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There was crowd trouble again last night? Anyone have a link to an article I can read about it?

John Terry is injuged again. He just came back too. Boo -.- Hope he gets better.

Enjoy! :)

Watched Bremen - Ajax today. It was boring. Ajax had no realistic chance to kick out Bremen. They needed a difference of 5 goals, I think. And Bremen played not really good too. I had to laugh so hard when Ajax made the 3-1. Two more goals and they would have kicked out Bremen. :lol:
*figures she shouldn't laugh as Bremen is one of the teams she supports*

Ohh Leverkusen drawed against Blackburn and knocked them out. Go them!

Yes, well done Leverkusen :lol:

I'm glad Newcastle got through! I don't see them going much further, but they've had a good run.

You don't laugh about Bremen, do you? :scared:

:grumble: Ok, yep, you're true. They even almost gave it away - after the 3:0 in Bremen. I still can't believe that they played that bad.

Hey, don't knock Bremmen. Klose, Lahm (I think), Borowski and some other guy that I was .25million pounds away from signing on Football Manager. They're good players.

Never thought I'd run out of cash with Chelsea though...

Congrats!

Blah, just saw that Steaua lost. :(

They are. :D (Although Lahm play for Bayern München, though). Or did you think of Mertesacker? :)

Chelsea is still quite a surprise.

You don't laugh about Bremen, do you?
I hoped ... ehm thought that you are already in bed. :scared:
Of course not. It's a totally serious matter. *makes totally serious face*

:lol:


No, I just found the thought, that when a team with a "1 % chance", (like the reporter said) to reach the next round, really makes it hilarious.

For luck I only bet on EUROS and WCs. Saves alot of money. :p

Left winger, can't remember his name. It's a disadvantage of spending 75million inside 2 weeks.

Speaking of Chelsea, they seem to have a lot of injured ridden players. Ballack, Boularouz (Sp?), both Coles, Terry, Robben ect.

Lahm is on Bayern Munich everyone, he is not on Bremen.

And RainieHP said this earlier: "It is between Man Utd vs. Liverpool, I was making a point that the nymber of cups won by a team doesn't necessarily prove whether a team is better than another"

Right, Liverpool HAS been the better team in English football history as they are the most successful, thus making them the best club through the years. 18 league titles, 5 European Cups, that says it all.

I'll just leave this for you Rainie.
"We've won it 5 times........ we've won it 5 tiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimmmmmmmmessss...in Istanbul, we won it 5 times..

It's only on loan..... it's only on loooooooooooaaaaaaaann... in Ancient Greece, we'll bring it back home.."

I'm for anyone winning that's not Man U. Sorry any fans. I don't like them. Common Chelsea and Liverpool! Let's get your bums into gear guys!

Lahm on Munich not Bremen? Didn't know that...ha just jk xD Actually I lie kind of. It took me a while to finally figure out which team was which. I kept getting Bremen and Munich mixed up for a while there, but I'm all better now xD

Lahm never played in Bremen. Only Stuttgart and Munich. :)

GH do you mean Borowski? The only player I think who looks abit like Lahm. :lol:

Lahm never played in Bremen. Only Stuttgart and Munich. :)

GH do you mean Borowski? The only player I think who looks abit like Lahm. :lol:

Sorry to say it, but Lahm looks like a 16 year old kid. :p

Sorry to say it, but Lahm looks like a 16 year old kid.
*agrees* :lol:

I never expected him to be in my age.

Ya, but Lahm is cute so it all works out ;)

Lahm is so short. The Germans called him the "Magical Dwarf" at the World Cup. :lol: Whenever they would show the players singing their national anthems, Lahm would be next to someone like Mertesacker, Metzelder, or Ballack. The size difference was incredible.

That being said, I would like to see Liverpool make a run for him in the summer to shore up that injury-riddled left side. His height is an issue, but he is quite talented and would be a good addition.

Lahm is so short. The Germans called him the "Magical Dwarf" at the World Cup. :lol: Whenever they would show the players singing their national anthems, Lahm would be next to someone like Mertesacker, Metzelder, or Ballack. The size difference was incredible.



Hehe, Magical Dwarf xD Now that's cute lol. He may be cute but he's awesome. Short cute awesome Lahmi xD

K, what position does Xabi on Liverpool play?

