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Maz
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His English is more understandable than Dalglish's, though!
Durian
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True dat!
My favourite quote of the season was after Wigan beat Liverpool at Anfield and Martinez said, " To be fair to Liverpool, they never stopped trying"
Liverpool, and their supporters, are constantly 'trying'.
on the road
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Well they won't get that with Martinez and certainly not with only 30 million.
Monsieur Remings
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Yep, they need at least 50 million in reserve to waste on a player like Torres ( and then lift the European on the efforts of the very same core squad built under a manager who left 5 years previous).
Liverpool are going through a transitional phase and don't have the unlimited, wasteful pocket of a despot like Abrahmovic - Veron, Shevchenko, Wright-Philips, Zhirkov to name but a few. Chelsea, on the other hand, have reached the pinnacle of their recent historical phase.
It's all swings and roundabouts and Liverpool will be back, despite the cluelessness of their owners and the high expectations of their fans. Fans in fact, not unlike those of Chelsea FC who having forgotten the days of relative obscurity in the higher echelons of English football, now believe they have a god-given right to win something.
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I can't say I recognise your description. Most of the West Ham fans were wearing team colours, and it was absolutely rocking with the noise we made. No trouble from the stewards, whose only concern was to keep the stairways clear, which is fair enough. No problem with us standing, either (try doing that at Old Trafford!). The only reasons we rarely heard the Blackpool fans were a) there were about 3 of them and b) they only sang when they scored.
The problem of over priced food and drink is easily solved: get there early, and go for a curry in Wembley itself - there's loads of Indian restaurants there.
so - the Euros. Who's going to win?
The Germans are exhausted, Schweinsteiger's not fully fit and they haven't had the time to get their training together. Spain are missing Puyol and have left Llorente out. The Dutch don't do total football any more. The French defence is poor, and their midfield is fine going forward, but not much good when the other team has the ball. Will this be the year that an unfancied outsider comes from nowhere, as Czechoslovakia, Denmark and Greece have done before? Perhaps even a team that is unfancied even by its own supporters?
I'll go for Poland and Portugal
The Germans are exhausted, Schweinsteiger's not fully fit and they haven't had the time to get their training together. Spain are missing Puyol and have left Llorente out. The Dutch don't do total football any more. The French defence is poor, and their midfield is fine going forward, but not much good when the other team has the ball. Will this be the year that an unfancied outsider comes from nowhere, as Czechoslovakia, Denmark and Greece have done before? Perhaps even a team that is unfancied even by its own supporters?
I'll go for Poland and Portugal
Ashtrayhead
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I always go into a tournament thinking that England can win it. But by about half time of the first game they're involved in I've changed my mind! So, England for me.
ceepeebee
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my mate Dave does this spreadsheet every tournament
http://daveboyle.net/announcements/super-duper-euro-2012-retro-spreadsheet/
I'm going to fill it in and tell you who will win (ha ha who am I kidding?)
I think Holland though - Defence not as leaky as others, very good strikers.
Spain have left Llorente out? madness.
http://daveboyle.net/announcements/super-duper-euro-2012-retro-spreadsheet/
I'm going to fill it in and tell you who will win (ha ha who am I kidding?)
I think Holland though - Defence not as leaky as others, very good strikers.
Spain have left Llorente out? madness.
ceepeebee
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- Some imaginary Flanders
also, Holland have the best kit by a country mile.
ceepeebee
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Holland - Germany final - can't separate them, so Germany on pens
England to go out to Spain in the quarters. Ireland miss out on the quarters on GD.
England to go out to Spain in the quarters. Ireland miss out on the quarters on GD.
mangaman
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Looks like Rogers for Liverpool now
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18235961
I'm surprised he's going for it - and the Swansea board must be, as he bought a player for £6.8 million a few days ago.
I think it's a real shame for Swansea. I don't know who they'll get - either gamble on a promising young manager from the lower leagues or some middle-ranking old pro who always seems to be available, like Alan Curbishley or Steve Bruce. I'd like to see them give a young manager a go - but the risks surely outweigh the benefits.
BTW - Germany for the Euros (or France)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18235961
I'm surprised he's going for it - and the Swansea board must be, as he bought a player for £6.8 million a few days ago.
I think it's a real shame for Swansea. I don't know who they'll get - either gamble on a promising young manager from the lower leagues or some middle-ranking old pro who always seems to be available, like Alan Curbishley or Steve Bruce. I'd like to see them give a young manager a go - but the risks surely outweigh the benefits.
BTW - Germany for the Euros (or France)
