Football (Soccer) Thread

[Toon Army]

I noticed there arent that many football threads around so I have decided to start an official one for the site. Hopefully this will get "Stickied". Use this thread to speak about football in any shape or form, domestic leagues overseas, Europe, South America, Asia, A-League. Speak about local competitions, post times of important matches that can be seen on tv or in your local areas and speak about anything football from products on sale to televised match times to transfer speculation and news. Of course, don't forget to mention Australia's World Cup Qualification. :p

Enjoy a thread about the best sport on Earth. Football.

Please do not post on this thread merely to abuse football or likewise, do not use this thread to begin arguments on why "Rugby is beta than socca bro" or vice versa. Respect all sports, respect the users and enjoy.

Jogo Bonito!

[Ri$ingStar]

Go liverpool!!!

[stevil]

Go Asrenal and STDs (my local 6-a-side comp....... we almost one a game not ot long ago ;))

[Ri$ingStar]

nal suk. I rekon Henry is a mad player

[stevil]

nal suk. I rekon Henry is a mad player

He's the main reason I follow them. He's a freak on the ball, also wouldn't want to get in the way of one of his shots.

To be perfectly honest before this gets into a full blown disccusion i'm not a huge fan of watching. Enjoy playing to much to watch other people do it :)

[dan_the_man]

Go liverpool!!!



what he said


GO LIVER POOL

[Sandy]

I like AC Milan. Apart from that, football can get boring.

[Toon Army]

Newcastle United, AEK Athens, Sydney Olympic, Sydney FC, Enfield Rovers (Play for them) and other sides...

[ManlyMad]

go the gunners:D

[andrew johns]

LIVERPOOL all the way Go harry kewwel and Frank Lampard

[Toon Army]

Thursday Morning 7am Liverpool vs Everton on Fox Sports. Should be a cracker. I'll be backing Timmy Cahill and the Blues for this one, especially after what the Kop did to Owen at Anfield :p COME ON THE TOFFEYS!

[bunnies fan]

LIVERPOOL all the way Go harry kewwel and Frank Lampard


Lampard Plays for Chelesea Bro



Anyway go Manchester United whoooooooooooooooooooooooo

[Alec]

Go Sunderland..............

[Roaddogg]

go charlton athletic

[Toon Army]

Go Sunderland..............

Go the Toon! 3-2 Emre free kick what a screamer! :p I payed my mate out when we beat sunderland :D :D

[Alec]

Go the Toon! 3-2 Emre free kick what a screamer! :p I payed my mate out when we beat sunderland :D :D

Haha, I don't expect Sunderland to win any games, but I still like them.

[Toon Army]

Haha, I don't expect Sunderland to win any games, but I still like them.

They have to be the most unlucky team in the Premier League, i like their attacking "feat no - one" attitude. I hope they don't get relegated and they don't deserve to. Apparently Macarthy wants Charisteas (EURO 2004) so i wouldn't mind seeing him in the Premier League.

[Toon Army]

Everton 1 vs 3 Liverpool. Once again Liverpool outclasses opposition. Moyes made the mistake of playing Beattie as a lone striker, he did well to get a goal though. Dadid Weir too old and tired for the EPL?

[RoosterBoy]

Go Man Utd! 2nd of the table behind the cheaters!
Sunderland don't have such a bad team, but kind of surprised they could manage 1 win :p

[novacastrian_panther]

I noticed there arent that many football threads around so I have decided to start an official one for the site. Hopefully this will get "Stickied". Use this thread to speak about football in any shape or form, domestic leagues overseas, Europe, South America, Asia, A-League. Speak about local competitions, post times of important matches that can be seen on tv or in your local areas and speak about anything football from products on sale to televised match times to transfer speculation and news. Of course, don't forget to mention Australia's World Cup Qualification. :p

Enjoy a thread about the best sport on Earth. Football.

Please do not post on this thread merely to abuse football or likewise, do not use this thread to begin arguments on why "Rugby is beta than socca bro" or vice versa. Respect all sports, respect the users and enjoy.

Jogo Bonito!

Yeah, I go for Ar.senal, Newcastle United Jets, AC Millan, Sau Polo (However you spell it).
I play for the Lambton Jaffas U-14s but next year U-15s. I am number 11.

[Toon Army]

Does anyone here play in the Canterbury District? I play for Enfield Rovers :rolleyes:

[Dr Jay]

Yep 12 Weeks Owen Is Out For

Did U See Christiano Ronaldo's Solo Effort Goal, Brilliant

[Peachey]

Go liverpool!!!

