leffe186 Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 I enjoyed this, from some guy on a Villa board. Note the implied predicted position for Newcastle too - 1st = Chelsea; Who is going to beat them? Bayern threw the kitchen sink(and Neuer) at a 10 man Chelsea and still struggled to break them down. Only a scrambled goal at the death of the game saved Bayern's blushes. Yes we gave them a game but then Villa are probably the best attacking team in the Prem away from home. 2nd = Man City; 3rd = Arsenal; Brilliant signing of Ozil to add to the German spine of Podolski and Mertesacker. He will bring goals and creativity that will pip Man United into 3rd place and an automatic CL place. 4th = United; Gap---------- 5th = Liverpool; I think Liverpool will finish 5th this season after a gap between them and 4th place. 6th = Villa; The display against Arsenal and Chelsea was not a fluke, Villa are a top side again now. The Liverpool game was slack because the players were tired after the recent Chelsea game but even so, they still gave Liverpool the run around in the 2nd half.. Benteke , Gabby and Weimann leading the line is the best attack in the Prem. Benteke to win the golden boot is another top tip. This is a very strong squad with plenty of depth. Okore and Delph to hit the headlines this season and will be at the same level as the attackers. Westwood, Lowton and Sylla will also impress again as the season progresses. 7th = Spurs; Spurs are weak up top with just 3 ageing strikers that will struggle as the season gets into full swing. Adebayor who is just there for the money. Defoe who is finished and Soldado who will be knackered come Xmas. The midfield has been ripped apart and they will miss Parker, Dempsey and Bale = Premiership king pins last season. They lack depth in defence with hardly no decent cover, shocking move getting rid of Caulker. With the domestic cups and the Europa to contend with, I think all this will take it's toll on this thin squad and will lose their top 6 status to Aston Villa.. All in all, a great first XI but nothing in the tank after that! 8th onwards; = take your pick from Everton, Swansea, West Ham, Southampton, Fulham. To go down; = Crystal Palace, Hull and Sunderland. He then followed up with a couple of gems, including a discussion of the new Spurs midfielders (Eriksen, Paulinho, Capoue, Lamela etc etc): Your [sic] just looking at names on paper buddy, rather than how the players perform..Yes I would take the broken in Villa midfield any day, over the "names" that you mention. Westwood, Sylla and Delph = done it, wore the T-Shirt, been in the sh1t and got out of it...Why do u think Delph is flying now? Why did Sylla look good when he came on v Rotherham? These guys are now established Villa players, that are all ready for the season ahead. More on Lamela: What makes him stand out? His stats are no better than Gabby's or Weimann's Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Village Idiot Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 Barca's 94 dream team would arguably be an even better shout: Guardiola Laudrup Stoichkov Koeman Sergi Bakero Sacristian Oscar Junyent all went into it full time, plus Romario, Nadal, Ferrer had brief 1 season spells and also Begiristain has had those DoF roles Zubizarreta was also DoF at Athletic and now Barça. Estebaranz had also a short spell as Leganés manager (IIRC). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Village Idiot Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 I enjoyed this, from some guy on a Villa board. Note the implied predicted position for Newcastle too - 6th = Villa; The display against Arsenal and Chelsea was not a fluke, Villa are a top side again now. The Liverpool game was slack because the players were tired after the recent Chelsea game but even so, they still gave Liverpool the run around in the 2nd half.. Benteke , Gabby and Weimann leading the line is the best attack in the Prem. Benteke to win the golden boot is another top tip. This is a very strong squad with plenty of depth. Okore and Delph to hit the headlines this season and will be at the same level as the attackers. Westwood, Lowton and Sylla will also impress again as the season progresses. Bold, even without his recent injury. Currently 50th: http://eurorivals.net/top-scorers.html Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 Keith Gillespie -- How I gambled away 7 million. http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/blogs/pitchside-europe/gillespie-managed-blow-7m-wages-134405734.html On here n all - http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/keith-gillespie-exclusive-gambling-addiction-2297507?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixelphish Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 Villa a top team :lol::lol: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRD Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 Gattuso sacked by Palermo after just 6 matches. 'Oops I did it again!" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinho lad Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 Keith Gillespie -- How I gambled away 7 million. http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/blogs/pitchside-europe/gillespie-managed-blow-7m-wages-134405734.html On here n all - http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/keith-gillespie-exclusive-gambling-addiction-2297507?