Wake up you footy fans!!!

Otis Westinghouse · Post by **Otis Westinghouse** » Fri Dec 22, 2006 4:59 am

That was a good post in sentences one and two, and then it went all wrong.

alexv · Post by **alexv** » Sun Dec 24, 2006 5:51 pm

Hey football experts, I just came across this montage of Roberto Baggio goals (channeling JF, I was led to this by the EC appearance on Italian football; EC leads, I follow). Amazing goals. The only football I watch are bits and pieces of the premiership games that get televised over here, and I haven't seen anything like this (some of Henri's goals come close, but that's it). How good was this guy? Are his goals considered particularly stylish?

Otis Westinghouse · Post by **Otis Westinghouse** » Sun Dec 24, 2006 9:13 pm

I think he scored a few crackers. he was a great player, but is chiefly remembered for his stunning miss in the, um, 1990 (? - it's 2am, memory not great!) World Cup final. Sent it miles over the bar.

Who Shot Sam? · Post by **Who Shot Sam?** » Sun Dec 24, 2006 11:36 pm

Otis Westinghouse wrote:I think he scored a few crackers. he was a great player, but is chiefly remembered for his stunning miss in the, um, 1990 (? - it's 2am, memory not great!) World Cup final. Sent it miles over the bar.

USA '94 Otis! Lay off the Christmas tipple!

verbal gymnastics · Post by **verbal gymnastics** » Thu Dec 28, 2006 8:39 am

I thought he was Irish and his name was Robert O'Baggio. Good penalty taker as I recall...

Boy With A Problem · Post by **Boy With A Problem** » Thu Dec 28, 2006 9:04 am

Lucky result for Fulham last night; almost felt bad for Charlton at the end. Santa came through with tickets for Saturday at Stamford Bridge on - they'll (FFC) have to get their heads out of their asses if they hope to avoid total humiliation.

Otis Westinghouse · Post by **Otis Westinghouse** » Tue Jan 02, 2007 6:03 pm

Heads not in arses but held high, and Villa's too! Relief that 6 stays 6. More, please!

And thank you, Van Persie, for the 30 points.

Who Shot Sam? · Post by **Who Shot Sam?** » Tue Jan 02, 2007 6:44 pm

FA/League Cup break can't come soon enough. We finally manage to keep a clean sheet but can't put the ball in the net. Those the brokes!

senior_service · Post by **senior_service** » Wed Jan 03, 2007 12:09 am

Who Shot Sam? wrote:
Otis Westinghouse wrote:I think he scored a few crackers. he was a great player, but is chiefly remembered for his stunning miss in the, um, 1990 (? - it's 2am, memory not great!) World Cup final. Sent it miles over the bar.
USA '94 Otis! Lay off the Christmas tipple!

I was sitting directly behind the goal where the penalties were taken at the 1994 World Cup. Just a stunning miss by Baggio.

Otis Westinghouse · Post by **Otis Westinghouse** » Wed Jan 03, 2007 2:37 am

Wow, that's one helluva place to have been!

verbal gymnastics · Post by **verbal gymnastics** » Thu Jan 04, 2007 6:17 am

senior_service wrote:I was sitting directly behind the goal where the penalties were taken at the 1994 World Cup. Just a stunning miss by Baggio.

senior_service - Baggio dissatisfaction.

I want your place by the (cross)bar...

mood swung · Post by **mood swung** » Thu Jan 04, 2007 8:33 am

if this works out, the EPL just got a lot more interesting to me.

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story ... 68&cc=5901

verbal gymnastics · Post by **verbal gymnastics** » Thu Jan 04, 2007 11:52 am

Fulham gave you Rodney Marsh and George Best a long long time ago didn't they?

mood swung · Post by **mood swung** » Thu Jan 04, 2007 12:03 pm

I don't know - did they?

The Gooch half of the deal is dead.

Maybe.

Who Shot Sam? · Post by **Who Shot Sam?** » Thu Jan 04, 2007 12:12 pm

I thought Rodney Marsh was QPR. Did he play for Fulham as well?

Otis Westinghouse · Post by **Otis Westinghouse** » Thu Jan 04, 2007 6:36 pm

He started there:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodney_Marsh_(footballer)

Jackson Monk · Post by **Jackson Monk** » Thu Jan 04, 2007 7:16 pm

and ended there with Moore,Mullery and Best if I recall correctly.

Who Shot Sam? · Post by **Who Shot Sam?** » Thu Jan 04, 2007 11:25 pm

He'll always be a Tampa Bay Rowdie in my mind!

Otis Westinghouse · Post by **Otis Westinghouse** » Sat Jan 06, 2007 6:33 pm

And an Aussie cricketer!

Way to go Rosicky and the Arse! After last February's debacle, it was so nice to see someone else do what we couldn't do and piss all over the Kop. Serves the bastards right for jeering at Alan Smith's ambulance that day. I'm full of sympathy over Hillsborough, but perhaps it's time to move on, lads. What's next, a horse's head in Kelvin Mackenzie's bed? And his testicles slung around his neck for good measure? Awesome, awesome first goal by Rosicky. He's not delivered as the New Pires so far, and of course has been injured, but today he looked amazing, and Henry's supremely confident resolution of the game just at the point when the 'Pool thought they might get back in there was poetry in motion.

Roll on 2pm...

Who Shot Sam? · Post by **Who Shot Sam?** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 10:36 am

Wow! David Beckham to sign for LA Galaxy!

Thought it would happen someday, but not quite this soon. Great sign for the growth of the sport over here.

Jackson Monk · Post by **Jackson Monk** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 10:55 am

Who Shot Sam? wrote:Wow! David Beckham to sign for LA Galaxy!

Thought it would happen someday, but not quite this soon. Great sign for the growth of the sport over here.

Come off it Sam!! it's a great sign that Beckham's career is over and the dopey yanks are prepared to pay for his pension.

Who Shot Sam? · Post by **Who Shot Sam?** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 10:59 am

I'm not talking about his skills as a player, which are clearly in decline. From the standpoint of getting more people excited about MLS it's good news. ESPN, who you would think have a stake in the success of the league, won't give soccer the time of day. I expect that to change now.

mood swung · Post by **mood swung** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 12:19 pm

Lies, lies, lies!

There is no way the Fembot makes it thru homeland security.

Who Shot Sam? · Post by **Who Shot Sam?** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 12:22 pm

mood swung wrote:Lies, lies, lies!

mood swung · Post by **mood swung** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 12:24 pm

Just an attempted joke.