Barney Rubble
International Coach
110 arrests at Fratton Park last time around says it can match El Derby off the pitch, if not on it.Well it's not quite Barcelona and Real Madrid.
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*Official* English Football Season 2006-07
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Craig
World Traveller
Cardiff v Leeds would get a fair few one would imagine.
Anyway I see Jonathon Woodgate has sogmed a permanent deal with Middlesbrough paying £7m for him. In other news I see Jose Mourinho and Cristiano Ronaldo are having a public spat and Javier Saviola is apparently leaving Barcelona to join Real Madrid. Will be interesting if Barca fans decide to chuck pig heads at him then.
Craig
World Traveller
If you want a riot go to a Greek football match between AEK Athens or the other two Panathinaikos or Olympiacos, try France with PSG and Marseille or go to Turkey with Fenerbahce and Galatasaray or any of the other Istanbul clubs. Scotland as well with Aberdeen and Rangers (IIRC this is the most violent of all clashes in Scotland) or Boca Juniors and River Plate in Argentina.
Matteh
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
So should have got a Kaizer Chiefs reference in there.
Craig
World Traveller
Osasuna (Pamplona) beat Sevilla 1 -0
Espanyol (city rivals of Barcelona Matt) 3 - 0 Werder Breman
Shocked about the results tbh as I would of tipped both Sevilla and Werder to win. I guess there is still hope for Sevilla but not so for Werder who missed out on at least a crucial away goal.
Barney Rubble
International Coach
Seen it a few times at Fratton TBH. Remember also seeing a bunch of Stoke fans being ******ed by police to the ground from the station, and being beaten with batons when they tried to break the ranks of police surrounding them to attack the Pompey fans either side.
aussie
Hall of Fame Member
4-3-3 for England..
Looking at how United & Chelsea played with these formations in theCL semi-finals i think that formation may be the best way for England to display good attacking football in the future instead of that boring crap that us fans have been subjected to watch so often.
A 3-man attack from left-to right of Cole/Owen/Rooney then in mid-field Hargreaves holding things together with Stevie G & Lamps given freedom to roam forward could eradicate most of the mid-field selection dilemma's most notably i.e who to play on the wings, the lampard/gerrard saga etc. McClaren has tried it the few times he has had come close to a full-strength side so i guess he probably has a similar view, all he needs to do is get them playing as a team & IMO i think it will suite the England side well.
On another note, looking forward to the season climax in la liga where i'm hoping Beckham can inspire Madrid to the title before he goes over to MLS, thus getting him back into the national side.
Looking at how United & Chelsea played with these formations in theCL semi-finals i think that formation may be the best way for England to display good attacking football in the future instead of that boring crap that us fans have been subjected to watch so often.
A 3-man attack from left-to right of Cole/Owen/Rooney then in mid-field Hargreaves holding things together with Stevie G & Lamps given freedom to roam forward could eradicate most of the mid-field selection dilemma's most notably i.e who to play on the wings, the lampard/gerrard saga etc. McClaren has tried it the few times he has had come close to a full-strength side so i guess he probably has a similar view, all he needs to do is get them playing as a team & IMO i think it will suite the England side well.
On another note, looking forward to the season climax in la liga where i'm hoping Beckham can inspire Madrid to the title before he goes over to MLS, thus getting him back into the national side.
luffy
International Captain
I didn't care about the first match, but i didn't want Espanyol to win!! Bunch of losers. Yes as you can tell i go for Barcelona.Osasuna (Pamplona) beat Sevilla 1 -0
Espanyol (city rivals of Barcelona Matt) 3 - 0 Werder Breman
Shocked about the results tbh as I would of tipped both Sevilla and Werder to win. I guess there is still hope for Sevilla but not so for Werder who missed out on at least a crucial away goal.
luffy
International Captain
I'm not what you would call a "fanatical" fan.
Craig
World Traveller
Still it does pay IMO to learn about the club you want to support. I've never been to an Inter game yet I've learned about the club and players and I wouldn't call myself an 'ultra' (ie 'fanatical').
luffy
International Captain
I will one day. I've seen Barca play 3 times and Everton 1 time, so yeah.
steds
Hall of Fame Member
Wigan had them when they were in the lower leagues. Dunno why. Never got enough fans to cause trouble.
Barney Rubble
International Coach
4-3-3 with Owen in the middle wouldn't work. If you're going to do that you need someone who can either hold the ball up well (Drogba) or at least hold it for long periods of time (Henry). Owen is a poacher, wouldn't be any good at the role.
aussie
Hall of Fame Member
Or rather the media was implying that. As i said if he continues to play for the remainder of his tenure @ Real similarly to how he played last saturday & somehow help Real tip Barcelona for the title. Even though he is going over to a league of less quality it shouldn't hinder his chances of representing England at all. After all his set-piece expertise can still be a very usefull component to the national side even if he comes on as a substitute.
fair enough craigo..