Soda Jerk Posted February 20, 2012 Report Share Posted February 20, 2012 New FA Legislation. As of the start of next season, any player found guilty of giving the ball to Fernando Torres will be booked for timewasting. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camie Posted February 20, 2012 Report Share Posted February 20, 2012 Nial Quinn's stepped down as Sunderland head honcho. I don't like Sunderland, but he's a top geezer. Proper football man. Big loss for Soonlun.That was last year. Fuck knows what he has been doing in "international development".http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/15159659 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soda Jerk Posted February 20, 2012 Report Share Posted February 20, 2012 Italian football fans are the best at making banners."Could you win? Otherwise at school they will make fun of me. Thanks, Filippo""Milan continue to win, so i could make fun of Filipo at school- Samuel & Alice" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scootray Posted February 20, 2012 Report Share Posted February 20, 2012 As fun as those signs are, annoying as fuck to sit behind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Milner Posted February 21, 2012 Report Share Posted February 21, 2012 Reading this statement from Whyte, so now he is going to step down, and practically has blamed the HMRC for them going into administration, never mind Rangers not paying tax, its the tax mans fault for trying to get their money back...........http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11781/7536557/Craig-Whyte-statement Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon Posted February 21, 2012 Report Share Posted February 21, 2012 Rangers LOL.In other news, we absolutely destroyed Killie tonight. Top 6, ho! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaki Posted February 21, 2012 Report Share Posted February 21, 2012 Napoli are a lot better than Chelsea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scootray Posted February 22, 2012 Report Share Posted February 22, 2012 So's their ice cream. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delboy Posted February 22, 2012 Report Share Posted February 22, 2012 Whilst most folk were wanking over Chelsea's (limited) prospects in the Champions League, I tottered off to the home of toilet football to watch an FA Trophy 3rd Round clash against Guisley, talk about lucky how we won 1-0 I'll never know, still with a quarter final tie at home against Wealdstone to come on Sat (no not heard of them either at least 2 leagues below us), it's a great chance of a nice day out at Wembley come May since our league campaign is falling on it's ass! we can't play any worse on Saturday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FOX Posted February 22, 2012 Report Share Posted February 22, 2012 All Chelsea need is a 2-0 win at home. They're more likely to roll over and be battered 5-0 if I'm honest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaki Posted February 22, 2012 Report Share Posted February 22, 2012 Why do we call Bayern München "Bayern Munich" but we don't call Napoli "Naples"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alkaline Posted February 22, 2012 Report Share Posted February 22, 2012 Why do we call Bayern München "Bayern Munich" but we don't call Napoli "Naples"?Because that's their name in German anglicised whereas Società Sportiva Calcio Napoli is in Italian and when converted to English doesn't translate to Naples. Why should we call them Naples if the Italians don't... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain America Posted February 22, 2012 Report Share Posted February 22, 2012 Bet Chelski (Roman) try and sign Cavanni in the summer now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaki Posted February 22, 2012 Report Share Posted February 22, 2012 Because that's their name in German anglicised whereas Società Sportiva Calcio Napoli is in Italian and when converted to English doesn't translate to Naples. Why should we call them Naples if the Italians don't...The Italians call Naples "Napoli" though. Like zee Germans call Munich "München". There is a definite inconsistency here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Milner Posted February 22, 2012 Report Share Posted February 22, 2012 I say we should write to FIFA and complain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alkaline Posted February 22, 2012 Report Share Posted February 22, 2012 The Italians call Naples "Napoli" though. Like zee Germans call Munich "München". There is a definite inconsistency here.That's not what i mean though, Napoli can be said in English as Napoli whereas München, because of the umlaut (which isn't used in english), is anglicised (using the english alphabet, inflections etc) to Munich. In the same way that Basle (Baal) is spelled and pronounced Basel in English. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaki Posted February 22, 2012 Report Share Posted February 22, 2012 So it's a question of umlauts and such like? OK, I can dig that. I think we should change our Munich to Moonchen though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FOX Posted February 22, 2012 Report Share Posted February 22, 2012 We don't call Real Madrid "Royal Madrid" for the same reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soda Jerk Posted February 22, 2012 Report Share Posted February 22, 2012 Napoli were great last night. It's quite a sight to behold how quickly they get the ball from back to front. Nothing fancy either, they just charge forward like a game of playground Bulldog. Really good to watch. They made Chelsea ironically look like pensioners. I hope Napoli's performances against the City and Chelsea this season, as well as Milan's demolition of Arsenal will rid Italian football of it's unwarranted "slow, walking football" stereotype it wrongfully has attached to it. Serie A is mint. They are giving the top sides in the 'best league in the world' a good hiding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Milner Posted February 22, 2012 Report Share Posted February 22, 2012 Thing is Chelsea are not out of it yet, that Napoli defence are terrible and could be picked apart at any point, i think if Chelsea get an early goal they will go through.People need to get off AVB's back tho, Redknapp in the pre match build up really annoyed me, if he took his tongue out of Lampard's crack for a second he would see what AVB is trying to do, and he would see that all Lamps is doing is sulking because he is no longer the top guy at the club, same with Cole last night, if what was reported is true Cole should never play for that club again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soda Jerk Posted February 22, 2012 Report Share Posted February 22, 2012 I don't agree their defence is terrible. Gary Neville kept hammering on about how they can't defend, but apart from the one error, which led to an easy slot in for Mata, they dealt with Chelsea pretty well. It was sloppy for Mata's goal, but their positional discipline was very good. They kept all the gaps closed and they clamped down on Chelsea's counter attacks pretty well. Sturridge and Mata were almost always doubled-up on. They work hard, and it's great how they completely shift their formation when they are on and off the ball. Chelsea will have to be sensible if they are to stay in it. If they pile forward, they could get torn apart on the counter. Napoli launch themselves forward so quickly. It could be a goal fest. Can't see Chelsea getting a result, personally. They look awful all over the pitch except for Mata. Sturridge is good, but he's too selfish, shooting from silly angles and losing the ball. Drogba's doesn't look bothered anymore, and Torres is guff. No idea where goals would come from if they are to get them. If anything, their big-haired centre back looks to be their biggest goal threat most of the time. That's not a good sign. Chelsea are shit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaki Posted February 22, 2012 Report Share Posted February 22, 2012 There was one breakaway in the first half where Sturridge was down the right and both defenders who were back came out to meet him. Mata was clean through the middle if he'd just squared it but like you say he took the selfish option. Apart from that though I don't agree their defence was suspect. I wonder if they'll change formation for the second leg to set up more defensively and hit on the counter, which I think could net them goals, goals, goals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Milner Posted February 22, 2012 Report Share Posted February 22, 2012 I think you should take your Napoli goggles off for a second there.Its well known they are dodgy defensively and last night even tho Chelsea barely looked bothered they still caused them issues. They will cause them more problems at SB id imagine.What i find incredible now is, Arsenal are apparently having a disaster of a season, as are Chelsea, United have been said to be very poor this year, City in recent weeks apparently are struggling. Is anyone in the EPL having a good year? Or is every team except Spurs, Swansea and Norwich having a disastrous year? Are none of these teams allowed a year to change things around? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soda Jerk Posted February 22, 2012 Report Share Posted February 22, 2012 There was one breakaway in the first half where Sturridge was down the right and both defenders who were back came out to meet him. Mata was clean through the middle if he'd just squared it but like you say he took the selfish option.I remember that. That's pretty much what I was thinking of. All Sturridge needed to was curl a ball in behind the defence and Mata would have buddled it in somehow, as he is the king at half-volleying difficult passes. He could volley a rugby ball bobbling around on a cobbled road. Sturridge kept going and Cruyff-turned his way into 2 defenders. Too much fannying about.It's odd how English pundits become so hardline-patriotic when it comes to European football. The way they were speaking about Napoli would have you believe they are shite. It's great when they are proven wrong by underappreciated European footballing powerhouses. Napoli's frontline is devastating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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