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Champions League returns today at 1:45 with my Real Madrid taking on Roma. We have a 2-0 road lead, so I feel pretty good, but Real fans should be a little nervous due to what Schalke did to us with the same score line at the Bernebeu. Either way, I see us going through.
Still can't stop your Fox OverlordsQuote:
Originally Posted by DudyDawg
They probably are already in the Europa League. If City goes to the Champion's League then Liverpool will get the spot from the League Cup. I think the Top 4 or even Top 5 is probably out of reach. I need to look at the run ins. I haven't done that yet.Quote:
Originally Posted by DudyDawg
Next year is going to a real shock when Leicester are in more than 1 competition and get a group with Barca or Juve and get absolutely smashedQuote:
Originally Posted by TheRef
Just watched the United Liverpool game. Pretty typical English game. Great theater, exciting, sloppy and quality was ehhhh. Fun to watch tho
I hear Vardy has a 30 million quid buyout. If he is at Filbert Street (sorry, I've been at this EPL thing a while) next year that will be quite a coup for the Foxes.Quote:
Originally Posted by DudyDawg
I'm watching a replay on FS2 now. It should be a felony to have American commentators for a game involving an English team, a capitol crime if between two English teams. It kind of ruins it for me. It sux in all honesty.Quote:
Originally Posted by DudyDawg
By the way. There are some Manchester United fans who should be forever banned from any game. JUSTICE FOR THE 96.
I mean...he is 30 and past his prime, honestly.Quote:
Originally Posted by Liverpooldawg
That won't stop Chelski. They love to buy old dudes. I didn't know he is 30. I hope we don't go for him unless it is on a Bosman then.Quote:
Originally Posted by TheRef
The Americans never picked up on the fact that there was a smoke bomb/flare in the Main Stand today. The Main Stand! That's normally the domain of what MSU youngsters call the "blue hairs". AWESOME!
As much as I loved today, it's only halftime. Old Trafford will be a different animal all together.
Just looked it up and he's 29...close enough.Quote:
Originally Posted by Liverpooldawg
He has one maybe two good years. So I don't think it would be that big a coup. I meant even if they keep the same roster and don't lost players they'll struggle being in more compsQuote:
Originally Posted by Liverpooldawg
Newcastle has hired Rafa Benitez as their manager on a 3 year contract. I now have some hope that we can stay up, but this should have been done a few weeks ago when we had an 18 day break. We wasted two very winnable games giving Shteve a last chance. I do have to say that I'm shocked he took the job, from what I can tell he's a world class coach. At the very least his resume is freaking impressive.
Rafa is a good manager but he is no miracle worker. It's going to be a tough job keeping Newcastle up at this late stage. If he manages it it would be nearly as good of job as he did winning the Champion's League wit THAT Liverpool squad. If he keeps you up and get proper backing, better days will come.Quote:
Originally Posted by WeWonItAll(Most)
A very good point for Norwich this morning, 0-0 with Man City at Carrow Road. It's going to be a near run thing. My guess is the drop, just.
Oh I still have very little hope of staying up. I'm just saying that there was a 0% chance of McClaren keeping us up. He was getting absolutely nothing from this team and looked incompetent. Like I said previously though, if this move was made about a month ago, he would have had more than two weeks with the team before his first match, and he would have had two more games to dig us out of this hole.Quote:
Originally Posted by Liverpooldawg
Thanks to an AMAZING goal by Okazaki, your OVERLORDS REIGN STILL!!! Five points clear in the lead with 8 matches remaining. IT CAN HAPPEN, BOYSSSSSSSS
http://cartilagefreecaptain.sbnation...P_O0RJjNTaWbqE
Three vital points and OUT of the drop zone, for now anyway. Great win for Norwich City!
Dumping the Mancs out of Europe was fun this week!
YOUR FOX OVERLORDS CLAIM A 1-0 VICTORY OVER CRYSTAL PALACE AFTER A BEAUTIFUL STRIKE FROM RIYAD MAHREZ. In all seriousness, we are 8 points clear in the lead with 7 matches to go. 17 points more needed for the Foxes to clinch the Premier League.
WE'RE GONNA WIN THE LEAGUE! WE'RE GONNA WIN THE LEAGUE!
