The AET Soccer/Football Thread

AxlUlrich

ladygooddiva wrote:

pic of the day for united fans
glad his back ...
was it two years i think so ...

http://www.manutdpics.com/previewimage.php?mediaid=150583&mediatype=2

am i the only one who thinks he looks like Lucille Ball?
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/it/7/7e/Lucille-Ball.JPG

danielheyes

cisse's goal was like one of henry's. quality finish! abd bragging rights for a long time now!!!!

IS RIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

AxlUlrich

danielheyes wrote:

cisse's goal was like one of henry's. quality finish! abd bragging rights for a long time now!!!!

IS RIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

and we can brag for a very long time when Everton get relegated

danielheyes

AxlUlrich wrote:

and we can brag for a very long time when Everton get relegated

OOOOHHHH How good would that be??!!!!!!!:)

its gotta happen sooner or later,they have avoided it for too long now!!!

AxlUlrich

danielheyes wrote:

OOOOHHHH How good would that be??!!!!!!!:)

its gotta happen sooner or later,they have avoided it for too long now!!!

oh yeh waaaaay too long
their time has come

amentvedder

ladygooddiva wrote:

that´s not funny ....by the way it´s lambert

the old ex celtic playing has been??

ladygooddiva

amentvedder wrote:

the old ex celtic playing has been??

i spellt him wrong sorry lampert

ladygooddiva

AxlUlrich wrote:

am i the only one who thinks he looks like Lucille Ball?
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/it/7/7e/Lucille-Ball.JPG

i don´t care how he looks like .i am just happy he can play again after two years and massive knee problems .that´s a nightmare for a foothball player ....so i hope he will stay fit...

AxlUlrich

ladygooddiva wrote:

i don´t care how he looks like .i am just happy he can play again after two years and massive knee problems .that´s a nightmare for a foothball player ....so i hope he will stay fit...

remember his name too
unlike last night

ladygooddiva

AxlUlrich wrote:

remember his name too
unlike last night

last night i was so nervous and well massive angry that this f...net radio couldn´t do the job:D
but hey all will be good;)

ladygooddiva

http://images.thesun.co.uk/picture/0,,2005600745.jpg

by the ways seems like foothball players in the UK hunted by the yellow press
i watch also old stuff ...wouldn´t you go creazy from time to time and by the way many sh... is written ...;)

AxlUlrich

Liverpool and Villarreal have agreed a deal that will see Jan Kromkamp join The Reds in exchange for out-of-favour defender Josemi.

However, personal terms between the two players and clubs have yet to be finalised.

Liverpool were unwilling to let Josemi go until a replacement could be found, and so an exchange with the Spanish side looks the perfect outcome.

Kromkamp was believed to be unhappy at El Madrigal and a move to Anfield will enable him to push for a place in the Dutch World Cup squad.

"Villarreal have a reached an agreement with Liverpool for the transfer of Dutch defender Jan Kromkamp to the English team and the arrival of Josemi," said a statement on Villarreal's official website.

"The agreement is between the clubs and lacks only the agreement of both players."

ladygooddiva

i see

we are intrested in the 16-year-old Hearts midfielder Daniel Galbraith as i read just now;)
and we buy somebody in january

ladygooddiva

Sir Alex Still Needs United When He's Sixty-Four

Sir Alex Ferguson has not yet written off United’s title hopes despite the team dropping two more precious points against Birmingham on Wednesday, while Chelsea continued their relentless march forward with a late 1-0 win over Man City.

The Reds face Bolton on New Year’s Eve before one final trip to Highbury to play Arsenal to kick-start 2006.

United received a defensive boost ahead of the two games with the return of Wes Brown and Mikael Silvestre, but Louis Saha and Alan Smith remain doubtful with a cold and chest infection.

Sir Alex, who turns 64 on Saturday, insists his passion for the job is as strong as ever and that he is enjoying watching his maturing team play with growing confidence – and he refuses to give up on the title despite the 11 points that seperate his and Jose Mourinho’s teams.

Is it impossible to win the Premiership after drawing with Birmingham? “I don’t think that at all," he replied forcefully. "I think we played some very good football that night. Some of our attacking play was brilliant.

”Birmingham did really well in turning it almost into a cup-tie. The pitch was lively, they pressed the ball and were very determined. Steve Bruce will be hoping for plenty more performances like that. If they do they'll have no problems staying up."

Chelsea have developed a talent - disheartening to their rivals - to snatch late goals and win 1-0. "You get these spells when you’re at the top," Sir Alex says. "We had a period in 1999 when we were scoring late goals and people were saying we were lucky. It’s no different now.

"We want to be the nearest to them so that, if they do lose, we will be there to capitalise.

