Real Football (Soccer to you Yanks) Thread

[Peter Parka]

The bookies are taking bets on the Championship next season now. Of course things will probably change a bit after all the ins and outs have happened but they have West Ham as favourites.


http://www.oddschecker.com/football/english/championship/winner

 

[Springsteen]

Finished watching the U-21 group stage earlier. England lost 2-1 to Czech Republic in stoppage time after leading 1-0 going into it.

.....

Anyway Spain also hammered Ukraine 3-0. Walk in the park for Spain where they had at least 66% possession.

 

[Unicorn Guild]

Have you guys been keeping an eye on any of the new kits?

The most recent set I've seen is from Tottenham:

Home

Away

Third

 

[Springsteen]

The home one looks kinda cheap. The purple one looks like something I'd chuck up after a bad pint. The black away is fine.

This is Man United's new home one, which looks really nice. The away one I think is a black and blue hooped one.

 

[Tuffdisc]

This is so funny, it is about Wayne Rooney's hair transplant/surgery
I was in stitches on the bus yesterday
http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/gallery/2011/jun/21/wayne-rooney-hair

Personal favourites are #1 #3 #4

 

[Racks]

Seen the new Liverpool 3rd kit... Horrible... White and BLUE... BLUE??? how can Liverpool have blue on their kits smh :mad

 

[Tuffdisc]

Seen the new Liverpool 3rd kit... Horrible... White and BLUE... BLUE??? how can Liverpool have blue on their kits smh :mad

It is terrible, I didn't want to break the bad news to you. :24: I won't be buying it, guess it will only be the first team kit for me, first time in years when I get my hands on it

 

[Racks]

It is terrible, I didn't want to break the bad news to you. :24: I won't be buying it, guess it will only be the first team kit for me, first time in years when I get my hands on it

I liked the Silver/Grey away top we had... Looked great with a pair of jeans...
My favourite away top in years... This one just wrong

 

[Zorak]

It is terrible, I didn't want to break the bad news to you. :24: I won't be buying it, guess it will only be the first team kit for me, first time in years when I get my hands on it

While some might argue grown men shouldn't buy replica kits anyway, nobody buys or wears tertiary kits!

 

[Tuffdisc]

I liked the Silver/Grey away top we had... Looked great with a pair of jeans...
My favourite away top in years... This one just wrong

I know what you mean

 

[Skorpy]

I only watch when England plays. I don't know why I bother.... They play crap.

I have a war zone here if Arsenal and Man U play against each other. Cause my son supports Arsenal and the hubby is more Man U

 

[Springsteen]

As long as you tell him that Arsenal will always play tippy tappy football and never win anything he should be fine.

 

[Zorak]

I only watch when England plays. I don't know why I bother.... They play crap.

Some things will never change, it's a struggle for me to watch as well

 

[Skorpy]

As long as you tell him that Arsenal will always play tippy tappy football and never win anything he should be fine.

Well yes, there is that. Or there is Rooneys constant moaning and shouting too. So I think I will rule out both haha.

 

[Skorpy]

Chelsea is defo off my list *cringes*

 

[Springsteen]

England are terrible to watch. Which is why I watch Germany or Spain instead. Germany are ruthless and effective whereas Spain play the great passing game and almost always win. Speaking of which their U-21's are on tonight.

If you're looking for a team to support, watch Barcelona.

 

[Skorpy]

Sadly, I think I will only ever watch England..even though their performance of late is shocking.

I must admit, Brazil are good players.

Argentina are filthy players lol.... fall down and handball galore!!

 

[Zorak]

Argentina will do well over the next few years, Batistuta looks like he knows what he is doing.

But nobody will replace Maradonna in my heart.

 

[Tuffdisc]

Sadly, I think I will only ever watch England..even though their performance of late is shocking.

I must admit, Brazil are good players.

Argentina are filthy players lol.... fall down and handball galore!!

You see that in the way a lot of continental footballers play, not just down to Argentina, it is rife in the game. As long as England doesn't win another World Cup, its non of FIFA's "concern"

 

[Racks]

Argentina are filthy players lol.... fall down and handball galore!!

Argentina will do well over the next few years, Batistuta looks like he knows what he is doing.

But nobody will replace Maradonna in my heart.

Its actually 25 years to the day. That Maradonna score 'The Hand of God'
probably the most controversial goal of all time.