The AET Soccer/Football Thread

AxlUlrich

Irish Al wrote:

He's a decent player, I just worry about his injury proneness and attitude but I hope I'll be proved wrong. He has loads of potential, is pacey and can score goals.......we wait and see

He'll definitely come....

yeh..he is alittle injury prone like Owen...Rafa did say that he will speak to Bellamy first before making the decision to sign him.

and some bad news :(

Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez does not have the money to push ahead with the possible signing of Dirk Kuyt.

If Rafa pushes ahead with the signings of Craig Bellamy and Daniel Alves, the manager will not have anything left in the kitty to sign the Feyenoord hitman unless he raises cash by selling first.

Had Djibril Cisse's proposed sale not been delayed, there shouldn't have been a problem but with the Reds now down as much as £8million as a result, Rafa knows he has to sell.

Local hack Chris Bascombe today backed up the suggestions that Rafa wouldn't have the cash for Kuyt.

In this evening's Liverpool Echo, he wrote: "A deal for the Dutchman is currently wholly dependant on Liverpool raising significant funds in sales."

Irish Al

AxlUlrich wrote:

yeh..he is alittle injury prone like Owen...Rafa did say that he will speak to Bellamy first before making the decision to sign him.

and some bad news :(

It just shows the gulf between us and the big guns is getting wider. We seriously need a sugar daddy to come in and invest in the club.

AxlUlrich

Irish Al wrote:

It just shows the gulf between us and the big guns is getting wider. We seriously need a sugar daddy to come in and invest in the club.

wider financially but on the pitch we have definitely closed the gap..very proud of that

i can't believe teams like Newcastle and Sperms have more money than us to spend..it's not like they win anything or have a super rich sugar daddy.
argh why did Cisse get injured!!..was so looking forward to buying a Kuyt kit :(

Towerman

AxlUlrich wrote:

wider financially but on the pitch we have definitely closed the gap..very proud of that

i can't believe teams like Newcastle and Sperms have more money than us to spend..it's not like they win anything or have a super rich sugar daddy.
argh why did Cisse get injured!!..was so looking forward to buying a Kuyt kit :(

When reading the list of the 10 top riches clubs in the world I couldn't believe to see Newcastle there. The have made so many bad choices getting players over the years... I wanna ask you something, in terms of popularity and history, where would you rank Newcastle or better said, in which position by tradition are they considered in England?... I know Manchester, Liverpool, Arsenal and recently Chelsea are the biggest teams but for tradition and history does Newcaste come right after them or clubs like Leeds, Everton or Tottenham are considered in a higher escale than them.

I remember back in the mid-90's when Newcastle got Shearer and Asprilla for a little while it seemed like the premiership was all about them vs Manchester United.

AxlUlrich

Towerman wrote:

When reading the list of the 10 top riches clubs in the world I couldn't believe to see Newcastle there. The have made so many bad choices getting players over the years... I wanna ask you something, in terms of popularity and history, where would you rank Newcastle or better said, in which position by tradition are they considered in England?... I know Manchester, Liverpool, Arsenal and recently Chelsea are the biggest teams but for tradition and history does Newcaste come right after them or clubs like Leeds, Everton or Tottenham are considered in a higher escale than them.

I remember back in the mid-90's when Newcastle got Shearer and Asprilla for a little while it seemed like the premiership was all about them vs Manchester United.

am amazed meself at how Newcastle never go broke lol..they even got a bigger stadium than the majority of the teams.
hmm..Newcastle..I'd say in terms of honors..they arent near the likes of Leeds,Everton,Sperms,Villa and even Nottingham Forest.
but they have fantastic fans..one of the best in England.

It's a shame they din really elevate from their early 90's form since they got promoted from the lower division.

Towerman

AxlUlrich wrote:

am amazed meself at how Newcastle never go broke lol..they even got a bigger stadium than the majority of the teams.
hmm..Newcastle..I'd say in terms of honors..they arent near the likes of Leeds,Everton,Sperms,Villa and even Nottingham Forest.
but they have fantastic fans..one of the best in England.

