TalkBass OFFICIAL English Football thread 2012-13: second half - Page 43

Darkstrike · #**841** 01-20-2013, 03:53 PM

Rooney tries to turn away from him, and has his leg taken out, no touch of the ball by Caulker(though I'm sure that's what he was attempting), how is that anything but a penalty?

MartinG1957 · #**842** 01-20-2013, 04:19 PM

Cant make that work on my phone D/S - watched it several times at the time with rewind - you see a penalty - i don't. :-)

Keano · #**843** 01-20-2013, 05:02 PM

I don't know, I honestly thing we got away with one on that particular challenge. But this is Chris Foy we're talking about. It was awful officiating all around, though at least he wasn't biased about his general crappiness.

All in all, we weren't overrun like I feared we would be, though these repeated relapses from Walker is worrying.

Darkstrike · #**844** 01-20-2013, 05:08 PM

Aye, that's true, he was rubbish both ways, ya'll go some bad, bad calls too.

**cheezewiz** · #**845** 01-20-2013, 05:09 PM

I liked Dempsey until he signed for Spuds. Sorry I've been missing lately. Been very busy at work. Even when I don't post here, I still read!

Tituscrow · #**846** 01-21-2013, 02:05 AM

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I liked Dempsey until he signed for Spuds. Sorry I've been missing lately. Been very busy at work. Even when I don't post here, I still read!

Busy at work? We thought you'd handed in your badge and retired?

**cheezewiz** · #**847** 01-21-2013, 03:35 AM

I retired from police work. I'm working now as a case manager at a mental health agency. It's an hour commute each way, and it's very busy, but I love the work.

Darkstrike · #**848** 01-21-2013, 10:46 AM

Sounds like a good job mate, congrats.

In football news, Wesley Sneijder officially a Galatasaray player, something seems very wrong about that. Least the Liverpool deal failed.

SoVeryTired · #**849** 01-21-2013, 11:02 AM

It's not the most obvious of moves, that's for sure.

Tituscrow · #**850** 01-21-2013, 11:09 AM

The Turks offer silly money. Maybe they were the only club happy to meet his £200k a week pay demands? Although bless him, I seem to recall him willing to take a pay cut? Maybe to a paltry £150k a week...

Darkstrike · #**851** 01-21-2013, 11:12 AM

It should also be noted that footballers pay half the tax in Turkey than they would in other countries. EDIT: Rumours say 100k per week.

dangnewt · #**852** 01-21-2013, 11:33 AM

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Some great goals today, but those 'orrible reds need to simmer down. They've still only beaten teams below them.

I hope the unrest amongst Saints fans spills on to the pitch and gets to the team. We just need to be ruthless.

Get in. Get on. Get out.

I'm not gonna simmer down anytime soon, I'm on a pure red hot boil.

The Sturridge-Suarez combo is coming together pretty quickly, Garrard is on form (PS. I love that expression and will start to find places to use here in other sports). The schedule is full of above table teams or those close with City, Arsenal, Swansea, West Brom , Spurs over the next two months.

Saw a bit of the Man U game - I thought it was a foul on Rooney for what it is worth. Also, does the keeper always play that well. There were some outstanding saves otherwise that could have been 3-1 Spurs or more.

I always enjoy good play from Americans no matter what team they are on, needless to say, with Dempsey's play lately, I am even more disappointed Liverpool wasn't able to put together the deal for him.

Tituscrow · #**853** 01-21-2013, 12:01 PM

Just out of interest...do you follow LFC because they are owned by Henry? Would you follow them anyway? Would you support QPR if he owned them instead? Remind me of your credentials

Darkstrike · #**854** 01-21-2013, 12:19 PM

Re: the keeper, De Gea is a world class shot stopper, but has weaknesses in commanding his box, and decision making, all of which was seen in the Spurs game, though it was more the defenders that were at fault for the Spurs goal.

Supposedly both Barca and Real are very interested in him, but I couldn't see him going to Real being ex Atletico.

SoVeryTired · #**855** 01-21-2013, 01:42 PM

PS it's Gerrard.

Tituscrow · #**856** 01-21-2013, 02:17 PM

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PS it's Gerrard.

Darkstrike · #**857** 01-21-2013, 02:33 PM

Ahhhhhh football, is there anywhere else an entire multi thousand crowd could sing a chant about some fella having a dump, and it not seem in any way wrong?

matante · #**858** 01-21-2013, 02:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Darkstrike

Re: the keeper, De Gea is a world class shot stopper, but has weaknesses in commanding his box, and decision making, all of which was seen in the Spurs game, though it was more the defenders that were at fault for the Spurs goal.

Supposedly both Barca and Real are very interested in him, but I couldn't see him going to Real being ex Atletico.

Many players have gone from Atletico to Real Madrid. Hugo Sanchez, Raul, Bernd Schuster, just off the top of my head...

Darkstrike · #**859** 01-21-2013, 02:47 PM

Strange, wouldn't have expected much of that, with their rivalry.

Tituscrow · #**860** 01-21-2013, 03:02 PM

Well, what a load of cack THAT was. Another chance to reel in Spurs and put distance between the chasing pack goes begging.

It looked bloody freezing too! Always feel sorry for keepers on nights like that, especially those internationals used to warmer climes!

Didn't the Arsenal boy Reyes play for both Madrid sides?

Now Celtic and Rangers....there's a divide few dare cross! I remember Mo Johnstone was one of them - and he somehow made it out of Glasgow intact to join us.