On the Eve of the new Season...

[vansmack]

Originally posted by brennser:
  what?? ARe SMackie and Mankie still drunk??    
 

I am.  Rough day at work today.

[vansmack]

Originally posted by god's shoeshine:
 
 i actually thought smackie might be in moscow

No no.  Smackette graduated on Monday and I had to be in Sacramento on Tuesday and Wednesday so I wasn't able to go.

[Barcelona]

Thanks for the reference to Barcelona and very appropriate reference to Franco when talking about Real Madrid! Alex, you are the best.
 
 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/m/man_utd/7416981.stm
 
 Ferguson slams Real over Ronaldo  
 
 Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has accused Real Madrid of lacking morals in their pursuit of Cristiano Ronaldo.
 
 Real coach Bernd Schuster and president Ramon Calderon have both expressed a desire to see Ronaldo at The Bernabeu.
 
 Ferguson, fresh from United's Champions League truimph, said: "Schuster's talking and Calderon's talking.
 
 "Real think they can ride roughshod over everyone, but they won't do it with us. They have no moral issues."
 
 And Ferguson drew a comparison with Real's fierce rivals Barcelona as he fought to draw a line under continuing speculation surrounding the 23-year-old Portuguese winger's future.
 
 He said: "In terms of great clubs, Barcelona have far better morality than Real Madrid will ever have. Real use this Marca newspaper as a vehicle to unsettle players.
 
 "Do you not think we have had many expressions of interest about our players from big clubs in Europe?
 
 "Real Madrid are not the only club interested in Ronaldo. But the others are not saying so. They don't get into this nonsense.
 
 "Calderon makes that great statement 'slavery was abolished many years ago'. Did they tell General Franco that? Give me a break.
 
 "The simple fact is Cristiano has another four years left on his contract."
 
 United have sold David Beckham, Ruud van Nistelrooy and Gabriel Heinze to Real in recent years, but Ferguson insisted the case of Ronaldo was different.
 
 He said: "Yes, we sold them Van Nistelrooy and Beckham but we did that because we wanted to."
 
 And Argentine defender Heinze was transferred to Real last summer after failing in a public battle to secure a move to United's arch-rivals Liverpool.

[vansmack]

The Franco line is GREAT!

[Frank Gallagher]

Originally posted by vansmack:
   

Originally posted by brennser:
  what?? ARe SMackie and Mankie still drunk??        
 

I am.  Rough day at work today. [/b]

I've sobered up but not come down yet!!!!
 
 There's one other minor point about Real Madrid and Man Utd....we sold the other's because they were approaching 'has been' status. Maybe in about 8 years or so we'll offload Ronaldo to them.

[Frank Gallagher]

Originally posted by brennser:
      <img src="http://image.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Football/Pix/pictures/2008/05/22/JohnTerryPAMartinRickett3.jpg" alt=" - " />

Sorry, I just had to see it again. It gives me such a happy feeling inside.

[Frank Gallagher]

Simply Red singer and Manchester United fanatic Mick Hucknall was reluctantly dragged away from watching the Champions League final penalty shoot-out by concert organisers at a charity function he was performing at. (Daily Express)
 
 
 Like they say, you can take the man out of manc...........

[vansmack]

EURO 2008 US BROADCAST SCHEDULE
 
 Saturday, June 7, 2008
 
 12:00 PM UK Switzerland  v  Czech Republic (ESPN Classic)
 2:45 PM UK Portugal  v  Turkey (ESPN Classic)
 
 Sunday, June 8, 2008
 
 12:00 PM UK Austria  v  Croatia (ESPN2)
 2:45 PM UK Germany  v  Poland  (ESPN2)
 
 Monday, June 9, 2008
   
 12:00 PM UK Romania  v  France  (ESPN2)
 2:45 PM UK Netherlands  v  Italy (ESPN2)
 
 Tuesday, June 10, 2008
   
 12:00 PM UK Spain  v  Russia   (ESPN2)
 2:45 PM UK Greece  v  Sweden  (ESPN2)
 
 Wednesday, June 11, 2008
 
 12:00 PM UK Czech Republic  v  Portugal (ESPN2)
 2:45 PM UK Switzerland  v  Turkey   (ESPN2)
 
 Thursday, June 12, 2008
 
 12:00 PM UK Croatia  v  Germany (ESPN2)
 2:45 PM UK Austria  v  Poland  (ESPN2)
 