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter Fucking hell. Looking forward to reading about the Shearer bit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 Gareth Bareth considered Manchester United switch: The Shields Gazette 11:09 Just saw this on NewsNow, made me chuckle. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaylorJ_01 Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 One for the gamers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leffe186 Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 Mint . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Village Idiot Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 Felipao will love this; we've formally asked FIFA to authorize Diego Costa to play for Spain. Since I suppose we aren't doing this without the consent of the player, I suppose this means Costa will be added to our long list of Brazilians that played for Spain (Catanha, Donato, Senna). Truth be said he's exactly what we need to solidify our striking options going into the future. Even if I don't really feel comfortable with this kind of thing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 Felipao will love this; we've formally asked FIFA to authorize Diego Costa to play for Spain. Since I suppose we aren't doing this without the consent of the player, I suppose this means Costa will be added to our long list of Brazilians that played for Spain (Catanha, Donato, Senna). Truth be said he's exactly what we need to solidify our striking options going into the future. Even if I don't really feel comfortable with this kind of thing. Literally asked about this last night saying he could probably lay a very decent claim to lead the line for Brazil next summer. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deuce Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 No shame in stealing foreign nationals to play for your national team... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrettNUFC Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 Felipao will love this; we've formally asked FIFA to authorize Diego Costa to play for Spain. Since I suppose we aren't doing this without the consent of the player, I suppose this means Costa will be added to our long list of Brazilians that played for Spain (Catanha, Donato, Senna). Truth be said he's exactly what we need to solidify our striking options going into the future. Even if I don't really feel comfortable with this kind of thing. Watched the above video then started reading your post and started thinking, 'but it's only on a game, not like he would play for Spain in real life' then i clicked on it when you mentioned FIFA you actaully meant the governing body and not the makers of FIFA itself, doh Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Colossus Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 Remember when people were thinking about getting Manuel Almunia to play for England? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deuce Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 Remember when people were thinking about getting Manuel Almunia to play for England? Arteta's name was bandied around quite a bit too iirc. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Village Idiot Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 I remember Cudicini too, or was that for Scotland? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Colossus Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 Remember when people were thinking about getting Manuel Almunia to play for England? Arteta's name was bandied around quite a bit too iirc. Aye, but that would've been a good idea. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ketsbaia Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 Mohamed Moallim @jouracule 3m Terrible news. MRI scan reveals Marco van Ginkel tore ACL. Surgery this week. Rob Jansen (agent) confirms. Could miss rest of ssn. [ad] #cfc Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 Oh no, how will Chelsea cope? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Snrub Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 Mohamed Moallim @jouracule 3m Terrible news. MRI scan reveals Marco van Ginkel tore ACL. Surgery this week. Rob Jansen (agent) confirms. Could miss rest of ssn. [ad] #cfc Doubt it, it's on 24 hours a day. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 Oh no, how will Chelsea cope? Any attacking midfielders out of contract they could sign? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ketsbaia Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 They might have to resort to cloggers like Juan Mata. Poor José. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirkwdavis2001 Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 Some Geordie on TalkSport at the moment, broadest accent I've ever heard, on the way back to Newcastle....... ......Man U fan!!! WTF! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belfast Mags Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 Some Geordie on TalkSport at the moment, broadest accent I've ever heard, on the way back to Newcastle....... ......Man U fan!!! WTF! That is fucking disgusting Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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