manc_don Posted July 26, 2011 Report Posted July 26, 2011 Watching it. Decent game for a friendly. It was very decent for a friendly. Decent finish from kloos for the equaliser. What was the final score? I had to play footie so missed the last thirty mins. Quote
glasgowdon Posted July 27, 2011 Report Posted July 27, 2011 It was very decent for a friendly. Decent finish from kloos for the equaliser. What was the final score? I had to play footie so missed the last thirty mins. Finished 8-8. You picked the wrong night to play. 7 red cards and a riot too. Quote
Tyrant Posted July 27, 2011 Report Posted July 27, 2011 Finished 8-8. You picked the wrong night to play. 7 red cards and a riot too. How many red cards? That sounds like Portugal v Holland at the World Cup in 2006. Quote
glasgowdon Posted July 27, 2011 Report Posted July 27, 2011 How many red cards? That sounds like Portugal v Holland at the World Cup in 2006. Seven. Quote
manc_don Posted July 28, 2011 Report Posted July 28, 2011 Hearts drew 1-1 against paksi of Hungary. Quote
Madbadteacher Posted July 29, 2011 Report Posted July 29, 2011 Hearts drew 1-1 against paksi of Hungary. Corner shop team! Quote
mizer Posted July 31, 2011 Report Posted July 31, 2011 Jutes beating jambos 1-0 at HT. Wonga.com plane clirling my flat making a racket not the PA system is blaring over the wonga zorb race Quote
tom_widdows Posted July 31, 2011 Report Posted July 31, 2011 not today but they good to see zaluska isnt covering himself in glory http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hQ6dX7GYAU&feature=related Quote
tom_widdows Posted August 1, 2011 Report Posted August 1, 2011 It appears the only way the SPL will ever expand to more than 12 teams is if Rangers or Celtic get relegated Case and point - Argentina But a switch of national team coach is far from being the most significant change taking place in Argentine football as a result of the fact that Grondona is seeking another term. Electoral year also provides the backdrop for the plan to merge Argentina's first and second divisions into a giant 38-team structure in a new-look league to kick off in a year's time. The immediate suspicion raised was that this is a manoeuvre to reinstate River Plate in the first division. The Buenos Aires giants were relegated a month ago, and now have an automatic pass back - providing the unthinkable does not happen and they do not drop to the third this season. Indeed, the River Plate situation has given an extra urgency to the project. But it does not explain why last Monday 15 first division clubs voted in favour. The political attractiveness of the plan lies in the fact that it offers something for nearly everyone. The big traditional clubs of Buenos Aires had a shock with River's relegation. Other giants, such as Boca Juniors and Independiente, were looking over their shoulders. They can now feel protected. But the project is being sold as a profound shift in the direction of decentralising Argentine football, of limiting the historic domination of Buenos Aires by letting the provinces come to the party. The easy response is that this is happening anyway. As this column has mentioned before, Godoy Cruz of Mendoza, near the Chilean border, have in the last three years taken big strides towards establishing themselves in the first division. And all four promoted clubs this season are from the provinces - exemplified by River Plate's play-off defeat at the hands of Belgrano of Cordoba. This huge expansion of the first division, then, protects the Buenos Aires clubs from the rise of the provinces, while also offering more provincial teams a shot at glory - as I say, there is something for everyone. Except, perhaps, for those who believe in quality. Even with 20 clubs, the standard of the Argentine first division has not been high in recent years, as seen by the generally disappointing performance of the country's representatives in the Copa Libertadores, South America's Champions League. An increase to 38 clubs would seem to be a charter for generalised mediocrity. It is interesting that one of the four clubs who did not back the proposal were the current champions Velez Sarsfield. Widely seen as the best run club in the country, Velez have grown and grown in recent years, with a model based on good youth development and sound financial administration. They are a club striving for excellence, and they seem unconvinced by the new formula for football in the country. For the moment they are swimming against the tide. In addition to the other clubs, Argentina's government appear in favour of the scheme - a vital detail since the TV rights are state owned. It is election year in the formal political structure as well, so presumably a calculation has been made that there are votes to be gained from the expansion of the first division. But for how long? Is this new model viable in the long term? There are clear problems. One is the fact that at the moment there are no visiting supporters