Soccer Thread 2011-2012

[SirFozzie]

And..... Boom goes the dynamite:

Andre Villas Boas fired by Chelsea.

BBC Sport - Chelsea sack manager Villas-Boas

[MIJB#19]

Yikes, the Eredivisie is turning into a tennis competition...

[SirFozzie]

Right now 'Arry couldn't get the lob of London Dogcatcher, never mind England manager.

[whomario]

big time win for ManU at Tottenham ahead, up 3-0 with 15 to go.

in the german Bundesliga Dortmund wins their 7th in a row and all 3 behind loose, so now they are 7 points clear of Bayern, 8 of Mönchengladbach and 11 ahead of Schalke


also, hope the punk gets suspended for a considerable amount of games :

[Big Fo]

Man Utd have definitely been winning ugly the past couple of league games. In the first half I was pretty annoyed with how badly Young was playing, though wasn't the only one. Then he got an assist and two really nice goals.

Getting seven points from Arsenal, Chelsea, and Spurs (all away) in the last month or so is really good. Now we've got a bunch of easier games before the big derby.

[Grover]

Originally Posted by SirFozzie

Right now 'Arry couldn't get the lob of London Dogcatcher, never mind England manager.

Are you kidding? Harry could lose out with Spurs and they'd still hand him that job on a silver platter.

[TroyF]

Originally Posted by SirFozzie

Right now 'Arry couldn't get the lob of London Dogcatcher, never mind England manager.

Please. . . He lost on the road at Arsenal and lost against ManU with Parker out. Despite that, they actually outplayed ManU for most of the first half. Like Liverpool yesterday, they didn't capitalize on it and paid the price in the second half.

Harry is next England manager. I don't think there is any doubt about it.

[Grover]

Mario, was that a straight red for Guerrerro, I hope?

[whomario]

Originally Posted by Grover

Mario, was that a straight red for Guerrerro, I hope?

It was !

another vid where you can see his reaction : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxmD1Px51oU

he seriously seemed surprised ...

[TroyF]

Originally Posted by whomario

It was !

another vid where you can see his reaction : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxmD1Px51oU

he seriously seemed surprised ...

Seriously at a loss for words. Hope they are hard as hell on him and he misses a lot of time. The rest of the season would be a good start.

[miami_fan]

Originally Posted by SirFozzie

And..... Boom goes the dynamite:

Andre Villas Boas fired by Chelsea.

BBC Sport - Chelsea sack manager Villas-Boas

So it is the "manager's" fault again while the managers in the changing room maintain their innocence? Now, Roman wants to get Pep in.

[Marc Vaughan]

Can clubs please stop sacking managers while I'm trying to get a data update finalised .... grrrrr

[MIJB#19]

Just read Guerrero got an 8-game suspension. Sounds about right. See you back next season!

[cartman]

Originally Posted by Marc Vaughan

Can clubs please stop sacking managers while I'm trying to get a data update finalised .... grrrrr

The clubs apologize again. Those responsible for sacking the people who have just been sacked, have been sacked.

[MIJB#19]

Originally Posted by Marc Vaughan

Can clubs please stop sacking managers while I'm trying to get a data update finalised .... grrrrr

That makes me wonder, I'd almost like to bet there is a coach fired in soccer somewhere in the world every day of the year.

[Grover]

I thought I had said this last night, but apparently not... or it's in some other thread and I didn't realize it...

I think Roman's making a big mistake in sacking AVB. The first point, though trivial is that it cost him £15m in compensation to hire him and AVB had alluded to the compensation to him should he be sacked was rather large as well. But hey, Roman's a billionaire.

Second point: For Roman and the Chelsea support to expect AVB to come in and repeat what he did last term with winning the league and Europa, is just funny. Installing new tactics with a rather dug in and aging squad is going to be pretty damn impossible to do. They need to have an expectation of transition rather than winning the Prem and Champions League. AVB need at least one year of working with the current squad and a summer and second season of turning the squad into what he needs for his tactics to be successful and thrive in the Premier League.

Just because someone is compared to Jose Mourinho, does not mean he will immediately be Jose Mourinho.

It's also funny that a club that struggled for years until Roman bought them, now has such a spoiled and self righteous demand and expectation of success. Though I'm sure there's plenty of bandwagoners helping fuel that.

I despise Chelsea, but they've made a massive mistake. Whoever hires AVB next and gives him the time to get things running his way is going to have an absolutely fantastic manager.

[cartman]

Not sure if I've ever heard of this happening before. A ref gave an unconscious player on a stretcher a red card.

