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Hmm a Dutch League thread, wonder how long it will last. Anyway I don't like AZ as champions but unfortunately I suspect Koeman will lead them to another one. The main competition will once again be Twente, if they manage to get any good replacements for Arnautovic (Chelsea) and Elia (HSV). Also if the rumours are true that Martin Jol is going to Ajax then I think they might be able to play a part aswell. PSV won't be ready this year since they don't really have a good team or a good manager. Are there any other good teams in the Netherlands...no.... can't think of any... there was this team in Rotterdam South once upon a time but I think they play to avoid relegation next year.

Yay a cycling thread, we really needed this Anyway I'm cheering for: Rabobank (Freire, Gesink, Mollema, Mentsjov, Nuyens, Posthuma) Skil (van Hummel, Eltink, Hivert, bunch of Japanese riders) Vacansoleil (Cooke, Hoogerland, Lowik So yeah I'm guessing Contador will take the tour by a landslide, even if Astana is going bankrupt. Armstrong will just buy the team. Also I'm really glad Armstrong is back, he might not be as good as he was but dammit he will always be one of my favorite riders. Giro is going well at the moment. Di Luca is leading but I suspect either Mentsjov or Sastre to take the pink jersey home.

Loved the movie, my girlfriend was a bit bothered by me since I kept whispering "oh look that's *insert cameo appearance*" But yeah the psychology between Victor and Jimmy was great, Liev Schreiber was great as Sabretooth as mentioned before in this thread. I recon that if you have some interest in the X-Men you should go see this movie!

Hah I just sold my original copy of this for XBOX for 15 euro's since it doesn't work properly on the 360, might just buy this one, it's such a great game!

Yeah either is fine with me. I won't mind skipping to the knock out stages.

http://dutchusanimalus.mybrute.com Started out with the club, yay!

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Just finished Bioshock which was great but the ending let me down a bit. Now playing Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe on XBOX 360 which is a fun game but I usually lose interest after 45 minutes and on PC I'm playing Cycling Manager 4 (because I have a crappy computer). It's lots of fun but tto bad it's so outdated.

That looks bloody amazing, can't wait for this to hit the stores!

I barely got away with a draw in this one, Eto'o struck the post in the 90th minute from point blank range. Once again me and Quasi draw in 90 minutes.

I just had the best of online wins. Sometimes I pick a random team but first going into friendly offline, pressing x and choosing however the computer comes up with online. This time it was Empoli so I chose Empoli while the other guy/girl chose Manchester United without hesitation. Of course he/she also couldn't resist putting C. Ronaldo next to Rooney upfront but alas I completely shut down his attack with a 3* team and scored 3 of my own (and I missed a penalty). Of course he/she quit during injury time but it still was satisfying!

Ajax is playing Marseille tonight. They have to win 1-0 or with a 2 goal difference to advance. So here is me hoping they will beat those french bastards 4-0

I'm all for a consolation round, and a 3/4 play off and a 5/6 playoff after that. Should be good.

Well my favourite team is Ajax and if I had to choose from the current squad it would be Luis Suarez, he is hated by most people who don't support Ajax but he is a great player. Real South American and will do anything to win. Gabri Came from Barcelona and proved to be valuable on midfield. A hard worker and Ajax needs that! Rob Wielaert just came in from Twente in January but he proved himself already, leading the defense in a way that reminds me of Danny Blind in the mid nineties. Kenneth Vermeer recenlty became first goalkeeper and already helped Ajax wion the match against Fiorentina. A great talented goalkeeper who makes impossible saves from time to time. More reliable then Stekelenburg recently Miralem Sulejmani, because altough he hasn't been on top of his game recently you can see the enormous talent this guy has. He is only nineteen so we're gonna have a lot of fun from this one!

