Goal for Flamengo
― Ismael Klata, Sunday, 4 December 2011 20:19 (twelve years ago) link
Huge Socrates flag floating by in the Corinthians game, towed by a massive bunch of black-and-white balloons. Nice touch, soon to be seen at the Venky's.
― Ismael Klata, Sunday, 4 December 2011 20:22 (twelve years ago) link
take a lot of balloons to carry Steve Kean out of the ground i think
― Julie Lagger, Sunday, 4 December 2011 20:23 (twelve years ago) link
10-man Palmeiras indulging in insane (but v skilful) showboating across the edge of their own box a moment ago. David Luiz phenomenon suddenly making a lot more sense.
― Ismael Klata, Sunday, 4 December 2011 20:25 (twelve years ago) link
Corinthians' winger just pulled the Mata-on-Albiol trick for real. I'd never been able to work it out until now.
― Ismael Klata, Sunday, 4 December 2011 20:31 (twelve years ago) link
(It's a shift-right, drag-back-left and stepover with the right foot, then flicked back right with right again behind the standing foot as it runs across the body btw)
Both Vasco & Corinthians have a man sent off and Palmeiras hit the post. It's Corinthians' league atm, Vasco need a goal.
― Ismael Klata, Sunday, 4 December 2011 20:41 (twelve years ago) link
Rooney's barren spell is going weirdly uncommented on in the media as well
Yeah, though it's not a simple case of him losing form again. Partly due to Cleverly getting injured (and the lack of fit / in form central midfield replacements) and party due to a post-City-mauling defence-first mentality, Ferguson's been playing Rooney either in midfield or as a 'striker' lying so deep he might as well be in midfield. He's actually been looking alright in that position and was spraying some Beckhamesque long passes around yesterday, but it does seem a waste of him (especially as goals are so scarce for United at the moment). Having said that, he fucked up Welbeck's 'goal' by delaying the pass for far, far too long so that Welbeck was eventuall offside. He's not looked so sharp in terms of getting goals recently, but that late volley yesterday would have been a great goal (if it had actually gone in instead of over).
― The Artist Formerly Known As Teh HoBB, Sunday, 4 December 2011 20:55 (twelve years ago) link
Brawls in both games simultaneously now
― Ismael Klata, Sunday, 4 December 2011 20:55 (twelve years ago) link
Ha, channel 1 cut to channel 2 for the fight action in game B, only for channel 2 to cut immediately to channel 1 coverage to see the fight in game A
― Ismael Klata, Sunday, 4 December 2011 20:58 (twelve years ago) link
All over, Corinthians win the title
― Ismael Klata, Sunday, 4 December 2011 21:01 (twelve years ago) link
I never watch Brazilian Serie A except at the sharp end, but it's amazing whenever I have watched it. All being well economically (a big if), this'll be the league that bursts the EPL's bubble imo.
― Ismael Klata, Sunday, 4 December 2011 21:03 (twelve years ago) link
Rafa v.d. Vaart crying his guts out on Dutch telly tonight, confronted with video messages by his family and friends etc (amongst whom is Sneijder)
He also says he doesn't think, even though he is pleased right now, Spurs is the ceiling and he has dreams of bigger clubs.
Just reporting to my favorite sandbox board I Love Spurs
― lebateauivre, Sunday, 4 December 2011 21:11 (twelve years ago) link
Oh, and RIP 'Doctor' Socrates :-(
― lebateauivre, Sunday, 4 December 2011 21:12 (twelve years ago) link
lol i'd happily sell vdv for 20m or w/e, long may we be a stepping stone from madrid bench to milan bench or wherever if it works out as well as this one
― Sad Banter (p much resigned to deems), Sunday, 4 December 2011 21:17 (twelve years ago) link
What's he crying about?
― Ismael Klata, Sunday, 4 December 2011 21:18 (twelve years ago) link
He's touched by his grandparents from Valencia msg and a msg from his parents who escaped living in a trailer park where he grew up because of his money, and he's crying because his parents said summat about his wife's cancer episode.
So a lot of crying, yes. But sincere crying tbh
― lebateauivre, Sunday, 4 December 2011 21:20 (twelve years ago) link
Got a stream for that?
― Ismael Klata, Sunday, 4 December 2011 21:22 (twelve years ago) link
poor dude, man i'd hate to be a millionaire in a part time job doing something im passionate about at a p successful workplace i agreed to in one of the best cities in the world
xp ok forgot abt cancer etc
ik thanks for the liveblogging!
― big popppa hoy, Sunday, 4 December 2011 21:23 (twelve years ago) link
No worries, it was top entertainment tbh
― Ismael Klata, Sunday, 4 December 2011 21:25 (twelve years ago) link
lol
i'll find a gif of those tears streaming down his face, i'm sure of it
― lebateauivre, Sunday, 4 December 2011 21:54 (twelve years ago) link
Future Ballon d'Or 2011 winner Lionel Messi joins Cristiano Ronaldo and Xavi in the shortlist for the Fifa Ballon d'Or 2011.
