Football season 08/09

R@H · 07-09-2008, 06:19 PM

I thought I should start a new thread as Euro 2008 is over now. I haven't heard about much transfers yet just Deco to Chelsea. Possibly Drogba to Milan...yay!

Who you think will win the premier league next season? The eredivisie(netherlands) and La liga??

I think Chelsea will come close again to winning. So I'll say Chelsea/Arsenal. I hope to see Newcastle United do better this season.

The ere divisie will be won by PSV!!

And FC Barcelona will dominate La Liga hopefully

eliza'snumber1fan · 07-09-2008, 06:52 PM

The transfer market seems to be slow at the moment, None of the big clubs in england havent bought anybody yet. Except. Deco (chelsea) and joe (man city), Theres still over 30 days to the season begins. I think manchester united will bye one striker to replace saha!. Hopefully it will be berbatov?

Premier league title...probably utd /chelsea again and possibly arsenal, Cant see liverpool winning it, They've not really improved much on last seasons squad.

Captain Beefheart · 07-09-2008, 07:02 PM

La Liga: Madrid should win again, Barcelona is too unstable at the moment to even think about competing(new coach, the deathskull trio of Dinho/Deco/Eto'o gone or almost gone). Villarreal and Atletico have to play in the CL and usually those teams are weakened by having to play in multiple competitions. Madrid has one of the best young cores in Europe(Ramos, Pepe, Marcelo, Sneijder, Gago, Robben, Robinho), injuries withstanding I would be surprised if they not only won the league but reached atleast the semi's of the Champions League.

Premier: Depends on Ronaldo really, if he leaves I would say Chelsea are favorites, depends how long it takes Felipao to get used to the style and pace of the league. But on paper they have the best midfielders in that league(Lampard? Makelele, Ballack, Essien, Deco, Cole, Mikel). Their only weakness is probably a right winger and a striker if Drogba leaves. Based on Portugal's 4-2-3-1

---------------------Cech-----------------------------
Boswinga---Carvahlo----Bottler-----Cashley C!unt-------
---------Essien---Second place finisher/first place loser--
---(winger)----------Deco------------Joe Cole----------
--------------------(Drogba?)--------------------------

Team I'm most looking forward to watching: Tottenham. If Juande can work on that defense, Berbatov stays and Modric adapts to the pace of the league then watch out, they could fire on all cylinderes like Arsenal.

Calcio/Serie A: Inter Milan. Easiest league to predict, with Mourinho I don't really see the dramatics of having to win the league in the last day by almost chocking a 12 pt lead away. Milan probably has the poorest depth of the major teams and Juventus is still far away from actually assembling a competitive squad.

R@H · 07-10-2008, 11:18 AM

Bit disrespectful to Chelsea hm?

Van der Vaart is going to Real Madrid it is official.

Mo · 07-10-2008, 12:36 PM

Anyone but Man Utd again...
& i hope big BABY leaves to Real..

Captain Beefheart · 07-10-2008, 05:34 PM

Van Der Vaart's move isn't confirmed yet, but if/when it's comfirmed it would only signal as a "Plan B" for Madrid because they couldn't get Ronaldo.(an attacking midfielder/striker like Diego Ribas/VdV where their main options if Ronaldo fell through). It's never bad to have a wealth of good players but his position is already covered by Guti/Granero. Apart from the economic aspect I don't really understand it, but yeah..

Hleb is pretty much a done deal with Barcelona and will be presented in a couple of days.

R@H · 07-13-2008, 09:03 PM

Porthsmouth at home 17th of August can't.wait.

Why oh Why isn't Anelka being sold? Rubbish!

Captain Beefheart · 07-14-2008, 04:58 PM

According to spanish/english sources Barcelona have recieved an official offer of £25m for Ronaldinho.

It's probably a smokescreen to pressure Milan into upping their bid considering Ronaldinho wants to go there, but Galliani probabably won't force his own hand and they'll eventually get him for around 15 million euros or so.

Captain Beefheart · 07-16-2008, 08:52 PM

The Nike "omni" ball will also be the official ball of the Premier League.

LOKO73 · 07-19-2008, 04:45 AM

I think this time will become the champion Chelsea. The same team should be a good idea to hold the Champions League. Let's see the new coach of aristocrats.

