11/12 Football Thread

[king mob]

Fucking cuntsocks.

[Captain Clarkie]

Fucking cuntsocks.

or Diaphragms if you prefer.

[Artycool8or]

France vs England
Both teams got what they wanted. Spread of points among the 2 rivals increased their chances to qualify further. But what about us (the viewers)? We got 70+ minutes of boredom. Oh well, we can't all be winners.

Ukraine vs Sweden
From the start it was obvious that these 2 teams would have been content with a draw, same as the other 2 in the Group... then the worst thing Ibrahimovic could do; was to score a goal,,, and he did (Ljubi Ga Majka). Isn't there an idiom "let sleeping dog lie". Thankfully for us, he never heard of it, and just had to poke that hound, no matter what.

[whiteshark]

Pepe I'll give you, but Nani's was a cross, so he was lucky to hit the post, let alone keep it in play.

True.
It was a cross.But there have been ocasions in which by luck a cross got to be a goal,and that almost hapened in that move by Nani.
And Varela missing that goal,with only the goalkeeper in front of him almost at the end of the match was unluck as well.
Even so Portugal played well against a team that is almost in every international tournament one of the best qualified.
So i believe that Portugal can still make a great european cup,as long as a few things get improved.
The next match is determinant to see if Portugal will pass the group stages or not.

[Alan Lynch]

The ITV coverage was appalling.

Oh God yes. I thought they were doing alright until the England game. Patrick Viera clearly has way more patience for Adrian Chiles than I do, and Clive Tyldsley is just the worst.

Fucking cuntsocks.

And that's why I'm not betting anymore!

So i believe that Portugal can still make a great european cup,as long as a few things get improved.
The next match is determinant to see if Portugal will pass the group stages or not.

If you play like you did after conceding then yeah. But the defensive dirge up til then won't beat anyone half decent.

HMRC have rejected Charles Green's CVA proposal. Rangers' liquidation is inevitable at this point. The CVA proposal was a farce, as the administrators were taking so much it left very little left for creditors. If HMRC are going to pursue individuals for payment in full there will be a lot of worried people out there.

Next up, the SPL. They've got a huge decision to make now.

[king mob]

HMRC have rejected Charles Green's CVA proposal. Rangers' liquidation is inevitable at this point. The CVA proposal was a farce, as the administrators were taking so much it left very little left for creditors. If HMRC are going to pursue individuals for payment in full there will be a lot of worried people out there.

Next up, the SPL. They've got a huge decision to make now.

If they bottle it and allow a Rangers newco in the SPL (and everything points to Neil Doncaster doing just that) then Scottish football is dead as the fans revolt against the decision will be bloody huge. Then there's the fact all players and assets have to go for next to nothing and can't be retained as far as I'm aware.

Meanwhile at the Euros, there's been trouble between Russian and Polish fans. This should surprise nobody.


And also, why have ITV turned Roy Hodgson into this man in their opening titles for the Euros?

[Captain Clarkie]

I am loving this tournament so far.

[mcgaffer]

Got to admit I always enjoy the Euros more then the World Cup.

[mcgaffer]

Arsenal are close to completing a deal to sign Montpellier striker and France international Olivier Giroud for £12m.

Iceland international Gylfi Sigurdsson, 22, will join Liverpool in a £7m deal but not before the 22-year-old has offered Swansea the courtesy of meeting their new manager.

Lille defender Mathieu Debuchy, 26, who has been linked with a move to Newcastle, says he will decide his future after Euro 2012.

New West Brom boss Steve Clarke has identified NEC Nijmegen's £2m-rated defender Bram Nuytinck, 22, as his top target.

The Baggies could be about to lose Jonas Olsson, 29, with Tottenham closing in on a cut-price deal for the Sweden centre-half.

West Ham are leading the chase to sign Sochaux striker Modibo Maiga. The 24-year-old Mali forward almost moved to Newcastle in January but the deal collapsed over concerns about a knee problem.

The Hammers have also tabled a £4m bid for Wolves winger Matt Jarvis.

Chris Hughton is concerned that his predecessor as Norwich boss, Paul Lambert, will win the race to sign Kyle Naughton from Tottenham.

Southampton are poised to firm up their interest in Birmingham goalkeeper Jack Butland with an offer for the 19-year-old.

Wayne Rooney will be England's "ace in the hole" when he returns from suspension, according to Roy Hodgson, who wants an improvement "in the final third".

Sweden are in turmoil ahead of Friday's Group D showdown with England after their captain Zlatan Ibrahimovic laid into his team-mates following their 2-1 defeat by Ukraine.

Ukraine Football Federation chief Grygoriy Surkis has accused England of bottling the issue of racism, and pointed to Rio Ferdinand's controversial snub from the squad as an example.

Spurs chairman Daniel Levy is considering whether to sack Harry Redknapp after failing to secure Champions League football.

Swansea City hope to appoint a successor to Brendan Rodgers by the end of this week from a shortlist headed by Ian Holloway and Michael Laudrup.

The new and supposedly secret Manchester City home kit has gone on sale in Australia - weeks before its official launch in the UK.

[mcgaffer]

Russia have been given a suspended six-point deduction by Uefa because of the behaviour of their fans during their 4-1 win against Czech Republic.
Action was taken due to the use of fireworks and far-right banners.
An incident in which fans attacked stewards, leaving four needing hospital treatment, is being investigated by Uefa and police.
The penalty will apply to the Euro 2016 qualifying campaign, and also includes a fine of £96,000 (120,000 euros).
Russia, who will host the 2018 World Cup, could face further sanctions after their supporters were involved in violence before their game against Poland, which was drawn 1-1, on Tuesday.
A march by thousands of Russian fans to mark their national day had to be halted and some missiles were thrown as supporters clashed with their Polish rivals.
Police say they arrested at least 120 people and that 10 people were injured.
Inside the ground, Russian fans also displayed a provocative banner.

[mcgaffer]

Rangers' liquidators insist the club will continue to play at Ibrox.
Malcolm Cohen and James Stephen from financial company BDO have been appointed as Joint Liquidators.

[mcgaffer]

BT has secured the rights to broadcast live Premier League games for the first time, securing the rights to 38 matches a season from 2013-14 to 2015-16.

BSkyB will continue to show the bulk of games, securing the rights to 116 games per season, the Premier League said.

The total of 154 live matches is 16 more than currently broadcast and more than 40% of all top-level matches.

The sales raised £3.018bn, an increase of £1.25bn on the current package which shares rights between BSkyB and ESPN.

BBC sports news correspondent James Pearce said the amount paid for the new deal was "staggering", marking a rise of 70% on the present deal, worth £1.773bn.

BT is paying £246m per season for its broadcast rights, while BSkyB is paying £760m a year.

[mcgaffer]

And finally, Roberto Di Matteo has got the Chelsea job full time.

[king mob]

Rangers' liquidators insist the club will continue to play at Ibrox.
Malcolm Cohen and James Stephen from financial company BDO have been appointed as Joint Liquidators.

Well, they might have to see about that because right now Rangers are dead. They just need the signature on the paperwork.

[king mob]

It's lovely to come home from work and see Ronaldo fuck up chance after chance.