It is " Walk on, Walk on, with hope in your hearts...."

Not go on, go on. Thought I would just let you know.

Sorry, sorry, sorry :err: I just mixed or forgot. Of course, it's ' Walk on, walk on'. Excuse me, please :p

K, what position does Xabi on Liverpool play?

He's attacking midfielder.

Wow, I didn't even notice that there is a new thread. I'm still mad at Lou for betting against Liverpool.

Wow, I didn't even notice that there is a new thread. I'm still mad at Lou for betting against Liverpool.
:lol: I just hoped she didn't forget or refused to bet for Chelsea.

:lol: I just hoped she didn't forget or refused to bet for Chelsea.I wouldn't bet against Liverpool, Blackburn, Reading, (or even Chelsea), Real Madrid, AC Milan, PSV, or Lyon. Other than that, I don't have any qualms (though, Verder Bremen could grow on me.)

You bet for Real? *gasp*

:p

You bet for Real? *gasp*

:pI like Beckham and Owen and Ronaldo, what can I say? Of course, there's really no reason for me to support them anymore.

He's attacking midfielder.


Xabi Alonso is most certainly NOT an attacking midfielder. He is a defensive midfielder who sits VERY deep and sets up most of Liverpool's attacks.

Alonso always sits back

anyway its about who is the current best team not who was average when everyone else was terrible
up the united

Can you two shut the arguing over who's better, take it to the PMs if you have to.

Lille are in trouble...

they were so stupid
what were they thinking

Attacking Midfield? -cries- And here I thought I had all the positions down. I ended up having to read about the different positions because I couldn't figure out the difference between Striker and Winger. I do know though, just don't ask me to tell you lol because I can't xD

-grumbles and goes off to find what an attacking midfielder does/is-

Xabi Alonso is most certainly NOT an attacking midfielder. He is a defensive midfielder who sits VERY deep and sets up most of Liverpool's attacks.


Ok, so he's a defensive midfielder...ya another thing to go and read up about xD I can't believe I forgot all the positions. I'm gonna memorize them one of these days. Back to wiki for me xD

Defensive Midfielder - Provides protection for the defenders and goalie, often used as a playmaker.

Attacking midfielder - Often used as a link between the midfield and the attack.

Winger - Plays on the left or right wing of the midfield.

Can you two shut the arguing over who's better, take it to the PMs if you have to.

Lille are in trouble...

I think you are just bitter you can't include Southend in the discussion.:p :p:lol:

Defensive Midfielder - Provides protection for the defenders and goalie, often used as a playmaker.

Attacking midfielder - Often used as a link between the midfield and the attack.

Winger - Plays on the left or right wing of the midfield.


Or someone could save me the trouble of looking it up.

Ok, so attacking midfielders, they try and get good passes to the strikers?

they do through balls but go into the box with the strikers when someone is about to cross the ballin

hey, does anyone know when manchester united play their next match?
If you do, please say so soon
thx:D

its today against middlesbrough

ohh thank you! I didn't know!

no problem
us manu fans (AKA Order of the Phoenix) have got to stick together when there are Death Eaters (AKA liverpool fans) about

its today against middlesbrough

Man Utd are playing Fullham today :), and score right now is 1:1 :grumble:

yeah, we all have to stick together and fight those de's!
I can't believe that it's 1:1! We have to win, we are just the best out of everyone! I'm keeping my fingers crossed:D

who scored?

i hope it was christiano ronaldo! His is cool:D

McBride and Giggs.

cool:D

mcbrides a good player
best manu player has to be rooney
is ronaldo not injured

Ronaldo is not injured. He just had a hissy fit after being taken off against Lille and kicked a bottle holder.

Ronaldo is not injured. He just had a hissy fit after being taken off against Lille and kicked a bottle holder.

He may be a good player, but he is such a spoiled little brat -.-

Rooooooooonaldooooooooooooooooo!!!!!! He scored 2:1 We are winning!

he is a good player, but he does act a little like a drama queen! He's my favourite player, but i still have to say that the way he behaves is not acceptable!

yay!!!!!!we are winning:D:D:lol::D

Correction We won!

yay!!!! i'm soo happy now:lol:
go us, i said we are the best:D

we are we are the best!we are the best!the best!we are the best!we are the best!we are the best!we are the best!we are the best!we are the best!we are the best!

yay!
*hugs everyone who supports the team*
we won!!

we are we are the best!we are the best!the best!we are the best!we are the best!we are the best!we are the best!we are the best!we are the best!we are the best!

