Indeed you did. Quality they were too.Quote:
Originally Posted by JPaul
Squarehead's been quite the lucky lad this season, even got Hartson to smile in that piccy.
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Indeed you did. Quality they were too.Quote:
Originally Posted by JPaul
Squarehead's been quite the lucky lad this season, even got Hartson to smile in that piccy.
:lol: irl, thanks for that.Quote:
Originally Posted by manker
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Originally Posted by manker
Yeah i ment better value not a better player, i think a 90 year old Zidane would be better than Drogba in his prime, but in the 4 years Zidane & Figo have been at Real 2 have ended trophyless and both players value has dropped to pratically nothing, Figo is likley to be let off on a free transfer to some mid level Priemership team, Zidane isn't worth more than £7million or so these days, and his days at the top flight are numbered.
One of the stupidest moves Real have made is to sell Mackelele, true they needed the money to pay for Beckham, but i would take Mackelele over Beckham anyday. He's in my mind the worlds best defensive midfielder, if your going to have attacking wingers and another attacking midfielder like Lampard or someone you need someone like Parker/Mackelele/Carrick to sit in front of the back 4 and win you those important balls and play it nice and simple to someone who is gonna go forward with it.
Beckham can cross the ball and cross dress, not much else tho :P
That's just mad talkQuote:
Originally Posted by Peerzy
I very much doubt that they needed the money and at the time DB was one of the top footballers in the World.Quote:
One of the stupidest moves Real have made is to sell Mackelele, true they needed the money to pay for Beckham, but i would take Mackelele over Beckham anyday.
If you really believe that then you don't actually watch puntsphere.Quote:
Beckham can cross the ball and cross dress, not much else tho :P
DB may not be the force he once was, but he is and always was a quality player.
I read somewhere that the same of a midfield player was needed to bring in Beckham, so Mackalele was shifted off to Chelsea for £16 mill.Quote:
Originally Posted by JPaul
Since said sale RM have won nowt and been knocked out very early in teh CL. In every team you need balance, if your to have an attacking midfielder and 2 attacking wingers you need a good holding midfielder, someone which RM lack.
At the time DB might have been a great player but now 2 years on i feel he's losing his magic. Think in 2 years time will he still be a an automatice England/Real Madrid choice :unsure:
Just heard that Man Utd have signed Park Ji-Sung. He says that he's not going there because of some asian targeted marketing strategy - but one wonders.
Btw, I've never had great looks on Beckham. I can't tell anymore but I don't think it's because he's left United 'cos even when he was there, I never held him in the same regard as Keane, Giggs or Scholes. I thought he was the poorest of that quartet, as I did with the Euro 2004 England midfield of Gerrard, Lampard, Scholes and Becks.
Spanish international Del Horno has signed for Chelsea for £8 mill.
Out of Beckham, Gerrard, Lampard and Cole i still think Beckham is the weakest. If he wasn't in the side Cole could play on the right where he's best at and someone else on the left. Joe Cole on the left is no where near as effective as he is on the right.
Beckham is still a good player but majorly overhyped.
Never heard of him :blink: :lol:
I had to check the BBC website to see if you were rodding me.
Never :huh: ?
He scored against England in the friendly half a year ago, the one where Rooney was subbed after like 30 minutes cause he was about to get sent off :lol:
He's very good, not a great attacking or crossing thread but a great tackler and very fast. Who needs an attacking full back when you can play Duff, Robben & Cole in the winger position :snooty:
Don't recall that game well as I was in teh pub. I do remember Roony almost losing it, Neville kicking Reyes up in the air several times (to much applause) and Xavi playing out of his skin but the rest is a blur. Never really noticed him in other games either, I guess.Quote:
Originally Posted by Peerzy
And stop showing off about Robben and Duff :snooty: :lol:
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Originally Posted by manker
Yeah someone kicks the ball over the top and it goes off Rooney just missing it, the Keeper goes to get the ball and Rooney stands theer till he's bending over and give him a nice shove over the secruity fence :lol: Ref was too far away to see.
BTW Manker, who's better,
Robben
Duff
Klieberson
Miler
:unsure:
You spelled Ronaldo and Rooney incorrectly :snooty:Quote:
Originally Posted by Peerzy
Who's better, Peerzy:
Robben
Duff
or
Rooney
Ronaldo
No fecking contest, the reds have it :01:
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Originally Posted by manker
Rooney has quality, however Ronaldo is a bit too much of a pussy for me to like, and i like most pussy.
Come within 20 feet of him and he hits the deck faster than a Drogba attempting the fly.
