Football The 2011/2012 Season Thread

[Vladamir]

http://www.skysports.com/story/0,,11668_7264023,00.html

How about the FA look into the standard of refereeing this year? I don't like to side with Liverpool but the level of incompetence has hardly been a one off.

 

[Everz]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/15432969.stm

Southampton bringing another one through.. what an academy.

 

[Aoami]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/15432969.stm

Southampton bringing another one through.. what an academy.

A LOT of hype around Ward-Prowse, certainly more than i heard about AOx-C before he made his debut.

 

[Gwadien]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/15417543.stm

*ahem*

 

[Aoami]

derby youth academy products....

tom huddlestone..........
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[Keitanz]

derby youth academy products....

tom huddlestone..........
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Huddlestone is actually quite underrated sadly :/

 

[CorNokZ]

A-fucking-legend

 

[Deebs]

Split the STEAM related posts off to here: https://forums.freddyshouse.com/threads/football-manager.246966/

 

[Shagrat]

A-fucking-legend

he's definitely one of my favourites, he's ace and just a bit mental i think

 

[Deebs]

he's definitely one of my favourites, he's ace and just a bit mental i think

Typical Italian

 

[Gwadien]

derby youth academy products....

tom huddlestone..........
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A Championship team, which had an academy that produced a Premiership player?...

 

[Everz]

A Championship team, which had an academy that produced a Premiership player?...

So by that logic Shrewsbury piss all over you? England no 1 Joe Hart and Dave Edwards?

 

[Aoami]

Still no Ch3t in this thread?

 

[Gwadien]

So by that logic Shrewsbury piss all over you? England no 1 Joe Hart and Dave Edwards?

Hmmm, but not using the players for theirselves then, evidently, Derby are 6th, Leicester are 13th, Derby had no funding - loads of young lads from academy and such, Leicester had Thai owners come in and give them millions..

 

[caLLous]

I'd say it's a sign of a good academy if they are shipping their players straight out to bigger clubs.

 

[Everz]

Hmmm, but not using the players for theirselves then, evidently, Derby are 6th, Leicester are 13th, Derby had no funding - loads of young lads from academy and such, Leicester had Thai owners come in and give them millions..

Umm Joe Hart was a first choice for 2 seasons at Shrewsbury and Edwards 3?

I'll drop my hat in with Watford also, producing Ashley Young etc.. fuck you could even go for us producing Mark Davies/Lescott/Hennessey etc.

 

[Everz]

Youngsters come through all the time, a sign of a good academy is those players who move on to the bigger clubs. Southampton have by far the best academy in England, producing a talent each 1-2 seasons to sell for massive profits to further themselves.

 

[Aoami]

We probably wouldn't exist as a football club anymore if it wasnt for the money brought in by Walcott and Bale.

 

[Ch3tan]

Not been hiding; birthday, wedding and then work have stopped me catching up. Not seen any highlights yet, thought we'd lose and the only thing that pisses me off is that I didn't put a £10 on it

 

[caLLous]

Southampton have like 6 or 7 squads of youngsters don't they? No wonder they keep producing the talent, more clubs should look to them for how to run their youth setups. And here comes Man City to throw £100m at a new youth academy.

 

[Shagrat]

that didnt last long did it.....

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/15438896.stm

ex England managers struggling at the heady heights of the Championship......shows the FA know how to pick em doesnt it.

 

[Keitanz]

You can't blame the manager for everything, bit silly that the manager instantly gets the blame..

 

[Wazzerphuk]

Balotelli signs up to promote firework safety awareness.

http://m.guardian.co.uk/football/20...of-fireworks-safety?cat=football&type=article

 

[Tuthmes]

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[Aoami]

so good they named him twice

 

[CorNokZ]

http://kotaku.com/5853039/grand-theft-auto-v-to-be-revealed-next-week

 

[DaGaffer]

http://kotaku.com/5853039/grand-theft-auto-v-to-be-revealed-next-week

And this is in the footie thread because...?

 

[caLLous]

He's from Barcelona.

(hey it almost fits)

 

[CorNokZ]

Ballon d'Or shortlist has leaked. Thoughts? Most of them are a fucking joke if you ask me. Eto'o is just making a lot of money, nothing else. Alexis Sanchez, are you fucking kidding me? It is JUST because he plays in Barca he is on that list. So much Bayern love, no Dortmund players. No Chielini. Suarez... Etc etc

Samuel Eto'o (Inter and Anzhi/Cameroon)
Robin van Persie (Arsenal/Holland)
Dani Alves (Barcelona/Spain)
Gerard Pique (Barcelona/Spain)
Carles Puyol (Barcelona/Spain)
Eric Abidal (Barcelona/Spain)
Cesc Fabregas (Arsenal and Barcelona/Spain)
Xavi (Barcelona/Spain)
Andres Iniesta (Barcelona/Spain)
David Villa (Barcelona/Spain)
Leo Messi (Barcelona/Argentina)
Alexis Sanchez (Udinese and Barcelona/Chile)
Bastian Schweinsteiger (Bayern Munich/Germany)
Philip Lahm (Bayern Munich/Germany)
Thomas Müller (Bayern Munich/Germany)
Arjen Robben (Bayern Munich/Holland)
Franck Ribery (Bayern Munich/France)
Mario Gomez (Bayern Munich/Germany)
Wesley Sneijder (Inter/Holland)
Diego Forlan (Atletico Madrid and Inter/Uruguay)
Miroslav Klose (Bayern Munich and Lazio/Germany)
Luis Suarez (Liverpool/Uruguay)
Javier Hernandez (Manchester United/Mexico)
Wayne Rooney (Manchester United/England)
David Silva (Manchester City/Spain)
Sergio Agüero (Manchester City/Argentina)
Iker Casillas (Madrid/Spain)
Sami Khedira (Madrid/Germany)
Mesut Özil (Madrid/Germany)
Xabi Alonso (Madrid/Spain)
Cristiano Ronaldo (Madrid/Portugal)
Neymar (Santos/Brazil)
Rafael van der Vaart (Tottenham/Holland)
Antonio di Natale (Udinese/Italy)

 

[Scouse]

Not been hiding; birthday, wedding and then work have stopped me catching up. Not seen any highlights yet, thought we'd lose and the only thing that pisses me off is that I didn't put a £10 on it

Lies!

The only thing that pisses you off? Worst. Home. Defeat. Evah. 6-1

 

[Everz]

Yeh Alexis Sanchez despite being amazing and leading Udinese to 4th in the Serie A, having a decent Copa America for Chile and being considered one of the greatest talents available, but yeh, it's because he plays for Barca.

Chiellini has done what? Lead Juventus out of europe?

Suarez I agree with as as Uruguay has been the story of the international scene, but domestically has done nothing.