WOah woah woah calm down, we have a lot of matches to go, and they are all against pretty big teams.

yeah, but we are the best so we don't have to worry:D

You beat Fulham. Even Spurs managed to score 4 past them last week.

i don't mind who we beat, i just love us!!

My team wasn't the issue here. Getting some perspective that winning 2-1 against Fulham is not a fantastically incredible thing was. I freely admit my team suck sometimes, even when we only manage to scrape a win.

well, at least you have curage to admit it. Makes you a better person:D

My team wasn't the issue here. Getting some perspective that winning 2-1 against Fulham is not a fantastically incredible thing was. I freely admit my team suck sometimes, even when we only manage to scrape a win.

I got carried away, we were celebrating cause I had given hope to win against Fulham but we did, so I got a little passionate like any fan would, its like 1999, Man Utd scoring just in the end, though I have to say we did have a luck today, (from what I heard) we played like 5 year olds today.

remember
good teams win the matches they play well in
great teams win the matches they dodnt play well in

remember
good teams win the matches they play well in
great teams win the matches they dodnt play well in

Its great we won, but that doesn't mean that the title is totally in our hands, we have a long way to go. and if keep playing like we did today, there is no way we can win, we were in great form at the begining but today it was luck. And luck won't always be on our side.

i couldnt watch the match as i dont have sky
i just want them to win premiership more than anything else

i couldnt watch the match as i dont have sky
i just want them to win premiership more than anything else

Yes but Chelsea is doing well this season, the premiership could go either way. Besides Terry is back, so Chelsea 's defense is strong again. And we still have to play some big matches. Anything could happen.

i thought essien did well in defense during the week

i thought essien did well in defense during the week
Probably did, but Terry is one of the best defenders, and I am sure Chelsea missed him alot. He is back, and so as I said before, the permiership could go either way now.

yeah
carvalho or however its spelt is rubbish though

yeah
carvalho or however its spelt is rubbish though
I don't watch Chelsea matches so I can't judge him.

Carvalho really isn't rubbish. He slips up from time-to-time, but then who doesn't? Most of the time he does a sterling job.

Comfortable 4 - 0 win for Liverpool today. :) Pretty easy performance. Nice to see Fowler get on the scoring sheet. Hyypia and Gerrard too. Nice week of results for us and we'll be ready for Man United at Anfield next weekend.

Speaking of United, I hate to say it, but kudos to them for their victory today. They weren't at their best but title-winning teams need to pull out tough matches like these and they did. Fulham should've punished them but just couldn't get that second goal.

I was shocked by the Charlton-West Ham scoreline. 4 - 0. :wow: Relegation fight turned into relegation whimper for West Ham. I wish they could get things turned around for the Hammers but it just doesn't seem likely.

Listening to all the updates on Sky Soccer Saturday, I was really drawn into the Championship today.

Sunderland 2 - 1 Derby
Leicester 1 - 1 West Brom
Hull 2 - 0 Birmingham

Top three in the Championship got a total of ONE point today. Derby's dropped 3 in a row, I think. Really closes the gap in the top half of the table.

Top three in the Championship got a total of ONE point today. Derby's dropped 3 in a row, I think. Really closes the gap in the top half of the table.

:grumble: Scoring in the last minute is just unfair! :lol: I think it happened to both Derby and Southend about the same time.

it's weird how matches pan out! They can be at opposite ends of the country and still have the same type of game, with people scoring at the same time and everything!

:grumble: Scoring in the last minute is just unfair! :lol: I think it happened to both Derby and Southend about the same time.

Could've used that point too...

Bloody Hunt (and that's Lewis Hunt, by the way, not a very poor attempt to dodge the filters).

well, everyone has there flaws is all i can say lol!

Probably did, but Terry is one of the best defenders, and I am sure Chelsea missed him alot. He is back, and so as I said before, the permiership could go either way now.

