August 5, 200718 yr Community Shield today. Mancs vs Chelski. A worthless cup, but Old Red Face and Jose will want to start the mind fucking straight away, so it should be worth watching. I say Chelski 2- 1 Mancs
August 5, 200718 yr Author So Man Utd won't win the premiership this season... It be the curse of the Community shield.
August 5, 200718 yr Man Utd win shield on penalties United keeper Van der Sar saved all three penalties he faced Chelsea 1-1 Man Utd Man Utd win 3-0 on penalties Edwin van der Sar was the hero as Manchester United captured the Community Shield with a 3-0 penalty shoot-out win over Chelsea at Wembley. The Dutch keeper saved three penalties in a row to give United victory. Ryan Giggs had put United ahead after 35 minutes, lashing the ball into the top of the net after a slick move. But Chelsea drew level before half-time when new signing Florent Malouda raced on to a long ball from Ashley Cole and poked the ball past Van der Sar. After a goalless second half, the match went straight to penalties, with Van der Sar saving from Claudio Pizarro, Frank Lampard and Shaun Wright-Phillips to leave Wayne Rooney to score the winning spot-kick. The drama of the penalty shoot-out did nothing to hide what was a largely uneventful game. The Community Shield may be dubbed a curtain-raiser but much of the encounter brought back unhappy memories of the tedious FA Cup final between the two sides at Wembley last season. Maybe the 30C heat was to blame - or maybe it was the personnel. Despite spending a reported £47m on some new blood over the summer, Ferguson included eight of the players who began that final and none of his new signings in his starting line-up. Chelsea, already without skipper John Terry, also lost Didier Drogba to injury, leaving new signing Malouda, Joe Cole and Wright-Phillips to form an unfamiliar frontline. At least the sun was shining for a packed Wembley crowd, who had to wait 21 minutes for the first threat on goal when Giggs' effort was deflected over by Ashley Cole. It was from almost the same position that Giggs put his side ahead with his first Wembley goal for United. Nemanja Vidic found Patrice Evra on the left with a stunning cross-field pass and the Frenchman exchanged passes with Cristiano Ronaldo before setting up his captain, who thumped the ball home. Chelsea, in turn, produced their best move of the half to equalise. Ashley Cole lifted a beautifully weighted ball over the top and Malouda easily outmuscled Rio Ferdinand before finishing superbly with his left foot. The Frenchman's joy was immediately tempered by an injury and, although he returned to the pitch after treatment, he was withdrawn within seven minutes of the second half. Indeed, Malouda's departure was the first of several as both managers gave their substitutes a chance to shine. Claudio Pizarro, Lassana Diara, Steve Sidwell and Scott Sinclair all came on for Chelsea, while United introduced Nani and Darren Fletcher. It made for a disjointed second half, which almost inevitably ended with penalties, Rio Ferdinand, Michael Carrick and Rooney scoring theirs to give United first blood. There are sure to be tougher - and more compelling - tests ahead. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chelsea: Cech, Johnson (Sidwell 78), Carvalho, Ben Haim, Ashley Cole (Diarra 67), Wright-Phillips, Essien, Mikel, Lampard, Malouda (Pizarro 51), Joe Cole (Sinclair 82). Subs Not Used: Cudicini, Hilario, Worley. Booked: Ben Haim, Carvalho, Mikel. Goals: Malouda 45. Man Utd: Van der Sar, Brown, Vidic, Ferdinand, Evra, Ronaldo, Carrick, O'Shea, Silvestre (Nani 68), Giggs (Fletcher 81), Rooney. Subs Not Used: Kuszczak, Pique, Bardsley, Martin, Eagles. Booked: Rooney. Goals: Giggs 35. Att: 80,731 Ref: M Halsey (Lancashire). http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/6929113.stm
August 6, 200718 yr Alan Smith scored on his debut Jose Enrique signs Albert Luque seems to have a groin injury, and Owen's still unfit.
August 7, 200718 yr Author I bet Smith gets injured before the end of October and is out for the season.