If you look at both squads, first XI and the subs, Chelsea have a far better team, except maybe the attacking side, at which point i think it would be best if we just played 6 in midfield.
After a quality forward signing i seriously cannot see Rooney and Ronaldo coming any close to the quality of a fully fit Chelsea team. Hey even without Drogba (Good thing) Duff, Robben, Bridge, Terry, Ferrerier or Cech we still manage to kick your asses 3-1 (Should have been 2-1 tho)
All those players we missed ammounted to about £82 million + however much you would say Terry is (At least £25 million pushing on £30 million.
Oh and its gonna be a hard summer for Sir Alex, on paper Man U should seriously be kicking ass. Defence looks strong (could add maybe 1 more world class signing as Brown looks iffy) Midfield is starting to age but still there all great talents (Minus Klieberson) but lacks good bench support. Attack is very good (Rooney & VNR are extreamly gifted but then theres Saha & Smith who never really do anything apart from warm the bench. Think when VNR is out for 2 months who else do you play up front thats a prove goalscorer? When Ronaldo is on the floor claiming he's broken his leg who do you pull out the back? Klieberson, the player who in his last 10 appearances has not scored and funny enough in those last 10 games for Man U they have not won.
Chelsea have a number of supporting players. Defence for example Johnson is are only weak point. Gallas, Terry & Carvalho are all world class. Brige & now Del Horno are both good. Midfield you've got Duff who plays on the left, then you've got Robben & Cole who can play on either the left or the right. Lampard who's one of the best attacking midfielders in the game and Mackalele who is the best holding midfielder in the game. Take a few of them away and who can you play.... Tiago? may cast your minds back to his 30 yard strike against teh Redage. You can bring back Gudjonson into an attacking midfield position, much like Rooney plays. Maybe we still need another midfielder, Jarosik is shyte and havn't seen enough of Smertin.
Up front in our main issue, Drogba is okay, he was class at the start of the season but then hit injuries and the last half was utter shyte. Kezman in my mind didn't get enough playing time and starts and he could be a big hit at the Bridge in my view. Gudjohnson is our only real sucess of the season but he doesn't really play striker anymore, he's more of an attacking midfielder.
I mock your....ummm, well i mock you :01:Quote:
No fecking contest, the reds have it :01:
Fecked if I'm going to answer that at ten past three! I'll look again tomorrow. Nice post tho'.
Have to explain, when I said the reds have it - I meant the red font. Rooney and Ronaldo are better than Duff and Robben.
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Originally Posted by manker
30 past 3 now, although im not sure if i agree with your claim about teh blue wingers :01:
If we really want to be fair we should compare each player to where he plays.
Cech/Howard
Ferrieir/Nevil
Terry/Ferdinand
Carvalho/Brown
Del horno/Hienze
Duff/Ronaldo
Lampard/Keane
Mackalelele/Scholes
Robben/Giggs
Gudjohnson/Rooney
Drogba/RVN
At only 2 places there would i choose Man U players (Rooney & RVN).
BTW pissed out my skull so can't be assed to check players spellings :bawa:
editage: just been confirmed chelsea have put in a bid worth £57 mill for Shevchenko. Milan are still to decide what to do...
Bah, at least let me pick the United side.Quote:
Originally Posted by Peerzy
As it stands, I have it 6-5 to United. I'm just copying and pasting from yours 'cos I'm stoned. Duno if you know but I'm always right after a smoke.
Cech/Howard Blue
Ferrieir/Nevil Red
Terry/Ferdinand Red
Carvalho/Brown Blue
Del horno/Hienze Red
Duff/Ronaldo Red
Lampard/Keane Blue
Mackalelele/Scholes Blue
Robben/Giggs Blue
Gudjohnson/Rooney Red
Drogba/RVN Red
Scholes was a tough call. Tomorrow I might think he's better.
Thinking about it Del Horno/Hienze was a close one for me as well, Hieze is good but i havn;t seen enough of Del horno.
Ronald/suff is also close but i still think Duff is a better player.
Terry is way better than Ferdinand, and he's not sniffing coke :lol:
i just picked the Man u side i thought was best, unless you want klieberson on for Rooney :unsure:
hoping milan accept the 57 mill for shevy, 57 mill could get you alot of smoke if your the milan coach :lol:
Chelski are finding it really tricky to sign a world-class centre forward, now they want Crespo back. Their bids this summer have equalled something in excess of £300million - all have been flatly refused by either the player or the club.
Adriano - nah.
Samuel Eto'o - nah.
Thierry Henry - nah.
Andriy Shevchenko -nah.
David Trezeguet - nah.
Fernando Torres - nah.
