The Official 2011-2012 European Football Thread.

dontdiedontkillanyon · December 2011

The_Invincibles wrote: »

fellow gooners happy Invincibles day...u cant buy class

'It's not impossible to go through the season unbeaten and I don't see why it's shocking to say that.' Mr Arsene Wenger - 2002

Citeh can keep dreaming.

northside7 · December 2011

One Spliff wrote: »

i was...

jus suprised with ur post.

wat u kno about spirits ?

A daemon sprite, or especially a ghost. People usually conceive of a ghost as a wandering spirit from a being no longer living, having survived the death of the body yet maintaining at least vestiges of mind and of consciousness.

Drinking human blood to get a person's life force.

Drop some knowledge.

One Spliff · December 2011

northside7 wrote: »

A daemon sprite, or especially a ghost. People usually conceive of a ghost as a wandering spirit from a being no longer living, having survived the death of the body yet maintaining at least vestiges of mind and of consciousness.

Drinking human blood to get a person's life force.

Drop some knowledge.

this nigga mus be high

One Spliff · December 2011

seriously tho...

i still havent figured out which foot romeu is...

is he right or left footed ?...because he great with both.

dude is probably the best signing we've made in the last year (along with struriddge)

he much betta than mikel, song, carrick, de jong etc etc...

let the truth be told tbh.

dontdiedontkillanyon · December 2011

northside7 wrote: »

A daemon sprite, or especially a ghost. People usually conceive of a ghost as a wandering spirit from a being no longer living, having survived the death of the body yet maintaining at least vestiges of mind and of consciousness.

Drinking human blood to get a person's life force.

Drop some knowledge.

.............

northside7 · December 2011

One Spliff wrote: »

this nigga mus be high

LoL I still got 3 more hours of work before I can do that. Were you referring to alcoholic beverages?

dontdiedontkillanyone wrote: »

.............

I don't do that, if you're wondering.

One Spliff · December 2011

northside7 wrote: »

LoL I still got 3 more hours of work before I can do that. Were you referring to alcoholic beverages?

lmao...no

i hear wat u sayin...

pagan season aka demon season...its wen the western world zombies celebrate the birth of christ by getting drunk, shopping, getting fat and watching christmas movies.

white jesus must be so proud.

love it 4 the footy tho.

joshuaboy · December 2011

foxhill10 wrote: »

It was 11 v 10 for 30 minutes. If Chelsea didn't get a victory it would've been sad.

City will be fine

Didn't see you complaining when Johnny Evans got sent off as soon as the 2nd half started against United.

joshuaboy · December 2011

One Spliff wrote: »

lmao...no

i hear wat u sayin...

pagan season aka demon season...its wen the western world zombies celebrate the birth of christ by getting drunk, shopping, getting fat and watching christmas movies.

white jesus must be so proud.

love it 4 the footy tho.

What's wrong with that?

foxhill10 · December 2011

joshuaboy wrote: »

Didn't see you complaining when Johnny Evans got sent off as soon as the 2nd half started against United.

Not complaining. Respect to Chelsea.

One Spliff · December 2011

joshuaboy wrote: »

What's wrong with that?

nothing if thats your thing.

but its the type of debauchery which shouldn't be associated with christ, who taught against such things.

not to mention israelites weren't even allowed to celebrate their own birthdays, let alone make national holidays of them and associate all types of pagan and foolish customs.

northside7 · December 2011

One Spliff wrote: »

lmao...no

i hear wat u sayin...

pagan season aka demon season...its wen the western world zombies celebrate the birth of christ by getting drunk, shopping, getting fat and watching christmas movies.

white jesus must be so proud.

love it 4 the footy tho.

Time off from work and sports.

northside7 · December 2011

One Spliff wrote: »

nothing if thats your thing.

but its the type of debauchery which shouldn't be associated with christ, who taught against such things.

not to mention israelites weren't even allowed to celebrate their own birthdays, let alone make national holidays of them and associate all types of pagan and foolish customs.

That is true. A whole lot of contradictions...

joshuaboy · December 2011

So wait!! Nobody gonna talk about that goal by Meireles?

northside7 · December 2011

joshuaboy wrote: »

So wait!! Nobody gonna talk about that goal by Meireles?

It was grease. Not the best from this past week tho..

whistlerJ · December 2011

One Spliff wrote: »

seriously tho...

i still havent figured out which foot romeu is...

is he right or left footed ?...because he great with both.

dude is probably the best signing we've made in the last year (along with struriddge)

he much betta than mikel, song, carrick, de jong etc etc...

let the truth be told tbh.

aww nigga, don't trip

joshuaboy · December 2011

northside7 wrote: »

It was grease. Not the best from this past week tho..