Captain Beefheart · 07-26-2008, 04:59 PM

A fully healthy season from Messi is all I ask for, hopefully he can complete pre-season training with the team and not go to the Olympics. Barcelona's right wing with Alves-Messi is potentially the most dangerous in Europe and they already seem to have an understanding of each other without playing more than two games together.

Mo · 07-29-2008, 09:19 AM

HMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM.
Signing Keane no bad...

Captain Beefheart · 07-29-2008, 11:25 AM

20 million pounds at his age even if he's a proven commodity in the league. Some of the money being thrown out in the premier is kafkanian(there's a rumor about Tevez getting a record fee extention with United)

If Liverpool find themselves languishing in 4th/5th/6th place by the time November rolls around he will be declared a massive flop and people will start question Rafa for not getting that elusive wide dynamic player that could help them massively.

Mo · 07-29-2008, 11:35 AM

I know his been great for Spurs...
Time will tell..
I HOPE i'm wrong....
Tho his already off to a bad start getting the #7 shirt hehehe it's a jinx ;)

Captain Beefheart · 07-29-2008, 12:06 PM

Basically you've facilitated Tottenham's push to end up with a player like Arshavin who's the type of profile you need. A wide player that's not only very direct in his play but has an added bonus of being really creative. Most teams today basically rely on either a secondary striker(Rooney, Robinho, Aguero, Van Persie players like that) or an "extremo"(Cristiano, Robben, Messi, Quaresma etc). With basically a season in his belt you already know Torres strength and he's always worked best when he doesn't have a secondary striker behind him because of his tendency to drift wide, so basically you're clogging his channel and forcing him to stay in a more central position where he can't exploite all his tools.

I just don't get this move from a tactical standpoint let alone a financial one. But we'll see.

Mo · 07-29-2008, 01:41 PM

Your right we needed an attacking winger & most people around the worlld know that but it seems Rafa...
As for the signing of Keane in a way it's good cuz his a better back up to Torres to what we have now in Kuyt whos now a winger/team worker & that pony tail voronin...

Captain Beefheart · 07-29-2008, 02:07 PM

Rafa for all of his coaching talents and granted i'm not a fan of the football he practices, but his taste in footballers is really weird and most of them haven't really panned out or else you wouldn't have sold Bellamy, Morientes, Luis Garcia, Fowler etc. Liverpool complains every year about being outspent by the other Big 3(which is a farse when you look at the numbers). But yet some of buys you just can't get. How do you validate spending 20 million pounds on a player when you don't even know if he's going to be a starter. Very few teams can afford that.

R@H · 08-03-2008, 02:38 PM

Chelsea - AC Milan 5 - 0 !!!!!!!!!!!!!! hazhahahahhahahhahhahhahbahhaha

Captain Beefheart · 08-03-2008, 10:32 PM

Congratulations on 3rd place of the Russian Railway cup, and losing another penalty shootout(with Sheva missing again!). Has Chelsea actually EVER won a penalty shootout? HAHHAHAHAH.

Milan makes me sad. Galliani is completely oblivious to his team's needs and he has still left Milan in a vulnerable position despite making several improvements to the squad.

PS: Sneijder out for probably 6 months after a wreckless tackle by Diaby in a pre-season game.

Captain Beefheart · 08-05-2008, 05:39 PM

I don't know what hurts more the thought of Sylvie in Madrid or losing another dutch player when traditionally it's being one of our biggest markets. ARGHHHHH.

07-09-2008, 06:19 PM	#1 (permalink)
R@H Lovin' it Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 2,912 My Profile	Football season 08/09 I thought I should start a new thread as Euro 2008 is over now. I haven't heard about much transfers yet just Deco to Chelsea. Possibly Drogba to Milan...yay! Who you think will win the premier league next season? The eredivisie(netherlands) and La liga?? I think Chelsea will come close again to winning. So I'll say Chelsea/Arsenal. I hope to see Newcastle United do better this season. The ere divisie will be won by PSV!! And FC Barcelona will dominate La Liga hopefully

07-09-2008, 06:52 PM	#2 (permalink)
eliza'snumber1fan U2360 tour :)) Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 5,383 My Profile	The transfer market seems to be slow at the moment, None of the big clubs in england havent bought anybody yet. Except. Deco (chelsea) and joe (man city), Theres still over 30 days to the season begins. I think manchester united will bye one striker to replace saha!. Hopefully it will be berbatov? Premier league title...probably utd /chelsea again and possibly arsenal, Cant see liverpool winning it, They've not really improved much on last seasons squad. Last edited by eliza'snumber1fan; 07-09-2008 at 06:55 PM..

