General Football Thread

[Khain]

Never forget the Gravesiña

2:32 for the most awesome skill you'll ever see on a football pitch

Edited April 29, 2013 by Khain

[9 to 5]

You know who else played for Real? Julien Faubert, signed on loan from West Ham.

[Lineker]

That I will never forget, just for the reaction of the Soccer Saturday pundits when it came up in discussion right after it happened.

[9 to 5]

That was the truly "WTF" transfer from Real Madrid. Gravesen, I can see why they went for that sort of player at the time but still it was a head scratcher.

[Matt]

Throw Woodgate in there too. At the time it seemed fine, but when that's looked back on in 10 years time it'll be really odd.

[9 to 5]

It just didn't work for Woodgate at all. If he kept fit somehow it may have done, but, no.

On that vein I think McManaman on the whole was under-rated and under-used there.

[Lineker]

That's how I got onto their Wiki - I was reading Macca's and how he was such a pain in the arse for Perez but held his ground.

[Matt]

McManaman was one of del Bosque's boys wasn't he?

[Khain]

McManaman was clearly a victim of the signings like Figo or Zidane. I remember he was a great player, it's a shame that his career went downhill afterwards.

I believe Hiddink signed him

Edited April 29, 2013 by Khain

[9 to 5]

We of course will forget about his Man City run. >_>

[Matt]

I wasn't saying del Bosque signed him but I thought he was one of the ones that kicked up a fuss when he got sacked.

[Lineker]

Deco has tested positive for the banned diuretic furosemide.

[Colly]

Best Thomas Gravesen Madrid moment was when he pushed Santiago Munez out of a lift at the team hotel wearing only a towel. How we all chuckled.

[GoGo Yubari]

Monterrey have won the CONCACAF Champions League for a third straight year. I was pulling for Santos Laguna to beat them, so this just adds fuel to the "the team GoGo Yubari wants to win it all never ever wins it all" fire. Get hyped, Bayern Munich!

That being said, the only team to beat them at home in CCL in years? Sounders

[Khain]

Suazo, such a beast <3

[Lineker]

So, they're making a Lionel Messi film.

[Gazz]

Never mind that, Cobresol got relegated.

Again.

They're now in the Peruvian third division or worse, may possibly go out of business due to debts.

[9 to 5]

There is a Peruvian thrid division? Not even my Peruvian contact has ever told me of this!

[Summers]

Never mind that, Cobresol got relegated.

Again.

They're now in the Peruvian third division or worse, may possibly go out of business due to debts.

Nooo. Right, lads. We're going to Peru. Open yr piggy banks, grab yr boots.. we're going to save Cobresol.

[Colly]

Cobraaaaaaaaa!