I know. RVP was better. But this was nice, flying through the defenders and shit. Came in like the Silver Surfer. lol

joshuaboy · December 2011

I’m sure you must be familiar with these headlines by now…

“Wenger out, Frenchman loses the plot” - “Chelsea in crisis, AVB for the chopping block” - “Dressing room revolt at City, can Mancini handle player mutiny?”

Is it me or does it feel like every other week these three clubs are having their dirty linen aired in public while the respective managers are examined with the vigor and enthusiasm only reserved for the Spanish Inquisition.

If we go back to those headlines though, one name is glaringly absent from the persecuting press and there are no prizes for guessing who it is!

Sir Alex Ferguson has plenty on his hands to arrest an alarming slump. (Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images)

Sir Alex Ferguson has endured some rocking moments during his 25 years at the helm of Manchester United and survived them all, but I believe that this current spell could be his undoing. So I have to ask:
Why are the media in England giving SAF a free ride?

United have some serious problems, but judging by the fawning reaction of the fourth estate after their convincing win against Wolves - for a side with only two wins in their last 13 matches - you’d thought the last two months hadn’t happened and everything was peaches and cream at Old Trafford.

By the way, this two months spell has seen the team humbled on its own turf by the noisy neighbors as well as being held by Basel, Benfica and Newcastle. Then there was the humiliation at the hands of Crystal Palace in the Carling Cup before ultimately being bounced out of the competition that they have been finalists in three of the past four years, the UEFA Champions League.

Any way you look at it, this is a team that is crisis mode in terms of injuries, performances and the most important ingredient in football: belief.

David De Gea still has a lot to prove at Manchester United. (Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images)

Yes, you can point to the fact that the Red Devils are in second place in the Barclays Premier League and just two points behind City at the top of the table, but they have not played anyone of note since being battered by City on October 23.

It’s as though that purple patch at the beginning of the season was nothing more than a mirage, a false dawn, an echo of the last campaign, yet no-one has seen a headline saying “Fergie must go, United ship is sinking.”

If you truly look at the team from top to bottom with a critical eye there are far more questions than answers and Ferguson has basically refused to address any of the concerns, so I will…

• David de Gea is a serious work in progress and not close to the kind of goalkeeper that will win you titles.

• The Da Silva twins should be embarrassed to collect pay checks. They’re injured so frequently. Even Darren Anderton, the original sick note, feels like his nickname is being stolen.

• Jonny Evans is a liability at the back and his confidence looks shot to pieces after some half-hearted displays. I personally think he’s terrified of Ferguson.

• Rio Ferdinand is a quarter of the player he used to be and seems to spend more time on Twitter and building his social media empire than concentrating on defending.

• Nemanja Vidic is out for the entire season after injuring his knee in Basel.

• Patrice Evra is showing the kind of leadership that had him tossed from the French squad during the South African World Cup. The Frenchman thought last week was the perfect opportunity to call out his teammates for their Champions League exit while stating that the Europa League was almost beneath a player of his quality.

• Anderson, who had been more effective than at any other time in his United career, is out until February.

Wayne Rooney and Nani have failed to hit the heights this season. (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images)

• Darren Fletcher is a good footballer but he’s not Roy Keane - in fact, he’s not even Paul Ince.

• Ashley Young has completely gone off the boil as the initial excitement of playing for the champion has turned into a realization that he has to perform week in, week out, unlike what he had to do at Villa.

• Nani hasn’t had a performance of note since the Arsenal thrashing back in August (no, scoring two against Wolves doesn’t count).

• Wayne Rooney, after starting the season like a man on a mission, has simply stopped scoring against anyone other than tomato cans.

• Javier Hernandez, who is rapidly becoming Ferguson’s lucky rabbit foot, is also out injured for four weeks.

Sir Alex Ferguson is the greatest coach/manager in the history of sports. No one has ever had the amount of success the Scotsman has enjoyed but everything comes to an end one day. Just because he’s endeared himself over the years doesn’t mean that he should get a free ride as his club searches for its new identity.

As Anderson Cooper likes to say, we have to ‘keep ‘em honest’.

joshuaboy · December 2011

My thoughts: the British media is afraid of SAF. lol

One Spliff · December 2011

joshuaboy wrote: »

I’m sure you must be familiar with these headlines by now…

“Wenger out, Frenchman loses the plot” - “Chelsea in crisis, AVB for the chopping block” - “Dressing room revolt at City, can Mancini handle player mutiny?”

Is it me or does it feel like every other week these three clubs are having their dirty linen aired in public while the respective managers are examined with the vigor and enthusiasm only reserved for the Spanish Inquisition.

If we go back to those headlines though, one name is glaringly absent from the persecuting press and there are no prizes for guessing who it is!

