[Merged] The Football Thread 2005/2006 Season

[nffc]

OK and who do you support then?

Judging by the signature you have just got a new pip... ooh, I could take that away for you... (but I wouldn't)

We may be a bit **** now but it's all Megson's fault and crap clubs don't win the European Cup, that's the Champions League to younger fans.

Just for nffc, its here the long awaited cup draw,well tomorrow anyway, from the European Cup to the LDV Vans trophy, welcome to the real world


I would love to know how they work out the north and south sections though

[nffc]

Originally Posted by yesman

Just for nffc, its here the long awaited cup draw,well tomorrow anyway, from the European Cup to the LDV Vans trophy, welcome to the real world


I would love to know how they work out the north and south sections though

Cheers. Dunno what would be worse tbf, winning the LDV or getting knocked out and NOT winning it...

Must be nice for you though, when things go bad for Camb you can always look and see your "other team" rich and sitting pretty atop the Prem...

[Mal]

Originally Posted by nffc

We may be a bit **** now but it's all Megson's fault and crap clubs don't win the European Cup, that's the Champions League to younger fans.

Hmmm, were you not relegated from the premiership before Megson joined? Quite a few seasons before. So blaming Megson for your current problems is not right
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Originally Posted by nffc

Must be nice for you though, when things go bad for Camb you can always look and see your "other team" rich and sitting pretty atop the Prem...

Back on that are we? You can actually support more than one team you know

[sir_drinks_alot]

Originally Posted by nffc

OK and who do you support then?

Judging by the signature you have just got a new pip... ooh, I could take that away for you... (but I wouldn't)

We may be a bit **** now but it's all Megson's fault and crap clubs don't win the European Cup, that's the Champions League to younger fans.

Oxford Didn’t he stand down after last weekend game. if not than he
Should really consider it. from what i know he's the most unpopular person
In Nottingham right now.

[nffc]

Originally Posted by sir_drinks_alot

Oxford Didnâ₠¬Ã¢â€žÂ¢t he stand down after last weekend game. if not than he
Should really consider it. from what i know he's the most unpopular person
In Nottingham right now.

Oxford- didn't realise it was possible but your team is actually worse than mine.
All together now... you've never won **** all, come on, you lot all know the words

He didn't quit, he sounded like he would. Apparently, if we lose tomorrow (which I firmly believe we will) he's off.

[sir_drinks_alot]

Originally Posted by nffc

Oxford- didn't realise it was possible but your team is actually worse than mine.
All together now... you've never won **** all, come on, you lot all know the words

He didn't quit, he sounded like he would. Apparently, if we lose tomorrow (which I firmly believe we will) he's off.

Oh tell be about it ! if oxford had won half the games thay have drawn top of
The table we Would be. !

[nffc]

Originally Posted by Mal

Hmmm, were you not relegated from the premiership before Megson joined? Quite a few seasons before. So blaming Megson for your current problems is not right
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Back on that are we? You can actually support more than one team you know

1. yes but Platt aside, we had a decent side that did well and lost its way under Hart, we were a few mins plus a play off final away from the Prem. Kinnear came and did a decent job with a talented side, strengthened but also introduced a training regime based on alcoholism and pie avarice- starting a relegation campaign... any manager with 8m players at his disposal, plus the talent of Commons, King etc could have kept us up and I believe Mick Harford may well have done... but they brought in Megson who swapped Kinnear's unfit but attractive purposeful, passing football into a dour, defensive, hoofball load of cack that rolled over spinelessly every game and was anything other than tight at the back, a theme which has continued after the close season And Darryl Powell...
Plus a lot of the senior players WHICH HE BROUGHT IN are rumoured to be unhappy with his methods and his aggressive handling of the players, and Gary Holt is even reported to be considering quitting football if he has to play for Megson much longer.
I think it's fair to say Megson needs to shoulder a fair proportion of the blame for our current plight.

2. I didn't mean that, I just meant, nice for you to have a "small" team and one that's reasonably successful. All I get is a big team doing ****e.

[sir_drinks_alot]

Lvd draw will be made at 9.30 am and will be live on sky's soccer am.

[Chrysalis]

I think you are wrong about forest. From what I know (discussions with forest fans) Hart is rated very highly, he had a similiar job to what craig has now at leics and that is to cut the wage bill. Hart did that and amazingly also got you to the playoff's. Since he left forest have done too much chopping and changing and you will come good if megson is allowed time to get things right.

Likewise at leics we are not doing great ourselves but I have seen progress with better quality football and age of squad coming down, players on longer contracts etc. But the results arent going right at the moment which unfortenatly is what manager's are judged on.

[Roy MM]

Settle down guys, support your local team without the animosity, my local team (Bury) are going through a bad time ATM falling out with local rivals does not help, we all need to pull together for the good of the smaller teams.

[sir_drinks_alot]

LDV Vans Trophy draw


Northern section draw:
Rotherham v Accrington
Mansfield v Hereford
Macclesfield v Chesterfield
Barnsley v Doncaster
Cambridge Utd v Chester
Blackpool v Wrexham
Boston Utd v Huddersfield
Kidderminster v Darlington
Oldham v Carlisle
Grimsby v Morecambe
Halifax v Bury
Tranmere v Lincoln City
S****horpe v Hartlepool
Rochdale v Stockport


Southern section draw:
Wycombe v Dag & Red
MK Dons v Exeter
Peterborough v Bristol Rovers
Shrewsbury v Cheltenham
Brentford v Oxford
Leyton Orient v Yeovil
Swindon v Stevenage
Torquay v Swansea
Bournemouth v Aldershot
Gillingham v Crawley Town
Northampton v Notts County
Barnet v Bristol City
Rushden & Diamonds v Southend
Woking v Nottm Forest


Byes:
Bradford, Colchester, Port Vale, Walsall.

[Russ]

Originally Posted by nffc

1. yes but Platt aside, we had a decent side that did well and lost its way under Hart, we were a few mins plus a play off final away from the Prem. Kinnear came and did a decent job with a talented side, strengthened but also introduced a training regime based on alcoholism and pie avarice- starting a relegation campaign... any manager with 8m players at his disposal, plus the talent of Commons, King etc could have kept us up and I believe Mick Harford may well have done... but they brought in Megson who swapped Kinnear's unfit but attractive purposeful, passing football into a dour, defensive, hoofball load of cack that rolled over spinelessly every game and was anything other than tight at the back, a theme which has continued after the close season And Darryl Powell...
Plus a lot of the senior players WHICH HE BROUGHT IN are rumoured to be unhappy with his methods and his aggressive handling of the players, and Gary Holt is even reported to be considering quitting football if he has to play for Megson much longer.
I think it's fair to say Megson needs to shoulder a fair proportion of the blame for our current plight.

2. I didn't mean that, I just meant, nice for you to have a "small" team and one that's reasonably successful. All I get is a big team doing ****e.

Looking forward to your trip down south on saturday, old boy?

[nffc]

Originally Posted by Russ D

Looking forward to your trip down south on saturday, old boy?

Trundle will pwn our defence, mind you, clean sheet at last!

Besides, you're not a city fan are you?

[Russ]

Yep