A question about your game. Are you trying to make a team or just someone whom you'd want on any team you'd have. Ie, ending up with 20 strikers and 0 goalies is fine?
I really wanted Man U to take the title from Chelsea, well ok not Man U but I just really didn't want to see Chelsea win it again this year and was even ready to root for Man U to see this done. I just can't seen it happening now though. Maybe if Man U can sign Hargreaves and he fits in perfectly they can stay above Chelsea. But if I were a betting man Id bet on Chelsea running away with the Premiership after the winter break.
And that video is genius.
I'll try to spread this around abit. If I were building an ideal Premiership club, these lads would be a helluva foundation.
GK: Jussi Jaaskeleinen (Bolton)
GK: Paddy Kenny (Sheffield)
D: Jaime Carragher (Liverpool)
D:Jay DeMerit (Watford)
D: John Terry (Chelsea)
D: Zat Knight (Fulham)
D: Sol Campbell (Portsmouth)
M: James Milner (Newcastle)
M: Morten Gamst Pederson (Blackburn)
M: Michael Carrick (Man U)
M: Gareth Barry (Aston Villa)
M: Joey Barton (Man City)
M: Stuart Downing (Middlesbrough)
M: Kevin Kilbane (Wigan)
M: Andy Reid (Charlton)
F: Thierry Henry (Arsenal)
F: Robbie Keane (Spurs)
F: Bobby Zamora (West Ham)
F: Kevin Doyle (Reading)
F: Andy Johnson (Everton)
I read the DeMerit article awhile back, but forgot to share it. That kid's got heart. If you haven't read it, I'd recommend it. The best part is I lived for a year about a block and a half from where that photo's taken by Tower Bridge.
I thought picking up Henrik Larson was a genius move by Sir Alex.
I agree completely, and with Saha injured, it looks like we'll see Larsson up front against Villa with Rooney. They've only got him for ten weeks, so they might as well take advantage of it. Do you think Larsson will sign at the end of his loan?
Spurs drew at Cardiff, with neither team having a glut of chances. It wasn't a bad game, though. Maybe that's because I really enjoy the FA Cup. I'm a perennial fan of the underdog. Not rooting for Cardiff over Tottenham, but look at Forest's draw against Chelsea, or Southend/Barnsley v Spurs. What a great opportunity for a League side, and it brings football back into the raw for somebody like Chelsea. Toss 'em into the mud and rain and grit of a tiny, packed stand at full voice, and see if they perform as well as they do in the comfort of the Trafford, Emirates, or the Bridge. Gut wrenching stuff, but as visceral as it gets.
Speaking of Forest v. Chelsea, Bennet thinks they can win, based on his PS experiences.
On the video game front, I just bought myself a copy of Worldwide Soccer Manager 2007, and it's more fine Colombian crack being jammed into your veins.
Sounds interesting. I haven't messed at all with the Manager games. Are they really worth it?
I just finished FIFA World Cup on Professional, winning legitimately with the Irish. Didn't play any matches over, and took the results as they came. I started the process with England, Sweden, Italy, Turkey, Ireland, the Czechs and Scotland. Played through all the qualifying matches on 2-minute halfs, then moved up to four minute for the World Cup group stage, then eight minute halves for the knockouts. Loads of fun.
Only England, Sweden, Ireland and Italy made it to the Final 16. The English got beat by Norway, and the Italians by France, and the stupid game seeded Sweden and Ireland together in the Quarter Finals. Morocco went down in the semis and the Final was a 4-1 win over Paraguay, of all countries.
Looks like Becks is headed to the ass-end of the world.
Personally, I think its great for the American game, but come on. LA? With Landon? I dunno. I guess there must be pressure from the missus.
A 5-year, $250 million contract? Is that correct?
A 5-year, $250 million contract? Is that correct?
It is. That's $25,000,000.00 dollars/year if its an averaged payout.
Does anybody really know that the MLS is out there? That's an insane amount of cash!
The Wiki article has it at $3 million more than A-Rod's 10-year contract, so US$255 mil.
Here's the Beeb Article.
Actually, Pred, I think he might be more of a force than you'd think on the pitch. The pace of the game here is exponentially slower than in the Premiership and La Liga, and its not like we play incisive, counter-attacking football here. His ball control and crossing ability are going to help LA tremendously on the attack. I'm sure that entered into his calculations. Barring injury, I wager he plays for the full five years.
I'm excited about this, but I can't help thinking about the NASL. Spawning a new slogan, perhaps? 'The MLS: Where good footballers go to die.'
It looks like the contract isn't all the LA Galaxy's money. Its just that he gets the pay from his media contracts and a share in the club.
No... See, Pred, he scored two, so that counts as one, right? Or maybe, if he scores two, but is penalized some fraction for it being against Wycombe, it works out to 1.346473 goals?
Maybe there will be more, but let's just say I won't be putting him at the front of my fantasy team. Though, come to think of it, I put van Persie up there and he broke bones in his foot after one week, so maybe I'm controlling some kind of voodoo doll?
And yes, the video links rock.
That's the devil, Pred. I'm surprised you didn't notice. And its in Israel? How did that get to Israel?
I am actually looking forward to the FA Cup quarters in March. After that 4-0 drubbing of Fulham, if Tottenham decide to show up, Spurs v Chelsea should be a great game.
Goals for your edification. Berbatov's lob was cheeky, and Keano's second volley was fantastic. (Watch out! Crazy foreign commentary!)
The CL is definitely having a topsy-turvy year. I'm glad to see Roma performing, but Lyon will be a tough match.
I'm finding it hard to get motivated about football at the moment, though. Either its too much going on, or I'm burnt out from the emotional roller-coaster that was the NFL season. Maybe by the time the baseball season starts up I'll be in a better mood.
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