Fenham Mag Posted June 25, 2011 Share Posted June 25, 2011 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/13906779.stm Might be a Giggs and it might not even be in the right thread. Still shocking. Ahhh what a place to have a World Cup, another superb decision by FIFA. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginola Posted June 25, 2011 Share Posted June 25, 2011 Neymar is bad-mannered, just like Pele Maradona's a hero, like. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdckelly Posted June 25, 2011 Share Posted June 25, 2011 Since the flurry of activity last weekend, I can't think of a duller 7 days in our recent history. Literally fuck all has happened since last Saturday barring a potential leak of the third strip. Bah, I hate summers with no international tournaments. Copa America starting soon, its something Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nufcmichael Posted June 25, 2011 Share Posted June 25, 2011 Almost ready for the new season http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/4800/room1x.th.jpg Uploaded with ImageShack.us http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/9879/room2hc.th.jpg Uploaded with ImageShack.us http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/7223/room3p.th.jpg Uploaded with ImageShack.us http://img18.imageshack.us/img18/8038/room4o.th.jpg Uploaded with ImageShack.us Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
McLoven11 Posted June 25, 2011 Share Posted June 25, 2011 @nufcmichael Is that your home? Perfect Edit: which shirt is on third picture left? Aalborg? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nufcmichael Posted June 25, 2011 Share Posted June 25, 2011 @nufcmichael Is that your home? Perfect Haha it's a room in my home or in other words, it's my room in our home Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sifu Posted June 25, 2011 Share Posted June 25, 2011 nufcmichael, what a living room Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBG Posted June 25, 2011 Share Posted June 25, 2011 I might be wrong but i think he supports Newcastle. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
timeEd32 Posted June 25, 2011 Share Posted June 25, 2011 Are those special frames for shirts or just regular ones? They do look a little deeper. I have a Shearer shirt that I've been wanting to frame and can't find one that works, including the $100 one now collecting dust upstairs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted June 26, 2011 Share Posted June 26, 2011 I have my feet on that same table right now Michael Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nufcmichael Posted June 26, 2011 Share Posted June 26, 2011 Are those special frames for shirts or just regular ones? They do look a little deeper. I have a Shearer shirt that I've been wanting to frame and can't find one that works, including the $100 one now collecting dust upstairs. Just regular ones, bought in Ikea Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted June 26, 2011 Share Posted June 26, 2011 http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/new-homes/property-17488671.html Is/was Gary Neville's house. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Heneage Posted June 26, 2011 Share Posted June 26, 2011 Are those special frames for shirts or just regular ones? They do look a little deeper. I have a Shearer shirt that I've been wanting to frame and can't find one that works, including the $100 one now collecting dust upstairs. Just regular ones, bought in Ikea How much did they set you back may I ask as I really need about 4-5. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nufcmichael Posted June 26, 2011 Share Posted June 26, 2011 Are those special frames for shirts or just regular ones? They do look a little deeper. I have a Shearer shirt that I've been wanting to frame and can't find one that works, including the $100 one now collecting dust upstairs. Just regular ones, bought in Ikea How much did they set you back may I ask as I really need about 4-5. Paid £7 for each frame Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted June 26, 2011 Share Posted June 26, 2011 http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/new-homes/property-17488671.html Is/was Gary Neville's house. Sigh. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest je85 Posted June 26, 2011 Share Posted June 26, 2011 Seen as we seem to be rading Ligue 1, thought this ,may be of interest for folks. http://www.whoscored.com/Blog/yxtLaT5jKEeYkd_KdajMzA/Show/Who-is-the-best-striker-in-Ligue-1 @WhoScored One of my favourite twitter accounts, good if you like statty shit. Who Is The Best Striker In Ligue 1? by Andrew Gibney at Saturday, Jun 25 2011 16:05 What makes a great striker? It is a question that many pundits and writers alike have asked themselves over the years. Do you look for the poacher instincts of a Romario, the power, strength and finishing of Ronaldo or do you go for the prolific goal scoring prowess of a Gerd Muller? The list of attributes that make the best strikers is as varied as it is long. The skills your striker needs changes with the