GO UNITED GO UNITED GO UNITED, HAHAHA LIVERPOOL WAS ALMOST BEATEN BYA DIVISION 2 TEAM IN THE FA CUP USE WERE DOWN 3-1 WHICH YOU SHOULDN'T BE DOWN BY THAT MUCH

[Cowboys_fan_05]

Hear about Mark Schwarzers Transfer offer? He wants to Leave Bouro. He wants to Play in the Spanish Primera League. An Expected Australian keeper is tipped to Replace Schwarzer forgot his name though lol. Also Rumours around Archi Thompson he Is expected to leave the Melbourne Victory to play for Psv

[Bedseyroxmysox]

Did anyone happen to see the Liverpool match where they won 5-3? I saw the highlights and it looked to be a VERY entertaining match. Even better since i support Liverpool. Or have i already mentioned that?:confused: :o

[RoosterBoy]

There were quite a few good games to watch.

[Peachey]

Hear about Mark Schwarzers Transfer offer? He wants to Leave Bouro. He wants to Play in the Spanish Primera League. An Expected Australian keeper is tipped to Replace Schwarzer forgot his name though lol. Also Rumours around Archi Thompson he Is expected to leave the Melbourne Victory to play for Psv

portsmouth are chasing schwarzer

[monaro_man_91]

Manchester United, Real Madrid and Queensland Roar. Paul Scholes is my favourite player ;)

[Peachey]

Manchester United, Real Madrid and Queensland Roar. Paul Scholes is my favourite player ;)

MY FAV MAN UTD PLAYERS ARE
WAYNE ROONEY, OLE GUNNAR SOLKSJAER, RYAN GIGGS AND PAUL SCHOLES
DON'T REALLY LIKE RUUD VAN NISTLEROOY CAUSE HE IS A HOG AND CAN'T SCORE GOALS THAT AREN'T TAP IN'S

[Guest]

Losing Owen is a big blow I still am in shock mode.

[BreakA]

My favourite teams are Barcelona and Inter. Adriano and Ronaldinho rip anyone. Wtf is with that world game player of the year? Gerrard and Lampard are beating Ronaldinho? Damn Aussies love the Pommie players. Hey someone here plays for Enfield? Lol, I live in Enfield. Though I play for Inter Lions in Fivedock.

[BreakA]

Gerrard is better than Ronaldinho in my opinion. He offers more than Ronaldinho in terms of leadership and defensive capabilities, not to mention the fact that he runs himself into the ground in every match he plays. Ronaldinho is in a team of superstars, a team that dominate. Gerrard has carried Liverpool for 3 or 4 years when they have been pretty ordinary and he singlehandedly won them the UEFA Champions League. Gerrard is more tenacious than Ronaldinho, although Ronladinho does have the clear advantage in ball skills.

Gerrard Qualities: Leadership, Defending, Stamina, Shooting, Dead ball, Passing
Ronaldinho Qualities: Dribbling, Shooting, Dead Ball, Stamina, Passing

Gerrard just edges out Ronaldinho because of his leadership and the impact he has on Liverpool.

Ok thats your opinion which is fine. But R (Ronaldinho) has way more ball control, flair and creativity. Charateristics of the Brazilian way of football. How do you think they have won 5 World Cups? Defensive football may be good in some areas but is boring to watch and can be bad for the defending team because if they don't hold up the ball the opposition can have many shots on goal. I woudn't say Liverpool aren't a team of superstars. For example:

Deco - Hamann (One of the most underated players ever, single handedly changed the outcome of the Champions league match vs AC Milan when he came on as a sub)

Puyol - Hyypia (A great header of the ball and physical stength coupled with some of the best tackles I've ever seen)

Etoo - Morientes (Both very good players, Morientes would be better than Etoo if he got some more playing time)

Gerrard is good, but not as good as R. Look,. In twenty to thirty year R will be remembered as a Legend such as Maradona, Zidane, Pele' you can count on it. Whereas Gerrard is maybe on the same level as Ronaldo or Lampard (great, but not exceptionally great).

Gerrard is unlucky aswell because he is in a terribly underacheiving national side which only wastes his skill.

[BreakA]

You can't say Maradona wasn't a showoff???

[Guest]

You can't say Maradona wasn't a showoff???
But among the showboating he was about 60 steps above the rest of the soccer players of his era.

[BreakA]

But among the showboating he was about 60 steps above the rest of the soccer players of his era.

True, but you could say the same thing about Ronaldinho. World player of the year twice??? Comeon, that's an acheivement.

[Guest]

True, but you could say the same thing about Ronaldinho. World player of the year twice??? Comeon, that's an acheivement.
I personally don't rate him as high as Gerrard or Lampard but thats just my opinion. As you said though World Player of the Year 2 years running then again Pele and Maridonna are known as two (Pele is the best) of all time.

[BreakA]

I personally don't rate him as high as Gerrard or Lampard but thats just my opinion. As you said though World Player of the Year 2 years running then again Pele and Maridonna are known as two (Pele is the best) of all time.

Yeh, Ok, so I woudn't rate Ronaldinho among those two yet. Though he still has 7 + years to prove to us how good he really is. Anyway I respect your opinion, soccer is always there to have debate.

[Guest]

I'm gonna post my dream team of all time. 11 players, from any era. The best. Please feel free to post your own for comparison.

The Dream XI

1. GK: Lev Yashin
2. DF: Franz Beckenbauer
3. DF: Bobby Moore
4. DF: Cafu
5. DF: Nesta
6. MF: Maradona
7. MF: Pele
8. MF: Croyff
9. MF: Platini
10. ST: Gert Muller
11. ST: George Best

I'll pretty much keep your 11 but:

1. GK: Heinz Stuy (1082 minutes no goals scored against)
2. DF: Franz Beckenbauer
3. DF: Bobby Moore
4. DF: Cafu
5. DF: Nesta
6. MF: Maradona
7. MF: Pele
8. MF: Croyff
9. MF: Platini
10. ST: Gert Muller/Alan Shearer (Biast :o )
11. ST: George Best

[BreakA]

I'll pretty much keep your 11 but:

1. GK: Heinz Stuy (1082 minutes no goals scored against)
2. DF: Franz Beckenbauer
3. DF: Bobby Moore
4. DF: Cafu
5. DF: Nesta
6. MF: Maradona
7. MF: Pele
8. MF: Croyff
9. MF: Platini
10. ST: Gert Muller/Alan Shearer (Biast :o )
11. ST: George Best


Mine is:

1. GK: Dino Zoff
2. DF: Maldini
3. DF: Marcel Desailly
4. DF: Cafu
5. DF: Guiseppe Bergomi
6. MF: Zidane
7. MF: Ronaldinho
8. MF: Maradona
9. MF: Platini
10. ST: Di Stefano
11. ST: Pele

Subs:

GK. Peter Schmeichel
1. Jurgen Klinsmann
2. Roberto Baggio
3. Gheorghe Hagi
4. Daniel Passarella

[Sandy]

1: GK Christian Abbiati
2: RB Francesco Coco
3: CB Kakhaber Kaladze
4: LB Paolo Maldini (C)
5: RM Alessandro Nesta
6: RCM Francesco Totti
7: LCM Demetrio Albertini
8: LM Damiano Tommasi
9: LF Filippo Inzaghi
10: CF Andriy Shevchenko
11: RF Manuel Rui Costa

Sub
Pele' (Gotta have him in there somewhere)

[Sandy]

Possibly the worst goalkeeper in Europe behind John Filan. I think someone is an AC Milan fan :p
Yeah, the AC Milan of 2002. But not all of those players mentioned have played for AC in '02 if at all like Totti and Pele'. Now they have Dida as their Keeper. Dida is a really good keeper so I can't complain.

EDIT: I think Alessandro Nestra currently plays for AC but didn't in '02.

[BreakA]

1: GK Christian Abbiati
2: RB Francesco Coco
3: CB Kakhaber Kaladze
4: LB Paolo Maldini (C)
5: RM Alessandro Nesta
6: RCM Francesco Totti
7: LCM Demetrio Albertini
8: LM Damiano Tommasi
9: LF Filippo Inzaghi
10: CF Andriy Shevchenko
11: RF Manuel Rui Costa

Sub
Pele' (Gotta have him in there somewhere)

Yeh, no offense but some of the players there are pretty ordinary.

Coco: Can't even get a starting line-up with Inter Milan anymore and they aren't known for good defense. (can anyone say Favalli???)

Kaladze: Worn out his welcome and not seen as one of the worlds best defenders anymore. Used as a sub like Coco. Sometimes can't even make it to bench. (Well AC Milan DO have a good defense now)

Tommasi: A mediocre player for Roma, Isn't anything bright or outstanding, just there to fill in the gaps.