It’s too bad he got hurt again:no:

and with the Arsenal match we have coming up I'm starting to fear that Chelsea might not win the EPL this year.

:scared:

ok guys, what are we talking about?

dunno :shrug:

did any of you watch the Liverpool vs Barca match?

did any of you watch the Liverpool vs Barca match?

I didn't watch it but I know the scores and such, why?

I didn't watch it but I know the scores and such, why?

Because people keep pointing out the whole golf club thing (one of the liv. players pretended to hit a golf ball after their first goal) and start laughing about it, and I was just wandering if any of you knew what that was about.

Because people keep pointing out the whole golf club thing (one of the liv. players pretended to hit a golf ball after their first goal) and start laughing about it, and I was just wandering if any of you knew what that was about.

Sorry, i don't have any idea about that.

nope, sorry to say i have no idea!

riise was beat up by bellamy with a golf club on some night out before the game

ohh i bet that hurt!!

bellamys such a nice person

yeah you can tell by the way that he beat up the other guy lol! Totally nice:D

it was suposed to be an argument over who was doing karioke
what a pack of girls

haha! Even i don't argue about who does karioke!It ends up as everyone does it at the same time :lol:
Either that or i don't do it, depending on who i'm singing with! oj, it depends on what i have to sing!

im a terrible singer
i wouldnt imagine riise or bellamy are very good either

lol well if i'm ever stuck in a room with you three, we could find out:lol:
That would be fun:D
i don't think i'm a great singer either, so we could make a horrible duet lol!

weve gotten just a tad of topic what with my singing and all

oops! Right, off the subject of your singing, i'm soo glad that we won today!!
Go man u! Go man u!

Err Man U wasn't supose to win! :P Congrats that they won but I was hoping they would loose.

Anyone know if Chelsea played today?

lol, well if you dont support them, i cant change you lol!
i have absolutely no idea sorry!

My love is for Chelsea first then for Arsenal, Liverpool (in that order). I like Manchester United, but I love Chelsea more and want to see them win the cup xD

Err Man U wasn't supose to win! :P Congrats that they won but I was hoping they would loose.

Anyone know if Chelsea played today?

Chelsea plays Arsenal tomorrow.

I'm so nervous for them I really hope Chelsea wins or we might never ketch up to Man U

it was suposed to be an argument over who was doing karioke
what a pack of girls

A pack of girls that won in one of the most hostile environments in the world against one of the top sides in the world.

Who did you play?? ............................................Lille. ......wooo.

It's not about who plays who.

Oh, but, err, to answer you about how I couldn't put Southend in the same category as Liverpool and Man U...

Manchester United (with 9 recognised internationals) 0
Southend United (with 2 full internationals) 1

Now, can we stop the catfights and talk about some on the pitch things?

barcelona were terrible
and if i remember correctly didnt manu beat liverpool this season

Chelsea plays Arsenal tomorrow.

I'm so nervous for them I really hope Chelsea wins or we might never ketch up to Man U

Totally hope that Chelsea wins over Arsenal tommorow, even though I like Arsenal.

... us manu fans (AKA Order of the Phoenix) have got to stick together when there are Death Eaters (AKA liverpool fans) about ...You're just jealous.

barcelona were terrible
and if i remember correctly didnt manu beat liverpool this season

well they were not that bad it was really just the keepers fault.

Totally hope that Chelsea wins over Arsenal tommorow, even though I like Arsenal.

yeah I feel the same.

Guys, Chelsea's game today isn't a league match for points - it's the Carling Cup Final.

Terry starts :D I just hope he isn't pushing himself too much and ends up injured :shrug:

i'll have my fingers crossed lol!
i hate it when it's a really good player that gets injured!

Guys, Chelsea's game today isn't a league match for points - it's the Carling Cup Final.

Terry starts :D I just hope he isn't pushing himself too much and ends up injured :shrug:

And I still rest my previous point, I hope Chelsea wins xD Ya, Terry's starting!

terry seems to be getting injured quite a lot lately
chelsea need him if theyre to win the premiership

oh thank God we tied chelsea 1 Arsenal 1

I supose a tie is better than a loss. Will still get them some points though, so that's what counts.