It's a shame they din really elevate from their early 90's form since they got promoted from the lower division.

thanks for clearing that up for me... I've been living in NY for years now but I'm originally from Peru and back over there Newcastle is extremely popular because of Nobby Solano, when he went to Aston Villa people were kind of dissapointed and considered it a big step down in his career and started supporting other premiership teams cause through satelite/cable they watch all the games, but now that he's back the Newcastle mania is hitting hard again. In Peru Newcastle is consider as a big team with bad luck and Alan Shearer is probably the most respected english player ever.

AxlUlrich

Towerman wrote:

thanks for clearing that up for me... I've been living in NY for years now but I'm originally from Peru and back over there Newcastle is extremely popular because of Nobby Solano, when he went to Aston Villa people were kind of dissapointed and considered it a big step down in his career and started supporting other premiership teams cause through satelite/cable they watch all the games, but now that he's back the Newcastle mania is hitting hard again. In Peru Newcastle is consider as a big team with bad luck and Alan Shearer is probably the most respected english player ever.

ah ok..yeh I have heard of Newcastle's huge popularity in Peru thanks to Nobby..that's awesome that the country has so much support for a player.
same goes for Mark Gonzalez..since he "joined" Liverpool, the Chileans started supporting Liverpool.
Some teams though take advantage of such things..like signing Asian players hoping to break into their market.

btw..the EPL fixture list will be out Thursday morning UK time

AxlUlrich

it's gonne be an interesting talk..

Liverpool target Craig Bellamy is cutting short his honeymoon to return to England to try and secure a dream move to L4.

The Welsh hitman will head to Merseyside for talks with Reds boss Rafael Benitez who wants assurances that he will be making headlines while at Anfield for the right reasons.

Rafa also wants to know if Bellamy is happy to play on the right side of midfield when needed.

The player has had bust-ups with previous managers when he has been played in that position and the boss doesn't want any 'toys out of the pram' incidents.

Poor Dudek...

Liverpool goalkeeper Jerzy Dudek has had his Champions League medal and other football memorabilia stolen during a burglary at his home.

More than 100 football shirts worn by the 33-year-old, including his Champions League final shirt, were stolen along with his Porsche Carrera.

Other items including jewellery and electrical goods were stolen in a haul worth hundreds of thousands of pounds.

A club spokesman said: "A lot of this stuff which has been stolen is irreplaceable and you can't put a price on it. Jerzy is obviously devastated.
"We are talking about the memorabilia of someone's career and also a lifetime."

A police spokeswoman added: "Merseyside Police is investigating reports of a burglary at a house in in Caldy, Wirral.

"The burglary was reported by a friend of the owner on Monday, June 19 and was thought to have happened within the last week while the homeowners were away on holiday.

"The homeowner arrived back in the country late last night and police officers will be speaking to him today to find out exactly what has been stolen although it known that a black Porsche Carrera has definitely been stolen.

"There were a large number of distinctive items of memorabilia stolen which obviously have sentimental value to the owner.

"If anyone spots them being sold on the internet or in the local shops or in their local pub, it will be obvious that they are special items.

"We would urge anyone who spots them on sale to call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111."

Irish Al

AxlUlrich wrote:

it's gonne be an interesting talk..



Poor Dudek...

Yeah saw that on the liverpool website....fucking scumbags stealing all his footie memories :mad:

AxlUlrich

Irish Al wrote:

Yeah saw that on the liverpool website....fucking scumbags stealing all his footie memories :mad:

yeh it's terrible...all irreplacable honors and stuff..I hope they do find the asshole who was involved

looks like Bellamy could be a Liverpool player by this week..

Blackburn Rovers striker Craig Bellamy is undergoing a medical with Liverpool today ahead of his proposed £6million transfer to Anfield.

The Welsh hitman met Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez this afternoon.

Providing Rafa was impressed and providing the player passes a medical, a deal should be concluded very quickly.

MrBrian

What do you think, the greatest acting performance in soccer?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lURJaFenhcQ&search=iran%20soccer

AxlUlrich

Liverpool play Sheffied United on the first day and then Newcastle..not bad..