― James, Monday, 5 December 2011 10:45 (twelve years ago) link
have a sneaky suspicion it'll go to xavi as a kind of lifetime achievement award
― big popppa hoy, Monday, 5 December 2011 10:49 (twelve years ago) link
bobby charlton fave for next year
― Sad Banter (p much resigned to deems), Monday, 5 December 2011 10:51 (twelve years ago) link
ok well he also was a p important player in a team winning the triple and destroying utd in the cl final, i dont mean it like when giggs won poty
― big popppa hoy, Monday, 5 December 2011 10:52 (twelve years ago) link
'an important player', sure, but messi
― Sad Banter (p much resigned to deems), Monday, 5 December 2011 10:55 (twelve years ago) link
But Barcelona are not a one man team, unlike some
― Tony Hart land (Deep in the Tony Hart land), Monday, 5 December 2011 11:01 (twelve years ago) link
why whatever d'you mean
― Sad Banter (p much resigned to deems), Monday, 5 December 2011 11:02 (twelve years ago) link
It's a voting award though iirc, which means tokenism is out
(James - am I right that the Emirates is ticket-free? How does it work? Do you swipe your card to gain entry?)
― Ismael Klata, Monday, 5 December 2011 11:06 (twelve years ago) link
you whisper 'arsene knows' to the gatekeeper
― Sad Banter (p much resigned to deems), Monday, 5 December 2011 11:34 (twelve years ago) link
RVP lets you in personally
― Ismael Klata, Monday, 5 December 2011 11:36 (twelve years ago) link
then Gervinho shows you five yards wide of your seat
― Julie Lagger, Monday, 5 December 2011 11:37 (twelve years ago) link
if Tony Adams tries to talk to you, you've gone too far and need to run back to the start
― big popppa hoy, Monday, 5 December 2011 11:39 (twelve years ago) link
The France striker and Brazil defender have been banned from using first-team facilities at the club’s training ground, with Anelka set to sign a £6.4million-a-year deal with Shanghai Shenhua in China.
Didn't Pandev and some other dudes in Italy sue the shit out of their clubs for doing something similar?
― big popppa hoy, Monday, 5 December 2011 11:43 (twelve years ago) link
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=6DsNAJPlR-U
how much fog does it take to call off a game? because this carried on for 90 minutes.
― big popppa hoy, Monday, 5 December 2011 11:44 (twelve years ago) link
yeah i think it was some other lazio players too
it does seem really fucking classless and typical of that shower
― nakhchivan, Monday, 5 December 2011 11:45 (twelve years ago) link
obv in a country where every attacking move isn't a 60 yard lump forward to the big man/quick man it's possible to manage better in fog
― Julie Lagger, Monday, 5 December 2011 11:46 (twelve years ago) link
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=OogmN23oIxc
chippy vela proves he is not always shit with a beaut of an overhead (i.e. he is the mexican rooney).
― big popppa hoy, Monday, 5 December 2011 11:47 (twelve years ago) link
u wd think that Abramovich, with his boyish Tim Roth-esque good looks and enormous stolen fortune, wd realise that it's more fun to play the loveable, generous gangster and despot rather than just being a fucking cunt all the time
― Julie Lagger, Monday, 5 December 2011 11:48 (twelve years ago) link
You use your membership card, which you wave under a scanner thing in the turnstile. Unless you've got tickets off General Sale, in which case they send you paper tickets in the post.
― James, Monday, 5 December 2011 11:50 (twelve years ago) link
Unless you've got tickets off General Sale, in which case they send you paper tickets in the post.
They send a man round and he presents thenm to you on a silver salver.
― Tony Hart land (Deep in the Tony Hart land), Monday, 5 December 2011 11:51 (twelve years ago) link
Thanks.
― Ismael Klata, Monday, 5 December 2011 11:54 (twelve years ago) link
anelka & alex- yes pls
― Sad Banter (p much resigned to deems), Monday, 5 December 2011 11:59 (twelve years ago) link
That fog's great. I particularly like the parallel universe results scrolling along the bottom: Stoccarda v Colonia, Amburgo v Norimberga, etc.
That reminds me, not only did Monaco get relegated last year, but they're now three points adrift at the foot of Ligue 2
― Ismael Klata, Monday, 5 December 2011 12:00 (twelve years ago) link
i watched the first half of that parma game, wasn't actually that bad, iain dowie on the co-commentating duties seemed to particularly enjoy it. The game itself wasn't all that tho.
― pandemic, Monday, 5 December 2011 12:06 (twelve years ago) link
Alex not getting into the Chelsea team is unfathomable to me right now.
― Matt DC, Monday, 5 December 2011 12:06 (twelve years ago) link
not convinced that luiz will ever be even as good as alex tbhha xp
― pandemic, Monday, 5 December 2011 12:08 (twelve years ago) link
I presume it must be personal
― Number None, Monday, 5 December 2011 12:08 (twelve years ago) link
rip monaco, you once gave us henry, petit and thuram
― big popppa hoy, Monday, 5 December 2011 12:09 (twelve years ago) link
i've never understood chelsea shitting on alex. he has always seemed their best centre half whenever i watched them; even when cavalho was there. does he have a stereotypical shitty brazilian footballer attitude/eating disorder?
― big popppa hoy, Monday, 5 December 2011 12:10 (twelve years ago) link
Also on offer in the Chelsea's January sales - Paulo Ferreira. I'd forgotten he existed.
― Number None, Monday, 5 December 2011 12:27 (twelve years ago) link