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On the Eve of the new Season...

godsshoeshine
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Re: On the Eve of the new Season... January 12, 2009 at 03:16 PM UTC #
well…every team needs a dodgy hair player. id rather it be carroll than alan smith

the corner really did confuse me. i was laughing at the result though. the side that man u put out did not impress me, but man did they prove me wrong. i dont think scolari knows what he's doing
vansmack
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Re: On the Eve of the new Season... January 12, 2009 at 05:19 PM UTC #
godsshoeshine wrote:
the corner really did confuse me. i was laughing at the result though. the side that man u put out did not impress me, but man did they prove me wrong. i dont think scolari knows what he's doing


What, the thought of Giggs, Fletcher and Park in the midifield with Johnny Evans and Gary Neville on the back line didn't have you shaking in your boots?  Me neither, to be honest.  How Carrick sits that one out is beyond me…

That being said, Park is an amazing workhorse (his yellow was BS - if you card Park for the dive how did you not card Ballack for his dive in the box), Giggs looked as good as I've seen him in recent years and Johnny Evans was surprisingly strong.  That being said, you guys are both right: as good as United played, that result was much more about Chelsea looking in poor form.  I thought the talk of Scolari was premature, but now I'm starting to agree. 
godsshoeshine
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Re: On the Eve of the new Season... January 12, 2009 at 05:39 PM UTC #
yeah, carrick's ommission was confusing, but whats happened to anderson and nani? i kind of liked that one of them would get time last year in nearly every match, but i dont think ive seen either on the pitch in the half dozen or so man u matches ive watched this year. i never rated park highly, but hes done well each time ive seen him play this year
godsshoeshine
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Re: On the Eve of the new Season... January 13, 2009 at 04:11 PM UTC #
hey smackie

is the toon/hull replay not on tv? i cant find it  :'(
vansmack
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Re: On the Eve of the new Season... January 13, 2009 at 05:01 PM UTC #
godsshoeshine wrote:
hey smackie

is the toon/hull replay not on tv? i cant find it  :'(


It is not:

Tuesday, Jan 13

3:00pm FA Cup Bristol City vs Portsmouth (Set)


Wed,  Jan. 14

3:00pm Premiership Man Utd vs Wigan (Set)
3:00pm  FA Cup Southend United vs Chelsea (FSC)
godsshoeshine
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Re: On the Eve of the new Season... January 13, 2009 at 05:17 PM UTC #
booo
godsshoeshine
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Re: On the Eve of the new Season... January 14, 2009 at 09:47 PM UTC #
guess i should be glad. messageboards claim owen missed half a dozen easy chances

oh and zogs apparently is telling lyon to come get him  ::)
vansmack
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Re: On the Eve of the new Season... January 15, 2009 at 07:08 PM UTC #
Well, the write up about the match refelcted your thoughts.  This is going to be a much longer season then you or I imagined.

United weren't much better after Rooney went off.  Ronaldo is a bit of a waste without Rooney out there running off the ball.  At this point I'd take the 100 Million Euros and move on.
vansmack
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Re: On the Eve of the new Season... January 15, 2009 at 07:17 PM UTC #
Saturday, January 17

10:00am Bolton vs Man Utd (set)
10:00am Chelsea vs Stoke City (FSC) 
10:00am Blackburn vs Newcastle (Set XTRA - DirectTV only)
12:30pm Hull City vs Arsenal (FSC) 
5:00pm Blackburn vs Newcastle (Set)
6:45pm Sunderland vs Aston Villa (Set)
8:00pm Manchester City vs Wigan (FSC)


Sunday, January 18

8:25am West Ham vs Fulham (Set)
11:00am Tottenham vs Portsmouth (FSC) 


Monday, January 19

3:00pm Liverpool vs Everton (Set)
vansmack
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Re: On the Eve of the new Season... January 16, 2009 at 06:37 PM UTC #
godsshoeshine wrote:
http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=609950&sec=europe&cc=5901
nooooooooo


I know - I saw that.  I couldn't wait to pick them in the Streak for the Cash.  Now I think I'll pass.

Total bummer.

I also hear the Kaka deal is done.  Amazing if true.
lwoxley
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Re: On the Eve of the new Season... January 18, 2009 at 01:30 AM UTC #
Okay people, nothing to see here, move along. now please…the premiership race is over as of today so you can all go home…!!!
lwoxley
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Re: On the Eve of the new Season... January 18, 2009 at 01:35 AM UTC #
vansmack wrote:
godsshoeshine wrote:
  I thought the talk of Scolari was premature, but now I'm starting to agree. 


Please - before this season even started……. remind me again who said Dr. Phil wasn't going to do anything with Chelski…like he didn't do anything with Portugal. My mum would've won a world cup medal as manager of Brasil so that's nothing great on his resume.
godsshoeshine
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Re: On the Eve of the new Season... January 19, 2009 at 06:19 PM UTC #
seems as though mike decided to bless us with his services for the rest of the season…and promptly stop scoring. thanks for that mike

pen was dodgy, but the team absolutely quit afterwards. toon are shocking, and the only think that can stave off relegation is how shocking the whole second half of the table is
vansmack
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Re: On the Eve of the new Season... January 20, 2009 at 07:23 PM UTC #
CARLING CUP SEMIS -Second Leg

Tuesday, January 20

2:55pm Man Utd vs Derby (Set)


Wednesday, January 21

2:40pm Burnley vs Tottenham (Set)


godsshoeshine
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Re: On the Eve of the new Season... January 20, 2009 at 07:58 PM UTC #
i took the under for man u/derby in the streak

vansmack
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Re: On the Eve of the new Season... January 20, 2009 at 08:01 PM UTC #
godsshoeshine wrote:
i took the under for man u/derby in the streak


Me too.  Then I saw the back four of Rafeal, O'Shea, Neville and Evans.  How can Derby not score with that back four?  That means United will have to score 3 to move on…ugh.  Here's to hoping they pitch a shutout.
vansmack
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Re: On the Eve of the new Season... January 20, 2009 at 10:31 PM UTC #
I knew Derby would score.  Dammit - I wish I had checked the lineup in time.  Oh well, my streak was only at 1 anyway.
godsshoeshine
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Re: On the Eve of the new Season... January 20, 2009 at 10:35 PM UTC #
3 losses in a row. though i had it last night with kobe outscoring poor lil brony bron too  :-[
vansmack
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Re: On the Eve of the new Season... January 21, 2009 at 05:21 PM UTC #
AIG ending sponsorship of Manchester United

Thankfully.  I can't tell you how much shit I get for wearing the AIG logo on nearly everything I own.  It used to be good before the financial collapse - everybody wanted to work for them, but since the collapse, I take nothing but shit (and it has nothing to do with soccer).  Don't folks realize what a sponsor is?  Of course not - they would have to take the time to understand AIG's roll in the crisis rather than just listening to the news about how bad AIG is without bothering to find out why or how…

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