Sir Alex Ferguson has plenty on his hands to arrest an alarming slump. (Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images)

Sir Alex Ferguson has endured some rocking moments during his 25 years at the helm of Manchester United and survived them all, but I believe that this current spell could be his undoing. So I have to ask:
Why are the media in England giving SAF a free ride?

United have some serious problems, but judging by the fawning reaction of the fourth estate after their convincing win against Wolves - for a side with only two wins in their last 13 matches - you’d thought the last two months hadn’t happened and everything was peaches and cream at Old Trafford.

By the way, this two months spell has seen the team humbled on its own turf by the noisy neighbors as well as being held by Basel, Benfica and Newcastle. Then there was the humiliation at the hands of Crystal Palace in the Carling Cup before ultimately being bounced out of the competition that they have been finalists in three of the past four years, the UEFA Champions League.

Any way you look at it, this is a team that is crisis mode in terms of injuries, performances and the most important ingredient in football: belief.

David De Gea still has a lot to prove at Manchester United. (Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images)

Yes, you can point to the fact that the Red Devils are in second place in the Barclays Premier League and just two points behind City at the top of the table, but they have not played anyone of note since being battered by City on October 23.

It’s as though that purple patch at the beginning of the season was nothing more than a mirage, a false dawn, an echo of the last campaign, yet no-one has seen a headline saying “Fergie must go, United ship is sinking.”

If you truly look at the team from top to bottom with a critical eye there are far more questions than answers and Ferguson has basically refused to address any of the concerns, so I will…

• David de Gea is a serious work in progress and not close to the kind of goalkeeper that will win you titles.

• The Da Silva twins should be embarrassed to collect pay checks. They’re injured so frequently. Even Darren Anderton, the original sick note, feels like his nickname is being stolen.

• Jonny Evans is a liability at the back and his confidence looks shot to pieces after some half-hearted displays. I personally think he’s terrified of Ferguson.

• Rio Ferdinand is a quarter of the player he used to be and seems to spend more time on Twitter and building his social media empire than concentrating on defending.

• Nemanja Vidic is out for the entire season after injuring his knee in Basel.

• Patrice Evra is showing the kind of leadership that had him tossed from the French squad during the South African World Cup. The Frenchman thought last week was the perfect opportunity to call out his teammates for their Champions League exit while stating that the Europa League was almost beneath a player of his quality.

• Anderson, who had been more effective than at any other time in his United career, is out until February.

Wayne Rooney and Nani have failed to hit the heights this season. (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images)

• Darren Fletcher is a good footballer but he’s not Roy Keane - in fact, he’s not even Paul Ince.

• Ashley Young has completely gone off the boil as the initial excitement of playing for the champion has turned into a realization that he has to perform week in, week out, unlike what he had to do at Villa.

• Nani hasn’t had a performance of note since the Arsenal thrashing back in August (no, scoring two against Wolves doesn’t count).

• Wayne Rooney, after starting the season like a man on a mission, has simply stopped scoring against anyone other than tomato cans.

• Javier Hernandez, who is rapidly becoming Ferguson’s lucky rabbit foot, is also out injured for four weeks.

Sir Alex Ferguson is the greatest coach/manager in the history of sports. No one has ever had the amount of success the Scotsman has enjoyed but everything comes to an end one day. Just because he’s endeared himself over the years doesn’t mean that he should get a free ride as his club searches for its new identity.

As Anderson Cooper likes to say, we have to ‘keep ‘em honest’.

damn that article was on point...

CeLLaR-DooR · December 2011

Yo Spliff..What you sayin G..I bet on you winning last night...

CeLLaR-DooR · December 2011

But yeah about the article...We just won the league a few months ago...We're second...and a lotta them points the writer made are about injuries...What the fuck is SAF supposed to do about that?...Yh we got totally pwnd by City...Fluffed the CL...And the Carling Cup, you niggas are funny...When we win it you say 'its a Mickey Mouse cup'...When er get knocked out all of a sudden its a big deal...The writer seems to have forgotten that we thrashed Arsenal, Tottenham and Chelsea...We're 5 points better off this season then last...

Anyone sayin' Fergie should quit or be fired is not...and I repeat, is NOT a football guy

One Spliff · December 2011

CeLLaR-DooR wrote: »

Yo Spliff..What you sayin G..I bet on you winning last night...

good call.

the boys in blue r back.

anybody see this las nite...

^ somebody make a gif.

smh @ the racist comments tho, typical youtube crackers.

joshuaboy · December 2011

LOL LOL

That most likely goes back to Barca/Valencia days.

But as far as I know, they supposed to be really cool with each other though, so maybe that's why Yaya could do that and not worry about Mata making a big deal out of it.

Figo · December 2011

One Spliff wrote: »

damn that article was on point...

U starting to look like a hater out here. This writer is a hypocrite. It's only December and nigga running there mouth like broke hookers. Same shit with AVB, I guess time is not important in this era an beyond.

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