"I think the team is maturing all the time. I can't put a date on [when it will all come together]. I think we are getting better. I'm enjoying watching the team."
Sir Alex Ferguson
"I don’t forget about Chelsea, I can’t forget about them. I keep hoping they do drop points. When I heard they scored late on, it compounded our disappointment on the night.

"But we have to keep going. We concentrate on what we can do. The form is good and the confidence is back in the team and we are playing some good football.

”I think the team is maturing all the time. I can’t put a date on [when it will all come together]. I think we are getting better all the time. I’m enjoying watching the team.”

Sir Alex mentioned in his programme notes for the Bolton game that he is determined to carry on as manager until “this club is back on track”. Asked what he meant by that, he responded: ”Back on track means the maturity of this team."

The reporter countered, “Who has to mature because the team isn’t exactly young, is it? There’s only Rooney and Ronaldo under 25."

"It’s younger than most teams," Sir Alex retorted. "And does Darren Fletcher not count? Kieran Richardson? Ji-Sung Park, who has just arrived at the club?

”The average age of a team to win the European Cup is 29 or 30.” The average age of United’s starting eleven against Birmingham was 25. ”It’s a matter of new players coming together as well,” the Reds boss added.

Sir Alex turns 64 on New Year’s Eve, but his passion for the job remains undiminished.

”It doesn’t get harder to get up in the mornings,” he said. “Not at all, not for me. I was up at five this morning. I was at work at 6:25. I intended to go to the gym but I bottled it. I saw that desk and thought ‘Jesus Christ, I’ve got to get through all this work again’. That’s the killer, the desk.

”I know people older than me up in Scotland that are up at six every morning and they’ve been doing it all their life. You’ve got to enjoy your job. And I feel good. I don’t how many times I have to say that. I feel fine. How do I look?”

Bolton will not be in too charitable a mood for Sir Alex, who expects a stubborn but talented opponent.

“It should be a terrific game,” he said. “Bolton have done very well again this season. Since Sam Allardyce has been there they have progressed every year. They’re in the last 32 of the Uefa Cup, which is phenomenal for the club. A few years ago they were in the first division. They’ve come a long way.

”A lot of people keep talking about the way Bolton play, saying that it’s difficult to play against. I don’t think there is anything wrong with it. Everyone finds their own way of playing football to suit the players they have got. You have to cope with that. But I don’t think they are any more difficult an opponent than Chelsea, Arsenal or anyone else.

”They’re a good team with a lot of experienced players in their team – that’s what Sam has done well.”

ladygooddiva

United matches in january;):

January 2006
Tue 3/1 20:00 Arsenal FAPL A
Sun 8/1 16:00 Burton Albion FAC3 A
Wed 11/1 20:00 Blackburn Rovers CC S/F A
Sat 14/1 12:45 Manchester City FAPL A
Sun 22/1 16:00 Liverpool FAPL H
Wed 25/1 20:00 Blackburn Rovers CC S/F H
Sat 28/1 15:00 FA Cup 4th Round FAC4

ladygooddiva

and than:

February 2006
Wed 1/2 19:45 Blackburn Rovers FAPL A
Sat 4/2 17:15 Fulham FAPL H
Sat 11/2 17:15 Portsmouth FAPL A
Sat 18/2 15:00 FA Cup 5th Round FAC5
Sat 25/2 15:00 West Ham United FAPL H
Sun 26/2 15:00 Carling Cup Final CCF N

March 2006
Mon 6/3 20:00 Wigan Athletic FAPL A
Sun 12/3 13:30 Newcastle United FAPL H
Sat 18/3 15:00 West Bromwich Albion FAPL A
Wed 22/3 19:45 FA Cup 6th Round FAC6
Sun 26/3 16:00 Birmingham City FAPL H


April 2006
Sat 1/4 15:00 Bolton Wanderers FAPL A
Sat 8/4 15:00 Arsenal FAPL H
Sat 15/4 15:00 Sunderland FAPL H
Mon 17/4 15:00 Tottenham FAPL A
Sat 22/4 15:00 Middlesbrough FAPL H
Sat 22/4 15:00 FA Cup Semi-Final FAC N
Sat 29/4 15:00 Chelsea FAPL A

May 2006
Sun 7/5 15:00 Charlton Athletic FAPL H
Sat 13/5 15:00 FA Cup Final FAC N

and maybe on march 6 and 12 i´m in manchester

ladygooddiva

Squad list
Man United Van der Sar, Howard, Neville, Bardsley, Ferdinand, Brown, Silvestre, O’Shea, Richardson, Ronaldo, Park, Scholes, Smith, Fletcher, Giggs, Rooney, Van Nistelrooy, Rossi.
Bolton: Jaaskelainen, O’Brien, Ben Haim, Jaidi, N’Gotty, Gardner, Stelios, Speed, Faye, Nolan, Nakata, Davies, Walker, Hunt, Okocha, Vaz Te, Fadiga, Borgetti.

