LooneyToonArmy

:lol: http://www.readytogo.net/smb/showthread.php?t=771282

Bayern Munich [5 - 0] Hamburger SV half time score

Stadium of sh!te gets destroyed https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=226776037464149&set=vb.101179706690450&type=2&theater

Newcastle United star Yohan Cabaye has revealed that he battled depression earlier this season after a gruelling debut campaign in English football. The former Lille star joined Newcastle in the summer of 2011, and he had a sparkling year which ended with his appearance for France at Euro 2012. But he admits that not having a winter break for the first time in his career took its toll on his body, which led to a bout of depression. Cabaye, though, feels that the groin injury he suffered midway through this season in many ways helped him and he now feels he is getting back to his best. "Depression? I am not afraid to say that. It was that," he explained to L'Equipe. "I was reassured reading the books of Jonny Wilkinson and Rafael Nadal, who both talked about the same thing. They talked about post competition depression and the need to have a break." Yohan Cabaye "But I was reassured reading the books of Jonny Wilkinson and Rafael Nadal, who both talked about the same thing. They talked about post competition depression and the need to have a break. "Euro 2012 was the first big international competition I had played. It is completely different than what you could experience in daily life with your club. "My season was long in a league where the pace is higher than in Le Championnat. I started with Newcastle early in July 2011 and finished late in June 2012 and, for the very first time, I didn't have any winter break so then to resume in July 2012, it was very difficult. Maybe it is difficult to start again after a big competition such as the Euros, but my body didn't allow me to do what I wanted to do. "On a morning when I woke up, I could still feel tiredness. I wanted to think about something else rather than football. "I am lucky to earn a living with my passion, but it was the right moment for a break. So my groin injury at the end of the year was finally not such a bad thing. Maybe that is why I was back earlier than expected. "I asked myself a lot of questions. As long as you didn't experience it [depression] you cannot understand. But I was not worried. "My injury allowed me to have some rest, meet my family and friends in Lille. When I was back in Newcastle in December I knew I felt better, but I never complained to anyone but my entourage." Back to his best Cabaye insists that he feels so much better following the surgery on his groin and he is now loving football again. He added: "When I underwent surgery, I never asked myself if I would find my best level. My only desire was to cure my adductors, not feel any more pain and to be back perfectly fit in 2013. "Physically I feel perfectly fine now and I am keen to fight for the club. I want to give twice as much to save the club from the drop. I want to prove to the fans that they can trust me and I can defend the Newcastle colours. "Now that episode is over, I have much more fun going to daily training sessions. I realise how lucky I am. I felt that enthusiasm could leave and that is most dangerous." http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11095/8598883/

apologies if this video has been posted earlier....just showed in the newsnow feed. Looks like a canny atmosphere at San Lorenzo anyway :thumbsup:

1987 vs Liverpool at St James` Park

By Graham Poll The FA's position has cost referees a huge amount of credibility, any neutral observer can see they should've taken action on McManaman Disciplinary action is determined by national federations and ours - the FA - are now in a position where Callum McManaman, of Wigan, cannot be charged for a career-threatening challenge on Newcastle’s Massadio Haidara. Let’s be absolutely clear: this is not a matter of application of the laws of the game and it is not something dictated by the law-makers (IFAB) or the world governing body, FIFA. What they do say is that when a referee issues a red card, the player must serve at least a one-match ban — unless it is a case of mistaken identity. The FA, however, choose not to support our referees. They overturn red cards that their disciplinary panel decide are incorrect. All too often a former referee is not part of that appeals panel. The FA’s inability to take retrospective action against McManaman — when any neutral observer can see that they should — follows a short-sighted decision before the start of this season. The FA announced: ‘Following consultation with the game’s stakeholders (the Premier and Football Leagues, the Professional Footballers’ and League Managers’ Associations, Professional Game Match Officials Ltd and the National Game), it was agreed that retrospective action should only be taken in respect of incidents which have not been seen by the match officials. ‘Where one of the officials has seen a coming together of players, no retrospective action should be taken, regardless of whether he or she witnessed the full or particular nature of the challenge. This is to avoid the re-refereeing of incidents.’ Yet by overturning red cards the FA do re-referee incidents and undermine officials. Good referees know that the one thing their decisions must have is credibility. Their bosses must know the same; yet the FA’s position has cost referees a huge amount of credibility. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2296099/Callum-McManaman-tackle-Massadio-Haidara-The-FAs-position-cost-referees-huge-credibility-neutral-observer-shouldve-taken-action--Graham-Poll.html#ixzz2O3jIMsrl