Unconscious Soccer Player Gets Red Card For Diving

[Grover]

Anybody else watching Arsenal/Milan?

[sovereignstar v2]

yes

[Grover]

Unbelievable half. Wondering if they'll go up 5-0 and concede a goal in stoppage to lose on away goals.

[SirFozzie]

it'll be an own goal to be even more soul crushing

[Crapshoot]

Arsenal is ridiculous.

[DaddyTorgo]

Originally Posted by Grover

I thought I had said this last night, but apparently not... or it's in some other thread and I didn't realize it...

I think Roman's making a big mistake in sacking AVB. The first point, though trivial is that it cost him £15m in compensation to hire him and AVB had alluded to the compensation to him should he be sacked was rather large as well. But hey, Roman's a billionaire.

Second point: For Roman and the Chelsea support to expect AVB to come in and repeat what he did last term with winning the league and Europa, is just funny. Installing new tactics with a rather dug in and aging squad is going to be pretty damn impossible to do. They need to have an expectation of transition rather than winning the Prem and Champions League. AVB need at least one year of working with the current squad and a summer and second season of turning the squad into what he needs for his tactics to be successful and thrive in the Premier League.

Just because someone is compared to Jose Mourinho, does not mean he will immediately be Jose Mourinho.

It's also funny that a club that struggled for years until Roman bought them, now has such a spoiled and self righteous demand and expectation of success. Though I'm sure there's plenty of bandwagoners helping fuel that.

I despise Chelsea, but they've made a massive mistake. Whoever hires AVB next and gives him the time to get things running his way is going to have an absolutely fantastic manager.

Way more than $15m.

Originally Posted by goal.com article

The full scope of Andre Villas-Boas' disastrous reign as Chelsea manager was unearthed Monday when it emerged the freshly sacked boss had cost the club more than $1.7 million per game – making him the most expensive managerial mistake in soccer history.

Figures leaked to the English media put the price of the 34-year-old Portuguese coach's acquisition and severance package at just over $68 million, a staggering cost for a stint that spanned only eight months and 40 games.

Yowza!

[cartman]

Now the rumor in Milan is that Inter boss Moratti is going to replace Ranieri with AVB. The last Portuguese coach they had worked out pretty well for them.

[NorvTurnerOverdrive]

oooh, i can beat that. mourinho AND ronaldo to chelsea.

(si.com rumors section)

[Grover]

Originally Posted by goal.com article
The full scope of Andre Villas-Boas' disastrous reign as Chelsea manager was unearthed Monday when it emerged the freshly sacked boss had cost the club more than $1.7 million per game – making him the most expensive managerial mistake in soccer history.

Figures leaked to the English media put the price of the 34-year-old Portuguese coach's acquisition and severance package at just over $68 million, a staggering cost for a stint that spanned only eight months and 40 games.

Yeaah, the £15m figure is the compensation they had to pay to Porto to pry him away from there. AVB back in October had said that he wouldn't be canned because the severance package was significantly more.

[TroyF]

The ref in this game is just comically bad. Bad refs look at this guy and stare at him in shock.

Arsenal need a miracle goal to send it to extra. Even if they don't get it, I love the fight they put up.

[AlexB]

Originally Posted by TroyF

The ref in this game is just comically bad. Bad refs look at this guy and stare at him in shock.

Arsenal need a miracle goal to send it to extra. Even if they don't get it, I love the fight they put up.

Agreed. It was like the ref was trialling some new rules or something - just completely baffling decisions at times and very inconsistent

[Grover]

Originally Posted by TroyF

The ref in this game is just comically bad. Bad refs look at this guy and stare at him in shock.

Arsenal need a miracle goal to send it to extra. Even if they don't get it, I love the fight they put up.

Commentator even said at one point "Every tackle is a card with this one"

[sovereignstar v2]

This was just on British TV recently. Heard good things about it and am downloading it now. Thought some here might want to download it.



http://www.fileserve.com/file/hETpCpb
FileSwap.com : QPR - The Four Year Plan.mp4 download free

BBC 2
Sunday, March 4th, 2012
11:15pm to 12:45am



An insight into the running of Queens Park Rangers football club in recent years, as cameras were given unprecedented access to the boardroom and the first team. In 2007, the club was facing relegation from the Championship as well as financial ruin, before being bought by F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone and Italian businessman Flavio Briatore. Soon after, they were joined on the board by Indian steel magnate Lakshmi Mittal, and together the new owners promised a return to glory for the club and its supporters.




