Sport Football Thread 2011/2012

[Liamness]

@ xyz

It is a tactic a lot of teams use, get a player in close to the keeper to put them off, make it harder for them to come for the ball. In fact, you'll probably see Hernandez doing it at some point this game. Set pieces are a bit funny- for example defenders usually try to block off the runs of attackers at corners. If they didn't, they'd probably get slaughtered every time. Is this technically obstruction though? There's a very fine line it seems.

[Timmo]

Bitters in here, probably not even watching just seen a disallowed Wigan goal and going off on one.

They deserve to be ahead. United have been woeful.

[dr_manhattan^]

On the one hand, I'm tempted to agree with you. On the other, Karl Henry.

He's not as bad as he's painted, but I really can't be arsed getting into it. It's not worth the time and energy defending someone who get's paid thousands of pounds a week for doing fuck all.

[exwhyzed]

They deserve to be ahead. United have been woeful.

Thanks Mr Obvious

[DeadRussian]

I've been watching the Bayern vs Dortmund, which is a barnstorming affair. 1-0 to Dortmund. Robben just dived for a penalty, missed it, got mercifully mocked by a Dortmund defender and then followed that by missing an open goal. Exciting business.

[shock33]

I would find it amusing that Dortmund were closer to scoring in their own goal than Bayern if I hadn't had over 1.5 goals in an acumulator and that was the only one not to come in.

[The Fox]

There is no lol smiley big enough for Robben. Not even that massive one.

[Petrousgyre]

Well done Dortmund, Bundesliga must be theirs. Last ten minutes of that was great.

[Sng]

Utd are the only team messing up my accumulator Typical.

[DeadRussian]

There is no lol smiley big enough for Robben. Not even that massive one.

Miiiiiiiiiss.

[The Fox]

Stay classy Neven.

[Jamin]

Utd are the only team messing up my accumulator Typical.

Still time. Never rule them out. Even though they have been awful so far.

Wigan scored from a corner which looked like it should've been a goal-kick. Justice done from earlier perhaps.

[DarthSquirrel]

Martinez for all his faults

Huh?

[Plissken]

Huh?

Mainly being not all that good a manager. I dearly hope they stay up though, because that means that one of Blackburn or Bolton have dropped.

[DeadRussian]

Seems likely a reasonably good manager to me. Stylish suit-wear to boot.

[Takizawa]

Quality from Ronaldo!

[pulsemyne]

So swansea have probably lost their fourth game on the run. We have been awful lately and we aren't safe.

[Timmo]

Title fight back on, amazing.

[El Pibe]

You'll be fine. I can't see see enough teams catching you to send you down. It's going to be very tight - QPR have done so much better than pundits predicted and Wigan are fighting for their lives.

[Guest]

Football eh? Brilliant.

[redbloodcell]

Juve just won again! Guess who scored the winner :wub:

[Plissken]

Amusingly, Liverpool aren't mathematically safe yet.

[Sirloin]

In other amusing football news, Rennes lost in the cup to Quevilly meaning it's a Lyon vs Quevilly final.

[Guest]

Amusingly, Liverpool aren't mathematically safe yet.

Problem?

[neoELITE]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUa2h1XIjeQ

This looks like a jubilant balloon escaping many cocktail sticks.

Well done QPR. Mackie, Buzsacky. Good work.

[humdrum]

Problem?

You can tell it shopped by the pixels, and by the fact the grumpy fucker is smiling.

[El Pibe]

He was ours first

[Silent Runner]

The Athletico/Real stream I'm watching has American commentary - it makes everything seem more exciting and dramatic.

Shut my mouth - there's the equaliser. And the co-commentator is some crazy man from the North of England who just busted out some ludicrous submarine/torpedo analogy to describe the Athletico goal. This is great stuff.

Edit. "The games vibrating like a banjo string." What?

Edited April 11, 2012 by Silent Runner

[neoELITE]

He was ours first

I negged you. Welcome back to the Devon derby next year. I'll throw you a chair

[Herbalizer]

I'm starting to worry we aren't safe. We play Blackburn and Wolves at home this month, it's vital we pick up points in both games, even draws will do. Our poor form coincided with Brendan being linked to Spurs, we've not won a game since. If we keep up this form Spurs won't want him.