Graham Poll has urged referee Mark Halsey to seriously consider hanging up his whistle after his performance in Wigan’s win over Newcastle. Halsey has come in for criticism for his failure to punish Wigan’s Callum McManaman for a horror challenge on Massadio Haidara during Sunday’s game at the DW Stadium. The 51-year-old, who returned to officiating in March 2010 after a successful battle with cancer, did not even award the Magpies a free-kick for the knee-high tackle, which put Haidara in hospital. And former Premier League official Poll, speaking on the Sports Breakfast, said: “The modern footballer is fitter than ever and you have to question whether a 50-year-old can keep up with play sufficiently and have the mental sharpness to make decisions under that intense scrutiny. “I watch games and I see some referees who try their very hardest to run around as best as they possibly can and I get very disappointed when I see someone who doesn’t do that. That’s my opinion and I refereed a lot of Premier League games and I worked very hard . “Mark used to be one of the fittest referees in the Premier League. He was incredible. I did fitness tests with him again and again. He used to run around like a mad thing. He was a very, very good referee. “People asked me why I stopped when I was 42. I’d rather stop refereeing and people say you should have done another couple of years than go on too long. That’s why I’m fearing for Mark. “He’s been through a tough time in his life and no one wishes that on anyone. I just hope Mark looks at it and thinks, 'is it time? Is this a signal to go? Let’s bow out with some grace and dignity and go. It’s time for me to call it a day.'” http://www.talksport.co.uk/sports-news/football/premier-league/130318/exclusive-mark-halsey-urged-quit-premier-league-referee-after-missing-ho-1938?#ixzz2NxKQMSri

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GgO-pQBo68w

it`s on youtube "Sammy Ameobi goal vs Cardiff" (until it`s taken down) for those of you who haven`t seen

Offside Goal, OG, Weak Pen, Deflected shot tapped in http://www.readytogo.net/smb/showthread.php?t=763563

Smart dressed man: Steven Taylor lifts the lid on his Newcastle teammates' fashion crimes 18 Feb 2013 11:07 Newcastle centre half spills the beans on the foreign stars at St James' Park during photoshoot for Top Man Generation magazine When you think of fashionable footballers, Rio Ferdinand aside, you don't normally think of centre-backs. But Newcastle's Steven Taylor is trying to put that to rights, by showing his fashionable side in a photoshoot for Top Man Generation magazine. Styled by a Newcastle-supporting personal shopper, Taylor put on his best "catalogue model" face for the session, but revealed he's more comfortable simply wearing a hoodie, t-shirt and jeans. Talking about his own fashion sense, he said: "It's pretty much just casual. I’ll dress a bit smarter if I’m going out on a Saturday night, I don’t want to look like an idiot but most of the time you’ll just catch me in a t-shirt and jeans. I love my t-shirts, I buy loads of them. "This one (points at his chest) is my favourite at the moment. I’ve been wearing it a lot lately. It’s a D&G one with a picture of Monica Bellucci on it. I don’t know why but it seems to get a bit of attention from women asking who she is. Might be why I wear it so often! When asked if he often wears clothing to attract attention, Taylor took the opportunity to highlight some of the fashion crimes committed by some of Newcastle's foreign contingent. "No, I’m not flash like that," he said. "I leave that to the foreign lads. Peter Lovenkrands wouldn’t wear anything unless it had a bit of bling or something sparkling on it. He thought he was 50 Cent. Jonas Gutierrez is the worst for that though. Honestly, he’ll wear anything! "I remember he once wore purple pants and a bright red top on a night out, it was horrendous but he just doesn’t care! "Tim Krul has a good go, wearing jeans that look like they’ve been sprayed on, but he’s had the same Ian Walker haircut for the whole time I’ve known him so he never quite manages to pull it off."

http://tyneandwear.sky.com/news/article/56413 http://online.l.staticlocal.com/lcms/images/2013/02/13/56414/default/620/350/1360773813.jpg

Chris Armstrong http://www.premierleagueheroes.co.uk/communities/2/004/008/595/722/images/4543030405.jpg

Per Frandsen http://cedric.football.fr/public/frandsen_per_1_.jpg Allan Nielsen http://multimedia.ekstrabladet.dk/archive/00286/Allan_Nielsen_286731d.jpg Javier Margas http://www.popeandswift.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/Javier-Margas.jpg Carlos Villanueva http://www.terra.cl/images/agosto2008/F627588_VILLANUEVA280.jpg

yeah I recall one of the Sky Sports or MOTD panel referring to him as "Steve Bruce on rollerskates" at the beginning. Certainly a mountain of a defender for Man Ure in the end and one of the best I`ve ever seen.