 Friday, June 13, 2008
   
 12:00 PM UK Italy  v  Romania (ESPN2)
 2:45 PM UK Netherlands  v  France  (ESPN2)
 
 Saturday, June 14, 2008
 
 12:00 PM UK Sweden  v  Spain (ESPN2)
 2:45 PM UK Greece  v  Russia  (ESPN2)
 
 Sunday, June 15, 2008
 
 2:45 PM UK Turkey  v  Czech Republic  (ESPN2)
 2:45 PM UK Switzerland  v  Portugal (ESPN2)
 
 Monday, June 16, 2008
   
 2:45 PM UK Poland  v  Croatia (ESPN Classic)
 2:45 PM UK Austria  v  Germany  (ESPN)
 
 Tuesday, June 17, 2008
   
 2:45 PM UK France  v  Italy (ESPN Classic)
 2:45 PM UK Netherlands  v  Romania (ESPN)
 
 Wednesday, June 18, 2008
 
 2:45 PM UK Russia  v  Sweden (ESPN)
 2:45 PM UK Greece  v  Spain (ESPN2)
 
 Thursday, June 19, 2008
 
 2:45 PM UK Winner   v  Runner-up  Quarter-finals  (ESPN)
 
 Friday, June 20, 2008
 
  2:45 PM UK Winner   v  Runner-up  Quarter-finals  (ESPN)
 
 Saturday, June 21, 2008
 
  2:45 PM UK Winner   v  Runner-up  Quarter-finals  (ABC)
 
 Sunday, June 22, 2008
 
 2:45 PM UK Winner   v  Runner-up  Quarter-finals  (ESPN)
 
 Wednesday, June 25, 2008
 
 2:45 PM UK W25  v  W26 Semi-finals  (ESPN)
 
 Thursday, June 26, 2008
 
 2:45 PM UK W27  v  W28 Semi-finals  (ESPN2)
 
 Sunday, June 29, 2008
 
 2:45 PM UK W29  v  W30 Final (ABC)

[Frank Gallagher]

What a  great week it's been for old mank!!!    
 
 
  <img src="http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/44687000/jpg/_44687321_munstertrophybody.jpg" alt=" - " />
 
 
 Munster became kings of Europe for a second time as a ferociously committed display saw them edge past Toulouse in the Heineken Cup final in Cardiff.
 
 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/7408444.stm

[brennser]

and chelski just shitcanned grant!
 
 

Originally posted by 47 YEAR OLD VIRGIN:
  What a  great week it's been for old mank!!!      
 
 
   <img src="http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/44687000/jpg/_44687321_munstertrophybody.jpg" alt=" - " />
 
 
 Munster became kings of Europe for a second time as a ferociously committed display saw them edge past Toulouse in the Heineken Cup final in Cardiff.
 
  http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/7408444.stm

[Frank Gallagher]

<img src="http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/44688000/jpg/_44688079_terry226x282.jpg" alt=" - " />
 
 I decided to open the dealership this weekend because the month has been a little slow so obvioucly not too happy....but this cheered me up no end!!!
 
 
 BTW, has there been a better week for a manc this week??
    <img src="http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/44687000/jpg/_44687418_hatton_belt_270_ap.jpg" alt=" - " />
 
 Hatton retains title on home turf
 
   http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/boxing/7415140.stm

[Frank Gallagher]

Barcelona striker Thierry Henry was set to join Manchester United for £10m until the Spanish side's new boss Pep Guardiola blocked the move two weeks ago.
 
 
 WOW!!! I would bring him to Old Trafford in a heartbeat. As much as I hate arseholes I considered Henry a great player and decent bloke. Even during the UTD v Barca tie he was the only one who actually took a shot rather than try to dribble the ball over the line.

[vansmack]

Wednesday May 28, 2008
 
 2:50PM Intl Friendly: England vs. US (ESPN Classic)

[Frank Gallagher]

Originally posted by vansmack:
  Wednesday May 28, 2008
 
 2:50PM Intl Friendly: England vs. US (ESPN Classic)

Predictions??
 
 I'd say this game has a draw written all over it. The doodles are just getting their season going so still ironing out the bugs and the brits just wrapped up so the last thing they want to do is play a pointless friendly. ALthough I just thought, how many doodles play for their club teams in the US? If they played the game at Craven Cottage the US could've walked to the ground.

[vansmack]

Originally posted by 47 YEAR OLD VIRGIN:
 Predictions??

3-0 England.  Maybe 4.