ES Soccer Thread

[Elessar78]

So I guess Arab money talks.

Sorry Elessar man. But honestly, if he doesn't want to be there, your better off without him.

I just hope for your sake you now take City for all you can get.

Hail.

I wasn't holding my breath. Players that want to stay usually have their contract done in advance. Time for people to man up about what they are leaving for: money.

"I want to win trophies." or "Ambition" There's no ambition in a club with foresight to sign you guys as youngsters? Honestly, how can a club compete when the other guys have a bottomless well of money to draw from like Barca, Madrid, Chelsea, or Man City?

Anyway, we've weathered this song and dance before and finished third and got out of the group stage of the CL. Henry leaving, Hleb leaving, Flamini leaving, Cesc and Nasri leaving.

We'll get money for him. Or we can hang onto him for a year and extract whatever we can out of him.

Who knows, maybe we'll play with this striker-less formation that everyone seems to be talking about. .

[jly0784]

Blackburn have made two decent signings already in Danny Murphy and Leon Best. It's kind of odd. I think the owners, even though they are daft, are actually trying. If they are serious in saying that Kean really does need to show results soon then the club may not be as doomed as I had thought. I just hope he's on a super short leash. He should already be gone, but what are you gonna do...

sad to see leon best leave, solid forward, not the greatest at anything, but not terrible at anything.... hes good playing off someone just nmeeds to stay healthy.... hope to see blackburn come back up this year, cant thank them enough for alan shearer

[Old Bay]

sad to see leon best leave, solid forward, not the greatest at anything, but not terrible at anything.... hes good playing off someone just nmeeds to stay healthy.... hope to see blackburn come back up this year, cant thank them enough for alan shearer

Rovers have been notorious under Kean for playing one forward, hope they go two up top at home (at least) this season. Kean's stocking up on attackers so it seems silly to me that he's not more attack oriented in formation. He should be adding some depth in defense because there's still a chance we could lose Givet, Dann and Olsson.

Hopefully Newcastle will be repaying Rovers a bit with this Best move. [COLOR="Gold"]

---------- Post added July-5th-2012 at 08:53 AM ----------

newcastle are apparently close to signing junior hoilett on a free transfer from blackburn... id LOVE this move, also close to signing mathieu debuchy, and douglas from fc twente... the talks with luuk de jong broke down, im fine with that as long as we dont overspend.... if they can keep this squad and add some depth im going to be very very happy!!!

Hoilett is a good young player. Will be interesting to see him with a better squad around him. At times he can be a bit of a ball hog, but I think he was trying to do too much at Rovers at times to cover for others. I think he got a bit disinterested as well, but who could blame him considering the kak that was going on at Ewood?

---------- Post added July-5th-2012 at 08:58 AM ----------

"I want to win trophies." or "Ambition" There's no ambition in a club with foresight to sign you guys as youngsters? Honestly, how can a club compete when the other guys have a bottomless well of money to draw from like Barca, Madrid, Chelsea, or Man City?

I think this is a cop out from the players. If all of the top players wouldn't jump ship every year Arsenal would have an immense squad. I applaud Wenger's frugal methods.

[China]

Besides the coaching (which is a huge issue), because kids/players in other countries play all the time and practice enough to be able to do stuff like this:



Edit: Posted this in the wrong thread.

[Gibbs Hog Heaven]

^^^^^ I wonder just HOW MANY takes it took to get each shot down on that vid?

*What? Cynical? Moi? .....

Hail.

[boysetsfire]

^^^^^ I wonder just HOW MANY takes it took to get each shot down on that vid?

*What? Cynical? Moi? .....

Hail.

Do you have something against the French???

[boysetsfire]

ESPN: Sixers owners in on MLS team

By Marc Stein | ESPN.com
Updated: July 6, 2012, 10:58 AM ET

Philadelphia 76ers minority owners Erick Thohir and Jason Levien are expanding to another sport, reaching agreement to become co-owners of DC United in Major League Soccer, according to NBA sources familiar with the move.

Sources told ESPN.com that Thohir and Levien are poised, pending MLS approval, to become partners next week with longtime DC United owner Will Chang, who also serves on the board of Major League Baseball's San Francisco Giants.

DC United has won the MLS Cup a record four times (1996, 1997, 1999 and 2004). CEO Kevin Payne, sources say, will continue to run the club's day-to-day operations.

Sources say Thohir, an Indonesian media magnate who ranks as the first Asian owner in NBA history, and Levien, who worked as an NBA player agent before a stint in the Sacramento Kings' front office that preceded his involvement with the Sixers, will make the construction of a new soccer-specific stadium for DC United their top priority.

Currently sitting atop the Eastern Conference, DC United has played at RFK Stadium since the league's inception in 1996 and has long craved a more suitably sized home ground.

Absolutely FANTASTIC news. One of the major reasons why getting a new stadium has been impossible. With new investors in place, the chances increase. So happy right now.

[Elessar78]

Literally a minority owner.

[Gibbs Hog Heaven]

..... Absolutely FANTASTIC news. One of the major reasons why getting a new stadium has been impossible. With new investors in place, the chances increase. So happy right now.

Just so as we're clear. If you move before I get to see a game at RFK, I'ma hold YOU personally responsible! No if's. No but's. On YOUR head be GHH's RFK dreams!

Hell hath no fury like a Liverpudlian scorned! Just ask MartinC. (About the fury/ pissed Scouser thing. I'm sure he never 'scorned' her. He's WAY too smart to do that.).

Hail.

[boysetsfire]

Just so as we're clear. If you move before I get to see a game at RFK, I'ma hold YOU personally responsible! No if's. No but's. On YOUR head be GHH's RFK dreams!

Hell hath no fury like a Liverpudlian scorned! Just ask MartinC. (About the fury/ pissed Scouser thing. I'm sure he never 'scorned' her. He's WAY too smart to do that.).

Hail.

[mcsluggo]

i love going to RFK for United games... i hope they NEVER get a new staduim

[Elessar78]

God could Arsenal be turning into another "Redskins" for me? With ownership running it into the ground??

[Gibbs Hog Heaven]

God could Arsenal be turning into another "Redskins" for me? With ownership running it into the ground??

Someone else left?

Hail.

[Elessar78]

Someone else left?

Hail.

Minority owner, Usmanov published an open letter to the board essentially calling out majority owner Stan Kroenke (Walmart fortune heir) and his board. Well, rumors, circulate about Walcott leaving but that's like Malcolm(b) Kelly threatening to leave.

[Gibbs Hog Heaven]

Minority owner, Usmanov published an open letter to the board essentially calling out majority owner Stan Kroenke (Walmart fortune heir) and his board. Well, rumors, circulate about Walcott leaving but that's like Malcolm(b) Kelly threatening to leave.

Ahhh, gotcha'

I personally think Usmanov should be calling out RVP, not Arsenal for not being held to ransom by another typical jumped up modern day player who thinks it's all about him; as there's zero way he's gona' stay now regardless. But that's just me.

Hail.