In the fantasy world of the sandbox, Liverpool will win the Premiership, 2006-07

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Despite his extraordinary scoring record for Liverpool (17 hat tricks!), Gordon Hodgson only ever one 3 england caps (though i guess Liverpool were a middling side at that point)

― 526 (526), Tuesday, 20 February 2007 12:06 (seventeen years ago) link

one=won

― 526 (526), Tuesday, 20 February 2007 12:06 (seventeen years ago) link

Is Abramovich actually seriously bothered about getting a return on his investment or is it just the rhetoric that Peter Kenyon is told to trot out from time to time when he pretends that Chelsea will become a self-sustaining business, not just buy success etc.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Tuesday, 20 February 2007 12:15 (seventeen years ago) link

Is it actually possible at all to make money from a large scale investment in a top flight football club, or is it only profitable if you combine it with some kinda media venture a la Berlusconi?

― White Collar Boxer (DomPassantino), Tuesday, 20 February 2007 12:20 (seventeen years ago) link

I've often thought that about the Evans era. I had a long and heated argument with a friend before when I argued that under Houllier even if they finished 2nd or on higher points than under Evans, the fact that they were seldom in the driving seat meant they were just picking off the second place team when they had lost the title, rather than being the actual runners up themselves...he was adamant that Houllier was far better than Evans though.

As for Benitez...increasingly it seems he'll mess around for another 2 or 3 seasons and then be gone too.

― Ronan (Ronan), Tuesday, 20 February 2007 16:22 (seventeen years ago) link

lol @ Bellamy whacking Riise with a golf club - "FUCKING SING!"

― Captain Purple Items (nu_onimo), Tuesday, 20 February 2007 16:53 (seventeen years ago) link

Nothing to do with the Premiership, but assuming this sandbox adventure is going to be short-lived it doesn't seem worth starting a European football one. United manage to win 1-0 in a dull game that had 0-0 written all over it thanks to one of those Thierry-Henry-taking-it-quickly free-kicks from Giggs. Lille go apeshit and half the team walk off the pitch and it looks like the game won't restart. Final ten minutes or so played out to a chorus of boos and missiles raining down. Meanwhile in the first half the United end was dangerously overcrowded and some people tried to climb over the fences. The French police (evidently trained by their colleagues from South Yorkshire) cunningly respond by firing tear gas into the stand and then smashing fuck out of anyone they can with their batons.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_utd/6380837.stm

― Teh HoBBx (HoBB), Tuesday, 20 February 2007 22:17 (seventeen years ago) link

I couldn't work out whether Fergie was more livid with the Lille staff for trying to drag the players off, or with Gary Neville for getting stuck in when he really didn't need to.

That Giggs free kick was marvellous, as was Larsson's dummy-then-chip that very nearly came off. Not sure about the Vidic push at all, but it's always amusing to watch Andy Townsend get in a tizzy.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Tuesday, 20 February 2007 22:27 (seventeen years ago) link

That match was ugly. French police not really covering themselves with glory. Lille to be fined, ohh, 300 quid?

― Matt (Matt), Tuesday, 20 February 2007 23:04 (seventeen years ago) link

Lolz at comedy dive by Gilardino against Celtic tonight.

― ailsa_xx (ailsa_xx), Tuesday, 20 February 2007 23:20 (seventeen years ago) link

Steve Nash wants to buy Tottenham! Steve Nash! Apparently his did is from there, and hes always been a spurs fan (ironic, as a former maverick!)

― 526 (526), Wednesday, 21 February 2007 11:55 (seventeen years ago) link

Where did you read this?!

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Wednesday, 21 February 2007 12:07 (seventeen years ago) link

Haha I've just looked, this is clearly bullshit.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Wednesday, 21 February 2007 12:10 (seventeen years ago) link

I hear Nemi has come in with a white knight offer to save Bristol City.

― Dom Passantino (DomPassantino), Wednesday, 21 February 2007 12:15 (seventeen years ago) link

Rofl@victor valdes....wasn't even a great header

― Ronan (Ronan), Wednesday, 21 February 2007 20:33 (seventeen years ago) link

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