Man United: Mikael Silvestre and Wes Brown return to the squad. Silvestre has been plagued by groin problems in recent weeks while Brown missed Wednesday’s draw at Birmingham with a thigh strain. Both men are back to bolster a shaky defence which conceded two goals at St Andrews but Louis Saha is unlikely to be involved after being sent home from the midlands with a heavy cold. Alan Smith is suffering from the same problem but should be available.

Bolton: El-Hadji Diouf and Ivan Campo are suspended. Kevin Nolan, Kevin Davies, Abdoulaye Faye and Joey O’Brien are likely to be recalled after being rested for the 0-0 draw at Sunderland. Utility player Henrik Pedersen is sidelined and is not expected to feature again until the new year because of an Achilles problem.

ladygooddiva

2005 best and worst buys

YOU don’t get a lot for £20million these days, as Shaun Wright-Phillips has proved this season.

With the transfer window about to open on Sunday, bosses must remember that for every bargain buy there lurks a disaster just waiting to happen. Today, SunSport’s MARK IRWIN salutes the 10 best Premiership signings of 2005 — and the very worst of a bloody awful bunch.

TOP 10 TRANSFERS

EDGAR DAVIDS (Inter Milan to Spurs Free)
DUTCH pitbull has brought some much-needed bite to Spurs and turned Martin Jol’s team into Champions League contenders. Nine yellow cards show no one can afford to mess with this midfield ace — and that competitive streak is really rubbing off on his team-mates.

JOSE REINA (Villarreal to Liverpool £6m)
A CLUB-RECORD 11 successive clean sheets proved that boss Rafa Benitez got it right by dumping Jerzy Dudek.

DARREN BENT (Ipswich to Charlton £2.5m)
BURST on to the Premiership in a blaze of goals and even forced his way into the England squad.

EDWIN VAN DER SAR (Fulham to Man Utd. £2m)
THE big Dutchman brings some much-needed authority to Fergie’s defence.

SCOTT PARKER (Chelsea to Newcastle £6.5m)
CONCLUSIVE proof that even Graeme Souness can’t get them all wrong. The combative midfield ace might not win too many medals but he’s relishing the opportunity to rattle a few bones.

ARJAN DE ZEEUW (Portsmouth to Wigan £½m)
DUTCH defender De Zeeuw is the pick of a very good bunch at the Latics which also includes Pascal Chimbonda, Henri Camara and Stephane Henchoz.

YOSSI BENAYOUN (Racing Santander to W Ham. £2m)
THE skinny Israel midfielder has helped West Ham banish any fears of a quick return to the Championship.

SHEFKI KUQI (Ipswich to Blackburn Free)
HE might not look the part but he is the perfect battering ram to finish off Rovers’ up-and-at-them style. Top goal celebration, too.

MICHAEL ESSIEN (Lyon to Chelsea £24.4m)
WITH Chelsea running away with the title, the Ghanaian tough-guy has already made a real impression in England. Just ask Didi Hamann, Lauren and Tal Ben Haim.

ANDY COLE (Fulham to Man City £½m)
STILL banging them in at 34, he remains one of the finest finishers in the business.

THE TEN WORST

ABEL XAVIER (Roma to Middlesbrough. Free)
MANAGED just six games for Boro before failing a UEFA Cup drugs test.

JEAN-ALAIN BOUMSONG (Rangers to Newcastle £8m)
IMMEDIATELY made Newcastle’s dodgy defence even worse.

SHAUN WRIGHT-PHILLIPS (Man City to Chelsea £21m)
HARDER to spot than Bin Laden as he sits in the stands counting his £60,000 a week.

PER KROLDRUP (Udinese to Everton £5m)
THE Danish defender signed in at Goodison and immediately booked in for an op.

ERIC DJEMBA-DJEMBA (Man U to A Villa. £1.35m)
SO bad they named him twice.

JON STEAD (Blackburn to Sunderland £1.8m)
STILL waiting for his first Sunderland goal.

GRZEGORZ RASIAK (Derby to Spurs £3m)
FOR every Edgar Davids there is a Rasiak just waiting to stink the place out.

JAROSLAV DROBNY (Panionios to Fulham undisc)
FULHAM have never let their fans have even a glimpse of the man signed to replace Edwin Van Der Sar.

WALTER PANDIANI (Dep La Coruna to Birmingham £3m)
MAKES Emile Heskey look prolific.

ladygooddiva

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ladygooddiva

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