Originally posted by vansmack:april fools?
Mexico Hires Bruce Arena as National Team Coach
Just a day after firing Mexican legend Hugo Sanchez as head coach of the Mexican national team, the Mexican Football Federation has found his replacement and it is a familiar face to U.S. national team fans.
Former U.S. national team, D.C. United and Red Bulls coach Bruce Arena will be named the new head coach of the Mexican national team at a press conference in Mexico City on Tuesday. Arena will sign a contract that will run through the 2010 World Cup.
On the Eve of the new Season...
Originally posted by god's shoeshine:Yes. But at 7:30 this morning when I openend up Soccer by Ives I had no idea what day it was. Totally fooled me.
april fools?
this day makes the internet unbearable
anyhow, dont know if i'll get to watch the matches today, but no totti for roma = no prayer
anyhow, dont know if i'll get to watch the matches today, but no totti for roma = no prayer
Originally posted by god's shoeshine:I'm all messed up with the calender, I thought it was April 1st when they appointed Keegan as the new boss at St. James.
here's a couple of other ones:
http://www.newcastleunited-mad.co.uk/news/loadnews.asp?cid=TMNW&id=385574
http://www.goal.com/en/Articolo.aspx?ContenutoId=642487
I see a stroll in the Roma park for the mighty red devils this evening.
Club strip teases faithful fans
Plymouth Argyle FC decided to capitalise on its Scottish manager and half a dozen Scottish players by changing to a new tartan away kit.
It ordered and displayed a prototype outfit and announced the decision on its club website on Tuesday morning.
Fans and media began to show an interest when star signing Steve McLean posed with the new kit.
But it was an elaborate April Fool hoax - in fact, the team will be wearing a tangerine and green kit for 2008-09.
Steve Hill, from the club's media department, said:"It was just a bit of fun. Quite a few people, including at least one team member, were caught out by it."
The Championship club,with an average home attendance of more than 13,000 supporters, came clean on its website on Tuesday afternoon and confessed all.
Plymouth Argyle FC decided to capitalise on its Scottish manager and half a dozen Scottish players by changing to a new tartan away kit.
It ordered and displayed a prototype outfit and announced the decision on its club website on Tuesday morning.
Fans and media began to show an interest when star signing Steve McLean posed with the new kit.
But it was an elaborate April Fool hoax - in fact, the team will be wearing a tangerine and green kit for 2008-09.
Steve Hill, from the club's media department, said:"It was just a bit of fun. Quite a few people, including at least one team member, were caught out by it."
The Championship club,with an average home attendance of more than 13,000 supporters, came clean on its website on Tuesday afternoon and confessed all.
Originally posted by 47 YEAR OLD VIRGIN:They didn't look sas good as they did on Saturday (Ronaldo looked as good as I've ever seen him on Saturday), but they played extremely well in Italy. Without Totti, Roma looked punchless.
I see a stroll in the Roma park for the mighty red devils this evening.
Vidic took a concerning knock (knee) in the first half and left on the cart.
Originally posted by vansmack:The good thing for Manchester is thay they are almost in the final. Barcelona is going through its worst crisis of the last five years and no one believes the team will beat Manchester United. Ronaldinho might not play again for Barcelona, Deco seems not keen on playing football at all. Marquez the same thing, although yesterday he played a few minutes. And the rest either injured or with a lack of confidence that is astonishing.
Originally posted by 47 YEAR OLD VIRGIN:They didn't look sas good as they did on Saturday (Ronaldo looked as good as I've ever seen him on Saturday), but they played extremely well in Italy. Without Totti, Roma looked punchless.
I see a stroll in the Roma park for the mighty red devils this evening.
Vidic took a concerning knock (knee) in the first half and left on the cart.
Two very entertaining games today.
A wise man once told me you never want to have to go to Turkey. It's nice a place to visit, but anytime you have to go to Turkey it can't be good. Chelsea found that out tonight. Fenerbahce were shit in the first half - coudn't have looked worse. But Chelsea failed to capitalize and boy did they pay the price in the second half. Deivid's game winner was exquisite.
