On the Eve of the new Season...

[Frank Gallagher]

Benitez to Real Madrid at the end of this season - remember where you heard it first.

I doubt Wenger will move because he really does seem like a man of honor and has it in his head he WILL bring the Champions League to Arse.

Mourinho will stay at inter because he wants the United job so bad he can taste it so prob won't go anywhere until (if) it happens, which it won't.

[vansmack]

I know I've gotten away from posting schedules do to my own busy schedule, but I'll get back to it.

What you need to know now is that the 1st legs of the other three European World Cup playoffs will be live on Setanta.

Ireland vs. France will be pay-per-view only for BOTH legs.

Portugal's second game will be on Setanta live and the Greece game will supposedly be on ESPN2.

[godsshoeshine]

Ireland vs. France will be pay-per-view only for BOTH legs.

i know i shouldnt be surprised, but i am a little bummed

[vansmack]

I've always told you he was a pussy.

[brennser]

hope everyone says a little prayer for the boys in green tonight!.....monumental odds but stranger things have happened

I will be watching at Lucky Bar

[vansmack]

Keep a clear head and get it PK's - anything can happen there.

[sweetcell]

allez les bleus!

[vansmack]

allez les bleus!

Friendship. Over.

[sweetcell]

so can i come over tonight to watch the game with you? (assuming you can dvr pay-per-view).

i'll bring a nice beaujolais or chateauneuf-du-pape.

[hutch]

surprised no mention but world cup group heads were announced yesterday... the usual suspects italy, germany, brazil, south africa, england and spain.. interesting argentina held on...seems rather undeserving.

france will be a group head if it makes it.. or netherlands would take their place

the draw will be december 6...

[godsshoeshine]

allez les bleus!

Friendship. Over.

i should hope so

prem marches on saturday are looking tasty

[hutch]

Henry once a cheater always a cheater. I am remembering of course his ridiculous dive against Spain that turned around that World Cup match in 2006. I am sure there are dozens of other examples.

Ireland should have finished them off earlier when they had the chance.. ..

I've always believed that with certain teams - call them legacy teams- there is a bias for them - not sure if its on purpose or just subconscious- and you have to beat them by more than one goal.. The Italys, Germanys, Brazils, the home team in the World Cup itself.. something is always going to get called or not called in their favor and if you want to win it has to be convincing and leave nothing to chance and no margin for referee error.. You particularly see these things come up at the World CUps and key qualifying matchups..

Too bad for Ireland really.

[vansmack]

My disdain for Thierry Henry has reached new boundaries, andI really didn't think it could.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjTxllNRKM4

I feel terribly for Ireland.  When it went into extra time, I was dreaming of two weeks in Ireland for the World Cup this year...

Anybody checked on Brennser yet?

[vansmack]

Anybody checked on Brennser yet?

"Cheating bastards - am medicating heavily w alcohol right now"

He'll be just fine....

[brennser]

lots of complicated emotions and what-if's today (and a blinding headache)

terrible terrible decision - I mean, what Henry did was probably illegal in basketball as well!

But with better finishing on our part it shouldn't have even gone to extra time and quite frankly if an Irish player had done it I probably wouldn't have cared that much......

Proud of the lads, in awe at how Trap transformed the team in two years, sick of moral victories.....