Well we might still win cause the match isnt over yet;I'm following it on Arsenal.com cause it has min. by min. covreg (sp?)

Coverage and that's awesome. Maybe I should head on over there and go and see. Chelsea needs to win something this year lol

i don't really see much of other teams games, so has chelsea had a bad year so far?
ohh, did anyone see peter crouch's injury in the england match? He got a boot to the head and there was blood everywhere! It's in the paper today, it looks very disgusting!

I only started watching football this year.

I'm going to say yes and here's my reason.

I've seen them play at full strength: I've seen them play with everyone, full power and Chelsea are amazing and powerful team. However, with all the injuries this season, it's almost like they're loosing confidence in themselves, and they're not playing as good. I mean some of those goals I know they should have been able to stop. They're slowly getting better, but I don't know if they can do it intime to beat Man U and take the cup again. I still have faith though.

Terrys out!#$%* he got hurt! &*\#

Again? Poor Terry! He just can't catch a break. This is what, the second or third time he's been out injured?

He got kicked in the face! he is wearing an oxygen mask and every thing

Are you watching this on Arsenal.com?

Sky Sports is showing the match. I'm worried sick :( Diaby's foot smacked Terry in the face as he went to try and head the ball into the net. He fell straight to the ground out cold. Stretchered off :(

Oh my gosh, poor Terry! Wow. I hope I don't have to pay to see the rest of it. Hopefully I'll be able to download the match somewhere

bbc.co.uk/sports

they have live commentary

wow! why is it that fottball is the sport that you are more likely to be carried off in a stretcher than you are to score?!?!
It's stupid that even though all of these great footballers get injured so badly that they can't play for a while, and there are still plenty of people out there that are willing to play?!

Tough luck for Terry, bad idea to bring him down today, I understand he is a good player and Chelsea needs him but an injured playre needs to be rested, he should have been rested today imo.

People love the sport and are willing to take a risk to play it. It just like any activity you do. There are risks in doing it.

I hope Terry will be ok!

I understand he is a good player and Chelsea needs him but an injured playre needs to be rested, he should have been rested today imo.

Perhaps he should've been, but he was doing a fantastic job until that happened :( Didn't seem to be anything wrong at all.

Apparently he's been taken to hospital, is conscious but groggy and has no recollection of the incident.

Perhaps he should've been, but he was doing a fantastic job until that happened :( Didn't seem to be anything wrong at all.

Apparently he's been taken to hospital, is conscious but groggy and has no recollection of the incident.

He was sort of knocked out cold, but he is conscious so hopefully he is ok.

On the bright side he's concious, that's good, I hope.

You're right, he maybe should have been rested, but if he felt he was up for it, then he was up for it. I mean like, that accident could have happened even if he hadn't been injured before.

at least he's concious! That's a good sign!

DROGBAAA!!!! :D 2-1 Yay :D

Ya! We're winning! Go Drogba!

You know, it's funny how we can care for someone who we've never met.

On the bright side he's concious, that's good, I hope.

You're right, he maybe should have been rested, but if he felt he was up for it, then he was up for it. I mean like, that accident could have happened even if he hadn't been injured before.

Yes, but its up to he manager, I mean if Mourinho had given him rest, then it would be justified. True a player may feel like he is up for it. But its up to the manager as well to see the well being of a player. I

O well who cares now? Chelsea are winning

it because they have done something that you care about! It makes you care for them lol!

YES 2 !!!! we might win!

oohh... i'll have my fingers crossed for ya!

We better win xD This is the finals right? So if we win this we've got the Carling Cup?

ohh, i'll deffinatly keep them crossed them!

7 minutes of extra time :wow: thats outrageous

wow! so it could all go wrong in these next 7 mins!

Oh God, fools. Fight on the pitch. Obi Mikel, the idiot, kicked off, then everyone piled in. Bridge is down. Idiots.

Not really lol there were probably lots of interuptions and with Terry having to go off the pitch ect.

Hopefully those 7 minutes will allow Chelsea to score again to secure the win!

What? There's a fight on the pitch? Who started it, Mikel?

