On the Eve of the new Season...

[vansmack]

Rooney was brilliant playing off the ball.  It was exactly the way Ferguson plays him when Ronaldo's on the pitch.
 
 I'm giddy about Berbatov this weekend after watching that performance.

[godsshoeshine]

"official" protest logo: http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/263/sacktheboard1zg3.jpg
 interested to see what happens saturday, but nothing good can come of this

[vansmack]

Saturday, Sept 13
 
 7:40am Liverpool vs. Manchester United (set)
 9:45am Blackburn Rovers vs. Arsenal (set)
 10:00am  Newcastle vs. Hull City (fsc)
 12:30am Manchester City vs. Chelsea (fsc)  
 4:00pm West Bromwich Albion vs. West Ham United (Set)
 5:45pm Fulham vs. Bolton Wanderers (Set)
 11:00pm Portsmouth vs. Middlesbrough (fsc)  
 
 Sunday, Sept 14
 
 11:00am Stoke City vs. Everton (fsc)

[godsshoeshine]

so when whatever crazy billionare buys newcastle goes to hire a new manager, there should be a one question interview:
 "what is zog's position"
 if they answer anything but fucking left back, hire them
 
 i mean hull city? its going to be a long one

[vansmack]

WTF?
 
 I replied to your post earlier, but it didn't take.
 
 Anyhow, what I said was that as bad as United played (and the second half was probably the worst half I've ever seen a United team play), I felt much better about my team after watching that clusterfuck on Tyneside.  I mean, the Board, the protests, the fans, Hull City, the red card - just an absolute mess.

[vansmack]

UEFA Champions League Matchday 1
 
 Tuesday, September 16
 
 2:40PM Marseille vs Liverpool (Set)
 2:45PM Chelsea vs. Bordeaux (ESPN2)
 5:00PM Barcelona vs. Sporting Lisbon (ESPN Classic)
 5:35PM Panathinaikos vs Inter Milan (Set)
 7:15PM PSV Eindhoven vs Atletico Madrid (Set)
 
 
 Wednesday, September 17
 
 2:45PM Dynamo Kiev vs Arsenal (Set)
 2:45PM Man United vs. Villarreal (ESPN2)
 5:00PM Real Madrid vs. Bate Borisov (ESPN Classic)
 5:35PM Porto vs Fenerbahce (Set)
 7:30pm Juventus vs Zenit St. Petersburg (Set)

[godsshoeshine]

i watched that match with my brother in law, who supports spurs but for some reason kind of like 'pool. i had to defend manusa and had to bathe post match
 
 frankly as far as the toon goes, bill fucking gates is rumored to be in the hunt. i predict bill cosby next

[godsshoeshine]

one thing toon and man u have in common: shirt sponsors in loads of trouble

[Frank Gallagher]

*News Conference*
 
 Mr. Mankie is expected to make a full recovery. The injury to his trachea is thankfully non-life threatening and the rope-burns around his neck should not leave lasting scars
 
 We will keep you posted on his condition.

[vansmack]

Thank you.  Your silence was deafening....

[Frank Gallagher]

Got laid off so have been in Tampa to do some work on a friends house that she's totally renovating to make a few quid.
 
 I'm not feeling good about this season, even at this early stage. So many injuries so early on is not good karma.

[Barcelona]

Be careful with Villareal, they can be a very strong team. By the way, what website are you all using to follow the scores of all the games? I used to use the spanish newspapers such as www.elpais.com, www.marca.com or others such as www.livescore.com. However, this year I am quite impresed by the uefa website.

[Barcelona]

Be careful with Villareal, they can be a very strong team.
 
 By the way, what website are you all using to follow the scores of all the games? I used to use the spanish newspapers such as www.elpais.com, www.marca.com or others such as www.livescore.com. However, this year I am quite impresed by the uefa website.

[Venerable Bede]

Originally posted by Barcelona:
  Be careful with Villareal, they can be a very strong team.
 

smackie and i are in a cone of silence today about this game. . .

[Frank Gallagher]

It's official, United are the new Arsenal. They completely control the game while trying to dribble the ball over their opponents goal line.