August 7, 200718 yr OK so should we start laying in some predictions? League winner:Chelski Relegated: Wigan Derby (to finish dead bottom the worthless cunts!) Birmingham First Manager to be sacked: Sammy Lee
August 8, 200718 yr Alan Smith scored on his debut Jose Enrique signs Albert Luque seems to have a groin injury, and Owen's still unfit. poor Owen...:confused:
August 10, 200718 yr Premier League ready for kick-off Man Utd have spent heavily to try to defend the Premier League trophy THE SUMMER'S TOP TRANSFERS £21.5m* F Torres Atletico Madrid to Liverpool £17m* O Hargreaves Bayern Munich to Man Utd £17m* Nani Sporting Lisbon to Man Utd £16.5m Darren Bent Charlton to Spurs £14m* Anderson Porto to Man Utd £13.5m* F Malouda Lyon to Chelsea £11.5m R Babel Ajax to Liverpool £8.8m R Bianchi Reggina to Man City (*Some prices estimated as fees were undisclosed) The new Premier League season starts on Saturday, 90 days after the last campaign ended with Manchester United taking the title from Chelsea. In the intervening period more than £350m has been spent as clubs desperate for success search for the winning formula. But for all the money that the likes of Liverpool and Tottenham have lavished on new faces, it is United and Chelsea who start the season once again as most people's favourites for the title. With Uefa Cup places also up for grabs and new boys Birmingham, Derby and Sunderland desperate to preserve their top-flight status it promises to be a fascinating season. United boss Sir Alex Ferguson celebrated his team's success last season by buying Nani, Anderson and Owen Hargreaves. And with the drawn-out Carlos Tevez saga finally coming to a close, Ferguson has certainly bolstered his squad as he goes in search of more silverware this season. Chelsea, in contrast, have had a relatively thrifty summer, with Lyon's Florent Malouda the only big-money arrival. But the arrival of Tal Ben Haim, Claudio Pizarro and Steve Sidwell on free transfers could be just as siginificant for a squad that struggled with injuries last season. Those problems have returned, with the likes of John Terry, Didier Drogba, Andrei Shevchenko, Michael Ballack and Wayne Bridge sidelined and several others doubtful for Chelsea's opener against Birmingham. Expectation will be high at Anfield after Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez spent the summer assembling a squad he believes is capable of challenging for the title. The likes of Andrey Voronin, Fernando Torres, Yossi Benayoun, Ryan Babel and Lucas Leiva have all arrived over the summer ahead of their opening game at Aston Villa on Saturday. Tottenham have again spent big and their fans will hope that it allows them to make the leap into the top four at the expense of an Arsenal team coming to terms with the departure of Thierry Henry. Fulham's Lawrie Sanchez, Bolton's Sammy Lee, Sunderland's Roy Keane, Derby's Billy Davies and Manchester City's Sven-Goran Eriksson start a season as Premier League managers for the first time. Eriksson's City remain an intriguing and unknown quantity with the former England coach having recently undertaken a spending spree in the region of £40m. City begin the campaign at West Ham, who have also been active in the transfer market, with Scott Parker, Freddie Ljungberg, Julien Flaubert and Craig Bellamy coming in, and Nigel Reo-Coker and Marlon Harewood going out. A new era starts at Newcastle under Sam Allardyce, while Aston Villa will expect greater consistency in Martin O'Neill's second season. Blackburn, Everton, Portsmouth and Reading all enjoyed successful seasons last time and face the difficult task of following those up with high expectations from their fans. Middlesbrough and Wigan will have aspirations of improving on last season. It all starts on Saturday, with Sunderland entertaining Tottenham in a 1245 BST kick-off. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/6938239.stm
August 10, 200718 yr Author Malouda is amazing. And Newcastle are on the up. 5th place, hopefully. Add a 1 in front of that 5th and you got where New"We're a big club"Castle will end up this season :lol: They are like Leeds, a club which people love to hate.