Chris Marsden http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5240/7368573530_35a311a140_z.jpg

France: Football : BEARDSLEY << MA FEMME CROIT JE SUIS AMOUREUX DE CABAYE >> BEARDSLEY – “MY WIFE THINKS I’M IN LOVE WITH CABAYE” LOCAL ICON AND FORMER INTERNATIONAL player (59 caps) Newcastle (1983-1987 and 1993-1997) and now in charge of youth development for the club. He deals with the youth teams from seven to twenty-one years old. HOW WAS THE ARRIVAL OF THE MASSIVE FRENCH CONTINGENT ORGANISED? “Cabaye played an important role. He is a great guy as a player but also as a man. It was the trigger for everything. Of course, Graham Carr, who is responsible for overseeing our scouting in Ligue 1, did an outstanding job. He has a knack for finding players before others but what you need to stress about the French, is that besides being good technicians, they are also good guys who smile all the time.” WHY FRENCH? “Because they are better technically. In any case, superior to the English. The French have a technical education. From a young age, they learn to tame the ball, with good control of the feet. Physically, they are also ahead of the English at the same age. Clearly, these are mature players who come to us. A player like Cabaye, today, is a very good deal for the price (5M€) it cost us.” HOW WELL ARE THEY SETTLING IN? “Well, if we don’t take into account their English, they are happy to be here. Importantly, they understand football and the local mentality. A guy like Sissoko has completely transformed the atmosphere of the club in a few days. Only ten days ago everybody was down. Now, everything has changed. You know, a Newcastle player has to be a little more than just a player. Here, the involvement in the local cultural fabric is fundamental. Every two weeks, the players go to schools, hospitals, nurseries. We try not to send two French at the same time, because of the language, but they get involved a lot.” HAS THE CLUB ADAPTED TO THIS CULTURAL CHANGE? “We have done it for some time, given the number of foreigners. For example, every Thursday, after training, we organize a ‘foreign’ meal. We prepare dishes from the country of origin of one of our players: Senegal, Ivory Coast, Netherlands, Italy, Argentina … And France of course! The training ends at 13:30pm but the players stay until 4pm to share, but also to communicate and integrate with each other. Be together above all. Besides that, we also have a French translator.” IS THERE A PLAYER THAT LINKS BETWEEN THE FRENCH AND THE CLUB? “Cabaye is fantastic in this work. Every day, and since the beginning, he tells us what he does, wherever he goes. He is a role model. He watches over others. For us, it’s called ‘low maintenance’. With him, you do not need to worry about where he will hang out in the evening or where he will get drunk in a pub. Importantly, he inspires others. I tell you, he is an example. My wife even thinks I’m in love with him ... (Laughter)”. http://www.themag.co.uk/the-mag-articles/beardsley-my-wife-thinks-im-in-love-with-cabaye/

30 yard screamer from Cheick

Geovanni - Ex Hull and Barca http://www.webdelcule.com/01-02/geovanni-bio-1.jpg

plays for BATE Borisov in his native Belarus....was playing in the Champions League earlier in the season.

Milton Tyson Nunez http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20100202233016/backofthenet/images/d/d8/Milton_nunez.jpg Iván Guerrero (Coventry) http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/IvanGuerrero20080802.JPG/200px-IvanGuerrero20080802.JPG Jairo Martinez (Coventry) http://www.sporting-heroes.net/content/thumbnails/00165/16400-zoom.jpg Martin Herrera (Fuham) http://alaves.incondicionales.com/media/galeria/0/0/5/6/6/8/o_deportivo_alaves_martin_herrera-28665.jpg Nelson Vivas http://www.arsenal.com/assets/_files/images/jun_10/gun__1277131182_vivas_nelson.jpg Carlos Marinelli http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gJMCSTp8SGs/Sd3kp-fwaNI/AAAAAAAACEc/dFilnxV_Jc8/s320/marinelli01.jpg

Sixto Peralta Fabian Wilnis Hatem Trabelsi Jo Tessem Rade Prica Kazuyuki Toda Segundo Castillo Micah Hyde Ryan Donk Sam Dalla Bonna Luciano Zavagno Glauber Jhon Viafara

None of these are rather random are they? Fumaca