Mikel, Toure and Adebayor are off for fighting. Mikel fouled Eboue, they both had a spat, Lampard got involved, then the rest of them tried to separate everyone, Fabregas leapt in, Adebayor (I think) thumped Bridge...:rolleyes: Morons. Mourinho charged on to call everyone off. Lampard and Fabregas have been booked.

Oh joy. Can we bash the idiots over the head yet? What were they thinking?!?!? Apparantly they weren't.

And we win. What a way to win. Terry injured, mass player brawl...fools. The only thing the ref got right all the way through was the handling of the aftermath of the fight. Even our first goal shouldn't have stood :lol:

Shhhhh who cares, point is we won. xD Go Chelsea. I still want to know what Mikel was thinking.

That was an awesome fight! We should have more of those hilarious fighting in football, frustration was so obvious to spot on Arsenal's face. Made me laugh!

Glad it was funny lol Can't wait to see it then. xD The person I usually download games from is a tad bit behind (meaning most of Feb's games aren't up yet) so it'll probably be sometime next month before I can see it xD

one word answer
money

Goota give some credit to Arsenal's youngster, able to hold off Chelsea till 80th minute. Gotta lot of potential, scared of how bright Arsenal's future is.

Cheeeep lol plus I don't have a credit card. I can download the games for free from that person.

Anyway, Arsenal probably did do a good job. Anyone know why Jens wasn't playing?

footballers really are stupid
i must watch Match of the day tonight
footballers fighting is always funny to watch

footballers really are stupid
i must watch Match of the day tonight
footballers fighting is always funny to watch

I wouldn't go as far as to say that footballers are stupid. We don't know them, I mean for all we know they could be super smart.

does fabregas not have a really high IQ

Just because a person isn't "books" smart doesn't mean they're an idiot. There are other types of smarts.

Who cares if footballers are smart as long as they know where there goal is and who do they have to pass to? As for fabregas, not sure if he is smart or not, but he does have a lot of potential. Who knows, he could become an Arsenal or football legend?

yeah like reading the game
you know what i meant

:P Some of them can act very immature at times, but who doesn't? Sometimes I just let go and act childish...although I do know the time and place to do it lol

footballers aren't meant to be smart(if they are it's a bonus!) they are meant for playing good football!

yeah like reading the game
you know what i meant

I think he does read the game, but he is such a keane wannabe :rolleyes:, always trying to pick up fights to show how tough he is.

ronaldo acts childish sometimes, but he's still a great player:D

ronaldo acts childish sometimes, but he's still a great player:D

Excellent example :D ;)

Ronaldo throws hissy fits. I mean acting childish is cool and all, but really, learn when and when not to do it XD Still, he is a good player.

ronaldo probably practices a hell of a lot to be able to do all those little flicks and tricks

Probably, which means he's very dedicated to what he does. Something you really have to admire in the guy.

Funny thing is, that those childish acts help him play good in matches, last match against Lille he was nagry to be substituted, but then in Fulham he scored, so I'd say as long as he can score goals for us. i'd let him be arrogant.

He probably gets mad then goes out to try and be better, in one way it helps but really.

Ronaldo throws hissy fits. I mean acting childish is cool and all, but really, learn when and when not to do it XD Still, he is a good player.

Funny thing is, that those childish acts help him play good in matches, last match against Lille he was nagry to be substituted, but then in Fulham he scored, so I'd say as long as he can score goals for us. i'd let him be arrogant.

Probably, which means he's very dedicated to what he does. Something you really have to admire in the guy.

He is, didn't you listen to his last interview? He said he scored goal for his team, and dedicated it to Heinze! I love Heinze :love:

Have you ever seen Ronaldo after he misses chances, it looks as if he will beat himself up for that mistake.

Funny thing is, that those childish acts help him play good in matches, last match against Lille he was nagry to be substituted, but then in Fulham he scored, so I'd say as long as he can score goals for us. i'd let him be arrogant.

He probably gets mad then goes out and tries to be better, but still.

I don't watch the interviews all that often, but I do believe he is dedicated.

don't all players act arragant sometimes? It's what makes them fight on the pitch! But we wouldn't change them lol!

don't all players act arragant sometimes? It's what makes them fight on the pitch! But we wouldn't change them lol!

LOL, awesome point xD

I just hope that even if he does leave United, he doesn't go to Madrid, I don't want him ending up being treated like Beckham or the other Ronaldo

He's thinking of leaving Man U? I think I missed something here...

