ES Soccer Thread

[RichmondRedskin88]

Really? Interesting. It certainly looks a fantastic stadium, but if there's little atmosphere ..... Maybe the Munich fans have gotten complacent due to their utter dominance in Germany? (Bar Dortmund the last few years.).

I guess also if you did go with a German team, it would give you a rivalry with your friend the Bayern fan. Run it by him. See what he has to say.

Hail.

Yeah interesting considering I looked up a couple Bay Munich games and it seemed like a alright atmosphere. But there was survey by the players and Bayern Munich wasn't even on the list.

http://www.totalfootballforums.com/f...liga-stadiums/

[jly0784]

Not sure where this comment is coming from. All the Man UTD(Hate when people say Man U) supporters here have long admitted it.

all my buds sweat the hell of man u... and i cannot stand them for that simple fact as just about everyone i know likes them because they started following the game just as beckham left for madrid, and it makes me sick and that goes for a good portion of americans, its because they win.... im a proud newcastle united supporter, loved the time from the moment i watched alan shearer and followed them from relegation all the way back up to 5th, and last years game agains manchester united was easily one of the best moments ive had as a supporter, it really bothers me when people say NUFC is a small club, when they have one of the biggest and best stdiums in england, and one of the most rabid fanbases in the world...i should say though that not all man u fans are bad, just ignorant ones who dont know the history of the club, and only like them for the simple fact that they win....

[Gibbs Hog Heaven]

Yeah interesting considering I looked up a couple Bay Munich games and it seemed like a alright atmosphere. But there was survey by the players and Bayern Munich wasn't even on the list.

http://www.totalfootballforums.com/f...liga-stadiums/

As regards Dortmund's Westfalenstadion:

It's a real soccer stadium man. Steeped banked stands, right on top of the pitch generating a great atmosphere. And that one end which is converted to a standing terrace with nearly 25K packed in for Bundesliga games looks absolutely awesome. I ended up for a time at the beginning of the second half in there sharing a beer with some Alaves fans (I'd walked the stadium at half time and the Germans just kept opening gates ..... and when this poor Spanish guy was trying to balance 4 beers on a tray, it seemed impolite to NOT help him consume them, lol); at the 2001 UEFA Cup Final. (A game Steven Gerrard dominated from central midfield as part of a bog standard 4 man midfield. Go figure considering he apparently never could be utilized in that way ..... ). But it was seating for that game, and again for the Champions League game a year or two after.

Now they've added and gone upto 80K, with 50K or so season ticket holders, I can but imagine the game day experience in Dortmund now.

Hail.

[RichmondRedskin88]

all my buds sweat the hell of man u... and i cannot stand them for that simple fact as just about everyone i know likes them because they started following the game just as beckham left for madrid, and it makes me sick and that goes for a good portion of americans, its because they win.... im a proud newcastle united supporter, loved the time from the moment i watched alan shearer and followed them from relegation all the way back up to 5th, and last years game agains manchester united was easily one of the best moments ive had as a supporter, it really bothers me when people say NUFC is a small club, when they have one of the biggest and best stdiums in england, and one of the most rabid fanbases in the world...i should say though that not all man u fans are bad, just ignorant ones who dont know the history of the club, and only like them for the simple fact that they win....

I actually hate teams like Real Madrid and Barcelona(In general I have dislike for Spain thus why I don't both to even try to have club in La Liga). True, we have our idiot fans and trust me I've facepalm at few comment by them. That comes with success though. Anyone who thinks Newcastle is small is a moron. I hate when we have to go to Newcastle. I know Old Trafford doesn't get the reputation of being crazy place but it does have its moments. I didn't really pick Manchester Utd for the crazy fanbase. It was simply I watched EPL games and I just couldn't dislike them like everyone else. Something about the club was just amazing to me. At that point I figured if I can't hate them or root against them I might as well support them. First thing I did when we blew the league last year was put on Man Utd scarf. I went to the kickers game with Utd scarf and my Kickers one. Did I get jeers about Utd blowing the league? Of course. I wasn't gonna stop supporting my club though like some the fair weather bandwagon ones who probably went on ebay looking for smurf scarves.

As regards Dortmund's Westfalenstadion:

It's a real soccer stadium man. Steeped banked stands, right on top of the pitch generating a great atmosphere. And that one end which is converted to a standing terrace with nearly 25K packed in for Bundesliga games looks absolutely awesome. I ended up for a time at the beginning of the second half in there sharing a beer with some Alaves fans (I'd walked the stadium at half time and the Germans just kept opening gates ..... and when this poor Spanish guy was trying to balance 4 beers on a tray, it seemed impolite to NOT help him consume them, lol); at the 2001 UEFA Cup Final. (A game Steven Gerrard dominated from central midfield as part of a bog standard 4 man midfield. Go figure considering he apparently never could be utilized in that way ..... ). But it was seating for that game, and again for the Champions League game a year or two after.

Now they've added and gone upto 80K, with 50K or so season ticket holders, I can but imagine the game day experience in Dortmund now.

Hail.

wow.......

[AsiaticSkinsFan]

Di Canio

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19426397

[Gibbs Hog Heaven]

wow.......

WOW indeed man. That skull mosaic with the cards was AWESOME!

Really intrigued to see how Dortmund do in the Champions League this year. Real good up and coming coach, and a real exciting group of players.

Thanks. I enjoyed that.

Hail.

[RichmondRedskin88]

Btw has anyone bought soccer jerseys from any good online sites?(I usually just find them on ebay but if there's a nice reputable site out there I wouldn't mind trying that) There's a million jersey scam sites so I've always stayed away from them.

[jobaga]

Btw has anyone bought soccer jerseys from any good online sites?(I usually just find them on ebay but if there's a nice reputable site out there I wouldn't mind trying that) There's a million jersey scam sites so I've always stayed away from them.

soccer.com is reliable. I buy a bunch of stuff from them

[jly0784]

subsidesports.com has a lot of nice stuff

[ixcuincle]

What's the difference between Liverpool and a triangle

A triangle has 3 points and Liverpool only has 1

[DCranon21]

Btw has anyone bought soccer jerseys from any good online sites?(I usually just find them on ebay but if there's a nice reputable site out there I wouldn't mind trying that) There's a million jersey scam sites so I've always stayed away from them.

RR, since I know you are a Man Utd. fan, here is the actual Man Utd. store and site

http://store.manutd.com/stores/manutd/default.aspx

[oscarsandman]

Is the Carling cup now the Capital One cup?

[oscarsandman]

Nevermind, I just confirmed that it is

[Gibbs Hog Heaven]

Nevermind, I just confirmed that it is

Just go with what it is, the League Cup man. Screw the sponsorship! (Although one of the most surreal sights came when it was first sponsored back in the early eighties by the Milk Marketing Board. For every Milk cup tie, we had the bizarre sight of a massive 10/15 ft tall bottle of milk in the center circle before games. .).

Hail.

[oscarsandman]

(Although one of the most surreal sights came when it was first sponsored back in the early eighties by the Milk Marketing Board. For every Milk cup tie, we had the bizarre sight of a massive 10/15 ft tall bottle of milk in the center circle before games. .).

It could've been worse, Viagra cup anyone?