Balls to Fiend (The Football Thread) (Read 1357843 times)

cofe · March 15, 2010, 03:03:24 pm

I was surprised Lennon was so far off fitness. He seems to have been out for ages.

Adam Lincoln · March 16, 2010, 09:33:26 pm

And the Chelski go out of Europe. Means they can concentrate on the league. Not great for us. (Man U)

Jaspersharpe · March 17, 2010, 09:01:43 am

Well done Jose!

Big win for Brighton last night. Easing away from danger.

nai · March 17, 2010, 10:20:18 am

Poet Laureate on Beckham:

ACHILLES BY CAROL ANN DUFFY

Myth's river - where his mother dipped him, fished him, a slippery golden boy flowed on, his name on its lips.

Without him, it was prophesied, they would not take Troy.

Women hid him, concealed him in girls' sarongs; days of sweetmeats, spices, silver songs...

But when Odysseus came, with an athlete's build, a sword and a shield, he followed him to the battlefield, the crowd's roar,

And it was sport, not war, his charmed foot on the ball...

But then his heel, his heel, his heel...

BBC News - David Beckham's Achilles immortalised by poet laureate

Richie Crouch · March 17, 2010, 10:23:54 am

Getting close in the ukb ff now! Sharpe still clinging on to 3rd place with the baying mob hot on his heels

Jaspersharpe · March 17, 2010, 10:48:12 am

Lot of games this week and for once I'm injury free and don't feel the need to tinker. Could be some changes in the league with the increased possibility of a big score.

Jaspersharpe · March 17, 2010, 11:00:58 am

http://www.twohundredpercent.net/?p=4769

nai · March 17, 2010, 11:27:15 am

Lure of sharks not enough for curbs:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/leagues/premierleague/hullcity/7463492/Iain-Dowie-appointed-new-Hull-City-manager.html

I completely screwed my ff team this week by doing subs etc in a rush, left fabregas as captain even though he wasn't playing, left defoe out of a home match and cuellar even though he was playing twice. That'll learn me.

Jaspersharpe · March 17, 2010, 11:35:54 am

Dowie seems like a nice bloke but I can't see him keeping them up.

Falling Down · March 17, 2010, 11:38:30 am

Quote from: Richie Crouch on March 17, 2010, 10:23:54 am

Getting close in the ukb ff now! Sharpe still clinging on to 3rd place with the baying mob hot on his heels

I've dropped two places in two weeks - worst performance all season..

Jaspersharpe · March 17, 2010, 11:41:56 am

See Portsmouth's appeal against the 9 point deduction's failed (as it was always going to). Irrelevant really.

Lund · March 17, 2010, 12:00:03 pm

Alternative take on beckham's injury.

http://www.newsbiscuit.com/2010/03/16/achilles-forced-to-pull-out-of-trojan-war/

Jaspersharpe · March 17, 2010, 12:04:48 pm

Quote

Don’t forget, we still have Wayne the Minotaur on our side

Old Trafford continues to eat itself.

Adam Lincoln · March 17, 2010, 10:17:45 pm

Not a good month for Terry.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/8572727.stm

Adam Lincoln · March 19, 2010, 11:42:00 am

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE QUARTER-FINAL DRAW:

Lyon v Bordeaux

Bayern Munich v MAN UTD

ARSENAL v Barcelona

Inter Milan v CSKA Moscow

cofe · March 19, 2010, 11:47:06 am

Inter will be happy with that. Arsenal, less so.

Jaspersharpe · March 19, 2010, 12:48:13 pm

Oh fuck. Was hoping The Scum would get Barca. Should be a good couple of games Arse v Barca though.

Jaspersharpe · March 19, 2010, 12:59:00 pm

Scum, Inter & Lyon must be favourites to progress in the other games. It's an interesting draw with no Chelski, Milan or Real.

Dolly · March 19, 2010, 01:01:57 pm

Arse vs Barca is deffo the tie of the round isn't it ?
Are the draws for the semis done on a top/bottom half of the draw thing or is it just all 4 teams in the hat ?

Jaspersharpe · March 19, 2010, 01:09:49 pm

It's done on a top / bottom half thing so The Scum have got a fucking good draw. If Arsenal get past Barca they'll probably have Inter in the semi.

Dolly · March 19, 2010, 01:16:14 pm

Yep looks like that.
Can't see Arse beating both Barca and Inter tho' despite them being great against Porto.
If I was a betting man I'd go for a Man U vs Barca final

Dr T · March 19, 2010, 05:31:40 pm

Quote from: Jaspersharpe on March 19, 2010, 01:09:49 pm

It's done on a top / bottom half thing so The Scum have got a fucking good draw. If Arsenal get past Barca they'll probably have Inter in the semi.

oh bugger

tomtom · March 20, 2010, 08:57:58 pm

We're doomed.
HCAFC were fucking shite today against Pompey. For some reason we found ourselves gifted with a 2:1 lead but blew it in the last 5 mins against a team that are (sorry Pompey) crap.
We were crapper.

Fuck knows why the chairman got rid of Brownie for Dowie.. I'll get myself a coke in preparation.. Wondering whether or not to delay season pass purchase to see if it'll be cheaper when we're relegated...

cofe · March 20, 2010, 10:31:06 pm

Dowie reminds me if that alien farmer bad guy thing out of men in black. Not to be trusted.

Jaspersharpe · March 21, 2010, 09:48:23 am

Quote from: tomtom on March 20, 2010, 08:57:58 pm

Wondering whether or not to delay season pass purchase to see if it'll be cheaper when we're relegated...

Unlikely as the deficit's gonna have to get paid somehow.

It doesn't look good unfortunately mate..........

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/blog/2010/mar/19/hull-city-portsmouth-finances