07-09-2008, 07:02 PM	#3 (permalink)
Captain Beefheart Mu nótahu Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: In a West End town, a dead end world Posts: 4,314 My Profile	La Liga: Madrid should win again, Barcelona is too unstable at the moment to even think about competing(new coach, the deathskull trio of Dinho/Deco/Eto'o gone or almost gone). Villarreal and Atletico have to play in the CL and usually those teams are weakened by having to play in multiple competitions. Madrid has one of the best young cores in Europe(Ramos, Pepe, Marcelo, Sneijder, Gago, Robben, Robinho), injuries withstanding I would be surprised if they not only won the league but reached atleast the semi's of the Champions League. Premier: Depends on Ronaldo really, if he leaves I would say Chelsea are favorites, depends how long it takes Felipao to get used to the style and pace of the league. But on paper they have the best midfielders in that league(Lampard? Makelele, Ballack, Essien, Deco, Cole, Mikel). Their only weakness is probably a right winger and a striker if Drogba leaves. Based on Portugal's 4-2-3-1 ---------------------Cech----------------------------- Boswinga---Carvahlo----Bottler-----Cashley C!unt------- ---------Essien---Second place finisher/first place loser-- ---(winger)----------Deco------------Joe Cole---------- --------------------(Drogba?)-------------------------- Team I'm most looking forward to watching: Tottenham. If Juande can work on that defense, Berbatov stays and Modric adapts to the pace of the league then watch out, they could fire on all cylinderes like Arsenal. Calcio/Serie A: Inter Milan. Easiest league to predict, with Mourinho I don't really see the dramatics of having to win the league in the last day by almost chocking a 12 pt lead away. Milan probably has the poorest depth of the major teams and Juventus is still far away from actually assembling a competitive squad. Last edited by Captain Beefheart; 07-09-2008 at 07:08 PM..

08-03-2008, 10:32 PM	#19 (permalink)
Captain Beefheart Mu nótahu Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: In a West End town, a dead end world Posts: 4,314 My Profile	Congratulations on 3rd place of the Russian Railway cup, and losing another penalty shootout(with Sheva missing again!). Has Chelsea actually EVER won a penalty shootout? HAHHAHAHAH. Milan makes me sad. Galliani is completely oblivious to his team's needs and he has still left Milan in a vulnerable position despite making several improvements to the squad. PS: Sneijder out for probably 6 months after a wreckless tackle by Diaby in a pre-season game. Last edited by Captain Beefheart; 08-04-2008 at 12:15 AM..

07-10-2008, 11:18 AM	#4 (permalink)
R@H Lovin' it Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 2,912 My Profile	Bit disrespectful to Chelsea hm? Van der Vaart is going to Real Madrid it is official.

07-10-2008, 12:36 PM	#5 (permalink)
Mo LH/FH.Com 0ld Skool Join Date: May 2000 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 1,916	Anyone but Man Utd again... & i hope big BABY leaves to Real..

07-10-2008, 05:34 PM	#6 (permalink)
Captain Beefheart Mu nótahu Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: In a West End town, a dead end world Posts: 4,314 My Profile	Van Der Vaart's move isn't confirmed yet, but if/when it's comfirmed it would only signal as a "Plan B" for Madrid because they couldn't get Ronaldo.(an attacking midfielder/striker like Diego Ribas/VdV where their main options if Ronaldo fell through). It's never bad to have a wealth of good players but his position is already covered by Guti/Granero. Apart from the economic aspect I don't really understand it, but yeah.. Hleb is pretty much a done deal with Barcelona and will be presented in a couple of days.

07-13-2008, 09:03 PM	#7 (permalink)
R@H Lovin' it Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 2,912 My Profile	Porthsmouth at home 17th of August can't.wait. Why oh Why isn't Anelka being sold? Rubbish!

07-14-2008, 04:58 PM	#8 (permalink)
Captain Beefheart Mu nótahu Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: In a West End town, a dead end world Posts: 4,314 My Profile	According to spanish/english sources Barcelona have recieved an official offer of £25m for Ronaldinho. It's probably a smokescreen to pressure Milan into upping their bid considering Ronaldinho wants to go there, but Galliani probabably won't force his own hand and they'll eventually get him for around 15 million euros or so.