Other than the last 15 minutes or so, I found the Arsenal/Liverpool match entertaining as well. Liverpool has to be feeling good about the result, but it very easily could have gone either way. A tie was probably a just result. I was rooting for Arsenal injuries and I got one in Van Persie getting hurt again.
A wise man once told me you never want to have to go to Turkey. It's nice a place to visit, but anytime you have to go to Turkey it can't be good. Chelsea found that out tonight. Fenerbahce were shit in the first half - coudn't have looked worse. But Chelsea failed to capitalize and boy did they pay the price in the second half. Deivid's game winner was exquisite.
Other than the last 15 minutes or so, I found the Arsenal/Liverpool match entertaining as well. Liverpool has to be feeling good about the result, but it very easily could have gone either way. A tie was probably a just result. I was rooting for Arsenal injuries and I got one in Van Persie getting hurt again.
Saturday, April 5
7:30am Arsenal vs. Liverpool (set)
10:00am Newcastle vs. Reading (FSC)
10:00am Manchester City vs. Chelsea (Set)
12:00pm Aston Villa Bolton (FSC)
6:00pm Fulham vs. Sunderland (SDC)
7:45pm Blackburn vs. Tottenham (SDC)
Sunday, April 6
8:30am Middlesbrough vs. Manchester Utd (Set)
4:30pm Everton vs. Derby (FSC)
7:30am Arsenal vs. Liverpool (set)
10:00am Newcastle vs. Reading (FSC)
10:00am Manchester City vs. Chelsea (Set)
12:00pm Aston Villa Bolton (FSC)
6:00pm Fulham vs. Sunderland (SDC)
7:45pm Blackburn vs. Tottenham (SDC)
Sunday, April 6
8:30am Middlesbrough vs. Manchester Utd (Set)
4:30pm Everton vs. Derby (FSC)
cl kind of takes the luster off of the best match this weekend. supposedly torres and gerrard are going to get rotated too
Originally posted by god's shoeshine:Still, it is great to have three games between Arsenal and Liverpool in six days. Great for football.
cl kind of takes the luster off of the best match this weekend. supposedly torres and gerrard are going to get rotated too
Originally posted by god's shoeshine:How 'bout Setanta getting Liverpool, Arsenal, United and Chelsea all in the same weekend?
cl kind of takes the luster off of the best match this weekend. supposedly torres and gerrard are going to get rotated too
I'd like to see all three games between arse and scum end up as a draw…both drop a couple of points in the league and have to play o/t in the champs lge…tired legs being the result. Add to that tempers will be stretched by game three so we might see some supsensions. Then if shitty do their cross-town loveable neighbours a favour this weekend United could pretty much have it wrapped up by Monday. Having said all that Boro always give utd fits for some reason so I'm taking nothing for granted.
I see old Goofy at Barca is out for the season..more good news for UTD if we get past Roma.
I see old Goofy at Barca is out for the season..more good news for UTD if we get past Roma.
Originally posted by vansmack:i didnt even notice that. i suppose that the shitty/chelski match could be mildly compelling as well
Originally posted by god's shoeshine:How 'bout Setanta getting Liverpool, Arsenal, United and Chelsea all in the same weekend?
cl kind of takes the luster off of the best match this weekend. supposedly torres and gerrard are going to get rotated too
You couldn't write this stuff for a movie. Your cross town rivals who hate you with a passion because of an inferiority complex go a long way to handing you the title by taking points off you closest challengers.
Originally posted by 47 YEAR OLD VIRGIN:If only shitty had helped us out as well…
You couldn't write this stuff for a movie. Your cross town rivals who hate you with a passion because of an inferiority complex go a long way to handing you the title by taking points off you closest challengers.
Originally posted by vansmack:Yeah fuck em!! You know they threw the game just to spite United…shitty even scored the first goal themselves for crying out loud!!! ;)
Originally posted by 47 YEAR OLD VIRGIN:If only shitty had helped us out as well…
You couldn't write this stuff for a movie. Your cross town rivals who hate you with a passion because of an inferiority complex go a long way to handing you the title by taking points off you closest challengers.
:)
Does the crazy lady still own the canaries?