Opening day fixtures:
August 19:
Arsenal v Aston Villa
Bolton v Tottenham
Chelsea v Man City
Everton v Watford
Man Utd v Fulham
Newcastle v Wigan
Portsmouth v Blackburn
Reading v Middlesbrough
Sheff Utd v Liverpool
West Ham v Charlton

August 22 fixtures:
Charlton v Man Utd
Middlesbrough v Chelsea
Tottenham v Sheff Utd
Watford v West Ham
Wigan v Arsenal

August 23 fixtures:
Aston Villa v Reading
Blackburn v Everton
Fulham v Bolton
Liverpool v Newcastle
Man City v Portsmouth

the fixture list really looks good for Liverpool..we have the easier games in the middle and that will really help.

ladygooddiva

looks like an easy start for us mhhh...

ladygooddiva

but than though matches to come:p:p;);):

Sir Alex Ferguson's side host Champions League finalists Arsenal in mid-September, before hosting Liverpool at Old Trafford in October.

Champions Chelsea travel to Manchester in late November, shortly before the first Manchester derby of the season takes place at Old Trafford in early December.

so in october we are real enemies lol

AxlUlrich

we will be enemies from August-May

things are looking good for us..Bellamy has signed,Alves's agent says things are looking bright for a move plus we are already offloading players for funds for Kuyt!

bad news though..Bolton wanna sue Hamann for 3 million cos he wants to stay at Liverpool instead of joining them..wtf..

AxlUlrich

and it's confirmed

Craig Bellamy has completed his move to Liverpool after conceding he could not reject the chance to join his boyhood heroes.

The FA Cup winners activated a clause in the Wales international's Blackburn contract earlier this week and were reluctantly given permission to talk to the 26-year-old.

Bellamy was quick to agree personal terms with The Reds and has signed a four-year contract at Anfield.

His switch to Merseyside comes less than 12 months after Bellamy joined Blackburn, but he insists he could not refuse Rafa Benitez's offer.

"The fact that it was Liverpool made it impossible for me to turn down the move," Bellamy told the club's official website.

"As I'm a fan, it doesn't matter what club I was at - I could never turn Liverpool down.

"You get the chance to play for Liverpool and it's a lifelong dream come true.

"I had a lot of friends at Blackburn - the players, the coaching staff, the chairman are all great people - and I owe them a lot - a hell of a lot to be honest.

"They helped me improve and they were there at an awkward time for me, but I've spoken to a lot of the players and they know the situation.

"I've had no problem from any player at Blackburn and I'm sure if any of them got the chance to join the team they love with all their heart, they'd do exactly the same thing.

"It's sad in a way to leave Blackburn but this is too good a chance to turn down."

Welcome to the Kop Craig..now hopefully Daniel Alves and Dirk Kuyt will follow suit..not to mention Mark Gonzalez not having any work permit problems.
Hopefully we can now offload all the extra weight in the squad and actually earn some money out of it.

ladygooddiva

AxlUlrich wrote:

we will be enemies from August-May

things are looking good for us..Bellamy has signed,Alves's agent says things are looking bright for a move plus we are already offloading players for funds for Kuyt!

bad news though..Bolton wanna sue Hamann for 3 million cos he wants to stay at Liverpool instead of joining them..wtf..

ok;) .......so where is kuyt goin????

and you don´t want hamann to stay or what ?

AxlUlrich

ladygooddiva wrote:

ok;) .......so where is kuyt goin????

and you don´t want hamann to stay or what ?

Kuyt will decide in July...Liverpool,ARSE-anal and Newcastle are keen and he wants to finally come to England.

I,like the rest of the the fans, want Hamann to stay but he might wanna leave for more first team football.

AxlUlrich

finally! the police arent useless

Merseyside police have recovered Jerzy Dudek's Champions League medal and the shirt that he wore in the final following a raid on a house in the Old Swan area of Liverpool.

A 26-year-old man and a 23-year-old woman have both been arrested on suspicion of burglary and handling stolen goods.

Police hope that the pair will be able to lead them to the other memorabilia and goods that were stolen from Jerzy's house while he was out of the country.

karma defect

Yes finally. PSV is trying to contract a new player 'Paraguay international Nelson Cuevas is/might be coming to Eindhoven.