Damn there's some big clubs in the drop zone! Newcastle?! Sunderland and Aston Villa!! Holyyyeee shiat
WOW!!!! Craziest year for the EPL EVER!!!! Ha I'm really happy for you Ref that's SO AWESOME!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by TheRef
Shocking collapse at St. Mary's from the Reds. Then again it isn't. We still need quality depth. Let's hope the buys this summer will make sense for once. Our transfer policy has been so erratic for years now.
Arsenal whipped Everton 2-0. The W puts them 6 behind Spurs and 11 behind our Fox Overlords, but creates a little separation from a surging Man City with a 4 point gap. Danny Welbeck and Alex Iwobi both scored and have been a breath of fresh air. Unfortunately, Iwobi has been hospitalized for food poisoning on international duty with Nigeria.
Looks like the natives are getting very restless with Arsene Wenger. Reports suggest Mesut Ozil may be looking for a return to La Liga and Madrid if Wenger remains manager. There's also lots of talk Wenger has been ordered to go on a spending spree this summer or face the sack. The wish list apparently includes Toni Kroos, among others. Personally, I'm hoping for Granit Xhaka - although he seems to be a target for Liverpool as well. Could well be an interesting summer for Gunners fans everywhere.
Leicester will be facing off in the 2016 International Champions Cup this season. We will start off against Celtic in Glasgow. PSG in Los Angeles. Then finally Barcelona in Stokholm.
Ozil may leave. But it ain't gonna be for madridQuote:
Originally Posted by War Machine Dawg
Norwich City striker Dieumerci Mbokani was in the Brussels airport during the attack today. The club has been in contact with him and say he is shaken but unharmed.
Villa has never been relegated.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dawg61
They have a buyback/first refusal clause if he returns to La Liga. No way they pass on him. That said, he's denied wanting to leave and said Wenger was a big reason he came to Arsenal. Not that you'd expect him to say he's thinking about an exit, but he didn't have to go as far as to support Wenger. We'll see how it plays out.Quote:
Originally Posted by DudyDawg
I've always thought Davis Wade would be more intimidating if we mimicked some of the Greek/Balkan soccer teams for our pre-game build upQuote:
Originally Posted by Liverpooldawg
https://youtu.be/p607pkyT_yQ
UNREAL! That is awesome.Quote:
Originally Posted by WeWonItAll(Most)
We could also do what a couple of Italian ultra groups have been known to do, throw a Vespa from the upper deck.
Dear God....I can see the articles now of "MISSISSIPPI STATE IS OUT OF CONTROL!!!!"Quote:
Originally Posted by WeWonItAll(Most)
Lol I'm pretty sure you'd be arrested as a terrorist for bringing a flare into an American sports stadium, it would certainly be a unique and intimidating atmosphere though.Quote:
Originally Posted by TheRef
We sold him, we aren't going to get him again. We already have too many attacking midfielders anyways. Not saying he will stay at arsenal, but he ain't going to Real.Quote:
Originally Posted by War Machine Dawg
Oh I agree. could you imagine running in to a stadium that looked like it was on fire? Yeah...that'd be a heckuva sky cam view.Quote:
Originally Posted by WeWonItAll(Most)
Looks like Arsenal have won the race for Granit Xhaka. Rumour is the transfer fee is 30M pounds or just over $42.5M. Now the question is will Wenger address striker? I'm expecting to add at least one more midfielder. Also wouldn't be shocked to see us add a center back, since we're letting Sacker walk - lots of talk about John Stones, amongst others.
Gotta say, I love what Elneny has brought to the team so far. He's been a huge addition. Would love to see him and Wilshere together once Wilshere is fit. But Elneny and Coquelin have really clicked, so I don't know how you break up that pairing for the time being.
I was out of town all day so I didn't get to watch either massive game for my two clubs. Liverpool got a decent 1-1 draw with Spurs although we really needed all three points. Norwich had a fantastic last gasp 3-2 win in a relegation 6 pointer with Newcastle. That was a massive result for the Canaries. It keeps the road to staying up open.
Newcastle is doomed. I need to find a new team. There have been some rumors of Zlatan coming to the Premier league. I imagine whatever team he might would come to would be my new team, I love that cocky bastard.
Lots of chatter linking him to Arsenal. Doubt it happens, but it wouldn't be the worst signing for Wenger. Only issue I see is he's 34, so his game could fall off a cliff overnight.Quote:
Originally Posted by WeWonItAll(Most)
I mean.....you could join up with your Fox overlords.Quote:
Originally Posted by WeWonItAll(Most)