Football 2010-2011

[ampersand]

auld slapper

[Cardboard Box City]

Gerard Houllier is the new Villa manager

[Lithium05]

So 'Arry wants the England job. If that ever happens I'm changing my national allegences to Norway (my surname is norweigan)... I could go with Scotland (Scottish Grandfather) but I think I can do better...

[Cardboard Box City]

You take the applause son, go on...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNC-gvoZEFM&feature=player_embedded

[ampersand]

shut it andy gray!

[Cardboard Box City]

shut it andy gray!

[ampersand]

That's 'take a bow' you doyle.

[pink_triangle]

Mark lawrensons pearls of wisdom when discussing next england manager. The players are so good that tactical knowledge is not that important, its all about man management. Yes becaue it went so well with mr motivation but no tactics keegan. Attitudes like this are why england are stuck in the dark age.

[ampersand]

Mark lawrensons pearls of wisdom when discussing next england manager. The players are so good that tactical knowledge is not that important, its all about man management. Yes becaue it went so well with mr motivation but no tactics keegan. Attitudes like this are why england are stuck in the dark age.

[pink_triangle]

you've got a great manager who can't even do great for you.

i blame the media and the fact that you basically aren't as good as some like to think you are.

[ampersand]

Less of the you've, im welsh and know exactly how bad we are!!

[Cardboard Box City]

was more about the son bit. you're in your twenties!

[ampersand]

Its a figure of speech.

[funkymp]

Managed to see Boca Juniors against Velez Sarsfield while I was out in Argentina, I would highly recommend going to a Boca game to anybody that happens to be in Buenos Aires in the future - never seen an atmosphere like it before, was absolutely rocking from the off, pretty nice stadium as well. There's a amazing place just outside the stadium which does these steak / choripan rolls for some stupidly low price which were AMAZING - def the best 'football ground' food i've ever had.

Ended up 2-1, the number 23 for Velez - Silva is possibly the dirtiest player i've ever seen play football in my life, at one point he basically realised he couldn't get the ball he was chasing so he literally did a flying headbutt into the back of the last Boca defender before the goalie, cue a riot almost kicking off, he didn't even get booked as the ref / linesmen never saw it. If anyone in england did such a thing - media would have gone absolutely bat shit about it, never seen anything like it in my life.

[Steve P]

Very pleased with our start to the season. We were certainly helped a bit by the red card, but I think we'd have won anyway. What a dreadful reffereeing display from Atwell, no surprise of course but dreadful none the less. Several other players should have been sent off for second yellows, and we had 2 definite penalties (IMO) turned down. Very pleased to see Cesc getting back to his old self, ran the game.

I watched some of the Liverpool game yesterday - new manager, same problems. Going by their start to the season, I think a Europa cup place is very much the best they can hope for.

Oh and thoughts go out to Bobby Zamora. A real shame to see him get an injury like that as he's been superb for the last 12 months.

Edited September 13, 2010 by Steve P

[pink_triangle]

Very pleased with our start to the season. We were certainly helped a bit by the red card, but I think we'd have won anyway. What a dreadful reffereeing display from Atwell, no surprise of course but dreadful none the less. Several other players should have been sent off for second yellows, and we had 2 definite penalties (IMO) turned down. Very pleased to see Cesc getting back to his old self, ran the game.

I watched some of the Liverpool game yesterday - new manager, same problems. Going by their start to the season, I think a Europa cup place is very much the best they can hope for.

[Steve P]

Just to make my point on Atwell, this challenge didn't even warrant a yellow card. Not sure how long Diaby is going to be out for, but it's probably a long time. Really does make me angry.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PnXFILtV-sk&feature=player_embedded

[Cardboard Box City]

Just to make my point on Atwell

[Steve P]

I've been slagging him off since before it was cool

[TheGayTent]

Where's the problem? Clearly gets the ball before the man.

[eFestivals]

Where's the problem? Clearly gets the ball before the man.

Care to show me the rule that says it's no problem if the player gets the ball before the man?

[TheGayTent]

Care to show me the rule that says it's no problem if the player gets the ball before the man?

[ste4_20]

Care to show me the rule that says it's a foul if the player gets the ball but takes the man after?

[TheGayTent]

Isn't the rule to do with if it's a dangerous tackle, then it's free kick, irregardless of if the ball is played?

[eFestivals]

Care to show me the rule that says it's a foul if the player gets the ball but takes the man after?

It doesn't explicitly say "it's a foul if the player gets the ball but takes the man after", but there's more than enough in the rules to make it clear that it CAN be a foul.

Which is of course contrary to what you suggested, that it cannot be a foul if the player gets the ball.