style of your play. Romario would probably have struggled in a Sam Allardyce 4-5-1 the same way Kevin Davies might not be as effective in the current Barcelona side. Outside of styles the next thing people look at is the stats. Goals, goals per game, shots on goal, shots on target and much much more. Looking over the stats from the best strikers this season it is interesting to see a variety of styles and how their stats compare. Some of the big names are way down the list where as some unexpected players find themselves amongst the top names. In Ligue 1 this year there were two clear names running away at the top of the scoring charts. Lille’s Moussa Sow finished with 25 goals and PSG’s new striker Kevin Gameiro wasn’t far behind with 22 goals for Lorient. Following them was Youssef El-Arabi of Caen, Lyon’s Lisandro Lopez and Valenciennes big man Gregory Pujol all with 17 goals each. Honourable mentions go to Brown Ideye and Mobido Maiga of Sochaux, both scoring 15 goals, a great joint effort. The top five scored 98 goals between them which is a huge difference from the 79 that last year’s top five managed. Mamadou Niang topped last year’s charts with 18 for Marseille, Kevin Gameiro was second on 17. Comparing this year to last year doesn’t really mean much until you count the total goals in each season. Interestingly the total goals dropped by 26 this year. In the 2009/10 season 916 goals were scored in Ligue 1 compared to 890 this season. This drop in goals only magnifies the superb forward play from Moussa Sow & Co. With fewer goals per match the importance of having a striker in form is definitely clear to see. One of the main reasons that Arles-Avignon, Lens and Monaco were relegated to Ligue 2 was from a lack of goals. Out of all three teams only Monaco’s Park Chu-Young finished the season in double figures. Next down the list is Ismael Jemaa of Lens with five goals. The simple fact is, if you have a striker that scores goals there is a good chance you will stay up. Of course with most analysis in football, stats only make up half the story but they remain a consistent way to measure success. Strikers can go through dips in form over a season so if you can find some consistency it can be a real bonus. The goals per game average is an ideal way to measure this. Moussa Sow leads the way with 0.69 goals per game, Lisandro Lopez (0.62) and Kevin Gameiro (0.61) follow close behind. Gregory Pujol (0.51) scores a goal every other game. Closing out the top five is Loic Remy (0.48). Only Remy just dropping below a goal every other game, which is still surprising as the consensus has been that Marseille’s forwards had a poor season. Andre-Pierre Gignac was down at (0.25) in what was a poor season for him. Tied in with goals per game is the measure of goals per minute. This can give an idea of the impact that a player can have. Although not near the top of the scoring charts Lille’s substitute striker Pierre-Alain Frau finished on a goal every 186 minutes which is slightly better than teammate Gervinho (189). Of course Frau only scored 5 goals compared to Gervinho’s 15 but it shows the sort of prowess that could come in handy to the likes of Caen or Bordeaux next season. Top of the goals per minute chart was Lille’s Moussa Sow (112) followed by Lisandro (122). Kevin Gameiro was a little further down (146) as was Remy (146) and Gregory Pujol impressed with (169). As important as it is to put the ball in the back of the net, it is just as important to get into the position to threaten the opposition goal. Shots on goal are a fairly good way of measuring this. There will be the odd speculative shot from 25-30 yards but most will be part of good positioning and the ability to get a shot off with defenders closing in. Kevin Gameiro leads the way with 136 shots but only 46% on target. Moussa Sow is next 45% of his 101 shots found the target. Guillaume Hoarau (98) Gervinho (93) and Gignac (93) make up the top five although from those three only Gervinho had more than 45% on target. Hoarau 38% and Gignac 36% will be disappointed with their efforts. Loic Remy and Gregory Pujol show their accuracy with 52% and 50% of their shots on target. Lisandro Lopez (48%) and Mobido Maiga (46%) show they are dangerous when given space front of goal. Lopez scored 17 goals from only 29 shots on target which is very impressive strike rate. One interesting fact is the amount of penalties scored by the top marksmen, sometimes a players can add 5 or so goals by taking the penalties but not for these strikers. Lisandro and Gameiro scored only two and El-Arabi and Sow scored one. Sow’s coming in the last game of the season against Rennes. Statistics of course are only half the story, things like opening goals, 90th minute winners, away goals and important equalisers aren’t tracked by analysts. A goal is a goal but a 90th minute winner away from home is much more important than the 4th in a 4-1 home win. It’s something the Americans know as “clutch”. Who will step up and prove decisive with their club needs them most. Going through the season the top strikers scored some important goals. Lisandro Lopez