Football Talk 2006/2007 Season

[Shadow Demon UK]

Originally Posted by TheBlueRaja

It proves nothing other than England are a 3rd rate football team.

Hmmm, 3rd rate ranked 5th in the world rankings.

[Mal]

Originally Posted by TheBlueRaja

It proves nothing other than England are a 3rd rate football team.

Thats not bitterness, that was just calling it as it is - the truth, you could say.

Nothing to do with me disliking Man U, i happen to like numerous English teams, like West Ham, Chelsea and Liverpool for example.

I thought that you were getting passed your problem, but here is a relapse

I will be forever happy in the knowledge that for how far England can fall, it won't be as far as Scotland

[TheBlueRaja]

Originally Posted by Shadow Demon UK

Hmmm, 3rd rate ranked 5th in the world rankings.

Alright then, 5th rate if you insist.

Still at least your better than France - oh - wait...

Scotland in 25th did at least manage to beat them recently, and draw with Italy too, so it just goes to show what a farce the World Rankings are.

[Shadow Demon UK]

Originally Posted by TheBlueRaja

Alright then, 5th rate if you insist.

Still at least your better than France - oh - wait...

Scotland in 25th did at least manage to beat them recently, and draw with Italy too, so it just goes to show what a farce the World Rankings are.

So you think Scotland should be ranked above France

I'm sure it wasn't that long ago Scotland lost to Belarus at home.

[TheBlueRaja]

Originally Posted by Shadow Demon UK

So you think Scotland should be ranked above France

I'm sure it wasn't that long ago Scotland lost to Belarus at home.

I'm sure it wasn't long ago either that you drew with Macedonia and lost to Croatia.

My point was not that Scotland should be ranked higher than France but that the World Rankings are a farce.

Originally Posted by TheBlueRaja

so it just goes to show what a farce the World Rankings are.

For once you are correct, Scotland are punching above their weight and should be behind Belarus who are ranked No.70 and who also put pay to your world cup qualifications

[Shadow Demon UK]

Originally Posted by TheBlueRaja

I'm sure it wasn't long ago either that you drew with Macedonia and lost to Croatia.

My point was not that Scotland should be ranked higher than France but that the World Rankings are a farce.

Yes but we have also beaten those teams recently aswell and also recorded victories against the likes of Argentina (ranked above France). Also unlike Scotland we actually qualified for the World Cup

[nffc]

Originally Posted by TheDaddy

You cut your cloth according to what talent you have available, especially when you have an unfashionable team that has to make do with players that other teams don't want

Yes, but do we know whether AC is astute enough to adapt, or not, when his only past managerial job is playing hoofit and run at the valley?

At least with someone like Gary Megson (clive hunt) we know he's managed six clubs and played hoof at all of them.

[sherer]

i'm getting worried about this thread it's going away from actually football talking onto trolling and bitter rants.. can we have less personal attacks just because of a football team and more actual talk about the game as none of the other stuff actually gets us anywhere

he's something i've been thinking about.. in the good old days the ball was pretty hard and basically just went in a straight line unless you were a true great like Pele and could put some bend on the ball.. as such it was easier to score through normal play and a free kick wouldn't help you very much

Today that isn't the case and with the movement of the ball now players like Ronaldo can make the ball move in two directions on a free kick... as such a free kick can be easier to score than during normal play.. i'm sure this is why there is so much diving and cheating going on as a free kick is more of a guarentee of a goal

would Drogba have scored at the weekend with a ball from the 60s.. would Ronaldos free kicks go in with a ball from the 60s ?

[TheDaddy]

Originally Posted by nffc

Yes, but do we know whether AC is astute enough to adapt, or not, when his only past managerial job is playing hoofit and run at the valley?

I don't think he'll have any problems, he has a good record of helping young players develop as well

[Shadow Demon UK]

Originally Posted by sherer

would Drogba have scored at the weekend with a ball from the 60s.. would Ronaldos free kicks go in with a ball from the 60s ?

Probably not but surely thats a good thing. This season we are seeing some of the best goals ever in my opinion and it is probably because of the ball, but i wouldnt take anything away from the players, it still takes alot of skill to score the goals that Drogba and Ronaldo score. I'd rather see a match with lots of goals because of the type of ball rather than very few because of the type of ball.

Can it get any worse at Charlton ?

Addicks boss Les Reed has now won only one of his seven games in charge since he succeeded Iain Dowie last month and his job is already under threat.

Les Reed has to be worried about his position surely, even though he hasn't been there that long.

Great result for Wycombe though

[gazzae]

Childish giggle of the day....

Glazers' green light for transfers.......

Sir Alex Ferguson has been told to seek out the ideal player by United's owners, the Glazer family, who will offer the Reds' boss their full financial backing.

Hargreaves anyone ?

Link

[Russ]

Definately Hargreaves, seeing as Bayern seem to have softened their stance and I still say Torres should be a target. Henrik Larsson is only a short-term measure - what happens when he returns?