On the Eve of the new Season...

[godsshoeshine]

you did
 
 not my first choice but heck even if we get better effort and less locker room strife, that's an improvement. sam should be able to sort that out

[Frank Gallagher]

Rumour is Sparky Hughes is moving to shitty!!! I'd rather stay with Blackburn if I was him. What do you think?
 
 Did you see some Chinese consortium put in an offer for United for 850 million pounds and the Glazers told them to 'eff off?

[godsshoeshine]

well, blackburn has less cash, but shitty's money comes from pol pot
 
 toss up
 
 manusa fans just hate the glazers so much. didnt they attack his car the day they won the prem?

[Barcelona]

Great UEFA cup final between Spanish teams last night in Glasgow. Sad for the small team in Barcelona who lost it in the penalties. Great goal though in the 115th minute with one player less, no one expected it.
 
 I think that the Spanish league is the strongest one in Europe. Maybe England has the best four teams, but from the fifth to the last one, they tend to be really bad.
 
   <img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20070516/i/r721381290.jpg?" alt=" - " />

[Frank Gallagher]

LONDON (AFP) - Police are hunting a blue-throated Amazon parrot called Chelsea who screeches when anyone mentions Manchester United, stolen from its owner's garden this week.
 
 
 The family pet, which is tame and able to tell people its name, was taken from a home in the English Midlands on Tuesday night, apparently after having been bundled into a towel stolen from the washing line.
 
 "I think it was stolen to order ... I don't think someone would just steal a parrot for a pet," its owner Richard Threadgold told AFP, confirming that the bird emits a "high-pitched screech" when Manchester United is mentioned.
 
 "We are avid Chelsea fans, that's how he got the name, and my son used to taunt it by saying 'Manchester United' at it every time he went past the cage," leading it to develop the unusual reaction, he said.
 
 The family bought the bird five years ago for 600 pounds, and is considering offering a reward if no progress is made in finding it within the next few days, he said.
 
 Police confirmed in a statement that the bird had been stolen sometime overnight Tuesday, adding that the family's car had also been broken into.
 
 Threadgold said he hopes Chelsea's football-related verbal quirk will help detectives identify the bird -- and dismissed any suggestion that the thieves stole it because of its team affiliation.
 
 "I don't think they would pinch our parrot just because of its banter," he said.

[sweetcell]

New Wembley rolls out red carpet
   http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/fa_cup/6668447.stm  
 
 since i can't find a decent hockey bar in this town: suggestions for a good soccer bar?  i'm considering catching the game at  lucky bar, but that's mostly out of convenience and habit (it's where i caught most of the world cup last year).  suggestions for a new venue in DC would be welcome.

[vansmack]

Originally posted by sweetcell:
   suggestions for a new venue in DC would be welcome.

There were only two, really, when I was there.  Lucky Bar and Cap Lounge and 99.9% of the time I went to the lucky bar.  The owner (the bald guy) is Welsh and a huge Giggsy fan, and that's why I support him.
 
 There's that place in VA that I forget the name of (Summners?), but, I'm not a B&T guy.

[Frank Gallagher]

Never saw the game.....should it have been a penalty, and was it a goal?

[sweetcell]

Originally posted by Roadbike Mankie:
  Never saw the game.....should it have been a penalty, and was it a goal?

are you referring to rooney's slide that pushed cech into the net, well after he had caught it?  the ball was definitely over the line, but my understanding is that the call was correct -  momentum like does not a legal goal make.
 
 over-all, a relatively unexciting game.  good thing i got to watch over at a friend's... spent the money on fresh cherries, chips, and lager.  yummy.

[godsshoeshine]

Originally posted by vansmack:
 
 There's that place in VA that I forget the name of (Summners?), but, I'm not a B&T guy.

i thought you worked at the 4 p's

[Frank Gallagher]

Originally posted by sweetcell:
   

Originally posted by Roadbike Mankie:
  Never saw the game.....should it have been a penalty, and was it a goal?

are you referring to rooney's slide that pushed cech into the net, well after he had caught it?  the ball was definitely over the line, but my understanding is that the call was correct -  momentum like does not a legal goal make.
 
 over-all, a relatively unexciting game.  good thing i got to watch over at a friend's... spent the money on fresh cherries, chips, and lager.  yummy. [/b]

It's no biggie, the season's over, we won the main one, but as Giggsy said, if it's not a foul then it's a goal, and the ref never called it for a foul so it has to be a goal. Just imagine the belly-aching if it was at the other end.
 
 HEY WE GOT OUR MAN!!! HARGREAVES WILL MAKE A HUGE DIFFERENCE IN MIDFIELD!

[vansmack]

Originally posted by god's shoeshine:
  i thought you worked at the 4 p's

I did.  The original 4Ps was in Cleveland Park (now the 4 Green Fields) and I lived just a few blocks away.  That's the one I worked at.  
 
 I have never been to the 4Ps in VA.

[vansmack]

Originally posted by Roadbike Mankie:
  as Giggsy said, if it's not a foul then it's a goal, and the ref never called it for a foul so it has to be a goal. Just imagine the belly-aching if it was at the other end.

Giggs is right, but I would have called a foul.  
 
 You didn't miss much Mank. Relatively boring game with few chances.  Some tired bodies out there for both squads.

[godsshoeshine]

Originally posted by vansmack:
   

Originally posted by god's shoeshine:
  i thought you worked at the 4 p's

I did.  The original 4Ps was in Cleveland Park (now the 4 Green Fields) and I lived just a few blocks away.  That's the one I worked at.  
 
 I have never been to the 4Ps in VA. [/b]

that makes tons more sense than living in dc and working at a bar in falls church

[vansmack]

Classy move from a classy owner....
 
 Hayward frees Wolves
 
 New owner agrees to inveset at least £30m in the club
 
 Paul Doyle
 Monday May 21, 2007
 Guardian Unlimited
 
 Sir Jack Hayward has agreed to "gift" Wolverhampton Wanderers to business Steve Morgan for a mere £10. As part of the deal, which should be formalised over the coming month, Morgan has agreed to invest £30m "for the benefit of the club".
 
 Hayward bought Wolves for £2m in 1990 and has since then invested some £50m of his fortune into the club. He has been searching for someone to hand the club over to since 2003, but always insisted that his concern was not to make a financial killing on the deal but to ensure new life was breathed into the club. He has previously rejected takeover bids by, amongst others, Graeme Souness. "In Steve Morgan, Sir Jack feels he has finally found someone who not only has the best interests of the club at heat but also has the resources necessary to take over the responsibility for returning the club to its former greatness," read a club statement.
 
 "It is intended that the new capital, over a period of time, will be used to help re-establish Wolves as a Premiership club. Although there is a significant amount of money there will not be an 'open cheque book' approach to signing players; instead the club will build on the current strategy of steadily and progressively developing a team of young, hungry and talented players."
 
 Morgan made his fortune as the founder of house builder Redrow plc before selling a majority shareholding in 2000. He is chairman of a number of privately-owned companies including, Harrow Estates plc, one of the UK's contaminated land specialists. He came close to buying Liverpool in 2004, the club he has supported since childhood. "He fully understands the game, its importance to fans and its local community," contineud the Wolves' statement.
 
 With a young, cheap squad, Wolves managed to finish fifth in the Championship this season before being beaten in the playoff semi-finals by local rivals West Brom. Their manager Mick McCarthy has been told his job is not in jeopardy despite the imminent takeover.