August 10, 200718 yr I'm excited about the new season, although for me the Premier League is getting more and more boring. I don't like the fact that billionaires are able to "buy" some clubs (like Chelsea) and then to buy the best players on the world. It's ridiculous! Would be great to have a surprising team this year like eg Newcastle or Westham. ;) Anyway, do you know that German TV is broadcasting more live games every week than SkySports and Setanta Sports do?! :P This weekend: Saturday, August 11th: 13.45 h: Sunderland - Tottenham 16.00 h: Bolton - Newcastle 18.15 h: Aston Villa - Liverpool Sunday, August 12th: 13.00 h: Arsenal - Fulham 14.30 h: Chelsea - Birmingham 17.00 h: Manchester United - Reading
August 10, 200718 yr Author West Ham are high up on the list of money spent, with Eggy buying all the players he can.
August 10, 200718 yr Anyway, do you know that German TV is broadcasting more live games every week than SkySports and Setanta Sports do?! :P This weekend: Saturday, August 11th: 13.45 h: Sunderland - Tottenham 16.00 h: Bolton - Newcastle 18.15 h: Aston Villa - Liverpool Sunday, August 12th: 13.00 h: Arsenal - Fulham 14.30 h: Chelsea - Birmingham 17.00 h: Manchester United - ReadingHow many? Are they showing Bundesliga, La Liga, French and Dutch leagues?
August 11, 200718 yr How many? Are they showing Bundesliga, La Liga, French and Dutch leagues? "Premiere" got back the rights for the Bundesliga and the Spanish League (because "Arena" became bankrupt after just one year lol) so now they're showing all games from the 1. and 2. Bundesliga live and simultaneously, all CL games and all UEFA-Cup games (from the quarter-final). Every weekend you might also watch the Austrian Bundesliga, English Premier League, Scottish Premier League (mostly the Rangers-Celtic games), La Liga, Serie A, French Ligue 1 and Dutch Ehredevisie. Sometimes they also broadcast games from Portugal, but I'm not quite sure. You always have the chance to listen to the English commentators besides the German one. I think it's a good offer and you get everything for 19€ (ca. 13£). Guess it's a bit more expensive in UK, isn't it? Yeah Dave, I read somewhere that West Ham were high up on the list of money spent. How did they get that amount of money to buy all these players? Do they also have a US investor? I really don't hope so... :angry: Hopefully the European Union will stop it sooner or later...
August 11, 200718 yr Author West Ham has Eggy Magnússon, from Iceland It's not just US investors, investing.
August 11, 200718 yr Sunderland 1 - 0 Spurs Chopra 89 As a Newcastle fan, that's odd. I don't like Sunderland winning ever, but they did us a favour by beating Spurs, who're expected to finish just ahead of us. And Chopra's a Geordie and Newcastle fan, so I want to see him suceed enough to be able to stay in the Premiership next season when Sunderland get relegated.
August 11, 200718 yr I'm excited about the new season, although for me the Premier League is getting more and more boring. I don't like the fact that billionaires are able to "buy" some clubs (like Chelsea) and then to buy the best players on the world. It's ridiculous! Would be great to have a surprising team this year like eg Newcastle or Westham. ;) Anyway, do you know that German TV is broadcasting more live games every week than SkySports and Setanta Sports do?! :P This weekend: Saturday, August 11th: 13.45 h: Sunderland - Tottenham 16.00 h: Bolton - Newcastle 18.15 h: Aston Villa - Liverpool Sunday, August 12th: 13.00 h: Arsenal - Fulham 14.30 h: Chelsea - Birmingham 17.00 h: Manchester United - Reading same about Galaxie sport Sunderland 1 - 0 Spurs Chopra 89 As a Newcastle fan, that's odd. I don't like Sunderland winning ever, but they did us a favour by beating Spurs, who're expected to finish just ahead of us. And Chopra's a Geordie and Newcastle fan, so I want to see him suceed enough to be able to stay in the Premiership next season when Sunderland get relegated. Doh ,it was a great match ,but horrible in the same time
August 11, 200718 yr 0-3 at halftime. I couldn't be a more happy Newcastle fan. Thank God for "free" online football streaming :) (Well, not God but some guys who hooked it up) People who say Newcastle's new team will finish quite low have made judgements before any games have been played, so it's based on nothing. I could understand such claims after a couple of games....or even one game would be something. PLUS, we have a few players out - No Owen, no Barton, Given out + others........it's just Football, I know - but stupidity is never attractive.
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