The Soccer Thread

[MPC]

UCL Draw

 

* Manchester United vs. Roma

* Barcelona vs. Schalke 04

* Chelsea vs. Fenerbahce

* Arsenal vs. Liverpool

Roma/Man U and Arsenal/Liverpool will be great matchups.

 

 

i like. :good:

[wolf stansson]

I'm excited to stab Man U fans again.

Seth, that's not cool.

[shnsajax]

UCL Draw

 

* Manchester United vs. Roma

* Barcelona vs. Schalke 04

* Chelsea vs. Fenerbahce

* Arsenal vs. Liverpool

Roma/Man U and Arsenal/Liverpool will be great matchups.

 

 

i like. :good:

 

You should to avoid ManU and Barca, although now is the best time to face Baca before Messi comes back. An all-english final is looking like a real possibility. I'm going to predict a ManU vs Arsenal final, and it will be glorious.

[sethuel1]

I'm excited to stab Man U fans again.

Seth, that's not cool.

you know they deserve it

[Guest]

A Man U win and an Arsenal draw sends Man U to the top. The two are tied though Man U has the advantage on goal differential plus they have a game in hand. Chelsea are 3 points back but they also have a game in hand on Arsenal.

 

That's the fourth straight EPL draw for Arsenal and they have 10 on the year. They also face Chelsea at Stamford Bridge next Sunday.

[wolf stansson]

Roma pulling a win out of the fire. GREAT second half.

 

I'm so pissed about Bayern losing to Cottbus this morning. I can' believe I got up on 6 hours of sleep to watch that.

[Jon]

What the hell? Davies is given a PK in the 63rd minute, just a few minutes after getting into the game. He then proceeds to chip it wide right by about 3 feet.

 

Scoreless tie so far against Honduras...

[Jon]

Far more interesting than the game would be the woman running onto the pitch wearing a black bikini and American flag as a cape. Apparently FSC wanted the ratings and showed as much as they could, too. Replays included. Usually stations don't do that.

 

I'm not sure why I'm watching the second half. There is so little talent out there.

[Jon]

Wow. With less than a minute remaining in stoppage time, Davies draws a foul in the box. Gaven drills the PK to give the US a 1-0 victory and their group.

[wolf stansson]

Low-Fi youtube of the sexy streaker.

[Jon]

Low-Fi youtube of the sexy streaker.

I think they mentioned at least twice that she wasn't actually naked.

[wolf stansson]

According to SBI, Hugo Sanchez will get the axe if Mexico fails to qualify for the olympics.

 

First off, why don't they have a separate U-23 coach and second, LOL.

[USSoccer]

Roma pulling a win out of the fire. GREAT second half.

 

I'm so pissed about Bayern losing to Cottbus this morning. I can' believe I got up on 6 hours of sleep to watch that.

 

Roma wasted some chances after the 2nd goal was scored. AC have to be concerned about Kaka, though. He seems a wee bit fragile.

[shnsajax]

According to SBI, Hugo Sanchez will get the axe if Mexico fails to qualify for the olympics.

 

First off, why don't they have a separate U-23 coach and second, LOL.

 

This is the longest Mexico have gone in some time without firing someone. Even if Sanchez gets fired, he will get rehired again at some point in 5 years.

[wolf stansson]

http://soccernet-akamai.espn.go.com/design05/images/PH2/McBridePA412.jpg

[shnsajax]

http://soccernet-akamai.espn.go.com/design05/images/PH2/McBridePA412.jpg

 

Its really great just to see him back. Hopefully he will lead Fulham to saftey.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

hahahaha, Guatemala didn't need anything in their last game against Canada, so they lost 5-0 to make it nearly impossible for Mexico to advance. Mexico almost did it(SBI has a running commentary, it was apparently insane), but they aren't going to advance after a 5-1 win.

[USSoccer]

I honestly hope they keep Sanchez rather than hire someone competent. They have too much talent to keep playing to their opponent's level.

[shnsajax]

hahahaha, Guatemala didn't need anything in their last game against Canada, so they lost 5-0 to make it nearly impossible for Mexico to advance. Mexico almost did it(SBI has a running commentary, it was apparently insane), but they aren't going to advance after a 5-1 win.

 

Thats awesome. Though I am not thrilled about playing Canada for a spot in the Olympics

[Jon]

The U-23 match vs. Canada will take place Thursday night at 8 PM CT on FSC.

 

The championship game will be played at 4 PM on Sunday with the third place game preceding it at 1 PM.

 

Is it the two teams that make the championship game that advance to the Olympics?

[wolf stansson]

I honestly hope they keep Sanchez rather than hire someone competent. They have too much talent to keep playing to their opponent's level.

It would be a nightmare if they hired some solid, foreign manager.

 

Please keep hiring your unqualified, former heroes, Mexico.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Is it the two teams that make the championship game that advance to the Olympics?

 

Yes.

[shnsajax]

Tommy Smyth is the grand marshall of the St. Patricks Day Parade today.

 

Not that it really matters, but pretty cool for him. Plus just guessing only people on this thread will even know who he is.

[wolf stansson]

I created an MLS fantasy league for kicks (get it? kicks? soccer?).

 

Any and all interested should participate.

 

Private league name: NSBB Domestic Style

Password: nsbb

[USSoccer]

I honestly hope they keep Sanchez rather than hire someone competent. They have too much talent to keep playing to their opponent's level.

It would be a nightmare if they hired some solid, foreign manager.

 

Please keep hiring your unqualified, former heroes, Mexico.

 

Jorge Campos or Luis Hernandez, please.