Inter vs. Atletico Madrid 3-0 Man I got my ass handed to me in this one. I was lucky it didn't end up in 6-0 cause AD certainly had the chances for it. From the very beginning Inter dominated the match and it resulted in a couple of chances. I thought I was lucky enough to hold a 0-0 untill halftime but after 42 minutes Ibrahimovic got trough on goal with a trough ball and he didn't fail, 1-0. Nearly 2 minutes later Ibrahimovic found himself in a similar situation and once again he made no mistake, 2-0. In the second half Adriano scored with an absolute beauty from 25 metres that surprised the Atletico goalie who was beaten once again. After that Forlan had a chance when he was trough on Julio Caesar but the Inter goalie dived on the ball to keep a clean sheet. Ibrahimovic 1-0 Ibrahimovic 2-0 Adriano 3-0 Oh well, I just have to beatr Quasi in the return to keep my chances of advancing to the next round.

It is kinda of a bitch to get it to work but what I did was download the latest adidas live season update from the main menu and immediately saved it. So don't go into ranked match and save your roster because when I tried that the roster just converted back to the one that came with the game. Hope this helps.

Good win Quasi. Good for you! Anyway can't wait to play AD, he managed to beat Quasi and that's something I never did (within 90 minutes) so he must be a good player. I'll probably be online tomorrow around 7 CET so maybe we can play our match then?

I agree completely with metalman, I can do without the interludes but the trio Hazards of Love pt 1 - A bower scene - Won't want for love, is ace, absolutely brilliant!

Atletico Madrid - Chelsea 5-2 I felt pretty good about the first half where I managed to shut down the Chelsea forwards and score three goals myself. Maxi Rodriguez opened the score with a header from a corner. Soon after Simao crossed from the sideline onto the head of Forlan. In his first attempt het hitted the crossbar but he managed to get his head against it on the rebound to score the 2-0. Can't really remember the 3-0 but it was Forlan again. In the second half Marsh brought on Kalou and Malouda who brought some much needed attacking power and it resulted in a couple of chances for Chelsea. The reward came when Anelka powered it in from an angle to score 3-1. But Atletico regained itself, Forlan was taken down while trough on goal and it was a penalty. Carvalho was lucky to get away with yellow . Forlan made the penalty and it was 4-1. The next goal came when Forlan was found at the edge of the penaltybox, he dribbled trough the defence and scored 5-1. At the end of the game Heitinga and Ujfalusi had a misunderstanding which gave Drogba the oppurtunity to score 5-2 and that was the end of it. 1-0 Maxi Rodriguez 2-0 Forlan 3-0 Forlan 3-1 Anelka 4-1 Forlan (pen) 5-1 Forlan 5-2 Drogba Forlan is really becoming my go to guy as he scored 5 goals in 2 games EDIT: I never lie

Barcelona - Atletico Madrid 1-1 Well a solid draw with neither teams clearly getting the advantage. Atletico got the lead in the first half after Forlan made a run on the right side, crossing the ball low to the free Aguero who could put it in the empty goal. The second half saw Barcelona putting on the pressure looking for the equaliser which came after Atletico goalie Coupet couldn't hold on to a a Messi shot. Messi was able to score from point blank range in the rebound. Good match, shame I lost in extra time but luckily that doesn't count at this stage

Wow tough group, I'm definitely the weakest team in the group altough that doesn't say much. Anyway I look forward to beating all of you, especially Quasi, you lesser of the Dutchmen in this tournament !

I'm in! And I'll play as Atletico Madrid Animal - Atletico Madrid - DutchAnimal

My favorite has to be Trackmania Nations, it's so addicting. Bloons would also be high on my list

Last night I had some good online matches, lost 1-0 against Arsenal playing as Tottenham but it could have gone either way. Then beated Portugal 1-0 with Russia after a near perfect attack. Got a cross in from the right side, Pavlyuchenko drew two defenders to him but managed to head it to Arsjavin who was completely free in front of goal to tap it in. Then playing as France I defeated Spain 4-3 with my fourth goal in extra time. Epic match with alot of great goals. I'll be on in a couple of minutes if anyone wants to play a match.

This tackle by Bouaouzan is pretty terrible, ended the guy's career