On the Eve of the new Season...

godsshoeshine wrote:tommy also said that man u hadnt had an irish player in forever and then named like a dozen during the match last leg

I remember that.  I think his comment was totally taken out of context (something along the lines of "great" or "through the ranks"), but his defense only served to confuse the issue even more.

godsshoeshine wrote:
but barca would be happy to know he has a HUGE mancrush on messi

Thankfully, he's not doing that game today.  I opted to watch Munich/Barca because I don't think I can sit through another Chelsea/Liverpool snoozer…

i'm not going to get a chance to watch any footie tonight, but i would have done the same

godsshoeshine wrote:
i'm not going to get a chance to watch any footie tonight, but i would have done the same

30 minutes in I switched to the all-England affair.  And here I thought 2-2 to Porto was bad…

vansmack wrote:
According to one of the announcers, I think it was Tommy, Fergie had the option of moving the game to Saturday and chose not to.  I can't see this being true, and if it is, a very questionable decision.

its was true - sky offered to switch it to noon Sat - SAF declined because he wanted the extra rest from the midweek internationals

ah that makes sense

i saw a bunch of 'pool fans laughing at you guys yesterday morning. karma i suppose

we were shocking again against Porto - was in Dublin for a quick trip and saw all the Dub Liverpool fans getting on planes yesterday morning to watch the game - then immigration at Dulles kindly had the game on while we were waiting so got to see Chelsea go ahead!!

when we came back from dublin last summer immigration had the euro final on. my wife had a good time laughing at me watching the floor for 20 minutes so i didnt spoil the dvred result

godsshoeshine wrote:
when we came back from dublin last summer immigration had the euro final on. my wife had a good time laughing at me watching the floor for 20 minutes so i didnt spoil the dvred result

Been there, done that.  On many occasions, actually.  I've also gotten quite adept at covering the ESPN bottom line lately (even when I'm a guest at someone else's house).

i never thought i'd grow to dislike the bottom line, but the dvr has changed all that

Clever bastards:

ESPN in talks to buy Setanta

vansmack wrote:
Clever bastards:

ESPN in talks to buy Setanta

plus, setanta broadcasts aussie rules. . . .so far, i have not been able to make the sale to the wife that we need to sign up for setanta to watch aussie rules, but if it goes to espn, then i would guess that would become part of their sports package.

$15 a month to watch Aussie Rules football?  You're mad.

But yes, ESPN would move The U to where classic is, move Classic to the Sports Pack tier, change it's name and broadcast EPL, UEFA and Aussie Rules football saving all of us $15 a month.

Saturday, April 11

7:40am Liverpool vs Blackburn Rovers (Set)
9:40am Sunderland vs Manchester United (Set)
10:00am Chelsea vs Bolton (FSC)
12:30pm Stoke City vs Newcastle (FSC)
6:45pm Tottenham Hotspur vs West Ham (Set)
8:30pm Middlesbrough vs Hull (Set)


Sunday, April 12

12:00am Wigan vs Arsenal (FSC)
11:00am Manchester City vs Fulham (FSC)
12:30pm Aston Villa vs Everton (Set)

vansmack wrote:

brennser wrote:
whoah!!! now THAT was squeaky bum time!!! talk about a dream debut

I watch a lot of soccer, even delving into some reserve squad matches on MUTV, constantly read about the squad on the internet - you name it.  But I have NEVER heard of the kid, I still can't even pronounce his full name, though I can tell you this - he's my new favorite Italian footballer!

how much do you love this guy now

Totally unbelievable.  He's still my favorite Italian footballer.  And I'm glad I didn't make the prediction "He'll probably never score a goal again…"

When I first saw his second goal, I though it just deflected off him, but when I saw the replay, I think he actually intended to do that, which is incredible. 

Outside of that, it's getting really hard to watch United with this form.  They're terrible right now.  Just awful.

they really are limping to the end

it really hit me how horrid this season has been for the toon when i was pretty surprised to get a draw at stoke

Tuesday, April 14

2:45pm Chelsea vs Liverpool (ESPN2)
2:45pm Bayern Munich vs Barcelona (Set)


Wednesday, April 15

2:45pm Porto FC vs Manchester United (ESPN2)
2:45pm Arsenal vs Villareal (Set)

vansmack wrote:
Outside of that, it's getting really hard to watch United with this form.  They're terrible right now.  Just awful.

agreed, I have been watching the last 4 or 5 games through my fingers…..awful stuff - what the hell has happened to Vidic??

id say the over under on me losing interest and just fast forwarding to the goals on the chelzzzz/pool match tonight is 25'