Aspect Ratio......: 16:9
Resolution: 832x468
FPS.......: 25.000
Video Codec: H.264/MPEG-4 AVC
Video Bitrate: 1000 kb/s
Language: English.

[sovereignstar v2]

-Dola-

Just got done watching it and thought it was pretty damn good documentary.

[NorvTurnerOverdrive]

Originally Posted by sovereignstar v2

This was just on British TV recently. Heard good things about it and am downloading it now. Thought some here might want to download it.

downloaded it. much thanks.

[sovereignstar v2]

Messi with 4 in 60 minutes as Barca are blowing out Leverkusen 6-0.

[sovereignstar v2]

And there is numero cinco.

New CL record.

[sovereignstar v2]

APOEL-Lyon 15 minutes from penalties. Insane that a side from Cyprus is this close to the quarter-finals.

[sovereignstar v2]

Party time in Cyprus!

[Grover]

Johnson: Evra manufactured handshake row | News

Glen Johnson is just as delusional as the rest of the players and fans at Anfield.

[NorvTurnerOverdrive]

Originally Posted by sovereignstar v2

This was just on British TV recently. Heard good things about it and am downloading it now. Thought some here might want to download it.

goddamn this was awesome. his contempt for the fans is amazing. 'you paid ten pounds for a ticket. i put 35 million in the club. i want the names of the people that are booing me or i'll sell the club!'

does anyone listen to the men in blazers podcast? i swear i could listen to british people talk about the weather for hours and be captivated.

[sovereignstar v2]

[sovereignstar v2]

That Carling Cup win was quite the springboard. Got all sorts of players lined up for this summer I'm sure.

[Grover]

I'm really hoping to see Liverpool finish outside the top 10. At this point, it's an entirely realistic wish.

[sovereignstar v2]

A sports writer from The National claims that City have agreed to terms with Van Persie. lol

[Big Fo]

Thank you Swansea. What a lovely Sunday morning.

[TroyF]

Originally Posted by sovereignstar v2

A sports writer from The National claims that City have agreed to terms with Van Persie. lol

They'd better hope not. . . Arsne will have the entire clubs heads on a platter if it came out that it were true.

Wouldn't shock me a bit if RVP lands at either Man City, Barca or Real. I know Arsenal are going to try to keep him and I know he's been a savior this year. That said, the guy has a history of being made out of glass. How likely is it that he stays this healthy and plays at this level again?

One of those clubs opens the coffers and gives Arsenal an offer they can't refuse, he'll be gone. I can't see them sending him off in a cut rate deal though. They'd be better off keeping him for next year and riding out the contract then getting peanuts on the dollar (or pound) and let him play for an arch rival next year. Be better to play the living hell out of him next year and use him up than to allow that to happen.

It's been such a bizzare season as an Arsenal fan. Fabregas and Nasri go. (was not sad to see Nasri go, the timing just sucked) Wilshire gets hurt. Ramsey never really gets to form. The LB and RB positions are destroyed for much of the year. (Sagna is a terrific player, losing him was gut wrenching) This disaster at OT.The thrill of the win at Chelsea. Milan and Sunderland end any chances at trophies, followed by 2 down to Tottenham minutes into the game and the stunning 5 goal explosion afterwards.

Beat Newcastle tomorrow and you essentially have a 3 team race for the 2 available CL places. Lose to Newcastle at home and the roller coaster of a season continues.

Which makes me think they'll lose to Newcastle at home. The roller coaster must roll on, right?

[Big Fo]

[Easy Mac]

Yesterdays' NBC broadcast of NY and Dallas was solid. Nice to see MLS get on a new channel that most people tend to get in HD (sorry Fox). The camera was a bit low, but the picture was especially vibrant and sharp. Arlo White wouldn't shut up, but it seems as though he's an old radio guy, so that may explain why he kept chattering on.

[bulletsponge]

agree. enjoyed watching the game on the nbc channel

[Grover]

Arlo is awesome. I know Sounders fans were very, very disappointed to see him go to NBC.

[Crapshoot]

Originally Posted by sovereignstar v2

A sports writer from The National claims that City have agreed to terms with Van Persie. lol

City is just ridiculous to watch - some rich man's plaything with funny money. At least the likes of Tottenham have the support and base to earn their spending power.

[MIJB#19]

Originally Posted by sovereignstar v2

A sports writer from The National claims that City have agreed to terms with Van Persie. lol

Sounds like they need to sell newspapers.

Van Persie has made perfectly clear that he's got a priority order going: 1. finish season, 2. sit around the table with Arsène Wenger, 3. t/b/d based on 2.