On the Eve of the new Season...

Originally posted by god's shoeshine:
at least they have
<img src="http://aardling.com/wp-content/uploads/Peter-Crouch-robot-football.gif" alt=" - " />

Last I remember from my playing days….it's pretty hard scoring from the bench!!

i contend that roeder's fate was sealed when he was unable to land babel last year. not sure how i feel about that

Originally posted by vansmack:
When it was over I was quite happy Ryan Babel didn't play the entire 90 minutes. He would have found the back of the net for sure.

Mank, you were one Rooney gaff and one Peter Cech gaff away from correctly predicting both socres. Nicely done.

And in case you all missed it, Terry broke three bones and is out for nearly two months. No Drogba, no Terry, no Essien, no Kalou, no Mikel, no Makalele (oh wait, France moved his family to the mainland, nevermind). That's a team in trouble through February.

I have absolutely no, none, zilch, zero sympathy for them..with their squad they could put out two premiership teams, both in contention for champs league spots, so if they can't sort their egos out and start playing then tough titty!!!

Originally posted by Brain Walrus:

Originally posted by god's shoeshine:
at least they have
<img src="http://aardling.com/wp-content/uploads/Peter-Crouch-robot-football.gif" alt=" - " />

Last I remember from my playing days….it's pretty hard scoring from the bench!!

what are we arguing about? i thought it was striker depth

Originally posted by god's shoeshine:

Originally posted by Brain Walrus:

Originally posted by god's shoeshine:
at least they have
<img src="http://aardling.com/wp-content/uploads/Peter-Crouch-robot-football.gif" alt=" - " />

Last I remember from my playing days….it's pretty hard scoring from the bench!!

what are we arguing about? i thought it was striker depth

I didn't realize we were arguing.

i always take !! as arguing. my bad

Originally posted by god's shoeshine:
i always take !! as arguing. my bad

!! means a touch of sarcasm in the humor.

humor or humour ;)

Originally posted by god's shoeshine:
humor or humour ;)

Either one…I've crossed the Atlantic so many times even I'm not sure which is which anymore!!!

Originally posted by Brain Walrus:

Originally posted by god's shoeshine:
i always take !! as arguing. my bad

!! means a touch of sarcasm in the humor.

either that, or bull930 is on the way.

If you're like me and need to figure out where you need to be at certain times for the holidays…

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 22

7:30am Arsenal vs. Tottenham (Set)
10:00am Liverpool vs. Portsmouth (FSC)
10:00am Aston Villa vs. Manchester City (Set)
12:00pm Bolton vs. Birmingham (Set Del)
12:00pm Fulham vs. Wigan (FSC)
1:45pm Reading vs. Sunderland (Set Del)
4:30pm Middlesbrough vs. West Ham (FSC Del)


SUNDAY, DECEMBER 23

7:00am Manchester Utd vs. Everton (Set & FSC)
9:00am Newcastle vs. Derby County (Set)
11:00am Blackburn vs. Chelsea (FSC)


BOXING DAY

8:00am West Ham vs. Reading (Set)
8:00am Chelsea vs. Aston Villa (FSC)
10:00am Sunderland vs. Manchester Utd (Set)
10:00am Derby vs. Liverpool (FSC)
12:00pm Tottenham vs. Fulham (Set Del)
12:00pm Everton vs. Bolton (FSC)
1:45pm Wigan vs. Newcastle (Set Del)
2:30pm Portsmouth vs. Arsenal (FSC)
3:30pm Birmingham vs. Middlesbrough (Set Del and on FSC @ 5)


THURSDAY, DEC 27

2:45pm Manchester City vs. Blackburn (Set)


SATURDAY, DEC 29

9:45am West Ham vs. Manchester Utd (Set)
10:00am Chelsea vs. Newcastle (FSC)
12:00pm Everton vs. Arsenal (FSC)
12:15pm Tottenham vs. Reading (Set Del)
2:00pm Wigan vs. Aston Villa (Set Del)
2:30pm Birmingham vs. Fulham (FSC)
3:45pm Sunderland vs. Bolton (Set Del)


SUNDAY, DEC 30

8:30am Derby County vs. Blackburn (Set)
9:00am Portsmouth vs. Middlesbrough (FSC)
11:00am Manchester City vs. Liverpool (FSC)


TUESDAY, JAN 1

10:00am Manchester United vs. Birmingham (FSC)
12:00pm Aston Villa vs. Tottenham (FSC)
2:30pm Reading vs. Portsmouth (FSC)

(Setanta has not announced their 2008 schedule)

WEDNESDAY, JAN 2

2:30pm Newcastle vs. Man City (FSC)
5:00pm Bolton vs. Derby (FSC)

(Setanta has not announced their 2008 schedule)

wonder how the man u/neverton match got on both channels

Originally posted by god's shoeshine:
wonder how the man u/neverton match got on both channels

I'm not going to believe it until I see it, but they both list it. I thought it was weird too.

i usually go through the channel guide to set up my dvr recordings on sunday, and both channels definitely had it listed. what ought to be most interesting is if they have the same feed

So, who would you make England Captain?

owen ;)

Originally posted by god's shoeshine:
owen ;)

I said captain, as in on-field captain…. not head cheerleader from the treatment room.

my bad. steve taylor, then ;)

in all seriousness, john terry is a dick, and i kind of think gerrard isnt a lock to start…

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE DRAW

Ties to be played February 19/20 & March 4/5

Celtic v Barcelona
Lyon v Man Utd
Schalke 04 v FC Porto
Liverpool v Inter Milan
Roma v Real Madrid
Arsenal v AC Milan
Olympiacos v Chelsea
Fenerbahce v FC Sevilla