Guest toonlass Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 SuperAlly is confirmed as Rangers manager from next season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBG Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 or a post-philandering Mr. Woods hitting a 66 on Day 3 of the U.S. Open only to finish third in his quest for an epic comeback The 4-4 DVD is in the post. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaizero Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 "Soccer" according to Harvard Soccer is hip. Soccer is chic. Soccer is it—the perfect complement to that novella you penned with your MacBook Pro while sipping a fair trade latte at your local not-Starbucks. Liking soccer is yet another sure sign of your cosmopolitan good taste in the midst of an utterly ignorant America. Unfortunately, soccer is dull. Soccer is stodgy. Soccer is a huge, boring, stupid mess—all positions I’ve resolutely maintained since recess ended on the last day of fifth grade. It’s fun to play, silly to watch. But in 2006, talking heads on television started quietly insisting that soccer was the next big thing in American sports. By last summer they were screaming (and in 3-D HD, no less) that with this next World Cup thing, soccer would explode into a money-making machine the way real football did in the 60s and 70s. Sporting super-corporations like Nike, Disney, and mega-brewer ABInBev were investing millions to ensure this. I wasn’t looking forward to being blinded by the vanity-driven me-tooism that was hurtling my way, but how could I not get excited to see America win? Maybe I’d be swept up yet. Lucky for me, America didn’t win much, and soccer has since stayed dead as ever on these shores. FIFA’s hapless tournament did a great job showcasing all the things that make soccer unexciting. Millions of first-time fans with high expectations were greeted instead by a tournament where skill and fact took a back seat to luck and referee guesswork. I watched six hours of footage to see two “ties,” two obviously legal—yet absurdly unreviewable—disallowed goals, and an embarrassing loss to a country that’s a tenth our size. Again. There was, of course, Landon Donovan’s last second heroic goal, but investing in five hours, 59 minutes, and 59 seconds of sheer nothingness for that one moment makes for, in retrospect, a pretty sad story. If I wanted to actually be entertained by sports drama last summer, I could have instead focused on Ray Allen shooting a record-setting seven for seven three-pointers in the first half of Game 2 but still losing the National Basketball Association Finals, or a post-philandering Mr. Woods hitting a 66 on Day 3 of the U.S. Open only to finish third in his quest for an epic comeback. But that’s just the problem with soccer, and the reason it will never hold a candle to established professional sports in America. It’s those few epic plays or nail-biting moments of desperate faith and possibility spread throughout an entire game that make watching sports worth it—even losses. There’s always something in it for everyone; in soccer, there’s often nothing in it for anyone. A “nil-nil” result is a very real possibility, and every time even a superstar fires a shot, the expectation is that it goes 10 yards left of goal. Or is that meters? It surely is intriguing that billions of foreign people see fit to live and die by this game alone. But frankly, we aren’t missing out on anything. Our D.A.R.E. officers taught us that just because everyone’s doing it doesn’t mean it’s cool. Nothing happens, the rules are subjective, the referees have too much power, and in the name of European traditions or anti-commercialization, the sport refuses to evolve. Americans by nature don’t take very kindly to any of those ideas. One of the sports’ few merits is that anyone from the poorest peasant on up can play it on the cheap. Other than the ball, there are no pads or equipment to buy and no fields or courts to build. Lines in the dirt will do just fine for goals. But in a land where generations of deep pockets and a love of entertainment and competition have built up a sports infrastructure, culture, and market rivaled by no others, we don’t have to settle for boring old soccer, America’s already several leagues ahead. Karthik R. Kasaraneni ’12, a former Crimson associate editorial editor, is a Chemistry concentrator in Currier House. http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2011/2/22/soccer-sports-last-america/ :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :lol: Saying football was more boring than golf ffs. :lol: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaizero Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 Golf ffs. :lol: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gash Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 SuperAlly is confirmed as Rangers manager from next season. They've done it well, he's learnt his trade from a great manager alongside him and it should be the perfect transition. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JH Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 SuperAlly is confirmed as Rangers manager from next season. They've done it well, he's learnt his trade from a great manager alongside him and it should be the perfect transition. *Puts money on Rangers getting relegated* Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridman Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 Club Brugge have parted company with goalkeeper Stijn Stijnen after he was linked to an apparent internet smear campaign waged against some of his team-mates. Stijn Stijnen's career at the club has ended in controversial circumstances GettyImagesStijn Stijnen's career at the club has ended in controversial circumstances The 29-year-old has been released by mutual consent after it emerged that people close to him - reportedly his girlfriend and brother - had allegedly engaged in a campaign to criticise rival goalkeepers Geert De Vlieger and Colin Coosemans through fan websites. http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story/_/id/883877/brugge-sack-?