has impressed with some of his stats but his important moments are few and far between. The opener in the 3-1 home win over Lille, and an early goal in the 2-0 win over Toulouse. His best moment probably when he scored the opener and a 90th minute winner in the 2-1 win away at Montpellier. Moussa Sow was deadly for Lille this year, including his three hat-tricks he also scored a 90th minute winner against Auxerre, his first goal for his new team was a equaliser away at Rennes, he also scored the opening goal against Montpellier and then scored the 2nd after they pulled the scores level, Lille went on to win 3-1. Another winner away at Brest at a crucial part of the season should how valuable Sow’s goals were this season. Kevin Gameiro and Youssef El-Arabi both had their moments. The Lorient man scored winners against St-Etienne and Brest, then important equalisers against Lille and Lens. El-Arabi started the season with the winner against Marseille and the opener in a 3-2 win over Lyon. Then two 90th minute goals, an equaliser against Auxerre and the winner over St-Etienne. One of the most influential strikers this season has been the unfancied Gregory Pujol of Valenciennes. Scoring two goals in a 3-2 win over Marseille at home followed by a double in a 2-0 win against Monaco were a great start plus a 87th minute equaliser against Lille and the 2nd in a 2-1 win over Lyon. However his best run was the four goals in four games in April, three of them away from home and his side picked up five crucial points. He then finished the season with both goals as Valenciennes beat Nice 2-1 at home to secure their future in Ligue 1. It is impossible to pick out one player as the BEST in Ligue 1, it’s clear to see there is plenty of talent in the league. When players like Olivier Giroud Anthony Modeste, Bafetimbi Gomis and Nolan Roux don’t get a mention it hopefully shows the amount of talent in the league. When it comes to picking the best there are far too many variables to do the decision justice. How good would Moussa Sow be in a battling Valenciennes team struggling to get above mid-table. Would Gregory Pujol set the league on fire if he played in a better team like PSG or Marseille. We will probably never know. The most important thing is that sides pick strikers that fit their style and look to get the best out of them. Hopefully next season we can look forward to three or four players scoring 20+ goals. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted June 26, 2011 Share Posted June 26, 2011 http://www.oyunlar1.com/online.php?flash=7278 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Si Posted June 26, 2011 Share Posted June 26, 2011 http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/new-homes/property-17488671.html Is/was Gary Neville's house. Actually really nice that, tasteful for a footballer. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBG Posted June 26, 2011 Share Posted June 26, 2011 http://www.oyunlar1.com/online.php?flash=7278 http://img850.imageshack.us/img850/3374/unledtlk.jpg Would. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dokko Posted June 26, 2011 Share Posted June 26, 2011 River Plate, who have been Argentinian league champions a record 33 times, suffered relegation to the second division for the first time in their 110-year history on Sunday. River drew 1-1 with Belgrano of the Nacional B division in the second leg of a relegation-promotion play-off at the Monumental stadium in Buenos Aires, condemning them to relegation after a 2-0 defeat in the first leg in Cordoba on Wednesday. Fans in the 60,000-plus crowd at the Monumental went wild with rage, throwing objects on to the pitch and some tried to climb over perimeter fencing to storm on to the field. Players from both sides were forced to leave the pitch under protection of the stewards while police used high-power hoses against the rioting fans. River raised their hopes soon after kick-off, going ahead in the sixth minute when Mariano Pavone controlled the ball on the edge of the box, swivelled and shot low into the corner past the dive of Juan Carlos Olave. The midfielder Guillermo Farre stunned the crowd when he equalised just past the hour, blasting a loose ball past the stranded goalkeeper Juan Pablo Carrizo after a blunder in the River defence. River were awarded a penalty midway through the second half which Pavone shot to Olave's right but the goalkeeper saved, leaving River still needing two goals to save their top-flight status. The referee did not add stoppage time as the rioting had already started. A tie on aggregate would have saved River from relegation. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenham Mag Posted June 26, 2011 Share Posted June 26, 2011 River Plate, who have been Argentinian league champions a record 33 times, suffered relegation to the second division for the first time in their 110-year history on Sunday. River drew 1-1 with Belgrano of the Nacional B division in the second leg of a relegation-promotion play-off at the Monumental stadium in Buenos Aires, condemning them to relegation after a 2-0 defeat in the first leg in Cordoba on Wednesday. Fans in the 60,000-plus crowd at the Monumental went wild with rage, throwing objects on to the pitch and some tried to climb over perimeter fencing to storm on to the field. Players from both sides were forced to leave the pitch under protection of the stewards while police used high-power hoses against the rioting fans. River raised their hopes soon after kick-off, going ahead in the sixth minute when Mariano Pavone controlled the ball on the edge of the box, swivelled and shot low into the corner past the dive of Juan Carlos Olave. The midfielder Guillermo Farre stunned the crowd when he equalised just past the hour, blasting a loose ball past the stranded goalkeeper Juan Pablo Carrizo after a blunder in the River defence. River were awarded a penalty midway through the second half which Pavone shot to Olave's right but the goalkeeper saved, leaving River still needing two goals to save their top-flight status. The referee did not add stoppage time as the rioting had already started. A tie on aggregate would have saved River from relegation. I dream that one day this will happen to Man United or Liverpool. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sifu Posted June 26, 2011 Share Posted June 26, 2011 River Plate, who have been Argentinian league champions a record 33 times, suffered relegation to the second division for the first time in their 110-year history on Sunday. River drew 1-1 with Belgrano of the Nacional B division in the second leg of a relegation-promotion play-off at the Monumental stadium in Buenos Aires, condemning them to relegation after a 2-0 defeat in the first leg in Cordoba on Wednesday. Fans in the 60,000-plus crowd at the Monumental went wild with rage, throwing objects on to the pitch and some tried to climb over perimeter fencing to storm on to the field. Players from both sides were forced to leave the pitch under protection of the stewards while police used high-power hoses against the rioting fans. River raised their hopes soon after kick-off, going ahead in the sixth minute when Mariano Pavone controlled the ball on the edge of the box, swivelled and shot low into the corner past the dive of Juan Carlos Olave. The midfielder Guillermo Farre stunned the crowd when he equalised just past the hour, blasting a loose ball past the stranded goalkeeper Juan Pablo Carrizo after a blunder in the River defence. River were awarded a penalty midway through the second half which Pavone shot to Olave's right but the goalkeeper saved, leaving River still needing two goals to save their top-flight status. The referee did not add stoppage time as the rioting had already started. A tie on aggregate would have saved River from relegation. I dream that one day this will happen to Man United or Liverpool. (bar any form of rioting). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenham Mag Posted June 26, 2011 Share Posted June 26, 2011 River Plate, who have been Argentinian league champions a record 33 times, suffered relegation to the second division for the first time in their 110-year history on Sunday. River drew 1-1 with Belgrano of the Nacional B division in the second leg of a relegation-promotion play-off at the Monumental stadium in Buenos Aires, condemning them to relegation after a 2-0 defeat in the first leg in Cordoba on Wednesday. Fans in the 60,000-plus crowd at the Monumental went wild with rage, throwing objects on to the pitch and some tried to climb over perimeter fencing to storm on to the field. Players from both sides were forced to leave the pitch under protection of the stewards while police used high-power hoses against the rioting fans. River raised their hopes soon after kick-off, going ahead in the sixth minute when Mariano Pavone controlled the ball on the edge of the box, swivelled and shot low into the corner past the dive of Juan Carlos Olave. The midfielder Guillermo Farre stunned the crowd when he equalised just past the hour, blasting a loose ball past the stranded goalkeeper Juan Pablo Carrizo after a blunder in the River defence. River were awarded a penalty midway through the second half which Pavone shot to Olave's right but the goalkeeper saved, leaving River still needing two goals to save their top-flight status. The referee did not add stoppage time as the rioting had already started. A tie on aggregate would have saved River from relegation. I dream that one day this will happen to Man United or Liverpool. (bar any form of rioting). I'll wave a lighter in the air for Liverpool. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dokko Posted June 27, 2011 Share Posted June 27, 2011 Nice to see some Argie tears, proper crying like their mothers had just died. Bet they never expected that to happen when the glory hunters picked their teams as kids. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrenchWilliam Posted June 27, 2011 Share Posted June 27, 2011 police used high-power hoses against the rioting fans. Read that several times trying to work out how you make horses high-powered. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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