wolves in CL-place form again
― lebateauivre, Sunday, 4 December 2011 17:48 (twelve years ago) link
i was gonna nominate Park for the universally loved team
― mizzell, Sunday, 4 December 2011 17:51 (twelve years ago) link
bet Arsenal fans don't love him
― Number None, Sunday, 4 December 2011 17:52 (twelve years ago) link
that one thing is sure
― nakhchivan, Sunday, 4 December 2011 17:53 (twelve years ago) link
i dislike the fact of him, the defensive winger.
― Sad Banter (p much resigned to deems), Sunday, 4 December 2011 17:53 (twelve years ago) link
He really performs better in a central role
― Number None, Sunday, 4 December 2011 17:56 (twelve years ago) link
mccarthy will surely have been pleased to get the points today
― Sad Banter (p much resigned to deems), Sunday, 4 December 2011 18:10 (twelve years ago) link
for nv's sake a pre-xmas slide and mccarthy firing would probably be better
this 'play shit for ten games then well for two' is no good
― nakhchivan, Sunday, 4 December 2011 18:14 (twelve years ago) link
eh that depends on the results, i mean utd are second
― Sad Banter (p much resigned to deems), Sunday, 4 December 2011 18:27 (twelve years ago) link
McCarthy Out
:( Socrates
― Julie Lagger, Sunday, 4 December 2011 18:41 (twelve years ago) link
Jarvis = wasteEdwards = not good enoughMcCarthy = yeah, take off Doyle and Hunt, that'll shake things up
other than that, decent but unincisive football again, notably better without Henry in the team so i look forward to him being first pick for the Man U game
― Julie Lagger, Sunday, 4 December 2011 18:47 (twelve years ago) link
Late comeback again is something though. What is that, are you just fitter than other teams?
― Ismael Klata, Sunday, 4 December 2011 18:50 (twelve years ago) link
just want it more iirc
― sonderangerbot, Sunday, 4 December 2011 18:51 (twelve years ago) link
sunderland played Brown and O'Shea at CB iirc
― Julie Lagger, Sunday, 4 December 2011 18:52 (twelve years ago) link
Anonymous on text via 81111: "In terms of trophies won is there any more successful central defensive partnership in the premier league at Sunderland? Wes Brown and John O'Shea? Or even in the history of the league?"
― Ismael Klata, Sunday, 4 December 2011 18:58 (twelve years ago) link
by the same lights Solskjaer and Cronaldo wd be a top pairing
― Julie Lagger, Sunday, 4 December 2011 19:00 (twelve years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/KtS0J.jpg
― nakhchivan, Sunday, 4 December 2011 19:04 (twelve years ago) link
could be manager of likeable xi maybe? would be good if he could play some less rudimentary football at sunderland tho
― nakhchivan, Sunday, 4 December 2011 19:08 (twelve years ago) link
I'm assuming Van Persie in that likeable lineup is a joke. Who doesn't love Aguero right now though? Amazing goal yesterday.
Spurs looked fantastic yesterday, unfortunately so did Jussi. Should have got 8 or 9. Struggling to think of a Spurs player who isn't on top form right now. Only really Gallas and he can hardly be blamed for that.
― Matt DC, Sunday, 4 December 2011 19:24 (twelve years ago) link
i'd like adebayor to be sticking them away a little more ruthlessly but yeah everyone looking the business right now.
Would like to see the squad used more, though. We ran out of steam last year and it's not like kranjcar, pienaar, sandro, corluka et al couldn't do a job here and there
― Sad Banter (p much resigned to deems), Sunday, 4 December 2011 19:29 (twelve years ago) link
Also wrt United and creative midfielders, don't think it's a coincidence that United have gone from awesome to workmanlike since Cleverly got injured, he looked an excellent player. Rooney's barren spell is going weirdly uncommented on in the media as well.
― Matt DC, Sunday, 4 December 2011 19:31 (twelve years ago) link
Kranjcar injured I think and it's looking like Pienaar is just not destined to happen for Spurs through no fault of his own, unless there's an injury.
― Matt DC, Sunday, 4 December 2011 19:33 (twelve years ago) link
a great manager has to find ways to keep squad players fresh and interested i think, it's alright picking yr best XI week in week out but sooner or later you're gonna need to bring other guys in who can hit the ground running
― Julie Lagger, Sunday, 4 December 2011 19:37 (twelve years ago) link
i've never liked mo'n. the guy is an above average guy who leaves before the shit hits the fan and everyone notices he spent way too much money to be above average.
xp
― big popppa hoy, Sunday, 4 December 2011 19:38 (twelve years ago) link
also did no-one else watch/have any problems w/ close-hd lawro and his tongue? or have you guys just got used to it by now?
you've described villa o'neill, but no other o'neill afaict
And villa sold a lot of o'neill buys for a lot of money, he was unlucky not to make cl with that group imo
― Sad Banter (p much resigned to deems), Sunday, 4 December 2011 19:44 (twelve years ago) link
What's the deal with his tongue?
xposts. Reckon Martinez could manage this Likeable XI? Seriously, I can't remember ever seeing an interview with him that didn't make me go "AWW!"
― Chris, Sunday, 4 December 2011 19:57 (twelve years ago) link
Half-time in Brazil and it's:
Corinthians 0-0 PalmeirasVasco da Gama 1-0 Flamengo
Makes it Vasco's title by a single goal if I've got my sums right. Ismaelinho's getting his bottle then I'll be settling down with that lot for the denouement.
― Ismael Klata, Sunday, 4 December 2011 19:58 (twelve years ago) link
He kept sticking it out, licking his lips, generally looking like he didn't have control of it. Was srs creepy.
― big popppa hoy, Sunday, 4 December 2011 20:02 (twelve years ago) link
I also remember hating his Leicester team, if that means anything.
― big popppa hoy, Sunday, 4 December 2011 20:04 (twelve years ago) link
not really.
Martinez is likeable and i know nobody serious who dislikes him.
― Julie Lagger, Sunday, 4 December 2011 20:09 (twelve years ago) link
h8 that dude
― Sad Banter (p much resigned to deems), Sunday, 4 December 2011 20:14 (twelve years ago) link
na not really
Red card for Palmeiras' No.10, as if it wasn't poised enough. Looked like an insanely violent challenge at first, sadly replays reveal it was just a 50/50 with an extremely awkward coming-together after the ball had been nicked away.
― Ismael Klata, Sunday, 4 December 2011 20:16 (twelve years ago) link
vidic's mum commentary imo
― Sad Banter (p much resigned to deems), Sunday, 4 December 2011 20:19 (twelve years ago) link
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