&cc=5739 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leffe186 Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 "Soccer" according to Harvard Soccer is hip. Soccer is chic. Soccer is itthe perfect complement to that novella you penned with your MacBook Pro while sipping a fair trade latte at your local not-Starbucks. Liking soccer is yet another sure sign of your cosmopolitan good taste in the midst of an utterly ignorant America. Unfortunately, soccer is dull. Soccer is stodgy. Soccer is a huge, boring, stupid messall positions Ive resolutely maintained since recess ended on the last day of fifth grade. Its fun to play, silly to watch. But in 2006, talking heads on television started quietly insisting that soccer was the next big thing in American sports. By last summer they were screaming (and in 3-D HD, no less) that with this next World Cup thing, soccer would explode into a money-making machine the way real football did in the 60s and 70s. Sporting super-corporations like Nike, Disney, and mega-brewer ABInBev were investing millions to ensure this. I wasnt looking forward to being blinded by the vanity-driven me-tooism that was hurtling my way, but how could I not get excited to see America win? Maybe Id be swept up yet. Lucky for me, America didnt win much, and soccer has since stayed dead as ever on these shores. FIFAs hapless tournament did a great job showcasing all the things that make soccer unexciting. Millions of first-time fans with high expectations were greeted instead by a tournament where skill and fact took a back seat to luck and referee guesswork. I watched six hours of footage to see two ties, two obviously legalyet absurdly unreviewabledisallowed goals, and an embarrassing loss to a country thats a tenth our size. Again. There was, of course, Landon Donovans last second heroic goal, but investing in five hours, 59 minutes, and 59 seconds of sheer nothingness for that one moment makes for, in retrospect, a pretty sad story. If I wanted to actually be entertained by sports drama last summer, I could have instead focused on Ray Allen shooting a record-setting seven for seven three-pointers in the first half of Game 2 but still losing the National Basketball Association Finals, or a post-philandering Mr. Woods hitting a 66 on Day 3 of the U.S. Open only to finish third in his quest for an epic comeback. But thats just the problem with soccer, and the reason it will never hold a candle to established professional sports in America. Its those few epic plays or nail-biting moments of desperate faith and possibility spread throughout an entire game that make watching sports worth iteven losses. Theres always something in it for everyone; in soccer, theres often nothing in it for anyone. A nil-nil result is a very real possibility, and every time even a superstar fires a shot, the expectation is that it goes 10 yards left of goal. Or is that meters? It surely is intriguing that billions of foreign people see fit to live and die by this game alone. But frankly, we arent missing out on anything. Our D.A.R.E. officers taught us that just because everyones doing it doesnt mean its cool. Nothing happens, the rules are subjective, the referees have too much power, and in the name of European traditions or anti-commercialization, the sport refuses to evolve. Americans by nature dont take very kindly to any of those ideas. One of the sports few merits is that anyone from the poorest peasant on up can play it on the cheap. Other than the ball, there are no pads or equipment to buy and no fields or courts to build. Lines in the dirt will do just fine for goals. But in a land where generations of deep pockets and a love of entertainment and competition have built up a sports infrastructure, culture, and market rivaled by no others, we dont have to settle for boring old soccer, Americas already several leagues ahead. Karthik R. Kasaraneni 12, a former Crimson associate editorial editor, is a Chemistry concentrator in Currier House. http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2011/2/22/soccer-sports-last-america/ :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :lol: Saying football was more boring than golf ffs. :lol: My (American and "soccer"[well,Villa]-supporting) wife said that dodgy refereeing decisions are a major obstacle to Americans liking football. As for getting annoyed at losing to a country a tenth their size, well that's just childish. The whole article is a typical ignorant rant, with all the usual cliches. If he really doesn't give any kind of a fuck about football then he wouldn't have bothered writing the article. I like the idea that we've resisted evolution in the name of anti-commercialization though. If only. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exiled in Texas Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 It's all about Heroes and Villans. Americans already have their Heroes and Villans for the sports that they know. They have favourite teams, fav players, teams they hate and players they hate. Thats true for their football, baseball, basketball, hockey, golf and Nascar. That's what makes any sport interesting. There is a reason why NFL Fantasy Football has increased interest and viewership in NFL games not featuring "your team". It's because you now have a rooting interest. Same for footy fans elsewhere in the world. We have invested in our own rooting interests. That's why it's hard to watch any sport that doesn't feature teams that you know, or without players that you know. It's not necessarily about the quality of the game, but what level of attachment you have to the teams/players. If you could take any NFL game - remove all team logos, players names and personal commentry.....it would not be anywhere near as interesting as the same game played by real teams/players etc. Sport pays you back based on the amount of time/effort/loyalty that you have invested in a team/game. Without that connection to the game you are missing out on the emotion that makes a sport anything more than a bunch of people running around in a muddy field. And that means football too - whichever flavour is your personal cup of tea. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Chubby Jason Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bb/Michaelcole.PNG Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ketsbaia Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 .....why Michael Cole? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Chubby Jason Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 .....why Michael Cole? Oh my! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ketsbaia Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 .....why Michael Cole? Oh my! Vintage Cole! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PCW1983 Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 Fucking honestly...... http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2011/feb/22/robinho-kaka-blackburn-rovers-venkys It seems the owners of Blackburn Rovers know no bounds, despite Ronaldinho's blunt rejection of a move to Ewood Park last month, with a further six Brazil internationals forming part of a summer wishlist for the Venky's Group. The Indian owner of the Lancashire club remains hopeful it can coax a big-name South American to Ewood Park and are pursuing several options. Representatives of half a dozen players – Robinho, Kaká, Neymar and Elano among them – have been contacted with a view to checking their availability. Other players under consideration are the rising star Ganso, who plays for Santos and is recovering from a serious knee injury, and the 22-year-old Jucilei of Corinthians. Both have earned a single full Brazil cap. Landing such a coup is a key part of the new owner's plans for the Premier League club's future, if one which will be met with scepticism from elsewhere. Speculation this month has already linked the striker Luis Fabiano with a shock transfer to a corner of England he is probably unaware of. Argentinian internationals are also under consideration on what is a genuine list compiled by Venky's in India. Sources close to the owner readily admit that convincing high-profile players from another continent to move to one of the English top flight's less fashionable clubs will be problematic. Still, the Indian company – which has a most recently reported annual turnover of close to £1bn and profits of a 10th of that amount – is adamant it will pay what it takes in salaries to land a big signing. Venky's is less willing to spend lavishly on transfer fees, but will do so if it feels it is necessary. It was reported Ronaldinho last month refused wages worth a staggering £20m over three years, and subsequent business by Blackburn during January was low-key. That makes it more likely that a young, up-and-coming Brazilian with aspirations of moving and playing in Europe for the first time would be a realistic target. Blackburn's senior players may be taking a closer interest than most when Brazil's national team arrive in England for a friendly against Scotland at the Emirates Stadium on 27 March. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueStar Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 Shay Given out for 3 months with a shoulder injury. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 It's all those medals he's been carrying. [/LLLO] Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colocho Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 It's all those medals he's been carrying. [/LLLO] Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 'GOLZAP - Autoagresión' On Youtube :lol: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Roger Kint Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gash Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/ramsey-pencilled-in-for-fa-cup-comeback Our own website are thick, he's ineligible. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JH Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 Have you read the article? It's the manager that's the thick one Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gash Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 Shitting hell, i think it's all getting a bit too much for him! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Village Idiot Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 'GOLZAP - Autoagresión' On Youtube :lol: What a cunt :lol: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdckelly Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 Fucking honestly...... http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2011/feb/22/robinho-kaka-blackburn-rovers-venkys It seems the owners of Blackburn Rovers know no bounds, despite Ronaldinho's blunt rejection of a move to Ewood Park last month, with a further six Brazil internationals forming part of a summer wishlist for the Venky's Group. The Indian owner of the Lancashire club remains hopeful it can coax a big-name South American to Ewood Park and are pursuing several options. Representatives of half a dozen players – Robinho, Kaká, Neymar and Elano among them – have been contacted with a view to checking their availability. Other players under consideration are the rising star Ganso, who plays for Santos and is recovering from a serious knee injury, and the 22-year-old Jucilei of Corinthians. Both have earned a single full Brazil cap. Landing such a coup is a key part of the new owner's plans for the Premier League club's future, if one which will be met with scepticism from elsewhere. Speculation this month has already linked the striker Luis Fabiano with a shock transfer to a corner of England he is probably unaware of. Argentinian internationals are also under consideration on what is a genuine list compiled by Venky's in India. Sources close to the owner readily admit that convincing high-profile players from another continent to move to one of the English top flight's less fashionable clubs will be problematic. Still, the Indian company – which has a most recently reported annual turnover of close to £1bn and profits of a 10th of that amount – is adamant it will pay what it takes in salaries to land a big signing. Venky's is less willing to spend lavishly on transfer fees, but will do so if it feels it is necessary. It was reported Ronaldinho last month refused wages worth a staggering £20m over three years, and subsequent business by Blackburn during January was low-key. That makes it more likely that a young, up-and-coming Brazilian with aspirations of moving and playing in Europe for the first time would be a realistic target. Blackburn's senior players may be taking a closer interest than most when Brazil's national team arrive in England for a friendly against Scotland at the Emirates Stadium on 27 March. hmm would kaka prefer madrid or blackburn....... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dokko Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/blog/2011/feb/23/reid-ameobi-mendieta? Uh huh. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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