He's thinking of leaving Man U? I think I missed something here...

No there are rumors, that Madrid is going to buy him, but those are always chucked, but seeing as there were rumors for Beckham and eventually he left, there were rumors for Van Nistelrooy and he eventually left :( so.. anything could happen.

WHAT!!! A person leaving my team!NOOO!!!
wow, i never heard! omg.....

I kind of like Ronaldo where he and don't want to see him leave. I stil say they bought Beckham to try and popularize football in the States.

WHAT!!! A person leaving my team!NOOO!!!
wow, i never heard! omg.....

it was just a rumor, but usually media loving, sor tof arrogant players that get on the wrong side of Fergie after a while, do leave United.

I kind of like Ronaldo where he and don't want to see him leave. I stil say they bought Beckham to try and popularize football in the States.

Me either :no: as for the Beckham part that is absolutely true.

Well. That was entertaining! I thought Arsenal were very unlucky. They were the better team for most of the game, but they didn't make it count so I guess Chelsea deserved their victory. I was particularly impressed with Walcott. Before today I think he had looked pretty average this season, but hopefully we saw today a glimpse of what Arsenal, and more importantly England, can expect in the future.

As for the sendings off, I was surprised that Lampard and Fabregas only got yellow cards, as I thought they were just as bad as Obi and Toure. I would have liked to see Lampard get sent off as I just don't like him. Adebayor shouldn't have been sent off, as Bridge has apparently said that it was Eboue that hit him, so I guess this is just a case of mistaken identity.

Aside from that, and Terry's injury( and Chelsea's fans throwing stuff at Arsenal players taking corners in the first half), it was a great game. Arsenal played some really good stuff, and I feel that with these players, in a year or two they will be challenging Man U and Chelsea again for the title.

the us has a large market
however there are a lot of other sports to contend with

the us s famous for allsorts of sports, not just football!
And yeah, of course the beckhams have been brought in to popularize it!

Most sports in the US are very popular and they wanted to make Soccer even more popular so they just brought in a big name. I doubt they thought about skill when they were buying (no offence to Beckham, I'm sure he's an amazing player!)

Nah Soccer won't be populkar at US however Beckham would be :D

Hardcore_Raver - I agree with you, Arsenal's future eam does look threatining (sp?). There is a very good chance, that their future is brighter than the most. Lot of talent and potential.

there are a few teams out there right now with talent and potential, and thankfully non of them contain beckham!!

barcelona were terrible
and if i remember correctly didnt manu beat liverpool this season


What are you talking about???????? Barca scored first and we had to come back to win the game IN the NOU CAMP! They weren't terrible, just lax on defending when we scored our goals. For a lot of the time they dominated possession and we had to sit back.

And wait till next week when Manure comes to Anfield to play. It will be much different than Old Trafford I'll tell you that...

ok, we will just have to wait to see:D

I have no comment towards the coming game, I am too aprhensive to make any predicitions, its their home not ours, besides I have no idea what form Man Utd will be in, they seem to change a lot this season, some day they kick butts, some days its otherwise. Though we do have a little Champions luck this season.

Nah Soccer won't be populkar at US however Beckham would be :D


actually you're wrong; the US has alot of soccer fans(I should know since Iive here) the only problem is that the MLS is really bad, talent in it is almost nonexistent thats why most people dont go and whatch it but when Barca came here once the stadium was packed for all 3 friendlies, in fact it was sold out 2 weeks in advance. The point I'm trying to make is if more players like beks came to the MLS soccer would be just as popular here as it is in England.

Most of the US fans, do they watch leagues outside the US or do they follow the US soccer.

I'm very much of the opinion that when America truly takes football seriously (which it may or may not do), the rest of the footballing world is in a LOT of trouble.

actually you're wrong; the US has alot of soccer fans(I should know since Iive here) the only problem is that the MLS is really bad, talent in it is almost nonexistent thats why most people dont go and whatch it but when Barca came here once the stadium was packed for all 3 friendlies, in fact it was sold out 2 weeks in advance. The point I'm trying to make is if more players like beks came to the MLS soccer would be just as popular here as it is in England.