07-16-2008, 08:52 PM	#9 (permalink)
Captain Beefheart Mu nótahu Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: In a West End town, a dead end world Posts: 4,314 My Profile	The Nike "omni" ball will also be the official ball of the Premier League.

07-19-2008, 04:45 AM	#10 (permalink)
LOKO73 I love Russia Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 126 My Profile	I think this time will become the champion Chelsea. The same team should be a good idea to hold the Champions League. Let's see the new coach of aristocrats.

07-26-2008, 04:59 PM	#11 (permalink)
Captain Beefheart Mu nótahu Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: In a West End town, a dead end world Posts: 4,314 My Profile	A fully healthy season from Messi is all I ask for, hopefully he can complete pre-season training with the team and not go to the Olympics. Barcelona's right wing with Alves-Messi is potentially the most dangerous in Europe and they already seem to have an understanding of each other without playing more than two games together.

07-29-2008, 09:19 AM	#12 (permalink)
Mo LH/FH.Com 0ld Skool Join Date: May 2000 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 1,916	HMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM. Signing Keane no bad...

07-29-2008, 11:25 AM	#13 (permalink)
Captain Beefheart Mu nótahu Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: In a West End town, a dead end world Posts: 4,314 My Profile	20 million pounds at his age even if he's a proven commodity in the league. Some of the money being thrown out in the premier is kafkanian(there's a rumor about Tevez getting a record fee extention with United) If Liverpool find themselves languishing in 4th/5th/6th place by the time November rolls around he will be declared a massive flop and people will start question Rafa for not getting that elusive wide dynamic player that could help them massively.

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07-29-2008, 11:35 AM	#14 (permalink)
Mo LH/FH.Com 0ld Skool Join Date: May 2000 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 1,916	I know his been great for Spurs... Time will tell.. I HOPE i'm wrong.... Tho his already off to a bad start getting the #7 shirt hehehe it's a jinx ;)

07-29-2008, 12:06 PM	#15 (permalink)
Captain Beefheart Mu nótahu Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: In a West End town, a dead end world Posts: 4,314 My Profile	Basically you've facilitated Tottenham's push to end up with a player like Arshavin who's the type of profile you need. A wide player that's not only very direct in his play but has an added bonus of being really creative. Most teams today basically rely on either a secondary striker(Rooney, Robinho, Aguero, Van Persie players like that) or an "extremo"(Cristiano, Robben, Messi, Quaresma etc). With basically a season in his belt you already know Torres strength and he's always worked best when he doesn't have a secondary striker behind him because of his tendency to drift wide, so basically you're clogging his channel and forcing him to stay in a more central position where he can't exploite all his tools. I just don't get this move from a tactical standpoint let alone a financial one. But we'll see.

07-29-2008, 01:41 PM	#16 (permalink)
Mo LH/FH.Com 0ld Skool Join Date: May 2000 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 1,916	Your right we needed an attacking winger & most people around the worlld know that but it seems Rafa... As for the signing of Keane in a way it's good cuz his a better back up to Torres to what we have now in Kuyt whos now a winger/team worker & that pony tail voronin...

07-29-2008, 02:07 PM	#17 (permalink)
Captain Beefheart Mu nótahu Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: In a West End town, a dead end world Posts: 4,314 My Profile	Rafa for all of his coaching talents and granted i'm not a fan of the football he practices, but his taste in footballers is really weird and most of them haven't really panned out or else you wouldn't have sold Bellamy, Morientes, Luis Garcia, Fowler etc. Liverpool complains every year about being outspent by the other Big 3(which is a farse when you look at the numbers). But yet some of buys you just can't get. How do you validate spending 20 million pounds on a player when you don't even know if he's going to be a starter. Very few teams can afford that.

08-03-2008, 02:38 PM	#18 (permalink)
R@H Lovin' it Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 2,912 My Profile	Chelsea - AC Milan 5 - 0 !!!!!!!!!!!!!! hazhahahahhahahhahhahhahbahhaha

08-05-2008, 05:39 PM	#20 (permalink)
Captain Beefheart Mu nótahu Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: In a West End town, a dead end world Posts: 4,314 My Profile	I don't know what hurts more the thought of Sylvie in Madrid or losing another dutch player when traditionally it's being one of our biggest markets. ARGHHHHH.