It's back. :=)
Best shot of the weekend?
The bird shteinting in Ashley Young's mouth.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=2VvEMJaeBSg
Best scoring play?
Fabregas to Shurrle.
https://vine.co/v/M3DVBK6Fugi
Headliners next week:
Everton v. Arsenal-Sunday
Man City v. Liverpool-Monday
what are the odds of getting bird shtein in your mouth while you're yelling...gotta be in the millions.
Quote from: phattymatty on August 19, 2014, 11:45:34 AM
what are the odds of getting bird shtein in your mouth while you're yelling...gotta be in the millions.
What is more probable, some bird shteinting in your mouth from a couple hundred feet in the air....or you blowing up a bird with a fastball?
Great thread, well done, sir.
Go Reds.
i have to check my cable listings to see if i get this. what channel is this on ?
NBCSN
Great thread, Chuggie.
cool, def got that channel.
Samaras the Greek national, has signed on to West Brom from Celtic for two years. That's a big boost for them. Should make them a big thorn on the side of any team that plays them.
Rumors:
Balotelli to Liverpool (all but a done deal?)
Possibility of Samuel Eto'o eyeing Liverpool as well.
I'm mixed about Balotelli at Liverpool because they have a good thing going there, and it would seem that Super Mario would disrupt what they've built. Sterling looks like he's going to be huge this season.
Xabi Alonso to Man U (not sure if this has any legs) :romebatsignal?
Week 2:
Rape of the week:
Hot spurs route QPR 4-0 to take top position in the league and spoil Redknapp's homecoming. The look on his face said it all.
Choke of the week:
Everton destroying a lifeless Arsenal 2-0 for 82+ mins and allowing an uninterested gunner's team to tie and get 1 point. (Jake Plummer at the Vet anyone?)
Player of the week:
My vote goes to Javetic, gets two vs. Liverpool and sets up the second goal with a pass and gets to score it himself. Great play.
Observations:
-Man City is stacked. Front line. Mid-field. Back line. Bench. It's going to take a huge choke job to take them out of the top.
-Looks like Liverpool has to find its identity. Quickly. Back line play was soft and was exposed throughout the match vs. Man City. Maybe the Balloteli pick up helps mask that weakness. Also, Sturridge and Sterling were not enough. Let's see how they play in coming weeks.
-Manchester United is MIA. They get a tie. Moyes is probably smiling. Looks like they need to find their identity. Worst start since 1992 (but they won the league that season). Seemed like that was the problem last year. Still, they'll bounce back, but they need to do it sooner rather than later.
-Swansea gets their second win for a nice start.
Headliners next week:
Everton vs. Chelsea at Goodison Park (Saturday)
Tottenham vs. Liverpool at White Hart Lane (Sunday)
United isn't done. Di Maria is in the fold and now they turn their attention to Vidal. It's a process, Chuggie. Kagawa, Chicharito... a lot of these guys aren't going to be around and Van Gaal is still trying to wrangle those that will remain into a decent formation. They just don't have the horses yet.
yeah, what the old floridian said. :paranoid
Geo is gonna kick so much ass when he reads that.
Quote from: Rome on August 26, 2014, 11:56:49 AM
Geo is gonna kick so much ass when he reads that.
he's from florida ?
He's the only old Floridian here.
:yay
$99M transfer fee for DiMaria.
How bout them apples, Chuggie?
Yup, just saw that. I think he's a great player and brings that much more prestige to the team and league (not that it needed any). ManU scored big time.
My problem is that, like you stated, Van Gaal is still getting his player combination right, it seems like it's possible that chemistry might not come until its too late. It's hard to imagine though, with so many great players. I guess there's still a little bit of a hangover from last season. Not that I mind it though, the worse off ManU is, the better for the rest of the league. And Chelsea. :=)
i dont what mk dons is, but twitter says man u is losing 3-0 to them
is this like the yankees losing to the camden riversharks
Yep. Pretty much.
I didn't watch obviously but yes it's a hilarious result.
Means nothing though.
Walked into my package store yesterday, saw Liverpool game, saw score...blugh.
The Liverpool clerk was hang dog as shtein, lost $20 to the owner's son, who is an MC supporter, and who was there, talking shtein.
I've been reading the reactions to today's game and holy shtein they're over the top.
Imagine millions of soccer loving IGY's...
Quote from: Rome on August 26, 2014, 12:35:43 PM
He's the only old Floridian here.
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Quote from: Rome on August 26, 2014, 06:25:21 PM
I've been reading the reactions to today's game and holy shtein they're over the top.
Imagine millions of soccer loving IGY's...
Not humanly possible.
Manchester United fans aren't the most patient group but even they will give Van Gaal more than 2 farging league games to get started. I mean, they haven't even fielded a whole team yet because of injuries and they still have a ton of loose skin to slough off on the squad.
And today's loss really means nothing. United doesn't play for League Cups. They play for Champions League hardware. And they will again.
at the local market the cashier, after cordial greetings, was like "things would be better if my soccer team could win a game"
i asked who his soccer team is
he says manchester united
i proceed to make fun of him for being a loser man u fan, which is basically like rooting for the yankees or lakers and not being from new york or la.
also he was black, even though papa havas told me only white people liked soccer
wow you are so cool.
im not sure what part of that story was me attempting to sound cool...i mean thats a standard internet response but it usually follows a story about farging something, or impressing people, or something. you know. but. i guess...its not important anyway so goodbye ok see ya yup gotta bounce ok and someone stop me from talking stop stop stop end th
Week 3:
Just caught up with the matches. First, transfer news:
Notables:
Manchester United- Daley Blind, and Rodemel Falcao....so...
Rooney
Van Persie
Blind
Di Maria
Falcao
Wow. farg the bullshtein, they need to start winning NOW!
Chicharito goes on loan to Real Madrid. Mexico loves their mexicans at Real.
Arsenal- Signed Danny Welbeck
League News:
Liverpool stepped up and handled the Spurs. Balotelli takes defenders off Sterling and Sturridge. If they can find a way to play well together, I think they'll make up for what they lack on defense. Also, the defense showed up today. They played hard from start to finish and made life impossible for the Spurs. Nice win for Liverpool. They'll surely build off of this.
Swansea, nice start to the season. Great scoring play with Sirgudsson to Dyer.
Manchester United ties recently promoted Burnley. (But there's no panic yet, right Romey?)
Upset of the week:
Stoke 1-0 at the Etihad over Manchester City
Exciting games of the week:
Newcastle v. Crystal Palace (3-3 tie)...with Crystal Palace tying in the 90th minute.
Everton v. Chelsea...9 total goals scored (5 in an 11-minute span)...it was a 6-3 win for Chelsea but closer than the score shows.
Scoring play of the week:
I like Liverpool- Henderson steals, passes to Sturridge, he out maneuvers two defenders, passes to Henderson, who passes to Sterling for scoring shot.
Week 4 resumes weekend of the 13th with the headliners being:
Arsenal v. Man City (Saturday)
Chelsea v. Swansea (Saturday)...should be a good test for both teams.
$200M later and they still haven't solved the back line issues.
I like what they've done, obviously, but Van Gaal still bugs me. He seems to be the type to favor his system over common sense.
Rome, you think there's a chance that they have too many good players?
Barcelona made it work for years but they weren't all at the same caliber (although better than most players in most leagues)...but they complimented themselves well and had amazing chemistry on the field and all knew their roles. Real had amazing talent front to back.
ManU looks like they're top heavy. Almost like there aren't enough touches for these guys.