Even Owen has intimated that he'd prefer to go to United - and Fergie doesn't want him.
Funny, even though they have billions at their disposal, they can't attract big players at big clubs. Wonder if it's anything to do with prestige.
I think its more to do with all of those strikers like where they are and are in big enough clubs.
Chelsea should put in a bid for up and coming Brazilian star Robinho.
Tevez plays for a brazilian side but is Argentinaian and is class. Fernando Cavenghi is also going to be a world class striker in the next few years. However Chelsea want a proven striker now.
No. It's that they're already at a bigger club and to move to Chelsea would be a step down - not so much in footballing class but in prestige.
I think Robinho is off to Madrid, despite the Arsenal rumours - he's another of those S. American players where companies own him rather than a club, which often complicates matters. Tevez is quality but he's only just moved. Give him another year, maybe two, at Corinthians (or wherever he is) and he'll be in Europe. From what I've seen he's a better striker than Robinho.
So far we have Mo Camara, a Bosman reject.
Exciting times indeed.
I actually can`t believe that you got him from us(burnley), i thought he was coming to the end of his football career. :unsure:Quote:
Originally Posted by JPaul
Kezman's gone to Athletico Madrid. Duno how much for, they've not disclosed that yet.
I bet he'll score a shedload, like Forlan :dry:
Source? I thought they were wrapping up a loan deal for a year not a full sale?
Yeah Tevez is at Corinthians, he;s a better finisher than Robinho, although he doesn't have the running at the defence doing step overs at 90ph skills Robinho does.
Tonight on Channel 5 at about 7:30 is the Confederations Cup Final (Brazil V Argentina) and because last match Argentina had a striker sent off it means Tevez will be playing tonight, Robinho will also be a starter for Brazil. Looking to be a good match, watch out for the Argintina medfielder called Pablo Aimar (Valencia) as he's class.
Here's where I read it but since last night they've ammended the article and said it's not finalised.Quote:
Originally Posted by Peerzy
I thought Chelsea were looking for a striker, they've already got Duff and Robben to taken players on at pace, Tevez would be a better buy for them than Robinho. They won't get either tho'.
I am quite liking this new trend of snubbing Roman's billions :D
Also ... I duno, I think Aimar has missed the boat. He was awesome 2 world cups ago but hasn't done much since. He is stagnating in a mediocre Valencia team when he should be at his peak. He is playing well for Argentina but his club form is pretty average and has been for years. He needs a move.
Well i saw him on Fm2005 (Football Manager and his stats were high) so i've seen him in the confererdtions cup for like 4 matchs and checked out a few clips and he looked good.
Yeah Jose lieks to play a 4-3-3 with Robben/Duff as the wingers on the front three, Gudjohnson in the midfielder as well as lamps and mackalele. We just need a decent drogba replacement.
Ah, there's my weakness. I don't play any football manager games.
Practically all of my mates do and I swear when they're talking about footie, they swap between the two just to confuse me.
All too often I'm completely http://moderation.invisionzone.com/s...fault/bawa.gif when they're talking about how well some Costa Rican is playing in Serie A.
Its a class game, although takes too much time and i find it eating away at my hours. 8 days so far and only into my 3rd season. Also sometimes you feel its too hard on you and htings that have happened this season cannot be applied (Gudjohnson in midfield for example) Robben is also shit, maybe i just fnd it too unlife like, i have expect teh Man Utd keeper to drop the ball but he doesn't :(
BTW its offical now on CHelsea's website:
8 Mill Euro's is £5.3 mill, we brough him for £5.5 mill so not a bad deal.Quote:
Mateja Kezman has been sold to Atlético Madrid for a fee of eight million euros.
Kezman joins the Primera Liga club on a three year deal and will be introduced at the Vicente Calderòn Stadium in Madrid this afternoon, Wednesday.
The Serbian international has spent one year at Chelsea during which time he won Premier League champion and Carling Cup winner medals. But after a bright pre-season he was unable to establish himself in the side and started only 14 games while being a substitute in 27 others.
He scored seven goals including the third in the Carling Cup Final. Despite his lack of goals his determined spirit resulted in loud support from the fans whenever he took to the pitch, and a much enjoyed moment in the last minute at home to Newcastle when he converted a penalty with an audacious chip at the Matthew Harding end.
His finest 90 minutes was undoubtedly the home UEFA Champions League game with Barcelona when he led the line in the suspended absence of Didier Drogba and with Eidur Gudjohnsen being used as an attacking midfielder. Although he didn’t score he was crucial in the build-up to the first and third goals.
