Guest Report post Posted January 7, 2009 And then the second leg will come and your heart will be crushed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheFranchise 0 Report post Posted January 7, 2009 Oh, yeah, I won't be expecting anything from Old Trafford. Hopefully the game comes when they've got about 5 games to 2 weeks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheFranchise 0 Report post Posted January 7, 2009 Christ, Sir Alex has just said the only positive to take out of todays match was that they only lost 1-0. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PLAGIARISM! 0 Report post Posted January 7, 2009 Quick, turn round Clough's taxi and hire whoever your caretaker was tonight! In the absence of a cricket thread here, I'll also say this to the ECB: You absolute, cast-iron Pillocks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Obi Chris Kenobi 0 Report post Posted January 8, 2009 Couldn't care less about Cricket like. Full of student yuppies that sit around pissed all day. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
King Cucaracha 0 Report post Posted January 8, 2009 Carling Cup, schmarling Cup. We don't want to win it anyway. Even so, we were outplayed. I don't think Clough'll last too long at Derby though. Every move he makes he's going to be hounded by his dad's shadow, or at least the press casting his dad's shadow over him. And it'd be a minor miracle if he lives up to those standards. So he's gonna be ever tighter under the microscope than your average manager and people'll keep making these comparisons no matter how hard he tries to avoid them. Of course it could work the other way and people will have loyalty beyond average managers because of the bloodties. But loyalty's a dying word in modern football. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Obi Chris Kenobi 0 Report post Posted January 10, 2009 Must be nice to support a team where you can fob off winning a 'lesser' Trophy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
King Cucaracha 0 Report post Posted January 12, 2009 Well, it has it's plusses, but I'm sure there's something to be said for supporting a team where success isn't expected and means more when it happens. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Obi Chris Kenobi 0 Report post Posted January 13, 2009 Guys, I'm going to start a Football for Americans type of thread in a bit. Had a few guys wanting to know more about the sport for whatever reason - find it interesting, but not sure what its about, or want to play FIFA and would prefer to know the rules. Help would be great, if you fancy it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Obi Chris Kenobi 0 Report post Posted January 14, 2009 Man City after Káká - who laughs them off. Bolton £5m for Jimmy Bullard after their £2m for Jailbird Barton was rejected. Glenn Roeder sacked. Interesting day! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheFranchise 0 Report post Posted January 14, 2009 Bullard makes me laugh. Only a few months ago, Fulham weren't going to offer him a new contract, now Arsenal and, er, Bolton are interested. Yeah, i'm out of work now so i'll be around for lively boring discussion. Someone's bound to quote some Simpsons though, on the topic. Homer: I watched hours and hours of soccer, and I almost saw a goal! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheFranchise 0 Report post Posted January 15, 2009 Rooney is out of Tuesday! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PLAGIARISM! 0 Report post Posted January 15, 2009 We've got a couple of wolves rejects (Gray and Potter) on board. Nothing against either one really. Anyone who can play in midfield to any degree is IN. The new chairman has reduced tickets to a tenner for the charlton game to get some fans back. A good move. Lose that one and we'll be candidates for relegation, seriously. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheFranchise 0 Report post Posted January 15, 2009 Your chairman has chosen the game as a fan-day Lose and you might lose potential fans! Good sig, though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mystery Eskimo 0 Report post Posted January 17, 2009 Anyone else hoping Man City sign Kaka, and still get relegated? Isn't the transfer market getting inflated to an odd degree...£12m is no longer enough to sign a 29 year old Craig Bellamy, according to rumours anyway...Kenwyn Jones (who I do like) is worth more than £15m? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
deancoles 0 Report post Posted January 17, 2009 If I were Villa I'd be willing to go to £20m(with performance clauses) for Jones, he'd be perfect for their system. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Obi Chris Kenobi 0 Report post Posted January 17, 2009 Anyone else hoping Man City sign Kaka, and still get relegated? Isn't the transfer market getting inflated to an odd degree...£12m is no longer enough to sign a 29 year old Craig Bellamy, according to rumours anyway...Kenwyn Jones (who I do like) is worth more than £15m? Depends who's trying to buy. Any player Man City go for now will have an extra £5-£10m slapped on their price tag, as its Man City. The same used to happen to Chelsea. People know they have money, so will try and fleece them. Saying that, I wouldn't be surprised if FIFA stepped in at some point if Man City keep throwing out these crazy £100m+ deals to get their players. January Transfer window will also add a few extra millions to a deal too, as clubs don't really want to sell their best players half way through the season and be left with less then 30 days to find a replacement of equal value. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheFranchise 0 Report post Posted January 17, 2009 Derby 0 QPR 2 no no no no no no no no no no. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mystery Eskimo 0 Report post Posted January 17, 2009 Forest 2 Plymouth 0 YES Feeling increasingly confident we can stay up...what is happening to Charlton though, looking like the next team to follow Forest/Leeds/Leicester path of Prem down to League One. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PLAGIARISM! 0 Report post Posted January 18, 2009 Goodnight Charlton! Now let's see Jeffers get ten this season. Oh, and franchise, what the fuck dude. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Obi Chris Kenobi 0 Report post Posted January 18, 2009 Nigel Clough didn't do much did he? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheFranchise 0 Report post Posted January 18, 2009 Rome wasn't built in a day, and all that jizz. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PLAGIARISM! 0 Report post Posted January 18, 2009 A further 'what the fuck?' at Robbie Blake's goal for Burnley. Crikey. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheFranchise 0 Report post Posted January 20, 2009 So here goes nothing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Obi Chris Kenobi 0 Report post Posted January 20, 2009 Goodluck Derby. Sky Sports are all over Nigel Clough/Brian Clough comparison already. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheFranchise 0 Report post Posted January 20, 2009 So yeah this has turned into last season. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheFranchise 0 Report post Posted January 20, 2009 This has been a cracking game so far, 3-2 down on aggregate, Derby have attacked every single chance they've had. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheFranchise 0 Report post Posted January 20, 2009 Nice to see Giles Barnes back on the road to fitness. Final score 4-2 (4-3 aggregate). Very positive performance tonight from Derby. Bring on Forest on Friday. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
King Cucaracha 0 Report post Posted January 20, 2009 I love the Man City chairman trying to save some face after Kaka turned them down. "Milan bottled it", "it became public and we didn't want to do it that way". Face the facts mate, Kaka didn't want to risk ruining his career by selling out to a team in a relegation battle just for money. Good for him. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