I am in US too, and not many people are interested in football, or rather MLS, and others have somewhat knowledge of what goes on. Only few people follow soccer here.

I'm very much of the opinion that when America truly takes football seriously (which it may or may not do), the rest of the footballing world is in a LOT of trouble.

That is a good point. The US is a dominating force in most sports so when they take football seriously, lookout everyone else!

I don't think US is going to be heavily interested in soccer though but maybe its just me.

They've proved that they want to become more interested by buying Beckham. However, just because they buy a big name doens't mean that people will start watching the sport.

I don't think US is going to be heavily interested in soccer though but maybe its just me.

I also can't see it happening. I am American and I will watch the occasional football (soccer) match, but when I do I will watch one from Britain or Spain or Italy, and of course I watch the World Cup. The American leagues are much less exciting. Now David Beckham is coming over the pond to play for the Galaxy. I live in LA, where the Galaxy play, and I can say that I have met very few people who are going to watch soccer now because of him. I will probably watch a game or two but if the team doesn't captivate me I will return to my "American sports". Besides probably the only reason I will watch is that I am a huge sports fan and follow just about all sports. The average American is much less passionate then me.

well, it often depends on who the name belongs to. As it is some-one like beckham, will it change who watches it?

I also can't see it happening. I am American and I will watch the occasional football (soccer) match, but when I do I will watch one from Britain or Spain or Italy, and of course I watch the World Cup. The American leagues are much less exciting. Now David Beckham is coming over the pond to play for the Galaxy. I live in LA, where the Galaxy play, and I can say that I have met very few people who are going to watch soccer now because of him. I will probably watch a game or two but if the team doesn't captivate me I will return to my "American sports". Besides probably the only reason I will watch is that I am a huge sports fan and follow just about all sports. The average American is much less passionate then me.

Agreed :agree:

EDIt: Doubt Beckham will change anything, he will only attract some fangirls but nothing more

I also can't see it happening. I am American and I will watch the occasional football (soccer) match, but when I do I will watch one from Britain or Spain or Italy, and of course I watch the World Cup. The American leagues are much less exciting. Now David Beckham is coming over the pond to play for the Galaxy. I live in LA, where the Galaxy play, and I can say that I have met very few people who are going to watch soccer now because of him. I will probably watch a game or two but if the team doesn't captivate me I will return to my "American sports". Besides probably the only reason I will watch is that I am a huge sports fan and follow just about all sports. The average American is much less passionate then me.

Agreed :agree:

EDIt: Doubt Beckham will change anything, he will only attract some fangirls but nothing more


I agree. Brining David Beckham over won't get people to watch. They did make a valiant attempt by buying him though, but you can't force people to do something they don't want to.

What are you talking about???????? Barca scored first and we had to come back to win the game IN the NOU CAMP! They weren't terrible, just lax on defending when we scored our goals. For a lot of the time they dominated possession and we had to sit back.

And wait till next week when Manure comes to Anfield to play. It will be much different than Old Trafford I'll tell you that...
im shakin in my boots

woah guys, calm down! It's only footy, and in anycase, man u's better:D

Ok people, they are playing in Anfield, I'd rather talk after the game, if you know what I mean.

Man U's better eh? I think Chelsea is but that's not the point. We all love our clubs hehe

I am in US too, and not many people are interested in football, or rather MLS, and others have somewhat knowledge of what goes on. Only few people follow soccer here.

Yes I know what you mean but I feel that that is mostly do to the fact that "real" football is almost never advertised here thats why pepole think that most football around the world is like the MLS. I moved here from Europe a long time ago and before I had moved I would watch football all the time but when I got here I just stopped watching it (till a year ago) and to be honest i couldn't even remember why I liked the game, thats how bad US is at soccer and advertising it, it almost even made me forget why i liked the sport, and i think thats what has happend to a lot of pepole here cause after all half the ppl in the us are imagrents anyway.
(sorry i took so long my comp. is slow)

It's only footy, and in anycase, man u's better:D

well said

Yes indeed Scantra, infact some people think I am weird since my two favorite sport happen to be Football(soccer) and Cricket :lol:

the US has a different system to soccer than we do to our football!
we have different ways of doing things.

well said

well thank you!!:D