking up their guess at an end-of-season table? Mine is:

1. Chelsea
2. Liverpool
3. Arsenal
4. Tottenham
5. Man U
6. Newcastle (optimist speaks)
7. Bolton
8. Blackburn
9. Everton
10. Middlesborough
11. Villa
12. Man City
13. West Ham
14. Wigan
15. Charlton
16. Fulham
17. Reading
18. Portsmouth
19. Watford
20. Sheffield United

3 points for dead on, 2 points for one place off, 1 point for 2 places off. Bonus 5 points for each correct relegation and Champions League team.

Zen-Chan · Post by **Zen-Chan** » Sat Aug 19, 2006 11:43 am 0

Bit harsh on Sheffield United, surely? They're my pick to "do a wigan" out of the three promoted teams.

Zoot · Post by **Zoot** » Sat Aug 19, 2006 11:47 am 0

Dio wrote:
1. Chelsea
2. Liverpool
3. Arsenal
4. Tottenham
5. Man U
6. Newcastle (optimist speaks)

Your optimism is greater in the fact that Newcastle might finish only one place below Manchester United for the first time since Keegan threw his dummy out of the pram (factoid, football fans: Kevin Keegan went to my school, and his brother Michael took over from me as goalkeeper in the school team when I couldn't be arsed to get out of bed on Saturdays anymore).

Anyway, back on topic - United 5th? You wish! It would almost be plausible if you hadn't put Spurs above us. With Hargreaves, we'll win it, without him, we will finish second.

I don't give a fuck about the rest

PaulEMoz · Post by **PaulEMoz** » Sat Aug 19, 2006 11:52 am 0

Dio's list is scarily similar to one I submitted iinto this prediction thingy at work. The top 5 were identical, and most of the others were right around there. I've got Reading to finish 15th, with Sheff Utd and Watford in the bottom three, along with Middlesboro. I think I had Portsmouth quite a bit further up than Dio does, and West Ham too, and the rest, like I said, were scarily similar.

rockwaldo · Post by **rockwaldo** » Sat Aug 19, 2006 11:56 am 0

May i just say, i love the position you crazy men are putting Spurs.....

Zoot · Post by **Zoot** » Sat Aug 19, 2006 11:57 am 0

rockwaldo wrote:May i just say, i love the position you crazy men are putting Spurs.....

Steady - at least I am showing some common sense

"One Michael Carrick, there's only one Michael Carrick.........."

Geenius · Post by **Geenius** » Sat Aug 19, 2006 11:57 am 0

Dio wrote:Lawro's Premiership predictions for the year are up.

In a move of absolute genius, he's predicted about the same finish for everyone this year as they did last year, except Everton and Fulham.

Do you have to enter every result for the year to get the table, or is there some other way of viewing this? I can only see match predictions, with an 'update league' button once you're done.

Dio · Post by **Dio** » Sat Aug 19, 2006 12:48 pm 0

Zen-Chan wrote:Bit harsh on Sheffield United, surely? They're my pick to "do a wigan" out of the three promoted teams.

I reckon Reading are the best shot of the three. Although I wouldn't mind if it was Sheff U, a friend's brother is a director there.

PaulEMoz · Post by **PaulEMoz** » Sat Aug 19, 2006 1:48 pm 0

Not a good start for Liverpool. If I had to hazard a guess, I'd say Riise will probably be out until Christmas.