Partly because of the form of his colleagues he never managed to start more than two games in a row and was unable to build a level of form to compete for a place in the starting line-up, but his involvement in Chelsea’s double trophy season is much respected by everyone at the club and he leaves with thanks and best wishes for his future.
At Atlético Madrid he will join the former Chelsea winger Jesper Grønkjær.
I think they all play Champ Manager. Duno if it's any different but they keep telling me to take it up (Of course, they buy their games, I doubt I'd have to do that :shifty: )
I tend to make them think that I reckon they're a bit sad for spending so much time on it but I prolly spend at least as much time posting here as they do pretending that they're football managers :huh:
Meh, I put the official manker rubber stamp on it at 11 O'Clock last night :snooty:Quote:
Originally Posted by Peerzy
Championship manager was what it use to be called. Its now Football Manager because the companie split into two. One companie took the name (CHamp Manager) the other took the database and coding. The new CHmapionshop manager is shit because its made by a different company and just a cheap rip off of the new Football Manager (old championshp manager with the databse and such)
Also i found this interesting:
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Chelsea have made an informal approach for Real Madrid striker Michael Owen.
Representatives of the Premiership champions contacted Real yesterday to enquire about a price for the the England striker.
While no bid was lodged, Chelsea were told that their £14million valuation Owen was £3m below the price Real would demand.
Sportsmail revealed yesterday that Owen had spent the previous day viewing a series of Surrey properties close to Chelsea's new training base at Cobham.
The fact that Chelsea have now spoken to Madrid will only add to the speculation that Owen is set for a return to the Premiership after just one season in Spain.
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has suffered a series of high-profile rejections in his search for a proven goalscorer.
Atletico Madrid Enrique Cerezo president told them yesterday that they had no chance of signing Fernando Torres. Torres was reportedly the subject of an approach by Chelsea chief executive Peter Kenyon during a meeting with Atletico representatives last week to discuss Mateja Kezman's £5m move to Spain.
While Kezman arrived in Madrid yesterday to discuss the details of his transfer, Cerezo said: "Roman Abramovich can forget about Torres."
With players such as Inter Milan's Adriano and AC Milan's Andriy Shevchenko all out of reach, it appears that the combination of Owen's Premiership goal scoring feats for Liverpool, his availability and relatively modest price tag have convinced Mourinho to turn to a player who originally did not rank on his list of top targets.
Despite Owen's 13 goals in 35 league games for Real, the Spanish media believe the 25-year-old striker is expendable as club president Florentino Perez launches a summer rebuilding programme following two barren campaigns.
The arrival of Brazilian Robinho will increase the pressure for places in attack at the Bernabeu and Real might welcome the chance to double the £8m they paid Liverpool last season for Owen.
Found this funny:
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Referee Andy D'Urso will officiate in the Football League next season after being dropped from the Premiership list, reports BBC Radio Five Live.
The Essex official only took charge of 12 top-flight games last season after serving a 28-day suspension.
D'Urso received the ban after booking Blackburn's Barry Ferguson twice against Southampton on 21 August 2004, but failed to send the midfielder off.
:lol: :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Peerzy
I think he's been relegated before, How I remember him is shitting himself a few years back when four United players charged at him after he gave a penalty against us.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/olmedia/149000...y_durso300.jpg
I remember better phoaties in The Sun of Keane screaming with his veins bulging out of his neck and D'Urso wanting Mummy.
Looks like Jeremy and Andrew Aldieri are coming to the hoops on a 1 year loan deal.
SPL have also changed the rules which were a max of 2 loans in per team. I see the future, I see more loans. I don't care, if they are wearing the hoops they are one of us :blink: You know what I mean.
Feck, Jeremy who :blink:
Do you know nowt aboot puntsphere.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/media/images/3...iadiere150.jpg
I pwned myself with roddage http://moderation.invisionzone.com/s...ault/PWNED.gif
Thought you meant Chelsea's Geremie but shortly afterwards I realised it was spelled Geremie and understood your post a bit better.
There, that makes sense now :blink:
I posted me replie and thought "bar steward, rodded by manrod" as I hit the submit button.Quote:
Originally Posted by manker
I then thought "feck it, me is an arse and deserves the lamb basting which will cum."
I give t'point in good grace, in spite of your rare self-roddery.
What the feck are liv'pool doing?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/foot...ol/4646695.stm
Looks like Gerrard is off, probably to Chelski but I'd love it if United bought him. Not gonna happen tho' :(
I'd say Man U are contenders, Glazer wants to prove he's putting money into the club, Gerrard has already said he is his favourite player and a perfect replacement for Keane who's on his last leg it seems. However if Chelsea really want him, Chelsea will get :snooty: