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[PleaseNotPoll]

According to your namesake it was offside...or handball....or after the final whistle. In fact anything but a goal.

He'll probably change his mind about it and say something else tomorrow. Spineless, smug twat.

 

[D.G.C.]

I've just been on the Villa board and suggested they approach Mark Hughes, he's perfect for that job.

 

[O.Spurcat]

I've just been on the Villa board and suggested they approach Mark Hughes, he's perfect for that job.

I agree with you. A perfect match. A shyte club with a shyte manager.

 

[RobSpur]

I agree with you. A perfect match. A shyte club with a shyte manager.

 

[The RDBD]

I agree with you. A perfect match. A shyte club with a shyte manager.

But did Mark Hughes win the "Big one" as a player though ... ?? <Holte>

 

[Diego]

But did Mark Hughes win the "Big one" as a player though ... ?? <Holte>

The UEFA Super cup? Yes 1991

 

[D.G.C.]

He didn't do that badly at City to be fair.

 

[Dier Hard]

I'd go one step further and say everything was handed to him on a plate that season.

Starting with the Primera Liga, Porto had the grand total of four games that meant something that season: the two against Benfica and the two against Sporting, and their record there was W2 D1 L1 - while both Benfica and Sporting had W1 D1 L2 records, mainly because the two clubs swapped victories during the season. On top of this, Sporting had a poor season in 2003-4, racking up seven defeats in the league against Porto, Benfica, Maritimo, Boavista, Moreirense, Uniao de Leira, and a 4-0 humping from Rio Ave. Similar can be said for the Taca de Portugal, where Sporting's surprise early elimination to Vitoria Setubal meant the trophy was for both Benfica and Porto to lose, and in that case Porto lost in the final.

In terms of the Champions League, though, Porto had a pretty easy ride.

In the group stage they were drawn against Los Ladrones, Marseilles and Partizan Belgrade - in other words, qualification rested on who had the most points from the two matches between Porto and OM.

In the knockout stages they also had the luck of the draw, first being drawn against Man Utd in a transitional season where they finished a distant third, Lyon in the quarters, Deportivo La Coruna in the semis, before a final against Monaco. In comparison, Monaco had a much tougher route to the final, beating Los Ladrones in the quarter finals and trouncing the Chavs in the semis (which confirmed that whoever won the final would be getting a phone call from Abramovich the following morning) yet this is overlooked.

Domestic success for Porto in Portugal is the same as Barca in Spain or Bayern in Germany, it's pretty much harder to fail than it is to succeed so I never really praise a manager for winning those leagues and their cups, they're practically a foregone conclusion.

I hadn't realised their route to winning the Champions League wasn't as difficult as you'd usually expect though, I'd still praise him for seeing it through but it does somewhat back up the fact of being incredibly lucky and fortunate.

 

[Dier Hard]

To add to the West Ham shame, they've been accused of sex discrimination... by their own ladies team chairman!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/37533926

I've little to no interest in the women's game myself, but if you're going to have a side, then at least try to do it properly.
Premier League teams have absolutely ludicrous amounts of money available to them now.
Why risk this sort of crap PR when you can avoid it? Amateurish.

Haha that's superb! What a time to be associated with West Ham, their new stadium is a joke, their team is a joke, their fans are plastic hooligans and now their women's team is going to war against them!

Though I've got to admit I don't really have time for the women's game, I know it probably sounds sexist of me to say so but asides from MMA (Joanna Jędrzejczyk!!!) and some parts of athletics, women in sport just generally doesn't interest me as I feel they're not at the level of their male counterparts. I find women's football in general is so dreadful to watch, the media try hyping it up and year by year the fan base tends to grow but some of the games I've watched are just embarrassingly bad and it's contained some of the so called best stars in the sport. I think it said it all a few months back when the Australian Women's team, who are ranked in the top 10 I think, lost 7-0 to an U15's boy side...
Of all the women's footballers I've seen play, I'd say only Marta is good enough to play at a high level in the men's game.

 

[D.G.C.]

Haha that's superb! What a time to be associated with West Ham, their new stadium is a joke, their team is a joke, their fans are plastic hooligans and now their women's team is going to war against them!

Though I've got to admit I don't really have time for the women's game, I know it probably sounds sexist of me to say so but asides from MMA (Joanna Jędrzejczyk!!!) and some parts of athletics, women in sport just generally doesn't interest me as I feel they're not at the level of their male counterparts. I find women's football in general is so dreadful to watch, the media try hyping it up and year by year the fan base tends to grow but some of the games I've watched are just embarrassingly bad and it's contained some of the so called best stars in the sport. I think it said it all a few months back when the Australian Women's team, who are ranked in the top 10 I think, lost 7-0 to an U15's boy side...
Of all the women's footballers I've seen play, I'd say only Marta is good enough to play at a high level in the men's game.

The ONLY women's sport I can watch is tennis. Rugby, cricket, football etc, all dull. Even wresting and boxing bores me.

 

[Dier Hard]

The ONLY women's sport I can watch is tennis. Rugby, cricket, football etc, all dull. Even wresting and boxing bores me.

Never really been a massive tennis fan although I tend to watch matches when the big stars play, Serena being one of those, she's incredible.

MMA is my other main love outside of football and the girls in that don't **** about, Joanna Jędrzejczyk is a beast and one of the best pound for pound fighters on the planet, I'd personally rank her in the top 5 in the whole sport, think she's incredible.

 

[D.G.C.]

Never really been a massive tennis fan although I tend to watch matches when the big stars play, Serena being one of those, she's incredible.

MMA is my other main love outside of football and the girls in that don't **** about, Joanna Jędrzejczyk is a beast and one of the best pound for pound fighters on the planet, I'd personally rank her in the top 5 in the whole sport, think she's incredible.

Do you like them big SoS? MASSIVE spine shattering thighs there.

 

[Dier Hard]

Do you like them big SoS? MASSIVE spine shattering thighs there.

Her thighs are bigger than mine! And I'm a ****ing lump!

Couldn't date a girl more hench than me though I'm afraid, I'd feel emasculated lol. Though in fairness, Serena is quite attractive, wouldn't say no after a few beers .

 

[D.G.C.]

Her thighs are bigger than mine! And I'm a ****ing lump!

Couldn't date a girl more hench than me though I'm afraid, I'd feel emasculated lol. Though in fairness, Serena is quite attractive, wouldn't say no after a few beers .

Are you a girl?

 

[Dier Hard]

Are you a girl?

Do you want me to be one?

I'm a 26 year old male, who spends most of my life either down the pub, following Spurs, losing in casinos or talking bollocks on here while at work

 

[D.G.C.]

Do you want me to be one?

I'm a 26 year old male, who spends most of my life either down the pub, following Spurs, losing in casinos or talking bollocks on here while at work

LOL, but if you look at your post it says"Couldn't date a girl more hench than me." So I thought you're a girl. I'm not but I know a man who is.

We all talk bollocks on here SoS, I've read posters vilifying Son and Eriksen then they score two.

 

[humanbeingincroydon]

Chris Sutton almost made a valid point when criticising how Swansea's Yank owners treated Francesco Guidolin...but then pissed it away by asking if Bob Bradley was more qualified to manage the team than Ryan Giggs.

Here's a quick comparison of their managerial careers
Bob Bradley: G552 W227 D98 L177
Ryan Giggs: G4 W2 D1 L1

 

[Dier Hard]

LOL, but if you look at your post it says"Couldn't date a girl more hench than me." So I thought you're a girl. I'm not but I know a man who is.

We all talk bollocks on here SoS, I've read posters vilifying Son and Eriksen then they score two.

Haha I just meant I couldn't date a girl who'd be bigger than me, would make me feel way too emasculated, to be fair it's pretty impossible for a girl to be bigger than me anyway, I've gone from a budding young footballer with a black belt in Shotokan Karate who took care of their body to now being the type of guy who debates whether to get the large or extra large kebab at 2 am after a night out

 

[redwhiteandermblue]

What's with all this reasonableness? That American sun getting to you. And they were playing Burnley, not Pool.
And we murdered da bums! (put into Americanese for you).

Reporter: "What do you think of Shakespeare?"
(Two Ton) Tony Galento: "I'll moida da bum!"

 

[D.G.C.]

Haha I just meant I couldn't date a girl who'd be bigger than me, would make me feel way too emasculated, to be fair it's pretty impossible for a girl to be bigger than me anyway, I've gone from a budding young footballer with a black belt in Shotokan Karate who took care of their body to now being the type of guy who debates whether to get the large or extra large kebab at 2 am after a night out

I was a black belt in chapati.