in the second division - the stadiums are not seen as good enough to deal with the country's problem of fan violence. It is hoped that a new system of personalised ID cards for supporters will save the situation - a technological solution in which the present writer has little confidence. There is also the problem of the sheer number of meaningless games. The suggestion is as follows - in the first half of the season the teams are divided into two groups of 19. After the league phase, the top 19 go into another league to spend the second half battling for the title, while the rest are playing to avoid relegation. In practice this could well be unwieldy and dull. Even in theory it is not going down very well. If enough club presidents feel that their supporters are not in favour then there could even be a rethink before October's assembly - but nothing that will getm Sergio Batista his old job back. And we think our split is bad? Quote
manc_don Posted August 2, 2011 Report Posted August 2, 2011 That sounds horrific. As soon as I read the first line my immediate thought was that it was all too coincidental with river plate being relegated. It just sounds like awful idea from top to bottom. Quote
tom_widdows Posted August 3, 2011 Report Posted August 3, 2011 Celtics other current keeper not covering himself in glory either. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-j2fMF11GEA Now if only we could...I dunno....put in crosses or long range shots Quote
maverick sheep Posted August 4, 2011 Report Posted August 4, 2011 Celtics other current keeper not covering himself in glory either. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-j2fMF11GEA Now if only we could...I dunno....put in crosses or long range shots "shots"?? Tam please stop inventing new words! Quote
topcorner Posted August 4, 2011 Report Posted August 4, 2011 Comfortable 4-1 win for Hearts tonight in their Europa League qualifier. Fucking depresses me looking at their team. Jamie Hamill, Rudi Skacel and John Sutton were all on the bench tonight. They'd walk into our team just now Quote
mizer Posted August 10, 2011 Report Posted August 10, 2011 Magennis has scored for the Northern Ireland U21s in a 4-0 win over the Faroes. Quote
TENEMENTFUNSTER Posted August 10, 2011 Author Report Posted August 10, 2011 Ryan Jack just scored for the u21s against Norway. Great shooting. Quote
tlg1903 Posted August 10, 2011 Report Posted August 10, 2011 1-1 scotland v denmark. Playing pretty well according to the radio bar a total clanger from mcgregor for the denmark goal. Gotta say though, Stuart Mccall is a pretty decent pundit Quote
Stewart Posted August 10, 2011 Report Posted August 10, 2011 2-1 now Snodgrass after a good move. Quote
Kenny Posted August 10, 2011 Report Posted August 10, 2011 As Hampden friendlies go it was about as good as any I can remember in the last decade. Which isn't to say it was actually good, but at least we won and we scored a decent goal too. Absolutely monsoon though, I'm not sure I'll ever be dry again. Thought Snodgrass, Wilson and Bardsley were all encouraging. Quote
topcorner Posted August 10, 2011 Report Posted August 10, 2011 As Hampden friendlies go it was about as good as any I can remember in the last decade. Which isn't to say it was actually good, but at least we won and we scored a decent goal too. Absolutely monsoon though, I'm not sure I'll ever be dry again. Thought Snodgrass, Wilson and Bardsley were all encouraging. Agreed. Other than a few dodgy moments at the back, I thought we played some good stuff. Stephen Crainey is not an international player though and shouldn't be near the squad. Quote
tom_widdows Posted August 10, 2011 Report Posted August 10, 2011 Apparenlty that was the first time we have scored 2 goals in a friendly match at Hampden since September 1987 Quote
Kowalski Posted August 14, 2011 Report Posted August 14, 2011 What made Sky Sports think that getting Gary Neville in as a pundit was a good idea? Quote
tlg1903 Posted August 14, 2011 Report Posted August 14, 2011 Well when they got rid of grey and keys so the only real cunt they had left was redknapp. Clearly they needed more than just him Quote
Tyrant Posted August 15, 2011 Report Posted August 15, 2011 I actually don't think Neville is the worst by any means. I completely agreed with him yesterday actually when he said he didn't want to give Torres MOTM the match. How he can b man of the match whilst scuffing the only half decent chance he got is beyond me. The biggest complete and utter cunt that offends my eyes but more my ears is: Anyone with such shocking levels of English language skills shouldn't be anywhere near a TV camera. I believe the fitba is pictured to show that it has more vocabulary skills than Merson. Quote
Kowalski Posted August 15, 2011 Report Posted August 15, 2011 Great debut for Aguero in the Man City game. Came off the bench and has scored 1 and set 1 up so far. Quote
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